Chapter 23: Daehwa Securities (1)
The political world was in the midst of upheaval due to the June Democracy Movement, but I merely observed the swirl of history from a safe distance.
It was something I couldn’t intervene in—and shouldn’t.
‘Just wait ten more years...’
Whew, this world is still too early to accept me.
At best, I could exchange a few words with Kim Hae-ik, the Economic Chief Secretary, with whom I had some personal ties—but even that had its limits.
‘There’s really not much to say.’
If it were an economic matter, I’d have something to contribute. But in politics? There was nothing for me to say. If he managed to stay in the next administration, that’d give me a channel for information at least...
...but that was unlikely.
He was someone who chose to work under the Jeon Doo-gwang administration because he looked toward democratization. Sure, he was currently serving as the Economic Secretary, but once direct presidential elections were introduced, he’d definitely throw his support behind the two Kims.
Even with his sharp political instincts, I doubted he could predict the opposition failing to unite, or that a military regime figure would become president.
And even if he could predict it, I was certain he’d still bet on the two Kims. That’s how belief works.
‘It’s complicated. I should focus on what I do best.’