The Civil Servant Who Concealed Their True Strength Turns Out to be a Master of Possession - Chapter 266

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A Civil Servant Who Hides His Strength Is Exceptionally Good at Possession – Episode 266
So even without Kwon Ik-seong’s pleading, Choi Woo-jin would have protected Lee Yu-ji.
But now—
‘It was a joke. There was no need to take it so seriously….’
He had missed his chance to be serious.
“I like her. She’s cute, isn’t she? Investigator Lee Yu-ji.”
At his glib remark, Lee Yu-ji spoke with an angry expression.
“Don’t tease me….”
“Haha, I’m not teasing. Well, let’s leave it at that.”
Choi Woo-jin watched Kwon Ik-seong entering through the Glass Greenhouse door and squinted one eye.
“Looks like you’ve got some new information. Why don’t we each go back to our own work, huh?”
Choi Woo-jin withdrew.
Choi Woo-jin’s expression hardened as he looked at Kwon Ik-seong standing in front of the Glass Greenhouse door.
And he spoke in a voice only Kwon Ik-seong could hear.
“Do you know what people usually call someone like you?”
….
“A lunatic.”
Choi Woo-jin spoke, furrowing his brow.
“Why do people call someone like me crazy? The real lunatic is actually someone who’s subtly twisted like this.”

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I exhaled as I watched Choi Woo-jin leave the Glass Greenhouse.
Wow. That was suffocating.
Especially the way Choi Woo-jin seemed to remember my death—it gave me chills.
‘He said I fell to my death from an apartment?’
But that was something only my mother would remember, something Choi Woo-jin could never possibly know….
‘I have no idea what’s going on.’
Kwon Ik-seong asked, noticing my hardened expression.
“Is there… a problem?”
“Huh? No. There’s no problem. It’s just that he keeps saying strange things.”
I changed the subject.
“Strange things meaning—”
“Just jokes, really. Ever since the fake relationship, he keeps saying weird stuff to tease me.”
The last part was equally unsettling.
What does he mean by ‘I like her’ anyway?
“I see.”
Kwon Ik-seong’s face suddenly stiffened.
Some emotion seemed to flash across his face for a moment, but his expression quickly reverted to that of an AI.
“It appears the Deputy Director will be heading to the Blue House. We should probably return to the Special Investigations Bureau as well. We need to share Seol Ok-gyun’s location information with Interpol. Would that be acceptable?”
I recalled my mother’s words.
According to my mother, during the past five lives, Seol Ok-gyun had never expanded his influence to this extent.
Which meant this was a ‘variable’.
A variable that would reshape the world in some form.
It might even be the beginning of the ‘world destruction’ scenario I had foreseen.
Then let’s resolve this matter first.
“Yes, I will.”

