Chapter 26

### **Chapter 26**

**Do It If Necessary**

***

I put away my phone.

Because Yuria would have definitely voiced opposition.

But the core of the operation that just came to mind is speed.

I ignored Yuria's touch nudging me from the side and checked the distance to the police car.

Feeling from past experience, this distance is the Maginot Line.

If it gets closer than this, the name tag will start to be seen.

If I'm going to do it, it's now.

Because if the name tag is seen, even if I run away I'll be put on the wanted list.

Without thinking long, I opened the car door.

This is a matter of efficiency.

First of all, if those two are caught, it's unconditionally detention.

The detention location here is the North Prison.

It means once caught, they have to start over from illegal entry.

But for me, I just live and come back exactly as I am and it's over.

Even that was the result assuming the worst.

If things go exactly as thought, detention my foot, might not even pay a fine.

Good, let's go.

The organization of thoughts is finished.

If they said they didn't need it I would have just thrown them away, but they said they needed them.

No, none of that is needed.

If it's Nogada, he doesn't hesitate here.

He does it if necessary.

I stopped thinking.

And jumped out of the car that was still running.

Behind the pointlessly realistic floating sensation and sound of wind, a heavy but bearable impact followed.

I stared at the black object running towards me beyond the shaking screen.

Didn't know there would be a debuff like this, but anyway that must be the police car.

There is no time to hesitate.

I ran before my vision could even recover and shoved my body into the path of the police car.

At first I even thought about knocking all the police down, but is there a need to do that.

The answer is insurance fraud.

"Uh-uh!!"

"There's a person in front!!"

"What is that!"

I flew in the sky.

***

The police, who hastily got out of the car upon seeing him bleeding profusely, scratched their heads as if troubled.

"What do we do about this?"

"Ah jeez... Sergeant-nim. Isn't this insurance fraud?"

"Looks like that to me too. Still, glad he didn't die. Hey mister. Try to get up. I know you're still alive."

Nogada clicked his tongue slightly realizing he could get up.

Collapsing completely was the best though.

Putting regret behind, Nogada twisted his body and groaned.

"Aigoo I'm dying."

Since the remaining HP was exactly 3, it was really true.

And at the same time, took out the signboard.

"Deaf?"

"Ah, I know him. That person."

"I know too, you punk. Ah this has become a headache."

It's definitely fraud.

Suddenly jumped out of a car running fine and charged at the police car.

And after collapsing, what he says is I'm dying and appealing that he's deaf.

Judging from his attitude, it didn't seem like he was trying to get money.

Probably... trying to buy time.

Then why?

Why did he suddenly get off a running car and ram into us?

"Perhaps an illegal immigrant?"

"Probably not."

"Reason is."

"There is a picture taken holding citizenship on Ingsta."

"Truly MZ. Kids these days are really smart."

Is that so?

"Then there must have been illegal immigrants in the same vehicle. Hey Choi Shik-min, Park Haet-bit."

"Officer Choi Shik-min."

"Uh... Trainee Park Haet-bit!"

"Subdue that person and immediately get in the car and chase that tin can. Because I think there are illegal immigrants inside probably? They just turned right at the road ahead so chase them quickly. Because that's a cheap van, if you go now you can catch up sufficiently."

"Confirmed."

"Yep!"

Simultaneously with their answers, the two took out handcuffs and a Taser gun respectively from their pockets.

Various processes that should have originally dragged out time were condensed by a judgment relying on the intuition of Sergeant Mak-ga-pa [Reckless].

If Nogada was an innocent citizen, it would have been an incident where they would have to take off their clothes [resign], but Nogada wasn't very innocent.

Therefore, a moment of absolute desperation.

Nogada moved one step ahead.

Feeling the situation turning strange in the short standoff with them in front of him, Nogada quickly took out his pickaxe.

Since Plan A was tangled, he quickly pivoted to Plan B.

Of course, he who took out the pickaxe also had many thoughts.

Didn't intend to go as far as assault though.

This was outside of calculations.

Technically, it was a loss too.

Isn't it a bit excessive for me to go in [to prison] to save those guys.

If I end up going to prison while looking for efficiency, it's literally putting the cart before the horse.

If I swing it for nothing and get subdued quickly, unable to even buy time.

What if citizenship is confiscated?

Wouldn't it cause harm to Yuria and the kids?

Amidst various assumptions and worries filling his head, Nogada felt conflicted for a moment but.

Conflict, why am I doing that?

I'm Nogada [Laborer].

Soon he quickly came to his senses and moved his body.

If necessary, do it.

If going to do it, do it properly.

Nogada lifted the pickaxe.

At that moment, Yuria walked over.

Because she was holding a phone in one hand, the approaching police too. In a situation where Nogada, who was about to get up, also stopped, Yuria's mouth opened.

"May I ask what you are doing right now-yeees?"

Nogada, half-standing with a pickaxe, and Trainee Park Haet-bit aiming at him, Officer Choi Shik-min thrusting handcuffs.

And even Sergeant Mak-ga-pa observing him.

Everyone was captured in one screen.

"Been filming continuously since he got hit-yeees. But the atmosphere was strange so I came to see-yeees. Wondering if something happened-yeees."

Seeing that sight, Sergeant Mak-ga-pa let out a sigh.

"Haa, is that live."

"Well-yeees?"

"Threatening police. Can you handle it."

"Well-yeees?"

"Going crazy."

Already lost them.

Even if they followed immediately it was questionable if they could catch them, but time had already been dragged out fully.

Seeing her thrusting the phone first, it was obvious she was quite shrewd, so Sergeant Mak-ga-pa, who half-gave up the chase, first checked the citizenship of the two people.

Unfortunately, both were citizens.

"Hitting an innocent citizen and even trying to arrest them, I'm scared-yeees."

