Rust - Chapter 47



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RUST-47

Busan Charlotte Hotel Lobby

The director took a deep breath. Now that he was in, there was no going back.

There were some who betrayed the company. Some left, saying that the company had changed and become like a gangster. Some left, saying that the company that promised to protect Koreans had lost its original intention. Some left, saying that they would rather have been a gangster than wait for promotion in the company. And all of them disappeared.

The company never left anyone alone. Whatever the reason, whatever the circumstances, the outcome was set. So, there was no choice but to struggle…

“Welcome. How may I help you?”

A neat and pretty hotel employee greeted Director Lee with a smile. Director Lee placed a business card made of a unique material on the desk. Director Lee pushed the elegant gold business card in front of the employee and spoke quietly.

“I need to meet the owner of this business card right now, so please give him my contact information.”

The expression on the female employee’s face suddenly changed after reading the business card. She looked wary. The female employee held up the business card and asked.

“Who should I tell you?”

“World Security Director Lee Ki-young.”

“··· Please wait a moment, customer. I will contact you and let you know right away.”

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Sim Eun-young, who used to sleep in a lot, has been awake since dawn recently. No, rather than being awake, there were more days when she stayed up all night. She was looking at a map and thinking hard, having come to her senses thanks to the coffee and black tea she drank like water.

The information coming from the seeds scattered here and there was pointing to one thing. An attack from the world would come any day now.

‘Huh- If you’re going to come, then come.’

When he took office as the hotel manager, he carried out a large-scale remodeling. On the surface, he said that the remodeling was to reflect the latest trends, but in reality, it was a remodeling to turn the hotel into a labyrinth and a fortress.

Even without that, the headquarters had a bad feeling. It was a stroke of genius to have prepared in advance. They had put Gumi members disguised as hotel guests in Jeju and Busan hotels, and they had also prepared ample weapons and equipment. The Jeju hotel was attacked by surprise and Gumi members were lost, but Busan was not.

If you enter a hotel without knowing anything, you will end up being driven around like a rat caught in a maze trap. What you have to decide is how far and how far to drag them in. The bigger the bait, the better. So it would be a good idea to use the president’s office, where you are, as bait.

How far would you go? Killing everyone who entered the hotel? It’s not a bad choice in terms of issuing a strong warning, but you have to be prepared to completely fight against World. If you want to do business in Korea, it’s better to avoid fighting against World, which has many connections here and there, to the point of a life-or-death struggle.

‘It would be better to kill the heads and mid-level managers and let as many of the ordinary employees live as possible.’

Without a head, it would be difficult to move in unison even if there were many of them. So let’s just hit the heads of the guys who came in and let their arms and legs live. That’s what Sim Eun-young decided.

‘If they come in, maybe one or both of them will come in.’

According to the information I received, the two people they were fighting against this time were Director Kim and Director Lee. Kim Soo-hyun and Lee Ki-young. One was Director Yoo’s line, and the other was Executive Director Choi’s line. Ironically, Executive Director Choi was someone who had a connection with Charlotte’s heart.

Choi, who was a kendo player in middle and high school, went to study abroad in Japan. In the late 90s, when the Korean economy was in a serious crisis, Choi, who was just a college student, went to study abroad as a scholarship student from the Japanese Ministry of Education. In this way, Choi received a scholarship from Charlotte in Japan and finished his college life in Japan.

After returning to Korea, he opened a kendo dojo and lived as a kendo instructor during the day and a swordsman at night. He accepted an offer from World and joined the company. He rose to the position of managing director. And no one knows what kind of person he is better than Charlotte.

‘He’s a typical strong-weak-weak human type, and he’s the type that’s different on the outside and inside.’

The person who was more Japanese than the Japanese was Executive Director Choi. So, it would have been easier if Executive Director Choi had held his hand, but the problem was that he held the head office’s hand.

‘Since it will be difficult for Director Yoo to touch Kim Soo-hyun, he will probably try to use his direct subordinate Lee Ki-young as a shield and take only the fruits. In that case, we should get along with him.’

As Sim Eun-young was writing notes on the situation board and planning her strategy, the intercom rang.

[Sir, a man named Lee Ki-young, the director of World Security, has come to the hotel lobby.]

“Are you sure? How many people are here?”

What the heck? This was a chance to start from the beginning.

[I came alone. And I brought the boss’s gold business card.]

“wait a minute···”

What is this? You came alone? You might die? A gold business card? That was a business card that allowed direct contact. You brought it without calling that number? Above all, how did you get that business card? Lee Ki-young… Team Leader Ahn under Director Lee. So I gave the business card to Team Leader Ahn Dong-gu. It was a business card that I threw away with the feeling of using a trick.

At the crucial moment, he said that if he stabbed this manager in the back, he would be hired at Charlotte and receive double the salary he was currently receiving. But Lee Ki-young brought that business card? Did Team Leader Ahn get caught? If he got caught, there would be no reason to bring it.

