[323] The time of ordeal ends like a thunderbolt. 1
「Last morning, the court issued an arrest warrant for Lee Sang-il. He was converted to a suspect 11 hours after appearing at the prosecution as a reference. Jeongga’s sense of touch is focused on the unusual speed of the prosecution’s investigation, so attention is paid. ”
“You mean that’s what you did?”
Father pointed to the TV and said.
“yes. I think this is my last chance. I will use the illegality of the merger process to drive out Yeongjun and I will take over all of Sunyang.”
“Somehow… I thought it was strange that you didn’t actively block the merger, but that’s what you did.”
“The stake was all passed to Young-jun hyung, and it was Young-joon hyung who led the merger. The risk is great, but it’s worth a try. I intend to end this fight within this year.”
“The time of ordeal ends like a thunderbolt…”
My father muttered lowly and inhaled deeply the smoke.
“The end will happen in an instant like a thunderbolt, but I have been preparing for a very long time.”
“know. So it can end like lightning. So, what can I do for this father?”
“When it’s noisy over there, I’m going to show my all to the world.”
“Will you spread that image to the world?”
Conversation is easy because my father instantly understands the essence of each word. If my father hadn’t gone astray, my biggest competitor would have been none other than my father.
“yes. Other media will cover it, but at most it will be a piece of news. The only place to spray in long doses is my father’s channel.”
“I’ll have to work on the organization first.”
I spoke cautiously to my father, who spoke indifferently.
“My entourage will bring the dirty big house story. You have to shed that too.”
“It’s a scandal. I get it.”
My father extinguished his cigarette and stroked my shoulder.
“You win. Even for your grandfather, who will be having fun watching from the sky.”
* * *
“No what do you mean? Why is Congressman Lee Sang-il biting us?”
Vice Chairman Jin Young-ki could not believe the report of Chief Baek Joon-hyeok.
“Chief Baek. Wasn’t Lee Sang-il dragged into the savings bank case? I heard that the borrowed-name account is also a savings bank?”
Jin Young-joon frowned. I didn’t like this situation where I was being reported with my father to such trifles.
Can’t you just report to yourself and not your retired father? No, isn’t it natural that the bottom line should be handled neatly and there should be no reports like this in the first place?
“The prosecution covers the savings bank bribery case and settles it with 700 million won… The source drew a picture of Sunyang.”
“Did Lee Sang-il get hurt in a daze? What is the Blue House doing?”
“The president stepped forward and blocked it with all his body, and sent a signal that he would draw a line with the current regime by using Lee Sang-il as a sacrifice in the ruling party improvement candidate camp. That’s why the prosecution and the courts feel free to beat them.”
Jin Young-joon, who was listening, was annoyed at Chief Baek Joon-hyeok.
“Hey, Chief Baek. What the hell does that have to do with Sunyang…?”
Chief Baek Joon-hyeok was dumbfounded. You still don’t get the whole picture?
“Youngjun.”
Jin Young-gi quietly covered his son’s mouth.
“You go back to work. This father will take care of this.”
When his son left with a swollen face, Jin Young-gi hurriedly asked.
“This is what Do-joon moved, right?”
“It is almost certain. during the merger process. Isn’t it Congressman Lee Sang-il who moved the national pension? In order to support public opinion in the prosecution, Lee Sang-il was framed under the pretext of a savings bank, which had many victims.”
“Then, the prosecution’s knife point…”
“It’s pointing at Yeongjun. Vice President.”
Baek Joon-hyeok read Vice Chairman Jin Young-ki’s thoughts in his eyes. This isn’t the first time this has happened. I’ve used it often and it’s old-fashioned, but there’s always a way to work.
Baek Jun-hyeok spoke lowly but firmly.
“I’ll find a substitute just in case, but it’s not me. I… I have no intention of getting into a wheelchair on behalf of Yeongjun.”
“This friend…! Why am I asking you…”
“With this level of pressure, the prosecution cannot be as satisfied as the president of an affiliate. Don’t you know?”
