Rust - Chapter 46



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RUST -46

The director was lost in thought on the high-speed train heading to Busan.

Going down the road alone, a business card in my suit pocket.

‘Brother, I’ll make sure the kids are disciplined and go down.’

Unlike the high-speed train, which takes 2 hours and 30 minutes to 3 hours, the taxi takes 2 hours longer. Including preparation time, it takes 5 to 6 hours. The time to arrive in Busan, check the situation, and meet the president of Hotel Charlotte is about 3 hours.

It felt like my already crazy head was on fire.

Even if they were just hastily gathered together, shouldn’t they be paid their salaries? It’s not like the company didn’t have money, and looking at it that way, it seemed true that Executive Director Choi had embezzled the money. If it weren’t for him, there was only Executive Director Choi above him.

Lee also started to be angry with Yu, but if he did not know the salary, he was incompetent in the organization.

Either way, this director couldn’t help but get angry. There are kids who trusted and followed him, and he’s making them work for two months and then dragging them down to Busan to fight Charlotte? And in a real fight? More than half of them will be disabled. And that’s when he used a knife or a metal pipe.

If the hotel closes and they start shooting each other? It was hard to predict how many people would die. The kids could really turn the gun upside down. If they were told to go out and die without even giving them money, who would go out and die nicely?

In addition, there was another problem. The fact that Team Leader Ahn received the business card meant that the president of Hotel Charlotte had already approached Team Leader Ahn before. Was it really Team Leader Ahn alone? If someone had betrayed him while working in Busan, it would have been fatal.

What the fuck

If you look at it that way, it was no different from Team Leader Ahn risking his own life to save Director Lee. In a situation where people were being planted in Charlotte, it was naive to think that he wouldn’t have reached out to someone who was a member of the same family.

Among the kids, there might be kids planted by Executive Director Choi, and there might be kids planted by Director Yoo. And there might be kids planted by Director Kim. Even though he and Director Kim had a bad relationship, it was hard to say that there weren’t kids who were attached to Director Kim.

“Dong-gu. Team Leader Yang.”

[Yes, brother.]

“It seems like a lot of our kids are scheming here and there. Look for them without letting anyone know. When you come down to Busan, don’t move no matter what anyone says. If they say anything, say my name.”

[All right.]

“···And, thank you.”

[No, brother. I am more grateful.]

“Okay, good job.”

[Yes. I will come down soon.]

Without realizing it, the director was fiddling with the business card of Sim Eun-young, the president of the Charlotte Hotel.

‘Does this mean I have to go into the tiger’s den to die or become food?’

Life sucks so much···.

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Hotel restaurant.

As the warm atmosphere began to die down, Ki-sun took out her laptop and placed it on the table.

Ms. Kim got up first, saying that the hotel manager had called her. Maru looked at Ms. Kim with a tired expression. It was like she was saying, ‘I’m still looking at you.’ Ms. Kim nodded meaningfully and started walking.

Ki-sun saw the two people like that and started talking.

“While talking to Ms. Kim about the company, I realized that there are some things you and I misunderstand.”

“What is it?”

“We thought they were just gangsters. Some kind of large-scale corporate drug syndicate.”

“yes.”

I thought it was a huge, organized organization that even distributed drugs.

“The files you gave me on the train, Chief Hong. I managed to open one of them. But it was a folder that had Chief Hong’s diary, profile work, newspaper article clippings, and other things mixed together. Looking at it, it’s clear that these guys are simply a gangster company. It’s not going to end like this.”

“···What is the content?”

“The investigation data mostly contained information about foreigners coming to Korea and causing trouble. At first, I thought he was some kind of xenophobic person. But it wasn’t like that. I reported it to the police, but the police responded slowly. The foreign criminals destroyed evidence and fled. There were more than a dozen cases where they were released due to insufficient evidence.”

“······.”

“Here’s another fucking thing, since our people all register their fingerprints, if there’s a fingerprint left, we can run it on the computer and verify their identity, but foreigners just walk around Korea without any of that, so if an accident happens, it’s hard to find them. Even so, if you run around and find them, they get released right away?”

“······.”

“Even if there is evidence, if the criminal’s side uses a large law firm to defend him, he will end up with a suspended sentence, saying it is his first offense and international relations, and most of the time he will be sent back to his home country or deported. Then he will come back in using a forged passport. As I read the information about how Korea is a hotbed for foreign criminals, I wondered what kind of person Manager Hong was.”

“What kind of person is he? He’s a fucking asshole who specializes in people’s lives.”

Ki-sun continued talking with a puzzled expression at Maru’s vivid expression.

