Park Ji-cheol pinched Siwoo’s cheek and patted his face.
“St. . . stop it, manager. We’re close, that’s why.”
“That’s right! We’re doing very well.”
“Let’s move to another place and have a drink with me!”
Other people who saw Siwoo’s expression felt the blood drain from their heads.
If he was provoked any further, he would definitely turn the whole table upside down.
“Oh my, you’re glaring at me. This newbie doesn’t know what my position is in HSIU, does he? The branch manager also keeps an eye on this Park Ji-cheol.”
The gazes of the people around him began to gather.
Park Ji-cheol liked to act tough wherever he went, so he intended to seize this opportunity to impress his position on a rookie Hunter.
“Newbie. Are you going to work at HSIU for the rest of your life? To be honest, it’s hard to get into a big company, so you came here to build your career. But if you keep glaring at me and straining your neck, it will be difficult to get into a big company.”
In fact, he didn’t have any major guilds with thick connections.
Even if he did, it was only with the same sales team employees.
However, even if he spoke like this, low-level Hunters would tremble.
The reason was that there were many cases where Hunters who had built their careers in HSIU were scouted into guilds as mid-level Hunters.
Although HSIU’s welfare and treatment were not very good, it was a place that gave quite a lot of credit for its career.
“Newbie. You have to use your head, not your body. Do you see my watch? It’s over 100 million won. Don’t show me that you can’t use your head, and from now on, eat with the mindset that you’re going to wipe manager Park Ji-cheol’s ass.”
Park Ji-cheol pressed Siwoo’s chest with his finger and mocked him.
Apart from this satisfaction, Hwang Jeong-gu, Sung Chang-won, and Ha Jun-tae felt like they were sitting on a bed of thorns or walking on water.
‘๐ฟ๐๐ข๐ฃ. . . ๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐ข๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ช๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ค๐๐๐ฎ? ๐๐๐ค ๐ฌ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค ๐๐ค๐ฌ๐ฃ ๐๐๐ง๐?’
Hwang Jeong-gu felt his spine tingle with sweat as he saw Siwoo’s gaze drop below freezing.
The moment he experienced firsthand what cold sweat was,
Someone slowly approached, pushing through the crowd.
The person who attracted attention as he received everyone’s greetings and handshakes was Baek Geon-ho, the ‘Head of the HSIU Korean Branch’, the host of this banquet.
Next to him were HSIU executives and people who wanted to have a word with the branch manager.
Park Ji-cheol thought this was it.
He wanted to show off his close relationship with the branch manager to the people around him.
As Baek Geon-ho waved his hand here and there and shook hands, gradually approaching, Park Ji-cheol prepared himself mentally.
“Oh, you were here.”
“Yes, Branch Manager, I’m Park Ji-cheol from the Human Resources Team!”
Park Ji-cheol quickly approached Baek Geon-ho, who was about to wave his hand, and bowed 90 degrees.
“Huh? Oh, yeah. . .”
“Thank you for remembering me! I’m glad to hear that the escort I picked for you when you went to Germany the other day completed his mission well!”
When Baek Geon-ho went to Germany a few days ago, Park Ji-cheol attached a Hunter he wanted to push to his escort role.
He was also of a certain rank, and above all, he had a line in [๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐].
Since escort missions often took a long time, they would naturally become close and intimate as they talked and walked together.
Even if you just talked well, you could become very close to high-ranking people.
‘๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐’๐ก๐ก ๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฉ ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ง’๐จ ๐จ๐๐๐, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ง๐’๐จ ๐จ๐๐๐.’
The German conference this time was a major incident with a ghoul raid, but the German authorities censored the media to conduct a thorough investigation and downplayed the incident.
Therefore, most people in the HSIU Korean Branch did not know the scale of the incident, who had handled it, or how much damage had been done.
The information Park Ji-cheol received from Germany was also brief.
There were many casualties, but no Korean casualties.
And one Korean Hunter fought too well, something like that.
Furthermore, as soon as Baek Geon-ho returned to Korea, ใHSIU Korean Branchใ did not prepare any major publicity.
‘๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ช๐ก๐๐ฃ’๐ฉ ๐๐ค ๐จ๐ช๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ช๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐ช๐ฃ๐ก๐๐จ๐จ ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฉ. ๐๐๐๐ฉ’๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ข๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ.’
Branch Manager Baek Geon-ho was already in a state where it could be considered that the pipeline construction was complete.
