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The Korean Embassy in Jufrance.

Min Cheol-mo, who was sitting in the office, opened his mouth in a single phone call that had been flying since morning.

Mr. Deputy Mayor, are you going to take the 130th Anniversary Reception of the Korean Bridge of France to Versailles Palace?

Yes, and you don't have to go far from the Korean exchange event you asked for last time. I'd like to talk to you about Versy Gym.

It was very encouraging to start a bridge memorial in the palace of Versailles, which is France's pride. Moreover, he will give you a well-managed gym in the city as a gym for poor citizens in France.

Min asked if Deputy Mayor Zhang Joan had eaten something wrong.

Mr. Vice President, if you'll excuse me, why did you change your mind about giving me permission?

Haha! I didn't know Korea was so great before. A country with such great musicians. I was surprised to hear Pierre play. By the way, Reno offered to collaborate with the Korean orchestra at the reception.

What are you talking about?

Min opened his eyes and turned his gaze to his secretary at the entrance to the office. I took my mouth off the handset for a moment and asked.

“Secretary Park. Do you know who Deputy Mayor Jang is referring to? ”

“It's the director of the Reno Jube City Jubilee. You two are close. ”

“Oh, the executive director? What the hell is the deputy mayor up to? Why are you suddenly so interested in Korea when you were snoring? ”

In the 130th anniversary of the bridge ceremony, the Minister of Public Works had to be cautious because if he misbehaved, diplomatic friction would have occurred.

Meanwhile, Zhang Xiang's voice came from the phone.

Tell the young man thanks again. I didn't think I'd hear you play it until I was dead.

That boy?

Why not? I heard he's quite famous in Korea. "Gaminon." With that beautiful heart for the country.... Anyway, I look forward to the bridge reception. I hope to see this young man at the Versailles Theatre. Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has that kind of power, right?

Sweet.

In the name of the round French pronunciation, the Minister of Public Works put down his phone and asked his secretary.

“Gamignon? Gamino? Deputy Mayor, I think I have a crush on this guy. Who do you think? Were any of our country's classical performers in Paris remarkable? ”

“If there was such a person, we would have known. Lots of art performances. ”

“Right? Who is it, then? ”

The secretary searched and answered on the computer.

“Gamignon doesn't come out, and there's a name in the Japanese database called Gamino. A violinist training at the Paris Conservatory. We've had a few concur injuries. ”

“No way…. ”

Min has cooled down his back.

Deputy Mayor Zhao Yuan from the military. Rumor has it he also worked for the French intelligence agency DGSE. If he had mistaken his name and offered this benefit to South Korea, he would not know how much he would suffer later.

“If it's going to explode anyway, let's start with our profits. Park's secretary goes to the Foreign Ministry. I've left Versailles Palace, so I need you to send me the National Dancers I told you about and a good orchestra. ”

The Minister of Public Works, who finished his instructions, added that he still felt uneasy.

“Call that Gamino, too. ”

* * *

AM 9: 00. Zurich, Hotel du Teatro.

“Mr. Gamino. Are you spending the night? ”

Minho was surprised to see an employee greeting in a language that was immature when he tried to check out from the hotel desk.

“Do you speak Korean? ”

When asked, Minho immediately switched to the most common language in Switzerland, because he didn't understand it.

You speak Korean?

Greetings only. Many Koreans come for business or tourism.

Friendly laughter from staff continued. Minho reached out his room key and said.

I'll check out Room 501.

"I see, but the customer is the correct German accent. I think she's German if I listen to her.

Really?

I became familiar with the pronunciation of other countries, whether it was during my experience speaking many foreign languages through a ring in Paris. Minho waved his hand after finishing checking out.

Take care of yourself. And my name is Kang Min-ho, not Gamino.

"Oh, really? Excuse me.

Minho came out with his backpack on his back.

Located in the centre of the city, the hotel arrived in Zurich and stayed overnight, and the facilities were quite luxurious. Minho was able to sleep comfortably alone in a suite that was never fully supported by the T brand.

