The Genius Grandson Of The Cash King Becomes A Tycoon [EN]: Chapter 23

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“Grandma, I need to go to the hospital.”

Jeong-hoon stood up.

However, he staggered from the high fever and collapsed.

Hyeon Jeong-ok touched his forehead.

‘To have endured until now with a body like this. His will is remarkable. He grew up well, not weak.’

“No. Your fever is too high right now. I think you need to rest first.”

“But…”

“There’s nothing you can do if you go now. Man-ho, find a place for him to rest.”

“Yes, Elder.”

Eun-soo, who was looking at Jeong-hoon, opened his mouth with a worried expression.

“Yes, rest for now.”

Eun-soo greeted the grandmother.

“Hello. I’m Jeong-hoon’s friend.”

“Nice to meet you.”

“Grandma, he is my one and only friend. We are in the same orphanage.”

“Really? Come and sit here.”

Hyeon Jeong-ok looked at Eun-soo.

He had a face like a gigolo, different from Jeong-hoon.

It was amazing that they were best friends, like oil and water that wouldn’t mix.

“Grandma, actually, I’m not just Jeong-hoon’s friend, but a soulmate. Hehet.”

“Hahaha, a soulmate? You should have a friend like that. But Eun-soo, how can you be so handsome… like a gigolo?”

“Hehet, I am a bit.”

Jeong-hoon was dumbfounded to see Eun-soo flattering his grandmother even in this unfamiliar situation.

‘Ugh, that guy must have been a dog in his past life. How can he wag his tail so well?’

“Elder, it’s ready.”

Man-ho, who had gone outside, came in.

“Let’s go then.”

Eun-soo supported Jeong-hoon and took him to the car prepared in the playground.

He got into a Rolls Royce that he couldn’t see in Jungbu Market.

Jeong-hoon, who had been enduring with a strong will, fell asleep as soon as the car started.

***

“Mom, are you okay?”

Cheol-joong held his mother’s hand tightly as she guarded the front of the intensive care unit.

“Son, you came? You have to prepare for the essay test… what should I do?”

“Is that the problem now? And don’t worry about the test. I’ll pass even if I just play around.”

Cheol-joong was worried about the test.

But he wanted to reassure his mother, so he bluffed.

“How is… Dad?”

“They need to transfer him to Seoul, but it’s too dangerous. They’ve done all the emergency treatments they can do here. He can only be moved when his condition improves… We have to hope for a miracle.”

“Dad is a strong person, so he will wake up. Don’t worry, Mom.”

“Yes, he has to wake up. He has to see our Cheol-joong get married.”

“Yes.”

Cheol-joong held his mother’s hand tightly.

“Mom, get some sleep. You haven’t slept a wink since last night. You can’t get sick too, Mom.”

“It’s okay, I’m okay now.”

Yeon-joo knew better than anyone that she shouldn’t waver.

She was comforted by having a reliable son, but she had to keep her balance.

So, she acted strong and pretended to be okay.

But with her husband in critical condition, she felt helpless and overwhelmed.

“Cheol-joong hyung [older brother], Auntie.”

Jeong-hoon called out to them as they sat in front of the intensive care unit.

“Oh? Jeong-hoon, you came?”

He felt sorry for his haggard-looking brother and aunt.

“Hyung, are you okay? How is Uncle?”

Cheol-joong smiled wryly at Eun-soo’s question.

“He will wake up.”

Jeong-hoon sensed that his condition had not improved when he heard those words.

“Jeong-hoon, I heard you met your grandmother. Congratulations. You found your family. It’s a good day… You didn’t have to come.”

Cheol-joong congratulated him after hearing the news from Eun-soo.

“No, hyung, what are you saying? First… let’s wait and see.”

Before coming to Cheol-joong, Jeong-hoon had asked his grandmother in advance.

He wanted to help him; he had to help him in some way.

Grandma instructed Uncle Man-ho, and he made a phone call somewhere.

When Grandma and he arrived at the hospital, the hospital director was at the entrance.

“Jeong-hoon.”

Grandma walked over from afar.

Next to her, the hospital director was walking with the chief physician and several doctors.

“Grandma, how did it go?”

“Well…”

“We need to transfer him to Seoul, but the patient’s condition is too poor, so we are worried. If we are not careful…”

The hospital director trailed off.

“Please tell me in more detail.”

Jeong-hoon asked, and the chief physician, who was standing next to the hospital director, opened his mouth.

“We have only taken emergency measures that we can do now. We need to transfer him to a large hospital in Seoul and perform surgery… But his condition is not good enough for the transfer to be safe. The ambulance condition is not good, and things like vehicle vibrations can worsen it to the point of no return.”

“Is there no way, doctor?”

Eun-soo, who was listening next to him, asked.

“Waiting is the best we can do for now.”

It was a difficult situation.

