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Knock, knock.
That's when I was just getting the momentum to win. I turned around at the sudden sound from above, and Ji Wi-Han was dragging a sofa over.
"Can you help me, Ms. Kang Woo-Ri?"
"What is this?"
"We don't have enough people, so the only way to fight back is to use the terrain. Fortunately, there's only one entrance, so we can set up a barricade in front of the front door and wait while aiming at the entrance. We can hold out."
"...."
When I thought about it, there was no need to wrestle with an opponent with a gun. We also had about 20 revolvers that the police bastards had given us as gifts.
Since there was an overwhelming geographical advantage of having to enter through the entrance, we could easily stop them by just showering the guys coming in with bullets.
Conversely, we wouldn't be able to leave the entrance either, but there was no time to think about that in the current situation.
'Should I have just raised "Enlightenment (lv.3)"? No, if you were going to bring it, you should have said something sooner.'
I was the one who only thought about getting shot and didn't think about shooting, but I glared at Ji Wi-Han for no reason.
We set up the sofa at the entrance, and set up the grand piano and dining table in the hallway. And we gathered all the revolvers behind the makeshift barricade.
We also had the two beauties in charge of two revolvers each, fixed so that they only had to pull the trigger.
After moving busily for a while and finishing all the preparations to welcome the police bastards, we waited in our respective positions for the police bastards to open the front door and come in.
A silence mixed with tension and worry flowed, and only the sound of the two beauties swallowing could be heard repeatedly.
Knock, knock.
Bang!
"Kyaa!"
The glamorous beauty, who was overly nervous at the sudden knock, pulled the trigger.
I wish I could have sent at least one of them beyond the door through the front door, but the bullet bounced off the front door because it was made of something like wood and had something inside it.
'Ah, I could have started by sending one or two guys for free.'
I could have started by sending at least one or two guys who came in defenselessly when the door opened, but I missed the opportunity in vain. Now they'll be coming in while being careful.
"Wait a minute! Don't shoot!"
At that moment, a familiar voice came from beyond the door.
"The announcer?"
It was the voice I had heard dozens of times on the radio.
"So, so we've bought it?"
"Yes. It's all over now."
"Kyaa!"
The glamorous beauty screamed and hugged Ji Wi-Han next to her. The slender beauty, who had been looking stiff all along, also put her hand on Ji Wi-Han's shoulder and sighed in relief.
'No, I'm here too, so why only Ji Wi-Han... .'
It's definitely a situation that should make me feel good, but I don't feel good. I was the one who actually beat up all the police bastards, but only Ji Wi-Han is getting the reward.
That's why guys who were born ugly have bad personalities. Guys who were born ugly can't get things even if they try, but handsome guys get them just by standing still, so their insides can't be white.
It wasn't for nothing that I started with "Cold-Blooded (lv.2)" and "Anthropophobia (lv.1)". It was because the world was wrong.
'Oh, crap, take this.'
I couldn't suppress the black heart that was rising up, and I planted "Loyalty (lv.2)" in Ji Wi-Han.
『Ji Wi-Han』
Traits: "Leader (lv.2)" / "Word and Deed (lv.4)" / "Self-Interest (lv.3)" / "Loyalty (lv.2)"
"Loyalty (lv.2)"
☐ Trait effect +3.9% when following the master's instructions
☒ Skill "Medal of Loyalty" is created when lv.10 is achieved
("Medal of Loyalty": Stacks accumulated each time the master's instructions are followed are detonated to amplify the effect of "Loyalty (lv.10)" for 10 minutes. Amplified by 1% per stack.)
▶Level Change: 2p
"Loyalty (狗馬之心)." It was the name of a trait that meant the loyalty that a dog and a horse have for their master.
The only people who can be said to be Ji Wi-Han's master right now are me and Congressman Jeong Eui-Yeol, but Congressman Jeong Eui-Yeol is presumed to have died in Yongsan, so if I plant this trait, Ji Wi-Han will definitely become my confidant.
That's the trait I set aside with that intention in the first place. It was an extremely impulsive choice to plant it without even considering whether that was the best thing to do.
But when I actually sent it, I thought I did a good job.
Even if Ji Wi-Han had "Word and Deed (lv.4)", promises alone were not enough. But I felt more relieved because I had laid down the double security of blind loyalty.
Until now, I had been hiding things that I should have hidden from Ji Wi-Han, but now I won't have to do that, so it will definitely be easier for me.
