Capítulo 111: Episode 111: Tiger’s Den (1)
"It can be a little noisy when you arrive. "We ask for your understanding."
When have you ever heard something exactly like this?
This time, I am sitting in the back seat of the car driven by Chae Taewon.
"What a fuss? Something similar happened before, right?"
I'm not saying this for nothing. I continued with as much sarcasm as possible in my voice.
"I wasn't the one who set today's date, but coincidentally, something like that happened again?"
"sorry. Because I am in a situation where I can't do anything… … "We ask for your understanding."
Chae Tae-won is a mid-level boss, or rather a branch manager, of an organization.
Regardless of his status, he is also more than twice my age. When I saw that person hastily apologizing as if he was sorry, my desire to be sarcastic disappeared.
Hehe, this isn't even Chae Taewon's fault.
'Well, that's what I expected.'
I asked Tudor to contact Cheongho. Anyway, it's not a place you would visit like going to a friend's house.
But I received an unexpected answer.
Since an unfortunate situation has arisen, the date should be postponed a little. Come whenever you can?
Tudor commented on this reply:
"Ha, I know what these are. Cheongho, I thought that guy was a generous guy, but he turned out to be a pure raccoon? "I'm sure something will happen on the date you agreed to meet me."
"raccoon?"
"okay-!"
The tutor raised his fist and made an exaggerated gesture.
"-On the day he came, he wanted to stage some sort of confrontation, fight, attack, terrorist attack, or at least show off his power to other guys! He got caught up in the incident while he was at Cheongho's house. "Isn't this a very typical development?"
"Well, it's typical."
"Honey, don't ever do anything! "It's a ploy to somehow outwit good brokers and take commission!"
"I have no complaints as long as I get paid well."
"It's a violation of the agreement!"
I think my ears still tingle from Tudor's shouting that I heard back then.
Tudor's comment is a valid analysis, but what about it?
Would a man who invested 200 million won just to deliver a single message use a shallow tactic that would offend both the troubleshooter and the broker just to pass on a few pennies in commission?
Anyway, it wasn't until today, two days later, that I got into Chae Taewon's car.
This person must be a very high-quality person, but it's embarrassing that they keep asking me to act like a knight.
"hmm… … ."
I turned my head beyond the car window.
If you talk to Chae Tae-won now, nothing comes to mind except something that is difficult for him.
'I heard that Cheongho is selling my name these days?'
'Recently, five profitable businesses were robbed, right?'
'I heard this all happened because of the betrayal of another head of the Triad?'
'But you can't take revenge because there's no proof that that bastard is the culprit?'
No matter what I say, it will only end up harassing middle management who are in a difficult situation.
Oh, of course, I have no complaints about Cheongho getting involved in the fight with Jeokdu. If you get paid, you can hit other things than just the enemy.
But anything more than that is rejection.
'There could be other tricks, right?'
I got involved with the Triad in so many different ways through games. There were times when I took Cheongho's side and fought, and conversely, there were times when I took someone else's side and fought Cheongho.
Depending on the route, you may fight against the entire Triad, or you may have the opportunity to experience an event where you unite the Triad to fight against a larger criminal organization.
So, we can predict to some extent what moves Cheongho will make. Since the opponent is Cheongho, the options I can choose are simple.
'Anyway, if he tries to do something strange, I'll just decline and then help him fight a few times.'
Through the car window, you can see the night view of Paju City in the game passing quickly by. It's been a few months now and you might be getting used to it, but it's a unique sight any time you see it.
Paju in the real world is not a city like this.
The dark night sky, shadows and flashing neon signs everywhere, tall buildings reminiscent of skyscrapers, business names you have never seen in real life, thugs firing rocket launchers at buildings, foreigners of unknown nationality wandering the streets, Solvers with vicious weapons.
It is a strange street full of extreme glamor and heterogeneous madness, reminiscent of Hong Kong in its heyday rather than a Korean city.
"what? Rocket launcher?"
Man, no matter what, it's not that one.
Kwaaaaang!
"Ha ha ha ha ha! "How does it taste!"
"I won't let you fuss again!"
Dudadadada!!!
Sorry for the crude comparison to Hong Kong. Anyway, what kind of sight is that? There is no public power here?
No, it doesn't exist. In [Cthulhu World], the government power is also roughly crazy. It is not difficult to adjust the dispatch timing by spending a little money.
But those guys?
"Branch manager? "Isn't that a business managed by the Triad?"
To be more specific, it is a business managed by the Cheongho faction of the Triad.
"… … "It seems so."
"I heard rumors, but the situation is serious. "I can go a little slower."
If you want, you can come down and break the bones of those idiots. You would have understood this without even having to say it.
But Chae Taewon shook his head with a sad expression.
"no. "My job now is to serve Kim Shin-hwa."
"hmm. is that so?"
You're strict. Well, Chae Tae-won said it didn't matter, so I didn't do anything. Anyway, it's not like there are no people in the Blue Tiger faction of the Triad, that is, the Blue Tiger faction.
"Don't fuss! "You fucking bastards!"
Oh, look there. came out
Quaaaang!
Doo-dah-dada!!
But there is no cider for greenhorns. As soon as the forces came out to respond, the thugs exploded a smoke bomb and shouted, 'You idiots!' He screamed something like this and immediately ran away. Ugh, it's about to go up.
Meanwhile, Chae Taewon's car continued to move forward strictly, and slowly moved to a position where the status of Cheonghopa could not be confirmed.
'What a mess. 'You must be really tired.'
That's an intentional loss of power. There are more than one or two business sites managed by Cheonghopa. If things turn out like that, we can't protect all our businesses.
Considering the level and rapidity of terrorism, the current situation is... … .
'It looks like the betrayal trigger has been activated?'
