The Secret Investment Formula of a Chemical Genius - Chapter 140



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Episode 140 Visiting the Sick

A peaceful day.

I thought today would be another day like yesterday.

Until Taekang barged into the lab.

“… … What is it this time?”

The guy put his index finger to his lips as if telling me to be quiet.

Then he put on a headset and moved the long, black device he was holding around the lab.

“Vice President, why are you doing that?”

“We are checking to see if there is a wiretapping device installed in the lab.”

Jeong Ho-yeon, who followed Tae-kang in, answered with a bitter smile.

“Is this a wiretap?”

“Yes. If you say you don’t know, please tell me.”

I let out a small sigh.

The reason he was acting like that seemed to be because of a conversation he had with Commander Abraham Wilson some time ago.

That the American intelligence agencies are watching me.

There’s nothing I can do.

I crossed my arms and quietly watched Taekang’s actions.

About 40 minutes had passed.

The guy took off the headphones he was wearing.

“Are you done now?”

“It’s clean.”

“If you were going to do something like this, you should have told me earlier.”

“Don’t you know about random checks? These things are usually done suddenly.”

While I was shaking my head.

The guy took an envelope out of his pocket and handed it to me.

“What is this?”

As if telling me to look directly, the guy gestured without saying anything.

I took out what was inside, read it, and chuckled.

“Now you’re really a married man.”

“uh.”

What he handed me was an invitation.

“Congratulations.”

“No, what… … .”

Unlike usual, the guy was hesitating and scratching the back of his head.

“You’ll take care of society, right?”

“well…….”

“You’ll do it, right? Oh, tell me you’ll do it!”

“Because I saw what you did.”

I dodged the guy who was clinging to me.

A bright smile that seems to have the whole world in it.

The more the smile on the guy’s lips grew brighter… …the more it overlapped with the image of the man in prison uniform in the distorted photo burned by fire.

Another Taekang from another time period who turned himself into a monster.

What is it?

The reason why this guy was so angry.

money?

I shook my head slightly.

That can’t be true.

This is a guy who lost all his deposit, which was close to his entire fortune at the time, when his old house was put up for auction, and then just sighed and bought it.

Then what is it?

Based on Taekang’s personality, I thought about things that would make him truly angry.

Several possibilities quickly flashed through my mind.

And finally the conclusion is.

person.

A very unfortunate incident that happened to someone around Taekang.

Perhaps, if it weren’t for that, the guy wouldn’t have been so genuinely angry.

Who is it?

I thought back to the faces of the people he was usually close to.

There are many.

From family, to friends I made in college, to guards I’m close with…

As expected of a guy who is usually good at interpersonal relationships, there were too many people he was close with.

So many candidates that it’s impossible to narrow it down.

I bit my lip hard.

Unfortunately, at this point right before the wedding… … .

“… … !”

At that moment, I jumped up from my seat.

“What, what is it? Why are you suddenly like that?”

I stared at the guy with his eyes wide open, as if surprised by my sudden actions.

Hey, Hyejin!

For a moment, something tingling passed through my scalp.

That picture.

A warning message about the bright future ahead.

It’s no coincidence that I have a photo of a guy who’s about to get married.

“It’s nothing! Recently, Hyejin had a stalker.”

“Stalker?”

“Yeah, that guy keeps sending me weird messages.”

“Did you report it to the police?”

“Of course I did, but the stalker’s IP address was overseas, but no matter how I looked at it, it seemed like he was in Korea. Is he a hacker or something?”

“Okay, okay, Oppa, enough with the depressing story. You said you have a certification exam next week, right?”

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A page from a conversation that had been buried deep in my memory suddenly came to mind.

“No, why are you so serious about being asked to emcee a wedding?”

“Who would bother you by coming to my research? More importantly, did you catch the stalker?”

“Stalker?”

Taekang tilted his head.

“I’m talking about Hyejin’s stalker. You reported it before, but it’s already been over a year. You should have gotten the results by now.”

“Oh, that. Don’t be ridiculous. The police keep beating around the bush, talking about specific damages and such… … .”

“You’re saying you haven’t caught it yet.”

“Yes. But why all of a sudden?”

“Just. It just occurred to me. Now that you’ve finished your work, hurry up and leave. I have to study.”

