Chapter 93: Should we broadcast this?

Ring ring ring.

“Fuck, what kind of crazy kid is doing this at this hour of the morning?”

Bulkwang-dong Gasoline was irritated by the sound of the phone ringing at 4 in the morning.

Ring ring ring!

The phone rang incessantly.

Bulkwang-dong Gasoline, who had been covering his ears with a pillow, couldn’t stand it anymore and answered the phone.

“What are you doing! Do you want to die?”

“It’s me! We’re in big trouble here!”

It was a call from my lover.

“Hey, it’s 4 o’clock now! If you’ve had a drink, go to sleep!”

“What should I do? I think a thief broke into my house. The whole house is a mess. I’m so scared. Sob.”

“There’s nothing to steal, so what’s the use of a thief?”

Bulkwang-dong Gasoline yawned indifferently.

“I guess he stole my underwear. Don’t be so nervous, just hang up and go to sleep. I’ll talk to you tomorrow.”

“The emergency fund, the ring, the underwear, everything is still there. There’s just one thing missing······.”

“no way······!”

I suddenly lost sleep.

“The stuff you put in the rice bin didn’t disappear, did it?”

“That’s right. There’s a black plastic bag rolling around on the floor······.”

“Oh, shit!”

Bulkwang-dong Gasoline suddenly got up from his bed.

‘My lifeline has been taken away?’

A chill ran down my spine.

Bulkwang-dong Gasoline immediately started stuffing money and items into his suitcase.

I couldn’t even put on my socks properly and I put on my sneakers crumpled up.

I put my jumper on one arm, slung my suitcase over the other, and ran out of the house like a dragon.

“Hey, Bulkwang-dong gasoline. What’s the rush?”

A brown bear was coming through the gate.

Bulkwang-dong Gasoline took a step back without realizing it.

Because I had already engraved into my bones how hot that bear-like man’s fist was.

“I came out of the courtyard.”

The bear-like man thrust an identification card that read, “Park Cheol-gu, agent of the Central Intelligence Agency Public Security Bureau” into his arms.

“Sir, I don’t know why you came all the way here at this hour······.”

“I received a tip.”

Park Cheol-gu took out two pieces of paper from his pocket.

There was no way he wouldn’t recognize the statement he wrote himself.

Bulkwang-dong Gasoline opened its eyes wide.

“Why is that in your hand······! What about the other one······!”

“Oh, I guess there was one more here?”

“That, that······!”

“I think you have a lot to say?”

“Eight, shit!”

Bulkwang-dong Gasoline turned around just like that.

“Where are you going to jump?”

Bam!

“Cough!”

A hammer-like impact hit the back of my head.

The gasoline in Bulkwang-dong fell over with a loud squeal.

“The police are different from the police, so they don’t recite the Miranda Rule. Just take note.”

Park Cheol-gu smiled broadly, revealing his gums.

“Let’s have a more detailed conversation in the courtyard.”

“Ugh! Eat this… Ugh!”

The moment the gasoline from Bulkwang-dong was about to run away, scattering the dirt it had grabbed,

puck!

A fist like a pot lid was stuck in my forehead.

A powerful blow that will take your breath away!

The gasoline in Bulkwang-dong bubbled and settled down.

“You’re so reckless compared to your temper, aren’t you?”

I wanted to shoot him in anger, but the gasoline from Bulkwang-dong hit me in the back of the head and my vision went dark, so I collapsed.

Park Cheol-gu clicked his tongue as he handcuffed the unconscious Bulkwang-dong gasoline.

“You little brat, you seem to have been up to a lot of dirty work lately. You have no fear, and you try to run away in the middle of the night during the curfew.”

Park Cheol-gu hit Bulkwang-dong Gasoline’s forehead.

“Anyway, instead of a juvenile detention center, the serving water torture room has been confirmed.”

This kid smelled really fishy.

Park Cheol-gu grabbed the handcuffed arms of the Bulkwang-dong gasoline dealer and started dragging him away.

With every step I took, Secretary Kim’s words came to mind.

– We are reporting on the circumstances and evidence that prove that a person named Bulkwang-dong Gasoline is a habitual arsonist.

Secretary Kim handed over two copies.

It was a report and statement found in the rice chest.

-I heard that this is an important issue that the Blue House is also paying close attention to. How about we take this opportunity to put our seal of approval on it?

-Excuse me, I appreciate your kindness, but I’m from the Public Security Bureau. For this kind of thing, please go to the Inspector General’s Office or the Information Bureau.

