Vol 4 - 17

Vol 4 - 17

It's not unusual for Ilay to refuse to do something he doesn't like.

He is the type that is always dedicated to the things he wants to do. For Ilay, forcing him to do something was not worth half a penny.

But he is also a responsible person in his own way. Because he is a person who will do what he thinks he has to do, if he decides that he is also responsible for a certain job after hearing its content, he will undertake it.

Some time ago, it was Ilay who took the initiative to go to the Hong Kong branch. Although he seemed uncomfortable and didn't seem to want to go, he was also conscious of the company's work - that is, the work that he needed to be responsible for - even though he seemed upset, in the end, he would still decide to go.

Then, right before the Hong Kong branch was officially established and began operating, he went to Hong Kong for a whole month to participate in a joint training course with UNHRDO.

A man who always does what he thinks he should do is trying to find someone like that. It's beyond imagination. Kyle had never seen his younger brother so obsessed with something. Of course, he was someone who would never let go of those who dared to touch him, but he also wasn't the type of person who would go so far as to chase a runaway without even the slightest burst of anger. No, to be exact, before those people could run away, they were already caught.

Maybe our damn researcher's luck, along with Gil Sang Cheon's, helped his brother escape. Kyle was even surprised by that unprecedented ability. But that's not the problem now, there's another problem that he needs to worry about more.

"Borrowing Ilay's hand is the simplest and easiest solution, but it seems overkill...., I need to think of another way, but what way?"

Kyle muttered to himself and was deep in thought. He had come up with a few methods, but none were particularly useful. It's frustrating. He couldn't provide the weapons the criminals wanted as they requested. It would have been easier if they could have found a trustworthy intermediary before getting to this point and conducting the transaction, but those guys have already done stupid things. If this happens, it will no longer be possible to secretly trade underground. There are some tricks to being able to trade these things but those idiots don't know that.

Kyle also couldn't pretend he didn't know his friends were in trouble just because he couldn't deliver those weapons to them. Even though they weren't people the others could kill or deal with, he couldn't just turn a blind eye. Personally they were friends, but on the other hand they were valuable trading partners with whom he could no longer sever ties.

"What should I do...."

Throughout his life, he had never built a company of this large scale, and while running it, many difficult problems occurred. But each time he was able to overcome everything. There was a time when there was a serious problem that involved his life, but he was still able to solve it. So, now Kyle doesn't take this problem too seriously. Over time, this will just become "some troublesome things that happened in the past".

However, in order to be able to look back and exclaim like that later, he must first think of a way to solve the problem at hand.

"Um.....-"

A gentle whisper rang out, Kyle raised his head. On the other side, Maurer was resting his chin with his hands clasped, he closed his eyes and contemplated something.

As for this guy, he's a bit different. Among the many people Kyle knew, there were a few who could be called outliers, and he was one of them. But Maurer is a capable and intelligent man, no different from anyone else. Even when he worked at Kyle's company a few years ago, he was already someone with outstanding abilities.

After quitting his job, he joined UNHRDO, but this person is still an interesting friend to keep in touch with. Unfortunately, most of the places with brilliant brains and extensive knowledge are related to weapons. Although he is not very good at solving problems like this, it seems that Maurer is now very dedicated to thinking of ways for Kyle.

He muttered to himself, "What's going on? What's wrong?", then bit his mouth as if he was slowly coming to a conclusion.

Kyle was a bit worried when the man's eyes lit up and suddenly called his name.

"Kyle."

"Okay, tell me."

"The prototype of the gun I saw a few days ago."

Kyle gently raised his eyebrows. He was surprised for a moment because a story he didn't expect suddenly came to him.

Maurer is a weapon fanatic, from the beginning he is a person who wears weapons on his head. Furthermore, the weapon prototype in the development stage that Kyle showed him yesterday seemed to be very suitable for his wishes, his body trembled when he saw it, and he also clearly expressed clearly ambition to have it.

Um, a while ago, someone joked, "This is what I want the most, so I could sell my soul to the devil for a discontinued 1989 .22-caliber handgun.

At that time, he did not hesitate and gave a serious and decisive answer, "Yes."

He's just that kind of guy, so it's no wonder he mentioned all the guns and bullets. Kyle nodded confusedly.

"Yes, what about that prototype?"

When Kyle asked, Maurer was silent for a moment. He seemed very happy thinking about that gun. He excitedly waved his hands with rosy cheeks, as if determined, he closed his eyes then blinked and opened his mouth.

"Give it to me, and I'll help you talk to Riegrow about this."

"What...?"

Kyle opened his eyes wide with a puzzled expression, next to him, Jenkins was also showing the same face. Kyle turned to look at Jenkins. I wonder how Maurer can sway Ilay. Jenkins also glanced at Kyle with an expression as if he didn't understand English.

Maurer and Ilay weren't very friendly with each other, but that didn't mean their relationship was bad. Two people are the type of people who know there is a person in the world but have never interacted or talked properly with each other.

"Is your mind okay?"

