The Civil Servant Who Concealed Their True Strength Turns Out to be a Master of Possession - Chapter 190

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A Civil Servant Who Hides His Strength Is Exceptionally Good at Possession – Episode 190

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Choi Jun-gu refused to open his mouth properly.
I’d anticipated this, but he was far more stubborn than I’d expected.
Pee So-won and Kwon Ik-seong took turns conducting intense interrogations, yet he continued invoking his right to remain silent.
More than that, he even had the audacity to glance at his watch and demand his lawyer be called once the legally mandated interrogation time elapsed, cutting through our questions with surgical precision.
‘Is he genuinely composed, or just pretending to be?’
“He’s probably already stashed the funds elsewhere, the sentencing under Korean law won’t be that severe anyway, and he’s betting he can endure prison with a smile on his face.”
Choi Woo-jin’s assessment was straightforward.
For the record, I was currently at that Chinese restaurant with Choi Woo-jin.
The food was delicious, sure, but that wasn’t what mattered right now!
“Do you know anything? With your ability…”
“Didn’t I mention it? I can’t monitor S-rank psychic hunters with my ability.”
“…Right. That’s true.”
Since he was essentially on par with an S-rank psychic hunter, it made sense that using skills on Choi Jun-gu would be difficult.
That’s why even after the regression, Choi Woo-jin had been dodging things.
“But we should be able to figure out how he moved the funds.”
“How?”
“Religious organizations, most likely. Tax evasion is easy that way, donations are beyond reproach, and political lobbying becomes simple.”
“Wow. Even doing bad things is systematic.”
Choi Woo-jin chuckled at that and placed a shumai dumpling on my plate.
The truffle aroma wafting from it looked absolutely steaming.
“You have to be systematic to do bad things well. That’s where career criminals excel. And our grandfather plans to keep building that career for another eighty years.”
I felt a subtle unease at those words.
Come to think of it, Choi Jun-gu was an S-rank hunter.
Which meant his lifespan would be significantly longer than ordinary people’s.
Research on hunter lifespans was still ongoing, but Choi Jun-gu’s current apparent age was somewhere in his mid-to-late forties.
Considering his actual age, that appearance was absurd.
Given that his aging process was remarkably slow, Choi Jun-gu would likely emerge from his sentence still a capable hunter, and if the Dae-yeong Guild remained in Min Bo-hee’s hands until then, he would reclaim control of the guild.
Especially with funds already hidden away, taking over the guild would be child’s play.
“Then! You really should become the Great Guild Master!”
I said that and bit into the shumai, only to be startled when hot broth suddenly spilled out.
“Ow ow ow! Hot hot hot!”
“Spit it out, spit it out.”
Choi Woo-jin naturally extended his hand toward me.
Was he insane?
I thought that and immediately spat the dumpling into a napkin beside me.
Seeing that, Choi Woo-jin’s face twisted.
“Are all former athletes this foolish?”
“When did you even lose the willingness to mix formal and casual speech?”
“I’m not in a state to use formal speech.”
He looked me up and down as he spoke.
Seriously.
I have an EX-grade skill too, so why am I being disrespected like this by an S-grade hunter?
Why do I feel even more disrespected ever since he found out I acquired such a powerful skill?
I coughed indignantly and gulped down cold water.
Choi Woo-jin, who had been quietly watching the tears forming in my eyes, offered me his clean napkin.
“Your body is a gift from your parents.”
“…What?”
“Be careful with it. Your body.”
I coughed awkwardly at those words.
The world was already in an uproar over my parents’ situation.
Testimony had leaked from Yulia Kim that Choi Jun-gu was involved in the deaths of Detective Lee Do-young and Officer Han Seong-ye, and as a result, public criticism of Choi Jun-gu had intensified.
It wasn’t a bad situation for us, but—
‘I can’t help but worry about Lee Yu-gyeom.’
Since the whole world was now talking about Detective Lee Do-young and Officer Han Seong-ye, Lee Yu-gyeom must have found out by now.
That my mother and father were killed because of hunters’ corruption, and that those who condoned it were complicit in their deaths.
‘Is he okay?’
As soon as my busy schedule wrapped up, I called Lee Yu-gyeom, but for some reason, Kang Il-yeon answered the phone.
