The Civil Servant Who Concealed Their True Strength Turns Out to be a Master of Possession - Chapter 106

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A Civil Servant Who Hides His Strength Is Exceptionally Good at Possession – Episode 106

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And at 8 PM.
The damned gogoshoe began.
From the very start of the gogoshoe, I received messages from Lee Yu-gyeom, Kang Il-yeon, and Kang Won-yeon, and the group chat with my peers practically caught fire.
Wow, you look absolutely beautiful with the makeup!
Team Leader Pee So-won’s face really stands out too!
Starting with embarrassingly flattering comments, even praise for Pee So-won, whose complexion clearly screamed ‘I want to kill someone.’
‘Can a person’s face really look that bad?’
I silently clicked my tongue while watching the gogoshoe with everyone else on the projector in Captain Hong’s office.
Watching Pee So-won’s expression as she entered the filming location, Captain Hong clicked his tongue audibly.
“Look at that face. Ugh… I wonder how the broadcast station edited this.”
I watched Captain Hong nervously fidgeting with his hands while recalling Pee So-won’s remarks.
It was understandable why.

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From the start, things didn’t go smoothly.
In the waiting room, the Hunter Management Bureau Chief grew angry because of Captain Hong’s provocative response.
“Now that you’ve become a director, do you have no respect for hierarchy?”
“As you know, it’s difficult to call the Hunter Management Office ‘superior’ anymore. Joint investigation, perhaps? We have investigative authority and prosecution authority too, and personnel authority belongs to us as well.”
“Wow…”
But since every word was perfectly accurate, the Hunter Management Bureau Chief had no choice but to keep his mouth shut.
For a Korean civil servant, the best backing is truly the President’s backing.
After all, that’s the highest-ranking official, isn’t it?
But since Baek Hee-ryeong stepped forward to support the Hunter Investigation Unit instead of the Hunter Management Office, there was no way out.
“So apologize.”
Captain Hong slowly stood up and showed me a side of himself I’d never seen before in front of the Hunter Management Bureau Chief.
“For what?”
“For conducting investigations while sacrificing our people. Especially for saying you’d blow up investigator Lee Yu-ji along with us during the bus terror attack.”
Well, that’s… that’s going too far.
I was about to say that, but I closed my mouth because of Captain Hong’s serious expression and Pee So-won’s equally serious face watching him.
The reason Captain Hong and Pee So-won were acting this way wasn’t simply because of me.
They had lost precious colleagues before.
Even while risking their lives at work, they never received proper treatment and were always criticized.
I couldn’t speak carelessly in front of people who had endured far longer than I had.
“Hey. Isn’t that just natural when you work? Just like firefighters risk their lives to put out fires, you all—”
“That’s exactly why people keep complaining about them. They’re asking that firefighters’ lives be valued at least as much as civilians’… or at least more than insects.”
Pee So-won spoke in a flat voice.
The Hunter Management Bureau Chief, who had been confident, hesitated for a moment at her unwavering attitude before speaking.
“If you can’t apologize? What are you going to do to me? You’re just a bureau chief, not the Chief, not the Minister, you bastard.”
At those words, Captain Hong’s lips curled into a smirk.
“Then we’ll have to go on broadcast.”
“…What?”
“We’ll expose everything the Hunter Management Office has done to the Hunter Investigation Unit. All of it, even the old stuff. When Han Su-eop died, you buried that, didn’t you, Chief?”
“…!”
The moment those three syllables—Han Su-eop—left his lips, the Chief’s face turned to stone.
At the same time, Captain Hong’s expression hardened.
Until moments ago, he’d seemed like just an ambitious subordinate, but now his face was etched with fury.
Han Su-eop.
Everyone reacts the same way whenever that name is mentioned.
‘Leave me a message before you do anything dangerous. At least let me recover your body.’
As I left Kwon Ik-seong’s officetel on my way to work, I recalled what Pee So-won had said.
Worried that rumors would spread about me sleeping at the male Team Leader’s place, she’d sent Kwon Ik-seong ahead and came out separately with me.
‘…I won’t interfere with what you want to do. Just leave word, even if it’s late.’
There was sincerity in Pee So-won’s voice.
So instead of making excuses, I could only respond quietly.
‘Understood.’
There’s no way around it.
Because of the Quest, I’ll inevitably have to keep doing dangerous things.
