Jeong Taeui could roughly imagine the current situation. It seems like there will be a man from the European branch who is the enemy of everyone sitting here. But the heart of the matter is that the man is not easy to deal with and take down.

“By the way, are all the people that that ‘bastard’ touched are members of this team?”

Jeong Taeui asked curiously. It looks like a total of 96 members will be divided into 6 teams of 16 people each. And 6 Instructors will be in charge of each team.

hmm… … He heard that above there are factions fighting over the vacant governor’s seat. Before discussing the European branch, they were already divided three against three internally.

….…So now they all have a common enemy. We only have 15 more days to face each other, so we still have to unite and confront the common enemy first, right?

“Not so. That guy knows which side each member belongs to so he will choose and target them. That guy just randomly grabbed a few people on our side and enjoyed what happened afterward, that bastard!”

Alta began the sentence calmly but ended it with a roar of rising anger.

Suppressed by that atmosphere, Jeong Taeui secretly leaned to the opposite side to avoid it. But from bad to worse, the person next to him also screams in frustration.

“In the end, how did such a crazy person get into UNHRDO?!! Apparently I had to take a personality test for 2 hours straight?!”

“Me too.”

“So do I.”

They all shouted loudly. All of them are excellent human resources of UNHRDO, they had to go through all kinds of different tests and fierce competition to get here. Also surpasses many other excellent people who are not suitable in appearance, personality and thinking.

As for Jeong Taeui, he didn’t have to take any tests. But he could only swallow those words back inside.

According to his uncle, he was also curious about the results of personality tests for people who had ‘broken a few bones and taken a bullet or two’. But that’s probably not the focus they’re talking about now.

“But… didn’t everyone here hold a gun before joining this place… it’s possible for a few crazy people like that to get in.”

He doesn’t know which crazy person that is.

However, the words spoken by someone standing in a neutral position like Jeong Taeui were not enough to convince them. The man next to him wrapped his arms around Jeong Taeui’s shoulders in a very affectionate way and spoke gently.

“Wrong. It’s true that everyone here entered this place after touching swords and guns. But our thinking is completely different from that crazy guy. You, when you point a gun at someone who has no hatred towards you, can your finger pull the trigger immediately without hesitation? We more or less cannot do that. Even if it is an archenemy, one must hesitate to harm someone. But that bastard is different. He will kill without hesitation.”

“…….”

Those words are clearly not just hyperbole or exaggeration. The man sitting next to him said with a serious face.

For a moment, Jeong Taeui felt chills down his spine. His serious eyes and low tone seemed to depict a monster in front of him. A monster in human disguise.

……It feels like if he gets close to that man in the next half a year, it won’t end well. Jeong Taeui doesn’t know what kind of person he is, but it seems like it’s better not to know.

“Well…. Not only this team but all the other teams in the Asia branch seem to hold a grudge against that bastard, if we just talk here then there shouldn’t be any problem.”

Jeong Taeui did not want to be drawn into a topic that he felt uncomfortable with. Luckily, it seems like everyone else feels the same way. Everyone looked tense, but they soon changed the subject.

Jeong Taeui sighed quietly as he chewed the last piece of dried fruit. The guy who volunteered to get the beef hasn’t returned yet, but if he continues to stay here like this, he thinks he’ll have to stay up all night waiting for the beef to dry. Even when the beef jerky was gone, they still showed signs of wanting to drink some more.

What should he do? Sitting among these men, drinking and listening to the gossip was interesting, but resting right now was even more enjoyable. But even so, these people seemed to have no intention of letting him go to sleep easily.

Everyone is quite comfortable. Everyone’s personality was different so he wasn’t sure if he was compatible with each of them, but at least he didn’t hate the atmosphere in this group of people. If nothing special happens, he will probably live happily for half a year and then leave. Who knows, maybe there will be two or three more close friends.

