Chapter 145 – Weakness of Mind and Body (1)
It’s a calm morning.
I ordered an iced americano as usual and was informed of the outcome of the last incident.
In the end, Kim Dae-son, the defendant in the PTSD Hunter murder case, was recognized for his willfulness and went through a second trial with the indictment changed.
The prosecution accepted the information I gave anonymously.
It was crucial that he had searched for the punishment of death by injury on a guild mate’s smartphone and had visited the site prior to committing the crime.
If it weren’t for Blanche, he would have been able to enjoy killing safely and without burden.
“I gave you this amount of data, but you won’t hit the milk house…”
“By the way, team leader. It’s getting colder. Is it iced Americano again?”
“Even if I freeze to death, I’ll go for iced americano.”
I can’t understand the thoughts of people who enjoy hot coffee.
Of course, I don’t know if I’m really free and just drink coffee…
Ice is the best to drink while working.
Rather than cooling down over time, the ice melts and becomes even more delicious.
However, as if I was the only one who thought so, Seo Ji-yu did not seem to agree.
Just as I was about to kick her downstairs.
One of the crew members who was holding onto the phone jumped up from his seat.
“Chief, it’s a Hunter murder case!”
“Go!”
If you want to be a little free, it’s an incident that explodes without fail.
Anyway, it’s murder again. Too much happens these days.
I immediately packed up my equipment and asked the officer in question.
Given that they are speaking so urgently, there is a high probability that the scene has not been completely suppressed yet.
“The victim? Are they civilians?”
“A report of an incident has been received at the Hunter Guild House! A passer-by citizen heard screams and noises and reported it…”
“It happened.”
If the hunters were killing each other, the damage wouldn’t be a joke.
We headed to the Burinake site.
Fortunately, the Guild House building had already dispatched the Association’s mobile team.
However, it seems that they have just arrived, and they do not understand the situation properly.
“Wait, if you go in…”
“It’s a special unit. Is it rushing yet?”
“It was the A-rank hunter who caused the incident. Until support arrives…”
“You’re here to apply.”
Alice, wearing a coat, took the lead with short ticks.
It felt a little uncomfortable because it seemed like she was using a guy much smaller than me as a shield, but the Association’s riot police followed her without hesitation.
Since my opponent is A rank, I have no pride or anything. He must live and see.
“Wow, wow. The blood goes all the way…”
“It’s no joke.”
“It’s the Association’s riot squad! Throw away your Hunter equipment and surrender!”
The space inside was literally bloody.
I can’t even bring Seo Ji-yu here later.
Just as I was thinking about that, Alice’s tiny body was thrown violently behind her.
Bang!
“It’s telekinesis!”
“Everyone deploy your defenses!”
What appeared at the top of the stairs was a hunter wearing a strange mask.
Blood all over her body her, as if she was the owner who caused this disaster.
Without hesitation, he unleashed an additional attack on us.
Parbat!
“Master, avoid!”
“Once you grow up, tell me!”
Tia, whom I really brought as a shield, was trembling with her noise.
Alice, who had bounced back, poured out a storm of blades.
It was obviously a fatal attack, but it ended to the extent that it was not too late to defend and fly away.
It was a very good response in my opinion.
However, the response rate on the other side is also formidable.
As if flying with telekinesis, he slashed and evaded Alice’s summoned objects to her.
It was a little too much for an A rank.
“That bastard isn’t at the level of A rank? Is he an outsider?”
“It doesn’t matter what it is. Block the retreat properly!”
The riot squad dispersed without hesitation at Alice’s instructions to her.
Alice then summoned more without hesitation.
When the murderer rabbit, his trademark his, swung a huge cleaver, the masked hunter was quickly put on the defensive.
Being indoors for no reason became a defeat.
Although he is strong for an A-rank, he is no match for Alice, who is at the top of the S-rank.
Besides, there are a lot of association riot squad members here.
Visor!
While the battle was getting fiercer.
I took care of Tia and turned the wedding ring half a turn.
Then Alice’s summons and telekinesis disappeared like snow.
“Now! Arrest!”
“Don’t move!”
A suspect who resists by wielding hunter equipment even though he is unable to use his abilities his.
The crew rushed in and suppressed him.
When Kim Jeong-tae’s thick fist struck him, the action stopped only then.
“Take off the mask. Who is that bastard?”
“Checking background… This guild member is correct. Active A-Rank Hunter Han Kang-Woon.”
“What? Then did you really murder the guild members?”
That would have made it less surprising to me to be an outsider.
The man whose mask was removed protested with a face that looked like he was about to cry.
“Now, wait! It’s not me.”
“Yes?”
