The Time-Limited Leader Makes the Raid a Success - Chapter 444



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Episode 444

#444. You can, but you don’t.

“What?! Who disappeared?”

Yuan Hao, who had left the room for a while for questioning, went to see Shi Kai again when he saw that Wang Hedi had fainted and was not waking up at all. However, as soon as he entered the room, he heard an absurd report and was indignant.

“Where on earth were you looking that you didn’t notice Shikai leaving the room?!”

“Oh, no. There were clearly three outside the door, and two inside the room. But Shikai, who had gone into the bathroom, disappeared without a trace. We also really don’t know what happened… … .”

“Tell me more.”

The subordinate explained the situation at the time.

While Shikai was in the bathroom, his best friend Zhang Ya came to visit him and then left. When Shikai didn’t come out for a while, he became suspicious and broke down the locked bathroom door, but no one was there.

At that time, Won Hao came in and reported it right away.

One of the hunters who had been listening to the explanation outside the door raised an objection.

“Huh? That’s strange. We’ve never let Jang-ya in. Not just Jang-ya, but no one has ever let anyone in. I’ve only seen Oroe leave.”

That hunter was the one guarding the outside door.

At his testimony, the oreo in the room was startled and suddenly popped his head out.

“When did I?!”

“Huh? Why are you there?”

“I was here from the beginning.”

“No, you clearly said that Wonhao called you earlier and then went out. You guys saw that too, right?”

The hunter outside the door looked bewildered and asked his comrades who had been guarding together, and they also testified that Oreu had left the place.

As the hunters gave their own confusing testimonies, there was a commotion, so Won Hao raised his hand to silence them.

“Everyone, be quiet. Let’s get things sorted out again. Shikai went to the bathroom, Zhangye came looking for him, but none of the hunters outside let anyone in?”

“yes.”

“And the one who left was Oreo, who received my call?”

“I didn’t go out. I went out during the day.”

“But Shikai is gone?”

“yes!”

Shinuiju flashed through Wonhao’s mind.

‘When I met Kang Mu-hyeok in the prison town to negotiate!’

At that time, I clearly saw Hyun Jeong-geon, who had the appearance of Kang Mu-hyeok.

‘At that time, I thought Hyun Jeong-geon could use magic to transform into another person… … .’

But Hyun Jeong-geon was talking to Zhao Keji in the lobby right now.

“There was another guy!”

Won Hao went straight to the lobby to check on Hyun Jeong-geon and gave an order.

“Tell everyone to gather on the 11th floor. Don’t tell me why.”

When he came down to the lobby, Kang Mu-hyeok had already left. Naturally, Hyun Jeong-geon had also left.

“What? The interrogation is over already?”

“Report to the manager first.”

Instead of answering Xiao Zhan’s question, Yuan Hao went to Zhao Keji and reported to him.

The atmosphere was strange, but the confidential documents may have fallen into Kang Moo-hyuk’s hands.

Zhao Keji asked Yuan Hao, who was hesitating for a moment.

“What?”

“I have something to tell you about the Shikai and Wanghedi incident.”

After hearing the full story of the incident, Zhao Keji wanted to quickly grasp the situation rather than get angry.

In the meantime, we found Shikai and Zhang Ya in the gathering place of the negotiating team members, and through interrogation, we heard their statement that they were drinking at the time of the incident.

After checking the CCTV installed in the bar, the two people’s alibis were confirmed.

Afterwards, Wang Hedi woke up and questioned him. He realized that he had already been caught and revealed everything.

Wang Hedi revealed that he was dissatisfied with being relegated to a minor position after the failure in Dandong and tried to hand over the data to Japan.

Then, when he realized that someone was chasing him, he tried to destroy the evidence by burning the documents.

He said that he lost consciousness after that and had no memory of anything.

After hearing the report summarizing all the circumstances, Zhao Keji couldn’t help but tilt his head.

“This is strange. In the end, isn’t it true that Wang Hedi was a Japanese stooge? That guy who transformed into Shikai caught the spy.”

“They must have been after the data. It was more than just after them, it was a conspiracy to make Japan and us stand apart. It’s probably a lie that the data was burned. According to Wang Hedi, he fainted right after the data was set on fire, so they must have put out the fire and taken the data. Burning the cover and showing it as evidence was probably along the same lines.”

