Infected - Chapter 563



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Side story episode 50

Eugene stood blocking the stairs leading to the first floor and watched the battle.

There was no room for three people to fight in a narrow hallway.

I wanted to point a gun at him right away, but that wouldn’t solve anything.

Dealing with a spy who could commit suicide at any time.

Since the goal was to capture people, they could not fire indiscriminately or gather people together.

In the hallway, Gaon and Seonwoo were engaged in a fierce battle.

This time too, the spy was alone in dealing with the two people.

Eugene was curious as he watched the bastard’s movements that were almost magical.

Are all spies that good at fighting? Or are only some of them exceptional?

Bang!

The daggers of the man and Gaon clashed, creating sparks.

However, he blocked Seonwoo’s blow with his knee.

“What the heck… What the hell do you have to eat to become like that? Is that even possible?”

In Eugene’s eyes, the spy seemed to live in a completely different time.

Maybe it was because of that unknown drug, but he was blocking all attacks as if he had anticipated them.

“Wow, it’s even more amazing that they only raise those kinds of people.”

I’m muttering to myself.

Suddenly, I felt a presence nearby.

When I turned my head, there was a large wall standing there.

“Everything is so new. But doesn’t that kid’s movements seem a bit strange?”

It was Lee Tae-seong.

“Oh, surprise!”

“Your name is… … .”

“I’m Eugene.”

“Girae, Eugene. Why are you just standing there? Go and sharpen your gun. I’ll wake you up.”

“We have to capture him alive.”

“If you shoot, you can’t capture them?”

“Then they’ll die. If they’re even a little bit disadvantaged, they’ll kill themselves. Either by ingesting poison or stabbing themselves in the neck.”

“You’re really a weirdo. I’m worried about the guy who’s going to kill you.”

“…yes?”

“Didn’t that kid feel it too? Oh, these guys are trying to kill me. If I did well, I could have gotten out, right? Didn’t I?”

“Is there any good way?”

Lee Tae-seong, who was watching the fierce battle, raised one corner of his mouth.

“There is a good way… … . Look carefully. How do you handle a liver squirrel?”

Then he strode down the hallway.

There were traces of blood spattered here and there on the floor, but no one knew who it belonged to.

Lee Tae-seong, who was halfway through the hallway, shouted loudly.

“Move aside!”

Gaon and Seonwoo, with their ears pricked up, dispersed to the walls on both sides like Moses’ miracle.

The face of the spy who was suddenly left alone was filled with confusion.

Lee Tae-seong took a pistol out of his long coat pocket.

Then he walked away with a limp and pulled the trigger without hesitation.

Pok! Pok! Pok! Pok!

The spy offered no resistance as four bullets were fired from the silencer.

He could not roll over, nor could he attempt suicide with poison or a knife.

Lee Tae-seong’s attack was that sudden.

Clang!

The spy, shot in both arms and legs, dropped his dagger and fell to the ground.

No, rather than falling, he just knelt down in the same position he had been standing in.

puck!

Lee Tae-seong, who had come close to my nose, kicked me in the chin with his combat boot.

A thick stream of blood ran along the wall like sprayed paint.

It wasn’t the end.

This time, he pressed down on the wounded arm and stepped on it.

“Kwaaaaak!”

“… Do you know who I am?”

Kook!

“Eww!”

The spy screamed in pain, spewing blood.

The more this happened, the stronger the pressure became to crush the wound.

“Why don’t you torture me yourself? It’ll all be over before you even say anything.”

“Then let’s kill them somewhere… … .”

When the spy smiled wickedly, Lee Tae-seong threw back his head and laughed loudly.

“Hahahaha! That South Korean bastard has quite a spirit! Hey, he …

Lee Tae-seong pulled out his dagger and trampled on the spy’s arms with both feet.

Then he took a handkerchief from his chest and roughly stuffed it into the bastard’s mouth.

“Woof! Woof!”

“You know what? I don’t need a spy anymore. I have no more questions.”

Lee Tae-seong, who lifted the sharp dagger, smiled faintly.

The smile revealed under the fluorescent lights was closer to a demon than a human.

