Perfect World [EN]: Chapter 316

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The fund created by the core members of Ilsimhoe was secretly managed by Aula as White Angel. Initially, the operating fund was 2.8 billion krang, but Aula added 600 million krang, and Vice President Louis, who harbored antipathy towards the Black Society, added 500 million krang. Finally, and unexpectedly, Julian invested 600 million krang.

After hearing Beomseok’s plan to attack the Black Society, he thought it would be profitable. Currently, he has regained the trust of his father, Chairman Henry, and has had his seized bank account and house returned.

As a result, the total funds of the White Angel Fund increased to 4.5 billion krang.

“Okay, you sold all the stocks, right?”

On the bustling entertainment street of Senosaid, Beomseok was in a flying car, having an intimate conversation with someone. The other person was none other than Aula, who was managing the White Angel Fund.

On the screen, she was staring at Beomseok with a very worried face.

– Yes, I sold them all. But, honey, are you really okay? Mearing Pharmaceuticals is a promising company whose stock price has recently tripled due to new drug development. You could suffer a big loss.

“Huhu. You said it yourself. Even though they developed a new drug, there’s no more potential for it to rise further. And the stock price has been fluctuating, so the possibility of it rising any further is slim.”

– Of course, but no one knows what the stock price will do tomorrow. As long as investors are interested, it’s hard to make a reckless judgment. It could suddenly shoot up. If that happens, our White Angel Fund will instantly become an empty fund. No matter how I think about it, it’s too risky. Don’t you want to reconsider?

Beomseok was lost in thought at her warning. As Aula said, this plan was too risky.

The Mearing Pharmaceuticals he was aiming for was a pharmaceutical company run by Chairman Levins, one of the core members of the Black Society. With a net worth of 330 billion krang, borrowings of 174 billion krang, and a total capital of 504 billion krang, it was a promising company. Recently, they had completed the development and were preparing to market a comprehensive anti-cancer treatment called Zetamin, so the stock price was soaring.

If the treatment was released to the market and started generating revenue, it was hard to predict how much operating profit they would make. But Beomseok was telling Aula to attempt a large-scale stock loan transaction [borrowing shares to sell, hoping the price drops so they can be bought back cheaper] for this company. A total of 1.2 million shares at a price of 6,834 krang per share, which amounts to over 8.2 billion krang in cash.

If something went wrong and the stock price showed signs of rising, the White Angel Fund would be completely wiped out.

But he had no choice. To quickly grow the underfunded White Angel Fund, such a risk was necessary.

Beomseok replied with a relaxed smile.

“Don’t worry too much. I’m taking a risk because I have inside information.”

– What is that information? Did something go wrong with the new drug?

“Well, there are a few minor side effects, but there won’t be any major problems. No, in human trials, the side effects that appeared in animal experiments disappeared, making it more stable.”

– Then what are you banking on! This is almost suicide! Tell me quickly. What is that information?

He scratched his head, feeling awkward to explain.

“Well, the information hasn’t been fully created yet.”

Aula on the screen had a blank expression.

– Create information? Don’t tell me it’s what I’m thinking?

“What?”

– You’re not thinking of spreading rumors in the market to lower the stock price, are you?

“Hmm. Our Aula is smart. It’s kind of similar.”

Aula shouted.

– If you do that, it’s really over! The Financial Supervisory Service [a regulatory body] will immediately find the source of the rumors and try to catch you! Don’t underestimate them! And rumors don’t spread easily.

“Don’t worry. The rumors will spread from a place where the Financial Supervisory Service can’t do anything about it. And for sure.”

– Where is that?

“I’ll explain it later. I have someone I need to meet urgently. Sorry. See you later.”

Beomseok immediately cut off the communication, opened the door of the flying car, and stepped outside. As he had just said, there was someone he needed to meet urgently.

It was none other than a valuable mark who would make him a lot of money. Julian advised that he was quite smart but had a self-centered and selfish way of thinking, so if he was persuaded well, he could be easily convinced.

‘Okay. Shall we go?’

He slowly walked with his crutches and arrived at a cafe. It was a high-end tea house that mainly sold tea and drinks, and it had quiet, room-style private chambers, so nearby office workers often used it for discreet conversations.

Hiding behind a hat pulled down low, Beomseok spoke to the blonde elf employee sitting at the counter.

“I have a reservation for a room. I don’t know where it is.”

The elf employee got up with a kind face and said.

“What’s your name?”

“Light.”

