The Genius Grandson Of The Cash King Becomes A Tycoon [EN]: Chapter 179

Cash King’s Genius Grandson Becomes a Billionaire – Episode 179

#179

Haesong Project.

To be precise, the Haesong annihilation project started sooner than expected.

The original plan was for Lee Pan-ho to collect evidence and testimonies using information obtained by hacking into Haesong’s internal network.

But we can’t wait any longer.

It’s a company we’re going to tear down anyway.

We’ll just proceed a few months earlier.

No matter how much the judicial cartel protects Haesong, they can’t win against public opinion.

We have secured numerous influential bloggers through Shinhwa Group’s marketing.

They wield public opinion that surpasses major media outlets on the internet.

Internet newspapers also maintain friendly relations with Shinhwa Group.

Jeong-hoon resolved to expose the data he had acquired from establishments like Sukeumjae and Daewongak, which were operated by ‘applicants’ [individuals seeking favors or influence].

It contained vivid details of the secret greed and collusive relationships of judges, prosecutors, lawyers, and local power brokers.

It was material that could turn South Korea upside down with just a little exposure.

A judge receiving alcohol from a defendant while entertaining a lawyer.

A prosecutor and a judge with their arms around each other, drinking.

Of course, the cost comes out of the defendant’s pocket.

The true faces of those who feigned virtue as guardians of law and justice were captured intact.

And through this hacking, we were able to clearly understand how they colluded and how money changed hands.

One thing that’s bothering me is the testimonies of the victims.

The victims’ testimonies are the counterpunch…

Not a single person has testified yet because of Haesong’s power.

I wondered if Lee Pan-ho was doing well.

As I was thinking about the progress of the project, I heard a rustling sound on the bed.

Da-hye, who had been sleeping quietly, tossed and turned.

Her long eyelashes fluttered as she opened her eyes.

Jeong-hoon held her cold hand tightly to reassure her.

“It’s the hospital, it’s okay now.”

“Whew… I’m glad you’re here.”

Da-hye still looked shocked.

“Are you okay?”

“No… I ended up seeing a side of my grandfather that I never wanted to face.”

Da-hye squeezed her eyes shut.

It seemed like she was reliving the moment.

After opening her eyes, she continued calmly.

“Still, I have to overcome it. I’m sorry for causing trouble.”

“No, it was something we had to do anyway. It just happened a little sooner.”

“Oh, wait a minute, Jeong-hoon. Close your eyes for a second.”

Jeong-hoon closed his eyes, and he heard a rustling sound.

“Okay. Open your eyes now.”

In Da-hye’s hand was a small folded envelope and a USB memory stick.

“What’s this?”

“It was in my grandfather’s safe.”

Jeong-hoon took out the envelope and checked the documents.

“Oh, this is Lee Heon’s will.”

“Is it good?”

“Of course, a will with Lee Heon’s seal is the most effective, rather than videos or files.”

“I’m glad. I’m glad I could help you. I was worried that I only caused accidents.”

“No, never.”

I held Da-hye’s hand tightly.

The door opened.

Da-hye turned her head towards the door and hurriedly tried to pull her hand away.

“Ahem, what’s wrong with holding hands.”

It was Park Hyun-cheol.

“Dad, when did you get here?”

“I came right away when I heard the news.”

Park Hyun-cheol looked relieved to see Da-hye.

“Thank you for coming.”

“No thanks needed, a father should come. By the way, think of your grandfather as just dead. He’s a different person from us.”

Da-hye bit her lip tightly.

And slowly nodded.

“Da-hye, I’ll go now, get some rest.”

“Okay, Jeong-hoon. Take care.”

“Get some rest. I came out in a hurry, so I have to go back right away.”

“Okay.”

As Jeong-hoon left the hospital room, Park Hyun-cheol followed him out.

“We have secured the original copy of Lee Heon’s will.”

“That’s a relief, it will be solid evidence. But they will try to reject it with all their might.”

“They probably will. So I will pressure them by any means possible.”

“What? No.”

Park Hyun-cheol stopped Jeong-hoon and advised him.

“Don’t get your hands dirty carelessly. Leave it to me. My hands are already already dirty anyway. A little more dirt won’t make them any dirtier.”

“No.”

“No, I need to pay for my sins quickly, so I have to handle it all at once. This is my last request. Give me the data. And I’m a professional at making people surrender.”

Park Hyun-cheol smiled bitterly as he recalled the past.

Jeong-hoon couldn’t break Park Hyun-cheol’s firm will.

“Okay. I will organize all the data I have secured this time and send it to you.”

“I’ll end it all at once. Trust me, I have to repay you once before my connection as your father-in-law… ahem, anyway, runs out.”

“No.”

