The Conglomerate Family Became A Villain [EN]: Chapter 219

한강의 기적 (3)
The Miracle on the Han River (3)

That afternoon, after meeting with Jung Min-seok,

Jung Hyun-woo met with Jung Min-young, the vice president of Daeun Corporation.

The meeting took place at Jung Hyun-woo’s hotel.

“You met with my brother?”

Jung Hyun-woo had informed Jung Min-young about his meeting with Jung Min-seok beforehand.

“I met him today.”

“Did he make you any offers?”

“He asked me to buy Daeun Construction corporate bonds.”

“Corporate bonds?”

Jung Hyun-woo nodded in response.

“So, I purchased $2 million worth.”

Jung Min-young furrowed his brow.

“As much as $2 million?”

He felt a sense of disappointment that Jung Hyun-woo had helped Jung Min-seok.

‘If he had to sell $2 million worth of corporate bonds, Daeun Construction’s financial situation must be dire. If I had pressed on like this…’

The heir competition might have ended this summer.

And Jung Hyun-woo was already reading his thoughts.

“Don’t worry, Uncle. The heir competition will be over this summer.”

Jung Min-young raised his voice slightly upon hearing this.

“Hyun-woo, do you have a good plan?”

Jung Hyun-woo nodded in response.

“Daeun Construction will collapse this summer.”

Jung Min-young was so surprised that he stood up from his seat.

“Daeun Construction will collapse?”

“It won’t go bankrupt. It will just become difficult enough to request support from the group.”

“Is there some hidden issue that I don’t know about?”

Jung Hyun-woo replied with a cold smile.

“We have to create one.”

We.

This word included Jung Min-young as well.

“We’re going to bring down Daeun Construction?”

“If not us, then who will bring down Daeun Construction?”

Jung Min-young asked cautiously.

“Will it be alright?”

If the fact that they attacked Daeun Construction became known to Chairman Jung Woo-sun, they could face a backlash.

“It will be alright.”

Jung Min-young clenched his right fist slightly.

‘If I rely solely on Hyun-woo, I could fall hard. But if I don’t trust Hyun-woo now…’

He knew that it would be difficult to overwhelm Jung Min-seok with his own strength alone.

“Let’s hear the story first.”

Jung Hyun-woo nodded and then told him the plan he had devised.

“Hmm.”

Jung Min-young groaned as he listened to his story. His plan was cold and meticulous.

‘According to Hyun-woo’s plan, my brother and Daeun Construction will fall. But it’s not without risks.’

If a few variables didn’t move as Jung Hyun-woo wanted, this plan could backfire.

‘But it’s worth a try.’

To get the position of chairman of the Daeun Group, he had to take this level of risk.

“I have no choice but to do it.”

Jung Hyun-woo handed him a note when he agreed.

“These are the contact numbers for Malaysia and Indonesia.”

Jung Min-young silently took the note he handed over.

* * *

Kim Hak-soo, the team leader of the National Intelligence Service [South Korean intelligence agency], came to see Jung Hyun-woo in the morning.

“Chairman Jung, this is Kim Hak-soo.”

Click.

The door opened, and Luna, the secretary, appeared.

Every time Kim Hak-soo saw Luna, he felt like she wasn’t from this world.

‘Is this what it feels like to step into a Hollywood movie?’

Luna joined after Victoria Corporation was on track, so she was better than Anne in terms of beauty and education.

Of course, Jung Hyun-woo still had no intention of entrusting Luna with important tasks or positions.

“Come in.”

Kim Hak-soo was led to the living room by Luna.

In the living room, Jung Hyun-woo was sitting and reading a newspaper.

“Have you arrived?”

He put down the newspaper and greeted Kim Hak-soo.

“I have a message from the director.”

The director Kim Hak-soo mentioned was not the director of a regular company but Kim Tae-joon, the director of the National Intelligence Service.

“What kind of story did the director tell you to convey?”

“He told me three things.”

Jung Hyun-woo said in a soft voice.

“I’m eager to hear them.”

Kim Hak-soo sat down and brought up the first story.

“The first is not just the director’s idea but a proposal from the Blue House [South Korean equivalent of the White House].”

A proposal from the Blue House.

Jung Hyun-woo just hoped that nothing troublesome would come out.

‘I need to distance myself from the current Blue House little by little.’

In the moment he felt a little nervous, Kim Hak-soo said.

“Some people in the Blue House suggested holding a donation ceremony.”

“A donation ceremony?”

“Since you donated a large sum for the Asian Games, they want to make a donation plaque and take pictures.”

Jung Hyun-woo narrowed his brow.

“Is this the opinion of His Excellency [referring to the President of South Korea]?”

“That’s not it. But they said they would create a place if Chairman Jung wants it.”

