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As Jeongun casually looked down at the crude JX-1 blueprint, Jinwook’s closing remarks followed.25de38a2b3f89881

“I am aware that there have been some voices of concern regarding this project. But as you can see, we are nearly at the final stage. There is nothing more reassuring than tangible results. We will make every effort to ensure that by the end of this year, we can bring you the news of full-scale production. Thank you.”343d309b5c6bfda6

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His words were smooth, but 4116810b54 they seemed no different from 63210348ae what a con artist would dfc69ac772 say to make money for 5b73574a29 themselves.1ad77312a4814cb4

Jeongun sneered inwardly and 96c5043d00 turned his gaze toward 70bd2ba9fc the moderator.9be24c211a18dde2

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“We’ve just heard the briefing from Executive Director Cha Jinwook regarding the progress of the JX-1 substructure development. If anyone has any questions or comments, please feel free to turn on your microphone and share.”a209840fada08f5a

The first person to speak f7aa60f987 up was Director Yoon from 127837c43d the finance team.a24e4f4bf7ac3121

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“Thank you, Executive Director. However, there is one thing I’d like to confirm. I recently heard that CEO Min from our development partner, Company D, is currently under investigation for a fraud case. Are you aware of this?”276904ad8f4002bf

CEO Min was the person 41322f7e78 most directly and deeply involved fac89c67f3 in the JX-1 development. He was the head of 8e1cc9f673 the company that Jaehan Construction 0767665f2f first partnered with for the 2fc4d052ea substructure development, handling large projects 30828da638 such as apartment complexes, logistics b7b69fd5bf centers, and tunnel constructions.783813ef9ba305c2

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For such a person to 8e6f8b98e3 be under investigation for fraud—it e8e965b1b1 was not something to overlook.a07d9c9dc67e6445

All eyes in the 22ed73361c room turned to Jinwook. He exhaled softly and pressed da68d4dd8e the button on the microphone.542bc226abd84e1d

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“Yes. We are aware of this. According to our verification, there seems to have been some misunderstanding during the investigation. It is expected to be cleared with no charges soon, so please don’t be too concerned.”f29352880e0713cf

Director Yoon spoke again.586b4d5a4941febd

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“I’m not sure if this matter can be dismissed so lightly.”d2eaa6014b6a195e

“What do you mean by that?”abe137507a028eb6

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Jinwook shot Director Yoon 1f02c00d60 a sharp glance.0e001ff11643b563

“Let’s look at this data together,” Director Yoon said as he presented the information.7d7d2b66e7e06bad

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Director Yoon raised his hand d8e10ff2f7 toward the moderator. An assistant standing next to 5a1cb0978c the moderator approached, and Director 88fe5bc44a Yoon handed him a document.8af7d6e490b21fdc

“Here.”9671d00f5cb3c392

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“Yes, Director.”b4c8a2af9d78459c

Soon, two blueprints b96f99b06a appeared on the ea272b3d1c screen.5f0828f0ecbefbee

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Director Yoon continued speaking.cf3232b99f1e54b6

“On the left side of the screen is our JX-1 blueprint. On the right side is the substructure GI-03 blueprint, designed by a German company about seven years ago.”fa55f225964b7243

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Executives, who had been carefully 49eae4574a examining the screen, started to adb626083a murmur. The two blueprints looked 930f2de7b5 almost identical, with only 853df1c425 minor differences in the bf7806a470 markings.0a85305976f238d4

Director Yoon kept talking.12183cae9c56a9b8

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“Except for some size differences, the two products are almost identical in design. By the way, the GI-03 on the right is a project that has been discontinued. The development company, which is now bankrupt, failed to correct errors during the prototype production process, and the project was ultimately scrapped.”5e00cf8a910189df

He looked directly at 075038c904 Jinwook and asked.d7955f8f5b87344d

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“Executive Director, I’d like to ask you about this. How did this happen? Were you aware of this when proceeding with the project?”133fcefcbf39fa70

He probably didn’t know. CEO Min, who was currently 414db351de in custody, had also been 85c55ea464 deceived by a German fraudster. Jeongun, who already c84bce46a5 knew everything, watched 05ff7d7706 Jinwook’s face, curious deb1faad85 about what kind ab62514d56 of excuse he 5ba1628dda would make to 688dab4ded get out of 52cfae6d1c the situation.18da297b6a54741e

