Chapter 211 – Conspiracy Revealed (1)
A blue-shaded room that reflects blue sparks. As soon as we entered, the lights went out, and the room was tinged with darkness. I groped the wall for the switch. When I swiped down on the bluntly raised switch, the fluorescent lights shone brightly, illuminating the interior of the room.
The room was neatly arranged. Several cables were sticking out from all sides through the walls. Among them, the cable that came down from my room was burnt black at the end and looked useless. In the corner of the room were luggage wrapped in blue wrapping paper. Looking at the contents, there were electronic devices and monitors. I wrapped the box again carefully to keep the wrapping paper from tearing.
Seong Ha-yeon said.
“Here, has everyone withdrawn already? So, did you withdraw before?”
Ichie looked around and went outside again. We watched what Ichie was doing. Ichie found the switch under the desk and pressed it. The door closed smoothly. We hurried out through the slowly closing door.
“What? Why are you closing the door all of a sudden?”
Instead of answering Seong Ha-yeon’s question, Ichie pushed the switch again to open the door. Ichie said.
“No rust, no dust. Who will keep managing it?”
And she said, holding her finger up to the light.
“There is no dust on the switch.”
Senior Yoojung said.
“Maybe they were just unpacking?”
“Maybe they are packing. Now they are trying to start monitoring.”
“Then when did you install the camera? Could you secretly install a camera like this?”
“I don’t know.”
Ichie shook his head. I turned my head and looked around. It was a space without a single structure, but there was a fact that could be known for sure just by the existence of such a space. This hidden camera is not simply installed for the purpose of voyeurism, but it is an object installed for the purpose of ‘surveillance’. Whoever it is, there are people spying on me to get something out of it.
I said.
“Rather than informing the police, I think it would be better if we caught each other and investigate first, right? Something doesn’t feel right.”
Ichie nodded.
“That’s right. The purpose doesn’t seem simple. If the police come and spread rumors, your tail will be cut off. We catch them and ask them before they spread rumors. My uncle is here, so if he helps, I can make him vomit right away. Because the luggage remains, no matter if you take it out or put it in, someone will definitely come.”
“Reliable.”
Seong Ha-yeon stroked Ichie’s head while saying that. Ichie shook her head and covered her wrapping paper again. Senior Yu-jeong put the things he had knocked over back from behind, and I carefully erased the footprints we had stepped on as we left. I checked my surroundings once more to see if there was anything I accidentally dropped, and cautiously backed out.
We got out of the basement. When I went back to the room, Hunter Lee Jun-hyeok was sitting in the room and fiddling with his cell phone. When he saw us coming, he put his cell phone in.
“Oh, yes. What happened?”
“Looks like a strange bastard is the landlord.”
Seong Ha-yeon said that and looked at her camera, which was still protruding through the wall. In Ichie, she took the phone and quietly went outside, and senior Yoo-jeong explained the situation to Hunter Lee Jun-hyeok. Junhyuk Lee Hunter nodded his head with a serious face and said.
“It’s for a different purpose… If it’s not Guanyin, he must be someone who has something to gain through you. Anyone have a guess? Or are you in a relationship that you usually want.”
“Didn’t you pay your rent well?”
“I pay every month, every month.”
I shook my head at Seong Ha-yeon’s joke. It was something that could be solved by grabbing it anyway. Junhyeok Lee said.
“For now, I’ll leave one of the guild basements empty, so if we catch it, let’s talk about it there. You will know if you ask.”
“Did the guild have a basement?”
“I have a perfectly soundproofed basement. It was a room that our ark was supposed to use during closed training…”
Choi Soon-Hong was more serious about martial arts than I thought. Seong Ha-yeon also let out a deep sigh at those words and shook her head. She said as Ichie came in after finishing the call.
“He said he helped.”
It would have been nice if an expert torturer could help. We faced each other and nodded. There are still luggage inside, so someone will definitely come to the basement. Catch him and squeeze him until he blows everything he knows.
****
The next day we started working. A wireless surveillance camera was secretly installed in the basement, and the people of Ichihara Gumi and the people of Ground Zero rotated monitoring every eight hours. Every time someone came in, I looked at the screen with a face full of anticipation, and then sighed when I saw him leave with only a package, but we were sure that someone was coming to the secret place.
