Real Man

Chapter 509:

Chapter 509:

Hansung Electronics had shifted its business direction to the Internet of Things and smartphones early on.

Thanks to that, Hansung SI’s control technology had a chance to shine.

It was due to the perseverance of Vice President Shin Kyung-wook, but Director Song Hyun-seung had been clueless all along.

He had vehemently opposed the idea at the time, but now he acted as if he had contributed to it.

“Haha! Of course. It was our strategic planning department that made it possible.”

“You are truly amazing.”

Yoo-hyun praised him, even though it was a pathetic act.

Vice President Joo Jae-oh, who was watching, shook his head.

“No, it’s not the department’s merit. It’s the individual merit of Han Section Chief.”

“He’s so humble. I knew you would do well from the start.”

It was not something that someone who had looked down on him from the beginning should say.

Yoo-hyun suppressed a laugh and instead gave credit to someone else.

“It was all thanks to Vice President Yoon’s consideration.”

“Haha! You’ve grown up well. Don’t you agree, Vice President?”

Joo Jae-oh was in a very good mood and nudged his shoulder. Vice President Yoon Joo-tak, who received his gaze, smiled warmly.

“Not only grown up, but also very capable.”

“Thank you for your kind words.”

“Not at all. You deserve recognition for such an achievement. In that sense, I’m thinking of giving you a bonus.”

As Vice President Yoon mentioned the bonus, Joo Jae-oh made a fuss.

“Of course. You have to reward him right away for this.”

“Alright. I’ll leave it to you to approve it.”

“Yes, Vice President. I’ll execute it right away.”

Joo Jae-oh, who was in charge of personnel support and managed the group’s personnel and funds, nodded immediately.

Did Section Chief Lee Joon-il know that the bonus would be discussed at this meeting?

He probably did.

Yoo-hyun turned his eyes to prepare for the next move.

“Thank you. But I didn’t do this alone. Shin Assistant also worked hard.”

“That’s right. Song Director, you should take care of him.”

It was nothing compared to the results he had obtained.

Vice President Yoon winked at Director Song Hyun-seung.

“Yes. I understand.”

Director Song nodded, and the matter of the bonus was settled.

The topic naturally shifted to the Royal Family’s banquet in a good atmosphere.

Yoo-hyun had cut off Section Chief Lee Joon-il’s words a while ago to talk about the banquet at this meeting.

Joo Jae-oh, who had no idea of Yoo-hyun’s intentions, brought it up.

“Ah, Han Section Chief, did you talk to Section Chief Lee about the banquet preparations?”

“I haven’t heard the details yet.”

“Why are you hesitating, Section Chief Lee? If you need help, you should ask for it sooner. Tsk tsk.”

Section Chief Lee Joon-il needed someone’s help?

That was absurd.

It meant that Joo Jae-oh didn’t know much about Section Chief Lee, and he didn’t trust him completely.

The expressions of Vice President Yoon and Director Song, who nodded in agreement, showed that they didn’t have a clue about Section Chief Lee either.

Yoo-hyun pretended not to know and looked at Joo Jae-oh, who was pouting.

“Is there anything I can help with? I think Section Chief Lee has much more experience than me.”

“Haha. No. He’s good, but he’s never done this kind of banquet preparation before. He came here this year.”

“This year? He seemed to know a lot, I’m surprised.”

“He knows a lot, but not this.”

Yoo-hyun could estimate his background to some extent by knowing when Section Chief Lee had appeared.

He blinked his eyes as he confirmed what he wanted.

“I’m a bit nervous since it’s such an important occasion, but I’ll do anything I can to help.”

“Haha! There’s not much to do, just help Section Chief Lee with the planning. You know Maria Carlos’s mind better than anyone, don’t you?”

“I think it would be better to help with the banquet preparations, not the planning.”

There was no room for Yoo-hyun to intervene in the planning, since Section Chief Lee was in charge of it.

If he wanted to intervene, he had to take on the role of personnel support, which Section Chief Lee didn’t care much about.

As soon as Yoo-hyun said that, Director Song Hyun-seung was startled.

“Han Section Chief, you don’t have to do such a dirty job. You’re a medalist.”

Joo Jae-oh, who was facing him, also asked in surprise.

“I’m glad, but do you really have to? Can’t you just sit comfortably in the office and draw the big picture?”

“I want to learn from the bottom up, since I don’t think I’ll get this opportunity often.”

Yoo-hyun showed his determination and glanced at Vice President Yoon.

Han Section Chief was thoughtful. Let him do that."

“Vice President, that’s…”

Director Song Hyun-seung tried to argue, but Vice President Yoon shook his head.

“No, Director Song. It’s good for the group strategy department to have Han Section Chief experience various things.”

“That’s right. It will be a great help to our department.”

“Ugh.”

Joo Jae-oh, who had taken away the personnel of the strategic planning department several times, smiled broadly. Director Song Hyun-seung put his hand on his forehead, as if he was troubled.

Regardless of the three people’s thoughts, Yoo-hyun imagined a different scene in his head.

‘Let’s see how they’re preparing.’

He thought of Section Chief Lee Joon-il and Shin Kyung-soo behind him, and his eyes sparkled.

Yoo-hyun left the office and returned to his seat, lost in thought.

Section Chief Lee Joon-il.

Did he think they were on the same side?

Or did he underestimate Yoo-hyun?

But the situation could change at any time, so he had to be careful.

He had to be cautious about every move.

Click.

Yoo-hyun turned off the Wi-Fi connection on his phone first.

The data that goes through the company’s server can be checked by the personnel support department.

He also had to be careful about the 3G data that used Hansung Telecom’s network.

