143: Go back and see (8)
“Are you here!”
“Yeah, are things going well?”
“Are there any difficulties? Compared to the funds raised, it is a construction project that is at the level of playing with the house… Huh!”
Seeing Cheol-woo arriving in Incheon by company car, Min-seok greeted him lightly. He wore a hard hat and work clothes, and his face was slightly tanned.
Due to the plans added during the design period, the scale of the shopping mall easily surpassed the largest in Asia. However, considering the size of the funds that came from here and there, the construction seemed like a joke for children.
I wonder if he even thought about doubling the construction cost and cutting the construction period in half. Thanks to the upgraded business scale, it was planned to overcome the locational shortcomings of suburbs of Seoul and the outskirts of the city and make it a landmark in Incheon and Korea to cover the handicap.
“Since you’ve come all the way to Incheon, would you like to eat sashimi or a plate?”
“I have already made a reservation. After walking around here for several days, I found quite a few hidden restaurants. Come on, I’ll shoot. haha!”
Min-seok, who saw through Cheol-woo’s heart, acted actively. Now, how much confidence has he gained, his actions and tone of voice have changed significantly from his previous appearance.
Seeing how the relationship that would have ended in a bad relationship before the return had changed like this, an indescribable emotion crept up. Min-seok smiled whether she knew it or not, and she rushed to his feet.
“Yes? The plans might change, again?”
Min-seok guided him to a shabby sushi restaurant near the construction site. In the store, where half of the store was covered with a plastic tent like a food cart, each table for the crippled was covered with a white plastic cover.
When Cheol-woo, who entered the store, brought up the conversation he had with Chairman Kang, Min-seok was furious. It seemed that his plans had changed dozens of times since he took the plunge.
In the old days of Hanyang, he was the one who changed the plan twelve more times as he pleased. However, as he ran directly into the field, he could feel how much damage it is and how much it hurts the people who work there.
And it was questionable whether things would go as planned, even if the employees’ morale and financial loss were excluded. Standing on site, I realized that the problem with Kangho’s group lies in the owner’s whim.
“Your dad couldn’t handle it either. They said they were frustrated that even the politicians were putting pressure on them.”
“So, are you going to do what I ask you to do?”
“Who, me? I have nothing to do with this matter! If the project changes, that’s your responsibility…”
Cheol-woo firmly stepped away. You can just leave it to the chaebol to play with each other. I had no intention of living in a tiring entanglement with it.
keep going! bang!
“I hate that, too. If you proceed in a jagged, without standards like this, even if the building collapses on the day of completion, there will be no excuses. Fuck!”
Min-seok, who drank a glass of soju, put the glass on the table and shouted. It was such a loud voice that the people who were drinking alcohol next to him looked at them in surprise.
“Oh! Show the spirit of a one-day puppy. Go and tell your dad right now. Don’t borrow alcohol here…”
“Yes, I will. I am not the stupid Minseok of the past. Even if I can’t be the boss, at least I won’t do anything that will ruin the company. Even with a knife in your throat.”
widely! Jilgung, Jilgung!
Cheol-woo, who poured a glass of soju into his mouth, asked while dipping a few thick slices of sashimi in soy sauce. Then he filled Minseok’s empty drinking glass with one hand.
“Why?”
“Why are you saying you wouldn’t do something that would be a mess even if you had a knife in your throat…?”
“Of course, it’s because of the people who are stuck here. Because if the company is twisted, it will be difficult for those people and their families.”
He made an impression as he emptied the soju glass that Cheol-woo had filled. Then he dipped carrots in vinegar and chewed them well.
“Kick Kick Kick!”
“Was my answer that funny?”
“yes! You were a long time ago, do you remember the first time I met you?”
“Hey, why are you bringing this up again? Shame on people…”
“At that time, you went outside your father’s eyes and were relegated to the position of the intercity bus company president, maybe?”
“The first time Geumryong’s kids came to me and threatened me, so I took care of them and went to you directly. But there was a person who said it was an exaggeration. I haven’t seen the boss’s nose for several days. Apart from handling the accident, he was annoyed that the salaries and bonuses of the employees were delayed.”
“I wasn’t a person back then.”
“Yeah, I didn’t know you would change like this when I saw you back then. That’s why I laughed.”
“Are you saying I’m proud of you?”
“No, I was special because I saved you back then… Giggles!”
The moment he heard those words, Minseok’s spine shuddered. I could now 100 percent believe that his words were not lies.
His touch was as cruel as Chul-woo’s ability, which he couldn’t measure on his own. I wonder if the Geumryongpa, which gives strength to the shoulders in Seoul, has been awakened.
Cheol-woo was always a difficult person for him. Still, he was grateful, on the one hand, that his terrifying behavior allowed him to live a new life.
At least, as long as he lived righteously and didn’t betray him, Cheol-woo wasn’t a scary person. Rather, he was a man who cared about those around him indifferently.
“But your dad asked me to make other guys like you too?”
“yes? What does that mean…?”
“Why are your friends here? Drug-laden bastards…”
“Are you talking about the crazy club?”
“Yes, the parents have asked for your dad. Just like your youngest son, let their children come to their senses… Huh!”
“…that crazy…”
Hearing Cheol-woo’s story, Min-seok was at a loss for words. Chairman Kang or the people who asked him for a favor did not know what terrible things Min-seok had been through.
He was on the edge of life and death and barely survived. It was much easier for him to quit his drugs than it was to go through the bloody thing again, so he was free from addiction.
Minseok still couldn’t get out of the trauma of the water. Even though I took a shower, I couldn’t get into the bathtub.
