12 Hours After Chapter 136

Translator: Khan

Editor: Aelryinth

I tapped on the desk and looked at the screen . There was a notepad on the monitor, with four names on it: the ruling party – Joo Sung-won; the opposition party – Han Sang-hoon, Lee Soo-won and Jung Kyung-wha; the second opposition party – Kwak Ji-won, Ahn Sang-jin . They were the six most likely presidential candidates under the current circumstances . The names I had heard on the cruise were four, but I arbitrarily added two more here .

'Well… if the constitutional amendment is passed, there's about twenty months left until the presidential election . ' I was not sure who would be the next president right now . Politics was so variable that no one knew what would happen . Right now, the people knew they had two and a half years to go to the presidential election . So an article predicting the next presidential election coming out was still in the distant future .

'I'll know who it is going to be in eight months . ' With twenty months left, if eight months passed, I would know who would be the president through the news in 12 Months After .

'Then let's move on; when someone I don't like comes up, I'll dig him up . '

But I thought it might be a little late if I moved then . 'Politicians have as big a mouth as the chairmen of a large corporation . Especially if there's something dirty, they become desperate to stop it . In particular, it will be blocked at the party level when it is time for the presidential candidate to rise and fall . If it is the ruling party, the president would be protected first . '

I changed my mind . 'I don't have a place to send Crow . Let's dig up information on all six of them from now on . Crow can only be used once a month . It will take half a year to investigate all six . In addition, if they enter the election, someone may appear to be a sensation during the middle of the election .

'When I get some information, I will hold and expose it at the most dramatic time while watching the presidential race . Is there anyone who is a politician who doesn't have anything to do with it? If I put the Crow on them, something will pop out in no time . Even if he becomes president later, the information will be useful . I will be a big hand to shake the presidential race .

'The first target…' I searched for 'Han Sang-hoon' in the portal window . At the top of the list, Rep . Han Sang-hoon appeared . 'I hope you'll be my first target . I don't have any bad feelings towards you, who has the same name as me, but frankly, for my benefit, you should be put on the inspection table first . '

My introduction 'CEO Han Sang-hoon of Invictus Investment' was under his . I couldn't help that for now .

'If something bad comes up, your political career will be finished . However, I'll do the same for others, so don't be too disappointed . ' I went on to search for any suspicious things that Rep . Han Sang-hoon had done in the past .

'Bingo . ' As expected, something came out right away . [Rep . Han Sang-hoon, who was on the list of Gu Soon-gil, took a breather after the acquittal . ]

I clicked on it . [Han Sang-hoon, who was on the list of candidates for Chungjin Construction, was found not guilty this morning . ]

“Ah, this case . ” Looking back now reminded me of the Gu Soon-gil List incident . Two years ago, a construction company CEO named Gu Soon-gil had committed suicide before being questioned by the prosecution . He had called a few lawmakers before he had been questioned, but they all had refused to help him, and he had committed suicide and had written down all their names in a suicide note . 'Han Sang-hoon $200,000, Kang Yong-joon $140,000, and Ji Jeong-hwan $100,000 . '

When the person had died, all the people written there had been found innocent . This had been a clear case, and Crow could dig it out .

'Then I'll start with this first . ' With that thought, I entered the email and decided where to meet Crow .

'Well… it was delicious there . ' It was one of the restaurants near my place, and I would buy him unlimited spicy chicken .

Tiriri~ There was a phone call; it was Secretary Seo .

“Hmm?”

“Vice President Jang is here . ”

“Oh, please let him come in . ”

“Yes, boss . ”

Soon, Vice President Jang came into the president's office and said hello . He asked me as soon as he came in, “So, have you made up your mind?”

“Oh, I was going to talk to you . Have a seat, please . ” I sat him down and took a report out of my desk . It listed the views of several buildings . I said, pointing to a building there, “I like it . What do you think?”

It was a building near Samsung Station, one of the candidates for our new office . The relocation of the office building had been under discussion since early this year . Invictus Investment, where Jang had first attracted acquaintances and hired around twenty people, had grown to one hundred and fifty employees .

Fortunately, the building now had had a vacancy, so we had increased the size of the company by increasing the number of rental floors, but now that we couldn't do that anymore, we decided to relocate the office . It was not a lease, but a purchase .

“Oh, this is the place I thought was the best . But… it's expensive…” Vice President Jang had always had a habit of buying things cheap . He had been an investor his whole life, so it was natural, but there was something that didn't suit me .

'It's the difference between someone who's sure his assets will increase every day and someone who isn't . ' I told him, thinking that, “Vice President Jang, don't think so much . Kai Games is up four percent today . Its market capital is 1 . 6 billion dollars, and our company's share value must have gone up more than thirty million dollars . You don't have to find something that's too cheap . ”

Vice President Jang smiled and nodded at my words . “You're right, boss . ”

“Then why don't you go with me tomorrow… or today?”

