I will resign and go to Australia

59 episodes. Still, this is too harsh.

I shook my head with a sullen face.

Why is that not the case?

When an elderly person lowers his or her posture excessively, he gets confused.

Madduk’s behavior was like that to me now.

“Then I’ll see you when I get a chance.”

Madduk gave a brief bow and left.

John chuckled briefly at the sight.

“Hey, people really. It seems like a lot of people think they’re not FM, but really.”

“What does it mean?”

“Why do you think that friend came to Toowoomba?”

“…Isn’t it because of the member Fly High?”

When I asked, John shook his head.

“I used to be the chief assistant at Inham Ranch, and after moving to the Daily Ranch, he’s a man who has risen to the next position as the chief assistant. Would such a person only come to see his horse’s debut in a countryweight competition? Maybe it’s a minor trainer.”

“Then you’re saying you’re here to see another horse? Maybe Rubiai?”

“Probably so. To be more precise, I came to see my skills through Ruby Eye. Unlike Dark Star, Ruby Eye is entirely part of our ranch, so you must have thought that my horse racing ability would be greatly affected.”

“……?”

John scratched his chin and opened his mouth.

“When that friend handed over Darkstar to Chris, the two of them promised something.”

“What?”

“He said that if the inham ranch was transferred to the Daily Stud series, he would stay there and learn about the advanced breeding system. Let’s build a new inham ranch together after accumulating more skills.”

Madduk Hunt, an instructor who found out the cause of the failure of Shooting Star, the brother of Dark Star.

He had great skills back then, but with experience at the Daily Ranch, there was no doubt that he would be on a higher level now.

“Then he put a condition on Chris.”

“Conditions?”

“You must defeat the horse you trained as a Dark Star. I said I would not return otherwise.”

“Hmm, that’s why I’m here to see John’s ability to train Darkstar.”

“It means that you will do your best. Looking into your eyes, it seems that you don’t have the heart to look after your fingernails, you’re a terrible yangban…”

According to John, Madduk was the person who helped Chris’ grandmother the most when she insisted on using native horses in the past.

No matter how much the ranch owner, he could not carry out such a will without the help of the chief assistant who took care of the horses, so we could see how influential he was.

‘Perhaps Chris trusted him and depended on him.’

Little Chris lost his grandmother and lost his ranch to his grandfather.

He gave him hope as a dark star and gave him a goal, Madduk Hunt.

The problem is that it would have been nice to have reached that point, but to the extent that it becomes an ordeal on its own.

“Well, if you want to win the Melbourne Cup, you have to climb the Daily Ranch, but…”

With a playful expression on his face, John tapped my arm with his elbow.

“How about as Maju who owns Darkstar’s stake? If it’s for today’s race, I think the Melbourne Cup will be won by Rubia.”

“Haha, why don’t you go to America and achieve the triple crown?”

“Ah, that’s not it. The Kentucky Derby, Belmont Stakes, and Prekness Stakes are all dirt and long-distance matches. I’m not interested.”

“Hey, it’s now a two-year-old kid. When a three-year-old kid becomes a three-year-old, he should easily jump 2000 meters. And the Melbourne Cup wasn’t 3200 meters long, was it?”

“Hey, you must have studied a bit. Anyway, I’m not going to send you to the US. I don’t know if it’s Europe.”

John doesn’t like the dirt that puts a strain on the horse’s legs.

For that reason, no matter how famous American horse racing was, he did not like the entry into the United States, where dirt roads were the mainstay.

“Europe is good. Dark Star conquers the United States, the most powerful horse racing country, and Ruby Eye conquers Europe, a traditional powerhouse. Then wouldn’t John & Sara Ranch’s reputation increase even more?”

“Is that so? Heh heh. That would be nice too.”

“And if the Hellmaster, who has recovered from injury, gently presses them down! Khuh! It’s a drama!”

Then I will make a lot of money.

“Did you say that you drink kimchi soup first as a Korean proverb?”

“When did you learn those words again?”

“Park Yoo-hyeon, that friend told me. Heh heh.”

When I told him to study English, he spread the Korean language and became obnoxious.

***

After the awards ceremony, John and Ruby Eye were surrounded by reporters.

Although it was a country-class competition, it became newsworthy as many spectators flocked to it.

In the meantime, I went to see him.

“Dae-ri Kim!”

In the distance, he waved to Kim Woo-shik, who was with a man named Boris Kane, the rider of Sunrise.

He looked at me for a moment and looked embarrassed, but then he treated me with a casual look.

“Jin Yu-seong? What’s going on here?”

“There was a horse that competed at the John & Sara ranch today.”

“Oh, yes. Today’s champion, Ruby Eye, and the instructors at John & Sara Ranch seem to have good skills.”

“I was lucky. But what happened to Dae-ri Kim? This person…”

I muttered as I looked at Boris Kane.

It was to pretend that he didn’t know and see how the opponent would come out.

“Oh, wait a minute.”

Woosik Kim said while looking at Boris Kane.

“Mr. Kane. I will be in touch. (Mr. Kane, I’ll call you later.)”

“Ok. I’ll be waiting for your call.

Boris Kane glanced at me and walked away.

“The Korean Horse Society recruits foreign riders with excellent skills. Why don’t you see foreign mercenaries when you watch soccer or basketball? It’s like that.”

