World Domination through Planet Development - Chapter 77



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Episode 77. Dead End

The detention center where Kang Bae-deok is imprisoned.

Yejin and Seunghyun requested a meeting and came.

The meeting room was full. For some reason, the people ahead of them were a little late, and Ye-jin and Seung-hyun were only able to see Kang Bae-deok a little after their scheduled time.

“Yes, baby. Are you here?”

“Yes, father.”

Kang Bae-deok welcomed them warmly, as if life in prison was not easy.

“Father, now is not the time to be exchanging careless greetings.”

Seunghyun interrupted, ruining the mood. Kang Bae-deok felt offended, but held it in and asked.

“why?”

Swish.

Seunghyun leans against the bars blocking them.

“There’s something strange going on outside right now.”

“What are you talking about?”

Seunghyun speaks in a whisper, observing the people around him.

“I’m telling you that my private life has been exposed at work and I’m completely embarrassed.”

“What…? Private life? You… So the company told you to do it properly? Didn’t you?! Huh?! Even such an idiot is a child!”

However, since I cut out all the context and only talked about that, there was no way Kang Bae-deok would understand it well.

Kang Bae-deok couldn’t touch Seung-hyeon, so he cursed at him and scolded him.

“Ah… no, that’s not it! Father!”

“Did you know about the new baby?”

“… … .”

Yejin didn’t answer, but it seemed like she already knew. Yejin wasn’t happy about this fact either, so she listened quietly for a while.

“If you say anything like divorce or anything, you know you’ll die by my hand, you idiot!”

“No! Listen to me!”

“Father, please calm down and listen to me.”

Yejin, perhaps thinking that it was enough, intervened at an appropriate point.

“… Okay, I’m listening, so keep talking.”

Kang Bae-deok sat down calmly again.

“It’s not just me who’s having problems right now, Yejin is also having problems.”

“What? What’s the problem?”

“There’s the brand business that Yejin is running. This time, Daehyun Department Store refused to renew their contract.”

“… … !”

This was a completely different issue from the fact that the private life of his son, Kang Seung-hyun, was leaked. The fact that the business that Chairman Jang had been involved in was cut off had a different meaning.

“Honey, didn’t you say business was going well?”

“Yes, Father. Our brand sales have been steadily increasing, and there was absolutely no reason for it to be cut this time.”

“… … .”

Kang Bae-deok frowned.

“Father, there’s a bigger problem than that.”

“…a bigger problem?”

There’s a bigger problem than this.

“This time, because of the problem that arose between me and my father, they said that they would resolve it and that from now on, all service partner contracts would be signed directly with the Daehyun Motors headquarters.”

“… What, what?!”

The purpose of Daehyun R&S’s establishment was to act as an intermediary between official Daehyun automobile maintenance partners.

But, if the head office takes over that work, it means that R&S is going to die.

“Chairman Jang, this kid is going to end up… .”

As Kang Bae-deok was organizing his thoughts with an angry expression, an idea suddenly occurred to him.

“Has there been any talk of something like that? Like Daehyun Motors introducing PDC batteries or something like that?”

“Battery? Well… I haven’t heard anything about that.”

Seunghyun thought for a moment and then answered.

Yejin, who was looking at him, asked Kang Bae-deok.

“Father, do you think that Cheon Jeong-woo and Chairman Jang joined hands?”

Nod.

Kang Bae-deok nodded his head heavily once.

“Yeah… but that doesn’t matter now. What matters now is that I have to fight Chairman Jang.”

Yejin and Seunghyun’s faces darkened at the mention of fighting with Chairman Jang. They had been suspicious, but when they actually received confirmation from the person in question, they couldn’t help but be worried.

“Honey, first of all, we need to hire a new lawyer. I know you’re busy, but I need you to help me out.”

“You are already a senior. Is it possible to make changes?”

“Yes, it will probably take time, but this has to be done.”

Since the investigation was already well underway, it would take a while to replace the lawyer, but it was not possible to use the lawyer that Chairman Jang had appointed.

“Father… So, is it really over with Chairman Jang?”

“I hoped it wouldn’t be to that extent, but now that things have turned out this way, there’s no way to deny it, right?”

“Then what about the suspicion of embezzlement against my father? Was it Chairman Jang who framed him?”

“Yes, Chairman Jang, that bastard, ate it all up. I never touched a single penny.”

“Chairman Jang, this kid… .”

Chairman Jang’s title changed from “nim” to “sapki” in an instant.

Seunghyun clenched his fists as if he was filled with anger. It seemed that the shock of being betrayed by someone he once considered an idol was not small.

“First, you guys need to meet with a lawyer and do some work.”

Kang Bae-deok looked at them with a solemn expression and said.

* * *

Prosecutor’s Office.

Kang Bae-deok was sitting with his newly appointed lawyer.

Squeak.

The door opened and the prosecutor in charge came in.

“Oh my~ Hello. It’s good that the lawyer is here too.”

The prosecutor in charge came in with a leisurely pace, glanced at Kang Bae-deok and the lawyer, and sat down across from them.

dump.

And then he calmly spreads out his laptop and the documents he brought in front of him.

Swish.

“Okay, let’s see~”

The prosecutor in charge began to look through the documents with saliva on his hands.

“All 160 Daehyun R&S franchises in Seoul have been summoned for questioning… Other provinces are also being investigated quite well. Statements from franchise owners have also been secured. Wow~ There were many people who kept meticulous records. There were even a few who secretly filmed the cash they had prepared.”

That would be the case. They would need an escape route if they ran into trouble.

