(Episode 27)
Did you say you want to audit the President's Office?
Yes.
I'd like to put in a request to have employees...
temporarily transferred to the Audit Office.
You want me to transfer employees so you could do a sudden audit...
on the President's Office?
Is that what you're asking me?
Yes. I'd appreciate your help.
Mr. Noh.
This is something...
that could put the careers...
of my junior staff and myself in danger.
I'm well aware of that.
I'm asking you for the favor despite that.
It'll be up to you to make the final decision.
What is it...
so early in the morning?
We detected your malpractice and obstruction of business...
related to the branch closures...
and the D1 District.
From this moment,
we'll start a special audit on you, President Kang Sam Do.
Okay.
Did you say, "a special audit"?
Without proper procedures?
If we suspect the one going under the audit might destroy evidence,
then going through the procedures wouldn't make sense.
Right.
Go ahead and investigate.
Please start.
Auditor Noh!
I will make sure you take responsibility for...
what you are doing, Auditor Noh.
And,
the same goes for all of you who set foot in this office!
Don't threaten us!
Those people are just doing...
what they have to do as employees of this bank.
Do you remember what you said when I first came in...
to your office?
You asked me to reform the bank.
I don't...
have any intention...
- to stop your reformation. - I'm...
reforming Daehan Bank right now.
However, I'll tell you the steps you should've taken as an auditor.
If there are problems with the management,
you could just speak to the one in charge...
of supporting business management.
What you did today...
made you step...
beyond your powers as an auditor.
Vice President Lee, Auditor Noh...
started a special audit of the President's Office.
He's being taught a lesson...
by the one whom he hired as a hunting dog.
That old man has no eyes for people.
No.
It would be rude to just watch.
We'll now start the signing of the MOU.
(MOU Signing for Joint Global Marketing)
We will now take a photograph to commemorate the event.
Please stand facing each other.
Please, look at the camera.
Is everything all right, sir?
Auditor Noh came in and caused a commotion.
I'm also disappointed with Director Im.
How could he let such imprudence pass...
and not report it to you?
I apologize, sir.
It's all right.
No worries.
Oh, my gosh.
Take a look at this. Did you see the messages?
Get on your phone. What's going on?
I heard that Auditor Noh went up against the president.
What? The auditor against the president?
Attack launched! Did he catch them off guard?
Should he be doing that? What if the bank goes down?
Unbelievable!
If the Audit Team is running an audit on him,
then I guess he really is involved in some shady things.
- No man is infallible, you know. - Did you see this?
Auditor Noh went up against President Kang!
Auditor Noh wouldn't have done that without a reason.
I trust him.
Let's see...
Hello, Vice President Lee.
I never imagined you'd barge into the President's Office like that.
You really surpassed my expectations, Auditor Noh.
I was just doing my duty.
There aren't a lot who live up to their duties.
I admire you.
It's only the beginning.
As the vice president,
I'll make sure to give the Audit Office my full support.
What are you planning to do from now on?
I'll devote myself to the audit, of course.
Has someone got your back?
No, ma'am.
Then get ahold of yourself!
What do you think you're doing?
A director should know better than to let others...
push them around.
You're in the place to supervise the workers, so they don't get agitated.
How could you take the lead? Are you out of your mind?
I was only supporting a transparent audit.
That is my duty.
What if they don't find any evidence?
What are you going to do then?
Are you going to go on about your "duty" then, too?
How are you going to take the responsibility...
for shaking up the foundation of Daehan Bank?
What is wrong with everyone?
Are they acting like this...
because they all have someone at their backs?
Please put me through with the Busan Data Center.
They are getting advice from an expert.
The president of Myungsung Bank will...
The copy of the logo file...
made by Mr. Moon is still at the Busan Data Center.
They must have handed the computer data over to the Audit Office.
I guess so.
He did come for the audit, too.
It's my fault for trusting Secretary Kim and not checking twice, sir.
I apologize.
I think the Audit Office has got ahold of...
some crucial evidence.
To prove the relevance between the D1 plan and the branch shutdowns...
They won't be able to...
prove anything.
Make sure the employees don't get agitated.
