Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 163
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Episode 163 – Room 201, Room of the Curse – ‘The Cube’ (12)
– Eunsol Lee
“What is the purpose of your intrusion?”
“…”
“How did you obtain information about headquarters?”
“…”
Oh, I messed up.
“If possible, it will be easier for both parties to speak in a polite manner.”
“…”
“I’ll leave it at that. Anyway, the proper interrogation will begin with that person soon after Artanin arrives. by the way… . “Your ‘eyes’ are unusual.”
At least I think they treat me kindly because of my ‘eyes.’
The silent old man across from me could already hear the sound of him getting hit.
What on earth did something like this happen? I sighed and looked back on my memories.
*
After parting ways with the group, my grandfather and I entered the TV display.
Due to Ari’s hint, I believed that the place was not particularly dangerous at the time, so I walked straight for a while with my eyes closed.
‘widely’! After hitting something with a loud noise, we opened our eyes, looked around, and immediately realized.
Fucked.
There were soldiers with guns everywhere.
With everyone pointing their guns at us, was there any way to fight back?
We were quickly overpowered, dragged in, and started to be interrogated.
Should I say that it is fortunate? The chat window worked without any problems, so I was able to make a plan.
Eunsol Lee: OK?
Kim Muk-seong: Bastards. OK.
The people at the place called ‘Headquarters’ seem to have a lot to ask us.
If you think about it, it must be amazing for these people.
Now that Ari’s hypnosis has been broken, I realize that there is an incomprehensible source of madness beyond the TV display.
The only way to avoid madness is to not know that such an incomprehensible monster exists!
However, while this solution is simple, it is extremely difficult to implement.
The monster is not particularly transparent, so you know it exists the moment you see it.
Therefore, you have to cover your gaze, but wouldn’t a person with normal intelligence immediately feel a sense of discomfort the moment you cover your gaze?
‘There is something dangerous in this place that should not be seen with the naked eye.’
With just that level of awareness, it was impossible to avoid the contagion of madness.
In fact, it was difficult to respond without using hypnosis through Ari’s old blood or a similar special method.
We came in perfectly executing this difficult response.
Naturally, the people at ‘headquarters’ couldn’t help but wonder how on earth we found out about this!
‘Patrick’, the high-ranking person at headquarters I met earlier, appeared.
“Your identity has been confirmed. “Did you say Miss Eunsol?”
“You never answered my name.”
“I received your names in advance.”
“I don’t even hide it anymore. “Have you planted spies in the Bureau?”
“haha! Are your eyes alive? “Aren’t those eyes belonging to the ‘Monocular Bird Ibrax’?”
I’ve heard the word monocular, but this is my first time hearing the word Ebrax.
“How on earth did they transplant those eyes into a person? “Isn’t this possible even with the management bureau’s technology?”
“…”
“Wow, this person has such a big mouth. Don’t worry. “Because I brought Artanin.”
The word I heard earlier, ‘Artanin’. What is it?
Patrick interpreted my squinting reaction in a different way because he didn’t understand.
“haha. There’s nothing to be afraid of. I know very well how harmful artanine is to humans. I have no intention of injecting you, so please rest easy. “Isn’t it right for old people to experience difficult things?”
“네 팔에나 꽂아라 개새끼야!”
Eunsol Lee: What is Artanine?
Mukseong Kim: A powerful confession.
Eunsol Lee: A
Kim Muk-seong: No worries. I know the principle. Available.
It’s a countermeasure. From the looks of it, the people at headquarters seemed confident about the efficacy of ‘Artanin’.
But my grandfather is also an agent of the Bureau, so I guess he can be trusted. I had nothing to say.
Eunsol Lee: Strangely kind to me.
Kim Muk-seong: Four eyes, a great treasure even by the standards of the administration.
Eunsol Lee: Should I try to pull out my eyes?
Mukseong Kim: Even with the management bureau technology, it couldn’t be transplanted. Of course these guys can’t do it either.
It’s getting more and more mountainous. I guessed it, but it was the eyes that seemed to be kind to me.
