We Do Business In Full Auto [EN]: Chapter 73

73. Experiment (1)

It was an enormous offer.

Even 20 billion won was, in reality, an astronomical sum.

If you thought of this as a simple rescue operation, the amount was simply absurd. Of course, if they rescued the Syrian president, H Group would not only gain benefits but also receive promises of business support in the United States.

With that kind of backing, 20 billion won was a perfectly reasonable sum to receive. It was intertwined with politics.

Besides, it would give wings to my business.

Although it was difficult to expand the business nationwide just yet, accepting the offer was the right move in the mid- to long term.

However, there were risks involved.

“It sounds risky.”

-Indeed. Depending on the circumstances, you might have to risk your life.

“My life, huh.”

-There’s a saying that crisis is an opportunity. There’s no harm in forming ties with the United States at this time. You know, don’t you? The United States is a bully these days.

It was a truly absurd reality, but Team Leader Han Cheol-soo was right.

If a mere businessman were to form ties with the United States, they could enjoy enormous benefits. In other words, no company can survive if it goes against the United States’ wishes.

It was like a double-edged sword, but that’s how this world was.

Even without a clear business item aimed at the world, the success of the business could be predicted simply because of the connection with the United States.

“It seems politically quite complicated.”

-Hahaha. Just think that something that was bound to happen eventually came early.

“I suppose we can bring in raw materials cheaply in the future?”

-You should see that as highly likely.

“Can you give me some time?”

-I can’t give you much.

“A few hours will do.”

-Please make a decision as soon as possible. Once the decision is made, you’ll have to move on a modified fighter jet.

“Thank you.”

I ended the call with Team Leader Han Cheol-soo.

It was called a rescue operation, but it meant entering the middle of a battlefield.

I knew that the shield could defend against a pistol to some extent. This shield was magic beyond science, so physical force didn’t work.

Of course, there would definitely be limits to it.

I wondered what the actual defense power of the shield was. First of all, I should talk to Rin. After all, she had been practicing black magic longer than I had.

Rin was walking over from afar, waddling.

Rin was busy anyway. She was involved in the overall affairs of the desert island.

Rin frowned slightly.

“What is it now?”

Thwack!

“Ouch! Why did you hit me!?”

“Whyy? Isn’t it a slave’s job to come when the master calls?”

“Ugh. It’s the 21st century now. I have human rights too…….”

“Are you rebelling now?”

“Of course not.”

Rin was someone who couldn’t even get her money’s worth if she rebelled.

I couldn’t understand why she acted like a teenage girl. On the outside, she looked like she was in her late 20s, but in reality, she was in her early 30s. I didn’t know if she was aging backward or what.

“There’s a request that came in.”

“What kind of request is it that you’re even consulting me about it?”

She said, rubbing her head.

I told her the story I had heard from Team Leader Han Cheol-soo.

Rin made a ‘hmm’ sound as she listened.

It sounded like she found it quite interesting.

“What do you think?”

“20 billion won is a considerable amount of money.”

“From my point of view, it’s astronomical.”

“But I heard that it’s in the middle of a battlefield and has already been bombed? And we don’t know when the rebels will attack.”

“Surely. The U.S. military is guarding it, so it won’t be easily breached.”

“Is the U.S. military omnipotent? No.”

“So?”

“We should assume that we might get shot or hit by a bomb if we go.”

She analyzed the situation coldly.

Money and future possibilities were good, but she didn’t think it was worth risking her life.

“I can block a pistol with the shield, but I don’t know about rifles or bombs. I’ve never seen those things being blocked before.”

“I had a feeling you’d been around battlefields a lot.”

“Huh? What do you think of me?”

“A witch.”

“Even if I’m a witch who craves blood, my life is precious, okay? Why would I go to a battlefield that has nothing to do with me?”

Rin clicked her tongue.

I momentarily resisted the urge to smack her in the back of the head.

Rin suggested a simple solution.

“Let’s experiment.”

“Experiment?”

“You have a few hours, right? If you ask those gangster guys, they can get you a rifle or C4 [plastic explosive].”

“Are you talking about NK [a Korean organized crime group]?”

“Who else do you know besides them?”

Rin’s tone was subtly annoying, but there wasn’t much time now. Educating Rin could be done later, so I immediately called Chief Ahn Seong-cheol.

Ahn Seong-cheol, who had a crush on me, sounded delighted to receive the call.

-Oh, CEO Lee. You’re calling me first. What’s going on?

“I have a favor to ask.”

-A favor? Haha! If it’s a favor from the CEO, I’ll drop everything to listen. How can I help you?

“I know that NK is in the public eye now, but I also know that they haven’t completely abandoned their underground business. Is that right?”

-We still have connections. We do a few things secretly, but we’ve stopped all illegal activities.

“Then can you get me a rifle and some C4?”

-…….

