Chapter 138
Chapter 26 Grudge, and More Grudge (1)
Seongwoo Choi habitually touched my shoulder.
It was the shoulder that was broken by the guy who came to him one day and thrust a knife at him and handed him stolen goods.
After the sudden first meeting, like a car accident, Choi Seong-woo was terrified for a while and was wary of everything around him.
He was the one who suddenly appeared and disappeared not only when he broke into my office, but also when he left behind stolen goods.
You don’t know when it will strike again in the same way.
One month to pay attention to everything and live like that.
While Choi Seong-woo’s shoulder blades were reattached, he was startled and terrified at the slightest sound or presence.
Trauma and neurosis overlapped, and bad news began.
Thanks to the unwanted heartache, my waist had shrunk 3 inches.
After suffering so much, at some point, I suddenly started to feel unfair.
There is another guy who came in right away and disturbed his daily life.
Why do you have to be yourself to suffer?
‘I can’t be alone like this.’
Choi Seong-woo burned with a vengeance with just one thought.
So, instead of relocating the office to avoid him, I installed a thermal imaging camera.
CCTV was also installed in various angles, and an opening and closing device was installed to trap intruders.
It was a bonus to buy the stun gun and pepper spray.
Armed men were also stationed around the office in case of an unexpected raid.
Day by day, with each passing hour, the preparations to greet him became more and more thorough.
Of course, I wouldn’t have done it if I had known he wouldn’t be seen pecking his nose for over five months.
Choi Seong-woo felt like wanting to beat up his past self, who impulsively installed various monitoring devices out of vengeance.
Because the maintenance cost of various equipment was not easy.
“Okay.”
Seongwoo Choi checked the bill that came out this month and let out a pained sound.
Every time this happened, the broken shoulder ached with it.
That’s why I’ve been fiddling with my shoulders ever since.
‘Should I demolish it… … ?’
The trouble I had last month was repeated again.
If this continues, it would be better to dismantle the device.
It all seemed necessary the first time I was burning with vengeance.
Now everything has become a nuisance.
‘but… … .’
What if he shows up again?
It is obvious that you will regret it if you are unilaterally driven into a corner like before and break somewhere else.
It was a waste to prepare each one so far.
It is for the same reason that I did not cancel my phone that was stolen by him.
It was regrettable that I had put so much effort into preparing it, so I waited for this month and this month only.
“Grunt.”
Choi Seong-wu rubbed his shoulder again with a pained sound.
After thinking about it with a serious expression on his face, Choi Seong-woo made a decision.
‘Let’s organize it.’
Waiting for a call that may come at any time and continuing to spend a large amount of management fee is like throwing money in the trash.
Starting today, I will cancel my cell phone and clean up all the devices around me.
I’m going to stop hurting myself because of that damn scoundrel.
The moment he made up his mind and was about to call his secretary Ha Kwon-chan.
Tiriling, Tiriling.
The default ringtone set on the phone started ringing.
Seongwoo Choi’s head creaked and turned to the side.
A sound was coming from the hanger next to the desk and the briefcase hanging on the hanger.
The only thing that can make a sound there is the cell phone Ha Kwon-chan used.
‘Many people know that number.’
That is why at first, people who did not know that Ha Kwon-chan’s number had changed often received calls.
Thanks to diligently conveying the news that Kwon-chan Ha, the person in charge, has changed his number for several months, he rarely comes now… … .
It could be that the phone call didn’t go so well today.
Seongwoo Choi took out his cell phone from his bag with the mindset that this was the last time.
Then I saw a name floating on the screen.
“pup”
Choi Seong-wu, who was about to turn off his cell phone until just before that, was glistening in his eyes.
‘I waited only for today.’
I don’t know what kind of trick he played, but this time he won’t be as easily defeated as he was then.
Choi Seong-woo, who calmly took a breath, changed his posture and answered the phone.
“hello?”
“Oh, you get it. I thought you wouldn’t receive it.”
