The Civil Servant Who Conceals Her Power Is Too Good at Possession Chapter 15

Pi Sowon cleared her throat and hurriedly changed the subject.

 

“Anyway, what are we going to do now? We were officially assigned to the Jeongmun High murder case, not the Geumho-dong illegal arms deal. And Kang Wolyeon, the suspect in the Jeongmun High murder case, has his mouth completely shut.”

 

That was true.

 

Kang Wolyeon had refused to make any statements from the moment Kang Ilyeon was escorted to the Hunter Investigation Bureau.

 

As for Kang Ilyeon, he was in an unidentified state of addiction, making a proper statement impossible in the first place.

 

‘I mustn’t disappoint the Chairman……. I’m a useful person…… I’m someone who deserves to receive the “medicine”…… I…….’ 

 

According to the healer, he kept muttering nonsense like that and attempting self-harm.

 

But since we didn’t even know exactly what this so-called “medicine” Kang Ilyeon was addicted to, there was no way to resolve it.

 

‘I know what it is, but I have no intention of telling.’

 

Kang Ilyeon must never be treated through that “medicine” again. It doesn’t actually make him healthy—it makes him sick.

 

‘It’s a dungeon byproduct with mind-control effects!’

 

No matter how exceptional Kang Ilyeon was as a production-type hunter, to do something like that to a nineteen-year-old…

 

I really have to make sure they get what’s coming to them, don’t I? 

 

With that thought, I spoke up. 

 

“Um… but in my opinion, even without Kang Wolyeon’s testimony—”

 

“Who said you could cut me off and speak as you pleased?”

 

At Pi Sowon’s words, I smacked my lips and raised my hand.

 

“Fine. Speak.”

 

Ugh. This psychopath.

 

Oh, Mom, Dad. It looks like I’ve ended up on a team with a psychopath!

 

“We don’t need Kang Wol-yeon’s statement! From what I heard from Kang Il-yeon, it seems the real murder weapon is something else. The weapon found at the scene only had bloodstains on it—not enough to be the actual weapon used for the killing—and there was no flesh from the victim, right? But the real murder weapon will be different!” 

 

I rattled off my words quickly, afraid Pi Sowon would interrupt again.

 

She furrowed her brow.

 

“You expect me to believe you heard all of that from that lunatic in such a short time?”

 

“Well, I’ve always….”

 

I scratched the back of my head and gave a sheepish smile.

 

“……quite good at making friends.”

 

“….”

 

Seeing her expression turn sour, I hurried to add,

 

“When I talked about Kang Wolyeon gently, he spilled everything. Their brotherly bond seemed really strong. So I used that to persuade him.” 

 

“What exactly did you see that made you feel they were brothers with a strong bond? You could have died provoking Kang Ilyeon by bringing up Kang Wolyeon in that situation.” 

 

Pi Sowon said sharply.

 

“Then it would have been a dog’s death.”

 

Died like a dog?

 

Isn’t that a bit harsh?

 

But what made me think that…

 

“Because he’s nineteen.”

 

That was the only reasonable answer I could give.

 

Her expression shifted slightly at that.

 

“He’s nineteen, and he found out his brother was being framed…. Above all, Kang Wolyeon was treasuring the keychain Kang Ilyeon gave him.” 

 

Even if this weren’t a novel, the circumstantial evidence was overflowing.

 

Proof that Kang Ilyeon cared about Kang Wolyeon.

 

It might not be the healthiest kind of brotherly love, but you can feel it, can’t you?

 

The way their eyes reacted so sensitively whenever the other was mentioned.

 

No matter what, they’re still not even adults.

 

There’s no way they could completely hide feelings like that.

 

‘Even that proud little brat Lee Yugyeom gets exposed instantly when he lies to me.’

 

In his first year of high school, he skipped academy because he was worried about tuition and said he didn’t need academy in the first place—until I caught him.

 

‘I kicked him in the shins so hard back then his bone almost snapped….’

 

I’m only F-rank, but since I used to exercise, my power doubles the moment I use proper form.

 

At first I couldn’t control it well and broke several household items.

 

‘I must always be careful with my strength…….’

 

Recalling that lesson, I continued.

