Entwined Secrets

💻💻The Foreign System💻

📲CHAPTER_10 📲

"Hey, don't you have anything better than Kimchi?" Micheal asked, mulching into the food in his hand, "And why is there an unbranded drink on the table? I love red wine"

There was a burst of laughter from the corridor and Ji-Ho appeared with another plate of Kimchi which he handed over.

"I thought you did your assignment on me, Special Agent Sanchez" He teased and moved to the other side of the room.

"Yes, you're a poor orphan, and everyone hates you for it" Micheal did not hesitate to say the words, and Ji-Ho in turn wasn't even sad or concerned.

He casually said, "That's right. I make a few won from working for a neighbor next door"

"I'm sorry about your parents, Ji-Ho. It must have been hard on you" Micheal sympathized and let down Kimchi.

"It's alright" Ji-Ho forced a smile and added, "You should eat"

"Hey, Ji-Ho" The man dropped the Kimchi on the plate to say, "I would have given you my bank card, but right now, Kim and Kang Technologies are on me so it's safe to depend only on cash. They are deep into the government and could easily trace the point of a transaction"

"Thank you for your concern, Mr. Micheal, but I'm good. I really am"

Micheal sneered, "Don't give me that noble speech. Do you really want to remain a loser forever?"

"When I'm done with school and I have a good credential. I'll be able to get a very good job" Ji-Ho explained and surprisingly the man bursts into a loud laughter.

The boy was surprised and his brows dimmed.

"Oh, Kid" Micheal seized laughing to say, "You don't have the slightest idea how the world works. Everyone looks down on you at the moment. Do you think it would change? The government only admires those useful to them and right now, they think you're not. Only if they realize you're the biggest asset they could get their hands on, but listen, kid, the government will only use you. Probably try to experiment on you and find out how you're able to be in control, and worst, they can try to extract whatever energy essence is in you. Even if you graduate with good grades, the world hasn't changed. Only the rich and gifted are held in high esteem, and you're not in their sight "

Hearing this, Ji-Ho couldn't help but drop his head in disappointment.

He once thought about this and has decided not to give up.

People didn't see him as useful, will that change when he graduates?

Micheal placed his hand on his shoulder," Do this job with me, Ji-Ho, and I'll pay you millions of dollars for it. You can decide to keep the currency foreign or convert it to your local. In the future, you can come around to my country if you make a good grade. I have a lot of good friends"

Ji-Ho gasped and blinked his eyes.

He didn't want to be greedy but hearing this, he wanted to go head-on with Kim and Kang's group.

But then, this was putting his life on the line and he hadn't even fully thought about it.

"Thank you" He just said and made to turn away when Micheal said, "There's someone we might need to silence. Or a list of persons actually"

Ji-Ho's countenance changed and he turned back to him, "What?"

"You must know Ji-Ho. Someone had initially paid my colleague and me to delete the footage from the company's system. The recording of your death, but I proposed to replace it as deleting would raise alarm. I later deleted it though. By the way, the guy doesn't know you survived. I've killed my colleague who knows about the matter but this other guy is still out there. I bet he is currently on Kim and Kang's radar. I looked into him, He goes by the name Do-Yoon "

When Ji-Ho heard this, his eyes shone bright and he tightened his fist.

Not only did he push him to his death but tried to cover over his atrocity.

" I know him "He whispered.

" Good. There are five of them who know about your death and I think the leader of the group must have known already. I did my assignment well, Ji-Ho. I know about the Apex group of Seoul High. Jang Mi, Seo Do-Yoon, Park Mi Cha, Cheong Mi-Sun, Baek Woo, and the one that would practically be impossible, Kim Nana. These are the people we need to silence, Kid "

Somewhere Else.....

" Arrgh! "Do-Yoon cried with a loud voice as cold water was poured all over his body.

He was drenched in the wooden seat he was strapped to and his eyes were red and swollen.

In front of him was the head of security of Kim and Kang Technologies who had his sleeves rolled.

"Don't play with me kid" GIM Bong's tone with filled with rage as he inched closer to Do-yoon.

"I--I" Do-yoon stammered and was interrupted by the heavy punch of Bong on his already swollen lips.

He fell with the chair to the muddy water on the ground and cried even louder.

"Please let me go. I didn't offend the Kim and Kang group"

GIM Bong pulled the chair up and dragged him under the floodlight that was dangling above.

Do-Yoon was almost blinded as he tried to open his eyes opened.

"Chairman Kim asked me to be less brutal because he respects big families in the city but he won't condone enemies. Tell us what you know and we might decide to let you go"

"Okay..."

"Good. Why did you have Mr. Baek Duri killed yesterday?"

Do-Yoon shook his head and cried bitterly, "I didn't send anyone to kill him. I only paid him and his colleague to delete camera footage"

"His colleague? " GIM Bong's eyes darkened, "You didn't mention that before"

"Because you had your hands on my throat" He almost screamed out, "His colleague. I agreed to pay them both and his colleague said it was better to replace the footage"

"I think we're making progress kid. What footage did you ask them to delete?"

Do-Yoon's lip twitched and the images of Ji-Ho's roasted body kept flashing in his head.

This man hasn't mentioned Ji-Ho since so that means they haven't linked him to the murder.

That could only mean they knew he had met with the CCTV operator who was now dead.

"My girlfriend and I. We did something down there and didn't quickly realize there was a camera"

"What are you talking about?" GIM Bong's eyes squinted.