Jung Hyun-woo shook his head.

“I don’t want my picture to be in the media often.”

Kim Hak-soo respected his opinion.

“I understand. Then I will convey that we will not hold a donation ceremony.”

The donation ceremony was a light suggestion, not something that had to be done.

“What’s next?”

Kim Hak-soo moved on to the second agenda.

“The second is…”

He paused, looking around.

It meant that it was a story that no one should hear.

Jung Hyun-woo raised his right hand and said.

“You don’t have to worry. There are no employees here who understand Korean.”

“I see.”

Kim Hak-soo nodded lightly and continued.

“This is the result of the work you requested.”

“The results came out faster than I thought.”

“There is no one better than us in domestic intelligence.”

The National Intelligence Service was treated like amateurs overseas, but the situation was different domestically. They were collecting information on a wide range of people, including politicians, tycoons, professors, celebrities, and athletes.

“Tell me the results.”

Kim Hak-soo said, suppressing his emotions as much as possible.

“Daeun Construction President Jung Min-seok is the culprit.”

Jung Hyun-woo was not surprised at all. He just let out a short sigh.

“I knew it.”

The reason he wasn’t surprised was that he had only found evidence based on a strong suspicion.

“It has been confirmed that he used Daeun Group employees three times.”

Jung Hyun-woo raised his right hand.

“I only need to know who the culprit is.”

It meant that he didn’t need to know the details.

Kim Hak-soo bowed his head.

“I understand.”

Jung Hyun-woo lowered his right hand and said.

“Let’s move on to the next agenda.”

The third agenda.

This was also related to the Daeun Group.

“The last is the situation of Daeun Construction.”

“I know that Daeun Construction’s cash has dried up.”

“It’s a little more detailed situation.”

Jung Hyun-woo raised his voice slightly.

“A detailed situation?”

“It has been confirmed that they lack the dollars to pay overseas material suppliers.”

Jung Hyun-woo nodded slowly at his words.

“You mean they can’t pay for the materials going into the buildings under construction in Southeast Asia?”

“In addition, the salaries of local technical personnel are also being delayed.”

Local technical personnel meant engineers from Europe or the United States, not domestic personnel.

‘Daeun Construction’s dollars are drying up.’

Jung Hyun-woo could see that there were several holes in Daeun Construction.

“You mean it’s not just a simple construction payment problem.”

“That’s right. It seems like they are experiencing difficulties in several places.”

“Could you possibly know the companies connected to Daeun Construction?”

“We have already secured the list.”

Kim Hak-soo handed Jung Hyun-woo a list of overseas companies connected to Daeun Construction.

Jung Hyun-woo nodded after receiving the list he handed over.

“Your work is thorough.”

Kim Hak-soo bowed his head and accepted his words.

“You flatter me.”

After he left, Jung Hyun-woo immediately called the United States.

“Victoria Corporation.”

The place he called was Victoria Corporation.

“This is Charlie. Please connect me to Sarah.”

“Please wait a moment.”

Soon, Sarah answered the phone.

“Charlie?”

“Sarah, I think my business trip will be longer.”

Sarah narrowed her brow and said.

“Is a week not enough?”

There was a limit of about two weeks for her and Robert to fill Jung Hyun-woo’s absence.

“Something came up to take care of.”

“What is it?”

“I found someone who is trying to kick me out of the family.”

“Great Uncle?”

Jung Hyun-woo raised his eyebrows and asked.

“How did you know?”

“A woman’s intuition.”

That’s what Sarah said, but in fact, she guessed from the feeling she had when she first saw Jung Min-seok.

“Why don’t I have that kind of feeling?”

“Because you’re a man.”

“Anyway, I want to take care of that side of things a little.”

Sarah said in a worried voice.

“Don’t overdo it, Charlie. It’s okay to distance yourself from the family now.”

Even if Jung Hyun-woo lost his family’s money or status, it wouldn’t be a problem.

Sarah was worried that he would overdo it to get revenge and get hurt.

‘Even if he succeeds in revenge, if he injures the other person, it could go to trial.’

If the CEO of Victoria Corporation was brought to trial for assault, it could be fatal to the company’s stock price and company operations.

“I won’t overdo it.”

“Call me if anything happens.”

“I’ll call you every day before I go to bed.”

Sarah nodded and said.

“Promise.”

“I got it.”

Jung Hyun-woo took a long sigh after hanging up the phone.

“Hoo… I’ve drawn my sword, so I have to cut something.”

Once he knew the situation for sure, he felt like he had become the protagonist of a drama.

* * *

Jakarta, Indonesia.

The lack of transportation infrastructure caused traffic jams even though there were not many vehicles.

Jung Min-young frowned as he looked at the congested road.

“There are more than one or two places to fix.”

