The Civil Servant Who Conceals Her Power Is Too Good at Possession Chapter 38

What is this?

 

It’s practically fluttering with flirtatiousness.

 

‘This guilty man!’

 

I felt like my tail was going to pop up again, but Kwon Ikseong remained cool-headed.

 

[Then let’s get down to business. Seo Gilsoo is currently in possession of a bomb.]

 

‘Straight to the point as expected.’

 

I know, but I should pretend to be surprised, right?

 

…But I can’t act, so—

 

“I figured as much.”

 

[We assume it is rigged to Seo Gilsoo’s body. Please check.]

 

“Yes.”

 

I replied and approached Seo Gilsoo, who was whining like a dog.

 

As I fumbled around his body, Seo Gilsoo snickered.

 

It felt a bit disgusting.

 

[Won’t you shut up, you fcking b*stard. I’ll rip your mouth open, you son of a btch.]

 

But before I could say anything, someone who seemed even more disgusted than I was swore on my behalf. It was Pi Sowon.

 

‘I wondered where our bad-tempered Team Leader used that temper of hers, and it seems this is an example of her using it when fighting with the other team.’

 

I unbuttoned Seo Gilsoo’s front, where I could feel something hard like a plate.

 

And just as expected, there was a complex electrical device shaped like a vest.

 

[Bingo.]

 

Gamer displayed ‘BINGO’ on the bus’s electronic display.

 

Ugh. Seriously, if you weren’t the protagonist of the original work. I would have arrested you already.

 

By the way, does it hurt that much even for an S-rank Hunter if you hit the ‘vital spot’? 

 

I recalled the pain from the possession and spoke. 

 

“It’s shaped like a vest, and there’s a wire running through the ring part. I suspect it’s a device that explodes if this is undone… Should I try it?”

 

[No.]

 

“Yep.”

 

A concise answer.

 

[Then just throw Seo Gilsoo out of the car himself.]

 

At that moment, Pi Sowon interrupted the conversation.

 

It was a rather psychopathic statement, but it would be a good method if only we could do it!

 

[Of course, he would have installed a device that detonates upon such physical impact.]

 

The problem is that it’s impossible!

 

[I know that. I was just saying.]

 

Your ‘just saying’ will kill the youngest member of your team!

 

What a psychopath. 

 

Just then, a new voice interjected.

 

[Pardon me for interrupting the two Team Leaders, but the bomb analysis is complete. The name of this bomb is the XT-9000. It’s a piece frequently used by those running illegal dungeons in Russia.] 

 

“Oh. Is that good news?”

 

At my question, Pi Sowon spoke as if she found it absurd.

 

[Does it sound like good news to you? If it’s an XT-9000, it can’t be defused without a bomb disposal expert.]

 

…Of course, the fact that this bomb is an XT series is bad news. I just pretended not to know.

 

[Moreover, the explosive yield must be massive. Since it’s a bomb that condenses mana, it can blow away everything within a 5km radius.]

 

Kwon Ikseong added some information.

 

I let out an exclamation of pure admiration.

 

“Whoa…”

 

5km, that’s amazing, isn’t it?

 

[Whoa? Did you just say ‘whoa’? You carefree brat. I told you. Just jump out and accept that your face is going to get shredded.] 

 

Pi Sowon let out a scoffing laugh.

 

But what am I supposed to do when it’s information I already knew?

 

Anyway, she only learned the bad habit of putting down the youngest member!

 

I’m not going to ask you what you want for lunch anymore, either!

 

[You can’t give up on your face? It’s fine. I’ll get you a better face.]

 

[But our Investigator Lee Yuji’s face is precious. Isn’t she cute?]

 

That was when Gamer cut in.

 

For a moment, silence hung among everyone.

 

The moment I tried to ignore Gamer’s words—

 

Kwon Ikseong reacted sensitively.

 

[‘Our’…?]

 

[Well, if our Lee Yuji-ssi isn’t ‘our’ Lee Yuji-ssi, should she be ‘my’ Lee Yuji-ssi? I’d like that even more.]

 

“Does my opinion not matter?”

 

I interrupted urgently, but Pi Sowon cut off the conversation.

 

[Cut the crap. It seems the bus carrying the bomb will arrive at the Wonmi Magic Stone Power Plant in 15 minutes. It won’t be long until it enters the 5km radius.]

 

[Are you from the situation room?]

 

Kwon Ikseong asked.

