Rust - Chapter 188



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RUST -188

The hood was tense.

A note of discomfort was slowly leaking out of the employer’s voice.

Hey boss? I was working hard.

[There’s someone you’re looking for here, the guy I mentioned last time.]

“Yes. I said Bernard Shaw.”

It was a name I’d heard a lot. Was it Bernard Kirin Shogun?

[Not Bernard Shaw, but Bernard Green. I came here to look for that guy.]

That’s right. Shogun Bernard Green. I said he was Japanese.

“wait a minute.”

Let’s check first. Tadadadadak- Hood’s fingers typed on the keyboard without hesitation. Samantha silently assisted Hood. If we trace the communication back…

“What kind of phone are you using now?”

[emphysema?]

“Yes. And is it in your personal name? Or did you get it from an organization?”

[Ah- That one. I got it from the agency and the model is the latest Cosmos Note.]

Okay, so the circuit bypass was successful.

Location tracking… I guess it’s installed. I found it. It’s not a hardware type. That’s it.

“Communication security has been secured. How may I help you?”

[As I said earlier, I’m trying to find Bernard… Could you please take a look at the CCTV here? First, the CCTV related to the World Group, then there’s the organization called Crystal, which is mainly Chinese-related companies and businesses, and lastly, the Charlotte Group. There are about three groups like this. Is that possible?]

Huh? Samantha, can this work? It might be possible with a supercomputer, but it seems difficult with the current hardware facilities.

“It will take a long time. A very long time, I think, because we don’t have enough time and equipment.”

[The supercomputer hasn’t been installed yet?]

Hey boss, I wish you could talk to me more freely. It feels like you’re poking me in the face with something.

“As I said last time, I would appreciate it if you could talk comfortably.”

[Ah- Is that okay?]

“Yes, please do. I’ll make myself comfortable too.”

[Computer installation is taking a long time?]

“That reactor? I think it’ll be quite late since we have to install it first.”

[Okay. First, let’s check the world group, and face search… It’ll be hard since you’re wearing a mask, right?]

“It is possible in some areas.”

Even with the mask on, there were many ways to identify him. Samantha could tell Bernard Green apart by checking his gait and arm movements. If only she had the time, power, and equipment.

[Okay, please check it first. As soon as possible.]

“All right.”

After hanging up the phone, Hood let out a long sigh.

‘Wow- your voice is amazing when you talk on the phone.’

Really, ugh- Hood, whose body was shaking, typed on the keyboard. I needed Bernard Green’s face and walking habits. So the data I got was the CCTV footage from the yacht he came from Japan to the US on.

The tedious work of moving files, converting them, extracting features, and more continued.

[I said I’m fine!]

[Prove it.]

The person in the video beat his chest as if he was frustrated.

[Ah. Shh- Can I cry? Huh? Can I prove it by crying?]

[Looking at the way you’re acting up, I guess your brain is still intact.]

huh?

There’s a conversation in the video for a moment. I don’t think it’s Japanese.

“Samantha, this video right now. It doesn’t look like Japanese. What language is it?”

[Korean. The probability is 99.999%.]

Korean? Didn’t you say that a Japanese person was naturalized? Or what did you say? Were they from some Japanese intelligence agency that spoke Korean? I remembered the information I saw while working on contracts in Virginia. Strange…

If I keep digging into this, won’t it end up invading my employer’s privacy and then get wiped out? No, my employer isn’t the kind of person who would do that.

Above all, there is a saying that the cause of all incidents begins from a small reality. There may be a hint that can help you find the whereabouts of Bernard Green Shaw.

More than anything, if strange information starts to circulate later, it could cause problems for our employer. Wouldn’t it be better if I saw it and deleted it in advance? Is that too much?

While wondering what to do, I was curious about the conversation in the CCTV footage. Because of that crazy personality that can’t stand being curious, after all that hard work. Again. This is what happened.

‘Let it be. Let’s just look at it and delete it.’

Eventually, Hood gave in to his instincts. There must be some hint. He just had to find it.

