The Ex-Hero Is Too Good at Exorcism

89.

“What are you talking about here?”

I muttered as I looked up at the headquarters building of the Fine Group.

The arrow says there is a clue to the forbidden book quest here.

This was not a place that even the police could enter just because they wanted to.

The Fine Group is not a general company, but a conglomerate that is one of the three largest companies in Korea, and also owns a group of exorcists.

then… Is there any way?

After thinking about it for a while, I immediately remembered the method.

“Oh, that business card.”

The Huain Group is the owner of Hwarang, a foreign organization that they briefly contacted during the werewolf incident.

And then I successfully subdued the exorcist who betrayed Hwarang, the werewolf.

One of the executives who noticed me at the time handed me his business card.

“I’m sure you put it here somewhere.”

I rummaged through my wallet and found the business card.

The name written there is Lee Hyun-ah, managing director of Hwain Group.

I don’t know if I can really get into the headquarters with this business card… would be better than nothing

Thinking so, I went through the large, clear glass door and entered the headquarters.

The lobby right in front of the entrance was colorful and beautifully decorated, befitting the prestige of being one of the top 3 companies in Korea.

And when I entered such a lobby, the eyes of the staff passing by were drawn to this direction.

The appearance of the police officer was eye-catching.

If I had known it would be like this, I would have come wearing normal clothes.

With such belated regret, I walked towards the information desk in the lobby.

“hello. How can I help you?”

Then, the desk clerk greeted me with a warm smile.

Without saying anything, I handed her my business card.

“Ah, you were the manager’s guest. Who can I introduce you to?”

Then the employee said so as if he was familiar with it.

There’s no way Lee Hyun-ah will remember my name.

But since I couldn’t name anything else, I revealed my identity.

“You can say Inspector Kang Jin-woo.”

“All right. Then could you wait a moment?”

The employee who said that made a call somewhere for a while.

After a brief call of less than 30 seconds, she looked at me again.

“sorry. The manager is currently in a meeting. The meeting is supposed to end in around 20 minutes, what would you like to do?”

“… wait.”

20 minutes.

Fortunately, it wasn’t that long.

There must be a possibility that he won’t meet me even if I wait, but that didn’t mean there was no other way.

So I decided to spend some quiet time at a table in the corner of the lobby.

* * *

A conference room on the 30th floor of the headquarters of the Fine Group.

It’s already been an hour there, and a heavy atmosphere has been weighing down the inside of the meeting room.

“Are you saying that now?”

It was Managing Director Lee Hyun-ah, who was sitting in the highest seat.

She was glaring fiercely at one of the designated exorcists in the Hwarang.

The exorcist then spoke in a timid voice.

“Yes, Mr. I just thought the deal would bring profit to the company… ”

“It was bullsh*t. Rather, why did you accept that request without any trade items?”

“Since he asked for something worthless anyway, I thought he would be satisfied with just giving me a moderate amount of money.”

Lee Hyun-ah’s eyes grew colder at his words.

A person who is incompetent and even stupid.

At this moment, Lee Hyun-ah even felt a deep revulsion towards the exorcist.

So she pointed a finger at the exorcist and opened her mouth.

“Get that out of my sight.”

“Sir! Just a moment to tell my story-”

Desperately trying to make excuses, he was immediately dragged out of the conference room by security.

Lee Hyun-ah did not even turn her head toward the door from which he was dragged out, but continued to speak while looking at the stone statue with cold eyes.

“So, what is the solution?”

“Wouldn’t it be better to just inform the police?”

One of the Hwarang executives sitting in the conference room suggested that.

However, Hyunah Lee firmly shook her head.

“That doesn’t work.”

“Three branches have already been raided. So far, we have somehow covered this up from the outside, but soon the police will find out.”

“… … ”

“And the damage so far is serious. If the damage increases like this, the president will just watch-”

Lee Hyun-ah blocked the man’s words with a gesture.

she spoke slowly.

“so… Director Choi is saying that Hwarang’s exorcist tried to make a deal with a wanted Mine, and that went wrong and he’s being attacked, so ask the police for help just once?”

No one in the conference room was quick to open their mouths.

In fact, recently, the exorcist of Hwarang tried to make a deal with Sabrina.

Approach Hwarang from Sabrina’s side first.

It was because he had asked for a worthless treasure in exchange for the precious treasures he possessed.

