Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 570
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EP.570 Episode 570 – Best Friends (3)
Episode 570 – Best Friends (3)
– Ichthys (ἸΧΘΥΣ)
It’s been two days since the first half financial statements report, which was in progress, was devastated by the intervention of the management.
The situation is gradually becoming more and more chaotic.
This is because the directors and major shareholders of Sunrise were shocked to the point where they were suddenly grabbed by the collar by unruly soldiers and even slapped in the face.
This was not something that ‘Director John’ could do anything about due to the level of trust he had built up over time.
— Jiiing! Jiiing!
“Ichthus.”
“If possible, please call me John.”
“Well, that part is good! Yohan, I think your phone is ringing.”
The person sitting across from me is a stunning beauty, but this girl is just drinking.
The conversation partner is a parrot on the table.
I’m not an ordinary person, but these days, things are really crazy.
“The cell phone has been in chaos since yesterday. The directors and shareholders are demanding an explanation from me.”
“Explanation?”
“What on earth happened that made the management intervene?”
“Beep… .”
“Don’t beep. If this continues, Sunrise will be finished. Do you think there is anyone in this world who doesn’t fear the Administration? Even if you earn billions of dollars, if the Administration soldiers come and shoot you with one gun, everything will be -”
“Don’t get excited and calm down. I told you the administration won’t intervene.”
The administration does not intervene in Sunrise.
It was an unbelievable, dream-like story, but surprisingly, there was considerable basis to it.
Because in front of me, the agent noticed me and backed away obediently.
At the time, I was just surprised, but after the excitement died down and I thought about it carefully, the answer came to me.
This ‘friend’ has connections to the administration.
It’s not just that he’s possessed several employees with supernatural powers, he’s actually connected to an ‘agent’!
Is it just a connection?
If not that….
“Friend, just in case… Are you, by any chance, a member of the Administration?”
My friend twisted his beak as if he found it ridiculous.
I’ve seen it many times and felt that the meaning of this movement, which no normal bird would do, is clearly ‘laughter’.
“No need to hide! I will accept you even if you are an agent of the Administration – no, in that case I will take you. I am ready to take you. I -”
The parrot nodded its head, perhaps a little embarrassed by my words this time.
“What? Are you ready to take on an agent?”
“I told you so.”
“… That, Ichthus – ”
“John.”
“Have you forgotten what I told you about the truth of your past that you have forgotten?”
“truth?”
“You said that Apollyon’s death was a plot by the Administration. But -”
“Friend, what’s done is done.”
Apollyon, the noble father whom he had served all his life, was ruined.
According to my friend, it was a scheme by the management, but I wasn’t surprised because I had guessed it before hearing it.
“water under the bridge?”
“I loved my father. My father must have loved me too. So, wouldn’t he want his son to live well in the future?”
“… I think you want revenge.”
“Oh! You annoying friend! If I take revenge, will the dead Apollyon come back to life? The dead – the gods forget them as they are, and the rest live a new life!”
Suddenly, the parrot clucked its beak like a carp and turned its head to either side of Elena.
“cook!”
“Miss Elena?”
“Pfft! Ahaha! This is serious.”
Are you serious?
Have you decided whether what I am saying is true or a lie?
Not only the parrot, but the young lady was no ordinary person either!
“Are you serious about what you said?”
“Haha! Director Yohan is more interesting than I thought. Okay, okay, but the management part is really not like that. We’re not on the same side as the management. It’s just that, we know a few people.”
“…Is that so?”
It’s disappointing.
Because I desperately wished these two were part of the administration.
Because the only one who can handle the current chaos in Sunrise is the Administration!
“Let’s go back to the beginning. Sunrise is in crisis. The directors and shareholders are demanding an explanation from me, and I have no way of explaining it.”
“Oh, is that why you asked if we were from the management office?”
“What are you going to do? I know it’s shameless to beg my friend, but I don’t want the company to collapse like a sand castle!”
A parrot that vaguely resembled an umbrella cockatoo nodded its head.
“Of course, Elena.”
Then the girl put a piece of paper with a picture on it on the table.
“What is this?”
“This is the design for the sculpture I commissioned. It only takes a few days to complete.”
“Hmm? This is….”
“how is it?”
This is a very ornate animal sculpture.
“It’s an owl sculpture -”
“owl.”
“An owl sculpture? Anyway, if it’s like the picture, it looks very expensive. There are jewels all over it. Are you planning on using the real thing?”
