Villain’s Programming - Chapter 298



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Episode 298: The Master of the Panacea

Dojun was surprised.

‘What? Let’s invest in the Children’s Foundation and Supercell together?’

I never thought of it, but if I could do this, it would be perfect for Dojun. But there was a question.

‘Why do you want to invest in Supercell together? Are you really broke like Sally said?’

If Next didn’t have as much money as he did in his previous life, it was because of him. Do-jun wanted to help Han-jeong-su in any way he could.

Dojun asked in a calm voice.

“The Children’s Foundation is a good cause, so I have no reason to refuse. In fact, I am grateful that they allowed me to participate in this kind of work. But… Supercell is a bit unexpected. Can you tell me why you are suggesting that we invest together?”

– Let me be honest. It’s because of the Children’s Foundation.

“Huh? Because of the Children’s Foundation?”

– Yes. Originally, I was planning to donate about 10 billion won to the children’s foundation. However, after talking to Sally, my wife changed her mind. She said that this amount of money is not enough. How about investing more in the children’s foundation?”

“ah.”

Dojun realized that his coming to Hawaii with Sally had once again shaken history.

‘What did Sally talk about with Han Jeong-su’s wife?’

– I told my wife that I would think about it. Actually, I made up my mind quickly. Money isn’t everything in life, right? And I already gave up on Supercell, although it was regrettable. But in the meantime, the results of the investigation into Kang Jae-moon came out.

Dojun swallowed dry saliva.

“How were the results?”

– You seem to have a very close relationship with Baeksent’s CEO, Liao Weisheng. The publishing contract for ‘Street Style 2’ that you signed with Baeksent a while ago was a bit smaller than the normal running guarantee, so I thought it was strange, but after looking into it, I found out that they agreed to receive a rebate.

“ah!”

Dojun shook his head.

‘They’re causing trouble in the next one too. People really don’t change.’

“So what did you decide to do?”

– I wanted to cut it off right away. But I couldn’t do that because the overseas business division was already in his hands.

“Ha, as expected… it hasn’t changed.”

– yes.

“But can we just leave it like that?”

– That’s right. The swollen area needs to be cut out. That’s why I used a different method.

It seemed as if Han Jeong-ju’s voice was filled with cold air.

“What method… … .”

– I transferred him to the Chinese branch that he liked so much. And to the position of branch manager.

Dojun tilted his head. China was a very important market in the gaming industry.

So, being appointed as branch manager in China usually meant a promotion.

“I don’t quite understand. Isn’t that… better?”

– Usually, yes. If he works hard there. But would Kang Jae-moon do that? I think he would be more free since he has nothing to restrain him anymore. For example… a place like KTV.

China’s KTV was like a Korean pub. Only then did Do-jun realize Han-Jeong-Ju’s plan.

‘You’re trying to kick me out!’

Prostitution was illegal in China. Of course, if you had guanxi, you could get away with it, but anyone with Han Jeong-su’s level of prowess would definitely have at least one connection in China.

‘If a foreigner engages in prostitution, they will be stamped in their passport as a prostitute and be kicked out of China. And they will not be allowed to enter China for 10 years.’

That wasn’t all. Han Jeong-su could use this as an issue and fire him for causing great damage to the company.

‘Of course it’s an individual’s deviation, so the subordinates will just stay as they are.’

Dojun said in a tone that showed admiration.

“Really… you are amazing.”

– It’s nothing special. It’s just a trick that comes up a lot as you do business.

Han Jeong-su cleared his throat for a moment and asked.

– Then, Mr. Hwang, will you join us in acquiring Supercell? Even if you join us, Mr. Hwang will actually take more initiative.

Dojun wanted to answer right away, but he hesitated for a moment before answering.

“Please give me a few days. I will stop by my mother-in-law’s house and then go back to Korea. I will give you an answer then.”

– Okay. Then, I’ll wait for that time.

* * *

“Come on in! Dojun! Sally!”

Dojun visited Sally’s parents’ house for the first time in a long time. When Robert came out into the yard, dragging Dorothy’s wheelchair, Sally ran to Dorothy.

“mom!”

Sally knelt down and hugged Dorothy. Dorothy also spread her arms and wrapped them around Sally. Dojun greeted Robert.

“Father, I think your face has improved.”

Dojun’s words were true. The last time he saw Robert’s face was when Dorothy barely survived an accident that left her almost dead.

