381 – [7] External Enemy
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Anyway, five men and women were locked in different cells.
There wasn’t much they could do as they were struck by lightning in a dry sky.
In fact, there was no other option than to scream in a lonely space made of concrete.
“Save people!!!”
“What on earth is this place? “Get me out now!!!”
“There’s someone here!!!”
“Huh? “I can hear a sound next to me?”
The good news was that the screams reached each other.
They were able to recognize that people other than themselves were here.
“The person next to you! “How long have you been here?”
“Since when…” … I don’t know either! I just opened my eyes and found myself here…… “How long have you been here?”
“It’s the same! I just woke up and found myself here! “Do you remember what happened before you came here?”
“Before coming here…… ? Ah! Just remember! “I was about to leave the hotel and go eat, but strange men suddenly attacked me!”
“Strangers attack?! Me too! “I did that too!”
Also, everyone was able to inform each other of what the situation was like before arriving here.
I had to say it out loud because the concrete was thick, but anyway, it wasn’t to a place where sharing information was impossible.
“I was making lunch at home when I was attacked!”
“I fell asleep at a cafe for a while…… “When I came to my senses, I found myself here.”
“I was trying to take a shortcut, but suddenly the assailants attacked me…… !!!”
“My driver was everywhere and there were strange people on board! “They, they suddenly said something strange to me—”
Pre-kidnapping situations that stand out from each other.
And some people felt a sense of strangeness between the situation before the kidnapping and the voices heard beyond the concrete.
‘Huh?’
‘Wait a minute, this is someone’s voice I’ve heard before.’
‘Huh? Lunch box? Surely not?’
Could it possibly be true?
There was an exchange of glances, and the mouth was just about to open again.
Squeak!
The door opened and the loud sound of someone walking was heard.
No, it wasn’t someone. There were so many footsteps that it could be said that they were someone.
The five souls trapped in this miserable place stopped opening their mouths.
Then I heard someone’s scream suddenly ringing out.
“What, what! Let go of this! No! “No way!!!”
There was a scream, and the screaming stopped.
Only silence remained in the concrete cell.
An instinctive command to hold one’s breath.
None of them even thought to make another loud noise.
* * *
Kang Xian headed underground with his employees.
She wondered if there was any need to go in person, but considering what she was going to do from now on, she really needed to see it.
“Just follow the plan.”
“I understand.”
A person who had been locked up in solitary confinement was forcibly taken out.
Several sturdy employees caught the man, and a person who appeared to be a doctor gave him an injection.
Of course, there was tremendous resistance in the process.
The kidnapped human was screaming and twisting his body around.
It’s as if you’re telling me to get out of here.
However, it was safe to say that there was no way for ordinary people, not even hunters, to resist.
The person who received the injection turned somewhere with his mouth closed.
It was so miserable to be dragged away, but none of the Nartica employees thought that way.
“That’s bad. As expected, what the Chief Hunter said was correct.”
“Just one injection is enough to kill you… ….”
“These are really stupid things. “Did you really not predict that we would end up like this?”
“If you didn’t do it, wouldn’t you have been kidnapped like this?”
“Well, they were so crazy about social media that they even abandoned security.”
I shook my head and looked at him with a pitiful gaze.
And underneath those gazes, there was a strange mixture of hatred and hostility.
“What happens after you’re dragged away like that?”
“They said they would try to brainwash me through surgery. So that they can act as our side’s Trojan horse.”
“Are you talking about erasing things like personality or memories by brainwashing?”
“Of course ─ do you have any complaints?”
An executive from the Puerto Rico branch responded to an employee’s question.
The employee shook his head as if embarrassed by his suddenly cold gaze.
“No, I actually like it. “He is the one who made our girl like that, so why should I be dissatisfied?”
“Oh my, I misunderstood. I’m sorry. “What you think is correct.”
“Ah, as expected. Thank you for telling me.”
The chilly atmosphere was immediately relieved.
Instead, employees began openly expressing hatred towards those in solitary confinement.
– “Sal, please save me… ….”
“Why should I save you? “For what you have done, you deserve to die or have your character destroyed!”
Boom!
Then, an employee kicked the door of a cell.
It may seem like a hostile reaction after committing the crime of kidnapping, but they had a good reason.
“Did you think you would get away with doing something like that to our young lady?!”
– “Well, I didn’t do anything…” … I didn’t… ….”
“I won’t do anything if I don’t!” “He is one of the most important people on the list of people in charge of acquisitions, and he is also a high-ranking member of the criminal cartel!”
There’s no way he wouldn’t know what happened to Cheonma-ri.
You may say you really don’t know, but even if you say that, it doesn’t change the fact that you are a criminal belonging to a cartel.
“How can a criminal be so confident?”
That’s why the employees gave him hateful looks without even the slightest regret.
For reference, the Puerto Rico branch had many people who were absolutely loyal to Cheonma-ri.
This is partly due to bringing loyal employees to the Puerto Rico branch.
This was because Cheonmaly directly guaranteed better treatment, such as increased manpower, increased welfare, and salary increases.
Even if there were issues with her harsh language and behavior, her Puerto Rican employees had no particular reason to dislike her since she was treated so well.
In the world, people who give a lot of money have always been treated well.
And how can one not feel angry when a person who deserves such treatment is facing death through terrorism?
There were even strange rumors going around within the company.
