The Magician’s Memorial - Chapter 226



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226. Good Monopoly (5)

100 gangsters and 50 taxi drivers.

Anyone could see that it was a fight in which the gangsters had the advantage, but the result was the exact opposite.

Those dressed in blue taxi driver’s uniforms dodged the tools with smiling faces and struck vital points.

They were taxi drivers who played with the gangsters, controlling the distance at will as if they were playing a fighting game.

“What, this is so bland. Boss Kang, did you summon us because of these guys?”

“I didn’t know they were this weak. I thought they were gangsters because they used to be gangsters. Why did they get beaten so hard that they shed tears?”

Did it take 20 minutes?

Half of the 100 gangsters fell to the ground, and the other half ran away, leaving their tools behind.

“What are we going to do with these guys? It’s too much for us to handle.”

“I called a separate handling team. Myeong-dong is the best place to deal with these guys.”

“What is Myeongdong doing by taking them away?”

“I’ll order you to be a handyman, a laborer, or anything. Within a month, I’ll make you lose all your swagger and turn you into a human.”

As soon as Captain Kang finished speaking, a processing team came from Myeong-dong.

He loaded the gangsters into 10 old vans and disappeared without a word.

“It’s definitely different from the gangsters and Myeong-dong. The atmosphere is very violent.”

“It’s hard to survive in Myeongdong if you’re weak. Those who were pretending to be gangsters met a very powerful person.”

Where there was money, power tended to gather.

One of the places with the most money in Seoul was Myeong-dong, and these guys who pretended to be gangsters were going to experience hell.

“Can we not chase after those who ran away?”

“Just leave it alone. I have taught you a lesson deep in your bones, so you will go down to the countryside on your own. Everyone, change your clothes and return to the security office.”

Captain Kang and his staff dispersed.

Meanwhile, the 50 gangsters who ran away were scattered, and none of them returned to President Cha Il-yeop.

President Cha Il-yeop just had to wait.

It wasn’t until an hour, two hours, and five hours later that I realized something was wrong.

“Does anyone know what happened to President Kim Do-hwan?”

“I kept calling, but I couldn’t get through.”

“Why are you so stupid? If President Kim Do-hwan doesn’t answer the phone, why don’t you just call someone else? 100 people went together, and one of them won’t answer the phone.”

“I’m trying to call other people, but their phones are either turned off or not answering.”

People whose cell phones were turned off were taken to Myeongdong.

The person who did not answer the phone was frightened and was preparing to run away to the countryside.

“That won’t work. We have to go there ourselves. Let’s call all the remaining taxi drivers and go to Gangin Transportation together.”

“I’ll gather people right away.”

Manager Yoon, President Cha Il-yeop’s right-hand man, moved quickly.

But even though it was fast, it was too fast. In less than 10 minutes, Manager Yoon returned to the president’s office with a large group of people.

“Have you already gathered everyone?”

“Well, that’s not it. It came from the prosecution.”

“Mr. Cha Il-yeop. You are accused of embezzlement, breach of trust, bribery, collusion, violation of labor laws, etc… Oh, there are many. A warrant has been issued for your arrest on these charges. Let’s go together.”

Could it be that he is a gangster disguised as a prosecutor?

The prosecutor, who was speaking while chewing gum, moved his hands, and the police linked arms with President Cha Il-yeop and forcibly took him into a police car.

The prosecutor who was watching this added a word.

“Ah! The charge of organizing a criminal group includes the charge of contracting a group assault.”

“Wait a minute! Please let me make a phone call. One phone call is all it takes to resolve the misunderstanding!”

President Cha Il-yeop quickly fumbled for his cell phone.

He had many connections as he had run the largest taxi company in Seoul for a long time.

But the prosecutor did not give that opportunity.

I don’t know what Cha Il-yeop’s background is, but he believes that his bag is more powerful.

* * *

A few days later.

I heard the final report from the planning director.

“More than 80% of taxi drivers in Seoul have signed a franchise agreement with Cocoa Taxi. And the number of daily users is increasing significantly every day, and it is expected to record a higher market share than call taxis within one to two years.”

“It will happen because the number of customers with smartphones will increase significantly in just two years. However, it is surprising that 80% of taxi drivers in Seoul have signed a franchise agreement.”

“It was possible because Yeongshin Taxi, the largest taxi company in Seoul, was dismantled and absorbed into another taxi company.”

Yeongshin Taxi, which boasted history and tradition, disappeared within a few days.

I also wanted to preserve history and tradition, but I did not want to join hands with a place that committed evil and harmful practices.

“What happened to Mr. Cha and his father?”

“The investigation is not over yet, but after hearing the prosecution’s story, it seems likely that he will be sentenced to at least three years in prison.”

“I guess I’ll be in prison longer than I thought.”

“There are so many crimes committed, and testimony from taxi drivers who left Yeongshin Taxi is pouring in. And small and medium-sized taxi companies are also generous with their testimony, so this is a possible sentence.”

This is why people always had to live good lives.

The moment the power disappears, the karma of the evil deeds committed so far comes back in a lump sum.

To avoid something like that, he had to hold on to power until he died.

“The central point of the Seoul taxi union has disappeared.”

“It is said that Kangin Transportation is quickly taking the place of Mr. Cha. Perhaps because he has full authority over the Cocoa Taxi franchise agreement, everyone is considering Kangin Transportation as the new focal point.”