“Samantha, please translate. And give me a sample of Bernard Shogun’s characteristics.”

Hood began reviewing footage from the yacht’s CCTV.

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Maru nodded.

‘You did a good job picking it up.’

It was definitely easier to work because there was a skilled hacker. If there weren’t, wouldn’t I have had to run around on my own? Or would I have had to contact Charlotte and complain?

‘Ah- I think it’s probably decided by now which side inherited the throne?’

I didn’t have a bad relationship with CEO Sim Eun-young, but it was true that I felt uneasy because of the incident where he killed the head judge in Japan.

Whether or not the bodyguard who was left behind took the information, it would have been advantageous for him to have turned the tables on the traitors in Japan.

‘I think we should at least confirm who became the chairman.’

I called Charlotte to ask for help, but she said, “Who are you? Are you one of Sim Eun-young’s remnants?” It would only make things worse. So I told her to check with Hood later.

As I was gathering my thoughts, I felt eyes on me.

Look at it-

Maru looked away from Kim Yang’s gaze.

Bye-bye-

A look in his eyes that said he absolutely had to hear an answer.

Why again this time? What again? Maru responded with a feeling of, “What’s going on?”

“why?”

“When did you become so close?”

“What are you talking about?”

Who did you become close with?

I’m sick of it-

Maru quietly looked around at Kim Yang’s eyes, who seemed to know everything.

Yeah. I’ve been taking it easy lately.

You stopped doing the recitation you used to do every day, so you forgot the concept.

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After a while

A corner of the port with few people due to the coronavirus.

Somehow, a moist woman’s voice spread out.

Let’s be nice and do well-

Think and shoot-

again.

Let’s be nice and do well-

Think and shoot-

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Maru was worried.

I don’t know if this will work out, but shouldn’t we try our best anyway? If Ki-soon is really in danger, time will be of the essence. Kim Yang called out to Maru, who was so anxious.

“Isn’t it already over?”

Let’s take a closer look.

“You said the right thing this time.” It was Ms. Kim who reflected the wronged look.

Isn’t that true? It’s been more than two months since we lost contact, three months already. This sound meant that he had either succeeded in hiding somewhere, or that he had already seen the ending. It wasn’t something that could be done by popping popcorn right away.

“so?”

What should I do? If I were to just babble without thinking, then for dinner tonight, I’d say one rice cake soaked in fish cake soup. Is that what they call “mul-tteok?”

We decided to eat food that originated in Busan and is famous in Busan, and it is true that multteok is also a food that originated in Busan.

“If we just know whether the yacht went to Incheon or Busan, we can track it from there.”

Ms. Kim started talking a lot.

“Keep going.”

“You can find the yacht first, and then find Gisun. And Virginia. They’re in Korea too. Didn’t you say they have good information?”

So, let’s ask Virginia for information? Maru looked at Miss Kim and made a ‘Hoo- Miss Kim’s head-‘ expression.

“You worked hard, so you can have two rice cakes for dinner tonight.”

‘Why? How come!’ The eyes of Kim Yang, who is so wronged by the world. Up until now, she has only eaten American food and combat rations, but after coming to Korea for the first time in a while, she is eating two rice cakes.

“If Virginia finds out that Ki-soon Kim is Korean and not Japanese Subaru Suzuki, will she just let it go?”

“What if it doesn’t go through? We’re the Department of Homeland Security. What did we do wrong? We’re doing a good job.”

His eyes, filled with resentment, turned toward the floor.

Maru nodded. Kim Yang wasn’t completely wrong. There was only one day left to take the military flight prepared by the Department of Homeland Security.

If I missed this, I would have had to go through the testing, quarantine, and vaccination procedures because of the coronavirus pandemic. It was the same when I arrived in the US. It was all recorded.

It was not a good sight to see him return. If he were to die in Korea, there was a high probability that he would be dragged back to Japan. If a job came up in Japan, wouldn’t they try to get him back with the manpower nearby?

