episode_0007

doll.

There was also a female doll with scattered hair lying in the corner of the room.

It was a female doll that often appeared in horror movies.

I quietly looked at the doll, which had an energy that sent shivers down my spine just by looking at it.

‘Did I see it wrong?’

Kang Chan looked a little more carefully.

To feel the energy coming from the doll.

To confirm that what you saw was not in vain

I feel power.

Although it was an unknown force, it was clear that it was magic.

Is it because of that?

However, to say that the doll was the culprit was too weak.

The doll played the most important role in breaking down the house?

Does that make sense?

Kang Chan grasped the possibility.

However, that object could not be moved carelessly.

It is an object whose power we do not know.

If you touch it wrongly, the problem will get worse.

It was then.

“What are you looking at?”

The owner of the house approached Kang Chan, who was looking at the doll in the corner.

“Where did you get that doll?”

“What? well? Because I don’t pay attention to the tenants’ things. On the contrary, they feel uncomfortable when I ask them questions.”

“You said the tenant went to the hospital, right? When did you go?”

“I didn’t know when to go, but I left right after finding out that my house was robbed during the day! I mean, you really have to go. He’s a funny guy. His house was robbed, but instead of taking care of it himself, he left it to the landlord?”

When the landlord, who was complaining about the tenants, continued to complain about the current generation, Kang Chan looked into every corner of the house.

Either way, the old man continued to say what he had to say.

There were no special clues.

The criminal did not leave a single fingerprint.

The fingerprints left in this room belong to only one person.

Tenant of this room.

‘It’s strange as expected.’

Your belongings were stolen, but instead of going to the police, you complained to the landlord?

And then he goes to the hospital?

why?

It was full of things I couldn’t understand.

‘After all, it’s not something ordinary people do.’

Even with just a little bit of knowledge, I could be sure that it wasn’t the work of an ordinary person.

But why on earth did those Hunter police officers conclude that this theft was committed by an ordinary person?

Kang Chan sensed that this incident was not an ordinary one.

Although he was not a great detective, he was not so incompetent that he missed clues at the scene.

“I need to meet the tenant.”

“What did you find?”

“Yes, I have something to ask.”

“Okay. Still, you’re better than those idiots. At least I have the faith to solve it.”

The landlord chuckled.

“Can I have your contact information?”

“Of course. Receive.”

“What is your name?”

“His name is Wonho Choi.”

After receiving the tenant’s phone number, Kang Chan immediately picked up his cell phone and made a call.

-who are you.

A tired man’s voice was heard on the other end of the phone.

“Hello. Mr. Wonho Choi, I am a police officer. We have contacted you regarding the theft that occurred this time.”

-ah… … .

A drowsy voice answered lazily.

-No investigation is required. You can just go back.

“The landlord really wants you to investigate?”

-Oh, it’s okay. I’ll tell you well.

“You can’t do that. Once we confirm that a theft has occurred, there is no going back.”

-… … .

The young man on the other end of the phone said nothing.

“Choi Won-ho?”

-I know.

“Yes?”

-I’m also a police officer, so I know roughly how things work in the field. So just handle it roughly and leave. Stop talking nonsense.

“Choi Won-ho, are you a police officer?”

-… … .

At that moment, Kang Chan heard.

-Ha, bother.

The voice of a tenant sighing with the drowsiness of the world.

‘This is the work of a villain.’

After hearing those words, I was certain that it was that doll that made the tenant on the other end of the phone look strange.

“… … I understand.”

Kang Chan hung up the phone with Choi Won-ho.

It felt like the tenant was blatantly avoiding the police.

It’s also strange that the Hunter police just ignored this place and moved on.

“Tsu-eup.”

In the end, the only clue left is that doll.

I don’t know what would happen if I moved that thing, but there was no other way.

Kang Chan approached the doll and held it in his hand.

Passs.

At that moment, he felt the mana contained in the doll flowing through his hands.

For a split second, I felt dizzy.

‘also… … .’

It was a mental type magic.

Magic that penetrates into the other person’s mind and manipulates their emotions and state.

If he were an ordinary police officer, he would have fallen victim to this spell.

However, it was a spell that did not work on Kang Chan.

No, he had a body that was impervious to magic in the first place.

The power to drive out demons.

It was the same with curses.

No matter how strong the curse was, it did not work on Kang Chan.

“Are you okay?”

“Yes, it’s okay.”

“Really?”

“I will take this doll.”

“Okay. So is this all?”

“Yes.”

Kang Chan looked around inside.

There was nothing to be gained from this room.

“For the rest, you should check the surrounding cameras.”

“Please catch that thief. So that our house prices don’t fall.”

“Don’t worry.”

Kang Chan searched the surrounding area.

There wasn’t much he could do on his own, but he wandered around to gather as many clues as possible.

After examining nearby CCTV, there was one common feature.

“It only worked during that time?”

“Is that so? If you look here… … .”

The employee showed me the blacked-out CCTV.