“Anyway, there was an incident where they sent some guys from China to physically extract research data from a large corporation in Korea. They tried to stop them, but several black agents were killed or injured, and several Korean special forces were also injured. The reason was that we were trying to capture them alive, but they wanted to kill them, so what could we do? On top of that, there was a kid from the Chinese embassy who was a meat shield. They said it was even worse.”

“Crazy, is this true?”

Maru was dumbfounded.

“I was also shocked when I read it. Anyway, not only were Chinese special forces or secret service units coming and going like it was my home, but also triad-related gangsters came in and sold drugs openly. The reason is that Korea’s drug laws are very lenient for first-time offenders. That’s how criminal organizations started to gather one by one, and later on, organizations specializing in organ trafficking, human meat capsules, and kidnapping women and children took hold. That’s how all the weirdos came to say, ‘Korea is delicious.’”

The streets of Korea at night were darker than I thought.

“It’s not just China that’s like this, but the Japanese yakuza, the Russian mafia, and even gangsters from Southeast Asia, especially Vietnam and the Philippines. These days, they’ve even come into South America and are causing trouble. That’s because the media doesn’t cover it.”

“Huh- So. What does that have to do with the company, the organization, or the world?”

Ki-soon turned the laptop around and showed the screen to Maru. It was a screen with a picture or an organizational chart or something like that.

“So, what I’m saying is that the World Group wasn’t simply a gangster turned into a corporation, but the opposite. What would be the easiest way to deal with foreign infiltrators without causing any diplomatic problems?”

“Traffic accident?”

“That’s right. It’s better to pretend it’s an accident. But what if that’s hard to do? What if it’s a situation where you have to physically clash? There are many things that public authority can’t do, and it’s also hard to openly dispatch special forces and black agents to decide the matter with your life or death?”

“Should we send in gangsters to take care of it? Or send in guys disguised as gangsters?”

“Yes. Since they came in disguised as members of a violent organization anyway, we’ll have to figure out that they’re corporate gangsters. Even if we investigate, the governments on both sides will say, “We don’t know about this. It was just an accident that happened during a fight between gangsters. It’s good to do it this way.”

“So World is a company that handles such aftermath?”

“I haven’t checked everything so I’m not sure, but it doesn’t seem like a company that simply does follow-up work. First of all, there’s a group behind it. Since black agents come and go, we have to assume that the blue house has a stake. They also worked with special forces without identification tags. The shit stars have stakes, and the conglomerates that created PMCs and security while promoting industrial espionage also have stakes. People who talk about the people’s right to know under various excuses will also think that they have stakes, and the people in Yeouido will also say that they have stakes.”

Maru said, ‘It’s so damn complicated.’ After hearing Maru’s simple review, Ki-sun, who had been talking calmly, suddenly got a stomachache.

“It’s complicated? That’s it? Do you fucking get it now? Huh? Do you understand why I was making such a fuss at dawn!”

Suddenly, Maru saw Ki-sun, who was furious at Max, and made a face like, ‘Why? Again.’

“You said it! It’s like the whole world is conspiring to cover up an accident. Now do you understand why? Do you understand how they could do that? Why would there be weapons in the World Livestock underground warehouse! What the hell, the gold and money there, those shit stars, the Yeouido people, the people’s right to know, if they were going to distribute them to those guys? Do you think the company will give up chasing you?”

“No, it’s strange that you suddenly act so hastily. Why is the story turning out like that?”

“What? Seriously. Wow- You really- Then what happens next?”

Even after seeing Ki-sun’s expression as if she was going to burst, Maru answered calmly.

“It goes without saying that World Group is not just a simple gangster company. It is a company created by dividing shares among the government, military, members of the National Assembly, the media, and even corporate gangsters. When the kids from overseas come in and cause trouble, if it is difficult to resolve it through legal means, the company sends out a madam to take care of it, and everyone works together to clean up the mess. In the process, the profits are collected and distributed. That’s it.”

“okay.”

“How would I know if I shucked all that money I’ve made, all those weapons and equipment I’ve stockpiled? Even if I were to find out, it’d take a few days, assuming the worst case scenario. And we’ll be at sea a few days later. Don’t worry about it, just get ready to leave as quickly as possible. Don’t get stressed out and panic, and let’s get up after we’ve eaten. Your luggage’s coming, right? You said there’s a lot to unpack? We have to hurry so we can leave quickly.”

Maru simply directed the traffic. Whether it was because of his calm and simple words or his soaring blood pressure, Ki-sun felt dizzy.

But, after cutting out all the side branches, Maru was right. The situation was screwed anyway, and even if you knew that the backing of the World was actually something or that the World was actually a Universe, nothing would change.

“Ha- What the heck. If you say that, I’ll sound like an idiot for getting mad.”

“Didn’t you know?”

Maru went out with a smile that seemed to express the initial sound of ㅋ. Ki-sun stopped closing her laptop and became lost in thought.

