[Episode 85] Start collecting material proofs
Jeon Seo-ho, who was transferred from the Gwangju Police Station to the Suwon Police Station, bit his nails.
‘If I start a two-point inspection, I’m sure what I’ve done will be revealed… I caught them saying that there was absolutely no corruption, but they will be caught for a moment.’
The project that brought down Myeongsan was the first work he did with General Manager Ahn Kun-woo.
The name Myeongsan disappeared, but Moon Jae-shin did not completely sit down.
I just stood up again in the name of Nuri’s deputy representative.
But fortunately, even after such an incident, Moon Jae-shin foolishly tried to embrace the staff again.
Our ‘investors’, not satisfied with the mere downfall of Myeongsan, wished Moon Jae-shin to fall completely into the abyss.
So this time, I proceeded with the work when I was frantic with waste disposal.
‘At the end of the day, I sent a gang-dong to print out the waste at the 2nd point, but the amount is not that much.’
There was only one Donga line that Jeon Seo-ho could trust now.
investor.
I thought that if it was his ability to instigate this work, he would be able to get him out of it.
He recalled the phone call just before he was imprisoned here.
* * *
[Chief Jeon Seo-ho? What’s going on?]
“… Things went wrong. Si-woo Lee came to the second point and grasped the whole situation.”
[Damn, I can’t even do one of these easy things properly.]
“Sir, I will be in custody sooner or later and I will lose contact. When that time comes, you must get me out.”
[why me?]
“… If you leave me alone, I will tell everything to Vice President Moon Jae-shin.”
[Is there any evidence?]
Jeon Seo-ho knew that his use value had run out.
Then, there is only one thing left, the threat.
“I have gathered the evidence one by one. Even the voice files of the conversation between me and the director remain. And I have data on the money the director gave me.”
[Are we all going to die together?]
“I am desperate, too.”
[ha… Why not wait for a while instead?]
“Did you check the text I sent you?”
[okay. I checked and immediately filed a report, but when I went, they said there was no waste. Guys, why can’t you just do things like this?]
It was 100%.
It was clear that Siwoo Lee had caught the waste.
It was covered in tarpaulins, but it would be absurd that officials could not find so much waste.
It is highly probable that Siwoo Lee found the waste and removed it elsewhere.
“sorry. I tried to proceed as carefully as possible, but I didn’t think that General Manager Ahn Gun-woo would be involved in other corruption cases… I didn’t even think about it.”
The fact that he and this ‘investor’ had an affair with him had to be hidden even after death.
The thought of being arrested in the future made Jeon Seo-ho terrified.
It was too late to avoid being punished, so he had to somehow find a way to live by blaming Ahn for all his sins.
[I think I’m going crazy because of that now. ha… … .]
“Anyway, Director, you must get me out.”
[Wait. I’ll try my best to do it.]
The initiator, called this investor, instructed himself to somehow remain at one of the points of the famous mountain.
As if begging for it, he asked for sympathy from Moon Jae-shin.
That’s how I managed to survive, but it couldn’t have ended in vain.
‘All those efforts went in vain because of that person, Ahn Geon-woo.’
* * *
Won Jae-jun heard about Si-woo Lee’s sudden visit and what happened in Nuri.
As soon as he heard everything, he wrinkled his impression like a piece of paper.
“I’m sorry for making this happen, Mr. Won.”
“no. This representative must have been embarrassed too. Fortunately, it was returned before it was unloaded, so it would be a relief to know that there was no damage.”
“If it hadn’t been for Mr. Won’s actions, it would have been a disaster.”
Upon receiving an urgent call from Si-Woo Lee, Jae-Jun Won took immediate action.
It was fortunate that the scrap metal from Nuri had not yet been unloaded.
“It is very difficult to crack down on subordinates while conducting various businesses. It must have been more difficult since the employees weren’t there from the beginning.”
“I felt right through this. It is difficult to pick up a relationship in which trust has already been broken. It seems that the amount of scrap metal being shipped will decrease.”
“it’s okay. I know that internal control is more important now than scrap metal.”
“Thank you for your understanding.”
This incident was similar in form to what Myeongsan had suffered before.
Siwoo Lee also noticed that fact and thought that there was definitely someone behind it.
“Haha, it’s nothing. Rather, does Vice President Moon Jae-shin have nothing to say about this situation?”
Unsurprisingly, Jae-Jun Won also seemed to have noticed that someone was behind him.
And even that Moon Jae-shin knows who that person is.
“… The vice president expected that Jang Cheol-soo, director of Daehan Steel, was involved.”
“Probably right. However, since there is no evidence, Vice President Moon Jae-shin must also be frustrated. If you have anything to ask of me, feel free to tell me.”
“It may be my guess, but I like that this happened before the Pyeongtaek redevelopment project started. If there is a real director of Daehan Steel in this work, this may not be aimed solely at Nuri, Mr. Won.”
It was clear that the amount of scrap metal to be poured from the Pyeongtaek redevelopment and demolition project would be more than expected.
No company was unaware that Nuri had taken an advantageous position in the bidding.
Where will all the scrap metal come from?
Of course, it had to be the Gangdong Works that signed a contract with Nuri.
Won Jae-jun’s head was busy at Lee Si-woo’s judgment of the situation.
‘When Nuri’s items came in, director Shin, who had never been on the scene before, was sneaking around at the site. And the employees of the new director line were also crowded.’
No matter how urgent it was, Won Jae-jun accurately remembered the situation at that time.
Daehan Steel was a place called a dinosaur in the steelworks industry both in name and reality.
Nevertheless, he used to be extremely wary of other steelworks coming up.
There was a high possibility that he wasn’t just targeting Nuri, as Siwoo Lee said.
