Chapter 47 I Think I Will Have to Use It

Section Chief Ma caught Bae Won-chun the next day as promised and dragged him to the factory. Because he was a bastard who had lived the gangster life, his reaction was completely different from the guys I saw yesterday. Venom was alive in his eyes.

This will be a little fun this time.

"Take the tape off his mouth."

Section Chief Ma ripped the tape off his mouth. As soon as the tape fell off, Bae Won-chun started screaming curses.

"You sons of bitches! Which bastard sent you? Are you doing this because you do not know who I am? I am Bae Won-chun! I said I am Bae Won-chun!"

"That is right, you caught the right guy. Bae Won-chun of Geukseong Construction, right? Nice to meet you. I really wanted to meet you."

A smile appeared on my face without me realizing it. Bae Won-chun scrutinized my face as if he were trying to figure out who I was.

"Who are you! You young bastard, have you lost your mind!"

I could not help but laugh.

"Is who I am the problem right now? Won-chun, try to grasp the situation. Do you carry your head around just for decoration?"

"What? You fucking bastard!"

Smack!

Section Chief Ma suddenly kicked him. Section Chief Ma's fists and kicks flew toward Bae Won-chun as he fell backward while tied to the chair. Although he did not hold a single thing in his hands, Bae Won-chun's face instantly became a bloody mess just from his hands and feet.

"Stop!"

Section Chief Ma dragged Bae Won-chun and made him kneel before me. Blood dripped from Bae Won-chun's nose and mouth. Even so, glaring at me so fiercely showed he had quite a bit of grit.

"I will not ask twice. Who ordered you? To run over Park Hyun-seong with a car."

At that, Bae Won-chun seemed flustered, as if he completely did not expect to be dragged here because of Hyeon-seong's matter.

"Park Hyun-seong? Why is that bastard's name coming up right now?"

He has grit but lacks tact. I clicked my tongue and stood up from my seat.

"Hah... Did I not say I would not ask twice? Section Chief Ma, make him obedient. I am going to go make a phone call."

"Yes."

I stepped outside the factory and called the hospital. - Hello.

"Mother, it is Mu-hyeok." - Mu-hyeok?

Shall I put Hyeon-seong on the phone?

"Yes, Mother, have you eaten?" - I have, look what time it is.

Hyeon-seong, it is Mu-hyeok. Answer the phone. After waiting for a few minutes, I heard Hyeon-seong's voice along with a rustling sound. - Yeah.

"Huu... Mother is next to you, so just answer." - Yeah.

"I caught the guy who made you like that." - Huh?

Really?

"I will tell you the details later. Anyway, I will take care of it and do the exact same thing to him. Just wait. And I am sorry."

Hyeon-seong could not even answer as if he were at a loss for words.

"I will visit tomorrow. I am hanging up."

When I hung up the phone, I suddenly thought of having a cigarette. I had quit since I returned, but I think of it like this when I am in a bad mood. When I raised my head, the full moon and the stars in the night sky were shining brightly without caring about my mood.

'Hyeon-seong ended up like that because of me. I feel really awful.' A moment later, the factory door opened and Section Chief Ma came out.

"Did his venom drain out?"

"Yes."

When I went inside the factory with Section Chief Ma, Bae Won-chun was already collapsed and covered in blood. The men who received a glance from Section Chief Ma dragged him in front of me.

"This is really the last time I am asking. Think carefully. Loyalty or whatever bullshit, whether that bastard Jo Hyeon-gu ordered it or not, I will strip that bastard down to his underwear, so do not get your hopes up. Did Jo Hyeon-gu order it?"

Perhaps lacking the strength to speak, he just nodded his head a few times.

"I will summarize it for you. Nod your head if I am right. Because Park Hyun-seong said he would not yield in the national team trials, Jo Hyeon-gu gave you the order. You gave money to those kids sprawled out over there and ordered them to run him over with a car. Right?"

"Yes, yes..."

"Hah... This is really fucked up."

A sigh came out naturally. I stood up from my chair and said to Section Chief Ma.

"Cripple a few parts of all those bastards so they can never get out, and hand them over to the salt farms."

"Understood."

"I will be waiting outside first, so clean up and come out."

As I was organizing my thoughts outside, Section Chief Ma quickly followed me out.

