The Tough Guy Hides the Villainess - Chapter 75



075 – Z Apocalypse #3

075 – Z Apocalypse #3

There was a time when zombies spread endlessly.

It was a total mess. The winter was unusually cold too.

But I was a survivor who made it through that pandemonium.

It means I have the perfect strategy for the Z apocalypse in my head.

“Seo Gaul, I need to call your dad.”

Seo Do-chul. If it’s that man, he could use his social connections to send emergency disaster texts nationwide or set up an emergency broadcast.

Then we could slow down the rapid spread of zombie infection!

Ha! This is why a man needs to have good in-laws!

Of course, Seo Gaul was appalled.

“You want me to call my dad myself?”

“Yeah. Since it’s come to this, let’s negotiate your ransom. I’ll treat you after that. Okay?”

“So, in the end, you’re going to use the cure as a hostage to blackmail me! Han Namjin, you b*stard!”

Whoever was intentionally trying to incite the zombie situation, they would fail thoroughly.

Thanks to the perfect response of me, Han Namjin, the world’s smartest middle school dropout!

I took out Seo Ga-eul’s phone, which I had been carrying since the kidnapping, from my pocket.

The moment I turned it on, they would start tracking my location, so I didn’t have much time.

“Hey, you have to speak well. Don’t mention me yet.”

Tototok-. Turururur-.

Seo Ga-eul, realizing where the ringing from the phone was heading, turned pale like a zombie and fumbled around.

“Hey! Did you call Dad? What am I supposed to say?”

I understood the zombies’ desire to bite Seo Ga-eul.

So cute, I could just bite her!

# # #

Seo Do-cheol gulped down the liquor from the large cup as he looked at the graph.

Gulp, gulp-.

It was the first drink he had in a long time.

It had been three years since his wife died, so it must have been about three years since he last drank.

「Seonam Group’s stock price continues to fall!」

「The 30,000 defense line is collapsing─.」

「The worst catastrophe since its founding!」

From 120,000 to 30,000.

Seonam Group’s stock was more than halved and was about to become a rag.

Thinking that all this happened because of one high school student made his intestines twist and his stomach turn.

“Han Nam-jin, that untrained mutt. I should have strangled him to death when I met him.”

Of course, the group’s crisis was temporary, and they would somehow overcome it. Seonam Group had the technology secured from the Great Labyrinth.

Thinking that way, Seo Do-cheol’s lips loosened a bit.

But-.

In fact, Seo Do-cheol had a bigger problem.

His missing daughter, Seo Ga-eul.

“My daughter.”

Thinking of his daughter suffering somewhere, Seo Do-cheol could hardly calm down. The alcohol he drank for the first time in years made his eyes well up with tears.

It was truly a midlife crisis.

“Just stay alive and healthy.”

If the unknown kidnapper had demanded money, he would have felt more at ease.

If I could get my daughter back, I would give as much money as it takes.

But what the kidnapper wanted wasn’t money.

「Three demands of the kidnapper」

「1. Disclose the transaction details with Villainous”

「2. Release Zero Cola Fresh this week”

「3. Change all beverage products to glass bottles”

What he wanted was probably the downfall of ‘Seonam’.

There was even a sense of hatred and malice towards Seo Do-cheol personally.

Would such a person leave Seo Do-cheol’s daughter, Seo Ga-eul, alone?

If he got everything he wanted, he would surely humiliate and kill her brutally.

“You b*stard! “My daughter is innocent!”

Seo Do-cheol cursed into the air at the unknown kidnapper.

It was at that moment.

━Dad, answer the phone!

A strange ringtone was heard.

It felt like sobering up instantly.

When he found the phone, the word “Princess” was displayed on it!

“Hello, is that you, Ga-eul? Seo Ga-eul! Is it really you?”

Seo Do-cheol strained his ears to catch his daughter’s voice and warmth through the phone.

After about 30 seconds of silence, he regained his cold reason as if he had never been drunk.

‘I have to drag this call out as long as possible.’

Seo Do-cheol was a master of cold thinking.

As he calmed down, he heard a small breath over the receiver.

━Dad, it’s me.

“Seo Ga-eul!”

━I can’t talk for long.

Seo Ga-eul didn’t know what to say to her father after such a long time.

In fact, Seo Ga-eul was not an affectionate daughter.

There was nothing to say.

It had been about three years since she had been estranged from her father.

“What on earth am I supposed to say to Dad? At least tell me that and then tell me to call! Han Nam-jin, you b*stard! Should I just spill everything?”

