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“No, isn’t it too much to do this?”
A middle-aged merchant started complaining over the phone to his superiors.
“I can’t survive even a week with this amount!”
-I know.
Then the upper-level merchant said in a frustrated voice.
-But this is all that has been supplied, so what more can I do?
“Even so… I’d rather pay more. I will pay more, so please send me a little more.”
The reason middle-class merchants are treated as superior by lower-level merchants is because they provide them with a stable supply of snow white fruit.
However, if it is only to secure such a quantity, it is certain that the complaints of lower-level merchants against him will accumulate.
– Money is not an issue now. I’m looking for a way to get it, too, so wait a bit.
Then the middleman said with a suspicious look.
“Aren’t you going to supply other lines than me first?”
-What?!
To maintain secrecy, organizations only know the contact information of the upper-level merchants, but do not know the number of middle-class merchants of the same class and their identities.
Even if there is a problem with the middle merchant, the rest can survive as long as you hit the merchant.
Best practices for security.
However, when such a situation occurred, it acted as a bad news.
– You call that now?!
When the upper-level merchant raised his voice, the middle-ranked merchant said, startled.
“I just said something because it was so weird. I was wondering if there must be a reason when the stock suddenly halved like this… .”
-I want to supply more. But the stock isn’t coming down, so what the hell am I supposed to do? after… Wait a minute, I’ll try to secure it as much as I can.
“… All right.”
After the call, the middle-aged merchant said with a troubled expression.
“driving me crazy. How do you explain it to the kids below?”
The middle trader said with a suspicious look.
“Aren’t you really going to supply other middlemen first?”
A middleman who knows nothing except his upper and lower lines.
That is why middlemen doubt and misunderstand their superiors.
“Ts. For now, there is nothing I can do.”
The middle merchant called the lower-level merchant who asked for supplies with a click.
– Yes, boss.
“The stock has arrived.”
-Is that true!?
“By the way… it’s a little bit small About half of what I applied for.”
Then the lower-level merchant, who had been silent, said:
-… Only that much?
“I’m sorry. I tried to save as much as possible, but this is not easy.”
– I’ll give you more money. So, please save as much as possible.
At the words of the lower level merchant, the middle merchant felt something déjà vu.
‘ah… .’
A lower-level merchant who speaks exactly what he said to a higher-level merchant.
-… If you are supplying to other lines first… .
The middle trader hurriedly said the same reaction astonishingly.
“I really tried to save it. Other merchants are in a similar situation!”
A middle-aged merchant who was conscious of his suspicions of a higher-ranking merchant and spoke as if making excuses.
– Whoops… .
“Let’s hold on for now. I will try to save it even if I pay the most.”
In the end, the low-ranking merchant who had no way said.
-All right. Please as soon as possible.
After finishing the call, the middleman sighed and said.
“driving me crazy.”
He even frowned and said.
“Damn, I’m in a situation where I receive and supply, so what should I do?”
If the situation had reached this point, wouldn’t it have been better to get more supplies no matter what the superiors paid for themselves?
“Even if I choose, such an incompetent… .”
The middle trader, who had put all the blame on his superiors, realized in an instant.
“… Isn’t this a similar insult to lower-level merchants?”
That his situation and that of a higher-ranking merchant may not be different.
“Are you going to have to do this by any means?”
A middle-aged merchant who was walking around the room said with a bitter expression.
“… Dangjin was good.”
Although it has been wiped out now, safety was guaranteed when in Dangjin, and above all, it was easy to obtain information because all the merchants were concentrated in one place.
As his own quantity was insufficient, the quantity of other merchants was also insufficient.
However, as they are scattered across the country, even such comparison groups are now insufficient.
Of course, I can’t help but wonder if I’m the only one being marginalized.
“I will go back.”
So, all the organizations began to slowly rot from the inside due to the supply problem of smuggled snow white fruit.
* * *
The trader is alone, but at the same time a team.
Because only one merchant comes with errands who receive snow white fruit from superiors, and sales books on behalf of him.
Naturally, the higher the level of merchant, the greater the amount of goods it handles, so the number of accompanying family members increases as well.
