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Episode 191 Event Horizon (3)

after the sun goes down

The faint sunlight that remained in the sky touched the clouds and waved, and the birds with dark red scales were heading west against the clouds.

In the middle of the hotel Baekje lounge, I slowly opened my mouth, taking in the lights of the Seoul Tower in the distance.

“The night view is nice.”

Then the man sitting opposite me. A man with a cool expression on his face. A person who used to have a quiz match with me a long time ago, but now is a person who walks with me. Lee Hyung-sik lowered his share of the cup and nodded his head.

“Well, that’s right. To be honest, the people here aren’t here just to drink a 35,000 won ginger tea.”

His words were even cynical at first glance. I shook my head as I listened to him.

Because, in a way, we were also one of them.

a few days ago. When I checked the documents Arin brought, namely [Monthly Business Profit Summary Table] and [Monthly Monitoring Data].

I could feel the invisible swords around me.

The business profits shrunk in an embarrassingly short period of time, and the comments that undermined the instructors belonging to the hermit crab and, on the other hand, exalted the rival instructors.

Because all those elements said only one thing.

That's right... … .

‘Internet comment manipulation’

That someone is trying to cut off the wings of the hermit crab academy by mixing the truth with the lies. That was it.

Well, actually, the method of manipulating comments on the Internet itself was not new.

Because the method itself has been known since I first started working as a lecturer.

‘In a way, it’s a very classic method.’

But the problem was that this method worked, and that it worked 'aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa'

If it is, would even the instructors with quite a bit of experience fall down in an instant without realizing that they were being worked on?

‘It was already too late when I noticed.’

Moreover, even if he realized that he was being worked on, the problem was not over.because.

[A lie is first denied, then questioned, but over and over, everyone is eventually believed.]

[Give me one sentence, and anyone can turn into a criminal.]

[Incitement is possible with one sentence, but dozens of documents and evidence are needed to refute it. And when they try to refute it, people are already agitated.]

[The right mix of 99 lies and 1 truth has a greater effect than 100% of lies.]

As Goebbels said, it is not only difficult to hide the truth from lies. Even if he tries to punish the opponent by hiding the truth, he will only be punished by those who are at the very end, like cutting off the tail of a lizard. This is because there was no damage to the superiors of the operation team and the clients.

So, most of the instructors were either crying and eating mustard, either by hiring a comment operator or just standing and dying.

‘Because there is no proper way to respond.’

Well, it's not the first time I've encountered something like this. It's because I've been attacked by manipulating comments once or twice while running a hermit crab academy.

But this attack was different.

Looking at the metallurgical skills of gnawing the limbs of the hermit crab group, such as the hermit crab academy and school... It seemed to be the workmanship of a professional group that had been trained through years of experience.

So, if something goes wrong, the hands and feet of the hermit crab academy will be cut off, leaving only the torso.

Therefore, I tried to solve this situation through a slightly extreme method.

'We are looking for evidence of comment manipulation. If you bring clear evidence, we will pay you 100 million won in cash. If you have any thoughts, please contact us through this account now.’

Those who gather in matter scatter into matter. Because there was no other method as effective as this method because they were gathered by faith in money in the first place.

And as a result.

'I… We will contact you after seeing the message.’

I was able to find an ‘ear’ that could tell me what was going on inside the comment control team.

Ears of the name ‘whistleblower’.

For a moment like that, I was thinking about why I came here.

“It’s pretty late anyway.”

I heard this type of voice.

As I looked at him with a puzzled day, he took a sip of tea and continued.“That trader. I'm sure you made an appointment at 8 o'clock... .”

“Ah, that seems to be a lot harder than I thought. I said that I could be a little late even when I made an appointment.”

Then he shook his head with a serious look.

“Well, it’s worth it. They must be people who gathered for money in the first place... Heh, it's pretty interesting to see it that way. When I heard from the director that it was a comment rig, I honestly thought it was a nonsensical story at first. No, the academy is not some kind of NIS... .”

He even shook his head.

I smiled softly and opened my mouth.

