181 episodes. Once again, their mouths were wide open.
“What the hell happened!?”
A shout erupted from the local office of Sumimoto Corporation.
“Mr. Son, please calm down and sit down.”
“Do you really look like this now? Ex-President Ark showed up without a mouse or a bird and declared an official change of government! What the hell was the Yakuza doing?”
“I’m also trying to figure it out. You and I are equally frustrated, so please sit down.”
Son Young-seok groaned and sat down on the sofa.
Takagi Kenzo’s attitude was too calm, so I thought I’d listen to him for now.
“Tell me what you know about what happened in South Africa.”
“There’s only one thing you don’t know. The Yakuza tried to stop former President Ark from coming to Madagascar.”
“Jersey? What exactly does that mean?”
“I told the Yakuza to stop former President Ark from leaving South Africa.”
At the time of the request, Kenzo Takagi added that the yakuza boss, Jiro Kitano, had a nuance as if he was trying to assassinate him.
And after that, all contact was cut off.
“Then, are you saying that the assassination failed and problems with the Triad Society have arisen?”
“Otherwise, there’s no way we can’t be contacted like this. For now, I’m just guessing that there was a war in the dark.”
“Where is the headquarters of the Sumimoto Group? Are you still not aware of that?”
“that is······”
“Why? Did you find out anything?”
“The head office has been instructed to just do nothing and wait.”
“No, Kenzo-san. That doesn’t mean that the head office is aware of the situation. But not sharing information has only one meaning.”
Bullet holders, or lizard tails.
In a nutshell, it means that Takagi Kenzo is a kite who has fallen apart.
“I know. Maybe I was designated as the mastermind of the assassination request. No, it is highly likely.”
“How did it happen?”
“At first I thought it was just awkward, but after thinking about it over time, I think I understand.”
“What do you mean?”
“It was speculated that Jiro Kitano, chairman of Inagawakai, did this on purpose.”
“……?”
“That’s what I said back then. There was a trouble with the Triad last year.”
“no way?”
“Yes, I can’t believe it, but I think we were trying to use our Sumimoto as a shield and throw it away.”
Son Young-seok let out a hollow and disappointed laugh.
It was such an absurd hypothesis.
“Even though I’m a Yakuza, do you mean that the thugs abandoned the Sumimoto group first? It seems like you’ve gone too far…”
“That’s why I said it’s unbelievable. But that’s the situation. Looking at my hands and feet tied up at the head office right now, from the group’s point of view, it’s like watching the situation in the dark because someone like me can be a shield.”
I’ve been getting bullets all over the place.
Son Young-seok was puzzled as to how the branch manager of Sumimoto Corporation had become like this.
“Then are you going to stay still with your hands and feet tied like this?”
“Honestly, I don’t know what to do. When I’m driven to a dead end, people are detached. Heh heh heh.”
Seeing as if he had given up halfway, Son Young-seok banged the table and got up.
“Come on, you can’t just sit and fight like this, can you?”
“Where do you want to go?”
“In this situation, General Lacampo is the only one we can rely on.”
“He must be in a difficult situation right now, so what are you going to do? Are you really planning to start a military coup?”
“In the worst case scenario, that’s the case, but there’s one thing you might want to try right now.”
“……?”
Takigi Kenzo looked up at him stupidly as if he was asking what he was.
A short sigh escaped Son Young-seok’s mouth.
It feels like the partner who had been good at getting along so far became a member of the military family overnight.
But now, I couldn’t let him go.
“Andrea Reggioelina and Arc Navalomanana are making the excuse that there was an unsavory deal behind the agreement for a change of government. Only then will the military be able to move.”
“What deal are you talking about?”
Such asshole!
“Isn’t that up to you to make anything!”
Son Young-seok was so frustrated that he almost died.
***
Former President Arc Navalomanana.
Current President Andrea Reggioelina.
General Racampo, the head of the military.
Immediately after the surprise announcement of the regime change, I gathered these three people together.
It was Jackie, the face of All Mining, who tied them together, and I was watching them from the next room.
“Nice to meet you, General Lacampo. My name is Jacqueline Berry of All Mining.”
“The representative of All Mining, which was noisy in the public, was a woman.
Despite the chirping tone, Jackie did not get excited and accepted his words.
“I think it would be quicker to talk about it if you were kind to the first meeting. I brought two former and incumbent presidents here and made this place with the general to talk about the future of Madagascar.”
Broadly speaking, these three men were representatives of the ruling party, the opposition party, and the military, respectively.
Such is the influence each person has regardless of their character.
“Before that, let’s make one thing clear.”
Lacampo looked at Jackie and said emphatically.
“Please speak.”
“I’m here because of the independence of my home country mentioned there. So, if you don’t answer that question, no matter what you talk about today, the result won’t be good.”
“Of course. So shall we go over that part first? It’s also the most important part.”
Jackie continued speaking while looking at Arc and Andrea.
“General Racampo together with former President Ark overthrew the socialist regime and established a democratic government. After that, he eventually raised the military in the people’s resignation protest against Ark, and brought President Andrea to the present position. Through the process, I heard that the General was a huge disappointment to the two of you.”
