Episode 98. Corvus (2)
The atmosphere that seemed to be released became heavy again.
To this, Simon continued to answer.
“I know it is not good to ask such a favor now. But the fact that I was taken advantage of by them makes me so angry. That they still exist.”
At that time, I thought my revenge was over.
But it wasn’t over. On the contrary, I was even used by them.
“no. What is this all of a sudden? Simon, you know you shouldn’t be like this.”
“Teresa. Then how are you stuck?”
“I can’t speak. I have no reason to tell you.”
“After all, the decision maker isn’t Teresa, isn’t it you?”
Frankly, Simon had judged that the grenade in the warehouse would have worked 100% of the time.
But in an instant, I stepped on the ledge and fell backwards. It couldn’t have been a tremendous reaction speed.
When Simon learned that the man was Night River, his surprise was taken for granted.
And it was judged that Night River would of course have the right to decide.
“What’s the benefit of going in there?”
“…I don’t think it’s possible with just the two in front of me right now. Wouldn’t that be enough numerically and technically?”
[I have it too!]
Gong Chi-yeong was connected from the beginning.
And I heard everything about the current situation.
Perhaps because of Simon’s words that seemed to ignore him, Gong Chi-young made a loud noise.
t-
I had no choice but to turn off my earphones for a moment.
“I’m not going to tell you about the number of people. Get Teresa’s permission rather than me. Then I’ll take it.”
Simon Corbus excelled in the mercenary and espionage fields. In addition, he had the talent of a broker, so he even traded while wandering the battlefield.
Of course, he was also competent in fighting and shooting.
It was to the point where I didn’t have to explain it if I noticed Kangsu’s shooting first and avoided it.
The problem was Theresa.
Kang-soo did not know what the relationship between the two was.
Unless that was resolved, it would be difficult for Kangsu to receive whatever he wanted, no matter how much he needed him.
“Did you hear? What do you want to do?”
At Theresa’s triumphant question, Simon stroked his chin and thought.
Then, as if he remembered something, he smiled.
“Are you still mad about that?”
“···what?”
“Seven years ago, at Camp Al Qusair. Then I—”
Shiaaa – Pak
Suddenly, a trail of red light brushed the tip of Simon’s cheek.
Simon had to stop talking.
“You almost died!”
“Just go there.”
“Then will you accept it?”
“Ah— annoying! Instead, don’t bring that up again!”
When the decision was made, Simon looked at Kang-soo.
“All right?”
“It’s no use regretting after starting. By the way, do you speak Korean?”
Until now, they continued to converse in English.
I heard him speak Korean at the prosecutor’s office, but I needed to know how well he actually spoke it.
“I was born in England, but my maternal grandmother was Korean. I haven’t used it in a while, but it should be good enough.”
Simon was almost Korean in appearance.
Kang-soo nodded in satisfaction at his fluent Korean.
“I am Han Kang-soo.”
“This is Simon Corbus. Feel free to call me Simon. And Teresa Lily.”
“Don’t call me!”
Teresa got into the car and slammed the car door in anger.
In the meantime, Simon came closer to Kang-soo.
“···Long time no see. And at that time, I was really grateful.”
It was to say goodbye that I hadn’t been able to say before.
At that time, Kangsu left the mercenary world shortly after solving Savnak.
Because of that, those who received help couldn’t even properly express their gratitude.
“I hope you’ve been well.”
“You can speak comfortably like before.”
“Aren’t you older than me?”
“In Korean age… I’m thirty-six.”
Kangsu was thirty-two this year.
“Then my brother is right. Speak comfortably. And you can call it precipitation.”
“It is an honor. I call it precipitation.”
After the relationship was sorted out, the two shook hands and got into the car.
River water climbed into the driver’s seat. I started the engine and connected the phone call via bluetooth.
“Greetings.”
[·······.]
It was a phone call connected to Gong Chi-young.
“Who are you?”
“A friend who takes care of everything we do with computers. Could it be that you’re upset because you weren’t allowed?”
[·······.]
Kangsu scratched his head with the other hand while driving.
“We couldn’t go all the way to where you were and discuss it. And you’re not against it either. Wouldn’t you have checked there in the first place?”
It was because Simon’s name was delivered to the earphones that were connected from the beginning.
According to Gong Chi-young’s personality, it was clear that he would have checked that first.
[Simon Corbus, born in Caol, Northern England, 36 years old this year, after graduating from Bolton University’s Faculty of Economics early, enlisted in the British Special Forces SAS and served 3 years before being discharged. After that, he became a mercenary. The main areas of activity are Iraq and Congo. And the name of the girl I dated in my freshman year of college is Julia.]
Simon, who heard the explanation, was also surprised.
Even though it was known to the outside world, it was because it was found in a very short time.
“…the skills are considerable. And to find out even Julia…”
[I searched the SNS I used in the past and found it.]
Thiik—
The navigation screen changed, and I remembered a photo of young Simon and Julia hugging each other affectionately. When Teresa infiltrated the car, she plugged in the USB in advance and hacked the system the moment it started.
Kang-soo, who saw that, said calmly.
“There is no need to float it.”
[Sheesh…]
Woo-woo-woo-woo-
At that time, Kang-soo’s cell phone, which was on the phone, received a call.
[Senior Kim Bo-ran]
I applied for unpaid leave for up to a week and came out.
In the meantime, Athena had her schedule, but she couldn’t help it because it was more important to mark Kang Ji-hoo, who was at the prosecutor’s office.
In addition, the call came from Kim Bo-ran, Yoo So-hyun’s manager, not from Athena.
