He is a legendary prison guard. - Chapter 13 Security and the Constitution
Episode 13: Security and the Constitution
The dinner party was simple.
The definition of a district is slightly different for each district, but in the case of the Korean Prison, two floors and four buildings were grouped into one district.
So, in total, there were 8 people in charge and departments for each division and 9 people, including the district manager.
Just joining one table together was enough.
“Let’s not talk about it today.”
Jeong Yong-jin, the manager of Company 1 on the 5th floor of a neighboring building, narrowed his eyes at Si-hyeon and said.
In fact, it would be a lie to say that alcohol was not encouraged at company dinners at the Korean Prison, but the atmosphere was not one where alcohol was encouraged.
Still, since he is a district chief who likes drinking, he sent a signal asking him to adjust the mood just for today.
“Oh, I’ll quickly roll it up and have a drink.”
Sihyeon smiled and mixed soju and beer.
The district chief opened his mouth with a happy expression on his face.
“Shall we give a toast in order, starting with the most popular of these days?”
“Oh my, why are you doing that? What’s so great about being a Level 9 member?”
“Huh, no. I’ve heard a lot that I have a good eye for people, but when I look at you these days, you look like someone who’s going to be at least level 5.”
“Are you saying these days it wasn’t like that before?”
Chief Park Young-hwan asked.
“It used to be that he seemed like someone who would finish at level 6, but these days things have changed.”
“It is an honor.”
Sihyeon got up and received the compliment with a smile.
“Then I will give a toast first. Manager, thank you for your hard work. I hope you continue to be healthy and happy.”
Starting with that, I started drinking several times.
While we were having a drink and exchanging well-wishes with the district chiefs one by one, Sihyeon’s turn came.
As Sihyeon sat down next to her, the district chief shook her hand with a friendly smile.
“When I look at this church these days, that story comes to mind.”
“What are you talking about?”
“Why do prison guards often say this? That reformation is nonsense.”
“iced coffee.”
It was something Sihyeon had heard from his senior while working.
‘They are the ones who even gave up on their parents.’
‘yes… .’
‘But what? A reformatory that will freeze to death? How can others do what even parents couldn’t do? ‘We need to throw away this nonsense system of exchanges like this and just punish them right away.’
Most people, not just the prison guards, would think that way.
It was also an undeniable fact.
Even the United States, which prides itself on being an advanced country in the correctional system and leading various theories, has thrown up its hands with both hands over the unrelenting rate of recidivism, and there is no way there can be an answer.
‘I’m telling you clearly that if you can properly educate just one person as a correctional officer until you retire, you are a great correctional officer. Doesn’t it seem like a joke to say there’s only one person?’ If you live this life for a few years, you will feel it keenly.’
As Sihyeon was recalling past memories, she heard the words of the district chief.
“I tend to agree with that story. It’s a shame, but even after working for 36 years, I think I’ve reformed only five or six inmates.”
“No. Personally, I think you’ve done enough with that.”
“But my thoughts have changed a bit after seeing you these days.”
“yes?”
“At first, I thought you were just being strict with the prisoners so they would follow your instructions. But then, somehow, some people are bound to complain, right?”
“Ah yes.”
“But over the past few months, there hasn’t been a single inmate in your compound who has applied for a meeting with the district chief. And looking at the faces of the inmates, they don’t seem to have any complaints.”
The district chief took a sip of his drink and continued speaking.
“So, I thought that maybe, if you were you, true reformation would be possible.”
“Oh, that’s really hard to handle.”
“If I had to say one more thing, I think you’d better not leave security.”
Looking at Sihyeon’s turn, it was now time to move to the civil affairs department or the dispatch department. And since work in the Civil Affairs Department or the Expedition Department was considered to be a little easier than that in the Security Department, most people went there when their turn came.
Sihyeon paused for a moment, as if he were at a loss as to how to answer.
At that time, the district chief declared with an expression that there was no doubt about it.
“You really have a natural security and constitution.”
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“Okay.”
I think I drank too much yesterday.
I had a feeling that I would suffer from a hangover during work today.
‘Come to think of it.’
Sihyeon checked the calendar.
Today was the first autograph session for Si-hyeon’s younger sister, Lee Ha-young.