Yes, sir.
Anyway, why did you change your mind, Mr. Moon?
What did these two do to you?
It didn't take much, sir.
I took a few blows...
And I threw a tantrum, crying...
Come on!
Hey, let go...
Stop!
Do you call that happiness...
when you're putting a roof over your family on your conscience?
- Isn't family all about... - Mi Ho...
sticking together during hard times?
Come on...
I didn't think you'd really enforce an audit on the president.
Do you think this is funny?
I think it's pitiful.
Then why did you make a pitiful situation?
Just get to the point.
You've made many lives difficult.
The Inspection Department... Not to mention the Audit Office!
Mr. Moon was even a scholarship holder of the bank.
How are you going to deal with that?
Mr. Seo, too. And how about Ms. Jang?
You could be ruining the lives of some young bankers.
It could be a turning point for them.
I'm going to try my best to make it that way, too.
I heard you've been seeing Assemblyman Jung and Mr. Park?
Vice President Han, what do you think...
President Kang is going against them.
What?
Assemblyman Jung and Mr. Park are the ones...
who are shaking up Daehan Bank.
Assemblyman Jung is especially meticulous.
If President Kang is to be ousted,
someone acquainted to Mr. Jung will most likely take over the bank.
Don't you understand?
You have to stop the attacks on President Kang.
Are you saying that...
saving President Kang is the only way to save the bank?
Vice President Han.
He is the root of all evil in this bank.
No, he's not.
Vice President Yook is at the end of everything you're trying to expose.
To be more accurate,
it's Vice President Yook, who yearned to be the president,
and Assemblyman Jung, who wanted Daehan Bank in his hands.
Mr. Bae of the Seomin Policy Institute told me everything.
Actually, I think you're the one...
who's being fooled by Vice President Lee, who has his eyes...
on being the president.
Is that what Vice President Han said?
Yes, she seemed to be certain of it.
We're sure of the relationship between Mr. Jung and Mr. Yook,
but...
to say that he's the one behind all this is nonsense.
I think so, too.
We tend to only turn our attention to those...
we want to hear and see.
Same goes for Vice President Han.
No matter what you tell her, there's no way she will listen.
So don't mind her.
Anyhow,
if Mr. Bae and Vice President Han met up,
I'm more curious about who reached out first...
and what they discussed.
It must be Director Im.
Come in.
Vice President Han is pressuring him these days.
We were all expecting it, sir.
Your decision came of great help.
Thank you, sir.
I'll be going, then.
Auditor Noh.
You won't be seeing this wheelchair the next time around.
Do the directors meet up regularly these days?
No, sir. We haven't in a while.
Is that so?
Mr. Bae wanted to see you, sir.
[VIU Ver] MBC E27 'The Banker' "The Audit" -♥ Ruo Xi ♥-
(Cash support on The Best.)
You have something interesting here.
You are quite the daring one,
preparing something like this behind my back.
You really are daring.
But if you're only daring and have no grasp at reality,
what use would that be of?
It's the original copy, sir.
This will be your last chance.
Good luck.
Yes, sir. Thank you.
Insolvent banks have been forced to close down today.
Forcibly closed for the first time ever,
Mirae Bank, Hangil Bank, Dongyoung Bank...
In June 1998,
the bank's losses increased due to the foreign exchange crisis.
The FSS announced which banks would be let go.
The FSS announced...
The morning...
the authorities announced which banks would be left to die,
- Your title doesn't mean... - confusion took over,
- You can't do this. - nationwide.
- Start searching. - The IT team of some banks...
changed their system's passwords...
and disappeared.
The password's wrong.
They changed the password?
- Call IT. - Those who came to work...
physically blocked the takeover team who came to post notices...
that the bank was closed.
Get out of here!
"Why should we lose our jobs?" Some bankers cried out.
1 of 3 bankers...
lost their jobs in that period.
Half of the bankers who used to be middle-class...
became poor.
In the days when the financial crisis...
changed people's lives completely,
Daehan Bank...
fought hard to survive.
It was a tough struggle.
At the forefront...
was Kang Sam Do...
who had just become an executive.
