The Inheritance That Was Never Found
Siheon barely managed to get out those words, swallowing his breath as he asked.
“How much longer?”
“So, how much time is left for Chairman Cha?”
“It sounds trite to say it, but it’s the truth, so there’s nothing I can do about it.”
Ji-woo let out a laugh as if she couldn’t believe it herself, then immediately wiped the smile from her face.
“Shortest would be six months, longest about a year. Probably even that would be difficult for you.”
The eyes of the person looking at her showed no wavering.
Siheon, who had hoped it would be a lie, realized that her words were perfect fact, and he closed his eyes with a groan.
In the car heading home. Siheon’s gaze was fixed on the front of the car, but his mind was constantly replaying the words Director Myeong had said earlier, leaving him in turmoil.
“Hah. No wonder. He started acting strangely all of a sudden.”
Only then did the things that had been puzzling him before seem to have found their reason.
He had always been told to get married, but it was the first time he had strongly insisted like this recently.
Moreover, he even brought young Jeong Dayeon to get married. It was strange.
But it turned out it was all because of the grandfather’s illness.
Siheon was gradually realizing that the time he would spend with him was running out.
The phone on the console box rang with a vibrating sound.
It was Director Myeong.
Siheon checked the vehicle display and pressed the hands-free button.
“Yes. This is Cha Siheon.”
“―Big trouble. Executive Director.”
Mixed with the urgent voice, the sound of panting as if he was running somewhere came through.
“What’s the matter?”
Siheon’s voice, which had sensed something was amiss, lowered.
“―Right now, that human Yoon Tak-su went to Jeong Dayeon’s house. Yoon Tak-su is one of the underlings of Go Byeong-uk, and there are over a hundred regional gangsters under them…”
Before Director Myeong’s words were finished, Siheon, who had heard the name Go Byeong-uk, stepped on the brake pedal hard and reduced his speed.
The sound of cracking coming from the phone made Director Myeong stop speaking and look for Siheon.
“―Hello? Are you okay, Executive Director.”
Siheon, who had stopped the car on the side of the road, asked with a dry mouth.
His jaw was tightly clenched, and he asked Director Myeong in a voice that sounded like he was grinding his teeth.
“Where is that place?”
“―What?”
“The house of Jeong Dayeon that Yoon Tak-su went to, where is that place?”
Siheon’s eyes, staring at the car window in front, were fierce as if they wanted to tear someone apart.
A short while later, after receiving Dayeon’s address from Director Myeong, Siheon’s car turned around and went back the way it came. The luxurious sedan cut through the night air of the city with a humming sound as it accelerated.
“What the hell are you?”
The sudden appearance of the intruder made Yoon Tak-su’s face change instantly.
“You don’t belong here. You shouldn’t be involved.”
Despite Yoon Tak-su’s threatening words, his gaze remained fixed on Dayeon. The sharp eyes visible from afar reached Dayeon’s wrist.
“You don’t listen to what I say, do you?”
His voice was cold enough to make the body stiffen. Even the coldness in that voice, Yoon Tak-su twisted Dayeon’s wrist as if to show off, not letting her go.
“Ah… it hurts… it hurts…”
Watching the sobbing Dayeon, Siheon’s mouth made a grinding sound as his jaw tightened.
With big strides, he walked straight in front of Yoon Tak-su and grabbed his wrist, bending it backward.
“Ahh!”
The man’s wrist bent with a crack, and a scream came out of his mouth. Although Yoon Tak-su’s build was no less than Siheon’s, he couldn’t move in front of Siheon’s strength.
“What, what are you doing? Not letting go?”
Yoon Tak-su twisted his body in pain, but Siheon didn’t release the hand. Instead, he slowly, very slowly, twisted the wrist higher.
“Ahh!”
The joint bent to the limit, and a terrible scream burst out.
Siheon’s face showed no expression. It was as if he was looking down on a broken object rather than breaking a person’s wrist.
Because Siheon applied so much force that a scream came out of Yoon Tak-su’s mouth, Dayeon was released. Seeing Dayeon rubbing her painful wrist and backing away, Siheon kicked the back of his knee with his foot.
Thud.
Yoon Tak-su, who had lost his balance, fell to his knees on the floor.
“Keuk.”
