The Wise Cleaning Life Of A Returning Genius Hunter [EN]: Chapter 269

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“Kim Jun-woo has entered the country?”

Representative Emma frowned deeply.

“That’s what the confirmation shows.”

“How on earth?”

“It seems the President of South Korea intervened directly.”

“……Huh.”

Representative Emma reacted with disbelief at Team Leader Chloe’s report.

But only for a moment.

“Well… it’s fine. I didn’t expect to completely block him in the first place. Just delaying him has already achieved half of our goal.”

She clicked her tongue and said.

In fact, it was something she had already anticipated.

Hadn’t she seen it countless times before?

If Kim Jun-woo set his mind to it and took action, he would have escaped even if he had bribed the Prime Minister, not just the Minister of Justice.

Well, of course, even so…….

“He’ll have to pay the price for stabbing us in the back after taking our money.”

“You mean…….”

“Minister Kobayashi, take care of it.”

Team Leader Chloe nodded.

Then, she cautiously asked a question.

“How will Kim Jun-woo proceed from here?”

“Well, it’s obvious. The only way to save the branch is to find a supplier. He’ll probably try to contact a dealer, disguised as a buyer.”

“Then… isn’t that dangerous? He must have already noticed that we’re involved. If he tries to make contact through a third party, we might get caught.”

“That’s why I said we need an organization to replace us. So that even if he contacts the dealer, he can’t trace it back to us.”

“Ah…….”

Team Leader Chloe exclaimed softly.

“So, did you look into it?”

“Yes, there’s the Kyokusei-gumi (極星組) operating in Kansai. I’m thinking of entrusting it to them.”

“Kyokusei? What kind of guys are they?”

“The parent organization was a far-right group active online, but since a man named Horie became the leader, they’ve been focusing on offline demonstrations and training members. So, they’re running all sorts of businesses to raise funds.”

“Hmm, that’s perfect.”

Representative Emma nodded.

“Then, transfer all the remaining Void to them and tell them to supply it on their own. Let’s pull out now.”

“…You mean give it to them for free?”

“If we take money, the tail gets longer. Get into the habit of only thinking about the goal and cleanly giving up everything else.”

“……Understood.”

Team Leader Chloe nodded slightly.

Indeed, she was right.

The majority of the reasons why PB Corporation and the International Association headquarters had failed to keep Kim Jun-woo in check so far were due to greed.

But since the head of PB Corporation was directly involved, there would be no such amateur mistakes.

Of course, she wasn’t sure yet if that was a good thing for Team Leader Chloe herself.

“Oh, right. When you hand over the Void to Kyokusei, use a different name than ours. So that even if Kim Jun-woo looks for Kyokusei, he’ll have to wander around a bit more.”

“…Understood.”

Team Leader Chloe replied.

“Then… let’s just watch them do a lot of useless things in the remaining time.”

Representative Emma said with her arms crossed.

The trap was perfectly set.

Even if Kim Jun-woo tries to find a supplier now, all connections with us have already been cut off.

Even if he tries hard to make contact, he’ll end up catching a completely different organization.

They can never find us.

At least not within 8 hours.

A smile soon spread across Representative Emma’s face as she muttered that.

***

“Hoo…….”

Already past sunset.

Near Ueno Station in Tokyo.

Han Sang-hyuk was already nervous, taking deep breaths repeatedly.

We pretended to be hunters who came all the way to Tokyo from the Osaka branch to get Void, and started searching for trading partners everywhere.

Fortunately, we were soon introduced to a trading place by a hunter in the Tokyo branch who had not yet been caught for taking drugs.

The hunter briefly informed us of the documents and precautions necessary for the transaction, and then connected us to the dealer.

Having arrived at the meeting place in advance.

About 10 minutes left until the appointed time.

“Relax. If you’re too nervous, they’ll be suspicious.”

I said, doing a final check before entering the deal.

“How can I not be nervous? This is my first time doing something like this.”

