The Late Game Healer Is Way Too Strong – Chapter 67

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟔𝟕: 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥

Baek Geon-ho was in a bit of a predicament.

He had originally intended to promote Siwoo as the new face of HSIU, thinking that he was just a skilled hunter.

However, he was the younger brother of S-Rank Hunter Min Si-joon, the disciple of S-Rank Hunter Kang Yeo-hwa. 

He even had a personal relationship with the current President of the Republic of Korea, Choi Dae-soo.

These were all difficult things to handle on their own.

‘𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙚’𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙖 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙗𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙀𝙙𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨?’

This fact alone would have been enough to put pressure on him.

However, what Siwoo had chosen was a pure battle with Choi Dae-soo.

He was a different breed from those who only knew how to fight or rely on their skillset.

‘𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧, 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙨 𝙞𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧. . . 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙢 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙖𝙜𝙚. . .’

Baek Geon-ho wondered if he was making a mistake, given the hunter’s high level of skill.

“Brother Geon-ho. Do you have Edwin’s number?”

Even the way he asked such a casual question was unusual.

Was it something a junior staff member could do, calling the Vice President of the ﹃HSIU International Headquarters﹄ by his first name and asking for his number?

But Baek Geon-ho couldn’t even say a harsh word to Min Siwoo.

“No. . . I only received contact from him one-sidedly, so I don’t know. He’s not someone you can contact as easily as you think, my little brother.”

Apparently, exchanging insults meant that they were close friends.

If he was friends with Edward C. Blackwood, Baek Geon-ho would be lacking even if he served him as his superior.

People put in effort to make even one connection with the headquarters executives, but knowing Edward would change the starting point.

“You don’t have it? Then I’ll find out myself.”

“Th. . . That’s just out of curiosity. How did you get to know Sir Edward?”

In the end, Baek Geon-ho couldn’t hold back and asked.

This was because if he let this go, he felt like he would never be able to ask again.

“It’s nothing special. I used to go on expeditions abroad quite often, and I got to know him after I saved him a few times.”

“T-That’s it. Have you not been in touch recently?”

“Uh. . . I haven’t been in Korea for long.”

Siwoo hesitated for a moment before replying.

He didn’t distrust Baek Geon-ho, but he didn’t have to go around telling people that he came from another world.

“I see. Haha, now I see that our little brother is very capable. You knowSir  Edward and you’re also acquainted with Hunter Kang from the [Blue Moon Guild], aren’t you?”

“. . .”

However, Kang Yeo-hwa did not answer.

She just timidly linked arms with Siwoo and looked at Baek Geon-ho with suspicious eyes.

“Let’s go inside. I’ll just leave the cleanup here to you. I’ll contact Edwin separately later.”

“T-That’s great! I’ll have the staff clean up here. Littl brother, go in and rest! Yes, you should rest! Just tell me how the call went later.”

“Edwin? There’s probably nothing special. Okay, I got it.”

Baek Geon-ho might have thought he had a slight upper hand, but he had no desire to think he had the upper hand after seeing Min Siwoo’s actions.

Therefore, for now, he was only a little brother in name, and Siwoo had the higher actual authority.

“Go in. I’ll contact you later. Take good care of Jeong-gu.”

“Thank you. Please take care.”

Moreover, Yeo-hwa’s supporting words were prompting the official end of this meeting.

In the end, Baek Geon-ho returned to his office under the protection of other HSIU Hunters.

Siwoo and Kang Yeo-hwa also headed to where they had parked their car a short distance away.

“This is an artifact. Kang-wha, you take it.”

Siwoo handed Kang Yeo-hwa the artifact he had used to provoke Choi Dae-soo.

“Ah, no! Master found it!”

At that time, Siwoo, who had understood the situation after rescuing Kang Yeo-hwa from the gate, had gone back in and found the artifact.

Kang Yeo-hwa had been struggling to find it for days, but Siwoo had found it in just 3 hours, and she couldn’t help but lament her own abilities once again.

