The Civil Servant Who Concealed Their True Strength Turns Out to be a Master of Possession - Chapter 38

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A Civil Servant Who Hides His Strength Is Exceptionally Good at Possession – Episode 038
What is this.
That excited tone of voice.
‘This guilty bastard!’
I felt my tail about to rise again, but Kwon Ik-seong remained composed.
[Then let’s get to the main point. Seo Gil-su is currently carrying a bomb.]
‘Right, straight to business as expected.’
I should pretend to be surprised even though I already knew.
…But I can’t act, so—
“I had a feeling that might be the case.”
[It’s presumed to be attached to Seo Gil-su’s body. Please verify it.]
“Yes.”
I answered and approached Seo Gil-su, who was whimpering like a dog.
When I started feeling around his body, Seo Gil-su laughed with a snicker.
My mood got worse.
[Damn bastard, why won’t you shut up. I’ll rip your mouth off, you son of a bitch.]
But before I could say anything, someone who looked even more annoyed than me cursed on my behalf. It was Pee So-won.
‘So that’s what our hot-tempered team deputy is good for—fighting with the other team.’
I unfastened the front of Seo Gil-su’s shirt, where I felt something hard like a plate.
There, as expected, was some kind of complex electrical device in the shape of a vest.
[Bingo.]
The Gamer displayed ‘BINGO’ on the bus’s electronic billboard.
Ugh. If only he wasn’t the original protagonist. I would’ve arrested you too, already.
But does even an S-rank Hunter hurt this much when you target their vital points?
I spoke, recalling the pain from possession.
“It’s shaped like a vest, and there’s wiring running through the loops. I suspect it might be a device that detonates if you remove it…. Should we try?”
[No.]
“Roger.”
That was a concise response.
[Then just throw Seo Gil-su himself out of the car.]
At that moment, Pee So-won interjected into this conversation.
It was quite a psychopathic suggestion, but if it were possible, it would be a good method!
[Of course, they would’ve set it to detonate from that level of physical impact.]
That’s the problem—it’s impossible!
[I know. I was just throwing it out there.]
Your junior team member dies from just throwing it out there!
That psychopath.
Then a new voice interjected.
[I apologize for interrupting you both, but the bomb analysis is complete. This bomb is called XT-9000. It’s something those guys running illegal dungeons in Russia use frequently.]
“Oh. Is that good news?”
At my question, Pee So-won spoke as if exasperated.
[Good news? With an XT-9000, you can’t disarm it without a bomb disposal expert.]
…Of course, the fact that this bomb is XT-series is bad news. I was just pretending not to know.
[Moreover, the blast radius will be enormous. Since it’s a bomb made from condensed mana, it can destroy everything within a 5km radius.]
Kwon Ik-seong added the information.
I let out a genuine exclamation.
“Wow….”
5km—that’s impressive.
[Wow? You said wow? You carefree bastard. I told you. Just jump out and accept losing your face.]
Pee So-won let out a hollow laugh.
But what could I do about information I already knew?
Anyway, you only learned bad habits from spoiling the youngest member!
And now I won’t even ask you about lunch menus anymore!
[You can’t give up your face? That’s fine. I’ll replace it with an even better one.]
[Our investigator Lee Yu-ji’s face is precious. She’s cute, isn’t she?]
Then the Gamer interjected.
Suddenly, silence fell between everyone.
Just as I was about to ignore the Gamer’s words—
Kwon Ik-seong reacted sharply.
[Our…?]
[Well, if it’s our Lee Yu-ji, then it’s our Lee Yu-ji, not ‘my’ Lee Yu-ji? Then I’d prefer that.]
“Doesn’t my opinion matter?”
I rushed to interject, but Pee So-won cut off the conversation.
[Stop the nonsense. In about 15 minutes, the bus carrying the bomb will arrive at the Wonmi Magnetic Power Plant. There’s not much time left before it falls within the 5km radius.]
[Is this the situation room?]
Kwon Ik-seong asked.
