I Will Take a Break at Academy - Chapter 291



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How to Live Immortally Episode 291

291 Murakami Ryoichi

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The middle-aged man who had been alone with Hoya looked around and then lowered his head.

“It’s been a while since I’ve seen you, Captain.”

Sheriff Dread Derek, 27th District West Police Station.

He was known to the outside world as a tough guy who would not compromise with crime. That was also the reason he was promoted to sheriff at an early age. Although it was a society where it was advantageous to moderately engage in internal politics, it was an exception because it was an area where the Miyauchi-gumi was active.

of course-

It was all just an external image.

He is a planning and surveillance officer who works closely with the Miyauchi-gumi to find ways to help each other.

Because of that, I couldn’t help but pay tribute to Hoya.

“I’m sorry, but I had to go out because my superiors were watching.”

“I understand.”

Even though it was a remote coastal area, this was a level of terrain collapse. An investigation is essential to determine the cause and prevent recurrence.

It was an extension of this that all the institutions called public rushed out and took control of the scene. The problem was that in the process, the existence of the underwater cave was revealed.

It’s not that it can’t be covered up. The connections passed down from the previous generation are still intact.

The important thing is how much can you hide.

“An executive named Bruno set up a nest without telling me.”

“You’re talking about the assassin of Lim Hyeop. Of course, he was a suspicious man. But I didn’t know he would move so meticulously.”

“It’s a shame.”

It was a typical tail-cutting.

And he sacrificed his already dead subordinates.

There was no actual damage to the Miyauchi-gumi. It was like turning a blind eye, but this was their territory.

Who would dare deny it head on?

but-

“You are having an interesting conversation.”

An eerie disagreement, which defies such expectations, penetrates the room. The owner of the voice is a man with impressive cross-eyed expressions.

Those wicked eyes looked like they were mocking each other. Hoya’s face distorted for a moment.

“I told you not to let anyone come in here.”

“Are you saying that unauthorized personnel are arbitrarily managing and supervising the scene of an incident? This is already exciting. Let’s do more.”

A young girl who didn’t look older than thirty. Her face, which didn’t even look like it had any hair on it, had dreadlocks.

“I’ve never seen you before. Where do you belong? You seem to be an investigator who received a request for reinforcements. Don’t interfere and stay out of my way.”

There were some who didn’t understand the situation, or rather, the hierarchy, and left with their own body.

As a senior, Dread was the one who took the lead in correcting his junior’s bad habits, but he should have known.

That common sense can change at any time.

“Please leave the lower level people out.”

The man, Jin-Geon, slapped the sheriff on the cheek. It was a careless gesture that seemed to be a soothing gesture, but the aftereffects were not like that.

Boom!

Dread flew to the wall and spit out his teeth like corn kernels, but Jin-Geon passed by without even looking.

“We will decide what punishment to impose on you later.”

Jin-Geon, standing in front of Hoya, looked up at him. Then, he took out his police notebook from his bosom and showed it to him.

“I’m late in introducing myself. My name is Jin Geon, a special agent from the 2nd District Metropolitan Investigation Unit.”

Special Agent, Hoya groaned at the weight of the name. It was a rank one level higher than Sheriff, and could be considered the highest ranking among the management positions.

He was often the chief of the police station and was in a position to run a separate TF team. This meant that he was not the type of person to take off his shoes and go out into the field.

Moreover, he belonged to the 2nd District Metropolitan Investigation Unit. A position that could cover the entire Seed Colony. Why did a mid-level officer who could fight Megacorp come to such a remote coastal area?

He speaks calmly, hiding his true feelings.

“Yes, my name is Hoya Hobuki, and I run a small business nearby.”

“If the other secret forces hear that Miyauchi-gumi is small, they will be upset.”

“Even so, you, as a special agent, will be the only one who can do it.”

“Isn’t it enough to call a sheriff? I’m worried that you might take my name lightly.”

For someone so young, his tongue-twisting skills were extraordinary. However, Hoya was also a veteran who had overcome countless hardships. Wouldn’t it be frustrating to lose him without being able to handle it?

“I just wanted to ask if there was anything I could help you with.”

“You speak as if the Miyauchi-gumi had nothing to do with this incident. Even though there are a lot of yakuza in the area.”

“It was a result of gathering only those who wanted to contribute to the peace of the community, and there was no other intention.”

The old man and the snake look at each other and laugh, even though they know that the other is hiding their true intentions.

To them, conversation was nothing more than a battle without gunfire, so the space where the two faced each other was no different from a battlefield.

What determines victory or defeat is not inaction but justification.

Unfortunately, even though Hoya was flying and long, it was not easy to catch.

Especially when there is solid evidence.

“Then I would like to take protective measures for the children. Would you help me? I don’t know what would happen if I received help from others.”

“… … .”

“With the authority of the Miyauchi-gumi, there will be no one who would mess around. Oh, and of course, I will send as many sheriffs as you are satisfied with.”

It was a declaration that they would use the Miyauchi-gumi’s supplies as they pleased and would overtly monitor them. Moreover, they even took responsibility for it.