“Okay. Let’s go.”

I watched the back of the guy as he grumbled and left the lab for a long time.

* * *

I looked at Eunsu’s outfit again.

He looked just like a chick, wearing his usual yellow clothes.

“Shall we go now?”

Nod nod!

Eunsu grabbed my hand.

“Be careful with the car.”

“Don’t worry.”

“Okay. Have a nice trip.”

I left the house, seen off by my mother.

Today is the day I go to visit Mr. Kim Deok-bae in the hospital.

With Eun-su in the backseat, we headed to the hospital where the elderly person was hospitalized.

While driving, I checked my child’s appearance through the rearview mirror.

Unlike his usual excited and stomping feet when riding in a car, today he looked calm for some reason.

Too young to know death.

I let out a small sigh and drove more carefully than usual.

“Arrived.”

As I opened the back door, Eun-soo jumped out of the car.

I went up to the hospital carrying a basket of fruits I had bought on the way.

No. 1609.

I opened the door carefully.

The place where Mr. Kim Deok-bae was hospitalized was the VIP room.

As I approached the hospital bed, the old man, who had his eyes closed, opened his eyelids with difficulty.

“It’s been a while.”

“Because of my condition… … I can’t even properly greet guests.”

It was difficult to even say one sentence, so he spoke in a halting manner several times.

I gently pushed Eun-su’s back, who had come with me, towards the old man.

The child approached with brisk steps and grabbed the hand of Mr. Kim Deok-bae, who was outside the blanket, with his small hand.

“We… Eunsu is here.”

The wrinkled face that had been frowning just a moment ago now brightened up.

“Have you eaten?”

Nod nod!

He gently placed his hand on Eunsu’s head.

As if he had noticed my intentions, he slowly stroked the child’s head.

The dark shadow of death loomed over the old man’s face.

pneumonia.

A disease as dangerous as cancer for the elderly with weakened immune systems.

“How are you feeling?”

“Want to go out… … and play… for a bit?”

At the old man’s words, Eunsu looked up at me with her pitch-black eyes.

“Okay. I’m going to talk to Grandpa. Can you stay outside for a bit?”

Nod nod.

Eunsu goes out.

“Wait a minute… … Could you… … put this pillow… … under my waist?”

I did as Mr. Kim Deok-bae told me.

“Are you okay?”

“Much better,”

The old man’s face looked much more relaxed, as if he was breathing a little easier.

“Because of one useless old man… … Busy people are suffering for no reason.”

“No. How are you feeling?”

“What can I say, it’s time to go back to the earth….”

The old man coughed several times.

“I saw earlier… Eunsu was following you well.”

“He was kind.”

Elder Kim Deok-bae smiled happily.

“Yes, Eun-soo is a good girl. Unlike me, who is not good at anything, she looks just like her father… Thank you for taking care of Eun-soo.”

“Don’t worry. I’m often away from home because I’m busy, but my mother seems to be regaining her energy because she has a lot to laugh about thanks to Eun-su.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes. But no matter what, you can only treat your own blood relatives. So, get rid of it quickly and get well soon.”

“… … .”

The old man was silent for a while.

“I know my body best… … You know, I probably won’t be able to get out of this bed again… ….”

“… … Elder.”

“Do you remember, the day I sold you… …the factory paper?”

“Thanks to that, I was able to purchase it at a lower price than the market price.”

“I’ve told you before… … that if you know the other person’s situation… … you can figure out their intentions… … Do you know the answer to why I acted that way?”

“well.”

Elder Kim Deok-bae smiled faintly.

“I see… you’ve already figured out the answer. Why I acted that way… … Well, you’re smarter than anyone else.”

Actually, I know.

Why did you deliberately sell the property for less than the market price?

Elder Kim Deok-bae’s wrinkled eyes turned toward the door through which Eun-soo had exited.

“Tens of billions… … Money saved through hard work while being scolded by the poor for a lifetime… … So much wealth that you wouldn’t need it for a lifetime… … It’s definitely not a burden that a six-year-old child can bear.”

“… … .”

After the elder passes away, the property is inherited by Eunsu.

Is that really a blessing for that child?

“So… … when I leave, I thought I’d rather give back to society… ….”

