(Episode 27)
You want to audit the president?
Yes.
I need to use the men...
on the Inspection Team.
So you need men to perform an urgent audit on the president.
Is that what you asked me, Mr. No?
Yes. I need your help.
Mr. No.
This...
could cost the lives of...
my team and me as a banker.
I'm aware.
I'm still begging you.
Although the final decision is up to you.
What's the matter...
at such an early hour?
Closing of branches...
and the D1 district.
There have been several cases of malpractice and...
obstruction of business caused by you.
From now on...
I'll be performing...
a special audit on you, Mr. Kang.
Did you say a special audit?
Without proper procedure?
What's the point of asking for your approval when...
there are concerns for evidence destruction?
I see.
Go on and investigate.
Please get started.
Mr. No!
You will be sure to be held responsible...
for what you are doing here.
And...
the same goes for all of you who have...
stepped into this room!
Don't you dare threaten us!
These men are performing their duties...
as employees of Daehan Bank.
You asked me...
the first time I came in here.
To reform the bank.
I have no intention...
of stopping...
the reform.
I'm reforming Daehan Bank.
But let me explain to you the proper procedure to take as an auditor.
When you see a problem with the management...
you talk to...
Management Support.
Today,
you have taken it...
too far as an auditor.
Mr. Lee, Auditor No is performing...
a special audit on the president.
He is getting bitten pretty hard by his hunting dog.
The old man is really poor at judging people.
No.
I shouldn't just be watching this.
The agreement will now be signed.
(Business Agreement for Global Joint Marketing)
Following on...
will be photographs.
I'll ask...
the two of you to face the front.
Please face the cameras.
Are you okay, Mr. Kang?
Auditor No has made quite a fuss.
I'm also disappointed at Head Manager Im.
He let the auditor behave imprudently...
and didn't even report it...
to you.
I apologize, Mr. Kang.
Don't be.
It's fine.
I'm okay.
Oh my gosh.
Check this out.
Have you read it yet?
Check your phone.
Auditor No has declared war on President Kang.
What, the auditor and the president are fighting each other?
Attack on!
A surprise attack?
Will this be okay?
Will this ruin Daehan Bank?
Oh my!
The president must have something shady going on...
for the auditor to perform an audit.
No man is infallible but still, the president?
Auditor No and President Kang are on.
Auditor No wouldn't do something pointless.
I trust Auditor No.
All right.
Ah, Mr. Lee.
I never imagined that you would raid the president's office.
That was completely against my expectations, Mr. No.
I just did what I had to do.
How many people do what they have to do?
You're surely impressive.
The real challenge is just starting.
As the vice-president,
I'll support the Audit Team until the end.
What do you...
plan to do from now on?
Well, I'll do my best.
With the audit.
You must have someone looking after you.
No, not really.
Then pull yourself together!
What do you think you're doing?
How can a head manager be swayed by others so easily?
You're in a position where you...
have to look after our employees.
Instead you're at the head of...
What is on your mind?
I'm just taking part in a credible audit.
And that's my duty.
What if you can't find any evidence?
What will you do then?
Will you still proudly talk about your duty?
How will you take responsibility for shaking...
the foundation of Daehan Bank?
What is wrong with everyone.
Is there really someone...
helping them from behind?
Connect me with Busan Data Center.
A consulting is in progress.
The president of Myeongseong Bank...
There are log files of data copy Mr. Moon made at Busan Data Center.
It seems...
that he has given the data to the Audit Team.
That must be so.
As he...
also showed up for the audit.
This is my fault for just trusting...
Mr. Kim's... words and not checking myself. I'm sorry.
I believe that the Audit Team...
has secured crucial evidence.
Something to prove the link between...
the D1 Plan and the shutdown of branches.
They will...
not be able to reveal anything.
Just ensure...
that the employees...
don't get agitated.
Yes.
By the way, what made you change your mind, Mr. Moon?
What did Mr. Seo and Ms. Jang do?