But I will survive no matter what.
If only for Lee Yu-gyeom’s sake.
And…for Pee So-won’s sake, who wears that expression every time she hears those three syllables—Han Su-eop.
“Ha…These bastards really planned this out. But editing can fix anything. Crazy sons of bitches.”
The Chief said that and stormed out of the waiting room, huffing.
But I saw it.
The Chief wiping cold sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief at the very end.
‘He’s definitely scared.’
“Damn bastard.”
And that was the first time I’d ever heard Captain Hong curse.
Just before the shoot began, someone burst through the door.
It was Ji Won-gil.
“Um…that…”
“Why are you here?”
When Pee So-won asked, Ji Won-gil answered awkwardly.
“Oh, they told me to come out.”
Come out for what. They probably just meant for him to handle the protocol like a secretary.
“The Chief said to tell you he regrets the previous incident. I’m not entirely sure what that means…”
Pee So-won shook her head with a confused expression, and Captain Hong let out a hollow laugh.
So he wants to save face while still worrying about the broadcast he’s about to do.
No matter how much editorial authority one tries to exercise, if a bureau-level official makes revelations about the Hunter Management Office, it becomes difficult for the broadcasting station to edit it out.
It’s also unclear how the Presidential Office will respond.
‘Civil servants really do operate through networks.’
A presidential network, no less. That’s the best.
Captain Hong tapped my shoulder and spoke.
“Don’t worry. This is just the beginning.”
“What do you mean…?”
“I’ll make sure to accept your apology.”
Was he really trying to accept my apology?
As I looked puzzled, Captain Hong added.
“I’m sorry too. I won’t make excuses. But I also knew that Kwon Ik-seong launched that helicopter. I told him to keep it quiet.”
“…”
Watching Captain Hong’s serious expression—something I’d never seen from the usually cunning man—I realized something for the first time.
Ah, that’s right.
Civil servants were people too.
Which meant I was a ‘person’ deserving of such an apology.
It felt strange to experience that for the first time in so long while doing this job.
I answered with a faint smile.
“I understand.”
“…Thank you.”
Just then, the door opened and the youngest craftsman entered.
“We’re rolling now.”
And shortly after.
GoGo Show began.
Pee So-won and I made our entrance first.
The Hunter Management Bureau Chief and Captain Hong were positioned in the back and would only provide a few testimonies.
Since the people appearing on GoGo Show had a ‘citizen hero’ concept, it seemed they’d decided not to place high-ranking officials front and center.
Besides, neither of them had directly done anything on the front lines of the investigation anyway.
So while I appeared with an awkward creak, Pee So-won took the stage looking tired.
“Wow. The Taekwondo Girl! Your kicks were amazing! Wow, nice to meet you. So you’re the investigator Lee Yu-ji who received a special promotion this time.”
One of the assistant MCs next to the host smiled brightly and made a kicking motion.
Then the other assistant MC on the opposite side made an exaggerated falling motion in response.
I hastily helped the fallen assistant MC up, but the craftsmen didn’t seem flustered or amused.
‘It was a pre-planned gag bit.’
Why do I always fall for these things? It’s ridiculous.
“Thank you.”
“Ah, yes. Be careful. If you get hit wrong, it really hurts.”
Beginners sparring together always get injured more often. They hit places they shouldn’t.
My serious remark caused the atmosphere to dip for a moment, but Shin Gyeong-tak smoothly took control of the mood.
“MC Song! Are you really going to do it like this? We brought our Taekwondo Girl here? Don’t overdo it. You were genuinely surprised!”
“Brother, I need to do this to get paid for the appearance.”
The opening continues like a comedy routine.
Thanks to that, the atmosphere loosened, and the introduction of myself and Pee So-won flowed naturally.
‘True professionals.’
I thought as much while listening to the first question that followed just as smoothly.
“The viral video that started it all was you subduing a terrorist who infiltrated the Heonsu Building with a roundhouse kick. That was truly impressive. Weren’t you frightened? Especially since your opponent was D-rank, and you’re F-rank, I heard. I think I would’ve just run away.”
And then—
“…Ah, run? Run… To run away, I’d need to… Well, there’s a bomb, so I’d have to go far, right? But my running speed… isn’t fast, and I don’t know the blast radius of the bomb, so… Um… What was the question again?”
…I’m done for.
I completely fell apart from the very first question.
Damn it! I didn’t know there would be this many cameras!

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