“The man. No, he awoke.” Ro” in Ooty, episode 597 The road I’ve walked has been strewn with death and screams.
But I can assure you, I have never felt such a quiet, suffocating sadness as I do now.
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Over the silence, a strong wind and rain knocks on the window.
The story that had to be told had already ended a long time ago, but there was only silence in the room where the two of them were alone.
Team leader Choi, who had been staring out the window with his head turned, suddenly opened his mouth.
“I must have been seven years old. Deacon Kim came to me.” My childhood memories are hazy. More than twenty years have passed since then.
The child who suddenly lost his parents became a young man, and frost settled on the butler’s head.
“Even my parents’ voices are muffled now, but everything I remember with them is clear.” When his parents died and even his only maternal grandfather disappeared, Deacon Kim was always by his side.
“One day I suddenly realized. The size and weight of the dedication I have received is so great that I cannot fathom it. however… … .” Team leader Choi turns his head along with the blurring of the horse’s tail.
Maybe it was because he looked out the window where the rain was pouring down for a long time, but his eyes looking at me were already drenched with rainwater.
“I can no longer give it back. forever and ever.”
It was the first time I had seen him since I knew him.
Along with the depressing voice, the tears that rolled down my cheeks fell onto the white blanket.
No, this is the sound of the wind and rain hitting the window. At least for now, I decided to think that way.
“Jin Tae-kyung.”
Instead of answering, I nodded.
It is Team Leader Choi who has been with Deacon Kim for a long time more than anyone else. The sadness I had felt earlier was nothing compared to the feelings he must be harboring now.
‘Because my family died.’ For Team Leader Choi, Kim Hwa-jong… … It was a family, not a housekeeper. The family who remained by the side of the child who was left alone and became the only support.
that? She can blame me for not being able to save him, or she can grab me by the collar and curse at me.
It’s fine now. It is better to pour out as much as it overflows than to suppress it silently.
I didn’t want Team Manager Choi to flounder in the emotions that filled his throat.
and the next moment. A word from team leader Choi pierced my ears.
“thank you.”
U “Thank you from the bottom of my heart for watching over him, for doing what I couldn’t do…”
I was suddenly speechless. I wanted to say something, but it felt like something welling up inside had put a lock on my neck.
I stared at Team Leader Choi in silence for a long time before finally getting my voice out.
“Chief Choi.”
Before he could speak, he shook his head slightly.
“I am okay. really.”
It was an obvious lie, and it was a lie that I had no choice but to be fooled.
Team leader Choi gave me a faint smile as I firmly closed my lips that were about to open.
“I’m embarrassed that I showed you something I shouldn’t have seen. Would it be okay if I had some alone time?”
What can I say more about him now? I am neither capable nor qualified to do so.
Team leader Choi still needed time.
Time to accept the death of a person who was close to blood. And the time to gather the courage to face his body.
“Then get some rest. We have people on standby, so if you need anything, call us anytime.”
After trying to answer brightly, I got up from my seat and headed for the door.
And the moment I put my hand on the doorknob, I remembered the last thing I wanted to say to him.
“Chief Choi.”
“yes?”
“It’s okay to shake sometimes. Even if you cry out loud, no one will hear you. Except for him.”
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“Let’s go.” Since he had already turned around, I don’t know what kind of emotion he must have felt or what kind of expression he was making after hearing my words.
But that was fortunate.
Click.
The moment I left the room and closed the door, a weak sob came through the gap.
It was the quietest, saddest sob I’d ever heard, and it was the sound of a person falling apart who had never been shaken under any circumstances.
“Taekyung-ah, how is Team Leader Choi? … One person’s sobs were not the only ones I could hear.
Lim Kkeok-jeong, who asked me with a worried expression after I got out of the room, suddenly shut up.
So were the two other people waiting in the hallway with him.
“ah. I’m tired. I’ll have a cup of coffee or something.”
Song Songi, who had been stretching all the way, disappeared quickly, and the Skeleton King, who met my eyes, scratched his chin and said,
“This body is, what is it? I have to go get some coffee. “Huh? Uh uh. Me too.” Aside from Lim Kkeok-jeong, I laughed at the ridiculous excuse that an undead monster was drinking coffee because it was sleepy, so I tapped him on the shoulder.
“Bring me a drink too.”
“You look like a damn human being. Don’t you have hands or feet?”
“There is a window instead.”
The Skeleton King, who was silent for a moment at my answer, said with his eyes tightened.
“ Black?”
mix.”
“A guy who doesn’t even know the taste of coffee is given a special drink this time. Just this once.”
When Lim Kkeok-jeong left the hallway following the swearing guy. The sound of footsteps echoed from afar.
It was three men dressed in black suits who showed up.
From the long breathing and restrained gait, it was felt that they were well-trained peak masters, no, A-class hunters.
