Chapter 79 – Reaction – Part 7

Chapter 79 – Reaction – Part 7

Woojin’s body stiffened at the voice that echoed in his head.

But that was only for a moment.

Woojin sat on top of the man and burst out laughing.

Puhahaha!

He even wiped his eyes with his hand, as if tears were welling up.

The police officers, who had approached by then, eyed the laughing Woojin warily and asked.

Who are you?

Woojin stepped on the wanted fugitive’s back with his foot and stood up.

Oh, I’m a reporter. This guy was telling such funny stories. Hahaha! Well then, good luck.

Wait a minute! The reward money…

Woojin, who had exited the back of the motel, spoke again.

You figured out a way to use me perfectly, huh… You’re having some very interesting thoughts.

[Because I hold the key to your shackles. Like this.]

“Hey, wait a minute….”

Woojin’s pupils changed as if he had no candle flame, then expanded as if absorbing light in an instant.

He had returned to his original personality.

Woojin slowly turned his hand and looked at it.

Watching in the gym a little while ago, he could grasp the righteous path of the guy’s athletic ability in his unconscious. Perhaps a difference of about one righteous path.

Just by recognizing the difference with the unconscious, he could predict that the guy might suddenly pop out.

If metacognition accurately understands the unconscious and himself, that is.

He can predict the situation.

And with this opportunity, the methods that can be used have been organized.

He had been thinking too complicatedly all this time, so he couldn’t come up with this idea.

I hold the key to unlock his shackles, and I can lock them again anytime.

If he can numerically recognize the unconscious by comparing it to himself, that is.

This key could be obtained by gradually taking control of the unconscious, but if he hadn’t obtained it, the guy might have taken over his brain and committed intelligent crimes and other acts as he pleased.

Conversely, now just setting up situations and observing them was a considerable advantage.

The biggest gain was the emotions the guy felt.

It felt like riding a roller coaster, and the guy completely surrendered himself to hormones.

He rejoiced when he was happy, and raged when he was angry.

The unconscious enjoys hormones.

But Woojin tries to control it. No, even without being conscious of it, it was becoming a habit.

Which is better and more natural?

Woojin fell into deep thought like a philosopher.

However, the answer didn’t come immediately. And he naturally accepted such thoughts.

Because the battle with himself was the most difficult.

He thought it was no different from people not being able to get up immediately at the sound of an alarm in the morning, or not putting things into practice right away, and so on.

Just then, Woojin’s head turned to one side.

A small park came into view.

Woojin moved into the park and lightly threw some punches.

He was clearly shadow boxing, and Woojin threw punches while recalling the movements and muscles Unconscious used, as if drawing a picture.

It was to feel it clearly.

It was an essential task.

“What’s going on? Is he a boxer?”

The murmuring of the people didn’t reach Woojin.

This was because he was concentrating by visualizing a virtual Unconscious.

Woojin, who had been spending time shadow boxing, stopped moving.

It was getting close to dinner time.

Woojin wiped the sweat from his hands and mumbled.

“Tuna stew… rolled omelet.”

Suddenly, he wanted to eat those foods.

*

Click! Click! Shimmer!

Camera flashes poured down on Prosecutor Kim Cheolung.

Prosecutor Kim Cheolung looked at them confidently and continued his briefing.

His voice had no intonation, but it was powerful.

“Therefore, our Prosecution will bring anyone who has committed a crime to justice so that they cannot escape the judgment of the law. Now, we will briefly take questions.”

“At the time, the Police focused their investigation on the assumption of a lone perpetrator, so where did you find the clue?”

Prosecutor Kim Cheolung flinched without realizing it.

Shin Woojin had caught him by saying, ‘You’re a criminal, aren’t you?’, and if he were to quote that similarly, his credibility could collapse.

Soon, Prosecutor Kim Cheolung opened his mouth.

“Considering the room crime, please understand that we cannot disclose certain details.”

“You’ve solved a series of cold cases. Do you have any special know-how?”

“If not giving up until the very end and persistently trying is know-how, then I suppose that could be considered know-how.”

“Did you also form an Unsolved Cases Task Force?”

“No, I did not.”

“If there was one person who played the biggest role in solving this case, who would you name?”

Kim Cheolung brought the microphone back to his mouth.

“I apologize. Due to time constraints, I will only take questions up to this point. Thank you.”

Urgent questions poured out to Prosecutor Kim Cheolung as he moved, but he had already disappeared from the spot.

Having left the briefing, Kim Cheolung smiled.

Just like last time, he was able to make his face known for a second time.

At that moment, a police official rushed over.

“Prosecutor Kim, your name is 5th in real-time searches!”

As he showed his cellphone, Prosecutor Kim Cheolung’s smile deepened even further.

But he smiled like the kind neighbor next door and said,

“Oh, I just did what a prosecutor does. People are so kind. Ha ha ha. Well, keep up the good work.”

As Prosecutor Kim Cheolung walked, he couldn’t help but feel thrilled by the world’s curious gaze upon him.

Furthermore, with his goals approaching reality, he felt energized.

Suddenly, the reporter’s words from the briefing flashed through his mind.

‘If there was one person who played the biggest role in solving this case, who would you name?’

It was, of course, Shin Woojin.

But he couldn’t mention that name.

Because he had to receive all the spotlight.

Not only for that reason, but also because of what Woojin had said.

‘I’d prefer not to be mentioned.’

The more he thought about it, the stranger the guy was.

Everyone wants attention and wants to talk about the good things they’ve done.

