Chapter 35. It’s You (3)
If that guy disappeared, it meant a famous information broker would vanish, and how great would the aftermath be?
Thinking about how dull the villains who couldn't receive information would become, the outcome of his disappearance was good.
Hyeon-yul thrust his dagger forward without hesitation.
“Ex-Experimental subject! I’ll find that information for you!”
Hyeon-yul’s dagger, heading towards Yu-jong’s eyes, stopped at the word ‘experimental subject’.
“If you could have given it earlier, why didn’t you?”
“……You didn’t ask.”
Yu-jong said, almost holding his breath.
If even one thing went wrong now, one of his eyes would be gone.
‘Well, that’s true.’
Hyeon-yul understood Yu-jong’s words.
He hadn't asked.
“Are you going to continue the business here?”
“Yes, yes! I’ll continue the business.”
At that answer, Hyeon-yul rolled his eyes here and there.
Actually, when he heard the villain's name, he did wonder whom he should ask.
He had found just the right person.
“Wash your hands.”
“…Yes?”
“I’m telling you to stop the villainous acts.”
“I’ll wash my hands! I’ll quietly just run the entertainment business.”
At Yu-jong’s quick reply, Hyeon-yul narrowed his eyes.
Actually, the guy had kept his promise.
The Poison King must have heard his information from Shin Dae-ho, and Yu-jong simply didn't know he was a Black Eagle.
“Since you can’t pull out immediately, I’ll give you a period.”
“…Thank you.”
“How should I find you?”
“Y-You can show this.”
Yu-jong offered a black card.
Hyeon-yul asked without retracting his dagger.
“If information leaks today, who dies?”
“…Me.”
“I will occasionally come to hear about the location of villains, information about villains. If this also leaks, who dies?”
“M…e.”
“Good. You understand well.”
Only then did Hyeon-yul take the card.
He knew his situation very well.
Anyway, he had kept both this guy and that guy alive out of necessity.
For now, he needed one guy to finish this incident.
“Who handled this job?”
Hyeon-yul asked.
“…I’ll bring them immediately.”
“I’m taking them to the Black Eagle, so educate them well.”
“Black… Eagle?”
“Do I have to answer that reason?”
“……No.”
Yu-jong merely glanced furtively at Hyeon-yul and immediately bowed his head.
How could he possibly know what that guy was thinking?
‘Is he… planning to strike the Black Eagle?’
Thinking about it, he somehow felt relieved.
Weren't they the bastards who interfered at every turn?
Anyone caught by that guy was bound to be shattered.
It was just the Black Eagle's turn.
“Ah, I have something to ask.”
“Please speak.”
Yu-jong answered stiffly.
“I don’t know if I should call it a portal, but do you know who has the power to cross space and float eyes in the air?”
“Yes……?”
Yu-jong looked completely clueless.
“If you don’t know, find out.”
“Yes, yes!”
“Give me the information related to the experimental subject.”
“May I… stand up?”
“You may.”
As Hyeon-yul spoke while staring intently, Yu-jong bowed his head.
He felt like he couldn't stand up.
“I’ll just… stay seated.”
“If that’s comfortable for you, do so.”
‘Would that be comfortable for you, if you were me?’
Yu-jong swallowed the curse words that almost burst out.
“And the Crimson Witch, where is she now?”
Yu-jong was startled by Hyeon-yul’s subsequent question.
‘……Did he also find out she was the client I agreed to give Black Eagle information to?’
He didn't know how he found out, but it felt distant.
‘…Fuck, just crawl. Just crawl before this bastard!’
How could he possibly win this?
“I will tell you.”
***
“…I apologize for the trouble.”
Hyeon-yul changed his clothes and came inside.
His eyes met Shin-woo’s.
He looked somewhat relieved.
‘Was he not injured?’
Shin-woo wanted to ask what had happened right away.
“Wow. Wow wow, the fit is incredible, isn’t it?”
The woman immediately started praising Hyeon-yul upon seeing him.
It was this season's new clothing, but it looked like his own clothes.
“Oh dear, are your injuries okay?”
“It’s fine. I hope the conversation wasn't delayed because of me.”
“Not at all. There will be many opportunities to talk like this in the future.”
As the woman looked at him with eyes full of conviction, Hyeon-yul felt pity.
The result was already set, even if she didn't work this hard.
Jiiiiing.
“Ah, just a moment.”
The woman glanced at her vibrating phone.
Her expression soon hardened.
‘It must be Yu-jong’s call.’
Hyeon-yul predicted.
He had ordered Yu-jong to call.
Soon, that woman would say something urgent came up and suggest meeting next time.
“……What should I do?”