But other than that, Jeong Taeui doesn’t like this place very much. Eating, drinking, and playing in moderation is fine, but if it continues for too long, it will be very tiring. Besides, right now he just wants to rest in a quiet place.

While he was still considering what to do, he saw Tou holding a pack of cigarettes in his hand and standing up from a chair quite far away, it seemed like he was about to go out to have a cigarette.

“I want to go to the bathroom – Tou, show me the bathroom.”

Jeong Taeui put down his glass and stood up, Tou just nodded indifferently.

“Tou, you can only bring 3 cigarettes!”

“Be careful of getting lost when going to the bathroom!”

Jeong Taeui followed Tou, leaving behind the jokes.

Tou went out to smoke but met his uncle, so he couldn’t smoke anymore so he took Taeui away. Tou pulled out a cigarette, put it in his mouth, and led the way. As he walked, he held an unlit cigarette in his mouth.

“Is smoking prohibited here?”

“Um. There is a separate smoking room but not on this floor. I have to go downstairs but I’d rather go upstairs and breathe the outside air. The toilet is over there….”

Tou turned around the corner at the end of the hallway and pointed his finger about halfway down the street. However, Jeong Taeui did not look in the direction the finger was pointing. He just followed Tou’s back and wrapped his arms around his neck from behind.

“I’ve seen the bathroom before, but the bathroom I want to know is the bathroom in the room of the man I’m going to stay with. It will be very difficult for you, but it would be great if we could go downstairs together and show me the way.” < Taeui meant that he wanted Tou to lead the way to his room >

With an aura that would immediately strangle Tou if he dared to protest or scream, Jeong Taeui slightly tightened his arm and leaned close to Tou’s ear to whisper. Jeong Taeui smiled bitterly as he felt like he was now no different from a member of the European branch when he captured and threatened others like this, but anyway, resting is still the top priority right now.

Tou opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something and then sighed as if he had given up.

“I know. Don’t try to act cruel anymore, just leave. I will lead the way. Honestly. But you didn’t bring your luggage with you. Go back to the other room and take it out. I will wait here.”

“If I go back to pick up my luggage now and say I want to go back to sleep, do you think they will let me go so easily?”

Half is a question but half is also a statement.

“No…”

 Tou did not hesitate to answer. Jeong Taeui smiled and patted him on the back.

“Alright. Anyway, there’s nothing precious that anyone wants, so I can come get it later tomorrow. If no one was holding it, it would probably still stay in that position. Let’s go to that man’s room first. Is it a room for 3 people? – Don’t make that expression. After all, it was your fault for taking me to the practice room instead of my room in the first place, right? Ah, now that I think about it, I was beaten and it still hurts a lot.”

When Jeong Taeui rubbed his shoulders and frowned, Tou shrugged as if he had given up again.

“Okay, follow me. I’ll take you back to your room.”

Tou walked through the elevator that opened before his eyes and headed towards the emergency stairs. Seems like it would be quicker to go that way.

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The 6th basement is only one floor above, but the structure is completely different. Identical doors on both sides of the hallway face each other in a zigzag pattern. The floor has a khaki carpet that is much softer than the 5th floor. On the walls are lamps made of glass along with elegant photo frames. Fresh flowers are arranged on the console table at the end of the hallway. Next to it is a small glass table and two single leather couches.

“….It looks like a 5-star hotel. I’m really looking forward to what the room will be like.”

Tou, who went first, burst out laughing when he heard Jeong Taeui’s voice ringing in his ears.

“The rooms are all the same inside, except there is no private bathroom.”

“With such luxurious decoration, can’t you install a bathroom in each room? Why not?”

“Let’s see, they say the sewage system can’t be installed from room to room.”

“That’s right. But it’s not too crowded because the shared bathroom is designed on both the East and West sides so it’s always quiet.”

“Wherever I go….”

As if knowing what Jeong Taeui was thinking, Tou continued, ‘Hmm, wherever I go. All men live like that.’ He walked forward while humming.