Just looking at the deep stagnant water, my whole body hardened, and I couldn’t breathe freely. She sometimes appeared even in dreams, so it was hard to swallow a single pill.
“So, what are you going to do…?”
“I immediately refused because I didn’t want to do it. I’m not a nanny, can’t I wash my face with a bib?”
“Then both proposals were rejected.”
“Yeah, you can’t force yourself to take on something you don’t like. It hurts my head…”
“What did the president not say?”
“What would you say…?”
Cheol-woo emptied the glass that Min-seok poured, and laughed. Min-seok felt uncomfortable with his pitiful view of the chairman of the Dae Kang-ho group.
But on the other hand, he agreed. As far as he knew, Chairman Kang could not pressure or threaten him. It was clear that if I accidentally touched my heart, it would be published in the obituary section of the newspaper the next day.
‘By the way, our company has a bomb inside. It’s also a nuclear bomb…’
Minseok, who emptied his glass, smiled faintly. The two stupid brothers were unaware of this.
“Fuhhh!”
“What is this bastard…? Why are you looking at people and splitting threads? You know me?”
Thinking of the older brothers who looked up to me for being so good in the past, I burst into laughter. Then, on the way to the bathroom, I made eye contact with one of the gang members in the back seat.
A man with a cut on his face and wearing a loud leopard print shirt made an arguing with a harsh expression. Looking at his bare face, he looked like he was quite drunk.
“I’m sorry. I didn’t smile when I saw that, so it’s a misunderstanding…”
“What, huh? When did this bastard say he saw me? How old are you, you bastard? Where is this respectable bastard…”
I wanted to These guys seem to be gangsters from here. I remember hearing from field staff that sometimes they would make a fuss at a dinner party like this and just go without paying.
If it was before, there would be no bodyguards nearby, so I wouldn’t have anything to do with these things. But now he was always alone.
Knowing that you have to get into the habit of doing things alone to be able to do your job properly, you rejected the secretaries who always wanted to follow you.
“Be quiet! Did you rent a car here?”
“What else is this venerable bastard? You know who I am…”
At that time, Cheol-woo, who picked up a few pieces of sashimi and brought it to his mouth, said aloud. The angry guy drew a small spear from his waist and waved it in front of him as if proudly.
He slowly walked towards the frightened Min-seok, waving his hand with a knife as if he were threatening him. At that moment, a single iron chopstick flew into his hand.
Hehehe! puck! Aww!
With a piercing sound, a single iron chopstick flew into the gangster’s palm and pierced it. The man who had his hand tied to a wooden pole screamed and struggled to let go of his sword.
“older brother!”
As the party sat in front of the drinking table trying to stand up, another chopstick flew over. This time, it hit the back of the other hand and dug into the cement wall.
Seeing the gangster who suddenly turned into an emergency exit sign, his party froze. I would never have dreamed that I would see the new chopsticks, which I only saw in martial arts movies, in real life.
Cheol-woo threw two iron chopsticks and mumbled the sashimi in his mouth. Then he drank a glass of wine and said.
“Kyah! If you play with your mouth again, then your forehead will be pierced. If you don’t believe me, play with your tongue…”
“Oh, no. older brother! When I was drunk, I made a mistake. Please forgive me just once.”
An emergency exit sign that was stuck in the wall and couldn’t move was urgently asked for forgiveness. A large bowl of chopsticks was placed next to Cheol-woo’s food table.
“Hey, they’re like bastards who can’t even cover their poop and pee. Because of you guys, I just broke the drink that came up a bit, damn it! Let’s go, Minseok!”
Cheol-woo, who quickly subdued the situation, went out without any regrets. At a moment of crisis, he was scared for a moment, but realizing that there was a grim reaper by his side, Min-seok proudly paid for the food and walked out slowly.
“What are you doing, you bastards! Don’t take this off right away!”
“Oh, I’m going. older brother!”
The gangster, who was only breathing, shouted that he was in pain when Cheol-woo disappeared. Those frozen in a sitting position approached him and tried to pull out his chopsticks, but they were slippery in blood and could not be pulled out easily.
“Aaaah! Hey guys. Aren’t you quick? If I do this, will you be responsible if I become sick?”
The guys who had been wrestling with chopsticks for a while had no choice but to call 911. He asked me to bring along equipment for pulling out chopsticks…
“welcome···. Oh, brother! Are you on your way to work now?”
“What! Brother!”
Cheol-woo, who had been driving a car by calling a surrogate driver from Incheon, entered Jae-young’s bakery. It was late, but there were quite a few customers at the table on the second floor.
Man-ho, who had habitually greeted him, recognized Cheol-woo and was glad to see him. Ji-eun, who was working part-time for a while and earning pocket money, saw Cheol-woo and showed affection.
“My father?”
“Dad made all the bread and went home first. We close the door when the last guest leaves and wait to enter.”
Ji-eun answered while clinging to Cheol-woo. The clerk’s uniform at the franchise bakery was a good fit.
After receiving the latest IT set as a gift, his younger brother’s aegyo increased even more. But I already knew that this service wouldn’t last for a few days. When I realized that there was nothing more to come out, it was obvious that I would go back to the old Ji-eun.
“Ji-eun even cleans up and Man-ho sees me for a moment.”
“Hey! Why do I have to clean by myself…”
“I’m just mopping the floor, so how many people should there be? Oppa will buy you something delicious later, so do it yourself today.”
“Sheesh! okay!”
Ji-eun started mopping with a shriveled expression on her face as she comforted her. Even if the tomboy did what he did, he was a good brother to his family.
