Chapter 4
Chapter 4 . Return (2)
Kang Chul-In’s first task after returning to the past, was to organize his normal life before the great summoning . And to do so, he needed to quit this dirty, horrid job .
‘I was nothing back then, wasting away in a company like this . ’
Before the great summoning, Kang Chul-In was a normal, gruff young man no different from anyone else . A life struggling to make ends meet, living day to day .
He flashed a smile thinking of his past ten years ago, and walked into the office .
And as soon as he showed himself, all eyes fell onto him . It was obvious that they were nervous, like a group of poor farmers in the face of the government .
“Hey, you punk!”
Kim Min-Chul, who had been prowling the office with his golf club, roared as he laid eyes on him .
“What, you punk . ”
Kang Chul-In answered .
“…!”
“…!”
The office went cold .
The male employees thought,
‘Kang… Chul-In, he has finally lost it from all the stress . He has lost it . ’
‘Wow, he isn’t even scared . ’
‘Poor guy, he should just let it slide… these are tough times…’
And the female employees thought,
‘Oh my, what is he going to do…’
‘That CEO, he is a gangster… is Chul-In going to be alright?’
“Wait, what? ‘What you punk?’”
“Yeah, you punk . ”
“…!”
Kim Min-Chul felt like his blood was flowing backwards . Who would have guessed, the CEO being cursed by a newbie not even a year into ‘the real world’?
“You…you… little intern bug… who do you think…”
“What do you mean who? It’s a newly rich, oily fat bastard . Or what, a gangster? Thug?”
That did it .
Many who used to or currently use their fists for any gain, tended to react sensitively to the word ‘thug’—calling themselves gangsters, or a man with a chivalrous spirit .
It was crap .
In the eyes of Kang Chul-In, anyone seeking to gain by using violence was the same thing—scum .
Especially, gangs had evolved after the 90s to use the law to their advantage and hid behind enforcement and authority . Kim Min-Chul was a perfect example of this .
“Well, I say it like it is . What else would I call a thug? Human trash?”
Kang Chul-In sneered at the evil CEO, unfazed by Kim Min-Chul’s obvious anger .
And in that, Kim Min-Chul exploded .
“Hey, you fucking bitch!”
The golf club with a loud whoosh, fell on Kang Chul-In . It had happened in the blink of an eye . But the club hit nothing but air .
“Huh?”
Kim Min-Chul looked around .
“False swing . ”
Kang Chul-In sneered at Kim Min-Chul . He had avoided the club swung at full speed just by leaning slightly away .
“This son of a bitch!”
Kim Min-Chul, red-faced and overcome with anger, ran towards Kang Chul-In . However, he could not even brush the corner of Kang Chul-In’s clothes .
But was it surprising?
Kang Chul-In was recognized even by others of his physical strength and power—even in such form, he was still Kang Chul-In . One needed to be at least a professional boxer to be a threat, and even that would have nothing against him in two months .
“Huff… Huff… you little rat…!”
Kim Min-Chul huffed and puffed, gritting his teeth .
“Aren’t you the incompetent one, not being able to hit me?”
Kang Chul-In smirked .
“More importantly…”
And his expression changed . His burning eyes seemed to pierce the heart .
“You play with the golf club one more time, and it won’t be fun anymore . ”
It was a clear warning .
However, Kim Min-Chul, already overcome with anger and unable make proper judgments, ignored the warning and lunged forward . I mean, if he swung around golf clubs in his office because he was a little angry, it was obvious the man didn’t have common sense nor curtesy .
“Die, you dog!”
Crack–!
“Ah!”
Kim Min-Chul fell, with one lone scream .
The man on the ground could not even breathe normally . The fist had struck right in the gut .
“Blech…Blechhhhh…”
The blow was so strong that Kim Min-Chul vomited all the fish stew that he had had for lunch that day .
“You don’t take punches well . I thought you would hold out because you are fat . ” Kang Chul-In looked to Kim Min-Chul and delivered the final insult .
“Boss! Are you alright?”
An employee rushed to Kim Min-Chul’s side and assisted him .
“Oh… our boss…! Kang Chul-In, you jerk! Get on your knees and apologize to the CEO now!”
His calculating move made Kang Chul-In hopeful of his success in the workplace in the future . Even if he was just going to be here, rotting away .
Kang Chul-In did not respond to the male employee . He was not worth even acknowledging .
‘Human groups . ’
They were all the same, the pig that swung golf clubs out of anger and the calculating scum that sought favor from the pig . Of course, he had no intention of purely criticizing the male employee for being calculating . It was not bad to try and survive, one needed to do what one needed to do to live . But, to throw one’s pride and everything else away for it—didn’t seem too appetizing . And to reminisce at Kim Min-Chul’s previous actions… he could only flash a bitter smile .
