Holy B-Class Life

#052

There wasn’t anywhere else he could think of. It was also problematic that the photo the police officers brought was of Lim Hyun-sung.

Dan Joo-hyuk had acted as if he knew the identity of the civilian who came out of the gate.

“Ha. This crazy bastard…!”

He should have known. The cause of this strange situation seemed to be clear. Yoon Pa-ran frowned intensely, overwhelmed by anger.

Even he thought the information about the statue in the safe zone was important. Like the [Sacred Energy] skill, there was no trace that anyone else had discovered it.

That’s why he had kept his mouth shut until now. Even during yesterday, when that guy was arbitrarily fondling his lower parts, he wanted to keep it a secret somehow.

If that crazy bastard knew that he had awakened the skill right after touching the statue, he would have gone berserk. So he should have kept his mouth shut no matter what.

“Damn it.”

Yoon Pa-ran messed up his hair, remembering the rationalization he had made in the throes of pleasure at the time.

He didn’t think he would take such action just because he ignored his calls today.

“Hey, didn’t I tell you to stay put?”

The guy who had brandished the handcuffs earlier returned as Yoon Pa-ran kept making distressed noises.

Behind him were the two police officers who had brought Yoon Pa-ran.

“Hah…”

Yoon Pa-ran looked at the approaching men with a cold gaze. His mood was getting worse by the second, and he couldn’t stand it.

After pondering for a moment, he took out his cell phone.

“What’s that? A phone? You idiots, didn’t you search him? It’s ridiculous enough that you brought him in as a witness, and you’re not even doing your job properly!”

“Well, how could we search a Hunter who was resisting?”

“But chief, is it really okay to treat a Hunter like this?”

Ignoring the whispers of the police officers who had visited the orphanage, Yoon Pa-ran turned on his phone screen.

The one called the chief started walking urgently, seemingly wanting to stop him.

“Hey, what are you doing!”

“When I checked, wasn’t it the missing person who was under suspicion, Chief? Chief!”

Before the man could reach him, Yoon Pa-ran calmly closed the door and leaned against it.

Even with that simple action, the door didn’t budge as if it had been locked.

“Open this! Open it! This is going to cause big problems, you!”

“Sigh…”

With the noisy sound at the back of his head as background, Yoon Pa-ran let out a deep sigh.

Then he dialed Dan Joo-hyuk’s number that he had found.

As expected, as if he had been waiting for Yoon Pa-ran to contact him first, Dan Joo-hyuk’s response was quick.

―…Hunter Yoon Pa-ran?

His voice trailed up slightly as if puzzled, but Yoon Pa-ran, consumed by anger, didn’t notice.

“Hey. Dan Joo-hyuk.”

―Speak.

The leisurely voice that flowed out fanned the flames of anger. He could clearly picture the bastard’s face, probably grinning even now.

Not hiding his angry tone, Yoon Pa-ran immediately berated Dan Joo-hyuk.

“Fuck, this is your doing, isn’t it?”

―What are you talking about?

Now Yoon Pa-ran recognized that the voice on the other end of the line sounded quite puzzled.

Behind him, the one called the chief continued to make a commotion, banging on the door.

“Open up! Are you mocking the Special Hunter Law? Huh?”

―Hunter Yoon Pa-ran. Where are you now?

“Thanks to you, I’m enjoying a nice view of the police station.”

―Police station…?

His act of feigning ignorance was quite impressive. Yoon Pa-ran, who had been getting more heated by the natural attitude, suddenly hesitated.

Did Dan Joo-hyuk need to act at this point?

…Something felt off.

―Yoon Pa-ran.

“What.”

―What exactly are you doing and where right now?

The calm question awakened Yoon Pa-ran’s consciousness. A sense of awkwardness came over him as he realized something else might be wrong.

With a slightly bewildered voice, Yoon Pa-ran tried to explain the situation.

“…They brought me in as a witness, then tried to handcuff me, so I’m blocking the door and making a phone call?”

Suddenly, the voice on the other end of the line burst into laughter.

―Hahaha!

“Fuck, why are you laughing?”

Yoon Pa-ran frowned at the response. Even he thought his explanation sounded a bit dumb, which made him feel embarrassed.

The tips of his ears turned red, and he rubbed them vigorously with his shoulders because it felt a bit itchy.

―Stay like that for a moment. Don’t answer anything they ask.

After laughing for a while, Dan Joo-hyuk caught his breath and suddenly said this. Then the call ended abruptly before Yoon Pa-ran could reply.

“What the…”

He just said what he wanted to say and hung up.

In fact, Yoon Pa-ran had called to say only what he wanted to say too, but he conveniently forgot about this disadvantageous point.

“Hey, I said open this!”

“Sigh…”

The chief’s voice kept yelling behind him. Yoon Pa-ran sighed as he remained unmoved despite the force of three people pushing.