“That means that people want to find good lectures and good instructors.”

In fact, it was simple to choose a good instructor and a good lecture.

It was enough to listen to the poetry lectures of as many people as possible and judge for myself whether that person's lecture was right for me, and whether that person had the ability to score.

But humans are very contradictory beings. Even though it is a test that has an important impact on one's life... Quite a lot of people listened to other people first rather than seeking lecturers and lectures through their own supervision.

Of course, as it is really difficult to do everything on your own, it was also important to accept the advice of the pioneers.

‘But there’s no need to follow other people’s words.’

The problem was that many people took the advice of their predecessors without criticism.

Therefore, once the comment control team made up their mind and moved, unexpectedly many people were swept away by the tide and lost their port and wandered.

This is because their skill in cooking the students to their taste, stimulating the students' anxiety, is so subtle that they cannot be easily noticed.

‘Well, if I had enough time to recognize that, I would have to do something else.’

When me and Lee Hyung-sik were having a conversation about this matter.

"I… Perhaps… .”

A young voice came from behind me.

When I turned my head to look, a man with a mask on and his hat pressed down was looking at me with tense eyes.

Seeing who exactly came to us from among the people in the cafe, I thought that this person was a 'compulsive whistleblower', a moth attracted by the money of 100 million won.

I made eye contact with Lee Hyung-sik, who entered the business mode, and put a friendly smile on my lips.

"Yes, that's right. I am [Guest 666] Kim Jun-young. You are right, Mr. Mochaksa.”

"Ah… Yes. that's right. I am a motherfucker.”

“It’s the first time we’ve met like this. It must have been very cold outside, but did you have any inconveniences coming here?”

Then he put on a puzzled expression.

I guess I didn't expect such a friendly response.

In fact, I did just that.

If you look at the facts, the person in front of me was one of those who wanted to ruin my business.

'Probably expected a stiff atmosphere.'

But for big meat, great patience was required. I put a soft smile on my lips as I licked my gallbladder.

“Ah, okay… It was fine… So yes, the subway was full of heaters when I came, and I knew it was going to be cold, so I wore a lot of clothes.”

I nodded my head as I listened to his hurried words.

"That's fortunate. Come on, sit down. How about a car?”

"uh… that is… .”

“It’s a cold day, so how about making it with ginger tea? Ginger tea is famous here.”

Then he turned and looked at me.

"Yes. Then with that... .”

I called the server, ordered a car, and looked at him slowly.

When I saw the plain jeans, the uncharacteristic black coat, and the mask that covered half of the face, it looked like he was wearing a dragon to hide his identity as much as possible.

But it looked very clumsy.

‘If it weren’t for the clumsiness, I wouldn’t have come to this place myself.’

I looked at him and slowly opened my mouth.

“The story is going to be a bit long, so how about making your body a little lighter? maybe… It would be a little uncomfortable.”

Then he sweated profusely and shook his head.

“Ah, this is… Fine. Haha I usually get cold a lot.”

He had a strong attitude, as if this was the only thing that could protect him.

He didn't like the form he had to cover his face while he was making a deal, but he didn't dare re-elect.

because.

“The ginger tea you ordered has arrived.”

Because he would take off his mask on his own.

“… … .”

A 35,000 won ginger tea was placed in front of him.

The whistleblower's eyes fluttered in embarrassment.

He seemed to realize that he had no choice but to take off his mask to drink it.

I looked at him in conflict and opened his mouth.

“I won’t eat you, so you can rest comfortably.”

After thinking for a while, he let out a short sigh and took off his mask.

“… … .”

The exposed face was surprisingly ordinary. Eyes that look a little mild and a little cloudy and a couple of acne marks. It was the typical face of a 20-year-old college student he met along the way.

“Are you a student?”

"Ah… Yes."

“Excuse me, but where is the university… ?”

“… Seoyul University.”

It was an unexpected answer. I already knew that most of the people participating in the comment manipulation are students from the top universities in Seoul, but they must be students of Seoyul University, the best university in Korea.

“Haha, then you and I are classmates. What grade are you in?”

