382 – [7] Landin’s Intention
#382
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A few days before the kidnapping incident.
Several people were gathered in Landin’s office.
“Master! “They say the bomb was successfully detonated!”
“Good! Haha!”
There is one reason why they gathered together.
No other than that, I went to sleep after hearing the news about the revenge against Kang Xian and Cheon Ma Ri in real time.
Landin had been preparing for this moment for the past few months.
I had patience, tolerated my boiling anger, and planned thoroughly.
To repay Kang Xian and Cheon Ma Ri.
The moment of returning the cartel’s honor and the taffy that was fed to him several times over was so exhilarating.
He sneered as if feeling relieved.
And that refreshing ridicule did not last until the next day, when the meeting ended.
“What? “Both of them aren’t dead?”
“Yes, according to the news we have found out, that is the case.”
What I heard from the secretary the next day.
It is said that people who should have died are still alive.
“No, I was exposed to a bombing attack, so what on earth did I do?”
“That…” … “It is said that only women were in the car to begin with, and no men were in the car.”
The man, Kang Xian, lived because he did not get in the car.
Woman and Cheonmae got into the car but survived.
“So, it is said that the woman who was hit directly by the terrorist attack was seriously injured, and the man was seriously injured while trying to save the woman.”
“Ha, but how on earth did the woman survive? “Did you run out of explosives?”
“Seeing as the woman is currently presumed to be in a vegetative state or brain dead, I don’t think that’s the case.”
“Oh, maybe I was just lucky.”
“I think that is highly likely. Of course, if you are in a vegetative state or brain dead, you are essentially dead.”
“Whoa…” ….”
A deep sigh.
It was unclear whether it was a sigh of relief or worry.
“Maybe he’s in a vegetative state or brain dead? “There’s no way that’s not the case, right?”
“First of all, I’m sure I’m unconscious…… Still, I think there is a slight possibility.”
“Damn, what a toxic bitch. “This makes me feel uncomfortable.”
Of course, it was just uncomfortable.
Even if she woke up right away, it would have been physically difficult for her to do anything.
“By the way, in the case of the man, you said he suffered serious burns while trying to rescue the woman, right?”
“Yes, that’s what I told you.”
“My face and both arms were burned while saving, so I think it will be difficult to do any other activities until early next year.”
“Until early next year? Even though I have elixir? “Didn’t you say that the company he belongs to makes elixirs?”
“That’s true. Basically, the rule is not to use elixir directly on burns…….”
After cleaning up burned clothes, burnt skin, or ashes.
The basic principle was to use elixir when there were signs of treatment.
If you use it before then, it may be less effective or something unnecessary may happen.
Landin, who heard such a story, nodded her head as if it was fortunate.
“It’s not bad, but it’s still disappointing.”
“That is certainly true.”
“It would have been better if I had just laid down or died. “It’s too bad he didn’t die at all.”
Being alive itself is a risk factor.
I hurt my face and arms, but that doesn’t mean I can’t speak.
I didn’t know what would come out of that cursed mouth.
Nothing may come out, but as someone who has already done something, it would have been foolish not to be on guard.
“I have to do something that wasn’t planned. “Because the people I thought were going to die are still alive.”
“What kind of work do you plan on doing?”
“Things I roughly prepared just in case. “I need to use that to set a trap and do some provocation.”
A representative example was the Arecibo police officer who was half-way taken over by the cartel thanks to paying a lot of bribes before starting the work.
Using them would be quite helpful in setting traps and carrying out provocations.
‘I never thought that what I had been preparing for months to kill the two guys and kill those who participated in the Academy takeover would be used like this.’
This was prepared to kill not only Kang Xian and Cheon Ma-ri, but also those who participated in the takeover operation.
If the police organization interferes with the investigation in the subsequent process, the damage to the cartel can be minimized.
“We need a trustworthy investigator who came to us.”
“You are planning to use it for provocation. All right.”
Landin planned to use a well-bribed member of the police to provoke him.
I wondered what would happen if the provocation didn’t work, but it was good if it worked in the first place, and if it didn’t work, all I had to do was find another method.
