Dilettante - chapter 5

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Jun 22, 13:56:00.

TaeJoon went outside for a while and returned with food packed. The menu was stir-fried chicken cooked without spices and eggs cooked with rice.

"Eat first. I'll send you the data soon. But really, I don't know. I'm in big trouble if the higher-ups know. You know that, right?"

"Yes, thank you."

Hana took the packaged food and put it down on the table. There's no way to get an appetite. She tried to eat the food somehow on the plane, but in the end, she felt sick and vomited all.

Therefore, it was clear that this food too, would not be touched even until it had cooled.

"Hana."

"Yes."

"Duyi... . I wish he is alive too."

"Hoping for him to be tortured?"

"It's not like that. It's just that... I'll help you with whatever you need. I'm tied up in an organization, so I'm actually scared to move. Yeah, I'm scared therefore... . You doo it. If Duyi is still alive, find him."

TaeJoon looked at Hana's silent face with a renewed look, and after telling her to eat, she went back.

The silence that came was more dangerous than I thought.

Hana hurriedly connected the flip phone to the charger and checked the power. The amount of battery and  the signal are not bad either. Rather, the signal was better built than in Korea.

Then, she turned on the TV. Hana turned up te volume and looked around with a calm expression.

Due to his personality, Lee Duyi did not like to be disturbed. Although it seems to be well organized overall, some mistakes have been revealed in some places.

The biggest mistake was the direction of the drink in the refrigerator. Although it was neatly arranged, the labels were looking in different directions.

It means that they was filled up in hurry, or that someone else arranged it. In addition, the hangers' direction were also different. Just the two of them.

Although it's invisible to the eyes of ordinary people, those who were familiar with Duyi's obsessive-compulsion disorder would find it strange.

Hana turned up the volume and started searching the house.

If it's Duyi. It's a situation where he's put on a dangerous mission. What he need most right now. (cyon: i dont quite understand this ... T^T)

Searching the house, Hana found a glock and revolver under the sofa, on the side of the bed head, and on the top of the inside of the sink's first drawer.

All assembled, the bullets were surprisingly in the oven.

An oven in Lee Duyi's house, who doesn't even know how to cook ramen. The effort was hypothetical, but it's still a long way off from Duyi.

"There must be more... ."

I'm sure there is more of it.

Hana pulled down her hat and closed th curtains. Through the narrow gap, she can see TaeJoon rubbing off his c*garette and getting on the Tuk Tuk.

She still couldn't believe everything Choi TaeJoon said. There is only one witness, Choi TaeJoon. Therefore, to have absolute confidence in what he said, that was not convincing enough.

Searching around the house, she then lay down on the bed for a while from the sudden surge of fatigue. She was tidy, so it was obvious that she hadn't come home for a long time.

It was when she blinked blankly with one arm on her forehead. The unusually white ceiling and lighting next to the bed caught her eyes.

The problem is that it is something she knows well.

Before touching the lamp's power switch, Hana caught her breath and looked around the entire bedroom.

Thick blackout curtains. White ceiling. And a mini projector.

Her heart began to beat fast.

Instead of a light bulb, a mini projector was installed inside the lampshade next to the bed. It's naturally covered with a sade, so if you turn it on as it is, it will look like an ordinary light.

Hana moved the position of the lamp a little forward and pressed the switch. 

The light that was lit up is sprinkled on the ceiling.

The white ceiling spread out on the screen was the records of the investigation conducted here by Duyi.

"Ha... Crazy guy."

Photos of the criminals they were chasing, of personalized records along with virtual montage, were clearly organize and unfolded.

The screen that goes over every time you press the switch, it's kind of PPT,  Duyi seemed to always check the material in this way before going to sleep.

And this method was also something taught by her when she was working at PMC.

A way to get a full overview of the case without anyone noticing it. This was a method used when moving residences frequently during espionage missions or when it was difficult to use the media.

Looking at the relationship between the cartel drawn with a red line, She felt like she was about to burst into tears along with laugh.

As Choi TaeJoon said, Duyi was chasing the Italian Mafia and the Russian Red Mafia.

However, rather than revealing the cr1me, it is a material that feels a lot more like tracking their movements.

A year and half ago, general hospital b0mbing took place in the middle of New York. It is said that it was power struggle between the giant drug cartels. Afterwards, The United States, which declared a war on crime, killed David Mayer, who was called KING, as if he had waited.

FBI's Gavin Smith lost one of his leg because of it, but he was credited with his contribution... .

"Retirement?"

Such pictures of Gavin Smith and three people next to his name stand out. To be exact, Yuri Petrov with Husky photos and Guilio Parenti, who seemed t cut and paste GQ magazine photos, were the main characters.

Both were mafias, but one was Russia. The other is Italy.

Even if ordinary people who don't know anything see it, it's a strange relationship.

FBI, Mafia, and Korean.

With her eyes narrowed, she fixed her eyes on the other person's name.

'Kang Moojin. Who is it?'

Although it seems to be the lated data, the content on Kang Moojin was close to none. Nevertheless, Kang Moojin was tied to Guilio Parenti with a red line.

It may mean that a cartel has been formed or that it is a mutual cooperation.

Ding dong-.

Locked in thought, she was startled by the sound of the doorbell, turned off the screen, and left the bedroom. She picked up her Glock she had just found and checked the visitor over the small lens.

A local-looking man waves a briefcase at the lend. Then he spoke in poor English.

"Mr. Choi, errands."

***

She plugged the USB into her laptop.

