The Magician’s Memorial - Chapter 102



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Episode 102 Sleeping Dragon (5)

Has there ever been a handshake this unpleasant?

You shouldn’t come to a funeral and swear at the mourners.

Chairman Lee’s grandson was a very unpleasant person.

To wash away the dirty feeling, I went to the bathroom and washed my hands with soap several times.

“Here’s the towel.”

A man with a knife mark on his face handed me a towel.

He was someone who was always by Chairman Lee’s side, and I had heard Chairman Lee call him Mr. Park a few times.

“You must be very heartbroken. I know that Chairman Lee thought particularly fondly of that area. “They treated me like I was training a successor.”

“My name is Park Dong-ha. “Please feel free to call me Team Leader Park.”

Team Leader Park’s voice was cracked.

It seemed like he was not easily accepting the death of Chairman Lee, whom he followed like a father.

“I probably didn’t wait to give you a towel. “Do you have any business?”

“There are many things that are unclear about Chairman Lee’s death.”

“Didn’t Team Leader Park stay by Chairman Lee’s side 24 hours a day? “Then you would know best about Chairman Lee’s death.”

“An accident occurred while I was away for a while to resolve matters in Myeongdong. “Chairman Lee’s grandson, Lee Young-han, only told me that it was a heart attack due to old age, but the Chairman had no heart problems during his health checkup this year.”

When you lose someone important, your thoughts tend to get confused.

One could have thought that Team Leader Park was also spreading conspiracy theories because he could not accept Chairman Lee’s death.

However, I met Chairman Lee’s grandson Lee Young-han in person, and he was a person with poisonous snake-like eyes and cold hands, so I became interested in Team Leader Park’s words.

“So are you suspicious of Lee Young-han?”

“The Chairman has always been displeased with Mr. Lee Young-han. That’s why he didn’t entrust us with any work related to Myeong-dong, and he inherited a few buildings so we could make a living.”

“Now that Chairman Lee has passed away, all of that property will belong to Lee Young-han.”

“Not everything. “More than half of the assets are in borrowed names, and only the chairman and I can access the assets in borrowed names.”

It was understandable that Team Leader Park was suspicious.

But it wasn’t something I could be directly involved in.

“I can’t get involved in family fights. “If accurate evidence is revealed, I can help Team Leader Park, but before that, I cannot step forward first.”

“I will find the evidence soon and take it with me.”

“If the suspicions are true, isn’t Team Leader Park also in a dangerous situation? “Wouldn’t you want to bring back everything your grandfather sowed in Myeongdong?”

“Chairman, you have almost succeeded in uniting the forces of Myeong-dong. However, when the chairman passed away, about half of the force began to follow Lee Young-han. However, the existing people who followed the Chairman are supporting me.”

In the end, the Gwanghwamun bear did not become the owner of Myeong-dong.

He could have been the owner of Myeong-dong if he had taken just one step further.

The majority of loan sharks had decided to follow the Gwanghwamun bear and were suppressing the hostile forces by printing money.

How should I make a promise to him?

I definitely decided to make Gwanghwamun Bear the owner of Myeongdong.

Since his death prevented him from becoming the owner of Myeong-dong, it was morally correct to make his successor the owner of Myeong-dong.

But who is the successor?

Younghan Lee? Or Team Leader Park?

I won’t move unless I know who the official successor is.

Of course, I was leaning towards Team Leader Park, but there was no evidence that Lee Young-han did the same.

Moreover, I even confirmed Lee Young-han’s detailed information.

As I exchanged greetings with the resident, I was able to naturally find out his detailed information.

I read all the special details, but there was no mention of him killing Chairman Lee.

“If you need help with your business, I can help. But I can’t help you become the owner of Myeongdong. Until I find out what Chairman Lee means.”

“I have no intention of putting a burden on the director. “I will prove to myself that I am the true successor to the Chairman.”

I also checked Team Manager Park’s detailed information again.

As expected, there was nothing in his detailed information that could be related to Chairman Lee’s death.

“Grandpa must be waiting. I’ll go out first. “I hope to meet you with more specific details next time.”

“I will come to you once I have concrete evidence.”

After spending quite some time in the bathroom, I came out.

The head of the planning department was looking around as if he was looking for me, and when he found me too late, he came running.

“The Chairman is looking for you.”

“I’m a little late because I had to take care of some big business. “Where are you?”

“He is with the current group chairman Jang.”

“Chairman Jang, did you come to the funeral too? “I thought he was in North Korea, but it looks like he’s already returned to Korea.”

I moved under the guidance of the planning director.

Grandpa and Chairman Jang were having a drink.

“Forgive me for being late.”

“Hey. Should adults wait for you? “You are still young, but for old people like us, time is more precious than gold.”

“Aren’t you scolding my grandson too much just for my sake? Geo is criticizing the third-generation chaebol like Director Kim. “I feel like taking him as my grandson.”

“Yekki! This person. How dare you look after someone else’s grandchild? “Hehehe.”

Two giants had a joke about me.

Even I, who is living two lives, was so nervous that I had to swallow my saliva.

“I’ll raise a drink.”

“Of course I should raise a glass. “If Taewoo Joseon was fraudulently sold, wouldn’t it be enough to raise not just one but hundreds of cups?”

