Workshop Raid Operation (2)
A short while later, at the first floor of Crown Holdings Suwon Branch.
Yong-ju, who had come there, saw two people sitting on the sofa in the lobby.
"Huh... Ryu Sang-tae and Ju Tae-yeol..."
On the sofa sat a man with broad shoulders around 190 cm tall, a fierce-looking face etched with several knife scars, in his late 30s,
and a man with a slender build around 180 cm, sharp features reminiscent of a snake, also in his late 30s, sitting in front of him.
"Ryu Sang-tae. A former unlimited-level inducement athlete who, before joining the organization, had a record of clashing with Yoo Dong-seok."
"Even though he eventually lost, he was one of the few who dealt some damage."
"Is the situation this bad that such a person would come?"
Yong-ju recalled his specs while looking at the face with several knife scars.
"Are you the CEO Yoo Yong-ju?"
Sang-tae asked him in a haughty posture with one leg crossed.
"Yes. That's right."
And Yong-ju sat down and saw Ju Tae-yeol sitting silently.
"That monster is one of the final weapons of the Gangryonghoe."
"Only heard vaguely that after leaving the special forces, he did mercenary work in the Golden Triangle."
At that moment, Tae-yeol rolled his eyes and looked at him.
Yong-ju felt a creepy aura from his emotionless gaze.
Yoo Yong-ju, who had experienced many battles and risen to branch manager of Crown Holdings Suwon Branch.
But he felt that Tae-yeol was different from the people he had encountered so far.
Tae-yeol asked him while looking at Yong-ju.
"I heard that A-Workshop and D-Workshop were raided. Have you taken any measures?"
"Due to urgency, I contacted nearby business companies and sent support to that side."
"A-Workshop has Chudo-hwan, so there's no need to worry too much about it."
"The problem is D-Workshop."
"It has fewer personnel and the quality of personnel is an issue."
"That's right."
"So, let Ryu Sang-tae go to A-Workshop, and I'll go to D-Workshop."
Wait... This guy is the executive director, and I'm the president, why do I feel like I'm the subordinate?
Thinking this, Yong-ju felt some inexplicable displeasure.
"Hmm... Then, who has command authority for this operation?"
At this, Sang-tae answered.
"There was an order from the Holdings headquarters to receive full command from Executive Director Ju Tae-yeol."
"Ju Executive Director?"
Yong-ju frowned slightly while saying this.
Hwang Moo-seok hyung... Even if I was a bit playful, handing command to a junior like this?
Yoo Yong-ju is a person who has been in the Gangryonghoe for a long time since before the war with the Hyunbeompa.
But Ju Tae-yeol is a person who was scouted from Southeast Asia by Choi Gyeong-su, the second-in-command of the Gangryonghoe, after the war with the Hyunbeompa ended.
From Yong-ju's perspective, receiving command from a junior who joined 7-8 years later than him, he couldn't help but be dissatisfied.
That said, Tae-yeol wasn't older than Yong-ju either.
Without knowing Yong-ju's inner thoughts, Tae-yeol said to him as if without any emotion.
"It might not just be A and D workshops that are being raided, so we need to dispatch personnel to B, C, and E workshops as well."
Yong-ju wrinkled his face more than before and said to Tae-yeol.
"Personnel are insufficient to send kids to the remaining workshops."
"Moreover, there's no need to worry about the rest..."
"If the bastards have already figured out the locations of all the workshops and are moving?"
"A and D might be bait, and their real target might be one of B, C, or E."
"There's nothing particularly special there, but if we send personnel there, it would be a waste of manpower unnecessarily."
"All workshops have hidden locations, so how could small-scale movers figure out those locations?"
"The workshops within Suwon are important sources of funding for the Gangryonghoe and related figures in Suwon."
"If even one of them collapses, it will cause major problems in securing funds."
"If that happens, we might have to drastically reduce our own funds."
And Tae-yeol glared at Yong-ju and growled.
"If you don't prepare for the other workshops and such a thing happens, will the president take responsibility?"
At this, Yong-ju, frightened, shrank like a scolded dog with its tail between its legs and avoided Tae-yeol's gaze.
"Remember this. I have command authority for this response."
"So, don't act rashly and consult with me before acting."
As he said this, Tae-yeol took out his knife and checked the blade.
He checked the blade of the knife and rolled his eyes to glare at Yong-ju.
As if to kill him if he made even the slightest mistake.
Yong-ju, strongly pressured by Tae-yeol's killing intent, couldn't say anything and had no choice but to avoid his eyes.
On the rooftop of a building in Suwon.