Director Jang Su-cheol was the head of Daehan Steel.
“I can’t say that CEO Lee’s prediction was wrong.”
“You are expecting something.”
“I think I will be able to properly understand the current situation only if I find out.”
After Siwoo Lee left, Jaejoon Won, who was sitting alone in his office, got up from his seat.
“Tea secretary!”
“Yes, sir.”
Won Jae-jun, who had made the decision, called Cha Hye-ryun outside, and she opened the door and came in.
“Tell the president that you are going to see him. It’s urgent.”
“yes. I will tell you right away.”
* * *
Si-woo Lee, who had met Won Jae-jun, had a meeting with Shin Ae-ra right away.
Shin Ae-ra agreed without any hesitation to Lee Si-woo’s sudden request to meet separately.
The place we decided to meet was at a remote cafe.
If it was known that they were meeting with the person in charge and the representative of the bidding company at the time the bidding had just ended, it would not be good, so we decided to meet in such a remote place.
“Chief Lee, what are you doing?”
Shin Ae-ra asked cautiously when she saw Lee Si-woo’s dark expression.
Siwoo Lee told everything about today without hiding anything.
“It’s strange. Usually, when a report comes in, it moves the next day… Oh, of course, I don’t do everything that way, but when there are complaints or reports related to the environment, I tend to move slowly.”
“It was weird for me too. I thought I would at least be there the next day, but I didn’t expect it to come right away.”
“If you tell me the locations of the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th branches, I will look for the people in charge.”
“They are located in Pyeongtaek, Suwon, and Ansan, respectively.”
It was not that the branches were concentrated in one place, and the regions themselves were different.
Shin Ae-ra heard the sound and narrowed her eyes.
“Hmm, you mean you moved at the same time to check all three points? This can’t happen unless we’re talking to each other.”
“perhaps… The person behind this incident may be a bigger person than you think.”
“yes. Besides, I think I’ve been preparing for quite a while.”
“ha… … .”
“However, fortunately, this incident went smoothly. There will always be problems in the future… … .”
“So we closed each branch.”
“Good job. When the culprit is resolved, it would be good to reopen then.”
Si-woo Lee saw Shin Ae-ra again.
There was the impression that he was competent, but it was unusual for him to listen to a short story and pinpoint the key points accurately.
“Still, you’re going to suffer a lot of damage during the lockdown.”
“Probably so. Would it be okay if I could give you one piece of advice?”
Ishiu nodded his head willingly.
Now was the time when anyone’s advice was precious.
“I think the CEO has too much attachment to the branch. In fact, the size of the Nuri head office right now is bigger than the three branches combined.”
“Yeah, but… … .”
“Besides, you have the funds and connections to expand further if you wish. Governor Kang Eung-ryong was very satisfied with the unit price. But it’s not the best unit price that Nuri can handle, is it?”
It was indeed a sharp point.
It seemed that Siwoo Lee already knew that he had adjusted the unit price to keep an eye on the companies.
“You are right. The original plan was to pay 220 won for scrap metal and 450 won for waste. In the case of scrap metal, it is affected by the current unit price of steel mills, but honestly, no matter how much the price of scrap metal falls, if it is around 220 won, you will be able to enjoy it a lot.”
“I expected it. This time, it was a bid that needed some rationalization.”
“If one day it grows to the point where there is no need to look out for other companies, it will be different from then on.”
“Whoa, anyway, the bidder has been confirmed as Nuri, so the governor will actively protect it. If Nuri goes wrong, everything planned will go awry.”
Kang Eung-ryong has consistently raised the argument that the state-led redevelopment project should be looked at in its entirety in the National Assembly.
And I pondered countless times about how to reform.
Then, Nuri appeared, and he understood the true value of Nuri.
For Kang Eung-ryong, Nuri and Lee Si-woo were important key points.
“This meeting was helpful in many ways. Thank you for coming.”
“Fufu, what is it? Now, you are a partner that we enjoy together with the Gyeonggi Provincial Government, right? If something like this happens again, please do not hide it and tell me.”
“I will.”
After drinking coffee, Shin Ae-ra got up first and bowed her head.
Even after she left, Siwoo sat at the table and thought for a long time.
‘Now is not the time to find my ego. We will mobilize as many numbers as possible.’
Often people say
Those who plot plots are bad, but those who suffer from them are also stupid.
However… … .
‘Now this situation is in my favor.’
The opponent’s hand was discovered without even trying.
That means it’s now Siwoo’s turn.
After finishing his thoughts, Si-Woo Lee got up from his seat and headed to the headquarters of Bosung Construction.
The biggest people I could get help from right now were Jae-Jun Won and Ae-Ra Shin, and finally, Park Soo-Beom.
Si-woo Lee, who entered the headquarters of Boseong Construction, headed to the information desk.
“Aren’t you the CEO of Nuri Recycling?”
“Oh, you remember.”
“I’ll take you straight to the president’s room.”
Following her guide, I took the elevator to the chairman’s room, and Kang Yi-seo, who was waiting, bowed her head.
“The president is waiting for you.”
“You always have a lot of trouble, Secretary Kang.”
“It’s just something I have to do, so there’s no need to call it hard work. Now, you can come this way.”
Kang Yi-seo knocked and opened the door.
Then Park Soo-beom got up and greeted Lee Si-woo.
“Did you complete the important task, sir?”
“Anyway, I came here because I had something to ask the president about. Sorry for coming so suddenly.”
Park Soo-beom gave a faint smile when he saw Lee Si-woo bowing his head politely.
“it’s okay. Take a seat right away. Secretary Kang, just bring me two cups of coffee.”
