Son of a Conglomerate at the Highest Level

＜ Oh no! (1) ＞

I waited for the fireworks with my mother and settled in the garden of the Hyunmu Hotel.

Mother was silently amazed.

“The garden here seems to have been carefully decorated. It’s so pretty when it sparkles.”

In the middle of the garden, even a large Christmas tree twinkled with colorful lights.

Light fixtures, large and small, wrapped around the garden trees and lit them up.

It was quite tasteful to walk along the well-paved promenade.

“Wow, what a delicious smell! Jung Hyuk-ah, shall we go over there?”

“The cooks are grilling the skewers.”

In a corner of the garden, the hotel chef was serving guests by grilling skewers on a charcoal fire on a barbecue grill.

There were also different types of skewers.

There were chicken skewers, heart skewers, beef cube skewers, and even marshmallow skewers.

pop!

The fireworks that had risen in long tails in the black night sky exploded with a bang.

It was fireworks.

The mother stared at the sky in a daze.

pop! boom boom! pop!

Colorful fireworks colored the sky.

This was the gunpowder technology that Hyunmu Chemical boasted.

‘Certainly, Hyeonmu Chemical’s fireworks display is worth seeing. It’s like a company standing tall in the top position in Korea as a defense company.’

Hyunmu Chemical succeeded in extracting glycerin on its own, second in Asia, after Japan.

Until then, South Korea had to rely only on foreign-made explosives.

However, Hyunmu Chemical made it possible to achieve the localization of explosives.

Since Hyunmu Chemical’s explosives were widely used in tunnel and civil engineering works, they were also expected to be heavily used in the construction of subway line 2.

“Wow, it’s really pretty.”

My mother liked it like a girl and smiled brightly.

The colored sparks reflected in the mother’s eyes seemed to be embroidered like jewels.

So I also held my mother’s hand and smiled brightly.

“Yes, it is very pretty.”

I don’t remember watching fireworks with my mother as a child.

To me, fireworks were not celebrations of a festival with family, friends, or lovers.

It was similar to the fireworks that the match girl set on Christmas Eve with a match she could not sell.

I sold food at fireworks festivals and made money by cleaning up trash people left behind.

Looking at people’s wallets, picking up trash and looking at the floor.

I’ve never once watched a fireworks display with my back straight.

“really good. Watching fireworks with mom. I hope to see you again next time.”

this.

A mixture of joy and bitterness came out of me without my knowledge.

Mother hugged me.

“Junghyuk, are you upset that you can’t be with your dad?”

“no.”

“I couldn’t join you today because my dad was too busy, but next time, let’s beg him to watch the fireworks with him. how is it?”

“yes.”

“Then don’t be upset. Promise~”

My mother smiled and held out her little finger to me.

I blankly looked at my pinky finger and laughed.

“promise.”

I prefer documents to words, and thumb-block promises to pinky-finger promises.

However, if it is a mother’s pinky promise, there is no way to refuse it.

I hooked my little finger and pressed my thumb down.

“Actually, it’s a secret, but I thought it would be nice if Mom and Dad watched the fireworks too. I miss my mother too. Did Jung Hyuk do the same?”

My mother gently stroked my hair.

“But did you see Jeonghyeok? Grandpa and Dad working hard for Mom and Jung-hyeok.”

“yes.”

“That’s why Dad is so busy. So let’s understand only today. huh?”

“yes.”

I know.

My father must be very busy right now.

Actually, I ordered Secretary Kim to send my father to Mayor Gu.

“Mom, tonight we are going to sleep at the Hyunmu Hotel.”

“huh?”

“Dad gave me this earlier. He told me to rest comfortably because he reserved a room.”

I gave my mother the note with the room number I had received from my father.

“Dad seems to be very busy tonight.”

Maybe you have to work through the night.

Depending on how enthusiastic and motivated Mayor Gu is when he sees the subway map his father brought, his father’s future will be decided tonight.

“Don’t boil your heart while waiting for Dad, let’s sleep first.”

“OK. My mom’s legs still hurt, and I was tired. Thanks to my dad, I can sleep in such a pretty hotel. It’s so good~”

Mother smiled.

pop! Pupperpuppung! pop!

