Rust - Chapter 34



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RUST-34

What the hell- I have to find a kid with the same name. What am I supposed to do?

The director suppressed his irritation and began reading the documents that contained the latest information. The more he checked the documents related to Hamaru, the more absurd they became.

Is this possible?

First of all, it was almost impossible to escape from the Japanese partner company. How many people were sent there? It was a three-digit number. But this guy was the first to escape from there through a route other than the company’s regular route.

‘I’m so lucky.’

If the earthquake had not hit Japan, they would not have been able to escape. Even if they had escaped, if the Great Tokyo Earthquake had not occurred afterwards, they would have been pursued by Japanese partners.

It’s the same even if you escape to Korea.

Manager Hong had his eye on him, but he avoided him. Director Choi and Director Baek, who went to take Hamaru away, died in an empty house, and it was confirmed that the guy was leisurely playing a game in a PC room at the time.

Director Choi and Director Baek died in that guy’s house, but since his alibi was so solid, the police had nothing to bite and tear at. The same goes for drugs. Since the mother discovered that he was weak and reported it right away, it was hard to tie him up for drugs. In reality, there was no way to tie him up at the police station.

That’s why, if you look at the records of the detective, they tried to put him in the line of Executive Director Choi. Since he was a talent that Manager Hong had his eye on, they created an atmosphere of fear first, made him confess what he knew, and then they brought in a lot of employees with the intention of either coaxing him to work or scouting him. Since it was a job that involved handling a lump of flesh in his early 20s, they brought him in based on numbers.

In that situation where Detective Ahn had arrested everyone, Ms. Kim happened to show up nearby. She happened to be where Detective Ahn was and where Hamaru was. And then she immediately opened fire.

Did the bitch do it alone? Where did she get the information that Detective Ahn was touching Hamaru? Did she shoot without any plan when she had no support? If she was thinking of screwing the company, maybe she would do it?

Anyway, Ms. Kim had a wounded right arm. It means that it would have been difficult to snipe her if someone hadn’t helped her. Regardless of who helped her or what they did, the bitch fired 20 shots in 10~15 seconds, killing 15 people, while Hamaru fled the scene.

When the guy ran away to the street, the location tracker that Detective Ahn had attached to him was working. The taxi team that had been waiting to monitor Hamaru’s movements, just in case, packed up the guy who had escaped from the scene. That should have been the end of it.

It was definitely true. The taxi that picked him up wasn’t just any taxi, it was a taxi specializing in packaging. Once you get in and put on your seatbelt, that’s it. It’s a taxi that takes you all the way to packaging and delivery. But for some reason, the taxi flipped over and the automatic ignition device, intended to destroy evidence, activated, burning the taxi to the ground.

The taxi burned down in an instant. How many minutes? No, if he had hesitated for even a few tens of seconds, he would have burned along with the taxi. But he escaped. I don’t know how it happened, but it seems like he instinctively realized that the overturned taxi would burn and got out with all his might.

And soon after, the location information disappeared. That means the location tracker was gone.

If you look at each incident individually, it was just like that. But what if you look at it like this?

Is this kid a human?

According to the records, he’s just a civilian?

He was just a private in the military, and his military record was also ordinary.

It was a completely normal situation where there was nothing strange about it.

But the result is like this?

“What kind of retard is this?”

It was ridiculous.

“Hey- Is all this information confirmed?”

“Yes. I compiled all the data that Chief Hong uploaded, including the latest data left by Detective Ahn.”

That means they even collected police data…

“No, what the heck… Wow- this kid is really a hit. Even if I had the luck of my past life and gathered my soul, I couldn’t have done this.”

“······.”

“This kid, are you sure this was the last location recorded?”

“yes.”

This kid, who was a civilian, somehow managed to disappear without a trace. The last trace left was in the apartment complex’s public bathroom. He must have even put a location tracker in while taking a shit, because the signal recording ended there.

“Considering the torn clothes found in the apartment clothing collection box, he must have gone to buy clothes. Considering that it was Saturday night, it is highly likely that he went to Sinchon, so if we check the CCTV in the Sinchon area first, we should be able to track him down.”

“Really? Do that.”

The manager drank water with a tired face.

It’s not rewarding and it’s just a waste of time.

That weird-named kid is some kind of crazy, runaway reincarnation of some kind of crazy bastard.

‘How the hell do I find a kid like this? Damn it.’

Even if you look for him, it’s still a problem. Up until now, if he sees a single thing, he’s the kind of guy who’ll run away if there’s a hint or a gap.

‘As soon as I find it, I have to break its legs and make sure it can’t escape.’

The moment the manager, who was feeling like a nut, tried to hold back and gather his thoughts, an employee came running with a cell phone.

