Kangmin bit his lip tightly. A memory of a day he thought he had forgotten came back to him.
The sensation of cutting one’s neck with an axe, the blood rushing out, the neck rolling under one’s feet.
“Wook!”
Kangmin ran to the bathroom. He opened the toilet and vomited out everything inside.
The first person Kang Min killed was Bang Jin-ho.
So much had happened in the parallel world that I had forgotten it for a while, but seeing Bang Jin-ho still alive gave me that shock again.
Kangmin stayed in the bathroom until his body calmed down and then came out. But there was Palbong standing outside the bathroom.
“Did you go to the bathroom?”
“… “Yes, my stomach suddenly hurts.”
Palbong looked at Kangmin closely. His eyes were bloodshot and there was discharge on his shirt.
“I see. There was only rice cake in front of the door, so I wondered what was going on. “Let’s go in.”
When we went inside, the female secretary and three large men who were Palbong’s subordinates were just putting rice cakes on plates.
Kang Min knew them well. These were the people who trained him along with Palbong.
“Brother, please come quickly. “Siruddeok looks really delicious.”
Among the three large men, a man with a rose tattoo on his arm beckoned.
Kang Min remembered that this person’s name was Yeo Myeong-gu. Yeo Myeong-gu was the eldest of these three.
‘There was no mercy. My teeth were really grinding back then. ‘Thanks to you, I survived.’
Kangmin approached the trio and bowed his head.
“I was really grateful at that time. “Thank you, it was a great help.”
Myeonggu, who had a rose tattoo, said with a strange smile.
“Wow. Imagine that we provided some help. “Brother Palbong did it all.”
In response to Myung-gu’s words, Jeong Jong-nam, the man next to him with a gold necklace, spoke.
“It’s true that we helped. Nephew, don’t forget our help! “I don’t want anything else, just free coffee is all I need!”
“Oh brothers, be quiet and eat some rice cake.”
The last act was said by the youngest member, Ma Jeong-sik. Although he had the most gentle-looking face, Kang Min remembered that it was Ma Jeong-sik who was the most wild and wild.
Ma Jeong-sik said to his secretary.
“Seora, come and eat together. delicious.”
This was the first time Kang Min learned that his secretary’s name was Seo-ra.
“It’s okay, I gained weight. “I’m on a diet.”
“Where are you going to lose weight?”
“How much belly fat have you gained these days? “Stop looking at my stomach and eat some rice cake.”
Jeongsik quickly turned his head at Seo-ra’s scolding.
“Let’s sit down and eat too.”
Following Palbong’s words, Kangmin also sat down on the sofa and ate steamed rice cake together.
When Kang-min sat down, Seo-ra came up to him as always and asked for ‘coffee, green tea’. When Kang-min said green tea, he immediately brought him a cup of green tea.
Palbong asked after finishing a plate of Sirutdeok.
“What brought you here today?”
“You came to the supermarket last time, but I don’t think I even said hello properly.”
“Useless. “I just wanted to see your face, so why come again?”
Even though he said that, the corners of Palbong’s mouth turned up a little.
“I… Uncle, can I ask you one question?”
“What? Do you take a break? “Just ask.”
“I saw a person when I came into the office earlier. “The man with yellow hair.”
For a moment, Palbong and the trio stopped.
“The person gave me his business card. His name was Bang Jin-ho.”
Palbong’s eyes turned sharp.
“Where’s your business card?”
“Here you go.”
Kang Min handed the business card to Pal Bong. Then Palbong tore up the business card.
Palbong said as Kangmin looked surprised.
“I’m warning you, never meet this guy. “You can’t contact me or meet me!”
This is the first time Kang Min has seen Pal Bong like this since he met him again. He had a lifeless voice in his voice.
It wasn’t just Palbong, the three people next to him also had bloodshot eyes.
If Palbong had said this, Kangmin wouldn’t have asked any more questions.
However, Kang Min had to know about ‘Bang Jin-ho’.
“Uncle, who on earth is this?”
Palbong stood up from his seat.
“I just remembered a promise I had forgotten. “Enough for today.”
It was a congratulatory message. I had a lot of questions, but I couldn’t help it.
That’s how determined Palbong was.
“Then I’ll come again next time, uncle.”
Kangmin stood up, said hello, and went outside.
As Kang-min left the office helplessly, Seo-ra followed behind him, handed him a piece of paper, and went to the bathroom.
– I’ll tell you what you’re curious about. Please contact us. 010-XXXX-XXXX.
* * *
Kang-min met Seo-ra at a coffee shop in the corner of Mia Station after she got off work.
“As you know, what I’m telling you from now on is an absolute secret. “I shouldn’t say anything, but I think Kang Min can help the boss.”
