𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟒
Yoo Ha-on’s journey to find her past ended like that.
In the end, just like in the original, Yoo Ha-on learned about her parents, and it became a moment that strengthened her resolve once again.
「𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚’𝙨 𝙣𝙤 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙮.」
Just like in the dispute with the Cheong family, they had already grown enough to do their part.
Any more unnecessary meddling would be more likely to be poisonous.
「. . .𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙣, 𝙣𝙚𝙭𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙎𝙚𝙤 𝙅𝙞-𝙖𝙣’𝙨 𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙣.」
Seo Ji-an, who had to face her father, Seo Tae-hu, over everything at Dae-jin Industries.
It seemed that the thing to worry about right now was that side.
While checking her condition in her own way and waiting for Seo Ji-an at the academy for a few days, I finally got a call from her.
『The date has been set. I’d like to talk about the details when we meet.』
“Okay.”
So I had a meeting at Seo Ji-an’s place.
As expected, it seemed that she had been very busy lately, and Seo Ji-an’s expression showed an undeniable fatigue.
“I’m going to move to catch him soon.”
“Are the preparations all done?”
“. . .Yeah. It’s not much different from what we did last time. We’ll cut off his foothold with the information we’ve prepared and drag him out.”
Of course, the process will not be easy. Seo Tae-hu had his own strong forces, and he was a strategist who had maintained it for many years.
“. . .But it will be okay. Our preparations are perfect. There is almost no way for that man to respond.”
Seo Ji-an’s confidence was firm.
If Seo Ji-an, who is usually known for her thoroughness, had that much conviction, it was clear that Seo Tae-hu was caught in a trap that he couldn’t escape from.
「𝙄 𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙨 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙡.」
The power of Dae-jin Industries is valuable. It would be a great help if we could get it all.
However, it was something that didn’t exist in the original, so I couldn’t predict the result rashly either.
「𝙊𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮, 𝙎𝙚𝙤 𝙅𝙞-𝙖𝙣 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙜𝙤 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜.」
But now the situation has completely changed.
From here on, we have to face it head-on.
“Perhaps that man would have noticed by now that my brother and I are working together to target him.”
So we need to act as quickly as possible.
“Tomorrow, I will destroy everything of that man.”
I nodded quietly at Seo Ji-an’s resolute determination.
And finally, the day of execution came.
🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷
“. . .Are you mentally prepared?”
Seo Ji-an’s older brother, whom I met in person, was a very handsome man.
His eyes alone showed that he was deeply intelligent, and his aura was different.
However, that wasn’t really what surprised me.
「. . .𝙒𝙖𝙨 𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝?」
【Seo Do-yoon】
▶Level 54
Seo Ji-an’s older brother, Seo Do-yoon, was not just a simple businessman.
In fact, he had already reached the top as an exorcist.
I honestly couldn’t help but be surprised because I thought that even if he trained, he would only be able to protect himself.
“I’ve already leaked the information. He must be suffering from pressure from above by now.”
“That’s good. Then let’s go. There’s no need to delay the moment we’ve been waiting for.”
The situation was perfect.
In fact, all of Seo Tae-hu’s escape routes had been blocked, and enough force had been gathered to prevent him from even thinking of using force.
However, that’s why I left a bit of caution.
After all, the moment before victory could be considered the most dangerous moment.
「𝘽𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙨, 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩’𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙨𝙤 𝙛𝙖𝙧. . . . . . .」
Seo Tae-hu is also a person who should be very careful.
One of those who came to mind right away, Jo Gae-hak, was also a figure who didn’t have much weight in the original.
Seo Tae-hu might have some kind of secret as well.
“You’re Han Kang-yoon. I’ve heard a lot about you.”
On the way to Dae-jin Industries’ headquarters where Seo Tae-hu was, Seo Do-yoon spoke to me without any sign of tension.
I nodded slightly and gave him a casual greeting, as if he was subtly evaluating me.
“You’re about to graduate. If you’re interested, think about becoming my man. I’ll give you the best treatment.”
“. . .Brother. Didn’t you say not to let your guard down?”
“I just said it to ease the tension.”
At Seo Ji-an’s sharp attitude, Seo Do-yoon shook his head and obediently backed down.
About ten minutes passed like that, and we finally arrived at Dae-jin Industries’ headquarters.
「. . .𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙗𝙞𝙜.」
I had visited the Hwangha branch office not long ago, but Dae-jin Industries’ headquarters was so large that it couldn’t even be compared to that.
As we headed towards the entrance with a group of about ten people, the company’s security guards blocked our way as if it were natural.
“. . .It shouldn’t be difficult to understand the situation, right? It’s all over, so everyone get out of the way.”
At the words of Seo Ji-an, one of the successors of Dae-jin Industries, the security guards looked at each other in dismay.
Soon, what they chose was obedience.
“We didn’t see or hear anything here today.”
“It’s good that you talk fast.”
Seeing their reaction, it was really clear who had the upper hand in this fight.
I felt a little relieved in my heart and followed Seo Ji-an and Seo Do-yoon to the upper floors of the headquarters.
“That man didn’t learn sorcery directly. But he will have the ability to escape, so I will arrest him here and hand him over to the police right away.”
Seo Ji-an and Seo Do-yoon had prepared all the evidence of Seo Tae-hu’s past economic malpractices and corruption.
The ultimate goal of the two was to take Dae-jin Industries away from him and let him rot in prison.
「𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮, 𝙞𝙩 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙢𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧. . . . . . .」
But I felt a sense of unease for some reason.
