[243] 五日葬 1
He may be surprised to hear about the background investigation of his grandmother, but managing director Byung-Jun Woo is unchanging.
“It is not easy.”
It was the first time since he worked for me that he showed a negative reaction out of the blue.
Is it that hard? Or is it a burden because she is a grandmother?
“Is it difficult? Are you a target?”
“I think of the object and do not move. It is difficult to identify the art trade.”
I thought Woo Byung-jun was also a human being, and in the midst of this, I smiled slightly.
“It’s not tough.”
My expression hardened even more, probably misunderstanding my smile.
“It’s impossible to get an accurate picture of the high-priced art trade simply by finding data. There are a lot of clandestine transactions, and there are a lot of transactions that only give and take cash.”
“Do you mean that we should investigate people?”
“yes. I am saying that it is difficult because you have to understand the details of the transaction through the mouths of people who have been involved in the transaction.”
“Money and violence are the surest way to open your mouth.”
Woo Byung-jun looks a little surprised. I wouldn’t have known the answer would come out of my mouth.
I was in the exact opposite case.
It was my job to silence people with money and violence.
A pregnant woman, an assaulted man, a car accident, a hit-and-run drug, etc.
He put a lock on the mouth of the person concerned and put the money in the mouth of the investigator in charge. I sent an expensive gift to the house of the reporter who noticed and turned off the loudspeaker.
Opening the mouth and closing it are the same thing.
“You know that. you’re right.”
“Didn’t you say you don’t use violence?”
“yes. Instead, they hire humans who use violence. You should also use someone who can easily cut off his tail.”
“That, too, is possible with money…. When you say it’s difficult, you mean it’s difficult to find someone who is good at using violence appropriately and can easily cut his tail.”
“Because the head has to turn well. If you’re a brainy guy, you’re bound to get the wrong answers to the wrong questions. And there are a lot of kids out there who are working hard. They will go back and forth with each other, and even calm down when a conflict occurs…”
There are a lot of people who are strangely familiar.
Isn’t Woo Byeong-jun the type of person who would end up with a short answer, ‘Okay, but it will take some time’, even if it’s difficult?
if?
“You already know something. Is that correct?”
It was also interesting to see Woo Byung-jun, who did not show his emotions, panic. This person often blinks his eyes when he is embarrassed.
“I forgot for a moment that you are a quick-witted person.”
I didn’t want to embarrass him even more.
“I won’t ask for details, but you have to do it even if it’s hard. It is absolutely necessary.”
Wu’s blinking eyes stopped.
“yes. We will proceed immediately.”
“We will fully support the necessary funds. For now, I will leave 1 billion in my officetel by the end of today. Take it.”
“All right. Manager.”
After Woo left, I also set off for my grandfather’s house where the funeral was set up.
* * *
When Chairman Jin’s three sons entered the now-unattended study, they frowned at the same time.
It was because their mother was sitting there in silence before the father’s body odor had gone.
I wanted to say something, but since it’s not a rule to make a loud noise in a mourning house, everyone gathered their hearts.
“When did you come in without contact?”
“It’s been about a week.”
“Please answer the phone…”
When Jin-Sanggi said dissatisfiedly, she covered her son’s mouth.
“Stop talking about the past… what the hell have you been doing?”
Her gaze was fixed on the eldest son.
“What are you talking about?”
Jin Young-gi frowned, as if his mother’s reprimands were annoyed.
“Why is that bratty bastard still hanging out at the company?”
Everyone knows that the wild man is Jin Do-jun.
“Was it that hard to get one of the guys out of the group?
“mother. We’ll take care of the group work. There is no need to worry and lose your energy.”
For an elderly woman in her 80s, she is a mother full of energy, but her children, who are approaching their 60th birthday, cannot appreciate their mother’s interference and nagging.
“It’s like pathetic greetings…!”
Reading the dissatisfaction and annoyance on the children’s faces, Mrs. Lee Pil-ok raised her eyebrows.
“He’s nibbling away at your father’s purebred sheep. What do you mean by taking care of yourself?”
“mother. We have already taken measures and will push forward as soon as the father’s funeral is over. Then Dojunie can’t even set foot in the group. So leave it to us.”
Vibrator wanted to get out of this place as quickly as possible, even for a second. Outside, he was busy setting up a mortuary, but his mother, who didn’t pay any attention to his father’s funeral, was just displeased.
“older brother. what else does that mean? What is the solution?”
The quiet Jin-sang opened his eyes and shouted.
He said it was a boil from scratching….
Because of his mother, he said useless things and even the third, who didn’t know anything, came forward.
“You will find out soon. I have no intention of bullying you, and I have no reason to. My father took you out of the group, but we are different. Anyway… I’ll tell you the details after a big deal, so bear with me.”
When Jin Yeong-gi spoke to the third person as if admonishing him, Mrs. Lee Pil-ok couldn’t hold back her anger and slammed the desk.
“These pathetic bastards! Since they are so indistinguishable from heaven and earth, that old man, that young Do-joon, lived with him!”
“mother. Calm down and keep your voice down. All the lower ones outside hear it.”
The eldest son tried to comfort him, but to no avail.
