Chapter 86. A Familiar Email?
Chapter 86. A Familiar Email?
The phone barely rang twice before the call was answered.
When I explained the situation, the person on the other end just laughed, as if they were also dumbfounded.
"..."
- Heh heh, bringing cash and gold bars like that...
"He says he brought them to contribute to the foundation..."
- Don't worry. I'll send someone.
"Sorry to trouble you again..."
A sigh mixed with a chuckle came through the phone.
- Hahaha, it's a request from the Unknown Hunter. Something like this is no trouble at all.
After ending the call, Laila and I quickly changed clothes and headed to the airport.
'Should I just be happy I got some free money again?'
The moment Laila and I stepped into the airport, a man in a characteristically neat suit took a step toward us.
"Mr. Song Hoon, I'm from the Blue House. His Excellency instructed me to take measures in advance."
A precise and expressionless voice.
I nodded slightly in response.
"I hope I'm not troubling you. Sorry."
"Not at all."
He nodded lightly as if it were nothing.
"Follow me."
Before the airport security gate, he didn't hesitate, pulling his ID from his wallet.
"I'm a Special Coordination Officer from the National Security Office."
When he presented his ID to the security agent, the agent checked something over the radio, then quietly opened the way.
"...Special Coordination Officer, clearance approved."
We passed through security and headed to a restricted area inside the airport.
And there, in a security office, I saw Emir.
"Boss...!"
His voice was brimming with delight.
But the thing that popped into my head at that moment was...
'A big, oversized puppy...'
"Just how much did you bring..."
I chuckled as I spoke, and Emir scratched the back of his head.
"Let's just wrap this situation up for now."
The Special Coordination Officer merely listened to our conversation without showing any reaction and then headed straight for the corner of the office.
Waiting there were the airport corporation president and the office manager.
"This incident is now classified. Everything that happened here will be treated as a matter of national security, and all involved parties must sign a non-disclosure agreement."
The quick-witted airport corporation president smiled and nodded at his words.
"We've already confiscated the phones of all involved employees, and all security footage has been completely deleted. There will be no external leak."
"Good."
The Special Coordination Officer pulled out a few sheets of A4 paper and handed them to the president and the office manager.
Those documents weren't ordinary non-disclosure agreements, but papers containing powerful clauses that could even lead to criminal liability.
"Thank you for your cooperation."
"Well, it's a matter involving the Unknown Hunter. It's better for us to stay quiet, you know."
And just like that, the matter was settled in an instant.
Emir picked up his luggage as if nothing had happened and left the office.
'But was that worth over 30 billion won?'
I was about to drop him off at his house and hand him the bag.
"I'm fine."
"Huh? You're the one who brought it."
"Please use it for the foundation."
I felt guilty taking it all for myself, so I tried to give him at least one, but he refused desperately.
"Boss, our kebab shop is doing incredibly well."
It did look that way.
The waiting lines were long every day, and I'd heard that nearby companies occasionally put in large bulk orders.
"Then I'll go help Rana."
"Alright."
---
I had taken a break from streaming because of all those incidents.
[ World's Strongest Hero : heyo ]
[What's with the sudden break]
[It was cold man...]
"Nice to see you all."
I was catching up with my viewers after a long time, browsing through the community.
Creating the foundation had produced one positive effect.
"Hmm... there really are a lot of people."
[ Volunteering review ) Saw Hero doing it and suddenly felt compelled, went and did it myself ]
[ Long review incoming ) Honestly, it was nothing special for me, but they were so incredibly grateful that it kind of made my heart swell too... ]
A lot of people were taking an interest in this work, and the number of people actually participating in volunteer work had increased.
"Everyone's doing a lot of good work."
[Hero's moral high ground is insane;;]
[But I do donate a little bit every month]
"Right. I'll be heading into a gate soon."
[Suddenly?]
[Oh right... this guy's originally a hunter lololol]
[He's originally the Great Unknown Hunter I don't even dare look at...]
I found out that building a hospital doesn't cost just a penny or two.
"Anyway, just so you know..."
