[SMPA - Seoul]
It was early morning.
Most of the station still felt half asleep, but Choi was already in his office with the lights off.
Only the monitor lit his face — pale blue light on his face, like he didn't sleep.
Every camera feed from the subway station was open on the screen. All of them.
He kept moving between them — rewinding, pausing, jumping frames, comparing angles like puzzle pieces.
He played the first clip.
The Underworld Judge — Hyun Woo using Echo Mask — walked down the stairs.
Choi leaned closer.
The figure moved normally… but his face was blurred.
The camera recorded everything except his face — just a clean blur spot over it.
He rewound a few seconds. Played it again.
Still blurred. Same blur every time. Not natural.
Choi switched to the next camera near the ticket gate.
Same thing.
The blur didn't break once. It followed the exact angle of every lens, like it was glued to the camera movement.
