14 : In this world, the police deal with the dark.
After securing testimony about Sai from Justice.
Our task force learned what Sai was up to.
What Sai is trying to do, simply put, is to leave the fruit that can be picked right away until it ripens to the extent he wants, and then pick the fruit when it is well-ripened.
This information was passed on to the members of the special task force without being hidden like a confession heard at the research center.
Upon hearing this news, Mina, Yunari, and the special team members reacted like this.
“You have such a dirty personality.”
“Are you out of character?”
“You’re not crazy.”
“You fucking freaking bastard.”
It’s not usually a crazy year. so it’s even worse All of my co-workers reacted the same way.
During that time, the class president, who had taken good care of his subordinates, kept his silence with a bitter face.
Once he finds out that Sai’s target is the task force itself. We thought about what to do next.
When we defeated the supervillains like this and took back Seoul, we figured out the plan to show up and kill them all.
But then how to stop it?
army? already split police? will split the same way From there, our gaze naturally turned to Mina.
Yunari can’t even fight properly. The only thing that can deal with a superpower is the same superpower.
But not all superpowers are the same. Because Mina is the only person with psychic powers across the country who has even the slightest chance to stop them.
“What’s scary about our hero?”
“You can win if you just find that idiot. Honestly, do you think I will win?”
“that’s right. that’s right. Oh, if you’re having a hard time, we’ll do it, don’t worry. Because we can do it all.”
Although the co-workers speak in a joking tone as if they are trying to lighten Mina’s burden. They thought Mina would win anyway.
I watched New Hope’s fight from the side and fought together. Even though I know that the relationship is strong, it was natural to think that way because I had never met him in person.
But the current Mina can’t beat Sai. The only people who know that are probably me and Mina herself.
“of course. hahahaha.”
However, Mina received everyone’s attention and smiled while making an expression that seemed to be on top of her. It was a forced laugh no matter how you look at it.
Mina, who has directly collided with Sai, would know better. That Mina couldn’t win right now.
Even now, unlike the original work, Sai does not show any sense of identity as a person with the same innate psychic powers.
If you fight, you will die with a high probability. One day, Mina will become as strong as Sai, but not right away. If we fight, we will surely die, and we will be defeated.
Even though Mina knew that now, it seemed like she couldn’t even think of backing down from the expectations of those around her. Otherwise, there’s no way I could make a face like that.
But I came this far, but who told me to fight alone? No matter how hard it is for you alone, I am doing this too.
Moreover, it is not the police who push such a kid to death, but an idiot. So I tapped the table lightly and said.
“So that’s what I’m saying. We need to replenish our staff. That crazy bitch says she’s quiet right now, so we need to gather the people we need in this gap.”
“Are you the police?”
“no. psychic.”
Mina, as well as the members of the task force, said, is there anyone who can help us? looked at me with a
Except for Mina, even if they have strong psychic powers, most psychic people live quietly and do not use their abilities or go wrong and become what is called a supervillain.
Mina is an exception among exceptions. It can be seen that there is no real person who can help us.
but one. There are more exceptions.
“if… … Trying to lure one of those supervillain pups? What do you believe in those bastards?”
One of the cops said in a disapproving tone. I also understood his reaction. Criminals are the ones you should never trust in this world.
But the guy I’m talking about is still a relatively trustworthy guy. Because the goblin was the one I tried to recruit with Yunari when I was gathering people to create a special task force in the first place.
“Oh, is that him? Is that concept weird?”
The class president also slapped his palms as if he had remembered the person I was thinking of, and the police in the special task force made an ah sound as if they had roughly noticed the class president’s words.
The members of the task force know that they have helped us before in the arrest of Minus and the operation to arrest Yagi.
I don’t know what a change of heart since I was taken to his house, I stopped killing politicians and other corrupt people like before.
During the Yagi arrest operation, he came to my request and even showed his face in person, acting as if he was determined to be arrested someday.
At the time, the situation was such that in addition to being unable to tie the goblin anywhere, he fought with Yagi and was injured and sent it away.
Recently, I thought that he had gone into hiding without receiving any contact from me, and when the situation became dangerous, he took his steps off altogether. This time, I heard the news that the guy was sighted.
But still, criminals are criminals. He is not a mere petty criminal, but a philosophical criminal who has killed quite a number of people.
Even if we tell the people on the task force that we need him, reason will understand but emotion will not understand.
But since you said you brought something to convince you, it should be fine. I thought so and slowly looked at Yunari.
The person who brought the news tapped his laptop as if he had been waiting, then pressed the power button on the screen installed on the ceiling and said.
“The villain name Goblin has been hiding since the appearance of the present. This time, it was confirmed that he was fighting with supervillains located near Jongno.”
“And what has settled down in that area is a place where pseudo guys who previously held a grudge against Sergeant Lee Mun-soo are gathered. It can be said that it is the remnant of the chosen ones.”
“Well, the most dangerous Park Jung-hoon… … He’s the only villain who didn’t escape from prison.”
“They said it was because the body was literally torn to pieces by Sai, leaving only the head. That’s not what’s important.”
