NIS Agents Tearing Up the Japanese Empire - Chapter 16



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The Trumpet of Jericho – 1

A few days later, the bastard showed up again.

This time, a considerable number of police officers ended up in the hospital.

“Yamada suffered a serious head injury and it seems he won’t be able to wake up for a while.”

“On the streets, people seemed delighted that the ghost of Gyeongseong had returned.”

“He’s going to attack the chief. People’s attention is focused on Jongno because he declared it publicly.”

Inspector Miwa didn’t say anything.

He kept his mouth shut and sat quietly in thought.

‘A few days ago they attacked a checkpoint, today they attacked police officers on the street.’

At first glance, the ghost of Gyeongseong seemed to have a deep connection with Uiyoldan.

Even in the case of the incident that happened today, the Ghost of Gyeongseong came forward to help the family of Kim Sang-ok, a member of Uiyoldan, and he had also acted with him last time and caused trouble for the Imperial Police.

So, judging from the various circumstances, it seems that the Ghost of Gyeongseong is a person belonging to Uiyoldan or someone with a significant connection to Uiyoldan.

‘Did Kim Won-bong come in person?’

I thought about that too, but no matter how much I thought about it, it was just too much speculation.

‘If he wasn’t crazy, he wouldn’t walk into that place of death on his own two feet.’

If he did not come in person, then it would be true that another powerful person within the Uiyoldan came.

‘If not Kim Won-bong, then Yoon Se-ju? No, he’s already rotting away in Seodaemun Prison. Then···.’

Miwa could think of a few names, but most of the ones he knew were either in prison or had long since disappeared into the mists of the execution grounds.

That means.

‘A new character.’

It’s a headache.

“Did the Chief of Police have anything special to say?”

“Yes, there has been no word so far.”

“I see.”

Inspector Miwa stood up from her seat, picking up the hat she had placed next to her.

“I’m going to see the Chief of Police at the Governor-General’s Office.”

“Yes? But the chief has just issued an emergency order to all personnel in Jongro-gu···.”

“I’ll just come see you for a moment.”

For Miwa and Kyungbu, the Jongro Police Chief was not even on the radar.

It’s not like there would be any major problems in one’s work if one of those guys disappeared.

More important than that was the information brought by the spies in Shanghai.

‘If the Uiyeoldan had started to move, there would have been some change in the information coming from Shanghai.’

Miwa and Kyungbu started running after the ghost of Gyeongseong, who revealed himself but left no trace.

******

Before the imperial police could move, Kim Sang-ok’s family was evacuated far north.

Even so, it was only in the Pyeongan Province area, but given the nature of the times when information exchange was inconvenient, even this much would have greatly reduced the threat to them.

I can confidently say that I am now safe because even if the police get information about them, I can just take action.

“I… this teacher?”

“What’s going on, Mr. Chunsik?”

“It’s hard for me to go out because you’ve stirred up a beehive.”

“It’s a shame.”

“······Is that the end?”

“sure?”

Jeon Woo-jin, who had been living under the alias Kim Chun-sik to avoid the eyes of the Japanese, let out a deep sigh.

“I’m embarrassed to say this, but there’s no food in the house, and I can’t even throw away the trash on time, so the house is stinking.”

“I don’t think it’ll be that bad···.”

But as I listened, something felt strange.

Although Jeon Woo-jin is a person related to Kim Sang-ok, he is not someone who would be this interested.

I’m sorry to say this, but from the perspective of the Governor-General, Jeon Woo-jin was nothing more than a pyramid.

It’s a pyramid that’s too vague to be captured and used as a spy.

“Is it possible that Mr. Chunsik is afraid of the police and can’t go outside?”

“That, that···.”

I guess this is the correct answer.

Chunsik hesitated as if he had been hit with a nail in the head and couldn’t answer properly.

“The police are not chasing the families of Mr. Chun-sik or Mr. Kim Sang-ok right now.”

“I know that… but I’m afraid I’ll get caught at the security checkpoint and get arrested….”

“That will never happen. If you are caught, I will risk my life to get you out.”

My and Chunshik’s identities were created with a lot of effort.

In modern times, when manipulating identities, you could create a new one with a few clicks, but now, each one had to be created manually.

“If you just take care of the passport I gave you last time, the police will let you go without any problems.”

“Hmm… If you say it like that.”

“While we’re on the subject, why don’t you go out and run an errand?”

“An errand?”

Since I publicly announced that I would visit Jongno Police Station Chief, all the police stations in Gyeongseong would have been turned upside down.

