Chapter 149

The evening sunset was slowly setting over the horizon. Miss Backdoor stared blankly at the sunset outside the window for a while.

The cat sitting on her lap yawned. It was such a peaceful scenery, but her heart wasn’t like that.

“Write… When are you coming?”

She frowned and clicked the mouse nervously.

The cat, startled by the sound, jumped up and disappeared.

“What shall I do? Shall we slow down a bit?”

At Mr. Rock’s question, she shook her head.

“No, no. will come before There is still time. If necessary, you can take it out with your own ability.”

Miss Backdoor was at work. It was also a VIP request.

It was a time-limited task, but she accepted it willingly.

“I am a pro.”

“… I guess you liked that very much?”

“I liked the person who said it more than the words.”

Miss Backdoor had welcomed VIPs before, but it was always as an excellent customer. However, after Bao Shen’s attack, VIP was upgraded to benefactor.

Beyond simple gains and losses, he wanted to perfectly carry out the work he entrusted.

“Besides, it’s a good thing.”

Moreover, the work he entrusted was not for personal gain, but for the public good. Helping the VIP made her feel like a better person herself.

“Ah, but it’s difficult to do things like this… .”

“It’ll probably look like a rookie.”

In order to prevent the Chinese side from pursuing her, she scrapped all the existing business routes and started anew.

Perhaps because of this, the work of the officials was slower than before.

“… shit, that can’t be I need to use my abilities.”

She would have waited before, but she didn’t want to disappoint the VIP. Before Mr. Rock could say anything, she quickly gathered the data.

The cost varies greatly, but in front of her ability, any password or security device has been disabled.

It was her ability to gain access to the nuclear arsenals of many countries around the world if she could pay the price.

It was also the reason why the Chinese side wanted her.

“Okay, with this one last… !”

She quickly finished organizing the data and sent it to the VIP. And with an exhausted face, he buried himself in the chair.

“Huh… .”

“thank you for your effort.”

“Oh, why aren’t you nagging me?”

It was Mr. Rock, who would normally say that he was abusing his powers.

“Aren’t you an adult now? You can’t just nag forever.”

“Ah, that’s right.”

She recently turned 19.

Although he was already an adult in terms of his fake identity, he had nothing to experience.

“Can I have a drink now? Old man, buy me a drink.”

A light beer after work.

This was what Miss Backdoor thought of as an adult.

* * *

similar perspective.

Nam Seung-min, director of the research institute, left the institute for the first time in a long time and headed to the city center.

But I couldn’t be more happy.

“Gee, don’t put too much pressure on yourself, just relax, take it easy. If that’s the case, the one who treats you is more firm?”

“Yes… .”

Next to him was the division commander. The two arrived at a luxury hotel in the city at the invitation of the association.

“You told me before. If you wait a little longer, the one who regrets will give it up? And did anything go wrong in the meantime?”

“no.”

“I know yeah. So, Director Nam just needs to keep quiet and follow me. ‘Yes,’ I ask. and you can answer.”

“… All right.”

The division commander was not satisfied with his answer, but he did not press further. Eventually, the two arrived at the meeting place.

“Huh, this is so… .”

The division commander sighed as if it were absurd. It was because there was no person from the association who expected to arrive first, of course.

“This is not basic. I didn’t want to pick you up, but am I late for the appointment?”

Nam Seung-min glanced at the blushing division commander.

‘Who was the person who deliberately asked me to come late?’

The two did not arrive on time. It was because the division commander said that it would be possible to take the initiative by arriving a little later.

However, it was two people who came first.

“Okay, let’s sit down. Rather, let’s think that we have a card to bet on.”

“All right.”

Wait a while for the two to settle down like that. Busy footsteps were heard from outside.

“Huh, it looks like you’ve finally grasped the situation.”

The division commander smiled triumphantly. It was judged that the people from the Association who were obviously late came running in a hurry.

Soon, the door burst open.

His prediction was not wrong.

“what… .”

However, the situation that unfolded far exceeded his expectations.

It was obviously someone from the Society who came inside, but they were dressed in blue uniforms.

They were security hunters in charge of arresting villains. And Bae Seung-joo stood at the forefront.

“We are urgently arresting division commander Heo Se-min on charges of bribery and blackmail.”

“what!? Are you guys crazy?!”

“Be careful with your words. Insults may also be added.”

Bae Seung-joo said that and gestured lightly. Security hunters quickly surrounded him.

“As you know, in the case of Awakeners, if they are arrested outside the base, they will not be tried by a military court.”

“You guys can’t do it on purpose… !”

“Get it sorted out right away. I have an important conversation with the head of the research institute.”

Bae Seung-joo lightly ignored his words and gestured. At the approach of the security hunters, the division commander crumpled his face and raised mana.

‘I can’t be taken lightly here… !’

It was better to escape and be caught by the military police at a nearby military base, even if a little violence was added.

It was because the world had changed, but the military court’s cotton bat punishment remained the same.

“If you don’t want to get hurt, open the way… Knock!”

Nam Seung-min doubted his eyes for a moment.

The division commander was an Awakener who was skilled enough to rise to that position. However, he couldn’t finish his words and rolled his eyes and passed out.

