Goblin Library - Chapter 194

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Chapter 194.

Lee Gang-hyuk, who had been silent at Choi Jin’s words, nodded his head.
“That makes sense.”
Lee Gang-hyuk sighed and continued.
“I’ve had some questions about this whole situation. What were they planning to do by taking the hacker?”
“Our company’s servers and firewalls were all built by the hacker. Well… we’ll need to rebuild both the servers and the firewalls entirely.”
Lee Gang-hyuk shook his head.
“There’s no need for that.”
“Then the other side will know all our company’s information.”
“Let them know.”
Lee Gang-hyuk continued, looking at Choi Jin.
“As you all know, the hacker we worked with is extremely skilled. If that person is with them, no matter what we do, they’ll be able to break through our defenses.”
“That’s true.”
“Just leave it.”
Lee Gang-hyuk shook his head as he spoke.
“Anyway, the ones who took the hacker haven’t made any significant moves since then. They have our criminal records, yet they haven’t reported us. If they had, our company would have been investigated. That’s why I wondered why they took the hacker in the first place.”
Lee Gang-hyuk continued, looking at his younger brothers.
“Second, there’s the matter of how they dealt with Squad Leader after robbing the vault. Why did they release him instead of harming him? And they even let him contact his team, knowing their traces would be revealed.”
“If their goal wasn’t to harm people but to destroy our company, that would be possible.”
“Right. Anyway, their actions are definitely strange. If they were after money, they wouldn’t have given it to Squad Leader’s team. If they were trying to report us to the authorities, we would have already been summoned for questioning or arrested by the police… but that’s not it either.”
After Lee Gang-hyuk finished speaking, Choi Jin thought for a moment before responding.
“There are actually people similar to these guys around now.”
“People like that? Are they government?”
“No.”
“Then what?”
“You’ve seen that drama called Taxi before, haven’t you?”
Lee Gang-hyuk squinted his eyes.
“Taxi is a drama, not reality.”
The drama Taxi depicted a taxi driver protagonist fighting against criminal organizations alongside his team members.
“I think they’re that kind of group. That’s why they handed over more than two billion won to Squad Leader’s team.”
“You’re saying a story from a drama is real?”
“Sometimes reality is more dramatic than fiction.”
Choi Jin replied, glancing at Lee Ho-yeol, then turned back to Lee Gang-hyuk.
“And one more thing—the reason they gave the money to Squad Leader’s team was probably hoping they would take it and step back. They were likely aiming to become safer the moment those guys withdrew.”
“Well, having fought with Squad Leader and learned about that team, they would have understood how dangerous they are.”
“Exactly.”
“Hmm….”
Lee Gang-hyuk let out a sigh and chuckled softly.
“So our enemies are some heroic group straight out of a drama?”
“Does that make sense? Ordinary civilians banding together to touch The One? Not the Prosecutor’s Office or the Police?”
Choi Jin shook his head at Lee Ho-yeol’s words.
“They’re not ordinary civilians.”
“What do you mean?”
“A major fought one-on-one with this person and was subdued without being killed. And the fact that they captured our hacker means they hacked our Company. Our hacker—from what I know—is someone with world-class skills. They broke through the defensive walls that hacker created and did their work without us even knowing.”
“So you’re saying they have a world-class hacker and a fighter who’s unbeatable in hand-to-hand combat?”
“And there’s one more thing… they have exceptional analytical abilities.”
“Analytical abilities?”
“They hacked our server, so they would have obtained information about the Study Hall Dormitory Network. But who’s actually there isn’t listed in that data. Yet they investigated the location and captured the hacker. That means there’s someone with that level of information analysis capability.”
“And where would that information come from?”
Lee Ho-yeol looked at Choi Jin with confusion.
“There’s nothing there except the basic fact that we operate the Study Hall Dormitory Network.”
Choi Jin responded to Lee Ho-yeol’s question.
“That’s exactly what makes it impressive. They captured our hacker using minimal information.”
“I see.”
As Lee Gang-hyuk nodded, Choi Jin spoke.
“Of course, the fighter and the hacker could be the same person, or that person could also be skilled at analysis. I was speaking based on the positions they mentioned—assigning personnel according to roles.”
“So there are three of them? The hacker, the fighter, and the information analyst?”
Choi Jin shook his head at Lee Ho-yeol’s words.
“No, I think there are at least four.”
“Four? Didn’t you say three? And you agreed there were three.”
“I said three people came to rob the vault. I was assigning positions based on that. But I think there was a fourth person outside manipulating the surveillance cameras and giving orders.”
“Orders?”
