The Civil Servant Who Concealed Their True Strength Turns Out to be a Master of Possession - Chapter 89

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A Civil Servant Who Hides His Strength Is Exceptionally Good at Possession – Episode 089
It was Pee So-won who broke the heavy silence and spoke first.
“You don’t like it?”
“No.”
“Then you’re going to keep spitting on our youngest?”
Kwon Ik-seong maintained an expressionless face throughout.
So something about him…
‘How irritating.’
Anyway, this bastard was impossible to read.
That’s what Pee So-won thought.
“Now she’s ‘our’ youngest.”
On the surface, it was a statement that since the special unit had been established, he was effectively Lee Yu-ji’s direct superior, but to Pee So-won’s ears, it sounded different.
“Why do you keep feeding our youngest delicious food?”
Pee So-won’s eyes narrowed.
She knew full well that this wall-like bastard became a delivery man from nearby restaurants every lunch and dinner.
And she also knew whose mouth it all went into.
“Are you trying to seduce her?”
“If it’s possible.”
What bothered her most was that he didn’t even change his expression while saying such things.
She couldn’t send Lee Yu-ji to someone like him.
Pee So-won held this thought without even realizing how strange her own thinking was.
“Then I’ll have to block you. With all my might.”
Kwon Ik-seong nodded at Pee So-won’s response.
“I wish you the best. Then may I set a date for Go Cheol-won’s summons?”
Truly an irritating bastard.
Pee So-won watched Kwon Ik-seong’s fingers as he picked up the documents, closing one eye.
Like when aiming at a target beyond the sight line.
She really wanted to shoot just that one finger off.
While thinking such things, she answered.
“Fine.”

