Episode 13: The Night Before the Storm.

Dalgrak. Dalgrak.

Obviously, it ended pretty well in the previous episode.

..What am I saying?

Currently, I am struggling to open the door with the bloody key.

Damn it. What’s so tight?

I whined for so long.

Cheaps of iron.

That’s it..!

The door opened with a loud sound.

“Please, lord.”

As soon as the door opened, Xiao stood up and held out a special handcuffed hand to me.

“..Good.”

I lifted the key in my hand.

…Damn it. My whole body was covered in blood because I was looking for this in a pool of blood.

I put the key through the hole in the handcuffs, ignoring the smell of sin wafting from my body.

..This is not the key.

Dozens of keys collided with each other and made an unpleasant sound.

“…..”

“…..”

There was an awkward silence.

Feeling burdened by Xiao’s intense stare staring at me, I moved his hand eagerly.

..I thought I got used to this kind of face after watching Crow and Haein.

Not at all.

Likely, a small face.

Beautiful black hair that seems to reach her waist.

Eyes that are sharp but also look soft somewhere.

..And those near-pink eyes that have been staring at me intensely since earlier.

It’s a burden now.

Clap.

Ah. Opened

I inserted the key and turned the handcuffs off very easily.

And as soon as the handcuffs were removed, a small butterfly bloomed from Xiao’s wrist.

…?

I was shocked and froze for a moment.

The butterfly that bloomed from Xiao’s wrist quietly flew up and circled around me.

A butterfly with blue wings seemed to fly around with beautiful blue flowers on its wings.

“Sorry to startle you.”

However, the butterfly disappeared with Xiao’s light gesture, as if it never existed.

“No. I wasn’t surprised.”

I was very surprised.

Are you summoning like that?

I put the handcuffs on my chest and took out the last remaining contract in place of the handcuffs.

I feel like I’m borrowing Crow’s power too much lately…

..How can Crow’s abilities be all-round?

I held the contract in one hand and took out my cell phone with the other and made a call.

Turrure..

Turrr…

“Oh, yes brother. What are you doing?”

“Uh. Haitai. Did you send the email I told you to send?”

“Uh…Yes. Did you send it?”

“Hmm. Well done. It’s Haetae as expected.”

“..hehehe.”

Haetae, who had been praised, smiled hehehehe, perhaps embarrassed.

I could imagine Haitai being happy even over the phone.

“Hmm. Then let’s go. Check the cctv around the butcher here…”

Boom!

The world shook before I could finish my words.

I couldn’t help but stagger from the sudden shock.

“..Uh…Uhhh?!”

I tripped on the uneven floor and lost my balance.

..In my left hand is a contract.

+

A mobile phone in my right hand.

= Damn.

I closed my eyes involuntarily as I watched the floor rushing at me at high speed.

“Be careful, lord.”

Xiao held me as he wrapped himself around my waist as I fell.

“…Thank you.”

I awkwardly stood up again, but Xiao was still holding me from behind.

…My height is 177.

Xiao’s height is 181.

I ended up in a hanging posture.

“..Hey, Shao?”

I patted Xiao’s arm with the meaning of letting go.

“Excuse me for a second as the ground may shake again, lord.”

“…Yes.”

I glanced up at the ceiling.

Judging from the shaking, the ignorant guy has arrived.

There is still a bit of time. He doesn’t even know that the facility is underground.

I put the phone back to my ear in a dangling position.

“Uh. Haitai. Did you check the cctv?”

“..Beside.”

Aside?

I looked left and right.

..No one there?

I tilted my head and spoke again.

“No one there?”

“..Top right. Can you take a look?”

“…?”

At Haein’s words, I felt a bit chilly, so I turned my head and looked up.

Red light was slowly flickering in the black void where I thought there was nothing.

“…The one holding your brother. Who is it?”

“Uh…”

「Haetae’s eyes are everywhere.」

The lines in the cartoon were so accurate.

“..That. The ground just shook a bit. I’m supporting it in case it shakes again.”

