chapter 19
When we decided to work together, Choi Ji-hoon became speechless. He glanced at me and laid his eyes on the table.
“brother···.”
“uh?”
“…it’s not construction work, is it?”
“construction?”
“I don’t have much money.”
I wondered what it meant, and when I organized it in my head, I understood Choi Ji-hoon’s position. An economics instructor I met in prison bought me some beef and asked me to do business with him?
‘Looks like a con artist even to me.’
While I was thinking about how to get rid of luck, side dishes were spread on the table and charcoal came in. The waiter put down a plate of delicious raw Korean beef ribs.
“Can I bake you?”
“No. I have something to tell you…”
“Then call me when you need me.”
She pointed the palm of her hand at the bell and went outside. When the charcoal came in, the room became hot.
I thought it would be nice to talk while eating, so I reached for the tongs, but Choi Ji-hoon grabbed the tongs.
“I will do it.”
“I can bake.”
“…what’s going on?”
he asked as he placed the meat on the grill. The savory smell of meat came up with the sound of chiik. The saliva went down.
“I’m thinking of starting a business.”
“·······.”
Choi Ji-hoon met his eyes and nodded.
“We need someone to take over there. Someone you can trust.”
“What kind of business is it?”
“Nominally a distribution business. I’m thinking of running a trendy Internet mall.”
Camouflage was necessary. Of course, I intended to write down all business including real estate and financial transaction business in the articles of incorporation.
But first, it was an internet shopping mall.
‘Because the first thing I want to eat is Dokgo Commerce. It’s easier to register as a related industry.’
In addition, it would have been enough to bring a few items and put them on the Internet. I thought of giving Choi Ji-hoon the degree of freedom to increase the number of items if he wanted to.
‘That’s why it’s more camouflage.’
Choi Ji-hoon turned the meat over without a word.
“But it’s actually an investment company. I intend to take revenge on those who framed me for taking money.”
I told Choi Ji-hoon that I had been framed. No, I expressed my regret to everyone around me, but only a few people, including several families, listened seriously.
One of them was Choi Ji-hoon. Because he too was imprisoned unjustly, a bond of sympathy was formed between the two.
He rummaged through the meat without a word.
The browned meat looked delicious.
“I could eat it now.”
Mt. Geumgang is also an after-dinner view. First of all, you feel better when your stomach is full, and business talk only progresses when you feel better.
Choi Ji-hoon opened his mouth as he cut the meat tastefully with scissors.
“Why me?”
What is to come has come. If you have family and relatives, why bother with yourself? Of course I was just curious.
“I want to hide my identity.”
“why?”
“Are they normal guys? You saw them on the news. They’re famous for being violent.”
Bad rumors about Dokgo Group were well known. When corruption broke out in the group, it was common to hear stories of executives writing a will of apology and committing suicide, or throwing water on or assaulting employees.
According to the case heard in prison, there was also a theory that the person who had a quarrel with the eldest son of Dokgo Group died of cancer the following year.
It was like an urban legend, but there was no way smoke would come out of the chimney that had been removed. At least there was something about it.
Choi Jihoon kept his mouth shut. Seeing that his forehead narrowed, he seemed to have a lot of thoughts.
He put the well-cooked meat on my plate.
“Please eat.”
“You eat too.”
We started eating. The thick horn Korean beef melted gently on the tongue. Dip it in oil sauce and eat it, wrap it in wraps and eat it, and wrap it in green onion rolls and eat it.
It was sweet no matter how you ate it.
‘This is the taste of capital.’
It melted gently on my tongue. It tasted much better than buying it at home and baking it. I remembered how happy my parents were when I grilled meat at home.
‘I’ll be sure to bring him next time.’
Choi Ji-hoon slowly chewed the meat with a serious face and was lost in thought. He frowned slightly.
“Are you asking me because I don’t have any connections?”
It was right, but it could be unpleasant if you answered incorrectly. However, it was clear that if I lied here, I would lose trust, so I decided to make a head-on breakthrough.