They probably think all I want is the old, twisted head of Jongno Station Chief, but what I really want is something else.

“If you go to Jongno Police Station now, the police will be moving very busily.”

“So? Are you telling me to go there···?”

“It’s not hard to watch the police from a distance.”

“······.”

Chunsik gave me a resentful look.

“I just watch them coming and going from afar. It’s not that difficult.”

“I wonder if the police would scold a Korean who hangs around the police station all day.”

“Haha, I guess not everyone has the luxury of that.”

“How can you be sure of that?!”

“Well···.”

******

Chief of Police Tsuneda from Jongno Police Station has been working overtime for several days already.

If things had gone as planned, his checkpoint would have been replaced by another man, but the raids over the past few days had left his men hospitalized one after another.

“I don’t know what kind of suffering this is because of that guy who’s like the ghost of Gyeongseong or something.”

“That’s true. I’ve been sitting here blankly for a week now, just watching people pass by, and my insides are starting to itch.”

“Whew… I’m so dirty, I need to hurry up and pass the promotion test or something….”

“You will definitely pass this time.”

“I wish that were the case···.”

As Tsuneda sighed and poured out his heart to his subordinate, a loud noise was heard.

“Hey! How many times do I have to tell you to put your bags down?”

[What are you saying? We already checked you earlier!]

“Ha… Now even the Joseon guys are ignoring me.”

Tsuneda’s subordinate immediately swung his baton at the old man who was carrying a heavy load.

The old man fell to the ground after being hit by the club swung by the young man, and Tsuneda’s subordinate beat the old man mercilessly.

“I’m already pissed because I’ve been working all day! What’s so urgent?! Huh?! Just do whatever I tell you to do!”

The old man who had fallen was beaten for a long time without even being able to scream.

The people around them who were watching this frowned, but they couldn’t even make eye contact for fear of being criticized.

The police officers murmured as they watched the rookie’s actions.

“Hey. Our new recruit Bong Jil is amazing.”

“You’re really making a mess of that Joseon guy.”

“From now on, I can leave the annoying things to him.”

The policeman’s hands became even more cruel as he was praised by those around him.

He stopped beating only after he finally saw blood.

Tsuneda, who was watching this, frowned and pointed to the newcomer who was wiping the blood off his face.

“Haa···. Who’s in charge of that kid?”

“Well, well.”

“Fukuda, is it you?”

“Ahem···.”

“What if I let you loose a little bit these days? Huh? Do you miss my old personality?”

“Oh, no.”

Tsuneda sighed again and placed a hand on his subordinate’s shoulder.

Then he squeezed my shoulder with all his might.

“Ugh···.”

“There’s only one month left until my promotion exam. Don’t you want to stop seeing my face? So both you and I have to finish on a good note, right?”

“Yes, I will correct it.”

“Yeah, that’s right.”

Tsuneda smiled with satisfaction at the sight of his subordinate’s distorted expression in pain as he entered the makeshift checkpoint building.

“I’ll just close my eyes inside, so wake me up if you think the executives are coming.”

“Yes, I will wake you up when the shift changer comes.”

“Yeah, if we’re going to do it, it would be better if we could also give that idiot police officer some motivation.”

“Sir, the police station was closed down in the evening…”

“Sigh… Since when has it become acceptable for a police officer to spit on his senior’s words?”

“yes···.”

As he said that, Tsuneda went inside and leaned back on the chair, trying to fall asleep.

It was a rather uncomfortable position, but I was so tired that I quickly fell asleep.

[······Oh.]

“Hmm···.”

[······Where are you?]

Someone called out to Tsuneda, who was in the middle of a happy dreamland.

-bang

“Ugh!”

And in a very rough way, too.

“Ahhhh···.”

“If you’re called, you have to get up quickly.”

“Ugh···.”

Tsuneda, who had fallen to the floor and hit his head, raised his head while holding it.

Then, standing in front of him was a detective dressed in a pure white Imperial Police summer uniform.

Perhaps it was because it was getting a little dark outside, or perhaps because he was standing right under the lightbulb, but his face was in shadow and hard to see, but the sergeant major’s insignia shining on his epaulettes was clearly visible.

‘Fucked!’

Tsuneda lowered his eyes in surprise, forgetting the throbbing pain in his head.

‘You bastard Fukuda… I told you to wake him up when the executives come…!’

Tsuneda’s eyes rolled around, trying to come up with an excuse to cover up the situation.