At that time, I really looked like I had aged ten years in an instant, but now I feel like I have regained my old self.

“Haha. I’ve never been happier than I am these days. It’s like being newlyweds again. Don’t you agree, Dorothy?”

“Robert! Stop talking nonsense and go home.”

At Dorothy’s shout, Robert groaned and pushed the wheelchair into the house.

When I entered the house, I saw that it was different from before. Every part of the house had been changed to make it wheelchair-accessible. The threshold was almost gone.

The roles were reversed. Robert prepared the meals. Dorothy, however, interfered like a mother-in-law.

“Add about half a spoonful of salt.”

“okay.”

“No. That’s just one spoonful. Honey, how many times do I have to tell you!”

Dojun and Sally laughed at the sight.

“Sally. It looks like you two are doing well.”

“Yeah. Honestly, I was really worried, but seeing the two of you living together and relying on each other put my mind at ease.”

Sally didn’t show it, but she worried a lot about her mother in Korea. She would secretly wipe away tears when she thought of her mother when Dojun wasn’t looking.

Dojun made a decision while eating dinner and lying down in bed.

‘No matter how good things look now, it would be better to go back to how you were before.’

Dojun wondered when he should use the ‘Intermediate Cure-all’.

‘I have to use it when Sally and Robert are away, preferably when Dorothy is asleep. When will I ever get the chance?’

Surprisingly, the opportunity arose the very next day.

Robert had decided to go shopping with Sally. Do-jun was supposed to come with him, but then Jobs called and Do-jun had to talk to him.

About 30 minutes after Robert and Sally left, Dojun called Copycat.

‘copycat’

When Copycat appeared, Dojun asked Copycat to go to ‘Dorothy’s’ cell phone.

[meow!]

After a while, the ceiling of the ‘living room’ was visible through the cell phone camera. When I listened through the microphone, I could hear soft breathing.

‘I think my mother-in-law is sleeping.’

It was a golden opportunity. Dojun carefully got up and went down the stairs to the first floor. He opened the bedroom door quietly and went in, and saw Dorothy lying on the bed.

‘Good!’

Dojun took out the ‘Intermediate Cure-all’ from the talent window.

The shape of the bottle was similar to that of the ‘lower-grade panacea’, but the difference was that the color of the potion inside was different.

Inside the bottle was a yellow potion that gave off a faint glow.

Dojun opened the bottle opener and carefully brought it to Dorothy’s face.

‘Now open your mouth a little… … .’

But then, Dorothy opened her eyes wide. Dojun was startled and stopped moving.

“Mother-in-law… Mother-in-law.”

“Dojun, what are you doing now?”

Dojun quickly answered while hiding the ‘Intermediate Cure-all’ behind his waist.

“Ah. I thought you were sleeping, so I came to cover you with a blanket.”

Dorothy sighed deeply at Dojun’s answer.

“You know? When you lie, your right eyebrow goes up.”

“yes?”

“Sally said that whenever you lie, it’s so obvious, but you don’t seem to notice.”

Dojun had a blank expression. He had only just realized that he had such a peculiarity.

“Why did you come to this room?”

“That… that.”

Dorothy saw Dojun looking helpless and smiled.

“Maybe. Is it because of the medicine you hid behind your back?”

Dojun was so surprised that he screamed.

“Huh? How do you know this is medicine… … .”

“Then, is it poison??”

“Oh, no.”

“Then it must be medicine. However… it’s medicine that I have to give without my knowledge and without anyone else knowing.”

“… … .”

Dorothy said with a strange expression.

“I see. That wasn’t a dream. When I was in the hospital, I felt like someone was putting something in my mouth. Of course, my body couldn’t move, but my mind was still vague. I can still feel the medicine going down my esophagus.”

“ah!”

Dorothy looked at Dojun and asked.

“After that, I looked for who put the medicine in my mouth, but I couldn’t find it. Of course, I knew you were in the ICU, but I wasn’t sure. But now I’m sure.”

Dojun gave up lying any longer. Dorothy was already awake, and he had to feed her somehow.

‘Instead, another explanation is needed. A convincing reason.’

Dojun took out the ‘Intermediate Cure-all’ that he had hidden behind his back.

“I can’t tell you where it came from, but this medicine will help your mother-in-law get better. It’s stronger than the medicine she took last time.”