- Thank you. - Between 1997...
and 2004, the amount of public funds...
the government put into insolvent financial institutions...
was 16.5 billion dollars.
Just to get some of that money,
- President Kang... - Sit over there, sir.
That is how Daehan Bank...
managed to survive.
President Kang...
might be the head of the household that prevented...
his family from ending up on the street.
I'm impressed, Vice President Han.
- It was nothing. - No.
You did great.
- Thank you. - Bae Dong Seok.
Did you reach him through Chief Secretary Kim?
Yes.
Does Chief Secretary Song make you feel uncomfortable?
No, sir.
It's a fact that his presence is reassuring.
You are a vice president.
He's one of the secretaries.
Assemblyman Jung.
I should meet with him.
It's been a while, chief secretary.
It's been a while...
and you don't look as well as you used to.
I'm not.
I can't be, considering how things are these days.
- Let's sit. - Sure.
So,
things are a mess compared to when I left.
It's quite upsetting.
I don't know...
who we represent these days.
The employees just don't unite anymore.
It's hard enough to survive in this industry...
even if we work together as one.
Now we have this one mudfish who keeps causing problems.
How dare he audit the President's Office?
Right.
When I heard about that,
my heart almost stopped.
He made an anonymous tip chat room...
and is using that to instigate the staff.
And everyone seems to go with it.
It's unbelievable, and I think it's a disgrace.
Does the anonymous tip chat room have that much influence?
It's incredible.
What auditor resorts to wordplay?
Yongbon Branch's Kim Yo Han's crazy.
Maseon Branch Lee Byung Tae...
is having an affair with Jung Da Jung.
(Post a reply)
A bank cannot condemn...
a relationship between a married couple.
I'm divorced myself,
but the couple knows what's going on better than anyone.
Hey, are you reading it as well?
Isn't it hilarious?
- Auditor Noh... - This is crazy.
Read this.
- No way. - How could he think of saying this?
Auditor Noh has less to do...
since the Compliance Department was created,
so he opened the chat room just to kill time.
But it's like a place to air dirty laundry.
Everyone is talking about everything.
There's a limit to how lucky you can get.
The labor union is already weakened,
and Auditor Noh goes around acting like he's a celebrity.
Here.
See for yourself.
(Open chat)
What can a group of people do...
if they must be anonymous?
- That is true, but... - But still,
Mr. Noh's office...
still needs to be put down.
Yes. That's correct.
Mr. Choi.
Don't you think...
the labor union should take a stand?
It looks like Mr. Noh...
went and caused trouble.
Why did you bring in someone like him...
as an auditor?
You told us not to worry.
Look at you now.
You can't just fire an auditor.
You should've been cautious.
President Kang.
Weren't you a bit too arrogant?
This can't happen next time.
Will there be a next time?
Auditor Noh...
is capable of involving the Prosecutors' Office.
The Prosecutors' Office?
If that happens, so be it.
We're talking about you...
We're saying this out of concern.
That Mr. Noh.
What will you do about him?
We could help you.
I don't need your help or concern.
Are you sure?
Do you have a contingency plan?
(Incoming call)
Hello?
It's me, sir, Park Jung Bae.
Where are you?
Help me, sir. Actually...
Save me.
You're saying something that could get us into trouble.
- I have to go. - Assemblyman.
I'm not that good at keeping secrets.
We both know the rules. Let's not break them.
Can I expect...
your help soon?
I'll wait for your call.
Wait all you want.
Fine. For the last time,
I have a job for you.
Once that's done,
I'll send you abroad.
(Branch employees supporting Ha Ni)
Mr. Noh.
I typed everything up in meticulous fashion.
Just look.
- Who are you? - We're here to...
inform you what we think about your actions.
- Get out of the way. - We have procedures.
- You can't... - Stop this.
Just a moment. Just a moment.
I am Auditor Noh Dae Ho. You can speak to me.
- What is wrong with you? - Mr. Noh.
- What are you doing? - What have you done?
It's the Audit Office. Send security.
This is what Daehan Bank's branch employees...
think of you!
- This is it! - This is it!
This is it!
