European Financial Emperor

247 Assassination(1)

In 1852, Roan Schberrights died.

A successor to the principality has already been decided, and the property is reliably inherited.

Hwan Lee, who heard the news, also attended the funeral.

hum hum… … !

However, the funeral home was a bit noisy.

Wanting to know what was going on, Lee Hwan looked closer and saw that the doctors were discussing something.

“What’s going on?”

“… … majesty!”

“What the hell is going on, you’re saying these kinds of miscellaneous answers are coming from the Grand Duke’s funeral?”

“That is… … .”

It was clear he was hiding something.

Hwan Lee had an intuition that doctors had only one reason to murmur in front of the deceased.

He strode over and lifted the cloth covering the deceased’s face.

“I, my lord!”

“… … Well.”

Roan was not good enough to let out a moan.

His face had already rotted and his shape was hard to recognize, and his hands and feet twisted in pain were a reminder of what his later years were like.

“It’s poison!”

“… … We haven’t been able to draw any conclusions as we haven’t found anything in the autopsy yet.”

“Then why are you holding a funeral? Why don’t you reveal the cause of death?”

“That, that… … .”

Lee Hwan pulled out a small pistol from his pocket.

shudder!

“If you don’t answer the question, I will shoot you.”

“I, my lord! We just did what the fair told us to do!”

“You mean the Central Conference of the Principality?”

“Yes, my lord!”

The Central Conference of the Principality to hide the assassination or not.

Yi Hwan met them and listened to the circumstances, and if any irregularities were found, he was going to wipe out the central council of the principality immediately.

Shortly thereafter, the vassal Jamis Garten, who served as the interim chairman of the Central Conference, was called by Yi Hwan.

“Sir, are you looking for me?”

“Sir Garten, why are you trying to cover up your master’s death without revealing the full story?”

“The cause has been revealed. We are just trying not to spread it outside.”

“… … Did you find the cause?”

“Yes that’s right. But because it was not an honorable death for the deceased… … .”

“Isn’t it honorable?”

“It was syphilis, arsenic poisoning, and poisoning with various heavy metals.”

Lee Hwan doubted both ears.

“… … Did I say syphilis now?”

“Yes, my lord. In fact, they did an autopsy in secret, and the blood tested positive for syphilis.”

If syphilis is severe, the disease can spread throughout the body, and if various heavy metals are mixed and reacted, it could definitely lead to death.

However, Roan wasn’t at the age to fully enjoy a s*x life, nor was she in such a condition.

Garten defined the matter in one word.

“I think the assassination is right, as you think.”

“It’s syphilis, but it’s an assassination… … .”

“Anyway, syphilis is contagious, and heavy metal poisoning is not common in life. So the Central Council of our Principality concluded that someone had assassinated the master and was trying to discredit him that he had syphilis.”

“Hmm, it was.”

Lee Hwan was angry for a moment, then calmed down.

He decided to send an intelligence service to the Central Council of the Duchy.

“I will send people to carry out the mission in secret.”

“no. Moving in Easterfield, the assassins are sure to notice.”

“Hmm… … . Are you saying you don’t believe us either?”

“It’s not just because I don’t believe in Your Majesty and Easterfield. Easterfield’s organization is so vast and its tradition is slowly growing, it’s just emphasizing that it’s impossible to proceed without rumors.”

Clearly, Garten was right.

Easterfield’s Central Intelligence Agency has great organizational power, but since their range of action is so large, those working in the information field could easily recognize that they were moving.

“The dwarf’s quiet investigation revealed that such an assassination attempt was also pervasive within the Federation.”

“… … In the Federation of Easterfield?”

“Yes that’s right. Although criminal gangs have been growing rapidly in recent years, the problem seems to be the lack of manpower to crack down on them.”

Organization of criminal groups.

In fact, it has been a problem for a long time, but as Easterfield created a peaceful voice, the problem gradually became more prominent.

Lee Hwan thought that the war between countries might not be the problem now, but the war on crime could be the main issue.

‘I’ll have to go back to Easterfield right away and come up with a war on crime.’

***

Lamina Gray, deputy head of the Central Intelligence Agency, ordered by Lee Hwan to collect data on criminal organizations from all parts of the world, including the Easterfield Federation.

She brought Lee Hwan a fairly wide range of data.

“The most notorious criminal organizations in recent years are Latin American and Italian-based, and it has been found that not a few criminal groups are also organized and active in Joseon and Easterfield.”

“How big do you think it is?”

“Practically no one knows the exact scale. Because it is not just a criminal organization.”

“… … Will this happen in the end?”

The international criminal organizations that Lee Hwan knew, such as the mafia, cartel, black society, and the yakuza, were shining even more in the current peaceful atmosphere.

In other words, it was growing bigger and stronger, like cancer cells growing rapidly after receiving nourishment.

“The American-based criminal organization known as the Trust is by far the largest, and I think the biggest cause is the ongoing American Civil War.”

