The Civil Servant Who Conceals Her Power Is Too Good at Possession Chapter 75

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“So this…… is supposed to be a witness.”

 

Pi Sowon’s reaction to the slime in the cage was exactly as expected.

 

A very dumbfounded reaction.

 

But since it was the truth, there was no helping it.

 

The slime, hearing Pi Sowon’s voice through the earphone I was wearing, muttered. 

 

[She looks really scary.]

 

…You’ve got an eye for people.

 

Just as I was thinking that, Baek Sangjin snatched one of the earphones from my ear and said.

 

“This item, can it be trusted? Huh? What if that b*stard Kang Ilyeon turns out to be the Gamer? Making suspicious things like this….”

 

“Then, since the Gamer’s first appearance was 2 years ago, are you saying he’s been committing crimes since middle school? That doesn’t match his past actions…….”

 

At Ham Ina’s words, Baek Sangjin scoffed at her.

 

“You never know. Kids these days are even scarier. And what, Sun and Moon Workshop? I heard he’s making a fortune off of that lately, that bastard.”

 

[Ah geez. That guy is really noisy.]

 

The slime, which was receiving real-time automatic translations of our words, hardened its expression.

 

For reference, the name Kang Ilyeon gave this slime was Sibang.

 

With the surname, it was Kang Sibang.

 

The reason was—

 

‘The first word it said was F*ck. It felt like it stuck perfectly.’

 

…It was surprisingly foul-mouthed slime.

 

To think it acted so cute when it was sticking to me.

 

“Hey, move over. Let me….”

 

Baek Sangjin recklessly snatched even the other side of the earphones and plugged it into his own ear. 

 

Soon after, his face contorted.

 

As if he had heard something he shouldn’t have, he took the earphone out of his ear.

 

“Uh…. Ugh…. Uh….”

 

It was a face that looked like he had just received a lifetime’s worth of curses all at once. 

 

I immediately snatched the earphone back from Baek Sangjin’s hand.

 

Then I spoke to Pi Sowon.

 

“Anyway, based on the data the slime has testified so far, we have shortlisted a few brokers presumed to have introduced buyers to the sub-spatial black market, Susubat.” 

 

I handed over the prepared documents. On the front page of each document, personal details or a photo of their face were attached.

 

I shouldn’t say this, but even at a glance, they all looked like the type of people who would be dangerous to meet on a street at night….

 

“What about the credibility of the slime’s testimony?”

 

Baek Sangjin, who had shriveled back after being cursed at earlier, raised an objection with a face that still hadn’t fully recovered from the aftermath of those curses. 

 

“If the slime is considered a type of witness, shouldn’t we also verify its credibility as a witness?”

 

I wanted to ignore it since it was Baek Sangjin saying it, but he had a point.

 

Just as I was about to say that we would conduct cross-verification regarding that.

 

Kwon Ikseong intervened.

 

“I’ve confirmed that a strong rapport has been formed between the slime and Investigator Lee Yuji. During its statements, the slime referred to Investigator Lee Yuji as its ‘lifesaver’ several times.”

 

“Lifesaver?”

 

When Ham Ina asked, Kwon Ikseong looked at me.

 

Feeling everyone’s attention on me, I laughed awkwardly.

 

“Ah. When I entered Susubat, I stopped this fellow from turning into slime juice. Of course, it was by a very coincidental opportunity, but…” 

 

As I spoke hesitantly, Kang Sibang shook the cage and moved toward me.

 

When I slightly opened the cage door, Kang Sibang approached me smoothly and stuck its body firmly onto my arm.

 

I flashed a smile like a sibling on great terms with Kang Sibang. 

 

‘Haha. Look at this guy, so quick to adapt to the social hierarchy.’ 

 

As expected, you know it too! 

 

The fact that my precious, illegally obtained funds are draining away just to cover the cost of your food! 

 

Even though Kang Ilyeon was using this guy as a test subject, he tried to bring it only the highest-quality food.

 

For instance, things like spinach from dungeon by-products.

 

To put it simply, the monthly food expenses alone were massive.

 

Click.

 

At that moment, the sound of a camera taking a picture was heard from somewhere.

 

It was Ma Deokho.

 

“Ah. Just in case it might be used as evidentiary material.” 

 

That’s what he said, but I clearly read the text that popped up above his head.

 

Ma Deokho’s favorability has increased by 10.

 

What else could it be?

 

He felt that slimes were animals too.

 

And his favorability went up for me because I saved an animal.

 

I could bet my own hand that the photograph would enter one of the countless animal albums inside Ma Deokho’s phone. 

 

Whatever the case.

 

Thus, a few brokers likely connected to the ‘big hands’ were caught in the investigation net.

 

Among them, a capture operation was established for the criminals known as the ‘Gangnam Station Loach’ and the ‘Cheongdam-dong Joker’—names that sounded terrifyingly hard to catch just by hearing them.

 

Of course, it wasn’t like I had no experience apprehending criminals up until now, but those were mostly just cases I had gotten swept up in, not actual operations.