It’s a treasure worth giving up, but I don’t have the technology to transplant it to others.
If you want to use your eyes, you have to save me, not kill me.
Of course, you can’t use extremely harmful confession drugs like Artanine or something like that.
It seems that Beatrix also has brainwashing powers, and it seemed like she was planning to use that power on me.
After a while, a man who appeared to be a soldier took a syringe filled with an opaque green liquid and injected it into my grandfather’s arm.
Kim Muk-seong: I died within 3 hours. cheer up.
Eunsol Lee: Go out and see.
The interrogation of the enemies began.
The response to the confession system by a veteran with decades of experience as an agent was both absurd and creative.
*
Patrick’s voice is heard.
“Kim Muk-seong. Are you ready to answer now?”
“okay.”
“First, let’s check what happened a little while ago. “Bring the kid!”
kid?
After a while, Seung-yeop was loaded onto a cart! To be exact, protective clothing was delivered.
Seungyeop inside seemed to have already lost consciousness or died.
“You’re in the group, right? Well, it looks like he’s already dead. I fell into the ‘garbage can’ earlier. It seemed like he was wearing something like a very special space suit, but I couldn’t take it off. “How do I take it off?”
Mukseong Kim: When you place your hand on the helmet, the sensor activates. Maybe you won’t be able to take it off because you’re not a hotel participant.
“It is opened by direct manipulation from within. “If you force it open, a huge explosion will occur.”
Grandfather? What are you talking about? What explosion suddenly? Did the hazmat suit have that feature?
Besides, what is the answer in the chat window in front of it?
… no way?
“Ask what you’re most curious about first. “How on earth did you know how to get into headquarters?”
Kim Muk-seong: I figured it out based on the information I got from the first attempt of No. 201 and using Ga-in’s advice.
“…there was internal intelligence.”
“Inside intelligence? no way! “Did they plant someone on our side too?”
Kim Muk-seong: I don’t know, you idiot.
“We received periodic reports.”
Could it be that there is a way to respond to the confession system? .
“Can you trust what this guy says?”
“Look at the color of the eyes. Artanine is functioning normally. Also, we planted Elizabeth in the Management Bureau, but there’s no way it can’t be called the Management Bureau. “Who planted it?”
“I don’t know that. “I only know the contents of the intelligence.”
I was amazed while listening to the conversation from across the street!
The way to respond to the confession system that my grandfather came up with in that moment was simple.
The truthful answer to a question is to answer only to yourself through the ‘chat window’, and then lie in person!
amazing. What on earth is the principle of the confession system that makes this type of response work?
For the first time, this old man started to feel like a ‘veteran agent.’
Meanwhile, Patrick and the people around him started talking urgently among themselves.
“This guy doesn’t seem to know the identity of the spy either.”
“Let’s ask about the details of the intelligence since we have received periodic reports.”
“It’s good. Mukseong, what is the latest report you received?”
Kim Muk-seong: There’s nothing like that, you idiot!
“…”
“Why is the answer late? George, check your eyes again!”
“Artanine is working. “Let’s wait a moment.”
Kim Muk-seong: Fuck! I can’t think of an answer. Eunsol, come up with something plausible, quickly!
Ouch! Grandpa! You seemed like a complete veteran just a moment ago! Why are you doing this to me all of a sudden?
Eunsol Lee: Pero! Pero! Looks like it’s caught somewhere here!
“… I heard that they recently captured an unusual parrot that has the power to transform into a monster.”
“what? That only happened yesterday! “Has the report already come in?”
“What on earth happened to the headquarters’ security system? “Where is this information leaking out?”
“Isn’t it in the research building? “I assume the parrot was kept in research building 2–9?”
The mention of Perrault, which they came up with on a whim, must have been quite shocking to them.
Perot’s location, Research Building 2-9. I remembered it.
After a while, most of the people around disappeared.
Perhaps Patrick himself decided that he could not trust all but a few of his most trustworthy confidants.
“Mukseong, what is the purpose of coming here? “How much does the Bureau know about us?”
