Episode 68
Jincheon Legal Research and Training Institute.
Once when new, once during training and again this time. This was already my third time living here.
The training center had quite good facilities. The double room that Sihyeon was staying in had two beds, two desks, and two closets. There was plenty of hot water, and air conditioning and Wi-Fi were provided in each room.
Sihyeon was leaning on the end of the bed, legs stretched out, leisurely looking at her phone. This leisurely life would soon come to an end. I have to officially go to work in two weeks.
Still, I was able to get enough rest both mentally and physically. I had been busy working at the prison and going on raids on the weekends, but having this free time made me feel more comfortable.
Beep.
I heard the sound of the door being opened with a card key.
Soon the door opened and a man who appeared to be in his late 20s came in. He was a very ordinary man who looked like he could be seen anywhere.
That person was Sihyeon’s roommate, Nagangbaek.
“I ordered chicken.”
As soon as Kangbaek came in, Sihyeon spoke.
“yes?”
Kang Baek suddenly looked like he was wondering what that meant.
Sihyeon put down the phone she was looking at and looked at Kangbaek with a smile.
“Originally, during this period, we would have chicken and beer to strengthen harmony among our classmates.”
“Is there more unity to be achieved?”
Kang Baek said as if it were absurd.
The two successful candidates for this special recruitment were Sihyeon and Kangbaek. Four people applied, but three remained in the written test and one was rejected in the interview, so two were accepted.
As a result, I had no choice but to stick around for the entire training period. After going on like this for over 3 months, I was almost running out of things to talk about.
“Good things are good. And we’ve never drank together.”
When you think of a training center, the first thing that comes to mind is a drinking bar, but neither Sihyeon nor Kang Baek are the type of person who enjoys drinking, so they never drank alcohol at the training center.
“Yes, well… I understand. Is your brother living here?”
“Yes, yes. I buy it, buy it. It’s almost time. Let’s go out and get it.”
“Are you going out to get it?”
“It can’t be delivered inside here. We have to go out to get it.”
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They spread half seasoned and half fried food on the floor and each opened a 500 milliliter can of beer and drank it. Kang Baek’s face quickly turned red, perhaps because he had a weak drinking capacity.
“Aren’t you worried, brother?”
Kang Baek was 28 years old, and although he was only 3 years older than Si-hyeon, he always called Si-hyeon “brother.” That seemed to be his usual conversational habits.
“What are you worried about?”
“I’m worried about work. Maybe it’s because you’re a current prison guard, but you don’t seem to have any worries about that at all.”
“I’m a human too, so how can I have no worries at all? It’s true that I have more time than someone who has to work for the first time.”
Sihyeon answered while taking a sip of beer.
“Anyway, I’m jealous. As the date gets closer, I’m starting to get nervous.”
“Relax. It’s also a place where people live.”
“…Whew, that should be it.”
Kang Baek took a bitter gulp of beer. Sihyeon asked after seeing that.
“What are you so worried about?”
“The inmates are all awakened, right? I don’t know if they are of the same or lower level as me, but will the inmates higher than me listen well? That’s what I’m most worried about.”
Kang Baek was a hunter with a D-level license.
However, I gave up running raids because I felt nauseous, turned white, and broke into a cold sweat whenever I saw blood. So, I looked for another path and applied for a special job as a prison guard. Moreover, since it was actually his first job other than his part-time job, he seemed to be worried about various things before going to work.
Si-hyeon also had a similar experience before going to work at the prison for the first time, so she understood Kang-baek’s feelings.
“Well, in my experience, most prisoners listen. Only 5% of prisoners are a problem.”
“5 out of 100? Well, that’s a bit reassuring.”
“Okay, so take it easy. And as for the troublemakers.”
“yes.”
“There is no specific answer. You just have to experience it by encountering it. By going through a lot of headaches and suffering, you learn by thinking, ‘Oh, how should I deal with these people?’”
“Whew, I guess that’s the only way. I understand. Thank you for the advice, brother.”
Kang Baek said.
Still, after hearing Sihyeon’s words, his nervous mind seemed to have calmed down a little.
“Since we work at the same place anyway, you can tell me anything you find difficult to say to your senior there. What does it mean to have good motivation?”
“Thank you, brother.”
Kang Baek bowed his head.
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In Ganghwa Island, a ‘special detention center’ was located at the foot of Songsan Mountain in a remote corner. It was originally an ordinary area with houses and shops, but as a policy policy, the government purchased all the land around the area and relocated all the residents.
After that, a large-scale facility was built there. It was different in size and character from an ordinary correctional facility.
Since it was built with the expectation that it would be more than medium-sized, the exterior walls were very high. After sufficient experimentation, the height of the outer wall was determined, so it was a height that an ordinary hunter could never exceed. It was a building that went completely against the current trend of building exterior walls at low heights.
“Wow, it’s even more fun when you see it in person.”
Kang Baek said while looking at the outer wall, which looked like a medieval castle wall.
“I know.”
Sihyeon also stuck out his tongue.
They were on their way to the special detention center for their first day of work. Sihyeon decided to buy a mid-size car with the money she had saved. This is because mobility was needed to run raids on the weekend. It was clear that it would be frustrating to go back and forth from Ganghwa Island to Seoul by public transportation.
