Las Vegas McCarran Airport.
I never dreamed that I would come back here alive. Even on the same day, on the same plane.
If there is one other corner, it is that one more member came along.
Executive Director Park Min-gyo.
Bondi never followed him on a business trip. It is safe to say that there was no contact with me at all, not just on business trips.
But this time, for some reason, they were traveling together on the same plane.
“hey! Woohyuk Shin! What are you blankly doing? Get your things quickly!”
“Anyway, I’m going.”
Even if Executive Director Park Min-gyo moves with me, my role on the business trip will not change.
Their ostensible role is to assist on business trips, to put it simply, as porters and errands. However, the truth hidden inside was different.
Taking me to places where famous casinos or onboard gambling are held and making immigration records.
The creepiest thing here was the entry/exit details in the passport.
Baek Seung-tae always took the same plane as me to leave the country, but there were no traces of his departure abroad in his passport submitted during the trial.
‘Even if you change your passport, the Ministry of Justice will still have details of your departure… … How was it possible?’
Anyway, since I knew that the opponent’s card was a manipulation of immigration details, I had to prepare a countermeasure accordingly.
Swoop.
As soon as you pass through the immigration checkpoint at the airport, you put a pen in your shirt pocket.
This is a special pen with a miniature camera.
If you took pictures of Park Min-gyo and Baek Seung-tae with this guy, the immigration manipulation card could be completely blocked.
‘Of course, it would be best not to go to trial, but it’s just in case.’
After completing all the immigration procedures, I headed to the arrivals hall with a lot of luggage on my back.
In case someone said it wasn’t Las Vegas Airport, various slot machines were laid out from the entrance to the arrivals hall.
Asian men standing next to us saw us and waved their hands.
“welcome! welcome!”
A middle-aged man with impressive gold teeth and a big, expressionless man.
They immediately approach Min-gyo Park and Seung-tae Baek, greet each other excessively, and then approach me next.
“hello. I am Mr. Chang, the guide.”
Those claiming to be guides are local money laundering brokers.
Las Vegas was a city of gambling and hotels, and at the same time, it was also a money laundering hub that turned black money flocking in from all over the world into legitimate money.
I just nodded my head in silence and followed them.
“Let’s see… … It’s too late today, so I can’t do business. Don’t be too disappointed though. Las Vegas has so many things to do at this time.”
Mr. Chang took us down one of the most spectacular roads on the Vegas Strip.
Neon signs flashed everywhere, and the streets were chock-full of touts and staggering drunks.
After breaking through that, we arrived at a strip bar with dreamy lighting from the entrance.
“For now, please put down all your worries and enjoy the essence of Las Vegas.”
Strip dancers appeared under the pouring lights.
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One person per table, two people come up to our table at the same time and show off their voluptuous figure.
Their show, which was bold yet risky, and seemed to be reducing, was enough to take out the souls of Park Min-gyo and Baek Seung-tae.
“Oh oh… … Oh… … I’ve been to Las Vegas a few times, but this place is even more special.”
“Sir, this is not the end. They say that if you tip generously, you can enjoy the real exhaust show yourself.”
“directly?”
Baek Seung-tae flashes his fingers with a lustful smile.
“It’s a feeling. I’m going to shoot them all today, so let’s see the end.”
“As expected, the executive director is big.”
“I often hear that I am a big person. Hey, hey, a hundred dollars! One hundred dollars! not enough? Then call for five hundred?”
When Park Min-gyo threw dollars, two more dancers from other tables joined in.
They drink while wrapping themselves around each other, and when they get bored, they switch partners to bite and suck again. I didn’t care who was already around.
In the past, I would have frowned at that disgusting behavior.
But now, on the contrary, laughter comes out.
‘Enjoy as much as you can. I’ll have to roll hard from tomorrow.’
* * *
Mornings in Las Vegas are not as lively as in other cities. The reason is that everyone sleeps late because they enjoy entertainment late into the night.
Park Min-gyo and Baek Seung-tae faithfully followed the Las Vegas lifestyle.
It was 2:00 PM, well past lunchtime, when they came out to the hotel lounge. Even then, I was sober for a long time, probably not sober.
“Good morning, everyone.”
After waiting for another 10 minutes in the hotel lounge, Mr. Chang came to visit us.
“You two look very tired, are you okay with today’s schedule?”
“it’s okay. It’s always okay, so let’s go quickly.”
“Oh, don’t be in too much of a hurry. Business in Las Vegas starts at 3pm.”
Baek Seung-tae talks to him for a long time, then slowly approaches me.
“There is a buyer meeting with the managing director, so you are killing time at a nearby casino until we come.”
“Are you still okay?”
“If I am fine, then I am fine.”
Baek Seung-tae puts several $100 bills in my hand and taps me on the shoulder.
“And who is that person over there? Today, he will be your guide.”
