We Do Business In Full Auto [EN]: Chapter 90

90

Money Laundering (2)

“Thank you.”

“There’s no need for thanks between us.”

It was a construction project worth hundreds of billions [of Korean won, roughly equivalent to hundreds of millions of US dollars].

Winning this project meant a lot of money for NK. People always say government projects are like free money, right?

Is this just standard practice?

“Then, I’ll see you again.”

“Yes, let’s do that.”

After getting in the car, I called Branch Manager Han.

-Oh, is that you?

“Branch Manager, about the US military base expansion project, has the selection of subcontractors been finalized?”

-Not yet. It’s still in progress. Is there a company you have in mind?

“I’d like you to put in a good word for NK.”

-That’s not difficult. We’re working together again this time.

“Thank you.”

-Haha. I’ll call you if there are any other companies to subcontract to.

“Yes, Branch Manager.”

Inside the bag, next to the luxury watch, was an envelope.

“Oh ho.”

It was a bearer bond [a bond owned by whoever holds the physical certificate].

There’s no need to feel guilty about this.

After all, creating and controlling undead with black magic is a huge deal. Now, I’ve come to think of money laundering as nothing special.

It would be funny to refuse bribes now.

The sun was slowly setting.

It’s been a while since I visited Mangwon-dong [a district in Seoul].

Since it was getting late, I didn’t bring Sujeong; I decided to work with Rin.

I brought Rin because I might hire her as a manager in the future. More than anything, I needed someone to train the undead while I was away.

“I’m busy, so why did you call me?”

I resisted the urge to smack her.

I could already picture Rin’s surprised face.

“Witness the greatness of your master and be enlightened.”

“Huh? Why are you suddenly like this?”

“Create Zombie.”

“Why zombies here of all places?”

Tsutsutsut!

As immense black magic spread in all directions, she looked slightly tense. And when endless zombies burst forth, her mouth dropped open.

They were called zombies, but they didn’t look like it at all.

They were all beauties of Northern European descent, revealing their smooth, naked bodies without a single thread.

“Uh oh?”

A bizarre atmosphere was instantly created.

“W-what is this?”

“I created zombies.”

“700 of them!?”

Among them were 100 mages.

Taut skin and beautiful faces. Gathering them naked in one place created a strange sense of incongruity.

I gathered the mages.

The mages all had black hair. There was a limit to controlling hair color with black magic.

“Tell them to put on clothes.”

They were almost the same build, except for slight differences in height.

I had comfortable tracksuits made, with the CL Retail logo clearly printed on the back.

“Master, did you perhaps reach 5th Circle!?”

“How slow. You’re just realizing that now?”

“How on earth?”

“The greatness of your master is shining through.”

“No way.”

“You should also work hard and quickly reach 4th Circle. That’s how you’ll help me, right?”

“…….”

Her expression twisted slightly.

It was a difference of two whole Circles [referring to levels of magical ability].

Her pride must be at rock bottom right now.

“Sujeong also gained the enlightenment to reach 4th Circle. Her heart isn’t mature enough to ascend immediately.”

“I’m worse than a kid…….”

“Feel free to wallow in self-loathing.”

I led the undead down the mountain.

There were 20 large buses prepared here.

“Get on.”

The undead swarmed onto the buses.

While heading to the training center in Ilsan [a city near Seoul], I told Rin what she needed to do.

Tuk!

“What’s this?”

“A manual. It’s a manual for training store owners. Train them according to it. How to respond, how to run a convenience store. They’ll be practically running the directly managed convenience stores.”

“Are you really trying to run a business on full auto?”

“Of course.”

That’s why I put in so much effort in the catacombs.

To give the business wings, I naturally had to utilize the undead.

“Are you dissatisfied?”

“Ah, no.”

Somehow, her resistance seemed to have lessened.

Could it be that she’s finally realized my greatness?

CL Retail Headquarters.

It was late, but many employees were working overtime at headquarters.

A new CEO had been appointed, and new policies were being implemented.

The primary goal was to normalize management, and some policies caused friction with existing store owners.

Branch Manager Lee Tae-gon was also unable to leave work.

Knock knock!

“Come in.”

“It’s me.”

It was Production Management Department Head Lee Hyuk-gi.

He was a key member of Branch Manager Lee Tae-gon’s faction and was aiming for reinstatement in the CL Group.

They thought they were just passing through CL Retail, but now they were on the verge of becoming stranded ducklings.

Therefore, they were very interested in every move made by CEO Lee Yoo-sung.

“Branch Manager, the training center is full.”

“What? The training center? Is it the season for training store owners?”

“No. A large number of foreign part-timers are being hired.”

“Foreigners? Foreigners in convenience stores? Will that even work?”

“Please watch this video.”

It was a video of people preparing to enter the center.

Everyone there was beautiful.

It was hard to understand why these beauties would want to work in convenience stores.

“What is this?”

“Applicants.”

“Huh! Applicants?”

