The Magician’s Memorial - Chapter 109



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Episode 109 The dot-com era (3)

The last day of 1998.

The year of 1998, which was noisy due to the national bankruptcy, ended today.

All affiliates of the Taewoo Group held a closing ceremony, and employees in the planning office also left work for today.

“Director, please come in early too. “I’m going to leave work now.”

“I think this is my first time seeing the manager leave work on time.”

“The director is having a hard time because of me.”

“no. “It is an honor for me to serve you, Director.”

We exchanged good wishes and took the elevator down to the first floor.

I took the vehicle that was waiting in advance and headed home.

“Director! be careful!”

The driver suddenly screamed and turned the steering wheel hard.

A dump truck quickly passes by.

It was a dump truck that was being pushed recklessly, whether it was drunk or asleep.

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It reminded me of dump trucks that appear in movies and dramas.

Since the tool that always appeared in scenes dealing with static was a dump truck, I started to think that someone might have used the dump truck to harm me.

“I think I was drowsy driving. “I’m sorry for yelling at you.”

“There are people who are drowsy driving at this time.”

Fortunately, my thoughts were mistaken.

A simple-looking person got out of a dump truck that stopped under a tree.

With a devastated expression on his face, he was bowing his head and apologizing to all directions.

The moment you try to move on like that.

A sticker attached to a dump truck caught my eye.

“Have you ever seen a sticker like that?”

“I think I’ve seen it in a Japanese movie.”

It was a sticker in the shape of a goblin.

It also looked very similar to the Irezumi tattoos that Yakuza wear on their bodies.

“What was the dump truck license plate?”

“I don’t remember the number, but the area was Busan.”

Before the regression, the region was not written on the license plate.

In today’s era, the region is written on the license plate, so you can tell which region the vehicle is from.

“Is it common for dump trucks to come from Busan to Seoul?”

“It is not uncommon for dump trucks to come and go regardless of the region.”

Busan car and Irezumi sticker.

A strange thought kept coming to me.

While I was so worried, I received a call from Captain Kang.

[CEO! Younghan Lee was attacked. It seems that people from Japan, not from Myeong-dong, attacked Lee Young-han.]

“You’re not dead, are you? “Are you seriously hurt?”

[We urgently intervened to prevent an accident, but he suffered serious injuries and was taken to the hospital.]

It was the moment when everything changed.

What are the chances that a car from Busan will be drowsy driving next to me at this time?

It is more likely that it was something someone planned rather than a coincidence.

“Please return the car.”

I went not to the mansion but to Captain Kang’s office.

I got off midway and moved to the office, escorted by Captain Kang’s employees, and several times more people than usual were waiting around the building.

Let’s go through them and go up to the office.

I saw Captain Kang with a bandage wrapped around his arm.

“Is Captain Kang hurt too? What happened?”

“A big fight broke out in Myeongdong. Meanwhile, a person who appeared to be a Yakuza attacked Lee Young-han, and was slightly injured in the process. Fortunately, Mr. Dimon suffered no harm.”

“Hmm, did someone with the Irezumi tattoo attack you?”

“That’s right. “Have you been attacked, too, by any chance?”

“I was treated with something that was more of a warning than an attack.”

I told the story about the dump truck to Captain Kang.

He was so excited that all the bandages were undone and blood was flowing out.

“How dare you touch the CEO! I will come forward myself. “I will make it so that you can no longer roam around alive!”

“calm down. I don’t think they even had the heart to touch me directly. Of course, we won’t just leave it alone.”

I was equally angry.

I tried to fight politely, but this is what happened, right?

Then I don’t need to be polite anymore.

“How should I move?”

“First, check the information about the dump truck driver who caused the accident today. “Check not only photos but also accounts.”

“We’ll secure it right away.”

“And you said that the gangster force that is mobilizing the Yakuza is the Five Stars, right?”

“It is the largest organized crime group in Busan.”

“I need to erase those guys first. Please support the opposition.”

“When you say support, do you mean money? Or do you even provide manpower support?”

“Please support us regardless. “Since they are attached to Japan, we must wipe them out.”

“We will select former special forces members and send them to Busan.”

I’ll have to cut off Team Leader Park’s arms and legs first.

First, push out the Oseong faction, which was the largest support force.

Next was Team Manager Park’s turn to give him the money he had.

“And use the National Tax Service to uncover the borrowed-name account held by Team Leader Park. “I have quite a bit of information, so it won’t be difficult.”

“If we have a hard time with the National Tax Service, we will move to the police and prosecutors.”

The borrowed-name account held by Team Leader Park originally belonged to Gwanghwamun Bear.

I shared a lot of information with him, and I also knew a bit about how borrowed-name accounts were managed.

Of course, it is difficult to detect a borrowed-name account with this information alone.

As the fight in Myeong-dong became more intense, Team Leader Park was able to find a gap because he was using money from an account under a borrowed name.

“And thoroughly investigate the funds that Executive Director Lee Jun-su is moving through.”

“Wouldn’t it be easier to hand over the evidence that Executive Director Lee Jun-su murdered Chairman Lee to the police?”

“If you’re banking on the Yakuza’s money, why wouldn’t you hit the police? Besides, there is not enough evidence, so they will get out quickly.”

“Then, let’s focus our investigation only on Director Lee Jun-su’s funds.”

