NIS Agent Reincarnated as a Genius Actor - Chapter 235

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Episode 235. Crime District

While Yeon-woo was watching the concert, the agents drove the black van they were using as an operation vehicle toward the area they would investigate.

 

“Everyone maintain your personal firearms properly, and since security is extremely poor, take preemptive action based on personal judgment in case of emergency.”

“Understood.”

 

At Kim Su-hyeok’s words, Lee Kyu-jin and Park Jung-hyeon nodded and checked once more the bulletproof vests they were wearing and the pistols tucked at their waists.

 

The area they were entering now was a place with extremely poor security, where even the Ministry of Foreign Affairs recommended tourists not to enter.

 

Cracolândia, which translates to ‘Land of Drugs’ in Korean.

 

As they drove around the darkened streets in the black van to survey the area, they could see people everywhere staring blankly into space, sticking their buttocks out and swaying like zombies as they walked.

 

Due to drug side effects, the muscles throughout their bodies had already begun to stiffen, causing them to assume such postures.

In other words, they were addicts.

 

After parking the car at the boundary line entering the crime district, the agents got out.

 

They were dressed entirely in black, each wearing caps and beanies pulled down low.

 

“Report to headquarters every 30 minutes, and you two blend into Cracolândia to search for the targets.”

“Yes.”

 

After acknowledging Kim Su-hyeok’s instructions, Lee Kyu-jin and Park Jung-hyeon nodded and disappeared into the pitch-black darkness between buildings.

 

In fact, even in crime districts, most crimes were petty crimes.

 

Things like pickpocketing smartphones people carried and running away, or riding motorcycles in pairs while threatening passersby with guns they didn’t have the guts to fire to steal handbags.

 

While this might be extremely dangerous for ordinary tourists, such a level of security was laughable to the agents.

 

Lee Kyu-jin and Park Jung-hyeon were the lowest ranking among the agents they were working with now. But they too were veterans who had participated in urban combat where bullets whizzed past their faces every moment, and had emergency landed at closed airports to save civilians trapped by civil wars, moving through war-torn countries as if they were their own homes.

 

That’s why Lee Kyu-jin and Park Jung-hyeon were walking through the dark night streets of the crime district with confident steps.

 

Even so, no one approached them.

And for good reason – people living in such areas develop quick instincts to survive.

 

Even the poor people of Cracolândia, who inhaled the lowest-grade addictive drugs through their noses under tents that seemed ready to collapse at the slightest wind, drugs that could be bought for a few hundred won per chunk, had their wits about them.

 

Two Asian men walking through such areas with confident steps that showed no hesitation, with terrifying eyes, were absolutely the type not to mess with.

 

They couldn’t tell if those men were Chinese gang members, yakuza, or North Koreans, but everyone averted their gazes, knowing it was best to ignore them to avoid trouble.

 

“Hmm, we need to blend in to gather information, but they’re all noticing us and hiding?”

“Let’s stake out on some building stairs and quietly follow them when things get noisy.”

 

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

 

Indeed, once Park Jung-hyeon started the operation, it was quite reassuring that he stopped making nonsensical remarks about being hungry or wanting to eat soup.

 

Lee Kyu-jin and Park Jung-hyeon had entered the crime district to find the local thugs.

 

Their mission was to track their movements as much as possible.

 

Weapons dealers with any influence in this area were inevitably controlled by criminal organizations.

To find them, the only method was to search from the very bottom and work their way up.

 

 

Meanwhile, Kim Su-hyeok, who was moving separately, was driving around various parts of São Paulo, scouting locations that criminal organizations might use as bases and familiarizing himself with the geography of those areas.

 

‘This is Brazil alright. Those guys are setting up camp right behind the police station.’

 

He could see guys who had lit a fire in a drum barrel and were loitering around it with one hand stuck inside their jackets, wandering around the vicinity.

 

Probably the hand inside the jacket was holding a gun.

 

And the 5-story building behind them, with men constantly going in and out at a suspicious rate, definitely didn’t seem like a building where ordinary people lived.

 

After marking the location on his map, Kim Su-hyeok moved to another location.