All the data sent by Choi TaeJoon were copies printed on paper, but CCTV footage was sent via USB.

Wearing earphones, she sat down at the table and took out packed food. Fortunately when she saw the still warm foods, she had a better appetite.

CCTV footage was combination of vehicle black box images. It was a  combination copy, not the original's, and only traces that would be important clues were cut.

So, Hana had no choice but to be more suspicious.

She immediately called Choi TaeJoon.

"The original version?"

[I can't find the original. They contacted me saying he were dead, I've already done enough research. It is sealed so that it cannot be touched anymore further.]

"Then, haven't there been any changes to the data you sent?"

[What! Why would I send a revised version?]

"I'm sorry if I offended you. It taste good. Thanks"

Taejoon sighed and continued.

[I'll send the vehicle tomorrow morning. You're going to the scene of he accident, right?]

Hana chewed the rice grains and was lost in thought.

Still, the evaluation of Choi TaeJoon is half. A helper or assistant to somebody. It was impossible to decide which way.

Until now.

"Let me check the data first, just send the coordinates of the accident site. I'll move on my own."

[The security is bad there, you alone... . Ha, no. I forgot for a second that you are Lee Hana. Sorry.]

Hana smirked and stopped playing with the scene where Duyi appeared.

"Then I will call you again. Thanks."

[The higher up will already know that you came.]

"I supposed so."

[So be careful. There are probably oldies who think that they're being picked on for no reason.]

"Yeah, I got it."

[Duyi... . Is there a reason you believe she's alive?]

"It's a feeling. We're twins. I just want to check. That way, I can accept it."

[I get it. get a good night's sleep.]

After the call, she glared at the laptop screen and pushed the food into her stomach.

Even if she throw up, she must eat. That's how she can move. Only when she had energy could she meet an alive Duyi.

In the video, Duyi was entering a ruined building. Wearing an ordinary shirt, pants, and glasses, he looked like a common international student. Perhaps because he had fir skin for a man, he looked like a traveler.

Lee Duyi, who looks back at the car and nods.

It was an hour after Duyi entered the building. Someone come out then it was seen that he was walking behind the building.

Perhaps he was hurt, but the man wearing the blue baseball cap felt a little annoying. Then, as Choi TaeJoon said, Duyi, wearing a b0mb vest, appeared with his hands on his head. It was as if he was tring to show that he was holding Duyi hostage.

However, Duyi never made eye contact with the camera.

Isn't it strange? She's sure he made eye contact a first, then went in... . No, maybe he didn't want to let anyone know that they were there. Maybe it was because he didn't want to put Choi TaeJoon in danger.

She remembered the entire screen as a single frame in her head.

Duyi was alone. To be precise, he glared at the west side of the building and moved his lips, but the distance was so far that it could not be hear a sound or see the shape of his mouth.

If it was a formal mission, they would have engaged in battle or asked for help from headquarters. Or, Duyi might have been held hostage and asked for information.

But they didn't want anything.

After Duyi went back inside, the building on the screen exploded. 0 people left the building until it completely destroyed. until JiWon arrives, the only thing he hears is Choi TaeJoon's scream-like cry.

Hana stood up when the video stopped. Then she retrived the mini projector hidden in the lamp and aimed the light at the wall opposite of the table.

The people in the relationship diagram connected by the bright red line. Including David Mayer, who has already died, and Yuri Petrov, who has been changed to missing state, only Guilio Parenti and Kang MooJin remain on the list of suspects.

"Kang MooJin lacks data... . Guilio Parenti, mid to the late 30s. Capo of the Sicillian Mafia.

Entrepreneur and CEO of teonimo, a global hotel and F1 team, the team founded on huge capital. He works for the Parenti family, is Catholic, and distributes drugs and weapons.

Opinions were divided that he was responsible for the terror that occurred a year and half ago, but the FBI did not list Guilio Parenti as a suspect.

Why?

Guilio Parenti was a bigger man than she thought. If Duyi contacted him as written in the data sent by Choi TaeJoon, and there was a problem in the process... So, if the case where you have to disguise yourself as death, it's...

Nothing but betrayal.

"F*ck... ."

Hana wiped her face with both hands and muttered in a tight voice.

That's probably why no support orders come down from the top.

Why is it like this... .

After lost in thought, she threw the leftover food into the trash can, she found a number and called without hesitation.

'I wasn't going to call you back...'

Annoyedly waiting for the call to connect and glared at the flip phone that was charging. As for why this had happened to Duyi she suddenly became resentful.

Soon the call was connected, and a man's voice with a soft Britis accent came over the receiver.

[It's been a while, One]

(tl: in Korean Hana also means one. But in this case , 'One' is Hana's disguised name.) 

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Mango Talk*

So hello guys, there is something I wanted to say. The last sentence, as you can see I used a different font to identified different language (because even in the original raws *korean* it's already in English.) And previously in the first chapter (prologue) where Guilio talk, the raw is already using Italian language and I didn't change it. Next time I might put a bracket for it's English translation. If you guys think this is not a good idea or maybe the word chosen for the TL is off, please gladly let me know. I will improve it 🤗💞

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Anyway, i don't know why i am always interested with characters who is mature 🥺? I mean ... I was quite surprised when it write that Guilio is in mid to 30s since it's not stated in the manhwa ...  Like wow. When i saw how he is drawn in  the manhwa, I have felt that he is a man with charm LOL. I was like 'as expected, mature man are sure tempting' 👉👈...

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