380 – [7] Baek So-eun
#380
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However, the kidnapping of the investigator who went there with an unusual provocation was not the case.
Kidnapping him right away would have been a petty action.
Secretary Baek and Kang Xian met on the top floor of the hospital, accompanied by each other’s security personnel.
“Master Xian, I have a question. “Why on earth is the investigator who was insulting to Master Nartika not on the kidnapping list?”
“That’s because there is little to be gained by kidnapping him right away.”
“He has nothing to gain by kidnapping? But to start with—”
“Well, let’s start with kidnapping. “Then you won’t notice the kidnapping over there?”
Although it was a minor incident, follow-up measures would have been taken to the extent of bribing or converting the investigator.
For example, ask your subordinate to secretly monitor the investigator in question.
“It is unclear whether the provocation that occurred in the hospital room was the person’s unconscious will or the will of the cartel guy. But if the cartel guy’s will is provocation.”
“This person and his family must be receiving some protection from the cartel.”
“If the investigator was at least a thoughtful person, he would have put that up as a condition of provocation.”
Now that the provocation has just occurred, they are probably being intensively monitored and protected.
For this reason, it was enough for the investigator to take advantage of the gap between the guy’s attention and deal with it ‘roughly’.
To begin with, he was only that kind of person to me.
There was no need to use any more force than that.
“On the contrary, if it was unconsciously sarcastic and criticized… ….”
“He’s probably just an idiot who can’t even protect his own family.”
“…… I understand for now. However, the list is a bit vague. Is this intentional?”
A list that is referred to in a vague form.
Accurately, it did not list the person’s name, but indicated which people should be kidnapped.
“It is not because of intention, but because the information I can obtain is limited, regardless of the type of need.”
“Ah…… “You are literally asking for the type of people you need without any information being secured.”
He looked strangely disappointed.
It was as if Kang Xian mistakenly thought he was trying to draw a big picture.
It wasn’t a big picture, but it was still the right picture.
“Yes. “I’m just saying this in case there is a misunderstanding, but we need two main things right now.”
The first was to impose restrictions on behavioral patterns.
This goes for bombings, investigators, additional terrorist attacks and letters.
Currently, those at the lower level who are directly affiliated with or affiliated with the cartel were acting with the attitude that it did not matter how their lives ended.
To put it nicely, it means being full of courage and confidence.
To put it in a bad way, I lost my fearfulness.
This was probably because rich people and cartels were looking after them ‘properly’ behind the scenes.
In this day and age, there is virtually nothing that cannot be done with money and power.
If this reckless behavior continues, even if Nartica and Kang Xian respond, there is bound to be a lot of damage.
It was necessary to somehow limit the scope of the opponent’s actions.
“If we respond head-on, the damage will also increase. The idea is to prevent the other party from regularly committing illegal acts, including the leaders of the actions. Is that correct?”
“Yes. If it is difficult to prevent it from happening, just reducing its frequency is enough.”
“Hmm…… That’s why they said we should kidnap an influential person.”
“Even the little ones won’t be able to continue behaving carelessly when they see the strongest among them go missing or die.”
Not fighting outside the ring.
They had to fight in the ring at least a few times.
“But if this is going to happen, wouldn’t it be better to kidnap the middle management or leadership first?”
“The leadership has too many options for kidnapping. Time is running out to act now, as we may never know later. We need action now.”
“Hmm.”
“And due to its nature, middle management positions are bound to be hated by those at the lower levels. “If we kidnap them, there is a possibility that the lower-level officials will be happy about it.”
An organization maintained by violence and fear under the guise of family love.
As long as orders came from above, middle management had no choice but to give them orders bluntly.
Inhumane command.
Colleagues who perform it together or seniors and juniors who are not far away.
It was much more likely that they would be trusted than middle management.
Of course, there may be colleagues or seniors and juniors who are not trusted, but Kang Sian thought that, on average, there would be more camaraderie than middle management.
“Do you understand?”
“I understand. “Then what is the second one?”
“Earlier, the leadership said that it would be difficult to kidnap him right away.”
“Yes. “He said it with the nuance that there were too many things to do in an urgent situation, so it had to be postponed.”
“That’s what I said. “We must also deal a blow to the leadership.”
If only the ends are cut off, will they feel threatened?
In the worst case, it could have just given them room to respond calmly.
It had to be confusing and scary.
Since they touched the other person, they had to know that the other person could also touch them.
“I can’t get any sense from the list written here. “Can you please tell me what you plan to do?”
“You should treat an appropriate family member or friend as an example.”
“Not kidnapping, but processing.”
“It means that you can kidnap someone, but you can also kill them on the spot.”
“But it would be difficult to track down family or friends. “Is information about the goals properly disclosed?”
“No. “Not until full disclosure.”
It was a bitter reality.
Secretary Baek held on to the railing and took out a cigarette from his pocket.
As if the future was dark, I flipped his hair and put a cigarette in his mouth.
It was set on fire.
After exhaling and exhaling the smoke, he held out the cigarette to Kang Xian.
“Do you have any thoughts?”
Kang Xian shook her head.
Instead, I saw smoke coming out harshly and fell three or four steps.
“Damn, what would the lady say if she found out about this?”
“I will keep it a secret. “I’m not sure if other people here will keep it a secret.”
Numerous bodyguards on the rooftop.
Half of them were people hired by Ayaka at Kang Xian’s personal expense, and the other half were people from the Nartica Temple and Thousand Horses.
In other words, Kang Xian’s secret remarks were nothing more than lip service.
This was a situation where this secret could come out at any time.
If a thousand birds wake up again.
“…… Well, you always noticed. “She doesn’t need to keep it a secret.”
This was a fact that Ayaka knew very well.
