## Chapter 156 – 15. As Planned
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I mingled with the relevant people, making acquaintances just enough to avoid being dangerous.
“Kwang Seok-jin, Special Operations Special Participant of the Incheon Autonomous Police Agency Headquarters.”
“Go Mu-yeol.”
I shook hands with the young man who had brought the police force. He was also inside the large tent, having been directing the situation when he saw me subtly showing my face and immediately came out.
‘He’s probably not actually young, but rather has had anti-aging treatments, right?’
Except for some die-hard conservatives like the Progressive Innovation Party, anti-aging is such a popular form of self-care. It’s like LASIK and LASEK were in South Korea before my possession.
“Thank you for coming despite the chaotic situation.”
“The pleasure is all mine. Thank you for providing this opportunity. I’ve had my eye on the Namdong Industrial Complex for a long time, and now my dream is finally coming true.”
“I’m glad to hear that.”
Kwang Seok-jin highly valued this operation itself. He seemed to have wanted to push out the Namdong Industrial Complex, which had been untouchable due to various repercussions, all at once like this.
And that was finally realized through me.
Of course, he must be thinking about my intentions, but honestly, does that matter? Although this is also to satisfy my personal desires, it is a well-known fact that the Namdong Industrial Complex has a tremendous negative impact on the city.
Just looking at the land prices, the average land price in Incheon is around 30 to 50 million won per pyeong (3.3 square meters), but around the Namdong Industrial Complex, it’s only around 10 million won. This is all because of the huge criminal groups entrenched in the Namdong Industrial Complex.
And that’s not all.
Songdo Future City, which can be said to be the wealthiest neighborhood in Incheon, is actually located right next to the Namdong Industrial Complex. The high land prices and various economic infrastructures are maintained because it is plastered with all sorts of air defense networks and filters, but what if the threat of the Namdong Industrial Complex completely disappeared and a new development zone was created here?
Then the land prices could really skyrocket.
Perhaps the entire city of Incheon could be revitalized with new inflows and development.
It’s not just because I’m the one doing it, but even from a truly objective point of view, it’s a tremendous achievement.
“But this question might be a bit much, but are you okay with the joint operation with the prosecution? After all, there was that incident, wasn’t there?”
‘That incident’ refers to the fact that Special Prosecutor Lee Na-eun made the deceased Director Jang Kyung-soo out to be a shameless sexual bribery enthusiast and investigated him. It was practically her last investigation, and it happened due to my intentions.
But now, Special Prosecutor Lee Na-eun is virtually directing this operation… The two organizations are bound to be awkward.
“Of course. I didn’t know that the director was such a shameless criminal, but on the contrary, personnel reforms are rapidly taking place within our organization because of it. It was something that was needed eventually.”
“Oh, is that so?”
“The reason we are actively participating in this operation is also to make new resolutions and new commitments to shed that disgrace and be reborn as true police officers.”
“Hmm.”
It seems that the ‘justice’ that existed within the police agency in very small numbers is being revived.
Well, Jang Kyung-soo went even bigger and uglier than in the original work, so it could be seen as a natural thing.
Even in this dystopian world, the police are basically a group that must realize social justice, but if the exposed state is that the director is selling drugs, engaging in prostitution, sexual bribery, and showing all sorts of sordid and dirty behavior, the face of the police is not maintained.
The voices of those who were shouting for justice within the organization will become louder, and relatively, those people will gain power.
‘But according to Soo-ah, it seems like there are really only a very few… Will it last long?’
That remains to be seen.
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The war situation was overwhelmingly one-sided from beginning to end.
In particular, the operation to eliminate criminals itself was so smooth that it made me wonder if it was okay to be like this, and the expression ‘sweeping away’ was literally fitting.
My aunt’s unexpected support played a big role in this, but the fact that an overwhelming force, far exceeding expectations, was pushing forward with high morale also played a big part.
Just the fact that a properly armed military force of thousands is formidable, but what if it’s tens of thousands? It becomes almost despair itself.
Thanks to this, the infamous Namdong Industrial Complex is being suppressed without making a peep.
Thinking about it, it makes sense. The people they are fighting now are not young men who were living without sin and were conscripted for some reason, right?
The hesitation and guilt when pulling the trigger arise when you think that the target is an unspecified number of people, but the Namdong Industrial Complex was far from that.
