I Became the Scoundrel of a Chaebol Family.

‘National Intelligence Service?? Why is NIS here? And what’s with those stats??’

“Y-young master?”

“No, continue. Please continue.”

“Ah. Yes.”

Why would such a woman be among my secretary candidates?

Things got complicated.

If I didn’t know, it would be one thing, but now I know there’s an NIS spy in the secretarial office,
And she’s even one of my secretary candidates.
What if I choose her as my chief secretary here?
Then I’d have an NIS spy right by my side.

‘Hmm…. what should I do?’

If I don’t choose her, a spy will infiltrate the group,
If I choose her, I’ll have a spy right beside me.
Honestly, now that I’m cut off from the group, I don’t care if a spy infiltrates it, but I can’t help feeling uneasy.

“I am Seo Eunmi, young master.”

“Seo Eunmi?”

“Yes.”

The woman lied about her name.
And her age too.
All the career history and background she listed afterward might also be lies.

‘Well, she’s out then.’

Honestly, I don’t think the NIS would bother doing anything with Ko Muyeol, who is incompetence incarnate, but there’s no need to take on risk unnecessarily.

But I don’t want to make some dark-suited man my secretary either.
If I’m going to live as a thug anyway, I should have a sexy woman as my secretary.

‘Though those stats are a waste.’

“You’re all quite inadequate.”

“….”

Getting up from my seat, everyone took on a more demure posture.

“I’ll find someone myself.”

“…We apologize.”

Director Han bowed deeply, and the other candidates lowered their heads.
They’re probably cursing me tremendously inside. Looking at specs alone, someone like Ko Muyeol wouldn’t even reach their toes.

“I’m going to Incheon, so just prepare a car.”

“…Are you really going to find someone yourself?”

“Yes, I am.”

“Yes. Understood.”

After Director Han withdrew, I casually observed Pyongyang’s scenery until I got a call that the car was ready and went down.

“Young master.”

Director Han was waiting in front of the car.

“Why are you standing here waiting? Weren’t you transferred? You must be busy. Go on in.”

“You shouldn’t go around Incheon alone as it’s dangerous. I’ve contacted Incheon, so please move with escorts.”

“Alright. Thanks.”

“Yes. I’ll take my leave then. Take care.”

The car door opened after Director Han bowed and disappeared into the distance.

Being set in 2076, cars of this era were capable of perfect autonomous driving.

However, the wealthy didn’t use this autonomous driving function, saying it somehow lowered their class.
So they usually have drivers or secretaries drive for them.

Since I have neither a secretary nor a driver, I turned on the autonomous driving function.
According to memory, this is the first time this function has been used since purchasing 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 dreary field of buildings made me dizzy and think, ‘Ah, so this is the famous Incheon.’

“…Demonic Incheon.”

It was just a meme in the pre-possession world, but not here.
It’s called Demonic Incheon because it’s literally demonic.
The most populated city in South Korea and an advanced city boasting the highest crime rate.
It’s called a quarantine city because it’s the only city on the Korean Peninsula where North Koreans and Chinese can reside.

After World War III, South Korea, which acquired vast territory and population, divided its citizens into 3 types to minimize chaos:

Koreans
North Koreans
Chinese
While this would be nonsense from a pre-war perspective, after the war, various mega-corporations centered on the Korea Group had already seized power, so such discriminatory policies were implemented without hesitation.
All for profit.
Anyway, these three types of citizens have different legally guaranteed rights.

Koreans can freely move and reside throughout South Korea and have voting rights, but North Koreans can only move between Manchuria, Liaodong, Shandong regions, the Northern Peninsula, and Incheon, and only receive voting rights if they’re over 40 and have completed South Korea’s compulsory education.

Chinese can only move between Manchuria, Liaodong, Shandong regions, and Incheon, and voting rights are only given for central regional elections and Incheon-related elections.
Even then, they needed to have resided in the city for decades. In Incheon’s case, participation was only possible from the next generation, so the Chinese were treated as second-class citizens.

