Chapter 90
Anyway, that wrapped up everything related to Jo Sang-jin.
Once I'd found the documents, examined them, and handed them over to the prosecutor, I'd done all I could.
Thus, after finishing everything related to Jo Sang-jin, the task left to me was acquiring Twin Enter.
It wasn't like I was going to do it myself...
-Acquiring Twin Enter?
"Yes. I was wondering if you knew anyone suitable."
I just outsourced it.
What did I know about it?
The person who worked best in times like this was Hong Si-yeon, after all.
"There's quite a bit of profit in it."
Jo Sang-jin and the two directors had siphoned money away and run the company carelessly, but the company itself had a lot of potential.
Among the actors who were currently unknown, some would go on to become excellent supporting actors.
If someone bought it at the current price, they could make at least twice their money back.
-I understand. I'll look into it.
"You're not doing it yourself?"
-Whew. What I'm doing now is already overwhelming. There should be someone suitable among my and Grandma's connections. Oh, if you need an equity investment, shall I arrange one?
If she would, I'd be grateful.
After outsourcing the matter to Hong Si-yeon, I continued doing what I usually did.
In other words, I played.
-Hyung!! Hyung! Did you see the news?!
"What news?"
While I was playing, it became time to stream, and one of the viewers said something.
Then a link was posted.
It was live news from America.
I couldn't understand it because it was in English.
But perhaps some of our viewers could understand it, because messages quickly began appearing.
-A super typhoon in Oregon?
-That area gets pretty bad typhoons when they hit.
-Wow... Everything got completely wrecked.
-Apparently the governor fought the city council alone and said they needed to stock up on typhoon-preparation supplies.
-That's not all. He fought the insurance companies too, so it looks like almost everyone who suffered damage was helped.
Governor John of Oregon had done a proper job.
He was giving a live interview...
Hmm.
English really is difficult.
-Gasp...
-Wow...
-As expected...
"What? What is it? Tell me what you know, too."
-We're talking about you, hyung.
"Huh?"
-Hyung, did you meet that man when you went to America last time?
"Yeah."
-Did you tell him a typhoon was coming?
"Yes."
-Holy crap.
-Oregon's savior...!
-A true prophet...!!
-How many people got to survive thanks to you... *shudder*
-The Oregon governor is saying he sincerely thanks you right now.
-He's saying he hopes you'll come to America anytime... Oregon considers you its brother.
After that, some American white women in bikinis were talking about loving me and so on.
-Wow...
-Wow...
-Wow...
"Well, it's not like this is the first time."
-That's true, but... it feels like you're gradually becoming more than just our little hyung.
-I knew him first...!! I liked him first...!!
-Oh dear, if they take even our hyung away, what are we supposed to live on...?
"Still, I probably won't be going to America, will I?"
-Why?
-America's the land of guns, you know...
-Ah.
-Besides, apart from the developed areas of Oregon, it's mostly countryside, so hyung would probably be uncomfortable too.
-Yeah, yeah. Korea really is the perfect fit for you, hyung.
-Let's stay here and not go anywhere?
Perhaps because about half of the viewers were Korean, they earnestly told me to stay in Korea.
Of course, people from other countries also shouted in various languages for me to come to their countries.
The scariest among them was Mexico.
-Mexico is safe! Hyung!
"I can see the cartels going crazy trying to eat me...."
Anyway, there had been a commotion, but I still had things to do.
[Germanium Bracelet has donated 100 gold.]
[Hyung. Have you played Last Earth? I heard the third one is coming out at the end of this month. Do you think it'll be fun?]
-You actually trust that guy...?
-How uneducated.
-Hot damn! Another protagonist's getting a headshot...!!
"I've never even played the first one. Hmm. But is it really worth paying for?"
When I saw the future of Germanium Bracelet buying the game and cursing it out with every swear imaginable an hour later, the chat became lively.
[♡CutieJanie♡ has donated 100 gold.]
[Kya-ha~☆ It's your cute Janie! I start work tomorrow. Sniff sniff ;ㅅ; But what should Janie do if someone bullies her because she's cute? Cheer me on, pleeease~♡♡♡]
-Don't be scared. Go for it.
-When you get to work, don't forget to throw your bag down and yell, "Take the newbie!"
-You're going to work...! You deceiver...!!
-Ugh, I smell a netkama...
Hmm...
Surprisingly, she wasn't a netkama.
She was just an ordinary-looking woman.
She deliberately used that kind of speech to drive away people who approached her.
From my perspective, whether she was a woman or not didn't really matter...
"CutieJanie, don't worry. No one will bully you."
Anyway, plenty of other things were said even after Janie's thanks.
Then, all of a sudden, the viewer count started shooting up.
English, Chinese, Japanese.
It was a storm of other languages I couldn't recognize.
-Argh!
-What?!
-Is this Kang Noah's channel?
-O great prophet. Please look into our future...
-You alone can become our cult leader!!
The governor's influence was no joke.
People everywhere were making a fuss trying to have a conversation with me.