Although we had only had a direct conversation once, the voice over the phone was too familiar.
I’ve been through so much that I’ve even heard of it in my dreams.
Choi Seong-wu, who bit his teeth once, tried his best to pretend a friendly voice.
“Ahahahahaha, why am I not answering your phone? I kept waiting for you to call me.”
“You were waiting for my call? Aha, it looks like you’ve worked hard to prepare for a stabbing, right?”
I was so caught up in the middle that I was at a loss for words.
It was the timing to hurry up and explain before the short silence turned into an affirmation.
“Yeah, that can’t be. why i… … .”
『Do you think I didn’t do a background investigation while visiting the boss?』
But before he could finish his sentence, the other person broke in.
『I know that they are involved in trafficking, usury, and with Korean-Chinese or overseas Chinese. Would you like to spread them all over the office?”
This time, I was stabbed to the point.
“Honestly, it doesn’t matter much what the boss prepared. Because it will be useless anyway. Please give me some time today. I have a lot to dispose of.”
Blood vessels bulged on Choi Seong-woo’s forehead.
‘This cheeky bastard… … .’
Let’s be patient, it’s important to call him out first.
As the guy said, there are overseas Chinese people spread around the office.
If you come, I will show you the tingling taste.
Choi Seong-woo, who went through this, made up a kind voice.
“If it’s your job, you have to make time even if you don’t have one. How much do you think of sheep?”
『At 20kg?』
“… … yes?”
I was definitely trying to show this nerdy guy the bitterness of life.
“Gold, diamonds, and everything else weighs about 20 kg. Can you dispose of it within today?』
The words I heard over the phone made me polite.
Seongwoo Choi answered while holding up the phone with both hands.
“No, of course.”
“Is the office the same as it used to be?”
“Yes, yes, that’s where you were last time.”
“Then see you at the office. I’m leaving now.”
Are you coming? right now? Here?
It was a word I had wished for a while ago, but it suddenly became complicated in my head.
A word that came soon after made the complexity even heavier.
“I wonder what you prepared.”
The call ended with a low, cold laugh.
After the call ended, the surroundings felt relatively calmer.
In the silence, Choi Seong-wu briskly shook his head.
’20kg?’
If that’s enough, the profit will be when you take it out and exchange money… … .
gulp.
The corners of Choi Seong-woo’s mouth twitched at the large number he hadn’t seen in a long time.
‘Honestly, bringing in stolen goods isn’t a bad thing.’
If Choi Seong-woo himself had bad feelings and looked only at the situation itself, it was rather a good thing.
There aren’t many opportunities to bring in stolen goods without making noise like this.
‘Though he seems dangerous.’
He also needs a broker to deal with stolen goods, so he’s coming to find himself.
If so, do you need to step up and stimulate it?
The calculations were done quickly.
“Kwon Chan-ah!”
After finishing his thoughts, Seongwu Choi shouted loudly.
Immediately after that, the office door opened and Ha Kwon-chan came inside.
“You called… … .”
“Take all the kids out.”
Before Ha Kwon-chan could finish his words, Seong-wu Choi urgently gave an order.
“yes?”
“Get rid of all the kids! Guests are coming, so don’t make a mistake!”
They say the stolen goods are 20kg, so what’s the point of holding a grudge for half a year?
I suffer from trauma and neurosis a little more.
Take this opportunity to reduce your waist size and think of going on a diet.
Choi Seong-wu, who had already made up his mind, stood up on the desk and said.
“I’ll have to beat them all.”
Thermal imaging cameras, CCTVs, automatic locks, and more.
The hand to remove the devices that filled the office was very quick.
The guy who laughed, wondering what he had prepared, didn’t think anything good would happen to him if he saw these.
So I decided to clean it up before he came.
By the time I cleaned the office like that.
“Oops!”
Seongwoo Choi hurriedly picked up his phone and tapped on the touchpad.