“Remember you! say it. Your father gave you all of his personal possessions? how much is that Is it over a trillion won? What about real estate? Did you get dozens of buildings and millions of pyeong of land?”
The two older brothers urged when they saw the truth, unable to properly answer their mother’s sudden question and averting their eyes.
“what? why are you like this?”
“say it. How much is it? Could it be… is it a tin can?”
Lee Pil-ok clicked his tongue when he saw his sons in this state.
“Don’t you know how much that man lying outside loves money? I raked in money by any means and methods. Did you really think that the stocks you guys received were everything? Fools.”
“So you mean you gave all of your personal property to Do-jun?”
Jin-sang barely opened his mouth.
“then? who would have taken it? two brothers? Or am I? Who is Seoyoon? Do you have to eat it to find out whether it’s poop or miso?”
Mrs. Lee Pil-ok only looked at the sons who were staring at each other in surprise.
“A lowly age who lived in the world with makeup on his face without even knowing the basics is the son of a bewitched son of my precious youngest child. But, of course, he inherited your father’s temper. Sneaky, greedy, venomous…”
Lee Pil-ok pointed out with his finger.
“That’s why the human lying there took him, whether it was gold or jade. Because he is the same as you.”
The three sons did not say anything at the mother’s stinging rebuke, and only bowed their heads.
“The old man took my son, and now the poor man with the blood of the old man is going to take it to our Sunyang Group… Are you guys sitting down and fighting to become the chairman? Are you crazy!”
Lee Pil-ok pounded his chest to see if his anger was not resolved.
“You don’t have to say anything. After the funeral, you sit in the chairman’s seat. Don’t mumble your motive, follow your older brother. If it’s the share of the two of you, isn’t there any problem? Then Do-joon takes control of the financial affiliate he occupied. From the CEO to the executives, if you sit down with your people, it will be over. You guys missed this easy thing because you were trying to keep each other in check!”
Jin Young-gi suddenly liked his mother and was grateful. I never thought I would have such a strong ally!
However, Vibrator’s expression hardened even more.
The temporary presidency will not be relinquished for long. Now that I have my mother on my back.
“Why no answer?”
Vibrator said to her mother.
“We have agreed to have my older brother sit in the chairman’s seat until the new stake adjustment is completed. It’s already over. mother.”
“okay? You did well.”
“Anyway, my brother and I will take care of the group work. Stop paying attention and put on a sad face even during the funeral. There are many eyes to see.”
The vibrator gave a short sigh and tried to get up. But his mother’s words caught him.
“I have some stake. And there’s quite a bit of money raised here and there. Seeing what you guys do, I plan to give it to someone I like. If you take all of that, your brother won’t be able to treat you carelessly.”
share?
“Oh mother…”
When Jin Yeong-ki stuttered in embarrassment, Pil-ok Lee covered his children’s mouths.
“Did you think I was broke after living with your father for over eighty? I saw all of them how they siphoned off the money and hid the stakes they secured.”
“How much is your stake?”
When Jin Young-gi urgently asked, Lee Pil-ok only smiled.
“Isn’t it a world where parents are treated only when they have property? Now you guys will listen to this Emmy.”
Mrs. Lee Pil-ok stood up from her seat as Chairman Jin.
“Even if I don’t have a lot of stake, if I combine my stake and money, it will be a weight that can move the scales. Wipe off the traces of the base things buried all over the house. Then I’ll give you all I have I hope you understand.”
Pil-ok Lee went out of the study, pretending not to see the earnest eyes of his sons.
* * *
There was no one at the funeral home except for a few workers arranging the wreaths. I just saw my father running to the guesthouse. Where are the rest of the residents?
I put on a new incense and quietly withdrew and just looked at the empty mortuary.
On the day my grandmother sees me guarding the mortuary alone, this place that should be reverent becomes noisy again. I decided that I would try not to bump into them until the funeral was over.
However, the study door opened and the grandmother came out. She doesn’t even pay attention to the mortuary and goes straight up to this floor.
why?
Why did Grandma go into Grandpa’s study?
The place has already been cleaned.
Most of the data was burned, and necessary documents were transferred to each affiliate. All that remains are the books decorating the bookshelves and the plaques and trophies that my grandfather received.
He is not someone who will reminisce while looking at the library.
As we approached the study just in case, the voices of the three uncles leaked out.
His voice was so low that it was hard to hear what he was plotting.
Did the grandmother sit down and nag her children?
This question was soon resolved.
The faces of the uncles who came out of the study hardened. If you had been nagging, you would have looked annoyed…. Something special must have happened.
I wondered what they were talking about, but I had to get my thoughts off it.
One by one, the condolences began to flock.
* * *
Vibrator’s expression grew darker as the powerful people who led Korea came to visit the mortuary.
They were more busy looking for Jin Young-gi than themselves, as if they were convinced that Jin Young-gi was the chairman’s successor.
Even when the Minister of Construction and Transportation, who oversees the construction industry, took a back seat and chatted with Jin Young-ki for a long time, blood spilled backwards.
Doesn’t the fact that you are in charge of Sunyang Construction and Heavy Industries already mean that you don’t care? When everyone treated him as a second person, he became impatient.
His mother’s shares and money were all the more desperately needed.
And didn’t you learn from your father that you must have what you need?
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