How to Survive as a Villain in a Novel - Chapter 88



88 – Evidence Collection (3)

The worst organization in the world, Shenyang Group.

We must take them down.

The first clue I found while trying just for that.

Evidence of drug cultivation, which is extremely shocking to the average person.

But let’s just skip this.

Because I know that greater sins are hidden within.

That is the characteristic of Shenyang Group in the first place.

Sneaky and smart.

That’s because their leader’s personality is like that.

Head of Shenyang Group.

Seo Il-hwan.

An entrepreneur who was one of the top three talented people in Korea and at the same time used his talents to create a leading company.

In the process, he doesn’t hesitate to do all kinds of dirty things.

The Shenyang Group was created by taking advantage of the fact that it was a capable person and taking its safety hostage to blackmail other companies and the government for profit.

In short, he is the type of person who will do anything for his own benefit.

‘… It’s tricky.’

He is capable, and at the same time, he is bright even when it comes to small things.

You can tell just by looking at how drug cultivation is first shown like a trap.

An extremely difficult person to deal with.

If you think about it, he is like the final boss of this novel.

‘Fighting should be avoided as much as possible.’

That’s right.

This is the castle he built.

Rather than trying to fight him, it is better to secure evidence and use it to ask for help from the government or other organizations.

That’s why I focused on collecting evidence here.

Therefore, the strongest evidence must be collected.

It is such strong evidence that everyone can condemn and hate Shenyang, so much so that even the government and others have no choice but to take action.

— Jeopuk, Jeopuk.

Han Chae-yoon and I continued to walk.

After the room where drugs were grown, a dark hallway continued for a while.

Concrete floor.

Blurry blinking blue light.

Yes.

We must move forward a little further.

This level of evidence is not enough.

If it’s to kill the Shenyang group…

“It’s a good environment to fall into hallucinatory magic.”

Han Chae-yoon suddenly muttered.

Only then did I suddenly come to my senses.

What on earth were you thinking?

It seems like I’ve been repeating the same thoughts over and over again.

— Cheap!

I hit my cheek lightly.

I didn’t feel like coming to my senses.

— Slap!

So I hit him one more time. It was enough to turn my head slightly. Who hit you? Ah. It’s me. Only then did I come to my senses a little.

I looked at Han Chae-yoon next to me.

She was walking in place.

The pupils were also strangely dilated.

I checked my legs.

Like her, I was also walking in her place.

I stopped my legs.

My head becomes clearer.

I think I walked like this for at least 30 minutes.

“Han Chae-yoon.”

I grabbed her shoulder and shook her.

Stumbling, staggering.

Even though she was staggering, she continued walking like a cat with good sense of balance, and looked back at me.

Then, the eye color gradually returned to normal.

“…Mr. Ian.”

It seemed like consciousness had returned.

She asks, shaking her head and looking up at me.

“…What about us?”

“I guess I fell into a trap.”

“A trap?”

“Yes. Hallucination series.”

I pointed to the light in the distance.

It looks broken at first glance, but the light blinks periodically.

As Han Chae-yoon muttered, it was a good object to hallucinate.

It is probably an object that creates hallucination magic in itself.

“It was hidden very cleverly. I didn’t feel any magical power, so I let my guard down.”

“This is a research facility managed in utmost secrecy by the Shenyang Group. It wouldn’t be surprising if there were one or two traps like that.”

If I remember correctly, that light was visible from the beginning of this underground.

What that means is that Han Chae-yoon and I were slowly falling into a state of hallucination from the beginning.

If there had been more delay, I would have been caught walking in place…

‘He must have been caught like that.’

It is a place that shows great effort in many ways.

However, this is an obvious passage.

It is natural to walk while looking ahead.

There must be a way for others to pass by as well…

I lowered my gaze to the floor.

Then, only then did I see a faintly thin line.

“Look at this.”

“It’s like a guideline. Each strand is a different color.”

It was just as Han Chae-yoon said.

Red, blue and black.

“I think it would be better to go around one by one together. It will be difficult to deal with danger if we go separately.”

“Yes.”

“Where do you want to go first, Mr. Lee Han?”

I was lost in thought for a moment.

