Memoirs of the Returnee - Chapter 249



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The Regressor’s Notepad 249

Blueprint (4)

Residence in Area 1 of the Libra Sky Gardens.

I saw the magic share certificate that Jia handed me. I refused to accept it, but she was still stubborn.

This 25% stake in lithium could be worth as much as a top 100 company in just five years.

─Congratulations~

Growl said. The guy was the first black cat in a long time.

“Are you feeling relic emotions?”

The relic I received from Jahanna is now in Growl’s laboratory.

─Yes~ It’s a really good relic. I can also grow a lot with it!

“That’s fortunate.”

I’m glad we have Growl.

I never thought I would think like this, but somehow I can understand Jahanna’s feelings a little.

─Master~ I think you’re thinking about something embarrassing~

Growl grinned and smiled slyly.

“… … be quiet.

It’s not that I don’t trust anyone.

Because you shouldn’t believe it.

Because it’s in the heart of the enemy, in the jaws of the crocodile.

I’m glad that this guy is always on my side.

─But Beckman’s movements are suspicious.

“I told you. I’m going to touch Jahanna.”

He will surely kidnap Jahanna sooner or later, dreaming of a love elopement with her.

“Keep watching.”

─Yes~ Oh, and Jake, you’ve been getting a lot of inquiries lately. What do you do?

Growl’s double identity, dark web informer [JAKE].

Informers are usually categorized by scale, and the current one is a 3rd-grade ‘Red Scale’. Its reputation is high enough to be called the next Black Scale─1st-grade─.

“Raise the price and only accept missions from people with verified identities.”

Now, identity is important. As Jake becomes more famous, my enemies and my allies will use him.

─Yes!

“Are those guys okay?”

─Of course~ There is no welfare environment like this~

Growl’s stray cat connection is more reliable and trustworthy than any other source of information. The target will not be suspected and there is a 0% chance of betrayal.

By the way, there is already an internal information cat who has been selected by the mafia and cartel executives.

─I just heard the news. Jesco will be back soon.

“Oh really? Then it will start soon.”

I looked out the window.

The sky reflected in Libra’s hanging garden is particularly large. The moon is wrapped in a dark veil. Between them, stars twinkle brightly.

─Master. Over there. Jahanna is there.

“… … ?”

I saw there. There was a group walking in the garden of District 1. Jahanna and her followers.

They seemed to be walking somewhere, discussing some business… …suddenly.

She looked up at me.

Our eyes met for a moment.

I immediately straightened my posture and bowed.

She didn’t respond, but Beckman next to her was glaring at me with bloodshot eyes.

─Wow. That guy’s jealousy is scary.

“I know.”

I closed the window.

* * *

Jesco, ‘Quantum Mechanic’ has returned to its home base.

The meeting itself was a success. Belkman’s uniform magic stones and equipment were used to expand the territory, and favorable negotiation terms were drawn out.

Thanks to that, I was planning to hold the executive meeting with a cheerful and cheerful heart.

“This is a big deal!”

Suddenly, security team guys came to the conference room.

“… … What is it? Why are you guys here?”

At Jesco’s cold question, the security team leader immediately knelt down.

“Technician Mr. Belkman… … appears to have escaped.”

“… … .”

Jesco was silent for a moment.

For a long time, I stared at the security team leader without saying a word.

“──What the hell are you talking about?!”

Faith was the first to grab the bastard by the collar.

“… … I haven’t seen you for the past few days, so I thought you were just resting-”

There was no one in his mansion. The area was searched thoroughly, but no trace of the man named Belkman was found… … .

The security team leader made excuses with a thoughtful face.

“……hmm.”

Jesko scratched his temple.

Purrrr- He loosened his lips as if he was pursing.

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry!”

The security team leader hit his forehead on the ground.

“ha.”

Jesco let out a small sigh and put his hand into his bosom. He caught a heavy lump of iron.

Take it out and

Bang───!

A blast broke out between the security team leader’s eyebrows.

The bastard died in the kneeling position. He kicked the head of the corpse that was falling down.

Kwajeok─!

“Mr. X baby.”

Jesco looked around at the remaining security team. They shut their eyes tightly.

“Boss! I told you, there’s something untrustworthy about this guy!”

Face let out a loud noise. Jesco just stared at him quietly.

“… … .”

Face also closed his mouth slowly. He lowered his head and held his breath.

“What the hell!”

This time it was the third in command, Crow.

Crow’s face grew red as he stared at his phone screen as if he had received a call from someone.

“Boss! The money you gave to Belkman has been transferred to someone else’s name.”

