Chapter 26
CHAPTER 26
"I am Kim Su-kyung of the Capital Market Investigation Bureau, Investigation Team 1."
"I am Choi Gang-hyeon, CEO of KH Capital."
They exchanged simple greetings.
"I came out today to request cooperation."
"Cooperation?"
"Yes. The FBI has requested cooperation."
FBI. Then it must be about NextMove, not this Yeongjong-do case.
If it's an FBI request for cooperation, it must be the NextMove transaction case.
"Yes, that's correct. We officially request you to submit all minutes of meetings related to NextMove, internal mail data of KH Capital, and all transaction details. This is the official document."
Kim Su-kyung held out a document. Confirming it was an official document stamped with the seal of the Financial Supervisory Service Governor, he nodded.
"Understood. I will prepare the data and send it. You didn't have to come personally for this kind of cooperation."
"No. Team leader level personnel are supposed to go out personally for official FBI cooperation. Besides..."
Kim Su-kyung adjusted her horn-rimmed glasses and sent a sharp gaze.
"I wanted to meet CEO Choi Gang-hyeon of KH Capital and KH Recovery, who is becoming a hot topic these days, in person."
He felt the check. But there was no reason to be intimidated. Because there was nothing to be caught even if investigated. At times like this, he had to come out strong.
"Please contact me anytime if you need help."
"I will do so."
Like that, Kim Su-kyung returned.
"Phew! The FSS..."
"Why did they come?"
"They say an investigation cooperation request came from the FBI because of the NextMove short selling case."
"Ah..."
Everyone understood at once.
"This is the list of data requested by the FSS. They asked to organize and send it by tomorrow, so please process this work preferentially."
"Yes, understood."
He had to organize things to solve one by one.
Recently, there was a company that emerged in Yeouido. It was KH Capital. The reason KH Capital emerged wasn't because it raised notable performance in financial products.
"I heard the profit KH Capital made with this real estate investment will be over 100 billion won roughly."
"That's just book profit right now. Practically, depending on the completion of the theme park and its success, they might make profit more than that, not just 100 billion won."
"True, foreign kids are very interested in our culture these days due to BTS, Squid Game and so on."
"The theme park Incheon City is trying to make is also a theme park piggybacking on such K-Culture."
"But will it work properly? Mostly things fail when local governments make something piggybacking on such trends."
"Whatever it becomes, they just have to exit properly. Land price will jump double before it's built anyway right?"
"True, that is right."
As they caught Jeonse fraud along with hitting the jackpot in real estate investment, they were called heroes of the common people. To traders, such a social phenomenon was a rare experience. Because so-called institutions were enemies of the common people. Thanks to that, KH Capital's name went up and down every day in Yeouido.
Gang-hyeon, who sent documents to the FSS side, was sitting in a cafe in Gwanghwamun.
"Weather is good."
When Gang-hyeon, seated at the outdoor terrace, was looking up at the sky.
"Uh? What? Why are you here?"
A familiar but unpleasant voice was heard. Turning his head, his ex-wife, Han So-ye, was standing with a man he saw for the first time.
Even when divorcing I hated her and all, but now no particular thought comes to mind.
Only half a year, but surprisingly no emotion arose. That much change happened to Gang-hyeon, and she no longer occupied a big portion of his life.
"Didn't you hear me? I asked why you are here?"
Was it because she felt bad at Gang-hyeon's relaxed attitude? Han So-ye raised her voice again.
"We are strangers now. I wish we would turn off attention to each other."
"Hmph! Do you think I talked to you because I like it? Just in time. Lawyer Lee, this is the person."
Saying that, Han So-ye sat on the chair opposite. The rudeness of not even asking for permission was enough to make Gang-hyeon uncomfortable.
"What is this..."
"Hello? I am Lawyer Lee Tae-seong of Choi & Jang."
At the word Choi & Jang, gaze naturally headed to Lee Tae-seong. He also sat next to Han So-ye and continued speaking naturally.
"I just had a consultation with Ms. So-ye today. Just in time I meet the party involved like this."
"Party involved?"
"Yes. According to Ms. So-ye, when divorcing the husband..."
"Ex-husband!"
"Ah, sorry. She said the ex-husband hid assets."
"What kind of sound is that?"
"Ha! Pretending not to know? You were hiding Bitcoin secretly from others! How can a person be like that? No wonder, buying Hermes bag casually, moving to another place. I couldn't understand."
She had a refreshed expression as if finding the answer to an unsolvable problem. No, but what does that matter?
"What does Bitcoin before marriage have to do with you? Originally that coin was..."
"Ah, the ex-husband seems not to know properly. These days, there is a ruling that assets before marriage are also subject to division if maintained during the marriage period."
There is such a ruling?
It was absurd. No, more than that, why is she making an expression that she won everything?
"Heard that? So, I also have a share in that coin."
Ah, did she make such an expression thinking so?
"When I first heard that news, I intended to sue. But then it takes lots of time and both become tired right? So, just give me 30 percent."
Absurd demand. No need to listen anymore.
"Do it, lawsuit."
"W... what?"
"Do it. Not only lawsuit, try everything you want to do. I listened to what absurd sound you were making. Why are you becoming more stupid gradually?"
"Eek...!"
Face turning red like a ripe tomato unable to hold back anger was worth seeing. Moment she tried to shout something, the lawyer named Lee Tae-seong stopped her and spoke.
"The fact that the ex-husband hid Bitcoin intentionally will act unfavorably in court. Plus, a fight with our Choi & Jang won't be pleasant..."
