I Got the Almighty Tongue - Chapter 126



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Episode 126: I have no personal feelings.

It didn’t take long for the inspector to figure out what was causing the problem.

When he heard Sang-Hyeon say that he had never been involved with LK, he knew that he had missed something. After doggedly questioning his son’s whereabouts, he found out that he had been to Segreto and that there had been a ‘small commotion’ there.

At that moment, a rumor that had been passed around at a business meeting flashed through the chairman’s mind. It was a rumor that LK’s youngest daughter was getting married this year and that her partner was a famous chef. At the time, I didn’t pay much attention to it because I thought it was a ridiculous rumor, but if we assume that it was true, then everything would be explained.

Chairman Cho urgently called an acquaintance who was well-informed of the business world and asked if the rumor was true.

-You hang out with people a lot too. So you don’t know yet. Rumors have been going around for a month already. Chef Shin Je-hee and LK’s youngest daughter have been dating for almost 10 years. The invitation will arrive soon. The matchmakers have been targeting that family’s youngest daughter for quite some time. Not only is she good-looking, she graduated from NYU and even got an MBA from Harvard, so she’s definitely a combination of beauty and talent.

Not to mention the business world, even in the political world, parents of married sons must have asked Chairman LK Seo to introduce them to their youngest daughter at least once. Every time, Chairman Seo would just laugh and make excuses that he was studying abroad, but it seems like he had someone else as his real lover.

“Even if he is self-made, is it possible for him to be an orphan and come from an orphanage?”

-That’s why they must have kept it a secret. So that there wouldn’t be any problems later on even if things went wrong. At first, they must have thought, ‘We’ll just meet for a while,’ but what parent would win over their child? Plus, there’s a rumor that Chef Shin Je-hee is incredibly rich.

“How much money do you think you can make by running a restaurant?”

-That’s not it. I heard that the real estate in Seoul alone is worth hundreds of billions of won. And I heard that there are no loans. I also heard that he was successful in investing in New York. If that’s true, I understand why he gave permission for the marriage.

After hanging up the phone, Chairman Cho thought for a moment. He didn’t think it would be easy to solve, but he couldn’t find a clue as to where to start.

“Sang-Hyeon-ah.”

The chief of police calls him in a heavy, hushed voice.

“Yes, Father.”

Sang-Hyeon’s voice gradually gets smaller as he senses the seriousness of the situation.

“Do you have a rough idea of ​​how things are going?”

“That… That… I’m sorry.”

Sang-hyeon was wronged. He had just gone out to eat and made a small complaint along the way. He had never done anything that could be considered problematic by his standards.

“Ah… Father. There was definitely a bit of an argument that day. But it was just a minor trouble. We don’t deserve to be treated like this.”

Sang-Hyeon protests desperately.

“Sang-Hyeon-ah.”

“yes.”

“Do you think we are a conglomerate?”

“Wouldn’t it be something like a semi-chaebol?”

“We barely make it into the top 500 companies, let alone the top 100. Even if we make it into the top 100, we can’t call ourselves a conglomerate. We have to have assets of at least 5 trillion won to be even in the bottom ranks.

What is our market cap now? How much do you think we could get if we sold all our assets? I don’t know what will happen in the future, but at least for now, it means that we are an opponent that you can’t even dare to look at.”

When Chairman Cho gets really angry, his voice becomes calm. Knowing this, Sang-hyun begins to feel afraid.

“Yes, Father.”

“You have hurt their pride. From LK’s perspective, we are a hole-in-the-wall shop. We are someone who will be blown away in a single gust of wind. But the person your youngest daughter, who you cherish, is insulted by you.”

Chairman Cho closes his eyes after speaking.

“What should I do?”

At this point, it was pointless to argue about right and wrong. Sang-Hyeon thought he should get on his knees and ask for forgiveness.

“If I insist on seeing you, I guess it means I want an apology. Do whatever you want. I’ll go with you.”

“It’s not a problem for my father to go.”

“I wish it were so, but it doesn’t seem to be the case. I thought that this day would come someday. It’s my fault for raising my child wrong. It’s karma. When you caused trouble, you should have been properly punished. I thought you would come to your senses someday, so I was largely at fault for watching you.”

Chairman Cho is overcome with regret.

“I told you it wasn’t that! It wasn’t anything serious. It really wasn’t anything.”

Jo Sang-hyun pours out his intense emotions. Although they were not on good terms, he respected his father. Seeing him blame himself for something like that, Sang-hyun was deeply shaken.

“You said it was nothing serious before. The friend you hit that time was hospitalized for two months. Do you even remember his name?”

Sang-Hyeon flinched. He remembered an incident a few years ago when he got into a fight while drinking. He left after the assault, and it was only after his father and lawyer came forward and reached an agreement that the matter was settled.

“Maybe it really wasn’t a big deal, like you said. It’s just that this time you’re not the one hitting.”

Jo Sang-hyun’s face turned red with shame. He clenched his fists and suppressed the anger rising to the top of his head.

* * *

What’s going on?

Suddenly, I received a call from Minhyuk asking me to come to the company.

I was worried that something might have happened to Joo-hee, so I came out in a hurry.

I opened the door and entered the office, where a familiar face was sitting on the sofa. I could immediately figure out what was going on. It seemed that Minhyuk had somehow found out about the incident at the restaurant and had taken some sort of action.

“Welcome, Chef Shin.”

Minhyuk looks at me and smiles.

“I see you heard the story.”

I let out a bitter laugh. I shouldn’t be the type of person to be protected like this.

“I heard what happened. It’s my fault for raising my son wrong.”

Before I could even say anything, Chairman Cho came forward and apologized politely. The corners of Cho Sang-hyun’s mouth trembled as he stood next to him.

