The Haryun Group chairman's office.

"Hyundo is digging into Tae-ung-gun."

Ha Cheolgon looked up at the report from An Donghyeon, the chief of the general secretariat.

"Hyundo?"

"Yes. We've picked up moves to check his business relationships and the people around him."

"Did Gu Hoseon order it?"

"We haven't confirmed whether the order came down the chairman's line. It looks like it started with Madam Min Seoyeong."

Tock.

Ha Cheolgon set down his pen.

She was Gu Hoseon's wife. Before her title as foundation chairman of the Hyundo Cultural Foundation, what came to mind was her reputation for making a fuss over anything to do with her son.

"What happened?"

"There was friction with Gu Changjin at Yongpyong. At the time, Tae-ung-gun was with the MG family's sisters, Nam Yuri and Nam Jisu."

"MG?"

"Yes. He and Nam Jisu are friends from school. Her older sister, Nam Yuri, came along too."

An Donghyeon opened the report.

"Gu Changjin once dated Nam Yuri."

"Hmm."

Ha Cheolgon let out a short grunt. He could guess how it had started.

"He threw a tantrum in front of a girl who'd dumped him."

"There was an argument at the time, and then they made a bet on skiing. Tae-ung-gun went down first, and Gu Changjin fell and got hurt chasing him."

"Did Tae-ung lay a hand on him?"

"We've established there was no physical contact. Nam Yuri was coming down with them, and Nam Jisu was waiting at the bottom."

"So there were witnesses."

"Yes. Gu Changjin pushed himself too hard on his own and got hurt."

Ha Cheolgon looked down at the report.

A broken right leg. Ligament damage to the left arm.

Losing a contest could happen to anyone. Wrecking his own body because he couldn't accept it was foolish to begin with.

"If you lost, you lost. What's there to go digging for?"

"After that there was also trouble at the Cheonghwa High Management Studies Society alumni gathering. He said he'd shut out the hoobaes who were close to Tae-ung-gun."

"Was Tae-ung there?"

"No."

So he'd gone after the people around…