Episode 570
Alex felt himself coming to his senses. The next thing he knew, his limbs were tied down, and then his head started to throbbed.
As if I had been hit with a hammer.
I thought about it right away.
Why does my head hurt, why are my arms and legs tied?
Lastly, what was your memory?
An idea just occurred to me.
The new inspector, Melon, knocked out Raymond Beck, the head of the Milos Empire’s Inspectorate’s Heavenly Branch, with one punch.
And then he looked up at the sky and then he snapped his fingers towards himself.
Something shot out of his fingers and hit him in the head. That was the last thing I remembered.
Melon’s voice rings in Alex’s ears.
“Are you awake?”
As soon as I heard the voice, I came to my senses. I raised my head. I saw Melon smiling.
This devilish little bastard.
At first, I thought it was like that. I knew that it was strong, but I didn’t really care. I thought it wouldn’t have any direct effect, and honestly, I didn’t think there was any reason for it to be an ‘enemy’.
They are both inspectors and have a superior-subordinate relationship. The enemy we are talking about here means a kill-or-be-killed relationship.
I saw the power of melon.
That’s why I was scared.
“I won’t make a long story short. Let’s make it short and sweet. Who’s behind this?”
“… … .”
“I told you that if you become a whistleblower, we will take your case into consideration.”
Alex Cross kept his mouth shut. And he should have. The Inspector General was sitting in the exact same position in front of him.
The current situation can be summarized very simply, more than you might think.
Inspector Melon.
This crazy bastard has tied up the director and deputy director of the Inspector General’s Office.
That was it.
Melon turned his head and looked at Beck. Beck had come to his senses a while ago and was now just quietly watching Melon talk to Alex.
That would be enough.
At least for Melon, this was enough.
“Our manager doesn’t know anything.”
This was the plain truth.
Why is Chief Beck so righteous?
That look on Alex’s face, which said it didn’t matter whether his mouth opened or not, meant only one thing.
Whatever Manager Alex says when he opens his mouth will be meaningless.
That is, Alex Cross knows nothing.
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Melon’s atmosphere becomes cold in an instant.
“If it’s useless, there’s no reason to keep it alive.”
Alex, who was behind her, flinched at the muttering.
“… … Okay… … Wait a minute.”
The situation is strange when you return.
Alex also noticed. He wasn’t in the manager position for nothing. Let’s see.
Melon has now committed a crime. From his perspective, he can either kill Alex or the chief, but he can spare only one of them. Maybe he can kill both of them.
As no one has forgotten, Melon’s job title is inspector general. An inspector general writes reports, conducts investigations, and issues disciplinary actions.
If the president and vice president die, everything can be adjusted to Melon’s liking.
Ultimately, it is a world ruled by power.
The president has already taken that approach several times.
You have to tell everything you know.
Alex quickly opened his mouth.
“… … Chief, there was someone that kid treated with honorifics and received orders from.”
“Who is that?”
“I don’t know. Not his name, not his face, not even his speech. But I know he’s a man. Because of his body type.”
Melon looked back and forth between Alex and Beck with an expression of interest.
Beck still looked determined, while Alex looked anxious.
Should I say that it feels sincere? Let’s listen to it for now. As soon as I think that, Alex continues.
“Things are going well. Don’t worry. There’s nothing to worry about. We’re keeping a close eye on it. That’s all I’ve heard. I don’t know anything more. I really don’t know.”
Hearing that, Melon looked at Beck. Beck answered confidently.
“Those words are true.”
I was surprised that he admitted it so confidently.
Melon said, looking at Beck.
“I’m genuinely curious, but who is that?”
“I can’t speak.”
“What if I torture you here?”
“I can’t speak.”
“What if I just kill you?”
“I can’t speak.”
Melon shrugged and stood up from her seat. There was a smile on her lips.
And at that laughter, Beck flinched.
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Because it was very different from the smile Melon had shown until now. It was clearly a ‘laugh’.
“Chief, I am truly disappointed. I thought there was something great about it, but it turns out he was just some idiot who couldn’t tell right from wrong.”
“What… … ?”
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“The fact that there was someone who played with the Cheonhasung branch of the Inspectorate, and that you were manipulated by that person, is too insignificant. It makes me sigh to think that you were just a person who helped others while maintaining the position of the director. Seriously, I feel sorry for you.”
Beck’s subsequent reaction was quite unusual.
“Who the hell are you to be talking like that!!”
Melon didn’t answer.
