I Picked Up a Dimensional Travel Machine: Wizard - Chapter 85



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Pressure (1)
“Why is it so slow to track new users?”

“We are currently investigating the cause. Based on our analysis, it seems that Levy Jeong, who is presumed to be the user of the new magic, discovered our organization first. Unlike in the past, we are currently distributing magical items, or artifacts, through the ‘Enoch Id’, right? So the user discovered that magic was being used on Earth first. That seems to be why he went into hiding.

“It’s only been about 30 years since we started distributing artifacts. The magic users who have joined us so far were the ones we first contacted who thoughtlessly abused magic. That’s the reverse. That’s why they completely hid themselves.”

“What about Cheonjiryeon? How did Cheonjiryeon find such a user?”

“Because Cheonjiryeon was constantly watching us. So, even though it wasn’t their fault, it was easy to conclude that someone was performing a new treason when our branch was destroyed. We had to confirm whether it was Cheonjiryeon’s doing or a third party’s doing.

And honestly, I make excuses like this, but the biggest reason is that our organization has become too big and has become insensitive to external changes. We are full.”

“Hmm… Okay. Let’s really start catching new users. Along with the countermeasures we set up earlier. What’s the best way?”

“I think we need to mobilize three special forces from the headquarters, four elders from the 5th Circle, and even the 6th Circle’s Hoysman. We need to mobilize all the artifacts we have in storage.”

“Preparation for time travel?”

“We need to utilize the results of our research so far. We will use ‘fragments.’”

“Will that method really work?”

“As of now, this is the only way to prepare for the reversal of time. It may be difficult to change the main line, but we can change the attack method. We can randomly select one of the 1~100 attack routes we have established using the power of the ‘fragment’.

Maybe this is the second time I’m talking to the Lord of the General Assembly. Or maybe it’s the third or fourth time. But my conclusion has always been the same, right? We have to attack now. Just choose the ‘fragment’ as the attack method. The fragments will show the results really randomly regardless of time reversal.

In this way, we will continue to decide on an attack and find a new attack route with the ‘fragment’. Then, one of two things will happen. Either our attack, which changes again and again even if it goes backwards, will be successful, or the user of the divine power will frequently escape to the other world and fill up the total limit, thus losing the right to use the divine power.”

“Okay. Allow it. Force it.”

Min-ki was walking around Harvard’s campus with Emilia while on a date.

Emilia has been having a lot of worries recently because of Levy who left for heaven.

At first, he just seemed like a smart, sharp, and well-mannered guy, but after a while, I found out that he had the added bonus of being incredibly rich.

Up until here, it could be said to be like that.

But the fact that he is the owner of a 100,000-ton gold mine is causing a stir not only in the United States but also in the entire world.

Is this how a woodcutter feels when he dates a fairy?

I was gripped by a feeling of anxiety that I might be left behind at any moment.

Min-ki also knew that fact well.

So, in order to please Emilia as much as possible, we go on a normal date.

Of course, the feeling is greatly diminished by the sight of people surrounding me not too far away, who are obviously ‘bodyguards’, but there’s nothing I can do about it.

However, a group of people appeared to interrupt this quiet(?) date.

Three muscular men in black suits appeared, who, to anyone who saw them, looked like no ordinary people.

Of course, they were stopped by bodyguards.

However, thanks to the ID cards that came out of their arms, they were able to confidently approach Min-gi.

“Nice to meet you, Chairman Levi Jeong.”

“Who are you?”

“Ah. I am an official from the U.S. Treasury.”

“Who is next to you?”

“Sir, nice to meet you. My name is Carrick Harrison, from the Texas Department of Financial Services.”

“The Department of Financial Services? What business do you have with me there?”

“MF Invest’s headquarters is established in Texas, so I’m here. I need to clarify the recent violation of laws related to MF’s personalized insurance design. If you’re not busy, could you come with me? Of course, it’s a voluntary request. You’re a witness.”