Even crazy serial killers leave signatures to assert their presence.

But a guy named Shin Woojin didn’t fit either category.

As if just eating the course meal was the best thing ever…

Kim Cheolung chuckled.

There were many other strange aspects to him.

The fact that there were many strange things also proved that he hadn’t quite figured out Shin Woojin.

Just then, Prosecutor Kim Cheolung’s cellphone rang.

It was Assemblyman Hwang of the Ruling Party.

Kim Cheolung happily answered the phone.

“Yes, Assemblyman Hwang.”

-Are you going to solve all the cold cases at this rate? Hahaha! We should have a celebratory drink, shouldn’t we? Do you have time?

Kim Cheolung smiled silently.

He had met him once personally over the weekend, and this was the second time.

If the first meeting was to assess him, this time he would use his popularity to ask for a favor.

“Oh my! I’m always waiting for you, Assemblyman Hwang, aren’t I? I’ll be right there!”

‘I’ll oblige him.’

Until he became a finely honed knife that could cut through everything.

Kim Cheolung decided to do so.

Thus, Woojin’s iron fortress was wriggling as if alive, becoming taller and thicker.

*

Time moves slowly for some and quickly for others. In that way, half a month vanished as if it had evaporated.

Autumn had arrived, and Woojin, dressed in a suit, was looking around the Shinhwa General Trading Lobby with a fresh gaze.

Nothing had changed.

Not even the busy people in suits.

A faint smile grew on Woojin’s lips as he waited for the elevator.

He was recalling the first time he met Lee Hyerim here,

Then.

“Whoa!”

Someone grabbed Woojin’s shoulder from behind as if to startle him.

But Woojin didn’t budge, like a stone Buddha.

It was Lee Hyerim who approached Woojin’s side.

She was wearing a graceful and very sophisticated outfit.

She seemed to have put a lot of effort into her appearance, as today was the day she was scheduled to meet Jessica.

“How can a kid not be surprised?”

“If you wanted me to be surprised, I will be.”

Woojin’s expression changed instantly.

His eyes became round and his mouth changed slightly.

“Wow! You startled me! I almost had a heart attack.”

Lee Hyerim, who had been staring blankly at Woojin, chuckled and shook her head.

She was gradually getting used to Woojin’s style of humor.

“I saw you creeping up in the elevator reflection. To ambush someone, you have to hold your breath. But we were supposed to meet at the hotel, weren’t we? Did you come to see your father?”

“Yes. I have something to say. Do you want to go in my car later?”

“I think I need to go with Department Head Shim.”

Ding-dong-

As soon as the elevator doors opened, the staff members who recognized Lee Hyerim flinched and carefully got out.

Lee Hyerim entered the elevator and said,

“Everyone seems to be afraid of me.”

“Just prove them wrong. That you’re not.”

Lee Hyerim nodded lightly.

“Well, it might take a while.”

“See you later.”

Woojin got off the elevator first, intending to stop by the Management Support Team.

Just as he was about to go inside.

“Oh my! Look who it is!”

Manager Lee, no, now Deputy Manager Lee, holding a coffee, greeted Woojin with a bright smile.

“What brings you here!? Oh, is today that day?”

“Hello. Yes. It’s the day I’m scheduled to meet the Buyer from Sales Team 4.”

“Wow… You’re really something. Oh, thanks to you, Woojin, my son is studying so hard. He doesn’t even look at games anymore. Hahahaha! Come over to our house sometime. We got some good beef as a gift…”

“Is it 1++ Number Nine?”

“Huh? What’s that? It is 1++ though.”

Woojin’s sparkling eyes instantly faded.

“I’ll come over next time. I came to say hello.”

“Really? Right, right. Come on in. Come in and have a cup of coffee before you go.”

Woojin followed Deputy Manager Lee into the Management Support Team office.

“Take a look who’s here.”

At Deputy Manager Lee’s words, their heads turned.

“Mr. Woojin?”

“Oh my!”

“What brings you here?”

The most welcoming was Assistant Manager Im, who had been in charge of Woojin.

“Wow… Mr. Woojin. You seem even more handsome? How have you been?”

“Yes. I’ve been living peacefully.”

“Peace?”

“Yes. Peace.”

Assistant Manager Im laughed out loud.

She didn’t know how much she had missed such silly remarks.

It became clear once Woojin was gone.

that he was doing the work of several people all by himself.

That’s why they even gave him the nickname Max-level Intern Ira.

All the staff members here acknowledged Woojin.

He was so active, even in other teams, that they couldn’t help but acknowledge him.

“It’s good to see him doing well.”

Woojin replied to a staff member’s comment.

“Assistant Manager, are you still researching the Golden Ratio of Soju-Beer every night?”

“Hahaha! Of course!”

“I truly admire your passion, Assistant Manager, for researching the Crossroads of Life and Death.”

“Puhaha!”

After exchanging greetings, Woojin bid farewell.

Assistant Manager Im opened his mouth with a regretful expression.

“Woojin, when you graduate, make sure to put our team as your first choice. I’ll set everything up for you.”

Woojin conveyed his goodbyes instead of an answer.

“Well then, keep up the good work.”

As Woojin left the Management Support Team, the staff members’ smiles gradually faded.

And they all felt the same way.

How good the atmosphere of the Management Support Team was when Woojin was an intern.

Woojin was able to reach the Department Head’s Office by elevator.

Woojin knocked and entered, bowing slightly.

“Hello, Department Head Shim. It’s been a while.”