Chapter 366 – The Bondage of Karma (8)
An office in Jung-gu leased in Shin Jun-seong’s name.
As usual, the hacker who was there tapping on the computer was arrested without even being able to resist the sudden attack of association hunters.
The expression on the face of the guy I met in the interrogation room in the basement of the association was truly spectacular.
“This time I thought it would take a long time and I wasn’t even prepared, but damn it.”
An attitude as if he knew this would happen someday.
When I checked his identity using his name, Jeon Hyun-soo, I found that he already had two criminal records.
It looks like he continued to engage in the same activities even after he finished his prison term, saying he couldn’t give up his habits.
“I told you that it would be best not to do this operation, but you didn’t listen and ended up falling behind, ugh.”
“…”
You can tell just by looking at it.
Shin Jun-sung and Jeon Hyun-soo are only connected by money.
Even so, the person who gave him money died and he behaved like that, he must have had a very rough life.
“Shin Jun-seong told me to find you before he died.”
“And… , This bastard even sold me? “I didn’t see it that way, but it was a complete asshole!”
“… “They say you have information gathered by Shin Jun-seong.”
“If you’re talking about that USB, I keep it…”
A guy who quietly narrows his eyes and grins.
“I will hand you over obediently, so please reduce the sentence, right?”
His crime is serious.
Not only did he arbitrarily access the information of the association, which is a state agency, but he is also subject to aggravated punishment due to his criminal history.
Of course, the former intentionally created a gap in the firewall to encourage the guy to steal information.
I gladly accepted his trade offer.
“As long as you hand it over obediently.”
It was obvious that these guys had their periods even without looking at them.
So, I had already finished talking with the association before entering the interrogation room.
If he complies obediently, he will work hard to get his sentence reduced to some extent.
“Okay, okay. Is it because you are young? “You have a very open mind compared to the old guys I saw before.”
The guy who got what he wanted grins and praises me.
What a compliment to a criminal.
I don’t feel very good.
“The USB is in the safe at my house. The password is 892892.”
“… Oh yeah.”
Look at the password.
Ugh, that pervert guy.
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892892.
Enter the password to open the safe door.
All that was inside was a few bundles of 50,000 won and a USB.
I guess I set aside money as an emergency fund so that I can use it at any time…
“Hmm.”
I hold the black USB in my hand and think for a moment.
Only I can see the contents of the USB.
The same goes for associations that should not be looked at.
To solve this ridiculous premise, they came up with something quite big.
Participating in and providing assistance in an operation organized by the association, at any time, just once.
Some might say it’s not a big deal, but it’s really big.
The important thing is that any moment is always once.
If they suddenly say, ‘We’re going to conquer an S-class dungeon, so you come and help!’, They mean you have to be taken away without a word.
“Of course I wouldn’t go that far.”
In any case, I am a promising candidate who will take responsibility for the future of Korea.
I wouldn’t do something crazy like push something that is a national treasure into a limb where death is certain.
… Maybe.
After retrieving the USB from the safe, I immediately return home and sit in front of the computer.
“It feels like it’s been a long time since I sat down.”
That’s actually true.
At best, I rarely sit down except when searching for something on the Internet.
Push the USB into the empty port on the front of the main body.
Tiring!
A window appears with a connecting sound.
When I go into the folder labeled ‘Toki’, what I see are several document files.
Open the first document among them and check its contents.
“The brother-in-law’s hot hands trample the sister-in-law… , My sister-in-law is now my woman, her brother-in-law cannot do this. Because it’s not too late now… , No, it’s late… , I can no longer live without my sister-in-law…”
What is this?
It’s not information, but it’s a rumor.
“… “There may be information hidden here.”
In preparation for a possible situation, I carefully read a story whose title I did not know.
“There is none.”
By the time I realized that there was no information hidden in the dirty tale, a day had already passed.
I was angry.
“You’re handing me such a lame story as information… !”
Who is it?
