Episode 66
‘It’s August.’
Finally, a special announcement for correctional staff level 7 awakened students has been posted.
The date is August 16th.
It is now June, so there are about two months left. I had also renewed my hunter license to Class D, so I met the qualifications. I thought I could just study corrections and criminal law for the remaining time and then enter the exam room. It was natural, but since it was a special offer for awakened people, there was no physical fitness test.
Sihyeon is a current corrections officer, so the interview was as good as passing without incident. As long as you passed the written test, it was practically the same as passing. In that case, after completing the 14-week training period, you will immediately work at a special detention center in Ganghwa Island, a place that prison guards commonly refer to as a special building.
I was curious about what kind of place the special Sadong would be like. At the same time, I felt regretful about having to leave the place I had grown so attached to.
Korean Prison.
I started my social life there. And he’s been through a lot during that time.
Numerous inmates of all kinds. Colleagues I worked with. There were a lot of people that came to mind and a lot of things that came to mind.
“Why are you here?”
At that time, someone’s voice broke Sihyeon out of his thoughts. The man with the familiar voice was Juncheol.
Sihyeon turned off the Internet window and looked back.
“I want to see something. Hyung, have you finished washing up?”
Si-hyeon and Jun-cheol finished their night shift on the same day and had a personal break before leaving work. Si-Hyeon worked 24 hours a day, returning occasionally, and Jun-Cheol was scheduled to work on the same day because he originally worked at night.
Where they were now was the regular study room. It was a place created with the intention of using the Internet to take cyber education, which must be completed for a certain amount of time each year.
However, few employees used it for that purpose, and it was more like a PC room used in their free time. Since Si-hyeon rarely used the regular study room, Jun-cheol asked what was going on.
“Okay. Sihyeon, don’t you wash it?”
It was not possible to go home right away after working overtime.
They were not allowed to leave work until 9 a.m. So, since I couldn’t leave work anyway, I just used that time to wash in the bathroom, sleep in the break room, or eat breakfast at the restaurant.
“I don’t really think about it. More than that, hyung.”
Sihyeon said what she had been thinking about.
“Uh, why?”
“Do you want to eat breakfast together later?”
“Inside? Or outside?”
“Outside. I have something to talk about.”
“What do you want to say? Then, I guess I should cancel my appointment with my wife and go.”
“Oh my, then what happens to me? Just have a good time with your sister-in-law.”
“Haha, just saying. I don’t have anything else to do in the morning. Let’s go, let’s go.”
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Si-hyeon and Jun-cheol were at a gamjatang restaurant a little away from So.
“What is there to talk about?”
“Um… don’t be surprised to hear it.”
When Sihyeon paused like that, Juncheol joked.
“Don’t scare me, man. Shouldn’t I order soju for this?”
“Do it, bro.”
“Hey, stop spicing it up and say it quickly. What is it?”
Juncheol urged.
“Actually, I….”
“uh.”
“I woke up a while ago.”
“….”
Juncheol looked like he heard something wrong. He tilted his head and asked again.
“What did you say just now?”
“I have awakened.”
“…what?”
Juncheol opened his eyes wide in surprise. He said as he put down the spoon he was eating with.
“Awakening? Real awakening?”
“yes.”
“Huh…”
Even though the number of awakened people was not that large, it was a world where it was not difficult to come into contact with the media or social media because they were active as hunters.
However, the awakening of someone I knew felt completely different. It felt strange and didn’t feel like anything was real.
Juncheol, who seemed shocked and dazed for a moment, came to his senses and opened his mouth again.
“This is something to celebrate, right? Congratulations.”
“It’s a little embarrassing, but thank you anyway, bro.”
“So what is the grade?”
“It’s D.”
“D?”
Juncheol didn’t know much about Hunter’s income.
However, I knew that if you were a D grade, you could roughly get more than a civil servant.
“So you’re quitting being a prison guard and moving on to becoming a hunter?”
“No. The guards will continue.”
When Si-hyeon gave an unexpected answer, Jun-cheol cast a questioning look.
“Really? You can’t hold a civil servant job concurrently, so what are you going to do? Are you going to do it secretly?”
“Do you know that there is a special recruitment for awakened correctional officers? I am trying to prepare for that.”
“Ah, I’ve heard of it. Are you planning on preparing that? I see.”
Juncheol nodded and continued speaking.
“That’s just getting to level 7, right? That’s something to celebrate. But it’s such a pity. I’ve wanted to work with you for a long time.”
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Seeing Jun-cheol’s expression, Si-hyeon also looked disappointed.
“Me too, brother. If possible, I want to work at the Korean Prison. I’ve gotten used to it, like it’s my home. But I can’t help it because my place of work is Ganghwa Island.”
“Ugh, that’s right. My brother said he was going to do well, but someone called him should send him off with a smile. Even if he’s busy, he should contact me often and come visit when he has time. I’ll be happy to buy him a meal. I’ll also contact you, so don’t pretend not to know that your job has changed.”
“Oh my, you’re saying something strange again. Feel free to contact me and come get some fresh air at Ganghwa Island sometime. I’ll even treat you to an eel.”
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It seemed like it was a good idea to tell Juncheol in advance. If he had told me right before moving, he would have been very upset. No matter what, it wasn’t polite to do that to a classmate with whom I was close.
I wasn’t planning on telling other people at work until my acceptance was confirmed. It was obvious that receiving attention for being an awakened person at work would be tiring.
‘I’m tired.’
It was natural to be tired after working 24 hours a day. So, after working 24 hours, Sihyeon tended to go home and sleep right away.
However, there are times when I feel tired but cannot sleep. That was the case now. Sihyeon couldn’t sleep, so she went out and sat in the park near her house. It was the same park where he met a woman named Cheonbyeon.
