Isn't that too harsh?
Han Hyun-jin and Han Hyun-woo were waiting for someone at a room salon.
After a while, the door opened and a man in a suit came inside.
"Oh my! The CEOs want to see me in person. This is an honor to the family."
The man greeted them with a gruff grumble, but Han Hyeon-jin and Han Hyeon-woo greeted him with smiles instead.
The man sitting across from the two people put some ice in the glass in front of him and poured some liquor.
He drank the strong alcohol in one gulp and opened his mouth.
"But why did you want to see me? I remember you saying that you wouldn't associate with a human being like me."
Han Hyun-jin said with an awkward smile at the barbed words.
"President Kim. When did we say we wouldn't treat you like that?"
"Didn't you say you'd never get involved with a punk? Are you already getting dementia? Or do you find me funny?"
The man called President Kim gnashed his teeth and put his glass down hard.
"Haha. Back then······."
"Wasn't it CEO Han who called you to do business with me, and CEO Han who said he couldn't do it? So why are you looking for me again now?"
"It's a lucrative business. It's so much money that President Kim will never touch in his entire life. There's a job that will allow him to get his hands on that money."
President Kim smiled broadly at the word money and rolled his eyes.
"Money? I, Kim Min-woo, would join hands with my enemies for money. Okay, let me talk about it. Listen."
He seemed like a rough man on the outside, but his demeanor was fierce.
Feeling thirsty, Han Hyun-jin moistened his lips with the alcohol in front of him and opened his mouth.
"I want you to do one thing. Then I'll give you 10 billion."
"10 billion?"
Kim Min-woo's eyes widened at the larger than expected amount.
"Yes. 10 billion. This is just the beginning. We use Mr. Kim's company for all construction projects our group does."
The reward that Han Hyun-jin offered was too great to be easily rejected.
"What on earth is going on that they're giving a huge sum of money, 10 billion won, and all the construction business rights that a certain CEO will do in the future? Is this scary for no reason?"
"It's nothing. Just kill one person."
"What? Killing people?"
Kim Min-woo asked back, but there was doubt in his voice as to whether he was giving all that for something so minor.
Han Hyun-jin said, shaking his head slowly.
"It won't be easy."
"Are you asking me to kill the president?"
"No, kill my brother."
"You want me to kill my brother? What do you mean? What are you trying to do? Are you kidding me?"
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"I am serious."
"Me, Won. That younger brother isn't the president Han Hyun-woo here, right? Are you talking about Han Hyun-soo, the leader of the Heavenly Church?"
Although there was a reaction of disbelief, Han Hyun-jin had an extremely serious expression on his face.
"You can't do it at the main office. We'll lure him outside, and you can kill him then. We have security personnel, but President Kim can take care of that, right?"
"Killing someone isn't something that can be done easily. If something goes wrong, not only our organization, but even I will not be safe."
Moreover, since it was a task of killing the leader of a cult, the risk was even greater.
But it was too much money to give up easily.
Kim Min-woo, who had been thinking for a moment, filled his glass with alcohol and emptied it in one go.
He put down his empty glass and made a suggestion to Han Hyun-jin in return.
"20 billion. I'll kill Han Hyun-soo and leave Korea. Wouldn't that be better for both of us?"
"Okay. Okay. 20 billion."
"The advance payment is 10 billion won. Pay me the rest when you're done."
"that······."
Han Hyun-jin was embarrassed when asked for 10 billion won as a deposit.
"Why? You can't give it to me? Don't you know that an advance payment is essential when entrusting work to someone in this field? You don't seem to know how dangerous it is, and right now, Cheonha Group is protecting Han Hyun-soo. Do you think you can go against Cheonha Group in Korea and get a piece of cake? I can't even use my subordinates for this kind of work. I have to call in the Koreans in China. That costs a lot of money."
Kim Min-woo had already known that Cheonha Group was behind Han Hyun-soo.
Because instructions had already been given to gangsters across the country not to interfere with anything related to the Church of Heaven.
But 20 billion was an amount that could be ignored and touched.
Since it was something he could do by leaving Korea, Kim Min-woo gladly accepted this request.
"Do you understand? How dangerous this is? If you go against the Cheonha Group, you can't do anything."
