Chapter 99: The Leash Tightens

Grandfather placed the envelope on the table.

But the chief of security at the Blue House frowned without even looking at the envelope of documents.

“Isn’t it too thin to be called a thick coat?”

It was a voice that was more than just disappointed, it was angry.

“Sir, this is nothing more than······.”

“I’m a busy person. Why is this happening to someone who should know?”

The chief of security at the Blue House raised his hand to stop the grandfather from speaking.

“Don’t you know that Your Majesty’s presidential election is just around the corner?”

Since the October Yushin, South Korea’s presidential election has been a state-run indirect election, with only a single candidate running and elected unanimously.

The schedule for the 9th presidential election is as follows.

Registration for presidential candidates will be held in May of this year, and delegates to the National Conference for Unification will be selected through a delegate election held in the same month.

Then in July, delegates gather at Jangchung Gymnasium to vote for the president.

‘Of course, there would be only one candidate for the 9th presidential election, and he was elected with a 99.9% vote rate with only one invalid vote out of 2,578 delegates.’

Wouldn’t the chief of security at the Blue House know this fact?

Nevertheless, he is pressuring his grandfather by bringing up the presidential election.

If it was intentional, it would be obvious.

“When calling someone this busy, you should have prepared a generous amount of support so that he wouldn’t feel uneasy walking. At least enough to show my face in front of Your Majesty.”

It was a call for money.

It was a reprimand for giving a gift that was different from expectations.

“Who do you think is a beggar who comes running to get a meal for dinner?”

“You beggar? How could that be?”

“What else? How could someone call me out so late at night and take out an envelope like this without making fun of me?”

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The sound of empty porcelain cups being set down grew louder as the discontent grew.

The eyes glaring at the grandfather are fierce.

“I didn’t know that Taesung’s sincerity in preparation would be all that there was to it.”

“Oh, I was rude because I didn’t understand your deep intentions. If I had known this would happen, I would have taken you to the hotel parking lot.”

Grandpa placed the car keys on the table.

“The presidential election is just around the corner. I have boxes of apples ready for Your Majesty to take to the truck.”

“Ahhh! Is that so?”

“I just thought it might be a bit embarrassing for you to be escorted to a hotel where everyone would be paying attention.”

“Ahem! Well, if someone saw me carrying a box of apples, they would probably misunderstand me.”

“Who would dare misunderstand? This is all the director’s loyalty to His Majesty.”

“Yes. Is there anyone under the skies of the Republic of Korea who is more loyal to Your Majesty than I am?”

Grandfather smiled and picked up the ceramic teapot again.

“I know very well that the director came all this way for your Majesty. Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule.”

“I didn’t know Chairman Cha would understand my intentions so well. Hahaha.”

The chief of security at the Blue House laughed out loud, very pleased.

He picked up the porcelain cup that he had set down with a loud thud.

Only then was the grandfather able to tilt the pitcher and fill the glasses.

“Would you like to drive it yourself, or would you like us to deliver it for you?”

“Send it to Jangchung-dong.”

It wasn’t the Blue House or the residence of the Blue House security chief.

They secretly distribute political funds by setting up separate offices in various parts of Seoul.

“The box of apples is for Jangchung-dong. Then what about the box of pears to give to the Chief of Security?”

“A box of peas? Did you prepare my share too?”

The pear box was slightly larger than the apple box.

“It’s a problem when your belly button is bigger than your stomach.”

“It’s not as much as a box of apples to offer to Your Majesty. But it’s the New Year, so I can’t greet you empty-handed. That’s why I’ve only prepared three boxes.”

“Three boxes? Hahaha, that’s perfect! I can’t not accept this New Year’s greeting. Here, have a drink, too.”

The chief of security at the Blue House was very happy and snatched the ceramic teapot from the grandfather’s hands.

The grandfather accepted the glass politely with both hands, turned his head, and drank.

“I am the one who is with you 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, Your Majesty.”

“I will keep that in mind.”

“It means that you should clearly know who you need to look good to in the future.”

The chief of security at the Blue House stared at the old man and then broke his glass.

The chief of security at the Blue House could not hide his satisfaction as the firm hierarchy was visible.

