The Wise Cleaning Life Of A Returning Genius Hunter [EN]: Chapter 140

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“A lawsuit has been filed?”

Manager Jung delivered the shocking news to CEO Kwak Cheol-soo of Gang-an Logistics.

“Yes, yes. GT Dungeon has filed a group lawsuit against the contracted facilities for breach of contract and obstruction of business…”

“Shit…”

CEO Kwak ran his hands through his hair.

He knew this would happen.

Right, what kind of people are in GT Group that they would just sit still?

‘But… is this our fault?’

When you think about it, wasn’t the mass departure of personnel due to their unreasonable push for the schedule?

We just took on the deals that were possible in the current situation…

‘Damn it, so the big boss is always right, huh….’

His gaze turned outside the office.

Employees were busy dismantling the monster, Horn Smile, that came in from Karma Corporation today.

A centipede-type monster with thousands of horns.

…or so the report said, but for some reason, it was already delivered with all the horns disassembled.

It seemed the cleaning team at Karma Corporation had done the preliminary work in advance.

‘…….’

CEO Kwak’s feelings were complicated.

Has GT Dungeon ever done this much before?

No, they’ve handed over corpses without even basic dismantling, but they’ve never done any preliminary work themselves.

Of course, this is pure goodwill.

It would be foolish to show hostility just because they didn’t show goodwill, but…

In the end, this is also work done by people.

If you were told to choose between a place that understands your situation and one that doesn’t, you would naturally lean towards the former.

‘I’d like to keep working with Karma Corporation if I could…’

It’s definitely a place with a large capacity, as the media is saying.

But now that a lawsuit has been filed, there’s nothing I can do.

Karma Corporation wouldn’t step in to help a subcontractor with legal issues, so unfortunately, I have to back down here and somehow accommodate GT Dungeon’s request…

“Are you here, CEO Kwak?”

Just then, a voice struck his heart.

It was none other than Managing Director Kang Sang-woo.

CEO Kwak opened the office door and greeted him.

“…What brings you here?”

“I don’t know if you’ve heard the news.”

“The lawsuit?”

Managing Director Kang wore a subtle smile.

Of course, CEO Kwak was the opposite.

“Did you come all the way here just to tell me that?”

“You’re too on edge. Believe it or not, I’ve brought good news.”

“…Yes?”

“Our Vice President has shown goodwill and will withdraw the lawsuit for facilities that can meet certain requirements.”

CEO Kwak’s eyes narrowed.

Managing Director Kang handed over a piece of paper.

“This is a written pledge to faithfully fulfill the contract details required by GT Dungeon in the future. Of course, it’s notarized.”

“…….”

“If you just sign here, the lawsuit will be dropped.”

CEO Kwak immediately understood what this document meant.

The subordinate will faithfully fulfill all contract details requested by the superior.

In other words, he was being told to decide whether to become a well-behaved dog or be sued and have his business suspended.

‘You bastards…….’

Is this goodwill?

This is really just playing with people’s lives.

‘But it’s better than closing down…….’

After hesitating for a long time, CEO Kwak finally picked up the pen.

With a trembling hand, he brought the pen to the signature line.

“CEO!”

Just then, the manager who had stepped aside earlier urgently called him.

Managing Director Kang’s cold gaze turned to her.

“What is it? Can’t you see I’m having an important conversation? How dare a manager burst into the room like that…”

“CEO! Check the internet now!”

As she blatantly ignored him and delivered the message, CEO Kwak and Managing Director Kang wore dumbfounded expressions for a moment.

But soon, they took out their phones.

└ All I can say is, truly God…….

└ Kim Jun-woo is really crazy lol

└ How can someone like that come out of Korea lol

└ He really has both personality and influence, so there’s no bulldozer like him lol

└ GT Group has been famous for squeezing subcontractors since before

└ ㅇㅇ That’s right. Something like that happened before, and there was a safety accident at a subcontractor, but they immediately feigned ignorance

└ Wow;; They’re the worst bastards in the world;;;

└ GT Dungeon is sweating bullets, right?

What is this about?

He belatedly checked the article title.

[Karma Corporation CEO Kim Jun-woo, ‘Lawsuit for Refusing Unreasonable Schedule Demands? Outrageous Act’ Rejects]

[Hanseong General Trading President Ha Seong-il Says ‘Something That Shouldn’t Exist in the 21st Century’ Echoes CEO Kim Jun-woo’s Remarks]

[Karma Corporation and Hanseong General Trading, ‘Will Support Legal Teams for All Byproduct Processing Facilities Sued by GT Dungeon’ Topic]

[Netizens, ‘A Real Boss Has Stepped Up’]

[Karma Corporation and Hanseong General Trading, which recently formed a corporate alliance, announced that they would support everything needed in the legal battle against byproduct processing facilities that were unfairly sued.]

[At the same time, President Ha Seong-il conveyed his condolences to the subcontractors, saying, ‘I hope you don’t succumb to tyranny’……]

Confirmation was enough with just that.

“…….”

“…….”

Managing Director Kang and CEO Kwak stared at each other intently.

One side’s pupils were shaking, and the other side’s lips were spreading into a smile.

“Well, um, CEO Kwak… let’s talk again…”

“Fuck off.”

Tear―.

CEO Kwak immediately tore up the written pledge into pieces.

***

“Hah, hah…”

I caught my breath as I exited the dungeon after the subjugation [monster hunt].

