7

When I went down to the first floor, there was a car parked that I had not seen before.

Beep beep!

The red light came on to welcome us. This car is none other than Taekgyu's Car.

Taek-gyu, holding the remote control key, opened the car door and said.

"get in!"

There was a large image of a beautiful girl holding a sword attached to the car door. I think it's a character from a game called Fantasy M

Is this some kind of game promotional vehicle.

"Can you please take this off?"

"Yeah, no. "I had a hard time finding it through direct purchase from Japan."

"······."

It's not my car, so I can't force it.

Taek-gyu got into the driver's side first. He sighed inwardly, opened the door that was plastered with pretty girl characters, and got into the car.

Hmm, somehow I feel ashamed.

The red compact car crossed Dongho Bridge and headed toward Gangbuk.

"Where are we going?"

"Ceylon Hotel."

Ceylon Hotel is a 5-star hotel located at the foot of Namsan Mountain.

Luxury foreign cars were seen lined up in an outdoor parking lot. Among them, there were several cars classified as supercars such as Ferrari or Lamborghini.

Taek-gyu parked his car at the front gate of the hotel. Then the hotel staff member who worked as a valet opened his eyes wide and looked at us and the car alternately.

That's not an expression of disdain for riding a compact car.

He looks really embarrassed because he has never seen an otaku like this before!

He would never have imagined that he would see a car like this if he worked here.

The eyes of people passing by the hotel entrance were also focused on us.

"······."

Should I have gotten off and walked in from outside, even if I was alone?

The hotel staff spoke politely even though they were embarrassed.

"We will park your car for you."

"yes!"

Unlike Taek-gyu, who confidently got out of the car, I got out of the car as low as possible and covered my face.

Why is the shame my responsibility?

* * *

As I passed through the huge revolving door and went inside, there was a woman in her early 30s wearing a black high-waisted skirt, white blouse, and black high heels.

She wore silver-rimmed glasses and tied her hair into one bun. Although she didn't have an eye-catching style, she was quite an attractive beauty.

Taekgyu raised his hand towards her.

"hi! "It's been a while, sister."

She said after checking the watch on her wrist.

"I told you to come by 4 o'clock, but you were 3 minutes late."

"It's was only 3 minutes late… wow!"

Taek-gyu, who was making excuses, quickly shut his mouth when she glared at him.

She turned to me.

"Jinhu came too."

Taekkyu nodded.

"Jinhu begged me to see you older sister, so I had no choice but to bring him here."

"······."

When did I?

I bowed my head and said hello.

"It's been a while, sister. How have you been?"

Hyeonju's older sister looked at me and smiled.

"Are you discharged now?"

"yes. "Not long ago."

"You had a hard time. "When will you graduate?"

"I went to the military after finishing first year, so I still have a long time left."

"Why don't you come to Golden Gate when you graduate?"

"As long as you work hard, you can go as far as you want."

No matter how prestigious Korea University is, very few people join global IBs. Among them, Golden Gate has at least one student per grade across all faculties.

In all of Golden Gate, probably around 20 people graduated from Korea University.

We headed to the cafe on the second floor of the hotel with Hyeonju.

The cafe was quiet overall, with only some tables near the window occupied. Half of the customers were foreigners, and all of them were dressed in neat business attire.

On the other hand, I was wearing jeans, a t-shirt, and padded clothing. Should i have come wearing a suit?

Still, the situation is better than Taek-gyu wearing sloppy training clothes. He must be the only person who came here dressed like this.

Actually, I don't feel any problem.

I looked at Taek-gyu and Hyeon-ju in turn. A stranger would never guess that the two were siblings.

Still, if you look closely, there are some similarities in some places.

Taek-gyu has gained weight, has sports hair, and only wears sloppy clothes, so when you look at his appearance, he isn't that bad.

If he just change his hairstyle and wear the right clothes, wouldn't he look fine?

An employee came over and handed me a menu. Taekgyu was surprised when he opened it.

"omg! A cup of coffee costs 25,000 won! Why is it so expensive? Does this make sense?"

"······."

This guy has over 10 billion won i can't believe he is trembling over a 25,000 won cup of coffee.

Well, it is expensive.

Taek-gyu spoke to the staff as he closed the menu.

"I just want water..."

Hyeonju took the menu from Taekgyu's hand.

"Jinhu, you drink coffee, right?"

"yes."

"Two lungos and a glass of lemonade, please."

