Chapter 511: 511
Gun-Ho asked his brother-in-law on the phone, "Onbid?"
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"You know the public auction website that is operated by Korea Asset Management Corporation (KAMCO) . "
"Oh, Onbid!"
"A real property came out on the market for a location in Siheung City, Gyeonggi Province . There is no restriction on the use of that space . It looks like the right location to store the freight trucks . "
"How large is it?"
"It's about 1,000 pyung large . The appraisal value to rent is 6,000, but if they fail to rent it out, the price will possibly go down further . "
"Since it's a rental space, I don't think that we will encounter any investors to compete with . "
"Only those who are actually looking for a space to rent for themselves will try to get that real property . "
"Have you visited the property?"
"I haven't yet . But from what I see from the photos, it looks really nice . It has direct access to a road, so there will be no problem for large trucks to go in and out of the property . We just need to add a container office there . It's a perfect place for GH Logistics . "
"Do you think it will be competitive to get it?"
"I doubt that . Usually, a land that is the size of between 200 and 300 pyung is popular . Once a land goes beyond 1,000 pyung, it's hard to find someone to want it . "
"They want their one-year rent upfront, don't they?"
"That's correct . The appraisal value is actually its one-year rental price . It's not a security deposit . "
"I guess we will have to renew it every year . China has the same system like you have to pay the rent for the entire year's use upfront . "
"It's located in Siheung City, Gyeonggi Province . I think I can commute from home in Guweol Town, Incheon City . "
"Is it owned by the government?"
"I believe so . "
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"Well, can you give me a call again once you visit that property?"
"Sure, I will do that . "
Thinking about Siheung Town and Incheon City brought back memories from his childhood . Gun-Ho missed Jakyak Island close to Yeonan Pier .
"I used to go to Jakyak Island with Jae-Sik Moon and Min-Hyeok Kim to collect oysters when I was in junior high school . "
Going to Jakyak Island via ship was not expensive since it was closely located from Yeonan Pier . So he often went to the island to gather oysters, carrying an empty can and a screwdriver with his friends .
"Speaking of which, maybe I want to go to a beach this Saturday with Young-Eun to see the ocean . We can have fresh sashimi there too . "
While planning to go to a beach on Saturday, he realized that he had to go to Chairman Lee's vacation home in Pocheon City to do medical volunteer work .
"Oh, that's right . Young-Eun said that we have to go to Chairman Lee's vacation home in Pocheon City to conduct a stool test for the children this Saturday . "
Gun-Ho thought that people wouldn't easily decide to do volunteer work since it required a sacrifice of a person's part of life to a certain extent .
It was Saturday .
Gun-Ho went to the parking lot in TowerPalace to move Young-Eun's huge bag from her vehicle to his .
"Gee, that bag is really heavy today . It was not this heavy the last time I carried it . "
Young-Eun responded, "I put a device for the test . That's why it is heavy . "
"What about the small box over there? What is it?"
"Oh, this? It's the cosmetic that you bought me from the duty-free shop at the airport on the way home from your trip to China; a gift from you . "
"Why do you put that in the car?"
"I want to give it to the instructor of that care facility for the disabled in Pocheon City . "
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"You want to give it to the instructor?"
"She had to do extra work collecting the children's stools, which is not a pleasant work to do . I wanted to give her a present, but I couldn't think of anything but this cosmetic . "
"Don't you think that she would prefer an envelope with cash in it?"
"I don't think she would accept cash . Moreover, doesn't it sound weird that a volunteer worker gives an envelope of cash to the full-time worker there?"
"That's true . Well, I don't know . I feel weird too giving the present, that I gave to you, to someone else . "
"You can buy me another one later . You go on a trip pretty often anyway . It's a really nice thing to do, you know, giving a gift to someone who works to care for children . "
"Okay . Do so then . "
"You know what? It's actually a present from you to that instructor since you bought it . "
"Is that how it works?"
Gun-Ho received a call from Chairman Lee in the car while heading to Pocheon City .
"President Goo, I was told that you visited my vacation home last week . "
"Yes, sir . We examined each child and gave the exam results to the instructor there . "
"Thank you so much . You've been of great help to the children . The instructor told me that you are coming this Saturday as well?"
"Yes, we will perform a stool test today . "
"A stool test? I thought that you would collect the stools and test them in a lab or something . "
"I was told that a stool test must be conducted within twelve hours after stools are collected . So, we are on the way to the vacation home right now with a necessary device for the test . "
"Oh, you are? I do appreciate that . I'm sorry that you had to visit there twice . "
"Please don't say that, sir . If I have to, I can visit the vacation home ten times . I can't forget what you have done for me . "
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"Haha . What are you talking about? I haven't done much for you . Don't say that even as a joke . Someone, who hears what you said, might think that's really what happened . Well, drive safely . I will talk to you later . "
Young-Eun, who was sitting next to Gun-Ho, asked, "Who is it? Is it Chairman Lee?"
"Yes, it was him . "
"Do you owe him a lot?"
"Not materially, but I've received tons of advice from him . He was my life mentor . "
"You said that he is a really wealthy man, right? Did he run a huge business when he was younger?"
"No . He accumulated his wealth by working as a hard money lender . He was vicious at that time . "
"Well, he certainly is not a vicious man now . It's odd that he is running a facility for disabled children . Haha . "
"I guess that he wanted to pay back to society regretting his vicious acts done when he was younger . However, his insights towards life and the world cannot be compared with anyone's . He is a smart and clever person . His children seem to be doing fine too . His son is running a paper production company in Ansan City . "
"You said that he owns many buildings, right?"
"He has a huge building in Cheongdam Town which is one of the most expensive areas in Korea . His care home for the disabled children in Pocheon City has produced several excellent workers for our society . One of them is a college professor at Sejong University . "
"Really?"
"It seems that he has been running that facility for a long time . I remember that he told me that the children there used to call him father, but since he got older, the children there call him grandfather now . He said that while laughing, but he looked lonely . "
"He is a respectable person . That means that he has been running that facility since he was a lot younger . "
Gun-Ho's Land Rover arrived at the facility in Pocheon City .
The instructor didn't seem to be happy to see them as much as the last time . It probably was not a pleasant experience for her collecting the children's stools . She acted very formally with Gun-Ho and Young-Eun this time .
Gun-Ho followed Young-Eun inside the facility while carrying her heavy bag . They went to the recreational room and set up the test device on a table . The device looked like a microscope .
The instructor brought the box with the children's stools in it . She was wearing a mask and rubber gloves . Gun-Ho could smell the stools . It made him feel like throwing up . He quickly grabbed his nose .
"Wear this . "
Young-Eun handed him a mask .
Once the instructor left the room, Young-Eun opened the box . She then poured the first stool on a micro slide glass .
"Can you please spread the stool on the micro slide using that wood stick? And give it to me . "
"You mean for all of the thirty stools?"
"Yeah, I need them . Don't forget that you are here as a male nurse today . "
"Shoot . Why did I volunteer for the work again?"
Gun-Ho worked on spreading stools on a glass for a while, and he eventually screamed .
"I can't take the smell anymore . "
"You can do it . You won't smell it once you get used to the smell . Just hang in there . "
"What about you? Does the smell not bother you?"
"Yeah, I'm good . "
Young-Eun looked serious when she started conducting the test .
"What we are doing here now is very important . We are trying to get rid of the worms that are feeding on nutrients from those angelic children . "
"Okay . Do it quickly then . Is it enough stool for a test? Each stool is so small, about the size of a candy . "
"We need to detect not only the presence of worms, but we also have to check if there are any of their eggs . "