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Lee Seok-doo suffered from sudden insomnia.

It was a first for him. It was all because of that Lee Seon-jae. He was trying to catch him, but his hands and feet were tied. He never dreamed that the prosecution and the police would be so proactive.

As far as Lee Seok-doo knew, they were the epitome of bureaucratic inertia. Therefore, he thought they would be cautious as always and never move.

Bad luck always brought unexpected things.

Just after Prosecutor Jeong Jae-jin was stabbed, Detective Oh Dae-Ho was kidnapped, so the two groups became almost obsessively fixated on Il-gwang. Summons were issued to executives almost every day, and the guys he used like limbs were arrested on various charges. They deliberately targeted only those who could be called the leaders of Il-gwang. Lee Seok-doo himself was no exception.

Still, he had something to rely on.

Lee Seon-jae’s boyfriend, Yoon Ki-beom. He believed that if he held onto that country bumpkin, he could look back on being chased by the police and prosecution with a smile. Now that Oh Dae-ho had been kidnapped, there was no way to escape. So he waited eagerly for the day Lee Seon-jae would come looking for him.

But that didn’t happen.

Why? Where did it go wrong?

He couldn’t understand what was going on. It should never have gone wrong.

Lee Seok-doo mobilized his subordinates to find a loophole. As a result, all he could get were the names ‘Galilla Orphanage’ and ‘Bori-soo Vocational School’.

What about the orphanage? What’s so special about that place that orphans naturally go to?

There were plenty of orphanages across the country that illegally embezzled government subsidies, abused children, and bought and sold newborns. It was just a matter of whether they got caught in the legal net or not. The vocational school was no different from other illegal vocational schools in Ansan.

He couldn’t figure it out because Na Jin-soo hadn’t deceived him either.

Lee Seok-doo frowned and drank his herbal medicine.

There really was Kim Cheol-soo’s body at the place Na Jin-soo visit our sitearia-label="visit our site">[stolen content]style="opacity:0;font-size:0;">visit our sitementioned, and the murder weapon was buried with the body. Above all, the face of the boy in the picture was clearly Yoon Ki-beom.

But it wasn’t. That bastard said with his own mouth that he wasn’t Yoon Ki-beom.

Something about the family register being wrong?

He was even more dumbfounded when the absurd excuse he had never heard before turned out to be true. It was like a dog chasing a chicken looking at the roof, and it felt like the gold and silver treasures he had in his hand were slipping through his fingers.

Have I gotten old and lost my edge?

Was I just seeing the situation the way I wanted to see it?

He didn’t want to admit it, but that was probably the case.

Lee Seok-doo’s Oya was the same. As he got older, he became more suspicious and stubborn. Not to mention that he couldn’t judge the situation properly, he was even confused about who was really on his side. The man who used to fly around in that world had become a pathetic old man who was crazy about flattery.

Lee Seok-doo was the one who struck down that old man and became the leader. Read [stolen content]on Read BL NovelsBut he was following visit our sitein the footsteps of Oya. Without him even knowing it, he had become that way while vowing never to do so.

Now that he was experiencing it himself, it wasn’t just a matter of age. To be honest, it was because he had too much. It was because he couldn’t let go of his greed even though he had so much in his hands.

As he had more money and power, he lost the mental composure to accept harsh words. As the storehouse filled up, the storehouse of his heart became narrower and narrower, until it became a pinhole. There was no room to hear even the right words, let alone harsh ones.

The word ‘dare’ was attached to all harsh and right words. He only felt like saying, ‘How dare you say such a thing to me, how dare you say that to Lee Seok-doo, the greatest man in the world, your liver must have jumped out of your stomach.’

When did that word start to be attached?

His mouth was bitter.

After rinsing his mouth with water and pushing away the bowl of herbal medicine, the housekeeper peeled a candy and offered it to him.

Lee Seok-doo glared at the housekeeper. Then the housekeeper was startled and offered a new candy that had not been unwrapped.

Tsk, how many years has she been serving me, and she’s still so clumsy?

Lee Seok-doo clicked his tongue and put the candy in his mouth.

Where was I?

Right. Dare.

Suddenly, he chuckled, wondering why he was so seriously contemplating what was wrong with the word ‘dare’ now.

When Lee Seok-doo cut off his limbs that had been with him for a long time and replaced them with new ones, he applauded his judgment. He admired his excellent insight in recognizing the current Director Choi Dong-jik and Choi Dong-jik’s subordinate Kang Dae-seong.

He didn’t know that the luck, the real bluebird, was Seon-jae right next to him. No, he knew it, but he pretended not to know.

Lee Seok-doo didn’t regret things often, but he regretted what he did to Seon-jae. He didn’t know why he had treated him so harshly in the first place. He knew that Il-gwang had grown this much thanks to him, but he didn’t want to admit it.

Whenever he said the right thing, he pretended not to hear it because he didn’t want to listen, and whenever he said harsh words, he threw an ashtray to shut him up. Then he gradually stopped talking in front of him. He became a robot that only did what he visit our sitestyle="opacity:0;font-size:0;">visit our sitewas told. Even that was unpleasant to see. He treated him coldly because it seemed like all the wealth and honor he brought were obtained for free.

