The Wise Cleaning Life Of A Returning Genius Hunter [EN]: Chapter 105

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Yeouido Administrative Headquarters.

Chief Director Choi Ho-sung immediately sought out Chairman Park In-beom.

There were more than one or two points that were puzzling, but this was no time to worry about such things.

Now that the knife had been drawn, he had to proceed without delay.

“These are materials I happened to find while looking into other matters.”

Choi Ho-sung presented the materials to the chairman.

The chairman scanned them with a hardened expression.

“…What is this?”

“Gold Donation Foundation, Youth Hunter Development Foundation, and so on. These are the transaction records deposited into Karma Corporation under the names of organizations affiliated with the Association. I checked with the management department, and they said they don’t know anything about it.”

“So? Are you saying I ordered all of this?”

“Surely you’re not going to deny it?”

Choi Ho-sung’s voice gained strength.

“From what I’ve gathered, the CEO of Karma Corporation is former Chief Director Kim Jun-woo. Well, I can understand you looking out for him since you two are quite close… but this seems to have gone too far.”

“…Then why didn’t you just hand it over to the prosecution? Why bring it to me?”

“I wanted to hear it directly from the chairman in case there was a misunderstanding…”

“Hahaha, hahahaha!!”

The chairman’s laughter echoed loudly.

“Misunderstanding my ass. Just speak plainly. You want to threaten me with it.”

“…”

Contrary to Choi Ho-sung’s expectations, the chairman was remarkably calm.

As if he had been waiting for this situation.

He hesitated slightly, but only for a moment.

‘No harm in getting to the point quickly.’

There was no need to sugarcoat it; he revealed his true intentions.

“I want to promote a Dungeon Expo in Bundang.”

“…An expo?”

The chairman’s eyes narrowed.

“That wouldn’t be difficult… but it’s not profitable. You could just get rid of me and then promote the expo yourself.”

“Why make things so big? We can just take what we want and walk away cleanly. If you meet my conditions, I’ll dispose of the data neatly. And of course, I won’t report it to the media.”

The chairman groaned, wearing a subtle expression.

“I thought you were just narrow-minded, but your ambition is small too.”

“…Pardon?”

“You came to me just to get that one thing? I’m so dumbfounded… If you want to go public, go ahead. I don’t want to prolong my life by being played by you.”

“…?!!”

Choi Ho-sung’s face instantly hardened.

What the hell?

He wasn’t just calm; he was completely indifferent.

He was about to lose his job, yet he was putting on airs.

Did he have some pride?

Choi Ho-sung clicked his tongue and continued.

“I don’t think you understand the situation, Chairman. If this is made public, not only you but the entire headquarters will be in trouble.”

Despite the warning, the chairman scoffed.

Choi Ho-sung grew anxious.

“I’m also part of the headquarters. I don’t want the headquarters to fall apart. Let’s not escalate this any further and resolve it quietly among ourselves…”

“Listen, Choi Ho-sung.”

The chairman’s sharp gaze pierced through him.

“Do I look that easy to you?”

“…Excuse me?”

“If you’re going to be so half-hearted, stop here. You’ve been given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and you’re just thinking of making petty threats? If you’re going to bite, you need to cut off the windpipe for good.”

“…”

Choi Ho-sung realized that he had underestimated his opponent.

In fact, he never intended to make this information public in the first place.

The account details were merely a tool for negotiation.

If this data were released to the media, the Association would be utterly destroyed. Naturally, it would also affect him as the chief director.

Why bother with such troublesome things when he could just make a deal?

Choi Ho-sung had thought so.

And he belatedly realized that it was quite a naive thought.

“…What are you thinking? If you just accept the deal, there won’t be any problems.”

“That might be true right now. From what I can see, you have a fire you need to put out urgently, but can you promise that you won’t come back to me again after you’ve resolved it?”

“…”

The chairman smirked as Choi Ho-sung was left speechless.

“Impossible. I guarantee you, you’ll try to use me again with this incident whenever you have a problem in the future. Who would be foolish enough to use such a good knife only once and then throw it away?”

