NIS Agents Tearing Up the Japanese Empire - Chapter 6



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Ghosts live in Gyeongseong – 5

“You want to come in too?”

“Yes, we’ve come this far, so I can’t just stay behind like a coward, right?”

“It would be dangerous without a weapon.”

“Haha, aren’t Officer Tamura and Inspector Imase going to be together anyway?”

“After all, there are only two of them.”

Inspector Miwa didn’t let me go easily.

Rather, the suspicious gazes pouring down on me were growing stronger.

But I didn’t flinch.

On the contrary, he stood up and argued confidently.

“I don’t understand why you are so afraid of a mere spirit.”

“Hmm… You do know that the spirit you’re talking about threw a bomb at Jongno Police Station a while ago, right?”

“So? Then if something goes wrong when we go in there, won’t only the three of us die?”

“······.”

Inspector Miwa was speechless.

I think he was probably thinking in his head about whether it would be better to send me or not.

Although it was not clear exactly what judgment he had made, Miwa and Kyungbu’s calculations were completed quickly.

“Have a nice trip.”

“Yes, please provide good cover from behind.”

“Don’t worry about that.”

It seemed like Inspector Miwa was going to make a beehive if I did anything even a little bit reckless.

Dozens of police officers surrounded the house, so I guess they thought I wouldn’t be able to escape.

Of course, if you think about it logically, his judgment is correct.

But the problem is that both Nana and Kim Sang-ok were people who transcended the boundaries of common sense.

“Why do police officers climb over someone else’s wall instead of leaving a perfectly good door open?”

“The suspect might notice and run away.”

“Ah, yes···.”

The Jongno Police Department, which was in the middle of its work, had gathered a large number of police officers and surrounded the house with no space to spare.

But instead of going through the front door, you climb over the wall in case the suspect runs away?

I didn’t know much about investigations, but even so, it was a judgment that I couldn’t quite understand.

What’s more, the other two were not used to this, as they were climbing over the wall and making all kinds of noise.

‘Advertise, advertise…’

What is even more incomprehensible is that he came in with such difficulty and immediately called the owner.

‘Did they never even think that the suspect might have a gun?’

If you think about it that way, it makes sense.

Well, who would think that someone would have a gun in Gyeongseong, where there are eyes watching them from all sides?

The uprisings that took place in Gyeongseong during that time were all carried out using knives, rocks, and, in extreme cases, bombs that could be found nearby, rather than guns.

So the police probably didn’t think the other person was armed with a gun.

‘What’s more, this side is well armed.’

One was armed with a pistol and the other with a rifle.

And most of the police outside were armed with old-fashioned rifles.

It was natural that I didn’t feel fear since I had never experienced it before.

‘Not anymore, though.’

I followed them quietly.

After getting Gu Bong-geun and his family out of the house, he pinpointed a place where Kim Sang-ok might be and put these two incompetent police officers in the lead.

“Tamura, open up.”

“Yes, sir!”

And the moment the hand of Officer Tamura holding the rifle touches the doorknob.

He held the fountain pen in his hand and opened the cap.

It was a rather luxurious item, with a sharp yet graceful curved nib that had a slight golden tint.

In the meantime, I felt the feel of the fountain pen while making useless remarks to the tense Inspector Imase.

‘The nib is softer than I thought, so I won’t be able to use it for many times.’

It is impossible to penetrate the solid skull with this. However, if you aim for the lung from behind, it is too short and if you accidentally hit it, it is difficult to retrieve.

‘If there is a place where I can quickly and safely neutralize my opponent…’

The nape of the neck was visible.

Even in this cold weather, his dark nape was exposed because his collar was not buttoned up properly.

‘Can it be done in one shot?’

He shook his head and gently pressed the back of the fountain pen with his thumb.

‘No, we have to send them all at once.’

I made a quick decision and took action right away.

The defenseless white uniform of Inspector Imase was dyed red, and at the same time, the black ink in the fountain pen also turned red, creating scarlet letters on the floor.

“Ugh….”

Inspector Imase grabbed his neck and tried to shout something, but soon lost consciousness and collapsed towards Officer Tamura.

“Your Majesty···?”

Officer Tamura suddenly turned his head at the sight of the inspector tapping his back, then froze when he saw Inspector Imase rolling his eyes and bleeding.

And that brief moment was his last memory.

******

Kim Sang-ok was watching me closely.