“I will tell Your Majesty about Taesung’s loyalty and patriotism. I will try my best to match the sincerity you have shown me.”

“Thank you. I hope you will take good care of me.”

The grandfather took a sip of his drink as he filled the security chief’s empty glass.

“Your Majesty, I am sure you are having a hard time these days because of the rain.”

“What are you talking about? You should be focusing on the presidential elections already. Your Majesty has been in a bad mood lately because Woo-kwang has been needlessly confusing public opinion and the people’s minds.”

“That’s a big deal.”

“I don’t understand why Chairman Kim of Wookwang is so silent. He pretends not to know even though his own younger brother and the presidents of affiliated companies have been taken away.”

“Do you have any idea as to why President Kim of Wookwang Construction was taken to Jungjeong?”

“It seems like he was involved in the arson at Wookwang Chemical, as the noise goes.”

“There’s more.”

“also?”

I glanced down at the envelope my grandfather had placed on the table.

Only then did the chief of security at the Blue House pay attention to the envelope of documents he had neglected the whole time.

“By the way, what is that?”

“This is a list of bribes and corruption schemes that President Kim of Wookwang Construction distributed to political figures.”

“What? You know full well that His Majesty is disgusted by corruption in government and administration, but you secretly created the ledgers behind His Majesty’s back?”

The pint that angered the Chief of Security at the Blue House was slightly different.

To be precise, it was not ‘by committing corruption’ but ‘by secretly creating a bribery ledger’.

“This was written by a deceased employee of Wookwang Construction, and was obtained by a Jungjung agent who is currently interrogating Wookwang Construction President Kim.”

What? Why? What!

Even though a lot of things were omitted in the middle, in the end, that’s what Mr. Cheolgu got!

“This is Taesung’s gift to the director.”

The chief of security at the Blue House hurriedly searched through an envelope of documents.

It was to see if my name was recorded.

“We are ready to help you get rid of those who are annoying you.”

Naturally, the name of the chief of security at the Blue House was not mentioned anywhere.


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Only then did the expression on the face of the chief of security at the Blue House become relaxed.

“There is no list of the Army Security Commander and the Central Intelligence Agency Chief of Staff?”

If there were political enemies that the Chief of Security at the Blue House was keeping a close eye on, it would be these two that would have to be mentioned.

But no matter how much the chief of the Blue House security service searched, a list of bribes with the names of those two people on it was never found.

“sorry.”

“They’re just scraps. What can I use them for?”

My grandfather and I decided not to take out the two people’s bribe ledgers.

This is because they concluded that the president would not purge the third and fourth most powerful figures simply because they received a few pennies in bribes.

A gift should always remain a gift.

There is no need to invite regret.

“Even without something like this, it wouldn’t be hard to sweep away these scumbags. It would have to be at least as big as the commander of the Army Security Command and the chief of the Central Intelligence Agency. You say it’s a gift?”

“Please continue reading.”

The chief of security at the Blue House, worried that there might be a weakness of his enemies mixed in somewhere in the back, continued to search through the documents.

Then, all of a sudden, the chief of security at the Blue House let out a soft groan.

“Isn’t this too much?”

No matter how much I keep going, there is no end to it.

Because the corruption of high-ranking officials, which is becoming more and more detailed, keeps coming out no matter how much we turn it over.

The chief of security at the Blue House could not hide his embarrassment.

“Woogwang Construction paid this much in bribes? It’s not an amount that a single construction company can afford.”

That’s what I mean.

During that time, he used Taeseong’s safe as if it were his own and took a lot of bribes.

‘Since the Chief of Security at the Blue House was determined to remove the name of the big shot he was eyeing, there was no choice but to change some of the details.’

Instead of just stealing the list of big shots, we should at least fill up the list of high-ranking political figures.

When quality declines, quantity must make up for it!

So it was sincere.

“You’ve taken a lot. If we catch all these guys, the government of the Republic of Korea will be paralyzed in an instant.”

Of course it would be like that.

Not only did he copy the entire bribery ledger of Woo Kwang, he also filled it with details of slush funds of various people that Secretary Kim had obtained through a long investigation.

‘This time, it’s okay to blame everything on Wookwang Construction and wash your hands of Taesung cleanly.’

In times like these, the more people who take bribes, the better, the bigger the amount, and the dirtier the background, the better.

