The Dungeon Cleaning Life of a Once Genius Hunter - Chapter 115

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A quite luxurious Korean restaurant private room.

Even before the food came out, Manager Lee Ah-young and I were sitting there quietly waiting.

Director Lee Ah-young looked around slightly and opened her mouth insinuatingly.

“I don’t know much about politics, but isn’t Rep. Jeong Hoon a pretty big guy? “I heard you’re a strong candidate for the next presidential election.”

“When I heard it, it seemed like that.”

“Why did someone like that ask to see me?”

“Well, isn’t that obvious?”

The government’s interest in the association is not new.

And most of the time, the interest falls into two categories.

Piggybacking or keeping in check.

Although it is an independent organization, being able to exert influence over the entire country also means that enemies and allies are always compatible.

The association has always been in conflict between those who want to eat the spoon and those who want to keep the association in check.

Among them, the representative person trying to keep the association in check is Future Democratic Party lawmaker Jeong Hoon.

“Isn’t the ruling Future Democratic Party trying to absorb the Hoshitamtam Association into a government-affiliated organization?”

“Yes?”

Director Lee Ah-young’s eyes look into space, perhaps because she is hearing this for the first time.

“The association is greatly shaken internally and externally, so they are probably trying to use this opportunity to engulf the association in some way. “Well, aren’t they preparing some kind of bill recently?”

“Then it’s not a conflict with us? There’s even no reason to ask to meet us….”

“There’s nothing more reassuring than turning an enemy into an ally, right? “The more this happens, the more you want to have them as reinforcements.”

As I was pouring out my guesses, two men in suits came inside.

Director Ayoung Lee and I jumped up to greet them.

“Oh, nice to meet you.”

A man with a grave appearance extended his hand to me.

Even though he did not reveal his name, I could tell right away that he was Rep. Jeong Hoon.

“nice to see you. “My name is Kim Jun-woo, CEO of Karma Corporation.”

After saying a brief greeting, I glanced at the young man accompanying Rep. Jeong Hoon.

The man lowered his head with a kind smile.

“This is Ha Seong-tae, head of the sales division at Hanbyul General Trading Company.”

“…Ah yes, nice to meet you.”

Boss Hanbyeol?

Why is a businessman here?

For a moment before such a question came to mind, Rep. Jeong Hoon sat down first and spoke.

“It may have been a sudden request, but I’m just grateful that it was here.”

“If not for an opportunity like this, when would I ever come to a nice place like this again?”

“ha ha ha. Eat as much as you want. “The eel porridge here is very good.”

There was only quite meaningless conversation going on.

It’s frustrating.

I knew that politicians are people who don’t show their true feelings, but… I

couldn’t bear it anymore and I asked first.

“Anyway, the reason you asked to meet me was…”

“Hmm.”

As expected, Rep. Jeong Hoon did not answer right away, but took a long pause before opening his mouth.

“As you probably know better than anyone else, the association is currently in a very chaotic situation.”

“…That’s definitely true.”

“So, our party has decided that the association cannot carry out the operation alone under the current situation, so we are pushing for a bill for private management of punitive power.”

My eyebrows twitched.

“First, let me briefly explain what the bill is….”

“No. The explanation is fine. “I know about it.”

Private management of punitive power.

Commonly known as dungeon privatization.

This is a bill that was mentioned several times before its return. Of course, it didn’t pass in the end.

A bill that allows the government to basically manage the right to conquer all dungeons that appear in the country and sell the right to conquer for a certain amount of money.

The most important thing about this bill is that it is not only operational forces such as associations or guilds that can purchase the right to subjugate.

Local governments, businesses, and even ordinary citizens will be able to purchase the right to suppress from the government if they have the money.

Since the authority that had hitherto been held only by the association was given to civilians, the association’s influence was naturally bound to decline.

Of course, this is a bill that the Future Democratic Party, which is keeping the association in check, will want to pass it somehow… but

why are you telling me about it?

“No matter what anyone says, isn’t the CEO like an icon of the association? “If you stand by our side, it will definitely be of great help.”

“I don’t understand. This is a guy who came from an association and went on to become the head of the operations headquarters. Naturally, I have no choice but to be on the association’s side, so asking me to help you push through a bill that will destroy the association…” “

You may have been the head of the organization before, but now you are clearly a businessman.”

At that time, Sales Manager Ha Seong-tae, who had been silent the whole time, answered instead.

“…Well, that’s true.”

“Furthermore, I heard that you are suffering from financial difficulties due to this regen dungeon.”

“You know a lot.”

“We would like to help you with that.”

As I narrowed my eyes to check the intention, Director Ha Seong-tae held out a document as if he had been waiting.

“I think we can provide support from corporate establishment, investor recruitment, and internal management.”

“Hahaha….”

I smiled sheepishly and looked through the documents.

Meanwhile, Director Lee Ah-young expressed his intention first.

“Instead of taking this, are you saying I should stand with you? I’m sorry, but you are the kind of person who would betray the association over something like that…”

“Good.”

“…?”

“I will gratefully accept your suggestion. So what can I do? “Just tell me.”

I don’t know what Director Lee Ah-young was thinking, but I had no intention of turning this down.

Did they say that heaven is on the side of those who are earnest?

I never thought a wad of money would really fall out.

***

Right after Kim Jun-woo passed away.

Rep. Jeong Hoon sipped the tea that came with dessert and opened his mouth.

“It’s rather embarrassing that you accept it so obediently.”

“All business people are like that. This is especially true for startup CEOs like that.”

Director Ha Seong-tae shrugged his shoulders.

“Anyway, I’m glad the story went well. “This will save me an hour.”

“Haha, aren’t we good for each other? You get Kim Jun-woo, and I get Kim Jun-woo’s company. And… Kim Jun-woo saved the company.”