– “Rumors that drug cartel members are preparing assassinations or terrorist attacks targeting Nartica employees. “Does everyone know?”
– “Ang? A drug cartel? Suddenly? Why?”
– “Some say they didn’t like the idea of us selling things like elixir at a low price and participating in the Academy takeover.”
– “Hey, what kind of nonsense is that? “It’s completely ridiculous.”
– “But if it’s really nonsense, why on earth was our lady terrorized by these guys?”
– “…… Lady Marie was terrorized by these guys? “Is this your first time hearing that?”
Drug cartel friends are targeting them.
That too simply because they say no and because they are competitors for taking over the Academy.
I wondered if it made sense, but the problem was that a situation that did not make sense had happened now.
Not just the lowest-ranking employees, but the top employees, Cheonma-ri, were lying seriously injured in the bombing.
In fact, the cartel initially did it because there was a legitimate reason.
Everyone judged it that way.
However, the problem was that only a very small number of people knew about the real reason for terrorism.
The more I thought about it, the more there was no justifiable reason.
A situation where an absurd reason is true.
The reality is that the young lady was seriously injured.
– “They said people believed to be a cartel were trying to eavesdrop on us. “Isn’t this crazy?”
– “A customer who regularly visits the Nartica store almost got caught in a bombing!”
– “I heard the Chief Hunter received a threatening letter? They even said that the threatening letter contained photos of employees.”
– “Mexican cartels are going to kill all Asians in Puerto Rico?”
– “I heard that the cartel sent a message to someone who worked at Nartica saying they were going to rape men and TS women!”
Because of this, rumors of unknown origin began to be treated as something credible.
At the same time, rumors spread that someone was targeted or injured.
Less than half of them were true, but in such an absurd situation, even the lies were recognized as the truth.
And the people who learned the most about the distorted stories were the employees of the Puerto Rico branch.
“Damn you guys. People like that should just be killed painfully.”
“Why on earth did they not kill him right away and keep him alive? “What if I get caught like this?”
“Are you doubting Chief Hunter Kang’s orders right now?”
“Oh, no. “This is just because I feel like if I keep them alive for too long, problems will arise in the future.”
There should not be a second thousand.
If we want to survive here, we have to do something about them right now.
More people need to be kidnapped and dealt with.
The only way to survive is to unite and neutralize the leadership over there that is covered in crime.
“Chief Hunter, I am sorry. “Maybe because this guy is new, he doesn’t seem to be able to see the big picture of the head hunter.”
“…… There is no need to be so harsh. “Only when many of those opinions come together can everyone make better decisions.”
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And the person who led those who fell into such fear and anger was none other than Kang Xian.
Kang Xian was making full use of his position and authority through Secretary Baek.
‘Still, it seems like everyone doesn’t know that I spread the rumor.’
In fact, those two were not enough, and a kind of operation was carried out targeting Nartica temples.
If caught, the repercussions would be considerable.
‘But there is nothing we can do as long as there is a lack of legal and normal authority. ‘It is inevitable for me, who is almost an outsider, to actively utilize those people.’
But for Kang Xian, it was a necessary act.
If we wanted to prevent the temples from being divided, the most obvious thing was an ‘external enemy’ with proven history and tradition.
“Ew! Ugh!!!”
“Oh, it looks like they succeeded in kidnapping the low-ranking bastards. “I’m so glad.”
“As expected, you are the chief hunter. If you don’t have Miss Marie, and if you don’t even have the head hunter, then really…….”
This was proven to be an amazing achievement.
Just two days after Jiang Xian made his decision, the targets were being kidnapped one after another.
“Hey, Chief Hunter Kang?”
“What’s going on?”
“I’m sorry. The target said some harsh words, and the harsh language seemed to be related to a young lady, so the teammate got angry and stopped it…….”
“Ah…… It’s okay. “You can’t do that next time.”
Of course, not only kidnappings, but also more serious things were happening.
It was a refreshing experience for Nartica employees.
“I will talk to the security department about disposing of the body.”
“Sorry for the inconvenience! We will work harder to prevent something like this from happening next time!”
Sadly, apart from being refreshing, the problem with murder was that it was complicated to deal with.
If things continued like this, there was a high possibility of being caught by public authorities.
‘Should I prepare for that soon?’
The good news was that Kang Xian had his own beliefs.
There was a high possibility that it would hold out until the acquisition process was completed.
“Hey, over there! Chief Hunter Kang! “They say the ‘toy’ I sent up earlier is broken!”
“You mean already?”
“That…” … The surgery is more difficult than I thought, so stop…….”
“Well, medical accidents are unavoidable. “Choose one of those down here and take him back.”
“Ah…… ! Thank you!”
However, it wasn’t really possible to take just anyone.
Kang Xian pointed to the very first seat and shook her head as if that was the only exception.
“Oh, shouldn’t the person in that cell be used for experiments?”
“Because I’m the person you need to play with the cartel.”
“Aha.”
“I will kill you sooner or later, but I have no intention of killing you today…” … I would like you to take someone else with you if possible.”
“I will be careful. Chief Hunter.”
The cell in question was where Landin’s girlfriend and childhood friend were held.
She trembled as she heard a voice full of mercy coming from beyond the steel door.
“Landin…… Help me… ….”
She prayed earnestly that her lover would come to her rescue.
Actually, the lover was unable to come to his senses due to the strange situation going on.