Now is the time to clean it up.
Looking at Han Hyun-soo's face, I felt even more strongly that he was a truly stupid guy.
No matter how much power or wealth you have, if your close associates betray you, you will quickly fall into the abyss.
I could have been in great danger if that had happened, because if either Director Ma or Han Kyung-young had betrayed me, I would have suffered a great blow.
But I had faith that those two would not betray me.
If you want to keep someone that close to you, you need to build a proper relationship of trust.
Even though he was cursed at in front of everyone, Han Hyun-soo didn't care at all. His eyes were filled with hope.
"Mr. Yamamoto, please open your mouth."
One of the yakuza, who received a nod from Yamamoto, removed the piece of cloth and tape that was covering Han Hyun-soo's mouth.
"Mr. Kim! Thank you, really. Ugh... I thought I was going to die. Please let me off this too."
Han Hyun-soo sighed in relief and pointed to the tape wrapped around his upper body with his chin.
It seemed like he naturally thought I would save him.
"Me? Why should I save Mr. Han Hyun-soo?"
"yes?"
Han Hyun-soo's eyes shook greatly.
"I think you're making a big mistake… Were we really that close that we could save each other? I just wanted Han Seong-jin to fall, and Han Hyun-soo wanted to have the Church of Heaven. Didn't we just happen to have interests that coincided and work together?"
"Ah, no, Mr. Kim Mu-hyeok. Don't do that······."
I shook my head and interrupted Han Hyun-soo's urgent words.
"If you have a brain, think about it. Where am I? It's Japan. Not Korea, but Japan. Why on earth did you not bring any security personnel? This isn't some kind of tourism."
I had decided to spare him, but I began to feel annoyed at how much this kid had ruined my plans.
"I didn't know that she would betray me. I······."
It wasn't worth listening to.
"That's what a cult is. He's no different from the author called Abi. He kills people and uses their lower bodies as he pleases, and he doesn't think that someone would betray and try to kill him? How can such an idiot be a cult leader?"
"That, that······."
"I thought there would be a use for even a piece of human garbage. Why should I save a guy who doesn't even have a brain?"
I turned my head towards Seo Jin-ju, who was lying on the floor, unconscious.
"Wouldn't it be right to let that useless guy go at least a little?"
Han Hyun-soo shook his head from side to side urgently.
It seemed like he finally had a grasp of the situation.
"Oh, no. I'll put everything back the way it was."
"Give it back? What? How? Do you know why I'm so angry right now?"
"······."
"What can someone like you do? You'd rather be dead than stupid and babble. A corpse is better."
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Keep Han Hyun-soo alive.
But I couldn't just leave him alive.
"I'll do whatever you tell me. Just please let me live."
Perhaps because he had so much accumulated resentment, Han Hyun-soo seemed to be particularly afraid of death.
"Anything?"
"Yes, just let me live. Please, please······."
If my hands were free, I would have fallen down and started to tremble right away.
I let out a deep sigh and saw his shoulders tremble.
I pretended to hesitate and bought time. Until Han Hyun-soo's face, which had been red, turned pale and then bleached white.
"······If you can't do whatever I tell you to do, you'll think it would be better to die now. Do you understand?"
Han Hyun-soo nodded his head up and down as if his neck was about to break.
I still don't know where or how to use this thing.
But the Church of Heaven is not a small group, so I guess it will come in handy someday.
"Okay. Then let's do it like this."
I looked back at Yamamoto, who was listening to our conversation from behind.
"If we don't kill Mr. Han Hyun-soo, will there be any problems for the organization?"
Yamamoto hesitated and couldn't answer my sudden question right away.
It's a bit disappointing if you don't even understand the intent of the question.
"Well, it's a matter that involves so many people. It's probably too much."
But Yamamoto somehow found the answer I wanted.
"I will do my best as per your request, sir, but I think the loss will be significant."
Yamamoto still had an inkling of it.
I was thinking of giving compensation to Yamaguchi-gumi as well.
Not my money, but Han Hyun-soo's money.
"That's right. Even if I tried to save them, it would be difficult for these people."
"Then what should I do?"
