The Civil Servant Who Concealed Their True Strength Turns Out to be a Master of Possession - Chapter 154

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A Civil Servant Who Hides His Strength Is Exceptionally Good at Possession – Episode 154
Kan-dol-i.
The Fabergé Dungeon wasn’t mentioned in the original work, but the name “Kan-dol-i” rings a bell.
‘I remember the original content like a ghost remembers things.’
Is this also some kind of possession-related skill?
Anyway.
Kan-dol-i was a character who appeared briefly when Choi Woo-jin used his skills to tail a smuggler connected to the Daeyang Guild inside the Hunter Special Correctional Facility.
“If you go to that bastard, you can get some decent items.”
He was selling a lot of strange things there too.
Anyway, bad people do bad things even after they go to prison.
“Yeah, how many?”
That smuggler tried to obtain items from inside and escape, but failed and was instead killed by Choi Jun-gu.
In the novel, it was a fairly common unfortunate protagonist frustration cliché, and Kan-dol-i had a line at that moment.
“I’m not the kind of person who should be locked up here. I’m going to get out someday. I was thrown into a sea dungeon on a cargo ship and survived alone.”
A sea dungeon.
A cargo ship.
Everything aligns with this situation.
“All the other bastards became food for the monsters there, right? Damn it. There were even more incredible items there, but that monster bastard spits out items beautifully instead of eating people?”
A monster that eats people.
Yet a monster that produces items beautifully.
‘Was that Yulia Kim?’
In the original work, it was just treated as Kan-dol-i’s boasting, so it was just a passing line.
There weren’t just one or two guys bluffing inside the prison.
But what if that was ‘real’?
And what if the real ‘Fabergé’ was hidden down there?
It’s an opportunity to find the Craftsman who created the item that killed my parents and clear the Fabergé Dungeon as well.
An opportunity I absolutely cannot miss.
I smiled subtly at Kan-dol-i while concealing my impatience.
“Wow… that’s a pretty name. Kan-dol-i.”
Then I lifted my head and gestured toward Pee So-won.
“Let’s talk for a moment.”
At those words, color drained from Kan-dol-i’s face.
It was only natural.
That bastard was a dead man walking anyway, even if he was thrown into the sea and rescued by the coast guard.
At the end of that episode, Kan-dol-i dies in prison too.
Because Choi Jun-gu eliminates all related parties.

* * *
The wheelhouse with only the two of us remaining.
“…What’s the probability that Kan-dol-i’s boasting is all bluff?”
Pee So-won furrowed her brow at my words.
For reference, Ma Deok-ho and Byeon Gu-do were outside keeping people fitted with life jackets and preventing them from escaping.
“Fifty-fifty.”
The crease between Pee So-won’s brows deepened.
“So what do we do.”
“Even if it’s bluff, if there’s a secret dungeon down there, arresting Yulia Kim might not be as simple as we thought. The S-Rank Craftsman is non-combat oriented, so Team Leader Pee being A-Rank could handle her, but if there’s an A-Rank Monster down there—”
I reminded her of what happened in the Jeong-an dungeon.
Pee So-won bit her lip.
Back then, she had sacrificed herself to barely defeat an A-Rank Monster.
The traces of that battle remained in Pee So-won’s hair.
According to our original plan, we were supposed to arrest Yulia Kim in the subspace and escape—
“…We won’t be able to escape with just Yulia Kim?”
“Not only that, but there’s also a possibility that this place isn’t just a warehouse but has more troops stationed than expected. Especially if it’s a secret dungeon.”
“Should’ve brought that bastard Kwon Ik-seong.”
“Then we wouldn’t have made it this far.”
He would’ve insisted on throwing those people alive into the sea, that man.
I swallowed those words back down.
And honestly….
‘If it comes down to it, I’ll use my skill.’
It’s not like I have no options.
In Jeong-an, my skill usage was limited because I was possessing Kang Min-joo, but now I’m deliberately holding back without using my skills.
To avoid depleting the cooldown.
“You could get hurt.”
At Pee So-won’s words, I froze for a moment.
Han Su-eop.
Pee So-won still carried trauma from her partner’s death.
Knowing that, I—
“…What is that. Some romance novel male lead dialogue.”
What am I supposed to do about it.
Pee So-won’s trauma is unfortunate, but I absolutely will not die.
Well, I’ll die if I can’t clear the Fabergé Dungeon!
Pee So-won’s face crumpled.
“Ugh. Should we turn the ship around right now?”
“No. Rather than that, let’s negotiate with Yulia Kim. That bastard Kan-dol-i is absolutely untrustworthy. He’ll probably inform Yulia Kim that we’re investigators and try to make a deal with her.”
“He said he fed all the other guys to the monster down there? Damn it. There were even worse items down there besides this one. That monster bastard spits out items beautifully instead of eating people?”
Why would he say that.
The fact that he came out alive meant Kan-dol-i definitely had something Yulia Kim wanted.
That’s how Kan-dol-i managed to survive alone.
With that confidence, Kan-dol-i was thinking of going before Yulia Kim and begging for his life no matter what.
“So the calculation is to sacrifice us and survive alone?”
Pee So-won glared at Kan-dol-i on the ship.
“But how do we stop that deal? What can we do to make this side appealing to him?”
There’s only one way.
“We need to expose ourselves as investigators first. Before Kan-dol-i hands us over, we need to make him hear our offer.”
“What’s our offer? I don’t think Yulia Kim will come over with just witness protection like Cha Se-a. That bastard is living here like he’s built his own kingdom.”
“Of course that won’t be enough. We should tell him we’ll pioneer a route to legally sell goods. Using the fact that the Bureau of Investigation manages seized items. It’s a new business venture.”
Just like what Cha Jeon-hyeok did.
I know those kinds of routes well since I’ve possessed people involved in them before. Aha.
Ah, craving cigarettes again… no, that’s not it.
“…!”
Pee So-won narrowed her eyes looking at me.
“You bastard….”
What. What is it.
“You have a talent for crime? Like that illegal raid you ran before?”
“…Damn it.”
Why do I have to be teased even at times like this?
“Damn it? Why? Did you miss another night study session?”
“No….”
I clamped my mouth shut.
My partner really holds grudges for a long time.
Tsk.
“Let’s go then.”
Pee So-won rotated her shoulders and took a ready stance as if preparing to shoot.

