<h4>Chapter 32: < Protect – Episode 31 – Do Min Ho [3] ></h4>
Do Min Ho didn’t think he could convince his big brother by himself. So he called Do Dae Ho and Do In Ho for help. The n was to use Dae Ho’s strong persistence and In Ho’s tough but moderate tactics disguised with logic and reason to target their big brother. However, Do Kyung Ho said something before Do Min Ho could say anything.
“I’m going to do it.”
“What?”
“I don’t know what Soo Ho told you, but I’m going to do it.”
“Re... really? Do you mean that? You’d better not change your word!”
“I won’t, you punk.”
As Do Min Ho leaned back out of relief, he noticed the shop’s state.
“What happened here?”
“Something happened. Don’t worry about it.”
The three brothers moved on in response to Do Kyung Ho’s natural response. They heard drunk people causing a fuss. After Do Min Ho rxed, he started sharing what Ahn Soo Ho told him.
“Hosoo Entertainment Group? That’s Soo Ho’s name backward is it?”
“It is.”
“Ha!”
Everyone but Do Min Ho responded in a surprised manner. Howzy could he get with naming thepany? It was obvious.
“What else should we expect from Ahn Soo Ho?”
He was living proof of howzy a person could get. But for someone who yed and slept well, he always ced 1st or 2nd ce, which proved that he was talented since birth.
“An entertainmentpany? How big.”
“I don’t know what Soo Ho did while he was abroad, but he must have made a lot of money. He owns a building in Gangnam of all ces.”
“It’s still noparison to Daesan Group.”
“Ha! If you put it that way, what would stand a chance against a big corporation? Do you still have an inferiorityplex with Soo Ho?”
“I’ve gotten over that a long time ago.”
Do Kyung Ho shooked his head with a bitter smile in response to his little brother’s unrestrained questioning.
“Anyway, it looks like Soo Ho’s trying to settle down, so we should help as much as we can.”
“Get it right, Domino. We’re not helping him out. We’re mooching off of him.”
“Why do you have to be like that? Stop it. If you’re going to do it, just be quiet and do it! If you just listen to me, we won’t have to worry about money. Okay?”
“Yeah, yeah.”
Do Min Ho, who already took the lead, strongly pressured the newly married man who had gotten weaker after getting married.
“And mooching off of him? We’re just helping a brother out. Who are we? Ho!”
“Brothers!”
After the three brothers crossed arms, they stared at Do Kyung Ho. After the Seoul Olympics in 1988, they had epted Ahn Soo Ho as their real brother. Of course, Do Min Ho and Do In Ho hadn’t been born yet, and Do Dae Ho couldn’t remember. However, after that day, the Ho Brothers managed to be the top-spinning champions of both the upper and lower neighborhoods.
“Who are we? Ho!”
“Brothers!”
As soon as six eyeballs pressured Do Kyung Ho, he put his arm in and mumbled.
“Brothers.”
Meanwhile, Ahn Soo Ho was flying over the Pacific in a ne that AFUS provided. Even though this trip waspletely for them, it was difficult to expectfortparable to a first-ss seat.
“A few days ago, Monata Defense dispatched a tactics team for the hostage operation...but they failed.”
The person who was talking into his headset next to Ahn Soo Ho was the furry animal from Okinawa. James ck, also known as ck Fortune, was a special operations supervisor of the US Department of Defense.
“Monata Defense? Are you saying they used Canadians?”
“No one else wanted to do it.”
“What about thepany?”
“Langley has been quiet since Deputy Director Eaton returned.”
Seeing the CIA so quiet when they usually threw a fuss about taking charge of everything made the external contractors spare themselves.
“I know the Pentagon is busy with their political matters, but this kidnapping should be an opportunity to the retired guys.”
“The lobbyists are watching by too.”
“Why?”
“I heard Jimmy Aaronson is insisting on sending out a fleet to the southern Antic.”
“The future Secretary of Defense wants a war?”
“It’s weird, isn’t it?”
“It is.”
The U.S. Military was always being used of wanting to start a war. However, the high-levelmanders wanted to put off signing the documents for war as much as possible. Many would often think that the president hadplete authority when it came to starting a war, but what really controlled the U.S. Military was the White House’s advisorymittee.
The ne that was headed straight to the States’ maind changed their ns andnded in Hawaii. A middle-aged woman with red hair was waiting for Ahn Soo Ho upon arrival. The woman with the cool sunsses was obviously a career woman wearing an expensive suit.
“Soo Ho.”
“Pam?”
