Chapter 79

Chapter 79 – Phantom Opens His Eyes #1

There was a somewhat unusual operating room in T Medical Center . It could only be reached through a few tightly controlled areas, and even the cleaners working there were tightly controlled . This was to prevent what was happening inside from being leaked anywhere .

Two young men in work clothes were cleaning the operating room after the operation was done .

“Fuck, the artery was hit again . It’s completely bloody in here . ”

“Uh… The blood isn’t a joke . ”

“Even so, I would rather do this, since it’s easy money . ”

Then one of them asked,

“By the way, Hyung-nim . I have a question . ”

“What is it? Ah, be careful there . If you fall then you will die . Your flesh will be cut off and sliced in pieces . ”

The young man, who almost slipped, clicked his tongue and put the flesh into the bag .

“Why isn’t anesthesia used? Rather than cutting off one limb to stop them from moving, it would be better to just inject them . ”

The older one smirked at the youth’s question .

“Hey! If you care about that then you shouldn’t work here . The reason is simple . It’s just like how fish are kept alive for sashimi . Won’t the medicine affect the organs?”

The young man nodded with a face like he understood .

“At any rate, the cleaning of the operation room is almost finished… Now it is just throwing away the trash . ”

“Yes . Bring some hydrochloric acid and plastic from the warehouse . After the room is soaked for 3~4 hours, it can be used . Put the rest in the drum barrel . Ah, prepare two drums . ”

“Oh, one more is being done in the afternoon?”

“Yes . This is a really good business . ”

Since the organs from prisoners were banned in China, those who needed transplants now came to Korea for the surgery . In particular, it was safer than China which normally had side effects due to the unhygienic surgical environment .

Recently, the global market was heavily saturated with organs from India and Southeast Asia . The most expensive parts, such as the heart, liver and kidney, were traded for around 200 million won a piece .

However, T Medical Center had fresh organs that were checked by medical staff, making their prices were twice as high as international ones . Despite this fact, people still waited in line for them .

“I’s roughly 1 . 5 billion per person? I would be happy to sell mine at such a high price . I would die happy . Huhuhu…”

Then the operating room door opened and Dr . J, a surgeon, entered .

“What? It still isn’t clean? I told you to finish it as quickly as possible, didn’t you hear me? Why are you just standing around?”

The older cleaner bowed his head .

“I-I’m really sorry . We will finish it as soon as possible . ”

“Yes, yes . Make sure you handle it . Kim Soo-bin still has one arm left; however, the schedule is tight, so she has to be done soon . Make sure you tie her up so that she’s unable to move . ”

“Yes . I’ll make sure she can’t life even one finger . ”

“Phew, I’ll trust you this time…”

Dr . J sighed and exited .

The youth asked the older cleaner who was still bowing .

“He is the doctor?”

“Yes, that is him . Remember the person in charge here . ”

“Wah… The atmosphere isn’t a joke . ”

“I heard he is one of the top three experts in China . Don’t rile him up because I don’t know what he would do . ”

“Yes . But I am wondering one thing . Why are the limbs being cut off?”

“That’s to prevent the doctor from being hit with an arm or leg during the surgery . They’re sold for surprisingly high prices to collectors . Moreover, did you see yesterday’s news?”

“Yes . ”

“Dr . J has a really fantastic mind . He used the parts that were thrown away to fake a mutilation murder case . Recently, there was a police officer sniffing around the missing children . ”

At that moment, the firmly closed door opened and Dr . J entered . He quietly approached the older cleaner and sliced his neck with a scalpel .

“K… Keook…”

Blood sprayed out from the older cleaner’s mouth . Dr . J cleaned the blood from his hand and took out a cigarette before asking,

“What did I say? I told you to watch your mouth . Hey, Newbie . ”

“Yes? Yes!”

The youth froze with surprise before replying .

“Now you’re the main cleaner, and your salary will double . Have you learned everything about the job?”

The youth smiled at the promotion and replied,

“I know everything . ”

“Then prepare that one . His body is rotten, but there might be a part that can be used . ”

Dr . J smoked his cigarette as he laid the man on the operating table and started working . After finishing everything, the doctor said,

“There is one more in the afternoon so keep it clean . And remember to watch your mouth . ”

“I understand . Doctor . ”

After finishing the cleaning, the young man went to eat . The menu was beef tripe and intestine soup .

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Kim Soo-bin stared at the firmly closed door in the darkness .

Every time it was opened, one person in this room would be dragged out, never to come back . What happened to them? She didn’t want to imagine it, but it absolutely wasn’t a good thing .

Even with her eyes that had become accustomed to darkness, she could only dimly see the outline of body .

Kim Soo-bin hugged her trembling body .

When she woke up, one arm had disappeared . Unfortunately, the even sadder thing was that she lost the token of promise that she shared with her only friend . The token she treasured on her little finger…

Tears suddenly poured down .

Kim Soo-bin was a child who didn’t receive any love from an early age . Her mother left the house . Her only remaining family, her father, saw her mother in Kim Soo-bin and abused her every day . In the end, she left the house and wandered the streets, committing all types of dirty actions such as shoplifting .