Well, even I wouldn’t believe a guy who suddenly started poking his colleagues and said he was on the same side.

“So. Comrade Yak-san sent you to help me. Is that what you mean?”

“To put it simply, yes.”

“······.”

The confrontation between Kim Sang-ok and me continued in the room.

He didn’t believe me and pointed his gun at me, so I snatched the late Inspector Imase’s pistol and pointed it at him.

Of course, I didn’t mean to shoot Dr. Kim Sang-ok or anything, but I did it to prepare for an unavoidable situation.

I trust Dr. Kim Sang-ok, but his fingers could have made a ‘mistake’ at any time.

While the awkward standoff continued for a while, Mr. Kim Sang-ok was the first to break the uncomfortable atmosphere by coughing.

“······How did you know where I was hiding?”

“The beauty and the police asked for information about Jongro.”

“Miwa Inspector!”

“Do you know him?”

“I know! How can I not know how many comrades have fallen to that bastard’s hands!”

Mr. Kim Sang-ok seemed very angry.

However, it was impressive that he didn’t explode with anger all at once, but rather suppressed it inside.

“The fact that Inspector Miwa brought the news first… means that there is a spy around me….”

“That would be highly likely. Even this morning, the police in Jongro didn’t even know your name.”

“Hmm···. A spy···. A spy···.”

Mr. Kim Sang-ok had a rather complicated-looking face.

“Haven’t you heard exactly who the spy is?”

“I guess that snake-like guy was suspicious of me, so he never brought up the topic of spies.”

“I guess so.”

The teacher would occasionally recite a few names, shake his head, or hold his head in his hands, as if he was thinking about something, but then he would put his gun away and look straight at me.

“I can’t completely trust you, but… for now, I have no choice but to trust you.”

“Don’t believe it.”

“what?”

“Don’t trust anyone. Then I can live and you can live.”

The teacher asked with an uneasy expression on his face in response to my answer.

“You said you came to help me, but don’t believe me… I don’t know what kind of nonsense this is.”

“Where I come from, there was a saying: Don’t trust yourself, except when you look in the mirror.”

“What a harsh place.”

“The harshness has eroded the person I am.”

I got up from my seat.

Then he lightly tapped here and there on the walls of the servants’ quarters.

“What are you doing now?”

“Um… Please stay still.”

Unlike Western-style houses, which are built with bricks, cement, and steel bars, Hanok houses usually have walls made of earth.

Of course, that doesn’t mean that Hanok is soft or poor quality compared to Western-style houses.

A well-made Hanok is as sturdy as a Western-style house.

“here.”

However, as Hanok ages, the walls tend to crack and become weak.

Especially in places like the servants’ quarters, which are located slightly away from the main house and receive less attention from the owner, there are bound to be places that are neglected in maintenance.

“Ugh… Phew…”

I took a moment to catch my breath and distance myself from the wall.

He threw his body with all his might and slammed into the wall.

-Thud! Crash.

Fortunately, the wall collapsed at once, creating a gap.

Although it is a little narrow, a space has been created where one person can easily pass through.

“Phew… that’s it.”

“······Did you just break down the wall with your bare hands?”

“It’s my little skill.”

“······.”

The teacher raised his body and tried to squeeze himself into the small gap.

“Huh? What are you doing now?”

“What are you doing? You have to leave this place right now.”

“Not now.”

“what?”

“I know you have a lot of questions, but if you want to get out of here, just do as I say.”

“Umm…”

The teacher looked at me with a displeased expression, then went back to his original seat and sat down.

“great.”

I didn’t make a hole in the wall to escape through there.

Even if the two of us escaped through that tiny hole, a dozen or so police officers from Jongno-seo Station would be surrounding the house.

It wasn’t hard to fight them and break through the encirclement, but if you escaped noisily, your tail would get long.

“So, here, it is safer to trick the enemy like a fox and make them run away to another place before escaping.”

“Turning the enemy? How do you mean?”

“Please go into the closet first.”

“cupboard…?”

I pushed Mr. Kim Sang-ok into the narrow closet.

“Ugh… Do I really have to go this far?”

“Please hold your breath until I give you the signal.”

“her…”

“You know what? And just in case, don’t let go of the gun.”

The teacher answered with an expression that said he didn’t trust me even more than before.

“Okay.”

“then.”

He opened the closet door halfway and brought in the body of Officer Tamura, who had collapsed at the entrance to the servants’ quarters, spraying blood all over the room before shooting Inspector Imase with his pistol.