“The Freezer Storage isn’t heavily guarded, but there are security personnel. They follow a set route on a fixed schedule for patrols. Considering the amount of money in the vault, it would have taken at least two hours to move it. Yet they weren’t caught during that time? Someone outside must have been watching the surveillance cameras and directing their movement. That’s why there are at least four of them.”
“At least four people…”
“Yes, at least four.”
Lee Ho-yeol looked at Choi Jin with admiration at his analysis. Then he spoke.
“So now we need to catch them. Do you have a way?”
At Lee Ho-yeol’s question, Choi Jin thought for a moment before speaking.
“There is a way.”
“What is it?”
“These people are quite skilled. This isn’t their first or second time doing something like this.”
“Of course. That’s why they’ve gotten this far without being caught by us.”
“If my theory is correct and they’re a vigilante group punishing criminals, there must be people who’ve already fallen victim to them. If we investigate and find those people, we can gather information.”
Lee Ho-yeol looked at Choi Jin at his words.
“So you’d have to go back into Prison?”
“That would be fastest. But the situation here is too delicate and dangerous. To respond quickly, I need to stay out here.”
Lee Gang-hyuk nodded at Choi Jin’s words.
“Who did you leave the inside work to?”
“I left it to Choi Chang-su.”
“Choi Chang-su is reliable. Ask him if any unexpected fighters suddenly appeared before we brought them in from outside.”
“Understood.”
Lee Ho-yeol, who had been listening to their conversation, asked a question.
“There are four of them, but you’re only investigating the fighter?”
“Of course we need to investigate the others too. But the hacker will be holed up somewhere handling a computer, so they won’t stand out. And the analyst and the woman don’t have any particular distinguishing features. But a fighter is different. They would have been noticeable.”
“Understood.”
“But Ho-yeol has a point.”
Lee Ho-yeol looked at Choi Jin.
“While investigating, check if there were any suspicious individuals involved besides the police.”
“Understood.”
Choi Jin answered and then extended his hand to Lee Ho-yeol.
“My phone.”
At Choi Jin’s words, Lee Ho-yeol pulled out a small pouch from beside him and handed it over.
Choi Jin took it and opened it to find a watch, phone, and wallet inside.
With that, Choi Jin put the wallet in his pocket and fastened the watch on his wrist. As he turned on the phone, Lee Ho-yeol spoke softly.
“Isn’t the wallet empty?”
“You must have filled it yourself.”
“Tch! No fun.”
Lee Ho-yeol, muttering quietly, looked out the window and let out a long breath.
“Phew!”
At that, Lee Gang-hyuk looked at him and asked.
“What?”
Lee Ho-yeol smiled slightly and spoke.
“Being with you and this guy brings back old memories and puts my mind at ease.”
“At ease?”
“When we were in Prison, things were really dangerous and difficult. We three overcame those hardships together, so here in society… Phew! That’s why I feel at ease.”
Lee Ho-yeol continued with a smile.
“Because all three of us are together like this.”
At Lee Ho-yeol’s words, Lee Gang-hyuk nodded slightly, then suddenly let out a snort of laughter as he looked at him.
“Prison… now that I think about it, you hit me quite a lot back then.”
At those words, Lee Ho-yeol’s face stiffened. Then he quickly bowed his head.
“Please kill me, hyung.”
“Never mind. It’s ancient history. There were more than a few times I wanted to tear you apart back then.”
“Hyung, please spare me.”
Lee Gang-hyuk chuckled at Lee Ho-yeol’s words—first asking to be killed, now asking to be spared.
Lee Ho-yeol and Lee Gang-hyuk’s first meeting in Prison had not gone well.
When Lee Gang-hyuk entered the cell where Lee Ho-yeol was, he was beaten quite badly. There was no reason.
Lee Ho-yeol, who had not studied much, resented Lee Gang-hyuk, who had studied extensively and even attended medical school.
That’s why he’d thrown the first punch. Yet it was also Lee Ho-yeol who became Lee Gang-hyuk’s first subordinate.
This happened before Lee Gang-hyuk had even honed his fighting skills.
The reason was simple: he came to admire how Lee Gang-hyuk refused to break, how he fought back even while being beaten.
If he himself were beaten and tormented like that every day, could he act the way Lee Gang-hyuk did? That’s what he wondered.
Watching Lee Ho-yeol, Lee Gang-hyuk briefly recalled old memories, then noticed Choi Jin.
Choi Jin paid no attention to their conversation and continued texting.
Seeing this, Lee Gang-hyuk turned to Lee Ho-yeol.
『Let’s have a drink.』
『Understood.』
At Lee Gang-hyuk’s words, Choi Jin looked at him.
『Boss, I’m fine.』
『It’s been a while since you got out. Let’s have a simple drink.』
『Understood. But I’d prefer it wasn’t a place with women.』
At Choi Jin’s words, Lee Ho-yeol nodded.
『I know your style. Let’s do it at my place.』
Lee Gang-hyuk smiled and replied.
『Have the guys grab some snacks and bring them over.』
『Understood.』
At Lee Gang-hyuk’s words, Lee Ho-yeol took out his phone and called someone, then looked at Choi Jin.
『But… when do you think the information will come in?』
『It shouldn’t take long. Cases like this aren’t that common.』
As they talked, the car began heading toward Seoul.

