The Chairman of Pharmaceutical Company is a Poison King - Chapter 126
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Chapter 126: It Was Already Decided
Tae-ju was waiting for the hacker along with Sambaek-i.
“A guest is coming, so behave yourself.”
“Niaaaayang!”
“Are you angry? He was being arrogant, but it’s because he didn’t know.”
“Niang!”
“Look at this guy? Don’t you remember when we first met at Jirisan? You were baring your teeth and growling at me…”
“Niaaaaaaa…”
Sambaek-i rubbed against Tae-ju’s leg, acting cute.
Even though this guy could bite and kill any elite magical beast in one bite.
“I’ll let it slide because you’re cute.”
“Niang?”
By the way, when is this guy coming?
A moment later.
Vroooom.
The sound of a scooter from outside the house.
Beep beep beep, beep!
The sound of entering a password could be heard.
“Chairman!”
A boy with an extremely excited face opened the door and entered.
“Death’s… ah, no, I’m Kim Dong-hun. I really wanted to meet you.”
He looked younger than expected.
“I’m Kim Tae-ju. Nice to meet you.”
“Sp-speak casually. I’m still 18 years old.”
“…A student?”
“No, I graduated from middle school but…”
“Really?”
A genius hacker who only finished middle school.
It’s a common setting that often appears in movies and dramas but…
“What about your parents?”
“They’re not around.”
“Did they pass away?”
“No, I was abandoned.”
“…”
“Niaaaaa…”
That makes sense.
If he had been a mana rejecter since childhood.
“Oh! This isn’t the time for this, let’s go to my place. I need several devices to safely open that access device.”
Now it’s time to check his skills.
If I like what I see, I need to keep him.
* * *
Kim Dong-hun’s residence was also in the redevelopment area.
Inside the shabby-looking detached house, his room was filled with monitors, computers, and various mechanical devices.
“Give me the laptop. Let me work on it a bit before turning on the power.”
Tae-ju handed the laptop to Kim Dong-hun.
He connected the power cord and plugged in several cables to connect it to his computer.
“Done. You can turn it on now.”
“Got it. But… you should know. Actually, this is my first time doing this authentication process.”
“What?”
“I did access it once before, but I authenticated directly with the original owner’s body.”
“…Ah! You mean you’ve never tried doing it with a changed face?”
“Don’t worry though. It’ll work out.”
Let’s experiment.
Whether authentication works with fingerprints and face changed through reverse transformation technique.
First, let me turn on the power…
Beep!
“Phew.”
Fingerprint passed.
Fortunately, it turned on.
“Wow! I’ve heard there are polymorph artifacts, but I never knew they could change fingerprints too.”
Well, it’s not an item though.
The key to reverse transformation technique is how finely you can control your energy. However, Tae-ju has achieved grand mastery of Honweonmusangdokryeongong.
“Shall we try the next authentication step?”
“No. Before that, let me connect the laptop to my computer. I need to be able to operate it too.”
While connecting, Tae-ju changed his face and eyes in advance using reverse transformation technique.
“All done.”
“Can I click now?”
“Yes.”
Moving the mouse to click on the deep web browser icon.
[Please position your face directly in front of the webcam camera for facial recognition.]
Will it work?
[Confirmed. Welcome to the world of Deep World, member A1153.]
It worked.
Pop, pop pop pop!
Windows automatically opening.
“Oh! It’s real. Please stay in front of the webcam, pretending to search.”
“Got it.”
Tae-ju, now perfectly transformed into Min Tanu.
As Kim Dong-hun said, he calmly operated the mouse in front of the laptop.
Posts with irritating titles were visible.
‘Damn bastards.’
One that particularly caught his eye.
[Hiring]: Looking for girls under 14. (Samhan Empire only) No preference for rejecters, civilians, or adapters. (+5) – Currently trading.
‘Fuck.’
The title that previously only had comments now had “Currently trading” added.
It means human trafficking is currently in progress.
Location is Samhan Empire.
Gender is female children.
He needed to quickly find out who the buyer and seller are, where and how the transaction is taking place.
“I’ve planted the virus, Chairman.”
“Already?”
