Seo Jang-guk, who was directly in charge of the interrogation, summarized Chu Gyeong-tae’s testimony with his arms crossed.
“So, Director Chu did everything on his own in this case? President Choi Kyung-jun did not intervene at all?”
“yes.”
“You’re telling it off too easily? It would be better not to think about taking it all on your own. “The investigation has already begun.”
Chu Gyeong-tae said with a calm expression.
“Even if we investigate, nothing will come out. “It’s true that I did it all by myself.”
“Why did you do that?”
“If this matter had passed quietly, Hanyoung Electronics would have been able to take a leap forward with new products. So much so that we can even look at being ranked third in the industry.”
The corporate audit office was not a place to judge ethical rights and wrongs.
A place to judge how much loss has been caused to the group rather than making moral judgments.
Therefore, Choo Kyung-tae did not find fault with the act of pressuring Han Jeong-hwa’s environmental science.
“However, the noise was made because you put undue pressure on small and medium-sized businesses.”
“So far, we have merged more than 10 small and medium-sized businesses. “We always used meticulous methods and there was no noise.”
“so? “Are you saying there are other factors involved in this incident?”
“I don’t know how many times I’ve talked about this, but Manager Kim Cheol-soo of Hanyoung Corporation. “That employee contributed to the problem.”
“Is there any evidence?”
“There is circumstantial evidence.”
“Circumstantial evidence?”
“The chairman’s daughter, Choi Hye-na, invested in that company.”
Seo Jang-guk touched his chin and waited for Chu Gyeong-tae’s next words.
“It is clear that internal information that Hanyoung Electronics was planning to acquire Jeonghwa Environmental Science reached Manager Kim Cheol-soo. “We set a trap, dug a trap, and ate all the food that was waiting for us.”
“hmm.”
“Because of my personal greed, I caused a huge loss to the Hanyoung Group, so you should interrogate Manager Kim Cheol-soo, not me.”
Outside the interrogation room, staff members were busy following Choo Kyung-tae’s testimony.
Seo Jang-guk repeated the same question several times in various forms, and Chu Gyeong-tae’s testimony was consistent.
And the details of the investigation to date and Chu Kyung-tae’s testimony were all consistent.
“Manager Cheol-soo Kim is in line with President Young-jun Choi. “It’s an appropriate position to frame my competitor, CEO Choi Kyung-jun.”
Choo Gyeong-tae, who believed that he could not avoid severe punishment in this case anyway, even brought up Choi Young-jun with the intention of clouding the case itself.
“I think that’s why they did something like this. Otherwise, this incident would not be able to be reported in the media. “You will have to investigate President Choi Young-jun as well.”
Seo Jangguk sighed.
“Hey, that statement you just made might be controversial, right? “Isn’t it dangerous?”
“If it wasn’t for that intention, there is no way this incident would have become known to the media.”
“hmm···.”
Meanwhile, Baek Jun-seok, who was sitting in the auditor’s office across from him, stood up with an anxious expression upon Chu Gyeong-tae’s remarks.
“President.”
Choi Kyung-hoon, who was sitting on a chair, raised his hand to stop him.
“It’s possible. “It was done so secretly, but if there was no internal information circulating, it would be impossible to invest at that timing.”
Baek Jun-seok sat down again.
Cho Young-hwan wanted Choi Kyung-jun to take over the group, and if things continued like this, it would be a blow to Choi Young-jun’s side.
I decided to stay quiet because I thought it would be better to stay still.
The interrogation continued, and soon a new face appeared in the interrogation room.
It was Kim Cheol-soo.
Kim Cheol-soo glanced at the bleak scenery of the audit office and bowed deeply toward Audit Office Director Seo Jang-guk.
“This is Manager Kim Cheol-soo of Hanyoung General Trading Company.”
“This is Executive Director Seo Jang-guk, who is the head of the audit office. Please sit in the empty seat over there. Do you know who the person next to you is?”
Kim Cheol-su turned his eyes and looked at Chu Gyeong-tae.
“yes. I know. Isn’t this Managing Director Choo Kyung-tae, head of Hanyoung Electronics’ planning department? “I saw you at Injaewon a long time ago.”
“Good.”
Kim Cheol-soo sat on the chair next to Chu Gyeong-tae.
“Do you know why you came here?”
Kim Cheol-soo shook his head with a slightly frightened expression.
“I have no idea.”
“Do not lie!”
Chu Gyeong-tae, who was next to him, shouted, and Seo Jangguk frowned and turned his head.
“Director Chu. “Do not open your mouth without my permission.”
“··· All right.”
Seo Jang-guk observed Kim Cheol-soo with sharp eyes.
He was looking around with a confused expression, as if he really didn’t know anything.
“You really don’t know?”
“yes. “I just arrived from Incheon.”
“Incheon?”
“Yes, I went early in the morning to discuss a contract.”
“It was Han Jeonghwa’s environmental science company, right?”
“yes. “Director.”
“This morning, there was an article about the relationship between you and our company. Didn’t you see it?”
Kim Cheol-soo shook his head with an expression of confusion.
“yes.”
Seo Jang-guk pushed the newspaper in front of him to Kim Cheol-soo, who quickly scanned the article.
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Then he put the newspaper down again, his hands shaking slightly.
“Hey, something like this happened. “I don’t even know that.”
When Chu Gyeong-tae saw Kim Cheol-soo acting calmly and weakly, he couldn’t stand it and screamed again.
“It’s you! “The bastard who planned this incident!”
“Chu Gyeong-tae!”
At Seo Jangguk’s words, Choo Sang-mu bit his lip until it bled.
Kim Cheol-soo glanced at Chu Gyeong-tae glaring at him, then turned his gaze to Seo Jang-guk and said.
