The Dungeon Cleaning Life of a Once Genius Hunter - Chapter 25
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8:55 am.
The first floor lobby of the association’s Seoul headquarters.
Reporters flocked from early morning.
I took a peek at the situation from the back office.
Yesterday morning, I found the CCTV installed near the accident site and destroyed it all.
Of course, we couldn’t even retrieve the black box in that short of time, but… that’s probably the same for Kim Min-ju.
In the end, all they can rely on is video evidence.
Since the CCTV evidence has been blocked, the baby chick operation team alone will never be able to find the culprit.
‘The cleaning team won’t even know what’s going on in the first place…’
Well, it’s obvious that people will get angry and ask why they didn’t say anything after seeing the article.
We can talk about it later.
‘Then the remaining variables are…’
…there are none.
No matter how much I think about it, I won.
This is the end.
There are no more intruders.
As I was celebrating victory with my fists clenched, Director Seo Min-cheol approached me.
“There is no need to say much. It’s just my mistake. Just say one word. I’m saying this for you. “If you make excuses, public opinion will only get worse.”
“…All right.”
Presumptuous advice.
Do you know that I have expressed my position once or twice?
In my past life, every day was an accident.
“It’s time. “I feel bad saying this, but do well.”
“yes.”
I tidied up my suit.
Perhaps because it had been a while since I had worn it, it was quite uncomfortable.
Reciting the statement I had memorized all night long in my head, I left the office and walked towards the reporters.
At the same time, microphones and chaotic questions are being asked. Meanwhile, I calmly held the microphone.
“hello. “This is Kim Jun-woo, a cleaner from the dungeon cleaning team.”
Member of the dungeon cleaning team.
He said it, deliberately adding force to the word.
“First of all, we would like to apologize to the students who suffered damage due to the accident that occurred yesterday.”
Head falling heavily.
“It was my inexcusable mistake to leave the dungeon unattended without putting up barricades to separate the dungeon at the time.”
He immediately got to the point. Flash pours in accordingly.
I took a deep breath, tightened my stomach, and opened my mouth.
“Therefore, all responsibility for this accident lies with me, a member of the dungeon cleaning team…”
“No, this accident is my responsibility.”
“…?”
At that moment, another voice joined in from behind me.
What kind of bastard…
muttered that and turned his head.
“This is Park Geun-tae, the leader of the dungeon cleaning team.”
At the same time, my eyes opened wide.
“Team leader Ba Park? “How on earth do you know about this place?”
“I heard about it from aide Song Hye-yeon.”
What…?
Why him?!
“Team leader, the conversation is already over, so you should just go back…”
“Stay still, you idiot. There is clearly a team leader, but a guy who has been here for less than a month arrogantly takes responsibility? Do you know why the team leader is the team leader?!”
His expression and voice were unusually stern.
“I’ve seen a lot of thanks to you so far. “Please save the team leader’s spirit this time.”
“No, this is a good thing….”
“That’s enough, me and this guy.”
Team Leader Park pushed me away and took the podium.
Reporters also began to feel agitated by the unexpected, uninvited guest.
Let’s pause in front of that for a moment.
“…A team leader is a person in charge.”
Finally, Team Leader Park calmly opened his mouth.
“As long as Kim Jun-woo is a member of the dungeon cleaning team, any mistakes he makes will be my responsibility as the team leader. “Isn’t that right?”
“If you think about it that way, there is no one who is not at fault. “Aren’t the seniors responsible for not being able to take care of their juniors?”
Soon, a man among the reporters raised his voice.
Just in case, it turned out to be Han Sang-hyuk.
It wasn’t just that.
“This is Moon So-yeon from the dungeon cleaning team. I am Kim Jun-woo’s gunner. So, of course I think I am responsible as well.”
Next to her was Moon So-yeon, who raised her hand and added in a strong voice.
The reporters were buzzing and I brushed my hair with a contemplative look on my face.
Damn, where on earth is this coming from and interfering?
Why do I go out of my way to make a big deal out of something that can be completed on my own terms?
If the entire cleaning team comes out like this… group disciplinary action cannot be avoided.
I raised my head to the sky.
‘Fuck… How did I drag myself up here?’
I hear a sound.
The sound of returning to the previous cleaning team.
“Um… So this accident is ultimately the responsibility of the entire dungeon cleaning team?”
“no. no.”
I’m sorry, but I can’t leave it like that.
“…yes?”
“How many times do I have to tell you that it’s my fault?”
“Junwoo!”
“Baby, why is that your responsibility….”
“Everyone, just shut up.”
I opened my eyes wide.
And then he pointed at the reporter right in front of him and said,
“You in front. Please write down exactly what I am saying. “All responsibility for this accident occurred due to the mistake of Kim Jun-woo, the cleaner…”
“It is not his responsibility.”
“What kind of bastard is this?”
Eventually, a curse word came out.
Someone’s voice interrupted again. All eyes turned backwards at once.
“The cleaning team did not make a mistake installing the barricade, but someone removed the barricade on purpose.”
“…Kim Min-joo?”
She walks majestically into the lobby.
The entire Operation Team 2 was behind them.
‘Surely… we found the culprit?’
That can’t be possible. There must have been no CCTV to check…
“Excuse me, but who do you belong to? Are you on the same cleaning team?”
“My name is Kim Min-ju, leader of Operation Team 2.”
“Operation team?”
“The operation team leader is here?”
“Hey hey! It’s him! “This time, I am the youngest operation team leader!”
The camera and microphone that were pointed at me changed their target and focused on Minju Kim.
“Please keep talking! “Someone removed the barricade on purpose?!”
“Are you saying someone else was involved in this accident?”
“Who is that!”
Reporters rushing in like crazy.
In it, Kim Min-ju opened his mouth.
