The Newbie Civil Servant Hunts Villains Before Going Home - Chapter 13

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◈ The Newbie Civil Servant Hunts Villains Before Going Home ◈

Chapter 13: Don't Get Cocky

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Bzzzt.

Hyeonyul left the medical office and answered his ringing phone.

Team Leader Oh Haeryeon.

“Yes, Team Leader.”

“Yes, I’m on my way. Is something wrong?”

Ever since Jeongmin, his attending doctor, had come to Black Eagle, it had become much easier for Hyeonyul to get treatment.

It was nearby, too, so Hyeonyul came by often.

<No. You know there’s theory training today, right?>

“Yes. I know.”

Hyeonyul checked the time.

9:11 a.m.

The theory training was scheduled for 9:30 a.m.

“I was actually about to ask where I should go.”

<What...? You didn’t get it? Nothing came through on your smartwatch?>

Hyeonyul glanced at his smartwatch.

There was no record of any notification.

“I didn’t receive anything.”

Damn.

Hyeonyul could faintly hear Haeryeon mutter under her breath.

<Hyeonyul, where are you now?>

“Near the medical office.”

“Understood.”

Hyeonyul stood still where he was.

He looked at his phone and gave a quiet snort.

‘They were going to screw me over, but they’re being awfully obvious about it.’

As soon as Hyeonyul got hold of one of the phones belonging to the group that had tried to follow him yesterday, he found another spare phone, transferred the data over, and looked through it.

Some of the White Sparrows knew he had once been a villain. They disliked that enough to create an anonymous group chat.

Unable to find even a pretext against him, they had gone as far as discussing following Hyeonyul themselves to drive him out.

‘And this is how it starts. What a childish, simple-minded idea.’

Hyeonyul had already produced results and even signed an employment contract.

The more people wanted him gone from here, the more results he simply had to achieve.

Anywhere would protect someone capable.

“Hey.”

A familiar voice called out.

When Hyeonyul turned, he saw a woman with dark purple hair, layered and waved.

Holding a phone in one hand, she did not even look at him as her thumb moved rapidly over the screen.

The star-shaped mark on her face and her nails were both quite flashy.

‘That’s Ye Juhyeon, the leader of Team Seven, right?’

Hyeonyul looked at Juhyeon and replied.

She still seemed awfully fond of her phone.

“What is it?”

“Why are you here?”

“Team Leader told me to wait here.”

Juhyeon’s thumb moved fiercely for a moment before stopping. She let out a short breath.

“...Ha.”

Not knowing why she had sighed, Hyeonyul quietly waited.

“This can’t possibly be the place for training.”

“I know.”

Hyeonyul answered shortly.

Haeryeon had told Hyeonyul as much just a moment ago.

He was only waiting because he had been told to stay put.

“You said you were joining Black Eagle, right?”

“That’s right.”

“I opposed it at the time, but if you’re here now, you need to stand tall. What is this?”

She had been about to leave, but it was hard to pass by the sight of Hyeonyul standing around helplessly without even knowing where the training site was.

It was not as if she did not recognize his face.

“Come with me. I’ll show you where it is.”

“I can’t go.”

When Hyeonyul refused, Juhyeon looked around.

Among the many watching eyes, she sensed strange ridicule.

Had they made Hyeonyul stand here?

How absurd.

“You think they’ll stop because you do this? They just don’t like you as a person. That won’t change.”

Since the moment Hyeonyul had decided to come here, she had tried not to care.

The fact that Hyeonyul had been a villain still bothered her, and many people thought as she did.

But she swore that she had not spread information about Hyeonyul.

She was searching for where it had spread from herself.

No matter how anyone looked at it, this was shameful behavior for Black Eagle.

‘...What is she talking about?’

Unable to understand Juhyeon’s words, Hyeonyul followed her gaze.

He wondered what she was talking about, only to realize that she was clearly wary of the White Sparrows.

Oh.