Nothing much.
I just took on a few punches...
I just wept and wailed...
Seriously...
Hey, you...
Enough!
Is your happiness to provide...
for your family against your conscience?
Isn't family just...
about staying together...
even if things are rough?
Seriously.
I didn't expect you to actually audit the president.
How can you laugh at a time like this?
I feel so devastated.
Why did you make a devastating situation?
Get to your point.
You ruined the future of a lot of people.
The Inspection Team...
and the Audit Team.
Mr. Moon received a scholarship from Daehan.
What will you do with the guilt he will feel?
What about Mr. So Bo Geol...
and Ms. Jang Mi Ho's future?
You may have...
ruined these...
young men's future.
It could be a turning point for them.
And I'll do my best for it to be that way.
Haven't you been seeing Assemblyman Jung and Director Park?
Ms. Han.
- What are you... - The president...
is fighting against them.
What?
Those who are shaking Daehan Bank...
are Assemblyman Jung and Director Park.
Assemblyman Jung even has specific plans.
Once President Kang is gone,
Assemblyman Jung's people will dominate the bank.
Can't you see?
You must stop your attack...
against President Kang.
You are saying...
that we can only save Daehan by protecting President Kang?
Ms. Han.
He's the evil of Daehan Bank.
No.
The conclusion to all your investigations is...
Vice-president Yook Gwan Sik.
To be specific, it's...
the collaboration of Vice-president Yook Gwan Sik...
who wanted to be the president and Assemblyman Jung.
CAO Bae of Seomin Policy Research Institute...
revealed everything.
On the contrary,
aren't you the one being used by Vice-president Lee...
who's after the president's position?
Vice-president Han said that?
Yes.
She seemed sure of it.
Assemblyman Jung and Vice-president Yook Gwan Sik...
did have close relationships.
But it's ridiculous that Yook Gwan Sik is at the end of this.
I agree.
People only hear what they want to hear...
and see what they want to see.
That's how Ms. Han is right now.
She won't listen to you...
no matter what you tell her.
So don't worry about her too much.
Anyways,
Bae Dong Seok and Vice-president Han met with each other.
Who found the other one first and what they talked about...
that's what concerns me more.
It must be Director Im Chang Jae.
Please come in!
Vice-president Han is giving Mr. Im a hard time nowadays.
I was expecting it.
I received huge help from your decision,
Mr. Im.
Thank you.
Please excuse me.
Ah, Mr. No.
Next time we see,
I won't be on this wheelchair.
Have there been any meetings with the managers recently?
No, not recently.
Is that so?
CAO Bae wanted to...
meet you and...
tell you something in person.
[Kocowa Ver] MBC E27 'The Banker' "The Audit" -♥ Ruo Xi ♥-
(Funding requested for Assemblyman Jung's autobiography)
You have an interesting book.
You've learned to make such a thing...
behind my back.
You can be quite bold, Mr. Bae.
But what could you achieve...
if you are just bold but don't know the reality?
It's the original.
This will be your last chance.
Do your best.
Yes. Thank you.
The insolvent banks were forced to shut down today.
The banks closing for the first time in history are...
Mirae, Hangil,
- Dongyoung... - In June 1998,
the FSS announced a hit list of the banks...
as the loss...
of the banks grew due to the financial crisis.
There was chaos throughout...
on the morning of the day the names of...
the liquidated banks...
were announced in the nation.
Some IT departments of those banks...
changed the password of the system...
and vanished.
The password doesn't match.
Was the password changed?
- Get the IT department! - The employees...
who showed up at work stood up to prevent...
the business suspension note being posted.
Some cried out loud asking...
why they were liquidated.
One out of three bankers...
lost his job...
and half of the middle class bankers...
became poor.
In an era where financial crises completely changed people's lives...
Daehan Bank...
(Out of Business)
was struggling to survive...
no matter what.
At the forefront was...
President Kang Sam Do,
who just became an executive.
