67 – Dongmin Lee (2)
Dongmin Lee (2)
[…
“I will release you.”
Haerin Kang said.
She climbed onto the chair and untied the ropes and handcuffs from Idami’s hands. There were times when she was freed from restraints, but perhaps because she was hanging in the air for three days, she collapsed like a scarecrow.
“Ha, haaa… I wish I could have done a little more…”
Idami lay on her side and gasped for breath. Each time, even Kang Hae-rin’s beautiful chest moved up and down. Although he was not s*xually aroused by the body of the same woman, he couldn’t help but think that the same blood as Lee Dong-min would flow in half of his body.
Having exhausted her stamina, she didn’t seem to have the energy to pull back the hair covering her entire face, but her lips resembling Lee Dong-min’s were constantly smirking. As if everything was going according to his plan.
“Is this over? Not like a murderer.”
Kang Hae-rin did not get involved in the provocation. No matter what trick Lee Da-mi uses, in the end, Kang Hae-rin is the winner. Lee Dong-min will marry her. The promise will be kept, and the child will be born. There is no need to complicate things by getting caught up in Idami’s tricks and provocations.
There will be a crisis for her too. As long as 『Kang Hae-rin’s Murder Diary』 continues to be realized in reality, there will be no peaceful life. Kang Hae-rin and Lee Dong-min have to live against them endlessly. In the original version of 1233, the passage of time was only a few years, but it may take decades for them. Nevertheless, isn’t it the couple’s job to overcome the crisis together?
Besides, she was originally a character in a novel. There is no novel without conflict, and there must be hardships and conflicts at any moment. Without it, it is a fairy tale or a delusion. I will gladly endure it with Lee Dong-min.
“I’m sorry, but you don’t seem to know, so I’ll tell you. Incestuous marriage is forbidden in this country. Do you know?”
“Poohyong.”
Idami burst into laughter.
“…why are you laughing?”
“Incestuous marriage? Banned, of course. But, it’s not too naive. Killer, strong sheep. Do you think I will marry Dongmin? That much I know.”
“then?”
“You don’t have to tell me that.”
“……..”
Kang Hae-rin dressed Lee Da-mi.
“Please leave.”
I haven’t seen Lee Dong-min for several days already. The senses were disappearing as if they were on the verge of being frozen in distress. I don’t know if it’s because of my mood, but if I don’t think of Lee Dong-min from time to time, I don’t feel like I’m alive. There was no need to fall for Lee Da-mi’s childish tricks.
Idami quietly went outside.
She said coldly before leaving.
“… If you really care for Dongmin, would you please leave? The monsters that appeared with you are all yours. If I leave it to Dongmin, will that poor child be able to hold on? Take responsibility.”
It must mean that you don’t walk around Lee Dong-min and hunt the villains, just like you did in 『Kang Hae-rin’s Murder Diary』. Haerin Kang did not answer.
‘Everybody can’t give up.’
Kang Hae-rin calmed down and prepared to go out. There was a commotion, but thanks to this, she knew that Lee Dong-min was the most precious and important person in her life. Let’s not care about the beings around him. When he gets married and has children, she will be everything to him. As if he had already become everything to her.
With him, she wasn’t afraid to materialize in the future. Of course, it wasn’t Lee Dong-min, but now he decided to step in and take care of it.
“……”
But when she got to the hospital, she realized.
That Idami didn’t come back.
And the expression of Lee Dong-min looking at Kang Hae-rin is filled with feelings of wariness and fear.
And that no matter how he made excuses, he would not be trusted by Lee Dong-min.
Something hard to happen was happening.]
#
“… what is this?”
I was stunned and said it out loud.
It’s already past midnight.
I know that the notebook never lies, but what happened between Kang Hae-rin and my sister was more like a diary of a paranoid patient than reality.
The older sister pictured here was like a different person.
Even though we were apart during my growing up years, I couldn’t imagine my older sister, whom I pride myself on knowing.
“…something’s wrong.”
But laptops don’t lie.
Of course, there were times when my sister used to have excessive skinship, but she never crossed the line.
My sister often went on blind dates, and she has a boyfriend…
“……..”
Looking back on my memories, my sister’s blind date always had bad results, and her boyfriend hadn’t been gone for less than a month.
After the blind date, he pretended to cry and said that he had been dumped again, and I remembered the image of him asking me to drink beer.
I’m not saying this because she’s my older sister, but she was so beautiful that she even had a part-time job as a model at a shopping mall, and she had a lively and delicate personality.
There was no way I wasn’t popular with men.
“… What are we going to do? If only I do this.”
