The Dungeon Cleaning Life of a Once Genius Hunter - Chapter 355
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356. Side Story After Episode 13
“I don’t know where I am…”
American branch.
Yubin Han was walking around the inside of the building alone.
Lee Ah-young, who said that the branch seemed to be hiding something, suggested that they secretly investigate from inside the building… but
in reality, she returned to the hotel, leaving everything to Han Yu-bin, saying that they would be noticed if the two of them walked around together.
The logic was that since he had lived in the U.S. branch for a long time, he would know the core area better than he did… But
wasn’t the Long Island branch originally built after Han Yu-bin was expelled?
Even the branch leader changed two more times after that.
Even though he had previously worked as an operations team leader at the U.S. branch, he was now no different from an aspiring hunter who had just visited the U.S. branch on a field trip.
‘Even though they look alike, they are so damn similar…’
Anyway, this guy and that guy know each other by some degree.
Yubin Han swallowed her frustration and trudged down the long hallway.
Not only did things change with the move to Long Island, but the building also became much larger than before.
When I came here a few years ago, I didn’t have time to take a good look at it, but…
‘I think it’s twice as big as the WDSO headquarters.’
He sure looks like he has a lot of money.
With that in mind, I slowly scanned the entire hallway.
A structure in which one operation team uses one floor as a whole.
This, on the 15th floor, was where Operation Team 3 was located, and the hallways were lined with offices for the ‘crew’, a subgroup within the team.
Although it is a lower group, the crew chief is also a team leader in a small association.
In such a place, Han Yu-bin was the youngest crew chief and the youngest team leader.
Well, that’s all a thing of the past now.
Still, the feeling is new.
From the days when I worked hard to join the American branch to the days when I had to read alone to survive.
Until the incident of that day that shattered all the patience I had endured in an instant.
Thanks to this, just thinking about the American branch made me feel nauseous… I’m not sure
if it’s true that time is a cure or because it was newly built, but fortunately I haven’t felt anything special yet.
Unless I meet the employees who were there at the time, I don’t think the things I was worried about will happen.
Well, the odds of meeting each other in this large place after 5 years are…
“Han?”
“….”
Holy shit.
As soon as I could speak, a large white man who was approaching me recognized Han Yu-bin.
At the same time, Han Yubin’s expression also crumpled in an instant.
“Han, right?! long time no see!”
“….”
“I heard you went back to Korea. What’s going on here? “You really decided to come back?!”
“….”
The white man continued to pour out only his own words.
However, Han Yu-bin just stared quietly and did not even respond.
“…David.”
As Han Yu-bin’s cold voice flowed, the man smiled.
Anyone who saw him would think that he was an innocent person who was happy to meet his former colleague, but there was a reason why Han Yu-bin reacted coldly.
So does he.
“How’s Nicole doing?”
“….”
At the time when Han Yu-bin was the leader of Operation Team 4, he was the crew leader of the crew ‘Blue Hole’ that Nicole belonged to… and the
person who issued the retreat order over Nicole.
***
“How did it go?”
“Well, the story itself went well. “He readily accepted.”
Lee Ah-young, who left the branch and left Han Yu-bin behind, was giving an interim report to Kim Jun-woo over the phone.
「Be willing….」
“Can you smell it?” “
It looks like
it hurts a lot.” Apparently, Kim Jun-woo was also having trouble in the same area.
It was strange that they ‘readily’ accepted the offer even though it was clearly not advantageous to the American branch.
Moreover, in the past few months, the amount of subjugation has been decreasing, but the number of people persecution has been increasing, especially in a situation where the suspicious situation has been detected.
“I thought about that for a moment…”
Soon, Kim Jun-woo opened his mouth quietly.
“No matter how you look at it, it makes no sense to increase the number of people in a situation where the subjugation is being reduced. “There is no reason to reinforce the support or control team, let alone the operations team.”
Kim Jun-woo took a moment to catch his breath and continued.
“Moreover, if the number of people there had increased, there is no way we wouldn’t have known about it. But this is something I finally found out after searching through it all.”
“Right…?”
“There is only one team that can hide its personnel like this.”
“…No way.”
“that’s right. “It’s the cleaning team,”
Kim Jun-woo answered in a confident voice.
“We are increasing the cleaning team. No, strictly speaking, they are hiding mysterious people in the cleaning team… That would be correct.”
Lee Ah-young nodded.
If you are really simply increasing the cleaning team, there is no reason to hide the number of people.
The number of mysterious people continues to increase as part of the cleaning team.
And so far, over 2,000 people….
“So the important thing is… what is the real purpose of so many ‘fake cleaning teams’? For example…”
At that moment, Kim Jun-woo’s voice changed.
“They’re preparing for the situation after the end of the war.”
At the same time, a short sigh escaped Lee Ah-young’s mouth.
It was a story with plenty of potential.
Needless to say, WDSO is currently having an impact on the entire world. As long as we are leading the global subjugation and replacement project, its influence will not disappear even after the phenomenon of the supernatural dimension has ended.
If that happens, the United States will lose the influence it has had on the international community since the past.
It would never be a pleasant story for them.
‘So you willingly accepted the conditions…’
It’s not that it’s not, it’s a merger of the association, and now is not the time to worry about subjugating industries.
Sovereignty after the End.
The American branch sees it.
Depending on whether or not it is recovered, the future landscape of the international community will change.
“…It’s not like they’re secretly building an army.”
“Well, I don’t think it’s such a simple problem.”
Lee Ah-young’s eyebrows waved.
“After the end of the world, all hunters’ special abilities will disappear. “If you gather around 2,000 ordinary people, you won’t be able to do anything.”
