Chapter 5

After researching all night, Tae Hyuk got to know to a certain point on the usage of the mirror .

It’s basically close to a smartphone with a touchscreen .

It’s possible to change settings or get the information we wants by touching the screen .

Tae Hyuk clicked on the [Crime skill] category and opened a list .

Actually, only [The Robbery] was available to use .

And the 3 relation points .

He remembers seeing something alike in games .

It’s enhancing the skills by using the earned points .

When he pressed on the category, few lists came .

Stealing the other party’s possession from a little distance without having to bump in, being able to choose the item we wants, etc . All seemed to look useful .

But the points needed were different to one another .

The one that consumes the most of the points was the one stealing several objects at once with 10 points . The other skills were diversely ranged from 1 to 5 points .

Tae Hyuk decided to use the relation points as a try .

‘I have to enhance this first . ’

The Robbery is to steal the other party’s possession who got bumped into . If things go wrong, you can be mistaken for a pickpocket .

Fortunately there was an ability to avoid that .

‘Activation Time Regulating!’

After choosing the category he wanted and pressed on the enhance button, the screen blinked and a message came .

‘⋯⋯It’s like I’m seeing a B-class mobile game . I hope there’s no fail . ’

[You don’t have enough relation points . ]

‘Uwak! What is this? It requires 5 points for the Activation Time Regulating!’

To avoid having the crime skill activate at any time, he needed 2 more points .

But the problem is that he didn’t know how to earn those points .

Then somebody talked to Tae Hyuk who was clutching his head and was distressed .

“Hey, Tae Hyuk . It’s hyung . ” (*hyung = older brother)

Jo Kang Suk in a Aloha T-shirt and jeans opened the cafe’s door and entered while waving his hand .

And he was also wearing a red sunglasses .

Tae Hyuk felt like to get out of the cafe and act like he didn’t know him .

But he decided to bear it . The sense of dressing was just terrible but didn’t he came to help him?

Let’s welcome him gladly .

“Hello Kang Suk-hyung . ”

Kang Suk sat on the chair and talked .

“I paid some attention in dressing so how is it? Huhu . Thanks to you, I got some holidays . I’m thinking about going to the club tonight as well . ”

He wants to go the nightclub like that⋯⋯?

Tae Hyuk was getting a headache .

“You look really cool . I thought you were a model . ”

“Haha! Boy, I think you’ll do well in life in society . ”

He was tall and had large shoulders so it was more or less going well .

But his appearance was the type that would attire more men than women .

“Ma’am! A cup of coffee here! A strong one!”

“⋯⋯here, you have to go to the counter and order yourself . ”

“I-Is that so? Well, it’s my first time coming to this kind of place . ”

Kang Suk ordered a cup of ice coffee while scratching the back of his head .

After a little moment, the clerk came with the ice coffee with ice cubes floating in it .

Kang Suk drank it in a breath and talked .

“I really don’t see the differences between iced coffee and ice coffee .

Seems the tea room’s coffee is more suited to his palate .

“Anyway, thank you for offering your help for today . ”

Tae Hyuk bowed his head .

There’s money in this matter .

If Tae Hyuk who’s a highschool student says he would receive the bounty money, it would gather parasites .

But with Kang Suk who’s a detective, they can block those kind of people efficiently .

Tae Hyuk really felt grateful for Kang Suk’s collaboration .

“Well, it’s also good for me since I can take time off . ”

“Then shall we go right now?”

“Hey . Keep sit down . There’s an order in everything . ”

Kang Suk started to explain .

“I think you already know more or less but I’ll explain you in details . First, even if the bounty money is 50 million Won, you basically can’t get the whole . ”

Tae Hyuk nodded his head . It’s funny but although they give money, the government takes back a certain amount under the pretext of taxes .

“First, they take the 15 percent for withholding tax and another additional 22 percent for windfall profit tax . At the end, what you’ll receive is about the 63 percent of the original . ”

Tae Hyuk also knew they coppe the 15 percent .

But a windfall profit tax…

That’s a tax on profits you’ve gained without working .

The money he gained working so hardly!

Tae Hyuk felt unfair .

But what can he do? it’s the law .

“Then I’ll only get 31,500,000 Won . ”

“Yeah . But isn’t it a little big for a highschool student? It’s more than my annual salary . ”

“What a poor pay . ”

“Boy, that’s not something to say . Anyway, what will you do with that money? Don’t spend it in weird things and save it . Want me to help you for installment savings?”

Tae Hyuk decided to tell him the truth .

“Mm . Actually, my parents past away in an accident and left some debt . People say we can disclaim inheritance but since they even debted using my noona’s name… Finally, I’m living with my sister in a semi-basement rent room . But as the air isn’t good, noona’s health is getting worse so I thought about moving out if I get the bounty money . ”

“⋯⋯Mm . Boy, you’re a true man!”

Kang Suk’s voice trembled . He thought Tae Hyuk, as he was a high schooler, would be buying everything he wanted to buy or use for a trip abroad if he received a big sum of money . However, Tae Hyuk was surprisingly much more mature .

Kang Suk tapped on Tae Hyuk’s back .

He was a good high schooler!

‘N-no!’

Tae Hyuk screamed in his mind .

The crime skill activated in his own self once again .

[You used The Robbery . ]

– You failed to steal the target’s possession……

Fortunately it failed .

If he was to steal Kang Suk’s wallet by accident, it’d mess everything done so far .

‘Luckily it fai⋯⋯ . Uwah!’