He let out a short scream, grabbed his flailing arm that was bent the other way, and glared at Siheon fiercely.
“You son of a bitch. You think you can get away with this?”
He shouted as if to be heard by someone.
But something was off. At this point, the subordinates waiting should have rushed in after hearing his voice, but no one came no matter how long he waited.
Feeling that something was amiss, he rolled his eyes. Siheon, seeing him, said with a sneer.
“Expectations of receiving help from someone? Throw them away.”
“What?”
“If the people you’re waiting for are already gone.”
The subordinates who were standing like doormen before entering Dayeon’s house had long been dealt with by Director Myeong who had left first.
Unlike his intellectual appearance, Director Myeong, who was also skilled in martial arts, easily subdued the group that Yoon Tak-su had brought.
At this moment, they would be waiting under the building with their wrists tied with ties, ready to be handed over to the police.
Realizing that his subordinates weren’t coming no matter how long he waited, Yoon Tak-su spat out curses.
“You son of a bitch… Do you know who I am? Do you know who you’re messing with?”
Despite the rough threats, Siheon showed no disturbance. He opened his mouth slowly with a neutral expression.
“Yoon Tak-su. Age 54. Starting from extorting money from kids with runny noses 30 years ago, he’s now a well-known loan shark. He’s become quite famous as a gangster who smokes a lot of pride in this region.”
Siheon’s words were as accurate as if he had already read the report. Yoon Tak-su, who didn’t expect him to know so much about him, showed a visibly surprised expression.
“How… how do you know that.”
“If you have the intention to kill, you should investigate who the opponent is and attack.”
Siheon’s eyes, which had been smiling briefly, suddenly turned cold.
“Without hesitation, I will pay Jung Du-seop’s debt and the interest of 580 million won in full.”
Without any hesitation, offering such a huge sum surprised not only Yoon Tak-su but also Du-seop and Dayeon behind him as they looked at Siheon in shock.
“However, you probably won’t be able to keep that money forever. We have already identified all the funds of your operating loan shark business and the 13 anonymous accounts.”
“What… what?”
“Sometime tomorrow. The day our lawyer’s prepared materials are handed over to the prosecution.”
“……!”
“If caught, you won’t see the outside sunlight in your lifetime. More than you expect, I have more information about you.”
Yoon Tak-su’s lips opened in surprise, and his red face turned pale.
“If you want to save even a single won, you should move diligently from now on, right?”
The eyes that had been wavering for a moment violently shook when they heard the siren sound wailing “eeeiing”.
The loud red and blue lights flashing everywhere. It seemed the police had arrived after a report.
“Fuck.”
Realizing the situation was going awry, Yoon Tak-su spat out a curse and fled the house as if running away.
“At this point, people might have already entered the office. I wonder if there’s any time to prepare.”
Watching Yoon Tak-su’s back as he ran away in a hurry, Siheon clicked his tongue shortly.
Jung Du-seop, who had been kneeling, stood up only after Yoon Tak-su disappeared. He struck his stiff legs with his fists and glared at Dayeon fiercely.
“You bitch, your dad almost died, and even in this situation, you’re hiding the inheritance?”
Dayeon and Siheon both looked at him with faces full of surprise at the unexpected action.
“Dad…”
“Where’s the inheritance left by Do Hee-ok. You received it as soon as you turned 20! Where did that inheritance go!”
She had already said several times that there was no such inheritance. But her dad kept talking about the non-existent inheritance. How many more times did she have to say it? How could she make him believe?
Angry to the point of boiling, Jung Du-seop approached Dayeon with heavy footsteps.
At that moment, when Dayeon was looking at his appearance with a face devoid of color.
Siheon stepped forward one step and blocked in front of Dayeon.
The appearance of the man blocking the way like a wall changed Du-seop’s angry expression for a moment.
“Aigo. Where did such a precious person come from.”
He bowed all the way to his waist, checking Siheon’s mood, and asked cautiously.
“However, can you really repay my debt?”
After Du-seop’s question, Siheon looked down at him with a cold gaze.
“You are the husband of the late Dr. Do Hee-ok, right?”
“Yes. That’s right…”
Siheon smiled faintly and said in a calm voice.
“The inheritance left by that person to his daughter is me.”
“Eh… eh?”
“The inheritance you were looking for so desperately is me.”