He didn’t even realize that Seon-jae’s heart had left him enough to be in cahoots with the prosecution, and he pretended not to know that his son was trying to get rid of him.

Haa. Lee Seok-doo sighed deeply.

Things shouldn’t have gone this wrong….

It was a repeat.

No matter how many times he thought about it, the result always came back to Seon-jae.

But the regret ends here.

He was a man who became Oya with a knife. He barely took this position while overcoming numerous threats and injuries, betraying and being betrayed. He wasn’t going to die because of just one person.

He could just rebuild the company. Wasn’t it a globalized era where Read on Read BL Novelsstyle="opacity:0;font-size:0;">unauthorized copyhe could hire a Harvard-educated lawyer if he just gave them money?

He would raise Il-gwang again with knives and money. He would increase his allies with threats and intimidation.

Lee Seok-doo bit down hard on the candy. Crunch, a cheerful sound rang out.

“Chairman, everything is ready.”

Director Choi Dong-jik, who had already entered the kitchen, reported in his usual firm tone.

“Really? Make sure it’s handled without a hitch. Don’t skimp on the money for the prison guards.”

“Yes, Chairman.”

There was an order to things. He knew that, but he couldn’t come to his senses because so many things had happened at once. It was a little late, but it was time to handle it properly now. It was time to silence Detective Park Dong-Hee forever so that Lee Seok-doo’s name would no longer be mentioned in the Jeong Jae-jin prosecutor assault case. It was the price he paid for speaking carelessly.

“What about Attorney Kim?”

“We’re supposed to meet at the airport.”

“Okay.”

Lee Seok-doo decided to leave the country suddenly this morning. He had originally been looking into places like Hawaii or Macau, but he felt that Japan, where his visa was still valid, was easier, so he quickly changed course. Fortunately, there were still plane tickets available for a flight departing in the morning, and he decided to leave early in order to completely separate himself from the incident that would soon occur in Korea.

“Um, Chairman.”

Choi Dong-jik called Lee Seok-doo. His expression wasn’t good.

“What?”

“Kang Dae-seong has been arrested.”

He said with a miserable expression.

“Dae-seong? Shit. They’re catching them all.”

No wonder Director Choi’s expression was uncharacteristically dark. There was a reason.

Lee Seok-doo frowned.

“I’ve assigned a lawyer, but….”

Director Choi trailed off.

“Why? You don’t think he can avoid being detained?”

“Yes. I’m sorry.”

Director Choi bowed.

“It can happen when you’re doing big things. First, assign the best lawyer you can, and bribe everyone you can. Director Choi can’t do without Kang Dae-seong, can you?”

“Yes. Thank you, Chairman.”

Director Choi nodded his head vigorously.

Choi Dong-jik’s right-hand man, Kang Dae-seong, had been cut off. That meant the leader of the hunting dogs was gone. Lee Seok-doo shook his head as he tried to think of who would succeed Kang Dae-seong. That bastard had already been caught, probably.

Shit. It was really shit.

“Then who’s watching Seon-jae?”

Lee Seok-doo asked irritably.

“I sent an SOS to the Double Eagle Clan.”

“The Double Eagle Clan? Are those bastards okay?”

“Aren’t they ignorant? They also like to wear medals.”

Director Choi smiled bitterly.

“That’s right. They’re ignorantly brave.”

Lee Seok-doo also nodded and smiled.

Those guys didn’t have the knack for tailing without being noticed, but they weren’t afraid. They regarded going to prison as a medal. Thanks to that, they were good guys to use and throw away.

“What’s the country bumpkin doing?”

“He’s still going in and out of the police station.”

“What about next to that bastard?”

“There’s a shadow that Lee Seon-jae put on him, and it seems that Prosecutor Baek has also assigned a police officer.”

“Really?”

If a prosecutor had assigned a police officer, it was better not to touch him carelessly.

The police were already burning with anger over the Oh Dae-ho case, so there was no point in making things worse.

“Forget the country bumpkin and go straight.”

Lee Seok-doo said this and raised his index finger.

Choi Dong-jik’s eyes widened, and then he replied loudly, “Yes, I understand.”

“Prepare thoroughly so they don’t notice. Let’s decide on the start date when we get to Japan.”

“Yes. Don’t worry. I’ll prepare properly.”

Lee Seok-doo stood up and patted Director Choi on the shoulder.

“Have a safe trip.”

“Okay. Good work, Director Choi.”

Director Choi disappeared with a dignified appearance.

Lee Seok-doo had made up his mind after deciding to get rid of the two detectives.

He gave up the idea of making Lee Seon-jae kneel before him. He no longer had the heart to coax stolen stolen contentcontenthim. To be honest, he wasn’t someone he could coax. He had been doing useless things all this time without knowing that.

Now there was only one thing left. For Seon-jae to disappear from this world. That was the only way everything would end properly.