Suddenly, there was silence on the other end of the phone.

It was only natural.

What I wanted now was not something else, but a weapon capable of mass destruction.

Even in countries where gun ownership is allowed, it is quite difficult to obtain C4. But if you want to buy it with money in Korea, you’ll need a lot of money.

But where is this?

This is a capitalist world where you can buy anything with money. There are things you can’t get because you don’t have enough money, but there’s nothing you can’t get if you have money.

-It is possible. You can get it for about 10 million won. Of course, this is the cost price through our connections.

“Please do me a favor.”

-Then tomorrow…….

“No. Right now. Can you bring it to Beomdo [the name of the island]?”

-Uh……. Right now? Then I need a helicopter, and I have to pay a premium to get it urgently.

“I’ll give you double.”

-I’ll get it as soon as possible and go.

“Thank you.”

I felt a pang of guilt because I had to spend 20 million won.

In the past, it would have been impossible to spend this much money on an experiment. It was only possible because I had enough money.

Of course, if the construction starts in earnest, the money I have now will be far from enough to develop the desert island.

NK Group headquarters.

Ahn Seong-cheol had just received an absurd request.

It was a request that he could just ignore, but he couldn’t. The person who made the request was none other than CEO Lee Yoo-sung.

If there was a conflict with the Chinese Triads, the Japanese Yakuza, or the overseas Mafia, Lee Yoo-sung was almost the only person who could resolve it.

Aside from that, he had H Group as his backer and was now trying to get involved with S Group.

He was a person who had some connection with the government, so it was important to put him in debt.

Ahn Seong-cheol immediately called in Manager Lee Dae-geun.

“Did you call for me, Chief?”

“Go and get me a K2 [South Korean assault rifle] and a few C4s.”

“Yes? What do you mean?”

“I mean exactly that. Get it right away. I’ll give you an hour.”

“Huh! K2 and C4 are not toys. How can I get them in an hour?”

“There’s a black market dealer, isn’t there? Go and get it. Go get it right now.”

“Ah, hyung [older brother or male friend]. Even if you’re going to get it, can I ask what’s going on?”

Lee Dae-geun asked, adjusting his glasses.

Just listening to it, they were quite dangerous items. This meant that the NK Group had to take considerable risks to obtain them.

“It’s a request from CEO Lee Yoo-sung.”

“Lee Yoo-sung…… CEO?”

“It’s about putting him in debt.”

“Hmm……. I see. Understood.”

Lee Dae-geun didn’t say anything more.

Lee Dae-geun knew best the potential value that CEO Lee Yoo-sung had.

Lee Dae-geun was called NK’s brain.

There would be many times in the future when he would need CEO Lee Yoo-sung’s help in business. It was fortunate that they were involved in this way.

“I’ll be back in an hour.”

Time was passing.

Team Leader Han sent a text message asking for a decision within two hours.

What if NK didn’t come in two hours? Then there was no choice. I had no choice but to give up the request.

No matter how obsessed I was with money, it wasn’t worth risking my life.

The reason for making money was clear.

I was making money in the hope that my family would live in luxury, but if I died, my family would be unhappy.

In that case, it was better to give up cleanly.

Thud thud thud!

The helicopter flew in after about an hour and a half.

I don’t know what method they used, but they borrowed a helicopter used by the Coast Guard.

Gangsters borrowing a Coast Guard helicopter. The world is a strange place. Moreover, they brought dangerous things.

The helicopter landed on the desert island, and the Coast Guard helicopter disappeared immediately.

“Welcome!”

“Oh, CEO. You’ve been waiting a long time.”

Chief Ahn Seong-cheol and Manager Lee Dae-geun came together.

A cello case and a 007 bag.

I was amazed at their courage.

“You bribed the Coast Guard to borrow a helicopter?”

“That’s right.”

“And the contents are rifles and bombs?”

“Hahaha. That’s right.”

“You’re amazing.”

“We’ve been gangsters in the underworld for decades. We have guts.”

Should I call this guts?

Anyone who heard it would call them crazy.

Click!

Ahn Seong-cheol opened the cello case.

Inside were an M16 and 10 magazines.

“I tried to get a K2, but I brought an M16 because you ordered it so urgently. Is that okay?”

“It doesn’t matter.”

Click!

This time it’s a 007 bag.

Inside were three C4s with a white clay-like shape and an electronic control device attached.

This was a dangerous level of quantity that could kill hundreds, perhaps thousands, of people in a densely populated area, even if it wasn’t a building.

If you use a rifle, you can commit terrorism.

I thought Ahn Seong-cheol, who brought it without asking me why, was amazing.

Ahn Seong-cheol asked carefully.

“I brought it because you asked for it urgently, but can I ask where you’re going to use it?”

“I’m going to experiment.”

“Experiment?”

“I’m saying I’m going to experiment to see if I can survive being hit by a rifle and C4.”