193 – 193. Voluntary Appearance (2)
“f*ck… ….”
Seokparang, a member of the Rising Guard, who had been bothered by Aegis for a long time who was angry at having his hobby interrupted, left Aegis’s room with a deep sigh.
Seokparang was a member of Aegis’ help during his stay at the Seoul branch. Because of this, he told the news to him, who was in the midst of fanfare, in accordance with the order from the upper level, ‘Deliver the mission to recapture the original silver to Aegis.’
In other words, there was no problem with the contents, method or procedure.
Nevertheless, what came back were threats and abusive language dripping with lifelike murder. He was upset when he talked to him while he was listening to his favorite singer’s song. Even if he yielded a hundred times and understood, why is he pouring out his resentment against himself, who was just following the orders of his superiors? Seokparang was about to go mad.
‘The bastard of Aigis clearly knows how important this mission is. Why are you only nervous about me?’
Originally, after the primordial silver was intercepted by Ahn Su-ho, the Dawning Team immediately prepared for a recapture operation. However, the problem was that he was caught by the police and locked up in a high-security quarantine area.
Because of this, the Dawning had no choice but to suck their fingers even though they knew where he was. Then, after hearing the news that Su-ho Ahn had been released, he finally tried to attack him, but the operation failed again this time because public opinion and the police’s attention was focused on him because of Sung Yu-jin right after.
I even waited for it to be quiet, but before I knew it, Ahn Su-ho had disappeared. From the perspective of the Dawning Corps, it’s like going crazy and running wild.
Then I finally heard the news of Ahn Su-ho’s voluntary appearance. However, there was no time this time either. Ahn Soo-ho, who turned himself in, will be immediately moved to the quarantine base, and he will only suck his fingers like the last time he was transported to a place where security is tight.
‘The other team members must have already received orders and are on standby. What the hell is the point of that idol song?’
Seokparang glared at the door with a dissatisfied expression, but the sound of music leaking from inside did not stop.
***
Meanwhile, at that time. Seoul Jongno Police Station.
Ahn Soo-ho was carefully moved to the underground interrogation room to avoid public attention. The detective who brought him left immediately, and no one came into the interrogation room for over an hour.
That’s also true, thanks to Yeo-il and Min Chae-ryeong’s negotiations, the investigation headquarters was almost dismantled. Most of the remaining detectives had been hired for other cases, and the common perception among the police there was that the An Su-ho case would be buried as an unsolved case.
But in the midst of that, who would have predicted that Ahn Su-ho would voluntarily appear? On the ground, the parasitic monster investigation headquarters, who had now gone to other sites, were called in one after another to find the person in charge.
– Knock!
I hope Ahn Su-ho is left unattended for about 1 hour and 30 minutes.
“…… Ahn Su-ho?”
The one who finally appeared was a female police officer with an easy-going look. Ahn Su-ho smiled broadly at the name ‘Lieutenant Ji-min Jeong’ written on her official ID card hanging around her neck.
“It’s been a while, Lieutenant.”
Inspector Jung Ji-min.
She was one of the first police officers to arrive at the scene when Aegis and Ahn Su-ho fought in Neverland, and she was the one who requested the dispatch of a special rental unit via radio at the time. She had that connection all the time, and sometimes she ran into Ahn Soo-ho a few times, and she was also one of the few detectives left in the Parasitic Monster Investigation Headquarters, where people were almost gone.
“…… It’s been a while and you’ve been sleeping, what are you trying to do now?”
“As you can see, I am here to embroider. First of all, I am not a sinner. Is your identity as a victim and witness who was parasitized by the parasitic monster still valid?”
“Does anyone who knows that run away from the cops for a month?! Do you know how much we’ve worked hard to find just one of you?!”
Inspector Jeong Ji-min seemed to be angry at the sight of Ahn Soo-ho sitting calmly. On the other hand, Ahn Su-ho was still calm while watching her reaction.
“Sorry about that. But there was a good reason.”
“What is the reason?!”
“Because I was scared.”
“Yes?”
Inspector Jeong Ji-min frowned at his unexpected answer.
“Yeah, that’s right. I went home after being released after undergoing a proper safety check and all sorts of tests. When I wake up after the weekend, the alley in front of my house is full of media outlets, and the news is talking about me as a terrorist or a criminal. I ran away because I was afraid that something would happen if I continued like this.”
“…… You should have been able to get in touch with us even while running away.”
“Yes. I received it. But obviously, the people who said they would release me now that the test was over, were conscious of public opinion and tried to arrest me again, so it felt a bit strong.”
“So you ran away from the reporters and the police too?”
“I’m a bit timid. But you came to the police station voluntarily, albeit belatedly, right now. So how can you look at that part…….”
Watching Ahn Su-ho lowering her head with a shy smile, Jung Ji-min felt that the efforts she had put in at the investigation headquarters were passing by like a kaleidoscope.
What? Now that I came out voluntarily, would you like to see it?
