The Civil Servant Who Conceals Her Power Is Too Good at Possession Chapter 89

It was Pi Sowon who broke the heavy silence first.

 

“You don’t like it?”

 

“Yes.”

 

“So you’re going to keep marking your territory on our youngest?” 

 

Kwon Ikseong maintained his usual indifferent expression. It made him seem…

 

‘Irritating.’ 

 

A guy whose true thoughts were impossible to read. That was what Pi Sowon thought.

 

“She is ‘our’ youngest now.” 

 

On the surface, he was saying that since the special team had been formed, he was essentially Investigator Lee Yuji’s direct superior as well, but it sounded different to Pi Sowon’s ears.

 

“Why do you keep feeding our youngest delicious things?”

 

Pi Sowon’s eyes narrowed. 

 

She was well aware that every lunch and dinner, this blockhead of a man became a delivery runner for the local hot spots. 

 

And she knew exactly whose mouth that food was going into.

 

“Are you trying to win her over?”

 

“If possible.”

 

She really didn’t like how he could say such things without a single change in his complexion. 

 

She couldn’t leave Lee Yuji to a guy like this. 

 

Without even realizing that her own train of thought was strange, that was what Pi Sowon decided.

 

“Then I guess I’ll have to stop you. To the best of my ability.”

 

Kwon Ikseong nodded at Pi Sowon’s response.

 

“I wish you luck. Now, may I schedule the summons for Go Cheolwon?”

 

What an obnoxious prick. 

 

Pi Sowon closed one eye as she watched Kwon Ikseong’s fingers pick up the documents. Like someone looking at a target through a crosshair.

 

Just like when looking at a target past the front sight.

 

With that thought, she answered.

 

“Go ahead.”

 

* * *

 

[The summons of Incheon Mayor Go Cheolwon has been converted to an arrest investigation. Regarding this, the Hunter Administration Bureau stated that a significant violation of the Special Act on Hunter Management by Mayor Go has been discovered.]

 

The top floor of the Daeyoung Guild building.

 

This was Choi Jungu’s office, filled with rare orchids and ornamental stones. 

 

On a screen floating in the air, the Director of the Hunter Administration Bureau continued his briefing with a grim expression.

 

[What exactly are the charges against Mayor Go Cheolwon?]

 

At the reporter’s question, the Director looked down at the paper in front of him and answered according to the prepared script. 

 

Sitting on the black leather sofa in front of the screen, Choi Jungu’s face was devoid of expression. 

 

Consequently, the faces of the secretaries watching from his side were becoming even more stiff.

 

[The charges are illegal weapons trade and the smuggling of weapons.]

 

[By smuggling, do you mean that Incheon City Hall engaged in large-scale weapon smuggling?]

 

[That is a matter currently under investigation, so I cannot provide specific details. This concludes the briefing.]

 

As the short, formal briefing ended, a secretary handed a phone to Choi Jungu. Without even looking at the secretary, Choi Jungu took the phone and immediately brought it to his ear.

 

“Yeah. Right. I saw the news. You spoke quite well, didn’t you?”

 

At Choi Jungu’s words, the voice of the person on the other end trembled.

 

[Since testimony has already been secured, there was no way to avoid applying charges for illegal weapons trade….]

 

It was the voice of the Commissioner. 

 

It was a polite, eager voice, a sharp contrast to the stiff, high-handed tone he had used at the briefing.

 

“Right. I’m sure you did. The civil servants underneath you did their jobs well. Everything’s supposed to be done by the law in the first place, huh?” 

 

His voice was thick with a regional dialect. At the same time, his tone was as if he were speaking to a nephew. From all of that, it was clear that—

 

[If you could understand it that way, I would be truly grate—]

 

“But you see.”

 

Choi Jungu picked up the cane beside him and stood up. Simultaneously, the screen changed as the anchor moved to the next news item.

 

[Meanwhile, according to MBS’s investigation, it has been revealed that the HIB investigators in charge of Mayor Go Cheolwon’s case are a specially launched task force. One of the members of this special team is a figure we know well. We take you now to reporter Jeong Seeun.]

 

[This is Jeong Seeun. A crowd of reporters has gathered in front of the Hunter Investigation Bureau. Currently, a sitting local government head has been arrested; this is the first time a local government head has been subject to this law since the Special Act on Hunter Management was established. In the case of weapon smuggling in particular, it is essentially the same as the City Hall selling illegal weapons in bulk, leading to intense public controversy.]

 

“Is there evidence for that illegal smuggling?”

 

[Uh… that is… since it is an ongoing investigation, it’s difficult to say….]

 

Choi Jungu’s lips twisted.

 

“A situation currently under investigation?” 

 

A cold smile hung on Choi Jungu’s face as his eyes narrowed. 

