Rust - Chapter 26



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RUST-26

I wonder if he hit something or stepped on something as the steering wheel turned.

A taxi weighing over 1.5 tons rose up with a light creaking sound.

Ting!

Whoosh whoosh-

It seemed to spin around in the air, but it did another spin and a half before falling to the side.

thud!

Kwajijijik!

The taxi, which had landed on its side, could not overcome its momentum and slowly came to a stop while turning to the side.

“Fuck! Dog-”

Maru, who had come back from the dead, tried to take off his seatbelt while swearing.

Creek- Creek-

It didn’t work out.

Maru, who had been throwing a tantrum trying to forcefully unbuckle the seat belt, took a closer look at the seat belt. It was a lock that required a key or something to be inserted to release it.

‘Ha- What the heck, there are all these bastards.’

Maru opened the broken wiretapping case.

The sharp, ripped edge cut through the seat belt as if tearing it.

I was glad that it was cut better than expected.

The driver was struggling, not sure if he was dead. He was alive, but his limbs seemed to have lost their strength. Maru wanted to know who the bastards were who had planned this, but he kept his mouth shut and focused on cutting the seat belt.

It was effective because I cut it with a strong force, as more than half of it was cut off in an instant.

profit

I took the effort and tore off the rest of it.

It tore apart, leaving a little bit of the end, with a “couple-book” sound.

“Oh, this won’t disconnect.”

The end part was difficult to tear off with force.

I then sharpened the remaining tip with a sharp piece of wood.

North North

Maru’s instincts continued to ring the alarm bell. Maru realized that since he had killed easily, he could die easily. That made him even more anxious.

If you’re trapped like this and other guys suddenly appear out of nowhere and shoot you with a taser gun or tranquilizer gun, you won’t be able to dodge and that’s the ending.

I was boiling with anger, wanting to punch the taxi driver right now, to get out of here right now, to destroy everything in sight right now.

“What on earth did I do wrong?” Maru poured his rising anger into fastening his seatbelt.

Stop-

After cutting the seat belt and regaining his freedom, Maru first checked the black box. As part of the efforts to strengthen the protection of bus and taxi drivers, there was a black box inside as well as an external one. Maru reached out and took out the black box memory chip.

The taxi driver was mumbling and flailing in an unintelligible manner.

Maru grabbed the taxi driver’s half-broken neck and spoke heavily.

“What are you? Who ordered you? Huh? Who ordered you?”

A thick murderous aura was flowing out. The taxi driver, with an ordinary face, chuckled as if he found that murderous aura funny.

‘Are you laughing? In this situation?’

There was something ominous about that smile.

You’re laughing with your neck half broken. Are you on some medicine?

A memory that suddenly came to mind.

That’s what Kim Yang said.

‘Don’t just set it on fire carelessly. There’s an ignition device here, so let’s use that. The organization has already set up the device to ensure that evidence is destroyed. If you try to set it on fire carelessly and the device breaks, it’ll be a bigger headache, so just stay still.’

It was an organization that was prepared to blow up even a business with billions of won in assets, so it was obvious that they would just blow up a taxi.

My heart warned me fiercely that the thought was right.

“Fuck! Dog-”

Maru immediately kicked the back window of the car with both feet.

The glass fell cleanly off with a bang.

What the fuck what the fuck

The moment Maru hurriedly pulled himself out,

The taxi, lying on its side, was engulfed in flames with a crackling sound of sparks.

Kkaaaaaaah!

The taxi driver’s screams, his whole body on fire, erupted terribly.

“W- what the hell is this.”

I thought it was a no-no, but it really happened.

If he had waited another 5 seconds, no, 10 seconds, to hear the taxi driver’s answer, he would have been killed.

Before the 119 ambulance or the tow truck arrived, Maru walked toward the apartment complex beyond the guardrail.

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Kim Yang fired exactly 20 rounds from one magazine and then disassembled the gun without any hesitation.

Originally, it was right to disassemble and throw away a gun that had been fired once, but that wasn’t the case in this situation. If I threw it away, I wouldn’t be able to get it again.

Ms. Kim, who quickly disassembled the gun and put it in a disguised cello case, carefully recovered all twenty cartridges.

As if nothing had happened, Ms. Kim came down from the rooftop to the first floor and waited for something near the emergency exit. After about five minutes, the music academy students came out one after another.

