The Bottom of a Large Company Does a Good Job - Chapter 281



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Episode 281. The Aftermath (3)

The puzzle pieces began to fit together in Tak Jae-min’s head.

It is certain that Chae Kyung-jun did not plant an informant next to him.

There is no time for that, and even if it was Taesung and not Chae Kyungjun who planted it, there is no way it would be revealed over such a petty matter.

Moreover, Tak Jae-min is not the type of person to reveal all of his plans to his subordinates.

In this case, only the bank manager knew about the plan to establish a SPC corporation.

The subordinates in the strategy room who became his hands and feet know how Tak Jae-min moves, but they do not know the overall plan.

Of course, there is a possibility that Tak Jae-min’s painting will match.

First, there are informants at the bank and also around you.

This is rejected.

As I said before, it’s too good of a loss to reveal now.

The second is Tak Hee-min.

Tak Hee-min knows a lot about himself.

If it’s his head, it wouldn’t be that difficult to fit the given pieces together to create a picture of SPC Corporation.

Here, a question suddenly occurred to me.

‘Chae Kyung-jun is a guy like Tak Hee-min. Is there any chance that he figured it out on his own?’

Tak Jae-min immediately erased that thought.

I admit that Chae Kyung-jun is an excellent guy.

But he doesn’t have enough pieces about Tak Jae-min.

I just met you for the first time today and I don’t even know your personality.

-So that’s the kind of personality you have.

Because I clearly said so.

You figured that out from the conversation we had today?

Rather, it is more credible that Tak Hee-min told me.

It’s more likely that way.

‘I need to know if Tak Hee-min really went there.’

Chae Kyung-jun, who had been quietly waiting for Tak Jae-min to gather his thoughts, blurted out the words.

“There’s no way I would lie about something you’d know if you checked.”

It’s like my mind was read.

Tak Jae-min’s face hardened.

Chae Kyung-jun turned around without paying any attention to him.

Chae In-ha, who had been standing silently, spoke quickly.

“You came to see Taesung Construction’s shareholders’ meeting. Not only I, but also the IR team members witnessed it.”

Chae Kyung-jun shrugged his shoulders at Chae In-ha’s testimony.

That was all he said.

Chae Kyung-jun closed his mouth again.

It was clear that Tak Jae-min was being given time to think.

Tak Jae-min’s expression became serious again.

‘There are many witnesses. They may all be talking together, but there is no reason to take that risk. If Tak Hee-min really stopped by… … .’

Tak Jae-min’s expression darkened.

Tak Hee-min, that damn Tak Hee-min!

The throne of the future group is his.

It was natural and he was practically born for it.

However, Tak Hee-min, who was his younger brother, was more capable than him.

He has been picking fights since he was little, as if he was born to fight.

What should have been taken for granted has become not so.

If even that is taken away, you will lose your reason for existing.

The eldest son of the CEO of Mirae Group.

It was both a blessing and a burden.

‘Tak Hee-min, you son of a bitch!’

Tak Jae-min gritted his teeth.

Not only did they screw up the launch of the future construction project, they are also sabotaging it in every way possible.

Even Chae Kyung-jun is a competitor.

Are you saying that you went to your competitors to beat yourself?

Isn’t this an act of betrayal?

“What did you two talk about?”

“We looked into each other’s minds. Just like I am doing with Director Tak Jae-min now.”

That makes sense.

I don’t think we ever talked about holding hands from the beginning.

This is because, like himself, he is not the type of person to keep just anyone by his side.

Although he is cautious and careful, Tak Hee-min has strong pride.

They must have tested it first to see if it was worth holding hands with.

Tak Jae-min glanced at the young man in front of him.

This person would definitely have passed Tak Hee-min’s standards.

“If they had received that information, they would have joined hands.”

“Hey, you’re going too far ahead again. If we were holding hands, would you be able to talk to the director like this?”

That was also true.

If it is revealed that Tak Hee-min joined hands with his competitor, it will be a blow to him.

If they were on the same side, there was no way they would have revealed this easily to their enemy, Tak Jae-min.

“So, are you saying that Tak Hee-min just gave the information without any conditions?”

“He said it was a gift. He said he would need it soon.”

Tak Jae-min put strength into his tightly shut mouth.

The corners of his mouth were twisted in a strange way.

Because it was so Tak Hee-min-like.

After Mirae Construction urgently resolves internal issues, what it needs most is performance.