-Do you think Taesung came to find Mr. Park Cheol-gu of the Public Security Bureau because he couldn’t move even one agent from the Inspector General’s Office or the Information Bureau?

No way.

-You don’t have to refuse Taesung’s offer. You should take care of yourself first, Mr. Park Cheolgu.

Secretary Kim also handed over a thick document.

-Times have changed. How long will the police keep slacking off and catching spies?

It was the statement of the victim and the crime of collecting gasoline from Bulkwang-dong that Yoo Jong-tae had been working hard to collect all day.

-Don’t you think it’s time to move up? I’ll find you a position at the Information Bureau.

The Information Bureau was one of the most powerful departments in the Central Intelligence Agency.

-Why are you making this offer to me? What on earth do you want?

-I think there is a misunderstanding. This is not a bribe to Mr. Park Cheol-gu.

-then······.

-This is a return for the kindness that Mr. Park Cheol-gu first extended to our Tae-seong.

-yes?

-Would you understand if I said this was the Wookwang Construction bribery ledger?

Secretary Kim laughed.

– Taesung will open the way for Mr. Park Cheol-gu to succeed.

Park Cheol-gu’s eyes, looking down at the gasoline in Bulkwang-dong, were complicated.

“Anyway, it doesn’t seem like they’re going to drag an innocent guy away. Once they get him, they’ll figure out what to do.”

Park Cheol-gu hummed as he loaded the gasoline from Bulkwang-dong into his jeep.

Vroom!

* * *

The next day, in the office of the president of Wookwang Construction.

President Kim of Wookwang Construction suddenly stood up after receiving his first report after arriving at work.

“What? What is that flying thing?”

“An anonymous letter has arrived. It is addressed to me like this.”


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Secretary Choi handed over the envelope with trembling hands.

Wookwang Construction CEO Kim snatched up the complaint like an eagle.

“What the hell!”

Wookwang Construction CEO Kim crumpled up three letters of complaint.

“Did this kid suddenly eat rat poison? What on earth made him send me this?”

How could there be any other intention other than intimidation?

It wasn’t that Woo Kwang Construction CEO Kim didn’t know that and asked again.

It was because I was so angry at the unbelievable situation.

“What do you want? Money? Women? Or a position where you can hand out your business card?”

Secretary Choi shook his head.

“It seems like there’s something wrong with your personal life. I looked into it just in case······.”

“Why are you stopping talking? What’s going on? What’s the problem?”

“It is said that Bulkwang-dong Gasoline and his gang were arrested by Jungjeong agents early yesterday morning.”

“What? Being dragged into the courtyard?”

“I heard he’s being interrogated in the serving water torture room.”

“What the hell!”

Woo Kwang Construction’s President Kim threw away the crumpled paper nervously.

He was so angry that he stomped on the wad of paper with his shoe.

No matter how much you scream and get angry, things won’t be solved.

“Secretary Choi, call the central office immediately!”

“Who should I put it in?”

“To the Inspector General! Who is that guy over there, that guy from Seomun? Tell them to bring him in!”

“But the guy who took the gasoline from Bulkwang-dong is said to be an agent of the Public Security Bureau.”

“That stiff-necked, stubborn bastard, Chief of the Public Security Bureau, won’t listen to us!”

Wookwang Construction CEO Kim shouted.

“Rather than coming here and roasting the Public Security Bureau chief, it would be faster to move the Inspector General, who has a good sense of humor!”

“The Director of the Public Security Bureau and the Director of the Inspectorate are no different from enemies. There is no way the Director of the Public Security Bureau would give up the gasoline from Bulkwang-dong so easily.”

“If even the Director of the Inspectorate doesn’t work, you can move the person above you!”

Woo Kwang Construction CEO Kim nervously pulled down his tie.

“If he was dragged to the torture chamber of the serving-go water, he wouldn’t be able to last long! If he was in a desperate situation, he would definitely bite Woo-kwang and hang on for dear life!”

If such complaints really fly into the media, police stations, prosecutors’ offices, and the Blue House, it will be a disaster.

It was dizzying just to imagine.

It’s much faster, easier, and cheaper to move the central government and cover up the work than to try to clean it up.

“Sir, what should we do about this? I heard that Deputy Director Yoon of the Central Intelligence Agency is currently away on a secret mission to the provinces from the Blue House.”

“Damn it! I’m going to have no luck!”

Vice Minister Jung, who usually bribed them generously and treated them well, happened to go to the countryside at this time.

Bad news was piling up.

