Who threatened Cheonma Hara with a knife - Chapter 103



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◈Episode 103◈

tripartite talks

Shin Dae-seong answered with a strange smile.

“It doesn’t matter who we are. This is the store of a friend of my coworker.”

“We had no idea. We sincerely apologize and will compensate you.”

“Of course it should be like that······ By the way, what about my coworker who was here?”

Lee Yong-chan nodded toward the kitchen and answered.

“When we started causing trouble, the staff at the pub hid over there.”

“If one of our colleagues got hurt or something, it would be a whole other level of trouble. Your organization could be wiped out. No kidding.”

Shin Dae-seong looks at him and threatens him.

Detective Han Eung-kyung, who had been hiding in the kitchen, came out.

“I’m here······.”

Then she spoke to the King Kong faction’s action leader.

“Look at that. I told you that if you make a fuss here, something big will happen.”

Kim Han-gyeol asked with a worried expression.

“Agent Han, are you okay?”

“Agent? Oh, it’s okay······.”

Han Eun-kyung didn’t know what it was, but she played along to the rhythm.

“These kids didn’t use violence against Mr. Han, did they?”

“He threw a chair at me······.”

“A chair!”

Sparks flew from the eyes of the detectives in the special task force for unsolved cases, and the leader of the King Kong faction made an urgent excuse.

“I just threw it to scare you. I never hit you.”

-Thump thump.

Shin Dae-seong gathered everyone’s attention by lightly tapping the table.

“I still don’t understand. This place isn’t doing business well enough to attract gangsters. It’s not even King Kong territory.”

“That’s true. We came up here and found out. But what can we do since it’s your order? We have to destroy it no matter what.”

“It’s not a lie······ But since you ruined our dinner, you should take responsibility, right?”

Lee Yong-chan asked back with an anxious expression.

“Uh, how can you take responsibility······.”

“Tell King Kong faction leader Park Soo-chan to come this way.”

“Excuse me, my older brother?”

“Yeah, if it’s too much of a burden, ask Yang Kang-cheol.”

“Are you talking about our deputy chief?”

“Yes, he knows me well. And he works in the kitchen so that we can eat together to our heart’s content. First, he gives us a glass of draft beer for 500 won per person, and he continues to make snacks for us to drink with his skills. It would be even better if he serves us too. Let’s do it.”

“Poetry, implementation······.”

The King Kong gang members hurriedly disappeared into the kitchen.

Shin Dae-seong asked Han Eun-kyung.

“What is your friend’s name?”

“Jang Yu-ra. She’s been my friend since high school. I wonder how we ended up opening a bar in a place like this······.”

Kim Han-gyeol quickly spoke to Jang Yu-ra.

“Sir, please take a seat first. We definitely need to have a company dinner.”

“Even in this situation, you still want to have a company dinner······.”

“Of course. Even if the Earth is destroyed tomorrow, we’ll still have a company dinner. Come and sit down. The King Kong guys will take care of serving you.”

“Is that really okay?”

“Yes, that’s okay.”

Jang Yu-ra sat down while observing the situation.

Then, he calmed down his surprised mind and asked Kim Han-gyeol.

“Thank you for your help. But what company do you work for······.”

“I work for the same company as Manager Han.”

“I thought Eun-kyung was just a housewife.”

“You are also a housewife. But is there a reason why you opened a bar in a place like this?”

Jang Yu-ra took a deep breath and answered.

“I feel like I’ve been scammed······.”

“How did you get scammed?”

“My husband······.”

She took another deep breath and continued.

“I signed a contract because I thought it would be a good deal. But it didn’t work out······.”

“Did your husband come here in person?”

“I signed the contract only because I believed what the friend who introduced me said.”

“Can you contact your husband and his friend now?”

“no······.”

Jang Yu-ra shook her head weakly.

Shin Dae-seong then gave some heartfelt advice.

