10. The Butterfly Effect of Good Intentions (5)
After the accident.
Oh Jong-hyuk went down to Daesan, his hometown, with his father.
Since he was unwell, we decided that he needed recuperation in his hometown rather than living abroad.
Doctors say there is no way to cure permanent disability, but if you look at internet media, there are cases of miraculous recovery. It was a homecoming filled with such a glimmer of hope. However, the reality he faced was a dry rice bin, and he needed someone to work in his father’s place to solve the problem of making a living.
So Jonghyuk Oh went to the construction site.
What I learned was stealing, and following my father to the construction site seemed like the only solution.
A few days after taking a leave of absence without his father’s knowledge, Oh Jong-hyuk witnessed an incident that triggered a trauma from his past.
Crumbling.
“this!”
“The building collapsed!”
Was it because of my father?
Upon hearing that an accident had occurred, Oh Jong-hyuk ran to the scene of the accident without realizing it.
It was a pouring accident.
It seemed like there was a problem while pouring the concrete, and I suddenly remembered the words of the manager who was worried about the curing problem a few days ago. First of all, workers could not be seen under the building. The clear fact was that there were workers out there, and I thought that if I waited like this, there would be victims like my father.
‘You have to call 911.’
Didn’t even report it.
He hurriedly took out his phone and was about to press the button, but suddenly someone grabbed his phone.
“it’s crazy? “What if I report it first?”
“Isn’t there someone in there? “You must first report it to 119.”
He was a manager.
He distorted his expression and shouted in a very angry voice.
“Hey you bastard. If you’re a junior, you should do your assigned role well. I don’t even know what the situation is, so what if I blindly call 119? “I’ll figure out the situation first, so you stay back.”
“It’s not possible. “You have to report it first.”
“This bastard is real.”
“f*ck. No matter what they say, I have no intention of letting go. We don’t know what kind of struggle the victims of the accident are going through right now. Are you going to take responsibility if the victims die in each meaningless second that passes by like this? “If you can’t do that, hand over your phone!”
There was not an inch of retreat.
Seeing Oh Jong-hyuk’s eyes wide open and hissing, the manager looked at him in bewilderment.
Current situation.
Oh Jong-hyuk felt disgusted.
Mistakes were repeated.
An accident at a construction site left my father permanently disabled, but the damn construction site didn’t change.
‘I’m so sick of it.’
I gritted my teeth.
If your opinion is not accepted.
I planned to use force to snatch the cell phone and report it to 119.
But then.
“… … Wow Mr. “What the hell is going on?”
A man arrived at the scene.
The manager who was arguing with Oh Jong-hyuk ran to him in a huff as soon as he spotted the man.
I found out later.
The fact that he is the eldest son of this construction company.
* * *
MC asked.
“Can you tell me what injustice you experienced?”
This was something that was discussed in advance.
Oh Jong-hyuk calmly took a breath and spoke the words he had organized in his head.
“At the time, my father was working as a general laborer at the Incheon site. The accident was sudden, and he suffered a great shock as building materials fell on his head. “It is a problem in itself that a safety accident like this occurred in the first place, but what I consider most serious is the response of the construction company.”
The camera zoomed in on the screen.
Oh Jong-hyuk’s expression was carefully captured, highlighting the emotions of this moment as much as possible.
“An accident occurred and a worker was injured. A common sense response would be to immediately call an ambulance and transport the patient, but the construction manager delayed reporting because he was busy reporting to his superiors. It may have been because of responsibility for the safety accident. At a construction site where each day is urgent, you may have thought that losses would occur if construction was delayed due to a safety accident. “In that way, my father was able to arrive at the hospital two hours after the accident.”
“Do you have any evidence to support that statement?”
“Yes, there is. There is a photo taken of the accident scene by my father’s colleague immediately after the accident occurred. And what can most clearly prove the construction company’s irresponsible response is that the patient was transferred to a hospital an hour away from the accident site, rather than a hospital 10 minutes away. Why do you think they did that? “The construction company said they could reduce burdens such as insurance benefits by transferring him to a hospital affiliated with them, but my father did not receive any of the benefits they said.”
My voice trembled.
The more I spoke, the more my anger from the past intensified.
“They chose a hospital an hour away to de-escalate the case. Surely there would have been room for treatment if they had arrived a little earlier, but the important thing for those damn bastards was that the worker’s accident passed as nothing. Isn’t it fun? Gangnam, Incheon, or other construction sites. Different construction companies created numerous victims, but the context of the incidents is all similar. It’s the recent real estate boom, and if the completion date is delayed, a huge loss is incurred for the time. “Construction companies all shift responsibility and say it’s not their fault.”
I looked at the camera.
Beyond that.
exposed the truth to people.
“But what is the truth? The reason the completion date is so tight is because they set it that way, and the losses they say are only the responsibility of the construction company. Ultimately, for their own benefit, construction companies are using workers as expendables. I can no longer watch this vicious behavior of construction companies. “I gathered the courage to stand in front of the camera like this in the hope that no victims like my father will ever arise.”
“It’s a story that really makes me angry just hearing it. then… … .”