A pure criminal group.
There may be a very small number of ordinary and good people who had no choice but to live in the Namdong Industrial Complex, but basically, they are all criminals.
Even my cute pet Ddan-ddo-ddan-ddo, if you go into it deeply, has all sorts of charges such as pickpocketing, theft, murder, contract killing, hacking, etc., so it’s all said and done.
In addition, they committed crazy acts of terrorism this time, firing shells and guns at the city, and launching missiles.
Because these are the opponents, they are pulling the trigger without any hesitation.
And the elimination of such hesitation brings about a dramatic improvement in the combat power of the combat group.
The result is this.
The Namdong Industrial Complex is being swept away like mushrooms after the rain.
“We estimate that it will take at least 6 months to a maximum of 2 years to normalize the Namdong Industrial Complex, including the disposal of debris and waste, environmental restoration, and land leveling work.”
“What about the cost?”
“Roughly, we estimate it to be around 1 to 2 trillion won, but we need to watch it a bit more because the actual condition of the Namdong Industrial Complex has not been fully grasped yet.”
“That’s a lot of money.”
I currently have about 16 trillion won, but it is said that it will cost 1 to 2 trillion won just to clean up all the abandoned buildings in the Namdong Industrial Complex and make the land usable again without doing anything else.
No, the funny thing is that the cost of buying all the land was 40 billion won, but the restoration cost is 1 trillion won…
It’s a bit absurd, but it’s also unavoidable. It’s been bombarded like this, and the corpses and blood are forming a river, so it will cost that much to clean it all up.
Still, I’m not particularly worried.
Because I have Kim Eun-ji, the member of the National Assembly for the Namdong-gu A constituency, who is so reliable.
“We can get government support for this, right?”
I ask Kim Eun-ji.
She was startled and flinched, then quickly nodded her head.
“Yes, yes! Of course. The Public Safety Recovery Committee’s job is to spend the budget on things like this.”
The role of the member of the National Assembly for the Namdong-gu A constituency is to create laws and secure budgets that are favorable to such projects.
But coincidentally, the work of the Public Safety Recovery Committee, to which she belongs, is to mediate projects related to the security and safety of Incheon and to deliberate and execute its budget.
The two are a perfect match.
In addition, this project is being pushed by the Better Future Party, to which Kim Eun-ji belongs, to the extent that they have assigned an agency reporter as her bodyguard.
Of course, related laws and budgets are likely to be processed quickly.
‘This is awesome.’
I can maximize profits by owning the land, so I buy it with my own money, but the city of Incheon pays for the restoration costs.
Privatizing profits and socializing costs.
Isn’t this the true meaning of making money with money?
“Okay. This is the most urgent thing, so Kim Eun-ji, whether you enact a special law related to this or borrow the power of the standing committee, get the budget.”
“Yes. I will do that!!”
“…Lower your voice a bit.”
“Ah, yes. Sorry.”
Kim Eun-ji, who had jumped up, awkwardly sat down again.
I said to Soo-ah.
“It takes too long. Since the budget will be covered by city support anyway, invest more in the restoration costs and start right away. Increase the necessary manpower and equipment significantly.”
“Yes, Master.”
“Bring me the Namdong Industrial Complex plan.”
“Just a moment.”
Soo-ah rummaged through her briefcase and handed over a bundle of documents.
It is the Namdong Industrial Complex development plan created by Secretary Seung-hee and other members of the strategy team.
Of course, the Namdong Industrial Complex is also divided into several sections, and there are two types of plans.
One is a plan to develop while making the most of the previously determined uses, and the other is a plan to completely reset and set all land uses to our liking.
Of course, the second one is good for me. The secretariat changed the use to the best method for me.
If the district head had been cooperative, I would have given this to her and told her to do it this way, but unfortunately, that toad and I have crossed the river.
Still, the good thing is that the district head will be replaced if nothing happens?
It doesn’t make sense to continue working after being beaten up like that. A new vote will be held soon.
“Considering that the district head will be replaced, actively push for Plan 2. And this core part here, the place where our integrated headquarters will be located, start the restoration work from here.”
“Understood.”
I roughly gave various orders and drew up a blueprint for the Namdong Industrial Complex.
