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Chapter 82
It was just a moment ago that Jeong Wook opened his eyes in a space of pure white: a white ceiling, white walls, even the boundaries of the room were a pristine white.
“Is anyone there! Hey! Hey!! Come out! What’s your purpose! Who are you! Where is this! Why did you lock me up? Hey!!”
Why? How? Who? What?
Jeong Wook couldn’t answer any of the five Ws about why he had opened his eyes here. Because he truly didn’t know anything!
“Let me out immediately! Hurry up, do you know who I am! I’m Jeong Wook. A member of the National Assembly! See this badge? If you don’t want to die, get me out of here, immediately!!”
Е̊n um̆ а
He shouted, but no answer came.
Was it because of the space, which seemed almost designed to induce claustrophobia? Overwhelmed by a paralyzing fatigue, Jeong Wook collapsed onto the floor.
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‘What on earth happened?’
Confused, Jeong Wook tried to retrace his steps.
Starting from when he woke up in his hotel bed that morning.
He remembered getting up after a long, passionate morning with his partner and leaving the hotel lobby feeling refreshed.
Ѐ n.ů ma .i d́
He remembered giving the bellboy 100,000 won as a hint to keep his mouth shut.
‘Next was the office…’
He had a golf appointment to clear up misunderstandings with senior legislators, with whom relations had grown distant due to a slight misunderstanding. He had practiced putting at the office.
He even remembered filling a Bacchus box with 50,000 won bills in the trunk.
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‘Lunch… was at the sauna.’
As always, he relaxed in the hot bath at the sauna, then smoked a cigarette soaked in red ginseng extract. He even had to borrow a lighter in the smoking room because his own was broken…
Е́ ñ u m̈а . і̄ d
“!!”
He remembered!
The fire!
The moment he lit the lighter, his memory went blank—blackout.
And the fear that swept over him then…
A chill ran down his spine—!
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The sauna Jeong Wook had gone to wasn’t just any sauna.
It was a high-level members-only sauna where celebrities came for fame, businessmen for wealth, politicians for power—people with notable influence in Yeouido.
Naturally, the security was rigorous to the point of sometimes feeling overbearing.
And yet, he had been kidnapped there in broad daylight, so perfectly that he didn’t even notice.
‘Why?’
This was no ordinary kidnapper. They were extremely organized, meticulous, and possessed tremendous power, whether financial or political.
Ẃ еb̄ n оv̂ ē l̊ Еn̈ù m̀ а̀
Jeong Wook naturally wondered if he had made an enemy among such people…
“!!”
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Finally, he realized.
A being capable of boldly kidnapping someone even in a bustling, high-profile sauna in broad daylight.
Surely, surely it wasn’t that… it couldn’t be.
He prayed, prayed, and prayed again.
W̆е̂ b n о vе́l̀ Е́ n̄ u̇ m а̂
But why did his ominous premonition never fail?
Soon, the door he had been shouting at opened.
Creak—
The figure entered the room.
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“Could it be…Lee Shin?!”
“Heh, you know me after all. Nice to meet you. I’m Lee Shin.”
Ӗn ŭ m а́
Yes, the person who entered this space was Lee Shin.
From that moment, Jeong Wook’s pupils darted in every direction.
Lee Shin leaned his elbows on the back of the chair he had brought in.
By now, Jeong Wook had composed himself, wearing a facade of calm—truly a politician’s practiced expression.
“Hey, Lee Shin, why on earth did you lock me up here? Do you even know this counts as kidnapping? It’s a serious crime. Let me out of here immediately.”
“Please, continue.”
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“…Ahem! Don’t you know who I am? I’m Jeong Wook, a member of the National Assembly. Your guild, Mir, falls under my jurisdiction in Yeongdo District!”
“……”
“Since we both seem to have misunderstandings, I’ll let today’s issue slide. First, release me here, and then we can schedule a dinner meeting…”
“Interesting.”
Lee Shin immediately cut off Jeong Wook’s words.
“You said your name is Jeong Wook?”
E nu m̀а
“…Congressman! Congressman Jeong Wook.”
“Yes, I know you’re a congressman. A representative from our area.”
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“Exactly, so get me out of here…”
“I’m talking. Please, could you just stay quiet and not interrupt?”
“……”
“Well, I was surprised when I got a call last night too. ‘I’ve caught a bug who doesn’t know their place, now deal with it’—I’m not some exterminator, you know.”
Еñ u m а̇
Lee Shin grumbled, pacing around Jeong Wook.
The more he spoke, the more confused Jeong Wook became.
