The Genius Grandson Of The Cash King Becomes A Tycoon [EN]: Chapter 184

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“The power you possess, you say?”

Ha In-sun retorted.

“Don’t you know? The power that butchered the Cheonji Association’s personal guards and trampled on the businesses secretly run by ‘Sinchung’.”

Jeong-hoon amplified his presence.

He was worried that she might underestimate him and those around him and use her power.

He had to break her spirit so she couldn’t provoke him recklessly.

“I can sweep it all away tonight if I want to. However…”

Ha In-sun, who had been stepping back in surprise at Jeong-hoon’s momentum, bit her lip tightly.

Then she raised her head.

Was she trying to protect her pride?

She approached Jeong-hoon closely.

It seemed she thought that if she backed down, it would be the end.

“However, what? Do you think I’ll lose to a brat like you?”

She retorted in a shrill voice.

Jeong-hoon, with a bitter smile, replied.

“However… it’s because of Eun-soo.”

Her lips trembled at the mention of Eun-soo’s name.

She bit her lip again, grinding it.

It was with such force that it wouldn’t be strange if blood appeared.

“Wh, what are you talking about?”

Park Hyun-chul tried to stop Jeong-hoon.

“Ahem, ahem, stop it. The funeral isn’t over yet.”

“I’m sorry.”

“Madam Ha, please stop. What are you doing at the deceased’s wake? He was your vassal who worked like a dog. Show some respect.”

“Respect? What respect when a dog bites its owner?”

Park Hyun-chul’s eyes turned bloodshot at Ha In-sun’s words.

However, realizing that he was the chief mourner, he calmed his anger.

“Please leave. I don’t know what you came for.”

“Reason? I came to warn you. You were running your mouth at the Hae Song Building.”

Unexpected words popped out of her mouth.

Park Hyun-chul’s face contorted.

He had fueled their greed at the Sky Lounge of the Hae Song Building,

and it had already reached Ha In-sun’s ears.

The plan was to promote the solidarity of the Sadaebu [a class of scholar-officials in dynastic Korea] to target Star Group and Lee Seok.

Thanks to that, the trial for the inheritance recovery claim was finally scheduled.

But Ha In-sun was already grasping the inside story in detail.

“It seems there was a rat. Reporting already.”

“Well, do you think there’s only one rat?”

“I don’t think there are many. We’ll find out by releasing rat poison.”

The two people’s gazes collided, sparking flames.

Dahye stepped in when Park Hyun-chul, who had told them to restrain themselves, got excited instead.

“Dad! …Stop seeing her off.”

“Ahem, I understand. …This way.”

Park Hyun-chul guided Ha In-sun out of the funeral hall.

Lee Seok and Eun-soo were still glaring at each other, emitting murderous intent.

Eun-soo’s fist trembled.

Ha In-sun never turned her head towards Eun-soo.

“Chairman Lee Seok, let’s go now. There’s no good in dealing with low-quality people there.”

“Yes, Mother.”

Ha In-sun put on her shoes and went outside.

She pressed down on the marble with her heels, trying to calm her shaking heart.

She suppressed the urge to look back with superhuman strength.

No!

You must never look back.

Outside, she took a deep breath.

The cold wind pierced her lungs.

‘Lee Hwan and Lee Seok. You two are already hell-bent on killing each other. Well, two suns cannot exist.’

A thick, sticky, blood-red scent permeated the breeze.

***

The lackluster presidential election ended, and the new year dawned.

The emergence of a new government with a completely opposite orientation.

People who had been holding their breath revealed their hidden dreams, filled with hope.

Ha In-sun became an advisor to Star Group, surpassing the chairman and seizing real power in both hands.

Cheon Seong-han took office as the president of Star Group’s defense affiliate, planning to monopolize the defense projects that would be available at the beginning of the new government.

They thought, ‘5 years, maybe 10 years?

We must hold power for 30 years.’

They had survived the harsh winter until now.

The opportunity to properly cash in was unfolding before their eyes.

They didn’t want to miss this hard-won opportunity forever.

There was much to do to ensure they would never be deprived of it again.

Everyone was moving busily.

Lee Seok, who was working in the Star Group chairman’s office, received a call from his mother.

He went to her room, which was formally prepared next door.

“Did you call for me, Mother?”

“How’s your condition today?”

“Good.”

“Are you not skipping exercise and counseling?”

