The Highest Level Son of a Chaebol Family - Chapter 364



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364. Is this Taesung’s brain?

The newspapers and broadcasting stations were abuzz with the Choi Il-tae incident.

The grim reaper hugged the TV and cried loudly.

[This is ridiculous! Another cancellation!]

This is already the third time that the daily drama that the Grim Reaper loves has been canceled!

The grim reaper had a face that looked like the sky was falling down.

[I, I, I deserve to be splashed in shit and die because of that cheap guy, my daily soap opera is on hiiiiiiii!]

Finally, the grim reaper collapsed on the floor.

[How long I have waited for this day to come!]

The grim reaper buried his face in the hem of his wide robe and sobbed.

The guy was banned from watching television for a week.

The sobbing was extremely sad because the expectations that had been built up were suddenly shattered.

[What is that guy talking about! Why is he acting so strange?]

Well, there are more than one or two.

I glanced at the television.

The Choi family’s name has been mentioned in the news every day these past few days.

[Everyone who gets dragged away has accumulated a lot of karma with their blood and tears!]

Karma… … .

I’m already dying of anxiety because of it these days.

While we’re on the subject, I asked.

‘Hey, Guardian Angel.’

[Uh. Why?]

‘Do you remember playing house last time?’

[… … .]

The grim reaper pretended not to notice and tried to disappear like smoke.

‘What do you mean you keep getting yelled at? If you keep getting yelled at like this, you’ll be banned from TV for a week.’

[Oh, again, why!]

The grim reaper suddenly rose up from the ground instead of sinking into it.

[This time, I didn’t make a mistake! I didn’t even punish those guys?]

It was a sad look.

[Or is the problem that no divine punishment was given?]

‘I’m talking about rain.’

[… … Wow.]

The grim reaper shut his mouth like a clam.

‘Why did Yerin call Ko Jaeyoung’s child Kangwoo?’

[… … .]

‘What about the setting where he was kidnapped immediately after birth?’

[… … .]

The Grim Reaper’s eyes rolled.

‘No?’

A puzzled face, and a puppy-like posture.

‘Why can’t you say no?’

[Well, that’s a leak.]

‘So you’re saying it’s true?’

[… … Hey, why do you take my word for it like that?]

The grim reaper shouted.

[Children’s play is just play, don’t blindly believe it!]

‘Then is Yerin’s daughter Baek Jangmi also just a plaything?’

[… … .]

‘I saw the rose-patterned brooch on her shaman’s chest at the Samcheong-dong Hanok mansion!’

Cold sweat dripped down the grim reaper’s forehead.

[If I do this again, I’ll have to be thanked by the underworld. Just let me off the hook this once.]

‘Okay. Then tell me this. Is that play of children’s play the past or the future?’

[Uh, um… … .]

‘If it’s the past, I blink, if it’s the future, I keep my eyes closed.’

The Grim Reaper’s eyes opened wide as if they were going to tear apart.

It was a silent protest that he would not blink or close his eyes even if he died.

I sat down cross-legged with my arms crossed.

‘You didn’t say anything, so this isn’t a leak. Right?’

[… … .]

The Grim Reaper put more force into his eyes.

One minute passed, two minutes passed, three minutes passed.

Even though his eyes were bloodshot and tears were welling up in his eyes, the Grim Reaper did not blink or close them.

‘Okay.’

Let’s not talk.

If you don’t want to say it that much, then there’s nothing I can do.

‘Then I have no choice but to give up on rain in this life.’

[what?]

The grim reaper jumped in surprise.

[Isn’t that the child who prayed so earnestly in front of King Yeomra to be with him?]

That’s what it was.

[You want me to continue the family relationship? That is your foolishness and regret?]

Yes, that’s right.

[You even gave up the fight for supremacy in the underground financial world to ensure your son’s safety!]

What is that?

[Will it fly away when the wind blows, will it get wet when it rains, will it burn when the sun is hot, will you give up on the one you cherished more than your own life?]

‘I can’t help it.’

I laughed bitterly.

‘I can’t ruin Ko Jae-young’s life just to see some rain.’

[What are you talking about?]

‘There is only one woman in the world for me. It was that way in my past life, and it is that way in this life.’