“All right, boss . ”

I nodded with a satisfied smile . Vice President Jang brought up the following agenda . “And for the next one, Jiwoo Entertainment will be managed by President Kwon Oh-hyuk himself . He says there will be no problem for its size . I'll deal with it as long as the boss confirms it . ”

“We're at ease with that . Tell him to do that . ”

“Yes, boss . ”

“Then go and contact the building . We're going to see it today and make an appointment . ”

“Yes, boss . ” After bowing, Jang left the office .

The acquisition of Jiwoo Entertainment was completed smoothly . The seller wanted to sell it quickly, so if we checked a few things; there was nothing else to check separately .

'All right, so I will own six companies with this . ' There were four more to reach the Grandmaster Class . In fact, the total market value of ten billion dollars was much more important than the number of companies now .

'Ten billion dollars… if the market value of Kai Games and Hyun Young Pharmaceutical goes up more than two billion dollars each… It will be about five billion dollars temporarily . However, it is still short of five billion dollars .

'A company worth five billion dollars…'

'The easiest way is to list Invictus Investment . Whether it is an IPO, KOSPI, KOSDAQ, or just listed, it is highly likely that it would be valued at two to three billion dollars . Because my reputation in the investment industry has been strong these days, the premium will be quite high .

'There are still a lot of people asking me to take care of their money . If our company is listed, they will be anxious to buy our company's stock . But I don't want that, because if I have an initial public offering, I will have to share my profits with unknown shareholders . I have won one hundred percent of my own money, anyway . Therefore, I want to grow by monopolizing a hundred percent, rather than drawing in other people's money for a few billion dollars right now .

'So I'm done with the IPO . I'll take one or two more companies like Kai Games and Hyun Young Pharmaceutical…' Thinking of that, I suddenly entered an email, clicked the news 12 Months After, and scrolled down . I then went into the Ranking News .

'I didn't use it this month . ' I had a chance to use Ranking News once a month . To be honest, I had used it to check what the hottest news in 12 Months After was because even if I had used it, I had not had anything very good . If it was the hottest news in 12 Months After, whether it was any politician, entertainer, new technology, new product, new medicine,or so forth, it might be money .

'Ranking News… category… Economy . ' I clicked it and pressed OK . There was more surprising news than I had expected .

[AI Company FutureSync is taken over by Amazon at two billion dollars . ]

'FutureSync?' I'd heard of this company . It was an AI company started by IT geniuses in Korea . 'But will it be sold at two billion dollars?'

I read the article about the news of twelve months from now . I searched for FutureSync .

[Futuresync, the ideas of the future becomes a reality . ]

On the homepage, it said its capital was five million dollars, unlisted .

'Then, the five-million-dollar company will be sold for two billion dollars to Amazon?' It meant that within a year, they would develop something huge . 'This is really… walking gold . ' On the Ranking News of 12 Months After, it got the top, and it was certainly shocking news .

I clicked on the article to read the full text . The content was as it was titled; Amazon bought a hundred percent stake in FutureSync . It was exactly 2 . 02 billion dollars .

'This… this is what I need to buy first?' I was thinking that, the phone rang . I picked up the phone and answered .

“Boss . Vice President Jang called me and said, 'We are welcome at any time . '”

I went through the article once more as I listened to him . I memorized the article quickly . I said to Secretary Seo as I closed the window, “Oh really? Then get ready to go out right away . You guys get ready, too . ”

“Yes, boss . ”

Vice President Jang, my two secretaries, and I wandered around the building, listening to the explanation of the staff in charge . The staff explained while walking around the first floor of the forty-story building .

“As you can see, the bank and the cafe on the first floor have a long-term contract . So does the family restaurant on the second floor . Up here, they are all offices, but there are almost no vacancies . ”

Then we went up, and up .

“Our building is an eco-friendly building with a BIPV installed on an incline of fifteen degrees between floors, increasing the light collection rate . There's a company that just got out of contract, so you can choose anything between the twenty-sixth and fortieth floors . You can rent the remaining floors again . ”

It was the case in the portfolio, but I liked all the floors . I decided to buy, especially when I saw the penthouse above the top floor .

“This is seven thousand one hundred and seventeen square feet . As you can see, it has a fitness center, a spa, a swimming pool, and a theater . But the rent's so high that it's been vacant for months now . You can rent it separately, or to one of the people in the company…”

The person in charge looked at me, smiled and said, “I think you could buy it . ”

I looked around the house, listening to him . It was definitely good . It was like a house belonging to American celebrities, or rich people . The house had a perfect swimming pool, a tennis court, a fitness center, and a spa . I especially liked outdoor spas . I thought it would be great if I took a hot bath here and had a glass of wine with a night view .

“You've seen all of our building . Think about it and…” The clerk in charge kept following me and muttering .

I cut him off . “I'll buy it . ”

“What?” the clerk asked me back, astonished .

I replied in a clearer voice, “I'll buy this building . Please prepare the contract . ”

Chapter end