Return of the Sword God-Rank Civil Servant-Chapter 207

Su-ho returned late at night.

As he exited the airport, Su-ho thought to himself.

‘I need to secure some healers soon.’

Still, he had gathered everything he needed.

Now, it was just a matter of timing.

Su-ho drove straight to the Jeju Branch.

The building was empty, with everyone having already gone home.

Everyone except for one person.

Only Han Myung-ho remained.

As Su-ho pulled up to the entrance, Han Myung-ho, who had been waiting, immediately bowed.

“You’re here.”

“Give me the documents.”

“Yes, here they are.”

The bundle of documents Han Myung-ho handed over was thick.

But Su-ho didn’t need to go through all of them.

A summary was placed right on top.

The rest were supporting evidence.

Su-ho glanced through the summary and nodded.

“It’s clean. Alright, let’s move now.”

“Huh? Move where?”

“You’re playing hunting dog, aren’t you? Did you think I’d tear through Tamna alone? Having the branch chief stand beside me like a folding screen makes things go much smoother.”

“......Understood.”

Su-ho then tossed his car keys to Han Myung-ho.

Han Myung-ho tilted his head in confusion.

“......What’s this for?”

“What do you mean? Drive. I’m tired.”

“Ah, understood!”

Once Su-ho settled into the passenger seat, the car finally set off.

***

The two arrived at Tamna Guild Headquarters.

Located in Jeju City, the building was dark at this late hour.

But that wasn’t a problem.

If no one was inside, they could simply call them out.

Su-ho spoke.

“Branch Chief, turn your head over there for a moment.”

“Over there?”

“Yes, just for a moment.”

As Han Myung-ho turned his gaze away, Su-ho touched his face briefly before calling him back.

When Han Myung-ho turned back, his eyes widened in shock.

Su-ho’s face had completely changed.

“W-what?”

“Don’t be surprised. It’s me.”

“Ah... I see...”

“Let’s go.”

As Su-ho approached the entrance, a security guard on duty stepped out to block them.

“Who are you? Everyone’s gone home for the day—Oh! Branch Chief! What brings you here at this hour?”

Fortunately, the guard recognized Han Myung-ho.

It was only natural.

In Tamna, Han Myung-ho was a VIP among VIPs.

He always accompanied high-ranking figures, so there was no way a security guard managing the headquarters wouldn’t recognize him.

Su-ho sent a telepathic message to Han Myung-ho.

– Tell him you have a meeting with the Tamna Guild leader tonight.

Han Myung-ho immediately relayed the message.

“Ahem, I have a meeting with the Guild Leader tonight.”

“Ah, I see. But... the Guild Leader already left for the day?”

“I was informed that he is still in the building.”

“Oh, I see. Then I must have been mistaken.”

The guard, hearing this from no one other than Han Myung-ho, naturally assumed he had been wrong.

He then pulled out a card from his pocket.

“Branch Chief, this is an access card. Since business hours are over, you’ll need this to enter. I apologize for the inconvenience, but please use this just for today.”

“Understood.”

With the access card in hand, Han Myung-ho and Su-ho entered the building. frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓

The two headed straight for the Guild Leader’s office and casually opened ⊛ Nоvеlιght ⊛ (Read the full story) the door.

There was no additional security.

It wasn’t an issue of negligence.

Who in their right mind would dare waltz into the office of a Guild Leader representing all of Jeju?

Inside the office, Su-ho activated his mana detection skill and began scanning the room.

Soon, he detected faint traces of mana behind a large framed painting hanging on the wall.

“How classic.”

He moved the painting aside, revealing a safe behind it.

It was a special type of safe crafted by an Awakened with item-forging skills.

Unlike regular safes, this one was far more durable and had complex security features.

Su-ho studied it for a moment before summoning his blood sword.

Seeing this, Han Myung-ho’s eyes widened.

“W-what are you planning to do with that?”

Su-ho didn’t answer.

Instead, he swung the sword.

[Steel Cutting has been activated.]

Slash!

The blood sword left a diagonal mark across the safe.

With a creaking sound, the door of the safe detached and fell to the floor.

Han Myung-ho gawked at it, speechless.

“H-how... how did you do that with a sword...?”

Once again, Su-ho didn’t answer.

Silently, he began stacking the contents of the safe on the office desk.

Gold bars, jewels, bearer checks, and various ledgers.

They had stolen quite a lot.

Su-ho started flipping through the ledgers.

There was a lot of overlap with the corruption files Han Myung-ho had provided.

But there were also plenty of new revelations.

This was undeniable evidence.

Su-ho stored the items in his inventory one by one.

Then, he pulled out a chair and sat down.

Seeing Su-ho’s composed demeanor, Han Myung-ho asked, bewildered.

“What are you doing, Officer?”

“Waiting for the Guild Leader.”

“What?”

“It’s a special safe. Since I forced it open, there’s a high chance that the Guild Leader was alerted. These days, safes come with emergency notification systems by default. So, we just sit here and wait for him to arrive.”

“No, that doesn’t make any—”

“Quiet and take a seat.”

“Y-yes.”

As Su-ho calmly suggested, Han Myung-ho obediently pulled up a chair and sat down.

About ten minutes later, Tamna Guild Leader, Seo Do-il, finally appeared in the office.

“Who the hell are you? Huh? Branch Chief?”

Seo Do-il.

He had ruled over Jeju for years as the head of Tamna, the regional guild, and was also ranked 7th on the Grand Chart.

So naturally, he was utterly bewildered.

Who the hell had dared to touch his secret safe?

But when he arrived, he found a familiar face awkwardly smiling.

That only made it more absurd.

Han Myung-ho greeted him awkwardly.

“H-ha... Hello?”

“Branch Chief? What are you doing here...?”

“Well, that’s...”

