We Do Business In Full Auto [EN]: Chapter 137

137

The President’s Whereabouts (1)

“You son of a bitch! What did you do to the President!?”

“Pardon?”

“How dare you light a cigarette here!?”

“Oh, I apologize. Was this a non-smoking area? I thought it was okay if I opened the window. I’ll step outside for a moment then.”

Lee Yoosung savored his cigarette.

He had never been seen smoking before, so doing it here was clearly a deliberate act to provoke Catherine.

“Huff.”

The smoke drifted.

Catherine looked ready to draw her gun at any moment.

“Enough! Chairman Lee Yoosung is a pillar of the Korean economy. We cannot stand by if you oppress our citizens without any evidence!”

Gritting her teeth!

Catherine seemed to have momentarily lost her composure.

As the investigation chief said, accusing him of kidnapping the President without any evidence would be a laughingstock to the world.

More than that, the police were recording everything. If she made a fuss over something as trivial as smoking, her qualifications would be questioned.

‘He’s a master manipulator, this Lee Yoosung.’

He definitely kidnapped the President.

No evidence, but plenty of suspicion.

Lee Yoosung came in the morning, threatened to kidnap the President, and then disappeared. And according to Donggi, his movements were not human.

A non-human android.

Just how advanced is Lee Yoosung’s technology?

Catherine bowed politely to the investigation chief.

She knew this was the Korean way of apologizing.

“I’m sorry. I was too agitated. We only intend to investigate Chairman Lee Yoosung as a witness. We’ll release him soon.”

“Well? Seeing what the director is doing, I have a feeling Chairman Lee Yoosung might be kidnapped as he is. Let’s go together. Investigate there or do whatever you want. But if you conduct a coercive investigation without any charges, we won’t stand idly by.”

‘A mere police officer!’

If the unprecedented event of the President being kidnapped hadn’t occurred, she wouldn’t have had to kowtow [show deference] to the Korean police like this.

But now, she had no choice.

Lee Yoosung held all the answers, and Catherine had a duty to extract information from him by any means necessary.

Incheon Jungbu Police Station.

Yeongjongdo was under the jurisdiction of the Jungbu Station, so they had no choice but to come here.

I, of course, maintained a relaxed expression throughout.

Smoking?

I did it to piss her off. I was gradually quitting, and I hardly smoke these days.

I was only being investigated as a witness, and there was no warrant. So, they couldn’t detain me in any way. Above all, the Korean police were on my side.

‘Was it Senior Superintendent Oh Sangjin? If I ever gain influence in politics, I should give him a push.’

The United States was the only superpower in the world, and he had stood up to the director of such an intelligence agency and brought the situation this far.

If I had been dragged to the CIA, I would have had to leak some information while trying to escape from there.

Having my past exposed somewhere was naturally something I wanted to avoid.

Police station interrogation room.

There was an ashtray, simple refreshments, and even coffee prepared in front of me. The police station also knew that investigating me like this was absurd. So, they were treating me well.

I leisurely sipped my coffee.

Click!

I lit a cigarette and blew the smoke into Catherine’s face.

“This is disappointing, Director Catherine. I’ve been so good to you, and this is how you treat me?”

“Ugh.”

Catherine’s forehead showed a thick vein.

She had a strong suspicion that her country’s president had been kidnapped by me. And that suspicion was limited to Catherine alone.

So, I understood why Catherine was acting like that.

Of course, I had actually kidnapped President John Carter of the United States.

I looked at my watch.

“Come on, ask me quickly if you have anything to ask. I have to go to my villa. My family is waiting. You know how important leisure time with family is, don’t you, Director?”

“What did you do with the President?”

“Ah, what are you talking about? I don’t know why you’re looking for the President of the United States from me.”

“Hmph. Chairman Lee Yoosung. Are you aware that you are driving your country to ruin?”

“Is the United States, which claims to be the world’s police, not only oppressing innocent people but also threatening to harm Korea? There are cameras installed in this interrogation room, why don’t you know that?”

“…….”

I’m sorry, but I won’t be swayed by Catherine.

If I wanted to, I could paralyze the US government.

I could wipe out the leadership before any orders were even transmitted. That’s why I could afford to be so relaxed.

‘Still, I need to find a way to reach 7th Circle quickly. If I get on the bad side of the most powerful country, the United States, I could be screwed with one mistake.’

I was aware of that much.

It was like fighting against an entire nation.

Moreover, kidnappings were also underway in Russia. If the competing United States and Russia joined hands, it would be a burden for me.

So, I had to end it before that happened.

Soojung had run countless simulations in her head and said that, although it was a bit extreme, it was necessary to overturn things like this once for the future.

“I have done nothing wrong. If you have nothing more to say, may I leave?”

Catherine twitched her lips.

“Say what you want to say.”