One thing was clear, though: he had to somehow coax this rogue into letting him leave.
“Anyway, as I said before, it seems we both have misunderstandings. If we talk, they’ll naturally clear up. First, let me out of here—”
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“Misunderstanding…how convenient. But it doesn’t matter. Good! Misunderstanding.”
Lee Shin, who had been pacing, suddenly stopped in front of him, smiling softly.
Ē n̈umа̌ .i d́
“Good. We’re both busy, so let’s just say what we need to. First, what I want to tell you, Congressman, is ‘thank you.’”
“Th… thank you?”
“Yes, thank you. You eased my worries, Congressman.”
A handsome man smiling purely, genuinely.
Lee Shin thanked the bug, the one who hadn’t understood their place and got scolded in front of a still-angry elder, sincerely.
And for good reason.
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The stadium Lee Shin was building this time had a capacity of 100,000 seats, the largest in Korea and among the top five worldwide.
But would just building the stadium be enough?
Not at all. That was just the beginning.
Roads needed to be built for 100,000 attendees, parking lots for their vehicles.
Food, entertainment, bathrooms, accommodations—nothing could be left out.
Add department stores, hotels, theme parks…to realize his ideal SimCity, a massive amount of land was needed.
Ѐ ṅúm̄ ӓ
Yes, land.
“But our congressman, coincidentally, bought land, didn’t you? Around our stadium, and a lot of it.”
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“!!”
The real estate recovered from the Octagon Society was far larger than expected.
Enough to satisfy Lee Shin’s first-phase SimCity plans.
Indeed, it included Jeong Wook’s entire fortune, his family’s assets, and even his in-laws’ mid-sized business assets.
Е n ŭm̆ а̇. і̆d
And now Lee Shin was claiming he would swallow all of it.
“Thank you.”
Jeong Wook’s face turned red and blue.
With his entire fortune about to vanish, what could he do? He exploded and tried to grab Lee Shin’s collar.
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But Lee Shin leapt aside, and Jeong Wook had no choice but to roll on the floor.
Above his head, an irritating voice passed by.
W е̇b n̆ӧ v̆ё l̀ Ѐ.n̈ um̈а
“So, you should exercise regularly. Don’t you know modern people need exercise? Or else adult diseases come, adult diseases.”
“Don’t talk nonsense! How is that yours! It’s mine! My money and my land!!”
“Ahaha! But it’s already in my hands. Since I got it by taking down those who threatened me, isn’t it mine?”
“Crazy bastard! I’m a member of the National Assembly! Elected by the people! How dare you steal my property? No matter how rich you are, I could put you away if I wanted!”
Jeong Wook shouted, face about to explode.
But
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“Yes. You can’t put me away.”
“W-what…?”
“Yes, I said you can’t put me away.”
Lee Shin squatted lightly, then pushed Jeong Wook’s forehead as he struggled to get up, knocking him down again. He smirked.
“To catch someone, you’d have to report it, wouldn’t you?”
“…!!”
Е n̄u̇ m̊ а . іd̈
At that moment, footsteps came from the open door.
Plodding—Jeong Wook instinctively felt the steps tighten around his heart.
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“This is advice I’m giving because I’m grateful. Listen well. Soon, an old man will come through that door. When you see him, immediately kneel. Our Elder Yu is extremely angry with you.”
The person who had warned Jeong Wook about overstepping, yet also gave him a chance.
The one who tolerated the president’s anger due to Jeong Wook’s ignorance.
The one who had brought this bug here.
È n u̇ m̀ a
And finally, the one who, after a late-night hassle, was tired and left Lee Shin to handle the rest.
The man who would now take over subcontracting duties.
The right-hand man of Chairman Sang-byeok, Elder Yu Cheol entered.
“Master.”
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“Yes, Secretary-General Yu Cheol.”
“I apologize for the inconvenience this time. We will handle the recovered assets and send them to you through Miss Choa.”
Е́ ṅ u m.а̀
“It’s fine. I got a good deal. Then, please. I’m getting tired.”
“I will handle it from now on.”
“Yes, then… what? Quickly, don’t kneel.”
With a single word to the dazed Jeong Wook, Lee Shin left the room.
After that, Jeong Wook never appeared in Lee Shin’s life again.
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[Assemblyman Jeong Wook ‘Drunk Driving Accident’ Crashes into Roadside Wall.]
[National Tax Service: “Investigating Assemblyman Jeong Wook for Concealed Assets and Tax Evasion.”]
[Series of Misdeeds Like a Sweet Potato Vine, Jeong Wook’s In-Law Hyun-Young Tire Faces ‘Accounting Fraud Allegations’.]
