Became a CyberPunk Tycoon - Chapter 175



Only Noblemtl
Read Novel Noblemtl

Episode 175. Eyes and Ears (16)

It’s not like it used to be. It’s not like it was before Stella City got its name, when it was just a regular American town.

General Techina and Hansan had been staying in Stella City for quite some time. I was the first to be born ‘after the war’.

They were both temple members of General Techina, but also citizens of Stella City.

“It was foolish. If you were going to fight this way, you should have pushed through to the end.”

In the long run, it was not impossible for General Techina to turn public opinion around.

Even if a police investigation had been launched, all they had to do was give out the right people, prevent the situation from escalating, and pretend to reflect on their actions.

Lisa would have wanted that too, and I would have nodded and focused on something else.

People cool down quickly. The citizens who are pressuring the police to hand over General Techina’s head right now are the ones who were cursing me just a little while ago.

“I lacked patience.”

I had to endure it. I had to grit my teeth and endure it, and somehow insist that ‘General Techina is not bad.’

“The people of General Techina are also human.”

“Human? That’s a difficult thing to imagine in Stella City.”

“Everyone has their own humanity. They just choose ‘where not to show their humanity’ depending on the situation.”

Not everyone can mourn every death. That would be too much of a struggle.

Stella City is large. The citizens within the central district don’t care how many people die outside.

The same goes for people outside of it.

Those who live outside the city center do not understand why students in the city center commit suicide or run away from the pressure due to ‘anxiety about the future’.

“But… this time, you didn’t even think about controlling it.”

They hate each other. The General Techina’s employees are by no means innocent.

Although they were not interested in biotechnology and would not have conducted human experiments, it was already well known that numerous casualties occurred in their laboratories and factories.

The employees of General Techina would not have sympathized with the victims, the workers.

“You should have refuted it first. You should have somehow finished this and made Hansan a ‘bad company’ before moving on.”

But now it’s different.

Citizens who had been beating up Hansan until recently, and the media that had been pushing sharp editorials and high moral standards, suddenly changed sides.

General Techina’s staff also had no choice but to join in when they attacked Hansan.

After reading their articles, I couldn’t help but think, ‘This guy writes from a pretty neutral point of view.’

When the media and citizens who once trusted them turn their backs on them, the employees of General Techina have no choice but to sympathize.

They too were citizens of Stella City.

The painter nodded slowly.

No one wants to be on the ‘bad side’. Even if they are, they try to be on the ‘strong side’ at least. They try to justify themselves by any means necessary.

If it hadn’t attracted media attention and I had pressured General Techina with public opinion first, at least the company’s employees could have been united.

But not now. They have already joined forces with the citizens of Stella City and the media in the process of attacking Hansan.

It was only natural that they would fail, since they trusted such people and tried to accomplish great things.

“Well, it’s not like I don’t understand.”

Waiting is a decision that will take at least several years.

General Techina’s main business was the arms industry, and it was not a business that dealt directly with individual citizens. It was not a business where sales would plummet due to ethical issues.

While some people might not buy a hair dryer that costs a few dollars less for moral reasons, no one would not buy a weapon that performs better for the same price.

Nevertheless, the image damage is fatal for Megacorp. It may make money now, but it will be difficult to exert influence with that money.

And those few years, a dozen years or so, are not a period of time that an ordinary branch manager, let alone a relative of a business owner like me, can endure.

“Well then, let’s take a look at the face of whoever planned this…….”

“Fuck, fucking hell, do you know who I am?”

“We know that… but what can we do? We just do as we’re told.”

The police were not afraid of him. The old man gritted his teeth and glared at the police cars surrounding him.

“Ungrateful bastards…….”

When he took the position of branch manager of Stella City, it seemed like the road ahead was smooth.

This was a city where money and power came together. It had no foundations, but its dynamism was unparalleled anywhere in the world.

They receive generous support, and the best researchers create weapons. Even if they involve illegal activities in the process, they can solve it with a few bribes, and mercenaries who appear when they are bored even help with ‘real-life tests’ with their bodies.

Except for Hansan, there was no one who could match his power and ability. However, Hansanwoo, who came from the Hansan family, was a man who could hardly be called capable, even in empty words. He was a man.

He made a lot of money. He made a lot of new weapons and sold them to make more money.

Even if Han San-woo hadn’t done something foolish, his victory would have continued.

He lived a life devoted to General Techina. He had no mean thoughts, and he generously returned the money he earned and the technology he developed to the headquarters.

But the chairman dismissed him too lightly.

He had to get out of here somehow. But it didn’t seem like there would be a future for him if he ran away from here.

If it is a ‘public opinion war against Hansan’, he has sufficiently prepared means to avoid responsibility.

Unless Hansan was truly crazy and creating fake evidence, it would be impossible to capture the old man, even if it was his subordinates.