“Anyone can see it’s a back hug.”

…..It’s scary.

My body trembled a little involuntarily as I remembered the people of the West Sea in the days of Haitai who appeared in cartoons.

Did the child not sleep?

..Or was it because he was looking at a bloody screen?

I’ll have to deal with it quickly and turn it off.

“Haetae. My brother is in a hurry. Couldn’t you check the cctv around you first? I’ll go and explain the rest.”

“…Cheap. Got it.”

For a moment, only the sound of tapping on the keyboard could be heard over the phone.

“…! Oppa! Get out of there quickly!”

“..What?! Why!”

“I’m holding on to one of the clerk! Information will be stolen soon!”

Damn it.

I said urgently to Xiao.

“Xiao! You bring the man strewn about in the corner! I have something to prepare!”

“I will serve you.”

As soon as I said this, Xiao, apparently realizing that the situation was serious, lightly put me down and immediately went into action.

With a light leap in an instant, she brought a blood-soaked person in front of me.

In the meantime, I shook the contract in my hand and shouted.

“Fulfill the contract!”

As soon as I finished my words, a huge amount of smoke came out.

“I’m trying to break through the floor brother!”

Haein’s urgent voice came from the phone that was switched to speaker mode.

Please.

Quickly…Quickly…!

The smoke grew thicker and surrounded Xiao and me.

The black smoke, which began to rotate more and more, now began to rotate rapidly like a tornado.

And that moment.

Boom!

The entire building shook with a tremendous roar.

I stumbled again.

“My lord!”

Xiao grabbed me again.

Through the cracks in the thickening black smoke, I could see what had happened.

..There is a hole in the ceiling.

And through that hole in the ceiling, a small light fell and reached this place.

“..Crazy.”

The smoke is getting thicker.

Then I heard the sound of something falling through the wind.

Goong.

Soon something reached the bottom.

A huge anti-matter sniper rifle slung over your shoulder.

Short bobbed hair.

..And short khaki shorts.

“Caught. A bank robber.”

I heard Soldier Girl’s voice behind me.

..But fortunately.

The surrounding scenery was slowly changing.

I raised my hand in relief.

I don’t have to raise my hands because I can’t see my posture because I’m on my back, but…

Because it’s a habit of people who brought in the army.

“Loyalty.”

“.. Damn you…!”

Boom!

At the same time as the sound of a cannon was heard.

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“Oops!”

Something came to life in front of my feet.

I was in danger of falling again.

“My lord…!”

Xiao tried to catch me again.

“What if the person called the boss is so clumsy?”

Crow appeared before I knew it and accepted me from the front.

“Welcome. Good job.”

Crow smiled slightly, but his face contorted slightly as if he had smelled my body.

“Where did you roll in a pool of blood?”

“..About half of it is correct.”

Crow raised me up and glanced at Xiao.

“Anyone with the strength to save ashes?”

“..Ah, yes.”

I staggered to my feet and held out my hand to Xiao.

Xiao quickly came up to me and stood next to me.

..You don’t hold hands till the end.

I awkwardly retrieved his hand and said to Crow.

“..Well. This is Xiao Hudi. He was the ‘former’ captain of Bang Tian Hua Opera under Tian Gui Tian.”

I deliberately stressed the word ‘before’.

“…Hmm.”

Crow looked at me and Xiao alternately with mysterious eyes.

…Why?

I silently accepted Crow’s searching gaze.

Every time Crow’s searching eyes turned, Xiao clung to me more.

“My lord. Who is the author?”

Ah. I should also introduce Crow.

“Xiao. This is Crow. He helped me a lot in creating the organization.”

“And the ‘first’ member, right?”

Crow said with a laugh.

..But he’s usually kind… No, he’s not that kind, though.

Anyway, it’s a little different from my usual laugh.

..That expression is the one you have when you think of some sinister plan.

It’s ominous.

“..I see.”

Xiao nodded her head knowingly, then bowed slightly to Crow.

