Chapter 86 – (Episode 86) 13. Punishment

(Episode 86)

What has been revealed so far is that both sides do not know the other person’s true identity, but are diligently looking for it.

Han Myeong-sik knew very well that the winner would be determined by who found the opponent first.

“How have you been lately?”

The detective we met at a famous Korean restaurant outside the city looked better than expected.

“It’s been a long time since I’ve had a good rest. I feel like my body is swollen after living in a jjimjilbang.”

Haha, your mentality is amazing as well.”

“If you are mentally weak, you can’t be a detective, ah… You are no longer a cop.”

His expression seemed relieved, but his voice was full of regret.

In his early 30s, when he was running around in the field, he received the highest punishment of dismissal, so there is no way that he would be fine.

“Do you want to go back to being a cop?”

“No, after going through this incident, I lost my temper. I was going to file a complaint about being cut, but I quit because I didn’t want to make a fuss about getting a few more pennies.”

“You did a good job, I will compensate you for everything.”

“Why is Myeong-shik rewarding you?”

“You were cut because of me.”

“Who is it? No one knows that I am dating Mr. Myung-shik.”

“Anyway, it just seems like it’s my responsibility.”

The detective shook his hand with a look of genuine surprise.

“Don’t think like that, I rather received help. What is the reason I was able to shake my hands without any regrets, but in the 10 years of my life as a police officer, I have never done a more thorough investigation than this one.”

“When you say that, it makes my heart feel a lot lighter.”

“Yeah, but if you really want to take responsibility, get a job at Myung-sik’s company, because my dream is to carry a celebrity’s bag.”

“Haha, what should I do with this, we don’t have any celebrities in our company yet.”

“Okay? Then you don’t need a janitor or a security guard?”

Han Myeong-sik couldn’t bear to tell me why he only hired female employees, so Myeong-sik Han laughed it off.

“I asked to meet you today to ask for something else.”

“Why are you buying me something expensive at a nice restaurant like this?”

In front of the two of them, more than 20 kinds of side dishes and dishes were fully prepared. The conversation continued as we ate eagerly.

“Before you ask, tell me if there is anything you need the most right now, other than money or a job, and I will give it to you if possible.”

“I told you, carrying a celebrity bag.”

Heheanything else?”

The detective thought for a moment as he concentrated on eating the beef, then smiled wryly.

“Of course you’re not a woman, are you?”

“Ah… That’s right, aren’t you married yet?”

“What is marriage, Mosol, Mosol! I’ve never held a woman’s hand properly since I went through men’s and then went straight to police.”

“Really? Detective is pretty good, right?”

“It’s halfway to say that it’s pretty, and besides, when an incident happens, you work undercover like you’re eating, but where is the time for dating?”

Being a police officer, you can’t date at all, but the detective’s appearance doesn’t have many corners that women these days like.

“Okay, then tell me your ideal type.”

“Uh? Can you really introduce me?”

“There are a lot of female employees in our company, and if there isn’t a suitable woman among them, I’ll go out on the road and hunt them down and introduce them to you.”

Han Myeong-sik, who is more handsome than a celebrity and became the CEO of an entertainment agency in his mid-twenties, is there any reason to reject the woman introduced to him?

The detective even forgot to eat his favorite beef for a while and diligently laid out his ideal type.

“How about it, aren’t my eyes too high?”

“You don’t care too much about your appearance, do you?”

“No way… In terms of my subject and appearance, I am a robber, but I am a police officer who has no mercy for violent criminals.”

Haha, I’ll look for it, you can look forward to it.”

The detective, who had high expectations at Myeong-sik Han’s assertion, put the beef back into his mouth.

“Come on… It’s good! What’s the point of asking someone like me to introduce you to a girl like me? Chomp”

“Promise you will listen.”

The detective quickly swallowed what was in his mouth and answered with a serious expression.

“I’m a former police officer, but if you ask Myung-shik, I’ll do everything except murder.”

“Okay, then open a detective office.”

“Detective?”

“Yes, don’t worry about money.”

“Since I was a detective, opening a detective office is no problem.

“You know it’s not because of that.”

“Hmm… Are you going to punish the bad guys properly?”

“It’s not yet at that stage, but I think it’s better to prepare in advance.”

The detective thought for a moment and then nodded.

“As we guessed, if the chaebol are behind it, you don’t know what kind of attack will come, so it’s better to be prepared.”

“If the ulterior motive is revealed, we will attack as soon as possible.”

“Attack?”

“They’re the ones who framed the detective and fired you.”

“Are you going to get revenge?”

“Yes, it is absurd that criminals attack us all the time.”

Since it was a serious story, the father-in-law’s meal was put on the back burner. This is because if the opponent is a real conglomerate, life is at stake.

“However… How are you going to get revenge by setting up a detective office?”

“The outside is a detective, and the inside is a secret agency.”

“Ah… !”

He was also a person who dealt with criminals, so he immediately recognized Han Myung-sik’s intentions.

“Are there any guys that I can run at without covering my back?”

“There are already over 20 people who come to mind right now, but they won’t do what we tell them to do?”

“I will take responsibility for that. Please choose ignorant ones that you can use right away.”

“Okay.”

The detective picked 5 people the very next day and sent them a list.

What happens when a psychopath who doesn’t even care about his own life for the sake of a purpose gains loyalty and a sense of justice?

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“So, do you have something to report?”

“Yes, Chairman.”

