Chapter 93.2: On Their way Back (2)
The guests showed interest by saying many things that Kang Dae-Kyung and Yoo Hye-Sook weren’t thankful for at all, such as complaining that the office was too small, asking if they would even receive support funds because of their Foundation’s current state, and asking how many cars Kang Yoo Motors sells per month. They also had conversations about Kang Chan once in a while. A lot of people snorted while looking at the flower pots that the Prime Minister and the President had sent.
“Please move aside for a moment.”
Kang Dae-Kyung and Yoo Hye-Sook then saw a man come inside and ask people to move while asking for their understanding.
Kang Dae-Kyung sighed quietly enough to prevent Yoo Hye-Sook from noticing. He couldn’t imagine how much they were going to show off if they came here with their own employees.
He also found it ridiculous that they came here to see if they could benefit from Kang Chan yet were acting powerful and influential by having someone make way for them.
Did anyone tell them to come here? Did Kang Dae-Kyung or Yoo Hye-Sook ever brag that their son was great?
Kang Dae-Kyung still felt suffocated because he was worried about Kang Chan. He just wished his son would show up and say, “I’m here,” or give them a call at least. He didn’t need any of this.
“Honey,” Yoo Hye-Sook called and held his hand.
“Yeah?” Kang Dae-Kyung forced himself to smile. He didn’t want to let Yoo Hye-Sook know that he was worrying about their son.
“Oh my!”
At that moment, they heard someone being surprised near the door.
Kang Dae-Kyung and Yoo Hye-Sook looked at their surroundings to check what was happening. Upon seeing the person that came into the office at almost the same time, they stiffened in shock.
People clapped.
President Moon Jae-Hyun walked inside while greeting the people that were clapping with his gaze.
“Mr. President. This is Mr. Kang Dae-Kyung, and this is Mrs. Yoo Hye-Sook, who took on the role of the Foundation’s chief director,” a middle-aged man who had his hair neatly combed back introduced the married couple before the security guards who were sharply glaring at the entrance and the windows.
“This is President Moon Jae-Hyun,” the middle-aged man introduced the President to Kang Dae-Kyung and Yoo Hye-Sook.
Did they still really have to introduce the President?
“It’s nice to meet you. I’m Moon Jae-Hyun.”
“Hello, sir!”
Looking flustered, Kang Dae-Kyung held Moon Jae-Hyun’s hand. At that moment, Moon Jae-Hyun unexpectedly squeezed his hand and said, “I heard from the Prime Minister that you’re experiencing a lot of inner struggles because I’m lacking as the President.”
Kang Dae-Kyung couldn’t have guessed that he would hear something like that. No, he couldn’t even have dreamed that the President would appear before him in person.
“You must be Kang Chan’s mother,” Moon Jae-Hyun lightly shook hands with Yoo Hye-Sook while smiling. “It’s great to see so many people doing amazing things, but I feel ashamed and as if I couldn’t do as much.”
“Yes,” Flustered, Yoo Hye-Sook immediately made the President a person that had done something shameful.
“I’ll have to go now, unfortunately. I only dropped by for a bit in the middle of my schedule because I heard that you two were doing amazing things.”
When something suddenly came across Kang Dae-Kyung’s mind, he said, “Thank you for what you sent to the hospital last time and for the flower pots.”
“The flower pot is deducted from the expediency fund, but what I’ve sent to the hospital was bought with a month’s worth of my salary. I’ve been nagged a lot because of that,” Moon Jae-Hyun burst out with laughter after his strange response.
“Anyway, I’ll get going now.” Moon Jae-Hyun said his goodbyes to Kang Dae-Kyung and Yoo Hye-Sook with his gaze, then strolled out of Kang Yoo Motors.
“Honey, what did the President mean just now?” Yoo Hye-Sook asked afterward.
“Huh?”
“I’m asking what he meant by our inner struggles. Is he talking about Channy, by any chance?”
“We heard from the Prime Minister at the hospital that Channy connected them with a higher-up in France because he knew them. Maybe he was talking about that?”
The office was still silent. Everyone was in a daze.
Kang Dae-Kyung absently looked around the office, and the people that made eye contact with him politely bowed their heads.
“Oh my!” the new female employee of the Foundation yelled. Still out of her senses, she ended up spilling a drink on a man who was already hot-tempered.
“I’m sorry! That was my fault!” the female employee apologized.
“It’s okay! It’s okay! Why should you be sorry for this kind of thing? Everyone can make mistakes when they’re busy—you’re human! It’s not like the drink was poison or anything!”
“Honey! Why are you talking informally? She said she’s an employee of this Foundation!” the wife yelled.
“Ah! Did I do that? I apologize. I talked that way because you just seemed like my niece and my daughter. It’s okay, right?”
The man observed Kang Dae-Kyung’s mood while consciously giving a wide smile…
“I don’t need a discount when I’m buying a good car! Um, I’ll pay in installments for a year, so please bring over the contract when you can. I should be the one grateful for being able to buy a good car!” the man exclaimed.
Kang Dae-Kyung watched people thank them by bowing their heads whenever their eyes met. He really missed Kang Chan.
