DASH

Chapter 24

The travel time from Banpo to Yongsan was almost the same as the time it took to travel from Jamsil to Banpo. However, the road was perceived as much shorter. Of course, Jihong understood what the reason was: the place he was going to was nothing more than the federation office.

Jihon has long disliked people from there. As Mr. Cho noted, they are known for their excessive interference. Athletes were forced to hire coaches who graduated from the Korean National Sports University. If they tried to refuse, they were immediately met with anger and open threats. And then, when the frightened athletes eventually gave in, they were shown leniency, declaring: "We care about you. Everything we do is for your own good."

Kava is the agency that the organization highly recommended to Jaekyung. They seemed to be working hard to complete the deal. Moreover, they received a large sum from the company, but then Spoin poached Jaekyung. It's only natural for the federation to hate them. Despite the failed negotiations with Kava even before the conclusion of the current contract, the federation did not care. They went on to criticize Spoin for brazenly intercepting the water sports star, not knowing their place and not being as promising as Kava. In other words, the "greeting" that Jihong was going to give them was just a formality.

«.......»

Jihong stifled a breath that almost escaped his lips so that Jaekyung wouldn't notice his anxiety. After repeating the same action 4 more times, he finally arrived at his destination. Jihon drove up to the parking lot and tidied up his hair one last time to keep all criticism to a minimum, and prepared to leave. Suddenly, Jaekyung unbuckled his seat belt and got out of the car before him.

"What?" Will you go too?"

"Since I'm here, why not

With that, he moved forward on his long legs.

"What the hell? He has never met with the chairman. Is there anyone he's close to in the federation?" The office was located on the second floor. Jihong knocked on the door under a sign that read: "Korea Swimming Federation."

As soon as they entered, the office staff rose from their seats in amazement.

— Hello, I'm a representative of Spoin. I have an appointment for three hours

"Oh, yes. Please come in

They were escorted to the office, where their boss "sat". However, people's attention remained focused exclusively on Jaekyung. It seemed that someone might even accidentally blurt out, "Wow, it's Kwon Jaekyung! Damn, he's really that handsome."

— Vice Chairman, a representative of Spoin has arrived

When the assistant knocked on the door, a voice was heard: "Tell him to come in."

«.......»

"Oh, are you here?" he said, imposingly moving to the guest sofa. A man in his early thirties sat across from him.

"Why don't you come in?"

"Oh, no, sir, I didn't know you were still busy

"It's okay, come in

When they were talking on the phone this morning, as soon as he found out that Jihong was THAT Jung Jihong, he suddenly became familiar: "Oh, yes. I heard that you work there. How are you?"@@@@

It's been ten years since Jihong was a young athlete and the person opposite was a member of the federation, and if you dig deeper, such a relationship between senior and junior is quite common. However, now they have met thanks to work. And the meeting was between the head of the federation and the agent responsible for promoting the best athlete. Therefore, such careless treatment goes beyond common sense.

— I'm not going to cooperate with Kava

The deputy, momentarily taken by surprise by the direct mention, began to stutter a little: "No, don't... Kava, I mean, yes, it's Kava. So you wouldn't choose them no matter what?"

—Yes

"Why...???" was a question of confusion.

"They think too much about money

"Really...?" They?

Jaekyung, with his long legs crossed, maintained a nonchalant tone as he continued, "They were constantly changing their own promises. At first, they assured me that I could do whatever I wanted, because the main thing was only cooperation. But when it came time to draw up the contract, they suddenly put forward several new conditions. And they even wanted me to write a receipt. How can I trust them?"

"Sorry, Mr. Kwon Jaekyung. It seems that there was a small misunderstanding," the unknown man quickly intervened. "They would never act like that. After all, they have been working for a long time and have exclusive contracts with many athletes. If the company were problematic, then many would be..."

Jaekyung interrupted him abruptly.

"No... I'm just a person who knows a little about what's going on

"When you learn more, then we'll talk

"What, excuse me?"

"You say this because you don't know much about their activities, so I ask you to learn more and tell me," Jaekyung's voice remained steady. "And perhaps you will understand why I made such a decision."

The stranger was speechless. And the guy just grinned, putting on the cap he was holding in his hand, and muttered, "Misunderstanding is my ass."

As Jihong looked at him, a thought crept into his mind, "I screwed up."

— In any case, this is my choice, and there are reasons for everything

Because of the cap, it is difficult to make out what emotions Jaekyung was experiencing. But, don't go to a fortune teller here, it's clear that the guy is now frowning with irritation.

"I hope that the federation will support us

Anger slipped into his uncharacteristically polite speech. The vice chairman looked at Jaekyung from afar and sarcastically concluded, "Yes, Jaekyung, you can do it." Then he turned to Jihon, "You have a difficult path ahead of you."

It is not clear whether his words were an encouragement or some kind of curse.

"Yes, sir. Please take care of us

When Jiheon bowed his head, Jaekyung stood up and said goodbye: "I have manual therapy at five. I'm leaving."

Without waiting for an answer, he left the leader's office without hesitation.