Inspector Ji-min Jeong wanted to put him in jail right away. However, that couldn’t be the case, as Ahn Su-ho said, his current status was only a reference, not a suspect.
Therefore, Ahn Su-ho had the ‘right not to be forcibly summoned by an investigative agency or forced to make a statement’. In the first place, the investigation headquarters of the parasitic monster hiding case focused more on the questionable parts of the process of his release, especially corruption or outside pressure by police officials, rather than the criminal facts of Ahn Su-ho.
“Ugh, ugh…” … !”
Because of this, Inspector Jeong Ji-min saw Ahn Su-ho openly appearing after a month or so, gnashing his teeth and clenching his fists, but there was nothing he could do. Anger and grief swirled in her mouth.
“………… Haaa.”
With a deep sigh, Lieutenant Jeong Ji-min lowered his head, then raised his head and spoke to Ahn Su-ho.
“Wait here for a moment. We’re preparing a convoy and bodyguards right now. You will be transferred to Containment Lab 3 in Seongnam. You’ve been there before, do you remember?”
“How can I forget? It’s where I was locked up for 15 days. He also remembers that the researcher who prepared my meals was in his third year of the doctoral program.”
“You don’t have to remember such useless things. Anyway. After about 2 more hours, it will probably be ready. Please wait patiently until then.”
“Can I use my cell phone?”
“Do you? It’s because you’re not a suspect, you’re an accused. I have no right to stop it.”
With Jung Ji-min’s permission, Ahn Su-ho took out his cell phone, which he had kept sealed in his pocket. When he was happy with his phone, which he had been touching for the first time in a month, Jung Ji-min’s face became more rotten.
“Then I’ll see you at the transfer. Knock on the door if you need anything.”
Jung Ji-min was about to leave the room at the end of those words, but he turned around again at a question that suddenly came to mind.
“I… ….”
Ahn Su-ho raised his head at Jung Ji-min’s words. Ji-min Jeong asks with an anxious expression as he sees a face that is so peaceful that he is locked in an interrogation room.
“The parasitic monster on your right arm. It’s really safe, right?”
In fact, even though the parasitic monster was not at all safe, the upper management secretly released him. Such suspicions have been continuously raised since the establishment of the investigative headquarters. That’s why Jeong Ji-min couldn’t hide his anxiety while watching Ahn Su-ho’s calm appearance.
“Don’t worry. Because it is completely safe.”
As he said that, Suho Ahn showed off the back of his right hand stained with silver and shook it. In my heart, I wanted to tell Sylvie to come out and shake a trick, but if I did, I don’t know what kind of reaction Jeong Ji-min, who was startled by, would react.
“… ….”
Jung Ji-min, who pursed his lips at Ahn Su-ho’s confirmation, eventually left the interrogation room with a face full of regret.
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Left alone, Ahn Soo-ho killed time by surfing the web. Ahn Su-ho’s voluntary appearance was natural, if natural, but it did not even become news. Ahn Su-ho smiled in relief at the article about celebrity dating that filled the headlines of the portal site.
At that time.
-Kiik.
The interrogation room door opened and someone entered. This time, it was not Jeong Ji-min, but Ahn Su-ho, who was also a stranger he had never seen before. Judging by the color of the police officer, it seems correct, but the official ID card hanging around his neck was turned upside down, so his name was unrecognizable.
“Detective? What brings you here… ….”
“This.”
The detective, who looked strangely nervous, cut off Ahn Su-ho and made the phone call. A flip phone that is rare in this day and age.
“…… ?”
Ahn Soo-ho answered the phone with a puzzled expression.
“Hello?”
Then a familiar voice came over the handset.
-…… It’s been a while Mr. Suho Ahn. This is Sung Yujin.
Even before hearing the introduction of Seong Yu-jin, An Su-ho recognized his identity at once. Ahn Su-ho’s relaxed expression hardened at once and he straightened his posture.
“You used a needlessly complicated method to hand over the phone through the detective. So, what are you calling for? Do you know that Yeo-il has decided to get out of this business now?”
-…… I know. As Ahn Su-ho said, Yeo-il decided to take her hands off the matter. Of course, neither do I. Therefore, neither I nor Yeo-il will forcefully take ‘things’ from Mr. Ahn Su-ho any more.
“Then why are you calling me?”
-I won’t use coercive means, but I thought there was still room for negotiation.
Ahn Soo-ho felt that Seong Yu-jin’s voice, which was strangely subdued, seemed to be hiding his emotions.
Of course, Seong Yu-jin’s routine was to hide her emotions skillfully in everything from the beginning, but this time, unlike her usual way of speaking or breathing, there were clear signs of uneasiness.
As if she’s barely hiding her emotions.
“Negotiation… ….”
At Sung Yu-jin’s sudden suggestion, Ahn Su-ho chewed on his words. If you are negotiating at this point in time, you must be throwing words with a feeling of catching straw.
Therefore, depending on how the conversation works out, you may be able to gain significant benefits through negotiations.
But…….
“I’m sorry, but I don’t think there is any room for negotiation.”
