## Chapter 46 – 046. Vampire Detective
“Aaaaaaaah!”
*Clang!*
A 15 million won orchid crashed to the floor.
Kim Chun-seok, having trampled the orchid with his shoe, didn’t stop, throwing nearby objects against the wall or smashing them onto the floor.
The TV shattered, and computer parts scattered. The items in the office were being destroyed one by one.
On one side of the office, Jang Tae-jeon, Kim Chun-seok’s aide, stood silently, watching the scene unfold.
Kim Chun-seok losing his temper and breaking things happened about four or five times a year. Nothing unusual. However, the items destroyed today were not the end of it. The damage amounted to over 200 million won.
‘For an old man who doesn’t even exercise, he sure is strong.’
Jang Tae-jeon thought this as he silently waited for his anger to subside.
About five minutes passed. Aside from the sofa, there wasn’t a single intact object left in the office. The desk and bookshelves were smashed by a golf club, and one leg of the table in front of the sofa was broken.
“…Aide Jang. That bastard who stole my money… Was it Jeokgwang? Where is that bastard now?”
“The police and the Black Cross Society are searching for him.”
“Searching? Damn it! I heard that this morning too! You incompetent bastards! Move the Baekjeon faction!”
The Baekjeon faction was a group of political thugs that Kim Chun-seok often used. He always used them when doing illegal work. But that was impossible now.
“More than half of the Baekjeon faction members died this morning. With Han Kang-jun also dead, it’s difficult to control the Baekjeon faction. On top of that, the police are watching them.”
Han Kang-jun. He was a Trueblood vampire who had a contract with Kim Chun-seok. He was assigned to guard the vault, but he was killed by Jeokgwang.
“Damn it! Ignore the police! You can take control yourself, since you’re the boss?!”
“That was years ago. Now, I’m just an aide to the assemblyman. You know that if I step in, things will only get more complicated.”
No matter how powerful Kim Chun-seok was, he couldn’t openly commit illegal acts while the police were watching.
“Aaaaaaaah!”
Kim Chun-seok let out a scream and kicked the table that had fallen in the corner.
*Vrrr.*
His smartphone vibrated. The aide took out his smartphone from his pocket. As he read the message, his expression hardened and turned pale.
“A-Assemblyman! We have to run! Now!”
“What? What are you talking about all of a sudden?!”
“Your sex tape is being broadcast in Gwanghwamun right now!”
“Aide Jang, are you joking with me….”
“See for yourself!”
Jang Tae-jeon showed him his smartphone. A live broadcast was being streamed from Gwanghwamun on a popular video site.
It was Saturday evening. A rally was being held in Gwanghwamun for the resignation of National Assemblyman Kim Pil-jung. There were over 30,000 people. It was a time of great backlash against Japan, which was why so many people had gathered.
And in the center of the rally, a large screen was installed. From that screen, which was set up for the protest, a video of Kim Chun-seok receiving sexual favors from a girl group idol was being played. There was no mosaic at all. Kim Chun-seok’s face and the girl idol’s face were perfectly visible.
“Th-this is….”
-That’s enough. All of you, lie down on the bed. It’s only once. Everyone has to have a taste.
-…….
-I’ve been under a lot of stress lately, but I feel energized by your bodies.
Kim Chun-seok’s voice echoed loudly in Gwanghwamun.
Kim Chun-seok felt dizzy from the unbelievable reality and slumped onto the sofa.
“…Tae-jeon. Is this a dream?”
Kim Chun-seok’s political career was over. The immense power he had was gone.
“It’s real, Assemblyman. We have to run.”
“Y-yes! We have to run quickly!”
Just as Kim Chun-seok was getting up, the door was broken down and armed police officers rushed in.
The police quickly grabbed them and handcuffed them.
“You crazy bastards! Do you know who I am?! I’m Kim Chun-seok! Let me go! Do you all want to die?! Where are you from?!”
Kim Chun-seok yelled at the top of his lungs, but the police silently did what they had to do.
*Tap tap.*
Someone slowly walked in.
“It’s been a while. It’s a shame to see you again like this. Assemblyman Kim Chun-seok… no, Kim Chun-seok.”
Jang Tae-jeon sighed when he saw him. He was an NIS agent who had a bad history with Kim Chun-seok.
“Y-you little punk! Do you know who I am?!”
“Who else? A heinous criminal. Do you still think you’re powerful?”
He chuckled and walked up to Kim Chun-seok, making eye contact.
“Listen, Mr. Kim Chun-seok. A red clown just turned the Republic of Korea upside down. Not even the president can stop this. No, the president is also in danger. If the president wants to survive, he has to kill everyone related to you. You’re going to rot in prison for the rest of your life.”
“Y-you, you…! Tae-jeon! What are you doing! Kill these bastards!”
Kim Chun-seok shouted with a flushed face. But Jang Tae-jeon closed his eyes.
“…Chun-seok. It’s already over.”
Over 30,000 people in Gwanghwamun had already seen the sex tape. There was no way to cover it up.
•••
“Haa….”
Moon Ji-hyuk sighed.
The Jeokgwang Task Force.
A department where experts gathered to catch Jeokgwang. But in reality, a proper investigation was not being conducted.
There was an invisible wall between the detectives and the people dispatched from the Black Cross Society. To be precise, the Black Cross Society was distancing themselves from them. They had no intention of working together in the first place.
‘I thought I could catch Jeokgwang if I joined the task force….’
It was worse than when he was in the detective division. Even when he tried to get along with the other detectives, they didn’t seem to have any intention of catching Jeokgwang. Rather, they were working leisurely, as if they were enjoying a vacation.
‘……It’s like Jeokgwang is a criminal from a different world.’
There was a huge uproar recently.
