Chapter 211

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Translated by Heavenly Cat

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“……”

After attending the funeral, insurance association executives gathered in the conference room all sat blankly engulfed in shock.

“What exactly is the crime motive?”

“Obvious. It is an act committed from a grudge over non-payment of insurance money.”

“No. Then isn’t it normal to target the employee who sold insurance to him, or an executive of that company? Like the shooting incident that occurred last time. Why suddenly Carlson…”

“They said profiles of our association’s core members were scattered on the dark web.”

“Wh-What?”

“Inciting that we shouldn’t kill small fries but kill the bosses leading the insurance cartel.”

Killing an insurance employee or executive is something that happens occasionally.

This CEO shot to death grew big only because the media drove the issue too much.

It wasn’t exactly something bringing big damage to them.

But Carlson’s death was fatal.

Because one core member at the very top of the cartel called the insurance association died.

“Th-Then you mean personal details of all of us here were scattered?”

“Yes. Not just simple personal details. In Carlson’s case, they say the real-time movement path was being shared on the dark web.”

“What bastard did such a thing! Must find them immediately and punish!”

“It’s literally the dark web. Finding who left such an incitement post there is extremely difficult.”

In short, everyone existing here right now was exposed.

“And actually there is no need to investigate. Don’t we all know who the ringleader is?”

There was one name grazing their heads.

“Gwangwoon?”

“Really those guys?”

“Yes. If not those guys, who would commit such a thing?”

“But regarding the previous CEO murder too, and this Carlson matter too, can’t find a connection point with Gwangwoon, right?”

“That is because they erased their traces thoroughly. This matter too is clearly those guys’ doing. Just look at this and you can know.”

Vice Chairman Ronald put out the document Gwangwoon sent to the association before Carlson’s incident in front of them.

“This was sent by Gwangwoon?”

“Yes. The early to mid content is nothing special. Thinking it regrettable that we block Gwangwoon’s insurance entry. Gwangwoon is not trying to compete with insurance companies. Just intended to help vulnerable groups—is written.”

“Who believes such a nonsensical lie?”

“Yes. Gwangwoon didn’t send this writing asking to believe either. Keep watching the last sentence.”

The end of the document sent by Gwangwoon was decorated like this.

[Do not provoke us anymore.]

“5 minutes after this document arrived at the association, the incident burst from Carlson.”

“!?”

They couldn’t continue words for a moment in shock.

“…Th-Then you mean Gwangwoon killed Carlson to warn us?”

“Circumstantially yes. Less than 5 minutes after this document came, the chairman of our association died. Do you see this as a coincidence?”

Cannot be a coincidence.

Looking outwardly it looks like just a general document for negotiation, but the last phrase looked like it was threatening whoever saw it.

And as if giving power to that, Chairman Carlson died.

“Th-These ignorant bastards! Do they know if they are really some mafia? Is it okay to shoot a person to death like this!”

“I found out, they say this isn’t the first time Gwangwoon used physical force like this. Shooting the former Japanese Prime Minister to death, former President Trent almost dying too, they say all Gwangwoon’s doing. Problem is circumstantially it is certain it is Gwangwoon, but haven’t found a single piece of evidence yet.”

“Just like us?”

“Yes. You should see that Gwangwoon’s method is always like this. Showing off their power, but leaving no trace simultaneously.”

“…”

Everyone knows it is Gwangwoon’s doing, but actually cannot punish because evidence can’t be found.

“What on earth is this…”

Until now the insurance association faced many enemies.

And because they were always winning they could rise to this position now.

But this was a formidable enemy experiencing for the first time in life.

Don’t even catch a sense of where and how to deal with them.

“Most scary point is, if we keep provoking Gwangwoon as per their warning, the next target becomes one of us.”

“…!”

Everyone looked at each other.

There would be no person wanting to be hit by Gwangwoon’s gun and die among these.

“I-I opposed from the start. Fighting with Gwangwoon.”

“I also just followed because Chairman Carlson pushed strongly, didn’t want to fight with Gwangwoon.”

Looking at the association executives changing their words now Ronald felt disgusted, but actually it was a meaningless act.

Because Gwangwoon is not listening even if they confess here that it wasn’t such an intention.

“The methods we can take are exactly two. Investigating and fighting to ask Gwangwoon’s responsibility to the end, or giving up so they do as they please.”

“…”

Fighting was a story not making sense in the first place.

The opponent is cruel guys shooting a gun first before even having a conversation.

Even Gwangwoon’s affiliate Sentinel are not simply gangsters dominating the streets like the mafia.

They are filled with veterans who really received professional military training, played in the world’s best state agencies.

Fight with such guys?

“Seeing the silence getting longer, the answer seems decided.”

Today they realized a very important lesson.

That when fighting, one must attack while looking at the opponent.

***

“…Suddenly?”

“Yes. The places that refused license issuance to us are changing stance all at once.”

Did He listen to my prayer offered yesterday.

The states saying they couldn’t issue a license to us suddenly changed stance for some reason.

“Then can we receive all the licenses?”

“Yes. They say if giving the request, they will issue immediately.”

It was strange that everyone changed their mind overnight.

“It seems the atmosphere in the insurance industry is serious as shooting incidents occurred consecutively this time. Also dissatisfaction about insurance companies spreading on SNS and communities is exploding, this is spreading to a national problem.”

Already the insurance companies whose safety problem became serious even more as news came out that the insurance association chairman Carlson was shot and died coming out of the restroom.