“If that’s the case, please discuss it with MF Invest’s CEO, Louis Sullivan. I’m just the largest shareholder.”

“But our research actually shows that Chairman ‘Levy Jeong’ is deeply involved in management. So why don’t we just go along without making things complicated?”

“Hmm. If that’s the case, you should probably talk to my lawyer first, Brandon.”

“Yes, sir.”

“Contact Mr. Lewis and his attorney immediately. Ask them if it is absolutely necessary for me to come here right now.”

“Representative Lewis has already visited our agency for investigation.”

“What? Hmm…..”

Brandon makes a quick phone call to Representative Lewis.

Then he approaches Min-ki and talks quietly.

“Mr. Chairman. The lawyer and Mr. Lewis have already appeared. The Department of Financial Services is a merger of the Banking Supervision and Insurance Supervision, and is said to have the authority to supervise and investigate financial institutions and related companies such as banks, insurance companies, savings banks, trust companies, and real estate fund lenders. It shouldn’t be a big problem. If possible, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to go together.”

“Still, I feel a bit bad. Besides, I’m on a date with Emilia right now.”

“Levi. It’s okay. But you’re still working for the country. It seems urgent. Go ahead. It’s okay.”

Emilia continued speaking after seeing the situation unfolding.

“Are you okay? I haven’t been on many dates lately. Are you sorry?”

“It’s okay. We’ll meet again this weekend.”

“Yeah. Thanks.”

“Don’t mention it…”

“Okay. Okay. Let’s go together. Of course, it’s okay for my bodyguard to come with me, right?”

“Of course. The Chairman is only a reference person.”

Min-ki’s prediction was wrong.

I readily cooperated when they told me it would be nothing, but as soon as I arrived at the place they took me, my treatment changed dramatically.

First of all, I immediately broke up with the bodyguard.

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Instead, Representative Lewis and the lawyer were able to meet immediately at the new location.

But the atmosphere that followed was not at the level of a simple ‘reference person’.

Although he was questioned along with the lawyer assigned to Min-gi, he was treated almost like a criminal.

The angry lawyer had to threaten several times by invoking the ‘presumption of innocence’ principle.

Min-gi was so angry that he wanted to throw everything over and run away.

However, I held back my anger at the lawyer’s earnest persuasion about the ‘financial investigation authority’ and such.

You have the right to be investigated for 48 hours.

They questioned me intently, as if they were fixated on proving specific facts of the crime.

For the first 7-8 hours, I endured the investigation silently.

They said I had to switch to silent mode and not make phone calls or anything, saying something like ‘honest investigation’.

But soon after, a text came from Louis.

-[Chairman. The atmosphere is strange. We just received a call that a special tax investigation has begun on MF Invest. It seems that the political world is targeting MF. Please tell your lawyer to be careful with what he says. Please do not return your smartphone. Just do not make any calls.]

I showed the text to the lawyer who was with Min-ki.

The lawyer’s expression also changed and he became serious.

From then on, they started having a heated conversation.

“Chairman Levy Jeong. The funds used for the 337 insurance contracts set for this recent gold price decline clearly came from MF Invest. You don’t deny this, do you?”

“I don’t know. Talk to Representative Lewis.”

“I understand that the Chairman holds a business meeting with the CEOs of MF Invest, MF Pharmaceuticals, and MF Energy once a week. But you don’t know?”

“That position is where I receive reports on my asset status, etc. I don’t know much about the specific direction of business promotion, etc.”

“Oh, Mr. Chairman. Why are you acting like this when you know this? It’s not like you can just keep pushing like that. Other people have already….”

As soon as the investigator’s voice rises, the lawyer immediately intervenes.

“Investigator. I think your current attitude is problematic. Our client, Chairman Levi Jeong, has a social status. But aside from that, what is the basis for making such a judgment? Since earlier, you have been making groundless remarks against our client…. (omission)….”

