Devil Returns To School Days - Chapter 148
28. Home Ground (3)
Immediately after the National Tax Service visits.
Go Chang-beom was called to his father.
Go Myeong-jin, who was looking out the window with his back to me, spoke in a calm voice to Go Chang-beom’s pretense of popularity.
“Did you sort out the situation well?”
“yes. “For now, I just obediently followed what they did.”
“I guess so. “The fact that the National Tax Service has decided to come in means that it is a disaster that we cannot avoid.”
Okay.
I turned my head.
It seemed confusing.
This situation made him feel afraid.
“Before Myungjin Construction was born. On this floor, there was a construction company that represented Daesan, just like we do today. Do you know the reason for their sudden decline after they had been so successful that they were in charge of all the construction in Daesan and other nearby provinces? It was because of the National Tax Service. I don’t know the details, but the National Tax Service made a massive move, and it was only for a moment that a healthy company collapsed after being hit with a fine exceeding tens of billions of won. Thanks to this, we were able to enter the city without blood, but what happened at that time left a message for everyone. “A very important message to the National Tax Service to be careful of this country.”
revenue.
To those who run businesses, they are no different from the Grim Reaper.
In particular, the fact that the National Tax Service acted with determination meant that there was a high probability that the facts of corruption had already been identified.
“Myungjin Construction is not a clean company. In the process of getting the job, you spend money and receive entertainment. In order to survive in this construction industry that doesn’t always run cleanly, we did too much, but not less than others. There will be more than just dust. Corruption facts that will shake our very foundation may be revealed. If that happens. I am. No, we have no choice but to cut you out.”
“…I know.”
Current conversation.
This was something we had already shared two months ago.
Go Myeong-jin again emphasized what happened at that time.
“You will take full responsibility. Still, are you confident?”
There was no hesitation.
Go Chang-beom said.
“Yes, I am confident.”
* * *
Two months ago.
It was the same then as it is now.
Go Myung-jin called Go Chang-beom.
Then he threw something on the table and showed his discomfort.
Tuk.
“Changbeom. “What on earth is this?”
Data not included.
Fund flows were recorded.
Go Chang-beom had been sponsoring a student for a year, and it was not a matter that could be dismissed as simply personal sponsorship. The name of Myungjin Construction was also brought in. Chairman Go Myeong-jin had no choice but to check the background of this fact, given the circumstances in which he poured out a lot of money to those around him, including scholarships.
Obvious corruption.
It was a fatal problem for Ko Chang-beom, who would assume the position of chairman.
If I hadn’t prepared for the chairman succession process, I wouldn’t have known that Go Chang-beom handled things so foolishly.
So I called and checked in person.
According to Go Chang-beom’s answer, it was necessary to organize this student’s existence in advance.
Okay.
Go Chang-beom checked the data.
really.
Even in my own eyes, it was sloppy.
Scholarships, etc. were handled neatly, but the bank transfer that was done in the beginning smelled blatantly dirty. I knew right away that it was going to be a problem. However, Go Chang-beom did not feel the need to deal with it.
“father. My father told me. “Use people with respect.”
“What does that have to do with this situation?”
“The reason why I, who was nothing, was able to win the successor competition with Changseok. It was all thanks to this student named Kim Hyun-seong. Even when I was taken to the police station in an intentional trap, he advised me not to react emotionally but to fight back. I can tell you without Kim Hyun-seong’s help, I would never have won the successor competition. “I’m not that smart, so I didn’t do anything other than listen intently to what Kim Hyun-sung said.”
Tuk.
I put down the material.
I looked straight into my father’s eyes.
“Like my father said, I was able to become who I am today by accepting advice regardless of gender, age, or status. In order for me to continue to meet my father’s expectations as the chairman of Myungjin Construction, Kim Hyun-seong is absolutely necessary. The problem is the terms of the transaction between me and Hyunseong. In exchange for making me chairman, Hyunseong asked for one favor, and that was to wage war against a specific faction. Since that force has considerable power in Korea, Myungjin Construction will also suffer tremendous damage. father. Even so, I cannot abandon my person. “I have engraved my father’s teachings into my bones to the point of foolishness, so I plan to go into the fire pit with Kim Hyun-seong rather than abandon him.”
Go Chang-beom was foolish.
Even while competing for succession, he does not interfere with his younger brother’s wealth.
Your own person.
The fence was considered important.
Now that Go Chang-beom has accepted Kim Hyun-seong, it means that Kim Hyun-seong is his person, like family.
“I feel fortunate that such an opportunity has been created. The forces I plan to deal with from now on are scum who have no need to feel any guilt. Anyway, I can’t abandon my person, and someday this time bomb-like problem will explode. If that’s the case, I’d rather. I will test myself now, as the company can fire me at any time even though I have not yet reached the position of chairman. If it collapses like this. If my arrogance causes a huge loss to the company, I will take full responsibility and resign. At that time, it was either Changseok or a professional manager. Anyone can take my place. “Even though I am not qualified to be chairman, I have no intention of holding on to this position just because I am the chairman’s eldest son.”
It was a shocking story.
Go Chang-beom.
I never dreamed that my eldest son, who was so immature, would have such a story in his heart.
It was too dangerous.
The meaning of cutting does not end with simply withdrawing from the front line.
Major crimes such as embezzlement.
I didn’t know that I might have to spend a lot of time in prison for them.
Go Myeong-jin said.
“The useful people I spoke of are expendable. Just use the necessary consumables as needed, and there is no need to risk your safety to protect those consumables. Even now…”
“Father.”
