＜ Episode 20 ＞
crackle.
The street lights were flickering with an ominous sound, and the appearance of the shabby-looking villas were close to each other, reminiscent of Harlem.
Downtown in District 56, where the middle class live together.
It was so outskirts that despair seemed close, and the atmosphere was different from the main street.
‘Hmm.’
I saw a few people gathered here and there in the alley, leaning or sitting down, and they were watching John with subdued eyes.
‘…Every town has the same atmosphere.’
John was not unfamiliar with this neighborhood and its atmosphere.
battlefield or slum.
The shady feeling unique to a place located at the bottom of society filled the neighborhood, and tension began to flow.
T-D-D-DIC.
John narrowed his eyes and concentrated on the organ, which was working a little loosely, and increased its output.
‘···Well!’
This ability rotated the body, giving strength to the muscles and bones, and the expanded senses gathered information about everything around it.
Currently, the distance John can perceive with this ability is within a radius of 10 meters.
It was no wonder that the brain of an ordinary human being was already overloaded, since every single piece of information about everything that belonged to it was being gathered.
His forehead was burning red and the temperature of his cerebral fluid seemed to be boiling, but at least outwardly, John’s expression was unconcerned.
‘That’s a common neighborhood bully. Perhaps a drug dealer. Weapons don’t matter. The problem is over there.’
His rapidly acclimatising ability allowed him to sift through the information he wanted in a short amount of time, lowering his guard against those lurking in dim light.
The problem is the villa John is heading to.
I had to go a little closer, but the people hiding around the villa didn’t seem to be at the level of a neighborhood bully.
The restrained behavior, the feel of the texture of the body, and the temperature that did not change significantly, gave off a strong feeling that this kind of work was very familiar.
‘Cops, soldiers, fixers and gangs.’
After concluding, John’s thoughts turned complicated.
‘Someone has already arrived. On top of that, they even set up an ambush to secure those who would come later. If that’s the case… then it’s a story that I couldn’t figure out what I wanted.’
A bad-tempered gang might set up an ambush to learn the identity of an enemy following them, but in general, few people waste manpower unnecessarily once they have obtained information and secured their target.
And that became clear as we neared the villa.
‘The number of people I feel is ten. Two of them are injured. maybe the couple. There are four inside the house and four outside.’
It was obvious that it was a trap, but John couldn’t back down.
‘I don’t have Ekaterina. At least I have to catch a clue.’
Ekaterina is now 10 years old.
I didn’t feel like anyone had a physique for that age group.
John approached the villa with a calm step and knocked on the door. At that moment, those hiding in the shade of the building as well as those inside felt flinched, but John did not express himself.
“…who?”
“I’m looking for Mr. Danilova.”
A suppressed voice came from the other side of the door, and John responded in a relaxed voice.
Someone vigorously shook Danilova, who was sitting in a mess, in a chair, and Danilova, who flinched, opened her mouth again.
“What are you doing here at this hour?”
“It’s because of Miss Ekaterina’s problem. Miss Ekaterina hasn’t been to school since a year and a half ago. The District 56 Board of Education determined there was a problem.”
“…Education Committee?”
It was a reaction that seemed absurd even in the middle of being suppressed, and it was no different from those who oppressed the couple, and I felt the body temperature change rapidly.
In District 56, which values education, there is an Education Committee, and its power is formidable, but this is Luna.
Of course, it’s not a faithful institution that cares about every single student going missing, but John knows something.
John simply checked the ward agencies in District 56 and picked out a good one for his undercover identity.
‘In any neighborhood, public power works. Especially those who have a stabbing thing.’
For John, who went through quite a lot of maneuvers and maneuvers, this kind of acting was as natural as breathing.
Even without this ability, there was a noisy noise that could be known, and it was clear that the confused couple as well as those who were oppressing them were embarrassed.
“.
“I do not know. How can I know the intentions of the high-ranking people? I’m tired too. I hate to think of how many houses I have visited today alone.”
John’s face was tired because he had raised this ability to the fullest, and John’s neat appearance added credibility to his words.
It is the appearance of a public servant who is tired of work no matter who sees it.
Hearing what John had to say, they couldn’t disagree.
Luna’s hasty administration was a day or two.
It seemed lax in John’s eyes, but that’s why they had faith in John’s words.
Even the appearance of an armed taxi waiting in the distance was instilling trust in John’s words.
“It doesn’t matter if we go as it is, but next time other people will visit, not me.”
John drove a wedge into them who were hesitating, and that moved their hearts.
Because illegality and violence are routine Luna, she does not welcome the intervention of public power.
At best, the interests are shared or given away, and if things go wrong, the entire organization will be blown away.
In fact, Luna’s biggest and worst gang is the public security.
“Come in.”
After a moment of silence, the door opened.
***
“this.”
A sigh escaped John’s mouth, and everyone flinched at his reaction, but John shook his head and entered the house.
“There must be a reason Miss Ekaterina didn’t come to school.”
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Muttering quietly, John quickly looked around the house.
