13. Unidentified mastermind (1)
The end of the year was already approaching.
If someone asks how he spent this year, Go Chang-seok will answer like this without a moment of hesitation.
What a shitty year.
When I graduated from a prestigious university, returned to Korea, and married the wife of a prosecutor’s family, I thought my future life was going to be solid. Of course, as long as his eldest son Go Chang-beom exists, the succession to Myeongjin Construction is not guaranteed. However, Go Chang-beom was so bad that it was embarrassing to even call him a competitor, and he vowed to completely destroy him this year and solidify his position as successor.
however.
Reality was a gutter.
I thought things were definitely going according to plan, but things have completely changed in the last few months.
“Everyone, please speak up. My father always said that he thought of me as the next chairman, but didn’t he put my older brother to the ‘executive director position’ first, not me? If he suddenly says that he will hand over the chairmanship to his eldest son. Can you afford it? “I wonder if it’s okay with what I’ve been doing for so long.”
Myungjin Construction Headquarters.
Go Chang-seok called key personnel into his office and expressed his anger with a heated face.
Recent events.
It was so absurd that I was speechless.
Go Chang-beom was a man who had no interest in construction all his life, but wasn’t he portrayed as a hero in the media and became a representative figure of Myungjin Construction? There was no such thing as Porok. As if the sky was intentionally helping Go Chang-beom, the situation where his actions were highlighted made Go Chang-seok’s insides burn black. Especially when Oh Jong-hyuk was interviewed, it felt like my heart stopped.
one executive said.
“This is truly force majeure. It is clear that Managing Director Ko Chang-beom took an opportunity with this incident, but that does not mean that Team Leader Ko Chang-seok is at a disadvantage. Think about it. Managing Director Koh Chang-beom has not yet proven his abilities in practice. “Compared to the team leader who has been through so much on this floor, he does not yet have sufficient qualifications.”
“You know your father well, don’t you? “If the difference is this close, my father would prefer the eldest son.”
“… … Huh. Is there any possibility of reconciliation with your wife? “If we want to improve the current situation even a little, we need to strengthen our internal stability first.”
“Do you think I’m not doing it because I don’t know that?”
Quang!
I hit the desk.
I was furious.
After the affair incident.
My relationship with my wife remained troublesome.
At first, I thought the relationship would recover quickly, but Go Chang-seok’s lack of support showed some hesitation in his wife’s family. What if Go Chang-seok does not inherit the position of chairman? His response was that he couldn’t live with a trash person who wasn’t faithful to his family. Since he was already married, he had to support his husband to achieve the best results, but he also wanted to prove some level of success.
It was stuffy.
There was no answer.
Executives were called in to find a solution, but they were dumb and could not say anything.
“It’s like X, really.”
His expression distorted.
I didn’t care about the gaze.
Even if they say they are executives, they are ultimately just subordinates.
In the meantime, I tried to keep the minimum courtesy, but if it wasn’t necessary, it wasn’t worth treating.
It was then.
“But doesn’t something seem strange? “Apparently, there seems to be someone we don’t know behind Managing Director Go Chang-beom.”
Kim Cheol-jin.
One of Myungjin Construction’s executive directors raised a question with a strange look.
* * *
It was an interesting story.
Go Chang-seok asked.
“Director Kim Cheol-jin. “Can you explain in detail?”
Eyes were focused.
Kim Cheol-jin, who appears to be in his mid-50s, leisurely took a sip of tea and then spoke.
“The Managing Director Koh Chang-beom we know is a simpleton. Since he was such a fool that he couldn’t even take care of his own food, we announced that we would follow Team Leader Go Chang-seok. Aside from simple factional fighting, I couldn’t entrust this company I worked so hard to to a simpleton like him. However, Managing Director Go Chang-beom’s recent actions are noticeably different from before. “It is not just a coincidence, but there is a clear intention behind the achievements so far.”
Let’s start with my wife.
It was a problem of Go Chang-seok’s affair.
“The fact that the team leader was having an affair was reported by ‘someone.’ The wife didn’t uncover it by digging around, but someone’s tip led the wife to the officetel. In fact, when you can’t find the informant, you should be suspicious of the person who benefited the most from the situation. This is Managing Director Go Chang-beom. There is no beneficiary like him. “Then we need to assume that all of this is Executive Director Koh Chang-beom’s plan.”
“Do you have any proof?”
“There is no evidence. But there are circumstantial doubts. After that incident, Managing Director Koh Chang-beom went straight to the bottom of the construction company. Hanryang, who drank alcohol at karaoke every day, went to work every single day, as if to prove his sincerity to his chairman. Do you think that is Executive Director Go Chang-beom’s will? you’re welcome. I’m definitely not the type of person to do that. “From what I experienced, that guy is a pathetic piece of trash, and he is definitely not a person who could act like that based on his own judgment.”
He declared.
Kim Cheol-jin worked at Myungjin Construction for 30 years.
He was disgusted as he watched Ko Chang-beom grow up from the lowest level to the position of executive director.
“The same goes for the response after a pouring accident. A guy who didn’t even know what pouring was, accurately judged the ideal attitude Myungjin Construction should take when a pouring accident occurred. Even though this should never be done through simple profit and loss calculations, he made an honest statement that attacked the chairman’s values. Do you still think he is not behind it? Obviously there is. It is clear that someone is manipulating Managing Director Go Chang-beom behind his back. But the problem is that I don’t know who the background is.”
at last.