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Baek Hee-ryeong sat across from Pee So-won.
Pee So-won’s disaster situation briefing was straightforward.
The criminal was Congressman Lee Tae-seok, currently receiving treatment at the Special Military Hospital, with suspicion pointing to the Hunter’s Faith as the mastermind behind it.
The press corps was in an uproar, but Pee So-won remained unmoved.
‘I will certainly apprehend them.’
Regardless of whether public opinion would be turned upside down, Pee So-won sat in the Sangchunjae of the Blue House with an unbothered expression.
“How does it feel to return to the place you came to yesterday?”
Baek Hee-ryeong asked with a faint smile.
The implication was ‘I know you forcibly entered the Blue House yesterday,’ but Pee So-won’s expression didn’t change in the slightest.
“This is my third time, so I’m getting a better sense of it. It looks flashy on the outside, but the interior is rather worn. The Sangchunjae, that is.”
Pee So-won spoke while looking directly at Baek Hee-ryeong.
In other words, she was now comparing the Sangchunjae to Baek Hee-ryeong herself.
Baek Hee-ryeong didn’t change her expression either and offered Pee So-won a cup of tea.
“Today’s briefing was rather direct. I think it would be wise to strengthen security at the Special Investigations Bureau for the time being. Let’s request assistance from the Hunter Management Office and the Police Agency. Please pay special attention to the safety of our investigators.”
At those words, Pee So-won raised one eyebrow.
“Among the investigators you’re referring to, does that include Lee Yu-ji?”
“…”
Baek Hee-ryeong’s hand movements paused momentarily.
Only when the tea in the cup wavered on the verge of spilling did Baek Hee-ryeong set down the teapot.
“Of course. She’s part of the Special Investigations Bureau, after all.”
“Why do you keep trying to communicate directly with Lee Yu-ji?”
At the sharp question, Baek Hee-ryeong responded with equal firmness.
“When the supreme military commander makes a decision, she doesn’t explain her reasons one by one to the deputy director of the Special Investigations Bureau. It could be classified national security information.”
“Are you saying your conversations with Lee Yu-ji are state secrets?”
Pee So-won’s face darkened.
Watching her, Baek Hee-ryeong’s eyes sharpened.
“You should be grateful you weren’t executed on the spot yesterday. A Hunter ransacking the interior of the Official Residence without permission could have been considered a threat against the head of state.”
“But you didn’t execute me. You didn’t issue any such order.”
Pee So-won recalled the glimpse of Baek Hee-ryeong she had seen in that fleeting moment yesterday.
The way she had glared at Pee So-won with bloodshot eyes and an unstable expression on her face.
In the Sangchunjae, Pee So-won had definitely seen Baek Hee-ryeong like that.
“It seemed like you roughly understood what I had done.”
“What did you do?”
“I helped Lee Yu-ji escape.”
Pee So-won spoke without reservation.
Baek Hee-ryeong’s composure wavered at those words.
Watching Baek Hee-ryeong’s pupils tremble, Pee So-won grew puzzled.
What on earth could shake this iron woman?
What did Lee Yu-ji mean to Baek Hee-ryeong?
“Did that child… say she wanted to escape?”
Baek Hee-ryeong asked in a slightly trembling voice.
Of course, by the end of her sentence, the tremor faded and her gaze steadied once more.
Like removing a sweat-dampened mask, only to replace it again.
‘That child.’
She spoke as if handling a small child.
Since when were they so close?
Pee So-won regarded her incomprehensible superior—her number one—and replied.
“I have nothing I can directly convey regarding Lee Yu-ji. And I won’t in the future either. Forcing unwanted contact upon Lee Yu-ji is wrong, regardless of whether you hold supreme military command. We…”
Pee So-won spoke, her words deliberate.
“are simply civil servants. Whether it’s you or me, we’re just government employees drawing a salary. If the nation requires it, we’ll do our duty, but Lee Yu-ji won’t be played with by your emotions.”
With that, Pee So-won downed the teacup that had been placed before her in one shot.
It was rather hot, but it had style.
Just as she was about to leave her seat.
“I understand Lee Yu-ji is scheduled to visit the UN Security Council Chamber in New York in two days. I intend to offer her my private jet for that trip.”
“…”
Baek Hee-ryeong rose from her seat and looked at Pee So-won.
“Tell her not to worry. I won’t be boarding that aircraft.”
Baek Hee-ryeong spoke with a bitter expression.
“Still, for safety’s sake, please ask her to accept my offer.”
“I…”
Why would she go this far?
Just as Pee So-won was about to ask something.
Baek Hee-ryeong continued.
“You’re right. We’re all just civil servants. But it’s also true that we must work for the nation. And for that to happen, we must first remain alive, mustn’t we? If more damage occurs because of Seol Ok-gyun and the Hunter’s Faith, we won’t be able to prevent domestic chaos, let alone international turmoil.”
‘For the nation.’
At those words, Pee So-won fell silent.
Unbelievable.
Using a cheat code like that.
Thinking thus.
And two days later.
Kwon Ik-seong, Lee Yu-ji, and Pee So-won stood before the Presidential Aircraft.
“…and so it came to pass.”
Pee So-won said this while casting a sidelong glance at Lee Yu-ji.
But for some reason, Lee Yu-ji appeared unfazed.
“It’s spacious and wonderful! The last time I flew, the in-flight meal was excellent!”
In fact, she was exactly as she always was.

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