Free Web NovelManager Ma listened to the ongoing situation reports coming through the radio while making a final inspection of the plan.
Not only Manager Ma’s subordinates but also every mercenary from the Korean branch of Black Bear who was not assigned to the field had gathered in the building across from the hotel.
After summoning all the team leaders, Manager Ma explained the operation.
“The final target is Yang Wooguk. Everyone else on the list will be subdued.”
The folders placed in front of each team leader contained photos and names of dozens of people.
“If they resist, you may kill them. I’ll take responsibility for everything that follows. Make sure none of our people die...”
The reason he had not sought help from the opposing faction while eliminating the people of Yang Wooguk's faction was entirely Manager Ma’s decision.
‘They’ve changed masters a few times and forgot who their real master is.’
Otherwise, they wouldn’t be opposing the next chairman personally designated by the boss.
Even if Lim Hwasu safely took the chairman’s position, they still needed to understand who held the leash. That if the boss wished it, he could erase them from this world at any time.
That was why Manager Ma had decided to settle the internal conflict of Chunha Group solely with the power Kim Muhyuk possessed.
“Any questions?”
The plan had been prepared for a long time. No one asked anything.
“There must be no mistakes. Everyone here has heard what happened to the boss in North Korea, right? I stayed in Seoul to clean up Chunha Group, and when the boss was in danger, I wasn’t by his side.”
Manager Ma paused for a moment and looked around, meeting the eyes of his subordinates and the team leaders one by one.
“Then we should at least finish what we’ve been entrusted with perfectly. That will be the best apology we can offer. Understood?”
“Yes!”
The team leaders and subordinates answered loudly.
Manager Ma nodded with satisfaction and checked the time on his wristwatch.
“Clean up your assigned areas. Team leaders are authorized to use firearms. Completely subduing them without putting yourselves in danger is more important.”
One of the Black Bear mercenary team leaders asked,
“Do we have permission as well?”
“Yes. But only if things get truly dangerous. Better that than letting someone escape. They say more than four thousand people will be gathered there, so it’s better to stay cautious. Take your teams and wait. Be ready to move the moment the deployment order comes.”
The team leaders and subordinates filed out in perfect order, leaving only Manager Ma and his younger brother behind.
After everyone left, the younger man asked cautiously,
“Hyung... is it really okay to authorize firearms? This feels like it’s getting too big. And this is Haeundae, right in the middle of everything.”
Manager Ma’s rigid expression softened slightly at the concern of the younger brother he had grown up with in the orphanage.
“It’s fine. No one will know.”
He pressed the transmit button on the radio.
“Report the situation around the hotel.”
— Gangsters are still gathering. Dozens of buses have already arrived.
After listening to the continuing report, Manager Ma lowered the radio and took out his phone from his inner pocket, dialing someone.
After a few rings, the other party answered. ƒreewebηoveℓ.com
“Commissioner. This is Manager Ma.”
— Yes, Manager Ma. I’ve been waiting.
It was the Commissioner General of the National Police.
“Have you arrived in Busan as discussed?”
He had asked the commissioner beforehand to come to the Busan Metropolitan Police Agency for today’s operation.
— I’m here with Wooseok.
He was together with the Busan police commissioner.
“Please withdraw all police units around the hotel as promised.”
That was the very reason the police commissioner had personally come down from Seoul to Busan.
A worried voice came through the receiver.
— Is that really necessary? Wouldn’t it be better to deploy police forces instead...
“Commissioner. I must handle this myself. If not today, things may become even noisier.”
As the internal conflict within Chunha Group intensified, tracking the movements of the leadership had become increasingly difficult.
Killing Yang Wooguk alone wouldn’t end it.
Yang Wooguk and the leadership supporting him had to be wiped out all at once.
Only then could true fear be instilled in them.
That was why they chose today’s eightieth birthday celebration, the one event where gangsters from across the country would gather.
“I’ll clean everything up neatly this time. The police must also find it troublesome when gangsters suddenly start a full-scale war, don’t you?”
— That’s true. Ever since all the gangs gathered under the name Chunha Group, there have been small incidents, but never an open conflict like this. Even for us, it’s been difficult to decide how to handle it. Chunha Group has grown so large that the police can’t just touch them recklessly anymore.
The commissioner was right.
Chunha Group had become like the Japanese yakuza or the Italian mafia—an organization public authority could not easily confront.
In Korea, whenever a government became unstable, it usually declared a war on crime to control organized gangs. Because of that, gangs rarely grew as powerful as the yakuza or the mafia.
But once Kim Muhyuk began supporting them from behind, Chunha Group started operating under the mask of legitimacy. Now, even if Kim Muhyuk withdrew his support, it had become difficult for the police to dismantle them.
“That’s why we’re stepping in ourselves. They should know who their master is. If a hunting dog fails to recognize its master, it’ll end up biting him, won’t it?”
Manager Ma’s tone was calm as usual, but the meaning was not.
In truth, it was also a warning to the police commissioner to behave properly.
— Understood. I’ll ❖ Nоvеl𝚒ght ❖ (Exclusive on Nоvеl𝚒ght) withdraw the police around the area immediately and control the perimeter as promised.
“Thank you. I’ll properly express my gratitude once everything is finished.”
