Chapter 475: Juyoung Hong (2)
In the past, it would have been unthinkable for Juyoung to show such an attitude, but Chairman Hong has also witnessed a big change in his attitude recently. So he was about to sign off on the document in front of him, but stopped when Director Sok opened his mouth.
“I’m going to send Taesok Oh to Juyoung.”
The Myongjin Group led by Chairman Hong had hundreds of thousands of employees, so he could not remember each of their names. But he knew some names.
For example, he knew the presidents or executive directors of Myongjin’s subsidiaries or Myongjin’s overseas branches.
Obviously, Taesok Oh was not a high-level employee, but Chairman Hong remembered his name because Director Sok had been investing a lot in him as the front runner of the next generation of the Myongjin Group.
Actually, Chairman Hong knew that Director Sok had developed Oh for his elder son Kiyoung, so he was very much interested in this young guy.
Nonetheless, Director Sok didn’t hesitate to send him to Juyoung, which startled Chairman Hong.
“…”
Instead of responding, Chairman Hong looked directly into Director Sok’s eyes.
Then he said, “Sure, go ahead.”
Chairman Hong did not specifically ask him why because he knew there was a good reason why Director Sok chose Oh. Besides, Juyoung was also his son.
***
A few hours later.
I just idled away my time in bed because I had nothing to do for now. And I felt like slacking off as much as possible every now and then.
At that moment, somebody knocked on the door.
Knock. Knock.
“Come on in.”
Of course, I knew who he was because I sensed that he just drove into my house a little while ago.
Then a man opened the door and came in.
“Nice to see you. I’m Taesok Oh. Director Sok has told me to come and see you.”
“Oh I see. Nice to meet you. He has sent me a better guy than I thought.”
“Pardon?”
Even though he looked surprised, I didn’t respond.
Instead, I got up from the bed, then went to the sofa on one side and sat down.
“Sit over here.”
“Yes.”
Anyway, I’ve been agonizing over some concerns and worries for over ten days.
And I concluded that I should not reveal everything to my family.
At the same time, I decided that I would not control or rule the Earth, even if I could take it as my own, for ruling over it would mean I would have to exercise my influence and care for it. Of course, I also knew that I would be in more trouble if I neglected the Earth when I owned it.
In any case, I didn’t want to be a bystander without doing anything.
I am not a pessimist, and I am still greedy even though I had once already made my name known to everybody with a clear reminder of who I was.
Anyway, I had already made my decision, so I casually talked to Oh.
Taesok Oh was very proud of himself.
He was often called a prodigy when he was a child. For example, when his peers found a certain problem too difficult to solve, he easily solved it.
That’s why he landed a job at the Myongjin Group, and even before he was promoted to an assistant manager of his team, he was transferred to an important position within the Strategic Planning Department led by Director Sok.
And he found the right spot for his duty there, and why he was needed. In other words, he got the job as Director Sok’s chief aide, who was the right-hand man of Chairman Hong. His position would guarantee his career success at the Myongjin Group.
But he could not help but be shocked when Director Sok called him and told him to go and see Juyoung, Chairman Hong’s younger son, who didn’t have a good name even among the Myongjin staff.
Of course, Oh didn’t even care about Juyoung’s drawbacks like that because he was still the chairman’s son, even if he was rumored to lack the due qualification as a business group owner’s son.
Oh was just dumbfounded when Juyoung asked all of a sudden, “Do you know anything about Sierra Leone?”
Although it is not internationally famous, it is a country located on the western Atlantic coast of the African continent. Actually, the country was famous because of a movie about it and a famous actor starring in it.
Even though he was surprised by Juyoung’s mention of Sierra Leone, he didn’t ignore the question.
Juyoung continued, “It looks like there are lots of problems in that country. Not only are the rebels exploiting ordinary people’s labor, but also they are killing ordinary people for their own ambition or simply for fun. Besides, corrupt capitalists are colluding with the rebels.”
“?”
Oh could not make head or tail of what he was trying to say.
Sierra Leone, rebels, and corrupt capitalists who colluded with the rebels?
Oh thought to himself, ‘Does he want to write a novel about that country?’
So he concluded that Juyoung wanted to ask him for some information about that country. Otherwise, he could not think of anything else other than that Juyoung was crazy.
And he was the worst of the worst.
***
I didn’t bother to know much before because things of the past were no longer important because ‘Revival Legend’ already became a reality.
Even though I didn’t bother to know about them, I heard lots of interesting rumors about myself because even before my real name, Juyoung Hong, was known, I attracted everyone’s attention early on with the name Asirante.
And one of the most memorable stories I heard at that time was about Sierra Leone.
More precisely, it was about the rebels who ruled there.
Back then, I wasn’t interested, but now, I was very curious about it.
Even if I was not in a position to enjoy the glory of the victor that Jiwon Lee had mentioned to me, I had no intention of being a hermit or a bystander.
Actually, I wanted to make my family as well as those who knew me look up at me in big surprise.
I continued, “I’m going to take over that country after suppressing the rebels there. Of course, I intend to mete out a harsh punishment to those who achieved enormous gains illegally by striking a deal with the rebels.”
“…”
Oh just blinked his eyes while I was talking, but I didn’t reprimand or rebuke him because I expected he would show such a reaction.
I went on, “First of all, I have no intention of taking over the earth because it’s a nuisance to me. But I want to show my family and everyone who knows me how cool I am. Of course, I will clean up the mess in the meantime. So what I want you to do is to manage Sierra Leone after I get rid of all the rebels there. I think I have to be responsible for the area I have occupied. Oh, you don’t have to worry so much because I’ll let you take over after I clean up the mess first.”
“…”
Oh just kept silent as before.
But I continued without caring about his reaction.
“I want you to keep what I said secret for the time being. Many people will show interest if it’s leaked, and it will be really bothersome to silence all of them. Got it? If you have time, please try to find out what kind of role you think will fit me best. Find one that is as messy and disgusting as possible. I don’t want to be a saint. I know my actions are far from moral, but from the viewpoint of those who were victimized, I might be the better choice. I’m not that greedy.”
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