 

He soon pressed his cane down onto one of the ornamental stones nearby. 

 

At that moment, the stone crumbled into dust and scattered, and a few broken shards cut the face of a female secretary. However, no scream escaped her.

 

“Did you just tell me it’s an ongoing investigation? You’ve been on the news a few times, and now you don’t know your place, do you?”

 

[No, sir.]

 

The Commissioner’s trembling voice could be heard from beyond the receiver.

 

“Trying to act tough in front of me, this b*stard.”

 

[That is….]

 

“I don’t need to hear any more. Let’s make it clear. There is no evidence of illegal smuggling. If there is, make it disappear; if there isn’t, even better.”

 

With those words, Choi Jungu hung up. 

 

At the same time, he glared at the screen where the news was playing.

 

[Over there, Investigator Lee Yuji, a member of the special team under investigation, is appearing! We will attempt an interview!]

 

With a frantic camera movement, the footsteps of a woman walking into the HIB building while slurping an iced vanilla latte from the far side of the parking lot came to a halt.

 

That characteristically blank face.

 

A posture that radiated panic through her entire body like a cartoon character. As soon as the reporters swarmed her, she immediately began to sprint across the parking lot.

 

At an incredible speed.

 

Soon, only the sound of heavy panting could be heard from among the reporters. 

 

Eventually, the woman disappeared into the distance, and the camera only caught the tiny, dot-like figure of the woman leaping over a fence.

 

Then, the reporter’s words followed along with their ragged breathing.

 

[Huff… huff… Today’s interview is a failure….]

 

The screen switched abruptly back to the anchor’s desk.

 

[Yes. We ask for your understanding regarding the brief technical difficulty. The next news is—]

 

Watching that, Choi Jungu let out a hollow laugh. 

 

It was that investigator again. 

 

Lee Yuji.

 

Choi Jungu picked up the remote and rewound the screen. 

 

He paused the video on the frame showing Lee Yuji with a flustered expression, then tilted his head to look at her face.

 

“Why would such a pretty girl be doing such dangerous work?”

 

A smile was on his face, but his voice was laced with chilliness.

 

“What a waste.”

 

At his next words, the female secretary with the scar on her face flinched and trembled.

 

“Shall we handle it immediately?”

 

However, the Chief Secretary beside her asked with a calm expression. 

 

“Well, not immediately. Slowly. First, follow her around.”

 

Choi Jungu said this as he casually pushed the broken pieces of the ornamental stone away with the toe of his leather shoe.

 

“Ah, and what did Woojin say?”

 

“The Young Master—”

 

“What ‘Young Master’? You should call him Administrative Officer Choi Woojin now, shouldn’t you?”

 

“Ah. Yes.”

 

The Chief Secretary answered. 

 

“Since I let the brat in there because he wanted it so badly, shouldn’t something be coming back this way?”

 

“Yes. I will tell him to look into the situation.”

 

At the Chief of Staff’s answer, Choi Jungu gave a small nod and waved his hand dismissively. Soon, the Chief of Staff left the office, taking the female secretary covering her face and the rest of the staff with him.

 

They took the elevator leading to the secretariat on the floor below, and inside the elevator, he spoke to the slightly sobbing female secretary.

 

“The treatment costs will be deposited, so get treated properly. We’ll give you a potion too, so don’t use a bandage. The Guild Leader dislikes that sort of thing.”

 

“…Yes.”

 

After seeing the tearful woman respond, the Chief of Staff called Choi Woojin as soon as he stepped out of the elevator.

 

“Yes. Young Master.”

 

Soon, a punkish voice came from the other side of the line.

 

[Ah, as expected, our grandfather is quick. Does he need anything else?]

 

At the tone that seemed to have been waiting, the Chief Secretary’s brow furrowed slightly. 

 

He was a man thought to care for nothing but alcohol and pleasure. 

 

Someone they had simply left alone, thinking he was venting his complexes and inferiority through such things, as he was the only one who hadn’t awakened in the Daeyoung Guild, a family famous for Hunters.

 

In fact, the Chief of Staff had thought he was an easy target who wouldn’t cause major trouble compared to the other young masters as long as he was given money for drinks and entertainment—

 

But that man had changed recently.

 

Getting an Administrative Officer position through a deal with Guild Master Choi Jungu was one thing, but it was as if the sound of gears turning could be heard from a brain that usually never worked.

 

‘Could it be that he’s aiming for the succession line too?’

 

The Chief Secretary thought so, and felt that if that were the case, he could actually speak more comfortably. 

 

“He says he needs Investigator Lee Yuji’s location information. For the time being.” 

 

Putting a slight emphasis on the phrase ‘for the time being’, the Chief Secretary tried not to think about Lee Yuji’s fate after that ‘for the time being’ ended. 

 

“We will be sending items from our end.”