161 – 161. Say hello to each other
“Ahn Soo-ho you crazy bastard!!!!!!!!!”
Min Chaeryeong’s angry voice echoed throughout the basement. The shrill voice reflected off the wall was echoed and echoed again and again.
“Ugh… ….”
Ahn Su-ho spat out a surprised sound through the iron window. He asked smirkingly at Min Chae-ryeong, who was shaking her shoulders as she gasped for breath.
“I will drop my ears, chief. It’s underground, so it’s very noisy. Why are you so angry?”
“Why? Why? Why ah ah ah ah????”
-Quaang!
Min Chaeryeong hit the wall as hard as she could. Then, detecting her shock, her surveillance camera was pointed at her. In her cold lens, Min Chae-ryeong, who is angry with her hair, is captured.
“Why are you so angry? Do you mean that now!?”
“T, team leader…… ?”
Ahn Su-ho is quite surprised at how much more emotional he is than he thought. Then, as a joke, the words Min Chae-ryeong ignited ignited her anger, which she was barely suppressing.
“Isn’t the guy who followed Kang Ha-neul to protect the whole amusement park right off the bat! Don’t you fight with the special lease!! But then, he told his girlfriend to make a phone call to defend himself, and he was arrested!! I’m mad!! Not me!! Looks like ?! Do you think I’m the one who’ll take care of you?!!?!?”
Min Chae-ryeong couldn’t get rid of her anger even after screaming, and she breathed heavily. By that point, An Su-ho could see that she was genuinely angry.
“Ahn Soo-ho. I’m really curious. Why are you so anxious to drive a case everywhere you go… ? Huh…… ?”
“………… Sorry.”
Ahn Suho bowed his head and apologized. He looked like a real criminal because he was doing this behind bars and shackled. From Min Chae-ryeong’s point of view, she was a criminal.
“……… ….”
Min Chae-ryeong looked down at An Su-ho with her resentful eyes. The more I thought about it, the more I felt that the anger that had subsided rose again. Min Chae-ryeong nervously tousled her hair and sighed.
To be angry is to be angry, and first of all, I had to solve the problem in front of me. She asks An Su-ho in a voice full of irritation.
“…… Who is that parasitic monster?”
“Here you are.”
Ahn Su-ho raised his right hand. A small tactile sensation protruded from the silver stain on the back of his hand.
-Hi.
The tactile senses trembled and produced the voice of a little girl. A cute greeting that doesn’t go well with the word parasitic monster.
Min Chae-ryeong looked at her primordial silver with her bewildered face.
‘If you just listen to his voice, he sounds like a kid in elementary school. This is said to have knocked out half of the special lease…….’
Min Chae-ryeong had already checked the video of her at the time of the incident. She said that the performance of Ahn Su-ho she saw was truly a ‘monster’.
Of course, Ahn Su-ho was a strong superman. However, the special lease is a unit that specializes in dealing with such ‘strong supermen’. The reason why Ahn Su-ho was able to win the decision against the special lease was entirely because of that parasitic monster that was parasitic on his body.
Min Chaeryeong had no disagreement about that part. But… ….
“Is this really a monster?”
In the meantime, there have been many powerful monsters. Parasitic monsters and talking monsters are rare, but not without precedent.
However, is it really a coincidence that those rare traits overlapped, or even the unfortunate coincidence that they were parasitized on Ahn Su-ho’s body?
Being suspicious of Min Chaeryeong, Ahn Soo-ho looked inside and outside the cage. Surveillance cameras lined up here and there, cracks in walls and floors, and other places where something might be hidden.
“Don’t worry. All you can see from the top is the video. You can’t hear our conversation.”
“Are you sure?”
“Almost? It would be fine as long as there isn’t a wiretapping device installed here that even the chief of police doesn’t know about.”
With Min Chaeryeong’s guarantee, I could be relieved. Ahn Su-ho carefully brings out the truth.
“Actually, this isn’t a parasitic monster, it’s an artifact called Primordial Silver.”
“Artifact?”
“Yes. It’s a special artifact from the Chinese side of the dungeon, but there was a backdoor deal between the high-ranking person there and the Winter Alliance. That’s what I got in between.”
“How do you know that?”
“There are ways.”
Ahn Soo-ho answered lightly as if it was nothing, but Min Chae-ryeong could not take it lightly.
Until Ahn Su-ho told her, Min Chae-ryeong didn’t know anything about silver in the beginning. Of course she didn’t know that she didn’t know. No matter how much she was, she didn’t have a grasp of the situation in China, which was far away from her.
Even if you have an excellent information network, not all the information in the world automatically rolls in.
For example, if Min Chae-ryung puts her mind to what the president’s dinner menu is today, Min Chae-ryeong can figure it out, but that doesn’t mean she knows the president’s dinner menu.
It was the same with silver in the beginning. If Min Chae-ryeong puts her mind to it, it would be nothing more than a list of newly discovered super-class artifacts in China, but she doesn’t put her effort into such a thing. Because she is unnecessary. That’s why she couldn’t figure out the primordial silver.
