Chapter 59 – [What Is Life, Just Live the Way You Live]

Raccoon man.

A monster or a superhero that appeared during the last Yeongdeungpo department store fire incident.

Starting with that incident, his actions include large and small incidents such as the Haeundae enemy enemy attack case, the Shindorim enemy enemy species appearance case, the serial kidnapping of elementary school students, the case of clashing with the heavenly sword Lee Kyung-jin, and the not-known Japanese master user Hibiki. Intervened in

The estimated power was initially judged to be less than the master user, but the battle with Hibiki and Lee Kyung-jin raised the estimated power to the extent that it belonged to the upper ranks among the master users.

It’s new, but the approximate location is Seoul. Among them, it is judged that there is a base in Gangbuk, but no further information could be found.

However, if there is one uncertain piece of information, it is that he is married. I said it in passing at the end of the interview in Busan, so I’m not sure if it’s a metaphor or the truth.

“The name ‘Raccoon Man’ is just an internet meme, but the presumed power is enormous. Moreover, it is not judged as a military force, so it is not strange to aim for the top position as a master user.”

“Is tracking possible?”

“First of all, how many people are suspicious?”

Raccoon Man Countermeasure Team.

It is an organization created to catch him who hides his identity and intervenes in large and small incidents. Although it was under the KFU, it was created by receiving force users from the National Intelligence Service from the government, and it had excellent information power because it received support in its own way.

“The face is covered, and there is no special information on whether the CCTV is moving in a blind spot. The characteristics that can be known from the outside are ordinary, so there is little information to be obtained.”

“You mean you didn’t find out?”

“No. There was an incident that allowed us to deduce the identity of Raccoon Man. Please look at page 7 of the materials we shared.”

At the man’s words, the people in the conference room turned over the materials in front of them.

It was data about serial kidnapping and murder of elementary school students.

“As stated there, according to the children’s testimony, the raccoon man appeared and saved them.”

“By the way, what is this? It says that the abductor was something other than a hostile species and not a human?”

“It’s not our jurisdiction, so let’s pass it on. Isn’t the important thing whether it’s a raccoon or a raccoon?”

“It’s an investigation by the police anyway, so let’s just do what we have to do.”

The man who was standing and giving a presentation spoke again.

“The thing to note here is that it’s been almost a month since this incident happened, but it is said that Raccoon Man only appeared after the fourth victim came out, not at the beginning of the incident. No, if you put it differently, he appeared when the fourth victim came out.

“Uh?”

They are not stupid either. It is comically acceptable for a detective to find everything from evidence to the criminal. Indeed, state organizations are not so incompetent.

Because it is a place where only elites are gathered in the first place, it can fulfill its role sufficiently unless there is collusion or corruption.

“The first victim was murdered, but the second and third victims were kidnapped and kept relatively safe. However, Raccoon Man, who did not appear for a week after the third victim was kidnapped, moved as soon as the fourth victim was found.”

“Then who is the fourth victim?”

“It’s right in the back.”

Turn over the paper and look at the back page. A photo of Zion and brief personal information were written on it.

“My name is Choi Shi-on. Age is twenty-four… Twenty-four? Wait, with this appearance?”

“I was born in the United States and went to Germany because of the disease and fought the disease. Then, two years ago, I was cured and had some fun with stocks.”

“Mal is the home of fun, and she is resourceful. There is no large domestic company that has not received her investment, and she has a wide range of personal connections. This level of understanding in Korea is unimaginable abroad.”

“……Is it related to something illegal?”

“No, he is an extremely honest businessman. I was also suspicious, so I asked a friend who works in the tax department… I didn’t even evade tax, let alone evade tax. That’s why I paid my income tax without missing a single penny. It’s so clean that I wonder if I should give it a prize.”

“Is that enough?”

“Yeah, if you’re thinking about doing anything with your taxes, they say you could be sued for innocence. It’s almost like a computer paying taxes.”

