Chapter 209

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Translated by Heavenly Cat

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“……”

The conference room usually filled with relaxed laughter was engulfed in heavy silence today.

They also stared blankly at one empty seat.

“So, why on earth do they say he did such a thing?”

“According to investigation, he himself and even his biological mother were filtered by AI automatic screening and didn’t receive a single penny of insurance money. Also they say he was full of distrust toward insurance companies from long ago.”

“No, if he couldn’t receive it, then he couldn’t receive it. Just for that he shoots a gun abruptly!?”

“Correct. If unfair he could just sue, but using such an ignorant method…!”

However it wasn’t something to just blame.

“Honestly doesn’t everyone know? Probability of AI automatic screening making errors reaches a whopping 90%. Why did we insist on using this despite that?”

“That is…”

“No need to pretend here. Not paying insurance money to customers as much as possible. Isn’t this our ultimate goal?”

That is the reason for existence of all insurance companies.

Attaching this and that excuse to not give money to customers, or give much less.

It was the secret method for insurance companies to make massive profits.

“We put in AI automatic screening for exactly that reason. And the person who strongly pushed that to apply to our entire association is lying in the morgue right now.”

In other words, dissatisfaction that would explode someday exploded.

“If there is a problem, previously people vented anger on the person who sold insurance to them or came to headquarters to cause a disturbance when expressing dissatisfaction. But this time they sniped and killed a company CEO.”

Paying monthly premiums regularly, but if not receiving money when needed, anger is inevitable.

So customers often shoot guns at insurance sellers, or barge into company to cause disturbance.

But sniping and killing a CEO of a large US insurance company was the first time.

That gave a big shock to the association.

“Actually the suspect wrote posts several times before the crime saying heads of insurance companies must be targeted and killed. Meaning he tried to incite people.”

“And by acting directly himself he is seeing effect?”

“Yes. Look at SNS now. Isn’t everyone defending the shooter? And they are mocking the victim who was terribly killed in this shooting with all sorts of insults. Do you see this as normal?”

Should we call it karma piled up meanwhile.

Right now public opinion was entirely leaned toward the shooter.

Saying government is on same team as insurance companies, so a petty citizen who is only a weakling bravely put into action.

“The criminal’s past SNS posts are spreading fast on the net currently, and incitement posts saying executives leading insurance companies must be found and killed are steadily coming up. This is a very serious matter.”

Meaning this might not be the end.

“So, so what do you propose? Should we pay all unpaid hospital bills even now?”

“That’s not what I mean. What is most important is hiding our identities. If incitement posts keep coming up like that, there will definitely be attention seekers stepping into action again.”

Carlson was right.

To prevent another victim coming out, hiding identities thoroughly was important.

Rather than executives dying, it’s better for employees below to die off.

“But isn’t the timing truly coincidental?”

“Yes?”

“At news that Gwangwoon intends to step into insurance industry, our association stepped up and is checking them, right? But the incident occurring after that is a CEO assassination that never happened before…”

“!?”

They forgot for a moment.

They only thought of it as incident committed from grudge over insurance screening refusal, but this was a new perspective.

“So you mean Gwangwoon might be involved in this?”

“Look at SNS now. Doesn’t aftermath of this incident seem spreading too fast? Honestly how many casualties occur from shooting in America a day, but putting all that aside people focus only on this?”

“Certainly… It is becoming too much of an issue.”

“Th-Then really Gwangwoon!?”

They were expecting Gwangwoon would definitely commit something as they entered insurance industry.

Also since insurance companies are entering check collectively, they also knew if it’s Gwangwoon they wouldn’t just watch this.

“But even so, shooting a person in broad daylight…!”

“They are originally such guys. Aren’t they crazy guys who spread COVID-19 virus to the whole world and earned money enormously with vaccines?”

“If this is true, we must find evidence!”

“Yes. This might rather be our opportunity. If this matter is really related to Gwangwoon, and if we can just find evidence for that, we can make those guys never step foot in insurance side again.”

Meaning crisis can be turned into opportunity.

“Gwangwoon also wouldn’t want us to find evidence.”

“Then before they move, we must move quickly.”

“Yes. Letting the whole world know Gwangwoon instigated the criminal to commit such terrible crime.”

If only that happens, Gwangwoon can never enter insurance industry forever.

Also their company image will be shattered creating a situation different from before.

Although sorry to the dead victim, thanks to that things were about to unravel very easily.

***

“…”

As expected of America.

That was the feeling I felt when first seeing news that CEO of large US insurance company was shot in broad daylight because insurance money wasn’t paid.

“I heard police are not revealing exactly what the motive is?”

“Yes. Crime motive is whoever sees it insurance money non-payment, but they seem to be hiding it thinking things will get bigger if announced. There is also a flow driving it to purely personal grudge. But public these days isn’t foolish.”

In the past it was easy to manipulate public opinion with media.

Because means for people to access information were few back then.

But isn’t it network era now.

People no longer trust only articles coming out on news.

Receiving information spreading on SNS and communities, they come to know what real truth is.

“Even if there is much fake information coming out there, it is performing positive function.”

Even so, claiming someone must be killed by inciting on SNS had to be stopped.

“So they say large insurance companies currently took down all faces of executives shown on homepage. Deleting personal information too.”

“What about the AI automatic screening that became a problem this time?”

“They don’t seem to have thought to fix that. They say they will keep maintaining it.”

But it is also a part that is understandable.

Since insurance companies cooperated and tried hard not to give money to customers, such unfortunate event occurred.

