Chapter 90

It is natural for the chairman of a chaebol group to be investigated by the prosecution. On the contrary, it is extremely rare that this is not the case.

How many of the 10 largest group presidents in Korea have no criminal history?

However, if the chairman of a chaebol group is absent for a long time, the Korean economy may suffer, so it is usually reduced to three years in prison and five years of probation.

Prosecutors indict only that much, and the courts make a decision just that much.

If the amount of embezzlement and breach of trust is too large, there is a statutory lower limit, and in some cases, life imprisonment is unavoidable.

In this case, it is usually subtracted by a slope. SSK Group Chairman Chae Tae-an was also released a few months ago as a special special envoy for Liberation Day.

In any case, OTK Company has several subsidiaries even though it is not directly managed. There are various fields such as financial investment, automobiles, entertainment, cryptocurrency, internet distribution, games, pornography, etc.

It is like a chaebol group, which is expanding its octopus style. As I am the chairman of the OTK group (?), I thought the day might come when I would be investigated by the prosecution.

“I didn’t expect it to come so soon.”

After entering the prosecution, there was nothing to do except eat and be investigated. There is no cell phone or internet access here.

I’ve been crazy busy all this time, and then suddenly I feel free. It’s a strange feeling. If I don’t work and I see anxiety, did I become a workaholic like Hyunjoo noona?

I remembered things in the past.

I still can’t quite believe it

Just a glimpse of a few futures will get you this far. I, who was penniless when I was discharged from the military, soon became the CEO of a company worth more than 50 trillion won.

There is still a long way to go. It’s just the beginning with Eunsung Cha.

“Come to think of it······.”

Gradually we will start counting.

It was not as trembling as it was during Brexit.

Back then, it was really all bets. But not so much this time. Even if Diane is elected, it won’t be the worst. It’s a bit of a waste of money, but things in the future are a bit messy.

Everything has cause and effect.

Usually, the cause is identified and the resulting effect is derived, but I was the opposite. First, I found the result, and then, conversely, analyzed the possible cause.

I remember the first time I met Ronald.

Although it is an image of him speaking out words, there are quite a few words that are surprisingly true.

Unlike the financial and IT industries, which recovered from the shock after the financial crisis, the US manufacturing industry continued to decline.

In recent years, the economy has grown by 3 percent, and stock prices and real estate prices in big cities have risen, but workers have benefited little from the benefits.

Unlike Diane, an elite politician who spoke primarily for white-collars, Ronald penetrated the hearts of marginalized communities.

Most of all, he made good use of the white people’s fear that they might be pushed out of the mainstream of American society. For that purpose, it created a public enemy of illegal immigrants.

They were drug addicts, criminals, and terrorists.

It didn’t matter if that was true or not. After all, they’re the bad guys who take white people’s jobs.

Ronald promised to build a large and beautiful wall on the border with Mexico to stop illegal immigrants.

It may seem like a joke, but in fact, there was a high degree of political calculation hidden here.

Most people of color support the Democrats. Since they are the voters who will take Diane anyway, it doesn’t matter if they turn it into an enemy.

Another interesting fact is that there are quite a few of them who support Ronald.

Ronald said he was going to stop ‘illegal immigrants’ coming forward, he didn’t mean to kick out immigrants who had already settled legally (and thus had the right to vote). Whose jobs are most at risk if illegal immigrants come in? Of course, they are the people who immigrated and settled first.

Ronald comforted those in anger and helplessness, telling them what they wanted to hear and want to say.

It didn’t matter if it was abusive or slanderous.

Diane set out with abstract goals like peace, justice and welfare, but Ronald made it clear that he would create jobs and cut taxes.

What are the consequences of these differences?

If you wait a little bit, you’ll know if the foresight was right or not.

* * *

counting started.

Diane got off to a good start, securing California and New York with large electoral colleges. One after another, coastal areas in the east and west were covered in blue, which symbolizes the Democratic Party.

Meanwhile, Ronald took Texas with the second-largest electoral college.

While Diane colored the coast blue, Ronald colored the interior red.

As expected, Michigan, where Detroit is located, turned red. But when the blue lights came on in Illinois, cheers erupted from the Democrats.

“Wow!”

Diane sighed too. Now, just one or two wins in the Rust Belt will break the magic number of 270.

Results will be out by noon.

CNN reported that Diane’s victory was certain, and the Democratic campaign seemed to have won.

Diane took care of her expression and gave instructions to Joel in a low voice.

“Please review the acceptance speech once more.”

Joel nodded his head.

“Okay.”

* * *

Financial companies around the world watched the counting broadcast with their breath holding their breath.

When Diane’s victory was certain, everyone cheered. The stock market rose moderately, and the foreign exchange market also showed a stable flow.

Oh Hyun-joo monitored the stock markets and foreign exchange markets of each country without taking his eyes off the monitor.

“How is the counting situation?”

Henry looked at the data sent in real time from CNN’s counting broadcast and Golden Gate.

“Illinois went over to Diane.”

Ellie spoke quickly.

“Oregon and Washington. The West Coast was swept away.”

As the opinion poll shows, the higher the income level and the higher the population density, the stronger the Democratic Party.

“What about the Rust Belt?”