“I’ll go first.”

I sent Park Hyun-cheol away first.

It was still uncomfortable to be in a confined space with him.

The next elevator arrived.

The door opened.

“Oh, Chairman.”

“Director Shim Young-soo.”

Shim Young-soo, who became the best-selling director with , was at Shinhwa Hospital.

***

Jeong-hoon, who met Shim Young-soo, tried to go back after a brief greeting.

However, Director Shim Young-soo abruptly took Jeong-hoon to the lounge, saying they should have a cup of coffee.

There was a young boy next to him.

“What brings you here?”

“I came for volunteer work.”

It didn’t suit him.

I didn’t think he was that kind of character.

“I’m doing it secretly, so it hasn’t been reported in the media.”

“You’re doing a good thing.”

“Do-young, say hello. This is Chairman Yoon Jeong-hoon.”

“Really?”

“Yes, really.”

The child, seeing Shim Young-soo’s pleased smile, hugged Jeong-hoon tightly.

I was surprised.

‘What is this?’

I was taken aback by the sudden attack.

Originally, Jeong-hoon didn’t like anyone hugging him.

But the child’s hug was warm and not too bad.

‘But why did he like me so much when he saw me?’

“Chairman, thank you. Thanks to you, I didn’t die and lived long enough to see .”

Didn’t die and lived long?

It was a word that didn’t suit the little boy’s mouth.

Is he talking about the movie?

Well, would have died if it weren’t for me.

“Ahem, how did you know that?”

Shim Young-soo asked Do-young, who was clinging to Jeong-hoon’s leg like a cicada.

“I heard the doctor say it. He said I was saved thanks to Shinhwa Pharmaceuticals.”

What?

I saved the child, not the movie?

Jeong-hoon rummaged through his memories.

I remembered telling On Jeong-sik, the president of Shinhwa Pharmaceuticals, at a group meeting to focus on stem cell-based new drugs.

It seems to have paid off.

“In fact, I had difficulty walking until last month. So I was preparing myself, but I’m almost completely cured with this new drug.”

What? A child who was driven to the brink of death is running around like this.

Jeong-hoon felt the amazing effect of the new drug.

And he gently pushed back the head of the child who was still clinging to his leg.

“Grow up healthy, Do-young.”

I didn’t like him sticking to me.

“Yes!”

He shouted loudly as if the hallway would be torn apart.

“Haha, that kid. I know that the chairman hardly charges for children’s treatment. The rumors are rampant.”

“Oh, really? That’s top secret.”

These guys, I told them it was absolutely secret. The security is terrible.

I think I need to conduct a security audit.

Jeong-hoon remembered that Shinhwa Hospital’s deficit had increased significantly.

‘Could it be?’

I looked around.

There are more children than other hospitals.

My lower lip trembled.

But I endured it.

‘Hoo, I have plenty of money. I am generous. I have a big heart.’

I bit my lip hard enough to draw blood and calmed myself down.

“By the way, is Do-young your son?”

“Oh, no. He’s my fan, and he came to encourage me. Actually, the child who was preparing himself is running around like that.”

Shim Young-soo choked up.

He looked up at Jeong-hoon.

His eyes were already red.

“Ch, Chairman. Th, thank you so much.”

Jeong-hoon’s face hardened when he saw his distorted face.

I took a step back.

“Then I’ll see you next time.”

I turned around and started walking quickly towards the emergency stairs.

I tried to ignore Shim Young-soo’s cry calling me in my ear.

***

The Haesong removal project was proceeding as planned.

“Did you receive all the data?”

“Yes, I was able to receive it easily because they didn’t notice.”

“Is there anything useful?”

“A lot.”

“They took all the corruption of each company while taking on the case. Well, I know it when I see it because I’m an expert. I think they habitually threatened the client with it.”

“Ha, that’s amazing.”

“And these guys habitually threatened the victims. They forced a settlement. There are dozens of lawsuits that have been withdrawn.”

“What kind of lawsuits are they?”

“Star Chemical lawsuit, Youngsan Motors sudden acceleration accident, there are too many to mention one by one.”

“Is the content not coming out?”

“I think that Star Chemical and distribution are related. I’m not sure, but they made a lot of settlements with children and the elderly.”

“Okay. Keep tracking it.”

“Yes.”

Jeong-hoon remembered what he had heard at the hospital.

“Are there any clinical trials in progress among the new drugs being developed by Shinhwa Pharmaceuticals?”

“Yes, I heard that Phase 3 clinical trials ended a while ago, and the results will be out soon. Looking at President On Jeong-sik’s expression, it seems like a jackpot.”

“A jackpot?”

“Yes, it’s certain when that bear-like person smiles slyly. That guy doesn’t laugh well.”

