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Chapter 35




The Genius Grandson of the Loan King - Chapter 35 (35/840)
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We Will Implement Financial Real Name System
“Hey, you’re kind of scary, aren’t you?”
An American citizen.
The core of all my plans.
“I found where you were hiding, so how could I not know your identity? Anyway, you still have it, right?”
Han Kyung-yeong nodded.
“Why?”
“Let’s wrap up our life in Korea and go to America. Once we’re there, set up an investment company and hire the people I tell you to.”
“An investment company? Can’t we do that in Korea?”
“I need you to make them think the funds are American. After you establish yourself there, you can set up a branch in Korea a few years later.”
“I don’t get it. I don’t know what you’re thinking...”
Han Kyung-yeong shook his head, puzzled.
You won’t understand now.
I just smiled.
“Once the company is set up, about 40 billion won will be transferred to the company account.”
At this, Han Kyung-yeong spat out the water he was drinking.
Fortunately, it didn’t hit my face.
“Cough, cough. F-forty billion?”
“Yeah.”
“Forty billion, not just four billion?”
I frowned at the wet table and added,
“Use that to invest in a few places I’ll tell you about, and manage the rest as you see fit. The U.S. stock market will be booming for a while, so as long as you don’t deliberately make things difficult for me, there won’t be any problems.”
Han Kyung-yeong stared at my calm face, realizing I wasn’t lying, and sighed deeply.
“...I can’t do it. Forty billion is a lot of money. It’s over four billion dollars. How can I handle that? I get nervous with just one billion.”
“Don’t be afraid. You can do it. If you hire the people I tell you to, they’ll do their jobs well. You just need to oversee the overall flow. I can’t go to America, after all.”
“...Why do you trust me so much?”
Han Kyung-yeong’s eyes wavered as they met mine.
I shook my head calmly.
“I don’t trust you; I trust my judgment in choosing you. And... do you really have the guts to think otherwise?”
The smile on my face reflected in his eyes.
But Han Kyung-yeong shuddered as if he had seen something he shouldn’t.
“Whoa, that’s scary. Don’t smile like that.”
“Hahaha.”
“Phew... forty billion... I can’t even grasp how much that is.”
Han Kyung-yeong shook his head a few times, as if to clear his thoughts, and then smiled at me.
“Okay. Should we get started right away?”
“No, just a few more things before we go.”
“What?”
“Use the accounts you have now to fund the investment company in America, and open one more account in your name.”
“In my name?”
Han Kyung-yeong grumbled, not understanding what I was talking about.
“I’ll transfer 100 billion won to that account. Starting from the 13th, all stocks will plummet. At that time, buy all the Il Sung Group stocks that fall to the price limit. Buy them regardless of whether people are selling or not. Your buying won’t affect the price, so buy all of them.”
“Il Sung? But why in my name?”
“I’ll need it later.”
“...So something is happening on August 12th. That’s why you proposed the bet, right?”
I smiled without answering.
Han Kyung-yeong frowned and then sighed.
“You’re a con artist, but you have the makings of a great one. You’re a bad guy.”
“It’s Il Sung. Don’t worry about other stocks. Just buy Il Sung.”
“That’s easy. I’m looking forward to August 12th. I wonder what will happen.”
Seeing Han Kyung-yeong’s carefree smile, I subtly changed the subject.
“Want to have a drink? I’ll be very busy starting next week.”
“Sure, why not? Let’s have a drink after a long time.”
Han Kyung-yeong got up from his seat, following me.
Without any idea of what was to come.
* * *
A dark nightclub in Haeundae.
Thud, thud, thud.
The sound of footsteps quickly descending the stairs and the shouts of men turned the place into chaos in an instant.
“Hey! What’s going on?”
“These crazy bastards, do they know where they are? Kill them!”
Amid the chaos, some people were calmly walking through the fighting men.
“Hey! Grab that guy!”
“Stop them!”
They ignored everyone else and entered one of the nightclub rooms.
It was Park Dong-su, Yang Su-hyung, and Lee Sang-geun.
“What’s this? Dong-su?”
A man with sharp eyes, sitting in the seat of honor, looked at Park Dong-su. A few other burly men beside him glared at them.
Park Dong-su sighed and glared back.
“Sigh... I said let’s do this calmly.”
“Shut up and sit down. Everyone in Busan knows you betrayed Sa-seong. Who the hell would sell the person who raised them?”
Park Dong-su chuckled at his words.
At first, such words hurt, but now they just sounded ridiculous.
“Hey, kid, you’re talking a lot!”
Without warning, Park Dong-su lunged at him. The burly men who were sitting tried to stop him, but Yang Su-hyung and Lee Sang-geun also jumped in.
While they dealt with the subordinates, Park Dong-su leaped onto the table and charged at the man sitting in the seat of honor.
“Damn you!”
The man pulled out a switchblade from his coat and shouted.
Smack!
In the blink of an eye, Park Dong-su crossed the table and slashed the man’s chin.
The man staggered and swung the switchblade.
The blade grazed Park Dong-su’s arm, causing blood to seep through his suit.
But Park Dong-su ignored it and pounced on the falling man, punching him in the face.
Smack!
With his left hand, he deflected the incoming switchblade and with his right, he struck the man’s face.
He then grabbed a bottle of whiskey from the table and smashed it on the man’s head as he staggered.
Crack!
The bottle shattered, and blood flowed from the man’s head.
