The Wise Cleaning Life Of A Returning Genius Hunter [EN]: Chapter 260

After the cleaning team’s restructuring, I was observing the situation when something unexpected occurred.

None other than Nguyen, the head of the operations department, was suddenly fired out of the blue.

Before I could even figure out what was going on, the branch manager immediately summoned Ia-yeong and Huin.

It seemed he had finally realized what was happening at the branch.

Nguyen’s dismissal was a disciplinary action for intentional dereliction of duties and obstruction of authority.

I hadn’t explicitly ordered him to do it, but it was surprising that he hid the cleaning status report of his own accord. In the end, it was the obvious thing for him to do, from his perspective.

It was a pretty serious matter for a department head to deliberately conceal internal operation documents.

But that wasn’t the only problem.

Now that the branch manager had caught on, he wouldn’t simply issue a disciplinary action to someone who had openly sided with us. He’d be looking for more.

‘I should make some calls…’

I muttered to myself as I entered the office.

It had been a whole month since I came to Vietnam, and I was finally meeting the new branch manager.

“You’re Kim Jun-woo?”

The branch manager’s expression and voice were clearly full of anger.

“That’s right.”

He sighed once at my answer.

“Are you trying to start a war?”

He asked, his eyes flashing.

But I shook my head with a smile.

“Of course not. A war? What benefit would we get from doing something like that?”

“You’re deliberately undermining the branch, but you’re saying you’re not trying to start a war?”

“I think you’re misunderstanding something… We already had a contract with the Vietnam branch.”

My calm answer made his eyebrows twitch.

“The contract was for the reorganization of the cleaning team’s work and the overall downsizing of the cleaning team. More than anything, you even approved the contents, Branch Manager.”

“…….”

“I was just following the contract. I had no intention of going against the International Association, and even less of ruining the operation. And in the first place…”

I shrugged and continued.

“I’m just someone who was demoted to the cleaning team. What authority do I, not the representative or the head of the department, have to interfere with the branch’s operations?”

Seeing me play dumb so blatantly, I could see his clenched fist trembling.

Of course, he knew that everything I said was nonsense.

But from a public standpoint, there was nothing particularly wrong with what I said.

As long as the contract actually existed, there was no concrete evidence that I had attacked the branch, and it couldn’t be framed.

In other words, even though Branch Manager Sean knew I was undermining the branch, he couldn’t hold me responsible for anything.

“Then why did Nguyen omit your report? That looked intentional no matter how you look at it.”

But Branch Manager Sean didn’t give up and tried to find fault with me.

Of course, that wouldn’t work.

“How would I know? Maybe he just let it go because you told him to handle the cleaning team’s work on his own.”

“…Ha, hahaha!”

At my answer, he burst out laughing.

“This crazy bastard… Hey, do you think this is a joke?”

“Branch Manager Sean.”

I also stared at him and opened my mouth.

“Does this seem like a joke to you?”

“…….”

I could feel sparks flying from his eyes as he looked at me.

I didn’t avoid his gaze and stared back, and after a moment of glaring at each other in silence.

“Forget the contract, you solve it yourself. Then I’ll pretend nothing happened.”

“How can you undo what’s already happened? And… it’s already too late to fix it since the uncleaned dungeon occurred. Just wait quietly for headquarters support.”

Branch Manager Sean’s eyebrows furrowed at those words.

I immediately understood what that reaction meant.

‘Look at this…?’

Could it be that he hasn’t contacted headquarters yet?

Is he trying to solve it on his own because he’s afraid of taking responsibility?

‘How foolish…’

I shook my head and scoffed inwardly.

Does he still think this situation is something he can handle on his own?

“I don’t think you understand the situation yet…”

But Branch Manager Sean opened his mouth, seemingly unaware of who was failing to grasp the situation.

“This is clearly an International Association branch. And you’re our number one target. Do you think you can get away with making such a mess?”

“What if I do get away with it? What can you do, Branch Manager?”

“What…?”

“If you’re someone dispatched from headquarters, you should know at least a little bit. The battle with the Balance Team in Sicily, Italy… what was the result?”

“…….”

I stared straight into his eyes and slowly continued.

“Do you think the people here can lay a finger on me?”

Branch Manager Sean closed his mouth at those words.

“It seems like you’re trying to threaten me to solve it somehow. As I said, it’s already too late. It’s not a problem that can be solved by me stepping in now. Either request support from headquarters, or stop the operation altogether.”

“…….”

He gritted his teeth.

“What… what do you want?”

“Excuse me?”

“I know you’re trying to negotiate by making things bigger! What do you want!”

“What I want…”

I smiled and stared at him, continuing.

“If I said I wanted your head, would you give it to me?”

“……!”

At that moment, the branch manager flinched.

But I shrugged as if it were a joke.

“There’s nothing I want. As I said, I’m just carrying out the contract.”

“You… you’ll never get out of here in one piece.”

“I’m not planning on just leaving either.”

I replied with a jest at his words.

“If you have nothing more to say, I’ll be on my way. I have additional work scheduled.”

I turned my back with Ia-yeong and Huin.

And then.

“You acted all high and mighty, but you’re just the same as everyone else.”

Branch Manager Sean said something pointed to my back.

“You fired innocent employees to protect your position. In the end, you were just another person who couldn’t resist power.”

“…….”

Is he pathetically grabbing onto my pants leg and shaking it?

I just smiled faintly at his words.

