Episode 136. a glimmer of hope
Jinseong Kim finished preparing to go out and came out of the hideout building.
As I walked toward 31 Street, where a hacker named Lewis was located, I checked to see if there were any CCTV cameras nearby.
‘… ‘There isn’t one in the alley.’
It was quite a distance to 31 Street, so I walked for a long time, but I couldn’t even find an object that looked similar to CCTV.
As I left the alley and entered the driveway of a large shopping mall, I saw the CCTV.
‘There was no CCTV in the alley leading from the hideout to here. check.’
While thinking to himself, Kim Jin-seong passed the large shopping mall and entered the shabby three-story commercial building right next to it.
‘I said it was room 210 on the second floor… .’
Kim Jin-seong went up the stairs and stood in front of the door of room 210, which had no sign or writing on it.
Sensing someone inside, Jinseong Kim knocked, then carefully opened the door and went inside.
A brown-haired Westerner who appeared to be in his late 30s was sitting at his desk typing hard whether Jinseong Kim came in or not.
When Kim Jin-seong walked right in front of the desk, only then did he turn his gaze, which had been fixed on the monitor, towards Kim Jin-seong.
“What happened?”
Kim Jin-seong asked the man who asked half-heartedly while still concentrating on typing.
“Are you Lewis?”
“That’s right. “What’s going on?”
Jinseong Kim took off the Hunter watch from his wrist and placed it on the desk.
“One billion blanc per change. Is that right?”
At those words, Lewis glanced at Jinseong Kim once again.
Then, he turned his gaze to the monitor again and answered.
“You got the wrong person. “I’m just an ordinary programmer, not someone who does that type of work.”
Afterwards, Lewis kept his mouth shut and focused on typing.
Kim Jin-seong, who watched him for a moment, soon took out the dagger from his waist with its sheath.
Afterwards, he gently pulled the dagger out of its scabbard and quietly placed it on the desk.
Soon, Lewis’ eyes glanced towards the dagger.
The moment his gaze moved towards the blade.
“… … !”
Finally, Lewis’ hands, which had been typing endlessly, stopped.
Then, he pulled out the dagger and looked straight at the blade.
After closely examining the delicately engraved burning skull mark, he looked up at Kim Jin-seong.
Not with the emotionless eyes until now, but with eyes filled with a mixture of emotions.
He stared with a mixture of surprise, surprise, and joy.
“… “It’s been a while.”
He opened his mouth and said.
“I thought all of Ukobachi were dead after that incident a few years ago.”
“Everyone knew that.”
Jinseong Kim naturally accepted Lewis’ words.
“Nice to meet you. “I’ll fix it right away.”
Lewis immediately picked up the Hunter watch, placed it in the black device next to the computer, and closed the lid.
Afterwards, he moved his hands to the keyboard again and asked.
“How can I change it?”
“The name is Arlovski. Age: 27. Nationality: Russian.”
Kim Jin-seong’s appearance, which answered without hesitation, was transformed into that of one of the pirates who had attacked an Argentine passenger ship in the past due to the ‘life transformation technique’.
Kim Jin-seong held out his smartphone screen and asked Louis, who was correcting it as Jin-seong Kim said.
“Can I still deposit money into this account?”
The banking app was on on the smartphone screen, and an account number was written on it.
It was the account number written in the notes in the note.
Lewis turned his gaze to check the account number in the banking app and then chuckled.
“It’s exactly the account number used by Ukobachi clan members when they were active. That has changed now. “You can deposit money here.”
In response, Lewis held out a business card with an account number written on it.
After receiving the business card, Jinseong Kim wrote down the account number on the app and pressed the ‘transfer’ button.
After finishing editing, Lewis took his hands off the keyboard and opened his mouth.
“It used to take about 20 minutes to edit. “Do you remember?”
Lewis continued speaking with a comfortable smile towards Kim Jin-seong, who was looking at him.
“As you know, it’s not just about modifying the internal information of the watch, you also have to hack and modify the information stored in the Paladin database.”
‘… Was it something like that?’
Kim Jin-seong was nodding his head calmly on the outside, but was surprised on the inside.
“But these days, it can be corrected in three minutes. I recently turned an internal Paladin employee into a spy. Thanks to this, there is no need to hack. “He takes care of everything.”
The feeling of caution had completely disappeared from Lewis’s face as he explained it.
After confirming that Kim Jin-seong was from Ukobachi, the tension eased, and especially after seeing the account number, my guard disappeared and I was in the same state as I am now.
Kim Jin-seong agreed with his words.
“The maintenance costs must be quite high.”
“Hehehe… . It can’t be helped. “If you want to make a living doing this, paying for security is essential.”
When Lewis answered that far, a beeping sound was heard from the machine where the Hunter watch was inserted.
“Okay, that’s it.”
Lewis immediately opened the lid and handed the Hunter watch to Jinseong Kim.
After putting it back on his wrist, Jinseong Kim turns on the screen and takes a look.
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Kim Jin-seong, who confirmed the complete change, immediately reached out to Lewis.
“Thank you for the first time in a long time. “Please come visit often from now on.”
Lewis answered, shaking his hands while holding them together.
“Please don’t die. “You are a ray of hope for people like us.”
‘… hope?’
Kim Jin-seong did not immediately understand what he meant, but after shaking hands, he turned his back and left the office.
He thought to himself as he walked down the stairs of the mall.
‘I’ll have to do some research on Ukobachi soon.’
I was already curious about what clan it was from the beginning, but as I walked around, I became more and more curious about its identity.
Jinseong Kim left the commercial building and checked his next schedule.
“this time… . “It’s time to go to the mercenary guild.”
He once again recalled what was written in the notebook earlier.