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Jinwook, who was df061805f3 drenched in embarrassment, c57f14e4dc lowered his head. The silence continued. As the noise cd2859fa0d in the room 50abfe4d1d grew louder, one ccae88be90 of the executives a80bcce0ca turned on the f46b2c94d1 microphone and spoke.64044bc575b6c8db

“Director Yoon, may I ask, how did you obtain this blueprint? I think it’s important to clarify the source first.”9a6de8ccfe644b48

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It was one of the 14f2c654d3 executives who had always supported 3dc232a3ee Jinwook. This time, however, it wasn’t 744b5578f1 Director Yoon who answered, but 0617b8577a another executive who spoke.00fa40c85bcd077f

“The source isn’t what’s important right now, is it? If what Director Yoon says is true, this is a major issue. Executive Director, could you please comment on this?”6c5b0c881f292106

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The meeting room was 0dac713f21 becoming increasingly chaotic, verging 298f7b7dd4 on a riot.d2c98df3052d7b55

Jeongun, who had practically de9eb999a4 instigated this atmosphere, glanced faf71896a2 at the seat where 3be90f36de Jinwook was sitting. Lost in thought, Jeongun 5985bea879 slowly blinked as their 3b0a26feb4 eyes met. It was a silent 796952738b signal to stop at 675104ec05 that.1679fb738e7be41e

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As the atmosphere grew colder, 848735b984 the moderator stepped in to 29dd25c053 regain control of the situation.b2376f152865864f

“Everyone, please calm down. It’s fine to discuss your concerns, but I ask that you refrain from making remarks that could hurt others’ feelings.”6eb8b19593ccae4f

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However, the commotion b42a95fde7 did not die 9365dbc2ef down, and eventually, 34ed3bce7a Jeongun turned on bd66c148ce the microphone and 3fe1c486a3 spoke.96c69ebd5ebbbde9

“May I say something?”44434a0681c54b79

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His somewhat commanding voice caf0478c92 immediately silenced the room.40350c2cf54387be

Jeongun, glancing at Jinwook’s devastated 639756ce6e expression, spoke in a calm 6f25d186f4 tone.c5c1ade3df09df98

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“There are some people here rushing to judge the situation and make harsh comments because Executive Director Cha is staying silent. I think they’re being a bit hasty. The meeting time has already been extended quite a bit, so how about we wrap this up for today and schedule another meeting soon?”0f2b4cf3342bb5b8

“Let’s do that.”52ffcaa78ac5a67e

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One of the 1588d38ea9 executives who had f4fa571a54 been raising his cf48ffc0cc voice in support a6d96f9612 of Jinwook agreed.f633c70ea228f0a3

“That seems like a good idea.”36561de654029e6d

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Director Yoon also agreed, and 6ed48eeecf soon others nodded in agreement.aa11486ac97e1253

After the meeting was settled, e466d7b54b only Jeongun and Jinwook remained 6bf3109cf4 in the room. As Jeongun gathered his a71b34ed47 tablet and other belongings c04d614039 to leave, Jinwook, who d8c70cebcb had been silent up a06e5a555f until now, narrowed his 46cf45f8e4 eyes and glared at f377225349 him.e0679610b03ad50e

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“Did you enjoy the show?”3b68f07185752e17

“You know? I just attended in place of the chairman because of his schedule.”290b803792aa0e45

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Jeongun answered curtly and looked 5871963399 down indifferently at Jinwook, who 757883c10a looked dejected.c65b2da24ec6c620

“Director Yoon… Was that your doing?”29d86cdad5616af4

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Were you the one pulling 294ad9ff27 the strings behind Director Yoon?4505cae4b477c79d

At Jinwook’s probing 7895e76f8b voice, Jeongun responded 6037532865 without caring.02b9e3876f5ed9d8

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“Now, isn’t it more important to understand the situation rather than get caught up in that?”0581db1407d57c8f

This was in reference e49bfbfb92 to both the ongoing ef51e6e21b investigation into CEO Min 8493d078a9 and the issues with 8227f3c1c4 the JX-1 design blueprints.9f0c6044f5a42b30