However, then, how would Ahn Su-ho know that?
Have you always been keeping an eye on the trends of China and the Winter Alliance? Or is there an extensively organized information network, and if useful information is found anywhere, it is immediately reported to him? Neither one was out of the ordinary. It’s just that it’s not normal, or it was far beyond Min Chaeryeong’s expectations.
Besides.
‘Backdoor deal between the Chinese government and the Winter Alliance. Of course, it must have been done under tight security. But you’re trying to figure out the exact date and place of such a transaction in detail and then intercept the goods?’
The more I thought about it, the more it made no sense. It wasn’t something I could commit, at least on an individual level. It was so close to impossible that even Min Chaeryeong was not sure if it was possible.
However, the result was right in front of Min Chaeryeong’s eyes. She shakes her head in disbelief.
‘Nonsense.’
If all of Ahn Su-ho’s claims are true, it means that he has an information network that surpasses Min Chae-ryeong’s.
The information network she had built up over the course of more than ten years in the shadows was surpassed by an ordinary 24-year-old man who did not even have a mediocre career before joining the security guard.
– Plopped.
Min Chae-ryeong, whose legs were weak, sat down on her chair. Towards her, her primordial silver pulled out and pressed her tactile senses. It was like a curious cat, slowly swaying from side to side and examining her condition.
“…… Are you okay?”
Her Ahn Soo-ho’s worried question made her come to her senses.
The surprise is later. Right now, grasping the situation is the priority, Min Chae-ryeong asked, pointing to her primordial silver.
“It wasn’t a parasitic monster, it was an Artifact, right? Then, was it really your will that she fought with a special lease?”
“That’s not true. Even though this guy is an artifact, he has an ego. The daytime battle was a kind of runaway state controlled by him.”
“But why are you fine now?”
“The two of us agreed well after an honest conversation.”
For a moment, I wondered if that would make sense, but Min Chaeryeong didn’t think so. Because there have already been several precedents for artifacts with egos. It didn’t make any sense at all.
Of course, it was still hard to believe that he reached an agreement with the Artifacts, which were running wild regardless of the user’s will, in just a few hours…….
Min Chaeryeong gave priority to asking questions rather than doubting. Whether the things Ahn Su-ho tells her are true or false, you can judge only when you have the ingredients in place.
“Amicably agreed, does that mean that there is no possibility of you going out of control like during the day?”
“Not at all, but almost.”
“What are the effects of artifacts?”
“It’s kind of like a weapon. When equipped, it becomes very strong. You already know how strong it is.”
“You said you have an ego, right? So you can’t control it as you please?”
“Okay. When I make a request in my head, he immediately parbats! I feel like I’m moving. I don’t know yet if I can forcefully push against this artifact’s wishes.”
Ahn Soo-ho answered Min Chae-ryeong’s question in a surprisingly cool way. It was about silver in the beginning, and it wasn’t information that had to be hidden unconditionally, and in the current situation, it was because it was Ahn Su-ho’s side, not Min Chae-ryeong’s.
“Me, team leader? So, when can I get out of here?”
Ahn Su-ho carefully asked Min Chae-ryeong, who was immersed in her thoughts. Then she rolled her eyes.
“Well? Why do I have to get you out?”
“A. It’s just like that again. Didn’t we agree to cooperate with each other last time? Let’s not set me up unnecessarily and let’s help each other whenever we need it.”
“It certainly was. But why is it that it feels like I am the only one who keeps losing money?”
“Well, I’m sure the team leader has helped me unilaterally up until now… ….”
Ahn Soo-ho secretly glanced at the primordial silver.
“Think about it like this. By helping me this time, you’ll gain the power to fight the special lease head-on. Then it’s not a losing business, is it?”
“Are you so brazen to ask for help?”
“Because I’m in such a hurry to ask you shamelessly. First of all, I am a victim who was manipulated by this guy, so I have nothing to pay for my crimes……. I thought that if I continued like this, my right hand would be cut off, or I would be taken to a laboratory somewhere and treated as an experimental animal.”
A series of runaway incidents were completely unexpected even for Ahn Su-ho. He tried to find a way to get out of there safely by rolling his head, but in the end Min Chaeryeong’s help was indispensable.
“Hmm… ….”
Min Chae-ryeong crossed her legs and fell into her troubles. She didn’t worry about whether or not to take Ahn Soo-ho out. Her pupils turn to the primordial eye that is twitching in Ahn Su-ho’s right hand.
“Artifact…… La was it? It’s not like a new superpower.”
“?? That’s right. How does a person have two or three superpowers? One person has one superpower. It’s common sense.”
Ahn Su-ho knew about the multi-ability test subject that appeared in the original work, but she didn’t show it. She didn’t have to tee off. For the rest of the people except for a few people involved, the concept of a person with multiple powers was still an absurd story.