I wanted to tell him that I was captured by Han Nam-jin, but if I did, Han Nam-jin would never reveal any clues about the ‘zombie cure.’

Seo Ga-eul looked at the horribly dead bodies on the floor.

I don’t want to die so grotesquely twisted like that.

“I can’t tell you the details because he hates it, but I’m with Yoo Yeoreum right now. At least I’m not lonely, so don’t worry about that.”

That’s why Seo Ga-eul took a small revenge on Han Nam-jin.

She didn’t directly reveal Han Nam-jin’s identity, but she did release some information in her own way.

Click-.

The call was cut off then.

“What? What’s going on! Seo Ga-eul! What’s happening!”

Chairman Seo Do-cheol tried calling his daughter again, but all the calls were cut off.

As his cold blood began to boil again, a message soon arrived from his daughter’s messenger.

“You must have confirmed your daughter’s survival from the recent call, right?”

“If you want your daughter back, fulfill the contract conditions below.”

“1. Send an emergency broadcast and disaster text message containing the ‘reference details’ within an hour.”

“2. Implement the Zero Cola Fresh 1+1 event starting tomorrow.”

“3. If you do not comply with the above conditions, your daughter Seo Ga-eul will be in danger.”

“Reference details – National disaster declaration due to zombie infection.”

“Content: The nation declares martial law effective immediately─.”

Seo Do-cheol quickly realized that this was a message from the kidnapper.

It wasn’t just a simple threat.

“You b*stard! I’ll tear you apart! With my own hands!”

He hurriedly picked up his phone to comply with the kidnapper’s demands.

At the same time, he kept replaying his daughter’s words in his mind.

“With Yoo Yeoreum? He hates it when I talk in detail?”

Yoo Yeoreum, the missing adopted daughter of opposition leader Yoo Do-gwan.

Was she also a victim of the same kidnapper who took Seo Ga-eul?

“To kidnap my daughter and Yoo Yeoreum, the kidnapper must be a young and powerful awakened one. He said ‘that guy,’ so it must be a man. As expected of my daughter. She gave a lot of information in a short call. .”

An insider well-versed in the Seonam Group and President Nam Tae-geon.

Hatred and a desire for revenge against the masterminds of the N-Mart incident.

An awakened one with an obsession for Seo Ga-eul.

In Seo Do-cheol’s mind, there was only one man who fit all of this.

“…Could it be that Nam San-ho is still alive? If that guy kidnapped my daughter…”

Crack-.

The veins on the cold Seo Do-cheol’s forehead bulged.

If Nam San-ho, backed by Nam Tae-geon, had kidnapped Seo Ga-eul, it would be difficult for anyone to step in.

‘If the kidnapper is really that guy, I might never get my daughter back. No one will be able to help me. Unless there’s someone who fears nothing in this world…’

Suddenly, Han Nam-jin came to mind.

If it was Han Nam-jin, who had torn apart the witch Jin Eun-byeol beyond recovery, he wouldn’t be afraid of anyone. If it was him, he could surely help Seo Do-cheol take down the kidnapper.

Seo Do-cheol hated the idea of ​​asking for help from the mad dog Han Nam-jin, who had rudely bitten his arm, more than dying─.

But thinking about his daughter’s safety, it seemed okay for his knees to get a little dirty.

‘Honestly, Han Nam-jin is different from the talkative guys these days. He shows things through actions. To mess with Jin Eun-byeol and the chaebols like that.’

Moreover, even after causing such a commotion, he walked out of the police station through the front door and went home confidently.

Insufficient evidence.

He must have pulled off some great magic.

‘He’s an unpredictable guy, so it might be better to keep him close and watch him. If I give him a lot of money, I might be able to use him.’

Seo Do-cheol decided to prepare a lot of cash to pit the orphan Han Nam-jin against the kidnapper.

No one disliked ‘money’.

Han Nam-jin, who lived as if he was alone in the world, would be the same.

# # #

“Well done. It would have been better if you hadn’t mentioned Yoo Yeoreum, though.”

Crash-!

I stomped on the phone I took from Seo Ga-eul, smashing it completely.

Since Seo Do-cheol’s side would track the location and dispatch forces, it was better to leave quickly.

But Seo Ga-eul was persistent, like a creditor who had lent money.

“I cooperated with the call as you said. So tell me what the cure is.”

Seo Ga-eul, bitten by a zombie.

If left like this, she would become an awakened zombie within seven days.

“First, massage my shoulder.”

“What?”

“This is a necessary process.”

Seo Ga-eul, frowning, approached my back with a doubtful look and began to massage my shoulders.