Jin Young-ki, who was caught in the middle of the day, didn’t say anything.
“Vice President. Lee Hak-jae said this to me. that you will be martyred Then he offered me a seat. On the condition of leaving the Vice President’s side.
“what?”
“Do not worry. I will not betray you. And vice-president.”
Baek Jun-hyeok looked at Vice Chairman Jin Young-ki and said.
“I will accept the commander. But I cannot be imprisoned.”
Baek Joon-hyeok bowed his head at Jin Young-ki, who was taken aback.
“We will continue to monitor the prosecution situation and report it. Perhaps this will be my last job. then.”
* * *
“Establishment of discipline for public officials, elimination of corruption, and distancing from chaebols for economic democratization. Isn’t it iltasampi?”
“Jin Do-jun is young, but not normal. They said he was an investment genius, but he looked just like my grandfather. You are good at planning.”
“Since the regime changes, it is not bad to change the owner of the sunyang as well. He is treated as a hero by his fellow citizens, so even if he sits in the seat of the owner of the Sunyang Group, he looks good.”
Attorney Jae-an Hwang and Rep. Seok-hwan Choi laughed and chatted as if Lee Sang-il was not there in the detention center’s reception room.
Lee Sang-il, who was watching, sighed in exasperation, and Hwang Jae-an, a lawyer, spoke to him.
“Mr. I’ll quit in 2 years. If you drag it for about a year until the 3rd trial, you only have to suffer for one year. Aren’t you going to retire anyway? Thinking of sacrificing the last…”
“What are you? What are you doing here?”
When Rep. Sang-il Lee screamed, Rep. Seok-hwan Choi stepped in.
“Oh, brother. This is the person who will be the first Minister of Justice of the next administration. So you can trust this friend.”
“Attorney General Burr? Everyone starts with kimchi soup and makes a bowl at a time.”
Rep. Lee Sang-il said sarcastically, but he felt bitter because there was no doubt about his victory in the presidential election.
“Mr. My younger brother, the VIP, was also accepted. If you don’t put on a show like this, you may lose power. Wouldn’t the ruling party be better than that? If the opposition party takes power, it will really hurt a lot.”
Attorney Hwang showed a polite attitude, but it was nothing more than an order. If he refused, all of his corruptions committed by trusting his younger brother would be exposed.
“older brother. Let’s go like this. I will only touch the Minister of Health and Welfare, the chairman of the pension corporation, and the head of the fund management headquarters. Everyone agreed, so please quietly follow my brother. Making a fuss won’t change anything. After all, didn’t your older brother also take care of the duduk during the merger of Sunyang Corporation?”
“The Minister too…?”
“yes. When this job is over, Jin Do-jun said he would take care of it. Did you watch the news too? Aren’t you the one who shakes over 100 trillion in cash? The ‘one share’ he refers to is different from other conglomerates.”
His younger brother, the president, also turned his back. This is not politics, but getting caught up in a fight over someone else’s house property. The problem is that someone else’s house is in and out of Korean politics.
After thinking for a while with his eyes closed, Congressman Lee Sang-il finally opened his mouth.
“Because it’s annoying to talk about it, the prosecution tells me to prepare documents and come. Just sign it and say let’s finish it.”
As soon as Lee Sang-il gave up, the two faces turned bright. Lee Sang-il, who saw this, even wondered how much money those two guys received from Jin Do-jun and ate.
* * *
“The arrest of Congressman Lee Sang-il is related to the recent merger between Sunyang Corporation and Sunyang Admedia. There were many problems as it even went to court, and it was evaluated that the damage to minority shareholders reached 7 trillion won due to the unreasonable decision of the National Pension Service. In simple words, it is a story that people’s money was spent to defend the management rights of chaebol families. Prosecutors…”
Jin Yeongjun turned off the TV and nervously threw the remote control.
The news talked about the merger of Sunyang Mulsan every day, and his name was also mentioned.
My father, who said he would take care of things on his own, had no news, and he often avoided everyone even if he called here and there in frustration.
When I had a hard time sitting still, my wife, Hong So-yeong, came in.