It was a round trip ticket.
Even if the background exists, what’s the point if you don’t know who it is?
Go Chang-seok reacted nervously.
“So what are we going to do?”
“The idea is to find the background by any means possible. “If we can find it, we have two options.”
Go Chang-seok was right.
The executives had no other choice.
Because of the things he has done in support of Go Chang-seok, he had to rise to the position of chairman.
Kim Cheol-jin said.
“Either get rid of Managing Director Go Chang-beom so he can no longer help him, or… … .”
unfavorable situation.
A trick to overturn it once and for all.
“We just need to get the people behind it, who elevated Managing Director Koh Chang-beom, who was an underdog, to this level, to our side.”
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Go Chang-seok accepted Kim Cheol-jin’s plan.
In order to identify the unknown mastermind, a person was assigned to Go Chang-beom.
[6 o’clock in the morning]
click-
I took a picture.
The original Go Chang-beom should have just come out of karaoke, but Go Chang-beom headed to the scene early in the morning dressed neatly. Even after becoming managing director, he did not give up on field work. He took responsibility for the pouring accident and checked the site, and only when the sun rose in the sky did he go to work at the headquarters.
[14:00]
click-
It was a slightly late lunch.
As Go Chang-beom was eating with someone, the camera zoomed in and confirmed who it was.
-It is understood that he is an employee of Myungjin Construction, which is in charge of this 5,000-household project. According to what we found out internally, it is said that Go Chang-beom eats lunch with the people in charge every day.
I posted a report.
It was not yet time for the mastermind to appear.
If I wasn’t going to reveal my identity, I figured we’d meet up after work.
[6 pm]
I drove the car and followed.
The place where Go Chang-beom got off seemed somehow familiar.
The errand boy pressed the shutter button with a disappointed expression on his face as he went to visit the site at the end of the day.
click-
[8:00 PM]
click-
This time too, there was no harvest.
In the past few days that I had been following Go Chang-beom, it was my first time meeting someone in the evening, and the person I met was an ordinary person who was not at all behind the scenes. He had a quick drink with him. In the past, I went to karaoke and hung out with women, but now I go to a pork belly restaurant, eat grilled meat and drink soju.
Click, click, click-
Surveillance continued.
Go Chang-seok offered compensation.
He said he would compensate sufficiently if he could somehow find the mastermind, but a week later, he received this report.
[I’m sorry, but there is no one suspected of being behind this. First, we will do our best to find the person behind it through various methods, including cell phone records and various accuracy checks.]
There was no result.
Unknown.
In a situation where not even a shadow was revealed, Go Chang-seok felt a burning sensation inside.
* * *
Late afternoon.
Hyunseong Kim received a call from a number he had never seen before.
Take off.
[Hyunseong, I am Go Changbeom.]
“What is this number?”
[It’s a cannon phone. Actually, I have a tail now. I think that bastard Go Chang-seok is trying to find out who is behind it, thinking that someone is helping me.]
Go Chang-beom was not stupid either.
As the succession battle with my younger brother began in earnest, I noticed strange people around me. If she hadn’t prepared in advance, she wouldn’t have noticed at all. Thanks to the errand boy who took care of various tasks who told me that I had a ‘tail’, from then on I started meeting people and even got a cannon phone.
Go Chang-beom said.
[Luckily, I didn’t notice your presence. There is a point of contact with you, but you probably don’t think that high school students are behind me. Let’s be careful for now. Instead of meeting outside, contact me via Daepo Phone, and even though I am your guardian, I plan to refrain from appearing publicly. Because if you let your guard down, it could become dangerous.]
Beyond the phone.
I could feel Go Chang-beom’s anxiety.
Hyunseong Kim laughed.
“What are you so anxious about?”
[that… … . It’s a bit like that. I don’t know what I’ll do if I find out your identity.]
Go Chang-beom or Kim Hyun-seong.
I found out the truth.
The intention to find out who is behind it is not just to harm, but also clearly includes the possibility of entrapment. Therefore, Go Chang-beom could not help but feel even more anxious. If Go Chang-seok makes a better offer than himself. Kim Hyun-seong, who values quid pro quo relationships, may pass over.
That had to be stopped.
Wasn’t the reason why Go Chang-beom was able to take the position of managing director purely because of Kim Hyun-seong’s ability?
understood.
Go Chang-beom’s thoughts.
his anxiety.
That wasn’t a very good reaction to their future relationship.
Kim Hyun-seong needed someone, not Go Chang-seok, but Go Chang-beom, who cared for his gentle loyalty.
“I think trust is more important as we take care of each other’s interests. If there is no trust in a quid pro quo transaction to fulfill each other’s promises, there is a high possibility that the relationship will not go to the end and end in disaster. In that sense, I’m going to do something, but are you willing to trust me and watch over me?”
[…] … What?]
It was a voice trembling with anxiety.
There are workarounds to the plan.
If Go Chang-beom were to leave, there would be other alternatives, but there was no reason to give up on the relationship with him, which had clearly kept the deal up until now.
Hyunseong Kim said.
“I will contact Go Chang-seok directly.”
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