#179. Hmm… … . 3
“Gobi?”
Woojin slowly nodded his head at Lee Hye-rim’s question.
And then he lifted his glass and clinked it with the soju glass placed in front of Lee Hye-rim.
“Hye-rim, even if you’re lonely, you have to hold on. No matter how hard the wind blows and everything gets torn away…”
Woojin emptied the soju in one go.
Hye-rim will be left standing in the eye of the typhoon.
You'll feel suffocated, but you'll be safe.
* * *
Late that night.
Lee Hye-rim, whose face was flushed red, was not easily caught.
This was because I had a hard time understanding Woojin's words that everything would be okay if I just got over the hump.
No, it seems to have something to do with my grandfather, but no matter how much I asked, he just kept repeating that I should just watch.
Tick tock.
She sat up at the sound of the clock striking one o'clock in the morning.
And I rubbed my face as if I was washing my face dry.
What on earth is it?
At first, I was surprised to hear that Woojin knew where his grandfather was, but after hearing the story, I thought it could be true.
The grandfather, who loved baduk so much, could have contacted Woojin separately.
Even if it is for cognitive rehabilitation while playing baduk.
But the crisis that Woojin talks about, the wind that will blow hard.
That wind… .
Hye-rim Lee swept her long hair up.
Only one thing is certain.
The fact is that Woojin will help him this time too.
Hye-rim Lee pulled back the blanket and turned on the light.
And then she sat down on the dressing table and looked at her own face.
Suddenly, I remembered the first time I met Woojin at Shinwha General Trading Company.
He called Woojin first.
Very briefly.
'hey.'
Woojin turned around and answered like that.
'why?'
'But isn't it class time now? Are you a dwarf?'
'I don't go to school.'
'what?'
'I said I'm not going.'
'How old are you?'
'Eighteen.'
As Woojin turned around and started walking away after telling her his age, she caught him again.
'Hey, wait a minute.'
Lee Hye-rim made a sly smile.
Those were really reckless and foolish times.
So, I spoke to Woojin first and that's how our relationship came to be, and we ended up here.
And that wasn't all.
He helped himself consistently.
It helped me break free from the feeling of being trapped in a box and showed me a new world.
At first, I thought he was a really weird kid, but I gradually began to feel that what was really weird was himself and the way the world looked at him.
"ha…."
Lee Hye-rim had no choice but to sweep her hair up again.
Have you ever been of any help to Woojin?
No matter how much I searched and thought about it, it wasn't there.
All you did was buy me expensive clothes and take me to a fancy restaurant?
Did you stay up all night and go out together to search for a good restaurant?
Lee Hye-rim smiled and shook her head.
That's nothing.
It was something anyone could do.
It was really insignificant compared to what Woojin had done for him.
“I’m helpless. I haven’t done anything.”
Of course, there were times when Woojin refused to do so, like setting up a barricade, but he couldn't break through it.
'Woojin, it's okay.'
On the contrary, when he refused, Woojin always smiled faintly and spoke calmly.
'That's what will happen.'
Woojin came over the barricade that he had set up and solved everything.
‘What Woojin wants….’
Lee Hye-rim decided not to rush and to think about it quietly.
Without moving according to emotions.
* * *
The next day.
Cha Joo-hyuk was smoking a cigarette on the rooftop with his hand on the railing.
Then the employee next to me spoke up.
“Master Lee Yo-hwan, the car accident has been covered up.”
Cha Joo-hyuk frowned and exhaled cigarette smoke.
“That punk never changes. When will he get screwed again?”
I'm talking about prosecutor Kim Chul-woong, or rather, now a prosecutor like Assemblyman Kim Chul-woong.
“Did you solve it well so that there would be no complaints?”
“Yes. The agreement was reached amicably. No one was injured.”
“Okay. Go ahead.”
"yes."
As the employee turned around and walked away, Cha Ju-hyuk called out to him again.
Then he took out his wallet and handed him a check for 100,000 won.
“Take it.”
"yes?"
“Take it. You know the Nuts intersection? There’s a Sundae soup place called Sooni’s there. Go get some and eat it now. If anyone asks where you’re going, tell them I ordered you to do it.”
"ah……."
“What are you doing? My arm is falling off. Come on, catch it.”
"thank you."
“Let’s go eat some sundaeguk right away. Let’s do it.”
It couldn't be tasteless.
He himself has tried it, and the person who recommended it to him was none other than Director Shin Woo-jin.
Oh, now I'm a police officer.
"thank you!"
Cha Joo-hyuk smiled and lit a cigarette as he watched him turn around and bow.
I've been like that myself.
This is when I couldn't even eat on time and had to go around wiping the bottoms of the owner's family's scoundrels.
And then I met Shin Woo-jin.
From then on, his fate began to change 180 degrees.
How nervous and anxious each day felt like walking a tightrope.
There have been more than one or two times when I almost got caught.
Copying documents made my palms sweat, and the stakeout and digging for information felt like making a movie.
But the price was certain.
He had been promoted through the ranks until he was left with only one superior.
Cha Joo-hyuk smiled faintly as a cool breeze blew.
You've come this far, running well.
By overcoming things that seemed impossible.
It felt like I had been going crazy for the past few months, but now I feel like I finally have time to catch my breath.
