chapter 31
Shadow of Seoul (1)
“Hey, can we have another drink? call?”
“The one who called you!”
“There, brother, you are so handsome~. How about a drink here? yes?”
The security was in disarray, but the streets at night were still lively in their own way.
The loud voices of drunken people, solicitors, and even those who rip out the pockets of drunkards.
The detection network using Hans’ ministry magic has improved in scope and precision over time.
As the scope expanded, incidents occurred frequently within the district, and, naturally, Hans had to move more busily.
In the early days, they dealt with all kinds of mundane criminals, but now they have prioritized and punished violent criminals.
‘Still, some rumors about Hans have spread on the floor, and criminals are feeling a bit stingy these days.’
Hans was engaged in policing activities and had conflicts with numerous criminals, some of them in the backstreets with their own power.
Of course, they did not blindly destroy the criminal organization, but only the current criminals caught at the scene or those who wanted to cross the line first.
It’s not a problem that can be completely eradicated by any single individual, and at best, new ones will fill the void.
The rest, who did not cross the line excessively, were watching only after grasping the subject.
-Deep Sea Game Land
And the place where Heinz is now was one of the organizations I had identified at the time.
An adult arcade located in a secluded alley.
When I opened the door of the store where the sheets were stuck and I couldn’t see the inside, thick cigarette smoke obscured my view.
The eyes of the people inside were focused on Heinz as he opened the door and entered.
“What did your younger brother come here for? Did you come to play?”
A hairy man approaches with a cigarette in his mouth.
He pretends to be calm, but he shows a vigilant look.
Some of the gangs inside were looking for weapons and secretly moving their hands.
‘Well… I can understand that feeling.’
An uninvited guest suddenly visits a secret space where no one will ever visit.
Even with all-white hair, a black suit, and a black mask that covers under the eyes, it’s a dubious outfit.
It would be strange not to be vigilant.
‘I was thinking of using sunglasses, but that seemed too far-fetched, so I gave up…’
As I became a vampire, my pale skin and beautiful facial features were so different that I couldn’t recall my original appearance.
But he can’t show his face anywhere in the yard he came to do illegal things.
‘However, it’s a good idea to wrap it up completely.’
In that case, using your changed appearance will help you hide your identity.
By deliberately exposing sharp eyes, which is the biggest factor that changed his impression, he imprinted a completely different image from Han Sung-hyun.
The coordinates I put together after thinking like that are what they are now.
Walking around in the middle of the night wearing sunglasses seemed to attract more attention.
“I want to sell some stuff.”
“thing? This is an arcade, are you trying to sell a game console? We don’t take vendors.”
I put the hand on the bracelet in my arms and took out a gold piece and showed it to the furry.
Then he stared at it for a moment, then frowned at this side.
“It’s the first time I’ve seen a yangban… Who did you introduce?”
“Is that important?”
“It doesn’t matter then. In this floor business, trust is the most important law. You can’t trade without knowing who you are.”
“Well, that’s not wrong.”
This was an organization that relayed stolen goods and all kinds of illegal trafficking.
The organization that Hans left behind because it was vague to write his own.
I put my hand back into my arms, pulled out a metal badge and tossed it at him.
Taking the item lightly, he looked at it for a long time and sighed.
“I heard that he was slaughtered by a madman wearing a mask.”
The badge was given to the executives of the organization slaughtered by Hans.
Those who focused on human trafficking and organ trafficking.
Naturally, he took them all and made them into undead.
“Most of them died and collapsed. I was lucky enough to avoid it. So I want to dispose of some of the leftovers.”
Of course, I searched my brains with black magic to find and eradicate the bad guys such as the leaders and executioners, so there won’t be any left unless they’re really lucky.
He seemed to think something of my words and then returned the badge.
“Well, if that’s the case, you’ve come to the right place. It is a pity that President Park went like that, but those who live must live.”
A furry hairdresser who speaks in a lighter tone.
“Anyway, you had to work hard to get to Yes. It must have been a bit far from coming from Daeran-dong.”
“two.”
“yes? What do you mean?”
I just watched Tulbo silently trembling, and didn’t say anything.
Let’s make eye contact like that for a while.
“Hmmm… that would be enough. Follow me.”
Tulbo, who coughed in vain, guided me inside.
The people around them turned their eyes one by one and started talking among themselves.
‘That human being, unlike his appearance, he’s smart.’
The conversation we had a while ago was a sort of password verification.
The boss of the organization was not Mr. Park, but Mr. Cho, and his base was also in Garae-dong, not Daeran-dong.
However, you should not try to correct it by pretending to know.
Actually, there are many ways to know this kind of information, and it was a process to filter out such people in the first place.
The important thing is to answer the hidden questions.
Simply put, it was ‘How many of the following conversations were wrong?’
‘It’s a shame that they searched the executives’ brains and read their memories. In fact, I came here knowing that.’
The questions and answers discussed in advance are different for each business group, and it also changes periodically.
If you remember all of them and test them against your opponent, that hairy guy must be a more intelligent person than he looks.
“Come in this way. Then I’ll see you when I leave.”
Tulbo, who passed through the complicated hallway and arrived in front of a door, said so and disappeared.
Without hesitation, I opened the door and stepped inside.
There was a hole the size of the upper body in the wall inside the room, and it was connected to a table like a bank window.
“Okay, what do you want to trade?”
The masked man sitting across the wall looked at me and said:
“It’s good to be straightforward.”
It’s the main point without saying hello.
I sat down on the chair opposite him and pushed the gold piece in my hand into the hole.
Then, without saying anything, he took the item and held it to his side.
Although it was not visible because of the wall, I could tell that there were quite a few people in the opposite room with a sense of presence.
Now, it’s probably handed over to the appraiser.