Ahn Soo Ho, who epted her handshake, showed an odd expression. The person who suddenly showed up was the chief of the Ministry of National Defense’s legal office, Pam Uz.
“How long has it been? A year? I heard about your sabbatical. You still shouldn’t have disappeared without a word.”
“Sorry. But everyone was busy.”
“That’s... true. But I’m still sad.”
“I’ll buy a drink next time.”
“You’d better.”
“Yeah, yeah.”
The noise of the departing ne passed by both of them. Ahn Soo Ho and Pam walked along thending strip. After a few steps, a security car started following them at their walking pace.
“Since we don’t have much time, I’ll get straight to the point. We expect you to save and protect the president’s nephew as your first priority.”
“By us... do you mean the Ministry of National Defense?”
“You could say, unofficially.”
“Then it must have been Minister Cameron’s idea.”
Paul Cameron is an American Minister of Defense.
“What about the White House?”
“The White House doesn’t matter, Soo Ho. I was hired to protect the Ministry of National Defense. My opinions are realized through the Ministry of National Defense and the Minister of Defense.”
“But you’re awyer, not a soldier. It’s not like you to only ask me to get the president’s nephew out. Where’s the Pam Uz that I know?”
Pam sighed at Ahn Soo Ho’s doubtful face. The way she shrugged also seemed tock confidence.
“Have you heard about Monata Defense?”
“James told me. No matter how urgent it was, they shouldn’t have used Canadians...”
“There was no other choice. After the kidnapping incident, we attempted to rescue them five times but failed every time. If webine all the technicians and support, the number of casualties is in the three digits.”
The States had a strong presence in the world of information in addition to the military. CIA was hidden in the shadows, but NSA, the State Department of information investigation, the DIA, and many more, struggled to protect the States’ security.
“The fact that we keep failing the same mission means there’s a problem with us.”
“Is that why you sent Canada? To guess how big the hole is?”
“Yeah.”
The States preferred Canada as an ally opposed to Ennd or Israel. Even if there was a border between Canada and the States, Canada was still a country that would do anything for the States.
“We confirmed that there’s a huge hole in our intelligencework.”
“Did you find the cause?”
“A part of it.”
Ahn Soo Ho suddenly pped his hands.
“Oh! Do you think I did it?”
“I don’t want you to feel insulted by it, but yeah. We suspected you the most.”
Since he knocked down the States’ security 8 years ago, it was not surprising that they were suspecting him.
“And it must have been Henry who got Daesan Group involved.”
“To be honest... Well, you might have already known, but wemunicated with Russia. It might sound like an excuse, but they proposed it first.”
“The Red Sea Trading Company?”
“Since Vitali was a big part of the revolution, he probably looked into the secret fund routs.”
That was when Ahn Soo Ho understood the whole situation.
“Returner Group.”
In other words, the retired.
It was moremon for patriots who gave and sacrificed for the country to end up in a pitiful state. Many became drug addicts or alcoholics, and most just disappeared without a trace. The ones who changed everything were patriots, but there were tons of traitors who couldn’t get rid themselves of temptation.
“Those agents are the best of the best, Soo Ho. If they rearm with a dictator or the military, they’ll be hard to handle.”
“Even if they’re retired, they probably continued to do basic monitoring.”
“You’re right. But if they’re doing everything they can to hide, we won’t find them.”
“They have to either expect for patriotism... or retire forever.”
An agent once said this.
“The best patriots were the ones who died.”
It was a sad saying that was based on what to said, but many agents thought the same way. If someone found out a dirty secret, that person would be a burden to both sides. The ne was refueled and ready to go. Ahn Soo Ho, who walked back to where he was initially, received documents from Pam.
“This is everything we found out so far. I made it so that you’ll be updated in real time once yound on the maind.”
“What a mess.”
Brazil had always been a mess, but it got worse in recent days.
“Come to think of it, I haven’t signed the contract yet.”
“I’ll prepare it.”
“I can trust you, right, Pam?”
“Don’t you know me, Soo Ho? I’ll do my best.”
As soon as a soldier gestured for him to get in, Ahn Soo Ho walked backward while waving to Pam. After the necessary procedures, the ne got back up into the sky. As she watched the ne went off, she took out her phone.
“He left. Yes, yes. Of course. It’ll be resolved as soon as possible.”
Pam took off her sunsses and squinted at the sun in her eyes, but her eyes were actually smiling.
“Trust me. If he can’t do it, no one can. Yes, yes.”
Codename, Wizard.
“He’s a wizard who creates miracles.”
< Protect – Episode 31 – Do Min Ho [3] > The end.