The amount of public funds given by the government...
to insolvent financial companies from 1997 to 2004...
was 165 billion dollars.
In order to receive those funds...
the president...
That's how...
Daehan Bank...
survived.
The president...
is like a father struggling to protect...
his children from losing their home.
I knew that I could count on you.
- Don't mention it. - No,
it was outstanding.
- Thank you. - Did you meet...
Bae Dong Seok through Secretary Kim?
Yes.
You must still find Secretary Song difficult to get along with.
That's not the case.
It is a fact that I can...
rely on Secretary Song.
You are a vice-president and...
he is a secretary.
I should meet...
with Assemblyman Jung.
It's been a while, Mr. Kim.
It's been a while but...
you are not looking as good as before, Director Cha.
Yes. It can't be helped...
these days.
Let's sit down.
That's right.
Things got too messy...
since I left.
It distresses me too.
I can't even tell...
who we are representing these days.
The bankers won't unite at all.
I mean,
we could barely survive...
in the financial market as one team...
but this one rotten apple is spoiling the barrel.
How dare he think about auditing the president?
Right.
I was so shaken...
after hearing about it.
He has created a room for anonymous reports...
to incite the employees.
But then...
everyone is being swayed by it.
For goodness sake.
This is too pathetic.
Is the anonymous report...
- that effective? - It's needless to say.
An auditor making pun jokes?
Kim Yo Han from Yongbong branch is nuts.
Lee Byeong Tae from Maseon branch has an affair with Jung Da Jeong.
A bank cannot meddle with a married couple's affairs.
I'm also a divorcee but...
a couple's affair is theirs to deal with.
What, you were reading it too?
Isn't it hilarious?
Ah, Auditor No.
This one.
How can he come up with such phrases?
He probably made it to catch a few flies as he is too free...
with the new Compliance Head Office.
As if it's...
some sort of Daehan Bank Confession...
or Daehan Bank playground.
A broken clock could be right twice a day but this is...
The labor union is already struggling enough and...
Auditor No is having the time of his life as if he was a celebrity.
I mean,
have a look at this.
What could they do when all they can do is...
talk anonymously?
- Yes, but... - Even still...
Auditor No and his team...
need to be under control.
Of course, of course.
So Director Cha.
Don't you think that...
the labor union...
should step up?
Auditor No has...
finally caused trouble.
Why did you even bother assigning such a man...
as the auditor.
You always assured us to not worry but...
look at yourself.
An auditor can't even be fired. You should...
have been more discreet.
Mr. Kang.
Weren't you too arrogant?
Make sure that this doesn't happen again!
We do have a next time.
Auditor No...
might even take this to the prosecution.
The prosecution?
I will go if I have to.
We are not talking about a third person.
We are saying this out of concern for you.
What are you going to do...
with Mr. No?
We can help.
I don't need any help or your concern.
Are you sure?
Do you have any plan?
(Incoming call)
Hello.
It's me, assemblyman. Park Jeong Bae.
Where are you?
I need your help.
Help me, please.
You're saying...
something quite dangerous.
- I'm hanging up. - Assemblyman.
You know I'm not really good...
at keeping secrets.
We are the same kind of people.
Let's not cheat on each other.
Can I depend...
on your kindness?
I'll be waiting.
Okay, then, wait.
And, for the last time,
I have a job for you.
After this job is done,
I'll send you abroad right away.
(Bankers' group with Hani)
Mr. No.
I organized the data so well.
We're here to send our message...
about conducts of the Audit Office these days.
Come out now.
You have to go through a process.
Wait a minute.
Wait.
I'm auditor No Dae Ho.
You can talk to me.
Geez, these people...
- What are you doing? - What is this?
Can you send the security to the Audit Office please?
This is the stance of the bankers of Daehan Bank.
- This is our stance. - This is our stance.
Branch bankers are all at the Audit Office now.
Is it an occupation protest?
They threw eggs at Mr. No.
