The 100th Regression of the Max-Level Player - Chapter 128 (Part 1)
Chapter 128: The Inspection (Part 1)
14 Hours Before the Assassination of Jang Bokchul.
Ryu Min discovered a familiar name on the murder list.
“Ju Sung-taek? Did this guy join Player Haven too?”
The name and the age matched perfectly, but the nickname was slightly different.
“The nickname is slightly off?”
Seeing that the ranking written down was also different, it seemed he had slightly changed the information before he joined.
“That explains why Ju Sung-taek wasn’t in the executive positions.”
Ju Sung-taek was a top player, ranking second or third in the entire region.
If he had been an executive, they would have met long before, but since he faked his information, it was natural they hadn’t met until now.
“Looking at the date of joining, it seems he signed up a long time ago… Did he just join and not participate?”
Searching the forum, there were no posts or comments from him.
It seemed he had quietly passed the murder interview and stayed silent.
“This guy obviously deserves to die, but there’s still some use for him…”
He decided to spare him from now.
But he was as good as dead like the others.
It was just that his time had been extended.
“Huh?”
Glancing over the list again, Ryu Min saw a nickname that seemed familiar.
“Name: Hong Sun-ah. Nickname: Puffy Cheek Bun. Age: 22, occupation: actress.”
Suddenly, Seo Arin came to mind.
She was the same age and she was also an actress.
If they worked on the same projects, they could have been close.
“Should I search for her?”
Typing in Hong Sun-ah on the internet brought up several articles.
[Actress Hong Sun-ah, the survivor of Round 8, her charm of many colors!]
[Hong Sun-ah, Seo Arin, Gu Yeon-seung, Jang Bokchul, among popular celebrity players, survive this round too…]
[Actress Hong Sun-ah signs a commercial contract with a major agency!!]
[Hong Sun-ah confirmed to appear on the show ‘Players’! Excitement grows for what role she will play…]
It turned out she was a popular celebrity in her 20s, raising her stock alongside Seo Arin by surviving this far.
‘To think she could boldly continue her entertainment activities even after passing Player Haven’s murder test… She must have thrown her conscience into the trash.’
Only the executives knew about the murder test.
As long as the executives kept their mouths shut, it wouldn’t become public knowledge.
Player Haven wouldn’t expose it either, as it would be like spitting on their own face.
“Despite all of that, she dares to be active.”
Tsk-tsk,
Ryu Min clicked his tongue as he looked up Hong Sun-ah’s Instagram for some information.
Among various photos, there was one with Seo Arin.
“Just looking at the photo, they seem quite close.”
Besides the two smiling women, there were many other photos.
Mostly selfies of Hong Sun-ah trying to look pretty.
The rest were photos with friends.
Among them, Ryu Min paid special attention to one photo.
It was a recent photo taken with male actors in front of a club, captioned:
[A shot with close colleague actors at a club I frequently visit. From the left: Junior Ju Ji-seung, Senior Gu Yeon-seung, Senior Jang Bokchul, Junior Kang Su-hyun… Had fun today as always!]
“Colleague actors?”
Names he had seen somewhere.
Just in case, he reviewed the murder list again.
He compared the names of people whose occupation was an actor.
“Sigh.”
Every single one of them was a Player Haven member.
“Birds of a feather flock together; so all the remaining famous actors are Player Haven members?”
Committing crimes such as murder, rape, and abetting, yet shamelessly living as if they were stars.
And under the guise of celebrities, receiving the spotlight.
Unable to hide his astonishment, Ryu Min checked each actor’s Instagram.
They really were close, evidenced by numerous photos together.
“They’re close actors and also Player Haven members? Something smells fishy.”
What could murderers gather together to do?
Could they be conspiring for other crimes?
Upon further investigation, he discovered a common link.
“They all have photos taken at the same club.”
Looking at the photos taken at the same club, Ryu Min grabbed his coat.
There was definitely a stench.
If he visited the club, more would surely come out.
“Hyung, where are you going?”
“Just stepping out for a bit.”
“At this hour?”
After nodding, he left his younger sibling behind and opened the front door.
“Go to bed first. I might get back late.”
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The location of the club wasn’t far.
Driving his Lamborghini for 20 minutes, he arrived.
It was past midnight, an ideal time to visit the club.
‘I’m not going for fun, but for investigation.’
He parked the car in a public parking lot and walked a bit.
‘This is it.’
Finding the club seen on Instagram, Ryu Min was immediately disappointed.
He had expected a bouncer checking attire like in the movies, but there was none.
Not even a bouncer, the club’s door was locked.
‘What? The club isn’t open at this peak hour?’
It was definitely suspicious.
Looking around the building, he found a back door, which was also locked.
‘I can hear people inside despite the doors being locked front and back.’
Locked doors, yet there were people within 30 meters?
‘Suspicious, very suspicious.’
If there had been a window, he would have broken in, but the club was underground.
How to enter?
‘Why overthink it?’
Crack-
He simply forced the door open.
Then, using invisibility, he entered unseen.
Wearing the Ghostwalk Boots, his footsteps made no sound.
“……”
The club was quiet, and not in operation.
‘But there were definitely people inside.’
Ryu Min walked towards the presence detected by his skill.
“Huh?”
As if the person had a detection skill, they looked towards Ryu Min.
Ryu Min immediately moved out of the 30m range.
“Strange. Is it my imagination?”
As no one was visible or felt, the man tilted his head and walked again.
‘That actor must be Ju Ji-seung.’
Recognizing the face, Ryu Min frowned.
‘This is frustrating. Everyone has detection skills now, making it hard to approach properly.’
He realized anew that invisibility wasn’t a great skill.
‘Until I get the Rune of Stealth, there’s nothing I can do about this.’
He would fortunately obtain the Rune of Stealth in Round 9.
Thinking this, he carefully followed Ju Ji-seung, maintaining a 31m distance to avoid detection.
Walking down the corridor, they soon encountered three people coming out of a room.
Faces he had memorized.