Episode 183. Parasite (3)
Elias Monastery, Greece.
Kurt Herringen, dressed as a detective, entered the hidden control room and picked up the receiver.
It was an emergency satellite phone call.
“Shane, what happened?”
It has been three days since the last contact.
Shane’s voice was heard at such a question full of concern.
[…] sorry. The report was delayed because the injury was severe and the situation was being sorted out.]
“injury? You mean?”
[first… I’ll give you a report.]
“Speak.”
Beyond the receiver, Shane paused for a moment before speaking.
[Regarding IP tracking, there was a conflict with the National Intelligence Service of the Republic of Korea during tracking. And in the process, Cerberus and six other people died during the operation.]
“… Are you saying you survived alone?”
[That’s right. In the process, there was a collision with forces other than the NIS, and I was injured in that situation.]
Kurt Herringen’s expression became serious.
“How bad are your injuries?”
[My left arm is broken and I think it will take at least 3 months to fully recover from overexertion.]
“Broken? The number of enemies must have been considerable.”
Cerberus’s Shane was able to win even if he faced all the other team members at once.
If Shane’s arm was broken, he judged that it was a formidable force.
[…] It was one.]
“what? You’re dealing with one person and you’re hurt? if… What happened to him?”
I expected the answer that I would have killed Kurt Heringen of course.
[I am alive. I barely escaped with Luke’s help. Rather… … .]
It was like looking around. The words that had been blurry for a while continued.
[Alpha… Same.]
“Al—move your seat for a while and let me bet.”
[You do that.]
After hanging up the call in the control room, Kurt Heringen went back to his room and dialed the satellite phone number that had just been dialed.
got connected right away
“Is it true that you said Alpha earlier?”
[you’re right.]
“Huh—”
[Plus, you seemed to know quite a bit about our organization. And he overwhelmed me with his strength and quickness. As the elder knows, isn’t that impossible?]
For a moment, Kurt Herringen was confused. A lot of things related to the DGI Project passed through my mind.
“How were you so sure it was Alpha?”
[…] I used my power without any side effects.]
“hmm… You can’t call it alpha by itself. But it’s great that there are no side effects.”
Shane had no choice but to know more about the DGI Project than Kurt Herringen. Being a beta, he only knew based on the symptoms he experienced himself.
[And other than meeting the presumed Alpha, this elder had no choice but to come to the emergency hideout and tell him.]
“Kuhmm—that person is always the same.”
[…] sorry.]
“no. It wasn’t that I didn’t think I’d be completely ignorant, so I was just trying to get it done quickly. Isn’t it impossible to undo what has already gone wrong?”
Kurt Herringen still seemed to be ringing in his head at the word ‘Alpha’ that Shane said. Because I never thought I’d hear that word again in my lifetime.
Thinking deeply about this, Kurt Herringen opened his mouth again.
“You don’t know his true identity at all?”
[I told this elder, but… He was a pro in combat. Other than that, I’m even wearing a mask… Ah— if you look only at the eyes that can be seen through the mask, it looks like an Asian.]
“It’s not about catching floating clouds… . If it’s really alpha, or close to alpha, it might be worth checking out. But that requires you to be able to operate there… … .”
It was easy to see what it meant. Shane, who caught it, said it without difficulty.
[I will be under the command of this elder for a while. Anyway, I also wanted to meet him again.]
“Are you okay?”
[Wasn’t this elder also wanted me from before? I’m suspicious, but I can’t help it.]
“Obviously you will know. However, since we are trying to benefit from each other, we will ignore it.”
[We’ll report back if we find out more.]
“… I will.”
After the call, Kurt Herringen’s fingertips trembled and he sat down in a chair.
At the time, the DGI Project had been dedicated to decades of time, enormous funds, and an incalculable amount of life.
However, the result was only a small number of ‘Beta’ rather than ‘Alpha’, which was named success.
“Either they die before they were born, or even if they were born safely, they exploded and died… … .”
Most of the babies who were born intact were not even treated as the result of the project.
His physical abilities were only marginally superior to those of ordinary people. Kurt Herringen classified them as Gamma, meaning that they are recycled.
“Alpha estimation… . Was it from a mother who ran away? But, how did you know about us? Even if it wasn’t Alpha, the mother would have died as soon as the test subject was born.”
It was because a child who grew up without a mother had no idea about the organization.
A thousand thoughts ran through Kurt Herringen’s mind. Then I thought of the worst number I could think of.
“No way—if the organization targeting us stole the mother, and an Alpha class was born there by chance… … ?”
It takes a lot of time for people to grow up.
If an unknown organization had waited to use such a child as a knife, the current situation could have been a bit of a puzzle.
That’s how much the Blueton Reform was doing, it was a significant blow.
“Hmm— that’s too speculative… … ?”
It was already decades ago. If there was an organized movement at that time, there was no way that it would not have been noticed until now.