“I told you. Getting initial access is difficult, but once you’re connected, hacking is easy.”
Really?
“…What happens when you execute the virus?”
“There are two options. One is to secretly extract data over time. It has the disadvantage of taking time, but they won’t even know they’re being hacked.”
“How long would it take?”
“About a month? Maybe longer.”
That’s too late.
“What’s the second option?”
“Immediately download all data and completely destroy the deep web main server itself. But in this case, our location could be exposed.”
“Any other downsides besides that?”
“All we can receive are encrypted text records. Photos or videos won’t work because of their large file sizes.”
What should I do?
Actually, the choice was already made.
There was no time.
I had to stop the girl from being trafficked.
“Let’s go with the second option. There’s information I need to find out right now.”
“It’s because of this post, right? Job posting, seeking girls under 14.”
“That’s right.”
“I figured as much. I’ll activate the virus right away. And I’ll also try to find out where the Deep Web is being operated from.”
I was grateful for his straightforward response, but.
“If the location gets exposed, we won’t be able to use this place anymore. You might be in danger too.”
“Hehe, it doesn’t matter. Who gave me hope in the first place? If you hadn’t created MRC for me, I probably wouldn’t have lived even 10 years.”
Kim Tae-ju nodded.
Originally, I was planning to give him a large sum of money as payment for the hacking, but…
“Dong-hun, do you want to live with me?”
“…What?”
“Let’s wrap things up here and go down to Gurye together.”
“Hmm,”
“You’ll have to move anyway once this location gets exposed.”
Kim Dong-hun’s eyes wavered as if confused by the sudden proposal.
“If you’re in Gurye, you won’t have to worry about safety. You’ll have lots of friends too.”
“A-are you serious?”
“Yeah, I’m a bit unusual when it comes to wanting people around me, and you’re capable. I’ll hire you for Taehong Bio Headquarters’ security team. Tell me what salary you want.”
“…”
Kim Dong-hun didn’t know what to do.
While he was making money from hacking work, his situation wasn’t exactly good.
That’s how hacking work is.
It’s an unprotected profession.
Since it’s illegal work, if you get caught, it’s over that very day.
Your life could be in danger too.
Moreover, he was still young, so he was practically clueless about anything outside his main work.
But asking him to work together?
With the famous Chairman Kim Tae-ju?
Suddenly!
Beep beep, beep beep beep.
“Oh, the download has started.”
A download status window appeared on the screen.
Numbers rapidly climbing.
“They’ll have noticed on their end too. They’re probably panicking though.”
“Won’t we get caught before the download finishes?”
“It’s already too late.”
Ding!
“Because it’s all transferred over.”
At the same time, the Deep Web laptop screen went black.
“Huh? It turned off?”
“The main server was destroyed by the virus. But I confirmed the location before that happened.”
“Where?”
“…Uh.”
“Why?”
“The, the location is in the Samhan Empire.”
“What? The Samhan Empire?”
“To be precise, former Japanese territory, Hokkaido Autonomous Region, Minamoto Guild Headquarters.”
These damn bastards.
Hokkaido, an island that was called Hokkaido 300 years ago, currently the land where the most Japanese-descended Empire citizens live.
“It’s not connected to the Hokkaido Autonomous Government, is it?”
“I can’t confirm that. But the Guild Master would know. Just a moment…”
Kim Dong-hun opened an internet search window and started typing on the keyboard.
“The Guild Master’s name is Minamoto Shinichi, Master rank, and wow, there’s an overflow of information about him. He must be quite a famous Awakened in Hokkaido…”
“Send all the data to this smartphone.”
“Yes!”
We’d identified the location and knew his face and name.
Now he was a rat trapped in poison.
I could take my time catching him.
First, the urgent matter.
“That post from earlier, the girl trafficking one – can you see the buyer and seller information and the conversation records between them?”
“Please wait a moment. The records are encrypted, I’ll decrypt them quickly.”
This was the most urgent.
The very first thing I had to do, setting everything else aside.
My heart was racing, but I waited patiently.
Finally.
“It’s done. I’ll print it out for you.”
Whirrrr.
I finally had the information in my hands.
The first thing I needed to check was whether the transaction was in progress or finished.