The visit of his wife, who has already left home and is staying at a hotel run by the Hansung Ilbo, was completely unexpected.
“Why did you come?”
“I didn’t want to come either, but I came because it was a bit awkward to leave it to a lawyer.”
Hearing that he is a lawyer, I guessed why his wife came to the company.
“What is there to be embarrassed about? Divorce should be handled by a lawyer and only paperwork?”
Hong So-young tossed an envelope at her curt husband.
“I will take the kids. Sunyang is gone, but I should have the Hanseong Ilbo. It’s hard for a divorced woman to be the president of a newspaper, so I’ll give the position to my son. You will be kicked out of Sunyang anyway.”
“what? Let’s see this…”
“Don’t get excited and check the envelope. And don’t say anything else and stamp it.”
The envelope contained not only divorce papers. Dozens of photos also popped up.
When he checked the photo, his face wrinkled. It was a picture of a young woman and a young woman in the back seat of a car.
“Did you cut my back now? so? whatever? I’m separated. What?”
“That’s part of it. There’s plenty of evidence that you’ve been flirting with celebrities over the years. I knew it when I saw that picture. You know that Do-joon is no match for you.”
“Who is this…? Could it be that Do-joon is that guy?”
“I’ll send a lawyer tomorrow, so put a stamp on the documents. You don’t even know who the guy next to you is loyal to… tsk tsk.”
Hong So-young clicked her tongue and stood up with a pitiful look.
Jin Yeong-joon checked the picture again and remembered what she had said. The interior of the car is obviously captured from the black box. It seemed like he knew who the man who was beside him was.
“Shin Seok -ho
….
“Shin Seok-ho, tell him to come in quickly.”
Within a few minutes, team leader Shin Seok-ho came running.
“Did you call? President.”
Jin Young-joon sprayed the picture all over his face.
“Did you do this? ok?”
Team leader Shin Seok-ho said as he gathered up the photos that had fallen on the floor and put them on the table.
“I just handed in my resignation to the human resources department. I was grateful and fed up with it.”
“what? What did you say now?”
Jin Young-joon’s hands began to tremble.
“I have ten years’ worth of data in my hands. Please don’t think of hurting our teammates by letting the kids go to vent their anger. Because they might not let you carry your face in Korea. then.”
Jin Young-joon had to stare blankly at team leader Shin Seok-ho smiling at him and turning around to leave. It didn’t seem real.
* * *
“What are you doing at this hour?”
Vice Chairman Jin Young-ki was surprised by his brother’s visit late at night. Wasn’t he the youngest who stayed away from this fight and just stood by?
“I have something to tell you, brother.”
“If it’s Do-joon’s story, just go back. I have nothing to say to you.”
“I won’t talk too long.”
Jin Young-ki glanced at his younger brother and the two of them sat down on the sofa.
“So what are you talking about?”
“I don’t want my brother to step out.”
“what?”
“Do-joon asked me something. My brother, my sister-in-law, and Young-joon asked me to reveal their private lives.”
“what? Now that’s…”
“My sister-in-law is traveling abroad with young men, and my brother invites young women to his house, not to mention Yeong-joon…
” This… these are really… .”
Rather than being ashamed, anger rose up. Doesn’t that mean you won’t even bother fighting on the floor anymore?
“I have a lot of material in my hands. But I can’t bear to broadcast this or write an article.”
“so? Do you mean raise a white flag and surrender to your son?”
“no. You should do your best to protect your brother. I have no intention of saying this or that.”
“Then what? What is my intention to expose and threaten you to the bottom!”
“Prosecutors avoid arresting two family members at the same time. Husband and wife, brother and sister…”
Jin Young-gi noticed his younger brother’s thoughts. He came to stop the last option he could choose.
“Don’t think of having Hyung-nim appear at the prosecutor’s office instead of Yeong-joon. At that time, my brother’s grandson will not be able to go to school. Do anything else.”
Jin Young-ki was at a loss for words. He didn’t have the courage to use his last resort.
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