He said that three months’ salary given to Belkman had disappeared.

Face lifted his head again as if he had been waiting.

“Boss. Please give me your orders.”

“… … .”

Jesco lowered his gaze. His pupils twisted dryly.

And then, he opened his mouth as if he was laughing in vain.

“Search. Release all your hounds, and search the whole of Edsilla to find it.”

“yes!”

“Wherever you are, be sure to bring it before me.”

Jesco said that and raised the gun. He pulled the trigger like crazy.

──! ──! ──!

A chain of gunshots.

Jesco fired his pistol and killed all of the male and female security guards.

I thought about it while covering myself with the blood that was gushing out from them.

The desert does not forgive betrayal.

You know that too.

why?

… … .

Faith launched a massive search, mobilizing all members of his organization to thoroughly search the back alleys and streets of Edsilla at night.

I wandered around for two days and nights, but there was no result.

Belkman just suddenly disappeared like a mirage.

“… … Me. Brother.”

The way back to the hideout, trudging along.

The burden on the face has been put on a serious twist.

“why.”

“I’m saying this just in case… … .”

He continued speaking, observing the situation.

“Could this be the Crow’s doing?”

“Crow?”

“yes.”

Face frowned.

If it were any other guy, I would have told him to stop talking like that, but he was the smartest guy among Face’s subordinates.

A guy who can be called a bookseller and is currently preparing to enter college.

“Crow knows how to design his own equipment. He knows how to do it. So what? If he has the technicians, doesn’t that mean he can create his own independent force?”

“… … .”

Face and his subordinates’ feet stopped dead in their tracks.

Indeed, it is a plausible story.

Crow, especially if he’s that rascal.

“And brother. Don’t you think it’s strange?”

“What else is strange?”

“My subordinates went to the factory and saw that there were a lot of magic stones.”

“… …Ma Seok?”

“Yes. Belkman made it. But common sense tells you that if you were going to run away, you would take that with you. They’re all jewels. You leave them behind and take only three months’ worth of salary? Is that right?”

At that moment, Crow’s face became completely convinced.

That is absolutely true.

A mountain of magic stones, worth more than a monthly salary. There’s no way I’d run away and leave them behind.

Clearly, I was kidnapped by someone.

“That’s right. You’re absolutely right.”

Faith placed a hand on the smart boy’s head.

“Crow, that glasses-wearing piece of shit… …”

“Let’s catch them quickly and kill them.”

“Shh. Get ready quietly. That idiot probably doesn’t know we’re this smart, so we have to be as careful as possible and take care of him all at once. First, call the kids.”

… … .

Meanwhile, Crow used all his connections and intelligence to check the records of the identity of ‘Belkman’. Everything from border access records, public transportation usage records, and even credit card usage.

But there was nothing.

Belkman disappeared as if he had never existed.

“It’s suspicious.”

Thanks to this, quite naturally, not only Crow himself but also his subordinates began to have some reasonable doubts.

“Are you thinking the same thing?”

Hwiha nodded at Crow’s question.

“Yes. There is nothing else. The magic stones that Belkman manufactured are still in the factory, and the equipment, raw materials, and supplies are all still there. Therefore, it is hard to say that he ran away by committing fraud… … .”

“… … I worked too honestly. I didn’t take anything with me.”

“Yes. Also, three months’ salary. I just tracked the flow of funds, and the destination is the desert.”

“desert?”

Crow frowned.

“Yes. I think I donated to the desert.”

donation.

A desert person, after donating to the desert, would run away?

The money I’m going to receive is amazing, and I’m even receiving protection from my boss, who is from my hometown?

“In addition… … there was testimony that there was a conflict with Pace over the ratio issue.”

“……ah.”

Thump! Crow put his hand on my forehead.

“Face, I knew this would happen.”

That buggy baby.

Crow gritted his teeth.

He’s not good at controlling his anger.

Even though I know that technicians are important, if I am blinded by my emotions for a moment, I am a beast that can be accidentally killed.

“It’s true. He did it.”

“If it’s work-”

“Probably killed.”

F*ck!

A swear word burst out of Crow’s mouth.

If the technician had died, or rather, if Faith had killed him, all of Quantum Mechanics’ businesses would have suffered severe losses.

Even if it’s Jesco, it will take a huge hit to its finances, and if there is a financial problem…

Crow’s methods of embezzling money through bookkeeping are also discovered.

“There’s nothing we can do. Get ready.”

“yes.”

To survive, this side must move first.

… … .

A factory filled with state-of-the-art equipment, but now empty.