It was because he was hit directly by an iron bat flying somewhere.

“As expected, I just won’t back down.”

A voice came from behind the dumbfounded security hunters. Kang Tae-min lightly retrieved the etiquette injector.

“What are you all doing? Hurry up, don’t get arrested!”

Security hunters moved busily at Bae Seung-ju’s work. The stunned division commander was dragged out like a piece of luggage.

In the meantime, Kang Tae-min took a seat opposite Nam Seung-min as if nothing had happened.

“The division commander, a nobleman, is very ugly.”

Another person who came in again.

Johanna briefly assessed the situation and sat down.

“sorry. You surprised me a little.”

Nam Seung-min, who had been absent-minded, came to his senses at the sound of Kang Tae-min’s voice. But the bewildered expression remained.

“What, what happened?”

“There was an anonymous tip.”

“… Report?”

“Yes, it was clear evidence of a crime. We apologize for not arriving on time as we were preparing for a quick response.”

Bae Seung-ju took his seat after bowing his head and apologizing for the last time.

“We promise to take care of this matter. Probably not only a dishonorable discharge, but all involved will face the mace of the law. The division commander… You will go underground.”

“ah… .”

Nam Seung-min didn’t know what to answer. These were unrealistic words to accept right away.

“That’s enough, let’s get to the point first.”

“Ah, yes. Excuse me. Johanna-sama, please explain in detail.”

Johanna explained the conditions for developing a cure. Nam Seung-min, who was embarrassed, gradually returned to his role as the head of the research institute.

“I fully understand the seriousness of the matter. However, it is not something I will decide on my own.”

“We don’t want to go there either. The decision on this issue has been decided to be decided separately by the president of the association and the Minister of National Defense.”

“Now, the minister?”

“Yes. So, I would appreciate it if you could give your opinion as the head of the research institute here.”

It was only then that Nam Seung-min realized that he had reached the stage he was designed for.

‘The division commander’s arrest was not spontaneous, but the Ministry of National Defense and the association had already arranged it.’

The meeting between the president of the association and the minister must not have been decided suddenly. It was clear that the association had negotiated with the Ministry of National Defense based on the information reported.

‘All I do is fine-tuning.’

Thinking about it made me feel more at ease. Nam Seung-min quickly rolled his eyes.

“If what you absolutely need is brain tissue, it doesn’t matter if you give it in full. There seems to be little use of the brain in our research.”

That was good news.

Bae Seung-ju smiled broadly.

However, Kang Tae-min looked away. Johanna recognized the meaning and nodded.

“Then, would it be okay to transfer the brain tissues of monsters that will be additionally supplied later?”

It wasn’t something that would end all at once. Even after that, the production of the treatment would be stabilized by receiving the materials regularly.

“Ah, yes. That’s fine, but… .”

Nam Seung-min wrinkled the tip of his nose slightly.

“Are you having any problems?”

“No, I don’t know how to call it a problem.”

He answered Kang Tae-min’s question after choosing his words for a moment.

“Recently, there are few monsters coming in from the DMZ.”

“… no?”

“What does that mean?”

The other two also expressed their doubts. Nam Seung-min replied with a slightly embarrassed expression.

“It is literally. There are no monsters moving south to the border, and the number of monsters the rangers have encountered has drastically decreased.”

“You mean all the monsters have moved north?”

Bae Seung-joo asked.

Monsters would also choose the north rather than the south if they were aiming for a weak spot.

However, Nam Seung-min shook his head.

“No, the odds of that are slim. In the first place, monsters are also hostile to each other. It has never been so lopsided.”

There was also a food chain between monsters. If there is a predator, there is a prey, and there was no case where the two held hands.

If it was an intelligent type, there might be a case of temporary cooperation, but since the languages between the monsters were different, even that was unlikely.

“No, then why?”

“Me too… .”

Nam Seung-min shook his head with a puzzled expression. I hadn’t been to the site, and I was living in the research center, so there was no way I could know the details of the situation.

“Hmm… Then we have no choice but to use only the amount we have secured right now.”

“This, I will have to find another route.”

I’m sorry, but what can I do?

It was the moment I wanted the story to end like that.

“Oh, but something strange.”

“Well?”

Nam Seung-min opened his mouth as if he had suddenly remembered. Eventually, when the eyes of the three returned, he quickly rolled his eyes and shook his head.

“Oh, no. I guess it was an irrelevant story.”

“We will judge that.”

At Kang Tae-min’s words, Nam Seung-min flinched and opened his mouth.

“No, that… This is what was written in the report that additional supply is difficult. The rangers didn’t find a single body… .”

“Isn’t that natural? If the monsters migrated, there would be no corpses.”

Bae Seung-joo said in a tone that he said, “What are you talking about?”

“Ah, but they said there were traces of a battle. I remembered that there was an inquiry asking if it was a phenomenon related to magic… .”

At those words, Kang Tae-min’s eyes changed completely.

‘There’s a battle, but there’s no body? Are you saying the body is gone?’

He was well aware of that phenomenon.

And as if I read his thoughts.

“Then it might be undead.”

Johanna said a word.

It was a reason why Kang Tae-min would pay enough attention.

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