[Episode 98] Kang Eung-ryong’s secrets revealed
Kang Eung-ryong, who was sitting in the governor’s office, laughed.
‘I asked if this was coming or not, but you dare ignore me?’
I thought you said it well.
However, it seems that Si-woo Lee heard his warning with one ear and spilled it with the other.
“We hired a new company to do the Pyeongtaek redevelopment and demolition project. And there will be no subsidies for Nuri in the future. Get rid of the ones that were designated as a personal belongings organization for unrelated people!”
Those who heard Kang Eung-ryong’s words bowed their heads silently.
Kang Eung-ryong received a call from Lee Si-woo an hour ago.
He said that he had no intention of ending Shin Ae-ra’s relationship and that he would give up all business.
‘You’re missing out on getting the support of Chairman Shin Won-sun because of one young man! shit… If I had Shin Ae-ra, Chairman Shin Won-sun would still have supported me… … .’
Kang Eung-ryong did not have this thought in the first place.
I became a politician just to fix this rotten society.
Even when he liquidated the company and became a politician, he was confident.
But the world wasn’t that easy.
In order to clear the evil, you have to climb to a higher position.
The governor was not enough.
So they spent quite a lot of money to persuade the party leadership.
He handed them quite a large amount of money to push himself as party leader.
Before Kang Eung-ryong entered politics, the amount of money he obtained from selling the company was over 30 billion won.
A huge amount of political money went from being a city councilor to becoming a provincial governor.
‘I need money. Election funds are essential in order to aim for the presidential election.’
30 billion was enough money to play and eat for the rest of my life.
But politics wasn’t that easy.
As a result of avoiding the corruption that others do, Kang Eung-ryong’s funds have now reached their limit.
“Shin Ae-ra’s resignation letter, don’t accept it.”
Kang Eung-ryong had the confidence to convince Shin Ae-ra unconditionally.
I never thought that the relationship between myself and Shin Ae-ra would end like this.
He recognized the value of Shin Ae-ra, a low-ranking civil servant.
Always looking at her dignified, I thought that she was a pretty competent person.
Now, that talented person was nothing less than a treasure to Kang Eung-ryong.
‘In order to win the heart of Shin Won-sun, a giant who can finance the presidential election and has many connections in the political world, I need to keep Ae-ra by my side!’
Shin Won-sun clearly told him not to even dream of running for president.
But Kang Eung-ryong did not listen to those words properly.
He ran to this position with the aspiration to one day rise to the highest position.
And after I became president, I was planning to liquidate the corruption properly.
‘This country is rotten. Only me, Kang Eung-ryong, can clean this rotten Republic of Korea.’
There were a lot of politicians who pretended to be for the people on the outside and took all kinds of dirty money behind the scenes.
And in order to remain competitive with them, they had to become their own enemies.
Kang Eung-ryong cleared his mind once more and got up from his seat.
It was to persuade Shin Ae-ra to meet.
* * *
On the other hand, Shin Ae-ra smiled coldly at Kang Eung-ryong’s contact.
“Do you want to talk to Siu like that and see me? It has turned out to be very shameful.”
It was a one-sided notice.
It was a text message that came in the form of an order, telling them to come out unconditionally after a place and time to meet.
After meeting Lee Si-woo, Shin Ae-ra, who was with Shin Won-sun, murmured.
Shin Won-sun took her cell phone and checked the text.
“Why the hell were you with this guy?”
“… At least the person I know named Kang Eung-ryong was honest. But even that honesty is gone.”
“therefore? Would you like to see me?”
“It should be. I have to say my last goodbye. Still, Grandpa, the person who reached out to me during my most difficult time was Governor Kang Eung-ryong. You have to treat him with respect.”
Shin Ae-ra’s words made Shin Won-sun’s eyes sharp.
“Secretary Jang!”
A strong man who was waiting outside at Shin Won-sun’s call entered the chairman’s room.
“Did you call, Chairman?”
“Accompany Aera.”
The most credible were politicians and businessmen.