When Kyle asked him suspiciously, Maurer looked very confident, his eyes lit up without saying a word. Kyle thought for a moment. That prototype of his cannot be given to someone else. He didn't like the idea of test samples being leaked before they were officially released to the market in small quantities. And it's even more dangerous if the product hasn't been completed yet.

But in this situation....

Kyle glanced at Maurer.

"I mean, that's one way. But what if I don't give it to you?"

"Then this matter will be difficult to resolve."

Maurer replied coldly with a round smile. Then whatever comes must come. Kyle thought about it for a moment. Finally, he nodded to Maurer.

"Okay. If Ilay can help me with this, I will give it to you. But even if you receive it, you can only keep it alone and never use it or give it to somewhere else."

"Sure."

Maurer laughed. He was immersed in a moment of ecstasy and joy, staring blankly at the ceiling, until Kyle patted him on the shoulder and he finally woke up.

"Okay, so what method will you use?", Kyle asked.

In fact, he had decided to accept Maurer's offer even if he had to give him the prototype because that was the best way to solve this, but more than that he was curious about how Maurer would change Ilay more intentionally.

"Ah, that's it."

Maurer muttered softly.

"Let's make sure that Taeui is also among the hostages being held."

Birch forest

Thinking back, this was the first time in my life that I was officially kidnapped (before, because of my brother, there was only the risk of being kidnapped). I was beaten a few times as a child, but the truth is I was never actually kidnapped. If it were my brother, even if he was captured, he would come back soon. So when I was a child - that is, when I was still at risk of being kidnapped - there was a time when I was extremely scared, thinking, "If I were kidnapped it would be really scary, the kidnapper would definitely starve and beat me up."

"It turns out that adults can still be kidnapped..."

Jeong Taeui muttered in bewilderment.

When I was in high school, I used to carry a backpack and travel alone. I've never been robbed on a bus, but I've been in situations where I've been close to being taken away. But at that time, the fact that I could become the subject of arrest was not because I was Jeong Taeui. And now, I'm not a special or important person, but those people still grabbed me by the neck.

Looking back, it seems like my life was just a gloomy patch, having to go through from robbery to kidnapping like that.

But after all, I'm fine. And I'm still lucky somehow.

Furthermore, if I had to say that I was lucky, it would probably be that I was kidnapped for the first time in my life by these people.

They didn't starve me or beat me, but I was still scared as a child. Even though I was detained, they still fed me on time and didn't behave too rudely. But they are not kidnappers who can easily be fooled. When they feel the room is a bit noisy, they will bang on the door and scream.

I fell asleep due to headache and dizziness. Not long after, I woke up, asked the others and was told that I had been sleeping for three or four hours.

I don't have a watch so I don't know the exact time, but I think I slept about three hours on average. I mean, I don't know when I first woke up, so I don't know the time either.

There was a window here, but it was nailed shut from the outside and the scenery outside could not be seen. However, at the top, there is a gap of about a few inches due to the length of the nail board not being enough so that light can still pass through that small gap.

"It's about seven or eight o'clock.... or is it a little later?"

I ate the bread that the kidnapper threw into my room while I was still sleeping. I picked it up, chewed it, and looked around. The other people in the room were still talking about matters above and without any tension.

Jeong Taeui felt a bit strange. Usually in kidnapping cases, those who play important roles among the hostages will often keep their lives the longest. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to matter who dies first for these people, because in this case it's possible that the first person to die is Jeong Taeui... However, it's still very strange because of the tension. The risk seems to have decreased a lot while they can still lose their lives.

Jeong Taeui looked at them for a moment then smiled. All said and done, this atmosphere isn't bad.

They seemed to know each other and some didn't.

"But is everyone okay? I'm a little scared. We don't know who those people are outside and what will happen next, we don't know if anything bad will happen... ."

After that, the man sitting next to me thought for a moment and then patted my back as if to reassure me.

"There's no need to worry too much. It'll be fine. Kyle works in this world and this often happens. After all, he's a good negotiator."

The seemingly elderly man sitting under the window facing the man next to him nodded.

"That's right. Well, this isn't the first time I've encountered this, so let's take it easy. Big things become small, small things become nothing. If you're involved in the world of arms trading, it's a must. Accept that one day, when you suddenly step out of the gate and are hit by a car and die."

"Aha....., is that so."

Jeong Taeui chuckled. Okay, I can feel more comfortable thinking like that. If I have faith that I won't die no matter what, then even if I get shot, I can still be optimistic and think, "Even if I lose consciousness like this, when I open my eyes it will be just a hospital, even when I could feel death really approaching.

When people really feel death, not just a concept on paper, then death is really before our eyes.

When I realized that my life was near the boundary between life and death, I had no idea what kind of fear and despair people would instinctively feel in this situation. That's because I never thought that my life thread would be cut.

Even though I have never felt it, I have also seen the fear and despair when I was close to death. Jeong Taeui knows well the moment a person faces death. No need to go far, I have witnessed those things at UNHRDO. While thinking about that, I shook my head. A memory that I didn't want to remember appeared in my mind.