“That’s what I heard.”
“Of course, I cannot help but suspect that they are secretly building an army. But… if the American branch is really preparing for the end of the war, it won’t be an ordinary army.” ”
…”
Lee Ah-young’s expression hardened.
If what he said was right… something big could have happened like before with Wesley’s International Association.
“…If it’s an issue like that, I think it would be difficult for us alone. “Shouldn’t you come too?”
“I want to do that too, but I can’t let go of the situation right now…”
Ahyoung Lee groaned, touching her forehead.
“For now, just find out to a level where it’s not dangerous. “Just to the extent that there are suspicious places within the branch.”
“Okay.”
“Han Yubin, are you doing well?”
“Don’t worry too much. “If someone were to cause trouble with something like this, they would have already caused it.”
Lee Ah-young answered confidently.
Afterwards, the two people had a short conversation with each other and hung up.
At the same time, Ahyoung Lee’s eyes turned to the branch building again.
Unlike when she confidently spoke to Kim Jun-woo just a moment ago, her eyes showed a little anxiety.
***
“….”
U.S. Branch 13th Floor Operations Team 4 Area.
Han Yu-bin, who was standing in the hallway, looked right through David.
“What now?”
When she asked, David shrugged his shoulders and said.
“Hey calm down! I was kidding! “You’re still recording something that happened several years ago, right?”
“….”
“But….”
David continued, tapping Yubin Han on the shoulder.
“A lot of ‘samurai’ have died too. If it were like the old days, it would have already been a disaster. it is not so?”
And then he began to show his true colors openly.
“I heard you’re a cleaner in Korea? “Did you come here to ask for it again because you couldn’t eat it?”
“….”
“If that’s the case, you’ve come to the right place. “I took the 4th team leader position that you gave up 5 years ago, so of course it’s not free… I’ll think about it if you join me for a drink at night.”
David continued his provocation, but Han Yu-bin just stood there without moving.
OK.
“…under! “Fuck.”
David straightened his back as if steam had escaped.
“It’s not fun, Han. Not funny. “Are you going to be this boring to a colleague you haven’t seen in a long time?”
“….”
“Tsk, if I had known it was such a big deal, I would have gotten into a fight with him then. “I was scared because he was the team leader, like an idiot…”
David shook his head and turned his back on Han Yu-bin, who didn’t respond.
And then.
“manager! “You are here.”
“I need to check regarding Area F….”
“…Oh, there was a customer.”
Several hunters came looking for him at the end of the hallway.
They reacted cautiously as if they were aware of Han Yu-bin, but David waved his hand and said,
“It’s okay, don’t worry about it.”
Soon, David took a quick glance at the motionless Han Yu-bin.
“Why Area F?”
“By order of the current branch leader, I have returned to my position as a cleaning team, but the brother and sister I told you about then…” He
disappeared along with the sound of the conversation between the hunters who came to visit him.
“Whoa…”
When he was completely out of sight, Han Yu-bin took a deep breath.
At the same time, blood leaked out of his mouth.
I held back.
It was dangerous… but I endured it anyway.
Yeah, you can’t come all the way here and ruin it.
Han Yu-bin took a few more deep breaths and calmly considered his words again
. To be honest, I had already reached my limit when Nicole was mentioned, so I didn’t really listen to what he said after that…
‘Why did you become the team leader? ..’
It appears that he, who was the crew chief after he was stripped of his hunter qualifications, took over.
Although he was quite capable… it was truly a shame that that trash bastard was his successor.
Well, I’ll stop with my old impressions… ‘Area F…’ That’s what his subordinates who followed him mentioned. Han Yu-bin started searching through his memories on the spot.
A name I had never heard of even when I was at the US branch. In the first place, there was no area with an alphabet-only name.
If you do that, you won’t be able to intuitively know what the area is.
However, the reason they had to name it that way…
‘They did it on purpose so people wouldn’t know what kind of place it is.’
The corners of Han Yubin’s mouth slightly rose.
They say that if you persevere, good luck will come to you. This was the first time in my life that those words made sense to me.
I got a clue after only 20 minutes of starting the investigation.
***
“Ooh, where are we going?”
“Shh!”
Two children hiding in an alley and watching the street.
The boy, about 10 years old, looked anxious while holding onto the hem of his sister’s dress.
Tattered clothes and messy hair.
They weren’t even wearing shoes, and it seemed like you didn’t know if they were running away somewhere or if they were running away from somewhere else.
“Do you see the police station up ahead?”
The boy’s sister pointed straight ahead with her finger.
“Once you say one, two, three, just close your eyes and run until you reach there. “You can do it, right?”
“….”
“don’t worry. All you have to do is hold my hand.”
The boy nodded silently at his sister’s words.
His sister also had anxious eyes, but couldn’t bear to show it in front of her brother.
That’s why she was trying hard to pretend to be strong.
Fortunately, it seemed to have worked, and the boy slowly relaxed and smiled.
“One… two…”
Soon, the sister grabbed the boy’s hand and counted the numbers.
“three!”
I left the alley and started running like crazy.
The distance to the police station was only about 150 meters. I couldn’t believe how fast the children were walking, but the two of them just kept their eyes fixed and their hearts were pounding.
All you have to do is get there.Just get there.
That was the time when I was frantically crossing the street with those thoughts in mind.
Boom –
something stopped them.
“Ah ah….”
The sister who fell backwards became thoughtful when she saw the face of the person who blocked her.
A large white male.
“These rats…”
When that low voice was heard, the children’s bodies began to tremble like crazy.