Seong-ho Kim sat in the back seat drinking water and listening to Jung-seo Kim's report.

"And? Did Driver Seong say he would put money in as well?"

"Yes. He said he would begin with fifty million won."

"Fifty million won…"

Seong-ho Kim felt that the slush fund affair of his past life had begun.

"And what did you say you would do?"

"I said, exactly as you instructed, that I would go in with fifty million the same as Brother Seong."

"Well done."

Seong-ho Kim turned to Jeong-cheol Choi in the passenger seat.

"Put a hundred million into Driver Kim's account."

Jung-seo Kim, his hands on the wheel, looked at him through the rearview mirror and said,

"Vice-Chairman. Fifty million is enough."

"Put in fifty this time and a hundred million next time."

"You are giving me the next one as well?"

"Yes. Next time, whatever sum Driver Seong puts in, you put in a hundred million. And the time after that, put in a hundred million and no more."

"A hundred million and no more… Very well. I shall do as you instruct."

Jung-seo Kim said it over to himself, a hundred million and no more, so as not to forget it.

And then Seong-ho Kim said something he had not looked for at all.

"Do not be startled even if the money does not come back. Only make a show of asking for it, in a reasonable way. What you must not forget is that Driver Seong is the leading man in this business. You must not put in more money than Driver Seong, and you must not be more worked up than Driver Seong. Do you follow?"

"The money does not come back?"

"I tell you beforehand so that it shall not throw you. Know it, and let it be."

Perhaps he felt what was in Jung-seo Kim's mind; Jeong-cheol Choi turned in his seat and put a question to Seong-ho Kim.

"Vice-Chairman. You have entrusted money to Driver Kim knowing it will be lost?"

"Because they will deal him in only if they believe Driver Kim…