Episode 43. hand habit
“Teresa.”
“····huh? why.”
At Kang-soo’s serious voice, Teresa gasped and was surprised.
“Stop kidding.”
“What are you talking about?”
“These aren’t Chiyoung’s.
At that moment, Gong Chi-young was startled and approached the bundle of CD fragments Kang-su was picking up.
Gong Chi-young’s expression became more surprised as he checked each one.
“what’s this!’
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No photos or drawings were printed on either front or back.
This is because the limited edition, movie, and drama DVDs all have photos of the album and work.
“Where did you hide it?”
“Sheesh-”
Teresa clicked her tongue and pulled out CDs and DVDs from the front pockets of her hoodie and T-shirt.
Seeing this, Gong Chi-yeong opened her eyes wide and ran to catch it.
“Ahh?! Fingerprint. Scratch is… phew······.”
Should I consider myself lucky? All of the CDs belonged to Yoo So-hyun.
I have no idea how or when it was changed.
Gong Chi-young began to carefully put the collection back into place.
“When did you change?”
“Your eyes are slow. It’s been a long time since I’ve been able to score properly, but it was caught because of Soo.”
“But you’re going too far!”
Kang also got seriously angry.
At this, Teresa also pouted in embarrassment.
“I didn’t know I would feel so bad. I didn’t really break it though!”
Then, Gong Chi-young’s eyes turned to the Pote-Pote three-color ballpoint pen that was lying on the floor.
“Was that a collection too? Isn’t that just a ballpoint pen? It had strange potato heads on it, so I thought you could break it.”
“Eh, I’ll get the ballpoint pen back for you.
Gong Chi-young rearranged the table and began arranging the CDs and DVDs.
Theresa seemed to have been thinking about the box containing the contents earlier, but she threw it on the desk and sofa, so it was barely damaged.
“Where did you get the broken CDs?”
“I heard they were sold on the street on the way here? Like before, if there was a collection, I thought I would play around with it, so I bought it.”
He had bought pirated CDs and replaced them before destroying them.
And Gong Chi-young was so confused that he didn’t notice it.
“Next time, don’t joke around like this. And how did you get here? Didn’t you say you were working in America?”
“I came to Korea to play after quitting my vacation.”
“stop? What were you doing?”
“Security team leader at a company called Chronos Tech. Although the representative over there was a little outraged…”
Even Kang had heard that name before.
Of course, it was the same that I wasn’t particularly greedy, so I didn’t say anything.
“That’s your mind, so it doesn’t matter. Why did you come to visit Chiyoung? I’ve never mentioned Chiyoung before.”
If he had come from Kang-soo, Gong Chi-yeong would not have been surprised.
Besides, it was strange how he came to know Chi-Young Gong, whom he didn’t get along with.
“Oh, that? That’s Gong Chi-young’s imaginary—”
Suddenly, Gong Chi-young, who had been keeping his mouth shut, ran to Teresa and covered her mouth.
“···What are you doing?”
“No, that is.”
Then Gong Chi-young met Teresa’s eyes, who were covering her mouth with her hand.
His eyes were more savage than when he split and threw the DVD and CD earlier.
[If you don’t take your hand away right away, I’ll tear it into pieces with my teeth.]
Should I say the feeling of …?”
At this, Gong Chi-young quickly fell and waved his hand as if to shake it off.
“Where did you get your hands dirty… try doing that one more time. I’m really going to blow it all up.”
“You two should stop, what is it?”
Kangsu was genuinely curious.
At this, Teresa tried to speak again, but Gong Chi-yeong also stayed quiet, perhaps giving up.
“There is a programmer named ‘Scarecrow’ who is a famous freelancer in the IT industry.”
“Scarecrow?”
I didn’t know anything about river water in that lineage.
“It’s pretty famous. It’s enough to say it’s the 1st rank in scouting. But nothing is known about his face or identity. I also found out by accident.”
With a little explanation, I understood what it was about.
“Teresa means Kong Chi-yeong is that scarecrow programmer, right? But how did Theresa know?”
“How did you see it? I got an e-mail from someone who tried to sell information under that nickname in the company before.”
“Then what about being here in Korea?”
“I screwed up Leo a bit.”