Baek Jun-hwan, wearing a black cap, stood on the rooftop admiring the Suwon dawn scenery.
He was wearing an olive drab jacket and jeans, black sneakers, standing on the rooftop.
He had a brown guitar bag on his back, and the bag had animation characters drawn on it.
Jun-hwan looked around with a telescope for a moment, then put down the guitar bag on his back and opened it.
Inside the guitar bag was a black G28 sniper rifle and a rolled-up mat.
While looking at the sniper rifle, Jun-hwan took out one earphone from his pocket, put it in his ear, and turned it on.
"Bravo, bravo. Zulu. Can you hear me?"
After a while, Min-hyuk's voice came into his ear.
"Zulu. Received."
"Position taken."
"Spotter?"
"Arriving soon."
"Got it. When contact comes, immediately start action."
"Copy."
After ending the call, Jun-hwan laid out the mat, unfolded the bipod attached to the rifle, and placed it on the mat.
Then, lying on the mat, he opened both eyes and looked into the scope.
At that moment, Jun-hwan, feeling a presence behind him, quickly rolled his body, took out the SIG P226 pistol while lying down, and pointed the muzzle at the person behind him.
"Shit, you startled me... I told you to make some noise before coming."
The person behind Jun-hwan was his colleague, Seo Min-jeong.
"I hid my presence on purpose to check if you were tense."
Then, Min-jeong, who had been wearing a backpack, placed the backpack next to Jun-hwan and assembled the observation telescope from it.
Jun-hwan rolled his body back to the previous position.
"But the rookie?"
"Rookie? Ah, Seo Yeong-seok? He's waiting in the field with the other personnel."
Then, Min-jeong alternately looked at the telescope and the portable anemometer to check the sniping environment.
Jun-hwan pulled the charging handle of the rifle to chamber a round and asked Min-jeong.
"Environment?"
"It's not bad. The wind isn't blowing that strongly, so it should hit pretty much as aimed."
"Okay."
Then, Jun-hwan opened both eyes again and looked into the scope.
Meanwhile, at A-Workshop.
Jae-hyeok, Su-ho, and the detective were engaged in fierce battles with the gangsters.
"By now, it should come out..."
After dodging an organization's attack swinging a baseball bat at him, Jae-hyeok cut his side with a knife and stabbed it.
Then, another organization member swung a sashimi knife at his neck, and Jae-hyeok raised his left arm to block the attack.
At the same time, Jae-hyeok wrapped his left arm around the other's right arm, grabbed it, and cut his face with the blade.
"Kuaaa!!"
The one whose eye was cut by the blade screamed, and Jae-hyeok retreated and cut his neck with a knife.
Then, he looked around to see if the others were fighting well.
Other detectives were also quite skilled, as they were selected elites from the Gyeongnam Police Station.
Su-ho was also overwhelming the gangsters with military martial arts using knives.
"If it's like this, even if Chudo-hwan comes, there's no need to worry too much."
At that moment, a burly organization member rushed at Jae-hyeok and grabbed him.
Jae-hyeok braced his body to not be pushed away, and repeatedly stabbed his back with a knife.
Then, several organization members rushed at Jae-hyeok.
Jae-hyeok grabbed the collar of the organization member whose strength had weakened from being stabbed with the knife, lay on the floor, and dodged their attacks.
Then, he kicked the burly organization member with his foot and used the recoil to turn his body.
The organization members tried to attack Jae-hyeok, but Jae-hyeok's knife pierced one of the organization members' Achilles tendon.
Jae-hyeok twisted the knife out, rolled his body, and tried to stand up quickly.
One organization member kicked Jae-hyeok's head as he tried to stand up.
But Jae-hyeok blocked the kick and at the same time wrapped his left arm around the other's leg and stood up.
After that, Jae-hyeok stabbed the knife into the other's thigh where there was a gap and twisted it roughly.
Meanwhile, one detective fighting with the gangsters knocked out one organization's head with a truncheon.
Then, he said vigorously to the colleague facing another organization member next to him.
"If it's like this, it should end quickly?"
"Yeah. At this speed, it might be completely over in 10 minutes?"
"So. After this ends..."
Suddenly, a flying hatchet from somewhere stuck into the detective's head.
The one whose head was stuck with an axe slowly rolled his eyes, bled from his head, and collapsed.
"Eh...??"
Then, a man with brown hair approached close to the dumbfounded detective.
The detective swung his knife in response to Chudo-hwan's attack.
At this, Do-hwan brushed aside the detective's knife with a long staff, and tried to deliver a low kick to his left leg with his right foot.
