The Wise Cleaning Life Of A Returning Genius Hunter [EN]: Chapter 83

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In the car, heading back to Hanoi after handing Huin the documents.

“Um…”

The executive secretary, checking the Director of the General Political Department of Viet in the rearview mirror, asked worriedly.

“Are you really going to be okay?”

“What do you mean?”

“Those guys seem pretty smart… Wouldn’t it be better to have them as allies rather than enemies?”

“So, you’re saying I made a mistake?”

“Ah, no, that’s not what I meant…”

Viet glared, and the executive secretary quickly shut his mouth.

“About that hub they’re building in the North…”

Viet continued, recalling what he had investigated.

“From what I’ve gathered, the hub he’s developing is expected to generate an annual profit of $100 million after everything is deducted. That’s nearly $8.3 million per month.”

“Didn’t Kim promise 50% of that? $4 million a month is quite a…”

“It’s a lot of money. It is a lot of money, but…”

Viet made eye contact with his secretary through the rearview mirror.

“If you could have the entire $100 million, would you be satisfied with just 50%?”

“…”

“A goose that lays golden eggs is rolling right into my lap with this project. There’s no reason to share it.”

The executive secretary was reminded of the documents Viet had thrown at Huin earlier when he heard the word ‘project.’

It was the ‘project documents’ that were spreading like a ghost story among party members and used as a joke.

Indeed, with that one document, it was possible to overturn the existing contract and take away all the association’s shares from the Korean bastards.

Based on his years of experience assisting Viet, if he determined something was possible, there was no reason not to do it.

Especially when a large sum of money was involved.

However, what worried him was why he had entrusted the documents to Huin in the first place.

There was no point in letting him know the contents of the documents beforehand.

“Will Huin really do as he’s told? He seemed to have been influenced by Kim already… Couldn’t he just throw the documents away?”

“That probably won’t happen.”

“Excuse me…?”

“To be honest, I like that bastard Huin. He’s well-trained but too timid to have any crazy ideas. You know how those kinds of guys are the easiest to handle when raising a dog, right?”

The executive secretary looked puzzled.

“Hasn’t that dog already gone to another owner?”

“That’s why I entrusted the work directly to him. There’s nothing like a stick to bring back a timid dog.”

Only then did the executive secretary realize what he meant.

“A warning…?”

“Exactly. Even if he’s not very bright, he’ll understand once he sees those documents. If he doesn’t do as he’s told, the next time, those documents will come for him.”

“…”

The executive secretary felt a chill run down his spine.

However, Viet’s voice remained calm.

“Even if he’s been influenced by Kim Jun-woo, things will be different when his own life is at stake. Internal division is more effective than me handling it directly. Above all, he can’t help but think about what will happen after Kim Jun-woo and his group leave.”

Viet crossed his arms and continued.

“He has no choice now. He either sends Kim Jun-woo away with his own hands, or he dies in Kim Jun-woo’s place. But logically speaking…”

“There’s no way he’d choose the latter.”

“Exactly.”

Heh heh heh.

Viet’s low laughter slowly echoed in the car.

***

Hanoi Operations Headquarters, Operations Planning Office.

They had been trying to contact Viet several times, but he was unreachable, causing them a great deal of trouble.

“…What is this?”

Huin brought in a mysterious document.

It was written in the original language, so there was no way to read it.

“‘An agenda to check the one-party system through the establishment of a Vietnamese branch infrastructure and the training of local hunters.'”

“…Excuse me?”

“That’s the title of the document. Your signature is at the bottom. It’s a document approved under your name.”

“…”

He couldn’t understand what the hell it was all about.

Of course, he had never seen such a document, let alone signed it.

‘An agenda to check the one-party system…’

It was obvious how a communist country like Vietnam would react to that.

“Where did you get this kind of document… No, more importantly, who made this document?”

His voice sharpened at the absurd situation.

Huin shook his head calmly.

“That’s not important. What’s important is that such a document exists.”

“…What do you mean?”

“Director Viet came a little while ago and told me to deliver it. He told me to hide it in your office.”

“Ah…”

The pieces roughly fell into place in his head.

As a result, he could feel his fist clenching tighter and tighter.

“The public security [Vietnamese secret police] will probably raid the office tomorrow. If they find this document…”

“I’ll be arrested for treason without any way out.”

“You and all your colleagues. Given the nature of the matter, all projects will probably be dropped. And it goes without saying that the three of you will be in danger.”

“They’re going to frame us as spies, nullify the merger and acquisition, and swallow the association’s shares whole?”

Huin nodded.

The back of his head began to tingle.

“Damn it, I warned him so much, but he’s still greedy…”

“Honestly, wasn’t this something you were expecting?”

“Sigh, well, yes, but…”

Well, he knew he wasn’t someone to be trusted, but he never thought he would plan such a big scam.

Is that why he didn’t answer our calls?

To avoid leaving a record of contacting us?

What a thorough bastard.

I gnashed my teeth.

Then, a question came to mind.

“But why did he entrust this to you? If you tell us everything like this, it won’t be good for him in the end. Surely he wouldn’t have failed to consider that.”

“He probably didn’t consider it.”

“…Excuse me?”

“Entrusting this to me was a warning to me as well. A warning that if I don’t return to his side, it’ll be my turn next. As someone who would have pretended to die at the Director’s words, I’m not brave enough to ignore that warning.”

“…”

“To be honest… yes, I did consider it.”