It was time for me to prove with my own hands that I had nothing to do with the Insanity Project.

If you insist, you can get away with it, but since it means confessing to being a criminal, it was a dilemma.

“… … do not cooperate.”

I thought I knew why the unidentified Martian Defense Force had left half of its reserves alone.

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Butterflies visiting flowers and bees seeking honey were the unchanging laws of the world. It was as if Jin Geon was tracing the footsteps of the swordsman Yang Hu.

That’s why he pretended to be a member of the Martian Defense Force and attacked their secret base, leaving a scar on the ground in the shape of a spiral that could never be deceived.

I had no doubt that Jin Geon would see the message and arrive.

You could call it a kind of bat signal.

As expected, Jin-Geon, who had entered quickly, took control of the scene. This was to prevent the Miyauchi-gumi from acting rashly. Most likely, they would have difficulty organizing a pursuit team to chase after Alice.

It would be impossible to gather enough people to subdue her, given the label that she might have been in charge of the Insanity Project.

Even if you say that it is to hunt down the previous swordsman, Jin Geon will not believe it outright.

Perhaps, they will be even more wary of the Miyauchi-gumi, thinking that they are colluding to bury the Insanity Project.

If they are not careful, their connection to Blanca could be revealed, so the Miyauchi-gumi will not be able to take a strong stance even after seeing such abusive behavior.

No matter how rampant the underworld is, calling in a foreign force, and the military at that, to kill a loyalist who had served the organization for decades—this was an idea that only a madman would think of.

The vested executives may understand, but the sense of betrayal felt by the members who swore loyalty must be enormous.

Since this could shake the foundation of the Miyauchi-gumi, even Hoya, the leader, will have no choice but to take a conservative approach.

But all of this was just maintaining the status quo, not signifying a reversal.

So what should we do next? There was no need to rush. Time would solve everything.

As the saying goes, where the needle goes, the thread follows. Where the sheriff steps in, the advisor must follow.

The purpose of calling Jin Geon was to expose the truth, but also to give the impression that he was in control of the situation.

Wouldn’t it be better to be called rather than call, and remain a third party and a latecomer?

As expected, not long after, I received a call from Jin Geon.

The meeting place is Cafe Velvet, no different from usual.

If there’s one thing you didn’t expect―

“You were promoted to special agent?”

“Because he has achieved such great things.”

It was a special promotion among special promotions, and a special case among special cases. Perhaps there was no one who was more successful than Jin Geon.

It wasn’t absurd. It was true that it was known to the world that the theft of the Ion Trident blueprints had been concluded.

I don’t know for sure, but both internal evaluations and personnel performance evaluations must have reached an all-time high.

Even before that, he had an excellent track record as a sheriff – it would be more strange for him not to become a special agent, but rather to handle a critical case at that point.

“Thanks to this, the scope of my activities has expanded. The level of support I can request has also increased.”

The growth of a potential enemy was not something I welcomed, but I had to take the risk. It was also something I kept close for times like these.

“So what’s going on? I don’t think you called me to brag.”

“I called Mr. Gaon because I need help.”

“What is it?”

“The swordsman Yang Hu has appeared.”

At the same time, the investigation status is transmitted to the device without any addition or deletion.

The underwater cave located in District 27, the children found there, the unethical experiment called the Insanity Project. Everyone knew about it.

One thing that bothers me is that it is written as if the two of them are certain of each other.

It was a minor detail, but if Gaon knew the truth, he would never have made a decision.

The virtual swordsman Yang Hou, that is, Amal Kam, was a rare talent who moved once every few decades. It is extremely unusual for him to appear now.

There was no way Jin Geon didn’t know that.

This is a test―

‘Are you doubting?’

Even though they had formed a relationship of trust, it seemed like his policy of knocking on the stone bridge before crossing it would not change. Should I say that he is a man you can never let your guard down with?

So, there were also some points that were easy to defend.

Because if you assume the worst, it usually turns out to be true.

“It’s hard not to feel a sense of discomfort when he reappears after only a few months. Maybe it’s fake. It’s ridiculous to judge the severity of crimes, but the Insanity Project described here is on a much smaller scale than the Eden Park drug factory incident he was in charge of last time.”

Jin-Geon nods his head, as if satisfied with the extremely objective judgment.

“That’s right. That bothered me too.”

Although Jin-geon might lose interest in the ambiguous traces, Ga-on was not flustered. He had expected it to happen.

Why would they target that ‘secret base’ when there were so many affiliated facilities owned by the Miyauchi-gumi?

The Insanity Project was only a secondary element.

“But after investigating deeper, I found a big fish. It was Bruno Top, who was known to have set up and operated a research lab in an underwater cave. It turned out that he was operating in a place called Shinkoukai.”

A vast amount of information comes in through short-range communication. It would not be an exaggeration to say that it is an epic tale of Bruno Top’s life. As we delve into his traces, we inevitably reach one person.

The president of Shinkoukai and a person who used Bruno as his guide.

“Ryoichi Murakami.”