“Please upload it in 10 minutes, no, in 5 minutes.”

I guess I should meet her first. Killing her depends on the results. There is a possibility of assassination, so, um. Okay, let’s use Ms. Kim. If there is an intention to assassinate, she will show signs. Sim Eun-young sent a text message to Ms. Kim.

[I need a bodyguard right now, would you please come to the president’s office?]

[yep]

Kim Yang immediately replied. But the reply was this… I’m still the CEO. No, is it because I’m not your CEO? Do kids these days just ignore the top and bottom? I really don’t know. Sim Eun-young thought she was young and living with a sense of style, but after reading Kim Yang’s reply, she felt a bit hazy.

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The road to the president’s office was splendid.

The hallway leading to the World’s executive office or director’s office felt like a clean, regular company, just like the name suggests. But the hallway leading to the president’s office at the Charlotte Hotel felt like the office of a medieval European nobleman.

‘It’s already broken twice.’

It wasn’t a straight corridor, but it had already turned twice, and there was a wide space in the middle. The interior was designed to resemble an exhibition hall or waiting room, but this manager could see that it was structured to immediately barricade and block enemies if they came.

As I opened the door quietly and entered, a woman who appeared to be the president of the Charlotte Hotel was sitting in front of a large desk, and an innocent-looking woman was standing next to her. The president and the bodyguard.

The director rolled his eyes reflexively. Those two were the only ones in the president’s office. The distance was less than 10 meters. What if he ran over and stabbed the bodyguard in the head with a straight sword and then grabbed the president’s neck?

Crash

In the blink of an eye, a gun was aimed at him. Left-handed? A cast on his right arm? A Walther P21? Could it be Ms. Kim? The chief was frozen in place. If he moved even a little, he would shoot. His senses were warning him.

Is that really Ms. Kim? When I looked at the photo on the document, she looked like a hungry wolf or a ferocious wild dog, but now she looked like a full cat. The way she was looking at me with her gun pointed at me was like a look that said to me not to show off because it was annoying.

A woman’s transformation is considered innocent, but how can a person change like this? If it weren’t for the cast on his right arm, his short hair, and the Walter P22, I would have been unrecognizable.

“So… Director Lee Ki-young of World Security. Why did you come to see me this early in the morning?”

Kim Yang’s gun went down. But his narrowed eyes were saying, ‘There is no more warning.’ Director Lee knew that look in his eyes. Really, if he changed his mind even for a moment, he would be shot without warning.

“I would like you to accept children under me.”

“······.”

This was also novel. That’s what Sim Eun-young thought. It’s not like she’ll bring the kids under her if she accepts me, but rather, she wants me to accept the kids under her?

“Hmm… Just the kids below?”

“Yes. I will retire and live quietly in Southeast Asia.”

“You still seem to be working hard, isn’t it too early to retire?”

The director smiled self-deprecatingly.

“Even though I lived like this, I was the kind of guy who told my kids to be loyal. Even though the company was shit, I endured it, but I couldn’t force them in when I knew they were trying to screw me over. That’s why I came here, but… Whatever the reason, from the kids’ perspective, I’m just a punk who talks the talk. I think it’s right to give my position to Team Leader Ahn and retire.”

Sim Eun-young was a little surprised. It was surprising that such an old-fashioned type existed even these days. Team Leader Ahn was like that. If he had pretended not to know and then stabbed Director Lee in the back, he would have sat down in the director’s seat right away, but instead, he handed Director Lee his business card.

“Hmm… Well.”

Even the yakuza who were looking for a cause were like that on the outside, but they would hit the back of the head every day, and the Korean gangsters were the same. ‘Brother. And then I’m taking over from you.’ Wasn’t that a daily occurrence? That’s why Sim Eun-young felt unfamiliar with the current situation.

I glanced at Miss Kim, but she didn’t seem to be impressed, moved, or anything like that. She just looked annoyed. That’s how our eyes met. Miss Kim said with her eyes, ‘It’s annoying. Should I shoot?’

Sim Eun-young shook her head, not knowing how she understood the meaning of those eyes. It was Ms. Kim who gave off the impression that she wanted to quickly sort things out.

“First of all. Okay. Let’s do this. If this director comes in, I will accept him.”

“yes?”

“Well. If this director comes in, I’ll give him the manager position, and I’ll give Team Manager Ahn the vacant director position. However, other people won’t be promoted without great achievements. The reason I was moved was because of Director Ahn and Team Manager Ahn. Actually, I only wanted to accept those two, but given the circumstances, I need the numbers. So, would you like to come in?”

“······.”

The director was embarrassed by the words of the female president who had scouted him, offering him the position of manager, even though he was retiring. This situation reminded him of Director Yoo, who had chosen him when he was still a lowly worker.

Kook- The director bit his lip.

If you refuse, you will die here and the children will be cut into pieces by the meat shield. As I entered the hotel, I saw that it was a fortress and a prison disguised as a hotel. Ant hell that could turn into a trap at any time.