I closed my mouth and was lost in thought.
I felt nauseous.
I like my sister too, but not this way.
It was clear there was a mistake.
I knew it was late, but I couldn’t sleep, so I called the detectives.
Categorical detectives were not accepted.
I also called detective Park Seong-gang.
didn’t get it either.
“… No, it’s obvious. It was late.”
The mouth is burnt.
I left a message, but no reply.
Certainly, their contact has been sluggish lately.
But it’s natural for people who have a livelihood.
You can’t focus only on cases involving your sister…
‘Do you know where my older sister is?’
‘Maybe that’s why I’m not diligently investigating.’
I didn’t think I would ever fall asleep like this.
Listening to the ticking of the clock, I started reading ‘Abduction’ on my laptop again.
What followed was relatively straightforward.
Due to the nature of the laptop, Kang Hae-rin’s point of view continued, and she was observing her sister.
That is, unless she is ‘missing’.
[…
Why doesn’t Lee Da-mi go back to Dong-min?
The answer to that quickly became apparent.
Kang Hae-rin was riding in an ordinary rental car, not her red Mercedes. A truly inconspicuous, black domestic sedan. As the night deepened, the vehicle faded as if it took on a protective color. Of course, she didn’t think this was really stealing. The other side must have noticed her gaze.
Does that mean you don’t care at all?
Beyond the windshield of the car, I could see the private house where Lee Da-mi was staying. It was a four-story villa, and her house was located on the third floor. Two sturdy detectives emerged from there.
One was tall enough to be nearly two meters tall, but was carrying a smaller box than the other detectives, who were slightly smaller. Besides, he was limping. Although he couldn’t see clearly, Kang Hae-rin read his words. Thanks to Lee Dong-min’s ‘setup’, she used lip-reading.
‘Ah, Lee Da-mi, do you use someone with an injured thigh as a porter? It’s a serious matter, so I’m patient.’
A man walking a little ahead of him was dragging a pink suitcase, and he said as if tossing it.
‘But do you really believe that? what is a novel I hate to say this, but isn’t Dami paranoid or something like that?’
said the man in the back.
‘I also doubted my ears, but since he’s a realistic kid, it’s not like a joke… If he didn’t have a sense of reality, would he have acquired a rental house worth over 100 million won at that age? How badly did she act. He said he would prove it step by step, so you have to believe it, what should I do?’
Kang Hae-rin silently captured it on camera.
It could be evidence later.
Moments later, Lee Da-mi, who treated the two men like servants, came down the stairs with a laptop.
‘What is that?’
‘My fellow citizens.’
As if just thinking about it or just talking about it, Lee Da-mi smiled brightly and replied to the tall man.
‘… Seriously, you’re not hiding that?’
‘I should have at least one thing that makes my sister think.’
‘…Anyway, you’ve been thinking a lot about your younger brother since before. There were times when it was a bit creepy. Last time I saw him, he was definitely cute and handsome. you can’t do that I need to make the man a bit stronger.’
‘Don’t meddle.’
‘I don’t know what’s in your head. Are you suddenly trying to play hide-and-seek with your little brother? Ugh.’
Kang Hae-rin quietly watched them.]
I’m at a loss for words.
“The detectives are all on the same side…?”
The best thing would be to ask the detectives directly, but it’s too late to confirm.
I read the next part.
It was quite a strong counterattack.
[… I found out where the detectives live. Who would think of attaching a GPS to a detective’s car? Although he had never done it before, Kang Hae-rin had the feeling that he had done this many times. She attached a location tracker to the bottom of Categorical and Detective Park Seong-gang’s vehicle.]
[…
Kang Hae-rin realized that her daily routine was to follow the detectives after 7 p.m. It felt like my chest was clogged up. Feelings and emotions are coming back while being with Lee Dong-min, but at times like this, I missed my machine-like self. I wanted to be with Dongmin even for a few hours or even a few minutes, but I couldn’t leave them alone.
Idami seemed to have completely evaporated. On the day of the move, I saw her follow her into the motel, but Kang Hae-rin couldn’t always follow her. She had to be by Dong-min’s side who needed her.
In the meantime, Idami moved her place of residence.
I thought that the detectives would visit her residence, but unfortunately, as expected, there was no such connection. At the moment of contemplating whether to increase the follow-up time a little more, Kang Hae-rin realized their purpose. And, I learned something I didn’t want to know.
‘Black hoodie, sweatpants, black skull mask. As tall as a categorical detective.’