“Yes, I’m managing well according to the doctor’s instructions. I think I’ve almost quit. You don’t have to worry, Mother. I’m sorry for worrying you all this time.”

At Lee Seok’s words, the brightest smile was etched on her face.

It had been a long time.

“That’s great. My son. You quit that difficult drug, and that damn old man is senile…”

“…Yes.”

Lee Seok still didn’t understand.

Even if he was hated, he was the only son.

But to hand over a drug with narcotic ingredients,

Mother said it was because of dementia. But he couldn’t believe it.

The pleasure the drug gave was beyond imagination.

Once you taste it, you can’t escape.

He was enduring it, but Lee Seok was feeling it in his body.

That if the drug was in sight, he could never refuse it.

He had no choice but to run away, but he knew.

It’s hard to run away.

“But what’s the reason you called me?”

At Lee Seok’s question, Ha In-sun looked embarrassed.

“The court date for the inheritance recovery lawsuit has been changed.”

“Yes? Again?”

“Those bastards aren’t dismissing the trial. Do they need to taste the pain of being torn limb from limb to come to their senses?”

Lee Seok flinched at Ha In-sun’s sharp voice.

He had to be a gentle lamb in front of her.

A kind, obedient, innocent, and young lamb.

Then people tend to let their guard down in front of him.

“Mother, I’m embarrassed by your sudden behavior.”

“Oh, I’m sorry. I got angry for no reason. Anyway, that’s the situation. Let’s wait a little longer. I will definitely dismiss it. Even if I have to tear them limb from limb!”

“But, Mother, do we have to dismiss it? Can’t we just do a paternity test and proceed according to the procedure?”

“That’s not right. If they come into the lawsuit so recklessly, what do we do? So, we must take this opportunity to clearly show the power of our Star Group.”

Lee Seok thought her words made sense, but there were parts he didn’t understand.

One paternity test document would easily end everything.

He tried to shake off the question, but it wasn’t easy.

A secret rumor circulating in the world came to mind, making him feel unpleasant.

That he’s not a real son.

He thought his father had told him to go through a paternity test to dispel such suspicions in the world.

It was comforting to think so.

There wasn’t a single warm word, but still, if he was his father, he would have left his son one last gift.

He was lost in thought.

“Our Chairman Lee Seok, you know that our era has finally come, right?”

“Yes, Mother. Didn’t we give up hundreds of billions for today?”

Despite the difficult group situation after acquiring Yahoo, he gave up over 50 billion won.

He didn’t regret it.

The results of the presidential election were already certain, and he already knew from experience that this 50 billion won would return as over 5 trillion won.

The Star Group TF [Task Force] team had already been formed and was preparing to legally receive profitable businesses and profitable government assets.

The plan was to squeeze them dry.

“A large-scale land development project is scheduled for the end of the year below Gangnam [a wealthy district in Seoul]. We can get about half of that land for distribution. We plan to build apartments.”

“What’s the profit?”

“At least 1 trillion won per project. Roughly calculated, we can bring in about 10 trillion won.”

“10 trillion, that’s really good to hear.”

“And defense business sales are expected to increase rapidly at Star Heavy Industries.”

“Minister Cheon Seong-han is there, right?”

“Yes, he’s limping but making good money. Hehehe.”

“What?”

She reacted sharply to her son’s joke.

She snapped in an annoyed voice.

“Watch your words. Minister Cheon Seong-han became like that while working for us.”

“Ah, I’m sorry, Mother.”

Lee Seok was taken aback by the sudden reaction.

A mere affiliate president.

It was strange that she was reacting so sensitively.

A dirty rumor came to Lee Seok’s ears once again.

That the two were having an affair.

Lee Seok thought this matter should be properly settled.

“Mother, shouldn’t we get rid of Minister Cheon now?”

“…He’s still very useful.”

“His body is uncomfortable, and…”

“And?”

“Ah, it’s nothing.”

Lee Seok changed his mind.

There’s no need to stir up trouble.

He thought it might be an important card for him.

“Get out now. I have to go to the Blue House now.”

“Have a good trip, Mother.”

After seeing Ha In-sun off, Lee Seok returned to his room and slumped down on the sofa.

He called the chief of staff.

He handed him an envelope containing hair and teeth.

“Get a paternity test done on this.”

“Yes? What is this?”

“Some woman says she gave birth to my son, but I can’t believe it.”

“I’m sorry, Chairman. I should have taken care of it. I deserve to die.”

The chief of staff bowed deeply.

