Genius Grandson of the Loan Shark King

Won't you come to me?

After returning to Korea, acquaintances from around me came to visit me one after another for a few days.

Hyunseong and his wife came first, followed by Oh Hyunwoo and Han Minkyung, and lastly Yoon Jaeha.

Everyone was worried about me, and I tried hard to reassure them.

I didn't feel bad thanks to my friends who cared about my well-being.

"Hey, you crazy kid!"

I wondered why he didn't come.

Myeongsu barged into the Myeongdong office without an appointment and started swearing.

I laughed as I closed my laptop, which had a portal news window floating around.

"Oh, nice to meet you."

"Do you know how worried I was?!"

"Do you want to curse me as soon as you get here? I already contacted you. That's fine. Shouldn't you have come back safely?"

"That's it, Fart? Do you want to tell Grandma exactly what happened to you?"

"No, I'm sorry. It was my fault."

My grandmother still doesn't know what happened to me in North Korea because I strongly asked those around me to keep quiet.

"I'm already worried because you're getting old, but if I hear that news, it'll be a big deal."

"Don't you know that? So move your body a little more gently. Where are you going alone? Go."

"You didn't go alone. You brought bodyguards with you, and you went to North Korea with the permission of the South Korean government. But did you really think those crazy guys would do that?"

As he continued to make excuses, Myeongsu let out a deep sigh.

"Ha······. Okay. If something like this happens again, I'll tell grandma right away, so just know that."

"Okay, okay, so stop nagging me. My ears are burning. Sit down. My legs are going to hurt."

As I walked towards the sofa and sat down, Myeongsu followed me.

Myeongsu, who had been glaring at me with his lips pursed, spoke in a much quieter voice.

"Are you hurt anywhere?"

I nodded and called over to someone and asked them to bring me two cups of coffee.

"fortunately."

"Then that's fine."

I knew very well that Myeongsu was genuinely and sincerely worried about me.

I may not know about other people, but I could trust Myeongsu.

"Nothing difficult, right?"

"No. No, even if there is, there isn't. Do you think I have a headache? Your headache is. China is doing the same thing, so what's going on with Cheonha Group all of a sudden? I heard something happened in Busan? Hyunseong got a call from his father."

"I wonder why a retired person would be interested in such a thing."

"That's because my juniors are all on the front lines. I said I didn't know either. Even if I knew, I wouldn't have said anything, but I said I didn't know because I really didn't know."

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"Director Ma didn't contact you?"

Myeongsu nodded. He seemed very curious.

"Uh. There was no word."

I think I know why Director Ma didn't tell Myeongsu in advance.

I guess they wanted to avoid needlessly involving Myeongsu in something like this.

"That's good. You don't have to know anything to benefit yourself. If you needed help, you would have contacted me."

"That's true. But I spoke with the police chief after work. I don't know everything, but I heard the gist of what happened. Are you okay?"

"I don't know. If something like this happens again, I'll just blow it up. I started this because I trusted Dong-soo, but it's not happening anymore."

Unifying gangsters across the country was a task started by trusting only in Park Dong-soo.

After his death, Park Dong-soo's legacy, which was passed down to Lee Sang-geun and Yoo Seong-jin, was now being reorganized, starting with Im Hwa-soo.

As time goes by, the color of Park Dong-soo will fade and new people will take his place.

"If Cheonha Group disappears, won't more gangsters become established?"

"I'll think about that later. It hasn't happened yet, and I won't think about it seriously for the time being. I just hope that they realize something after seeing that the police and the media are quiet even though they made such a fuss this time."

"I wish you would just come to your senses and do this."

While we were talking, a staff member brought me coffee. I picked up the cup and asked.

"Why did you come here today without any notice?"

"I just came to see your face. Do you have to have a reason to come here?"

"From Hyunseong to Hyunwoo and Jaeha, everyone came and went. You were the last, Inma."

When I told him that he was the latest, Myeongsu became serious and shouted.

"Hey! I'm busy!"

"Aren't the other friends busy? Hyunseong seems to be out of his mind these days. What can Hyunwoo say? Jaeha is also getting ready to inherit the law firm, so he's even more out of his mind."