***
“Hey! This is amazing!” Kang Chan exclaimed.
“Phuhuhu,” Seok Kang-Ho laughed as he was eating boiled eggs like a famished person.
“Didn’t you say that we should go somewhere to eat?” Kang Chan asked.
“Would I not be able to eat food just because I ate a few of these?”
Kang Chan thought that if it were him, he wouldn’t be able to eat anymore.
Should I buy?anthelmintic?and feed it to Seok Kang-Ho?
After sleeping soundly for about two hours, they woke up and took a hot bath. They then came out. He felt much more refreshed after receiving a massage from a machine.
Everything was okay, except for the surprised looks that they received from people after they saw the scars on their bodies.
Kang Chan looked at the clock. It was 2 pm.
“Let’s go out for lunch,” Seok Kang-Ho said.
“Right now?”
“I’m craving something spicy. Let’s have stir-fried octopus and rice.”
Kang Chan could only laugh.
As they got changed, Kang Chan retrieved his phone that he had left at the front desk to charge. They then went out of the jjimjilbang.
On the way, Kang Chan told Seok Kang-Ho about the money that Lanok said he’d give him.
“That’s great,” Seok Kang-Ho commented afterward.
Didn’t this fucker get greedy about money? Well, to be fair, Kang Chan would’ve said the same thing and ended the conversation if Seok Kang-Ho had told him that.
“The person who received a lot of money should buy lunch,” Seok Kang-Ho added.
At times like this, Kang Chan strangely felt poor and thought a couple tens of thousands of won was a lot.
“Should I pay?” Seok Kang-Ho asked.
“I will.”
“Phuhuhu.”
Kang Chan wanted to laugh like Seok Kang-Ho did, to snicker as he responded. He wished the spite would leave him already.
‘Should I meet Mi-Young?’
Kang Chan thought for a moment, then shook his head. She was studying.
He was thinking of calling Yoo Hye-Sook after eating.
***
Cho Il-Kwon Yang Jin-Woo’s chief secretary, pushed up his glasses resting on top of his thick nose with his index finger.
“There’s clearly a relationship between them. Kang Dae-Kyung and Yoo Hye-Sook weren’t relaxed enough to do things like this.It’s also suspicious that Moon Jae-Hyun dropped by this morning,” a man told Cho Il-Kwon.
They weren’t in the office of the chief secretary but were on one of the top floors of an office building where they could look down at the Gyeongbokgung Palace
Cho Il-Kwon turned over the A4-sized photos on the desk one by one.
Kang Dae-Kyung going to work, Yoo Hye-Sook walking out of the apartment wearing shabby clothes and carrying a bag, and the couple comfortably going about their daily lives were unfolded in order every time Cho Il-Kwon turned over the photos.
“Please check this one out. The people here and here are the same guys. They’re clearly employees of a private security guard company. Considering Kang Chan goes to Yoo Bi-Corp often, there’s a high chance that they’re Yoo Bi-Corp employees,” the man continued.
“I heard that the guys that were wounded in Yongin were admitted to the police hospital?”
“Yoo Bi-Corp and the police hospital are under contract with each other. We think that’s because the police hospital is overall the best in the country for treating external wounds and bone injuries.”
“And how high are the chances that they’re government agents?” Cho ll-Kwon asked again.
“It’s unlikely. According to the regulations, they’re supposed to be moved to a military hospital if they’re government agents. Moreover, the hospital bills were all paid in cash.”
“Who did that?”
“It’s difficult to track the source since they paid in cash.”
Cho Il-Kwon nodded while pursing his lips. “You know why we’re doing this, right?”
“We’re only loyal to you and the Chairman. We don’t know anything more than that.”
Cho Il-Kwon smiled. “The next regime should be run by a person the Chairman wants. People that don’t even have lineage coming into power are the same as unlicensed people driving a car. Act relentlessly for the country and for the people. Have a sense of duty that you’re doing work to maintain this country’s public order.”
“Serving you and the Chairman is an honor.”
“Go now. If possible, find ways for Yoo Hye-Sook to get into a believable accident. I can’t believe the members of the National assembly have been disgraced because they trusted a mere gangster,” Cho Il-Kwon looked at the man standing in front of the desk, dumbfounded.
“A robbery should work,” the man suggested.
“A robbery?”
“Our best option is to call two people from Vietnam and arm them with knives. We’ll say that they came into South Korea as apprentices for some company, gambled, and committed an accidental crime out of anger when they lost their money.”
“Hmm.”
“The line of people who’d want to do it themselves would reach all the way to Vietnam if we offer a billion won.”
“It’ll take some time, won’t it?” Cho Il-Kwon asked.
The man smiled. “We’ve already prepared quite a lot of people.”
“The Chairman is going to be happy.”
“Thank you, Mr. General Manager.”
Cho Il-Kwon looked out the window with a satisfied expression.
1. Anthelmintics or anthelmintics are a group of antiparasitic drugs that expel parasitic worms and other internal parasites from the body by either stunning or killing them without causing significant damage to the host.
2. the Gyeongbokgung Palace was the main royal palace of the Joseon dynasty. It was Built in 1395 in Northern Seoul. People can now visit it.
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