"Um....But if we get kidnapped, Kyle will also be in trouble. If they ask for something easy, then it's okay, but if what they want is something special, then it will be difficult.. . But if they wanted to make a reasonable request, there would be no need to bother doing this in the first place."

Jeong Taeui shrugged and muttered. I'm really curious about how Kyle can meet the difficult demands from the other side. This doesn't just happen once or twice so there must be a way to solve it, right?

"He won't go along with negotiating with the kidnappers holding hostages but will deal with them decisively....?"

I said it myself and then shook my head. Hopefully those guys aren't from America.

A black man sitting in the distance answered Taeui's question vaguely.

"Come to think of it, I heard before that T&R has a department that specializes in dealing with things like this. What is it, I heard it once but forgot."

Hearing that, Jeong Taeui nodded and exclaimed, "Ah ha."

Although it may sound odd, in fact it is not difficult to understand that a company with such risks always has such a specialized team.

But in order to expand my shallow understanding, the man sitting opposite corrected me.

"No, that's not quite right. I know what you're talking about, but it's not a part of T&R, and besides, it's gone. It doesn't work for long, it just exists just a year or two."

"Ah yes. A private task force supports T&R and it is a separate company."

The man next to Taeui nodded as if he already knew that. Then, the black man, who was a little confused at first, reached up.

"What kind of company is that?"

"No, it operates more like a mercenary organization. The official name is also different. Everyone I know calls it the Anti - Riot Squad. This organization is very small, only a few dozen people. But the members of that organization are all elites from places like SWAT or Special Forces that everyone knows if they hear their names."

While listening to their conversation, I vaguely remembered before. When I studied weapons engineering at the military academy not long ago, even though I never paid attention to the details, I also heard stories about weapons manufacturers when some lecturers gave lectures go a bit far. And T&R was also one of the names that I had heard briefly at that time.

A mercenary company that originates from the main sponsorship of T&R. Although the scale is very small, it is a place with stable and excellent internal resources and huge financial strength. Only top-notch talents can become a member of it. However, not long after its establishment, the company had to disband due to public pressure. That's because it is very unethical for a company with real warriors to combine with a weapons manufacturing company.

It should not exist because moral values would be broken.

"But if it has disintegrated like that, it will be difficult to get help from that company."

I said and the man next to me nodded. I don't know what he was thinking, but his face frowned slightly.

"Besides, I don't really like them coming to the rescue. Everyone says they're all too strong. Well, but as a hostage, I can't ask for much more."

"Do you remember?"

"Well. They're a bit violent. I've met them before at Kyle's house. And I must say they're extremely rude. There's also a side like that."

Hearing the man mutter bitterly, Jeong Taeui did not answer. And he said to himself again, "What a luxury."

Of course, it wasn't their fault that they were kidnapped, but this wasn't a situation where they could decide who would come to their rescue.

"If someone could help me get out of here, it would be such a relief. Anyway, as long as I get out of here safely, it won't be a problem for anyone to come save me."

The man next to Taeui shrugged as if agreeing and whispered something, the other man shook his head as if he didn't like that idea very much. Then, he frowned and added as if he wanted to add more evidence to his point.

"But that company is full of people just like Kyle's younger brother."

For a second, Jeong Taeui was speechless. The man nodded dryly again and frowned. It was as if they were Kyle's best friends. Their expressions were strangely distorted as if they knew who "Kyle's younger brother" was. Noticing that sign, the man added.

"Not really, it's a bit harsh to comment like that. After all, they're not people who only know how to kill. They are not as evil as him. So there are times when I wonder if I'm around them can I keep my life?"

This time everyone nodded to the other man, and Jeong Taeui was no exception. I lamented to myself when I looked at those people. That's right, that's natural. Ilay has really lost his heart. He is a man without a heart. He himself wouldn't care about that, and even though that's his nature, it's still bitter.

"If the person who comes to save me is Riegrow, I'm a bit worried. I don't even know if I can survive safely under his hands."

When the man next to me whispered, I laughed stupidly as if I had just heard a funny story. He also laughed as if he wanted to make a joke. But Jeong Taeui was in no mood to laugh any longer. Just now the man at the window said, "Choosing someone to rescue you is really too expensive." and even hit himself in the chest and said he was stupid. Obviously, this wasn't a situation where they could decide who would come to save them, but if given the choice, Jeong Taeui would rather stay here and live with the kidnappers than be rescued by the man named Ilay.

".......Hope......Ilay is coming to the rescue...."

As I muttered unconsciously, the man next to the window and all the rest turned their gazes towards me in shock.

"You're still a young man. So don't call that name so carelessly. You're still very young so you have to be more careful."

"Among the people I know, the first time I met Rick. Because it was the first time, of course I couldn't know him well, right? That person accidentally called Rick's name. And the result was it was eight weeks before he was able to step foot outside."

"You can't say that name. It's a name that will bring great disaster to you."

Everyone whispered to each other. I quietly closed my mouth and bowed my head.

Ilay. He is truly an inhumane thing. It wasn't easy for everyone to have this almost absolute respect for him, like having to go back and encounter the devil.

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