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「Ryuhei Haramura, representative of Haramura Kobo and head of the WDSO Japan branch. Circumstances of distribution of large quantities of octaboid amphetamine captured. “
What is this…!
As soon as he saw the newspaper’s headline with tomorrow’s date, Branch Manager Haramura jumped up from his seat and shouted.
“Don’t be a rip-off! Do you think this will work?! “Where is the evidence?”
“evidence…? Yes, proof.”
Team leader Chloe looked at Haramura and smiled cynically.
“Do you think you can’t produce that much evidence?”
“…!”
“The package should have arrived at the branch manager’s house by now. Well, the contents… you know without me having to tell you, right?”
Branch Manager Haramura’s face hardened.
cast.
The act of transferring drugs to a specific location or third party rather than distributing them directly to the purchaser.
It is usually a tactic used to avoid detection of drug purchase sites, but…
there are also cases where the supplier intentionally passes on drugs whose distribution route has been identified to a specific person in order to escape the suspect’s line or to intentionally divert the target of the investigation.
In other words, at this moment, the general manager of the Japanese branch became involved in drug distribution overnight.
“Of course, just because drugs were found in the house, that doesn’t necessarily prove the branch manager’s suspicion of distribution. “An investigation will quickly reveal that it was thrown.”
Chloe said there was nothing to worry about.
Of course, those words couldn’t have comforted Branch Manager Haramura.
“…If you threw it knowingly, does that mean you had another agenda?”
“As you know, the rule for drug crimes is arrest investigation. If the branch manager is arrested tomorrow, he will be held in detention for at least six months until the investigation is completed. “Well, if you are unlucky and your innocence is not proven, you may never be able to come out.”
“….”
“Meanwhile, the number of addicts will continue to increase, and with the general manager absent, the situation at the branch will become even more serious. “If the addicts go crazy, the operation will no longer be possible.”
Chloe, who continued speaking, soon smiled.
“So… what do you think will happen next?”
Branch Manager Haramura swallowed dry saliva.
Chloe finally got to the point.
“As you might expect, we want a Japanese branch. “I would appreciate it if you could think about it carefully, but unfortunately, I don’t think you will have much time to think about it.”
As expected, the goal was the branch.
“Please contact me tomorrow morning before this newspaper is distributed throughout Japan. If it’s too late, you’ll be watching from inside the detention center as the branch falls into chaos. “If you don’t like this or that, you can find a supply plan there.”
“….”
“No matter what, you will have to choose quickly. “There are now 14 hours left.”
Chloe left the business card with her phone number on the desk and immediately left the office.
At the same time, Assistant Hina picked up her cell phone.
“Please send all of the operational teams on standby to headquarters! “We must catch the person who is leaving now…!”
“Arthur. “It’s useless.”
He tried to urgently call for assistance to capture Team Leader Chloe, but Branch Manager Haramura stopped him.
She couldn’t understand.
“yes yes? What do you mean…”
“There’s nothing we can do to catch that guy now.”
No, it’s not something you can catch in the first place.
Branch Manager Haramura muttered that and sighed towards the ceiling.
Chloe never once said that she was a supplier.
Neither did he talk about the International Association nor did he say that the items sent home were drugs.
The fact that it can come out this way in the first place probably means that high-ranking officials have already been recruited.
Above all, even if we catch that guy here, this newspaper will be published tomorrow as scheduled.
‘Damn it…’
I’ve been investigating for a whole week and haven’t found a single clue. Can I catch them in 14 hours?
Nonsense.
There is nothing you can do.
‘In the end, our turn comes like this…’
Are you letting the branch get ruined?
Or do you hand over the branch?
I finally felt like I could vaguely understand why the Vietnam branch had no choice but to make that choice.
Is there a way to solve this?
But the more I thought about it, the more my mind became blank and no thoughts came to mind.
“Branch Manager Ji.”
I came to my senses when I heard an employee coming into the office and calling out to him.
“I just got a call from the airport….”
“Airport…?”
And that moment.
As if something had passed through his mind, his face suddenly came to life.
Junwoo Kim.
He must have come to Japan.
Yes, if he steps forward, he might be able to do something.
No, it will definitely work out somehow.
“Has Representative Kim entered the country? What are you doing! “I have to pick you up right now…!”
“It is true that you entered the country…”
The employee soon continued speaking with difficulty.
“Now… you are detained at the immigration office.”
“…?”
what?
***
Haneda Airport Immigration Office.
“No, let’s at least know why he was detained. “I entered the country without any problems just a few months ago, so why on earth can I not enter the country?!”
I couldn’t stand it anymore and raised my voice towards the management office staff, but the answer I got was the same.
“We are investigating, so please wait.”
“…ha.”
It’s already been three hours since I was detained here, but that’s all I’ve heard.