“…”
Kang also knew that name.
At the time, he was an employee of the information analysis team who often worked with Gong Chi-young.
I was afraid to ask how Teresa had asked that Leo Walker.
“There must have been a lot of upside down.”
“I told you not to contact me for 24 hours.”
Ugh-
A message arrived on Gong Chi-young’s cell phone.
It was a message from Leo Walker. Seeing this, Gong Chi-yeong sneakily showed it to Kang-soo.
“Teresa, I’m afraid. Run away.”
It was a very simple and sincere message.
It felt like Leo was also sent after thinking deeply. Of course, he didn’t think Theresa would come to Gong Chi-yeong so quickly.
“…so why did Teresa come here?”
“I came to see Soo. And I’m going to change jobs as well.”
I expected it as I was worried about the reason before. But it wasn’t behind.
“Turnover? Where?”
“Where Soo works. Aren’t you okay with me? I came because I wanted to work with Soo.”
It seemed that something was firmly mistaken.
“Do you know where I work?”
“Wherever.”
The way he spoke seemed lighthearted, but it was an atmosphere that Kangsu would follow even if he worked at a kimchi factory.
“no.”
“why?”
“You’re doing something dangerous. Gong Chi-young is helping with that.”
“Wow— Dangerous?”
Teresa glanced at Gong Chi-yeong from top to bottom, as if something was wrong.
“Isn’t what he does enough for me too?”
“There are things only Gong Chi-young can do.”
“Is it a big thing?”
“It is not a question of money. It’s my personal business.”
“I do not care. I want to help. Or do you think my skills are lacking?”
Perhaps misunderstanding, Theresa tossed the leftover piece of fake CD with her right hand.
It seemed to have suddenly appeared, even though it hadn’t been holding anything until just now.
shook? Pak.
The piece of CD was pinned to the upper right corner of Yoo So-hyun’s bromide, which was attached to the wall.
“You crazy b*tch! You almost got it right!”
It was the bromide that I barely managed to protect in that mess. Theresa may have been watching it from the beginning.
Of course, other items are now safe, but Gong Chi-young blocked the bromide to protect it somehow.
At the same time, Theresa clicked her tongue as if it was a waste.
“Tsk? There is still one more left. Shall we get it right this time?”
“Oh, no… That’s not…”
The bromide was signed while shaking hands with Yoo So-hyun at this fan meeting, which was a difficult win.
could never lose
“You two should stop. Anyway, I said no. And sooner or later it will stop…”
I found enough traces of Savnak.
Min Hwan-sik, Kim Chang-soo. In addition, unidentified men who broke into the house…
First of all, you can track down the container at Incheon Port Pier No. 8, which Min Hwan-sik used as a hideout, and Kim Chang-soo’s side can dig into the background of the disguised identity.
Of course, it was difficult to predict what and how much would come out as the traces continued to be cut due to their thorough preparation.
First of all, the manager’s job would not be necessary anymore.
But before he could finish his words, Gong Chi-young’s eyes became pitiful.
“why?”
“You’re not going to stop… are you?”
Is it because of the broken potepotte tri-color ballpoint pen?
Kang-soo slightly ignored Gong Chi-yeong’s gaze.
“What company is it?”
“It’s a decent company. Anyway, Teresa should go back to America. There is nothing to do here.”
“That is my heart. But won’t you tell me what kind of company it is? Or can I find out on my own?”
“What should I do?”
“Let’s find out with this.”
After answering that, Teresa straightened up to properly throw the remaining piece of the fake CD at the bromide.
“Oops?! It’s Jin Entertainment! manager there! therefore. Don’t throw!”
“…”
Kangsu let out a deeper sigh than before.
Of course, I also know that Theresa won’t do anything wrong just because she knows that.
It was impossible to stop from the moment Teresa appeared in the first place.
I was good at understanding opponents. Using that, he was meticulous in creating situations that would give him an advantage in any situation.
The scarier thing is that no matter what happens, at that time, you have already figured out the other person.
“manager? entertainment? Aren’t you a bodyguard?”
“Right, I’m working as a manager for a reason. It’s also a no-brainer. I will quit as soon as it is finished.”
“Hmm?♪♬.”