If the scenario of the Triad's division comes to fruition, one of the executives under Cheong Hao is set to betray.
From what I can see, defense information and security plans for a certain business are leaking out.
'Now that things have come to this point, it would be worth seeing the situation in front of Cheongho's house.'
Before we knew it, Chae Tae-won's car was slowly leaving downtown Paju.
The overly concentrated flashy buildings and infrastructure disappear, and in an instant, nature, forests, and a dreary landscape that is difficult to define take over.
It wasn't until we reached a place so remote that even the sparsely visible single-family homes were completely invisible that we could see Cheongho's mansion.
"Im here."
"Yes, it's quieter than I thought."
Chae Taewon said there would be a commotion, but it was different from the noisy scene we saw last time.
To be precise, the situation is completely opposite to what it was back then.
'Is it the calm before the storm?'
This area is similar to the Starving Mansion, my base.
"Is it okay to hold it out in the open like that?"
"This area is not the city center."
Chae Taewon responded with a slightly embarrassed tone.
It is so remote that it is convenient to travel by car rather than on foot to meet neighbors, and it is so quiet that even if you blast a high-level magic spell in front of the house, no one will come.
It may be said to be a remote and boring neighborhood, but it is very comfortable in that you can do various things without worrying about what people around you think.
'No, but that's still true! The guards guarding the entrance to the mansion are holding submachine guns, right?'
When I raised my gaze and looked up, I saw that almost 2 meters of barbed wire had been added to the already high wall.
'There's electricity flowing through the barbed wire.'
And suddenly a dog noise is heard. No, that's really bullshit.
"Kkkkkkkkkkk!"
Giants with massive physiques who look like they could burst out of the suits they are wearing at any moment are patrolling around the mansion with dogs in tow.
what's this? I've been involved with Cheongho in so many different ways, but this is the first time I've seen this level of defense at this point.
Especially that one! That ridiculous thing installed on the rooftop!
"Is that a surveillance post?"
"for now… … This is an observatory. We also received permission from city hall."
"Ah yes. "It's an observatory."
It sounds like an observatory. It reminds me of the Yeonam Construction defense post I saw last time. There, it was called 'simple installation'.
There really is no end to the people in this world once you start going.
I don't know how permission was obtained, but that strange structure that Chae Taewon defined as an observatory is clearly a surveillance post.
No matter how much you look at the pitch-black stick sticking out of the top... … .
'It's a light machine gun, right?'
I guess the day is strange.
My keen sense of perception can even pick up the sound of radio waves traveling in all directions. Right now, even at this very moment, there are simultaneous radio calls coming and going from all directions.
This isn't just a simple alert.
'Cheongho, you crazy man. Are they preparing for a siege?'
Although it is a bit early for such a large-scale event to occur, it is not impossible.
"Are you preparing for war?"
"… … "It's a shame."
I don't know what or how he was embarrassed, but Chae Taewon was definitely embarrassed.
"Does it really have anything to do with the Chairman calling me at this time today?"
"To be honest-."
Chae Taewon moved his lips for a moment as if he wanted to say something more.
"-Even if something happens that makes you angry, can you please bear with me just once for the sake of me?"
"Anyway, you're saying there's a sound waiting for you that's uncomfortable to hear?"
"sorry."
Anyway, Chae Tae-won is someone who wouldn't tell even if he died if Cheong-ho told him not to tell, so it would be better not to ask any more questions. This is information you will find out soon anyway.
'Anyway, this is very interesting.'
I was prepared for an offer to just come under him or a suggestion to stop the Red Head from attacking today.
However, looking at this situation, it seems that even more absurd sounds or situations are waiting.
At the checkpoint, the main gate, and again at the front gate inside the wall.
I had to go through a total of three inspections before I could enter Cheongho's mansion.
Of course, since I was entering with Chae Taewon, I wasn't asked anything or examined, but everyone I met was very nervous.
And this loud defense only stopped there.
'what? Is this the end?'
It is ambiguous to say that this is a light machine gun or a guard post, but there was something strange about the defense posture of this mansion.
It is true that enormous amounts of magical power are gathered here and there, but the number of people themselves is too small.
'Ugh. 'It was a bluff.'
That's almost all the people visible from the outside of the mansion. Other than that, the entire mansion was almost empty.
Rather, there were a lot more people the last time Cheongho's daughter, Jeong Hyeon-ah, went missing.
'It appears that all personnel have been released to defend external business sites.'
And to prevent people from noticing that the main base was empty, they put such an extravagant display on the outside.
'Have all ordinary people, such as cleaners and cooks, been evacuated?'
When I intentionally expanded my senses and checked, it really seemed like that was the case. No, it's not like it doesn't exist at all.
I slowly raised my head and looked at the ceiling.
'One. There seems to be one person left upstairs with vague magical powers. Who is it?'
I knew right away who that person was.
I met that person in the conference room on the 3rd floor where I arrived after receiving guidance.
"You came."
"… … ?"
Instead of Cheongho, a strange person sat in the top seat and greeted me.
The only person in this building.
He is a person with normal-sized magical power.
I hesitated for a moment to choose what to say, then opened my mouth.
"It's been a while since I saw you. How have you been?"
"Thanks to the wizard's help, I am staying healthy."
Anyway, now that I've said hello, I can ask you anything I'm curious about.
"I came because the chairman asked me to see him. "Can I see you?"
"hmm… … ."
She looked at me in silence for a moment.
"no. "I was the one who called the fixer."
Cheongho is not where Cheongho should be.
Instead, sitting in Cheongho's seat was Cheongho's daughter, Jeong Hyeon-ah.
Jeong Hyeon-ah continued speaking in a somewhat difficult manner.
"Please help us."
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