Can Gongdol Become Strong Too - Chapter 28



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Episode 28. The Beginning of a New Relationship

Doyle’s Lab.

“Doctor. The White House needs 10-person doses of GDI-001.”

“I’m so busy… and now I have overlapping orders. What would I have done if I hadn’t prepared it in advance?”

Doyle was able to send 100cc of the recently manufactured GDI-001 to Secretary Steven, accompanied by special protection from NSA agents.

“Phew.”

Doyle was only able to finish preparing to leave the lab after sending the new drugs and setting up a training schedule for his researchers.

It was fortunate that the GDI-002 manufacturing plant was not yet completed. The researchers were still reviewing the basic theory. Even if the plant was completed, it would not start operating until these people acted as human beings.

“Helen. What about the flight?”

It was only after arriving at the airport that Doyle asked about flights to Korea. Naturally, he expected to take Air Force One this time too.

“We were unable to arrange a private jet this time.”

“what?”

“It overlapped with the President’s travel schedule.”

President Edwards went on a trip abroad. During this trip, he also secretly marketed a new drug.

“…It’s unfortunate, but there’s nothing we can do. We can’t rent the president’s plane every time.”

“Instead, the Air Force decided to provide aircraft support.”

“If it’s the Air Force… isn’t it a transport plane?”

“Even transport planes are prepared for doctors. They are not much different from regular airline seats.”

“I should order one this time.”

“What are you ordering?”

“My private plane.”

“…….”

Helen was speechless when she heard that Doyle was buying a private jet.

“Don’t you feel sorry, Helen?”

“What a pity! The doctor has to go places often, so he buys a private plane! It’s a waste, it’s a waste!”

“I’m thinking of making a bedroom in my private jet. Should I buy it?”

“!!!”

Helen’s big eyes grew even bigger.

“I need to buy it right now! I’ll have the aircraft manufacturers send me their catalogs first!”

Helen changed her mind in an instant. She picked up the phone and tried to call the company right away.

“Let’s take it slow and start with leaving the country first. Take good care of the agents behind you.”

“Eight…. What are those guys following me for?”

Helen was unhappy with the agents following Doyle around. If it weren’t for the agents, she would have been under the illusion that she could comfortably escape the US with Doyle and enjoy a free love life in Korea.

“They’re agents sent by the government to protect me… And come to think of it, you’re the same, Helen.”

“I’m in a different class!”

“…Okay, I got it. Let’s go quickly.”

‘They’re on different levels. They’re still cute.’

The aircraft prepared by the Air Force soared into the sky with a loud noise. It was Doyle’s second trip to Korea since becoming an American.

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I arrived in Korea on a U.S. Air Force transport plane and first unpacked at the hotel.

“Did you make an appointment with this secretary?”

“You can meet today. I’ve set a meeting place at the coffee shop in the hotel below.”

Helen had already called the secretary using the contact information Doyle had provided and had even conducted background checks.

“He was still single and his work ability was outstanding, as the doctor said. If you look at the investigation by the Korean prosecutors, there was no case of him abusing his power by relying on the chairman. There is no other fault other than the fact that he worked under the former chairman.”

“That’s not a defect, it’s a plus. What did the former chairman do in managing the company? At most, he entertained high-ranking government officials and had fun at the golf course and in the room salon. The rest of the company’s work was handled by this secretary. As far as I know, he’s the only person who knows everything about the company.”

“Then, all we have to do is check whether this secretary’s connection with the former chairman is still strong.”

“Can the string continue even after hearing my proposal?”

Even before the conversation began, the secretary had no choice.

I had a quick chat with Helen and sent her down first at the appointed time. It was the first time I had seen this secretary in a long time. I wanted to start over with a good relationship.

‘No… From now on, I should call you CEO Lee Jeong-woo.’

I took the elevator down to the coffee shop inside the hotel. I saw the back of the secretary talking to Helen, who had gone down first.

“Secretary Lee?”

“Huh?! Huh?”

