Humanity Itself is Strong - Chapter 30

The situation was over now. Jin-seong briefly cleaned up the surroundings and looked inside the warehouse where the Black Onyx were scattered.

Inside the large warehouse, minerals such as Black Onyx Gemstones were mixed with other stones. Jin-seong picked one of them up.

+ Name: Black Onyx Gemstone Description: The gemstone of a black onyx is characterized by white stripes. Black Onyx has the effect of absorbing unclean energy. It is excellent for curses and evils. It can prevent mental disorders of the holder, and quickly restore abnormal conditions……. +

Jin-seong frowned.

‘Who knew that a Black Onyx would be used as a drug?’

As the description says, “Black Onyx Gemstone”. It has the function of absorbing curses and unclean energy. In addition, depending on the size of the stone, there is a limit to the total amount of unclean energy it can contain. So, if the capacity is exceeded, its function is lost. But the problem is. The demons of greed were able to fill the Black Onyx Gemstone with unclean energy. Then, when the gemstone reached its max, it explodes and turns into a curse bomb.

“…….”

However, they weren’t just making a “simple bomb.”

They were also making drugs. They used the powder made by grinding this Black Onyx Gemstone finely. It was to instill all kinds of pleasures and fantasies.

By inhaling the Black Onyx Gemstone powder, it allows the user to achieve what they aspire in the form of an illusion. And the achievement of that aspiration is so intense that ordinary people quickly become addicted to this Black Onyx Gemstone powder and become slaves to fantasy and pleasure.

Drugs made of Black Onyx Gemstone were called “Onyxia”. Onyxia was secretly distributed to the world, and there were mining and workshops where countless subordinates of the demon of greed took place.

‘At least in Korea, you won’t be able to use Onyxia in the future.’

It was then.

Squeak…

Someone was trying to open the rusty warehouse door.

Hmm? Why is this so hard to open? A middle-aged man muttered.

Boom!

The rusty door was torn apart with a hinge.

“Oh, my?!”

A surprised man held the ripped door and panicked, and neatly leaned it on the wall.

Boom

The man casually moved the heavy iron door.

“You’re here?” “Whoa. This is just between us, but this neighborhood is really a mess.”

His height was less than 170cm, but he had wide shoulders and a good appearance. This man was Lee Young-woo, the father of Lee Yeo-jin, the son of the first hero Lee Jae-hwang, and a popular businessman. In the past, he was also a ranker.

He nodded as he looked up at the pile of Black Onyx gemstones with his true castle up.

“The quantity is amazing.”

Lee Young-woo nodded with a satisfied expression. Jin-seong suggested to Lee Young-woo again.

“What do you think? Why don’t you run a business here?”

The day before. Jin-seong had lunch with Lee Yeo-jin, and her father, Lee Young-woo.

At that time, Lee Young-woo asked Jin-seong if he could be the leader of his new guild. Naturally, Jin-seong refused.

Instead, Jin-seong proposed a business offer to Lee Young-woo, which was the Black Onyx Gemstone mining project in Kaesong.

Lee Young-woo could have sent his subordinate. But he stopped by personally to check the place together with Jin-seong.

“I didn’t know there was a Black Onyx mine in Kaesong.… What a surprise.”

Jin-seong continued to appeal.

“Songak Mine is the only large Black Onyx mine in Northeast Asia as well as the Korean Peninsula. It’s a mine that was illegally operated by gangsters and the living-dead, so if you go through a little procedure, you’ll get the right to mine right away.”

Lee Young-woo waved as if not to worry.

“Didn’t I tell you before that I would accept your offer? I just came here out of curiosity.”

Lee Young-woo had already planned to run a business with the Black Onyxs produced here. Black Onyxs have low global production. Thanks to its uniqueness, the demand for it was overflowing. In addition, this Black Onyx was so versatile that it could be used as a boundary after special treatment.

In other words, depending on how you use Black Onyx, it could be a guardian stone to save people or a stone that corrupts or kills humans.

Jin-seong and Lee Young-woo began to leave the warehouse.

“So, I will discuss with the executives what to do from here.” “CEO, can I ask you a favor?” “Tell me!” “Could you send me 1 ton of refined Black Onyx Gemstones?” “A ton?” “Yes.” “Is it okay to ask why?”

Jin-seong shook his head quietly at his words.

“I’m sorry. I can’t tell you that yet.” “Well…”

The CEO was very curious about the reason, but he couldn’t force Jin-Seong to answer. Also, he didn’t intend to refuse the request. For him, Lee Jin-seong was a savior that rescued his daughter.

“Okay. Let’s get ready. When do you need it?”

Jin-seong and answered right away as if he had thought about this in advance.

“I need it until next week.” “Okay. I’ll make sure you get it. And I don’t need to take money from you.” “Thank you.”

It was when the two men came out to the city.

“Mister, did you save us?”

The girl Jin-seong saw earlier was approaching.

“…….”

Jin-seong didn’t answer. However, the child hugged Jin-seong’s legs.

“Thank you, my father was killed by those bad people.….” “…….”

Although. The gangsters protected the residents from the beasts, they still bullied the residents themselves. To them, killing one or two people was no problem.

The girl reached out her hands to Jin-seong.

“My mother told me to give this to you.”

It was a rice ball.

“It’s okay. You can eat it.”

