The Highest Level Son of a Chaebol Family - Chapter 299



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299.

I didn’t know that my teacher would call my father ‘Master Seongjun.’

“Elder Song is a former caretaker of the Jeong family and is one of the candidates competing for the successor position.”

Secretary Kim added further explanation as he could.

“When my father was receiving training to become a successor at the Jeong family, the person who assisted him was none other than Elder Song.”

Honestly, I was surprised.

I never thought that the teacher would take care of my young father and raise him.

‘Well, the teacher was weak with children.’

To the extent that he picked up and raised children who were abandoned on the streets and had nowhere to go.

I, too, and the other death row inmates formed a connection with the Master in that way.

One day in midsummer, I was so hungry that I searched through the trash can and bit into some bread that someone else had thrown away.

widely!

There was someone who grabbed my hand and forced my mouth open.

Then, out of the blue, he put his finger into my Adam’s apple.

I had to throw up the food I had barely managed to eat after starving for five days.

I was so sad that my throat was swollen.

-Hey! My bread!

-What a pitiful sight that guy has.

The teacher clicked his tongue.

-You’re going to eat bread that’s obviously sprinkled with rat poison? If you do that, you’ll die before anyone knows.

-Either you die from eating rat poison or from starvation!

-Do your parents know you’re acting like this?

-What do you know? He died a long time ago.

-Tsk, follow me.

That was our first meeting.

-Help me out here from now on. I’ll pay you generously.

It was the first time I received adult protection in two years of living on the streets.

Thanks to my teacher, I was able to have a childhood without going hungry.

-thank you.

Teacher, you were the only lifeline I could hold on to in my miserable life that had been punished by heaven.

If there weren’t any grumpy death row inmates who were between four and eleven years older than me.

Maybe I could have had some pretty peaceful and enjoyable times too.

-The little rat is already wagging its tail to catch the teacher’s eye.

puck!

The fifth death penalty kicked me and I rolled on the floor.

-I know that the girls are handsome.

Because of the fifth brother who would beat me whenever he got the chance, I never had a day without bruises all over my body.

-What an unlucky kid. Are you smart enough to do that? You and I are all the same in that we don’t have parents!

The better my performance, the more intense the restraint became.

Some days it’s punching, some days it’s kicking, some days it’s smoking, and some days······.

There was no way to show favoritism towards the youngest.

Because I was weak, I had to take on all kinds of difficult tasks.

-You didn’t wash your hands? How dare you put my underwear in the washing machine?

-I was wrong. The water was too cold······.

-This kid is getting away with it.

puck!

I lived like that every day.

So much so that I can’t sleep a single night without crying.

Then one day, when I was 15 years old.

On the orders of the great executioner, I went out to the backyard one winter night and was roasting sweet potatoes.

The fourth executioner sneaked up behind me and set my head on fire.

-Eww!

Chomp!

The fourth thing the executioner poured on me was kerosene.

I was badly burned in that incident.

A few days later, in front of the Master’s cross-examination, the fourth death row inmate suddenly became indifferent.

-It’s unfair! I don’t know why you’re blaming me for the fact that kid got hurt while dozing off in front of the stove!

-That’s right, Master. I saw it clearly! He tried to steal a sweet potato and ended up with his head on fire.

The third death row inmate, who was not present, volunteered to be a witness.

The two executioners were well matched.

The second death penalty also joined in.

-I saw it too. Do you remember me taking the youngest to the hospital? I’m sure of it.

It was said that three people make a tiger.

I was helpless in the face of three lies.

-Master, this is so unfair! Why are you lying, you convicts!

There is no one who takes my side.

-Jeonghyeok, if you haven’t learned your lesson from this, then I have nothing more to say.

The teacher turned around harshly, leaving behind those incomprehensible words.

-It’s not up to you who you live with, but it is entirely up to you how you live.

-Master!

-What a disappointment.

I flinched.

– Think of it as a disaster that you brought upon yourself. If you don’t realize it, there is no way to escape. This is also all your fault.

It was more confusing than unfair.

-Master······.

-Tsk. What a loser.

I was left in the hospital room, dumbfounded.

I was at a loss and just stared at my teacher’s back.

widely.

As soon as the hospital room door closed.

The big executioner, who had been watching silently the whole time, started to grumble as if he had been waiting.

