Rust - Chapter 124



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RUST -124

Two helicopters landed in a large open space.

Only eight employees got off two helicopters that could seat 12 to 14 people. As expected from a team of aftercare specialists, they formed teams of two and quickly began cleaning up the scene.

The head of the aftercare team, who was organizing the neatly placed corpses, asked an employee.

“That’s strange. If they were gangsters or cartels, you’d expect them to have guns decorated with gold or bracelets made of gold.”

“···That’s right, that’s right.”

The team leader was staring intently at the employee who was sweating profusely. The team that came to the rescue of the restless employee was the team that searched through the parked cars.

“They’re human traffickers and drug dealers, they have drugs and women in their trunks.”

“My head’s starting to hurt. Are you conscious?”

The employee’s headache got worse. Didn’t the gunman search the car? He said he saw a woman in the trunk of the car, but he didn’t say a word.

“I don’t know if it’s the drugs or the anesthesia, but I’m unconscious.”

“How many people are there?”

“There are five people.”

“Let’s get him onto the helicopter first.”

This made the aftermath ambiguous. They had decided to cover it up, but the person involved had come out, so the staff was really jumping for joy. They were saying that there were not one but five victims of human trafficking…

No, can’t you at least say something? What do you think the aftercare team will think of you? Won’t they see you as an idiot who didn’t even bother to look into whether or not there was someone involved?

“There are survivors in the store too.”

“How many people are there?”

“There are three people: a cook, a waitress, and one who appears to be a cartel member.”

“Are you okay?”

“The cook and waitress appear to be in no danger of dying as they received first aid. However, the cartel member suffered complete crushing of the bones in his limbs, and it appears he will not be able to avoid disability.”

“Until then, it’s none of our business.”

The after-sales team leader looked at the employee and said.

“Let’s continue the story later.”

“···yes.”

“Make sure to take detailed photos of the scene. In particular, take photos from various angles of the area where the fighting took place. Don’t forget to film the entire video.”

“All right.”

As soon as the on-site filming was over, the rest area was repaired in real time. The blood-stained floor was cleaned with detergent, and the bullet holes were filled and painted. The eight-member repair team was literally a professional repair team. In just 3-4 hours, the scene that had been a mess was transformed into something clean as if nothing had happened.

“We found a large quantity of drugs. Mostly cocaine, but also heroin and crystal meth.”

“Gold or cash?”

“There is no gold, and the cash is loose change.”

“It’s strange. Whether it’s gangs or cartels, these guys carry around gold and cash just to show off…”

The employee felt really wronged. Perhaps because the sense of wrongedness was so obvious, the team leader of the after-care team shifted his gaze from the employee.

“I was trying to get the CCTV records, but the whole computer was gone.”

“Huh? What do you mean?”

“See for yourself.”

As the team leader opened the box, a pungent charcoal smell rose. Behind the smell of burning wires and plastic, a computer storing CCTV footage was lying in disarray.

The staff seemed to be going crazy and jumping for joy. Didn’t we decide to go together? If you’re going to do something, you should at least tell them in advance…

“when···.”

“when?”

“No, I had no idea.”

“Hmm- First of all, I have no choice but to report this to the higher-ups. Since we can’t secure the CCTV footage, the only thing left is testimony···.”

The aftercare team leader shook his head and said.

“If only there were CCTV footage, wouldn’t that be incredible? Killing someone with a butter knife, a bread knife, and a fork…”

“······.”

The employee didn’t even have the strength left to say, “Look at the body, the body!” to the team leader who was snickering.

“Team Leader. There’s something strange about the body here.”

“What is it?”

As the team leader and staff went to where the body was, one of the team members unfolded the body’s shirt and said.

“This thing here, stuck in the heart. Do you see this part? It looks like a butter knife handle.”

“······.”

“This one had a fork stuck through the cervical vertebrae. The body over there has a fork stuck in its temple. There’s something strange about these bodies.”

“······.”

The team leader said with a look in his eyes, ‘Fuck, was that really true?’

The staff member also responded with a look in his eyes. ‘I told you it was absolutely true!’

The aftercare team leader took pictures of the traces left on the bodies, then loaded the victims and the injured onto the helicopter and left. And not long after, the employee received a call from the manager.