Beomseok gave an unexpected answer. He used a pseudonym because he didn’t want to reveal that he had come to this place.

“Ah. Mr. Light? If you go to the green room over there, the guest who arrived earlier will be waiting.”

“Okay. Thank you.”

Beomseok thanked the elf and hurried towards the green room. And the moment he opened the door and entered, he could see a red-haired man sitting quietly by the window, staring outside. He was a valuable asset that he would continue to exploit. Beomseok put on the brightest expression he could and approached him.

“Oh, Mr. Piler. I’m a little late.”

Piler got up from his seat and greeted him.

“No. I just arrived too. I’m sorry for asking you to come all the way here when you’re not feeling well.”

“What do you mean? I’m the one who asked to see you.”

He led Beomseok to the seat in front of him. He was fine inside, but on the outside, he was still an injured person.

“Come on. Sit here.”

“Yes. Thank you.”

Beomseok sat down calmly, leaned his crutches against the next seat, and took off his sunglasses and hat, placing them on the table. It was a private room, so there was no problem even if he revealed his identity.

Looking at him, Piler opened his mouth.

“But why did Mr. Beomseok ask to see me? We haven’t had any interaction so far, have we?”

“I just wanted to see you. To build some friendship and resolve past misunderstandings.”

Piler gave him a puzzled look.

“What misunderstandings? Have we done anything that could cause misunderstandings?”

Beomseok and Piler had no interaction to the point that they were meeting for the first time today. There was no way there could be anything to misunderstand. But Beomseok had unintentionally caused him some damage.

It was during the process of resolving the Shayla incident that Piler was accidentally harmed. It was like digging his own grave, so it wasn’t a big deal, but it was mentioned because of this stock loan transaction.

“About the Vice President Louis incident last time. It turns out that I unintentionally caused damage to Mr. Piler. I’m sorry about that.”

Piler frowned sharply. Just thinking about what happened at that time still made him angry enough to have sleepless nights.

Before, he had tried to bring Vice President Louis to join LHN, Wilkins, and even the Chaplin family into the economic organization. But somehow, the Black Society found out and struck back, almost leading to a situation where he was at odds with Vice President Louis. Fortunately, Beomseok stepped in and revealed that he had been used by the Black Society; otherwise, he would have caused huge losses to the organization.

“No. At the time, I was in a difficult situation to the point where my father, the chairman of Vermillion, threatened to disown me.

If Mr. Beomseok hadn’t later informed me that the Black Society was deeply involved in the incident and that Vice President Louis didn’t have much antipathy towards the economic organization, I don’t know what would have happened to me.”

“That’s why I’m even more sorry. I could have saved Mr. Piler from that difficult situation sooner, but I couldn’t. It may sound like an excuse, but I didn’t know that Piler was going through such a difficult process at the time.”

Piler sighed deeply.

“Hoo~ Well. I didn’t know, so there’s nothing I can do. I understand.”

Beomseok looked at him with a glint in his eyes.

“So I’m thinking of giving you some small compensation.”

“What are you talking about?”

“I’m going to give you important data that can restore Mr. Piler’s tarnished reputation.”

“Data? What kind of content is it?”

Beomseok took out an electronic notebook from his pocket and displayed an electronic document screen. It contained data on the accounting fraud and illegal slush fund details committed by Mearing Pharmaceuticals, along with detailed research data on the newly developed drug ‘Zetamin’.

“This is it. It turns out that Mearing Pharmaceuticals is not ordinary. So I was going to raise the issue directly with the judicial authorities, but I thought of Mr. Piler and came to see you like this.”

Piler’s eyes widened as he checked the contents. Mearing Pharmaceuticals was a pharmaceutical company run by Chairman Levins, one of the core members of the Black Society. Recently, the stock price had been rising due to the development of a new drug, but this data seemed to be able to cause considerable damage.

He swallowed hard and looked at Beomseok. If he had this data, he could deal a big blow to the Black Society, and he might be able to somewhat restore his father’s trust. Whatever the case, he had been used by the Black Society, so he was branded as an incompetent person in the organization.

“W-where did you get this data?”

Beomseok waved his hand. Even though he was going to join hands with him, there was no reason to tell him the source of the information. If the fact that Margaret had obtained it through hacking was known to the Black Society, she might be greatly harmed.

“I can’t tell you the details. I got the information from an insider at Mearing Pharmaceuticals, and he insisted on keeping his secret. Please understand this.”