This alone was not enough.

In order to tighten Team Leader Park and Managing Director Lee Jun-su, the help of adults in Myeong-dong was needed.

“Please make an appointment with the Myeongdong trio.”

“I understand that they left Myeongdong after being pushed out by the Gwanghwamun bear.”

“If someone who used to play with money leaves, where will they go? “These people will eventually come back, so I should meet them in advance and talk to them.”

Gwanghwamun Bear, Cash King, Grandma Baek and Chairman Kang.

They were called the Gang of Myeongdong, but now they have all retreated from Myeongdong.

The trio was pushed out of Myeong-dong by Gwanghwamun Bear, and Gwanghwamun Bear was pushed out of the world by his cousin.

If Gwanghwamun Bear had been there, there would have been no need for the trio’s help.

As the situation changed, the original plan had to change as well.

***

Three loan sharks who ruled Myeongdong.

At one time, the CEOs of large corporations lined up to meet them, but now they were people who retreated to the back rooms.

It wasn’t that they were leaving because they didn’t have money.

I was just hiding for a moment to avoid the Gwanghwamun bear that was pushing in with overwhelming force.

Now that the Gwanghwamun Bear has disappeared, they are people who will make a comeback in some way.

Therefore, the meeting with the Myeongdong trio was accomplished without difficulty.

I didn’t even reveal my name.

I just said that the sponsor of the Gwanghwamun Bear wanted to meet me.

“Nice to meet you. “This is Minjae Kim.”

First meeting with the Myeongdong trio.

They were surprised when I opened the door and came in.

He seemed surprised because I was so young, and when he heard my name, he shook his upper body and was surprised again.

“I was wondering how the bear in Gwanghwamun became human, and I think Taewoo Group gave me garlic and mugwort.”

“It wasn’t Taewoo Group, but I personally provided some help. “It told me about companies that were likely to go bankrupt and also gave me information about companies with good prospects.”

Chairman Kang appeared as a representative and had a conversation.

He was once the CEO of a large company in Busan, but he came to Myeong-dong after being overlooked by the military regime.

“I heard a rumor that Chairman Kim’s grandson was very good, but I didn’t know that he was a talented person who even took over Myeong-dong. “Hehehe.”

“You received shares of Hanbo Group from Gwanghwamun Bear, right? I told him to do it. Sammi, I also directed your career path.”

bang!

Dancheongsu, the cash king, hit the table.

I was angry that I was the one who handed over the stocks that had become trash due to the foreign exchange crisis.

“Did you call us because you wanted to humiliate us? “Even your grandfather is polite to us!”

“I am a person who does not do anything that does not make money. “I don’t lose money by insulting the elders, so why would I do such a useless thing?”

“Then why did you ask to see us?”

“I contacted you because I wanted to do something profitable together. Originally, this was something I was supposed to do with Chairman Lee of Gwanghwamun, but… … “As you know, this is what happened.”

Silence followed for a moment.

We were a group of four people from Myeongdong who became friends after hitting each other in Myeongdong.

They were reminiscing about the sudden death of the Gwanghwamun bear.

“What were you planning to do with Chairman Lee at Gwanghwamun?”

“Before that, there is one thing I need to tell you. Japanese Yakuza and loan companies are making moves to take over Myeong-dong. “Team Leader Park, who was Chairman Lee’s right-hand man, and Managing Director Lee Jun-su, his cousin, are acting as stooges.”

“I heard that there is a war going on over Chairman Lee’s successor in Gwanghwamun, but it looks like the situation has spread to that extent.”

It was Chairman Kang who clicked his tongue.

However, since he had some facts wrong, I corrected him.

“The relationship between succession and succession is wrong. Rather than joining hands with Japan in a war of succession, they joined hands with Japan to attack Chairman Lee. As a result, a war of successors broke out.”

“Are you saying Team Leader Park killed Chairman Lee?”

“Managing Director Lee Jun-su was involved in Chairman Lee’s death, and Team Manager Park held Executive Director Lee Jun-su’s hand even after knowing that fact.”

“Tsk tsk, they are very rotten people. Even dogs don’t bite their owners. “Where did Chairman Lee get this monster from and raise it?”

There was something wrong this time too.

The deaths of Team Leader Park and Chairman Lee were not directly related.

However, I did not correct it because it was better to let it be misunderstood.

“Starting with Myeongdong, Japanese funds will try to dominate the Korean private bond market. “They are targeting both shaded and sunny markets.”

“Is it true that Japanese loan sharks come out to sunny places?”

“The plan is to officially register as a loan business and then play money games with the entire public. “I heard there’s even a TV commercial.”

“No matter how much money a Japanese loan company has, it is not easy to come out in the sun. “It looks like there are quite a few people looking after you.”

Without help from the political world, it was difficult for the money lending business to advance into a sunny area.

The Japanese lending industry had to be seen as receiving help not only from the political world but also from financial institutions.

“I have a lot of people who will look after me.”

“What does that mean all of a sudden?”

“Now that you’ve left Myeong-dong, which is a dark place, why don’t you take this opportunity to advance to the sunny area?”

Blocking Japanese loan sharking through the Myeongdong Three.

This was the reason I wanted to meet the Myeongdong trio, and it was the best way to grab Team Leader Park and Managing Director Junsu Lee by the throats.