Genius Grandson of the Loan Shark King

Slowly recover the invested funds

He left Russia, escorted by Medvedev.

When I arrived at Incheon Airport, Director Ma was waiting for me.

"Boss. Welcome."

"It's been a while."

Director Ma bowed his head in greeting as usual.

Seeing him like that made me happy, so I smiled and lightly patted his shoulder.

"sorry."

"It's not your fault, sir. It's okay. No one expected it. I didn't know you would move the military against me. It was a misjudgment."

"No. I should have predicted the movement in advance and warned the boss. And I should have followed it no matter what."

Director Ma's words, still with his head down, were filled with self-reproach and regret.

"If you look at it that way, it's all my fault. It's because I trusted Director Ma and left it to him. Stop blaming yourself and I'll be careful so that something like this doesn't happen again. Worrying too much only causes bigger problems. So let's stop here. Let's go to Pyeongchang-dong for now."

I consoled Director Ma and got in the car and headed to Pyeongchang-dong.

Pyeongchang-dong, which I returned to after a long time, welcomed me without any changes.

I started to hear reports from Director Ma in the study about what had happened.

"How did you deal with the opposition within Cheonha Group?"

"I have eliminated all the managers above the level of deputy director who sympathized with Yang Woo-guk. Instead of killing them, I plan to send them to an uninhabited island in the West Sea and make them work until they die."

Everyone must have been promoted to executive level and stopped doing physical work for quite some time. He nodded with a smirk.

"It must be quite hard to work on a deserted island at that age. You did well."

Yang Woo-guk and several other key figures must be fish food at the bottom of the sea by now.

I deliberately did not bring up that story.

"So does that mean Im Hwa-soo has complete control over Cheonha Group?"

"At the general meeting, it was decided that Im Hwa-su would be inaugurated as president, and the official inauguration ceremony will be held next week."

If the inauguration is next week, I think it wouldn't be a bad idea for me to attend.

I thought about it for a moment, then looked at Director Ma and asked.

"Sir, I'm thinking about making time next week to attend. What do you think?"

"It seems like a good idea. It's a chance to show the people attending the inauguration ceremony who the real owner of Cheonha Group is. Most executives now know how scary their boss is, but the employees below them often don't know their boss."

It looks like it's been organized really perfectly. When Director Ma agreed, I made up my mind.

"Then let's attend the inauguration ceremony that day and meet with Chairman Im Hwa-soo."

Originally, I had planned to call Im Hwa-su separately and meet him, but there was no need to do it twice.

"Yes. I will adjust the schedule accordingly."

"I think it was a good decision to trust Director Ma and leave it to him. You worked hard. I'm glad you weren't hurt."

As soon as I praised him with satisfaction, Director Ma shook his head.

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It seemed like he was reminded of what happened to me in North Korea.

"no."

"What I did well was good. If the director hadn't taken action himself, I probably would have abandoned Cheonha Group. I already have a headache because of other things, and I don't want my work to be tangled up because of Cheonha Group."

The moment I heard that there was a dispute, I even thought about abandoning Cheonha Group.

Because it's better to clean up a risky business neatly.

However, since Director Ma had cleaned things up so neatly, the probability of something like this never happening again was even higher.

At that moment, a knock was heard on the study door, along with a familiar voice.

"Boss. Can I come in?"

"Come in."

It was Eva who came to Korea on my orders and was looking into the Hong Kong and Asian markets.

As soon as she opened the door and gave me permission, she came in holding the study door open.

"boss!"

Eva came to me with a big smile. She looked much healthier and had gained weight since I last saw her.

"Did you have a nice vacation?"

"Then. Don't you think I've become a lot prettier?"

Eva winked and smiled mischievously.

"You've gained a lot of weight. Did you tan your skin on purpose?"

"No, I think it came from the Middle East."

"I told you to rest, but I heard you even went to the Middle East to work."

Eva pouted her lips when I lightly tapped her.