If the name of the whistleblower was revealed to the outside, he would suffer huge disadvantages from the company. Beomseok’s silence was understandable because he couldn’t reveal his identity recklessly.

“I see. But why did this person give this information to Mr. Beomseok? Wouldn’t the person who has access to this high-level information be at least a high-ranking board member?”

Beomseok said with a dark face.

“He said he was fed up with a company that treats human lives like flies. In fact, the newly developed drug ‘Zepamin’ is almost like poison. The side effects are considerable.”

“Oh, is that true?”

“Unfortunately, it’s true. According to human test results, not only vomiting, nausea, and loss of appetite may occur during the medication period, but also skin rash, angioedema [swelling beneath the skin], and difficulty breathing. And inflammation may occur in the body, as well as extreme fever. And it can be very fatal to pregnant women with children.”

He spoke in a lengthy and serious manner, but it wasn’t a big problem. Due to the nature of anticancer drugs, these side effects were often occurring. But it was different for those who didn’t know.

“How could that happen…….”

“There is one more fatal side effect here.”

“What is it?”

“During animal experiments, several mice suffered serious liver damage. And to hide this fact, they provided considerable entertainment and bribes to the relevant government agencies.”

The side effects that Beomseok had just mentioned had experimental results that either did not apply to humans or had mild symptoms. And the entertainment and bribes provided at the time were not specifically to hide the side effects of ‘Zepamin’ but rather regular entertainment.

But it was different for Piler who was listening. He explained it by presenting the details of the illegal funds used at that time, so it seemed like there was something.

“I, I see. I understand what you mean.”

“So, I’m saying, Mr. Piler, please step forward and spread this fact to the media. Fortunately, there is a major public broadcaster, TNGL Broadcasting, in the economic organization, so I believe you can do it sufficiently.”

“Yes. Of course. I’m going to do that too. Fortunately, my father and the president of TNGL Broadcasting have some friendship. I will let the world know about the corruption of Mearing Pharmaceuticals and the fatal side effects of Zepamin.”

Of course, he had to. That was the reason Beomseok chose Piler.

No matter how small the side effects of Zepamin were, the ripple effect was considerable if it was revealed by a major media company along with fatal corruption facts. No matter how many experts came out and claimed the innocence of ‘Zepamin’, the general public and the stock market would not believe it. And this would put a burden on the federal government, and at the same time, the public officials who received the entertainment and bribes at the time would be fired, and the sale of Zepamin would be banned, or the market release would be delayed for a considerable period.

Then, the stock of Mearing Pharmaceuticals would plummet endlessly, and the White Angel Fund, which attempted the stock loan transaction, would make a lot of money.

Beomseok put the data on Mearing Pharmaceuticals’ corruption and Zepamin in a memory chip and handed it to Piler.

“Here. Take it. Now this data is Mr. Piler’s. I hope you will restore your ruined pride and your father’s trust with this case.”

Piler, who picked up the memory chip, hesitated for a moment. He wanted to take the data because it was tempting, but he was cautious for some reason.

He looked at Beomseok and asked in a quiet tone.

“Before that, I would like to ask you a rude question. Why are you giving me this data? Don’t you have any intention of inciting a fight between our economic organization and the Black Society?”

“Huhu. There’s no way. The economic organization and the Black Society are already fighting fiercely, even if I don’t step in, right?”

“T, that’s right. Still, I don’t understand why you’re helping me. Frankly, the relationship between Mr. Beomseok and our economic organization hasn’t been very good, has it?”

“Hmm. To be exact, it’s not the entire economic organization. The only person who harmed me was Julian. And Mr. Piler is his competitor in the organization, so you shouldn’t collapse like this. You know what I mean, right?”

At that, Piler quickly took the memory chip. It was because it was a convincing story.

Beomseok, who was in conflict with the Black Society, couldn’t afford to be at odds with the economic organization, so he wanted to maintain a friendly relationship. But he had accumulated resentment towards Julian, so he needed to help his enemy, himself, to check him. In other words, Beomseok’s favor was a relationship of solidarity that often occurs in this complex world.

“Huhu. I understand what you mean. If there is anything I can help you with in the future, please tell me. I will do my best to help.”

“It’s easy for me because you understand easily. Then, I look forward to working with you in the future.”

The two people, filled with smiles, shook hands and created a friendly atmosphere. Beomseok felt good thinking that he had secured a mark, and Piler felt reassured by the fact that he had gained a good ally.

============================ Author’s words ============================

Have a nice day everyone. I’ll see you again tomorrow.