He’s the Legendary Guard, Isn’t He? Chapter 71

Episode 69

The first week was a practical training period.

This gives the employee a period of time to adjust before being officially assigned to the position. Whether you are good at social life or not starts to differ from here.

Some new employees pay close attention to how they work and actively ask questions if they have any questions. This kind of new job gives the impression that you are quick and can impress your seniors, and there is a possibility that you will handle your work even a little better when you start working full-time.

On the other hand, there are some newbies who just waste a week. These newcomers were more likely to have difficulty adjusting to the workplace.

However, this was only for new people. Sihyeon, who has already been a prison guard for 4 years, was full of leisure. His experience was not wasted.

Even just by following the guide and following the guide, I was able to understand to some extent how the facility worked and where the key parts were.

“The number of living rooms in the private building is not that many.”

Sihyeon opened his mouth as he looked around the Sadong. In large facilities such as the Korean Prison, it was common to have a building with more than 20 rooms. But here, room 10 was the end.

“In our small building, each building consists of 10 living rooms. Since you say that, I guess you’ve worked somewhere else before, right?”

The guard asked.

“Yes, I worked at the Korean Prison for about four years.”

“You have quite a bit of experience. I think you’ll adapt quickly.”

“Still, I’ve heard that it’s a bit different from other facilities, so I’m going to go back to the beginning and work with a learning attitude.”

“Haha, maybe it’s because you have quite a social life, but you speak well. Well, I only work at this facility, so I don’t know much, but they say it’s different from other places.”

Sihyeon also walked slowly behind the guide guard who walked slowly with a smile.

Sihyeon’s eyes naturally looked at the prisoners inside the compound. The first thing that caught my eye was the iron bars of the cell. It felt like it was definitely thicker and sturdier than a regular prison cell. As it was also a place where awakened people were imprisoned, it seemed like more attention was paid to security than in an ordinary prison cell.

The next thing I noticed was that all the cells, without exception, were solitary. Although there were 10 living rooms in one building, they were all solitary, so in reality, 10 people were imprisoned in one building.

Everyone lives alone.

I knew the reason. Weapons such as weapons are not allowed in the living room of the private residence. So, even if general inmates fought, it did not lead to a major accident.

However, the bare bodies of awakened people are weapons themselves. If there is a fight between prisoners living together, there is a possibility that a serious accident could occur that could result in serious injury or death.

That is why, in order to prevent such accidents in the first place, the special building was made into a facility where everyone lives alone.

‘It’s too relaxing.’

Sihyeon thought as she looked at the prisoner rolling around in his cell and reading a book. It was long past bedtime. Lying down and rolling around while the sun is high in the sky cannot be normal life in prison.

However, the guard did not pay any attention and did not exert much restraint. Of course, I knew well that each prison guard had his or her own style. If there is a prison guard who sets the order of detention, there is also a prison guard who releases the prisoner.

Still, in places where new employees are present, even the guards who usually release them out of respect do not leave them like that. It was normal to just say something and pass by.

It was a part I could read because it was a vision of my experience as a prison guard.

‘There is a high possibility that the atmosphere will tolerate that level… .’

I didn’t like it. Even if you are an awakened person, you are a prisoner who has to pay the price for your sins. But such an accepting attitude. I couldn’t see that as paying for my sins. If the victims saw something like that, they would burst out in rage.

Sihyeon shook her head slightly and turned her gaze forward again. First of all, I couldn’t step forward because I hadn’t received an official position. If a person with no position were to step forward, it would be an absurd situation to the point where the correctional officer in charge of this place would be cursed. No one would do such a thing unless they were an organizational misfit.

“This is the office in charge.”

The guard guided us to the office. The prison guard, who appeared to be in charge of filling out the documents, saw them coming in and greeted them briefly.

Sihyeon also greeted me.

He went back to filling out the paperwork. It seemed like he was busy.

Almost everything, including the size of the room, CCTV, intercom, and computer, was the same as what Sihyeon was used to.

But something different stood out.

In one corner, I saw a table with handcuffs stacked on top of each other. In other facilities, handcuffs were rarely used except in the dispatch department, so it looked unusual.

Sihyeon asked.

“What about those handcuffs?”

“Ah, handcuffs. Prisoners imprisoned in the special unit are always required to wear handcuffs when moving around. And they must receive one-on-one guarding from prison guards.”

“I guess it’s because the risk is high.”

Awakened people are dangerous beings even with bare bodies. So, once out of the cell, it seemed like they were supposed to be handcuffed so that they could have some control over it.

“Of course.”

The guiding guard nodded.

“But one-on-one custody, is that really possible?”

It is true that because the number of awakened people is small, the number of criminals is also small. However, when I saw it earlier, the number of prison guards seemed to be smaller.

That was the way it was supposed to be. Among the awakened, there will be very few people who choose prison guard as a career.

“As expected, he is keen as he used to be a prison guard. This means that discipline is the same. Statistically, each prison guard is responsible for two people. One-on-one guarding is not possible.”

“1 to 2 is more than I thought? Is it that much?”

Sihyeon asked with a bit of surprise in her eyes.

“Haha, of course, this is the number including correctional officers from other departments such as the General Affairs Department and Civil Affairs Department.”

“Ah, I see.”

In reality, if you only think about the security and staff in charge of the prisoners on the front line, it will be much less than that.

“Oh, now that I think about it, the guards at the outer gate are armed with firearms. Is it okay to not be armed like that here?”

Sihyeon asked as if something suddenly occurred to him. The possibility of something happening here was much higher than at the outer gate. If you think about it with common sense, you would think that if the guards at the outer gate were armed like that, the inside of the Sadong would be even more thoroughly armed.