"I told them to handle it as you ordered."

I nodded my head weakly.

"I am tired. Let us go home. I want to rest."

I got into the backseat that Section Chief Ma opened for me. After closing the door, he sat in the driver's seat and slowly started the car.

"We have arrived, Boss."

I opened my eyes at the sound of Section Chief Ma calling me. I must have dozed off...

"You worked hard today. Let us talk about the rest tomorrow."

Leaving Section Chief Ma who bowed his head behind, I went into my room. Taking a wash felt bothersome, so I just took off my clothes, got straight into bed, and fell asleep. When I opened my eyes, the morning sunlight was already pouring into the room.

'I strangely feel awful...' I felt like I definitely had a dream, but I could not remember it properly. After having breakfast with Grandfather, I headed to Hyeon-seong's hospital.

When I opened the door to the hospital room and walked in, only Hyeon-seong was sleeping. I sat next to him and quietly stared at the sleeping Hyeon-seong.

'Foolish bastard.

Will enduring it solve anything? You should have told me.' But I knew he was the type of guy who would not tell me even if something like this happened again, just in case it would be a hindrance to me.

It was then, as I closed my eyes and pondered how to tell Hyeon-seong.

"You came?"

I do not know when he woke up, but Hyeon-seong had turned his head and was looking at me.

"Just now. Did you sleep well?"

Hyeon-seong raised his body.

"Can you move?"

"Yeah. Is something wrong?"

For a foolish guy, he is quick-witted.

"Is it obvious?"

Hyeon-seong, who nodded his head wordlessly, stared at me intently.

"Why? What is it?"

I looked into Hyeon-seong's eyes without saying a word.

"What are you going to do now that you cannot do sports."

"Huh? I am okay."

He spoke like that, but there was no way he was truly okay.

"I am sorry. Because of me."

"Why are you acting like this since yesterday?"

I do not know how these words would sound to Hyeon-seong, but I did not want to deceive him.

"It was not an accident. You were intentionally run over by a car. They said that senior bastard's father ordered it because you would not yield your spot on the national team."

Hyeon-seong had no change in expression even at my words. That sight broke my heart even more.

"I never imagined things would turn out like this because of my greed. I am sorry. It is all my fault."

"Why is this bastard coming here since morning and spewing bullshit. Why is that your fault?"

"You held out to be on the national team because of what I said."

"Hah, Mu-hyeok. No matter if I am your friend, do you think I tried to make the national team just for that reason? Since I already started the sport, should I not take first place. That was the bigger reason."

The guy who usually did not speak much was explaining things in detail.

"It is what I chose, so what can we do. It is a problem I have to accept, so what do you have to be sorry about? Am I your subordinate? I am your friend."

"Why are you saying such an obvious thing."

"But if I say it happened because of you, what would the years I spent doing sports amount to? Forget it."

His calm demeanor was even more pitiable.

"Still..."

"Hey, Kim Mu-hyeok!"

I looked at Hyeon-seong in surprise. It was my first time seeing Hyeon-seong angry since middle school.

"I understand. Do not be angry."

"If you say sorry one more time, I will not see you again."

"Ah! You bastard. I understand. Stop it."

Hyeon-seong chuckled.

"I thought you had forgotten the dialect, but you did not forget, did you?"

"Hah..."

Because he was one of the few people I could open my heart to, he was a precious friend.

"What should I do now? I will not be able to follow you around like Section Chief Ma because I cannot do strenuous exercises."

"There are plenty of things to do. But you are very talkative today?"

"......"

Then Hyeon-seong immediately shut his mouth. I ended up laughing.

"Still, I am going to make the bastard who did this to you exactly the same. No, I am going to trample him so he can never stand up again. This is not because of you, it is because of me."

Knowing my stubbornness, Hyeon-seong did not say anything more.

"I am going. I will come again tomorrow."

"Stop coming. I told Myeong-soo to stop coming too."

"I am going!"

Outside the hospital room, Section Chief Ma was standing and waiting.

"Please find out everything about Geukseong Construction. The construction sites they are working on, their financial status, their list of shareholders, anything."

"Understood."

"I will be going to school for a bit. Handle your work, and when I call, come pick me up then."

Section Chief Ma spoke to me with a dissuading look in his eyes.

"I do not think you should commute to school alone anymore."