"Why on earth did Cheonha Group······?"
Han Hyun-jin was confused when he heard that Cheonha Group was looking after him.
But Kim Min-woo also just shrugged his shoulders.
"I don't know. It's just an order from above. I'm thinking of bringing in some Joseonjok and using them. Those guys are fearless."
Han Hyun-jin asked again.
"So, are you saying that the bodyguards around Han Hyun-soo are from Cheonha Group?"
"No. Cheonha Group is just watching this incident. They just gave instructions not to intervene. If Cheonha Group's strike force had moved, the two people in front of me wouldn't be drinking with me like this."
It was a calm but fierce statement. Han Hyun-jin and Han Hyun-woo looked at each other with bewildered expressions.
Kim Min-woo lifted his glass and held it out toward him.
"What are you going to do? Will you give me the advance payment? No. Give me the money. Or else I'll leak this story to Han Hyun-soo."
Kim Min-woo's snickering smile seemed even more vile.
"Whether I do this or not, you have to give me 10 billion to keep my mouth shut."
"This is crazy······."
"Why? You don't like it? If you don't like it, then what?"
Kim Min-woo put down his glass and stood up from his seat without any hesitation.
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Han Hyun-jin stopped Kim Min-woo in a hurry.
"······Can you make sure of that?"
Kim Min-woo said with a sly smile.
"Money can even summon ghosts. With 10 billion, you can summon dozens, no, hundreds of people in China, and still have money left over. They consider human lives as worthless as the lives of flies when it comes to money. What do you think?"
"Okay. I'll give you 10 billion as a deposit."
At those words, Kim Min-woo sat down again.
"I need you to give me 10 billion right away after I finish this. I'm planning on leaving Korea right away. If I stay in Korea, I'm dead."
"Okay. I'd rather you disappear."
Kim Min-woo held out his glass again, and Han Hyun-jin and Han Hyun-woo clinked their glasses with his.
* * *
Han Hyun-soo quickly began to regain control of the main unit.
Among the responsible pastors, those who sided with Kim Seon-ja and her two older brothers disappeared without a trace.
Han Hyun-soo, who returned, showed a different behavior than before.
But so far, no action has been taken against the family.
"mother."
Han Hyun-soo was having a conversation alone with Kim Sun-ja.
"Yes, Hyunsoo."
"Why did you do that?"
"What? I don't know what you're talking about."
"This is how it goes. Did you pick me up? How could you possibly think of killing your own son with your own hands?"
"What are you talking about? I gave birth to this child through pain. What on earth are you talking about?"
Although Kim Sun-ja desperately tried to get away, Han Hyun-soo ignored her and threw a bundle of documents at her.
The photos and materials contained in it contained all of Kim Seon-ja's activities up to now.
Kim Seon-ja's face turned pale when she found out the identity of the document.
"It was my mother who introduced my secretary to the Japanese religious order, and it was my mother who told me to kill her. Don't say no. I'm holding back from killing her right now."
"Tongue, Hyunsoo."
"Why don't you just be satisfied with living like this? What's the point of changing anything? How much longer do you have left to live that you can be so greedy?"
"That's not it······."
Kim Seon-ja tried to make an excuse, but Han Hyeon-su shook his head.
"You never say sorry. I have no regrets anymore. It will be as Mother wanted. We will all die. That is our family's future. Didn't you want that?"
Han Hyun-soo, who spoke coldly, got up from his seat and turned around.
"Mother won't kill you right away. Watch how your brothers die and how I change the Church of Heaven. That would be more painful to you than death."
"Hyunsoo, what I'm saying is······."
Kim Seon-ja got up from her seat and approached Han Hyeon-su, but was blocked by the mercenaries.
Han Hyun-soo left his mother and went outside.
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The captain leading the mercenaries stood next to Han Hyeon-su.
"Never let him go outside."
The mercenary captain nodded.
"Okay. But do you plan on keeping him alive?"
"I'm still thinking about it. Should I kill him or let him live?"
"I respect your choice."
"Thank you always."
"I'm grateful, but I'm doing it for money."
Han Hyun-soo laughed at the calm words of the mercenary captain. That reaction actually earned people's trust.