At the place he pointed to, there was a man wearing a large hood that Mr. Chang had brought with him.
He said he was a guide, but in reality he was a watcher.
“Don’t leak anywhere else. Follow me well.”
After Baek Seung-tae and Park Min-gyo left the hotel lounge.
I followed the hooded man to the back door of the hotel.
The basement floor leading from the back door was lined with slot machines from the entrance.
Pirolong- Pirolong- Pirolong-
Deafening noise pours from everywhere.
Las Vegas did not have casino facilities in a specific area, but the entire area was a casino, and restaurants, shops, and rest facilities were operated together.
“casino. casino. Dollar exchange hear.”
The Hooded Man conveyed his intention to Concliche. Baek Seung-tae and Park Min-gyo couldn’t speak English, so I think I thought I would too.
As he told me, I loaded all the cash I had onto my credit card.
After that, it was a breeze. Slot machines were everywhere, so I sat down anywhere and pulled the lever.
clap.
drooling.
When you pull a slot machine for the first time, you wonder why you would do this, but after rolling a few rounds, you unconsciously pull the lever.
This is not the end. When you play slot machines, a slender woman sticks up next to you, lights a cigarette, and rubs every nook and cranny of your body.
It was a service package provided by the casino.
Gambling, alcohol, cigarettes, food, women.
I was able to solve all of these things while sitting on a slot machine, so once I fell in, I couldn’t get out of it with enough self-control.
‘I used to be wasting my time here, not knowing what might happen.’
I wasn’t the one who would fall for the same trick twice. Even while pulling the lever, keep looking around so as not to be noticed.
After about ten minutes had passed, black men with tattoos all over their bodies appeared.
They stride to the hooded man standing behind me.
“Oh! It was here. Bro.”
Blacks asked for a handshake. However, the hooded man only frowns and does not seem to have any intention of accepting a handshake.
“What are you guys doing?”
“Wow, that’s not funny. Have you already forgotten who we are?”
The blacks seemed to be giggling among themselves, and then suddenly slapped the hooded man in the face.
f*ck!
With an intense blow, the hooded man’s body staggered greatly. The impact shattered the decorations behind it.
“Kyaaah!”
“what? Did you have a fight?”
“guard! guard! Come quickly!”
A full-fledged fight begins as the hooded man pulls out a three-piece baton. Thanks to this, the whole area quickly became a mess.
Customers running away from the commotion and casino guards running.
I join their gap and quietly leave the casino.
* * *
Las Vegas has been dazzling all year round with its casino and hotel industry, but it also has a dark shadow behind it.
Gambling and always accompanying illegal loans, pawnshops, and prostitution were the largest in the world.
But these are just the tip of the iceberg.
The place where the real big money came and went was a money laundering business that used casinos to change black money into normal money.
“after… … I am tired of continuing this.”
Park Min-gyo was wandering around the outskirts of Las Vegas all afternoon.
His purpose is to launder the company’s money that was withdrawn from the tax haven and transfer it to a general account.
The method was simpler than I thought. When the black money was transferred to the account of the fake business, it was a form of sending it to a domestic account with a partial fee deducted.
“Sir, thank you for your hard work. Let’s stop by five more places before we finish.”
Park Min-gyo’s face hardened after hearing Baek Seung-tae’s words.
“what? Five more places?”
“If you send a lot of money to one place, it could come out of the IRS investigation.”
“I know. I know… … This is too cumbersome.”
The lights of Las Vegas flash outside the car window.
Every time Park Min-gyo looked at that light, the thrill of the lower body he felt last night shimmered.
“Aside from this analog deposit/withdrawal method, is there any other method?”
“I heard that it could be processed in the form of a donation to a religious organization. They said it could go up to $3 million per room.”
“Then why are you doing this?”
“The donation processing method is more than 45% of the fee alone.”
The 45% commission was enough to silence Park Min-gyo, who was pouring out complaints.
They got into the car and drove another 10 minutes to their next destination. This time, it was a rental car company with cars lined up at the entrance.
“How did you come?”
In response to the staff’s blunt response, the broker steps forward.
“I heard that there is a pink car here.”
“pink?”
None of the cars parked in front of the store were pink. However, the broker deftly mentions the color again.
“Yes, they say it’s a very thick hot pink.”
“Wait a moment.”
The clerk goes inside and brings a crumpled rental car catalog.
The cars in the catalog were all painted pink, and the daily rental fee was exorbitant.
Park Min-gyo had already visited 4 places like this, so he skillfully transferred the money to the catalog account.
“Let’s check.”
The employee disappeared back inside, and the laundered money was deposited in less than a minute after that.
The business was over, so there was no reason to stay here. They leave the store without saying goodbye.
“… … .”
A car rental company employee watches them leave for a long time.
Then, when their car was completely out of sight, I picked up the phone.
“As you said, three Asians went there. As soon as the deposit is received, we will send you account information and CCTV data.”