The number that popped up on the treasure map consisted of two 6-digit decimal numbers and one integer.

[XX.XXXXXX, -XXX.XXXXXX, -XXX]

‘No matter how I look at it, it looks like the coordinates of somewhere.’

A search for latitude and longitude on the Internet brought up a point in the Mojave Desert.

‘Is there a treasure buried in this?’

The last number was probably the depth. Most of the treasures will be buried underground.

‘I’ll have to go see the ground first.’

It seemed like it would be a big deal.

***

I decided to send Ha-yeon back home first.

“Isn’t Daddy going with you?”

“Dad has work to do.”

“I’ll be with you too.”

It was hard to shake off the child who came naturally, but from now on, I had to move around a lot, so it was difficult to take care of Ha-yeon.

“Dad has to meet many people, so it’s hard for Ha-yeon to take care of him.”

“But···.”

Hayeon was in tears.

Even if he had grown up, he was still only a 7-year-old child, so he didn’t even fall into the axis of using herd.

“Yes. I’m studying English in Korea.”

“Learning English?”

“Next time you come to the US and have fun, you need to speak English well. Wasn’t it frustrating because I couldn’t understand the conversation while walking around with my dad?”

“yes.”

“So let’s go home and study English and come back.”

Ha Yeon-yi thought for a while. Is it too much to ask you to go back to study?

“yea, I got it.”

“I’ll tell Ms. Han Kyung-ah to take a tutor.”

His name was a master’s degree at KAIST. After graduating from a science high school, he entered KAIST and had the experience of attending language training, so teaching young children would have been a piece of cake.

“Kyung-ah?”

“Uh. You know the older sister on the third floor, right?”

“yes.”

“How is your sister?”

“Be kind.”

These days, I don’t have a chance to talk about things other than work, so I haven’t had much conversation. Occasionally we ate together, but I preferred to eat separately in my room, as if it was uncomfortable.

Even if it were me, I didn’t say much because I felt like I would be embarrassed if I asked him to eat with the boss.

“Yes. Then I’ll ask that sister.”

“yes!”

These days, programs are also on a stable track, so there is little for Han Kyung-ah to do. Since I spend most of my time studying, I should be able to find time for part-time tutoring.

I was concerned about security, so I thought this would be better than looking for an English teacher from outside.

“Then I’ll book you a flight, so go back with Seo Kang-jae first.”

“Ha Yeon-ah. Let’s go with my uncle.”

Hayeon hugged my neck.

“come fast.”

“Okay. I’ll finish it as soon as possible and go back.”

Of course, I have to go home where my family is waiting for me.

***

I sent Ha-yeon back and called Ricardo Gibson. After thinking it through, I decided that it would be better to split the 50 new hires through Titanium Security rather than deploying them all in Korea.

‘In the event of a war against the Dokgo group, it would be nice if I could evacuate the people around me to the United States.’

No matter how much Dokgo groups do, they can’t recklessly promote in America.

I decided to take this opportunity to buy a house with all the security equipment, starting with the car. Now that I have a company in my name, I thought it would be nice to purchase one as a company house. And the plan was to deploy half of the personnel in the United States and the rest in Korea.

‘Because there are many things to do in Korea.’

Ricardo Gibson was contacted.

{(Mr. Jaegu. I was going to call you anyway. This side is ready.)}

“(Mr. Gibson. I have a question for you.)”

{(Ask anything.)}

“(Can you recommend a building with good security?)”

I could have contacted the realtor and asked for it, but Ricardo, who runs the best security company, seemed to have information on buildings with high security.

{(You’re trying to find a shelter.)}

“(It’s a shelter and office.)”

{(Where do you think the region is?)}

Life in the United States began in New York. Della Foster, Brayden Harper, and Elisa all lived in New York.

Most of the people I know live in New York, so I didn’t want to leave the city.

“(New York.)”

{(Let me introduce you to a realtor who specializes in security houses. Are you trying to use it as a bodyguard accommodation and residence?)}

“(That’s right.)”

