Chapter 293

Chapter 293

There were three taxi drivers who climbed the arch of the Seogang Bridge.

The banner they spread out read, ‘Taxi company’s right to survive! Get rid of ridesharing! Discard driverless cars!’

Neighbors, as well as the police, persuaded them to come down, but they kept shouting.

“Call Jinhoo Kang! I will talk to Kang Jin-hoo face-to-face with her!”

The police, who were controlling the protest, tried to climb up, but were forced to stop by threats of jumping into the river.

Some media outlets even flew drones to relay the situation in real time.

Taek-gyu, who was watching the news, said with his arms crossed.

“Then why are you doing this to me? You didn’t say that you were going to introduce driverless taxis to Korea right away.”

“Hmm.”

Is it just to get me in and make an issue? Seriously, there is no neighborhood book like mine in Korea.

The protesters on the arch kept shouting that they would jump if I didn’t come. Even if you say that, will it end without any problem?

At that moment, something flashed in front of my eyes.

“… … .”

What else is this? There must be an intruder, so you want me to rescue you? What if I don’t rescue you?

After a while, when he came to his senses, Taek-gyu asked.

“What is Yeji? Where are you going to invest?”

I picked up my coat.

“I’ll go out for a while.”

“Where are you going?”

I pointed to the TV screen.

“there.”

Taek-gyu asked, irrationally.

“Why are you going there?”

“You say that if I don’t come, I will jump off. I have to save people and see.”

“Hey, do you really have to jump from that height?”

“He really jumped.”

I sighed and told him the wisdom I had just seen. Taehyung was surprised.

“How do you rescue them?”

“Can’t I convince you well?”

Before I left, I picked up the receiver and instructed Team Leader Jeong Ki-hong.

“Take a look at the people on the news right now.”

* * *

I thought as I was driving.

In the past, it was thought that advances in technology would free people from work. However, even in today’s technologically advanced days, people are working harder, far from being liberated.

Like John Henry fighting the excavator, millions of workers are still struggling to prove themselves better against the machine.

Fast food part-timers fight kiosks, factory workers fight production robots, and transporters fight driverless cars. The financial sector is no exception to this. Artificial intelligence is being introduced one after another for corporate valuation and financial statement analysis, threatening the jobs of analysts and fund managers.

If you lose the battle, the penalty of losing your job awaits.

This is where Korea’s problems are revealed.

The first is the lack of a social safety net, and the second is the lack of jobs. Since there is no safety device for job loss, livelihoods are threatened as soon as they are cut off, and it is difficult to find a job and find a job again.

This is why everyone has no choice but to fight to the extreme.

Vehicle traffic was originally scheduled to resume after the march was over, but lane control continued due to a high-altitude siege.

It’s time to leave work in a little while, and by then, traffic around the area will be paralyzed.

I got out of the car and the people around were startled.

“Come on, wait. that person… … ?”

“Could it be Kang Jin-hoo?”

“what? Are you really here?”

The media outlets who were covering the story all turned their cameras to me.

“CEO Kang Jin-hoo! Please say something!”

“Are there any plans to introduce driverless cars in Korea?”

“What do you think about the backlash from the taxi industry?”

The bodyguards blocked the approaching reporters with their bodies. I ignored the interview request and headed down the arch.

A scene I had just seen on TV caught my eye.

I said into the megaphone.

“Good morning. This is Jinhu Kang. I came here because I was told to come.”

The taxi drivers who were sitting on the arch looked bewildered. I guess I didn’t know I was coming here.

There are many cases of workers protesting and shouting for the boss to come out, but there are no cases where the president actually comes out.

After a while, a call came from above.

“We will not respond to any dialogue!”

When do you shout to call me, and when you come, why are you like this?

anger rises However, he said as calmly as possible, as he might really jump if he gets angry.

“You want to talk face-to-face? Come down and talk to me.”

“I will never go down until our requirements are met!”

It doesn’t come down easily either.

“What are the requirements?”

“In order to guarantee the survival of the taxi industry, immediately delist Karos, who developed driverless cars!”

I answered calmly.

“Caros was not listed. It is a privately held company. How do I delist an unlisted company?”

“Ah, if you don’t accept our requirements anyway, I’ll jump.”

There’s no conversation at all.

The police came and said.

“I tried to convince him for two hours, but to no avail. It went up suddenly, so it will come down when your stamina runs out.”

It would be nice, but before that, there is a risk that someone can jump into it.

You can get this by persuading it with words, right?

Dozens of cameras around me glared at me. Maybe my face is on the air right now. The cell phone had just been ringing non-stop. I decided to make the call later and put it on silent.

I can save you, right?

“If you don’t want to come down, I will go up. We talk there.”

People around me were shocked by my words.

Lee Cheol-jin, the head of the security team, said.

“No, sir.”

“Will they even push me away?”

“It may not be, but there is one way. And it’s my job to protect you in such a situation.”

“But shouldn’t we really stop people from jumping?”

I persuaded him several times, but when I did not give up, Team Leader Lee Cheol-jin said as if there was nothing he could do.

“Then I will go with you.”

“Is it okay if you have a family?”

He smiled and accepted my words.

“Will they even push me away?”

I laughed bitterly.

“It is.”

“And if you have to protect your employer, won’t you be able to protect your family as well?”

“Then let’s go together.”