“Right now profiles are being shared everywhere, and spreading through the dark web too, so they say executives quitting the company and leaving the US became many.”

Truly unfortunate matter.

Thinking of what the insurance companies did targeting customers meanwhile one can think it gratifying, but even so shouldn’t kill someone with a gun.

Why do the state and law exist.

To not judge crime emotionally.

But an individual judging someone with a gun was something that should never happen.

“Our SNS is censoring such posts, right?”

“That is… It is a subject difficult to censor recklessly so they say cutting only the too severe incitement posts. But since this is spreading through the dark web, we can’t do anything about that side.”

This was a matter that must be eradicated.

Because if this gets severe even a person without any sin can get swept.

“Because of these situations even though our Gwangwoon Insurance didn’t enter the US yet, it is becoming a topic already.”

“Already?”

“Yes. Gwangwoon Marketing Team is currently advertising massively. That Gwangwoon Insurance rescues people fallen in difficulty for vulnerable groups. Aiming for a trickle-down effect with this situation.”

No matter that two people died, using that as a promotion opportunity didn’t look very good.

“However with this opportunity our Gwangwoon Insurance became better known, and didn’t we even receive the license. Became able to give help to people we almost couldn’t rescue.”

As the Manager said, couldn’t criticize the PR Team with that.

Because they just did what they should do.

“Plus headquarters must have suffered regarding insurance work this time. The insurance association’s check seems to have been fiercer than thought. To silence that, starting from the Strategy Team, each department hung on.”

I also felt sorry.

Didn’t I fight with none other than the insurance cartel saying I will push work unrelated to company profit out of nowhere.

Of course, I had not a bit of thought to fight with the insurance cartel side, but unintentionally caused trouble to the headquarters people.

“And a few states issuing the license this time attached other conditions too. Asking to make a product that general people can also sign up for, not just vulnerable groups.”

“That… Wouldn’t the cost be too much?”

“Yes. So they say headquarters is calculating complicatedly because of that again now.”

Work started with a good heart but.

Feeling like work is gradually growing bigger.

“Everyone suffering for nothing. Because of me.”

“No. Since doing the necessary work. Everyone will understand.”

“Yes. Please tell everyone at headquarters they worked hard. I should visit and tell one by one but…..”

“No need to do so. Everyone knows how busy the President is. I will convey well.”

Since I just wanted to do good work, I was sorry feeling like squeezing the headquarters employees for nothing.

So next time, if wanting to do good work, it seems I should do it alone.

***

“Those guys, nose so high they didn’t know the sky is scary, finally lowered their tails.”

“Yes. Carlson’s death must have been a big shock to them. Since it’s no different from cutting off one of the insurance cartel’s heads.”

Anthony Watson smiled, savoring tea in a cup.

But did I brew tea too long.

Bitter taste comes.

“Hard to find a connection point with our side, right?”

“Yes, close to impossible. Because what first distributed the profile is the dark web, and what shared the real-time movement path is also that side. After that, as other people took that content as is to SNS, crime was committed.”

Even if all agencies in the US stick together finding the real criminal would be difficult.

Bound to be.

Determining that Sentinel didn’t provide a weapon to the criminal, or set up a plan together, or even took contact.

What they did was just scattering the insurance cartel members’ profiles and schedules on the dark web.

Seeing that and committing the crime was purely the criminal’s sole decision.

“But surprising that this really saw effect.”

“Right. That criminal who murdered the CEO this time must have been hit by the same method. At first I also wondered if Gwangwoon secretly contacted the criminal and did the operation, but looking now I know what Gwangwoon’s intention was.”

“Are you talking about entering the insurance business and planting chips in people’s bodies?”

“That is a story of a bit distant future, and this is what to say…. Gwangwoon did a social experiment.”

Social experiment?

At Anthony’s words Tom tilted his head.

“This time Gwangwoon killed two people without touching a hand. That too people who can give massive influence to the insurance industry.”

As he said.

Gwangwoon didn’t put a gun in the criminal’s hand and instigate to kill someone.

Just induced so it becomes so.

“Did a massive social experiment. If inciting through SNS and communities, whether the target can be killed, or not, didn’t we copy that intact and try? Result was very successful.”

And the insurance cartel all raised white flags and surrendered.

“Eliminating the target through another person without staining blood on our hands. Then the trace cannot be found, tracking also impossible, meaning perfect crime. Gwangwoon was experimenting with that now.”

Why incitement and brainwashing are scary, Gwangwoon seemed to show properly.

“If there is one worry, that we moved as we pleased without headquarters’ instruction.”

“Ah. Director. Actually a message came from headquarters.”

“Message? What kind?”

I became a bit tense.

Is headquarters trying to rebuke saying Sentinel did unasked work.

“Everyone… Worked hard they say?”

“What?”

Anthony blinked his eyes.

“Even says it is a message sent by Gwangwoon Securities President Jeong Jin-ho personally. Everyone did well, worked hard, sent a message like that.”

“…?”

Soon Anthony burst into a smirk.

Feeling somewhat strange.

Never heard such praise from headquarters even once.

But President Jeong Jin-ho who can be called Gwangwoon’s head, not another person, said such a thing.

“Work hard my ass.”

It wasn’t a big deal, but strangely twitching mouth corners don’t go down.

“Hmm-.”

Plus the tea taste that was bitter to the point of furrowing the brow until a while ago even felt sweet suddenly.