Branch employees stormed the Audit Office.
A stay-in strike?
They threw eggs at Mr. Noh.
(Anonymous Tip Chat Room)
How could they throw eggs in the Audit Office?
What did Mr. Noh do wrong?
Why isn't he in the wrong?
Because of what he did,
people think Daehan is a problem bank.
What's this chat room?
Rampant corruption and secret deals...
The honor of Daehan Bank's employees has fallen.
- How to restore that? - Who will wipe...
the tears shed because one was wrongfully slandered?
The auditor is beyond powerful.
All three of his team members were called back.
Just days after they were transferred.
He's an expert at making deals.
He talks about justice but it's all lies.
What utter nonsense.
If you don't cancel the audit, we won't back down.
We're auditing the president...
as part of our investigation to reveal...
the corruption among the executives and is justified.
You cannot intervene or obstruct the procedure in this manner.
Your self-centered sense of justice...
is the real problem.
You're a banker yourself...
and you don't trust your fellow employees!
Why do you think we came all the way here?
Our branches are barely functioning.
We're almost at a standstill fielding calls from clients.
People say it's a power struggle between the president and auditor.
They know already.
"What if Daehan Bank goes bankrupt?"
They want to close their accounts, okay?
They already are.
How nervous must they be to do that?
What did they do to deserve this?
I knew it the day you appeared on TV.
You're dying to become famous, aren't you?
How can an auditor have a power struggle with the president?
How does this make any sense, everyone?
What do you take Daehan Bank for?
Does the bank look like a playground to you?
Never forget the voices from those of us at the branches.
In order to come here today,
we took the day off from work and left home early in the morning.
Who are you to ruin our daily lives?
I see.
First of all, I understand very well...
what you're saying.
What's the point if you understand?
Stop auditing the president!
- Stop! - Stop doing it!
Employees from branches charged into the Audit Office?
From which branches?
Apparently, they're called "Branch Employees Supporting Ha Ni".
They don't even know if Ha Ni is a male or a female.
Auditor Noh was even hit with an egg.
We should take this seriously.
It's illegal.
Let's watch them for now.
Yes, sir.
He's getting so old.
He's making such timid attacks.
(Anonymous Tip Chat Room)
(He acts just, but he's the one making secret deals.)
We can't be doing something wrong, can we?
It makes me uncomfortable to see the branches protest.
I thought everyone would support us.
Looking at these posts, it doesn't look that way.
What are you saying?
We need to stay stronger at times like this.
I don't want to drag you out by force...
when you came all the way to the Audit Office...
to communicate your thoughts.
However, it's urgent that we audit the President's Office...
so to face such an obstruction makes it difficult for us.
That's why I'll take any questions...
and provide you with the answers.
What's the problem with auditing the President's Office?
Of course, it's a problem.
How can an auditor dare to audit the president?
An auditor can audit anyone.
Being a president is only a position at the bank.
The branches are in chaos.
Once the audit is over and the President's Office...
returns to normal, that'll be resolved automatically.
Are you saying you'll report it to Prosecution...
if you find any corruptions?
What about Daehan Bank's image you'll ruin?
Instead, we might even get a medal for eradicating corruptions.
How does that make sense?
- Forget it. - What are you scheming?
Forget it and just stop what you're doing!
I was a branch manager of a small branch outside of Seoul...
when I was transferred here as the auditor.
Although weak, I thought I was given the power...
to protect and reform the bank.
However, that wasn't the case in reality.
Ms. Jin from the Gongju Branch lost her father...
because of the bank.
I'm not having a power struggle against the president.
I'm trying to make the bank righteous.
I earnestly hope you'll see what I'm trying to do.
We were able to message what we wanted to say.
Let's go home for the day. Let's go.
Auditor Noh, we'll be watching.
You have to do a good job. We have our eyes on you.
Are you all right?
Please take a seat over there and rest.
Okay.
Auditor Noh, I admire you.
They won't come back, will they?
He had to repeat himself over and over.
They were so stubborn.
If they come back, you should use force.
Force? Me?
That's not important right now.
Auditor Noh, we should go eat.
I'm okay.
