The Genius Grandson Of The Cash King Becomes A Tycoon [EN]: Chapter 177

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Park Su-gil’s car pulled up in front of the building.

Without waiting for the driver to open the door, Park Su-gil opened it himself and got out.

Ignoring the people who bowed obsequiously to him in front of the building, he strode inside.

Watching him enter, Jeong-hoon squeezed his eyes shut.

‘What if Dahye went in to find evidence and got caught by Park Su-gil?’

A granddaughter who digs into his dirty secrets is no longer family to him.

A man who disowned his own son would naturally disown his granddaughter as well.

Gwak Hyun-soo broke the silence, saying,

“I’ll go in.”

“No, let’s watch for now. I’m dying to go in myself, but what could happen? Don’t be so nervous. Nothing will happen,” Jeong-hoon said, trying to reassure them.

But the anxiety didn’t fade easily.

“What is Dahye doing right now?”

Her image wasn’t visible on the monitor.

“Well, judging from the sounds, it seems like she’s still looking for something. What is she looking for?”

The monitor only showed Park Su-gil’s empty seat.

Intermittent sounds indicated that Dahye was still there.

“Sigh, this is frustrating. Dahye, stop now and come out,” Cha Young-mi muttered to herself, tapping the monitor with her finger.

“Where is Park Su-gil now?”

“Jin-hyuk!” she asked Chun Jin-hyuk, who was watching the CCTV footage on the monitor.

“He’s about to get on the elevator.”

“Can you stop it?”

At Jeong-hoon’s question, Chun Jin-hyuk slowly nodded.

“It might be possible for a short time. A minute at most.”

“We need to buy even a minute.”

Jeong-hoon stared intently at the monitor.

Park Su-gil went inside.

All the elevators in the building stopped at once.

***

Dahye stood in front of the wall where Monet’s ‘Water Lilies’ was hanging, trying to recall her memory.

She remembered Park Su-gil touching the right side of the huge frame that day.

Dahye leaned in close and carefully examined the frame.

A button hidden within the uneven pattern caught her eye.

-Click.

The painting slid to the side, revealing a black safe.

It was an old safe, secured only with a key.

She carefully inserted the key she had found in the desk drawer earlier.

Her mouth was parched.

She moistened her dry, chapped lips with saliva.

She swallowed the meager amount of saliva in her mouth with difficulty.

Carefully, she turned the key.

-Clunk.

The heavy door popped open.

‘Okay. Now I just need to take what’s inside and leave.’

Dahye opened the door and looked inside.

The large safe was empty.

There were only a few USB drives and document envelopes.

She rummaged through the documents and found Lee Heon’s will.

She tucked it deep inside her clothes, then put the USB drives inside as well.

“Hah.”

She let out a long sigh, releasing the tension that had been clinging to her body.

Then, she closed the door and returned the painting to its original position.

She was about to put the key back in the desk drawer when she heard footsteps outside.

Dahye quickly hid the key in her pocket.

She sat on the sofa and picked up a magazine that she hadn’t noticed before, placing it on her lap.

She slowly began to turn the pages.

***

“Why the hell is the elevator acting up?” Park Su-gil’s rage filled the confined space.

“I’m sorry. We inspected it last month, but we’ll check it again.”

Park Su-gil kicked the man next to him hard in the shin.

Then, he slapped the back of the head of the man who was bowing.

-Thwack.

-Ugh.

“These useless bastards can’t even handle one simple task. If you inspected it last month, this shouldn’t be happening. You useless things, replace them immediately.”

“Yes, I’m sorry.”

After a while, the elevator started moving again.

As soon as the doors opened, he forgot the pain in his body and walked quickly down the hallway.

“Oh, CEO. Ms. Park Dahye is inside.”

Ignoring his secretary’s greeting, he threw the door open.

“Grandfather.”

His granddaughter was sitting on the sofa, looking at him with a surprised expression.

She was reading a magazine that she usually wouldn’t even glance at.

“Dahye, what brings you here?”

“I was passing by and thought I’d stop by to say hello to Grandfather. I also wanted to introduce myself since I recently opened an office.”

She took out a white business card from her bag.

Park Su-gil looked at the business card his granddaughter handed him.

