Chapter 69
Chapter 69
Episode 69: Jang Man-soo & Lillian (2)
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It was a crucial piece of equipment needed for the communication network system to be developed by MH Tech.
Jang Man-soo, having secured the design schematics for such equipment, extracted the USB and rotated it inside the heel of his shoe.
“Hoo-! Done.”
Lillian, worried by his earlier words, asked again.
“Are you really able to make it?”
“Of course.”
“How long will it take?”
“How would I know?”
Lillian’s eyes were filled with disbelief at that answer.
“Sigh….”
“Why? What’s the complaint? Did you think the equipment would just pop out if you asked nicely? Everything comes from years of perseverance and my own hands!”
“What more can I say? So, are you going to start on that research collaboration now?”
Jang Man-soo’s movements changed as if he had already started on another task.
“I need to at least get the R2ED Implementation Simulation and the initial draft of the design done.”
“Will it take long?”
“I do have some prepared materials, but it’ll take at least four hours, even at the fastest.”
Lillian nodded at that.
“I’ll go and do that KITE inspection the boss asked me to do.”
“Suit yourself~!”
“I’ll keep the guards stationed at the entrance. If anything happens, contact me immediately. Don’t make things bigger than they need to be.”
“……”
Jang Man-soo didn’t respond, perhaps already focused on his work.
Lillian, watching him, shook her head and went outside. After speaking to the special security team members guarding the entrance, she left the building and entered KITE headquarters.
Standing in the lobby, she made a phone call to someone.
[This is Jang Jin-ho from the KITE Secretary’s Office.]
“This is Lillian Foster. I’m on the first floor now, could you come down?”
[Ah-! I’ll be right there!]
Shinwoo had informed them in advance about the inspection, so they knew each other.
Soon, Jang Jin-ho, panting, came down and met Lillian.
“You didn’t have to rush, you know.”
“I thought you might have been waiting a long time.”
Meanwhile, KITE employees and security guards passing by were captivated by Lillian.
Being a foreigner and a beautiful woman, it was an unfamiliar sight for those who usually only smelled sweat from men.
“Then let’s start by looking at the training grounds.”
“I’ll guide you.”
The inspection Shinwoo had requested was of KITE security’s regular training situation. Of course, Shinwoo had also dropped by from time to time to supervise the MAT (Multiple Attack Training), WSD (Weapon Strike Training), and FRT (Firearms Response Training) that he had built up.
Thanks to that, the skills of the KITE security guards improved day by day, allowing them to carry out their missions more safely.
The security and bodyguards scheduled for training today were gathered together, training.
“Are there any problems with the training process?”
“It’s a bit intense, so there are occasional injuries, but they’re keeping up well.”
Lillian stood in the hallway, staring intently at the training situation through the glass window.
“Not bad.”
“Chief Instructor Jeong Gang-ho is training them thoroughly.”
“Ah, is that him?”
Jeong Gang-ho, leaning on a cane on one side of the training ground, caught her eye. She had heard from Shinwoo beforehand about the relationship he had with him.
Lillian entered with Jang Jin-ho.
The sound of sharp heels echoed as Lillian appeared, drawing the attention of people scattered throughout the training ground.
Jeong Gang-ho, who was supervising the training, tilted his head as he looked at Lillian.
Jang Jin-ho stepped forward first.
“This is Lillian Foster, head of MH Future Security, who came to check on the training process.”
Jeong Gang-ho was already aware of this.
“I see. I’m Jeong Gang-ho, the training instructor.”
“Just call me Lillian. It looks like you’re doing WSD (Weapon Strike Training) now.”
They were sparring in pairs, with only one person holding a knife model. They each deflected or dodged the knife with their own techniques and counterattacked.
“Are you knowledgeable about martial arts?”
Lillian nodded.
“A little.”
“What do you think?”
The security guards in the sparring were moving quite diligently.
However, it was not up to par with Lillian’s eyes, who had gone through countless dangerous missions in her previous life like Shinwoo.
“Not bad.”
A subtle answer.
Jeong Gang-ho felt a similar atmosphere from Lillian as he did from Shinwoo, so he asked.
“Are there any problematic areas?”
“Honestly, I don’t know if it will be of much help in real combat.”
“You mean it’s weak.”
Lillian, who was quietly watching the sparring again, felt restless.
“Would it be okay if I joined in?”
“You mean directly?”
“Seeing is believing, as they say.”
Jeong Gang-ho temporarily stopped the training and gathered the security guards.
Everyone stood huddled around the center of the training ground.
About 20 men and women. They were people who were at the company for training instead of work.
“This is Lillian Foster, head of MH Future Security, which has become our new parent company.”
At that explanation, the male security guards cheered as if they were being introduced to a celebrity.
“Oooooh-!”
Lillian, standing next to Jeong Gang-ho, looked indifferent at the reaction.
Then, she took off her heels, stockings, and jacket and put them down next to her.
“I know a little about self-defense. So, I’m curious about the skills of the KITE security guards… Would you like to have a weapon sparring match with me?”
It was Lillian’s proposal, a slender woman with a curvaceous figure and a celebrity-like appearance.
At the same time, the male security guards buzzed, and some raised their hands.
“I’ll do it!”
“Me! I want to try!”
