Episode 128. Blut Kinder
Ju Quyen came out after having a private reception with the Hui master of the Wu Yuan meeting.
At the same time, the secretary hurried to the side and said.
“Elder. The hospital said that Ban Tae-hong was kidnapped.”
“-what?”
The secretary was also embarrassed by the reaction of Zhu Quen, whose expression was crumpled for a moment.
But the report did not end there.
“It is judged that they are not ordinary bastards.”
“For what reason?”
“The whole floor of the hospital was hit by sleeping gas. There were even people disguised as the doctor in charge.”
“… disguise?”
“The doctor in charge who entered the hospital room about 10 minutes before the kidnapping was a fake. The real one was found asleep in the doctor’s office.”
It was completely planned.
At this, Zhu Quyen sighed as he got into the car.
“Any traces? Has the CCTV footage confirmed where you fled?”
“entire… had been erased. Of course, I also checked the CCTV on the road side… There are many places without… … .”
Hong Kong also has a number of CCTVs installed for security. Oh Won-hoe also had connections with the police who could check such CCTV.
But not as much as Korea.
“So you mean you missed it completely?”
The secretary sat in the passenger seat, unable to raise her head.
Seeing that, Zhu Quyen sighed deeply before opening his mouth.
“Are you sure it was kidnapped?”
“… yes?”
After putting the entire floor to sleep with sleeping gas, Ban Tae-hong disappeared.
In such circumstances, it was usually correct to suspect kidnapping.
But Zhu Quyen thought of it from a different angle.
“That means it could be the work of a new force protecting him. chamberlain… It could be Jinryonghoe. If he betrayed you and decided to move on… … .”
“Are you saying that Jin Ryong-hoe went all the way to Hong Kong and did such a thing to take Ban Tae-hong? But the risk is too great.”
“Ban Tae-hong has been in charge of all business by Jin Shi-jong’s side. What will happen if such a guy goes to Jinryonghoe!”
This was what Zhu Quwen was most concerned about.
To that extent, Ban Tae-hong was under the elder Jin Shi-zong in the Wu Yuan-hoe and accomplished so many things.
This arms deal, the foundation for advancing into mainland China, and the Sahapa deal in Korea were some of the projects Ban Tae-hong accomplished.
Such skill was also the reason why Ju Quen coveted Ban Tae-hong to the point of contacting him separately.
So, even when Zhou Quen contacted Ban Tae-hong first, he tried to manage it thoroughly without missing the string of tension.
“I was concerned about that, so I even placed a significant number of guards at the hospital… . Sleeping gas?”
It was completely unexpected.
The scale of the work was staggering. If you look at that, it was different from the method used by the existing Jinryonghoe.
“Have you contacted Taiwan?”
“yes? Speaking of Taiwan… … .”
The secretary’s reaction alone showed that he hadn’t thought of it at all.
At this, Zhu Quyen crumpled his forehead even more and shouted.
“Ban Tae-hong’s wife! Check it out right now!”
“Ah, I see!”
The secretary was also embarrassed because she did not understand the current situation.
He immediately took out his cell phone and called the subordinate he had sent to Taiwan.
turrr— turrr—
The beep sounded and I didn’t hear it. It was the same no matter how many times I tried. I tried calling other subordinates, but nothing changed.
“Connection is not working.”
“Something must have happened! Ban Tae-hong voluntarily moved. Or maybe the new mastermind took him in to get him in.”
It was completely blown away.
* * *
Southeastern United States. It was a small town south of Atlanta, Georgia.
There, too, there was a two-story house built in a corner. A van was pulled up in the parking lot of the house, and Kang-su and Simon got out and put Ban Tae-hong in a wheelchair.
“here… Where will my family live in the future?”
“Yes, you will be under the new identity you gave us and will not be tracked.”
“really… Are you out?”
“As long as there are no problems.”
Ban Tae-hong couldn’t believe it. It was because he had escaped the organization from a place he thought he would never be able to run away from.
“Big—”
Feeling overwhelmed, Ban Tae-hong lowered his head and shook his shoulders. I couldn’t even wipe my tears because my arms were injured.
“honey-!”
The door opened on the side of the house, and a woman’s voice was heard.
Startled, Ban Tae-hong lifted his head with tears and runny nose.
The woman was his wife, Joan.
Approaching Ban Tae-hong, she stood up in tears while holding the baby.
“are you okay? why are you crying huh?”
Joan wiped the tears and runny nose with her sleeve.
Even then, Ban Tae-hong’s tears did not stop easily.
“Big— my, I… … .”
“are you okay. Honey, I’m really fine. So we don’t have to worry, huh?”
Is it because of their feelings? Even the baby in Joan’s arms cried.
If it wasn’t for the house built in a remote area, it would have attracted people’s attention.
I cried for so long After a considerable amount of time, it calmed down little by little.
“When did you come?”
“You came yesterday. Didn’t you hear beforehand?”
“… yesterday?”
Ban Tae-hong sniffed once and looked at Kang-soo, and their eyes met.
At this, Kang-soo shrugged.
“I am… Let me talk to you guys for a while. I’m going home with the baby.”
“okay. Come in right away.”
“I will.”
She went inside with the baby in her arms.
Kang-soo and Simon saw him and walked to Ban Tae-hong’s side again.