After humming, Teresa cast her gaze at Gong Chi-young as before. A piece of the fake CD was still in her hand.
“The representative there is Kang-soo’s father! I’m sorry, Kangsu! ”
“···Ugh. It doesn’t matter what you know.”
Teresa was trustworthy enough.
“dad? Daddy? Didn’t Soo say he didn’t have a father? You said you had a mother.”
Even if she hid it right away, she would have found out someday if Teresa was in Korea.
Kang Soo resigned himself to this and opened his mouth.
“I found this by accident. For now, he is working at the recommendation of his real father.”
Saying that, Kang-soo snatched a piece of CD from Teresa’s hand to prevent further threats.
“I was going to stop anyway. Are you just doing it for your family? You don’t even have to.”
“Well… Ok for now.”
“Did you understand?”
It was an answer that sounded ominous.
“I understand. Well, if you say that, I’ll go back for now (?).”
Theresa took her sunglasses out of her pocket, put them on, and left the secret room.
with my daughter-
Soon after, the door bell rang as if I had really opened the door and left.
“Did you really go?”
“I guess so?”
It was an easier situation than I thought.
At this, Gong Chi-yeong sat down on the sofa that was lying on one side, as if the tension was relieved.
Then, I checked the collections that I had arranged again. He put on a genuinely relieved expression.
“It seems that my lifespan has been cut in half.”
“I see.”
In less than two hours, Gong Chi-young seemed emaciated.
“Ah, Min Hwan-sik said he found something in the container. Are you done checking?”
“I opened it before coming. It was full of unsent letters written in Japanese.”
“Japanese? The guys who broke into your house last time also spoke Japanese.”
“that’s right. The letter said that it was written as Okunaka Tomimasa. First of all, it’s a guess, but I don’t know if that’s Min Hwan-sik’s real name. Find out.”
“I will. Anything else?”
“Can you recognize the pattern of these angel wings?”
I held out a picture I took of the inside of the lid of the wooden box with my cell phone.
Gong Chi-young also pursed his lips, as if he had nothing in mind.
“It may be difficult because it is a common wing pattern that can be seen in murals.”
“Then I can’t help it. Please do only as far as you can search. please.”
“I wish you well too.”
“huh? what? ah······.”
“A ballpoint pen and Yoo So-hyun’s notebook… right?”
I felt like I had to take care of it. Gong Chi-young, who was sitting on the sofa, looked at her with eyes full of anticipation.
Kangsu felt like he was attending JIN Entertainment because of Gong Chi-young, not Jin Soo-hyeok.
* * *
Kang-soo went to work in about three weeks after finishing the sick leave he received for the Jeju Island incident.
Of course, within the management team, it was explained only as a sick leave due to not feeling well.
“Are you really okay, Mr. Kang? I heard you got into an accident at a family reunion and got hurt a lot?”
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Now, I was on my way to pick up Yoo So-hyun in a van with Kim Bo-ran from the company.
“little bit. I am fine now.”
“Careful. I heard that this time, the CEO also went to Jeju Island with his family and was in trouble. Did you hear Kangsu too?”
“I heard a little.”
“How does that happen? CEO, you’re a self-made man, so I haven’t been worried about it, but I guess chaebols are chaebols after all.”
As the chatter mixed with sighs continued, Kangsu cautiously opened his mouth.
“I… senior.”
“I told you to call me comfortably, not senior.”
“Ah, Mr. Boran. Maybe the last ballpoint pen and Yoo So-hyun’s notebook…? Can I get some of them?”
“Is it because of that friend? You gave me the ballpoint pen the other day.”
“How did it break?”
“Why… why?”
“…they say a truck showed up and ran over it.”
“A truck? Really? Is that possible?”
If Theresa were to be graded, it would be at the level of a dump truck.
“There is such a thing.”
“How amazing···. all right. I even saved our Sohyeon twice, but I can’t even do this much.”
“thank you.”
“Instead, please don’t rest too long. It’s because it’s quite difficult without Mr. Kang-soo.”
It is also because Kim Bo-ran has been overdoing it.
The precipitation covered it up a little, but it seemed to feel great when it came off.
“I’ll try my best.”
Kang-soo felt that his mood had become a little bland.
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