The Wise Cleaning Life Of A Returning Genius Hunter [EN]: Chapter 239

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“What, what did you say…?”

Mexico, the Void manufacturing plant of the Uno Empire.

Jose’s eyebrows twitched at CEO Emma’s proposal.

“Didn’t you hear? Fractal [a fictional drug in this context], we’re going to save you.”

CEO Emma shrugged her shoulders as she spoke.

Jose scoffed at the absurd suggestion.

“Do you think we’re stupid? Karma Corporation practically monopolizes Fractal, so what can you possibly do?”

“Of course, Karma holds 80% of the world’s production, but we hold the remaining 20%. Well, it’s not that much, but it’s enough to supply all the places we have contracts with right now.”

“……You’re saying you’ll give us everything you have?”

“Yes.”

She smiled and continued.

“And we’ll also support you with better facilities and equipment. You won’t be able to fill the quota in a place like this, right?”

“What’s the catch? If you’re asking for money, I’m sorry, but it won’t be as much as you expect……”

“No. I don’t need money. I’m thinking of supporting you for free.”

“……?!”

Jose was so flustered that the hand holding the gun lost its strength.

“W, what… why…?”

“In the past, what drove China, once called a great power, to the brink was not guns or swords, but a single flower.”

“……?”

CEO Emma suddenly started talking nonsense.

Jose had no idea what she was talking about, so he tilted his head.

“Opium. That almost destroyed a country that dominated Asia. It survived, but it had to suffer all kinds of humiliation from Western countries.”

“…….”

“It’s a similar situation. The current International Association is England, and Karma is China. We have something to get from them.”

“So… we’re opium?”

“That’s right. So how can we not help you?”

“…….”

Jose was silent at her answer.

He didn’t know history well, but he seemed to understand what she was implying.

Of course, he couldn’t believe her 100%.

But it didn’t seem like a lie.

In the first place, there was no benefit to be gained from telling such a lie.

“You just have to work hard to manufacture it. That’s the contract condition. Got it?”

“…….”

Jose lowered his gun and nodded.

He decided to trust her for now.

“First, this is the down payment.”

At her snap, a truck entered the collapsed building.

Many drums were loaded on the truck.

“1 ton of Fractal. I think this will be enough to meet this week’s target?”

“…….”

Jose’s eyes widened at the enormous amount of raw materials.

At the same time, he lowered his posture to Emma without realizing it.

“Th, thank you……”

“Forget the greetings and get to work.”

CEO Emma left the factory as if she was done with her business.

Then, she took out her cell phone and called someone.

“I delivered it as planned.”

「Good work.」

The recipient was Secretary-General Wesley.

“Do you need anything else?”

「No. We just have to watch. When the Unranked [individuals without established rankings or affiliations] who have taken Void rise to the top, the existing Hunters [individuals with special abilities] will feel a sense of crisis. The more that happens, the faster Void will spread.」

“A chain reaction.”

「That’s right.」

CEO Emma nodded.

She knew what would happen next without asking.

「Actually, I was sad that I couldn’t step on them last time… I can’t believe such a weapon would come in.」

Secretary-General Wesley laughed.

But CEO Emma still had questions.

“But how did you know the drug was being distributed? The information team estimated that Karma processed the Otherworld Stone [a rare and powerful resource].”

「That can’t be.」

Secretary-General Wesley answered immediately.

「Otherworld Stones are the most difficult to process after Time Stones, and even if they were processed, it would be impossible to create hundreds of thousands of ability users in a short period of time. And above all…….」

He smiled and continued.

「Do you think Kim Junwoo would do that to ordinary people?」

“……No.”

She replied.

「If it wasn’t done by us or Karma, there aren’t many things we can think of.」

“You knew about Void?”

「I heard about it once before. But well… I didn’t think it would make much money, but in the current situation, it’s too good of a card, apart from money.」

CEO Emma could tell that Wesley was smiling just by hearing his voice.

「Anyway, keep a close eye on the cartel guys.」

“Okay.”

「Oh, have you heard from Noah yet?」

“No. He sometimes comes to headquarters.”

He still holds the position of Balance Team Leader, but he has already expressed hostility towards the International Association since the American incident.

Even now, he doesn’t receive orders and doesn’t know what he’s doing.

“Do we need to keep such a guy?”

「We don’t keep him because we need him. We’re doing it to monitor him. This is more efficient.」

“……He’s going to bite us soon.”

「I know. Well, don’t worry too much.」

Secretary-General Wesley continued in a low voice.

「I’m going to send him off with Kim Junwoo at once.」

***

Italy, a beach on the island of Sicily.

I was waiting for someone with Kang Jaeseok.

But this place, crowded with people and tourists, didn’t seem like a secret meeting place at all.

“Is this where we’re supposed to meet? There seem to be too many eyes watching.”

“Where there are no people, there are other eyes. They’ll probably approach you pretending to be friendly, so just go along with it.”

“…I will.”

I stared at the sea and answered sullenly.

Kang Jaeseok, a member of the information team and head of the Gyeongnam region.

