Chapter 444 – Exploration (7)
The report is late.
Normally, I haven’t heard anything from my helper, who would have returned by now.
Accordingly, the man, Park Se-jun, immediately sent someone to check the situation.
And I heard it.
“I failed… ?”
Traces of battle remain intact inside the house.
And even the ambulance heard from nearby residents and a special vehicle believed to be the association’s vehicle.
All circumstances indicated that her operation had failed.
“Nonsense.”
Park Se-jun was in great shock.
He could swear that he never once suspected that she would fail in her plan.
Because it was that perfect.
Her failure gave Park Se-jun a considerable sense of crisis.
“Damn.”
As time passes, the incident becomes more and more specific.
A woman was arrested and brought into the association’s investigation room.
And the person who came forward to interrogate him was none other than the new S-class hunter Kim Do-jin.
“That damn bastard again…” .”
It’s hard to understand.
It was a case where an unremarkable woman went missing.
Normally, this would have been an easy case that could have been covered up within a few days by mobilizing police connections.
But suddenly Kim Do-jin intervened and everything went wrong.
“… “You have to know your purpose.”
The purpose of why he holds on to the case so persistently.
Knowing this may lead to a breakthrough.
There is only one worthy purpose in my racing mind.
“Kim Taeyang… ?”
Among those involved in the incident, he was the only person involved.
“If his goal is really Kim Tae-yang… , Tsk… !”
He thought for a moment.
To prevent Kim Do-jin from delving further, we must cut off the back of the case before he stands in front of me.
So how much should we give, and where should we cut off?
‘You can’t take it lightly.’
Sejun Park knows.
An S-class hunter is not something you can get for free simply by being good at fighting.
I erase things like my young age from my mind and come up with the most reasonable result.
‘He wants Kim Tae-yang.’
A wild beast that the Sejin group, no, he himself, had worked hard to tame for several years.
Although his value has decreased with the emergence of Kim Do-jin, he is not cheap enough to be thrown away as a scapegoat.
In fact, it is a treasure that must be protected even if it costs a hundred or a thousand people.
But because it was not more precious than my life or my future.
‘But I can’t just give it away.’
He took out an old cell phone and called his subordinate.
“Bring all the sacrifices we prepared in advance to Kim Tae-yang.”
-Yes… ? You mean everything?
“Uh, everything. Every single one. And clean it thoroughly without leaving a single trace.”
-Oh, I understand.
No matter how healthy or delicious a food is, if you eat too much at once, you will get sick.
Therefore, we were handing over each person one by one at certain intervals, but now there is no need to do so.
‘It is better to become stronger, even if it means suffering.’
After finishing the call, he immediately pressed the button on the phone on his desk and gave instructions to the secretary outside.
“Have the car wait.”
Preparation is over.
Now it was time to head off to negotiate to get one last one.
* * *
These days, I think the world is better for bad guys to live in.
Why?
This is a world where human rights exist even for heinous villains who commit serial murder.
“I should have been a villain too.”
This interrogation room, formerly called the interrogation room, once reigned as fear for villains.
Back then, once they were caught, they did everything they could to get them to give out information.
They did not hesitate to threaten or use violence.
As a result, unless you’re a pretty strong person, you’ve become a bit of an asshole here, brushing off all the information you have and the information you don’t have, and looking for the light.
How are you these days?
A tiger with no teeth… , No, I’m glad I just lost my teeth.
I was completely reduced to a paper tiger.
“Haam… , I’m hungry. Can’t I start with a bowl of galbitang?”
“…”
Look at that.
A criminal who was arrested red-handed was locked in an interrogation room, but instead of being scared, he said he was hungry and asked for a bowl of rib soup.
How do you know that there is a restaurant nearby for rib soup?
“It’s a waste of time anyway. “I don’t know anything?”
A guy who speaks shamelessly.
This is all because of that damn law.
I couldn’t do anything because a law was enacted to say that even criminals’ human rights should be protected and that verbal language or violence should never be used in investigations against special criminals or villains.
“It’s a difficult world to live in justly.”
As I mumbled to myself as if lamenting, the woman sitting across from her nodded her head and agreed with what I said.
“That’s right. “You mean it’s a world where you lose if you live a good life?”
Yes, that’s right.
Thankfully, she understood my feelings and responded with her smiling face.
“That’s why I don’t want to live a good life anymore.”
“Huh… ? What are you talking about? Are you planning on turning into a villain?”
If excessive investigation is recognized during the investigation process, the investigator will be subject to disciplinary action.
The level of punishment varies, but ranges from a minimum wage reduction to a maximum of imprisonment.
The reality is that it is difficult for a head of a household to support a fox-like wife and rabbit-like children to handle even the lowest level of disciplinary action, a pay cut.
But this is ultimately the investigator’s position.
“It’s about human rights, it’s about naivety, and now we’re just going to screw with bitches like you.”
At the same time, he awakens her gluttony and surrounds her womanly from the tips of her legs to under her chin.
“Omg… !”
The woman seemed to sense something strange and let out a heavy breath.
What was its name?
“Come on, Soyoung. From now on, you will have to answer questions straight and sincerely.”
