Mark woke up in the morning, ate the breakfast his wife made, leisurely read the newspaper, then got up and went outside.
As I was leisurely driving to the airport, I received a call. It was Zabiya’s number.
‘What are you calling about?’
Is there a need to hold only one hand?
“Nice to meet you. This is Mark from the Ukrainian Agency.”
“Nice to meet you, Mark. I’m Manager Lee Jun-hak, the person in charge of this negotiation.”
After exchanging brief greetings in English, the three loaded their luggage into the vehicle Mark brought.
“Lee doesn’t speak Russian?”
In response to Mark’s question, Lee Jun-hak tapped Kim Cheol-soo, who was next to him, on the shoulder and said,
“My strengths are Chinese, Arabic, and English. I will make the decisions, but Kim will conduct the negotiations.”
“Okay. Shall we go to the hotel first?”
“There’s somewhere we have to go first.”
When Lee Jun-hak turned his gaze to Kim Cheol-soo, Kim Cheol-su opened his mouth.
“I’m going to pay a quick visit to the house of a man named David Doan. Here’s the address.”
Marc looked at the paper handed over by Kim Cheol-soo and nodded his head in response.
“who?”
“I need to take a quick look at it personally.”
“Really? Aren’t you tired? You’ve been flying all night?”
“We don’t have much time, so we have to move quickly.”
“Okay. Then let’s leave right away.”
Kim Cheol-soo got into the car and fastened his seat belt.
“Let’s stop by a nearby flower shop first.”
“Flower shop?”
Mark nodded as if he understood and started driving.
Kim Cheol-soo arrived at the flower shop and bought white chrysanthemums, and Marc asked Kim Cheol-soo as if he were curious.
“Did you know the meaning of that flower when you bought it? You weren’t going to give it as a gift, right?”
The use of flowers at funerals has been a long-standing tradition in the West.
If you look at the mourning clothes they wear at funerals, you can see that they are common around the world.
Life is color, death is colorless.
Since there are no black artificial flowers, white flowers are used. White chrysanthemums symbolize death and eternal life at the same time.
Therefore, in this culture, giving white chrysanthemums as a general gift could be extremely disrespectful.
“Yes. I know.”
Marc was curious, but did not ask any more questions because he was concentrating on driving.
We arrived at the house where David Doan was, and Kim Cheol-soo got out of the car.
While watching Kim Cheol-su carrying chrysanthemums, Marc asked Lee Jun-hak, who was sitting in the back seat.
“Lee. I think Kim was close with a guy named David Doan.”
Lee Jun-hak, who thought it was best not to tell anyone about their intention to come here, nodded, acting like an actor.
“I don’t know much either. All I know is that my friend died.”
“ah.”
Marc nodded, and Kim Cheol-soo stood in front of David Doan’s door with a bunch of white chrysanthemums.
After adjusting my expression and posture for a moment, I knocked on the door and an elderly woman came out.
“Who is it?”
In response to the woman’s question, Kim Cheol-soo hesitated for a moment and then answered quietly.
“This is Kim, who had a relationship with David.”
“Kim?”
Anna looked at Kim Cheol-soo with gloomy eyes, recalling her son who was attacked and killed by robbers in the house a few months ago.
Kim Cheol-soo comforted Anna with a truly sad expression.
“You must be very heartbroken.”
“Ha. David had an Asian friend.”
David, who preferred to stay at home rather than go out and do activities, did not have many friends.
Fortunately, Anna didn’t care much because she was good at using computers and made quite a bit of money.
“I learned various things while working with computers.”
“ah.”
Anna nodded and then looked at the white chrysanthemum in Kim Cheol-su’s hand.
The funeral was long overdue, but it seemed like they had come to pay tribute, at least for a moment.
“come in.”
Once inside, Kim Cheol-soo was briefly served tea and then entered David Doan’s room with Anna’s permission.
There, dried chrysanthemums were placed in a vase and neatly arranged.
It was a little awkward because it was the first time he had ever met someone in his room, but Kim Cheol-soo placed the artificial flowers he had brought on the desk and bowed his head to briefly pay tribute.
Kim Cheol-soo raised his head, took out one of the CD cases piled on the bookshelf, and examined it in detail.
There were traces of pressed letters on the outer cover of the case.
‘also.’
Kim Cheol-soo put the CD case back in its original position and came out of David’s room.
“Are you going already?”
“Yes. I put aside work for a while and stopped by.”
“Thank you.”
“no.”
“I was really sad that no one came to David’s funeral. Thank you so much.”
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Kim Cheol-soo lightly hugged Anna, who had a sad expression.
I knew well the sadness it feels when you lose someone, and I expressed my sincere gratitude because it helped things run smoothly.
“cheer up.”
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hotel.