“… I don’t know about South Korea, but in the North, civil wars have been breaking out every other day since ancient times. What’s a civil war? In the end, it’s just a fight between spies. Who has stopped all those civil wars? I’m the type of person who is good at this kind of thing.”

He continued speaking, twirling the dagger around.

“Comrade Captain, you never gave me any work to do. I kept causing trouble. But this time, you came to me first. There’s nothing like a mad dog to catch a bastard.”

“Whoooosh!”

“Girae. Cry all you want, you little bastard… … .”

Lee Tae-seong moved his dagger with his teeth clearly exposed.

The sharp blade touched the corner of the spy’s mouth.

and…….

“Whoooosh! Woooosh!”

Every time he cut the corner of his mouth with his dagger, red blood spurted out everywhere.

Lee Tae-seong didn’t even blink an eye even as blood splattered across his face.

Rather, the more it happened, the more madness I became.

It must have been so bad that even Gaon and Seonwoo, who were watching, turned their heads away.

The handkerchief that had been stuffed into the spy’s mouth turned red.

From his mouth, which had grown twice as large, the blood he had not yet swallowed splashed out like boiling water with every breath he exhaled.

“… It’s already difficult with such eyes. It’s just the beginning.”

With those words, the hallway was filled with the sound of flesh being cut and screams of pain.

Gaon and Seonwoo swallowed dry saliva.

Lee Tae-seong was a good uncle.

He was an angel-like person, especially to children.

So much so that I never once got angry or nagged at him.

When he met the enemy, he became a completely different person.

It seemed like he knew why the finances hadn’t been deploying Lee Tae-seong on important operations.

It seemed like he was following orders obediently, but when he was actually out in the field, he was out of control.

Lee Tae-seong, who has spent his entire life engaged in a fierce power struggle within the North Korean military.

He was notorious even in North Korea for his cruelty, as he inherited the same traits as his father, Lee Ho-seong.

There was no way he could fail when he gave him a task, and anyone who fell into his hands was sure to meet a terrible end.

Except for when I met finances, I’ve never had anything in my life that I could call a failure.

Even the People’s Army company commanders who had claimed to be his men were still following him.

Therefore, the fact that Lee Tae-seong stepped forward meant that the core forces of the People’s Army were moving together.

“after…….”

Lee Tae-seong, his face covered in blood, runs his bloody hands through his hair.

On the floor lay a horribly mangled spy, dead with his eyes open.

Ga-on and Seon-woo were the ones who stabbed people in the head with knives without any feelings, but they were never as cruel as Lee Tae-seong.

He shook his face to wipe away the blood, then looked back and forth between Gaon and Seonwoo.

It was only then that the two people came into view.

“ah…….”

The devil-like eyes instantly regained their composure.

It was as if he was a different person, with an awkward expression on his face that didn’t match his appearance.

After thinking for a moment, he takes off his coat and covers the corpse’s face.

“Don’t worry about it. I’ll be fine later… .”

“It’s okay, Uncle. Just wipe the blood off your face.”

“Girae… … .”

Lee Tae-seong smiled awkwardly and wiped the blood away.

*???*???*

Inside a narrow store with only one light on.

At the table under the light sat Finance and Spot.

It was right after I had disposed of the spy’s body and heard everything that had happened through Eugene.

The spotted dog sitting on the chair said nothing.

Because I never heard why he called me or what he wanted.

A lot of time has passed.

Finance was still smoking cigarettes.

Several times, pure white cigarette smoke reached the ceiling and dispersed like clouds.

Jae-jae, who had pushed the chair back into place, placed his arms on the table.

“Do you know who I am?”

“I don’t know.”

“How old are you?”

“Why is that?”

Although he was uncooperative, he did not speak informally.

I was afraid that if I continued like that, I wouldn’t be able to die gracefully.

“I’m forty-three.”

“So?”

“Are you twenty-three?”

“I know.”

“You know what? Kid, I’m old enough to be your father.”

“Dad, what the heck… … .”

Finance wiped his face with his palm as if he was tired.

“There’s someone I think of when I see you. Should I bring him?”

