Chapter 554: The Untouchable Symbol

A flush slowly crept up Huang Fengwen's face, a sign that his blood was about to boil!
"Can we find these people?"
"They mostly operate sporadically both domestically and internationally, using online bases.
If we arrest them through legal means, it would require a multinational joint investigation, which would be extremely time-consuming."
"What if we don't go through legal procedures?" A bloodthirsty glint flashed in Huang Fengwen's eyes.
“Overseas, we can directly order ‘Wildfire’ to take action;
Domestically, our own security team can be deployed quickly and decisively.
However… there might be bloodshed, attracting police attention, and bystanders might film and upload videos to social media.”
Huang Fengwen's gaze shifted to another executive: “Director Yang, can you handle the public opinion situation?”
“No problem, Chairman.
Just like last time in Gaul, when we used AI to comprehensively monitor and control social media, we can do it again.
Several major online communities have Fanghuan's influence behind them; any related videos and posts can be nipped in the bud.
As for the media, they know what to say and what not to say.”
“What about the police?”
“We'll also make arrangements for them to ‘discreetly handle’ alarm signals in specific areas during specific time periods.
The police leadership are all old friends of ours; you don't need to worry.”
Fanghuan is no longer just a simple multinational corporation; it is a colossus lurking beneath the modern city.
Its tentacles have long since penetrated every capillary of this country, from the highest levels of government to the law enforcement system, intricately intertwined and omnipresent.
These connections are there to play their proper role at a moment like today.
Even without these relationships, no one in this country would dare openly defy Fang Huan's will.
"Then begin immediately," Huang Fengwen's voice was as cold as a knife.
"I don't believe these bastards would dare to act on their own. Dig! Rag up the people behind them, along with their ancestral graves!"
"Yes, Chairman!"
Back then, he deliberately pushed Su Hao into the media spotlight, making him a star in the public eye, to cloak him in the halo of a "public figure," making him an untouchable symbol.
Because the more famous a person is, the harder it is for someone to secretly harm them.
However, there are always some reckless individuals who dare to cross that red line.
He didn't know who those fools were.
But he guaranteed. They would pay the price.
And it was the kind of price that... made even death a luxury, the most devastating price!
***
South Korea, headquarters of the Shanxing Group, a top-secret conference room without windows
"...Can anyone tell me why we failed again?"
A man known as "Chief Lee" spoke, his voice laced with suppressed rage.
He was once a high-ranking official in South Korea's National Intelligence Service, now the shadowy head of the Shanxing Group's "Future Strategy Office," specializing in handling these shady dealings.
Three times.
A full three times!
Three consecutive operations against the same target, all ending in an incomprehensible failure.
This was an utter disgrace for a group of elites who had undergone the most rigorous training and carried out countless secret missions!
“The first time, it was a sniper shot. Our ace sniper had locked onto the target, but then the target suddenly crouched down...
This caused the firing angle to be lost, and the mission failed, right?”
“Yes, Chief. The second time, we used a colorless and odorless poison, which we had already mixed into his wine glass.
But he didn't touch that glass of wine at all throughout the entire banquet, treating it like air…”
“So, this time! To ensure absolute success, we even risked exposure…
We directly used the simplest and most brutal method: a heavy truck ramming! Even that failed?!”
The route had been calculated with the utmost precision, and the truck driver had launched his high-speed charge perfectly according to the traffic lights and timing.
However, at that crucial moment, Su Hao's truck stopped!
As if it had received a pre-written script, it abruptly stopped there!
The truck had put on a one-man show, crashing headfirst into the building!
"Is this reasonable?! What?! Is this fucking reasonable?!
Three times in a row, three times! Can we still call this the 'Future Strategy Room' that the Shanxing Group is so proud of?!"
Director Lee roared, sweeping the documents off the table.
"Do you even know how important this operation is?!
This is our strongest warning to 'Fang Huan,' who's trying to shake the foundations of our nation's economy!
If the mission fails, we'll be the ones thrown into the Han River to feed the fish!"
South Korea is currently in turmoil.
The national machinery, seemingly firmly controlled by the chaebols, is showing cracks due to Fang Huan's relentless pressure.
And the instigator of all this is Fang Huan!
They are the ones who have launched a full-scale challenge against Shanxing and South Korea in all fields, including semiconductors, new energy, and biopharmaceuticals, gradually eroding the chaebols' living space.
Therefore, the major conglomerates, led by Shan Xing, finally made the difficult decision to approve the assassination plan targeting Su Hao, a key figure in Fang Huan's organization.
Killing Su Hao might not destroy Fang Huan.
But at least it would serve as a warning to them, and to the world, that South Korea is not a pushover!
However, they failed time and again on this crucial mission.
And each time, they failed in a bizarre, almost absurd way.
"...Reporting to the chief, Su Hao has been moved to a VIP ward, with security at the highest level. Our people can't get close at all.
Worse still, Fang Huan has partnered with the Xia Kingdom government to conduct a large-scale, comprehensive search. Our peripheral organizations in the area are being eradicated one by one.
Our undercover agents, for their safety, have to remain in hiding and are in a very dangerous situation."
"Is there any other way?"
"...Not for now. If we succeed on the first try, it will be a perfect surprise attack."
"But three consecutive failures have left us with no chance left."
"I ask you! Didn't you say the plan was foolproof? How could it have gone wrong three times in a row!"
“Chief…” a subordinate began tremblingly,
“Whether it was the first sniping, the second poisoning, or this collision…
I believe that perhaps… our failure wasn’t due to a flaw in the plan.”
“What do you mean?” Chief Li’s eyes narrowed.