The Bottom of a Large Company Does a Good Job - Chapter 289



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Episode 289. Let’s get it together (4)

If the team leader had even a little bit of trust from the employees, there would have been at least a few words of protest.

Why are you searching through other people’s rooms?

Or did you get permission from someone to come here?

At the very least, they could have barricaded the door and bought some time until the team leader arrived.

Even if Chae In-ha were to come and raid Chae Kyung-jun’s desk, he was prepared to kill them and block them.

It’s not a matter of being prepared to die.

I am determined to kill you.

But there was no one in the technical team who would step up for the team leader.

What’s so pretty about a team leader that you’d protect him if he were to get fired?

‘Huh? Is it okay to do this?’

There was someone who suddenly had that thought.

No matter what, he is your team leader.

If the team leader gets fired, won’t they be safe either?

Chae Kyung-jun simply dispelled that thought.

-If you protect me, I will view you as an accomplice.

It was meant to ease any guilt the team members might feel.

If you don’t take the team leader’s side, the team members will be spared.

It clearly indicated that he had come to specifically target the team leader.

The goal is clear.

If you just leave it alone, it will just go back to its goal, so why bother interfering?

Besides, that opponent is the team leader.

‘Team Leader? That’s good.’

On the one hand, I thought it was strange.

I understand why you came on purpose when the team leader wasn’t there.

If I tell you in advance that I’m going to investigate, you’ll destroy the evidence and run away.

‘That’s why it’s even stranger.’

The employees exchanged meaningful glances with each other.

Judging from the way the team leader excitedly walked out with the report, it was clear that there had been no prior notice from above.

If that’s the case, then it really means that they came in suddenly and secretly.

‘Are you really planning to fire the team leader?’

There have been more than one or two instances where employees have been criticized by their superiors because of their team leader’s misconduct.

So I don’t believe the rumor that we got spies.

Why are we now digging into facts we already knew?

The employees believed that their superiors had ordered the team leader to investigate.

It was certain because it was a special task force that was directly under the president’s office.

If any of them had any interaction with other departments, they would have known that the TF team was a team that operated independently of orders from their superiors, but they were an isolated team that only looked at data.

Meanwhile, the higher-ups who wouldn’t listen to what I said are investigating the team leader.

There was only one thought on the employees’ minds.

‘The team leader has been abandoned!’

Although Chae Kyung-jun led us to understand this, the team leader’s usual behavior also played a big role.

No one stopped the man and woman as they entered the team leader’s office without hesitation.

The two of them searched through the computer and opened cabinets and drawers to take out documents.

Then a man who was the team leader came out and looked around at the employees.

“Raise your hand if you wrote this.”

The opponent looked quite young.

Maybe the youngest employee.

However, there was no awkwardness in his attitude towards his employees.

He seemed accustomed to asking questions or giving directions to people who were much older and more experienced than him.

This means that he is not a team leader who is just there for show.

‘Is he the real power?’

As the employees hesitated, Chae Kyung-jun spoke softly.

“I don’t intend to hold you responsible. I know that these reports are all under the team leader’s name, and that the actual authors are different. Is that your fault?”

Chae Kyung-jun didn’t rush or press her.

But he understood his employees.

It was felt by those who were listening too.

“I came to reveal the team leader’s mistakes. I came to tell you all about the hardships you have endured.”

This is what the employees heard:

‘Think carefully. This is an opportunity. You won’t touch it. Just blow the whistle on the team leader’s corruption. That’s what I’ve been suggesting all along. It’s what you’ve been hoping for.’

Are they really free from aftershocks?

What if I blow it now and the story changes later?

To the company, they are just parts and consumables.

Even if we were to uncover corruption now with the intention of getting rid of the team leader, would it continue like this?

If the team leader bows and goes in, the higher-ups may send him away, saying they will only look at him once.

That day will be the day of witnesses’ memorial service.

When the employees hesitated, Chae Kyung-jun drove the wedge in.

“If we go back empty-handed now, no one will be able to touch the team leader. Can you see what will happen after that?”

It was half a threat, but it struck a chord with the employees more than anything else.

This may be your first and last chance.

What if we can’t find out everything about the team leader now and just go back halfway?

What if we can’t get rid of the team leader and he comes back?

It’s hell.

The first step was taken by the agent.

I am the person who submitted the report to the team leader today.

“That’s it. I wrote it around the middle of last year.”

Anything is difficult at first.

As soon as the agent gave the go-ahead, they started to come out one by one.

