Chapter 137
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【MH Distribution Established, MH Group Reorganizes Distribution Lines of All Affiliates. Simultaneously, a Large-Scale Project is Launched, Incorporating a New Distribution System and the Existing Logistics Line of Baesung Distribution…….】【Baek Shin-woo, CEO of MH Future Security and MH Distribution. Anticipation is High Whether He Can Replicate the Myth of Corporate Growth as Before, Even Succeeding to the Employment of All Existing Employees of Baesung Distribution…….】.
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While MH Electronics and MH Foods were in turmoil, Shinwoo's progress flowed smoothly.
In this situation, Shinwoo was sitting with Na Jeong-hyun, the head of Strategic Investment Operations Department 1, in the conference room next to the CEO's office.
“…Thank you so much! CEO!”
Na Jeong-hyun stood up from his seat and bowed to Shinwoo.
“I just scouted someone I needed.”
“But I know that’s not easy. Besides, I’m……”
“Someone abandoned by Myung Woon-suk, right?”
The reason Na Jeong-hyun was acting like this was because Shinwoo had scouted his wife, Kim Jihyo, who was an employee of MH Retail, to the marketing department at MH Distribution headquarters.
“Thank you again. I will never forget this favor!”
Shinwoo sighed at Na Jeong-hyun's repeated bowing.
“I hate judging people with shallow sympathy. In other words, I scouted her because she’s capable. So, Department Head Na Jeong-hyun and Marketing Team 2 Leader Kim Jihyo just need to continue doing a good job.”
Na Jeong-hyun thought he had hit rock bottom after being abandoned by Myung Woon-suk and then used and discarded by Executive Director Lee Byung-jin with the Baesung Distribution acquisition proposal.
At the same time, he was going crazy as his wife's position at work became precarious. Rumors even circulated that she was in the upper management's bad graces, and he only heard that every day was difficult.
But now, Kim Jihyo had gone from Section Chief of Sales Team 4 at MH Retail to Deputy General Manager at MH Distribution headquarters. As a result, her salary had increased, and she was no longer threatened at work.
“Thank you! Thank you so much!”
“I’m uncomfortable when you keep doing this. And you should work during this time.”
“I understand! I’ll be going now!”
As Na Jeong-hyun left, Shinwoo chuckled and returned to his office.
Those working in the office looked at Shinwoo and shouted with smiles.
“Congratulations~!”
“Boss! Congratulations on taking over MH Distribution!”
“Congratulations—! Boss!”
The acquisition of Baesung Distribution was still in progress, but practical work continued.
Since only the actual owner and name had changed, there wasn't much to do. Of course, the employment succession process required additional employee evaluations and system reorganization, but that would be sorted out with time.
“Did I do it alone? Honestly, Man-soo did most of it, and we supported him.”
If he hadn't gathered and increased funds with the memories of the future, and if he hadn't used that as a basis to create a large influence in MH Group, it would have all been impossible.
“I just gave you the information. It was the boss who decided what choices to make with that information. It’s the boss’s skill that made it possible to create this. Isn’t that right?”
“Agreed!”
“That’s right~!”
Lillian and Wei also raised their hands.
“Anyway……”
Shinwoo muttered quietly and looked at his phone. He habitually entered the completed WAVE CHAT.
“But why aren’t these guys logging in?”
Jang Man-soo next to him immediately understood who he was talking about.
“Rick and Hector?”
“That’s right. What kind of backwater are they in……”
Lillian patted Shinwoo on the shoulder as if to understand.
“Their main stages were the Middle East and Africa.”
“That’s right, Boss. If they’re there, it wouldn’t be easy to get news from other countries.”
Wei agreed, and Shinwoo calmed his slightly frustrated heart.
Shinwoo's voice became full of concern.
“I’m worried they’ll do something stupid before they meet us.”
“Hector is cautious, but… I’m a little worried about Rick. Right?”
Lillian looked at Wei as she answered.
“That’s true. But I thought Rick would be the first to contact us when WAVE CHAT was completed. Is he tied up somewhere else?”
“In the mercenary market? Rick has been working as a FA mercenary since he was young. As Wei said, that’s likely.”
Shinwoo nodded.
Rick would be 22 years old now, two years younger than Shinwoo. But he started his mercenary activities at the younger age of 19.
Since he had returned to a time when he was actively working, he might not be able to escape because of his current colleagues. Also, like Shinwoo and the others, he might have a future he wants to change there.
“I hope nothing bad happens.”
“He’ll take care of it. It’s not like he’s a toddler.”
“I know. But you know his personality.”
“Ah……”
“Ah—!”
“Ah~!”
Jang Man-soo, Lillian, and Wei all had expressions that they understood at once.
The reason was that Rick was more impulsive and belligerent than anyone else. When Shinwoo first met Rick, he rushed at him without warning, and he barely managed to knock him down.
He would never do anything he didn't want to do, and he would rush at anyone who offended him.
The only person who could control Rick was Shinwoo.
“If he ran into the 666 Unit, he might have killed them without warning. If that happened, he might already be on their blacklist.”
Lillian muttered.
“Even if we try to search the mercenary market in the Middle East and Africa, they don’t use their real identities there, so we don’t know what alias they’re currently using.”
“That’s right. But looking for them by their real names is dangerous because it could lead to both of us being tracked. Abstractly requesting a search will only attract useless guys.”
