In Pyeongchang-dong, after Seong-ho had left, only silence hung in the air. Tak-hyeon and the rest of Gyeong-eun's siblings sat there quietly, sunk in thought.

A little while later, a short mutter broke the silence, slipping from Sang-jong's mouth.

"Twenty… trillion, was it?"

"They say the amount they skim off in fees alone comes to 140 billion a year."

Sang-jong having opened the channel, Jeong-eun spoke up after him.

"That's 140 billion just sitting still — so if they put the money to work, far more than that comes in. Two hundred billion, three hundred billion could be nothing to them."

"That's right… Making 200 billion, 300 billion won't be any trouble at all."

Mun-jong chimed in at Jeong-eun's words.

"Ilhyeon Securities, which looked like it'd go under any day now, turning into a goose that lays golden eggs…"

"But it's not confirmed yet, is it?"

Chang-jong, who had been quiet, opened his mouth carefully.

"Not confirmed?"

Mun-jong looked at Chang-jong, puzzled.

"The twenty trillion is just a projection, isn't it? The amount confirmed so far is ten trillion."

Jeong-eun looked at Chang-jong as if he were pathetic and said,

"It's the figure the Securities Association projected. And even now, on a Sunday, didn't you see them come to Kim saying he needed to approve something? The news keeps reporting that people line up in front of Ilhyeon Securities branches every day — and you doubt twenty trillion?"

Only after hearing Jeong-eun out did Chang-jong realize twenty trillion wasn't an impossible figure. Leaving Chang-jong, who couldn't say a word, Jeong-eun turned her head and spoke to Tak-hyeon.

"Father. Are you going to leave it like this?"

"Leave what?"

Tak-hyeon gazed at Jeong-eun.

"I'm asking whether you mean to leave Ilhyeon Securities in Kim's hands like this."

Still wearing an expression as if he didn't understand, Tak-hyeon looked at Jeong-eun, fingers laced together. Jeong-eun glanced around a moment as if frustrated, then leaned hard toward Tak-hyeon and said,

"Father. It's twenty trillion. Twenty trillion. And twenty trillion is only the projection — no one knows how much further it'll grow. Are…