The Ex-Hero Is Too Good at Exorcism

next day.

Although I arrived a little earlier than the regular commute time.

Seo In-na, whose face was three times brighter than yesterday, and Choi Eun-young, who were the same as usual, came to the office first.

Choi Eun-young, who was close to me, responded first to my greeting.

“hello···”

She gave me a subtle awkward-looking greeting today.

“Oh, is our Inspector Kang here? Come on, sit down.”

Seo In-na, with a smile on her face, said that to me.

This is our river inspector.

The time I first met and talked with Seo In-na yesterday was probably less than 10 minutes.

“I saw the report. It was great. The exorcism was well done, and the non-exorcism case was neatly finished without the need to deal with it. Inspector Sophia did a good job picking out one person.”

Then, before I even sat down, he showered me with compliments.

But I wasn’t too happy.

Because I knew what all of this was.

The look in Seo In-na’s eyes now was similar to the look in the past when the old man named the Master of the Magic Tower found me.

“So, I don’t think Inspector Kang will need probation or anything like that. I’m good at this, but I’m going to go to practice right away. is not it?”

As expected, Seo In-na’s words did not deviate much from expectations.

Could it be that from the beginning, did you make it go out without a hitch?

But contrary to my thoughts, I just lowered my head.

“I will fully abide by the team leader’s judgment.”

“As expected, Inspector Kang! Do you know how long I waited for a subordinate like Inspector Kang? You won’t know. never know I was sure I was going to finish my late work on Friday night, but when I woke up, it felt like Monday morning! You’ll never know. I don’t even need to know.”

“···okay.”

“Of course, I have no intention of entrusting you with anything too dangerous. I should do that. But… there is a rather difficult case. Inspector Kang is good at investigations, right?”

I just said that my ability was useful for the investigation, but it became my specialty before I knew it.

“What… is that so?”

“Then check this out. I’ll give you a week You don’t have to solve it. It’s such a difficult case, you just have to look for clues. I want to find out what Inspector Kang is like.”

Saying so, Seo In-na handed me a bundle of documents.

It was data about the case assigned to me.

Its title is…

“Voice phishing?”

Do exorcists catch voice phishing criminals these days?

Thinking about that, I tilted my head, but Seo In-na continued.

“It’s a troubling case. Should I say that crime is mixed with urban legends? I’ll give you a rough explanation, so listen while looking at the data.”

I nodded and Seo In-na began to explain.

The summary of the incident was as follows.

The beginning is not much different from actual voice phishing.

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Just someone calls, and if the victim answers it, the other person threatens to have someone in the family.

The peculiar thing is that he only threatens, but does not ask for money.

So, in reality, no financial damage occurred at all.

But the problem was then.

“If you get this voice phishing call 3 times. The threat comes true.”

“Is the threat coming true?”

“If you threaten to keep your daughter on the phone, it really means your daughter is gone.”

“Is that possible?”

“It is a kind of curse. Like playing a piano that kills you after hearing it three times. Have you ever heard of that?”

No, I’ve never heard of it.

But pretending to know, he nodded his head.

“Listening to the other person’s voice. That itself is a curse ritual. Of course, curse rituals don’t easily work if the recipient doesn’t accept them. However, ‘receiving an incoming call’ is no different from accepting the curse ritual.”

“Then…wouldn’t it be okay if I didn’t take it?”

“I don’t usually get it. The number from which voice phishing comes is constant, so blocking it is the end. But… the old people are the problem.”

Seo In-na sighed deeply.

“In addition, the person receiving the phone does not disappear. So it took a long time to track down the cause, and there were quite a few actual victims. is still increasing But I still don’t know if the subject is a spirit, a monster, or a demon.”

Indeed, it was an incident of a different nature from the exorcisms I had experienced so far.

Due to the nature of voice phishing, there is no incident scene to speak of.

The only clue was the caller ID left on the phone.

But even that wasn’t a complete clue.

“The caller’s phone number on the victim’s phone is 4428, these are all four digits.”

“Um… can’t we track the records of incoming calls?”