Then, without saying anything, I left the office.

“Is this okay?”

As we came out into the hallway, Ia-yeong, Head of Department, sighed deeply and asked.

“What do you mean?”

“It seems like he’s trying to solve it on his own somehow… Wouldn’t he have agreed if we had offered to negotiate with the hub at this opportunity?”

It was a plausible point, but I shook my head.

“We took over the branch because of the hub, so if we ask for the hub, it’s putting the cart before the horse [reversing the natural order of things]. He’ll never accept it.”

Of course.

If he was going to give up that easily, things wouldn’t have turned out this way in the first place.

“He wouldn’t use force because he’s cornered, would he?”

“He probably won’t. No matter how much he threatens us now, the damage has already been done, and it’s not a problem that can be solved by using force.”

Well, that’s only ‘for now’.

“Let’s find Nguyen, Head of Department, first. It could be dangerous if we leave him alone.”

“Yes, I’ve already contacted headquarters. Support will be here in the afternoon.”

“I understand.”

I nodded and then spoke to Huin.

“Huin, do you happen to have any connections with Vietnamese businessmen?”

“Yes? Well, yes… I know a few people.”

“Then please set up a meeting with them. The sooner, the better.”

“A meeting? Why all of a sudden…”

At his question, I raised the corners of my mouth and said.

“Isn’t it obvious how Branch Manager Sean will react?”

I shifted my gaze forward and continued.

“It’s the final stretch.”

***

Thump—!

Branch Manager’s office.

As soon as Kim Jun-woo left the office, Branch Manager Sean slammed his desk.

“This fucking…!”

At the same time, his fist trembled.

No matter how much he thought about it, he had missed the opportunity.

If he had known before the problem occurred, he could have tried to threaten or negotiate….

As Kim Jun-woo said, the damage had already been done, and they couldn’t solve it with their own power.

It was a mistake.

From the beginning, he shouldn’t have outsourced the cleaning team.

No, at the very least, he should have checked.

Branch Manager Sean regretted it too late, but….

‘Damn it, how was I supposed to know it would turn out like this…’

Even thinking about it again, it was an unexpected event for him.

As he lowered his gaze and bit his lip, that’s when.

“Why don’t we just hire a cleaning team right away?”

Chris, the Operations Team 1 leader, said.

Then Jonathan, the Control Team leader, shook his head.

“It’s not about the number of cleaning team members. Uncleaned dungeons have already occurred, and they will continue to increase in the future. To solve this, we need to increase not only the cleaning team but also the operations team. As it is an uncleaned dungeon, the support team will naturally have to be fully operational as well.”

“…….”

At his words, Branch Manager Sean mentally calculated.

Can he cover the cost of increasing the cleaning team and operations team, as well as the operating costs of the support team, with the current budget?

‘No…’

It’s far from enough.

The current budget is not enough.

Then, should he ask headquarters for an additional budget?

That would reveal his mistake.

That… absolutely cannot happen.

“In this case, how about using force?”

Then, Chris, the Operations Team Leader, spoke again.

Branch Manager Sean glared at him and snapped.

“Against Kim Jun-woo? Are you confident?”

“Ah, no, what I mean is… that woman and her colleagues. If we take them hostage and threaten them to solve it right away.”

“…….”

He wanted to do that right away, but that also doesn’t provide a fundamental solution.

It’s clear that they moved strategically as soon as they heard the news that the International Association would take over the Vietnam branch.

Rather than have the golden egg taken away, they’re going to break it so no one can have it.

In other words, those guys didn’t even consider a way to solve this problem from the beginning.

That means they have to solve it themselves.

“…If we only had funds, would it work somehow?”

After a long period of contemplation, Branch Manager Sean asked the Control Team Leader.

“It’s not just about having funds, but… at least we can try.”

“Where can we raise money?”

“We haven’t searched for local investors yet. All we have is the hub revenue… but it will take another 3 months.”

“Hoo…….”

He can’t receive investments, and it’s difficult to expect immediate profits.

Then there’s only one way left.

He has no choice.

“Let’s get a loan from a company using the hub as collateral.”

“Yes, yes…?”

Jonathan, Control Team Leader’s pupils widened greatly.

“W, would that be okay? If we fail to solve it, we could lose the hub….”

“If we can’t solve this, everything, including the hub, will be over anyway.”

Branch Manager Sean clenched his fist tightly.

In this case, it’s all or nothing.

If they take out a loan using the hub as collateral and fail to resolve this situation, the hub will leave the branch’s hands.

And if that news reaches headquarters… his life will be on the chopping block.

But if they can resolve this situation….

From then on, they will be in control.

“Everyone, listen carefully.”

Branch Manager Sean, who had finished simulating in his head, slowly opened his mouth.

“We have to solve it no matter what. Don’t think about the budget or the loan, just pour everything into it.”

“…….”

“…….”

“And when the situation is somewhat resolved, then contact headquarters. Contact them and… report that Kim Jun-woo declared war. And…”

Branch Manager Sean raised his head and continued.

“Ban Kim Jun-woo from leaving the country, and request an attack on the Korean WDSO headquarters.”

He spouted nonsense about only fulfilling the contract, but that’s only limited to the branch.

If headquarters gets involved, it can be clearly regarded as a declaration of war, regardless of the contract.

If that happens.

“I told you. You won’t be able to go back in one piece.”

He will make them pay dearly for daring to touch him.