I sit in the van, look at the screen, and go to sleep at night. When there is an emergency, I spend time sitting in my room waiting for a call, hugging my women after work and whispering love. Even going to and from the gate, I checked my phone and waited for the villain to come.
A week later, while I was sitting in my room looking at my phone, a text message came in.
[Im here.]
The polite tone was weighted. As soon as I saw the text, I got dressed and went downstairs. Inside the van, men wearing sunglasses nodded. They were already calling Noboru. I opened the car window and asked in a low voice.
“Who is it?”
“Two grown men.”
It could have been a Hunter, so it was dangerous for me to rush in alone. Ichie was on a gate mission, so I called Yujeong-senpai and then chanted an incantation to summon Misaki.
“Summon Misaki!”
When I opened my chest and Misaki jumped out, the yakuza were staring at me curiously. They seemed to want to ask a question, but I decided to accept their question while I waited.
“Why are you looking at me like that?”
“Perhaps, even with that summoner… Did you?”
“…Yes.”
“…Also.”
“…Suge.”
What do you mean? I laughed out loud because I was dumbfounded, and Misaki grabbed his face tightly and shook it as if he was embarrassed by my words. Yu-jeong senior was running in the distance. I asked again.
“Hasn’t it come out yet?”
“You have entered through a secret door. I guess I can go in now.”
In the distance, senior Yoo-jeong’s car stopped. A nervous sound echoed as the brakes were slammed on the other side. Senior Yoo-jeong brought a large sports bag, but she seemed to be carrying the gauntlet because of its heavy weight. I said.
“I think that would be too noisy.”
“Ah, do you want to?”
Senior Yoojeong put her bag down next to her van. I took a deep breath with a tense face, and next to me was Misaki holding a magic wand and frowning. I asked while stroking Misaki’s hair.
“Misaki. Can you shoot something like a smoke grenade?”
“You can shoot a twinkling beam. Shining flash that shines dazzlingly!”
When Misaki said that while drawing a V with both hands, the yakuza who were watching the camera from behind giggled. Senior Yoojeong was smiling proudly. I said while stroking Misaki’s hair.
“Great. Then go in now and use Shining Flash once. OK?”
“Yes!”
“Okay, Misaki! Shining Flash!”
“I’ll go!”
Senior Yujeong looked at Misaki and me and let out a blank laugh. I was proud After all, it was similar to how it was used with smoke bombs.
*****
The two men who entered the warehouse were nefarious members of a secret society. They were given new surveillance duties today and had infiltrated the basement of the building. Their mission was simple. To monitor Jung Soo-hyeon, the hunter ‘Ada Bomber’, who is currently living in a room in this building.
The reason for monitoring him was to obtain information. If he had a considerable bad relationship with the secret society, he could see how far the network targeting the current organization spread. In a professional manner, the organizers silently unpacked the boxes they had brought beforehand and checked the condition of the cables.
The camera that was originally installed to monitor Jeong Su-hyeon’s room was currently unplugged, so as long as the cable was in good condition, it could be connected and used immediately.
“Uh? Oh, sir, is this broken?”
“What? Why are you broken?”
“I don’t know, did it explode because of static electricity? I can’t use this The cable is burnt.”
“Oh man… Then, let’s set up only the basic equipment, and later, when we go out, let’s set up the camera again.”
“I guess so. Boy, it’s annoying to put this on.”
The man groaned and stood up. The man who was opening the wrapping paper felt someone enter the basement. The two of them kept their mouths shut and listened beyond the basement without asking anyone first. The rustling movement grew louder, followed by the sound of a switch being pressed.
“What?”
“Who is this?”
The men who met each other’s eyes only tilted their heads, not knowing why. The door opened with a vibrating sound. Beyond the door came the blue light of the cellar lights and smoke made of pure white dust. A black shadow stood in the middle. I couldn’t see properly because of the reflected light, but the fluttering skirt and sparkling eyes. And I could clearly see her fingers drawing the V-jabs.
“Who, who are you?”
The man was startled and asked. They didn’t know who the woman in the silhouette was. Her blonde hair and cute face made this situation hard to judge for them. The girl who was drawing the V-jae said, stretching her hands forward.
“Shining Flash!”
A dazzling light filled the room.
“Aaaaagh!”
“Aaaaagh!”
The two fell, screaming in agony, with their eyes covered.
