The Civil Servant Who Concealed Their True Strength Turns Out to be a Master of Possession - Chapter 57

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A Civil Servant Who Hides His Strength Is Exceptionally Good at Possession – Episode 057
“What should I do about this…?”
What was there to do?
I stared at Byeon Gu-do with a subtle expression.
Byeon Gu-do had discovered Yeo Hyeong-se’s corpse and contacted me instead of Pee So-won. The reason was simple enough.
“You’re asking me to destroy evidence…?”
Ma Deok-ho, who had been quiet until then, opened his mouth.
“That’s not possible.”
I spoke firmly.
How could that be possible?
The fact that these two had ‘coincidentally’ discovered Yeo Hyeong-se was already suspicious enough. But destroying evidence at a crime scene?
If they got caught in any way, these two could end up being pinned as the criminals.
“Why are you two even here in the first place?”
Though the reason these two were here had already been revealed in a previous side story, it was a question I couldn’t avoid asking.
At that, Byeon Gu-do sighed and scratched the back of his head.
“Because of this bastard.”
Meow.
Byeon Gu-do pointed to Ma Deok-ho, who was holding a black cat.
‘Animal Communicator.’
Ma Deok-ho’s skill had led them here.
“Actually, remember that email I sent you before? I found out about that because of this one too.”
Byeon Gu-do spoke as if he’d decided to spill everything now that it had come to this.
Ugh… I didn’t want to hear the details. I desperately didn’t want to get involved in this mess.
But the Quest that arrived through this damned status window was bound to happen no matter what.
‘And this incident wasn’t even in the original story.’
!Abnormal Status!
‘Extras who receive the protagonist’s affection must surely die’ activated!
I had complained about being a nameless extra, and now even the abnormal status condition had changed.
‘The protagonist has begun to show affection’?
I furrowed my brow, recalling what Kwon Ik-seong had said.
His claim that Choi Woo-jin had a sexual interest in me didn’t seem very credible, but he certainly seemed to be feeling some kind of ’emotion’ toward me.
‘Why on earth…?’
And the way he kept mentioning ‘this life, this life’—it seemed like he had known me in my previous life as well—
“Didn’t we confirm that Blackie got into Park Seung-su’s car last time?”
Ma Deok-ho spoke while checking on Blackie’s condition.
Even in this situation, the cat came first, apparently.
‘The character’s consistent.’
“So I asked Inspector Byeon Gu-do for a favor to rescue her.”
“A favor? That was blackmail.”
“Blackmail? What blackmail?”
“Ah, no…. Let’s talk about that later!”
Byeon Gu-do turned his head away with an uncomfortable expression at my question.
But I knew from the special side story.
‘Embezzling Hunter Investigation Unit supplies, taking bribes from petty criminals, and so on—he had so much he could be caught for.’
Byeon Gu-do was a man with plenty of things to be held over his head from the start.
That was also the reason he’d survived in Team 5.
After all, why would someone stay in Team 5, which had zero achievements, when the Hunter Investigation Unit offered compensation far exceeding salary?
‘Because it’s loose.’
A team that wasn’t dangerous and had just enough to skim off the top.
That’s what Byeon Gu-do wanted.
As for Ma Deok-ho, that MZ-generation investigator probably just wanted to leave work on time.
Anyway, that’s how Ma Deok-ho discovered one of Byeon Gu-do’s dirty secrets and used it to blackmail him.
‘Turns out he’s a master of blackmail, huh?’
I narrowed my eyes as I looked at Ma Deok-ho.
That’s when Ma Deok-ho spoke.
“So Investigator Byeon Gu-do became a ‘shadow’ and pursued Park Seung-su.”
“A shadow?”
“Yeah. That’s my skill.”
Byeon Gu-do answered.
“Erasing presence. Concealment. Going unnoticed.”
…That’s a skill perfectly suited for stalking.
“Were you about to say I’m like a stalker?”
“…No.”
“Your answer was slow.”
Byeon Gu-do looked at me with reluctance.
This guy’s intuition really is uncanny.
