I Became the Loan Shark Queen’s Grandson!

Chapter 26 of 30

Chapter 26

I Became the Loan Shark Queen’s Grandson!

Chapter 26

Uncle Kim Dong-su let out a sigh.

“They really are vicious. People say blood doesn’t lie, but how can brothers treat each other like this?”

Kim So-jeong shook her head.

“No. They can do it precisely because they don’t consider him a brother. From the eldest brother’s perspective, that man is already a stranger. He’s the son of a mistress. So there’s no guilt.”

I answered coldly.

“Exactly. And that coldness is actually our weapon. They’re exposing their own weaknesses.”

I stood and walked over to the whiteboard.

With a marker, I drew three thick lines.

Life insurance.

Pangyo land inheritance share.

Trustworthiness: 97%.

“We secure the insurance as collateral along with a provisional seizure. We immediately file a provisional seizure against the Pangyo land share. And finally, Han Mi-suk’s Trustworthiness. I’ll manage that personally.”

Manager Park gave a short nod.

“Clear enough.”

I immediately began giving instructions.

“Ms. Kim So-jeong, keep tracking them. Especially if the eldest brother goes back to a judicial scrivener or notary office. Report it immediately.”

“Understood. I’ll catch every trace.”

The investigation agency owner added,

“I’ll also look into the Pangyo family’s financial flow. The eldest son recently took out a loan. If we find where that money went, we may discover an even bigger weakness.”

I put down the marker.

“Good. The Pangyo family denies him through blood, but the law recognizes him through records. Records are our weapon. We’ll tighten the noose with documents and turn his legal share into money.”

The room became quiet.

But everyone could already feel that this fight was winnable.

Kim So-jeong took out an envelope.

“By the way, we obtained this photograph yesterday.”

I took it and checked.

The sick husband and his father were standing side by side.

They looked almost identical.

“...They look exactly alike.”

Kim So-jeong smiled meaningfully.

“But there’s something strange. The father and the sick husband look like copies of each other. The father and the eldest son don’t resemble each other at all. The eldest son only resembles the mother.”

I narrowed my eyes.

“...We need a DNA test.”

“I thought the same thing. But it’ll be difficult to do it immediately in Korea. We’ll have to send it to Japan.”

I tapped the photograph with my finger.

“Good. Let’s secure one more piece of evidence. The Pangyo family believes in blood. We’ll prove things with records and science.”

Then I gave my final instruction.

“One more thing. If the eldest brother has been asking about an inheritance waiver, he’ll move soon. Whether through threats or persuasion, there’s a high chance he’ll go directly to Han Mi-suk. Put our men around her and protect her.”

Manager Park answered in a deep voice.

“I’ll put people there tonight.”

I tapped the table to finish.

“We need to protect her first. That’s how we keep control of the situation.”

“Don’t worry. I’ll take responsibility.”

A multi-family house in northern Seoul.

The door opened.

The eldest brother from Pangyo and the mother-in-law entered.

The husband was lying in the living room with an oxygen mask.

Han Mi-suk stood beside him, tense.

At that moment, Manager Park slowly rose from his seat.

Short hair.

Thick fingers.

At a glance, anyone could tell he had spent a long time in the underworld.

He spoke quietly.

“Say what you came to say in front of me. I’ll listen.”

The mother-in-law and eldest brother froze.

The eldest brother swallowed.

“...We need him to sign an inheritance waiver.”

Manager Park gave a short laugh.

“Why? He’s legally registered as a son. It’s only natural for him to inherit.”

The mother-in-law raised her voice.

“He’s the child of a mistress! He can’t take our family’s property!”

Manager Park’s eyes turned cold.

“The moment he was entered into the family registry, he became legally equal to the other children. Calling him a mistress’s child doesn’t work here.”

The eldest brother tried to speak.

Manager Park raised a hand and stopped him.

“Let’s be more honest.”

His gaze sharpened.

“The husband will die soon. The daughter-in-law is young. She’ll take the property and remarry. That’s what you’re thinking, isn’t it?”

Both the mother-in-law and eldest brother flinched.

He had hit the truth.

Manager Park cut them off firmly.

“A forced waiver? Threats end here.”

The men standing behind him stepped forward.

Their faces were expressionless, but it was obvious they were hardened people from the streets.

The pressure in the living room grew heavier.

The eldest brother moved his lips but swallowed whatever he had been about to say.

The mother-in-law avoided Manager Park’s eyes.

Manager Park concluded,

“Settle the inheritance through the law. Threats won’t work here.”

A brief silence.

The eldest brother tightly gripped the envelope in his hand.

“...We’ll see about that.”

The mother-in-law glared coldly before opening the door and leaving.

Anger and humiliation remained in the room until the door shut behind them.

Silence returned.

Han Mi-suk collapsed to the floor and took her husband’s hand.

Tears gathered in his eyes.

The Yeongdeungpo private lending office.

After receiving the report, I turned through the documents.

“So they actually brought an inheritance waiver directly to her.”

Manager Park nodded.

“Yes. But they backed down in front of me. I doubt they’ll threaten her directly inside the house again.”

I picked up my pen and made a note.

“Good. Now we go through the law. File the provisional seizure against the Pangyo land share immediately.”

The investigation agency owner answered at once.

“We have the property records and family relationship documents. We can file today.”

I tapped the table with my fingertips.

“Inheritance rights are protected by law. Even if he’s the son of a mistress, once he’s registered in the family record, they can’t ignore his share. We stop them with that.”

Kim So-jeong joined in.

“If the eldest brother goes to the judicial scrivener or notary office again, I’ll follow immediately. I’ll record everything.”