You three must be tired too. Please take a break.
You should have some meat.
I'll post what happened today on the anonymous tip chat room.
(I was a part of the troll army.)
What is this? "The troll army"?
Hey, take a look at the anonymous tip chat room.
"I was a part of the troll army"?
"I'm one of the executive members of Daehan Bank's labor union."
"Under the union head's order,"
"I published postings that slander and attack the Audit Office..."
"on the company bulletin board and the anonymous tip chat room."
"The union members would comment on each other's postings..."
"to make it look like many agreed to what was being said."
"It was hard to do because what I said wasn't how I felt,"
"but I thought it wasn't something I could help."
But, I decided to bring up my courage.
After seeing branch employees attack the Audit Office today,
I couldn't hold it any longer.
The people that visited you to represent the branches...
were abetted by the union head...
- to take over the Audit Office. - That sounds too harsh.
"The auditor of the Audit Office is lawful,"
"and I believe he didn't cause any harm to Daehan Bank."
"I also support the Audit Office."
The labor union was behind this?
This is too harsh.
The same thing was posted...
on the company bulletin board with the shared labor union ID.
Auditor Noh.
What brought you here, Auditor Noh?
Let us sit over there.
That's okay. It'll only take me a minute.
All right, then.
I understand that you abetted...
branch employees to take over the Audit Office today.
Pardon?
What do you mean?
Thanks to a whistle-blower in this room,
I was able to learn about the truth.
What do you mean, a whistle-blower?
Mr. Cha, there was a posting...
in the anonymous tip chat room that you were behind it.
(Episode 28 will air shortly.)
Mr. Cha, there was a posting on the anonymous tip chat room...
that you were behind it.
Who says we did something so ridiculous?
I have no idea what you're talking about.
Why would we do such a thing?
It'll be easy to find out if we execute an investigation.
However, that could put the brave whistle-blower...
in a bad place.
I'll let it pass this time,
but there won't be a next time.
This is absurd.
The labor union already ruined their credit.
If something happens in the future,
everyone will be suspicious of your team first.
I'm telling you, we didn't do that.
Thank you for being so brave.
Who is it?
It didn't work the way we wanted,
but we were able to show them...
that there is another strong public opinion.
That's not true.
I knocked.
I didn't think you wouldn't hear it.
Sit down.
Responding this way...
will only allow the Audit Office to gain more support.
There's no need to give them more to eat.
I understand what you mean.
However, we can't say...
It's not just the ones who have opinions that are right.
The labor union has a point.
Yes, I agree with you on that.
I also didn't hear you knocking.
Shouldn't you be more careful?
Yes.
I apologize.
Team Do and Team Yook in one place like this.
This is ridiculous.
It is ridiculous.
Why do you have to ruin the moment?
I'm not saying it's bad.
It's ridiculous,
but free alcohol is always good.
Congratulations on the promotion.
You didn't have to take care of us.
But thank you.
Thanks for coming out.
Compliance Department must be busy.
Audit Office is free thanks to that,
and they managed to make an anonymous tip chat room.
What's the most popular issue?
The audit on the President's Office.
I feel like I'm on thin ice every day.
The labor union stepped forward only to be embarrassed.
That chat room is really popular at our branch too.
Are you really okay, or are you just acting like you are?
You were demoted down to a branch,
and you came to Chang Jae's promotion celebration?
You all know that this is all because of Auditor Noh, right?
I don't care.
I decided to live simple.
I'm still getting my paycheck,
and my friend is buying me dinner, so it's all good.
Being an executive couldn't be all great, how is it?
Right, we've only been talking to each other...
with the director next to us.
What do you think about making this meeting...
a regular thing?
- Regular meetings? - Yes.
What are you saying?
Are you saying us, managers should do something...
at Daehan's turbulent situation?
You're right.
Are you serious? Why?
Don't you think there's something the managers can do...
who are in between the line of executives and employees?
This time, without teams.
There's nothing here.
What if we find nothing with the labor union stepping in...
and get this thing out of hand?
There's more to see.
There's something called "pattern", and I also think there's nothing.
We all knew this would happen.
President Kang is not an easy man.
