Chapter 438 – Exploration (1)
Near the end of the morning.
Kim Tae-yang entered the Sejin Group headquarters located in the center of Gangnam with a grim expression.
It is an open secret that he has a close relationship with the Sejin Group.
No one blocked his path and naturally paved the way for him.
The place we arrived at was the executive office on the 13th floor.
The door was opened so roughly that it seemed as if it would fall off at any moment, and there was a man sitting there with an expression reminiscent of a snake.
The man’s name is Park Se-jun.
The second son of the current Sejin Group Chairman.
“What’s wrong with you? Look for me in the morning… Wow… !”
Despite Kim Tae-yang’s powerful appearance, Park Se-jun, who tried to greet him with his usual bright smile, took a deep breath without even finishing his sentence.
This is because Kim Tae-yang, who was pushed in front of the desk, stretched out his arm and grabbed his collar violently.
“Cough… “What are you doing?”
When he asked in an absurd tone, his expression crumpled, Kim Tae-yang grabbed his hand even more roughly, shook it, and growled.
“그건 내가 묻고 싶은 말이다, 이 개새끼야. What on earth were you thinking when you gave me something like that? !”
“Ah.”
A bright smile appeared on his face after hearing the story.
“You did it? Yes? Haha… , How about not killing him?”
“… !”
Kim Tae-yang was left speechless by the other person’s reaction, which paid no heed to my scolding.
At his question, the huge wave of emotions I felt a few days ago came flooding back.
An immense pleasure that I had never felt before, even when holding dozens of women at the same time or ruthlessly stealing my wife in front of her husband.
And the vitality that surges throughout the body.
The thirst to feel this again tightens his throat.
Even though I know that in order to feel that momentary emotion, someone else’s death must accompany it.
So much so that I thought that the guilt I felt toward the dead woman was somehow irrelevant.
He asked, shaking his head vigorously to shake off those feelings.
“What is the reason?”
“Reason? What reason?”
When Park Se-jun asked back with a sly look on his face, Kim Tae-yang became irritated and shouted.
“Why did you give me this, you son of a bitch… !”
“Ah, why?”
The reason was extremely simple.
“That’s because you’re a piece of shit, you bastard.”
“… What?”
“Do you know how disappointed my father was this time? Huh?”
“…”
Taeyang Kim keeps his mouth shut.
I expected it.
The reason why Sejin Group supports him is because I have the power.
Son Si-woo, Han Joo-hee, Namgoong Hyuk, etc.
I don’t care if I’m outclassed by other S-class players.
They reached S-level before Kim Tae-yang and achieved such great achievements.
However, the opponent he defeated this time was an A-class trying to rise to S-class.
This means that he was an opponent he could never lose to, having reached S-class several years earlier.
Park Se-jun continued speaking to Kim Tae-yang’s face, which was twisted in humiliation.
“My father, are you even thinking of throwing you out and putting Kim Do-jin in your place? No. Not just thinking, but actually taking action. “This time, he even sent an expensive gift to that bastard’s house.”
“What… !”
Taeyang Kim’s surprised face distorts mercilessly.
She felt a deep sense of betrayal.
‘How much have I done for them, damn you bastards…’ !’
It is true that Sejin Group supported him both materially and spiritually.
But not all that support came from goodwill alone.
He did that much.
He did not hesitate to do dirty work that should not be revealed to the outside world and got his hands dirty several times instead.
But he is trying to throw himself out just because he was defeated by his junior once!
Park Se-jun, who naturally lost strength in Kim Tae-yang’s grip and was released, approached him with a sly attitude and lightly patted his shoulder to comfort him.
“It sucks, right? But, Sun, think carefully. “Why did something like this happen now?”
He answered through gritted teeth.
“… “I lost to that bastard.”
“Yes, that’s it! “All of this happened because you lost to that bastard.”
After speaking passionately once, Park Se-jun put his arm around Kim Tae-yang’s shoulder and asked again.
“Are you going to leave like this and lose everything you enjoyed to that bastard?”
In fact, just because he no longer receives support from Sejin Group does not mean he will fall.
Just as it is not for nothing that he is said to be Junchi even if he is rotten, the fact that he is an S-class hunter does not change.
But people are like that.
Rather than calmly grasping what we have lost and have left, we are busy regretting what we have lost.
Even more so if what you lost ends up in the hands of the enemy, not anyone else.
His face is overlaid with the days he has spent so far.
“Fuck, whoever it is… !”
Kim Tae-yang gets angry and spits out harsh swear words.
Park Se-jun, seeing this, smiles and encourages his emotions.