Han Sang-hyuk replied in a trembling voice.

The reason he was chosen to go to the meeting place was not for any other reason.

First of all, Kim Min-joo and I were excluded in case our faces were known, and so the remaining cleaning team members played rock-paper-scissors to decide.

“Damn it, I never thought I’d be dealing drugs in my life.”

“Don’t say useless things, did you memorize everything I told you?”

“Of course.”

“Then tell me your affiliation first.”

“Tanaka Shinichi, belonging to the 4th operations team of the Osaka branch. Prosecutor class, D rank. Third-generation Korean-Japanese.”

I nodded at his fluent answer.

“Good. The documents?”

“I’ve got them safe.”

He replied, tapping his jacket pocket.

I finally attached a bug to his tie, and Han Sang-hyuk put a small earphone in his ear.

With this, all preparations were complete.

I soon checked the time.

“It’s time. Go.”

“…….”

As I pushed Han Sang-hyuk’s back, he began to walk away with a stiff expression.

After confirming that he was moving away, I also moved my position and joined the rest of the team in an alley far away.

“We were able to make contact sooner than I thought. I thought they would hide if they knew we had entered the country.”

Kim Min-joo, who had been waiting, opened her mouth as if relieved.

That was the same for me.

If the International Association had deliberately intervened, they would have naturally received the news that we had entered the country.

I thought they would suspend all transactions for the time being…….

‘Are they that desperate…?’

But is there a need to continue trading at the risk of danger?

Various questions arose, but… it was only for a moment.

Anyway, the top priority was to contact the distributor.

‘The rest is after catching ‘Genta’ first…….’

At that moment as I muttered.

「Excuse me. Which way should I go to get to the station?」

Han Sang-hyuk’s voice was heard through the communicator.

It was the contact code.

He had contacted someone.

We held our breath and waited for an answer.

「…Go past the park.」

A man answered the question accurately.

「Ah, hello. I’m from the Osaka branch who contacted you…….」

「Okay, just give me the documents.」

The man cut off Han Sang-hyuk’s words and answered dryly.

The documents were said to be for verifying the buyer’s identity.

We had to prepare Han Sang-hyuk’s hunter ID and proof of employment from the affiliated branch.

Of course, Han Sang-hyuk didn’t have any of that, but the Haramura branch manager helped us with that part.

「Here it is.」

「Hmm…….」

A small moan from the man was heard for a moment.

「Okay, it’s confirmed. You came through Nakamura’s introduction, right?」

「Yes, yes.」

「How much do you need?」

「I don’t know the exact amount. I want to go up to C rank…….」

「Then 10g should be enough. Here, take it.」

「……This is?」

At that moment, Han Sang-hyuk’s bewildered voice was heard.

「Pa, paper?」

「It’s ink material. If you tear it and dissolve it in water, it will decompose.」

「Ah…….」

They’re using all sorts of tricks.

「You know the payment is in virtual currency, right?」

「Ah, yes. I’ll transfer it right now.」

The moment those words were heard.

“Move.”

I said to Kim Min-joo.

Instead of answering, she nodded once and immediately left the alley and headed to the transaction location.

At the same time, I picked up the walkie-talkie.

“Cleaning Team 3, please block off the area. Install dungeon cleaning signs within a 10m radius.”

「Yes.」

「Okay~.」

With this, the prey is completely cornered.

Now all that’s left is…….

「What, what?! Who are you?!」

Just in time, the man’s agitated voice was heard from the communicator.

「Damn it…! Let go! Damn… Ugh! Ugh!」

A painful groan.

With this as the last, I took the earphones out of my ears and headed to the transaction location.

Before long, when I arrived there, as expected.

“Damn it, were you a cop?! Keuk…!”

The man suppressed by Kim Min-joo was struggling.

I approached him, lowered my posture, and opened my mouth.

“Are you Genta?”

“…What?”

“Are you Genta?”

“What the hell are you talking about!”

He shouted.

