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“To what extent has the investigation been conducted on the story?”
“We have placed a request with the External Cooperation Administration to confirm the facts.”
Did you usually get this kind of information with the cooperation of the National Security Agency? I was puzzled not knowing why it was called the Foreign Cooperation Administration.
Jin Se-jeong added, as if he had noticed my doubts.
“I had a request from Director Han Sang-min. I would like to actively cooperate with Choin’s work in the future. I thought it was not a bad proposal, as the Foreign Cooperation Administration was the most advanced in intelligence among the three countries.”
“If that’s the case… … .”
There was nothing wrong with it, so I was meekly convinced, so Jin Se-jeong told me that Han Sang-min would be visiting shortly after, and simply told what he knew.
“First of all, it has been confirmed that the mother of the child who wrote the letter left. When I looked around, it was said that he usually showed symptoms of anxiety disorder. I have often recommended it to people around me, but no one has ever developed a deep relationship.”
Then the probability of the kid’s words being false is low.
In fact, this was very common. In an age when demons threaten the safety of mankind, people who have no place to turn to longing for the existence of a god.
There are countless pseudo-religions that have dug through that gap like poisonous mushrooms.
The case of craftsmanship was a typical example.
Berserker, who was listening next to him, asked.
“Shall I go?”
“no. It came to me, so I’ll have to deal with it. you take good care of me I would be waiting.”
“That’s what you think.”
Berserker said not to disturb me, packed his bags and left. And not long after, Han Sang-min arrived at the office. Han Sang-min, who had not seen any distinctive features until then, had a profound atmosphere after taking office as the head of the foreign cooperation management bureau.
Also, a place makes a person. As if I became a superman and completely melted into society.
“Aren’t you busy?”
“I’m busy. But it’s a benefactor’s job, and it would be ridiculous to just let it go.”
“Are you thankful for saying that?”
“Please use it more often in the future. It’s helpful for me to cooperate with you, so I’m doing this.”
I really liked the way he spoke frankly. Just having frequent contact with me helps Han Sang-min, and I have the advantage of being able to use the information power of the Bureau of External Cooperation.
I guess this is called superstition. Look, dragon. If I was crazy, would this kind of mutual aid be possible?
[Why am I suddenly falling over?]
Think of it as revenge for what you’ve been through.
I told Han Sang-min the story.
“This is a very bad situation.”
Han Sang-min, who started talking like that, talked about the disappearance of the letter’s mother.
“It’s a pseudo-religion issue, but politicians are involved. So that’s annoying.”
“Are you protecting me?”
“There is, too, and they have a history of volunteering for the underprivileged externally.”
Not only that, there are companies that support them, and there are also medium-sized guilds behind them.
That meant crossing a bridge in every field.
Then he began to tell the details. The religion of the child’s mother is often revealed in the end times, where it has a doctrine that is more faithful to the hereafter than to the present.
A lot of people who have a hard life right now and have no place to put their minds are turning to their homes, and they are rapidly expanding their circles by stimulating people’s anxiety.
“The president gave me one warning and I hid in the shadows, but I’m still very active. Rather, they are secretly expanding their influence in politics to make their own shields.”
“After all, it’s a place where people eat their backs.”
It is obvious if the majority of people who turn to religion are people who have nothing but a body. It will start with various kinds of exploitation of labor and human trafficking.
I know this very well while dealing with Jang In-seong.
“No, that will not be the end.”
“Is there anything else?”
“It was difficult for me to get information beyond this. However, there are far more awakened people and researchers who have turned to religion than expected.”
“Awoken, Researcher.”
“It’s a stinky place. We discussed infiltrating this place when I was a Black Agent, but in the end it failed.”
It is said that people are treated with such strictness.
This word is read to mean that there are so many things that we want to hide.
“What are you going to do?”
“If I didn’t know, I would have left it, but as long as it caught my eye, I can’t leave it alone.”
“That means… … .”
“Do some more research on these guys.”
“I do.”
Han Sang-min nodded with a determined expression on his face.
* * *
Seo-joon Lee, whom I visited, was living in a shabby house in Suwon. His father was injured by a monster attack in the past, and it was difficult to conduct normal economic activities, and his mother’s modest income and subsidies were barely making a living.
Then, after her mother fell into religion and disappeared, she was caring for her father by herself.
Just standing in front of the door conveyed the weight of despair. This is life that most ordinary people will encounter. When one or two things go wrong, it’s a bridle that you can’t get out of.
The government is making special efforts to overcome this, but the reality is that it is not easy.
Poverty comes to a realization that even the lord can’t help it. No matter how much money is released, it seems to disappear in the process of passing through.
Wouldn’t it be better to find and remove them one by one? I’ll have to discuss it one more time.
“uh?”
He turned his head at the sound from behind. Standing there stood a ten-year-old boy who was scruffy but clever.
“Are you Seo-Jun Lee?”
“Uh, huh? It’s Junho Choi! Really?”
“Then I’m Junho Choi, am I a fake?”
“Wow.”
As I looked at myself, I wondered if there was something strange about me.
I went straight to the point.
“I have read the letter you sent.”
“Gee, really?”
“Your father seems to be ill, so can we leave this at home and talk in front of me?”
I just came and bought a bunch of stuff to eat. This is the reason why Seojun Lee’s eyes were fixed on the object I was holding while talking to me.
After leaving the house to eat, I headed to the vacant lot in front of the house with Seojun Lee.
“I will ask you a few questions.”
“If I answer everything, will Mom come back?”
“okay. Instead, it should be kept secret.”