However, contrary to what they said was being investigated, they did not ask us anything and just left us alone.
“What on earth…?”
When I returned to my seat and sat down, Minju Kim asked vaguely.
She also seemed unable to understand the current situation at all.
The same was true not only for her but also for all three cleaning team members who accompanied her.
“Have you tried contacting headquarters?”
“I did… but they don’t even know why. “I thought it might be a visa issue, so I checked with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but it doesn’t seem to be the case.”
“So… you’re saying there’s no reason?”
“Or maybe you’re making it.”
Kim Min-ju’s eyebrows twitched at my answer.
“Why on earth are you doing this? What on earth did we do?…”
“It may not be because we did something, but because we were afraid of what we might do.”
“…yes?”
I looked at the management office staff and team members one by one and answered quietly.
“It seems like there are some people who want to prevent us from entering Japan.”
“….”
She hesitated to answer those words.
Well, there was no need to say anything because it was obvious who it was referring to.
Who else but them can bring in a country’s departments in the first place?
“How much longer should I stay here?”
“That… I want to know more.”
I sighed and answered.
Aside from being frustrating, I want to know what the situation is.
As long as I was stuck here, it was no different from covering my eyes and plugging my ears.
Ringing -.
As I was looking down at the floor with my arms crossed, my cell phone rang.
“hello.”
“This is Representative Kim Haramura.”
It was a call from none other than Branch Manager Haramura.
“Oh, I was just about to contact you… We tried to visit you at the branch today, but you are now detained at the immigration office…” “
I heard the story. “We did what we could, but it seems like external pressure is at work.”
“Well, it’s not surprising.”
Well then.
Since it was something I expected, I asked straight to the point without much response.
“How is the branch situation now?”
“…It’s not good.”
“It’s not good? “Have the number of addicts increased?”
“That’s the same… but someone from the International Association came to visit.”
“…!”
In an instant, the gap between my eyebrows narrowed.
The fact that they went directly to the branch meant that they began working hard to take over the branch in earnest.
“As you might have guessed, CEO Kim demanded that the branch be handed over.”
“What are the conditions?”
“There will be an article in the newspaper tomorrow morning saying that I distributed Boyd. “I got thrown.”
The moment I heard those words, I felt strength coming into my eyes.
‘Throw it…’
Is that how you prepared it?
“Let alone proving the charges, if you are detained, it will be difficult for you to come out for several months.”
“If I leave, the situation at the branch will become even more serious.”
“That’s what you were aiming for. “Either you watch the branch become a den of druggies, or you hand over the branch gracefully.”
“Yes…”
Branch Manager Haramura’s voice sank.
“Of course, if we can find a supply plan, we can do something about it… but it seems difficult to expect since we have already recruited high-ranking officials.”
“How many hours are left until the newspaper is published?”
“14 hours… No, there are 13 hours left now.”
“So, like this…”
I glanced at the management office employee while talking on the phone.
Maybe he was aware of my gaze, but as soon as our eyes met, he immediately looked away.
“I understand for now. “I’ll get back to you.”
“Okay, I’ll be waiting.”
After hanging up the phone, I immediately opened my mouth to Minju Kim.
“I pretty much understand what happened.”
“yes?”
“After 13 hours, Branch Manager Haramura will be arrested. “You have to choose whether to hand over the branch or not.”
“What is that…”
“I think they are keeping us here to prevent us from finding a supply during that time.”
“….”
Kim Min-ju’s face hardened.
“So what do we do now? I can’t help you as long as you’re held here. No matter what Branch Manager Haramura chooses, it will be the worst situation for us…”
“Hmm…”
I was lost in thought for a moment.
I never thought it would come out like this.
Like during Vietnam, this is not a strategy that could come out of the heads of some idiots.
A well-thought-out and carefully prepared plan from the preparation stage.
As Secretary General Park In-beom said, it looks like quite a big player is moving.
‘Tsk…’
I clicked my tongue and shook my head.
If at least my team members could go out, I would give them orders and do something, but if they are part of WDSO, they are not allowing anyone to go out, so…
we’re in trouble.
A situation where you can neither leave nor return.
There is nothing I can do here and now.
‘Should we hope for a dungeon to be created at the airport…?’
Even while I am thinking about these things, time is passing helplessly.
It was a time when I was putting my brain through more than ever to find a way.
A person flashed through my mind.
Yeah… he might be able to solve this situation.
Of course, I feel quite sorry for contacting you about something like this, but I can’t help it.
After hesitating for a moment, I picked up my phone again.
“Hello, this is Kim Jun-woo. “Is it okay to talk to you right now?”
“Oh yes. “Please tell me.”
When I said the first word in a nervous voice, the answer came immediately.
“I’m having a bit of a problem right now…”
I slowly got to the point.
“I hope the President can help me.”