Kim Cheol-soo and Lee Jun-hak sat on the sofa, took out various documents and reviewed them, preparing for tomorrow’s negotiations.
Lee Jun-hak, who had been lost in thought while boarding the plane, looked worried.
“It’s Cheolsu.”
“Yes, Chief.”
“Isn’t this dangerous? If the person who produced the video was eliminated, we could be in trouble.”
Kim Cheol-soo didn’t think of that either.
“David Doan and we are quite different.”
“what?”
“In some ways, we are closer to messengers.”
“messenger?”
“Yes. It means that there is no point in trying anything with us. We are just postmen who bring and deliver the company’s orders. We will act like that in front of them as well.”
“Right.”
Lee Jun-hak quickly realized the meaning, nodded, and then asked the question again.
“Still, it’s such a dangerous issue, will we really stay still?”
Kim Cheol-soo also thought for a moment and nodded.
“If they can do anything, they could probably at least search our luggage. I wonder if they might have any evidence.”
“Hmm, that’s right. Then I guess I should hide that CD in a suitable place.”
“Yes, Chief.”
Kim Cheol-su took out two envelopes.
Then, while having a detailed conversation with Lee Jun-hak, he put things of interest to both camps in both envelopes and a blank contract with nothing written on them, and sealed them.
After finishing the work, the two lay down in their respective beds.
“I never thought in my lifetime that I would be doing business by interfering with other people’s country’s elections.”
“Are you worried?”
“Isn’t it obvious? I have a wife and children to feed. What do you believe in and are so calm?”
“I only trust the manager.”
“What? This bastard?”
Lee Jun-hak turned his body to the side and glared at Kim Cheol-soo, who was lying on the opposite bed.
“Tell me honestly. Whose family are you from?”
“What do you mean?”
“What kind of family are you from? You bastard.”
Kim Cheol-soo burst into laughter.
“Haha, why do you think that?”
“Can’t we at least guess that there must be a great background for someone to be as calm as you?”
“You too, Chief. I can’t sleep because my liver is shaking.”
Although he prepared by simulating hard in his head and searching for numerous materials, Kim Cheol-soo was equally as scared.
“Really? But what is that expression? Are you the master of the poker face?”
“Oh my, this is something I was born with. I can’t help it.”
Of course, it wasn’t something I was born with, it was a habit developed over time.
Lee Jun-hak, who was staring at the ceiling, suddenly opened his mouth.
“What are you thinking?”
“I was thinking about how great it would be if this deal were successful.”
“Don’t you think in any other direction?”
“What do I do? It just makes me stressed.”
“He’s an easy-going guy.”
Lee Jun-hak glanced at Kim Cheol-soo and asked again with his gaze on the ceiling.
“Who do you want to sign a contract with? If the conditions are the same for both parties.”
“What about the manager?”
“If the conditions are the same for both sides, I will join Yusenko’s side. I don’t want to join hands with people who carelessly kill people. Do you?”
“I don’t know.”
“What are you talking about?”
Kim Cheol-soo also looked up at the ceiling and thought.
About the political behavior I have experienced in my life so far.
In a situation where many unpredictable schemes were coming and going, that CD would cause a huge stir, but the outcome was not certain.
For example, it may be overcome by a larger wavelength.
The election results are still unknown.
That’s why Kim Cheol-soo has never once thought about holding someone’s hand.
In some ways, it was a problem that didn’t need to be worried about.
The best direction is to win the construction project from Hanyoung Corporation, no matter who becomes president.
“Chief. Eh…”
Lee Jun-hak turned and saw Kim Cheol-soo looking at the ceiling.
“Speak without hesitation.”
“Eh…is there really a need to hold only one hand?”
“uh?”
Lee Jun-hak opened his eyes wide when he realized what Kim Cheol-soo meant.
“Surely… you mean to sign a contract with both sides?”
“Yes. Then, no matter who becomes president, we will be able to win the construction project.”
Lee Jun-hak felt a shock as if he had been hit in the back of the head with a hammer.
Because of the preconceived notion that I had to choose one, I couldn’t think beyond that.
“Is that possible?”
Kim Cheol-soo stood up, looked at Lee Jun-hak, and nodded.
“Until now, we were the best. But now, aren’t we the best? I think we can take the contract terms as we want.”
“ah!”
Lee Jun-hak got up, sat down on the bed, and thought.
Perhaps, it is possible to just get rid of the contract without interfering with the election.
Lee Jun-hak gulped down a glass of water and turned the hotel room light back on.
“Are you not sleeping?”
“yes?”
“Let’s discuss further.”
“Chief, actually, I’m just starting to fall asleep. We haven’t slept in 28 hours.”
“Don’t lie. Your eyes are bright, but why are you complaining? Come quickly!”
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