Maxed Out Leveling Novel

Chapter 24

8. Surrounding the disappearance (3)

After finishing her work, Cha Eun-seol headed for the underground parking lot with light steps.

Since he wasn’t on the move today, he spent time training in the training room and memorizing blood maps in his spare time. It was generally a comfortable day, but anyway, it was a common thing for all office workers to enjoy going to work.

Cha Eun-seol, who found the parking spot, made a puzzled expression.

A woman was leaning against a pole in the parking lot next to her car and fiddling with her cell phone.

Hearing her footsteps, she raised her head.

Cha Eun-seol was surprised to see her face.

“Boo, vice guild chief?”

“Oh, the car manager. You are here now.”

Lee Ji-hye, the deputy guild leader of the Dawning, greeted with a smile.

“nice to meet you.”

“I, it is me…”

Cha Eun-seol did not know what to do and greeted each other face to face.

Everyone recognizes it as a team leader-level hunter at Dawn, but that’s the case outside the guild. There are many people in her guild whose rank is higher than her. I couldn’t help but be embarrassed when the second person in the guild was talking to me so friendly.

She asked cautiously, who had barely recovered her spirit.

“What are you doing here?”

“Actually, I was waiting for the manager of the car.”

“Yes? me?”

“okay. Can you give me some tea?”

“Ah yes. of course.”

I couldn’t understand why the deputy guild leader, who even had a secretary, said he would ride his car. But she couldn’t refuse, so Cha Eun-seol quickly opened the door.

“I like the front.”

She smiled softly at Cha Eun-seol, who guided her to the back seat, and then Lee Ji-hye got into the passenger seat. She said that was the case, but it is useless to suggest more.

Cha Eun-seol, who sat in the driver’s seat, started the engine.

Burleung.

The car’s forward and backward movements were very smooth thanks to the effort put into giving it the best driver award. The car smoothly exited the underground parking lot.

“Where can I take you?”

“Let’s go to the manager’s house first. It’s that way.”

“uh? How do you know our house?”

“I know roughly the details of the guild members. It’s the other way around, but I’m not bad enough to ask for a ride. Come on, let’s go.”

It was a little past 8 o’clock, so it was time for work. The car drove on a comfortable road.

Lee Ji-hye said in the moving car.

“Actually, I was quite interested in Team Leader Cha from the beginning.”

“Yes?”

“Since I am a woman, I am particularly interested in female hunters. Especially if you are a promising hunter like the team leader Cha.”

“It is promising. There is nothing.”

Cha Eun-seol laughed softly.

Jihye Lee shook her head lightly.

“It was said that “proportionality” (過恭) is proportional. Wasn’t Team Manager Cha the youngest among the team leaders at headquarters?”

“It is, but… … . There are many hunters who are better than me…”

“Of course, if you look at the manager level and above, there are people who have similar or better talents than Team Manager Cha. But that doesn’t diminish the value of the coach.”

You don’t have to be number 1 to be praised. If it was a promising person who could look to the first place, it was worth drawing out his potential through praise.

“Chairman Cha is now in his 6th year in the company, isn’t it?””Yes.”

“What level are you at now?”

“It’s level 31.”

“It’s fast enough, that’s it. In my opinion, I think I’ll be able to get level 35 before 30 and be treated like a manager with ease. Even a high-ranking hunter can aim well enough.”

“So far…”

Even in the midst of embarrassment as the compliments continued, Cha Eun-seol was subtly happy. The corners of the mouth become loose.

She’s probably not just her, but almost all female hunters. Lee Ji-hye was like an idol.

She is one of the high-ranking hunters who have only 11 in Korea.

In addition, she is evaluated to be stronger as the guild leader of Dawn and Twilight and the vice guild leader, and she belongs to Lee Ji-hye. It was said that she was one of the four strongest.

She looks more than 10 years younger than the age known to be in her mid-30s, and her fresh and refreshing appearance is a bonus. Even though Cha Eun is the same person during the Lunar New Year, when the two of them are together, they can only be seen as the same age.

Skills, fame, appearance. Because she has three elements, she was the number one female hunters want to emulate. She couldn’t help but feel good when she heard compliments from such a person.

“Of course, there will be a condition that the team leader Cha needs to keep working hard.”

“I will do my best!”

“Yes, we look forward to it.”

Jihye smiled slightly.

There was a warm atmosphere in her car for a moment.

