Chapter 195 – Everything I Want to Do – Part 6

Chapter 195 – Everything I Want to Do – Part 6

Oh Seongjin shouted.

“Who are you! Who sent you!”

But soon he had to grimace and groan.

Because Woojin’s hand, like a hook, dug into his belly fat and grabbed his ribs.

It felt like his ribs would shatter if Woojin just applied enough force to pull them out.

“The market opens in 5 minutes. Why I’m doing this to you, or who sent me, isn’t important. If you can’t make a 15% profit in the regular market, something bad will happen to you.”

“You, you, what are you. Are you the guy who bought Iske stock?”

Because he had manipulated Iske stock a year ago.

So, Oh Seongjin thought it was highly probable that Woojin was a retail investor who had been fleeced.

Because that was the current situation.

Then.

Crack.

He thought he heard a cracking sound from his ribs, and then pain engulfed Oh Seongjin.

“Aargh!”

“If you want to scream, scream all you want. The soundproofing in this room is excellent.”

This was Woojin’s former house.

“Three minutes ago.”

Oh Seongjin, whose eyes were bloodshot, gritted his teeth.

“Ugh. Alright. Alright. I’ll do it! I’ll do it!”

Woojin patted his shoulder as if to encourage him.

“That’s more like it. The deposit is 100 million. 15% would be 15 million won.”

Woojin stood behind Oh Seongjin.

When someone stands behind another person like this, the latter feels powerless. Even more so if the person behind them seems capable of harming them.

Oh Seongjin felt Woojin’s presence right behind him and looked at the Home Trading System.

There was someone else moving the stock price.

They engage in front-running and release news.

When retail investors flock to the red bullish candle’s surge from front-running, that’s when stock manipulation begins.

They identify the righteous path that retail investors will follow, release more news, and create the first volatility interruption.

Then they wildly shake the stock in the 10% to 20% range.

They are fleecing the retail investors.

Once it enters the 20% range, they either exploit the situation to fleece more or deliberately push it even to the 30% upper limit.

Oh Seongjin’s brow slowly furrowed.

Right now, he wants to call that guy Ira immediately and tell him to push the stock price up, but the situation doesn’t allow it.

For now, it was better to follow orders, no matter who the bastard standing behind him was.

Oh Seongjin began to examine the market trend window.

He was familiar with the Home Trading System, as it wasn’t the first or second time he’d seen the guy manipulate stock prices.

Many articles, such as patents and equity investments, were pouring out in the market trend window.

Oh Seongjin clutched his aching side and looked away from the market trend window.

He believed that a leopard couldn’t change its spots, and to him, it only looked like a flood of fake news.

As the last minute passed, Oh Seongjin searched for the top-performing stocks in real-time.

The stock at the very top was showing a massive 5% positive candle.

‘This is it.’

Hit and run.

Oh Seongjin immediately bought 100 million won worth of shares.

As if the stock price knew Oh Seongjin’s wish, it continued to produce positive candles.

‘Good.’

Oh Seongjin, who was looking at the 1-minute chart, switched to the daily chart.

A position challenging the previous high.

The words of the guy who manipulated stock prices came to mind.

‘Those who are good at stocks consider that a significant position.’

It was indeed a good position for making a profit, and the guy said he would ignore it, thinking he was throwing bait, unless it was a large sum.

This was because he gained more from retail investors.

Oh Seongjin turned the chart back to the 1-minute view.

But then.

The stock price was dropping, forming negative candles.

What had been 6% had changed to 4%.

“Fuck.”

Oh Seongjin cursed and sold at market price.

Then, it wasn’t long before it curled its tail and turned back into a positive candle.

The return rate was 1%.

I felt like I was instantly wiped out.

Oh Seongjin glared, checking the trading volume, trading value, and market capitalization of the company that had just been wiped out.

He wasn’t sure, but the market capitalization was low, and the trading volume and trading value were high.

‘They’re shaking it up, huh?’

Oh Seongjin waited patiently.

And when the stock price hit 7% again, he bought all of it when it broke through the previous high point on the one-minute chart.

But then the stock price started to fall again.

‘I won’t be wiped out.’

He thought that and waited.

The stock price kept fluctuating between 1% and 2%.

Woojin quietly watched Oh Seongjin, who was keeping a close eye on it and also checking other stocks.

Trading that ignored information and facts.

Had 10 minutes passed like that?

Oh Seongjin, with his fist clenched, slammed it down on the table as if to break it.

Bang!

“This fucking pervert! You goddamn pervert!”

He was talking to the Main Manipulator who was controlling the stock price.

Because the stock price, which had reached 8%, was plummeting to 3%.

The regular market ended like that, and Oh Seongjin was quietly staring at the HTS.

When he bought, the stock price fell, and conversely, when he sold, it went up.

The final return rate was -17%.

He had lost 17,000,000 won.

Oh Seongjin ran his hand through his hair and spoke to Woojin, who was standing behind him.

“What are you going to do now?”

Oh Seongjin looked around but couldn’t find anything that could be used as a weapon.

He had also checked the guy’s strength.

He wasn’t someone who could be dealt with by brute force.

“You need to go to hell, just as I said. So you can never recover.”

Oh Seongjin chuckled.

“You’re someone who got burned badly playing the stock market, aren’t you? Or did someone put you up to this? To torment me with this perverted act?”

“I’ve never traded stocks in ‘Iske,’ and no one put me up to it.”

“Then why are you doing this?”

“Because you’re a bad person.”