 

In other words, this was the first time I was being deployed in a capture operation prepared systematically like this.

 

Given the situation, I listened to my role in the operation with considerable nervousness.

 

And then I returned home.

 

After that—

 

Would you like to read Special Side Story 2?

 

This.

 

I decided to open this first.

 

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Early the next morning.

 

At the Hongdae club Elio, a wild party was being held as usual.

 

And the host of today’s party was a DJ wearing a tight tank top and short pants.

 

She was a woman named Joana, who was quite famous throughout the Gangnam area. 

 

There were many people who gathered to see Joana, and most of them grabbed tables and ordered expensive drinks.

 

Among them, there were many women and men.

 

Most of them wanted to blend into one another and stickily enjoy this wild night. 

 

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

 

Seeing everyone happily drinking and playing without a single frown even at the sound that pounded their hearts, a smile spread across Joana’s face.

 

With a smirk, Joana put on a track to take a brief intermission and stepped down from the DJ booth. 

 

She approached each table while drinking, exchanging greetings. Everyone welcomed Joana with bright smiles.

 

Some women even spontaneously kissed Joana on the cheek. Joana, showing no sign of displeasure, even responded to those kisses on the cheek with a kiss of her own.

 

And after playing around for a long time, spraying expensive champagne like a shower, Joana finally arrived at the last table.

 

Two women were sitting there.

 

Yoanna smiled at one of them and said.

 

“I saw this Unnie at the last party, but this is a face I haven’t seen before? How did you get in here?”

 

At that, the woman she was seeing for the first time subtly held up a VIP card instead of answering.

 

It was a rather arrogant attitude.

 

But Joana didn’t back down. 

 

Rather, you could say she actually liked that kind of arrogant attitude— 

 

“From what I know, I heard there were places more fun than here…. I guess Elio is nothing special either.”

 

The woman muttered.

 

The moment she heard those words, Joana’s expression turned subtle. 

 

“A fun place?” 

 

“If not, forget it….”

 

As if bothered, the woman stroked the shot glass containing the most expensive whiskey here with the tips of her fingers.

 

Joana didn’t miss the slight trembling of that fingertip. 

 

Because Yoanna knew very well what that trembling meant.

 

Urgency. Impatience.

 

And what lay at the end of that craving.

 

With a sly smile, Joana lifted the whiskey next to the woman, which cost over two million won a bottle.

 

“Can I drink this? If you pour me a glass….”

 

Yoanna’s red lips approached the woman’s ear.

 

“…I’ll invite you to Happy World.”

 

Happy World.

 

At those words, the woman’s eyes went round.

 

Seeing expectation well up within those eyes, Joana became certain. 

 

“Ah, right this way.”

 

This girl is an easy mark.

 

Thinking that way, Joana poured the whiskey to the brim of the shot glass and downed it in one shot. 

 

The smoky scent unique to expensive liquor hit her nose once before passing.

 

Feeling refreshed, Joana grabbed the woman’s hand.

 

“Shall we head inside first?”

 

Joana giggled, holding the woman’s hand and leading her to the deepest part of the club. 

 

Joana’s plan was this.

 

After going through a bit of a ‘verification process’ inside, she would decide whether or not to take this woman as a customer.

 

And if she became a ‘customer’, Yoanna could sell off not only the ‘Funny Powder’ this woman wanted, but also various other goods.

 

To do that, first—

 

She looked toward a woman and a man guarding the front of a thick door. 

 

They were probably bodyguards.

 

They were even wearing suits exactly like the ones club guards wear. 

 

To Joana’s drunken eyes, the faces of the man and woman couldn’t be seen clearly.

 

“What’s this? Open the door. I need to have a little chat with this cute baby, alright?”

 

This club’s management is a mess.

 

They don’t even open the VIP room door properly. F*ck.

 

It was while Joana was getting annoyed internally.

 

The female bodyguard bowed obsequiously and opened the door for her.

 

“Ah, yes. I’ll open the door for you.”

 

As the door opened, Joana dragged the female ‘customer’ inside by her wrist.

 

And at that moment—

 

Something blunt struck the back of Joana’s head.

 

“Aaargh!” 

 

Collapsing forward just like that, Joana slammed her face into the floor. 

 

At the same time, Joana’s face changed.

 

Not a woman… but a man.

 

“…Cheongdam-dong Joker.”

 

And as he looked back, he saw the aforementioned female customer, the female bodyguard, and the male bodyguard blocking the door.

 

In particular, the female bodyguard—who had definitely struck him down with some powerful, blunt weapon—motioned with her chin toward the back of Joana…… no, the Cheongdam-dong Joker disguised as DJ Joana. 

 

“Say hello to the loach or mudfish soup or whatever. Hurry up.”

 

And at those words, when the Joker looked back, the ‘Gangnam Station Loach’ was crouching on the marble floor with his face bruised like a plum.

 

F*ck this….

 

Only then did the Joker realize he had fallen into a trap.

 

But there was one fact he didn’t know—the thing that had struck the back of his head wasn’t a blunt object, but a kick from Lee Yuji, who was disguised as the bodyguard.