"—What??"
Manager Chun looked at his subordinate and spoke through gritted teeth.
"What did you say? We've lost contact with every guard? That's dozens of fucking people, not dozens of pigs! How could they just disappear without a trace???"
His words were furious, yet for some reason, he still wore that kind, friendly smile.
It was as if the expression had been permanently fixed to his face. Combined with the current circumstances, it was especially... unnerving.
His subordinate felt the same way.
Standing before the expensive desk, he was trembling like a leaf.
"Well... we don't know either. Yesterday... whether they caught anyone or not, they should've come back, but none of those teams returned. We sent people into the mountains to search today, but we couldn't find any trace of them..."
"Those idiots!"
Manager Chun slammed a hand against the desk, then roared with a broad smile.
"I told them the signal was weak in the mountains and forests, and that they should at least take satellite phones! But every last one of them thought it was too much trouble and figured they knew the area, so not one listened... And now look! Something's happened, and we can't find a single fucking person!!!"
His subordinate spoke quietly. "Um... could they have run into some wild animal? I remember there being quite a few bears in the forest..."
Manager Chun gave him a sidelong look.
The corners of his mouth lifted, and then he abruptly bellowed.
"Are you a fucking idiot too? What kind of bear could kill dozens of armed men without even one escaping?"
His subordinate immediately shut up.
Manager Chun couldn't be bothered with him either. He paced behind his desk, constantly considering possible explanations.
"Are those companies stirring up trouble again... No, that's impossible. Ever since