Chapter 109 – Terrorism (1)
Early moning.
I visited the association’s president’s office with Yeriel after a long time.
Before the informal cabinet meeting begins. The president of the association asked me quietly.
“Well, did Tiamat’s green hair really go missing?”
“That’s right. At least it’s not in Japan, so don’t worry.”
“Keuheum. Then what?”
I feel a little sorry for him as an informant, but…
There is no right to blame me at the point where they outsourced me because they lacked the ability to carry out a secret operation in the first place.
Conversely, I gnawed at the president of the association.
“I handed over the green dust, but let’s build more prisons quickly. Does it make sense that we can’t catch criminals because there’s no room in the prison?”
“It’s only for hunters anyway, but one prison is enough… Do you know how hard it was to build one? I’ll increase the capacity through expansion work, so I’ll put up with it.”
“Oh, I guess I’ll start soon.”
We immediately started a video conference led by Yeriel.
In the current Republic of Korea, dungeons occur every day, and hunters are operated assuming that monsters occasionally invade.
It’s not just Korea.
Right now, the whole world has entered a kind of emergency wartime system.
But that will be over in the next 6 months or so.
The emergency display system is literally for emergencies.
Normally, it is not a system for running a country in the long run.
In fact, now there is a ridiculous skit about not being able to catch criminals because there are not enough prisons.
‘In fact, there are some because the hunter-only prison is a bit more advanced.’
Originally, prisons were designed to accommodate at least 2,000 people, or at least hundreds of people.
However, hunter-only prisons are basically one-person rooms, equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, and due to the lack of correctional staff, the capacity is about 100 people.
It was only because of this that he had endured until now.
Yeriel coordinated these big and small issues very skillfully and gave instructions to each department unilaterally.
Occasionally, when they were hesitant due to various interests, I encouraged them by shaking my fist or gently touching my dagger.
Those who were under pressure from both the dark side and the bright side at the same time showed a spirit of cooperation on a different level.
As we prepared for the cataclysm, we were able to finish the video conference long after lunch.
While I was eating a boxed lunch in the president’s office, I laughed when I saw foreign materials.
“Everyone is already in a frenzy. Didn’t Japan invite a guy like me for nothing?”
“It hasn’t even started yet… It’s shockingly unprepared.”
“Right now, we’re still not quite ready.”
The Age of the Great Hunter was undoubtedly a golden age.
Although the survival of mankind was threatened, new energies and laws were discovered like mushrooms after rain, and many useful technologies were created based on them.
In addition, mankind has firmly maintained its position at the top of the Earth’s ecosystem.
But good times can’t last forever.
Now comes the time to wake up from your sweet dreams.
Returning to the office after the meeting, I faced a hit in the morning.
Today was the day of the investigation of the suspect, so everyone was awake…
The man called into the office was yelling loudly.
“No, tell me what I did wrong! What do these people look at…”
“Jeong-tae, it seems impossible to investigate this person right away, so put him in the restraining room.”
“Yes.”
The suspect hardened his complexion when I let go of discipline and threats.
The other guests calmed down a lot when they saw him being led away.
“Everyone start working. Mr. Ji-U steals all the information about the nobleman from earlier and brings it to you.”
“Yes, chief.”
When I saw what the heck he had committed such a great sin that he was so confident…
He was the one who was sent to the first charge of hunter pet abuse.
So, that guy came all the way here by beating other people’s Hunter Pets.
Even the main culprit in the last hunter pet murder was not charged with hunter pet abuse.
“What’s with all these guys?”
“In fact, among active hunters, there are many people who are vehemently opposed to hunter pets.”
When Alice said, avoiding my eyes, Tia and Kerr trembled from behind.
I found out his hidden crime his and sent him into the interrogation room around evening.
The suspect, who had been locked up for more than 6 hours, became much calmer than before.
“Why did you hit and kill a Hunter pet that was standing still?”
“Stay still! He cried over me! So he felt threatened and had to…”
“How long did you say your pet Shuron was a threat?”
I was so full of energy that I burst into laughter without even realizing it.
