“Yes. I came because I wanted to see Hayeon’s face.”
“Is it Hayeon?”
“Am I not Ha-yeon’s cousin?”
He smiled and shook the bag he was carrying. It seemed like something was packed into it.
It felt good to have someone to take care of my child. Besides, he had very little chance of betraying me.
“Then let’s go together.”
“Yes. I only need 3 days off.”
“You can’t soften it.”
“Pros don’t talk twice.”
When I got home, Ha-yeon found me and ran at full speed.
“Dad!!! Why are you so late?”
“Sorry. Dad’s been a little busy.”
There was no need to tell me that I was banned from leaving the country.
“Ha Yeon-ah. Uncle Kang-jae is also here.”
“Uncle Kangjae! Why is your uncle in America?”
“Hayeon came to give you a present.”
Seo Kang-jae unwrapped a bundle of Korean snacks. Hayeon opened her mouth and her eyes lit up.
A child was also a child.
“I thought it would be hard to find in America.”
“Thank you Uncle!”
The child gave a belly salute.
“Father. Mother. I’m back.”
“Are you here?”
The benevolent smile was still there.
Ha-yeon jumped up and grabbed my pants.
“Dad! I want to go to the department store.”
“Why in a department store?”
“Fiery is coming!”
“I saw an event at a department store.”
The newspaper my mother held out said that there was a Fiery performance at the department store from 3 o’clock. It was a newspaper written in English, and it was remarkable that I could already read English.
“Yes. Let’s go.”
You can go to any department store.
Now it was confession time
When he appeared at the department store accompanied by ten bodyguards, people’s eyes were focused on him.
‘The number of people is five, so there must be ten people to mark 2:1.’
I came to see Fiery’s performance at the department store with my parents, Ha-yeon, and Choi Ji-hoon. Countless children were waiting for the performance to begin with their eyes shining.
Because the bodyguards were so large, they could block the children’s view, so they had to look from behind.
Instead, he gave Ha-yeon a ride on her shoulder.
“Does it look good?”
“yes.”
Ha-yeon placed both hands on my head and took a posture. As Fiery appeared, the child’s body gradually leaned forward.
The moderator started the talk.
“(Children. Fiery has appeared.)”
“(Fiery!!)”
The shouts of the girls filled the room. Some of the boys looked around, hesitant as if they were embarrassed.
I also saw the younger brother dragged out by the hand of the older sister.
‘Foreign countries and Korea are similar.’
Even in America, a country of macho, it seems that there is nothing I can do about a scary older sister.
“Hyung. Can I visit that department store?”
“of course.”
“(Please protect me when shopping at the department store.)”
After talking to Seo Kang-jae, he gave instructions to his bodyguards.
“(Yes. The two of you, please protect Mr. Choi.)”
“(All right.)”
During the performance, Ha-yeon clung to me. He often played with the child, but it had been a long time since he had been attached to him for such a long time.
‘It’s quite heavy now.’
It has already been 3 months since I entered elementary school. Thinking that the child would grow bigger and bigger made me feel good, but also somehow saddened.
It seemed that one day you would leave me.
The performance ended while I was soaked in sentimentality. Hayeon stroked my hair.
“Dad! I want to go see Fiery too.”
“Yes. Let’s go.”
When I looked back at my parents who watched the performance together, the two of them nodded.
“Bye.”
He took Ha-yeon’s hand and approached Fiery. Fiery smiled and shook hands with the child.
It was then.
“(Kyaaa!!!)”
The hall became noisy with someone’s scream.
Seo Kang-jae hurriedly identified the source of the screams.
bang!
People bowed their heads with the sound of gunfire. A man who appeared to be homeless was pointing a gun at someone.
A familiar face appeared on the tip of his gun.
“father!!!”
Father’s shoulders were wet red. Unknowingly, I left Ha-yeon alone and ran to my father.
bang!
With the second gunshot, the bodyguard blocked my father’s way. At the same time, other bodyguards ran and subdued the homeless man.
He supported his father and raised him up.
“Father. Are you okay?”
“It’s okay. I was just surprised.”
Upon closer inspection, the blood was not flowing from his father.
“(Boss. Are you okay?)”
A bodyguard approached, pressing his bloody shoulder. He was a bodyguard assigned to his father.
‘If it wasn’t for him…’
His shoulder height was the position of his father’s face. I got goosebumps.
“(Go to the hospital.)”
“(I’ll take you home and go back.)”
You said that while bleeding from your forearm. It was great professionalism. I wanted to tell him to go to the hospital right away, but I didn’t know when another enemy would come out.
“(Let’s go home for now.)”
The bodyguard overpowered the man and threw him to the floor.
When I pulled out my phone to call the police,
Suddenly, the direction of the stage became noisy.
“(catch!)”
bang!
With the sound of a gunshot, Seo Kang-jae fell on top of Ha-yeon. He desperately wrapped his body around Ha-yeon. Because he was wearing a bulletproof vest, the bullets did not penetrate.
The moment another bodyguard drew a pistol at the man, four men rushed at Seo Kang-jae.
“(Give me the child!)”
They were targeting Ha Yeon. The moment I tried to run with all my might, Jeffrey grabbed me by the shoulders and sat me down.
“(Boss. Don’t get excited.)”
