Chapter 199
Chapter 199
Episode 199
At Choi Jun-ho’s words, In Cheong-ho, Kim Yu-baek, and Jeon Jeon-cheol were all unable to take their mouths off.
They know it too. If you make even one mistake here, you will end up in a more miserable situation than Park Gyu-won.
As civil servant hunters, they held high positions and were always treated well in society. Many people tried to get noticed, treat them well, praise them, and build friendships with them.
As the Foreign Cooperation Management Bureau, one of the most powerful groups in Korea, was no longer able to protect them, its helplessness was fully revealed.
and.
Han Sang-min, watching all of this, was overcome with intense catharsis.
‘Wow, you’re crazy, you’re crazy.’
Park Gyu-won has been an enemy for a long time, but he is so good at managing things that he quickly achieved success under Yeom Yeom-cheol.
As a black agent, he was recognized for his abilities and handled important missions, but handling work in the shadows is harder to receive recognition than working in the sun.
As a result, he had no choice but to fall behind in his career and was looked down on by his three subordinates.
I thought there was nothing I could do. Because he handled his mission in the dark. I tried to be satisfied with the fact that it was Agent Black’s destiny and that I had contributed to the country.
But now that I think about it, I was deceiving myself.
Han Sang-min wanted to be recognized for his contribution. He wanted to be praised like everyone else and be evaluated fairly for what he risked his life to achieve.
‘The person who actually does that is not in the same organization, but the person who almost harassed me three times…’
The arm that was broken by Choi Jun-ho has been put back together, but it still feels like it’s throbbing. Just looking at Choi Jun-ho used to make my bones tingle, but now I feel cool.
It feels like old emotions are completely disappearing.
Who could make the core of the Foreign Cooperation Management Bureau look like that?
At that point, Han Sang-min realized one thing.
How did you feel when you got hurt, but there is nothing more exhilarating when someone you hate gets hurt?
“Han Sang-min.”
“Oh yeah. yes.”
When Choi Jun-ho called her, she was surprised and answered. When I was met with a puzzled expression, I smiled awkwardly. I couldn’t say that I was so scared that I reflexively jumped out.
“I heard you have some materials prepared?”
“Yes.”
Although he worked in the shadows for a long time as a black agent, Han Sang-min created his own source of information in the Foreign Cooperation Management Bureau and outside. I organized information about the Foreign Cooperation Management Bureau, which was acting strangely after Yeom Yeom-cheol was promoted.
If this had been taken to Yeom Ki-cheol, it would have been dealt with quietly, but if it got into Choi Jun-ho’s hands, it would be a bomb.
Because Yeom Ki-cheol has a terrible opinion of the Foreign Cooperation Management Bureau that he has raised, but Choi Jun-ho is different. But does having affection lead you in the right direction? I don’t think so.
“Give it to me.”
Han Sang-min put the bomb in Choi Jun-ho’s hands.
“….”
A suffocating silence fell. In it, the internal conflicts and convenience of the Foreign Cooperation Management Bureau were written. The most serious of these were intentional neglect to eliminate himself and interference to attract Choi Jun-ho.
“You tried to use me.”
That one word rang out horribly.
“With the intention of eliminating Hunter, a civil servant who has dedicated himself as a black agent for a long time.”
Choi Jun-ho’s eyes turned in this direction. I know Han Sang-min, who survived three encounters even though no emotions came to mind.
That state is the scariest.
Choi Jun-ho’s gaze shifts to Park Gyu-won this time.
“If you were going to use the sword, didn’t you think you would get hit too?”
Quad deuk!
“Aaaah!”
With his shoulder broken, he wriggled and screamed. Choi Jun-ho looked down with emotionless eyes and then looked at the other three team leaders.
“What excuse will you leave behind?”
“….”
Among the three who were silent for a moment, Cheongho In of the negotiation team stepped forward.
“There is no excuse. “I admit all the charges, so please allow me to make a statement to the investigative agency.”
In the meantime, I did some thinking. Those guys didn’t admit their charges. It was clear that he was planning to get out of Choi Jun-ho’s hands right away and minimize the damage to the investigative agency.
I’m sure this would have worked in other cases.
“If that’s the case.”
Choi Jun-ho nodded and stretched out his hand to cast a mine on In Cheong-ho’s shoulder. Subsequently, Kim Yu-baek and Jeon Jeon-cheol’s shoulders were also lowered by Choi Jun-ho.
“Ugh! Why why?”
They thought Choi Jun-ho was normal and ended up making a crucial mistake.