The CCTV and black box at the time when the crime was presumed to have been committed either broke down or suddenly became blurred.

“Tsu-eup.”

This is difficult.

Everything that could be used as a clue was useless.

“This is blocked.”

With no clues remaining, it seemed like the investigation would be difficult.

In the end, there is only one way left.

“I have to ask the tenant Wonho Choi directly where he got this doll.”

There was no other way.

***

“What is that?”

Eunyoung Park, a magician who called herself a voodoo doctor or puppeteer, saw a police officer enter her business.

Originally, due to her magic, the pattern so far was to become lethargic and return to one’s workplace or leave.

Even police officers couldn’t avoid her magic.

That’s how confident she was in her magic.

In fact, didn’t the hunter police officers who first responded leave everything and hand over the job to regular police officers?

That was thanks to her magic.

lethargy.

The lethargy of not wanting to do anything was the foundational magic that allowed her to use her power properly.

Puppeteer.

It was a name given because it mainly used magic that could manipulate opponents like puppets.

The power to render the opponent helpless, control his or her actions from the abyss, and later go even further and force him to sacrifice his own life force.

She used it to increase her strength.

Stealing the other person’s things, stealing their power, and even making their life force your own, ultimately owning everything the other person has.

That was the way she committed the crime until now.

Code name: Puppeteer.

Her villain level was A level.

In fact, it wasn’t because of these miscellaneous crimes that she became an A-level villain.

A major theft incident that occurred a few years ago.

It was an incident in which seven thieves gathered together and committed a crime to steal the tears of a mermaid, which was Korea’s most famous treasure at the time.

Park Eun-young, who was very active there, was given the nickname Puppeteer for the first time, and was able to be named as an A-level villain due to her major in running away from Joo Guk-young, the police chief who was the founder of the Korean Hunter Police at the time.

Of course, unfortunately, he was unable to steal the mermaid’s tears due to Zhou Guoying’s fierce defense, but he was able to steal other items.

At the time, the various treasures they stole were equivalent to mermaid tears, so it was actually recorded as a defeat for the Hunter Police.

Because of the treasure, all the great thieves were disbanded, and she also lost some of her power and became a fugitive.

‘I was regaining my strength in this way.’

She gives dolls with her magic to the homes of people living alone and uses the dolls to weaken them.

That was her method of crime.

But that’s it.

“What on earth?”

She saw Kang Chan captured on the screen.

The only man who didn’t fall under her spell that put everyone under her spell.

Even now, the police officers were passionately investigating the surroundings and searching for traces, and there was a firearm in their eyes.

“That person didn’t get caught.”

why?

I got curious.

She has robbed countless houses and consumed the life force of the people living in them, but no one has figured out her methods.

All they have to do is roughly investigate and conclude the matter.

Therefore, even though she was mentioned in the article, a tracking team was not properly formed to properly track her down.

That was thanks to her magic and helplessness.

“Hmm… … . Sounds fun.”

For the first time, she felt intrigued by the police who were tracking her.

And she wanted to control that man with her power.

‘Maybe this will be an opportunity to become stronger than I am now.’

I licked my lips with my tongue.

***

Kang Chan visited the hospital where Choi Won-ho was hospitalized.

When seen from a distance, his face looked very gaunt.

They said he was a police officer, but he looked so thin and weak that I doubted his authenticity.

“Choi Won-ho?”

“Ha… … .”

He sighed when he saw Kang Chan wearing a police uniform.

“It came from the glass rift zone. There is something I would like to ask you about what happened at Choi Won-ho’s house.”

“I said I had nothing to say.”

Kang Chan, who was facing Wonho Choi as he answered, felt a faint power connected between the doll and Wonho Choi.

‘Is this doll absorbing this man’s life force?’

You’ll have to do some research to find out.

“I didn’t come here to ask you anything in particular.”

“Yes? What is that… … .”

“I came to check on Choi Won-ho’s condition.”

“Yes?”

Kang Chan took a step closer to him.

Seeing his sudden approach, Wonho Choi became very wary and took a step back, but there weren’t many places he could escape to as he was already lying on the bed.

Kang Chan squeezed Choi Wonho’s shoulder.

At the same time.

Passs.

The power of the perm in Kang Chan’s hand cut off the power of mana that was connected between Choi Won-ho and the doll.

Kang Chan looked at Choi Wonho again.

Choi Won-ho’s expression, which had been frowning as if he hated everything in the world, gradually relaxed.

“… … uh? why me… … Here?”

“Are you conscious?”

“Who… … ?”

“This is Inspector Kang Chan of the glass earth belt. I came here to ask about the thief who robbed my teacher’s house.”

“Ah, the person who contacted me… … . Sorry for earlier. I made a rude mistake without realizing it. I’m not really that kind of person, but I’m really stressed today.”

Unlike the first time, Choi Won-ho bowed his head politely and looked at Kang Chan.

also.

There is something about this doll.

“Since when has it been like that?”

“Yes?”

“That stress. Since when has it been like that?”