“(My daughter is being held now, doesn’t she look unexcited?)”
Before he could finish his words, Jaffrey charged at them, covering his face with his arm.
bang!
The moment they panicked, startled by Jaffrey’s violent head-butt, the bodyguard’s gun opened fire. The opponent grabbed his wrist and screamed.
“(Kwaaa!!)”
After confirming that the gun had fallen, Seo Kang-jae jumped up and subdued them with Jeffrey. Pros and regulars. Without a gun, the suppression was quick.
He hurriedly tied their limbs with string. Eyes hurriedly searched the surroundings. At the same time, he urgently called and asked me to bring the car.
“(Go to the department store entrance!)”
I hurried to the entrance of the department store under the guard of the bodyguards. Fred Balman, who had arrived before he knew it, came running with a surprised face.
“(Let’s get on.)”
I immediately got into the bulletproof vehicle and headed home.
‘Someone purposely raided my family. Is it an assassin sent by Mt. Lee?’
I felt sorry for Choi Ji-hoon, but it seemed like I shouldn’t leave my house for a while.
The injured bodyguards put them in another car and immediately sent them to the hospital, and Choi Ji-hoon arrived home soon after.
He came running with a surprised expression.
“I heard there was a shooting.”
At the word shooting, Ha-yeon hiccupped and shed tears. It must have been traumatic for a child.
I patted the child on the back.
“dad···.”
Ha-yeon dug into her arms. How frightened and frightened it must have been when there was a gunshot.
After a while, Seo Kang-jae walked out. Although he was wearing a bulletproof vest, he was wearing a bandage to see if the area where he was shot hurt.
“What do the police say?”
“I’m still investigating. I cut it from my line that I wanted to talk to Chairman Kim Jae-gu. I’ll come home soon to investigate.”
Because eyewitness investigations are important.
“I want Hayeon to be taken out.”
Even talking about a gun would make me go crazy, but I couldn’t ask for an interview. Seo Kang-jae nodded.
“I’ve talked about it.”
As expected, Seo Kang-jae took good care of Ha-yeon. He approached the trembling Ha-yeon and whispered.
“It’s okay. Ha Yeon-ah. Uncle is here.”
“uncle···.”
Ha-yeon looked at Seo Kang-jae with teary eyes. It was natural since he was a bodyguard, but he wrapped Ha-yeon with his body without hesitation.
‘He’s a very trustworthy person.’
He patted Hayeon and furrowed his brow.
“I’ll tell you more later.”
“All right.”
First, comforting the child was the priority. I hugged Hayeon and rocked her slowly to put her to sleep.
‘If you hadn’t hired Titanium Security…’
Horrible thoughts filled my head.
‘I have to sort it out quickly somehow.’
I couldn’t let my family hurt.
***
Ricarde Gibson received a report from Seo Kang-jae. I contacted the police to get the interim investigation results, but they said they were homeless people addicted to drugs.
Knowing that Kim Jae-gu was a rich man, he stated that he intended to kidnap the child and demand a ransom, but he did not intend to believe it straight away.
‘How did a homeless person addicted to drugs get a gun?’
If they had a gun, they would sell it to buy drugs for immediate use. If addicts were people who couldn’t make long-term plans.
So it was clear that there must be someone who encouraged them.
‘(Who is it?)’
Although Kim Jae-gu’s wealth was revealed on a Korean broadcast, the broadcast was not famous in the United States. So, not many people knew that Kim Jae-gu was rich.
‘(Is it an assassin sent from Korea?)’
Giving a few bucks to unidentified drug addicts may achieve the desired results. Fortunately, he didn’t try to kill Kim Jae-gu.
‘(For now, it’s better to avoid places with a lot of people.)’
It was difficult to escort in a crowded place. A lot of people might have pistols, and snipers could be hiding in a lot of buildings.
Of course, there were security guards considering the number of cases, but 100% safety could not be guaranteed.
So, as the person in charge of Kim Jae-gu’s security, I decided to find out who was behind this incident. He started calling people who might be able to help.
“(Hello. I’m Ricardo Gibson. How are you? I’m calling because I have a favor to ask of you.)”
***
Benjamin Chung flew in from Korea. Korea’s security system has been entrusted to a reliable subordinate.
It was because he had heard about the raid from Seo Kang-jae.
‘What kind of guys dare to touch the boss?’
Instead of visiting Kim Jae-gu’s house, he headed to a workshop located outside. It is a place managed by Titanium Security. The owner was a different person, but the building was left unused.
The United States is so large that there are many abandoned buildings, and even CCTVs are not installed well. If you get out of the city and run off-road, it was to the point where you would quickly come out of the call area.
So it was easier to move than in Korea.
Benjamin Chung asked Seo Kang-jae while wearing surgical gloves.
“(Is this guy also from the scene?)”
“(you’re right.)”
If you leave it to the police, you have no choice but to interrogate within the legal scope. However, doing so would risk the boss getting hit before revealing who was behind it.
So I stole one. After intentionally attaching a GPS to it and letting it run away, it chased after a while and caught it.
The man with a small burlap sack over his head was breathing quietly. The burlap sack shrank with each breath he took.
Benjamin Chung quietly approached him and poured water on his crown.
“(It hurts.)”