Zhao Keji nodded to Yuan Hao’s opinion, and then praised the unidentified intruder.

“If that’s true, then he’s really bold. The way he escaped from the hotel room he was locked in was really exquisite. He did all this in the short distance from the door to the bathroom and then to the bed… If he’s really a member of Iron Will, then he could be caught up in his tricks in the future.”

“We will need to prepare countermeasures for this in the future.”

“Yeah. I can’t afford to get hit again. You faced that guy in Shinuiju too, right?”

“yes.”

“Okay. Once you’re done with this, come to headquarters. We can’t just leave a spy who can steal other people’s appearances at will. Let’s come up with countermeasures against him.”

Zhao Keji’s words were tantamount to calling Yuan Hao back to the center.

Won Hao, who understood the meaning of the words, bowed his head deeply to express his gratitude.

“I will do my best to assist the Chief of Operations!”

As Yuan Hao was leaving after receiving a seat from Zhao Keji, Xiao Zhan approached him.

“I heard it outside. Congratulations. You’re on your way to headquarters.”

“Thank you.”

“If I go, will you upload it right away?”

“Were we that close?”

“Even though we’re not close, we’re still in the same situation.”

“Same situation?”

“The headquarters is a place where it wouldn’t be strange if your head were to be blown off at any moment. You, who lack both power and influence, would have to fly and crawl alone to get there. Director Zhao Keji is a quick-thinking person. He’ll throw you away as soon as he’s no longer needed. What you’ve raised so easily will fall so easily, so don’t you need someone to hold your hand so you don’t fall?”

“Is that you?”

“Does the saying ‘fellowship is like sympathy’ come about for no reason? We have already experienced failure in Sinuiju and Dandong. We know very well how cold and difficult the frontier is. If you were to look for the most trustworthy person in the current Hwangryong Guild, there would be no one more than me.”

There was nothing wrong with Xiao Zhan’s words. Yuan Hao also knew the fierceness of the Yellow Dragon Guild headquarters.

‘Zhao Keji is like a hyena. Even if I earn merit, he will claim it as his own.’

On the contrary, his mistake would have become Yuan Hao’s mistake.

And when Yuan Hao failed again, he would not be able to even get back up.

“We will definitely need allies.”

“Do you understand my sincerity?”

“Really? Let’s just say that our interests coincide.”

“Anything will do. No, while we’re at it, should we become sworn brothers?”

“It might be better to reconcile with Hyun Jeong-geon rather than becoming sworn brothers with you.”

“That’s too much. It’s been rumored how bad that guy was in Sinuiju. Am I not that bad? And he’s Zhang Zhongxun’s enemy?”

“What is more frightening than an enemy is an enemy within. What makes you different from Zhao Keji?”

“I have nothing to say. Are you still going to hold my hand?”

“Make sure to find a way.”

Won Hao answered bluntly and left.

Xiao Zhan smiled, seemingly satisfied despite his cold attitude.

“Good. The Won Hao from Shinuiju has returned. You don’t have to worry.”

* * *

“So where did you put the data?”

“I brought it here. I hid it in the room cleaning cart.”

After arriving at the resort, Mr. Joe took out the documents he had kept on his back. When Hyun Jeong-geon reached out to check the documents, she slapped the back of his hand.

“Why did you hit me?”

“Even cold water has its ups and downs. Here you go, Captain.”

Mr. Cho handed the materials to Kang Mu-hyeok with both hands. He rubbed his palms and smiled.

“That bastard Hyun-ga must have told me that I was the one who planned this. But I just gave him information about Yuan Hao and Xiao Zhan. I just followed him because he thought it would be fun. I did absolutely nothing wrong.”

“This guy is lying now… … .”

“You were the one trying to put the blame on me, weren’t you?”

“I’m not that perceptive… No, I’ve never done that.”

“You’re playing. It’s a video even without looking.”

Kang Moo-hyuk looked over the materials handed to him by Mr. Cho and said.

“As expected, the guild is doing well. I think it was a good idea to bring these two people.”

In that subtle tone, Mr. Cho asked Hyun Jeong-geon.

“Is that a compliment? Or sarcasm?”

“Usually the latter.”