(Is it an occupation protest? /They threw eggs at Mr. No.)
How can they go to the Audit Office and throw eggs at Mr. No?
What did Mr. No do wrong?
Mr. No did so many things wrong.
He stirred this bank,
which makes our customers think we have a problem.
What are they talking about?
All the secret deals from...
Daehan Bank's reputation has fallen...
- How will they recover it? - Who is going to deal...
with this damage from this bad rap?
The Audit Office has great influence.
Their three employees all came back to the Audit Office,
not before long they got transferred to another department.
They are so good at secret deals.
They claim to support justice,
- but not for themselves. - What is...
this nonsense?
Stop the investigation on the president or we won't stop.
Investigation on the president is...
one of the regular jobs of the Audit Office...
to disclose corruption scandals of board members.
You can't interfere with our job,
interrupting us like this.
Mr. No, your selfish and self-centered sense of justice is...
the problem.
You are a banker yourself.
But you don't trust bankers at all.
Why do you think we're here?
It's so hectic at the branches.
We can't work because the customers keep complaining.
They say,
the president and the auditor are in a power struggle.
They all know already.
They are trying to pull out all their money,
worried that this bank might go broke.
They are already pulling out.
They are that anxious now.
They are the victims.
I knew it since you were on TV.
You act like you are a celebrity.
An auditor in a power struggle with the president?
Does that make any sense?
I mean,
how stupid do you think we are?
Do you think you can do whatever you want with this bank?
Don't forget to listen to those working in the field.
We had to take an annual leave...
to come here and talk to you.
What are you to mess with our lives?
Okay.
I see what you're trying to say...
for now.
We didn't come here for you to just see.
Stop investigating right now.
- Stop it! - Stop it!
The bankers are at the Audit Office?
From which branch?
They are called the bankers' group with Hani.
They don't even know if Hani is a girl or a boy.
They even threw eggs at Mr. No.
- It's quite a big deal. - It's illegal then.
Let's see how it goes.
Okay.
He really is getting old.
I didn't expect him to be this petty.
Are we doing something wrong?
Since I saw them rioting like that,
I'm scared.
I thought they would all support us.
But from what they're writing, that's not the case at all.
What are you talking about?
We should be stronger in this situation.
Well,
I know you came a long way here...
to send your message.
So, I don't want to drag you out.
But we have urgent work to do.
We can't be interrupted like this.
So, from now on,
I'll get questions from you,
and give you answers.
What do you think is the problem with investigating the president?
It is of course a problem.
How dare an auditor audit the president?
An auditor can audit anyone.
The president is also a member of the bank.
Now,
it is really chaotic at the branches.
After this investigation is done, everything will be back to normal,
and then it'll all be over then.
What if you find any corruption...
from the president's office?
Are you going to press a charge?
What about our reputation?
We'll get a good reputation for eradicating corruption.
That doesn't make sense.
Do you really think that makes sense?
Just stop it already.
I was a manager of a small local branch,
and I became an auditor.
I thought...
I got the power to improve and protect this bank...
however small it is.
But the reality was so different.
Jin Seon Mi from Gongju branch lost her father because of the bank.
I'm not doing a power struggle with the president.
I'm just trying to bring justice.
I am asking you to understand my sincerity.
Well, then,
we made our point clearly today.
Let's go now for today.
Let's go.
Mr. No.
We'll be watching you.
You should do it really well. We're watching you.
Are you okay?
Why don't you sit down and take a rest?
You are amazing, Mr. No.
Do you think they'll come again?
They kept saying the same things and just kept whining.
If they come again,
- you should use some violence. - Violence?
- Me? - That doesn't matter now.
Mr. No, why don't you eat something?
I'm good.
You had a rough day too. You should take a rest.
I wish you had some meat.
I will write...
everything that happened today on the Anonymous Report.
What is this? Commentary team?
Look at the Anonymous Report right now.
"I was on a commentary team?"
I am an executive of the labor union of Daehan Bank.