 

“I believed Kang Ilyeon wouldn’t harm me, since I’m the one protecting Kang Wolyeon’s personal safety. And I believed he would cooperate with the investigation.”

 

“….”

 

Pi Sowon looked at me quietly for a moment.

 

“You believed him…” 

 

Pi Sowon seemed to think about something for a second before turning her head away. 

 

“How sentimental. What does that kind of paternalism solve? The murder weapon you mentioned hasn’t turned up anywhere. Kang Il-yeon and Kang Wol-yeon are now going to prison side-by-side—”

 

“……The Chairman’s house. It’ll be at the Jeongmun High Chairman’s house. The murder weapon. Kang Ilyeon confessed it.”  

 

That was a lie.

 

He hadn’t made any such statement.

 

But I knew.

 

The Chairman’s son wouldn’t have thrown it away yet.

 

According to the ‘original work,’ that b*stard hasn’t even been able to tell his father the truth about the incident yet. 

 

“So…… this time, instead of a keychain, you’re going to take a weapon and storm a civilian’s house?”

 

“No? They’ll have to open the door for us, won’t they?”

 

“What are you—”

 

“Ah, you see. The ownership of that Geumho-dong warehouse site was a bit strange. I looked into it and it’s owned by a foundation, but it turns out that foundation uses the same funds as the Jeongmun High foundation. So I tracked the source of those funds and one person came up. The Chairman, Jang Haeyeol.” 

 

I slid the file behind me forward with a small smile.

 

“I got a little bit of help…… from Team Leader Kwon!” 

 

Well, I may have given him a slight hint.

 

At that moment, Pi Sowon’s face hardened.

 

From behind us, a quiet whistle sounded.

 

She shot a glare in that direction, but Byeon Gudo had already turned his head as if he had nothing to do with it.

 

Avoiding her gaze, he glanced at me and gave a subtle thumbs-up behind the partition.

 

I got praised!

 

* * *

 

The search and seizure at the Chairman’s house was carried out swiftly.

 

Though there was much talk about the Hunter Investigation Bureau’s existence being at stake, their authority in this regard was absolute. 

 

It seemed to be because the damage level of hunter-related crimes could literally wipe out a whole city if the golden time was missed. 

 

And without much difficulty, in the closet of a boy named Jang Hojin, who lived on the second floor of the Chairman’s house, an identical murder weapon to the one Kang Wolyeon had been carrying was found.

 

This one still bore pieces of the victim’s flesh.

 

Along with it, sticky shoe items Kang Ilyeon had made—designed to evade CCTV and witnesses—were also recovered.

 

“We’ll have to fight it out in court, but Wolyeon will be released tomorrow, and Jang Ho-jin will be transferred to the detention center tomorrow. Wow. A perfect “good triumphs over evil” ending, right!” 

 

And…

 

In the room of the healer hospital where Kang Il-yeon had been moved, a woman was standing. 

 

To be precise, she was upside down.

 

Clinging to the ceiling.

 

“…You….”

 

Kang Ilyeon began doubting his slowly returning sanity again.

 

The voice of that woman with the bright face was definitely the one he had heard in the sub-dimension.

 

The investigator who wore the mask.

 

But how on earth was she here…

 

And why was she on the ceiling…?

 

“Did you use my item?”

 

At that, Lee Yuji tilted her head, then as if only just remembering, lowered herself to the floor.

 

“Oh, right. I didn’t even realize I was stuck to the ceiling. When my body gets all squishy, I just keep wanting to stick to something… hehe… I want to lie down on the bed right now too, but…!”

 

Lee Yuji widened her eyes at Kang Ilyeon.

 

Duration of ‘Squishy-Squishy (A)’ remaining: 14 minutes.

 

I had to pull myself together.

 

The skill buff I’d gained as a price for the possession was slowly wearing off.

 

If she wanted to slip out of this hospital later unnoticed, she needed to get to the main point first!

 

“I have something to say! Want to try going into business with me? I have some money….”

 

Lee Yuji’s eyes sparkled.

 

“I’d like to use it through… less-than-legal channels!”

 

Can an investigator say something like that?

 

…Kang Ilyeon barely swallowed the words.

 

Because Lee Yuji’s body was melting off the chair, sliding, and now pressing against the edge of his hospital bed.