Honestly, it’s half a computer right.

“Anyway, Raccoon Man moved right away after Shion Choi was kidnapped. It makes sense to think of a connection. And as you can see from her personal information, she is married.”

“In this form?”

“No matter what the person who becomes your husband’s taste is, there is also the man’s personal information below.”

Just below Zion was also the worst demographic.

22 years old, 2 years younger than Zion. Lost her parents in the Great Depression and came from an institution. And he normally enlisted in the army after attending elementary, middle, and high school. He was discharged earlier this year.

There are no special features. It’s only unusual that he married Shion a few months after being discharged.

“Can a young person these days get married so quickly? Well, if a woman has a lot of money, she’ll be able to stay at home, so there’s no problem, but…”

“Force users, there must be at least one suspicious incident, but how clean is this?”

“The vitality is also good. I wondered if the impression was dirty, so I had to work on it, but the teacher seems to have liked it too, didn’t it?”

There are few people who touched the worst in school days. A few of those who were present suffered retaliation for being disguised as accidents, but no one died.

Thanks to you, I don’t have any doubts. Rather, I wished my school life attitude was good, not bad.

Even during my school days, I never had that common fist fight. He is so clean that it is rather suspicious.

“Outward features such as size match Raccoon Man. If he is a real Raccoon Man, it adds enough credibility to the story that Choi Si-on contacted him after he was kidnapped and came to rescue him right away.”

They are close to the truth.

Until now, it was okay because Shion destroyed evidence, but during the kidnapping case, it was too blatant. Shion kept his mouth shut on the police side, but if he doesn’t use his hands on a separate countermeasure team, it’s only a matter of time before he’s tracked down from this side as well.

“Hmm”

“There’s a possibility. He’s probably an unregistered Force user anyway, so it’s like being an ordinary person.”

However, someone gave their opinion.

“Can I be sure that it’s so blatant? I have feelings, but what about the most important physical evidence?”

“……There is no physical evidence yet.”

“Really? Um, at least there’s nothing caught on CCTV?”

“Though we are still investigating. Yes, it is.”

“Isn’t that just an estimate after all?”

When you start to doubt, there is no end. They know that too, so they are in trouble.

“And here’s one problem”

“What is it?”

“What is the probability that the person kidnapped by the kidnapper is Raccoon Man’s wife?”

“Ah……”

There were also three elementary schools in the area where the kidnappers were active, and the number of female elementary school students reached several hundred. What is the probability of kidnapping Shion, Raccoon Man’s wife? Simply put, it’s one in a hundred.

“We don’t rely on chance or luck. The odds of kidnapping her out of so many kids are low. If that actually happens, her fate will have to play a trick.”

“There’s a point in that, but…”

“It’s more likely that when the fourth victim occurs, it’s more likely that Raccoon Man witnessed it and intervened.”

Among the hypotheses, the possibility that the husband of the abductor is a superhero, and that the superhero who witnessed the kidnapping process pursued him. Comparing the possibilities, the latter is the top.

“However, I think there is some possibility for your opinion.

“Shall I attach someone?”

“If it’s really Raccoon Man, you’ll quickly notice that you’ve attached someone. First, let’s monitor it with wiretapping devices or drones. If this worst person is actually Raccoon Man, he’ll definitely spill some evidence.”

“That’s fine. Let’s do it.”

The meeting ended when a potential suspect was found and the method of investigation was decided.

The others left the conference room to do their own thing… One of them, the man who had voiced his dissenting opinion, quietly moved to an unoccupied place.

And I made a phone call somewhere.

“Yes, I did as you said.”

[Thank you for your effort]

A blunt girl’s voice, young but lacking in emotion, came from the receiver.

“First of all, we promoted the idea of ​​monitoring with wiretapping devices and drones. Perhaps we will monitor for a while… But if a clear alibi is proved, we will be dismissed as suspect.”