“hello?”
[Mr. Kangsu! Where are you now? Is it home?]
“It is out. What are you doing?”
[There was an accident at the site. The action team leader was slightly injured.]
“…Chief Peter Benson? Wasn’t there a request for a stunt this time?”
Kang-soo also confirmed that there was no schedule for him.
It was a favor he accepted instead of bothering me, so I thought I’d listen to everything if possible.
[I thought so too, but there must have been an action that I deliberately didn’t say I would try.]
“ah······.”
Kangsu tried to let out a sigh but held it back.
I couldn’t ignore the spirit of a person who always took on challenges.
“Shall we go to the set?”
[It’s okay if I’m a little late, so can you come in two hours? Jamie also asks what ideas the director came up with.]
“I will go right away.”
Kang-soo stepped on the accelerator and pulled the car in front.
Of course, it was not a situation where life and death depended, so the speed limit was complied with.
.
.
.
I crossed the route as quickly as possible from the northern part of Gyeonggi-do to the southern part.
Thanks to that, I was able to arrive at the set of ＜My Neighbor Diablo＞ in a little over two hours.
“You two… stay here for now. Stop fighting.”
I was worried about Theresa, who had been growling earlier.
Kang-soo closed the door and went to the filming location, but then came back.
“Chi-yeong, please don’t be territorial by calling me separately.”
[·······.]
The Bluetooth that was still connected then disconnected.
The studio was taking a break.
When Kang-soo appeared, Jamie approached first.
“You came earlier than expected.”
“What happened to Captain Peter Benson?”
“Once I went to the hospital, the doctor said it was a meniscal injury to my left ankle and right knee. It will be difficult for you to move for a while.”
Peter Benson’s injury was bigger than expected.
In response, Kangsu took off his jacket and said.
“If it’s an urgent shooting, I listen to the explanation first.”
“thank you.”
The deputy team leader of the action team approached before I knew it and told me about the stunts I had to do in the future.
Then we arrived at the set built in the empty lot next to the townhouse complex.
A building-height chroma key screen was installed on one side. Beneath it, the rooftops of several buildings have been reproduced.
It seems that the horse reproduced the rooftop, and the basic height was about 4-5 stories.
“You mean I can jump between buildings, get high, and then land on top of that without breaking?”
“···you’re right.”
It was the tallest building.
In ＜My Neighbor Diablo＞, it was a building called the Great Solade, which was created virtually in the drama as a signature place that the main character, Diablo, climbs whenever he enjoys contemplation or is in agony.
“Let’s go slowly for now.”
After confirming the landing spot, Kangsu jumped once with a wire attached to his waist.
Tak— Tak— Tak— Hung!
After a few leaps on the wall, I connected and jumped high. As the wire pulled, it landed overhead in the middle of a large Cerberus atop the Great Solade Building.
“It’s a bit dangerous here.”
It’s a jump. There was no big problem because the wire pulled it.
At the end, when falling in a straight line, the difficulty was high in the part where you landed on top of a bumpy head.
It was enough for Peter Benson to be greedy.
“···huh?”
Kang-soo looked down from the top of Cerberus’s head and found Teresa outside.
It seemed that he was chatting with Kim Bo-ran after going to Yoo So-hyun, who was taking a break.
“Simon is not alone…”
He could be seen looking around to see if Theresa had brought him inside.
“Time is running out! hurry! hurry!”
Hawk O’Brien from below urged for some reason.
Kang-soo nodded and went downstairs to begin the formal shooting.
As the sun began to sink, the sun began to set.
“Action—!”
Kangsu jumped between the buildings with the powerful cry of Hawk O’Brien.
Papak— Tak, Tak— Tak—
After jumping at a faster speed than before, I was able to safely land on the head of Cerberus at the end.
The fast-following camera went down once beneath Cerberus’ head and then began to come up.
At the same time, Hwang Seong-min, who played Diablo, who was waiting in the back, switched places with Kang-su.
At that moment, the red sunlight pouring in from the west engulfed the surroundings.
Hawk O’Brien wanted to make the scene a natural sunset.
“Kurooo!”
The filming ended with a shout from Hawk O’Brien, full of joy.
Kang Soo-su, who had retreated to the back, removed the wire with the help of people around her.
In the meantime, Hwang Seong-min, who came down from Cerberus’s head, approached Kang-soo.
“thank you. I was worried because the director said that I had to film this scene today, but thanks to that, I think it turned out well.”
Hwang Seong-min, who just watched Kang-soo’s action, was in awe and almost missed the replacement.
The other staff around me did the same.
If Kang-soo hadn’t called the staff, I didn’t know if there would have been a shooting accident.
“Thank you for a good look.”
“Ah, do you have any intention of turning professionally into an action actor? Rumor has it that you are preparing to become an actor.”
It was because of Kang-soo’s face.
Because of his outstanding appearance, rumors were created among the staff.
“There is no such thing as that.”
“Really? The representative of our agency asked me to ask, but I’m sure you’ll regret it. Well, even if you become an actor, you will do it at JIN Entertainment, right?”
“I have no intention of doing it. I’ll just go down.”
Kangsu answered that and went down through the stairs installed on one side of the temporary building.
When I arrived below, the special makeup team was in a commotion.
That was the direction Simon had gone earlier.
“Wow— how do you put gauze in your mouth and talk straight?”
“oh my god. It’s so amazing.”
The makeup team staff were delighted.
In it, Simon was performing a trick of quickly dressing up using gauze and simple tools.
Returning life of a retired S-class mercenary