After searching for a suitable investigator, we headed to the hospital room where Kang Xian was lying.
What the investigator testified afterwards made Landin smile.
“He was extremely angry? “That was great!”
“It is said that his attitude went beyond anger and almost meant to kill him.”
“It looks like the investigator did a great job. “I’ll have to give you an additional reward later.”
I can control his emotions.
I made that bastard angry.
How can you not enjoy seeing the other person’s emotions?
Landin thought it was probably fortunate for his mental health that the guy didn’t die.
“By the way, was the recorder installed successfully?”
“They say it went well…… “What I’m hearing is somewhat strange.”
“Is this strange?”
“I only hear rustling or crackling sounds…” ….”
“Ah.”
Landin sensed that the recorder was defective.
It was a bit unfortunate, but there was no need to keep regretting that it didn’t happen.
“I can’t help it. “For now, let’s move forward with what we have prepared as a follow-up measure.”
“Terrorism against this guy’s acquaintances. All right.”
I immediately tried to deal with acquaintances who might be able to help this guy.
To be precise, the intention was to find a car that seemed to be driven by Kang Xian’s acquaintances and plant a bomb there.
A similar plan to the previous one.
Having experienced ambiguous success once, it was sure to be successful this time.
But some time later, the news I heard shattered those expectations.
“What? Terrorism failed? “What happened?”
“That…” … “It appears that one of his acquaintances was a professor at Palaistra Academy.”
“What? Academy professor?”
“So, the field personnel tried to install it on the professor’s car…… “It is said that things got a little messy when the professor noticed.”
In fact, things were not at the level of a mess.
They were all caught without even being able to detonate the bomb and only making threats to their acquaintances.
“Once it is handed over to the police, we have requested that they be removed as much as possible.”
“Well…… “It’s absurd.”
“Still, I don’t think there will be any positive results. “An attack on someone you know can be seen as a major provocation.”
“That’s true again.”
First of all, it was not a zero loss.
There was no reason to stop, and Landin continued to follow up.
“These are photos that our people obtained through research over the past few months.”
“Good, let’s send this as a threat.”
A letter was sent with the intention of warning or threatening.
Someone knocked on the hospital room in the evening and made me go.
The bribed investigators showed an uncooperative attitude.
I caused stress to my acquaintances by secretly following them.
It may seem like a meaningless act that just scratches one’s temper, but it wasn’t just a meaningless act.
Landin’s intention was simple.
‘If they make a big mistake out of anger, we will use the power of the bribed police and cartel to tie them up.’
Inducing mistakes through shaking emotions.
If done well, the media will say, ‘How can people like that take over the Academy?’ And cause a huge loss of reputation.
And if the cadets from the cartel were used to protest or sway public opinion, the effect would be doubled.
Maybe it could make them withdraw from taking over the Academy.
‘Actually, that’s what I hope for.’
Even if I had to endure until the end, I just had to tire myself out through additional work.
No matter how much money a large company may have, will it be able to sustain its image loss?
‘If the image bleeding is severe, a long-term fight is impossible.’
Will you succeed in driving them out in the end?
Then, the acquisition of the academy was a natural choice for this side.
Because we formed a consortium, we had plenty of spare funds.
In addition, there were many people who said that other places were upset because the benefits they could obtain were less than expected.
Only Nartica and the Dahlia Consortium are serious about acquiring the Academy.
So, if they defeated Nartica and succeeded in taking over, they would have a place that would help them launder money, train elite cartel members, and improve their image.
‘Of course, I could spread drugs from here as a base, so I could solidify my position as the successor.’
In the cartel world where the law of the jungle rules, worries about the unstable succession structure of primogeniture will disappear.
Because of this, Landin smiled at the future where he could eat both food and profit.
“Landin. “It may be presumptuous to say this, but what do you plan to do if he fights back?”
“I told you earlier, if we counterattack excessively due to provocation, we plan to bury it by swaying public opinion.”
“That’s not what I’m saying…” … “What do you plan to do if they attack the company behind their backs?”
“Um… ….”