“Hello for the first time. My name is Xiao Hudi.”

Crow seemed slightly taken aback when Xiao greeted him politely.

What. Xiao was a member of the company, so he was very polite.

“Your manners… Are you right..?”

…Embarrassed. Surely.

I looked at the scene as if appreciating it for a moment and threw off the dirty clothes.

Then Xiao and Crow flinched almost simultaneously and looked at me.

Sorry for dirtying the eyes, but it’s a bit embarrassing.

Damn it. Blood seeped into the white T-shirt underneath.

I looked down at the once pure white T-shirt and said with pity.

“Crow. I’ll wash up first for the blood.”

“..Uh, uh uh? Uh.”

…?

What is it? At this time, ‘Oh, maybe it’s because the day is hot… I’m a bit uncomfortable too. Can I come in with you?’ It must be the timing for the same lines to come out.

I turned my head slightly at the awkwardness that blew through the air and looked back at Crow and Xiao.

Xiao was staring at the floor to her left, desperately trying to take her eyes off me.

Crow stared at me, and when our eyes met, he suddenly averted his gaze and looked away.

Did something happen wrong?

“Ah, Crow, by the way, what about Haein?”

“Ah…Ah! I’m still sitting in front of the computer saying I have more work to do!”

“..Uh. Yes.”

..Crow’s character is collapsing.

Well, that’s it.

I headed for the shower, scratching the back of my head.

Now, I want to wash away the traces of this sin as soon as possible, even for a second.

..But I think I left something behind.

******

“The real f*ck.”

Dense cigarette smoke.

Blood on the floor.

The siren of a police car can be heard quietly from somewhere.

And the thick cursing of the old detective who drowns out the sound of the siren.

If you combine these four things, one situation is created.

Crime scene.

It is also a violent crime, not an ordinary crime.

“Damn it, this vacation is automatically returned. Another violent crime in less than a week.”

Detective Noh sighed and sucked the exhaled sigh back together with the cigarette.

“..Whoa…”

A thick sigh mixed with the strong cigarette smoke spread like a cloud.

The detective stared at the spreading cloud for a while, then took another deep breath.

Firewood was put into the brain and heart of an old detective who was devastated by the burning of a cigarette.

The detective, who ate the strong and thick fire, relaxed his expression slightly as if he was going to live.

However, the detective’s relaxed expression naturally hardened again when the detective looked back.

“How long are you going to throw up! Can’t you come soon?!”

The junior detective, who had just left the lunch he had just eaten mixed with the blood on the floor, stopped adjusting the ratio of vomit and blood only then when the old detective shouted.

“Huge. Coming soon..!”

The junior detective ran to Detective Noh, wiping his mouth with a handkerchief.

As he ran to Detective Noh, the sight came back into his field of vision.

“…Uuk…”

“Don’t vomit. It’s a field.”

The junior detective nodded his head, holding back the nausea that came up.

Detective Noh glanced at the junior, then turned his gaze to the bars where people were locked up.

There, a yellow police line was marking a long period as if the crimes of criminals had ended here.

“Crazy bastards. I have nothing to eat…”

Detective Noh looked at the words ‘slaughter khan’ and turned his head away with a frown.

However, the scene where the old detective turned his head was not too hopeful.

A pool of blood filling the floor.

Those pieces of flesh that have been torn off so horribly that you don’t know who they belong to.

And for some reason, the mountains and rivers of this corpse are mixed with large and small stones.

Detective Old looked at his hands right in front of his feet.

The ring worn on the ring finger brought another instinctive disgust to the old detective.

“..Cctv. Have you secured?”

The detective looked down for a moment at the severed hand with the ring on it, then looked up and said.

“..Ugh.. No… Everything was erased before we came..”

“..You crazy bastards. Even destroying evidence..”

“Ah…That’s not…”

“What?”

The junior detective said, suffering from the strong smell.

“According to Soldier Girl’s testimony… As soon as he reached this place, he gathered everyone together and tied them up. ..”

“..Witnesses.”