But this time it was different. The old man was trying to start an armed conflict, and the process required precise and quick instructions.

* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* * Read Korean Novel * *
* * * Noblemtl dot com * * *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *

He didn’t want everything to be ruined by war. He just wanted to divert people’s attention to bigger events and create a confrontation between Hansan and General Techina.

The citizens of Stella City could not be massacred indiscriminately. Any incident that could trigger an armed conflict had to be carried out very carefully.

Those who support Hansan think that this is General Techina’s own work, and those who support General Techina think that it is Hansan’s work.

After that, I planned to use the power I had prepared in advance to rush in before Hansan was ready and seize the opportunity to win.

Now that everything had failed, it was all just a meaningless delusion.

“Interrogation room? Who dares-.”

“You’ll know when you go inside.”

As he entered, the old man could see that the Asian man sitting in front of him was not wearing a police uniform.

“nice to meet you.”

It was Hansanwoo.

“Let’s be polite to each other. We came here to talk.”

“Do you think you won? Do you think Stella City will turn around the way you want it to?”

Unable to contain his anger, the old man jumped up and grabbed Hansanwoo by the collar, but he just smiled leisurely.

“I think I can take care of that, and Evan Gunn, too?”

He smiled confidently. A smile so confident that even if the old man tried to deny Hansanwoo’s words now, he wouldn’t believe him at all.

“Ugh…….”

“I don’t know if our chairman is trying to… play it safe, but it doesn’t seem like things have been resolved yet. If there’s any good information, I think we can make a deal.”

He felt relaxed. The smile of a winner filled his lips.

Even if it’s a deal, it doesn’t mean that all this work will be made into a chore.

At best, it would be a deal where he would not disclose the evidence he had, or influence the judge to reduce the sentence.

“Did you know I was going to move?”

It was a meaningless question. Even if Hansanwoo knew or didn’t know, the old man’s situation wouldn’t change.

There is no guarantee that he will even be honest about this matter.

But it was important to the old man. He felt he couldn’t hold out if he didn’t find out immediately how much General Techina had betrayed him.

“I didn’t know.”

But he shook his head naturally.

“Considering that, it seems like everything went according to your plan…….”

It was a game in the palm of his hand. If he hadn’t played the ‘armed struggle’ card at the last moment, he wouldn’t have been dragged to the police station.

“I thought that might be the case. But even if it’s not, I have nothing to lose, right?”

Hansanwoo’s words were right. Even if he had gritted his teeth and endured the humiliation, Hansan would have pressured him by playing with the ‘already revealed facts’.

Although he couldn’t force the old man into staying with him, he could have called in the prosecutors who were on Hansan’s side and made it a nuisance to the old man.

As the old man had done, it was possible to smear his reputation by just spreading the word to the press that he had been ‘arrested’.

It was a disadvantageous fight from the beginning. As long as Hansan had the support of the citizens, there was little chance that he would be at a disadvantage in a public opinion battle with a real company.

“I told you honestly, so I would appreciate it if you could give me some information about Evan in return.”

He applied for the deal again.

“How long do you think you can hold out……?”

The old man could not be satisfied with just that.

First, we need to negotiate. We need to make it so that Hansanwoo has no choice but to use the old man.

“We failed, but we still achieved something. We showed that with enough money and time, we can shake Hansan.”

Hansanwoo stroked his chin as if he found it amusing.

“Other companies will try this again. Why wouldn’t they? If they succeed, it could shake Hansan.”

The media and ignorant citizens should not be above corporations.

Stella City is a monstrosity. Its citizens are so stupid.

When an old man writes a number, people flock to that side, and when Hansanwoo plots, people flock to that side.

“There’s no reason for Hansan to choose that… isn’t he already strong? If General Techina’s influence is reduced because of this incident, he’ll become even stronger.”

The dynamism of society is a value that the weak should pursue. If you are strong, you do not need to expose yourself to such threats.

The old man thought that if Hansanwoo understood this, he would definitely listen to what he had to say.

“I will confess. This time, I will help you silence all the media and those ‘self-proclaimed’ citizens. You-.”

“I don’t care about that… In the first place, I’m not even sure if I need that.”

Hansanwoo tilted his head as if he was puzzled.

“So in the end, you can’t give me any information about Evan?”

“I don’t know anything, so what can I do? I could at least get other General Techina executives to confess to being involved in this, but as for that guy…….”

“Then that’s the end. Well, it was a waste of time. You too, work hard in prison.”

“What on earth did you hear from me?! You control the media too-.”

“Control?”

Hansanwoo, who was just about to get up and leave, smiled faintly.

“That’s not up for negotiation. You already… worked hard for it, didn’t you?”

Read Novel Noblemtl
Read Novel Noblemtl