“We have received a request for support from the headquarters processing team. This is a request for support in the aftermath of the sniper shooting by Ms. Kim yesterday. Some of the witnesses are said to be holding out stubbornly.”

Director Lee, who was trying to calm his stomach with a sip of water, had his throat blocked.

“What the hell are you talking about? That bitch caused a gas explosion in that damn gositel, and we asked the headquarters to clean up the scene. But the headquarters is reaching out to us? What the hell is this, even the fucking harvest?”

“Since the Gositel incident is being covered up by a gas explosion, we need to seal it up with a minimum number of people, and please provide support to the headquarters handling team first.”

This manager was absurd.

“Hahaha- Seriously, ah-no- Then there are no employees from other departments at the head office? What are the head office kids doing? Do they have the manpower to go down to Jeju Island to clean up the shit that Director Kim dumped?”

“That’s because Director Yoo’s direct subordinates went down there. They’re covering up the shooting scene as an accident that happened during filming, so from yesterday until today, the headquarters has been in chaos regardless of department. They say they’re running out of manpower to block everything. They say the police are also involved, so the situation is complicated. Most of the witnesses have been sorted out, but a few people are continuing to muddy the waters.”

Not only am I chasing that ridiculous kid, now I have to clean up the shit and dispose of the shit water too?

Hahahahahaha

The director smiled darkly.

“Really? Let’s go. Let’s go. I guess I’ll have to go feed those dirty water bastards some poop.”

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On the high-speed train to Busan in the morning, Ki-sun’s expression was serious.

“What is this?”

“What the heck, there was that data on Manager Hong’s laptop.”

“Why are you giving this to me?”

“See first, then explain.”

‘Isn’t that why you’re so stupid because you try not to use your head?’

Ki-sun held back the urge to snap at Maru and pressed down on the USB that Maru held out. He sighed, looked at Maru, and sighed again.

“Why are you sighing and sighing like that? Is there a problem?”

“Haa- that’s enough. I don’t know anymore.”

Not only did you set fire to my karma, you even stole information? I wonder if you stole any money.

And then, when I saw Maru saying that he didn’t know why the organization couldn’t eat him, my heart swelled.

“Is there any chance that I’ll get caught setting fire to the house and stealing files?”

“Of course, who am I? My alibi is solid, so there’s no way I’d get caught, and I even set fire to it, so there’s no evidence left.”

“But you’re kicking me out? I’m worried because I helped that guy’s alibi.”

Maru got angry at Ki-sun’s words.

“No, that was when I didn’t know there was a location tracker attached, and I took it all off. If I had been tracked, would you and I be able to take the train to Busan right now? I would have been punished already.”

“Okay, then that’s good. I thought you moved your lower body without thinking.”

Regardless of whether Ki-soon said it or not, Maru did not respond to Ki-soon’s provocation of “Why don’t you move your dick?”

“Didn’t you know I do whatever I want? Just look at it and tell me.”

“It feels like you’re making me do it because it’s annoying.”

“······.”

“No? Or why not? There’s nothing else to do on the train anyway.”

“I’m afraid my blood pressure will rise if I watch it.”

Ki-soon was dumbfounded by Maru’s poor excuse that “my blood pressure is precious.”

“I don’t know what it is, but there’s something like that? Then my blood pressure will go up when I see it.”

“That’s not it···.”

If there were any other files containing Naru or videos of her parents, Maru had no confidence in seeing them. The same was true if there was information about why Manager Hong had tried to implicate her.

Ki-soon took out her laptop from her backpack and plugged in a USB, saying:

“Okay, I see. Look. But do you know the password for this file? What is it?”

When I say ‘password,’ something comes to mind.

“Huh? Password… Wait a minute… It’s not 4902?, 0249?, 0429?, 4885? It’s SANSAM in English?”

What was the password for the basement storage? Maru said whatever came to mind. Anything would work.

“Ginseng? What does that mean? Is it capitalized or lowercase?”

“Uh. First, try all uppercase and lowercase letters. If it doesn’t work, add a number from 1 to 9 at the end. If it doesn’t work, try 5882dolrido. Type in English in lowercase.”

Ki-soon let out a relieved laugh as she tapped away at her laptop keyboard.

“Hehehehe. So you’re saying that you just copied everything without even knowing the file password?”

“No, that’s not it. I definitely know the password, but I already checked and deleted the file.”

It was a file of a video letter Naru sent to Maru. It was a video that Maru hadn’t even watched yet, but he couldn’t stand to watch it any longer, so he had already deleted it.

“What should I say?” Ki-sun grumbled while checking the file.

While Ki-soon was wrestling with the file, Maru turned on the channel where the morning news was on. Like the midnight news, most of the morning news was about the Great East Japan Earthquake in Tokyo.