But now that I go out and use the Internet and messengers, even floor merchants move with the minimum lifespan below.
Each organization has hundreds of such merchants, so the number of people associated with each organization is at least a thousand or more.
It is by no means easy to completely control such a large organization in a point organization method.
This was possible because I, too, took advantage of the perfect place in Dangjin and the absolute top position in the supply chain.
However, the current top-tier merchants have no energy and now even the supply chain is unstable, so the entire organization is bound to shake.
“This time, reduce the quantity on Jun-gi’s side and raise the price. And the Jingoo cine only increases the quantity.”
I was deliberately inducing an imbalance between them, not just reducing the quantity, but sometimes pushing one side.
After all, merchants do not know exactly which organization they belong to.
They only know their own superiors.
At this time, what will happen if the quantity of either line is released in a large scale?
He’s going to die because he doesn’t have a lot of stock, but he says he’s got a product from the other side at a lower price, so he’ll have to match it to the same price to make a deal.
Then the trader has no choice but to be suspicious.
Am I the only one who doesn’t supply the quantity?
Is it expensive too?
Without knowing which line or who the merchant who delivered the snow white fruit to the regulars at a low price.
If all of them were supplied in sufficient quantity and at the same price, it would be a good competition, but if things go like this, all that remains is a bloody competition for survival.
“All right.”
“The situation has almost come to an end. Please contact me soon.”
The floor trader is a consumable item.
Parts that can be replaced at any time.
But that’s only possible when the superiors hold the supply tight.
If a new supply line emerges, the situation is reversed.
For the floor merchant, the upper line becomes a consumable item.
After all, it is enough as long as you receive a stable supply of snow white fruit from anyone.
As if the top merchants betrayed me.
“I especially like this guy Dongbin Choi.”
A merchant who came from a complete floor trader, but stubbornly refused the smuggled snow white fruit from foreigners.
taken from noblemt l
Most of the merchants left Dangjin and took their family with them, but Choi Dongbin’s family remained here to show their affection for Dangjin.
“Actually, the evaluation in the market was honest and loyal.”
These were the contents that could be known because they planned this work and conducted an overall evaluation of the merchants.
“These people are good at what they ask for, even if they don’t have a job. Please put it below and grow it. You know? Now Sang-deok is the only black market manager.”
Now, all black market-related work is led by Yoon Sang-deok, not me.
Yoon Sang-deok is a member of the Black Tiger organization and the ruler of the black market.
Of course, I pushed him like this, but if Yoon Sang-deok betrays him, big things could happen, but it doesn’t matter.
Because all of Yoon Sang-deok’s power is half penny.
Although he dominates the black market, Yoon Sang-deok is also Eul who is supplied with snow white fruit, and the foreigners at the casino are all disintegrated the moment I move.
Needless to say, the Black Tiger organization is just a face-to-face.
“I will repay you with all my heart.”
“do your best. I give generously to those who listen well.”
Yoon Sang-deok bowed his back and said.
“of course. I will always approach with a low attitude.”
* * *
“Deliver this to me and get my money.”
At Dongbin Choi’s words, the sales book accepted the snow white fruit.
“By the way, another order has come in.”
Then Dongbin Choi sighed and said.
“Hey, I beg you to be patient for a while. We are short on supplies, so we have to share as much as possible.”
“All right.”
As soon as the sales book went out, Dongbin Choi leaned back on the chair and said,
“It’s difficult, it’s difficult.”
Profits became much more stable than when the police cracked down on them after they ran out of Dangjin, but now that’s a thing of the past due to supply insecurity.
In some cases, even beksul fruit is supplied at a higher price than the price received in Dangjin.
“Where did something go wrong?”
He faithfully followed the instructions of his superior, but at some point he started to creak.
Choi Dong-bin, who had always made the right decisions, was nowhere to be found and rather disappointed by his incompetence.
It was to the extent that he doubted whether the superior he knew was true.
“Hey, let’s just do something. It’ll get better.”
But then, Dongbin Choi’s cell phone started ringing.
“hello.”
-Is that Dongbin Choi?
Dongbin Choi said cautiously, thinking that it might be a police officer.
