166 – Chapter 7. A week of turmoil (2)

At that time, the top floor of the Busan Sunshade Group building.

-Proceeding as instructed, Chairman.

“Ah, yes. I’m watching you. I’m watching it live, so keep going as planned.”

Choi Ho-jeong, chairman of Sunlight, leaned back on the sofa with a satisfied smile at the report sent through her smartphone.

“Yeah. Somewhere demons are trying to get right into Busan.”

“I, Chairman. But those who have lost their abilities…”

“Uh huh. Once a demon, always a demon. Director Chang. Losing this ability doesn’t mean you’re not a demon.”

Chairman Choi cut off the words of the director with a firm voice.

“Why did they become demons? It’s because they ran out of control. Even though their bodies are human, their minds are demons. Since their souls have already been corrupted, how can they not call them demons?”

“However, it is said that a man named Duuksini forcibly turned it into a demon.”

Director Jang also did not bend his opinion.

“Think of the patent rider Yuk Gi-bong we wanted to use.

“Then what do you mean, even a good person with special powers will become a devil with one shot, be it the pill or the seed?”

“It’s possible.”

“Huh. Then the game will be completely different.”

Chairman Choi tilted his head.

“It’s completely different for a good hero to fall into a demon, and for someone with the temperament of a demon to become a demon. Um…ah, let’s do that.”

Chairman Choi smiled benevolently and stroked the white-haired cat on the chairperson’s desk.

“Those whom Duoxini turned into demons were not good people, but rather black people from the beginning. Duoxini selected and selected those who could become demons.”

“Chairman, that’s groundless…”‘

“In my 90 years of life, if there is one thing I learned while fleeing to the Korean War while learning Korean, it is the eyes to see people.”

Chairman Choi pointed to his eyes and displayed a list on one side of the TV screen while skillfully handling the Taegeuk watch.

“This time, Zenros…? Those people with no powers. I checked the roster. I cross-checked the data brought by the Sunshade personnel team and scouts. As a result, one very interesting result came out.”

“Chairman himself…? Let us do it.”

“Doesn’t it feel like I’m alive when I do this myself. So, after researching, if I had to give a one-line review of them… I could say ‘those who have the same texture as Yuk Gi-bong’.”

Chairman Choi lightly put the small pill on the table into his mouth.

“I had a bad reputation, or I had a bad family background, or I had already been involved in a crime, or I killed people even though I was unknown to the outside world. I think I would have done that if I was poor. I chose only those who were easy to fall into and put the devil’s seed in. That’s how I see it.”

“then….”

“There’s nothing wrong with us now calling protesters and blocking them from coming into Busan. Who would want to live in a city with these people? Death row inmates who have committed horrendous crimes.”

The word NIMBY is not for nothing.

Even if socially abhorrent facilities are economically helpful, they oppose entry. They say that those who kill several people or cause property damage of at least 1 billion won are imprisoned in a research center somewhere in Busan, but how can they remain silent?

“Whether it’s a trash can or poop, there must be one somewhere. But why does it have to be in the backyard of our house, behind the mountain in our apartment? Hey, do you know what the people of Busan are most worried about?”

“…Typhoon?”

“A typhoon is also a typhoon, but what if any of those Zenros ‘recover’ this ability?”

“……!”

Director Zhang became contemplative.

“I asked my wife how she would feel if she lost this power. Do you know what she said? .”

“Is that… that much?”

“It’s kind of like a metaphor from her point of view. I want to liken it like this. Hey, can I live with all my family members who will take care of me dead and my limbs cut off and only my torso remaining?”

“…Isn’t it impossible to live without society’s help?”

“That’s right. It’s virtually impossible, no, it just became an existence that can’t live without society.”

Chairman Choi petted the cat with a serious face.

“So you shouldn’t bring them into Busan. If they really come into the Busan Research Center, then the protesters we called, not the real Busan people, will arise. Then it will be a big economic blow to our Sunshine Group.”

“Supporting the research institute behind the scenes…is it because it’s our group?”

“Yeah. Tsk. Tsk. Tsk. Tsk. Tsk.”

Chairman Choi shook his head with a more serious face.

“I’m trying to build a new figure skating rink near the lab, but if the Genros come in, you won’t be able to build it.”

“…wasn’t that a golf course?”

“A golf course? There are golf courses all over the country, so why?”

Chairman Choi petted the cat and smiled softly.

“People who know that figure skating is a hobby, of course we should build a figure skating rink.”

“…….”

“Remember. No matter how much the world has changed, there is an eternal truth in this age. What was it?”

“Money is the best.”

“yes.”

era of capitalism.

Even if you can’t buy this ability with money, it’s a world where you can hire a person with this ability.