[Thank you for your cooperation. As promised, you won’t have to worry about your daughter’s surgery. It was a little difficult to arrange a suitable donor, but the operation will be able to proceed within enough time]

“Thank you so much!”

The man bowed to his cell phone and expressed his gratitude.

A blunt but faintly smiling voice came from the receiver.

[What, I am more grateful]

*        *    *

While eating breakfast, Shion said,

“Maybe there will be a drone or wiretapping device for a while. Honestly, I manipulated it and it’s just there, don’t worry.”

“What kind of bugging device?”

“The Raccoon Man countermeasure team is suspicious of you. I deliberately made it so that you don’t use people and only use machines, so you can manipulate it and pass it on.”

“What did you do?”

Sometimes I go there and wonder what Zion is doing.

Of course, I do the hard work, and Zion does the brain work. I’m doing it like that, and honestly, it’s full of things that I wouldn’t know if I intervened, so it’s better to pay attention.

Just as Zion doesn’t stop me from killing people, I don’t interfere with Zion’s work at all.

Couples are said to be of one mind, but in some areas, the line must be drawn to get along better.

“I tried my hand at the Raccoon Man countermeasure team. Among the people there, there was a person whose daughter needed an urgent transplant operation, so I decided to help a little.”

“Isn’t it about harassing and harassing you?”

“Rather, it’s about giving water to people dying in the desert.”

“That’s all right”

There is a saying to give sickness and medicine, but then you should not have given the disease. But if you just give me medicine, it’s okay because it only benefits you.

There’s nowhere else to fall anyway, but if you lift it up, it’s a part that you have to be aware of. I don’t care if I trample on the fallen guy, but I don’t like it when Shion does such dirty things.

“Ah, did you two wake up first?”

“Because this is the time we usually wake up. What about you, Yejin?”

“Since I was in the lab, my sense of time was paralyzed, so I fell asleep during the day and stayed awake at night. I think I need to adjust to the jet lag for a while.”

“Even if I get used to it before going to school, I’ll sleep well. You said you were leaving next week, right?”

“Yes”

Ye-jin decided to transfer to a nearby school on the surface. She’s been to school before, so she’ll be good at playing someone who transfers. Because it’s half true

“Kkiing, kiing!”

“So, do you want some food?”

Since we were all awake, the dog woke up in the same way and ran to beg for food. It’s cute to see them wagging their tails.

When you pour the food into the dog food bowl, it starts to eat in a hurry. Does he have a strong appetite? I always eat well even if I give it on time.

I pampered the dog who was eating while walking around, and Yejin prepared some breakfast.

“What should I do today? I have nothing to do before school.”

“Why don’t you have anything to do? I need to buy something before I go. I’ll give you a card so I can buy everything I need for personal items.”

“Wow! Black card! Mister jjangjjang!”

“That card is mine”

“Aunty is awesome!”

The attitude change is great, Ye-jin-ah.

Then I go to work. See Zion at home. Yejin is shopping… But she pushes Shion to go with her. At least one adult should not be present.

“……Adult?”

“Ah, if you go with Shion, you’ll be treated like a cousin or sister at best.”

“No matter how it seemed, it was something I shouldn’t have done!”

Shion patted my shoulder while bickering. Shion doesn’t like being treated like a child because of her appearance.

Anyway, we decided to go shopping together and I decided to go out first. Have to go to work I have to go out to sell chicken today.

“Come to think of it, I’m going to need a car when I go out. Shall I give you a ride?”

“That’s what lawyer Kim’s car should do.”

“Don’t use a lawyer as your driver”

“I bought that car”

“…Last time it was like that too, but if you say that, I have nothing to say.”

Instead of picking out a car of your choice, there are a lot of people who raise their hands right away when I ask to be a driver. This is why capitalist society has nothing to do with money.

It was a thought that came to my mind before I left the house. Having a child and a pet in the house makes me feel much more energetic. When I go to work, only Zion remains, so I feel cold, but the more family members there are, the better it feels.