Under the direction of the union head, I spread slanders...
on the company bulletin board and Anonymous Report.
We left comments to each other's posts...
to make it look like it's from lots of other people.
This goes against my will, so it was hard for me to do,
but I had no choice.
But I'm taking my courage now.
I saw the bankers occupied the Audit Office today.
I couldn't stand it anymore.
The bankers who came to the Audit Office today were...
abetted by the union head...
to occupy the Audit Office.
I think the Audit Office's investigation is legitimate,
and didn't do any harm to Daehan Bank.
I support the Audit Office.
How could the labor union do that?
That's too much.
On the bulletin board,
there is the same post with the same ID.
Mr. No.
What brought you here?
- Have a seat. - No thank you.
It will only take a second.
Okay, then.
You abet union members...
to occupy the Audit Office.
What?
I don't know what you're talking about.
I figured out what happened...
thanks to the whistle-blowing from one conscientious man.
What do you mean by whistle-blowing?
Head of union.
There is a post on Anonymous Report that you abetted them to do that.
(Episode 28 will air shortly.)
There is a post on Anonymous Report that you abetted them to do that.
Who posted that nonsense?
I don't know anything about that.
Why would we do that?
We can figure it all out through investigation.
But that might cause some damage...
to that one person who took the courage to post it.
I'll let it pass this time,
but there is no next time.
Geez.
The labor union lost its credit.
If something happens again,
bankers will doubt the labor union first.
I told you we didn't do that.
Thank you very much for your courage.
Who did it?
It didn't go as planned,
but we certainly let them know there's another opinion too.
That is not true.
I knocked.
I didn't think you wouldn't hear it.
Have a seat.
This method will only raise the position of the Audit Office.
You don't need to feed them.
I see what's your point.
But in this bank,
just because they have an opinion doesn't mean they are always right.
Labor union's opinion is not completely wrong.
Sure.
I agree with that, but...
I didn't hear you knock...
either.
Don't you think you need to be more careful?
Sure.
I apologize.
We have nothing in common and yet here we are together.
This is enough to make a cat laugh.
Enough to make a cat and me laugh.
Why, I like it.
I didn't say I don't like it.
It's a little funny, but we have free drinks.
Congratulations on your promotion.
You didn't have to take care of us,
but thank you.
Thank you all for coming here.
It must be so busy in Compliance Head Office now.
Which makes the Audit Office so idle...
that they even make Anonymous Report.
What is the hottest issue now?
The audit on the president.
It's like walking on eggshells every day.
Labor union tried to do something but just embarrassed itself.
Anonymous Report is really popular...
at the branches too.
Are you pretending to be okay or are you really okay?
You got pushed away to a branch.
How did you manage to come to Im Chang Jae's promotion party?
You know...
it's all because of Mr. No, right?
I don't care.
I'm not going to think too much.
I'm just happy that I have a job.
And I also have someone...
to buy me food.
Being a board member isn't always exciting.
How is it?
Oh, yeah.
We didn't even hear him say anything.
We talked too much.
Gentlemen, what do you think about having a regular meeting...
for us, department managers?
- A regular meeting? - Yes.
What?
Are you saying that in this period of turbulence,
we should do something as a group?
Yes, right.
For real?
Why?
We are in between board members and bankers.
I think there might be something that we can do.
Without any connection.
There's nothing.
It's becoming bigger now with the labor union.
What if we don't find anything?
There are still a lot to look at.
At this rate,
I don't think we'll find anything.
We expected that from the start.
The president is not at all easy to deal with.
Why did you raid the president's office,
even with the Inspection Team?
I had to show Daehan Bank...
that the Audit Office is watching them,
and we investigate anything without any exception.
And I thought it's time for Daehan Bank to know...
what kind of person Mr. President is.
So, was it to appeal to the public?
Well, not really.
But I want you to keep analyzing the data.
Yes, sometimes a minor factor can be the key to solve the case.