“Do you think that the reason why the society dispatched goblins and killed the two oxenies was 100% for the sake of world stability?”

“…Money?”

“A situation where the US stock market fell due to the threat of peace and stock markets around the world were crushed. 20% of my wealth is on the verge of evaporating in an instant. I don’t know if it’s a failed investment, but I can’t stand losing my money because of someone else. The same goes for them.”

Chairman Choi’s eyes were full of confidence.

“The protesters paid money, but would they really protest so enthusiastically just because they got some money back?”

“…Many residents of apartments near the research center came forward.”

“Yes. Sorry to the government and heroes, but I’m not on the side of the government.”

click.

Chairman Choi stroked the logo of the sun shade on the inside of the Taegeuk watch with his hand.

“On the side of capital.”

* * *

“It’s a big deal. Negotiations have broken down.”

“Why?”

“I’m going back to another place unconditionally. They said that if you come here, you’re going to Busan right away.”

“I am.”

Baek Seol-hee was dumbfounded by the people who came out to protest.

“What are people afraid of who have lost this ability…”

“Wouldn’t everyone do that if there was a chemically castrated rapist living next door to me?”

Cheok Joon-kyung sipped coffee with a tired face and stood next to Seol-hee Baek.

“Is it like that?”

“Yes. It’s the same. Regardless of castration or not, if a rapist threatens with a knife, it’s the same threat to ordinary people.”

“ha….”

“Does it look like you came out of protest because of money?

“who?”

“Yeah, of course, it’s ‘horror’.”

With a fishy smile, Cheok Joon-gyeong pointed to a black transport vehicle that could only appear in American movies behind the convoy.

“I’m afraid of what if they go crazy again. I mean, you’re also on Sejong Island right now, but what if they’re in Busan?”

“In Busan, Taejo…”

“Trust him alone and live safely in Busan?”

“…….”

Taejo should have been defended, but Baek Seol-hee could not come up with anything to refute.

“I’d rather all of you want to move to Sejong Island. There are a lot of people with special abilities, but there are also a lot of people with special abilities who can deal with it right away. Besides, don’t goblins live on Sejong Island right now?”

“That’s something you don’t know.”

“Even when they jump out of Sejong Island? I think they are on Sejong Island, a goblin.”

“…….”

Baek Seol-hee lowered her head for a moment.

Then, for no reason, I pressed the floor with my foot, stared at it, and took a breath.

“…I’ll call you in a minute.”

“Call? Call the association-“

“It’s not an association.”

After Baek Seol-hee bit Cheok Joon-gyeong, she tapped on her Taegeuk watch and called right away.

[Oh, hello? Seolhee?]

“Hello. Is he available on the phone right now?”

[Yeah. I guess I didn’t eat breakfast properly. I am watching it live right now.]

Beyond Do Ji-hwan’s voice, the voice of a news presenter conveying the situation at the scene can be heard.

“where are you now?”

[Me? Ulleungdo. I came to Ulleungdo Pension with someone I know… hahahaha.]

“Anyone know? Anyone else?”

[Well, sometimes with someone I owe. It was practice.]

“ah.”

well, that’s ok

Because I’ve already made up my mind.

“What would you do in this situation right now? People said they would protest and lay down on the road.”

[Um… First of all, they have to go to Busan, right? That way, the Busan laboratory over there will do the vaccine.]

“Yes. There will probably be an official announcement soon. We need to calm those protesters.”

can i say

Baek Seol-hee pondered for a while, but decided to trust the sensation she felt deep in her heart.

“All those who have lost their ability will be sent to Sejong Island. A separate prison facility will be built on Sejong Island.”

[…hmm.]

How will Do Ji-hwan react?

[Because of Seolhee?]

“That might be possible, but there is a possibility that he is on Sejong Island.”

[That?]

“The goblin. …may not be on Sejong Island right now.”

[…….]

Amidst a moment of awkward silence.

“Well, that’s what people do. Could it be that they do? Right?”

[There is a possibility. for now.]

“Yes, well. Goblins appear everywhere. Anyway.”

Baek Seol-hee turned her eyes to the protesters.

“How can I get past those demonstrators? I don’t think they’ll disperse themselves.”

[Can’t we just do it like you did to the goblin yesterday? If you’re okay with mana. That, Jindo Bridge.]

“…….”

Baek Seol-hee closed her eyes for a moment, then hardened her expression.

“I’m thinking of buying a pair of shoes as a gift on the way to Busan.”

[Oh, really? You don’t have to…]

“It’s because I want to buy it. Maybe.”

Baek Seol-hee lightly swept the floor with her foot.

“Shoes, what size are you?”