-Aw, damn it! Freaking newcomers!
-Don't bully our hyung too much!
The existing viewers and the newcomers were on the verge of clashing.
And as the number of newcomers increased, trolls naturally appeared too.
As more and more idiots started saying nonsense in the chat, I calmly said,
"You trolls... You know what I'll do to you, right?"
I can see everything, so keep your mouths shut.
Before I start telling everyone what you did last night.
With just one sentence, order returned to the chat room that had been shaking like crazy.
"All right. Then next is... SharkAny?"
-SharkAny : Oh... Kang Noah hyung. I...
"Wait."
He was about to tell me personal information, so I turned over a card.
Then I said,
"You're a Swiss mountain rescue worker."
-Huh?
-Why would a mountain rescue team...?
-No way... *shudder*
-It can't be...?
That's right.
The thing you're all thinking of.
"You're searching for people who went missing while hiking right now, aren't you?"
-Did someone from Switzerland come to ask hyung too?
-The Swiss mountains are really rugged, so finding someone after they go missing must be difficult...
-Wow... What a bolt from the blue while they were out having fun.
"I'll give you the coordinates."
I saw in SharkAny's future that he would despair upon seeing the dead.
The coordinates of their location appeared on his tablet, so I told him exactly where to go.
-SharkAny : Thank you! Thank you!!
That was the end of it, and he left.
All the viewers prayed that the missing people would be rescued safely.
They act prickly, but they're secretly good kids.
[Baoppa Tree has donated 100 gold.]
[Hyung! Lotte can make the fall baseball playoffs this time, right?]
Just give up on that, kid.
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When the stream ended and I was settling down to loaf around in earnest, my phone rang.
Oh... This is Elder Jung Hee-tae, isn't it?
-Huh. Have you been well?
"I've always been well. You've been well too, Elder?"
-Heh-heh. I'm about the same. By the way, I saw the news. You've done something remarkable.
"I'm always remarkable. I don't want to live like an orphan."
-I didn't expect that answer. Anyway, you're truly amazing. Truly.
"Haha. But you didn't call just to praise me. Are you acquiring Twin Enter, Elder?"
-You're uncanny. Did you read my fortune?
"No."
Since this isn't a video call, I can't tell.
I just took a guess.
-Yes. I acquired Twin Enter. As for your stake... Or should I say Hong Si-yeon's stake? It amounts to roughly half...
Half?
That must be hard to manage.
Thank you as always, President Hong...!!
"But, Elder, were you interested in the entertainment industry? Of course..."
-Of course not. My only interest is in romance.
"Actresses are a romantic ideal too..."
-That's desire.
"Then why did you acquire Twin Enter?"
-My grandchildren like the actors there.
Ah.
In that case, it couldn't be helped.
-Well, putting that aside, when are you planning to go treasure hunting?
Treasure hunting.
It certainly was fun.
Since I'd just finished something major, should I give that a try?
"Can I do it now?"
-We're always happy to have you. I'll send a car tomorrow, so let's have lunch together.
"All right."
The next day.
When I got a call around lunchtime and went downstairs, there was a luxury sedan.
"Get in."
"Is it all right if this person comes along too?"
"Hm? Is he your bodyguard? Sure, why not. Hmm. What's your name?"
"Please call me Cheolhon, Elder."
"All right, Cheolhon. Are you interested in treasure hunting?"
"Hahahaha..."
Mr. Cheolhon's awkward laugh made it clear he had absolutely no interest.
Elder Jung Hee-tae grew dejected, but didn't ask any further.
"There's a nice restaurant in Gangnam."
"Gangnam?"
"What? Did you think I only ate Korean food? Heh-heh. We're going to get pizza."
Pizza sounded good.
It didn't seem like something a person riding in a luxury sedan would say, though.
Still, shouldn't one respect people's tastes?
So we arrived at Master Pizza in Gangnam.
When we went up to the pizzeria, young people looked at us curiously.
"Wow... It's Noah hyung...!!"
"Gasp! Kang Noah...?!"
"Looks like you're going around with a celebrity."
"Would you like an autograph?"
"No, thanks. Ah. There he is."
There was a middle-aged man at one side of the pizzeria.
He had been looking at the menu with a serious expression, but stood up.
"Elder! Oh... Oooooh!! So this is the newcomer!! The Kang Noah whom everyone in Korea knows!! Nice to meet you!! I'm Kang Yul-je, a professor in the Department of History at Korea University!"
"Nice to meet you. I'm Kang Noah. Please speak informally."
"Oh, really? Thanks, then. Heh-heh. A newcomer, huh? How long has it been? Ah. If there's anything you'd like to eat, order as much as you want. It's on me. And... are you interested in graduate school?"
What was he talking about?
He knew who I was, yet he was asking me to apply to graduate school?
No, more importantly...
"I didn't even graduate from college..."
My highest level of education was a high-school diploma.
"You can just go to college first, can't you? It's never too late to learn. So study and come to our graduate school... Better yet, come study under me...!!"
A deep madness shone in the professor's sparkling eyes.