Chapter 444 – 444

The entire gang began to put their heads together to come up with a large-scale and detailed plan for stealing Thomas.

It is said that if the men of the British Inspector General who are to transport Thomas White are attacked and killed or disappeared, the situation could escalate beyond imagination.

“But why can’t I kill him? … Now that I think about it, why not just kill all the moving Thomas convoy troops? “We can just kill them all, bury them in the ground, and pretend not to notice.”

“Captain. “To help you understand, may I also say something?”

A rare cool-headed and intelligent guy in our gang raised his hand.

This guy wasn’t popular with other gang members because he was cynical and quick to speak the truth, but he still had a good head.

To be honest, the other subordinates in the gang looked a bit lacking or just had a nasty temper. So you’re not part of a gang? Why would a normal person join a criminal gang?

But what was this guy’s name? He forgot his name.

“Uh, okay. “Tell me.”

“Sir, none of the Inspector General’s men from mainland Britain should die. Even if you kill them, bury them in a field, and make them disappear, the result is the same.”

“Why?”

“People will be suspicious right away. No matter how good we are at destroying evidence, it will only take a matter of time, and we will eventually get caught. The high officials of the British government and the people who sit in parliament are really smart. These are the elites. You’ll know right away what happened. Even if there is no physical evidence, there will be plenty of psychological evidence.”

“Hmm…, That’s not wrong.”

“If you’re going to do anything to the Inspector General’s men, I’m out of this job. And I’m sorry, but I will also leave the organization. Did you have to give up an arm to leave the gang? I’d rather give it up and go. If you commit such a thing, you will be subjugated by the British government forces and tortured horribly to death, so the only way to survive is to give up one arm and get out beforehand.”

“… “Is it that much?”

“Yes, that’s about it. … That doesn’t mean I’m actually leaving our organization, I’m just saying that. “It’s something that shouldn’t be done to that extent, so I want to stop the captain.”

The people here aren’t stupid either, so if there’s a problem with criminals or convoys, they’ll naturally start to get suspicious.

It is said that the place that governs and supervises the colonies of the British Empire must be filled with talented people recognized by the country, so there is no way that a smart elite group would not be suspicious of such strange things.

There is no way a convoy armed with guns and knives would be attacked by wild animals while on the road.

Even wild animals avoid the smell of gunpowder coming from a gun.

Additionally, the convoy troops will escort you to a safe route.

So, my subordinate said, if something were to happen to the convoy, anyone would immediately infer that ‘some human force or group force’ intervened intentionally.

To compare it to the modern Republic of Korea, this would be an incident where the Ministry of Justice’s convoy bus, which was transporting violent felons, suddenly disappears or goes missing, including the criminals and the escort troops.

And when you look for it later, what if there are traces of an attack that you couldn’t erase?

It is obvious that the entire country will become noisy and in chaos.

‘The escape of a vicious felon would also be a huge issue. Is Ministry of Justice officials who were escorting criminals disappearing as a group? Not just one or two, but many? In a case like this, disappearance means death without even a body being found. Will the government remain silent? I will risk my life and death to frantically search for the culprit.’

This is a strong challenge to the central government’s public power.

It’s close to the level of rebellion.

The government absolutely cannot sit idly by and ignore this.

Several public officials enforcing the law died or went missing during legitimate law enforcement procedures, but they remain silent? Who then is going to enforce and protect the laws made by the government?

My subordinate said that this was an issue in which the entire country’s investigative forces could be mobilized, and in some cases, the military would be actively mobilized.

It is said that there is a high probability of the British Empire army being mobilized, with an almost 90% probability.

Moreover, the first people and organizations to be suspected are none other than myself and the militia (gang) I lead.

Because of Mary, I am related to Thomas White by blood and kinship, and the organization that supports me is our militia.

‘Actually, you’re still trying to steal Thomas…’

They may ask for an alibi for what Thomas White’s convoy was doing during the time they were attacked or disappeared, or they may judge our entire organization as a potential rebel group against the public power of the British Empire and brush them off.

