Became a CyberPunk Tycoon - Chapter 146



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Episode 146. Execution Power (11)

It was so funny to see who was calling whom a hypocrite.

No matter how strong he is, individual strength is not to be feared.

What mattered was his ripple effect. How many businesses and citizens could he attract and how much influence Hansan could have in Stella City.

Even if he really had the power to wipe out all the humans in Stella City, a human like that wouldn’t be a threat.

It’s just a monster. If a giant monster bigger than a building appeared in the city, it would cause enormous damage, but that’s it.

The city does not shake.

“The charity foundation you just said was corrupt is the one that supported the bereaved families of this incident.”

A terrible incident doesn’t end with just a story of ‘a person dying.’ For those left behind, financial issues are a matter of survival.

“Hansan helped. While you were killing people just because they were ‘disgusting,’ Hansan did something more meaningful instead of acting cowardly like you.”

“Are you kidding me? If you’re a charity foundation, you must have money to help a few people. Are you trying to brag about doing something you had to do?”

“Is the charity foundation’s good deeds ‘something to do’ and the crime you committed ‘something you could do’?”

It didn’t matter anymore whether he was the original protagonist or not.

He was not a special person.

“Well, that makes sense. It’s understandable for a society full of discontented scum to think that way.”

“This kid!”

I lost my composure. I lost my composure with just these words.

E, who had been grumbling for a moment, forced a calm smile, but I could tell that the corners of his mouth were still trembling.

“But that doesn’t change the fact that the chairman of that foundation is corrupt, right?”

“The investigation has begun. As a result of the investigation, we were able to uncover several suspicions… but even that may not have been as great as you know.”

“Out of the five ‘sports cars the chairman bought’ that the media was talking about, three were just ordinary cars that were a bit expensive. One of them was a car he owned before he became chairman.”

The shorter the slogan, the stronger it is. Not many people are meticulous and wise enough to pay attention to details.

“So? What about the remaining one?”

“It’s something he bought cheaply through an acquaintance. There are suspicions that the foundation’s public funds were used up in the process of making that acquaintance, but depending on the perspective, even that could be seen as part of the donation project.”

“Does that make sense?”

“Eliciting corporate cooperation is essential for a charitable foundation. It is impossible to operate a foundation forever with Hansan’s funds and donations from a few individuals.”

Corruption in reality is much more subtle, the distinction between good and evil is ambiguous, and complex.

“That doesn’t mean he’s free of all suspicions. But it doesn’t mean the Foundation’s cause is in jeopardy. Even if he’s corrupt, it’s just personal corruption.”

“You are pouring out the money you exploited from other people just to steal their taxes…….”

“From Hansan’s perspective, there is no need to spend so much money to avoid paying taxes. If you want to save on taxes, there are plenty of ways to do so.”

But I didn’t do that. Hansan had the power to force the corporations of Stella City to return the wealth they were monopolizing to society by setting an example.

“Of course he will be investigated and if found guilty he will be arrested. By law.”

This city didn’t need the violence of such lawbreakers to maintain justice.

“So then, what’s the truth? The victim has to continue to live like this, is that it?”

“We have already secured witnesses and are in the process of securing evidence. In just a week, the prosecutor will begin a formal investigation into this case.”

“What the hell, Hansan does something like that?”

“Well, maybe other places wouldn’t matter, but at least in my Hansan, it was like that.”

“That’s funny…….”

The man wearing a visor looked at the surrounding police officers as if asking for their consent.

But none of the people of Stella City doubted my words.

It was trust.

The trust that I have built up through the things I have done and the words and actions of Hansanwoo that have changed.

“And because of your actions, my plan has been completely ruined. Now, who can the victim’s family and the person who was almost silenced sue? There’s no company.”

You can’t sue a corpse.

“The president of Elecharmony can no longer be dragged out to the photo line for humiliating treatment, nor can he rot in prison under the judgment of the law.”

“Ha, rotting in prison? In this city, even if a rich person goes to prison, they’ll end up living in a luxurious solitary cell.”

“That can’t be. I would have made it impossible for that to happen.”