* * *

Despite the reluctance of the people around me and the police, I climbed up the arch with team leader Cheol-jin Lee.

I don’t even know what this is doing.

I have passed the Han River Bridge countless times, but this is the first time I have climbed to such a high place.

As humans cannot live without water, most large cities are formed along rivers. However, it is rare to find a city with such a large river. Strictly speaking, in the past, it was outside of Seoul, so Gangnam was developed and brought into the city.

Just as the sun was setting, the Han River was colored red little by little. Gangnam and Gangbuk stretched around the bridge were like a painting.

Seeing it here is pretty cool. But when I looked down, that thought completely changed. An invisible wave roamed from below.

I’m also trying to develop a phobia of heights that I didn’t have. No, is it natural to feel fear at this height?

The taxi drivers who were holding a high-altitude siege were startled and did not know what to do.

“What, what?”

“Are you really up?”

I looked at them and said.

“Let me ask you one thing first. Was it your will to come up here, or was it ordered by the company?”

Then a middle-aged man blushed and shouted.

“Wow, what do you mean?”

Before arriving here, I got a call from Team Leader Jeong Ki-hong, who all belong to a corporate taxi company. The fact that they even brought a banner means that it was planned in advance, not accidental.

Team leader Jeong Ki-hong found the company that made this banner in that short time. When he asked, he said that, to his surprise, the boss placed an order, and he even called the stationery himself.

At my words, the other two made excuses as if they were stabbed in the corner.

“Rather than being instructed… … .”

“I was told that if I do this, the taxi industry will support it just as the OTK Company supports the scientific community.”

The company did it too!

It is not only the taxi drivers who are concerned about the decrease in profits, but also the taxi companies.

“You didn’t tell me to jump, did you?”

“No, the boss said that you have to perform like that to make an impact.”

“It’s safe to fall on the water anyway, and there are a lot of people, so you’ll be rescued soon.”

What crazy is this?

I said stupid.

“Don’t you think about surface tension? Jumping from this height would cause a fracture or rupture the moment your body collided. Even if the body is not injured, if you lose your mind from the shock, you will drown immediately. Did you not read the article that one of the two people who jumped from the Han River Bridge lost their life?”

“Hey, don’t lie!”

Well, there may be a reason that most of them jumped for suicide. Either way, it’s such a dangerous thing to do.

At my words, their faces turned to contemplation.

Since you didn’t want a simple protest, did you do a self-indulgent performance to get the maximum support from the OTK Company and the government?

No, if that’s the case, the boss himself jumps himself or asks the staff to do what?

Why are there so many crazy people in the world?

Team leader Lee Cheol-jin’s pocket contains the broadcaster’s microphone and the radio from the police. The fact that the company ordered it must have been on the air now.

“I know everyone’s opinions well, so let’s go down and talk about it.”

The two of them holding the banner seemed to follow my words. Then another man opened his eyes and shouted.

“Shut up! After all, our jobs are all blown away! If there is a driverless car, you will sit on a cushion, but our wife and children will starve to death!”

It’s not wrong.

As a result, even if it is beneficial to everyone, there is a sharp division between those who benefit and those who lose during the industrial transition period.

“It’s all because of you! Without you!”

As I spoke, my anger exploded, and I did not stop screaming and tried to run at me. Fortunately, another colleague caught him before team leader Lee Cheol-jin could even step out.

“Calm down.”

“Let go of this!”

He slammed his colleague’s arm away. In an instant, his body lost focus and stumbled violently.

“No!”

I reflexively ran and reached out for his hand, fortunately I was able to grab his arm just before he fell.

I almost got dragged down to my body, but I was preparing for the unexpected, so I grabbed the overhang of the railing.

The man hanging in the air looked down and said in a trembling voice.

“Sa, please save me!”

“Hold on tight!”

I pulled the man up with all my might. No matter how young I am in my 20s, it is not easy to lift an adult man by myself.

Team leader Cheol-jin Lee rushed to help. He grabbed the man’s body, and in an instant he flashed it upwards.

People watching from below cheered and applauded all at once.

The man who was resurrected from the dead burst into tears, and I breathed a sigh of relief.

* * *

[Jin-hoo Kang, save the life of a taxi driver who was holding a high-altitude siege!]

(Strategy) During the march after the protest, three taxi drivers climbed up the arch and shouted that they would throw themselves. They shouted to call Kang Jin-hoo, and Kang Jin-hoo came to the scene and persuaded him by going up the arch. However, during the conversation, a taxi driver almost fell down while running at him, and Jin-hoo Kang threw himself and caught him. In other words, he risked his life to save the lives of others in a situation that could endanger himself.

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Surprisingly, it was revealed that this was an instruction from the president of a corporate taxi company. The boss was immediately arrested by the police, but he completely denied the allegations.

– Haha I shouted to come out after the gangjin, but it really came out.

– Wow! Are you thinking of going up there?

– Kang Jin-hoo is crazy too.

– I watched it in real time, and I was really tired. That was cool(Read more @ wuxiax.com)

– You saved a person.

– You have to do this to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.

-Are you seeing other chaebol presidents? There are talented people who surpass you.

– What is the boss bastard who ordered you to commit?

-Put the death penalty for committing suicide.

– The offense of engaging in suicide is imprisonment for not more than 10 years.

Taek-gyu read the comments one by one.

“… … say.”