“Yes, that’s right. Who are you?”
– I have contacted you regarding the Beksul fruit.
It is, of course, prohibited to conduct direct transactions over the phone.
Of course, Dongbin Choi said in a absurd voice.
“What do you mean? It is a snow-white fruit. I think you got it wrong.”
-Aren’t you Dongbin Choi, who used to do business in Dangjin?
“That’s true, but we don’t treat things like snow white.”
-ah. You seem to have misunderstood. I didn’t call to buy Snow White.
“… … ?”
-The president wants to meet Dongbin Choi in person.
Choi Dong-bin’s pupils shake at those words.
“Chairman… sir?”
The emergence of a president who creates a black market and everyone wants to know his identity.
-Yes, because the president liked Choi Dongbin very much. Will you have time?
taken from noblemt l
My heart was pounding at the thought of being able to meet someone I had admired in person, but the principle is the principle.
Choi Dong-bin calmed his heart as much as possible and said.
“Uh, I don’t know what you’re talking about. If you are the president, what kind of president are you talking about? .”
– Hahaha, I like it too. Yes, that’s how it should be. Luggage locker number 23 at Cheongsong Station. The password is Dongbin’s date of birth.
Your date of birth as your password?
Choi Dong-bin was convinced that it was never a prank call.
– I want you to come on time. then come on
Intuitively, Dongbin Choi was convinced that there was something written inside the meeting place and time.
Dongbin Choi jumped up from his seat and said.
“Cheongsong Station #23. Cheongsong Station #23!”
* * *
Dongbin Choi arrived at the place and time in the locker.
Upon entering the quiet building, the bodyguards stop Choi Dong-bin and search for his body.
After the body search, Choi Dong-bin was escorted to his room.
“Welcome, Dongbin.”
Inside, a man with a mask covering the upper part of his face was seated.
“I am the president.”
Then Dongbin Choi bowed and said.
“It is an honor to meet you! I really wanted to see you.”
“Wow, calm down and sit over here.”
As Dongbin Choi sat down with a tense expression on his face, the chairman smiled and said:
“I mean. I was keeping an eye on Choi Dong-bin.”
“me… mean?”
“An honest person who lacks flexibility and only works according to the rules.”
“That, that… .”
“It’s not blaming, it’s a compliment, praise. The talent I was looking for was exactly like Dongbin Choi. Dongbin Mr. Do you want to work for me?”
Choi Dong-bin said with a bewildered expression at the president’s words.
“… Yes?”
Even though there were many people in the middle, Choi Dong-bin, who always thought he was working under the chairman, was embarrassed by the sudden proposal of the chairman.
“Ah, the explanation was a little lacking. It’s a simple story.”
The president smiled brightly.
“Now, Choi Dong-bin’s superiors are traitors, so I’m telling you to come here again.”
* * *
Choi Dong-bin, who knew the whole story, was furious.
“These dog traitors!!”
Choi Dong-bin thought that some of the smuggled snow white fruits could be mixed in the quantity he was receiving, but he never imagined that all of them were smuggled fruits.
“It is all thanks to whom we are living this much!”
The president said with a puzzled expression.
“Thank you for letting me know.”
“Then I suddenly went outside… ?”
“Yes, it is all judgments made by middle-level executives arbitrarily. They must have decided that they could earn some money by supplying smuggled snow white fruit and selling them outside. And it actually ate. Look, people like Choi Dong-bin didn’t even know they betrayed him.”
Then Dongbin Choi said with a determined expression.
“If I had known it was a betrayal, I wouldn’t have followed you!”
“I am not blaming Dongbin. Structurally, it’s natural. That’s why we brought Dongbin Choi back. I thought I was different from those traitors.”
The president leaned over and said.
“I will give you a chance.”
“A chance?”
“A chance to fly higher. In return for people like Dongbin who believed in me and endured to the end. work under me I will destroy all those traitors and give them their place to Dongbin Choi.”
Choi Dong-bin hesitated for a moment at the president’s words and said.
“But there is something curious.”
“Please speak.”
“Are you really the president? And is that one really the traitor?”
