NIS Agents Tearing Up the Japanese Empire - Chapter 81



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Thief (2)

Song Byeong-jun died, and a thief broke into Yoon Deok-yeong’s house.

Who might be afraid of this news?

They were the comrades who were close to them, and they were called traitors by the world.

In particular, this was the case for Lee Wan-yong, who had been stabbed while riding a rickshaw on the street some time ago.

“What on earth is the police department doing that they can’t catch the culprits even though Count Noda Heijiro is dead and Viscount Yun Deokyeong’s house was robbed?”

“We are doing our best, but it is difficult to keep track of that guy because he is so elusive… … .”

“Are you calling that an excuse now?”

Lee Wan-yong usually tried to look as polite as possible, but today he threw it all away and vented his anger.

“Of course he’ll run around trying to avoid being caught, so it’ll be hard to catch him! But if you just say he’s hard to catch, is that the end of it?”

“Oh, no.”

“So, how are we going to solve this problem?”

“I can only say that I will do my best… … .”

“Again, just talk! Again!”

There was a reason for Lee Wan-yong’s anger.

“I heard that a while ago, that guy disguised himself as my son and infiltrated the military camp, but how come no one noticed it! Instead, the sentries mistook my son for that guy and beat him up, rendering him half-crippled!!!”

“The Governor-General and the Commander have already apologized for that… … .”

“Yes! He apologized! And he even promised me that he would definitely catch the ghost of Gyeongseong! But what is this!”

It wasn’t just Lee Wan-yong.

Even apart from him, many pro-Japanese collaborators went to the police, military, or the Governor-General’s Office to express their frustration and fear.

“What on earth has happened to the security in Gyeongseong… … .”

“Master Noda died, and Master Byeoksu’s house was robbed. Is it really okay?!”

“I wonder if we’ll all die like this… … .”

They want one thing.

“Please catch the ghost of Gyeongseong, the Bulyeongseonin, as soon as possible! Only then will I be able to stretch out my legs and rest in peace!”

The goal of the Government-General was to capture the ghost of Gyeongseong as quickly as possible and end this anxiety.

But the police department was also wronged, as they were also anxious to catch the ghost of Gyeongseong as soon as possible.

A few months ago, Jongno Police Station was blown away by that guy, creating a security vacuum in Gyeongseong, and Geumchon Station, a major route on the Gyeongui Line connecting the North and Joseon, was blown away, restricting the movement of supplies and troops.

As local collaborators who had collaborated with the Japanese began to die one by one, the collaborators’ morale was greatly weakened, making it difficult to rule Joseon.

In this way, the ghost of Gyeongseong was a being whose mere existence was a great obstacle to the Japanese Empire’s rule over Joseon.

That is why the Police Department under the Government-General of Korea was trying to arrest him with all its might, but the problem was…

“How do you catch a guy whose face you don’t even know?”

“That’s what I’m saying… … .”

“This guy changes his face and name every time he appears. Isn’t it crazy and scary?”

“yes.”

As we began to investigate in earnest, the information about the ghosts of Gyeongseong was so confusing.

Even with regards to his initial impressions, each person who witnessed him gave a different story, and the victims who actually met him also gave different stories.

That is why the police department had long since given up on investigating the detailed appearance of the ghost of Gyeongseong.

The only thing that was salvaged was that he was rather tall and had a fairly stocky build, but since his exact size was unknown, this was also useless information.

“Huh… … . They say if you want to hide a person, hide them in the city, and that seems to be exactly right.”

“Yes, the ghost of Gyeongseong used his head well.”

The Police Bureau under the Government-General of Korea formed a special investigation team to capture the ghost of Gyeongseong.

The team leader was Superintendent Miwa Wasaburo, who was in charge of the Higher Police Department at the Government-General’s Police Affairs Bureau. Originally, since Miwa Wasaburo was already a high-ranking police superintendent, there was no need for him to be in charge of the special investigation team.

However, he had been actively expressing his desire to catch the ghost of Gyeongseong while researching it for a long time, and since no one under him wanted to take charge of the special investigation team, he ended up taking charge.

But even though several months have passed since the special investigation team was formed, the investigation has made no progress.

The members of the special investigation team, including Miwa, poured all their energy into compiling and classifying the information they had gathered, but ultimately failed to find anything unusual about the Gyeongseong ghost.

Even chasing traces of him only involved investigating what he wanted to show at the scene of the incident whenever he appeared… … It was so scary from their perspective.

“At this point, I’m starting to get a little scared.”

“Does that guy really exist?”

“That’s right. Aren’t you a member of a group that uses the alias of Gyeongseong Ghost?”

The investigators of the Special Investigation Headquarters were terrified of the ghost of Gyeongseong who rarely showed up, and jokingly hypothesized that he was not an individual but a group.

“Well, isn’t that even scarier? It means that such a large organization is roaming around Gyeongseong as if it were its own yard, and we can’t even trace it.”

“Ah… … . I see.”

But Miwa refuted that logic with just a few simple words.

“As you all know, I met him in person once in the past.”

“Oh, I see.”

“What does he look like?”

“Does appearance matter? The next time I saw you, your face had changed so much that I doubted if you were the same person.”

“ah…….”

At Miwa’s words, the other investigators’ faces were filled with fear and despair, but Miwa’s face was filled with smiles.

“But don’t worry too much, you’ll get the feel of it when you meet him in person.”

“Papa… … ?”

“What does that mean?”

“You’ll know when you see him with your own eyes, so before that, everyone should practice shooting and judo so that you can surprise him before he even realizes it.”

“yes?”