"But you guys have to kill them all. This time, he suggested that we meet outside. He said that he wanted to clear up the misunderstanding."
"Wouldn't it be dangerous?"
"Well, with your skills, you can stop anyone, right?"
There was a reason why Han Hyun-soo was so calm. The mercenaries sent by Kim Moo-hyeok were definitely skilled.
"That's obvious. No one can get through us and reach you."
"Then what does it matter? Just go, whether you dig a trap or do something else."
"Please let me know in advance when the meeting place is decided. We need to prepare as well."
"Okay."
The conversation between the two was extremely peaceful.
"Are you going to kill me then?"
"Yeah. I have to clean everything up that day."
Even if it's a statement simulating murder.
Han Hyun-jin was thinking of killing his brothers.
Otherwise, something like this will happen again someday.
* * *
As I had hoped, all eyes in Japan were on Hiroyuki.
Among these, the black money handed over by the yakuza in particular emerged as a big issue.
The opposition party made a fuss, saying that the Liberal Democratic Party's dark connections had been revealed, and Koizumi drew the line, saying that it was Hiroyuki's unilateral action.
However, the fact that they had received bribes from the yakuza was a fatal blow to this cabinet, which had declared war on the yakuza.
[War with the Yakuza? The story behind it.] [The Yakuza that won't disappear. Money will buy your life.]
Following Yomiuri's exclusive report, several follow-up articles poured in.
The shady dealings of politicians and the yakuza.
What could be more fun than this?
The media outlets that had the scoop dug into this case without exception, and soon politicians with ties to the yakuza within the Hiroyuki faction were revealed one after another.
The re-exploration of Block 7 with Korea has completely disappeared from the newspapers.
Although right-wing groups were still protesting, they did not receive much attention.
"Was the person who made the appointment Nagano Shoji?"
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"Yes, that's right. It's the core of the Bondan faction."
The Korean Church of Heaven was gradually being organized, but in Japan, it was impossible to say who had the upper hand.
After running for quite some time, we arrived at the meeting place.
"Hello, Pastor Shoji."
Shoji was already waiting for me in front of the podium. He was the first to extend his hand and ask for a handshake.
"I've heard a lot from you, President Kim Mu-hyeok."
He shook the hand he was holding lightly, let go, and let out a good-natured smile.
"Really? What kind of story did you hear?"
"Isn't it you, sir, who saved the life of Reverend Han Hyun-soo?"
"Why do you think so?"
Shoji spoke decisively without a moment's hesitation.
"If not, then there is no explanation. They took over the headquarters too quickly. I don't know if it's President Han Sung-jin, but Pastor Han Hyun-soo doesn't have that kind of ability."
"This, sir. But isn't this too harsh for a leader in name only?"
"The person I serve is President Han Seong-jin."
"Hmm······."
I thought you supported Han Hyun-soo because you were a member of the Bondan faction, but I guess that's not the case.
Seeing how he brings up the Han Sung-jin story even though he knows I helped Han Hyun-soo, it seems like he has quite a stubborn personality.
"Please come inside first. We have a lot to talk about today."
I entered the classroom with Shoji.
As soon as he sat down in the seat he was guiding me to, he got straight to the point without even looking at the liver.
"I heard that you are against the Japanese church separating from the main church."
"Yes. Following the doctrines of President Han Sung-jin is the Church of Heaven. If you deviate from it, it is not the Church of Heaven."
"Are you serious about that? You're not using Chairman Han Sung-jin to take the initiative?"
As if hit on the nail on the head, Shoji shut his mouth tightly.
"Let's be honest. Do you think Han Sung-jin is the real Messiah? No, you don't? Even if ordinary believers don't think so, how could someone who is a responsible pastor think like that?"
"······I respect President Han Seong-jin."
"Of course I can respect you. But apart from that respect, I'm asking if you want to continue to belong to the group without any selfish motives."
Shoji furrowed his brows at the direct question.
"Why do you ask that?"
"I don't trust people who are not greedy. Let me ask you one last time. Are you acting without any selfish motives, only for Han Sung-jin?"
< Isn't that too harsh? > End
< Let's say these are my requirements >