If he could just go to Seoul and have surgery, he could have hope.

Of course, that hope is also a low probability, but it is much higher than now.

Right now,

If we wait, he will die 100% in a few days.

However, if we transfer him by ambulance, he will die on the way.

A situation where something could burst even with the slightest bump.

It was the worst situation.

A patient so serious that it was hard to meet during his medical career.

He wanted to save him, but he was sorry because there was no way.

Jeong-hoon thought and thought to find a way.

A thought suddenly came to his mind.

“Doctor, is it because of the ambulance vibration?”

“Yes, that’s the biggest problem.”

“Then can’t we move him in a car without vibration?”

“Can there be such a car?”

The chief physician retorted as if Jeong-hoon’s idea was absurd.

“No, there is. Definitely.”

There was an article Jeong-hoon had seen in his previous life.

A special truck used to transport expensive works of art, a vibration-free truck.

A large truck with almost no vibration, although not completely vibration-free, came to Korea in 1998.

Then there must be several in Korea.

Jeong-hoon thought.

It seemed like he could put the ambulance in that truck and move it.

Or, he decided that he could move his uncle to that car with medical equipment.

“There is a vibration-free truck in Korea.”

Jeong-hoon said his thoughts with sparkling eyes.

The hospital director and the chief physician were also surprised.

They had never thought that there was such a car, and they had never come up with such an idea.

The chief physician listened to Jeong-hoon’s thoughts and thought for a while.

Then he said with a twinkle in his eyes.

“I don’t know if there is such a car, but it seems possible.”

Jeong-hoon looked at Uncle Man-ho.

“Uncle, that car is at Daehan Logistics.”

“How does Young Master know that?”

Kim Man-ho’s questioning expression.

“I saw an article.”

Jeong-hoon made an excuse that he had seen an article because it was difficult to explain.

“I understand. I’ll check it out.”

After a while, Man-ho returned.

“It really exists. And miraculously, they transported it to the Jungbu Art Museum today. The driver is coming here now. He is scheduled to arrive within an hour.”

“Yes? Such a miraculous thing. Then, we will also prepare.”

“The cost…”

The hospital director was about to speak cautiously.

“Don’t worry about it.”

Hyeon Jeong-ok cut him off and said briefly.

And then, looking at his grandson, he smiled contentedly.

His grandson had saved his friend’s father’s life.

“Then, I’ll leave it in your hands, Doctor.”

Jeong-hoon politely addressed the hospital director.

“We will do our best.”

“Then, we’ll prepare the hospital in Seoul,” Man-ho suggested. The hospital director and the chief physician nodded, expressing their gratitude.

“Thank you.”

“Jeong-hoon, thank you so much,” Han Yeon-ju said, tears of emotion welling up as she thanked Jeong-hoon.

“It’s nothing, Auntie. It’s nothing compared to what I’ve received.”

Cheol-joong hugged Jeong-hoon tightly.

“Thank you, you rascal. This master is truly blessed to have such a good disciple….”

Warmth began to return to their gaunt faces.

“No, hyung [older brother/male friend]….”

‘Hyung saved my life in the past, even though you were annoying….’ Jeong-hoon silently expressed his gratitude to Cheol-joong in his heart.

Jeong-hoon was happy to finally repay him, unlike before, when he felt he hadn’t done enough compared to what he had received.

Jeong-hoon also decided not to tell Cheol-joong the full truth about the incident.

It’s better not to burden him with a truth he couldn’t handle.

Instead, he thought he should tell his grandmother.

Leaving them busy preparing for the transfer, he went to the lounge where his grandmother was.

“Grandmother, actually yesterday… that person did that.”

His grandmother’s eyes widened as she listened to Jeong-hoon’s words.

“What? But even so… you’re trying to save that person?”

Hyeon Jeong-ok was once again surprised by Jeong-hoon’s immense generosity in trying to save the person who had tried to harm her.

And she couldn’t shake off the ominous feeling stemming from this twisted relationship.

“He’s Cheol-joong’s senior’s father… I think he was used. He apologized to me at the end as he collapsed.”

“Hmm… Yes, they will probably come. Because they don’t like leaving traces.”

“I think so too.”

“So, I’m going to disguise it as a vibration-free truck for transportation.”

“Hahaha, our little one thought of that too?”

Jeong-hoon, of course, had considered that possibility.

He guessed that they would try to eliminate him if the uncle was alive.

Whether the plan had failed or succeeded, they had to eliminate the evidence as much as possible.

If there was a scent, it had to be eliminated even more thoroughly.

But Jeong-hoon thought it was better not to reveal all of his abilities.

“No, that’s not it. It was a coincidence.”

Hyeon Jeong-ok was once again impressed by Jeong-hoon’s quick thinking.

She looked at him with loving eyes, seeing how well he had grown up.

Less than an hour later, an ambulance arrived.