"That, it's under the name of insurance fraud. It was unnatural no matter who looked at it."

"Was insurance fraud such a heavy crime-yeees? To the point of taking out handcuffs and a Taser gun first? And what are you going to do if it's just a mistake to unconditionally try to arrest first-yeees? Isn't that excessive force-yeees?"

"... You guys are covering for illegal immigrants right."

"Illegal immigrants, you say? We are good citizens, how could that be-yeees?"

"Then why did you block us."

"Umm... wouldn't it be a simple mistake-yeees? Like pressing the wrong key while dozing off. Right-yeees?"

"It is an obvious mistake. Dozed off and."

"I got off because I was worried about Mr. Nogada and it became like this-yeees. Has this been an explanation-yeees?"

Having spoken up to here, Yuria silently checked Sergeant Mak-ga-pa's name tag.

"You are Sergeant Mak-ga-pa belonging to the South Police Station-yeees."

"Is this a threat?"

"Well-yeees. Just checking-yeees. Thought I should know who the person who tried to arrest my friend abruptly is-yeees."

"..."

Circumstantial evidence is overflowing.

But there was no physical evidence.

Logically too, couldn't find a reason for them to cover for illegal ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠immigrants.

In short.

"Properly screwed over. Hey it's busted. Withdraw."

"Yep."

"Are we letting them go just like this?"

"Can't be helped. We have no evidence. Just put both of them on the observation list."

"Yeeep!"

"I will do it."

Just as it was about to be settled like that, a small voice was heard from behind.

"Aren't you giving damage compensation-yeees. Stingy-yeees."

At the small voice that would only be heard by Sergeant Mak-ga-pa who was at the very back, he turned his head but.

"Are you okay-yeees? Hurts a lot right-yeees?"

"Keuheuk, my internal organs. Bones. Brain."

"What to do..."

All that was visible was two people with a good relationship.

Looking only at the situation, this side was rather the villain.

"Hey let's bounce quickly before unnecessary words come out. Run."

"We are police, right?"

"Just drive."

"Yes..."

The road where the police disappeared like that.

Nogada, who was lying down with bloodstains, reflexively lifted his phone at the pressure felt from above.

"Excuse me, Mr. Nogada-yeees."

"I had thoughts about all this..."

"Perhaps, do you want to die-yeees?"

"..."

Nogada exercised his right to remain silent for the first time.

***

"Even if you say it's fine because you only need to endure a few times-yeees."

"Right. That was what I wanted to say."

"Still, if you do such a sudden action-yeees."

"Wasn't the result good."

"Hmm."

Yuria lifted a pickaxe without a word.

"I apologize."

Manly man or whatever, one had to become humble in front of a pickaxe.

"Still, we couldn't just get caught. If citizenship is confiscated like this and we are chased back to North, we can't even make a gang right."

"It is true that it's dangerous because there are more people who entered illegally than expected-yeees? Probably some people have almost gathered all of it slowly by now-yeees."

The gang creation cost was expensive if you say so, but not expensive enough to dedicate days to.

About an amount that can be earned ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠by working hard for a day or two.

Of course, that was by South standards, so it was impossible in the North.

Anyway, it was slowly the timing for other illegal immigrants to have gathered roughly all the money too.

"That's why I did it. When did you get off."

"Right after you got off? Thought you would do something like this so as soon as I put my phone away I told them to stop the car-yeees."

"If so, both of us are marked. Are we screwed."

"It might be different if we run a business, but we don't-yeees. So it doesn't really matter-yeees."

At those words, Nogada stayed silent for a moment then changed the subject.

"By any chance, are those guys just running away?"

"Those guuys? Ah, Mr. Kwak Du-pal-yeees?"

"Yeah. The criminals."

"No way-yeees. Probably absolutely not-yeees?"

"Absolutely?"

"Because they were almost wailing right before I got off-yeees."

"Why?"

"Said they were touched and would be loyal for life-yeees."

"Besides, gangs actually have better loyalty-yeees? And since they were really about to cry, that won't happen-yeees."

"Is it to that extent..."

"Even I would have been touched-yeees? Throwing your body like that, bam!"

"If it were you, you would have been faster."

"Yees? Are you flirting again-yeees?"

"... Uh?"

"This is troubling-yeees. Don't like me too much-yeees."

"What?"

"Because I'm a bad woman-yeees? You'll be in trouble if you fall for me-yeees."

Nogada lost his words.

Until now, the content was similar to before so he couldn't notice the signs, but it wasn't the case now.

"Did you eat something wrong?"

At the flawlessly clear question that seemed to be genuinely worried, Yuria burst into laughter.

Indeed, how to flirt with this person.

Shall I do damage control first.

"Ey, it's a joke, asking so seriously like that-yeees..."

"... Ah. So it was like that."

"Puhahahah!"

"Why are you laughing?"

"Because reaction is funny-yeees. Should we get up slowly for now-yeees?"

"Let's do that."

"Yees! Do you want to hold my hand-yeees?"

"Me? You? Stop it. You'll fall over."

With those words as his last, Nogada sprang up.

"Shall we go."

"Yees."

"But where should we go."

"Uh... um. First shall we go to the manpower office-yeees? If they ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠contact us we can catch work immediately... Oh they're here-yeees."

Following a short phone call, the familiar sight of the van driving up quickly.

"You escaped safely-yeees?"

"Thanks to you... Hyung-nim!!!!"

Kwak Du-pal, who ran almost on all fours, immediately smashed his head on the ground.

"I was mistaken until now!!! You are a true manly man, yet I dared!!!"

At the praise lacking explanation for right or wrong, Nogada trailed off unusually.

"... Why is he like that."

"I told you-yeees. That they would absolutely not betray-yeees."