As it was a string instrument academy, Kim Yang slid into the crowd of dozens of students carrying violin, viola, cello, and contrabass bags.

‘I guess you’ll figure it out.’

Ms. Kim turned off her mind about Maru.

Whether it’s a hit, a miss, or a fight, it’s not my fault.

Oh, my hand hurts. I overdid it.

But looking at the atmosphere, it was a situation where rapid fire was necessary.

I think my shoulders and back are a bit stiff because I overdid it for the first time in a while.

You’ve done your sacred labor, now it’s time to reward yourself for your hard work.

Since I’m giving a prize, I should give a Hanwoo tuple. It’s a bit too much to eat alone, but two servings will be enough. Since I’m eating, four servings? Or five if I spend a little more?

After searching for a nearby Korean beef restaurant, Ms. Kim changed direction.

After all, a good restaurant is the truth.

The house was famous for a reason.

A copper griddle heated over charcoal sang as it held the Hanwoo top-grade beef.

Cheeeeeeek-

One serving of sirloin, one serving of ribs.

First, the ribs. I ate the sirloin first, and I thought it would be too sad to eat the ribs cold.

Hwaaaaaaaah-

The smoky oak aroma was subtle and the savory smell was enticing.

At this thickness, lightly fry all sides for 10 seconds each to prevent the meat juices from leaking out, then move slightly to the outside, cook with the residual heat, and let the locked-in meat juices spread evenly…

Kim Yang moved the first dot to the Guérande Fleur de Sel salt sprinkled with white pepper. It felt a little less sacred because it was with her left hand, but the splendid dot in front of her was giving Kim Yang a generous blessing.

Crunchy-

Crispy texture with a subtle oak smoke flavor

Swish-

The slightly crispy texture is broken while the meat juice flows out richly.

Kook-

A resilient texture that is soft but never ends up being soft.

An all-encompassing blend of Guérande Fleur de Sel salt and white pepper.

‘It’s a waste.’

Miss Kim’s eyes welled up with tears.

Long live globalization! Long live capitalism! We don’t need any of that!

But that wasn’t the end of it. The flavors of capitalism were diverse and alive.

Kim Yang carefully moved his chopsticks to the truffle oil brine. A plump, juicy dot met the truffle oil brine.

The trembling felt at the tip of the chopsticks.

This is it. Is this truffle oil?

What a rich encounter with Hanwoo Topple!

Is this what they say when you go to a good restaurant?

The scent of truffles spreads gently in your mouth,

The tenderness of a couple of ribs. And······

Tiring ringing ringing ringing

Tiring ringing ringing ringing

The cannon phone shook and cried.

The feast of flavors was shattered as the emotion collapsed.

A curse came out of Kim Yang’s oily lips as he chewed and swallowed the meat in his mouth like gum.

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Apartment complex, outdoor exercise course, shared bathroom

The man sitting on the toilet roughly picked up his torn clothes.

I needed to buy new clothes, but I couldn’t walk around naked, so I had to wear whatever I could find and go to the clothing store. Since it was near Seogang-ro, Sinchon was right in front of me. If I went a little further, there were quite a few places selling clothes.

“What the hell?”

The first taxi I caught after coming out of the alley was sent by the organization?

So you’re saying that he was waiting nearby in case I could get out and catch a taxi?

how?

You thought I could get through 15 or 16 people and get out onto the main road?

So you were waiting for a taxi to kidnap me?

Is there any Zhuge Liang?

How did you know I’d get out of the alley at that moment?

Were there any watchers around?

Or did you actually predict it?

Maru was lost in thought as he removed the broken wiretapping device that had been stuck with a bandage.

‘Wiretapping?’

I wonder if someone installed a detector or location tracker on it?

Who? Where? When?

Maru remembered Detective Ahn grabbing him by the collar in the police station bathroom.

It was a natural situation so it just passed, but if you look closely, there was no reason for Detective Ahn to climb on top of Maru’s body and take a mount position at the police station.

I unfolded the torn and tattered jacket and looked at the back of the part where I had been grabbed by the collar, and there was something small and square stuck in it.

“Fuck.”

Maru tore off the small, square object and threw it into the toilet, flushing it. He had to get out of here as quickly as possible since he had been sent there.