“…So that’s how you were able to extract those emails from AC Manufacturing.”
Byeon Gu-do nodded at my remark, his expression somewhat uncomfortable.
Of course he’d be uncomfortable.
Hearing about Byeon Gu-do’s skill, it was highly likely that all the methods he used to tail Park Seung-su were illegal routes.
From trespassing to unauthorized use of personal information.
So he’d reported to me in that suspicious way about ‘sending the email by mistake.’
Then, Byeon Gu-do spoke with a strange expression.
“But you didn’t tell me that I extracted the emails, right? Team Leader Kwon, Captain Hong, and even Team Leader Pee don’t seem to know?”
“Pardon?”
I answered as if it were obvious.
“Isn’t that why you gave it to me—because you thought I wouldn’t tell?”
After all, protecting an informant’s identity is basic for any investigator.
Byeon Gu-do lost his words for a moment at my response.
He seemed to be thinking about something, and then something appeared above his head.
Byeon Gu-do’s favorability increased by 5.
…Is this really as effective a way to build favorability as playing Go-Stop?
What exactly did I even do?
I’ve been thinking about this for a while now, but I honestly have no idea how I’m building my own favorability anymore.
“You’re oddly a mix of Team Leader Pee and Team Leader Kwon.”
The moment Byeon Gu-do finished speaking, blinding headlights flashed in the distance.
And the car with those headlights came barreling toward us like a madman—
“Whoa whoa whoa!”
It rushed at us as if to mow all three of us down, then screeched to a halt.
The car door opened immediately, and Pee So-won, her expression furious, stepped out.
“Hey, you bastard Byeon Gu-do! You pervert! If something like this happens, you call the forensics team first! Damn it~!”
This was the first time I’d seen Pee So-won in such an energetic state since the Bus 316 incident.
I watched Byeon Gu-do getting beaten and looked at Ma Deok-ho.
Ma Deok-ho gently covered the cat’s eyes as he spoke.
“…I absolutely despise complications.”
I suppose so.
So that’s why he called Team Leader Pee right away.
While Byeon Gu-do was being chased by Pee So-won beside me, Ma Deok-ho calmly held ‘Blackie’ and spoke.
“It appears Blackie was inside Park Seung-su’s car engine. And after finding Blackie, we discovered something.”
Ma Deok-ho pointed to Yeo Hyeong-se’s corpse and spoke.
“Investigator Yeo had received a bomb from Park Seung-su. An XT-9000.”
“What? XT-9000?”
Pee So-won responded to Ma Deok-ho’s words while still gripping Byeon Gu-do’s collar.
Her expression was as if she wanted to resurrect the already-dead Yeo Hyeong-se just to kill her again.
XT-9000 was the bomb that Seo Gil-su had been carrying.
In other words….
“Investigator Yeo Hyeong-se even delivered the bomb.”
The strength drained from Pee So-won’s hands.
Byeon Gu-do collapsed to the ground with a groan, but instead of responding, Pee So-won furrowed her brow.
She then took the suicide note that Ma Deok-ho was offering, pulling on gloves from her pocket.
Pee So-won sighed, then immediately activated her smartwatch.
“Forensics team. Requesting dispatch. Location is beneath Ganghwa Bridge….”
This was Pee So-won’s choice.
Regardless of whether the suicide note might have been tampered with, to proceed by the book first.
Just as everyone was sighing at this obvious choice, a window appeared before my eyes once more.
Surprisingly, it was another damn Quest. This time it wasn’t a ‘Special’ Quest, just a regular Quest.
It was indeed something I’d seen in the special side story.
Quest ‘Clear Kwon Ik-seong’s False Accusation (B)’
-Time Limit: 7 days
-Reward: 8,000 Gold
-Failure Penalty: Drowning
And if I fail this Quest, Lee Yu-ji in the special side story dies.
‘Ha ha.’
Drowning or falling to my death.
Which one would be better….
That’s not even an option!
Damn it!
Sometimes I thought being a nameless extra back then was actually better.

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