[Sister. I was actually going to contact you since I finished making that item you mentioned last time.]
‘Huh? Oh… yeah. But why are you answering this call…?’
[Oh, Yu-gyeom is on a customer service call right now, so I’ll switch you over in a bit.]
This conscientious kid.
Could he be throwing himself into other work because his heart is too heavy?
‘Um… is Yu-gyeom doing well?’
[Yeah, well…]
Behind Kang Il-yeon’s muffled voice, I heard Kang Won-yeon’s voice.
[Why are you two taking couple photos for your life’s three-cut album?]
[Why else?]
I could even hear Kang Min-joo’s voice.
By now I’m so used to it that I call them the Kang trio.
[Because I want to take couple photos with Yu-gyeom!]
[Did you ask Lee Yu-gyeom? Hey, Lee Yu-gyeom, are you really going to go along with her insisting on taking a life’s three-cut album just the two of you?]
[Oh, it looks like Yu-gyeom just finished his customer service call. One moment.]
‘Um…’
What is this? Why are they filming a youth romance again?
[Why don’t we all four go together? If you want photos of just the two of you, you can take those too and these as well.]
At Lee Yu-gyeom’s rather unwise answer, both Kang Min-joo and Kang Won-yeon let out snorting sounds.
I just responded to Kang Il-yeon.
‘Have fun with the four of you, eat some tanghulu and malatang while you’re at it. Use the card I gave to Yu-gyeom.’
[Huh? You don’t need me to switch it out?]
‘Yeah. I think it’ll work out.’
I didn’t know what was happening deep in Lee Yu-gyeom’s heart, but at least—
‘With friends like that by his side, he won’t completely fall apart.’
‘Please look after Yu-gyeom for a while, Il-yeon.’
[Um…. Uh? Um…. Yes.]
Recalling Kang Il-yeon’s slightly glitchy voice, I spoke to Choi Woo-jin.
“So, have you thought about how to become the Great Guild Master?”
“I’ve thought about it. That’s why I brought you here, isn’t it?”
This feels ominous.
Whenever people feed me, something strange always happens.
And that ominous premonition didn’t prove wrong this time either.
“In a little while, Madam Min Bo-hee will come up to the eighth floor to use the hotel spa.”
“I see…. Well, I can’t condone things like killing people.”
That’s warm of Ik-seong.
At my words, Choi Woo-jin chuckled and said.
“Never mind that—the Hatsune Dalnim Workshop was selling something fun. A face-changing kit? A five-minute trial version.”
“Ah. Yeah.”
That was made by tweaking some Heon-su supplies, and I made it five minutes because it had a lot of potential for misuse.
Still, it’s quite popular as a fun product, I’d say.
It’s a filial piety product.
“But I have something similar too. I bought it from a susuhak field a while back.”
Then that’s a seizure target, you bastard?
But what does that have to do with this conversation now….
“It’s an adhesive sticker. When I stick the face I want on my cheek, I transform into that face. Which one would you like? A blonde delinquent, a goth with a tongue piercing, a free-spirited artist from Europe.”
I frowned as I watched Choi Woo-jin pull out and show me a sticker book with an amused expression.
“What are you talking about?”
“I need to show Madam Min Bo-hee my lover.”
“Ah, your lover. Seems like they’re hiding somewhere.”
I deliberately scanned under the table, but Choi Woo-jin maintained his smirk and said.
“Right here. My lover.”
Saying this while looking at me.
“Why would I—”
“There’s a famous hunting day in the Great Guild family. You’d know about it. The dungeon under the Great Guild in Namhae that becomes an island at night. They periodically clear it and under the pretext of suppressing mana, the entire Great family gathers to see who’s the most brutal.”
“Don’t tell me you want me to go there with you? As your lover?”
I’m tired of undercover operations like this!
“You only kill rabbits!”
At my words, Choi Woo-jin laughed and said.
“That’s how it was before. But now I’ve become S-rank. Publicly. So shouldn’t I try killing other things now too?”
Choi Woo-jin dragged the blade across the plate, wiping away the crimson sauce.
Each stroke produced a bone-chilling screech as the knife scraped against the ceramic dish.
Eeeek…!
Choi Woo-jin spoke with a sinister expression.
“And Mo Jun-mi will be there on that hunting day too. The exact reason Min Bo-hee was able to move Jeon Hwan-su. Mo Jun-mi. Still don’t want to go to the hunting day?”
I feel like I’m falling for this cunning bastard’s scheme, but—
Sigh… I want to go.
Desperately!

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