"My boss is a workaholic, so how can I get proper rest? But I had a great vacation while traveling around Europe."

"That's why I was going to give you a sabbatical this year. Sorry. Things have gotten so hectic, I needed someone I could trust."

In the US and Europe, Han Kyung-young was in charge, but in Asia, Eva was in charge of everything.

And the headquarters of this incident was Asia. So, Eva had to be called in.

Eva spread her arms, her expression moved by my words.

"I feel better because you trust me."

I got up from my seat, gave her a quick hug, and told her to sit down.

Director Ma stood up and said.

"Boss, I'll go out and try."

"Okay. Please adjust your schedule······. Oh, I think I'll go into the Blue House and eat dinner tonight."

"Yes. I have already been contacted. I will prepare that as well."

As I nodded, Director Ma said goodbye and left.

As soon as Director Ma left, Eva clung to me and said.

"Boss. Are you okay? I thought it was dangerous."

"It was dangerous. But I was lucky and survived."

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"If the boss is wrong, then really······."

Eva couldn't finish her words and looked at me with worried eyes.

"Don't worry, it won't happen again. How are things going in Hong Kong and Japan?"

"Well, it's really strange that nothing particularly noticeable has happened."

After returning, Eva reported to me in detail everything she had found out.

"If something like that happened in China, the Hong Kong market should have been the first to react, but there has been no movement. If you look at European banks, there hasn't been much change."

"Really? That's a bit strange."

According to a report by Han Kyung-young, those on Wall Street who had obtained information in advance executed a large number of short option contracts.

But it was strange that there was no movement in Hong Kong and Shanghai.

If a sudden change occurs in China, it is obvious that the Hong Kong stock market will eventually collapse.

"First, slowly withdraw the funds invested in the Hong Kong and Shanghai stock markets."

It was also a stage where the funds scattered here and there had to be recovered, even if it was for an event that would take place a few years later.

I was thinking of waiting a little longer, but the market flow was different from what I knew, so I had to minimize my risk.

"Take it back?"

"Reduce the weight gradually so that it does not shock the market. At the latest, by the end of next year."

"I see there's some kind of event going on. Okay. I'll reduce the weight a little bit like the boss said. But you know it'll be hard to organize everything, right?"

"I know. Let's try to recover as much money as possible."

Eva nodded, tapping her pad. Then, as if remembering something, she tapped her pen and asked.

"You invested in the stock market, but what are you going to do about the Chinese company, boss? Are you going to get that back too?"

He shook his head at Eva's question.

"Leave it alone. No, I plan to invest more."

The stock market may falter in the economic crisis that will come a few years from now.

However, companies that have not yet gone public continue to grow steadily and their value continues to increase.

"I plan to invest more once Chinese politics stabilizes, so I am preparing in advance."

"Is it okay? After going through this situation, I can't trust China as a country anymore."

Eva said, sounding worried.

Of course, I also don't trust the country called China.

But it would have been foolish not to invest in China, where high growth was expected.

After talking to Eva some more, I got up and said.

"Go eat something. I can't waste any more time because I have to go to the Blue House."

I had lunch with Eva and heard about what had happened in the Middle East.

Eva, whom I hadn't seen in a long time, looked much brighter than before.

* * *

Late at night.

We had a meal and drinks together at Yoon Chang-ho's residence.

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"I was surprised when the American embassy informed me that you had been attacked."

He poured me a drink and spoke with concern in his voice.

"I issued an emergency order to the military even though your life or death was not confirmed. Despite much opposition."

I smiled as I took the bottle of alcohol and poured some into Yoon Chang-ho's glass.

"I heard the story from Myeongsu. It was too much. If the military had been mobilized at that time, China would have had no choice but to move its military as well."

"I didn't have time to think about that. My mind went blank. Why else would the President of the United States have tried to stop me through a direct line?"

Yoon Chang-ho let out a deep sigh as if he felt hurt whenever he thought about that time.

"Have you heard from President Bush?"

