Chapter 53 – 053. Vampire Detective
053. Vampire Detective
“Wait a minute, Jihyeok! Take the phone… Ah!”
Yang Jung-min called him, but Moon Ji-hyeok was already running far away.
Yang Jung-min was stomping his feet, and when Moon Ji-hyeok’s smartphone vibrated, he checked it without realizing it.
“… Taker?”
Taker – Detective Moon! Don’t go out of your way to catch me! Leave it to the experts! He’s wearing a bomb vest. And it’s still daytime! That bastard is going to die there.
“… A bomb vest?”
Yang Jung-min’s face turned pale. She took a look at the group headquarters in the early morning, bit her lip, and started running.
‘Ji-hyeok must be overdoing it! I have to dry it!’
•••
I sipped coffee at a cafe with a good view of the group headquarters in the early morning. Through the window, Ji-hyeok Moon runs toward the head office and Jung-min Yang runs belatedly.
‘Moon Ji-hyeok can’t stop the bombing. I couldn’t stop it even in the original, let alone because the situation is worse now than in the original.’
In the original drama, An-seok Jian is caught by Ji-hyeok Moon. Before he self-destructs, the vampire’s superior physical abilities completely subdue him.
The problem is the bomb that Ji An-seok had planted in the group headquarters at Dawn. That doesn’t stop
‘And I helped Ji An-seok a little without realizing it.’
I intentionally confused Moon Ji-hyeok, who was investigating Ji An-seok. Moon Ji-hyeok believed me more than I thought.
The original Jian-seok wandered around avoiding Moon Ji-hyeok’s pursuit and arrived at the headquarters around the evening when the sun started to set.
‘There was no tracking by Ji-hyeok Moon, so An-seok Jian arrived quickly. Two more hours before the sun goes down.’
Vampires have lower physical abilities than normal people during the day when the sun is up.
Like the original drama, the power of vampires could not overwhelm Ji An-seok. On the contrary, there is a high possibility that he will be subdued by Ji An-seok.
‘Well. The coffee here is bad.’
Soon after, the police arrived and began forcing citizens to evacuate. Police commandos will also arrive soon.
‘Shall we go to Yeong Hye-jeong today?’
I looked at the group headquarters building in the early morning while fiddling with my smartphone. I wanted to see a building over 100M explode with my own eyes.
•••
“Stop it, Ji An-seok!”
Ji An-seok was on the way to check the bomb he had placed in the bathroom in advance, but a man with rough breathing appeared before he knew it and blocked his way.
Ji An-seok frowned. Obviously, the work was proceeding without anyone knowing, but at some point, police cars are dispatched to the group headquarters in the early morning to evacuate the citizens. I couldn’t figure out where I made a mistake. Was the Korean police originally this competent?
“Are you a cop?”
“Okay. It’s a detective Ji An-seok. What you are doing is wrong. It’s not too late. Stop.”
“Well…. When I saw it, it was far too late at the latest.”
Ji An-seok took a pistol out of his pocket and aimed it at the man. Moon Ji-hyuk stunned and took a step back.
“Looks like you didn’t even bring a gun as a detective. I’m not interested in you, so get out of the way.”
“Are you planning to involve a lot of people in your revenge!”
“It can’t be helped. And if you kill the family of the chairman of the Dawn Group, the bomb you planted won’t explode. Move.”
“…… Bombs planted?”
“I didn’t know until there. I’ve already infiltrated the cleaners and planted bombs all over the building. Like I said, I don’t intend to detonate the bomb if I properly kill the chairman’s family. So get out of the way.”
“Kuh… !”
Moon Ji-hyeok looked at Ji An-seok’s eyes and salivated. Those are the eyes of someone who has already prepared for death. It was clear that no matter what he said, it wouldn’t work.
‘His goal is, after all, the chairman of the Dawn Group. If I get out of here… Ji An-seok does not explode the bomb. Sacrificing a few for the great……. Damn it As a detective, I have to pretend I didn’t see the terrorists?’
What Moon Ji-hyeok hates the most. It is to sacrifice a cow for the great. Mun Ji-hyeok wanted to save everything, from the big ones to the small ones.
“…….”
