Devil Returns To School Days - Chapter 108
21. Last competitive race (3)
This incident.
If we judge only the information revealed on the surface, we have no choice but to think that Go Chang-beom is an illegitimate child.
Go Chang-seok exposes the truth.
Go Chang-beom retaliated.
Kim Hyun-seong in his previous life also thought that way at first.
But the more I think about it, the more I think about it.
Something was strange.
Kim Hyun-seong lived in a vegetative state and created his own plan, and Myungjin Construction was the most important puzzle among them. And in the first plan, Go Chang-seok was considered the center. Go Chang-seok was a strong candidate in the competition for successor, but Go Chang-beom had a very fatal weakness: he was an illegitimate son. They said that raising Go Chang-beom from the bottom was the way to prove one’s worth, but the odds of winning were not very high.
‘The reason Go Chang-beom hit Go Chang-seok. Is it because he revealed that he was truly an illegitimate child? The information I can receive through the media is limited, and I have to judge only the information that appears on the surface. But accepting it as is is not the right way. When the incident broke out, Go Chang-seok exposed the truth even though he was in a very advantageous situation. That would mean that the idea of preferring the eldest son is that strong.’
I was deeply worried.
The idea of preferring the eldest son.
Is it true that based on that alone, the company rejects Go Chang-seok, who is producing results and is, by all accounts, a strong candidate?
Is that really all it is?
Are there any other reasons?
Go Chang-beom back then wasn’t as alert as he is now, but isn’t there another reason that gave him strength?
suddenly.
A question came to mind.
‘What if Go Chang-seok is actually an illegitimate son, not Go Chang-beom?’
It made sense.
I don’t know how Go Chang-seok obtained the information, but it wasn’t a clear revelation like a genetic test. A kind of heartache. In that case, it meant that although illegitimate children exist, there is no law that they are Go Chang-beom.
I looked back at the timeline.
Competition for successor.
Go Chang-seok’s superiority.
Nevertheless, the chairman pushes Go Chang-beom.
Go Chang-seok exploded in the end.
And in the end, Myungjin Construction never mentioned anything related to the illegitimate child.
I put the puzzle together.
Gradually the truth was revealed.
‘Actually, the most important point here is the presence of the mother. Go Myeong-jin’s spouse had a child despite knowing that it was illegitimate, and since the process was fraudulent, there must have been trouble. There was such a rumor about Myungjin Construction. No matter how many accidents Go Chang-beom had, his mother always went to school or wherever to solve the problem. On the other hand, even though Ko Chang-seok went abroad to study, he never visited him, so his mother also criticized her eldest son for caring too much. If I interpret this signal to mean that Go Chang-beom protected me because he is my biological son, I can access the hidden truth.’
This.
It was just a guess.
But with that one puzzle, I was able to understand many situations.
The ideology of preferring the eldest son is so persistent.
Then another question arose.
why.
why.
If Go Chang-beom was not an illegitimate child and if the truth was known.
What is the reason for not revealing the truth to the world?
Inside the cafe.
Kim Hyun-seong asked in a calm voice, looking at Go Chang-beom’s face that looked like it was about to explode.
“I’m asking this because I’m really curious, but why haven’t you taken advantage of Go Chang-seok’s weakness of being an illegitimate child? In fact, with that one weakness, you can easily defeat your opponent.”
* * *
Silence fell.
Go Chang-beom nervously sat down and took a sip of the steaming coffee.
“Fuck you. Why is this so hot?”
Pak.
I put down my coffee cup.
Kim Hyun-seong took a quick look and said with a sigh.
“When I was young. “Our handsome chairman wasn’t a very good father.”
It was a cliché story.
Go Myeong-jin was also a very manly person as he worked in rough construction, but he was not able to take care of the details of his family. Drinking with workers is repeated every day. When Ko Myung-jin returned home at dawn, Go Chang-beom, who was sleeping smelling of alcohol, would wake him up and shower him with kisses, or he would fight with his mother because of his nagging.
It was a boring day.
A night filled with shouts.
Then, on days when it escalated into violence, Go Chang-beom had to cover his ears and fall under his blanket.
My father grew more and more successful day by day.
I founded a company and at some point was called chairman, but that didn’t really resonate with me.
Drinking alcohol.
Cheating.
hitting my mother
As a craftsman, Go Myeong-jin was clearly a great person, but as a husband and father, he was very lacking.
“I was in middle school. There was a time when my mother got beat up by my father for questioning women, so she came into my room and slept with me instead of Changseok’s. My mom hugged me tightly and said this. Actually, Changseok is not your younger brother. Even though I don’t know her face, I have no choice but to raise her. So, you said that your heart breaks every time you see Changseok. Changseok can see his father’s face, but he can’t see his own face. Do you know what I said then? Just divorce your father. “At that young age, without even knowing anything, I took a large amount of alimony and told him to just go out and live with me.”
I chuckled.
Memories of that time.
It was still clear.
Go Chang-beom had the image of his mother in his heart.
“My mother’s answer was, it’s still family. He said that since he has me, he wants to leave me as a child with a father. That’s why. Competition is competition and family is family. You can’t destroy your family for the sake of competition. Everyone says that my father and I look alike, but I am a completely different person from him. If I reveal that I am an illegitimate child, I may be able to win the competition, but my mother, who protected me until the end, will bear the stigma of being a woman who had an illegitimate child. “I just didn’t like it.”
The truth has been revealed.
It was the moment when Kim Hyun-seong’s guess turned out to be true.
It was like this.
Even though he was living in a vegetative state and could not be 100% certain about the issue of illegitimate children, Kim Hyun-seong made a new plan centered on Go Chang-beom. What if Go Chang-beom is not an illegitimate child? The only reason he didn’t reveal it was because of his love for his mother. If Go Chang-beom’s decision to value loyalty is true, it was a card he could never abandon.