There was a parking lot outside the main gate. Sihyeon parked there. This is because I knew that I would need to register my employee vehicle to park it inside anyway.
“her.”
Sihyeon looked at the outer gate with a puzzled expression.
Security was tighter than expected. It was on a different level from the exterior doors of several facilities that Sihyeon had seen so far. Normally, there are two correctional officers on duty, but there were four people on duty there, two on the left and two on the right.
However, considering that it was a top security facility, I could understand that it was quite possible.
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There were only four levels of correctional facilities in Korea: open, moderate security, general security, and medium security, but with the creation of special detention centers, a new highest security level was created. The only special detention center in the country was at the highest security level.
There was something else that made the vision absurd.
‘rifle?’
Prison guards were on duty carrying rifles that appeared to be K2.
Does this make sense? They are armed with firearms at the outer gate, where they encounter the most civilians.
When I saw that, I felt like my previous common sense was collapsing. It feels like soldiers guarding the main gate of a military base.
Kang Baek also saw that and his expression hardened. She tried to prepare her mind, but the tension seemed to have returned.
Sihyeon patted my back and signaled me not to be nervous. As we approached the outer gate, Sihyeon first greeted us with a raised hand salute.
“hello.”
“What’s going on?”
One of the guards asked, receiving the same salute.
“I’m new to work starting today.”
“Oh, really? Let me check the list. Can you tell me your name?”
Sihyeon and Kangbaek each said their names.
The prison guard checked the list and nodded.
“You can first go to the General Affairs Department.”
“thank you.”
Sihyeon said hello and went through the outer gate and went inside. Kangbaek also bowed and followed Sihyeon.
“Ugh, I thought he was going to point the gun, but luckily he didn’t.”
“What kind of war situation is this? Just aim your guns at all costs. By the way, I don’t think those prison guards are awakened.”
“Yes, I felt it too.”
By looking at their movements, you could roughly tell whether they were ordinary people or awakened people.
“Well, no matter how special it is, it makes no sense to fill all the guards with awakened people.”
To put it bluntly, the Ministry of Justice did not have the ability to hire that many awakened people. Therefore, places such as the outer gate that did not directly interact with prisoners seemed to be filled with general prison guards. And their rank was not level 7. The rank of the prison guard I spoke with earlier was level 8. This meant that he was not an awakened person from a 7th level special recruitment.
The general affairs department was located inside the main gate.
As we talked, we arrived at the general affairs department. The atmosphere in the general affairs department was no different from any other facility. It felt like I was in an ordinary correctional facility.
‘As expected, the security at the main gate was simply for show to the outside world?’
Sihyeon thought. If you look at one place, you can see the whole. Considering the security at the main gate, there was no way the employees would have such a loose atmosphere, even if it was a different department. So I thought it was just for show.
“You know that you have to work in the security department at first, right?”
The head of the General Affairs Department said.
Of course I knew. The other small and medium-sized enterprises were always in the security department.
“yes.”
Sihyeon and Kangbaek answered at the same time.
“You will have to work hard and work hard.”
“is that so?”
“Basically, the inmates don’t listen well. It’s more stressful and difficult than you think.”
The head of the General Affairs Department smiled bitterly. Looking at his expression, it seemed like he wasn’t exaggerating.
“Do you like that?”
Sihyeon asked with a slightly puzzled look. No matter how awakened you are, you are still a prisoner. Even if one does not comply with the guards’ instructions, it is generally inevitable that an atmosphere of compliance will be created to some extent. But when I heard the head of the General Affairs Department speak, it seemed like that wasn’t the case.
Kang Baek’s expression became even more determined.
“Haha, if you experience it, you’ll know what I mean. I also left the security department after working for a few years, and I feel like I’m finally digesting it better.”
“I see. Thank you for the advice.”
“What? I hope you have a good day at work.”
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The moment you pass through the front door and enter the interior where the security department is located.
A notification window appeared.
[Poachim is very happy when your rank increases. As a congratulation, he passes on his skills and presents a better guard’s baton.]
[Received Poachim’s second guard’s baton.]
[Active skill ‘Guardian Stickmanship’ appears.]
‘good.’
Sihyeon shouted in her heart.
I wondered why it didn’t show up. Since his rank had been raised to level 7, it was natural that he would rise. Like when I was promoted to level 8, it seemed to pop up on the day I was officially assigned and went to work.
‘Second guard?’
As expected, that normal Gansu peak is also dirty and has young memories for Poachim… It seemed like a miscellaneous item.
As expected, Poahim. The push and pull of unwinding what you have, little by little, is amazing. I really wanted to ask the reason later.
‘And the Gansubong technique.’
When I saw the name, I had a rough guess.
Even now, there is something called teaching techniques. I also studied briefly at the training center. It was said to be a baton technique used with a correctional baton.
Since Poahim was a jailer, it seemed like he was a jailer. I was curious about what kind of power the skill had, but Sihyeon held back for now. Now was not the time to leisurely check the skill window.
The security department was already in sight.
Curiosity, anticipation, concern, excitement.
I felt many complex and subtle emotions at the same time. The first day of work at a new place has finally begun.
fantasy,
