Perfect Agent [EN]: Chapter 208

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How to be Good at Baseball (7)

“Why aren’t they calling?”

Yang Dong-soo paced back and forth, unable to hide his anxiety.

Then, he looked at the detectives around him and asked,

“Has anyone received a call?”

“No, sir. No one has.”

“Has it not been confirmed yet? I thought they would contact us if that was the case…”

Yang Dong-soo waited anxiously for the call, unable to hide his nervousness.

Lee Soo-min approached quietly and asked cautiously,

“Chief, is there still no news?”

“Yes, they were supposed to contact us after confirming Lee Han-seung’s face, but we haven’t heard anything yet.”

“How long has it been?”

“It’s been about 30 minutes since they left here, so I think it’s been about 20 minutes since they arrived and entered.”

Yang Dong-soo tilted his head, checking the time.

“Could something have happened inside?”

At Lee Soo-min’s words, Yang Dong-soo quickly thought and shouted to the surrounding detectives,

“Let’s go in first. Prepare immediately.”

Then, the detectives quickly got into the car in an orderly manner.

* * *

“Why the hell are you snooping around our company?”

Lee Han-seung glared at me and asked.

What should I do now?

There’s no way to contact the detectives.

But the detectives are not far away, so if I just buy some time…

If I can keep Lee Han-seung here while talking, wouldn’t it be possible to catch him for sure?

Okay, let’s do it. I don’t have any other options anyway.

“Senior, you’ve made a lot of money.”

“So what?”

“I want to make some money too now.”

“What nonsense are you talking about? I thought you were all about helping struggling players.”

Lee Han-seung scoffed in disbelief.

“I was at first. But I’ve done enough by now. From now on, I should live while making some money too. It’s miserable to be the only one twiddling my thumbs while everyone else is making money.”

“Then why did you pretend to care about the players so flamboyantly?”

“My image-making was definitely successful. Now, no matter what I say, people will believe me, right? There’s nothing more powerful than this.”

“…….”

-Satisfied with the recent success of the academy’s operations.

-Considering ways to increase sales further.

His information window remained the same.

“Don’t you want to increase sales a lot? If you work with me, your sales will at least double right away, you know?”

“How can you increase sales?”

“Use my image. To be honest, it’s a fact that my brand power is much better than yours in the baseball scene right now. If I participate, what do you mean double? It might even increase tenfold.”

“Hmm…….”

“Just give me one chance. I’ll show you the results.”

When I spoke with a confident expression, Lee Han-seung’s eyes wavered.

“Then gather some more kids for our academy.”

“Is it just increasing the number of students? Even if we increase sales with that, it won’t be much.”

“We have something to sell. Just sell one to each kid who comes.”

“What are you selling?”

“We have something like that.”

“Is it something that makes money? If it’s too trivial, I don’t think I need to get involved.”

When I spoke suspiciously, Lee Han-seung got angry instead.

“I made money with that. How else do you think I built this building?”

“Is there enough supply? If I get involved, players will flock in from tomorrow.”

“There’s absolutely no way it’ll be insufficient, so don’t worry. We can provide it right away as soon as they come.”

‘We can provide it’… that means.

It’s definitely injections.

It was then.

쿵쿵쿵쿵 [onomatopoeia for heavy footsteps].

Finally, I heard the busy and noisy footsteps I had been waiting for so eagerly.

It was clearly the sound of several people, not just one or two.

“What’s that sound?”

Lee Han-seung stopped, hearing the unfamiliar sound.

“I’ll go up and check.”

A staff member hurriedly tried to go out,

Tung! [sound of something being kicked]

Someone kicked the door open and came in.

“Police! Don’t move, stay where you are!”

Whew- [exhale of relief]

Finally, it’s done.

As Yang Dong-soo and several detectives approached quickly,

“What’s that again!”

Lee Han-seung and the staff began to run away somewhere on the opposite side.

“The person with the flashy gold necklace is Lee Han-seung!”

The moment I pointed with my hand, Yang Dong-soo and the detectives chased after him with all their might.

Thanks to the shiny gold necklace, his identity could be conveyed quickly and accurately.

He tried to escape to a hidden exit, but it was impossible to shake off the quick detectives in a short time.

“Ah, Aagh!”

The detectives roughly knocked Lee Han-seung down and pressed him down hard so he couldn’t move.

The other staff members were all caught by the detectives who followed.

And Yang Dong-soo began to speak, looking at Lee Han-seung.

“Lee Han-seung, you are under arrest for illegal drug manufacturing and possession. You have the right to remain silent; anything you say can be used against you in a court of law, and you have the right to an attorney.”

“What nonsense are you talking about? What is this!”

Lee Han-seung moved violently to shake off the police and glared fiercely.

Still, he was a former professional athlete, so his strength was considerable, but the strength of the police officers dealing with him was also not ordinary.

Besides, since two people were holding him at the same time, there was no difficulty in subduing him.

“Let’s go to the police station and talk calmly about the details.”

“Is it okay for the police to treat citizens like this? Do you have a warrant?”

“Of course. We’ve followed the legal procedures properly, so there’s nothing wrong.”

