Episode 61
… Is that person just now PD Han Yi-seol’s younger brother?
He never imagined that the Black Cross assassin who tried to kill him was a family member of someone he knew. Sihyeon was dazed for a moment by that shocking fact.
Meanwhile, the phone was disconnected.
Does she know about her sister’s hidden identity?
Sihyeon, who asked a question in her mind, immediately shook her head. You probably don’t know. It was clear that if he was an assassin, he would keep his identity a secret, even from his family.
“….”
Sihyeon ruffled her hair with a worried look on her face.
Should I talk to you?
If it were anything else, I would have thought it was a pointless nonsense since it was a family affair. But this wasn’t like that. If a younger sibling is secretly committing a crime, it is not unusual for the family to know about it. If it is not just a crime but murder.
… no.
Sihyeon shook his head again. It was too dangerous to become involved with an organization like Black Cross. Isn’t that why he, even after experiencing such a terrible thing, thoughtlessly didn’t even report it to the police? Since you have already been robbed of not only your place of residence but also your job, you may face retaliation if you report it. And now I was not confident that I could safely get through that retaliation. That’s true, but putting others in danger?
It was something that should never have been done. It was as obvious as fire that if Lee Seol found out about this, she too could be exposed to danger.
Sihyeon decided to keep quiet for now. Perhaps a corner of her heart might feel uncomfortable when she meets her in the future.
But it was better. Rather than putting yourself in a situation where you might be exposed to danger.
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Several fire trucks were continuously spraying water.
Fire trucks were dispatched after receiving a report of a fire near a hill.
The good news is that the wind that had been blowing strong the day before calmed down and the forest fire did not spread significantly. If the wind had been strong, a quick recovery would have been very difficult.
The fire was almost under control.
But there was a problem.
“…Is that by any chance?”
The fireman muttered, pointing ahead.
There was a huge, deep pit dug there. No matter how you looked at it, it looked like traces of an explosion. And that may be the cause of this fire.
“Did a bomb explode?”
“Who would set off a bomb in a place like this? Isn’t it magic?”
“Magic? What kind of crazy person uses magic like that outside the gate?”
Another firefighter intervened.
“It’s not for us to decide if it’s a bomb or magic. Let’s contact the police and the Inspector General. They’ll take care of it.”
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“Something happened.”
The scarred man said with a stern face.
This request was very simple. Dealing with one E-class hunter was such an easy task that it made Black Cross yawn.
But something happened?
“Really? What is it?”
Cheonbyeon closed the book he was reading and narrowed his eyes, staring at the man.
“Just in case, I received a call from the children sent to the safe house in Yangju. They said No. 72 and No. 75 are dead… No. 71 has not been found yet.”
“Dead?”
Cheonbyeon made an expression that he couldn’t understand. Even though they were Black Cross’s claws, they were second-class assassins. In terms of the awakened person’s rank, he was ranked C.
They sent three of them, but two died and one is missing?
It was definitely not a mission worth doing.
Did someone intervene?
Cheonbyeon stood up with a complicated face.
“Go to Yangju.”
“Are you speaking directly?”
“Okay, get ready right away.”
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“This….”
The inspection bureau employees who arrived at the scene after being contacted by the firefighters could not hide their surprise. I opened my mouth wide and stared blankly at the large gash left behind by the explosion.
Even though they were proud of having experienced all sorts of things while working at the inspection bureau, it was their first time seeing traces like that in person. I have seen it before. In photos.
“Team leader, this is hell….”
Team leader Seo Yong-gil of the Inspection Bureau raised his finger and signaled for silence. The employee who saw that quickly shut his mouth.
“Well, this is definitely a trace of magic. From now on, our Inspection Bureau will be in charge of this matter.”
Team leader Seo spoke to the firefighters and police officers at the scene.
The bomb disposal team that was investigating the scene seemed to agree with that statement. This was not an explosion using explosive materials. There were no such traces at all.
Soon, the remaining personnel left, leaving only the inspection bureau employees. Only then did Team Leader Seo’s expression change. With a stiff face.
“Immediately, let’s check the list of S-class awakened people currently staying in our country. Is there anyone who came in late today?”
The team leader said that he checks every day, but just in case.
“All right.”
Team Leader Seo’s eyes turned to the traces of the explosion again. He didn’t even see it in person.
However, I was certain because I had seen it in pictures a dozen times.
Hellfire.
It was known as the strongest fire magic with tremendous power as an 8th class magic.
Even if they were S-class 8th class archmages, not all of them could use Hellfire. It was a magic that only those with the highest level of fire magic could do.
Even if you are an archmage, you are not proficient in all attributes. They were no exception in pursuing maximum efficiency by maximizing a few areas in which they had special talents. No, rather, it suited the archmage, the symbol of a sage.
“…Where is it?”
Team leader Seo muttered to himself.
He knew. The only S-class archmage in Korea does not specialize in fire magic. In that case, the person who did this had to be a foreigner.
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“manager.”
An employee came running as if the list had been checked.
“Tell me.”
“There is no change. Currently, there is only one S-class awakened person from another country staying in our country. Japan’s Wataru Ikeda.”