‘What a beautiful city, by the way. ’

Minho looked at the street in front of the hotel and took out his selfie as a habit from the backpack.

Beep.

Zurich was quite different from the romantic look of Paris. The buildings that seem to say that decoration is awkward look elegant, but do not lose their European vibe. Even a cafe with a big sign in South Korea looks stylish even when the word "cafe" is written on a transparent window.

He glanced around at Minho's face.

“Hello everyone, this is Lindenhoff in downtown Zurich. You can look down at the river and the old city at a glance. Wow! You see that tram over there? ”

Minho turned the selfie cam and took pictures of the tram crossing one side of the street. The shape of a four-car streetcar that moved smoothly along the tracks of the ground seemed strange and strange.

‘That's it.'

Minho, who put his selfie in his backpack, stood within the range of the hotel's WiFi and started searching with his cell phone. The private bank my father mentioned was 10 minutes' walk away.

I thought you said 12: 00. ’

Before leaving for the photo shoot, Minho was going to go to the vault and get some stuff.

Jiaying.

I was just about to start moving, and my phone rang and pressed the phone.

- Minho.

The voice of the western galaxy flows from the receiver.

“Milky Way, are you awake? ”

- Yeah, you've been busy. But where are you? I see you've already checked out the room. Weren't we supposed to leave at 12?

“I have a place to go for a while. Just in time to get to the central station. ”

- I see... I was running out of time to check out the old town. Okay, then. Min-ho, work.

“Going to the galaxy by yourself? ”

- We should do that. If we go to Interlaken, we won't be able to come back here.

Minho's mind was spinning fast. I couldn't miss a chance to walk the streets alone.

Minho hurriedly finished calculating the time.

“Come with me! ”

- What about Minho?

I'll be back at the hotel entrance around 10: 00. It's like a spectacle. ”

Minho walked down the street with a light step after finishing the call.

AM 9: 10. Zurich, Ramistrasse Street.

A solid gray building appeared between the long stretches of road. Through a thick outer wall that was long, but felt safe, Minho arrived at the front door with an anticipated expression.

Lienhart Private Banks.

As I pushed through the solid glass door, I noticed a circular floor decorated with blue marble.

“Can I help you? ”

Minho walked into the hall and a man dressed in a clean suit approached him.

I'm here to check the vault.

Would you like to come this way?

When I spoke German, the man also answered in German. The place where Minho was led was in front of the door that was blocked with bars at the end of the hall. There was a number-pressing touchscreen.

The man stands beside her with no questions asked.

A neutral country where finance is concentrated around the world. Minho pressed the vault number with a shy look because he had never heard of Swiss' customer confidentiality ’, but he did not expect it to be so clumsy.

‘0, 13, 17……. ’

The screen switched immediately after pressing in turn and a letter appeared.

[1971-21-3]

The face of the man who saw this text looked surprised for a moment.

It's been a while since you visited us. The '71 Safe is currently not supported. You'll need to go in person, so we'll call someone.

The man mutters to the small radio on his ear. Then he opened the cage and pointed to the elevator inside. When Minho boarded, the man pushed the button to go to the third floor underground and retreated.

With a vibration sound, the elevator stopped on the third floor underground.

Welcome, customer.

The door opens and the waiter bows. A man in his mid-50s with a glittering look at Minho's upper and lower body at once, asked.

Your last visit was recorded in 90 years. In the meantime, due to the changes in internal regulations, I'd like to ask you a few questions first. Our bank is conducting a verification process to verify that storage prior to 92 years is related to a security issue.

"Security issues?"

The person who was labeled ‘Balter’ said as if he was okay with it.

If your inventory is explosive, you need to adjust the internal structure accordingly…….

Minho swallowed a groan. Balter's explanation was that if the storage is a bomb, the design structure should be changed for safety reasons.

It doesn't matter if you have a nuclear device in the vault.

"It's not about people or countries, it's about the safety of things. Is this supposed to be professional? ’

It was only a matter of time before and after the agent's ring that I understood. Before '92, it was the Cold War. Before the Soviet Union collapsed in December' 91, it was not surprising that there was a single weapon of mass destruction hidden in a secret Swiss vault.

