Chapter 4

'National Intelligence Service?? Why is the National Intelligence Service here? And what are those stats??'

"Your Majesty, Master?"

"No. Keep going. Keep going."

"Ah. Yes."

Why on earth is a woman like that a candidate for my secretary?

Things got complicated.

If I didn't know, I wouldn't know, but I found out that there was a spy from the National Intelligence Service in the secretary's office.

Even that's my secretary candidate.

What if I make her my secretary representative here?

Then I will have a spy from the National Intelligence Service right by my side.

'Hmm... What should I do?'

If you don't choose, a spy will infiltrate the group.

If I choose, a spy will appear right next to me.

Honestly, I don't care if a spy joins the group or not, but I can't help but feel uneasy.

"My name is Seo Eun-mi, Your Majesty."

"Seo Eun-mi?"

"yes."

The woman lied about her name.

And age too.

There is a possibility that the career history and resume that were attached one after another are all false.

'First of all, this one won't work.'

Frankly, I don't think the National Intelligence Service would do anything to Go Moo-yeol, who is incompetent in the first place, but there is no need to take on unnecessary risks.

But I didn't want to hire a dark-skinned man as my secretary.

Since I'm going to be a loser anyway, I should have a hot woman as my secretary.

'It's a shame about the stats though.'

"They're all really pathetic."

"… ."

As we stood up from our seats, everyone became more reserved.

"I'll just get it myself."

"…sorry."

Director Han bowed deeply, and the rest of the candidates also bowed their heads.

They're probably cursing me a lot inside. If we look at the specs alone, Gomuyeol wouldn't even be able to match their feet.

"I'm going to Incheon, so just leave the car alone."

"… Are you really going to get it yourself?"

"Yeah. I'll get it myself."

"Yes, I understand."

After Director Han left, I took a quick look around Pyongyang and then went down after receiving word that the car had been moved.

"master."

Manager Han was waiting in front of the car.

"Why are you waiting around? I heard there was a personnel transfer. You must be busy, so come in."

"Incheon is dangerous, so you shouldn't travel alone. I've contacted Incheon, so you should travel with an escort."

"Okay. Thank you."

"Yes. I'll be going now. Well, take care."

Director Han, who had been bowing in greeting, disappeared into the distance, and the car door opened.

Since the setting is 2076, all cars of this era are capable of fully autonomous driving.

But even so, the conglomerates did not use this autonomous driving function because they felt it was somehow inferior.

So usually, they hire a driver or secretary to drive the car.

I turned on the autonomous driving function because I don't have a secretary or a driver right now.

If I remember correctly, this is the first feature I turned on after buying this car.

"To Incheon."

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It took about 4 hours from Pyongyang to Incheon.

The holographic billboards visible from afar and the dizzying, gloomy buildings made me think, 'Ah, this is the famous Incheon.'

"… Demon World Incheon."

In the Ice Age world, it was just a meme, but not here.

It is called Demon World Incheon because it is a real demon world.

The most populous city in all of South Korea and an advanced quarantine city with the highest crime rate.

The reason it is called a quarantine city is because it is the only city on the Korean Peninsula where North Koreans and Chinese can reside.

After World War III, South Korea acquired vast land and population, and divided its citizens into three groups to minimize confusion.

korean

North Korean

chinese

From a pre-war perspective, this may seem absurd, but after the war, various super-large corporations centered around the Koryo Group had already seized power, and such racist policies were carried out without hesitation.

For profit only.

In any case, the rights guaranteed by law to these three types of citizens are also different.

South Koreans can freely travel and reside throughout South Korea and have the right to vote, but North Koreans can only travel to Manchuria, Liaodong, Shandong, the northern peninsula, and Incheon, and the right to vote is granted only to those who have completed compulsory education in South Korea and are over 40 years of age.

And Chinese people are only allowed to travel to Manchuria, Liaodong, Shandong and Incheon, and the right to vote is only given in local elections in the central plains and elections related to Incheon.

Even so, they had to live in the city for decades, and in the case of Incheon, they could only participate in politics after one generation, so in effect, Chinese people were treated as second-class citizens.

