31The second word overturns the game board (Episode 434)
Before dawn, Schirlen was unusually crowded. Wagons bearing the seal of the Bureau of Investigation were scattered here and there like migratory birds..
“This is the Investigation Bureau. We would be obliged for your cooperation.”
“What are you? This is private property! If you try to come in without permission….”
“Move!”
“These bastards!”
It all started through Jian's mouth..
“Found it! Here it is! here!”
“damn… Stop it! Those guys….”
New drug shacks have appeared all over the city. The darkness of the city appears suddenly in unexpected places..
With sporadic fighting, large-scale homes were being seized by the Bureau of Investigation..
* * *
Kang Seol escaped from the investigation bureau, returned to his dorm, and washed up. All the memories of the night that caused sticky blood and mild stress were washed away..
Shoot aaaaa…
“Phew….”
After wiping my body with a cloth and changing into comfortable clothes, I was about to take a refreshing sleep..
smart…
“…It seems wrong to fall asleep.”
Clap…
Tweet…
“oh… sorry. I knew you were resting.”
“…no. Come in..”
“then….”
“Hmm… It smells a little musty, but I can tolerate it..”
Nobles, including Marijue, came rushing into Snowfall's lodgings..
all three.
Among them, one of them was the one that Kang Seol kicked when the carriage returned to the Investigation Bureau..
“…Are you feeling okay??”
“joy… I don't mind the struggles of criminals. However, he has scratches on his precious body, so it is a loss in terms of the country..”
Kang Seol thought as he passed by the nobleman who came in with a face distorted in pain..
‘Should I have kicked harder??’
This may be because they were worried that they might injure themselves too much by controlling their strength incorrectly..
“Please sit carefully, Farah..”
“Done! I take care of my body... Ugh… there! Hold me there.”
“…Didn't I tell you to lie down comfortably??”
“You can't resort to trickery when a national disaster is right in front of you! Your father will find it pathetic..”
Apparently, this nobleman's name is Farah..
Marijue cleared her voice and introduced the characters..
“This is Para, who is responsible for a significant portion of the funds raised by the Silver Lion Society. Are you from the Whislow family?.”
“Whistle ramen….”
“yes. This is a family that amassed a huge amount of wealth by distributing marine preserved foods. Farah is the heir to the Whislow family..”
“Useless words... My father said that wealth is always base and that we should just be free from it..”
With a proud Farah whistle.
Kang Seol stroked her chin and roughly assessed what was going on..
‘Is it like the Shanxi family uniting and Whistle Law supporting them??’
The former has political influence, the latter has enormous funds..
I thought Mariju was a group that had to be led alone, but it seemed like she had more talent than I thought..
“And this is the Maduin family.….”
“This is Solca.”
“It's an honor to meet you..”
“It was nothing. I am also very happy to meet the famous person in person..”
“joy… Even yellow pine. Your humility is a bit excessive..”
Farah was a typical ugly child.
It wasn't that Kang Seol only saw these people once or twice, so he didn't pay much attention to them..
Anyway, I'll just say it after seeing it once..
“But, why are you visiting at this late hour?….”
“Jian… He was a baron belonging to the so-called 'Parliament' and was a member of the leadership. Is that right?”
“I know that too.”
“His information is quite... No, that was correct..”
“That means….”
“Thanks to this, we were able to retrieve a significant number of grooves. The amount is approximately 10,000 pounds.….”
“That's enough food for the city's citizens..”
“……Yes.”
6 tons of recovered.
As if they were raising elephants, they produced a lot of drugs.
“Gian said that was the end of the drugs in Shirlaine. what do you think?”
“I don't think it's a lie….”
“Why??”
“Although he was an unusual person... I didn't feel crafty..”
Kang Seol felt it from the moment she first saw Jian..
- You can't kill me. kill that guy.
- what?
- Because I know more. That guy is nothing special.
Jian is a somewhat twisted character..
“By the way, did you just dig up the location of the home??”
“No, I was also trying to find out things about members of Congress. but….”
“but?”
“They say they don't know all the members of Congress. Also, the members who made the announcement are already missing..”
“As soon as Jian was caught, he ran away for fear of being exposed..”
“It would be clearer to think of it that way.?”
“hmm….”
The spread of the new drug was stopped in Schürlaine, but other cities remained at risk..
‘I didn't expect it to be resolved all at once….’
One month was too short a time to eliminate all the parasites that had clung to the gigantic creature called the Federation..
Should I be satisfied with having captured Jian?.
“But it's not strange?”
“what….”
“A person named Jian... Why do I only tell the truth??”
“I have my doubts about that too.….”
“Actually, I have one more thing to say to Kang Seol..”
“yes? what….”
“Jian, he is looking for Kang Seol..”
“……what?”
This person was encountered only once in the charnel house and was only transported by carriage. But why are you looking for yourself?.
“I have something important to say only to Kang Seol... They say there is. At some point, I kept my mouth shut..”
“Hmm….”
“together… Could you please go??”
“…Ha, I can't help it..”
* * *
Shirlen Investigation Department.