They passed by the shared bathroom. Even though this was free time after the end of a normal day, the room was empty. The inside is divided into single bathrooms with separating doors, including a large bathtub in there.

“Maybe I have to use it.”

Jeong Taeui thought as he looked at the hot water in the bathtub, then asked Tou.

“So even the superiors use this place? Even people like governors, deputy ministers and Instructors?”

“No way. They live on a different floor from us. On the first basement floor closest to the ground. Each room has its own bathroom.”

“Ha..”

Jeong Taeui suddenly thought of his elegant uncle with a noble status. He is the source of all of this. Jeong Taeui spread resentment towards him and swore that he would have to actually go there and strangle him once so satisfied.

“So what is Instructor Jeong Changin’s room number on the first floor?”

“What, do you already miss your little dad? Hehe, get out of the elevator you took before, turn right, it’s the second room.”

Tou joked and went back to the bathroom. The restroom is right next door. Tou passed by there and then went out into the hallway again. Jeong Taeui thought of him but could only silently shake his head. Tou was walking ahead when he suddenly stopped.

“Here, this is your room.”

It was a room located quite deep inside the hallway. Tou said as he put his hand on the doorknob.

“This room was used by one Japanese member and two other Russian members of our team. One of them has died and the other two are being nursed….. it may be difficult to return here even after being discharged from the hospital.”

Tou muttered in a low voice and opened the door. The door opened as easily as if it wasn’t locked inside.

The room was quite spacious, large enough to accommodate three people to be exact. There are three single beds and all the necessary things such as a wardrobe, desk and bookshelves.

“For that refrigerator, just fill it with your own stuff and use it. It doesn’t hold much, but if it’s just a few cans of beer and two or three snacks, it’s still enough. If you just want to simply wash your hands – do you see that sink in the corner? Just wash it there and you’re good to go. Sometimes people go to the bathroom there, so it’s better not to waste water there.” 

“….I don’t know who it is, but I hope my roommate won’t be like that.”

It’s nice to have private bathrooms out there. It’s also quiet there so it will probably be comfortable. Although Jeong Taeui is not very tidy and diligent, he is not too lazy to rinse his clothes right at the sink like that.

“You will have to stay here alone until someone new arrives. Or those who are undergoing treatment can fully recover and return here. Perhaps the former is more hopeful.”

“Those people who are being treated must be seriously injured.”

“Um…. Anyway, fortunately, if you can live like a normal person, there won’t be any inconvenience. But if you want to return here, it will be very difficult. But the compensation and severance pay are enough to live for several decades if you know how to spend moderately. Because of internal training, they became like that.”

“Indeed.”

Jeong Taeui nodded.

After going through the training process and safely leaving here, you will be recruited directly into large enterprises or state agencies with a very large annual income. And even if injured during training, there will be no financial difficulties at all. An organization equipped with facilities like this is not an average organization.

Jeong Taeui can understand why everyone in this world is competing so hard to get here.

Tou said walking towards the door. Jeong Taeui wondered if he was done with all the introductions or if he couldn’t resist the urge to smoke anymore.

“Let’s go to the office on the first floor and get the key from Kyoho. The Assistant Warden in charge of welfare and internal activities is Xinlu. So go there and get the key and the internal rule sheet. If you want to ask anything, just come ask me. My room is room 15… Do you want to come along too? I’ll go up there and smoke anyway.”

“No, you go ahead, I’ll go up there later. But is Kyoho still in the office at this hour?”

“Probably yes, go there and tell Xinlu that you’re new and he’ll call.”

“Alright. Thank you.”

“No problem.”

Tou waved and left, leaving Jeong Taeui alone in the empty room. He sighed deeply and sat down in the chair next to him. There are almost no personal items in the room. Of course, the dead person has no belongings left, but it seems that the people who are being treated have already packed up all their belongings.