Minho didn't know what items his grandfather had collected, but he didn't think it would be that dangerous.

Please guide us.

As I exited the elevator, the corridor of the square was stretched out to the left and to the right.

Minho stood in front of room 21 and waited for the door to open.

Along with the harmonics, a square space about 3 meters wide reveals itself. Balter gestures on the inside. Minho opened his eyes wide as he entered with anticipation.

‘That's sloppy.’

I expected a lot of collectibles, a safe surrounded by black metal plates and a corner desk.

Can you open that, too?

Balter tilted his head in response to Minho's question.

This room will be yours by 2030. If this was an acquisition, why not ask the original owner?

Ah…….

Then I told him that if he touched the safe, he would feel it. Minho quickly looked to see if the safe itself was a favourite item.

“What? I can't feel anything. ”

There was only a cold metallic feel, not just a sense of antiques or affection. Moreover, the dial to be opened according to the number was strangely free of numbers.

If you know the safe number and it doesn't work, how do you open it? ’

Minho turned his head and opened the drawer, just in case.

“Ugh?”

Stethoscope used by doctors.

A sudden object appeared inside. Minho grabs it in his hand and flinches. A strange memory passed through my mind.

Glug.

Numerous scenes of touching a numbered switch with a stethoscope on the handles of the vault. The types of vaults were different, but the results were always the same.

Keeping it open and cool.

Was it an artifact?

Vault specialist who can tell the number by just the sound of the locks interacting inside the dial. His relics were tamed and placed in a drawer.

Again, Minho turned his eyes to the vault and realized through the stethoscope's ability that it was a Swedish steel vault called the Wardington-750.

"Oh-ho."

Minho realized that this private vault was the only place he could use it, his grandfather, and himself. This stethoscope is the key.

When Minho was standing in front of the safe wearing a stethoscope, he watched with an interesting eye that Balter was standing outside the door.

Minho put a stethoscope on the door. And I began to spin a little bit. You can't see the inside at all, but you can feel the teeth with 100 blades spinning one space at a time.

Tick-tock, and together with a note that caught something, something thrilled struck Min-ho in the chest with his hand. It was a very interesting sensation.

As soon as you confirm the location of the first numbered scale, you turn it again. The second and third notes were equally thrilling. So I found the three numbers and rearranged them in order.

‘Indeed……. ’

When Minho put his hand on the handle and lowered it, the safe opened.

“Enough!”

Somehow, Minho raised his hand and met Balter's eyes. He didn't care what he was doing inside, but he smiled because he felt like he was being treated strangely.

"Look, there is no bomb..."

Suddenly, a bunch of money poured out and Minho panicked. A bunch of $100 bills. It poured out countless times. In his words, what he could not love was that the value of money had already disappeared.

Balter looks through the contents of the open vault and says,

Confirmed. I don't think I need to reinforce the design. I'll be on the elevator side, so call me on the line next to the door when you're done.

Balter, who lowers his head, disappears.

Meanwhile, Minho looked at the other items in the safe. A briefcase with an unusual atmosphere was located between objects with a faint light and objects that were not.

Is he in here? ’

It's higher than an orange relic.

Minho pulled out his bag with curious eyes and placed it on his desk. Your backpack opens with a thumping sound. And my mouth was blown open.

‘Wow... ’

A golden lion with a young magenta glow. This sculpture, the size of a fist, could only be pretended to show that it was a very old time. Nevertheless, it was sophisticated and scarcely scratched.

Min-ho, an out-of-towner, knew enough about historical artifacts to know that they were worthy of being on display at the museum.

"A high-end item that can be tamed at the father's level may mean something very old. ’

If I took the master's test to tame it, I might have met someone a thousand years ago.

Minho unwittingly moves his hand toward the young statue.

Screw you.

“Holy shit!”

Screams erupt in a dazzling shock. As my father said, I haven't been able to touch it, so this was just a bad feeling.

