Rainbow City Novel Translation

8. Stone Wall (4)

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Stone wall (4)

***Part 1

"Hmm."

The man scanned the floor, his throat rumbling low.

The news of the sudden relocation of Seok-hwa, a researcher at the Yeouido shelter, came this morning. It had been after he and Kwak Soo-hwan left the shelter, so one could only guess that something had happened in between.

It was good that he used the excuse that he had not received a handover for research to get permission from his superiors to enter Seok-hwa's room.

"Oh dear."

The man picked up the first piece of paper that caught his eye from the floor.

"You want to make contact......."

The man brought the paper close to his lips. He quietly curled his mouth into a smile and began to pick up the rest of the items. Among the several sheets, only one had a different handwriting. It seemed that someone had deciphered the code left by Dr. Seok-hwa, and the man instinctively felt that the one who deciphered it was Major Kwak.

The rest of the paper was covered with Seok-hwa's terrible handwriting.

[The fact that autoimmune diseases have increased due to the eradication of parasites is highly likely. With the disappearance of parasites, the immune system that attacked the parasites has started to malfunction and attack other tissues. Oh Cheong-woon had Crohn's disease and multiple sclerosis. Parasites. Mycoplasma... It is highly likely that Adam's intelligence was a result of external factors... There is a valid possibility that he received an unfinished treatment. Research funding denied.]

The man reading the hastily scribbled notes on the paper smiled a little more cheerfully.

Father, it seems we were not wrong.

"Why is Dr. Choi here?"

Choi Ho-eun looked back, clumping several pieces of paper together. Lee Chae-yun was standing outside the open door. Her cape was awkwardly thrown over her shoulder, and she was dragging a large box the size of her body.

"I was supposed to clean up Dr. Seok-hwa's room, how did you get in?"

With her guard fully up, Lee Chae-yun gave Choi Ho-eun a friendly impression.

"It's not anything specific, but I heard the doctor is moving, and there was no handover, and I have no idea where he's going, so I thought I'd come in person to seeto see if there was anything I could do."

"I didn't hear anything about that? Still, you shouldn't just come in without Dr. Seok-hwa's permission."

"I have permission from higher ups."

Ah, the upper bastards, Lee Chae-yun grumbled openly.

"Anyway, the paper you're holding. Please put it here."

She pointed her index finger inside the empty box.

"Major Lee Chae-yun, are you going to pack Dr. Seok-hwa's luggage instead?"