Cha Eun-seol, who suddenly came up with the original purpose, spoke out.

“Oh, I haven’t heard yet where to drop off the deputy guild chief. Is it okay if I go like this?”

“Oh, it’s okay. After all, the destination will be the same.”

“Yes?”

Cha Eun-seol was puzzled and asked.

“Um, actually.”

After she paused for a moment, Lee Ji-hye spoke to her.

“The place I want to go to is the house of the car manager.”

“Ah, our house……?!”

Without knowing it, Cha Eun-seol looked to the side.

When her eyes met, Lee Ji-hye smiled sadly.

“Excuse me late at night, but can I visit you for a while?”

“Oh, no… … that is······.”

Confused, Cha Eun-seol stuttered his words.

When your boss asks if you can pick up on the spot without any notice, how many people will gladly ask you to come?

Although Cha Eun-seol admires Lee Ji-hye very much and is nothing less than a fan, anyway, it was a close relationship between her boss and her subordinate. Today is the first time we have had a private conversation. It’s okay to say no friendship.

But are you going to come home all the time?

Was the reason why we waited in the parking lot and got into the car together was to naturally bring out these words? Perhaps even praising herself was a deliberate act.

The atmosphere in the car was still warm, but it was a fake warmth that was still maintained because there were no harsh words that could change the atmosphere.

Cha Eun-seol’s heart was already cold.

She opened her mouth with difficulty.

“I’m sorry to say this, but it’s too sudden. I have an older brother at home, so it’s a bit sudden to go like this…”

“I am sorry for not telling you earlier. To those who become older brothers, I will personally apologize and ask for your understanding. Would this be enough?”

She hesitated and tried to get her words out, but she only reaffirmed her will to come home.

Do you want me to get off immediately because I hate it so powerfully? Regardless of whether there are any desks left in the office when I go to work tomorrow, will Lee Ji-hye just drop me off?

Even if she gets off, there’s no guarantee that she won’t come home after that.

It seemed like he already knew the address. If you don’t know, you can find out right away by contacting the guild.

In the first place, Cha Eun-seol did not have the ability to stop what Lee Ji-hye had planned. As such, the high-ranking hunter was an unstoppable existence. Even the pretending of restraint was possible only with a high-ranking hunter like a national institution.

In the end, Cha Eun-seol reluctantly accepted.

“… … That’s right. Then I’ll call you home for a moment.”

“No, just go. I want to see how the manager of Cha lives his life as it is.”

“It’s nothing. However, the deputy guild chief is coming, and I have to tell him to organize it…”

“Chief of the car.”

Lee Ji-hye’s voice was still soft.

But she did not feel warm.

“If we were going to be in touch and visit, we would have notified you at least a few days in advance,” she said. I am fully aware that it is rude to visit me so suddenly.”

Lee Ji-hye spoke calmly.

“But now I am doing this because I need to. There is no point in preparing for my visit in advance. Wouldn’t it be nice to ask a question when you’re not ready to get an unpretentious answer?”

“My brother is the only one in the house. So are you going to see her brother now? There is no way there is any contact with the vice guild leader.”

“It is not directly related to me. Besides Cha Shin Hyeon, the manager of Cha is also related.”

“Yes?”

As the arrow returned to her, Cha Eun-seol was slightly nervous.

Lee Ji-hye smiled bitterly at her and read her deeply.

“Actually, it might not be a big deal compared to what I’m holding on to. I just want to ask you a little bit. As I said earlier, I came here suddenly because I wanted to hear an unpretentious answer.”

“May I know what the question is?”

“Do you know Seo Joong-hyun, team leader?”

When he heard the unexpected name, Cha Eun-seol’s eyebrows narrowed slightly. He automatically put on a bad expression because he had only unpleasant memories of him.

“I know. to know.”

“I received the report late, but about a week or so ago, the team leader was seriously injured. Team leader Cha and Mr. Cha Shin Hyeon were there. I heard that the two of them were even under special investigation as witnesses. Is that right?”

“It was.”

“Can you accurately describe the situation at that time?”

“There is nothing to describe….”

Cha Eun-seol briefly explained while muttering embarrassed.

It was exactly what I said during the special investigation. In other words, it was no different from what Jihye Lee had read in her report.

“Hmm, that’s right.”

“But then, why is the vice-guild chief investigating this again? Did Team Leader Seo put a claim on the top?”

