Chapter 39
The inspectors, led by Lee Na-eun, continued their relentless assault even after entering the building. The enemy tried to resist, but the biggest problem was that they didn’t have implants that could cancel or detect the optical camouflage and sound concealment.
This was to be expected, as optical camouflage and sound concealment were technologies used in aircraft and battleships worth hundreds of billions. It was absurd to think that an ordinary businessman could obtain something to counter these technologies.
“What about those who surrender?”
“Execute without exception.”
“…Even if they surrender?”
“Yes. That way, they won’t dare to resist or test us. They won’t dare to resist and try to bargain during the investigation.”
“…I understand.”
Under Lee Na-eun’s command, the ‘execution’ began. The sound of the Terminator echoed throughout the building, and every time, pitiful screams followed.
It was like entering a hellish realm.
“Ha, surrender…!! I surrender! I surrender!!!!!”
Inspector Lee Na-eun stepped out into the corridor and found a man crying and begging , with tears and snot running down his face. It was a pathetic sight that could make anyone lose their fighting spirit, but she felt a moment of disgust.
However,
Tuwang!
She pulled the trigger without hesitation.
“Kkeuk, kkeukaaaaaaak!!!!!”
The scream and the sound of flesh tearing echoed like a reverberation.
“Uuuuuu!!! Uwaaaaaa!!!!!”
The wall of the corridor crumbled, and a barrage of bullets rained down.
“!
Kiiing.
• September 17, 2076, 09:11:28, Incheon Advanced Isolation City, Ganghwa District 1, Dream Road 7, Blink used. Incheon Central District Prosecutor’s Office, Special Prosecutor Lee Na-eun.
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Hwoong.
She accelerated her already lightning-fast speed and reached the end of the corridor in an instant. A moment later, a barrage of bullets followed.
Tok.
She pushed off from the opposite wall and turned her body. Then she aimed.
A man with a heavy machine gun was visible beyond the almost collapsed wall. He was firing wildly with a terrified look on his face. If he aimed just a little further, he could hit Lee Na-eun, but unfortunately, he didn’t know where she was.
‘If you don’t know, you die.’
Tuwang!
A thick line.
“Kkeukaaaaak!!!!”
The man screamed and tore apart.
-First floor right clear.
-Left clear.
-Second floor execution complete.
-There are still execution targets on the third floor corridor.
-First and second floor personnel, please support the third floor corridor.
-Roger.
-Roger.
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Kiiik!
Yoon Ha-young, who had stepped on the accelerator in a hurry, arrived at the scene a little late.
“Please don’t be late!”
She got out of the car while calling Inspector Lee Na-eun.
“Ugh…?”
And immediately, she covered her mouth as she felt a wave of nausea. The stench of blood and gore assaulted her senses.
“What…?”
Chuk, chuk, chuk, chuk!
“Hurry up and load it!”
“We need to collect DNA samples before the bodies decompose!”
“Forensics team! Over here!”
“There’s more over there!”
Dream First.
A successful company that had built a 10-story headquarters, but now the once pristine building was half-collapsed, with holes everywhere, and the surrounding area was littered with blood and flesh.
White-gowned and masked people, along with stretcher-bearers, were running around, and four medical AVs were hovering in the air.
“…”
On a stretcher that she caught a glimpse of as she passed by, there was something unrecognizable.
“…”
Her brain processed the information.
That was,
a person.
“Ugh!”
A beat later, she realized what it was and vomited for real, then ran behind the wall in a panic.
“Ugh! Ugh!”
Everything she had eaten that morning, and even the day before, came pouring out.
“Yoon Ha-young?”
At that moment, someone noticed her and approached.
“Oh my, are you okay?”
The woman kindly patted her back and checked on her.
“Ugh, ugh…”
Yoon Ha-young, who had emptied her stomach, finally lifted her head. She wiped her mouth with the tissue the woman offered.
“Thank you… what happened here…?”
“Oh… that? It was an ‘execution’ by the inspectors.”
“Execution…?”
She knew what it meant.
She knew what it meant when the inspectors took the Terminator with them.
Strictly speaking, there is an ‘arrest’ mode (anesthetization) when using the Terminator, but usually, ‘execution’ means completely tearing the target into pieces with the ‘Terminator’ mode.
All that flesh was the result of that.
“It’s awful, isn’t it? The smell of blood.”
“How many people… died?”
“Well… we’re still trying to figure that out… haha…”
“…”
They didn’t even know how many people had died.
“Did Inspector Lee Na-eun order this?”
“Yes. She’s amazing. How could she give such an order?”
