Ngl why is taekjoo kind of a shit spy or am I just tweaking

True bruhhh like how did he get fooled by a mafia looking suspicious dude .

Think about it from his point of view. Before he managed to grew suspicious of Zhenya enough to contact his headquarters and find more information about him, he got cut off… he had no way of finding information about him and ever since the bombing of his apartment in the beginning he was actually relying on Zhenya with almost every basic need. There are hints throughout the story that indicated he was suspicious of Zhenya and kept his guard (even if he slipped sometimes), but altogether, he had no solid evidence that Zhenya is not who he claims to be. Of course, for us readers it is evident from the beginning who Zhenya truly is, but from Taekjoo’s point of view, it was confusing at best.

I understand his circumstances but i haven't seen a single spy mission that has worked out for him. The author should at least show us a flashback where he doesn't suck as a spy, make him look cool pls.

I mean he looked cool near the end lol

Yeah thats still a lot of Ls for a top spy to take lol