## Chapter 288 – 29. Your Country, Your Homeland (2)
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I spent about three days incredibly busy.
I was usually busy anyway, but I still had time to rest now and then, and if I wanted to, I could take a fairly long break. But this time, that wasn’t possible.
Only work.
I had to cut back on sleep and sex and devote myself to work just to barely keep up with the schedule, and even then, I sometimes went over.
The scope of my business was expanding, and with the political scene in Incheon virtually empty, I was getting flooded with calls, which made it even worse.
– That should be enough.
– From event preparation to execution and cleanup, about three weeks should do it.
– Just to be on the safe side.
– Understood.
– Feel free to exceed the schedule.
– I don’t have any immediate plans to use it anyway.
– Okay.
– Thanks.
I lent the super yacht that I had been using so effectively to Go Hayan.
She plans to showcase the various accessories she made using Sinabro (RK-77) there first, then officially launch them. That means Muyul Chemical (tentative name) will also officially start operations.
‘If RK-77 is successful, I can set up a plausible-looking lab and pretend to do research, churn out RK-series products, and then announce RK-99 at the right time.’
Should I get a degree in advance, just in case…?
‘That would be the best way to minimize suspicion.’
Even though my family is friendly to me and is gradually becoming something like my girlfriend, it’s still best to minimize any cause for suspicion.
Besides, even if my family trusts me, if suspicion of me from the outside becomes too strong, that in itself becomes tiring. I needed at least a minimal level of education to provide some degree of protection.
‘It’s February now, too…. Almost the end, though.’
The semester hasn’t started yet, so if I use money and power, maybe I can squeeze in somehow.
I pressed the button to have my secretary come in.
When Sua is away, secretaries from the protocol team usually stand by like this.
“Have Sua come in.”
“Yes.”
After she left, Sua came in shortly after.
“You called?”
“I think I need to get a degree.”
“A degree?”
“In physics, chemistry, or new materials.”
“Will you…be attending classes?”
“That would be difficult, and I need to be able to graduate without doing anything. But the name value can’t be too low. I need to have at least the title of a prestigious university.”
Surprisingly, Go Muyul didn’t even graduate from high school, he only finished middle school.
He had been living on drugs since just before entering high school, and he didn’t go to school properly and just slept or collapsed, so it was a natural consequence.
The fact that his academic record is at least listed as a high school graduate is probably because the Go Ryeo Group couldn’t bear to have their eldest grandson be a middle school dropout, so they forced him to take the high school equivalency exam. Even then, he didn’t study for it himself, and there was probably some manipulation involved.
“It can’t be obvious from the outside that I’m getting a free pass on my degree. It has to be a university with no prior history of that sort of thing.”
“I will look into it.”
It was a rather demanding condition, but Sua nodded without a word.
“Oh, Master.”
“?”
Then, as if she remembered something to report, she suddenly spoke up.
“The candidates for the Go instructor you mentioned before have been narrowed down, should I submit a report?”
“Ah. Go….”
I said I would learn Go to get on my grandfather’s good side….
“Yes. Bring it.”
“Yes. Understood.”
Sua bowed politely and stepped back.
Just as I’ve been busy to the point of my head exploding for the past few days, the people below me have been dying too.
The worst is Sua, who is practically in charge of all the work.
Besides, Sua hasn’t received any secretarial training, so she’s also studying at the same time.
She’s secretly a superhuman, isn’t she?
Sua soon came back in.
“We narrowed it down based on conditions such as 7-dan or higher, young women, etc.”
“Hmm.”
I received the materials Sua handed over and examined them.
They weren’t quite at the level of professionally managed celebrities, but the candidates were still mostly pretty people.
‘Were there this many pretty and young female Go players…?’
I had a strong question for a moment, but soon I remembered that the population of South Korea in this era is over 400 million, that it is the hegemonic power of Asia, and that it is a game world, and I understood.
This is a world with mana, so there’s no point in thinking about whether something is possible or not.
“Do these people know that they are candidates?”
“No, not yet…. I was planning to notify them later.”
“Notify….”
It’s a bit absurd, but when I think about it, it doesn’t seem impossible.
What are they going to do if I tell them to come and get some training?
I looked through the catalog and chose the youngest and prettiest one.
