Just Walking Makes You a Millionaire - Chapter 225



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◈ 225. Towards the End (3)

Choi Yu-han, the CEO of the Footsteps Group, suddenly went missing.

But a few days later, the research that Chairman Choi Yu-han had devoted his entire life to came to light.

It was a new technology that could extract the necessary components from the soil.

As technology has been developed to extract the substances we need from the atmosphere, water, and finally the soil, the way has opened up for humanity to efficiently extract and utilize resources from planets other than Earth.

“We can now extract water from dry sand.”

It was surprising enough to be able to extract water even from soil or sand that seemed to have no moisture at all.

Conspiracy theories abounded over the disappearance of Chairman Choi Yoo-han, but public sentiment has died down due to the announcement of this amazing technology.

Kim Hyun-woo, the son of Chairman Choi Yoo-han, took complete control of the Balcheol Group and solidified his power through this technology.

In the meantime, Hyun-jin heard the truth from Jae-woo, who was on the verge of death.

“CEO. You were looking for me.”

“Coooosh! Okay. Everyone, go out. I have something important to discuss with Team Leader Kim.”

At Jae-woo’s words, the people who were checking on his condition and taking care of him, along with his bodyguards, went outside.

Hyunjin also couldn’t figure out what to do in the rapidly changing situations recently.

The succession process of the Balbal Group was carried out very meticulously, and Choi Yu-han, the top chairman, disappeared along with the technologies that would change the world.

When I saw Jae-woo there, I knew he was on the verge of death.

It was Hyunjin who was trying his best to bring down the footstep group.

‘There haven’t been any instructions from above lately.’

Hyunjin’s identity was so secret that it was considered top secret even within Hongikhoe, but he was receiving direct instructions and information from the head of Hongikhoe.

Of course, it took a lot of hardship to get to that point.

In this way, they achieved some results and also handed over the technology and resources that the Balbal Group had monopolized to the resistance forces.

But I haven’t been able to get in touch with the director for some time now.

I was worried that maybe the government and the Baljeol Group, whose eyes were red, had captured or eliminated him in an attempt to destroy Hongikhoe.

Hyunjin was about to die, but he also wondered if he was dying too gracefully.

It is to enjoy all kinds of wealth and honor and to die comfortably.

“All men are created equal, truth is eternal, freedom is infinite.”

“yes?”

“Power is finite and greed is mean, so what we should pursue in our short lives is not oppression, but giving.”

“What…what.”

“Our mission is to pass the world on to future generations in its entirety, so isn’t it to benefit humanity at large?”

Hyunjin felt goosebumps at the sight of Jaewoo’s eyes shining brightly.

“All…you. You, the chief?”

“Coolook! Are you really surprised?”

“Wow… That’s ridiculous. Why would you, the most powerful person in the Footsteps Group, do that?”

“It’s only now that we can reveal that the Footsteps Group created Hongikhoe!”

“Uh… why?”

“Whew! Hyunjin-ah.”

It was a voice that sounded like someone calling a child.

“I’m sorry.”

“Don’t make me laugh!”

Hyunjin, feeling that he had been played by Jaewoo until now, took out a sharp knife and held it to Jaewoo’s neck, who was dying.

A red stain appeared on Jae-woo’s neck.

If I had just used a little more force, his neck would have been cut off.

“Are you using me… at Hongikhoe?”

“Use. Phew. Right. If you took advantage of it, then you took advantage of it.”

“What? Why on earth?”

“To save the world.”

“The world? Saving the world? That’s ridiculous. What do you mean saving the world? After all the disgusting, dirty things you’ve done. Saving the world?”

They used food and weapons to lead the world into chaos and do what they wanted.

Not only that, they also used force to subdue people or groups that interfered with their plans.

They oppressed refugees, suppressed the labor force, and provoked civil wars in neighboring countries.

Meanwhile, people in neighboring countries had to live lives that were like hell.

Even so, they had to survive by eating the food provided by the footstep group.

The more this happened, the more wealth and power the Balbal Group was able to accumulate.

Despite having developed a technology that could save the world, they were monopolizing it.

However, the leader of the group that is trying to destroy the footstep group is the number two person in the footstep group.

It was something Hyunjin could never have expected in his dreams.

It was a secret that could not be discovered even after countless hacks into the Balgeum Group’s database using Jumong.

“Your parents.”

“what?”

“Your parents, don’t blame them too much.”

“Do you know my parents?”

“What level are you at now?”

“…….”

Hyunjin groaned involuntarily when he found out that Jaewoo knew about the application called Cashup.

“Your job is not to take down the Footsteps Group. Your job is to confront a bigger threat. It may be something you cannot do and will have to pass on to your children.”

“What is the great threat? Tell me frankly!”

“I don’t know. What kind of threat is it? He didn’t tell me the truth. He’s a really rotten guy. If he had been a little more diligent, his son wouldn’t have had a hard time.”

Jae-woo sighed and cursed Jin-cheol inwardly.

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When Hyun-jin was feeling frustrated with Jae-woo, who was reluctant to tell the truth as if he was going through 20 questions, Jae-woo opened his mouth.

“I don’t know for sure, but I have an idea.”

“guesswork?”

“Yeah. This old man was really good at archery.”

“Big Daddy?”

Hyun-jin recalled the suspicions she had while investigating Jae-woo, who called her uncle.

“Is my father alive?”

“I’m sure you’re doing well with your mother. You’d better level up quickly. I’m not sure though.”

Jaewoo pointed with his hand to the chest of drawers next to the bed he was lying on.