— ...Just don’t make too much noise. Finish it inside the hotel. And if by any chance—
“Don’t worry about the media. The hotel has already stopped accepting reservations from the public. The moment we enter, all hotel staff will gather in one place and wait. No civilians will get involved.”
— Very well. I trust you.
“Then we’ll begin once the police withdraw. Goodbye.”
Manager Ma lowered the phone and picked up the radio again. Now he would hear the police movement from the subordinate monitoring the hotel from afar.
He knew well that the more dangerous the job, the more thoroughly the surroundings had to be cleared first.
* * *
The area around the hotel was packed with gangsters.
At that moment, a man stepped out of a heavily tinted luxury foreign car.
“Boss, you’ve arrived!”
A man in a black suit. Muscular gangsters with cropped hair bowed at a ninety-degree angle in greeting.
The man was Lim Hwasu.
Without even glancing at them, Lim Hwasu walked straight into the hotel lobby.
“That’s the guy rumored to become the next chairman of Chunha Group, right?”
The senior nodded but remained alert.
“Enough talking. Focus. The party’s about to start.”
“Yes.”
Just then, the radio at the senior detective’s waist crackled.
He grabbed it immediately.
“This is Team Leader Han Jinhyeong at the hotel entrance.”
— Team Leader Han. Operation cancelled. Everyone withdraw and return.
“What? Withdraw? The event’s about to start. What do you mean suddenly—”
— I repeat. All operations are cancelled. Everyone withdraw and stand by.
The same order was delivered to every team leader covering the various sectors.
The detectives were bewildered by the sudden command but hurried to follow orders.
They first sent the conscripted riot police guarding the area back to their buses and quickly cleared the scene.
“What the hell? What’s going on all of a sudden? If something happens now, we’re the ones who’ll get killed first.”
One detective complained while preparing to withdraw, and the team leader shouted,
“What are you doing! Hurry up and prepare to pull out!”
“But Team Leader! Is it really okay to withdraw? Look how many bastards are gathered here!”
“Orders from above, you idiot! Stop whining and pack up!”
Within ten minutes, the police surrounding the hotel withdrew in perfect order.
Men smoking by the flower beds at the entrance watched them.
“What’s this? The cops are leaving.”
“Yeah... looks like they’re just pulling out. Works for us. The event must’ve started. Damn, I’ve been around long enough and still stuck guarding the entrance... what the hell am I doing?”
More than four thousand people had gathered, but only a limited number were allowed inside the event hall.
* * *
After confirming the police had withdrawn, Manager Ma checked his equipment and picked up his phone.
This time he called Manager Kim, who was with Kim Muhyuk in his place.
Soon, Kim Muhyuk’s voice came through the receiver.
— Manager Ma, are you starting now?
“Yes, Boss. We’re about to enter.”
— Alright. Be careful not to get hurt. Cleaning them up is important, but safety matters more.
“Of course. I’ll report again once everything is finished.”
No long conversation was necessary. Manager Ma slipped the phone back into his pocket and opened the door.
“Move out.”
At his command, the doors lining the hallway burst open simultaneously, and burly men wearing caps and masks rushed out.
They were Manager Ma’s personal subordinates.
As he exited the building, more subordinates and mercenaries joined him.
“Team Seven, block the road immediately.”
“Yes!”
Several men sprinted onto the eight-lane road.
The sudden intrusion forced the passing vehicles to screech to a halt as horns blared.
One driver stepped out of his car and began shouting, but when he saw hundreds of men crossing the road, he quietly got back inside.
Manager Ma at the front crossed the eight-lane road without a single obstacle.
“Who the hell are those guys? Tell them inside! Hurry!”
The gangsters guarding the hotel entrance shouted urgently as they relayed the news.
At the same time, Manager Ma and his men reached the entrance.
“Who the hell are you? Do you know where this is—”
One gangster rushed forward, but instead of answering, Manager Ma drove his fist straight into the man’s face. ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom
Just one punch.
But the gangster collapsed like a character in a comic.
“Enter.”
At his signal, the subordinates and Black Bear mercenaries snapped open the batons at their waists and charged.
Manager Ma’s men collided with the gangsters guarding the hotel.
“What the hell is this?! Who are these bastards!”
“Stop them!”
The commotion at the entrance ended quickly.
It was a one-sided fight.
Although the gangsters were far more numerous, they were no match for mercenaries with professional combat training and experience.
Leaving some men behind to handle the aftermath, Manager Ma calmly led his forces into the entrance.
“What the hell! Where did these bastards come from?!”
It was the natural question anyone would ask upon seeing intruders, but hearing the same question from every single person was getting rather tiresome, Manager Ma thought.
The gangsters began shouting curses.
The hotel lobby was packed with hundreds of people, with barely any space to step.
One mercenary muttered in disgust,
“There are more of them than cockroaches in my house.”
At that moment, a man pushed through the crowd.
“Move! What’s going on here!”
The man stepped forward, but the moment he recognized Manager Ma’s face, his expression turned pale.
“M-Manager Ma...”
He was one of Lim Hwasu's subordinates.
Manager Ma recognized him and nodded.
“Department Head Jung, was it?”
“Yes, Jung Seokgi. But...”
Jung Seokgi trailed off while darting his eyes around, trying to grasp the situation.
“What exactly is going on, Manager Ma?”
For the first time, Jung Seokgi saw a savage smile appear on the lips of the usually expressionless Manager Ma.
“I came to take out the trash.”