 

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In the car returning to the hotel after the concert ended, Yeon-woo pressed his throbbing temples and said.

 

“Phew, participating as an audience member is quite tiring too.”

“But wasn’t it quite fun?”

“Yes. I knew many of the songs.”

 

Since being defeated in the song guessing game while filming “Saebyeol Family,” he had been listening to Top 100 music, so he knew quite a few of the songs performed at the concert.

 

Thanks to that, Yeon-woo could hum along and sing.

 

Every time the broadcast cameras caught Yeon-woo lip-syncing along to the songs of the performers on stage, fans probably mass-produced short clip videos in real time, but on the other hand, it was fortunate that only the video went out and they couldn’t actually hear Yeon-woo’s singing.

 

Only Kim Min-su, who was sitting right next to him and hearing Yeon-woo’s discordant notes that miraculously penetrated through the concert hall’s noise, experienced pupil earthquakes.

 

“Aren’t you hungry?”

“I’m fine, but what about you, Min-su?”

“Well, I should order something when we get to the hotel.”

“Since SL Electronics is paying for all expenses anyway, order room service to your heart’s content. We need to get our money’s worth.”

 

Kim Min-su nodded at Yeon-woo’s words.

 

Looking at Kim Min-su closely, Yeon-woo thought he seemed to have gained quite a bit of weight since arriving at Guarulhos Airport.

 

“You’re already putting that into practice.”

“That’s right. Brazilian food suits my taste quite well. Ah, it would be perfect if only we had some gochujang…”

 

Kim Min-su’s words brought to mind the gochujang in his suitcase that he always packed but had never once used.

 

“I have tube-type gochujang. I’ll give it to you when we get to the hotel.”

“Yes. My mother always tells me to bring it, so I always pack it for overseas schedules.”

 

Kim Min-su cheered at the unexpected gochujang.

Kim Minsu cheered at the unexpected gochujang.

The local food was tasty, but it had a strangely greasy quality that made me crave the bold spicy flavors of Korean food.

While chatting about this and that, the vehicle arrived at the hotel.

Yeonwoo went into the hotel room with Kim Minsu and found the gochujang in her suitcase to give to him.

“I don’t eat it anyway, so you can have it all. I’m not feeling well today and will probably go straight to sleep, so if anyone contacts looking for me during the night, please handle it and let me know tomorrow.”

 

Since Yeon-woo had been massaging his temples even in the car on the way here, Kim Min-su nodded.

 

“Yes. Rest comfortably. I’ll hang a do not disturb card on the door as I leave.”

“Yes. Please rest comfortably. I’ll hang a ‘Do Not Disturb’ sign on the door as I leave.”

“Thank you.”

Tonight I had to give operational orders all night long, so it would be troublesome if someone interfered.

As he leaves, Kim Minsu says he’ll hang a do-not-disturb card—what he calls a “DD card” (Do not Disturb)—on the door handle, so no one will bother Yeonwoo until tomorrow morning.

– Yes. As you instructed, Lee Kyu-jin and Park Jung-hyeon have entered Cracolândia and are tailing some bad guys to understand their main routes.

“I see. Those neighborhood thugs will definitely dispose of the stolen goods from daytime pickpocketing during the night. They know well that keeping them longer won’t benefit them. Let’s reverse track that route.”

“Schedule’s finished. Did the agents make any progress?”

– Yes. As you instructed, Lee Gyu-jin and Park Jung-hyun have entered Krakollangia and are tailing some of the bad guys to track their main movement patterns.

“I see. Those neighborhood thugs will definitely get rid of the stuff they pickpocketed during the day by that same night. They know there’s nothing to gain from holding onto it for long. Let’s follow that route and trace it back.”

– Yes, understood. Lee Gyu-jin is on channel 4, and Park Jung-hyun is on channel 5.

– He found several places suspected to be the organization’s bases, but couldn’t identify which guys are the arms dealers.

At Han Hae-un’s words, Yeon-woo operated the laptop and played the video that the agents were transmitting in real time.

Seeing the points Kim Su-hyeok had marked on the map during his investigation, Yeon-woo nodded.

