Chapter 139
Chapter 26 Grudge, and More Grudge (2)
In front of the boarding area for domestic flights at Gimpo Airport.
“Don’t recklessly enter, then you will die.”
Yang Jo-cheol glanced at team leader Han Seok-joon, who was holding onto his cell phone.
『… … Manager Mann, leave it as it is and then… … peel? Even if you call the negotiating team… … all! The team leader couldn’t do what that bastard did… … kidnapped… … .』
The voice over his cell phone was quite exasperated.
“Park Chan-young, don’t make me say it twice. A player who is presumed to be stealing. In a situation where you can’t even approach because of the shield, don’t bother. The more you do, the more dangerous the hostage becomes.”
『… … .』
“I know that if you break the instructions, you will be punished.”
Han Seok-jun hung up the phone with a serious expression.
Manager Yang Jo-cheol spoke to him first.
“Is it Chanyoung who was in Busan?”
“Yes, I’m going crazy with nervousness.”
Park Chan-young, who was once an agent of Team 2 of the National Security Agency.
He lost his wife about half a year ago in a Hanchangsik incident.
At the time, the deceased agent and Park Chan-young were newlyweds who had only been married for two months.
Park Chan-young, who saw his wife die in front of him, was shocked while taking a leave of absence.
And today was just one week since he returned to the field.
‘I thought it would be difficult to meet players yet, so I subtracted it as a fat.’
I was tasked with finding people suspected of being players in the area and reporting them to headquarters.
But I never thought that such a major incident would happen in that area.
When Captain Yang Jo-cheol let out a sigh, saying that the ground would go away, Han Seok-joon, who was next to him, said.
“Captain, the brunette over there.”
When I checked the direction he was pointing, I could spot a man approaching me, looking straight at me.
“Right? The impression is exactly as the players described it.”
“maybe.”
Without a common bag, he strides bare-chested.
It was a white man with brown hair who walked as if there was nothing to hold back.
‘He’s really a foreigner.’
Yang Jo-cheol met Kei in person when he was given the monster.
Because of the mask and hat, I didn’t check all the overall appearance.
At least the Kei he met back then was definitely an Asian like himself.
It was different from what Director Yang Jo-cheol knew, but there was no doubt that he was Kei.
“It’s been a while, Captain Yang Jo-cheol.”
Because the voice of the person who stopped in front of me and asked for a handshake was the same as then.
“Yes, it’s been a while. Thank you for coming.”
“I keep my word. I was also on a break.”
In the future, don’t directly engage in incidents involving players.
Rather than go out in person, please contact me.
It’s true that I contacted you because I remembered those words.
I really didn’t know that you would respond so easily.
“It was a difficult car because team leader Yang Hye-won’s party was stuck in Bihar.”
“Are you the team leader?”
“It’s still a secret, but a new player department has been established internally, and Yang Hye-won is leading them.”
“Oh, that’s great.”
It is true that thanks to that, I was relieved.
‘A player who committed murder in Busan is presumed to be a silver plate.’
This was confirmed by all players of the same rank who watched the player’s movements in the video, sticking out their tongues.
-That’s silver. It’s called unconditional stealth.
-You need to catch him? that’s kinda… … .
– Manager Yang Hye-won said she couldn’t come? It seems to be a bit difficult for us.
However, Yang Hye-won, the only silver player among the players belonging to the NIS, was currently in a situation where she had entered deeply into the contaminated area.
A situation where it takes at least 10 hours for her party to return to the garrison and use the gate.
In the meantime, you don’t know what more accidents will happen in Busan.
That’s why I tried to contact Kay with the mindset of just in case.
“nice to see you. I am Han Seok-joon, the team leader of Team 1 of the National Security Guard.”
“This is K. Are you leaving right now?”
Kei, who finished talking with Han Seok-jun for a while, looked toward the gate and asked.
“Yes, we have prepared the fastest flight.”
Kay saved a lot of time because he was located not far from Gimpo Airport.
Since he had arrived, there was no need to wander around, so we decided to leave immediately.
“Go right in. The check-in preparations have been completed, and other players are waiting inside.”
“I don’t have an ID.”
For a moment, Captain Yang Jo-cheol hesitated.
But before it was too late, he gave Kay the answer he was looking for.
“… … No problem.”
Kei smiled lightly at him and said.
“At times like this, public power is good.”
And then to the first step toward the gate.
‘Apart from cooperation, he must have no intention of revealing his identity.’
It must have meant asking for a definite answer in relation to that part.
‘Maybe it’s a warning.’
Please don’t try to stealthily reveal his identity.
Perhaps because they were able to show themselves more confidently than before, their expressions of opinions have also changed more actively.
‘If you know what the military does with that personality… … .’
Yang Jo-cheol passed through the boarding gate with a sigh.
After that, boarding the plane proceeded in an instant.
There were no major problems until the plane took off.
If I had to pick an incident, would it be that the players who boarded the plane first under the leadership of another agent stole a glimpse of Kay?
It was such a smooth transition.
Thanks to this, Yang Jo-cheol was able to have a calm conversation with Kei, who was sitting next to him.
“But the figure… … .”
“It’s a world where all kinds of unrealistic things happen, so there are a lot of strange things.”
He was a poet who said that what he sees now is not his original appearance.
It was something I already knew, but when I received confirmation in person, I was amazed.
‘It looks like it’s completely covered in someone else’s skin.’
It was not an artificial feeling created through makeup.
If I hadn’t known that a transcendental force had intervened, I wouldn’t have even imagined that it was made.
‘I’m glad… … .’
