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Kang-chan thought about how to deal with Kunoichi and Koharu for several days.

‘I must not let her find out who I am.’

If even one uninstructed villain began to know his identity, his identity would be revealed in an instant.

-Is Master X’s identity actually a police officer?

-Is it right for the police to directly impose private sanctions?

-Crooked police, crooked public safety.

There will be a lot of articles like this.

It was clear that they would target not just Kang Chan, but the entire police force.

Even though the result was good, the process was bad.

It’s something that shouldn’t be done ethically.

‘That’s funny.’

Kang Chan found the words of hypocrites talking behind his back while holding pens the most disgusting thing in the world.

How many people are dying while crying out for ethics and seeking the human rights of criminals?

Why should the person who was harmed by the sin suffer more than the person who committed the sin?

I couldn’t understand.

Respect the human rights of the perpetrator?

Did they respect the victims?

no.

Absolutely not.

If you had respect, you wouldn’t have done something like that.

He would have acted according to his own desires and not done anything that would cause harm to the other person.

Murder, arson, theft, rape, violence, etc.

Many violent criminals despise their victims.

So, let them know the definition.

You guys shouldn’t be treated like human beings.

Kang Chan clenched his fists.

He knew that what he was doing was bad.

However, he had clear standards.

Never mess with good people.

The only targets are villains who are wanted.

People who clearly have sinned.

They were the target, and Kang Chan’s purpose was to punish and rehabilitate them.

I wanted them to suffer in the process.

I wanted to experience pleasure at the end of pain, and to be immersed in that pleasure and suffer.

I hoped to feel a thirst that would never be satisfied.

If not, you can add your hand to educating villains like Cha Hee-joo.

In order to pay for the crimes they committed, they still have to educate many more villains.

In order to do that, he had to find her first before the kunoichi found Kang-chan.

Cha Hee-joo’s help ends here.

I have already received enough help, and I plan to compensate for it.

There was no benefit to him in asking for more.

Because you might end up relying on her.

‘To find a tiger, you need to find the tiger’s cave yourself.’

Cha Hee-joo’s information said that the name of the villain who assists Koharu in Neon Sign and helps her find Master X is Jung Woo-jin.

‘Jung Woo-jin.’

It was also on the police list.

A villain who is the leader of Neon Sign and is famous for destroying several villains at the forefront.

The fact that he passed through the siege of the Hunter police in Daejeon was so famous that it made news headlines.

His villain rating is A+.

He was a crazy guy who beat up not only villains but also police officers with his enormous strength that matched his enormous size.

The places where he mainly operates were also recorded in the police information network.

Jung Woo-jin knew the problem but couldn’t catch it.

It was a known fact that he had beaten Hunter police officers to death several times.

If something like that were to happen again, not anywhere else but in the middle of Gangnam, it was clear that the damage to citizens would be even greater.

Hunter police also knew about this and could not move.

Hunter police also had no choice but to pay attention to public opinion.

I don’t know if neon signs are aiming for that and are starting to gain influence in Gangnam.

okay.

On the outside, it was like that.

‘Shameless bastards… … .’

Kang Chan gritted his teeth after checking Jung Woo-jin’s record.

Neon Sign recently began expanding its business in Gangnam.

We already knew through reports from investigative agencies that they had taken over several violent groups that had previously existed in Gangnam and made them their own.

That was the reason why several gangsters disintegrated and disappeared a year ago.

However, the Hunter Police concluded that there was no villain involvement and handed it over to regular police.

There wasn’t much the Gangnam-gu police force could do, with almost no real authority left.

Arrest regular gangsters at the scene and clean up the scene.

In this way, the conquest of Gangnam-gu by neon signs that took place in Gangnam-gu was concluded.

You don’t know how angry I was when I heard the news.

There is already clear evidence, and several villains that the police would know were caught at the scene, but it’s not the Hunter police’s job.

Then I realized.

Hunter police have no intention of actively arresting neon signs.

Did they think that if they disappeared, another group of uncontrolled villains would appear?

If not, did they think Kim Jeong-su, the leader of the neon sign, was a controllable villain?

Even Kang Chan doesn’t know the details.

It’s just that the neon sign is paying off the leaders of the political world and investigative agencies.

So vigilantes were needed.

A person who will execute justice just barely within the boundaries of the law.

‘If we find Jung Woo-jin and interrogate him, we can find out Koharu’s location.’

If you’re lucky, you might be able to catch them both.

Does not matter.

According to the calculations, two people should be enough to deal with each other.

Unlike the guys who still don’t know Kang Chan’s identity, he could target them in the dark at any time.

It’s time to get off work now.

After organizing his thoughts, Kang Chan stood up.

Now that I have made up my mind, I have to act.

It was then.

“Hey, Inspector Kang Chan.”

Seungmi Jeong approached him.

“Let’s talk for a moment.”

“Story… … What do you mean?”

“I want to ask you something.”

“What is it?”

“It’s not something to talk about here. I want to talk alone.”

“… … All right. I hope it ends quickly. I have something to do after work.”

Lieutenant Jeong Seung-mi’s face turned red, wondering what she was imagining.