What kind of damn person gave me dirty talk instead of information?
Should we follow in the footsteps of Shin Jun-seong, who has already died, and go to hell?
Or is it just a matter of stabbing the sly hacker in the back?
The answer is fixed.
“Hey, you bastard!”
I started off by harassing the hackers who were still in this world.
“The USB is full of pornographic stories. Did you hope to get a reduced sentence by overlooking this? Huh?”
“Kek, kehek…” , That’s all I got… !”
The voice of the man who cried out that it was unfair was filled with sincerity.
Then, there are two possibilities worth considering.
Shin Jun-seong Did that scoundrel throw big taffy at me right before he died?
“If not… “They say that dirty talk is just a disguise.”
The dirty talk inside is just a camouflage, and the real thing may be hiding there.
The way to check that is simple.
“Check it.”
Just put the laptop and USB he was using on the interrogation room table and give him an order.
The guy who was moving his finger with a grumpy expression pointed at the screen.
“Some files were hidden. “I’ve solved it now.”
“You should have released that thing a long time ago, kid.”
If that were the case, I wouldn’t have stayed up all night talking dirty.
Then he looks up at me with cold eyes and scolds me.
“Brother, you’re not good at computers, are you?”
“…”
“No, I didn’t use any special technology, I just changed some files to hidden, but it’s a bit… “Are you like a young old man?”
Me, young Con… Big?
“Cancel your sentence reduction.”
“No.”
“Anyway, cancel.”
What a shameful guy.
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After returning home, I plug in the USB again and check the newly revealed files.
[The ultimate goal of the 504 ‘those with qualifications’ is to reach the seven deadly sins.]
[If you accumulate more than a certain amount of karma, you can choose one of the Seven Deadly Sins and use their power.]
[By eliminating competitors, you can absorb some of their power.]
[Persons removed: No. 491 (Pride), No. 502 (Jealousy)]
“You’ve already eliminated two people.”
No. 491, No. 502.
The priests chosen by pride and jealousy lost their lives to Shin Jun-seong.
You must have acquired this information in the process.
This is the information I learned up to this point… , Let’s read a little more first.
[(Additional) It appears that the final goal of the 504 people is not just the Seven Deadly Sins.]
“What does this mean?”
The final goal is not just the Seven Deadly Sins.
So does that mean there is another way?
“Surely… “I think that’s a possibility.”
For a moment, I had that thought too.
The starting point is two beads hanging from a bracelet.
If only the Seven Deadly Sins were the final goal, they would simply have to accumulate bad karma, so why did they also make beads to accumulate good karma?
Simply to weed out good humans?
There is some ambiguity in that statement.
Aren’t the 504 people who received the ‘Quality Possessor’ trait already recognized as having the talent to reach the Seven Deadly Sins?
The most valid reason for being filled with good karma beads is…
“There must be another way.”
Isn’t there another path that opens when you accumulate a lot of good karma instead of bad karma?
And whoever reaches that path will definitely become my enemy.
Those who reach the root of sin and those who reject it.
Anyone can see that we are far from being friends.
“But in the end, it’s just speculation.”
Me too, Shin Jun-seong too.
I can only guess that there is such a way, but I haven’t found any solid evidence.
In reality, there may be no other way.
“Let’s just skip this for now…”
Turn the page to the next.
Then a rather interesting title came to mind.
[List of the Seven Deadly Sins or groups presumed to be related to them]
Who exactly is it?
I scroll down lightly, curious.
The first thing that comes to mind is.
[Organization Name: Red Pill]
[Boss: Unknown]
[A group expanding its scope of activity based in China.]
[As the name suggests, a drug smuggling organization that sells drugs in the form of red pills.]
[A person who abuses the drug for a long time becomes filled with anger and murderous intent and turns into a red-eyed murderer.]
[A few months ago, it was brought into Korea, but was arrested by Kim Do-jin and distribution was discontinued.]
[Estimated to have been chosen by Ira among the seven deadly sins.]
