[Episode 84] The War Against Corruption
Moon Jae-shin stumbled out of the police station for a moment.
Jin Jun-shik and Lee Si-woo hurriedly supported him.
“Chief, are you okay?”
Siwoo Lee, who looked at him sadly, bit his lip tightly.
Moon Jae-shin didn’t show any signs, but it must have been heartbreaking to watch the famous mountain he had built his whole life merge with Nuri.
“… it’s okay.”
“First of all, Director Jin, go to the office with the vice-president. I will go to the second point.”
“Sir, I’m sorry. There is no face.”
Jin-sik bowed his head.
In response to his repeated apologies, Siwoo shook his head and grabbed his shoulder.
“Director Jin, now is not the time to judge right or wrong. Please comfort the deputy chief.”
“yes… … .”
“And send Director Kang to the second branch. I think it will be difficult to fix it by myself.”
Moon Jae-shin bit his lip to the point of bleeding.
As a streak of fresh blood dripped from his lips, Siwoo Lee pulled a handkerchief from his pocket.
“I know my words are harsh on the deputy, but you need to focus.”
“… I will never break down like this, sir.”
“If the vice president wants it, I will make sure that manager Ahn Kun-woo pays the price for this work. So, calm down now.”
As Jeon Seo-ho said, he could not be sure that he did not commit any further corruption.
Corruption was difficult once, but easy twice or three times.
So Jin Jun-sik and Moon Jae-shin were sent to the shredding site, and Lee Si-woo came to the second branch alone.
‘what?’
Believing Jun-sik Jin, Si-woo Lee rarely visited the 2nd and 3rd spots.
Si-woo Lee was impressed with the scenery of the yard as soon as he entered the entrance.
As the unit price went up and down repeatedly, he decided that there was no need to stock up on scrap metal.
So, the current scrap metal was shipped out in Gangdong.
“Oh, are you here, sir?”
An employee ran to Si-woo Lee’s visit and bowed his head.
“What are those scrap metals?”
“that is… … .”
“I asked what! Now I!”
Originally, there should not be much scrap metal left in the yard.
Even the headquarters, which received dozens of tons of goods a day, did not stack up to that extent.
Siwoo Lee shouted while glaring at the staff with a frightening expression.
“sorry. My boss told me to do it unconditionally… … .”
The little employee’s voice convinced Siwoo Lee that something had happened.
“under… Shut down 2 branches and call your staff right now! Starting today, the second branch will be closed.”
The current advantage of Nuri was that the goods were clean and of good quality.
However, the appearance of the 2nd point was the worst.
profit-
Siwoo Lee closed the door at the second location and clenched his fists.
Seeing Siwoo Lee angry, the employees at the 2nd branch stopped what they were doing and ran to the front of the office.
Si-woo Lee went straight to the excavator without even saying hello to the staff.
Then, after turning on the engine, he immediately dug through the scrap metal mountain.
When all the scrap metal was scattered on the floor, Kang Pil-jung opened the tightly closed door and entered.
“What is this… … .”
Scrap metal stamped with guillotine is crushed one by one with tongs.
Kang Pil-joong looked at Lee Si-woo, who was sitting in the excavator’s cockpit.
“Why is the CEO so angry?”
“Director Kang… … .”
“And why is there so much scrap metal that should have been shipped out?”
Kang Pil-joong, who immediately realized what the problem was, looked at the staff.
The employees bowed their heads without saying a word.
Most of the employees at the 2nd branch were hired directly from Myeongsan.
Si-woo Lee, who came down from the excavator, said to Kang Pil-joong.
“Tell them to close the 3rd and 4th locations. And cancel all the trains registered today.”
“… I see, sir.”
“I didn’t merge with Myeongsan to see this, but it’s a bummer.”
Whoops.
A bloody sound of grinding teeth resounded at the two points.
Si-woo Lee walked among the scrap metal that had been smashed with tongs.
Wastes hidden deep in the scrap metal.
In the yard where I started the waste business to avoid seeing this, I’m starting from the 2nd point right now.
Siwoo Lee nervously threw a piece of scrap metal on the floor with all his might.
“We check all the ledgers. And we fire all the employees at branch two.”
“I will take action.”
“What did Director Kang do to become like this!”
Even in the waste business, Kang Pil-jung often visited each branch.
However, there was an aspect of neglecting the inspection of the branch due to the recent disposal of waste in Boseong.
“… sorry.”
“Prepare to sue all those involved for embezzlement.”
His neat and tidy suit got messy, but Siwoo Lee didn’t care.
Now wasn’t the time to worry about getting your clothes dirty.
Si-woo Lee looked at the scrapyard with eyes burning with anger and turned around.
“And Nuri will also file a lawsuit against Jeon Seo-ho. Please contact lawyer Shin Woo-cheol.”
“Yes, sir.”
“Where the hell is this? Ha, why… … .”
Siwoo stumbled, grabbing his head.
Even intact scrap metal had to be disposed of as waste.
Fortunately, Siwoo Lee was able to sort scrap metal and waste neatly.
“CEO!”
He shook off Kang Pil-jung’s hand that was trying to support him.
His head was filled with anger, and now even Kang Pil-jung seemed to hate him.
“ha… You’ll have to thoroughly understand who’s behind this. It is very disappointing.”
“I will definitely find it.”
Kang Pil-jung was also very angry.
To myself and to the employees of the two branches I trusted.
However, it was just that he was not able to reveal it because he felt sorry for Siwoo Lee.
“Get everyone out of here. Then, contact Kang-dong and bring back every item that came in today.”
“… All right.”
This could not be.
There were a lot of drivers coming and going here, and there were more than five employees at the 2nd branch.
Unless they were united as one, it was impossible to hide this fact.
* * *
after some time has passed.