“It’s also about public opinion being all leaned toward the criminal who shot gun now. On SNS they are even comparing this shooter to Messiah Jesus.”

It wasn’t public opinion formed by just one or two people.

Tens of millions of people who usually had many complaints against insurance cartel are defending the shooter.

“And President, didn’t we short sell a few insurance companies last time.”

When looking at insurance company list, my intuition reacted to that side so I shorted all of them.

“But after this incident burst, stock prices went down more than 10% for all of them.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes. The place where CEO was killed this time plummeted nearly 20%. Since public opinion currently forming is so serious, it seems to keep affecting stock prices.”

Although I didn’t predict this.

Still we saw big profit on all of them.

If there is a problem, my heart is a bit uncomfortable.

Meaning it doesn’t feel very good that I raised profit because someone was killed.

“There is also this method. Rescuing people who couldn’t receive payment receiving unreasonable automatic screening from those US insurance companies.

We can help while promoting that Gwangwoon is entering insurance this time.”

At one of our employee’s opinion, fingertips tingled and feeling came.

“So do helping and promoting at the same time?”

“Yes. We can’t help everyone blindly, but didn’t they say AI automatic screening makes error of whopping 90%. There must be unfair people. People needing help right now.”

There intuition hit me once more and passed.

“…….”

I brought my hand to stocks I shorted.

As expected.

All were clamoring to sell quickly and sending strong stimulation to me.

“Please dispose of all stocks we are holding. And send profit money coming from here to Gwangwoon Insurance side. Ask them to use this to rescue people.”

“Yes, President.”

Although sending all profit money might be a bit much.

Rather than staying with uncomfortable heart, using it for good work seemed like a way to lessen burden of heart.

***

“…Gwangwoon is behind this incident?”

CEO of insurance company representing America being shot and killed in broad daylight, that too in hotel lobby, was causing huge ripple in American society.

But isn’t there such saying.

If there is a big event shaking society, examine first if Gwangwoon is at center of it.

Indeed that name was being mentioned again this time.

“Yes, Director, currently insurance association sees Gwangwoon as background of this matter and is cooperating with FBI to grasp situation.”

“That means they are trying to find out if the criminal shot gun receiving Gwangwoon’s instigation?”

“Yes.”

Sufficient to have such suspicion.

Didn’t this happen exactly when Gwangwoon is trying to enter insurance industry very timely.

It is a strategy to smash trust of existing insurance companies while Gwangwoon cuts in to drive issues with new management policy and satisfactory premiums to see benefit.

“Didn’t Gwangwoon try to compete with very cheap premiums targeting vulnerable groups anyway.”

“Right. They must have thought to raise price after killing other competitors completely by waging chicken game.”

“Yes. And knowing such Gwangwoon’s strategy, companies tried desperately to stop it.”

“So they shot and killed a large company CEO.”

“With that one incident images of insurance companies became worse, and it is also Gwangwoon sending warning message directly to insurance association.”

Does it mean they tried to catch two rabbits.

But insurance association also didn’t back down easily.

Mobilizing all lines they possess, they are doing their best to find traces of Gwangwoon, the background of this matter.

“Even according to our side’s information, Gwangwoon Securities shorted US large insurance companies before this happened and saw big profit.”

“It wasn’t two rabbits but three.”

“Isn’t that Gwangwoon. Whatever work they commit, always taking profit in various aspects.”

Vicious yet meticulous,

Wicked yet strategic.

Just with three bullets, took three profits.

Would there be another company like this in the world.

“But is it certain Gwangwoon is related to this matter? Did they find evidence?”

“No. No evidence found yet. Very surprisingly not a single connection point between criminal and Gwangwoon, they say. Even though searching phone, PC, other electronic devices all.”

If there really was evidence found, Strategy Team and Sentinel would have stepped up to remove it. But nothing found yet.

“Just like always.”

“Yes. But… Isn’t it difficult to see this as really coincidence.”

“That’s true. Unless a fool, thinking this is coincidence doesn’t make sense.”

But leaving no traces so chillingly like this.

“Then did they design it?”

They.

It was a designation called in Sentinel.

Current general opinion was that Gwangwoon is operating another spy agency besides Sentinel.

But no matter how many times investigating, traces about them couldn’t be found.

There Sentinel realized.

Company called Sentinel is merely camouflage to show the world.

That real spy agency is separate.

“Have to see it as they moved to cause this incident.”

“Yes. There was not a single mention about this matter to us.”

Anthony felt impatience and also pride hurt together.

He thought Sentinel stood at forefront to make Gwangwoon’s borderless empire, but actually another place was playing core role.

Along with strange sense of betrayal, competitive spirit boiled up.

“Going like this our Sentinel will be completely culled.”

Therefore there was need to show headquarters that Sentinel’s influence is still healthy.

“Did you say insurance association took down all their personal info?”

“Yes. Correct. Above all guys holding real power don’t even have personal info known.”

“Good. Then spread all information about those guys on SNS.”

“Yes?”

What would be best method to appeal to headquarters.

That is establishing merit.

“Right now Gwangwoon’s insurance entry can be called very important moment.

But if insurance association steps up to check, Gwangwoon becomes unable to achieve what they want.

So we should definitely push guys out at this opportunity.”

“Then… Do our agents find and kill guys?”

“No. We just incite. Don’t kill innocent people, just pushing back to find and kill real ones.”

“Ah.”

Don’t know in what way ‘they’ incited criminal to commit shooting incident.

But he will clearly show that Sentinel’s ability doesn’t lag compared to those guys.