And Kang Eung-ryong met both of them.
Shin Ae-ra, who she thought was the most painful finger, now comes to her arms.
Therefore, even the slightest negligence could never be tolerated.
“You can go alone, Grandpa.”
“Take Secretary Jang. Still, I’m a martial artist, so it will be helpful in any unforeseen situation.”
“Even if a person changes, will they harm me?”
“I don’t know what people do. Secretary Jang, you have to make sure nothing happens to Ae-ra.”
“I will do my best, Chairman.”
A man called secretary Jang took Shin Ae-ra to the car.
Heading to the address written on the text message sent by Kang Eung-ryong, she got out of the car and entered the cafe.
“Governor.”
“… Who is that car and that guy?”
“It’s the one my grandfather gave me. You can think of me as the secretary who will serve you in the future.”
In less than a day after resigning, Kang Eung-ryong made a face full of betrayal as he even decided to become a secretary.
“Are you afraid I will do anything for you? You and I haven’t known each other for 5 years already, Aera.”
“Yes. Five years is a long time.”
“By the way, are you planning to end your relationship with me because of CEO Lee Si-woo, who has only been around for a year?”
There was something he was thinking about wrong.
She didn’t quit her job because of Siwoo Lee.
Of course, it was true that his relationship with Si-Woo Lee was on his mind.
However, if you are proud of yourself, you can bear the accusations.
“It’s not because of CEO Lee Si-woo. I just don’t want to do more of that. CEO Siwoo Lee was an excuse.”
“Do not lie. It’s not that I don’t know you… … .”
“Everyone changes. Just as the governor I knew has changed, so have I.”
At those words, Kang Eung-ryong made a face as if stabbed.
But then he shook his head in denial.
“I will never change, Aera.”
“Everyone does. Even though I am aware of my change, I try to hide it because I am afraid that people around me will leave because of it.”
Realizing his own change means that the people around him also noticed his change.
At Shin Ae-ra’s words, Kang Eung-ryong laughed as if it was ridiculous.
“The Kang Eung-ryong you know will never change.”
“Did you know that from that moment on, the way the governor looked at me changed? Before that, they looked at me with respect because they were my own person, but that changed after I found out that I was the granddaughter of Chairman Shin Won-sun.”
“Your mistake.”
“no. Don’t try to deny it.”
Kang Eung-ryong hurriedly turned around at her resolute appearance.
I had to get Shin Ae-ra’s heart back somehow.
“Ae-Ra, can’t you just stay by my side?”
“I hate that. I’m not going to be of any help to the governor anyway. Even if you say you’re going to get me, Grandpa will never get involved in politics.”
His angry personality tried to come out, but Kang Eung-ryong clenched his fists.
have to be patient
Even for her rosy future, she needed Shin Ae-ra.
“Hey, no one knows the future. If I get help from President Shin, I can help President Shin later. Shouldn’t it be a choice for Kang Dong?”
Conversation changed drastically.
Shin Ae-ra felt goosebumps all over her body at the tone of his soothing voice.
He was no longer the Kang Eung-ryong he used to be.
“My choices remain the same. So, the governor, give up as well.”
“If you leave like this, I will destroy Lee Si-woo by any means possible.”
“Now you are showing your true nature. How good is it to be honest?”
“This is not just a warning… … .”
“I’ll show you what happens if you touch Siwoo. I take care of my man. Do you know my personality?”
If he threatened Lee Si-woo as a hostage, Shin Ae-ra would do the same.
Shin Ae-ra placed the USB containing the files she had copied in advance on the table.
“I always worked with the governor. Then you should know this too. I know all the corruptions of the governor.”
“you… … .”
“If you thought that I just trusted the governor and made no preparations, you are wrong.”
Kang Eung-ryong, who had a sense of justice, was no longer naive.
Suddenly, there is only a corrupt politician who resembles the politicians he hated.
Unfortunately, the relationship with Kang Eung-ryong ended here.