[···With seven volcanoes currently erupting, micro seismic waves are being observed underground at Mt. Fuji, leading to claims that an eruption of Mt. Fuji is imminent.]

[What kind of damage is expected if Mt. Fuji erupts?]

[In the aftermath of the great earthquake that hit Tokyo, Tokyo and its surrounding prefectures are virtually without administrative power. Infrastructure has also lost its function, and roads, railways, electricity, water, gas, and communications have all been paralyzed. If Mt. Fuji were to erupt, it would be virtually impossible for Tokyo and its surrounding cities to recover.]

[As relief workers and supplies are being flown to Narita Airport, where the runway has been repaired, it is expected that if Mt. Fuji erupts, the only air route currently connecting Tokyo and nearby cities will be blocked.]

[···This is because volcanic ash affects the jet engines of airplanes, causing disruption in aircraft operations. This also happened during the last Icelandic volcano eruption. At that time, the entire Northern European region···]

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Wheein-

Wheein-

Maru, who had been fast asleep, woke up with a start. Even though Maru had jumped up, Ki-sun was still staring at the laptop.

greatness-

A text message came in on the phone. It was from Ms. Kim. She said she would contact me later, but what the hell did she do?

[I feel like I’m being chased.]

Maru sent a text message while sleeping.

[Where?]

[He, the gositel he got to get guns and bullets]

I remembered that it was a goshitel. They said they would store guns and bullets scattered here and there.

[Where is it? Location.]

[Yeongdeungpo]

If you go to Yeongdeungpo, you can just take the train.

[Is it close to Yeongdeungpo Station?]

[5 minutes by taxi? 10 minutes even if it’s crowded?]

A taxi while being chased? Maru woke up with a start. Crazy.

[No, it’s not a taxi. Never take a taxi. Take public transportation. Take the train to Busan.]

[I told you I was being chased.]

No, I told you to run away to Busan because I was being chased. I even removed the wiretapping device and location tracker, so why?

[I took out the wiretapping device and location tracker. You can just ignore them.]

[I’m being chased.]

Is this a woman? Is that it? What are you going to do if you get chased? We’re all the way to Busan?

[This is Busan.]

A moment later, a somewhat subtle answer came.

[Do it yourself?]

I don’t know what you’re going to do on your own, but haven’t you done it on your own before? Come to think of it, you did tell me to do this and that… Anyway, I should tell you to come back safely without getting caught.

[okay.]

[Don’t get caught.]

Maru woke up from a deep sleep, exchanged text messages, looked out the window, and then fell into a deep sleep again.

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I just took a quick nap and the special news about Japan was already over. Maru glanced to the side. Ki-sun was staring at the laptop as if it was a totem.

[This is domestic news. We received a report that a shooting incident occurred in the middle of Seoul yesterday. Is that true?]

[No. It turned out that they mistook the filming set of a secretly produced movie by World Entertainment. Below, let’s take a look at the related video that was posted on SNS.]

It was a video taken with a cell phone on the 3rd floor? Or maybe the 4th floor. A man was desperately kneeling and begging against the dim streetlights. Then, the person looking down at the man fell down as if hit by something. Then, the large men around him fell down in about 10 seconds.

‘Is that me?’

Looking at it like this, it really felt real and desperate.

‘It’s not just real because I experienced it, it’s true?’

The news also showed real-time comments from SNS.

[No, what kind of gun accident is that?]

[If you just film people falling down, is it all gun violence?]

[Didn’t you all go to the military? If people really start dying from guns, the military will be called in.]

[That’s right, at least the SWAT or anti-terrorist unit is there]

[I can’t even hear gunshots. Is the phone made in China?]

[These days, Chinese phones are also cost-effective, but that’s because ‘personal information is our information’, and the hardware is usable]

[Common sense tells you that 15 people fall down in 10 seconds. Is this a movie or a real story?]

[The person who uploaded that is suing World Entertainment for copyright infringement. The lawsuit is said to be worth hundreds of millions.]

[The image of Gosomi comes to mind.]

[It seems like there were 2-3 people who uploaded the video on Newtube, but they all got taken down, and the people who copied it are also screaming that it was a waste of time]

[These days, lawyers don’t have much work, so if you ask them something like this, they really won’t let you go.]

[This work is said to be proceeding in complete secrecy with the director, script, and lead actors. While there was criticism that it was an overly mysterious concept, there was also praise for bringing out reality through the introduction of a different filming method than before···]

ah-

Maru felt his blood boil.

At that moment, a breaking news story flashed by in the news caption.

[Yeongdeungpo. Explosion due to gas leak at women-only motel, 1 death, motel manager, 32-year-old nanny.]

As Maru’s chest began to feel tight, he remembered the text message that Kim had sent.

You said you’d do it yourself······. This crazy bitch.

It’s a matter of the account.