Lee Seok-doo decided to regain his original self, the chairman and CEO of Il-gwang Financial and the leading figure in corporate gangsters. He clenched his fist, recalling the time when he had risen to this position solely on his own strength.

He would show them this time.

So he would properly reign.

By stepping on the corpses of Oh Dae-ho and Detective Park Dong-Hee, and Lee Seon-jae.

Before he knew it, the housekeeper was already waiting with the jacket that Lee Seok-doo would wear. He was about to turn to the housekeeper to put on his jacket when suddenly it became noisy outside.

Soon, along with the sound of thumping, Director Choi, who had left a little while ago, hurriedly came inside. Behind him followed two familiar prosecutors, two detectives, and Prosecutor Jeong Jae-jin.

Shit. Why is that bastard there? I clearly heard that he wouldn’t [visit our site[visit [Read on Read BL Novels]our site]99px;">]be discharged until next month?

Lee Seok-doo glared at Jeong Jae-jin with a deeply furrowed brow.

Jeong Jae-jin, who had strode forward, faced Lee Seok-doo.

“Lee Seok-doo, you are being arrested for violating the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes….”

The charges poured out of Jeong Jae-jin’s mouth. Embezzlement, tax evasion, violation of foreign exchange laws, and bribery were all included. Of course, the Miranda rights were also read, and he added that he was being urgently arrested because of the risk of flight. Investigators and detectives surrounded Lee Seok-doo.

“Director Choi, call Attorney Kim right away. And find out who the judge who issued the arrest warrant is.”

“Yes, Chairman.”

Lee Seok-doo glared at the detectives who were trying to grab his arm.

“Don’t touch me, you bastards, I’ll walk out on my own.”

He growled lowly and shook off the arm that hadn’t even been grabbed.

Director Choi took the jacket from the housekeeper and put it on Lee Seok-doo. Then Director Choi and the four shoulders who always guarded Lee Seok-doo’s house escorted Lee Seok-doo with fierce expressions.

“Let’s go.”

Lee Seok-doo walked ahead as if he had foreseen all of this, but his heart was constricted with anger.

It wasn’t so much that his plan to leave the country secretly, evading the prosecution and police, had fallen through, but rather that neither he nor anyone at Il-gwang had sensed anything amiss.

Jeong Jae-jin’s early arrival at work, and the fact that he hadn’t received a single warning call or text from the people who were supposed to contact him before an arrest warrant was requested. They took his money, they should at least do their jobs. Were their fingers all broken?

Lee Seok-doo grit his teeth and stepped out of his house.

But the entrance was bustling.

“The elevator is out of service,”

A plainclothes detective said.

“What do you mean?”

“Go check it out.”

More than ten burly men were gathered in the spacious entrance hall, which could easily be called a lobby.

Lee Seok-doo owned not only this penthouse but also the floor directly below. Usually, it was kept empty, but in case of emergencies, his men would reside there. Of course, right now, there weren’t enough people to fill it, so it was vacant.

“They say the elevator is under maintenance. We’ll have to take the stairs.”

At someone’s shout, Jeong Jae-jin turned to Lee Seok-doo.

“Did you hear that? Let’s take the stairs.”

At Jeong Jae-jin’s words, Director Choi and the men were pushed aside, and the detectives surrounded Lee Seok-doo.

This time, Jeong Jae-jin led the way, followed by Lee Seok-doo and the detectives.

“Under maintenance? It was working fine when we came up. I bet these guys are up to something.”

Lee Seok-doo could hear the detectives whispering behind him.

What good would it do to stop the elevator when he was about to leave the country? Tch.

Lee Seok-doo clicked his tongue inwardly and slowly descended the stairs.

Reaching the first floor, he glanced back and saw a Read on Read BL Novelsscreen with the words ̵BEGIN: unauthorized copy -->unauthorized copy6;Elevator Safety Inspection’ placed in front of the elevator.

The security guard greeted Lee Seok-doo politely.

“Is it already elevator inspection day?”

Lee Seok-doo asked the security guard casually.

“Yes. They said they’d do it during off-peak hours, but it’s just that… I’m sorry for the inconvenience, Chairman.”

The security guard bowed his head in apology.

Lee Seok-doo raised his hand to the security guard, indicating that it was okay.

It was his fault for dawdling longer than usual to match his flight time, so the security guard hadn’t done anything wrong.

Lee Seok-doo walked through the lobby with a dignified stride towards the exit. The closer he got to the exit, the more commotion [unauthorized copy]style="display:none;" aria-label="visit our site">visit our sitethere was. Sure [Read on Read BL Novels]enough, there were security guards and reporters everywhere.

Jeong Jae-jin, who loved being in front of the camera, must have called all three major broadcasting stations even in this urgent situation. Several large cameras with broadcasting station logos were pointed at the exit. What a ridiculous guy.

The moment Jeong Jae-jin stepped outside, flashes went off, and questions poured in.

Lee Seok-doo closed his eyes at the continuous flashes.

Damn, it’s blinding.

He wasn’t ashamed, but he covered his face with his palm because the light was too bright.