Chapter 178

Chapter 178

Unlocked chapter (5/13)

[When the Fox Rain Stops (12)]

A state of emergency has fallen on Dangun Construction.

It had been a tense couple of days.

Today was no different.

After leaving the subsidiary in the dead of night, Yeom Jun-woo sighed as soon as he stepped into the waiting vehicle.

Where do you want to go?

Where do you mean, why are you asking me that? Youve been here for months, eh? Dont you think Im going home?

Just a little while ago, he received a call from Hong Jun-il, the chairman of Dangun Group.

It was a message suggesting that someone should be placed before the prosecutors office before the damage spread any further.

What he was referring to was obvious.

He wanted someone in the Yeom family to take the fall.

Himself, his wife, his brother, anyone related to him.

He couldnt help but feel irritated just thinking about it.

Yeom Jun-woo kicked the drivers seat with frustration and threw a container of mints on the seat.

The driver endured his outburst in silence, then finally pressed the gas pedal.

Fucking assholes. If theyre going to fight, let them fight like kids. Isnt management a joke? They create the problems, and were supposed to pay for them?

Swearing involuntarily, Yeom Jun-woo leaned back in his seat and felt his heart pound just thinking about the pile of problems that had accumulated.

Attacks were coming from all directions.

From one side, it seemed like Sirius Group was deliberately delaying the project that had been scheduled, and on the other side, they were picking apart any discrepancies between construction materials and budgets that had been implicitly agreed upon.

It was truly the high-handedness of a conglomerate.

If they did something wrong, they should take responsibility themselves.

On the other side, the heirs of Eternal Group, who were fighting a succession war among themselves, used the corruption of Dangun Construction to bring down their competition.

The ties between Eternal Group and Dangun Construction had become public knowledge.

Dangun Construction had to apologize and claim that they had no knowledge of the issue.

The problem was that Eternal Group had revealed the dual ledger, something that Yeom Jun-woo had been confident would never happen.

He was going crazy.

He urgently asked Clan Dangun to look into the situation.

The Clan responded with a report that the difficulty of the Dungeon Market, which had been a red zone, had increased dramatically, and that someone had stolen everything in the vault.

Theyre still trying to figure out who did it.

And there was no intention to find that person.

The damage had been done, and Dangun Construction was to blame.

Clan Dangun will remain untouched.

And who the hell are these organized criminals? Who sent thugs to my company?

It was chaotic.

On one side, they had to reconcile with the Sirius Group, and on the other side, they had to negotiate with the Eternal Group on where to draw the line.

But now, gangsters had gone to the construction site where Dangun Construction was working and caused a scene.

Because of their interference, some of the construction projects were not going to be completed on time.

They suspected that KK E&C orDonghae E&C were responsible, but they couldnt catch a tail, so they were left with nothing.

By the way, is your son okay? I heard that he had a meltdown at school today.

Ha, Jae-jin must be having a hard time too.

Yeom Jun-woo shrugged his shoulders in response to the drivers words.

His son, Yeom Jae-jin, was eager and proud to become Hong Jin-woos closest confidant, who would one day become the chairman of the Dangun Group.

With everything that had gone wrong, he could tell he was stressed.

Even if he wasnt, hed gotten a call from his wife today that Jae-jin was having a mental breakdown and causing trouble.

How do you know that?

Yeom Jun-woo lifted himself off the backrest.

After casually flipping through the pages, he came to his senses and spoke to the driver.

The driver didnt answer, but kept his hands on the wheel.

Hey! How do you know that? Your job is to drive like youre told!

What, are you going to sell that information to someone? Where the fuck do you think youre coming from? Who the fuck told you!

Halfway out of his seat, he slapped the driver on the back of the head.

The driver didnt even move.

This asshole is disrespecting me? Who told you?

Is that so important?

Uh?

Suddenly, the car crossed the centerline and encroached into the opposite lane.

Thrown sideways, Yeom Jun woos head hit the window frame.

Ugh, this bastard wants to die!

Do you want to know who told me?

What? Yes, tell me, asshole! Ill call them right now and cut off the guy who told you!

Yeom Jun woo grabbed the back of the drivers neck, his face turning red as he yelled.

Nevertheless, the driver continued to ask in an unchanged tone.

Do you want to know who told me?

Curious?

Who told me?

Who?

Told me?

.

Like a puppet repeating recorded words.

The driver repeated.

You, who the hell are you!

Something was wrong.

Only now did Yeon Jun woo realize that the car was veering off the usual path he took.

A desolate road.

The winding road, relying only on the headlights, was revealed before him.

Are you curious?

A chill ran down his spine.

