The Magician’s Memorial - Chapter 104



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Episode 104 successor (2)

A few days later.

Grandfather came home angry.

As soon as he saw me waiting in the living room, he complained.

“They are very rotten people. Do you know what it means to create a loan business law? They asked why we were blocking the inflow of foreign currency during the foreign exchange crisis. Rather, why regulate it when it should be encouraged?”

“Did you say that even though you knew the funds were coming from Japan?”

“They also say that in the global era, Japanese funds cannot stop the inflow.”

It wasn’t wrong.

All money is the same, and there was no reason why it could be American money and Japanese money.

However, from the beginning, it was money from Japanese loan sharks flowing into Korea for dirty purposes.

“What did the Blue House decide to do?”

“The Financial Supervisory Service is so strong that even the Blue House seems to be unable to do anything. “Isn’t the Financial Supervisory Service the loudest voice in government these days?”

Financial Supervisory Service was an abbreviation for Financial Supervisory Service.

It was a ministry created to ensure the soundness of financial institutions, establish a fair market order, and protect financial consumers in order to overcome the foreign exchange crisis.

To put it simply, the department that supervised finance was the Financial Supervisory Service.

It was also the most powerful ministry in Korea, which was suffering from a foreign exchange crisis.

“Still, isn’t it obvious for what purpose Japanese loan companies are trying to enter Korea?”

“I told them that Japanese loan companies could take people’s money and even take away their businesses, just like in the colonial era, but they didn’t seem to listen.”

“It seems like they either don’t know how serious the situation is, or they know but are pretending not to know.”

“But first of all, since I am coming out strong, I will be able to set the maximum interest rate to a certain level.”

Soon, Japanese lending companies will officially enter Korea.

Advertisements for loan companies would dominate TV and other media 24 hours a day, and people would be able to borrow money from loan companies quickly and easily.

“The legal maximum interest rate must be set at least 50% or lower. Honestly, even 50% is too high. “I hope it is less than 20%.”

“I’ll try my best. But I don’t think it will be easy. “But I didn’t know you were this patriotic.”

“I’m doing this not for patriotism, but for the Taewoo Group. “We just want to prevent Japanese lenders from taking potential customers out of their pockets.”

“Hehe, well, whatever the reason, you just have to follow the right path, right?”

Not patriotism, but group gain.

It would have been a big problem if it became known to the media, but my grandfather was very satisfied with my answer.

***

A few days later.

Thanks to my grandfather’s efforts, the legal maximum interest rate was set by presidential enforcement decree.

However, it was the legal highest interest rate of a whopping 66%, three times higher than that in Japan.

I also had to move before Japanese loan companies came in in earnest.

Just then, Captain Kang delivered good news.

“We found a doctor hiding in the Philippines. “I’m taking him to the office right now.”

“I found it faster than I thought.”

“If I were to hide in the Philippines, wouldn’t I be Korean? “I thought that every Korean would be looking for Korean food, so I searched around Korean restaurants and was able to find it.”

Koreans’ love for Korean food was famous.

Aren’t we the people who always pack red pepper paste and seaweed in our suitcases when we travel?

It was no different even if I was a doctor.

While looking for Korean food, he was captured by a person sent by Captain Kang.

“Did you interrogate him on the way?”

“He’s not saying anything because his mouth is glued. “If we leave it to an expert, we can get him to open his mouth, but we haven’t done that yet because the cleanup is difficult.”

Most of Captain Kang’s personnel were soldiers.

During military times, soldiers were sometimes forced to learn techniques known only to torturers.

“good job. “You can get people to open their mouths without resorting to cruel acts like torture.”

“They say it has arrived now.”

“Make sure to blindfold him and bring him inside.”

The doctor who pronounced the Gwanghwamun bear dead came into the office.

I immediately checked the doctor’s details, and one unusual thing caught my eye.

[Special information: He is being threatened by the Five Star faction.]

Even though I didn’t know much about gangsters, I knew about the Five Stars faction.

The gangsters controlling the Busan area were the Five Stars, and there were rumors that they had ties to the Yakuza.

“Were you that scared of the Five Star Sect? “I know everything, so don’t think about lying.”

“… … “Are you from the government?”

“There’s no need to know that. “Tell me how much you received in return for falsely proclaiming Chairman Lee Seon-il’s death after being threatened by the Five Stars.”

“I didn’t receive any money. “I was afraid of the Five Stars, so I just ran away to the Philippines.”

The doctor admitted that he had made a false declaration of death.

He was a doctor who was brought from the Philippines to Korea and was subjected to leading questions because his eyes were covered.

“What is the real cause of Chairman Lee Seon-il’s death?”

“He died from a heart attack due to inhalation of cyanide gas. It is a poison often used to disguise natural death.”

“Did the Five Stars assassinate Chairman Lee using cyanide gas?”

“I don’t know that far.”

Chairman Lee’s death was not a natural death.

Assassination by poison.

It meant that someone killed Chairman Lee to become the owner of Myeongdong.

“Who is the member of the Five Stars faction who threatened you? And why were you threatened by the Five Stars?”

“… … It was because of gambling. I ended up in debt due to a fraudulent GoStop, and using that as an excuse, Ohseongpa threatened me. “The person who threatened me is a man named Park Gwang-do of the Five Stars faction, and I understand that he is the leader of the action.”

I turned my head towards Captain Kang.

He quickly moved to check the personal information of a person named Park Gwang-do and brought it back.