Yang Dong-soo shook the warrant in front of Lee Han-seung’s eyes.

“What is this! Ughaaaa!”

Lee Han-seung, who still couldn’t hide his anger, screamed and resisted, but he was already properly captured by the detectives.

“Kang Hyun-woo, where is the space you mentioned?”

“There’s a suspicious room upstairs. Let’s go together.”

I pointed with my hand and tried to move with the detective,

“What? Kang Hyun-woo, do you think you’ll be safe after doing this?”

Lee Han-seung looked at me with eyes that seemed like he would kill me right away.

For a moment, I felt fear creeping in.

“Don’t worry and let’s go.”

The detective patted my shoulder and reassured me.

Turning my head, I immediately ran out of the basement and headed to the suspicious space.

I tried to open the door, but as expected, it was locked.

“I think it’s here, but the door is locked…….”

Before I could finish speaking,

Pung! Pung! [sound of hammering]

The detective, who had already approached, struck the doorknob with a hammer and succeeded in breaking it and opening the door.

Thanks to that, I was able to go into that space.

I opened the door and turned on the light, and I could see the mysterious space.

But there was only a single cot.

At first glance, it was nothing special, but there was a space covered by curtains.

It was clearly an accessory that didn’t fit in a baseball training facility.

I immediately approached and pulled back the curtain.

“Wow…….”

Medicines and syringes that could only be seen in hospitals filled the wall.

At first glance, there seemed to be over hundreds of them.

When I picked up the medicine, I couldn’t find any names or explanations.

If it was proper medical supplies, there would have been boxes, but I couldn’t find them anywhere.

“It’s here!”

One of the detectives who confirmed this shouted.

Then Yang Dong-soo and several detectives ran over.

Yang Dong-soo approached directly and checked, then said,

“Pack everything here without missing a single one.”

“Yes.”

The detectives moved in an orderly manner and began to sweep up the medicines and syringes.

I came out to avoid interfering with the busy detectives.

In the distance, Jung In-gyu was walking over with a dazed expression.

“In-gyu, are you okay?”

I grabbed Jung In-gyu’s arm, who looked like he was about to fall over at any moment.

“How can I be okay right now? I’ve never experienced anything like this in my life.”

“You’ve been through a lot. How’s your hand?”

I looked at Jung In-gyu’s hand, which had been kicked earlier.

“My hand isn’t the problem right now. Maybe I don’t know, but after this incident today, my lifespan will be shortened by at least a few years. I’m never doing this again.”

Jung In-gyu shook his head with unfocused eyes.

“Let’s go to the hospital and get treatment first.”

I took Jung In-gyu out of the building.

Even after finding the drugs, the police’s search continued.

They thoroughly searched the academy, keeping in mind other possible criminal activities besides prohibited drugs.

Lee Soo-min was exclusively covering the investigation process with social affairs reporters.

It was difficult to hear the details right away because the investigation was still in progress, but I could vaguely hear from Lee Soo-min that there were other criminal activities they had committed besides manufacturing prohibited drugs.

While Lee Han-seung’s investigation was underway, Jung In-gyu and I received simple hospital treatment.

In fact, our bodies weren’t injured.

We were just so surprised that our hearts were pounding.

Eventually, a few hours later, we were able to hear the news that Lee Han-seung and the staff had been arrested.

* * *

And the very next day, I met the three mothers again.

It was a situation where they didn’t know any details because the official articles hadn’t been released yet.

I started the conversation calmly.

“Yesterday, the police searched the Victory Baseball Academy. They found suspicious drugs there.”

“Huh…….”

The three mothers stopped moving as if they were speechless at the same time.

“The detailed ingredients will be known after the investigation results are out, but as I mentioned last time, it seems very likely that it is an abnormal drug.”

The fact that I couldn’t find any names or instructions on the drugs found at the scene meant that they were likely made in-house.

It was unlikely that self-made drugs would be legal drugs.

“…….”

“The police will be contacting the three of you soon. There’s no need to worry. Just tell them what you heard and saw.”

“Really, there won’t be any disadvantages for our sons, right?”

She asked me again, as if her worries were still not resolved.

“The identities of the three of you and your sons will be kept strictly confidential. The police have promised to do so, so you don’t have to worry.”

The three mothers took a deep breath, looked at each other, and nodded.

“Hoo…… I understand.”

“If your sons are unfairly disadvantaged while playing baseball, please contact our agency at any time. As promised, we will do whatever it takes to resolve it.”

I couldn’t make them good at baseball right away, but I was ready to provide support when they were treated unfairly.

* * *

I was on my way back to the dorm after finishing the difficult few days of the incident.

It felt like months had passed, even though it had only been a few days since I learned about and resolved this incident.

I can’t say that it’s completely resolved yet, but I think I’ve done everything that I and our agency could do.

Finally, I could see our agency’s dorm that I had been eagerly waiting for.

I felt relieved that I could finally lie down and rest, and fatigue washed over me.

I need to go in quickly, wash up, and lie down.

Ddik ddik ddik ddik [sound of approaching footsteps].

I was about to open the door and go in,

“Oh, just a moment!”

Someone was rushing towards me.

Who is it this time?