I Became a Scoundrel From a Wealthy Family 268

## Chapter 268 – 27. The High Educational Fever in Korea (5)

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– This kind of situation is unacceptable.

Choi Cheol-gyu frowned deeply at the words of the party leader, connected via hologram.

“I’m just as frustrated! What am I supposed to do to stop this tyranny if the party doesn’t move?”
– You should be doing politics, not fighting. Have conversations, compromise, negotiate. We are people who do that, not people who fight.

Easy for you to say.
Anyone can spout such platitudes.
Choi Cheol-gyu, too, wanted to converse, compromise, and negotiate as the party leader suggested.

But it takes two to tango.
What kind of negotiation can you have when the other side isn’t even listening?

“Are you serious right now? You’ve been briefed on the whole situation, haven’t you?”
– Yes, I have. It’s a dire crisis. That’s why I’m contacting you in such a hurry, in case you make the wrong choice.

Choi Cheol-gyu had been the one to initiate contact first.
But the party leader hadn’t shown any significant response, leaving him with no choice but to make a firm decision.
And now, sensing that, the party leader was finally reaching out.

Choi Cheol-gyu’s anger was steadily rising.

“Eight district heads have died. Eight! And one assemblyman who attended the banquet also died. That crazy bastard is a psycho who kills people for the pettiest reasons. What kind of negotiation can you have with someone like that?”
– If you don’t negotiate, what, are you going to start a war? As you know, that’s out of the question.
“That’s why I’m asking the party to move! Even though our party is a national party, losing our entire base in Incheon would be a huge loss. That’s what he’s trying to do. He’s planning to take over Incheon all by himself. Are you just going to let him?”

The party leader was silent for a moment.
Losing Incheon entirely, as he said, would be a devastating blow.

But at the same time, blindly obstructing Go Mu-yeol’s intentions in the name of defending Incheon was also problematic.
The other side was genuinely committed, to the point of wiping out the district heads, but the party couldn’t take such drastic measures.

In the end, smooth negotiation was the best option, one way or another.

– Mayor, I hear that opposition party members are going to the young master’s island to beg for forgiveness.
“… .”
– Coincidentally, the young master has been very generous in forgiving them all. He might not be as crazy as you think.
“No, that’s—”
– Go and apologize.
“!!”
– If there’s anything you need after that, the party will do everything in its power to help. Shouldn’t you be coming back to the mainland now, Mayor?
“… .”

The mainland.
A political term referring to the rest of South Korea, not just Incheon.

There were only a few ways for Choi Cheol-gyu, the mayor of Incheon, a massive city of 3 million people, to rise to a higher position and come to the mainland.

And if there was one position that was clearly desirable, it was ultimately just one.

President.

The supreme position with all the administrative power of South Korea.
The dream of every politician.

Choi Cheol-gyu was also ultimately aiming to become the President of South Korea.

– If this matter is resolved well, and if we can restore a smooth relationship with the young master and consolidate our influence in Incheon, wouldn’t you agree that there is no one more suitable than the Mayor for the next presidential election?
“… .”

Choi Cheol-gyu wanted to argue.
He secretly thought that Go Mu-yeol’s forgiveness was a kind of gesture.
A ploy to shake up the ruling party members by deliberately forgiving the opposition party members.

But he couldn’t push back against the card the party leader had brought.

– The mainland is in chaos right now. Everything will fall back into place if someone like you comes up and sorts things out.

In the end, Choi Cheol-gyu couldn’t offer any rebuttal until the party leader ended the call.

Because he feared that the dream of becoming president would vanish the moment he said,
I won’t be forgiven,
That’s impossible.

There would be no answer if he was told,
‘How can someone who can’t even do that become president?’

“Secretary.”
“Yes.”
“None of our assembly members have gone yet, have they? To the island.”
“Yes. They are wavering, but they are still holding strong.”

Choi Cheol-gyu was silent for quite a while before opening his mouth.

“We need to see the…reaction. Select a female assembly member and send her. Someone he’ll like.”
“…Understood.”
“And just in case…have them compile the harms and weaknesses of the Standing Special Prosecutor Act. So we can announce it at any time.”
“M-Mayor!!”

