[Episode 2] Reason for Lee Do-woon’s Visit
While waiting for Shin Woo-cheol, Lee Si-woo slowly started walking inside the junkyard.
As if slowly gazing at the traces of his father, Si-woo Lee’s eyes began to moisten again.
Then, all of a sudden, he noticed a faint trace of blood.
Perhaps this is the place where my father fell after being hit in the head with scrap metal.
Siwoo clenched his teeth and suppressed the crying.
I didn’t want to cry anymore.
Even Lee Si-woo couldn’t figure out why he didn’t want to cry.
There was nothing to be ashamed of in the yard where there was no one.
However, whether it was because he was afraid that Jang Seong-woo would come back and laugh at himself, or because he remembered his father’s face saying that he wasn’t crying because he became a man, the strength of Lee Si-woo’s molars tightened.
As I put up with so much crying and calmed my heart, I suddenly began to see things I couldn’t see.
The bloodstained place was quite far from the scrapyard.
Si-woo Lee did not understand why the scrap metal came out so far and made his father angry.
But thinking about it did not give me an answer.
Siwoo Lee began to move again.
It was always a junk dealer who made a loud noise even with the vehicles and the workers working there.
It had been a long time since he had been this quiet.
A shiny object entered Siwoo Lee’s vision as he looked at the huge pile of scrap metal.
A poisonous object that bounces between scrap metal.
‘Is it non-ferrous?’
Among the scrap metal, objects called non-ferrous were intermittently hidden.
The main task of the employees was to find non-ferrous metals among the many scrap metals as if they were on a treasure hunt.
If scrap iron costs 300 won per kg, it is because aluminum, a kind of non-ferrous metal, is more than 1,000 won per kg.
Among them, brass, called Shinju, had a value of about 4,500 won, and copper was 6,000 won.
If you pick up even 1 kg of copper between scraps bought in the mid-200 won range, you can earn more than 5,000 won.
The object that came into Lee Hyun-seong’s field of view seemed to have a high probability of being yellowish.
– A junk dealer needs to be diligent to make money. Don’t pass it because it’s annoying, and pick it up if you see non-ferrous metal. As it piles up, you will be able to see that it becomes a lot of money at some point.
Suddenly, my father’s words came to my mind.
Hearing those words, Siwoo Lee at a young age worked so hard to pick up non-ferrous metal.
Siwoo Lee slowly approached the scrapyard.
It was a place I always went up and down when I was working.
In the scrapyard, there was a mountain of scrap metal that was almost as high as two stories high of an apartment building.
Si-woo Lee was not afraid, step by step step by step on scrap metal and crawled up on all fours.
fight.
At that moment, a drop of rain fell on Si-Woo’s cheek.
I didn’t even check the weather forecast properly because I was busy paying the prize.
However, Ignoring the raindrops that started to fall little by little, Si-woo Lee continued to climb Mt. Gocheol.
It was because of Ogi who wanted to see the end now that he had already ascended, and the memories of his father that came to mind.
In the end, Si-woo Lee, who climbed the top of Mt. Gocheol, picked up the yellow object, and smiled faintly.
Pretty heavy weight.
At first glance, it was brass.
‘I made money.’
Eventually, Lee Si-woo, conscious of the raindrops that were getting stronger, lowered his body and stepped forward to descend again.
🥺🥺🥺🥺
And before it could even go down, it started to rain.
It was also an instant when clothes got wet.
‘this… You have to hurry down.’
There was one unwritten rule for the workers at the junkyard.
Never climb on top of scrap metal on a rainy day.
Money is important, but safety is more important than anything else.
Scrap metal was dangerous, and scrap metal that had become slippery in the rain was even more dangerous.
In addition, Siwoo Lee was not wearing safety boots, but regular sneakers.
Whoops- Whoops!
Suddenly the surroundings flashed and thunder and lightning struck.
Surprised, Si-woo Lee lost his balance and slipped.
Siwoo Lee fell to the floor, rolling among the scrap metal.
It was natural for her clean clothes to be torn and deep wounds on her arms and legs, including her back.
The last time he fell to the floor, he was stabbed in the forearm by a sharp piece of scrap metal.
“Ugh… … .”
In a shock he had never experienced before, Siwoo couldn’t get up.
All he could do was pull the scrap metal out of his arm with all his might and lay down.
It was also an instant when the soil floor was soaked with rain and blood.
Moans constantly flowed out of Siwoo’s mouth, but he couldn’t hear it properly, covered in the sound of rain.
As if tired of even making a moan, Siwoo quietly closed his eyes.
The door to the junkyard was closed, and no one came in.
‘Woo-cheol will be waiting for uncle for a long time… … .’
As he was barely holding on to his slowly fading consciousness, Siwoo felt something tingling from the scrap metal he had pulled out of his forearm earlier.
‘no way… … .’
at that time.
flash.