“It appears to have nothing to do with me, but I want to know why I came here.”
“Director Choo Kyung-tae claims that you acquired Han Jeonghwa Environmental Science by collaborating with President Choi Young-jun and using internal information. “He said he published this article to put pressure on him.”
Seo Jang-guk roughly summarized the situation and explained it.
“There is circumstantial evidence that Choi Hye-na invested in that company. Ask directly. “Did you connect the two?”
Kim Cheol-soo opened his mouth, facing Seo Jang-guk directly in his eyes.
“yes.”
Choi Gyeong-hoon, who was listening outside, groaned as if he was uncomfortable, and Baek Jun-seok watched the situation unfold quietly.
Seo Jang-guk glared at Kim Cheol-soo with sharp eyes as if he were going to cut him into pieces.
When Kim Cheol-soo answered obediently, Chu Gyeong-tae opened his mouth.
“Look at this…”
“You better shut up!”
Chu Gyeong-tae, who was startled by Seo Jang-guk’s shouting that he couldn’t stand, kept his mouth shut.
“Where did you get the information?”
“There was no information.”
“Without any information, how were they able to intercept the prey captured by Hanyoung Electronics?”
“I didn’t even know it was food caught by Hanyoung Electronics.”
“Haha, are you trying to make a joke with me?”
Seo Jangguk burst out laughing and frowned as if it were absurd.
“We connected by chance.”
“By chance? “Is there any evidence?”
“There is an article.”
“article?”
Seo Jangguk tilted his head.
“March 2005… Yes, it would be an article from March 11th. There will be an article saying that someone saved a suicidal passenger at Seoul Station.”
As soon as Kim Cheol-soo finished speaking, the staff began to busily search outside the interrogation room.
“so? “What does that matter?”
“The person who was about to commit suicide was Han Jeong-hwa, and the person who saved her was me.”
“what?”
The audit office was shaken by the unexpected development.
“That’s how we connected.”
“That’s ridiculous!”
Chu Gyeong-tae spoke with an absurd expression, and soon after being scolded by Seo Jang-guk, he became quiet again.
After some time, an employee from the audit office entered the interrogation room and showed the laptop screen to Chief Inspector.
As Kim Cheol-soo said, there really was such an article.
“We also found a video.”
The employee left his laptop behind, and Chief Seo Jang-guk, who carefully checked the article, played the video downloaded on the desktop.
A woman walking blankly toward an incoming train.
The video showed that just as she was about to fall to the platform, a man next to her suddenly jumped in and grabbed her.
The man was clearly Manager Kim Cheol-soo, and the woman was Han Jeong-hwa.
After stopping the video and remaining silent for a moment, Seo Jang-guk looked at Kim Cheol-soo and opened his mouth.
His expression was completely different from his sharp appearance just moments ago.
“You did a good thing by saving someone. “Did that incident lead you to invest?”
“yes. Manager. The product was good, and the owner was a nice person. “I thought I could start a decent business with a little help, so I recommended her wife invest.”
“so?”
“We purchased a 60% stake for 1.5 billion won, which helped us get out of financial difficulties.”
“Right. So what about this article? “What happened?”
“I don’t know either. “I just found out from the article.”
Seo Jang-guk, who had been looking at Kim Cheol-soo for a while with his arms crossed, turned his head with a cold expression.
“Director Chu.”
Chu Gyeong-tae watched the video over and over again, his eyes wide open, and he kept shaking his head.
‘no! It can’t go on like this!’
“Chu Gyeong-tae!”
Seo Jangguk shouted, and Chu Gyeong-tae looked at Seo Jangguk with a blank expression.
“I don’t think it’s insider information. yes? “Are there any more plausible scenarios?”
“Well, that is…”
“You mean it. They even tried to implicate the wrong people in personal corruption. Do you know? “Even the talents that the company considers important.”
“Managing Director…”
“What if this article didn’t exist? What if Manager Kim Cheol-soo, who was innocent, was disciplined and even fired? Have you ever thought about how big the loss would be to the company?”
Seo Jang-guk seemed to be in a heated mood as he spoke, pointing a pointed finger at Chu Gyeong-tae.
“this this! “You’re such a bad boy, aren’t you?”
“Oh, no. clearly···.”
“Obviously what? what? “Do you have any more evidence to refute it?”
“that is···.”
Chu Gyeong-tae was half out of his mind due to an unexpected variable and was unable to answer.
Seo Jangguk clicked his tongue, shook his head, and looked at Kim Cheolsu.
“Thank you for your cooperation with the investigation. Manager Kim Cheol-soo.”
“No, Chief.”
“I’m sorry for taking up a busy person’s time. “It’s okay to go back now.”
Kim Cheol-soo bowed deeply to Seo Jang-guk and Chu Gyeong-tae and left the interrogation room.
After walking a few steps down the hallway, he turned and looked again at the door to the interrogation room guarded by the audit office staff.
It was expected that Choo Kyung-tae would take all responsibility and only protect Choi Kyung-jun.
Rather, it was honestly surprising that he tried to take himself and Choi Young-jun through Operation Water Ghost.
If there wasn’t a video that saved Han Jeong-hwa, he could have been caught up in Chu Kyung-tae’s tricks for a long time.
‘Kim Hak-dong…’
He was a person who was more meticulous than expected and specialized in planning.
The fact that he handed me the USB containing the video meant that he had anticipated this situation a long time ago.
Of course, there was no need to use the video directly.
It seemed that Chu Gyeong-tae would have a hard time surviving.
It was clear that it would be quite a fatal blow to Choi Kyung-jun.
Kim Cheol-soo turned around again with a faint smile.
In his hand was an old briefcase.
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