A Genius Pitcher Hides 170 KM - Chapter 260



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#260. That’s a monster

“No, what do you mean, officer? You say it doesn’t seem like it’ll be approved?”

– Shh, you’re talking about a coffee shop? Keep your voice down, you idiot! Where are you advertising?

“No, that’s not it. Haa, what if you say that now? The land purchase has already begun. What are you going to say to China?”

– Oh, this guy is talking about something big. Why are you asking me that? You’re the one who started the business, and I’m just giving you some advice as your senior in life. Anyway, don’t call me anymore. I’m going to start training next week and I won’t be here for a year, so don’t bother coming here. Hang up.

“Senior! Senior!”

In a coffee shop in downtown Jeju Island, a man who had just finished a phone call looked at his smartphone with a blank expression.

I wonder why the person who was bragging that he was responsible for obtaining development permits, calling them brother and sister, suddenly changed his attitude.

It’s not set in stone yet, but I feel like my head is going to burst when I think about what would happen if this project falls through.

How much money did he receive as a bridge between a Chinese resort company and Jeju Island?

If things go wrong in this situation, he might end up in the hands of the Chinese.

With trembling hands, I searched for a contact number on my smartphone and pressed on it.

“shit…….”

No one is receiving it. No one is receiving it.

The people who were bragging about helping me with this issue are not answering their calls at all.

I feel like I’ve been blocked by local congressmen, provincial council members, retired public officials, and local leaders, as if I had made a promise.

“Why on earth… … .”

The man looked around with a blank expression.

It’s all done.

The last remaining golden land near Seogwipo Jungmun Tourist Complex. Although there are some issues with landscape preservation, it is a site where an entertainment complex can be built right away if the provincial government turns a blind eye.

How much work has been done to acquire it, and even for some of the land, sales contracts have already been signed.

You’re saying it can’t be done now?

The man’s mind became more and more complicated because no matter how much he thought about it, he couldn’t figure out the reason.

That was when.

A dazzling news broadcast came from a TV installed in a corner of the coffee shop.

– Next is sports news. Announcer Park, who comes to mind when you think of Korea’s representative sports star?

– Isn’t this answer too obvious? If you ask anyone, not just me, I think they’ll all give the same answer. Isn’t it Han Su-hyeok, who is showing the best performance in the major leagues following the KBO?

– That’s right. This is news about player Han Su-hyeok. It was this morning in Korean time, right? Our local broadcast team has some interesting news.

– What’s the news?

– It seems like Han Su-hyeok talked about his life after retirement, and he said that he wants to live in Jeju Island. And while he’s there, he expressed his desire to establish a practice field, an academy, and a baseball museum for students in Jeju Island, a wasteland for baseball.

– Wow, it sounds cool just hearing it.

– Right? But it seems that this is not just talk, but it has already been put into action. They say that they have started purchasing land in the Yerae-dong area of ​​Seogwipo-si through an agent.

– Oh, that’s welcome news for the local residents.

– That’s right. When this news was announced, the Jeju Governor and local National Assembly members all came forward and expressed their intention to provide all administrative support for Han Su-hyeok’s entry into Jeju.

– Haha, but Han Su-hyeok is only in his early 20s. Isn’t it a bit early to talk about retirement?

– That’s right. I asked because I was curious about that part, and it turns out that he said that he would just rent it out cheaply to nearby farmers and use it as farmland until he retires.

– As expected, he’s a player with a good personality as well as skills. Wow, by the way, it must have cost a lot of money to buy that kind of land… … Even if he’s a superstar, wouldn’t it be difficult to do it with just his salary?

– When our commissioner, Ko Dong-sik, asked him briefly, he answered like this. He said that he made a small profit by investing in good stocks.

– It seems that Han Su-hyeok is not only good at baseball but also at investing. Anyway, we are happy to be able to deliver good news to you this morning. This was the KBC 9 o’clock news.

* * *

There are currently only three Korean players playing in the major leagues, including me.

Of course, there seem to be a few more players in the minors, but that means there are only two I can meet anyway.

Han-Kyeol Ryu and Chan-Ho Lee, who play for the LA Angels.

After a three-game series against the Cubs, we are back in action for Game 4 against our division rivals, the LA Angels.

And I’m having a hard time getting the two of them off me who are so damn sticky.

“Suhyuk, be honest with me. Asking me to teach you a sport isn’t such a difficult request.”

“Okay, Soo-hyuk. If you don’t want to teach Han-gyeol, then let me teach you, okay? I’ll treat you to a big meal.”

Something unexpected happened when the news about me buying land in Jeju Island was reported on KBC terrestrial news.

When I was asked about the source of my funds for purchasing a large amount of land in a neighborhood known for being expensive even on Jeju Island, I simply replied that I had invested without much thought and that it had paid off.

It’s true.

The research lab I have a stake in, or rather, it is now a battery manufacturer, supplied its first batch to an American automaker last month.

Maybe that’s why the first dividend deposited a while ago was such a surprise.

There was an extra zero added to the amount I had in mind.