Remnants of what must have been a decent piece of furniture were scattered all over the place, and in the middle of the messy living room were two men and two chairs sitting on two chairs.
The whole body was stained red and blue, and it didn’t look good, and in fact, their condition was not that good.
And the four men who must have made the couple that way were staring at John with stern eyes.
Although each of them wears quite the appropriate outfit as if they are not the bullies in the neighborhood, they cannot hide their true nature.
Their large bodies, scars, and artificial skin seemed to tell us what kind of people they were.
“Mr. Danilova .
However, John went into the house so calmly that no one thought it strange.
Luna’s civil servants are famous for their hasty administration, and in fact, Luna’s biggest gang is public security, so they know very well that most of them don’t even blink an eye at the scene of such violence.
“I had a little something to talk about.”
A low voice rang out as John approached Danilova, who looked miserable.
The man who seemed to be the leader among them spoke in a harsh voice, and John nodded.
“That goes for me too. I want it to be over quickly.”
“Kuhm.”
“Well, there are times when things in the world work, and there are times when they don’t. There is no reason to interfere with that.”
“Thank you for that.”
Indeed, everyone nodded at John’s appearance as an ordinary Luna civil servant, and the Danilova couple’s faces were filled with despair.
“But if it gets in the way of my work, it’s a different story. Isn’t the child Luna’s future? Parents’ faults must end with the parents.”
However, everyone hardened their complexions at John’s words that followed.
In any case, their goal is a small and cute girl named Ekaterina, but since the variable called public power has appeared, it is difficult to guess how this will go.
“It looks like the gentleman’s work isn’t over, so I’ll go quickly.”
Crouching in front of Danilova, John met his gaze.
“Where is Miss Ekaterina? Why didn’t you come to school?”
“I don’t know. My daughter is missing.”
“There was no missing person report?”
Danilova was silent at John’s question, narrowing his eyes.
It was a hit, but it was clear that their circumstances would have prevented them from reporting Catherine missing, and John’s guess was correct.
“I was out of my mind. To the point where I couldn’t report them missing.”
“That doesn’t make sense.”
John responded coldly to the excuse that no one would believe, and even the gangsters who oppressed the couple shook their heads.
“I was asking just in case.”
John gave off a cool spirit, and the gangsters who were watching him shook their shoulders.
“Did you not sell or kill Miss Ekaterina?”
“no!”
The act of selling or killing a child is something that can never be understood by ordinary thinking, but this is Luna.
Violation of the heavenly rules is a place where things happen casually.
“I mean no! Lina … has suddenly disappeared. You know how embarrassed we are!”
The expression of a father who lost his daughter was screaming in anger, but John’s cold expression did not change.
“Isn’t that kidnapping?”
“…there are no suspected kidnappers. There was no contact asking for anything.”
“okay.”
With a plaintive reply, John stood up from his seat.
‘… Voluntary Disappearance? Or run away? It’s a headache.’
The couple moved to this place after Ekaterina went missing.
There will be no trace of the child.
The gang, who had been listening to the conversation between John and the couple, also shook their heads and met their eyes.
“Did you finish your business?”
“Yes. there’s nothing we can do. If possible, the goal is to get Miss Ekaterina back to her education, but if she goes missing, there’s nothing I can do anymore.”
John’s shrug was that of a model civil servant, and the men in the gang smiled in relief.
“Then I hope you do well. I can’t delay because I’m behind schedule.”
As they bowed so naturally, John’s body turned around, and the couple’s faces were filled with only despair.
That’s when John goes out the door and tries to get out of the villa.
“for a moment. Civil servant man.”
“What happened?”
The man who seemed to be the leader stepped forward and stared at John’s face.
“Just in case . . . can I know the name of your superior?”
“…that’s unpleasant.”
Seeing John frown on his face, the leader waved both of his hands and said.
“I’m sorry if you were offended. But I also have a position. I can’t go over anything related to this couple.”
clap.
Contrary to the leader’s flirtatious appearance, the rest of the gang each took out their weapons.
“It’s not that difficult to name something. Didn’t the civil servants also say that? Having to follow the will of the higher up is the same situation.”
“…well, I guess that’s the case.”
When John nodded his head in agreement, a smile appeared on the leader’s face, and the tense subordinates relaxed a little.
bang!
As if by magic, the revolver in John’s hand fired a 50 BMG bullet, and the bullet fired from close range was lodged between the leader’s forehead without a single error.
puck!
Except for the lower part where the smile was caught, the entire head was blown away, and blood, brain water, and oil splattered everywhere.
“···uh?”
When experiencing nonsensical things, people tend to react late, and those with experience tend to use such gaps appropriately.
bang! bang! bang!
John’s hand, which made the heads of the rest of the gang disappear with an extremely accurate shot, manipulated the revolver and pulled out the shell casings.
titititing.
“This is my business.”
After reloading with familiar hand movements, John turned to the Danilova couple, who were stunned and turned white.
“Hang in there. Come soon.”
After checking the movements of the fussing people outside the villa, John stepped out the door.
＜ Episode 20 ＞ End