“Sabrina is not just a Mine. He’s an internationally wanted felon. I tried to smuggle a sacred weapon against such a Mine, but do you think the police will wait and see?”

Transactions with demons, and smuggling of divine treasures and treasures that can be deadly weapons, are serious crimes.

However, it was the exorcist who had been dragged out a moment ago who accepted the absurd smuggling offer.

In addition, he accepted it without even the ghost that Mine asked for in return.

He thought that if Mine offered more money than the treasure he was looking for, he would accept it.

But that was a stupid decision.

There is a reason why Mine, especially a criminal with a brilliant career who is wanted internationally, came all the way to Korea to find a ghost.

But would he quietly back down if he gave money instead of nobles?

Because of that, Sabrina judged that the gallery side was looking at the liver to raise the stakes even though she had a treasure.

Now, they have been raiding branch offices of art galleries across the country, asking them to hand over their treasures immediately.

“If such facts reached the ears of the police, Hwarang’s qualification as a foreign institution would be revoked immediately. Everyone here, do you want to be unemployed?”

At Lee Hyun-ah’s words, the exorcists lowered their heads and shut their mouths.

However, if Hwarang’s disqualification as a foreign institution becomes a reality, it is none other than the Chinese group that will suffer the most damage.

How could companies that are driven by money set up a separate institution for exorcism and focus on training exorcists?

Although they are exorcists who cannot stand in front of society, conflicts between companies usually always take place behind the scenes of society.

And the existence of an exorcist who can play a big role behind it is a great help in the power battle of such a company.

So, if the controversy about the qualifications of the gallery really starts, then not Lee Hyun-ah, but Lee Hyun-ah’s grandfather, who is the chairman of the group, will directly move and try to stop it.

However, Lee Hyun-ah never wanted such a development.

Despite her young age of 20, she has come this far not only because of her talent as an exorcist.

It was to be recognized for his talent as a manager, and to be recognized even more.

So, this time, somehow, she had to do it on her own.

Lee Hyun-ah, who made up her mind, continued to open her mouth.

“Is it difficult to kill Sabrina?”

“It is not an enemy with overwhelming combat power, but it is a Mine that specializes in guerrilla warfare. And with their ability to sense threats, it’s hard to dig traps. Even so, we temporarily dispatched exorcists of the level of general manager or higher to some branch offices, but Sabrina skillfully avoided them.”

At those words, Hyuna Lee frowned.

It was not an incomprehensible answer.

It was no wonder that Sabrina was a wanted criminal.

That was a testament to Sabrina’s ability to escape.

In the end, for a while, no solution was forthcoming.

The meeting, which dragged on for 30 minutes, was finally ended by Lee Hyun-ah.

“… Please come up with a countermeasure by tomorrow.”

Saying that, Lee Hyun-ah rose from her seat.

As she left the conference room, several heavy sighs came from behind.

Meanwhile, Yuna Jin, the secretary who was waiting for Lee Hyun-ah outside the meeting room, approached Lee Hyun-ah as she exited the meeting room.

“Sir, a guest has come.”

“customer… ?”

Lee Hyun-ah answered with a slight irritation.

The meeting that just made my head hurt, and that was about to end, leaving me feeling uneasy.

So, I wanted to avoid meeting someone right away if possible.

When Lee Hyun-ah heard the name of the person who had come to visit her, her eyes widened.

“Inspector Kang Jin-woo?”

“yes. He is a police officer whose face is known to some extent, so it doesn’t seem like he is lying.”

Lee Hyeon-ah also knew about Kang Jin-woo from frequent reports.

Because Lee Hyun-ah leads Hwarang, a foreign institution.

This was because the situation of talented people active in the police or official institutions was constantly grasped over a certain period of time just in case.

And Kang Jin-woo, whom she knows, is one of the new stars active in the police recently.

It is said that his investigative ability, which has handled a number of difficult and bold cases, reaches the top of the police organization as a whole.

“… … ”

So Lee Hyun-ah rather hardened her face.

To think that a policeman with such excellent investigative skills would come looking for him at this timing.

No way, it couldn’t have been a coincidence.

So, did the police already smell Sabrina’s gun?

But then Kang Jin-woo didn’t have to come here alone.

It is a matter of formally obtaining a warrant and conducting an investigation.

“Sir? Are you okay?”

Lee Hyun-ah’s thoughts, which had become so complicated, stopped for a moment at Jin Yuna’s voice.