However, the mere fact that they set foot in this mansion was no ordinary hunter, and they belonged to an organization with a completely different nature from a guild.
“nice to see you. Hunter Jin Tae-kyung.”
Instead of answering, I looked at them, no, at the tie pins they were wearing.
On the black and gold badge, the Rose of Sharon and fine letters were inscribed.
[Presidential Security Office] It is clear whose direction they are moving.
I nodded slightly and opened my mouth.
“President Baek Han-seong is looking for me, right?” The bodyguard in the lead answered with a hard tone like a soldier.
“no. His Excellency left 30 minutes ago. The fact that he had to leave without a word because he was busy with his political affairs. He asked for forgiveness with a big heart.”
As the time in the room got longer, it seemed that he had already left. There was no regret to fully understand his situation.
“What is understanding? ，Twenty times?” Great.” “Kuhhmm.” Looking at the bodyguards who couldn’t bear to speak and just coughed, I knew for sure that they were very busy.
I haven’t checked the outside situation yet, but the incident two days ago must have turned upside down not only Korea but also the whole world.
‘It’s enough and still remains.’ The monster wave that exploded in succession throughout the day was also unprecedented, but the fact that it was an artificial phenomenon and that the sub-guild leader of the Ares guild was the main culprit in all of these situations had more destructive power than a nuclear bomb.
It was not easy to guess how large and huge the aftermath of this incident would be, even as I was not familiar with the situation.
“By the way, did you stay until now to deliver that message?”
Well, not necessarily.”
“then… … The three of them politely bowed their heads to me, who was blurting their tongues.
“At the direction of His Excellency the President, I am entrusted with temporary security for Hunter Jin Tae-kyung and his family. Although on the surface he was known as a surveillance officer, I hope you will be comfortable with it.”
“A surveillance station?”
“Only until this situation calms down. It’s only been two days, and as of the current situation, Hunter Jin Tae-kyung is also being booked without detention.”
Arrested without detention Just like the guard, it doesn’t sound very good.
Ever since I was young, I was used to it because high-ranking politicians and chaebol presidents came out with that title whenever there was an accident.
‘At least it’s fortunate that he was booked without detention.’
The case without detention guarantees the suspect or defendant the liberty of the person, but it means that the case has been filed with the judicial authority.
“What are the charges?” “Other parts are within the scope of extenuating circumstances… but at present, the part related to injury is the largest.” The bodyguard, who seemed to be the most senior, added words with eyes half mixed with respect and fear.
“As you may already know, Hunter Jin Tae-kyung personally injured more than 500 people, causing both large and small injuries.”
,,ah. ，，“Of course, you don’t have to worry too much. Given the current atmosphere at home and abroad and the circumstances at the time of the incident, there is a high possibility that self-defense will be established.” I expected a certain amount of punishment, but the situation I was in was much more positive than I thought.
The point was that as soon as the truth was revealed, an atmosphere of recognizing the legitimacy of what I had done was created not only in Korea but also abroad, and that the deceased Seok-jun Seok-joon stood tall as a world-recognized bastard.
‘I thought I’d go straight to the cell.’ Right before heading to the headquarters of the Ares Guild, the situation was so positive that it was overshadowed by the fact that he expressed his intention to leave the Peace Guild in case there would be any damage.
Of course, the death of Kim Hwa-jong was the beginning of all of this, so it could never be called positive.
and… … .
‘The reason why the surrounding situation calmed down so quickly must have been thanks to the clear testimony.’ I suddenly remembered a conversation I had with President Baek Han-seong about an hour ago.
The face of a middle-aged man in the photo, who was calm even in front of numerous cameras and microphones.
Ko Se-won.’ According to what President Baek Han-seong said, he was imprisoned in a special detention center and wanted to meet me. With the word that he has debts to pay.
‘It’s a debt to be paid. What the hell is it?’ Although it was a short meeting, I felt that the person named Ko Se-won was not the kind of person to make such a request just to exchange simple greetings.
Even if my guess is wrong, we should meet and talk at least once.
Because he gave up everything he had and revealed the truth.
The many crimes Ko Se-won must have committed as he rose to the rank of head of the security team are indelible mistakes, but it was also a fact that I owed him a debt.
Just when I was lost in thought for a while with my bodyguards in front of me, the Skeleton King appeared at the end of the hallway with wobbly steps.
“I brought you coffee. Eat it.”
I looked at the steaming mixed coffee and finally opened my mouth after a brief thought.
“I’m not going to eat.”
“… … Have you seen this dog-like person?”
I left the snarling guy behind and spoke to the bodyguards.
“let’s go. Please guide me.”
“yes?”
“It’s Go Se-won. I heard that you are now imprisoned in a special detention center.”
The bodyguards, who looked puzzled for a moment, nodded.
