: Pirate Clean-up
“In addition, those ‘items’ go through New World so it won’t be easy to track the funds. Even if we attack and seize the ‘thing,’ there is no evidence that it isn’t just a lost item.”
‘That’s amazing!’
Hyun-woo once again realized that Lee Myung-ryong was a police officer. It felt like a war between policemen and criminal organizations in Hong Kong movies. In fact, Lee Myung-ryong hadn’t even explained 1/10ths of the information. The criminal organization’s dealings were more calculated than it appeared and the method Korea’s police force used to combat it was unimaginable to the public. But don’t misunderstand. Despite the public not knowing, Korea’s crime rate was low. Korea’s low crime rate was thanks to the police fighting against the criminals in order to maintain the public’s lifestyle.
“But it is a little strange.”
Hyun-woo suddenly said.
“That video was taken a few days ago. If they knew that the video was taken than wouldn’t they move quickly to take back the dangerous contents?”
“They tried but it wasn’t possible.”
“They can’t?”
“Clearly they monitored the route of the thing clearly. The items are worth a few billion won so it would be a fatal blow if they lost it. But there is a chance that a henchman could leak the information. So the only one who can accurately monitor the transaction route is the boss of the organization. Garret and Jepeteu who appeared in the video are only middle ranked bosses.”
Although Garett and Jepeteu thought it was dangerous, they couldn’t interrupt the transaction. Since they weren’t supposed to talk about the transactions but it was caught on video in the game, they couldn’t bear to tell the boss. There was also no reason to think that Buksil would take the video to the police. Still, they couldn’t ignore the possibility which was why they tried to so desperately recover it. Lee Myung-ryong then laughed and said.
“Anyway, that stuff finally arrived at its final destination last night. In other words, if we were a few days late than the video would have no value. That’s why I told you it was safe.”
After Lee Myung-ryong grasped the situation, hurriedly rallied people from the Special Crime Countermeasures division and hid them near the coin locker. By midnight, they managed to arrest the person and collected the thing.
“If we tracked that fellow then we could discover the place the wanted criminals are hiding. But the henchman we caught is a subordinate of Jepeteu. Jepeteu probably wouldn’t show up until the end. The subordinate would’ve probably disposed of the goods and then hand it to Jepeteu through New World. So we decided to catch him for the moment.”
Of course, it was still a secret that the police force was investigating in New World. Because of that, Lee Myung-ryong had to be careful that Jepeteu didn’t sense he was the one who arrested the henchman. If the police could figure out the henchman’s route and deploy traffic police to search similar vehicles then they could grab other henchmen.
“That’s actually why I wanted to talk to you today. When we captured him there was a murder nearby and we questioned the henchman after that. Jepeteu was still searching for the video. I think he had no luck. And the risk from the video is gone after the thing was reclaimed so they shouldn’t chase you anymore.”
While there was no obvious connection with the video, his henchman was caught by the police. In this situation, Jepeteu and the organization members would have no choice but to be tense. It was like that in reality but in the game, they could take a break while watching the situation. Fortunately, Ark’s bad relationship with the thieves was ended.
“But you didn’t catch most of the organization.”
“Why do you think I stayed up all night?”
Lee Myung-ryong inserted the remaining parfait into his mouth and laughed.
“After we arrested him at midnight, we questioned that fellow for a long time. This is a fight against time. It would probably only be 12 hours until they discover that a follower was caught. But the police had already obtained the necessary information after 5 hours.”
“Was it Teacher? I don’t need to see to understand what happened to that person.”
Hyun-woo was familiar with Lee Myung-ryong’s violence after experiencing his version of sparring and muttered. Then Lee Myung-ryong jumped at the unexpected words and exclaimed.
“Hey, Hey! What are you thinking? Do you think I would break his two arms? I am a democratic policeman.”
“Does the democratic police beat people up?”
“Am I a bully? Anyone who listens will be scared. And recently his arms had been in pain so there was no need to beat him up. Have you heard of a plea bargain?”
“Plea bargain? The one that frequently appears in foreign movies?”
“Yes, that’s right. Our country also does it. While that guy is a criminal, we cut him a deal. He’s just a henchman so he did odd jobs and chores. In exchange for the plea bargain, he will tell us what he knows.”
“I’m glad, but I also think it is a bit pathetic.”
“I don’t know what you’ve imagined but this isn’t a movie. Will you die for you hyung-nim? Would he sacrifice himself for you? Don’t make me laugh. Gangsters in the past and present don’t have any guts.”
The gangster became nervous as he heard Lee Myung-ryong’s voice.
“I’m only going to offer this just once. You’re different from your hyung-nim. While you could live a new life thanks to your hyung-nim, you don’t have that much moral obligation to him. Since you’re hyung-nim has surrounded himself with guys like you.”
After the henchman heard Lee Myung-ryong’s ‘threat,’ he confessed a great deal of information in exchange for the plea bargain. Of course, he was just a henchman so they were unable to obtain satisfactory confidential information. But they were somewhat lucky? The henchman was quite close to some people in the organization so he knew their hiding place.
“Before they heard the news that the henchman was caught, the detectives had surrounded it. Those fellows didn’t expect that we could move that fast.”
The purpose of the detectives surrounded the hideout wasn’t to catch the criminals. Lee Myung-ryong’s purpose was to arrest all of the criminal organization! In order to catch the big fish, he had to release the small ones. Once the organization members heard the news that a follower was caught, they would have to take action. The detectives kept an eye on their movements and collected information, while planning a way to arrest Jepeteu the interim boss.
“It’s just starting now.”
Despite not sleeping for two days, Lee Myung-ryong was full of energy. It reminded him of his youthful days fighting against gangs and criminal organizations. In fact, Lee Myung-ryong hadn’t expected that he could attain this result from the game when he first started New World. Finding one person in a city of hundreds of thousands wasn’t easy. It was a lot harder when considering that millions connected to New World! He couldn’t even understand the game system so how could Lee Myung-ryong find the wanted criminals? But Lee Myung-ryong’s efforts, Ark’s help and a little luck managed to bring him to these results. If he didn’t have a keen interest than he wouldn’t be a policeman in South Korea. Of course, there was a long way to go before he could sweep up all of the criminal organization. But Lee Myung-ryong was full of confidence from the excellent results so far.
“While those guys are hiding, they will concentrate on building a base in New World. And I’m already trusted immensely by those guys.”
Lee Myung-ryong laughed and spoke. However, he couldn’t be that smug about it. Lee Myung-ryong’s credit rating within the bandit group had only risen because he was killed by Baekgu in the horror castle. The thieves had misunderstood the reason why Lee Myung-ryong was there. Thanks to Garam’s claims, Lee Myung-ryong was now formally a member of the bandit group. Of course, he didn’t have enough influence yet but he could seize the opportunity. While the hidden detectives investigated in reality, Lee Myung-ryong would infiltrate the group in the game.
“Therefore I will be busy for a while.”
Just as he was standing up from his seat, Lee Myung-ryong suddenly remembered something and said.
“Ah, I spoke to the section chief of the Special Crimes Countermeasures division about you. While the incident isn’t over yet, the investigation has opened because of the video so the Police Commissioner might give you a commendation.”
“Please don’t worry about it.”
Hun-woo laughed unpleasantly and shook his head. Hyun-woo didn’t want to appear in front of other people. Then Lee Myung-ryong smiled and added.
“You don’t want the bonus reward for the crucial tip?”
“……Thank you.”
“Then wait for the good news.”