Episode 150. Enemy
In ＜Away: A Quiet Barista＞, famous actresses Yoo So-hyun and Hong Ah-jin were beautifully drawn talking about their dirty hands while serving coffee to the local elders who visited the cafe.
The filming was carried out as strictly as possible, but rumors spread little by little, and people from neighboring towns or downtown Naju came to see it.
Filming was still in full swing. However, a large man hid behind a large tree opposite the cafe and watched them.
It was Gong Chi-young.
“… … .”
“If you want to see it that way, why don’t you go and see it yourself?”
“ah-! It’s a surprise!”
Kang-soo stood behind Gong Chi-young.
Gong Chi-yeong, who was behind, grabbed the heart and frowned.
“Why are you hiding like that? Are you doing this because you know that’s even more suspicious?”
“You almost died of surprise!”
“Won’t you freeze to death? You are frozen, Mr. Sohyun.”
“Ah-! Be quite.”
Gong Chi-yeong glanced at the cafe through the trees.
Through the window of the cafe, Yoo So-hyun, bringing coffee to the elderly, was reflected.
“You are very sincere. More than that, did you solve it with the writer Gong? Looking at the reaction yesterday, it must have been easy.”
“… It will be difficult.”
“Looks complicated. Ah— where did Theresa go and why are you here?”
Currently, Teresa was more of an outsider in the village than anyone else. It was unfamiliar to me because I was a foreigner and came to my boyfriend’s hometown.
“Teresa? Are you busy now.”
“What are you busy doing?”
“I’m chopping firewood.”
“… Your parents won’t stop you?”
“You already threw a fruit and caught a snake, so what—”
“… … .”
Kangsu turned his gaze towards the cafe. People who came to watch from the outskirts were controlling the cafe so that it would not be covered.
In the meantime, a luxury car came in on one side, and after people got off, it moved toward the staff.
PD Choi Yoon-ho was sitting in front of the monitor, and when someone called him, he walked towards it.
“… what?”
Even from a distance, I could feel the atmosphere getting messy.
However, Gong Chi-young, who was next to him, was also looking at him, but his expression was not good.
“… … .”
“why are you like this?”
“… no. Aren’t you supposed to go?”
Gong Chi-young’s atmosphere was not good.
Kangsu couldn’t help but notice that.
“I’ll go at once.”
“Good job.”
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Since the filming was conducted in real time, there was no major interference.
In that situation, Choi Yun-ho was having fun watching the monitor and was called out and was in a bad mood.
“My name is Yunho Choi, the general manager here.”
“hahahahaha, I am Ahn Jin-guk, a member of the Naju City Council. I heard that we were filming in Naju, so I came because I really wanted to see you, even though I knew it was rude.”
He was in his early 60s, with a wrinkled face and half-naked hair.
A smirk on his face gave Choi Yun-ho a slight expression of displeasure.
“ah… yes.”
The discussion with the Naju City Hall was over about filming. Of course, there was nothing to come and go other than the permission to shoot, the cafe building, and the purchase of the site.
However, during the filming, a city councilor came without an appointment.
“The ＜Take My Camera＞ that PD-nim filmed before? It looked really good too. Everyone said he was a master of broadcasting.”
“… Not to that extent. But what have you come for?”
“You were very surprised. I just came to say hello.”
Ahn Jin-guk looked behind him.
Then the aide checked his cell phone and came closer.
“They say they will come soon.”
“okay? Ah— I called a snack truck. I wanted everyone to enjoy it and take a nice picture of the naju.”
A pink food truck was approaching from the other side of the road.
Seeing that, Choi Yunho’s expression was worse than the first time. Looking at Ahn Jin-guk, he said in a serious voice.
“I’m sorry, but I don’t accept food trucks.”
“… yes?”
“We decided never to accept sponsorships or supplies that were not related to filming. Please send it back.”
“Uh-huh—I’m really sorry about this. it’s not related Aren’t you filming in Naju? I am a member of Naju City. As one of the people who represent the people of Naju, this is only natural.”
The smirk made Choi Yun-ho even more displeased.
The surroundings were buzzing. Then, a young man who was standing behind An Jin-guk saw someone and approached him.
It was the man who got off with Ahn Jin-guk from the back seat of the car.
“Are you Gong So-yeong?”
At that moment, the expression of Gong So-young, who was standing behind Choi Yun-ho, crumpled as if he had stepped on poop.
When Ahn Jin-guk pretended to know Gong So-young, he wanted an explanation.
“I’m a junior in elementary, middle and high school. His brother is also my classmate. Right? Gong So-young.”
“Is that so? Ah—my son.”
“My name is Ahn Jong-soo, the CEO of Anshin Co., Ltd.”
It was Ahn Jong-soo, the only son of Ahn Jin-guk, a city council member. And ‘Ansin’ Co., Ltd. was an aggregation of subsidiaries in the transportation, transportation, and passenger sectors that started in Naju from the time of An Shin-hyeong, the grandfather of An Jong-soo, and has been passed down from generation to generation.
“I see. I won’t accept it anyway, so please send it back.”
In response to stubborn opposition, Ahn Jin-guk sighed softly and said,
“Really, why are you like this? Or, since one of the staff is an alumni of my son, wouldn’t it be nice to consider it as a gift? Isn’t it?”
It was a question directed to Gong So-young.
At the same time, Gong Xiaoyong felt a dirty gaze. It was An Jong-soo, who was standing next to An Jin-guk.
