The Civil Servant Who Concealed Their True Strength Turns Out to be a Master of Possession - Chapter 231

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A Civil Servant Who Hides His Strength Is Exceptionally Good at Possession – Episode 231
Just before Sa Gong-seong could steal the laptop, I possessed him.
The moment I possessed him, an inexplicable sense of reverence washed over me….
‘Is this another side effect of possession?’
Suddenly I just want to pray or something.
Turns out this man had quite devout faith.
I smiled faintly at the security guard reaching toward me and answered.
“I’ll take this with me. I have some more materials to review.”
“Pardon? Aren’t you supposed to be taking the stage now?”
The security guard said.
I responded without hesitation.
“Inspector Lee Yu-ji said she would show us something excellent, so it seems I won’t have much to do.”
“Inspector Lee Yu-ji?”
The security guard looked behind him.
I also looked behind.
There was Lee Yu-ji, smiling with a vacant expression.
Of course.
That’s the expression I had programmed into Lee Yu-ji.
But I just told her to smile, and she looks a bit too vacant.
Now I understand why people keep saying she looks vacant….
‘…That’s nonsense!’
You’re all terrible!
Thinking that, I quickly whispered to divert the security guard’s attention.
“Get a wooden board. Right now.”
“A wooden board?”
The security guard furrowed his brow at those words, glanced around, then whispered softly to me.
“Did you perhaps… drink today as well?”
Drink?
My eyes widened the moment I heard that.
So Sa Gong-seong likes alcohol.
“You know how much Gyoju worries.”
So it’s more than just liking it?
The moment I realized that, a satisfied smile spread across my face.
I had been wondering how Sa Gong-seong would think about those ten minutes he couldn’t remember, but it seemed I could resolve it quite simply.
“I’ve had just a little. Please don’t worry too much.”
“Chairman….”
I turned my gaze away from the security guard’s worried face and looked behind.
Lee Yu-ji was now gesturing at empty air….
“What is that?”
“That’s called a form. People usually do it once before breaking a wooden board.”
“Pardon?”
“No, what I mean is, that’s what they were saying. Inspector Lee Yu-ji, I mean.”
Damn it.
I gritted my teeth as I looked at my own perfect form and fists.
So I’m really going to do this.
In the end!
“Ah, so you’re really going to do that? On stage?”
“Yes. I’ll introduce it.”
As I said this, I glanced at my remaining possession time.
09:30
A time attack!
Damn it!
I quickly told the security guard following me.
“If you don’t have a wooden board, just grab any piece of wood and throw a towel over it. Then I’ll… handle the rest myself. I’m going to hurry up and make the introduction, okay.”
“Just any piece of wood? Are you sure that’s alright?”
“Yes. Well. Even furniture works.”
Since my awakening, breaking furniture was more than manageable.
The security guard looked back with concern at me—or rather, at “Lee Yu-ji” behind me.
But I had already firmly pressed “Lee Yu-ji’s” shoulder and quickly led her down to the executive lounge.
The security guard had no choice but to follow me.
He instructed the other men beside him to bring a flat board and a towel.
And so I soon arrived at the party venue.
The moment I arrived, I grabbed a bottle of liquor nearby and downed it.
The burn of alcohol sliding down my throat.
Judging by the searing sensation, it was well over 40 proof.
‘…Sa Gong-seong, you’re going to have a rough time tomorrow.’
As if I cared.
With that thought, I climbed onto the stage, already feeling slightly tipsy.
It was fortunate.
The moment I stepped up, countless eyes turned toward me.
Fortunately, I managed to flash a grin without looking too broken, aided by the alcohol.
“Yes. Yes. Thank you for the applause. Yes. Wow. I feel like a celebrity.”
A few believers noticed something was off about me and tilted their heads in confusion, but I didn’t care.
I’m busy right now!
“I! Have something urgent to do right now! Yes! So starting now! On my behalf! Our Inspector Lee Yu-ji! Will demonstrate a board break!”
I lifted Lee Yu-ji onto the stage. And there, my Lee Yu-ji began performing her forms diligently.
I could see several people in the crowd pulling out their phones.
Yeah, whatever.
Film away! Who cares!
At least this is better than breaking boards at the UN Security Council!
