He’s the Legendary Guard, Isn’t He? Chapter 69

Episode 67

It has been raining steadily since yesterday. Today was the day of outdoor exercise, but if things continued like this, cancellation was likely.

Inmates in building-type prisons welcomed outdoor exercise that allowed them to step on the ground once a week. It’s frustrating to be stuck in a high place.

That’s why I try to go outside whenever possible, no matter how cold the weather is or how hot the sun is. However, with weather like this on such a day, it was clear that the prisoners would be disappointed. Of course, the prison guards in charge of outdoor exercise had a slightly different position.

Doyeon seemed happy to have one less job to do.

“Seniors.”

“why?”

“Working with you, I feel like a real prison guard. Thank you, senior.”

“Once again.”

Sihyeon smiled slightly. Doyeon would probably be the most shocked if she found out that she was going somewhere else. You don’t have to worry too much since he’s a guy with perseverance.

The morning passed like any other day. However, as I headed to the restaurant for lunch, the atmosphere was a bit strange.

The atmosphere seemed to be buzzing with some topic. While I was wondering, someone grabbed my shoulder.

“Sihyeon.”

It was Juncheol. He looked a little heavier than usual.

“Are you on your way to eat?”

“yes.”

“Then let’s eat together. We have something to talk about.”

Sihyeon nodded.

They sat down on one side of the restaurant.

“I was in Sadong, so I probably didn’t hear it….”

Juncheol started crying. While I was working in Sadong, I had no choice but to be late in receiving news from outside.

“What’s going on?”

Looking at Juncheol’s expression, I could tell that it wasn’t a good thing at least.

“They say there was an accident at the Seoul Detention Center. It hasn’t been released to the media yet, but I think it will be soon.”

“Accident? What accident?”

Seeing as it was soon reported in the media, it seemed like it was no small accident. The correctional facility is a closed facility, so even if an incident occurred, it would not easily leak out if something happened inside. Even when a death row inmate was caught while escaping from Daejeon, it was quite a while before he was arrested and reported to the media. If it weren’t for a complaint from a fellow inmate, it might not have been known.

But so soon?

“It looks like there was an accident while transporting the death row inmate.”

“Is it a big accident?”

“…Yes. They say that a large cargo truck and a transport vehicle collided head-on and all three prison guards on board lost their lives. The truck driver also died.”

“yes?”

Sihyeon widened her eyes as if she couldn’t believe it.

Three prison guards killed in the line of duty?

Unlike police or fire departments, prison guards rarely died in the line of duty. This was the reason why prison guards said that contrary to public perception, it was safe. However, the fact that three people died in the line of duty in one day was both absurd and shocking.

“That’s not all.”

Juncheol continued speaking with a heavy expression.

“They say the death row inmate has disappeared.”

“Does that make sense? There was such a big accident? You weren’t thrown out the window when it crashed?”

“I guess they searched for that much. But it looks like they couldn’t find him. Like you said, he may have jumped outside and then come to his senses and ran away. But that’s true.”

“yes.”

“Everyone is saying it’s really strange. It’s suspicious that four people died after an accident and only the death row inmate’s whereabouts are unknown. Moreover, the place where the accident occurred is said to be a quiet road with almost no people.”

“It’s definitely strange to hear.”

Sihyeon answered with eyes that were thinking about something.

“But he will be caught soon. There is nowhere to run in this small country. If he is caught, we will know what happened. But even so, the problem is serious.”

Juncheol said with a stern face. Sihyeon also nodded heavily, knowing what it meant.

The missing human is a death row inmate. Korea was not a country that sentenced people to death for killing one or two people. Nevertheless, the fact that he was sentenced to death means that he is the worst criminal who is very accustomed to murder. Moreover, even if he commits murder again, there is no such thing as an aggravated sentence. There is a high risk that citizens will be exposed to indiscriminate serious crimes.

“I’m afraid I’m going to fall. I hope they catch me before something happens. Who is that death row inmate?”

Even if you add up all the death row inmates held in the five detention centers, the number was not much. And if he was on death row, he would have been a criminal in a case that was widely publicized in the media.

“Kang Tae-eun.”

“Oh, that bastard.”

He was a serial killer who killed eight people. He was a dangerous man with extremely bad crimes.

As soon as this matter became known to the world, an uproar arose. It was worth it.

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As expected, when the news broke the news, people reacted greatly. There were over a thousand comments on the Internet article. The main response was that they couldn’t live because they were anxious. This would be a natural reaction since a notorious serial killer has been released into society.

There were hundreds of comments asking why this kind of human scum wasn’t put to death a long time ago so that something like this would happen. There was a lot of criticism asking whether it made sense to feed and house death row inmates with the taxes I paid.

The police only made a general announcement about the incident and have not yet released detailed information. It didn’t seem like they were deliberately not revealing it.

Since it was a case where a correctional officer died, Si-hyeon heard various stories before leaving work, but it was a case that raised many questions. It was unclear whether it was an accidental accident or a crime intentionally committed by someone. There may still be a need for further investigation.

Sihyeon was reading an article on the Internet when her cell phone rang. I checked the screen and saw that it was Juncheol.

“Yes, brother.”

“Can I talk to you?”

“Yes, please tell me.”

“It’s no different, one of the prison guards who died in the line of duty was our classmate.”

“…Motive?”

Sihyeon fixed her phone.

“Yes. Nam Hae-young, you probably know her. She was the person right next to us.”

“….”

It was a motive that Sihyeon also knew. Because we worked next to each other, we often talked and had drinks together at the training center. I remembered that he really wanted to be sent to the Seoul Detention Center because it was close to his house. In the end, I was assigned to the place I wanted and I was very happy… .