“How can a child like you judge a person’s beliefs? Even if you are a noble, a king, or even an emperor, you have no right to judge a person’s beliefs!”
“Why do you think you don’t have it? You rationalize it by saying you have a belief, and you escape from reality, and furthermore, you cover up your crimes. If your belief was a true belief, instead of committing a crime in the name of the Milos Empire, you should step down and just carry it out under the name of ‘Raymond Beck.’ But that’s what you’re doing now.”
“You arrogant brat! No one in this world can judge your beliefs. Arrogance should be limited. The systematized positions of the Western Continent are all very wrong and hide the true meaning… .”
Beck closed his mouth without saying a word.
His eyes turn venomous.
Melon chuckled.
“Why? Aren’t you going to say anything else? I almost got to the end.”
“… … .”
“You suddenly became a scapegoat.”
Beck didn’t answer any further. Melon didn’t ask any further questions. These two men were useless now.
What should I do?
* * *
In conclusion, my worries were useless.
‘Someone’, because they moved quickly first.
This was a move that even I did not anticipate.
“This is Micah from the Central Inspection Office. I came after receiving a tip. This is amazing. To think that two criminals could be caught so easily.”
The Central Inspectorate is the highest organization among the numerous inspection offices that exist throughout the Milos Empire.
It is also called the Higher Inspectorate, and to become an inspector here, you must have some kind of ability.
First of all, I was polite.
“I am Inspector Melon of the Milos Empire Inspectorate’s Cheonhasung Branch. Excuse me, which department of the Central Inspectorate are you from?”
The man called Myka had curly hair of a golden sheen and apparently very kind eyes.
Looking at his high nose and sharp nose, he had an appearance that could be described as handsome.
He said.
“I’m from the Central Inspection Office’s Anti-Corruption Department. Let me introduce myself again. I’m Micah Elton from the Central Inspection Office’s Anti-Corruption Department’s Investigation Support Team. I’m exactly thirteen grades above you in terms of Academy standings. You can talk freely in private. This is a public occasion, so let’s talk about official business first.”
Micah walked over and stood in front of Alex Cross and Raymond Beck.
“I have a tip-off. These two men are said to have killed the new inspectors in Cheonhaseong and, through backroom deals, are forcibly exempting them from the sacred mandatory service regulations of the Milos Empire. I came out to investigate, but you have already moved quickly.”
Micah didn’t come alone.
They brought quite a few people with them, and they stood behind Micah, along with Alex Cross and Raymond Beck.
“Thanks to you, things have become easier. I really appreciate that. Is there anything you want?”
What do you want? I have it.
“There are still things I need to hear from those two.”
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“Really? But what should I do? I also received orders from my superiors to take those two away right now.”
I asked the question seriously.
“Who is the informant?”
“I thought you said it was anonymous.”
“The Central Inspection Office takes direct action based on anonymous reports? I don’t understand.”
Micah smiled, as if she found it a little ridiculous.
“I see… … Hey, Inspector Melon. You’re the new inspector now. What if you don’t see it? It’s an order from above, I said.”
This time I laughed as if I was being ridiculous.
“I was just about to catch the tail, and then they suddenly came and intercepted me? And that too with an anonymous tip? I have never heard of the Central Inspection Service’s Anti-Corruption Division’s Investigation Support Division acting in that way.”
“No way. The Investigation Support Division is different from the Investigation Command Division in that it moves behind the scenes, compiles information, and passes it on to the Command Division. The Investigation Support Division’s movements are secret. The rule is that only a small number of the best move without informing the public. If you spread rumors all over the neighborhood, all the criminals will run away? Hey, Inspector Melon.”
Micah shrugged her shoulders in a big gesture.
“I know how you feel. I know, but I can’t help it. Phew.”
Micah let out a deep sigh and motioned for me to follow her for a moment. He walked and I walked too.
Myka and I moved to a very remote place. Myka spoke in a very small voice.
“I’ll be honest. You’re right. I couldn’t help but say anonymous. Would I want to steal the credit of my juniors at the Academy? But this time, it was literally an order from above.”
Micah suddenly became friendly, but I didn’t really mind.
Anyway, I’ll just receive the information in a filtered form. I’ll just slowly figure out why this guy is doing this, whether he’s doing it out of kindness or to confuse people. I just listened quietly.
“You know, Marquis Carl Sagan?”
“I know. Aren’t you the ‘Dukes’ that once ruled the northern part of the Cradle Kingdom? They were made a Marquis when they were incorporated into the Milos Empire, but they are likely to be promoted to Duke soon.”