According to Kim Yang, Maru and Kim Yang sent more than 60 people. At least 20 from World Livestock, 15 from sniping, and 23 from the outskirts of Busan. In addition, people like Manager Hong, Director Choi, Director Baek, and the Busan Security Team sent just the team leader and deputy team leader.

Since it is a world group created by various forces, there will be conflict over who will fill the vacant positions. And since many experienced members of the organization have died, the organization will also be weakened.

The World Group was virtually weakened. In this situation, if a large-scale bloodshed occurred with foreign kids, it was difficult to predict how far the aftermath would spread. But if you think about it, as Maru said, there was no reason to worry about that.

“Oh my- that little Maru always speaks strangely short.”

That was also exquisite. I thought that maybe that was why he escaped without being caught. He would have just struck quickly and moved without hesitation.

Child- Ki-soon, who was embarrassed to show off her expression, picked up her laptop.

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Director Kim hit a low kick. Once, twice, three times… The more he hit, the clearer his mind became.

There was no contact from Director Yu. There was no news from the reinforcements either.

This was an area where the Charlotte Group had great power. The longer Charlotte, who had been rooted in the area for four generations, was given, the more difficult the fight became.

“Hey- Haven’t you heard from headquarters yet?”

“Yes. I contacted Director Yoo’s office, but all I got was a reply that he was in a meeting.”

“What? The meeting starts at 8 in the morning. What’s going on at headquarters?”

“I heard that you are in discussions with the Charlotte Group.

While the company was blocking the Charlotte headquarters in Seoul, they had to hit this place, which was Charlotte’s source of human resources. Charlotte in Seoul may be overwhelming in terms of economic scale, but it could not keep up with Charlotte in terms of human resources supply. Loyal talent is not something that can be easily found.

“I’ll contact Director Yoo again. He said there’s a lot of time. He said he had to get it done before lunch today.”

At lunchtime, quite a few people gathered in the hotel restaurant. People who ate lunch at the hotel would have a high social and economic status, and it was not easy to control them. So, you have to manage them from the beginning…

It was best to try to resolve this in the morning, preferably before lunch.

“And what happened to this director? When they all arrived, send them to the Charlotte Hotel and start controlling and managing the surrounding area.”

“yes.”

First, block the hotel with these guys who have a lot of members, and if necessary, order them to be beaten, and then select only the best and head straight to the hotel president’s office. When the hotel president senses danger, guide him to escape and capture him. Capturing him alive is the best, and if it’s difficult, eliminating him.

These guys at the forefront must have made a lot of sacrifices, but since they’re already gathered up from the rags of gangsters, they’ll be able to gather them up again soon.

“Hey, Director. These Director kids aren’t going to do anything at the UN park?”

“What? That bastard Lee Ki-young said that?”

“Team Leader Ahn said that because he was the vice-president.”

“You said I had operational control?”

“We have never received such an order from headquarters. They say they will only listen to what Director Lee Ki-young says and will just wait.”

“Where the hell are you fucking dogs! Ha- That’s why I’m telling you not to just gather up baseless things or whatever. You have to use up these guys as soon as you collect them. If you just leave them alone, they’ll become pests. Pests. Fucking bastards. Call that Lee Ki-young bastard and tell him to go control and manage the area around the Charlotte Hotel. And you still haven’t gotten permission from Director Yoo?

“Yes, he said he is still in the meeting.”

If things continue like this, rumors will spread throughout the neighborhood.

Oh yeah-

bang!

The sofa shook with a low kick. How long had it been? One of the staff shouted before the door even opened.

“Director Kim! Here we go. Director Yoo and the Charlotte Hotel in Busan, permission has been granted. This is an official order from headquarters.”

Director Kim clenched his fists and turned around.

Short-cropped hair, one eyebrow with a scar standing out.

“You guys, have you packed all your gear? We’ll start by taking care of the yakuza outside the hotel with the Busan security team. The operation will be carried out between 8 and 10 AM. We’ll wipe out the yakuza in the area, and then head to the Charlotte Hotel.”

“yes.”

“Tell each Busan kid to join the local kids’ team and move. Don’t mess up the navigation system or find your way. Don’t miss a single Yakuza kid. There’s no capturing them alive. Dispose of them right away and have the disposal team stand by. Deal with them right away.”

“All right.”

“And tell that bastard Lee Gi-yeong to control the hotel and its surroundings, and surround it so that not a single ant can escape. Since the headquarters has given permission, you know who has the authority to command.”

“yes.”

Director Kim struck with a powerful low kick as if it were his last strike.

Paaaaang!

The single-seater sofa rolled over, unable to withstand the impact.

Director Kim took a step forward with a refreshing expression on his face as if declaring something.

Heavily armed personnel wearing bulletproof vests followed.

“Okay. Let’s go.”