The Wise Cleaning Life Of A Returning Genius Hunter [EN]: Chapter 266

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“Don’t lie, you bastard.”

Japan, Osaka.

An alleyway located on the outskirts of the city center.

Tetsuya spoke with a meaningful tone.

His gaze was fixed on the bag that Genta had brought.

“I’m not lying! A really trustworthy *hyung-nim* [older brother or respected male figure] gave it to me!”

“*Hyung-nim*? Are you talking about that *hyung-nim* from the detective agency you’re close with?”

“That’s right.”

“Is that *hyung-nim* some kind of Yakuza? How did he get that?!”

“Ah, seriously, I’m telling the truth! Why don’t you check it out yourself!”

Genta, as if feeling wronged, opened the bag and showed Tetsuya the contents directly.

Inside, there was a purple powder sparkling with a radiant glow.

Tetsuya, who had been looking at him with suspicion until just a moment ago, shut his mouth tightly as soon as he saw the powder.

As if possessed by something, he swallowed hard and asked again.

“This… is really Void?”

“I’m telling you it is!”

Genta replied in an excited voice.

However, Tetsuya still seemed doubtful.

“Didn’t they say the cartel was wiped out? How did your *hyung-nim* get this in Japan?”

“I don’t know exactly… My *hyung-nim* took on a big case last time. I think he received it as a reward then.”

“But why would he give you something this expensive…?”

“Why else.”

Genta checked his surroundings and lowered his voice.

“My friend was about to quit because he couldn’t get promoted, so *hyung-nim* hooked him up.”

“You……”

Tetsuya wore an expression that was quite touched.

“Anyway, the amount *hyung-nim* has is no joke. If you need more, I’ll talk to him. But… you’ll probably have to pay for it then.”

“Of course. Man, you’re the only one for me.”

“Whatever, you idiot. What are friends for? Just don’t go around blabbing about it.”

“Of course not!”

Tetsuya replied immediately and received the bag from Genta.

“Oh, and since I’m giving this to you specially, don’t share it with other hunters.”

“Hey, you son of a bitch. Do you even need to say that! Anyway, thanks.”

“Yeah. Go on in.”

Tetsuya then stuffed the bag into his chest and dashed out of the alley.

Genta, left alone in the alley, stayed there until he disappeared, and only after a long time did he take out his cell phone.

“Yes, *hyung-nim*.”

And the first words he uttered.

But unlike his words calling the person *hyung-nim*, the voice on the other end of the phone was clearly female.

「Did you deliver it well?」

“Yes. I gave him a generous amount as you said.”

「Good job.」

“But is it really okay to give it away for free? I know the headquarters situation isn’t good since what happened in Vietnam, but I’m worried we might be taking a loss……”

「Well, the first deal is always generous.」

She replied.

「The one person from earlier will soon create 10 customers. Those 10 will make a hundred, and a hundred will soon turn into ten thousand and come back.」

“So, we can start the deal then.”

「That’s right. Well, let’s raise the price twice as much each time they come back. Then we can at least cover the cost of the raw materials.」

“I understand.”

Genta nodded as if he understood.

Then the woman opened her mouth again.

「Well, even if we start directly at first… we’ll need an organization to do it for us from next time.」

“Should I look into the Yakuza guys?”

「No. They won’t do.」

The woman replied firmly.

「I heard Han Yoobin has integrated them all? And after that, he’s attached himself to the branch, acting as an informant. How unlike him.」

“Ah……”

「Anyway, the Yakuza can’t be used as a card. Look into other guys.」

“Yes.”

「Anyway, we’ve roughly buttoned up the first button… Now, let’s slowly prepare for the next one.」

The woman said, letting out a burst of hollow laughter.

「Thank you for your hard work making friends. Team Leader Chloe.」

“You’re welcome. CEO.”

A title that had changed before he knew it.

Genta soon ended the call and threw away the black wig.

