The Genius Grandson Of The Cash King Becomes A Tycoon [EN]: Chapter 196

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Stepping out of the car, Ha In-seon felt eyes on her.

In the past, she would have glared back, but not anymore.

He was a descendant of Cheonbon [the royal guard of Emperor Gojong].

A successor of Cheonbon, massacred by Kim Ae-wol.

Long ago, Kim Ae-wol slaughtered them, hidden deep in the mountains.

Park Chang-soo was one of the few survivors.

He was a descendant of Park Dae-yong, the captain of the royal guard.

A mortal enemy.

“What are you doing here?”

“I have something to finish. You should go back.”

“What are you talking about? This isn’t your place! You need to end their lives with your own hands!”

Ha In-seon noticed the limp bag in his hand.

She looked up at his face.

It was stiff, as if he was nervous.

‘That man must live. He’s the one who will protect Eun-soo and Jeong-hoon.’

“I planned everything from the moment I prepared the banquet at this ryokan [traditional Japanese inn]. The Hyeonyangsa bastards inside will never leave alive.”

“What does that mean?”

“It’s rigged with explosives. Enough to turn everything to dust.”

“You’re going to detonate it? What about you then?”

“Me? Didn’t you want to kill me?”

“That’s, but… This is my duty. Annihilating Hyeonyangsa was the mission my ancestors gave me, the purpose of my life.”

“Then find a new purpose. I’ll take care of Hyeonyangsa. You only have one life; you should cherish it.”

Ha In-seon gave him a faint smile.

He shook his head at her expression.

She lowered her head and pointed a gun at the back of his head while he was off guard.

His eyes widened.

‘Looking closely, his eyes look familiar.’

A faint smile appeared.

‘To notice a man’s eyes at a time like this.’

“Get in the car, or a bullet will be lodged in your head.”

“No!”

Ha In-seon pushed him and forced him towards the car.

She was about to shove him into the car when…

“Hyung-nim!” [term of respect for an older brother or male friend]

Burly men rushed over.

They were members of Hwashin Distribution.

And behind them walked two men exuding overwhelming presence: Yoon Jeong-hoon and Shin Byung-gyu, the chairman of Inagawa-kai [a major Yakuza syndicate] who conquered Japan.

***

‘I should be in Korea.’

Jeong-hoon was surprised to see Ha In-seon.

She, who had prepared the banquet, was supposed to return to Korea.

Why was she still here?

“She says she planted a bomb and that only she can detonate it.”

Jeong-hoon glared at her.

“What about Eun-soo?”

“…I bring misfortune if I get close. I’m better off not being in that child’s life.”

“Go back. She’s waiting for you.”

“No, now is the time to blow them all away without a trace. It’s the only chance I have to atone.”

“Yoon Hyun-joo, stop thinking about atoning with your death.”

Her eyes widened as if they would tear when he said her real name.

“How did you know my real name? Who are you?”

“I think you underestimated the intelligence of the Shinhwa Group too much. Do you also know that your parents were members of Cheonbon?”

Ha In-seon, no, Yoon Hyun-joo, didn’t answer.

She trembled all over and bit her lip.

“Yes, that’s why even more… I have to fix it. I’m a woman who betrayed her family and relatives. How can I live?”

“Betrayal?”

“We were living hidden deep in the mountains. I was the one who told them about Cheonbon’s hideout. I was a stupid and foolish girl who fell for a piece of candy and revealed the base.”

Deep regret was etched on her face.

She was remembering that day.

No.

It was different from Kim Ae-wol’s records.

“No. They already knew the hideout exactly. Your memories were manipulated by Kim Ae-wol.”

A child’s memories can be easily manipulated through coercion and threats.

It was something Kim Ae-wol was capable of.

“According to Elder Lee Heon, he was the one who saved you from the massacre. You were running away, terrified and hiding.”

“What? No way. Absolutely not. Lee Heon saved me? No way. He gave me candy and asked me for the location, and I foolishly told him the hideout.”

She, who had been trembling like an aspen, collapsed to the floor.

“No.”

Park Chang-soo answered.

“The Cheonbon hideout was already exposed. It was my little uncle, Park Ki-chun, who sold it to the enemies.”

Park Chang-soo looked at her pitifully as she sat blankly on the floor.