“I went to the first semester of my first year and took a leave of absence.”

"Oh yeah? So, are you going to join the military soon?”

“Ahh, what is it… .”

I did a quick ice break with him.

This is because there is nothing more important than lowering the vigilance of business partners when conducting business.

But that didn't slow my own vigilance.

No matter how young he looks, the person in front of me is definitely a criminal. He was the one who until now was treading the blood of several instructors.

Therefore, it was important to maintain an appropriate gap.

so after a while.

“Now then, shall we take care of it slowly?”

As I spoke, his slightly relaxed expression hardened.

“Then let’s check things first.”

Then he pulled something out of his coat pocket and held it to me.

That's right... It was an external hard drive the size of a men's wallet.

As I took the hard from him, he opened his mouth with trembling eyes.

“Yes, here… It will be around 200 gigabytes. There are originally more, but other people have different security... So for now, I brought only mine.”

I handed the hard drive to Lee Hyung-sik while listening to his words.

Then Lee Hyung-sik started checking his data on his laptop.

Soon, more than 200 documents appeared in front of me, including instructions from the comment manipulation company, documents reported and paid for, e-mails, and transcripts.

[September 2020 Instructions – Hermit Crab Academy Byeol-i]

[October 2020 Instructions – Hermit Crab Academy Byeol-i, Eugene… ]

[November 2020 Instructions – Hermit Crab Academy Byeol-i, Eugene, Hyun-cheol… ]

naked evidence. I opened my mouth slowly, looking at the evidence.

“There is a lot of data.”

“… Sorry. I didn't want to do it either, but the head office told me to continue... .”

"Fine. That’s what I expected.”“… Yes."

“Hmm… The data seems to be solid. Then, as I said before, I'll send you 30 million won right now and send you the rest of the money after the job is done. Do you agree?”

"Yes… As long as you put money in it... .”

"great. Then I'll put it right there. Could you give me your account number?”

However?

"I… .”

He pauses for a moment when I ask him to give me his account number.

“Why?”

"I… Is it really no money?”

The moment I listened to his cautious words, I could tell what he was worried about.

‘Look, I can see where I heard it.’

In fact, from his point of view, it would be better not to reveal his identity as much as possible.

“I know what you are worried about. Do not worry. After all, I’m not looking for students, but people above them.”

"still… .”

“Well, if you don’t like it, there’s nothing you can do about it. As you know, there are a lot of people.”

“… Phew."

“What would you like to do?”

When I asked, he looked at me with a resigned expression.

"all right. Please send."

Lee Hyung-sik transferred money on my behalf.

OK.

"under… .”

The whistleblower's expression turned to joy, as if he had been in a bad mood.

“Then, next time, please. Next time I'll add some more. Do you know what I mean?”

“Haha, yes, of course. Please do anything.”

He looked at me with a look as if he was about to get rid of the liver.

‘Because it’s the first time I’ve ever seen this kind of money.’

After the deal with the whistleblower was over.

“What are you going to do?”

Lee Hyung-sik, who was looking at the external hard drive, asked me.

“What are you talking about?”

“That person over there. Are you really going to leave it as it is?”

When he looked where he blinked, he saw a whistleblower running out of the hotel and shouting something with his arms outstretched.

I looked at him and slowly opened my mouth.

“Is it possible? If you commit a crime, you must be punished.”

Sometimes people say that tools are innocent and that there is no such thing as an unavoidable situation, but I don't think so.

For if a tool has eyes, if it has ears, if it has hands, if it has a head to think, then if it has a head to think, then he thinks he can be blamed.

Because if you decide that their actions are just unavoidable and that there must have been a good reason for their actions,

This is because it is no different than insulting people who made a different choice than them at the same time as them and in the same environment as them.

Because of that, I will not forgive them.

No matter how small an act or a small sin, I will not forgive you.

but.

“For now, I plan to leave it alone. It is not yet the time.”

That time is not just now.

If you raise the net now, you will only catch a few small fish and you will not be able to catch the huge fish that are deeper.

The optimal moment to raise the net will come soon.

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