Chapter 59 – Interlude (2)
“Isn’t that a little bit wrong with my calculations?”
Unable to accept the disastrous results of the test, the president has already entered the stage of denying reality.
He chose his words carefully, glancing at Yeriel and me.
“Well, if Mr. Yeriel had decided to kill me, he would have already died a thousand times more… “
“Oh, that’s a no-count, of course. Because Yeriel is foul.”
It was a reaction that I roughly expected, so I presented the data I had prepared in advance.
I slowly recited the contents while the surprised bodyguards opened their ax eyes.
“I had at least five sniping opportunities when I attended the event yesterday morning. The bodyguards didn’t carry bulletproof shields and didn’t check the sniping points. This is the first.”
“No. How did you shoot in Korea…”
“These days, hunting equipment has been released so much that it’s not even a story from a completely different country. It’s easier if you use the hunter’s ability.”
Without hesitation, I moved on to the next turn.
Unfortunately, there is still a long way to go.
“There were of course sniper opportunities at dinner, and three poisoning opportunities. I didn’t even look at the back door and the dining room.”
“Three, my God…”
There were a lot of pictures in the materials that Kim Jeong-tae brought.
While they were filming all of these, the bodyguards didn’t notice the slightest sense of incongruity.
They were even caught eating happily at other seats.
Only then did the president admit that it was not forced, and when the face of the president cooled down, the bodyguards became restless.
I moved on to the next level before they intervened.
“The worst thing is the security system at the presidential residence. Why on earth are there blind spots in surveillance cameras?”
“That, that’s…”
“There is no body check when a vehicle comes in, night patrol is not running properly, and security devices are broken.”
It was natural that Kim Jeong-tae was frightened.
These guys were at a level where I wasn’t sure if they would be able to stop even if ordinary people, not hunters, came in with kitchen knives.
Although they were selected based on Hunter abilities, the basic attitude itself was rotten.
Of course, they weren’t without excuses either.
“If you have something to say, say it.”
“That, just a moment ago, I was really embarrassed, sir. It’s normal to shout out your name during an assassination…”
First of all, he was the head of the security team trying to explain what the president had witnessed, but that can’t be the case.
Tia showed a very puzzled expression when she heard his absurd excuse.
“Master, what is he talking about? He must have a bad head.”
“Hey.”
To be honest, it’s really serious to hear something like this from Tia.
The guy clapped his hands in no time! He said, reloading the toy gun.
“Ah, I see. Is it because I didn’t say the lines? I’ll try again.”
“No, it’s not like that…”
“Your Excellency, do politics in a grand way! No. Not this… ‘Hey, die too!’ Is this right?”
“Where did you learn such strange things?”
As I closed my eyes, another lame excuse followed.
“Since we use our hunter abilities to protect us, we can block them enough in case of emergency. It’s ridiculous to try sniping in front of us.”
“I couldn’t even stop the nerf gun a while ago.”
“You keep quiet.”
When I silenced Tia, who was flirting with excitement, the security team leader became angry.
His head heated up and he spat out words he shouldn’t have said.
“In the first place, there’s Yeriel Frost, and no matter what we do…”
“What?”
As Yeriel’s eyebrows slightly trembled in displeasure, the temperature in the room dropped rapidly.
It’s not that I’m angry because I’m using myself as an excuse.
However, they gave up before they even started.
While the president trembles.
Unknowingly, a deep sigh leaked out.
In fact, I used to have similar thoughts every morning.
Hunter’s crime is so limitless in its means that I feel despair every time I deal with it.
Although our special unit is running hard, in most cases it is not to prevent crime, but to catch the criminal after death.
This is even given the Oracle’s transcendent ability and the legal authority equivalent to the declaration of martial law!
As a rule of thumb, it is much easier to destroy a Tower than to build one.
It is not understandable that the bodyguards who are supposed to prevent the assassination get scared and eventually give up.
The current serious situation must have been completed because they had already let go of hope in their hearts.
Still.
What on earth can I do if I give up early like that?
In particular, pros who take money should never say that.
“… Get out.”
The president, who was silent for a long time, eventually kicked out all the bodyguards.
As if Alice couldn’t understand, she opened her mouth for the first time here.
“What the hell are those guys? Did they catch any of the hunters and let them sit down?”
“No. Even if you look at it like that, most of them are from the security department.”
“Well, then why…”
“But those noblemen’s seniors weren’t like that.”
The people who kicked out Kim Jeong-tae and took over the presidential security team were the cases Alice mentioned.