The secretary was shocked, but Choi Cheol-gyu waved his hand as if to tell him to leave.
The chief of staff looked worried, but soon let out a deep sigh and left the room.

Choi Cheol-gyu took out three cigarettes and put them in his mouth.
The cigarette smoke felt particularly harsh today.

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“The world has gotten so much better. How long has it been since we broke ground, and it’s already like this.”

I came out of Ha Eun-young & Ma Yeon-ju’s temporary lodging and was immediately impressed by the scenery.
This site itself was for the prison, so construction was in full swing, and even though it hadn’t been long since they broke ground, the building was noticeably rising.

“As I mentioned before, we can build very quickly once construction begins because we use state-of-the-art printing techniques. We can build a 30-story building in six months. However, prisons are spread out buildings, and they require a lot of special materials, so it’s a bit more difficult. It’s also an island.”
“Hmm.”

I definitely heard something like that before.

‘We could build the Namdong Industrial Complex’s integrated headquarters really quickly if we just started construction.’

Well, the licensing process for that is piled up like a mountain, so the goal itself is to break ground within this year…

“When will it be possible to operate?”
“If we really rush, we might be able to do it in June or July.”
“That’s really fast.”

My original plan was to start receiving inmates from August.
Finish construction of Building 1 by June, prepare for one month in July, and start receiving inmates from August.

That was a pretty quick calculation, and I was mentally prepared to go beyond the fourth quarter.
Compared to that, this is a pretty good speed.

“What happened to them? The celebrity sex slaves, I mean.”
“They are being housed in a temporary tent village.”
“Hmm.”

There were quite a few female celebrities who were buried after their sex bribery was exposed, and I swept them all up.

Well…
Saying I swept them up is one thing, but it’s practically kidnapping.
But no one cares.
They were already buried by society and practically holed up in their homes.

Even if they disappeared, no one would even know they were gone.

Well, that would be exposed if their families or acquaintances started to pay attention, but that’s a problem for later.

Anyway, I’m going to use them as the first inmates.
Returning to my original purpose of running an entertainment company, I’m going to operate celebrity soldiers filled with all sorts of implants.

Secret soldiers that are not revealed to the world.

“Now that I think about it, should we take a tour?”
“Sure.”

The situation with Ma Yeon-ju had heated me up.
I had sex with her mouth and vagina once each, but that wasn’t enough for me.

I returned to the mansion for a quick ride in the AV.
This island is quite large, so it’s impossible to get around on foot.

‘I should get some vehicles to operate internally.’

I think I can leave it to either the AV management corporation or the Mu-yeol Land management corporation.

“Ah, Master.”

I was leisurely fantasizing about the celebrities’ flesh when Su-ah spoke.

“A ruling party member has requested to visit and apologize.”
“…If they’re sincere, tell them to leave the party and come…no, wait, is it a woman?”
“Yes.”
“Then…”

I had a good idea.

“Postpone the male assembly members who are coming this afternoon to tomorrow, and call the female assembly members who said they would come tomorrow to come today.”
“? Understood.”
“And call that ruling party member too for now. Don’t say anything, just tell them to come.”
“Y-yes…”

Su-ah was puzzled, but she carried out my orders.

“I wonder how much humiliation our high-nosed assembly members can endure? I hope it will be a good lesson.”

While receiving minor reports, I arrived at the tent village.
Looking down from the sky, the tents were packed so tightly that it was almost endless.

These are all the celebrities I’ve secretly collected.

As the AV landed, the secretaries who were managing this place rushed over.

“Welcome, Young Master!!”
“Is it being managed well?”
“Yes!”

Some celebrities peeked out of their tents to look this way.
I picked one of them who made eye contact with me and walked straight towards her.

“?!”

She was startled and went into the tent, zipping it up.

‘It’s not like ~I don’t have anything! Is there any point in that?’

It’s a little absurd.

“Tell the assembly members to come here.”
“Understood, Master.”

I gave my last order and stood in front of the tent.
Su-ah came and unzipped the zipper.

“Eek…?!”
“Who told you to hide?”

I took off my clothes and went into the tent.