Secretary Gwanggong's Survival Diary-Chapter 59

“Catch it.”

The third security team moved again at Yoon Tae-oh's instructions that spread throughout the office that had been silent for a moment. However, it seemed that they also did not know who Hong Seo-kwang was.

“That’s that person over there.”

It was obvious that he was the general secretary's assistant who was completely flustered. Judging from the way he was looking around, he seemed quite surprised.

“No, not me! There’s no way, sir! Team leader... I’m getting married...!”

“Oh my, you’re married, but you’ve manifested as an Omega... Tsk... Get it.”

Kang Seok-ho, who adds one more word, is even more annoying.

“Why are you making such a fuss about this, General Secretary? It’s very disappointing.”

"...sorry."

The secretary team 3 uncle was dragged out by the Alphas with his mouth shut. Since the results of the personality test were as they had hoped, no one was left to spit it out. The secretaries and the others also left, and only me, him, Kang Seok-ho, and the general secretary were left in Yoon Tae-oh's office.

“So, it wasn’t Secretary Baek, but he hid Omega among his own subordinates. Should we assume that this was also an impure intention?”

Yoon Tae-oh spoke, but the general secretary's gaze fell on me. Judging from the look in his eyes that seemed to want to kill me right away, he seemed to think that the current situation was a trap. However, I couldn't add anything to Yoon Tae-oh's words. After all, all the evidence he had prepared to kill me had become useless.

“Sir... well, isn’t it possible to make a mistake once in a while...?”

In a voice that seemed somewhat compassionate, he added, “You’re at that age now.” He was just making excuses that it was because he was getting older and losing his intelligence. It also meant that it was time for him to step down.

“Even if it was a mistake, you should take responsibility for what you did wrong. Let’s extend the disciplinary period. Also, if you interfere with company affairs without permission, keep in mind that there will be no next time, General Secretary.”

It seems my prediction was right. Yoon Tae-oh used this incident as an excuse to make the general secretary take a little more time off from work.

“Everyone, come out.”

At Yoon Tae-oh's words, even the remaining people left the room. It was when I was the last one to leave the room.

“But it’s strange.”

"...yes?"

“I was influenced by someone who wasn’t even that close to me. Isn’t that right, Secretary Kim?”

It's not that I didn't wonder. And in a short time, I came up with one answer. Someone in this room had tampered with the test results.

“That’s right. The body of a traitor is truly amazing.”

“I think we have a lot to talk about, so I’ll see you at home.”

“Yes. I will prepare something delicious for dinner.”

There are two people I can be suspicious of. Kang Seok-ho, who casted suspicious glances at me... and Yoon Tae-oh, who saved me from danger with a ridiculous lie. One of the two must know that I am an omega.

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“Sigh... Fuck....”

I pretended to be calm in front of Yoon Tae-oh, but as soon as I left the office, my legs gave out and I crawled on all fours, my palms on the floor. It felt like an eternity. I felt like I had gone back and forth between life and death, and had reached the Jordan River and then returned.

“Team Leader, are you okay...? Haa, I think the general secretary is going too far. Even though the team leader coveted the position....”

“...Yes...? Me...?”

“Still, that’s true. I didn’t know you would try to force people into Omega and send them away all at once.”

Team members with whom I had a cold relationship came over and helped me up. I guess that means my condition is not that good. But when did I ever want to be the general secretary?

“Team Leader Kang Seok-ho asked to see me briefly earlier....”

“Later. I’ll take care of it. Thank you.”

I didn't have the energy to have a long conversation. I brushed them off and ran to the middle rooftop, which was like my hideout. The stuffy air was replaced by a cool breeze that blew past my face, and I felt a little better. However, it wasn't easy to sort out what had happened a little while ago.

I am an omega with a hidden identity.

And it was the moment of crisis when the secret was revealed. Not only was there no way to escape, but the hole through which I could escape was completely blocked. It was the biggest crisis I had ever faced in my life. If I took just one wrong step, I could fall straight into the abyss.

I may have misunderstood, but Kang Seok-ho and Yoon Tae-oh helped me at least once. Why... For what.

And the most incomprehensible thing is the incident where my dedicated doctor disappeared and the test results were manipulated. If the dedicated doctor had been brought in by the general secretary. If the test results had come out normal. Just thinking about it makes me dizzy.

“Hey. Did I ask you to come see me or not?”

As I was staring blankly at the sky, lost in thought, a hand tapped my shoulder, bringing me back to my senses. Kang Seok-ho was looking down at me with a crooked gaze, holding two cups of coffee in one hand.

“Oh... was that so?”

“Was it like that? Didn’t your secretary tell you? Go and get that bastard’s balls....”

“Yes, I did! I heard! I was just going to get some air....”

Haa... I ran away from Kang Seok-ho on purpose. But now, I feel uncomfortable being with him... and scared. To be exact, I’m scared of what he might say. As if he couldn’t convey my feelings properly, Kang Seok-ho handed me a cup of coffee and sat down next to me.

“Why are you doing that? That’s why I told you. Be careful of that old man.”

“...Was that something that could be solved by being careful?”

“This all happened because you coveted the position of general secretary.”

“Yeah...right.”

Isn't that...? From what I've heard, it seems like he doesn't suspect me of being an omega at all. So I just pretended to be falsely accused of wanting to be the general secretary.