{(Then the bigger the better.)}

There was nothing wrong with being spacious as long as security was guaranteed.

“(Yes.)”

{(Okay. I’ll look into it first and get back to you.)}

“(Mr. Gibson will introduce you to the Realtor right away, without any hassle.)”

{(I will find and introduce you to people who currently have a lot of good properties. It can’t take a long time for a busy person like Mr. Jaegu, right?)}

It’s free, but I don’t think I need to say it.

“(Then I’ll wait.)”

{(Leave it to me.)}

Shortly after the phone call with Ricardo Gibson, realtor information came from him.

‘Work is quick.’

I heard that there are houses with nuclear bunkers underground in the US, so I thought it would be nice to be in such a place.

***

The schedule in the US was a breeze. Through a realtor who was introduced to Ricardo Gibson, he was introduced to a house located on the waterfront not far from John F Kennedy Airport.

From the wall, it was a place that boasted a different scale from other houses, and several CCTVs were running on top of a high wall that could be 3m.

‘It looks like a place in an American prison movie.’

Surprisingly, the garden was neat and spacious. There were no complex traps at all, and the house was set in the middle of the garden.

It was a grassy garden with no large trees, but a golf course was drawn on it, as if the previous owner liked to play golf.

“(It’s open on all sides, so intruders have nowhere to hide. There’s nothing better than security. How can you get away when you can’t hide?)”

Obviously, if you run through a garden with a side length of at least 30m, you have no choice but to be caught by CCTV.

“(If you want, I will introduce you to a company that handles a machine with an attack function added to CCTV, but it may cause casualties, so I do not recommend it.)”

The realtor threw something that I couldn’t tell if it was a joke or serious.

“(How about when Mr. Smith sees it?)”

“(With no cover, it’s easy to snip. If the opponent is a professional, it’s a battleground you want to avoid the most. If you put people on the wall, most people won’t dare to enter.)”

It’s like a prison cell.

The house consisted of three floors. In the middle of the room was a pool, which was currently not filled with water.

“(If you don’t prefer a pool, you can install a carpet to decorate the interior. It was created when indoor pools were once in vogue.)”

‘Ha-yeon will like it.’

Being able to swim indoors with my child felt like an advantage to me.

“(Then let me introduce you to the room.)”

An elevator was installed in one corner, and two CCTVs were installed inside the elevator. In every corner of the house, various sensors and CCTVs were installed, so it was a level of concern about invasion of privacy.

‘Why is there a CCTV in the bathroom?’

It was embarrassing.

“(We supply power to security equipment with electricity generated from solar cells installed on the roof. As long as it does not require a large amount of electricity, such as an air conditioner, it can be self-sufficient even if the electricity is cut off in an emergency. Auxiliary power supply is installed in duplicate. It is easy to respond to intrusion from the outside.)”

I remembered that in the movie, the main characters were robbing the safe because the electricity was cut off. I would finish my job neatly and run away before the auxiliary power came on.

The room was plain. Although the building was as large as it was large, it didn’t look special because there was almost no furniture.

“(And this is the most important place in this place. Do you intend to come with the bodyguard?)”

“(Yes. Mr. Smith is mine.)”

At those words, Jaffrey took a deep breath.

“(Okay. Come in.)”

The boiler room next to the kitchen on the first floor. I went inside and lifted the tile on the floor. In the movies, pressing the library usually leads to a secret staircase, but this place was a little different.

It was a structure that opened when the stones were pressed in a specific order, and if they were not pressed in the order, they just looked like rattling tiles.

When I lifted the raised block with a click, a staircase leading down to the basement was revealed.

“(This is a facility to prepare for an invasion by an unknown enemy. Usually, the boiler room is not searched hard.)”

“(May I look inside?)”

“(of course.)”

When I walked inside, the sensor light reacted and turned on. Inside the shelter, which was nearly 20 pyeong, there was a shelf for storing food, and even a toilet was located in one corner.