Minho, who had closed his bag and put it aside on one side, turned his eyes to the rest of the Congo. Decades later, as a love item, I left the lost power in the vault and put it on my desk.

Pathetic-looking milk bottles, rattling, noisy toys, cute puppets, shoes that look like kids under 3 years old should wear.

“It's a lot, but it's kind of... ”

Minho lost his words for a moment. I opened a box with a luxurious wooden pattern.

“Orgol.”

I turned it around because there was a reel wrapped around it. The music I heard was a lullaby.

“It's all baby stuff! ”

Minho's gaze was forced towards the bag containing the golden lion statue because he had a feeling that it wouldn't be very useful even if all these items were tamed.

‘When I return home, I will build a platform with my father to get at least one item of that level. ’

Min-ho, who had made a new decision, began to organize the room. I put all the money that was just a piece of paper back in the backpack, and all the baby things in the plastic that I had prepared.

‘I won't be coming to Europe for a while. ’

Minho finally took the stethoscope. The amount of pleasure I felt when opening the safe was superior to any antiques or artifacts I had recently used. If there was anything I could find, it was this.

“Are you done? ”

The Golden Lion carries the second bag and comes out of the hall like that.

Are you finished?

Yes, it's over.

Valter, who was waiting, opens the elevator door.

Get in.

On the way to the first floor, Balter, who was riding with him, looked at Minho's face and said.

Although it's an internal rule not to mention your goods separately, I noticed earlier that you have an old currency.

"Oh, that?

Minho organized 150 bundles of 100 francs and stacked them in the vault. It was roughly two billion euros in Swiss francs today.

The original owner didn't care about it. I can't help it.

It's against regulations, but if you apply our bank's own currency conversion rules, you can accept half of it in your current currency.

Really?

Minho asked, "It's against the rules."

Why are you referring to Swiss banks when they believe they follow principles unconditionally?

That's …….

Just before the door on the first floor opened, Balter told Minho.

Knowing that you are a Vault Specialist, I think I can solve one of the problems my bank is experiencing.

Problem?

There is a safe that cannot be opened in a room with a storage contract.

If you open it, you will turn the old power into a new power. The door opens and Valter says,

Would you like to go upstairs and have a cup of tea and talk?

Minho looked at the clock. 9: 30. We agreed to meet at 10: 00 with the Milky Way, so we still had enough time.

Minho's appetite was that he could open a different vault than the fact that he would be rewarded with 750,000 Swiss francs if he helped.

The man in the suit who first guided Minho approached. As Balter looks at the man, the man opens the door on the stairs to the second floor.

AM 9: 30. Rheinhardt Private Vault, VIP Storage on the second floor.

Minho, who was standing in a curtained room, gazed at the coming dark grey vault automatically through a conveyor belt.

It's a German PG-935.

In the meantime, we've tried to open several specialists, but they've all come up with obstacles.

I put a stethoscope around my neck and immediately remembered the information.

A safe that can be heated in a 1,800-degree furnace and still see the newspaper inside. It was a luxury with a sensitive glass lock on the back of the dial, making opening of the door impossible when forced to break.

Minho points to the drill mark on the side of the handle.

Someone almost knocked the lock on my door.

As expected, you know immediately.

Balter, who continued to maintain a blunt expression, now looked at Minho with an anticipated look.

Zurich's top engineer tried, but this was told to be opened by a technician familiar with the old method.

Minho looked closely at the safe with his stethoscope around his neck. He felt a light in his left hand and looked down.

"Why does the ring glow? ’

A ring that slowly brightens and has begun to have a faint glow. Minho sensed a sharper glow as he approached the vault.

There's something in that safe that works with the ring.

Mr. Balter.

Yes.

If I open this, can you just give me something I want without having to break the rules and convert the Old Testament?

What do you want?

The Swiss bank, which does not even ask the name of the customer, had a person evaporate from the consignment over a decade ago. Since the deadline for the vault has expired recently, the ownership of this item has been transferred to the bank.

I think there's something interesting in here.

Anything under 750,000 francs can be considered.

Minho nodded and stood in front of the safe.

‘Wait, I'll get it! ’