“You’ve been living in hell because of a false sense of guilt.”

She seemed to be in great shock after facing the truth.

Her shoulders shook.

“No, I can never believe it. That person saved me, but I… I sent that person away with my own hands, hohoho.”

She looked at the floor and laughed, shaking her whole body like a crazy person.

Thick drops of water fell from her face as she looked at the floor.

“Hmm, let’s save the love stories for later; now let’s all leave.”

Shin Byung-gyu, who had been watching, opened his mouth.

“Elder.”

Jeong-hoon looked at him.

A benevolent face, an expression that had already transcended the fear of death.

“Chairman, thank you for everything so far.”

Shin Byung-gyu’s men bowed 90 degrees to him.

“Yes, thanks to you guys, I’ve come this far. Thank you all for following such a lousy boss. Now, go back.”

They hesitated at Shin Byung-gyu’s words.

“You bastards, hurry up.”

He shouted in an angry voice.

As the hesitating men disappeared, he looked at Jeong-hoon and Park Chang-soo and said.

“Chairman Yoon, as you know, I have stage 4 lung cancer. It’s already beyond help. Thank you so much for giving me such a great honor.”

“No, Chairman.”

“What greater honor could there be for me, who only knows how to use my fists, than the opportunity to destroy Hyeonyangsa?”

“…”

Jeong-hoon couldn’t open his mouth.

Because of his plan to destroy the enemies with his death.

“Thank you; thanks to you, I conquered Japan. You have enhanced the honor of Koreans who have been oppressed all this time.”

“It’s all thanks to you, Elder. I didn’t do anything.”

“Hahaha, it would have been impossible without you and the Shinhwa Group’s power. Thanks to you, I straightened my chest for the first time while living in Japan. Thank you.”

He held Jeong-hoon’s hands and gave him a benevolent smile.

Jeong-hoon could see inside his suit.

He saw the bomb wrapped around his body.

Tears welled up, but he held them back until the end.

“Thank you, Elder.”

“What thanks, and Chang-soo.”

He said, looking at Park Chang-soo.

“Give me a cigarette.”

He handed him a cigarette.

He took a deep breath and exhaled it for a long time.

“Hoo, that’s good. No matter how good it is, Chang-soo, you quit smoking too. Got it?”

“Yes, Elder.”

Park Chang-soo also bowed deeply to him.

“Now, let’s get going. I can’t do my job until you guys leave. I have to show those guys Osaka One Punch, Shin Byung-gyu’s hot taste. Let’s go. Hurry.”

At his urging, Jeong-hoon, Park Chang-soo, and Ha In-seon got into the car.

The car started driving along the mountain road, leaving behind the giant standing tall in front of the ryokan’s door.

The car carrying Jeong-hoon’s party entered Haneda Airport.

A golden private jet in the airplane hangar was waiting for them.

A man with short hair approached.

A stern face, with tears welling up in his eyes.

“You, you succeeded.”

Jeong-hoon stopped at his words.

He asked him.

“Which direction?”

“That way.”

The man raised his hand and pointed in the direction where he had turned to ashes in flames.

Jeong-hoon turned and stared at the place.

He slowly bowed.

‘Thank you. I will not forget.’

Tears did not flow.

Jeong-hoon clenched his fists to hold back his sorrow.

It’s not over yet.

With an indifferent face and the same pace as usual, he entered the plane.

***

The President’s secret safe house in Samcheong-dong.

“Your Excellency, all those on the list sent by Chairman Yoon have been arrested or killed.”

“Casualties?”

“Minor. 5 of our soldiers died. About half of them resisted fiercely and were killed on the spot.”

“Chief of Staff Kwak Dong-shik is doing a pretty good job. I should appoint him as the next Minister of National Defense.”

President Park Myung-deuk nodded and said.

“But only some—that’s a shame. I should have put bullets in all of their heads.”

He raised the corners of his lips in a chilling smile.

He killed two birds with one stone.

He cleanly purged the Hanahoe [a secret military society], which secretly existed in the military.

It was an operation that he could not have dared to do without the list from Chairman Yoon Jeong-hoon, who was the Elephant.

In fact, Park Myung-deuk received a hint from President Gu Han-soo when they met alone before his inauguration.

‘General Cheon Seong-han has a tight grip on the military. If you don’t remove his forces, a major crisis will occur.’