A minor factor can be important,
but I'll give you something big.
This is Haesan's data from the head of creditors of Haesan.
I was worried about the data processing history,
so, I just brought it myself.
Wow, Mr. Lee.
This sure is really big.
How did you...
Wow.
Keep it up, everyone.
Here's the address you asked.
511, Jinseon street, Geumcheon-gu, Seoul.
Mr. Yook lives here?
Who is it?
It's Han Soo Ji.
Is Mr. Yook Gwan Sik here?
Mr. Vice-president.
How did you find me?
What brought the vice-president of Daehan Bank to this humble place?
Are you doing well?
I'm fine.
Are you alone?
As you see.
I just heard you got out.
I'm sorry I couldn't visit sooner.
You don't need to come visit me.
Well, but...
I kept feeling bad...
for what happened to you.
What's your point?
You took care of me,
- but only I survived... - Save it.
It was already a lost battle now that I think about it.
I used to...
look up to you.
You...
treated me impartially.
You gave me an equal chance...
as those who have a bachelor's degree.
Even my parents didn't treat me impartially.
My brothers were not even good at studying,
but they could retake the exam.
I was really good at studying,
but I had to go to a commercial high school.
I was a teller at a local branch,
but you acknowledged me,
and gave me courage.
The two people...
who gave me a chance were...
you and Mr. President, but now you fell out.
It's really hard for me.
You got all the blame and resigned,
and yet you are still used.
But I couldn't be any help.
I'm so sorry.
Are you afraid you might not trust Mr. Kang any more...
like you didn't trust me?
It sounds like you want to use me as your insurance.
What I meant was...
Never mind.
Let me be honest.
The reason I hired you was...
because a person with a lack like you becomes so loyal...
with just the right touch of that inferiority complex.
You were easy to use.
I bet Mr. Kang thinks the same.
We have maintained this bank using and abandoning people like that.
You can go now.
You will either destroy yourself with your hero Mr. Kang,
or become like me.
It's none of my concern anyway.
I'm not one of them any more.
I hope you just leave me alone.
Among the branches related to the Seomin companies,
we're done looking into them up to Sangsoo Branch.
As you assumed,
Daehan Bank was in charge of laundering money, I'm sure of it.
Some of the funds flowed into Seomin Finance.
They split the amount worth millions of dollars.
And this money was encashed and disappeared.
Combining all six branches, it'd be worth ten million dollars.
That wouldn't be all.
There's a property related to the D1 district,
and its owner was changed.
His name is "Yoon Young Jo".
That sounds familiar.
Young Jo... Isn't that a king's name?
Is he that troublemaker in the conglomerate circles?
The one who fought with a waitress at a karaoke room in Cheongdam-dong?
Right, he told his lawyers to be polite to him,
hit them, and stuff. He was once sent to jail too.
I thought he might be behaving well these days.
We better compare the names of property owners with...
the names of third-generation conglomerate children.
Right.
(Haesan Construction Company, Jo Yeong Kyeong)
(Maintenance Area)
I can't believe Daehan Bank filled those punks' stomachs.
Auditor No.
What if we fail to find evidence that President Kang was behind this?
He's the last person to authorize anything.
How about we blame him...
for not having known any of this as the head of the bank?
His incompetence won't be enough to accuse him heavily.
Not enough to bring the employees together either.
He might look like a miserable scapegoat killed by his subjects.
Or as a power struggle between him and the Audit Team.
They might think we're trying to slander him.
Let's wait.
The time will come...
for certain.
(15 Pending Papers)
(Personnel Appointment, Requested by Kim Yeong Ho)
Auditor No, I heard you let Mr. Park leave work first...
so he could attend his family business.
I guess you're really close with him.
Most people become fond of me...
once they resolve their misunderstandings about me.
How about we have a team dinner today?
You were sorry for making him wait...
every time we had a team dinner.
You don't have to feel sorry today.
Auditor No.
Stop it now.