“This is mine. It’s the Taesung Department Store civil engineering method that I wrote and uploaded at the end of last year.”

If something like this happens, we definitely need to send the team leader away.

They were such evil-looking people.

Chae Kyung-jun, who had been watching them closely, thought they were ready and slowly brought up the main topic.

“As far as I know, it seems like there’s more to it than just stealing employee credit, right? For example… … .”

Chae Kyung-jun quickly scanned the employees’ expressions.

“Like a rebate?”

Everyone had a different reaction, but most had an expression on their face that said, “This is what I expected.”

Before Chae Kyung-jun could ask any more questions, the employees started talking quickly.

“You accept it openly. You think it doesn’t matter if you get caught, so you receive it in your wife’s bank account.”

Chae Kyung-jun asked seriously.

“It’s a technical team, so is there any room for it? I don’t know about other teams, but this is a place for applied research. I don’t think anyone would ask to use their own technology.”

“No, we get it from the material company. Our technical team says that this material should be used for this method, and it is safe and cheap. That’s how it is.”

“Oh, so that’s how it is.”

Chae Kyung-jun turned on the recording on his cell phone.

“Is that all? How many times have you all been through this? They hit you on the head with a file because you’re slow at collecting data. They tell you not to leave your seat and don’t let you go to the bathroom. The youngest even acts as a chauffeur.”

Their gaze turned to the youngest employee.

The youngest hesitated for a while before answering after receiving urging from his seniors.

“Yes. I take it with me.”

Chae Kyung-jun asked sharply.

“Driving while accompanying someone on business trips is not a problem for business purposes. Have you ever driven outside of those times?”

This time the youngest one got upset.

“Of course! You even have me drive you to and from work! Sometimes I even drive your kids there.”

Chae Kyung-jun’s face became serious.

“Children?”

“Oh, in that case, I have something to say too.”

A female employee who looked like she had been here for quite some time raised her hand.

“I thought of you when you mentioned your children. When my child was in high school, I went to an entrance information session on his behalf. He said he was busy and that his son had to study.”

“That’s right! He’s a total bad guy! Please take this opportunity to bring him down!”

The employees screamed.

Chae In-ha, who was browsing the computer inside, also came out and listened in on the conversation.

Chae In-ha, who was standing at the door, shook his head.

Chae Kyung-jun looked at his watch and then turned toward the team leader’s office.

“how is it?”

“I brought everything I needed.”

“Then shall we go now?”

The staff were shocked.

“Huh? Are you going like this?”

I even recorded it.

What if it gets to the team leader’s ears? What will happen to them if it gets buried like this?

His face was filled with anxiety.

Chae Kyung-jun said, handing over his business card.

“Don’t worry. We need to collect as much information as possible so that the other party can’t evade their claims. And we’re not investigating just one team leader.”

“……yes?”

“Just wait a moment. Something fun is going to happen at the company.”

He left a final message for the bewildered employees.

“Oh, by the way, it’s a secret that we came and went today. You can’t tell anyone. Do you know what would happen if word got out that we investigated?”

The team members are suffering more than Chae Kyung-jun right now.

I couldn’t stop the rumors from leaking out, but I had no intention of telling the team leader.

“Yes. I will do my best to keep my mouth shut.”

“I won’t keep you waiting too long. Just wait and see.”

The two young men left like a storm, leaving behind unintelligible words just as they had when they came.

“Is this really going to work?”

“Well… I wish the team leader’s head would fly off.”

The employees looked at the office door with longing eyes.

When they heard the team leader’s characteristic dry cough from afar, everyone sat down in surprise.

When the team leader returned, he tilted his head at the completely different team atmosphere, but was unable to find the cause.

After entering the team leader’s office, the employees let out a sigh of relief.

It’s spilt milk.

We have no choice but to trust the TF team and wait.

But the technical team didn’t know.

That similar things were happening all over the company, in different departments.

* * *

-Turrurur!

The phone in the president’s office was ringing like crazy.

The president who had been talking on the phone just a moment ago picked up the phone reflexively.

-Boss! Suddenly, a guy named Chae Kyung-jun from the TF team sent an official document… …!

The boss hung up the phone in a nervous manner.

The phone rang again, but this time I didn’t answer.

It’s been like this since a while ago.

When I got a call and picked up, it was a complaint from the TF team that they had received some kind of official document.

At first I thought he had caused trouble again.

He’s the guy who raided an apartment construction site and destroyed it, even forcing it to be rebuilt.

I thought it might be possible to go into internal investigation.

