Return To The Building Owner [EN]: Chapter 727

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A week later.

Nongshim headquarters in Shindaebang-dong.

Rustle.

Chief Secretary Yoon Seung-hyun flipped through the documents he was holding. His eyes sparkled more than ever as he turned the pages.

Before reporting to Chairman Shin Min-ki, he was reviewing it one last time to find any possible mistakes.

Yoon Seung-hyun flipped through the documents from beginning to end, nodding as if satisfied.

Thud.

He placed the documents on the table.

[Report on Kim Hyun-sung]

Just by looking at the title on the cover, you could tell what it was about.

The stack was quite thick.

It took a full week to compile this data. He even went to his hometown and the university he attended to investigate.

“It was this much?”

Yoon Seung-hyun muttered, tilting his head.

Of course, he knew to some extent that Hyun-sung was no ordinary person. But what he felt during this investigation was that there were far more surprising facts than he had thought.

Some of the content still didn’t make sense no matter how much he thought about it.

Yoon Seung-hyun stared at the report on the table with strange eyes.

After a moment.

“The Chairman will be surprised too……”

Yoon Seung-hyun smirked, picked up the report, and left the secretary’s office for the chairman’s office.

“Oh, Chief Secretary Yoon.”

As Yoon Seung-hyun opened the door and entered, Chairman Shin Min-ki, sitting in his chair, looked up at him.

“What is it?”

“It’s about President Kim Hyun-sung, as you mentioned last time.”

“Ah, that……”

Chairman Shin Min-ki nodded as if he remembered.

After receiving a report about Hyun-sung from his secretary Yoon Seung-hyun a week ago, he became curious about him and asked for all his data.

“Is this it?”

“Yes, it is.”

Shin Min-ki received the report from Yoon Seung-hyun, looked at it for a moment, and turned the first page.

“Hmm, born in ’69.”

“Yes, that’s right. He’s thirty-one this year.”

Chief Secretary Yoon Seung-hyun nodded and replied.

After a while.

Chairman Shin Min-ki, who was slowly turning the pages of the report, paused at one point. Then, he turned to Yoon Seung-hyun, who was standing in front of him, and said,

“What happened at this time?”

“When are you referring to?”

“The end of the second semester of his second year of high school. The content before that is just ordinary, but it seems like something changed drastically from when summer vacation ended.”

“Yes, that’s right. It’s true that President Kim changed from then on. But the problem is that no matter how much we investigated that summer vacation, there was nothing special.”

Yoon Seung-hyun also felt this while investigating.

Certainly, there were no problems until the first semester of his second year of high school. Rather, he was quieter than other students, so much so that you wouldn’t even know he existed.

Then, the change began at the start of the second semester.

He started fighting from the first day of school.

And it was with a student who was commonly known as the ‘짱’ [Jjang – best fighter/leader].

After that, no one in the school could stand up to him.

He became the so-called ‘짱’ of the school.

No one could figure out what happened during that summer vacation.

“He was a different person before and after summer vacation, but there was nothing special during summer vacation?”

“Yes, that’s right. But there was something a little incomprehensible.”

“Something incomprehensible?”

“Yes, that’s right. After summer vacation started, he went to Gangneung with a friend, but he took a taxi back that same day.”

“What? Does that make sense?”

Shin Min-ki couldn’t understand.

If you go on a trip, the basic common sense is to play for at least a few days. But to come back the same day, does that make sense?

“Did something happen in Gangneung that day?”

“He fell into the sea.”

“Fell into the sea?”

“Yes, that’s right. The 119 rescue team [Korean emergency services number] was dispatched because of that.”

“So?”

“The next part is strange. Well, after waking up, he immediately took a taxi and came back.”

Shin Min-ki still couldn’t understand.

Let’s say falling into the sea was an accident. The problem is what happened next. It was an accident, but he was rescued safely anyway.

Then, logically, you can enjoy it from then on.

But Hyun-sung didn’t do that, but went straight back home. And he took a taxi.

What is this all about?

Shin Min-ki shook his head from side to side.

“I don’t know at all. Why he came back home.”

