NOVPUB“Team Leader Kang, look at me for a moment.”
“What’s going on, Team Leader Baek is here?”
This was the first time I came to the security team 3 office on my own. No matter how much I thought about it, there was something strange about it, so I couldn't just stay still.
“...I’d like to buy you a cup of coffee...?”
“Haa... This is driving me crazy, really.”
Kang Seok-ho put on his coat and laughed like a crazy man, as if he was keeping his word. What the heck, why is this so scary...? That line was from Yoon Tae-oh.
“I don’t know what you want me to do when you come all the way to the office like this.”
What the hell are you talking about? Why is your voice suddenly so good? Several eyes guarding the 3rd security team office were fixed on us as Kang Seok-ho spoke as if he was clearly acting.
“Team Leader, you’re coming to our office too...? Why are you suddenly....”
“You’re really annoying. Come with me. I’ll give you a moment.”
Kang Seok-ho grabbed my wrist. But the expressions on my teammates' faces were really strange. As if they were jealous...? ... What is this atmosphere?
“What are you doing now, team leader?”
“Huh? What did I...?”
“Am I bothering you? Can you spare me some time?”
“Me? Did I say that?”
As soon as I left the office, Kang Seok-ho's attitude changed. Just a moment ago, he acted as if I was missing him and had come to my office because I couldn't come to my senses during work, but now he can't even make eye contact.
“Please date, Team Leader.”
I guess it's a show-off. It seems like they're just showing off in a group of guys who have never dated before. I'm not even angry. I just feel bad for them.
“Buy me some coffee.”
"...I?"
“If you don’t like it, then don’t say anything.”
“Who said no!” he said, quickly running over to buy two cups of coffee. Seeing him, I thought that he had an unexpectedly cute side. Even though he’s an alpha like Yoon Tae-oh, he seems to be on the scary side.
“But what’s going on?”
“Ah... It’s nothing special....”
His question cleared my mind of distracting thoughts. Now I remembered why I had come to see Kang Seok-ho.
“Are there two people following me?”
“Oh, you knew that...?”
“How don’t you know that? I’m also the MK Capital team leader...?”
They followed me so much that I could sense the strange atmosphere even more easily. But the problem wasn't just that they were following me.
“But there are two?”
“It seems... there’s another person following me....”
Except for Kang Seok-ho, the rest are not certain. The security team that follows him when he does company and external activities has been properly identified, but it seems that there is another one. I was stabbed, so I acted more calmly and looked around carefully, and I noticed it. It was an ironic situation where I was being followed.
I can't be sure, but I told Kang Seok-ho what I felt. He's a guy who can be trusted even if he doesn't have any foundation.
“And there was something a little strange there....”
More precisely, I felt a sense of crisis to the point where I needed someone's help.
“I think someone ransacked my office.”
“Us, the secretary’s office...?”
“...Yes. This is my seat.”
It was a very subtle change. The desk drawer, the keyboard, and the mouse. I suspected that the positions were slightly off. But I wasn't sure, even then.
“But the CCTV in front of the office was also deleted.”
From there, my suspicions grew. I was sure that someone had searched my place. I ran straight to Kang Seok-ho. No matter how much they monitor and investigate the secretaries, they don't peek from behind like that.
“...That’s what I’m saying.”
Maybe he's a better guy than I thought. Kang Seok-ho didn't take my words lightly. He looked quite troubled and remained deep in thought for a long time after the story ended. His gaze, not looking at me, was so sharp that it was scary to even talk to him.
“Just act as usual, for now.”
“Yeah, well... that’s not that difficult....”
“You haven’t told anyone about this?”
“Not yet.”
“Don’t do it again, whoever it is.”
He made me say yes with a playful expression. Don't tell anyone...?
“And Secretary Baek.”
"yes...?"
“If you have any worries like this, tell me. Don’t keep it to yourself.”
... This is a strange Kang Seok-ho. A serious man who doesn’t suit him at all. This time too, I couldn’t understand his meaning and could only nod my head slightly.
I returned after finishing my coffee with Kang Seok-ho. He must have known something, so he didn't open his mouth. I was curious and felt like I was going to get sick, but since he didn't say anything even after I threatened him with the watch, I figured I wouldn't be able to get Kang Seok-ho to open his mouth unless it was Yoon Tae-oh, so I gave up.
“Team leader, the CEO is calling.”
Before I could even sit down, I turned toward Yoon Tae-oh's office at his call.
This guy is also a bit strange these days. He really seems to have separation anxiety, so he takes me to all his meetings and conferences. He doesn't even look for another secretary, and he even drives to and from work with me... It makes me feel uneasy. He seems to be too attached to me. And it seems like he's suspecting something.
I knocked and entered the room, and quietly looked at Yoon Tae-oh. One of the things he said to me when I was with Kang Seok-ho kept coming to my mind. He told me not to tell 'anyone'.
“What are you looking at like that?”
Who includes Yoon Tae-oh?
I didn't plan on telling him from the beginning, but Kang Seok-ho's words made me curious. Kang Seok-ho probably knows that I don't have many people around me. The only people I talk to regularly are Kang Seok-ho and Yoon Tae-oh. But if he tells me not to tell anyone about the tailing, doesn't that mean Yoon Tae-oh is included in that?
“No. I came because you called me.”
I quickly gave up. I wasn't in a position to talk to Yoon Tae-oh about that anyway. And even if I did tell him, it was obvious that Kang Seok-ho would end up taking care of the matter.
“What’s going on these days?”
“...What’s going on?”