“That’s right. It’s hard to protect even my family, but I think I can protect at least one person.”
I just wanted the truth to come through. I wanted to use the eyes of truth to see his heart right away, but I was worried about the explanation of the eyes of truth.
[ 2. There are people whose loyalty changes easily.]
In other words, loyalty changes depending on the situation. This was the reason why I didn’t talk about it after using the Eye of Truth.
When the story is brought up, loyalty can change.
he scratched his head.
“Well, even grandma…”
his eyes reddened. His grandmother, who had lost his parents and raised him like a child, died while he was in prison.
“…Sorry. I didn’t mean to remind you…”
When he was sentenced to life imprisonment at trial, his grandmother said she collapsed in shock. The shock at that time must have been too much for the aged body, so he passed away before he could breathe the outside air.
I wanted to help him financially so that he could hold the funeral, but he handed over the apartment he had prepared with a loan to his ex-wife, and the rest of the money was collected as embezzlement money, so he didn’t have a penny.
I had enough money to help by now. But coming and helping now will feel like cheap sympathy.
He sniffed and rubbed his eyes with the back of his hand.
“Sorry···.”
All I could do was apologize.
“It’s not your fault, brother.”
I wish I had this kind of luck today. The topic of my grandmother came up, but I felt that if I said any more, it would only hurt my feelings.
“eat.”
He absentmindedly grilled the meat, then suddenly opened his mouth.
“…Hyung. Is that dangerous?”
“It could be dangerous.”
I didn’t think that a big deal would happen, but it was Dokgo Group who didn’t know what to do if they were wrong. I wouldn’t notice for a while, but I didn’t know what I would do if I noticed the move to usurp management.
They knew as much as they could about the capital structure, but as human beings they didn’t know much.
There was no law that prevented the events in the film from becoming reality. Would the executives have committed suicide for nothing?
“Does it have to be me?”
“I have no one I can trust but you.”
He grilled the meat again without a word. His face was full of worry.
As the plate of meat was about to run out, he opened his mouth again.
“I will.”
“You haven’t even listened to the terms?”
“Your brother will take care of it.”
he laughed bitterly. I don’t know what thoughts went through his head, but it didn’t seem like a simple thought.
But there might be a ulterior motive behind it.
Before further discussion, it was necessary to check the other person’s condition with eyes of trust.
‘Use the eyes of trust.’
A pop-up appeared above Choi Ji-hoon’s head.
[Reliability 88%]
[Cooldown: 23 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds]
It was a high reliability comparable to Im Han-ul.
‘As expected, he was a trustworthy guy!’
Choi Ji-hoon in front of me looked like an angel.
“I’ll give you 10 million won a month.”
“Is it 10 million won?”
At the mention of 10 million won, Choi Ji-hoon’s eyebrows twitched. 10 million won was quite a lot of money by lending only the name.
Of course, this proposal was made because it was based on trust.
“uh.”
“What can I do?”
“Ah. You just need to exercise in the office.”
“Exercise?”
“I’ll put on bodyguards when the time comes, but you should still be able to escape if necessary.”
“Even if you only exercise, 1000 a month?”
“Because the opponent can be as dangerous as the opponent.”
“Still, it’s suspicious.”
If the reliability is 88%, it would be okay to reveal some extent. I knew that my opponent was the Dokgo Group, so I had nothing to hide.
“The fact is···.”
I told Choi Ji-hoon about the plan to deal with Dokgo Group. I hid anything about my abilities, but instead, I covered it up like there was someone looking after us. In a way, it wasn’t a lie, since it was as if my grandfather was looking after him.
If it wasn’t for this ability, I would never have thought of fighting.
After a long explanation, Jihoon Choi nodded.
“I understand now.”
He rolled up his sleeves and grabbed the tongs. A faint smile returned to his face.
A piece of meat was placed on top of my bowl. Then the cup was filled.
I also filled his glass.
Choi Ji-hoon raised his soju glass.
“I’ll take a look at my brother.”
