Chapter 328 – Episode 320. Ready for the Season. (3)

“Hey, what are you calling me like that?”

When I saw Junhu smoking a cigarette in a corner with a deathly wound on his face, I wanted to torment him. I’m the one who’s having a hard time because I’m being caught by Ki Gi-ju and being nagged, so how dare you pretend to be having a hard time? I couldn’t stand it.

“Oh, bro, I’m not in a good mood, so don’t touch me.”

“If someone sees me, will they think I’m bullying them? Huh?”

“Oh my, it’s really not good.”

What? I wasn’t the type of kid who would normally react like this… Ha, as a senior, I can’t help but listen to my junior’s grievances.

“What is it, tell me?”

“No, my girlfriend said she suddenly needed money urgently.”

“Did you have a girlfriend?”

“Oh my! I told you that then. Last year during the playoffs, in Daegu. “Don’t you remember?”

“Mr. Ai? Bastard. Should I also remember to get you a girlfriend?”

This bastard should be grateful that I even remember his name. Please remember to get a girlfriend. Have you lost your mind?

“So, are you pretty?”

“Of course it’s pretty.”

Junhu got angry at my words, took out his cell phone and thrust it at me.

“Oh, isn’t it pretty? Where did you meet?”

“There, that club. “I went there with my brother.”

“Did I go to a club or two with you? Where is it?”

“You know what. Daegu. What is it? That senior baseball player opened a place.”

“Ah, there.”

Even if this bastard dates women, does he do so at clubs or something? It’s a place where you just eat junk food. Hmm… But looking at the woman’s face, she looked pretty nice, so it wasn’t like I couldn’t understand her feelings.

“What do you think? It suits you.”

“Not much? Just hand it to me.”

“Oh my! What bullshit. I’ll kill you, really.”

Seeing how angry he was, it seemed like he really loved him.

“Okay, dude. But my girlfriend says how much money do you need?”

“Two thousand.”

“Two thousand? What are you buying drinks for? Is that what you look like after paying 2,000 won? I found out that this kid was a bit of a dog. You really can’t do it. Even when you go to the club, he pays for all your drinks, so you can’t come to your senses. If it’s 2,000 won, pay it coolly. “I’m not asking you to lend me 200,000 won.”

200,000 won would have been disturbing. 200,000 won is the price of a wooden bat that I used in middle and high school.

“What 2,000 won? 20 million won!”

“…”

… Are you an idiot?

“Brother! Brother! Where are you going?”

Since I had nothing to say to the asshole, I quickly left the break room.

“Wait a minute, wait! Wait! Please tell me…”

I was more surprised by the fact that he had 20 million won than by the fact that he lent me 20 million won. An idiot like that can save 20 million won… Apparently, he received a large contract amount since he was in the first round.

“Brother! Under… “What if things go wrong with Jihye’s company?”

“Huh?”

“I heard Jihye’s father’s factory is in a bad situation right now, ha…” .”

Was that why you had a bad expression? Not because of 20 million won.

“Ugh, idiot.”

There seemed to be no answer. I quickly left and went into the room to see if this guy’s mental health would spread. And I called Soyoung, the person that came to mind right now.

-“Meng Hao?”

“Sister. Are you busy?”

-“No, I’m not particularly busy, but as you know, the president of a baseball team doesn’t really do anything.”

“Of course.”

-“But that doesn’t mean I’m going to play golf with them.”

“Then I’m going to go hit those guys with a golf club.”

-“Haha, even a joke. Anyway, what happened?”

“Sister, can you lend me 20 million won?”

-“20 million won? Why? Is there anything you want to buy? My sister will buy it for me.”

“No, with money.”

– “With money? 20 million won? Why? Do you ever gamble? No? Or did you have an accident? Who asked you to agree?”

When asked for money, Soyoung’s voice suddenly began to rise. They probably thought I had caused an accident.

‘Anyway, I’m saying worrying is too much. I’ve never really had an accident.’

“You know I don’t do gambling like that.”

-“… Is it real? If you have any thoughts on something like that, let me know. “I will find a place with good security.”

… I was a little scared because I thought I would really recognize him.

-“So why do you need money?”

“No, listen. You know Junhu, right? Im Jun-hoo.”

-“Of course I know. I was the head of the operations team until last year.”

“But he has a girlfriend.”

-“Huh? So?”

“I guess his girlfriend gave him 20 million won and asked him to give it to her? But, she said that Junhu transferred 2,000 to her?”

-“Really? 20 million won?”

