Possessed an Academy Security Guard

43 – 043. Kang Haneul (4)

If you think about it, there were many strange things about this mission that Min Chaeryeong gave me.

From common sense, there is no reason for the guard team leader to stop a single student from dropping out. I also thought that was strange and asked Min Chae-ryeong the reason, but she didn’t tell me the reason, citing only making up for her mistake.

At first, I thought so. Whatever the reason, it’s an order, so you just have to follow it. I thought so passively.

However, the character of Kang Ha-neul has changed greatly from the original work, along with a suspicious extra quest, and even the existence of a mysterious inspector.

As I looked at the elements that were revealed in detail, I felt intuition that this work should never be taken passively.

No, this passive attitude will be poison not only in this day but also in the future life. The Heavenly Demon of Pleasure is adjusting the situation around me with malicious intent. If you live your life passively reacting, you will end up at a dead end.

‘Don’t be swayed. It’s about taking the lead in setting up the stage.’

Think of the many characters in ice water that you have seen so far. Isn’t that the way a possessed person should act like that?

Yes. Clearly, he intended to act that way at first. However, as I entered the special task force and became Min Chaeryeong’s subordinate, I became complacent without knowing it. I ended up being complacent in a life that somehow settled down.

That shouldn’t be the case. It is true that I received a lot of help from Min Chaeryeong, and my life was stable thanks to her. However, even though Min Chaeryeong is my superior, she is not my unconditional ally. Her intentions are unknown, and before that, she was a character in a novel unlike me. A character in a novel that the Heavenly Demon of Pleasure can maliciously control.

As I thought about it, a belated alert ate into my brain. If the Heavenly Demon of Pleasure tries to f*ck me through Min Chaeryeong, I’ll be fooled by his tricks.

‘I need to renew my relationship with Min Chaeryeong. At least, it shouldn’t be a relationship where you are being swayed recklessly like now. Even if she can’t match her, she must have at least one tile that can protect me.’

In that context, this mission will be the first button to redefine the relationship between me and her.

As mentioned earlier, there is no need for Min Chae-ryeong, the leader of the security team, to dwell on whether or not Kang Ha-neul dropped out. Nevertheless, the reason why she gave me this mission must be because Kang Ha-neul’s withdrawal from dropping out was linked to her interests with some kind of logic.

From nob le mt l dot com

Looking at the fact that they didn’t reveal the relationship to me, it’s probably not a dignified relationship. As well as the existence of the suspicious inspector, there must be huge circumstances behind this incident that I do not know about.

Besides, it was clearly written that way in the extra quests. The existence of Kang Ha-neul will be of great help to me.

‘Anyway, it’s worth investigating the circumstances behind this incident.’

With that in mind, the place I headed was the ‘Mystery Novel Research Society’, one of the clubs created by the Green House students.

About 100 clubs exist in the Green House, which has about 3,500 students. The Mystery Novel Research Society was one of those clubs.

Mystery Novel Research Society. On the surface, it analyzes the narrative or trick structure of various detective stories and applies them to the actual criminal investigation process.

However, the true identity of the Mystery Novel Research Society was different. To be precise, the identity of the president of the research society is different.

So, when I finally arrived in front of the Mystery Novel Research Club’s club room, it was the moment I was about to enter.

– Knocked up.

“Huh?”

“What?”

A door suddenly opened and a woman jumped out of it.

She was wearing glasses she had never seen before, but she couldn’t make out the red hair and her eyes. She was a very familiar face, and she was someone I met just a little while ago today.

“Midwinter student?”

“You said that a little while ago… ….”

“Yes. I am Ahn Su-ho from the guard.”

Midwinter, hearing my name, softly nodded her head.

“What are you doing here? Isn’t it class time now?”

“The class was canceled due to the professor’s circumstances. Thanks to that, my schedule has been fluctuating, and it seems to be the club recruitment period, so I am looking around the clubs I am interested in all the time.”

“You seem to like mystery novels.”

Saying that, she looked down at the hardcover book she was holding in her arms. I couldn’t read the title because it was in an unfamiliar foreign language.