You seem to be doing well these days.

However, Seo In-na shook her head.

“I have tried. But it didn’t work. Should I say that science and magic are mixed? That’s because the radio waves carry a curse, so it must be the effect. So it can’t be tracked by scientific instruments. LB Academy’s exorcism equipment seems to have not been developed like this. All I managed to figure out was that the number was not from an Internet phone or smartphone.”

“Then it’s a regular phone call.”

“that’s right. So, a few months ago, I checked all the addresses that corresponded to that number. And I picked out dozens of suspicious places and searched them. But nothing came of it. It must have something to do with this number, though.”

That’s right.

I nodded.

Listening carefully, there were no clues.

It was just a plate that threw me a case blocked by a wall.

What do you say when you see this?

It was the moment I thought so.

A quest window flashed in the corner of his vision.

＜B: Exorcise the voice phishing criminal!＞

yeah, what the heck

You have to turn on the navigation.

“huh? Are you laughing now?”

Looking at the large arrow in front of my eyes, it seemed that the corners of my mouth naturally went up.

I quickly cleared my expression and made a suitable excuse.

“That sounds like an interesting incident.”

“interest? Ha ha ha ha ha···”

Even Seo In-na, who was pouring out compliments on me, laughed as if she was stumped.

Was the tone too arrogant?

Hey, it was a line from a detective cartoon I had watched to kill time the other day, so it was understandable.

“It’s good to be confident. I will look forward to the results.”

Saying that, Seo In-na returned to her seat.

Then, as if he had forgotten something, he only turned his head and looked at me.

“Oh, aren’t you with Eunyoung today? He has to go with me.”

“Then who are you going with?”

That’s what I asked, but in fact, except for Choi Eun-young, there was only one person left.

Of the three other team members, two were hospitalized.

“Police Han Seong-min. It’s a bit stupid, but it’s strong, so it should be useful.”

It was someone I had never met in person.

Maybe we’ll see each other soon.

“But this guy is late again. This bastard is just-”

“Good morning!”

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Just then, Han Seong-min opened the door and came in.

A man with short sporty hair, did Choi Eun-young say he was the same age as me?

Looking at the appearance, it was a bit of a bad atmosphere.

“What is it, chief?”

He said while looking at Seo In-na, who was glaring at him.

“Isn’t that late?”

It was true.

At this very moment, the exact time to go to work was passing.

“Tsk…”

Recognizing that fact, Seo In-na clicked her tongue.

Han Seong-min smiled and spoke again.

His eyes were already on me.

“But who is this man?”

“It’s not a rookie… it’s a new executive. Inspector Kang Jin-woo.”

“Oh, the one who said he was coming? How old are you by any chance?”

Han Seong-min stared at me and asked.

I don’t know which region it was from, but it was a subtly mixed dialect accent.

When I told him my age, he laughed lightly.

“A friend, a friend. Hey, let’s get along well.”

Han Seong-min spoke in a friendly way, but Seo In-na responded before me.

“Police Han Seong-min. How is the Inspector your friend?”

“Oh, aren’t we the same age?”

“Is this school? Are you friends with the same age? Class is everything here.”

“The team leader also uses honorific words for Inspector Oh Jin-wook, who is below him.”

“Then you are also 20 years older than me. I’ll raise you regardless of rank, constable. yes?”

At Seo In-na’s words, Han Seong-min shut his mouth as if shrinking.

“Enough with the nonsense, and you act with Inspector Kang today.”

“···yes.”

“Then what will Inspector Kang do?”

Seo In-na asked me.

And I quietly looked at the arrow.

To solve the case… you’ll have to follow that first.

“I’m going to go out.”

“Go out? Well… ok, then go and see the work.”

I nodded and left the office with Sungmin Han.

As soon as he went to work, he came out with me and suddenly looked back at me in front of the police car.

“That’s… Inspector, are you of the same opinion as the team leader?”

Perhaps he didn’t want to use honorific words for me, Han Sung-min said.

Actually, I didn’t care what he called me.

If the other side feels comfortable with me, then I can treat the other side comfortably.