The printed paper contained the contents of messages those bastards had exchanged.
[D2098: Merchandise secured. Requesting advance payment of 5 battcoin deposit.]
[Z8374: Deposit payment complete. Where is the merchandise?]
[D2098: Payment confirmed, time and location to receive merchandise is…]
‘Sons of bitches.’
I finally found out.
Looking at the transaction date, it was today, and fortunately there was still plenty of time.
I should go and wait there in advance.
“Dong-hun.”
“Yes.”
“This location has definitely been exposed, right?”
“There’s a high possibility they noticed on their end.”
“Then get out of here. There’s a hotel I stay at whenever I come to New Seoul.”
“Uh, what about my equipment? I can’t leave it behind, there’s a lot of expensive stuff.”
“Which ones do you need to take? Point them out.”
“Hmm, I can pack the laptop and storage devices myself, but first this monitor and the main unit…”
Suddenly!
Swoosh!
“Gasp!”
The large monitor and main unit disappeared.
“H-how.”
“Anything else?”
“There’s more. The signal jamming device, network router and…”
Swoosh, swoosh swoosh swoosh, swoosh swoosh!
The machines disappeared into the Infinite Space.
Desks, furniture, and storage cabinets too.
“Are you done?”
“Uh, yes, I’m done.”
“Then go to Baekdu Hotel. I’ll call ahead for you.”
Now let’s go catch them with peace of mind.
And after catching them?
I won’t hand them over to the police or the Ministry of National Intelligence.
‘What’s the point of keeping them alive?’
I never even considered it from the beginning.
If I was going to do that, I would have worked with the Ministry of National Intelligence from the start.
* * *
Danggumak walked through Dowon with Demon Valley Immortal.
Guardians were stationed everywhere, but no one could see them.
He had confirmed that Seo Wang-mo was at the multiplex theater.
Since he had put on a drama for her, it would take quite a while for her to finish watching it.
Soon Danggumak arrived in front of the main gate of the Palace of Peach Blossoms.
All that was visible in front was just one door – no walls or buildings could be seen.
One had to go through that door to enter the Palace of Peach Blossoms.
“The first barrier.”
Danggumak removed the transparent cloth treasure he was wearing.
Swoosh!
And Demon Valley Immortal also removed his cloth.
“Let me see… It looks like a door-locking barrier, but this level of formation isn’t difficult.”
He raised his arm and flicked his sleeve.
Then.
Thud thud thud!
Wooden chopsticks fell around the main gate of the Palace of Peach Blossoms, sticking into the ground, door frame, and various places.
Crack crack crack!
“Done. The formation is broken.”
Gwi-gok’s mission was lock-picking.
His role was to neutralize the barrier formation and make entry inside possible.
And.
– Now it’s my turn.
A very small form poked its head out from the pocket of Gwi-gok’s robe.
It was a small ant.
But it could also speak.
Through telepathy.
– I’ll go scout the inside.
It was Jongni Seonin, who possessed immortal arts that allowed him to transform into any living creature.
– Alright, Ant-Man is heading out.
“Be careful. I might step on you.”
Jongni Seonin’s role was reconnaissance.
In his ant-transformed body, he would enter the Palace of Peach Blossoms first to check the positions of the guards.
Telepathy came through simultaneously.
– Three guardians are watching beyond the main gate. There are also 3 at the door leading to the inner courtyard.
“Just explain the exact directions.”
– The direction is…
Danggumak cast poison emission in the direction Jongni Seonin indicated.
He made sure to attack only the designated targets without spreading it around.
Toxic Spirit responded.
The poison flew like a guided missile.
The type of poison was sleeping poison.
It caused no harm to the body at all.
It just made one very sleepy.
Thump, thump, thump.
The sound of falling could be heard from inside.
“Where’s the Swordsman?”
“Over there…”
A small dot visible in the distant sky above.
That was the Swordsman.
Even without Manribibeom, he possessed the ability of sword flight.
The Swordsman’s mission was transportation.
If the Heavenly Peach theft succeeded, he would quickly carry Danggumak on his sword and escape outside the Immortal Realm.
Then hide until the delivery signal was given.
The Heavenly Peach Bandit Clan.