It’s the first day at work after summer vacation. Baekri went to work first and was preparing the ingredients.

“Oh, did you go to work? Did you sleep well at night?”

“It’s the same as usual. Did you all go in well?”

“Ruri went in and tried to sleep, but suddenly got up and opened the problem book. He must be worried.”

“The stress of the college entrance exam is high. You take good care of me.”

“Isn’t there much I can do for you?”

“You still sparring sometimes?

It’s better if you get hit.

While I was helping Baekri prepare the ingredients, I told her about Yejin’s work.

“Come to think of it, we have one more family in our house.”

“Family? That little fox?”

“It’s not him, it’s Yejin. It happened that we ended up living together. See you later, we’re doing well. Ruri and I are a year younger.”

“2nd year of high school? How old are you?”

“How old are you and me, dude?”

“Your brother is old on the inside.”

“No, this bastard?”

If I mention that I am a reincarnated person, I cannot deny that I am an old man. I’m acting randomly. I’ve been like that since the old days. Even so, I’ve developed a personality that likes watching kids play rather than playing.

To be honest, there are times when I go there and wake up with the sound of “Oh my gosh,” Even though my body is fine. The body is fine, but the mind seems old.

“Anyway, since we’re one year older, if we get to know Ruri, we’ll become friends. You’ll introduce yourself later.”

“To be honest, I think she’d rather be friends with a passer-by than being friends with Ruri.”

“Isn’t her evaluation too harsh on her sister?”

“The evaluation is strict because you’re the younger sister?”

Oh, they are like true siblings. It’s rare to see siblings so close these days.

But will that relationship be able to continue well… Ruri is not an ordinary child.

Not with a personal meaning, but with a transcendental story.

“Hyung, by the way, you know. That kid is Yejin.”

“Why?”

“Where did you get it from?”

Looking into Baekri’s eyes, he was half convinced. Admittedly, Baek-ri told me quite a few things about me and she said I was going to go to George, and she was the one she brought the next day.

At a glance, you get an estimate. There are few people in the world who are pure enough to not notice this.

“You’re right. That’s why I have it to protect you.”

“Is that kid also a force user?”

“Oh, he’s more capable than you.”

“…? Even so, I’m not weak enough to lose to a 2nd-year-old in high school. The reason I get beaten up while sparring with Luli is because I’m a weird kid.”

“Ye-jin is an Awakener of the Wisdom type”

“Uh?”

Everyone is afraid of the uncertainty of the future to come. That’s why you can have hope and confidence that you can know the future.

If you look at novels these days, they are half different world and half regressor. As for why, other world novels originate from the desire to start over in another world because the reality is miserable, and regressors want to start over with certain information because the future is uncertain.

But even in this world, things like the future are variable, so it’s quite hard to watch.

“Isn’t that very rare? The prescient trait is rare, and there is no separate curriculum, so I heard that you have to rely on luck to come out.”

“Even now, he’s more competent than you. It feels like he’s relying on his intuition, but he can see a little bit of the future.”

“If you invest after looking at stock information later…”

“Then, if the future is out of sync, it’s just an instant, dude.”

Yejin is a much more precious being than you think. If she is found out that she is a premonition type Awakener, she will be dragged to the country as a minor and make a dimensional prediction. Then, there was one person who had previously been awakened from the wisdom system of Korea.

Seeing the far future means that she is shouldering that much burden. Unless the world is in danger of perishing, it is rare for a predictor to be given such a causal rate.

“Come to think of it, there is such a thing as foreknowledge of the future, so I thought there would be something like fate at least once.”

“Fate?”

“Yes, when coincidences overlap, they are called inevitable and fate. Is there really such a thing as destiny?”

I hesitated for a moment to answer. Not denying its existence.

Rather, I know for certain.

“Yes”

And if I could add one thing, he’s my direct boss.

“There’s a very fucking old virgin twin.”

That year will come back someday. Whether it was my hand or someone else’s.