The Genius Grandson Of The Cash King Becomes A Tycoon [EN]: Chapter 13

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Choi Dong-soo’s face twisted severely as he received the test paper.

Then, he glared at the math teacher.

“As you requested, I included math competition problems. I even added a few that are difficult for students from even science high schools to solve easily.”

He wore an expression that dared anyone to accuse him of wrongdoing.

He shrugged and quietly got up to leave.

“Mr. Kwon, the results are out.”

“Yes. The English score is perfect again, just like last time.”

He looked incredulous.

“As Mr. Choi knows, I used questions from the TOEFL [Test of English as a Foreign Language] for grammar and reading comprehension… How could he ace this, sigh.”

However, Choi Dong-soo remained unconvinced.

“Was there any sign of him cheating? Or was he wearing something in his ear?”

“Not at all.”

“Actually, I didn’t believe the perfect score on the English test either, so I was very suspicious. So, I watched him carefully…”

“I’m defeated. This is the first time in my 20 years of teaching. His grades have improved so drastically. And a student who doesn’t miss any TOEFL questions? Genius, there’s no other explanation. Oh, and I heard he got a perfect score in Korean too.”

“…….”

Choi Dong-soo didn’t say anything.

He snatched the retest paper from the English teacher’s hand and returned to his seat.

At first, he was certain the questions were carelessly made.

No. He definitely checked them in advance.

Next, he was sure that the grading was wrong.

He carefully examined it twice, but there were no errors.

“Bang”

He slammed the desk and crumpled the test paper.

Then, he tore it to shreds with all his might.

– Riiiip, rip.

The sharp sound of paper tearing echoed through the silent teachers’ office.

If another teacher had done that, they would have been criticized for being inconsiderate.

But no one in the school dared to reprimand the chairman’s son.

Except for the chairman himself.

Choi Dong-soo looked around with a flushed face.

He needed someone to vent his anger on.

He raised his head and looked around, trying to find a target for his rage.

Other teachers who noticed him quietly moved away.

“Where did that bastard Yoon Jung-hoon go?”

Choi Dong-soo muttered to himself, his fists trembling.

He must have cheated in some way he didn’t detect.

At that moment, Choi Dong-soo realized what he had to do.

Now his duty was to find out how Yoon Jung-hoon cheated.

He gripped the pointer on his desk tightly.

He was confident he could make Jung-hoon talk.

In front of his beatings, everyone kneeled without exception.

He smiled bitterly, imagining his victory, and leaned back in his chair.

“The chairman is coming in.”

‘Ah, today was the general meeting.’

Today was the monthly staff meeting.

Today, the chairman was attending.

Like the other teachers, Choi Dong-soo stood up from his seat and waited for his father, his strong support.

A giant old man with white hair entered the teachers’ office through the front door.

All the teachers bowed deeply as if they were greeting the boss of an organized crime group.

Despite being old, he was over 180 cm tall [approximately 5’11”].

He exuded a dignified aura that overwhelmed the audience and sat down.

“Hmm, sit down.”

Only then did everyone straighten up and sit down.

The vice-principal stood up. After looking around to make sure there were no empty seats, he began.

“It seems everyone is here. Now, let’s begin the Joongbu High School monthly meeting.”

***

Eun-soo couldn’t concentrate on the class at all.

“Traditionally, Kuhn claims, the primary goal of historians of science was…….”

The English teacher’s slightly funny Konglish [Korean-English] pronunciation didn’t even register.

‘Is he doing well?’

She was so curious about how Jung-hoon’s retest was going.

She turned her head and looked out the window.

The clear sky came into view.

‘I wish reality was as clean and just as the sky…….’

Eun-soo soon realized that her thoughts were futile fantasies.

Thinking about herself having these expectations, Eun-soo realized that she had changed a lot like Jung-hoon.

Watching Jung-hoon’s proactive and confident actions, she felt a flicker of hope.

Although she didn’t know what would happen, she secretly liked Jung-hoon’s change.

Originally, she would have stopped the retest by any means possible.

But Eun-soo also wanted to shatter people’s prejudices through this opportunity.

She hoped to crush the noses of those who sneered at her and Jung-hoon’s perceived lack of ability.

Eun-soo smiled just imagining Jung-hoon passing the retest.

But she clearly knew it wouldn’t be easy.

The despicable acts of those in power to suppress them were still vivid in her memory.

They might be trampled on again like in the old days, but she wanted to fly again one more time.

Eun-soo’s heart began to pound.

“Hey, focus.”

“Sorry.”

The English teacher called out to Eun-soo, who was lost in thought looking out the window.

Eun-soo quickly turned her head and shifted her gaze to the English book.

But she was slowly starting to fall asleep at the combination of unknown words and concepts.

The afternoon sun began to slowly melt Eun-soo’s tension.

– Creak

The eyes of everyone in the classroom turned to the back door.

“Sorry.”