When Snowfall, who had returned to her lodgings, reappeared, the busy investigation bureau was caught in a nationwide power outage..
“You have come! You came!”
“It's the chairman.!”
“Report above! hurry!”
Investigators rush to guide him.
“Why is everyone like this??”
“Oh my, you didn't know?”
Mariju tipped off Kang Seol..
“You have already become something of a legend in the Investigation Bureau. Just by catching a big name whose face I don't even know in one night,.”
“…I just got lucky. They're in trouble..”
At that time, several investigators with bushy beards approached Kang Seol..
“I… Greetings. She was none other than the female investigator with red hair. Didn't she come with her??”
They were hiding something behind them. I could tell that it was a bouquet of flowers and that it was fresh flowers with just a passing scent..
“…didn't come together.”
“okay. It's a pity….”
“What more than that….”
“ah! You might misunderstand. Among her investigators who went missing this time, they are her colleagues who were safely rescued by her..”
“…Oh, I see.”
I knew Karen helped rescue them..
“really… Thank you very much. Everyone thought they were dead and didn't have the courage to see their families... Could you please say thank you very much??”
“Did everyone return to their families??”
“ha ha ha! There was also a guy whose wife had a child in her womb… You will be receiving excellent care in the hospital! please… He asked me to say thank you..”
“I see.….”
Kang Seol smiled faintly and answered..
“I will definitely tell you.”
Snowfall takes over and takes care of the flowers.
“It's rare for you to smile..”
“I tend to laugh hard.”
“When we visited earlier….”
“Wasn't there one robber involved?.”
“…I'm sorry. I felt like squeezing him, but his father was quite influential in the Silver Lion Society.….”
“The Shanxi family also seems to be watching out for other families..”
“It's not about family, it's about money..”
“Well, anyway. If it bothers you again next time….”
“i know. You can squeeze it in then. I can't help it.”
Kang Seol was quickly shown to his seat. Structure of a room similar to an interrogation room.
“Well then, I'll wait outside. Eavesdrop if possible..”
“It won't be possible, so don't lose your strength..”
“hmm… is it….”
Kang Seol went into the room where Ji An was waiting..
I profit…
“You came? my friend.”
“…who is your friend?”
“If you've seen each other twice, you can now call us friends..”
That's why it's special.
“ha… Don't waste time, tell me what you called me here for..”
“sit down. When I sit down, I talk slowly..”
“hurry.”
“slowly.”
“……after.”
Kang Seol spoke while checking the list of questions asked by the investigators..
“Thanks to you, I found Schirlen's home, but unfortunately the council members missed it all..”
“I thought so. No matter how fast you move, you won't be able to move faster than those guys..”
“Is home not as important as you think??”
“Oh, you mean the one you left behind? I can't help it. You can't move them all in less than a few hours... If we're going to burn it, we have to consider situations in which I might not have revealed it..”
“How will today's blow affect you??”
“It'll hurt quite a bit. Because I was faced with a completely unexpected situation. maybe… It feels like a toenail has been pulled out..”
“There's no harm done..”
“sorry. Maybe they'll try to hide more darkly.”
Jian smiled brightly..
“What happened to you??”
“me? I'm curious?”
“Okay, why are you so calm??”
“Because I know my future?”
“The future? A future where we will be tortured to find out more information.?”
“No, there is no such future. never.”
“…You're self-indulgent.”
“Hey. I know why I singled you out and called you?”
Jian smiles and adjusts the necklace around his neck..
“Why??”
“The only way is through words. It's stuffy here... Everyone, everyone is trash.”
“…Refrain from speaking.”
“No, you were saying what you felt? I can't lie.”
“I've seen it quite often.”
“Oops, correction. You can't lie to your friends.”
“i am not your friend.”
“Well then, I want to be friends. Why not??”
“no.”
“It's too much. Tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk….”
“Don't spin it around. why me?”
Jian sank into the chair and muttered..
“The nobles who come to see a rare creature and the investigators who clean their backs are all people living today..”
“aren't you?”
“I am not, … Not you either.”
“what?”
“We are the ones preparing for tomorrow.”
“I'm thinking of giving you some sophistry..”
“Friend, listen to me.”
The snowfall felt ominous. This is not how he felt when faced with evil.
unclear.
That's what describes Jian..
“My words may be the answer to your previous question. So listen to me.”
“…speak.”
“You see, I was born in Gurjant. Do you know??”
“coal mine city.”
“that's right. You know it well, right? Unknown to his father, his mother was a prostitute..”
“…what?”
“She was a prostitute. This is my first time hearing this.?”
“No, not really.”
It was a strange feeling, like listening to the family history of a friend I knew..
“ah… It was good, back then. I've understood my mother's life since I was a baby. If you want to survive with me, there's nothing you can do.”
“Have you grown up??”
“No, I guess I just pretended not to notice and accepted it with dignity. I was a very naughty child. Until her mother passed away.”
“How did he die??”
“While entertaining, he was beaten to death. To the drunk foreman.”
“…….”
Kang Seol was feeling rejected by this man. The bright smile didn't feel friendly at all..