You've reached a dead end.
What makes you so sure?
It's because...
I'm the president...
of Daehan Bank.
You don't know much about the history of this bank.
Do you think...
you can bring Daehan Bank down?
Your presence...
doesn't mean Daehan Bank itself.
Its management...
is up to its president.
When you become president,
you'll understand...
what this position means.
That is why a lot of people are after the presidency.
Like Yook Gwan Sik...
or Lee Hae Gon.
Are you saying...
I'm being used by Vice-president Lee?
About that,
we will...
wait...
and see.
I'm well aware of...
your strength.
That is why...
I gave you several chances.
Because I knew...
what your strength was,
I thought you could make contributions...
to the bank...
if you could make...
good use of it.
I don't have any more to say nor do I have any more to hear.
You won't have...
enough time.
It should be enough with the rest of my term.
Let me...
make this clear.
In the future of Daehan Bank,
there won't be any place...
for Auditor No Dae Ho.
Keep up the good work.
[Kocowa Ver] MBC E28 'The Banker' "The Secret Meeting" -♥ Ruo Xi ♥-
Auditor No.
Do you remember me?
Mr. Park Jeong Bae.
I need you to go with me.
Are you trying to abduct me?
You little...
Darn it.
How uncool.
Hey, come here.
You could've been in trouble.
Right, thank you.
- I'm Bae Dong Seok. - Pardon?
We've finally met.
Thank you for saving me.
But what is going on?
I guess...
Jeong Bae held grudges against you...
- and tried to take revenge. - Grudges?
But doing this wouldn't change anything.
How pathetic.
As you already know,
I'm quite pathetic of a man too.
If Jeong Bae hadn't betrayed me,
I might not have helped you.
I guess. Mr. Bae,
I really wanted to meet you.
Will you be able to tell me about D1 Plan?
You're asking me that at this timing?
Just as I've heard, you're such a persistent banker.
Fine. When I tried to meet with Vice-president Lee,
you would've heard everything too anyway...
if Jeong Bae hadn't gotten in the way.
D1 Plan...
started from President Kang's merger dream.
It required a large sum of money.
Yook Gwan Sik attracted the big men in the political circles.
They helped set up the business.
He won President Kang's favor and became vice-president thanks to it.
Then he schemed to become president himself...
by growing his influence.
But the development wasn't approved,
and their plan ended up in a failure.
Those big shots in the political circles...
are dangerous people.
Jeong Bae and I took part in their dangerous plans...
and ended up going down like this.
I'm going to leave this country soon too.
Is what Bae Dong Seok said true?
What if my judgment was wrong?
Are you sure you aren't being used...
by Vice-president Lee Hae Gon...
who's after the presidency?
You may have...
ruined the lives of those young bankers.
I'll make you take responsibility...
for what you're doing.
And...
it's the same for all of you...
who have set your foot into this room!
I watched Auditor No as you instructed,
and Park Jeong Bae tried to attack him.
I took care of it.
How could you try to abduct Auditor No?
Did you think I wouldn't know? How can you be this shallow?
What is it that you want?
Well, that's...
I had to clean up all the mess when Lee Hae Gon was hurt.
Now what would people think if something happened to Auditor No?
They'd think I was behind it. Is that what you were going for?
Is that it?
No, I thought...
I needed to calm him down a little.
You took bribes from The Best,
and I have its evidence. You better be aware of it.
I'm sorry.
I apologize.
Don't be all talk,
and watch what you do.
Stay put.
Or I'll...
reveal everything.
You better listen to me.
President Kang.
You'll...
still finance me for the campaign, right?
Will this much be enough?
What are you talking about?
Ever since Professor Choi left the country,
people have been looking down on us...
from here and there...
because our group's central figure is away.
Now that things have turned out this way,
let's close ranks with Sam Do in the middle...
and go through this crisis.
Soo Chan, what did you two talk about that you changed your mind?
Anyway, keep that in mind.
Hello?