So, it was expected that we would run into Taesung Construction at some point.

I didn’t give the information away for free.

He tried to use Taesung Construction to screw himself over.

Then, Tak Jae-min had a question.

“Then why didn’t you use that information? I think there must be another reason besides the one you mentioned earlier.”

“I told you. We didn’t hold hands. From what I’ve seen, Vice President Tak Hee-min isn’t the type of person to just give a gift. I think I know what he meant by it. Director Tak Jae-min, do you think I’ll just be used like that?”

Tak Jae-min nodded.

The Chae Kyung-jun he saw was a smart person.

If he had known Tak Hee-min’s intentions, he would not have easily used the information, no matter how advantageous it was.

“Then what is the purpose of telling you this?”

“I don’t want to get involved in your fight.”

“Hmm.”

Tak Jae-min let out a sigh.

“Of course, if there is a huge fight within the Future Group, it will be to our advantage. But I don’t want to get involved in that right now. Is there any chance that a shrimp will get hurt in a fight between whales? So you two should fight your own battles. Don’t get me involved.”

Tak Jae-min stared blankly at Chae Kyung-jun, who was speaking calmly.

At first, I thought he was an unconditional enemy, but if I draw a clear line with Tak Hee-min like that, I might be able to use him.

“Yes. I understand that Tak Hee-min tried to use Team Leader Chae. I bet he felt really bad.”

“sure.”

“But I don’t think you want to completely cut off ties with us.”

Even if you don’t like being used, you still want to use others.

You never know when or where your interests will coincide.

I’m sure there will be some way to contact you.

“If our goals are aligned, we can go the same way.”

Chae Kyung-jun’s answer was as expected.

Tak Jae-min smiled faintly.

It was fortunate that I found out about Tak Hee-min’s intervention now.

If Chae Kyung-jun had only contacted Tak Hee-min, it would have been very disadvantageous for him.

“Then maybe we can go the same way.”

“Well, if that’s the purpose?”

“great.”

I won’t hold your hand.

But let’s use each other.

Their interests coincided.

Tak Jae-min took out his business card without saying a word.

Chae Kyung-jun also took out his business card and exchanged them.

The two put the business cards they received into their cases without even looking at them.

“I heard a lot of good stories today. Thank you.”

“No problem. I’m glad I found a good business partner.”

The two of them stood up and shook hands as if it had been forever since they had fought so fiercely.

It was a fake smile, like a politician smiling at a voter.

After exchanging greetings, Tak Jae-min went out without hesitation.

Chae In-ha, who had been following his back until the very end, approached him after Tak Jae-min had completely left and whispered to him.

“Team Leader, did Vice President Tak Hee-min really give you that information?”

Just as dealing with a competitor can be a blow to Tak Hee-min, it can also be a blemish to Chae Kyung-jun.

Chae Kyung-jun answered Chae In-ha’s question mixed with concern with a smirk.

“How could that be? Everything I’ve said so far is a lie.”

“……yes?”

Chae In-ha made a blank expression.

* * *

Tak Jae-min, who came out, stopped for a moment on the stairs at the entrance and looked up at the sky.

It’s only been a few hours, but it feels like it’s been a long time since I’ve seen the sky.

There was a lot going on inside.

But there was a harvest.

Finding out about Tak Hee-min’s movements and contacting Chae Kyung-jun.

‘It wasn’t for nothing that Chae On-ik told me to go there myself.’

The reason Tak Jae-min came in person today was because there were no people for Mirae Construction and the business was important, but the decisive reason was Chae On-ik.

It was the first time he had urged me so strongly to join hands.

-According to my source, it would be best for the director to go and see for himself.

Of course, he didn’t tell me who the source was.

Even as Chae On-ik, he probably didn’t want to show all his skills.

But Chae On-ik clearly said, “It’s the same.”

Chae On-ik did not make his own judgment based on the information provided by the informant.

I’m getting advice from my sources.

That meant the informant was either high-ranking or smart.

If so, it’s worth checking out.

‘It was good that you came.’

At least it proved that Chae On-ik and the informants helping him were not completely useless.

‘That bastard Tak Hee-min, he was moving around here and there under the water.’

Tak Jae-min lowered his head and started walking toward the parking lot.

There was no time to look back at the attendees from other construction companies who were huddled against the wall and staring at him.

Tak Hee-min’s movements have increased significantly recently.