Yunari paused there for a moment and then a screen appeared on the screen. There was a picture of a goblin rescuing people.
There must have been a fierce battle, and there was a child who looked like a younger sister next to the goblin with seemingly dangerous wounds.
… … Did that crazy bastard even bring his little sister to a scene like that?
I thought that he had finally turned around, but the message that the screen meant was simple, so I swallowed the sound that was about to come out. Yunari continued to speak.
“Currently, near Jongno, people composed of goblins and vigilantes are said to be fighting against a pseudo-group centered on the chosen ones.”
“Unlike the other villains, the goblin doesn’t bother or bother people. Rather, they say they are protecting even the police forces isolated in Jongno.”
At least it’s better than regular trash, isn’t it? said Yunari, looking at us.
The members of the task force didn’t like it while looking at the photo data sent by Yunari on their respective tablets, but they nodded as if they understood what Yunari was trying to say.
It’s hard to call him a hero like Mina, but at least the photos show that he’s trying to act like a human.
“… … That’s great. miss. How did you gather this information in all this chaos? It seems that the young lady is more suited to the police than to the researcher.”
“It’s a trade secret.”
The class president admired the question and answered with a grin.
To be honest, I didn’t expect her to find out where the goblin was so quickly, so I was very surprised by her ability.
Yunari found out the current location of the wolf goblin and its situation, just by asking if I hadn’t heard about the goblin.
To get these photos in only 5 days after asking the question. But really, how did you get this?
If there is a safe zone thanks to the goblin, there is no way to secure the photo, but it is true that it is dangerous and tiring.
The guy who is busy with his research on incapacitating drugs said when he would have time. Is it physically time? Could it be that his superpowers were his alter ego?
“Ahahahaha! Alright then. I have a personal favor to ask of you here.”
I looked at Yunari with suspicious eyes. She smiles… … Oh no. that’s not laughing
As if the leaves that should have already fallen are somehow holding on to the branches, she was struggling to stand.
Organize your laptop. She climbed onto the table and lay down like a worm trying to burrow into the ground. He said it with a smile on his face.
“By the way, I haven’t been able to sleep for a week now. Can I sleep here for a few hours… … . Lab work is very hard. I was able to rest only when I was spending time investigating this case.”
“It’s really too much. Why are you torturing a weak student like this? I’m not a nerd, I’m a drug addict Oh, are you saying you’re a drug addict? Anyway, I can’t move anymore. please. Detectives. please… … Let me sleep here for an hour… … .”
Yunari said with a smile that seemed to have been cut and pasted over the dried skin of her face like a corpse.
Me, Mina, and my colleagues all stood up silently, drew the curtains, and turned off the lights.
It was only natural to be considerate of this frail researcher who worked for us.
Saying with joy that we were able to rest while doing our work seemed to overlap with me sadly. Fortunately, I was more incompetent than her.
Yes, if you are competent in this country, you will suffer. The military and life in the world are the best.
But why am I on the special team? shit.
“Detective… … Is being a researcher really that hard?”
As I was breathing a sigh of skepticism about my life, Mina asked me a small question after leaving the conference room. I shook my head at Mina’s question.
“It is difficult to be a competent person. In this country, the more competent you are, the more work you get and no reward at all. It’s best to be somewhere in the middle. don’t forget it’s mina middle. The middle is the best.”
“… … It’s strange when a detective says that… … ?”
“… … ?”
Mina tilted her head as if she really didn’t understand. And I couldn’t understand why Mina was talking like that.
I couldn’t think of a reason for Mina’s reaction. Soon I gave up on my thoughts and just lightly tousled the child’s hair.
Well, it’s strange to say that it’s good to be in the middle of the day when you’re wearing a heavy armband like the leader of the special task force.
However, I am far from competent, and rather, I am the type of person who tries to complete most of the work at an appropriate level.
But Sipal suddenly intervened in my life.
Also, this and that are all bad. i’m not bad
Afterwards, after telling Mina to rest, I went to the break room, grabbed a blanket and pillow, and headed back to the conference room where Yunari was asleep.
She put the blanket and pillow well so that she could sleep comfortably. I saw a happy smile on Yunari, who was asleep on a table like this.
“You have a smile like a graduate student.”
Yes, that smile resembled the smile of a friend I had seen in my previous life.
That friend was a graduate student, and he smiled like this when he came home after a year after submitting a thesis and went to sleep.
Are people who study writing forever graduate students? I don’t know how to become a researcher, but it seems that all the people who held the pen were similar.
I laughed at the horrible thoughts I even thought of. Turning off the lights in the meeting room again, I prayed for Yunari to sleep well.
I put a cigarette in my mouth, thinking that now is the time to move to recruit the goblins according to the information gathered by Yunari.
If the goblin and Mina join forces together, it is not impossible to give Sai a proper blow.
But- why does my intuition tell me that convincing him isn’t easy? I chewed on my cigarette filter and looked at the cloudy sky.
These days, under a sky where the sun never rises. The sun was not visible. I sighed as the weather suddenly turned cold again.