Haha Talk
The crowd is divided on the idea, but Tae-Seop seems to have the support of most. He then goes on to talk about how he’s going to make sure that everyone has a chance to succeed. The crowd is excited at this prospect, but they’re also worried about what it will mean for the future of the country. Tae-Seop assures them that everything will be alright and that he’ll make sure that all students have a good education.
After his meeting with the Reaper, Hui-Wu is not impressed. He does approach her after though, telling her he’s going to keep his promise. ..
Tae-Seob continues his publicity stunt by going to the children’s home and meeting the “common man” in the street. However, we know that as soon as he makes it, he will turn on these very people and crack down on them. ..
Hee-A and Min-Soo decide to take a break from their honorifics and drink with Hui-Wu. However, a shadowy figure in the corner of the room seems like he could be a problem.
When Hee-A comes home, Hui-Wu intervenes and the pair end up sparring outside. He claims this is a big misunderstanding and eventually we learn that it is.
Tae-Seob is using a company owned by his father to slush money away, and Hee-A’s father is refusing to sell the company to a foreign investor. Hee-A believes that she could use her experience as a prosecutor in this fight, and Hui-Wu believes that she could use her connections with Chungha, the company her father is chairman of, in order to win this battle.
Moon Sung-Hwan is introduced to Hee-A, a girl he’s close with who is also a student at the same school as him. Hee-A is not happy about this and starts to get on Moon’s nerves. Eventually, they start dating and things get complicated because Hee-A is not sure if she really likes Moon or if she just wants to be friends with him because he’s popular.
Hui-Wu is excited when he learns that Sung-Hwan has joined the Chungha Telecommunications Entrepreneurship Program. The CEO there happens to be Kim Chan Il, a name that Hui-Wu recognizes. He’s the one who goes on to lure Sung-Hwan to join Jeil and with it, completely screw the guy over. Chan-Il is known as a hyena and after destroying several people’s lives, he’s arrested by Hui-Wu himself. This time though, Hui-Wu promises to be faster.
Jeil Communications approaches Sung-Hwan about joining their company, pitching the idea that Haha Talk will be bigger than Cheonha. However, he must share development process with them in order to join. ..
The IP case is going to come up, and it’s a big decision to make. Naturally, Hui-Wu shows soon after and warns that he needs to be careful. In order to thwart this, they’re going to rush through a patent registration for him. ..
Hui-Wu brings evidence of IP infringement and contest corruption to Jeong Il-Hyeon, who then hands it over to senior prosecutor Jeong Il-Hyeon on a plate. Naturally, Seok-Hoon also catches wind of what’s happening and warns Tae-Seob. ..
Yong-Su’s money will help Haha Talk take the project away from Tae-Seob and his cronies.
Sung-Hwan is almost finished with this project but Kim Chan-Il is a real problem. Liking him to be an unsalvageable stone, Tae-Seob decides to get rid of him before he’s investigated and it links back to him.
With Chan-Il’s sudden death levelled as a suicide, the episode closes out with Hui-Wu learning that the owner of a mysterious message sent over to Sunghwan earlier in the episode was actually from the Grim Reaper. The ID was simply signed off as “Pluto”, which reinforces her ties to the afterlife.
It seems that the Grim Reaper is working with them in the shadows, and that could well help to sway things in their favour.
The Episode Review
Tae-Seob is working to absorb all of Haha Talk’s assets.
In the end, Tae-Seob cuts off his own tail to save face, and that comes from getting rid of Chan-Il, his inside man. Of course, there’s likely to be someone else who will just take his place and Hui-Wu knows that. This is not going to be easy to take him out. ..
Sung-Hwan’s company has successfully obtained a patent registration, thanks in part to the growing support of Hui-Wu’s side. Tae-Seob’s attempt to take over Sung-Hwan’s company is being thwarted by this growing coalition. ..
The political drama and scheming here is far more complicated than episode 3, but it’s undeniably enthralling and engrossing nonetheless. The ending certainly hints that we’ve got more drama to come, leaving the door wide open for next week’s follow-up.
