NIS Agent Reincarnated as a Genius Actor - Chapter 219

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Episode 219. Each One’s Daily Life

Yeon-woo looked up at the ceiling.

No, he was thinking about the agents on the 5th floor beyond the ceiling.

 

‘Hmm, I should give the other two agents besides Kim Su-hyeok some work to do.’

 

They should have had enough rest by now.

Of course, it wasn’t like they were doing nothing and just resting – they were still conducting basic duties like investigating personnel entering and exiting the building and monitoring internal and external developments.

 

‘Originally Han Hae-woon would have done this, but I should gradually start handing over small missions to them.’

 

Yeon-woo took out his smartphone and sent a message.

 

– αβ(Alpha Beta) : From now on, Tau and Delta are to collect information on movies and dramas that the companies in the E-7 folder are heavily investing in. It’s a major route the target uses for money laundering.

 

When Yeon-woo gave the order, Lee Kyu-jin and Park Jung-hyeon, who had been sitting in the 5th floor office killing time, quickly picked up their smartphones.

 

– τ(Tau) : Understood.

– Δ(Delta) : Yes! I’ll collect information swiftly and accurately!

 

This time, the order wasn’t given by Han Hae-woon but by the real Alpha Beta, Yeon-woo.

However, the two who didn’t even know whether there was a real and fake Alpha Beta got up from their seats to retrieve the E-7 folder.

 

Beep─.

 

Lee Kyu-jin opened the security vault door, found the E-7 folder, and took it out.

 

“Are we finally moving on to the next operation? I thought I was going to die of boredom.”

“Hmm, if we’re going into an operation, we should eat well first. Let’s go out front and have some soup rice before we start.”

“Didn’t you eat lunch two hours ago?”

“Yeah. It’s been a whole two hours since I ate.”

 

Lee Kyu-jin looked at Park Jung-hyeon and shook his head as if fed up, then opened the E-7 folder he had taken from the vault.

 

Inside was a list of Baeksol’s investments that Han Hae-woon had investigated.

Of course, with just the flow of funds, they could only identify companies that were superficially visible, but conversely, it meant these were companies that had received so much funding that the flow of money was noticeably apparent.

 

“Daeyoung Media, Paratech Film, Rohai Pictures… Are all these companies existing for the target’s money laundering? The scale is enormous. Korea really is rotten to the core.”

“That’s why we’re here.”

 

Lee Kyu-jin nodded at Park Jung-hyeon’s words.

 

The agents had accepted the proposal easily because they had been saved by Alpha Beta on battlefields and various operations.

And of course, they were receiving very generous financial compensation for their current agent activities.

 

However, the greatest driving force that moved the three agents – Kim Su-hyeok, Lee Kyu-jin, and Park Jung-hyeon – was their sense of mission to make the homeland they had risked their lives to protect even cleaner.

 

Lee Kyu-jin looked at Park Jung-hyeon and grinned.

Though the two had completely opposite personalities, wouldn’t the size of the sense of mission in their hearts be the same?

 

“Wow, something’s boiling up inside me. Let’s get moving quickly. We need to investigate diligently.”

“Got it. What about the soup rice?”

“Oh come on…”

 

***

 

Meanwhile, Kim Su-hyeok, who had completed his reconnaissance mission in Okinawa, returned the boat to the old man and headed to the harbor.

 

Then he checked the flight schedule on his smartphone.

 

– 21:00 HND → 08:35 HNL

 

It was a plane ticket departing from Tokyo Haneda Airport and arriving at Hawaii Honolulu Airport.

 

‘This is my first time going to Hawaii.’

 

Okinawa had also been a resort destination, but despite the meaning of vacation being to rest comfortably while nourishing body and mind, he had only suffered through the night sea breeze while conducting operations and hadn’t rested even a fingernail’s worth.

 

But this time it was a real vacation.

 

Of course, it wasn’t simply a matter of ‘you worked hard, so rest.’

It was to create confusion in tracking his movements so that even if Baeksol found traces of Kim Su-hyeok somewhere later, they would never be able to track him.

 

While conducting the operation, it was impossible to avoid all the numerous security cameras in Okinawa.