Lillian scanned the men and pointed to one person. It was Park Dae-sung from the External Security Team 4, who had sparred with Shinwoo before.
“Let’s do it with you. Choose your weapon and come out.”
Park Dae-sung walked out with a smirk, holding out the dagger model he had been holding from the beginning.
“This is enough. What will you use, Chief?”
“I have something I use.”
With that answer, Lillian took out two foldable Tonfas from inside the jacket she had taken off earlier and unfolded them.
Clack-
“Isn’t this handicap good enough for a beginner?”
What kind of beginner carries Tonfas inside their jacket?
Then, Lillian threw the Tonfa in her left hand into the air, spun it like a trick with the end of the Tonfa in her right hand, caught it with the hooked side, and brought it to her left hand.
“……”
It was clear to anyone that she was not a novice.
In that instant, Park Dae-sung sensed that something was wrong.
“Shall we start then?”
Lillian was the first to move.
The moment she kicked off the floor with her bare feet and moved forward quickly, Park Dae-sung did not stand still. He quickly dodged to the side and tried to aim for Lillian’s torso with the dagger.
Lillian leaned back and slid low, and before he knew it, she hooked the horizontal handle of the Tonfa, which was now upside down, on Park Dae-sung’s ankle and pulled.
Of course, Park Dae-sung saw it and held on so as not to lose his balance.
But Lillian used that support as a pillar, turned around, and kicked the inside of Park Dae-sung’s knee.
Park Dae-sung, who was hit with a Knee Strike, was thrown back as Lillian’s leg, which had popped up next to his head, wrapped around his neck, causing him to fall completely.
“Cough!”
Park Dae-sung was instantly in a state where his neck was being strangled while kneeling. He tried to get out somehow, but the horizontal handle of the Tonfa protruding between his thighs fixed his body like a stake.
Then, Lillian struck Park Dae-sung’s side with the Tonfa she was holding in her other hand.
Thwack-
“Ugh-!”
The attack that went in while he was completely subdued was torture.
Nevertheless, Park Dae-sung continued to try to escape, but he did not budge.
Thwack- Thwack-
In the end, Park Dae-sung was able to break free by urgently raising his hand and tapping Lillian’s calf. He had declared a tap out.
“……”
Silence flowed through the training ground.
Lillian, who got up from her seat, kicked up one of the Tonfas that had fallen to the floor using the instep of her foot and caught it.
“I’m not warmed up yet. Is there no next in line?”
Everyone who had been raising their hands until just now was silent.
This was because the movements that Lillian had shown were by no means at the level of someone who had only learned self-defense.
“You’re all scared of just one person. Could it be… that our CEO Baek Shin-woo is training you too carelessly?”
“I’ll try.”
The person who came out this time was one of the few women in the KITE security team.
“Good. Shall we try it?”
The female security guard chose a Three-Section Staff instead of a dagger and charged.
In response, Lillian deflected or dodged her Three-Section Staff and the knee and fist attacks that came in with two Tonfas and subdued her.
The Tonfas moved as freely as if they were part of her body than before.
“Next!”
The sparring continued to connect.
“Next-!”
Sometimes she tumbled like a gymnast and struck and retreated, and in the next sparring, she struck the Tonfa in the air to fly it or subdued them by hooking their arms and legs with the horizontal handle like she did with Park Dae-sung.
“Next!”
Those who had hesitated at first could not help but admire Lillian’s skills, which blocked and subdued attacks with patterns that were not repeated.
Then, after about ten people, no one else volunteered. Instructor Jeong Gang-ho had stopped it.
“Isn’t this enough?”
Lillian wiped the sweat that had formed on her forehead with the back of her hand and looked at him.
“Hoo-! Should it be?”
Meanwhile, Jang Jin-ho, who had been waiting next to her, brought her a KITE training uniform top.
“It would be better to wear this.”
Lillian’s upper body was now wet with sweat, and the inside of her white blouse was see-through. Perhaps because of that, the gazes of the male security guards felt hotter than before.
“Thank you. And if you don’t take those perverted eyes off me right now, I might just smash them into the floor myself.”
At Lillian’s harsh tone, most of the male security guards hurriedly lowered their heads. At the same time, Lillian put on the training uniform that Jang Jin-ho had brought.
“Chief, your skills are considerable. What did you learn?”
Jeong Gang-ho was also sincerely admiring her. Moreover, he knew very well that Lillian had taken care of all the security guards.
She had adjusted the strength of her power, and she had deliberately avoided or blocked the gaps that could have ended it in one blow.
For that reason, Lillian’s movements became complicated, and she had no choice but to sweat like she was now.
“I’ve learned a lot of things, but if I had to pick a few, I’d say Krav Maga and Eskrima.”
It was an Israeli combat martial art and a Philippine combat weapon technique also called Kali. Since both are martial arts that are not easy to learn for practical use, the surprise grew.
“You’re really amazing. It seems there’s a reason why you’re so close to CEO Baek Shin-woo.”
“Well, birds of a feather flock together. More than that, I hope the security guards have learned a lot from this sparring.”
Carelessness was the biggest thing. And it was also a problem that they forcibly held weapons that they were not familiar with, saying it was weapon sparring.
Lillian told them about such things and left to take a shower.
Of course, after that, the intensity of KITE’s security training increased by about three times.