Episode 155
“CEO Jung, please help.”
“This is so…”
A request for help from the deputy guild leader of the Firebird Guild, who is in charge of the guild’s events on behalf of Yeom Chang-soo, who is impatient.
“CEO Jung doesn’t have many connections in the business world.”
“Of course, there are a lot of people who know about it… but because the will of the government is so strong right now.”
The government, which received the ledgers, mobilized the National Tax Service to mobilize the guilds in all directions by mobilizing all their capabilities, including intensive tax investigations on the guilds included in the ledgers, as well as forcing seizures and searches.
“Isn’t it something that not only us but all guilds have been doing? If this happens, the government investigation may spread to all guilds!”
“I know it well.”
“Besides, since it is a problem related to the black market, is not CEO Jung completely unrelated? So, if you use your hands in moderation…”
I raised my hand and cut off the deputy chief’s words.
“As I have always emphasized, I am the owner and rental operator of the land where the black market is located, and I have absolutely nothing to do with the business of the black market. Haha, and even if I say I created a black market, there are now over tens of thousands of people involved in the black market. It’s impossible for me to manage all those people and use my hands.”
This was half serious.
Snow white fruit is still the core of the black market, but various illegal goods are supplied through various routes, and merchants who do not handle snow white fruit are emerging one after another.
These are people who have absolutely nothing to do with me.
But it was also unavoidable.
There is a limit to controlling and managing everything behind the scenes.
So from the start, my goal was to grab the snow-white supply line and control the heart of the black market.
Anyway, this has the disadvantage of increasing the number of merchants who are not under my control, but it also has the advantage of reducing the connection between me and the black market.
After all, if you only have the core, it’s difficult to control the details, but it’s easy enough to twist the overall flow at your own will.
“No, of course I know. But as you said, CEO Jung is not the owner of this land. So I think it’s possible enough to keep the market traders from talking nonsense…”
This is the core of this tax evasion wave right now.
Whether or not what is written in the ledger really matches or not.
To prove this, you need to obtain evidence to prove the contents of the ledger from the black market or guild.
That’s why the government hastily robbed the guilds, isn’t it?
To get evidence before destroying it.
“It must have been very difficult for the deputy guild leader of the Phoenix Guild. You say all the pain in front of me. By the way, where did the guild chief Yeom go and where did the vice guild chief come from?”
Then the sub-guild chief looked at him for a moment and said,
“The guild leader is now at the Yongin Dungeon Forward Base.”
Ohh.
So, you stole the guild leader first?
It is impossible to deceive the government as you have to fill out an access list when entering the dungeon anyway.
So, to avoid the summons investigation?
“There, along with the new guild members, we are doing the maintenance and training of the forward base at the same time.”
The maintenance of the forward base is the responsibility of the development and transportation team of Jeongin anyway… Well, I guess we need an excuse.
“okay.”
“Anyway, please help. If CEO Jung helps, I will never forget this grace.”
“It is to repay the kindness of the Firebird Guild… I really like that. But I can’t mobilize my contacts.”
At my words, the deputy chief’s expression hardened.
“why···.”
“As I said before, the government is sharpening its sword. To the extent that if I mobilized my acquaintances, my acquaintances might be involved in reverse. If it doesn’t hurt you, it’s just a small thing to look out for, but there’s no one to help you at the risk of losing your seat.”
At my words, the vice guild chief bit his lip and said.
“Then you’ll just have to watch it like this…”
“Of course not.”
Now it’s my turn to show how friendly I am to the Phoenix Guild.
“Originally, I was going to give it as a present when the Guild Leader Yeom came, but I can’t help it because he is not present.”
I said looking at the sub-guild leader.
“I asked someone to investigate, and the name of the merchant the Phoenix Guild mainly traded with was a merchant named Hyeonggu Lim, is that correct?”
“···you’re right.”
“First of all, this merchant named Hyung-gu Lim has already been summoned to the prosecution and even searched and confiscated. But before that…”
I took out a thick ledger that I had placed next to me and held it out to the deputy guild leader.
“I have already written my hand.”
