Return of the Sword God-Rank Civil Servant novel Chapter 213

"Where is everyone?"

The building was empty.

They’d said they’d be waiting here, no?

When Su-ho called, he got a reply saying they were on their way to get hangover soup.

– “Would you like to join us, Officer?”

“No, it’s fine. Take your time. I should get some rest myself.”

– “Understood. See you later, then.”

Su-ho hung up with a faint smile on his lips.

Huh. Wasn’t planned, but thanks to this, I’ll be able to speak with them comfortably.

With that thought, he headed down to the basement of the Jeju branch building.

Only Seo Do-il and Moon Hye-hyun were held in the underground detention cells.

Han Myung-ho, being a civilian and relatively cooperative, was set to be investigated without detention.

Su-ho opened the single large cell where the two men were being held.

They lay on the floor like corpses.

Approaching them, Su-ho spoke casually.

"Wake up, both of you."

“......”

“......”

"Huh? I said wake up. Are your ears plugged or something?"

“......”

“......”

“Hey?”

After calling them a few more times, Su-ho finally remembered something.

"Ah right. I plugged them. Oops."

It wasn’t just the Ears Meridian either.

He released the Eye, Throat, and Paralysis Points, and only then did the two men gasp for air and scramble upright.

“Man, I felt like I was waking up a cryogenically frozen caveman. Are you guys fresh-caught fish or something?”

“P-please ⊛ Nоvеlιght ⊛ (Read the full story) spare us...! I-I’m so sorry, I’ve committed an unforgivable sin...!”

“I-I’ve done wrong too! I sincerely apologize!”

He’d said it to be funny, but instead of laughing, they were trembling in fear.

But something was off about them.

Why were they acting like this?

The reason became obvious pretty quickly.

After all, they’d basically had a near-death experience.

It had only been half a day at most, but he’d paralyzed them, sealed their speech, robbed them of hearing and sight. To them, it must’ve felt like being a vegetable—no, a living corpse.

And since their bodily sensations remained intact, they’d had plenty of time to think while lying in that cell.

Thanks to that, this conversation was probably going to be a lot easier.

Su-ho grinned.

"That’s a relief. I was already dreading having to beat the crap out of you two this morning, but seeing you both so ready to talk puts me in a much better mood. So on that note..."

He held something up in front of them.

It was the Ring of Sacrifice, which he’d received from Ki Jun-seo.

The two men’s eyes widened as much as before.

“You know what this is, right? While you two were rolling around in here, I paid a visit to Ki Jun-seo and Cham Sarang Hospital. So here’s the thing.”

Su-ho stabbed Seo Do-il’s Eye, Ear, Throat, and Paralysis Points in rapid succession.

Seo Do-il collapsed backward, his body stiff as a board.

“Hiiiek!”

Seeing his brother fall, Moon Hye-hyun began trembling violently.

He’d just gotten his body back, and now, witnessing Seo Do-il collapse again triggered all the terror he thought he’d escaped.

Su-ho turned to him.

“You’ve already experienced this, right? Right now, Seo Do-il can’t see or hear a thing. I’m going to ask you some questions. If your answers differ from what he says later, that’s going to be a problem. So I suggest you answer as truthfully as possible.”

“I-I understand...!”

“Good. First question—both of you are Clerics, right?”

“Y-yes, we are...!”

“What are your Heal and Recovery skill grades?”

“B-both are A!”

“A, huh...”

Shame.

If either of them had S-grade, he would’ve made sure they experienced the worst kind of pain.

Su-ho continued.

“Alright, next question. Do you know how to cure Ki So-yeon, Ki Jun-seo’s sister?”

“N-no! We really don’t! All we can do is cast Heal and Recovery!”

Hmm.

He’d asked on a whim, but it looked like they genuinely didn’t know the cure.

Su-ho then asked about hidden slush funds and off-the-record documents not stored in the vault.

“Okay, that’s enough. I told you already—if Seo Do-il’s answers don’t match yours, things will get very unpleasant.”

“I-I swear on everything, I’ve told you the full truth!”

“That’s something we’ll confirm with Seo Do-il.”

Su-ho sealed Moon Hye-hyun’s meridians.

He too convulsed and fell stiff to the floor. Su-ho then unsealed Seo Do-il’s meridians.

“Huh-hhk!”

Gasping for air like a man just rescued from drowning, Seo Do-il sat up.

Su-ho repeated the same explanation.

Seo Do-il turned his trembling eyes toward Moon Hye-hyun.

“A-alright. I’ll tell you everything honestly.”

“Great. Then let’s begin.”

Su-ho changed the order of questions, starting with the slush funds and undocumented files that Moon Hye-hyun had mentioned.

As expected of Tamra’s representative, Seo Do-il answered with sincere detail.

And his answers matched Moon Hye-hyun’s closely.

The only difference? The specific stash of dirty money each of them had tucked away.

‘Tsk tsk. Sharing the same pot, but each guarding their own bowl, huh?’

Truly impressive.

These two, a guild master and vice-master, had been siphoning off funds behind each other’s backs.

Su-ho moved on to the final question.

“Alright, last one. What are your Heal and Recovery skill grades?”

“B-both are A.”

“A?”

“Y-yes!”