Han Hyun-soo looked at me and Yamamoto alternately with anxious eyes.
I looked at Yamamoto again.
"What else can we do but pay back the damages incurred? How much would the damages suffered by the organization be in monetary terms?"
"You have to be prepared to lose a few businesses. It's hard to calculate exactly, but······."
Yamamoto pretended to think for a moment with a troubled expression on his face, then said.
"I think it will easily exceed 1 billion yen."
"I, I will give it to you. I will send it to you as soon as I return to Korea. If you just let me live… I will prepare 1 billion yen and give it to you right away."
Han Hyun-soo begged for more than 10 billion won without even thinking about it. I laughed at him inwardly.
"Mr. Yamamoto. What are you going to do?"
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"Do I really have to save him?"
"There is no benefit to killing them, so wouldn't it be better to save them and gain something from them?"
Yamamoto glared at Han Hyun-soo with a dark face, then pretended to look at me and sighed.
The acting skills were quite good.
"If it's a request from the boss, then there's nothing I can do."
I nodded.
"I'm sorry for asking such a difficult favor. Let's talk about it separately next time."
Han Hyun-soo, who had been fidgeting and watching while tied up, brightened up.
I looked down at him and smiled.
"Mr. Han Hyun-soo, you will be staying here for a while. The world will know that you are dead."
"That, that······."
The death of Han Hyun-soo.
There were also people who benefited from it. Close by, Han Hyun-soo's brothers and mother, and distantly, the leaders of the Japanese religious community.
"I think Mr. Han Hyun-soo's brothers were involved in this incident. Otherwise, how did the Japanese church know about and approach Mr. Seo Jin-ju?"
The fact that Seo Jin-ju held a grudge against Han Hyeon-su was something that even Han Hyeon-su himself did not know.
Seo Jin-joo played the role of a loyal secretary who was closest to Han Hyun-soo. Although she was an idiot, if Han Hyun-soo had been fooled enough, it would have been difficult for him to notice her.
But if it wasn't a distant Japanese religious group, but someone close to Han Hyun-soo. If it was someone who had been observing him with the purpose of dealing with him.
Anyone who was an insider of the Church of Heaven and could closely watch Han Hyun-soo and Seo Jin-joo would have noticed.
Among them, it was obvious who would benefit the most from Han Hyun-soo's death.
"No, I don't think so. The surveillance on my mother and brothers has never stopped."
"Who was in charge of that surveillance? Who reported the surveillance to you?"
Han Hyun-soo belatedly shut his mouth.
He had no doubts about Seo Jin-ju at all.
Of course, he would have ordered his most loyal and close secretary to keep an eye on him. Since he was a thoughtless bastard, he would have told him to report anything unusual.
"······She did it. That's right. Whenever I ask her about her family, she always says that everything is fine."
Only then did Han Hyun-soo speak with an angry expression. I just nodded.
"Do you understand now? What happens when your inner circle betrays you? Just because your followers worship you as a god, it doesn't mean that Mr. Han Hyun-soo is truly an omnipotent god. You shouldn't 100% believe something that you haven't even properly verified."
"Yes, yes. That's right."
As I was talking, I didn't believe at all that Han Hyun-soo could change.
"This is a good time to clean things up."
"I still lack a support base."
"How much time has passed, and you still haven't seized power?"
"I guess, since I've been focusing more on business than religion······."
Han Seong-jin had never thought of Han Hyeon-su as his successor. Han Hyeon-su was originally just managing companies established by the Church of Heaven, so it was only natural that he had no power.
No matter what, it's like that.
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"If Mr. Han Hyun-soo dies, who do you think will take his place?"
"It's more likely to be Han Hyun-jin. It could be Han Hyun-woo, but internally, Han Hyun-jin has more influence. Of course, it's also a problem who the mother supports······."
"It's complicated."
It has already gone wrong to pass down the position of religious leader through hereditary means.
Well, it's a cult.
"So I······."
"You were going to rent the US Senate to give a speech?"
Han Hyun-soo's eyes widened.
"How did you know?"
"Because rumors are rampant in American politics."