‘Ah, damn…….’

Already the fourth subjugation today.

But the gap just doesn’t narrow.

‘What the hell… how did these guys plan it to be this efficient?’

Nothing else mattered anymore.

At this rate, not only will I have to give performance bonuses to all the operation teams, but I’ll also have to pay for the entire company dinner out of my own pocket.

No, putting everything else aside…

I can’t allow a former SSS-rank hunter to lose in a settlement battle.

Right, I can’t lose.

I have to push myself a little harder and win somehow…

‘Should I try to use some tricks?’

I’m the CEO, after all.

Who would say anything if the CEO used his authority a little?

The phone rings just in time.

Checking the number, it was Director Lee Ah-young.

“Director Lee Ah-young, this is perfect. I have a favor to ask… cancel just 10% of the dungeons allocated to that Black Wolf and Red Dog teams.”

「…Do you want to win that badly?」

“Yes.”

「…….」

Why is the reaction like that?

It’s good to win. At least there’s no loss.

「Rather than that… something happened while you were obsessed with subjugation. I tried to contact you hundreds of times, but you didn’t answer, so I took care of it myself…」

“What’s going on?”

「GT Dungeon sued the byproduct processing facilities.」

“…?”

They’re going that far?

‘Tsk…….’

This is a bit dangerous.

Now that they’ve taken out the last resort of suing, they must be firmly prepared.

If this happens, the facilities will inevitably have to side with GT Dungeon.

Then, of course, we’ll be pushed down in the rankings.

It’s a waste to have put in the work, but we have no choice but to pull out here…

「So, we decided to support our side and Hanseong Corporation’s legal teams.」

“…Yes?”

「Of course, it was reported in the media as if you decided it. You were going to take them to the end anyway, right?」

Damn it, what are you saying now?

「How is it? I tried to imitate you a bit. Is it okay?」

“…….”

「Well, anyway, now that we’ve come out like this, GT Dungeon seems to have a fire under their feet, and they’ve contacted us to discuss it. With the representative of the subcontractor and you. You must attend that, so finish the subjugation in advance.」

Damn it.

***

The next day, GT Dungeon conference room.

A consultation I was forced to attend without any time to prepare.

I was just fiddling with the pen with a blank expression.

How did I end up in this position…

“Then… we will begin the consultation on the breach of contract and obstruction of business regarding the subcontractor facilities.”

The GT Dungeon official in charge of the meeting opened his mouth.

Then, Managing Director Kang Sang-woo, who had been waiting, spoke first.

“This was a decision we had no choice but to make because the facilities didn’t fulfill the contract details in the first place. I can’t understand why Karma Corporation is getting involved.”

“…….”

Who knows?

It’s not like I made the decision in the first place.

“Managing Director Kang, you’re being too harsh. Aren’t you forgetting that you unilaterally shortened the delivery deadline while entrusting them with over 20 units of work?”

Soon after, CEO Kwak Cheol-soo of Gang-an Logistics opened his mouth.

“Wasn’t it stated in the contract? The subordinate will do their best to meet the delivery deadline requested by the superior.”

“Why are you leaving out the first line? It says, ‘Unless it is an unfair or impossible situation’!”

“We said we would pay more for shortening the delivery deadline, so it’s not unfair.”

“Isn’t the situation impossible! We’re not just taking orders from GT Dungeon, how are we supposed to handle that schedule!”

“The headquarters planning department reviewed it and determined that it was definitely possible.”

“Why are you making that judgment?! Are you doing the processing work?!”

In less than a minute, the atmosphere had already begun to overheat.

Of course, I quietly watched their fight.

Why get involved in a fight for no reason?

Watching a fight is the best if possible.

“Anyway, sue us if you’re going to sue!”

“If an agreement can’t be reached, I was going to do that without you having to say it.”

“Yes, do as you please. CEO Kim said he would support the legal team, so we’ll go to the end too!”

At the same time, gazes poured in on me.

They had expressions as if telling me to state my position quickly.

At this point, I couldn’t stay still any longer.

It’s a shame. It would have been nice if I could have just stayed still like this.

I opened the door with a deep sigh.

“To be honest… supporting the legal team requires us to take on quite a lot of things.”

“Yes, yes?! What are you saying now…!”

“Isn’t this a consultation held to find a compromise? If we can find a compromise, GT Dungeon doesn’t have to sue, and we don’t have to support the legal team.”

Managing Director Kang’s eyes lit up.

It seemed he heard it as me taking his side.

“I think this is an issue that arose because you didn’t understand each other’s positions. So, how about this?”

Managing Director Kang Sang-woo, don’t get your hopes up too much.

I’m not exactly taking your side.

I’m just annoyed by this situation.

“How about Managing Director Kang here directly working at the byproduct processing facility for a week?”

“…Yes?”

“I’m saying, how about directly doing the disassembly and meeting the delivery deadline? If you still intend to sue after experiencing it yourself, then that means the subcontractor really didn’t fulfill the contract details without a special reason, so we’ll withdraw without saying a word.”

“Are you saying you’ll cancel the legal team support?”

“If you still proceed with the lawsuit at that time.”

A smile spread across Managing Director Kang’s lips.

“You must keep that promise.”

“Of course. What about CEO Kwak?”

“…….”

Gazes were focused on CEO Kwak.

“I accept.”

A subtle expression.

It was an expression that seemed to vaguely know what he was imagining.