“…”
Yoon Ha-young slightly questioned the woman’s words. The woman in front of her seemed to be friendly towards Inspector Lee Na-eun, but there was a hint of hostility in her words.
“She ordered to execute without exception, whether they surrendered or not. She said that would prevent future incidents.”
“Without exception?”
“Yes. That’s why there are no survivors. Not a single one.”
“…”
“Even though they were armed and barricaded, there should have been at least a hundred people inside.”
Yoon Ha-young looked at the building across the way.
The building, which looked like it had been abandoned for 20 years, was truly miserable, with blood and flesh dripping down the outer walls, and of course, all the windows were broken.
She felt a chill.
Is this really right, no matter how much they pursue unwavering justice?
Is it really right for them to be massacred like this, just because they were involved in sexual favors and refused to cooperate with the investigation?
If Inspector Lee Na-eun thought that way, what was her definition of justice?
“Haa… What brings you here? Inspector Lee Na-eun announced that outsiders should avoid this area as it could be dangerous.”
“Ah! That’s…”
“It seems you have something to say to me.”
Inspector Lee Na-eun showed her phone’s call history and made an appearance.
“…Then I’ll take my leave.”
The woman bowed slightly and passed by Prosecutor Lee Na-eun. It was surprising how someone who was once friendly could now show such hostility, but Prosecutor Lee Na-eun didn’t seem to mind at all.
“What brings you here?”
“.. Prosecutor.”
Reporter Yoon Ha-young hesitated when she faced Prosecutor Lee Na-eun. She was afraid to speak. A foreboding imagination… afraid that her imagination would become reality.
Then Inspector Lee Na-eun spoke first.
“I see you’ve finally confirmed it by coming here in such a hurry. Rainbow Miracle.”
“!”
“I couldn’t help it. There was no evidence. I couldn’t judge based on mere suspicion.”
“You can’t judge based on mere suspicion…?”
Reporter Yoon Ha-young slightly averted her gaze. The half-destroyed building, the scorched blood and flesh, and even now, the flesh being transported in a hurry.
The stench of blood still stung her nose.
“….”
If you think about it, wasn’t this also based on mere suspicion? There were allegations of sexual favors, and when they came to investigate, they were met with resistance and a siege, so they were executed with Terminators.
What’s the difference between this and judging based on mere suspicion?
If it was going to be like this anyway, it would have been better to execute Rainbow Miracle –
‘….’
She stopped thinking. It felt like her brain was being contaminated.
Filth,
invading her brain.
Reporter Yoon Ha-young bit her lip and bowed her head.
“I can’t accept this…. This scene before my eyes, and Rainbow Miracle….”
“….”
“And if Rainbow Miracle had been executed, what would I have imagined myself?”
“You seem troubled.”
“If you can’t judge based on mere suspicion, isn’t the Terminator system itself wrong? Especially in a scene like this.”
Inspector Lee Na-eun took a deep breath and looked up at the sky for a moment.
“The air here is really bad, isn’t it?”
“Huh?”
“Let’s go inside and talk. It looks like it will take a while.”
“….”
“Go to the camp. I’ll just use the restroom and leave.”
Reporter Yoon Ha-young looked at Inspector Lee Na-eun with a complicated expression, hesitated, turned around, and headed towards the camp.
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A phone call came in. The caller was Prosecutor Lee Na-eun.
“What’s up.”
-Reporter Yoon Ha-young seems to be reaching her limit.
“Suddenly?”
-She followed the execution site after finding out that Rainbow Miracle was cleared of charges. It seems her mental state collapsed there. Haha. Poor girl.
“Did she find out that Rainbow Miracle was cleared of charges?”
…?
Ah!
Right…!
Get a hold of yourself.
I forgot to consider this.
‘The reason Reporter Yoon Ha-young stuck to me in the first place was because of Rainbow Miracle, and if she found out that Rainbow Miracle was cleared of charges, there would naturally be an uproar….’
I forgot to consider this and leaked the list of cleared charges.
It’s because my mind is so complicated. When I try to do many things at once, this kind of mistake happens.
‘Fortunately, it was a mistake on a side that doesn’t matter.’
-If this continues, your toy might get damaged? Ah, or is she maturing further?
“Exactly what state is she in?”
-I’m not sure. She seems to be feeling despair… or corruption… or rather, she seems to be becoming more resolute…
“What kind of report is this?”
-She looked very confused. It seemed like she was in a state where she could move forward in any way.
“Oh? What does our special prosecutor want to do?”
-Is my opinion being considered?
“She’s not my toy, she’s yours.”
-….
“My toy is you. Tell me, what do you want to do?”
-Hmm~
She sighed for a moment,
-Ruin?