Jung-hoon bowed slightly, showing his respect.

“Yeah, how did the retest go?”

“Yes.”

He answered as if nothing had happened.

“Okay, good job. Take your seat.”

Jung-hoon sat next to Eun-soo.

Waking up more fully, Eun-soo looked at Jung-hoon with a curious expression.

She was dying to know, but she couldn’t ask because it was still class time.

Fortunately, the bell rang soon and the teacher finished the class.

“Hey, how was it? Did you do well?”

“I failed. Damn…… English was TOEFL level and math was competition level.”

Eun-soo’s expression darkened rapidly when she heard that.

She hadn’t imagined they would do something so petty.

Eun-soo thought she should comfort Jung-hoon.

“Let’s go to the cafeteria, that’s just how school is……. Damn.”

“Yeah, that’s just how school is. But this brother will get a perfect score, right? A born genius, where else would he go?”

“What?”

“Perfect score.”

Jung-hoon swaggered.

“You surprised me, you bastard.”

Eun-soo kicked Jung-hoon’s butt really hard.

“Ugh. You [expletive]……. You’re dead.”

Unheard-of swear words poured out of Jung-hoon’s mouth.

Startled, Eun-soo ran towards the cafeteria.

“Hey, you’re paying for the ramen since you got a perfect score.”

“Screw you.”

Jung-hoon, who had neatly finished the last bit of broth, looked at Eun-soo.

“I’ll go to the teachers’ office for a bit.”

“Huh? Isn’t it time for the general meeting?”

“Exactly. I have to go get an apology.”

“Hey, stop here. You passed the retest, so they won’t bother you anymore.”

“No, I have to get an apology and a scholarship too.”

Jung-hoon had a determined expression.

“Is it really necessary to go that far?”

“What? I’m just keeping my promise.”

“If you do that, the homeroom teacher will be so embarrassed in the teachers’ office. Won’t he resent you?”

“Then the operation is a success.”

“What?”

“That bastard should be embarrassed and disappear from this school. He came in with the chairman’s backing anyway.”

“What? The chairman’s backing?”

Eun-soo didn’t understand Jung-hoon’s words.

“Anyway, you don’t know anything. Honestly, I wish that bastard would disappear from school.”

“Aren’t you hating him too much? Our homeroom teacher is a bit biased, but……. All the other teachers are like that too…….”

“I just hate him. I wish he would get out of school.”

Jung-hoon couldn’t bring himself to tell Eun-soo.

What Mr. Choi Dong-soo was doing.

He harassed female students and committed sexual harassment.

And Yuri from our orphanage, who was easy to take advantage of…….

‘That bastard, he looked down on her because she was an orphan, and how miserably Yuri’s life has changed because of what he did…….’

He couldn’t kick him out, but he wanted to make his prestige fall to the ground.

Now the conclusion of this plan will be revealed.

“I’ll go and come back. Stop worrying so much. You timid guy.”

Eun-soo just wore an uneasy expression and didn’t say anything.

***

“How many students do you think will go to Seoul National University this year?”

The chairman asked.

“One is certain to go to the law school at Seoul National University…….”

The 3rd grade head teacher couldn’t continue speaking.

“You mean one person.”

“……Yes.”

“If you’re getting paid to be teachers, shouldn’t you send at least two students to Seoul National University?”

The chairman said, annoyed.

“That’s, Chairman, there was originally one more, but he transferred.”

The atmosphere became as quiet as a mouse with the tactless interruption.

“Hoo, are you kidding me?”

“How many do you expect next year?”

“Right now, two are possible, and there’s a student who’s newly rising, so it seems like there will be three including him.”

The teachers wore questioning expressions at the words of the 2nd grade head teacher.

That’s because there were two people in the 2nd grade who they thought would go to Seoul National University.

But soon they realized who the one the head teacher was talking about was.

A guy who was raising his grades at a frightening speed.

It was truly an unbelievable speed.

Everyone nodded in agreement with the words of the 2nd grade head teacher.

Choi Dong-soo had an ominous feeling.

He felt like the new face the head teacher was talking about was Yoon Jung-hoon.

“Teacher, if you’re talking about Yoon Jung-hoon in our class, you’re mistaken.”

Choi Dong-hoon glared at the 2nd grade head teacher with a bitter smile.

“Ah, that’s…… I’m not the only one who thinks that…….”

“Anyway, it’s not him.”

“Ahem, anyway, send two people this year and three people next year without fail. You should at least do that much to not be ashamed of getting paid, don’t you think?”

At that time, the front door of the teachers’ office opened.

“Sorry for interrupting the meeting.”

‘A student is coming into the meeting.’

The chairman’s forehead bulged as he saw the student who had interrupted the meeting.

“Who…… are you?”

The chairman, who had suppressed his anger, asked.

All the other teachers were embarrassed by this situation.

Among them, Mr. Choi Dong-soo was the most surprised.