If the inspection group, made up of smart elites, makes up its mind and starts robbing our organization, it is quite certain that they will be found out for killing the inspector general’s subordinates to steal Thomas White.

‘My subordinates are very loyal, but if they are taken to a torture room and tortured for just a day or two, it will all be lost…’ . No, I don’t think I can last even 1–2 hours, let alone a day or two. The torture of this era would begin with pulling out fingernails. Those guys won’t open their mouths and will hold out till the end… ?’

Therefore, the subordinates of the Inspector General of the British Empire should never die.

The death of a civil servant is a separate issue from allowing Thomas to escape. They say things are getting too big.

“You can use girls to seduce him into the world of beauty, leave Thomas alone, have him eat rice cakes in another place, use alcohol to help him sleep, add sleeping pills to alcohol to make him fall into a deep sleep, or try all sorts of things. Anyway, somehow get them away from Thomas…, They kidnapped Thomas, left a body in the shape of Thomas there, and set it on fire.”

“Hmm…”

“If possible, no one will be a victim. So that people would think that no one was dead except Thomas, who was a serious criminal.”

“Hmm…”

“Then the case ends there. Those who were escorting Thomas will receive a simple verbal reprimand for not being able to safely escort Thomas to the court, but it will be much better and cleaner than having someone else die and the matter escalate and attract public attention.”

So we planned to sneak into the building where they were staying with Thomas, take Thomas away, set the building on fire, and escape.

The rough outline of the plan was like this.

The main point of this conspiracy was to retrieve a body similar to Thomas’s in advance, set fire to the building, and burn it down to disguise Thomas as dead and deceive that Thomas was alive.

It is said that only then can they assume that Thomas is dead and conclude the investigation and trial without the right to prosecute.

“… Then the most important thing is who can bring Thomas out quickly…, It must be done by the strongest and most agile among us.”

“Then let me do that.”

“Are you speaking directly, Captain? It’s too dangerous.”

“That’s right. Captain. I would rather do it myself.”

“No, sir. I will do it. Please do it for me.”

Perhaps thanks to the passive skill ‘Leadership’, the loyalty of the gang’s subordinates is very good.

All I did was give out bonuses whenever I felt like it.

‘… Isn’t it? Is the best boss a boss who doesn’t touch you much and gives you a lot of money?’

Since I have a lot of spices, tea leaves, and bags of sugar in subspace, I reward my subordinates with a lot of rewards to encourage them even if they do something pretty, and I think that becomes the driving force behind their loyalty…

Honestly, if the company boss gives me a lot of bonuses, I think my loyalty, which I didn’t have even if I was an office worker at a regular company, will grow.

“I know what everyone thinks of me, but is there anyone here who is stronger and more agile than me?”

“””…”””

The subordinates were all silent as if they had nothing to say.

Honestly, there was no way there was a human who could beat me with superhuman-level strength and agility.

“You each play your part well. Everyone worked hard to come up with a plan. Among you, those assigned to convoy duties are the most important. All eyes must be turned away from the surveillance troops transporting Thomas White. There can be no mistakes. Then our entire organization is at risk. Everyone can do well, right?”

“””Yes! Captain!”””

“Be familiar with your assigned duties, and in case something goes wrong, the people left behind in the reserve will check to see if the operation is going well, and if anything seems strange, they will be deployed immediately. Did you understand? The key to this operation, which we all came up with together, was to steal Thomas by pretending he was dead without our involvement being discovered. Did you all understand?”

“””Yes! Captain!”””

Our gang selected villages along the route where Thomas White was being transported and began preparing a plan targeting the village where they would stay.

First, the convoy must move away from Thomas White.

‘Well, let’s prepare step by step with the 23 gangsters.’

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A few days later.

A group of five convoys to transport Thomas White, a convicted felon, to England has arrived in the village where our gang is waiting.

It was a village full of traps, as we had planned in advance.