“Take it anyway.”

“No, I, I would never- Ah!”

Siwoo flicked Kang Yeo-hwa’s forehead.

“Carry it around, and if there’s an emergency, put a lot of magic power into the bracelet.”

“Yes. . .”

Kang Yeo-hwa rubbed her forehead and pouted.

I’m a full-fledged Guild Leader now. . . I’m 7th in the country. . .

“What are you mumbling about? Do you want to get hit again?”

“No! When did I ever!”

“Okay. Then shall we go together?”

“Where to. . .?”

Siwoo stroked her head and said,

“We have to say hello to Si-joon.”

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ᴀ𝙬ᴇ𝕓𝔰𝔱𝘰𝘳𝐢𝐞𝙨.𝔠𝐨𝐦

A hot iron skewer.

The man held the handle and looked at the tip.

A blazing heat that was vivid even in the thick darkness.

“Master! Master! Please have mercy. . . have mercy!!”

A man without a single thread of clothing begged, shivering and pleading.

“Tie him up.”

Jiang Chen ordered his men.

Immediately, the naked man was seized by men in black and tied to the rack.

Jiang Chen, who was wearing only a gown over his underwear, looked out the window with the iron skewer in his hand.

The dazzling skyscrapers of Hong Kong sparkled like jewels.

“Yanchang. How do you like the night view?”

“Ah, it’s beautiful, Master!!”

“Yes. Each of those lights is a diamond and a sapphire.”

“Yes. . .? Yes! That’s right!”

Jiang Chen poured the scotch on the table into a straight glass and drank it in one gulp.

A burning pain in his throat flushed his face red with a sweet exhale.

“I like scotch whiskey.”

Jiang Chen picked up the raw liver that had been brought in as an appetizer and put it in his mouth with his hand.

The pungent smell mingled with the taste of alcohol that lingered in his mouth.

“And alcohol should definitely be drunk in one shot. Drinking it on the rocks is something that women do. Don’t you think?”

“Y-Yes! Master’s words are always right!”

Jiang Chen walked over to the rack step by step.

With his back to the night view, Jiang Chen’s face was not visible, but the ferocity emanating from him could be felt without even trying to see it.

Yanchang, tied to the rack, trembled like a wet dog.

His breathing became ragged and saliva dripped down his chin every time Jiang Chen took a step closer.

It was an animal instinct, a premonition of threat.

“I hate things that are lukewarm. Everything should be certain. Whiskey on ice. . .”

Jiang Chen shook his head.

As if he had heard a truly terrible sound, he frowned.

“Yanchang, I’ll ask you again.”

Yanchang nodded without even being able to answer at the sweet voice.

Saliva dripped down his chin.

“What happened in Korea? How did it go?”

“Th-th-that. . . Uh. . . Uh. . . .”

“You have to answer.”

“Th. . . Th. . . It. . . failed. . .”

Jiang Chen sighed softly.

“Are there any who returned from the Ghost Corps?”

“No one. . .”

“Then you must have killed either the HSIU bastard or S-Rank Kang Yeo-hwa?”

Yanchang shook his head.

Pfft!!

The iron skewer pierced one of his eyeballs.

“Aaaaaaaagh!!”

“I told you to answer, you son of a b*tch!”

Jiang Chen pulled out the iron skewer and stabbed it into Yanchang’s inner thigh.

“Agh! Gah!”

“Let’s see how many holes you get in your body before you answer.”

“Gah! I, I couldn’t kill them!!”

Jiang Chen pulled out the iron skewer and threw it on the floor at his barely squeezed-out answer.

Blood splattered on the white carpet, making a mess of the living room.

“Yanchang.”

“Uh. . . Yes.”

“Didn’t you say that Hong Kong’s night view is beautiful?”

Yanchang looked up.

“Do you know why the night view looks beautiful?”