Jesco looked around the inside from the middle of it.

“… … .”

Nothing is lost.

The equipment, the magic stone, everything is in place.

Only Belkman disappeared.

Thump… … Thump… … .

Jesco was wandering around the factory when he suddenly saw the office.

[Technician Belkman’s Office]

I opened the door there.

It was a space decorated like a dormitory.

There was a bed, there was a TV, there was a desk, and there was a drawer.

This is a place that he insisted on making, saying that he would rather sleep at the factory and work than waste time commuting.

But that guy isn’t there.

Jesco fiddled around with things and opened a drawer on his desk.

“… … ?”

There was a notebook-like thing inside.

It was a diary.

Jesko picked it up and sat down on the chair. He opened the page with his dirty hands.

[… … From now on, I will start a new job. It is much better than being alone. It is thanks to the desert man I met by chance. He is my older brother named Jesco. He is from the same hometown as me, so I think I may have met him at least once when I was young.]

It was a real diary. I thought it was some kind of encrypted text.

Jesco scanned his sentences with his eyes.

[… … The facility has been completed. It is thanks to Brother Jesco’s faith. How fortunate I am to have met a person like Brother Edsilla, a cool-headed man, in this vast continent. It is a fortune that cannot be expressed in words like gratitude.]

Sagrak, sagrak.

He turned the pages quietly.

Some sentences made me laugh out loud, some sentences were absurd, and some sentences… … .

The flowing paper stopped.

[Face demands a ratio. However, I cannot independently divide the ratio that Jesco-hyung has set. Therefore, I must take responsibility for Face. If I tell Jesco-hyung for no reason, he might worry. Face has served you for a long time, and you trust her… … ]

A story about Face. He demands proportions and acts mean, but Jesko believes in him so he has to handle it.

Jesco turned the next page.

[The numbers in the ledger are strange. The flow of funds flowing through the company is also suspicious. Mr. Crow was supposed to be in charge of these… … I think this is something I should tell my brother when he comes later.]

One by one.

Jesko’s fingers shake as he turns the page.

[It seems like there are a lot of people who aren’t sincere by my brother’s side. Is it because my brother shines so much that I can’t help it? At least I have to remain a sincere person by my brother’s side… … ]

The last words of the last chapter.

Jesco quietly closed his diary.

Tiring-

Just then a call came on my cell phone.

─Boss. I succeeded in tracking Belkman’s account flow.

“……say.”

─It’s a desert.

“desert?”

Jesco’s face flinched.

─Yes. I think… …the purpose was to donate.

“……under.”

Jesco leaned back in his chair, sighing silently.

I looked up at the incandescent light on the ceiling.

Suddenly, the guy’s voice came to mind.

‘So that I don’t forget my hometown.’

Belkman.

That guy never forgot his hometown.

He was a better guy than me.

“… … .”

Jesco fumbled around in his pockets absentmindedly. He took out a sand-mixed desert stone.

‘I brought these with me when I left the desert. They come in pairs.’

I fiddle with it, the crumbs of the desert coming out every time I touch it, in a corner of the office.

An object was visible in that vicinity.

Jesco quickly got up and picked it up.

It was a tombstone.

A desert tombstone that was said to be a pair, with a streak of blood on it.

“… … .”

‘older brother.’

Again, the guy’s voice comes to mind.

‘Thank you. For giving me such a talent.’

The last day I saw that guy.

‘I had a hard time leaving the desert and missed it, but now that I’ve met my brother, this place feels like home.’

The words he said while holding himself back from leaving.

‘I guess I missed people rather than my hometown.’

Did the guy have a premonition of his own end at that time?

I wonder what kind of ominous feeling he was feeling.

Crackle──.

Jesco bit his lip. His whole body trembled.

Anger, sadness, self-reproach… … some fucking emotions that can’t be expressed in words,

It’s swirling like a sandstorm within my existence.

Jesco bowed his head.

Now, finally, I’ve met a brother who lives in the same world as me, has the same ideals as me, and has the same memories as me.

Bam──

Bam──

Droplets of water formed on the floor, leaving sad stains on the cold concrete.

It was tears.

Jesco picked up his phone again.

“… … Are you listening?”

─Yes, boss.

“Prepare for war.”

─War, you say?

“I found the evidence. Belke… … .”

After taking a moment to catch his breath, he continued.

“The one who made it disappear is inside.”

I couldn’t bring myself to say the word ‘dead’.

I wanted to leave even a little possibility open.

“I will find that guy… … and tear him to pieces.”

Jesko held Belkman’s blood-stained tombstone in his hands.