Kurt Herringen’s frustration grew.
* * *
Kangsu returned to his daily life and sat in the middle of the Camo Investment conference room. There, I watched and listened to the investment management plan prepared by each team and the ongoing situation.
Then, it was Moon Seong-sik, the head of the 4th investment team, and came out.
“… Investment management is proceeding without any problems, and it seems that you can secure profits up to the minimum of 210% as it is now. And as for stock buying and investing… Hanmi Bio, Daejeong Distribution, ME Construction, Jinsong Chemical, Bongbong Food… … .”
As the explanation continued, Kang-soo felt his head throb.
「Jinsong Chemical! why are you screwing up! Said it was safe! I’m sure! evil-! sh*t on this guy! sh*t! If I do stock again, I’m not a person! It’s not a person, it’s a dog! It’s a dog!」
It was Choi Yunho’s voice. I remembered the words I said then and the answers I gave then.
“You already said that the other day. I said it back then, but it’s rude to the dog.”
At the same time, Kang-soo frowned as he watched the briefing screen in front of him. Of course, I understood a little bit that Choi Yoon-ho’s life as a producer had fallen to the brink of failure.
However, the continued failure made me doubt that he might have lived with the god of poverty on his side.
“… That’s it. If you have any questions, please ask.”
After hearing that, Team 4 leader Moon Seong-sik looked around and met Kang-soo’s eyes, who was sitting in the middle.
Just then, Kang Soo raised his hand and said.
“I would like to ask one question about stock purchase investment management.”
“Tell me.”
“I want to get rid of Jinsong Chemical.”
“… yes? However, Jinsong Chemical is a company famous for its business situation and financial stability. It’s not huge, but it’s still going up steadily. It has fluctuated a little lately, but it is on an upward curve.”
Moon Seong-shik was also a professional in stock investment. I went through a lot of preparation to collect shares of Jinsong Chemical.
Of course, I didn’t even know about the river. The amount of material I’ve seen so far is staggering. But the problem was Choi Yun-ho’s voice.
It didn’t end with what I said earlier.
“We have to catch and kill the bastard called the finance director. How can you earn 100 billion won of company money and call it a rabbit? Kill him and I’ll die too! I’m going to die!”
“As I said before, the strong rope is hanging from the wall over there, and the sword is next to the furnace.”
It was a rare embezzlement scam. It was an instant when Jinsong Chemical, which was known for its robustness, collapsed.
“I know. Jinsong Chemical… It is a reliable company. But I remember hearing some bad information about their executive team.”
“Executives—?”
Everyone spoke quietly.
Then, Edward Warner, who was sitting next to him, quietly asked Kang-su if he felt something.
“… By any chance, did you say that in the place where the cloud tech information came out last time?”
“If so, can I ask you?”
Until recently, procedures were properly followed without unauthorized interference. This is because Kangsu promised not to be involved in investment management.
“Enough. Then Jinsong Chemical will give away everything we own.”
After saying that, Edward Warner turned on the microphone in front of him while looking at Sungsik Moon.
“Chief Moon Seong-sik. You can sell Jinsong Chemical’s stock as quickly as possible.”
“… All right.”
At first, Camo Investment employees were considered to be the CEO and the general manager to be the powerhouse. To the extent that the son, who belatedly found his chaebol father, started a company out of boredom.
However, starting with Cloud Tech, several small investments succeeded one after another.
Everyone in the company knew that Kang-soo had advice in the process.
“Thank you for your understanding. Let’s end the meeting here.”
After saying that, Kangsu left the conference room and looked at his phone.
An unpleasant name floated on the screen as a missed call.
[Chairman Wu Fei of Chiniu Group]
Woo-woo-woo-woo-
The phone started ringing again with the same name.
“Whoa—what’s up?”
[What type of investment client contract takes so long to write?]
These were the words that came out before Camo Investment was officially launched last time.
At that time, the amount Chairman Wu Fei said he would invest was 100 million yuan. It was about 20 billion in Korean currency.
“I was busy with work so I couldn’t contact you.”
[And I didn’t say I’m sorry.]
“Not really.”
Kang-soo did not hide his crooked feelings at his answer.
[When should I go to write the contract?]
“We have staff now, so we can connect you.”
[Uh-huh— am I just a customer? Does Camo treat you like a VIP?]
There was a class of customers based on the operating funds established by Edward Warner.
However, even that was not done by the CEO himself.
“… We will connect you to the head of the Investment Management Division. Edward Warner is a competent man.”
[I like you.]
“Whoa— I know. I will collect the contract and come to China.”
Kang-soo said that and thought of not going.
First of all, I thought it would be easy to accept because the representative is directly moving.
[There is no need for that. I’ll be there soon, so wait for me.]
“… … .”
pop-
Kang-soo, who had a tendon between his eyes, pressed the end call button.
Returning life of a retired S-class mercenary