‘It’s definitely strange seeing her in a dress like that, but it’s fine… She won’t kick anyone… It should be okay… Probably…’
With that thought, I quickly descended from the platform.
Watching the security guards grunting as they moved furniture, I looked around with a dizzy feeling.
‘The room.’
I needed to get back to the room. To extract the data from inside the laptop, I needed a place where others couldn’t see, and most importantly, where Sa Gong-seong wouldn’t find my actions suspicious.
I furrowed my brow as I observed the CCTVs positioned throughout the venue.
It wasn’t because my head was too dizzy.
There were no blind spots here.
Even if I managed to find one, there were too many flower decorations above, making the risk far too high.
‘It’s impossible unless someone checks the CCTV system itself.’
The first person who came to mind was Choi Woo-jin, but I didn’t have enough time to contact him physically.
There was only one way to solve this faster and more simply.
I looked at the waitress carrying pudding to people in one corner.
Then I quickly walked over and spoke to her.
“Help me out.”
I saw the waitress with an indifferent expression crumple her face.
“What… can I help you with…?”
A very annoyed face.
Did she think I wouldn’t recognize her?
Well, the ‘Focus’ skill probably played a role too, but—
I recognized her from the moment she spilled champagne on the woman in the pink dress.
The habit of unconsciously holding her breath, the precise angle of her hand as she gripped the champagne glass, the posture that never bent at the waist.
She was clearly a shooting athlete.
“Team Leader Pee. Why are you here?”
“You…!”
Pee So-won.
As if I wouldn’t recognize my own partner.
Pee So-won’s eyes widened, then she quickly looked around.
“When did you figure it out?”
“That’s not the important thing right now…!”
I clenched my teeth as I watched the time above running out.
“You found out the CCTV blind spots from Inspector Park Min-bae, right? I need to extract this and move the data right now.”
As I thrust the laptop toward her, Pee So-won looked at it and said.
“What is this?”
“Guild lobby data that Sa Gong-seong has.”
“…Damn.”
Pee So-won quickly touched her ear and spoke.
A transparent item.
It was definitely from the Hatsune Dalnim Workshop.
“Listen. From now on, Sa Gong-seong and I are moving to the restroom, so switch all the CCTV feeds on that side.”
A screen transition?
“That’s possible?”
“Why wouldn’t it be? Park Min-bae has his own skills….”
Pee So-won furrowed her brow as she listened to the sound ringing in her ear.
Park Min-bae’s irritated voice was unmistakable.
“…The guy knows how to do simple hacking. Just not against gamers.”
Okay.
After hearing that, I massaged Pee So-won’s shoulder and spoke.
“Since Sa Gong-seong apparently loves to drink and drank a lot, wouldn’t he also be loose with women?”
“Probably.”
“Then smile a little for me.”
“….”
Pee So-won gritted her teeth and smiled at me.
“It pisses me off having to smile after seeing that bastard’s face.”
“It pisses me off having to smile after seeing the person who tailed me without my knowledge.”
“Piss… off? We’ll settle this unprecedented insubordination later. For now, follow me to the men’s restroom near the back exit. There’s barely anyone there.”
I obediently followed Pee So-won.
Pee So-won asked using ventriloquism.
“But we have to put the laptop back. What if there’s a location tracker on it?”
“That’s why we need to transfer the files externally, but we don’t have much time.”
“How much?”
“Roughly… five minutes?”
“Damn. Hey, bend over like you’re about to throw up.”
Pee So-won grabbed my lower back and pressed down hard.
‘What the hell. Since I only changed my face, the strength is the same.’
An Awakened’s strength applied to an unawakened body felt like I was dying.
Following her instructions, I bent over as if about to vomit, pulled all the flowers from a nearby vase, and shoved my face into it.
The waiters nearby quickly scattered.
In that moment, it seemed Park Min-bae had sent a message, as Pee So-won patted my waist and murmured.
“Ready.”
After hearing that, I handed the laptop to Pee So-won.
Just as Pee So-won was about to disappear with the laptop.
A voice came from behind.
“Chairman?”
We both turned around simultaneously.
And there was—
“…Did you drink again? Father will hate that.”
Seol Jo-yang.

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