As for Go skills, I wasn’t planning to learn properly anyway, just enough to play Go with my grandfather, so being a professional is enough.
Tap.
“Bring her. Report the schedule separately.”
“Yes, Master.”
Sua retrieved the catalog and left the room.
I went back to work in the office, which had once again fallen silent.
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“It’s an honor to be invited, CEO!”
“The pleasure is all mine, thank you for coming.”
In the evening, I called in a large number of the surviving lawmakers.
To be precise, they said they wanted to visit me first, and I agreed.
With Mayor Choi Cheol-gyu dead and about 130 lawmakers from the ruling party at the time killed in a gruesome manner, the lawmakers were noticeably watching me carefully.
‘As expected, people only become polite when physical force is right in front of them.’
I patted each of the lawmakers who bowed deeply and held my handshake, and then held a banquet for them.
The preparation period was only a day, but since it wasn’t a super-sized banquet like the ones held on the super yacht, I was always prepared to do it right away.
“CEO, I would like to hear about your future political moves, would that be alright?”
“Haha, of course. I will tell you everything without exception. Ah, I would like you to give me some advice on that direction…. Ha, ha ha ha, ha,”
“Oh, is that so? Then I will add a few words, though I am lacking.”
Unlike the female lawmakers who put a lot of effort into managing their appearance, the male lawmakers tended not to prevent aging as much as possible in order to give a dignified and experienced impression.
I don’t know what they’re doing inside, but at least on the outside, they’re aging with ordinary people.
The city representative of the Better Future Party was also a grandfather with a friendly impression.
After a light conversation, a full-fledged dinner was prepared.
Even in that place where all the political figures who move Incheon were gathered, I was naturally the center.
“Due to the recent large-scale disaster, the citizens are very worried. Following the incapacitation of the district office and the mayor’s office, which are administrative institutions, the council, which is a legislative institution, is also experiencing great pain and difficulties.
In situations like this, the role of the ‘surviving’ lawmakers is important. You must pay more attention to preparing bills that are more active and have a more direct impact on the lives of citizens. For example, the Permanent Special Prosecutor Act. Pass the ones that exist quickly and focus on preparing new bills.”
“Uh…ahem….”
“It is also important to restore trust. There are many lawmakers in this room, but I think that those who have legal problems should not be in the legislative branch, at least. I hope this part will be considered and well organized.”
“Ha, haha….”
The city representative smiled awkwardly, then bowed his head with a cold sweat.
Behind the smiling faces of the other lawmakers, negative emotions such as anxiety and impatience were detected.
They know it too.
That the Permanent Special Prosecutor Act is like putting a bell around their necks.
In addition, in order for the ‘perfection of the legislative branch’ that I advocate to be achieved, they must immediately cut off countless of their colleagues who have many legal problems.
“Well, CEO. That’s a little unrealistic….”
The city representative tried to persuade me somehow.
Come to think of it, this guy also had a criminal record.
“Unrealistic?”
“That….”
But when I stared at him silently, he shook his eyes wildly and eventually said, ‘No, it’s not….’ and stepped back.
This man will probably resign as city representative soon.
He’s a man with a criminal record, so he should resign on his own if he doesn’t want to be in trouble.
“For those who are forced to step down, I will find a position in the group. Well, it won’t be a very important position, but.”
Only when I added those words did people’s faces brighten up a little.
It is necessary to be generous to those who properly understand my intentions and know their place.
After the party was over and the lawmakers had left.
Normally, the female lawmakers would have been gathered separately to enjoy a wild drinking party, but unfortunately, there was no time for that.
“Find out about positions in the group that can receive money appropriately, focusing on sinecures. Something with no authority.”
“Yes.”
“And if a female lawmaker has a criminal record, prepare a position in the secretary’s office advisory.”
“Understood.”
Just because I’m being generous doesn’t mean I’m going to let them enjoy great wealth and glory.
If they step down on their own, I won’t kill them, so I’m telling them to stay in the corner, which is like exile. A slightly richer exile?
I provide them with various things so that they can make a decent living, but they are in a position where they cannot exert influence on society.
In that way, I’m going to get rid of the useless male lawmakers from my sight, and I’m thinking of putting the female lawmakers on the advisory committee and raising them like pets. Most of them are pretty, so they have value. I should build a house for them like an aquarium.