Maybe in the next life too.

If heaven permits, I will find you again, Yerin.

I will search every nook and cranny of the country to find it.

Even when I was receiving divine punishment and being repeatedly slandered by heaven, I found you. How can I not find you in the next life?

‘I can’t do that to Yerin or to my daughter.’

I shook my head.

‘I owe Yerin and Jangmi a life debt that I can’t repay.’

[That happened in a previous life. Now, neither Yerin nor your daughter know about it.]

‘But heaven knows, the earth knows, I know, you know, and King Yeomra knows.’

Cheonmanghoehoe Soibulsil (天網恢恢 疏而不失).

The net of heaven is large and wide, and although it may seem difficult to escape, it means that one can never escape from it.

‘So, let’s say my greed ends here.’

In my past life, I did my best to raise Kangwoo.

I gave everything I could to cherish and love that child.

She was my happiness, my peace, my pride, and my treasure.

That’s why I was able to poison my mind.

‘In this life, I will devote myself to my wife and my daughter who have devoted themselves to me. I will do my best.’

I am a person who gives back more than I receive.

Favor is favor, grace is grace.

‘Kangwoo is my son whom I raised with my heart, and who is more precious than life itself. That will not change even if I die again.’

Even now, when I close my eyes, Kangwoo’s face appears vaguely.

The crying face of a child wandering the streets in the middle of winter in his underwear.

The face that would smile brightly when I gave her cotton candy at the amusement park and let her ride on a horse.

There was also a terrified face hanging upside down, covered in blood, in a corner of a dirty, abandoned factory.

The face of a drunk guy who was drenched in sweat and clung to me and cried, saying, “I’m sorry, Dad.”

‘So it’s okay. It’ll be okay.’

I looked at the sky through the window.

It was clear and sunny, without a single cloud.

Like our Kangwoo’s laughter.

‘When I die and go to the afterlife, I’ll have to apologize. I’m really sorry. But it was the best I could do in this life.’

After I made up my mind, I felt relieved.

My mind, which had been dizzy and disturbed for several days, has now calmed down.

‘Don’t worry about Ko Jae-young. I’m planning on choosing a really good man for him.’

The grim reaper hit my chest with his fist.

[If you knew why Go Jae-young died so miserably in his past life, you wouldn’t be saying such things!]

I don’t know why.

‘He died because of me.’

I was the one who found that kid’s body while digging through a landfill.

They waged a war that devastated Busan to find fault with the deaths.

‘So, in this life, you should avoid getting entangled with me even more.’

It’s enough for that kid to die because of me once.

[Oh my, I’m going crazy! This is what they call divine punishment… ]

Punishment from heaven? Suddenly?

‘What does that mean?’

[I don’t know!]

‘Why did you stop talking?’

[It’s because of the leak of secrets, why! You’d rather cut open my stomach!]

Oops. Is this the time for me to make threats again?

‘Confiscate your television viewing for a month?’

[Aaaaah, just cut open the stomach!]

The grim reaper burst into tears and ran out with the hem of his robe billowing.

To catch the grim reaper who is about to disappear into the ground like smoke.

Exactly.

I snapped my fingers.

‘Hey, Guardian Angel!’

Hey, are you ignoring me?

‘Come out when I say something nice.’

Exactly.

It was quiet.

It was the first time.

The grim reaper didn’t respond to my call.

‘For your information, tonight’s menu is Grandma Okbun’s hamburger set.’

[Hamburger set? Beef burger or chicken burger? I’ll have Soojung and cola instead!]

I knew it!

‘What is my punishment? What does that have to do with Ko Jae-young?’

[What are you going to do now that you know about it? You said you’re giving up on Kang-woo? You said you have no intention of continuing your bad relationship with Ko Jae-young?]

The grim reaper grumbled with his mouth sticking out.

[Then there’s no need to look into the past. Just live your life without any regrets.]

With those words, the grim reaper disappeared into the air like smoke.

‘That kid… …!’

Have you gotten better at standing out?

If you want to go out, turn off the TV or something! It’s a waste of electricity!

-The prosecution summoned Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office Chief Prosecutor Choi Seok-tae and Seoul Northern District Court Chief Judge Choi Jeong-tae, who are accused of helping to cover up the murder of Rep. Choi Il-tae… … .