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At this point, I was thinking that it wasn’t a problem with the management of the Warriors, but if they did it well, they could even run a major league team.

Then I heard a strange story.

An Chi-wook’s parents, who have been sending him food since he was in Korea,

I made a light-hearted phone call to thank them and that’s when I heard their story.

They say that some Chinese developer or something keeps coming and harassing them to sell their land.

I’ve been farming there my whole life and plan to continue to do so, but I think it’s going to get harder.

I am a person with a clear sense of duty.

He is the kind of person who always returns the favor to anyone who reaches out to him first, even if it is something very small.

As soon as I found out the exact circumstances through Mr. Min Tae-hyun, I immediately asked him to purchase the land.

And I called in Commissioner Ko Dong-sik, who had been following me around, and interviewed him.

He said that after retirement, he plans to move to Jeju Island and build a baseball academy and practice field there to help promising amateur players.

As expected, Jeju Provincial Government welcomed him with open arms, and all the problems surrounding Ahn Chi-wook’s hometown were resolved in an instant.

Are you really going to go down there and live there and do academy work?

Well? That could be true, but it’s too far away.

Until that time, which may not be known, I hope that the people who live there will continue to live there and farm.

And what if the time comes that I actually create something like that and they still want to live there?

Then you can buy more land next to it.

Because I am now a person who is not concerned about a few pennies.

“Brother Han-gyeol.”

“Why? Tell me?”

“Do you need money? Brother, you earn a lot of money. If you still need more, I can lend you some.”

“What? Ha, hey, that’s fine. Just don’t teach me. Why would I borrow money from a junior who earns the lowest salary? Anyway, if you change your mind, just let me know. Okay?”

Well, the stocks I invested in won’t be fun if I come in now.

And if you really need money, I’ll lend you as much as that guy’s annual salary…

Okay.

Anyway, in that situation, the 4th game of the season against the Angels began.

* * *

Regardless of the size of its hometown, Anaheim, the LA Angels are clearly a big-market team when considering only the size of the team’s investment.

However, the reason this team is not called a strong team is because they always spend that money on strange things.

Albert Pujols, considered one of the greatest hitters of all time, Mike Trout, called the greatest hitter of the 21st century, and Shohei Ohtani, who proved that he could both pitch and hit in the major leagues.

The fact that they have only won the division once between the 2010s and 2020s despite having such top-notch players is a testament to the team’s poor management.

To cut to the chase, the reason this team spent so much money and still didn’t get results is because they spent most of that money on recruiting powerful hitters.

Not to mention Pujols and Trout, Ohtani is actually a player who leans more toward batting when looking at his career.

Anyway, after all those players retired, the Angels’ investment direction is also slowly changing.

Instead of focusing the budget on the top stars, they are buying several mid-level players and putting more emphasis on pitchers.

Bringing in Ryu Han-gyeol and using him well as a 1st and 2nd starter, and recruiting Lee Chan-ho at a low price to fill in the team’s batting lineup’s shortcomings can all be attributed to the changed investment policy.

The Angels manager, who was leading a team that was gradually returning to normal and challenging the fall baseball, was now in deep trouble.

“Terry. How’s our starting pitcher doing?”

“That guy is always consistent. That’s good. Of course, he’s not good enough to catch Han Soo-hyuk.”

“Damn, it’s so frustrating to think about it again. Pujols aside, if only Trout had been there, we could have brought that guy Han Su-hyeok to our team.”

“If that were the case… the Korea trio would have taken us to the fall baseball.”

“That’s right, Ryu Han-gyeol and Lee Chan-ho are doing much better than expected, so if that guy was there too… … Okay, let’s stop thinking about useless things and check again. Even if you get hit by Ty Johnson, you absolutely cannot go head-to-head with Han Su-hyeok. He’s a crazy guy who hits a home run every two games. Let’s avoid him for now.”

It wasn’t just the Angels players who were wary of Han Su-hyeok.

The atmosphere in the Angels fan community was even more serious.

└I have a good idea, listen carefully.

└I don’t know what nonsense this is, but I’ll listen anyway. Tell me.

└I heard that Koreans are very affectionate towards their hometown people. As soon as the game started, Ryu Han-gyeol threw the ball at Han Su-hyeok’s head. Surely he wouldn’t beat up his hometown friend, right? Then we could eliminate that monster from the game.

└I prepared this video for idiots like you. [KBO Han Su-hyeok bench clearing collection.MP4]

└What is this?

└This is a video of Han Su-hyeok destroying fellow Koreans in the KBO. By the way, the guy in the first video is Han Su-hyeok’s senior who transferred from the same team. Listen carefully, that kind of cheap trick won’t work on him. If you do something useless, you could lose our ace.

└Damn, he’s a real monster. 23 home runs in 46 games? And he’s still batting .430?

└That’s not all. As a pitcher, his performance is even more amazing. He started 8 times and won all 8 times. He has 8 wins and no losses, and the only runs he gave up were 3 unearned runs. That means his ERA is 0.

└Holy shit… … .

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