“The CEO said he would send out a full text message once the funeral date was set, but I contacted him first. He said it would take some time because of the autopsy.”

“Something… I can’t believe it.”

“Me too. Rest. I’ll contact you later.”

Even after the phone call was hung up, Sihyeon was in a mixed mood for a while. It felt a bit sad that the same prison guard had died in the line of duty. But the prison guard was my classmate. Also, I knew his face and talked with him.

Sihyeon chewed her lower lip with bitter eyes.

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Even on the day of the funeral, death row inmate Kang Tae-eun was not caught.

A thorough investigation and investigation was conducted with a large number of personnel, including police, prison guards, and soldiers, but no significant results were achieved. There were dozens of reports a day about sightings of Kang Tae-eun, but there was nothing useful.

Correctional facilities were also put on alert. In the past, when an inmate serving a sentence at Cheongsong escaped, the prison guards working at Cheongsong were taken in shifts and had to struggle for several months to find the inmate.

This time it was a much more serious incident than that. Therefore, prison guards were mobilized not only from the Seoul Detention Center but also from stations near the area where she disappeared to try to find Kang Tae-eun. The workload of the remaining prison guards increased, but it was unavoidable.

Si-hyeon was at the funeral of his comrade who died in the line of duty. A funeral ceremony was scheduled to be held on the day of the death by the head of the Seoul Regional Correctional Service.

However, since they had not yet caught death row inmate Kang Tae-eun, it seemed like they decided to hold a scaled-down funeral ceremony. This shouldn’t have been done for the sake of the organization’s morale, but it seemed like the decision was made because the public was concerned.

“Where is that bastard?”

Juncheol was sitting in front of Sihyeon. After drinking a glass of soju, he continued speaking.

“I can’t hide like this without someone’s help. Someone is definitely hiding me.”

“I guess so.”

Sihyeon also had the same thought. Hiding and hiding one’s race in a small country like the United States, which is not a big country like the United States, means that someone is helping.

“The police are probably thinking about all of this and are investigating. They are probably looking into everyone around them who they know at least a little bit, but it looks like they haven’t caught him yet.”

“We are in an emergency too. It would be good if we took it with our own hands.”

The prison guards also felt uneasy about this incident. In particular, the guards at the Seoul Detention Center that I saw earlier seemed to be extremely angry. One prison guard looked like he wanted to beat Kang Tae-eun to death if he appeared in front of him. It seemed like the feelings I had accumulated towards Kang Tae-eun were not normal.

“Sure. I wish so.”

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“Do you like the air outside?”

Cheonbyeon asked.

In front of her stood a man with his face covered in bandages except for his eyes and mouth.

The man in the bandage was death row inmate Kang Tae-eun. And his other hidden identity was the Black Moon of Black Cross.

“It’s the best.”

Kang Tae-eun answered. He twisted the corner of his mouth into a wry smile.

“Can a person live without eating? But I lived like that for several years. I am so happy that I can now eat.”

Cheonbyeon also knew that the food he was talking about was murder.

“I thought so. But now you can’t eat as you please. You have to eat carefully.”

“Haha, yes. I am also a person with that much sense. Don’t worry.”

A murderer’s ability to distinguish between the strong and the weak was better or worse than that of an ordinary person. The behavior that Kang Tae-eun is showing now is also a behavior that comes from that sense.

“Rest until your face heals.”

Kang Tae-eun had undergone plastic surgery at the level of Face Off. After the bandages are removed, you probably won’t even be able to recognize your parents or siblings.

“Now that you say that, let’s get some much-needed rest.”

“Once you get better, you will be working in East Asia with Baekwol. You won’t know much about how the organization works, so learn a lot from him.”

“I will do that.”

“Okay. Then trust me and leave.”

Cheonbyeon raised his body from the backrest.

“White Moon.”

“yes.”

Baekwol suddenly revealed himself as if he had always been there.

“I’m going to the airport, so get ready.”

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“It’s taking me a while because I feel like I’m leaving at a bad time.”

Sihyeon said.

The atmosphere in the Korean Prison, as well as the Correctional Headquarters itself, was not very good these days. This is because the unprecedented escape of death row inmates has not yet been resolved.

“Then please stay, senior.”

Doyeon looked at him with pleading eyes. She had been drinking honey for the first time in months while working as a prison guard, but now she had to say goodbye to that paradise.

Doyeon’s shocked expression when she first heard that Siyeon was leaving for another place was truly a sight to behold. She looked like a child who had lost her mother.

“Doyeon, you too should become independent now.”

Sihyeon said with a grin.

“ha….”

Doyeon seemed to just sigh.

“Sihyeon, it’s none of your business, so forget about this place and just focus on your new place of work.”

Juncheol said.

Sihyeon was having a small farewell party with Juncheol and Doyeon. He had finally passed the 7th grade special examination, and next week was the day he would enter the training center.

Juncheol continued.

“It is a very strict facility, so not much is known about the inside information, but it is said that the atmosphere there is completely different from that of ordinary people. It must be terrible to deal with awakened people. Be careful while working. A few years ago, a prison guard died in the line of duty after being beaten by an inmate. “It’s there too.”

“Don’t worry. Sadong is what I’m best at.”

“Yes, I believe you will do well wherever you go.”

Juncheol reached out and held Sihyeon’s hand tightly, as if shaking hands.

“It was nice to be able to work with you all this time.”

“Ah, bro, you really embarrass people….”

“Wherever you go, you are the best prison guard in my opinion. Fighting.”

When I heard those words, it felt real. Say goodbye to the Korean Prison. The second act of working as a prison guard begins in a new place.

fantasy,