When we approach it with common sense, the red and blue lines seem a little distant. You can just step on it naturally, and it feels like there are things at the end that are more ordinary than you think.

On the other hand, black…

‘It seems like there must be a boss.’

To begin with, there is a profoundness given by the color black.

It was a little thicker than the other lines.

It’s hard to see because it’s dark around here, but I think there’s a reason why it’s painted black.

“The black line looks unusual.”

Han Chae-yoon seemed to have the same thoughts as me.

I also nodded at her words

“Let’s follow the black line.”

“…”

“It’s easy to deal with anything after dealing with the strongest one first.”

“It’s like Lee Han.”

Han Chae-yoon laughs and sighs at my answer.

She is always like a proud cat.

I think this is the first time I’ve seen him laugh so lightly.

“Because it’s better to face a strong opponent when your condition is the best.”

“That’s right. Let’s go.”

We walked along the black line.

Soon there was a turning point.

The red and blue lines are to the left, and the black lines are to the right.

There was no need to worry.

We immediately turned to the right.

A gently downward path.

It was a road with a slight bend.

I walked like that for a long time.

A large iron door blocked our path.

Han Chae-yoon put her finger to her mouth and whispered.

“It’s open.”

She carefully pushed the iron door.

A door that opens smoothly without a squeak.

We looked inside blankly for a moment.

— …

It is an infinitely large space.

The height is also far away.

“How can a space this size be underground… ?”

Han Chae-yoon mutters blankly.

It is such a large space.

“I don’t think there’s anything.”

I let go of my malice and looked around.

It is literally an empty space.

However, I felt like there was a passage leading towards this…

“There doesn’t seem to be anything special.”

That’s the conclusion.

Just an incredibly wide and tall space.

In my opinion, that was the definition of this space.

“Let’s go somewhere else.”

I definitely have doubts.

It is a meaningful place.

There is no way such a large space is left meaningless.

There is no time to waste.

We closed the door and immediately turned back.

Go back the way you came.

Arrived at the junction.

We turned to the left without hesitation.

The red and blue lines lead us.

Jeopuk, Jeopuk.

Only the sound of our footsteps fills the hallway.

“Isn’t it too quiet? It must be an important facility.”

Han Chae-yoon asks.

It’s a good doubt.

At this level, I could have run into someone, but I didn’t.

However, it may actually be quieter.

Shenyang Group can easily keep its employees inside.

Soon the blue line branched to the side.

Me and Han Chae-yoon walked along it.

Let’s walk like that for a while.

– Shhh

We exchanged hand signals.

I heard someone else’s footsteps.

Jeopuk, Jeopuk.

The footsteps continued into one room.

Should I call that a room? It is similar in size to a huge gym.

We glanced at the scene and then turned to face each other.

‘Let’s go in.’

‘Yes.’

We followed behind the sound of footsteps.

I feel bad saying this, but Han Chae-yoon and I are already above average in terms of ability. It’s not that difficult to just erase your presence.

It was dark inside.

However, there were things shining softly in the distance.

A huge cylindrical device.

What’s inside is a green liquid.

— Jerk!

The steps of the employee who was ahead stopped.

We quickly hide behind the cylindrical device.

Naturally, I looked inside the cylinder.

I frowned.

That’s right, what’s inside is…

“…Long term?”

Ugh.

I heard Han Chae-yoon’s short moan from next to me.

What was in front of her was her half-cut off arm.

From noble mtl dot come

Arms, legs, eyes, brain, …

One such thing was floating in each pillar filled with green liquid.

Bubbling.

In some of the pillars, bubbles were boiling as if they were reacting with something.

After that, there were endless green pillars.

“…”

It was not a nice sight.

In fact, against the background of this worldview, it is rare to cultivate human organs for therapeutic purposes.

Countless people get hurt and die.

There is a tendency to disregard life.

However, that was not the reason for my bad mood.

The organs here were not ‘cultured’, but the cut surfaces were unstable.

It felt like I had been ‘harvested’ from somewhere.

The feeling is strong.

A feeling of badness on a different level from checking out a drug room overtakes my body.

We have only reached the beginning of this place.

There were still numerous pillars remaining in front.

For some reason, I was filled with anxiety.

There may be something more serious lying on the pillars in front of us.

“Let’s go further.”