“No. I’ll tell you if I need it, so don’t worry about this.”

“Ah, I understand.”

“Have the members gathered a bit?”

“Yes, we have created a force to counter Madam.”

“That’s not enough. Gather as much as possible, even if you have to give more money, call in a lot of Chinese bastards.”

“I understand.”

“We’re going to deliciously tear apart Shinwha Group for the next 5 years. How much bigger will we get then? Hehehe.”

Lee Seok’s lips stretched out long as he fell into delusion.

“Ah, what happened to Tak Hyun-mi?”

“She keeps 튕기다 [resisting; playing hard to get].”

“Keep trying. Got it?”

“Yes.”

“Get out.”

As the chief of staff left, he slumped down on the sofa.

He himself was shaken by people’s rumors.

He needs to be sure of himself.

He is the legitimate successor to the imperial family that will rule this land.

Lee Seok smiled contentedly, thinking about the superior value of the bloodline that science would prove.

***

Affiliate presidents were seated on both sides of the Shinwha Group’s conference room.

Behind the presidents, executives from each affiliate sat closely together, their shoulders hunched.

Normally, only affiliate presidents participate in the meeting, but today, vice president-level executives were specially instructed to attend.

It is the day to declare the vision for the next 5 years.

Shinwha Group has grown at an incredible rate over the past few years.

Those gathered in the conference room dreamed of becoming the global number one, surpassing the number one domestic company over the next 5 years.

But.

“We have grown at a terrifying rate so far. We plan to strengthen our internal stability for the next 5 years. Please refrain from new projects as much as possible.”

Jeong-hoon’s words completely deviated from their expectations.

Strengthening internal stability means reducing business.

“Stop ongoing early projects and complete businesses that can be finished as soon as possible. In particular, you must review tax and accounting-related matters several times to ensure there are no problems. Do you understand?”

“Yes.”

The atmosphere in the conference room drooped.

They were full of disappointment at the president’s unexpected remarks.

Jeong-hoon finished the meeting after urging several things to be especially careful about in the future.

He returned to the president’s office and discussed future strategies with a small number of people.

“We have perfectly organized accounting-related matters to the point where there are no problems. And top-secret data is absolutely inaccessible. I swear on my name.”

Jeong-hoon nodded at Cha Young-mi’s words.

There’s no need to swear.

“How are the orders this year?”

“Hmm, it’s 0.”

“The atmosphere is that government-led construction projects are excluding Shinwha Group with various excuses.”

“Exclusion…”

It’s an already expected situation.

In preparation for this situation, overseas business has been greatly expanded.

But it was bitter.

“The proportion of overseas business for the entire group is over 70 percent. There is no problem even if domestic business is excluded. Rather, everyone likes the atmosphere because they are not taking away capabilities from low-profit government-led businesses.”

“Hmm, that’s good. Ah, if they exclude us, collect all the electronic government systems we have built so far, the program licenses and patents that went into it. Or tell them to buy what we have been releasing at low prices at the right price, or even several times higher.”

“All of them?”

Cha Young-mi’s eyes shook.

Computer programs, server maintenance programs, and various programs are being used by the government.

It was a situation where administration could be paralyzed.

“Chief, can we cut off the license right away?”

“Yes, but… administration may be paralyzed. If we do it wrong, we may have to wage war with the government.”

“It doesn’t matter. It’s not bad to have a war once.”

“I understand. We have made it possible to remotely control it from the beginning of development. Even now, if you just give the order, the program can be stopped immediately.”

A smile spread across Jeong-hoon’s lips.

It was finally time for the electronic government project, which had been won at a low price, to bear fruit.

“What is the total cost we used?”

“Considering the electronic government configuration, server operation, and security, it exceeds 5 trillion won [approximately $3.7 billion USD]. Hundreds of billions of operating costs are incurred every year. We have allowed them to use it for less than 10 billion won so far, but they don’t even know how grateful they are, tsk tsk. Then we have to make them know how grateful they are.”

“Are we going to war?”

Cha Young-mi’s voice was already excited.

Anyway, she likes fighting the most.

The intercom on the desk rang.

“Chairman, National Tax Service employees are coming. What should we do?”

It was a calm voice.

“Proceed as planned.”

He answered in a calm voice.

If they come, we should welcome them.

Jeong-hoon drew a faint smile, imagining the foolish fish trying to bite the bait.

The Genius Grandson of the Cash King Becomes a Chaebol.