Suddenly, Lee Hyun-ah noticed that she had a very nervous face, and shook her head once.

“are you okay.”

“Then what will Kang Jin-woo do? Shall I refuse today?”

It’s true that I don’t really want to see you right now.

But there was nothing good for her by avoiding the place like this.

Kang Jin-woo is a variable that appeared at an unexpected timing.

So Lee Hyun-ah had to check the hand he had.

“no. Call me to my room right away.”

After answering that, Lee Hyun-ah immediately went back to the office and waited for Kang Jin-woo.

“Jinwoo Kang is here.”

“Come on in.”

Soon he opened the door to the office and came in.

Lee Hyun-ah smiled softly and pointed to the sofa.

“Sit.”

“Ah, yes.”

At the same time, Lee Hyun-ah confirmed Kang Jin-woo’s face.

A somewhat indifferent impression, a gaze that seems to have no motivation somewhere.

Maybe that’s why it wasn’t a particularly hostile atmosphere.

“Is there a reason you came to see me?”

Lee Hyun-ah comfortably asked the first question.

As soon as he sat down on the sofa, Kang Jin-woo’s first words were enough to embarrass Lee Hyun-ah.

“that is… Do you know Sabrina by any chance?”

To that question, Lee Hyun-ah could not even answer right away and only opened her eyes wide.

Even so, she couldn’t have expected her to ask such an open question.

And that wasn’t good news for Lee Hyun-ah.

Because it meant that Kang Jin-woo didn’t even need to talk about Lee Hyun-ah.

In other words, he already knew the Hwarang deal with Sabrina and the raids that followed.

Maybe it was after securing the evidence.

He must have come here just to make a final confirmation and notification.

For an instant, Lee Hyun-ah’s head was filled with despair.

If that was the case, there was no way for her to escape the judgment of the police.

So, with a glimmer of hope, she returned the question.

“Are you looking for me from the position of the police? Or, are you coming as an individual?”

“… Both, what.”

both?

Lee Hyun-ah’s eyes revived at that answer.

That obviously meant that he had the will to negotiate.

Seeking an opportunity for a reversal, Lee Hyun-ah immediately continued.

“What information do you want about Sabrina?”

“I don’t mind anything as long as it helps the investigation.”

“What are you trying to do with that information?”

“Mine must be punished.”

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Jinwoo Kang’s answer was short.

Is it only demons that punish?

In a short while, Lee Hyun-ah’s head ran through countless calculations.

Kang Jin-woo’s words sounded as if he would just ignore the Hwarang issue if he just quietly spit out information.

However, there is no way he would show Hwarang such kindness for no reason.

So Lee Hyun-ah thought for a while before opening her mouth.

“What do you want from us?”

At Lee Hyun-ah’s words, Kang Jin-woo slightly tilted his head.

It’s like you’re asking something like that.

“For now, just give me the information.”

The request was to do it later.

Indeed, it was a formidable opponent.

Smuggling of shoes with Sabrina is a serious crime that can dismantle the foreign institution called Hwarang.

In other words, Kang Jin-woo intended to use it to erase debts from Hwarang and, furthermore, Hwain Group, the parent company of Hwarang.

I don’t know what he’s aiming for with this.

His attempt to put a mediocre cop on a leash at a large corporation is bold, but never reckless.

As long as he has evidence of the smuggling case.

For a while, even Lee Hyun-ah would have no choice but to meet his demands.

“Will you cooperate?”

“You can’t even refuse, can you?”

At this, Jinwoo Kang’s brow furrowed.

Did I sound sarcastic?

Since he had no intention of offending him, Lee Hyun-ah quickly came up with an answer.

“all right. We will provide you with all the information we collect.”

Cool declaration of defeat.

But Lee Hyun-ah wasn’t even angry.

The match was decided from the start anyway.

Kang Jin-woo also nodded as if he was satisfied.

Lee Hyun-ah turned on the laptop after leaving a message to the outside secretary not to allow anyone to access it.

“I’m sure you already know this, but I’ll explain it from the beginning.”

That’s how Lee Hyun-ah briefed information about Sabrina in front of Kang Jin-woo.

Of course, it was about a demon named Sabrina.

A 30-minute briefing originally presented by her subordinates, covering the damage situation and countermeasures of the Hwarang branch offices she attacked.

When it was over, Kang Jin-woo’s face subtly hardened.