The Ex-Hero Is Too Good at Exorcism

72.

The day after solving the kidnapping case.

I was at the police station again.

It was because there was a report left to be made to the investigation headquarters about what happened yesterday.

“… This is how it happened.”

So, I explained the details of the investigation to Police Officer In-Hoon Yoo, who was in charge of the investigation headquarters for the abduction case from the morning.

While investigating the area around the abduction site, I used my abilities to find the spiritual creature Margo the Crow.

It was said that the location of the victim could be identified through the Margo Crow.

Except for the fact that finding Margo the Crow could only be explained by luck, the story seemed to make sense.

“Right. Sorry for bothering you in the morning. The commissioner urged me to quickly report on the circumstances of the case.”

“no.”

At Yoo In-hoon’s words, I waved my hand and said,

Yesterday, after I saved the girl and informed her.

The investigation of the incident was carried out quickly by the police officers from the investigation headquarters who rushed to the scene.

They are responsible for rectifying the scene of a fire or transporting victims and criminals.

I heard that you dealt with quite troublesome things until late at night.

Knowing their hard work, I couldn’t blame them.

“So how exactly did the explosion happen?”

“that is… ”

I just recited the scenario I had in mind.

The perpetrator set fire to commit suicide with the victim.

I intruded there, and secured the victim after an engagement with the perpetrator.

And while I was taking the victim outside, there was an explosion in the back, and so on.

It was a slightly different story from reality, but I was the only real witness anyway.

The shooter lost his sight in the explosion, and the girl was too young and only opened her eyes after the explosion.

Maybe that’s why Yoo In-hoon, who listened to my words, showed no sign of doubt.

“You’re welcome. Even if it was a little late, it would have been dangerous.”

“yes. I was lucky.”

I just said that calmly.

As he typed my testimony into the computer, I opened my mouth.

“Rather than that, how is the victim?”

“Ah, you have nothing to worry about.”

Fortunately, the girl who was the victim appeared to be in good health.

On the other hand, the criminal suffered severe burns and said that he needed to be treated for a while.

Did you burn too much?

I recalled the moment when a man was caught in an explosion.

I was thinking of adjusting the firepower in my own way to burn only the eyes and limbs, but that was not an easy task.

Well, he didn’t die anyway, so it shouldn’t matter.

“Okay, that’s enough. Good work.”

Saying that, Yoo In-hun let out a short sigh.

That means you can go back now.

So when I got up from my seat, there was a sudden uproar at the entrance.

Wondering what was going on, I turned my head and saw a middle-aged man suddenly appearing there.

Yoo In-hoon’s eyes widened when he saw him.

“Chief! What are you doing here?”

Are you the chief?

At Yoo In-hoon’s words, I looked at the middle-aged man’s face.

Although I had never met him in person, he was definitely a face I remembered.

That’s Kim Jun-seong, Commissioner General of the National Police Agency.

Because he was a person who stood at the apex of the organization called the police.

“What happened? I came down to see if the finish was going well.”

He smiled softly and glanced around the investigation headquarters.

Then several cops flinched and flinched at his gaze.

In the meantime, I checked Kim Jun-sung’s level.

97 levels.

As well as Choi Deok-cheol, the head of the Incheon Police Agency.

Although there was not a big difference, it was at a higher level than the director of the LB Academy.

The gaze of Kim Jun-seong, who was looking around like that, was fixed on me.

Looking into those eyes, I felt it.

That Kim Jun-sung was probably looking for me.

So I immediately greeted him.

“Nice to meet you, Chief. My name is Inspector Kang Jin-woo.”

“hmm? Huh, what an interesting friend.”

Then Kim Jun-seong said that as if he hadn’t expected my reaction.

Yoo In-hoon, who was next to me, looked at me with a dumbfounded face.

Kim Jun-sung patted Yoo In-hun on the shoulder and opened his mouth.

“Is the report on Inspector Kang over?”

“Listening to ejaculation is over. Now, write a report and immediately-”

“For now, at least you can send me what you have heard. Right Now.”

“Ah, I see. I will send it right away.”

“good. And, Inspector Kang, look at me for a second.”

Kim Jun-seong took me to the police chief’s office.

In an instant, I was alone with him, and I was sitting on the table in the Commissioner’s Office.

And Kim Jun-seong took out a can of coffee from the refrigerator in the office of the Commissioner.

“Can I have coffee?”

