Chapter 7 (1/2)

Having frequented this house for a dozen years, I had never been allowed to enter his study (and the bedrooms)

Even though the conference roo HQ, all the important decisions wereme, and his board members were allowed to enter

I stepped into the study and glanced around

It looked nothing short of the conference roorandfather and tables for a dozen

The grandfather’s children and his board members already were seated

Predictable

If they were gathered together, they would have a , to discuss current issues

My father was replaced with Young-jun He was seated a them, which startled me

I ell aware that my father was treated as if he was disowned

But Young-jun was only 20 years old, as planning to go abroad to study

He was too young for this

Does this randfather has already appointed his successor?

Is it already too late?

When I was lost in this thought, lowering ht I was alarmed

”Hey, Do-jun Lift your head Boys fight, that way they grow up as

He seerown-up

”Be quiet! Or I will get you out of here,” his father said Young-jun scratched his head

The grandfather led me inside by the hand

”Do-jun,” he said

”Yes, grandfather,”

”Sit kneeling until I tell you to stand up, that is your punishment,”

Punish?

It was punishment for 10-year-old Do-jun while business ad for Yun Hyun-woo

I sat kneeling right next to hile word

”So, now, tell

”I assuainst the protesters,” a voice said

”Force?”

”He would use troops to disperse the protesters,”

What? Troops?

What do troops have to do with Sunyang?

”Hundreds of protesters are taking place all over the country If the president used troops, it could be thousands,” said the other

”Force would not suppress the protesters but add oil to the fire,”

With a loud, echoing thud, the grandfather slammed his palm down on the desk

”So what the hell are you suggesting? Turn against the president that ive up his office?” he yelled

They clamped their mouths shut

”Can’t waste any more time You tell, vice-chairman, whose side should we be on?”

The vice-chair-ki could not easily answer

Young-ki and his son, they had framed and killed me

Which would not happen to ht happen to anyone

I wondered what Young-ki would say

”Even though the protesters have ive up his office,” he said

Second son, Dong-ki and third Sang-ki, without a hesitation, agreed

So-ki

So was odd

Three days later the president would make a statement: the June 29 Declaration

The Blue House must have drawn up an outline by now

It didn’t rasped the situation yet as it should have

Leaving doubt behind, I bent my ear toward them

But topics of conversation and questions to ask during the

This was not what I had expected

Somehow, absurd