Chapter 842: Chapter 842

Yoo-hyun looked at Shin Kyung-soo calmly and got straight to the point.

“Do you know Karl Ikan?”

“I’ll give you a chance to get revenge on him. He’s the one who brought down Seven Investment.”

Shin Kyung-soo, who had been hunched over, straightened up at Yoo-hyun’s words.

As Yoo-hyun stood up, he met his eyes and narrowed his brows.

“A chance? Who are you to spout such nonsense?”

“I’m also someone who has a lot to pay back to Karl Ikan.”

“So? You want to join forces with me?”

Karl Ikan had deliberately dragged Shin Kyung-soo, his colleague on Wall Street, into his scheme to raise funds.

He had started the business before Shin Kyung-soo had prepared everything, and forced him to invest heavily in a pharmaceutical company.

He had exploited Shin Kyung-soo’s ambition to reclaim Hansung as soon as possible.

Regardless of the karma, Shin Kyung-soo must have felt nothing but evil in his heart when all his hopes were shattered.

At least, he must have resented Karl Ikan more than Yoo-hyun.

Yoo-hyun’s confident gaze made Shin Kyung-soo curl his lips.

“Interesting. You must be desperate to cling to anything after being cornered by Karl Ikan.”

“You’ve been keeping an eye on Karl Ikan, I see.”

“It’s not hard to figure out from the news.”

“They say there are only a few people on Wall Street who can easily track his behind-the-scenes moves.”

“I don’t know what you want, but I’m done with that world. I have nothing more to say.”

Yoo-hyun watched his back as he turned away and recalled Chairman Shin Kyung-wook’s words.

-Two years ago, Kyung-soo sold off all the subsidiaries of Hansung that were under his name. He must have been desperate for money to sever his last link with Hansung.

When Seven Investment went bankrupt, Shin Kyung-soo had sold off all his assets.

He had to scrape up money by any means possible, even if it meant risking his important cards that he might use to regain Hansung in the future.

And yet, he had not begged for money from former Chairman Shin Hyun-ho.

Yoo-hyun, who had been his right-hand man for over ten years, walked alongside him.

“If you’re fishing and waiting for the right time, you’re wrong. Patience doesn’t suit you, Vice President.”

“You’re quite persistent.”

“I know you have something prepared in the background. I’ll help you speed up the process.”

Yoo-hyun saw his bitter smile and was sure that his guess was correct.

Then, he would accept this offer.

‘He’s a quick thinker, after all.’

He stopped and finally faced Yoo-hyun.

“Huh. What do you want from me?”

“Put your plan into action right away. All you have to do is grant me one request along the way.”

“How can I trust you?”

“I don’t fully trust you either. But I do trust your rage towards revenge.”

Shin Kyung-soo was the one who had suffered the most from Karl Ikan on Wall Street.

He had been sharpening his sword of revenge for two years.

Considering his perfectionist and cold-blooded personality, he must have been well prepared.

Yoo-hyun believed in his skills, fueled by anger.

“You won’t get another chance . Please make a wise choice.”

“You’ll need a lot of money.”

“Please propose your plan. I’ll support you as much as possible if it’s feasible.”

“It’s a natural demand as an investor.”

Yoo-hyun smiled as he saw Shin Kyung-soo’s dumbfounded expression.

Yoo-hyun, who had stayed in New York for a while, was walking among the tall buildings and answering a phone call.

Around the time he passed by the bronze bull statue, the symbol of Wall Street, he heard Albert Whale’s serious voice from the other end of the line.

-The investigation on the Russian remittance is underway under the director’s order. Thanks to your prior investigation of the Russian embassy’s email.

“It might not be conclusive evidence, though.”

-Mr. Shin secured the email that was sent from the IP of Ikan Goldenway’s office at that time. The director also recognized the high relevance.

“That’s good to hear.”

-So now we’re going to keep our promise and release Mr. Shin from surveillance.

Shin Sun Ho, a former Huawei scholarship student from China, had joined the CIA, but he was a person of interest.

He was accompanied by CIA agents whenever he went outside, and he couldn’t leave the designated area.

Albert Whale wanted to ease some of the restrictions on him.

This was Shin Sun Ho’s request, who wanted to be with Na Do-ha, and Yoo-hyun’s favor.

“Are you sure about that?”

-It’s a promise with you. But you have to deliver the results you want.

“Don’t worry. You’ll get clear evidence soon.”

The evidence of Karl Ikan’s involvement in the Russian presidential election interference.

If they could get that evidence, the CIA could turn the tide of the information war that had been devastating with Russia.

This was also a necessary step for Yoo-hyun to surpass Karl Ikan.

Albert Whale asked Yoo-hyun’s confident answer.

-Is there anything else we can support you with?

“Please arrange the meeting I asked you last time. And the investigation I requested, too.”

-Of course. I’ll do that.

Yoo-hyun exchanged a few more words with Albert Whale and hung up the phone.

He put his phone in his pocket and looked up. He saw a tall building decorated with marble on the exterior.

Miri Securities was located in this building, which was in the center of New York’s Wall Street.

Yoo-hyun entered the building, passed the security gate, and went up to the 30th floor. He opened the sliding door.

A spacious office scene opened up behind the translucent door.

It was quite large, as it used the entire floor, and there were many employees.