“Yes, thank you.”

I accepted the coffee he offered.

Kim Jun-seong sat down opposite me and opened another can himself.

He took a sip of it, and smiled softly.

“Don’t be too nervous. I just called because I wanted to talk.”

I guess so.

After solving the case yesterday, I wondered if something like this would happen.

After all, the event itself was a very influential event.

To be honest, when I came back after solving the case yesterday and looked at the news, the news was already on the media.

“I have heard many rumors about you. Deokcheol… So, you have a relationship with the Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency?”

Kim Jun-seong said that, as if he had heard me.

“yes. I met him when I was at the training center.”

“okay. I heard that.”

At that time, the document was printed from the fax machine in the office of the Commissioner.

It seemed that Yoo In-hun had made up a little while ago, listening to my case.

Kim Jun-sung read through it and continued talking.

“Margot crow, this is a spiritual creature I have never seen before. How did you find it?”

“I discovered it while investigating the area expected to be an escape route from the abduction site.”

“The area must have already been thoroughly searched by detectives, so why did you make that decision?”

“There is a difference between what I see with my own eyes and what others see.”

At my words, Kim Junsung smiled.

“Then did you expect Margot Crow to be there?”

“no. That part was just lucky.”

“Lucky… ”

He put the document down and looked straight at me.

“Actually, I just skimmed through the cases you solved so far. Even though they had only been appointed for a short time, the number was considerable.”

“… … ”

“It’s not just numbers. There were many cases where the investigation was difficult and the battle was not easy. What do you think? Is that all luck?”

“that… ”

It was a pretty sharp question, so I hesitated.

However, it was probably not intended to interrogate me, and Kim Jun-sung’s voice immediately followed.

“It’s skill, not luck. I couldn’t do that in your time either. So, what do you want me to do now?”

“how… What do you mean?”

“Don’t you think that the seat you are in is too small for you, I mean.”

The meaning of those words was clear.

The police chief had offered me a promotion.

it’s a promotion

Not bad.

If it hadn’t been long since I was appointed, I would have accepted it right away.

But not now.

You have to be promoted from Inspector to become Inspector.

And for several months, I watched the police officer’s working conditions from his side through a person named Seo In-na.

The hell where the war characters of the work-life balance did not exist was not a place to easily set foot without any resolution.

Of course, I will have to go up someday.

But not now.

I had no intention of devoting 90% of my time in my 20s to work.

I definitely realized this.

Anyway, if you’re like me, you can get a promotion whenever you want.

So there was nothing to think about urgently.

So I calmly shook my head.

“I don’t think so.”

“Why?”

“I am still inexperienced.”

So I came up with a good reason.

Of course, I added a plausible example right after that.

“Even yesterday’s incident, I didn’t even know it was a margo crow at first, even after I found it. I even thought about killing him.”

“Kill? Margot Crow?”

“I thought it was a monster because I felt spiritual power.”

At the word monster, Kim Jun-seong let out a laugh.

I continued talking.

“I didn’t know until I asked team manager Seo In-na if it was called Margot Crow. Isn’t that all about lack of experience and lack of knowledge?”

“… … ”

At my words, Kim Junsung’s gaze sank slightly.

But that didn’t disappoint me.

Rather, there was a slightly more serious expression in his eyes.

“Inspector Kang, you are. He’s a genius in my opinion. Unless you’re a genius, you can’t solve a case like this. But that’s not necessarily a good thing.”

be a genius

Well, I couldn’t help but look that way just by looking at it, but… It was a very difficult choice of words.

His words went on and on.

“Genius is arrogant. You don’t know what you lack. Because he often solves the tasks that fall on him, and he is busy only praising those around him. Besides, they tend to ignore experience. How many times have you sensed that your talent trumps the experience of others.”

“… … ”

“That’s why I thought you were a gemstone. I was thinking of cutting out the parts that need fixing and turning them into real jewels. But now I see that even that was my mistake. you… I have nothing to teach you.”

And Kim Junseong stared at me for a moment.

Then he got up, pulled out a box from his desk and handed it to me.

In it… The black coat was neatly folded.

An epic grade item that emits red light.

The overall design was similar to that of a police uniform, with fluffy hair hanging from the neck.

“Did you get a knife from Choi Deok-cheol?”

“yes.”

“Then I want to give you the armor. Since I have nothing to teach you, shouldn’t I give you a present?”