In fact, the easiest way to increase performance is through internal investigation.

There is no one who doesn’t get dusty when they brush their teeth, and Chae Kyung-jun is a guy who has a backing that goes along with his achievements.

If you catch just one person and get rid of them, your performance will improve and you will also get rid of one of the company’s parasites.

I always thought that a day like this would come someday.

‘That’s why I deliberately diverted it to something else.’

If you have something to do, you won’t touch it because you’ll be doing that.

I sent it to the IR team and also sent it to the business acquisition team.

But it seems like that was just a waste of time.

“Are you bored? Have you nothing to do?”

The president said with a tearful look on his face.

The mastermind behind the incident was standing right in front of me.

He handed over the document without saying a word.

It was an official document that Chae Kyung-jun sent out to all directions in the name of the TF team.

I already knew the content.

The following Monday, the following individuals were asked to gather in the conference room by 10:00 AM.

Beneath it were written the names of at least ten people in a row.

The problem was the remarks.

-Please prepare materials to clarify each suspicion.

What are the suspicions and what is the explanation?

Doesn’t this mean that the 10 people listed here will be robbed?

I expected it.

But I didn’t know it would shed this much hair.

“Is this really happening? Do we really need to get rid of these people?”

“Sir, you know that Taesung Construction’s image is really good right now, right? But Taesung Construction itself isn’t like that.”

People around the world would probably be shocked if they heard the internal circumstances of Taesung Construction.

I mistook such a shady company for a good and upright company.

Wouldn’t Taesung Construction have been free from rebates, bribes, and political interference by other companies?

Everything was there.

It just wasn’t apparent on the outside.

“Mr. President, think carefully. Now is a good opportunity. These people are honestly useless to Taesung Construction. They are just taking up space. Do we need these people anymore?”

The boss thought.

Honestly, there is no need.

But among them, there were some who were seated for other reasons.

It’s like a stake driven in to bring Taesung Construction into Jo Mi-hyeon’s arms.

Chae Kyung-jun seemed to have figured it out and spoke in a low tone.

“I’m telling you the reason as well. The shareholders are your people, and the board of directors are your people. Everyone knows who owns Taesung Construction, and cutting these people won’t change anything much. The CEO is still in the CEO position, so what’s the problem?”

In the early days after the merger with Taesung and in the middle days when the chairman was eyeing it, a stake was needed.

But now, the company called Taesung Construction had completely established itself.

Now, I’ve become like a parasite who just spends my salary.

“But that doesn’t mean we can just cut it off.”

It’s something like loyalty.

Chae Kyung-jun snorted.

A hint of hostility emerged.

“You’re giving me a reward for my loyalty, right? It’s not bad because I trust you. But, boss, don’t you think I’ve already paid you too much? You’ve been sitting here too long for your abilities.”

If you don’t step down, your subordinates can’t get promoted.

No matter what you do, it won’t be cut, so it just keeps rotting away.

Since the water is not changed, the lower water also becomes rotten.

It was a vicious cycle.

“Taesung Construction needs to start anew. Are you going to pass on Taesung Construction to the next generation, Vice Chairman?”

The president was greatly shaken when the vice president was mentioned.

Because I know the purpose of Jo Mi-hyeon, the real owner of Taesung Construction.

Chae Tae-ik inherits the Taesung Group in its entirety.

Taesung Construction exists to support him.

Chae Kyung-jun spoke like a devil tempting me in my ear.

“Now is your chance, with a good image behind you. I’ve laid the groundwork for you. All you have to do is close your eyes and stay still. I’ll do the rest. No matter what phone calls come in or who comes to beg you, just ignore them. Just close your eyes for a moment and everything will be over.”

The president cannot cut off those who are like public servants.

But Chae Kyung-jun can do it.

Because he is under the protection of Kwon Tae-ho, who has power comparable to Jo Mi-hyeon.

And because I have no interest in them whatsoever.

Judging from the way things have been handled so far, it is certain that this will end very cleanly without any further complaints.

Since there are so many shady people among them, if they get caught by Chae Kyung-jun, they won’t be able to say anything.

Moreover, isn’t he getting his hands dirty on your behalf?

He offers to do something for someone else that he cannot do himself.

If done well, her position within Jo Mi-hyeon’s faction could grow even further.

This isn’t Chae Kyung-jun using himself to build up his own achievements.

He is using Chae Kyung-jun to cut off the rotten strings.

Our interests aligned.

The president returned the document without saying a word.

And then I unplugged the phone line.

It was an unspoken agreement.