Like my mother.
If you become important to him too.
Go Chang-beom will not abandon himself.
That fact was important.
No matter how much you put your opponent in the position of president, this problem will end if you ignore a high school student who is nothing. At that time, even Kim Hyun-seong had no idea what to do. Since Kim Hyun-sung’s knowledge of the future was very limited, finding a new alternative after Go Chang-seok was not an easy problem.
I believed it.
I hope Go Chang-beom is who he thinks he is.
If he is that kind of person, even if, contrary to expectations, Go Chang-beom is Chairman Go Myeong-jin’s illegitimate son.
I thought of a plan to defeat him.
Even if it meant biting the back of Go Chang-seok’s neck like a mad dog, he was planning to put Go Chang-beom in the position of chairman.
Of course, if it was different than expected.
There was also a plan to follow Go Chang-seok.
The situation was ideal.
Unless Go Chang-beom is an illegitimate child.
The variable did not exist.
In fact, in a situation where only checkmate was left, Kim Hyun-seong looked at Ko Chang-beom and said.
“Then would you like to follow my plan? “In a way that doesn’t hurt anyone.”
* * *
That afternoon.
Go Chang-beom summoned reporters.
Reporters from the relevant media outlets were gathered together in response to the articles spreading one after another.
Cameras placed everywhere.
Glittering eyes trying to find flaws.
I realized my position.
He reminded himself that he was not just someone who went to a bar every day and drank alcohol, but that he was the successor to a huge company.
Go Chang-beom said.
“I will be honest about the current issues related to my family. you’re right. My father, the chairman of Myungjin Construction, made a big mistake in the past. I met a woman other than my mother and she had a child. But that doesn’t mean I’m an ‘illegitimate child.’ “I will prove it to reporters right here.”
Ok.
took something out
It was a document.
“This is a DNA certificate proving that I am the parent. “I turned to an official agency, and as you can see, I inherited both my mother’s and father’s blood.”
“So you’re saying you have another illegitimate child?”
This was a question from a reporter.
Even though it was clearly stated that questions would be answered after the story was over, the reporter could not keep his mouth from itching.
“There was.”
“What do you mean there was…?”
“A media outlet presented as evidence that my father had been sending ‘money’ to a mysterious woman for decades. The mysterious woman is the target of the affair, but that is not compensation given because she gave birth to an illegitimate child. At that time. She must have been extremely stressed while questioning and interrogating a mysterious woman at Myungjin Construction, so she suffered a miscarriage. My father only sent money out of regret at that time and has not had any relationship with that woman since then. “That is the truth.”
“Director Go Chang-beom! I have a question!”
“Then….”
Papa Papapot.
Flash fires erupted from all directions.
Family stories with many stories have always been fodder for the media.
The reporters seemed to have decided that there was more left to bite, so they did not stop asking question after question.
but.
Go Chang-beom answered calmly.
It’s all just rumors.
No.
The affair is true, but illegitimate children do not exist.
Then he finally said this:
“I will no longer allow any speculative articles that shake my family. Although there were difficulties in the past, we are now living a happy life as a family. If you show malicious intent to destroy my family, I will do so as the next chairman of Myungjin Construction. And as the eldest son of a family, I will definitely be held accountable for that crime.”
* * *
The incident was concluded.
Go Chang-beom completely explained that he was not an illegitimate child, but it was still an issue that left doubts.
Is it true that the illegitimate child was truly miscarried?
Could it be that there are other illegitimate children somewhere in the world?
This issue, which could have spread like wildfire, was no longer covered in the media due to Go Chang-beom’s strong response.
That was enough.
No matter what ordinary people say.
If it didn’t spread any further, that was it.
Go Chang-beom also went to the press conference with that intention.
And that day.
Someone came to visit Go Chang-beom.
“…that document. Actually, isn’t it? “It was fabricated, right?”
It was Go Chang-seok.
He took out the weapon of conversion and was greatly shocked by the DNA analysis report presented by Go Chang-beom.
Clearly, illegitimate children existed.
So what does that mean?
Go Chang-beom said.
“no. You know it too. “What does this document mean?”
“Shit!”
bang!
I kicked the chair.
Watching the press conference.
I knew it instinctively.
ah.
It was me.
It was I, not Go Chang-beom, who was the illegitimate child.
Looking back now, I was uncharacteristically careless.
Normally, he would have secured not only circumstantial evidence but also a DNA analysis report to prove the fact, but he decided that Go Chang-beom, who could not believe that he was of the same blood as him, was an illegitimate son. If you think about it, even though you were the only one who grew up unusually within the confines of your family. Rather than doubting himself, he was convinced that Go Chang-beom was an alien being.
It was hopeless.
Everything is over.
Looking back now, Chairman Koh Myung-jin was a very fair person, at least in company matters.
In fact, common sense dictates that it would be okay to unilaterally support Go Chang-beom, the eldest son and legitimate successor, but Go Chang-seok was included in the competition for successor just because he was capable even though he was an illegitimate son. Go Chang-seok, who had hated the idea of preferring the eldest son, found out that he was receiving real preferential treatment.
and.
I finally understood my mother’s remarks.
Don’t tell Changbeom.
It was not because Go Chang-beom was an illegitimate child, but because he knew that he was an illegitimate child.
“Fuck fuck fuck!”
I covered my head.
Looking at him in despair and anger.
Go Chang-beom said coldly.
“I’m sorry, but what you touched was not mine, but yours and your father’s. So you.”
We made eye contact.
There was no bastard Go Chang-beom there.
“It’s over now.”