Dorothy said, looking at the softly glowing ‘Intermediate Panacea’.

“I have no doubt about its effectiveness. Isn’t the fact that I am alive the proof?”

Dojun said, putting a bottle of medicine in Dorothy’s hand.

“Then, take this. Then your paralysis of the lower body will be cured.”

Dorothy looked at the bottle for a long time and asked.

“This must be precious. Well, I’ve never heard of such a medicine. They must have researched it in secret and spent a huge amount of money to get it. Of course, mass production would be impossible. Isn’t that right?”

“you’re right.”

Dojun also added flesh to this.

“I created a secret lab with people I knew. In fact, Jobs led it. You know? Jobs had pancreatic cancer… … He was the most desperate.”

“Oh, I see. Could it be that Jobs’ improvement in condition was also due to this medicine?”

It was half true. Do-jun cleverly mixed reality and lies.

“yes.”

“If no word has spread about the drug, is it still being tested or cannot be recreated?”

“That’s right. I made a few bottles by accident. I tried making them again, but I can’t make them anymore.”

Dorothy sighed as she looked at the bottle of medicine at Dojun’s words.

“Then, this medicine must be really expensive.”

“… Yes. It will be more expensive than you can imagine. Because it is something that cannot be produced anymore.”

“If there is no more, this medicine will be priceless. If the world finds out about this medicine, everyone will want to have it, no matter how much it costs.”

“Yes. But the owner of this medicine has already been decided. And its use.”

Dojun said that he was the owner of the medicine and that he would decide how to use it.

Dorothy, who understood that, asked timidly.

“I just have one question. Does this medicine only work on paralysis of the lower body?”

“No. Probably… it will cure most diseases. I don’t know the exact mechanism though.”

At those words, Dorothy smiled brightly and closed the bottle’s cork.

“Then I can’t drink this.”

“No? No. I brought this for my mother-in-law.”

Dorothy shook her head.

“I am satisfied with my life now. Although I am paralyzed from the waist down, thanks to the blessings of life, I have been able to see things I had not seen before. Also, I have come to know more about how much Robert loves me.”

“but…….”

As Dojun tried to speak, Dorothy grabbed his hand tightly.

“Dojun.”

“Yes… mother-in-law.”

“This medicine. There are people who need it more than me.”

Dojun shook his head.

“Whoever that person is, I don’t need it. I brought this medicine only for my mother-in-law.”

Dorothy smiled at Dojun’s words and patted his head.

“I don’t know what kind of luck I have to have such a lovely son-in-law. But, Do-jun. This medicine is not mine.”

“Mother-in-law!”

“I think you’ll agree if you listen to me.”

Dojun didn’t understand what Dorothy was saying.

“By any chance… is your father-in-law sick?”

“No. Robert is strong. He’ll probably live to be 80 at the most.”

Dojun nodded. Even in his lost memories, Robert was quite healthy.

“Then who are you talking about?”

Dorothy answered Dojun’s words with a slightly stiff face.

“Sally, Sally needs this medicine.”

Dojun shouted in surprise.

“Yes? Is it Sally? Where does Sally get sick?”

Dojun didn’t understand what Dorothy was saying.

‘In my lost memories, Sally was healthy. She was healthy when she married me… Why?’

Dorothy hesitated for a while before speaking at Dojun’s words.

“Dojun. What I say from now on is a secret.”

“yes.”

“I got a call from Sally a while ago. She was crying.”

Dojun was surprised. It was Sally who always spoke brightly when she called Dorothy and said that her mother was worried when she cried.

“Why is Sally… … ?”

“Sally said she had been to the most famous OB/GYN hospital in Korea and that she was highly likely to be infertile. She asked if I knew of any famous infertility clinics in the United States.”

“ah!”

Only then was Do-jun able to recall Sally from his ‘lost memories’. Sally had been extremely sad about her ‘infertility’. However, she had not simply been sad. She had moved around to overcome her infertility.

“I didn’t tell you, but I worked as a nurse at a large hospital until 10 years ago. So I know hospitals well. That’s why Sally asked me. So, Do-jun, can you use that medicine for Sally?”

Dorothy spoke earnestly to Dojun.

Sally was Dorothy’s daughter and Dojun’s wife. Dorothy naturally assumed that Dojun would agree.

But Dojun’s answer was completely unexpected.

“No. Your mother-in-law should take this medicine.”

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