Shadow of Seoul (1)
“Hey, why don’t we have one more drink~? call?”
“The person who called the substitute!”
“Your brother over there is so handsome~. How about having a drink here? huh?”
Although public order was in disrepair, the streets at night were still vibrant in their own way.
The loud voices of drunk people, the people who solicit customers, and even those who pick the pockets of drunk customers.
The detection network using Hans’ ministry magic improved in range and precision over time.
As the scope expanded, incidents occurred more frequently within the area, and naturally Hans had to be busier.
In the beginning, all kinds of minor criminals were dealt with, but these days, priorities were set and punishment was focused on violent criminals.
‘Still, it seems like rumors about Hans have spread around here, and criminals have been taking advantage of it lately.’
While working to maintain public order, Hans came into conflict with numerous criminals, including back-alley gangs with their own power.
Of course, they did not blindly destroy a criminal organization, but first disposed of only those caught in the act or those who were deemed to have crossed the line.
It’s not a problem that one individual can completely eradicate, and even if they did, new ones would just take over the empty space.
The rest who did not overstep the line were just keeping an eye on the situation after identifying the location.
-Deep Sea Game Land
And where Heinz is now was one of the organizations identified at that time.
An adult arcade located in a remote alley.
When I opened the door of the store, which was covered with sheets so that I couldn’t see the inside, thick cigarette smoke obscured my view.
As he opened the door and entered, the attention of the people inside focused on Heinz.
“Young man, why did you come here? “Are you here for a game?”
A hairy guy approaches with a cigarette in his mouth.
Although he feigns calmness, he clearly shows signs of caution.
Among the gang inside, there were some who were secretly moving their hands in search of weapons.
‘Hmm… I understand that feeling, though.’
An uninvited guest who suddenly visits a secret space where most people would not visit.
He is even wearing a very suspicious outfit, with his hair slicked back, a black suit, and a black mask covering his eyes.
It would be strange not to be on guard.
‘I was thinking of using sunglasses, but I thought it was too much, so I gave up…’
As I became a vampire, my pale skin and facial features became so different that I couldn’t even imagine my original appearance.
However, if you are here to do illegal work, you cannot show your face anywhere.
‘But it wouldn’t be a good idea to completely wrap it up.’
In that case, using your changed appearance will be more helpful in hiding your identity.
By deliberately exposing the sharp eyes, which are the biggest factor in the change in his impression, he created a completely different image from Han Sung-hyun.
The coordination I put together with that thought in mind was what it looks like now.
It seemed like walking around with sunglasses on in the middle of the night would attract more attention.
“I want to sell some things.”
“thing? This is an arcade, are you trying to sell game consoles? “We don’t accept miscellaneous merchants.”
I put my bracelet-covered hand into my bosom, took out a gold piece, and showed it to the furboy.
Then he stared at it for a moment, then looked over and frowned.
“This is my first time meeting you… Who introduced you here?”
“Does it matter?”
“It’s not important then. In this floor business, trust is the most important thing. “You can’t do business without knowing who they are.”
“Well, you’re not wrong.”
This was an organization that relayed stolen goods and all kinds of illegal trafficking.
An organization that Hans left behind because it was too difficult for him to directly use.
I reached into my pocket again, took out a metal badge, and threw it at the guy.
He took the item lightly, looked at it for a while, and then sighed.
“I heard that he was killed by a crazy man wearing a mask.”
The badge was given to the executives of the organization that was exterminated by Hans.
These guys mainly focused on human trafficking and organ trafficking.
Naturally, they captured them all and turned them into undead.
“The majority died and disintegrated. I was lucky to avoid it though. So, I’d like to dispose of some of the remaining items.”
Of course, they searched the brain using black magic to find and exterminate the leaders and criminals who committed bad crimes, so unless they were really lucky, there would be no one left.
He seemed to think about what I was saying and then gave me back the badge.
“Well, if that’s the case, you’ve come to the right place. “It’s a shame that President Park passed away like that, but those who will survive must survive.”