“Is that so?”

“Even now… … that thought hasn’t changed.”

The old man’s pale, white eyes stared straight at me.

“Don’t you covet that property? I know you’re richer than me, but originally… … greed is something that can never be satisfied no matter how much you try to satisfy it.”

“I’m a human too, so I can’t help but be greedy.”

After hearing what I said, Mr. Kim Deok-bae let out a raspy laugh.

“You were wrong. If you were really… … greedy, you should have… … been humble in front of me without any hesitation.”

“… … .”

“As I’ve lived a long time… … the people I have to be most careful of… … are the ones who say they have no greed for money… … and all of those people are crazy about money.”

“… … .”

“After sending my son and daughter-in-law away, I realized… … what I had let go of in an attempt to grab hold of the empty sand called money.”

“… … .”

“I met you at the moment when I thought it was the end. I will give you everything I have… … This is not a test like before… … If you want, call a lawyer right now… … and I will change the will. So!”

The old man grabbed my sleeve tightly with bloodshot eyes.

“Eunsu… … Can’t you just take care of that little child until she’s old enough to be my protector?”

“… … .”

“That is the last wish of this dying old man.”

“I am…….”

Just as I was about to open my mouth.

The door to the sickroom opened with a loud bang, and three people rushed into the room.

“Brother, I spoke with Attorney Jang on the phone today. What on earth did you talk about? Did you tamper with the will…?”

“Brother! Look at me. I’m Sunja, the girl you loved so much when you were little. I’ll take responsibility for raising Eunsu… … .”

“Uncle! I will take care of Eun-soo. I think I can raise her better than someone older than me. You know that our Hyo-min is a good cook. I will also take responsibility for Eun-soo’s education… … .”

“What are you talking about! Even cold water has its ups and downs! When my brother leaves, it’s only natural that I, as the eldest grandson, take care of Eun-su!”

“Ha! This isn’t the Joseon Dynasty, and what about the eldest grandson? Not the eldest grandson, but someone who can raise him well… … .”

“What are you two talking about! Eunsu should be raised by someone young like me… … .”

A pot-bellied old man wiping his forehead or head with a handkerchief, even though it wasn’t hot outside.

An old woman with thick jewels dangling from her fingers, neck, ears, and every joint, screaming.

A middle-aged man looking at the two people with his eyes slit open like a snake.

A human voice.

It’s so annoying.

It might be jarring to your ears.

“Let’s do that.”

“… … !”

At that moment, Mr. Kim Deok-bae’s eyes widened.

“According to your will, I will take care of Eunsu and raise her.”

“… … !”

“… … !”

“… … !”

The noise that had been bothering my eardrums suddenly stopped!

He slowly got up from his seat and looked at the three people expressionlessly.

“I will take care of Eun-soo until she enters college, meets someone she loves, and has a cute child like me.”

I just twisted my neck slightly and looked at the old man.

“Would that be okay?”

“Ha… … haha… … hahahahahahaha!!”

Is it anger, joy, or regret?

Elder Kim Deok-bae laughed like a crazy person and left the hospital room.

“Who are you here… …!”

“Hey! What are you!”

“What are you?”

Three people with red faces rushed at me at the same time as if they were going to kill me.

“Cough! What are we going to do with those bastards, who… can’t see properly even though they have eyes… …? … Do you really not know… who that person is? When are you going to ask me to introduce you to someone?”

“What is that now… … .”

“Wait a minute! Are you… …?”

“CZTERA Han Yu-jin!”

They were startled and all backed away from me.

“I guess I’ll call it a day for today.”

“Please take a look… … and thank you.”

I walked past them and came out.

Right next to the sickroom.

A child squatting, with his eyes tightly shut and his ears covered with both hands.

… … How many times has this happened before?

I bent down and gently stroked Eunsu’s head.

As soon as my hand touched him, the startled child slowly raised his head, flinching like a frightened rabbit.

“Sorry, I left you outside alone for too long while you were talking to Grandpa.”

“… … .”

I slowly reached out my hand.

“Do you want to go with me, sir?”

“……yes.”

“… … !”

A voice I heard for the first time.

I smiled brightly and held Eunsu’s hand tightly.

“Okay, let’s go.”

To ‘our’ house.