The woman hung up the phone and spoke to them.
“Something urgent… came up, so we’ll have to stop here for today. I……”
She stopped mid-sentence and took a sharp breath.
It wasn't just any call, but a call from their boss, Yu-jong, so she couldn't help but be scared.
“Next time, may I treat you to a meal as an apology…?”
Would there be a next time?
Her expression looked confused even as she spoke.
“If something urgent came up, it can’t be helped.”
Shin-woo went along with the flow of the situation.
It seemed like they also needed to get out of there.
There was no room to arouse suspicion that something had happened here.
After all, they were the ones who invited them in the first place.
“The conversation was enjoyable.”
Shin-woo smiled until the end.
“I’ll wash the clothes and return them.”
When Hyeon-yul mentioned the clothes, the woman shook her head.
“No, no. We were the ones who acted impolitely, so you can keep them.”
“Thank you.”
“The clothes… put them in here, and please, please visit us again next time.”
The woman hurriedly packed them in a paper bag and left the spot.
Shin-woo looked at Hyeon-yul.
There was much to talk about, but not here.
“Shall we go?”
“Yes.”
Hyeon-yul predicted what would happen next.
Yu-jong had sold out his subordinate, and that subordinate would willingly act according to Yu-jong’s words.
Even knowing he would die, the subordinate would have no choice but to follow Yu-jong’s words.
Whether family was involved, or whether he had been naturally psychologically dominated while living in the villain’s company, there were various reasons.
Hyeon-yul took the lead.
It was just returning the way they came, but if a striking coincidence occurred here, the situation would change.
“…They found out about the mole?”
A voice was heard, seemingly talking to someone on the phone.
A situation unfolded that a Black Eagle could absolutely not pretend not to know.
Before Hyeon-yul stopped walking, Shin-woo had already stopped.
His eyes were mentioning the ‘mole’ he had just heard.
Hyeon-yul nodded with the nuance that he had heard it too.
“What are we going to do if the Black Eagle finds out it was us they planted inside? That’s it! Hang up!”
With those words, someone burst out walking.
He didn't look back.
Shin-woo gestured with his eyes.
Because he had clearly mentioned ‘Black Eagle’.
However, there was one strange part.
The situation was rolling along too well.
So well that it made one wonder if it was okay for things to go this smoothly.
‘……Is it a trap?’
Shin-woo stopped thinking and looked at Hyeon-yul.
He remembered the somehow relieved face.
But the time between going to the restroom and returning was very short.
Only about 3 or 4 minutes.
What on earth could be done in such a short time?
Even if something could be done, would it be possible?
Regardless of the situation, it was clear that they had to chase that villain.
Because they needed to hear about the mole issue.
***
The process of catching the guy was very monotonous.
Before Hyeon-yul could do anything, Shin-woo finished it himself.
He pinned his legs with a summoned sword and immediately struck the back of his neck to knock him out.
Clean.
“Hyeon-yul.”
Shin-woo handed the guy over to the Manager, then approached Hyeon-yul who was waiting.
“Yes.”
Hyeon-yul answered, preparing to explain what happened in the restroom.
“Clock out here. I’ll take care of the rest.”
As Shin-woo smiled, Hyeon-yul stared blankly at his watch.
There were still a good 5 hours left until closing time, even generously estimated.
“……Is, is that alright?”
Hyeon-yul’s hands were trembling at the unbelievable words.
To think he could leave work already.
“Didn’t I say I’d handle everything? Nothing dangerous happened, and you weren’t hurt, so it’s right for you to clock out here.”
Shin-woo smiled, and Hyeon-yul was still blank.
“You’ll be busy now looking for a house and various things, right?”
Shin-woo found Hyeon-yul’s unprecedented expression rather funny.
“You should probably go before I change my mind.”
Contrary to his words, Shin-woo waved first and turned around.
Whatever Hyeon-yul did, Shin-woo had no intention of prying.
Someone who would root out the villains had appeared.
More than anyone else, he himself was the one wishing for those guys to disappear.
‘Not a single one… should remain.’
Shin-woo’s turned expression quickly cooled and became frosty.
Hyeon-yul slowly walked forward, then glanced back.
He really wasn't stopping him.
Only then did he relax and walk lightly down the street.
Even after walking quite a bit, S.T.D Enter was visible.
How much money had they made?
‘…Anyway, I got the information broker. What’s left is the information Yu-jong will give.’
It was better to grasp Asan’s location for the future.
―Just a little, just wait a little longer, please.
Although Yu-jong begged like that, he didn't believe those words.
The information brought back might contain lies.
‘Still, I’ll have to wait.’
He was worrying about what to do once he got Asan’s information.