“That’s what I’m saying. No matter how much I think about it, I can’t understand it either. To go on a trip and come back without playing for even a day.”

It’s perhaps natural that the two people, who don’t know that Hyun-sung’s regression point was at that time, can’t know the reason.

Shin Min-ki asked again.

“Let’s put that aside for now, is there anything else?”

“He went to the mountain the very next day.”

“Mountain?”

“Yes, he went to the mountain the next day and came down 20 days later.”

“Huh……”

Shin Min-ki was so dumbfounded that he could only laugh in vain.

What is this all about again?

Suddenly going to the mountain? For 20 days?

Shin Min-ki was curious about what happened next.

“So?”

“He came back with wild ginseng.”

“Wild ginseng? He dug up wild ginseng at that young age?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Shin Min-ki looked at the report again. Everything Yoon Seung-hyun said so far was written there.

Rustle!

Shin Min-ki turned another page of the report.

The contents after digging up the wild ginseng were written there.

‘Hmm…….’

Shin Min-ki, who was looking at the report, nodded and looked back at Yoon Seung-hyun.

“In the end, he paid off his father’s debt with the money he sold the wild ginseng for.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“So, in the end, President Kim went to the mountain to pay off his father’s debt?”

“From a results perspective, that’s right.”

“That’s strange.”

Shin Min-ki tilted his head and slowly tapped his head with his index finger. It was his habit when he had a lot of thoughts.

Does this make sense?

Everyone knows that wild ginseng is precious. It’s not something you can dig up just because you want to.

Even experts have difficulty digging it up.

But he dug it up? And he’s just a high school student.

“Even experts have difficulty digging it up, but a young high school student dug it up? What do you think, Chief Secretary Yoon?”

“Of course, I don’t understand it either, but the important thing is that the young President Kim did it.”

“I don’t know at all. What kind of guts did that friend have to go into the mountain without any plan? Hmm…….”

Shin Min-ki shook his head, pondering.

This wasn’t a problem that could be solved by thinking about it.

Shin Min-ki knew that it was best to just skip it rather than try to understand it in situations like this.

Rustle!

Shin Min-ki started turning the report again.

Shin Min-ki’s gaze stopped at one point as he turned through several pages of the report.

“What is this again?”

“What are you talking about?”

“Why is he suddenly so good at fighting?”

Shin Min-ki couldn’t believe what he was seeing.

He, who had been getting beaten up before, suddenly defeated Kim Il-soo, who was called the ‘짱’ in the school, and took his place.

Fighting is also a skill.

In order to learn that skill, a certain period of training is required.

Even though he’s a high school student, the ‘짱’ of that school would have had considerable skills.

But Hyun-sung suddenly took that position overnight.

“Does this make sense?”

“That’s what I’m saying. It was a ridiculous part when I was investigating. Fighting isn’t something that suddenly improves overnight, but President Kim was able to do it.”

“Haha, this is……”

Shin Min-ki could only laugh in vain.

It’s a ridiculous story, but it actually happened.

Shin Min-ki had no choice but to skip it again this time.

Rustle!

Shin Min-ki started reading the report again.

Then, at some point, he started staring intently at the report. His eyes looked more serious than before.

Then he looked straight at Yoon Seung-hyun.

“What is this again?”

“What are you talking about?”

“The ramen shop. What kind of student opens a ramen shop? Does this make sense?”

Shin Min-ki couldn’t help but doubt his eyes.

This was an absurd story. What kind of student opens a ramen shop?

Then Yoon Seung-hyun said.

“There’s something even more surprising. Look at the next page.”

“The next page?”

Shin Min-ki turned the report as Yoon Seung-hyun said. Then his pupils immediately widened.

“Chief Secretary Yoon, what is this?”

There was a photo attached to the report. It was a photo of the ramen shop’s sign. But the problem was that the sign was the same as the Shin Ramyun image made by his company.

“As you can see, it’s Shin Ramyun. But do you know what the real problem is?”

“Real problem? Does that mean there’s another problem besides our company’s Shin Ramyun image?”