I stopped talking.
Go Chang-beom showed a different look in his eyes than before.
“I respect my father as my father-in-law, but I am a completely different person. “I want to live differently from my father in terms of my attitude towards people.”
Go Myung-jin is a cruel person.
Many people sacrificed themselves to get to that position.
Because he failed to value his spouse, he was condemned as an illegitimate child.
Go Chang-beom was different.
I wanted to grow differently.
“That’s the life I chose, father.”
that day.
Go Myeong-jin said no more.
Everything that happens in the future must be accepted by Go Chang-beom.
The tax investigation of Myungjin Construction was already expected from then on.
* * *
A few days later.
Hyung-Jun Park received a call from Se-Hoon Jeong of the National Tax Service.
[I don’t think you need to worry about the Myungjin Construction issue. The construction industry is such a mess, and Myeongjin Construction, like any other company, has more than one or two things to take issue with. For the Golden Circle, you only need to decide on the level of ‘retaliation’. Will they end this as a warning not to support Kim Hyun-seong, or will they send Go Chang-beom along as well? If you want to set a clear example for everyone, it doesn’t seem difficult to take down Myungjin Construction itself. Even if it is a construction industry that accumulates a mountain of cash, it will be difficult to handle an astronomical amount of fines.]
“I understand first. “I will contact you again.”
Pop.
I hung up.
I felt relieved.
Park Hyung-jun sank into the chair and smiled.
“In the end, you’re a kid.”
It was as expected.
Even if Kim Hyun-seong had done something unprecedented, it was an impossible problem to handle a group like the Golden Circle.
The Golden Circle is Korea itself.
A relationship in which those in power are entangled together under the rubric of the ‘golden circle’, looking after each other’s backs and guaranteeing a reasonable amount of profit. How on earth can a single high school student handle this? If Golden Circle wanted to, it could move the prosecution, the police, and the National Tax Service, but there was nothing Kim Hyun-seong could do.
The limit has been reached.
Now, with just one phone call, it was clear that Myungjin Construction would cut off its connection with Kim Hyun-seong in order to survive.
‘It would be easy to cut off a relationship with a high school student who is nothing when a tax investigation could destroy the company. From that moment on, Kim Hyun-sung was practically nothing. The Daesan Cartel has been protecting Kim Hyun-seong’s family, but that is clearly Myeongjin Construction’s domain. If they were just people who sacrificed themselves for Kim Hyun-seong even though Myungjin Construction withdrew, they wouldn’t have participated in the dirty work of caring for someone in the first place.’
I felt relieved.
finished.
Hyungjun Park checked his cell phone list.
[Go Chang-beom]
I pressed the number.
I tried to contact him.
If we make reasonable threats under the pretext of a tax investigation, this issue will be resolved well.
It was then.
Wow!
The phone screen changed.
At an odd timing, someone’s phone number pushed out Go Chang-beom’s number.
[Song Young-chang]
Moment.
Park Hyung-jun adjusted his posture.
It had to be that way.
Take off.
“Yes, I received a call.”
The opponent is a heavenly broker.
He was a high-ranking member of the Golden Circle.
* * *
It was an embarrassing situation.
As soon as I answered the phone, I heard an ear-piercing shout coming from the other end of the phone.
[Stop the tax investigation immediately.]
“…What is that?”
[Can’t you hear me? Stop the tax investigation against Myungjin Construction immediately, you bastard!]
Normally, I would have followed orders.
The difference between brokers in charge of heaven and those who are not was that big, but this time, Park Hyeong-jun also felt a sense of resistance.
Hyungjun Park has accomplished numerous tasks as a broker.
However, the reason he could not take charge of Heaven was because, apart from his outstanding ability, he did not have enough personal connections. When Chansu Jeong, now revealed to be a traitor, was in charge of Heaven for a short period of time. Park Hyung-jun was really boiling with fire inside. A nobody like Jeong Chan-soo had quickly entered heaven through the upper ranks, but the fact that he was still in charge of the chores made him drink all night long.
And now.
I finally got my chance.
If he handles this matter well as the agent promised, he will finally be able to leap to heaven.
But suddenly the operation stopped.
I couldn’t accept it.
Park Hyeong-jun spoke without backing down.
“I’m sorry, but this is a specially ordered operation. We cannot comply with the demand to stop the tax investigation as it is an important issue in dealing with Kim Hyun-seong, who is currently causing major problems for Golden Circle. If you decide there is a problem, contact the agent directly, not me…”
[You fucking bastard!]
A scream struck my ears.
Song Yeong-chang, who had interrupted the conversation, continued speaking as if he was firing at rapid fire.
[You don’t know what the situation is right now, do you? This is why people who do chores are the problem. A little while ago, I received a call from a member of Heaven that I am in charge of. Don’t bother with Myungjin Construction. There are circumstances in which he received money from Myungjin Construction, so if the National Tax Service exposes the corruption, his name will also be revealed. And you think this is just one person’s problem? no. As far as I can tell, several Heavenly members are involved in this incident.]
The incident has stopped.
The more I understood the meaning of Song Youngchang’s words, the more goosebumps appeared all over my body.
[Myungjin Construction. It’s a time bomb there. Kim Hyun-seong and all, it’s like trying to kill bedbugs and burning down all that thatched roofs. So stop. If
you don’t want to become
Heavenly member.
How on earth are they related?
I couldn’t understand it at all.
But as of now, one thing is certain.
“Oh, I understand. I’ll take care of it quickly.”
[Hurry!]
Tax investigation.
First of all, it had to be stopped quickly.