Though the possibility was low, there might be excellent trackers among them too.

 

If they suspected someone’s attack rather than a fire after the Okinawa operation was executed, there was a possibility they could uncover Kim Su-hyeok’s whereabouts, who had visited in advance for preliminary reconnaissance and information gathering.

 

‘Then they would track from vehicle rentals first, and maybe even find the old man who lent the boat to obtain information.’

 

Of course, the only information Baeksol could uncover would be that an assistant to a Japanese-American documentary director who had visited Okinawa long ago had borrowed a boat.

 

Still, it was necessary to complicate his subsequent movements to create confusion.

 

Hawaii was the optimal place to launder his movement trail since it was US territory.

No matter how powerful Baeksol was, they couldn’t freely access US immigration records.

 

Not because hacking was difficult, but because if they were caught later and the FBI or CIA got involved, Baeksol’s very existence could become endangered.

 

‘Either way, this is my first time going to Hawaii.’

 

Kim Su-hyeok arrived at the harbor and looked at the ship returning to Kagoshima.

 

“Sigh, I have to take another boat for 25 hours first though.”

 

He had to take a boat to Kagoshima, then from there fly via Haneda to Hawaii.

He already felt like he might get seasick.

 

***

 

Shortly after, the actors under Saebyeol Entertainment had a common schedule.

 

It wasn’t the start of filming for “Parabola,” nor was it a commercial shoot.

That schedule was an awards ceremony.

 

“Let’s coordinate our dress code among ourselves!”

 

At Ji-eun’s words, Yeon-woo, who was sitting at the table drinking a beverage, turned his head to look at her.

Jin-wook, who was sitting and talking with them, also looked at Ji-eun.

 

“Dress code?”

“Yeah! The Korean Arts Awards are next week. How about we coordinate a common dress code among Saebyeol’s actors?”

 

Yeon-woo pondered Ji-eun’s suggestion thoughtfully.

For idols, it was natural to attend wearing the same outfits since they worked as a team, but actors didn’t have the concept of being on the “same team” just because they were from the same agency, so this rarely happened.

 

Just like when Yeon-woo was at LN, aside from Jin-wook, he had no personal connections with other celebrities in the agency. In many cases, actors from the same agency didn’t even know each other.

 

“Hmm, dress code… That sounds good?”

“Right?!”

 

Of course, this didn’t mean they would wear identical outfits and enter like idols.

 

“For a dress code, it would be good to just coordinate colors appropriately.”

“So I was thinking, how about black with gold accents?”

 

At Ji-eun’s suggestion, Jin-wook was the first to raise his hand.

 

“I like that sophisticated feel. I’m in favor for now.”

“Black with gold. That’s nice. Classic is the best.”

 

There was someone who got most excited during awards season.

 

“Ye-eun sister would be happy if we told her. She was lamenting recently that she feels like she’s just receiving a salary without doing anything.”

 

Since Yeon-woo didn’t have any clear schedule yet, Ye-eun had nothing to do either.

Of course, she was overseeing the stylists in charge of other actors, but Ye-eun’s eyes truly sparkled when she was dressing up Yeon-woo in various outfits.

 

“Are all our actors going this time?”

“Well, sister and I are going for ‘Sketch,’ and the ‘White Blood’ expedition members will go too… Jin-wook hyung is going for ‘Prisoner,’ right?”

“Yeah. If you win an award this year too, it’ll be three consecutive years.”

“That’s right.”

 

Originally, organizations hosting awards ceremonies in Korea were very concerned about overseas reputation.

 

Some criticized it as cultural subservience, while others argued that if something was popular, it meant it received public choice, so winning awards was natural. But the reality was that awards ceremonies also had to worry about viewership ratings and success.

 

Therefore, since both “Sketch” and “White Blood” received tremendous acclaim overseas, it was safe to say that winning at domestic awards ceremonies was practically confirmed.

 

The only question was what kind of award.

 

“Ji-eun, you were nominated not only in the acting category but also in the entertainer category, right?”

“Hehe. I did another variety show, you know.”

“Why are you talking like that?”

