Chapter 85

Chapter 85 – Genius and Genius #1

The newly acquired Disguise skill had one fatal drawback . Tae-hyuk muttered as he stared at Kim Bum-soo’s face in the mirror .

“This just changes the face?”

It would be okay if he disguised as a man of a similar height while wearing thick clothes, but it would be creepy if he had a woman’s face with the body of a man below the shoulders . It was obviously a great ability, but some things still couldn’t be helped .

“That means that if I disguise as a Hollywood actor, I still won’t have the muscular body . ”

At first, he could only change his voice using Voice Modulation . Then it evolved into changing his face with Disguise . Then at the end, would he be able to change his body?

“Cough… Won’t that be a transformation rather than a disguise? It would be a big hit like X-ray Vision . ”

Upgrading his rank gave him the opportunity to strengthen his skills . He had already started to wonder how his other skills would change . But he had to first investigate the skill he gained this time .

“First of all, I need to find out how long Disguise lasts . ”

In the case of Voice Modulation, it was okay to keep his mouth shut if his voice suddenly returned to normal . However, that wasn’t the case with his face . If he made a mistake, then he would be arrested immediately .

Tae-hyuk, who had Kim Bum-soo’s face, looked at himself in the mirror and made several facial expressions . Kim Bum-soo was an actor who could change between dozens of expressions freely .

Tae-hyuk spoke his famous line,

“How dare you destroy the 500 year history of the Goryeo Dynasty!”

He could act out a drama by speaking in a different voice .

‘Acting is possible . ’

He did a few more lines before looking at the time . After 30 minutes, he returned to his original face .

‘This is the limit right now? I have to be careful . ’

It seemed he would have to carry a timer to tell him the time limit for Disguise . Next, he changed his face to people he met such as Yoo Cheol-ho, Park Sung-kwang, and Choi Sung-yeol . Then he tried some nice faces .

“I-I can’t tell Big Mama and Moonlight Flower about this . ”

The proficiency test was sufficient .

Tae-hyuk had shattered T Medical Center around a week ago . Obviously, it was one of the business sites managed by the Chinese mafia, ‘the Triads . ’ Furthermore, he appeared on TV under the name Phantom . The video had spread around various streaming sites and received hundreds of thousands of views .

‘It is highly likely that the Triads is prepared for war . ’

Tae-hyuk lived in prison and was exposed to information that the public didn’t know about . One of them was the Mafia War that occurred around two years later .

The Triads, who secretly infiltrated Korea, was enjoying enormous profits . The Russian mob and Japanese Yakuza then mobilized their forces to fight them . Thus, the criminals of three countries waged a war in South Korea .

Tae-hyuk had smashed one of the businesses of the Triad, which could be considered as the starting point of the war .

He didn’t know what effect it would have, even with Tae-hyuk’s future knowledge . The so-called butterfly effect, a scientific theory stating that a butterfly flapping its wings in Brazil might generate a tornado in Texas . In addition, Tae-hyuk’s actions weren’t at the level of a butterfly flapping its wings, but a devastating tornado . Then the result might be even more destructive .

“Either way, I need to pay close attention to the movements of the Triads . ”

Once all the tests were finished, Tae-hyuk wore his leather jacket and left the house . First of all, he needed to keep his promise with An Eun-young .

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Joo Hyun-ho met with a professor of criminology at his alma mater, S University .

The female professor laughed as she looked at her best pupil .

“Then I would like to ask you to do the freshmen orientation . ”

S University would hold an orientation for their freshmen in the middle of February . The schedule included inviting graduates to give a lecture on their related occupation . The person who would shine this year was Joo Hyun-ho, the genius investigator who solved many cases .

“I have plenty of time . ”

“But aren’t the police in an uproar due to Phantom?”

Joo Hyun-ho shook his head .

“It is the first time I’ve seen such a disruptive criminal . Countless people took off their clothes because of him . ”

“Then isn’t Investigator Joo Hyun-ho also in danger?”

“It isn’t too bad if I can play and eat at home . ”

“As expected of a building owner… I suppose I can get you a job as a security guard here if you retire . ”

“Haha…”

“Then do you have a schedule after this?”

“Ah, I am going to visit my school club for the first time in a while . ”

The young professor nodded . She wanted to have a meal with her pupil, whom she hadn’t seen in a long time, but Hyun-ho didn’t realize this fact . He understood the psychology of criminals but had no understanding of women . If possible, she wanted to teach him for a few more years .

“Then go after having a drink . If you wait then my assistant will bring it . ”

“Yes, I understand . ”

While waiting, Joo Hyun-ho used his smartphone to look up the T Medical Center case . As for the related terms, more than half of it was about the criminal wearing the opera mask, Phantom . Despite the fact that the article was just published, there were hundreds of comments already .

–Amazing . Then they kidnapped orphans and sold their organs?ㄷ ㄷ ㄷ

–It is good that the scum died .

–Yes . Even if they were arrested by the police, they would just be sent home .

–I’ve watched Phantom’s video 20 times already .

–By the way, didn’t his voice strangely sound like Kim Bum-soo?ㅇ ㅈ?

–In the end, isn’t he just a murderer? I don’t understand why people are regarding him as a hero .