Whoops-! Whoa, whoa, whoa!
Lightning flashed in front of his eyes, and a huge shock that could not be described in words covered Siwoo’s body.
“aah!”
* * *
Siwoo Lee wished that his father’s death and that he died in vain after being struck by lightning were all dreams.
When I woke up, I just wanted to return to my usual routine.
Si-woo Lee, who had lost consciousness and had collapsed in front of the scrapyard, flinched.
‘Damn, was it a dream?’
“Ugh… … .”
Siwoo Lee quickly realized that everything was a reality, not a dream.
His whole body was soaked with rain and blood, and the floor he was lying on was charred.
It was obvious that he had just been struck by lightning.
‘How did you buy it… … .’
It was surprising that he survived being struck by lightning, but at the same time, he felt that he had to treat the wounds quickly before they became contaminated.
The cuts in the scrap metal were wet and stinging.
‘Is there a first aid kit in the office?’
I don’t know how many times it rained, but I didn’t feel the cold strangely.
Si-woo Lee led the sick body to the office and walked.
He found a first aid kit in the corner and applied medicine to the wounds on his legs and arms.
The forearm that was stabbed in the stern was also medicated and bandaged.
However, just in case you didn’t know, it was Siwoo Lee, who vowed to go to the hospital after meeting Shin Woo-cheol today.
* * *
When Si-woo Lee, who was looking at the CCTV, opened the door of the office, Woo-cheol Shin folded his umbrella and entered the office.
Shin Woo-cheol, with a virtuous impression, found Lee Si-woo, who was covered in scars, and opened his eyes wide.
“Sioux, what’s going on?”
“I fell at the scrap yard. Still, I didn’t get seriously hurt, so I just applied medicine.”
“Hey, what kind of scrapyard did you fall at on a day like this? Don’t you know you shouldn’t climb on scrap metal on a rainy day?”
“I know, but it suddenly rained.”
“What? Hasn’t it been a while since it started raining?”
As Shin Woo-cheol said, it had already been over an hour since it started to rain.
Si-woo Lee didn’t want to worry Shin Woo-cheol for nothing by saying that he had passed out for over an hour.
“Oh, just… I went up because I saw non-ferrous metal.”
“You have to be careful. There are no employees, and if you had an accident while you were alone, it would have been a big deal… Ha, nagging like this, let’s see the wounds first.”
When Shin Woo-cheol looked around his body with his rough hands, Si-woo Lee made a sound of pain.
“It’s okay, uncle. sick.”
“Stay still. How the hell am I supposed to roll like this? All my clothes are torn… Ugh, let’s go to the hospital first. They say you have applied all the medicine, so change your clothes first. Did you have a dinner?”
“Not yet.”
“Then let’s go to the hospital and eat together. My uncle will buy you.”
* * *
Fortunately, it was mostly abrasions, so there were no major problems.
Luckily, tetanus was also vaccinated before going to college, so I didn’t have to worry about it.
I just hate having to get the injection again.
There was no problem with the forearm stabbed by scrap metal, so I was able to leave the hospital after simply sterilizing it and applying a bandage.
After that, Si-woo Lee and Shin Woo-cheol went straight to the beef restaurant.
It was because Shin Woo-cheol suggested that he eat a big meal because he knew that Si-woo Lee had been struggling with not sleeping for three days.
Entering the restaurant, the two sat down in their room.
Si-woo Lee poured water into a glass, and Woo-cheol Shin took out a spoon.
When the preparations were finished, Shin Woo-cheol opened his mouth first.
“So what’s going on?”
“Director Jang asked for severance pay after quitting his job.”
“What? that human? Ha, really… I wouldn’t have done anything good enough to ask for severance pay.”
It was just as Shin Woo-cheol said.
Of course, Siwoo Lee knew that too, but it was an undeniable fact that he had been left in the junkyard for a long time.
“Still, considering my relationship with my father, I can’t send it away empty-handed.”
“Ha, there was something Dowoon asked me to do. He asked me to prepare to file a complaint.”
“yes?”
Lee Si-woo’s eyes widened at the sudden words.
What’s your father going to complain about?
“I think he thought he was stealing junk from the junkyard. I still have a heart attack, but I don’t have any physical evidence… He said he would file a civil complaint and find evidence that Director Jang embezzled.”
At those words, Si-Woo just cried.
My father never overlooked his words.
“There hasn’t been a proper accusation yet, but I don’t know how he noticed it, but it seems that Director Jang hit the player first.”
Ishiu nodded his head.
If Jang Seong-woo, who was cunning like a fox, lied like his father, there was no way he could not notice the change in the person he was offended by.
“I got the last call that I was absent from work without permission even on the day of the accident. If only that bastard had gone to work that day, this wouldn’t have happened… … .”
Siwoo Lee could not easily nod his head at these words.