Kangmin tilted his head when he heard that he was helping Palbong.
“Why uncle?”
“You asked about Jinho Bang earlier, right? “The boss could be in danger because of that guy.”
Kang Min didn’t understand at all that Palbong was in danger because of Bang Jin-ho.
When the iced coffee he ordered came out, Kang-min handed it to Seo-ra and said,
“Take this first, and then tell me in detail. “Honestly, I don’t understand.”
Seo-ra took a sip of iced coffee and sighed.
“I guess so. Then where should I start? “Do you know that the chairman is having three people, including the president, compete to be his successor?”
The term competition for successor reminded Kang Min of an old man he had seen before.
“I think I heard it for a moment.”
“Then we can talk quickly. The person who wins here takes over everything from the president. Even money and organization.”
“Money and organization?”
Kang Min didn’t know anything about old people, so he couldn’t tell how much money and organization were involved.
“You can just think of it as the amount of money a company in the top 20 in Korea has and a gangster organization in the top 10.”
Kangmin’s eyes widened.
‘Money from a top 20 company and a top 10 gangster?’
Seo-ra said it easily, but it was an enormous power.
“Of course, the government is under heavy surveillance, so they cannot move arbitrarily, but they have tremendous power. “The successor inherits everything.”
“No, why such a place and uncle?”
“It’s too long to say. It’s not something I can say. You can hear it directly from the boss later. What’s important is that one of those successors is Bang Jin-ho.”
“I beg your pardon?”
Kangmin’s head began to spin.
‘Successor and competitor?’
Kangmin realized at once.
‘This is a complete battle for the throne, isn’t it?’
But it was strange. While watching Palbong, Kang Min never once thought that he was preparing anything.
“Is that what you want your uncle to get?”
Seo-ra shook her head.
“If that were the case, I wouldn’t have come here. “The boss isn’t really interested.”
“If my uncle doesn’t want it, can’t I just do it? “Tell the other two to fight each other.”
Hearing Kangmin’s words, Seo-ra seemed frustrated and put an ice cube in the cup into her mouth.
“How nice it would be if it were that simple. But there’s a problem. The chairman secretly supports the president, and quite a few people within the organization also support the president. But what do you think will happen if Bang Jin-ho or someone else becomes the successor?”
The answer wasn’t difficult.
If it were a normal company, they would give me a reasonable amount and send me away, but after listening to it, it seemed like this organization was not a normal organization.
Kang Min was reminded of the battle for the throne in the Middle Ages.
“no way?”
“I guess you guessed it. “I will kill you.”
“What kind of world is it these days, where people are killed carelessly!”
Seora shook her head.
“There are people who can do that. “He is Bang Jin-ho’s older brother.”
“Brother?”
“Yes, Bang Kyung-ho is a famous gang leader around here. “The Black Dragon Sect is a very vicious bunch.”
Kangmin’s eyes widened.
‘Why is the Black Dragon faction here? Could it be that the Black Dragon Sect of the parallel world were really gangsters?’
Now that I think about it, I remembered hearing that Bang Jin-ho was a member of the Black Dragon faction.
“No, it’s Bang Jin-ho and his older brother. Is there someone called the Chairman watching that? “You said you cherish your uncle?”
“That’s because Kang Min doesn’t know the chairman. If a successor is decided, he will only watch closely. He is that kind of person. “He is a man without blood or tears.”
Kangmin’s head became confused.
“great. Now I understand. “Then why did you come to me?”
“There are two reasons. Firstly, there isn’t much time. The competition is at the end of this year, but it’s already August. “I have to make enough money to beat other people within four months.”
“How much?”
“At least 10 billion won.”
Kangmin opened his mouth wide. Even though he was collecting money in a parallel world, 10 billion was not money he could easily bring back.
“What about the second reason?”
“There is a spy planted within us by Bang Jin-ho. “The only person I can trust is Kang Min.”
* * *
My head was too complicated.
After returning home, Kangmin went to the gym near his house.
I felt that I was lacking in stamina in the parallel world and registered it as soon as I came to the real world.
– Wing! whiz! whiz!
Kangmin had been running on the treadmill for an hour to cool off his busy head.
‘Isn’t there a better way?’
Now I realize how much Palbong sacrificed for his father and himself.
‘I stopped competing to become the successor because of my father.’
Kangmin wanted to help Palbong somehow. But I couldn’t think of a way.
– The boss needs to make more money. By any means necessary. However, the boss is also lending private loans to market traders for only 10% interest. If he does this, he won’t be able to beat other people.
‘There’s no way my uncle wouldn’t know what Seo-ra knows. ‘What are you thinking?’