Kim Muk-seong: I came here because Room 201, the cursed room, is this place, you idiot! What kind of management bureau is this!
“There were reports of ‘corruption.’ I heard it was a story related to missing people from the Arizona branch. “We are the advance party to explore the Hasbut Mansion and report on the circumstances surrounding the corruption of the Arizona branch survivors.”
“how… ! how… ! How did you find out that? Arizona, how did you even get that information!”
“Something is strange! “Elizabeth has never been informed that the Bureau has recognized headquarters!”
“Elizabeth may already have been the target of their suspicions.”
“When I think about it, yes. Didn’t these bastards kill Elizabeth shortly after entering Hasbot Manor? “You already knew Elizabeth’s identity!”
While Patrick and his secretary were shocked by the major accident(?) that all top secret information had been leaked to the management bureau and could not control their excitement, there was someone who read an unusual word in the grandfather’s answer.
“Report? “How does the report proceed?”
“Regular reporting is required every six hours.”
I was amazed. I started to guess what kind of picture my grandfather was drawing!
“Patrick, this is such a big deal! “Wouldn’t these guys have been able to report regularly while they were held here?”
Now is the time for me to intervene.
“Do you understand the situation now? The strike team will arrive soon. At that time, I don’t think we’ll be able to breathe with all the power here and we’ll all die… .”
“Now that we’re talking about the management bureau, have you gained confidence? Don’t forget that we are in front of you right now. And you don’t know about our power.”
“If this is the power of this place, is it Beatrix? “Our group must be fighting Beatrix right now.”
“… Beatrix will soon return after subduing them.”
“Your faith is amazing. As you said, Beatrix is a very strong person, so even if the Management Bureau army attacks, she might somehow escape. But will you be able to survive that fight?”
The surroundings became quiet.
The fear that the Bureau’s army might soon attack paralyzed their reason.
It’s surprising, but in reality, it was a management bureau that felt like a vague and floating organization… .
It’s a really great organization.
If you think about it, I am now just a human being with no power.
However, he bluffed with the management bureau on his back, so everyone didn’t know what to do.
Patrick’s calm voice was heard.
“I’m not trying to show off all of a sudden, and I think we have something to say, but let’s stop playing with each other.”
“If a spy has been planted in the management bureau, is there a way to contact them?”
Eunsol Lee: How do you usually communicate? quickly!
Mukseong Kim: Secure smartphone.
It’s similar to a regular company.
“You definitely have a security smartphone, right?”
“…”
“Give it to me. “I will report regularly and tell you that there is no problem.”
“I’m going to give you false regular reports so you can let me out safely? Hard to believe? “I’d like to inject you with artanine, too.”
Now is the time to bend it slightly.
“You guys just need to be next to me when I report, right? If the content is strange, hang up immediately. This is something I want to live for too. Dying to you is a problem, but dying to the Bureau is also a problem.”
“Die by the Bureau? What on earth – ah. Right. Those guys are ignorant. “I guess you’re worried that the facility will be blown up?”
“…”
“ha ha ha! Well, you’re surprisingly scared, aren’t you? It looks like you don’t know exactly where the ‘Arizona branch’ is. Don’t worry about that. “I guarantee you they will never be able to destroy this facility!”
Patrick answered confidently.
We are confident that there is absolutely no possibility that the Bureau will completely destroy their facility through bombing or other means.
What is the basis? The administration doesn’t know the location of this facility?
They believe that their information has been leaked to the management office, but since they do not know the location of the facility, it is unlikely that they will simply think that it is safe.
There is some other reason. There are compelling reasons why the Bureau cannot destroy this facility entirely.
Nevertheless, Patrick agreed to negotiate.
“Well, that’s good. A fire needs to be extinguished urgently. but… . I recommend that you don’t try anything in vain. “I will be watching from the side.”
We’re almost there.
Now, while the enemies are watching, I have to make sure my ‘request for support’ is not discovered by the Management Bureau and survive until the end.
… By the way, where on earth is Ga-in?
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