Chapter 270.1 |
Our plan was simple.
“Recruit a Security Team personnel, infiltrate the annex, and then…”
Assistant Manager Eun Haje raised her thumb.
“Make equipment.”
For reference, the agents’ reactions were as follows.
“…Couldn’t you explain how to put an elephant into a refrigerator with the same line of logic?”
“Bronze-ah, shh. This sounds fun.”
“Ha…”
Seeing that, Assistant Manager Eun Haje grinned.
“Aigoo, what a shame.”
And then we moved on to detailed planning.
The most important point here was this.
Assistant Manager Lee Seonghae’s access.
“Hm, is the issue how I get in?”
“It does seem like there’d be some trial and error the first time using a wheelchair.”
But surprisingly, after seeing Assistant Manager Lee Seonghae maneuver the wheelchair quite skillfully, everyone nodded.
“At this level, there shouldn’t be a problem with escape speed on flat ground. If it comes to it, our section chief can just pick up the wheelchair and run. Right?”
“Yes.”
“Good. Then let’s think based on that…”
At that point, Baek Saheon saw his chance.
“I think I might be able to help too…”
“We know you’re after the scraps. What, you want to cut off a perfectly good arm and replace it?”
And he sank back down.
As expected, the instincts of Assistant Manager Eun Haje, a former reporter who had casually infiltrated the second floor of the company housing, were impressive…
However.
Companion recommendation : Goat
“…!”
“Oh.”
‘You have to throw him some scraps if you want to keep using him.’
Baek Saheon’s eye was clearly useful in Sekwang City, so it was better to manage him in a way that kept him cooperative.
‘Since he values his own life, he probably won’t troll during infiltration.’
As long as Ho Yoowon’s project remained intact, there was also no need to worry too much about sudden rogue actions.
Of course, if you indulged him too much, he’d still push his luck…
Reason : Surveillance
“Okay.”
“…?”
Baek Saheon looked at me as though he was being very, very wronged, but I ignored him.
Fortunately, approval was given without fuss.
“And…”
Assistant Manager Eun Haje grinned at me.
“Roe, since you’re currently part of the Security Team’s Special Division, there’s an endless number of roles you can play.”
Affirmative
“Then is the roster finalized?”
“Yes.”
The equipment heist crew, which was composed of Daydream Inc. personnel, had finished all their mental preparations.
And so…
“…R-Roe. What is all this?”
We arrived at the point of meeting a very flustered Supervisor Park Minseong…
‘Supervisor…’
If he was so bewildered that he was asking a nonhuman employee with horns who communicated via smoke to explain things instead of the perfectly fine Section Chief Lee Jaheon, just how shocked must he be…
Well, in this case, the section chief was a reptilian alien too.
I tried to handle the smoke as delicately as possible as I conveyed it.
Objective : Manufacture custom equipment to replace body parts
“Replace body parts?”
At that moment.
“Hmm.”
The door to the Security Team break room opened, and a familiar figure entered.
A scrawny Guard Team member with slumped shoulders, looking as if everything was a hassle.
J3.
As if he had already noticed from outside the door that someone had snuck into the break room, he showed no reaction at all to the presence of people.
But when he saw me, he lifted his head.
“…Ah.”
Long time no see, Sergeant…
“Um, are you… back for good…?”
Negative
“I see…”
Question : How have you been
“I’m… the same as ever……”
But his faded pupils sharpened for a moment as they landed on my legs.
“Your legs… what happened?”
Injured during a mission
“……”
It’s fine. That’s why we’re here.
I explained the situation to the sergeant once more through smoke, and Assistant Manager Eun Haje followed up verbally.
We were planning to steal some equipment from the annex, and could he cooperate.
And of course, he didn’t disappoint.
“Sure, I guess……”
“…That’s it?”
“Yes……”
“Ah, this isn’t illegal. It’s something Director Ho is carrying out discreetly.”
“I don’t really care… umm.”
“……”
Assistant Manager Eun Haje looked at me with an expression that clearly said, ‘Is this guy always like this?’
Even if you look at me like that, I’m wearing a gas mask, so I can’t answer with facial expressions…
Anyway, with the sergeant’s enthusiastic cooperation, the foundation was laid.
‘Good.’
However, the sergeant did quietly approach me and say this.
“You know… The thing you asked me for, I did it, but… can I talk about it a bit later…”
Ah.
Affirmative
Yes, that’s right.
“Okay…”
Thank you, Sergeant…
And then we each took seats on the sofa and floor, and finally began to go into detail about the annex.
“Please state the current situation of the annex. If it is a personal judgment, you must specify that it is an opinion.”
“Yesyes. So…”
And then a rather chilling explanation followed.
“There was a failed containment.”
“…!”
Darkness had escaped from the annex.
Of course, it wasn’t such a shockingly rare occurrence.
“Of course, that’s why the Security Team exists, so it’s practically an annual event. But the problem is…”
I heard Supervisor Park Minseong let out a quiet sigh.
“That Darkness is difficult to fully re-contain, so the entire storage area in basement level 2 has been sealed off and placed under control.”
And.
“But all the Twilight-grade Darknesses that we want to use for equipment manufacturing are stored there.”
“Yes…”
Supervisor Park Minseong looked like he was holding back another sigh, then gave us a bitter smile.
“I don’t know when it’ll end. Rather than me… Sergeant?”
The sergeant blinked slowly and spoke.
“At least two months… I think we’ll need to plan for that long. Is that okay…?”
“Two whole months?”
“Yeah… On that floor…… there are even employees who went missing…”
Sharp inhales escaped from here and there.
It was said to be such a difficult situation that Security Team personnel were being rotated in every night.
“Huu. Still, with this many people… it does feel like we could at least endure long enough to go in and pull out some equipment.”
The sergeant didn’t deny Assistant Manager Eun Haje’s words.
However.
“But… on that floor…… before worrying about moving around… have you decided how you’re even going to get into the annex……?”
He’s right.
Getting into the annex in the first place was the problem.
Leaving a record that we entered would be bad, and Assistant Manager Eun Haje had already been processed as resigned.
In the end…
“We’ll enter under a different identity.”
“A different identity?”
“Yes.”
An identity that wouldn’t seem strange asking for access to either the first or third level of the annex.
And…
A combination that would pass naturally anywhere, simply because no one would dare pick a fight with it.
“Minseong-ah.”
“Yes.”
“We’re going to pretend to be the elite A-squad.”
“…!!”
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