“I didn't take revenge. I understood it in an instant.”
he said, pointing his gun-shaped hand at his temple..
“In order to survive in this town, you have to act resolute and pretend not to know..”
“…….”
“Otherwise, the adults will kill me.”
“Looks like you took revenge. It's surprising.”
“haha! How did you do it? As soon as I got older, I went straight to the mines and started working..”
“Have you adapted??”
“Yes, I tried to understand. How difficult it is to work in a coal mine all day. How short of breath. How depressing it is.”
“Did you understand??”
“A huge failure! I didn't understand at all. It was worth it.”
Jian’s world was unpleasant..
Feeling like a light thrown into excessive darkness.
“So I killed it.”
“Did you take revenge??”
“Even if it's belated.”
“how did you kill it?”
“It's Kokoro, I know.?”
Cocoro.
It is a bird that plays a role similar to Earth's canary..
Miners are always on the lookout for gas poisoning, and Kokoro chirps furiously when he senses something wrong with his breathing..
When Kokoro chirps, everyone must leave the mine..
“I stabbed the guy who came back to take care of Kokoro..”
“Must have been kicked out.”
“haha! I ran away before I was kicked out! I've never been caught. This is my first time.”
“…keep going.”
“I became a bad guy. He was talented. He learned magic under the care of an old necromancer and learned how the back world works..”
“…….”
“Ever since my mom died, I've never done a good thing in my life..”
Jian described his feelings at that time..
“I made a lot of money. I even got into a position where I could overpower someone. Suspicious people also approached me. I pretended to be an even more suspicious guy..”
“and?”
“Suddenly, it occurred to me. Memories of the day her mother was beaten to death.”
“…what?”
“Mom said. With a swollen face, to me.”
Jian played the last part of the courtesan..
“Jian, promise to do good deeds when you come to see mom..”
“…….”
“I remembered. Somehow, I remembered. I remembered what I promised.”
He looked at the snowfall with empty pupils.
“I've never done anything good, so I don't know. Still, from that day on, I had vague expectations in my heart..”
Kang Seol suddenly remembered the moment when she was about to give Jian a punch..
‘This guy….’
Strangely, he looked happy..
“Here's your chance to do something good.”
“…As expected, it was sophistry.”
“…….”
Grumbling…
Just as Kang Seol was about to open the door to cool off, Jian had a seizure..
“Aaaah! Aaaaaaa! Aaaaaaaaaaaaa!”
“…what.”
Snowfall quickly suppressed him..
“Kick… Hehe… Kihihihi… I don't know? Don't you know?.”
“What bullshit….”
“I'm Cocoro.”
“…what?”
“Kokoro cries when there is danger. He says he cries when he thinks he's going to die..”
“……you know something?”
Jian grinned..
“If we don't stop it, the North will be devastated within three years. And then it'll be Pandea.”
“…That said, I can take responsibility.?”
“you can trust?”
“…….”
Jian gasped and glared at Snowfall with watery eyes..
“You can trust me?”
Snowfall sat down again.
thud-!
When the desk where they were talking was blown away with one hand, only air floated between them..
“Don't hide it.”
“I never hid it. I'm Jian. Born in a coal mine, no father and her mother is dead.”
“Jian, what do you want from me??”
“help me only you can help me.”
“Help... what?”
“have to chase them.”
“you?”
“I have to release it.”
“You're crazy.”
“I'm crazy. where… I want to take it?”
Ding-!
Jian suddenly flips a coin.
tup-!
When Kang-seol, who received the coin, made a puzzled expression, Ji-an smiled and said,.
“Is it the front or the back??”
“what?”
“What kind of guy am I? If it's front... He's probably a good guy, but if it's the other side... I'm deceiving you.”
“What do you mean??”
“If you are in doubt about your choice, look at the coin. I ask you, am I Kokoro warning of destruction? Or is it just a devil struggling to live??”
When Jian laughed, a different option than before appeared..
[A critical crossroads! You have been asked to cooperate with Baron Gian of the Council. He has ruled as a thoroughly evil person, and this is an obvious fact. what would you do?]
1. I decline Jian’s offer. (The adventure continues.)
2. Accept Jian’s suggestion. (Many adventure contents and goals will change..)
3. Defer your choice. (Things may get better or worse.).)
4. Hear more from Jian.
……
What a critical crossroads!.
‘…I'm fussing.’
Kang Seol looked into Jian’s eyes and said.
“I won't cooperate with you.”
“uh? really? The coin is…?”
Gigi Geek…
Snowfall crushed the coin without looking whether it was heads or tails..
“I don't care who you are.”
“…What does it mean? It means you trust me?”
snowfall said coldly.
“I can control you..”
Jian smiled brightly..
“After all, it had to be you.”
[The charm kicks in. Gain additional favorability.]
[Obtain the gray helper ‘Necromancer Jian’.]
[‘Necromancer Jian's level is unknown..
[Gray helpers' behavior is unpredictable.]
[The gray helper is both a seed of destruction and a source of salvation..]
[The content of adventures joined by gray helpers may change..]
……
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