[No. But I overheard what the higher-ups are thinking. They don’t care about the lives of the people on the bus. They only think they need to protect the power plant. With an XT-9000, they could have installed a timer too… Lee Yu-ji. Look under Seo Gil-su’s armpit.]
I already knew the result, but I obediently followed her instructions and lifted Seo Gil-su’s arm.
“Ughehe, eek-eek-eek.”
When I touched his armpit, Seo Gil-su made a truly disgusting sound.
Without thinking, I threw a straight punch at Seo Gil-su’s face.
Thwack!
My punch landed squarely on his jaw, and Seo Gil-su lost consciousness.
Ugh! That’s why I told him not to make monkey noises!
[…I didn’t mean to kill him. You’re handling it well on your own.]
I heard Pee So-won’s voice.
She was probably watching the CCTV footage that the Gamer was sharing.
That’s Choi Woo-jin’s method up to around episode 90.
After hacking, he directs the direct resolution to the Heonsu Department.
To do that, he shares various information with investigators, especially capable ones like Kwon Ik-seong.
However, this method would no longer be viable after this terrorist incident. The Heonsu Department would be on the brink of collapse.
But this time, that won’t happen.
Because I’m here.
I checked whether the unconscious Seo Gil-su was still breathing, then glanced toward the CCTV as I spoke.
“Will that be a… problem?”
[Just write a few incident reports. Nobody reads them anyway. We can copy the ones from before.]
A team that had written so many incident reports really was different.
I thought that to myself as I read the numbers written on Seo Gil-su’s armpit.
“13 minutes 29 seconds.”
At my words, the fox wearing sunglasses inside the scoreboard got up from the sun bed. Then it removed its sunglasses and made a motion of looking at me.
[Wow. Perfect. If you drive at 100 kilometers per hour like this, you’ll explode right at the Wonmi Magnetic Power Plant. I don’t know who designed the bomb, but the scenario is flawless!]
Clap clap clap—!
An image of clapping hands passed across the scoreboard.
‘Seriously, is that guy really the protagonist?’
No matter how I looked at it, he was the main villain.
It was while I was thinking that.
[Get out. Just you.]
It was Pee So-won who spoke in the heavy silence.
“Look, I mentioned this before, but this vehicle is currently traveling at 100 kilometers per hour….”
That was when it happened.
The car jolted again.
I returned to the steering wheel.
But the moment I sat at the wheel, I saw a car in the distance.
“Huh? Didn’t you say vehicle traffic is being controlled on this road right now? But over there….”
There’s a car driving the wrong way?
I watched the SUV rushing fiercely toward us screech to a halt.
It didn’t look like an official government vehicle at all.
The license plate….
‘An electric vehicle?’
Isn’t that an autonomous driving car?
[I’ll make sure your face doesn’t get scratched, so just get out.]
Soon, the car door opened and a woman with a long rifle stepped out.
Her shoulders were wrapped with ammunition belts full of bullets.
For some reason, her elongated silhouette felt familiar.
This can’t be right.
How is Pee So-won here—
Wait.
Just now, definitely….
‘She’s following you too. The command center is controlling the surrounding vehicles. Just don’t cross the center line and keep coming. Don’t… worry.’
They said ‘also,’ didn’t they.
He told me to ‘come’.
The moment I grasped the meaning of those words, Pee So-won habitually drew a round from her belt and chambered it.
Click.
The sound shouldn’t have been audible, yet it seemed to echo.
Soon after, the rifle’s muzzle pointed directly at this bus.
Her stance was flawless—the positioning of her body, the angle of her head as she sighted down the barrel, everything perfect.
It was the kind of impeccable shooting posture you’d only see at an athletic training center.
[The people in there can’t be saved anyway. So just come out.]
I understood what Pee So-won was about to do.
And—
[Wouldn’t it be better to listen well to what the Team Leader says? Investigator Lee Yu-ji. That person’s temperament seems no joke.]
I also knew who had created this ‘variable’.
I bit my lip.

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