This was the reason why Captain Kang was appointed as the president of the taxi company.

In order to collect more data, the taxi union or federation had to be able to exert influence.

“What is the response from the call company?”

“We threatened not to call companies that signed Coco Taxi franchise contracts, but since most companies signed franchise contracts, it appears that they had no choice but to choose to coexist. And thanks to the collective protest of taxi companies, the commission was reduced by 10%. They say it has gone down by more than %.”

How good is this?

Thanks to the creation of a competing company, taxi drivers were able to reduce their commissions by as much as 10% in a few days.

And as Cocoa Taxi’s market share increased every year, commission fees would decrease further, and eventually, call companies would disappear due to Cocoa Taxi.

“Are there any other problems?”

“Taxi companies in the metropolitan area are also receiving inquiries about wanting to sign a Cocoa Taxi franchise agreement. The same inquiries are being received not only from the metropolitan area but also from several metropolitan cities.”

“Let’s gradually expand the region. First, start with the metropolitan area, and then expand to metropolitan cities.”

Data from the Seoul area alone was not enough.

The reason for collecting data was ultimately for autonomous driving, and in order to travel around the country with autonomous driving, data from every city in the country was needed.

“Oh, and there is one more good news. IIT’s decision to host a Korean campus will be officially announced as early as this month.”

“We can finally break ground. Have you finished securing the site for the IIT Korea campus?”

“We have secured a large amount of land in Pangyo. Thanks to the fact that the Vice President has been collecting land in Pangyo for a long time, we were able to secure a large amount of land without spending a lot of money.”

“Rep. Choi Jae-seok has done a great job this time. I should meet him soon and give him encouragement.”

Pangyo New Town.

It was a city where IT companies would gather in the future.

Therefore, I had long ago purchased land in Pangyo little by little and planned to build an IIT Korea campus on that site.

IT city and IIT.

Doesn’t it look like a good match?

It was an optimal location for IITs and IT companies to conduct joint business.

* * *

IIT Korea campus has been officially approved.

As soon as I heard the news, I arranged a dinner with Rep. Jae-seok Choi and treated him to delicacies from the mountains and seas brought in by Captain Kang and his staff.

“Thank you for your hard work. Thanks to you, we were able to host the IIT Korea campus.”

“It was just something that had to be done for the development of Korea.”

For someone who has done something big, Assemblyman Choi Jae-seok’s expression was not bright.

He was neither drinking nor eating and had a gloomy expression on his face, so I could roughly guess what he was worried about.

“Is this because of the capital relocation issue?”

“As the Vice Chairman expected, the Constitutional Court blocked the capital relocation. How did you expect that they would cite the customary constitution and rule it unconstitutional?”

“It is thanks to the hard work of Taewoo Group’s legal team.”

“I heard that Taewoo Group’s legal team was better than law firms, but I had no idea that they would see through the Constitutional Court’s ruling.”

I gave the credit to the legal team.

Because it was the only excuse I could give to explain how I knew.

“Yeouido will become noisier in the future.”

“As the capital relocation is blocked, the ruling party and the opposition party are all coming to me. Since the capital relocation is not possible, they are suggesting that even administrative departments and public enterprises should be relocated to local areas.”

“Of course it is the ruling party, but do such voices come from the opposition party as well?”

“The opposition party is trying to cover up the issue of capital relocation by relocating public enterprises.”

The ruling party and the opposition party had conflicting ideas.

However, there was one common thought in the process, and that was relocating the headquarters of a public enterprise.

“It appears that the ruling party and the opposition party have reached an agreement to relocate KEPCO’s headquarters to the region.”

“The ruling party is trying to soothe angry public sentiment by relocating public enterprises, while the opposition party is trying to completely prevent the capital relocation issue by relocating public enterprises.”

“It would be better to deal with the relocation of KEPCO’s headquarters first. It will be difficult to discuss the capital relocation issue in 1-2 years.”

“I think so too. However, I am concerned whether the administrative department should be given more power in order to develop the region.”

Representative Choi Jae-seok had to take center stage.

If he falters, the National Economy Party will falter. For the sake of the Taewoo Group in the future, something like that should never have happened.

“You just need to proceed step by step, starting with the relocation to public enterprises. Ultimately, the issue of relocating administrative departments will be resolved according to the trend of the times. If you proceed too hastily, it may have the opposite effect. You can move strongly when there is a national consensus.”

“I guess I was too impatient. First, let’s push hard on the issue of relocating the headquarters of public companies.”

“First of all, I would like to ask about the relocation of KEPCO’s headquarters.”

The KEPCO headquarters had to be relocated so that the Taewoo Group could occupy the site.

Of course, we will have to beat other companies through public bidding.

“Since this has already been agreed upon in the political circles, I think we will be able to conclude the issue of relocating KEPCO’s headquarters in the next National Assembly.”

“Be sure to pass the public bidding for the site before relocating the headquarters. This is not for the sake of Taewo Group, but to prevent unnecessary confusion.”

“If the owner of the site is transferred from KEPCO to another company, it will be the same as putting an end to the issue of relocating KEPCO’s headquarters, so we will proceed accordingly.”

How can you sit on your butt when the land owner has changed?

Now all we had to do was make sure that the land owner was our Taewoo Group.