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Chapter 10: The Second Skill #3

"T he banks  a re closed at such a late time, so go to the nearest ATM machine. "

Those were the instructions Tae-hyuk received.

'They deliberately aimed for the evening.'

There was a higher probability of someone being alone at around the time when the banks were closed,  making for a perfect   situation  for voice phishing.

Tae-hyuk arrived at the ATM and waited for the call.

Not long afterwards, the person contacted  him .

-Have you arrived at the ATM?

' O ops. I almost forgot t o turn on  Voice Modulation.'

Tae-hyuk used the Demon Revealing Mirror to activate Voice Modulation.

[Voice Modulation has been used.]

-You can directly imitate the voice of Seo Ha-ran.

"Yes... I arrived."

- I thought I just heard a man's voice.

Tae-hyuk made a mistake , and   t he skill had been released.

He manipulated the Demon Revealing Mirror at lightning speed to reactivate Voice Modulation ,  and  t hen gave a trembling reply.

"I'm not quite sure what you're saying. I'm currently alone so why would a man's voice... Did some type of confusion happen?"

- Indeed.   Then, please proceed to deposit the surgery  and  repair fee into the account that I  previously  mentioned.

15 million won in total.

'It is obvious that he wants to shout with joy righ t now .'

"Yes ,  I understand. Please wait for a moment."

Tae-hyuk went to the ATM and deliberately wasted time  in order  to make the opponent nervous,   rendering him unable to make any calm decisions .

After five minutes, the voice phishing scammer spoke.

- Are you done yet?

Tae-hyuk made a fuss , as if  he was confused.

"I-It is strange. I have the money in the ac count,  but I can't make a deposit. W-what is this?"

-Slow down and try again.

"Is the machine broken? I'll try another bank account."

Tae-hyuk put his bankbook on the ATM and sent the money.

Of course, it wasn't 15 million won.

The reaction was immediate.

-I've confirmed that 10,000 won has been deposited.

"Really? That's strange.  The m oney was taken out of my living expenses account ,   s o why can't I withdraw from my savings account?"

-...The money is in your savings account?   Then i t is natural that you can't withdraw the money.   A savings account can't be withdrawn from unless it is expired or cancelled.

"Eh, t-then what should I do?"

-You'll have to go to the bank and cancel it.

"The bank isn't open right now!"

-......

'Isn't this enough to make it seem like I'm willing to pay ?  This way , i t will be hard for them to give up on my case.'

Tae-hyuk exclaimed like he was just reminded of something.

"Ah! There is a way to withdraw money without having to go to the bank and cancelling it!"

- There is a way?

"Yes. My savings account is a little unusual , as it is a   l imited savings account.  It is a type of savings account  where you sign up to collect a certain amount of money before withdrawing it. I signed up to pay for my brothers' university tuition. As long as I have a certain amount of money in my bankbook, I won't have to go to the bank to cancel it."

- There is such a thing?

"Yes. However, the interest rates are low so it isn't popular..."

- Indeed.

'He believes me. Believes me! Of course, this is a lie.'

"At any rate, the limit is 20 million won, so I need three million won before I can withdraw all the money. But getting three million won all of a sudden..."

- Cough.

'He is conflicted! Conflicted!'

The voice phishing scammer didn't realize that he himself was being  scamm ed.

Tae-hyuk said the decisive words.

"... I will borrow it from a friend. However, I don't know if I can borrow three million won so suddenly..."

-P-please wait a moment.

The voice phishing scammer was confused. 

If Tae-hyuk contacted a friend then he would have to explain the situation  to them, making it obvious to the friend  that it was a scam.

The scammer would then miss  a  valuable fish.

"Huh?"

-Let's do this instead.   I will lend you three million won . Let me clarify -   you're saying that i f you put three million won into the limited savings account, then you can withdraw it right away?"

"It seems  so ."

- Cough!   Then please withdraw the money and send me 18 million won.   How about  that ?

"T-thank you! You are my brother's lifesaver!"

- Then the account number is...

Tae-hyuk receiving the scammer 's  account number was like finding an oasis in the vast desert.

-Please wait.   Oh, don't hang up the phone.

He wanted to stop Tae-hyuk from calling anywhere else and asking around.

"Yes, I understand."

'I'm sorry but I have one more call to make.'

The phone connected to the scammer was Ha-ran's , and  Tae-hyuk still had his own phone.

Tae-hyuk silenced the phone to stop the scammer from hearing his convers ation  and called Kang-suk.

"Kang-suk hyung?"

-Ah, is this Ha-ran ssi?

"......"

'Whoops. I forgot to turn off the skill.'

-It is late so what is going on?

"Ah. Hyung, sorry. It is Tae-hyuk."

- Ah.   Is that so?   It is late.   Go to sleep early.

Tae-hyuk laughed at the clear disappointment in Kang-suk's voice , and proceeded to  describe the situation to  him .

- Hmm.   Let me know once you receive all the information.   They called Ha-ran ssi's handphone?   I will check the time that it was received ,   b ut it will probably lead to a foreign country.   It is harder to arrest that way.

"Even if I have the chief bank account information?"

- Hey.   How did you get something like that?

Normal ba nk  accounts were points where the money was passed through , while  a chief account was the central point where the money was actually gathered and origin ated from .

The voice phisher had to use the chief account to de posit  money into Tae-hyuk's account.

"I will turn over as much information as possible  and   c atch all the people that are in South Korea."

- Yes.   This brat ,   I was just laying down watching TV, and now I have to work because of you.

"The special diligence will help when you get married."

Tae-hyuk ended the call with Kang-suk and used Voice Modulation again.  H e then said to the phishing scammer.

"How is it?"

- I have deposited  the three million .   Please check it as quickly as possible.

"Yes ,  I understand."

Tae-hyuk went to the ATM and checked the bankbook.

There was a deposit for three million won.

Their account information was stamped as well , meaning   t he bank log would have their IP address.

Tae-hyuk ended the conversation with the voice phishing scammer and sent the information to Kang-suk.

He had earned himself three million won , while  Kang-suk would be able to catch th ose voice phishing scammers  in South Korea.

"I ate well."

And...

[Crime Skill: Voice Modulation has been acquired.]

-You can directly imitate the voice of the target.

-It is completely learnt. 

'Nice !'

He fully gained Voice Modulation , meaning that he could now  use it without worrying about it ever disappearing.

'I can directly imitate the voice of someone else... Isn't this a good  skill ?'

He already came up with several useful ideas to use it.

Tae-hyuk  showed a warm smile .

*     *     *

"I've finished, Noona."

" Oh.  Tae-hyuk came."

"Huh? I thought you were watching a drama."

"No ,  I prepared some rice for us to eat together when you got back."

"Oh, really? I am hungry after working so hard."

"Did you study that hard?"

"... Wah, looks delicious."

"Tae-hyuk, don't  change the subject .  Answer my question ."

"I will eat it well. Oh right, Noona."

"Huh?"

"Thank you. "