Chapter 585 – Special Forces Department -2-

In fact, Roman was not curious about the Special Forces Department.

Have you come across an organization that claims to be a secret society and gives off similar vibes once or twice in your life? Since I have no intention of making a living in Korea, I am not really interested.

However.

When Lee Cho-ah asked if he could go to the special department with the completed book and submit it.

An intuition bloomed inside me that I shouldn’t let it go like this.

It was clear that she felt Rin in her image as well.

Is this simply something caught in the transcendental’s unrealistic sixth sense?

Was Lee Cho-ah’s actions influenced by the causal relationship he had built with Roman even before someone with ambiguous power made a move?

You never know.

Roman isn’t sure which one right now.

‘Anyway, if I ignore this, it will continue to bother me.’

Roman trusts his developed senses.

If you feel something is off, you need to check.

There is no great loss by checking the current situation.

He simply appears to be a bit of an unreasonable person to Lee Cho-ah.

Ding!

– It is on the 8th floor. The door opens.

Roman got off the elevator and walked behind Lee Choa.

‘There aren’t a lot of people. Are there separate office jobs other than people who run?’

Lee Cho-ah muttered in the elevator and announced.

Rather than heading to the upper floors right away, I plan to visit the offices used by the members and gather at least some information about the sudden deaths of veteran members.

In order to persuade people by showing them the other side of mystery, the more evidence there is, the better.

Roman was also convinced.

As I walked down the hallway, I noticed an organizational chart hanging.

‘It’s unique… There is no manager or assistant manager, just one manager above the team leaders? Are all the empty spaces dead?’

It was a simple and unique list of positions for a place where important government work was conducted.

Considering the necessity and secrecy of the special department, he is only the head of the department, and he is probably a minister or vice minister of another state agency.

Unlike Roman, who stopped walking for a moment to look at the organization chart.

Lee Choa walked down the hallway without stopping.

Crash!

“!”

One of the male crew members who came out of the bathroom and Choa Lee ran into each other on an awkward street.

A street where you can’t help but say hello if you meet each other.

The other person and Lee Cho-ah exchanged light nods at the same time.

“Oh, hello. It’s been a while.”

“I met Team Leader Lee Sang-moon at the entrance. He said he had just returned from Chungcheong Province… Thank you for your hard work.”

“Haha! I appreciate your hard work. It was easier than the last time. I guess the second officer wasn’t with you?”

“Rep. Hwang Dong-hyeon had just been discharged from the hospital, so I was told to rest.”

After exchanging pleasantries and briefly discussing work, I naturally headed to her office.

“The team leader suggested that we go out for an expensive meal after work. How do you think? If you have time, let’s go together.”

“Thank you for the recommendation, but it will be difficult because I’m scheduled to go to the top.”

“Oh, that can’t be helped.”

“Yes. Next time…”

The other party is easily convinced.

He was heading back the way he came, probably because he hadn’t planned on stopping by the office in the first place.

‘I have to finish it quickly.’

Cutting the conversation before it got too long, Ichoa pushed open the glass door and stamped her face on the office.

She briefly greeted some people she hadn’t seen in a long time and stretched out her feet.

‘Umm… What was the computer password? The ending was either an exclamation point or a boner.’

Even though the task force members are mostly out and about, they still have their own space in the office.

Between partitions that divide space.

It’s been a while since I encountered an office computer.

Fortunately, Lee Cho-ah, who was sitting in front of him, was able to crack the computer password in one go and began printing out some of her work emails and other scraped materials.

Weeing! Wow!

Paper spitting out from a public printer.

As I quietly watch the printed materials piling up, I start to pay attention again.

‘What about Roman?’

I don’t look around anymore. I carefully rolled my eyes.

Of course I don’t know where it is. Even if you can’t find it, you just have to believe that it’s there somewhere.

“I’ll go first.”

Notes and printed materials with exercises written on them.

Ichoa left her office holding them in her arms.

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Ding!

– It is on the 10th floor. The door opens.

Two people got off the elevator.

However, the sound of footsteps and breathing were one.

“···.”

Roman first checked the CCTV and strictly observed blind spots.

If that didn’t work, she thought of sending a little thunder energy to the machine, but there was no place where the camera could be installed without blind spots.

‘The structure here is also ordinary.’

Same as the 8th floor, which was in the form of a regular office.

There is no such thing as a hidden space on the 10th floor, where there are high-ranking people.

“Roman, I will go.”

Lee Choa whispers softly and walks calmly.

Unlike the 8th floor, there is silence in the hallway here.

The wall was clean as there were no posts such as publications hanging on it.

Again. Again. Ttogak.

There seemed to be no objects lying around compared to the area, so the sound of Lee Choa’s footsteps rang out.

“Chief. This is Lee Cho-ah.”

Put your finger on the door! It made a sound.

I heard a voice from inside telling me to come in.

“I’ll go in.”

