Became a Dark Merchant in the Academy - Chapter 153



152 – Fiance_11

The National Academy Entrance Examination terrorist incident was an incident that became more and more mysterious the more one dug into it.

That’s understandable, because every action in the world has a reason.

From highly personal reasons like ‘fun’ or ‘curiosity’ to good causes for the world like ‘peace’ and ‘hope’.

There are many reasons, big and small, trivial and serious.

‘But I can’t even properly understand the reason, motive, or purpose.’

Yurin looked at the pile of documents on her desk, sighed deeply, tilted her head back slightly, and pressed her temples.

It was because my head was hurting so badly.

It’s already been six days of all-nighters. Even for a class A hero who has stepped foot into the realm of superhumans, working without sleeping for six days is bound to get tiring.

But I couldn’t rest.

Now, this issue is so serious and is receiving a lot of attention nationwide.

How can you rest when you have a headache and are tired?

Moreover, as the head of the investigation, he pushed out that guy Baekwoon who wanted to do it.

But I couldn’t find out anything.

‘sorry.’

If I say so.

‘Well, that’s your skill. What are you going to do with just talking?’

The face of the guy who raises one corner of his mouth while saying that is kind.

And every time there’s a meeting, they’ll keep reminding you of your failures.

No matter how I tried to endure everything else, I couldn’t stand seeing that sight.

That’s why Yurin sighed again and looked through the investigation results.

But, even after trying for 6 days, will you get an answer by looking at it briefly again for something you didn’t know?

Clearly, seeing that the terrorist attacks occurred on the same day and at the same time across the country, it was possible to guess that the villains were moving for some ‘purpose’.

Aside from that, it was only speculated that the enemy had a taming-related ability, and that the organization’s scale was similar to that of the Toyama-gumi, the first yakuza group of the Japanese Eastern Army Alliance, the Triad of the Chinese 17 Federations, and the Italian Mafia Association.

‘Could it be that the underworld has unified and is out to show off its power or something?’

That made me have a strange thought.

‘That can’t be true.’

But that thought didn’t last long.

If something like that had happened, I would have known about it a long time ago.

There are several large and small organizations across the country, so there is no way that the Hero Association, prosecutors, and police would not have known about the commotion.

Even if that were the case, it would be nonsense.

These days, even villains have become quite smart.

These are not the villains of the old days who used violence to collect rent.

They also do business and try to do legitimate things on the outside.

No matter how powerful the villain organization is, it is impossible to win against a country with public power, an army, and a hero association.

Of course, there are some guys who cross the line and cause trouble sometimes, but crossing the line does not mean they lack basic common sense.

Rather, there was an irony that the more they were of that type, the better they maintained their sense of propriety.

‘I guess even villains think their lives are important.’

It’s funny.

‘ha…’

Anyway, Lee Yu-rin’s investigative style is to figure out the reason, motive, and purpose and then go through them step by step.

But this time, that method of investigation seemed impossible.

If I had enough time and information, it would be possible, but this time I have neither.

Since it was a matter of national concern, results had to be obtained quickly.

That’s why this time, we once again looked into the on-site investigation data, witness testimony, CCTV footage from shortly after the incident, and other analyses of the paths the villains may have taken.

The aim was to at least try to find some traces.

‘This is also strange.’

But then again, I felt something strange.

No matter how I looked at it, it seemed like the guys had appeared by teleportation.

‘Teleportation… That can’t be possible.’

Teleportation is a power that clearly exists, but it is one that has only occurred once in the world.

It wasn’t long before the power was lost due to conflicts and various incidents caused by those who coveted it, so it was safe to say that the possessor of the power no longer existed.

‘It was a terrible incident… You were kidnapped along with your family and turned into formalin for research on supernatural powers, right?’

It was an incident where a miraculous power descended upon an ordinary family that had no power to protect itself, and the miracle brought misfortune.

‘The name of the person with the ability was probably Hozumi Rei.’

If he were alive, he would have been able to become a top S-class being someday.

When she disappeared, the 17 Federations of China, the Republic of Korea, and even the world breathed a sigh of relief.

That was because teleportation was such a powerful ability with endless uses.

Even if it is a hypothetical case, if the Japanese Eastern Military Alliance had nuclear missiles, who wouldn’t be afraid of the possibility of a zero-range nuclear missile strike that no defense can overcome?

Anyway, it’s not teleportation.

I could be sure of that.

Even if they had teleportation in the first place, it is questionable whether they could have covered that distance with that many people.

It’s not like there are dozens of people with the ability to teleport.