“The performance bonus amount confirmed in the Daehyun R&S ledger is the same as the amount remitted to the franchise owners. The problem is the details of the remittances made by the franchise owners.”

Swish.

The prosecutor in charge handed over the documents once again.

“First of all, the evidence we received clearly shows that Mr. Kang Bae-deok took the cash separately. The bank records from which the money was withdrawn at the time also match the details of the remittance. In addition, he created a fake shopping mall and received the money in a virtual account?”

A glance.

The prosecutor in charge glances at Kang Bae-deok as he speaks.

“In addition, if you just look at the statements of the franchise owners who have been investigated, it would be over 5 billion won. If the embezzlement amount is over 5 billion won, it is a life sentence or at least 5 years in prison. Do you know? We are currently considering a 7-year sentence and a 10 billion won fine.”

Of course, some previous CEOs of large corporations received lesser sentences or claimed innocence based on the verdict of ‘partial’ recognition, but this was now impossible for Kang Bae-deok, who had no background.

“The amount we estimate is 40 billion won. 40 billion won. I guarantee this. If we investigate, everything will definitely come out. I guarantee this. But you know, Mr. Kang Bae-deok. I’ll be honest with you. We can’t investigate all of Daehyun R&S’s partners within the current investigation period.”

It is true. Daehyun R&S has too many partners. Even the comparison data provided by the partners’ CEOs is several years’ worth.

Shh.

The expression on the prosecutor in charge’s face, who had been acting as if he was going to eat Kang Bae-deok with a sharp expression, suddenly changed.

“So I’ll make a deal. If the amount we estimate is 40 billion won, right? If Mr. Kang Bae-deok turns himself in now and admits it first, I’ll lower the sentence. Everything will come out in the investigation anyway, so let’s not give up and just get on with it. You said the sentence was 7 years, right? I’ll lower it to 5 years and 6 months. If this goes through in court as it is, depending on the results of the prosecution’s investigation, it could be reduced to 4 years.”

The prosecutor was gently teasing Kang Bae-deok, but the lawyer interrupted him.

“Your Honor, our client has the right to a fair trial according to the procedures set forth in the law. If there is insufficient evidence for the necessary charges, that is the job of the investigative authorities. It is not a matter of putting unfair pressure on our client to resolve the matter.”

“Hmm… .”

The prosecutor in charge looked back and forth between the lawyer and Kang Bae-deok with an expression that said, “As expected.”

Chuck Boni’s intention was to buy time by relying on the evidence submitted by this lawyer in advance. There was evidence submitted by Kang Bae-deok when he hired a new lawyer.

“Mr. Kang Bae-deok, you took the money, right? There is evidence that you personally took the money, but what exactly is that money?”

“that….”

Just as the lawyer was about to comment on what he had submitted as evidence, the prosecutor in charge cut him off.

“Okay~~ Then let’s take a look at this.”

The prosecutor in charge turned the laptop screen he was looking at so that Kang Bae-deok could be seen.

“You submitted evidence, right? We reviewed the evidence you submitted very carefully and the investigation proceeded very quickly.”

Wheeing.

The video on the laptop turned on and the inspector captured a specific part.

“Okay, here. This is Mr. Kang Bae-deok, and this person over here is the one who received the money? So this person is the one who gave the money to someone else, is that what Mr. Kang Bae-deok claims?”

“… That’s right! That’s right.”

Only then did Kang Bae-deok react.

Click. Click.

When the prosecutor in charge manipulated the laptop, this time a clear picture of a man appeared.

“Yes! This guy! This is the guy!”

Kang Bae-deok shouted in surprise. The man in the photo was the same man as the man in the video evidence submitted by Kang Bae-deok.

“Okay, we succeeded in arresting this person urgently.”

“Oh! That… Really? What did he say?”

Sigh.

The prosecutor in charge burst into laughter at Kang Bae-deok’s completely different reaction.

“Haha, Mr. Kang Bae-deok’s acting skills are quite impressive~”

“… … ?”

Kang Bae-deok looked at him with a puzzled look, wondering what that meant.

“There’s this guy. Do you know where he is and what he does?”

“How do I know that?”

Kang Bae-deok looks at me with eyes that say he really doesn’t know.

“There’s a large service center in Daehyun R&S, right? Isn’t this person a security guard there? Don’t you know?”

“What… What?! That can’t be!”

Kang Bae-deok shouted in an agitated voice.

“Oh, Mr. Kang Bae-deok. This is the prosecutor’s office. Where are you making such a fuss?!”

Then, the prosecutor in charge did not stay still and raised his voice.

“Okay, client. Calm down for now and let’s hear the rest of the investigation results.”

The lawyer, who thought the situation was not good, stepped in to calm him down, and Kang Bae-deok had no choice but to sit down.

“Anyway, this man’s statement has already been secured, and according to his claim, he only moved Kang Bae-deok’s money and doesn’t know what happened after that. So, in other words, Mr. Kang Bae-deok, you gave the order to hide the money.”

“Ah… no… that can’t be true. That kid is lying!”

“Mr. Kang Bae-deok, you’re the one lying. There was nothing where this guy always claimed he moved the money… What happened to all that money?!”

“I said no! It was all Chairman Jang’s orders! Let me meet that man!!”

When the excited Kang Bae-deok seemed to be out of his mind, the lawyer stopped him.

“Client! I’m sorry, but I think we’ll have to end the investigation here for now.”

“Yeah, okay. Let’s do that.”

The inspector answered with a smile of conversion.