Soyoung also seemed surprised by my words. Even Soyoung, a third-generation chaebol, reacts this way when she asks for 20 million won in money. 20 million won may not be money to Soyoung, but she is still a person, so it was natural that she couldn’t help but feel uncomfortable when asked for money. Even third-generation chaebols react this way, so what is that bastard Lim Jun-hoo really?

“Is that so? But my sister, 20 million won is a bit much, right?”

-“Well, if you want to give it, you can give it, right? But we also need to make sure we have a clear relationship with money. And it doesn’t matter to me, but usually the recipients don’t like it when you just give them money. When I was in middle school… Oh, no. Anyway, I have to be sure about the money.”

Are you stricter in that respect because you are a third-generation chaebol? They say there are more people there. Is that why you got rich? Well, Soyoung was also the president of an agency running alone, so it was natural.

“I guess so, right?”

-“Huh. But, it’s your life, so you have to figure it out. “You’re an adult.”

“Okay. “I just called because I was dumbfounded.”

-“Yes, training well. “I want to see you soon.”

“Yes, I’m waiting.”

-“Train hard, and then I’ll quit.”

After talking with Soyoung, I definitely felt that Junhu’s actions made more sense.

‘Anyway, this is why I have to manage my juniors. Especially this bastard Lim Jun-hoo. No matter how much I think about it, I feel anxious.’

I left her room with the thought that I should take care of her juniors more.

*

“How is that kid? Do you think it will come over?”

“It’s all over. He fell in love with me. Just stay a little while. It looks like there isn’t much left for the Geumma down payment. “I think I’ll need more money soon.”

“Then that’s it. Then connect with me around then.”

“Okay.”

Around the time Jun-hoo was worrying about his girlfriend, the girlfriend was smiling and talking to Kang Ho-cheol. The reason Kang Ho-cheol, a baseball player-turned-gangster, is expanding his network of contacts with baseball players and giving them out almost for free is simple. It was to find an innocent player like Lim Jun-hoo.

Lim Jun-hoo was exactly the type of player Kang Ho-cheol was aiming for. Because he was a player who had all three elements: a young pitcher with not much money and not much experience.

The reason Kang Ho-cheol was looking for a player like Lim Jun-hoo was simple. This was because it was easy for a player like Lim Jun-hoo to fall into black temptation. And the black temptation was, of course, match-fixing. If there was a lot of money, there was no need for match-fixing, and it was difficult to get older players to participate in match-fixing. Moreover, the position of pitcher was the easiest to manipulate matches, so Lim Jun-hoo was the perfect player for Kang Ho-cheol’s plan.

Kang Ho-cheol, a gangster, was connected to a business that runs illegal Toto, and he planned to slowly entrap Lim Jun-hoo and make him a slave to match-fixing. He borrows money through his girlfriend and when she can no longer afford it, he gives her a black hand. If he were to participate in the plan even once, he would be threatened based on match-fixing and become a slave who could be used for whatever purposes he wanted.

“Then can I keep borrowing money to pay?”

“Right. You keep borrowing money. Construction can begin around the time the exhibition games start. After all, exhibition games are like regular league games, so it’s easy to get over them. If only that happened… Hehe.”

Kang Ho-cheol couldn’t help but smile at the thought of making a lot of money with a small investment.

“I hope it starts quickly.”

“Just wait a moment. “Your life is now in bloom.”

“I will only trust my older brother.”

“Just trust me. Come here.”

And Choi Ji-hye, who was pretending to be Im Jun-hu’s girlfriend, couldn’t hold back her laughter as she thought about the falling beans. The two people who were looking at each other and smiling like that soon began exchanging glances, and the exchange of glances soon led to a passionate kiss. So Choi Ji-hye accepted Kang Ho-cheol’s touch, and the two began to mix.

‘I’m sure Jihye’s father will be okay, right? It wouldn’t be okay if it went bankrupt. How much money do I have left now? Ah… I shouldn’t have chosen the car, but I chose the car by combining it with the winning bonus.’

While her own girlfriend was being held in the arms of another man, all Junhu had in her mind was worry about her girlfriend. Junhu focused on her training, not even dreaming that his girlfriend was walking around with her crotch open.

“Junhoo.”

“Yes, coach.”

“The ball is good. You do know that the candidates for the 5th starting spot this season are you and Chanyoung, right? Work hard. In my opinion, you have a higher chance than Chanyoung.”

“All right! Coach! I will work hard!”

So, Junhu devoted himself to training to take over the 5th starting position, and by the time the money he lent to his girlfriend exceeded 30 million won, each team’s spring camp was over and the date for the exhibition game was approaching.