“Hey, Yoon Jung-hoon, can’t you see we’re in a meeting?”

Choi Dong-soo gave a loud warning.

“Hey, Mr. Choi, how dare you shout in front of me like that.”

“Ah, Father. I’m sorry.”

“What, you bastard?”

The chairman’s voice grew louder.

“I’m sorry.”

Choi Dong-soo, whose face had turned red, sat down.

The chairman looked at Jung-hoon.

He seemed more interested than angry.

‘That student is the guy named Yoon Jung-hoon from earlier.’

The other teachers were the same.

The teachers who knew Jung-hoon were also watching the retest that Choi Dong-soo had forced with interest.

Although they couldn’t stop him because of his power, they were cheering for Jung-hoon in their hearts.

They were secretly happy to hear the news that he got a perfect score today.

They thought everything had been resolved smoothly.

But the teachers who saw Yoon Jung-hoon enter the teachers’ office now that even the chairman was there were secretly curious about what would happen in the future.

“Okay, what’s your business?”

“I came to confirm the promise that Mr. Choi Dong-soo made.”

“What is it?”

“A formal apology and a scholarship until graduation.”

“What?”

The chairman’s forehead twitched once again.

“Hey, Mr. Choi, did you decide on the scholarship on your own?”

The chairman looked at Choi Dong-soo and asked with a cold expression.

“That’s…… I’m sorry, Father.”

“Shut up, if you call me Father at school one more time…….”

The pen in the chairman’s hand snapped in half.

The chairman, whose face had turned red, asked the 2nd grade head teacher.

“Teacher, please explain. I don’t understand at all.”

“I understand.”

He explained to the chairman what had happened without bias.

“So, his grades rose rapidly, but you suspected him without any basis.”

“No, Father, that’s not it at all. He definitely cheated.”

Hearing those words, the chairman slowly took off the Rolex watch on his wrist.

He was annoyed by that mouth that kept talking even though he told him not to call him Father.

A son, no, a bastard, who never listened when he said something once.

He slowly got up and went to his son.

“You have to admit when you’re wrong…… you’ve been like that since the old days.”

The chairman’s huge palm slapped Choi Dong-soo’s cheek.

Choi Dong-soo, who had fallen to the floor, looked at the chairman with a bewildered face.

“Ah, Father……”

“I’ve told you dozens of times not to call me Father at school.”

The chairman’s foot stomped on Choi Dong-soo’s head several times.

“Save, save me, Father. I’m sorry.”

Choi Dong-soo collapsed in the middle of the teachers’ office.

It was a sight that could have been felt sorry for, but no one stopped him.

Rather, there were more teachers who covered their mouths with their hands and secretly smiled.

That’s how much he had lost trust in the school.

The chairman opened his mouth.

“Apologize.”

Choi Dong-soo, who had fallen, staggered to his feet.

His face was covered in tears and snot.

“Jung-hoon, I’m sorry. I was wrong.”

Jung-hoon looked down at him.

A face crushed by fear.

He felt sorry for him for a moment.

But he soon erased the thought.

He remembered the insults he had given to children in similar situations to himself, and the crimes he would commit in the future.

“I understand.”

He calmly accepted his apology.

The chairman looked at Yoon Jung-hoon.

“It seems like the formal apology is done, and I’ll have to discuss the scholarship. That bastard can’t give it out as he pleases.”

“I understand. Chairman. I didn’t expect it either. The world has never been kind to me, an orphan.”

The chairman frowned, embarrassed.

‘The guy has guts, seeing him say those words in front of me and in front of all the teachers.’

“Hahaha, that’s not what I meant. I’ll review it positively, so wait. Go out now.”

“Yes. Thank you.”

Jung-hoon turned around.

A thrilling pleasure ran through his body.

He opened the door and went outside.

The children who had filled the hallway were waiting for the results.

The children had been watching the situation inside through the windows.

They clearly saw Choi Dong-soo’s apology.

The children’s shouts filled the hallway.

Yoon Jung-hoon, who was an orphan and a bystander, no longer existed.

He had become a victor who fought against injustice and won.

***

From the next day, Mr. Choi Dong-soo did not come to school.

He was already hated among the teachers, but he was beaten in the middle of the teachers’ office.

A situation where his shameful secrets were revealed.

No one would want to come back to school.

Jung-hoon was a little disappointed that everything didn’t go according to his plan.

He was in a desperate situation for a scholarship……. Instead, he decided to ask Hyung Cheol-joong.

Instead, he was overjoyed that he was able to drive Choi Dong-soo out of school.

He was happy to think that the cute Yuri could live a happier life.

The second period ended.

The teacher left the classroom and the children were busy chattering.

It was when Jung-hoon was studying at his seat.

The classroom speaker turned on.

“Ah, ah, 2nd grade student Yoon Jung-hoon, please come to the principal’s office now.”

Someone was looking for Yoon Jung-hoon.