The deputy chief said with a surprised expression.
“Maybe this.”
“Yes, this is the transaction book that Hyung-gu Lim had. Although the name of the trader is not written on it, the government is now pushing ahead even if the transaction details match. So, we stole the entire transaction book.”
The deputy chief said with a shocked expression.
“Hey, you stole this?”
“Yes.”
The transaction ledger, which could be the key evidence, was stolen in advance even before the request was made.
How grateful I would be from the point of view of the Firebird Guild.
“This would be a huge help! It’s much more than just mobilizing your network.”
“I had a relationship with the Firebird Guild, so I guess I just watched it with my own eyes.”
“Thank you very much. But I wonder if this will cause damage to CEO Jung…”
In the meantime, do you care about me?
Of course, it’s a mouthful sound, but it’s definitely different from Yeom Chang-soo, the stage lead.
“You don’t have to worry. While Lim Hyeong-gu was away, he would have someone take over, so he wouldn’t even know who took the ledger.”
“Then I’m glad. Anyway, thank you very much. I will never forget this grace.”
So, the deputy guild leader left the office with the ledger.
“It will feel good. The ledger is in my hands.”
Since the guild must have written something internally, there would be no way to prove the ledger made by the national hunter if he cut the link with the black market merchant.
But there is no way that this division could have been created just to push it this far.
“by the way···.”
I said raising the corners of my lips.
“Is there really only one ledger?”
“Now that the transaction books have been burned, there is no longer any way to prove the books the government has obtained. All of the guild’s internal data has already been destroyed.”
Yeom Chang-soo said with a surprised expression at the words of the deputy guild leader who came to the Yongin dungeon advance base.
“Jung In-soo stole the books?”
“okay.”
“Did I just give it to you again?”
Yeom Chang-soo said with a puzzled expression.
“That squirrel gave me help without any conditions…”
“I think you were going to owe us a debt this time. To be honest, if you threaten us with that, it won’t only worsen our relationship. Besides, Jeong In-soo doesn’t want this situation to escalate.”
“That’s right…. Anyway, is there any problem now?”
The deputy chief said with a confident expression.
“The government will keep pushing, but a ledger without supporting data is of no value. I asked the lawyers and accountants, so you can trust me.”
“It’s fortunate. Then can I go out? Being here is no fun at all.”
Yeom Chang-soo grunted and said.
“I remembered a while back, and I tried to catch the Yongin dungeon boss, but these guys didn’t matter. When I first caught it, I really risked my life to catch it.”
“It means that we are stronger. Anyway, I still need more time to finish it, so I have a little more. I’ll let you know when it’s all over.”
Then the sound of a truck coming from outside the outpost.
“Looks like a truck has arrived. I’ll see you soon, so be patient.”
“okay. You are in a lot of trouble.”
Deputy guild leader and Yeom Chang-soo headed to the truck like that.
But a hunter hurriedly got off the truck and said,
“Guild Master! Vice Guild Leader!!”
It was one of the officers of the Firebird Guild.
“Why are you here? I was just about to ride out.”
“It’s not that, it’s a big deal now!!”
“A big deal?”
“The bastard of the merchant we were dealing with. The ledger made by that bastard was found and the prosecution confiscated it!!”
Then the vice guild chief said in shock.
“What? What nonsense is that!? Did I burn all the ledgers? Come on, a double ledger!?”
“I don’t know the details either, so let’s go quickly!”
“Damn it!!”
That’s when the deputy chief went to get a truck.
“Wait a moment.”
Yeom Chang-soo put his hand on the shoulder of the vice guild leader and said.
“Did something go wrong?”
“It’s Changsu.”
Yeom Chang-soo said with a cold expression.
“No matter how you look at it, it doesn’t seem like you’re at a level that you can just pass by. How about I just go out and fix it. sometimes i mean There are some things that cannot be solved with your head.”
“···last. this is really the last time Please wait a little longer. I didn’t even know what kind of ledger it was, so you shouldn’t move too hastily.”
Then, after thinking about it for a while, Changsoo Yeom lowered his hand on his shoulder and said.