“Huh? You want me to go with them?”

[Yes. The marks on the body and the signs of combat are unusual. Considering your testimony, I decided that it was necessary to stay with them for the time being.]

“How about scouting instead?”

[Not yet. Bernard Green (Ki-soon) warned us not to try to drag his group into the company, warning that trying to do so would be like lighting a bomb.]

“Why is that? It wouldn’t be a bad thing to be protected by the company.”

[I guess we’ll have to find out the exact reason later. There’s also speculation that they might be people who were abandoned while working for the Japanese Cabinet Intelligence Agency.]

Well, then I could understand a little bit.

[Anyway, nothing is certain yet. So, for the time being, try to build a relationship with them naturally. Don’t provoke them. Just naturally.]

“All right.”

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The lights on the rest area sign went out.

While the two members of the aftercare team were left to finish up, a haggard employee came into the restaurant holding the room key. A nurse was seen kneeling on the floor next to the table where Maru and his party were sitting, with her hands raised. The look of punishment. The nurse’s eyes were tearful.

‘Why is this again···.’

“What is this?”

The staff member looked at Maru. Instead of answering, Maru pointed at Ms. Kim with his chin. Ms. Kim had a very dissatisfied expression on her face. The staff member intervened in Ms. Kim’s gaze, which seemed as if she was going to stab the nurse.

“What’s going on? You’re a grown man.”

“hamburger.”

Miss Kim growling softly.

“Stop it now. You’ve been like that for a while. Stop it and go eat a hamburger.”

At Maru’s words, Ms. Kim poked the nurse with her toe. The nurse flinched and stood up slowly. When Maru nodded for her to go and do her work, the nurse staggered into the kitchen.

“What do you mean, a hamburger?”

“Oh. It’s nothing. I was just doing something else after I decided to make you a hamburger.”

“Something else?”

“It was good that the waitress and the chef gave first aid, but they stayed by my side to take care of me, so I ended up a no-show for the hamburger.”

‘I’ve been waiting for you with bated breath, so I’m pissed if you don’t show up.’ Maru nodded. You could tell by looking at Kim Yang’s neck. How long had you been waiting? You waited for hours, and you were exhausted, and now you’re a no-show.

The staff couldn’t understand their mentality. In any case, explaining the situation was the priority.

“The aftercare staff will be on night watch. So don’t worry tonight and get some good rest.”

The employee placed the room key on the table and continued talking.

“As I said at the beginning, we’ve arranged the rooms so that the men have separate rooms and the women share one room… If it’s inconvenient, should we make the women have separate rooms too?”

Thinking about the nurse who was just getting punished for kneeling, I wondered if they could have been put in the same room and ‘burned’ or ‘fried’ all night.

When Maru looked at Ms. Kim with a ‘What are you going to do?’ expression, Ms. Kim made a stern face. Her eyes looked like she was saying, ‘I fixed my hair.’

“You want to use one?”

“······.”

No, really. Just a little. The employee sighed.

“If there were any women in the car trunk, you could have just told me. What is this? I look like I should be investigated. Me.”

Despite what was being said from the side, Ms. Kim started disassembling the Glock-17 with diamond custom grips.

“And when will the CCTV be sent? Can’t you tell me that in advance? What will happen if you decide to send the CCTV?”

The pistol disassembled in an instant and then reassembled in an instant. Did it take 15 seconds?

Chorrrruk

Crash

Tick-

Crash

Tick-

After pulling the trigger and checking the trigger pressure a few times, Kim Yang started to get a feel for the custom Glock. It definitely felt like the weight had increased by about 80 to 85 grams after customizing it.

Tsk-

Ms. Kim clicked her tongue. What a waste. While I’m at it, I might as well use it a little more. Ms. Kim disassembled and reassembled the items she had recently purchased. Next to her, an employee spoke passionately, trying to vent her frustration.

“···So, if you continue to do it like that···what are you going to do if you make a mistake?”

Kim Yang, who was disassembling and reassembling the gun, said as she pushed in the kick magazine.

“noisiness.”

“······.”

Clank – The staff member shut his mouth at the sound of the gun being loaded.

“It’s noisy.”

“······.”

That’s why I was quiet right away. Why are you suddenly doing this?