Blood spurted out again from the bodies of Inspector Imase and Constable Tamura, and the outside became noisy.

‘5… 4… 3… 2…’

I silently counted in my head and this time I aimed at the small gap in the wall.

‘······0.’

And then he shot his gun through a gap in the wall.

At the same time, the door to the servants’ quarters opened and Inspector Mi and Police Officer barged in.

“What’s going on?!”

Inspector Miwa quickly looked around the room, then let out a sigh when she saw Imase and Tamuro lying on the floor.

“Imase… Tamuro!”

And then he looked back at me with eagle eyes.

“It’s him! He had a gun!”

“A gun…?”

“Yes! Officer Tamura, who entered the room first, was shot first, followed by Inspector Imase.”

I pointed to the closet with my hand.

“When I came in, the suspect had jumped out from there and was escaping the room through a crack in the wall.”

“Hmm… Looks like it was hiding in the closet… Damn!”

Miwa and Kyungbu naturally walked towards the closet.

And then I took a quick look inside.

But it was dark outside and even darker inside the room, so I couldn’t see inside very well.

“Tsk… you seem like a poisonous person…”

“This is not the time. He couldn’t have gotten very far since he was shot in the right arm.”

“You got shot?”

At my words, Miwa Kyungbu’s gaze turned towards me.

He looked at me with a mysterious expression that seemed suspicious but also had some kind of anticipation.

“Yes, I shot him as he was trying to squeeze through that narrow gap… It hit him solid in the right arm.”

“Hmm… there’s blood.”

Miwa and Inspector touched the blood that had splattered through a small crack in the wall.

He may not even know that it is his subordinate’s blood.

“Good! The suspect can’t have strayed far from here, so chase him! He’s the one who hurt our comrades. Don’t let him go!”

Inspector Miwa immediately gave orders to his subordinates.

“We might not be enough on our own, so ask for support from Dongdaemun Police Station, Namdaemun Police Station, and Jung-gu Police Station! He’s badly injured, so he probably hasn’t left the area yet!”

“Yes, sir!”

In Jongno, the police began to move busily.

As the police officers left, Inspector Miwa put her hand on my shoulder and sighed.

“Phew… I’m sorry.”

“Yes? What do you mean?”

“I suspected you. It’s because I suspected you and didn’t give you a gun that Imase and Tamuro ended up like this… Phew…”

I comforted Miwa and Kyungbu while whining.

“Where is that saying? A person’s fate is determined by heaven, not by man. So don’t worry too much about it.”

The result would not have been different no matter who was there.

Anyway, these people were destined to die.

I just pulled it forward a little bit.

“Whew… I think it would be best for you to rest for a while.”

“No. I will join the chase.”

“No, how could I be of sound mind after going through such a big thing? I think it would be best for you to leave the operation to your colleagues and get some rest.”

Miwa and Kyungbu’s eyes were still filled with doubt.

Interest still doesn’t fully trust me.

“······All right.”

“Okay, leave the body in the yard.”

“Yes, sir.”

Miwa, Gyeongbu, and Jongro all left Go Bong-geun’s house without a single exception.

Only after I was sure they had completely disappeared did I return to the servants’ quarters and call the teacher.

“Mr. Kim Sang-ok? You may come out now.”

“Whew… I thought I was going to die.”

“It’s too early to die.”

The teacher shook off the dust from his clothes and asked me.

“Thanks to you, I got my tail off.”

“No problem.”

“It was a brief meeting, but I never thought I would receive help from a fellow countryman here in Yaksan… I hope we can meet again if we have the chance.”

“?”

“Then that’s it.”

The teacher tried to run away quickly.

“Wait a minute. Are you really planning on running away like this?”

“I see.”

“There are police officers lined up outside right now.”

“The geography around here is so tight that no matter how many police officers there are, they won’t be able to catch me.”

“That’s not the story.”

I gestured for him to come closer with my hand and then whispered quietly in the teacher’s ear.

“Now that two police officers are dead, everyone’s anger has increased and the information fee has been raised. So the spies will be excited and look for you, sir.”

The teacher opened his mouth as if he had realized something and put his hand on his forehead.

“I see… What should I do with this?”

“Don’t worry.”

I took the pistol from the police station and checked the firearm briefly while speaking to the teacher.

“The fact that spies are on the move also means that we have a chance to catch all the rats that were difficult to detect before.”