I'll Be a Villain in This Life - Chapter 376
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“Jang Xuan?”
I narrowed my eyes when I heard that name.
It was a name I had heard of before.
-okay. He’s a Triad executive from Hong Kong.
Triads in Hong Kong. There was a reason the name was familiar to me.
Wang Hu-seong and his subordinates attacked Go Gwang-mok’s Seoul Gwangmok faction.
They came over from Hong Kong.
In short, it was said that the reason the Triads were causing trouble in Seoul was because of that guy named Zhang Xuan.
It wasn’t that there was no animosity, but there was no reason for me to interfere.
“So, how do you say you support that person?”
Jo Byeong-cheol answered my question simply.
-We need to think about that from now on.
“yes?”
It was a faint sound.
“Then why did you bring up the story?”
-Actually, it’s not like I didn’t think about it at all. That guy runs a pharmaceutical company.
“yes. “I know that.”
-I’m making the deal. Wouldn’t that increase the chances of him becoming the next boss?
It wasn’t a completely absurd idea.
The fact that the executives of the Triad had a business relationship with those in power in Korea was enough to increase their standing within the organization.
But questions still remained.
“So, why did you tell me that?”
-haha. I have an impatient personality. Let’s get to the point now.
Jo Byeong-cheol smiled leisurely and then got to the point.
-Do you remember the holy water of Saenaem Church?
At those words, I frowned and searched for memories.
New People Church. This is the place where there was a self-proclaimed saint who brainwashed believers to collect donations and then funneled the money into the political world.
They preached sermons deifying the being called ‘teacher’, but in reality, they were worldly trash.
When my teammates and I went to catch the saint, a big guy stopped us.
‘Seongsu… .’
He was clearly beaten up, but he attacked me as if he couldn’t feel the pain because he was injected with holy water.
What was in that injection was probably holy water.
Since the drugs were handed over to the National Forensic Service, Jo Byeong-cheol must also be aware of Seong-su’s existence.
“yes. I know.”
-I got some samples of that holy water thing. From what I heard, it seemed like mass production would be quite helpful.
“… … .”
-There is a good tool called Myeongwoon Pharmaceutical.
“Are you saying that mass production will be done through them?”
-That’s right.
Holy water is clearly a drug with powerful potential.
However, from what I remember, holy water was an addictive substance.
If something like that were mass-produced, there was no way a good situation would unfold.
However, it was difficult to openly oppose it.
“So, I will hand over part of Seongsu’s rights to Myungwoon Pharmaceutical and appoint him as the next boss. Is that correct?”
-And you should receive mass-produced holy water periodically.
“What are you going to do with it?”
-If you have it, wouldn’t it be useful somewhere?
I sighed quietly.
I don’t know what effect Jo Byeong-cheol’s intervention will have on Min Ji-hoon’s plan, but it was a problem I couldn’t control.
-So, are you interested in selling things to your Yakuza friends?
Startle.
These words implicitly revealed that he already knew about some kind of relationship between me and Sugawara.
“Yakuza… “You mean to me?”
-okay. Isn’t it a very good market, with a large scale and plenty of places to use up the water?
“… … .”
-If they hold the right to supply goods, they will tremble at one word from us. Until now, I haven’t been able to reach out to Japan because of my teacher.
Jo Byeong-cheol spoke in a voice full of laughter.
-Now, should we expand even further?
I was silent for a moment and then slowly opened my mouth.
“… “Let’s lay the groundwork.”
-Hehehe. Good idea. If you have a good tool, grab it and use it.
“Is that the end of the business?”
-okay. You must be busy too. The business is over, so let’s stop. I’ll contact you again next time.
“yes. “Of course.”
Jo Byeong-cheol, who was laughing, hung up the phone.
“… .”
I was holding my phone and scratching my head nervously.
“아오, 이 개새끼… .”
It seems like they’re trying to do something, but with the triads and the Yakuza involved, it’s become quite a headache.
Jo Byeong-cheol, Min Ji-hoon. and Chairman Saito of Sumiyoshikai.
All three have their own goals and possess considerable power.
It was not easy to judge rashly who would stick with him.
Jo Byeong-cheol, who will be helpful in his activities in Korea right now.
Min Ji-hoon moves with the same purpose as me: to break down the ‘circle’.
Also, Chairman Saito, who is hostile to Min Ji-hoon and would serve as a shield when he stabs Min Ji-hoon in the back.
“Hmm… .”
At that time, when I was immersed in worry, a thought crossed my mind.
‘Come to think of it… It was Min Ji-hoon who brought the Hong Kong branch to Korea.’
In other words, there was a high possibility that Min Ji-hoon and the guy named Zhang Xuan from the Hong Kong branch were part of the same gang.
In that case, wouldn’t it be okay to empower Zhang Xuan like Jo Byeong-cheol said?
I immediately called Jihoon Min.
Turrr-.
I didn’t expect to receive it right away, but the beep took a long time today.
Turrr-.
After ten beeps, I was about to hang up.
Tuk.
-hello.
“Oh, I’m getting it late today.”
-I’m busy, so please just do some business.
“Of course. “Are you Hong Kong’s Jiang Xuan, the next boss of the Triads?”
The answer to that question came right away.
-yes. For now.
“okay. I get it.”
-Why is that… .
widely!
I put down my phone and got up.
This makes the situation simpler.
‘First, I need to find out what the exact effect of holy water is.’
How dangerous it is and how to deal with it.
I needed that kind of information.
And, there happened to be someone who might know about it.
‘Saint of Saenaem Church. ‘You said you were in the hospital, right?’
* * *
Meanwhile, on the outskirts of Beijing, the capital of China.