At my question, Midgyeol covered the title of her hardcover book with her hand and blushed slightly.

“…… No? You don’t like it very much?”

“Isn’t it because you like mystery novels that you came to the Mystery Novel Research Club?”

“I don’t have time to waste on mystery stories that don’t help my job. I just came here because I was interested in the topic of studying the reasoning techniques in novels so that they can be applied to actual investigations.”

“Is that so?”

Even as I answered that, I couldn’t help but smile. Other people can be fooled, but I cannot be fooled. It was a fact that appeared in the original work that Midwyeol was a serious mystery novel fanatic.

It’s a hobby that’s nothing to be ashamed of, but things were different for Midgeoreum. As the successor of the Hansung Group, she prides herself on living a life that does not waste even a minute or a second. For her, reading her novels was an undoubted waste.

Because she liked her detective stories, she was ashamed of her hobby and tried to hide it.

Of course, according to the promised development, her hobbies are discovered by the main character. And the main character readily affirms her hobbies, befitting her main character. It was one of the events that frequently occurred in the beginning of the original work to build up the heroine’s crush stack.

However, that’s at least three months from now.

At this point, it was unexpected to find out that Midwyeol had enemies with the Mystery Novel Research Association.

No, to be precise, she must have been trying to make enemies. It looks like you haven’t even signed up yet.

‘You wouldn’t want to join the club because you were caught by me?’

If that happens, it gets a little difficult. Because the Mystery Novel Research Society was clearly one of the elements that had its feet in the main story.

“…… Why are you looking at me like that? Does it look like I’m lying?”

Midwinter was biting her lips with her bashful expression. She reacted as if she had heard something that should not have been discovered. It was the same reaction in the original story when she was found out by the main character that she was a member of the club.

The difference between her is that she’s not yet a member of her club, and I’m not the guy she has a crush on, she’s just a troublesome security guard I just met today.

“Please don’t misunderstand me. I just came here out of a little bit of interest. But when I think about it, it doesn’t seem that bad. If you’re wasting your time on a club like this, it’s better to join another club that’s much more helpful-“

“Isn’t there anything particularly strange about it?”

“Yes?”

I don’t know how effective it would be if I said this, but I decided to intercept the main character’s credit in order to rectify the immediate situation.

“Midwinter student said that the club was a waste of time and all, isn’t that what clubs are for in the first place? Except for some, almost all clubs are hobby-oriented.”

Nine times out of ten, college clubs are mostly social gatherings under the guise of clubs. And it was the same with Green House.

“Well, setting constructive goals even in club activities is a good thing, of course… …. Aren’t mid-winter students already working hard enough? It’s okay to have some time to catch your breath, right?”

“You… ….”

Midwinter looked up at me with mysterious eyes.

‘…… Did you succeed?’

The moment I thought that, the midwinter brow furrowed.

“Are you talking presumptuously as if you were teaching me something? About a security guard?”

“…… Yes?”

In response to that cold reaction, I stupidly questioned myself without realizing it.

“I am the granddaughter of the chairman of Hansung Group. She is the first student to enter the Green House, the one who will become the top graduate in four years, and the one who will soon become the successor of the Hansung Group. Would you please stop judging my life through the eyes of a criminal like you?”

“…… Criminal? I mean?”

“If a person who is acting as a school janitor at such a bright age is not a criminal, then what?”

If you are a criminal, does that mean you are an ordinary person? Yes, I was right. It was true, but when he said that to his face, he strangely felt bad.

“That, I’m not in the general department, but in the special department-“

“I know. Unlike the general department, the special department is a place where useful people gather. But even so, it’s barely on par with the industry’s top 10 hunter guild, right? If you look at it from the perspective of a Green House student, it’s just average, isn’t it?”

So, a common man, isn’t he an ordinary person?

The added depth of winter is exciting! And snorted her.

“Are you telling me that I am good at something like that? When it’s time to teach others, take good care of yourself! It’s like a star, really.”

The midwinter that turned its head violently passed me by and went away in the opposite direction. I stared blankly at the back.