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Kan-dol-i, also known as the Glasses Thief, had made a grave mistake while dealing with Yulia Kim.
“You dare lay your hands on our merchandise? You crazy bastard. Getting rid of trash like you is child’s play.”
Despite knowing Yulia Kim’s notorious reputation, I had reached for her goods anyway.
Even if I skimmed just one item, hundreds of millions—no, billions of won would fall into my hands. How could I resist that temptation?
It was an occupational hazard.
Smuggling was my trade, after all!
As a result, Kan-dol-i ended up trapped in the container.
But Kan-dol-i had a plan of his own.
He possessed information that would make Yulia Kim salivate.
That wasn’t all.
“Make sure that heart gets nice and cold from the start. You’re doing great, Pink Bunny. You’ve finished your warm-ups, right?”
“Yes, of course!”
“Good. Well done. You know, if you’re in the water for more than fifteen minutes, you’ll develop hypothermia. So when the coast guard arrives, please cooperate with them. Right. We’ll report the vessel. Everyone, don’t worry.”
Kan-dol-i watched Pink Bunny in a life jacket and the others preparing to jump overboard with life jackets and tubes, sneering inwardly.
‘I won’t get caught like that.’
Kan-dol-i regarded the four investigators as if they were prey.
What would Yulia Kim say if he handed over those investigators to her?
‘Those bastards are all Awakened. And they’re investigators from the Special Investigations Bureau, no less.’
The moment he met Yulia Kim first, he needed to reveal their identities and begin negotiations.
Wasn’t that exactly the kind of prey that ‘monster’ would relish?
Kan-dol-i laughed with a sinister edge.
And moments later—
Before Kan-dol-i could even reveal his identity, the four investigators from Team 5—no, the Public Investigation Division—had already removed all their disguise items and stood before the guard with bright smiles.
Byeon Gu-do, who was particularly gifted at this sort of thing, took the lead.
“Ah, we’re here to conduct some business negotiations. We hear your superior would be interested in hearing about a big matter we’ve brought along? By the way….”
Byeon Gu-do pointed at Kan-dol-i, who hadn’t even managed to open his mouth once, and Pee So-won grabbed him by the scruff of his neck and dragged him right next to Byeon Gu-do.
“This is a pre~ sent~”
…!
Ignoring the panicked Kan-dol-i thrashing about, Byeon Gu-do pointed to Lee Yu-ji standing in the back and continued.
“Ah yes, you know this one, right? That Taekwondo Girl. Oh, you’re Russian, so you might not know? Our Yu-ji here. Should she break some wooden boards for you?”
Lee Yu-ji clenched her teeth watching the scene unfold.
Ugh.
These guys were just as naturally gifted at crime as they were at anything else!

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