The reason was after Shin Woo-jin became a police officer.
Shin Woo-jin, who became a police officer as if he were throwing away common sense.
There were times when I could understand him, but at other times he acted in a way that was truly incomprehensible.
It was truly the epitome of 'extraordinary'.
Well, I'm just being ordinary and I'm using it a lot… .
Just then the phone vibrated.
Cha Joo-hyuk smiled after checking the sender.
[Director Shin Woo-jin]
“It’s a tiger. A tiger.”
In any case, he was a person to be thankful for.
“Yes. I picked up the phone.”
-It's me. Shin Woojin.
“Yes. Go ahead.”
Cha Joo-hyuk looked up at the sky.
Although the person he was holding onto was Miss Lee Hye-rim, he wanted to see it through to the end with this person.
-I need something.
“Just say the word. I will try anything I can, except the stars and the moon.”
-I would like to see and touch a meteorite in person. That would be easier.
Cha Joo-hyuk listened to Woo-jin quietly.
And then he started scratching his head.
My head started spinning as the movie Mission Impossible naturally came to mind.
The level of difficulty was extremely high.
Woojin said something else at the same time.
-There is enough money. The first target would be Lee Jeong-mi's driver, Kim Jong-hyuk.
Cha Joo-hyuk rubbed his forehead with one hand.
Kim Jong-hyuk was Lee Jeong-mi's chauffeur for 10 years.
I wondered if it could be bought with money.
-If you show Mr. Kim Jong-hyuk the fear of SH Strategy, you can increase the possibility. Mr. Kim Jong-hyuk, you have 4 major insurances and a little more salary than others, but you are not treated like a human being. Please take care of him more and give him a generous amount of money so that he can raise his two children. If necessary, you can even provide him with a new job. I hope that when the purchase is made, Mr. Kim Jong-hyuk will not be hurt.
“Okay, I’ll contact you.”
-It must be done simultaneously.
“I will try.”
-Thank you. Take care.
After finishing the call, Cha Joo-hyuk put another cigarette in his mouth.
Chiik-
The smoke from his cigarette rose like a ghost and disappeared.
The clear sky, unlike before, made me feel like the calm before a storm.
Now that the board of directors is taking no action, Shin Woo-jin takes action once again.
The police officer said.
Cha Joo-hyuk held the phone to his ear as he made a call to someone.
“Me. Let’s have fun. There’s a higher chance of my balls flying off than before, but what’s life? If not, stop.”
It was an incident that stirred up controversy over the owner of Shinwha Group.
This is because SH Strategy, which handles the secret behind-the-scenes work of Shinwha Group, is in charge of it.
* * *
A few days later.
Woojin, wearing a police uniform, had a private meeting with the security guard at the villa where Chairman Lee was staying.
He was a private bodyguard, not one of the chairman's confidants.
“I hope you will buy it.”
He frowned and snickered.
After downing the iced Americano in front of him in one gulp, he looked at Woojin and said.
“Are you telling me to get bribed right now, in front of someone who was hired as a bodyguard?”
He was a funny cop.
Someone from somewhere came and said that if you watch this chairman, someone will show up offering money.
And to be bribed by that person.
Woojin said.
“Yes. I understand you correctly. Of course, I will compensate you. You will also give me money… We can both receive money.”
“What do you see people as…?”
Woojin nodded.
Looking at his actions and micro-expressions, it seemed like he was feeling anxious.
“There will be no legal action taken against you. Just a moment.”
Woojin made a video call to someone.
And soon he got a call.
It was none other than Congressman Kim Cheol-woong.
The bodyguard's eyes grew wide.
The prosecutor who seemed to catch and destroy criminals like a sledgehammer, now a member of the National Assembly, seems to have lost his edge as he shouts at undesirable public officials and has even caught corruption more than once or twice.
Woojin said.
“Congressman Kim. I don’t think this person believes what I’m saying. Can you please vouch for me?”
Kim Cheol-woong, who had a bewildered expression for a moment at the situation, smiled awkwardly and said.
-Uh… I don’t know who it is… No, what Officer Shin Woo-jin said is right. I can guarantee it.
The bodyguard, who was blinking, asked Kim Cheol-woong.
“Really?”
-Oh my… If I say more, it’ll just be nagging. Hahaha!
“Can I record this as a video?”
-Yes? Yes… What… Hahaha! That's right.
The bodyguard really did film it, and Woojin told Kim Cheol-woong.
“Thank you. I’ll get back to you later.”
-Woojin, over there… .
Woojin ended the call just like that.
And he said to the bodyguard.
“Again, the purpose is crime prevention.”
“Really? Can I believe it?”
“Yes. If what I said is wrong and any minor mishaps occur, report Rep. Kim. I will too.”
The bodyguard, who seemed to be thinking for a moment, nodded.
“There really is no aftereffect?”
“Yes. Nothing bad will happen. I promise.”
The bodyguard nodded slowly once again.
This is what Representative Kim Cheol-woong and the police said….
I wanted to do something good.
“I won’t accept money.”
Woojin nodded with a faint smile.
“Thank you for your cooperation.”
Woojin left the coffee shop after talking with him a little more.
And then I looked back along the path I had taken to find the villa.
Woojin opened his mouth, thinking of someone.
“Come.”