Doyle wanted to see the surprised face he was seeing now. The surprised look on the face of this always smart secretary.

‘I, Gu Do-il, who fled to the United States after becoming entangled with the chairman’s daughter, have returned to you. Right here in Korea.’

“Researcher Gu Do-il. Right? How is it that you’re back in Korea and not in the US?”

As expected, this secretary still showed no sign of looking down on Doyle in her expression or speech. She could have been by the chairman’s side and supported him with his strength, but she had been faithful to her duties as a secretary up until now. Doyle was convinced that she had chosen a good person just by looking at him.

“Didn’t you hear something from the chairman because I couldn’t get in touch with you? Something has happened lately. I’m sorry.”

“It’s okay. I was just thinking about it for a moment. Do you think the chairman would have time to worry about Researcher Koo? Now that I think about it, I guess it wouldn’t matter if Researcher Koo Do-il came in.”

“Yes.”

“Oh. And sorry, but I have to meet someone important today. Let’s talk again later.”

‘That important person is me. This secretary… .’

“Okay, Secretary. I’ll give you my number. Call me back later.”

Doyle used his research institute business card for the first time, and the secretary put the business card in her bosom without even looking at it because she was in a hurry. Doyle smiled at the secretary and walked towards Helen. She was right in front of the secretary.

“I’ll wait. Let’s talk, Mr. Joseph.”

Helen stood up and made way for Doyle to sit down.

“Uh… Uh.”

Doyle was confronted by his secretary again, who seemed not to understand the situation.

“Hello again, Mr. Lee Jung-woo. My name is Joseph Diaz.”

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“What, what are you saying…. What are you saying just now….”

“This is Joseph Diaz, who has become the largest shareholder of Wonho Enterprises.”

“…….”

The secretary looked at Doyle sitting in front of him and remained silent for a long time. Then he quickly took out the business card he had received from his bosom.

“Doctor Joseph Diaz?”

Lee Jeong-woo raised his head and stared at Doyle.

“It’s time to go….”

And then he bowed his head again and read the business card.

“Joseph Diaz…. Gudoil….”

“Can I call you Secretary?”

“Ah… that’s not it…. No… that’s not it.”

“You can make yourself at ease. It’s not like this secretary has ever done anything to get me to blame.”

Jeongwoo asked with a complicated expression.

“…What on earth is going on? How did a Korean man named Gu Do-il suddenly become an American man named Joseph Diaz?”

“I guess you don’t think it’s a lie. Fortunately, I can reduce the amount of words I say.”

“Haa…. Are you really saying… that former researcher owns our company?”

“Let’s cut through the details. I’m Joseph Diaz, an American, and I’ve become the largest shareholder of Wonho Enterprise. That’s an unchangeable fact. Also, tomorrow is the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders. I don’t need to go into all the details of what I’ve been through so far, do I?”

There was nothing else I could say at the moment.

“Okay, Mr. Joseph. I won’t be curious about what happened in the meantime.”

The secretary immediately agreed. Perhaps it was because he had lived with the chairman for a long time, but he was used to reading people’s emotions and giving orders. His long experience in the secretarial office also made him not to ask questions about things that his superiors did not want him to know.

“Helen. How far did you talk with Mr. Lee Jeong-woo?”

“I was just asking if you still have a relationship with the former chairman.”

“What is your relationship with this person, Mr. Joseph?”

“Ah. This is my personal secretary.”

“And I’m his Sweetheart. (And I’m his sweetheart.)”

It was Helen who took the secretary’s words and spoke them out loud.

“Helen… If you say that, it seems like I was trying to hide it from you. I was going to tell you later….”

“Um…. Sorry…. (Um…. I’m sorry….)”

Helen’s face lit up as she said sorry. She must have thought Doyle was trying to hide it.

“Wow. Even a lover in America… I guess the chairman doesn’t have to worry about it anymore.”

“Huh? It looks like this secretary is no longer in contact with the Chairman’s family.”

“…I haven’t said anything like that yet.”

