The Magician’s Memorial - Chapter 111
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Episode 111 The dot-com era (5)
A small bar in Namcheon-dong, Busan.
There I had a drink with the Busan Metropolitan Police Commissioner.
“Thank you for doing me a favor.”
“Of course I have to listen. You took responsibility for my child, so of course I have to do you a favor. And when it comes to catching gangsters, it is also the police’s job. “Even if the head of the department didn’t ask for it, I was preparing to attack it sooner or later.”
Commissioner Lee Gyeong-sik had two children.
The eldest daughter was quite good at studying and had no problems, but the eldest son had no interest in studying.
Still, like his father, he had an aptitude for sports and had graduated from a security degree.
Of course, if you get into the police academy or pass the police exam.
My father, the commissioner, could have helped me out, but I didn’t have the brains to pass the exam.
So, I got the commissioner’s eldest son a job at Captain Kang’s security company.
It was already one of the top three security companies.
The salary was similar to or even higher than that of large corporations, so it was a company that all security students wanted to work for.
“You will be excluded from dangerous work. And if you wish, I can reassign you to Busan instead of Seoul.”
“He’s going to have to go through some trouble. If you’re in Busan, you’ll want to come into my arms again. “I will have to use this opportunity to make you suffer in Seoul.”
“Then, we will allow you to start security work at our headquarters in Seoul. And we promise to provide systematic training so that you can become an executive of the company.”
“If you just do that, there’s nothing more to add. “I was worried about what I would do when I grow up, but now I will pay for my life.”
Is there any farming that is more difficult than farming for children?
The person who took the position of commissioner was also having a hard time raising his children, and I alleviated his worries.
“How long will the Five Star faction be dealt with?”
“We have already arrested the leader of the Five Star Sect. The executives will be captured soon, and the rest will disperse on their own. But why is someone like you, the director, interested in the Five Stars faction?”
From the commissioner’s perspective, it was understandable to be curious.
Because it is not common for a successor to a large company to be interested in organized crime.
“An elderly person with whom I was very close was murdered by the Five Stars.”
“Did something like that happen?”
“We cannot handle it legally due to lack of evidence, so I would like to use this opportunity to find evidence.”
“Can I possibly know his name?”
“This is Gwanghwamun Bear, Chairman Seon-il Lee. He was declared dead from a simple heart attack, but we have secured testimony that the doctor made a false declaration of death under duress from the Ohseong faction.”
I handed over a USB.
It contained various evidence, including the doctor’s testimony.
In addition, there was evidence that could prove the crime of Ohseongpa.
“It will be very useful.”
“Commissioner, aren’t you disappointed that you will end up as the Busan Police Commissioner? “You should rise to the rank of Superintendent of Police and then retire.”
“I don’t even expect it to go that far. And that position is appointed by the president, but I cannot reach that point.”
The head of the police force was the police commissioner.
The Busan regional police chief was also a very high-ranking official, and the only person above him was the police chief, who was the superintendent of police.
In order to take up that position, you had to have the support of the government, and you had to pass a personnel hearing to be able to sit down.
“If this matter is resolved well, we will prepare a place for you to go up to Seoul.”
“Am I talking about the National Police Agency? “There is so little support for me that even if the president appoints me, there will likely be severe backlash.”
“Of course, we have to add power as well. We have already built up a force in the National Police Agency to the point where no one can oppose the Commissioner. All you have to do is go up to the main office.”
Civil servants from various occupations were subscribers to the SAVE fund, and a significant number of them were police officers.
Until now, it had not been revealed to the public because there was no one to act as a focal point, but if a central point in the form of the police chief were created, the largest faction in the National Police Agency would be born at once.
“I will definitely resolve this matter. “We will capture even the lowest members of the Five Stars faction and uncover the true nature of Chairman Lee’s death!”
“If you do that, I will help you even after your term as police chief ends. You can go to the political world, or we can send you to become the president of a law firm or security company.”
“Thank you for caring about me so much. I will never disappoint you.”
“And I kept a few bags in the car to help with my activity expenses. “You are cleaning up the gangsters who are destroying the Republic of Korea, so of course you have to pay the cleaning fee.”
Hundreds of millions of dollars were placed in the trunk of the commissioner’s car.
It wasn’t something I put in, it was money prepared and put in by Lee Young-han.
Even if something unexpected happened, it was money that had absolutely nothing to do with me.
“Okay, thank you. “I will use it for the police who have a hard time dealing with the five-star faction.”
“I don’t mind if the Commissioner uses it. And we will continue to provide support to ensure that there is no shortage of activity expenses.”
“… … I don’t know what to say. “This is my first time receiving support on this scale.”
How hard would you work if you gave your child a job?
If the money is deposited right now and you take responsibility for your future, you will risk your life to clean up the Five Star Sect.
***
A few days later.
Lee Young-han came to Captain Kang’s office.
“We have received about 70% of Myeongdong. “It is entirely thanks to the help of the head of the department.”
“Now is where it really begins. “They say a Japanese loan company has officially registered in Korea.”