“Ah, I’ve been hanging out with Han Byeol a lot lately…”

 

Jin-wook and Ji-eun, who had become quite close after “Saebyeol Family,” exchanged conversation comfortably.

Watching the two with a smile, Yeon-woo sent a message somewhere.

 

– Our entertainment company’s actors decided to coordinate dress codes. Do you want to join? We’re thinking black with gold accents.

 

Then a reply came at the speed of light.

 

– Jin Yuhan: OK

 

‘…This guy just sends consonants. But if I complain about this, I’ll sound like an old-timer.’

 

Yeon-woo scratched his cheek.

 

‘Hmm, I think there was some schedule during this arts awards season… If it was activity-related, management would have mentioned it by now, and if it was Baeksol-related, I wouldn’t have forgotten. ‘

 

Yeon-woo, who had been pondering for a moment, opened his eyes wide as if remembering something.

 

“Ah! These guys are going to the military soon.”

 

He remembered thinking around this time last year while filming the Patriots and Veterans Month commercial that his friends would be going to the military next year.

 

At Yeon-woo’s words, Ji-eun and Jin-wook looked at him.

 

“Who’s going to the military?”

“Seong-sik and Jun-su.”

 

It was almost time for Woo Seong-sik and Kim Jun-su to enlist in the military.

It seemed like he should see them once before his schedule got busy.

 

***

 

Meanwhile, at that time, Woo Seong-sik and Kim Jun-su were attending their last semester classes before military enlistment.

 

When the liberal arts course that the three of them, including Hong Yu-ri, had registered for together ended, Woo Seong-sik’s mouth fell open.

 

“Sister, you said this was an easy class.”

“My classmates who took it last year definitely said it wasn’t like this…”

 

To graduate, they had to complete at least 9 credits in the ‘Language and Expression’ area among the elective liberal arts subjects, and among them was a so-called ‘honey class’ known for having easy assignments and not being too demanding.

 

All three had put their lives on the line during course registration to get into ‘Employment and Interview Strategy.’

 

But whether it changed this year or not, the content of the group project was quite serious.

 

“No, I mean, team projects are something we always do so that’s fine, but the content doesn’t make sense. Isn’t this originally the kind of thing where high school students go to their parents to get this done? It’s not like it’s some networking bragging contest…”

“Must include an interview with a successful person from each field…”

“They said we could do it in writing, so maybe they just want us to make something up and write it? And they said success doesn’t have to be something grand, just someone who succeeded in getting a job would be fine.”

 

At Kim Jun-su’s words, Woo Seong-sik shook his head.

 

“Can’t you tell just by looking? If we do that, getting an A is out of the question.”

 

Originally, the Employment and Interview Strategy course was a class where students would at most prepare mock interview practice, ending with simple question and answer exchanges between students.

 

Since each group consisted of four members, there was one more person besides the Jun-su and Yu-ri couple and Woo Seong-sik.

 

Watching the three who were feeling frustrated, Oh Yu-bin from the Department of Political Science and Diplomacy hesitantly raised her hand.

 

“Um, excuse me, I’ll try to look for people among my seniors or acquaintances who might be worth interviewing.”

“Ah, Yu-bin. Thank you. I’ll also try to look for someone.”

 

When Woo Seong-sik spoke in a greasy voice, Hong Yu-ri shook her head while looking at the goosebumps on her arm.

 

“Ugh, Yu-bin. Never get close to this guy. He’s weird.”

“Me? Suddenly? Why am I…”

 

Then Kim Jun-su, who had been quietly sitting, raised his hand.

 

“But you know what. There’s someone around us who’s incredibly successful.”

“Huh?”

 

At Kim Jun-su’s words, the group members looked at him.

 

And soon Woo Seong-sik and Hong Yu-ri seemed to realize who he was talking about as their expressions changed.

 

“But, would it be okay to do this?”

“He is successful, but isn’t he too successful…”

 

Seeing their reactions, Oh Yu-bin tilted her head.

 

“Who are you talking about?”

“Um, he’s our friend…”

 

And so, an interview that would become a legend at Yeonha University was about to begin.

 

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