“I, I don’t know. . .”

“It’s because you’re looking at it from a high place.”

Jiang Chen poured himself another glass of whiskey.

This alcohol and clothes.

This house and the night view.

This power and his men.

There was nothing he had gained for free.

Starting from the bottom, he had climbed up by stepping on those above him and crushing those below him.

The result of piling up corpses and climbing on top of them was his current position.

Jiang Chen stood in front of Yanchang again.

“Going up is very difficult and takes a long time. But there are no wings for falling. This is the world where you disappear if you take even one wrong step.”

“Yes. . . Master.”

“The Ghost Corps was under your jurisdiction.”

“M-Master! Just have mercy. . .!”

“There is no such thing as ‘Ghost Corps’ in our organization anymore.”

Jiang Chen hugged Yanchang.

A warm warmth was felt on Yanchang’s skin.

“There must be responsibility for falling.”

Before Yanchang could even say anything, a frost-like chill emanated from Jiang Chen’s body.

“M, M, Master! It’s cold. . .”

A frigid current that could freeze even the surrounding air wrapped around Yanchang’s body, centered on Jiang Chen.

The back, chest, and shoulders that Jiang Chen had hugged closely turned blue and gradually expanded their range.

A cold sensation that was more than just cold rose from deep within his organs, and a blade-like chill stirred even his respiratory system.

Yanchang tried to twist his body to break the ice, but it was no use.

There was nothing he could do but freeze coldly.

“C. . . c. . . old. . .”

His breath stopped.

Jiang Chen got up and rearranged his robe.

His frozen opponent looked like a giant block of ice.

“What should we do with it?”

“Call the animal crematorium and burn it.”

“Shall we proceed with the trip to Korea as scheduled?”

Jiang Chen paused for a moment.

He had to make a deal in a situation where things were not yet finalized.

It was a situation that really didn’t suit his work style.

It seemed too late to go and deal with it now.

‘𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙛 𝙄 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙜𝙤. . . 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙢𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙚.’

Jiang Chen licked his lips with his tongue.

Just thinking about it made his mouth dry.

“I’m going to Korea. Instead, we need to reinforce our personnel.”

“Who are you referring to?”

“First, gather all the guys we have. Even those who have been sent on business trips to various places.”

“Yes, Master!”

As his men went out after cleaning up Yanchang’s remains, Jiang Chen took out a cell phone from his drawer.

A cell phone that could only be used to contact that person.

Jiang Chen kept pressing the number 9.

A call waiting tone that seemed to tighten his heart.

━. . . . . .Hello.

“Hello, Dae-sung.”

A brief silence ensued.

Jiang Chen broke out in a cold sweat, conscious of the other party who did not say anything.

━What is it?

“I have a favor to ask you. . . because of this upcoming business trip to Korea.”

━What favor?

“Reinforcements. . . I need them.”

The other party fell silent again.

Jiang Chen combed his hair back as if he was chewing on it.

It was clear that HSIU would either barge in or investigate if he went to Korea.

However, he couldn’t back down, considering the enormous preparation he had put into this deal.

He needed to finish the deal, even if he had to take more troops with him.

“If Dae-sung helps me, I will resolve this business without any noise.”

Jiang Chen added an explanation, unable to overcome the silence.

At that moment, the other party’s gruff voice flowed out through the speaker.

━Do you know how much our organization has invested in the Korean business?

“Yes, I do!”

━Yes. You do.

“Will you. . . provide reinforcements?”

━I’ll send you two Cheong-doboks.

‘𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙜-𝙙𝙤𝙗𝙤𝙠𝙨,’ 10 𝙤𝙛 𝘿𝙖𝙚-𝙨𝙪𝙣𝙜’𝙨 𝙢𝙚𝙣.

“I understand! I will never forget Dae-sung’s favor.”

━Instead.

To the following words of the other party,

━If you fail, hell will be more comfortable.

Jiang Chen bit his lip.

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