“That might be the reason why they had to be like this. Phew. They really used to fly like crazy back in the day. There’s nothing you can do about the passage of time.”

Jaewoo sighed, saying that he was tired because he had talked too much today, and closed his eyes.

Although he didn’t stop breathing, he fell into a deep sleep as if he had fainted from exhaustion.

“Mr. Director! Mr. Director! Chairman.”

Hyun-jin, who was shaking Jae-woo’s body to wake him up when he looked like he couldn’t speak anymore, ended up opening the drawer that Jae-woo was pointing at with his hand.

There was an envelope inside, and I held it close to my chest, thinking that it might contain some unknown truth.

A few days later, Jae-woo’s condition worsened and he died.

Born into a family of fishermen and fish farmers, Jae-woo fled to Seoul because he suffered from seasickness and went on to create the world’s largest maritime-related company.

Although aquatic life was on the verge of extinction in the boiling ocean, Jaewoo was evaluated to have made every effort to save the marine ecosystem while minimizing the rise in sea temperature.

There were evaluations that it increased the price of seafood and made it difficult to access seafood, but it was even said that if it weren’t for Jae-woo, the marine ecosystem would have completely collapsed.

It removes massive amounts of marine debris from the ocean and supplies a large amount of oxygen to the ocean, maintaining ocean temperature regulation and circulation.

Of course, it was still thought that it was only buying time as it could not completely stop the deterioration of the marine ecosystem.

Jae-woo’s funeral was held by his daughter and Kim Hyun-woo, Vice Chairman of the Footsteps Group.

After holding Jae-woo’s funeral, Vice Chairman Kim Hyun-woo began reorganizing the group, blocking the dispersion of power, and purging the group’s founding members and other contributors.

They were members who ran marathons with Jincheol in the past.

These were people who, together with Jincheol, tried to break down the irrationality of South Korea, but as time passed and they gained power, they gradually became more corrupt.

It was Hyunwoo who had all the information about the various corruption allegations and illegal activities they had, and he joined forces with the government power group that Jincheol had prepared in advance and brought it all together in one go.

Kim Hyun-woo, who had succeeded in seizing all power, summoned Hyun-jin.

Although Kim Hyun-woo followed Hyun-jin like an older brother, he showed himself to be like a tyrant who swung the sword of judgment to the point of mercilessly executing the group’s founding contributors.

When Kim Hyun-woo, who always smiled when he was a member of the group, showed that kind of behavior, everyone in the group looked at him with nervous expressions.

“I heard you called, Mr. Vice Chairman.”

“Welcome, Team Leader Kim.”

Unlike Hyunwoo, who looked like a sophisticated gentleman, Hyunjin, who looked like she had suffered a lot, looked similar but different.

Vice Chairman Kim Hyeon-woo looked at Hyun-jin with cold eyes.

Yet there was a smile on his lips.

“Do you have any instructions?”

Hyunjin asked Vice Chairman Kim Hyunwoo if he had any instructions to give.

“Don’t you feel resentful that this seat is yours?”

“yes?”

“Why did Father leave the fate of the world to his brother? Well, it makes sense since he was the eldest son. Maybe he wanted his brother to do something greater.”

“Vice Chairman.”

“I thought about disbanding the Footsteps Group, but that was difficult. The Footsteps Group was used to help my brother grow. It’s no longer needed, but it’s still needed in the Republic of Korea.”

“…….”

“Here! Take it. This is some information that I had a hard time getting. If you add it to what Uncle Jae-woo gave you, it’ll become much clearer.”

Vice Chairman Kim Hyeon-woo handed Hyun-jin an envelope with documents.

Hyunjin took the envelope and groaned when she saw a photo inside.

“But there’s one thing I’m curious about… Do you remember your father?”

“…….”

Unlike Hyunjin, Hyunwoo had no memories of his father.

My mother was also just doing research in the lab, so I was basically left alone.

“Sometimes I thought it didn’t matter if the world was going to end or not. I guess I was lacking affection. Hey! But I had an older brother, didn’t I? You knew that, right? That’s why you were so cold to me.”

Anger was rising in Hyunwoo’s eyes.

Hyunjin didn’t know what to say, so she couldn’t say anything.

I felt the loneliness my younger brother must have felt.

Although he himself had no memories of his father or mother, Hyun-jin felt a sense of foreboding as he wandered through the lost world, having been in this space with someone.

Even though I didn’t remember it, I could clearly feel it, and it made me realize that there were precious people who were always by my side.

They were clearly Hyunjin’s parents.

And Hyunjin couldn’t help but realize that they had no choice but to do this.

You realize that it’s impossible without cashing in.

No, maybe even the current cash-up was not enough to prevent the approaching crisis.

Like his father, Hyunjin might have to hand over CashUp’s account to his son.

‘I wish you would tell me the truth honestly…’

I knew my father wasn’t perfect, but I also wondered if it really had to be this way.

But I could sense my father’s agony to some extent in the fact that he wanted to save the world even by using what he had achieved throughout his life as a tool.

Hyunwoo glared at his brother fiercely before smiling as he saw Hyunjin’s eyes, which had been shaking, gaining strength.

“I won’t bother you. But I don’t plan on giving you the group. I think it would be best not to look down on you.”

“Don’t worry.”

When Hyunjin said that she had no intention of looking beyond the Footsteps Group that Hyunwoo had inherited, Hyunwoo nodded and told her to leave for now.

“Ah! Stop by the HR department and pick up your retirement pay.”

Hyunjin shook his head at his brother’s last words and left the vice president’s office.

The last target of purge within the group was Hyunjin.

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