The Dungeon Cleaning Life of a Once Genius Hunter - Chapter 345
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346. Side Story After Episode 3
Blue grade dungeon near Seocho Station.
It was truly the first cleaning job done in a long time.
The current cleaning team has a lot more teams and more people than when WDSO was just created a year ago.
There were many changes in treatment and welfare cleaning equipment, but strangely enough, the three cleaning teams insisted on the previous work methods and personnel.
‘No…’
Actually, strictly speaking, there were no longer three cleaning teams.
Central Cleaning Special Education Team.
A team that manages all cleaning teams in Seoul and conducts research on new employee training and cleaning work.
In fact, it was a place that performed completely different tasks than the general cleaning team.
‘but. All the key personnel of the Cleaning Planning Department are there….’
It doesn’t make sense for a single team, from Manager Park Geun-tae to Manager Moon So-yeon and Han Sang-hyuk, to do general cleaning work.
For a moment, I felt something new about the current situation of the cleaning team, which had grown significantly in size.
“It’s me, Junwoo.”
Moon So-yeon, who was cleaning the dungeon passage, quietly approached me and spoke to me.
“How did you meet that Ayoung sister…?”
“…?”
A truly random question at an unexpected time.
I found myself scratching my head.
“Well, it wasn’t a particularly special occasion, but Ayoung… no, Ayoung confessed first.”
“Ah, are you Ayoung?”
“Is it that surprising?”
I felt even more embarrassed by Moon So-yeon’s reaction.
“No… Actually, Ayoung and Junwoo seemed far from dating. “It seemed like he wasn’t interested.”
“Well… I didn’t have time to think about such things because there were so many things going on at the time.”
“Now that you two are suddenly saying they’re dating, what can I say… I’m so surprised.”
I nodded slightly.
Because I understood what she said to some extent.
Actually, if you think about it, it’s true that I haven’t even thought about that job once since I returned.
‘At that time, all I wanted to do was go back…’
Once my thoughts were somewhat organized, other things began to come into view.
“Ah anyway, it’s late, but congratulations! “If you get married, be sure to send a wedding invitation!”
“….”
I hesitated to answer for a moment because the words were quite sudden.
And soon.
“…All right.”
He smiled and nodded.
Of course, it was more like just saying something than a proper answer.
‘Marriage…’
It was also something he had never thought about before and after his return.
Because I have so many problems that need to be solved first.
Unfortunately, that problem still persists, and it’s not just me, it’s probably the same for Lee A-young as well.
As I was thinking about that, the words of the man I met by chance suddenly came to mind.
‘Choi Jang-seok…’
Why is everyone so interested in other people’s marriages?
Still, I didn’t hate it, so I smiled a little without realizing it.
“There you two! Why don’t you stop chatting and come help me?!”
At that time, Han Sang-hyuk, who was far ahead, shouted at us.
Director Park Geun-tae actually stopped Han Sang-hyuk.
“ha ha ha! It’s been a while since I worked, so I need to take it easy. “But our Secretary General is still useful!”
“…haha. “You have to be able to forget it.”
When I smiled awkwardly, Manager Park Geun-tae snapped his fingers and said.
“Oh, by the way, did I introduce it? Garam, come here!”
A young man who followed his call in stride.
He looked at me and bowed stiffly.
“This is a new recruit. “My name is Oh Garam, and I am still learning from our team, so please help me, Secretary General.”
“All right.”
With Director Geun-Tae Park’s introduction, I approached him and asked to shake his hand.
“It’s temporary, but please take care of it for the time being.”
“…Now, thank you!”
He seemed very nervous and shook my hand with both hands.
“I, uh…”
Then he cautiously opened his mouth towards me.
“But why did the Secretary General join the cleaning team….”
“….”
….”
At that question, all the team members looked dumbfounded.
It’s not that I’m not, but it’s a question that no one has ever wondered why I’m on the cleaning team.
Rather, I was disappointed that I wasn’t on the cleaning team.
I also had no idea.
‘Well…’
If you think about it, it may be a situation that is hard to understand for a newcomer.
“I have some business to check with the cleaning team… However, since we are not here to monitor you, you do not need to worry too much. Just think of yourself as a senior member of the cleaning team and ask questions at any time if you don’t know anything.”
“Cleaning the house…?”
The team members burst into laughter at Oh Garam’s innocent question.
Manager Park Geun-tae tapped my shoulder and said.
“Even though Junwoo looks like this, he used to be the ace of the cleaning team.”
“yes yes?! Secretary General?”
“Why are you surprised? Didn’t you see the news? “He was originally a janitor.”
Han Sang-hyuk helped, but Oh Garam still looked dumbfounded.
“I thought that was just a saying…”
“I don’t know about other people, but Junwoo was real.”
“therefore! “Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk.”
Han Sang-hyuk responded to Moon So-yeon’s words.
Manager Park Geun-tae seemed to have new feelings, perhaps because it had been a while since the story had been told about the past.
“When I think about that time, I still wonder how I worked. “If it weren’t for Junwoo, it would still be the same as then.”
“That is correct. It was a bit over the line to give yourself a nickname. What did you say… a broom possessed by a ghost…?”
“….”
Fuck.
“But Kim Jun-woo’s personality has died a lot. “At that time, there really weren’t any bastards.”
“You damn bastard…?”
Oh Garam seemed to be greatly shocked by Han Sanghyuk’s formal manner of speaking.
Everyone seemed to find the newcomer’s reaction so cute that they started drinking more.
