Chapter 145
Chapter 145
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Translator: Ebonarch
Chapter: 145
Chapter Title: Exhibition Hall
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Na Gang-in sipped his coffee and munched on a burger while staring at the monitors. Four screens displayed the data he'd been searching through yesterday.
"I feel a bit clearer-headed after some sleep. Let's refine our criteria. The enemy's target will be somewhere packed with people. If they just wanted to kill one or two, they'd use knives or guns, not chemical weapons."
He recalled the story he'd heard yesterday.
"Jackal trying to kidnap Scarlett at Penelope's was ultimately about money. He didn't have any ideology, and he wasn't some madman either."
"But Jessica mentioned yesterday that Jackal's buddy Cougar might be in Korea. If he's done a lot of jobs with Jackal, that means Cougar's in it for the money too."
"And that guy's in Korea right now, of all times. What if he's involved in this incident?"
"Where could that bastard be right now?"
Na Gang-in tapped on the desk.
"If Cougar has XVE gas, where would he use it? He won't just target a crowded place for kicks. Money's the key."
Na Gang-in gave Jeon Ji-in the order.
"Find places that are both crowded and profitable."
"An art museum could be a target. Move that to the right screen."
"If you could rob that place, the stolen goods would be worth a fortune. Move that over too."
Jeon Ji-in scoured the internet and pulled up a few more spots.
Na Gang-in pulled his hands from the keyboard.
"Hold on."
Info on a jewelry exhibition in Jongno popped up on the monitor.
"A jewelry exhibition, huh..."
He remembered the gems he'd seen in that laptop thief's secret stash at the school event hall.
"Those gems probably aren't directly connected to this exhibition. But that thief kept the gems separate."
He knew why.
"Gems are compact, easy to hide in small spaces, and simple to turn into cash when needed."
He checked the data he'd moved to another monitor.
"Are artworks easy to sell? Sure, but who would buy pieces stolen with chemical weapons?"
National treasures were just as tough to fence.
"Selling gems is way simpler than cultural artifacts. Gems are easier to launder too."
Cougar was a mercenary operating overseas.
"Smuggling gems out of the country would be a breeze. Doesn't this fit the bill perfectly?"
"Online research has its limits, so let's head to the exhibition hall and check it out in person. When's it happening?"
"From yesterday through tomorrow—a three-day run at the Jongno exhibition hall."
"Then let's go right now."
To get to Jongno on a Saturday at that hour, the subway would be faster than driving.
Na Gang-in parked his car in the neighborhood and took the subway to Jongno.
The jewelry exhibition was at a hall near Insadong in Jongno. The place often hosted art shows and paintings.
Na Gang-in said at the entrance,
"Even the jewelry exhibition charges admission."