As the sun went below the horizon, someone’s groaning sound came from inside an inn.
“Keuuuuu… .”
However, there was only one person who listened to that voice.
chuck.
National Intelligence Service field agent Hong Ki-dong searched the bleeding body of the man.
The purpose was to find a tattoo symbolizing membership in a triad organization.
However, there were no tattoos on his body.
“hmm. “You weren’t a gang member.”
“Turn it off… . Buy it, buy it… .”
The identity of the man writhing on the floor with his arms and legs bent was the street vendor who sold chicken skewers to Hong Ki-dong.
Aside from being overcharged for the skewers, he was the one who guided him to the inn where human trafficking took place.
“hey. “Did you know what was going on here?”
“No, I didn’t know. I didn’t know… !”
“You’re lying.”
The stall owner was shocked to see him speaking Chinese fluently, which he had been unable to do until a few hours ago.
“no… ! No… !”
“No, it doesn’t matter.”
“Off… !”
The stall owner, terrified by his grave expression, tried to somehow crawl out of the inn.
Hong Ki-dong looked down at the scene for a moment, then grabbed him by the back and dragged him into the guest room.
“Ahh!”
He was thrown into a motel room and was horrified to see his friend dead, tied to a chair.
“Ugh! “Ugh!”
A kick landed in the back of his head as his limbs trembled.
Bah! thud.
The man fell unconscious.
Hong Ki-dong bound his limbs with ropes on the floor, then searched the inn and placed them in a bag he found.
closely.
After wrapping the sack, Hong Ki-dong took out his cell phone and checked the time.
The arrival time of the truck that the inn owner said was coming to the warehouse was 10 o’clock.
There was still about an hour and a half left until that time.
Crash.
Hong Ki-dong closed the door of the inn room and came out.
‘I don’t know where they’re sending that truck, but if you go up there, something will come out.’
People who buy people who are handed over by triad members for money.
If you learn about it, you will have something to report.
At that time, I was wondering how to write a report.
Thump thump thump.
“… .”
Someone knocked on the door of the inn.
Since it was close to night, he could have been a guest at the inn, but that could not have been the case.
Hong Ki-dong walked quietly and hid behind the counter.
Then, with a squeak, some men entered the inn.
They walked inside cautiously and looked left and right.
“Hey, Ciao!”
“Chao!”
“Where did you go?”
The men who were looking for someone found knife marks on the wooden floor.
“for a moment. this… .”
Sigh.
The men took out blades from their belts and scanned the inside of the inn with wary eyes.
At that moment, Hong Ki-dong, who was hiding, jumped over the counter.
fault!
“… !”
At the same time, he threw away the whetstone he was holding in his hand.
Sigh!
“Ahh!”
The man fell down screaming, and Hong Ki-dong lunged at the other one like a tiger.
“Fuck, what… !”
The man’s jaw turned as he was about to shout something.
Tsk-!
Hong Ki-dong, leaving behind him as he fell, grabbed the head of the man who had been hit by the whetstone and slammed him down on the floor.
bang!
The two men fell limp in an instant.
Hong Ki-dong let out a small sigh and knocked the knife that had fallen to the ground to the side.
Then he closed the inn door again and locked it completely.
‘What should I do with these?’
After thinking for a moment, Hong Ki-dong took the two people to the room where the inn owner’s body was.
Tuk.
As they dragged the unconscious people and threw them away, the tied street vendor turned his head.
“Hehe… !”
“why. “Do you know them?”
“I don’t know… No, I know. Chao, I mean, they are friends of the inn owner.”
“I don’t know you?”
“As for the face… .”
Hong Ki-dong nodded after hearing the answer.
“So, which of these guys is closest to the guy in the truck?”
“yes?”
“It’s about who is the closest person to buying things.”
In response to that question, the street vendor pointed to one of the fallen men.
“Hey, it’s him. If the guests wake up in the middle of the night, they will beat them again. The worst among them… !”
At the same time as his explanation, Hong Ki-dong grabbed the neck of a man whom the street vendor had not pointed out and broke it.
Ttuduk!
The street vendor was startled when he saw the man’s arms and legs hanging down with his neck turned.
“her! Ugh, uh… !”
Hong Ki-dong approached the street vendor as if he were indifferent.
“I am sorry. “I think just one person will be enough.”
“Now, wait! “I know better than that guy!”
“What are you? “It doesn’t seem like a triad, isn’t it just a decoy?”
“Yes, actually… I am the one who made this plan… .”
“what?”
The trembling street vendor explained.
“At this inn… “I was the one who brokered them.”
His next words were a little different from Hong Ki-dong’s expectations.
A street vendor brings a customer, and the innkeeper and these guys work the customer well and hand it over to the truck.
It was this street vendor who connected the inn with the truck.
“Then, what are the identities of those who buy it?”
“that… .”
“I don’t have time.”
“Huh, this is Black Dragon from the Black Dragon Room.”
Hong Ki-dong narrowed his eyebrows.
This is the Black Dragon Room that the street vendor mentioned.
It was the name of a notorious Chinese criminal organization that the National Intelligence Service was also keeping an eye on.
It was questionable that people who were not part of the same organization were engaging in human trafficking, but there was something even stranger than that.
‘The headquarters of the Black Dragon Room is definitely… ‘I guess it’s Taiwan?’
Such a black dragon shop is buying people here, in Beijing?
In a situation where a suspicious smell was in the air, Hong Ki-dong grabbed the street vendor by the hair.
Tup.
Then, with a grim expression on his face, he growled and spoke.
“It would be good to explain in detail what exactly the situation is.”