S-Class Hunter Heals with Monsters - Chapter 204



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204. The infiltrating detective, the witness Dodak

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Manager Kim’s store lobby.

Currently, Director Noh was kneeling there.

Five hunters surrounded Director Noh with fierce expressions.

“This kid is the one who terrorized our manager Kim’s store?”

“This guy is a really bad guy.”

“How about breaking all the limbs?”

Director Noh cowered under the hunters’ pressure.

I had already come after repeatedly breaking and healing my entire body. Even though I said that, the atmosphere did not subside, so I was barely able to open my mouth.

“I, I didn’t mean to kill anyone. I just wanted to destroy the store.”

“You weren’t trying to kill me by throwing a bomb at me?”

“Oh, really! At first, I threw it at an empty store after everyone left work. But then I got frustrated because it was blocked by the defensive spell formation… I knew I couldn’t break the barrier with my own strength anyway.”

Director Noh said with a face full of broken pride.

It was difficult to say things in front of others that I didn’t want to admit.

“That’s what they say. What do you want to do with it?”

Cheon Do-woon asked. Manager Kim thought for a moment and then answered.

“You can go back if you promise not to bother me anymore.”

“Really? That’s quite generous. Then I’ll let you live. Shall we start the rest of the settlement?”

Director Noh was nervous about Cheon Do-woon’s words.

“Me, the remaining balance?”

“You stole Manager Kim’s achievements. You should compensate him for that.”

“Oh, of course. Manager Kim, I’m sorry. I’m serious.”

Director Noh immediately bowed his head to Manager Kim.

Although he apologized, Cheon Do-woon’s expression was indifferent.

“That’s not it. If it seemed like it would just be brushed off with words, I wouldn’t have brought you here.”

“Then how should I apologize…?”

“Give all assets to Manager Kim.”

Director Noh froze. He wanted to shout, “What are you talking about?” but when he met Cheon Do-woon’s eyes, he couldn’t speak.

“I guess I can just transfer money now. I heard you can even transfer money via cell phone these days? Open an account.”

“No, that… .”

“Anyway, it’s a fortune you’ve amassed through intercepted earnings. That’s probably the price of your life. Don’t you like it?”

At these leisurely words, Director Noh immediately took out his cell phone.

The hunters watched him closely to see if he was transferring properly.

“Wow, look at this kid. He’s so rich? He got all this by stealing from Manager Kim’s performance, right?”

“No, I invested separately and got a lot of money….”

“Shut up. The money that was used to make that was stolen from Manager Kim.”

“How much is all this?”

“Hey, there’s an account down there too. You have to hand over everything from that bank too.”

As the Hunters’ instructions continued, Director Noh became more and more like he was going to die.

Manager Kim’s eyes widened when he saw the transferred amount.

“Sir, is this okay? The amount is too much.”

“Take it. This is the amount you should have rightfully received.”

“But the amount is too much… If I just get paid for the work I do…”

“No. You have to add interest. It also includes compensation for mental damage. Take it.”

That’s not wrong. The hunters were also encouraged to accept it.

As soon as his balance became zero, Director Noh’s face became devastated.

“Okay. Now, let’s confiscate the rest of your assets. The house, the car, the land. Prepare the documents and transfer everything you own.”

“Now, wait a minute. If you take all that away—”

“I’m not finished talking. Report to the Alchemist’s Association exactly what you’ve taken from Manager Kim. If you’ve taken from someone else, tell them everything.”

Director Noh couldn’t say anything.

His wealth was gone. The reputation he had built up over the years was ruined. He felt as if even the foundation he was standing on was crumbling away.

“If you do this, I will be kicked out of the association. How am I going to make a living from now on?”

Director Noh said with a gloomy face. However, when he met Cheon Do-woon’s eyes, he regretted what he said.

“Do you feel like you lost everything?”

“That, that….”

“I didn’t touch Manahole. Can you take it all away?”

In an instant, the surroundings became quiet. The hunters who had been scurrying around beside me also turned pale.

Another person’s mana hole is not something that can be easily broken from the outside.

But if it was Cheon Do-un, it would be easy. There was no one here who didn’t know that.

“Tongue, I will submit a corrected report on your performance to the association!”

Director Noh shouted quickly.

“I will leave the association on my own and live quietly from now on. I will live while helping people!”

“Really? That’s good. How many years has Manager Kim been working at headquarters?”

“I must have worked for about 20 years.”

“Yeah. 20 years.”

Cheon Do-woon laughed.

“After leaving the association, I worked under Manager Kim for 20 years.”

“Under Manager Kim?”

“okay.”

“Then the salary is….”

“Unpaid.”

“Now, wait a minute. How exactly are you supposed to make a living?”

“Can’t you live?”

“I can’t live like this. People have to earn money to eat and live!”

“Yeah. I can’t live. Then it would be better to die?”

Director Noh opened his mouth. Cheon Do-woon’s expression was so calm that he was speechless.

Interest is nonsense. I realized that again.

The only choice left to him was the path chosen by Cheon Do-un.

“I will work for 20 years.”

“That’s what they say. Manager Kim, prepare to carve a spell on that guy’s body. Carve all the conditions I just mentioned.”

“Oh, I understand.”

Manager Kim went up to the second floor to get the materials needed for alchemy.

“Now all that remains is to dispose of the USB. Where is it now?”

“It’s in the safe at home.”

Director Noh spoke as if he had given up. At that, Cheon Do-woon made an interesting face.

“That’s surprising. You didn’t throw it away?”

Director Noh couldn’t answer.

If you throw it away, your grandfather’s evil deeds will be buried. He can remain in the world as a hero.

Knowing that, I wanted to throw it away, but I couldn’t.

That they conducted chimera experiments on living people.

