Choi Min-sik, who returned to the Philippines, began the build-up for revenge.
In Episode 6 of Season 2 of Disney Plus' original series 'Casino', which was released on the 8th, Cha Mu-sik (played by Choi Min-sik), who returned to the Philippines, resumed his activities in earnest.
While he was away for a year, he reorganized the casino operation, which had been entrusted to Jeong-pal (played by Lee Dong-hwi) and Sang-gu (played by Hong Ki-jun). He gathered all agents active in Philippine casinos, raised their commissions, and promised to pay performance bonuses based on the profits earned by agents if they introduce other agents and bring them in.
They even paid me a bonus in cash immediately for my hard work. It was Cha Mu-sik's grand strategy to win the hearts of agents with special treatment and revitalize his casino. Cha Mu-sik, who quickly attempted to stabilize the casino, began preparing for revenge in earnest. He was already convinced that the real culprit who charged him with the murder of Chairman Min (played by Kim Hong-pa) was Choi Chil-gu (played by Song Young-gyu), a second-generation construction company with whom there was a dispute over hotel shares.
He also knew that a large amount of money had been exchanged between him and the owner of the pork belly restaurant, Jin Young-hee (played by Kim Joo-ryeong), so he had Sang-gu secure CCTV footage of the pork belly restaurant. Opening the lock, leaving it in front of the door, and taking CCTV without any traces were also a warning to Jinyoung-hee that “I can get rid of you at any time without even a rat or a bird knowing.” Cha Moo-sik's pressure was also applied to Consul Choi Chil-gu and Cho Yoon-gi (played by Lim Hyeong-jun). He placed surveillance on those who hurriedly returned to Korea to avoid his retaliation.
I didn't forget to find out the new phone number and make a threatening call disguised as a greeting. The three people were overcome with fear and anxiety due to the coldness that was slowly and secretly constricting their breathing. Through the secured CCTV, Cha Moo-sik confirmed that Jin Young-hee's boyfriend, Jose, who was a civil servant at Aguiles City Hall, was meeting with Choi Chil-gu and Jo Yoon-gi, and realized that a member of the Philippine political and business community was involved behind the incident.
Cha Mu-sik reported this to Big Boss Daniel and told him that he needed to find the internal conspirators. Cha Mu-sik has already fired Terrence, the head of the Philippine Central Bureau of Investigation's NBI investigation team, and all of his team members who participated in his arrest. Oh Seung-hoon (played by Son Seok-gu), the first Korean Desk member in the Philippines who identified and investigated Cha Moo-sik as a suspect in the murders of Kim So-jung (played by Son Eun-seo) and Philip (played by Lee Hae-woo), continued to pursue him persistently even after his term ended and he returned to Korea. However, since the case had already been closed by catching a false criminal in the Philippines, it was not easy to find the person responsible for inciting the murder and have him or her punished legally.
This is because there was no precedent for punishing a person who instigated murder in a situation where there was no main culprit. Nevertheless, Oh Seung-hoon did not give up. We constantly researched data, submitted reports, and tried our best to find a solution. Was it because of his persistent efforts? Finally, a precedent was established in which the Supreme Court sentenced a person who incited murder to 20 years in prison even without the main culprit, and by using this as an example, the investigation could be further accelerated.
What is noteworthy here is the changed relationship between Mu-sik, Jeong-pal and Sang-gu, the so-called ‘Cha Mu-sik family’. This is because a rift has appeared between them, who had been united in strong loyalty and had run the casino together. Jeong-pal felt greatly betrayed when he learned that Cha Mu-sik had been accumulating a huge amount of wealth without anyone knowing, and his attitude and attitude toward him were not the same as before.
Arrested on charges of hiding illegal funds with his friend Tae-beom (played by Kim Young-seong), he was once again released with Cha Moo-sik's help, but his gratitude was nothing more than a greeting. He refused the 2 billion won that Tae-beom offered as a reward and tried to secretly collect the reward, ignoring Cha Mu-sik's instructions not to intercept it in the middle. I was able to see how Jungpal felt, as he no longer had trust in his brother or the loyalty he wanted to protect.
Sang-gu also changed. He witnessed the murder of Sojung and Philip and did not make any statement to the police, even though he saw John, Big Boss Daniel's right-hand man and Cha Moo-sik's close friend, taking a bag of money. I knew very well how scary Cha Mu-sik was, and it was also to protect my loyalty to him, with whom I had gone through hardships and hardships.
However, ignoring Cha Mu-sik's hard work of running the casino on his behalf during the year he was away in Korea, he consoled the agents with an unprecedented offer and changed his mind. This was because he realized that he could be replaced by someone else at any time. As he is an important witness to the murder case and holds the key to solving it, attention is being paid to what decision he will make.
Kang Min-kyung, Ten Asia reporter kkk39@tenasia.co.kr