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Choi Jin was staying at Lee Gang-hyuk’s home. Though he had a family, Choi Jin was officially registered as being in the Prison System, so he couldn’t go home.
So Choi Jin gathered information at Lee Gang-hyuk’s place, calling people and making calls.
But the information wasn’t coming in as quickly as expected.

During lunch, Lee Ho-yeol spotted Choi Jin.
“It’s been several days, but we still have no information.”
At Lee Ho-yeol’s words, Choi Jin nodded.
“That’s unexpected.”
“Is it?”
“I thought information would come in quickly, but…”
At Choi Jin’s murmur, Lee Gang-hyuk spoke.
“Don’t be impatient. Even if information doesn’t come in… we’ll know once they make a move.”
At Lee Gang-hyuk’s words, Choi Jin replied.
“If they make a move, it will damage us. I’d prefer we stop them before any damage occurs.”
Hearing that, Lee Ho-yeol spoke.
“Don’t worry. Since that day, we’ve been keeping our businesses and employees properly vigilant.”
Choi Jin nodded.
“Then that’s fortunate.”
As Choi Jin was taking another spoonful of rice, his phone rang. He set down his spoon and answered the call.
“Yeah. Huh? Really? Whoa! That happened? Check the dates and details and tell me. Ah! And try approaching the informant side and ask about it. Yeah, I know. Casually probe during exercise time and ask. Got it.”
After ending the call, Choi Jin looked at Lee Gang-hyuk.
“Information has come in.”
“Tell me.”
“Taedong Construction’s second-in-command was caught after causing an accident while driving under the influence.”
“That’s the Taedong Gang’s operation.”
“Right. It’s just a gang company with ‘construction’ in the name. Anyway, at the time, Taedong Construction tried to scrap the accident vehicle to destroy evidence, but then a man appeared, knocked out the organization members, and took the car.”
Lee Gang-hyuk’s eyes sharpened.
“It’s him.”

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