This was because they had been attending a thousand horses for over 8 years.
“Anyway, I have no intention of saying anything bad to the person I will be serving in the future.”
“The person I will serve in the future…… “You mean?”
Secretary Baek smiles helplessly.
Kang Xian looked at her like that and tilted her head.
“Aren’t you going to be by our lady’s side anyway? Then I will be able to serve both of you until I die.”
“Me? “Is there a thousand horses nearby?”
“Are you sure you’re not planning on staying?”
“No…… “Shouldn’t I go and find my own life after graduation?”
Cigarette smoke seemed to signal an uncertain future.
Kang Xian made an impression that may have been due to her subtle scent or her words.
“Is that so? The young lady will always be by your side, and it seems like she wants you to be friendly.”
“I think you misunderstand. “I’m not saying I’m going to cut off my friendship with her.”
“Then…” … ?”
“It’s just that we stay a little apart. “It feels like a friend you meet occasionally.”
Whoo─
The butts were roughly thrown away in the corner of the rooftop.
One of the Nartika members picked it up and put it in her pocket.
“My lady. “You’re the kind of person who can’t do anything properly without you.”
“… ….”
“It was like that before, and it’s like this this time too.”
A person who complements a competent yet incompetent woman.
A human who complements a woman who has too many screws missing.
“Will something like this happen in the future? Will this situation continue in the future? It’s because I’m afraid. “Please, can you continue to be by my lady’s side in the future?”
“… ….”
In Secretary Baek’s eyes, that was Kang Xian.
Because there was no substitute, his expression seemed more sad.
“Please.”
“All I can say is… ….”
“I will fully follow this plan. So please—”
“Until graduation, until a thousand birds wake up. “I don’t think there’s anything I can do for you other than say I’ll be by your side.”
“Why?”
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“Because people’s lives are unpredictable.”
How can a person who failed to avoid this incident due to arrogance be sure of the future?
Kang Xian pushed forward such logic of his own, and the secretary thought about something for a moment and then nodded.
“…… “I think that’s enough for now.”
An answer that may not be enough.
However, depending on what Kang Xian did, it could have been enough forever.
“Instead─”
“Is there more?”
“I would be grateful if you would protect the young lady and finish the unfinished business that the young lady has not completed.”
“What about that…?” … “I was planning on doing that anyway.”
Kang Xian looked at the dark ground.
He organized in his head the plan he had asked Ayaka a while ago.
“By the way, you asked earlier whether the information had been made public.”
“Yes, information about harsh or friends.”
“It may not be public, but there is only one way to obtain information about the leadership.”
“Where are you?”
Kang Xian slightly noticed Secretary Baek’s harsh remarks.
She didn’t necessarily think it was a big deal.
“Could you tell me where and who lives? “I will find out information for you.”
“This is information about the Dahlia Consortium, which was in competition for acquisition and received from the Academy. Of course, the target is…… A lot.”
“What was written in the Dahlia Consortium…… ? Ah!”
“I guess you remembered something.”
“Are you planning to kidnap the leadership’s family or friends based on the personal information written there?”
Data that is not very detailed, but can be used sufficiently for personal identification purposes.
In addition, there was a situation where information about the leadership’s family and friends was secured to some extent by using social media or something like that.
“That’s right.”
“But when I think about it again, I think this side also has a lot of security personnel… ….”
“It won’t be much. “The people I selected are people who are addicted to social media.”
This means that most people find bodyguards somewhat intrusive.
How many people in the world want bodyguards to invade their photo shoots with friends?
– “No, bodyguard! Won’t it turn off right away?! “The view in the photo is strange!”
– “You should tell your parents or reduce the number of bodyguards. “There are so many that there is no answer.”
– “It’s frustrating. Stuffy. Since they’re rushing around all at once, it’s actually attracting more attention! If this is going to happen, please reduce it to three or nine!”
Basically, the number was not at a level that could be considered safe.
At best, it was close to one or two, or to put it another way, it meant that the resistance time was shorter than others.
“Have you finished gathering information? Then why is there only vague information in the list of documents…….”
“It’s not all finished. I haven’t done much research yet. However, my secretary will soon send you a detailed list.”
Unfortunately, the lists containing dozens of names were not the same.
It was a list containing only the personal information of five people showing severe symptoms of SNS addiction.
“However, it would be best not to have too many expectations. There are only a few people. “I’m sorry about that.”
“I’m sorry! “Even just that little bit helps!”
Secretary Baek was impressed and admired again.
The fact that the investigation was conducted in the first place was that as soon as the phone call with Secretary Baek ended, he went up to the rooftop after completing thorough preparations.
“Miss, she trusted you. Even though I see it often, I often don’t understand why. “I think I know for sure now.”
“That’s too much praise.”
“I will believe in you too. “Master Xian.”
I lowered my head.
The Nartica employees behind them also shouted out their wishes.
Kang Xian was repulsed by such a reaction, but soon regained her composure.
She then gave her Sri Lankan glimpse and she conveyed to her the most important thing to deal with her this time.
“Bring all those caught to the basement of the Puerto Rico branch.”
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It was exactly 30 hours after the data was delivered.
Five SNS addicts, who had unusually few bodyguards, were initially kidnapped.
– “Det? Where am I?”
– “W-what on earth are these handcuffs?!”
– “Why am I here? “Is this a detention center by any chance?”
– “Huh, huh?”
– “Bun, you’re definitely making a lunch box for Landin…” … Pfft! “My head!”
For reference, one of them was Landin’s girlfriend and childhood friend.
Indeed, Nartica’s greatest pure lover who gained enlightenment through the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
If Cheonma-ri had been fine, it would have been an eye-opening situation.