More than half of them were Koreans, and they were the best of the best that Park Young-hoon had personally selected.

They were so focused on the monitor that they didn’t even notice Yoo-hyun passing by.

It felt like the time when he had a showdown with Elliot over Hansung Electronics.

There was a heavy tension in the office.

Why are they so tense?

He was puzzled, as they had just moved in and hadn’t started anything yet.

Yoo-hyun tilted his head and entered the CEO’s office.

Park Young-hoon handed him a coffee with a greeting and explained the reason.

“It’s because I have the heart of a national representative.”

“A national representative? What do you mean?”

“Most of the people here grew up watching what Carl Icahn did to the Korean companies during the IMF crisis. They have a strong desire to pay him back. I’m no different.”

In 1997, when the IMF storm hit, Carl Icahn invested in Korean companies.

Many companies welcomed the arrival of the giant of the US capital market, but the result was tragic.

Instead of supplying dollars, he sucked the remaining blood and made countless companies collapse.

Carl Icahn left without a care.

The traces of the Korean companies being abused by the ruthless corporate hunter of Wall Street were still being told through many case studies.

Yoo-hyun, who was listening, chuckled.

“How old were you then?”

“I knew his name vaguely. Was it six years later? When we were in the army, Carl Icahn came to Korea and did the same thing again. Didn’t I grind my teeth and dream of becoming an investor then?”

“All I remember is playing with you while exercising.”

“What are you talking about? I studied a lot of economics when you were whining about how hard it was.”

Yoo-hyun had to step back as the wind blew in.

He remembered the times when he vented his resentment and complained endlessly to Park Young-hoon, who was his platoon leader, when he was struggling with his father’s factory bankruptcy.

Yoo-hyun sipped his coffee with an awkward feeling.

Park Young-hoon, who was drinking coffee with him, looked around the large representative office and admired it.

“Well, anyway, thanks to you, I made it to Wall Street. Wow! You did it, Park Young-hoon.”

“I’m glad you didn’t lose heart.”

“There’s no reason to lose before I even start.”

“Did you find the answer?”

Yoo-hyun asked, and Park Young-hoon shook his head.

“Not yet. I’m trying everything right now. I’m analyzing Carl Icahn’s past actions, but the more I investigate, the more formidable he seems.”

“What’s bothering you the most?”

“It’s the lack of practical experience. When companies clash, there are hidden battles that don’t show up in the data. It’s like that in Korea, but it must be worse on Wall Street.”

The intuitive and emotional part that can’t be learned from books. They call it know-how that can only be felt by experiencing it.

To overcome the lack of know-how, experience is needed.

‘Or someone who can share that experience.’

“It seems like what I prepared will help you.”

Yoo-hyun took out a report from his bag and handed it over. Park Young-hoon was puzzled.

“Take a look. It’s a draft strategy to deal with Icahn Goldenway.”

Park Young-hoon took the report and flipped through it.

Soon his bewilderment turned to surprise, and his surprise turned to shock.

“Did you write this?”

“Good. I would have been totally discouraged if you said you did. How is it so detailed? No, forget the details, the scale of the plan is no joke.”

Park Young-hoon saw through the core of the draft at once.

“Okay? Who the hell is behind this scheme?”

“Turn to the back page.”

Park Young-hoon flipped the page and looked at the content while sipping his coffee.

His eyes stopped at the name written below the dense chart.

“Emmett Shin of Seven Investment?”

“He’s the Wall Street expert who will collaborate with you.”

“There’s someone crazy enough to face Carl Icahn? Here on Wall Street?”

“Yes. Someone you know well.”

Park Young-hoon spat out the coffee he was drinking in surprise.

If he hadn’t dodged quickly, it would have splashed all over his face.

He was so shocked that he stuttered.

“Wh, what? Shin Kyung-soo of Hansung? The one… we ruined?”

“Right. He’s also the person who knows Carl Icahn better than anyone. He’ll be a great help.”

“Damn, you, are you serious?”

“I’ve staked everything on this game. I’ll never let my old grudge hold me back.”

Park Young-hoon’s expression turned serious as he was momentarily taken aback by Yoo-hyun’s strong will.

He rolled his eyes and thought for a while, then looked at Yoo-hyun.

“Fine. That’s something we can talk about when we meet Shin Kyung-soo.”

“Prepare according to the planned schedule.”

“Got it. But before that, is this plan feasible?”

“Getting support from other investment companies?”

“Yeah. Softbank, Alibaba, Meruson AB, Y Combinator, and so on. They have to fully , a new company. That means they’re turning Carl Icahn into a complete enemy.”

That was the homework that Yoo-hyun hadn’t been able to solve.

Yoo-hyun was willing to give them everything to pull them in.

The problem was that even if he did that, he would barely shake the opponent, let alone beat him.

He didn’t have enough to cover the enormous risk of facing Carl Icahn with his assets as collateral.

But everything changed when he changed his perspective.

Yoo-hyun pointed to the report that Park Young-hoon was holding.

“Go to the last page of the report.”

Park Young-hoon flipped the thick report at once and put it down on the page that Yoo-hyun told him.

There was a hot article that had been posted recently.

“The last puzzle that will make the impossible possible.”

Yoo-hyun smiled as he saw the face of Hillary Clinton, the Democratic presidential candidate.