I clearly remembered the appearance of the villain, drug dealer ‘Park Sang-woo’. He sells himself, but he is also famous as an ‘educator’ who penetrates several sales routes and looks at the dealers. He also distributed drugs to famous clubs where celebrities enter, and he actually had a previous criminal record for a similar thing…
‘Settings called….’
Kang Hae-rin thought while recalling the contents of 『Journal』. After learning that she was a character in a novel, she read and memorized all 1233 chapters. To be precise, he himself could remember all of them. The moment of killing dozens of villains vividly remained as a ‘memory’ in her head.
If I hadn’t read the 『Journal』, I would have assumed that everything had happened. In addition, thanks to the superhuman memorization power given by Lee Dong-min, I remembered it in sentence units at best. Of course, even with her, there were limits.
She checked the details on her phone. There was a text copy of 『Journal』 that had already been taken down. In every respect, Park Sang-woo’s description matched. Kang Hae-rin confirmed that the news about Park Sang-woo, which had not been searched until a few days ago, was exposed as a few years ago. It’s not an article that couldn’t be found, but an article that ‘wasn’t there’. I thought I knew why Lee Dong-min was afraid.
‘The reality is changing.’
Kang Hae-rin was a part of the changed reality, so it was difficult to figure out how to think about it, but her criteria for judgment were clear.
‘Does Lee Dong-min like it or not?’
That said, this was a bad thing. Because Lee Dong-min will be scared. If so, he will try to stop it at all costs. Haerin Kang does just that.
‘It happened because of you. So, take responsibility.’
I don’t agree with Lee Da-mi’s words at all, but it wasn’t just wrong. At least, it is true that he, not Lee Dong-min, has to respond to the materialized reality. Otherwise, Lee Dong-min will be seriously injured again. Maybe even more terrifying. Even family, death, I didn’t want to think of the words.
In Kang Hae-rin’s field of vision, Park Seong-gang’s black sedan was slowly following Park Sang-woo.
She continued to tail, keeping her distance so as not to be seen. I had never done this before, but it wasn’t difficult at all thanks to Lee Dong-min’s ‘setting’. Even the active duty detective didn’t notice her approach.
‘Following on tailing on tailing.’
While doing that, Haerin Kang made up her mind. Whatever Lee Da-mi thinks, she will not be separated from Lee Dong-min. and I will keep him from everything that comes to him.
Be it a woman or a villain.
To do so, it would be good to follow the novel. At least she will be the only one to be devastated by murder, and her victory will always be guaranteed.]
#
I counted the night with my eyes almost open.
I thought about how to tell Kang Hae-rin about this.
‘I have a magic laptop?’
Apart from saying that she was happy to know that I knew her inner thoughts and things, this was the surest weapon for me.
‘The last method to control Kang Hae-rin.’
I was disgusted and angry at what my sister was thinking, but maybe because of that, without a weapon like this, I didn’t have the confidence to completely rely on Kang Hae-rin.
I still couldn’t believe my sister was looking at me that way.
9 o’clock in the morning.
Kang Hae-rin entered the hospital room without change.
“Did Harin dream? self?”
She was laughing lightly, as if in a good mood, and as soon as she entered, she drew back the curtains and hummed a song.
Well, maybe it’s because I’m feeling better than usual because my last night was like a nightmare.
Well, she won’t know that I’ve seen all of this, so she’s still acting.
‘For what?’
don’t worry about me?
Can’t you find your sister?
I don’t even know why Lee Da-mi disappeared.
Are you trying to keep Haerin Kang away from me?
Surely she was the one who told me to be nice to Kang Hae-rin, to treat her as a different person from the character in the novel, as if she were one person.
I ran out of patience.
“Harryn.”
“huh.”
Haerin Kang sat down next to my bed and said.
“why? Po-ok, would you like a hug?”
She handed me a glass of water.
“You didn’t drink another glass of water in the morning, did you?”
“……”
When apart from me, Kang Hae-rin loses her sense of taste and touch, and her emotions are dry.
Like a plant that withers without water.
But maybe because she’s been with me all day lately, she’s starting to look like a cute peer.
I wouldn’t have been able to make a comment like that before.
But remembering that she knows the other side of the notebook, it is a surprising self-control.
No, is this also deception?
“Have you met your sister?”
“… yes?”
It’s the first time I’ve seen Kang Hae-rin’s pupils shake.
As far as I can remember, it has never been described in 『Journal』.
Perhaps Harrinians would have seen Haerin Kang’s flustered appearance and criticized him for being a ‘caebung’.
Of course, in the side story, he learns that Lee Dong-min didn’t love him and goes through a big emotional stir, but that’s the story of the side story.
“Tell me everything. Don’t lie.”
Ending up crying, I said.