Kang Chan got up from his seat and headed to the empty bathroom with her during work hours.

thud!

“Lieutenant Kang Chan said last time that he was a civil servant and the reason he was appointed chief was to receive benefits, right?”

As soon as Seungmi Jeong closed the door, she got to the point.

“It was so.”

“Then let me ask you just one question. What is that benefit? The benefits you get when you are appointed as chief.”

Kang Chan looked at Jeong Seungmi.

What should I say?

I could see everything inside.

‘I guess you’re still expecting me.’

Kang Chan, who worked hard at the police academy.

I was thinking of Kang Chan, a man full of motivation and strength who wanted to somehow get commissioned with high grades and prove himself in the most difficult place.

Have you still not let go of your regrets?

‘Why are you so obsessed with me back then?’

Kang Chan knew that in the past at school, he always surpassed her and came in first place.

Seungmi Jeong, 2nd place in 1000 years.

It was a nickname given to Jeong Seung-mi by students who were jealous of her at the time.

Even though she is the daughter of the police chief, they belittled her for always coming in second place.

Do you want to repay the humiliation of that time?

I don’t know.

In fact, I knew that she wanted to follow in the footsteps of her father, Police Commissioner Jeong Ki-cheol, and become a proper police officer.

Kang Chan, who has always defeated her, may also think that he should become a proper police officer.

“Of course you can’t answer, right?”

When I kept my mouth shut without answering, Seungmi Jeong spoke proudly.

“It’s a lie. I want to have fun while working moderately.”

A proper police officer.

He probably won’t be able to live up to her expectations.

Kang Chan looked into her righteous, sparkling eyes.

Her eyes, shining with firm conviction, seemed to be looking at her past self.

The image reflected in the mirror when I was training hard at school.

Is that why?

I couldn’t make eye contact with her for a long time.

I turned my head without realizing it.

I couldn’t face those sparkling eyes.

It felt like I was seeing the past beliefs that Kang Chan had abandoned.

“The biggest benefit you can get when appointed as a senior officer is promotion.”

Kang Chan spoke to her as if questioning her.

Was it because he was jealous of her for having something he couldn’t protect?

Otherwise, it might have been because I felt sorry for his innocent, young self, who accused him of being at fault without knowing anything.

At least at this moment, I couldn’t be sure about the emotions boiling inside.

“Promotion?”

“Yes. You don’t know how convenient it is to be able to get a good evaluation with just the right amount of performance.”

“But someone who wants a promotion doesn’t do that… … .”

“Because I knew it had no meaning.”

“Yes?”

“I realized that there was no point in getting promoted.”

I told her something I hadn’t even told the district leader.

It showed Jeong Seung-mi a part of his despair that no matter how high he rose, he could not catch and punish the villain he wanted.

It must have been an intention he would never show under normal circumstances.

Nevertheless, the reason why I uttered my tightly hidden words may have been because of my past self that I see in Jeong Seung-mi.

It was a childish emotion, like jealousy.

In the end, it was grumpiness that came from the fact that he had collapsed.

At the same time, it was advice to Jeong Seung-mi, her past self.

“The power the police have is limited, and there is nothing we can do. Inspector Jeong knows, right? What do I mean?”

You shouldn’t be like this.

“Is that really the case?”

Jeong Seung-mi’s reaction was the exact opposite of Kang Chan’s expectation.

Her eyes sparkled with joy, and she nodded as if she knew that would happen as well.

“I know what you mean. Then, if you feel that you can change, it means that you will change too.”

“… … It is impossible.”

“You haven’t forgotten who my dad is, right?”

Seungmi Jeong spread her shoulders wide.

“Please don’t make immature jokes. Nothing will change. Even if you are the daughter of a police chief, this is something you cannot do. I have to get up now, so let’s go.”

“We’ll see! I will definitely change it!”

I still don’t know why she’s so obsessed with me.

The only connection we have is our time at school.

“I’ll make you a good cop again!”

Even though I knew it was immature, I didn’t feel bad about what she said.

Unlike herself, who collapsed against the wall of reality, she was struggling to fight.

Aside from that, it was now time to hit Jung Woo-jin.

***

He arrived in Gangnam wearing the hooded zip-up he always wears and took the mask he had prepared in advance.

It is a crowded space.

I had no intention of doing this in secret.

I was planning on making as much noise as possible.

It will send a message that Master X knows the goal of the neon sign.

It was a kind of bait to call the kunoichi.

The Master X you so desperately seek is here.

‘If you’re looking for me, you have to come out in person.’

Before you tease me for no reason, I tease you first.

In other words, it was a strategy to win first.

Kang Chan was planning to make a big fuss for the first time since working as Master X.

So this was the mask I brought with me.

You should cover your face as much as possible.

So that Master X can never be recognized as Kang Chan.

“This is it.”

Kang Chan said while looking at the streets of Gangnam sparkling with neon signs.

Loud club music resonates throughout your body.

In that club was his target, Jung Woo-jin.

-I’m going to make you a good cop again!

Before leaving work, Kang Chan entered the club, erasing what Jeong Seung-mi had said from his mind.

‘What a desirable police officer.’

It was a word that didn’t suit him anymore.