The same went for the data he accessed with his laptop.

Not only internet surfing, but also email history was all under surveillance.

Thud.

Yoo-hyun sat down and entered the group strategy department’s shared folder.

There were files that Assistant Shin Nak-kyun had organized.

Thanks to the data that Assistant Shin had uploaded diligently, Section Chief Lee Joon-il knew everything about Yoo-hyun’s work progress.

What should he do?

He couldn’t just erase everything, as that would raise suspicion.

It was more rational to use it to his advantage, rather than arousing their alertness.

He was browsing through the files, imagining various scenarios, when he heard a loud voice.

“Thank you!”

He turned his head and saw Assistant Shin Nak-kyun with a bright expression.

Did he already hear the news of the department reward?

He was close to being promoted to a section chief, so he had a reason to be happy.

He had something to say to him anyway, so Yoo-hyun cut him off and gestured him to come over.

“That’s enough, come here.”

“Yes, Section Chief.”

He didn’t talk back anymore, and he even lowered his body and listened closely.

Yoo-hyun chuckled and told him what he was thinking.

“From now on, when you upload the data…”

Yoo-hyun’s words, which started from the data organization, changed topics and went on for quite a while.

Assistant Shin Nak-kyun, who had been nodding and listening, tilted his head and finally asked in surprise.

“What? You’re planning to move to the personnel support department?”

“Shh.”

“Ah, I understand. But is it confirmed?”

“No. Not yet. But it will be soon.”

“I see.”

It wasn’t confirmed, and it wasn’t even a situation that could be.

And he couldn’t easily move to another department just because he wanted to.

But Assistant Shin Nak-kyun seemed to believe him firmly, and he looked worried.

Thump.

Yoo-hyun got up from his seat and put his hand on his shoulder.

“Do you remember the promise I made to you?”

“Promise?”

Assistant Shin Nak-kyun was confused, and Yoo-hyun whispered to him.

“I said we would move to another department together.”

“Then, do you mean…”

“Yes. I’m going first to do some preparatory work.”

“Gasp! Th, thank you.”

Assistant Shin Nak-kyun was shocked and blinked his eyes in disbelief.

Moving to the personnel support department meant that he was recognized as a talent of the group strategy department.

It was an opportunity to get a fast promotion and sweep all kinds of rewards, so he had a reason to be happy.

Yoo-hyun hid his hot feelings and casually took his hand off.

“You don’t have to thank me. You’ll have a lot of work to do while you’re here.”

“That’s fine. I’ll do anything.”

“You’re reliable.”

He never thought that the guy who had been a thorn in his side for his whole life would become so reliable.

“I won’t disappoint you. Please trust me.”

Assistant Shin Nak-kyun’s eyes sparkled with sincerity, as if he was responding to Yoo-hyun’s sincerity.

He was as passionate as Jang Joon-sik at this moment.

That night, Yoo-hyun had a private meeting with Vice President Shin Kyung-wook.

The place was a luxurious room located far from Hansung Tower, where influential people in the political and business circles secretly visited.

Vice President Shin Kyung-wook, who knew this place better than anyone, asked in surprise.

“I didn’t expect you to come to a place like this.”

“I wanted to drink some expensive liquor today.”

“Well, I did treat you too cheaply for a high-quality employee.”

“Yes. I was disappointed.”

Yoo-hyun poured him a drink and joked, and Vice President Shin Kyung-wook lifted his glass with a smile.

“Then we have to drink a lot today, right?”

“You have to be prepared.”

“Don’t worry. I’ve trained a lot too.”

Vice President Shin Kyung-wook drank with a relaxed laugh.

Yoo-hyun looked at him and wondered where to start.

He was pondering when Vice President Shin Kyung-wook asked him first.

“Say what you want to say. I’m ready to listen.”

“It might be uncomfortable for you to hear.”

“It’s related to the group strategy department, right?”

“Yes. That’s right. But it’s a bit different from what we’ve been talking about.”

Yoo-hyun had told him about the major tasks he had done in the group strategy department while talking to him on the phone.

It was not because he wanted to give him information or ask for his help, but just because he wanted to share some interesting stories with a good colleague.

Vice President Shin Kyung-wook also knew this, so he didn’t dig deeper.

But this time, he had to cross that line a little.

He seemed to have prepared himself, and Yoo-hyun told him.

“Go ahead.”

“Actually…”

From the existence of Section Chief Lee Joon-il, to the expectation that Shin Kyung-soo was behind him.

The various methods they were using and the expected developments were laid out in detail by Yoo-hyun’s words.

It was somewhat absurd, but Vice President Shin Kyung-wook had to know it, since he was the person involved.

Vice President Shin Kyung-wook listened silently, and Yoo-hyun added an excuse and a request.

“I’m sure they have information networks everywhere, not only because they handled the corruption at the Wonju factory in one breath, but also because the secret conversations leaked out. Please be careful.”

“…”

Even though he heard such provocative words, Vice President Shin Kyung-wook only drank his glass silently.

He had already emptied a bottle of liquor, so he must have drunk a lot.

What was he thinking right now?

Drip.

Vice President Shin Kyung-wook filled Yoo-hyun’s empty glass, and Yoo-hyun stopped talking for a moment.

He put down the bottle and opened his mouth, which had been silent.

“I remember the first time I saw you.”

“Wasn’t I handsome then?”

Yoo-hyun asked jokingly, and Vice President Shin Kyung-wook cleared his complicated expression and curled his lips.

“You’re still handsome. But I was amazed then.”

“What amazed you?”

“How could this young employee have such deep thoughts? It was as if you were in my head.”

Yoo-hyun didn’t answer, but poured him a drink.