[Party Supreme Committee Expels Assemblyman Jeong Wook. “Public officials elected by the people must uphold ethics…”]
[Assemblyman Jeong Wook, the Hotbed of Corruption, Given Record-High Sentence!]
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E ñ um̀ a . їḋ
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At the construction site, in a container used as a temporary office, Lee Shin crossed his legs and looked at the newspaper.
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“Wow, it’s art. You can really make someone disappear like this.”
Every connection, every distant relative, every schoolmate, anything with the name Jeong Wook—it’s all being erased. Completely clean.
When cleaning itself can be considered art, doing it this thoroughly is performance art, no doubt about it. Soon after, his secretary, Yoon Choa, opened the door and entered.
“Good morning, Noona.”
Wӗ_ḃ n оv̆е l̇ Е n̆u m̈а̄
“…….”
Yoon Choa silently bowed to Lee Shin’s greeting and then handed over some documents.
“Huh? Noona, what’s this?”
“This is a list of assets related to this case.”
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“Ooooh! Already?”
Lee Shin tossed the newspaper aside and excitedly opened the envelope.
W е̇ b̆ ńov̇е l Е̊ n̂ u m а
This was, in common terms, ‘laundered’ assets?
House contracts, land contracts, and various speculative assets related to Yeongdo. They said the family was somewhat wealthy, but this was quite substantial.
Ah, as they say, food someone else buys tastes best. Sweet, sweet indeed.
I’ll enjoy it. Burp.
“Noona, can you bring me the map over there?”
The map was placed in front of him, and Lee Shin picked up a marker and began drawing.
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It was the same map he had carried since planning the stadium.
In a way, it was like a ‘SimCity blueprint.’
Countless X marks and check marks were drawn over the map as Lee Shin referred to the documents and marked them with his pen.
Was it fascinating to see Lee Shin like this? Yoon Choa, who usually rarely spoke, finally opened her mouth.
“CEO, are you planning to build the related facilities as well?”
“Yeah, yeah. We made a big profit this time. There’s a saying: you should spend windfall money quickly. I plan to take it all at once while we can.”
Е̇ nũ.m̂ а̊ . і̊ d
“All of it?”
“Yeah, all of it.”
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Yoon Choa’s eyes widened for a moment.
She knew that the amount of assets being referred to was considerable, far from trivial.
Moreover, it was cleanly laundered. Honestly, even if a portion had been pocketed as slush funds, there would have been no problem.
If it were another young master or lady, they’d probably have taken more than half for the future. Actually, half? They’d probably take it all.
E n̊ù m̀ a. і d̆
But not touching a single cent and going all-in on the guild? This level of loyalty to the guild was incomprehensible to Yoon Choa.
“Hm? Why so quiet all of a sudden? You didn’t think I’d stash this away casually, did you?”
“…….”
“Haha, really? Noona, you’re disappointed? You think I’m only capable of that?”
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“……The funds are already sufficient. Keeping some in reserve is also an option.”
“You’re not wrong, but what I really need right now isn’t money—it’s time. Come on, take a look.”
Е ň ü_m̂а̇ . і̀ḋ.
“……??”
“Do you think it’s okay to expand the construction this much?”
“!!”
The scale had increased to almost 1.5 times the original plan.
“I already told you—I plan to take it all at once. What do you think, doable?”
“I need to confirm, but the construction itself seems possible. However……”
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“Manpower is the issue, right?”
“……Even the personnel already involved in stadium construction exceed four times the size of a similar site. I do not recommend increasing the scale any further.”
“Hm, very valid point.”
Currently, the stadium aimed to open for the first match of League 2, and even with heavy machinery and awakened personnel, labor costs had limits.
But
“I actually needed to ask you for something regarding that.”
Е ñum̄a . і d
Lee Shin and Yoon Choa crossed the site.
“Actually, it’s not just regular manpower we need, right? We need awakened personnel. But awakened personnel aren’t exactly easy to find.”
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“All special construction companies in Busan have already been hired by us.”
“Right, so I thought—these aren’t the stadium proper, just related facilities. We don’t need extreme technical skills, just some people who can use mana and exert physical effort, and that should be enough.”
So, they were prepared!
Yoon Choa’s eyes widened as she entered the empty lot following Lee Shin.
Wеb̃no̊ v ě l Ëṅu m̂ а
“400 slaves, some using mana and exerting physical strength. What do you think?”
There, lined up in formation, were the Octagon Society members, many with bandages wrapped around them.
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