“Are you entering the third financial sector?”
“It’s going to be very noisy starting this year.”
It would be no exaggeration to say that 1999 was the year of the loan business.
It was a year when commercials for loan companies popped up whenever you turned on the TV, and it was common to see elementary school students singing along to the loan company’s logo song.
“Can’t I just focus on things in Myeong-dong? “It’s a matter of the 3rd financial sector, and the seniors will handle it well.”
“It will be just like us over there. Team leader Park will be in charge of the negative side, and Managing Director Junsu Lee will be in charge of the positive side. So we have to attack from both sides to stop him.”
“Don’t worry about things in Myeongdong. “The force I have is already twice as large as Team Leader Park’s.”
“How long are you going to place someone who followed Chairman Lee under Team Leader Park? “You have to absorb that power as well.”
Team Leader Park’s power was also the power of the Gwanghwamun Bears.
Naturally, it was a force that his grandson, Lee Young-han, had to absorb.
“I want to do that too, but because of what Team Manager Park said, he’s treating me like an enemy. “It’s difficult to recruit them because they refuse to talk at all.”
“Sooner or later, a crack will appear in Team Leader Park’s power.”
“It’s hard to shake them with just a few cracks.”
“So I prepared a very large room. “Would you like to watch TV together?”
I turned on the TV indifferently.
Lee Young-han was embarrassed because he couldn’t understand why he suddenly had to watch TV in the middle of a conversation, but when a program with an interesting topic started on TV, he soon understood the situation.
[Death of Myeongdong Private Loan King]
The most popular current affairs reporting program in Korea.
Today’s topic was Myeong-dong and was related to the death of the Gwanghwamun bear.
“Is ‘Crack’ actually a broadcast?”
“Isn’t Myeong-dong a place where laws don’t apply? “If that’s the case, we need to look at a solution other than the law.”
The current affairs reporting program started from a factory in Busan.
It was the factory where Executive Director Lee Jun-su worked, and it contained information that the employees made cyanide gas.
And although it was mosaicized, the statement of the doctor who declared death was also added.
All circumstantial evidence pointed to Director Lee Jun-su.
He was portrayed beautifully as a person who committed corruption in order to benefit from his cousin’s property and Japanese funds.
“What will happen if it becomes known that the person who killed Chairman Lee of Gwanghwamun and Team Leader Park joined hands? “Even if this happens, will the employees under Team Leader Park stay still?”
“There will definitely be strong cracks. “We will contact you right away.”
The current affairs reporting program was truly filled with meaningful content.
This was possible thanks to the information I provided and the active cooperation of the Busan Regional Police Agency.
“I think I’ve done enough. “Can I ask you to do the rest?”
“You prepared the entire table, but I have to hold the spoon myself. “I will risk my life to absorb Team Leader Park’s power.”
“There could be a big fight. So, never go alone.”
“No one can do anything to me in Myeongdong, but I will always be careful.”
Lee Young-han stood up.
Now that the broadcast is over, Team Leader Park’s forces are probably in the most confusion.
If you move even one minute faster, you can absorb at least one more person.
***
I couldn’t just focus on Myeongdong.
My work at Myeong-dong was more of a hobby, and the work at Taewoo Group was my main job.
In particular, the work of Taewoong Telecommunications, which is fiercely competing for first place in the industry, was the most important.
“How is the Esports team going?”
“Everything is ready. We finished setting up the accommodation and equipment, and concluded contracts with the players mentioned by the general manager. We plan to make an official announcement within this week.”
Stark’s popularity grew stronger day by day.
A book written by a first-generation gamer entered the bestseller rankings.
“Schedule the official competition quickly.”
“We have signed a contract with a cable channel to broadcast the official Stark competition.”
“Aren’t other companies also slowly showing signs of creating gaming teams?”
“Currently confirmed, more than five locations are preparing to establish gaming teams.”
The world’s first E-sports was about to start in Korea.
If the Taewo Group was at the center of this, it could achieve a tremendous promotional effect.
“If large companies start forming gaming teams, the issue of association will arise.”
“Are you talking about an association like the Football Association?”
“Where there is money, there are bound to be people who want to exert influence. “Try to lead the association at Taewoo Telecommunications.”
“Now that Bliad Games and the broadcasting station have joined hands with us, I think we can solve that problem without difficulty.”
All of this was done to increase Taewoong Telecommunications’ market share.
However, the market share with KS Telecom was still only in the single digits.
“How is the OTT service progressing?”
“The service has started, but it is not that popular yet. Taewoo Telecom subscribers can enjoy the service at a very low price, but the price is high compared to illegal downloads, so there is not much interest.”
“Things will change once you can enjoy OTT services on TV. Taewoo Electronics has decided to produce Internet TV in the first half of the year, so just endure until then.”
The more you watch a movie on a bigger screen, the more fun it becomes.
Of course, movie theaters were first, followed by TV.
It may not matter when viewed on a small computer monitor, but if you can enjoy OTT services on your TV, the number of subscribers was bound to increase.
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