Without Professor Choi,
they're going out of control.
So I'm the only one...
who can bring President Kang down.
Gosh, isn't it around time?
When is he coming out?
Where is he going?
Are the bank presidents having a secret meeting?
You finally met Bae Dong Seok, but he told you that.
Right.
You said you've been confirming conglomerate people...
who are involved in D1 Plan, right?
Do you think...
a mere CFO would've been able to move such people?
It was Yook Gwan Sik, not even me.
I agree.
I expected I'd be able to hear the truth...
and get evidence that can prove his involvement if I met Mr. Bae.
But my hopes are gone now.
Why don't you try seeing Mr. Yook again?
I doubt he'll let me talk to him. He refused to see me once already.
- President Kang is having... - What?
a secret meeting with the presidents of Myeongseong and Moonhwa.
What are these bank presidents meeting for?
Hold on a second.
This is...
(Suspicion on the Three Banks Fixing the Interest Rate in Collusion)
Well, well.
It's what I spotted earlier.
This is going to be a scoop.
(Daehan, Myeongseong, and Moonhwa never lowered the interest rate.)
A circumstance has recently been captured...
where a few of the bank presidents gathered in secret...
to fix the interest rate, thus causing a huge controversy.
- They fixed the interest rate? - Is this true?
It has been captured that the presidents of Daehan Bank,
Myeongseong Bank, and Moonhwa Bank gathered in secret for a meeting.
This is intensifying the suspicion...
that the corresponding banks haven't lowered the rate for years...
by fixing it in collusion through this kind of secretive meetings...
since the interest rate started to fall in 2016.
People are leaving so many comments on the article.
The customers must be furious.
Banks are suffering from image loss as is,
and they fixed the interest rate and ripped off ordinary people.
People think banks are worse than loan sharks.
How embarrassing.
If this is true,
that means President Kang made another wrong decision.
If banks fix the interest rate in collusion,
they may receive a huge penalty from the FSS.
Will the FSS barge in again?
He didn't say a thing to me, the vice-president.
How could they do this when the economy is going so bad?
Let's go right away.
To the President's Office?
I can't let this slide.
This is a chance for us.
Interest rate collusion?
I didn't even hear about this.
By any chance, Mr. Song was often out of office these days because...
Are you afraid you might not be able to...
trust President Kang like you couldn't trust me?
I appointed you...
because people with a sense of inferiority like you can keep up...
with just a little bit of provocation.
It means you're easy to use.
President Kang won't be so different from me.
We protected Daehan Bank by using and discarding people.
My goodness.
Ms. Han.
Where is President Kang?
He didn't tell me where he was headed.
Mr. Song told me that he'd go home after his offsite work today.
Without letting you know?
No.
President Kang isn't in his office.
I guess you read the article.
He really is not in the office.
I came here in vain too.
Didn't you know about this either?
No,
though you may not believe me.
It's strange.
The interest rate collusion took place in this bank,
but the two vice-presidents and the auditor didn't know about this.
- Long time no see. - It's been a while.
Moving onto the next report.
This afternoon, the major domestic banks,
Daehan Bank and Myeongseong Bank...
have announced that they are soon to sign the merger contract.
If the merger goes successfully,
they will become the first mega bank in the country.
Let me announce...
that Daehan Bank is soon to sign...
the merger contract with Myeongseong Bank.
In addition, it's undoubtedly...
a false report that the bank presidents gathered...
for the interest rate collusion.
And the picture in the article...
is about our meeting to discuss the merger contract.
I'd like to make this clear.
(The Banker)
They attacked us, so we better fight back.
We're at war from now on.
The person in charge of the merger...
will be Vice-president Han Soo Ji.
He wants to make Han Soo Ji the first president, is that it?
I'll try to secure evidence regarding D1 Plan.
What's important is the shareholders' true intention.
I plan to draw the overseas investors.
President Kang's relative owns the properties near the D1 district.
Call off the merger and step down quietly.