Chapter 68.1

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A few days later.

The JS Atrium Museum was crowded with people who came to see it even though it was a weekday. On the other hand, only goosebumps of silence hung around the director’s office as access was restricted.

Adam opened his laptop and logged into the HTS (Home Trading System). In addition, the screen was divided into four parts and the daily wage chart of different companies was listed.

There was a difference in period and trading volume, but a common buying pattern was observed. Adam transferred the chart records to the USB.

USB contained numerous stock price manipulation evidence, such as videos and recorded files, as well as charts.

Knock, knock.

Someone knocked on the door.

“Come on in.”

Adam answered, covering his laptop. It was Li Yu-yen who opened the door and appeared.

“I printed the pictures.”

Li Yu-yen shook the envelope lightly. Standing at the desk, he held out an envelope. Adam checked by turning over a bunch of pictures taken out of the envelope.

“It’s taken well.”

“I even drilled a hole in the wall to take it.”

“Really?”

When Adam asked as if he was surprised, Li Yu-yen shrugged. While Adam was looking at the picture, Li Yu-yen took out another document and put it on his desk.

[Dobong Asset Management fund manager Byun Ki-seok]

“He was recently promoted to team leader.”

Li Yu-yen said, pushing the document toward Adam.

It was a paper with personal records. Adam held a picture. In the picture, Joo Dong-min and Byun Ki-seok were drinking in a room.

Although Joo Dong-min was one of the three princes of the JS group, he was lacking more than the two brothers above. Therefore, he did not gain the trust of his father, Joo Pil-tae.

It was thanks to Byun Ki-seok, a high school alumnus, that Joo Dong-min was able to take the position of vice president of JS Steel. With his help, he achieved great results.

When they were students, they used to be close friends, but then later they became best friends.

‘They played with each other.’

Adam clicked his tongue at the picture.

The two were sitting with two receptionists. It was very impressive that he didn’t know that the picture was taken and that he was happy with the tie around his head.

On the table were five 30-year-old Valentine’s bottles lined up in a row, assorted Southeast Asian fruits artistically cut like a sculpture, and live fish sashimi.

Just by ordering five bottles of liquor, they could see how much Joo Dong-min was hung up on showing off his wealth.

He spent more than 10 million won on entertainment expenses for only one day.

Occasionally, if he feels embarrassed by this kind of life, he posts on his personal SNS saying that it is passion or tenacity and that the sky does not betray those who work hard.

Thanks to this, he even had the nickname Passion Chateau in the Internet community. Only Joo Dong-min himself did not know that it was not a compliment but a sarcastic remark.

“Why are you trying to blow up the stock price manipulation case now?”

Adam put down the bunch of pictures he was holding and put his fingers together.

“Right now, Chairman Seo is angry with the ongoing problem with Seo Ellie.”

Thanks to Adam connecting American investors, Ellie was able to get a lot of money. The problem was that the money was used for gambling.

Ellie was arrested at the scene, and jail time was inevitable as the prosecution and police found multiple evidence. Chairman Seo barely blocked the article by using her personal connections.

In this case, Vice Chairman Joo and Chairman Seo agreed to put Hae-won in the position of JS Trade Director, which was to be handed over to Seo-hwa.

Li Yu-yen thought it over and opened his mouth.

“Chairman Seo would have given her own child the position of JS Trade Director to exercise her ability to the JS Group, but if Hae-won takes the position, she would have thought that JS would interfere in her work. Chairman Seo deserves to be angry.”

“Exactly.”

Adam flicked his finger.

“But right now, would the chairman be excited about the Joo Dong-min issue in the media?”

Li Yu-yen frowned slightly. He didn’t know what Adam was thinking at the time.

“Chairman Seo will change her plan. It is exactly how it works.”

“How?”

“Chairman Seo’s original strategy was to use her niece, Seo Haewon, as a stepping stone for a political marriage, and her biological children as combatants. But now, only Seo Haewon fell alone on the battlefield. Even if it takes a while, she will watch the progress and send in combatants. But our CEO Seo is not ordinary.”

“That means…….”

Li Yu-yen looked at Adam with astonishment.

“No way.”

“Yes, we use Seo Haewon, which used to be a stepping stone, for combat. They want to produce a successor, the reason for a political marriage.”