“That mask… That Hunter’s gear did it!”
“What nonsense…”
“Arrest first! Hunter Han Kang-woon of the Gold Tree Guild. We arrest you as a murder suspect.”
It was only after wearing the green dust restraints that I finally felt relieved.
The suspect, meanwhile, continued to speak gibberish, saying that he hadn’t done it.
Alice, who had entrusted him to her riot police, shook her head in amazement as she shook herself off.
“Are you hurt anywhere?”
“I’m fine. Why is that kid doing that?”
“It seems like you’re trying to claim mental and physical weakness.”
“If it’s mentally and physically weak… It must have been a commutation factor, right?”
Yes.
Drinking alcohol and mental illness are representative elements of commutation.
Aside from the fact that people’s eyes on him aren’t very nice…
It’s not something that can be quickly abolished.
Under the criminal law, the necessity of commuting the sentence is clearly recognized.
“It’s not fair to be punished the same as a deliberate crime when you didn’t do it because you wanted to.”
I looked at the mask of the problem.
Certainly, it was a hunter’s equipment with very unpleasant magical powers.
Moreover, Blanche’s report also supported the suspect’s testimony.
[Master. The Golden Tree Guild received the Hunter equipment just a few hours ago. It remains on the record.]
“What? Where did you get it from?”
Pretending to be receiving a report from a team member, I asked Blanche.
[I am a hunter equipment maker officially registered with the association. I am working as a sole proprietor.]
“Call the studio address!”
Once the evidence is secured, leave the scene to the team members and move on.
Unfortunately, it seems that there are no other survivors inside the Guild House.
I sighed, saying that there was a troublesome incident while visiting the guy who delivered the evidence to the Golden Tree Guild.
If the suspect is indeed intoxicated by the mask, proving it will be a very troublesome task.
But right now, I have to worry about the producers.
I stopped near a factory in the suburbs.
“It’s small because it’s a private business.”
Private business. So-called freelancers.
If it’s enough to deliver to the Hunter Guild, it must be a fairly high level producer…
Seeing that I did not apply for a corporation, it seems that I am doing it as a half hobby.
Or he wanted to be a patriot who pays a lot of taxes.
“The scale of sales is considerable, so why is this? You’re not even a member of a guild, you’re quite an eccentric…”
“Shh. Listen to the suspect.”
“I’d never expect to hear from you in this kind of operation.”
But. Alice also has quite a lot of practical experience.
I calmed down the grumpy guy and quietly headed for the trunk.
A small drone was stored inside the trunk of the vehicle.
“Can I blow it up?”
“It’s no problem as long as you don’t get caught. It’s a suburb anyway.”
“Really crazy…”
Wow…
As the drone flew toward the warehouse-like factory, Blanche immediately started making a reconnaissance report.
[The windows are painted black. Sensing a significant magical response within…]
“Kreur…”
However, Kerr, who came along to the scene, suddenly cried low and scratched her floor like crazy.
Without hesitation, I took the guy and opened the distance.
“Why is he like this?”
“It’s explosives!”
“What?”
Kerr can do anything a normal dog can do.
Among them are things like explosive detection and drug detection.
I clicked my tongue inwardly, thinking that work had become too much of a hassle.
It was still broad daylight, so sneaking into the warehouse was difficult.
However, if we delay the time, there is a concern that the owner of the warehouse will receive news of the preceding incident.
Reporters must be working diligently on articles right now.
‘If he intentionally delivered defective hunter equipment, he is more likely to escape or commit additional crimes.’
It’s a quandary.
In the hunter industry, something like the mask we saw earlier is called ‘curse equipment’…
Usually, it is a case where problematic materials were used from the beginning and the result was strange.
It is an accident that rarely occurs in modern times when research on hunter loot has been sufficiently advanced.
So it’s highly probable that the creator intentionally caused the problem.
‘At first, I thought it was an excuse to aim for mental and physical weakness, but I was worried… I was blown away by the fact that explosives were even installed in the studio.’
Meanwhile, Blanche managed to look inside the factory.
[The explosive is believed to be part of a booby trap.]
“Booby traps? It’s a bloody thing. Is it a wire type?”
[That’s right. It is supposed to explode when you open the door.]
I had a booby trap last time, but…
It was for simple signal transmission.
It was a far cry from using such a large amount of explosives.
“I’m afraid he’s not a hunter equipment maker. He’s good at it. Does he have an owner?”
[Exploring… Oops, I see a body. I think he committed suicide.]
“What the hell is this? Calculate the estimated size of the explosion.”
Embarrassed, I decided to use a drone to try disarming the booby traps.
Alice looked like she already had a headache.