-Did you beg your teacher to sell your shares in Kookchun Group and invest in Cheil Semiconductor?

The master who followed my advice was able to make enormous profits.

Literally a jackpot.

Because of that, I caught the Master’s eye and was allowed one hour of private time with him a week.

-You must be so happy that the teacher is looking at you, right? You have no morals or loyalty, you punk.

On the other hand, the stocks that the big boss had chosen were hitting the lower limit day after day.

Then, it was just a few days ago that it was delisted, that is, it became a piece of waste paper.

He was called to the teacher because of that and was scolded badly.

-If the best semiconductor company asked for information about the huge hit, they should have come running to me and reported it right away!

The eyes of the great executioner were blazing with envy, jealousy, hatred and anger.

-I should have burned out your eyes, not your head. Those arrogant eyes that can’t tell up from down because they’re so arrogant······!

Only then did I realize.

This is the real reason why I got into trouble.

-Just because of the rate of return······.

-Be honest. Who is your source?

I couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

At that time, I was only 15 years old and my older brother was 26 years old.

-How come only the stocks you pick keep going up? That doesn’t make sense, it’s weird! You’re not a shaman!

-Before looking for a shaman, I looked at the financial statements, and before choosing stocks, I looked into the company’s circumstances. What’s strange?

-Huh?

-When the teacher sent me on errands here and there, before checking the quality of the water by evaluating the faces and bodies of the female employees, I only evaluated the products and checked the company’s sales performance.

-This kid.

-Was that a mortal sin worthy of setting fire to a living person?

I chuckled.

-That’s ridiculous.

-shut up!

Phew!

The second executioner hit me in the face with his fist.

As I was hit on the burnt area without any protection, stars flashed before my eyes.

-under!

I wiped the blood from my nose with my palm.

A pungent, bloody smell and an intense crimson color.

The palms of my hands were soaked with pus and blood from the burn wounds.

I felt dirty.

-Is this the great death penalty’s morality and duty?

-You still haven’t come to your senses. Hey, did you see this kid’s eyes? This is it!

-If you hate it that much, why don’t you try picking it out yourself?

Phew!

I was given a big death sentence just like that.

Seeing that sight, the rest of the executioners were surprised and joined in.

-Cha Jeong-hyeok, this crazy kid!

-Get him! Stop him!

-Try it!

Wow! Clang! Clang!

I threw the big piece of shit out the hospital window.

Only two stories high.

Nevertheless, there was a groaning sound from below.

-Oh my, I’m dying! My leg! It’s broken!

-Big death penalty!

-This insolent little brat is going to die!

The executioners took knives out of their pockets.

I grabbed the ringer.

-Okay, let’s see who dies!

Boooow!

-Everyone, come at me!

-Is this kid really crazy?

-Yeah, I did it! Then what should I do?

I chuckled.

With the bandages removed, the face was soaked with pus and blood from the burns.

-If I’m going to die anyway, I won’t die alone!

-This damn bastard!

-You are alone and there are five of us, no, four!

The big one fell out the window and killed four people.

Just four or five!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Clang! Clang!

That night, the prisoners opened their eyes in the hospital, and I opened my eyes in the detention center.

The first thing that came to mind was regret.

-Damn it. If I had pulled out a knife, I should have at least cut off one of those bastards’ hands or feet!

I have decided not to serve the death penalty any longer.

Instead, I decided to show off my skills in front of my teacher.

I decided to completely change my attitude of hiding things and pretending not to know things while keeping an eye on the death row inmates’ faces.

-You have nice eyes.

It was an epiphany that came in exchange for a knife scar on my side and shoulder.

I knelt before the master.

-I will make sure that you will not be disappointed in me any more.

-So, have you figured out how to live from now on?

-Yes. I will inherit your pawn shop.

-Okay. Then from now on, I will teach you something other than pawn shop work.

I’m fifteen years old.

I was finally able to learn about another world besides the pawn shop.

It was five years before my master officially declared me his successor.

“Are you Cha Jeong-hyeok?”

A hand extended confidently.

The thick hand that awakened my thoughts was that of the fifth executioner.

It was a familiar and dirty hand that would beat me to death whenever it got the chance.

“I heard a lot from the teacher.”

I didn’t look ahead.

