NIS Agent Reincarnated as a Genius Actor - Chapter 237

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Episode 237. Delivery Operation (1)

Kim Min-su, who had been helping organize items to declare at customs when entering the country and putting them in the suitcase, came out of Yeon-woo’s room.

 

Just like yesterday, after Kim Min-su hung the do-not-disturb card on the door and left, Yeon-woo also began preparing to go out.

 

‘It’s been a while since I used this. Or is this actually the first time in my current life?’

 

In his previous life, there were various forms of fake faces.

Even just the officially recognized identities would require using both hands to count them all.

 

Besides those, there were also various other identities he had used for secret activities, including Teren Williams, the businessman of Korean descent that Han Hae-woon is currently using, and Yang Hyeong-kwon, the marine engineer on deep-sea fishing vessels.

 

But unlike Jeon Su-hwan, who had average height and average looks without any distinctive features, the current Yeon-woo could be somewhat recognized by people in Korea just by his physique and proportions, even when covered with a mask and hat.

 

‘I can only really operate when I’m abroad like this.’

 

It would be impossible domestically.

Anyway, in Korea there are Han Hae-woon and the agents, and now the infrastructure is somewhat established, so there’s no real need for Yeon-woo to step forward directly.

 

Of course, this was the first time doing this work in this body, but since it was something he did as routinely as eating in his previous life, he attached the silicone mask to his face with very familiar hand movements.

 

Since he couldn’t completely change the positions of his eyes, nose, and mouth, he made small adjustments, but it was still quite a handsome face.

 

He added a bit more flesh around the prominent nose bridge to make it look a little more puffy compared to his original appearance, and by subtly modifying the position and thickness of his eyebrows, his face changed to look slightly weak.

 

“If I wear horn-rimmed glasses here and mess up my hair a bit…”

 

He looked quite neat, but it wasn’t a particularly striking impression.

 

The fake identity Yeon-woo would be acting today was a naive IT industry worker of Chinese descent who had somehow gotten involved in illegal activities and was only trusting his friend.

 

‘Hmm, not bad. I look exactly like that.’

 

Looking in the mirror, Yeon-woo nodded his head.

 

Finally, he put the castella and items that would serve as boric acid that he had prepared in his bag, and Yeon-woo stood in front of his room door and placed a stethoscope against it.

 

The quiet resonant sound echoing in the hallway came through the metal hotel room front door into the stethoscope.

 

And five minutes before twelve o’clock.

The sound of an elevator arriving echoed in the previously quiet hallway.

 

Ding─.

 

And as soon as the elevator doors opened, the sound of security guards talking in the quiet hallway reached Yeon-woo’s ears through the stethoscope.

 

– Good work. Were there any unusual incidents?

– What unusual incidents would there be? Around ten PM they each went to their rooms…

 

While the security guards were facing each other and talking in front of the elevator before changing shifts, Yeon-woo quietly opened his hotel room door and naturally came out with footsteps that made no sound at all.

 

And with quick body movements, he opened the emergency staircase door and slipped his body inside.

 

After entering the emergency staircase, Yeon-woo didn’t completely close the door, but lightly held the door handle in a state just before the latch would catch.

 

If he closed the door now, the security guards might hear the sound of the latch catching.

 

Through the door, the voices of the agents could be heard from the end of the hallway.

 

– Got it. Well, good work. I’ll go down first.

– Yeah, you worked hard. Get some good rest.

 

The agent who had worked the day shift got on the elevator.

 

Click─.

 

At the same time, Yeon-woo also let go of the door handle he was holding, and the emergency staircase door latch engaged.

 

Yeon-woo held the stethoscope against the door for a moment and listened to the sounds in the hallway.

 

But it seemed the security guard had sat down in his position without noticing, as the sound was buried by the elevator closing.

 

‘Shall I get started.’

 

Yeon-woo went up the emergency staircase to the upper floor.

Of course, it wasn’t to jump to the adjacent building or rappel down upside down with a rope like in movies.

 

Since SL Electronics had assigned Yeon-woo a suite room, his room was located on the hotel’s top floor, and the floor directly above that was the rooftop pool.

 

Yeon-woo went up to the rooftop pool, which had already closed for business and had its lights turned off, and took the staff elevator.

 

Yeon-woo took the elevator directly from the R floor down to the 1st floor.

 

Entering the hotel lobby and approaching the security guards watching the main entrance, Yeon-woo smiled and shared caramels he took out from his pocket.

 

Originally, the basics of infiltration aren’t climbing walls or rooftop running, but smiles and gifts.

Though strictly speaking, this was an escape rather than infiltration.

 

“Até amanhã.(See you tomorrow.)”

“Oh, I was just craving something sweet, so this works out well. Thank you. Ah, obrigado!”

 

Since this hotel usually had many Korean tourists staying there, there were many staff members who were Korean-Brazilians or mixed race.

 

The two security guards watching the main entrance saw Yeon-woo’s disguised appearance in a suit and backpack and nodded while receiving the caramels, thinking he must be a local hotel employee getting off work.

 

Naturally, security focused on people entering the hotel, not those leaving.

With so many people working at this large hotel, it wouldn’t make sense to stop someone leaving and ask who they are just because their face isn’t familiar.

 

Yeon-woo, having escaped from the hotel, got into a nearby taxi.

 

“Please take me to Cracolândia.”

“Sir, taxi drivers absolutely refuse to enter that area at this hour. I don’t know what business you have there, but I recommend you don’t go at this time either.”

“Hmm, then let’s go to Bom Retiro.”