Kangmin exercised for two hours and then came outside. Perhaps because he had taken a shower, his body felt refreshed. But he still couldn’t think of an answer.
When I returned home, it was almost 8 o’clock.
‘It’s already Thursday, I have to go to the parallel world the day after tomorrow.’
Kangmin looked at the numerous boxes in the master bedroom. Most of them were boxes of ramen, and some also had boxes of snacks.
These were all things I would take with me when I moved to this parallel world.
‘I set the weight to 50kg, but it’s too small. ‘I need to add more weight.’
Kangmin looked at the items again and found a bag in the corner.
‘Oh my God, look at my mind! ‘I can’t believe you left that there.’
Kangmin brought two bags into the real world. One was a bag containing banknotes and the other was a bag containing precious metals.
When I opened the bag, it was full of gold jewelry.
‘When will I sell this?’
Last time I had fun making money, so I didn’t know it would be difficult, but now that I’m full of cash, I’m tired of doing it again.
‘Besides, it’s not like I’m getting a good price.’
Gold was not received at market rates. About 20% was charged as a commission.
The bag was full of gold. If I sold all of this, the commission alone would be in the hundreds of millions.
‘for a moment? charge?’
At that moment, a thought passed through Kangmin’s head.
‘Wouldn’t my uncle handle this easily?’
It was Palbong that even smuggled with Russia. I felt like I could process this much precious metal.
Kang Min immediately called Palbong.
I thought I wouldn’t answer because I was almost kicked out earlier, but Palbong answered the phone right away and told me to come to the office.
“Ha, where did this come from?”
Palbong sighed as he looked at the precious metals in his bag.
‘I only brought a quarter, just in case. If I had brought all of it, it would have been a big problem.’
Kangmin hummed and answered.
“You know, trade secrets. “I promised not to ask, uncle.”
“Okay.”
Palbong pursed his lips tightly.
“For your information, I didn’t steal this from anyone in the world. “I can promise you this in my father’s name.”
“It’s not even stolen property, but there’s this much precious metal? Does that make sense?”
“Just think that you were saved by receiving the blessings of your ancestors.”
It wasn’t a lie because it was thanks to my ancestors that I was able to go to a parallel world.
“Okay, why did you bring this?”
Kangmin said with his eyes shining.
“Uncle, why don’t you do business with me?”
“business?”
“Uncle this precious metal, please sell it to me. Instead, my uncle keeps the 20% commission.”
Palbong’s eyes lit up. At first glance, the amount of precious metals in the bag was considerable.
I thought I could make a few hundred million if I processed this and took a 20% commission.
“Uncle, and this is not a one-time thing. Although the amount varies, we will give you a significant amount of precious metals every week.”
Palbong’s hand stopped. I thought it was easy, but this wasn’t normal.
‘If I do this every week, even if I don’t do it in a month, it’s about 500 million won.’
Considering the ongoing trade with Russia, monthly income of approximately 700 to 800 million won could be generated.
Moreover, considering the interest from private loans, he could earn up to 1 billion won a month.
Palbong’s eyes became serious. It felt like Kang Min was encouraging him to compete for successor.
“Did you hear something from someone?”
Kangmin’s eyes wavered for a moment, but he quickly spoke as if nothing had happened.
“What are you talking about? “I just came to your uncle because I was too lazy to deal with this precious metal.”
Palbong looked at Kangmin’s face for a while and said.
“Okay, I get it.”
Palbong said that and stood up.
“Have you eaten?”
“no.”
“Let’s go have pork belly and a glass of soju.”
* * *
2pm the next day. It was a time when the sun was high in the sky.
– Paha.
Bang Jin-ho looked ecstatic while smoking marijuana on the bed in his hotel room.
“As expected, mulberry has its own taste, and hemp has its own taste.”
Next to Bang Jin-ho, two women without any clothes were sprawled out on the bed.
“You crazy bitches, you’ve completely lost your taste.”
There were syringes scattered around the women.
Bang Jin-ho kicked the women and got out of bed. He picked up his cell phone and contacted somewhere.
After a while, three burly men entered the room.
“Hey, take these bitches and sell them.”
“I understand, brother.”
Two large men took the women out, but one stayed behind and spoke to Jinho.
“Brother, I received a call from ‘Taenggu’ about an hour ago.”
“Taengga?”
Taeng-gu was Bang Jin-ho, whom Palbong planted on his side.
“okay.”
Jinho immediately contacted ‘Taenggu’. The signal went off a few times and I received a call from ‘Taenggu’.
– older brother.
“What’s going on?”
– Brother, we’re in big trouble.