“That’s true.”

When On Jeong-sik smiles, the atmosphere becomes chilly.

It’s like the desperate smile of a man about to take revenge?

Well, he always feels wronged, but the people who see it know.

It’s not something he should feel wronged about.

“Let me know when the results come out.”

“Yes.”

I went back to the main point.

“Send the data to the power bloggers to create public opinion, and use our KkaeTalk [Korean messaging app] too.”

“Oh, right. Why didn’t I think of that?”

“Release it there. And do a sharing event. Earn 1,000 won [approximately $1 USD] for each share. You have to install KkaeTalk to exchange with each other. It seems good for us and we know the information of bad guys, it seems good for both. And how reliable is it if a friend tells you?”

“That’s right, information from a friend is more reliable than from someone you don’t know. Well, that’s how I get scammed a lot.”

Cha Young-mi smiled bitterly.

“What? Why suddenly…”

“Oh, it’s nothing.”

Even the vicious woman who broke the opponent’s bones and turned them into powder seemed helpless against scams.

“Then please proceed like that.”

“Yes, Chairman.”

One week after the Haesong project was launched, there was a commotion.

All kinds of corruption that Haesong had committed were overflowing in the media.

But Park Soo-gil didn’t budge.

‘It’s a smear campaign. It’s a slander with no evidence.’

Haesong did not back down despite the overwhelming public opinion.

However, politicians had no choice but to be aware of public opinion.

“CEO, please just ask for an investigation by the prosecutor’s office. Then I will make the rest 100% innocent.”

“You bastard! The moment I sit in the interrogation room, I’ll reveal all of your secrets, so keep that in mind. Think of another way. Hurry!”

The other party flinched at Park Soo-gil’s agitated voice.

“Yes? Ah, I understand.”

Park Soo-gil threw the phone down.

They ransacked their internal network data.

And… there was nothing left.

Everything was deleted.

I was nervous about when it would be exposed, even though I was only threatening with words.

The secretary burst into the room and called him in a trembling voice.

“CEO.”

Behind her, burly men squeezed into the door.

“I’m Kang Cheol-joong, a prosecutor from the Central District Prosecutor’s Office. It’s an honor to meet you.”

Park Soo-gil’s eyebrows fluttered, and he slammed the desk with both hands.

“You bastard. Do you know who I am? A lowly junior prosecutor. Go and tell the Attorney General to come.”

“Stop it. It’s all over.”

At the voice from the door, people turned their heads.

“Oh, Minister.”

“I’m sorry, but everyone, please leave.”

Park Hyun-cheol dismissed the people.

The investigator asked for the handcuffs he was holding.

“Give them to me. I have to do it myself.”

Park Hyun-cheol approached his father, who was glaring at him.

“Father, it was all a dream. Wake up from the dream now.”

“You bastard! I sacrificed everything to pass on Cheonjihoe [likely a reference to a powerful organization or family lineage] to you.”

“It was Father’s greed. That’s not what I wanted. Father knows that too.”

“Shut up. If you were born as a nobleman, there is a duty to do.”

“I had to be Park Hyun-cheol, not the eldest son of a noble family. So, this is the happiest moment of my life.”

“You…”

Park Soo-gil’s cheeks fluttered.

He slammed the desk again.

The sound of a crash echoed in the office.

The son pitied his father, who could not wake up from his dream.

He will not be able to wake up.

He has been in a dream for too long.

Perhaps, from now on, it may be a dream for him.

A silver bracelet was placed on Park Soo-gil’s wrinkled wrist.

***

When Park Soo-gil was arrested, the media reported it extensively.

The self-proclaimed best lawyer in Korea was arrested on charges of evidence manipulation, accounting fraud, witness buying, and intimidation.

People looked at the achievements Haesong had made with different eyes.

It was not the result of the best elites staying up all night.

All they did within the fence of Haesong was to buy witnesses, fabricate evidence, and, if that didn’t work, intimidate witnesses and urge settlements with victims. That was all.

Even gangsters could easily do it if they wanted to.

No, it was a thug act that even gangsters wouldn’t do because it was dirty.

Jeong-hoon watched TV with Da-hye. Park Soo-gil was coming out and entering the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office with a smile on his face.

Despite the numerous charges, he was full of confidence.

His confidence was not wrong.

There was no conclusive evidence, only strong suspicions.

Suspicion alone cannot prove the charges.

The only solid evidence that can punish him now is the forgery of Lee Heon’s will.

At most, 6 months of probation.

But Jeong-hoon couldn’t give up.

He knew that with just one last piece of the puzzle, he could wipe out Park Soo-gil and his cartel.

Only one piece is needed!

Cash King’s Genius Grandson Becomes a Billionaire.