“Can you explain to me first what’s going on?”

Seeing the president of a mid-sized company join the fight between the kids, it seems like Min-hyuk has no intention of ending this matter properly.

“It’s simple. We decided to change our business partners.”

Minhyuk speaks lightly as if it’s nothing.

“Brother, you don’t have to do that. I can handle it.”

It was something I could handle on my own. This wasn’t a good choice for Minhyuk either.

“Jehee.”

Suddenly he calls my name with a cold expression.

“Yes, brother.”

“Why do you think I do this? Because you’re pretty? No. I don’t want Joo-hee to be ignored. So this isn’t just your problem. Even if you didn’t know, it doesn’t change the fact that my sister was hurt. So someone has to pay the price. Do you understand?”

Looking at Minhyuk’s expression, it seems like there is no room for compromise.

“I’m sorry! I made a big mistake by not recognizing you.”

Suddenly, Jo Sang-hyun gets up and kneels towards Min-hyeok.

“Shut up. Your knees are not worth a penny. What you do is not important. What matters is what I have to do to appease my brother. I plan to destroy your company like this. Then, won’t rumors spread? That someone carelessly messed with LK and the company closed down. So wherever you go, you should be careful about your actions.”

Jo Sang-hyeon trembles. Chairman Cho, who was watching this, tightly shuts his eyes.

It seems that he has properly stimulated the feelings of the older brother who is overprotective of his younger brother. If Joo-hee had seen it, she would have been terrified.

I took out my cell phone and made a call. Everyone’s eyes were drawn to my sudden action.

“Bill. How much stake have we secured?”

-About 4 percent so far. Why? (It’s about 4 percent so far. Why do you ask?)

“Put the plan on hold for a while. I will tell you when to start again.”

“As of today, I have acquired 4% of Sejin Infrastructure’s stocks. I have officially become the third largest shareholder. I plan to formally file an injunction to inspect the accounting books with the court tomorrow morning. Of course, you know why, right?”

Min-hyeok stares blankly at me. Chairman Cho’s eyes tremble. Jo Sang-hyun looks at me with an incredulous face and says.

“How on earth did you do that!”

“If you have money, it’s a simple matter. That day, you paid for your meal with a corporate card. The car you drove was also a leased car. Of course, it was in the company’s name, right? As a major shareholder, I can’t accept this. I plan to conduct a formal accounting audit. Mr. Cho Sang-hyun will be held legally responsible for his actions.”

Jo Sang-hyeon stands there blankly, as if my extremely businesslike tone doesn’t seem realistic.

“Wow. Chef Shin is scarier than me. Who on earth did Jo Sang-hyun mess with?”

Minhyuk looks at Sanghyun and says teasingly.

“Since I am the major shareholder of this company, I would like you to pretend that the contract termination never happened. Brother.”

The employees working there are not at fault. It is a promising company, so owning shares will not cause any harm. However, the problematic parts should be eliminated.

“Of course it should be. Hehe.”

Min-hyuk laughs loudly at what is funny. Fortunately or unfortunately, the chairman who cancelled the contract looks at his son with mixed emotions. He saved the company, but he couldn’t save his son.

“Mr. Cho Sang-hyun, I hope you don’t feel too wronged. I don’t have any personal feelings. No, actually, I do have some. But I have no regrets about my actions. Mr. Cho Sang-hyun will only be punished for what he did wrong. If there is no other embezzlement, he will not be sentenced to prison. He will be removed from his position as director.

I believe the board of directors will agree to the dismissal motion. If not, I will continue to buy shares, and the shareholders’ meeting will be held soon. It will be difficult to secure the majority stake, but it is not difficult to dismiss one director.”

Jo Sang-hyun is of no help to the company. Let’s just let the parasitic founder’s son disappear.

“Why are you doing this? It wasn’t a big deal.”

He still had an expression on his face that said he didn’t understand why he had to go through this.

“Did you think you could ignore it because it was just a regular restaurant?

In that insignificant place, many people are working hard, risking their dreams and futures. Of course, including me. You wouldn’t have the right to insult them, would you?

I was just curious. What is the source of your confidence? Is it money and status? If so, then from today onwards, look for something else. I will not unfairly oppress you by force. Everything you have experienced is your own doing, so there is no one to blame.”

If you see one, you know ten, so his embezzlement isn’t limited to just food and cars.

“Ah. I already found out about that. They were laundering money through a subsidiary. They even bought a house with it.”

It seems Minhyuk did some research in advance.

“Mr. Chairman, I intend to exercise my legitimate rights as a major shareholder. Surely you won’t object to that, will you?”

He must have known clearly about his son’s embezzlement. His wrongful denial must end here.

“I will not object.”

“father!”

“Keep quiet. What have you done well? We can’t continue to run the company in this old-fashioned way. It just so happens. This is also necessary for the company to grow. It’s because I was too narrow-minded.”

Chairman Cho bowed his head toward us. Then he left the conference room, taking Jo Sang-hyun, who seemed to have lost his mind.

“Are you really not interested in running a company?”

Did he see the qualities of a manager in me? Min-hyuk asks me useless questions. I feel sorry for him, but I have already done it in my past life. I have no intention of repeating the same life again.

“Because cooking is my calling.”

“Hahaha. Okay. Joohee will be happy to hear about what happened today.”

I left Minhyuk’s office, leaving him smiling cheerfully.

Joo-hee was hurt because I was ignored. It was something I hadn’t thought about. To her, was I just a naive man who only knew how to cook? I’ll tell Min-hyeok about today’s events, so I hope she’ll trust me a little more from now on.

‘Still, I don’t feel bad.’

It touched my heart that someone cared and felt angry on my behalf.