 

[No. But I roughly heard what the higher-ups are thinking. Those bastards don’t care about the lives of the people on the bus. They think they only need to protect the power plant. If it’s an XT-9000, he probably set a timer… Lee Yuji. Look under Seo Gilsoo’s armpit.]

 

I already knew the outcome, but I obediently followed her words and lifted Seo Gilsoo’s arm.

 

“Uhehehe, eekikikikik.”

 

When I touched his armpit area, Seo Gilsoo made a truly disgusting sound.

 

Without realizing it, I threw a straight punch right at Seo Gilsoo’s face.

 

Smack!

 

Seo Gilsoo fainted from my straight punch that struck his jaw squarely.

 

Ugh! Seriously, why are you making monkey noises!

 

[…I didn’t tell you to kill him. But you handle things well enough on your own.]

 

Pi Sowon’s voice could be heard.

 

Pi Sowon was probably also watching the CCTV footage shared by Gamer.

 

Because that’s Choi Woojin’s method up to around chapter 90.

 

After hacking, he pushes the direct resolution over to the Hunter Investigation Bureau.

 

To do that, he shares various pieces of information with investigators, especially competent ones like Kwon Ikseong.

 

However, this method became no longer valid after this terrorist incident. Because the Hunter Investigation Bureau is pushed to the brink of collapse.

 

But that won’t happen this time.

 

Because I’m here.

 

I checked if the unconscious Seo Gilsoo was still breathing, then glanced at the CCTV and spoke. 

 

“Will this… be a problem?”

 

[Just write a few pages of an incident report. They don’t even read it. You can just copy one you wrote before.]

 

As expected from a team that has written a lot of incident reports, they’re different.

 

Thinking that, I read the numbers written under Seo Gilsoo’s armpit.

 

“13 minutes and 29 seconds.”

 

At my words, the fox wearing sunglasses on the electronic display stood up from the sunbed. Then, it took off its sunglasses and made a motion of looking at me.

 

[Wow. Perfect. If it keeps running at 100 km/h, it will be perfectly timed to explode at the Wonmi Magic Stone Power Plant. I don’t know who the bomb designer is, but the scenario is perfect!]

 

Clap, clap, clap—!

 

An image of hands clapping passed by on the electronic display.

 

‘Ah, seriously, is he really the protagonist?’

 

No matter how you look at it, he’s the main villain.

 

It was while I was thinking that.

 

[You get off at least.]

 

It was Pi Sowon who broke the heavy silence.

 

“Excuse me, but like I said, this car is currently running at 100 km/h…”

 

It was then.

 

The car jolted again.

 

I returned to the steering wheel.

 

However, as soon as I sat down at the steering wheel, I saw a car in the distance.

 

“Huh? Didn’t you clearly say the vehicles on this road were being controlled? But over there…”

 

There’s a car driving in the wrong direction?

 

I watched the SUV that had been rushing fiercely towards this side screech to a halt.

 

No matter how I looked at it, it didn’t look like an official vehicle.

 

The license plate is…

 

‘An electric car?’

 

Isn’t that a self-driving car?

 

[I’ll make sure your face doesn’t get scraped, so just get off.]

 

Soon, the car door opened, and a woman holding a long rifle stepped out.

 

A bandolier full of bullets was slung across the woman’s shoulder.

 

For some reason, the elongated silhouette felt familiar.

 

No way.

 

How is Pi Sowon here—

 

Wait.

 

Earlier, clearly…

 

‘They’re also following you. The situation room is controlling the surrounding vehicles. Just don’t crash into the center line and keep coming straight. Don’t… worry.’

 

She said ‘They’re also’.

 

And she also said to keep ‘coming’.

 

The moment I realized the meaning of those words, Pi Sowon familiarly took out a bullet from her bandolier and loaded it.

 

Click.

 

There was no way I could hear the sound, but it felt like I did.

 

Soon, the muzzle of the rifle was aimed at this bus.

 

The shouldering, the angle of her head looking through the sights, everything was perfect.

 

It was a perfect shooting posture you’d only see at the Olympic Training Center.

 

[You can’t save the people there anyway. So just you come out.]

 

I felt like I knew what Pi Sowon was trying to do.

 

And—

 

[Wouldn’t it be better to listen to your Team Leader? Investigator Lee Yuji. Her temper doesn’t seem to be a joke.]

 

I also knew who had created this ‘variable’.

 

I bit my lip.