“You…you jerk… I… I will kill you… you bug…”
Kim Min-Chul, being escorted by the male employee, spitefully glared at Kang Chul-In .
“Call Manager Park…Tell him to crush him!”
Manager Park was a thug who worked for Kim Min-Chul and oversaw a small gang .
“Oh, I’m so scared . ”
Kang Chul-In scoffed .
Times have changed and he was still trying to use violence over a petty argument—and announcing it in front of people . Kang Chul-In wondered if Kim Min-Chul was just stupid or unable to see logic, overcome with anger .
“You jerk… if Manager Park arrives…”
Kim Min-Chul brought up Manager Park repeatedly, threatening Kang Chul-In . It seemed like he had no doubt Manager Park would be able to take down Kang Chul-In .
“Ah ah… . M, manager Park!”
Looking behind Kang Chul-in, the person he had sought for this whole time could be seen . Coincidentally, Manager Park had come into the office .
“CEO Kim?”
Manger Park seemed a little taken aback at the unexpected satiation, but he ordered his subordinates to assist Kim Min-Chul .
“Oh…Manager Park…! That jerk hit me! He hit me!”
Kim Min-Chul whined to Manager Park hanging on to him, leaving out the part where he had swung the club first .
“That jerk, because I lectured him a little… because I told him to do his job right! He cursed at me and hit me!”
“Boss . The whole story…”
“Never mind the whole story! He hit me! Beat him right now!”
Kim Min-Chul was stubborn . He caused a ruckus, waving his arms and legs like a whining toddler .
‘You stupid idiot . What are you doing in front of all the employees?’
In that moment, Manager Park felt a headache coming, but also could not ignore the complaints of his boss . Kim Min-Chul was the fatal source of income for him and his family, which was nothing but a small gang .
‘I’ll need to clean it up briefly . ’
Manager Park made up his mind and decided to clean up the office first .
“What are you all looking at!” When Manager Park roared, all eyes fell back to their respective desks .
“Everyone, quiet, work quietly . Instead of needlessly gossiping . And Team Manager Oh . ”
Manager Park pointed at the calculating male employee who had helped Kim Min-Chul .
“Bring the CEO back to his office . ”
“Oh, yes! Let us… let us go, boss . ”
Team Manager Oh struggled to help Kim Min-Chul who was fat and overweight .
“Haha… you are dead now, you jerk . ”
Kim Min-Chul, on his way to his office snickered at Kang Chul-In . It was as if the image of Kang Chul-In, beat to death by Manager Park, was already engrained in his head .
“Oh, really?”
Kang Chul-In, who had been silently watching the situation unfold, had nothing else to say . He really did put on every kind of show . He wondered how he could have worked at such a company for nine months .
“Hey, intern . ”
As Kang Chul-In was wondering, Manager Park called him .
“You should have known when to lower your pride . Just because he gave you an earful, you shouldn’t come at him like that . You should have just agreed with him and left it at that . ”
Manager Park, although he scolded Kang Chul-In, didn’t seem too convinced . He also knew well of CEO Kim Min-Chul’s wrongdoings, and he had received immense stress from him until that point . Although he worked for Kim Min-Chul, he did understand this young intern’s anger .
‘I will scold him a little and let it go . ’
Manager Park made up his mind . These were new times, and using fists to solve problems were no more . A wise thing for a gangster living in these times would be to roughly create a situation where Kim Min-Chul would be satisfied . However, all of Manager Park’s good intentions disappeared with the intern’s smug tone .
“What adult?”
Kang Chul-In asked .
“In your eyes, that pig looks like an adult? Well I guess for a gangster; the financer is the adult . ”
The veins bulged in the slicked back forehead of Manager Park .
“Hey . ”
Manager Park glared at Kang Chul-In .
“Watch your mouth . Think of the situation, think of the person . That’s how you live for a long time . Yeah?”
“That rule only applies to thugs like you . ”
The word ‘thug’ triggered Manager Park, as it did Kim Min-Chul, and he clenched his fists .
“You crazy dog!”
“You want to die?”
It seemed as if Manager Park’s two subordinates were more infuriated than the Manager himself .
“You little dog, did you just call my boss a thug?”
“Oh, you smile? You want me to ruin your face?”
And a threatening atmosphere formed, as if punches were going to be thrown at any minute .
“Sigh… I was just going to let it go, but I need to fix your attitude today . ” Manager Park did not lose his cool and calmly let his anger simmer despite being insulted .
“You, follow me up to the roof . ”
Manager Park pointed to the office door .
“No, not like that . ” Kang Chul-In answered .
“You follow . ”
And he exited the office door first .
“…What is that kid?”
Manager Park scoffed at this absurd situation .