“Do you think you’ll be safe after this?”

“I don’t know what you mean, but stop threatening me. Threats from the CIA. I’m so scared I’m trembling.”

I got up from my seat.

In the end, Catherine couldn’t get any information from me.

Director Catherine had no choice but to leave the police station.

As the investigation chief here said, there was no evidence, not even circumstantial evidence. Only Catherine was trying to frame Lee Yoosung as the culprit.

Saying that the US President was kidnapped because Lee Yoosung moved was tantamount to questioning the capabilities of the US military.

The White House was not so lax that it could be kidnapped just because one person kidnapped the president of a country.

So, no matter how much she denounced Lee Yoosung, she wouldn’t get anything.

“Director!”

“I know. The situation is urgent.”

“The White House is in an uproar right now. They’re urging us to find the culprit at all costs.”

“How’s the tracking going?”

“…We lost them midway.”

“Damn it! How is that possible!?”

The section chiefs bit their lips and closed their eyes.

They had no excuse, even if they were completely reprimanded by the director.

If a kidnapping had occurred, they could somehow track it. The US military had reconnaissance drones stationed in each area, and these drones performed more tasks than one might think.

Surveillance of key figures, combat support, and pursuit.

Drone pilots were professionally trained for such tasks and deployed in various locations.

In other words, given the unprecedented event of the President’s kidnapping, drones were densely deployed around the White House.

Yet, they failed to pursue.

Not only were drones deployed, but there were also numerous US troops and state-of-the-art equipment, including radar, around.

The fact that a tracking chip was implanted in the President’s body was classified, but it seemed that even that had been destroyed.

“I’m sorry.”

“I guess there’s no other way.”

“Do you have a plan?”

“Was it an Eastern proverb? ‘An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.’ Since Lee Yoosung kidnapped the President, we have no choice but to do the same.”

“…….”

The eyes of the CIA section chiefs sank deeply.

I met Lee Seulgi in front of the police station and was heading to the villa.

Lee Seulgi looked at me with a truly dumbfounded expression.

“Wow, the CIA is crazy. They lost their own president and are trying to pin it on you, Chairman?”

“It’s possible.”

“What did you say?”

“I threatened them this morning. I told them to prepare because not only the President but also the ministers of each department would be kidnapped today, paralyzing the government.”

“……!”

“Ah, there are no bugs in the car, right?”

“O-Of course not.”

“So, they have no choice but to suspect me.”

“S-Surely, Chairman.”

“Hmm?”

“You didn’t really kidnap him, did you?”

“I’ll leave that to Secretary Lee’s judgment.”

“Don’t joke around! You didn’t really use androids to kidnap him…”

“By the way, how’s the company acquisition going?”

“Is company acquisition important right now!?”

“Yes. It’s important.”

Lee Seulgi looked completely stunned.

If this fact were revealed, Korea and the United States would immediately go to war. They would immediately cross the Pacific Fleet, and the territory of South Korea could be devastated in an instant.

The United States would definitely announce that it was at the instigation of the Korean government and declare war.

Only the United States?

No. The Russian president would also have been kidnapped by now, and the unprecedented situation of Russia and the United States joining hands to invade Korea would occur.

Of course, things wouldn’t escalate that far. Because the truth would never be revealed.

“Secretary Lee’s got too little nerve.”

“Isn’t this a matter of nerve!? It’s a crazy plan no matter who looks at it!?”

“Mind your own business.”

“Did you really kidnap him?”

“I’m in Korea, and so are the androids, so how could I kidnap him in less than an hour? Moreover, I need a visa to get there, is that possible with a fake ID?”

“Haa! You scared me!”

“How’s the company acquisition going, I said?”

“Well, we’re following the procedures. Is a company acquired just because you want to acquire it? We have to do various investigations, negotiate with them, and there’s a lot to do.”

“Good. What’s the reaction of the other companies?”

“It’s positive. The only problem is the price.”

“Don’t worry about the money, just do it.”

“Yes! Because you’re rich, Chairman.”

“But I’ll never take a loss.”

“You don’t need to say the obvious.”

I caused the unprecedented situation of kidnapping the presidents and ministers of the United States and Russia, but in fact, the acquisition of the company was more important to me.

After all, everything I’m doing now is an attempt to manage without the interference of powerful countries.

Of course, if Lee Seulgi were to find out about that fact, she would be so shocked that she would faint.

We drove for an hour and arrived at the villa.

The scenery was splendid, and it had the best location with an artificial lake. It was on the outskirts of Seoul, but it was close to hospitals and convenience facilities.

It was worth buying the surrounding land at a high price.

My family was playing in the lake.

Before that, one thing must be made clear. The CIA will definitely do something, so we need to thoroughly secure this place and wait.

In the meantime, Sua found me first.

“Daddy!”