If I contacted Virginia and asked her to give me information, I would be followed, but what if she asked me to drive around in Japan in exchange for information? What if I asked her to save Ki-soon and give her one strange piece of information?

“We don’t have direct contact with Virginia.”

So, two rice cakes for dinner tonight.

Kim Yang’s eyes changed from resentment to sadness, but Maru did not nod.

Yeah- Yeah-

The phone in the hood.

“Oh. Did you find it?”

[···I checked, and Bernard Greensoon’s yacht had entered Incheon Port. Fortunately, there was still footage from the port CCTV. The last record is that he took a taxi and headed toward Seoul on the day he arrived.]

Hmm- I feel a little strange. Is there something you’re hiding? It’s ambiguous, maybe because of the voice changer. Right? Maru looked at Ms. Kim.

Ms. Kim turned her head and shouted with her whole body, “I don’t know. I don’t know!”

“Thank you. I’ll take a picture of the neighborhood I’m looking for and send it to you via text. Please check the CCTV from that area. Also, there was an issue with the Charlotte Group’s succession. Please find out who became the chairman and send me a text message about that. Thanks for your hard work.”

[All right.]

That’s strange. I feel like I’m missing something.

Tiring-

[Charlotte Group. Sim Eun-young takes office as president.]

I got a text message right after I hung up the phone. The work was done really quickly. Looking at the speed, I thought it might be easier to find than I thought.

‘That guy Gisun must have been wandering around the ferry.’

First, I took pictures of the neighborhood Naru often visits, and then of Kisun’s studio and the area around it. While I was writing the text, a file came in with a ding sound.

‘Video file?’

When the video was played, a familiar place appeared. It was the president’s office at the Charlotte Hotel in Busan. On the screen, Sim Eun-young and a man were captured. They were talking about various things in Japanese. The content was quite interesting. The man unilaterally requested information and support from Charlotte. He said it was an order.

Maru let out a small laugh. Japan was practically ruined, but he gave orders? Are you in your right mind? And yet, he acted so recklessly.

As expected, the atmosphere became tense in an instant. The space was clearly visible on the CCTV, and the man was staring at it. Then, as the man was about to attack Sim Eun-young, a transparent wall fell from above and rose up from the desk to block her.

‘You’re well prepared. ···Huh?’

Maru’s eyes narrowed. The man’s movements were not those of an ordinary person. And that destructive power. The way he smashed through the seemingly solid bulletproof wall was also like that.

Chairman Shim sprayed something like anesthetic gas to capture the creature while it was trying to escape, but the creature managed to escape anyway.

‘Did you use Berserker Pole or Crystal?’

If a person with enhanced physical abilities takes drugs, they become stronger as if they were doped? Maru’s eyes suddenly caught sight of Manager Lee Ki-young hitting a wall. A quick and concise punch. When I saw him 3-4 months ago, he wasn’t that fast.

“This really gives me a lot to think about.”

Yangdo Kim, who was furious at the two rice cakes, turned his head at Maru’s serious voice.

“?”

“The bodyguard I broke up with in Japan. I guess he returned safely.”

What kind of research did the Japanese kids do? What is Chairman Shim thinking? Even if Charlotte is a large corporation, it won’t be able to protect itself if the country tries to take it away. Wouldn’t it be good if it spreads to other countries, like China or the US, rather than just Korea?

for a moment.

Is that how you manage information so sloppily? That Sim Eun-young?

“no way?”

“?”

What if the information was just flowing out naturally? So, to those who ask what this is, what if I just say that everything is in Japan where the disaster occurred. What if the research materials and everything else are in Japan?

Are they trying to expand the secret battle between the US and China to the global level? Or are they trying to create an era of Greater Japan?

“What on earth are you thinking?”

“···Are you going to eat alone?”

Maru, who was about to say, ‘No, please. Don’t associate it with food,’ was relieved by Kim Yang’s bright eyes.

“Okay. Let’s go eat pork soup.”

“I looked it up. It’s a famous restaurant on Newtube…”

It was Ms. Kim who bravely took the lead.