If that’s the case, then he had to prepare himself too.

Because you never know when a fight might start.

***

In the briefing room, the chairs were finally being cleared away.

I should probably go out now.

But he was stuck in the chain and couldn’t move.

“What did you just say… … ?”

Chainha doubted his ears.

What? A lie?

Chae Kyung-jun unconsciously opened his phone as he walked, then stopped dead in his tracks after seeing the text message.

-The construction workers are waiting outside. Come say hello.

It was a text message sent secretly by the manager.

“I guess I should explain here,” said Chae Kyung-jun as he turned around.

“It’s true that Vice President Tak Hee-min came to see you. Didn’t he give you the information then? That’s what I told Director Tak Jae-min earlier.”

“It’s true that Vice President Tak Hee-min came to see me. You saw Chae In-ha too. But at that time, it was really just a preliminary battle and he left. There was nothing going back and forth.”

Oh, of course I did pay off one debt.

Even if you say debt, it is only a formality and if you do not use it properly, it is a double-edged sword that hurts the other party.

“But why… … .”

“Come to think of it, if I do this wrong, I’ll end up being a buffer between Tak Jae-min and Tak Hee-min. It’s good for the two of them to fight, but it’s not good for us to get hurt.”

It was something that would become known someday that Tak Hee-min had come to visit.

It is also known that I met Tak Jae-min today.

If you become friendly with one, you will make the other an enemy.

So should I cut them both off?

No, both of them have to make a line.

Such an opportunity has come.

“It was risky, but both sides wanted to hold the line. But we had to get out.”

“No, is that method possible?”

“That’s why I lied like that earlier.”

Chae Kyung-jun watched Tak Jae-min’s reaction throughout the conversation.

And we found the point where it reacted the most.

It was Tak Hee-min.

“That person is very conscious of Vice President Tak Hee-min.”

“Isn’t that obvious?”

“It’s more than that. I don’t know if it’s an inferiority complex or hostility, but I feel psychological pressure to the point where my eyes roll when I just mention the three letters of my name. That’s why I believed my lies without question.”

Chae In-ha, who was blankly looking at Chae Kyung-jun, asked.

“But Director Tak Jae-min has seen Vice President Tak Hee-min his entire life. He is not that kind of person. If you don’t trust him, what are you going to do?”

“It’s okay because Vice President Tak Hee-min said what he would say.”

Chae In-ha was speechless again.

So, what Chae Kyung-jun is saying now is this.

-I figured out what kind of people Tak Hee-min and Tak Jae-min are. I know how to say things that will sound like Tak Hee-min and make Tak Jae-min believe me.

We’ve only met once so far.

The conversation with Tak Hee-min wasn’t that long, and he also overheard the conversation with Tak Jae-min.

However, nothing could be found out about Tak Jae-min’s personal condition.

I just thought, ‘It wasn’t like he just grabbed the position of successor to the Mirae Group.’

“You figured it out in that short amount of time?”

Chae In-ha, who watched from the side, knows best that Chae Kyung-jun is capable.

But lately, I’ve been feeling like Chae Kyung-jun is getting further and further away.

I thought I had improved too.

I thought I was catching up little by little, but Chae Kyung-jun was walking much faster.

But respect took precedence over jealousy or envy.

Jealousy and envy are things that can only be felt when one is of a similar level.

“Wow, crazy… … .”

Chae In-ha, who had revealed her true feelings without realizing it, quickly changed the subject.

“Well, then you were trying to sow discord?”

“That’s right. It’s annoying. Acting as a buffer between the two. If you’re going to fight, fight at your own risk, that’s what I’m saying.”

Chae Kyung-jun grumbled and started walking away.

Chae In-ha quickly followed suit.

“But what if Vice President Tak Hee-min finds out about my lies?”

“Then you can just talk about debt.”

The two crossed the empty explanation hall after the cleaning was finished.

“Now, those two will have to fight each other. They already have evil feelings about the future construction project, and now that they know about Tak Hee-min’s movements, Tak Jae-min won’t stay still. What if Tak Jae-min moves?”

“Tak Hee-min will accept it too.”

Chae Kyung-jun laughed happily.

Suddenly, a thought occurred to me.

Earlier I said that in a fight between whales, there is a shrimp on the back, but this is more like a shrimp… … .

‘He’s like a kid who starts a fight between two ants.’

Chae In-ha also chuckled.