He noticed the fluorescent light on the ceiling of the interrogation room flickering, probably at the end of its life.

Was this not Dan Joo-hyuk’s doing after all?

❖ ❖ ❖

The situation was resolved in an instant. It was quite an unexpected outcome for Yoon Pa-ran.

In fact, he had no intention of quietly following Dan Joo-hyuk’s instructions, which made it even more surprising. Being told to stay still in this standoff was something difficult to comply with.

He had blocked the door but was lost in troubled thoughts when suddenly the chief, who had been constantly yelling, received a phone call and hurriedly disappeared.

After that, the situation changed dramatically.

‘I’m Kim Ja-kyung from Haru Law Firm, in charge of Yoon Pa-ran’s defense.’

When the person introducing herself as a lawyer appeared, he thought it might be another trick.

However, the lawyer had somehow prepared witness statements from security company personnel and even CCTV footage. After that, she spat out words so sharp that it seemed she could kill someone with her mouth alone.

Standing there dumbfounded, before he knew it, everything blocking Yoon Pa-ran’s path had disappeared.

“This way, please. Everything has been taken care of.”

“Hmm…”

She calmly led Yoon Pa-ran outside.

Following her, Yoon Pa-ran looked at her with suspicious eyes. Given the circumstances, she seemed to be someone sent by Dan Joo-hyuk, but he wondered if this too might be a trick to deceive him.

So many things had happened in such a short time that his head was spinning. The police officers who had brought Yoon Pa-ran here guided the way out with solemn expressions.

The faces of the two police officers were almost ashen. He wanted to ask where the guy who had threatened him with handcuffs had gone, but he couldn’t bring himself to speak.

In the somewhat awkward situation, Yoon Pa-ran scratched his cheek.

“Please wait here for a moment.”

“Here?”

“Yes.”

As soon as they stepped out of the police station’s back door, the lawyer abruptly stopped. Yoon Pa-ran asked curiously as they were in the middle of an empty street, but her answer remained the same.

Instead, the lawyer stared intently at Yoon Pa-ran’s face for some reason. Thinking she might have something to say, he looked back at her, but what came out of her mouth was something else.

“Then, I’ll be going.”

“What?”

And then, just as she had appeared, she vanished somewhere like the wind.

As Yoon Pa-ran was staring dumbfoundedly at the lawyer’s neat retreating figure, a black car smoothly pulled up in front of him.

“…”

Given the situation, Yoon Pa-ran immediately regarded the car with suspicion.

He stepped back slightly, glaring at the tinted driver’s side window.

“Get in.”

However, the tension dissipated ridiculously quickly.

Because of Dan Joo-hyuk’s face appearing from the driver’s seat.

“…”

Shouldn’t this be a situation where he needs to be more tense?

Yoon Pa-ran asked himself but couldn’t get his bearings. Dan Joo-hyuk had a grinning face, just as he had imagined earlier.

“Aren’t you getting in?”

“Hah…”

After briefly rubbing his forehead and sighing, Yoon Pa-ran moved his feet. Based on the circumstances, it seemed this guy had indeed helped him. So he should probably get in for now.

…Why do I feel so reluctant to get in?

As soon as Yoon Pa-ran got into the passenger seat, the car started smoothly. Although he didn’t know where they were heading, Yoon Pa-ran remained silent for now.

“So.”

“…”

Eventually, Dan Joo-hyuk spoke in a voice full of amusement.

Strangely, this moment felt more tense than being in the interrogation room. Sweat gathered densely in his slightly clenched fist.

“You didn’t really think I mobilized the police to detain Hunter Yoon Pa-ran just because I was unreachable for a while, did you?”

“…I thought so.”

The question, which sounded as if he had anticipated everything, pierced his ears. His own voice felt scratchy as he answered, but he forced himself to speak.

Thinking about it now, Dan Joo-hyuk didn’t need to do such troublesome things. After all, the most effective way would have been to prevent Yoon Pa-ran from entering the gate in the first place.

Why did he think it was this guy’s trick? It seemed that after contemplating Dan Joo-hyuk’s actions from yesterday all day, his thoughts naturally flowed in that direction.

No, then isn’t it still Dan Joo-hyuk’s fault after all?

“So you thought I would mobilize even the police just to fondle your dick a bit, Yoon Pa-ran…”

“…”

The indignation that had suddenly risen was suppressed by embarrassment and sank into his stomach. He could taste blood in his mouth, which he had unknowingly bitten.

Hearing it phrased like that made him want to just jump out of the moving car.

Regardless of whether Yoon Pa-ran felt an intense urge to escape or not, Dan Joo-hyuk kept talking. The smile plastered on his face made Yoon Pa-ran’s blood boil.

“Well, it was a dick worth having confidence in.”