"Low kick...?"
The detective tried to raise his left leg to block the low kick with his shin.
But the man suddenly changed the trajectory of the kick and stabbed a middle kick into the detective's left rib.
"Kuhe...!!"
In the gap where the detective staggered, Do-hwan hit his head with a long staff to kill him instantly.
The organization members who saw Do-hwan raised their morale and shouted.
"Deputy Director is here!!"
"Everyone, shout that you're all fucked up!!"
Jae-hyeok, seeing Do-hwan, tightened his grip on the knife in his hand.
"This... I was wondering why he wasn't coming out."
Then, he approached Do-hwan with the knife in hand, and Do-hwan also saw Jae-hyeok and came close to him.
"Look at this guy? The atmosphere isn't bad."
Do-hwan looked at Jae-hyeok with interest, approached close to him, and swung the long staff.
At this, Jae-hyeok leaned his body back, and Do-hwan swung the long staff around and thrust it towards Jae-hyeok's face.
Jae-hyeok leaned his body to the right to avoid Do-hwan's attack.
"Chudo-hwan. One of the main forces at A-Workshop, a fighter using mainly weapons in kickboxing-based martial arts."
"Due to his skill, Hwang Du-cheol seems to trust him quite a bit."
Do-hwan looked at Jae-hyeok and tilted his head slightly as if interest had risen.
"The movement isn't ordinary. He's quite experienced in this underworld."
While evaluating Jae-hyeok's movements, Do-hwan rushed at him again.
Do-hwan swung the long staff, and Jae-hyeok dodged the attack.
Then, a roundhouse kick using Do-hwan's left foot flew towards Jae-hyeok's head.
At this, Jae-hyeok blocked the attack with his left arm and tried to stab the knife into his leg.
But Do-hwan quickly pulled his foot back and stepped on the floor with his left foot.
"He's someone who knows how to use a knife well. It's better to refrain from big attacks unless necessary."
Then, Do-hwan swung the long staff towards Jae-hyeok's head.
Jae-hyeok defended the attack with his left hand and swung the knife at Do-hwan.
Do-hwan blocked Jae-hyeok's attack with his left hand and turned the long staff in his right hand to hold it upside down.
Then, he swung the long staff towards Jae-hyeok's left rib.
At this, Jae-hyeok knocked away his right hand with his left hand to defend.
Then, he turned his right arm and knocked away Do-hwan's left hand with his right hand, then delivered a headbutt towards his nose.
"Kuhe?!!"
Do-hwan spat blood and retreated, and Jae-hyeok rushed at him.
In the meantime, Do-hwan calmed himself, retreated a little back, and swung the long staff at him.
At the same time, Do-hwan loosened his grip on the long staff, and the long staff spun once and flew towards Jae-hyeok's solar plexus.
"Such a bastard...!!"
At this, Jae-hyeok retreated a little back and twisted his body, and the long staff hit his chest.
Although he retreated back and somewhat neutralized the shock, it wasn't damage-free.
So, Do-hwan swung his left fist towards Jae-hyeok's right side where there was a gap.
But Jae-hyeok calmed himself and blocked the fist with his right arm, and Do-hwan grabbed his own long staff in the air and tried to swing it again at Jae-hyeok's head.
However, the knife that should have been in Jae-hyeok's right hand was in his left hand.
And he was pressing the blade against Do-hwan's wrist flying towards him.
"Huh? Wait...!!"
If this were the case, he might be attacked in the right arm with the knife.
Thinking this, Do-hwan tried to change the direction of the attack, but it was already too late.
Jae-hyeok's knife touched Do-hwan's right wrist, and without hesitation, he cut off Do-hwan's wrist as it was and leaned his body to the right.
With a crunch sound, Do-hwan's artery in his wrist was severed, and he dropped the long staff.
"Cutting the tendon in one go...!!"
Do-hwan retreated back, and Jae-hyeok didn't miss the gap and stabbed the knife into Do-hwan's right side.
"Kuhe!!"
Do-hwan let out a pained groan and retreated back.
Jae-hyeok ruthlessly dug into the gap revealed by Do-hwan once more and slashed the knife into Do-hwan's right side repeatedly.
Eventually, Do-hwan's abdomen was soaked with blood, and his whole body lost strength.
Jae-hyeok swung the knife towards Do-hwan's neck for the final attack.
The blade of the knife he swung stuck into Do-hwan's right neck, and Do-hwan's pupil widened as the blade was stuck in his neck.
Then, Jae-hyeok twisted the blade about 90 degrees counterclockwise to completely cut off Do-hwan's windpipe.