I Became the Academy's Kibitz Villain [part 1]

Chapter 166: A Chaotic Week (2)

At that moment, on the top floor of the Busan Haegnul Group Building:

"Proceeding as directed, Chairman."

"Ah, yes. I'm watching it live. Continue as planned."

Chairman Choi Ho-jung of Haegnul leaned back on the sofa with a satisfied smile, responding to the report through his smartphone.

"Right. Those devils are trying to enter Busan directly."

"Chairman, but those who lost their special abilities..."

"Ah, once a devil, always a devil, Director Jang. Losing their abilities doesn't mean they're not devils."

Chairman Choi cut off the director with a firm voice.

"Why did they become devils? Because they went berserk. The body may be human, but the mind is devilish. Their souls are already tainted. How can they not be called devils?"

"But there are rumors that Duoexini forcibly turned them into devils."

Director Jang stood firm in his opinion.

"Think about Yook Gibong, the patented rider we wanted to use. Duoexini injected something like the seed of a devil into Yook Gibong, and he became a devil in an instant."

"So, you're saying even a good ability user could become a devil with just one pill or seed?"

"It's possible."

"Hmm. That changes everything."

Chairman Choi pondered thoughtfully.

"Turning a noble hero into a devil is completely different from someone with devilish tendencies becoming one. Ah, let's do that."

Chairman Choi, with a kind smile, stroked a white-furred cat that had climbed onto his executive desk.

"Those turned into devils by Duoexini were not good from the start but inherently bad. Duoexini selectively chose those destined to be devils."

"Chairman, that's baseless..."

"In my 90 years of life, what I learned while others were learning Hangul during the Korean War was how to judge people."

Chairman Choi pointed to his eyes, then skillfully operated the Taeguk Watch, displaying a list on one side of the TV screen.

"This time, those Zenros... the ability loss sufferers. I reviewed the list, cross-checked the data brought by our internal HR team and scouts, and found one very interesting result."

"You personally...? Why didn't you ask us?"

"I needed to do this myself to feel alive. So, I investigated and can sum them up as 'of the same ilk as Yook Gibong'."

Chairman Choi lightly tossed a small pill into his mouth.

"People with bad reputations, poor family backgrounds, already involved in crime or even unpublicized murderers. If I were Duoexini, I would have carefully selected people who are easily tempted by the devil and planted the seed of the devil in them. That's how I see it."

"Then..."

"Stopping the protesters we called from entering Busan isn't wrong. Who would want to live in the same city as those convicted of crimes deserving universal condemnation?"

NIMBY wasn't a term for nothing.

People opposed the entrance of socially despised facilities, even if economically beneficial, let alone those who had killed several people or caused over a billion won in damage and were now imprisoned in a research facility somewhere in Busan.