“…”

“The moment that data fell into your hands, it was all over. Rather than being manipulated by you and prolonging my life in a pathetic way, I’d rather end it here.”

“You’ll regret those words.”

“Don’t talk shit. If you don’t have the guts to spread it, just leave it and go.”

A provocative statement that drove the wedge in.

Choi Ho-sung’s eyes narrowed.

“Understood. If that’s what you truly wish.”

Choi Ho-sung clenched the data tightly and stormed out of the chairman’s office.

He gritted his teeth as he strode quickly down the hallway.

What the hell?

What kind of situation was this?

It was clearly his plan, but…

Why did he feel like he was being played?

***

「Park In-beom, Chairman of the Korea Ability Dimension Management Association, has been found to have embezzled hundreds of millions of won in budget, causing shock.」

「The account details of Karma Corporation, sent by an anonymous insider, confirmed the details of funds received under the names of foundations affiliated with the Ability Dimension Management Association, such as the Gold Foundation and the Youth Hunter Development Foundation.」

「Furthermore, the fact that the CEO of the company is former Seoul Operations Director Kim Jun-woo has added to the shock. The prosecution is focusing its investigation on whether there was any collusion between CEO Kim Jun-woo and Chairman Park In-beom…」

As the anchor said a few more words, my phone started ringing like crazy.

Without even looking, I turned off my phone.

Well, it’s probably just the people around me.

Is the news real? What’s going on? and so on… The things they’d say are obvious, but there’s no need to explain the situation.

They wouldn’t believe me even if I told them.

└What? Is this news real??

└WTF is going on????

└Wow, this is so shocking

└Yeah~ They were all the same, right? All those guys who were deified as if they were some kind of heroes are speechless, right?

└Kim Jun-woo also changed after tasting power;; I’m so disappointed…

└?? What I don’t understand is, what did Kim Jun-woo do wrong? Is it a crime to receive support funds even if they directly deposit them into a personal account?

└That’s right;; They could have just given it to him. Is there any evidence that Kim Jun-woo asked the chairman for support funds?

└That’s right. Anyway, the chairman is definitely embezzling, but Kim Jun-woo is a bit ambiguous.

└What the hell are you guys talking aboutㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ So you’re saying the chairman embezzled a huge amount of money and supported him without him even asking? Does that make sense?ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

└That’s just circumstantial;; Anyway, if there’s no evidence that Kim Woo-joon asked for money, it’s a bit difficult to frame him;;

└You moronsㅋㅋㅋ It’s obvious that there’s embezzlement and lobbying, but why are you defending himㅋㅋ

└Hey, you need to investigate not only Kim Jun-woo and Park In-beom but also the people around them. There must be something more

└Isn’t Kim Min-joo from Operations Team 1 also close to Kim Jun-woo?

└Is it just the operations team? All the support team and control team were Kim Jun-woo’s division when he was active

└Don’t think about ending it vaguely just because he’s a big shot. Investigate every last speck of dust

The internet’s reaction to the news was also heated.

Looking at it like this, old memories come to mind.

Before the regression, I was furious at every comment and article… but now I don’t really think much of it.

Even though I had nothing to be upset about back then.

“Everyone around you will turn into enemies.”

“I’m used to it. And well…”

I shifted my gaze slightly.

“At least not everyone, right?”

“…You’re a player, a player.”

For some reason, she avoided my gaze and let out a long sigh.

Well, anyway, that’s not the important thing.

Even though there were some annoying things, things started to proceed as planned.

“I don’t know if this can be salvaged.”

“Things are going according to plan, so you don’t have to worry too much.”

“Seriously, that’s the scariest thing to hear.”

An unenthusiastic reaction.

Well, I understand.

Honestly, who in their right mind would say that blowing up the Association is the plan?

Of course… the person who agrees to participate without adding a single word isn’t in their right mind either.

“Okay. Well… what else can I do but die.”

She smiled.

She’s definitely not in her right mind.

