'A check?'

Chae Dong-Hyeok blinked his eyes.

A check suddenly appearing like this wasn't really surprising in this kind of situation. Even if many types of gifts and rewards existed in the world, the number one preferred method to express gratitude would always be... money, after all!

Besides, the Chinese possessed perhaps the world's most practical yet modern gift-giving culture. They still preferred exchanging cold hard cash as 'presents.' So, it was no wonder that a check was pulled out after compensation was mentioned by the bare-chested giant.

No, what was weird about this situation wasn't the check itself but the amount written on it.

'How many... zeros are those?!' Chae Dong-Hyeok confirmed that the amount written on the check exceeded his salary by a massive margin and stumbled back in shock. “N-no, wait. I can't accept this.”

“No, sir. I insist.” The black-suited Chinese man firmly refused Chae Dong-Hyeok's refusal. “Sir Vator commanded us to compensate you. Failing to hand this check to you is equivalent to failing to carry out his commands. We do not allow that.”

“E-even if that's the case...”

“Please, accept this.”

'...Hang on, this isn't bribery, is it?'

Chae Dong-Hyeok cautiously scanned his surroundings. Of course, someone completely unrelated to him wouldn't suddenly try to bribe him. Besides, Chae Dong-Hyeok was not in a high enough position worthy of receiving bribes, anyway. So, this was definitely not a bribe!

Still, he had never experienced...