Return of the Sword God-Rank Civil Servant novel Chapter 195

Late at night.

Kim Won-hu was drinking alone at a bar he frequented.

The bartender, seeing him downing drinks one after another, asked if something was wrong, but each time, Kim Won-hu only gave an awkward smile and tilted his glass again.

Once he was thoroughly drunk, he paid the bill and stepped out of the establishment.

Tonight, he needed to be drunk.

And why wouldn’t he? For the sake of his own well-being and future, he had just shoved his closest colleague straight into hell.

Staggering, he tried to hail a taxi to head home.

But for some reason, taxis were unusually scarce tonight.

"Hoo..."

His head swayed.

Did he drink too much?

He decided to sit down for a moment and catch his breath.

As an Awakened, he could sober up anytime he wanted.

But he didn’t.

Tonight, he needed the intoxication.

That was why he had downed several ⊛ Nоvеlιght ⊛ (Read the full story) bottles of strong liquor.

Kim Won-hu plopped down onto a nearby flower bed and took a deep breath.

And before he knew it, his body slumped over.

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"Ugh..."

Kim Won-hu groaned.

Did I fall asleep?

It seemed like he had.

Yawning loudly, he stretched his arms.

Then, he opened his eyes.

But where was this?

Why was it so dark?

Was it still before dawn?

Just as he was wondering that, he finally realized something was very wrong.

Dawn?

No.

What lay before him was utter darkness, so dense that he couldn’t even see an inch ahead.

"W-what the hell?"

His words stammered in shock, and his intoxication vanished instantly.

After all, for an Awakened like him, shaking off drunkenness was a simple matter.

And just then, his body was violently shoved to the ground.

"W-what the hell!"

"You bastard, you dare lie to me?"

"W-who are you...? Wait, Kim Gwan-hyeon?"

"You son of a bitch!!"

That voice—it was definitely Kim Gwan-hyeon.

So, was he kidnapped by the Seodaemun Three?

But they were supposed to have been caught by Special Investigation Team 2 by now.

Bewildered, Kim Won-hu spoke up.

"W-wait! There seems to be some misunderstanding! Let’s talk first! Just let me go and we can talk properly!"

"Let you go? Who the hell do you think you are?! You bastard! Didn’t you tell us that Special Investigation Team 2 would come for us today? Then how the hell did they know we were lying in wait? You were a double agent, weren’t you?! That’s it, isn’t it?!"

A double agent?

What the hell was this nonsense?

Flustered, Kim Won-hu shouted.

"A double agent?! What the fuck are you talking about?! After all the money I took from you, why the hell would I do that?!"

"You piece of shit! You could’ve just taken the money and gotten rid of us! Hell, that would’ve been cleaner for you! You bastard, do you even know how many of my brothers died because of you?!"

"No! I swear, no! Fuck, I admit I took your money because I was desperate, but I didn’t do this alone!!"

Kim Won-hu screamed in desperation.

Hearing that, Kim Gwan-hyeon’s grip loosened slightly.

"What do you mean? You didn’t do this alone? You better explain properly. Thinking about my dead brothers, I should just drive a knife into your throat right now..."

"Fucking hell...! You know Director Baek, right? Our department head, Baek Jun-seok! He’s the one who authorized this! It’s the truth!"

"That bastard?! You didn’t say anything about that before!!"

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"Because there was no need for you to know!! He didn’t even take a cut! I took on all the risk of getting my name exposed, and all he had to do was clean up after everything!!"

"Then why the fuck would he do that?!"

"Because of the Special Division Chief position!! You saw the news, right?! The Special Division Chief and the entire Special Division got their heads chopped off! Baek is after that position, but my team leader kept getting in his way, so this was all part of the setup!!"

"...What?"

Kim Won-hu’s words were shockingly sincere.

He was completely seized by the fear of death.

And Kim Gwan-hyeon believed him.

He knew Kim Won-hu wasn’t the type to stake his life on a lie, not in a situation like this.

Kim Gwan-hyeon finally let go of him.

As soon as the oppressive weight disappeared from his body, Kim Won-hu quickly sat up.

But the darkness was still absolute.

Biting his lip, he wiped the cold sweat from his brow and said,

"Let’s talk this out. There’s been some misunderstanding, but we can resolve this. Just let me see again, for god’s sake!"

"Shut the hell up. If you want to see again, you’d better prove your innocence right here, right now. And you’ll explain how Special Investigation Team 2 managed to set up a counter-ambush. Otherwise, you’re fucking dead."

Kim Gwan-hyeon’s raw magical energy surged.

Kim Won-hu swallowed hard.

Kim Gwan-hyeon?

Honestly, he could take him.

But he was unarmed.

And blind.

And he had no idea how many others were with Kim Gwan-hyeon or what they had prepared.

In this situation, his only option was to convince them.

"I’ll tell you everything! I swear I’ll tell you everything! But I really don’t know how Team 2 managed to counter-ambush!"

"If not you, then where did the leak come from?"

"Fuck, I’m telling you, it wasn’t me!! Check my phone! If you search through it, you’ll see I had nothing to do with it!"

Kim Won-hu, hands trembling, pulled out his phone and handed it over.

"Password’s 1102. Go through my messages, my calls, everything. Oh, and check the auto-recorded calls. You’ll hear every conversation I had with Director Baek Jun-seok."

Kim Gwan-hyeon started searching through the phone.

It was true.

The messages and call recordings proved that Kim Won-hu had been telling the truth.

After confirming the evidence, Kim Gwan-hyeon finally spoke.

"Well? Do you believe me now?"