Since those seniors occupied the top positions, it became a custom for those who came in later to take care of things roughly.
I expressed my sincerity a little while holding back a laugh.
“Actually, it might be a fight you can’t win from the start. It might be rather stupid to hang on seriously.”
Still, someone should try.
And we are a team that does what we have to do.
The president, who sighed as well as I did, muttered softly.
“How the hell am I supposed to do this…”
“You’ll just have to do a fresh water change. These days, even private security companies are hiring hunters.”
“I see… Dealing with the Hunters was like this.”
He even smiled a little, shook my hand and said half-jokingly, half-seriously.
“Shall we raise the special forces budget…?”
“It’s not necessary. Just cooperate smoothly.”
We left the Blue House and went straight back to the office.
Even after hearing the results, Kim Jung-tae smiled sadly, but did not show any reaction.
I took him aside and talked to him quietly.
“How is it, are you feeling better?”
“The top security system in our country is such a mess, but to be honest, it’s not something I like.”
“Isn’t that your old job?”
“It doesn’t mean much anyway. The country has shrunk a lot because of the gate, but there are still more than 100 presidents.”
Kim Jeong-tae, who had been talking with a smile, slightly turned his head as if he was embarrassed.
“Now I serve only one person in the whole world.”
“There are three Oracle Masters?”
“There is only one special investigator.”
Kim Jeong-tae slightly lowered his head as if he was ashamed after he said it himself.
I went back to the office feeling grateful.
At my seat, a hunter pet from a monster was giving a lecture to a half-blond Korean.
“So, Kim Jae-gyu shot the then president with a pistol…”
“Tia, stop! Political issues are prohibited in our office! Alice, why did you sit down after receiving a lecture on Korean history from him?”
“It’s pretty interesting to hear…”
“Study that much.”
Feeling a strong headache, I ordered to leave work quickly.
Quickly reunited at her house, Yeriel was a little more affable than usual.
While receiving healing in my favorite position, I suddenly burst into laughter.
“Why are you like this today?”
“No, it’s just… I thought Seo Bang-nim was good at working in the Special Forces. Are you still paying attention to daytime work?”
“Honestly, I can’t help but care.”
After thinking about it, I brought up a question I remembered asking the last time.
It was a problem that I couldn’t understand no matter how I thought about it.
“Are you really okay with a guy like me?”
“Why do you say that again? Just looking at the day’s work, it’s clear at a glance, right?”
“What do you mean it’s clear?”
“A man who gives up before he even tries, and a man who silently does what he has to do.”
“It’s embarrassing to hear that.”
Did everyone decide to disgrace me today?
As I buried her face a little deeper, Yeriel laughed from above.
“Still, I want you to stop thinking that compliments are a luxury.”
“… Praise is a luxury.”
“Why is that again?”
“I have Green Dust and I have the authority to operate the Oracle. There are many subordinates who would really die if told to die. The situation is very different from other people.”
For the first time in a long time, I vomited my true feelings.
“If the guys from before had had something like this, they might have done a great job as security guards.”
“There are people who commit crimes by using their superior abilities. Like the Black Lotus.”
Anyway, it’s all right for Yeriel to save her husband’s life.
She can’t remember how she lived without her.
Thanks to my devoted wife’s amicable cooperation, I went to work early in the morning looking forward to the weekend.
I was wondering why today was going to end smoothly, but not long after lunch, an unlucky fortune appeared.
Lee Seo-woo, who was answering the phone call from the office, approached me with a very absurd expression.
“Chief, a request for assistance from the police just came in…”
“What? Where did the murder happen?”
Sometimes we cooperate with the police, but in most cases the police don’t even call us.
Usually, it is handled in a way that just conveys the case related to Hunter.
Lee Seo-woo shook his head vigorously at my words.
“That’s not it. I’m having a festival at a university in downtown Seoul, and the organizers reported Hunter students as assault…”
“Festival? Oh my God.”
I was horrified by the fact that it was a university festival rather than the event itself.
Is it already that time?
“Then, shall I go with Seo Woo?”
“Master, I want to go too!”
Tia jumps up from her seat after hearing the sound of a festival.
Alice and Seo Ji-yu also gradually narrowed the distance.
“I’m not going out to play. You guys buy something there and take a picture. The news comes out right away.”
It’s a college festival in the first place, so I don’t know if there’s anything to buy.
Even though I thought so, I couldn’t bear to shake them off.
Eventually, we headed to the site in a noisy atmosphere.