“Huh. What is this…….”

I didn’t expect the same reaction as when I was the main character. Because Taehyung Ryu in the original work and I now are very different. However, there is no need to react so harshly.

I said I would try to fix it somehow, but after receiving a lot of criticism, I finally decided to give up with a deep sigh.

I don’t know, damn it. Let’s fix it later.

Thought so, I opened the door to the study hall and stepped inside.

The study club room was a small room of about 8 pyeong. There were bookshelves lined with books on both sides. There was a soft sofa and table in the middle, and on one wall there was a whiteboard with lots of writing on it, a CRT TV that seemed to work, and other miscellaneous items.

“Hang Gyo-wool? Even if it’s something I’ve missed-“

Among them was Illyana Faust, the president of the Mystery Novel Research Association.

Iliana Faust was a British student studying abroad with strong Irish characteristics, commonly referred to as ‘Ginger’. She has dark green eyes with her red hair, which is closer to dull brown than midwinter. Her skin was sickly white, but the freckles on top of it gave off a lively and healthy impression.

Her height was about 175 cm, which was quite large even for a Western woman, and her slender arms and legs gave her a model-like feel. However, compared to her model-like appearance, her fashion sense was close to the worst. Judging by the phrase ‘Death to Herlock Sholmes!’ Printed in gothic letters on a white boxy tee, it was clear that she did not like the Lupine series at least. She was, indeed, an English taste, if she was English.

“Uh, Dangsin, who are you?”

Illyana asked in Korean with a strange accent. It was a somewhat foolish impression, but knowing her true self, I knew that even her small gestures were acting.

Outwardly, she is an international student at an academy in Korea and a serious mystery novel fanatic. However, her true identity was a highly skilled hacker and self-appointed detective. She was a so-called hidden talent that only those in the know know.

Most of the customers who know her identity are British, her hometown. Therefore, there was a high possibility that Min Chae-ryeong did not know her identity.

Even if there is a connection between Illyana and Min Chae-ryeong, Illyana is careful not to interfere in matters between customers. In other words, the contents I ask her here will not reach her Minchae-ryeong’s ears.

“I asked who you are. Please answer me.”

“Illyana Faust. I came here to borrow your strength.”

“Yes?”

Illyana opened her eyes wide and deep in thought, and then she took out the application form that was lying on her desk and held it up.

“Are you applying to join the club? It’s a good choice! Dangsin likes mystery novels! The door of our club is always wide open, yes!”

“No. This is not a club membership inquiry. My business is Illyana Faust, you personally. To be precise, you, a genius hacker and a competent detective.”

“Eh? Genius hacker? Detective? What are you talking about?”

Illyana shrugged her shoulders as if to say something. Soon after, she smiled shyly and sat down holding her application form.

“Uh, I don’t know what you mean. We, the Mystery Novels Research Society, are not detective offices. Real Detective NO. A gathering of people who like mystery novels. Do you understand?”

“I know. I also like mystery novels.”

“Oh! Reverse! Then we’ll talk! Favorite piece! Of course I am proud of England! This is the Sherlock Holmes series!”

“I like Sherlock too. Especially for movies and TV shows. Among them, my favorite is Director Richard’s version of Sherlock Holmes.”

At those words, Illyana’s body trembled.

To pick a Richard’s version of Sherlock as your favorite detective story. That was one of the passwords shared between her and her clients. Of course, that doesn’t end there. Simply because the type of film can coincidentally overlap.

She asked me with meaningful eyes.

“Oh. It’s so surprising! It’s a great entertainment movie, but it’s very, very divided among enthusiasts. Could you tell me what you liked about it?”

“Since the director is a bone-chilling Sherlockian, the different interpretation of the original work was interesting. I liked the fact that an actor who was a real drug addict was cast for the role of Holmes, who appeared as a drug addict in the drama, because it was like a black comedy. What did you say in the interview? Yes, sure-“

While Illyana focused on my words, I recited the cipher text I read in the original.

“‘The 7% cocaine that Holmes enjoys is too hot for me.'”

