"Even My Son Becomes a Sacrificial Lamb"... 'Undercover Miss Hong' Lee Deok-hwa, 3 Billion Stock Manipulation 'Chilling Backstory'

The reality of the 'financial myth' we trusted was a greedy monster. Lee Deok-hwa from the tvN Saturday-Sunday drama 'Undercover Miss Hong' has been revealed as the 'final villain' who led stock manipulation, driving even his biological son to death, shocking the home theater.

In the 25th episode of 'Undercover Miss Hong', financial supervisor Hong Geum-bo (Park Shin-hye), who infiltrated Hanmin Securities, took a step closer to the truth of the MU Holdings stock manipulation case.

◆ "1 Billion Won Slush Fund, The Backer is the Chairman"

The highlight of the broadcast was the duality of Hanmin Securities founder Gang Pil-beom (Lee Deok-hwa). Described as a legendary figure who started as a currency exchange operator in Namdaemun and built Korea's number one securities company, he turned out to be the mastermind who embezzled 3 billion won in capital gains and over 100 billion won in slush funds through meticulous planning. It was also revealed that the account of his only daughter Gang No-ra (Choi Ji-soo) in the U.S. was used as a laundering channel for 'black money'.

◆ The Death of the Son Who Tried to Blow the Whistle

Gang Pil-beom's ruthlessness peaked with the death of his son Gang Myung-hwi (Choi Won-young). After learning of his father's corruption, Gang Myung-hwi contacted Hong Geum-bo to hand over the accounting books. He stated that he was organizing materials with an internal accomplice 'Yae-pi', but tragically died on the spot in a mysterious traffic accident while heading to the meeting place. The chilling plan of Gang Pil-beom to pin all the blame on his son and cut ties was hinted at, raising the tension of the drama to its peak.

◆ "Why is my brother here?"

Meanwhile, a life-and-death crisis also struck Hong Geum-bo, who was working undercover. Her ex-lover Shin Jung-woo (Ko Kyung-pyo), whom she wanted to avoid the most, was appointed as the new CEO of Hanmin Securities. The precarious face-off ending between Shin Jung-woo, who returned as a corporate predator with dark ambitions, and Hong Geum-bo, who was on the verge of being exposed, exploded curiosity for the next episode.

Park Shin-hye's comeback work after two years, 'Undercover Miss Hong', which captures the end-of-century emotions of the 1990s, airs every Saturday and Sunday at 9:10 PM on tvN, and can be rewatched on Tving and Netflix.