The Magician’s Memorial - Chapter 339



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339. Silent (3)

8 p.m.

It was the time when all voting for free school meals had ended.

Everyone showed great interest in the final voter turnout.

“The final voter turnout did not exceed 26%.”

“In the end, it didn’t exceed 33%.”

“The votes could not even be counted, and this vote was a non-event. However, I don’t know if the mayor of Seoul will keep his promise to resign. The ruling party even commented that they actually won just because the voter turnout exceeded 25%.”

It wasn’t completely wrong.

This is because most of the 25% voter turnout were likely to be ruling party supporters.

If the actual votes were counted, it was clear that there would be an overwhelming number of votes in favor.

But that was something that could only be said when the votes were counted, and since the situation was such that even the votes could not be counted now, it was just a useless statement.

“The mayor of Seoul will keep his promise. He is not so stoic that he would go back on his word, and it will be difficult for him to maintain his position as mayor, even if it is because of the enormous amount of money spent on the referendum.”

“The cost spent on this referendum was 18.2 billion won. Since there are about 8.4 million voters in Seoul, it could be argued that only about 2,100 won per person was spent.”

It was just a lame excuse.

Although it was only 2,100 won per person, the total amount ultimately spent was 18.2 billion won.

It was no different from throwing away 18.2 billion won in taxes paid by Seoul citizens.

“It may be tempting to claim that it was a draw because the votes could not be counted, but the result has already been a vote in which the ruling party lost. Couldn’t that also be said to be a vote in which the mayor of Seoul lost to the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education?”

“Since the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education strongly advocated for free school meals, it can be seen that way.”

“So, the mayor of Seoul will probably resign. How can the mayor of Seoul maintain his position after losing to the superintendent of education? But the ruling party will not remain silent either.”

The political world was never one-sided.

Cleanly admitting defeat and stepping down was something that had never existed in the political history of the Republic of Korea.

“Does the ruling party really have any card to attack? If they attack without evidence, they will only hear about political oppression.”

“Why can’t there be a card to attack? There’s no one who can’t shake it off and get some dust. And there’s quite a bit of dust on the Seoul Office of Education. It’s also on the Superintendent of Education.”

“Is this the sauce from Myeongdong?”

The head of the planning department was in charge of the Taewoo Group’s information.

Since I knew information that he didn’t know, I couldn’t help but wonder if it was from Myeongdong.

“This is information coming from all over the place. The ruling party will probably attack the Superintendent of Education as soon as the mayor of Seoul holds a press conference to resign.”

“We will attack even harder to force the resignation of the mayor of Seoul.”

“There will be more news about the corruption of the superintendent of education in the media than about the resignation of the mayor of Seoul. From our perspective, we are just grateful that they are fighting with each other.”

The mayor of Seoul from the ruling party and the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education superintendent from the opposition party.

Their fight is ultimately seen as a fight between the ruling party and the opposition party.

The moment the fight prolongs, the political aversion to the two major parties will become stronger, and if that happens, the National Economy Party will be able to sit back and gather centrist votes.

“Then we just need to set the stage so that the two major parties can fight better.”

“Let’s make sure that the voices of the two major parties resonate better through social media and portals. In particular, we just need to make it loud enough for voters in Seoul to get so upset.”

“I will prepare right away.”

* * *

two days later.

The mayor of Seoul announced his resignation as promised.

And soon after, the prosecution began attacking the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education.

Upon hearing the news, the planning director immediately rushed to the chairman’s office and reported the related matters in detail.

“It is said that in the process of unifying the superintendent of education candidates in the last local election, money worth 200 million won was given to a competing candidate.”

“It’s not just dust.”

“Public opinion is already in a dire state. More attention is being paid to the corruption of the superintendent of education than to the Seoul mayor’s announcement of his resignation.”

“Because I am the superintendent of education, such a reaction is bound to come out even more.”

The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education was in charge of the education of Seoul students.

The person who should be the cleanest and best example had committed a huge corruption.

Moreover, the ruling party and the media supporting it were working hard to fan the flames, so the reaction was only going to get hotter.

“The by-election will be held in two months. It appears that the ruling party is trying to hold a by-election due to the issue of corruption in the superintendent of education.”

“Even if we do that, it won’t be easy for the ruling party. Since the cause of this by-election is free school meals and an issue advocated by the ruling party, voters will not easily side with the ruling party.”

“And it is presumed that the opposition party is planning to drum up support through unification.”

Before the return, there was a by-election that ended with the opposition party winning.

However, this time, with the variable of the National Economy Party, the results were bound to change.

“If the ruling party and the opposition party continue to fight, the National Economy Party is destined to take over the mayor of Seoul. The problem should be focused on the presidential election next year, not the by-election.”

“It is difficult to be certain that the by-election victory alone will be enough to continue the trend until the presidential election.”

“First, please focus on increasing the fight between the ruling party and the opposition party. The rest can be left to the experts.”

The presidential election next year will end with the ruling party’s victory.

Although the ruling party is now continuing to lose, unlike other elections, the ruling party had an advantage in the presidential election because it still had a presidential candidate who could turn the vote.

But what if there is an issue that is enough to override the character theory?