Jinho’s brow furrowed. Taenggu said it was a big deal because it was a good thing for Palbong.
“What?”
– president… No, Palbong got 100 million won.
“1 million? Could it be that you earned it through trade with Russia?”
– no. Processed precious metals.
“Precious metals? Palbong, did this guy even touch stolen goods?”
– No, brother. A guy called my nephew brought me 500 million won worth of precious metals to sell.
Jinho’s calculations in his head became faster.
The competition runs until the end of this year. Currently, he has accumulated 4 billion won. With her seed money of 2 billion, she doubled it in 8 months.
Although it would not be a big deal if Palbong gained 100 million won, it could become a problem if this transaction continued.
‘Moreover, it’s dangerous when you think about importing from Russia.’
Jinho’s expression became serious.
“Is your nephew a businessman?”
– no. I am the owner of the mart.
“Mart owner?”
The more I went, the less I understood.
– But brother, your nephew is the one who succeeded in smuggling to Russia. The reason the interpreter we hired was caught was because of that nephew.
“what!”
Jinho hit the table with his fist.
– Boom!
“Such a bastard!”
The Russian affair was carried out painstakingly by Jinho based on Taenggu’s intelligence. However, just before success, it failed due to interference from a guy called my nephew.
At the time, I dismissed it as an unlucky coincidence, but something strange happened around this time.
“Hey, send me a picture of this guy called Nephew and report where he is now.”
– Brother, that person is Palbong’s nephew. If you touch it, you will be in big trouble.
“Hey you bastard! “You don’t know who I am!”
– older brother! Still, it’s eight peaks. The eight peaks that ended the Gangnam wave.
Jinho gritted his teeth and said.
“If you say that one more time, I’ll finish you off.”
– … Sorry, brother.
“Hang up!”
Jinho hung up the phone.
“That damn arm! Eight peaks! “I’m sick of it!”
Jinho, whose face turned red, stuck the syringe on the table into his arm. Soon her senses cleared and her mood improved.
Jinho came to his senses after being dazed on the sofa for a while.
When I looked at my phone, there was a picture of my nephew and his current location.
“swimming? Was it this guy?”
In the cell phone photo, there was a man I met in front of the office yesterday.
Jinho smiled brightly. She was still under the influence of the drug and her mind was dazed.
“Kkkkkk. “For some reason, from the first time I saw him, I strangely wanted to kill him.”
Jinho grinned and called to gather his men.
“Guys, I need to eat some sashimi today.”
* * *
Kangmin left the building after working out at the health club as usual.
It was raining outside. Kangmin opened his umbrella and left the building, thinking deeply.
‘Have you done everything you can?’
Today was Friday. At 11:30 tomorrow, I had to leave for the parallel world again.
‘Kids will like snacks, right?’
Imagining the kids smiling made me feel better.
But that was then.
Something sharp and pointy touched my back. It was a knife.
“Follow me quietly.”
A gloomy male voice came from behind me.
‘what?’
It wasn’t scary. There have been too many obstacles for that to happen.
“Go straight ahead and enter the alley.”
Kangmin followed the words of the man behind him. After walking for about 20 minutes, he saw a building under construction on the outskirts.
‘There was a place like this? ‘I don’t know if anyone dies.’
Kang Min went up to the third floor of a building under construction.
“Hoo. We met again today. Do you think we are meant to be? “I gave you a business card. Should I keep in touch?”
Jinho Bang was there. Moreover, there were five large men standing next to Bang Jin-ho.
The man who brought Kang-min here was standing at the entrance to the third floor, blocking it.
“I threw away the business card because it smelled. “Why don’t you take a shower?”
“Khahahaha.”
Jinho laughed out loud like crazy. She laughed so hard that tears came to her eyes.
“Are you really funny? “That’s the funniest thing I’ve ever heard.”
“If it’s fun, would you do it again? Your piercing doesn’t suit you. “It looks just like a cow, right?”
Jinho’s expression hardened.
“Do you know what happened to those who said things like that in front of me?”
“I’m not really curious.”
Jinho gestured.
“You will find out soon. Guys. That bastard. “Try to listen carefully.”
“I understand, brother!”
Five large people began to approach, surrounding Kangmin.
Although it was a situation that should have scared Kang Min, he smiled.
“I warn you, but if you come, you will get hurt.”
Despite Kangmin’s words, the big guys approached in silence. Kangmin calmly looked at the distance between them and himself.
‘I can’t help it! shield!’
The moment he shouted in his heart, three shields appeared around Kangmin’s body.
But the big guys rushed at Kang Min as if they couldn’t see them.
At that moment, Kangmin shouted in his heart.
‘rotation!’
The shield lying on its side began to spin.