Even though it is a superpower, it does not mean that it does not consume mana.

It was a task that required hundreds of times more mana than a normal mana user would need.

It would have been impossible without hundreds or thousands of people sharing mana.

‘Then there’s a possibility that there was a secret passage…’

Yurin shook her head.

If it’s just one place, then maybe there’s a secret passage to the national academy?

That was nonsense.

I did a field investigation there, but there was nothing like that.

‘…I don’t know.’

I couldn’t figure out anything.

It’s not that there aren’t any villains that were caught, but they committed suicide as soon as they were caught, as if they had made a promise. So there’s no way to hear about it.

Isn’t it true that the dead can’t speak?

So I searched for the members of the organization they belonged to, but they too had disappeared or were long dead.

The reason, the motive, the purpose, the traces, the method, and who moved them.

It was all a bit of a mystery.

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‘Even a small clue would be nice, so anything would be nice…’

But there isn’t.

No matter how much I search, no matter how much I try, I can’t find it.

‘This is driving me crazy.’

I felt like I wanted to wipe out every organization in the country.

But that can’t be the case.

No one could handle the aftermath of catching a criminal who wasn’t even a criminal.

The sighs kept coming out.

‘I shouldn’t have said I would investigate.’

Why is it such a struggle just because I took on the job?

I did it because there were many merits if it was solved. But I should have also considered the huge demerits if it failed.

I was so resentful of my past self who had bitten the bullet to save face as the association president, dispel the criticism that the association was incompetent, and build up recognition as the next association president.

‘Did you know this was going to happen?’

From the outside, it seemed like such a big incident, so it seemed like it would be sloppy and have a lot of clues.

When I looked inside, there was nothing there.

‘…Let’s take a break.’

It didn’t seem like anything would be solved by worrying about it right away.

My head doesn’t work very well either.

That’s why I tried to rest for a bit.

“Ugh…”

“I don’t know. I don’t see any clues.”

“How did you manage to get through security? Could it be that you were disguised as a test taker… No, that’s not it…”

“So your organization disappeared too?”

“They’re all dead again? Huh…”

If you look around, you can see people like you working hard, analyzing data through the night for six days straight and talking in real time with the field analysis team.

“Oh, did you get the results?”

“There are rumors that the large-scale movement of villain organizations is a preliminary rehearsal for a coup. Is that true?”

“Just say one word, Chief Investigator Lee Yu-rin!!!”

As soon as I stood up and pulled back the curtains covering the window, the reporters waiting on the first floor below started to shower me with flashes of their flashlights and ask me strange questions.

‘I can’t rest…’

Coming here makes me feel 10 years older.

It feels like wrinkles are forming on your face.

Yurin sat down in her seat again.

How much time has passed like that?

“what!?”

A man in the interrogation room raised his voice in surprise when he received a phone call.

“Is that true? You found a major clue related to the case?”

For a moment, everyone in the investigation room’s gaze was focused on one place.

**

[Good news. We have heard that one of the villains involved in the National Academy Entrance Examination Terror Incident has been successfully captured. This has brought an end to the mystery of the case…]

Xiaomei, who was resting on the infirmary bed to recover, focused all her attention on the news she heard from Oh Hye-ran’s cell phone in the distance.

‘Captured?’

no way…

No, I don’t think so.

It was definitely good news that the villain who committed the incident was caught. But even if they all got caught, I didn’t want my enemy to get caught.

He had to take the punishment into his own hands.

I had to avenge my father with these hands.

Even if he is sentenced to death, he cannot leave the responsibility to someone else.

Even if he got blood on his hands, this was his purpose and goal.

‘murder.’

taboo.

It’s not that I don’t know what that means.

Just thinking about it was scary and frightening.

but.

‘Professor Xuan…’

Must do.

I had to resolve my father’s grievances.

You can’t ask anyone for help.

‘Who will help me with this?’

Even if he had asked for help in the first place, who would help him, and even if someone did help him, he didn’t want to involve anyone who had nothing to do with his revenge.

This was revenge and the sin it entailed that I had to carry alone.

That was it.

‘…’

Suddenly my body started shaking.

[The personal details of the villain captured this time are as follows.]

Xiaomei listened to the news again.

Name: Kang Chun-sam.

Age 34.

Gender: Male.

No it wasn’t.

It wasn’t that black robe.

[The investigation headquarters expressed confidence that this will give the investigation more momentum. They hope that the perpetrators of this case will be caught as soon as possible. So far, ADC TV’s…]

But now there was no time.

Even though my body was not in good health, I had to move even now.