–He didn’t kill them himself so how is he a murderer? Besides, he caught the criminals that the police couldn’t . Isn’t that great?

The debate about Phantom was constantly ongoing .

Joo Hyun-ho sighed .

It was such a perfect defeat that he couldn’t even feel resentful . He conducted an investigation to catch the culprit who decorated a tree with dead bodies . However, what he thought was a bizarre mutilation murder was actually organ trafficking .

He had been able to solve Ryu Myung-hwa’s disappearance, but that was only due to Cho Kang-suk’s senses . In the end, Joo Hyun-ho had done nothing in this case .

“Hu… I should return the title of genius investigator”

At that time, the assistant knocked and entered with cups of coffee . After drinking it, Joo Hyun-ho stood up and said,

“Thank you . Then I will be going now . ”

“Ah… Thank you for today, Investigator Joo Hyun-ho . ”

“No, thank you for agreeing . ”

Joo Hyun-ho decided to take a walk around the campus to sort out his complicated head .

“Phantom…”

An unidentified criminal who suddenly appeared . Although the media only knew about the trafficking case, he had been active for a while before . His first appearance was when he caught the Hippo for the police .

It was also clear that Phantom was the one who saved Jung Yuri . Joo Hyun-ho had met with Jung Yuri and asked what happened, but she only replied that she couldn’t remember .

“There is obviously something . ”

The Phantom had bombs containing immense destruction . He was a criminal that absolutely had to be arrested, but his whereabouts were unknown . In the end, it was a situation where only the bottom tier employees suffered .

“Ohh… Damn!”

Joo Hyun-ho, whose head was hurting, kicked a stone on the ground . As he glanced up, he saw a man and woman who seemed to be high school students . The man was in plain clothes but the woman was wearing a uniform . Maybe it was a field trip to the university .

“T-Tae-hyuk . There is an art exhibition . Robots will also be displayed there . ”

“Great . Let’s go see it together . ”

“I-Is that so? Yes, let’s go . ”

The male high school student was looking around with a nonchalant expression, but the female high school student couldn’t keep her eyes away from the man’s face .

Joo Hyun-ho laughed at the sight . Why couldn’t the male student notice when it was just so obvious?

At this point, Joo Hyun-ho and the high school students passed by each other . Then the girl lost her balance and stumbled . Joo Hyun-ho reflexively reached out and caught her shoulder . It was the same with the male student . Joo Hyun-ho and the male student’s hands touched for a brief moment . The girl bowed with a sorry expression,

“Ah… I’m sorry . I think it was due to a stone . ”

“Haha, it’s nothing . ”

It seemed like she wasn’t paying to her feet while looking at the man’s face .

“Class President . Are you hurt anywhere?”

“Uhh . I’m fine . ”

Joo Hyun-ho looked at the male student, who was wearing a leather jacket . It was an appearance that didn’t look neat .

At that time, the man said something,

“You seem to have dropped this . ”

“Ah, when did that fall?”

“I think it fell when we bumped into you just now . Then we will be going . ”

Joo Hyun-ho scratched his head .

He thought it had been placed securely in his Burberry coat .

“It would be bad if I lost this . Thanks for picking it up . Are you touring the campus?”

The female student replied,

“Yes . I will be attending next year . ”

“It is January yet you already passed? Isn’t that great?”

“Hehehe…”

“In fact, I am a graduate of this school . If you don’t mind, would you like me to guide you around?”

“Is it okay?”

Joo Hyun-ho looked at her and said,

“I heard by chance . Did you want to go to the art exhibition? I know the curator there . If you go with me then you’ll be able to see a little more . “

At that moment, the male student’s eyes flashed .

“We can see it in detail?”

“Yes . It is impossible to touch but you can look at it directly . Think of it as the price for a police investigator not noticing that his police badge dropped . Ah right . I am Joo Hyun-ho . ”

“An Eun-young . ”

“I am Seo Tae-hyuk . ”

The three people who met by chance introduced themselves to each other, but their meeting wasn’t a coincidence .

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The young boss of Huaqing, one of the 12 branches of the Triads, listened to the report from his subordinates .

“Then in the end, the whole place didn’t blow up?”

“Yes, Boss . ”

It was the title for the leader of the organization .

“The culprit is this bastard . ”

Li Zheng watched the video of Phantom on his laptop and muttered . He had lost a business that earned him billions of dollars every year because of some stupid bastard . Li Zheng was furious .

The leader of his subordinates asked him,

“What would you like to do?”

“He killed seven of our people . It can only be repaid with blood . ”

“I understand . ”

“I will give you a month . Present the Phantom’s head to me . And this time, bring Big Brother . ”

Li Zheng glared at his subordinates as he spoke,

“B-Big Brother?”

“Yes . ”

“B-But he…!”

His subordinate’s voice shook with fear . Big Brother was the best killer in Huaqing . However, he was cruel and violent so he wasn’t easily handled . It showed how angry Boss was due to this incident .

“We have to catch Phantom even if we burn Korea in the process . That is my, no . Huaqing’s will!”

“As Boss commands!”

His subordinate bowed to Li Zheng before gathering the other members .