However, there was no need to go against the team leader’s opinion, so I suggested an appropriate compromise.

“Be polite in front of other people, and speak comfortably when you’re alone.”

“Ah, well, that sounds a little bit like that. Anyway, the team leader’s thoughts are completely stupid. Isn’t it?”

Then, Han Seong-min widened his expression and said.

It seems that he is the type who can easily see a change of heart.

After a while.

I was driving the police car myself and was driving on the road.

“I just let me drive. I don’t know what the team leader will say about letting the inspector drive.”

Perhaps he was noticing Seo In-na, Han Sung-min said so.

I wanted to, but now I had a reason to drive.

If you want Han Sung-min to drive, you have to tell him where he is going.

Since I was only following the direction of the arrow, it was difficult to readily hand over the steering wheel to him.

“it’s okay. I want to do it.”

“If you say yes, I can’t help it either. What’s the case?”

I briefly explained the voice phishing case to Sungmin Han.

Then he quickly nodded.

“Ah, that.”

“know?”

“know. When I said I was looking for the address corresponding to that phone number, I was also dragged away. At that time, I was just a dog student. As for what happened-“

As he chatted about his past, the police car continued to follow the arrow.

But this arrow, where is the destination?

Due to the nature of the quest navigation, the arrow will not point directly at the culprit.

I’m sure they’ll move you to the place where the clue to the case is.

I felt a little frustrated because I didn’t know where it was.

Has it been like that for 30 minutes?

I finally arrived at a large building pointed by an arrow.

It was none other than the police station.

“·······”

I got out of the car and looked up at the police department building.

It’s nice to be here, but what’s going on here?

And the answer came from Han Sung-min, who came with him.

“Are you going to visit the analysis team?”

“Analysis team?”

“Here you are. What kind of center are you in?”

Oh, that’s right.

After hearing the story, it seemed that the forensic investigation center was located here, and that the analysis team for the special version belonged to it.

And the work of the analysis team was similar to that of the CSI.

Its job is only for the exorcist police.

Does that mean that we can find clues there?

Thinking so, I immediately found the analysis team.

But there was a familiar face there.

“See you again, Inspector Kang Jin-woo. No, should I say that I’m seeing you for the first time?”

It was Inspector Sophia.

And it turns out that one of the three police officers Sophia in the special edition was said to be here.

Sophia, who doesn’t know if it’s an alter ego or a doll, seemed to share each other’s memories.

So I simply said hello to her and told her why I had come.

“If that was the reason, you could have just requested the materials by phone or e-mail.”

Sophia said.

Yeah, if I had known I was coming here, I would have.

However, the navigation arrow only pointed to the destination, and it was not informed, so I had no choice.

So I made up a suitable excuse.

“Because it’s my first time at the National Police Agency or Scientific Investigation Center. I wanted to come and see for myself.”

Sophia smiled lightly.

“That’s right. Then, if there is any material you would like to see, please let us know.”

“First, I want to see all addresses for phone numbers that include this number.”

“It’s not difficult, but…you’ve already investigated it once, haven’t you?”

“yes. So this time I want to check the address of the past as well, is that possible?”

“If it’s in the past… how long would you like it to be?”

“First of all, I think it will be about 10 years.”

“The number must be quite high, right?”

I guess so.

So, the exorcist cops who were in charge of this case in the past would not have even thought of digging into the address in the past.

If that happens, there will be too many things, and it won’t be easy to verify.

But I wasn’t.

The navigation function of Quest is not simply an arrow.

When a clue is visible, it is often highlighted.

It was like when I saw a small bell hidden in the bush during the practice at the training center.

“It doesn’t matter. Please show me first.”

“Hmm… I see.”

Sophia granted my request without saying anything.

then after a while

An enormous list of numbers popped up on the monitor.

“I pulled it out for now, but would you like to take a look at it?”

“yes. wait a minute.”

The list displayed the number, address, and brief information about the registered address.

I skimmed through them.

OK···

“This···”

One of them was almost impossible to miss, as if it had been painted with a highlighter pen.