“of course.”
“What is the purpose?”
“Listen carefully.”
…
After listening to the explanation for a long time, I came to one conclusion.
“There’s a saying: If there’s someone who hates me for no reason, give them a reason to hate me.”
“however?”
“… I was wondering how we could get out of the hands of the Administration, and you seem to be adding to the solid reason why the Administration hates us.”
So I was anxious.
“The metaphor is strange?”
“what?”
“The Administration has never hated Sunrise without reason. Ichthus, you are the reason itself.”
“…Call me John. I’ll call a board meeting soon.”
*
“What a funny guy!”
“Isn’t that absurd? Yesterday I told you the truth behind Apollyon’s death -”
“It’s not true, it’s a lie made up by Mr. Cain.”
“… He was the kind of guy who would shed tears after I lied to him.”
“Was it so?”
“And then today, you come here and say that a dead devil is a devil, and I must live. What? If you are an agent, are you ready to serve me with all your heart?”
“That’s a very ‘flexible’ way of thinking.”
*
– Ichthys (ἸΧΘΥΣ)
As soon as the board meeting started, chaos broke out.
“Director John, what on earth is going on?”
“I still have dreams about that gorilla-like agent!”
“A person… How can a person be over 3 meters tall?”
If you’re 3 meters tall, you’re not Homo sapiens! You’re an idiot!
“It’s not just the hardships of the day! If soldiers start pointing guns at you all the time, how can the company run? What’s the point of this… this diamond badge!”
The guy I’m talking about is the guy who got down on his knees and cried the day he got his diamond badge.
“Director John!”
“…”
“John, John, you man!”
“…”
I remained silent, ignoring the voices coming from all directions.
The way conversations are supposed to work is to make the other person beg, not me.
After about 5 minutes of silence, the surroundings began to become quiet.
It’s now.
— Ouch!
When I clap my hands lightly, people’s eyes turn to me.
“I fully understand your concerns. I have prepared an answer to that as well.”
He said this while feeling the anticipation slowly blossoming around him.
“I came to tell you two things today. First, the tyranny of the Administration that you fear is no more.”
“That’s what I said -”
“Are you asking me to believe you?”
“Oh my! You’re talking!”
“You’re just saying whatever -”
Sporadic disturbances.
Well, it’s not a situation where you can easily feel at ease just because I tell you to be at ease.
Evidence is needed.
Proof that the Administration won’t attack us.
A miracle created by a ‘friend’!
“Everyone, a guest will be arriving soon. Please remain silent.”
“A guest all of a sudden? Yohan! You’re not in a situation where you can feel safe just because you brought a rich guy -”
“Please remain silent.”
“…”
The conference room became quiet again.
Soon, the door opened and ‘someone’ came in.
His build was closer to that of a gorilla than a human, and while he wasn’t quite 3 meters tall, he was a giant at over 2 meters.
“Huh~! I know all these faces. Hello, everyone.”
“…”
“Aren’t you going to answer? Hey, what was your name before?”
“Hey, my name is Park Jin-bong, agent.”
“Inma, relax your expression. I came here today at the invitation of Director Yohan.”
The agent who had terrified the directors just two days ago showed up in person!
However, unlike that day, the agent seemed to have no intention of using his fists anymore.
“Where’s my seat? Hey! Yohan!”
“Please sit wherever you like.”
A somewhat unpleasant lower body.
However, considering that the opponent is an agent, it must be accepted.
Above all, that person acts as if he is close to me, so doesn’t everyone open their eyes wide?
Yeah, this is it.
Only agents of the Administration can calm the fear brought about by the Administration.
…
How on earth does a ‘friend’ manipulate an agent like that?
He says he is not affiliated with the administration, which is even more puzzling to me.
“Gentlemen, do you believe me when I say that there will be no more tyranny by the Administration?”
Everyone nodded as if they were possessed.
“Then, I guess we should start the second story. Let’s go. To the Sanctuary of Sunrise.”
“Seo, sanctuary?”
It’s not a religious group, but a company that is a sanctuary?
I completely sympathize with the confused feelings of the directors.
In fact, I, the founder, didn’t know that the company would have a sanctuary.
*
Basement of Sunrise headquarters building.
Since it was a closed off place where I usually didn’t go, the air was a bit stuffy.
In front of the door of the ‘Sanctuary’, I turned around and made eye contact with everyone.
I still see people’s eyes filled with confusion.