“(Does water come out here?)”

“(Yes. There is a separate water tank.)”

It was a pretty cozy space. It seemed that 10 people could last for over a month if food was filled in this area.

“(You can observe the CCTV inside, or you can contact the police.)”

When one side of the wall was pressed, the shelf came down to reveal a monitor and a computer.

‘cool.’

“(And here…)”

The realtor continued his explanation. It was a home I liked from start to finish.

‘I have to buy it.’

Even the beach was visible from the terrace on the third floor. There was no reason to refuse a place like this with a good view and good security.

After looking all the way to the last place, the realtor stopped in the living room.

“(How is it?)”

“(I like it.)”

“(Isn’t it? There are very few houses like this. The person who built this house was a fan of 007, so he was very concerned about security.)”

“(I definitely like it better than the two mansions I saw before.)”

It was a house that could not be pushed back even compared to the luxury penthouses in New York that I had visited before. It was close to Central Park, so the house price was filthy expensive.

“(Let’s make a contract.)”

“(Excellent choice, but there is one problem)”

“(What is?)”

“(The price is a bit high. Even those who had looked around the house before didn’t buy it because the price wasn’t right.)”

Even if it’s expensive, it won’t be 500 billion won. My intuition told me that I should buy a house I liked so much when it came out.

“(Come to think of it, why did the landlord offer such a nice house?)”

“(If the landlord was healthy, it would not have been for sale, but he recently entered a nursing hospital. The price is so high that it is difficult to inherit.)”

If this is enough, the inheritance tax will be enormous.

I got it.

“(how much?)”

“(Sixty million dollars. If you take out a mortgage…)”

60 million dollars was 75 billion won. Considering security, it wasn’t a lot of money. The maintenance cost would be included separately, but it seemed that it would not be easy to find a house of this level even if I went to see more houses.

“(Contract.)”

The realtor who was explaining the loan stopped talking, opened his eyes wide, and stopped his mouth.

“(I like it. Can I sign a contract to move in in a month?)”

I was thinking of moving in after seeing some urgent business.

“(Of course. I’ll bargain a little more if you want.)”

“(I’ll give you 50% of the bargained price.)”

The realtor’s expression brightened as if he were seeing a benefactor.

“(I’ll try hard!)”

I liked it from one to ten, so it didn’t matter if I didn’t shave it off.

‘It’s good to place bodyguards, and it’s like a fortress, so I can rest with peace of mind.’

I especially liked the indoor pool.

***

“(Nice to meet you again. I’m Harry Alexander from the law firm Sanctuary.)”

At the airport, I met a clean-looking man with wrinkles around his eyes. When I asked Paige Olson to help me with the process of purchasing the land, she sent me.

“(I specialize in real estate litigation.)”

Attorneys at law firms each had their own specialties. Instead of coming herself, Paige Olsen sent the best person in the field from her team.

“(This is Jaegu Kim. Thank you very much.)”

“(I’d like to do better.)”

He followed closely.

On the plane to Las Vegas, I talked to him about many things. He asked me a lot if he was very interested in me, and he was a man who knew how to ask questions without making people feel bad.

“(I know a good steakhouse in Las Vegas. I’ll take you there tonight.)”

“(Shouldn’t I make a reservation?)”

“(Don’t worry, I’ve already reserved it.)”

“(What were you going to do if I said I wasn’t going?)”

“(Then you have to cancel.)”

“(Is that okay?)”

“(The reservation fee is not much.)”

I guess I did some rituals.

He asked while opening a real estate site.

“(I heard you’re looking to buy land located in the Mojave Desert.)”

“(That’s right)”

“(Where is the location?)”

I called a place a little away from the coordinates and pointed my finger around.

“(I’m looking to buy the area around here.)”

“(Let’s take a look.)”

He picked up the phone and called someone.

“(Hello. I’m Harry Alexander. Yes. That’s the silver-haired Harry.)”

< I should buy it, my intuition said > End

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