Representative Lee and Kwonsoo purposefully exiled Incheol to Pyeonghwa with the intent th...

Representative Lee and Kwonsoo purposefully exiled Incheol to Pyeonghwa with the intent that Pyeonghwa could direct his animosity and hatred towards Incheol. Waiting for the situation to eventually escalate, their goal was to get rid of Incheol (who mainly did the dirty work for them) by either having him thrown in jail or firing him.
This would redirect the blame for what happened to the residents from her to Incheol. She would end up walking away with her hands clean while Incheol talks the fall for all the crimes committed for the sake of the redevelopment project. Her choosing to exile Incheol is proof that, from the very beginning of his career, she was only going to utilize him as a scapegoat.
For the longest time, Incheol thought he stood beside Cha Kwonsoo and Rep. Lee. He naively thought his loyalty and obedience to her made him irreplaceable. But he was wrong. The people who are actually irreplaceable aren't loyal and obedient dogs like him. They’re cold-hearted, selfish, and opportunistic like Cha Kwonsoo.
It could be seen that Incheol is no better than Cha Kwonsoo, as he himself stepped over the lives of others for years to reach his very own goals. But, to me, what separates Cha Kwonsoo and Joo Incheol is that Incheol still has a heart.
Notice the difference between Incheol and others in chapter two. As the residents are protesting, you see Incheol among many men in suits behind the barricade of security guards. They indifferently dismiss the protests of the residents, thinking of them as nuisances. You can even see a few of them snickering to one another. Incheol, on the other hand, grimaces. His face is dark, and he can’t even bring himself to lift his head.
Incheol tries to desensitize himself - to be like them. So he can commit his sins without guilt. But he can’t be like them. Because he still has his humanity (though it’s been very numbed down), he is able to still feel guilt, and that is why the author made him our main character in the first place. But now, he has no choice but to face his wrongdoings.
Incheol told Pyeonghwa, “You sell this place, and I’ll help you live a normal life,” only to find out the reason why Pyeonghwa is living like this in the first place was part of his own work. He indirectly partook in the death of his mother and now wants to take the only thing he has left in this world - his gym.
Incheol, who once looked down on Pyeonghwa - thinking he was a foolish, stubborn, and abnormal sexual deviant - has to face him now. He has to face the product of what his hard work and dedication to Rep. Lee has done to himself and others.
I believe Pyeonghwa will be both Incheol’s karma and salvation… punishing him for his crimes yet saving him from the blackhole of the political world.