“great. I’m going to wait a little longer anyway. But did my patience slowly run out?”
Yeom Chang-soo said with an expressionless face.
“So, do it as quickly as possible. Before I move.”
When the double ledger kept by the black market merchant was discovered, the investigation began to rush.
“Illegal employment, brokerage, embezzlement. It’s very speculative, it’s spectacle.”
Under such investigation, the guilds fell into a panic when things that they could not even grasp were revealed through the investigation.
All kinds of hidden corruption, such as guild executives illegally hiring their relatives or acquaintances as guild office workers, receiving money from dungeon goods and driving them to specific merchants, are heating up the media every day.
A guild is technically a company with a legal entity.
The only difference is that the main business income comes from the dungeon.
But here a problem arises.
It was not uncommon for a small business to hire an acquaintance or family member and use the company transaction to get some back money.
It was just that they weren’t a big company enough to get attention, so it went without a hitch.
But the guild is different.
No matter how many employees belong to the guild, the number does not exceed 300, but the sales are at the level of a medium-sized company.
In addition, most of them started with a small team, so compared to their size, the operation method was close to a fist-fighting.
In other words, their consciousness is at the level of a small business, but the sales are at the level of a medium-sized company, so this is where the problem arose.
Thanks to the rapid growth of the guilds, there was no time for internal maintenance.
“There is no room for legal exit now.”
As long as the black market merchant’s double ledger and the national hunter’s ledger are all in the hands of the government, it’s useless no matter how much the Phoenix Guild denies that fact.
The government will try to punish them according to the law.
To set an example that Hunters and Guilds are never extraterritorial jurisdictions.
The embezzlement and tax evasion are crimes that are punishable enough depending on the amount.
But will Chang-soo Yeom accept this?
The reality of having to be in prison for several years if you don’t mind?
I said with a bright smile.
“Come on, move, Yeom Chang-soo. I’ll push you hard from behind.”
Yeom Chang-soo receives reports from guild members every day at the forward base.
But as the days went by, the situation only got worse.
“···seizure?”
“Yeah… the disposal fee you receive in exchange for disposing of it on the black market and saving tax is fraudulent embezzlement. Fraudulent embezzlement not specified in the contract. It’s evidence of extorting money from guild members.”
It is an illegal transaction in the first place, but there is no way it could be specified in the contract.
Yeom Chang-soo said with an expressionless face.
“It’s embezzlement… that’s right. But what? Illegal employment?”
“···Yes. It seems that the executives were recommending relatives or acquaintances as office workers without knowing it.”
A guild office worker with a generous salary without having much to do is a dream job for everyone.
From the point of view of executives, it was quite natural that they wanted to give their relatives and acquaintances a place that they would not like.
“No, we hire our employees, but should we do it while keeping an eye on the government?”
“I also found out this time, but there seems to be another regulation related to hiring for businesses with 30 or more employees. Of course, it is at the recommended level and there is no penalty clause, so I think it will be okay, but there are so many incidents happening at the same time, and the government is playing the media with this and taking issue with the morality of our guild every day…”
“It’s not funny. It’s ridiculous.”
taken from noblemt l
Most of the executives were hunters with Yeom Chang-soo from the beginning, so I could fully understand their actions.
You would have thought it was nothing.
There were no guild members, including Yeom Chang-soo, who cared about what a 30-person workplace was and what the company regulations were.
I just worked hard on hunting in the dungeon.
“What is the vice guild chief doing?”
“You are looking for a way in all directions right now.”
“What do you think? do you see any possibility? I heard that if I do something wrong, I might get a prison sentence, so do you think there is a possibility of avoiding it?”
“········”
At the silence of the guild members, Changsoo Yeom smiled and said.
“It’s the law. Yes, if you are Korean, you have to obey the law. don’t do it for anyone. But I mean, this isn’t Earth. Is this Korean land? Besides, when the law was made, it was Hunter and Dungeon, wasn’t it when there was nothing? But why apply that law to us? Is it to us, the hunters, the regulations made for the company?”
Changsu Yeom slowly got up from his seat and said.
“Then you should tell me. We have our own laws.”