At the same time, golden short hair was revealed, and Genta… no, Team Leader Chloe immediately left the alley.

***

“Welcome back.”

WDSO, Seoul Headquarters.

As soon as I returned with Branch Manager Lee Ah-young, Kim Min-joo greeted us.

“Well. So-so.”

“I heard you had quite a hard time this time too?”

I saved my breath.

Meaning, what’s the point of talking about it.

Kim Min-joo smiled slightly and said.

“You have the next business meeting right away, right? You should get some rest.”

“That human wouldn’t let me rest.”

“…I guess not.”

As if she knew who that human was referring to, Kim Min-joo nodded slightly.

“By the way, is it true that there was a Void addict in the Japanese branch?”

“I think so. I just checked it out, but for more details, ask the Secretary-General……”

Just as she was about to continue speaking.

“What? You were here.”

As if he had been waiting, Secretary-General Park In-beom appeared.

“If you’re back, you should have come right away. What are you doing here?”

“Give me some time to catch my breath. I just arrived.”

“Hehehe, so you’re human too.”

“……”

What is he saying?

Did he think of me as a working machine all this time?

“Let’s go up first. I need to hear the details……”

“No, let’s do it here. It’s not that secretive of a story.”

Secretary-General Park In-beom cleared his throat and continued speaking.

“There are already 12 addicts in the Tokyo Headquarters operations team alone. The local branches are worse. 30 in the Osaka branch, 27 in the Hokkaido branch.”

“……That’s too many?”

“That’s right. This definitely didn’t happen overnight. It seems like it’s been circulating for over a week.”

Over a week?

“What about information on the dealers? You must have investigated the addicts.”

“Most of them aren’t in their right minds……. The only one who was somewhat sane said it was a friend. His name is Genta. He met him at a neighborhood bar about a month ago.”

“Genta… Then we should look into him first.”

“I already looked into it. But… I can’t find anyone with that name. No, to be exact, there’s no information about the Genta that the addict met.”

My eyebrows twitched.

“…He was using a fake identity.”

“That’s right. He created a fake identity to distribute Void. So, he intentionally approached the hunter.”

“Tsk, what a pain in the ass.”

“But you know what? There’s one more strange thing.”

Secretary-General Park In-beom let out a sigh and continued speaking in a frustrated voice.

“That name came up not only from the Tokyo Headquarters but also from the local hunters.”

“……Yes?”

“All the addicts received Void for the first time from that person named Genta. Isn’t that strange?”

“Is it one person? Or an organization where everyone uses the same name?”

“Well……”

At that moment, Secretary-General Park In-beom trailed off and raised one corner of his mouth.

“That’s what you have to find out from now on.”

“……”

Damn old man.

“The tickets are booked. For now, go home and rest today, and pack your bags and come out again tomorrow.”

“……I understand.”

“Oh, and this time, take the operations headquarters chief with you.”

“Yes? Me?”

Kim Min-joo asked back in surprise at the sudden nomination.

“Why, is there a problem?”

“Ah, no, it’s not that……. Wouldn’t Yoobin be better than me? He’s been there once and knows the situation better.”

“I told you, Void is being distributed.”

Secretary-General Park In-beom replied with a serious expression.

Only after seeing that expression did Kim Min-joo seem to realize what it meant.

“I’d feel bad about pushing someone who’s been through it once again.”

“……I understand.”

Soon, Kim Min-joo also nodded as if she understood.

“Anyway, the situation is unusual. In my opinion, it’s not just some small fries moving around.”

Secretary-General Park In-beom looked at me and continued speaking.

“I’m sure of it. It’s a bigger deal. It might be quite difficult this time.”

“Then… I think we need to prepare too.”

“Hmm?”

Secretary-General Park In-beom raised his eyebrows.

I turned to Branch Manager Lee Ah-young, who was standing silently next to me, and continued speaking.