[ Saintess's Foot Wiper has donated 100,000 Watts! ]
- But why are you suddenly going into a gate?
"I need money."
[Bastard already has tons of money lmaooo]
[The hell, you building a palace or something?]
I explained the reason for going into the gate.
The viewers grew solemn.
[ Saintess's Foot Wiper has donated 300,000 Watts! ]
- Boss... use this to help chip in...
"Thanks."
The one who used to be the worst malicious viewer, 'Saintess's Foot Wiper'.
They've really mellowed out these days.
---
A meeting room in the foundation.
I, Laila, the foundation CEO, and the legal director were seated.
"The employees held hostage in Türkiye... how are they doing?"
The very first measure taken after they returned to Korea was health care.
"Everyone returned safely, and we immediately assigned dedicated personnel from our side to support health checkups and psychological counseling."
I nodded.
They had been threatened with their lives, after all...
"There are almost no physical injuries, but there are many cases of severe psychological shock."
The legal director also nodded and continued speaking.
"Medical expenses are being fully covered by the foundation. We've also provided sufficient explanations to their families, and we've made arrangements to extend counseling if they wish."
Aside from the employees who went to Türkiye, no one knew about this incident.
I was worried it might severely damage morale at the foundation.
"Hmm... what about consolation money?"
Would it be appropriate to provide it as consolation money?
At my concern, the legal director nodded.
"There shouldn't be a problem."
As the meeting was nearing its conclusion, the CEO cautiously opened his mouth.
"And... I'd been debating whether I should report this or just let it slide..."
"?"
"No one expressed any intention to resign. In fact, there were some who kept working even when given ample vacation time."
"Really?"
For regular people to be so unfazed after experiencing something like that...
"So this is their personal information, right?"
"Yes, that's correct."
I picked up the documents the CEO had printed out.
They were papers detailing their names, contact numbers, emails, addresses, and other information in an organized manner.
"It's all systematically organized."
"Yes, that's correct."
My hand, which had been idly flipping through the documents, stopped.
"...Huh?"
"Mr. Hero, what's wrong?"
"Hsss..."
While checking someone's personal details, one particular email address had caught my eye.
As I stared at the documents, Laila walked over to my side.
"Ms. Lee Chae-hyun?"
"Yeah..."
"Why? Is there something noteworthy?"
"No, that's not it... the email just looks oddly familiar."
Regular viewers might not know, but streamers who broadcast have access to one unique function.
"Pretty sure..."
Even if someone donates anonymously, you could see their hidden nickname.
And next to the nickname, their Pajijik ID was also visible.
"Let me check something real quick."
I hurriedly pulled my phone out of my back pocket.
At my sudden action, the legal director and CEO stared at me with puzzled faces.
"Is there some kind of problem...?"
"No, nothing like that. It'll just take a moment."
I quickly opened the Pajijik app on my phone.
With the account already logged in, I went straight to the settings menu and into the donation history.
'Whoa... they really donated a lot.'
As I scrolled all the way down, I soon saw donations from familiar nicknames.
[ Saintess's Foot Wiper : Boss... use this to help chip in... ]
"..."
The malicious viewer 'Saintess's Foot Wiper'.
In parentheses next to their nickname, it read 'cogus777'.
"Wow..."
When I clicked on their nickname, their profile appeared.
And there, it also showed they were our stream manager.
"No way..."
That gentle-faced, cute woman...
"Mr. Hero, what are you doing?"
I handed my phone and the documents to Laila.
Tilting her head as she took them, she slowly checked them over.
"Huh? This person... she's our stream manager, isn't she?"
"Check the ID next to her nickname."
"Hmm... cogus777?"
"And check Ms. Lee Chae-hyun's email too."
Laila's eyes, which had been reading the documents, grew round.
Laila also seemed surprised, unable to say anything.
"So this person was 'Saintess's Foot Wiper'?"
I checked my phone once more, muttering to myself as if in a daze.
"You were that person?"
I felt blank, as if I'd just taken a 'red pill'.
But soon, a grin stretched ear to ear across my face.
"Gotcha."