The Acorn Concert held at Sangam Stadium in Seoul ended in great success.
50,000 spectators gathered in the arena where the concert was held, and the average viewer rating based on KBC set a new record of 28% and a maximum of 36%.
Up to this point, it was not a waste to say that it was the greatest box office hit of all time, but it was only after KBC’s broadcast ended.
Fans who had the afterglow of the Acorn concert flocked to Watts all at once to watch the edited unreleased video.
At this time, the total number of visitors instantly counted as 2 million.
If you add the number of people who could not connect due to a queue, 2.6 million people connected at the same time.
It was the biggest box office hit ever and the biggest record for a domestic internet platform.
It was a happy and joyful day, so we deserved a toast.
However, Park Tae-shik and I, who led the concert, stayed in the office holding bitter coffee cups instead of celebrating.
“The person named Park Min-gyo, who was said to have been there, is the real culprit of embezzlement? What did that person come to our company for?”
“I don’t know.”
“Didn’t you find out that you were behind the cryptocurrency incident?”
Park Min-gyo’s virtual currency wallet is stolen and his eyes are gone.
Would such a guy find out the culprit and come to the company with a gentle name?
“If he knew I was behind it, he would have kidnapped me right away and taken me to the hills instead of coming to the company.”
“Isn’t that too extreme?”
“Abduction is mild enough. If it wasn’t necessary to keep me alive, they would have driven a truck right away and pushed me away.”
“Ah, please… … .”
That’s a natural reaction. I never imagined that I would be pushed to death by a truck before I actually suffered it.
“Didn’t Park Min-gyo say he was looking for the CEO of WHTS Company, not me? That would mean that I may not be the subject of suspicion.”
“If it’s not you, who are you looking for?”
“Your name is listed as the representative of the Korean branch.”
“me?”
“Yes, you. Park Tae-sik, CEO of WHTS Company Korea.”
Park Tae-sik’s expression hardened. It looks like he’s trying to force a smile, but the corners of his mouth don’t move.
“Watch out for the truck. Don’t even take a strange taxi at night.”
“Don’t play around. Isn’t that funny?”
There was nothing better than being scared here. I return to the original topic, which I have briefly deviated from.
“Anyway, it’s clear that Min-gyo Park is suspicious of WHTS Company.”
“What if I keep coming to work?”
“Whatever, I should respond as naturally as possible.”
Park Tae-sik lets out a sigh with the momentum to extinguish the ground. Because you know that the person responding is you.
“Don’t be too pressured. I don’t think we’ve got any solid evidence yet.”
“Still, if you keep prodding, they might find out about your involvement.”
Park Tae-sik is right. Until now, I’ve been desperately acting as a gambler, so I somehow got over it, but I don’t know what will happen if I make up my mind and dig into it.
“How about going abroad for a while? You can tell the company that you are getting surgery for a head injury the other day.”
“If I did that at this moment, I would only raise suspicion.”
“That’s it, but… … There is no other way.”
If you keep stepping back because the opponent is closing the distance, you will only be cornered and beaten one-sidedly.
Before that, I had to break through the bow first.
If that’s not enough… … I have to resort to extreme methods.
* * *
6 o’clock in the evening.
Today, just in time, I take my employee ID at the entrance and leave KN Chemical.
Normally, I would have driven straight to Pangyo, but today I am heading not to Pangyo, but to Incheon, where my home is located.
Swoop.
While driving, keep looking left and right for vehicles following you. As much as he was once followed, it has become a habit to look around.
‘I don’t think there’s any tailing… … .’
You don’t know how anxious I was during today’s working hours, afraid that Park Min-gyo would come.
However, Park Min-gyo did not even show his nose until it was time for work. If he had doubts about me, he would have called and checked me out.
‘It’s clear now. Park Min-gyo is suspicious of the WHTS Company that issued Acorn Coin, not me.’
WHTS Company’s headquarters was in Singapore, so it would take quite a while to get the right information.
In the meantime, I plan to do my best to prepare myself.
“oh?”
As soon as I got home, I ran into my mother who opened the front door and came out.
You seem to be taken aback by the sudden visit.
“Son, what are you doing at this time?”
“I came because I got off work.”
Even if I say it, it’s a poor excuse. I usually went to the Pangyo office after work, and I was sleeping in a nearby officetel.
“By the way, where is your mother going at this time? Are you having dinner?”
“No, I… … I have business to do.”
“What ball? If it’s not urgent, let’s have a meal together. I’ll make kimchi stew.”
The mother throws her hand away, looking visibly embarrassed.
“no. I have to go right now. I’m sorry, but there’s rice in the rice cooker, so I’ll eat it by myself. got it? I’ll make sure to bring you rice next time. Son, I’m so sorry!”
I didn’t even have a bird to dry. My mother passes me by in an instant and is gone.
“What is it that you are leaving in such a hurry?”
I was worried for a while and thought about following along, but I thought it was too much, so I gave up.