When Han Sung-jin was president, he gave a speech in the U.S. Senate. This shows Han Sung-jin's lobbying skills.
It seemed that Han Hyun-soo also wanted to make his presence known in the same way.
"Considering who prepared it, I don't think it would have turned out well."
Since Seo Jin-ju would have done it anyway, there is no way there was any proper lobbying involved.
"It won't be easy. I don't know if it's Han Seong-jin, but it will be difficult for you."
The Church of Heaven that I remember was shattered into many pieces after Han Seong-jin's death.
Three of the brothers each founded a new religion, claiming to be orthodox, and the second leader, who inherited the name of the Church of Heaven, was originally Kim Sun-ja, Han Hyun-soo's mother.
However, Han Seong-jin went to prison before he died, and Han Hyeon-su succeeded in taking control of the Church of Heaven by moving faster than others.
But that was it. It wouldn't have been easy to mess things up like this. Was he always this stupid and incompetent? Or does living as a cult leader make people like him?
"There is only one way. You know what I mean, don't I?
Killing all your competitors.
That was the only way Han Hyun-soo could survive.
As long as they live, Han Hyun-soo's position will continue to be threatened. He's such a fool that he'll die soon. Then, just as I remember, the Church of Heaven will split apart.
Knowing what harm it would cause, I thought it would be better for the Church of Heaven to exist as one.
If we can't completely eliminate them, it would be more convenient for me to unify them into one, keep them under control, and isolate them.
"······I know."
Han Hyun-soo's complexion darkened suddenly.
Even if he had to kill his blood-related brother and mother, it wouldn't have been easy since he didn't even have enough power.
"Can I help you?"
"Huh? Really?"
Han Hyun-soo looked up in surprise and looked at me.
"The moment you are known to be dead, we can find out who did it by checking who is moving. Surely, if it is not Han Hyun-soo, it is not like there is an atmosphere where it does not matter who among the other brothers becomes the successor?"
"No, they are not such great people."
"Then that's fine. When they're fighting each other, when the followers of the Church of Heaven are tired, you can just show up. It's a good way to use someone who was supposedly dead to suddenly reappear."
At this point, Han Hyun-soo also began to think about what was being said.
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"Resurrection! That's right. I have to make a comeback as spectacularly as possible. The problem is… In the end, it's strength."
He's not completely stupid.
"I will erase them from the earth."
Han Hyun-soo looked up at me with an expectant expression.
I added with a cold smile.
"Half of the companies owned by the Heaven Group. I will only receive that much."
There were many good companies owned by the Church of Heaven.
Companies that are entirely owned by the Church of Heaven and the Han family, and are not registered on any stock market.
"yes?"
"I decide which company will receive it."
"That, that······."
"I don't think it's worth more than your life?"
Han Hyun-soo's face stiffened.
"Oh, I understand. Half! I'll give you half."
I smiled and nodded.
"Please wait here until everything is ready. I will make sure that you are comfortable."
"thank you."
"And one more thing."
I reached out and grabbed Han Hyun-soo's shoulder.
"Don't do anything to Seo Jin-ju."
"······."
"This is not a request or a deal, but a warning. I trust you know what will happen if you ignore it."
I have no intention of helping others get revenge, but I have no intention of throwing away the cards that I was given that I could use.
There is someone who keeps pointing a knife at Han Hyun-soo from behind, so how can he possibly kill him?
You never know. I might kill Han Hyun-soo myself later.
"Mr. Yamamoto, could I ask you a favor?"
"All right."
I left the warehouse with Yamamoto without listening to Han Hyun-soo's answer.
Yamamoto, the only man to express his gratitude.
I came into a fortune of 10 billion won out of nowhere.
"Thank you, Mr. Kim Mu-hyeok. You even take care of us."
"What? If they offer money, why not take it? Yamaguchi-gumi will do all the hard work. The plan has changed a bit, but let's use this as an opportunity to push forward with the meeting."
"I will do that."
Yamamoto and I looked at Takayama in the distance as if we had made a promise.
Does Takayama know?
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A future where Hiroyuki and himself die together.
< Now, let's clean it up > End
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