It was a few years ago that I quit the decent university I was attending to become a webtoon writer. In the meantime, he also drew Doujinshi, and it seemed like he made several attempts to debut on major sites.
Then, I was eventually contacted by a new site that was launching romance content on a large scale targeting the romance readership, and my debut was successful.
I also published a paper book and visited the site, and the response seemed to be quite good.
It consistently remained in the top 10.
My younger brother explained that he was a popular writer at that level.
I also read Sihyeon, but I didn’t like it because it was a female-oriented romance comic.
Anyway, after steadily making his name known, he said that popular writers on the site would hold an autograph session at a large bookstore in Seoul.
That was today.
I was thinking about making a phone call, but the phone rang.
Tiriring.
When I looked at the screen, it was Hayoung.
“Uh, Hayoung.”
Brother, do you know what day it is today?
“know.”
I’m really nervous. Oh, my god.
“Most readers will be women anyway. Take it easy.”
-… okay.
“Hayoung, good luck. I’m proud that my younger brother is a popular writer.”
Hehe, isn’t that right?
“Okay, so cheer up and do well at the autograph session.”
-okay!
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‘What do we do?’
Rather than being nervous, I was embarrassed.
It felt like I was visited by the fewest people.
Hayoung, who was sitting at the table provided by the bookstore, looked at the clock with nervous eyes.
There are only about 30 minutes left until the autograph session.
At that time, people suddenly heard a noise.
“Hey, that guy bought 1,000 books.”
“Really…? We don’t have that much in stock, do we?”
“I guess they just paid because it doesn’t matter if it’s out of stock right now.”
“Wow, it really looks like a Gaegab family.”
“It’s awesome; it’s awesome.”
Wow, who bought 1,000 comic books at once?
Ah… I don’t know who it is, but I’m so jealous of that writer.
When Hayoung couldn’t hold back her envy, a person walked up to her.
She was a beauty with a well-proportioned body and cat-like eyes.
She was wearing a short, tight skirt and a white blouse and was holding a bag in her left hand.
‘Wow, Hermes bag.’
Hayoung, who is always interested in bags, recognized it at a glance. It also looked like that expensive diamond-encrusted crocodile skin.
“Author Lee Ha-young?”
Hayoung published the series under her real name instead of her pen name.
“Ah yes.”
“I’m really a fan, and it’s nice to meet you. Could you please give me your autograph?”
The woman placed in front of her the comic book ‘Ice Love’ drawn by Hayoung. She then slipped the receipt between her fingers.
“We prepared a gift for our writer to cheer you up.”
“Huh? Huh?!”
When I looked at the receipt, it looked like it was a receipt for payment for 1,000 copies of ‘Love Like Ice’.
I was dumbfounded and looked around for a moment to see that all people’s eyes were looking in this direction.
“Ah, ah, yes! Thank you so much!”
“What is it? It’s a small gift to encourage me to produce more good works.”
The woman continued speaking with a bright smile.
“Please sign my name, author.”
“Oh, yes, of course! What’s your name?”
“It’s Lin Xue.”
“Are you from China?”
“That’s right.”
“Wow, you speak Korean really well.”
“Hehe, it’s because I tend to learn words rather quickly.”
“That’s amazing. Oh, I don’t know Chinese, so can I write your name in Korean?”
“Sure.”
Hayoung happily wrote ‘Lin Xue’ in pretty letters on the front of the comic book and signed it on the side.
“I will truly remember you forever, reader Lin Xue.”
“See you again next time you have a chance, writer.”
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As soon as Lin Xue came out the door, a man in a black suit with a shaved head approached him as if he were an attendant.
He guided her towards the parked limo.
“Why did you do that, Lin Xue?”
“What’s wrong? I gave you a gift for my favorite author.”
“Isn’t it too noticeable?”
“Is that the problem?”
“The National Intelligence Service may have smelled it.”
“Is the Korean intelligence agency so capable? Do they even know my identity? And even if they knew, what would they do? I came here to have fun.”
“Yes, I do.”
“You don’t have to worry about me. You should worry about that crazy guy. Why on earth did he follow me and make me worry?”
“He….”
“Where did that bastard go again? Find him right away. No, I have to find him myself.”
Lin Xue made an annoyed expression.