Only then did Hyeonyul follow the flow of the conversation.

“I know that. No matter what I do, they won’t change easily. Still, I can’t leave this place.”

Hyeonyul naturally went along with her, reinforcing Juhyeon’s thoughts.

“I didn’t spread your information.”

“Is that so?”

Hyeonyul found that unexpected.

Had she not opposed him?

“I don’t do childish things like that. This is...”

Juhyeon trailed off and let out a long breath.

Whatever she said, Hyeonyul would probably suspect her.

His expression had not changed once from the beginning until now.

Click.

Juhyeon took a photo in another direction.

The gathered people recoiled in surprise at the photo.

“I find this sickening too.”

Juhyeon spoke openly, as though making sure they heard her.

“Thank you.”

Juhyeon was startled by the sudden thanks.

It was not as though she had said it to hear that.

“I didn’t say it so you’d thank me. I only said it because I saw the details of your assignment and could tell you were sincere.”

Juhyeon held her phone in both hands and busily moved her thumbs again.

What on earth was she writing?

When Hyeonyul’s gaze fell on her phone, a thought suddenly occurred to him.

“Team Leader Ye Juhyeon. Can you hack?”

“That’s right. You’re observant, aren’t you? I can interfere with electronic devices. You’d better watch yourself too.”

“Then, if something comes up later, may I ask for your help?”

“Out of nowhere?”

Juhyeon lowered her phone and looked at Hyeonyul with startled eyes.

She had clearly just warned him, yet he was asking for a favor.

“Is that not possible?”

When Hyeonyul asked so directly, Juhyeon narrowed her eyes.

‘You’ve got some nerve.’

She and Hyeonyul could not get along.

She still found Hyeonyul suspicious, and Hyeonyul surely resented her for opposing his admission into Black Eagle.

“What are you trying to do?”

Juhyeon did not agree right away.

“I’m doing something that will help Black Eagle.”

“You’d better mean that.”

“Thank you.”

Hyeonyul thanked her in advance, pretended to rummage through his pocket, and handed over a phone.

It was the original phone belonging to the person who had tried to tail him.

He understood what they intended to do.

What mattered now was who had led it.

He had to catch the ringleader.

Since the chat was anonymous and difficult to trace, he needed someone who could do it.

“Could you find out who did it?”

Hyeonyul lowered his voice as he asked.

Juhyeon could not believe it. He had just asked for a favor, and now he was pushing this on her.

“...What is this?”

“A manager tailed me. So I stole it.”

“You stole it? You, stole it?”

Juhyeon’s black eyes shook wildly.

He said he had stolen it with such confidence.

It felt as though common sense itself was crumbling.

“Didn’t you hear anything from Team Leader Dojin or your own team leader?”

As soon as Hyeonyul dropped that hint, Juhyeon’s expression changed.

It seemed she had heard that there might be a villain inside the organization.

“This could be the solution.”

“Does unnie know too?”

Juhyeon lowered her voice.

“Unnie?”

“Haeryeon unnie.”

“She doesn’t know. I was going to tell her. I just happened to meet Team Leader Ye Juhyeon first.”

Juhyeon snatched the phone away.

“Tell unnie. I won’t allow you to deceive her.”

“Of course.”

“Anyway, you. Keep acting like this the next time we meet.”

“Thank you for helping me.”

At those words, Juhyeon narrowed her eyes and passed Hyeonyul.

He was smart enough to use his head, so why was he standing here so foolishly?

‘I don’t know. I told him to follow me, and he refused.’

Juhyeon pushed her hair back and walked away.

Along the way, she nearly looked back several times, but stopped herself.

Hyeonyul was not even on her team.

Hyeonyul remained where he was after Juhyeon left.

Just as the murmuring grew louder, it strangely went quiet.

Everyone passing through the area moved apart to either side.

Haeryeon approached through the opening.

“Team Leader, there’s something I need to tell you...”