“I can’t remember all of them… I do. In the first place, the owner of this store frequently administers too many amnestics…”

“..Damn it. My head hurts.”

The old detective grabbed his aching head and took out a cigarette again.

“Smoking is bad for detectives! Not for health! Not for crime scenes!”

Then someone’s voice came from across the police line.

“And to add some information! The blood was mixed together and it took our Watson a while to analyze it! Got it!”

“..What?”

“These are not Koreans! They are from China!”

Detective Noh further distorted his expression.

“f*ck. If you are a jjanggae, you must be a thousand and one thousand people. Why are there such big people in Korea?”

“Hmm! Maybe it has something to do with these empty cages!”

As the voice grew clearer, Detective Noh turned his head to where the voice came from.

Dubuck. Tboob.

A brown hunting hat and a white Inverness cape.

A glimpse of madness appeared in the girl’s eyes as she casually stepped on the puddles of blood.

“And! The culprit in the bank incident and this one is the same person!”

“..That’s Soldier Girl’s testimony already…”

“No! I found more evidence!”

The girl took out a transparent zipper bag from her bosom.

Inside it was a black gun covered in blood.

“..That might be it.”

“Yes!”

The girl grinned.

“A compass that will lead us to the criminal!”

******

A mansion where not even a little sunlight comes in.

There, a man is sitting at a desk and looking at someone using a small candle as sunlight.

The man sitting at the desk pondered for a while, and finally, he lifted the knife and fork.

Then he casually sliced the round cylinder-shaped meat in front of him.

The meat was strangely tough and couldn’t be cut well, probably because it was cylindrical.

But when the man gave strength, the tip of the knife turned red.

The meat was cut so easily with a hot chiik sound.

Steam was rising from the cut meat, but the man didn’t care and poured it into his mouth.

Well. Well.

The man chewed the meat several times.

“…”

But the man chewed the meat a few more times, then frowned, spat out the meat, and tossed the plate of meat aside.

Clanging.

The plate was broken, and sharp pieces of the plate scattered in all directions, holding the light and splitting the darkness.

“Your arms are filthy and tasteless. I can’t even use them for butchering.”

The man spoke in a low voice and looked at the man who was kneeling in front of him.

“..Keep it off…”

The place where the man’s arm should have been was empty, and hot red blood was dripping down.

“Ying ing ing ing. Crying like a girl because one arm was cut off.”

The man shook his head and stood up.

Dubuck. Tboob.

The man approached the man with the amputated arm and looked down at the man with cold eyes.

“Answer me. Who are we?”

“..Bu…Bu…Bu…”

The man started going into shock due to anemia.

“… Ha.”

The man put his hand on the severed part of the kneeling man.

“I’ll stop the bleeding.”

Chiyiyi profit.

The hot heat began to rub the man’s wound.

“Quaaa!!!!”

The man bit his teeth hard for a moment, but this was not the kind of pain he could bear.

“Noisy.”

The man’s other hand went into the kneeling man’s mouth.

“uuu…!”

“..Shut up before you pull out your tongue and taste it.”

The man fell into trouble with the sound of chirping as the background sound.

“We are butchers. We are experts at handling beasts, aren’t we?”

Chii Iik.

The kneeling man nodded vigorously.

“Yes. But.. We who should be experts. Make such a rudimentary mistake.”

Chiyiyiyi profit.

“uuu…!”

“Then no pig. This kind of mistake is unacceptable.”

The man closed his eyes, pondered for a moment, then stood up from his seat.

“I can’t do it… I’ll have to go to that town myself. Umbra.”

As the man spoke into the air, a human-shaped shadow rose from the shadow of the kneeling man.

“Did you call?”

“Take care of this and follow me.”

“Okay.”

Dubuck. Tboob.

The man opened the door to the room.

Sureureureung.

The sound of something sharp being pulled out was heard.

“Woo .. Wow.

The kneeling man shouted as if he was making a last-ditch effort.

Bang.

The man closed the door without even listening to his final desperate attempts.

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