Episode 104.
A mountain village in Gangwon-do.
Park Tae-min frowned as he looked at the corpses strewn everywhere.
“What on earth are you doing here…?”
Park Tae-min, head of the metropolitan investigation team.
The Metropolitan Investigation Unit is a special investigation unit under the headquarters of the Inspection Bureau.
Usually, when an incident occurs, the inspection bureau of the jurisdiction steps in and investigates the incident.
The incident that occurred in Seoul was reported by the Seoul branch’s inspection bureau.
The incident that occurred in Busan was reported by the Busan branch’s inspection bureau.
But the Metropolitan Investigation Team is not bound by such things.
Responsible for handling and processing all incidents occurring in South Korea.
Of course, that doesn’t mean he was in charge of all the small incidents.
National crimes.
There is no distinction between crime types.
They only handle crimes that cannot be handled by local inspection bureaus.
So now.
“What on earth are you doing to the entire village…?”
Bloodstains scattered throughout the village.
It was once a peaceful village, but now it has become a village of death.
Park Tae-min examined the corpse lying carelessly.
In fact, it couldn’t even be considered a corpse.
A lump of blood or flesh.
It was something that could only be explained that way.
It was a grotesque sight that made one feel nauseous, but Baek Tae-min did not turn away.
I examined the body without avoiding eye contact.
Right then.
“Team Leader. The search is complete.”
Someone approached Park Tae-min.
Kim Dong-woon, a leader of the metropolitan investigation team and Park Tae-min’s teammate.
Park Tae-min turned his head and asked Kim Dong-woon.
“Are there any survivors?”
Kim Dong-woon did not answer.
He just shook his head quietly.
I knew what that meant without even asking.
Crack!
Park Tae-min gritted his teeth in anger.
The Cult of Pandemonium.
A group of devils who can’t even be called human.
Park Tae-min couldn’t hold back his raging anger.
But nothing will change here.
Park Tae-min asked calmly and rationally.
“What were the search results? Anything unusual?”
“There was one thing that was peculiar. For some reason, all the corpses in the village were men.”
There must have been a woman living in this village.
That means.
“You didn’t kill the woman?”
“That’s right.”
Park Tae-min calmly turned his head at Kim Dong-woon’s report.
The lump of flesh I was checking just now.
It was something of an unknown gender, but according to Kim Dong-woon’s report, it was male.
It was a common occurrence.
Things like killing men and kidnapping women.
This is something you see countless times when you’re in the Metropolitan Police Department.
Yet, the fact that not a single woman’s body was found.
It was true that it was quite suspicious.
“What is the purpose?”
“That hasn’t been figured out yet.”
Kim Dong-woon bowed his head.
Park Tae-min said nothing about it.
Because I knew it.
I knew I couldn’t figure it out exactly.
“Because Oh Joo-won intervened….”
Oh Joo-won’s intervention.
A scar-level executive who manages the pandemonium in Korea.
After a long pursuit, the Metropolitan Investigation Team was able to locate the headquarters of the Pandemonium Cult.
We were finally able to eradicate the source of this pandemonium.
But everything went wrong due to Oh Joo-won’s intervention.
Instead, the entire metropolitan investigation team was almost annihilated.
And yet, the reason why Park Tae-min and Kim Dong-woon are still alive.
“Where is the director?”
“You did chase after Oh Ju-won, but….”
Right then.
“Here it is.”
A deep voice was heard from one side.
The place I looked at.
A middle-aged man with a good-looking face was walking slowly towards them.
Director of the Inspection Bureau, Baek Seon-je.
Park Tae-min asked Baek Seon-je who was approaching.
“What happened to Oh Ju-won?”
“I missed it.”
Baek Seon-je spoke calmly.
Park Tae-min didn’t say anything.
It was just a guess.
Oh Ju-won, who shook off Baek Seon-je’s pursuit.
It was only a guess that Pandemonium’s Scar-level executives were stronger than was known.
Right then.
Sway.
Baek Seon-je’s body tilted.
Park Tae-min hurriedly grabbed Baek Seon-je’s body.
“Are you okay?”
“You looked quite the sight.”
Fortunately, Baek Seon-je quickly got up.
I thought maybe I was feeling a little dizzy.
The moment Park Tae-min let out a sigh of relief.
Park Tae-min felt something wet at his fingertips.
Blood that came out bright red.
It was blood that came from none other than Baek Seon-je.
Park Tae-min opened his eyes wide and asked in surprise.
“Director…!”
“Don’t say anything to the inspection office.”
Baek Seon-je shook his head slightly.
“Would the inspector general be willing to be attacked by a criminal? The citizens would be anxious.”
Pale face.
But Baek Seon-je only smiled slightly.
Director of the Inspection Bureau, Baek Seon-je.