They carefully moved the uncle.

The device to keep him alive was also with him.

A doctor and nurse were accompanying him to protect him.

The ambulance left the hospital.

Soon after, it disappeared into the vibration-free truck prepared by Man-ho.

A car that no one would suspect was transporting an emergency patient,

Kang Do-hyun’s body, more delicate and sensitive than art,

The large truck carrying it headed to Seoul.

***

Park Hyeon-cheol, who was anxiously waiting for the results, couldn’t stand it any longer and picked up the phone.

“What’s going on? Is it still not done?”

He asked in a rough voice.

“I’m sorry. I just received intelligence that Kang Do-hyun is being transferred to Seoul. We will eliminate him during the transfer.”

“Do as you please. But if you fail this time too… you’re the one who’s going to die. Do you understand?”

At the end, a roar that seemed to burst his eardrums was heard on the phone.

If he had been in front of him, he would have had a few teeth broken.

Park Seok-ho was relieved that he could avoid being beaten.

“…Yes, I will definitely complete it.”

After hanging up the phone, a large special vehicle was entering the highway tollgate in front of his car.

Waiting for the ambulance, he thought back to last night.

His mission was to eliminate Kang Do-hyun, who had eliminated Yoon Jeong-hoon.

It was a very simple task of running over Kang Do-hyun, who was waiting at a traffic light, with a 25-ton dump truck.

And if Kang Do-hyun failed, he was going to eliminate Yoon Jeong-hoon himself.

He saw Kang Do-hyun fail.

And he definitely thought he had succeeded.

When he saw him collapsing in front of him, he thought it was an unavoidable distance.

It wasn’t.

Park Seok-ho saw Yoon Jeong-hoon’s unbelievable physical reaction.

He was so surprised that he couldn’t come to his senses.

In such a daze, he pushed Kang Do-hyun’s car.

He couldn’t speed up enough because he was out of his mind.

He couldn’t end his life in one go.

He made a series of fatal mistakes.

On a day when things don’t work out, everything goes wrong.

He waited for the ambulance that left the hospital at the highway entrance.

It was a place he chose because he thought following from the hospital might raise suspicion.

He already knew the vehicle number, so he could never miss it.

He was sure that this was the shortest route to Seoul, so he would definitely come here.

But he didn’t see it even after waiting for several hours.

‘Damn it, why isn’t it coming?’

He had to wait endlessly for an ambulance that wouldn’t come until dawn.

***

Kang Do-hyun was safely transferred to Seoul.

He arrived at the hospital contacted by Kim Man-ho and started emergency surgery.

Thanks to the best team, the surgery was successful.

There were crises in the middle, but he survived anyway.

Jeong-hoon spent the day sleeping and recovering.

And he went to the orphanage with Hyeon Jeong-ok to pick up his personal belongings.

He was worried about the remaining children, but his grandmother told him not to worry.

She promised to take over the orphanage and support them so that they could live without any shortages.

Of course, the director was replaced as soon as the acquisition contract was finalized.

Hyeon Jeong-ok rented the best hotel suite in the city.

Hyeon Jeong-ok, Jeong-hoon, and Eun-soo lived there.

Jeong-hoon was unfamiliar and awkward with hotel life.

But Eun-soo adapted well as if it were his own home.

And Eun-soo was really good to his grandmother.

Eun-soo was like his grandmother’s grandson, not Jeong-hoon.

He followed his grandmother around like a cute puppy, making her happy.

“Jeong-hoon, please bear with it a little longer. The interior construction is in progress, so we’ll be able to move in next week.”

“Yes? Where to?”

“I bought a house near the school. I have to go to school now, so I got a place nearby.”

Jeong-hoon, who didn’t understand Hyeon Jeong-ok’s words, asked.

“Why are you going to school, Grandma?”

“I just took it over this time. There have been all sorts of dirty things going on. When I think about what that bastard did, I just wanted to kick him out… but then there will definitely be problems later. So, I took it over at a reasonably cheap price. Man-ho is cleaning up now, so it will be clean soon.”

“Thank you.”

Jeong-hoon was so grateful to his grandmother.

But he soon realized.

His head started to throb at the thought that his grandmother might be by his side all day long.

“Then, shall we leave now?”

“Yes, Grandma.”

Eun-soo, who was excited to go on a picnic, shouted.

“But do we really have to go that far?”

“Let’s go far if possible. That would be nice.”

“Okay, let’s do that.”

Grandmother, Eun-soo, and Jeong-hoon went to Gongju, Chungcheongnam-do, which is penetrated by the Geum River.

A place that will become the new administrative capital of Korea a few years later and be renamed Sejong City.

The land price was still very cheap there.

Jeong-hoon felt good throughout the car ride.

He couldn’t help but feel good at the thought of buying land at a bargain price.

Genius Grandson of the Cash King, Becomes a Tycoon.