“Let’s not take the easy path and go back, Taeyang. “I’ll take care of all the rest, so all you can think about is becoming stronger.”
Sharp eyes see through Kim Tae-yang’s emotions.
He had so many accidents.
When his power is gone, and someone who can replace him appears, he will no longer be called by anyone.
Of course, most of the incidents and accidents he committed happened exactly as he intended.
I spit out my last words to him who is pushed to the edge of a cliff.
“This world is full of miserable things that don’t attract anyone’s attention even if they suddenly disappear.”
The tongue, flailing like a snake, pushed Kim Tae-yang’s back as he stood on the edge of the cliff.
* * *
“W-who are you…” ?”
It wasn’t that difficult to break down the wall in the heart that a wary middle-aged woman had built up.
“Kim Do-jin Hunter… !”
It was because the police officer she was arguing with recognized me.
Although I didn’t know her face, I seemed to know her name, and she immediately explained her situation to me.
She said her daughter, who said she would go out at night, has not returned home for three days.
The smartphone is also turned off.
She went to the university where her daughter attended and waited, then grabbed the female student she remembered and asked her whereabouts, but the same thing happened.
All I could say was that the last time I saw him was four days ago.
“Umm…”
It seems that the relationship between her mother and daughter was not bad.
She said that she was like a friend to her because she lost her father at a young age and depended on the two women to survive.
This means that there is no reason to suddenly cut off contact and disappear on your own.
First of all, it seems almost certain that the disappearance was caused by someone else…
“I understand, mother. For now, go back home as the police officer here said. I understand that it is difficult to stay at home, but… , I will do my best to hear the news about your daughter.”
“Please do me a favor, Hunter. Please… , Please find my daughter… !”
After sending away the woman who repeatedly bowed her head towards me and the police, I left the police station shortly after.
She didn’t say anything else.
There’s no way that cleaning up a police station with only two people is going to work, right?
I make a phone call right away on my way home.
“Director, it’s me.”
The recipient is Director Kim Seong-tae.
Association Director.
If he is a person in power, he must have a close relationship with high-ranking police officers.
Meanwhile, we ask the police to conduct a quick investigation through him.
“And please include me and my kids in there too.”
-… Are you thinking of going out yourself?
“Yes, I guess it just doesn’t feel right.”
-Uhm, I understand. Let’s take action like that.
Actually, I didn’t feel anything.
In the first place, there was no clue, I just heard that someone disappeared, but what was the sign?
Is the culprit in this case an ordinary person or a villain?
“Just try to get caught, really.”
I just want to personally condemn the rotten man who burned the hearts of parents who have daughters.
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The next day.
I called all the guild members and told them the story of the incident.
“To… “For that reason, we plan to cooperate with the police.”
The reaction wasn’t bad.
“… “It’s not bad.”
“Kidnapping a woman… , It’s absolutely the worst.”
“If I ever see you, I’ll hit your dick with my shield!”
“I’ll try my best.”
They are all perverts, but they are not bad at heart.
Since the same woman was caught up in the crime, he must have become even more empathetic.
However, she has a bigger fire than these guys.
“Kidnapping a woman… ! “I will burn this body and catch the culprit!”
Sihoo Yoon.
One of the new members who joined the guild by excelling in the membership test disguised as an entrance exam.
A gemstone that catches the eye for no reason even though its actions and skills are extremely sloppy.
Still, it’s a lot better now.
In terms of hunter rank, I think I’ve reached D rank.
“You idiot, come down quickly. “Can’t you see the faces of your seniors?”
“Ah…”
Another newcomer who stops him.
Jin Ha-rin.
Actually, this is a real thing.
I was at the top of my class when I entered school, and at the top of my class when I finished school.
His talent, which was already outstanding, was further refined through special training during vacation.
If I had to grade it, it would be roughly C grade.
If you’re lucky, you can pass the qualification test right away.
She asks me in a calm tone.
“Are we going to be participating in this investigation?”
“Well.”
In fact, their participation was not taken into account.
I’m not a hunter yet, and I’m lacking in many ways.
Originally, I was going to tell him to just train… , Changed my mind.
“You guys decide.”
To hand over the choice.
Then the two looked at each other, mumbled something, and then answered with determined expressions.
“If it doesn’t cause any inconvenience, we would like to participate.”
“Please let me participate!”
That’s right.
“Okay, okay.”
It wouldn’t be a bad idea to show it in advance.
What does a hunter do?
What threats do you face?
And what kind of reaction does it have?
“You two should follow me.”
“Yes.”
“All right!”
With high expectations, I left the club room with two very different people.
