“That’s money I won from playing games.”
“Then did you declare it when you came back in?”
“I lost it all later.”
Oh Gap-su stated plainly, looking at the sly Go Dong-pil.
“Well, that could be the case.
Understood.
I’ll just hand the photos over to the National Tax Service and wait for the reward.”
“Look here.”
Go Dong-pil hurriedly grabbed Oh Gap-su’s hand as he was gathering the photos.
If a report was filed with the National Tax Service, it would be exhausting in many ways.
Even without this, they were the types who went around with bloodshot eyes, digging into professionals like him, claiming income omission.
Above all, it was true that he had smuggled money overseas and had squandered it on gambling.
Go Dong-pil asked.
“How much do you want?”
“If you just give us some pocket money, we’ll hand over the photos and pretend this never happened.”
“So how much is that?”
“I think about a hundred million won wouldn’t be a burden for either you or me, director.”
Go Dong-pil thought Oh Gap-su would ask for at least a billion won.
Because the amount was lower than expected, his worries lessened.
You avoid shit not because you’re scared of it, but because it’s dirty.
“I’m not giving this to you because I’m admitting to illegal overseas gambling.”
“Of course.
A respectable person like you, director, wouldn’t do such dirty things.
We’ll use the pocket money gratefully.”
“Write a memorandum.”
“Understood.”
While Oh Gap-su wrote the memorandum, Go Dong-pil went outside and ordered the office manager to prepare the money.
A moment later, after exchanging the memorandum and the money, Oh Gap-su and Jo Cheol-jung bowed politely and left.
For the next few days, the two repeated the same act against lawyers and doctors.
Today, having extorted money from a lawyer again, they went into a nearby barbecue restaurant for dinner.
Jo Cheol-jung asked.
“Did you tell me to take the photos to use them like this?”
“I had no intention of coming here back then.
I secured them to use for the Republic.
If I had planned to do this from the start, I would have had you prepare more thoroughly.”
“But why exactly a hundred million won?
Looking at what they do, it seems like we could easily get more if we asked.”
At Jo Cheol-jung’s words, Oh Gap-su smiled faintly.
“They say too much is as bad as too little.
It’s true that they broke the law, but we aren’t exactly righteous either.”
“That’s true.”
“If you demand a burdensome amount of money, the other party will start to deliberate whether it’s better to pay or to find another way out.
Then things get complicated and there’s a high chance of problems arising.
You shouldn’t be greedy.”