“Are you Master Seongjun’s son?”

The fifth death penalty would shout out loud whenever he had the chance, “You and I are both orphans, you brat!”

The first words he spoke to me were full of curiosity and envy.

“But you really look exactly like Master Seongjun.”

“I served Master Seongjun when I was young. He was truly a fearsome person.”

“Why on earth did you step down from your position as successor to the Jeong family?”

In the eyes that sparkled with curiosity, malice and jealousy were shining darkly.

It was a nature I didn’t realize when I was young.

The first death penalty is nineteen, the fifth death penalty is twelve.

I looked at the five executioners with indifferent eyes.

They belonged to the group that packaged dirty symbols quite well.

“You have such great insight? Is it true that the Master was shocked?”

“They held an auction at a pawn shop and made 20 million won without depositing a single item?”

“Really? How on earth? How?”

“It was you who sent the invitation to the New Year’s Eve party to the teacher, right?”

“If it’s a note with the name of a subway line 2 station written on it, I’ve seen it too.”

It was always the eyes of the executioners who were blatantly displeased with me.

Now, he pretends to be nice in order to catch my eye somehow.

“Is it true that the smuggling kingpin works under you?”

“Isn’t it true that Master Seongjun took you in and made you his teacher?”

“Why did Master Seongjun appoint the smuggling king instead of the master? Have you heard anything?”

They were useless questions that weren’t worth answering.

I looked back at my teacher without saying a word.

The master was quietly watching this scene.

An evaluating eye.

It was a look I was sick of when I was working at a pawn shop.

‘I guess we’ll just have to wait and see how it turns out.’

Me, and the executioners.

As always.

But this time, the teacher was wrong.

‘I don’t need to be evaluated by the Master anymore.’

The me of now is not the me of that time.

Besides, a lot has already changed since then.

I looked straight at the teacher.

“I don’t think it’s a bad idea to bring children to a party.”

Even if they are the death row inmates, who are so ugly to look at.

If you came from far away to congratulate our parents on their wedding.

I’m willing to feed them a big meal and then kick them out.

“I don’t think it’s right for a guardian to just sit back and do nothing until the end.”

It was a sadness that had been gnawing at my heart for a long time.

It was a resentment that I had never been able to address in my previous life.

“Is that how they teach in the Jeong family?”

Those words were enough.

The teacher clicked his tongue.

“You uglies. Get out of here.”

“S, Master?”

“When did you meet me and why are you suddenly asking me questions? Do you think I brought you here to have a hearing?”

“······sorry.”

“When you’re young, you’re all under your thumbs? Is that how I taught you?”

There was anger in the teacher’s voice and eyes.

“How can you act like this even though you know he is the son of Master Seongjun?”

thud!

The master tapped the floor with his cane.

“Do you think I brought you here just to embarrass you?”

Only then did the convicts’ faces change, they bowed and shouted.

“I was wrong!”

“Can’t you just turn it off?”

Hudda!

So the executioners were driven out of the gate.

The person who kindly opened the door for me was Secretary Kim.

“Hmm.”

Behind her silver-rimmed glasses, Secretary Kim’s eyes glowed coldly.

“It seems like the kids aren’t doing a good job of keeping their mouths shut. Can you give our kids proper speaking education by giving them one-on-one marks?”

The executioners turned pale and stepped back hesitantly.

“I see, I have quite a bit of expertise in that area.”

What Secretary Kim was looking down at with cold eyes were the handcuffs of the executioners.

After I got rid of the annoying flies, I smiled brightly at my teacher and bowed with my hands together.

“It’s been a while, sir. How have you been?”

“Hahaha, it’s been a while, Master Jeonghyeok.”

“Why are you calling me Master instead of Little Guest today?”

“That’s because today I came to see you as the caretaker of the Jeong family instead of the pawnshop owner.”

The teacher bent one knee and lowered himself to my eye level.

“Your Majesty has issued a summons to your five closest associates.”

They were people fighting over the successor position left vacant by their father.

The master was one of them.

“Aha, so you have come to ask for my support, Master.”

“It’s the opposite.”

hmm?

“I came here to express my support for Master Jeonghyeok.”

Suddenly I realized.

The real reason why the Master personally brought the five disciples here.

End

ⓒ Osorok

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