“Ah… You’re not the president yet, so call me like before.”

“Yes, manager.”

The two men, facing each other in a dark office, had a clear upper-lower relationship judging from the way they exchanged words.

“Is that what you ordered?”

“Yes, would you like to see it?”

“Yes, turn it on.”

A large TV on one wall of the office turned on, and a simple personal information of Myeong-sik Han was displayed along with a picture of his resident registration card.

“This is Han Myeong-sik, the representative of H Planning, who is currently suspected of being behind it.”

“Hmm… You look younger than me?”

“Yes, I am 26 years old and graduated from college this year.”

“But is it just this picture? No video?”

“I’m sorry, Mr. Manager.”

“Are you sorry?”

The subordinate, standing next to the TV and reporting, answered with a very embarrassed expression.

“That is… There is a problem that this person and the people around them cannot be filmed at all, whether it is a video or a photo.”

“What? What do you mean, why can’t we film?”

“I can’t figure out why…”

“Are you asking me to believe that now?”

“I’m sorry, Mr. Manager.”

“Is this something to apologize for?”

“…”

The subordinate only lowered his head as he had nothing to say. That made the manager even more angry.

“If you asked me to find out what kind of guy he was, you wouldn’t have to get the latest pictures or videos! I think they give you a salary so that you can find only one ID photo like this, which you don’t know when it was taken, and come and report it!”

“That… That is…”

“What kind of people do things like this? Cut them all off!”

“I was too dumbfounded after hearing the report, so I went and tried it myself…”

“Did you?”

“Other things were filmed normally, but strangely, this person and the people around were not filmed at all.”

“Play the one that wasn’t filmed.”

“Yes.”

I tried to scold him after confirming that it was an incredible report, but the executive director who saw the TV screen doubted his eyes.

“What is this, no people, only streets and buildings?”

“It is clearly a picture of the women with Han Myeong-sik.”

“Don’t lie, did you just take a picture of something and bring it?”

“Where would I lie about being safe? Trust me, Mr. Manager!”

Considering how loyal and capable his subordinates are and what he has done so far, there is no way not to believe them.

However, no matter how many times I looked at the TV screen, it was just a picture of the street passing by passers-by.

“Uh? Huh?!”

When the executive director was surprised to see a certain scene, the subordinate quickly played that part over and over again.

“Have you seen the manager?”

“This… What’s this? What’s wrong with this woman?”

The woman in the looped screen was running in a hurry and bumped into something and fell down.

“This video was taken by me, but Myeong-sik Han was definitely standing here. I checked it clearly through the camera’s viewfinder.”

“Okay… Seeing this woman’s reaction, there’s someone, but how could this be? It’s as if people were erased with CG, doesn’t it?”

No matter how many times I watch the video, there is no way I can see an object that has not been filmed at all. It’s just amazing that even the shadows can’t be seen clearly.

“It wasn’t just Han Myung-shik, it was impossible to film the three currently confirmed cohabitants and many of the employees.”

“How many are there?”

“There are a total of 22 women who cannot be photographed except for one person who enters and leaves this building.”

“Female? Are you saying all 22 of them are women?”

“Yes, I got my resident registration card and passport photos.”

The executive director was surprised to see the photos and personal details of 22 women passing by on the TV screen.

“What kind of girls are so pretty, is this picture real?”

“Yes, manager. However…”

“But what?”

“This picture and the real thing are very different.”

“That’s right, there’s no way 22 people prettier than my woman are gathered in one company!”

“That… It’s not…”

There was something strange about the expression on the face of the subordinate who couldn’t continue to speak.

“Why? Are all real things sex monsters?”

“Not that… The real thing is much prettier.”

“Since it’s an ID photo, of course the real thing must be pretty.”

“It’s not that level, but all 22 of them are amazing beyond celebrities, not only their faces but also their bodies.”

HahaI didn’t see that, but he’s pretty good at jokes, ahahahaha”

There is no evidence, so there is nothing to be frustrated about not believing. However, the honest and stubborn subordinate persuaded him to stick to the given mission as much as possible.

“If the people around me were normal, not just these women, I wouldn’t have pointed out Han Myeong-sik as the mastermind.”

“Hmm? What else do you mean by that?”

“Isn’t it surprising that a 26-year-old man who just graduated from college became the CEO of an entertainment agency?”

The perspective and common sense of people who are evaluated as chaebol and ordinary people are inevitably different.

“Yes… ?”

“However, this Han Myeong-sik was only an uncle who seemed to have long since severed ties with a penniless man who lived in a semi-basement studio just two years ago.”

“Really?”

“Yes, manager.”

“But how did you become the CEO, and is there a separate actual owner of the company?”

“That’s complicated.”

The subordinate explained that the name of the person, the company, and the contents of the share were complicatedly entangled with arrows on the TV screen.

“Currently, H Planning’s shares were acquired by a private equity fund established by a company located in Monaco with a 100% equity investment in Korea.”

“What’s wrong with a company stake in Monaco?”

“Look at the locations of the companies that own shares in this company.”

“Uh? Are they all tax haven countries?”

“Yes, and as you might guess, these are all shell companies.”

“Whoa… , What the hell is this bastard really? Are you more professional than us?”

The subordinate posted the last report with a serious expression while uploading a photo of Myeong-sik Han’s resident registration card and passport at the same time.

“Can you believe these two pictures are the same person?”

“And… ! Up to molding? What are you really doing?”

(Continued on next episode 87)