Chapter 40 – 40. Lee Ji-Hye’s Family History (4)

“… What is your job?”

The boss asked.
There were two reasons why I suddenly asked for a job.
The first is to know how far you can pull and eat, and the second is to know who you shouldn’t touch.

The man’s answer was unexpected.

“I am the game team coach.”
“Game team… ?”

As the company was newly established in esports illegal betting, the president could easily understand the company’s job.
Laugh out loud again

‘I thought there was something.’

“Yes, Coach. You don’t seem to understand the situation, so I’ll explain again. Over there, Jihoon Lee has money to give us, but he hasn’t paid it back yet. Yes, originally it was 300,000 won, but judging from the current situation, 3 million won seems to be far short of it?”
“Then how much do you need?”

The boss smiled broadly.

“It’s good that the words flow well.”

Then he lifted one of his fingers.

“Ten million won. Just give me 10 million won, hold your hand and disappear. Don’t tell anyone what you saw today.”

Lee Ji-hoon was one of the gang’s gangsters.
A card that I decided to throw away when I closed the bounty business anyway.

10 million won was a bit too much money to have in cash, but if you get it right away, you can do it somehow.
In addition, from the company’s point of view, the amount can go beyond the education cost of a kid living a life of a dead end.
In a word, the boss called for an appropriate amount to compromise with each other and go over.

The man nodded as if he understood.

“Anyway, they say they need more money.”

Then he waved his hand behind him.

The gangsters looked around nervously at the black van the man had been riding in.
Because a new man was getting out of the van. Like his man, he wears a black suit, but he is not of average size.
Naturally, there was tension among the gangsters.

‘This is a strange atmosphere…?’

A large man in a suit strode towards the sharp-eyed man.
Only Shin-Young stood in front of him.

‘Shiba, why is no one coming out…’

Standing upright with his size and making eye contact with him, I felt a sense of intimidation.
He was one head taller than Shin Young-man and seemed to have more than twice the width of his shoulders.
Fortunately, the big man didn’t want to go any further and handed over the briefcase she was holding in one hand.
Shin Young-man is given a briefcase by chance.

“Open it.”

Her man said.
When I glanced at the president, the president also nodded her head.

‘I’m sure it won’t explode, right?’

Shin Young-man opens her briefcase with mild concern.
Soon after, she looked at the bundle of 50,000 won bills in the bag and caught her breath.

“Heh, heh…!”
“It’s 30 million won.”

Lee Ji-hoon’s older brother said calmly.

“Do you need more?”
“……”

The boss then realized that something was wrong with her.

If the guy who gives 30,000 won is a shuttle,
The guy who gave me 300,000 won was Hogu,
The guy who gave me 3 million won was an asshole.
But the guy who gave me 30 million won… ?

The boss got up and looked at his man.

“Heh heh, what is this young bastard doing now?”
“……”
“Does this Sibeol nim have some money? Do you look like a guy who would pass over if I just gave you money?”
“Hmm, short of money?”
“You son of a bitch, are you listening to me, what is it?”

A man who raises his hand again despite the president’s anger.
Then, again, people poured out of the black van.
Yes. Literally, rice cakes in black suits came out carrying black briefcases.

“……”
“……”

The clearing was enveloped in silence.
This time, not even Shin Young-man could stop the movements of the men in black suits.

Men in suits stood up behind him.
Soon after, he opened the briefcase and revealed its contents.

“300 million. Then can this be enough?”
“……”

Only then was the boss convinced.
You said you touched an unusual guy.

But in a way, it was an opportunity.
He brought a bunch of rice cakes, but didn’t he bring some money too?
If you talk well, wouldn’t it be possible to get only 300 million and lose?

That’s what the boss thought until a man approached him.

“A long time. I’m sick.”

Byung-oh Choi
It was the name of the three-way service president.
To his knowledge, there were only a few people who could call his name out of the blue.

President Choi Byeong-oh turned his head and faced the person who called him.
And without realizing it, he took a step back.

“…Tongue, brother? Why is my brother here…”
“What is it? I have a new person, and I heard that someone he or she knows is in a bad situation.”
“……”
“I was just helping out.”

When Jeong Pal-soo, the older brother he served in the past, raised his hand, President Choi Byeong-oh reflexively shrank his body.
His memory of being beaten over the head in his basement was still vivid.
For a moment, goosebumps seemed to run down his spine.

President Choi Byeong-oh stammered and lowered his head.

“…Sorry. I-I didn’t know.”
“Yeah, maybe you don’t know. It’s a sickness that couldn’t cover the poo and pee under me. Do I see you make a mistake once or twice?”
“……”

Is there such a disgrace in front of his subordinates?
President Choi Byung-oh raised his head secretly, gritting his teeth.

Although Jung Pal-soo was a legend in the past, isn’t he a toothless tiger now?
The men he brought with him were all large, but only five.

Maybe I can try this… ?

But then, Palsoo Jeong suddenly raised a hand the size of a pot lid and slapped Shin Youngman on the cheek.

Jump!!

Does this sound like splitting wood with an ax?
It was hard to believe that it came from a human body.

And Shin Young-man, who was beaten by him, was thrown to the floor like a soccer ball flying away.
It happened in an instant. The gangsters who saw this had no choice but to freeze with their mouths wide open.