“Ah, maybe even this is the work of another organization? Enough to think so. Because there is so little information. I understand. But at the same time more satisfying. It wouldn’t have been easy to get those words out of a place like this.”
The president said with a satisfied smile.
“Isn’t the upper-level merchant’s name Jeong Hak-do?”
It was accurate.
“… you’re right.”
“Lee Do-hoon is above Jeong Hak-do. On top of that, I know, but… Well, that wouldn’t make any sense.”
In principle, even if you are directly above you, you should not know your identity.
Because the basic policy is to completely sever the link by conducting transactions using a third-party medium such as a locker.
But that’s possible with a fairly large middleman, and in the case of floor merchants like Choi Dong-bin, they trade so frequently and so often, they just trade directly.
After all, when an investigation starts, it ends with the floor trader and the person above him, so the practice of just passing it on also played a part.
“Of course, this will not be enough. Honestly, if you put your mind to it and dig, you can get enough information like this. But what if there are not one or two people like Choi Dongbin? What if we knew all of their superiors? Then it would be a different story.”
“Uh… .”
“If you want, Dongbin Choi can call Jeong Hak-do and ask if the upper-level merchant’s name is Lee Do-hoon. Oh, of course I shouldn’t mention it. Jeong Hak-do is… .”
The president raised an eyebrow and said.
“Because I am a traitor who openly received smuggled goods.”
“ね.”
“To elaborate on this, I knew earlier that smuggled fruits were circulating. So, just as he was about to use his hand, Jeong In-soo suddenly declared war on the black market. From then on, I was worried. Is it right to keep the black market in Dangjin like this? So I ordered. Wait a minute. If you wait, I will give you a solution. But some middlemen broke my instructions and betrayed me? So I chose it. Take this opportunity to filter out all traitors.”
The president took a sip of coffee and said.
“So I left it on purpose. Who betrays to what extent? So, after closely observing a person like Dongbin Choi, I pinned it down, and now I have put it into action. Aren’t supply chains the same these days?”
Choi Dong-bin nodded his head violently at the president’s words.
“That’s right.”
The president laughed and said.
“We do it by hand. They are blocking smuggling routes one by one. So the supply will decrease.”
“ah! therefore!”
“On the other hand, we are able to supply sufficient quantities at the same price as before, since we bring in the supply from Korea in the first place. Would this be enough to explain?”
Choi Dong-bin is convinced that this is the truth after the president’s words are correct in the circumstances.
“Yes, I do believe it now.”
“Okay, thank you for your understanding. Anyway, Dongbin Choi has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to come.”
The chairman looked at Dongbin Choi and said.
“I will crush them. Those ‘some’ traitors. And they share what they enjoyed with people like Dongbin Choi, who kept their loyalty until the end.”
Dongbin Choi jumped up from his seat and bowed his head.
“I will be loyal.”
“Do you have any questions?”
Choi Dong-bin, who thought for a moment at those words, said.
“… There is not.”
“No?”
“Yes.”
“Aren’t you curious about the Black Tiger organization or something?”
Dongbin Choi said in a firm voice.
“I am not curious. I think it’s my duty to just do what I’m told to do.”
At that, the president applauded and said.
“Great. Also, Dongbin. Dongbin deserves the glory. Keep it that way in the future.”
“I will trust you. President.”
“like. So, this is the first instruction in commemoration of coming under me.”
Chairman.
No, Yoon Sang-deok said with a smile.
“Attract people you can trust, Dongbin. Form a new organization of Dongbin’s own around them.”
“All right.”
“Then go out.”
At Yoon Sang-deok’s words, Choi Dong-bin got up from his seat, said hello, and went outside.
Yoon Sang-deok, who looked at him, said to Ji Seon-ho, who was guarding his back.
“What do you think? Did you feel like the president?”
“It was similar.”
“Okay then.”
Yoon Sang-deok thought that he had to become Jung In-soo’s shadow.
That is the role of Yoon Sang-deok that Jung In-soo wants.
Yoon Sang-deok smiled and said.
“great. Shall we take a look at the traitors now?”
With Yoon Sang-deok in the lead, the plan to reorganize the black market and eradicate traitors began in earnest.