Many criminal organizations tried to establish roots in Korea, but were all blocked and driven out by that one name.
A decisive reason why Korea’s public security is rated as the highest in the world.
A being that deters criminals by its mere presence.
Underneath that white-faced face.
A drop of cold sweat fell.
His pale face turned white and he looked as if he would collapse at any moment.
however.
“There’s nothing wrong with me.”
Baek Seon-je simply said that.
* * *
A landscape in the lush mountains.
Oh Ju-won fell to the ground with a thud, his legs losing strength.
I collapsed on the floor.
The panting breath seemed as if it would pass away at any moment.
Oh Ju-won was barely able to lean his back against the tree.
“Hey, branch manager… Are you okay?”
A subordinate approached Oh Ju-won.
The expression on Suha’s face was quite something to see.
The expression of looking at something that is about to die.
It seemed like the condition wasn’t very good.
Oh Ju-won raised his hand and touched the left side of his face.
Then, thick blood started to ooze out.
The entire left side of my face seemed to be covered in blood.
That’s why my left field of vision had to be tinted red.
But the actual field of vision was dark.
What this means is one thing.
“…It was cheap to lose just one left eye.”
Oh Ju-won muttered quietly.
And he raised his head and asked his subordinate.
“What happened to the church?”
“Thanks to the branch manager… Thank goodness I was able to escape. My ongoing consciousness was not damaged to the point where it could not be revived.”
“Did the guards from the inspection station notice the ceremony?”
“I don’t think so… It wasn’t like that. Thanks to the branch manager, we were able to hide this thoroughly.”
Oh Ju-won nodded slowly.
surely.
“It was cheap with just one left eye.”
At this point, it could be said to be a very cheap deal.
“Baekseonje… .”
Oh Ju-won repeated the name once.
This was the first time they actually faced each other.
That’s why, deep down.
There was a time when I thought that the rumors about Baekseonje were exaggerated.
But it wasn’t.
It was not an exaggeration, but an understatement.
A person who plays a decisive role in preventing criminals from running rampant in South Korea.
“Ugh…!”
A scream escaped me involuntarily as the pain tore at my eyes.
It seemed like I wouldn’t be able to move for a while.
The left eye was also an eye, but it needed to recover because it had been overused.
Right then.
“Ugh..! Ugh…!”
A heavy breathing sound was heard from one side.
The place I looked at.
There, another of Oh Ju-won’s subordinates was approaching, panting for breath.
The urgent expression on his face made it seem like something had happened.
Something I wanted to do for a moment.
“Hey, branch manager! Jo Buk-cheon… Jo Buk-cheon… .”
The man ran towards Oh Ju-won out of breath.
The subordinate spoke hurriedly, not even giving him time to calm his rough breathing.
“Jo Buk-cheon has been captured by the inspection bureau…!”
“what?”
Oh Ju-won’s eyes opened wide.
Now, his left eye, which had lost its function, also instinctively opened wide.
Chobukcheon.
A Pandemonium executive who went to deal with Maeng Si-woo instead of Oh Ju-won.
To be exact, he was an executive member of the Pandemonium Cult.
That’s why Jo Buk-cheon knew.
What’s happening in Pandemonium right now.
The consciousness that Oh Joo-won desperately tried to hide, even at the cost of sacrificing his left eye.
Cho Buk-cheon knew what it was.
But there is talk that Jo Buk-cheon was captured by the inspection agency.
“To Maeng Si-woo…! I heard that he was attacked by Maeng Si-woo…!”
Oh Ju-won didn’t say anything.
To be exact, no thoughts came to mind.
third.
All that came to mind was that this was the third time I had heard the name Maeng Si-woo.
* * *
Tiring!
The notification window of the rising smartphone.
Skill level increased by a whopping 8.9%.
It was a skill gained by reaching the world of the moment.
A world of space and time where all things in the world are at a standstill.
I felt like I had discovered a new ability.
Is that why?
‘I guess I have a little more control now.’
In that world, Hermes’ super speed (SS+) could be controlled to some extent.
Thanks to that, we were able to catch Jo Buk-cheon without causing any damage to the surrounding area.
but.
‘It’s not at maximum speed yet, huh?’
It was not possible to control Hermes’ Super Speed (SS+) in its entirety.
Can’t you tell just by looking at the skill level?
The speed is not even 10% yet.
Hermes’ super speed (SS+) was free even in the world of the moment.
‘They say that Hercules cannot catch Hermes who runs away with determination.’
There was definitely a reason for saying that.
That is literally super speed (SS+).
It was still a force that Siwoo could not control.
Is that why?
Siwoo carelessly threw away the piece of meat he was holding in his hand.
And then he said to Lee Min-jung, who had a blank expression.