“What am I going to eat alone?”
Since I wanted to eat alone, making kimchi jjigae became an annoyance. After consuming ramen noodles, I leave the house in sportswear.
Like a person who came out to exercise, he entered the alleyway, running quickly and then walking repeatedly.
The alleys of Daldongne are like a maze. The road suddenly splits into three or four branches, and sometimes the road breaks.
Normally, I would have gone straight to the exit, but today I went around the alley for a while to prepare for any possible tailing before going out to the side of the road.
20 minutes to Incheon Port by motorbike prepared in advance.
After turning around for a while, I arrived at a shabby indoor gym near the beach.
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When I open the door and enter, the sweat peculiar to the gym stings my nose.
Inside, it looks like a small old gym that seems to have one in every neighborhood.
However, the size of the men exercising inside and the spirit that exudes do not feel like ordinary gym people.
Everyone’s muscles aren’t that big, but they ignorantly play with a big barbell like a toy.
From here, it still looks like a regular gym, but in reality it was operated for a completely different purpose.
fixer’s office.
Finding people, investigating backgrounds, collecting evidence, etc. You can think of it as a higher version of an agency that receives requests for anything.
The reason why it is a higher version is because the members here are from high-ranking police officers, the National Intelligence Service, and the Defense Security Command.
thud!
A middle-aged man who noisily put down the barbell approaches.
He looked me up and down and said.
“Are you here to exercise?”
“I booked a private PT.”
“Ouch. Sorry for not knowing. I will escort you upstairs.”
The second floor was not a gym, but an ordinary office.
By the time I was halfway up the stairs, someone was already there to meet me. It means you were watching everything from above.
“Are you here? client.”
A small, white-faced man greets me, unsuitable for his large muscular body.
His name is Seok-hoon, and he is said to have been a former Army special enlisted officer.
“How did your assignment go?”
He hands me a thin briefcase. Inside the envelope were several documents and dozens of photographs.
The picture is of Park Min-gyo.
When and where he entered, and what he did are all documented in photographs. The document was to organize the information in the form of a report.
“… … .”
His visit to the WHTS Company was also recorded in the report.
The surprising fact here is that even before Min-gyo Park left his business card, he came to the company several times and looked around.
“Did he come all the way into the company?”
“I kept looking around the lobby and in the underground car park, but didn’t go up to the office.”
I’m so glad If you happen to run into each other in the office… … Just imagining it is terrifying.
“From now on, you should contact him whenever he approaches the company.”
“As you know, the opponent is also using an informant… … For real-time monitoring, more specialized personnel and equipment are needed.”
“Then do so.”
Seokhun looks at me, hesitates for a moment, then speaks.
“It will cost three times as much as before.”
“I’ll give you three or four times if necessary. So, just make sure you get things done.”
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“I will accept it.”
I turn my gaze back to the report. Even the smallest details were recorded, so it took quite a while to look at the summary report.
Then, in Park Min-gyo’s movement, he finds a familiar place.
Sang Gil-dong.
The moment I saw that, a chill went down my spine. It had to be. Because that was the neighborhood where Park Tae-shik’s house was located.
‘Does Park Min-gyo know Park Tae-sik as the person behind this incident?’
Come to think of it, it didn’t matter if Park Tae-shik wasn’t behind it. Wouldn’t it be enough to kidnap them and torture them to open their mouths?
“Please add one person to protect you. I am Taesik Park from WHTS Company.”
“What level would you like me to do?”
“To the highest level possible.”
“I’ll take it right away.”
While Seokhun was away for a while, I was locked in thought while holding my face with both hands.
Park Tae-sik became dangerous because of me.
I was conscious that this could happen in the past, but after it actually happened, it was dark before my eyes.
With the intention of repaying the favor, I brought Park Tae-shik into the work. So we invested together and even set up a company together.
But what’s the use if your life is threatened by it?
‘Why don’t we report Park Min-gyo and bring him to court?’
The evidence is already overflowing, so it is not even a matter of setting it up in court. The problem was then, when he came out on probation.
Considering what he’s done so far, it’s obvious that retaliation will come.
‘I’d rather kill… … .’
Extreme thoughts linger in my head like echoes.
I didn’t want my second life to be polluted by a piece of garbage. But if that trash threatens the people around me… … I was responsible and obligated to clean up.
“You waited long?”
Returning, Seok-hoon brings the contract and holds it out.
“This is a personal protection request document. Read it carefully and stamp it. The subject’s personal protection is effective from the contracted time.”
I had already seen it once, so I stamped it without reading it all.
He said with an inappropriate smile.
“Oh, and the quest we went through together the other day. You asked me to find someone in China.”
It seems to be talking about finding out where Baek Seung-tae is.
“Didn’t you refuse to search overseas?”
“Originally, that’s the rule, but I think I found the location by luck.”
“Where is it?”
In the good news, the body instinctively leans forward.
“I came to Gunsan around 4 am this morning.”