Genius Manager Who Hears Voices - Chapter 102



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Episode 102

“Huh? What is that… … .”

Heeseong looked at the van with an even more serious expression, wondering what he was talking about.

Then, just as Choi Pil-hwan had said, several people, not just one, were being dragged into the hands of the detectives.

‘What the heck, really? Two guys and two girls… … . What the hell is going on here?’

Choi Pil-hwan swallowed the fish cake in his mouth and raised the corners of his lips as he spoke.

“Just wait a moment, Manager. I’ll go and find out what’s going on.”

“You’re going to go and find out? They shouldn’t know we’re here, right?”

“Hey, you can just say that you happened to pass by and saw me! This isn’t like Haenam Land’s End Village. Just wait a minute. I’m so curious now, hehe.”

Unlike Hee-sung, who was nervous, Choi Pil-hwan’s face was filled with curiosity.

Choi Pil-hwan, who had walked to the van, began to chat with the detectives about whether or not he was really close with them, and in the meantime, Hee-seong also sorted out the situation.

‘So, what you were trying to link to a trap investigation ended up actually raiding the crime scene… …?’

If that’s the case, it can’t be anything but a huge deal.

They just wanted to frame him as a ‘drug user’, kick him out to China, and then let him be buried there.

China has a historical pain called the ‘Opium War’, so it is stricter than any other country on drugs, and just being associated with it would make you self-conscious.

My father is a member of the party leadership, so he would never let that happen.

My first thought was that I could at least get the current broadcast PD to quit.

‘But if it happens like this… … there’ll really be chaos?’

While I was thinking about that, Choi Pil-hwan, who had gone to find out what was going on, came back.

“Wow… … This doesn’t seem to be an ordinary case, Manager? The investigation team is also in chaos right now because it’s a major case.”

“A major incident? Then surely… … ?”

Choi Pil-hwan nodded his head vigorously as if his thoughts were correct.

“Yes, when we raided the scene, these guys were really using drugs. They were using powder and syringes in huge chunks. When the detectives came, they were all still dazed and completely unconscious.”

“Powder and syringe… …? But that’s what we delivered.”

“Yes, it was only a small amount of powder. But if you look at the fact that they had a syringe, it’s not like they’ve been doing this for a day or two. These guys are habitual offenders. The women they were caught with were all Chinese. Only one man was Korean.”

“Are you Korean?”

At that moment, there was one person who came to Heesung’s mind.

Hwang Min-guk. A former MBS employee who instigated Hong Min-joong’s juniors to delete this email.

‘I think this is going to be a bigger deal than I thought. I didn’t know it would turn out like this.’

If he was really Hwang Min-guk, then somehow he ended up taking revenge on both of them.

Although Hwang Min-guk was the one who instigated this incident, I thought it would be impossible to handle it that far.

“It’s one thing to catch someone by raiding the scene, but do you know what’s even more amazing, Manager?”

Heeseong shook his head and asked back at Choi Pil-hwan, who asked with sparkling eyes.

“What is it?”

“You know that Chinese guy the manager mentioned? Ling Wei or My Wei? They searched his phone and found a lot of evidence of drug dealing. And it wasn’t even a secret messenger.”

“Drug dealing? But you’re saying you didn’t use a secret messenger?”

“Yes. Do you know what this means? It’s not just that I’ve dealt with them once or twice, but I also have a very close relationship with drug dealers. It means that there’s a route that allows me to get them directly whenever I need them without having to use a messenger or anything.”

Hee-sung just blinked quietly at those words.

My mouth opened wide as I soon realized the meaning.

“So does that mean those people will be punished as they are and the real investigation will start in earnest now? After all, from the investigation team’s perspective, catching the vendor is a bigger deal?”

“That’s it! I was trying to catch a squirrel but ended up catching an octopus. I never thought I’d be able to catch a vendor!”

As soon as Heesung fully grasped the situation, his head started spinning.

Heeseong asked, taking his cell phone out of his pocket.

“Are you sure everything you just said is true? There’s no chance that it’s even a little bit of false information?”

“Oh, of course. I just heard this from my fellow detectives. Judging from the fact that they were engaging in group promiscuity on the X-phone, it seems like they did that every time they came to Korea. It also seems like they bought their medicine as easily as if they were buying it at the neighborhood supermarket.”

“Hmm.”

“I think the more we investigate, the more outrageous things we’ll find. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen the faces of the narcotics investigation team so lively.”

If there had been vivid testimony from detectives, this would have been 100% true.

Heeseong immediately unlocked his phone and called Hong Minjoong.

-Yes, Manager. I was waiting for your call anyway. What happened?!

“I think we need to change our plans a bit. Things are going a little differently.”

-Ah… …I see. I had a feeling from the beginning that it might be too much.

“No, but it seems like things will get a lot bigger than we initially anticipated. I think we’ll have to hurry up and assemble the press corps.”

-Huh? What is that…?

Hee-sung smiled brightly as he watched Ring Wei and Hwang Min-guk being forced into the van while still handcuffed.

“Let’s blow it up tonight. Let’s make it spread from Korea to China as soon as people wake up tomorrow.”

***

What was initially planned as a simple entrapment investigation turned into a huge wave.