Ji An-seok Ji walked forward while pointing the gun at Ji-hyeok Moon. He was running out of time to confront a single detective. And Ji An-seok had absolute confidence. He had a gun, and Moon Ji-hyeok was empty-handed.
Moon Ji-hyeok when Ji An-seok came closer. He lunged at Jian-seok. An-seok Jian was aiming for his left upper body not moving well due to his injury. But now it’s daytime. His physical abilities are currently below average.
Bang!
A bullet went through his thigh.
“…… !”
Mun Ji-hyeok bit his lip and wrapped his arms around Jian-seok’s neck. At first, I was thinking of knocking it to the floor and subduing it.
Ji An-seok responded promptly. Although retired due to his injuries, he was a soldier from the Special Forces. Instead, he grabbed Mun Ji-hyeok by the collar and threw him against the wall.
“You’re weak for a detective.”
Ji An-seok Jian glanced at Ji-hyeok Moon. Moon Ji-hyeok, who had his head firmly against the wall, passed out. His blood drips from the gunshot wound in his thigh.
Jian-seok looked at him and headed for his original destination, the chairman’s office. It didn’t matter if Moon Ji-hyeok died or not. His goal is to annihilate the family of the chairman of the Dawn Group.
Entering the president’s office, he contorted his face when he saw that no one was there. Originally, the chairman’s family had to look down at the event from the chairman’s office. However, there was no one in the president’s office. The chairman already noticed him and ran away.
There was an emergency staircase at the entrance to the president’s office.
“Chairman Park Yun-soo… This quick-witted bastard… !”
Ji An-seok took out a detonator from his bosom. If you press the button, the bombs installed all over the building will explode all at once. The moment he was about to press the button without hesitation, he noticed that there were signs of the chairman heading upstairs.
“Helicopter! I’m thinking of riding a helicopter on the roof!”
The helicopter still needs some more time to arrive.
Ji An-seok started running to the rooftop with a fishy smile. He didn’t mind detonating the bomb right away, but he wanted to see the death of his enemy, Chairman Park Yoon-soo, with his own two eyes.
“Wait! Chairman Park Yoon-soo! Let’s go to hell together!”
•••
“Mr. Jihyeok! Mr Jihyeok! Come to your senses! Mr. Jihyeok!”
Yang Jeong-min tied Ji-hyeok Mun’s thigh with the jacket he was wearing to stop the bleeding, and helped him get on the elevator.
“…… Ugh.”
“Mr. Jihyeok! Can you see me?”
Moon Ji-hyeok checked Yang Jung-min in front of him from his blurry vision and slowly opened his mouth.
“… Mr. Jungmin. Anseok Jian… ? Where is he….”
“I don’t know. I went up to the floor where the chairman’s office is located because I heard that he was aiming for the chairman of the group at dawn, but Ji-hyeok collapsed. I’m on my way down to the first floor now. Be patient. There’s even an ambulance down below!”
“… We need to catch him. Catch the bomb before it explodes….”
“Please, Jihyeok! I think Jihyeok is more important than that terrorist!”
Transparent tears flowed from Yang Jung-min’s eyes. Moon Ji-hyeok opened his mouth, then closed it again. As he saw her tears, the words in her head vanished like dust.
It was around the time the elevator reached the first floor.
Kwaaang! Quaang!
Explosive noise rang continuously. The elevator stops and goes down to the basement.
“Kyaaaaah!”
Thud!
The fluorescent lights in the elevator went off and darkness came.
‘… Did the bomb explode in the end?’
Moon Ji-hyeok bit her lip. Her mind was complicated. She obviously knew in advance. But she couldn’t stop it. If only she had acted a little faster, if it had been night instead of day….
‘No. Don’t rely too much on the vampire’s power.’
However, you can’t use the power of a vampire at all. It’s not in his personality to rot what he has. The only thing to be careful about is to throw away without hesitation when you can.
“Ugh…. Jihyeok… ! It’s okay? It looks like your head, isn’t it hurt? The elevator seems to have stopped… Ah! Why, at a time like this! Jihyeok, I have to go to the hospital quickly!!”
Jihyeok Moon could see Jungmin Yang holding onto the wall of the elevator and stamping his feet. Vampires could see through the darkness even without a ray of light.
“I’m fine. Mr. Jeongmin.”