“Um… I understand.”
Is he, after all, an S-class awakener from an unknown country? Wataru was an awakened person who had nothing to do with magic, so he was not him.
In this case, it was almost impossible to find out who did this. It was difficult to find any clues as the surrounding area was completely devastated by hellfire.
‘Why on earth did they use Hellfire?’
I had a natural curiosity.
battle?
There’s no way a monster would appear in a place like this, and if so, the opponent is the same awakened person? There is a high probability that it will be S-class as well. If he was an awakened person of less than S rank, he would have been able to handle it easily without even using the highest level magic.
However, if the S-Class clashed with each other, there should have been more traces of battle. The S-Class Awakened was not an opponent that could be dealt with with a single Hellfire shot. Moreover, if a fight had occurred, someone would have been injured, but when the police checked the luminol reaction earlier, there were no traces of blood in this area.
So what is it?
A sign of provocation against Korea?
But why bother provoking it in the mountains?
The more I thought about it, the more I couldn’t find an answer and my head hurt.
If only there were witnesses… huh?
Suddenly, Team Leader Seo’s eyes turned to the villa across from him.
“Did the police investigate there?”
“Well, maybe I couldn’t do it? From what I heard earlier, I heard that the door was locked….”
“Hmm, really? The door is locked….”
Team leader Seo looked at the villa with observational eyes. The lights are definitely off. In that case, it was rather natural that the door was locked.
But for some reason, it felt strange. I couldn’t explain it.
But it was clearly an instinctive sense that gave me that feeling.
“Did you try ringing a bell or something?”
“Maybe they just left it alone because there was no reaction?”
“Um… let’s go first.”
Team leader Seo started walking toward the villa.
No reaction?
But somehow he felt like there was someone there. If so, there may be witnesses to this incident.
The employee followed the team leader with a puzzled look.
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“Hellfire with sword wounds….”
The young woman furrowed her eyebrows and was lost in thought.
It was a disaster.
She was able to guess who these two seemingly incompatible clues were referring to.
Could it be that that man… .
[Someone is coming, by chance.]
The scarred man spoke in full voice. Assassins desperately needed a way to communicate with each other in silence. Therefore, Black Cross’ first-class assassins and above were able to use the full range of sounds as a basic level.
[How much more time do we need to organize this place perfectly?]
Cheonbyeon also asked in full voice.
[It will take about 5 minutes.]
[okay? That’s right. okay. I’m in hiding.]
[All right.]
The man’s new form disappeared into the darkness. There was no sign of it left, as if it had been absorbed into the darkness. It was a stealth technique taken to its extreme.
Jiyiing.
Then the bell rang.
Team Leader Seo and his group arrived at the main gate of the villa. The bell rang, but there was no sign from inside.
Team leader Seo rang the bell again.
But there was still no reaction.
“Team leader. As expected, there is no one there.”
The employee next to me said.
However, Team Leader Seo seemed to be thinking about something without answering. Then he opened his mouth.
“I guess I should go in.”
“Huh? You don’t even have a warrant? You can’t just enter private land like that… Team Leader!”
Team leader Seo had already jumped over the main gate. The employee looked embarrassed, but soon followed the team leader as if there was nothing he could do.
It was quiet inside. All the lights were off and only the moonlight shone in the darkness.
Is there really no one?
but… .
Team leader Seo tilted his head.
But he walked toward the door leading into the interior of the villa. Since I came this far, I had to do some research. This was when he got to the front door and was about to pull on his handle to make sure it was locked.
He turned his head at the ominous feeling behind him.
“….”
But there isn’t a single rat. The moment he turns his head forward again with a strange look on his face.
puck!
I suddenly lost consciousness.
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“Ugh….”
“Senator!”
As Jang Hak-gi groaned, his aide Yoo Hyeon-su quickly approached.
“I thought wrong… I thought wrong….”
“Councilman?”
Seeing Jang Hak-gi’s condition, Yoo Hyeon-soo reflexively looked back at the spot where the guard had been standing just a moment ago. At that time, the guard was away to go to the bathroom.
Yoo Hyun-soo got closer to Jang Hak-gi.
“What do you mean?”
“Cancel… Cancel immediately….”
“yes?”
“Black card… cancelled….”
“Cancel?”
Hyunsoo Yoo looked surprised. You even ordered a murderer and then canceled it again? He couldn’t help but think it was absurd.
“Okay… cancel….”
“….”
However, he has remained loyal to Jang Hak-gi for over 20 years. Because he was that kind of Yoo Hyun-soo, he didn’t carelessly question instructions. That was the secret to surviving for a long time by Jang Hak-gi’s side. Moreover, when it was difficult to communicate with Jang Hak-gi like now, asking him one by one would make him more uncomfortable.
Just follow it. That was the correct answer.
“I understand. I will take action immediately.”
“and….”
“yes.”
“Prison… I have to go… to prison… to prison….”
“yes?”
“prison….”
“What is that? How can you say such a thing in this state?”
“Prison… right now… prison….”
Jang Hak-gi’s voice was desperate.
fantasy,