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[Go Cheol-won, the Incheon Mayor, has been transferred from a summoning investigation to a custody investigation. The Hunter Management Office has stated that serious violations of the Hunter Management Special Act have been discovered regarding Mayor Koh.]
The top floor of the Daeyang Guild building.
Choi Jun-gu’s office, adorned with rare orchids and viewing stones scattered throughout.
On a floating screen in that space, the Hunter Management Bureau Chief continued his briefing with a stern expression.
[What exactly are the charges against Mayor Go Cheol-won?]
In response to the reporter’s question, the Chief looked down at the papers before him and answered according to his prepared script.
Choi Jun-gu, seated on a black leather sofa in front of the screen, had no expression on his face.
Because of this, the secretaries watching from beside him grew increasingly tense.
[The charges are illegal weapons trafficking and unauthorized weapons smuggling.]
[If it’s unauthorized weapons smuggling, does that mean Incheon City Hall conducted large-scale weapons smuggling?]
[Regarding that matter, it is currently under investigation, so I cannot provide precise details. This concludes the briefing.]
The brief, formal briefing ended, and a secretary handed a phone to Choi Jun-gu.
Choi Jun-gu took the phone without even looking at the secretary and brought it directly to his ear.
“Yeah. Right. Saw the news. Did he do well?”
At Choi Jun-gu’s words, the voice of the person on the other end trembled.
[Well, since we’ve secured testimonies, we have no choice but to apply charges regarding the illegal weapons trafficking…]
It was the Chief’s voice.
It was a much softer tone, contrasting sharply with the rigid, overbearing manner he’d displayed at the briefing.
“Right. That makes sense. The civil servants below did their jobs well. Everything should be done by the book anyway, right?”
His voice carried a thick regional dialect.
Simultaneously, his tone was as if addressing a younger relative.
From all of this, it was simply
[I truly appreciate your understanding…]
“But here’s the thing.”
Choi Jun-gu picked up the cane beside him and stood from his seat.
At the same time, the screen switched and the anchor proceeded with the next news.
[Meanwhile, according to our MBS investigation, the Hunter Investigation Unit investigators handling Mayor Go Cheol-won’s case have been revealed to be part of a specially formed special task force. And one of the members of that special team is someone we know well. We’ll connect you with reporter Jeong Se-eun.]
[This is Jeong Se-eun. We have a crowd of reporters gathered in front of the Hunter Investigation Unit. Currently, a sitting local government chief has been taken into custody. Since the Hunter Special Management Act was established, this is the first local government chief to be subject to this law. Particularly regarding the unauthorized weapons smuggling, it’s no different from City Hall conducting large-scale illegal weapons sales, so public controversy is intensifying.]
“Do they have evidence for that unauthorized smuggling?”
[Well… that’s… since it’s currently under investigation, I can’t really say…]
Choi Jun-gu’s lips twisted.
“Under investigation?”
A cold smile crossed Choi Jun-gu’s face as his eyes narrowed.
He then pressed his cane against a viewing stone nearby.
The stone crumbled to dust in that instant, and one of the female secretaries was wounded on the face by several sharp fragments. But no scream escaped her lips.
“Did you just tell me it’s under investigation? I heard your news aired a few times, but now you don’t even know your place?”
[No, sir.]
The Chief’s trembling voice came through the receiver.
“You’re playing games in front of me, you bastard.”
[That’s…]
“I don’t need to hear more. Let’s be clear about this. There’s no evidence of illegal smuggling. Even if there were, there isn’t, and if there isn’t, that’s even better.”
Choi Jun-gu hung up the phone as he said this.
At the same moment, he fixed his gaze on the news broadcast playing on the screen.
[We have investigator Lee Yu-ji from the special team currently under investigation appearing on screen. Let me attempt to get an interview!]
With frantic camera movement, the footsteps of a woman sipping an iced vanilla latte as she entered the Heonsu Building from across the parking lot came to an abrupt halt.
Her characteristically dazed expression.
Her entire body radiating panic like a cartoon character.
The moment the reporters rushed toward her, she immediately bolted across the parking lot at a sprint.
At an incredible speed.
Soon, only the sound of the reporters’ ragged breathing could be heard.
Eventually the woman disappeared into the distance, and the camera only managed to capture her tiny silhouette as she effortlessly vaulted over the fence.
Following that, the reporter’s heavy breathing continued as he spoke.
[Huff… Gasp… Today’s interview has failed…]
The screen hastily switched to show the anchor desk.
[Yes. We apologize for the poor image quality. Our next story is—]
Watching this, Choi Jun-gu let out a hollow laugh.
It was that investigator again.
Lee Yu-ji.
Choi Jun-gu picked up the remote and rewound the screen.
He paused the video on the frame showing Lee Yu-ji’s flustered expression and tilted his head, studying her face.
“Such a pretty girl doing such dangerous work?”
A smile played across his face, but his voice carried a chill.
“What a waste.”
At his next words, the female secretary with scars on her face flinched.
“Should we handle it right away?”
However, the Secretary Manager beside her asked in a calm tone.
“Not right away. Take your time. Just keep tabs on her for now.”
Choi Jun-gu said this while casually sweeping the broken stones aside with the toe of his leather shoe.
“Oh, and what’s Woo-jin saying?”
“Young master—”
“Young master? What young master. You should call him Administrator Choi Woo-jin. Got it?”
“Ah. Yes.”
The Secretary Manager replied.
“If I let him go in there because he wanted to so badly, there should be something coming back from it, right?”
“Yes. I’ll relay the message to look into the situation.”
At the Secretary Manager’s response, Choi Jun-gu nodded and waved his hand dismissively.
Soon the Secretary Manager left the office with the female secretary holding her face and the remaining secretaries.
They took the elevator down to the secretarial office on the floor below, and in that elevator, he spoke to the slightly tearful female secretary.
“The medical fees will be deposited, so get treated well. We’ll provide potions too, so don’t put on bandages. The guild master dislikes that sort of thing.”
“…Yes.”
The Secretary Manager watched the tearful woman respond, then stepped out of the elevator and immediately called Choi Woo-jin.
“Yes, Young Master.”
A sharp voice came through the receiver moments later.
[Ah, as expected, you’re quick. Our grandfather. What else does he need?]
The Secretary Manager’s brow furrowed slightly at the tone of someone who had been waiting for this call.
This was a man she had thought only cared for alcohol and entertainment.
A man from the Daeyang Guild, famous as a Hunter family, who harbored complexes and inferiority about being the only one who hadn’t awakened—someone she had simply left alone to soothe those feelings through such indulgences.
In fact, she had always considered him an easy target compared to other young masters; as long as she gave him money for alcohol and entertainment, he rarely caused major incidents—
But lately, this man had changed somewhat.
He had suddenly obtained an administrative officer position through a deal with Guild Master Choi Jun-gu, and there was something about him—as if his mind, which he had never used before, was now turning.
‘Could it be that he’s also aiming to become a successor candidate?’
The Secretary Manager thought this, and it occurred to her that if that were the case, she could speak more freely.
“Inspector Lee Yu-ji’s location information is needed. For the time being.”
She emphasized the words “for the time being,” deliberately avoiding any thought of Lee Yu-ji’s fate after that period ended.
“We’ll send an item your way.”

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