"Since when did you represent Choi & Jang?"
At that time, at the voice heard from behind, Lee Tae-seong turned his head. There was Choi Gyeong-min standing holding two cups of coffee in both hands. Lee Tae-seong seeing him, his face was dyed pale as if seeing a Grim Reaper.
"L... Lawyer Choi."
Lawyer Choi, passing him who was flustered, put down coffee in front of Gang-hyeon and spoke.
"I apologize, CEO. Our company employee committed rudeness."
"It's okay. By the way, Lawyer Choi, does it really become an unfavorable fight for me?"
Seeing Choi Gyeong-min treating Gang-hyeon politely, Lee Tae-seong intuited something went wrong.
"No. It is not unfavorable because you just have to prove that the CEO didn't hide assets intentionally. Above all, the case Intern Lee Tae-seong mentioned is a case that occurred rarely when the marriage life was long. In the CEO's case, it is not recognized because the marriage life was short."
"I see. Still, a fight with Choi & Jang doesn't seem pleasant."
"I will solve that problem as soon as I enter. Intern Lee Tae-seong, let's have an interview right after lunch time ends."
"S... sorry! I am really sorry!"
Lee Tae-seong bowing hurriedly and apologizing, but Choi Gyeong-min was firm. Han So-ye was evidently flustered at the atmosphere reversed in an instant. Watching such her, Gang-hyeon felt no feeling. Just keenly realized how he had no eye for women.
I was naive and stupid too.
Why did I cling so much saying I like such a woman. Heart that didn't exist originally disappeared even more.
"Would you leave the seat now? I don't have much time."
"...Wait and see."
Laughter came out seeing So-ye disappearing without admitting she was wrong until the end. As only two remained again, Lawyer Choi bowed.
"I apologize, CEO."
"No. I rather made you intervene in a problem with ex-wife."
"Please tell me anytime if you need my help."
"Yes, if a problem occurs by any chance, I will ask for a favor."
Refreshing the atmosphere like that, entered the main point.
"The proposal CEO made, I thought about it well. However, no matter how much I think, there doesn't seem to be much work I can do as a lawyer in the CEO's company. If you entrust request like now..."
Gang-hyeon watching Choi Gyeong-min speaking conclusion reached after much worry corrected error urgently.
"Ah, there seems to be some misunderstanding."
"Yes?"
"I am not trying to recruit Lawyer Choi simply as a lawyer."
"Not a lawyer?"
"Yes. What I want is you to take charge as advisor cum lawyer of our company."
What sound is this again?
"As you know, it hasn't been long since I started business. Plus, I devoted most of my life only to investment. So my head is hardened to one side."
He knew well what this meant. Humans were surprisingly simple. If repeating only one work, become optimized there. Thinking also becomes fixed and thinking in other directions becomes difficult. So changing jobs to a completely different field was more advantageous when young.
"But Lawyer Choi wasn't like that. While listening to the idea to rebuild KH Construction recently, ah, I thought this person sees things differently from me."
"It's undeserved praise. It seems so because I meet people of various job groups as I take charge of various requests."
"Yes, I want a person with such wide vision to advise next to me."
What this word meant was one thing.
Do you have no intention to stop here?
Starting with investment company called KH Capital, to KH Recovery and KH Construction. Although hard to call it an organization yet, the scale of business Choi Gang-hyeon leads became considerably big. Nevertheless, Gang-hyeon seemed not satisfied. If satisfied, wouldn't have thought about recruiting himself.
"I request formally again. Will you help me and be together in the future?"
At first, intended to refuse. But after hearing his blueprint, the mind that tried to refuse tilted rapidly.
"Understood. I look forward to working with you."
To the side wanting to be with this man.
Gang-hyeon returned to the office. Although Lawyer Choi decided to join, joining immediately was impossible. Since there were existing requests he was in charge of, decided to join company after solving them and finishing handover. Until joining, decided to undertake work in request form like now.
"Obtained reassuring ally."
That too considerably reassuring ally. If comparing to Romance of the Three Kingdoms, it's like Liu Bei obtained Zhuge Liang.
"Seem have to look into new investment destination slowly."
Since it takes quite time until Yeongjong-do development is completed, it was time to look for other investment destination. At that time Gang-hyeon's phone rang.
Checked Kang Myeong-gu's name and received phone immediately.
"Yes, Representative. What's the matter?"
"Share?"
"I will depart now. Please convey it takes about one hour thirty minutes."
Hanging up phone Gang-hyeon recalled share structure of KH Construction.
"Is it Chinese side private equity fund?"
Private equity fund holding share since JS Construction time. It weighed on mind that place quiet until now came now.
"Will know if meeting."
He departed for Yeongjong-do immediately.
Yeongjong-do KH Construction office. Representative Kang Myeong-gu and group of men were facing each other in the place quite well-equipped.
"Ah, did you come, Director?"
As Gang-hyeon entered office Representative Kang Myeong-gu welcomed him gladly.
"Have been well?"
"Haha! I have been well thanks to you."
Exchanged greeting with Representative Kang Myeong-gu.
"I am Choi Gang-hyeon of KH Recovery."
Faced private equity fund personnels.
"I am Li Chun-xing of Dongfang Partners Korea."
Could know moment seeing. That not Korean. But that wasn't important thing.
Light is coming out.
Intense blue light was emitting from body of man named Li Chun-xing.
(End of Chapter)
— Translated by Prime Works —