He used to work as a freelance Hunter, but he was arrested for dealing in byproducts for money.

I heard that he has a lot of dark connections here and there because of his record…….

‘I can’t believe he has connections with the Italian mafia.’

Anyway, I picked the right person.

“The person we’re meeting now is a broker from the Guardiano organization. They’re a new group that broke away from the largest organization in the south, and they’re growing rapidly by getting involved in all kinds of businesses.”

He began to explain.

“However, they are still at war with the parent organization, and they can’t catch up in terms of size or manpower, so they are reaching out to other businesses.”

“So they found Void.”

“That’s right.”

If even the Italian mafia has started to get involved in this business, it will spread in an instant.

‘It’s a relief that we have a monopoly on the raw materials…….’

Muttering like that, I glanced around.

Team leader Hong Doosik and all the team leaders of the information team, including Han Yoobin, were watching the situation from around.

It was to prepare for an emergency, but it wouldn’t really be necessary.

And then.

“My friend!”

Someone approached us with a friendly reaction.

“Andrea! How have you been?”

“Of course. What brings you to Sicily?”

“I came here on business and thought of you.”

Kang Jaeseok also began to treat the man without hesitation.

A conversation that seemed like they had been friends for a long time.

Standing blankly between them, the man spoke first.

“By the way, who is this friend?”

“Ah, he’s our boss.”

“Oh! Kang’s boss. I’m Andrea. Nice to meet you.”

“Ah, yes……”

He held out his hand, and I shook it sullenly.

“You came after a long time, we should have a drink? Shall we go to the usual place?”

“Haha! I’d like to, but unfortunately, I’m here on business today.”

“…….”

At that moment, a sense of tension ran through Andrea’s expression.

Kang Jaeseok did not miss the opportunity and immediately brought up the main point.

“That thing you proposed last time, can you still do it?”

“……Did you suddenly change your mind?”

“Our boss is interested.”

Kang Jaeseok looked at me and said.

I handed Andrea a fake business card.

“I’m doing trade in Korea. I do anything that makes money.”

“Oh… you do similar work to us.”

“That’s right.”

I nodded and continued.

“I heard that there’s something that can make money this time. I want to talk to the manufacturer, but I can’t find them.”

“……And?”

“I heard that Andrea is in charge of bringing their goods into Italy…….”

I brought up the main point.

“Could you introduce me?”

“…….”

Andrea glared at me for a moment.

“Hahaha!”

Suddenly burst into laughter.

“Kang! It’s been a long time, and you’re only talking about work? Don’t do this, let’s go for a drink!”

“…….”

He started walking somewhere.

Then Kang Jaeseok opened his mouth in a small voice.

“He’s telling us to follow him.”

“…This is difficult.”

I can’t figure it out at all.

“What should we do with the team members?”

“We’ll have to leave them behind. If we all go together, they’ll definitely notice.”

I muttered like that and slightly nodded towards the team members.

It meant don’t follow and wait here.

I followed Andrea and continued to move.

Then he stopped in front of an alley and turned to look at us.

“You know, right?”

At his question, Kang Jaeseok nodded.

“From here, other guys will guide you. Don’t panic and cooperate as they tell you.”

“I underst…!”

At that moment, guys who suddenly appeared from behind covered my face with a sack, grabbed me from both sides, and started dragging me away.

‘The customer service is quite flashy…….’

After moving for a few more minutes.

“……!”

The sack that had been covering my face was removed, and bright light poured in.

A wide and clean space.

A man in a neat suit was looking at us in a place that resembled a conference room of a company.

At a glance, I could tell that he was the head of this organization.

“So…….”

He coolly skipped the greetings and opened his mouth. His low-pitched voice echoed softly.

“You want to trade with the Void manufacturer?”

“……Yes.”

“Well, we happen to have a meeting tomorrow to sign an additional supply contract.”

“Then could you introduce us at that meeting?”

“Why should we?”

He looked at me and asked.

“We’re merchants, not brokers. Is there any reason to do something that doesn’t benefit us?”

“If you introduce us, I’ll give you a good gift.”

“Hmm?”

I immediately took out the card I had prepared.

“The raw material for Void is Fractal, but Karma Corporation is currently monopolizing it, so there’s a shortage, right? I happen to be doing a similar business in Korea, so I have some stock.”

“……And?”

“I’ll sell it to you at a reasonable price. Then you can use that raw material to make a slightly more favorable contract with the Mexican cartel.”

“Ha, hahaha!”

As soon as I finished speaking, the man suddenly burst into laughter.

“Your information about this market is quite late.”

“…Yes?”

“That’s not a condition for a deal.”

“……?”

“Didn’t you hear? I heard that we’ve already received a large amount of raw materials from a sponsor?”

“……!!”

At that moment, my eyes widened.

We hold 80%… and they got the raw materials?

Who the hell…….

No, that’s secondary.

‘I’m screwed…….’

The reason why this situation is not very serious is that it cannot spread uncontrollably because the raw materials cannot be obtained.

But if they got a large amount of raw materials…….

It’s only a matter of time before it spreads all over the world.