Kang Suk tapping on his back wasn’t done with only once .

Pang pang pang!

Every time, The Robbery activated .

‘Fail⋯, Ah, fail again⋯⋯!’

The success rate was lower than he thought .

But even if the probability was low, as long as it’s not 0, it eventually will work once .

[You used The Robbery . ]

– You succeed in stealing the target’s possession!

‘Oh shit . That I would steal a detective’s object!’

It’s guaranteed 2 years imprisonment for robbery .

“Uh . Sorry . Does it hurt?”

Kang Suk stopped tapping his back when he saw Tae Hyuk’s expression getting bad .

So fortunately, the robbery ended with only succeeding once .

‘Man, what the fuck . I gotta make up this somehow . ’

The Robbery activating on his own whenever he bumps to another person .

There’s times it can become useful but there’ll be more embarrassing situations like this .

‘Mm . But what did I steal?’

Anything but the wallet! If it was, he’s done for!

He fumbled his pocket while managing his expression at the most . Very fortunately, what he stole wasn’t the wallet .

But it was something even worse .

‘WTF . It’s the handcuffs!’

Not a toy, nor a SM goods . The real original one .

It’s made of a very solid metal alloy so it’s something there’d be a big problem if it were to be put on .

‘A way to give him back without making him notice⋯⋯ . ’

Unfortunately, the only crime skill he can use know was The Robbery .

And even if he uses it, it can only steal the other party’s possession . The opposite was impossible .

If it was an experienced pickpocket, it would be possible but Tae Hyuk was not one .

‘To think about it, there was no ability such as handing his own possession to the other party . ’

For sure, that wasn’t an act that falls under the category of robbery .

‘No can’t do . Let’s do this in a standard way!’

“Ah . Hyungnim . You dropped this . ” (*Hyungnim = older brother but more respectful or polite . Like the japanese “onii-sama” or “aniki”)

Tae Hyuk intentionally dropped the handcuffs on the floor and pretended he was picking it up .

A drop of sweat flowed through his cheek due to the nervousness and fell down .

‘Shit . There’s no way this kind of lie would work if not a fool!’

But there was no other way .

“Tae Hyuk, you little⋯⋯ . ”

‘It doesn’t work as I thought!’

“Really thank you! Man, when did it fell? I spent 200,000 Won to get one new one among hot goods when I lost it the last time again . What a relief . ”

It worked!

And it was a hot goods .

“⋯⋯yeah, what a relief . ”

Kang Suk was not a hyung in the neighborhood, but a foolish hyung in the neighborhood .

“Anyway a rent house would be hard with 30,000,000 Won . These days, the house prices are getting crazy so . Do you live with only your sister?”

“No, we’ve got a little brother as well . ”

“Three people, huh . Then you would need at least 2 rooms . And the house would be around here?”

“Yes . The factory where my sister works is here . It’s fine if it’s within walking range . ”

Kang Suk was thinking all his might as if it was his own problem .

Tae Hyuk knew he had good heart but to think he didn’t think it would be this much .

‘As I expected, I did good entrusting this to Kang Suk hyung . ’

Kang Suk was uttering strange moans while searching on the real estate phone app .

“An acceptable rent house would be possible if we had at least 30 million Won more . Shit . Even there’s no taxes on bounties put by companies⋯⋯ . In fact, shouldn’t the government give more when we catch this kind of important criminal?”

Wait . Bounties put by companies?

‘Thinking about, there clearly was a bounty put on Yoo Cheol Ho by a certain large company . ’

But he didn’t remember exactly which did .

‘Which was it⋯⋯Ah . The Sungjin Group!’

Tae Hyuk told it carefully to Kang Suk .

Kang Suk was happy as his own matter .

“Yeah . Let’s run twice today!”

“First, let’s go take the reward put by the government . Do we get it at the Central Bank?”

“You think it’s like a lotto or what . Anyway, you took what I told you to, right?”

Tae Hyuk nodded .

He took the bankbook made under his name and a copy of his identity card .

“It’ll be sent to your account about tomorrow when you’ll give this to the responsible . Originally, you should have received at the Central Bank like you said but then the problems would happen . ”

“Sure . Since it’s where we get the lottery winnings, there’s a lot of dung flies . ”

“Haha, yeah . Dung flies . ”

Investor saying he’s got a sure business item . Businessman telling to donate, saying he’ll use it to somewhere good . And mobsters acting brutal and rude language gathered . All kind of people are there .

Kang Suk said while taking the documents Tae Hyuk gave,

“I’ll give these to the responsible in your stead . ”

“Really thank you, Kang Suk hyung . ”

“It’s nothing . By the way, I had an interview as the detective who caught Yoo Cheol Ho . I’ll be on the news later this evening . ”

“Oh . You’ll totally become a celebrity . ”

However, Tae Hyuk was worried in which kind of costume Kang Suk wore during the interview . Will he perhaps show on the TV worn like that?

Tae Hyuk had bad presentiment .

“One case closed . ”

It ended earlier than he thought .

Tae Hyuk said with a satisfied expression .

“Then let’s directly go to the Sungjin Group . ”

“Mm . Can we do that?”

“Of course we can . I’m the one who gave the key information to catch Yoo Cheol Ho and you are the one who caught him . If it’s not us, then who will go?”

“R-right . ”

“Then let’s go to their head office now . I know the location well . ”

“You say like you’ve already worked there . ”

Tae Hyuk grinned instead of answering .

If I have worked there?

That’s where I was falsely accused .