He couldn’t understand why Indonesian politicians were reluctant to improve the lacking infrastructure.

‘Don’t tell me they think it’s more important to fill their own pockets?’

In the 1980s, that was happening in Indonesia.

A little later.

He arrived at a luxury hotel in Indonesia.

“Have you arrived?”

The person who came to greet Jung Min-young was an employee of Daeun Corporation.

“Has Mr. Kadir arrived?”

“He arrived two minutes ago.”

“He came faster than us.”

“It’s still before the appointment time.”

Jung Min-young headed to the suite where Abdul Kadir was waiting with the Daeun Corporation employee.

Click.

When he opened the thick iron door and entered, Abdul Kadir stood up from his seat and asked for a handshake.

“Mr.…”

“Mr. Jung.”

Abdul Kadir paused after confirming his surname.

“Mr. Jung?”

Jung Min-young took his hand and replied.

“Everyone in our family is Mr. Jung.”

Abdul Kadir’s expression brightened at his fluent English.

“Your English pronunciation is good.”

Jung Min-young’s English skills had improved even more since he took over Daeun Corporation.

“Thank you for coming out like this.”

“It’s a request from the Daeun Group, so of course, I have to respond.”

Jung Min-young took a seat and said.

“I heard that your financial situation has not been good recently.”

Abdul Kadir was the president of a local construction company that supplied materials to Daeun Construction.

“Isn’t it the Daeun Group that is not in good financial condition?”

Jung Min-young tilted his head to the side.

“What do you mean? Our financial situation is not good?”

Abdul Kadir widened his big eyes even more at his question.

“Isn’t it the Daeun Group that delayed payment because the financial situation was not good?”

Jung Min-young narrowed his brow.

“I heard that money and materials were not coming in because the situation in Indonesia was not good.”

Abdul Kadir raised both hands high as if it were absurd.

“It’s slander!”

Jung Min-young lowered his raised voice and said.

“Then there is only one thing we can think of.”

Abdul Kadir asked him.

“Something we can think of?”

“Isn’t Daeun Construction embezzling money in the middle?”

“Embezzling money?”

A shadow fell on Abdul Kadir’s face.

“Judging from the false report to the group headquarters, I think there is a high possibility.”

Abdul Kadir narrowed his brow and asked.

“Can I trust you?”

“We are connected to the group chairman.”

“Daeun Construction Mr. Jung said he was the chairman’s son.”

“We are also a son. Don’t we have the same surname?”

Abdul Kadir nodded at Jung Min-young’s explanation.

“You mean another son working at the headquarters.”

Jung Min-young lowered his voice and said.

“I think we should change the material delivery location.”

“You mean don’t send the materials directly to the building construction site?”

Jung Min-young replied.

“That’s right. Please send the materials to the place we designate from now on. I want to check how much materials and money Daeun Construction is embezzling.”

Abdul Kadir did not immediately accept Jung Min-young’s proposal.

“If I do that, Daeun Construction will not pay for the materials.”

“We will pay for it. And in addition, we will give you the overdue payment.”

Either way, Abdul Kadir only needed to receive money. Moreover, if they gave him the overdue payment, there was nothing more to say. In an instant, Abdul Kadir’s face brightened.

“If you just give me the money…”

Jung Min-young added as if adding.

“We must keep our meeting a secret from Daeun Construction. And when Daeun Construction asks for materials, say that they are delayed for various reasons.”

Abdul Kadir nodded greatly.

“That’s not a difficult task.”

Jung Min-young held out his right hand to him and asked for a handshake.

“It was a good meeting.”

“It was also a good meeting for us because we solved the payment problem.”

Jung Min-young’s meeting did not end with Abdul Kadir. He met with companies that supplied construction vehicles, companies that supplied workers, and companies that supplied electricity to Daeun Construction, and shared the same story he had with Abdul Kadir.

And all the companies shook hands with Jung Min-young.

‘Who would hate it if I gave them money?’

The weapon that Jung Min-young used to win over Indonesian companies was the payment of overdue payments.

After finishing all the meetings, he called Jung Hyun-woo.

“Indonesia is over.”

Jung Hyun-woo accepted his words.

“Next is Malaysia.”

Daeun Construction was building high-rise buildings in two locations, Indonesia and Malaysia.

“But can you really pay the money?”

“Don’t worry about the money.”

“It’s a bit much to use your money, but if that’s what you mean, I won’t worry.”

“Uncle, this is war. If you save bullets in war, you lose.”

Jung Hyun-woo was the undisputed number one richest man in Korea.

‘I don’t need to worry about Hyun-woo’s wallet situation.’

Jung Min-young nodded greatly.

“Okay. I’ll call you from Malaysia.”

He finished the call and immediately left the hotel.