We Do Business In Full Auto [EN]: Chapter 184

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Preparing for War (2)

“Of course.”

Naturally, everything was proceeding as planned.

It couldn’t be cleaner.

Now, all that was left was to sell off the various artifacts discovered from the Seun Line and Treasure Ships to complete the money laundering.

At this point, with such astronomical sums of money being moved, this level of money laundering was hardly sufficient.

I needed to come up with a way to launder even larger amounts of money.

“There are reporters gathered downstairs right now. Will you be going down?”

“I suppose I should.”

The issue had already been publicized.

My announcement remained.

To officially launder the money, this kind of show was necessary.

“It feels like the Seun Line and Treasure Ships alone won’t be enough.”

“Is that so?”

“We need something special.”

“A method for money laundering… Chairman, is that really necessary?”

“What?”

“I was thinking that if we shake up the political world globally, money laundering wouldn’t be an issue at all.”

“Tsk. Does it end with just occupying?”

“Then we can launder it through the Otherworld!”

“Huh?”

A lightning bolt struck my head.

She was right.

If we were to formalize the existence of the Otherworld, the problem would be solved. We could bring items from the Passage of Mystery [a portal to another dimension], and there, we could launder money sufficiently.

But this also had its own problems.

“That would lead to war because of the Otherworld.”

“Can’t we just distribute exploration rights?”

“No. That’s not right.”

The Otherworld should be kept secret if possible.

It would be different if we could collapse and dominate the Earth’s political world, but in the current situation, it seems impossible.

“Of course, I’ll consider it.”

“Yes!”

“Let’s go now.”

To officially launder hundreds of trillions of won [hundreds of billions of USD], a little show was necessary.

Swish! Swish, swish!

It was the reporters I always saw.

Reporters were everywhere, in front of my house and in front of the company.

It was an astonishing development compared to when I first started the business.

Now, I had secured enough financial power to shake the world. I would probably be able to secure even more funds in the future.

Automation of all businesses.

And accumulating wealth by selling Androids.

What if I started dimensional trade?

It would be possible to encroach upon the world with my capital.

“Chairman! We heard that the Seun Line was discovered, is that true!?”

“Everyone must have seen the video. The Seun Line has been discovered, and treasure ships are being discovered as well.”

“We heard there are enormous amounts of bearer bonds, is that true?”

“That’s what I heard.”

“Is it true that you inherited all rights to the Seun Line?”

“Yes. I received the rights from my wife. Since we are a married couple, it wasn’t difficult to receive them.”

“Won’t there be some talk from the UK?”

“Perhaps there will be.”

“Will you be compensating them?”

“I’ll have to talk to the British government.”

I decided to end the interview here.

While doing the interview, I thought that there might really be some talk from the UK. For example, they might claim some of the rights to those enormous bonds.

But the royal family had already given the rights to the Cotton family, and those rights had passed to my wife, and then to me.

This meant that the British government had no grounds to put pressure on me.

Of course, they could make recommendations.

“I’ll end it here.”

“Chairman!”

“I have a lot of work to do.”

I returned to the chairman’s office.

There was still a lot of work piled up.

I had to go to Pohang right away.

I had acquired the steel mill, and I would be mass-producing armaments there.

If possible, the armaments would be made of titanium alloy.

I planned to increase the defense by making them sturdy while manufacturing them.

I was about to process only a few documents and leave, but someone came to the company.

“Chairman, the British Ambassador has arrived.”

“The British Ambassador?”

What I said in the media was exactly this.

If enormous profits were generated, the British government would obviously try to get involved.

I had to resolve this matter roughly.

“Tsk. How much time is left for the appointment?”

“About an hour?”

“Then I have to go right now, don’t I?”

“That’s right.”

Soon, British Ambassador Carl Robbins visited.

Ambassador Carl greeted me politely, but he had a rather urgent expression.

“Chairman, I apologize for coming to you like this.”

“I don’t have much time, so can we talk while taking the helicopter? I understand that you came because of the bonds from the UK.”

“Yes, of course.”

We boarded the helicopter at the company’s heliport.

Now, I could talk to the British Ambassador as much as I wanted while going to Pohang.

I realized anew that my power had increased.

In the past, the ambassador would have been above me, but now I was in a position to wield the ambassador.

“Ambassador, did you come because of the bonds?”

“Some of the bonds discovered this time were British bonds. I came with the hope that you would incinerate at least some of them.”

“Why should I do that?”

“I don’t know why bonds are mixed in with the Seun Line. The British economy is difficult right now, and we don’t have the capacity to pay them.”

“I won’t be exchanging them immediately, though.”

“Still, if you incinerate some of them…”

“Ambassador, have you heard about what I did in the United States and Russia?”

“Ah, yes.”

The fact that the leaders and ministers of Russia and the United States were kidnapped at the same time must have been discovered by the intelligence agencies of each country.