Why did you make the ambush with the Inspection Department...
involved in this?
I had to show them.
That Audit Office is watching the President's Office,
and that we have no boundaries.
It was about time...
Daehan Bank knew who President Kang really is.
You mean it was an attack involving the public opinion?
Well, not exactly.
Keep analyzing the documents.
Right. Little things can be the key to solving a problem.
Little things can be the key,
but here are two big ones.
These are Haesan Construction data given by the creditors of Haesan.
I had to bring them myself because I was worried...
I might leave electronic traces.
Vice President Lee,
this is huge!
How did you... I knew you could do it.
Well, keep up the good work.
Here's the address you asked for.
Seoul, Geumcheon-gu, Jinseon-ro, 94, Room 511.
Vice President Yook lives here?
Who is it?
It's Han Su Ji.
Is Vice President Yook Kwan Shik here?
Mr. Yook.
How did you know I was here?
What's a vice president...
of Daehan Bank doing in a place like this?
How are you holding up?
I'm fine.
Are you here alone?
As you see.
I recently heard about your release.
I apologize for visiting so late.
You had no obligation to come visit me.
But still,
I couldn't take my mind off...
of what happened to you.
What are you trying to say?
You took such good care of me,
but I was the only one who survived.
That's enough.
It was already a done deal when I look back.
I used to...
admire you.
You always...
treated me equally.
You gave me an equal opportunity...
as the college graduates.
Even my parents never treated me equally.
They let my slow brothers repeat their attempts...
to go to college.
I was smart but had to go...
to a girls' vocational high school let alone college.
President Kang also...
acknowledged and encouraged me...
when I was just a teller.
You two gave me chances...
so I could be better.
And it hurts to see the relationship between you two...
had come to this.
While you resigned...
after taking all the blames,
you're still being exploited.
And I can't do anything about it.
I feel sorry for that.
Are you afraid you won't be able...
to trust President Kang just like how you no longer trust me?
It sounds like you want to keep me as your insurance.
I meant...
Never mind.
I'll be honest.
The reason why I promoted you...
is because someone with a deficiency like you...
will follow me to the end if I push the right buttons.
It means you're easy to use.
President Kang won't be much different from me.
We've been protecting Daehan Bank...
by repeatedly using and dumping employees.
You should go.
Whether you destroy yourself following your idol, President Kang,
or let it slide as usual...
is none of my business.
I don't work for Daehan Bank anymore.
I hope you don't bother me from now on.
We've analyzed up to Sangsu Branch...
among those affiliated with Seomin.
Your theory was correct.
We're certain Daehan Bank was used for money laundering.
We've found traces of some funds flown into Seomin Finance.
Although the money was split into little pieces,
millions of dollars were cashed in and disappeared.
It should be 10s of million dollars if we add up all 6 branches.
And that wouldn't be all.
There's a real estate with a switched name...
in D1 District.
Young Jo. Yoon Young Jo?
I've heard that name before.
Isn't Yeongjo the name of a king?
Could it be that conglomerate's son, the playboy, Yoon Young Jo?
The guy who was arguing with a server at a karaoke in Cheongdam?
Right, he told his lawyers to use the honorifics...
and assaulted them to end up in prison.
I thought he was laying low.
Why don't we compare the changed names of the lands,
and the names of grandchildren of corporate chairmen?
Good.
(Cho Young Kyung of Haesan Construction)
I can't believe Daehan Bank had been feeding people like them.
Auditor Noh.
What do we do if we can't find evidence...
that President Kang was in charge?
All the approvals only lead to Vice President Yook.
What if we blame him for being ignorant...
of the plans when he's the chief director?
We can't accuse him too much for being incompetent.
It'll also be difficult for us to win the public opinion.
Yes, he could look like a poor king sacrificed due to treachery.
Or it could look like Auditor Noh is...
merely trying to fight for power.
Be patient.
The time will come.
It will definitely come.
(Approval required)
(Personnel transfer: Kim Jang In)
(Approved)
Mr. Noh, did you send Mr. Park home...
for personal reasons?
You two must be really close.