“Do you want to play house with those fools who fall for such words?”

“It’s not that you’re being deceived, it’s that you’re believing. Everyone but you.”

It was not strange that he called my words ‘that kind of talk’. Words are inherently empty.

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Although I was pushing him with high spirits, in fact, there was no clear and certain basis for my words and actions.

“Admit it. You ruined everything.”

“That little brat who only talks big…….”

If you come from outside the city, you might not understand this atmosphere.

People who don’t know what I did, people who didn’t experience it firsthand while living in this city, might never realize it.

But my life is the basis for it.

“So, what? Should I keep my mouth shut? Like you did when you committed the terrorist attack?”

“What’s the big deal about killing a few corporate-loyal trash kids!”

“So then you committed that terrorist attack without any corporate sponsorship? That’s impossible.”

It’s obvious. I thought there would be more than one person who would try to take advantage of the responsibility I had in this city.

But they didn’t understand. They thought of the power I had and the actions I took as separate things.

But what makes Hansan strong is the responsibility I am now carrying.

As Hansan suffers a lot of damage from the terror attack and is influenced by many people, people naturally begin to accept ‘Hansan’s responsibility’.

“Even so, it doesn’t change the fact that you and I are both the same kind of trash. You dirty corporate bastards.”

Surprisingly, people do not easily accept the fact that they are on the evil side.

Even though they are obviously evil, they desperately try to justify themselves.

“No, it’s different.”

The repertoire of excuses that such people make is varied.

‘There were people worse than me. I had no choice but to stop them.’

‘I had no choice because of the circumstances. If I had been in a different situation, I wouldn’t have done such a bad thing.’

‘We are both the same kind of trash. It’s better for me to show off how bad I am than to be a disgusting hypocrite.’

“I’m different from you, who can only kill people. What I’ve done and what I can do are different.”

Such people will do whatever it takes to avoid admitting that they are evil.

“I wouldn’t say I’m a clean person. But if I hadn’t changed the working conditions in this city, Elecharmoni wouldn’t have had to hide his death from overwork.”

Until recently, it wasn’t all that unusual for people to die in factories.

It was I, and no one else, who helped journalists get it, who helped citizens get outraged about it, who helped police investigate it.

It is no wonder that Elecharmoni was flustered. He had probably used such ‘coping methods’ without any trouble before.

“I acted. Some might say that my choice was imperfect, insufficient. But what did you do? Was there anything else you could do besides killing someone just because you felt bad?”

Depending on the situation, these people alternate between the perspectives that they are ‘trash’ and ‘better than that guy.’

If you need a definition to hate someone, feel free to use it, and if you need the idea that you are ‘morally free’ to avoid being attacked, feel free to use it.

“No way. That’s all you are. A petty criminal who hides behind a visor and goes around killing cops. There are plenty of people like you in Stella City.”

“……But I’m a little different from that.”

It was a split second. E pulled out a huge gun and fired a beam towards the roof of the building where the ‘shape of an oriental man’ was.

A red laser beam split the sky. Everything inside it was instantly reduced to ash and disappeared.

“I’m a really strong criminal.”

“What, what! Where are you pointing the gun-”

The police and mercenaries were moving around noisily. It seemed as if they had not yet made a proper judgment.

The people down there would think he just suddenly fired a gun into the air.

“Actually, it doesn’t even look that strong.”

“what-.”

From the beginning, the ‘Asian male figure’ that had been looking at him was a dummy. It was not a living person, but a doll made by machines that had been haphazardly put together.

At that speed, I could have barely avoided it even if I had fired a gun, but I’m not a fool to throw myself into danger.

“Don’t you even have the courage to look at me straight in the eye?”

“If you take off your visor, think about it. Well… I don’t think there’s any need to say this much.”

The encirclement was complete. We also obtained a considerable amount of information about his identity.

Probably, he’ll get caught here. Actually, it doesn’t matter if he doesn’t.

Once that visored guy shows his face, you can bring him down as many times as you want.

“Arrest him.”

As soon as the order was given, a hail of bullets flew.

The hunt has begun.

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