Ugh—
After a while, he took a piece of paper from the other side, glanced at it, and handed it over there.
A piece of paper with only numbers written on it.
I frowned.
“Isn’t that too much of a slap?”
“Originally, everything traded in places like this is like that. Didn’t you know?”
Of course I knew, but I didn’t expect it to be this much.
I pondered for a moment, then nodded.
In fact, he still had a lot of cash. So much so that you don’t even have to do it this way.
‘Because they robbed criminal organizations.’
Heaps of cash, including gold bars and various real estate documents, piled up in their safes.
Hans frugally packed them into his own subspace.
Still, the reason he endures such a cumbersome 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?”
“Lotto number one.”
No matter how much money you have, if you can’t use it, it’s useless.
There is a degree to payment in cash, but there is a limit to doing all economic activities in this day and age.
What I needed was ‘legally usable funds’ as Han Seong-hyun.
And the record of being the first winner of the lottery will be a smoke screen to some extent when you spend money later.
“…that would cost quite a bit. Does it matter?”
“of course. How long can it be?”
“Hmm.”
A small sound echoed from the room across from the keyboard.
As if there was a monitor attached to the side of the window over there, he turned his gaze slightly and read something down.
“The highest amount you can save right now is 6.1 billion won. There are 4 months left to receive.”
“What next?
“4.4 billion. 10 months.”
These kids were smarter than I thought.
“But do you have any of those things? It wouldn’t have been too hard to get a piece of gold like this.”
Well, right now, I’m empty-handed, so I was suspicious.
I used the subspace magic tool to take out the gold bars from the spot and stack them one by one on the table.
“…you have some pretty valuable stuff.”
In an instant, the man’s expression changed completely.
Greedy eyes that can be recognized through the mask.
In the first place, magic tools themselves are precious, but what about objects that deal with space?
No matter how rich an organization is, it is something that cannot be obtained by itself, so it is natural to be greedy.
‘Yeah, I knew it would.’
I faced him.
Heinz’s eyes were stained with blood, and the scent of blood spread around him.
“··········!”
Not only the masked man, but also the people in the same room could feel it harden.
If it is a reasonable amount, the size of the transaction is large, and the counterpart is the remnant of a self-proclaimed collapsed organization.
Hogu crawls into his mouth defenselessly, and unless he swallows it, it is not a criminal organization.
‘This is a necessary process for trading properly.’
They would have tried to eat me somehow if I hadn’t shown my strength.
Whether it was force or whatever, it must have been a number.
So, it was necessary to show off some of this side’s power.
“I’m going to make a cool deal and end it nicely. I will see you more often in the future.”
After a short time passed, and when I realized that I was putting too much pressure on him, I relaxed and talked to him.
“…Kuhm, was it that way? I made a mistake.”
Fortunately, he took my warning, he coughed and took the gold ingots piled up in front of him and pushed them to his side.
The appraiser sitting next to him seemed to hesitate for a while as if he had not yet relaxed, but soon appraised the bullion and offered the amount.
‘After all, is force the best means of communication?’
The appraisal amount is definitely better than before.
It must have been a benefit to the fee by paying attention in many ways.
I nodded my head satisfactorily.
“For reference, we only trade at face value. We will take care of the tax issues.”
In addition to the currency exchange fee, there is an additional fee even when receiving the lottery, and the tax paid when receiving the winnings.
It wasn’t even half of the profit he would get from selling gold normally.
‘This amount of gold ingots, even though they are items whose origins cannot be identified, there is nothing we can do about it. My stomach hurts…’
“The total appraised value is a little over 7.8 billion. If the lottery is worth 6.1 billion won, will you take the remaining amount in cash after deducting the fee?”
“Hmm, wait a minute.”
Heinz pretended to think for a moment and dragged the time.
Meanwhile, the main body at home quickly searched for data on the Internet.
‘Historical lottery winnings, of which 6.1 billion 8 months ago… only 3 people? There hasn’t been a similar amount lately. Can’t this be done?’
You may have money to spend legally, but it leaves room for pursuit by those who are determined to find it.
I don’t know how much intelligence they have, but I don’t think there’s any need to take risks.
“Not 6.1 billion. How long is it possible to receive all the settlement amount in lottery?”
“all? Hmm, then, after deducting the fee, it will be about 6.5 billion won.”
“Then half… no, let’s split it into three appropriately. 3 billion, 2 billion, 1.5 billion. Is it possible?”
“If it’s similar, it should be possible…”
The masked man looked quite shaky.
However, as soon as he understood the intention of this side, he nodded and agreed.
“Are you very careful? In fact, it is mainly used for money laundering purposes only here. There aren’t many people who try to hide their identity so obsessively.”
The average amount of recent lottery winnings is about 2 billion won.
Also, since there are dozens of winners every week, tracking is absolutely impossible.
“Since we are also in a relay position, we can’t give you an exact match. We’ll distribute it roughly equally within the amount.”
“Does not matter. But it’s pretty well prepared. Do you see a lot of people using it?”
“Not that many. It’s probably because it’s a lot of tax. There are many easier and more efficient ways to launder money.”
He shrugged, saying that there are still quite a few people looking for him.
Well, as I thought, there was nothing like this for legal use in Yangji.
As long as they paid taxes and received them, there was no basis for tracking the funds, and there was no one to argue if they were lucky.
“is it. So how long does it take for the stuff to be ready?”
“Hmm, I think it will take about an hour to get it here.”
It seemed as if a business agreement was signed between people doing similar work.
It only takes an hour to get that amount right.
‘I think it would be convenient if I had limbs to pamper myself in this way. You can handle minor issues on your own, and you can even run errands…’
···okay.
It wouldn’t be a bad idea to devour a back alley organization altogether.
You don’t have to suffer like this, and it looks useful in many ways.