Once they overcome their misconceptions of me,
most tend to like me immensely.
How about dinner tonight?
You disliked team dinners...
because Mr. Park had to wait.
Today, you're free.
Mr. Noh.
Why don't you stop now.
You can try but you won't get any further.
On what grounds do you say that with such certainty?
I say so...
because...
I am the president of Daehan Bank.
You don't know the history of our bank.
Do you think...
you can destroy the bank?
How can your existence...
equal the bank's?
The bank's management...
is up to the president.
You will realize that once...
you become bank president.
You'll see what comes with the position.
That's why many people wanted my title.
Those like Yook Kwan Shik...
and Lee Hae Gon.
Are you saying I'm being manipulated by Vice President Lee?
Perhaps.
That...
will become apparent in time.
I know very well what...
your strengths are.
That's why I gave you...
many opportunities.
That was because I knew your strengths...
and believed that,
if used properly and efficiently,
it would serve...
Daehan Bank very well.
I have nothing more to say or to hear from you.
You will not have much time.
The remainder of my term will be enough.
What I can say...
with certainty tonight is,
Daehan Bank's future...
does not...
include you.
Good evening.
[VIU Ver] MBC E28 'The Banker' "The Secret Meeting" -♥ Ruo Xi ♥-
(Sangam-dong to Jung-gu Office)
Mr. Noh.
Do you remember me?
Mr. Park Jung Bae?
I need you to come with me.
Are you saying you'll abduct me?
You punk.
Why you...
No.
This is really embarrassing.
Hey.
Are you okay, sir?
That was really close.
Yes, it was. Thank you.
- I'm Bae Dong Seok. - What?
Oh. We meet at last.
Thank you for saving my life.
What on earth is going on?
It looks like...
Jung Bae had a grudge...
and wanted revenge.
A grudge?
Hurting me won't do any good.
What a pitiful being.
As you know,
I'm quite pitiful myself.
If he hadn't betrayed me,
- things could've been different. - Is that so?
Mr. Bae.
I really wanted to meet you.
Could you tell me about the D1 Plan?
You're asking about that in this situation?
My gosh.
You really are the stubborn banker I heard you were.
Very well. That evening,
when I set up to meet Lee Hae Gon,
you'd have heard if only Jung Bae hadn't gotten in the way.
The D1 Plan...
started off as President Kang's dream of a consolidated head office.
It took a lot of money.
Yook Kwan Shik...
brought in some businessmen and politicians...
and got the ball rolling.
He won President Kang's favor and became vice president.
In secret, though, he tried to amass...
power of his own to replace President Kang.
But the redevelopment plan wasn't approved,
and the D1 Plan failed.
The politicians and businessmen Yook Kwan Shik had brought in...
were dangerous people.
Jung Bae and I...
got involved with that dangerous deal.
Look at what happened to us both.
I plan to flee abroad now.
Did Bae Dong Seok tell the truth?
If I was wrong...
Actually, I think you're the one...
who's being manipulated by Vice President Lee, who has his eyes...
on being the president.
You could be...
ruining the lives of some young bankers.
I will make sure you take responsibility for...
what you are doing, Auditor Noh.
And...
the same goes for all of you who set foot in this office!
I watched him as you said, President Kang,
and Park Jung Bae did attack Mr. Noh.
I sorted them out.
What would you do by abducting Mr. Noh?
Did you think I didn't know?
Why did you resort to such shallow tricks?
What do you want?
What I wanted was...
When Lee Hae Gon was stabbed, I took the blame for it all.
What would people think if Mr. Noh were hurt?
They'll think I ordered it. Is that what you wanted?
Is it?
No, I thought...
Mr. Noh needed some talking to.
The information we got from The Best kids.
You'd better remember it's all with me.
I'm sorry.
I apologize.
Don't just say so.
Act like you mean it.
Keep still.
If you don't stay still,
I'll release it all.
Do as I say.
President Kang.
You'll still...
finance my election campaign, won't you?
Will this do?
What do you mean?
Ever since Mr. Choi went abroad,
we don't have a central figure,
and people from all over...
seem to look down on us.
Seeing how things are,
let's rally around Sam Do...
and get through.
