The Civil Servant Who Concealed Their True Strength Turns Out to be a Master of Possession - Chapter 29

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A Civil Servant Who Hides His Strength Is Exceptionally Good at Possession – Episode 029
A moment later.
I stood before a man who looked exhausted, with Ham I-na beside me.
I thought Pee So-won had pretty bad dark circles, but this man’s dark circles looked like they extended all the way down to his neck.
He sat before a computer, maintaining a posture so hunched it seemed he might slide into the sea, and spoke.
“We’ve been getting a lot of video analysis requests from the support team lately. As you know, because someone has been bringing in hundreds of crime videos….”
“Ah, so I’m that ‘someone.'”
It was as I was offering a small apology while reading the room.
“I’m sorry about that….”
Support Team 3
Park Min-bae
The man wearing such a nameplate glanced toward me and spoke in a drowsy tone.
“Still, thanks to you, I don’t regret not going to the Taebaek Guild. Well.”
‘Ah. So this is the person from that group chat back then.’
The person who passed the first round of the Taebaek Guild and chose to become a civil servant instead.
The very person who had been fretting in the group chat about whether the Heonsu Department would be disbanded or its investigator staff reduced due to the Kevin Choi summoning incident.
Seeing him in person, he felt completely different from how he came across in the group chat—180 degrees different.
“Thank you. Really.”
He spoke indifferently, then handed me the CCTV footage entirely copied over.
On a USB drive.
“But is it really okay to hand over the entire thing like this….”
“It’s not. So look around. There’s no one in the archives right now.”
Park Min-bae spoke matter-of-factly while pointing to the empty archives.
Now that I thought about it, I’d heard the archives work was busy, but strangely right now there was only Park Min-bae, me, and Ham I-na.
“I called you when the seniors weren’t here. On purpose.”
Ah, I see.
It seemed like something I should be grateful for, but the way he said it so matter-of-factly made me follow suit and become matter-of-fact as well.
“Among civil servants, loyalty to your peers is loyalty to the nation.”
He turned back to his computer screen and spoke matter-of-factly.
I bowed in gratitude.
“Thank you so much!”
The archives rang out so loudly that Park Min-bae’s face crumpled.
“Goodness…. So you were that type? I thought you’d be more reserved.”
His expression showed he found it burdensome, but it didn’t matter.
I quickly left the archives with the USB drive. I parted ways with Ham I-na in the hallway.
“I don’t know what you’re investigating…. But if you need help again, just let me know.”
Ham I-na spoke in a strangely resolute tone.
I hadn’t even mentioned the first character of “cognitive investigation,” yet Ham I-na seemed to already believe I was secretly investigating something.
‘Somehow I feel like I’m being misunderstood everywhere….’
Strangely, those misunderstandings were actually helping me.
“Thank you.”
As I bowed my head, Ham I-na bowed alongside me, then suddenly asked a question.
“But that bandage….”
“Yes?”
I touched the bridge of my nose where Ham I-na was pointing. I felt the smooth surface of the bandage. It was the cat bandage that Ma Deok-ho had bought for me.
“…It’s cute.”
Ham I-na said with a subtle smile.
“Right?”
I answered awkwardly and stepped out into the hallway.