High-level mercenaries receive a lot of money, but they also have a positive effect that stimulates their players and raises the level of the domestic game.

The same was true for horse racing.

“Aha, so you came here to scout him?”

“Yeah. I saw the game in person and it was definitely good.”

very good at acting

It was Kim Woo-shik, who was not much older than me, just like the position of deputy.

Still, there was no awkwardness at all.

“Do you think it will work out?”

“Once we greeted each other, we’ll have to meet the conditions next time. Haha.”

What would you say if I told you that Sunrise with Manager Park Majuro competed here, and Boris Kane rode it?

Are you trying to catch me if I didn’t know?

However, it is not common to see my actions.

Was it because he ate one shot during the negotiations at that time?

I don’t even notice it, but if I mention the names of Manager Park and Sunrise here, I feel like I’m going to be wary right away.

‘Or is this person deliberately pretending not to know?’

Information on the participating horses can be found quickly by looking at the information sheet.

I pretended not to know about Boris Kane in the first place, so I didn’t know that I was pretending not to know and thinking about me.

‘It’s different from last time. It’s not easy.’

There’s no need to provoke.

I knew I was hiding my purpose for coming here, so that’s enough.

“Did Team Leader Kang and Manager Park also come?”

“No. Recruitment of riders has nothing to do with the two of you. I came alone because it’s a horse club business.”

“That’s right. Then, how about having a meal together nearby?

“No. We still have more riders to contact. Thank you, but we’ll see you next time.”

“You’re busy. Okay. Then go to work.”

After I bowed, I turned around.

But he continued to watch his face with clairvoyance.

Because I also have eyes on the back of my head.

‘Wow, look at your face…’

The smiling eyes sink coldly as I turn around.

‘Damn, did you notice that I was acting.’

As soon as I turned the corner, I leaned against the wall and continued to look at Kim Woo-shik over it.

He couldn’t see me, but he looked at me and called somewhere.

‘I’m very curious what you’re talking about. I’ll have to learn how to read my lips later.’

The content of the conversation is unknown.

Still, thanks to his clairvoyance, he could see the caller on the phone screen.

‘Junho Kang……’

Is it that person too?

***

It was one day after a month.

I got a call from Tranus and met him alone at the lounge bar.

“Did you find out anything?”

Without answering my question, Tranus took a one-shot of the liquor in the on-the-rock glass and let out a long sigh.

“Have a drink in advance, too. After listening to it, you’ll burn a thousand dollars inside.”

Why is this person holding so much weight?

I lifted my glass and looked at the liquor he was pouring.

There is no ice, but it is filled almost to the end.

Are you going to kill me?

“Ugh…”

Thousands of fires come out of your throat

No matter what I say, I won’t be upset.

“Now tell me.”

Tranus grabbed a fruit snack and opened his mouth.

“It was two billion dollars.”

Two hundred million dollars is two hundred million dollars!

“What was 200 million dollars?”

“This is the money that came to Australia after 1,400 racehorses were transferred to Korea. The money was transferred to Vanuatu through a company called Central Agency.”

Vanuatu is an island country not far from Australia and is famous as a tax haven.

“That’s 200 million dollars!?”

That’s roughly an average of 1.4 million each.

It’s ridiculous.

Among them, there were feral horses, and there were breeding mares with poor performance.

Those words are worth 3 or 4 million won, so unless you’re an idiot, you couldn’t have known the difference.

“Heh, you must have been surprised. Corruption in Korea is also quite significant.”

“You said before that the approximate value of those horses is around $20 million. But isn’t it ridiculous that they are 10 times the normal price, no matter how corrupt it is?”

Tranus smiled and filled my glass with alcohol.

“I don’t know about the past, but think about it this way.”

“……?”

“What if we had been doing this consistently since the beginning of our deal with Australia?”

One time it becomes a mistake or a lie, but if it continues over and over, it becomes a history.

Still, this is too harsh.

“I understand what you mean, but you can’t even fool the market price, can you?”

“But the market price doesn’t apply 100% to racehorses. Pedigree? Championship history? Those things can be the criteria for judging value, but they’re not absolute. It was a word that everyone turned away from, until someone who recognized its value appeared.”

“Because that’s the old days…”

“No. It’s no different. The difference between horse racing and car racing is that it’s not a machine. There are countless cases of lame horses winning and horses judged impossible to recover by returning and winning races. Enthusiastic and cheering on the star racehorse that overcame adversity.”

Tranus moved the ice from the ice bucket and spoke again.

“Of course, there was one more device. Have you talked about the Toowoomba race before? You met them there.”

“yes.”

“In addition to Toowoomba, they also sent racehorses that won a lot of bids in the country class. By the way, there were also horses that participated in village competitions that did not even reach the country class. They were sent out regardless. The level of the tournament is not important.”

“What do you mean?”

“I just needed a title. Where are you going to win a competition, something like this? Looking at the flow of money, those words were not tenfold, but twenty and thirtyfold.”

“……!”

So at that time, regardless of the strain on the legs of Sunrise, you were only racing to win.

It would have been possible if we only had to win that one game.

“These bastards…”

The ice in the on-the-rock cup melts and makes a rattling sound in line with my cursing.

It’s as if you should calm down and not get feverish.

“Young friend, money is money, but there is something more important than that.”