Now it was their turn to prepare for a joint high-altitude march.
“Oh, were you the one who recommended the escort?”
“Yes, that’s right! I sent him after giving him instructions to assist well by the branch manager’s side.”
Park Ji-cheol smiled pleasantly and bowed.
“Really? That guy’s name was Choi In-tak?”
“Hahaha! It’s an honor that the branch manager remembers me! He’s a promising prospect who currently belongs to the Gyeonggi Southern Branch!”
“Oh, I see.”
“He’s a brave friend who would fight for the branch manager’s life, and I believe he’s a talent who will lead HSIU in the future! I, Team Leader Park Ji-cheol from the Human Resources Team, recommend Hunter Choi In-tak!”
Park Ji-cheol spoke clearly so that his name, along with Choi In-tak’s name, would be engraved.
To this extent, Baek Geon-ho and the executives next to him would have remembered it.
“He fought for my life. . .? What does that mean?”
However, Baek Geon-ho tilted his head as if he had heard something strange.
“Yes? Isn’t HSIU preparing for publicity that Hunter Choi In-tak fought well in the German ghoul suppression?”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about. Have you contacted that Hunter?”
“I was going to call him a little while ago, but he didn’t answer. . .”
Park Ji-cheol felt Baek Geon-ho’s reaction was cold and trailed off.
“That guy went there as an escort and ended up fighting a hangover, not a ghoul, because he drank too much.”
“Huh?? B-But the Hunter who went to escort fought well, so this time the publicity. . .?”
“That guy was a Hunter I brought personally.”
Park Ji-cheol, who had judged that things were going well, cursed Choi In-tak inwardly.
‘๐๐๐๐จ ๐๐ง๐๐ฏ๐ฎ ๐๐ช๐ฎ! ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ช๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ฃ. . . ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐จ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ข๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐?!’
He understood in an instant why Choi In-tak hadn’t answered his call.
He had shit on his own and failed to clean it up.
“I’m so sorry! I’ll make sure to give him a thorough education! He’s just so petty that I wanted to do him a favor. . .!”
Park Ji-cheol bowed his head again.
Somehow, things were going too smoothly.
“Well, don’t worry about it. I didn’t expect it anyway.”
“. . .I’m ashamed.”
His crumpled image burned with rage.
‘๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐จ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ค๐ ๐ ๐*๐ฉ๐๐ ๐พ๐๐ค๐ ๐๐ฃ-๐ฉ๐๐ , ๐’๐ก๐ก ๐ข๐๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ช๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฎ๐จ ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ค๐ข-๐ฉ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ช๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐จ ๐ก๐๐๐.’
As he was suppressing such boiling anger, an absurd voice came from behind him.
“Can’t you just leave since my face is showing?”
Siwoo’s bored voice.
Countless people, including the executives next to Baek Geon-ho, were shocked by the sound.
It was like, what was he doing in front of the branch manager?
“Hey, you crazy bastard! Are you out of your mind?”
Park Ji-cheol glared at Siwoo with murderous eyes.
When he returned to the Human Resources Team, he would drink this bastard first.
He glanced at Hwang Jeong-gu, Sung Chang-won, and Ha Jun-tae, and gave them a look, telling them to get rid of him quickly.
Hwang Jeong-gu had given up on cleaning up now.
Park Ji-cheol would not know how many times he had saved his life.
Therefore, Hwang Jeong-gu made an expression like ‘what do you want me to do’, and Sung Chang-won and Ha Jun-tae stood still with indifferent expressions.
“Manager Park, have you lost your mind?”
Baek Geon-ho glared at Park Ji-cheol with a grim expression.
“Excuse me? Branch Manager. . . He’s just an arrogant rookie. . .”
“Who are you calling arrogant?! Do you think it’s okay to insult field Hunters just because you’re in HR?!”
“O-oh no! I-I would never insult them!”
Park Ji-cheol shook his head frantically at Baek Geon-ho’s sudden outburst.
If he continued to act this way, he would be the one who died.
However, Siwoo, who was standing next to him, opened his mouth leisurely and shattered the atmosphere.
“You were just telling me that those who can’t use their heads should just use their bodies. And that I should clean up my own shit. So I’m going to go in first to keep my body safe.”
“You. . .!”
Park Ji-cheol cursed while simultaneously glancing at Baek Geon-ho’s reaction.
Baek Geon-ho’s gaze was cold, almost icy.