Chapter 41: The Traitor’s Reckoning

Chapter 41: The Traitor's Reckoning

📅 Date: November 19, 1994

📍 Seoul, South Korea – Han Joon-suk's Hotel Suite

Han Joon-suk sat alone in his lavish hotel suite, the city lights of Seoul stretching endlessly outside his window. He had sold out his oldest friend, his business partner, his mentor.

And yet, instead of relief, all he felt was an uneasy silence.

📢 "Why isn't NexTech collapsing?"

He had leaked sensitive financial records. He had handed over insider information to Hollywood executives, Sony's board, and the US regulators. Jin Park should have been panicking, his empire crumbling.

But instead—nothing.

No chaos. No emergency board meetings. No desperate attempts to fix things.

📢 "Did I miscalculate?"

He reached for his drink, but before he could take a sip, the door to his suite clicked open.

His breath caught in his throat.

Jin Park stood in the doorway.

Dressed in a sleek black suit, his dark eyes held no warmth. Two of his most trusted men stood behind him, their expressions unreadable.

📢 "Joon-suk," Jin said, stepping inside, "Did you really think I wouldn't find out?"

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The Confrontation

📅 November 19, 1994 – 11:45 PM

📍 Inside the Hotel Suite

Han swallowed hard, his pulse pounding in his ears.

📢 "J-Jin... listen, I can explain—"

📢 "No, you can't." Jin cut him off. "You sold me out to Hollywood, to the Americans, to Sony. You gave them the ammunition to attack NexTech.

📢 "Why?"

Han opened his mouth, but the words wouldn't come out.

Was it greed? Fear? Jealousy?

Maybe all of it.

📢 "Jin, it's not like that. I just... I thought you were getting too powerful, too reckless. They told me they'd destroy you if I didn't cooperate."

Jin exhaled sharply, shaking his head.

📢 "You betrayed me because of fear? How pathetic."

He stepped closer, and Han instinctively backed up against the wall.

📢 "You thought you were playing the game," Jin continued, his voice chillingly calm, "but you were just a pawn. You think Hollywood, the US regulators, or Sony care about you? They used you, and now you're worthless to them."

📢 "No—"

📢 "Check your bank account."

Han hesitated, his shaking hands grabbing his phone. He opened his banking app, and his blood turned to ice.

📢 Account Balance: 0 KRW

📢 "W-What?!"

📢 "You really thought I wouldn't prepare for something like this?" Jin smirked. "I had eyes on you the moment I suspected you were leaking information. Every wire transfer, every secret meeting, every deal you made—it's all documented."

📢 "I... I can fix this, Jin! I swear, I—"

📢 "There's nothing left to fix."

Jin turned to one of his men. "Take care of it."

📢 "W-Wait! Jin, PLEASE!"

Han's desperate cries echoed as two black-gloved hands grabbed his shoulders.

The last thing he saw was Jin Park walking away, never looking back.

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Hollywood's Next Move

📅 Date: November 20, 1994

📍 Los Angeles, USA – Hollywood Executive Meeting

The room was tense.

The Hollywood executives had expected NexTech to be in full-blown crisis mode. But instead, Jin had countered every move they made.

📢 "Our contacts in Korea just confirmed Han Joon-suk has disappeared."

📢 "Dammit! So Jin knew?"

📢 "Yes. He was two steps ahead."

📢 "We need a new strategy."

📌 Hollywood's Next Plan:

✔ Increase pressure on US regulators to launch formal charges against NexTech.

✔ Use their media power to spread false rumors about NexTech's financial instability.

✔ Leak fake news to investors to cause stock drops.

📢 "We're going all in. If we can't control Jin Park, we'll destroy him."

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NexTech's Preemptive Strike

📅 Date: November 22, 1994

📍 NexTech War Room, Seoul

Jin stood at the center of a high-tech command center. Screens displayed market trends, intelligence reports, and internal company data.

📢 "The Americans are about to attack."

📌 Jin's Strategy to Counter Hollywood & US Regulators:

✔ Buy out a struggling Hollywood studio and start his own entertainment network.

✔ Release damning evidence of Hollywood's financial corruption.

✔ Launch NexStation's biggest-ever marketing campaign—completely overshadowing Sony.

📢 "They want war?" Jin smirked. "Let's burn their empire to the ground."