He handed the box to me.

I thanked Kim Jun-seong and took it right away.

＜Black Mountain Goblin’s Leather Garment＞

epic item

Defense 70

Stamina +20

strength +10

Attribute [Goblin leader commanding the mountain] Acquisition

– Give wound regeneration effect

– Give temperature maintenance effect

– Defense +20

– Acquire the Mountain Ruler skill

Slightly increases all stats in the ‘mountain’ field, +3 vision, increases movement speed, and does not get tired. Intimidate all wild beasts.

“… … ”

In silence, I read the item description for a moment.

I haven’t yet had a divine weapon equivalent to armor.

Although there was no unconventional effect, I liked that it was an effect focused on convenience.

Especially the temperature retention effect.

It seems to make it neither hot nor cold.

It was an invaluable effect for the police who had to go out a lot.

And the ruler of Taishan skill was also good, but at the same time, I felt ominous.

I wonder how much longer I have to go to the mountain to give this skill.

“And this case will be announced in your name. Are you okay?”

While I was looking at the items, Kim Jun-sung continued.

“Is that okay?”

“why? Because the exorcist? It doesn’t matter if it’s known for solving common cases. Even an exorcist cop is not a cop. Of course, the method of solving the case should be told as the public relations officer tells it. I’ll tell you, stop over there too.”

One more thing to do in an instant.

Who is the public relations officer?

Of course, I couldn’t ask the police chief about it.

“Then let’s go. I respect your wish that experience is necessary.”

The conversation with Kim Jun-seong ended there.

It was a burdensome position, but in the end I took care of something, so I had no complaints.

I immediately went to the police station to find the public relations officer.

* * *

and after 3 months.

I was at a cafe in Seoul in the midst of the winter weather.

“Long time no see.”

“Iknow, right! Ah, I met Jinwoo once in the middle. It’s been a while though.”

It was Lee Hyeon-seok and Kim Da-young, who were classmates at the training center, who said that.

After completing the training institute, we had been communicating only through chatting, but we finally decided to find time to meet in person.

Of course, we kept talking about meeting each other, but… It was because of me that I kept putting it off.

Because in the past three months, I’ve been very busy.

“By the way, Jin-woo seems to have lost weight in a while? When I saw you on TV, you looked pretty healthy.”

I guess so.

Dayoung Kim talked about TV right after solving the kidnapping case.

As the main character in solving the kidnapping case, he had been interviewed by the media several times, and that was even broadcast on TV.

So it was to the point that sometimes people recognized me, but that wasn’t the problem.

“yes. I’ve been working too much lately. I almost died.”

The police commissioner said he respected my will that experience was necessary.

At the time, I really did not know that the meaning of the word meant to drive events so that I could accumulate experience.

Because of that, all kinds of exorcism cases, as well as general cases.

I had to deal with an endless stream of work for the past three months.

The support team 2, to which I belonged, also had to digest the huge number of jobs with me without knowing the English language.

It is only recently that the momentum has calmed down to some extent.

So, at last, I was able to come to the meeting with my classmates at the training center, which I had been putting off.

“hahahaha, senior Cha Seohyun also said that it seems like she hasn’t seen Jinwoo Kang recently.”

I remembered it only after hearing that.

Asura of Palbusinjung, the tradition of the Dharma Hall, had to be taught quickly.

It wasn’t intentional, but 3 months was enough to take the time… I should be able to come by next week.

“I will visit the court soon.”

Saying that, I looked at the other people’s levels.

Dayoung Kim grew up the fastest among us.

Seeing the buds of her talent from the training center, her level has risen even higher in three months, and she is looking at her late 40s.

And Lee Hyun-seok was in his mid-thirties, similar to me.

However, what was unexpected was Monica who was quiet.

Her level was in her late 30s, and there was no big difference between me and Lee Hyun-seok.

Even when I was at the training center, Monica was higher than Dayoung Kim.

That meant her growth was stagnant.

Is that why?

“… … ”

Even when she came to this meeting, she didn’t talk much.

But when Dayoung Kim asks if she has any concerns, she just shakes her head.

After all, Monica didn’t say much until after the meeting.

“Then see you next time!”

after a few hours like that.

We decided to end the meeting and go back to our respective homes.

however,

“for a moment. I have a story to tell.”

Monica caught me trying to go home.

At the same time, the quest icon flashed.

A second character quest involving Monica had just come into being.