Kim Yang looked at the staff with blurry eyes. The tension suddenly became tense. At the moment when something was about to burst, Maru’s languid voice rang out.

“The hamburger is here.”

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It was huge and bountiful.

The moment the hamburgers, each with two patties that were probably an inch thick, thick bacon, and cheese that was overflowing, were stacked like a tall tower in front of Kim Yang, all the irritation and tension melted away.

Hot meat juices flowed down. The taste of meat juice, cheese, and sauce exploded. Savory, salty, and savory, and the taste of fire that encompasses them all! Did they use a torch to infuse it with flavor? Is that the method used in Japanese restaurants?

All anger had disappeared from the compassionate Kim Yang’s face.

The gunman was eating well, but the staff was like that. The thought that came to mind when I saw the hamburger. No matter how much this is the United States, the origin of blood vessel bombs, this is not right. Did the nurse cook it like this so that I could eat it and die?

‘Wow. It tastes good.’

Originally, isn’t food more delicious the more dangerous it is to the body? Even the 180,000 dollar meal was delicious. The problem is that you have to poop diligently to avoid having your intestines burst.

The employee, who was treated worse than a hamburger, became depressed.

Are you telling me to keep hanging out with these guys? Why are you doing this to me, a company that says they won’t monitor you, but then changes their words in less than a day? There was a rumor going around that when you get promoted to manager, your sense of the field naturally declines, and it seems to be true.

“You want to come with us?”

“That’s what they say from above.”

The staff spoke frankly. They weren’t the type of people who would listen to you anyway.

“Above? Virginia? The company there told you to do that?”

“yes···.”

Rather than hiding something obvious and then turning 18, it was better to go straight for the win.

“Why? Well, I guess I’ll have to listen to everyone’s story. We might all split up···.”

“Huh? Weren’t we hanging out together?”

Maru said, putting down the hamburger he was holding.

“That’s how it was up to this point, but I haven’t decided what to do from now on.”

“······.”

“You both heard? Did you think about what I told you to do earlier? Now that we’re on the subject, let’s decide now. Should we go together or should we each go our separate ways? What do you want to do, Miss Kim?”

Kim Yang, who had been gulping down the food, answered before taking another bite.

“Let’s go together.”

“···me too.”

The nurse who was cutting a hamburger with a bread knife stopped and said.

“Okay, then I understand that we’re both going together?”

The two women nodded. The employee who saw them had a somewhat relieved expression on his face.

“That’s what happened. But if you stick with us, you mean you’re going to watch over us? That’s a bit much.”

Kim Yang’s eyes narrowed as she happily bit into the hamburger and savored its taste. ‘Surveillance?’ It was an expression that seemed to have ruined her appetite. Kim Yang glared at her employee openly. ‘He should have died in the line of duty.’ ‘It’s unfortunate, but there are plenty of opportunities.’ That was the look in her eyes.

The employee gave me a look that said, ‘180,000 dollars. Think about it, 180,000 dollars. We’re sharing it and stuff,’ but I ignored him.

Maru watched the two and started eating the hamburger.

‘Are you going to spy on me openly?’

Even though I tried to reduce the power, it seemed to be evaluated as dangerous. It’s not like I’m going to get shot and stuff just so I don’t look dangerous, right? If I were to show off and get hit in a bad spot, I’d have to use rapid healing medicine, and the moment rapid healing medicine was released, it was obvious that my belly would be bigger than my stomach.

Ki-soon had also suggested hiding as much as possible. Maru agreed. Didn’t you think there would be surveillance and come here cautiously? But thinking back, it seemed like you had avoided the worst. If it had really been the worst, you would have been sent to the lab or forcibly drafted.

Surveillance was the same. Rather than having someone else do it, if you had to do it anyway, it was better to have an employee who shared the work. If there was a time when you had to cut off the tail, you could help them die comfortably.

“What… What can I do if they say they’ll blatantly monitor me?”

“······.”

Maru, who had been chewing and swallowing with a thud, continued to speak with a smile.

“But there are also some parts that make me feel at ease.”

“?”

“?”

Are you at ease with the watchdog? Kim and the staff were curious.

“What if you think there’s someone out there who will recognize self-defense?”

Maru’s peaceful smile made the staff want to cry.

ah···.