That was why it took quite a while to find Wei. Honestly, it wasn't so much that he was found, but rather that he was commissioned by TSF to assassinate Im Hee-yeon, who was called the Ghostly Reaper, and he came on his own.
While Shinwoo was pondering, there was a knock on the office door.
His secretary, Jang Jin-ho, entered.
“CEO! It’s time to leave for MH Distribution.”
After Baesung Distribution was changed to MH Distribution, he was scheduled to visit for the first time officially.
Shinwoo was annoyed, but he had no choice but to listen to the words that he had to show his face since it was a company he was directly in charge of.
“Is it already that time? Maybe with me……”
“Have a good trip~!”
“Good luck!”
“Take care!”
Everyone cut off Shinwoo's words, greeted him, and started working at their desks.
“You guys… Okay, you guys take care too.”
Shinwoo left the office with Jang Jin-ho. He was able to go downstairs with Meian, Mark Freeman, and Lawrence Bird, who were waiting in front of the elevator.
Then Jang Jin-ho smiled and said cautiously.
“It seems a little strange to see the CEO, the heads of departments, and Department Head Jang Man-soo.”
“What is?”
“The way you treat each other comfortably. You seem more like friends than superiors and subordinates in the workplace.”
“We’re all working together anyway, so we decided to be friends.”
Meian, who understood a little Korean, chimed in from the side.
“Me too, friend!"Cannot." (Impossible.)”
“Tch—!”
Shinwoo got into the car in the underground parking lot and took out his phone.
Vibration— Vibration—
Amber Montgomery's name appeared on the screen for an international call.
“It’s been a while, Amber.”
[How have you been? I heard you have something to celebrate again?]
Amber had also heard the news that MH Distribution had been established through Korean articles.
“There were a lot of complicated things before that. But what brings you to call? It must be dawn in Paris now.”
[I wanted to thank you for handling the Yemen situation well.]
Last time, when Shinwoo met Amber at Incheon International Airport, he gave her advice on the Yemen VIP rescue operation.
“You didn’t refuse and ended up accepting it.”
[We also discussed it internally, but there were several reasons why it was difficult to refuse. But the damage wasn’t great.]
“That’s a relief. There were no deaths, right?”
[Yes. There weren’t. There was a slightly dangerous situation, but it was resolved with help.]
Shinwoo tilted his head at Amber’s explanation.
“…Help?”
[It was a mercenary hired by the Yemeni government forces. Thanks to the fact that the operation they were in charge of ended quickly, they joined our side and targeted the rear of the trap.]
“…There was a mercenary who intervened in that situation? Who was it?”
Originally, in the Yemen VIP rescue operation, the entire team fell into a trap and died. There was no one who separately intervened or helped.
[They didn’t reveal their names, and they said they couldn’t see their faces because they were wearing masks.]
Shinwoo became serious as someone who didn't exist in the original future appeared.
“Were there any other unusual things? Anything that would indicate their affiliation?”
[I only heard about it… Anyway, they said both were men. One was very large and used heavy weapons, and the other seemed to be in charge of sniping. I heard they were skilled and free mercenaries, so I asked through the government forces, but they only told me the name Hounds.]
At the same time, Shinwoo's eyes sparkled.
“Do you know how tall the man who was said to be large is?”
[The FEROX Unit members who received help were surprised at how tall he was. Roughly 2 meters 10 centimeters? They said his whole body seemed muscular. They said they didn’t know the exact race because they were wearing head masks, but they didn’t think both were black.]
Although not accurate, the suspicion began to turn into certainty.
“Is there a way to contact the government forces who hired those mercenaries?”
[Are you trying to scout them like Mark’s team, CEO Baek?]
“If they’re the talent I’m looking for, I have to try.”
[I was also looking for a way to contact them separately because the government forces wouldn’t tell me. Then I heard that they only take requests through an informant in Asmara.]
Shinwoo chuckled slightly at Amber's explanation, who readily gave him the method.
“FEROX must have decided it was difficult.”
[The mercenaries who received help must have known my heart because they knew they were free mercenaries and immediately recommended it, but they were rejected.]
“You must have made a serious offer there… What was the reason for refusing?”
[They said they already belonged somewhere. They didn’t tell me where. But if they’re acting by taking separate requests… It doesn’t seem like that at all… It seemed like an excuse to refuse.]
If they were free mercenaries, they would know better than anyone how famous FEROX was in the mercenary market. The fact that they rejected the scout offer from such a place meant that there was a better reason.
“Why are you telling me this?”
[Well, there’s also the fact that I want you to suffer a lot.]
“I didn’t know Amber had such a mischievous side.”
[I think I was a little relieved that the request target and the unit members returned safely. Anyway, they said you can make a request by visiting the Traces store in Asmara directly. And I will definitely repay this favor of advice.]
“No. You’ve already repaid the favor enough with the information now.”
[You’ll regret it.]
Amber thought that Shinwoo would also fail to scout the two-man mercenary team like herself.
“We’ll have to see about that. Anyway, let’s meet next time if we have the chance.”
[Okay.]
After ending the call, Shinwoo looked at the scenery passing by outside the window. Then the name of the informant he had heard from Amber earlier flashed through his mind again.
“…Asmara?”
A few days ago, Kwak Chi-young had left the country with a forged passport, and his final destination was Asmara, Eritrea.
Shinwoo immediately called Jang Man-soo.