Prologue: Mission in Busan

7:49 pm Busan International Port.

Night gradually falls on the pier. Export preparation work also took place enthusiastically.

The 5,000-ton auxiliary ferry clearly shows its majesty under the flickering light of street

lights. This is a scheduled train that operates once a day and will arrive at the port of

Shimonoseki, Japan tomorrow morning.

The doors close after boarding time ends. The crane finished loading the goods and finally

quietly withdrew. As expected, the lights in the station went out. The surrounding area was

quiet, buried in the stillness of the night, only the ferry tied to its rope was still floating on the

black, rippling sea.

But the atmosphere inside is completely different. A man entered the room arranged early

and put down his luggage. Passengers around him were busy looking everywhere on the train

with excited faces. Everyone gathered in small groups at a drinking table in the village

hallway, some people also recorded every moment with cameras in hand. Boisterous laughter

echoed everywhere, even on the cold, windy deck of the ship was filled with a typical

atmosphere of excitement and anticipation for the journey about to begin.

Kwon Taek Joo is present in that crowded place. He wore a normal suit with a jacket, looking

no different from the people present except for his extremely depressed expression. That was

clearly not the look on the face of someone staying in the most expensive room.

He occasionally lifted his sleeve to check the time. Kwon Taek Joo followed every movement

of the second hand on the watch. Exactly 8 o'clock. The whistle signaling the departure of the

ferry split the night sea. Kwon Taek Joo followed suit and walked out onto the balcony.

The deck below appeared clearly in his vision. Tourists are still busy taking photos. It would

be difficult to get a decent photo in this darkness but they kept pressing the shutter button. He

was indifferently observing those constant movements when a small mechanical sound

suddenly came from his left ear. Next, someone's voice rang out.

-How are you? Are you enjoying the romantic atmosphere of the night sea?

"Not bad. Noisy but also quite boring."

Light laughter came from the communication device in my ear. Meanwhile, Kwon Taek Joo's

eyes were still directed towards the deck. He carefully looked at each person passing by, but

no one particularly stood out.

"Report it."

- Contact person Kim Young Hee and National Security Agency official Lee Cheol Jin were

both confirmed to have boarded the plane. Lee Cheol Jin is disguising himself as a Chinese

citizen. He will probably leave China as soon as he arrives in Japan, and Kim Young Hee has

booked a ferry leaving from Shimonoseki tomorrow night.

"Then I'll have to reach them before the ship docks."

Kwon Taek Joo muttered to himself and quickly left the balcony. "Are you going to start

acting now?", he asked. Kwon Taek Joo just walked out of the room and answered while

walking through the empty hallway.

"When playing hide and seek, good players are those who like to take risks."

If the targets are to contact each other, a chaotic scene like 2 this is the best time, because

meeting in a place with few people will only attract more attention. Kwon Taek Joo jumped

down two spiral stairs. He passed by a group of people gathered in front of the 2nd floor

restaurant and examined each face one by one. This time there are no outstanding characters

either. Kwon Taek Joo went straight down the stairs leading to the first floor lobby and gave

brief instructions.

"Call me."

The phone rang immediately. Kwon Taek Joo let the sound vibrate continuously twice and

took the call when he reached the middle of the stairs. "Hello", he spoke up to continue the

serious conversation with the silent person on the other end. No one seemed suspicious when

Kwon Taek Joo was talking on the phone and walking around.

Not long after, a woman passed by. The collar of her coat stood up looking very awkward.

Kwon Taek Joo's black eyes quietly watched that woman.

She passed the information desk and approached the vending machine next to the elevator.

She stood there for a long moment as if choosing a drink. Other people came and then left

one by one.

The woman took out the 1,000 yen bill again after the surroundings became quiet again.

After a long period of hesitation, what she chose was green tea. Change poured out of the

machine, and the drink also fell down with a slight sound. She picked up the green tea quite

naturally, then gathered the change and returned to the 2nd floor. Kwon Taek Joo pretended

not to pay attention to the woman, and she did not pay any special attention to him.

- The target is approaching.

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