Unlike his words, Huin’s expression was still quite calm.

“But why did you end up coming to me…?”

“Didn’t you say we need a capable leader?”

“…?”

“I know. I’m a bit sentimental, haha.”

“Seriously…”

A burst of laughter came out of disbelief.

He’s risking his life for words I just threw out there to coax him.

He didn’t seem like this much of a psycho a month ago.

“So, in short… if I dispose of this document, you could die.”

“Yes.”

“And if I keep it as it is, the prepared meal will go to that bastard?”

“In addition, all three of you will have to spend about 30 years in a Vietnamese prison.”

I let out a deep sigh.

“What should I do?”

“Why are you asking me that? Then there’s no point in telling you everything.”

“Haa… Aren’t you passing on too difficult a task to me?”

“How about me? I entrusted my life to someone I’ve only known for less than a month.”

Whatever.

‘What do I do now…’

He was stuck in a situation where he couldn’t do anything.

Leaving the documents alone was out of the question, but Huin’s words bothered him.

Huin spoke as if only his life was at stake, but there was no guarantee that would be the case.

Since it had come to this, it meant they were also thinking of getting rid of everyone affiliated with the association.

He couldn’t just throw away the employees he had recruited and trained.

Then should he just run away to Korea right now?

No, it didn’t seem like that would solve anything.

‘Damn it, this guy and that guy won’t leave me alone.’

His head throbbed.

Not only did he screw over the local association, but he also dared to interfere with my business despite my clear warning.

And he’s doing it with such a cheap trick.

There’s a limit to how much you can overstep your bounds.

‘I want to barge in right now, but…’

Unfortunately, this isn’t Korea.

Since they’ve come out with their knives sharpened, there’s no room for negotiation.

Above all, Viet is someone who holds power in a country.

Using force against him is no different from starting a war, and if he resisted carelessly, he would only face a backlash.

Then we have no choice but to do as he wants.

“…Mr. Huin.”

I took a deep breath and quietly opened my mouth.

“Yes.”

“Do you remember what I said last time? That your boss might have to be considered an enemy depending on the situation.”

“…”

He seemed to sense something and stiffened.

“This project is really important to us.”

“I know.”

“If you know that…”

I picked up the document.

“I trust you’ll understand.”

Rip—

I tore the document in half in front of him.

***

After that, it was as expected.

As soon as the day dawned, public security officers raided the headquarters and began searching every office like they were hunting mice.

Before long, they found the document in the operations planning office where I was.

It was all planned by them, but one thing happened outside of their plan.

Half of the document was missing.

Moreover, the missing part was the signature field at the bottom of the document.

Since the decisive evidence of who approved this document had disappeared, they took me into custody, but they dragged me to the interrogation room instead of the detention center.

It seemed they were trying to get a confession out of me somehow.

As I waited in the empty interrogation room with handcuffs on, Viet came inside.

“This is what you approved, right?”

Then he got straight to the point.

How shameless he is. Is his face made of steel?

“I don’t know. I’ve never seen it before.”

“Then why did it come out of your office?”

“I don’t know.”

I had no intention of giving him the answers he wanted so easily.

To a question with a predetermined answer, I kept giving the same answer.

After a few minutes, Viet shook his head as if he was getting tired of it.

He turned off the recorder and opened his mouth.

“You know, you seem to think that as long as the signature field is missing, both you and Huin can somehow get away with it… but that’s a big mistake.”

His eyes flashed.

“How long do you think it would take to make another copy of the same document?”

I burst out laughing.

“…Are you laughing?”

“I think you’re the one who’s mistaken, Director.”

Then I calmly opened my mouth.

“I’m not trying to just let this go. Rather, I’m trying to give you what you want.”

“What?”

“Our Korean association will, from this moment on, give up the acquisition of the Vietnamese association. Of course, we won’t demand any penalties for this.”

Viet’s eyebrows twitched.

“…What are you trying to do?”

“Just as you heard. I’m saying I’ll hand over the association and the hub entirely. Isn’t that what you wanted?”

Viet let out a hollow laugh.

“Are you begging for your life now?”

“Well, you’re not entirely wrong. Anyway, I’m handing over the association, so it means I’m asking you to release us and not harass the local employees anymore.”

“Damn it, you’ve become a saint.”

“I’m honored that you see me that way.”

I leaned back in my chair and continued.

“Anyway, I’m giving you what you want without any hassle, so it shouldn’t be a bad thing.”

As I shrugged, Viet narrowed his eyes.

After thinking for a moment, he gestured to the public security officer next to him.

“…Go get the contract.”

Before long, a document was placed in front of him.

It contained the transfer of the highest operational authority over the Vietnamese association and the northern hub.

I roughly skimmed the document and signed it without hesitation.

“Now you are the highest authority of the Vietnamese association.”

“Hmm.”

“Then, as promised…”

It was then.

Click—.

Viet took out a gun from his waist and cocked it.

Then he raised one corner of his mouth.

“I’m the type to not leave any loose ends.”

“…”

He really is a human being with no trust whatsoever.

That was the thought that crossed my mind.

Bang—

“D, Director! We have a big problem!!”

A public security officer burst into the interrogation room and urgently called for him.

“I’m busy now, so later…”

“No! It’s much more urgent!”

Sensing that something was wrong, Viet put away his gun and asked.

“What is it?”

“That’s… we received a call from the international association.”

Instantly, Viet’s face stiffened.

“…What?”

At the same time, I hid my smile.