“Even if I suffer a loss, it would be better to close down the business here. No matter how I look at it, it seems like a crime-ridden area.”

Team leader Choi Jang-su agreed and said.

“That’s right, this is a place that even the police don’t want to come to. It’s a place where three Gangnam gangs are fighting fiercely.”

This was something that Shin Dae-seong had heard for the first time.

“okay?”

“In the past, the commercial area here was fine. There was even a famous food alley behind the traditional market. However, as conflicts between gangsters intensified, it ended up like this.”

“Why did the conflict get worse?”

“They decided to build a shopping mall here. When they heard the news, Gangnam crime syndicate members rushed in. They were planning to buy up the stores first and get a big chunk of compensation, but the plan went awry.”

“Has the plan for a complex shopping mall been cancelled?”

“That’s right, the construction of the shopping mall ended before it could even begin because the construction company’s corruption was revealed.”

-Jangle jangle······.

King Kong gang members brought draft beer.

“500 came out.”

“You can eat this before the chicken comes out······.”

The members of the organization also brought some snacks with them.

Shin Dae-seong praised him and said,

“The serving is pretty good. The beer foam is just right.”

“I used to run a bar, too. The guy I was working with ran away and that’s how it ended up like this.”

“Then you should have gone into the kitchen?”

“I have a former chicken restaurant chef. He’ll be in charge of the kitchen, so don’t worry.”

Shin Dae-seong nodded and asked Choi Jang-su.

“If the shopping mall plan had fallen through, wouldn’t the gangsters who were competing to buy up the commercial buildings have suffered huge losses?”

“That’s right. The relationship between the three biggest gangsters in Gangnam became extremely bad. They were fighting over who had reported on the event organizer, and eventually a fight broke out.”

“What you’re doing is like a gangster······.”

“They even forced stores to be dumped to cover their losses. In addition, they raided stores that were sold by other organizations and took revenge like this.”

“How long will this revenge continue?”

“Of course, until I close the business.”

Kim Han-gyeol drank beer and cleaned up neatly.

“The boss’s husband’s friend bought this place with a swindle. He’s going to trick the boss’ husband and sell it again. And then he disappeared.”

“Oh my, I’m so upset······.”

Jang Yu-ra drank the 500-won draft beer in one gulp.

Kim Han-gyeol grumbled while eating dried side dishes.

“Anyway, I don’t understand why gangsters are so stupid. If the three of you raise your own business, you can minimize your losses. If you fight among yourself like this, won’t everyone suffer?”

“Detective Kim, it’s been a while since you said something right.”

“I’m sorry, Detective Shin… ‘It’s been a long time’?”

Shin Dae-seong looked at Manager Park Dong-hee with a smirk.

“Manager Park, are you interested in politics?”

“Huh? How can I do something like that? And we don’t talk about politics at sacred gatherings.”

“I’m not joking.”

“What does that mean?”

“Our company’s next goal is to take charge of the murder of the Prime Minister’s son that happened seven years ago.”

Manager Park Dong-hee responded, recalling what happened back then.

“This is a case where a huge amount of manpower was invested but the culprit was not caught. In terms of difficulty, it would be a 10 out of 10.”

“You have to solve difficult cases to gain the support of the people. Besides, the person who was the Prime Minister at that time is now the most popular presidential candidate. If you catch the criminal, there will be a huge reward.”

“Senior Shin······ Please don’t tempt me. I want to live thin and long.”

“It’s not a temptation. If you have the will, I’ll push you.”

Jang Yu-ra asked Han Eun-kyung.

“What company do you work for to handle such cases?”

“Actually, I’m a civil servant······.”

Han Eun-kyung quickly showed her police identification card.

“Oh my god, are you really a cop?”

“pee······.”

Han Eun-kyung spoke to Jang Yu-ra, making her quiet.

“Today we are not detectives. We are ordinary office workers.”

“What are you talking about?”