She pointed to Arc first.
“The former president actively attracted foreign capital for economic growth. Madagascar’s technology and capital have limits to growth. However, as a result, half of the agricultural land and a number of mines were sold at a bargain price. Moreover, most of the funds were used for the purpose of solidifying your political base rather than a stepping stone for growth.”
“…hehehehe!”
He turned his head, showing an uncomfortable expression.
Jackie’s fact assault was followed by Andrea.
“It was the same with President Andrea. Before becoming president, he criticized former President Ark’s policies related to foreign companies, but the conclusion he made after becoming president was also to attract foreign capital.”
“Why is it that a legitimate contract is the same, not an irregularity or corruption?”
Andrea frowned and asked.
“I’m speaking first from General Lacampo’s point of view.”
“That’s right, President Andrea. You didn’t even think about what our country could improve and develop on its own, and you looked for foreign capital first.”
“Even if you want to do something yourself, you need a minimum amount of money, General. Just like you need to pick up water at a well.”
“Ah, all of your politicians stole that minimum amount of money.”
As the atmosphere grew bleak, Jackie intervened.
“General, your position is not unreasonable.”
“what?”
“Because this country has so many shortcomings in every way. It took too long to deal with them one by one, and the complex problems occurred, so only the power of capital was able to solve them. See now. The death rate of the people was significantly lowered, even temporarily, because of your help. I heard that the budget spent this time alone was about 1 billion dollars.
After passing the ball, President Andrea avoided his gaze with a shy expression.
Jackie smiled and continued.
“However, although the power of capital is great, there is nothing more terrifying. Money easily attracts and corrupts people. It is true that it is difficult for those who have lived a difficult and difficult life to resist the temptation of pleasure.”
“If you can’t overcome that, you don’t have the right to become a leader. It’s a necessary skill to stand on top.”
Lacampo maintained a principled position.
“You’re right, sir. But there are a lot of leaders who don’t have that kind of knowledge. It’s not just Madagascar’s problem.”
“The rich countries are full of barns, so few people die of starvation even if they touch it a little bit, but we’re not. This is a country where even a single insect that corrodes barns kills dozens of people.”
“I agree with General’s ideals. The more difficult it is to live in a country, the more we must abide by the principles and principles.
Jackie continued, referring to the case of the principle of principle he was emphasizing.
“The land contract of Preferential Logistics and the Ammatovy mine, General, are you terrified of President Andrea’s decision?”
“It’s unfair, but the previous government signed a contract in the name of the country. You completely nullify it? How can a leader do something that lowers the prestige of the country to the ground.”
Andrea refuted Racampo’s words.
“Even if it takes time, I will return the invested amount. I chose the real benefit over the pretense of the country’s prestige.”
“Ha! Give it back? When the national treasury was empty, what year did you give it back? And you said that the prestige was a hoax? And I don’t know how to attract foreign capital. Even if there were, they would all be scammers!”
Andrea resisted the bitter criticism.
“Even so, I was trying to return the land that was taken from the people.”
“Heh! You don’t think I’m thinking about renting land and mines because I can’t raise money for contract termination? Is there any difference between selling or leasing?”
“They set a clear period and receive technology and investment. Why isn’t it different?”
“Clear? Do you think I don’t know that the number of pieces of paper is nothing more than a rubber band!?”
While the two of them were arguing, Arc, the party who signed the contract, looked at both sides and rolled his eyes.
Jackie separated them again and asked.
“So, General Lacampo, are you in a position to fulfill the contract?”
“I think so. Principles are the most important thing.”
“Then, on the other hand, the principle is to return the money received and cancel the contract, right?”
“But you don’t have that money. Because the author of Arc poured it into the poison that fell into it.”
Jackie pulled out a piece of paper from the briefcase.
It was a contract between Sherrit Inter and Bosecointer.
“Korea’s Bosco International has announced that it will return 12% of its stake in the Ammatovy mine purchased from Sherit International free of charge to the government.”
“free?”
“Corea?”
“Bosco?”
Jackie then turned on the recording.
There were very short conversations in it, but the point was simple.
“As you may have heard, the caller is the chairman of Sumimoto Group in Japan. He promised to hand over 48% of Sumimoto Corporation’s stake in the mine to All Mining, and we are happy to return it to the government. This is, of course, free. “
The three of them couldn’t shut their mouths with puzzled expressions.
“Unfortunately, we could not secure up to 40% of the shares owned by Korea Mineral Resources Corporation. Still, the government secured 60% of the stake, so it would be like returning the development initiative to the people.”
“What the hell do you want from this country? Why are you doing that?”
General Lacampo’s question was answered by Jackie with a smile.
“Let’s call this country’s economic independence. And the land contract will be settled with this.”
She placed the turquoise ore on the table.
“What is this?”
“It’s a Grandi Deerlight. You don’t know, do you?”
“How will you be able to meet the bill with just one of these?”
“Ho-ho, of course not just one. This is just a sample.”
“……no way!?”
“Yeah, I found a vein of Grandi Deerite.”
Once again, their mouths were wide open.