The furry boy continued speaking in a lighter tone.
“Anyway, you had a hard time coming all the way to Ye. “It must have been a bit far to come from Daeran-dong.”
“two.”
“huh? “What do you mean?”
I just watched the furry boy who was shaking in anger and didn’t say anything else.
Let’s make eye contact like that for a moment.
“Hmm… I guess this will be enough. “Follow me.”
The hairy boy cleared his throat and then led me inside.
Those watching around them also turned their gazes one by one and started talking among themselves.
‘That person is more sly than he appears on the outside.’
The conversation that took place a little while ago was a kind of password verification.
The boss of the organization was Mr. Cho, not Mr. Park, and the base was Garae-dong, not Daeran-dong.
However, you should not pretend to know anything and try to correct it.
In fact, there are many ways to know this level of information, and the process was designed to filter out such people in the first place.
The important thing is to answer the hidden problem.
To put it simply, it was ‘How many things in the following conversation were wrong?’
‘It’s a shame to search the executives’ brains and read their memories. Actually, I came here knowing that.’
The questions and answers discussed in advance are different for each organization doing business, and they change periodically.
If you remember them all and test them appropriately against your opponent, that hairy guy will probably be more intelligent than he looks.
“You can go in here. Then I’ll see you again when I leave.”
After passing through a complicated hallway and arriving in front of a door, the hairy boy said that and disappeared.
Without hesitation, I opened the door and went inside.
There was a hole the size of an upper body in the wall inside the room, leading to a table like a bank teller.
“So what do you want to trade?”
A masked man sitting on the other side of the wall looked towards us and said.
“I like it because it’s straightforward.”
Getting to the point without even saying hello.
I sat down on the chair across from him and pushed the gold piece I was holding into the hole.
Then, without saying anything, he took the item and held it out to his side.
Even though I couldn’t see it because it was blocked by the wall, I could sense that there were quite a few people in the room across from me.
The item has probably been handed over to an appraiser now.
Sigh—
After a while, he took a piece of paper handed to him from the side, glanced at it, and held it out this way.
A piece of paper with just numbers written on it.
I frowned.
“Isn’t that hitting too hard?”
“Originally, all the goods traded in places like this are like that. “Didn’t you come here knowing that?”
Of course I knew, but I didn’t know it would be to this extent.
I thought for a moment and then nodded.
In fact, I still had a lot of cash. So much so that there is no need to take this method.
‘Because they completely robbed the criminal organizations.’
A pile of cash, including gold bars and various real estate documents, piled up in their safe.
Hans carefully packed them into his subspace.
But the reason he goes through this annoying process is…
“Okay, can I get something other than cash instead?”
“Anything is possible as long as the price is right. “What do you want?”
“First place in the lottery.”
No matter how much cash you have, if you can’t use it, it’s useless.
There are degrees of cash payment, but in this day and age, there are limits to making all economic activities that way.
What I needed, as Han Seong-hyeon, was ‘funds that could be used legally.’
And the record of being the first prize winner of the lottery will serve as a smokescreen to some extent when spending cash in the future.
“…That would cost quite a bit of money. Does it matter?”
“of course. “How long can it be?”
“Hmm.”
The sound of a keyboard being tapped echoed softly from the room across from me.
There seemed to be a monitor next to the window over there, so he turned his gaze slightly to read something.
“The highest amount that can be saved right now is 6.1 billion won. “There are 4 months left to receive it.”
“What next?
“4.4 billion. “10 months.”
These kids were more capable than I thought.
“But do you have things like that? “It would be difficult to find this much gold.”
Well, I was empty-handed right now, so it was reasonable to be skeptical.
I used a subspace magic tool to take out the gold bars on the spot and stack them on the table.
“…You have something quite valuable.”
In an instant, the man’s expression changed completely.
Greedy eyes that can be recognized even through the mask.
To begin with, the magic tools themselves are precious, so what’s the use of items that manipulate space?
No matter how rich an organization is, it is natural to be greedy because it is something that cannot be obtained by itself.