“Damn you, if you had listened to me, it would have been much easier, Mr. Man-seok. I’m in a hurry. I can’t afford to waste time here, or I’ll lose face with my brother.”
Park Dong-su threw the broken bottle and looked behind him.
Yang Su-hyung and Lee Sang-geun had already subdued the other men.
“Su-hyung, grab him!”
Yang Su-hyung approached and laid the dazed Man-seok on the table.
“Let’s end this. Retire quietly. I’ll make sure you can live comfortably and even get a place to drink. So be satisfied with that and leave quietly. Understand?”
That day, Park Dong-su eliminated all his opposition.
He forced all the middle bosses and above to retire, ensuring no one could challenge him again.
“Sigh... I won’t be embarrassed in front of Mu-hyuk. Right, Sang-geun?”
“Yeah.”
* * *
It was the evening of August 12th.
All regular broadcasts were interrupted, and the president’s special address was being live-streamed.
— At this moment, with a solemn heart, I hereby announce the ‘Presidential Emergency Financial and Economic Order on Financial Real Name Transactions and Confidentiality’ under Article 76, Section 1 of the Constitution. Furthermore...
It was an unexpected and sudden announcement of the financial real name system.
— Dear citizens, we are finally implementing the financial real name system. From this moment on, all financial transactions will be conducted under real names.
This was the moment the financial real name system, which even the military regime couldn’t implement, was announced.
“Huh...”
Chairman Cheon, listening to the president’s announcement in his study, let out a hollow laugh.
“Chairman...”
Ha, the secretary standing in front of him, called out with a somber expression.
“Did you hear from the economic advisor? What about the chief of civil affairs?”
“No contact.”
“Huh... I can’t believe they would stab me in the back. Check it out.”
Watching Ha make a call, Chairman Cheon fell into deep thought.
‘I didn’t expect them to act so quickly. I can’t read the president’s mind at all...’
A moment later, Ha, who had finished the call, spoke.
“He didn’t know either.”
“What nonsense. If the economic advisor didn’t know, who did?”
“He said he only found out about the content of the address from the broadcast.”
“What about the chief of civil affairs?”
“He’s not answering.”
“Sigh...”
Chairman Cheon sighed, suppressing his anger.
“How much have you cleaned up?”
“Fortunately, we started early, so all the accounts in Hye-moo-in’s name are done. But the accounts in other names still have about 40 billion won.”
“Smaller than I thought.”
“Most of the accounts were in Hye-moo-in’s name, so we could clean most of them up.”
“Can you find the others?”
Ha, who seemed to be thinking for a moment, nodded.
“Most of the accounts are in the names of people from Myeongdong, so there shouldn’t be a big problem. But the rest are in the names of debtors, so we need to clean them up quickly before they get any ideas.”
Chairman Cheon frowned and clicked his tongue.
“Nonsense. No one can be trusted when it comes to money. Mobilize all the manpower to collect the debtors’ accounts and clean them up at the bank. I’ll call the branch manager myself, so don’t forget to get their IDs.”
“Understood. But what about those who refuse...”
“Refuse?”
A ruthless smile appeared on Chairman Cheon’s face, something Kim Mu-hyuk had never seen.
“You handle it. Take action first, then report. Finish it by tomorrow. The longer it takes, the more they’ll think.”
“Understood.”
“Contact Mu-hyuk and tell him to come home quickly.”
After bowing, Ha left, and Chairman Cheon’s face relaxed.
“Huh~ Did this guy really predict it? He’s a good one, a good one.”
* * *
“Hey... Was this what you were talking about?”
I nodded indifferently.
Han Kyung-yeong, who was watching the broadcast with me, couldn’t form words for a while.
“Wow... This will shake things up, won’t it? You knew about it?”
“No, I just got a sense of it.”
“Just a sense? And you could pinpoint August 12th? Is that even possible? Even if you lie, do it reasonably. Information is money, after all.”
His eyes showed a newfound respect as he looked at me.
“So, you’re saying to buy up all the Il Sung Group stocks starting tomorrow?”
“Yeah, they’ll keep pouring in. Wait until they fall to the price limit, then start buying. The chaos will settle in a few days, and the market will start rising again.”
“A few days? Just a few?”
“It will. The chaos will subside quickly, and the bull market will continue. Try to gather as much as you can before that.”
“Got it. With this information, I can’t fail. Wait! I’ll clean it up nicely.”
I nodded.
At that moment, my phone rang.
“It’s Kim Mu-hyuk.”
— Young master, it’s Ha Myeong-hoon. The chairman wants you to come home immediately.
“Ah, grandfather? Understood. It will take about 30 minutes to get there.”
— Understood.
I hung up, a smile on my face.
It was time to reap what I had sown by continuously dropping hints about the financial real name system.
“Brother, you’ll have to work hard for a few days. I need to go home because I was called.”
“Huh? You’re leaving?”
I waved goodbye and left Han Kyung-yeong’s house.
When I arrived at the house in Pyeongchang-dong, my grandfather was sitting in the study with a stern expression.
“You called?”
“You called? How did you know about the financial real name system?”
Seeing my grandfather get straight to the point, I suppressed a smile.
“I didn’t know, but I predicted it.”
“Predicted?”
“Yes. I judged based on the president’s character and his campaign promises.”
“To predict it, you’ve been consistently pushing your opinions... It feels like you knew the financial real name system would be implemented this year. Am I wrong?”
While speaking, my grandfather observed my expression and actions.
I smiled calmly and met his gaze.
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