“Soyoung-ah—you’ve become very pretty while I couldn’t see you. I know it’s because of work, but my father is very interested in your filming, so he’s giving it to you as a present. So please accept it, okay?”
The adage that beans grow when beans are planted, and beans grow when red beans are planted, really fits the bill.
An Jong-soo was one of the people Gong So-young hated, let alone close friends with him. At the same time, he was the instigator among those who bullied Gong Chi-yeong from a young age.
“I don’t think it will be difficult to receive it as the general manager said.”
He answered in a hard tone. He drew a line in the sense that he had nothing to do with his juniors or anything.
At this, An Jong-soo’s forehead twitched. Then, An Jong-soo moved a little closer to Gong So-yeong.
“Hey, Gong So-young. did you grow up a lot? Just because you became a famous program staff member, do you think you became famous too? Or do you not know who I am?”
His quiet muttered voice could only be heard by Gong So-yeong.
Gong So-yeong was so displeased that she wanted to slap An Jong-soo right away.
But there were many people around. If done wrong, it could damage the shooting.
Gong So-young was able to endure it because she had gone through worse things during the years she endured while working at a broadcasting station.
“Work is work.”
“hahahahaha, this is too inflexible. Soyoung, what does it mean to like seniors and juniors? We’re not offering bribes, we’re just asking you to eat some snacks and work.”
“I’m sorry, but it doesn’t seem like you’re looking for seniors and juniors here.”
When Gong So-yeong did not budge, a sigh flowed from An Jong-soo’s mouth.
As the seed didn’t work like that, Ahn Jin-guk stepped forward.
“I am sorry for this. We’ve made too many mistakes. I will return that.”
It was because I felt that I couldn’t push further in the current situation.
Soon, An Jin-guk took An Jong-soo and his aides into the car.
The aide also sent back the snack truck. Choi Yun-ho and Gong So-young were relieved when all the cars had completely left.
“Now— now— let’s all focus on filming.”
The staff, whose eyes had gathered, moved busily again.
Of course, filming continued in the meantime.
Choi Yun-ho patted Gong So-yeong on the shoulder once and returned to his original seat.
Gong So-young was about to go back, but her eyes met Kang-soo, who was standing on one side.
Hearing that he was friends with his older brother Gong Chi-yeong, he subconsciously lowered his head slightly and greeted her.
Then Kang-soo walked up to Gong So-young and said.
“If you’re not busy, would you mind talking to me for a while?”
“… You see.”
The first time Kang-soo saw Gong So-yeong was when he went to a broadcasting station to meet Choi Yun-ho.
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Now that it is a rural area, places where people are rare are spread out in the valley.
Kang-soo, who entered the road with a view of the rice field, said to Gong So-young, who was following him.
“Did Chi-young do a lot of ugly things?”
“what… It’s just kind of like that.”
“… Listening to the story earlier, it seems that Chi-yeong, a man named An Jong-soo, also knows about it.”
“… … .”
Earlier, when Gong Chi-young looked at the group of staff members, his expression became bad.
It was because it seemed that An Jin-guk and An Jong-soo were at the end.
“just… We knew each other because of school.”
I felt embarrassed to speak.
It was clear that there was something more.
“To be honest, I didn’t know Chiyoung had a family until recently.”
“That person is like that. Me, Dad, and Mom would have been embarrassed. Because I think you are different.”
There seemed to be a big misunderstanding.
Of course, it was difficult to count all the precipitation there.
“I don’t know that much. However, the Chi-young I know is more timid than anyone else, but she never betrays her precious people.”
“That is nonsense.”
It was a response that felt like a solid wall.
To that extent, Gong So-yeong could not trust her older brother, Gong Chi-young.
After a moment of silence, Gong So-yeong asked a question.
“More than that… Manager Han Kang-soo, where did you and your brother meet and how did you become friends?”
“… We met at work.”
“Is that person a job? What’s going on?”
Kangsu thought about how to answer and said.
“It was to protect people.”
“… really? Oh, then… Did you also know Theresa Lilly, who was Yoo So-hyun’s bodyguard, whom you brought as your girlfriend?”
“you’re right. I found out there. I can’t explain in detail because of your job.”
It was because I knew Teresa as well as Kangsu through ＜Take My Camere＞, so I couldn’t think of it as a lie unconditionally.
Besides, I’ve seen people throw knives to catch snakes… … .
“Was it that dangerous?”
“… Chiyoung was good at computers. Ah—not that it wasn’t important. He was a colleague I could trust and entrust to him more than anyone else.”
Sometimes it was necessary to not be able to hide everything for security reasons.
“… I see. He went to MIT without saying anything properly. It’s like that… … .”
“I will ask you one thing.”
“Please.”
“The reason Chiyoung left this place. Are you related to those people?”
It was because of the expression Gong So-yeong made when she heard something from An Jong-soo.
I could see her expression from the angle Kangsu was standing at. Discomfort, as if dirty filth covered the whole body in an instant. That alone made me feel certain that something was there.
“Come now… What good is it? There’s nothing you can do about it.”
As a member of the Naju city council, he was a retainer who took control of the local economy.
Of course, Anshin Co., Ltd. is supposed to be run by his son An Jong-su, but the actual owner is An Jin-guk.
Gong So-young sighed with the sense of deprivation she felt again after ten years of meeting them.
“I understand for now.”
“… What do you know?”
“I think it would be best to go back.”
The two turned and walked towards the set.
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