I didn't care that Ji Wi-Han's personality might change as a result. Whatever kind of person Ji Wi-Han became, he just had to remain my faithful and competent aide.
'Ah, it would be even better if he was just a little uglier. I guess that's not possible?'
Looking at Ji Wi-Han with the two beauties on either side of him, I felt jealous again, but I shook my head and turned my gaze to the people who had saved us.
"Thank you."
"It's nothing. I should have made a decision someday, but we're actually more grateful that you went through the trouble instead. Thank you for your hard work. And thank you."
The kind-looking middle-aged woman in her early 40s returned my thanks with thanks instead.
This woman was the head of the Yeoksam District Police Chief, who could be said to be the leader of the COEX faction. No wonder so many police officers were lined up next to her.
The announcer, who was among the police officers, had a great contribution to how well things had turned out.
The man who had talked to Half-Hair Pig was convinced that there had been an accident and radioed to summon all the police bastards to the hotel lobby.
But the announcer, who was listening to it all next to him, told the district police chief about all the events that had happened so far as soon as the man left, and the district police chief, who had grasped the situation, immediately took advantage of the numerical superiority and ambushed the hotel lobby.
Until now, they hadn't been able to confront the hotel faction rashly because they had few weapons and personnel, but it seemed that the district police chief was a hot-tempered woman, unlike what she looked like, as she pushed forward boldly as soon as the opportunity arose.
Anyway, the police bastards, who were all gathered in front of the lobby elevator, didn't even know that the encirclement was being built from all sides, and became rats trapped in a trap and had no choice but to surrender.
That's what happened while we were turning over the grand piano and fixing the guns.
"What happened to those guys?"
"Nine were killed in action, but the rest who surrendered have all been arrested."
"Arrested?"
I asked back because I couldn't understand for a moment. I wondered why they had arrested them when they could have just shot them all to death on the spot.
"Oh, do you plan to publicly execute them?"
"Yes?"
Looking at the district police chief, who asked back with a look that said, "What nonsense are you talking about?" I guess that's not it.
"Then what, no, you're not going to keep them there and hand them over to the court later, or something like that, are you?"
"Of course we have to."
"...That's a very wrong idea."
"That's the natural thing to do. Actually, considering that the other person was a heinous criminal and it was an emergency situation, I didn't arrest you, but you'll have to stand trial fairly someday."
"...."
This woman wasn't strong-willed, she was just narrow-minded.
"Mr. Kang Woo-Ri. May I give you an additional explanation?"
I was wondering how to explain it, or if I should even explain it, when Ji Wi-Han quietly came up to me and said.
"Go ahead."
"Hello. I'm Ji Wi-Han, a 4th-grade aide in Congressman Jeong Eui-Yeol's office."
"Oh my, you're a high-ranking person. Nice to meet you. I'm Jeong Ho-Ran, the superintendent of the Yeoksam District Police Station."
The tone was different from when she was talking to me, and it was very unpleasant.
Whether I glared at the two of them or not, they shook hands lightly and continued the conversation.
"There's a reason why Mr. Kang Woo-Ri said that."
"No reason can justify murder. You should know that well if you work in the legislature."
"That's the story from before Korea collapsed."
"Yes?"
"Korea has collapsed. And our human race has also been reduced to a situation of imminent danger. The court will never reopen."
Everyone looked at him as if they couldn't believe the bombshell Ji Wi-Han had dropped. Some of them looked like they were wondering how a guy who looked normal had gone crazy.
"What is the basis for saying that?"
In response to the district police chief's question, which was full of displeasure, Ji Wi-Han began to explain the current situation in Korea as if he had been waiting for it.
From the news of the destruction of the coastal unit that he had received through the military report, to the appearance of the monster, the phenomenon of zombies becoming stronger as they were killed, and the fall of Yongsan.
I tried to talk about everything except the traits, so the basis for the phenomenon of stronger zombies appearing became insufficient, but no one refuted it because the previous stories were so shocking.
"At least until our human race has self-sustaining power, we need to postpone everything that hinders survival to a lower priority. The same goes for humanistic values."
People's expressions were very different from before, and they were very stiff. Ji Wi-Han's "Word and Deed (lv.4)" also had an influence, but even if it wasn't, it was natural because it was definitely not a baseless fantasy story.
"Then, then how should we live now? Are we supposed to live like beasts of prey like the chief?"
"That's up to you, the leader of this group, to decide. We're just outsiders."
"...Please help me."
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