“Then I’ll schedule a flight to China in three days and….”

“Head manager Kang, wait a sec.”

Junmin picked up his phone. He felt a headache the moment he saw the name of the caller. This old man definitely wasn’t the kind of man to call just to see how he was doing.

“I’ll stay outside. Call me when you’re done.”

Head manager Kang stood up after cleaning up. Junmin picked up the call after seeing the door close.

-Junmin, it is me.

“It has been a long time, chairman. I should have called you first.”

-It’s fine. Everyone in the country knows you’re busy.

“How is your health? Last time, you seemed to have been coughing a lot at the start of winter.”

-I’m eating the medicine you sent me. Thanks to that, I think I’ll last this winter pretty well.

“That sounds like great news. You should live for a long time and lead the economy.”

-I’ve long since become an old man in the attic. The young’uns will lead the economy now. How are you doing?

“For me, I’m just getting by every day while looking after my own kids.”

-You’re going to China in a few days?

“Yes. You seem to be taking great interest in Japan too, these days. It looks like you’re going to go to Japan along with a few acquaintances.”

There was a period of silence after they each talked...