Chapter 207

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Translated by Heavenly Cat

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[Drugs spreading even to teenagers.]

[Serious drug crime, what is the solution?]

[South Korea is no longer a drug-free nation.]

“I feel like I’m seeing articles like this often these days.”

Drugs were a serious problem sickening the whole world.

“I hear various industries are suffering headaches because of this. Especially the hotel sector.”

“Why hotels?”

“VIPs hold drug parties in hotels. The hotels know but just go along with it. They even handle the cleanup. They get more money for it, but they must be anxious.”

“Can’t they just report it?”

“If they did that, those VIPs would never visit that hotel again.”

Our country was once called a drug-free nation.

But now it’s different from the past.

The situation has become serious enough to spread even to teenagers.

“It’s unfortunate. Falling into drugs at such a bright age.”

“Yes. A very unfortunate matter. That’s why we must eradicate it even more.”

Teenagers are the age group that must take responsibility for our country’s future.

It pained my heart that such students were already falling into bad paths.

“Since China, which was manufacturing the most drugs, became chaotic due to civil war, it has subsided a bit, but those organizations have spread to each country causing social problems. They must have flowed into our country too. Also, they say Vietnamese organizations are most active in our country.”

“Is the government not cracking down separately?”

“The government is still working hard to catch organizations. Since it’s a serious problem. But even if they catch them hundreds, thousands of times, it’s ultimately an infinite loop. Unless the source is cut off.”

Addiction to alcohol and tobacco is also a problem, but drugs were on a different level.

Once you touch it wrong, you can never quit forever.

If this gets worse, it becomes a national problem.

Didn’t even America reach a state where they don’t know where to start because of overflowing addicts?

“If it’s the source, is it cartels as expected?”

“Yes. Unless we suppress the organizations that keep making drugs, it will be a meaningless infinite loop.”

This was a really difficult problem.

Unless we eliminate the source even if we catch them again and again, we are just wasting manpower.

But we can’t deploy troops to eliminate that source either.

In Mexico’s case, didn’t cartels expand their power enough to even take over the regime?

“There’s not much we can do then.”

“Yes. Only increasing centers to treat drug addicts, or giving help through donations. Our Gwangwoon Foundation is already handling some of that work.”

“…?”

It was right then.

Out of the blue, my intuition grazed the back of my head.

“That support project. Could you bring me the data?”

“Pardon? Ah, yes.”

Not long after, related documents came into my hands.

“There are more projects than I thought?”

“Yes. From investing in treatment support centers to education informing teenagers of dangers, and blocking SNS etc. We are supporting in various ways. But it doesn’t cost much. Right now the foundation is focusing on China, North Korea, and Africa.”

I looked through the documents, but nothing stimulated my intuition.

Then when I inadvertently turned to the next page.

“…!”

One item caught my eye.

“Gwangwoon Insurance?”

“Ah. I’ve seen that content before too. It’s an insurance company the foundation tried to promote.”

“Why setup an insurance company in the foundation?”

“It’s an insurance company for vulnerable social groups. Meaning.. Receiving only minimum premiums and giving support when treating major diseases. But if we proceed with this, astronomical money goes in, so headquarters rejected the project itself.”

It’s not wrong.

In short, receiving only minimum money and us paying all hospital bills—it might look like small outflow right now, but those costs will pile up and could become uncontrollably large later.

“But wouldn’t it be okay compared to the money we earn now?”

“Looking at Gwangwoon’s profits, we can sufficiently handle it now. But headquarters judged that expenditure cost is too excessive. No matter how feasible a business, they judged this is work the state should do, not us.”

That was true.

The state should step up to save vulnerable groups, it wasn’t our job.

Even so, isn’t there no company that earns money as well as us?

Even for social obligation, there was a need to extend a helping hand a little.

‘Plus, seeing my intuition burn like this..’

Above all, my intuition kept sending signals to this Gwangwoon Insurance project.

Seeing it light up the entire document bright yellow.

“Please convey this to headquarters. Ask them to review it seriously once. What needs to be modified, and how it would be good to proceed.”

The document was so vast I couldn’t read it all, but seeing my intuition sparkle this much, it must be a good business for this world.

***

“…What is coming down from headquarters?”

“They say to take control of the cartels.”

“What kind of sound is that suddenly?”

“To speak precisely, they say to take control of organizations manufacturing drugs.”

Because of China and North Korea, Sentinel was currently focusing nerves there.

But he narrowed his brow at the new instruction coming down from headquarters.

“When pouring all manpower into China and North Korea isn’t enough, they want us to deploy manpower there too?”

“Yes. The instruction came down like that.”

He was annoyed, but Anthony soon cooled his head.

“It shouldn’t be just simply to take control?”

“They say the goal is to cut off all distribution networks entering Korea.”

“Distribution networks?”

Korea isn’t a drug-free nation anymore, but its market isn’t big either.

But to cut off all distribution flowing in there.

“Do they mean to make Korea a clean nation again?”

“Yes. But to take control of famous drug organizations one by one just to cut off Korea’s distribution network is..”

“It is indeed an excessive measure.”

If they really intended to just block distribution networks, they could just crush a few organizations.

“But this means they want to manage distribution networks not just in Korea but worldwide?”

“Could they be trying to make money with that?”

“No. No need to make money risking danger with that. From Gwangwoon’s stance of conquering and controlling the world, they definitely want to eliminate drugs.”

Didn’t even that China strictly govern drug problems and crack down so it wouldn’t spread in society?

“But China rather used that as a weapon. Intentionally letting massive amounts of drugs cross into America to cause social problems.”

“Korea too.”

