IRLPLBIO Chapter 50 Part 2

I’m curious why you’re going to such lengths. It’s easy to say ‘just one company,’ but establishing an investment company also costs a lot. The losses will likely be greater than the profits gained from simply swallowing Woo-shin Pharmaceuticals.

Who says it ends with just Woo-shin?

Huh? Oh, Jae-gu…

Jeong Seung-dae spoke very politely. Kwang-cheol seemed accustomed to managing people in a different way than Jae-gu.

Ah, my Hyung.

Kwang-cheol subtly covered his mouth with his hand. But the twitching of his cheeks and cheekbones clearly showed he was smiling.

Jeong Seung-dae suddenly recalled how wary Kwang-cheol had been when they first met.

Kwang-cheol was superior to Jeong Seung-dae in every aspect. The reason he was so wary of Jeong Seung-dae was probably because he disliked Jae-gu forming relationships with others in places he didn’t know. To Jeong Seung-dae, whose interactions with Jae-gu had only consisted of fear and threats, this was a very unfair explanation.

Jeong Seung-dae, who had been observing the situation, soon put aside his complex thoughts. Both Jae-gu and Kwang-cheol were beyond his comprehension. He simply thought, Perhaps this is how early education is conducted in chaebol families.

It’s to give my Hyung what he wants. My Hyung… often rushes into things in a risky way. Wouldn’t it be dangerous without assistance?

He didn’t fully understand it at once, but he could grasp what Kwang-cheol was trying to say. There was a limit to what Jeong Seung-dae alone could accomplish by just talking, without a proper plan. It was surprising that the still young Kwang-cheol had realized this point.

As if to convince the dazed Jeong Seung-dae, Kwang-cheol added another remark.

As you know, working with just a business card would be precarious. Even if it’s a paper company, it’s better to have a company. Perception affects attitude, after all.

Kwang-cheol only said that. He knew it wasn’t the whole story, but if he knew, he couldn’t question it further.

Jeong Seung-dae departed the very next day after returning from his meeting with Han Yun-cheol. It took just under two weeks to establish a paper company in the Virgin Islands, famous as a tax haven and slush fund hideout, and return.

That was enough time for Woo Dong-hyeok, who had expected Jeong Seung-dae to come directly to him when things didn’t work out with Han Yun-cheol, to be extremely anxious. It was also around that time that Han Yun-cheol, who had begun investigating Jeong Seung-dae, unexpectedly discovered that Jeong Seung-dae possessed a legitimate identity.

According to Jeong Seung-dae, the situation with Woo-shin Pharmaceuticals was unfolding differently than Jae-gu had expected. It meant it couldn’t end by simply pumping up the stock price as much as possible with news of a new drug and then pulling out.

Given the opportunity to speak, Jeong Seung-dae immediately began to show off, wagging his finger as soon as he felt it was his stage.

No, no, no. That method is old. The smart, latest method is quite the opposite. From now on, listen carefully!

That swindler bastard, he didn’t even contact me, and now he’s showing up with his tongue buttered up…

Jae-gu clenched his fist. The startled Jeong Seung-dae quickly removed the “butter” from his tongue.

Ah, that’s not what I meant, it’s just that I got so engrossed in the role that I inadvertently… Hahahaha.

You’re laughing? You’re laughing? You dare laugh when I’m speaking? Fine, let’s see if that ‘engrossment’ of yours holds up now.

No! No no no, I’ve snapped out of it now, completely out of it!

Even at Jae-gu’s mere pretense of standing up, Jeong Seung-dae desperately retreated to a corner. He covered his head with one hand and his stomach with the other. Although he knew Jae-gu was not an opponent he could block, the human instinct to survive was powerful.

Hyung, let’s at least hear about the method first.

Kwang-cheol said softly, putting his arms around Jae-gu’s waist and pulling him closer.

Jeong Seung-dae, who had been observing, straightened himself up. Kwang-cheol seemed to have no intention whatsoever of protecting him from Jae-gu’s violence, even though he had provided him with a new identity and supported him with luxury goods.

Realizing this anew, he looked at Kwang-cheol with extremely wronged eyes. However, Kwang-cheol only looked at Jae-gu, seemingly unaware that Jeong Seung-dae was even in the same room. As if the stiffened Jae-gu was absolutely adorable.

Hyung? What’s wrong?

Uh, uh… this, this hand…

Yes, if Hyung sits here.

…It’s too close…

No, it’s not.

Oh, right. Okay.

Jae-gu, who was nothing short of a tyrant in front of others, creaked like a wooden doll with poorly oiled joints in front of Kwang-cheol.