Although it was wrong for Jang Seong-woo to be absent without permission, it was because his father’s death was not his fault.
“Anyway, my father called early that morning. A person whom I had never seen before suddenly asked to meet me that day.”
“Haha, there was a time when Dowoon wanted to apologize to you for moving the store. Perhaps the reason I wanted to meet you that day was because of director Jang’s problem.”
“Why are you disturbing Director Jang’s work? … .”
“I did. Director Jang is not on your side, but Siwoo will always be by your side. He seemed to be thinking about what I was saying.”
On that day, Si-woo Lee, knowing why Do-woon Lee wanted to come, bit his lip.
Sadness and anger dominated the mind, but unfortunately there was no way to retaliate against Jang Seong-woo right now.
“Once the complaints are all set up. It is up to you to decide whether to proceed with the work or cover it up.”
Shin Woo-cheol shut his mouth after saying that.
I gave Lee Si-woo a choice to make a decision, but his expression didn’t seem like that at all.
gleaming eyes.
It seemed that he was very angry at the shameless request for severance pay even after stealing the property of a precious friend.
When I even thought that it was because of Jang Seong-woo’s absence from work that my father suffered from, I was completely pissed off.
And it was the same with Siwoo Lee.
But there were some concerns.
“However… Could it have been that Director Jang could not have foreseen this situation?”
“Siuya, my uncle honestly wants you to proceed with the lawsuit as it is.”
“I have no intention of stopping. However, I don’t think I can bring Director Jang to court because of this. If The K Besteel and Director Jang are close, we won’t just look at each other.”
It was clear that Jang Seong-woo would escape the net like a loach.
He was the person who would do anything to achieve what he wanted.
As much as his father spent with Jang Seong-woo, Lee Si-woo had been watching him for quite some time.
“Let’s do it as soon as we can. Can’t you just give up like this? I don’t know how much money he’s lost with the scrap metal he stole, but it’s going to be worth it.”
The job itself as a junk dealer was hard and arduous. However, if you could raise and maintain a junk dealer, it was a job that could cost you quite a lot of money.
“It will be a lot more than expected. When I checked the scrap metal I checked before going to college and the statement The K sent me, there was basically a difference of about 10 tons per month.”
For 10 tons, it was almost 3 million won.
It is about the same as the salary received by a manager-level position in a small and medium-sized enterprise.
Besides, I got my salary without deducting taxes, and I received an additional 3 million won in back money, so it was hard to see how much money I ate.
“Please proceed with the complaint. And uncle, help me change the CEO of the corporation. And I think we have to deal with inheritance as well.”
“Sioux, you… … .”
“I have already made a decision. I can’t sell the junkyard that my father left behind. I’ll get it back somehow.”
I didn’t think about it carefully.
I just did what my head, engulfed in anger and sadness, told me to do.
But even now that I have calmed down, I don’t think I was wrong.
‘I will proudly grow Nuri recycling. I woke up again and… Whether it’s The Kay or Jang Seong-wu, you can take a picture and press it.’
Lee Si-woo said to Shin Woo-cheol, who had worried eyes.
“You don’t have to worry. The junk dealer knows better than my major, acting. I’ve been helping the junk dealer since my father started his business.”
“know. I know how hard you worked as a young child to help Dowoon in need.”
“I can’t guarantee that I’ll be able to do it well, but I want to try as much as I can.”
– I don’t know if I can do it well. I’m still trying to do as much as I can.
Shin Woo-cheol, who saw the image of his friend Lee Do-woon in Lee Shin-woo’s appearance, bowed his head.
It was because he did not want to show tears to the son of a friend who believed and depended on him.
‘Lee Do-woon, Si-woo is this big.’
was confronted
Although Lee Do-woon was blunt with Lee Si-woo, it was not due to indifference or other negative emotions.
It was just because I didn’t know how to deal with it.
Whenever Lee Do-woon met Shin Woo-cheol, he used to brag about his son Lee Si-woo.
There were only two daughters, so Shin Woo-cheol was jealous.
To that extent, Lee Do-woon’s love for his son was extreme.
He was ashamed to express his affection in a man-to-man way even though he had such a great love.
“You will do well. Uncle will stand by and help you as much as possible.”
Shin Woo-cheol, who struggled to hold back tears, raised his head and said to Lee Shin-woo.
The same words I said to Lee Do-woon at that time.
In the eyes of Shin Woo-cheol full of trust, Lee Si-woo gave a faint smile.
But for a moment, Siwoo Lee’s expression hardened.
It was because I remembered what Jang Seong-wu had said before leaving the junkyard.
“I have been informed that The K is going to stop trading. It wasn’t a deal we’re going to keep going anyway, but we need to find a place to make a new deal.”
“Who is your uncle? He’s a lawyer at Halla Law Firm. I’ll use all the contacts I know to open up new business partners.”
[Plate]
fork crane tongs.