Even he, who had abandoned his conscience, found it disgusting.

It is an evil act that crosses the line that should not be crossed.

That sliver of conscience prevented me from throwing away the USB.

However, I did not have the courage to announce it and tarnish my grandfather’s reputation with my own hands.

An item that was left in the safe while suffering without being able to do anything.

A disposition was also made about it.

“Bring it and hand it over to Manager Kim.”

“What are you going to do?”

“Because it’s good evidence. I’ll use it when I make a public statement about the TDA lab when the time comes.”

Director Noh nodded his head, still somber.

It might be a good thing, because if it were out of your hands and on the judgment seat, you wouldn’t have to worry anymore.

At that moment, Manager Kim came down from the second floor with alchemy materials.

Director Noh had an order engraved on his body with the conditions he had mentioned so far.

The disposition for him has been completed.

* * *

Cheon Do-woon ordered the hunters to catch the remaining terrorists.

Since they were A-class hunters, it was only a matter of time before the remaining ones were caught.

“What are you going to do now, teacher?”

“I have to go home. There is still someone left who ordered Director Noh to do this. I will catch him later with my siblings.”

“With your siblings?”

“Oh. They’re from the slums too. They’re very interested in this matter. They’ll be disappointed if I handle it alone.”

So the final thing I was thinking of doing was to do it with my siblings.

When it came to TDA, Seok Woo-hyuk and No. 49 couldn’t be left out.

Cheon Do-woon left the store to return home.

As he took out the return stone, Manager Kim followed him out.

“Come to think of it, those chimeras running wild in the slums. I looked into who released them.”

Manager Kim also comes from a slum.

He also conducted a separate investigation to protect the store.

“It was a chimera created in an illegal laboratory. The laboratory seems to be in Gold City.”

“In Gold City?”

“Yes. I found the address and went there, but the lab was already closed. However, I found out the name of the person who created the facility.”

Manager Kim lowered his voice slightly and continued.

“Park Woo-jung, member of the Awakened Ones Integration Association. He created an illegal research lab behind the scenes.”

Cheon Do-woon paused at the familiar name.

Park Woo-jung. He is the one who instigated Director Noh and led the terrorist attack.

Cheon Do-woon laughed at the news that he even ran an illegal chimera research lab.

“That’s fun.”

It’ll be fun to catch Park Woo-jung with his siblings.

Cheon Do-woon smiled and broke the return stone.

“Then I’ll go and see. If anything comes up that you can’t handle, call me.”

“thank you.”

Manager Kim saw Cheon Do-woon off.

I smiled again at the thought that I had connected with such a great person.

Who would have thought that a life mired in debt could change like this?

‘I wish I could be of more help to him.’

Ten years’ worth of capabilities have already been mortgaged to Cheon Do-woon through a verbal contract.

But regardless of that contract, I want to work for him for the rest of my life.

Manager Kim looked at the place where Cheon Do-woon had disappeared and thought.

* * *

Cheon Do-un opened the gate into the yard of the house in the forest area.

I couldn’t leave Blue and Dodaki’s house behind, so I stopped by the yard first.

‘Come to think of it, I guess I should check the condition of the grapevine seeds too.’

He took some grape seeds out of the drawer.

It was already spring, but there was no change in the seeds. They were unable to wake up from their winter sleep.

‘I might end up in Diacity. I’d like to wake up before we leave… Are you sick somewhere?’

Cheon Do-un tapped the seeds with a branch of the World Tree.

Light dust poured down on the seeds. I tried using healing powers, but there was no significant reaction.

‘I need to keep an eye on the situation. Should I take the seeds too?’

Cheon Do-un put the seeds in his fanny pack.

As we came out into the yard, Blue, who had just finished flying practice, flew in.

“I thought it would take a week. You’re doing pretty well. Can you make it to the North Sea?”

Cheon Do-woon asked.

Blue doesn’t know human language, but he senses that Cheon Do-woon needs him.

-Beep!

Blue spread his wings confidently. He also showed his tail feathers to Cheon Do-woon.

I have a fancy tail feather. I can fly. That’s what I was claiming.

“Okay. Then let’s go right away.”

Cheon Do-woon climbed onto Dodak’s house. As he sat down, Blue jumped up.

A strong wind blew. The wind entered Dodak’s house.

-Beep?

The sage who had been hiding in the house stuck his face out. He looked around outside and his eyes grew wide.

The sky was high. There were many clouds. The view below was jaw-dropping.

A small snake 20 centimeters in size was a sight he had never seen before. It made Sasa shiver.

-Beep…!

Ah, today is my lucky day. I have a good feeling about this.

-Beep, beep!

The sage roared. He roared twice.

This time, I thought I could finally eat some mandragora leaves.

“There was a priest too?”

Cheon Do-woon smiled at Sasa. Sasa flinched at the sound of his voice and went inside.

Did they see me? No, they probably didn’t. My movements were lightning fast. No one would have noticed my infiltration.

The man huddled in a corner of the house and held his breath.

The moment when the sage smiled at his perfect infiltration.

Dodaki, who was sitting on Cheon Do-un’s shoulder, was watching all of it.

“Oh, my. It looks like you’re after my leaves. Are you okay, Dodak?”

Cheon Do-woon took Dodak down from his shoulder and checked his reaction.

Dodaki didn’t take his eyes off the entrance to the house where the priest had entered.

That house is my nest. It is a precious nest built by my helper.

Someone entered that place without permission. Their territory was invaded right before their eyes.

Normally, I would have taken immediate action to punish it, but I was troubled because I knew that it was a snake being cared for by an assistant.

-Ugh.

What to do with that fluffy snake.

Dodaki was troubled. The king’s eyes sank like an abyss.