Anyway, the Korean Peninsula was the most economically prosperous place in South Korea–no, in Asia.
Therefore, to make money, people had to come to the Korean Peninsula, and both North Koreans and Chinese flocked to Incheon, where they were permitted.

As a result, Incheon secured a population of 30 million through not only the existing old and new downtown but also 14 new cities and the complete redevelopment of Ganghwa Island. It became more populated than Seoul and Gyeonggi Province combined.

Weee-wooo Weee-wooo

While I was lost in thought looking at Incheon’s scenery, some police motorcycles surrounded my car with sirens on. Holographic Korean flags were fluttering on both sides of the motorcycles’ front.

“What’s this?”

When I expressed doubt, the car AI responded.

– Incheon Autonomous Police Bureau is requesting destination sharing for escort purposes. Would you like to approve?

“Ah. Is this what Director Han meant?”

As I was recalling his words, a call was forcibly connected.

– Oh my, hello, young master! I’m Jang Kyungsoo, Commissioner of the Incheon Autonomous Police Bureau. Haha, it might be a bit uncomfortable, but our officers will safely escort you. It’s a bit awkward to say myself, but Incheon is quite rough. Hahaha. Ah, being a coastal city, traditionally speaking? There are some rough people. So-

“….”

A talkative old man started speaking to me.

‘Police Bureau Commissioner?’

The Incheon Autonomous Police Bureau is a powerful police organization under the ‘Future Incheon Security Headquarters’ in charge of all security in Incheon.
Though I called the police, they’re practically military, and the head of that organization personally contacted me.

‘A Superintendent General shouldn’t be talking to someone like Ko Muyeol….’

Looking at their position alone, he’s a high-ranking official who could treat Ko Muyeol as nothing, but it seems he’s acting this way due to the considerable pressure from ‘The Korea Group.’

I shared the destination since Director Han mentioned it, and it seemed harmless.
Well, the destination is just the Incheon branch of Korea Hotel.
Jang Kyungsoo babbled on and then disappeared.

‘Come to think of it, this guy dies not long after the story starts, doesn’t he?’

He was executed under the pretext of eliminating corruption. The protagonist discovers his secret drug factory, and when it is exposed, he is executed as an example.
By the way, execution here doesn’t mean getting a death sentence from the court or anything like that.
It means being killed by someone with much higher power, cutting off loose ends.

‘Don’t need to pay much attention to him.’

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After unpacking in the room and lying on the bed briefly, I came to the lobby.
Since I never want to do drugs again, my top priority is removing the ‘Drug Addiction’ trait.
For that, I need to take a drug item called ‘ninelord,’ which can only be obtained in Incheon, the center of the global black market trade.
It’s so secretly hidden that normally people can’t even see it.
But I know where to get it.
For free, too.

“Ah, you’ve come out.”

I came out to the hotel lobby. Police officers sitting in lobby chairs drinking coffee quickly ran over when they saw me. They were the ones who had escorted me here.

There were four in total, one of them a woman with long, wavy blonde hair and alluring, sharp eyes as her charm point.

She handed me her business card.
Songdo Innovation Future City Police Station 3rd Public Support Team Leader, Superintendent Im Soo-Ah.
She must have some clout at the district level, yet such a person came personally to the Bucheon area to start my escort.
Either she has nothing to do, or they consider my escort that important.
Considering the direct contact from the Incheon Police Bureau Commissioner, this might be nothing.

“We’ll protect you for the time being.”

“You personally?”

I looked her over.
She had an excellent figure as a woman and large breasts.
While very pleasing to look at and perfect for embracing, that also meant it would be very cumbersome in intense combat.
Of course, if she’s plastered with cyberware, that would be a different story, but she didn’t particularly look that way.

Seemingly reading my doubtful gaze, she smiled at me amicably.
While her first impression was quite a haughty ice beauty, when she smiled brightly, she seemed slightly loose.
She made a circle with her right index finger and thumb below her ample chest.

“We’re people who receive bribes. You don’t need to worry.”

“….”

I stared momentarily in disbelief before stuffing the business card into my pocket.
To think she’d say this so openly, even if it’s an open secret.

“Let’s do that then.”