"Man and woman stuff you know. We..." Do-Yoon lied because he didn't want them to know he had caused the death of someone in the building.

Even if that person is insignificant in the society.

The person who knew the truth was dead and the other, Gim Bong hasn't said anything about him.

" How did you get into the underground?" GIM Bong asked.

"Ability. I have telekinesis ability. We wanted to try something new and--"

"Enough! " The man shouted, obviously not wanting detail and this made Do-Yoon happy.

"So, you paid to have footage wiped because of that?"

"I swear. Yes"

GIM Bong turned around and walked out of the room.

He walked a few meters before turning into another room.

Seated around a conference table were the Chairman, The Vice Chairman, and the head of scientist of Kim and Kang Technologies.

The head of security bowed before them and said, "You heard the boy. I think we're having a coincidence here"

Head of Scientist, Han caressed his beard and nodded slowly, "I can't help but agree with Bong. I've scanned the boy with our energy meter, there is no trace of foreign energy in him. He was never possessed and never came in contact with our test subject. I checked the girl too since they are together, nothing too. They are the only suspects we have "

" There's no way a Vitalian will have enough energy to escape the building in pure form. I insist someone was possessed and used as an escape vessel "Chairman Kwang slammed his hand angrily on the table.

" Kwang, our security system is not faulty. Once foreign energy is detected in a room or through a door, the alarm is activated and all exits are automatically locked. This situation really has me confused" The Vice Chairman had chirped in and Han once again agreed with a nod of his head, then said, "I believe this kid only got caught in this. Bad coincidences happen and we can't keep them here for long, taking the kids of two prominent families might sprout little issues.

" I agree "Head Scientist Han adjusted his posture," We have to forget about this footage and find another way. The kid Do-Yoon messed up big time with us but there's nothing we can do. The kid won't help our investigation now since he is not involved with the test subject

Kim Kwang didn't say anything and this wasn't new so they continued talking.

"Who was on duty with Duri?" The Vice chairman asked.

"He goes by the name Mike Torreno. He and Duri had their shift over a few minutes after the footage was deleted so we couldn't get to them early. By the time we found Baek Duri, he was in a pool of blood in his bed and Mike Torreno's whereabouts are unknown. He wasn't in his hotel room last night and we're yet to find him"

"And we believe this Do-Yoon kid isn't responsible?" Head Scientist Han said, "Love can make one insane"

"We checked all possibilities. The kid had records of violence but not of hiring expert killers. Whoever took out Duri in his home was an expert. We found the CCTVs in the building covered with tapes and no print was left behind. The bullet we retrieved from his head has no marking to identify the class of the weapon. Only one bullet was used. No violent break-in as the door was unlocked with a bobby pin" The head of security explained in detail.

"Let the kids go" Kwang had suddenly said and rose to his feet, "Why weary ourselves over one test subject when we have more? A Vitalian doesn't last more than 24 hours in the body of a human and they can't possess another until another 24 hours"

He turned to the company's vice chairman, "Talk to Seoul media companies... Have them put it on the news and papers about a loose alien in the City. This city has been free of Vitalians for a year now. The citizens are cooperative so that bastard alien will definitely have nowhere to hide"

With this, he walked out of the room.

"Chairman Kwang is truly full of knowledge" Eun hailed and then turned to the head scientist to say, "You heard the chairmen. Get back to work with another test subject"

Han rubbed his eyes and replied, "You don't understand. That test subject was special, different from the others"

Eun waved his hand, "You've said that for years. How many test subjects have burst into flames again?"

This question made the face of the man turned ugly.

Eun exhaled, "That's right. Get back to work, Han. If we don't get strong, one day the Vitalians will find out how to use their energy essence on this planet. We'll be dead before the battle even starts"

"I haven't given up, Eun" He turned around and left.

The Vice chairmen then turned to the head of security, "Let the two go and cook something to give the involved families. Give me results on Mike Torreno before the day runs out"

He walked out too.

Meanwhile.....

"Hey, I need to empty my drain. Where could the bathroom be? Nice meal, by the way, Kid" Micheal said these words as he rose to his feet and belched.

Ji-Ho's face blushed for a second because this was the first time someone had complimented his cooking.

Rather, this was the first time someone had tasted his food.

"That way" He pointed.

After Micheal was out of sight, he relaxed his back, and just when he made to lie down.

[Ding! New Quest]

"Huh?" He rose to a proper seating position.

________ SIDE MISSION_________

[Make Human Micheal Sanchez Release Information About The Vitalian Test Subjects] [Incomplete]

[Find And Capture Kim And Kang Technologies Security Guard Gwan Joon For Interrogation] [Incomplete]

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[Rewards: 100 XP + New Stat Ability ]

[ Bonus: +100 XP. Criteria: Capture Target Without Micheal's Help But Information ]

"What?"

The second part was crazy.

Is the system really asking him to capture a full-grown man and investigate him?

About what?

But then, the first mission made him realize why the system wanted Micheal around.

The man seemed to have pieces of information that was useful to the system.

'You're so cunning, Lunara' He merely thought.

[ Punishment For Failure: - 100XP Points ]

The sudden appearance of this under the system screen shocked him.

What? He didn't even have up to a 100XP at the moment.

Wait a minute! The punishment wasn't initially there.

Was it because he called her cunning?

'Lunara!' He screamed internally.

[Be quiet! HUMAN]