Miwa left some helpful advice to the investigators based on her own experiences.

“Everyone is afraid of the ghost of Gyeongseong appearing and disappearing everywhere, but his real ability is not that kind of camouflage.”

“Yes? Is there a more frightening ability than that?”

“then.”

Miwa and the class president closed their eyes and recalled the past events.

“That guy’s whole body is a weapon.”

“Hey… … . That seems like an exaggeration.”

“Huhuhuh… … Is that really so?”

Miwa recalled several scenes of the horrific incident that had stained the streets of Gyeongseong with blood.

Most of the bodies had been shot in the head or had their heads caved in from being hit with some strange blunt object.

If not, there were also cases where the neck was bent in the opposite direction, with the face facing backwards.

Naturally, all of this was the work of a ghost who was stirring up trouble in Gyeongseong.

Miwa shuddered at the strength of the ghosts that mercilessly slaughtered their enemies regardless of their numbers.

It is probably true that there is no one in Gyeongseong who could survive, let alone win, by confronting him head-on.

“So, if you don’t want to die suddenly while walking down the street, it would be good to train steadily.”

“Hey… … How can such a person exist?”

“Hmm? I never said he was a person.”

“yes?”

In a short period of time, Miwa lost numerous subordinates, colleagues, and superiors to ghosts.

Maybe it was because of that, but Miwa’s usually nervous and self-centered feelings also changed slightly.

It was the extreme situation where he could die at any moment that changed him.

“It’s not a person, it’s a ghost.”

“… … ?”

Miwa said that and got up from her seat.

“Where are you going, class president?”

“I heard that Byeoksusanjang was robbed, so I’m thinking of going there to take a look. Is there anyone who wants to come with me?”

“Okay~”

“Hey~ Let’s go see the Byeoksusanjang that Daegal Daegam kept so well hidden!”

“Everyone, come out!”

Miwa smiled and slowly looked at the investigators following her.

I checked to see if there was anyone who acted even a little differently from the people I knew.

If there’s anyone among these who moves differently than he knows… … .

‘I guess I should be suspicious.’

Miwa has changed.

In many ways.

* * *

“Phuetchui!”

At the sudden sneeze, CEO Nam Goong-hoon frowned and covered his nose and mouth with his sleeve.

“Do you have a cold?”

“That’s not it… … I suddenly feel like sneezing.”

“Then it looks like someone has been insulting you.”

“Where can you find people like that?”

“… … Then, is it really a cold?”

“I said no.”

I, Kuroda Kyuichi, the owner of the Chosun Ilbo, and President Nam Goong Hoon, have been struggling with wads of paper that have piled up to the ceiling of the conference room for several days without being able to eat or wash properly.

“How many pages is this?”

“Who has time to count all those things? Just check what’s right in front of you and deal with it.”

“her…….”

It’s only been a few days since the contest started, but thousands of people have already applied and submitted their works.

What’s even more terrifying is that this isn’t the end.

“I got a call from the post office a few days ago.”

“Why there again?”

“There are tens of thousands of letters and parcels piled up in front of the Chosun Ilbo, and they said it is difficult for them to move them, so please send someone to help.”

“… … .”

I did think people would show some interest in the contest.

But I never expected that there would be this much heated interest.

“Isn’t it because we live in a time when it’s difficult for everyone to make a living?”

“You say it’s hard to make a living? Hehe, the Japanese Empire made a ton of money from trade during the last war.”

President Namgoong Hoon laughed at Kuroda’s words.

“Huh! That’s not wrong, but the problem is that the money wasn’t distributed equally to everyone, but rather it all went into the pockets of the people above.”

“Hmm… … That really is a heartbreaking story.”

“Right? We’re also hitting the goal, but what about the people in Japan?”

“Wow… … . That’s amazing.”

The Taisho period was said to be the freest and most prosperous era in the history of the Japanese Empire, but on the other hand, polarization was deepening, and corrupt politics was endlessly bubbling up as the pus within it could not be resolved.

Because of this, the poor became even poorer, and the rich became even richer, so it was natural for people to feel dissatisfied.

That may be why communism flourished within the Japanese Empire and why it became eager to secure colonies.

“Tsk tsk tsk… … If you had managed it better from the beginning, this wouldn’t have happened.”

“What do you mean, this is what happens? Does this mean that no one came to the contest?”

“No, I meant that you wouldn’t have gotten beaten up like this.”

“Ah, it was you.”

As I was sorting through the entries and letters for the contest while worrying about the country and President Namgoong Hoon, the day passed by quickly.

It was only after I had wasted another day like that that I realized.

This is absolutely not a problem that the two of us can solve.

“Ugh!!! This just won’t do.”

“Is there any good way?”

“Yes, there is.”

“Hmm… … . What is that? It’s not like it would cause harm to anyone or set off a bomb or anything like that, right?”

At President Namgoong Hoon’s words, Kuroda turned to him with a serious expression.

“No, Mr. Namgung. When did I do something like that? Why do you keep saying that? I’m Kuroda. Kuroda. I’m Kyuichi Kuroda, the owner of the Chosun Ilbo.”

“Ahem… … I see. I guess I was mistaken.”

Kuroda glared at President Namgoong Hoon once more and then prepared to leave.

Namgoong Hoon asked Kuroda about that.

“Where are you going?”

“Wait a minute, I’m at the Governor-General’s Office.”

“Why there?”

“Now that you’ve started something, you need help.”

“Do you think Governor Saito will help you?”

“I’m not going to see the governor.”

“Then who are you going to meet?”

“The Marquis of Linoy.”

“?”

NIS Agent Tears the Japanese Empire Episode 82