A gaze filled with resentment turned to Choi Jun-ho.
“We must make it so that the villains cannot rebel.”
“Why are we villains…”
When In Cheong-ho shouted in anger, Choi Jun-ho calmly answered.
“If there is a charge, he is a villain.”
“….”
When did you become convinced of the charges?
* * *
“Whoa! Hehehehe!”
Han Sang-min, who saw Park Gyu-won being called to the Board of Audit and Inspection one after another, sighed and then could not hold back his laughter.
I had no idea that what I thought would be a persistent fight would be resolved so easily.
It’s all thanks to Choi Jun-ho. If you had come alone, would you have been able to solve it like this? Not at all. Rather, he would have fallen into Park Gyu-won’s plot or ended up in an awkward situation due to Yeom Ki-cheol’s mediation.
Afterwards, Choi Jun-ho comes out and approaches here. It was just approaching, but just looking at it made me feel like my skin was shaking.
A benefactor is a benefactor, but what is scary is scary.
“What are you going to do next?”
“I don’t know.”
The villain organization that was created has been wiped out, and Han Sang-min, who was a black agent, has been revealed to be Blink’s Na Kyung-wook, so it has reached the end of its usefulness.
He got rid of the ugly guys who did it all at once, but he also spilled his own food.
“Looking at it like this, I’ve become something too.”
Han Sang-min smiled bitterly as he thought about all the things he had done so far.
“Why are you saying there’s nothing to do?”
“Agent Black, whose identity has been revealed, can no longer function.”
“Then I can become an ordinary civil servant hunter.”
“Go back to the place I turned over? “It’s difficult because even if you go somewhere else, everything is already known.”
Even though Choi Jun-ho was that kind of guy, he wasn’t himself.
I thought it would be like this.
I committed with determination from the beginning, but the results were very different depending on the person, so I was bitter.
“Even if I become the leader?”
“Suddenly, what kind of leader….”
“Why not become the director of the External Cooperation Management Bureau?”
“…I?”
Even after answering, I couldn’t hide my embarrassment.
Are you the director of the External Cooperation Management Bureau? Although he was the same class as Park Gyu-won, he was far from success. I didn’t think there was anywhere else to go, let alone the head of the External Cooperation Management Bureau.
“You can become a director and improve your constitution.”
“….”
“With the creation of the National Front Defense Agency, the three countries were in a situation where they had to be more active in the field. I don’t think there is a civil servant hunter who can follow you in the field. is not it?”
“That’s right.”
“Then it doesn’t look bad if you try. “As far as I can see, there is no one who is as proficient in the field as you are.”
“….”
My heart was beating uncontrollably.
The fact that he received Choi Jun-ho’s recognition means that he is not done yet.
“But if I say I can do it, there are many problems…”
“What problems?”
“Well, there is no one inside to support me and I don’t know if they will properly acknowledge me.”
As I spoke, it felt like I was rambling.
Sure enough, Choi Jun-ho looked like he didn’t understand anything at all.
“I don’t know why that’s a problem.”
“I see. “It’s going to be hard anyway.”
“no.”
Choi Jun-ho spoke in a stern voice.
“If you look at the achievements made so far, there is no one who has achieved more achievements than you. If we don’t give preference to those who sacrificed themselves for the country, who should we give preference to? “What’s more important than that.”
Choi Jun-ho’s eyes turned to Han Sang-min.
“Are you willing to do it?”
“I’m willing to do it if you let me.”
However, there were too many things to consider, such as Park Gyu-won’s remaining forces and Yeom Gi-cheol’s intentions.
After hearing that, Choi Jun-ho answered without thinking for a second.
“Then I’ll tell the president.”
“uh?”
“The president just needs to exercise his personnel authority and that’s the end.”
“….”
That was the correct answer. However, he had doubts about whether he could truly take control of the organization.
“If you find it difficult, tell me. “I will keep it clean and appoint director Jeong Joo-ho.”
…My worries disappeared in one second.
“Just give me the order and I will do my best!”
Han Sang-min reflexively swore loyalty.
* * *
The story of the Foreign Cooperation Management Bureau turning upside down reached the President’s ears.
Although the head of the largest civil servant hunter organization in Korea was mistreated and key executives were arrested, the President’s expression was calm.
“Choi Jun-ho did Choi Jun-ho.”
However, the situation did not go as the president calmly expected.
I don’t know where it came from, but the story of the Foreign Cooperation Management Bureau being overturned by Choi Jun-ho was mentioned in the news, attracting attention.