He dismissed Gu Han-soo’s words, but it turned out to be real.

Indeed, yesterday, a maritime patrol ship departed from Japan, and a naval ship secretly departed.

If he hadn’t seized that ship, he would have been helplessly caught up in their scheme.

Who goes first is not important.

Once it starts, it cannot be stopped between Korea and Japan.

It almost had to be taken to the end.

However, an explosion occurred at a top-class ryokan in Japan, killing about 20 people.

The list of victims is still coming out, but the information coming in through the National Intelligence Service and the Defense Security Command was hard to believe.

The Emperor and Prime Minister, several ministers, and the heads of the judiciary and political parties were killed….

Information that he could neither believe nor disbelieve.

“Your Excellency, we have arrived.”

“Really?”

He became nervous as he sat down.

He felt his weight again.

He stopped the war and expelled the Hanahoe.

And if the National Intelligence Service report was true, he was also the one who annihilated Hyeonyangsa, where the leading figures of Japan’s political, business, and military circles gathered.

The chief of staff’s words kept running through his head.

‘You must eliminate him.’

Hmm, he shook his head to shake off unnecessary thoughts.

There was no need to endanger his own position with futile actions.

He heard footsteps walking down the hallway.

Park Myung-deuk stood up as the door opened.

He shook hands and expressed his gratitude.

“Chairman Yoon, I don’t know how to thank you.”

“No. I just told you about the impure forces within the military.”

“Still, if it hadn’t been for Chairman Yoon, we would have been in big trouble.”

“It’s nothing.”

They sat down and got to the point.

Yoon Jeong-hoon placed an envelope on the table.

“This is a list to fill the vacancies.”

“What do you mean?”

“Let’s read it first.”

The document contained a list of people to fill the positions that had been purged this time.

His brows furrowed and anger surged.

Was he also the same kind of guy after all?

Park Myung-deuk glared at him.

But he still had only a relaxed smile on his face.

“Get a grip, President.”

‘What? This impudent bastard.’

“Don’t even think about filling those positions with your people and trying to stay in power for a long time.”

How did he know?

He knew his intentions exactly.

“That’s not it, but it’s unpleasant. What do you take me for to dare to do this?”

“Hmm, I don’t care. I don’t care if you send 90% of the political funds I gave you to a secret Swiss account or fill your own pockets while in the presidential seat, but you have to step down after 5 years.”

-Thump

Park Myung-deuk slammed the table and shouted.

“How dare you insult me like this? Can you handle it? Are you taking the President of the Republic of Korea too lightly because you are drunk on your own power?”

Park Myung-deuk thought he should properly imprint his power on him.

“Chief of Staff, come in.”

There was no answer.

“Chief of Staff!”

He shouted again, but there was no answer.

“He won’t come.”

“What did you do?”

“It’s a warning. Don’t unnecessarily try to get rid of me, and don’t ever be swayed by the whispers of the people around you.”

Park Myung-deuk looked up at him.

He felt his heart shrink at the cold smile.

You die if you mess with this man.

“Oh, I think there was a misunderstanding. There will never be anything like that that you’re thinking of. I promise you.”

“Thank you.”

“We haven’t caught Cheon Seong-han yet.”

“I’m catching him. I’ll send him back soon. I don’t know if I’ll send him back alive or dead.”

“Really? Well, do as you please.”

Park Myung-deuk let him do as he pleased.

With his power, he could do it.

“Then I’ll get up first.”

“Okay, it was fun today.”

Park Myung-deuk almost bowed to him as he got up and disappeared.

‘Damn it.’

He was angry and ashamed, but he endured it.

He also knew it well.

That Yoon Jeong-hoon could take him down right away if he wanted to.

His words that he wouldn’t make an issue of it as long as he did it moderately.

“Hoo, well, let’s just eat moderately.”

A smile bloomed on his face as he thought about his growing bank balance.

***

Jeong-hoon, who had a private meeting with the President and warned him.

He came outside and made a phone call.

“Everything is ready. Let’s meet at our warehouse in Incheon, Chief of Staff.”

“Thank you. I’ll leave right away.”

It was a trembling voice.

Cha Young-mi, the Chief of Staff’s voice, was tearful.

The Genius Grandson of the Cash King Becomes a Tycoon.