“The ones who removed the barricades that the dungeon cleaning team had set up were the victims themselves.”
“…!”
“…?”
silence.
Only after a few seconds had passed.
“…yes?”
“really…?”
“Is that really true?”
Reactions poured in late and it quickly became noisy.
“…omg.”
I also covered my mouth at this unexpected fact.
“What about the evidence? “Is there any evidence?”
It can’t be possible.
It is impossible to check each vehicle’s black box overnight, let alone CCTV…
“Of course.”
“…?”
Kim Min-ju confidently held out his cell phone, and soon a video played on the screen.
That is not CCTV or black box video….
“It is CCTV footage from a store near the accident dungeon obtained with the help of the support team.”
It was a camera video from the parking lot of the Korean restaurant where we had lunch that day.
‘Damn, I didn’t even think about that…’
Or rather, how on earth did you get something like that?
“It’s blurry because it’s an enlarged video, but if you look closely, you can see the entrance to the dungeon around the time of the accident. “Check it out for yourself.”
What was shown on the screen while everyone’s attention was focused on this.
”
What is this. “Are you sure they are the victims?”
“Here here! They clean it up themselves! Look here!”
“Wow, look at these guys. “Are you lying and saying it wasn’t there from the beginning?”
Sighs echoed here and there.
“Once again, the dungeon cleaning team is not responsible for this accident. “They just did their usual flawless job, there’s no doubt about that.”
Kim Min-ju opened his mouth once again in a firm voice.
Soon, reporters began making urgent calls to somewhere else.
At the same time, I was scratching my head nervously.
Ugh….
I don’t know anymore.
***
[Unlock conditions achieved]
“Really….”
[Increased interest in the dungeon cleaning team among ordinary citizens]
[Acquired skill: Polymorph – unlocked]
“This is outrageous.”
I once again felt that the world was terribly unfair.
└ Actually, I wasn’t that interested from the beginning. What’s wrong with not putting up barricades?
└ But what does the cleaning team do?
└ I don’t know haha. They must be the kids cleaning the dungeon.
└ I don’t know about that, but who is the girl on the cleaning team? I heard the dog is pretty?
└ Moon So-yeon? Why are you cleaning with that face?
└ If I join the cleaning team, will I be able to see Moon So-yeon in person?
└ When will the cleaning team recruitment announcement be posted? Submit your resume right away.
└ I just made a donation to the cleaning team. This is my small feeling for Soyeon.
└ I don’t know what to do.
Damn it….
They show this much interest in a cleaning team that they didn’t know anything about just because they exposed their faces to the media?
It’s crazy.
The real world is going crazy.
‘Well, it seems like he doesn’t know…’
That’s a good thing.
In the first place, wasn’t the cell phone an old model that didn’t have internet access?
Given Moon So-yeon’s personality, it would be a hundred times better if she didn’t know about this kind of nonsense.
I continued to scan the comment window with a bored expression.
From then on, it’s all about Moon So-yeon’s appearance.
Well, there were occasional mentions of Kim Min-ju… but in terms of frequency, about 7:3?
“That’s what I stayed up all night for.”
Operation Team 2 office.
Kim Min-ju, who was peeking at the cell phone screen next to me, made a noise of disgust.
“Who said what?”
“I’m afraid you might misunderstand.”
“What is there to misunderstand?”
“…be quiet.”
…is this crazy?
“But I’m glad.”
“Where on earth are you going?”
“This is a statement of position. Everyone said it was fun. “I thought you were a comedy professional.”
“…is that a good thing?”
My eyebrows twitched.
Then Kim Min-ju shrugged his shoulders as if asking what it was.
Well… it wasn’t entirely wrong.
Because of this statement, the cleaning team became a hot potato on the Internet.
Of course, it wasn’t just about looks.
└ Those middle school students honestly need to be punished harshly;; Because of those guys, several people almost lost their lives.
└ ㄹㅇim. But why does the cleaner say it’s her fault when she didn’t do anything wrong?
└ I guess he was trying to end it in his own way because he was worried that it would escalate for no reason.
└ But honestly, isn’t that a bit weird? Usually, when something like this happens, they do everything they can to shift responsibility.
└ ㅇㄱㄹㅇ. Which team takes responsibility for each other?;; True camaraderie.
└ Even the operations team leader stepped in and protected us. It seems like an important position in the association? Or maybe the cleaner is a powerful figure in the association haha
└ Kitchen haha The theory that the cleaner is a powerful person haha
└ Still, there is some cleaning;;
└ A large company without camaraderie VS a cleaning team full of camaraderie.
└ Doctor.
└ Those bastards called Docjeon are at least unemployed haha If what they say on TV is true, I’m seriously considering joining the cleaning team.
“What’s so funny?”
“…huh?”
“No… I thought you were smiling. “Please show me too.”
Minju Kim tried to come closer, but I just turned off my phone.
“not really. Nothing.”
“….”
Minjoo Kim’s mouth stuck out.
And at that moment, the office door burst open.
“You really say it too much. Is it that difficult to ask you to meet me once? “How can you not come to the end?”
Someone entered the office huffing and puffing.
It was a woman with short hair.
A face that seems sharp yet haughty. He looks familiar somewhere…
“Deputy Director?”
“At that time, I stayed up all night helping, but this is what happened? “You know how much the support team staff notices when they move around the operations team office.”
“Oh, I’m sorry. “After that, I was busy catching up on some backlog of work, so I forgot.”
“…If you apologize so sincerely, I have nothing to say.”
Kim Min-ju’s friend?
No, that can’t be possible.
Then the woman turned towards me.
“Anyway… Nice to meet you. My name is Lee A-young, Deputy Chief of the Hunter Management Office of the Support Team.”
“Oh yeah. Nice to meet you…”
…Huh?
Who are you?