Chapter 617 – Back in Korea Party (3)

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Shall I say it too?
Jessica’s information was correct.

The day after she had her talk with her, she got a call from Mei Wei.

“Hello, how are you?”
– Yes, I was doing well. How is Hunter?
“I recently went to Japan. I had a lot of work there, so I took a break after I came back to Korea.”
– Japan… I’ve heard that it’s dizzy there. It seems there hasn’t been an official announcement yet, but I’ve heard that Tadanobu has been destroyed… Some say that Rihito may have died too. Could that be…
“Yes, that’s what I did. I don’t know how long it can be hidden, but Japan will eventually have no choice but to admit it. That all the vain delusions they had had become nothing.”
– Ah… Really? Truly Hunter…
“Yeah, you know I don’t lie about things like this.”

The phone was silent.
Perhaps Mayway was in great shock.

I guess so.
Tadanobu’s influence on the situation was considerable.
It must have had a big and small impact not only in Japan, but throughout East Asia.

If anyone else knows, Mayway, who runs a large company, must have felt it more sensitively.

– Then… If you really did it…

Mayway’s voice seemed somehow relieved.

– Actually, I was hesitant about how to deliver this news. I said that I would handle things as carefully as possible, but in the end, the Chinese government also found out. That the ‘black dragon’s egg’ will soon appear in Busan, Korea.
“Ah~ I knew.”
– Yeah?
“I have an information network. So you’re saying that the government has issued an order for ‘Girl of the Tenth King’ to come to Korea, right?”
– No, how did you…
“My informant is rather competent. Oh, and.”

There was something she hadn’t told Meiwei yet, so she told him.

“Since I’m good at Chinese, you don’t have to speak in Korean anymore. Talk in a more comfortable way.”
– Oh, Chinese? When did you study while you were so busy?
“I didn’t study. It just happened… By itself.”
– It happened by itself…

The words just now were Meiwei muttering in Chinese.
But to me, it sounded almost the same as when I was speaking in Korean.

“Yes, it happened spontaneously.”
– I can’t believe it! I was actually worried. I wondered if I was too greedy and made things big. However, considering the feat that Hunter accomplished in Japan, I dare not not to look forward to it! Just like he did in Japan, I wondered if Hunter could help make China a normal country…
“Mr. Maywei, do you think China is not a normal country right now?”
– Of course, it depends on the standard, but I dare to say that China is crazy right now. As in the distant past, during the Warring States Period, chaos is repeated over and over again. From the outside, it seems to have order centered on the president, but influential people from all over the world are aiming for power. Sadly, claiming supreme power in China equates to gaining everything else at once.
“Hmm… I think I know what you mean. So, when will the ‘black dragon’s egg’ arrive in Korea?”
– One week. It will arrive in Korea in a week. Perhaps things can get more complicated before then. I really want to go to Korea, but unfortunately I don’t know if I’ll be given the opportunity. If I go there, it will also be revealed where the ‘Black Dragon’s Egg’ came from.
“Yes, please always take care of yourself. Living in a peaceful country, this isn’t what I’m going to tell you, but wouldn’t it be best for you to keep yourself safe? Maywei-nim needs to be alive so that I can be with her even if I do something later in China.”
– Well, thank you very much for that. Hopefully we can do something big together here. Really.
“Don’t worry too much about this. I don’t know if it’s happening in China. Since it is Korea, I will be able to control it well.”
– That’s a very believable word. Then I will contact you when there is something else I need to know.
“Yes, please go in.”

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One week.
My expectations, which I thought were sufficient time to spare, were quickly dashed.

After Jessica first informed me of the situation in China surrounding the ‘Black Dragon’s Egg’ and after Maywei called, the situation developed much more urgently than expected.
While I was in Japan, the Korean black market was quickly unified and established.
A website named D-Market has already started service a month ago, and black traders and organizations from all over the country have gathered under one distribution network.

It seems that there were no protests and complicated incidents until that happened, but it seemed that Kim Eu-tteum, Ryu Bing-bing, Kim Se-ra and Kim Dong-mi controlled it well.

Of course, the members of Black Rose also contributed their strength.
Because they are basically women who have been active in the shadows for a long time.
I heard that when problems related to the black market arose, the girls also took an active part.

Numerous organizations across the country gathered under one flag and set the rules.
D-Market, the largest black trading platform in Korea, received penalties, fines, and punishment from being extracted from the market, as well as physical punishment, if you hurt people or sell unverified items during transactions.
In fact, such sanctions have been issued several times, and everyone has come to understand that they are not merely verbal rules.

While I was in Japan, all the other women were sincere and diligent in their work.

Even if the ‘black dragon’s egg’ were to be auctioned off in a week, the black market itself in Busan had been open since then.
Rumors about the ‘black dragon’s egg’ were so great that many people came here with interest.
Especially in Southeast Asian countries including China.
In the West, there was no interest in items with an oriental feel, such as ‘Black Dragon’s Egg’.
He had no choice but to do so, because it was obvious that an item whose effect had not been verified would cost an exorbitant price.

Therefore, I, who supervised all of this, also went down to Busan to look back on the situation there.

It had been a long time since I came to Busan, and I could feel that the atmosphere of the city had changed a lot from before.
Previously, the city itself felt dark like a hotbed of crime, but now it feels much brighter and more energetic.

Of course, it would be different from when a gangster named Choi Mok-dong ruled the city.
The emergence of a black market gathering international buzz made the situation more shady, but it was clear that the economy was picking up and people could live more freely.

I had a great time meeting faces I haven’t seen in a long time in Busan.

There was something important going on here, especially with the black market.
It is a special item, medical business in progress centered on Lee Hyun-joo and Alice.
As one was an alchemist and the other a medicine man, the two could be said to be a fantastic combination.

“Our business is just starting. How much did you envision? A new building will be erected soon.”

Hyunjoo Lee spoke with a bright expression.
After all, it was Lee Hyun-joo who started doing this and that in Busan.

As Kaori’s Korean acquaintance, she was entangled with Choi Mok-dong in a very bad way, and in the process of unraveling it, incidents and ties were created.

“By the way oppa, you haven’t been here in a while, aren’t you just going to show your face?”

Alice asked me meaningfully.
The other women knew what she meant in her words, so she stared at my face at the same time.

“Yeah, of course. I will stay here until the ‘black dragon’s egg’ arrives in a few days.”
“Wow, really! You can enjoy it properly!”

Alice’s words of enjoying herself amused the other women at the same table.
Sera Kim clapped her hands and called her staff.

“Yes, boss.”

The hotel here belonged to her Sera Kim, so even the restaurant staff here called her ‘the boss’.

“Bring some champagne. You have that?”
“Ah, you mean the one that came in two days ago?”
“Yes, take that.”
“Well sir!”

She didn’t know what she was talking about because she only said ‘that’, but the champagne that Se-ra Kim said came two days ago was no ordinary champagne.

It appeared on a wheeled cart.
Of course, other guests in the restaurant also drew attention, and the champagne, which was added to create an even more mysterious atmosphere with the addition of dry ice smoke, was almost as tall as an adult man.

The champagne was opened after a lengthy comment by the staff.
Unsurprisingly, the portion was staggering, so Sera Kim had all of her staff in the restaurant pass it one by one.
It will also be served as a drink for guests staying in luxury rooms, she said.

Aside from this grand and lively atmosphere, I felt strange and turned around.