The fireworks that exploded in the night sky were very spectacular.

‘Hey, guardian deity.’

[Mmm, that’s really beautiful.]

The grim reaper who was looking up at the night sky with his hands behind his back beside me.

It was an expression of low admiration.

[I never thought Inse’s cannon technique had developed this far. How can you launch such colorful and colorful fireworks? I can feel the afterglow of delusion.]

The grim reaper turned his back and asked.

[So where are you going?]

How beautiful is the back of a person who clearly knows when to go.

‘Old market.’

[Go away.]

* * *

Mayor Koo was still in the hall where the year-end night event was held, talking with members of the ruling and opposition parties.

“Mayor Gu, let’s go out for a while and watch the fireworks.”

“It would be a pity not to see it as it is an ambitious attraction prepared by President Oh of Hyunmoo Hotel.”

Members of the ruling party came out of the hall with glasses of champagne.

Thanks to this, there are only two people left here, Mayor Gu and President Oh, Hyunmoo Construction.

The two lightly clinked champagne and collided.

Hyunmoo Construction CEO Oh said.

“It’s just the two of us now, so show me that.”

“what?”

“What is it? Subway line 2 route map. you brought it? Let’s take a little look.”

“Uh huh, that’s not okay. You know full well that it’s a top secret.”

“To think that he had a lot of form like he was going to show you earlier. It must have been a political show, right?”

“Well, it’s not a lie.”

The old mayor turned his head.

Since I was near the terrace, I could see the garden through the window.

“Oh boss, what do you think? The second subway project. Between Woo-gwang and Tae-seong, who do you think can do the construction better?”

“Of course Taeseong. Taeseong is clearly ahead of Woogwang in every way, so what else do you ask?”

Hyunmoo Construction CEO Oh laughed.

“The bidding competition, which used to be tight, has suddenly tipped over recently. toward Taeseong.”

“Cha Seong-jun, since that friend recently returned to Korea. Hmm.”

“Mayor Gu, why are you looking so disapproving?”

“The president is too young to lead a large company called Taesung Construction. Even taking on the grand construction of subway line 2.”

The old mayor cut it off.

“There was a rumor that Chairman Cha had purged most of Taesung Construction’s employees.”

“It looked like that. Not too long ago.”

“There is less than a month left until the bidding for the construction of subway line 2.”

This was the reason the old mayor showed disapproval.

“I don’t know if the president of another affiliate is nominated. Doesn’t the fact that such a blue kid sit in the position of the president of a construction company mean that he will just give up on the project? Chairman Cha made a very arrogant decision.”

“Don’t you know Chairman Cha? He is not one to give up easily on the construction of subway line 2.”

President Oh of Hyunmoo Construction shook his head.

“Rather, I think the purging of the former deputy director Cha Yoon-seong of Taesung Construction and incompetent executives and employees was a divine move. That friend is more resourceful than he looks.”

“Are you resourceful? If such a young friend does tricks, how much do they do?”

“Have you not told me yet how I got the Suseo District apartment site and why underground financial figures came to appear here?”

“for a moment. where? Suseo District?”

The old mayor looked back in surprise.

Hyunmoo Construction CEO Oh blinked his eyes at the reaction that was not like the old mayor.

“Why are you suddenly like that?”

“This has become very common. I just stamped the approval documents to suspend the development of the Suseo district, and I’m on my way.”

“what?”

“Expansion of development restriction zones and permitted trading zones. know? For that reason, construction permits will not be issued at all in the Suseo district for the next few years.”

“Oh, how could that happen…!”

President Oh of Hyunmoo Construction ended up getting hit by a lightning strike from the dry sky.

“You didn’t say anything like that! This land has already been approved as an apartment site in the Suseo district…”

“A designation and a construction permit are two different things. This is a pity.”

“no!”

Hyunmoo Construction CEO Oh stumbled.

“Why…, how come so suddenly…!”

“You should have known. The real estate market is overheating these days, so there’s a lot of talk from above. Did you really not know that real estate regulations will start soon?”