“Are you Seo Do-il, Guild Leader of Tamna?”

“Yes, and you are?”

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Before Han Myung-ho could answer, Su-ho interrupted.

Seo Do-il narrowed his eyes at Su-ho, trying to guess his identity.

But he couldn’t recall ever seeing this face.

Of course, he couldn’t.

The face Su-ho was using was one he had created at will.

Su-ho continued speaking.

“I’m from the main headquarters of the Great Hunter Association. We received reports of corruption involving Branch Chief Han Myung-ho. During our investigation, we uncovered Tamna Guild’s illegal activities, which led us here.”

“Corruption reports? What kind of bullshit is this? Who the hell do you think you are, barging in here without a warrant and tearing through my office?”

“It was an urgent matter. We’ve already secured a significant amount of illegal funds and corruption records from your safe. We’d appreciate your full cooperation with the Special Investigation Division.”

“The fuck are you even saying? Hey, do you people not follow procedures? I’ll be calling my lawyer, and we’ll do this by the book.”

“You can’t.”

“What?”

In that instant, Su-ho closed the distance.

With a swift motion, he pressed Seo Do-il’s paralysis and eye acupoints.

Seo Do-il’s body froze, and his vision went dark.

He screamed in a panic.

“Fuck! What the hell are you doing?! Who the fuck are you?!”

“Seo Do-il, do you think you’re the first scumbag I’ve dealt with? No matter how this plays out, you won’t escape prison. And in the process, Tamna will be dismantled.”

“What?! You son of a bitch! Let me go! Release me and let’s talk, you piece of shit!”

“That won’t be happening.”

Su-ho then sealed his speech and hearing acupoints as well, silencing him completely.

He turned to Han Myung-ho.

“The Deputy Guild Leader’s name is Moon Hye-hyun, right? Call him here. Tell him Seo Do-il is here as well.”

“A-alright...!”

Han Myung-ho hurriedly called Moon Hye-hyun.

There was no room for hesitation.

Not only had he witnessed Seo Do-il being taken down effortlessly, but he had also experienced the same treatment himself.

After some time, Tamna Guild’s Deputy Guild Leader, Moon Hye-hyun, arrived.

As he opened the door, he greeted the Branch Chief, but his eyes widened at the scene before him.

“Branch Chief? What the hell is this...?”

“You’re Moon Hye-hyun, the Deputy Guild Leader of Tamna, correct? I’m from the main headquarters of the Great Hunter Association.”

“The main headquarters?”

“We received reports of corruption involving Branch Chief Han Myung-ho—no, forget that. We’ve uncovered extensive illegal activities conducted by Tamna. We need to take you in for questioning. You can come with us voluntarily, or...”

Su-ho trailed off and gestured to the collapsed Seo Do-il.

Moon Hye-hyun, quick on the uptake, broke into a cold sweat and darted for the exit.

“Tsk, what a pain.”

Moon Hye-hyun was fast.

Like Seo Do-il, he was ranked 8th on the Grand Chart.

But just because he was a ranker didn’t mean he could escape Su-ho.

Su-ho threw his Guiyeong Spear, striking the back of Moon Hye-hyun’s thigh.

“Argh!”

In the dimly lit hallway, the spear pierced straight through his leg.

Su-ho approached the fallen Moon Hye-hyun and yanked the Guiyeong Spear from his wound.

“Gaaah!!”

“Quiet.”

Then, he pressed his foot down onto the wound, grinding it into the floor.

“AAAAARGH!!”

The pain of a deep puncture wound being trampled was excruciating.

But there was no helping it.

This was the price of trying to run.

People who don’t face consequences for their mistakes tend to repeat them.

After pressing his foot down hard, Su-ho sealed all of Moon Hye-hyun’s acupoints, just as he had with Seo Do-il.

He then dragged Moon Hye-hyun next to Seo Do-il and took a photo.

Just then—

“Officer!”

A voice called out from the end of the hallway.

It was a familiar voice.

The person calling out to Su-ho was none other than Na Do-won, the captain of the Special Investigation Team.

“You made it?”

Na Do-won had arrived because Su-ho had summoned him.

At Su-ho’s greeting, Na Do-won responded.

“Yes, I barely managed to catch the last flight. But... who are these people?”

“The ones I told you about over the phone—Tamna Guild’s Guild Leader and Deputy Guild Leader. Ah, and this is the Jeju Branch Chief.”

“Ah, nice to meet you.”

Han Myung-ho greeted him with an awkward smile.

Su-ho opened his inventory and handed over the files he had taken from the safe.

“These are the corruption records for both the Branch Chief and Tamna Guild. It wasn’t obtained with an official warrant, but I’ll leave it to you to handle.”

“You... you already took care of all this?”

“If you can do something, you should.”

Na Do-won was left speechless at Su-ho’s efficiency.

After all, he knew very well that both Han Myung-ho and the Tamna leaders were monstrous figures in their own right.

As he struggled to process it all, Su-ho asked.

“What’s wrong? Do you have a problem because I didn’t get a warrant?”

“No, it’s fine. I’m just surprised. But what exactly made you turn Jeju upside down all of a sudden?”

Su-ho had told him he was taking action against the Jeju Branch and Tamna, but he hadn’t explained the reason.

Su-ho responded casually.

“I’m just reforming the association. Tamna just happened to be in the way. That said, I plan to dismantle them completely, so keep that in mind.”

“Ah... Understood.”

“Lock up the Guild Leader and Deputy Guild Leader in the Jeju Branch’s underground detention center. I’ll stop by before I fly out tomorrow. Let me know.”

With that, Su-ho finally turned to Han Myung-ho.

“Make sure you cooperate with the investigation. Don’t act up and get yourself beaten more than necessary.”

“...Understood.”

Han Myung-ho lowered his head.