“It was scary even just a year ago. Garam knows too, right? “The war that took place in New York, Junwoo was on the front line.”
“It was definitely scary back then. As part of the cleaning team, he traveled around the world causing trouble… Well, we felt reassured.”
“It was like cancer. Compared to then, it’s almost like soft tofu now. After dating, I just became very soft. “I can’t even yell at you!”
“….”
I shook my head at their mockery, not sure if they were making fun of the newbie or me.
I approached Oh Garam and spoke carefully.
“Just ignore what they say. “They’re just making fun of us.”
“….”
But his face as he looked at me was already very frightened.
‘…done.’
I felt like talking any more would only lead to unnecessary misunderstandings, so I closed my mouth and started concentrating on my work again.
And later, I was able to think about the real business.
Of course, I didn’t really come back here to clean.
In any case, the original purpose was to investigate serial terrorist incidents.
If the criminals are really selecting only the cleaning team to carry out terrorist attacks, we will definitely hear news again within a few days.
In order to catch them at the scene, I would also have to hide at the scene.
Well, it’s a bit excessive to say that they’re going to pay for their crimes since what they’re doing so far is just a kid’s prank…
but shouldn’t they catch them and at least scare them?
I listened to the radio calls of all the cleaning teams between work hours and scanned the streets, concentrating my eyes and ears.
I watched the whole day like that, but for some reason I didn’t hear any news from any of the teams.
“Are you going to come out tomorrow too, Junwoo?”
As the sun sets, it’s time to leave work without much gain.
Manager Park Geun-tae asked me while settling the final work settlement.
“Well… I think it will be like that for a while.”
“Draw it? “Then it’s okay for us!”
“See you tomorrow, Junwoo.”
“Don’t be late, bastard!”
Team members greeting us with bright faces as always.
Oh Garam was also among them and bowed 90 degrees to me.
After confirming that everyone was going home, I also turned around and walked away.
And then.
“I guess today wasn’t an unlucky day.”
“….”
My heart skipped a beat at the sudden silhouette.
I don’t know how on earth he knew what time it was to get off work, but Lee Ah-young was waiting there.
“It’s been a while since that happened.”
She laughs at my words.
“Don’t you have any plans today?”
“For a week.”
“Then let’s take a walk. “I want to go for a walk.”
At her suggestion, we stopped talking for a moment and slowly started walking down the night road.
But even for a moment.
Lee Ah-young broke the silence first.
“Was there a harvest?”
“no. “I kept watching news from other teams, but nothing special happened.”
When I answered, she gave me a puzzled look.
“It’s strange… I heard that things happen every day, even if it’s generally on a small scale. “Have you decided to step away for a while today?”
“I don’t know. Or maybe they noticed that I undercovered.”
Lee Ah-young shrugged her shoulders and shook her head.
“Even if you noticed something, you wouldn’t stop, right? “If it is a planned move, there must be a purpose, and if there is a purpose, there is no way you can give up easily.”
“That’s right.”
“More than anything, there is a high probability that they are moving as a group. “If that’s the case, then there is a leader who commands the group, so they won’t step down that easily.”
I nodded at her words.
That is correct.
As long as they have a purpose, there is no way they will give up even if they hesitate.
I just have to keep holding on until they stick their heads in again.
“Let’s just watch a little longer…”
That was then.
The cell phone I had in my pocket started vibrating.
As soon as I took it out and checked the screen, my expression hardened.
Lee Ah-young also carefully asked if she had seen my expression.
“who is this?”
“…Director Park Geun-tae.”
“what. “This is Director Park’s call. Why are you looking so serious?”
Isn’t that natural?
Because he is someone who never contacts me outside of work hours.
Above all, less than 10 minutes have passed since we parted ways.
‘But suddenly I got a phone call…’
For some reason, I put aside the ominous feelings that kept rising and answered the phone.
“Yes, Kim Junwoo. What’s going on…”
“Joo Jun-woo!”
One time I heard a very urgent voice.
“Garam has collapsed!”
“…yes?”
I heard some incomprehensible news.
“Shortly after we broke up, the street was noisy, so I went there and found that someone had beaten me to the ground!”
“You got it right? “Who on earth would do something like that…?”
“I don’t know either. It wasn’t there when I got there! “I’m on my way to the hospital right now…”
Director Park Geun-tae trailed off for a moment.
“Junwoo. Is this….”
“It’s probably right.”
I answered before I could finish hearing what was said.
okay.
Those bastards who had been following and harassing the cleaning team all week.
It must have been done by those unknown bastards.
“I will go to the hospital first. “We’ll talk about it in detail there.”
“That’s right.”
I immediately hung up the phone and looked at Lee Ah-young.
Her expression was also quite serious, as if she had heard what was on the phone.
“I need to go see it right now…”
And then.
This time, Lee Ah-young’s cell phone rang.
“Hello?”
As soon as she answered the phone with a heavy voice.
“…what?”
His eyes widened and he looked at me.
“okay. Just hang up first.”
I immediately hung up the phone and opened my mouth.
“It’s not just Team 3.”
“what?”
“Right now, three cases of the same damage have occurred simultaneously. “For now, all cleaning teams have been ordered to return home, but the damage may continue to spread…”
I felt my hand holding my phone start to shake.
But that was only for a moment and I immediately turned my back.
“Now wait a minute! Where are you going!”
“….”
It’s time to take a deep breath.
“To work.”
Senses from before that I had not felt in a year began to bloom throughout my body.