“……!!”
“But these children… You don’t know my face, what is it? Byung-oh Choi Aren’t you educating kids these days? Even when the kids see their big brother, they don’t say hello.”

Even if a tiger loses its teeth, can a human win?
Choi Byung-oh bowed his head without delay.

“Sorry, brother! I will educate you!”

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The problem Lee Ji-hoon was experiencing was neatly resolved.
It was because the boss of the organization Lee Ji-hoon belonged to had a relationship with director Jeong Pal-soo.

“If you have a problem like this next time, please tell me.”

When I was sitting on the sofa in the Samgeori service office, director Jeong Pal-soo, who was sitting next to me, said to me.

What is the identity of this gorilla?
Also, what kind of relationship did my father have with this gorilla, why did he give him the position of director of the gaming team?

I was full of questions, but now other things were more urgent.
I nodded and looked at CEO Byeong-oh Choi who was sitting in front of me.

“President.”
“Ah… Yes, what can I call it.. Hehe…”

The attitude of the president has changed 180 degrees from before.
It was awkward to receive a title of extreme respect from a man who was 10 years older than me, but I decided to leave him alone as he was cheap even if he was beaten.

“Just call me coach. More than that, you must have deleted everything related to Lee Ji-hoon, right?”
“That’s okay. Hehe. How can I lie about being safe?”
“That’s it.”

Everything went according to plan
However, once things had turned out like this, there was a part of my heart that was bothering me.

“Aside from Lee Ji-hoon, there are many other high school students who are giving away, right?
“Yes? Ah yes… It is, but…”

President Choi Byeong-oh secretly took notice of coach Jeong Pal-soo, who was next to me.

“The business will be closed soon. Or should I call the kids right now? I will take care of it right away.”

He was determined to give freedom to high school students who were being treated the same as Lee Ji-hoon whenever he spoke.
But is this really right?

I also looked at director Jeong Pal-soo, who was crossing his arms to him, and asked.

“Director. What do you think, coach?”
“……Coach, you can do whatever you want, but if you ask me what I think, I would say just leave it alone.”
“Okay.”

On the surface, it may seem that CEO Choi Byeong-oh is using high school students to collect money, but looking inside, it will not be such a simple story.

Among the Iljins who only learned to fight in their school days, there were students who voluntarily wanted to become gangsters.
It may be difficult to expect them to change their ways and live a healthy life just because their ties with the gangsters are cut off.
In other words, there was a high probability that my use of my hands would be useless fuss.

‘I’m not familiar with this ecosystem, so I’d better leave it at this point.’

If I wandered here and there with a sense of justice for no reason, I could have faced a complicated situation.
I had no intention of rehabilitating the gangsters and gangsters through philosophical agony.
I didn’t even have the confidence to do well.

“I am not interested in the other business the boss is doing. Only Lee Ji-hoon takes care of you.”
“Yes. All right.”

He held out 300,000 won in front of the president who nodded.
And he forcibly shoved money into the pocket of the boss who refused to accept it.
Either way, it would be better to make the calculations and leave.

“Then let your business prosper.”
“Yes! Good bye!”

I left the office after being greeted by the president.
A black van was waiting outside.

Me, Lee Ji-hoon, director Jeong Pal-soo, and the big guys got back in the car and returned to the dorm.

In the meantime, Lee Ji-hoon didn’t say a word even though he was sitting next to me.
I didn’t even bother talking to him because I felt like I could understand his thoughts without talking to him.

“Then Coach. We’ll just go.”
“Yes. Thank you for your hard work today.”
“No. If anything happens, please call me in the future.”

After briefly saying goodbye to coach Jung Pal-soo, we headed to the coaching room.

The place where Lee Ji-hoon talked about his story this morning.
However, Lee Ji-hoon’s attitude was very different from that in the morning.

“That… Thank you…”

Jihoon Lee hesitated and opened his mouth.

“Thank you for helping me… I don’t think you have anything to do with gangsters…”

Still, he seems to be bothered by his remarks his this morning.
He looked at me and said an apology.

“I was a little careless with the coach… I’m sorry about that too.”
“No, that’s okay.”

Either that or not.
I felt sorry for him, but to be honest, I wasn’t interested in what feelings Lee Ji-hoon had for me.

My interest right now is only Lee Ji-hye.
Lee Ji-hoon is just a bridge connecting her and me.

“How can I repay this favor… “
“A favor you don’t have to repay.”
“Yes? Ah… No, please let me pay you back!”

Lee Ji-hoon seemed to have misunderstood my words as saying, “There is no need to repay the favor.”
Isn’t it common for a benefactor who has helped a lot to behave like a saintly man, saying, “Grace doesn’t have to be repaid.”

‘Wait, maybe I can use this guy?’

But at that time, looking at it, a brilliant and new idea came to my mind.
I said, putting my hand on Lee Ji-hoon’s shoulder, who was at a loss of gratitude.

“Actually, there is one thing I really want to ask of you… “
“Yes… Yes! Say anything! I will do anything.”
“Can you really do anything?”

He felt something out of the ordinary when I asked him again, but in the end he had no choice but to nod his head.

“Yes! You can!”

I said with a smile.

“Then would you like to come to my room this morning?”