The Magician’s Memorial - Chapter 20



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Episode 20. The knife the doctor wields is surgery.(3)

Kim Taek-hoon, Chief of Staff of Taewo Group, said:

This was what the secretaries of other groups said every time they cleaned up the scene of an accident committed by the second generation of a chaebol.

Secretary Kim Taek-hoon was even feeling proud.

Unlike other corporate ownership families, Taewo Group’s ownership family is clean.

Because I have this pride, I am always confident and do not experience much stress.

But today.

Completely unexpected news was delivered.

“Chief, I received a call that the master is currently causing trouble at the bar.”

“You mean Master Kim Min-jae? Where is it? “I will go myself.”

“This is a bar in Cheongdam-dong, Seoul.”

“You are in Seoul? Why does someone need to be in Changwon?”

Director Kim did not think for long.

First, I had to resolve the matter before it became more noisy, so I stopped thinking and ran to the bar.

Wajangchang.

As soon as I arrived at the bar, I heard the sound of something breaking.

Director Kim swallowed his saliva and entered the bar, where he found Kim Min-jae lying on the table like a wreck.

“Resolve the situation quickly.”

The secretariat staff moved quickly.

They silenced the bar owners and employees with money, and just in case, they sent them all out and even closed the bar doors.

“Master, are you hurt anywhere?”

Director Kim cautiously approached Minjae Kim.

He was heartbroken to see Kim Min-jae drunk.

“Are you Director Kim? I was so frustrated that I couldn’t stay still. I didn’t study hard and graduate from college just to do this. “I’m really, really frustrated.”

“Are you frustrated with factory life? “We will take steps to ensure that you can move to our headquarters tomorrow.”

“There is no problem at the factory. “The problem is people.”

Tears welled up in Kim Min-jae’s eyes.

Director Kim’s mouth went dry at the sight.

“What was your problem? “I will solve everything.”

“It was so rotten. “Is this the original Korean corporate culture?”

Minjae Kim took out an envelope of documents.

Director Kim seemed to be possessed by something and took out the contents of the envelope and read them.

There were a total of 10 documents, and each time he turned one page, the blood on Director Kim’s forehead stood out.

“Seo Woo-tae, you bastard!”

“I tried to just skip over taking pocket money. However, he started a company and was siphoning off money. Why did my grandfather appoint a person like this as the factory manager? Surely your grandfather isn’t involved, right?”

“Absolutely not. “The Chairman is not the type of person to do that.”

Director Kim finally understood why Kim Min-jae was like this.

Taewo Group joined with big dreams. But thieves are everywhere.

It was clear that he was worried that the chairman might also be involved.

“Are you sure you have nothing to do with your grandfather?”

“I can risk my neck. “It has absolutely nothing to do with the chairman.”

“Then you won’t mind if I blow off the heads of factory manager Seo Woo-tae and a few executives, right?”

“Of course! “I will mobilize the audit team right now to rob the Changwon parts factory and fire the executives.”

Director Kim had already taken out his cell phone and was looking for the phone number of the audit team leader.

However, I had to put down my phone after Kim Min-jae continued.

“Are you just going to end it with the audit team? “I don’t want to put an end to those who tarnished the Taewo Group that my grandfather created so easily.”

“Then what do you want to do?”

“You have to feed it beans and rice. “I think I will feel at ease if I make them spit out all the money they stole and make them socially obliterated.”

Director Kim was lost in thought for a moment.

Factory Manager Seo Woo-tae was an executive at Taewoo Group who followed the chairman for over 20 years.

If you hit him too hard, public servants may rebel.

But wouldn’t that be better than having you fall apart?

He is a master who has never been out of line.

However, due to the corruption of public officials, Taewoo Group was greatly disappointed.

If the price of changing the young master’s mind again is to get a few curses from public officials, it would be cheap.

“I will help. “We will mobilize the prosecution and police, who have a good relationship with Taewoo Group, to find all of Seo Woo-tae’s crimes.”

“I also have some close friends. I want to finish this job with my own hands. Manager, please just create a situation where those people can work properly.”

“I will.”

Minjae Kim stood up.

His eyes, which had been full of only a moment ago, were filled with gunfire again, and Director Kim breathed a sigh of relief at the sight.

* * *

The next morning.

Instead of going to work, I headed to the hotel suite that Captain Kang uses as his lodging.

“We’re going to hit it today. “Are you ready?”

“As soon as a search and seizure warrant is issued, the police, prosecutors, and National Tax Service investigators are all ready to jump in.”

“The warrant will come out soon. “It’s not that difficult to move the Taewoo Group’s secretariat.”

“But are you really going to help the secretary’s office get a search and seizure warrant? “For the company, there’s nothing good about making a big deal out of it, right?”

The company hides small matters and downplays big matters.

The secretarial office and planning office existed to do such work, and the person in charge of them was Director Kim.

In other words, it also meant that if only Director Kim could mobilize, even small tasks could become big.

“It might be better to use an audit team to handle it. But what would change if you did that? “Wouldn’t the fire spread further if we make as much noise as possible?”