Maru picked up his tattered jacket, threw it into the clothing recycling bin in the apartment complex, and started running toward Sinchon, wearing a sleeveless shirt with the sleeves cut off from his shirt.

I needed to buy some clothes first, and then ask Ms. Kim in detail about things like the company’s security and location tracking.

As soon as I called Kim Yang’s cannon phone, a dead ringer erupted from the phone.

[Whatever you say. Whatever you do. Shut up! Did you always think it was that easy?]

“what.”

What are you talking about… I didn’t even open my mouth.

Maru was speechless. Regardless, Kim Yang’s extreme anger exploded.

[You said you wouldn’t even touch a dog while eating. But what are you? What are you? Are you a person? Are you a human? Are you planning to starve me to death? Are you planning to dry me out?]

“It’s past 8 o’clock. I didn’t think you’d be eating.”

You’re going to have a lot of time to eat? I can’t eat everything and get it, and I’m fucking again!]

“Ah- sorry about that.”

[Sorry? Sorry? Is it okay if I just say I’m sorry? If you’re really sorry, let me eat something now. Aren’t you just saying that you want to eat and live? Did you ask me to buy you a meal? Or did you ask me to eat with you? Let’s just eat on time and live.]

Stop-

Ms. Kim hung up the phone.

Huh- Maru felt empty.

Is it that day?

Maru first moved to find where Ms. Kim was using the location tracking app installed on her cell phone.

But I’m starting to get a little excited.

“But this girl is still like that.”

It was a floor that almost collapsed at any moment.

But you’re yelling just for food?

If the situation was serious, he would have just hung up the phone.

Should I put the spoon in the rice bowl?

Maru headed to Sinchon first.

By the way, Maru was hungry too.

I decided to go find out what this bitch eats to make her act so noisy.

First, buy some clothes.

There were quite a few clothing stores in Sinchon that were open late.

The clothes sold at this time were semi-formal, not proper suits, but there was no time to choose while considering such things. Maru chose a suit with good elasticity and wore it. It was a brand that advertised wearing suits and playing soccer and basketball.

If you ask why I specifically wear a suit, it’s because I remembered a psychological survey that said people who wear suits are less likely to be perceived as criminals or villains.

Maru, who bought new shoes, socks, and underwear, even packed a briefcase. He even got himself a pair of thick horn-rimmed glasses. The lenses were slightly gray, and Maru’s impression changed completely when he put on the glasses. Maru looked in the mirror and was satisfied with his natural disguise.

Maru, who was completely remodeled, went to the kitchenware and sundry corner and bought three 5,000 won knives and a thick piece of tape.

Maru sat on the now familiar toilet seat and cut the poly bag that contained the sashimi knife and taped it back together to make a sheath. Maru tested the sashimi knife by putting it in and taking it out of the sheath.

Swish-

chuck-

It’s a bit tight, but it’s better than having it flow down awkwardly.

So- what do we do now?

It was clear that the organization would think strangely of Maru because of this incident.

Anyway, they sent 15~16 members of the organization to capture Maru, but they all died, including Detective Ahn. Maru, a civilian, escaped unscathed from the place where bullets were flying.

Even though Detective Ahn installed a location tracker and kidnapped Maru in a taxi, Maru escaped after unwrapping the package. The taxi driver was burned to death, but Maru, a civilian, successfully escaped unharmed.

If you look closely, Director Choi and Director Baek, who were supposed to take Maru, are dead. But Maru is alive. Manager Hong, who was supposed to scout Maru, has lost contact. Ms. Kim has either run away or betrayed the organization, and has gone into hiding after losing contact with the organization.

There is no evidence that Maru is the culprit behind all this, but from the perspective of the organization, Maru was definitely a strange being. Could a civilian be entangled and living like that? How lucky would it be to have such a chance? As if he were the god of escape, Maru was able to escape in every way possible.

At this point, there was a high possibility that the atmosphere would change to one of grabbing the evidence and kicking the can down the road.

Maru’s plan was to use this sniping attack to draw aggro to Kim Yang and move at his own leisure, but just when he thought he had avoided the worst, things went horribly wrong.

Swish-

chuck-

The sashimi was pulled out stiffly and then placed stiffly into the crude makeshift sheath.

Maru’s annoyance subsided a little when he picked up the knife.

It’s a matter of the account.