Devil Returns To School Days - Chapter 63

13. Unidentified mastermind (4)

Meeting between Go Chang-beom and Kim Cheol-jin.

The place was only a cafe, but it was a public place.

The fact of the meeting was made known by Go Chang-beom’s errand boy, and Go Chang-seok seemed quite angry.

“Director Kim Cheol-jin is Go Chang-beom?!”

“yes.”

“How dare you betray me so openly?”

The intention was blatant.

Kim Cheol-jin knows that Go Chang-beom is on his tail.

Nevertheless, meeting Go Chang-beom separately meant that he would support him without worrying about what Go Chang-seok thought. This wasn’t a normal problem. If a person like Kim Cheol-jin becomes attached to Go Chang-beom, it will be an opportunity for the people at Myungjin Construction, who have been avoiding Go Chang-beom, to think differently.

My teeth were grinding hard.

I grabbed my coat and tried to leave right away.

“manager. “You must be patient!”

“What do you tolerate? Didn’t the person who was farting next to me and trying to get some beans immediately betray me just because the situation changed a little? A bastard like Kim Cheol-jin should not be at Myungjin Construction. “I’m going to let everyone know what a mean bastard he is.”

“So what do we gain? Rather, all it does is advertise the fact that Director Kim Cheol-jin changed the route!”

This was advice from an executive.

Go Chang-seok stopped walking.

After some reaction as if he was listening, the executive continued.

“I don’t know why I’m so angry. Director Kim Cheol-jin has been with us for a long time, so this sudden action without saying a word deserves to be criticized. But I already betrayed you. The reason they met openly at the cafe even though they noticed that we were following them was because they decided there was no need to hide that fact. He is a clever person. “The position of executive director was not given to him for nothing, and he will certainly try to increase Ko Chang-beom’s influence by publicizing his change of mind as much as possible.”

“So you’re telling me to just endure it like this?”

“Yes, I have to endure it. The greatest revenge we can take is to secure the ‘chairman’s position’ and eliminate Director Kim Cheol-jin’s position. Don’t you know that we all only have eyes for the team leader? Please calm down your anger.”

It made sense.

My head felt cold.

Go Chang-seok returned to his seat and spoke to the people looking at him.

“I won’t forget what happened today. I will definitely reward the people in this position for trusting me, but I will definitely crush Director Kim Cheol-jin. It worked out better. In the process of recruiting Go Chang-beom’s mastermind, the person who was most opposed to it was Director Kim Cheol-jin, and now that the situation has come to this, we will focus on recruiting him. And later, when I became the chairman of Myungjin Construction. No matter how much I regret it then, I will never be able to take back this choice I made today.”

“Well thought out.”

“I trust Team Leader Go Chang-seok.”

I crossed my legs.

I leaned over and picked up my phone.

Go Chang-beom’s background.

I was thinking of calling him.

Go Chang-seok thought he would create a new world by announcing his relationship with him in front of everyone.

* * *

Beyond the phone.

When Go Chang-seok heard a muffled voice, he realized that something was going wrong.

[I don’t like it.]

“…What?”

I got up from my seat.

As executives looked at him with questioning eyes, he walked to a corner of the office and lowered his voice.

“I definitely said I would accept your offer. Not only the position of internal director, but also the power appropriate to it. Are you still saying that you will reject the offer? why?”

My stomach was boiling.

I wanted to scream right away, but there were eyes watching so I suppressed it.

[Didn’t Director Kim Cheol-jin join us? Thanks to this, our power has become stronger, but I don’t think there is any reason to stick to the side of Team Leader Ko Chang-seok, who is weaker than before. No matter how attractive the compensation is, wouldn’t it be meaningful to get to the position of chairman anyway?]

“No way. “Was this planned from the beginning?”

His expression hardened.

The moment I heard Kim Hyun-seong’s answer, a hypothesis suddenly came to mind.

Kim Cheol-jin’s betrayal.

It might have been planned.

My judgment, clouded by anger, belatedly allowed me to look into the truth.

“Yeah, that was it. I was wondering why you suddenly approached me, but it was your intention to separate Director Kim Cheol-jin and me and recruit him. You mean bastard. Do you think you’ll get away with that? I am Go Chang-seok from Myungjin Construction. “This company is my father’s, so do you think it will be possible to take care of it if I go to that extent?”

[It’s funny that I only realized it now, but please speak clearly. I really meant to follow you. If you have demonstrated the ability to repair internal rifts, if you have demonstrated leadership skills to firmly maintain your position. I would have considered doing business with you seriously. I guess I thought bowing my head to you, even if it meant abandoning Go Chang-beom, was a ‘reasonable’ decision. If the power is that strong, it will be difficult for Managing Director Go Chang-beom’s weak power to take it down.] This

opened up the possibility.

We proceeded with the plan, but did not set up multiple camps.

[But wasn’t my prediction correct? With just one touch, Director Kim Cheol-jin fell out, and Managing Director Koh Chang-beom, whom I serve, won him over. So, aren’t you good at managing people? Whether it’s Managing Director Go Chang-beom or you. It’s nothing now. What I can tell you for sure through this call is…]

Why?

It felt like an unknown person, whose face I did not know, was smiling right in front of me.

[There is no reason to change lines.]

* * *

The situation has been resolved.

sent all the people

They were only told that negotiations had broken down, but no further explanation was given as to what the situation was.

I drank alcohol.