It felt like paradise didn’t exist . In the end, the police picked her up at a crime scene and she was taken to a facility . Life there wasn’t much different . She was stamped with the stigma of a criminal so the eyes of the adults were cold . If anything happened then she was suspected and beaten .

Just as she became resigned to suffering for eternity, Song Hye-mi appeared . The two people, who resembled each other so much so that it was like looking in a mirror, instantly became friends .

‘I want to be happy . ’

For the first time, that thought appeared in Kim Soo-bin’s mind . On that day, Kim Soo-bin was reborn . She didn’t do anything bad anymore and worked hard to develop her skills . She wanted to live with Song Hye-mi as soon as she left the orphanage . If she stretched out her hand, then she thought she could catch the happiness that she craved .

But then she was kidnapped by unidentified people .

Ddubeok…

At that time, Kim Soo-bin heard someone’s footsteps . She was the only one remaining in this room . Was it finally her turn?

She had constantly wished that someone would save her . However, when she was kidnapped, and when her arm was cut off, nobody came to her rescue .

‘Maybe someone is coming to save me…’

Kim Soo-bin didn’t abandon hope until the end . This couldn’t be over . She had a promise to keep .

-Let’s be happy together .

Then the door opened . Kim Soo-bin’s face distorted as she confirmed the appearance of the person .

That man . The man who cut off her arm .

“Aha, ahahaha! Be glad . It’s finally your turn . Now you’ll be able to live while surrounded by luxurious furniture . You can now eat all types of delicious foods, and be able to meet and have a loving relationship with a nice person . You’ll now be able to spend your days in happiness . ”

Kim Soo-bin understood what the man’s words meant . It wasn’t the happiness that she wanted .

“S-Spare me . I’ll do anything… P-Plea… Oof!”

The young cleaner standing behind Dr . J covered Kim Soo-bin’s mouth . Kim Soo-bin struggled desperately to avoid being dragged . Then Dr . J clicked his tongue and muttered,

“I should’ve had someone cut off the remaining arm in advance . I’ve been too busy these days . The death of one of you will bring happiness to over 10 people . Don’t you think that is much better than living a tragic life?”

Dr . J stroked Kim Soo-bin’s head like he was complimenting her . Then slowly, he injected an anesthetic into her neck . Kim Soo-bin’s struggling body instantly relaxed .

“Cleaner, pick her up . I didn’t want to use this to maintain the freshness . Still, it couldn’t be helped . It wasn’t a strong dose so even if she doesn’t move, her consciousness will still remain . ”

“Yes . I’ve done all the preparations, doctor . ”

Dr . J nodded with a satisfied expression .

“You are quiet in comparison to your predecessor . ”

The cleaner carried Kim Soo-bin and headed to the operating room .

Dr . J said quietly,

“Be careful . That girl you are carrying is worth 1 . 5 billion won . ”

The scalp, artery, liver, gallbladder, kidneys, blood, skin, eyes, teeth, shoulders, heart, spleen, stomach, small intestines… Every single one of those organs were worth valuable money that couldn’t be abandoned . Even at the last minute, Kim Soo-bin was constantly thinking,

‘I’m sorry… Hye-mi… I couldn’t keep my promise…’

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Tae-hyuk looked at T Medical Center from a distance .

It seemed like an ordinary hospital, but there was something wicked and nefarious was happening in its basement . He wanted to blow it up .

‘It would be great if I was a bomber . ’

The important thing was justification . Tae-hyuk planned to inform the mass media about the existence of Phantom through the Doll Play event . In order to do this, Shin Se-ho the PD had been steadily preparing .

‘First of all, I have to capture what is happening here on camera . And…’

He took the opera mask out of his bag . Then he felt calm as if cold water had been poured over him . The opera mask had a specially made micro camera installed in it . Everything that Tae-hyuk saw and heard would be recorded in FHD . After he collected all the evidence, he was going to use ‘it’ in his bag .

He couldn’t enter the basement area through the front door of the hospital, and had to pass through several gates in order to get there . Tae-hyuk went over the barbed wire and headed to the back door of T Medical Center .

However, a security guard came running out of nowhere .

“I’m sorry but this place is off-limits . ”

It seemed like the building had several CCTV cameras that weren’t visible from the outside . Through it, they noticed the presence of a trespasser . In addition, he was carrying a big bag with no weapons .

The guard waved the rod at Tae-hyuk, threatening him so that he would leave . Tae-hyuk laughed . It was funny that the guard would threaten him with such a confident face .

[Violence has been used . ]

-Can use iron pipes .

Tae-hyuk narrowed the distance to his opponent at once and swung the iron pipe at the opponent’s head .

“Kuak!”

The security guard fell to the ground . Tae-hyuk registered his voice in the Demon Revealing Mirror . Now he could use the Voice Modulation skill with no problem .

“First I have to put him in a corner . ”

Tae-hyuk tied up the guard and brought him to a place that wasn’t visible, then checked his belongings . There was the pass badge, rod, radio, phone, etc . Unfortunately, the badge’s security clearance was low so he couldn’t go into the basement .

However, they would still be fairly useful . The atmosphere was important in this type of work .

Tae-hyuk muttered to the radio that was off .

“Phantom is here . From now on, I will enter the enemy camp . ”