Jin Jun-sik, who came to the second branch, opened the door and entered the yard.
As soon as you enter, you will see a lot of scrap metal.
No, it was more like waste, not scrap to be precise.
“this… … .”
Si-woo Lee, who had closed his eyes while sitting on the track of the excavator, opened his eyes.
“Director Jin.”
“… Yes, sir.”
“What would you like me to do?”
“… … .”
In response to Siwoo Lee’s anger-filled question, he couldn’t make any protests or excuses.
“We will also check points 3 and 4. The scrap metal here is now impossible to regenerate.”
“There is no face… … .”
“… Please listen to Director Kang for details. I don’t have the strength to say more.”
Seeing Jin Jun-sik with his head bowed, Si-woo Lee asked Kang Pil-joong.
“Have you contacted Hyeonsu Ji?”
“yes. They say they are coming here.”
“Move to point 3.”
Fortunately, at point 3 and at point 4, the same thing as at point 2 did not happen.
However, as soon as he saw the things hidden in the corner, covered with tarpaulins, Siwoo had an intuition.
‘Clearly someone is there. The person who ordered this work.’
When the huge tarpaulin was lifted off with an excavator, all kinds of waste were revealed.
Kang Pil-joong and Jin Jun-sik lamented the sight and bowed their heads.
“now… I have no desire to be any more disappointed.”
Who would have known that trusting the two directors and giving them the full rights would come back as a mistake.
Si-woo Lee, who was staring blankly at the considerable amount of waste, smiled and looked up at the sky.
“We are firing all the employees in our 3rd and 4th branches. And it orders the closure of points 2, 3, and 4. Also, fire all the tongsmen deployed here.”
The damage would be severe, but it was unavoidable.
If the branch tried to operate without closing the branch as it is, there was a high possibility of returning with even more damage.
“Move this waste to the shredder today. Even if you stay up all night, you will have to move everything.”
* * *
Everything for today has been cancelled.
And all the vehicles carrying the waste entered the 3rd and 4th points.
Jin Eun-soo, who sits in the office at the 3rd branch, sighed as she wrote down the weight of the waste piled up in the yard on the ledger.
“Director Jin, is this possible?”
Kim Jeong-nan, who came with her, saw the waste piled up behind the yard and came in and asked.
“Do you think it is possible?”
“… no.”
“You should ask the people who made the impossible possible.”
No matter how you think about it, this was absurd.
There were several employees working at each branch, and there was no way that they were unaware of these wastes.
“May I ask why you are moving the waste in such a hurry?”
“Waste cannot be stored in the general premises. If caught, it is not only a fine, but also an unconditional suspension of business.”
“ah… … .”
“I’m glad the CEO didn’t lose his cool.”
Before a bigger accident occurred, Siwoo Lee tried to eliminate variables as much as possible.
Fortunately, the accumulated waste was about 60 tons.
It was enough for Nuri’s cars to come and go twice.
The procession of cars carrying waste has ended.
And like a ghost, civil servants popped out of the city.
“What brings you here?”
“I got a report. Waste is piled up in this yard… … .”
“… Yes? Check it out. Because this is a place that only sells scrap metal.”
Jin Eun-soo, who remained at the 3rd point, smiled faintly as he took off the shichimi from the official.
The official looked around the yard and confirmed that there was nothing wrong.
“Whoa, I think someone reported it as a joke.”
“Ugh, really… You must be busy, but I’m sorry for nothing.”
“no. Then we will go.”
Seeing that Si-Woo Lee’s judgment was correct, Kim Jung-Nan thought to himself that he was great.
“How did you know that public officials would come?”
“That is the experience. It is because he has come to this stage by experiencing numerous cases by his side or directly.”
“… okay.”
“So everyone trusts and follows the CEO. You show me like this.”
The ability to pinpoint exactly what the perpetrators are looking for, and to direct follow-up.
This was not something everyone could do.
However, if Nuri hadn’t been in the waste business, it could have been stuck.
* * *
Once the minimum measures were completed, Siwoo Lee sat in the office of the 4th branch, the headquarters of Myeongsan.
They sent back officials who came to this place as well.
“All of the scrap metal from the two points has been moved to the shredding plant, sir.”
They put in all the air defense vehicles that had to be delivered in a hurry.
This resulted in huge losses in just one day.
“Today’s losses will be compensated to those in charge of each branch, Lawyer Shin Woo-cheol.”
“Yes, sir.”
Although they were usually comfortable, they were always serious about their work.
But today, it seemed too much.
“Is it possible?”
“Available. After a thorough investigation, if we can prove only the extent of corruption and embezzlement, we can claim all the damages suffered today.”
“And as much as possible, I would like to know who is behind this, is it possible?”
“Let’s put pressure on those in charge.”
In Si-Woo Lee’s judgment, there was a high probability that it was the same one who caused great damage to Mt.
While we were discussing follow-up measures, Moon Jae-shin, who heard the news, rushed to the 4th branch.
“CEO… … .”
“Why are you here? He’s waiting for you at the shredder.”
“I heard the news, how can you stay still? No matter how ugly I am, my name is Nuri’s deputy representative… … .”
“Who can say that the Vice President is ugly? I hope you don’t think like that.”
Lee Si-woo was worried that Moon Jae-shin would blame himself for this incident.
No matter what anyone said, he was an indispensable person in this Nuri.
He had to keep his seat so that Siwoo Lee could work freely.
“sorry. I will take responsibility for this matter after I have taken care of all of this.”
“Vice President… … .”
“The way I did it once, I almost got hit again. It caused great damage to the representative, and Nuri was almost at risk. How can you say that you are free from that responsibility?”
Moon Jae-shin looked at Lee Si-woo with a flaming gaze.
“We will meet with the representatives of each branch. And we will make it clear who made this work.”