The guild member said with an anxious expression.
“Gee, guild leader.”
“Let’s go. There is no reason to be here anymore.”
When Yeom Chang-soo got up from his seat, the hunters who were at the outpost with him started to get up after him.
All of them belonged to the 1st Army of the Phoenix Guild, and they were the same hunters as Yeom Chang-soo, so the deputy guild leader sent them to the forward base with Yeom Chang-soo.
“Get your gear. Let’s show you that such a flimsy law is of no use.”
“All right!”
That’s when the hunters gathered their equipment.
“Guild Leader Yeom Chang-soo!!”
Yeom Chang-soo said with an interesting expression at the familiar voice coming from outside.
“Hey, who is this?”
When Yeom Chang-soo opened the front base door and came out, what he saw was Kim Woong and the Hanmu Guild led by him.
“Isn’t Kim Woong Guild Leader? long time no see?”
Kim Woong approached Yeom Chang-soo and said.
“Lee Guild Master. A subpoena was issued by the prosecution. Come with us.”
“It’s fine. Even so, I was about to leave. Why did you come to escort me?”
Yeom Chang-soo said with a fishy expression.
“But what about this? I have other business to do now.”
At the words of Changsoo Yeom, Woong Kim said with a firm expression.
“Resistance is pointless. The first group of the Firebird Guild here is only 15 people…”
“resistance? low?”
Yeom Chang-soo said in a sarcastic tone.
“I think the word choice is wrong? Resistance is a word used by the strong against the weak.”
Yeom Chang-soo said while wearing specially made gauntlets on both hands.
“I had a fist-to-fist fight with Joo Yong-seop, and it was more exciting and fun than I thought. So you changed your weapon to this one too? It was better than I thought. taste to lose. But I mean, I’ve never used it on a human yet… how is it? Would you like to experience it?”
At the words of Yeom Chang-soo, Kim Woong and the Hanmu guild raised their weapons.
“You are making a big mistake now.”
“mistake? no. This is not a mistake. You’re trying to correct what’s wrong. And I said earlier that there were only 15? But do you know that? Even in the same upper guild, you and us are at different levels. Besides, you haven’t been able to hunt properly for a while because you’re working for the national job. Do you think you will become our opponents?”
“The opponent is the Korean government! No matter how strong Guild Master Yeom is, he cannot defeat the government! Besides, even if all the charges are acknowledged now, it would be only a few years at the longest, but only because of that…”
Yeom Chang-su cut off Kim Woong’s words with a relaxed expression.
“Even though I am a bit quick-tempered, I am not stupid. Of course, we cannot defeat the government alone. And just embezzlement? how many years at most? Of course, that’s f*cking stupid, but do you think I’m just doing this for that one thing?”
“Then why the hell…?”
“If I gently lowered my tail, hit me. So, will you let them breathe saying they’re right or they’re good? Absolutely not. Rather, they think of it as an opportunity and they will try to eat it more. is not it? Have you been through it too?”
At Yeom Chang-soo’s words, Kim Woong bit his lip and said.
“that···.”
“Then I should give you the minimum warning. Who are they touching? And if so, what would be the result? I don’t have to show you that I’m not one to stand still. It is a state in which only us will become assholes if we do it gently!”
“What are you going to do?”
“You said called a warning. Do you think I’ll break into the Blue House and smash everything, then grab the president by the neck and threaten him? Of course, there’s nothing you can’t do, but as I said before, right? I am not stupid.”
Yeom Chang-soo, who was wearing the gauntlet, clenched his fists and said.
“Why do you think I am still explaining this kindly to you? afraid of you? no. I just don’t want to give the government an extra excuse. After all, you are state officials. At least I’m lucky that I still have reason. I feel like I’m holding on to wanting to knock you all down and show you what the real mess is.”
Yeom Chang-soo slowly raises his right hand.
“So when you say something nice, stay away.”
And Yeom Chang-soo’s right hand began to vibrate with a hum.
Yeom Chang-soo said with a cold expression.
“Because I don’t know how I’m going to come out if I provoke myself anymore.”