Money Keeps Piling Up No Matter How Much I Spend

Chapter 38

Translator: Dreamscribe“.......”

This was the seat he had always dreamed of.

The only Chairman’s Office in LK Group.

This brown leather chair.

So this is what this soft texture felt like.

He had heard that because of his father's meticulous nature, the chair would be replaced with a new one every month, and perhaps because of that, a pleasant scent of leather lingered at the tip of his nose.

Moreover, the ceiling was high, and the dragon painting on it looked as if it were handing the wish-fulfilling jewel to Oh Jae-hyun.

"Chairman-nim."

A smile was spreading across the face of Chief Secretary Choi, who was no longer a director, but now the Chief Secretary.

One might ask if becoming Chief Secretary after being a director was a demotion, but the Chairman’s Chief Secretary carried a completely different weight.

In essence, he was the Chairman’s closest aide, and all instructions passed through the Chief Secretary.

He was also the person the Chairman trusted the most.hing I’ve learned from using this ability is that the intensity of the feeling varies.

Just as pain has degrees, so does this.

Of course, judging the intensity of that feeling depended solely on my own senses.

‘I’m getting a feeling from the dollar and yen, but it’s not an extremely strong one.’

Still, I could tell that buying them would definitely be beneficial.

“Ah, and Department Head. I also brought the research materials related to Europe that you requested.”

I quickly looked over the documents.

Last time, while having a talk with hyung, I had felt an unpleasant sensation the moment France was mentioned.

So I had been gathering information on European issues.

“At the moment, Europe is a bit noisy because of the UK. It’s not a major problem yet, but economically they’re facing increasing difficulties.”

The UK was experiencing friction regarding the EU.

But what I was focusing on right now wasn’t the UK.

‘Despite controversy over its involvement in the Syrian civil war, it is currently generating the highest tourism revenue in Europe and is actively attracting overseas investments to boost tourism income.’

France was currently one of the most thriving countries in Europe.

The key to its success was its aggressive acceptance of foreign investment and expansion of its tourism sector.

This was why LK Group was focusing on France.

With the French government welcoming them with open arms and providing policy-level support, LK had no reason not to enter.

“Ugh.”

But why was this?

Every time I looked at the France-related materials, I felt nauseous.

The same unpleasant feeling as before.

“Department Head, are you all right?”

“Ah, yes. Could you also give me the other documents? The research covering various sectors.”

I didn’t know why I was feeling this way, but in the end, I closed the report halfway through.

I should avoid looking at anything related to France for the time being.

“Much like France, Europe is pushing its tourism industry hard these days, and East Asian countries are also expanding their tourism sectors, so there are many projections that stocks related to that sector will rise.”

However, the feeling flowing into me was faint.

Maybe I should just ignore everything else and stick with investing in the dollar and yen.

While I was reviewing various sectors like that.

“......?”

My eyes fixated on one particular sector.

It was none other than the defense industry.

“France’s involvement in the Syrian civil war this time, and Saudi Arabia declaring war on IS as well, it's natural for defense stocks to rise when war breaks out. It’s just that the scale has been small, so the increase hasn’t been significant. Plus, there don’t seem to be any signs of escalation.”

Overall, the defense sector had been slightly rising and then falling again, repeating the pattern.

But right at that moment, the intensity of the sensation surged sharply upward.

“.......”

Just in case, I moved my pen one by one over the listed companies.

“!?”

The intensity varied slightly for each, but they all gave me consistently strong feedback.

For some, the pen shook violently and nearly tore through the paper.

‘Why is this acting up like this? It’s making me uneasy.’

This wasn’t just anything, it was the defense industry.

What does it mean when the defense sector rises?

War.

There’s no other reason.

I swallowed dryly.

Is there really going to be a large-scale war somewhere?

Please, let it not be a war between North and South Korea.

***

Friday evening.

The most vibrant time when everyone is out enjoying dinner or cultural activities in anticipation of the weekend.

It was the same in Paris, France.

A romantic city, the top tourist destination in Europe.

None of the people enjoying the beautiful night scenery could have predicted it.

Kwaaaang–!!

That what was supposed to be a happy Friday night would turn into a battlefield stained with bombs and bullets.

***

“R-Report! W-What’s the damage situation?”

Chairman Oh Jae-hyun’s hands were trembling so much he couldn’t even take a proper sip of water.

“Over 1,000 casualties reported. France has already deployed the military throughout Paris and declared a state of emergency, closing its borders. All flights are being turned around as we speak.”

“Ah... what the hell...”

A massive terrorist attack had occurred, and not just anywhere, right in Paris, France.

IS, who had been condemning France’s involvement in the Syrian civil war, turned Paris into a warzone with suicide bombings and mass shootings.

It was a globally shocking event.

In terms of severity, it was no different from the U.S. 9/11 attacks.

A major European power like France had been hit by a massive terrorist attack.

“IS has officially claimed responsibility for the attack, so the French President has declared full-scale war and requested troop support from other EU countries. Other nations are now declaring that they’ll actively support France.”

This was a horrific year.

From the beginning of the year, there had been occasional terrorist attacks, and now, even a developed country known for its strict security had suffered a large-scale attack.

With this incident, IS had turned all of Europe into its enemy.

Europe could no longer sit back and do nothing.

If France could be attacked, so could they, this fear had now been etched into their minds.

The problem was, with France closing its borders, LK Group had been thrown into a crisis.

“What about our hotel? The opening is tomorrow!”

“......That will probably be difficult. With the borders closed, there’s no way in or out at the moment.”

Suddenly, everything felt dizzy.

LK Group had already run dry of funds and had been forcefully pushing the France hotel business forward just to keep the cash flow alive.

All they needed was to open and secure liquidity.

But unbelievably, this happened just one day before the opening.

“This... the border closure... it’ll be lifted soon, right?”

“They won’t reopen it until they’ve captured all the terrorists inside France. They’ll need to investigate who cooperated in the attack and who brought in the weapons. Still, they’ll probably try to lift it as soon as possible.”

However, just lifting the border closure wouldn’t solve the problem.

This wasn’t just anywhere, Paris, France had been attacked.

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