‘Yeah, I knew that would happen.’
I faced him.
Heinz’s eyes turned blood red, and the scent of blood spread around him.
“…!”
I could feel the masked man as well as those in the same space as him stiffening.
It may be a reasonable amount, but the scale of the transaction is large, and the other party is a self-proclaimed remnant of a fallen organization.
If a tiger crawls into your mouth defenseless and you don’t swallow it, you are not part of a criminal organization.
‘It is a necessary process in order to trade properly.’
If I hadn’t shown my strength, they would have tried to eat me somehow.
They must have used force or whatever.
So there was a need to show off this side’s power to some extent.
“Let’s do a cool deal and end it on a good note. “I will see you often in the future.”
After a short period of time passed and I felt that I had applied enough pressure, I relaxed my strength and spoke to him.
“…Hmm, was it that way? “I made a mistake.”
Fortunately, he seemed to have heeded my warning, and he cleared his throat, took the gold bars piled in front of him, and held them out next to him.
The appraiser next to him seemed to be stuttering for a moment, as if he was still nervous, but soon appraised the gold bars and presented the price.
‘After all, force is the best means of communication?’
The appraisal amount is definitely better than before.
It is likely that they paid special attention to various aspects to benefit the commission.
I nodded in satisfaction.
“For your information, we only trade at face value. “Take care of your tax issues.”
In addition to the currency exchange fee, there is an additional fee for winning through the lottery, and there is even a tax to be paid when receiving the winnings.
It was not even half of the profit that would have been made if gold was sold normally.
‘There’s nothing we can do about this amount of gold bars, since they are items whose source cannot be revealed. My stomach hurts….’
“The total appraised value is a little over 7.8 billion. If you win 6.1 billion won in the lottery, the remaining amount after deducting the commission… will you take the rest in cash?”
“Hmm, wait a minute.”
Heinz took his time, pretending to think about it for a while.
In the meantime, the main unit at home quickly searched for data on the Internet.
‘Of all the lottery winnings of all time, 6.1 billion won 8 months ago…. Only 3 people? There hasn’t been a similar amount recently. ‘This won’t work?’
You may be able to raise money to spend legally, but there is a chance that you will be tracked down by those who are determined to find it.
I don’t know how much information they have, but there’s no need to take risks.
“Not 6.1 billion won. “How far can I go to receive the entire settlement amount in a lottery?”
“entire? Hmm, then, after deducting the fees, it will be about 6.5 billion won.”
“Then let’s divide it in half… or rather, in three. From 3 billion to 2 billion to 1.5 billion. Is it possible?”
“It should be possible in a similar way…”
The masked man looked quite shaken.
However, as if he understood their intention, he immediately nodded his head in agreement.
“You’re quite cautious, aren’t you? In fact, it is mainly used here for money laundering purposes. “There are not many people who try to hide their identity so obsessively.”
The average amount of recent lotto winnings is about 2 billion won.
Additionally, there are dozens of winners every week, so tracking them is absolutely impossible.
“We are also in the position of broadcasting, so we cannot accurately match it. “I will divide it roughly equally within the amount.”
“Does not matter. But you are quite well prepared. Are there a lot of people using it?”
“Not that many. Because it costs a lot of money in taxes. “There are many easier and more efficient ways to launder money.”
He shrugged, saying that there were still quite a few people looking for him.
Actually, as I thought, there was nothing like this for legal use in Yangji.
As long as taxes were paid and received, there was no basis for tracking the funds and there was no one to question them if they claimed they were lucky.
“is it. So how long will it take for the items to be ready?”
“Hmm… I think it will take about an hour to get it here.”
It seemed like a business agreement had been signed between people doing similar work.
It only took an hour to come up with that amount.
‘I think it would be convenient to have hands and feet to help me in this way. I can take care of minor problems on my own, and I can also have errands run for me…’
…Okay.
I don’t think it would be a bad idea to completely devour a back alley organization.
You don’t have to go through all this hassle, and it seems useful in many ways.
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