“What does the Civil War, which has been silenced by a ceasefire, have anything to do with this incident?”

“As the mercenaries that had been active in South America and Russia in the past were disbanded due to the ceasefire, the mercenaries lost their jobs and were wandering. As the enormous power dispersed, criminal groups were organized in each region.”

“… … If that huge number of mercenaries were to be scattered, it would certainly be a problem.”

“The problem is that it doesn’t matter if only they fight for power, but they also join hands with outsiders to expand their power.”

It was clear that the larger the criminal group, the more difficult it would be to subdue it.

The problem was that even if they subdue them, some day, criminal groups would resurface and fill the void.

Lee Hwan thought that there was only one way to solve this problem.

“We should organize an international criminal organization.”

“Are you saying that the federal government is creating and operating a disguised organization?”

“It’s like that. What makes criminal gangs so successful? Isn’t it because there is a demand?”

“… … Surely it is. If there is no demand, there will be no supply.”

The biggest problem with criminal organizations was that there was demand.

Criminal groups can grow because there are people who consume their business for whatever purpose.

If so, the fastest action Lee Hwan can take is to monopolize the market.

“It’s definitely a good way to organize a criminal group, but how are you going to run it, isn’t it the question? Once the demand is met, a criminal organization will be formed.”

“It’s nothing. I think we should start from the line of beating other organizations in the conflict, right?”

“Are you talking about reducing serious crimes and only treating minor crimes?”

“It’s like that.”

In the end, what Lee Hwan wanted was to wipe out the criminal group and make this world a better place to live.

No matter how much they set their minds on manipulating crime, the state could not engage in human trafficking.

For this purpose, Lee Hwan decided to strengthen the law a little more.

“First of all, let’s push forward with drastically increasing the punishment for violent crimes and unconditionally executing the death penalty for those who have participated in or directly involved in organizing the organization. Also, we have a system in place so that we can manage the criminal organization closely.”

“Yes, my lord!”

***

Easterfield’s secret weapon, which began to be secretly organized.

It was ‘The Grim Reaper’.

Grim Reaper was the first to establish GR Company and based on them, it was created by acquiring or merging 12 affiliates.

Its first acquisition was the Military Technology Institute.

Recently, based on Easterfield’s technology, the rapidly growing military technology was being improved for special warfare.

Aiden Lockfield, CEO of Grim Reaper, participated in a demonstration of weapons used in special warfare.

Of course, Aiden was the only one who participated in the demonstration event, other than the researchers.

The first thing that caught my eye was the miniature pistol.

The researcher walked slowly with nothing in his hand, then abruptly changed direction and loaded a pistol bullet into the shooting skill pile.

Taang!

It surprised everyone that he fired a pistol with nothing in his hands.

However, the researchers were calm, and Aiden was consistent with a rather serious expression.

“How can you not hear the bullets fly?”

“Once it is possible, but then the pistol should be much larger than it is now.”

The gun they’re working on is a model called the GH-7 silencer pistol, a functional pistol that can be pulled out a little larger than the palm of your hand if you want by attaching a wire device to the sleeve.

However, since this silencer pistol is a model to be used only in special situations, it is difficult to guarantee the survival probability of the user when the noise is actually high.

Aiden was thinking of developing a weapon for the survival of the user, so the GH-7 had a lot of disappointments.

“How about making a part that acts as a silencer all in one piece?”

“Then weight is an issue.”

“Can’t we just make a pistol with five bullets?”

“If you want a more compact model than this, you can try a little more. But I think it might be a little difficult to completely block out noise.”

Aiden was silent in thought.

Then suddenly, I had this thought.

“… … No, hang on. Come to think of it, wouldn’t it be possible to make the pistol bullet a little smaller? It’s smaller than standard pistol rounds in use today, but it’s capable of inflicting a fatal blow.”

“Well… … !”

“After all, we are not distributing this gun to shooters who use regular pistols. Then I think making the pistol bullets a little smaller might solve the problem.”

The bullets were eventually supposed to be blown away using the gunpowder contained in the cartridge case as a propellant. So, if you drastically reduce the amount, penetration or lethality might drop.

However, Aiden thought that it would be enough if he could only hit the vital points based on a high level of concentration in a special situation.

“Or, how about replacing the GH-7 pistol completely with poison?”

“… … poison! Oh yes! Like a nerve agent or a poison, you can do a fatal blow in one shot!”

Pistols are designed to be easily portable and have a more reliable lethality.

However, what if a syringe could be inserted into an exposed area above the clothes to increase the lethality more efficiently?

“What a great idea! So, from now on, can we just make a poison that is portable and can do a fatal blow in one shot?”

“I think it would be good to make several models that can be used depending on the situation.”

“Okay then, let’s do some research on that.”

Perhaps there are few people who make the story of killing people so exciting.

The meeting was almost over.

“CEO, the major shareholder wants you to contact me.”

“… … Are you finally calling?”