“Right. It’s no exaggeration to say Asian regions all suffered damage as China intended. But now that China has collapsed.”

Taking control of organizations in China is hard.

Because they are guys operating systematically under control by authorities.

But the government that should control them disappeared.

Also those organizations were swept by civil war and disbanded long ago.

Living guys scattered.

“Perhaps they see now as the right time. To take control of these distribution networks.”

“If they take control, will they eliminate all drugs?”

“They’ll strictly crack down in countries they want to control. Drugs are a fatal variable to rulers who want control. Once people get addicted to that, control becomes impossible.”

But conversely, if it’s a place to crush and cause chaos rather than control?

“Then they’ll concentrate all distribution to that country, so society becomes uncontrolled and dies on its own.”

For perfect control, Gwangwoon intended to control even distribution networks now.

“Are locations of cartel bosses here identified?”

“Since they are figures of interest, we are monitoring them every time. Our Sentinel is currently positioned all over the world so operation instructions are possible anytime.”

“But if there are reinforcements, it would be even better.”

“Yes. If US DEA supports.”

DEA is an agency under US federal government, famous for invading without regard for borders if drug crimes causing serious problems to US occur.

“Isn’t the timing coincidental too? China collapsed, and Aiden who is cooperative with Gwangwoon will soon be elected President.”

“It’s too exquisite to call coincidence, no, have to see it as planned from the start.”

Collaboration of DEA and Sentinel.

For organizations having to face these two, it would be literal hell.

“By the way… What is this? Insurance company? Gwangwoon setting up an insurance company?”

“Ah, yes. They say it’s establishing an insurance company to rescue vulnerable groups. They plan to set up companies in Korea and US first and slowly expand range.”

If he felt something ominous, it must be because of Gwangwoon.

There’s no way Gwangwoon would set up an insurance company really to save vulnerable groups.

“Or wouldn’t it be simply a show to raise public sentiment?”

“Well… It wouldn’t be something we need to care about.”

But it strangely kept bothering him.

***

“Congratulations on reelection. President.”

Aiden prayed several times a day.

Please take this cup from me.

But it seems he prayed to the wrong entity.

“Yeah… Thanks. Everyone.”

Updating words not in his heart, Aiden returned to the horrible White House oval office.

A familiar face was waiting there.

“Congratula…”

“John. Shut your mouth.”

“…”

Aiden sat gloomily and stared blankly at the ceiling.

“Sometimes I think.”

“Yes?”

“Did I practice games less? If I had reached a certain level of skill, would Gwangwoon have listened to my words that there should absolutely be no reelection?”

“Wh-What are you…”

“Whew. Indeed, you aren’t one of our guild members. I have no human rights there, no human rights.”

“…?”

John tilted his head as if not knowing what he was saying.

“Right, what brings you? You probably didn’t come to congratulate me, must be because of Gwangwoon?”

“…I apologize.”

“Speak. Having reelected me means there’s definitely work to make me do.”

John carefully handed a document to Aiden.

“It’s a document Gwangwoon sent me.”

“…Eradicating drug organizations?”

“Yes. They want to sweep drug organizations by collaboration of DEA and Sentinel. Cutting off distribution networks to make US and Korea clean nations.”

It was a somewhat scary proposal.

DEA mobilizes without regarding borders.

But to collaborate with Sentinel.

Isn’t this an intention to use drug organizations as excuse to use US military power to overturn places Gwangwoon wants to crush?

“Making people’s hearts pound from the start.”

“But it will be a good thing for America too. Right now citizens groaning from drugs are overflowing.”

In other words, the justification was good.

Plus there was nothing to be problematic.

This is strictly punishing criminals.

“Since Gwangwoon says they will even pay the costs, it doesn’t look bad.”

“In your eyes maybe. This is paying some cost to use our US agency like mercenaries.”

however Aiden had no thought to oppose.

Justification of making US a clean nation is good, and above all he has no thought to resist Gwangwoon.

“But this is…”

However the next document was the problem.

“Insurance company?”

“Yes. Although it’s an insurance company, it’s a charity business for vulnerable groups. Gwangwoon helping ordinary people who can’t handle murderous medical costs.”

Current Aiden administration accepted Obama Care and was spreading it further.

But limits were still distinct.

“Insurance company cartels won’t leave this alone.”

Insurance cartels.

They absolutely oppose Obama Care, and worked hard behind the scenes so hospitals wouldn’t accept it.

So even if signing up for that care, cases of not receiving application are common, and quite a lot of drugs and treatments also often didn’t apply.

“But if signing up here, they say all those problems can be eliminated. Of course, limited to vulnerable groups. So Gwangwoon wants to cooperate with US government to expand charity business.”

“Do you really see this as charity business?”

“Yes…?”

Aiden shook his head.

Because Gwangwoon is now openly revealing their intentions.

“Now they say Gwangwoon Insurance helps vulnerable groups, but if this system gradually expands and kills other insurance companies and monopolizes? All people wanting to receive treatment in future will have no choice but to be under Gwangwoon’s control.”

And Aiden also knows what they ultimately want.

“Then they’ll try to forcibly shove bio chips. To everyone signed up for Gwangwoon Care.”

“!?”

John, who truly believed Gwangwoon Care was purely charity business this time, made a shocked expression.

“You act as Gwangwoon’s henchman and didn’t even know this? You still have a long way to go.”

“…”

“But it won’t be easy. I don’t know about other places, but these insurance cartels are really nasty guys.”

In America, insurance cartels exert tremendous power no less than financial cartels.

Isn’t the money they pour into political circles every year substantial?

Gwangwoon is trying to put a leash on such insurance cartels.

For that there must be an opportunity-.

“What are they trying to pull this time?”