After the order was finished, I asked Hyunjoo.

"When did you come to Korea?"

"just now."

Her face didn't look very good. It looks like she has been stressed for some time.

Hyeonju looked at Taekgyu and said.

"I heard Mountain Hill filed for bankruptcy? "Are you okay?"

Taekkyu smiled.

"Luckily, I sold it all right before."

"Yeah, really?"

Hyunjoo's sister was surprised, perhaps because the answer was unexpected.

"You sold everything?"

"huh. I currently have everything put into my OTK Company account. "About 11.9 million dollars."

"······."

Upon hearing the amount, Hyeonju seemed at a loss for words. Although the person concerned took the attitude that nothing was wrong, it was a large amount of money that could not be realized from the listener's perspective.

After checking a few more times, Hyunjoo's expression brightened slightly.

"I'm glad."

It looks like she was worried about this the whole time.

"I guess you were very worried about Taek-gyu."

Hyeonju was visibly embarrassed by my words.

"W-what do you mean? "Why am I worried about this otaku?"

"······."

Because he's your younger brother.

Isn't it natural for an older sister to worry about her younger brother?

The drink she ordered came out just then.

"Ah, anyway!"

Hyeonju's changed her expression and wrote something on a notepad and held it out.

"what's this?"

The notepad had a name and cell phone number written on it.

"This is the contact information for the Golden Gate Gangnam branch manager. If you need to bring a large sum of money into a domestic account, please contact the branch here to handle it. "I was his senior at school, so if you tell him that you're Oh Hyun-joo's younger brother he'll understand."

In order to transfer money from an overseas corporate account to a Korean account, procedures such as tax reporting are required. Can I talk to them over there and handle the 500 million won I received?

Taekkyu put the notepad in his pocket.

"But you said you would sell it slowly, so why did you sell it all in one day?"

"Well, I just suddenly felt like selling."

The guy gave a vague answer, and I changed the topic.

"Did you come to Korea because of Taek-gyu?"

Hyunjoo shook her head firmly, as if to avoid misunderstanding.

"Oh, no. Absolutely not. "I came here because of company work."

As a global IB, Golden Gate has branches all over the world. Although Korea's economy is large, it is not large enough for global IBs to hang their necks on it.

So Golden Gate also has only a few branches in Korea that handle securities and banking, but no headquarters.

"So how long will you be in Korea?"

"I came here for due diligence on an acquired company, so it will last about 10 days."

Taekgyu was surprised.

"omg! "For ten days that long a time!"

"I guess you don't like it."

At those words, Taekkyu quickly adjusted his expression and shook his head.

"Oh, no. I was surprised because I'm happy. "Then where are you staying sister?"

Hyeonju pointed her finger at the ceiling.

"Up there. "The entire investigation team is staying here together."

I asked while looking around the inside of the hotel.

"Isn't it expensive here?"

It is a 5-star hotel located at the foot of Namsan Mountain. Even for the cheapest room, wouldn't it be over 500,000 won per night?

Then Hyeonju said as if it was no big deal.

"The company is paying it anyway."

It's different because it's a global IB.

Vrmmmm!

The phone on the table vibrated.

"wait for a sec."

Hyeonju stood up, holding her phone. It was some time later that she returned to her seat.

Is there a problem?

"What happened?"

"It's not a big deal. "It's because of the OPEC meeting schedule."

"If it's OPEC..."

Taekgyu quickly pretended to know.

"Isn't it an abbreviation for oil factory?"

"······."

I don't know anything else, but I know that Factory starts with F.

"It's a gathering of oil-producing countries."

Hyeonju nodded.

"To be exact, it is the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. "Because the results of the OPEC meeting are scheduled to be announced the day after tomorrow..."

It was that moment.

Something appeared before my eyes like a hologram.

What on earth?

Why am I seeing something like this again?

"Hey, what's wrong?"

I came to my senses after hearing Taekgyu's words. The hologram that was in front of me just moments ago disappeared like a lie.

Hyeonju's sister looked at me with worried eyes.

"are you okay?"

"Oh, I was thinking about something else for a moment."

I was vaguely thinking about it, but Taek-gyu looked at me with meaningful eyes, as if he sensed something.

I ignored those looks and asked Hyunjoo.

"What meeting is OPEC having?"

"They are currently in Kuwait meeting to reduce production."

"Decrease production?"

I was surprised by those words.

I just saw something like that!