Maxed Out Leveling Novel

Chapter 81

29. Bait and Bait (1)

About a week after the so-called ‘Cha Shin Hyeon attack’ occurred, Friday.

The victim, Cha Shin Hyeon, held a press conference by renting a conference room at the headquarters in Dawn.

He had never been exposed to the public except for a brief interview after winning the battle in the sun.

Of course, since Hunter is far from a celebrity, it was natural except for a few with star qualities, but Cha Shin Hyeon was the type that belonged to that few.

He is a rookie who literally appeared like a comet, but his skills are so good that he overwhelms the high-ranking hunters. Although she is not at the level of an actress, her appearance is also decent.

With those two alone, she was full of stars that could attract the public’s attention. It’s because she herself refused to appear on her TV show.

It was Cha Shin Hyeon’s first appearance in the press. It was good to say that all of the reporters from influential and large media outlets were present.

“I would like to thank all the reporters who took the time out of their busy schedules to attend this event, as well as the people involved in Dawn who willingly provided their seats.”

Cha Shin Hyeon stood on the podium and opened her mouth.

The elaborate make-up—though he didn’t do it with his own hands—has been paired with a top-notch suit that is well-dressed, giving a hint of gwitti. There was a sense of trust that I couldn’t tell just by looking at the addition of a good-sounding mid-bass voice.

“Many people seem to be interested in the unfortunate incident that occurred last week, so we have prepared a place to answer your questions directly. If you have any questions, please ask without delay. We will do our best to answer you.”

“Is there any reason why you only held the interview today, a long time after the incident?”

A quick-tempered reporter immediately asked a question. Cha Shin Hyeon calmly replied.

“I needed time to heal and heal the injuries I had that day. There is no reason to forcefully drag her aching body and stand in front of the press.”

“Are you well now?”

“Yes. Thanks to Dawning for supporting an excellent Priest.”

Another reporter asked a new question.

“I’ve been wondering since the last time, what is the relationship between Cha Shin Hyeon and Dawn? There are rumors that Mu-geuk is supported by the Dawn.”

“Support is a rather vague word. In that case, we usually use the word cooperation or cooperation.”

Cha Shin Hyeon answered softly but firmly.

“It is true that I have a personal acquaintance with the management team of Dawning, and there have been times when I have personally helped. But martial arts and Dawning are completely separate guilds.”

“Isn’t Mugeuk a one-man guild? If so, can’t the benefits that Cha Shin Hyeon have received are the benefits of martial arts?”

“Of course, depending on how you interpret it, you can interpret it that way.”

Cha Shin Hyeon’s gaze was fixed on the reporter.

“I don’t think it’s a very meaningful question. I don’t know why I’m risking getting help. Were you disappointed that you were not self-made?”

“Hey, I didn’t mean that.”The reporter quickly shook his head.

Cha Shin Hyeon’s tone was still polite and straightforward, but when their eyes met, I could feel the pressure of his breath suffocating. Is it the high-ranking hunter’s force?

“It started as a personal friendship, and now we are building a cooperative relationship with guilds versus guilds. You can think of it that way.”

Cha Shin Hyeon ended the conversation neatly.

Although it ended with a bit of acknowledgment, the reporters were also satisfied with hearing about the relationship between Dawning and Mu-geuk, which had only been full of speculation. Regardless of whether it’s true or not.

After judging that the previous questions had been adequately oiled, the reporters began to ask questions in earnest. The topic is, of course, about the hot issue of being attacked.

“Two days ago, there was an official announcement of the special police officer. The victims were identified as Chinese.”

“Yes.”

“ The identity of the high-ranking hunter who fought Cha Shin Hyeon could not be identified, so when it was revealed that he was not a Korean hunter, the public understood but raised new questions. About why a Chinese hunter attacked Cha Shin Hyeon.”

“Actually, I’m curious about that too.”

Cha Shin Hyeon said with a grin.

“ Are you saying that Cha Shin Hyeon doesn’t even know?”

“I noticed that the phrase most of the media uses as headlines is ‘a mysterious attack.’ It accurately reflects my feelings. I don’t know English either.”

“Do you have any guesses at all?”

“If it happened because of a grudge, it would be retaliation for what I did wrong. But I never met any Chinese, let alone a Chinese hunter. I’ve never met him, so what’s wrong with me?”

The reporters nodded their heads as it made sense.

Had Cha Shin Hyeon been involved in any incident before, the article would have been published at least once. Since he doesn’t already have much information, even a small incident becomes a news story.

So, to say that the rumored reporters haven’t touched anything means, at least, that nothing has happened in the ‘shown’. In other words, Cha Shin Hyeon was as innocent as he claimed.

In other words, it is possible to know what might have happened in the ‘undisclosed’ place, but there was no reporter stupid enough to ask Cha Shin Hyeon about that.

“Well, maybe you don’t know. The rich Chinese who made a huge bet on the twilight side during the Sun Festival and blew up all the money might have even hired a killer with a grudge against me.”

At the joking remarks, a brief laughter passed through the conference room.

However, some seasoned and thoughtful people only pretended to smile, but their eyes flashed sharply.

It is not a simple matter of favor and favor, which is common among people, when someone has done something wrong and the other has come for revenge.

What if Cha Shin Hyeon was jokingly saying they were sent to kill him on purpose?