The director slowly lowered his head and waist. As if asking something, he asked deeply…

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Yellow no-trespassing tape blocked the alley. A series of low noises erupted from the houses inside the densely packed single-family homes.

Boom! Boom!

Thud! Thud!

The brief burst of noise did not attract anyone’s attention. A black van entered the alley that had quickly become quiet, and then it drove away with the things in black bags.

“Fuck. Do these kids even notice?”

Director Kim said, taking off his bulletproof mask. The information officer nodded beside him.

“It seems so. According to the information that the Charlotte headquarters gave us, there should be 10 to 15 people here, but there are only two.”

“Is it the same in other places?”

“Yes. There were only one or two people.”

“Fuck. This is why I should have hit you sooner!”

Director Kim kicked the sofa table with a soccer kick.

Zzz!

The tempered glass on the table burst and scattered everywhere.

puck-

Director Kim’s fist was stuck in the display case next to the sofa.

Pitter-patter – crunch

Director Kim calmed down his excitement by making the display case look like a display case with a few punches.

“Are you saying all these kids crawled into the hotel?”

“Yes. Judging from the fact that there is no other information from the Charlotte headquarters, that is the case.”

“Contact that Lee Ki-young bastard right away. Tell him to push all the kids below into the hotel. Push them all in, and from our side, 24 people from teams 7 to 12 will infiltrate the underground emergency exit as planned and call that b*tch George.”

“yes.”

If we push these guys in, and our guys attack from behind, the CEO will escape. According to the information sent from the Charlotte headquarters, there are four emergency exits. They are waiting at the exits. If we concentrate and attack, we will catch them.

“What about other places?”

“Aren’t they all here? There’s probably one, or at most two. Call the kids and have them gather at the entrance of the Charlotte Hotel. We’ll be there right away.”

“yes.”

In the car on the way to the Charlotte Hotel, Director Kim spoke while fiddling with his cell phone.

“Hey- Didn’t Lee Ki-young tell you to push the kids in?”

“yes.”

“Did this manager go in with the kids too?”

“They said they would go in together.”

If the dung cubs were not in enter, the horse was twisted, so Lee Ki -young had to be able to hold the center.

“Hey, shit. Do I even have to check this?”

I had to check. If the kids who entered the hotel didn’t hold out and collapsed, the kids who entered through the emergency exit would be in danger before they could do anything. After swearing once more, Director Kim sent a text message somewhere.

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UN Park.

As the team members directly under this director and team leader Ahn stood on one side holding baseball bats and iron pipes, team leader Ahn called the employees together.

“Gather by team.”

According to the company structure, there were usually 4~5 people in a team, but the 4th department managed by this manager had 10~12 people in a team. There were 30 teams in total. There were over 300 people. Of these, 50 people were absent because they were in places that could not be vacated, and there were 25 teams here. There were about 250 people.

“Everyone, hold your cell phone in your right hand.”

The employees gathered by team raised their cell phones. Some of them were empty-handed. When Team Leader Ahn nodded, his immediate team members holding iron pipes and baseball bats surrounded the employees holding empty hands and searched their bodies.

Then the cell phone comes out.

As soon as the mobile phone came out, the beating began.

“Ah- ah- no. Ah- no.”

“I was wrong. Please spare my life.”

“Ugh- I have a really important call… Aah-”

Team Leader Ahn said, taking out a label paper and a cell phone storage bag.

“Tick the dogs and tie them.”

The men who had been beaten to a pulp were dragged out and tied up. Meanwhile, Team Leader Ahn distributed labels and cell phone bags to each team.

“Write your name on the label, attach it to your phone, and submit it. Take action.”

There was a brief commotion, but the employees were putting their names on the labels and submitting them. Team Leader Ahn waited, lining up the bags of recovered cell phones. How long had he been waiting?

Several cell phones vibrated.

“Team 8, come out meat oil.”

“Team 17 Han Se-wook, come out.”

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So a few people came forward.

“Unplug the phone.”

At Team Leader Ahn’s words, several people immediately knelt down and begged.

“I was wrong. Please spare me just this once…”

Ppa-gak-

“Unplug your phone, you punk.”

So several more people were dragged away in a van.

Wing- Wing-

A vibrating cell phone, with the name on the label: Do Min-wook.

The youngest trembled like an aspen tree.

Team Leader Ahn muttered, ‘Ha- Fuck-‘

“I- I, team leader···”

“Shut up, kid. Just turn off the phone.”

The youngest unlocked the phone with trembling hands.

[Youngest. Did you go into this hotel?]

The youngest had a face that looked like he was about to cry.

“What are you doing? I have to answer. This director has already entered the hotel. Answer me.”

[yes.]

[Hey, thank you so much. Let’s meet up after this work is over. My brother is paying.]

[ ne ]

The youngest, who had sent the answer with trembling hands, sat down as if his legs had lost their strength.