In any case, the most economically prosperous place in South Korea, or rather in Asia, was the Korean Peninsula.

So, in order to make money, they had to come to the Korean Peninsula, and people from North Korea and China alike flocked to Incheon, which was permitted.

Thanks to this, Incheon has secured a population of 30 million by redeveloping not only the existing old and new city centers, but also 14 new cities and Ganghwa Island. This is a population larger than that of Seoul and Gyeonggi Province combined.

Beep beep

As I was lost in thought, looking at the view of Incheon, police motorcycles surrounded my car with their sirens on. Holographic Taegeukgi flags were fluttering on both sides of the motorcycles' heads.

"what?"

When I asked a question, the car AI responded.

- Incheon Autonomous Police Department is requesting that you share your destination for escort. Do you want to approve?

"Ah. Is that what Manager Han said?"

As I recalled his words, the phone was turned on, almost by force.

- Oh, hello, Do-ryun! This is Jang Gyeong-su, the chief of Incheon Autonomous Police Department. Haha, it might be a little uncomfortable, but our officers will escort you safely. It's a bit embarrassing to say this myself, but Incheon is a bit rough. Hahaha. Ah, since this is a coastal city, traditionally? There are some rough people. So-,

"… ."

A talkative old man approached me.

'Chief of Police?'

Incheon Autonomous Police Department is a powerful police organization under the 'Future Incheon Police Headquarters' that is responsible for all public security in Incheon.

They say they are the police, but in reality they are no different from the military, and the head of the organization that controls the military contacted me directly.

'If you're at the level of a police superintendent, you're not at the level to talk to someone like Go Moo-yeol… .'

If you just look at his position, he is a high-ranking official who can be treated as a low-ranking official, but it seems that he is acting like this because of the considerable pressure that the 'Koryo Group' gives him.

Director Han said something, and it didn't seem like a bad thing, so we shared our destination.

Well, the destination is just the Incheon branch of the Korea Hotel.

Jang Gyeong-su chattered on and on, then disappeared.

'Come to think of it, this kid is the one who loses shortly after the story starts.'

He was executed under the pretext of rooting out corruption. He was caught running a drug factory secretly by the protagonist, and it was all exposed, so he was executed as an example.

Oh, by the way, the execution we're talking about here isn't something like a court handing down a death sentence or something like that.

That means he was killed by someone much higher up in power. It's like cutting off the tail.

'I guess I don't have to worry too much about it.'

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I unpacked in the room, lay down on the bed for a while, and then came down to the lobby.

Since I never want to do drugs again, my first priority is to eliminate the 'drug addiction' trait.

To do that, you had to take a drug item called 'ninelord', which could only be obtained in Incheon, the center of the world's black market.

It is also hidden so secretly that people usually can't even see it.

But I know where to get it.

And for free, too.

"Oh, you're out."

I went out to the hotel lobby. The police officers who were sitting on the lobby chairs drinking coffee came running towards me. They were the ones who escorted me here.

There were four of them, one of whom was a woman. She was a beautiful woman with long, wavy blonde hair and bold eyes.

She handed me her business card.

Superintendent Lim Su-ah, 3rd Public Support Team Leader, Songdo Innovation Future City Police Agency.

He was probably someone who was quite the hit in the neighborhood, and he came all the way to Bucheon and started escorting me.

Either you have nothing to do, or you value my escort that much.

Considering the direct contact made by the Incheon Police Chief, this may be nothing more than a minor offense.

"We will protect you for the time being."

"Yourself?"

I looked her over.

For a woman, she had an exceptionally well-built body, especially with large breasts.

It was a body that was very good to look at and perfect to hold, but that meant it was very annoying in intense combat.

Of course, if it had been covered in cyberware, that would be a different story, but it didn't really look like that.

As if she had read my distrustful gaze, she smiled amiably.

My first impression was that she was a rather haughty and cold beauty, but when she smiled refreshingly, I felt a bit foolish.

She circled her right index finger and thumb under her ample breasts.

"We are the ones receiving the bribe. You don't have to worry."

"… ."

I stared at it for a moment in disbelief before shoving the business card into my pocket.

Even though it's an open secret, I never thought they'd say it so openly.

"Let's do that then."