Even though I’ve never met him in person, Seo Tae-hu gives me a strange sense of discomfort.
With that in mind, we finally reached the top floor of Dae-jin Industries where Seo Tae-hu was.
Click.
Creak.
“Long time no see. Father.”
Seo Do-yoon, who opened the door without knocking, opened the topic indifferently.
There was no one in the conference room.
Only Seo Tae-hu, who had his back turned and was looking out the huge window, remained.
“How about you react a little? This might be our last meeting.”
At Seo Do-yoon’s sarcastic words, Seo Tae-hu slowly turned around.
His hair, which was gray in some places, and his face, which was gradually getting wrinkles, were elements that could roughly guess his age and the hardships he had endured so far.
Seo Tae-hu looked at Seo Do-yoon and Seo Ji-an and opened his mouth quietly.
“Is this the answer? You’re just doing stupid things until the end.”
“. . .You’re finished. You won’t be able to escape this time.”
“The end. It’s something I’ve thought about many times.”
Seo Tae-hu, who had bowed his head slightly, soon continued speaking.
“Honestly, I had no interest in the competition for succession.”
“. . .Of course. You’re a man who only knows himself, no matter what.”
“I only know myself. That might be true.”
Seo Tae-hu just glanced around the room with an indifferent face, as if he was looking at someone he didn’t even know.
“So, can you bring me the end?”
“. . .If you don’t understand, I’ll tell you again. You’re already finished.”
As Seo Ji-an finished speaking, loud footsteps echoed from the hallway leading to the stairs.
Boom!
Boom!
Bang!
Click!
“Seo Tae-hu, the representative of Dae-jin Industries, I will arrest you in accordance with Article 3, Paragraph 7 of the Special Economic Law and several other provisions.”
The troops who had coordinated with Seo Ji-an’s group in advance stepped towards Seo Tae-hu according to plan.
Seo Tae-hu smirked as he watched them.
“Even in this situation, you still don’t know. What I really want.”
Even in a situation where there was no way out, Seo Tae-hu didn’t even show any sign of nervousness.
He just raised his hand, which was full of traces of time.
“What are you. . . . . . .”
It was a moment.
A gust of wind blew into the conference room, which had been quiet, and it wrapped around the police officers and threw them out of the conference room.
Screech!
Boom!
“Ack!”
“Ugh!”
At the unexpected turn of events, everyone’s movements froze. Seo Do-yoon and Seo Ji-an, who had been confident, were no exception.
“Why? How can you use sorcery. . . . . . .”
“No, look closely. That’s not human sorcery!”
As Seo Do-yoon said, it was strange. I hurriedly sensed Seo Tae-hu’s information and realized the identity of the discomfort.
【Ganggil】
▶Level 62
▶Ability Scores
【Stamina: A+】
【Mana: S】
【Spellcraft: B】
【Mental Strength: B+】
▶Trait (8/10)
【Wind Forest Volcano (S)】
【Rain Cloud (A+)】
【Life Absorption (A)】
【Iron Heart (A-)】
【Mutation (B+)】
【Frenzy (B)】
【Spiritual Power Amplification (B)】
【Asset (B-)】
「𝙃𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣, 𝙣𝙤 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙣’𝙩. . . . . .?」
It’s quite confusing.
No, rather, I hadn’t even considered such a possibility.
Because he was Seo Ji-an’s father and a businessman who had lived in human society for a long time.
Seo Tae-hu added a word quietly, looking at the gazes of everyone who was shocked.
“I’m tired now. If you can, try to give me the end.”
It was a word with a lot of meaning. But whatever it was, it was clear that it was not good news for us.
“Oh my, the representative of Dae-jin Industries was a yokai hiding in human society.”
“Maybe he swallowed him and took his body.”
“Representative Seo. Can we go out?”
Fortunately, we weren’t the only exorcists here.
In case Seo Tae-hu hired someone and made a final struggle like the previous Hektel case, Seo Do-yoon had recruited capable exorcists in advance.
Seo Do-yoon nodded slightly, and the three exorcists he had hired blocked Seo Tae-hu’s way.
「𝙊𝙣𝙚 1𝙨𝙩-𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙬𝙤 2𝙣𝙙-𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙨.」
It was almost the best record among those who could be hired individually.
However, even they couldn’t help but be shocked by Seo Tae-hu’s power.
“Whew.”
“What the hell is this. . . . . .!”
As Seo Tae-hu waved his hand, a storm swept in and blocked the exorcists’ vision. And the fireball that flew in right away broke their spell.
Boom!
“Ugh!”
“Kyaaa!”
Seo Tae-hu was strong. Not only was his total amount of power high, but he also seemed to have a lot of experience in combat.
Of the exorcists who were attacked, the two except the 2nd-grade reorganized their posture, but after seeing Seo Tae-hu’s power, they didn’t dare to rush in and just looked at Seo Do-yoon’s expression.
They instinctively realized that they were not opponents that they could handle.
“. . .It’s gotten complicated. Let’s back off for now.”
Seo Do-yoon glanced at Seo Ji-an and tried to take this opportunity to escape.
Well, there was no need to risk our lives fighting here now that Seo Tae-hu’s true colors had been revealed.
Anyway, he would no longer be able to put an enemy in human society, and instead, Exorcism Headquarters would be chasing him.
However, Seo Tae-hu blocked all sides with a wall of fire created by his hand.
It was a firm expression of his intention not to let us out of this place.
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