As he kept telling his friends about his recent activities, Myeongsu frowned slightly. He seemed to be already feeling a little irritated.

"I'm sorry. I was worried, but I just couldn't find the time. I had already made arrangements. And it wasn't an event that could be canceled. But I called you the day I got back."

I took a sip of my coffee with a smile.

Unlike the reserved Hyeonseong, Myeongsu responded well to teasing.

"I've talked to all my friends, too. Do you think I've only talked to you? I'm disappointed, Congressman."

"Ah, shit. Take it easy!"

If I touch it a little more, it'll explode. Let's leave it at that.

I laughed out loud as I looked at Myeongsu whose face had turned bright red.

"I'm smiling thanks to you, really. By the way, did you really come here without any problems?"

Myeongsu nodded with a pouty expression.

"I told you, there really isn't one. I just came to see your face and have dinner."

"Really? I have plans for the evening. What should I do?"

"Promise? What promise?"

"Today is the inauguration ceremony of the new chairman of Cheonha Group. I'm going to go there and meet the new chairman."

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"Ha. The day I go is a market day. If not today, it will be hard to take the time for a while."

Myeongsu showed his regret very clearly. Since I knew very well how busy Myeongsu was, I felt a little regretful too.

"Then do you want to go together?"

"Are you crazy? Where did I tell you to go? Are you going to be caught in a situation where your weakness is exposed later? If you take a bad picture, you'll be at risk of being attacked later."

Thinking about what if? You've really become a politician, Myeongsu.

Politicians' job is to meet people. They don't remember shaking hands with everyone and taking pictures with them.

However, there were cases where candidates lost their elections because of a single photo that they had no memory of, and it was also used as a card to attack their opponents.

"Just go with me. What's the problem? Cheonha Group is also a sound company on the surface. Let's meet up and have a meal together. It'll be good for you to know."

"Hmm······."

Myeongsu hesitated for a moment, then shook his head again.

"No, that's not true. Let's eat next time."

"Then there's nothing we can do. Let's eat together next time."

Of course, Myeongsu and I were busy too. Now, it's hard to even have dinner together without plans.

"Then I guess I should get up soon. I should find a friend to eat with."

Myeongsu got up and took out his cell phone.

"Are you going? We still have about an hour. Let's talk more before we go."

"Okay. If I talk to you, do I want to hear more trouble? I've seen your face, and I want to make sure you're okay. I'm going. I'll make an appointment next time."

Myeongsu waved his hand and left the office without any hesitation.

I looked at the closed door and laughed in vain.

It literally felt like he just came here to see my face.

* * *

I arrived at the Cheonha Group headquarters 10 minutes before the inauguration ceremony.

As I got out of the car, I smiled as I looked at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office and Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office buildings in the distance.

"What kind of confidence did you have that made this place the headquarters of Cheonha Group?"

Seocho-gu, where Cheonha Group's headquarters are located, was the mecca of the legal community in South Korea.

No matter how I thought about it, it was crazy that a company founded by gangsters had its headquarters in Seocho-gu.

"It meant that I wanted to forget the days when I had to avoid public authority."

"I know, but I didn't know you could actually do it."

I led Director Ma and his bodyguards into the Cheonha Group headquarters.

"Welcome, President Kim Mu-hyeok."

Waiting for me in the lobby was Vice Chairman Chu Dong-bin.

"Ah, Vice President. It's been a long time since I've seen you."

"Yes. It's been a while. I'll show you around."

"Can the Vice President guide us personally?"

"Of course. Aren't you the real owner of Cheonha Group?"

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Chu Dong-bin answered as if it was obvious and took the lead, and we followed him into the conference room.

"I will make Cheonha Group leap forward once again. To do so, I will forget the past and look toward the future······."

Already in the conference room, Im Hwa-soo was giving his inauguration speech in front of a large crowd of men in black suits.

"We are a family. Family members may have different opinions. But that doesn't mean we can point our swords at each other. Everyone who left the group this time, including Director Yang Woo-guk, has forgotten that rule."

I asked Chu Dong-bin next to me in a small voice.

"Did you reveal everything?"

"Yes. That is the new chairman's intention so that something like this will never happen again."