“What are you going to do if you don’t answer? Huh… ?!”
I definitely have it.
Kids who don’t understand the seriousness of the situation and take a step further from where they should have stopped.
“What happens?”
If you want to know what happens if you fall off a cliff, the only thing you can do is show them a taste.
“It’s exhausting both mentally and physically.”
There are many ways to make someone else suffer without necessarily resorting to violence.
The most effective one among them is to use the energy of gluttony.
The energy permeates every part of her body and absorbs all the magic power that is wandering around.
Jwaap!
Magic power that dries up in an instant.
“Ugh… Wow… !”
When the body’s magic power runs out, magic exhaustion occurs.
In the beginning, the symptoms are relatively mild, such as chills, vomiting, and convulsions, but as soon as they go beyond this, pain throughout the body and even difficulty in breathing occur.
And in this state, if magic power is not supplied for a long time, it dies.
And very painfully.
“Wow, magic power… , Why all of a sudden… ?”
“Well.”
“You you… , This is excessive investigation… Wow… !”
“Yes, it is an excessive investigation.”
So what are you going to do?
“I think you’re misunderstanding something, but I’m an S-class hunter.”
S-class hunters are iron rice bowls.
An entity that covers at the national level even if a serious crime or accident is committed.
Moreover, I am a talented person who listens to the future of Korea.
“Even if I kill at least one of you, I won’t be punished.”
“Well, that…” !”
The look in your eyes as if you were wondering if there was anything like that.
But what can I do?
That’s reality.
“The world is so unfair and shitty, right? So did I. “That’s exactly how I felt when I heard that people like you should take care of human rights and everything, so don’t do this or that.”
There was a time when I raised my voice and said that I would somehow change this unreasonable world.
But not now.
From now on, I’m going to use everything.
“So, if you don’t want to get killed, tell me quickly.”
“W-what…”
“The reason why Kim Tae-yang killed Jo Yeon-hee.”
With her pale face, she was about to say something.
-I… , Mr. Dojin.
Yoon Ji-an’s voice came from the speaker connected to the microphone in the next room.
-A guest has arrived.
“… Are you a guest? This time? “That too as an association?”
I’m a guest early in the morning.
Did he even come to the association looking for me?
– Sejin Group Executive Director Park Se-jun has something important to tell you about Hunter Kim Tae-yang…
It’s Sejin Group.
I vaguely remember Executive Director Park Se-jun.
Probably Kim Tae-yang and I were a good combination.
It is also a link between Sejin Group and Kim Taeyang.
That such a person came all the way to me… , Is this a tip for negotiation?
“I’ll leave right away.”
After returning a pea-sized amount of magical power to the body of the guy who was foaming at the mouth and half unconscious, I retrieved Gluttony and left the investigation room.
“This way.”
The place Mr. Jian guided us to was none other than a small conference room located on the upper floor of the association.
There sits a man with a strange face reminiscent of a snake.
Sejun Park.
Managing Director of Sejin Group.
The second son of the current CEO of Sejin Group.
“Nice to meet you, Hunter Dojin Kim. “This is Sejun Park, Executive Director of Sejin Group.”
He greets me first.
He responds by holding his hand, which is extended towards me.
“Yes, nice to meet you. “This is Kim Do-jin.”
After a brief greeting, he sits down and speaks directly.
“Let’s leave all the frivolous talk aside and just get to the point.”
He seemed embarrassed for a moment and blinked, but soon returned to his original appearance.
“Haha… , You are hot. Great. As you may have guessed, I am here to negotiate with Hunter Kim Do-jin.”
I knew it.
The content behind it will be obvious even without listening.
In order to protect Kim Tae-yang, they will offer various things in exchange for ending the investigation.
“Hunter Taeyang Kim had a serious accident this time.”
“… Are you now admitting that he committed murder?”
“Yes that’s right. “It is true that Hunter Kim Tae-yang killed Jo Yeon-hee.”
“…”
What.
The content is a little different from what I expected.
“After committing the murder, Hunter Taeyang Kim came to me and asked me to cover up the incident.”
“So.”
“As you know, he and I were close friends… , I helped him even though I knew it was wrong. “I would like to express my deepest apologies for this.”
Park Se-jun stands up and bows politely.
“…”
I feel something is out of place.
I heard that this guy is also a gangster, not much different from Kim Tae-yang.
“Our staff, who are currently confined in the investigation room, were brought in for this purpose.”
“… “Are you saying that woman is an employee of Sejin Group?”
“Yes. “It’s unofficial, but he’s definitely our employee.”
He sat down again and continued speaking.
“Hunter Kim Do-jin. I want that employee back.”
“… Attempted murder. Also, please release the person caught red-handed?”
Do you think that makes sense, now?
When I asked him in an absurd tone, he answered with an inexplicable smile.
“In return, I will give you information. “Information that only I know.”
“It’s information.”
“Yes. To give you an example… “It’s the existence of a secret hideout that only Hunter Kim Tae-yang and I know about.”
“…”
I was convinced by what I said a little while ago.
This bastard… , No, the fact that Sejin Group is trying to kick out Kim Taeyang.
