Chapter 85 Bad Guy, Wicked Guy 2
The Sunyang audit team removed their jackets.
"All right, we'll categorize them for you to review."
They began to open boxes and quickly started scanning through the documents.
"Oh, please look for and verify the financial statements starting from last year. We'll handle the rest."
Only then did the accountants from Yeouido snap to attention and begin searching for the financial statements in different boxes.
The Sunyang audit team began swiftly categorizing the documents based on the titles, as if they knew exactly what evidence they were looking for.
The Sunyang Group audit team was well aware of their reputation within the group. Were they not considered an organization scarier than the prosecution? While the prosecution required a warrant, the audit team could conduct investigations without one. They could even demand access to the subject's bank accounts, which had to be complied with. Refusal meant submitting a resignation letter.
Submitting a resignation letter didn't bring an end to the matter. As soon as a resignation letter was submitted, they were convinced that a wrongdoing had occurred and immediately requested a prosecution investigation.
It was often better to cooperate with the audit team's investigation and reach an agreement within reasonable bounds. That was the best way to make life less exhausting.
I had never met the audit team before, as my role was primarily focused on dealing with the aftermath of incidents caused by the owner's family.
Watching them work, I realized once again that to dominate a massive corporate conglomerate, various organizations were necessary. Some organizations needed to be staffed exclusively with your own people.
As these thoughts crossed my mind, the Yeouido man and the Sunyang man suddenly began cross-referencing and comparing the documents and data they had verified.
"Mr. Oh, please take a look at this."
Adjusting his glasses, Oh Se-hyun started meticulously examining the complex documents.
"It seems like a currency exchange scam. Moreover, the last transferred money never even entered the country."
"They played with the exchange rate and even embezzled dollars?"
"Are you sure?"
Even the Sunyang audit team members were surprised.
"They started with embezzling money through raw material imports, and now with the exchange rate fluctuating, they must have made a hefty profit."
"The raw material imports themselves were fake?"
"Yes. If you look at the invoices here, it shows that they imported high-end interior materials like chandeliers... for this amount, you'd need more than six containers. The volume is so large. However, it's listed that they only used one. These guys even fooled the customs."
"Are you sure about this?"
"The items listed on the invoice are ones we've dealt with hundreds of times. We might not know the number or price of our household items, but we know the prices, sizes, and details of these products very well. It's certain, so let's go with this."
Impressed by the confident attitude of the Sunyang audit team, Oh Se-hyun nodded and stood up.
"Shall we go and take care of this?"
"Let's make a call first."
I picked up my mobile phone and instructed the lawyer who was waiting in court to proceed with a temporary suspension order against the Dae-ah Construction management for embezzlement and violations of foreign exchange control laws. I also informed my grandfather of this fact.
"They sent remarkable individuals. It hasn't even been two hours, and we've struck gold. This should be enough to bring down the guillotine."
See, those guys are the real deal.
"I've submitted the documents to the court. Now..."
While talking to the prosecutor, I headed upstairs to the CEO's office with Oh Se-hyun.
"Have you become tired of looking at the documents even before enough time for a thorough review has passed?"
The faces of the Kang brothers showed a sense of relief.
Indeed, it's a short time to find something. They probably believed that it's impossible for the Yeouido investment firms, who have hidden something, to find it in just two hours.
"Well, do I look like someone who can comb through everything and come out clean in just two hours?"
"Who are you? You don't mince words."
President Kang looked at me and smiled.
"Sorry for the intrusion. I haven't even introduced myself yet. I'm the one who just reported the entire Dae-ah Construction management and the owner's family to the prosecutor's office. With this, I think it's unnecessary for us to have polite conversations."
"What!"
"What?"
Both of them stood up from the sofa and shouted. Their expressions were full of disbelief.
"If you think you can't trust it, you can verify it. I'm sure you've already contacted the prosecutors multiple times."
When Oh Se-hyun gestured towards the two of them, Kang Mu-jin, the Executive Director and younger brother, quickly took out his mobile phone and left the room.
"What the hell are you guys doing? Pouring oil on a burning house? Do you want to go down together? If the company goes down, your stocks will turn into toilet paper!" President Kang yelled at us.
It's just the beginning, and they're already falling apart like this? What are we going to do?
"I guess we should postpone our calm discussion over coffee to another time."
When Oh Se-hyun and I stood up, Kang Mu-jin, the Executive Director, rushed back into the room.
"B-boss, they got a search warrant from the Western District Prosecutor's Office for the Financial Investigation Division. The speed of this process... someone must be applying pressure..."
Kang Mu-jin paused and glared at us.
"A-jin Group's acquisition and even Sunyang Auto have been swallowed up, so we have a straw in us now. How much are they all panicking and causing a ruckus to help each other... By the way, President Kang. Do we have to pay for government officials voluntarily helping us? Since you have experience, can you give us a hint..."
Oh Se-hyun probed the two men's feelings. I also mentioned some facts that needed to be conveyed.
"Every member of the family and the management team will have travel restrictions in place. Instead of trying to flee the country, cooperate with the investigation obediently."
As I was about to leave the CEO's office, Oh Se-hyun extended a lifeline to them.
"If you find the prosecutor's questioning room intimidating and tough and are considering going along with the investigation, get in touch. You know my number, right? Don't just blurt out in front of the prosecutor."
Among the eight people gathered in Chairman Jin's study, three of them are seeing this study for the first time.
They had entered the headquarters' chairman's office a few times for reports, but it didn't hold the same significance. However, coming into the chairman's personal study indicated a promotion to the first rank.