The Civil Servant Who Concealed Their True Strength Turns Out to be a Master of Possession - Chapter 58

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A Civil Servant Who Hides His Strength Is Exceptionally Good at Possession – Episode 058
But something feels off about this.
‘I was planning to keep you alive in this life….’
Every time with those words.
In my original timeline, this body was destined to die in an explosion.
‘In my previous life’, I died in that explosion without question.
If that’s the case, then in the previous timeline, the connection between Choi Woo-jin and Lee Yu-ji must have occurred before the explosion—
‘When?’
No matter how hard I tried to recall my memories, I had no recollection of ever meeting Choi Woo-jin.
Someone like Choi Woo-jin—wealthy, morally bankrupt, and devastatingly handsome, devastatingly handsome, devastatingly handsome….
Anyway!
There’s no way I could forget a face like that.
When Choi Woo-jin appeared at the Hunter Investigation Unit last time, just one glimpse of his face sent social media into an uproar.
Comments
-Is Choi Jun-gu’s grandson’s face real?
-Why didn’t he become an actor…?
-There was a rumor that he’s the only non-awakened one in the Choi Jun-gu household and gets treated like a burden, but that seems false;; At that level, he could rake in money just by doing entertainment for a bit
…Well, not to that extent.
Throughout reading the novel, I had held Kwon Ik-seong as my favorite, so Choi Woo-jin was an irritating character to me.
Not only did he elude Kwon Ik-seong, but he even mocked and teased Kwon Ik-seong’s integrity from time to time.
But truthfully….
‘I can’t deny that he’s handsome.’
So if I’d ever seen such a handsome face, there’s no way I could forget it.
‘This is very strange….’
If I went to Choi Woo-jin and asked ‘why do you keep saying this life, this life’, it would be like confessing ‘I know you’re a regressor’.
And if I made that confession, given that madman’s nature of having shattered the Subspace, he wouldn’t leave me alone either.
So for now, I’ll let this slide—
The real problem was something else I saw in the special side story.
Special side story.
When I first heard that term, I didn’t know what it meant, but now I understand.
A special side story refers to ‘a new story created by Lee Yu-ji surviving’.
In other words, ‘the story of the timeline where Lee Yu-ji survives’.
Even knowing the original work, I cannot predict the futures that change as I survive.
But the status window shows that future through the ‘special side story’ in some way.
Though only fragments, that future was quite unsettling.
Because I, who awakened in this life, would die from the side effects of that awakening ability.
That’s right.
The reason I die.
It was because the body I possessed died.

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“One Team 1 investigator succumbed to the pressure of the investigation and made an unfortunate choice, and suspicions are emerging one after another that someone within the Hunter Investigation Unit applied pressure to the investigation.”
Reporters gathered in front of the Hunter Investigation Unit as if they had been waiting, each spouting words before their cameras.
“According to internal sources, the Team 1 investigator’s suicide note mentioned an insider’s name, and it has been confirmed that the contents state ‘an internal member ordered me to deliver the bomb,’ so there is significant interest in Equipment Management Team Leader Cha Jeon-hyeok’s statement today.”
“…The Hunter Investigation Unit has briefed that they cannot provide detailed information, citing the confidentiality clause regarding investigative secrets.”
Watching the lobby scene, Captain Hong suggested turning the car around, but Kwon Ik-seong shook his head.
“It would be worse to give the impression that we’re hiding something.”
Captain Hong clicked his tongue at those words.
“That’s true, but….”
Are you sure you’re okay? That’s what he meant.
Captain Hong swallowed those words back down his throat.
Kwon Ik-seong was the type of guy for whom such concerned words were utterly useless.
His mind operated solely on practical judgment, so his mental state always took a back seat.
Did he even have a mind fragile enough to break in the first place?
When he heard that his team member had died, and when he heard that this team member had written his name in the suicide note, Kwon Ik-seong’s expression remained as calm as it was now.
‘I will submit to the investigation.’
He simply said it matter-of-factly.
‘Do you think I’m saying this because I suspect you?’
‘Suspicion is natural. Everyone within the Hunter Investigation Unit must be suspected in this situation.’
The principle of investigation without exception, even toward oneself.
Captain Hong decided to accept his words.
However, he placed an embargo to ensure that the fact Kwon Ik-seong was under investigation never leaked to the outside.
Whether Kwon Ik-seong objected or not was none of his concern.
If the embargo wasn’t in place, the entire Hunter Investigation Unit would completely fall apart.
If it leaked that Kwon Ik-seong, who had been revered as a hero, was a subject of investigation, it was inevitable that the reputation of the Hunter Investigation Unit, which had been barely restored thanks to Lee Yu-ji, would be completely destroyed.
“Sigh… Open the car door.”
Captain Hong sighed as he looked at the reporters who had crowded around the car in a dark mass.
As the door opened, Kwon Ik-seong got out first.
The reporters rushed toward Kwon Ik-seong and each asked their questions.
“How do you feel about your team member’s death?”
“Don’t you feel guilty even though he was your team member?”
“The deceased’s family released a statement—have you read it?”
They were all sharp words.
Words that would cause an ordinary person’s mental state to crumble after hearing just one, let alone fall into panic.
Yet despite hearing dozens of such words, there was no change in Kwon Ik-seong’s expression.
He carried out the embargo order and walked slowly toward the lobby entrance.
That was when it happened.
One reporter asked Kwon Ik-seong a question.
“Is there a connection to all investigative authority being transferred from Team 1 to Team 5? Team 5’s Team Leader Pee So-won gave an interview to reporters earlier saying she would conduct a sincere investigation. Is Team 1 also included as a subject of investigation?”
At those words, Kwon Ik-seong stared at the reporter for a moment, and then at the public broadcasting camera next to the reporter.
His eyes, as always, showed no emotional turmoil, yet this very fact created a peculiar unease in those around him.
It was like witnessing a man of perfect composure standing before a lion that roared with intent to attack.
A paradox where the aggressor became the one who flinched instead.
Radiating such oppressive presence, Kwon Ik-seong opened his mouth quietly.
“If Team 5 has committed to conducting a thorough investigation, then trust us to do so. One of the principles of investigation is maintaining confidentiality. However, there is no distinction between what will and won’t be investigated. Every member of the organization will be subject to scrutiny.”
The reporters fell silent at Kwon Ik-seong’s words.
It wasn’t merely because of his oppressive presence.
There was a solidity that emanated from his expression, from his tone of voice.
It came from a plainness that refused to embellish anything or dress it up with flowery language.
“The Hunter Investigation Unit, like all public institutions, cannot be perfect. We must not believe ourselves to be perfect. Civil servants and investigators are human beings. Only when the public wields both trust and skepticism—these two weapons—simultaneously can public institutions function properly. I ask for your cooperation.”
His solidity seemed to pierce through the screen itself.
So that all his sincerity could reach the people beyond the screen, the citizens themselves.
And that sincerity was certainly conveyed to one person.

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