It was also a presidential election in which Governor Choi Jae-seok had a good chance of winning if an issue that would deal a fatal blow to the ruling party broke out.

* * *

Captain Kang’s office, which I visited after a long time.

Moreover, today I came here for the first time with a guest.

“Aren’t you Team Leader Cheon? It’s even nicer to see you in the office than in the PC room!”

“Is this Boss Kang’s office? It looks exactly like a gangster’s hideout.”

The guest invited to Captain Kang’s office was Cheon Min-jeong.

Since Captain Kang and Minjeong Cheon had joined hands in the last local elections, they greeted each other warmly.

“Team Leader Cheon, do you understand why I called you here?”

“Is it to carry out a similar operation to the last local election? It was kind of fun, but they’ve already perfected the algorithm, so I don’t know if they really need me.”

Cheon Min-jeong was a really busy employee.

She couldn’t even count the projects she was working on on one hand.

Nevertheless, my active participation in the last local election campaign was only for fun.

However, if the same strategy was carried out twice, the fun would naturally be halved, and Team Leader Cheon was already showing signs of boredom.

“It’s not the same operation. This time, it’s an operation where we set a trap and catch the opponent’s mistakes.”

“If you say it’s the other party’s mistake? Are you catching them at the scene of corruption or buying tickets with money?”

It was Cheon Min-jeong whose expression changed 180 degrees.

She was intrigued when she heard that they were doing something similar to an intelligence operation rather than a cyber public opinion campaign.

“It’s similar. According to information, the ruling party is carrying out a DDOS attack for this by-election.”

“Where are you doing the DDOS attack?”

“They say they are attacking the opposition party candidate promotion site and the National Election Commission. The lower the voter turnout, the more advantageous the election will be for the ruling party.”

“Will that method work? Even if the National Election Commission website is paralyzed, it won’t be difficult to find the location of the polling place.”

As Cheon Min-jeong said, it was an operation without much effect.

Moreover, it was a poor operation that required enormous risks despite being ineffective.

However, since elections were often decided by a margin of 1%, this strategy was often implemented.

“It doesn’t matter whether it’s effective or not. Just carrying out a DDOS attack can be considered a terrorist incident, and all you have to do is find evidence that it was led by the ruling party.”

“This is something I specialize in. Among our employees, there are quite a few experts in cyber terrorism.”

Captain Kang stepped forward confidently.

As he said, the military specialized in cyber terrorism warfare, and in addition, Captain Kang was able to easily collect evidence.

“They will use zombie PCs to carry out DDOS attacks. And they will try to hide their identity using IPs used by North Korea. Can you collect evidence?”

“If you just plant a few codes, you can find them without difficulty. They will probably touch the National Election Commission site a few times as a test before launching a DDOS attack. In the meantime, you can plant the code to figure out the path of the zombie PC.”

Cheon Min-jeong explained excitedly, even drawing pictures on the white board.

After hearing her explanation, Captain Kang added.

“If we can trace the path, our team can monitor every move of the people leading the DDOS attack. If necessary, we can also obtain office CCTV footage and even install wiretaps.”

“Can we identify the leader of the DDOS attack before the by-election?”

“There are algorithms that we have already created, and we were also creating artificial intelligence to prepare for DDOS attacks for use by Taewo Group.”

Cheon Min-jeong’s confident voice.

In fact, putting her into this job was no different from using a cow-killing knife to slaughter chickens.

“Then I ask you a favor. There are only two months left until the by-election. Please secure the evidence as quickly as possible.”

“If we work with Captain Kang’s staff, we can catch it within a month at the latest.”

If this operation is successful, we will be able to break even a little of the concrete of the ruling party.

Naturally, those votes would not be absorbed by the opposition party, and there was a high possibility that the National Economy Party would receive them in their entirety.

What if that happens?

It becomes possible for Governor Choi Jae-seok to enter the Blue House.

* * *

The last day of August.

A CEO who has been busy traveling between Japan and Europe these days has returned to Korea for a while.

“The euro has been going wild these days.”

“Every time Quantum Fund CEO George says a word, the value of the euro changes. In the process, we have already made a profit of close to 20%.”

The investor who won the country.

He didn’t get that nickname for nothing, and his single comment had the power to drastically change the exchange rate.

That is why this operation was carried out together with Quantum Fund.

“If you want to play with tens of billions of dollars, the exchange rate is the best way.”

“Although we make the biggest profit from the exchange rate, we also make a lot of money in other ways as well. In particular, we are making a lot of profit from companies in Southern Europe, led by Greece.”

He was a president who was using the same method that Wall Street used against Korean companies at the time of the IMF.

Having experienced those times myself, I knew very well how to make big profits.

“Just have fun for one more year and then take a break.”

“Is there really a need for that? The European fiscal crisis is expected to continue for at least five more years.”

“Is there any reason to get angry? Right now, Quantum Fund is acting as a scoundrel, but we never know when a spark will strike us. Considering the export products that Taewo Group is selling to Europe, they need to step down within a year. ”

It was an operation started to fill empty warehouses.

If goods overflowed from the storehouse, they could be attacked beyond envy and jealousy.

If you had eaten enough, getting up from the plate was courage and wisdom.