“Oh.”

Illyana let out a small exclamation and pressed the button under the desk. Then, there was a click and the sound of the club room door being locked. At the same time, the blinds on the windows were automatically lowered.

Either way, it wasn’t a device that could be found in a club room. That she readily showed it would mean that the code I had spoken about her passed through to her.

“…… The movie you mentioned, even among the Sherlockians, reviews are sharply divided! Holmes subduing criminals with tai chi, does that make sense? So many, many Sherlockians, none of whom say they like that movie the most!”

But, Illyana added with a grin.

“I love that movie! It’s a fun setting. Have you seen the movie?”

“No. Not yet.”

“I’ll take a look at it later when I have time. It is said that it has a strong entertainment color, Equal, and is good for beginners!”

“When the opportunity arises.”

“How come everyone just talks like that and no one sees it in the end! But, what is important now is not that.”

Illyana shrugged her shoulders and smiled bashfully. She was a country girl, a tomboy with a smile showing her white teeth.

“Welcome back, customer! Private detective, hacker, active female college student, Illyana Faust! Nice to meet you! So, why did you come to see me?”

However, her true identity is, as she said, a private investigator and professional hacker.

Illyana Faust, the main character’s valuable informant who continues to play an active role in the second half of her original work, which puts all her drifts in, exclaimed confidently, showing her chest.

“There is a case I would like you to investigate.”

“What kind of case?”

At that moment, I wanted to ask Illyana to investigate Min Chae-ryeong’s background, but she immediately shook her head.

‘…… It’s still premature.’

Illyana was an excellent detective, but it took several years for her skills to peak. Even though she has good skills now, she must still have some clumsy corners. It was dangerous to rush after Min Chaeryeong.

‘There is no need to hurry. I will continue to have a relationship with Illyana.’

I only explained this incident to Illyana. A freshman named Kang Ha-neul suddenly disappeared, and she suddenly appeared saying she would drop out. That Min Chae-ryeong, the head of the special task force and team, is trying to stop him from dropping out. And that the mysterious inspector tried to approach Kang Ha-neul.

I would like you to dig into the overall investigation of this current situation and the circumstances behind it. After saying that, Illyana, who had been listening to me silently, asked me.

“An interesting case! But, how do you know all this information?”

“Because I am this kind of person.”

I showed her my privileges and her membership card without telling her. Then she said Oh, and let out a small exclamation.

“Subordinates who pry behind their superiors! This is a very exciting story! It’s like the introduction to a mystery novel! Now, a shadowy organization secretly operating in the dark is appearing?!”

“Okay. He must have come to you because he wanted to know that, right?”

“Thank you! The story, I like it very much! But I am not a volunteer. Give and Take. A request requires a reasonable fee. Do you understand, Nika?”

“I know. What do you get paid for?”

“Then it’s fast. The pay I get. Reasonable money for the request! Or any new information I might be interested in! Which one are you?”

“Let’s do this.”

In front of her, he waved his special duty and membership card. Then Illyana narrowed her eyes and smiled meaningfully.

“As you know, the Green House Guard Special Response Unit, unlike other academy guards, has an investigation linkage with the local police or an agreement to extradite the suspect.

“So?”

“Of course, we have a lot of information that is not accessible to the general public. If we have the information you need, we will help you using our special task force and crew’s authority.”

“Exciting offer!”

Illyana slammed her fists, and she was delighted. I was rather taken aback by the stronger reaction than I expected.

“Special countermeasures and database, I tried hacking in my second year! Most of it was easy, but only certain areas were frustrated because the firewall was unnecessarily strong! That’s the only part the security officer is too competent! Far from stealing information, they went to great lengths just to erase traces so they wouldn’t be discovered!”

With those words, I roughly understood the situation. Even within the special forces and inside, if security is particularly strong, it is probably related to Min Chaeryeong. There must be subordinates in charge of information warfare like hackers under her.

‘But to put it the other way around, it means that I have enough skills to try hacking against Chaeryeong Min and not get caught.’