Her fingers are quite skillful.

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“Ah, that feels good.”

“Honestly, I’m surprised. I thought you would demand tens of billions of won from my dad for my ransom. It seems you didn’t kidnap me for money after all.”

“Money? What would I do with that? And Seo Ga-eul, do you think your value is only worth tens of billions? Even if I had trillions, it wouldn’t be enough for your ransom.”

“What, are you complimenting me? My ransom is worth trillions? I am amazing, but isn’t that a bit much? Even the brand value of Seonam isn’t worth a trillion.”

“Seo Ga-eul, don’t underestimate your own value. No matter how much money your dad brings, I won’t let you go.”

“No, please let me go!”

Seo Ga-eul shouted.

Her face is very red, perhaps from anger.

“Name: Seo Ga-eul

Possession: Click to see details ☜

Status: 《Embarrassment》 – She is very pleased with the compliment comparing her to monetary value. At the same time, she doesn’t know what expression to make.”

“Now that your shoulders are relaxed, I’ll give you the cure.”

Swoosh-. I took out a bottle of “Zero Cola Fresh” from my lower body.

Seo Ga-eul’s expression turned to one of confusion and annoyance.

“Hey, why the cola all of a sudden? And where did you take that out from?”

“Why? Because it’s an important cure. Now, open your mouth.”

“Wait a minute! Where did you take that—ugh!”

I shoved the cola bottle into Seo Ga-eul’s mouth.

Gulp, gulp-.

Of course, Seo Ga-eul was like someone receiving poison, but the fizzy and sweet cola had already filled her mouth.

“Blah! It’s ticklish!”

Tsk tsk. Thinking that drinking soda is ticklish.

What will she do later with that attitude?

In a world full of ticklish things, how will she survive?

Ten seconds later.

I checked her emotions and confirmed that the concept of “zombie” had disappeared from Seo Ga-eul.

The effect is indeed good!

“Cola is a cure?”

“Specifically, only ‘Zero Cola Fresh’ works.”

“Same difference! Where in the world does such a crazy thing exist! “Is this really the end?”

“It’s the end. You’ve experienced it yourself, so you know how effective it is.”

Seo Ga-eul looked at me as if witnessing a miraculous event.

Then, like a believer giving a testimony, he spoke.

“When you demanded the release of cola to Dad, I just thought you were a crazy lunatic! Did you foresee all of this happening… !?”

“…You could say that.”

“Then why did you tell me to massage your shoulders! You said it was a necessary process!”

“That was just because I was bored.”

“You son of ab!!!”

Beep, beep, beep-!

“Emergency Disaster Message”

“Damage from infections is spreading across all regions!”

“Please refrain from contact with others and outdoor activities!”

Emergency disaster message!

It’s a response to the message I sent to Seo Do-cheol.

Soon, the sound of sirens wailing could be heard.

Is it a declaration of martial law?

It was about half a year earlier than I knew.

On TV, there would be an emergency broadcast scheduled according to my ‘reference points.’

The announcers would kindly explain that cola is a cure, right?

Originally, it would have taken quite some time to reveal that ‘Zero Cola Fresh’ is excellent for treating infections, but thanks to me, Han Nam-jin, the discovery period was minimized.

It could be said that the zombie apocalypse was practically over.

Last winter, since ‘Zero Cola Fresh’ had just been released, there was a shortage of supply, but this time it wasn’t like that.

It was released half a year early, and the supply was abundant.

Of course, due to this incident, the price of cola might skyrocket to about ten thousand won per bottle.

Ten thousand won per bottle! For me, Han Nam-jin, who loves beverages, it would be a misfortune!

But?

If we can suppress the zombie situation early and quickly eliminate the root cause?

The price of cola, which will no longer be used as a remedy, will also normalize!

Indeed, it’s a perfect plan befitting the best middle school dropout.

And it would have been a great counterattack against the ‘Zombie’s Mind’ who threatened the nation with ten thousand infections.

“Masked guy. Looking good.”

Originally, today’s outing was to use Seo Ga-eul’s peculiar sense to find the ‘Mind’, but since they appeared first, a lot of time was saved.

Lucky.

Seo Ga-eul, wiping the cola off the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand, said,

“I’ve been bothered by it for a while, but I think I know the identity of that Mind guy. Who’s behind the mask. Where to go to meet them.”

What?

Indeed, Seo Ga-eul was my goddess of fortune!

“Hehehe, come here!”

Unable to contain my joy, I hugged Seo Ga-eul and sucked on his cheek.

Smoooch-!