“ha ha ha! “Maybe it’s because he takes after his father, but he’s extraordinary!”

“That’s too much praise.”

The smile never left Rep. Jeong Hoon’s face.

There have been attempts to propose the bill several times. But the results were rejected every time.

In the end, I found a ‘cleaning lady’ with the feeling of grasping at straws.

The No. 1 freelance hunter in Korea.

At the same time, Yang Min-ho will do anything if you give him money.

Rep. Jeong Hoon asked him to undermine the association’s trust, and the result failed spectacularly.

At that point, there was no reason to push further.

I was just watching for a while, and as if by heaven’s help, an opportunity presented itself.

Even the mysterious accidents that led to the attack on the head of the Association’s Terrorist Operation Headquarters.

Public opinion has already become filled with distrust toward the association.

In this situation, there is no one who would oppose privatization.

If there was one variable, it was Kim Jun-woo.

Even if they don’t trust the association, there are so many people who trust Kim Jun-woo.

If he returns or somehow joins the opposition party, this position will naturally be at a disadvantage.

Of course, I don’t think he can really solve the association’s current crisis.

However, whether he solves it or not, it is important that citizens trust him.

It was impossible to ask the person who led the association in its heyday to support a bill that was absolutely disadvantageous to the association… but

the appearance of the white knight turned the whole situation around.

‘The young man is incredibly clever.’

Rep. Jeong Hoon smiled slightly as he looked at Director Ha Seong-tae.

Anyway, in the end, he succeeded in attracting Kim Jun-woo to his side.

Now all that was left was execution.

“Even though Representative Kim Jun-woo was brought in, the opposition party will still be strongly opposed. “These are people who are trying to injure the association in some way.”

“The sword has already been handed over to us, so what can they do? “Don’t worry about that part.”

Rep. Jeong Hoon answered indifferently.

“Anyway… I guess it will be my role from now on.”

“So what are you going to ask Kim Jun-woo first?”

“There’s nothing to make a big deal about. “If you just say one word, he’ll get his due.”

It was obvious that I would ask a person with great influence.

“First, let’s call a few reporters and conduct interviews.”

Rep. Jeong Hoon stood up, pouring tea down his throat.

***

In the car on the way back to the office after saying goodbye to Rep. Jeong Hoon.

“I didn’t know you would accept it so reluctantly.”

Manager Lee Ah-young, who was behind the wheel, opened his mouth, recalling the situation from earlier.

“Didn’t you say that you also need external support?”

“The conditions are ridiculous. “Are you saying you’re going to abandon the association just to survive?”

“Then are we going to die to save the association?”

“Not really, but…”

She pursed her lips.

“Actually, more than anything else… I’m most anxious about being Hanbyeol’s boss. It’s infamous there for one reason or another. “Who knows, there might be other schemes out there.”

“It’s not that it’s not there, it’s definitely there.”

“…yes?”

“I have another plan.”

From the moment Director Ha Seong-tae proposed quite unconventional conditions, something seemed strange.

Of course, it would be a clear benefit to Rep. Jeong Hoon to bring me in, but it would not be the case for Hanbyul Corporation, who is providing the money.

Above all, the conditions presented are too excessive to say that they are pushing Rep. Jeong Hoon to propose a bill.

Is there really something they can benefit from such a condition?

‘Well, I can guess…’

If dungeons are privatized, of course companies will not sit still. Everyone will step forward and carry out a subjugation project.

Therefore, it is necessary to recruit operational personnel from now on.

Operation support control will be paid for regardless of whether it is scouting or whatever, so even so… the problem is the cleaning team.

Scouting is a team that has no position yet, and it would be a waste to start a new team of its own.

In that case, the easiest and fastest way would be to absorb the entire company.

It is highly likely that the conditions they have given us are just a paving stone for that…

Moreover, seeing as they are offering to directly help with management by dispatching experts, it can be seen as a sure thing.

“Did you accept it even though you knew that?!”

Director Lee Ah-young urged in an excited voice.

I don’t know what’s so surprising.

Don’t you know what’s most important right now?

“Anyway, you need money, right? “There is no reason to refuse if they offer to gather investors to establish a corporation.”

“Ah, no matter what…”

“And above all, didn’t you say I’m not good at business? “It would be much better for us to leave it to experts.”

“…Still, I feel uneasy about something.”

“Don’t worry too much. “I won’t let you do anything foolish.”

Director Lee Ah-young made a puzzled expression.

It’s not that I have no thoughts.

I also have at least a safety device.

Of course, I have no intention of losing the company with my eyes wide open.

But… no matter what, the priority is to be able to breathe.

“What do you plan to do with the association? “If it is privatized, it will become a truly empty shell.”

“That is a domestic story. “Anyway, our goal is to have branches all over the world.”

“…are you saying that if you start an overseas acquisition business, the domestic situation doesn’t matter?”

“you’re right. “We can hand over the right to domestic subjugation as much as we want.”

“…I guess so because I think so.”

Director Lee Ah-young nodded slightly, perhaps only then realizing his acceptance.

“Anyway, I don’t know if just one interview is worth it. “It’s almost like receiving billions of dollars in support for nothing with just a few words.”

“Hey, it’s you, not anyone else. “Right now, in Korea, one word you say has more influence than the entire association.”

“…When did that happen?”

“Are you asking because you don’t know, or are you being humble? “I don’t know, but when that article comes out, the entire nation will probably agree?”

I don’t know when the people of our country became such good listeners.

Well, anyway, it’s a great advantage for me because I can say something and receive support.

“Anyway, Hanbyeol Corporation is sending someone from tomorrow, so prepare in advance. Do some cleaning.”

“Of course.”

Director Lee Ah-young soon ran through the dark road without any problems.