If they couldn’t even find out this much, they couldn’t be called intelligence agencies.

Because of this kind of track record, the UK can’t treat me carelessly.

“I want to avoid friction with the UK as much as possible because it is my wife’s mother country. Do you understand?”

“We know that you are favorable to the UK. We also know that the reason is because of your wife. Because your wife is a member of our British royal family.”

“Then I will trust the ambassador and tell you the truth.”

Was it right to bring up the story about money laundering here?

It would be an opportunity to see how much my power really worked.

Lee Seul-gi was also right.

It didn’t make sense to launder money while being mindful of others when I had this much power.

This was because they already knew that if each country touched me, a disaster of destruction level could occur.

“It didn’t come from the Seun Line, but I brought it there.”

“Yes?”

“I mean, I brought it there for money laundering.”

“……!”

Ambassador Carl couldn’t hide his embarrassment.

Even so, it seemed strange to confidently tell a government official that he was going to launder money.

But Carl soon understood.

It meant that I was trying to go wild like this because I had that much power.

“Let me say again, I have no intention of being at odds with the UK. Of course, I will give 10% of the bonds to the UK.”

“Really!?”

“You also helped with money laundering, and it is also the price for you to turn a blind eye. It is also a token of friendship.”

In short, it meant to take that and stop coming.

It was a sign to condone everything I did.

“If it wasn’t for the UK, I would have done something.”

Carl swallowed hard.

He must have heard that I was raising an army of 100,000 troops. Even the strongest warriors in my own way.

Of course, the military Androids being sold were no match.

“The Androids that are being sold all over the world have about 10% of the power of the Androids I am training in Paju.”

“Heo [a gasp of surprise].”

“Besides, I have a separate special forces unit. Do you know what I mean?”

He nodded slightly.

It meant that if he acted rashly, he would lose my favor.

“Our UK will remain silent about your event.”

“Is this a matter that you can decide on your own?”

“Still, I am a diplomat. I can handle this level of problem on my own. It’s a problem where the answer is obvious.”

“Very cool.”

I started to like Carl.

He comprehensively judged the events that were happening now and concluded that he could not oppose me.

As expected, not just anyone could become a high-ranking diplomat.

“I look forward to working with you in the future.”

“Don’t worry. The UK is like my second home. It’s my wife’s hometown, so I can’t mistreat it.”

“Thank you.”

The once powerful and fallen British Empire.

Now, it was being pushed back by the United States, Russia, and China.

The UK’s hegemony was buried in the past, and they decided not to be at odds with me, who had the greatest power in the world.

Korea was number 1, and the UK was number 2, so it was not a loss at all from the UK’s point of view.

While talking to the ambassador, we arrived at the steel mill.

I said goodbye to Ambassador Carl in front of the steel mill.

“It was a beneficial conversation.”

“I’ll see you again next time. I would like to invite you to dinner then.”

“Please contact me anytime.”

In Korea, this level of promise also means that we should never see each other again.

If I was going to make a real promise, I would have set an exact time.

Since the UK had promised not to intervene, I could launder money as much as I wanted with the Seun Line.

Pohang Soo Steel Mill.

Originally, the steel mill acquisition candidates included H Group’s affiliates.

I had received a lot of help from H Group, and there was even a time when Chairman Lee Kang-no pushed me, so I was planning to acquire it with a premium.

However, due to the recent surge in demand for electric vehicles, the acquisition of H Steel Mill was immediately canceled, and I acquired Haeshin Steel, the second-largest company in Korea.

I was a little disappointed, but H Steel agreed to handle a large amount of volume, so it ended on a warm note.

The presidents were waiting in front of the Soo Steel Mill.

“Welcome, Chairman! It is an honor to have you!”

Haeshin Group once entered the top 5 in the Korean business world, but now it is on the verge of disintegration. Like G Group during the IMF era [International Monetary Fund crisis in the late 90s].

It was on the verge of bankruptcy because it could not withstand the aftermath of the financial crisis, and thanks to that, I was able to acquire the steel mill at a good price.

The employees here are also friendly.

They were about to sit on the streets because they were unable to disintegrate, but they regained their vitality.

I have placed an order for 50,000 armaments here.

They were producing all kinds of cold weapons that infantry, cavalry, and archers could use, from full-body square shields and helmets, armor, greaves [shin armor], gauntlets [armored gloves], long swords, daggers, long spears, short spears, and bows.

Of course, ordinary employees knew that cold weapons were needed for filming movies.

When President Oh Joong-cheol approached, I quietly said to him.

“President Oh, have you sharpened all the blades?”

“We plan to sharpen them all at once. Sharpening the blades of swords is a sensitive matter.”

Sharpening just one long sword is a violation of the Swords and Knives Possession Act.

What if it’s hundreds of thousands of them?