“Branch Manager Lee Ah-young. I need you to activate Eclipse.”

Right now.

***

WDSO affiliated, Japan Tokyo Branch.

“The situation is more serious than expected.”

Chief Haramura’s office.

Assistant Hina, who visited the place, opened her mouth with a stiff face.

“Another addict has been found in Operations Team 2. He didn’t go on a rampage, but he won’t be able to participate in operations for the time being due to various side effects.”

“……”

“Already, more than 20 people on our side alone are unable to operate due to suspicion of Void use. The local areas are even more serious. If this continues, we may have to stop operations in both Kanto and Kansai [regions of Japan].”

“Damn it……”

Chief Haramura’s gaze, who was listening to the report, turned to the ceiling.

Why did this suddenly happen?

I clearly heard that it was blown up in the air along with the original manufacturing organization, but where did this damn Void come from?

No, more than that, who the hell brought this in?

Everything else is fine.

Why Japan of all places?

Such thoughts were swirling in my head, but that didn’t mean a solution would come out, so Chief Haramura tightly closed his eyes.

“How’s the suspect investigation going?”

“Are you talking about Genta? The competent investigation team is moving on a large scale right now…… but there’s still no news.”

“Ha, damn it.”

A new type of drug is openly circulating, but is it possible that they still can’t find a single clue?

In this case, there wasn’t much the branch could do.

“First, schedule another training session for the operations team. Send out an official letter stating that we will adhere to the principle of zero tolerance for drug use and introduce a one-strike-out policy.”

“You know, it’s not very effective……”

“Then what do you want me to do!”

Chief Haramura shouted in frustration.

“I don’t know who, where, or how they’re distributing it, so what do you want me to do! The only thing I know is Genta, the sales agent, but there’s no information about him!”

“……”

“There’s no situation, no information, and no connection that’s been revealed. Don’t you understand even if you look at this?”

He swallowed hard.

He continued speaking in a heavy voice.

“This situation…… is something someone planned with determination.”

“You mean……”

“Yes.”

Chief Haramura nodded heavily.

The International Association.

Those bastards have finally started reaching out to Japan.

‘How long has it been since Vietnam became like that already…….’

He gritted his teeth.

I prepared thoroughly so as not to get caught…… but in the end, it was pierced.

No, I wouldn’t have been able to stop this even if I knew.

“But they haven’t asked us for anything yet, right? What’s the point of just distributing drugs to the International Association……”

“If I knew that, would I be like this.”

He let out a long sigh.

What’s more frightening than Void being distributed…… is that the purpose of this situation is not visible.

“For now, all we can do is somehow grasp the distribution route and catch the supplier……”

“You don’t have to do that.”

At that moment, someone entered the branch manager’s office.

“Who…?”

Chief Haramura frowned as he looked at the uninvited guest.

A young woman with golden short hair.

It was a face I had never seen before.

“I’m Team Leader Chloe from PB Corporation.”

“PB Corporation…?”

Of course, Chief Haramura had never heard of the organization name.

But that wasn’t important right now.

“What do you do? No, more than that… what do you mean you don’t have to……”

“How long will it take you to catch them when you don’t have any information? Don’t waste your energy.”

“What…?”

“I’m telling you I’ll show you an easier way.”

Chloe held out a newspaper.

Chief Haramura’s eyebrows twitched greatly as he checked it.

No other than that, the date of publication of the newspaper was written as tomorrow.

“As you can see, it’s tomorrow’s newspaper. I don’t know if you’ll like the headline.”

“……”

At Team Leader Chloe’s words, Chief Haramura’s gaze turned to the center of the newspaper.

And the moment that phrase came into his eyes, his hands began to tremble.

「Haramura Ryuhei, the representative of Haramura Workshop and the WDSO Japan Branch Manager. A large amount of OctaVoidAmphetamine distribution situation captured.」

It was the headline of the newspaper that would be distributed throughout Japan tomorrow.