CH 477

C477: Past/Jean 

When I actually saw my father’s face, it reminded me of the old days…

I knew my father worked for the government. As a child, I thought he was just a low-level government official, but the job he had was not what is commonly referred to as a front job. He worked in a department called the Intelligence Division, which was responsible for the less publicized work of the government.

Aside from the nature of his work, because my father was a government official, I was able to go to a prestigious government school, even though my Ludia values were not up to the general acceptance level.

It was at that time that I met the current President of the Republic of Dhahran, Bouddarga. He and I were rivals for the top spot in our class, but we had a strange affinity for each other and became close friends.

That relationship began to fall apart when my younger brother, Little Shan, began his radical political activities…….Little Shan’s targets were corrupt politicians and the corporations that were connected to such politicians and gorging on their interests.

Bouddarga’s father was a politician, one of the five most prominent men in the Republic of Dhahran, and one of the people Little Shan hated the most.

My brother’s activities were radical but supported by many citizens. As a young charismatic figure of only 20 years old, he was admired and attracted many collaborators and his influence had grown to the point of threatening the country’s authorities but this may have been unfortunate for Little Shan.

I’ve advised Little Shan a few times to be careful since I was afraid of what the powers that be might do to him if he continued to live like that but my brother would not listen to me.

I asked my father for advice, but he showed no interest in my brother’s activities, and simply said irresponsibly that it was Little Shan’s choice and that I should leave him alone.

Then the time came……Little Shan was stabbed to death in broad daylight in a crowded city street.

Unbelievably, the security department that investigated the case announced that there were no witnesses and no physical evidence was found.

I was not convinced by the unnaturalness of the situation, so I decided to investigate on my own and I even found out that Bouddarga’s father was involved.

It appeared to be a carefully prepared assassination plot that had been in motion for quite some time.

As I investigated, I found out that my father’s organization was involved in this plan. This alone was quite shocking, but when I became convinced that my father knew about the assassination plot, anger, sadness, and hatred welled up in me.

Not only that, when I learned that Bouddarga was also involved in this matter at his father’s direction, I hated everything in my life so far.

My brother was killed by the power of money. Then I would use the power of money to avenge my brother’s death. In order to earn money, I gave up everything in my career and became a merchant. Then I cut ties with my father and left the country.

After that, I traveled around the world as a merchant, gaining knowledge and ability. I was planning to return to my country when my funds and connections had matured to a certain degree, but then I met that guy who had the same eyes as my brother.

Yuta, who was stupid and single-minded, was in danger, and I couldn’t leave him alone, so I decided to go with him………

I would like to avoid involving the Iron Knights when I investigate Bouddarga and my father makes an appearance, whether I like it or not. In some cases, I was prepared to take full responsibility.