The conversation continued.
Confirm the incident, expose the incident.
By the time all of the harsh criticism of the construction company had been completed, an hour of filming time had already passed.
MC said.
“Do you have any last words?”
I decided to end the script with a brief comment.
but.
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Oh Jong-hyuk had different thoughts.
Because of his recent experiences, he really wanted to mention one incident.
“yes. Lastly, I would like to talk about a construction company. “Everyone said it was trash, but there was one example that served as an example.”
I still remember it clearly.
Contrary to his scary appearance.
The image of a man crying out for the safety of workers.
* * *
After that day.
Go Chang-beom’s life hasn’t changed much.
I still went to work at the same site, but the difference from then was that I was given the title of ‘site manager.’
and.
“Director, are you here!”
“Your appearance seems to shine more today.”
“Chief. My wife gave it to me, so you can eat it too. “It tastes amazing.”
When Go Chang-beom passes by.
The workers smiled warmly and spoke to me.
In an unfamiliar situation that I had never experienced while working at a low-level position, the former manager added a comment.
“It’s because this incident was rumored among the workers. Not only did Myungjin Construction make the unconventional decision to re-build, but the workers’ perspectives seemed to have changed after learning that the person who had paid close attention to the workers who had suffered the accident was all the superintendent. “They are usually very territorial when it comes to field work, but once you accept them like this, they are really friendly people.”
Go Chang-beom was a parachute.
Although he worked at the lowest level, none of the workers spoke to him because they knew he was the eldest son of Myungjin Construction.
Now things have changed.
Position of field manager.
And a person who puts the safety and welfare of workers first.
I couldn’t help but welcome it.
When the workers faced Go Chang-beom with dark faces, they smiled sincerely, brightly revealing their white teeth.
the problem is.
‘… … It’s too burdensome.’
It was an unfamiliar experience for Go Chang-beom.
There are many cases where people have been treated by suppressing people with money and power, but there have not been many times when I have received such sincere favor. In fact, he planned to work a little unruly while taking on the position of field director. He screamed at the workers working hurriedly, rolled his eyes and spat on the ground. He revealed that he was the eldest son of Myeongjin Construction, and wanted to live like a king at this construction site.
But then I encountered such pure kindness.
I couldn’t spit on that smiling face.
Under the gaze of people with low expectations, Go Chang-beom finished the inquiry and quietly hid in a corner.
“Changbeom. “You are so weak, weak.”
I brought cup ramen.
Since I had skipped a meal because it was coming out early in the morning, I squatted down and inhaled the cup ramen.
“Slurp, slurp.”
also.
The ramen I eat when I’m having a good time is the best.
It was only at the end of his career that he started to notice things in his own way, but since he also held the position of field director, no one would have anything to say about him.
While I was inhaling my cup ramen for a while, the manager suddenly appeared in the corner where Go Chang-beom was.
“Director, a guest has arrived.”
“customer? Slurp, what customer?”
“It’s a broadcasting company, and I’d like to conduct an interview with the director.”
“OK got it. You explain the scene well… … Eh? “You want to interview me?”
Moment.
Go Chang-beom’s eyes widened.
No, why?
Why did the broadcasting company choose to interview him, not about Myungjin Construction or the site?
The manager shrugged his shoulders as if he didn’t understand when he saw that he had stiffened after eating ramen.
* * *
As expected, it was an unfamiliar experience.
Go Chang-beom, who was in front of the reporter and camera, received the reporter’s questions with a somewhat stern expression.
“According to Mr. Oh Jong-hyuk, I heard that he showed an impressive response immediately after the accident occurred. In particular, when asked about the responsibility of the construction company for the pouring accident, what does it matter even though he is the eldest son of the construction company? First of all, you said that saving people’s lives was the priority and criticized them. “Is this really true?”
It’s an impressive response, or it’s a big deal.
These were embarrassing words, but Go Chang-beom had no choice but to nod.
Because it was all true.
“… … “Yes, that’s right.”
“Oh my goodness. You are truly amazing. Thanks to your responsible decision as the head of the construction company, no deaths occurred in this accident. This is a situation that stands in stark contrast to the Gangnam incident. Is it true that Myungjin Construction realized its responsibility and made the unconventional decision to completely re-build? According to the official, this was also something that Go Chang-beom took the lead in promoting. As you know, it is very unusual to rebuild from scratch just because a pouring accident occurred, right? and… … .”
The questions continued.
As Go Chang-beom’s actions were uncovered one by one, the reporter always asked the same question at the end with a smile on his face.
“Is it all true?”
True or not.
Confirmed it.
Looking into the reporter’s sparkling eyes, Go Chang-beom couldn’t say anything else.
Just like the first answer I gave.
Although it feels a bit glorified, there was nothing in the incident described by the reporter that was untrue.
Then the answer was obvious.
Go Chang-beom said with an awkward expression.
“… … Yes, it’s all true.”
“After all, the world is still worth living in. “It’s people like Go Chang-beom who create a home for us to live in!”
Why?
Go Chang-beom suddenly thought.
I had a feeling that something was going very wrong.
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