Mr. Jung.
What happened between you two?
That's all you need to know.
But...
Just because Mr. Choi's absent,
they're all acting out of line.
It looks like I'm the only one who can...
put Sam Do in his place.
They should be out by now.
When will they come out?
Where is he going?
Is it a secret meeting of bank presidents?
You finally met Bae Dong Seok, and that's what he said?
Yes.
You said that the rich involved in the D1 Plan...
are being confirmed constantly, right?
Do you think such people...
could be controlled by a bank's senior director?
On top of that, it was Yook Kwan Shik.
I also agree.
I thought I'd get to hear the truth...
and find the evidence that President Kang is the mastermind...
by meeting with Bae Dong Seok,
but I don't expect any of that now.
What do you think about trying to meet Mr. Yook again instead?
He already declined once. Would he meet with me?
(President Kang...)
- President Kang is meeting... - What is this?
with Myungsung Bank and Munhwa Bank in secret.
What are the bank presidents getting together for?
Hold on.
This is...
(Daehan, Munhwa, and Myungsung Suspicious of Fixing Interest Rate)
This is...
This is what I saw earlier.
This is an exclusive.
Presidents of commercial banks were seen meeting in secret...
and are suspicious of setting a fixed interest rate,
bringing a shock to many.
How can they fix the interest rate?
According to the report that was sent to us,
the presidents of Daehan Bank, Myungsung Bank, and Munhwa Bank...
were captured while having a secret meeting.
Ever since 2016 when interest rates started to drop,
these banks haven't lowered their interest rates.
This meeting is growing the suspicion that banks...
have been working together to set a fixed interest rate.
("Are Banks Making a Deal to Fix the Interest Rate?")
(537 comments)
The comment section of this article is on fire.
I bet the customers are furious.
They already have a bad image of the bank.
Banks are extorting more money from ordinary people by making a deal.
Banks are worse than loan sharks.
How embarrassing.
If this is true,
then President Kang made another bad choice.
A deal to fix the interest rate...
can get us a big restraint from the FSS.
Will the FSS barge in again?
He never mentioned this to me although I'm the vice president.
The economy is in bad shape, and he's fixing the interest rate?
Let's go right now.
To President Kang's office?
I can't let this pass.
This is our opportunity.
Fix the interest rate?
I didn't even hear about this.
Could this be why Mr. Song is away a lot?
Are you afraid you won't be able...
to trust President Kang just like how you no longer trust me?
The reason why I promoted you...
is because someone with a deficiency like you...
will follow me to the end if I push the right buttons.
It means you're easy to use.
President Kang won't be much different from me.
We've been protecting Daehan Bank...
by repeatedly using and dumping employees.
You surprised me. Vice President Han.
Is President Kang away?
I don't know where he went either.
Mr. Song told me...
President Kang will go straight home after the offsite meeting.
- They didn't tell you where? - No.
(President's Office)
President Kang isn't here.
Did you come after seeing the article?
He's not here. Really.
I also came here for nothing.
Did you not know about it either?
No, I didn't. Although you might not believe me.
That's strange.
An agreement to fix the interest rate is happening...
without the two vice presidents and the auditor knowing it.
- It's been a while. - Yes, it has.
Here is the next story.
This afternoon, major banks Daehan Bank and Myungsung Bank...
announced that they'll be merging in the near future.
Once the merge happens,
it'll be the first time the country gets a megabank.
I announce that Daehan Bank is planning...
to merge with Myungsung Bank.
In addition, the news about bank presidents...
gathering to set a fixed interest rate...
is a false report.
The picture you saw on the news...
was taken when the banks met to discuss the merge.
I want to disclose this clearly at today's press conference.
(The Banker)
If you want to start a fight, we'll fight.
From now on, it'll be war.
Vice President Han will be...
the one in charge of the merge.
He's trying to make Han Su Ji the very first president.
I'll acquire evidence related to the D1 Plan.
What's important is what the stockholders really think.
I plan on bringing in international investors.
There are lands...
near the D1 District under the relatives of President Kang.
Withdraw your approval for the merge...
and step down quietly.