He gave an intense look and smiled.
I also caught his gaze.
“You chose well.”
braided!
Since it’s a meat restaurant, should I say it’s not Dowon’s resolution, but Yukga’s resolution?
We met our glasses and poured them into our respective mouths at once. The bitter soju ran down my throat.
He put the soju glass down on the table and met his eyes.
“Everything will be fine. We will make it work.”
That was also what I was saying to myself.
“Be sure to win.”
In the lonely war against the Dokgo Group, I was energized just by having someone on my side to talk about openly.
***
The story went well, so I shot it full course until the evening. I felt quite good because I had completely emptied a bottle of soju.
“Go in carefully! Be sure to come on Monday!”
“Yes. Brother.”
They even paid for the taxi fare, and when I returned home by taxi, my parents got up from the living room and came out to meet me at the front door.
“I’m here?”
“Ooh. The smell of alcohol.”
Seeing that he was wearing it with care unlike usual, it was clear where he had been.
“Where have you been?”
As I took off my shoes and came inside, my father smiled and opened his mouth.
“The car ran really well.
“Yes. I think people around me are staring at me because I like the car.”
My father chuckled as my mother blushed.
It made me feel better because the two of you seemed to have a good time.
“Did you eat something delicious?”
“What’s delicious? I ate soup. Your father doesn’t have that mood.”
My mother glared at my father as if accusing him. My father cleared his throat and looked away.
“Gukbap… It’s delicious.”
“It tastes good.”
When the mother smiled broadly, the father laughed too.
“right?”
I also put in 300,000 won to eat well, but I can’t believe you’re eating soup… I spent 800,000 won today, so my conscience was stabbed for some reason.
“Thanks to you, I played well.”
“Thanks to my son, I can drive.”
I’m glad you’re enjoying it though.
I’ll be sure to take her to the rib house later.
***
After Choi Ji-hoon decided to take over as the representative, it was a breeze. After working as a janitor at construction sites in the provinces, he immediately packed up and came up to Seoul on Monday.
Since he was a trustworthy person who had been verified through the eyes of trust, he invited me to the office right away. I found him looking around at Exit 1 of Gangnam Station and stopped the car.
I called.
{hello.}
“It’s a black Bentley. Ride.”
{A Bentley?}
He looked around and couldn’t find him, so he rolled down the window. When our eyes met, he opened his mouth wide and hurriedly ran away.
“Is this your car?”
“Yeah. I picked it up a while ago. How is it?”
As we drove to the office, he exclaimed and looked inside. After examining the interior meticulously crafted by craftsmen, he finally opened his mouth.
“···It’s good.”
“I spent some money.”
I parked my car in the underground parking lot of the office building.
“You can leave your luggage in the car.”
“Yes.”
A luxurious elevator took us to the 34th floor in an instant. The up-to-date elevator also had a different sense of acceleration than the old one.
Seeing the hallway with many iron doors, Choi Ji-hoon hesitated slightly.
“Don’t worry. I’ll lose even if I fight.”
It was sincere. He didn’t have the confidence to beat Choi Ji-hoon with brute force.
“···Yes.”
I opened the door with my card key and went inside. An empty office with a computer and a desk appeared.
“This is my office. I talked to the landlord to change the security device to an iris recognition door lock later, and I’m thinking of putting two desks, a refrigerator, and a microwave here. The bathroom is this way.”
Choi Ji-hoon approached the window.
“I can see outside.”
“It’s a privacy window, so you can’t see it from outside. Did you find a house?”
“Nope.”
“Okay? Then I’ll book you a hotel for a week.”
“thank you.”
he bowed his head.
“Thank you. Did you bring your ID?”
“Yes.”
He took out his ID card from his pocket.
Even at this moment, my evaluation amount continued to rise. The appraisal amount, which was 6.39 billion won in the morning, increased to 6.84 billion won when I met Choi Ji-hoon.
‘The rate of increase is frightening.’
So you better hurry up.
“Let’s start with corporate registration.”
< Do you believe me? > end