The driver was looking at him, craning his neck in a bizarre direction.

His pupils focused on one spot, as if he had lost his mind.

Hey, look ahead, look ahead, look ahead!

Then Yeom Jun woo saw a wall appear right in front of him and screamed.

Im going to die.

He quickly grabbed the steering wheel from the drivers grasp and twisted it.

The car made a screeching noise as it turned sharply on the narrow road.

A thud was heard, and an impact hit them from the side.Follow current novels on novelb((in).(com)

Ugh!

Chairman.

Speak.

I will resign as a teacher once your granddaughter graduates.

Im Dohon uttered the words he had kept inside.

Through this incident, he had realized that teaching was not his calling.

I see. Work hard until next year. It would be good if you could escort the kids until they graduate.

Yes, I understand.

How about the school? Has it calmed down now?

Min Jun-sik brought up a new topic.

He had allowed Hayang to disturb the atmosphere of Doan Elementary School as a sponsor.

Simultaneously, he started efforts to persuade the parents who had been advocating for Seonas expulsion.

It was quite simple to placate them after they lost their justification due to Sirius Groups report.

Yes. I have warned the parents who were influenced by Dangun Group.

I have made it clear that if they want an environment where their children can receive education safely, they will not cause such incidents in the future.

We have also identified the staff members who were under Dangun Groups influence and handled the situation.

As for the staff, take your time Cut off their relations with this incident as if it had nothing to do with them I will talk to Reporter Kim about this.

Yes, understood.

How about Minjis mother?

That well

Im Dohon blurred his words.

Minjis mother was also one of the parents who had joined Dangun Group.

As soon as the situation took a turn, she had readily accepted Alices support.

I see.

Yes.

Min Jun-sik fell silent upon hearing the story.

Minjis mother hadnt liked Ains presence from the beginning.

It was her personal values.

Something that couldnt be changed even with the groups power.

Perhaps this is not the end.

Min Jun-sik had a premonition.

This was probably not the end.

It was only the beginning.

There would be challenges ahead for those kids, more difficult than this.

So, they had to become stronger.

Not just in strength.

They needed that much power.

So, I entrust the kids to you.

He was old now.

An age where it wouldnt be strange if he died at any moment.

The children he would left behind weighed heavily on his mind.

The heads of other groups likely had similar thoughts.

They needed to gather more power until their last breath and establish a system to seamlessly transfer that power to their successors.

Understood.

Understanding his intentions, Im Dohon respectfully nodded.

Eunha dropped the consciousness of Yeom Jun woo, the president of Dangun Construction, like a puppet.

The term marionette was fitting.

It was a magic that required a fair amount of adaptability.

The drivers mind had completely collapsed.

Unfortunately, he couldnt restore his mind back to what it was after it had collapsed once.

He couldnt tell if it was impossible or possible.

Hehehehe.

Yeom Jun woos mind was also far from normal.

It was slowly breaking down.

For now, this was the limit.

Okay?

Hehehehehe.

Ordering him to do whatever he could to attack the Dangun Group, Eunha covered himself with his cloak.

The road was filled with darkness.

Still, he couldnt let his guard down.

He imbued his cloak with mana and moved out of the way of the vehicle that had crashed into a telephone pole.

Sir, its your head.

His forehead felt numb.

Although the barrier was deployed when the car collided with the utility pole, it hadnt absorbed all the shock.

Frowning, he ran in the opposite direction of the sirens.

Part of him wanted to do something about that bastard Hong Jin-woo, but.

Reducing Yeom Jun-woo to a puppet was quite a feat in itself.

It was too much to expect to deal with Hong Jin-woo, who was probably being guarded by skilled players.

Furthermore, the Stygian Eye would not work on him.

His gift is Resistance, which makes him resistant to magic.

Short of torture, it will be impossible to break him.

And then theres the matter of the Dangun Group.

The presence of Dangun Group couldnt be ignored either.

Touching Dangun, who had significant influence in the player industry, could backfire, and he might face retaliation.

It didnt matter for him.

But he couldnt ignore the retaliation that might be inflicted on others.

But I dont want to leave Hong Jin-woo alone like this.

Hong Jin-woo, who would become the future chairman of Dangun Group, indulged in reckless behavior.

At the time when she entered the <Abyss Dungeon>, he had made remarks like telling Baek-ryeon to follow along and drink.

He wanted to kill him if he had the chance.

Theres a chance, there is.

There was a chance.

A time when he could disguise Hong Jin-woos death without raising anyones suspicion.

Since he was a student of the Player Academy right now.

So.

.

Eunha shut his mouth and plunged into the darkness.