Yang Jo-cheol, who had been keeping an eye on the military’s movements for several months, felt a little relieved.
“It’s amazing.”
He pretended to be interested in Kei’s appearance, and secretly held out the memo he had prepared.
Even the conversation with Lim Nam-gyu was all recorded, so I had prepared it separately.
“The military is actively seeking Kay’s identity.”
Kay’s eyes narrowed.
“The candidate group is wide, so it doesn’t seem like you’ve made a lot of income yet, but if you have stopped economic activities under your name or have a record of trading a large amount of money above the average income over the past few years, you may have been investigated.”
Players bringing loot from Bihar back to Earth is already picking up speed.
There were even government departments focusing on the phenomenon to find new players.
Manager Yang Jo-cheol gave advice on that part.
Kei gave Yang Jo-cheol a surprising look.
Of course, even that was only for a moment.
Kay quickly pulled her phone out of her padded pocket and tapped the touchpad.
“Remember. thank you.”
Not showing any particular agitation, it seemed that there was something written.
‘Well, with Kei’s personality, he probably wouldn’t have done this carelessly.’
It seemed that it would not be easy to secure his identity in the military.
As long as no new information comes out that can identify Kei, he will be able to maintain his current status.
‘It would be nice if the antipathy against the government was diluted like this.’
If you know that there are people who want to protect and care for him, it will be worth it to break the news.
The moment Manager Yang Jo-cheol sighed in relief and tried to retrieve the note.
The note in Kei’s hand disappeared.
‘It’s a storage box.’
Kei, who had cleaned up the traces of the secret conversation, started talking as if nothing had happened.
“Where is your final destination? It doesn’t look like you’re holding a sit-in in the middle of the city.”
If that were the case, not only the news but also various social media would have gone crazy.
Everyone would have put their cameras in and live-streamed it to their respective accounts.
‘Just thinking about it is terrifying.’
Director Yang Jo-cheol stuck his tongue out and replied.
“This is Jangsan near Haeundae.”
The player who committed the murder fled to Jangsan to avoid being surrounded by the police.
And there, he was not moving with his shield on.
“You’ve been in the mountains for two hours already?”
“Yes, real-time location is being checked by drone, and the site is controlled by the Army Task Force.”
When I informed him of the current situation, a slight wrinkle formed between Kei’s eyebrows.
“Then, do you know that your location has been exposed?”
“Yes, I actually checked the direction the drone was on several times.”
“Still there for two hours… … Are you even taking hostages?”
“Why is that?”
Tuk-tuk-tuk, Kei, who was tapping his thigh with his finger, looked back at Director Jo-cheol Yang with a strange expression.
“I could have gone anywhere to get out.”
Isn’t it natural that you’re a player?
However, it is not easy to completely avoid the ubiquitous CCTV.
Even magic to hide the form, such as invisibility or stealth, was not a perfect method.
You won’t be able to survive using magic for the rest of your life.
‘Even if I run away, it’s a world where I have no choice but to be caught someday.’
When I mentioned that, Kei rubbed between her brows and said.
“No, that’s not what I meant… … They say you can bounce at any time with the mission paper.”
Because the gate isn’t the only way for players to get to Bihar.
Unlike levels 1 and 2, which are classified as beginner sections, there are no entry restrictions or barriers from level 3 onwards.
“It means that there is no problem even if you just move without clearing the mission. If it’s a stealth, it shouldn’t be too difficult to cross the Corrupted Lands and get to your garrison. There would be no reason to waste time spreading a shield while surrounded… … .”
There is no way to find him on Earth once he goes into a moderate level mission and disappears.
“I wonder what’s behind this murder… … No, no, pretend you didn’t hear it. I don’t know what’s going on.”
Director Yang Jo-cheol stared intently at Kei as he stopped talking and waved his hand.
‘Certainly deep in thought.’
Rather than just dismissing the fact that the player in question didn’t run away, I try to think through it and consider the circumstances behind it.
Unlike those who only see the situation right in front of their eyes, they saw and thought more.
‘I wouldn’t want anything more if only these new recruits came in from the public recruitment.’
As the slightly selfish gaze continued, Kei raised his eyebrows and asked.
“Why do you look like that?”
Yang Jo-cheol, who was hesitant with his mouth open, told the truth that he had only learned about a little while ago.
“This is information that has not been delivered to the scene yet… … It is assumed to be personal revenge.”
“yes?”
“Last March, a female student died at a welcome party for freshmen at a local university.”
Circumstances were found during the police investigation that she had been s*xually assaulted.
There was DNA evidence from the corpse, as well as the testimony of colleagues and seniors and juniors who were together that day.
Then, as a result of the autopsy, suspicions began to emerge that it might not have been suicide, but strangulation.
“The investigation has been closed as a case of simple suicide.”
Because Lee Jun-mo, who was pointed out as a suspect, was the nephew of the governor of South Gyeongsang Province.
“At that time, when I called the detective in charge, the girl’s father had a brain hemorrhage from the shock… … .”
died just like that
To make matters worse, my mother lost her mind and jumped from the 12th floor apartment she was living in.
Fortunately, his life was saved, but he was paralyzed.
“The family members who died today belonged to Lee Jun-mo’s family, and among them, the father’s body was said to be the most severely damaged.”
And Yoon Ji-hye, who is presumed to be the culprit who killed them.
“The older sister of the girl who died last March… … no see.”
“… … I would have said I wasn’t curious.”
When all the explanations were over, how did Kei’s expression look when he responded in a hard voice?
Even though he couldn’t bear to look straight and looked away, his expression, which he had to capture in an instant, remained in my memory for a long time.