The Dungeon Cleaning Life of a Once Genius Hunter - Chapter 352

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353. Side Story After Episode 10

“So…”

WDSO Seoul Headquarters Secretary General’s Office.

In the end, Han Yu-bin, who was called in on a holiday, opened her mouth with a truly dissatisfied expression.

“Are you telling me to persuade the American branch to come?”

“no. “Ayoung Lee will do the persuasion, and all you have to do is accompany her.”

“what the.”

One time she burst into laughter.

“Don’t you know that it’s just for preparation if persuasion doesn’t work?”

“….”

It seems that the head of the headquarters has become more sensitive after eating Jjambap for several years.

Well… personally, I can’t help but think it’s a very unfortunate thing.

He was the perfect person to coax and get rid of.

“Well, it is Lee A-young’s job to persuade them. As you know, there is a high probability that it will misfire. In the first place, I didn’t expect to be persuaded by words alone. So…”

“While Mr. Ayoung is taking his time, why don’t you conduct an internal investigation to see if there are any opportunities to exploit his weaknesses?”

“yes.”

I answered briefly.

Yubin Han understood her work accurately.

Because we guarantee the autonomy of each association, we do not know the detailed internal circumstances of any association, even if it is affiliated with WDSO.

In other words, all we know about the American Association is at best the number of Wall Dungeon appearances and profits.

In fact, since Branch Manager Michael retired a few months ago and another president of the association took power, we have only heard perfunctory reports about how they are operating.

‘They say they’ve done a lot of internal reorganization over the past year….’

There’s definitely going to be some things going wrong, knowingly or unknowingly.

Even if persuasion fails, finding the weakness may change the tone of the negotiation.

But the problem is… I have no idea what area the American Association is working in or how.

If there’s one among us who can figure it out, there’s only one.

The only one is Han Yu-bin, the former head of the U.S. branch operations team.

Of course, it is very uneasy to send it to a place where there is a bad relationship, but…

“In the end, the idea is to exploit the weak point and force persuasion.”

“So to speak.”

“What you’re saying is that you’re going to pass it all on to me.”

“…If I say that, it makes me seem like such a bad person. “It’s all for the best.”

When I said this, Yubin Han burst into laughter.

I was quite upset because it felt like they were criticizing me so blatantly, but…

well, what can I do?

It’s my fault for calling you on holiday.

“Anyway… it doesn’t have to be something as big as embezzlement. Every single speck of dust must be shaken off. Would you like to do so?”

“….”

Han Yubin let out a light sigh.

“There is nothing that cannot be done. “It’s actually obvious where they are and what they are doing.”

“Thank goodness.”

“The problem is more than that…”

Her eyes soon became quite serious.

“Should the investigation method be conducted the way the head of the division does? Or…” “

….”

I didn’t finish the sentence, but I could clearly see what the intention was.

She is currently the head of the planning division and is also the team leader of the unofficial mission follow-up processing organization, also known as Cleanup.

An organization created to function even in situations where it is officially difficult to move.

It can be said to be a similar role to the past PB Corporation in that it is a team that uses any means possible to solve problems.

Well, that doesn’t mean they aren’t a team that operates with a vicious purpose like those guys… but

in any case, it was clear that it wasn’t a civilized method.

In any case, mentioning a method other than the head’s method also meant that things would be handled informally if necessary.

‘She’s saying harsh words against the American Association…’

I felt once again that her mental state was not normal.

“Please do it in the manner of the head of the headquarters.”

“….”

Instead of answering, Han Yu-bin made a shocked expression.

Did you really intend to go and play a trick?

“Anyway, the departure date is the day after tomorrow. “Let’s get off work today and get ready.”

“What do you mean, you’re leaving work? “Today was supposed to be my day off!”

“….”

He must have been very dissatisfied, so he screamed and turned his back.

I opened my mouth again to Han Yu-bin, who was leaving the office like that.

“Uh…”

When she turned around, he continued carefully.

“Let’s avoid accidents as much as possible.”

“Look.”

“….”

I looked at it and thought, what the fuck…

is this really okay?

It was a time when Han Yu-bin suffered from headaches for a long time after she passed away.

“Are you finished talking?”

Lee Ah-young came into the office.

“huh. “I decided to leave the country the day after tomorrow.”

“Still, I accepted it quite readily. Due to Yubin’s personality, I think she lost her temper first.”

“…That’s accurate.”

I answered with a light sigh.

But as if there was no time to complain, Lee Ah-young placed a thick stack of documents in front of me.

“This is a list of associations subject to merger. “Check it out.”

I picked up the document and slowly looked through the list.

Venezuela ID Somalia etc.

As planned, countries that depended on subjugation for more than 80% of their national economy were included in the list.

“Have you contacted each association?”

“huh. Well, it wasn’t particularly negative. “I was wondering what if this side rejects me first before the United States.”

“The subjugation itself is already an industry that requires enormous investment. Even though the rate of return is high, most of it will actually go back to the invested money. “If you think about it, we are in a swamp.”

He continued speaking with his eyes fixed on the documents.

“So there won’t be any reason to refuse. To put it bluntly, it means that we will solve a situation where there is no loss even if we subjugate it.”

“what. “That is correct.”