‘Park Dahye, Attorney at Law, Donggam Law Firm.’

Donggam? It sounded like childish young people’s play.

“I heard the news through people around me. You’re working with like-minded people?”

“Yes, I named the office ‘Donggam’ [meaning empathy or agreement].”

“Donggam, a good name. But you know that lawyers must always be cold-hearted, right?” Park Su-gil said, as if he was admonishing his granddaughter.

“Yes, but even so, empathy and agreement should be the top priority.”

Park Su-gil was annoyed by his granddaughter’s words, but he held back.

She would realize it after a few more years of trials.

How useless such sentiments are.

The most important thing is victory and the money that comes with the spoils.

An absolute truth that no one can deny.

He knew very well that it was useless to tell his granddaughter, who still lacked experience.

“Alright, build your office well and make it a law firm that surpasses Hae Song.”

“Huh? It’s not a place that competes with Hae Song. But I’ll keep your words in mind, Grandfather.”

Dahye had a lot she wanted to say to Park Su-gil, but she held back.

Now is not the time to argue.

She urgently needed to remove the uncomfortable things lodged inside her [referring to the stolen documents and USB drives].

“Then, I’ll get going first.”

“Already?”

“Yes, I need to go to the office. I’ve been here longer than I thought.”

“If you came, you should have had a cup of tea. You’re leaving as if you’re running away; it’s suspicious.”

“Huh? Suspicious? Haha.”

Dahye stood up.

The rustling sound as she moved bothered her.

She looked at her grandfather’s face, but fortunately, he didn’t seem to notice.

She breathed a sigh of relief and picked up her bag.

She bowed deeply.

‘I think this is the last time, Grandfather.’

“I’ll be going. Stay healthy.”

“Yes, visit often. The office is nearby.”

After a moment of hesitation, she replied quietly.

“……Yes.”

Dahye, clutching the bag strap on her shoulder, left the office.

She lightly nodded to the secretary who stood up and greeted her.

She walked to the elevator and waited with an anxious feeling.

The doors opened with an arrival notification.

It felt like the doors of a closed chamber were opening.

She entered the elevator and grabbed the handrail on the wall.

Her legs were shaking so much that she couldn’t stand still.

“Hah, thank goodness.”

There wasn’t much left now.

Once she got out of the elevator, passed through the lobby on the first floor, and went outside the building, everything would be over.

Then, she would be able to remove the ugly mask of her grandfather, Park Su-gil.

Dahye thought that if she could just remove the mask, she could break the thick and solid chains of the legal cartel.

The elevator arrived at the first floor.

“Phew.”

She let out a long sigh of relief. As the doors opened, she saw the huge revolving door leading outside in the distance.

She took a step forward, about to go outside.

Men in black suits blocked her way.

“CEO Park Su-gil wants you to come with us. Let’s go up.”

Dahye’s pupils trembled as if an earthquake had struck.

***

Jeong-hoon’s expression twisted as he watched the CCTV.

He had expected her to come out safely, but suddenly people appeared and took Dahye back up.

He didn’t know what she had done, but it was clear that a problem had occurred.

Cha Young-mi frowned deeply and asked.

“Boss, what do we do?”

“What do you mean, what do we do? We have to save her.”

Jeong-hoon said calmly, looking at her.

There was no need to think any further.

She was clearly in danger.

He would save her.

He opened the door.

He crossed the busy road where cars were rushing by.

Surprised cars slammed on their brakes and stopped.

“Hey, you bastard. Did you leave your eyes at home?”

Loud curses rang in his ears, and horns blared loudly, but he didn’t care.

Nothing big would happen.

But he was anxious.

Now that Park Su-gil and Ha In-sun were in collusion, it was best to be careful.

Jeong-hoon entered the building.

As he strode inside, the security guards who were monitoring the surroundings quickly approached Jeong-hoon.

“You can’t enter without an appointment.”

-Thwack.

Gwak Hyun-soo rushed forward and subdued the security guards.

He took the left side.

Ji Hyun-bok blocked the guards coming from the right.

The security guards were lying on the floor, groaning.

Jeong-hoon went inside without looking back and took the elevator.

“What’s the level of the security guards?”

“They’re nothing special. They don’t seem to be a big threat.”