“I went to the chairman’s house last time. I went there and played a performance and finished it off cleanly. Since I didn’t hear anything, I guess the chairman was arrested and he’s not looking for this secretary anymore.”

It was clear that the secretary didn’t know that he had even sworn at Yeonju’s mother.

“Ah… I see… It’s true. The company has already lost too much of its shares to do anything about, and the chairman’s corruption has been revealed too much. There is no one anywhere who can save the chairman.”

‘Saving the chairman’s life… If you commit a crime, you must pay the price.’

“Isn’t this secretary connected to anything? The chairman’s corruption.”

This was the most important thing. If the corruption of Chairman Jeong Won-ho, who was in custody and awaiting trial, was connected to Secretary Lee Jeong-woo, it could have created an unfortunate incident where the management was arrested again after the new CEO was appointed.

“It may be up to the prosecution to put it on, but… The chairman does not carelessly reveal his corruption to the outside world. He was especially wary of me, his chauffeur and chief secretary. He was worried about possible betrayal, so he personally handled important entertainment and box delivery, or he handled it through his sons. Of course, I had no choice but to do some of the work related to former researcher… no, Mr. Joseph. I don’t know if it’s because of this or something else, but it seems like the chairman’s family deliberately keeps me from the outside world. They must have been worried that other corruption would be revealed.”

“Even withdrawing and using slush funds?”

“The slush fund is the thing that the chairman tried to hide the most. What if the chairman’s children didn’t know? I don’t know the size or route of the chairman’s slush fund.”

According to Helen’s investigation, Secretary Lee Jeong-woo had no connection to the chairman’s corruption, contrary to what she had thought, and Nano’s findings were the same. Doyle decided to half-believe it only after confirming it with Lee Jeong-woo’s own words.

“Pass!”

“Huh? What do you mean?”

When Doyle suddenly announced that he had passed the exam, the secretary, who knew nothing about it, was curious.

“The CEO to be elected at tomorrow’s shareholders’ meeting is Lee Jeong-woo. Let’s do well in the future.”

“Me, me…. Are you suddenly the CEO?”

“Please open your heart and accept it. Now, I would like to discuss the management of the company after you become the CEO.”

“…I am just Chairman Jeong Won-ho’s secretary….”

“Let’s get this straight. This secretary was the number two in the company. He was the chief secretary who held the secretariat tightly together and was also the brain that could move the Wonho Enterprise strategy team. Who did the communication between each executive and the chairman go through? Isn’t it you, Lee Jeong-woo?”

“…that.”

As Doyle said, it was something he had been doing. Not only the miscellaneous work of the company, but also all important management-related work was done through him.

“Isn’t all the chairman has done while running the company is yell at executives in the conference room?”

“…….”

“Think about it carefully. A company is run much better by a practitioner like you than by someone like Jeong Won-ho. I guarantee it.”

“…I was about to submit my resignation.”

This is because the chairman’s family disappeared from Wonho Enterprise and pushed Lee Jeong-woo out of the management. The company’s management planned to use this opportunity to exert influence over the company.

“Who will handle that resignation letter? I think the new management should do it.”

“Yes… that’s right. I need to hand over the work that has been going on so far.”

“That’s the same thing. There was no one above you except the chairman. Since you understand all the management of the company, you can even talk about the handover, right?”

“…….”

“It is a relief company without a chairman.”

“…I am.”

“This is now your company to run and do as you wish. You are now the CEO.”

Doyle used all his might to set the secretary’s heart on fire.

“I only own it. You manage it. And I won’t touch your management at all.”

“Really… Are you saying that I’m really going to become Wonho’s manager…?”

“Because you are a very capable person. I didn’t choose you for no reason.”

“iced coffee….”

Even this secretary, who was a cold rationalist, had a small spark burning in his heart. He had never dreamed of being named CEO, having done all the dirty work behind the chairman’s back. But now, the CEO position was right in front of him.

‘I am… the CEO of Wonho Enterprise?’

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