“I did save them from dying. I didn’t feel like it though.”
Lee Min-jung checked the piece of meat that Si-woo had thrown.
Yeah, it was definitely a hunk of meat.
A lump of meat with no recognizable shape.
It could never be thought of as Cho Buk-cheon.
So it couldn’t even be considered alive.
But why is that?
Faint signs of life were being felt.
It shook as if it was about to collapse, but it was definitely alive.
I couldn’t figure out why though.
There were thin needles stuck all over the meat.
Siwoo slowly looked around the house.
Blood spurted everywhere.
Scattered corpses.
It seemed like everything had been sorted out while Siwoo was coming back after catching Jo Buk-cheon.
Siwoo checked the condition of the people.
What is this, Lee Min-jung?
As a gardener, you must have experienced this situation countless times.
There were a few minor scratches, but they didn’t seem to be a major problem.
And Kim Lee Jun….
“Are you okay?”
“Oh, yes. I am… .”
Kim Yi-jun nodded awkwardly.
It looked okay at first glance.
The severed left arm was also attached intact, as if it had regenerated.
Siwoo nodded once.
And then he calmly turned his gaze to check on Han Chae-rin.
‘…Are you okay?’
There was no injury.
It could be seen as the most intact of the three.
But the wounds weren’t just physical.
A gaze lowered slightly.
‘It must have been quite a shock.’
Han Chae-rin’s hands were shaking.
Murder.
Although they are said to be vicious criminals, they are still in human form.
Cutting monsters and cutting people.
It made a huge difference mentally.
Especially if it’s your first murder.
It was inevitable that I would suffer a great mental blow.
Han Chae-rin, who always looked blunt.
Han Chae-rin, who is called a genius of the century.
‘hmm….’
But she was still a young and delicate woman.
It’s just that it’s hidden by the background of SH Group and his genius talent.
Han Chae-rin was a slender woman who had not yet become an adult.
And Siwoo knew.
It may seem like a robot without any emotions, but that’s not actually the case.
‘I came to the housewarming party and thought, what is this?’
In fact, feeling sorry played the biggest part.
Siwoo coughed loudly and spoke to Han Chae-rin.
“Thank you, Chaerin.”
Then, Han Chae-rin lifted her head slightly.
The sight looked just like a deer looking up, so Siwoo had to hold back a laugh.
Siwoo approached Han Chae-rin.
And then he gently grabbed Han Chae-rin’s hand.
Holding hands.
I could feel Han Chae-rin’s small tremors with my fingertips.
“If it weren’t for Chae-rin, people would have been seriously hurt.”
Han Chae-rin didn’t say anything.
Close, pursed lips.
Han Chae-rin just looked at Si-woo without saying a word.
Siwoo looked into Han Chae-rin’s eyes.
Eyes without any emotion.
But those eyes were shaking, even if only slightly.
“If you can’t handle it now, it’s okay to turn back. Running away is also an option.”
It is a wonderful thing to fight and win anything.
But sometimes.
Sometimes not fighting hard is the path to victory.
One day, Confucius said:
[When we decide not to do something.]
[Remember that this is not a choice to give up or resign, but a choice to move on to another possibility.]
[The growth of a gentleman is not necessarily achieved by doing more.]
“So don’t try too hard to overcome it. Don’t let your emotions overwhelm you. Whatever it is. Chaerin is the most important.”
Han Chae-rin still didn’t say anything.
He just stared blankly at Siwoo.
But why is that?
I felt Han Chae-rin’s trembling hands calming down a little.
“…thank you.”
And then I heard Han Chae-rin’s voice.
A faint smile appeared on Han Chae-rin’s previously expressionless face.
In fact, it was just a very small subtlety that couldn’t be called a smile.
Siwoo smiled slightly.
Han Chae-rin is a strong woman.
It’s just that the fire of experience hasn’t burned yet.
If you don’t collapse and become frustrated when you face a wall like this now.
Han Chae-rin was a woman who would one day become a hunter who travels the world.
So until then.
Helping them grow up safely.
Isn’t that the role of a teacher?
Isn’t that why you’re getting paid 10 billion won every month?
Siwoo let go of Han Chae-rin’s hand that he was holding.
And then I turned my body and looked around.
“……”
“……”
We could see Lee Min-jung and Kim Yi-jun looking dumbfounded.
The two were looking at Siwoo with blank expressions.
To be exact, Siwoo and Han Chae-rin.
I was looking at them both alternately.
That appearance seemed to be saying, ‘Could it be the two of them…?’
Siwoo was about to say something for a moment.
“My sister. Our competition is too strong….”
Kim Yi-jun’s muttering could be heard.
Why is that?
It seemed like the misunderstandings regarding Han Chae-rin had only grown bigger.
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