"My identity is not that well known yet. It is because I want to attend school, at least, a bit comfortably."

"......"

"Just for the time being."

"Understood."

"I will take the car. Take a taxi."

I sent Section Chief Ma back and arrived at school. The wind, which had lost the summer's heat, brushed past me. It was the sight of the school I was seeing for the first time in a while.

"Mu-hyeok!"

As I entered the lecture hall, Oh Hyeon-woo raised his hand and welcomed me. Everyone was already gathered. I went and sat next to Myeong-soo.

"Did you go see Hyeon-seong?"

"Yeah."

"Who is Hyeon-seong?"

"A friend from childhood. We were a troublemaking trio with me and Mu-hyeok."

"If he is your friend, he is my friend. Introduce us next time. I would like to meet him."

At Oh Hyeon-woo's words, everyone nodded their heads as if they agreed.

"Is everyone doing well with their bar exam preparations?"

"We often gather and study together while preparing. But someone who suggested we make the study group never showed up even once?"

As Yoon Jae-ha spoke playfully, Han Min-gyeong chimed in.

"Well, I guess that person is confident even without studying. Though it is a bit annoying."

"It was because I was busy with going to America and such. I will make some time to join the study group too."

"Forget it. Feeling relative deprivation when trying to study with the top student."

While everyone was laughing, I poked Myeong-soo in the ribs.

"I will be borrowing Myeong-soo for a moment."

I took Myeong-soo and came outside the lecture hall.

"I think I will be a bit hectic for a while. Hang out with the kids and build some friendships. Mother said she would cook a meal at your house when Hyeon-seong is discharged. I will drop by then or something."

"Why?"

"This and that complicated matters came up. I will tell you later."

Myeong-soo did not question my words any further.

"I got it. Do you not know my sociability? Even if you do not worry, we hang out almost every day. It is way better than preparing for the exam alone."

"Then that is a relief."

"Are you just going to leave today then? You will be held back at this rate. Come take the classes."

"If worse comes to worst, I will have to take a leave of absence. For now, I am taking classes today. I am just telling you in advance."

"Understood."

I attended two classes and left the school first. I arrived home and called Chief Prosecutor Yoon.

"Chief Prosecutor. It is Mu-hyeok." - Junior, it has been a while.

"Are you doing well?" - Thanks to you, I am doing well.

"I heard rumors that you are the most popular prosecutor among the ordinary prosecutors these days?" - Hahaha, so they say.

I brought up the topic toward Chief Prosecutor Yoon who was laughing nonchalantly.

"It is nothing else, but you know that favor I mentioned last time? The one you promised in the past... I think I will have to use it." - You are going to use the favor?

"Yes, because it is a personal matter of mine. And it is something you absolutely must do for me." - Hmm, alright.

Tell me.

"There is a company called Geukseong Construction. I am planning to snatch that company soon. As soon as the preparations are finished, I want the prosecution to step up as well." - Geukseong Construction?

What kind of company is that? It is a company I am hearing about for the first time. Chief Prosecutor Yoon asked as if he were puzzled.

"It is not a conglomerate. I was told it is a quite well-known construction company in the Chungcheong Province region. The headquarters is in Seoul. I am still collecting data, so I will meet you and tell you the details as soon as it is ready." - Is it not a waste?

You could use it for a bigger matter later. Like after I rise to the position of Prosecutor General. No, honestly, I thought there would be no need to use it.

At that time, I just planned to make connections in the courts and put Chief Prosecutor Yoon in my debt. Originally, I intended to make my gains become Chief Prosecutor Yoon's gains.

"You just need to know that it is that important to me. First of all, it is a company washed by a gangster turned businessman. I want to let someone else eat the core of the company, and I want you to turn the boss there into a beggar and send him to prison. With tax evasion or data, the job will be easy for you, right?" - I must do it even without it.

Let us talk about the details when we meet next time.

"Yes, then I will hang up."

I hung up the phone with Chief Prosecutor Yoon. I said while looking at Section Chief Ma who was standing in front of me.

"Find out as quickly as possible. Rather than killing him, I must strip him of everything he has and send him to prison. Because it would not be strange no matter what happens inside there."

"Understood."

Of course, before that, I planned to put his son in the exact same situation as Hyeon-seong.

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