The Wise Cleaning Life Of A Returning Genius Hunter [EN]: Chapter 240

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The Guardiano, the Southern Italian Mafia based in Sicily.

After hearing an unexpected story from the head of the organization at their headquarters, I blinked, momentarily speechless.

‘They received Fractal, the raw material for Void, as support…’

The shock was enough to make my head spin.

This was a truly enormous hidden card.

Though unintentional, we practically held the reins of this new drug distribution.

Since we controlled 80% of the Fractal distributed worldwide, we could use that to resolve things before they blew up.

That’s why I was trying to contact the cartel as quickly as possible.

I planned to contact the Mexican cartel, the original producers, using the raw material support as bait to find their base…

If they didn’t take the bait, it would be completely off from the start.

And the bigger problem.

“Oh, what do we do, Director? If they got the raw materials, we can’t stop the distribution anymore…”

“…….”

Section Chief Kang Jae-seok seemed to be thinking the same thing, as he asked in a small voice from the side.

No matter who supported them, if they received the raw materials, they would already be accelerating production.

Of course, requests for transactions would flood in from mafias in various countries, creating the worst kind of vicious cycle where drug addicts attract drug addicts.

‘Of course, it depends on how much they received…’

If it’s enough to supply all the customers and still have leftovers…

One month.

Void will spread all over the world in that time.

Then it will be unstoppable.

We have to contact those cartel bastards by any means before that happens.

“Too bad. Looks like you guys smelled the money too… You’re a step late.”

At that moment, the head of the organization said, lighting a cigar.

“And… frankly, regardless of the conditions, there’s no reason for me to grant your request. If you guys get involved, the amount of goods coming our way will naturally decrease.”

“…….”

“I’d appreciate it if you could back off while I’m still speaking politely.”

A low, resonant voice.

The tone of his request didn’t match the atmosphere.

‘A boss is a boss, I guess…’

It was obvious what would happen if we didn’t back down here.

But using force here wasn’t part of the plan.

We need to avoid doing anything too conspicuous until we contact the cartel.

But I can’t give up like this.

I have no choice but to provoke them a little here.

“I heard you’re a newly formed organization that split off from the largest organization in the south…”

I opened my mouth, looking straight into the eyes of the boss.

“Seeing you reject an opportunity right in front of you, it’s obvious what will happen in the future.”

“……What?”

“Can you even survive doing business like this?”

The moment I spat out those words, the man’s eyebrows twitched.

But I continued to speak without paying attention.

“Think about it. You just got lucky and got the information about Void first, but soon all the other organizations will jump into this market.”

“…….”

“Then, a war will break out between organizations to take control of the Italian market. So, can you survive in the middle of it by just receiving and selling goods?”

Bang!

At that moment, the man threw a chair and grabbed me by the collar.

“What are you, you bastard? Are you with ‘Il Corpo’ [The Body, a major Mafia organization]?”

“……?”

I glanced at Kang Jae-seok, and he hurriedly said in a small voice.

“T, they are the parent organization. The largest mafia in the south.”

I see.

Well, seeing him react like this, they must be on really bad terms.

“I’ll cut off your head right now and hang it on a traffic light…!”

“Calm down. As I said, I’m Korean. I have nothing to do with them.”

I answered calmly.

“Of course, if you reject my offer, I can’t say that I won’t be related to them afterwards.”

“If it doesn’t work out here, you’ll go to Il Corpo and make the same offer, is that it?”

“Exactly.”

“I was going to treat you politely since you’re guests from afar… but I guess that won’t work.”

He glared at me with eyes that seemed like he would chew me up right away.

“From the moment you mentioned those guys, you’re not leaving here alive.”

“……Ha, hahaha.”

Along with that, I let out a laugh.

“That’s why you still can’t shake off the newbie organization image!”

“…….”

Soon, I could see the anger rising in his eyes.

“I said I have the raw materials. Then, instead of thinking about killing me, you should be thinking about how to get those raw materials.”

“Nonsense. As I said, the cartel guys have already received enough raw materials, so it’s useless…”

At that moment, the man’s eyes widened.

He seemed to realize what I was about to say.

“You mean…”

“That’s right.”

I smiled and took out the bait.

“If you have the raw materials, the moment you get the manufacturing method of Void, you become the producers.”

“……!”

“Buying goods from the cartel and selling those goods at a higher price may make money, but it doesn’t help expand your power at all.”

Rather, you’ll just become a target for other organizations aiming for this market.

“But if you, the Guardiano, become the producer of Void… you can swallow the entire Italy, regardless of Il Corpo or the Northern Mafia.”

He closed his mouth and stared at me silently.