‘How was it possible for you to remain in the position of CEO when such a big fire broke out at Wookwang Chemical? There’s no way the Blue House would look kindly on it.’

The target that should have been pulled down was intact, but it was crumbling dangerously right under my feet.

So, President Kim had no choice but to be upset.

“There’s nothing I can do. If I can’t move the deputy chief, I’ll have to move the deputy chief.”

“Chief Kim Jae-guk? Is that possible?”

“We must make it happen by any means necessary! Is there any other way?”

Wookwang Construction CEO Kim’s eyes sparkled.

“There is a presidential election in July this year. The Blue House, the ruling party, the opposition party, and even the military are all in an uproar over political funds!”

The presidential election is a money-eating hippopotamus.

He travels around the country to senior centers and various organizations to campaign.

How much money would it take to prepare a grand banquet and hand out each and every rubber shoe?

“They say that political funds are being sent to the Blue House through the Central Intelligence Agency. How could he turn a blind eye to it?”

Raising political funds was also an achievement and a merit.

On the other hand, if it is later revealed that he refused to deliver political funds, even his closest aide, Chief Jung Jeong-bu, will not be able to avoid criticism.

So I was sure it was a sweet offer I couldn’t refuse.

“Open the safe right now and fill it with apple boxes.”

“Sir, if you suddenly donate that much political funds, Wookwang Construction’s financial situation will be······.”

“I’m going to die right now, so what do you want me to do?”

Wookwang Construction CEO Kim gritted his teeth.

“You have to live first! Then you can plan for the future!”

“Yes? Yes! I understand.”

Secretary Choi cautiously observed the situation, hesitating.

“Even if we assume that he came out to receive political funds, would Chief Kim Jae-guk of the Central Intelligence Agency really accept the request?”

“Prepare a generous portion separately for Manager Kim as well.”

Woo Kwang Construction CEO Kim said confidently.

“The reward for the trouble of silencing a single loan shark is much more lucrative. So there’s no way I could refuse.”

Woo Kwang Construction CEO Kim slumped down on his chair and raised one corner of his mouth.

“It would be a good idea to make one more string stronger in the courtyard while we’re at it.”

If you give money, you have to pay for it. That’s the way it is in this world.

It seems natural that Woo-Gwang would have to prepare enough money to summon Chief Jung-Jeong.

“Kim Jae-guk is someone who rose to the position of director of the Central Intelligence Agency at a young age. I heard he’s very good at handling things.”

He was a great man who was said to have reached the realm of art in the art of covering things up without anyone noticing.

“I have very high expectations for Chief of Staff Kim Jae-guk.”

Perhaps even the complaint about the gasoline in Bulkwang-dong could be neatly covered up.

In this country, if you say something like “Central Court,” not only the police and prosecutors but even the media will give in.

“Still can’t connect?”

Secretary Choi looked around with the phone to his ear.

“I’m sorry. The line keeps getting busy. The aide said that if I leave my contact information, he will contact me separately. What should I do?”

“It’s no use making your superiors move their fingers. Keep walking until you get connected.”

The one who was on the receiving end of the fire was not the head of the central government, but the president of Wookwang Construction, Kim.

How a thirsty person digs a well!

People who didn’t feel sorry would usually give up, using excuses like being busy or having to keep military discipline.

Bam!

“We’re in big trouble!”

There was a person who barged into the office of the president of Wookwang Construction without even knocking.

She was a new secretary in the secretariat.

“Who told you to come in without permission? Secretary Choi, can’t you properly train your employees?”

“Sir, Secretary Choi! On the news now······!”

“news?”

Secretary Choi put down the phone and ran.

As I turned on the television, a large news flash appeared.

-Breaking news. The fire at Wookwang Chemical was not a simple safety accident, but rather a meticulously planned arson attack!

A large caption appeared on the screen reading, “Woogwang Chemical Fire, It Was Planned Arson!”

Every time I turned the television channel, new news broke out one after another.

-Based on the statement that the criminal ordered flammable materials from Hyunmu Chemical under the name of Wookwang Chemical······.

-The President summoned the police chief and the prosecutor general and instructed them to make every effort to uncover the truth······.

-The bereaved families and victims of the Wookwang Chemical disaster said that this was something they could not possibly overlook······.

dump.

Wookwang Construction CEO Kim collapsed on the floor, his face pale.

“What the heck is going on!”

I couldn’t believe it.

“How much bribe did you get from me! Those broadcasting station kids just broadcasted this without any warning?”

How do I fix this?

My eyes went dark.