“Now the rest will have to compete in the United States.”

As I stretched and spoke, Lee Ah-young asked with concern.

“Anyway… are you okay?”

Although there was no subject, I could immediately understand what was being said.

Well, who could it be?

It must be our crazy planning director.

“Of course, I have visited the American Association before, but the situation was different then. “At that time, the time I stayed at the association was short.”

“Well, I’m anxious. “He is a person who has no idea where he will end up.”

I also sighed.

“But… Secretary Shin’s words aren’t wrong. As of now, that person is the most appropriate person. Above all, I’m not going alone, so you can look after me from time to time.”

“How about sending it with Minju attached?”

“It’s not like I haven’t thought about it…”

At Lee Ah-young’s words, I put my hands behind my head.

Actually, that is the safest way.

Kim Min-ju, who judges everything rationally, acted as a break for Han Yu-bin, who always acts emotionally.

The problem is… he’s too busy to spend time with Han Yubin.

Sometimes, I see you are busier than me, so I told you everything.

Well, since he is the head of the operations headquarters who directly runs the field, it has no choice but to do so.

“There’s no way it’s going to cause any trouble. “Yes, he is still the head of the division.”

“….”

“I don’t think there’s a big enough area to cause a problem in the first place.”

The words were uttered to hide her anxiety, but for some reason Lee Ah-young did not respond.

As I looked at her with a puzzled expression, she cautiously opened her mouth.

“This is just a guess…”

He then continued in a low voice.

“The American Association… I think there’s something to it.”

“What do you mean by that?”

“In preparation for this meeting, I did some research on the recent suppression status, and there were some things that did not match last quarter’s suppression settlement report.”

My eyebrows twitched at those words.

“Last quarter’s settlement was a total profit of $448.12 million from conquering 1,232 of the 1,302 dungeons in the West. And the recent conquest status shows that the profit from conquering 460 out of 581 dungeons in the West was $111.2 million.”

“…however?”

I tilted my head.

There was nothing strange about that explanation.

The quarterly settlement report reports all circumstances regarding the subjugation carried out by all associations around the world for three months.

In the United States, it is possible to make that much profit for that amount of subjugation.

The recent subjugation status is about a month, so even if you simply calculate it, it’s roughly correct.

The place where it can be said that there is a particular problem is….

“The number of people is different.”

“…what?”

“The last settlement said there were a total of 3,401 people, but the latest figures show that there are 5,823 people.”

“….”

“The profit from subjugation is similar to last quarter, and the subjugation industry is gradually shrinking.”

Soon, Lee Ah-young looked at me with sharp eyes.

“But why did the number of people suddenly increase by 1.5 times?”

“….”

At the same time, I also started thinking a lot.

There was no news that the number of people would be increased to that extent.

There is no reason to increase staff so much when it is being reduced in the first place.

‘No, putting everything else aside…’

It makes no sense that the number of people has increased but the amount of subjugation remains the same.

There’s something smelling bad… but unfortunately, this alone isn’t enough to suspect anything.

“For now, let’s wait and see.”

I said.

“If you go to America, please take a closer look. “Apart from what department the reinforcements were focused on and what is written in the report, what is the actual status of the suppression?”

“okay.”

“Be as careful as possible. “I will also pass this on to Yubin.”

Lee Ah-young nodded and left the office.

After everyone left, I still sat down at my desk and started reviewing all possible situations in my head.

***

Long Island, New York, USA.

Western American Association, affiliated with WDSO.

“You requested a meeting at WDSO headquarters?”

The man who took full control of the American Association after the association’s president retired.

Tom’s eyebrows twitched at the report sent to him.

“Yes, they say they will enter the country the day after tomorrow.”

“Why all of a sudden? “There’s still a long time left until the regular report.”

“I’m not sure, but I think I’m here for something else.”

Assistant Joseph answered cautiously.

Then, Chairman Tom stroked his chin and muttered.

“What is going on in such a hurry….”

“I asked, but all I could say was that there was something to be said about the international subjugation industry in the future…”

“International subjugation industry?”

Association President Tom raised his eyebrows.

It was a topic he couldn’t understand.

“Are you really going to come all the way here to talk about that? “It’s a very busy time for the Korean side, as they’re even working on reducing the dungeon.”

“Are you saying you have another plan?”

“You don’t know that.”

President Tom turned his chair and looked out the window.

And then he muttered in a hushed voice.

“Or maybe I just smelled it.”

“…That can’t be possible.”

Secretary Joseph dared to answer that question.

“Isn’t this something that only a very few people here know about? Above all, no one at headquarters knows much about our situation. There’s no way you would have noticed.”

“okay. “That’s right.”

President Tom nodded.

“But just in case, close Area F for the time being and don’t let anyone go in.”

“What will the officials do?”

“What should I do?”

Association President Tom shot back as if he was asking an obvious question.

“Have everyone return to their original positions by the end of the meeting.”

“You mean the cleaning team?”

“okay.”

In response to Chairman Tom’s answer, Assistant Joseph nodded once and then turned his back.

And then.

“Oh, one more thing.”

President Tom added a word.

“If there is anyone who speaks out about this project… be sure to tell them that all contracts are cancelled.”