But it didn’t seem like that.

“Of course, in case of an emergency, rifles and even machine guns are provided in the security and warehouse areas. However, it can be more dangerous to be armed inside the compound. If the weapon is stolen by an inmate, it can be a big problem.”

“I see. I see what you mean.”

Even in regular prisons, an incident occurred where an inmate secretly stole a knife from the room and seriously injured another inmate. For this reason, it was the basic responsibility of correctional officers working in Sadong to ensure that sharp objects never fall into the hands of inmates.

It seemed to work that way here too.

“It’s almost lunch time. You know the cafeteria earlier, right? Please take your time and come to the security department in about an hour.”

The guard looked at his watch and said that.

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I met my classmate Kang Baek at a restaurant. He seemed to have toured security, facilities, and private buildings with other prison guards.

The meal was excellent in its own way. It wasn’t as good as a training center, but it seemed a lot better than the Korean Prison.

On the first day, there was one thing I liked.

“Brother, I think it’s more worth it than you think.”

Kang Baek said that with a slightly relieved expression.

“okay?”

“I looked around the building and the inmates were quiet without any fuss.”

“Oh my, I can tell just by looking at it once. Normally, when you work, there are quiet days and noisy days.”

Sihyeon laughed as if it was absurd.

“Um… of course, but… But the senior who guided me also said it was worth the job…”

“No, then should I tell the new employee that his job sucks from the first day?”

“Whew… Brother, you can’t keep breaking the morale of my one and only motivation.”

Kang Baek sighed.

“From my experience, I think it’s better to go in with some preparation than to go in expecting it to be good.”

“…All right.”

“If I could give you some advice.”

Sihyeon said.

“yes.”

“The most important thing is how you treat the inmate at first. Don’t avoid eye contact and look them in the eye. Don’t be nervous and talk as you normally would. If you go in looking down on them at first, you will get tired.”

“Ugh… I get more nervous just listening to what you say.”

“You are also a proud D-class hunter. What is there to bow down to? Besides, you are a prison guard and they are in custody. What I am saying is that even if it is impossible to establish an internment order from the beginning, at least it should not be looked down on.”

“Yes, I understand.”

“Eat a lot and keep fighting throughout the afternoon.”

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In just one day, Sihyeon was able to get a rough idea of ​​how the special detention center worked. The special building imprisoned prisoners by dividing them into three categories.

First, hunters of a grade such as E-class or D-class that the prison guards can sufficiently deal with if any problem arises.

Hunters with high levels but poor combat skills, such as healers and buffers, also belonged to this group.

Second, intermediate level hunters with a C level.

For safety reasons, prison guards of the same grade, C, mainly managed the compound where they were located.

Third, advanced hunters of class B or higher.

They were imprisoned on the 6th floor, the highest level, and were guarded in a more secure facility and under tight security. Of course, the vigilance was so thorough, but so far there have been few major problems, other than an incident a few years ago in which a prison guard was beaten to death.

That is also true, even if one is an awakened person, he is still a human being. If he caused a big problem, such as a prison escape or murder, his sentence would be increased and he would have to rot in prison for a long time. What kind of person would want to rot away in a prison cell? So he rarely caused any major problems.

Sihyeon wasn’t too worried about that either. It seemed that other prison guards were also more concerned about practical issues such as failure to follow instructions.

Basically, two prison guards were in one unit. Even if it is a small building with only 10 cells, there are awakened people, so it is believed that two management personnel are necessary.

Even though Sihyeon had experience, since it was his first time being assigned to this facility, there was a high possibility that he would work as a deputy.

“What are you doing there?”

Sihyeon asked, pointing to a building far away that gave off a strange atmosphere. Looking at the outside, it looks like a private building, but it was strange that it was separate. The security from the entrance seemed very tight.

“Ah… that building.”

The guiding guard looked like he knew someone would ask me such a question someday.

“People like me and Director Lee Si-hyeon will probably never enter that building.

“What building is it?”

“Have you ever heard of an awakened serial killer?”

“Yes, I’ve heard of it.”

Sihyeon answered right away.

Choi Kang-hyuk, the awakened serial killer.

It was an incident that caused such a stir that there would be very few people who did not know about it. An awakened person who horribly murders only awakened people.

The Hunter Association also did their best to catch him who killed as many as 14 awakened people. Since the awakened person is a target for murder, emergency has been declared. In the end, Ryu Geon-woo, the president of the Hunter Association and an S-class awakened person, was able to trace his traces and capture him.

However, there were still questions about what kind of grudge or reason he had for doing such a thing. It was not because Choi Kang-hyuk tightly closed his mouth and did not open his mouth. On the contrary, he continued to change his words while rambling. He kept changing his words, as if he was enjoying people’s reactions. He was eventually sentenced to death and imprisoned, and he appears to be here as well.

“That human is over there. He was so dangerous that he was isolated and locked away.”

“…It was something like that.”

Sihyeon nodded. For some reason, the detailed grade was not known to the media, but among the awakened people killed by Choi Kang-hyuk, there was also grade A. That meant that he was an awakened person with at least Class A power. Plus a serial killer. He must have been incredibly dangerous. So he thought it was natural to have special management.

“But there is no need to worry too much. There has never been a problem, and there will never be one in the future. I have never been inside, but I heard that they were bound so that they could never escape. That’s the kind of person they are, so how much must the government have cared about them?”

The guard guide said as if it was no big deal.

Sihyeon also thought that was right. Still, there was something that bothered me a little.

But I soon threw that thought away. It wasn’t his place to manage anyway. If you pay close attention to every single thing like that, you will just get tired.

fantasy,