“In a few states, Democrats have the upper hand, but they are within the margin of error.”

The results came out less than an hour after counting the votes for areas with wide differences in votes, such as Washington DC and Wyoming.

However, for regions that are engaged in a close battle within the margin of error, the result will be known only after the counting has been completed.

OTK Company invested 25 billion dollars and still had more than 5 billion dollars in cash. K Company also had 4 billion dollars.

Securities companies, private equity funds, hedge funds, etc. were wary of excessive leaning to either side, but they were enjoying the relief rally that came after a short time.

On the other hand, OTK Company has already bet on the opposite position.

Currently, the transaction was handled by K Company. Park Sang-yeop continued to pour out sales while taking advantage of the relief rally. Oh Hyun-joo frowned and put a cigarette into his mouth.



“It’s frustrating that I can’t contact Jinhoo.”

Taek-gyu Oh said calmly.

“No worries. After all, the president is Ronald.”

“Why do you think so?”

“If I had met him in person, I would have thought so too. I am no ordinary person.”

Oh Hyun-joo nodded his head.

“It is not.”

If he had been an ordinary person in the first place, he wouldn’t have even gotten to this point.

Henry shouted urgently.

“In Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, Ronald is back!”

“What?”

Oh Hyun-joo turned to the TV. The anchor, who was conducting the ballot counting broadcast, looked embarrassed. This is also because it was reported that Diane’s victory was certain until just before.

Ellie said surprised.

“Come on, wait! Florida also reversed within margin of error.”

Oh Hyun-joo turned his gaze back to the monitor.

The global stock market, which had been rising slowly, began to go up and down in an instant.

Taek-gyu Oh burst out laughing.

“Look. Jinhoo is right.”

* * *

The Rust Belt was dyed red.

He already knew that Michigan would go to Ronald. He thought either Pennsylvania or Ohio could go further.

Even if one or two more of the rust belts passed, the trend was not affected.

He judged so.

By the way······

Only one Illinois was saved, the rest were annihilated. Democrats lost in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Indiana.

Most of these were areas that had previously supported Democrats.

It wasn’t completely over yet. Diane watched the counting broadcast with a glimmer of hope.

However, even the flames of hope were extinguished when Florida, which worked hard until the end, passed to Ronald.

Ronald easily surpassed the magic number of 270 and secured 306 electoral votes. On the other hand, Diane only secured 232 people.

Polls that Diane would win by securing at least 300 electoral votes were the complete opposite.

It was a complete defeat.

Someone muttered in disbelief.

“This is nonsense…”

It was conceptually impossible.

I couldn’t explain it other than that it was a surprise.

The election camp was engulfed in silence due to the completely unexpected result.

In fact, her total number of votes led her by more than 3 million votes. However, the number of electoral colleges secured was a whopping 74 different.

How the hell did this come about?

In short, it was a revolt of marginalized areas and white workers. But that alone didn’t explain it. If there are other reasons…

‘OTK Company!’

Joel remembered an Asian young man he had met.(Read more @ wuxiax.com)

Would this have been the case if the OTK Company had not partnered with Ronald to invest $25 billion in Rust Belt?

* * *

Even when Ronald ran for the Republican nomination, he thought it was a joke. His chances of winning the primary were less than 2%.

However, he defeated all the leading Republican candidates and was nominated for the Republican presidential nomination. And Geary caused a surprise in the finals.

Real estate tycoon Ronald Stamper, a rookie in politics, defeated Diane Underwood, a veteran politician who came from a prominent political background and served as both a senator and a member of the State Council!

Who would have imagined such a result?

Even Ronald himself could not believe the result. Ronald, who had been watching the counting broadcast with a fearful mind, jumped up from his seat with his arms wide open when his expectations turned into reality.

Republican politicians who watched the broadcast together cheered in unison.

“Wow!”

“Hahaha!”

Ronald laughed out loud and shook hands with officials from his campaign.

* * *

The unexpected result shocked the world as well as the United States.

President Park Si-hyeong, watching the counting broadcast, was at a loss for words. He now maintains close ties with the ruling Democratic Party of America and tacitly supported Diane.

Since you don’t know what the outcome of the election will be, it’s wise not to take sides.

But other countries have also indirectly sided with Diane. Everyone thought that Ronald had no chance of becoming president.

But what are the results like this?

The problem is that, beyond just supporting Diane, he messed up his relationship with Ronald by touching the OTK Company.

No matter how much the Korean president could exercise imperial power, it was not comparable to the American president.

It was the worst thing that happened to him.

Park Si-hyung felt his mouth dry.

‘Hey, how do I do this?’

* * *

No one can deny that OTK Company played the role of kingmaker in Ronald’s election.

It was Jinhu Kang who made the investment decision.

Even if there are charges, they should be released without detention, but it was unreasonable to hold on to them any longer when all the major charges were in vain.

Hong Man-ho called the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office even though there was no separate instruction from the Blue House.

“Give up the indictment and let go after the gangjin.”

He leaned back in his chair and let out a long sigh.

“Sigh.”

It’s not the end of the day if you come and release me now. It’s not something you can cover up by stripping a few of the top managers.

Prosecutors, the National Intelligence Service, the Blue House… To what extent should they be held responsible?

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