“I don’t know if it’s because of my mood, but I feel like it’s hard to even look at Secretary Kim Baek’s face.”
Yeah, it's not because of my feelings. To be honest, I avoided Yoon Tae-oh. There was a way to avoid the personality test, but it wasn't a perfect method. It was just the best method for the current situation. If I said that I was scared to face Yoon Tae-oh because the secret I was hiding was too big, would that be the answer? I suddenly felt anxious that my omega status would be revealed to that guy who had a good intuition.
“I’m preparing for a business trip to Jeju Island.”
“If someone saw me, they’d think I was going on my first business trip.”
“...I might end up going there often.”
“Well, that’s true.”
It's not a complete lie. Even Yoon Tae-oh himself doesn't know it yet, but he'll be living almost entirely in Jeju Island, so he needs to create an environment that's as close to home as possible. If he falls for that main beta, he'll hardly ever come to Seoul.
“It seems like the president of Ara Savings Bank has other ideas.”
“Oh, yes. So I heard you’re going to meet Team Leader Kang this evening.”
On the surface, it looks like a normal company, but this is the dark side of our company. Anyone can see that the savings bank that should have been sold to our company has been leaning towards someone else. You can suspect that there is a dirty backroom deal. And Yoon Tae-oh wants what he wants, no matter what.
“Whenever you try to do something in a gentlemanly manner, something like this always happens.”
I don't know for sure, but I think a lot of people today will become one with cement and fall into the sea.
“Take care on your way back.”
Of course, this has nothing to do with me. I have no talent in that area.
“What are you talking about? Secretary Baek, come with me.”
“...Me, me? Why?”
“Why? Are you crazy right now?”
Oh, that's an unrelated story. What is it! Why am I suddenly...!
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“I don’t think you noticed.”
“I think so. But there are more security personnel than I thought.”
“There is a spy.”
Everyone's attention was focused on me as a result of something that came out during the conversation between Kang Seok-ho and Yoon Tae-oh.
“Why are you looking at me...?”
“It’s strange. It seems like the information was leaked as soon as Team Leader Baek joined the team.”
They are about fifteen elite members of the 3rd security team. They are dressed in black clothes, including tops, pants, and shoes, and they naturally blend in with the dark night. The aura of the Alphas, who can tear people apart with their bare hands, is not ordinary.
“Stop talking nonsense. Group 1 goes in through the main gate, Group 2 goes in through the back.”
"yes."
Fortunately, Yoon Tae-oh's one word made the burdensome gaze disappear. But I don't understand at all. Why on earth did you bring me here in this situation where a battle like this is necessary? I followed the group with my questions still unanswered. There were quite a few dark men coming and going inside and outside the house, which was too big and nice to be called the house of a savings bank president.
“Sir... but is it okay to barge into someone else’s house like this...?”
Everyone's eyes were fixed on me again. You guys seem to lack morality and don't know, but if this wasn't a drama, it would be on the front page of the newspaper's social affairs section right away. I felt like I was talking nonsense, so I decided to change the subject.
“Can’t I wait in the car...?”
“If you ask me one more time, it will be a hundred times. Since I have answered exactly that many times, you will understand without me answering any more. Just follow me closely.”
It was something I couldn't understand at all, but I gave up my last bit of hope when I heard Yoon Tae-oh's twisted voice.
“But why aren’t you giving me a weapon?”
“I know who you’re going to kill. Just stay quiet and watch.”
Yeah, you. You guys each have your own weapons, so why are you leaving me empty-handed?
Kang Seok-ho was in charge of Group 1, and Yoon Tae-oh was in Group 2. Since I was in Yoon Tae-oh’s group, I followed him to the back of the house. Following Yoon Tae-oh’s gesture, the pitch-black figures, one by one, leaned against the high wall and went inside. When Yoon Tae-oh and I were the only ones left, I started to feel nervous. It wasn’t just a simple theft... .
“What are you doing? Go up.”
“Ah... yes.”
Just a little while ago, I tried to kick the wall and touch the top of the wall like the alpha guys did, but strangely, it didn't work. It was as if my body was a doll that had been soaked in ➤ NоvеⅠight ➤ (Read more on our source) water and it was dull and burst.
“...Would you please go up first and pull it for me...?”
"ha...."
That's right, why did you bring me? How much easier it would have been if you guys had come together. Yoon Tae-oh sighed deeply and climbed up onto the wall, grabbed my hand, and pulled me. But it was too hard to climb up. I hadn't even started anything properly yet, and I was exhausted just from climbing up onto the wall.
“The back seems empty.”
"approach."
I guess we were lucky. There were a lot of black guys in front of the house, but the side we came in was almost empty. There was nothing in the way until we crossed the backyard and reached the house building.
I followed Yoon Tae-oh closely behind and entered the house. The inside was so dark that I doubted if there was anyone there, and I couldn't feel any signs of life.
- Sir, something is strange!
The unrefined voice of Kang Seok-ho rang out through the earphones. Everyone stopped moving at the loud noises that came with the words, as if they were in battle.
- It seems like a trap. There are suddenly too many people in front...!
Kang Seok-ho's words were not finished. And then, I heard a small hinge sound in my ear. It was a sound so faint that I had to concentrate very hard to hear it. Right behind... .
“Ugh, uh...!”
Something that jumped out of the darkness covered my mouth. My body was drawn to what looked like a pitch-black shadow. No matter how much I waved my arms and resisted, the unfamiliar smell of medicine and the strength in my body began to drain away.
“Baek Si-eon!”
My vision spun around wildly, along with a familiar call filling my ears.