“…… But. That’s right.”
At Ahn Su-ho’s answer, Min Chae-ryeong licked her lips with her regretful face. When she gently stretched out her hand and tried to touch her primordial silver, her primordial silver was suddenly sucked into the back of An Su-ho’s hand in surprise.
“…… It’s like a real living animal.”
“I told you. It has an ego.”
“What level is that ego?”
“About elementary school students?”
“Then it is a story that a reasonable amount of discernment can be done. Do you have a name?”
“You mean your name?”
Ahn Su-ho asked with a surprised expression at the unexpected question. At the same time, she pouted her primordial silver head.
-Name? Me. No name name. Will you build it?
Ahn Suho was troubled by that question.
‘Name… ….’
It was something I hadn’t even thought of. But it seemed like it would be convenient to have a name. The name of the artifact, Silver in the Beginning, is too long, and every time I call it that, hey, you, I can’t call it that way.
“I don’t have it yet, but I’ll make it roughly. Since the name of the artifact is primordial silver, it’s silver……. Uh, Sylvie? Would that be enough?”
“Why are you asking me for permission for that? As long as I like you and the artifact, that’s fine.”
-Sylvie? Sylvie. I like it. I like it. My name. It’s a silbi.
“I see.”
In the beginning, Sylvie shrugged her short tactile senses from side to side, as if she was happy with the name she had received for the first time. Seeing that dainty appearance, the two wondered if this was really the same monster that had been filming matchless against the special rental unit during the day.
“Uh… …. So, chief? Will you save me? It’s not like you’re saying you’re going to do your own thing-“
“Don’t worry, I will take it out even if you don’t tell me. I’ve already said everything upstairs. Even so, it can’t be released right away, so it will take a few days as a formal safety check…….”
“Thank you. Manager. Right, what about the other kids? The students who came with Yewon, Haneul, and Ryu Taehyun.”
“Your girlfriends are staying at the hotel next door. All other students have returned. Ryu Tae-hyeon was also released in the afternoon after completing a simple investigation. I heard that the Chinese broker you mentioned was a big help.”
Ahn Soo-ho was relieved by Min Chaeryeong’s words. I wondered what he would do if Ryu Tae-hyun was arrested like he was, but fortunately that part seems to have been resolved.
“Then could you please tell Yewon and Haneul? It will take a few days, so don’t worry and go back first.”
“I am the boss and you are the boss, right? All right. I’ll give you the word. Is there anything else you would like me to do? Team leader Ahn Su-ho?”
“Okay. I’ll think about it.”
Ahn Su-ho answered Min Chae-ryeong’s blatantly sarcastic remarks with another drink. Hit Min Chaeryeong’s forehead! Seeing the tendons sprouting, Ahn Suho smiled.
“Haa… …. If it wasn’t really inside the cage, I would have beaten one…….”
“It’s not vegetable smoke, why are you burning me?”
“Because what you two do are similar? Yes well spoken Hey, I’m already going crazy with a headache because of the vegetable kite, but what if you do this too? I haven’t been able to sleep at all since yesterday because of you-“
Min Chae-ryeong, who was continuing her words, closed her mouth in regret.
“You stayed up all night? Is there anything else besides my job?”
“No. Nothing. It’s just because of Soyeon’s work.”
Ahn Su-ho does not know that Park Ji-hyeon ran away. No, in the first place, he only thought Park Ji-hyun was dead. Park Ji-hyun, who was secretly caught by him, ran away and he couldn’t say that he was worried.
‘I want to see what kind of reaction I will show by saying it once, but… ….’
It was entirely because of Ahn Su-ho that Min Chae-ryeong forced Park Ji-hyun, who was dying, to be saved and imprisoned.
On that day, Park Ji-hyeon, who was in a dying state, was hurriedly killed by Ahn Su-ho in front of Min Chae-ryeong. Unnaturally, as if trying to keep your mouth shut.
As a result, Min Chaeryeong had a hunch that Park Ji-hyun had something to do with Ahn Su-ho. It is also a mysterious connection that Ahn Su-ho himself is reluctant to be known.
‘It’s all useless now… ….’
Park Ji-hyeon, who saved An Su-ho’s weakness to see if he could catch it, ran away because of a necrophiliac who was Min Chae-ryeong’s subordinate. It was even hard to find because of her abilities. It had only been a day since Park Ji-hyeon ran away, but Min Chae-ryeong had already given up halfway.
‘I can’t catch it anyway, should I really try it? In fact, Park Ji-hyun was alive. That I saved And Ahn Su-ho, I heard your secret from him…….’
It was a sudden curiosity. What on earth did An Su-ho want to hide, so he tried to silence Park Ji-hyun by killing him? He wanted to hide something from him, who might have an intelligence network that was equivalent to her Minchae Spirit and that was superior to hers.
“An Su-ho.”
At this, she called Ahn Soo-ho.
“Can I ask you something?”
In a very cautious voice.