58 – Haerin Kang (58)
Haerin Kang (58)
“I reflected. enough to die.”
Kang Hae-rin’s confession continued.
“I shouldn’t have left everything to you. You tried to take on the trials given to me.”
Kang Hae-rin’s eyes went back to the day in question, the day Ban Lee-jae was arrested and my palm was pierced by him.
She lightly touched my forehead with hers, and looked at me like crazy in love.
Kang Hae-rin, who ran her thumb over my lips, somehow gave me a different feeling than before the Ban Lee-jae incident.
“It was something I should have been responsible for.”
“… Haerin. This is me-”
“Shh.”
Haerin Kang’s eyes glowed red.
“You are too weak.”
“……”
“It was my fault for leaving my weak self alone.”
I’m at a loss for words.
How many times have you heard such a thing?
‘A weakling bastard.’
‘A man who babbles.’
‘A guy with no backbone.’
‘The guy who left his mind elsewhere.’
‘psychopath.’
‘A lamb without faith.’
Both physically and mentally I was weak.
Obviously that is true.
But the words of Haerin Kang, who was sitting on top of my thigh and brushing my cheek with her soft hand—
The Ark was different from those words that insulted me.
Rather-
“We already promised. self? If we just defeat Lee Jae, we can become one body-“
Haerin Kang said in a breathy voice.
“Yes?”
“… No, not as one body…”
To be precise, I said ‘I will be able to be happy’.
“Ugh…”
Haerin Kang covered my lips with hers.
As we kissed, her eyes were wide open, following the movements of my pupils.
No other interpretation seems to be taken into account.
Her tongue, which seemed to be slightly cooler than Kang Hae-rin’s body temperature, began to moisten her mouth.
“Huh, um…”
His entire body was wrapped around him like a snake, holding him so tightly that it was difficult to breathe.
Like catching sand that slips through your fingers.
I am here, giving me strength without hesitation.
It’s a strange feeling of pressure.
Kang Hae-rin has always been active with me, but I’ve never been openly riding on my thighs like now, or pressured me not to speak at all like now.
It was a pattern that only appeared in the middle and late half of my side story.
The exact reason is after mixing the body.
The act of being anxious at the slightest action, revealing a persistent desire to monopolize and dominate.
‘… I have no reason at all-‘
Although my palms were pierced-
‘Could it be that?’
Kang Hae-rin’s question and answer dance kiss continued.
Because of this, I don’t even have a chance to ask about my sister.
Kang Hae-rin’s kiss was as out of the blue and skillful as her mansion that appeared across time and space.
While tickling the gums and under the tongue, the persistent digging movement left my head empty.
I felt like I was going to leave with just a kiss.
It was better than when I first saw it.
‘Is it Broly?’
It was unexpected, but it reminded me of the legendary Super Saiyan in Dragon Ball, whose fighting power increases just by staying still.
“……”
I remembered my older sister who was suffering somewhere, and I managed to push her away desperately.
“No, no…”
A silver thread ran between her and me.
“Huh, ha ha…”
Kang Hae-rin smiled coquettishly with a slightly flushed face.
“Then come to my house. As promised.”
‘Promise’ carried a weight that was hard to refuse.
But it was too much.
If I enter Kang Hae-rin’s house, my freedom will be almost taken away, so can I find my sister?
The Kang Haerin I know would rather just try to keep my sister and me further apart.
“… Haerin. Sorry.”
Haerin Kang’s smile faded little by little.
But I had to say.
“… I’m so sorry, I can’t go right now.”
I lowered my head.
“… why?”
“… my sister is gone.”
“… so?”
“So! My sister is gone…”
I raised my head and tried to shout but hesitated.
“… So, you asked?”
Kang Hae-rin, who asked again, no longer had a lovely smile left on her face.
Like a dreary scene where even onlookers and merchants withdrew after a festival where firecrackers exploded.
“Are you going to break your promise?”
“… No, Haerin. Keep your promise. But not until I find my sister. I don’t even know what’s going on with my sister, but hahahahahoho, you can’t be happy.”
I said urgently.
“Do I have one?”
“It has nothing to do with that!”
“……”
Kang Hae-rin still sat across from me, kneeling on the bed, and bowed her head.
Her dark blue hair hung down.
I was afraid because I couldn’t see his expression.
“……”
lengthy silence.
The arm that had been clasping my neck slid like a dead snake, and a hand landed on my shoulder.
and.
Kwakjik.
“Ugh.”
Power went into Kang Hae-rin’s grip.
A bizarrely strong force that even the categorical detective, a sturdy active-duty detective, could not handle.
It felt like it would crush my shoulders.
“Hae, haerin aaah… Ugh…”
a short period of suffering.
Haerin Kang trembled and raised his head.
“great.”
“… what?”
“I understand.”
She raised her head.
“… I’ll believe it. That’s not very surprising. If my sister disappeared, of course we would go find it. No matter what… no matter what we promise… if it’s you…”
“……”
she chuckled.