Shin Min-ki was surprised because the image on the sign was so similar to the Shin Ramyun advertising image.

Even if it’s a ramen shop, can you use another company’s product image so exactly?

Yoon Seung-hyun’s answer followed immediately.

“Yes, that’s right. It’s the timing when the sign was put up.”

“Timing? Why timing?”

“The sign was put up before Nongshim aired the TV commercial.”

“What? What are you talking about?”

Shin Min-ki didn’t understand what he was saying.

They aired the commercial before releasing Shin Ramyun. But if what Yoon Seung-hyun is saying is true, the sign was put up before the commercial aired.

Does this make sense?

Before the commercial aired, no one except a few people involved knew about the release of Shin Ramyun.

But the sign was put up before that.

Shin Min-ki asked again before Yoon Seung-hyun could answer.

“Chief Secretary Yoon, what are you talking about? How can the sign be put up before the commercial airs? This doesn’t make sense logically.”

“That’s what I’m saying. But that unbelievable thing happened.”

“Is that real?”

“Yes, the sign was put up two weeks before the commercial aired. So, the headquarters went to President Kim’s store because of that. But President Kim’s answer……”

Yoon Seung-hyun sighed as if he was dumbfounded while speaking. Then Shin Min-ki immediately asked, unable to stand it.

“What did he say?”

“Well, he said he saw it in a dream in advance.”

“What? A dream?”

“Yes, that’s right. But what’s even more amazing is that he knew the exact release date of Shin Ramyun.”

“Don’t tell me he saw that in a dream too?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“……”

Shin Min-ki was speechless.

He put up the sign before the commercial aired and knew the release date of Shin Ramyun.

And all of this was because he saw it in a dream in advance.

Does this make sense?

But the important thing is that this absurd thing actually happened.

“Haa!”

Shin Min-ki’s breathing became rapid on its own.

His breathing had no choice but to become rapid as he tried to accept this absurd situation.

“Chief Secretary Yoon, some water for me.”

“Yes.”

Yoon Seung-hyun immediately took out water from the refrigerator, poured it into a cup, and handed it to Shin Min-ki.

Gulp gulp.

Shin Min-ki emptied the water cup in one gulp.

After a while.

Shin Min-ki, who had calmed down, asked Yoon Seung-hyun.

“So, what happened to the store?”

“It was a huge hit.”

“Haha, a huge hit……”

Shin Min-ki could only laugh in vain.

The fact that a high school student opened a ramen shop was hard to believe in itself, but to hear that it was a huge hit on top of that, Shin Min-ki could only laugh in vain.

“What about his studies?”

“He’s also number one in his studies.”

“What?”

Shin Min-ki couldn’t believe it.

He thought he had given up on his studies because he was running a business. But it wasn’t that, he was also number one in his studies, the more he knew, the more amazing it was.

“He’s really an amazing friend the more I know.”

“And there’s something else amazing.”

“What is it this time?”

Shin Min-ki’s expression was comfortable, unlike before. It was as if he had become somewhat accustomed to it and was no longer surprised.

“The employee of the ramen shop is that friend.”

“That friend? Who is that?”

“Kim Il-soo.”

“Wait a minute, if it’s Kim Il-soo……”

One person came to Shin Min-ki’s mind. He was the ‘짱’ of the school that he had read about in the report earlier.

“Didn’t you say that that friend and President Kim fought? So I think you said that President Kim became the ‘짱’ of the school?”

“Yes, that’s right. Those two are working together at the ramen shop. Isn’t it amazing?”

“Haha, what is this all about again.”

Shin Min-ki couldn’t believe it even while listening.

It’s not just anyone, it’s the two people who fought for the position of ‘짱’ of the school. Is it possible for those two to reconcile and work together in one restaurant?

Shin Min-ki shook his head from side to side. No matter how much he thought about it, his head couldn’t understand it.

After a while.

Shin Min-ki started reading the report again.

It was when he turned about two pages of the report.

A very familiar name was written there.

Shin Min-ki immediately called Yoon Seung-hyun.

“Chief Secretary Yoon, this person is……”