Chapter 170 - Limited Knowledge

28 January, Military Base, City K

"Monica's view, what is on the record, or what we have in our information? Your choice Boss."

"Stop being smart Joseph. What does Monica have to do with the situation?"

Grinning David, Joseph and Ben looked at each other. They knew something that Matthew did not. Joseph, then continued "We know something that you do not know. Remember Monica's little sister Abigail?"

"The little princess of the Mo family. I do. Phillip has been telling me over the last twelve months that her mother is flinging her at every unmarried businessman in the city."

"That wicked witch that is my mother-in-law has decided that Abigail must marry someone who will benefit the family company, which my father-in-law has, over the last few years, almost run into the ground. He was a good businessman when he was younger, but he has over time gotten more and more focused on his own pleasures leaving the business to suffer. My mother-in-law's family have long cut her off from her family wealth, and for her she needs to ensure that the Mo family retain its prominence and the money continues to flow to fund her lifestyle."

"Abigail is the only one that Monica still talks to, and apparently David Hwang has been among the names that she has been saying that her mother says is a good catch for her. Of all the names, he is the most mysterious. A small but highly successful IT business and only occasionally seen in public. From what Abigail tells Monica, and you know my wife tells me all of this, he has a core group around him, including his head technical people, and assistants, along with a developmental team and sale people. But, as Monica is not certain how serious the relationship is, I have not really done much research about him."

Matthew said, "Do we know what they focus on?"

Ben replied, "Give me a moment, and let me check." With that he pulled out his laptop and quickly logged in to the secure network pulling up the data on David Hwang and started to read the material.

"OK, the breakthrough software was an accounting package, that found a niche in the market, and spawned a mobile application. From there his team developed other software, not as ground-breaking, but still cornering aspects of the market. From, there as you can guess with a company that generates large amounts of money, they start to diversify. He has, from the information carefully brought out several small companies each with a good piece of a market, but without the ability to take it further. The information, on the company registers seems to be he has left the management in place, with supervision from his handpicked team. Hand's off management but given he has gained loyalty from those companies he has brought out, it seems to have worked for him, resulting in his development of a conglomerate worth similar amounts to JL International, Jax Corp, Gu Group, and Nang Enterprises, here as well as a few other companies throughout the country. MoTang would be a good fit."

"Monica did say Abigail spent time talking to him, so…"

"Who know there. What did Jessica think?"

"She felt neither of them seemed passionate about the other, but they seemed to complement the other. Her father stayed for the night, and said, Abigail was taken away about an hour after our wives left, and David Hwang left about five minutes after she departed."

"So, he seems interested in Abigail."

"Boss," interrupted Ben. "There is something interesting in our information about him."

"Why would we have much information about him, other than that would be necessary for us to look at him if we hear rumours relating to terrorist attacks?"

"The fact that he is a relative of Major Hung. We all know the story about him. His parents and other family members were convicted of treason. It appears that David Hwang's parents were part of that family group. Both were placed together in an orphanage, and the State ensured that they not only were supported but had help on their departure from care. Major Hung is a few days older so left state care first. He was there when David Hwang left, and that was the last that anyone recalls the two of them spending too much time together. Major Hung joined the military and since then has built his career. David, the smarter of the two completed his university degree in eighteen months, and a research master's degree in a further twelve months. While completing his masters he started disappearing from the public eye and formed his company. The Major's paperwork on enlistment mentioned him, but it was removed as next of kin about eighteen months after he joined. His service record has no next of kin listed and the reason for his removal appears to be they lost contact."

"Why the interest Boss?" questioned David.

"Just something Lexi said this morning. I have never met him, but she said that for some reason he reminded her of one of the terrorists. Given what you have told me, are there some similar features between Major Hung and David Hwang?"

"On a quick glance boss, yes. The comparison software could give us a more accurate picture but given David Hwang's IT company developed the most accurate one I would be reluctant to use it in case it is designed to prevent comparisons of the two of them being accurate."

Ben added, "And we all know what Major Hung did when he came here. That is a problem we are still working on dealing with. Some people are too easily manipulated to believe something."

"I am guessing what Lexi saw was the similarity between Major Hung and David Hwang, and confused the situation, but…"

"You have a feeling?" questioned Joseph.

"I do Joseph. You all know me too well. I will not jump to the conclusion that it is simply confusion, so I want you Ben to work the data, but carefully to see what you conclude, with Joseph to review. While it is not high priority do not dismiss it, just in case."

"Are you finished issuing orders?" laughed David

"Why?" replied Matthew.

Ben continued "A couple of things. We need to get national command to announce those two idiot's promotions soon, to deal with Major Hung's ideas. But you need to tell us where you were this morning. It is not like you to be absent."

"I will, but we need to talk about the confrontation with your in-laws Joseph by our wives and the allegations throw about."

"True on the latter it only adds to what Major Hung stirred up when Lexi was here."

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