“Okay, I understand. I apologize for that.”

“Huh. I’m confused as to whether I’m in the United States or in some third world country with underdeveloped human rights. Is this what the United States government wants? Can I understand this as the official Democratic Party position?”

“What…what are you talking about? This is just a preliminary investigation into MF’s planned insurance fraud. There is no other political purpose or intention.”

“But, a ‘special tax investigation’ was conducted just to match that?”

“We don’t know about that. We are only investigating the illegality of the insurance plan.”

“Okay. I don’t know how far this aftershock will go, but you should brace yourself. I don’t know how things will change after these 48 hours. This is. This is incredible.”

“Um…….. For now, I will continue the investigation.”

And then I immediately started getting text messages from other representatives.

-[Chairman. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of the United States has issued a special tax audit. I am leaving a message because I cannot get through on the phone right now. – MF Pharmaceutical Neomi Kale]

-[The IRS is currently conducting a special tax audit on MF Energy and MF Gold Company. I can’t get through to you on the phone. Where are you right now? I can’t reach Representative Lewis either. I’m leaving messages for both of you. Please contact me immediately. Robert A. Mosbacher]

‘Hmm. Is this due to pressure from Chroma? I support the Republican Party in the current presidential election, and Trump at that, but my relationship with the US government is not that bad. I also make regular donations to the Democratic Party with a considerable amount of money. Not long ago, I was talking with the Under Secretary of State about special issuance of citizenship. Why does the atmosphere suddenly change? This is clearly Chroma’s work. But what will change? Are you just trying to keep me here for 48 hours? Why? What for? Hmm…..’

“Keison. Aren’t you going to get hit hard by the aftershock? The opponent is a big shot.”

“There’s nothing we can do. We’re already on the tiger’s back. We have to prove the crime as much as possible and at the very least, detain or detain him. That’s the order from our higher-ups.”

“If things go wrong like this, only you and I will suffer great losses. Do you know this?”

“I know. That’s why we have to move within the scope of the law as much as possible. We have to make full use of our investigative powers. It’s important to quickly secure at least one piece of concrete evidence from other teams.”

“What about the other teams? Are they doing well?”

“There’s been no contact yet. We have to trust the other team and hold out as long as we can.”

“I wonder if I’m stuck in the middle for no reason. Aren’t I going to take my clothes off like this? I have a wife and kids to feed. I’m worried.”

“Don’t worry. The director said he’d take responsibility. Even if something goes wrong, you won’t have any trouble making a living.”

“hmm……”

The US financial authorities cleverly took Lewis and Levy away as if it were no big deal.

And immediately after the contact was cut off, a special tax investigation by the US IRS began.

At MF, they were suddenly taken aback by the lack of contact with key executives and were raided while they were saying ‘uh-huh’.

But MF is now big enough to be big.

As soon as they investigated and figured out the situation on their own and realized that this was not a ‘joke’, they autonomously formed a crisis response team (TFT) and contacted politicians, business tycoons, and high-ranking executives of media companies who had connections with MF.

The media was the first to open the floodgates.

Even big-time politicians joined in, openly calling it an “illegal investigation” and “malicious political terrorism.”

Trump, the Republican presidential candidate who has received a lot of political help in the past, has been raging in the press, saying that this is a “huge setback for American democracy.”

The Treasury is in chaos.

Every day, Republican and Democratic senators and representatives came to protest.

There was also an interview that said it was unfair to forcibly detain and investigate Levy Jeong, who complied with Emilia’s ‘voluntary accompanying request’, for 48 hours.

But the US government did not budge.

Normally, when there is this level of attack, it is normal to take a step back.

Time passed little by little in such a tense and sharply confrontational state.

“Jake (US Treasury Secretary). I don’t know if this is the right way to do it.”

“It’s too late. We’ve drawn our swords. Now we really have to cut the moss. Or we’ll be cut by the swords.”

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