“Oh, don’t keep asking questions and just do whatever you want. Please.”

“He’s probably ten years older than you. Come on, think about it. What will happen to you when you get older here? Can you handle it? I can’t handle him either.”

“… Let’s get to the point.”

The spotted one turned to the side and muttered.

“I will save you.”

“Just kill me.”

“Then you’ll kill Eugene too?”

“…Why that person all of a sudden?”

“Isn’t that obvious? You, Eugene, and your squadmates are a set.”

“They don’t even blink an eye when I say they’re going to kill them. Just how many platoon members have I killed… .”

“Anyway, you don’t want Eugene to die?”

Jae-Jeong asked smugly, holding a cigarette in his hand.

“You said there is a law in Seoul. Do it according to the law. Don’t do whatever you want. No, no, bring in the person in charge. The leader of Seoul who created it.”

“it’s me.”

“… … ?”

The spotted fox blinked and straightened up his body that had been turned away.

“The old man… … .”

“Not uncle, but hyung.”

“… … .”

The spotted one coughed and swallowed.

Actually, I didn’t know much about Seoul.

Since I had only received relevant training to be deployed to the branch office’s safety zone, all I heard was through Gaon.

Now that I think about it, I heard something from Seonwoo once.

They say that there are monsters living in Seoul that people can’t even imagine.

Even those monsters move under the direction of just one person.

If my memory was correct, the giant creature sitting in front of me was definitely the ‘one and only’ person Gaon had spoken of.

“…What are the conditions?”

As the dotted line took the initiative, the corners of Jae-Yeong’s mouth twitched.

“You know what I want.”

“I don’t know.”

“Oh, this kid is really… … .”

“I really don’t know.”

Jae-jae explained each person he met with Ga-on with a short sigh.

“You know? Who is it?”

“… … .”

“You know.”

“What if I knew?”

“Pfft, that little brat is just talking nonsense!”

As soon as the dot saw the raised hand, he stepped back along with the chair.

“If that’s true, I’ll die before I even hear the conditions. Tell me, tell me.”

Finance closed his eyes tightly and swallowed his irritation.

“… From now on, this is my condition. You crawl in yourself and find out where they gather.”

“Hey, how do I find that out?”

“You should be able to figure that out yourself.”

“What if I can’t do it?”

“You die, and Eugene dies. I’ll do anything to protect my people. If you want to live, you must become my people too. Make a good decision.”

“What if I tell you I know and then run away?”

“I’ll give it a try. For the friendship between you two. I have a friend like that too. I wonder if you guys are like that too.”

The polka dot did not answer.

All I did was knead the hand on the table until it became rice cake.

“Then I have something I want too.”

“I set a condition for you. I will let you live.”

The polka dot’s eyes became serious for a moment.

“I’m not afraid of dying. I was raised to die anyway.”

“… … .”

“Brother Eugene. Let me live in Seoul. And give me the vaccine.”

“If that was the case, why did you act as a spy? Why did you kill the men in your platoon?”

“I just wanted to check. If what I feel for my brother and some other people is real.”

“After confirming?”

The polka-dotted eyes narrowed as he reminisced.

“…you have to make a choice. Whether to live like yesterday, or to live a different tomorrow.”

Finance lit a cigarette with his legs crossed.

“Once this is over, you will be spared from death as promised, but you will be punished as soon as you arrive in Seoul.”

“… … .”

“To pay the price for killing innocent people. It’s disgusting that I’m like this after killing countless people, but there’s nothing I can do. Everyone lives like that. That’s the world.”

“Yes. He’s old enough to understand that much. And actually… even if we find out where he is, it’ll be hard to come back alive. You know that, don’t you?”

“… I’m your brother, you brat.”

Finance smiled bitterly.

When I saw the spotted owl with its head bowed, I started to have a lot of thoughts.

Right and wrong, truth and falsehood.

I thought everything was set in stone.

The longer I live my life, the more it seems like the standard is becoming vague.

Is it really the right thing to do to give this young guy a chance?

Then is it right to use it with indulgences and conditions?

Finances were not easily predictable.

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