※ Bloodsword Mercenary Guild
A mercenary guild that mainly handles combat-oriented quests, and is one of the representative ones in the western part of Area B. The compensation is also generous.
Location: 45 Street, Sector B15
Direct number: XXXX-XXXX-XXXX
Note: You must visit in person when receiving your first request. There is no need to visit after that.
When receiving a ‘clan war’ request, there is a possibility that there may be a sequel. Therefore, do your research before accepting a request.
‘… I said it was my first request so I had to visit in person.’
Kim Jin-seong immediately began moving towards area B15.
As he walked, he continued his thoughts.
‘If Cesaro hadn’t contacted Karen personally, he would have continued to use Adria.’
No matter how much I thought about it, I was too reluctant to continue to trust and accept requests from Cesaro, who helped lay the trap.
Even after the request was completed, didn’t they contact Karen before Kim Jin-seong, who was responsible for depositing the compensation?
– Is he alive? If you are still alive, please contact me immediately.
After contacting Karen via text message, there was no response for several minutes, so I sent Kim Jin-seong a text message, depositing 10 billion blanc.
– I have confirmed that the request has been completed. I heard that you acted almost alone this time. Please visit us often in the future.
If Karen had been alive and had responded first, would she have left a message like this to Kim Jin-seong?
No, did you deposit 10 billion blanc properly?
‘I don’t know anything else, but if Karen had escaped safely alive, the two of us would have kept in touch and checked my every move.’
Once they had teamed up like this, there was no way they wouldn’t team up again to kill Jinseong Kim.
It was said, ‘Trust no one in the New World.’
It is better not to encounter any more people who make you feel uncomfortable like this. Your life could be lost while trying to earn a few more pennies in compensation.
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Unlike usual, Kim Jin-seong decided to walk to area B15 instead of taking a taxi.
This is because there is no particular urgency.
The appearance has been changed, and even the hunter’s watch has been manipulated, so there is no need to worry about being attacked.
I have close to 9 billion won in my bank account, and I also got free lodging in a secret hideout.
‘We have a lot of time, so let’s check where CCTV is installed nearby.’
Since I plan to continue living in the B19 area where the hideout is located, I need to memorize what the surrounding environment is like so that it will be easier for me to move around in the future.
Above all, it is clear that the busy area B15 will be frequented, so it is a good idea to be aware of the surroundings on the way there.
‘If only we didn’t encounter armed robbers like last time… .’
“You bastard!!”
At that time, someone’s shout was suddenly heard from the front.
When I checked, I saw three black men who looked like they would only be found in Harlem, armed and brutally trampling on one person.
“Who carries this kind of money in their wallet?! From next time, carry it heavier! okay?!”
“Get out of here, you bastard!”
“Hey, you looking there! “Come here!”
One of them spotted Kim Jin-seong and started gesturing.
‘… shit.’
How can you actually meet an armed robber as soon as you think about it?
Soon, three black people came groggily and stood in front of Kim Jin-seong.
“There will be a brief inspection. We’re looking for the culprit who blew up our colleague’s factory yesterday… .”
The black man in the center spoke in a grumpy tone and held out the poster in his hand in front of Kim Jin-seong.
“… … !”
Kim Jin-seong’s eyes widened.
Inside the poster was a montage of Kim Jin-seong.
Up to this point, it was no surprise. The problem was the amount written under the montage.
‘20 billion blanc? The poster I saw before didn’t have the amount written down… ?’
At that time, when he was inwardly surprised, the sound of black people talking among themselves reached his ears.
“wait for a sec! “This guy looks like a guy named Karen?”
“I know? It looks a bit suspicious… ?”
“hey. Take out everything that can prove your identity. Take out your wallet and phone, man!!”
He looks threatening while comparing it to Karen’s montage, which looks nothing like it. Just by looking at her, it was clear that he was trying to forcefully extort money from her using the excuse that she looked like him.
The person who was stepped on earlier would have suffered the same thing.
“This guy talks to people, but he doesn’t respond…” uh?”
The black man who was approaching Kim Jin-seong, who did not respond, with a grim expression, suddenly changed to a bewildered expression.
This was because at some point Kim Jin-seong naturally snatched the posters he was holding and was staring at them.
He finally exploded at that sight.
“You bastard!!”
Soon, he swung his fist with all his might towards Jinseong Kim’s temple.
Sigh!
“Ahh!!”
At the same time, he started screaming and feeling pain.
Not Kim Jin-seong, but the black man who swung his fist.
“… “What are you doing?”
“Tsk tsk, pathetic bastard… .”
The other two looked pitifully at their suffering colleague and muttered, then one by one took out daggers from their pockets.
“Well, I guess I got an injection of skin-strengthening medication somewhere…” ?”
“… … !”
However, the two also looked as embarrassed as their colleagues before.
This was because Kim Jin-seong snatched the daggers they were holding at a speed that was invisible to the eye.
Afterwards, Jinseong Kim grabbed the blades of the daggers with one hand and slightly tightened his grip.
Crash! A crushing sound was heard in everyone’s ears.
Afterwards, when Kim Jin-seong shook his hands, the blades that had turned into pieces began to fall on the floor.
“… … .”
“… … .”
The three stared blankly at the scene until all the blades fell to the floor, then quickly came to their senses.
Chachaechaeng!
Without worrying about who went first, they simultaneously pulled out their swords and raised their mana to the maximum.
One of them shouted with a very nervous expression.
“Hey, you bastard! Do you know who we are! “We are hunters working under Triunfo, a major clan representing Argentina!”
Jinseong Kim, who had been listening to his cries until the end, soon smiled and answered.
“know.”
(Continued in the next part)
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