***

Somewhere in the mountains of Gangwon Province.

A safe house in an abandoned villa.

It had already been several months since Yang Min-ho had been hiding here.

During the hostile takeover, when Kim Jun-woo found out about the existence of PB Corporation along with the mission failure, I honestly thought I was going to die.

I broke the first rule of PB Corporation, security, so I had to accept the punishment.

Whether I was eliminated or silenced.

But fortunately or unfortunately, PB Corporation did not impose any punishment on Yang Min-ho.

They just ordered him to wait until they called him again.

From the looks of it, they decided to keep him alive for now.

If they were going to eliminate him, they would have done it a long time ago.

It was fortunate, but in the end, he was still on a leash.

Currently, he had no choice but to continue living like this until something came up.

Yang Min-ho got up to take out the alcohol he had placed on the shelf.

Knock knock—

Then someone knocked on the door.

‘Shit…’

At the same time, goosebumps appeared all over his body.

The only people who could find this place were determined.

Therefore, Yang Min-ho hesitated for a moment whether to open the door or not.

Realizing that he couldn’t avoid it since they had come all the way here, he carefully opened the door.

“You’re alive?”

“Yo, you…?”

Before I knew it, I had a pretty embarrassed expression on my face.

In fact, the man standing outside the door was someone Yang Min-ho also knew.

“Could it be… were you also a field agent?”

“Is that so surprising? Well… strictly speaking, I’m a field supervisor.”

He didn’t show any particular reaction.

It was as if it wasn’t a big deal.

“I heard that there was an insider in the headquarters, but…”

“Then is there anything more to talk about? Anyway, prepare to return. It looks like we’ll have to move soon.”

The man handed over a small box.

The box contained documents and a pistol.

Yang Min-ho checked the contents and asked with a puzzled expression.

“Why a gun all of a sudden?”

“Handle it carefully. It’s loaded with bullets made from processed Anti-Magic Stone.”

“…Excuse me?”

“From the moment the bullet hits the target, the opponent’s ability will be blocked. Well, the blocking time will vary depending on the opponent’s rank and the processing concentration, but… for S-rank, even if you hit them with 5 bullets, you can block them for 30 seconds.”

Yang Min-ho’s eyebrows twitched.

Anti-Magic Stone? S rank?

What was he talking about?

He was the number one ranked player in the country, but he was A-rank, so where would he have to deal with an S-rank?

Just as he was thinking that, he realized who the guy had in mind.

“…Don’t tell me you’re giving this to me to use on Kim Jun-woo, that bastard?”

“You were miserably defeated last time. You have to admit it by now. That he’s several times stronger than you.”

The man said calmly.

“And this time, other field agents will be moving with you.”

“…What’s the date?”

“A week later. To coincide with the appearance of the Regen Dungeon in Seoul.”

“Regen Dungeon…? Are you sure about that?”

“It’s an ability wave directly detected by the headquarters. Well, it seems like the Seoul headquarters doesn’t know about it yet, but it’s expected to be quite high-grade. Maybe… Red, I guess.”

Yang Min-ho swallowed hard without realizing it.

Regen Dungeon or whatever, seeing him talk so indifferently about a Red-grade dungeon that was close to a disaster made him wonder if he was normal.

“When the Regen Dungeon appears, all the headquarters personnel will participate… then Kim Jun-woo will naturally move too. He’s not the type to stay still.”

“In the end, you’re saying we’re going to carry out the operation in the midst of the chaos.”

The man nodded.

“Then, please do your best this time without making any mistakes.”

The man turned around as soon as he finished speaking, as if he had finished his business.

And then.

「The prosecution announced that it will focus its investigation on all persons involved with Karma Corporation’s CEO and Chairman Park In-beom in order to investigate additional collusive relationships, and it is expected that a major personnel reshuffle will inevitably take place within the Seoul headquarters.」

The voice of an excited anchor flowed from the television in Yang Min-ho’s room.

“…?”

“…?”

At the same time, the eyebrows of the two men twitched.