“The special task force for unsolved cases has a concept for every dinner party. It’s complicated to explain, so just accept that it’s something like that.”

“Okay, if that’s the guest, then that’s how it is······.”

This is when Jang Yu-ra reluctantly agrees.

-Tink, tink.

The door of the Hope House opens,

A group of men with an unusual aura came in.

Jang Yu-ra reflexively got up and approached them.

“I’m sorry, but what can I do? A group of guests rented the whole place today.”

“What? It looks like this place is really open for business······.”

I wasn’t that surprised because I had a corner of Jang Yu that I believed in.

Shin Dae-seong asked the longest-running team leader.

“Those guys don’t seem to be King Kong fans?”

“It’s either the Megalodon faction or the Starfish faction.”

“Is this a showdown between monsters? What a great naming sense······.”

Shin Dae-seong raised his body and asked.

“Which faction are you on?”

“These days, customers are so brave······.”

“So which organization?”

“We are the Buddhas. What are we going to do?”

Shin Dae-seong unbuttoned the sleeves of his white shirt and rolled them up.

“I’ll tell you what I’m going to do in advance. Tell the leader of the Bulgasari faction to come over here right now. And those with a knack for cooking, go to the kitchen, and those with a strong service spirit, go to serving. Today, I’m going to call all three leaders of Gangnam’s major gangs. We’re going to hold a ‘three-way meeting’ to rebuild the commercial district.”

“Is this guy completely crazy?”

“You must be busy with the company dinner and the three-way meeting. Do you want to jump in quickly?”

It’s time for Shin Dae-seong to step forward himself.

“I’ll take care of these guys.”

Detective Bang Jin-woo emptied his remaining glass and ran out.

“Are you okay?”

“You can just help me out a little later.”

Bang Jin-woo was a detective specializing in arresting criminals.

All martial arts, including boxing, were of a high standard.

* * *

A shopping mall with a bleak atmosphere.

Park Soo-chan, the leader of the King Kong faction, looked at the second floor bar.

“Good friends······ Is this the right place?”

Yang Kang-cheol, the deputy chief, answered politely.

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Time has changed for the better······ The detectives are taking members of the organization hostage and calling in the gang boss. Are they asking for bribes?”

“I don’t think so. The Cold Case Unit is the most respected detectives these days.”

“Anyway, I get really annoyed whenever I come here. I thought you were a sure-fire Noda, but you’ve turned into a burden that’s hard to deal with.”

“I’m sorry, I should have stopped you then.”

“If we talk about the past, what’s the point······.”

Park Soo-chan climbed the stairs with his subordinates.

“You’re not trying to lure me into arresting me, are you?”

“Detective Shin is not such a petty person.”

“You seem to know him very well?”

“You will naturally come to know him when you visit the big house. I will tell you in advance that Detective Shin is a psychopath. He is both smart and tenacious. Never treat him as an enemy.”

“If possible, do that.”

“It must be so. If he had become a gangster instead of a detective, he would have created the only nationwide organization in South Korea.”

“······.”

-Tink, tink.

Park Soo-chan opened the door to the hope house and went in.

Three faction members were watching the serving. In the center of the hall, Megalodon faction and Bulgasari faction executives were sitting with Shin Dae-seong.

King Kong’s boss introduced his boss to Shin Dae-seong.

“This is our older brother. He arrived on time.”

“Sit over there.”

Shin Dae-seong offered to sit across from the Bulgasari faction.

“The reason I called you all is simple. Let’s consult with each other to revive this commercial district. Then, we can recover as much as possible from the losses suffered by the shopping mall. This is the carrot······.”

Shin Dae-seong continued speaking in a low voice.

“If you refuse, you will be subject to a thorough investigation by the Special Investigation Team. How long? Until your organization is destroyed.”

“!”

“No consent required. Raise your hand if you object?”

“······.”

No one dared raise their hand first.

A cowardly strategy of wits was carried out by the leaders of the three major gangs in Gangnam.