The hunter pet he assaulted and killed was none other than Shuron…
It is the safest hunter pet in the world, which is currently being raised at the Hunter Pet Cafe.
I added quickly, not wanting to hear more of his bullshit.
“There is a search history about Hunterpet abuse and Shuron’s danger two days ago. It’s not a mistake, but a well-planned crime, right?”
“No, what kind of monster can I look for something like that rather than something grandiose like that?”
“We can do it. Oh, and there are also charges of tax evasion and possession of illegal weapons, so call a lawyer right away.”
“Ugh…”
He seems to have thought he hadn’t noticed this far, but…
The joke that everything comes out when you investigate is actually not a joke.
It’s because the criminals we’ve been involved with so far are overly competent, usually they come out for real.
In the end, he decided to call the national line and finished his interrogation.
Because he had so little, he now has nothing to lose and nothing to sympathize with.
He was just venting his anger toward the easy-going Hunter Pet at the end of his life.
“Sometimes I want to be like a fake Green Dust.”
“Um, boss. Will you be okay for a while?”
Seo Ji-yu, who was returning to the office with me, asked quietly.
“What’s up?”
“That thing I told you about last time… I was wondering if you’re okay.”
“Oh, going out? It’s not possible. Shall we find a good restaurant?”
“That’s fine. I’ve already found it…”
Beep beep, beep beep!
Seo Ji-yu’s smartphone her vomits her tears before she can finish her words.
I hurriedly got into the elevator and went into my private office.
“Oh, tell me.”
[Master. This is a top priority report.]
“First priority?”
If it is a top priority report, it means that it is one of several major issues that I have designated in advance.
Company-related work or a serious felony, etc.
I expected the former, but unfortunately this time it was the latter.
[Searches for terrorism-related information outside Seoul increased by about 1800%. Immediately after, a rally in which the word terrorism was used more than 48 times was detected.]
“Te, terrorism…”
Seo Ji-yu, who is devastated but hurriedly shuts her mouth.
Of course, this side gave the order to investigate normally.
“Are you sure the Hunter is involved?”
[The place where the rally was held was a Hunter-related company. It was a company that suffered great damage from the Golden Shield Guild’s illegal short selling incident in the past.]
“What?”
If it’s an illegal short sale of Golden Shield…
This is the case when an active hunter tried to set fire to a chemical plant after setting up a short sale at the guild level.
At the time, the culprit and the guild’s executives were all arrested, but it was impossible to compensate for the damage that had already occurred.
This is certainly a resentment worthy of committing terrorism.
I decided to investigate the story right away because it was hard to just pass by.
“Draw out all the list of participants in the rally. Have you secured the transcript?”
[Currently correcting, but the sound quality is not very good. I can only hear a few words that I shouted out loud from time to time.]
“Okay. Everyone pay attention. All-stop the ongoing case and start the investigation right now. It’s a terrorist case!”
I left the room and immediately gave instructions to my teammates.
Seo Ji-yu insisted on seizure and search, but I decided to go out cautiously.
“If it’s a terrorist incident, wouldn’t it be better to attack it right now?”
“It’s not like that. Even if it’s terrorism, there’s a lot of variety. There’s no guarantee that the guys on the scene right now are all.”
In the worst case scenario, they could arrange a bioterrorism or something, and commit it as soon as we enter the search and seizure.
Of course, the hurdles are so high that no one can commit that kind of terrorism, but…
Of course, the place where the terrorist rally was held was a hunter-related company.
If they put their mind to it, they can manufacture as many weapons as they like.
“First, thoroughly investigate.”
Fortunately, Seoul is one of the most prepared cities for terrorism in the world.
Is terrorism a thing?
When monsters jump out of the dungeon, that is terrorism.
Humanity has prepared for it countless times over the past 20 years.
“If you’re going to work in Seoul, it won’t be possible with a normal plan. A large-scale movement of goods or troops is essential. Since you’ve already started monitoring, it can’t be obvious. So you don’t have to worry right now.”
“That’s right.”
“Then, Jiyu-san, get ready to go.”
“Eh…”
Seo Ji-yu looked back at me with a betrayed face and gnashed his teeth.
Alice lightly patted her on the back.