“They’re volunteers who will work for 80% of the minimum wage for the next three months.”

“Does that make sense!? Why would these beauties do that?”

“I don’t know either.”

Lee Tae-gon’s face twisted.

If they all flocked to the convenience stores, the directly managed stores would thrive.

Whether these Northern European beauties were working as part-timers or employees, men would definitely flock to those convenience stores.

Wouldn’t women do the same?

Ideally, a woman’s friendly service could provide female customers with comfort.

So many beauties. It was impossible to understand.

“That doesn’t make sense. Were they kidnapped from somewhere?”

“No. They’re formal applicants.”

“Applicants……? What’s the detailed information?”

“It’s blocked. It’s certain that they’re foreign applicants.”

“Find out. Where did they come from?”

“Understood.”

He hoped that CEO Lee Yoo-sung would be ousted.

As a major shareholder, he would have influence, but he had promised to normalize the company within a year. If he failed, he would appoint a professional manager.

So, all he had to do was maintain the status quo or slightly reduce the deficit. If things went on like this, CEO Lee Yoo-sung might take root in CL Retail.

700 beauties entered the training center.

The employees here were very excited. Especially the male employees.

Just by looking, you could see the male employees flirting with the zombies.

Rin clicked her tongue as she watched.

“They’d be horrified if they knew the truth. They’re corpses.”

“They are corpses. Essentially.”

Rin suddenly began to feel sorry for them.

No matter how much they flirted, it was useless. The souls of the evil spirits collected in Korea were inside them. No matter how much they hit on them, they wouldn’t get anywhere.

Before training them, I called the mages.

A blonde, blue-eyed beauty, who could be considered the leader of the mages, greeted me.

“We greet our master.”

“Hmm.”

I carefully examined the leader mage.

When summoning, there’s a low probability of a variant appearing. Such a mage is called a champion.

A champion mage was as intelligent as a prodigy and possessed the power to naturally lead other undead.

She wasn’t as good as my wife, but she was a decent-looking female.

“Take a spin.”

“Yes, Master.”

The mages’ pronunciation was generally accurate, but the champion mage’s pronunciation was perfect, and she spoke the language like a Korean.

In addition, she spoke English, Japanese, Chinese, and French, and could handle about 10 languages.

At this level, she was more than capable of helping with management, not just running a convenience store.

When I reach 6th Circle, I’ll be able to summon a sage mage with a certain probability, but I have no idea what level that will be.

With her slender figure, no one would believe she was a zombie.

In the first place, she spoke and felt no different from a human, so I wondered if she could even be called a zombie.

“This is the manual. You manage the mages. Managing the mages is the same as managing the entire undead.”

“I will follow your will.”

“Listen to Rin here, but if she makes unreasonable demands, report them to me first.”

“Yes, Master.”

“Why are you setting limits?”

“Because there’s a high chance you’ll do something stupid.”

“Tch.”

I felt like Rin’s defiance had decreased slightly since she learned that I had reached 5th Circle.

While we were chatting, the director of the training center ran over.

The training center director, in his late 40s, was in his prime as a man. Perhaps because of that, he couldn’t take his eyes off the champion mage.

“CEO. We’re ready.”

“Then let’s hold the entrance ceremony.”

“Who are these people……?”

“This is Rin, their supervisor, and this woman is…….”

I had to give the champion mage a name.

I needed to put a photo on the forged ID, but I hadn’t completed that process yet. It was essentially a blank ID, and I could put a photo on it and request an ID from the Korean government. Then it would become a real ID.

“Cecile. You can call her Cecile. You can think of her as a manager.”

“Nice to meet you, Cecile.”

“The pleasure is all mine.”

The champion mage smiled brightly.

The training center director, who probably had never received a smile from such a beauty, was grinning from ear to ear.

“The pleasure is all mine!”

The director took Cecile’s hand.

“Haha, it seems to be cold outside.”

Since she was a corpse, she naturally had no body temperature.

She could create body temperature using magic, but there seemed to be no need to do so.

“Spring is usually like that. It’s chilly in the morning and evening, isn’t that spring?”

“Hahaha! That’s right.”

“Tsk.”

Rin and I could only click our tongues as we watched.

The entrance ceremony began.

In fact, this was just for show, and there was no need for an entrance ceremony in the first place. They were all undead, so what was the point of an entrance ceremony?

It was just to prevent the employees here from suspecting anything.

Boring speeches and events continued.

The director said cautiously.

“How should we handle meals? As you know, the company’s situation isn’t good.”

He was asking if he could lower the unit price [the cost per meal].

I shrugged and said one thing.

“There’s no need.”

“Yes?”

“We’re going out on buses to eat at restaurants and then coming back.”

“All three meals?”

“Breakfast isn’t provided. I’m only planning to provide lunch and dinner.”

“Huh.”

The director looked quite embarrassed, but this was natural for me.

The undead move with magic. That means they don’t need to eat anything. The fact that they go out twice a day is just to deceive everyone’s eyes.