Chapter 39
BANG!
The thick wooden door of the CEO's office slammed against the wall.
Every eye in the sales department turned toward it.
Manager Kwon Seunghun...
Who had been sitting anxiously in his chair...
Immediately examined Choi Inwoo's face as he walked out behind CEO Jeong.
The moment he saw that Choi Inwoo's expression was completely calm...
He understood.
Everything had gone the way Choi Inwoo intended.
Manager Kwon sighed in relief and finally leaned back in his chair.
The entire time Choi Inwoo had been inside the CEO's office...
Manager Kwon had not rested his back against the chair even once.
On the other hand...
Manager Jang Woojin and Assistant Manager Lee Sejun had been secretly watching the CEO's office from behind their computer monitors.
The moment they saw CEO Jeong's red face...
Their lips curved upward.
They believed CEO Jeong had seen the forged imported-rice contract and had exploded at Choi Inwoo.
Lee Sejun barely managed to keep himself from smiling openly.
He straightened his collar.
Then he glanced at Manager Jang.
Their eyes exchanged the look of people convinced they had won.
CEO Jeong walked into the middle of the office and raised his voice.
“Everyone!”
“Stop working. Put down your documents and phones.”
“Get into the conference room immediately!”
“Yes, CEO!”
“No one stays behind.”
“Manager Jang Woojin. Assistant Manager Lee Sejun.”
“You two will sit together in the front row.”
His sharp tone froze the office.
The employees had no idea what was happening.
They exchanged nervous glances while gathering documents and pens.
Meanwhile...
Manager Jang and Lee Sejun became even more confident.
They assumed CEO Jeong was about to reveal Choi Inwoo's supposed imported-rice fraud in front of everyone...
Then suspend him.
Employees headed into the conference room one after another.
Manager Jang deliberately scraped his chair loudly against the floor as he stood.
Screeech.
Then he passed Choi Inwoo near the CEO's office.
He whispered with a cruel smile.
“Assistant Manager Choi.”
“You got carried away after one successful instant rice product.”
“And look what happened.”
“If you cheat customers on quality, getting buried in this industry happens in an instant.”
“What a shame.”
Choi Inwoo did not react to the mockery.
He simply stared directly into Manager Jang's eyes.
A very faint smile appeared on his lips.
The one whose company life was about to end...
Was not Choi Inwoo.
Only Choi Inwoo knew that.
Manager Jang flinched at the strange smile.
But Lee Sejun had no idea what had happened.
He hummed quietly while taking a seat in the front row with the best view of the main screen.
CEO Jeong sat at the head of the large conference room.
His expression was cold.
Choi Inwoo and Manager Kwon Seunghun sat near him.
Lee Sejun glanced at Choi Inwoo and smiled.
Choi Inwoo... I'll enjoy watching you fall apart.
The moment his lips curved...
Click.
The conference room lights turned off.
Choi Inwoo connected his USB drive.
Before anything appeared...
Manager Jang decided this was the perfect moment to score points and finish everything.
He cleared his throat and spoke solemnly.
“CEO Jeong.”
“Assistant Manager Choi Inwoo's imported-rice mixing and fake contract scandal is an unimaginable shock to the sales department.”
Choi Inwoo's hand stopped over the file for a moment.
“Trust is the lifeblood of a small company.”
“To deceive consumers like this...”
“You should immediately suspend Assistant Manager Choi's duties and remove him from his position.”
“Then we need to calculate the company's losses...”
Before Manager Jang could finish...
“Shut your mouth.”
CEO Jeong's shout shook the conference room.
Everyone jumped.
His words had come out rough and completely unfiltered.
Several employees instinctively covered their mouths.
“...What?”
Manager Jang looked more shocked than anyone.
CEO Jeong had aimed that harsh language directly at him.
“Jang Woojin.”
“Lee Sejun.”
“Nothing either of you says can be trusted anymore.”
“So don't open your mouths unless I tell you to.”
Then he turned to Choi Inwoo.
“Assistant Manager Choi.”
“Continue.”
Choi Inwoo bowed.
“Yes, CEO.”
“Everyone, watch carefully.”
“You're about to see what has been happening inside this company.”
“Play it.”
“Yes.”
Every employee stared at the screen.
They wanted to know what had happened.
But the atmosphere was too tense for anyone to speak loudly.
Choi Inwoo clicked the file.
Male voices began coming through the conference room speakers.
The screen remained black.
Only the voices played.
Lee Sejun's distinctive sharp voice rang out.
“We'll spread a rumor that Choi Inwoo secretly mixed cheap imported ingredients into the Korean rice supply from a Honam processing plant to meet delivery dates and costs.”
Employees immediately began murmuring.
“What the hell?”
“Isn't that Assistant Manager Lee's voice?”
“That's definitely Lee Sejun.”
“So Assistant Manager Lee created that rumor?”
The recording continued.
“...What?”
“We'll create a fake ingredient supply contract under Choi Inwoo's name.”
“And send an internal whistleblower email to the CEO tomorrow morning.”
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