There was nothing more to hear.

I’ve been hearing the same thing for days now and I’m dying of boredom.

I turned off the television.

* * *

The Chief of Staff to the President also turned off the television.

The president chuckled.

“Jaeguk is really smart.”

“The Chief of Staff has done a great job this time.”

The Chief of Staff to the President also nodded in agreement.

“Now that we have brought to the surface the corruption scandal involving Rep. Choi Il-tae and the legal profession, the public’s attention will be focused on that for a while.”

“That’s right.”

The president smiled with satisfaction.

“It was a difficult time after the defeat in the general election.”

The problem was that the promise of abolishing value-added tax, brought up by opposition lawmakers, was too well-received.

The president has been in a very bad mood lately as the ruling party has failed to secure a majority of seats.

At that moment, the chief of the central government threw down a very good sacrifice.

The media got excited and started feasting on the offerings.

Knock knock.

“Come in.”

“Did you call?”

“Yes, Jaeguk. You worked hard.”

The president rose from his chair, which was unusual, and greeted the prime minister warmly.

The chief of security at the Blue House raised one eyebrow at the sight.

This is because the visible concessions and favoritism have greatly distorted my feelings.

“This political maneuver. I really like it.”

“You are too kind.”

“Yeah, Jung-jung should come out like this.”

The official name is the Central Intelligence Agency.

It was an organization in charge of domestic and international intelligence work, tracking down spies and leftist criminals sent to the South, and collecting information on North Korea from abroad.

However, the president placed the greatest use of the Central Intelligence Agency in ‘political operations.’

For his absolute power and long-term rule.

“Just keep doing what you’re doing now. The current situation is really good. Hahaha.”

The president burst into laughter and patted the prime minister on the shoulder.

Then, the mouth of the chief of security at the Blue House twisted and twitched.

The President put his arm around the Prime Minister’s shoulder and led him to the living room sofa.

“Choi Il-tae’s gang was already being too pushy.”

The President sat with his legs crossed and his arms resting on the arms of the sofa.

“The bastard who was agitating that we could easily increase tax revenue by creating a value-added tax is that bastard, Choi Il-tae.”

The President’s eyes became cold and sunken.

“I was thinking of calling you properly and stepping on you.”

“I guess you weren’t angry enough when I made you kneel and hit your cheek with my slipper.”

“The ruling party is torn in half. Because of that kid. He was greedy for the party leader, tsk.”

The president clicked his tongue.

“Now is the time to purge all the guys who were attached to Choi Il-tae.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

The president had another person in mind to nominate as party leader.

He complained that there were many difficulties because Choi Il-tae was causing trouble by instigating things unnecessarily.

“Bring back the kids who were pushed out because of Choi Il-tae.”

“So you mean prepare for public hearings and by-elections?”

“Wasn’t the empty spot supposed to be filled with my own person?”

“I will make a list. Your Majesty, you choose, and I will push for the rest.”

“good.”

This guy really listens to what you say.

The President smiled with satisfaction once again.

“Come to think of it, it was only the Jungjeong agents who got beaten up by the prosecution that suffered.”

“You will know it as the honor of your family. Aren’t you the ones who volunteered to endure hardships for Your Majesty?”

“hmm.”

Exactly. Exactly. Exactly. Exactly.

The president tapped his fingers rhythmically.

It was a habit that came out whenever I was lost in thought.

“How long have you been planning this operation?”

“It is after the presidential election.”

Already half a year ago.

The President’s eyes widened slightly and then returned to normal.

“At that time, the general election hadn’t even started yet?”

“There was a person who predicted that there would be noise in the general election.”

Hoo.

The President leaned toward the Prime Minister.

“Was there such a talent?”

“Your Majesty knows this as well.”

Who is it?

The President’s fingers began to tap rhythmically again, then suddenly stopped.

-As expected, the President isn’t afraid of taxes.

– The introduction of a value-added tax will bring about fierce tax resistance. Can you handle it?

Didn’t someone already predict this situation back in March?

“Is this Taesung’s brain?”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“Yeah, I knew it!”

The president slapped his knee.

“Details.”