Go Chang-seok poured the liquor so strong that his face turned red and put down the bottle roughly.

Quang!

“Tsk tsk tsk.”

It was funny.

It’s so pathetic.

As a successor to Myungjin Construction, this was the first time in my life that I had experienced such humiliation.

“I don’t know what kind of bastard he is, but he’s amazing. “You’re using Myungjin Construction’s succession structure to engage in a fight that will result in no losses at all.”

Hyunseong Kim’s words.

It was clear hostility.

But he took it differently.

Didn’t the other person clearly say this?

If he had proven his abilities, he could have abandoned Go Chang-beom and replaced him with himself.

‘The people behind Go Chang-beom have both options. As he said, if I had resolved the internal chaos and controlled Director Kim Cheol-jin well, he would have abandoned Go Chang-beom and held on to the hand I offered him. However, if Director Kim Cheol-jin loses trust and shows an appearance like now, the intention would be to immediately snatch him away and increase Go Chang-beom’s power. A perfect plan that won’t hurt you no matter what choice you make. I stepped into a situation where I had no choice but to suffer.’

It was amazing.

Go Chang-beom.

I could see how that idiot had restored his reputation.

I don’t know who it was, but as he was clearly laying the groundwork behind the scenes, his strength as the eldest son was becoming more and more prominent.

‘But what you said to me…’

I gasped.

I drank again.

It was only until today.

I drank alcohol thinking it was the last time.

“It also means that if I create an advantageous situation again, I can betray Go Chang-beom at any time.”

It’s not over yet.

Succession plan.

Even the existence behind the scenes.

There is still a chance to get everything back.

Nowadays, it is impossible to gain a clear advantage in terms of background or reputation, but one condition is different.

skill.

You and Go Chang-beom are different.

No matter how much Go Chang-beom moves according to the plan like a puppet, that doesn’t mean he can’t show a perfect performance in practice as he hasn’t even graduated from high school. After graduating from a prestigious university and returning to Daesan, he continued to work at Myeongjin Construction. It was the difference between my eldest son and myself. Because the position of the second son could never be compared to that of the eldest son, he lived a life of proving himself every day and engaged in fierce competition.

It’s not just Go Chang-beom.

Middle school, high school, college.

By destroying all competitors in different environments, Ko Chang-seok proved why he should become the chairman.

This time is no different.

Go Chang-seok gritted his teeth.

“Okay, from now on I’ll prove my abilities.”

Leave the faction fighting behind.

So that you have no choice but to acknowledge yourself based on your skills.

He will prove himself by completely overpowering Go Chang-beom so that his mastermind will have no choice but to reach out to him again.

“You will appear before me eventually.”

at that time.

I will definitely make him my own.

The day he receives everyone’s recognition, he will ascend to the position of Chairman of Myungjin Construction.

From that day on, Go Chang-seok quit drinking.

He stayed away from women and no longer verbally abused employees.

It was truly the moment when the full-scale successor competition began.

* * *

Unlike Go Chang-seok, who makes a promise based on evil.

Kim Hyun-seong had already forgotten about him.

No matter what he prepared, he focused on his current situation.

phut-!

Pangpang-!

My fist exploded into the mitt.

Every time Jeong Doo-cheol set the hitting position, Kim Hyun-seong’s intense eyes captured the momentary movement.

Bah!

“good.”

Jeong Doo-cheol.

His abilities were certain.

As if to prove that his ability to develop a UFC champion was not a lie, Kim Hyun-seong showed a frightening growth rate under Jeong Doo-cheol’s teachings. But the thirst still did not go away. He proved that he had become stronger by defeating Shin Young-min, but Kim Hyun-seong’s goal could not be satisfied with that.

Golden Circle.

A group where Choi Tae-jun could barely get a B grade.

I felt ashamed.

In order to deal with Golden Circle, you needed to have the ability to at least overwhelmingly defeat Choi Tae-jun’s level.

Bah!

Bang bang bang!

Movement became faster.

The muscles were swollen.

Every day.

I didn’t spend it in vain.

I constantly developed a plan in my head and worked hard to shape my body at the gym every day.

Sharper.

More destructively.

The body changed.

When all the training was finally over, Kim Hyun-seong collapsed, exhausted, as always.

dump.

“Haha haha.”

“Good job. I said it from the beginning, but you are such an idiot. Even the most professional athletes can’t push themselves to the limit every day, but you use up all your stamina. amazing. You too…”

next to that.

dump.

Kim Si-woo also stretched out.

Kim Si-woo also saw Choi Tae-jun fighting and increased the intensity of his training, saying that he could not continue like this in order to help Kim Hyun-seong. He too was drenched in sweat. Since I usually sweat a lot, my hair became mushy and brittle.

“Kim Si-woo, you too. “I guarantee you that every day you become stronger than ever before.”

There was no answer.

I didn’t have enough stamina left to answer.

Hyunseong Kim looked blankly at the ceiling.

Even though the day was repetitive, there was no regret.

Future plans.

There isn’t much left until the bait is caught.

On the contrary, I felt regretful that I couldn’t try harder.

I was happier because I could do something now than when I was unable to do anything and was living in a vegetative state.

It was then.

Tiring.

Something appeared on the phone screen.

It was a text message from Go Chang-beom.

[It’s a gift.]

And a few minutes later.

[You have won the application for Noblesse Apartment.]

Kim Hyun-seong’s eyes shook greatly at one short text.