“Right? I was hoping. At least I’m not the only one getting cursed at, right?”

“But according to Kang Mu-hyeok’s way of speaking, it is the former.”

“Look how the words change now that you’re in it too.”

“It’s not that I’m included, it’s just a compliment. Since you’ve already joined Iron Will, you’ll have to get used to Kang Moo-hyuk’s expressions.”

Mr. Cho grumbled as Hyun Jeong-geon gave him advice.

“I’ve known Captain Kang for a long time too.”

“Knowing Kang Mu-hyeok alone is not enough. To properly understand him, you need to mark him closely.”

“What? How come you know so much? Are you a stalker?”

“It’s because of my previous job. In order to assassinate someone, you have to know everything about that person, including their speech, habits, and actions.”

“Oh, you were an assassin, weren’t you? I heard you got hired while trying to work for Director Kang.”

“I originally belonged to Titan, so I didn’t join the company.”

“They say there’s only a thin line between love and hate. I don’t want to flatter you to that extent.”

“I’m not a father.”

“Why does it look like Noh Song-rin?”

“I’ll put you at the top of my assassination list. I’ll figure out everything about you and the moment you show any weaknesses… … .”

“As expected, you’re a stalker.”

“… … .”

Hyun Jeong-geon would get irritated every time he got involved with Mr. Cho.

If she didn’t have any skills, she would have been killed secretly a long time ago, but since she was a childish woman with rare skills, it was difficult to kill her without Kang Mu-hyeok finding out.

Besides, there were two more guys like that in Iron Will.

‘But who should I really put first? This guy? Or Go Eulji? Would No Song-rin be better?’

While Hyun Jeong-geon was seriously contemplating making a list of assassins, Kang Moo-hyuk quickly looked over the documents Mr. Cho had handed over and let out a deep sigh.

Thomas asked cautiously.

“I see you sighing. Is there something you don’t like?”

“I don’t like any of it. The terms of the Yellow Dragon Guild are beyond my expectations. These are terms of a deal that we would never win using normal methods.”

“I guess there is more to it than what the Grand Duke said about China?”

“It’s a difficult task even for a Slayer to handle. Seeing that they can easily offer such conditions, I can’t help but wonder how powerful the Yellow Dragon Guild is.”

“The land is vast and there are many people there. Aren’t there too many gates?”

“The wealth accumulated while monopolizing the Magic Realm must be considerable. Now that it has to be shared with Korea and Russia, I am worried about what kind of interference there might be in the future.”

Thomas could see where Kang Moo-hyuk’s concerns were coming from.

‘Is the Demonic Realm becoming a powder keg?’

Kang Mu-hyeok had previously suggested that, if not to the extent of dividing the Demon Realm amicably, at least an organization be created to resolve the conflict.

But this proposal was not accepted by either Russia or China. The problem was that they did not even reject it. They were still at a standstill, just looking at each other.

This was also related to the situation in both countries, where each force was acting separately, unlike Korea, where large guilds were gathered in Sinuiju and work related to magic was centralized.

In China, guilds in Shandong were still eagerly seeking to enter the Demon Realm, and in Russia, there were frequent conflicts between regional guilds, including Vladivostok, which was at the forefront of advancing into the Demon Realm, and large guilds centered around Moscow.

Kang Mu-hyeok figured out that the wealth of the Hwangryong Guild written in the data was coming from the Demon Realm, and this led to concerns that they would never easily give up the Demon Realm.

“Let’s move on from the Demonic Mirror issue for now. There’s an urgent matter at hand.”

“But are you really going to agree with the Archduke on those terms?”

Thomas asked, still in disbelief, even though he had written the conditions in the air.

Mr. Cho and Hyun Jeong-geon listened to his speech.

Thomas continued speaking before Kang Mu-hyuk could answer.

“Aside from the agreement that will be revealed tomorrow, the United States cannot make a secret treaty. Of course, neither can Japan or China.”

“To be precise, you can, but you don’t.”

“There is a reason why I don’t do it.”

“So we could take the initiative, couldn’t the Archduke refuse?”

“What on earth are you two talking about?”

At the last minute, Mr. Joe intervened.

Thomas looked at her and said.

“The captain is thinking of selling off the S-rank right now.”