Jin-seong was well aware of how difficult their situation was. So he never wanted to receive the rice ball.

But the child turned her head.

“I’m going to eat a lot of rice now, so it’s okay. Please eat it.” “…….”

Jin-seong still wanted to refuse, though.

“Professor Lee.”

Lee Young-woo, who was standing quietly, smiled at Jin-seong.

“I’m sure she’s just so thankful.…? I’ll take responsibility and feed the people here, so don’t refuse her rice ball.”

At that, Jin-seong looked down at the child once again.

“Are you sure?” “Of course!” “Okay then.”

Jin-seong no longer refused. He took a big bite of the rice ball. It had a very rough texture and there was even sand inside, but Jin-seong began to eat it up on the spot without complaining.

Jin-seong was eating the rice ball for a good purpose. A bright smile was seen on the little girl’s face. She was so nervous that she might be rejected.

“It’s delicious.”

Jin-seong smiled, wiping off the rice glued around his mouth. Then the child jumped and ran excitedly to her mother.

The child’s mother waved at Jin-seong.

Around the mother and daughter, with the villagers. Employees brought by Lee Young-woo were checking the facilities of the village and checking the health status of the residents.

The director’s office of the public broadcasting station.

A man was calling someone on a landline phone. However, no matter how long he waited, nobody answered his call.

“…He’s not answering.” “…. Whoo.”

At that time, an old man who is bald and had long white eyebrows swept down his face. His thick chin looked more prominent.

‘I didn’t know I’d lose my business like that.’

Tkk.

He threw a high-quality ballpoint pen on the table.

Park Moo-hae has never been deprived of his workplace in this way until now. The way his workshop was taken away was truly mysterious.

The gangster, who managed to get back from the workshop, said this.

‘The workshop was crushed by a man who called himself a “teacher”.’

The strange man introduced himself as a member of the North gang. But the Big boss of the North gang had never ordered such a thing, and that he did not know this “teacher”.

And Park Moo-hae thought that was the truth.

‘There’s nothing Shin Yoon-hwan can gain by attacking me.’

Therefore, the person who raided the workshop may be a separate organization or one of the other living-dead forces.

‘I need to look into this a little bit more.’

However, Park Moo-hae had a bigger concern than this.

“What happened to the investigator?” “The news channels are already releasing the news.… And they are continuing to report suspicions about the connection between you and the investigator.”

They were talking about Park Moo-hae. Public opinion has already been buzzing with suspicions that Park Moo-hae may be a living-dead.

The secretary continued with a gloomy face.

“……And the elders also told us not to expect a lot of support anymore because the Management Bureau is giving them a headache.” “Whoo…”

Feeling uneasy, Park Moo-hae cut the end of the cigarette with scissors. What the elders said was nothing else but the following.

“Survive on your own.”

His identity could be revealed, and if he is not protected, he might get into a bigger problem because of the living-dead he has connections to.

“…….”

However, Park Moo-hae remained calm. He drew a match with a cigar in his mouth and lit a fire at the end of the cigarette. Then he said something familiarly.

“Bring the list.” “Yes!”

The secretary left the room for a while. Park Moo-hae leaned deeply on a leather chair and predicted the future.

It was the scene of Park Moo-hae’s death.

It was by a strange man. Wearing only black clothes. A man wielding a golden sword slaughtered him. The golden sword broke Park Moo-hae at once, and his prediction ended.

Park Moo-hae opened his eyes again.

‘I wish I knew his face.’

However, the face of the man wearing a black coat and wielding a terrifying sword was covered, so his identity was unknown.

Park Moo-hae left just before attending the midnight banquet. Thanks to the terrible “Future Prediction”, he was able to escape the banquet and save his life.

Therefore, Park Moo-hae only knew that the military academy had ousted the chairman. But he wasn’t able to grasp the existence of Lee Jin-seong yet.

It was then.

“Director, I brought it.”

What the secretary brought was a black file.

The director began to look at the documents with a cigar in his mouth.

“Hmm…”

There was a list of celebrities. Along with photos of politicians, celebrities, influencers, and prestigious public figures, personal information were recorded.

“Hmm, this not enough to cover up this issue…… The interest is too weak…….”

Park Moo-hae, who was looking through the list was drawn to a picture of one person. Park Moo-hae asked his secretary, raising an ashtray.

“Is this true? Are you sure about the source?” “Let me check”.

Then the secretary called someone straight away. After exchanging a few words, the secretary nodded.

“Yes, there is a party who traded with this woman. I’m also securing the photos now.”

Park Moo-hae’s face, which had been expressionless so far, was distorted like a demon.

Screeching screeching…

He made a screeching sound. That was how Park Moo-hae laughs.

Park Moo-hae pointed his finger at the records written and instructed him.

“Make a scenario by securing evidence with witnesses. And put together a video and distribute it on SNS without the source.” “Okay!” “Just make a teaser for the morning, and release it on the official news at dawn. Oh, and this second one. We’ll let this out when the first bait turns cold.” “I’ll do as you wish”.

The secretary immediately left the director’s office.

Only then did Park Moo-hae put the file on the table with a satisfied look and bit the cigar in his mouth.

“The demon god is really looking after me.”

This was the person chosen by Park Moo-hae.

Kang Min-ah, a professor at the military academy.