“There is a person named Park Gwang-do who is the leader of the Five Star faction. He has seven criminal records, and he was in prison until the year before last on charges of instigation of murder.”

Captain Kang moved the police line and obtained information.

Since the information included photos, I was able to check more detailed personal information through my abilities.

The correct affiliation was the Five Star faction, and the correct rank was action leader.

And as a special note, it was clearly written that he had instigated the assassination of Chairman Lee.

“Park Gwang-do, please investigate this person closely. “This is the person who planned the assassination of Chairman Lee.”

“We will begin 24-hour surveillance starting today.”

“And hide this doctor in a quiet place for the time being. And just in case, please protect the people involved as well.”

“We will keep you safe until this incident is concluded.”

***

It was three days later that Captain Kang contacted me again.

When I arrived at the office, he showed me some photos and videos, and there was a person I had never expected to see in them.

“The face looks very familiar. Could this be the manager who was at Taewoo Motors’ Changwon factory?”

“you’re right. “This is Executive Director Lee Jun-su, Chairman Lee Seon-il’s younger cousin.”

“I heard you got kicked out of Taewoo Motors and went to work somewhere else.”

“Chairman Seon-il Lee entrusted me with managing the factory in the Busan area. “As soon as Chairman Lee passed away, he quit the factory and came up to Seoul.”

Changwon and Busan were close by.

Therefore, it was an understandable move for Gwanghwamun Bear to entrust the Busan factory to Director Lee.

“Why is the person who manages the factory with Park Gwang-do of the Five Stars?”

“We are still investigating the exact information, but we suspect that he became acquainted with Park Gwang-do in Busan. And there is one more material you need to see.”

The data Captain Kang took out was a chemical purchase statement.

These were purchased from the factory managed by Managing Director Lee.

“You can also buy chemicals from the factory. no way?”

“This is a chemical needed to produce cyanide gas.”

“It means that Director Lee is the main culprit of the incident.”

“It seems very likely.”

There was no need to check the details.

I checked Director Lee’s details to be sure.

[Special features: Production of prussic acid gas, injection of prussic acid gas into Seon-il Lee.]

I thought it was just in case, but it was the same.

The person who killed the Gwanghwamun bear was Sangmu Lee.

“My cousin killed my older brother. “How much did Gwanghwamun Bear do for Director Lee?”

“Aren’t humans originally treacherous animals? “He must have held a grudge against me because he lived like a king at the Changwon factory and ended up working at a small factory.”

“Then we just have to solve the last puzzle. “Which faction does Director Lee belong to?”

“I don’t belong to any faction yet. “It seems like there is a tightrope between Lee Young-han and Team Leader Park.”

Managing Director Lee was increasing his ransom.

He was trying to get between Lee Young-han and Team Leader Park to get to the side that would treat him better.

“I think we should make the person on the other side who joins hands with Director Lee the owner of Myeongdong.”

“I will place someone next to Director Lee.”

“ah! And shouldn’t it be a fair competition? Subtly leak information to both sides that Director Lee may have been involved in the death of the Gwanghwamun bear.”

“If that happens, won’t Team Leader Park go out of his way to kill Director Lee? Then, of course, Managing Director Lee will have no choice but to join hands with Lee Young-han.”

“Maybe so.”

No matter how much I thought about it, I didn’t like the snake-like Lee Young-han.

Therefore, I tried to interfere a little bit to make Team Leader Park the successor to the Gwanghwamun Bear.

***

A few days later.

Team Leader Park contacted me.

Since he had said that he would not contact me until he found evidence regarding the death of the Gwanghwamun bear, I happily agreed to meet with him when he contacted me.

The meeting place is Myeongdong.

It was where Gwanghwamun Gom’s private loan office was located.

It was an office currently used exclusively by Team Manager Park.

“The atmosphere in the office is so desolate. “Next time I come, I’ll have to bring at least a flower pot.”

“The atmosphere at the private loan office couldn’t be better, right?”

“That’s it again. “By the way, if you asked to see me, it must mean that you found evidence of Chairman Lee’s death.”

Team Leader Park nodded.

He took out a few sheets of material with a sad expression on his face.

“It is clear that Younghan Lee killed the Chairman. “The only person who can freely enter and exit the mansion is Lee Young-han, and recently he even fought with the chairman over inheritance issues.”

“I heard that you inherited over 10 billion won. Are you saying there was a fight over that?”

“That’s right. “I was not satisfied with 10 billion won and asked to inherit all of the chairman’s assets, and the chairman became very angry and raised his voice.”

Team Leader Park clenched his teeth until they were about to break.

I even had tears in my eyes and was holding back my anger.

“okay. “I understand what Team Leader Park said, but it’s hard to see it as direct evidence.”

“But shouldn’t we stop Lee Young-han from becoming the owner of Myeong-dong? Many loan sharks have already caught up with him. “We need to keep it in check before it expands its power further.”

“I’ll have to think about it first. And it’s a little risky for me to visit the office in person. From next time, I will send someone to replace me.”

I got up from my seat and left Team Leader Park’s office.

My movements were so fast that anyone who saw them would think there was a strong odor in the office.

It does stink.

The stench of a greedy evil spirit.

Apparently, a rumor was spread that Managing Director Lee was involved in Chairman Lee’s death.

Suddenly, it was Team Leader Park who revealed that Lee Young-han killed Chairman Lee.

Before I came out, I looked at his face to check the details, and there was a new special note written down.

[Special note: Joined hands with Executive Director Lee Jun-su.]