“I know. Marquis Carl Sagan is also the head of the Anti-Corruption Division of the Inspector General’s Office. He will soon become the Inspector General’s Director. It was his order. He received a tip that he could not help but act on.”
“Is that an anonymous tip?”
“As I said before, I fully understand how you feel. I don’t want to take credit for my juniors at the Academy, and the problem is that I have been given an order. I have to follow that order. Do you think I wanted to come to the Eastern Continent myself?”
Letting go of the words completely also meant that this place was to be viewed as a ‘private place’ rather than a public place.
“You seem to have had a lot of accidents here. The person who reported this is Namgung Cheol-yeong, the head of Cheonha Seong.”
As mentioned before, in Cheonha Castle, aside from the lord and vice lord, there are five other positions: Lord, Grand Lord, Lord of the House, Inspector, and Staff Member.
According to the system of the Tianxia clan, there were four clan heads, two grand clan heads, and one lord.
Among the grand lords, there are two: Namgung Cheol-yeong, who focuses only on internal activities within Cheonha Castle, and Sahon-je, who focuses only on external activities. The power of these two is currently known to be ‘Transcendence’.
There is one thing to be careful about here.
The head of the family, Namgung Cheol-yeong.
“When did you receive the tip-off?”
“Two days ago, when I checked the time, I saw that you reported the time at which you killed the head of the family, Park Mu-gi, and that too through the communication channel.”
My eyebrows furrow.
“Can you guess?”
“You threw it away.”
“That’s right, they abandoned it. Those two probably died during the transfer or upon arrival. It’s a bit odd to say this, but because of the policy of autonomy that Your Majesty has declared, the Central Inspection Office can’t do anything to the city. The city can’t do anything to us either, but this time… … the situation is a little different.”
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I noticed it right away.
“Is it because something has been revealed?”
“That’s right. Four people? The ones who are currently faking their deaths and living well.”
“Did you receive a report on that too?”
“that’s right.”
Namgung Cheol-yeong, who reported the incident, knows the whole story.
I know that I reported Beck to shut his mouth now, and Beck will die on the way there, just like Micah said.
It’s probably an assassination, and the Central Inspection Office can’t stop it. To be exact, they won’t stop it.
Because the whole story will already be over.
“Those two should be put to death without fail. That’s for sure. They’ll die for everything they’ve done here at the Cheonhasung branch of the Inspectorate. Someone has to take responsibility in the end. Do you know what I mean?”
“I know. After all, the discussion between Cheonhasung and the Inspectorate has already been concluded, right?”
“You’re quick-witted. That’s right.”
Cheon Ha-seong realized that the dead Park Mu-gi, Raymond Beck, Alex Cross, and Dang Jeok-sang had planned this, and when he realized it too late, he reported it to the Western Continent Inspectorate to save face. The Inspectorate found the four people who had faked their deaths and made them pay for their crimes, thus saving face.
at last.
“The Inspector General doesn’t want to dig that deep, but is it really necessary?”
“I want to turn it around, but what can I do? The discussion has already been concluded at the higher-ups.”
I ended up laughing.
If you think about it, not much has changed.
Alex didn’t know anything and Beck didn’t plan on opening his mouth, but he found out that Namgung Cheol-young was connected to the two.
Well, ‘my investigation’ is not over.
“I’ll catch those four.”
Micah smiled softly.
“Is it possible?”
“yes.”
“Then I’ll take those two. Is that okay?”
He shook his head. Micah’s eyebrows twitched.
Before he could speak, I took action.
I just snapped my fingers.
Thump.
With that sound, a single ray of light shot out from my hand and pierced the heads of Alex Cross and Raymond Beck simultaneously.
Crunch.
The sound rings late.
The soldier from the Western Continent who had been holding the two men captive opened his eyes wide, and Micah, who was next to me, also opened her eyes wide.
Now Alex and Beck are dead.
Alex might be feeling a little wronged, but I said I would ‘take into account his circumstances’, not necessarily spare his life.
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For me, the only reasonable sentence for Alex Cross is death. A painless death at that.
Above all, it’s the fish I caught.
If I kill you, I will kill you. If I save you, I will save you.
He continued speaking silently.
“Alex Cross and Raymond Beck committed suicide by detonating their own mana circles before being subdued.”
“… … What… … What?”
“Let’s do that.”
Micah looked at me with an expression that said, “What kind of crazy person is this?”