Did you go to your dad to find the culprit? So, investigation at the guild level? If so, the mint is usually not mint.

Wait, there’s no way the assistant guild leader can move on his own anyway?

“That’s because Team Leader Seo is missing.”

“Yes?!”

Cha Eun-seol was surprised.

“Are you missing?”

“For now, it is being treated as absenteeism, but it is certain that contact has been lost.”

“Hey, I didn’t see him for a few days, but…”

It’s not the same office as Seo Joong-hyun, and I don’t want to be interested in it, but I couldn’t care less because I couldn’t see him. But it’s a sudden disappearance.

“That’s why we are investigating even the smallest details to see if there is any kind of grudge. The reason I wanted to meet Cha Shin Hyeon was because I wanted to hear about the situation at that time one more time. It may come out a little differently from the perspective of the manager Cha.”

“I did understand. But I don’t think that’s going to help much in finding the culprit. My story and it must be there.”

“You don’t know.”

Lee Ji-hye smiled meaningfully.

“Something important will come out.”

* * *

Cha Shin Hyeon was in a pretty good mood.It was thanks to the fact that he made more than 9 million won at once by selling the monsters harvested during the day.

‘I can pay it back soon.’

Lee Young-hoon’s statement that the monthly income was 50 million won was not a lie.

The money I borrowed from Cha Eun-seol seemed to be profitable enough to pay it back in a month.

It’s not a question of amount. It’s a matter of the mind.

For Cha Shin Hyeon, who had no need to worry about money during the Moorim days, borrowing money from her sister, even her younger sister, was a shameful thing in itself. You are the best person in the world to borrow money, isn’t it a painting?

If she says she made tens of thousands of won in a short period of time, her sister will find it strange, so I’ll have to wait a little while, but she doesn’t care as long as she can pay it back anytime. Even if it wasn’t that he made a lot of money to be extravagant, his mind was at ease because he had enough money.

Cha Eun-seol, who was waiting for Cha Eun-seol to leave work, heard the doorbell ring in his ear. It’s not the doorbell of the house, it’s the doorbell of the apartment.

He checked the outside scene reflected on the intercom.

Cha Eun-seol and a woman who appeared to be the same age were standing next to him.

When I pressed the call button, Cha Eun-seol said.

-brother! It’s me!

“Who is next to him?”

-You’re the boss of the company, and you want to come over to your house for a while.

“I haven’t even cleaned it up. Yes, come with me.”

-Huh.

He didn’t look like a boss. I don’t know if it’s the motive.

Cha Shin Hyeon waved her hand while thinking about nothing. Small things such as shoes in the slightly crooked front door were neatly organized in an instant.

beep. Beep-beep-

Soon the door lock on the front door was unlocked.

“Come on in.”

“Then excuse me.”

Her sister’s voice and her unfamiliar voice are heard one after another.

Cha Shin Hyeon stood up quietly.

Lee Ji-hye, who had just taken off her shoes, stepped into her room.

The two met at the entrance to the living room.

“·················ogue.”

For a brief moment, the eyes of the two who looked at each other were different. The moment both sides realized that fact almost simultaneously, the sign disappeared as quickly as it appeared.

As if nothing had happened, Lee Ji-hye was the first to bow her head.

“Sorry for the sudden visit late at night.”

“no. Fine.”

Cha Shin Hyeon also faced her and shook her head.

“Should I introduce myself? It’s not enough, but my name is Lee Ji-hye, who is the deputy leader of the Dawning Guild.”

“Haha, this is a very tall person. This is Cha Shin Hyeon, the older brother of team leader Cha Eun-seol.”

The attitude of the two men, who spoke in a friendly manner with a respectful attitude, seemed to have no problem on the surface.

But if you look closely, you will realize.

On Lee Ji-hye’s face, there was more than a simple hospitality, a smile of genuine satisfaction.

In contrast, Cha Shin Hyeon’s eyes were frozen as cold as the surface of a lake on a winter’s day.

– Whoops.

A pleasant laugh can be heard in Cha Shin Hyeon’s ear.

Cha Eun-seol can’t hear the sound. The art of accurately delivering sound by designating only that one person.

It’s not a hunter’s skill that uses MP, but an unmanned skill that uses aerodynamics.

– Have you been to Moorim?

Lee Ji-hye’s full tone reached her ear gently.