A word to Roman, including the manager inside.

Lee Choa opened the door as wide as possible and slowly closed it before entering.

Kiyiyi…

When I open the door, the person I see appears to be middle-aged. A chubby man who seems far from using his body.

I’m sitting at a table with a computer and two phones on it.

“I heard you are taking care of your condition. What is it?”

There was a strong smell of cigarettes inside.

Even though it was a private place, the ashtray with a cactus on it reminded me of Ssangpalnyeon’s office.

“I have an agenda item that I would like to get approved by the manager.”

“You? That’s rare.”

Lee Cho-ah approaches the manager to hand over the notes and printed materials in her arms.

I was startled by Roman’s suddenly revealed appearance and became distracted.

‘!!!’

As expected, you were there. Even so, when on earth did it come in?

Roman is already behind the manager.

I was standing with my back against the wall, leaning comfortably.

Surprised, Ichoa tightened her entire body to avoid reacting.

Roman made a small gesture with his hand, indicating his intention to continue.

“···First, would you please look at what I wrote in my notebook?”

“The amount is not small, so please explain briefly.”

“It is a power that replaces mystery.”

The manager who heard Lee Cho-ah’s words had a shocked look on his face as he asked what he was talking about.

“···I’ll read it first.”

“Thank you.”

A note was spread across the manager’s wrinkled fingers.

A few pages passed by with a rustling sound, and less than five minutes later, the manager closed the notebook.

“I don’t want to ask this question to you, who suffers for me every day.”

“Please speak comfortably.”

“Did you get into religion at some point?”

“···.”

“As I sit in this position and grow old, I am not the type to think that energy therapy is completely ineffective. My children sometimes say things because of that.”

The manager is an ordinary person who cannot handle mysteries.

However, he knows the existence of ghosts and is aware that special powers exist in the world.

“I’m just saying it’s a common occurrence. As members of the Special Task Force are exposed to the other side of society, there are times when they cannot properly assess the reality of exaggerated and absurd stories. It is one of my jobs to correct that.”

In the past, Lee Choa might have walked away with the mindset that that’s okay.

But it’s different now, isn’t it?

Roman says it’s okay and makes a small mark with his mouth.

Lee Cho-ah spoke up again.

“Chief.”

“Well, tell me.”

“The power of mystery that the members of the special department rely on is dangerous. The true nature of mystery is that it uses life and vitality as fuel to fight against ghosts.”

“So you’re saying that they came looking for a replacement power? Is there any evidence to say so?”

“First of all…”

Just as Ichoa was about to continue her explanation, the manager cut her off by looking at the printed matter.

“Is this what you gathered as evidence?”

“···That’s part of it.”

“You should know that ghost energy causes many side effects just by being exposed to it.”

“That’s right.”

“It means that the highly skilled and experienced operators have been exposed to the ghost for a long time, unfortunately… Do you understand what I mean?”

The manager searched her inner pocket and took out a cigarette.

She put it in her mouth and started looking for the lighter.

“Chief, please listen to me first.”

Chick! Chick! The lighter created a flame.

Gray smoke poured out as the manager exhaled.

“A person as excellent as you might be dissatisfied with the fact that an ordinary person who cannot use mysteries is sitting on top of him. So my persuasion will not be heard properly.”

“That’s not true. That’s not what I wanted to talk about in the first place.”

“I’m a middle-aged person who sits in an undeserved position without ever actually fighting a ghost, but I’m not just sitting here talking about something.”

“···.”

“One of my main duties is to ask for your understanding so that your second-in-command, who was injured in this extermination of the Jangsanbeom, can be hospitalized right away.”

I never leave the feeling that he is avoiding the topic he wants to talk about and trying to get away from it.

‘Why?’

Lee Choa was half-confident here.

The manager knows the problem that Sinbi has.

However, the force that replaces it is an unwelcome sensation.

“Chief.”

“Whoa, everyone was very worried because you had no complaints and were quiet compared to the hard work you had to do. Regardless of the content, it’s nice to see you show such an active way to improve the special department.”

In the end, I am saying that I will not accept this content.

There was a butt in the ashtray.

“···.”

If you want to avoid the topic, there is one way.

It’s thrown in front of your face.

“Director. You may be disciplined for this matter.”

“Hmm…?”

Ichoa took her steps towards the huge stone placed in the corner.

I heard that it was difficult to deal with it because it was brought in as a hobby not by the current manager, but by the manager who was there before Lee Cho-ah joined the company.

“Whoa!”

I don’t know how much this stone costs.

‘I have money saved up, so everything will work out.’

Ichoa gathered energy into her fists.

The attitude of trying to show something mysterious and different, whether it is neatly smashed or cut.

The moment when power clearly gathers in Lee Cho-ah’s hands.

Click!

I heard the sound of the door being locked behind me.

There was no one there when Ichoah reflexively cast her gaze, and only her gloom was in the air.