The 'Charlie' artillery corps quickly regained its sense of normalcy.

Ju Yeong-Gi was still unconscious, but the soldiers acted as if he had never existed in the first place. Kang Jin-Ho was no different.

“Jang Jae-Hwan,” said Kang Jin-Ho.

“Private 1st Class Jang Jae-Hwan, sir!”

“Are you done cleaning yet?”

“Sir, I’m done.”

“Again.” Kang Jin-Ho gestured to the floor.

“Yes, sir.” Jang Jae-Hwan grew tearful as he grabbed a mop.

Kang Jin-Ho walked away afterward to attend to other matters.

After making sure the coast was clear, Jang Jae-Hwan groaned loudly and tossed the mop at his junior soldiers. “We don't have a choice anymore, fellas. Corporal Kang wants us to surf the floor once more.”

One of the private 2nd classes raised his hand. “Private Jang, sir?”

“What now?”

“I've been wondering about this for a while, and... Could it be that Corporal Kang thinks that this is a fancy hotel and we're its cleaning crew?”

“...Why don't you ask him personally?”

“I don't have the courage, sir.”

***

The investigation into Ju Yeong-Gi's matter was quickly wrapped up, just like Noh Su-Bong had anticipated.

A case like this would commonly be filed under 'suicide' even if the victim's guardian showed up to harass the officials with sharp questions. However, no one showed up and demanded justice for Ju Yeong-Gi. As such, the momentum of the investigation quickly fizzled away, with no investigators willing to dig any deeper.

Jo Gyu-Min began his report.

- Mister Jin-Ho, Ju Yeong-Gi has been successfully transferred to Jaegyeong's hospital.

“Good work. As for his g...