Moon Ji-hyeok said calmly. It wasn’t a lie or a bluff.
There is no sunlight in the elevator, and even the fluorescent lights have just broken down due to the shock. Despite the daytime because there is no light, the vampire’s power is awakening.
A gunshot wound to the thigh? It hurts, but I’m already slowly regenerating. At night it will fully regenerate before sunrise again.
In a way, the fact that the elevator fell into the basement and stopped was a good thing for Moon Ji-hyeok. Thanks to that, I didn’t have to go to the hospital right away. Had he been taken to the hospital, he would have told the doctors he was a vampire.
“Mr. Jungmin. There is a fact that I was lying to Mr. Jung-min.”
“… Yeah? What do you mean all of a sudden? Rather than that, take out your smartphone and get in touch with the outside quickly….”
“Please listen. Mr. Jungmin. I’m not a human, I’m a vampire.”
Moon Ji-hyeok stood up from his seat. Except for the slight soreness in his thighs, his body was more alive than before.
“Uh, uh… ? Can this happen?”
“If it were Jung-min, I wouldn’t reveal my identity to anyone. He’ll try not to look at me weird. Still… I don’t think vampires and humans get along. It would have been better if I met you when I was human.”
“…… Mr. Jihyeok?”
Jihyeok Mun grabbed the elevator door with both hands and started to open it. It is impossible for humans. However, it was something that vampires could do. The iron doors of the elevator slowly begin to open. Light shines in the dark interior.
It was an underground parking lot. I can hear car horns, people shouting, and something breaking.
“It was a lot of fun….”
Moon Ji-hyeok was speechless. It was because Yang Jeong-min, who had suddenly embraced him, kissed him.
Moon Ji-hyeok’s eyes shook. Should I push it away? If not…. After thinking about it, he finally hugged Yang Jung-min’s back. Is it because he’s a vampire? She felt exceptionally warm.
•••
“A.”
I was disappointed. I thought that if the bomb exploded, the building would be smashed and collapsed. However, the reality was a little different from my imagination. Only in this way is it worse than the building explosion scene in the original drama that I saw in reality. When a building explodes with CG, it was quite enjoyable to watch.
It is true that bombs planted all over the building exploded. But the building did not collapse. Black smoke billowed out, but it was in good health. All that windows and parts of the building were smashed and fell to the floor.
‘You did a good job designing the building. No, is it even more strange if a building over 100M collapses with just a few bombs? And the power of the bomb was weaker than I thought.’
Another explosion occurred on the roof. Why did the explosion happen so late?
‘Did Ji An-seok self-destruct? As expected, Moon Ji-hyeok couldn’t stop Ji An-seok. Is Jihyeok Moon dead? I haven’t heard from you.’
I wish Moon Ji-hyeok was alive. Because the story isn’t over yet. Well, the end of that is not far away now.
‘Well. I saw everything to see. Let’s end the game here for now.’
[End of play.]
[Experience calculation begins.]
[Choi Seon-mi’s bond level is 3.]
[You get 1 bonus point for reaching bond level 2.]
[You get 3 bonus points for reaching bond level 3.]
[Mun Ji-hyeok’s bond level is 4.]
[You get 6 bonus points for reaching bond level 4.]
[…….]
[The level rises.]
[Acquire 17 points.]
[Upon reaching level 20, play slots that can be played increase by one.]
[Belongings slot increases by one when level 20 is reached.]
•••
Returning to reality, I reflexively changed the play process to pause. I used to stumble a bit, but now I’m acting almost like a spinal cord reflex.
‘I don’t believe in automatic progress. It’s my avatar, but it’s hard to predict where I’ll bounce.’
However, there are times when it is automatic. It’s time to spend meaningless time in the world of play. At that time, automatic progress was convenient. Of course, I always watched the automatic progression. When the avatar tried to troll, I immediately hit pause.
‘But these days, assassinating vampire hunters has become more difficult.’
Vampire hunters know that I do assassinations. They started working together and acting together. There were few vampire hunters who acted separately.
‘Sooner or later, I’ll stick properly. My current abilities aren’t enough. I need something.’
I fiddled with my smartphone. As the level went up, the selection of creations increased.
‘Uh, this?’
One of the newly selectable creations caught my eye.