It was clear that he was seriously considering it.

“So?”

After a long time, he opened his mouth again.

“What are you going to do?”

“As I said, I will supply the raw materials. We will also get the manufacturing method for you.”

“What are the conditions?”

“First of all, you have to let me meet the cartel tomorrow.”

“And?”

“And…”

I paused, rolling my eyes.

In fact, the goal was to contact the cartel, and the rest was just bait to persuade them.

Of course, there were no other conditions.

Well, if I say there are no conditions at all, they will naturally be suspicious.

I need to be a little more brazen here.

“Supply us with 10% of the total production of Void.”

“10%…?”

“We’re providing the raw materials and getting the manufacturing method for you, so isn’t that rather small?”

“…….”

The man seemed to be calculating in his head, hesitating to answer for a moment.

“…Okay.”

He nodded.

Then, with a completely different attitude than before, he asked again.

“But… if you have the raw materials and can get the manufacturing method, can’t you make it yourself? Why do you bother involving us?”

“I can’t move secretly in Korea…”

“Ha, how famous are you?”

“Well… it’s hard to say it myself. Try to guess. You should have a rough idea just by the fact that I’m suddenly offering to supply the rarest by-product.”

“…….”

He squinted his eyes and stared at me for a moment.

“You, you… could it be…!”

He shook his head with an unbelievable face.

“Karma Corpo [Likely referring to the protagonist’s company]……”

“That’s enough.”

I hurriedly cut off his words and brought my finger to my lips.

But everyone there seemed to have recognized my identity.

“……W, what?”

“W, why is Karma here…?”

“Andrea! Who did you bring!”

The conference room quickly became noisy.

The surrounding members glanced at us, looking at each other.

The boss also seemed to be lost in thought for a moment.

And soon.

“Roberto.”

He revealed his name and reached out his hand first.

“Kim Jun-woo.”

I also smiled and shook his hand.

Okay.

I forced the bait into his mouth.

Now all I have to do is wait for the right time and pull it up.

“But you know… how are you going to get the manufacturing method?”

“Ah, that’s…”

I smiled and answered.

“It’s a trade secret.”

What am I going to get?

I’m going to get rid of it all.

***

“Something’s strange.”

After the guests from Korea left.

The brain of the organization and his attendant cautiously opened his mouth.

“No matter how I look at it, the conditions are too favorable for us. He’s going to hand over both the raw materials and the manufacturing method. He must have other intentions.”

“Other intentions…?”

“For example, he might be trying to find out the cartel using us as bait and stop the distribution itself…”

Roberto chuckled at the attendant’s extreme speculation.

“Stop the distribution? Why would he do something that doesn’t make money?”

“It’s been on the news a few times. He seems to be quite a righteous person. He started as a janitor and went all the way to that position, and in the process, he kicked out all the corrupt power figures.”

“So?”

“For such a person to try to jump into the drug business… doesn’t that seem strange?”

“Keu keu keu.”

Roberto let out a small laugh.

“Do you know what my childhood dream was?”

“Yes?”

“It was to be a police officer.”

He lit the prepared cigar again and continued.

“I was abandoned on the street without even seeing my parents’ faces. It was a place without laws. Killing and being killed was commonplace, and stealing what you needed was natural.”

“…….”

“So I wanted to be a police officer. I didn’t want to see that hellish sight again. But what happened now?”

Roberto looked around and shrugged his shoulders.

“People are bound to change. Origin and occupation are meaningless. If there’s one thing that doesn’t change… it’s money.”

He looked at the attendant and continued.

“Money never changes no matter what. That’s why I’m so obsessed with money, and I can be as ugly as I want for money.”

“…….”

“The Karma CEO is just such a person. He doesn’t have other intentions.”

After finishing his words, he exhaled a long puff of cigar smoke.

At the same time, the attendant was deeply impressed by his words.

The man who led Il Corpo, the largest organization in Southern Italy, with his brother, Carlo.

Although he was pushed back in the power struggle and split the organization as if running away, his skill in handling people was unmatched.

The attendant sincerely thought so.

In fact, he had no idea that his speculation was accurate.

“And well, there’s nothing bad for us. If we get both the raw materials and the manufacturing method, we can wipe out those Il Corpo bastards this time.”

Roberto put out the cigar and got up from his seat.

“Did you contact the cartel guys?”

“Yes. The location and place have all been decided.”

“Okay.”

Then he took a deep breath and continued.

“As soon as the contract is over tomorrow, I’ll declare war on those Il Corpo bastards.”

“…Understood.”

“This time, I’ll tear off the head of Carlo, that son of a bitch.”

Roberto finally bared his teeth at his brother, whom he had been with all his life.