The elevator arrived.

The doors opened.

A sharp metal object flew towards his face.

Surprised, he tilted his head to the side and dodged it.

‘What? Why are the security guards wielding knives?’

He kicked the man backward as he fell.

Jeong-hoon accurately struck the chin of the man who had entered the elevator.

With a cracking sound of bones breaking,

He fell backward.

About ten security guards were emitting murderous intent before his eyes.

‘These guys aren’t security guards. Dahye is in danger.’

“Who are you?”

“You don’t need to know.”

A situation of confrontation inside and outside the elevator.

Only the sharp elevator alarm echoed annoyingly in his ears.

Cha Young-mi’s urgent voice came through the earpiece in Jeong-hoon’s ear.

“People are swarming in. What do we do? They’re going up the stairs now.”

As soon as Gwak Hyun-soo told Cha Young-mi to call Park Chang-soo and call people, the fire alarm went off.

“There is a fire. Please evacuate the building. All employees of Hae Song, please evacuate the building using the stairs.”

Jeong-hoon bit his lip as he listened to the announcement.

‘These guys are determined.’

It was clear that they were trying to evacuate all the civilians and then have a bloody war.

Jeong-hoon had to focus on the situation in front of him.

Dahye was trapped inside Park Su-gil’s office.

And burly men were pouring into the building.

These guys with knives were definitely not Park Su-gil’s security guards.

The remaining force was ultimately ‘Shincheong’ [likely a criminal organization or security force].

The only way to subdue these guys now was to grab Kim Ae-wol by the scruff of her neck.

“Cha Young-mi.”

“Yes, Boss.”

“Tell Park Chang-soo to go to Namsan instead of here. Tell him to capture Kim Ae-wol there. Then he’ll understand. That’s the only way to save us.”

“Yes?”

“Hurry.”

“Ah, I understand.”

First, he had to buy time.

“You two stay here. I think I need to go in and have a little chat.”

“Yes?”

The two shook their heads.

“No. We have to go back now. We’ll clear the way.”

“Then what about Dahye?”

The two were speechless at Jeong-hoon’s question.

“It’s the same even if it’s not Dahye. We can’t abandon someone precious. I will definitely save her.”

“We’ll try to save her.”

“Are you going to throw your lives away?”

They only flashed their eyes without answering.

Their eyes were already telling him that they were prepared.

“The only way to live is time. Trust me. Wait here.”

“I understand.”

Jeong-hoon went out of the elevator.

A bitter smile was drawn on the faces of the men blocking the elevator.

He slowly walked towards Park Su-gil’s room where Dahye was being held.

Those who were emitting sharp murderous intent surrounded him and moved with him.

It was an atmosphere where it wouldn’t be strange for a sharp knife to enter deep into his abdomen at any moment.

He grabbed the doorknob.

For the first time, his spine chilled and the fear of death washed over him.

But Jeong-hoon believed.

Park Chang-soo, who had been monitoring Cheon Shin-jae, would have deployed excellent members around him.

With the force of ‘Shincheong’ focused here.

There was clearly no one left to protect Cheon Shin-jae.

If he could capture ‘Kim Ae-wol,’ he could see a way to live.

He turned the doorknob and went inside.

Dahye was next to Park Su-gil, sitting in the seat of honor on the sofa.

She was trembling like an aspen tree.

“Are you going to kill your granddaughter?” Jeong-hoon asked Park Su-gil.

“She’s no longer my granddaughter. She’s a thief trying to steal my things.”

A document envelope and a USB drive were placed on the table.

“Did you order her to do it?”

“Does it matter?”

“Well, since you’re going to die here anyway, it doesn’t matter now.”

“Well, I’m curious to see if that will really happen.”

“What?”

Park Su-gil’s expression hardened at Jeong-hoon’s words.

“I want to pull out that tongue of yours too.”

“If you can.”

Jeong-hoon went to Dahye and sat next to her.

He held her trembling hand tightly.

It was as cold as a corpse.

He tried to cover it with the warmth of his hand, but it wasn’t easy.

At that moment, Jeong-hoon’s phone rang.

At the same time, the phone that was lying alone on Park Su-gil’s desk also rang loudly.