Not everyone in Cheonha Group knew about this incident.

But why did Im Hwa-soo reveal everything so readily? What decision did he make?

"It's groundbreaking. There must be some who oppose it. Aren't there many employees who support Yang Woo-guk?"

"But the new chairman thinks that they should all be taken along. If the power of Cheonha Group weakens, the small local organizations may have different ideas."

There was a reason why Yoo Seong-jin nominated Im Hwa-su as a candidate for chairman.

He was quite intelligent and knew how to read the flow.

"You said that Im Hwa-su started from the bottom?"

"Yes, that's right. That's why I have the full support of the general staff."

"I see. By the way, are you saying that you will retire after the new chairman takes office?"

"Yes. I plan to go to China. I plan to work for Chairman Yoo Sung-jin near where he is."

I turned my gaze from Im Hwa-soo to look at Chu Dong-bin.

"You're saying you're going to take over Chairman Yoo Seong-jin in China? Are you serious?"

Even if I went to China, it was uncertain whether I would be able to meet Chairman Yoo Seong-jin.

"It must be hard. China is different from Korea. It's not a place where they easily grant permission for even a simple visit. Especially not to a big shot like Chairman Yoo Seong-jin."

"But I still plan on staying by your side. So······."

Chu Dong-bin met my eyes and trailed off.

I could easily guess what would follow.

"I would like to ask for your help. The only person who can make that possible is you, sir."

"Hmm."

I looked straight into Chu Dong-bin's eyes. His eyes did not waver an inch.

"That's funny. I envy Chairman Yoo Sung-jin. He has someone like you by his side. Won't you come to me?"

"Thank you for your kind words. However, I intend to serve Chairman Yoo Sung-jin until the end."

Chu Dong-bin was firm. If I tried to persuade him one more time, he would just be rejected.

I nodded slowly and opened my mouth.

"Okay, I'll do my best to help you in any way I can. But it might be faster for Chairman Yoo Sung-jin to be released and return to Korea than for the Vice Chairman to go to China."

At those words, Chu Dong-bin looked surprised and tried to say something.

However, I couldn't open my door when Im Hwa-su called my name.

"CEO Kim Moo-hyeok, who has helped Cheonha Group since the time of Chairman Park Dong-soo, is here now. I really wanted to express my gratitude to you for inviting me today. CEO Kim Moo-hyeok!"

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I looked at Director Ma.

"Is it promised?"

"No. Go up now and······."

I shook my head. My refusal now would be poisonous to Im Hwa-soo, who is just starting out.

Besides, the way he was acting now seemed like he was lowering himself to make himself known to me.

"Let's talk again later, Mr. Vice Chairman."

"Yes, sir. I will take care of it."

Escorted by Chu Dong-bin, I went up to the stage.

A group of muscular men were looking up at me.

Some people may know me, but most people will be seeing me for the first time, right?

"President Kim Mu-hyeok. Thank you for brightening up this event."

Im Hwa-su bowed to me and greeted me. The people below started to stir.

I spoke in a voice so small that only Im Hwa-soo could hear.

"That's excessive, Chairman Im Hwa-soo."

"No. Isn't he the one who created Cheonha Group together with Chairman Park Dong-soo and helped our group grow to where it is now? I think everyone should know by now. Who is the real owner of Cheonha Group?"

Im Hwa-su spoke openly, making my whispers sound colorless.

He seemed determined to lie face down.

"Okay. Please take care of it."

When I greeted him, only then did Im Hwa-su's expression brighten.

"Please give us a congratulatory speech."

I nodded and walked away. I stood in the spot where Im Hwa-soo had just stood and looked down.

Most people were rolling their eyes trying to figure out what was going on.

"Hello. I'm Kim Mu-hyeok. I think this is my first time greeting you like this. Some of you may know me, and some may not."

The room was quiet. Just looking at their eyes, I could tell they were curious about who I was and what was going on.

"I won't go into too much detail. If you faithfully fulfill your roles, I will do my best to block all attacks on Cheonha Group. However, if you fail to fulfill your roles, I will personally disband Cheonha Group."

I threw a bomb at the inauguration.

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