“Can you tell us your overall impression of Cha Shin Hyeon on this incident? As a follow-up measure, or something like that.”

An elderly reporter asked.

After quieting the meeting room for a while, Cha Shin Hyeon calmly opened her mouth.

“Thankfully, this incident did not lead to my death or serious irreparable injuries.”

He continued looking around the reporters.

“If it was a raid intended to deliberately exclude me, rather than a truly personal favor, it would be quite dangerous. That means, depending on your intentions, you might be the target of someone other than me.”

Practically, the probability that ordinary people will be attacked is infinitely close to zero, but just thinking that they might be attacked makes people feel a sense of crisis.

“The special police background investigation only revealed that the attackers were Chinese, but did not reveal that they were hunters. It is natural that we do not share the personal information of our local hunters with other countries, but there is virtually no way to prevent foreign hunters from entering the country.”

Good hunters who come for tourism, etc., report their identities voluntarily to avoid unnecessary friction – for example, they came to steal dungeons secretly.

However, there is no reason to report people with bad intentions like the members of the Black Squadron, and there is no way to filter them out at the airport if you have a normal passport.

“So it seems like there is only one thing I can say at this point.”

Cha Shin Hyeon spoke in a rather sharp tone.

“I wish the Chinese government would pay more attention to the management of its hunters. To prevent this from happening again.”

* * *

After the press conference, Cha Shin Hyeon visited Lee Ji-hye’s office.

“I enjoyed the interview.”

Lee Ji-hye said with a bright smile. Cha Shin Hyeon smiled and sat down.

“Were you monitoring?”

“Yes. Even though it was done live without a script, the progress was very smooth. I thought she was a presbytery politician.”

“I did a presbytery. It’s not the first time I’ve seen it in front of other people, so there’s something to tremble at.”

“Actually, Cha Shin Hyeon and the word tension don’t go together at all.”

Mumbling like that, Lee Ji-hye looked at Cha Shin Hyeon’s face.

The makeup technique that stood out neatly as if it had not been done was by no means the skill of most men, who simply applied lotion to the skin.

“I guess the manager of the car did the makeup for you?”

“It’s okay if you don’t have to.”

The expression of a clean face without blemishes is not exclusive to women. Cha Shin Hyeon’s skin, which is always lively due to the effect of half-rod hwan-dong after undergoing her catabolism, was clear and transparent without any retouching. In order to destroy it, it was not difficult to pour radiation rather than ultraviolet rays.

“Anyway, the point of the press conference seems to be that China is the bad guys, right?”

“I saw it right.”

I’m not sure why they were attacked, but what the Chinese did is a fact. I wonder if these guys intentionally tried to immerse me. The Chinese government takes good care of Hunters.

It was a way of speaking that thoroughly concealed his own faults and emphasized only the faults of the Chinese side. Well, it was vague to say that Cha Shin Hyeon was at fault because it was China who touched it first.“I can definitely scrape the insides of the Cheonjo Guildmaster.”

“If you are a thoughtful person, you must have your ears wide open to news from Korea by now. Even if I know that what I say is not true, there is no way to refute it.”

As the Tianjo and the Chinese government have a close relationship, breaking the Chinese government was no different than breaking the Chinese government. Wouldn’t it be outrageous to say that the hunter management should be done right?

“Now that we’ve done it this way, we won’t be able to cause a stir in the country in the future. If something similar happens one more time, then the anti-Chinese sentiment will really peak at its worst.”

“I might be able to just do it without thinking about the future.”

“If you are such an idiot, welcome. It means that he is a fool enough to self-destruct on his own if left alone.”

Cha Shin Hyeon laughed.

“By the way, didn’t you say you had something to say? He probably wasn’t calling to praise him for doing a good job at the press conference.”

“Oh, yes.”

Lee Ji-hye rummaged through her office desk.

“You’ve been busy with the raid the last few days, haven’t you? You didn’t even go to the dungeon.”

“Externally, I said that I was injured, but I can’t go to the dungeon as it is.”

“So, in the meantime, I and the guild leader have finished the task of deciding which dungeon will be in charge. You asked me to take over a high-risk dungeon where I didn’t have enough hands before, right?”

“It was.”

“Here is a list of dungeons that Cha Shin Hyeon will take over.”

The distribution of high-risk dungeons across the country that I saw last time was slightly updated. Cha Shin Hyeon is in charge, but it is colored.

“Actually, I haven’t been able to completely clean up Cheonjo yet, and I’m sorry to ask for this, but… … .”

“I said I would do it, but what is there to be sorry for?”

Cha Shin Hyeon said casually.

“After failing twice anyway, this time I will sharpen my teeth and put all my heart and soul into preparing the trap. It won’t happen in a day or two, so when will you wait until it’s all done? I also fall into traps in the middle while doing my job.”

“… I don’t know if you’re being too careless.”

Lee Ji-hye muttered in a slightly weak tone.

“Negativeness comes from pride, isn’t it different in my case?”

Cha Shin Hyeon shrugged lightly.

“I know the other person, but the other person doesn’t know me properly. Even with equal power, it’s fatal, but the superiority of the actual power is even overwhelming. In a situation like this, if each other aims at each other and sells traps.”

The truth without the slightest exaggeration calmly declared victory.

“Isn’t it obvious who will win?”