“Somehow, it feels like eating a cold meal alone on an important wedding anniversary… but it’s your sister’s business. The promise is… postponed. For my sister…”
At the same time as I was relieved, I was confused by her attitude, which I couldn’t understand.
‘…Does your sister not know what to do?’
Kang Hae-rin got down from the bed and sat next to her, holding on to a smile that only pulled the corner of her mouth.
“It must hurt, I’m sorry. self.”
She said, gently touching my injured hand.
“I will work hard to help you find your sister. So, you must always keep your promises. Understand?”
“… huh.”
I don’t know why, but thanks to Haerin’s forgiveness, I felt relieved.
My sister may be right.
I felt sorry for thinking that I might have treated Haerin Kang too much like a lunatic.
‘… Of course, it’s early to be relieved.’
The moment I realized that my sister was missing, I remembered the scenario I had been considering from the beginning, in which suspicion raised that it was Kang Hae-rin’s work.
‘I have to go to the basement.’
In the basement of Kang Hae-rin’s mansion, there is a secret space called a basement and written as a ‘torture room’.
Since it is a space that appears most frequently in 『Journal』 and decorates the highlights of episodes, considerable effort has been put into it, and the location is also known.
If you really want to find it, it will take some trial and error, but if you open the back door of the closet in the study on the first floor, you will find it.
‘… I can find it in 5 minutes.’
Then you should have about 5 minutes.
If it was the most likely place for her sister who had disappeared as if evaporating, it was there.
If there is no sister there, it is safe to say that the charges against Kang Hae-rin disappear.
Even if there is, I can’t find a way to find it.
If you doubt it like this, it’s better to brush it off quickly.
‘Let’s create opportunities as soon as the body gets better. No, even if you don’t get better, as soon as possible…’
I thought nervously.
Assuming that Kang Hae-rin was the culprit, even if she saved her sister, she would not be treated well.
I don’t know what the purpose is, but even if they provide food, it would be difficult to survive in a closed place for a month.
I had to push myself.
Then, a call came from Park Se-young.
“hmm? It’s Seyoung. receive?”
I picked up the phone while looking at Haerin Kang.
“On speakerphone.”
“……”
I did.
[Hey, Mr. Penelope senior.]
“……”
[senior?]
It was a nickname I hadn’t heard in a long time.
The target is different, but it may be the same in terms of me waiting for someone.
Kang Haerin back then, noona this time.
Does this have to happen all the time around me?
Maybe this happened to Park Se-young, so I thought I should give him a separate caution.
I don’t know if it’s my older sister, but I’m sorry, but I didn’t have the confidence to play hide and seek like this every time.
[senior? Are you listening?]
Park Se-young had a strangely lively voice.
The weather has been messy for the past few days, but it might be because the warm sunlight came out after a long time.
Park Se-young had a lively personality and was the type to have good relationships with people to the extent that she was the head of the department.
There may be some other good news.
She listened to my request and went to her sister’s house.
“… Yes, I am listening. They say I’m not feeling well right now, but we’ll see you later…”
It was difficult to bring up the topic of the laptop while Kang Hae-rin was watching, so I cheated.
But luck didn’t follow.
[Wait a minute, senior. I found the stuff. hehehe, but, why is the house like this…? Was there a thief?]
Park Se-young takes a deep breath.
Kang Hae-rin sent her eyes demanding an answer.
I said resignedly.
“… Yes, that’s it. The thing… you take it. Even if it’s a broken item, if you fix it, you’ll be able to use it. It’s pretty expensive too.”
At first, he asked to bring it to the hospital room, but he didn’t want to be seen touching the red wine-colored laptop again in front of Kang Hae-rin.
She knows the thing is broken, and she’ll be suspicious.
That he even asked Park Se-young to find junk.
In that case, it is better to come up with another excuse.
[… yes? really? How much does it cost to fix? It seems very new…]
Park Se-young chattered in a voice that was half happy, half confused, and full of excitement.
I wasn’t in the mood to be stabbed by Kang Hae-rin, but the situation where someone was eavesdropping on me didn’t make Park Se-young feel proud, so I finished it roughly.
“Anyway, you write that. Then I’ll hang up.”
[line..!]
pop.
“……..”
Haerin Kang was looking at me.
I said awkwardly.
“Looks like you were going to say something more. Well, it’s okay because it’s annoying. I haven’t seen Harin in a while, I think I’m going to spend time on the phone. Harin, were you having a hard time too?”
I gently pulled her hand.
high school days.
What Kim Hye-eun’s gang made me do.
‘Hey, sister tells me good things. Like this, do women like it? What are you doing? Grab it quick-‘
Their voices lingered in my ears.
I didn’t know that I would be able to use it like this.
“Haerin, will you hug me? it’s tough…”
I said while fiddling with Kang Haerin’s fingers.