 

“He found quite a lot. This is enough. If we stir around any more, they might catch on, so tell Kim Su-hyeok to join the other two agents.”

When I connected to channel 2 on the laptop, video feeds from the operation vehicle and Kim Soo-hyuk began playing.

And Yeonwoo nodded as she looked at the points that Kim Suhyeok had marked on the map during his investigation.

– Even using the best equipment, it’s quite severe. Currently delayed around 1170ms.

 

Since it was on the opposite side of Earth from Korea where Han Hae-woon was, there seemed to be considerable delay.

Han Hae-un immediately instructed Kim Su-hyeok, who made a U-turn and headed toward the high-crime area where the other two agents were located.

“How’s the video delay?”

– Even with the best equipment, it’s quite severe. Currently experiencing delays of around 1170ms.

Since it was on the opposite side of the globe from Korea where Han Hae-un was, there seemed to be quite a bit of delay.

Since Hanhaeun received slow video and audio feeds with about a one-second delay, it was better for Yeonwoo, who was on-site, to give direct instructions during emergency situations.

In the field, when situations become urgent, that one-second difference can mean the difference between life and death.

‘Well, it’s not like it’s a battlefield or anything, so it probably won’t come to that.’

There was no choice. The agents would have to handle it physically.

 

– Film the exact address of the building the target entered.

‘How bad must the security be that there’s no street view for that road… And it’s the capital city too.’

There was probably a gun in the pocket.

 

Lee Kyu-jin, who had been looking around with a confused face, acted like a lost tourist and approached the approaching man first.

 

Of course, behind Lee Kyu-jin, Kim Su-hyeok and Park Jung-hyeon were hidden in the darkness, aiming precisely at the approaching guy, so if he tried any funny business, his body would become a honeycomb.

 

“Excuse me. Could I ask for directions? I think I’m lost.”

 

He asked in English, and the other person seemed to know some English too, answering with pronunciation that had the strong accent characteristic of Latin languages.

 

“Stupid fool. You got lost in a very bad place. If you don’t get lost quickly, those drooling vagrant bastards over there will pluck out every hair on your head.”

 

Then Lee Kyu-jin acted scared and turned his body so his left hand wearing a wristwatch faced the building entrance, asking again.

 

“Which way should I go to find a road with taxis? I’ve been wandering around this area for a while but don’t see any taxis.”

 

The man who had been looking Lee Kyu-jin up and down clicked his tongue and pointed in one direction.

 

“Run that way for about ten minutes. Then you’ll get close to Bom Retiro Koreatown. If your life is precious, run at full speed.”

Then Lee Gyu-jin pretended to be frightened and turned his body so that his left hand wearing the wristwatch faced the building entrance as he asked again.

“Which way should I go to find a road where taxis run? I’ve been walking around this area for a while but I don’t see any taxis.”

Then the man who had been looking Lee Gyu-jin up and down clicked his tongue and pointed in one direction as he spoke.

“Run that way for about ten minutes. You’ll get close to Bom Retiro Koreatown. If you value your life, run with everything you’ve got.”

– Huh? If he’s on the red notice list, wouldn’t he not put the building ownership under his own name?

 

Then Yeon-woo shook his head.

– Alameda Nothmann, Campos Elíseos, São Paulo. Found the address. The building owner is listed as Igor Cavaleta.

After hearing Han Hae-un’s words, Yeon-woo stroked his chin.

“Check if that name is on Interpol’s red notice list.”

– Huh? If someone’s on the most wanted list, wouldn’t they avoid putting the building ownership under their own name?

Then Yeonwoo shook his head.

 

“South America is a place that defies common sense. Look him up once.”

– Understood.

 

And after a few minutes passed, Han Hae-woon’s response came back.

 

– ···He shows up alright. Quite a colorful record with smuggling and human trafficking.

“South American guys consider even infamy as fame, so they value their names.”

 

Of course, he probably wasn’t the boss who controlled this area, but since he was a guy with quite a notorious reputation, if they started reverse tracking from Igor Cavaleta, they should be able to find the illegal weapons dealer within a day or two.

 

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