-…… You haven’t heard me yet, have you?
“Still, there is nothing that does not exist.”
Ahn Su-ho rejected the request with a single stroke. It was natural.
-Why?
“Because you know exactly what you are going to do with this ‘thing’.”
Villains with multiple abilities that started appearing in the middle and late half of the original work. Ahn Su-ho inadvertently suppressed the appearance of the villains by stealing the primordial silver. However, if he handed over the primordial silver here, wouldn’t it be like releasing the appearance of the villain he had suppressed on his own?
‘Besides, Sylvie is also following me well. It’s going to hurt my conscience to just hand it over after weighing gains and losses.’
Even if it wasn’t conscience, the increase in combat power through actual expenses was a difficult part for Ahn Su-ho to give up. Not to mention, there’s no way Seong Yu-jin has the means to supplement that level of fighting power.
“As I said before, I know this has already been settled with my boss and your boss. So stop giving up. I won’t bother you any more than this.”
-Are you sure you won’t regret that choice?
“Regret is familiar. So even if you regret it, you know that there is a chance to make it up.”
-… ….
An ambiguous refusal because he has a listening ear. However, Seong Yu-jin clearly understood Ahn Su-ho’s will. When the phone, which had been silent for a long time, was disconnected at the initiative of Seong Yu-jin, Ahn Su-ho let out a helpless sigh.
“Here.”
When he handed over the phone, the detective answered the phone without a word and left the interrogation room. The profile of his face right before he left showed an expression that he only reluctantly listened to the order, and that he did not want to be involved in this matter in the slightest.
After that, Suho Ahn spent his time surfing the web or reporting the situation to people around him. After about two hours, Ahn Su-ho finally climbed into the convoy as Jeong Ji-min had warned.
“… ….”
As soon as he climbed into a truck container that was half an armored vehicle, armed men dressed in familiar costumes were waiting for him. They were the members of the special lease that I dealt with the other day.
“Ha ha ha. Hello…… Yo. This?”
The crew didn’t even listen to Ahn Su-ho’s greeting, just staring at him. Embarrassed, Ahn Su-ho voluntarily sat down in the restraining chair at the innermost part of the container, where he was supposed to be sitting.
‘A total of six people.’
As he said, there were only one squad, six people, on board the container, but Ahn Soo-ho knew instinctively. That these are the most elite members of the elite, a protective measure in case the primordial silver runs out of control.
‘When I looked outside, it was quite noisy because they were talking about the police even if it wasn’t a special rental unit. I’m sorry about something.’
Most of those gathered now remember the Neverland incident, and they must be in tension with the feeling of transporting a rare monster that destroyed the special lease in half.
What kind of expressions would they make when they see Sylvie getting tangled up in Ahn Soo-ho like a spoiled child? Suho Ahn smiled at the sudden thought.
“What are you laughing at?”
At that time, as Jeong Ji-min boarded the container, the container door was locked. Inspector Jeong Ji-min, who was walking under the pale lighting, was fully armed from head to toe.
“Do you want to come with me too?”
“Because most of the members of the investigation headquarters were hired for other cases. It’s temporary, but I’ve been put in charge of you. I, Lieutenant Jeong Ji-min, will take you safely to the quarantine base in Seongnam City.”
“Even if you say that while pointing the gun at me, it doesn’t sound convincing at all.”
“For your own safety, the time may come when you will have to shoot the monster off his sleeping right arm.”
At those words that didn’t sound like a joke at all, Sylvie, who was hiding in Ahn Su-ho’s right arm, flinched. Ahn Su-ho wanted to pet him, saying that he was relieved, but his arms were already restrained with handcuffs the size of his forearms on the armrests of the restraining chair.
‘I can solve it as much as I want, but… ….’
If that happened, Jung Ji-min’s bullet would really get stuck in his right arm. Maybe I’ll fake a mistake and get stuck somewhere else.
“Complete arrest of reference person. Please start the lead car.”
A moment after Ji-min Jeong’s radio rang, a series of vehicles began to depart with a rumbling sound.
The target is the 3rd Containment Lab located in Seongnam City.
It was a research facility boasting the highest security in Korea for isolating and researching monsters that escaped from gates or some dangerous artifacts.
‘To be able to go there again… ….’
Memories of the time of the last arrest passed quickly through Ahn Su-ho’s mind. Blood sampling done several times a day, countless injections for unknown purposes. Recalling the memory of this and that experiment, he shook his head with a tired face.
‘Well, if I can return to society at least like this… ….’
Yeoil can no longer lay a hand on him. Since Sylvie was following his orders completely, he wouldn’t even be judged as dangerous in the lab.
That’s why it will work out. Ahn Su-ho tried to think so, but he couldn’t ignore the anxiety rising in a corner of his chest.
It will work out. It will work out.
I’ve thought so every time I’ve been living in this world, but this damn world betrayed his expectations every time, as if mocking him.
Where is the law saying that this won’t happen again? Ahn Suho let out a deep sigh.