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On the CCTV footage I found—
‘There it is.’
A black cat that had lost its siblings while playing in the flower bed was captured trudging alone toward the parking lot.
Switching the screen to the CCTV near the parking lot by the back entrance, the trail of the black cat continued.
‘Watching CCTV like this really makes me feel like a proper investigator, and it’s quite satisfying….’
…or so I would have thought.
Ma Deok-ho, you bastard! I won’t forgive you for this.
Next time, I won’t even ask about your lunch order first. Hmph.
Anyway.
The black cat crawled under the wheels of some car in the parking lot.
The angle of the CCTV didn’t capture the driver’s seat. The cat disappeared from the frame.
However, the tail lights turned on momentarily, then went dark.
A pair of feet emerged from the driver’s seat, and as the person continued to linger, the black cat suddenly burst out from under the car and was swiftly grabbed by that person.
‘Stop!’
I quickly paused the footage.
But the person’s face remained cleverly obscured.
‘Damn it….’
The footage resumed playing. Without showing the person setting the cat down, the tail lights came on and the car began moving.
Pause again.
For a split second, the license plate was visible.
I cannot translate “27다 4885” as it does not appear to be meaningful text in any language. It seems to be a random combination of numbers and a Korean character fragment.
Okay.
Noted.
Still, I could now quickly identify who the culprit was that took the black cat. It was the moment I wrote down the license plate in my notebook.
“What are you doing.”
A cold voice came from behind me.
‘Control W!’
I instinctively closed the window quickly and turned my head.
As expected, Pee So-won was standing behind me. Behind Pee So-won was Ma Deok-ho, equipped with eyes like a frozen pollack.
“I… well… um… some… documents…”
“You—”
Just as Pee So-won was about to press further, Ma Deok-ho passed by her and me, heading to his seat, and spoke quietly.
“Animal Farm, Episode 657.”
“…What?”
When Pee So-won asked, Ma Deok-ho answered while taking off his headset.
“That video is famous for the cat rescue scene from Animal Farm Episode 657.”
“…”
“…”
Faced with the dignity of an animal enthusiast, Pee So-won momentarily lost her words, then looked at me with eyes full of disdain.
“I’ll send you some work manuals, so either read those or take some time off. You dragged yourself in here anyway…”
Her eyes said, “Why are you even looking at that stuff?” as she returned to her seat.
Even the bandage on the bridge of my nose was viewed with contempt.
I glanced at Ma Deok-ho over the partition.
Man, I can’t help but feel grateful.
This guy gives you medicine while causing the illness.
From now on, I’ll make sure to ask about his lunch preferences.
With that thought, I confirmed Pee So-won heading to the interrogation room before resuming the CCTV footage.

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27-DA-4885
This vehicle had a distinctive pattern: it parked at the rear entrance at a consistent time every Wednesday and Friday.
So I’d been worried it might belong to an outsider. It wasn’t even a Hunter Investigation Unit official vehicle plate.
And my concern turned out to be justified.
How did I confirm this?
The very next day happened to be Wednesday, and that Wednesday I came a bit earlier than 8:30 AM—the time the car usually parked—and waited to catch them.
‘Like this.’
Before I knew it, I was inside the car.
Why?
Because I used my possession skill.
For reference, my original body was playing with Ruru at the time.
My possession skill worked on any living creature within a 10-meter radius—there were no conditions requiring physical contact or knowing their identity.
I lowered the rearview mirror to check my own face.
An estimated man in his fifties.
That’s right. It’s me.
‘Good. So now I just need evidence that this person took the cat—’
[What? Why isn’t there an answer all of a sudden?]
Then, unexpectedly, I heard someone’s voice from inside the car.
Was it a hands-free call?
I hesitated for a moment, then answered anyway.
“Uh… yes. That… wait, I got distracted for a moment… what did you say?”
[Kwon Ik-seong’s team dispatch date is set. The 28th. Sabotage some of the equipment being deployed that day. Just mix in a couple of defective units.]
“Defective units… sir?”
My heart began to race.
‘What exactly did I just hear?’
Sabotage the dispatch equipment?
I stared at the phone screen mounted beside the navigation system.
And on that screen, these characters were displayed with perfect clarity.
Deputy Chief Cha
Deputy Chief Cha—wasn’t that Cha Jeon-hyeok, the Equipment Management Deputy Chief?
Why in the world would the Equipment Management Deputy Chief be giving an order like this?
That was when my mind began to spiral.
A window appeared before my eyes.
Quest ‘Prevent the Bus Explosion Incident!’ (S)
-Completion Reward: 10,000 Gold, Partial Access to Special Spinoff of 【A Ranker Who Hides His Strength Saves the World】
-Failure Penalty: Septic Shock Death from Gunshot Wound
-Time Limit: 70 hours
What’s with the special spinoff now?
And a gunshot wound?
There really are all kinds of ways to die, aren’t there!
Anyway, a bus explosion incident—
‘I think I know what incident this is connected to.’
The major downtown bus terror attack that even Choi Woo-jin couldn’t prevent.
And now I have to stop it.
‘Man, I could really use a cigarette right now….’
Wait, that’s not right!
Damn it, of all bodies to possess, I had to get a smoker’s.

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