I couldn’t hide my embarrassment.

Because judging from his expression and tone, I couldn’t think that he was lying.

The name Genta is a name that came from Void buyers all over Japan.

If everyone is using the same name to avoid being caught on the tail of the supplier, there’s no way this man wouldn’t know the name.

But the fact that this man doesn’t know the name Genta can only be explained in one way.

‘Damn it…….’

This guy is not the existing distributor.

Another organization other than the International Association is in charge of the supply.

“They must have already cut off the tail…….”

I said with a sigh.

“Could it be that they heard the news that we entered the country and gave up?”

“It’s not something you can do in just a few hours. It must have been something they prepared before.”

They expected that we would enter the country someday.

“Then this guy now is…….”

“What’s certain is that he’s not an International Association guy. It must be another organization.”

Void must continue to be distributed even to attack the branch. But if they distribute it themselves, they’ll get caught on the tail someday.

To prevent that, they found an organization to replace them in advance before we entered the country.

And as soon as we entered the country, as if they had been waiting, they gave up the supply and handed over the Void to that organization.

A movement that knows exactly how we will move.

The way they handle things is different from the previous mediocre guys.

This is…….

‘A high-ranking executive is directly involved…….’

I gritted my teeth.

And then I asked the man again.

“What is your affiliation?”

“Ha! Do you think I’ll sell out my colleagues?”

“You better tell me.”

I said sincerely, but he just snorted.

“If I don’t tell you? Are you going to torture me? I’m a law school graduate! Confessions obtained through violence have no legal effect…….”

Tuduk―!

A scream that seemed to tear the ears echoed.

“We don’t have time right now.”

I continued in a low voice, looking at him writhing on the floor, clutching his broken leg.

“Sell everything you can sell, whether it’s colleagues or organizations. Before I kill you.”

The man looked up at me at those words.

His eyes were filled with fear, but he still didn’t open his mouth.

Well, I can’t help it.

I grabbed his remaining leg.

At that moment.

“Sir.”

Kim Min-joo grabbed my arm and stopped me.

At the same time, annoyance surged.

I know she’s a soft-hearted kid, but even in this situation…….

“You can’t break his legs. If he can’t walk, he can’t guide us. Do it with his arms instead of his legs.”

“…….”

That’s strange.

She wasn’t this kind of kid…….

Did she get infected by Han Yu-bin?

Well, anyway, that’s right.

I changed my posture and grabbed his arm instead of his leg.

And at the same time.

“Okay, I got it! I’ll tell you! I’ll tell you!”

As if he had finally grasped the situation, the man hurriedly raised his voice.

“Kyo, Kyokusei-gumi. It’s an organization run by Horie-hyung [older brother/respected man].”

“Who handed you the Void?”

“Th, that’s…….”

He hesitated to answer.

After a few seconds, the name that came out of his mouth was…….

“Ha, Haramura…….”

It was truly shocking.

“What…?”

“We didn’t meet and trade directly either. But there was the Haramura branch manager’s name on the transaction record. It’s true!”

“Damn it…….”

As soon as I heard his answer, I swept my hair back.

‘Look at these bastards…….’

Of course, there’s no way the Haramura branch manager is the supplier.

This is a trick to prevent the original source from being exposed in case we catch the distributor.

This is a disaster.

We’re investigating the supplier for Haramura’s innocence, but if that supplier becomes Haramura…….

Everything is back to square one.

‘They really prepared thoroughly…….’

They know our movements better than ever.

This… might be a little dangerous.

“What do we do now?”

Kim Min-joo asked cautiously, and I hesitated for a moment.

“There’s no other choice. Let’s go to the Kyokusei office for now.”

First, we need to meet a man named Horie and hear the details.

“Guide us to the office.”

I forcibly stood the man up.

There are only 4 hours left until the newspaper is published.

The International Association, which cut off the tail.

Void traded under a completely different supplier and Haramura’s name.

I was starting to get really anxious.