Oh Seongjin, who had been focused on the HTS, turned his head to look at Woojin.

“What?”

“A, bad, person.”

“This guy is completely insane… Are you perhaps doing this for money?”

As Woojin slowly shook his head, Oh Seongjin sneered.

He really seems completely insane.

“Hey, forget everything else. Just remember this: if you can’t kill me, you’ll die.”

Woojin interlocked his fingers and stretched his arms forward, and the sound of his joints cracking loudly.

“From now on, your past will flash before your eyes. I’ll show it to you many more times. Reflect on it, each time, and repent.”

“You crazy bastard.”

One corner of Oh Seongjin’s mouth curled up. Then he fiercely lunged at Woojin first.

Bang!

***

Oh Seongjin’s face, as he slumped against the wall, was swollen.

He didn’t seem to have been hit much, but his pupils couldn’t focus well, and it seemed he couldn’t put strength into his body.

However, his mumbling mouth was still alive.

“Save me… save me….”

He had crossed the line between life and death countless times.

He didn’t know how many times he had fainted and woken up again.

It was not physical pain, but psychological torture.

Humans are animals that get used to and adapt to living, but they could never get used to the fear of death, which is connected to life.

Because it’s instinct.

Woojin thought that even if Oh Seongjin ended up like that, it was a cheap price to pay.

Because Oh Seongjin intentionally inflicted mental pain on people.

Woojin approached him and said,

“What did I say you should do if you want to live?”

“J-just a phone call…”

Woojin handed him his cellphone, and he made a call with a weak hand.

“Manseok, it’s me.”

-Brother? Brother, where are you?

“Listen to me carefully. Yangcheol…”

Yangcheol was the one manipulating the stock prices.

And Choi Kitaek, whom he had planted at Seongju Engineering to monitor.

“Take both Choi Kitaek and Yangcheol to the mountains and bury them up to their necks for a day.”

-What? Brother, what are you saying…

Tiny blood vessels burst in Oh Seongjin’s eyes.

“Since when did you talk back to me, you punk!? Just do it if I tell you to! I have my reasons.”

-Ah, I understand.

“Tell them I’ll kill them if they don’t listen. Make them wet their pants.”

-What words…

“I’m going to send someone. Calculate a fair price for that person and hand over all the shares.”

-What? B-brother, is something happening to you right now? Where are you?

“The plan has changed. You just need to listen to me.”

-I understand.

“Go to the mountains with Yangcheol and Kitaek right now.”

I’ll contact you.

“I’ll make the call. Start quickly.”

After the call, Oh Seongjin looked up at Woojin.

“Now… are we good?”

Woojin shook his head.

“It’s not over until it’s over. You look tired, so get some rest and wake up.”

As Woojin’s hand approached Oh Seongjin, he muttered weakly,

“Damn it…”

* * *

A few days later.

Woojin stood at the main gate of Seongju Engineering.

Woojin, who had taken in the company at a glance, soon entered the building.

“How may I help you?”

When the female employee asked, Woojin replied,

“I’ve come to see the boss.”

“The boss isn’t here right…”

“My name is Shin Woojin.”

Her eyes widened.

“Just a moment.”

After making a call somewhere, she finished the conversation and spoke.

“This way.”

Woojin was guided to the CEO’s office. As soon as he entered, the president of Seongju Engineering, a man in his 50s, stood up from his seat to greet Woojin.

His face looked haggard, as if he was constantly worried.

“Hello. It’s a pleasure to meet you. My name is Park Inhoo.”

As the shares changed hands, President Park Inhoo learned Shin Woojin’s name.

The exhilaration that the guys who had manipulated the company at will were arrested by the police was short-lived, as a new largest shareholder emerged, once again seizing management rights.

He’s definitely connected to those guys. I was already sighing.

If I had my way, I’d sell off all the technology and everything else and wash my hands of it, but if I did that, I’d end up in handcuffs.

It’s his company, but it’s not his company.

Woojin took his powerless hand.

“Hello. I’m Shin Woojin.”

“Please, have a seat.”

Soon, tea was placed between them, and Park Inhoo silently reached for his teacup.

That’s when Woojin spoke up.

“I understand you got involved with those guys because of the high interest rates you had to bear due to development costs. They were malicious people. Even if you’re close to completion, you’ll still need development funds.”

“That’s right.”

“Shinhwa Group can help. As a large corporation, the feedback will be good, and you can take a shortcut.”

“…!”

He didn’t know how many times he swallowed dryly when Shinhwa Group first contacted him.

It was a very good offer, but it fell apart because of those guys.

Conversely, even if it went through, there was something he was worried about.

He might be swallowed up by a giant corporation.

Woojin spoke up.

“I will not participate in management. Shinhwa Group will be the same. So, I will give half of the shares I currently hold to Boss Park Inhoo.”

His eyes widened.

“Wh-who are you?”

***

The stock manipulators of Seongju Engineering, Oh Seongjin, and the key figures Oh Seongjin had with him were all arrested.

Detectives Kim Taehyun and Choi Gicheol’s careers advanced further, and Assemblyman Kim Cheolung once again proved his star power.

‘A company that could have elevated the name of the Republic of Korea almost disappeared! We must support and highlight such companies to create jobs and…’

At that moment.

Woojin was just facing CEO Lee Jeongcheol.

Lee Jeongcheol, who had someone look into Woojin’s background, broke the silence and spoke.

“Who exactly are you?”

Woojin opened his mouth.

“As for who I am…”