"That's right. They said that an attack on the North is absolutely unacceptable."

"Well, the U.S. government can't help it. But I heard that information sharing is going well."

I heard that, exceptionally, the U.S. government immediately shared information with the Korean government through its embassy.

Thanks to this, the Blue House was able to quickly grasp the situation.

"Still, I couldn't help feeling anxious. If you do something wrong, there's a good chance that everything we've done now will be for nothing."

Relations with North Korea, business with Russia, and negotiations with the Japanese government were all achievements that I led.

Of course, since I, who value practicality over honor, gave credit to the Yun Chang-ho administration, all of this will be recorded as Yun Chang-ho's achievements.

Perhaps what Yoon Chang-ho was worried about was not my safety, but rather everything he had wrapped up in his achievements going down the drain.

"I guess so. I guess so."

Of course, not everything will fall apart just because I am gone, but we could not know the outcome during President Yoon Chang-ho's term.

"I was greatly relieved to hear that you had safely crossed the Russian border. I also expressed my gratitude to the Russian government. I do not like the fact that it was Russia and not us who saved our people, but······."

"It was the mercenaries who rescued me directly. I asked them to come and rescue me, and with the help of the Russian government, I was able to quickly cross the North Korean border."

For Russia, there would be no diplomatic blow if my rescue operation failed.

No, it might have happened. If the operation had failed, the Russians would have moved.

"I did say that if the rescue operation had failed, the Kremlin master would have mobilized the military. I'm glad it worked. I'm sick of diplomatic strife, now."

"Hahaha. That person and I are the same, yeah."

Yoon Chang-ho laughed out loud, feeling good that there was someone who thought the same as him.

"Let's have a drink."

We broke our glasses at the same time. Yoon Chang-ho put down his empty glass and looked at me and asked me secretly.

"Are you all sorted out now?"

"Yes. I have done most of what I could do. I have heard that North Korea has completely suppressed the coup, and now all that remains is the formalities."

I explained the situation in North Korea in detail to Yun Chang-ho.

This information was known to no one in the country except Jang Song-taek and me.

Even while listening to my explanation, Yoon Chang-ho's eyes widened several times.

He seemed quite surprised and emptied his glass one after another, concentrating on my story.

"It's amazing. It's really amazing. Now we have to assume that Jang Song-taek has completely taken control of North Korea."

"Yes, I think this could actually be an opportunity. My safety was greatly threatened, but I think that if relations with North Korea improve significantly during your term, it will improve rather than worsen."

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Yoon Chang-ho nodded and tried to pour alcohol into his own glass.

I snatched the bottle from him and filled his glass, continuing to speak.

"China seems to be starting a counterattack under Hu Jintao. If Hu Jintao wins this fight, relations with South Korea will likely be restored."

"······I still can't believe that people around me passed information to China."

It was something I couldn't even bring myself to say.

Because this was something that Yoon Chang-ho had to endure entirely.

"Still, I guess we should be thankful that we've caught them all now, okay?"

Yoon Chang-ho smiled bitterly and tried to speak in a bright voice.

He used this opportunity as a springboard to conduct an inspection of everyone working at the Blue House.

All those who had been passing information to China, Japan, and the United States were caught.

"Think of it as a phone call."

Thanks to that, we were able to find all the spies in the Blue House, so it wasn't a bad thing in the long run.

"And I heard that Cheonha Group was also quite noisy."

"I guess there's nothing you can do about birth. I heard they changed the water a bit this time."

"I guess it worked out well."

"Yes. The new president will be inaugurated next week. I plan to go there in person."

I continued to drink with Yoon Chang-ho and talk about many things.

So the night deepened and it was time to wrap up for tomorrow's schedule.

Yoon Chang-ho said before leaving the official residence.

"President Kim. From now on, pay more attention to safety."

It seemed like words of pure concern, without any calculation.

I could tell by looking at Yoon Chang-ho's face reflected in the moonlight.

I looked at him quietly, told him to be careful, and left the Blue House.

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