“know! But I didn’t know it was the Aquatic District!”

President Oh of Hyunmoo Construction was trembling.

“No way, Taesung Engineering & Construction knew about this in advance and deliberately tried to screw me…”

“No, it won’t be.”

The old mayor cut it off.

“Originally, it was Sindorim district that came up as a payment today. But the subway line 2 is going to pass there.”

“what?”

Mayor Gu tapped the chest containing the route map.

“There is less than a month left until the bidding for the construction of subway line 2. It is better to change the development restriction zone than to change the route of the 180 billion subway line 2. Isn’t it?”

“Oh, how can it be!”

“A while ago, the head of the Urban Development Planning Department also grabbed the flagship and grabbed his back. Just like you now.”

Mayor Koo tapped Hyunmu Construction President Oh on the shoulder.

“What can I do? It’s already been done by stamping the approval documents. So you give up this time.”

“no! How can I not withdraw that approval document? Can’t I paint again? Please, just this once!”

It was then.

“Old mayor.”

Secretary Kim and his father stride forward.

Mayor Koo turned his eyes away from President Oh of Hyunmoo Construction and looked at his father.

“Okay, what happened? Do you have any other questions?”

“no. I brought a map of subway line 2.”

The old mayor’s eyes widened.

“what? Are you kidding me right now?”

“It can’t be.”

The old mayor checked his watch.

“It has been less than 30 minutes since I received my offer. But what? Have you already drawn a map of subway line 2?”

The old mayor openly showed his disapproval.

“Make your decision carefully. The deadline I gave is one week. It’s no use even if you recklessly blow an opportunity like this and later hit the ground and regret it.”

The old mayor’s eyes were cold.

“Even if I said that I would only give extra points without any disadvantages, it wouldn’t be like this without sincerity. Is this Taeseong’s attitude?”

He even blew his nose openly.

“I don’t want to take on troublesome work, so it sounds like I’m giving up extra points early.”

“It can’t be. I came all this way because I wanted to impress Mayor Koo somehow, but how could I waste that golden opportunity?”

As his father winked at him, Secretary Kim held out a finely folded, high-quality map for a gift.

“Let’s look at this first and then say it again.”

“good.”

Mayor Gu accepted the map obediently.

“At a glance, it’s a high-end map for a gift that’s clear from the brand new tea you just bought. Yes, once… Ugh!”

The former mayor opened the map and was astonished.

A shocked expression was revealed.

It was a reaction not like the old mayor who was accustomed to hiding his expression and thoughts because he had been playing in the political arena for a long time.

“Oh, how can it be!”

The old mayor was very embarrassed and groped for help.

What he took out in a hurry was a finely folded map.

“Taesung drew this? In less than 30 minutes!”

Mayor Gu’s hand holding the map was shaking very thinly.

“This is the subway line 2 that Taeseong was dreaming of…!”

Mayor Gu opened two maps.

The two maps are of different sizes, but the marked stations are the same.

The difference was that the map Tae-seong brought was drawn with a red felt-tip pen, and the map prepared by Mayor Gu was drawn with a black pencil.

“Is this possible?”

That there are people who have the same dream as me under the same sky?

Mayor Gu’s eyes busily moved back and forth between the two maps.

“To think that Taeseong-do points out almost the same 43 subway stations I’ve chosen! Such nonsense…!”

Since the location of the marked subway station is similar, the route map of subway line 2 that connects the station must also be similar.

“for a moment! No! There is only one thing that is completely different from my conception!”

Mayor Gu paid attention to the places marked with an asterisk.

“Why did Taeseong choose Sindorim as the transfer station on Line 1 instead of Yeongdeungpo? I think Yeongdeungpo Station is better.”

“Yeongdeungpo Station already has an underground line 1 running through it. With the current Korean civil engineering technology, it is close to impossible to excavate through the underground of an already built station.”

“oh!”

The old mayor widened his eyes.

It’s still too early to be surprised.

That’s not the only gift I gave to my father through Secretary Kim.

There are still more maps to hand to Mayor Gu.

＜ Oh no! (1) ＞ end