As mentioned earlier, Illyana’s skills were still in the process of developing. In other words, it was not a dream for her to grow up to become a hacker who will threaten Min Chae-ryeong’s stronghold if she grows up well.

I thought about why I had come to meet such a talented person, but I soon found out the reason.

‘In the meantime, I didn’t have to come see Illyana.’

In the meantime, I haven’t had to investigate anything on my own. Min Chae-ryeong took care of all the information and asked for it.

But since she could no longer trust Min Chae-ryeong, it was at the point where I needed an independent source of information.

“So, how are you going to make the request? Are you accepting me?”

“Good! The case is interesting, and the pay is satisfactory! There is no reason not to accept it!”

It would be perfect if the first button was Illyana or Faust, who were also active in the original work.

“Please take good care of me this time and in the future.”

I said that while offering a handshake to Illyana, who smiled bashfully.

***

Meanwhile, at that time. A cafe with few people in the Green House site.

Having a warm Americano in front of him, Winter, sitting as if hiding himself in a corner seat, was looking down at a large hardcover book.

The identity of the book was the book she had just received from the president of the Mystery Novel Research Association. A popular mystery novel written in German. It was a masterpiece ambitiously recommended by Illyana, who knew that she was fluent in several foreign languages, including German.

There was not a single mystery novel in her house. Her parents and older siblings would not allow such waste.

So she used to go to the library to read mystery novels in her free time. It was in a similar context that she showed interest in the Mystery Novel Research Society. If it’s an academy club room without parents or siblings, you can be immersed in reading without anyone noticing.

That hardcover book was the result of Illyana’s consideration for the midwinter situation. If it’s a hardcover hardcover book in German, even if your family sees it, you won’t be able to easily guess that it’s a mystery novel.

I usually come secretly to the club room to read translated books, and at home I read original books in unfamiliar languages such as French or German. As long as no one saw her going in and out of the club room, there was no fear that her secret hobbies would be discovered by her family.

‘Well, what are you doing? I’ve already been caught.’

I remembered the face of Ahn Su-ho, whom I had just met in mid-winter. She didn’t mind if she ran into someone she didn’t know, but unfortunately, Ahn Su-ho was someone who knew her identity.

In common sense, there is little chance that her story about her will reach her family through her anointing. That would be good enough to ignore.

However, it was a probability that could not be ignored for Midgeoreum, who pursued perfection like paranoia in everything she did. In her mind, there were already dozens of possibilities that the story about the club would be passed on to her family through Ahn Su-ho.

‘Shouldn’t I just join the club?’

For a moment, I felt that way. As long as he was caught by someone he knew, wouldn’t it be only a matter of time before he was caught by his family?

Yes. Joining her club in the first place was already a risky decision by her standards. Wouldn’t she rather not join in the first place than be scolded for being caught by her family one day?

‘Yes. It’s okay not to go in. That’s right.’

She wanted a place where she could comfortably read mystery novels. She wanted a friend with whom she could talk freely about her favorite novel. That’s why she decided to join the Mystery Novel Research Society, but her life as the heir to the Hansung Group was more important to her than her own shameful hobby.

‘Isn’t there anything particularly strange about it?’

The moment she thought that, Suho Ahn’s words flashed through her mind.

‘Midwinter students said that the club was a waste of time and all, isn’t that what clubs are for in the first place? With a few exceptions, almost all clubs are hobby-oriented.’

‘Well, even in club activities, setting constructive goals is a good thing, of course… …. Aren’t mid-winter students already working hard enough? Wouldn’t she be fine with a little time to catch her breath?’

The moment I heard it, I was on fire. It was a statement that I did not know the circumstances of this side at all. To an ordinary person, that might be correct, but to her, the second daughter of her Hansung Group, it was not the case.

But to put it the other way around, Ahn Su-ho’s words meant that when you think about it normally, it’s straight forward.

No matter how hard a person tries, he or she can catch his breath for a very short time. It was natural. Humans are not machines that can run 24/7 without a break.

Hae-gyeol tried to become such a machine himself. He pursued perfection like a machine, lived up to his parents’ expectations, and finally took the position of the successor of Hansung Group.