It’s surprising that they brought him here without any explanation.
“Everyone gathered here is at least Diamond rank.”
Multi-level – The key to network marketing is hierarchy.
A thorough hierarchy that goes from Bronze – Platinum – Ruby – Sapphire – Emerald – Diamond!
In a structure that stimulates a competitive spirit, the lower classes burn with a desire to rise, and the upper classes develop loyalty along with a sense of psychological satisfaction.
“In other words, you are a true member of our Sunrise family. Therefore, you are entitled to the company’s ‘true secrets.’”
The real secret.
By the way, that secret was made two days ago.
“Please come in.”
— Squeak!
As the door to the sanctuary opened, people looked inside with bewildered expressions.
A bizarre place filled with bizarre paintings and sculptures.
The interior is dim thanks to the candles and incense burning here and there.
Several directors, having inhaled the strong smoke, groaned and looked dizzy.
I knelt before the sculpture in the center of the sanctuary without saying a word.
“Director John?”
“What is that?”
“What kind of new piece is that -”
“Come here, everyone.”
People gathered together with awkward expressions.
I bow my head toward the sculpture, making somewhat exaggerated gestures.
The comment is –
Oh my, I don’t think I’ve named that piece yet.
Because we prepared everything in a short period of time, there were gaps in these odd parts.
“Director?”
What did the blonde girl call her friend?
Pero?
“…”
“Sir, what the hell is this place -”
“Roooooh…!”
“hmm?”
He clasps his hands together and says again.
“Roooooh…! Roooooh…! Great One! Here, the foolish John has come before you. Grant him wisdom.”
People who flinch.
I can hear it.
People are saying that it is a cult.
Mumblings about whether Director John believed in some strange religion.
So, the sigh that the management has come.
But, there was a whisper that there was an agent in the conference room earlier.
There is more distrust than faith.
So sad, so sad!
Oh, you foolish beings!
How can we lead foolish, ordinary people to the path of light?
“…give me wisdom.”
John! Ichthus!
Have you not yet learned patience, despite all your hardships?
It is natural that the enlightenment of the foolish comes later than that of the wise.
For now, all we have to do is wait for the ‘miracle’ to arrive.
— Beep!
A parrot appeared and perched on the shoulder of the owl sculpture, making a mystical – if not exactly noisy, but mysterious – sound.
Immediately after, something strange happened.
“Oh my! What the heck is this!”
“What is it? Is there some kind of electricity -”
“Please be quiet.”
“Sorry, sorry. John -”
“Quiet.”
A parrot fluttering as if struck by lightning.
Today, for the first time in my life, I learned that even parrots can ‘act’.
The parrot’s beak opened as if it had been possessed by a god.
“Beep! Bugok-dong Saebit Apartment Crash Shingil-dong 264 Land Shin Yongsan Station Route Expansion Gyeongseong New Town Office Movement Redevelopment -”
“Whoa! What is this!”
“- 925th episode, previous number 21145129, Nomedi Chemical, new drug, Galaxy Note 11 battery explosion, do you believe this? Daesung IDT September issue, Jaejin Do Coin October stability -”
“Oh, oh! Joe, slow down a little – ”
“Shut up, you idiot!”
Look at these foolish beings, their eyes bloodshot, struggling to remember even a single word.
Truly, there is no other ghost whose soul is stained with greed.
The greatest miracle for them is the blessing of gold.
“Beep!”
The parrot’s beak closed with a beep.
Immediately afterwards, extremely excited people shouted.
“What, what are you talking about? I didn’t hear a single thing!”
“It seemed like Director Park was writing something?”
“Hey, show me this! Everyone together -”
“Uggukjeok!”
“You crazy kid! Swallowing paper?”
“Uggeuk! Rain, the secret! Agjak! Only those who know should know -”
If we leave them alone, they’ll grab each other by the collar.
I don’t know if this is a person or a pig.
“Okay, okay. Calm down, everyone.”
As if in a lie, everything becomes quiet.
“How am I doing now?”
Before I knew it, I was kneeling in front of the sculpture.
Soon, people with flushed faces knelt down in front of the statue with the utmost respect.
“Let us pray. Rooooo…!”
“Roooooh…!”
In an atmosphere of utmost sincerity – I thought alone.
What did you say just now?
What do you think of the Saebit Apartment in Bugok-dong? A sudden surge? A sudden drop?
Could you please tell me again whether the price is going up or down?