The World’s Strongest Daughter

“… What is this?”

When I saw the things Jeong Nan-do gave me, I was a little puzzled.

A lot of paper wads.

And a small USB.

No matter what I was trying to use it for, and why I was giving it to me, I couldn’t figure it out no matter how much I thought about it.

Jeong Nan-do, who was sitting across from him, coughed a little, and then suggested something with a cautious face.

“… DNA test results.”

DNA test.

Someone’s? Why are you giving me this all of a sudden?

“… Why are you giving it to me?”

Embarrassed by the unexpected contents, he touched a lit cigar and continued his conversation slowly.

“… you. Do you remember being a public director at the association?”

Public Director, Exemption Statement.

A first-generation hunter who has been involved in the association for a long time, and an old acquaintance of Jeong Nan-do.

Likewise, as a member of the association for a long time, he is someone I cannot know.

But why is he coming out?

“… Is there anything wrong with him?”

Then Jeong Nan-do took the cigar to his lips and spit it out with a slightly bitter face.

“It’s dead.”

sup-

Jeong Nan-do, who had hazy eyes, exhaled smoke mixed with sighs and continued speaking.

“Whew… . The cause of death was robbery, and there was no sign of any special resistance. Time of death… .”

Toyland incident, just a few days ago.

I listened to Jeong Nan-do and quickly understood what he was saying.

No matter how old he was, it was a deduction sentence with a skill comparable to any other veteran hunter.

However, it is strange for anyone to see that he died without a trace.

Seeing that he even mentioned the Toyland incident, I think it has something to do with that… .

“Were you a spy on the Old Church side?”

Jeong Nan-do glanced at me and took out the cigar he was biting.

“… How can we know the heart of a dead man?”

Since he doesn’t pick it up and talk, it means he’s a spy in the context.

A roll of paper or a USB in front of you is probably proof of that.

Jeong Nan-do picked up a glass of wine on the table, slightly wet his mouth, and continued the rest of the story.

It is said that mysterious hair came out of the bodies of the terrorists who had previously invaded the academy.

Did you leave space in your teeth? .

It can’t be a really spurious idea.

The association speculates that the owner of the hair is a high-ranking official called the ‘handmaiden’ of the old school.

It has been said that there seems to be a connection between the ‘handmaiden’ and the statement of mutual aid.

And the evidence… .

“The DNA test results.”

Sure enough, it was a stack of papers in front of me.

I immediately reached out and opened the stack of papers on the table.

“… .”

At a glance, it was the result of someone’s DNA analysis, as Nando Jeong said.

By the way… .

[ Gong Je-mun ] [ Gong Hye-sun ]

In the DNA analysis result, Gong Hye-sun’s name was written, not ‘The Handmaiden’.

No matter how similar they were, it was just absurd because it was such a random combination.

“… What is this?”

Looking away from the paperwork and glanced at Jeong Nan-do, he answered with a cigar in his mouth again.

“I ran the DNA of ‘The Handmaiden’ at random, and there was only one person in the whole country. That is the child named Hye-sun Gong, and when I compared the DNA of the child and the DNA of Director Gong, it turned out that it was more likely to be a paternal relative.”

… what?

Suddenly my head started to get complicated.

“No, is it okay to treat other people’s genetic information so recklessly?”

“… I’ve only been using How can I know what the state is doing?”

Losing my words, I slightly wet my mouth with the cold tea, then slowly put the situation together.

… Let’s think… .

First of all, there is an unidentified high-ranking executive in the old school called ‘The Handmaiden’.

As a result of tracking based on the DNA information of ‘The Handmaiden’, it was found that Gong Hye-sun was almost identical to ‘The Handmaiden’.

And suddenly ‘Gong Director’ died, and I found out that it had something to do with the old school.

The results showed that Hye-sun Gong and Director Gong are more likely to be paternal relatives.

In other words, Gong Hye-sun may have a very close relationship with Gu Gu-gyo, or it may be the ‘The Handmaiden’ herself.

Perhaps what Jeong Nan-do wants from me is to use her friendship with Gong Hye-sun to dig the back of Goo-gyo.

I asked Jeong Nan-do, just in case, as if thinking about it.

“… So, what do you want from me?”

Then he looked at me quietly, spit out a cigar, and spoke softly.

“… Are you asking because you really don’t know?”

When he glanced at Jeong Nan-do, he opened his mouth, flicking a cigar as if he couldn’t help it.

“… Upon investigation, it seems that you and the child named Gong Hye-sun are quite close… . Let me dig your back a little. The reward will not disappoint.”

Again, as I expected, it was a request to use her friendship with Gong Hye-sun to obtain information.

… But, do I really need to accept this?

If you’ve researched my relationship with Hye-sun Gong, you probably know roughly what her and I are now.

So I would have told my wife to come alone without telling my wife.

Although I keep worrying about Gong Hye-sun, I have no intention of approaching her while hiding it from her.

Where is the secret between the couple?

I do not want to engage in a relationship and work that would not be honorable to my wife.

And if it were a reward, it would be money or expensive supplementary materials, but the money my wife and I have earned so far is enough.

It’s an unattractive proposition for me, no reason to risk hiding it from my wife.

“… I don’t think I can.”

Then Jeong Nan-do said with a tired expression on his face as if he had expected it.

“… What’s the matter?”