‘Black Cross… .’
Suddenly, I remembered something that happened a few months ago.
Cotton ball technician, giant monkey, black cross.
I will probably never forget these three things that happened to me after awakening. Among them, Black Cross in particular. He was kidnapped and almost died, and it was his first time committing murder, so it was natural.
Contrary to some concerns, Black Cross remained quiet after encountering natural disaster. I don’t know if it was because he mistook himself for the original owner of Acuraerts, or because it was a rule not to touch the target that canceled the request, but either way, it was a fortunate thing. It was better not to get involved with each other for now, lest I really know if I became an S-class awakened later.
“Well, I guess there’s nothing to do anymore.”
Sihyeon muttered. It never occurred to him that he would suffer such a grudge like in the case of Jang Hak-gi again.
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“That bastard is doing it again. Oh, shit.”
The manager in charge spoke with an expression of complete irritation. Where his gaze was directed, an inmate with a red name tag was banging his head against the wall. The red name tag is the color that indicates a death row inmate.
Death row inmate Kang Tae-eun.
He was a serial killer who kidnapped and murdered as many as eight women. And it is currently a problem at the Seoul Detention Center.
It was a few months ago that he started acting strangely. He suddenly hit his head on the wall and committed self-harm.
It had never happened like that before. Rather, she lived a very leisurely life. There were no problems except that he occasionally gave an eerie smile at the guards. So everyone thought it was a sudden act of extreme stress.
It wasn’t even a day or two that a self-harm incident occurred in a cow, and I didn’t take it seriously. However, after being discharged from the hospital, Kang Tae-eun committed self-harm again. It wasn’t until the second time that So also took this matter seriously. He tried to prevent something like that from happening again by providing psychological counseling and parenting.
However, as soon as she was discharged from the hospital, Kang Tae-eun committed self-harm again. He was shocked because he never thought he would harm himself three times in a row. This was because there were very few such prisoners.
Only then did Kang Tae-eun begin to ask for what she wanted.
Please transfer me to Gwangju Detention Center.
That was his request. Normally, if something like this happened, we would have coordinated with the Gwangju Detention Center and discussed transfer.
However, the warden who was assigned to the Seoul Detention Center this time had a stubborn personality in that respect. He seemed to think it was not worth considering, saying that granting such a request would mean giving in to a death row inmate.
From then on, only the prison guards experienced increased stress.
Self-harm could be prevented by restraining the person with a protective chair, protective bed, or protective clothing. However, the problem was that it could not be used longer than the time specified in the law. It couldn’t be used continuously. This was because there was a rule that it could be used again only after a certain amount of time had elapsed.
From then on, Kang Tae-eun used that time to harm herself in some way. Even though prison guards followed and watched like shadows to prevent self-harm, they could not stop it. You end up committing self-harm by any means necessary.
The guards at the Seoul Detention Center honestly wanted to quickly remove the bomb to Gwangju. There were many prison guards who criticized the warden for being stubborn without knowing the situation at the scene.
“Did you hurt yourself again?”
The district manager who came running after receiving the TRS said with a pained expression on his face. Even though red blood was dripping from her torn head, Kang Tae-eun did not even blink. He was such a terrible guy that it made me shiver.
“There’s still no change in your thoughts up there?”
The chief asked, shaking his head. The dissatisfaction of the employees below had already reached its limit.
“It looks like there is a change. But if you’re going to send it, you should have sent it a long time ago. Will the Gwangju Detention Center accept it easily?”
There were two categories of prisoners who were transferred due to self-harm. A prisoner who lives quietly, satisfied that his demands have been met. Or, despite this, inmates who continue to commit self-harm there as if they are dissatisfied.
If it’s the former, you’re lucky. However, if it was the latter, the transported cattle would have received a burning bomb. At the Gwangju Detention Center, they were worried because the latter should not happen.
If it had been a few self-harms, it wouldn’t have mattered much. However, since Kang Tae-eun was harming herself more than ten times in a row, the Gwangju Detention Center had no choice but to be especially cautious.
“That’s right. Still, we have to send it somehow. I think it will make things quieter.”
“It looks like they are still trying to persuade the Gwangju Detention Center somehow. So, just wait with hope.”
While the district chief and the chief were talking, CRPT and medical department staff were dispatched. If you had a wound like that, you had to be taken to the hospital. Kang Tae-eun also obediently put on handcuffs and followed his employees without much resistance.
The chief looked at that and clicked his tongue.
“I really hope I never see you again. A bastard like that should just be put to death. I wonder who will suffer because of human rights abusers.”
It’s okay if it’s for the victim’s human rights. However, it is annoying that the human rights of the victims are not improved much and only the human rights of the criminals are needlessly improved.
“I agree.”
The district chief also nodded.
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“They say he will eventually be transferred to Gwangju Detention Center. The time is 8 a.m. in a week.”
Baekwol reported.
“Okay, finally.”
Cheonbyeon snapped his thin fingers.
It took much longer than expected.
However, if the Black Moon could be clearly gathered, such a time delay was nothing. Black Moon was a special assassin, one of only a few in Black Cross, and a worthy man.
“I guess you figured out the route, right?”
“of course.”
“Good. You take charge of this matter and handle it perfectly.”
Originally, Cheonbyeon came to Korea to deal with the Black Moon incident. Her job was to unite the members of the Black Cross organization who had not yet been united. So, originally, she would have taken matters into her own hands.
However, I was a little concerned that a man named Lee Si-hyeon was disguising himself as a prison guard. So she planned to keep an eye on his movements just in case.
Baekwol also guessed that kind of change of heart.
“All right.”
He answered with calm eyes.
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