“What.”
Were the guys who sold the red pill that Kim Jeong-hoon took one of the Seven Deadly Sins?
“… “It doesn’t make any sense, does it?”
The red energy that was parasitic on the guy’s magical power.
Considering that the guy was encroaching on it and gradually showing a strong murderous intent, it seems quite possible.
“It’s the Red Pill…”
These people are confirmed enemies.
Because the vaccine that Joohee Han and I created prevented their drug spread from the front.
Maybe just hearing my name will start a fight and try to kill me.
“And then… ?”
[Organization name: Gwangmyeonggyo (光名敎)]
[Boss: Brain Washer]
[A pseudo-religion that kidnaps hunters or awakened people and makes them teachers through brainwashing.]
[Radical terrorist.]
[There is a theory that the boss, Brain Washer, is the owner of the power of sloth.]
[This is not accurate information, so more information needs to be collected.]
“Her… “They were also among the Seven Deadly Sins?”
I remember these guys as having been active for quite some time.
What if the power of the villain ‘Brain Washer’ is the power of sloth, one of the seven deadly sins?
“… “When did you get the trait?”
I knew from a long time that they weren’t ordinary guys, but I didn’t know they were one of the seven deadly sins.
If, as written here, he is one of the 504 people granted the power of sloth.
“Maybe he’s an apostle.”
Brain Washer.
This guy might be an apostle of sloth.
That’s because his abilities are dangerous and insidious.
Also… Considering the tendency to put others first and take a step back through brainwashing, it seems to fit the image of a sloth quite well.
“Anyway, it’s clear that he’s someone worth paying attention to.”
Whether it is the power of sloth or not.
His risk level does not change.
He is also one of the most vicious criminals that Korea has ever produced.
I turn the pages, engraving his name in my mind once again.
Candidates for the Seven Deadly Sins are pouring in.
Among them, there are 504 people who have been given the power of the Seven Deadly Sins, and those who are presumed to be helping them are also listed.
“It’s more than I thought.”
My name was also included in the list.
However, the information was not perfect.
When I see that they assume that I, an apostle of gluttony, am arrogant or lustful.
What… However, looking at my usual behavior, it is not impossible for people to misunderstand me in that way.
“I gathered the information pretty well.”
I now know why he laughed so mockingly at me.
With this much information, I must have been completely blindsided.
I feel even a little gratitude towards Shin Jun-seong, who left for the underworld.
I can’t believe you’re giving me all this information.
He might be a better guy than I thought.
“Let’s see… , Is this the last page?”
I open the long-awaited final page.
[Organization Name: Hexagram]
[Boss: Unknown]
[Member: Unknown]
[An unidentified group whose name we barely found out.]
[The main stage is the whole world.]
[He does not act conspicuously, but is presumed to be active behind the scenes.]
[He seems to be holding key figures from each country in his hands.]
“Hmm… ?”
What.
The name and the content that gives off the feel of the final boss are full of assumptions.
I read the remaining content with a frown.
[Removing number 491 (Pride) and understanding the existence of an organization called Hexagram.]
No. 491.
No matter how low a number he was, he was not the leader of a group, but merely a subordinate.
That means… , It is said that the executive or boss of the hexagram is likely to be a person who has been given at least a two-digit or single-digit number…
Read the last few lines.
[In the process of understanding his movements, it was confirmed that there was a meeting between No. 491 (Pride) and S-class hunter ‘Scarlet Witch’ Han Joo-hee.]
“…”
No, wait a minute.
Number 491 met with Han Joo-hee?
Unless she is a very high-ranking person, she is so busy that she cannot even dream of meeting her in person… ?
Forcibly opening my quivering and sinking eyelids, I catch the last line in my eyes.
[S-class hunter ‘Scarlet Witch’ Han Joo-hee is highly likely to be a member of Hexagram or in some kind of relationship.]
“…”
That moment.
A dizzying sensation originating from the back of my head shook my entire mind.