“If the fire gets bigger, we can burn away the bedbugs that are eating away at Taewo Group, but the fire may also spread to Taewu Group.”

“does not matter. “If your house burns down, you just have to rebuild it.”

Tiring!

I received a text message from Director Kim.

[A search and seizure warrant has been issued.]

“I received the call I was waiting for. Get everyone out there. And please prepare media interviews right away.”

“We have already called reporters from the media to Changwon. “By the way, would you be okay if I interviewed you personally?”

“Wouldn’t the fire spread further if it was reported in newspapers and TV news?”

“We will prepare for an interview in front of the Changwon parts factory.”

I went to work late.

The company was in complete disarray.

The National Tax Service, police, and even prosecutors were wreaking havoc throughout the company.

The factory manager and executives just watched, stamping their feet.

“Kim, Deputy Director Kim! A search and seizure warrant was issued for the company. The attack clearly came from a competing company. “We need to use the secretariat and planning office to stop it as soon as possible.”

“Why are you moving to the headquarters for something like this? If there is no crime, it will pass quietly. “You didn’t commit a sin, did you?”

I spoke in a sarcastic tone.

It was Seo, the factory manager, who inferred why this incident occurred based on my facial expression and tone of voice.

“Surely you? why? “How good we have been to you!”

“My rotten self needs to vibrate so I can stay still.”

“Does the Chairman even know that you are doing this? Attacking me is no different from attacking the Changwon automobile factory!”

“I know. Whose line are you. But what is it? “You’re not going to argue in front of me right now, are you?”

“Are you really going to fight the entire Changwon factory? “Even if I die, I am someone who will never die alone!”

Did you boil and eat a train firebox?

The factory manager screamed so loudly that even the police who were conducting a search and seizure stopped.

“Whether you die alone or use Operation Water Demon, take care of yourself.”

“Do you think the Chairman will stay still? “The Chairman is never one to abandon his people.”

“Then shall I abandon my grandson? “Wouldn’t it be better to be a grandson than an executive mired in corruption?”

“Do you really want to go to the end? “The moment I am arrested, not only the parts factory but also the Changwon automobile factory will come to a halt.”

“Oh, it’s really noisy. I didn’t want to do this because it was so shameful. “Can I send this to your wife?”

I took out a stack of photos and threw them in the face of the factory manager.

The woman’s face was mosaiced, but the factory manager’s face was clearly visible.

There were pictures of him arm-in-arm with a woman, entering a hotel, and even kissing her.

“How do I do this?”

“It’s unpleasant even to talk to you. “It’s so dirty I’m dying.”

“Yes, master. “Why are you doing this to me?”

I guess the affair photo was the deciding factor.

The factory manager’s knees buckled, and even his tone of voice was polite.

“Why are you like that? If there is a wasp nest in the garden, of course you have to burn it down. “The Changwon parts factory is not your kingdom, but an affiliate of the Taewo Group.”

“I never once thought that the Changwon parts factory was mine.”

“A person like that creates a front company and embezzles money?”

“You mean embezzlement? Absolutely not. “I just created a company that was helpful to the company.”

“The prosecution will find out when they investigate.”

I trampled on the photos and headed towards the main gate of the factory.

In that short period of time, Captain Kang had set up a perfect press conference hall in front of the main gate of the factory, and about 30 reporters were waiting for me.

“hello. “This is Kim Min-jae, deputy manager of Taewoo Motors’ Changwon parts factory.”

As soon as we greeted each other, reporters’ cameras flashed.

Some local media outlets even mobilized filming cameras.

“I would like to inform you of the embezzlement of the factory manager of the Changwon parts factory. Factory manager Seo Woo-tae not only embezzled public funds from the factory, but he also committed embezzlement by creating subcontractors and signing exclusive supply contracts.”

I calmly released all the information to the media.

The reporters wrote down everything I said with bright eyes.

They were satisfied with the whistleblowing because it was good news.

But it’s still too early to be satisfied.

Whistleblowing can happen in any company.

This may be the first time that a third-generation chaebol has directly reported the whistleblower.

“Everything I have said so far is true, and I promise you this in the name of my grandfather, Chairman Kim Tae-jung.”

The moment my grandfather’s name came out of my mouth.

The bright eyes of the reporters were filled with madness.

[Are you Chairman Kim Tae-joong’s grandson?]

[Is it true that you graduated from high school with the GED and graduated from Harvard early?]

[Did you receive permission from Chairman Kim Tae-joong to report this internal complaint?]

[Why did you come down to the Changwon factory?]

A barrage of questions.

Since I couldn’t answer all the questions, I said just one more thing and left.

“Chairman Kim Tae-joong is my grandfather. “As a reminder, I am Minjae Kim, Deputy Manager of the Changwon Parts Factory.”

With those words, I got into the car.

Captain Kang and his subordinates blocked the reporters.

Some reporters chased after me, but others quickly pressed buttons on their phones to report breaking news.

It definitely added fuel to the fire.

What does your grandfather think when he sees this situation?

I’m sure Director Kim reported what happened yesterday to my grandfather.

However, they probably didn’t expect that I would escalate matters by holding a press conference.