The President, who had already fully grasped the circumstances, realized that the Foreign Cooperation Management Bureau had provided the cause.
Water that has already spilled cannot be put back.
The President’s gaze turned to Cheon Myeong-guk.
“How would Director Cheon resolve this situation?”
“All personnel involved in the neglect of Agent Black must be replaced.”
“Is it going to have a big impact?”
“What is more important than that is Agent Black who devoted himself to the country. “No one will risk their lives for the country if we protect those who risk their lives on missions and then abandon them because they do not suit their tastes.”
Most civil servant hunters do not have the ability to join large guilds. However, a small number of public servant hunters are armed with honor and patriotism rather than money.
If the country does not protect them, no one will stand up for the country.
This forms the basis of civil servant hunters, and the issue was much more serious than expected.
“More than anything, it is very difficult to reverse the abnormal situation involving Choi Jun-ho.”
“That’s the biggest problem.”
“yes. “Since Choi Jun-ho personally witnessed the scene and raised the problem, in order to overturn this, we must bring evidence to break that logic.”
However, Choi Jun-ho holds the justification.
As a former civil servant hunter, he knows the field well.
The President nodded.
“Well that’s a very good answer. “I’m growing to the point where I can trust and entrust it to you.”
“yes?”
“No.”
Cheon Myeong-guk tilted his head, but the President changed the direction of the conversation as if he was jumping over a swamp.
“Then I guess I’ll have to take care of things. “I will come forward myself.”
“yes? There’s no need to do that…”
“Isn’t this just to show the patriotic public servant hunters? In that case, it would be right for me to take care of the matter myself.”
“ah.”
“Be mindful. “Those in charge must take infinite responsibility and must not avoid it when they step forward.”
“…yes.”
I couldn’t understand why he was telling me that, but Cheon Myung-guk nodded.
* * *
The president’s actions thereafter were extremely swift.
A large-scale audit was launched at the External Cooperation Management Bureau, and the spark flew to the National Protection Bureau and the Anti-Poisonous Water Defense Front Bureau. In the meantime, things were handled by requesting cooperation from the ruling party and appeasing the opposition party.
Then, the media also switched from talking about the conflict between Choi Jun-ho and the Foreign Cooperation Management Bureau to criticizing the rigid structure of the Foreign Cooperation Management Bureau.
As the ‘field-oriented’ tone was established, Han Sang-min, a black agent of the External Cooperation Management Bureau recommended by Choi Jun-ho and who had completed countless missions, was appointed as the new director.
It was a skill that made Cheon Myeong-guk, who was assisting next to him, hold his tongue.
“The president’s resourcefulness is dazzling.”
While drinking with Jung Joo-ho, Myung-guk Cheon burst out in admiration.
“Our president, I am a human being.”
“The next president will inevitably be compared. “It’s probably painful.”
Cheon Myeong-guk laughed lowly, saying, “It’s just a shame that I can’t watch it from the side.”
“….”
Jeong Joo-ho looked at Cheon Myeong-guk with a strange expression.
“what’s the matter?”
“I was wondering if it was because they really didn’t know, or if they knew but were avoiding it.”
“What are you talking about?”
“I guess you really don’t know. “Is it because it is such a terrible fact that we are running away from it?”
Nevertheless, Cheon Myeong-guk did not notice what Jeong Joo-ho was talking about.
Jeong Joo-ho raised his glass and drank it in one go and spoke in a subdued tone to the absent-minded Cheon Myeong-guk.
“The things my brother is learning from the president right now.”
“Why is that?”
“From what I see, it looks like a successor class?”
“what…?”
“If you’re going to take over, you can just tell me what your brother was doing and then step down. Why do you need to know how the president works? They even identified some of the work and gave direct advice? “Aren’t your opinions reflected in national affairs?”
“Hey, wait a minute!”
It felt like a thunderbolt struck my head. But Cheon Myeong-guk did not accept it gently. The president took his word for quitting.
I thought that was enough. I planned to happily wait and cooperate for the remaining year. Learning the job from the president was also part of the transition.
“I just want to understand what each department is doing and step down with as little noise as possible…”
“That’s my brother’s idea.”
“….”
“Why do you think the president will just let your brother go?”
“….”
“You didn’t think that stepping down as head of the Awakened Security Office would completely free you from Choi Jun-ho, right? From the president’s perspective, it’s enough to make him stay in the Blue House. And the most certain thing is to make him president and keep him there for five years.”
“….”
Only then did Cheon Myeong-guk’s face turn pale as the puzzle all fit together.