“… I was just looking at you too young. After all, you were the one who flirted with the boss and broke the corruption without even blinking an eye.”
“At least I didn’t want to do that to the governor.”
Now it’s clear.
He likes Siwoo.
As an older sister, I love Siwoo Lee not as a person but as a man.
In fact, I knew it the moment we first dated.
But I wanted to deny it.
I didn’t want to admit that I started liking someone, who was always wary of anyone’s approach.
“It’s true.”
“Governor, do you remember? Knowing that my grandfather was behind me, the governor introduced him to me.”
“… … .”
“I thought about it then. Why is the governor’s son like this? No matter how fair and clear a person is, he is weak to his children.”
“He is my son. No matter how bad your personality is, you’ve inherited my bloodline… He is my son.”
“That proud son will eventually strangle the governor.”
His son Kang Jun was the only flaw for Kang Eung-ryong.
I was born without need and grew up without need.
But perhaps because of that, there were many corners in his personality.
A bastard who likes to brighten up his female colors and exude luxury.
That was Kang Joon.
“Why are you suddenly talking about Jun?”
“If the governor says that I should abandon CEO Lee Si-woo, then the governor will also have to abandon his son. If you want to be a cleaner politician.”
“Shin Ae-ra!”
Kang Eung-ryong jumped up from his seat and shouted.
Shin Ae-ra said while looking at his face that had turned into a demon.
“why? Are you feeling bad? So did I. Even if it really changed, it made me think that it has changed too much. Now that I think about it, my son is no different from the governor.”
“Are you saying it’s Jun’s fault that you and I broke up after all?”
“no. That’s not the story. The first day I was introduced, my son took drugs for my alcohol. What if I hadn’t found it? Perhaps, using this as an excuse, the governor demanded political funds from his grandfather, right?”
It was really a coincidence that Kang-jun found out he was taking drugs.
The moment she got up from her seat to go to the bathroom, Shin Ae-ra felt an unknown chill.
The moment she went back to her seat after leaving her bag, she could see it.
The image of Kang-jun taking out pure white powder from the folded paper and drinking his alcohol.
“It was a really creepy experience.”
“… … .”
Ironically, he felt sorry and regretful at the same time.
I felt sorry for my son for trying to commit a crime, and for the woman who almost became a victim, but there was also a slight regret about what would have happened if the case had proceeded.
However, Kang Eung-ryong was unaware of the fact that he had fallen to that extent.
He was rationalizing himself by saying that he just wanted to find a good wife for Kang-jun.
“Do you know why I just passed by then?”
Then I saw it was weird.
Shin Ae-ra also thought that if she had suffered something like this, she would not have been quiet.
“… Why did you pass?”
“Until then, I trusted the governor. No, I wanted to believe it. Because I have no one to turn to, the governor was like my father.”
Shin Ae-ra saw that and left the place.
At first, I thought a lot about whether I should report it or not.
However, he decided to cover it up for Kang Eung-ryong, who was the only one who reached out his hand to himself, who was called the coward.
“Ae-Ra, I have to apologize to Jun… … .”
At that moment, a tremendous chill erupted from her eyes.
Kang Eung-ryong realized that there was no other way than to really appeal to him, and said sadly.
“Aera, you are like my daughter.”
“I also treated the governor like a father. But not now.”
It would have been since then.
Shin Ae-ra started collecting data on Kang Eung-ryong’s corruption.
It was Kang Eung-ryong who always supported Kang-jun by asking whether he was coming or going, even when he was doing all kinds of things here and there.
No matter how much a child is regarded as a daughter, it will not be comparable to a blood-related child.
Therefore, considering that this incident would cause problems, he was collecting shields to protect himself.
“I will get up first.”
“… … .”
“I’ve been indebted to you a lot.”
“… Shin Ae-ra.”
Kang Eung-ryong called, but Shin Ae-ra did not pretend to hear and went outside.
Then, Kang Eung-ryong’s shouting, which seemed excited, was heard, but on the contrary, it made her heart lighter.
“Shin Ae-ra!”