Specialists from each field had joined forces together.
Thanks to watching many dramas featuring bank robberies.
Danggumak opened the door to the Palace of Peach Blossoms.
Creak.
As he entered, a paradise unfolded before him.
A magnificently built palace.
Fluttering peach blossom petals.
Jongni Seonin, transformed into an ant, guided the bandits from the front.
– Follow me.
Jongri scouted, Gwi-gok picked locks, and Danggumak put the guards to sleep.
Their coordination was perfect.
Thus, they arrived at the depths of the Palace of Peach Blossoms.
The inner courtyard where the Heavenly Peach Tree was planted.
It wasn’t a very large tree.
No leaves were visible either.
Only a single pink peach hung precariously from a branch.
“Ohhh! I can feel its energy even without getting close.”
“The fragrance is amazing too.”
– Truly worthy of being called a treasure.
The Heavenly Peach was right before their eyes.
All they had to do was pick it and it would be over.
“Dok-seon, quickly pick it.”
– Once it enters the Infinite Space, the game is over…
That’s when it happened.
“Sigh.”
The sound of a sigh from behind.
“You’ve finally made it this far.”
It was Seo Wang-mo.
Were they caught?
Wolgung Seonja and Mi-ho Seon-ja were there too.
“…How?”
“You underestimate me. Did you think I wouldn’t know that you’ve been coveting the Heavenly Peach all this time?”
“Hmm.”
“I’m disappointed. I thought you were being sincere with me.”
“That, that is…”
Miho suddenly leaped up and stomped down hard with her foot.
“Oh my? There’s an ant here?”
Crack!
At the same time.
Swoosh!
Jongni Seonin returned to his true form while being stepped on by Miho’s foot.
“Argh! You crazy fox bitch.”
“An ant can talk?”
“Get your foot off me, unless you want to die.”
“I don’t want to?”
“I’ll pluck your tails and make them into a scarf.”
“Try it.”
Then.
“Miho, don’t act rashly.”
“Yes, Queen Mother.”
Seo Wang-mo looked intently into Danggumak’s eyes and continued speaking.
“Continue what you were doing, Dok-seon.”
“…What?”
“You said you wanted to pick a Heavenly Peach. It’s right there.”
“Really?”
“Yes, pick it.”
Was there anything he couldn’t do?
Danggumak walked step by step toward the Heavenly Peach Tree.
‘Hm?’
He felt something strange, but didn’t stop and continued walking.
Thus, Danggumak finally arrived right next to the Heavenly Peach Tree.
At this sight, Wolgung Seonja was startled and let out a faint scream.
“Ah! Wh-Queen Mother!”
“Shh! Be quiet.”
“B-but…”
It was understandable.
The Heavenly Peach absolutely does not allow others to approach.
Even the Seonja were no exception.
Only Seo Wang-mo could approach the Heavenly Peach so closely.
But Dok-seon?
Danggumak slowly raised his hand and grasped the Heavenly Peach.
It wasn’t for him to eat.
It was a Heavenly Peach for Kim Tae-ju, himself from another world, to eat.
Danggumak closed his eyes.
The Heavenly Peach also has spirituality.
So he asked.
‘May I pick you?’
In an instant!
Pause!
Danggumak stopped his actions.
The Swordsman, who had somehow descended from the sky to the ground, shouted.
“What are you doing? Hurry up and pick it.”
But Danggumak removed his hand and stepped back.
“…Why?”
“It’s not time yet.”
“What do you mean it’s not time.”
“It’s not ripe yet.”
“Huh?”
“Unripe peaches are bitter to taste.”
Everyone had expressions showing they didn’t understand.
Only Seo Wang-mo smiled brightly and said.
“Dok-seon, congratulations.”
“Thank you. I’ll repay you with something precious later.”
The moment he grasped the Heavenly Peach, he realized.
That the connection was already determined.
That Tae-ju was indeed the right person.
But that it wasn’t time yet.
The key was change.
As changes in the higher realms, including the Immortal Realm, progressed, the Heavenly Peach would ripen nicely for eating.
The owner of the Heavenly Peach had been decided.
This rumor spread throughout the entire higher realms.
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