“I don’t want to deceive my wife or touch that poor child.”

First of all, Gong Hye-sun doesn’t match the DNA of the ‘handmaiden’, so I’m sure it’s not the party… .

The problem is that Hye-sun Gong may be a member of the Old Church.

Not long ago, Hye-sun Gong helped me deal with the old school gangs.

There was no sign of Gong Hye-sun taking care of them, and the old school students did not hesitate to hit Gong Hye-sun.

Isn’t something strange?

Gong Hye-sun, whom I have seen, is not evil enough to harm a colleague.

The words came from my experience of working with hunters of all kinds so far.

In other words, it is highly likely that Hye-sun Gong knows nothing about the old school, but what will she do with such a child?

I brought up the story of Gong Hye-sun left alone with Jeong Nan-do, and told me that she did not seem to be directly related to the old school.

But… .

“… It’s not that I don’t trust your eyes, but since there is no information about the Old School, you’re the only one I can rely on right now.”

Jung Nan-do convinced me once again.

It was difficult to raise a single daughter right now, but I didn’t want to increase my work, so I slyly spoke out in the sense that I had to take care of it.

“Doesn’t the association have an espionage department?”

Then Jeong Nan-do let out a low moan and spoke in a disturbing tone.

“… It is difficult for the association to move on its own.”

The association is difficult to move, what does this mean?

“what do you mean?”

“that is… .”

Jeong Nan-do said that Gong, who was a spy, and Gong-moon seemed to have scattered spies all over the association.

Realizing the identity of the Mutual Aid Gate, I tried to get rid of the spies in the association somehow… .

It is said that there are no suspicious people, and since Gong-Moon has worked for such a long time, it is said that he does not know where to start doubting.

“… So, we need help from outside personnel. Even the Gong director said he was from there, who would I trust?”

Hearing this, I understood Jeong Nan-do’s situation.

Whether Gong Hye-sun is the real Old School Church or not, I have to approach it with a sense of grasping the straw in that it is related, but I am the only person I can trust and approach right now.

“… Let me help you just once. If Yeon-hee finds out, I will take responsibility.”

Looking at Jeong Nan-do, who looked quite desperate, I started to get a little worried.

Whatever the relationship between Jeong Nando and I, to Soyeon, he is like a grandfather, and to his wife, he is like a father.

Up to now, I’ve been able to sort out a lot of things my wife bought and hit, and I owe a lot of things, so it’s probably best to help out at least once.

And above all, if the association is in good health, it will be comfortable for Soyeon no matter what she does in the future.

The connections between the academy president and high-ranking executives of the association are not to be ignored.

After pondering deeply for a long time, I thought about how much return it would have to bear.

and… .

“… Then you do this.”

After much deliberation, I was finally able to come up with an answer.

Jeong Nan-do touched the burnt cigar as if impatiently, then sipping alcohol and making eye contact.

It felt as if I had to give it a try, whatever the conditions.

“Please buy a gate ticket and issue an official rank.”

What I want is gate entry qualification and official rank issuance.

These are the basic qualifications to work as a full-fledged hunter.

In the meantime, considering Soyeon’s situation, I didn’t put much importance on her growth.

Now my wife is back, and my relationship with me is very good.

It means that the time has come to do what you really need to do.

What is my end goal?

That’s what makes Soyeon the strongest.

In order to do that, it requires step-by-step growth, and the accompanying experience is required.

However, it is not easy to gain the necessary experience in the academy, which is for simple education and training.

Waiting for a temporary rank to be received later is not very effective.

But what if the association’s support, my wife’s guidance, and my assistance?

Soyeon will be able to grow up quickly.

Of course, I want to get rid of the dangerous hunter and let Soyeon live doing what she wants to do.

But what you want to do, shouldn’t the world be okay?

With a little more effort and a little more hard work, Soyeon will be able to grow safely.

“Uh… .”

Jeong Nan-do, who had been thinking about my proposal for a while, seemed to have hardened his mind, and came up with a word.

“… Do you need anything else?”

I guess I’m ready to listen.

With a small smile, I laid out my demands on him.

first. Authorize Soyeon and me.

second. Make the association’s report available.

third. Be sure to look behind you when needed.

“This is enough.”

To be honest, except for the official authority, there is nothing to depend on the association.

There is a ‘swordsman’ behind me, what could be lacking?

Even if three years have passed since my wife retired, the nickname does not go away.

However, my wife has suffered a lot so far, so I hope she can rest a little while teaching students at the academy.

It wouldn’t be good to keep relying on it.

And above all else, shouldn’t you have something to say to your wife after receiving this amount?

There are no secrets that can be hidden for the rest of your life.

Only secrets that will all be revealed someday.

“… I will do that.”

So Jeong Nan-do accepted my condition.

*

late evening.

At the time when Jeong Nan-do and Yoo Ji-hwan were having a heated discussion about Gong Hye-sun… .

“… Why aren’t you coming?”

Min So-yeon, who had been chatting with her friends in the midst of it, got a little nervous when she saw the still-silent cell phone.

It was clear that Yoo Ji-hwan would contact me, but even after dinner, there is no call.

A brief thought flashed through Min So-yeon’s mind, who was involuntarily biting her nails in an anxious mind.

… You’re not coming home, are you?

And at that moment… .

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The tip of Min So-yeon’s fingernail was broken.