 

Only then did the taxi driver start the car at Yeon-woo’s words.

 

On the way to Bom Retiro where Koreatown was located, the taxi driver kept talking, seemingly worried.

 

“But why did you want to go to Cracolândia? If someone told you to meet them there at this hour, cut off contact. It’s a typical criminal method.”

“It’s nothing like that. I just heard there was a well-reviewed bar (Taberna) there and wanted to visit.”

 

Then while briefly stopped at a red light, the taxi driver turned around and said.

 

“You speak our language well, but you don’t live in Brazil, do you? You seem to be from abroad.”

“Hmm? Why do you think that?”

“We São Paulo people would never take a taxi to go to Cracolândia. We’d rather take a hearse. And your pronunciation of Taberna is Spanish-style.”

 

Then Yeon-woo nodded.

 

Although Brazil used Portuguese, Yeon-woo had learned Spanish first.

 

The two languages, both rooted in Latin and sharing many words, had many subtle pronunciation differences that were difficult to distinguish through study alone.

 

It seemed it would be difficult to speak as perfectly as a native like with other languages.

 

‘Then I’ll have to modify the script entirely. There must be many other local pronunciation differences I don’t know about.’

 

Today Yeon-woo changed the role he would play from ‘Chinese-Brazilian immigrant’ to ‘Chinese-American visiting Brazil.’

 

He also mentally revised the script he had prepared accordingly on the spot.

 

‘Hmm, this would actually be more appetizing to those guys.’

 

Then a radio transmission came to Yeon-woo’s ear. This time it was Lee Kyu-jin’s voice, not Han Hae-woon’s.

 

– Ah, Omega? This is Delta. I found the bar where the target is currently located. I’ll upload the location information to the server.

“Confirmed.”

 

After briefly opening the communication channel to respond to Lee Kyu-jin, Yeon-woo checked the location information uploaded to the secure server on his smartphone.

 

“We’re almost at Bom Retiro, where would you like me to drop you off?”

“Please stop in front of Estação de Luz.”

 

When the taxi arrived at the destination, Yeon-woo greeted the kind driver and paid the fare with a small tip before getting out.

 

And he quickly melted into the darkness.

 

Erasing his presence, Yeon-woo passed through Bom Retiro and entered Cracolândia, the crime-ridden area the taxi driver had worried about, walking for a while before arriving at the location Lee Kyu-jin had sent.

 

“Omega entering target point.”

– Confirmed.

 

Upon entering the bar, acrid cigarette smoke filled the air.

Of course, it wasn’t just cigarettes – it was a mix of various drugs including marijuana.

 

Yeon-woo, wearing a scholarly expression, waved his hand through the thick haze and sat at a table.

 

“Hey, can I get a beer here? With some basic snacks.”

 

But the bartender who couldn’t understand English tilted his head.

 

“Can’t you even understand beer? That’s too much. Cerveja. Okay?”

“Okay.”

 

Then he placed his bag on the seat next to him.

 

Then the attention of people in the bar unconsciously focused on him.

 

This place was somewhere that even Brazilians wouldn’t enter if they were outsiders, let alone foreigners.

 

The targets drinking in the corner of the pub also watched Yeon-woo.

They were the bottom-feeder thugs of this area that Lee Kyu-jin had been tailing last night.

 

Yeon-woo began acting according to his pre-planned script, pretending to make a call with an American brand smartphone.

 

Although Yeon-woo was a model for SL Electronics, American brands sold better in local black market dealings.

 

“So you need to come here yourself and handle it. I don’t even know what neighborhood this is, so how am I supposed to do ‘business’ here directly.”

 

While saying this, he tried to take out a laptop from his bag, looked around, then put it back in.

 

“I can’t do it now, so I’ll send it later when I get to the ‘hotel.’ I don’t know. There are no ‘taxis’ either. I wandered around for a while and got thirsty, so I just entered any place. So you’re arriving tomorrow morning?”

 

Then the pub owner brought over a glass of beer.

 

“Here you go.”

“Ah, obrigado.”

 

Yeon-woo took the beer and gulped it down while continuing to speak.

 

“Still, until we connect with the ‘broker,’ my contribution is the biggest. You need to make sure to deposit the ‘commission’ you promised me. Got it?”

 

In the corner of the bar, the thugs quietly looked at each other while listening to Yeon-woo’s words.

 

He didn’t know if they could speak English, but words like ‘business, hotel, taxi, broker, commission’ were ones they would use too, so they couldn’t fail to understand.

 

***

 

After draining his beer in one go and ordering several more drinks in succession, Yeon-woo staggered.

 

“Hey, over here.”

 

When Yeon-woo raised his hand and called out, the bar owner approached.

 

Then Yeon-woo staggered up from his seat, pulled out a cash bundle from his bag, took out several bills and handed them over.

 

“Pay the bill and keep the rest as a tip.”

“Okay. Thank you.”

 

The bar owner nodded with a good-natured smile, and Yeon-woo staggered out through the back door of the bar.

 

Then the guys sitting in the corner stood up, made eye contact with the owner, and grinned at each other.

 

“Today we don’t even need to wander around – sweet prey just walked right in on its own feet, huh?”

“Days like this should happen sometimes. What, do we have to work hard every single day? Right?”

 

The thugs who proudly called their work of wandering around threatening people, gang-beating them, and stealing money their “job” followed Yeon-woo out through the back door of the bar.

 

“Hey, amigo.”

 

The guys who called out to Yeon-woo, addressing him as “friend” in a friendly manner, approached him.

 

Then Yeon-woo turned around to look back.

 

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