‘Anyway, Dokbak will be used by Woo-kwang.’

So I prepared more!

Not only did they collect the ledgers of bribes from backroom deals with four big shots in the underground financial world, but they also gathered the dirty details of politicians and government officials and stuffed them all in there.

The specialty of our shadowy big shots is digging up other people’s dirty work.

My belief was that there was no one with power and money who didn’t have dirty secrets.

“It’s so ridiculous. It’s unbelievable!”

The chief of security at the Blue House threw down the envelope of documents.

“I don’t have the documents of the guys I really want, so what am I supposed to do with all these useless leftovers?”

“Sir, do you know how to hunt tigers?”

“Why are you suddenly talking about hunting tigers here?”

“No matter how skilled a hunter is, it is dangerous to go into a tiger’s den alone and catch a tiger. There is no need for you, sir, to take that risk alone.”

“I?”

The chief of security at the Blue House pricked up his ears.

Grandfather opened his mouth calmly.

“It is more certain to set a trap in advance, use hunting dogs to drive them, and prepare several spearmen to take turns throwing them to kill them.”

“yes.”

“There is no list of people you want here, but why don’t you use the people here as thieves and thieves?”

“Are you saying you’ll hand these guys their leashes to me?”

The head of the Blue House security service’s eyes lit up.

“Why? If Taesung had them, they would have been very useful.”

“I’m just a businessman. If I grabbed the leash and shook it, would you even blink an eye?”

Grandfather picked up the documents that the chief of security at the Blue House had thrown away.

He politely put it in an envelope and handed it back to me.

“Originally, a strong person like you should be shaking the leash. That’s how you strangle someone and suffocate them.”

The eyes of the chief of security at the Blue House are becoming increasingly greedy as he looks at the thick envelope of documents.

Now I finally figured out how to use it.

“Your Majesty has made the eradication of corruption his motto.”

“Even without this, they wouldn’t dare disobey you, sir. But with this, things would be a lot easier.”

“Now that your life is at stake, you will follow my orders without a sound.”

“If we were to eliminate them all at once, the number would be enough to paralyze the government of the Republic of Korea. Will Your Excellency, who listens to public opinion, simply ignore the advice that these people, who call themselves his limbs, are giving in unison?”

In short, he meant to use them to somehow create an excuse to eliminate your enemies.

If there are no weaknesses, then try to push through with force.

No matter where you go, it will end up in Seoul.

The details of the plan changed a little, but the bribe list only had to achieve the intended goal of ‘a gift for removing enemies’.

“Yeah, if so many people come rushing in and biting······.”

The chief of security at the Blue House crumpled the envelope as if it was going to fall apart.

“Hahahaha!”

The chief of security at the Blue House couldn’t hold it in and burst out laughing.

“Taesung filled the box with carrots and pears, and now he’s even putting a whip in my hand.”

Building a force is always a pain, and when it comes to winning people over, carrots and sticks are a must.

“Chairman Cha, I will never forget this achievement!”

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The chief of security at the Blue House couldn’t contain his excitement and hit his knee.

“If you close your mouth, do you want to reward you?”

Grandfather opened his mouth carefully.

“I know nothing about politics and have no interest in getting involved. So please, just pretend I have never seen or received this.”

“So you’re going to give me all the credit?”

“Also, the Wookwang Chemical fire and Taesung have absolutely nothing to do with each other.”

“You’re too greedy compared to the merits you’ve earned. Even if you claim innocence, you’re just losing money. What’s so scary that you’re sacrificing your body? What’s the big deal about Woo-kwang?”

The chief of security at the Blue House smiled faintly.

“Even without that, Your Majesty is holding back and looking down on Woo-gwang. The few boxes of pears I have collected are not enough to fill the stomachs of the people, so I have no choice but to eat Woo-gwang.”

Slurp.

The chief of security at the Blue House said as he filled the grandfather’s glass.

“I will take responsibility for Taesung’s share and give him a big chunk. If it were just one or two affiliates, His Majesty would probably turn a blind eye.”

Before the grandfather could express his gratitude, the chief of security at the Blue House added.

“But you know, will that be enough to fill your stomach?”

It meant that he could give us something bigger.