“Follow me first, Hyeonyul.”

Haeryeon was thoroughly angry.

‘I should tell her on the way.’

Hyeonyul silently followed her.

* * *

“...I’ll be brief.”

Hyeonyul had wondered why there were so many buildings. One of them was for the White Sparrows.

As soon as they arrived, Haeryeon headed straight for the top floor.

Hyeonyul stood three steps behind her and watched the situation unfold.

A sign on the desk read: Black Eagle Manager Administration Chief.

Was the administration chief the highest rank?

“Team Leader? Whatever this is about, please calm down first.”

That was how the administration chief saw her.

As the leader of Team Three.

“First, I am very sorry for coming here so suddenly while you are working. But calm down? I can’t do that.”

Haeryeon narrowed her eyes.

Was she supposed to calm down when even beating every last one of them into submission would not be enough?

“I will not overlook anyone deliberately withholding information from my team member twice.”

“Pardon...? What exactly do you mean...?”

“Do not think you can get out of this by claiming you do not know. We live or die by information. Yet you deliberately left my team member out of the loop?”

Haeryeon’s expression was more murderous than ever.

She looked ready to bury someone on the spot.

“...Team Leader. I will, I will check immediately.”

The administration chief hurried to stop Haeryeon.

There had been a great deal of uproar around Team Three lately.

How many people had been outraged to learn that the new Black Eagle had once been a villain?

Countless complaints had come in, with people saying they did not want to support a villain.

But work was work.

Once Hyeonyul had become a Black Eagle, everyone needed to set aside their personal feelings and treat him as one.

The administration chief tapped at the computer, then removed the reading glasses they wore.

Ha.

A short, heavy sigh escaped.

The records showed that the information had been sent to Team Three’s new member.

“If you look here, it says the information was provided. There seems to have been a misunderstanding.”

The administration chief even turned the monitor around to show them.

The record genuinely indicated that notification had been sent, which only made Haeryeon more incredulous.

“It was done manually. Anyone can mark it as sent.”

Haeryeon looked at Hyeonyul.

“Hyeonyul. Show them.”

At those words, Hyeonyul held out his smartwatch.

He showed the various messages received through notifications.

There was nothing related to training anywhere.

Only then did the administration chief’s expression harden.

“In principle, notifications cannot be deleted from this device. That is a policy to protect the managers, not us. To delete them, it would have to be taken to the repair room separately.”

“Then someone there repaired...”

Bang!

Haeryeon struck the desk.

What nonsense.

“Stop saying ridiculous things and bring those employees here immediately. I will file a formal complaint!”

“Team Leader, what happens if you file a complaint?”

Hyeonyul, who had been watching, spoke up.

“We respect the managers. But obstructing our work is different. This is a serious offense. It has never happened before, but not only did they disregard us, they shattered our trust.”

“That certainly makes sense. Once trust is broken, you can’t pick up the pieces and put it back together.”

Black Eagle and White Sparrow.

The two had to trust each other.

“But... honestly, I wonder if this will really be the last time. If I leave for an assignment and the information I receive is wrong... Just thinking about it is terrifying.”

Hyeonyul’s eyes turned toward the administration chief.

Despite his words, his gaze resembled that of a predator rather than someone afraid.

The administration chief felt a chill.

“If I died without knowing the information had changed, would it be the same then? A notification was sent, but it would be my fault for not receiving it.”

The more Hyeonyul spoke, the darker the administration chief’s expression became.

He had not used a single curse, yet his words struck hard.

“That is, I did not mean...”

“Why have you not called the employee in, Administration Chief?”

Only then did the administration chief feel another gaze upon them.

The leader of Team Three.

Why had they forgotten that she cared so deeply for her team members?

It would be troublesome to make an enemy of her.

The administration chief bowed their head first.

“I apologize for saying something that could be misunderstood.”

“Your grasp of the situation is remarkably slow.”

Hyeonyul whispered softly, as though offering comfort.