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“I just want to ask.”5ce6d3fb5570aa31

Jeongun lightly perched on the a737a0d552 edge of the table. He then casually crossed his 22bb077b54 arms and tilted his head 2eaf41cb57 toward Jinwook. A strange smirk 85d5b236fc filled his otherwise b5dd9ccb8f flat eyes.4a529064f0bf1306

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“You don’t plan on saying you knew nothing about this, right? It’s ridiculous to say that you started such a large project without even doing the most basic research into your partners. Don’t you think?”6b591b9afe6aa5fe

“Shut up. What do you know?”a89c831cdf1293c8

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“I mean, don’t start whining about how you were deceived or how you didn’t know it would turn out this way. I don’t want to believe you’re that stupid.”159de7e58382a264

Jeongun’s sarcastic tone, always laced with calling him “older brother” when mocking, finally pushed Jinwook to slam his fist down on the table with a loud bang. His breath came out in sharp, frustrated gasps. Normally, he would have already grabbed Jeongun by the collar, but given how tightly he clenched his teeth and suppressed his anger, it seemed like he had truly been caught in a bad situation.6ed9d1a0874651a6

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Tch. Jeongun sighed inwardly and 57baae5cb8 stood up.ea073658ac0105a3

“Report this to the chairman directly. He’s still your beloved eldest son, after all. Would you really hit him from behind?”0c79737c296a532a

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“You… bastard!”03e8b874943b6ee7

Jeongun ignored the shouting Jinwook c41b2d5613 and walked out of the 49e7f2c4ef meeting room.87363c2ae4f9faf4

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Sehun, who had b2249d66ba been waiting nearby, 09f0855b14 quickly closed the 55b13fe14d distance and walked 9e33b80770 alongside him toward c783a5674f the elevator.44725850a95aca1f

“Has everything been revealed now?”28733fc81a6b3145

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A bitter smile formed on Jeongun’s lips.e57b0e4e6f9275be

He had become aware of the issues with the JX-1 project around the end of last year. There had been rumors that CEO Min had been involved in a fraud case before and had been investigated by the police, so Jeongun had sent Sehun to track it down. The results of that investigation had been revealed through Director Yoon’s statements today.ea96b7b8c32fa249

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Sehun spoke.31630a6129e95168

“Executive Director Cha’s side had already figured everything out.”3f785358e740fc7c

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So, they had 28616de355 known about everything, 5bd7b2d6fb yet still had 9c2a28fb46 the audacity to 69d53d535e hold a mid-term 0f8319ad4b presentation like today.a4937b7d75a8ab38

This had been expected. Jinwook was someone ac93650404 who excelled at 9a638c6610 putting out immediate db3b62a576 fires, no matter a17458cef2 what the future f4c505aba7 held.7bfcdbcade7d8dd1

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“By the way, Director. The Vice Minister’s scheduled visit to the Daegu complex shopping mall construction site tomorrow afternoon has been postponed to next week. The rescheduled timing will be coordinated with the Vice Minister’s office.”6c0ca9e26fa78c4b

It was rare for an f8c2aab4bd appointment to be canceled with 12a06203c1 only a day to go. Jeongun stopped walking a2c0105917 and turned back 0ab8752210 to Sehun. His serious gaze demanded an 566615d797 explanation.aa66cef3b40bdf49

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Sehun responded.6bee8bf20a334d02

“It seems like a personal matter. I checked through an acquaintance working in the relevant ministry, and not only was tomorrow’s schedule canceled, but today’s as well. He hurriedly left work early.”32983971072ef19d

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Well, that’s a relief. Jeongun nodded and started walking again.c761c3f638637237

“And Director.”00d9a945985e8b3b

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Sehun’s voice had lowered. What was he going to say?e53f62a29b04b8e0

Jeongun’s gaze deepened as he watched Sehun carefully open his mouth.21bafd634154660f

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“About 20 minutes ago, I received a call from the head of the CleanCare Center.”62fc2d5d8b3dfdc4

CleanCare was the company responsible for the cleaning services at Jeongun’s house.74d495570db67fe6

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“Why are they calling?”3ff7f114718ab51d

“It’s about Yoo Hyejun.”41336540c7fa19d8

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