“But, team leader.”

"why."

“That guy earlier was a real Omega...?”

“That’s what the test results said. And they even revealed that they followed you and investigated you under the general secretary’s orders. They were trying to find some fault with you or something.”

It was a pretty plausible story. Kang Seok-ho's attitude didn't feel like a lie either.

“But I don’t know why I took that medicine.”

"...yes?"

“Pheromone regulator. That’s an older version, so it’s not very effective these days. If you spend a little more money, you can get one that lasts much longer.”

"is it so...?"

“Team Leader Baek is not a traitor, so he probably doesn’t know. Anyway, it’s a recently released drug, but it’s a bit strange that he used a drug with a lower effect when there is a similar drug.”

...Why didn’t my assigned guy tell me this? Anyway, I guess ★ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ★ I’ll have to be a little more careful with my pheromone regulator prescriptions from now on. So that I don’t get my tail stepped on by anyone again.

While I was talking to Kang Seok-ho, the atmosphere was no different from before, to the point where I wondered why I had been avoiding him. We exchanged remarks that were moderately light and moderately dismissive of each other. But my mind couldn’t be completely at ease. If Kang Seok-ho wasn’t the culprit of what happened earlier... there was only one person left.

“If you have any difficulties, tell this hyung.”

What the heck. Why do you keep saying this? I think he's crazy too... The world is going crazy.

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“Bring it.”

“...Sir, that’s...!”

“Did you raise your voice just now?”

“No, that can’t be...? How could I dare raise my voice in front of the CEO... But that really can’t be done....”

This kid has finally gone crazy. As soon as I get home from work, he starts threatening to hand me over all my money.

“Bring it. Bring it. This is the third time I’ve said it.”

I ran quickly as I watched Yoon Tae-oh unbutton his jacket. It was a development that I could have easily predicted. He took off his jacket and rolled up the sleeves of his white shirt. He clenched his fists, which had thick veins, and slammed them into my face. Before that disaster happened, I ran out with the things Yoon Tae-oh had said.

“Ramen bowl.”

“Ah... yes....”

On the sofa table were placed two elegant bowls and two clocks. These were the ones that would become my future getaway funds.

“You’re saying that he was trying to sell this?”

“No! I, I absolutely do not....”

“I was trying to smuggle money with that.”

“Representative!”

I want to cry. It's not that I didn't think about it at first, but in the end, I decided to stay here and face the crisis head-on. Well... I didn't have the confidence to escape from Yoon Tae-oh's surveillance network.

“Really... I only looked at the price. Why, there’s that feeling of being curious about how much the things you own are worth... right...?”

“You even took the watch I told you to throw away? I told you what you would do if I saw it again.”

Yoon Tae-oh picked up a blue sapphire watch. With a series of light gestures, the already shattered watch fell to the floor, the glass shattering even more miserably.

"...sorry...."

At one point, I thought about selling out Kang Seok-ho, but I decided to keep my final loyalty.

“What’s going on? Secretary Baek, it feels like your credit is going down day by day.”

How much more will I have to listen to this time? No, it's not just nagging. Will they really cut off my ankles? This time, there's more specific circumstances surrounding the attempted escape. It might have been better if I had just gotten caught for being an omega.

“I know, because everything is confiscated.”

"yes?"

“Are there any complaints?”

“No! Oh, there isn’t. Take it, sir....”

It would be a lie if I said I didn’t feel sorry, but if it ends with this kind of punishment, it would be fortunate for me. It’s not like I’m going to take their lives, and if it’s just something like that... I can just collect it later. It wasn’t something I said just once, so Yoon Tae-oh went into the bedroom with the two watches and came out again.

...Why don’t you put the ramen bowl in the safe? No matter how I look at it, it doesn’t seem like it’ll be worth any money...?

“...But, sir.”

I opened my mouth to say something to him who was trying to pass me by. Right now, a watch like that isn't important to me.

"what."

“Do you have any more questions...?”

“Is there anything else that happened today that I should know?”

I couldn't come up with a proper answer to the question that was asked without looking at me. I thought of countless situations on my way home. I thought that the most likely person who would have hidden my identity today would be Yoon Tae-oh.

“No... that’s not it... You even lied to me.”

Chin - Suddenly, a heavy warmth was added to the top of my head.

“Then what should I do? Si-eon’s face looks like it’s going to cry any moment.”

Long fingers dug into her hair, accompanied by a strange title.

“Anyway, it must have been scary, but you held on well. Thanks to that, I was able to get some time to sort things out with the general secretary, so that was a good thing.”

A ticklish gesture ruffled his hair. A sly laugh that didn't suit this man was a bonus.

I can't be sure, but I don't think Yoon Tae-oh is the culprit. If he knew I was an omega, he would never smile like that.

The search for the culprit is getting deeper and deeper into a labyrinth, but it doesn't seem to matter anyway. That's what I think when I see Yoon Tae-oh's face smiling at me.

“But you still have to take responsibility for trying to smuggle something, Secretary Baek.”

“Ugh...! Daheuh... you!”

... It was a brief delusion. My useless thoughts were scattered by the indifferent hand that grabbed my cheek.

“How dare you try to run away from me. Twice, at that.”

He was still smiling, but maybe because of my mood, it felt like a mad smile. I think tonight is going to be... a very long and difficult night. I feel like a beggar.