“The sale of Taewoo Shipbuilding has nothing to do with me. Taewoo Group was sold to a Wall Street investment company, which then sold it to Hyunjae Group.”

“Would I be fooled by such an obvious trick? “The person who suffered was stupid, so I won’t ask them to take responsibility.”

It was Chairman Chang who looked after me.

I poured myself a drink, keeping my poker face as best I could.

“Chairman Kim. “I’m very worried these days.”

“A person with great concerns drives a herd of cattle to North Korea?”

“Shouldn’t we do that? How much will your grandson harass Hyunjae Group if I disappear? “Right now, I’m guarding it, so I can’t see it, but if I follow the Gwanghwamun bear up to the sky, isn’t it clear that your grandson will grab Hyunjae Group and shake it?”

It was Chairman Jang who valued me more highly than my grandfather.

That’s why I got goosebumps.

After Chairman Jang passed away, a prince’s rebellion broke out in the current group.

When that time came, I was planning to shake up the current group and take care of the transfer.

“You are still correcting it. “Please lead the Korean economy together with my grandfather for 10 or 20 years.”

“Can you make me a promise in return for selling Taewoo Shipbuilding at a high price? “When I am gone, please support my eldest son to lead the current group.”

“How can I support the current group’s successor?”

“You mean you don’t like it. “Then can you promise not to get involved in the succession struggle?”

I looked at my grandfather and asked for help.

But my grandfather took a step back, as if looking across the river.

“I promise. “If there is a dispute over the successor of the current group, I will not get involved.”

“Okay, that’s enough. “As long as you don’t instigate it, everything will go as it should.”

What is the natural order that Chairman Jang speaks of?

I already knew the history, and that the current group was split into several parts.

Also, the eldest son that Chairman Jang is trying to place on the throne is being pushed out by the second son.

“We will not get involved in the battle for successor, but we have no choice but to continue to compete in good faith with the current group.”

“Of course we have to compete. In order to achieve the globalization that Chairman Kim so desperately calls for, shouldn’t he compete in good faith with domestic companies? “Our current group can develop further because we have competitors like Taewoo.”

Chairman Jang coolly poured his drink into his mouth.

Only then did my grandfather finish watching and participate in the conversation.

“From what you say, my grandson sounds like a really great person.”

“He’s a great person, right? Everyone knows that the reason the Taewoo Group survived the foreign exchange crisis was because of your grandson.”

“How can that be thanks to my grandson? “It is thanks to the efforts of all executives and employees of Taewo Group.”

“More than that, what do you plan to do with your grandson getting married? “I heard that he had an affair with CL Group’s eldest daughter, but I didn’t hear the story after that.”

How did the story turn out like this?

Following my grandfather, even Chairman Jang began to care about my marriage.

“My guy says he doesn’t want to do it, so what can I do? “Even when I sing about missing my great-grandchild, he doesn’t even listen.”

“Hehe, I really want to marry our granddaughter, but if I do that, he’s the kind of guy who will quickly devour the current group, so my family has already given up.”

“Taewoo Group alone is too much for me. “I have absolutely no greed in the current group.”

“I said you can’t fake blood. What kind of person is your grandfather? “Isn’t he the person who acquired hundreds of companies and founded the Taewoo Group?”

That wasn’t wrong.

I too have fallen in love with the fun of acquiring companies these days.

However, I had no intention of eating the entire current group.

“Hey man, if you’re just going to play with your grandson, I’ll just get up.”

“Uh huh, it’s been a while since I last saw you, how can it be so quick? “Let’s spend the night together for the first time in a while.”

Grandpa and Chairman Jang had drinks.

I was able to get out of the drinking party naturally.

***

I left the funeral home and went to Captain Kang’s office.

Dimon had found a separate office when he started an external consulting firm, so it was a fairly quiet office.

“CEO, have you been drinking? “I’ll give you a glass of honey water.”

“Honey water is fine. “I have one favor to ask of you.”

Captain Kang was always busy.

When Dimon acquired a company, he looked for the company’s weaknesses.

During strikes, I was in charge of monitoring union officials.

Because he always achieved 120% of what he was instructed to do, I was able to trust and entrust him with many tasks.

“Just give me instructions and I will do anything.”

“I just returned from Chairman Lee’s funeral in Gwanghwamun. “But death is not easy.”

“Is it okay to dig into the secret of Chairman Lee Seon-il’s death?”

“That is not our job. “You can’t take away someone else’s work.”

Chairman Lee’s death was Team Leader Park’s fault.

I had no intention of getting involved in the fight between Team Leader Park and Younghan Lee.

My only interest was Myeongdong.

“Please understand the flow of Myeongdong. Please find out which faction controls Myeong-dong and whether funds are flowing in from outside. “Please pay special attention to whether the money comes in from Japan.”

“We have already planted a few people in Myeongdong. And since some of my close juniors are working in Myeong-dong, I will find out information through them.”

“You shouldn’t cause trouble with Myeongdong for no reason. Please approach with as much caution as possible. “It’s okay if you don’t get the information.”

“I’ll keep that in mind.”

I was planning to make the successor of Gwanghwamun Bear the owner of Myeongdong.

But now, since we don’t know who is the successor to the Gwanghwamun bear, we decided to find out if Myeong-dong is running properly.