A video of National Assemblyman Kim Chun-seok’s sexual favors with celebrities was released. The original video was openly circulating on overseas sites, and the public’s anger exploded. On Sunday, hundreds of thousands of people gathered in front of Gwanghwamun to protest.
The government, the police, and the public were all focused on Kim Chun-seok. Jeokgwang had been pushed to the back.
‘But people are never stupid.’
People were already deducing that Jeokgwang was the culprit behind the Gwanghwamun screen hacking incident. There were posts speculating that one of his colleagues was a skilled hacker, not Jeokgwang himself.
The basis for this was the traffic light hacking. As Jeokgwang was escaping, the traffic lights went haywire, making it impossible for the police to track him. It was unlikely that multiple traffic lights would break down by chance, so it was strange not to suspect hacking.
‘Jeokgwang stole Kim Chun-seok’s slush fund, right? Jeokgwang is still active. The Noeul Fitness Club was targeting vampire hunters, and this time, Kim Chun-seok was targeted for his slush fund.’
Fortunately, the Black Cross Society shared information related to Jeokgwang. They were cooperating, at least formally.
‘Is he targeting money to use as military funds? No, was it really necessary to steal Jang Sung-min’s cash or Kim Chun-seok’s slush fund?’
With Jeokgwang’s abilities, he could have committed robbery. But Jeokgwang went out of his way to take dirty money.
‘……Does he have a sense of justice?’
For now, that was the only way to think about it.
And in fact, there were people on the internet who treated Jeokgwang as a dark hero and praised him.
‘Jeokgwang will continue to be active. His activities might not be in Seoul, but in the provinces. I have to predict what kind of incident he’ll cause.’
If he had a sense of justice, criminal organizations were likely to be Jeokgwang’s targets.
‘And Jeokgwang is hostile to vampire hunters.’
The Black Cross Society and criminal organizations.
Moon Ji-hyuk couldn’t do anything about the Black Cross Society. If he tried to do something to the Black Cross Society, he might get exposed as a vampire.
‘Criminal organizations…. Was the Tuseong faction the most powerful organization in Seoul right now?’
Moon Ji-hyuk got up from his seat. In his opinion, the most likely targets for Jeokgwang were vampire hunters and the Tuseong faction.
‘I have a hunch about the Tuseong faction. Team Leader Oh Jung-jin told me not to act on hunches, but… in this situation, there’s no other answer than a hunch.’
He planned to investigate the Tuseong faction and gather information.
•••
-The enraged Republic of Korea! Citizens gather in Gwanghwamun!
-Is the celebrity who gave sexual favors to Kim Chun-seok not just a girl idol? The agency CEO remains silent!
-Kim Chun-seok’s son gets beaten up by a college student as he gets out of his car.
-Kim Chun-seok sent to the prosecution! Still exercising his right to remain silent!
-Kim Chun-seok’s aide, Jang Tae-jeon, says, “Many people are involved.”
-The Sky Party loses public support. Will it collapse like this?
-Was the red clown the one who hacked the Gwanghwamun screen and released the video?
-A large corporation chairman flees in the night and gets caught by the police.
-Summonses from the prosecution are being sent to members of the National Assembly. The prosecution will investigate this matter thoroughly and root out corruption.
-Evidence found that Kim Chun-seok pressured the media in the past…….
I chuckled as I skimmed through the articles that were popping up like mushrooms after the rain.
“Wow. They’re angry. They’re really angry.”
Looking at the comments on the articles, there were only comments cursing Kim Chun-seok. Since the evidence was clear, there were endless, unfiltered insults.
“The netizens are finding the female celebrities who gave sexual favors to Kim Chun-seok on their own…. The prosecution has also drawn their swords this time.”
The Republic of Korea would probably be noisy until Kim Chun-seok’s trial was over.
“Hehe. Shall I go to Yeonghyejeong then?”
30 billion won in cash.
It was the cash that was in Kim Chun-seok’s vault. I asked Kang Wook-sung to handle the art pieces that were in the vault. I was charged a 40% commission, but I understood. I knew that disposing of art pieces, especially stolen ones, was no easy task.
“Still, it’s 120 billion won. Hehehe.”
Including the cash, it was a total of 150 billion won. I had become rich.
“If I spend about 10 billion won in Yeonghyejeong…. What can I do? I can’t think of anything new.”
•••
“Let’s deal with the gold bars first.”
Back in reality, I muttered as I looked at the pile of gold bars in front of me.
There were letters engraved on the front of the gold bars, and the purity was 999.9%, with English letters. From what I could tell, they seemed to be gold bars issued by an American bank. When I checked online, it was an American bank that actually existed.
“Can I just go to a gold exchange and sell them? Let’s see… 65 million won? The price of gold has gone up again.”
I had 214 gold bars. I planned to sell 14 of them, move, get a driver’s license, and buy a car.
‘It would be convenient to have a car.’
Even if I sold a large quantity of gold bars, the gold exchange wouldn’t suspect me.
I was a hunter.
I could get away with most things by showing my hunter’s license.
“Oh. This is nice? …Huh? This officetel is definitely….”
While looking for a decent officetel online, I found a luxury officetel near Gukcheon University.
What surprised me was that Han Ha-rin, who could be called my first love, lived in this officetel.
Of course, I found out that information by chance. I happened to overhear her talking to a friend in the department and found out that she lived in this officetel.
I didn’t know the exact address. I only knew that she lived in this building.
‘It’s good that it’s close to the university. The price is 800 million won for a lease? …Hmm. I’ll have to sell 20 gold bars.’
It had a private parking lot, and the transportation was convenient. There were also many restaurants nearby.
It was definitely not because of Han Ha-rin that I was trying to move here.
‘But I wonder what floor she’s on? It would be nice if she was my neighbor.’
