Chapter 71.1

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JS Atrium Museum of Art.

“She said she would use the gene of the oldest girl, not the second one.”

A woman gave Adam a detailed report of what happened at Seohwa. It was exactly the woman that Adam planted in Seo Hwa-ok.

As the daughter of Gimcheon, who quit her job due to health problems, Gimcheon was sick enough to have to quit her job because of the gambling debt owed by her stupid youngest son.

Then a man appeared and solved gambling debts and surgery costs. On top of that, what he did made the youngest come to his senses and withdraw from gambling.

She can’t believe that the price is only for delivering the conversation from Seo Hwa-ok.

The woman was still dumbfounded.

“That’s all.”

“Good job. Oh, and this.”

Adam took a white envelope from the drawer and put it down on the desk. He said, pushing the envelope forward.

“Additional remuneration.”

“Additional remuneration……?”

“Take it, come on.”

The woman carefully picked up the envelope and put it in the bag. Then she bowed down and said goodbye.

“Ah, thank you.”

“I hope your mother gets well.”

“Yes.”

The woman answered in a subdued voice.

Like that, the young Gimcheon employee went back. Li Yu-yen, who had been watching from afar, approached Adam. Li Yu-yen said, looking toward the door.

“I’m shocked. I never thought she would switch genes.….”

Li Yu-yen’s face crumpled. Adam grinned and laughed as if it were a similar sentiment.

“She’s a scary woman who can do anything for her own purposes.”

Chairman Seo’s purpose.

She was working on an ambitious plan to use this political marriage as a springboard to engulf the JS Group.

It was a shitty idea to have Sera’s child, not Haewon. But except for that, everything was going as expected.

Adam stood up pushing his chair and gave a jaw at the door.

“Shall we go to the meeting place now?”

“It’s already this late.”

Li Yu-yen, who checked the watch, was surprised.

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Late at night.

A black car was stopped under the bridge. Li Yu-yen pulled over next to him and the other person lowered the window. He pressed the rewind button to lower the seat window.

“Check it out.”

Adam stuck the envelope out of the window. The other person checked the printed chart. After some time, Adam spoke.

“We’ve only selected stocks that have been collected for at least six months. There were a total of 172 borrowed-name accounts mobilized. There were 216 cases of illegal sales, 83 high-priced purchases, and market price manipulation.”

“Did you find out all this yourself?”

“You promised not to ask about the source of the information.”

“Oh, I’m sorry.”

“You don’t have to worry about authenticity. It’ll all be revealed if we investigate it anyway. I just think I knew faster than others.” Adam added with a smile.

“There is no reason to doubt. I can tell from looking at a glance. The pattern of working is exactly the same as what they did in the past.”

The admired opponent belatedly thanked Adam.

“At that time, we couldn’t even start an investigation because we didn’t have enough evidence……. It helped me a lot.”

“I hope you will fulfill the requirements we have made.”

“Oh, yes. You asked me to make a big report to the media when I started the investigation. You don’t have to worry. The producer of the broadcasting company is my acquaintance. I’ve already finished talking to him.” The man answered in a friendly way.

The price Adam demanded was simple.

An extensive media coverage of the stock manipulation scandal.

The stock price manipulation case of JS Steel vice president and Dobong Asset Management Fund manager had to be talked about every day.

“Vice President Joo Dong-min, I’m going to finish him with my own hands.” Said the man, straining his neck.

For Adam, it didn’t matter whether Joo Dong-min was convicted or not. He just wants the public to go along.

To the extent that Chairman Seo wants to postpone the wedding.

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“Ah, hm….” Haewon lay in bed and groaned.

Her condition became more serious overnight. It was already well past work time, but she couldn’t take a step out of bed.

The prescription drug on the desk was for an alpha. It was worse than not to eat. The suppressor taken as a last resort also did not help.

“Ha, ha….” Haewon narrowed her forehead to a severe headache.

This was the first time her body was this sick. Her whole body screamed as if it were covered in boiling water.