"Chairman. Representative Kim has come to see you."

"Send him in."

When Chief Hwang made way for Seong-ho, Seong-ho thanked him and stepped into Tak-hyeon's office.

"There's something I've come to speak with you about, Chairman."

Tak-hyeon closed what he'd been reading and leaned back in his chair.

"About what? Didn't you report the content of the securities-firm presidents' meeting to me by phone just a while ago?"

Whatever urgent thing had brought Seong-ho here in person, Tak-hyeon looked at him with a puzzled eye.

Seong-ho bowed his head slightly and began.

"A little while ago, Fourth Brother came to my office."

"Chang-jong came to see you?"

Tak-hyeon lifted the corner of his mouth and said —

"He couldn't even come to the president-class meeting, but he went straight to you… what a hopeless man."

Tak-hyeon looked at Do-beom.

"When were we going to call the board? Move it up. And schedule the extraordinary general meeting to match. I've had it with the sight of him in the Ilhyeon Electric presidency."

To remove Chang-jong required the approval of the board and the general shareholders' meeting, so Tak-hyeon was instructing Do-beom to accelerate the procedure.

Do-beom, wearing a troubled look, glanced sidelong at Seong-ho and said —

"Chairman. Even so, wouldn't it be better to give Chang-jong one more chance to come down on his own—"

Crash!

"How much more? He's some lord that needs coaxing? A child that needs to be soothed? I've told him enough — he should have come down on his own! Are you actually saying that to me?"

"I understand… but if he's thrown out this way, he can't come back—"

"I have no intention of using him again. Understand that and move fast."

Do-beom, having confirmed Tak-hyeon's mind was settled and there was no return, bowed his head with an understood.

Tak-hyeon, still with a face full of anger, turned back to Seong-ho.

"So — what did he say when he came to see you?"

"He asked me to plead with Silla Future Asset to open his account again."

"He asked you to reopen his…