“why?”
“Because the people who took your mother can run away if they hear it.”
“I’ll be sure to keep it a secret.”
I like how determined you are. Even at a young age, I feel mature. As hard as it is in the first place, it is the law that the iron grows faster. Some people may feel sorry for it, but I think it’s a good thing. In a world where there aren’t many people to trust, it’s good to know things quickly.
I asked Lee Seo-jun about the appearance of the people who took his mother, his mother’s usual behavior, and the circumstances around him.
From a child’s point of view, the world was stark and cruel. With poor support and difficult circumstances, the Lee Seo-jun family was living a very difficult life. Lee Seo-joon’s mother fell into religion in the reality that there is no way for it to get better.
It brought ruin to the family. Seo-joon Lee, who was only 10 years old, was aware of the collapse of his family.
“I, I am afraid.”
[That’s right. It’s pitiful.]
Yong-yong feels sympathy for the little child crying, but I don’t know.
A situation like Lee Seo-jun was widespread in the world. A situation similar to Lee Seo-joon can be easily found in Korea right now, and if you look around the world, there are more and more poor guys than this.
[Can’t you just think it’s pitiful?]
not at all.
You’ll have to look at them one by one for being pitiful and then look at all of them later.
That’s it and this is it.
In fact, what I came for was that the word “pseudo denomination” had a greater effect than preventing a family’s misfortune.
I have experienced craftsmanship, but the evils of the pseudo-cult spreading like poisonous mushrooms are beyond my imagination.
And my intuition was warning me. There was much more to this incident than what was written on the paperwork.
“Trust and wait.”
“Hey, suck! Yep!”
“Don’t cry. You have to show respect to your family.”
“yes.”
Lee Seo-joon’s eyes were turning red, wiping away the tears by rubbing his sleeves around his eyes.
Now that we have obtained the necessary information, we must go to the place where the denomination is.
When I signaled, the dog who was waiting on the outskirts appeared.
Lee Seo-joon, whose nose and eyes were red, saw the dog and his eyes grew like giant drops.
“It’s an asshole. Mmm, that’s cool!”
After all, the eyes of a young child were pure. Calling me a dog is proving that my naming sense is correct.
Anyway, these days, as the dog grows bigger, Yoon-hee wants to give up the name Ye-pi.
It’s too big to be pretty.
“Superman! Please find Mom!”
“I will try.”
I left the room after stroking Lee Seo-joon’s hair.
* * *
The location of the pseudo-cult given by Han Sang-min is located on the border between Osan and Anseong, passing through Dongtan.
The good thing about this location is that it is difficult to deal with from the government’s point of view as it is on the border with the sphere of power of the monsters, but at the same time it is relatively safe because of the government’s power.
It’s just that they’ve occupied a good place to grab only what they need. It was a rare place, so it would have been easy to avoid the surrounding snow. Either way, the heads are fine.
Evil is once again reminded of diligence.
Well, I guess that’s why I was able to quietly expand my power without listening to my ears.
In the meantime, they arrived at the main headquarters of the pseudo-cult.
[Is that now?]
Yong-yong expressed my feelings as it was.
The main altar, located on a mountain that appears to be about 300m high, was obscured by the forest at first glance, and had a reservoir in front and a clear view behind it.
It wasn’t a heavenly fortress, but it looked good enough to prepare for an emergency.
[Are you going to go and handle it yourself?]
“That’s not a bad way.”
It’s also the method I use the most.
But in this case, innocent civilians are involved. To be honest, I’m not worried about their health, but for the sake of my image, I have to show that I care to some extent.
We also need to secure the materials that will be inside the church.
In order to do that, it is necessary to separate the members of the denomination from those possessed by them.
But if you go directly to it, there’s a 100% chance that you won’t be able to tell them apart.
[Then what are you going to do?]
“I think we can bring out the members of the Church in there.”
The fact that they fortified the main corps and prepared preparations to detect the approach of monsters.
It is said that he has the power to face monsters.
Bringing that person out will make it easier for me to infiltrate.
It was time for me to call the dog.
bruise!
The dog replied as if he had read my thoughts.
Haven’t you called yet?
When I turned my head, there was a person in the dog’s mouth. I never gave permission to eat people?
As if the dog didn’t think like that, I put the person with the bite in my mouth in front of me.
The man who made eye contact with me was terrified.
“Aww!”
“What are you?”
“Seo, is it Choi Junho Superman? hey!”
I put my hand on the boy who didn’t answer.
“From the name.”
“I am Jin Yong-ho from Good Morning Dongtan! I am a journalist!”
“reporter?”
“Yes, yes! I came out on the news that people were being captured by the company, a pseudo-religion.”
“okay?”
I didn’t know there were reporters who could smell it.
“Give me what you found.”
“… … .”
“You don’t like it?”
Kwok.
“Aww! W, here it is!”
As soon as I put strength in the hand holding the head, the material was presented.
Well. The information he gave was nothing special. As for the harvest, what seems to be the number of Awakened people and the fact that people who appear to be politicians and business people came in and out?
It didn’t matter what was inside.
I’ll have to move too.
I called the dog sitting far away.
“You have work to do.”
bruise!
A dog who responds bravely. The nuances of what he was thinking were conveyed because of the gift demon language. Maybe he’ll be the same.
Doggong aroused fighting spirit and said that he would destroy the main gate of the fortress if he gave an order.
There’s no reason to even do that.
I’m thinking of using a more roundabout way.
He looked into the dog’s eyes, shining with anticipation, and said.
“Ask for a monster.”