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Before we knew it, Saturday had arrived.
Yesterday, I heard so much from my younger sister, Hayoung, about a reader who bought 1,000 books that it made my ears tingle.
He smiled heartily and continued to boast.
I wondered who it was.
Seeing that she was Chinese, I thought she was the daughter of a Chinese woman.
Sihyeon left for the gate with plenty of time to spare so as not to be late.
I thought about various new skills during the week, but I didn’t really find anything.
It seemed like I would only be able to know something once the skill was activated.
“Oppa Sihyeon.”
When we arrived at the gate, Eunhye smiled and waved.
“Has the guild you want to join us here yet?”
“We came too early. We won’t be late.”
As I was sitting near the gate, chatting with Eunhye about various things, I saw a van coming in.
The door with ‘Black Tiger Guild’ written on it opened, and men who appeared to be hunters got out. Unlike here, there seemed to be no women.
“Why isn’t that bastard coming yet?”
“I don’t know. I’m not receiving any calls.”
“I really… the newbie fell for it.”
“But there’s still time left, so let’s wait a little longer.”
I saw a man who appeared to be the guild leader and a man with a stocky body talking to each other.
Then, a man who appeared to be the guild leader walked towards me.
Looking at their expressions, it seemed like they knew each other.
“Eunhye, I’m sorry, but one guild member hasn’t arrived yet. Can we wait a little while?”
“It’s okay, guild leader. It’s not even time yet.”
It seemed like the Black Tiger guild leader, who returned after talking, gave instructions to contact the guild members again.
But looking at the sign, it didn’t seem like there was a connection.
After waiting for a while, it was time to attack.
“Oh, by the way, this is the first time in my life I’ve seen a rookie with no concept like this.”
The Black Tiger Guild leader made a bewildered expression.
He continued speaking in an angry voice.
“We need to talk about it in advance so we can at least find a replacement. Damn, what on earth are we going to do if we do this now?”
We were given permission to attack the gate with 10 people, but if we do this, there will be 9 people. E-level gates don’t even bother to check the number of people, but starting from D-level, Hunter Association staff also checked the number of people meticulously.
Even now, an association employee was standing in front of the gate to check the number of people and let them in.
The employee who was looking this way opened his mouth.
“Is there something wrong?”
“No, no. It’s not a big problem. One person didn’t show up. I’ll be calling some friends I know right away. I’ll make sure to attack them today.”
The Black Tiger Guild leader seemed to be picking up his cell phone and calling hunters he knew.
But it didn’t seem to work out well.
He keeps scratching the back of his head as if he is in pain.
Even though 30 minutes had passed, there seemed to be no results.
At that time, a man’s urgent voice was heard.
“I’m sorry! I’m sorry! I’m sorry I’m late!”
He was a pale-skinned man with a nice-looking appearance.
“Hey, you bastard!”
The guild leader must have been so angry that he started cursing right away.
Sihyeon fully understood that feeling.
“Where are you putting your mind, you bastard? Are you late for the first raid? What are you doing when you can’t even contact me? You clueless bastard!”
“I’m really sorry!”
The pale man repeatedly lowered his head and said he was sorry. He bowed his head and continued to apologize to the other guild members, Sihyeon and Eunhye.
“Mr. A… Let’s go in first. Eunhye, I’m really sorry. I won’t forget what happened this time, and I’ll definitely pay you back next time. And I’m really sorry for that person too. I have nothing to say.”
As if it couldn’t be delayed any longer, the Black Tiger Guild leader said that and walked ahead to the gate.
Other guild members and the pale man followed.
“Let’s go in too.”
Grace said.
Sihyeon nodded.
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As I entered the gate, I could smell the smell of an old building.
I saw an old tower that seemed to be about 10 stories tall.
That tower seemed to be the target of this gate.
In front of the tower door, members of the Black Tiger guild who had gone a little ahead were waiting.
When vision and grace come, we will enter them together.
“It’s convenient because you just have to climb up the tower.”
The Black Tiger Guild Leader seemed to like this gate.
“Then let’s go in.”
The moment I said that,.
[Warning: A rather infamous person has been detected nearby.]
“huh?”
Suddenly, the ‘insight of an experienced guard’ was activated.