It was to prepare a hand in advance in case of an unfortunate accident.
As a result, the name that appeared in the phone book changed.
“sir”
As always, capitalism was great.
* * *
This time, through Sungwoo Choi, he received the payment for the goods he disposed of in two ways.
40% was received in cleanly laundered cash and the rest in gold bullion that could normally be circulated in the market.
As a result of visiting gold and silver rooms in Seoul, the gold ingots were genuine.
If I die, it will be inherited in the name of the twins, and I plan to take care of it separately through a lawyer who has nothing to do with Jong-hoon.
‘Because if you go through the uncle, you might ask where I came from.’
I was thinking of making it appear to the world when there is no one to answer at all.
‘Before that, I’ll need to wash it somewhere else and cut off the tail.’
It wasn’t difficult compared to the process I’ve been through so far.
‘I can organize it right away.’
I smiled as I traced the existence of the heavy bag.
Excluding what was received in cash, the gold bar alone is over 1 billion.
Really, it would help if, in the worst case scenario, the day came when the twins, like me, lost their social guardians momentarily.
‘Let’s bring more next time.’
It was on the way to Choi Seong-woo as well. Next time the deal size will be bigger.
It meant to prepare in advance to be able to raise money.
If you build it step by step like this, you will be able to minimize the aftermath of the twins.
I fixed my backpack with a pretty satisfied smile.
Because of the equipment, the storage was almost full, so I couldn’t put it in.
‘Should I expand the storage box?’
At 20kg, I was able to store equipment, drinking water, food, and miscellaneous items without any major problems.
There was no problem in accepting the loot while wearing the equipment.
I didn’t bother expanding it because it seemed like a pointless waste of magic power.
However, I was a little concerned about walking around with gold bars in my bag.
‘It’s not much if I have 100,000 magical powers.’
Waiting for the signal at the intersection of the 8th lane to change, I thought about it for a while.
‘no.’
I finally shook my head.
‘The cost of living is more terrifying than the large amount of money spent on utility bills.’
The next awakening will be delayed to the same extent if you are careless and use it just because you have increased your magic power.
‘If you want to survive against a marshal level or a corps commander level, you have to go through the 4th awakening.’
Don’t use magic unless it’s absolutely necessary.
‘Spells and skills are self-reliant, and weapon repairs go directly to the smithy.’
It was time to refrain from using magic except for potions that were really necessary.
‘The next gold plate is a platinum plate.’
Collecting frugally like now will eventually be the way I live.
I fixed my bag again and fiddled with my phone.
‘First of all, cut off the tail so that it cannot be traced by serial number, and meet the lawyer I spoke with earlier… … .’
There was a lot to do before returning home to Mr. and Mrs. Seo’s father and son, so I decided to move diligently.
But then, all of a sudden, there was a sound that pierced my ears.
“This is breaking news.”
I glanced around and saw a middle-aged man, shorter than me, watching a video on his cell phone.
Thanks to not wearing earphones, the sound coming out of the cell phone speaker reached me as it was.
『Around 2:00 pm today, a family member was brutally murdered in Haeundae-gu, Busan. Neighbors who heard the screams of the victims reported it, and the police, who were dispatched after receiving the report, surrounded the scene.”
Maybe it was taken in a hurry, but the video is playing back and forth.
The calm voice of the announcer explaining the video was overlaid.
『However, the culprit escaped by climbing over the building like a scene in a movie. In the process, it is estimated that my aunt, a member of the victim’s family, was kidnapped.”
My cheeks twitched when I saw the video of a person climbing a tall building with a person tied up.
almost simultaneously.
“A chat message has arrived from Nam-gyu Lim, codename.”
-Lim Nam-gyu: Mister, are you busy? Captain Yang Jo-cheol said he has something to ask of you.
Compared to a few months ago, a message from Nam-gyu Lim, who has made great progress in dictation, has arrived.
Apparently, it is difficult to enjoy a leisurely vacation.