Undercover Miss Hong (언더커버 미쓰홍)

UNDERCOVER MISS HONG

I'll get right to the point.

This is what Uncle Myeong-hwi compiled to blow the whistle with…

It's the slush fund ledger.

The FSS does not want to investigate,

and Hanmin is being targeted by both internal and external forces.

You mean DK Ventures and President Shin?

We figured out as much.

Our ultimate goal is to steal the slush fund, buy up the stock,

and become the major shareholder to protect the company.

Hold on.

The company would fall right into your lap even if you did nothing, Big Al.

Why take such a big gamble?

How can we know you're serious?

Let's say I do become Hanmin's president, just as my father wishes.

Then what?

What if I get replaced like Uncle Myeong-hwi did?

That's not the ending I want for myself.

All right, we've decided to board the same boat,

so even if we end up hating each other enough to throw someone overboard,

we'll still work together until we reach our destination.

Okay?

Division Manager Oh.

- I'll be watching you. - So what?

Okay.

Let's get back to it.

Our first target is the domestic slush funds.

Who manages them?

DOMESTIC SLUSH FUNDS

"Managed by Executive Director Oh Deok-gyu"?

My dad?

- -

Good day, sir.

I'll leave you to it.

- All right. - Yes.

- -

- - Now that the election has wrapped up,

I've been thinking it's about time to deliver the interest payments.

It's our annual event, after all.

Executive Director Oh,

I appreciate your hard work.

Ah. Not at all, sir.

Just keep it up for one last year.

By one last year, do you mean…

Could it be?

Is he finally rolling out a new succession plan?

Tasks like these are better suited for young people.

Or I can have Ms. Song take on the task.

Wait, sir.

Ms. Song isn't fit for this.

We must treat our VIP clients with full honors,

and they would be insulted if a chief of staff showed up.

Ms. Song isn't suited to their level.

Is that so?

Then how about Shin Jung-woo?

He's a president.

You would already entrust the young president

with a task of such paramount importance?

You should've done a better job then.

Our failure to secure that public funding was partly your fault too.

You clearly failed to properly manage our VIP clients.

Even the total balance is lower this year!

Father-in-law… I mean, sir.

I promise I will do better.

That's not a place for Ms. Song.

Not for Shin Jung-woo either.

You two will be bowing down to me.

I will make sure of it,

no matter what.

You and I share so many similarities, don't we?

We do?

Live-in son-in-laws.

We're family chosen by the chairman.

The world is so full of surprises, isn't it?

We were strangers just three months ago,

but in the new year, we'll be brothers-in-law.

I'd like to ask you to briefly state the purpose of your visit.

As you can see, I have a lot on my plate right now.

I had an important chat

with the chairman just a while ago.

Gosh.

It seems like he believes you share some of the blame

for failing to secure that public funding.

I'm sure he was very disappointed.

But I still made sure to safeguard you.

Despite how things may look, the chairman has great faith in me.

He even entrusted me with a special task,

but I recommended you as my successor earlier

for that very position.

- And what exactly is this task? - Mmm.

It's still confidential, so I can't say more.

If the chairman summons you,

be sure to reach out to me first.

Then I'll gladly turn over the task to you.

Hmm?

Hello, I'm calling from Admin.

Are you all set?

Is my dad already on his way?

I haven't found it yet.

- The white pot. - The white pot?

Okay.

Dad, you seem to be in a good mood.

I heard you were meeting with the chairman when I called earlier.

Did something happen?

Is your dad…

Someone who only goes to see the chairman when something happens?

You keep so many secrets from me.

Especially when it comes to anything about the chairman.

My son.

Mmm?

Such a handsome guy.

Albert, Oh Deok-gyu's boy.

Where should I begin in sharing my wisdom with you, son? Huh?

Under the chairman's orders,

I've been running a small operation.

Then out of the blue, he wants someone else to take over.

What sort of operation?

Delivering the interest payments of politicians' slush funds.

Bang.

Why would you bother?

Just hand it all over.

It's nice not having to work.

But wait.

I thought you knew nothing about the slush fund.

Yeah.

You said only Grandpa and Ms. Song knew about it.

This is why I'm always a step behind Auntie Nora and President Shin.

You feel it too, right?

Tasks like these are better suited for young people.

Right?

I can't hand this over to President Shin.

I could, if it were you.

All right.

You see, all politicians need funds.

Did you meet with your father?

It turns out my dad secretly went around making deals with politicians every year.

He offers to manage funds they want kept hidden,

with annual interest payouts.

So it's a political slush fund.

Just forget about it.

We can't steal that money.

You're saying the slush funds will be moved again

if we miss this chance, right?

Right.

It's a one-year contract, so there are withdrawals and new clients every year.

And according to my dad,

the chairman wishes to appoint a new manager.

Listen to me.

We can't go after a political slush fund.

- Damn it. -

We'll have to make Executive Director Oh invite us in.

It won't be easy.

He's just as vigilant as the chairman,

and he only associates with vetted individuals.

Schooling, money, and social influence.

Those kinds of power matter very much to him.

OH DEOK-GYU 9%

Hello, Assemblyman. I hope all is well.

Thank you for your service to this country.

Take care, sir.

When's the next one?

- In 30 minutes, sir. - Make sure we're ready.

Ah.

A HISTORY OF FINANCIAL CRIMES WRITTEN BY YUN JAE-BEOM

"A History of Financial Crimes"?

It's training material from the FSS new hire training.

It's a compilation of case studies on various financial crimes

that were prevalent in Korea from Liberation through the late '80s.

Have you heard of the old banknote scam?

Five suspects, including a man surnamed Kim,

have been indicted while in custody for a scam involving old banknotes.

The group approached victims,

claiming to manage tens of trillions of won in slush funds

a former administration siphoned from the national mint.

They lured victims by proposing to exchange

6 billion won in old banknotes for 4.2 billion in 10,000-won notes,

promising the remaining 30% as commission.

They hooked them by promising a huge commission

just for exchanging old bills for new ones?

But we don't have any old bills.

We'll pretend to, which is why it's fraud.

It's a con by reverse-engineering existing criminal schemes.

You got it, Mr. Lee.

But wouldn't we still need some old bills to use as bait?

I've already acquired some.

I asked when we went to that office near the Bank of Korea.

Can you source about 500 million won in old 10,000-won bills?

- What? -

Wow.

First phase of the operation,

we start a rumor about old banknotes.

This rumor must start quietly spreading

from the Myeongdong markets to Yeouido.