‘Should I say I dozed off for a bit? No, if I do that, he’ll say he’ll make me come back to my senses… Then should I just say honestly that I was tired? Sigh… Then he’ll say I lacked the spirit and hit me…’

Tsuneda couldn’t come up with any excuse to get out of this situation.

The only thought that came to my mind right now was that I wanted to beat up Fukuda like a dog for making me feel this way.

“Hiroshi Tsuneda.”

“Yes, yep!”

“It’s a great work ethic to take a nap while working, isn’t it?”

“······sorry.”

“Huh? Why are you apologizing?”

“He, he fell asleep while working···?”

The opponent’s lower body twitched.

I don’t know if he was angry or dumbfounded, but it meant that he was reacting in some way.

“No. Rather, I appreciate your excellent work attitude.”

“Yes, yes? What is that···?”

The surroundings were dark and hard to see because the large police officer was blocking the lightbulb, but the corners of the police officer’s mouth appeared to go up slightly.

“How could I not be happy that I am feeling better thanks to our wonderful chief constable?”

“yes···?”

The police chief took off his hat.

Then the black shadow covering his face disappeared and the smiling figure of the police officer was revealed.

“All of you···!?”

He was a person Tsuneda also knew well.

A mysterious figure who caused a commotion among the police chief and the Jongno Police Chief, and even Inspector Miwa, known as the hunting dog of high society, could not chase him.

“Hey, the ghost of Gyeongseong···!”

“Wow… I don’t understand why Japanese people, past and present, like such flashy names so much.”

Tsuneda quickly reached for the pistol on his waist, but unfortunately, the Ghost of Kyungsung’s feet were faster than his hands.

“Ugh!”

“Oh, oh, no, that won’t work.”

The ghost slowly began to rub Tsuneda’s wrist, then slowly applied force.

Tsuneda’s face began to turn pale as the pain surged through his wrist.

“Okay, stop for a moment···”

-Bang.

Tsuneda’s scream echoed through the checkpoint.

He waited for help, screaming in agony, though he was sure others around him would hear him, even if they didn’t know it.

They are a bit immature, but there are quite a few of them, so if they attack all at once, I think even the ghosts of Gyeongseong won’t be able to handle them.

But no matter how long I waited, the door was firmly closed.

There was absolutely no sign of it opening.

“If you’re going to wait for your subordinates, give up.”

“······.”

“How do you think I got here?”

“!!!”

The ghost of Gyeongseong opened the door himself and showed Tsuneda the situation outside.

His men were beaten badly by someone and tied to electric poles.

It wasn’t difficult to guess who the culprit was.

Tsuneda quickly made a decision and put the thoughts in his head into action.

“Oh my gosh!!! I have an old mother and a wife and children who are as young as me at home! When I die, my wife will become a widow and my children will become orphans···.”

“Oh, don’t worry, I won’t kill you.”

“Is that so?”

A color came to Tsuneda’s face.

But it didn’t last that long.

“You guys are just bait anyway.”

“Huh? Bait?”

The ghost of Gyeongseong smiled and extended his hand.

In his hand he was holding a small, nicely sized stick that fit in one hand.

“Shall I show you a magic trick?”

“······?”

He waved his hand and a small staff appeared in the blink of an eye.

It looked like a short pole, but it was a strangely shaped pole with a cute bead-like thing at the end.

The Gyeongseong ghost who showed Tsuneda his mysterious skills soon brought a familiar face from outside.

“Kimura···?”

“It’s Tsuneda.”

“Yes, yes?!”

The ghost of Gyeongseong asked Tsuneda again with a smiling face.

“Do you know the saying that good things have good consequences and bad things have bad consequences?”

“What goes around comes around… isn’t it?”

“Yeah, karma.”

The Ghost of Gyeongseong struck Kimura on the shoulder with the staff he was holding.

When his staff touched Kimura’s shoulder, it made a light and frivolous sound, but the result was not light and frivolous.

“Kwaaaaak!”

“Key, Kimura?!”

“Kwaaak!”

Kimura, who had been unconscious, came to his senses and screamed as if the world was going to fall apart.

“So you’re going to hear all the way to Jongno Police Station? You’ll have to raise your voice a little more.”

The ghost of Gyeongseong spoke as he persistently beat Kimura’s arms and legs.

Every time he moved his hand, a light and frivolous noise like the sound of a hammer rang out, but Kimura, who was hit by it, screamed as if the world was going to go away.

But he didn’t stop there.

Kimura’s screams grew louder and louder, and the ghosts of Gyeongseong became busier as well.