[ Chinese people arrested on drug charges at a domestic hotel! Men and women were caught overdosing on X-Lophone]

[During the investigation, habitual entry and administration circumstances were discovered. It is presumed that the crime site was planned to be in the country.]

[Shock! Chinese Man Arrested on Drug Charges Turns Out to be PD in Charge of Competition Program in Collaboration with JNBC!]

[Ling Wei, who plagiarized Korean entertainment without a conscience years ago, was caught doing the same thing again!]

[Exclusive! Ling Wei, who is incarcerated on plagiarism and drug charges, is revealed to be the child of a Chinese party leader, causing shock! If extradited to China, the maximum possibility is the death penalty]

Every media outlet in the country began reporting on the incident every day.

Not only entertainment media outlets but also large-scale media outlets even went as far as their social affairs departments to write sensational headlines, even adding titles such as “exclusive” and “breaking news.”

When a few media outlets write major articles, dozens of other media outlets immediately churn out abusive articles.

All Heeseong and Hong Minjoong did was leisurely observe the situation.

“Manager, would you like a cold cup of Americano?”

Hong Min-joong sat across from Hee-seong, handing him an Americano he bought at the cafe on the first floor.

He also sucked in the air through the straw and exhaled deeply as if he felt relieved.

“Whew~ It feels like ten years of accumulated congestion has been washed away in an instant! Hahaha. Did you hear the news? I heard that you were arrested right after the physical examination.”

Heeseong also took a sip and nodded.

“Yes, he was arrested on the spot, so it was natural for him to be detained. I heard from people who were there that Ling Wei also felt relieved only then.”

“Why not? If you go back to your own country, you might really die. Whether you get punished or whatever, you want to tie it all up here and leave. If I had a brain, I would understand how the situation was going.”

“It’s not that it’s not true, but thanks to Ring Way, they were able to catch all the vendors. They were operating as a guerrilla organization, so they couldn’t catch them for years, but they said they told everything without exception in order to save their lives. They said it would be hard to catch the ringleader, but it seems like it would be possible to catch most of them.”

“Hey, this is killing two birds with one stone, no, killing two birds with one stone? We got our revenge and they got their own rewards. I feel like I’m getting all proud of this, even though I didn’t do anything. Haha.”

Hong Min-joong looked at Hee-seong with eyes full of gratitude and said.

“I really received a lot of help from my manager this time. Since this incident was so noisy, I got a call from China right away. They said that Ling Wei had been fired immediately, and asked if I could at least go ahead with the competition program as scheduled. I think it would have been fun to see them begging me on the phone so much. Haha.”

“So what was your answer? Did you say you would do it?”

“I said I would think about it. Ling Wei has done so many outrageous things that I have lost all trust in him. I said it doesn’t matter if we do it or not.”

“But isn’t it better to do it? There are already advertisements that have been received and there are also ones that have been promoted on a large scale.”

“Of course, that’s true. But that doesn’t mean we can just give it the okay. Even if we do it, we have to dry up all the blood on them and then offer conditions that are favorable to us. Of course, we’ll specify it in the contract.”

Hong Min-jung must have felt a lot through this incident as well.

I realized that I was missing out on what was truly important, while only focusing on emotions and desires.

If only they had clearly stated this in the contract from the beginning, this wouldn’t have happened at all.

“The broadcasting station executives and the contestants must be really excited. Even if they didn’t say anything, they must have had high expectations for the grand scale.”

“That’s right. Even though Ling Wei was a piece of shit, the program itself was going pretty well. Not just in Korea, but in China as well.”

Hong Min-jung took a deep breath and thanked them again.

“Anyway, I will never forget this until the day I die, Manager. I don’t know what kind of show I will do next, but if you ask me, Manager, I will definitely put you in a fixed role. No questions asked, no questions asked!”

“Hey, really? If it’s a program run by someone as talented as you, not only will the time slot be extraordinary, but the scale will also be extraordinary, right?”

“I promise you unconditionally. Even if you’re a rookie who just debuted, or a celebrity who’s had a huge accident and is trying to make a comeback, if you ask me as a manager, I’ll just push through without saying a word. It doesn’t matter who’s above you or what.”

Hee-sung couldn’t help but laugh at those words.

“Haha, just like I’ve heard, you’re a really eccentric person. I don’t know if it’ll happen someday, but I’ll definitely remember that promise.”

“Yeah, of course. Of course. Haha.”

Hong Min-joong glanced at his watch on his left wrist and asked Hee-seong.

“It’s almost dinner time. Would you like to have a meal together? I’m in a really good mood today, so I’m going to have a full course meal at a nice place. And drinks!”

At those words, Heeseong thought about something for a moment, then smiled slightly and shook his head.

“Thank you for your kind words, but I think today will be a bit difficult. I still have some work to do.”

“What? What? Hey, if it’s not urgent, let’s do it later. On a nice day like today, I should do it to my heart’s content!”

“I’m sorry. This is very urgent and important for me.”

After rejecting him again, Heesung thought of someone.

Hong Min-joong may have completely finished this case, but it wasn’t for Hee-sung.

When I first heard about this through the voice of the future, there was another person’s name mentioned besides Hong Min-joong.

That is, Hee-sung still had the task of preventing Ji-yu Kim’s suicide.

Genius Manager Who Hears Voices