However, even for such a person, a short break, a small hobby, is not okay.

Perhaps Ahn Su-ho said that to himself in that context.

I felt a lump in my heart at the sudden thought, but in the middle of winter, I shook my head weakly.

‘I would have thought that the person I met for the first time would know something about me?’

It’s just a thoughtless instruction. Thinking so, Midwinter looked down at the hardcover book on the table again.

However, there was a darker light of worry than before in those eyes.

***

From nob le mt l dot com

Likewise at that time.

Special Countermeasures Division 2 Team Office.

After breaking up with Ahn Su-ho and returning to the office, Chae-yeon went straight to the team leader’s office.

However.

“What? Why isn’t it open?”

A tightly locked office door. If you open it with force, you can easily break a lock like this, but no matter how much you are in the middle of the day, there was a common sense of ‘ you shouldn’t open the office door that is locked ‘.

“Senior Yuri? Where have you been, boss?”

“Huh?”

At those words, Cho Yu-ri, who was working at her desk, raised her head. She soon grasped the situation, aha, and she gave a small nod of her head.

“Uh. You left a while ago You said it was a business trip.”

“A business trip? Are you going abroad again?”

Remembering Min Chaeryeong’s trip abroad in February, Vegetable Research Institute asked that.

You may think that it is a business trip to the academy guard, but it is not necessarily the case.

The Green House Guard had several characteristics that differentiated it from other academy guards in that it was the only investigative organization within the National Hunter Academy in Korea.

A typical example would be the quasi-police-level investigative authority of the guards. Although it is limited to cases within the academy, the Green House Guard has the same investigative authority as the police. At least in the academy.

And the academy here is not just a green house.

“No. You went to another academy. You said it was an academy in Incheon…….”

Green House is the only national academy in Korea, and has entered into business alliances with several domestic academies. Among them, there was a partnership clause regarding the dispatch of green house guards, especially special countermeasures and members.

Min Chaeryeong’s business trip was also part of such a business partnership. However, what is noteworthy is that in this case, Min Chae-ryeong did not request a business trip from her opponent’s academy, but that she voluntarily went to the academy.

“The other academy?”

Chae Yu-ri tilted her head at Yuri Cho’s words. Min Chae-ryeong gave her personal mission to herself. Her personal missions, not special missions and formal missions. In other words, the mission was very important, the Vegetable Research Institute thought so.

However, after giving up such an important mission, he went on a business trip to another academy. Even without saying anything to himself.

It was an action Min Chae-ryeong wouldn’t normally do. At the time of her Ji Ye-won incident, she was already on a business trip, so she couldn’t help it. At that time, except for one time, when Min Chae-ryeong gave an assignment to Chae-yeon, she never left her seat.

Nevertheless, Min Chae-ryeong vacated her seat. If so, what is the purpose of that action?

Unfortunately, Chae-yeon lacked the judgment to reason about the situation. She, who was the owner of a straight and direct thinking more than anyone else, chose an easier way than worrying about her head hurting.

“Why did the team leader do that? Does she know what she went on a business trip for?”

Cho Yu-ri shrugged at Chae So-yeon’s question. The reason she didn’t know her circumstances was because she was the same.

“Okay. I heard she went to work with a scholarship foundation…….”

A strange thing suddenly came to mind when he heard the word scholarship foundation.

If it were her Ahn Soo-ho, not her, who was present at this place, she would have been able to immediately pinpoint the connection between Min Chae-ryeong’s business trip and her Kang Ha-neul’s dropout. Min Chaeryeong headed to the scholarship foundation belonging to the scholarship company who approached Kang Ha-neul.

However, unfortunately, indeed, unfortunately, Chae-yeon lacked the thinking ability to infer such a relationship.

“A scholarship foundation?”

Though I relied on vague memories to repeat the words in my mouth.

“Suddenly, what kind of scholarship foundation? Would you like to make a donation?”

Chae So-yeon was able to do just that.

She couldn’t help but feel sorry for her.