“Good.”

I spoke firmly.

“Even if the Pangyo family moves, we’ll tighten things with law and records. Threats won’t help them.”

After a moment, Manager Park hesitated.

Then asked,

“Young Master Taesan, there’s one thing bothering me. The father should know his own blood better than anyone. If he still ignored his son until the end... could the will have been manipulated?”

The room suddenly fell silent.

Everyone looked at me.

I narrowed my eyes.

“It’s possible. But forged documents can be exposed by comparing records. Hospital records, birth registration, and family registry entry. As long as we have those three, a false will has limited power.”

The investigation agency owner nodded.

“Then I’ll investigate Pangyo’s movements even more deeply. If they tamper with the will too, this will become much bigger.”

I concluded firmly.

“That’s why we need to move faster. From now on, this is a race against time. We need to build evidence before they create new documents.”

I paused for breath.

Then finished.

“The board is already open. This time, we win with the law.”

No one in the room disagreed.

It was a heavy conclusion.

But a clear one.

That afternoon.

The lawyer’s office.

Property records and family relationship certificates were spread across the desk.

The red official stamps stood out clearly.

The lawyer studied the documents.

“We have enough. I’ll file for provisional seizure immediately. If we freeze even part of the Pangyo land, the other side will have much less room to move.”

I immediately responded.

“Move as quickly as possible. The eldest son is already trying to transfer the land. If we’re even half a day late, we could lose the chance.”

The lawyer picked up his pen.

“If we file today, the decision should come within two days. I also checked the judge’s usual handling of these matters. It may move faster than normal.”

I pressed my hand against the file.

“We’ll finish this battle with records. The Pangyo family denies him because of blood, but the law recognizes records.”

The lawyer smiled briefly.

“You’re right. In court, paper carries more power than blood.”

I nodded.

“There’s also a possibility they’ll fabricate the will. We received a report that the eldest brother has been visiting a judicial scrivener’s office.”

The lawyer immediately cut in.

“Don’t worry. A will can be forged, but forged documents become weak when compared with original records. If we secure the original birth report, hospital records, and family registry documents, manipulation will be difficult to sustain. Courts are especially sensitive to forgery. If they try it, it could become a weapon against them.”

I smiled.

“Good. Then we secure every record and use those records to corner the Pangyo family. No threats. No persuasion. We finish everything with documents.”

The room briefly became quiet.

Only the sound of the lawyer organizing papers remained.

I was certain.

The board had already entered our hands.

Now we only needed to execute.

The courthouse.

Thump.

A judge’s seal landed on the provisional seizure order at the filing office.

The official order was handed to the judicial scrivener.

A portion of the Pangyo land share had officially been frozen.

I took the order.

“Now it doesn’t matter how much the eldest brother struggles.”

The investigation agency owner nodded.

“He was still going back and forth to the judicial scrivener’s office this morning. Once he hears this, it’ll be a major shock. He was trying to transfer the land into his own name, and now it’s been blocked all at once.”

Kim So-jeong immediately added,

“So that inheritance waiver really was about the land. On the surface, it looked like they were trying to push out the daughter-in-law, but underneath, it was a fight over shares. Now that road is completely blocked.”

I pointed to the decision with my pen.

“The insurance is next. We protected the inheritance right, so now we can also structure the insurance as collateral. Every source of money will come toward us.”

Manager Park spoke quietly.

“The Pangyo side will definitely try to fight back. Lawyers, judicial scriveners, notaries. They’ll use everyone. But the land is already frozen. The harder they struggle, the more traces they’ll leave.”

I nodded.

“Exactly. The Pangyo family moves according to blood. We move according to records. In the end, records and official seals change the game.”

I looked at the decision again.

“The moment this seal landed, the balance already shifted.”

Kim So-jeong smiled meaningfully.

“So paper really is stronger than blood.”

I lifted the order.

“That’s why this fight will end in court. Threats and persuasion don’t matter. We’ll bind the Pangyo family with records and law.”

It was a heavy conclusion.

But a firm one.

Now all we needed to do was withstand whatever counterattack the Pangyo family prepared.

At that same time.

The Pangyo family home.

The eldest brother threw the telephone and shouted.

“What?! The land is frozen?!”

His face turned pale at the news from the judicial scrivener’s office.

He ground his teeth.

“This is all because of that bastard son of a mistress! He’s lying in a hospital bed and still causing trouble for the family!”

The mother spat angrily.

“The mistake was putting him in the family registry. We should’ve cut him off back then. This is what we get for acknowledging him.”

The eldest brother put a cigarette in his mouth and slammed his fist on the table.

“It’s not over. If we can move a few judges, there has to be a way.”

The mother waved her hand.

“Stop talking nonsense. The order has already been issued. Even if a judge changes his mind later, that won’t erase what happened. We have no choice but to fight this in court now.”

The eldest brother exhaled smoke.

“I’m not letting this go. That bastard taking our share...”

One of his younger brothers cautiously interrupted.

“Hyung, the more we move now, the worse it’ll become. The other side already tied everything down with records. If we push too hard and leave a trail, it could come back on us.”

The eldest brother glared at him.

Then violently turned his head away.

“A few pieces of paper are going to stop me? I’ve protected this family all these years, and now some documents are supposed to overpower me?”

The mother sighed.

“Fine. Then we fight in court. We can’t win this through emotion anymore.”

Their anger hadn’t disappeared.

But everyone had no choice but to accept reality.

I calculated everything after receiving the report.

The land is frozen.

Now the Pangyo family couldn’t move freely.

Once the law had blocked them, negotiation came next.

A diagram formed inside my mind.