“Are all the conditions I set out to be fulfilled now?”
“… Enough. So now let me tell you. As I said before, not many.”
“Anything is fine.”
Ban Tae-hong recalled something and let out a deep sigh.
Then, after a moment of silence, he slowly let go.
“I have been with them since memory existed.”
“… Keep talking.”
“They called us blood children. I grow up receiving various education from a young age, and I learn skills before I become an adult.”
“Are you talking about the mercenary troops?”
“In a mercenary unit called the Scarlet Knights, you learn combat skills, and you learn various skills in other places as well.”
While listening to the story, Kang-soo thought of something else.
“What do you mean by the blood child you mentioned earlier?”
“… Blueton Reform refers to a child born to a mother who has been genetically modified in a laboratory. me too… It is one of them.”
Kang-soo’s expression hardened at the word laboratory.
It was also what I heard from Dr. Adrian Pensler, a medical doctor whom I had found and met in China.
In the meantime, Ban Tae-hong continued to speak.
“my… Its real name is SS-074. It’s called that in Sky Wing. It didn’t even have a proper name.”
Sky Wing. I was talking about heavenly interests.
It is a given name with the same meaning as in Korea.
“How many more people like you are there? Are they spread all over the world?”
Ban Tae-hong shook his head at Kang-soo’s surprised question.
“We are not normal beings. Of course, there is a high probability of dying from congenital diseases or complications during growth. Although I found out about it later.”
Involuntarily, saliva flowed out. It was the same with the river he had been listening to.
It was because Bluton Reform seemed to think of humans as less than their toys.
“When I was young, when friends around me died, I didn’t even know why. And later on, I did all sorts of things to survive.”
“The location of Bluton Reform is… Don’t you know?”
point hit. It was just for that.
Savnakna Scarlet Knights, Infectus Investment. The Ten Tsubasa I got to know this time… … .
It was important to get rid of everything, but it was an urgent priority to destroy the center and foundation.
Because I know better than anyone what kind of choice my mother made to run away from there… … .
“sorry. I also knew the name of the place only after hearing the name. so more… I don’t know if I’m feeling skeptical about life right now.”
“if… Do you know anything about the mother who gave birth to you?”
“… I didn’t know at first. As I learned about a research institute called Blue Ten Reform, mothers died at the same time as giving birth… I have heard.”
Wood deuk—
Kangsu clenched his fists without realizing it. My eyes closed when I thought that my mother must have harbored that fear as well.
“It doesn’t matter where it is related to it. A place you know… Are you there?”
It was an important question.
Depending on what kind of answer Ban Tae-hong gives, the outcome of this task will be different.
“There are two places. But it’s been too long… I don’t know if it’s still there.”
“it’s okay. Let me know.”
“… Do you have paper and pen?”
Simon, who was quietly listening by the side, took out a notebook and ballpoint pen from his pocket and handed them over.
Upon receiving it, Ban Tae-hong wrote down an address and a list of numbers.
“The address is the same as the branch in Savnac, which I visited in France during an emergency about three years ago. And the coordinates… It’s camp. Five years ago, I stayed as an instructor for about a year and taught children.”
It was quite a long time ago.
As Ban Tae-hong said, the possibility of the place still remaining was slim.
However, for Kang-soo, the possibility was the highest among the information he had obtained so far.
“Do you have any other information?”
“Nothing else. If there are more… It’s just my messy life story.”
“All right. Then we will go Oh, I already told you… You should never tamper with your old account. Like the Owenhoe, Savnak or Bluton Reform can track it.”
“I know. I don’t intend to throw away the opportunity I caught like a miracle. and… thank you!”
Because of the condition of his arms and legs, Ban Tae-hong had to fix his torso with a wheelchair back. Contrary to my intention to bow deeply, I only lowered my head.
It was a sincere expression of gratitude.
“Never come into this world again. if… If we meet again, there will be no next time.”
“This grace… I will never forget you.”
“And check out the little jar on the top shelf in the kitchen.”
“yes? what is that… … .”
Kang-soo did not answer his question and got into the car with Simon.
The car backed out and started straight away.
Unsure of what to do, Ban Tae-hong blinked his eyes, and then his wife pushed his wheelchair into the house.
During that short period of time, the house was also constructed with the removal of handrails to make it possible to live in a wheelchair.
“You mean the top shelf?”
“that’s right.”
“I haven’t even checked the kitchen yet.”
The baby cried and fell asleep and put it on the bed.
Joan, his wife, heard what Ban Tae-hong had heard from Kang-su and opened the upper shelf.
There was a small jar, so I took it out right away and opened the lid. Inside was a bankbook and a note.
[A gift for a baby… … .]
As soon as they opened the bankbook with the note, Ban Tae-hong and Jo An couldn’t help but be surprised.
[$… … 200,000]
It is a little over 250 million won in Korean currency.
Compared to the wealth that Ban Tae-hong earned during his time in the Wuyuan Association, he was not even as good as his toenails.
But Ban Tae-hong, like Jo An, shed tears again.
At first, Kangsu had no intention of going this far. It was because, no matter how bizarre Ban Tae-hong lived, it did not change his fundamentally bad life.
however… The baby did nothing wrong.
Returning life of a retired S-class mercenary