Jiiiiing.
His phone vibrated.
[Teacher Jeong-min: It’s about something else.]
[Teacher Jeong-min: Just in case you forgot our appointment today~]
[Teacher Jeong-min: Not rushing you?]
[Teacher Jeong-min: Just looking forward to it a bit.]
‘……Ah.’
Hyeon-yul remembered the appointment.
[I forgot for a moment, but I won’t run away.]
[Teacher Jeong-min: Then, you didn’t forget to take your medicine, right?]
[It’s not time to take it yet.]
[Teacher Jeong-min: You know to tell me if your condition is even slightly off, right?]
[I know.]
[Teacher Jeong-min: Okay. See you later~]
[Understood.]
Hyeon-yul briefly smiled looking at the tilde mark unique to Jeong-min’s texts, then lowered his phone.
He heard using that makes one look softer, but it was hard for him to understand.
‘……Ah. The new weapon.’
Shouldn't he examine this today before the appointment time?
Hyeon-yul looked at the mountain.
‘I need to look at houses too.’
As work piled up, Hyeon-yul frowned.
He really hated working after clocking out.
But what could he do? He had already brought it.
‘……Let’s go.’
Hyeon-yul turned his steps towards the mountain.
***
He moved through the darkness and arrived at the mountain peak.
Only after confirming no one was around did Hyeon-yul take out one new weapon.
Looking at it again, it resembled two overturned rice bowls.
As far as he knew, a subordinate of Asan, known as the Crimson Witch, had shown Shin Dae-ho a new type of weapon.
Not long ago, the mastermind behind the incident where poison spread around a building was Asan’s subordinate.
The place this new weapon was brought from was inside the Nest, the Black Eagle's base, and the one who attached the new weapon was the assassin sent by Yu-jong.
Meaning, there was a high possibility that the party Yu-jong intended to trade Black Eagle internal information with was Asan.
Hyeon-yul’s eyes narrowed.
‘First, I need to figure out how it works, right?’
Only then could he break this thing.
As soon as he sat down, darkness surged around Hyeon-yul.
He knew what the contents inside were.
It was intricately intertwined poison.
‘They are making the antidote, right?’
If the antidote couldn't be made, how many would fall victim to this poison?
‘If they can’t make it, I’ll have to go find the Poison King.’
By now, he would be being transferred to the special offenders' detention center.
Finding out where that was wouldn't be too difficult.
Hyeon-yul, having formulated all the answers, examined the new weapon.
It seemed to operate by pressing a button or remote control.
‘But there are multiple buttons. If I press the wrong one……’
Peeong!
Along with the sound of explosion, numerous poisons leaked out in all directions.
“…Cough, cough.”
Hyeon-yul waved his hand, then realized his mistake and absorbed all the poison with darkness.
He looked at the nearby plants.
They had withered due to the effect of the poison just now.
‘Then, what if I apply impact?’
He took out another new weapon and struck it directly with his fist.
Kwaang!
It exploded upon impact.
He sucked in the spreading poison again with darkness.
‘How do I disarm it.’
Hyeon-yul took another new weapon in his hand and probed its interior with darkness.
At the very center was liquid containing poison.
Hyeon-yul took out only the container holding that liquid.
‘I’ll give this to the Team Leader.’
Fumbling again with darkness, Hyeon-yul slightly raised the corner of his eye.
‘This is it.’
There was a button inside.
It was a position only reachable by stopping it remotely.
Hyeon-yul looked at the outer part.
It was where the pattern was embedded.
‘They hid it like this.’
He felt he had roughly figured it out.
Hyeon-yul, about to get up, felt a gaze, and as soon as he turned his head, he threw his dagger.
Thwack.
Something was hit and fell.
Approaching that direction to check, what was rolling on the ground was a drone.
Covering his face, he decisively stomped on it.
Kwajik.
Since he planned to devour it with darkness anyway, he checked the drone before swallowing it.
A Black Eagle symbol was embedded on it.
Hyeon-yul blinked for a moment.
‘…Did they spot me during patrol?’
Hyeon-yul moved his eyes.
If the drone stopped functioning here, it meant someone was coming.
‘I should go before I get caught.’
Hyeon-yul immediately seeped into the darkness along with the drone.
A short while later, someone landed in that spot with an eagle.
Ji-hwan looked around and covered his mouth.
‘……Poison.’
They said a violent reaction occurred here, and simultaneously the drone was destroyed.
It was close to a patrol mission.
‘The Poison King was definitely caught……’
Ji-hwan put on a gas mask and scanned the surroundings.
Poison.
He didn't know what scheme the villains were trying to pull again.
Who was it this time?