Nam Tae-Sik's body shivered in fright. “Heu-euuuhk!”

He wasn't being restrained. Yet, his entire being was screaming in terror just because Kang Jin-Ho was sitting right next to him!

The one Nam Tae-Sik served, could that person...

Could that person display this level of power? Like Kang Jin-Ho?

'We were mistaken!'

They didn't just get Kang Jin-Ho's abilities wrong. They had also miscalculated his temperament! This man, he... He was many times more dangerous than they had bargained for!

Kang Jin-Ho slowly pulled his hand away from Nam Tae-Sik's face and resumed smoking. “Major Nam, thank you for your entertaining tale. However, it doesn't seem to concern me, sir. Since you came all this way to see me today, I assume your group can't really contact me unless it's on a military base. Am I correct?”

Nam Tae-Sik knew he should neither confirm nor deny such a guess. However, his body acted on its own as he silently nodded away. He even failed to notice that Kang Jin-Ho had reverted to polite speech.

When Nam Tae-Sik stared at him blankly, Kang Jin-Ho wordlessly pulled out his own cigarette and placed it between the dazed major's lips.

“Major. Major? Can you hear me?”

“Y-yes? A-ah, yes, I can!” Nam Tae-Sik nearly jumped up in surprise and stared at Kang Jin-Ho.

Kang Jin-Ho chuckled at that. “No need to be scared, sir. To me, you're not someone I should trample on.”

Nam Tae-Sik sobered up instantly at Kang Jin-Ho's meaningful words, then inwardly thanked the heavens that he was not a returner.

Even though Kang Jin-Ho sounded laidback and good-natured just now, his words could be construed as a threat when unpacking it properly. If Nam Tae-Sik had been a returner or a disciple of one, he wouldn't...