Somehow in a relationship
W. Dingdongdang
“Oh, did you happen to kidnap Kim Do-jun?”
The eyes of the stranger who heard my words grew wider.
"no?"
I was so shocked I stood there frozen. He denied it with his own mouth, but how could he prove it wasn't true? He could be lying, so how could he possibly uncover the truth? Should I bring a lie detector?
“Are you sure about that…?”
"yes?"
The man seemed taken aback by my words and asked back. "I got a call from a number I'd never seen before, and suddenly a woman I'd never met asked if I'd kidnapped someone I'd never heard of. It must have been disconcerting, but I had to check on Kim Do-jun's safety right now."
“Are you sure you didn’t kidnap Kim Do-jun?”
When I ask the man who'd been bitten again firmly, he nods endlessly. He nods at a steady pace, as if there's a motor behind his head, and I feel like I sense some sincerity.
“Prove it, then.”
Prove that you didn't kidnap Kim Do-jun.
“Uh… how about I show you my room?”
“Okay, show me 360 degrees.”
It wasn't something I said with any real intention, just something that came out of my flustered state. But when I suddenly clung to him like a magnet, thinking, "This is it!", the man seemed quite confused. You might think I'm crazy, but I need to see it with my own eyes. If there's any trace of Kim Do-jun in one of those rooms, I'm going to run there and bring him back, no matter where it is.
"It's not like it's a surprise camera thing, is it...? Why, if you look on YouTube or something, there are a lot of social experiments like that. Oh, but-"
The man who got up from his seat to show me the room spoke in a suspicious tone.
“Do you have any evidence that you are Kim Do-jun’s family?”
When I heard that, the man looked at me as if to say, "What the heck are you talking about?" and he seemed embarrassed as well, scratched the back of his head and gave an unnatural smile.
“No, what… It’s more likely that you’re deceiving me than that I’m the kidnapper… And I’m not the kidnapper. Seriously.”
And a red face that can't be hidden.
"Don't joke around. If you keep doing this, you'll sound like a real kidnapper. I trust you to some degree right now—"
“You believe… Do you believe I’m the kidnapper, or do you believe I’m not… I’m confused…”
I asked him to show me his room after tying up Kim Do-jun, so he must be saying this to kill time because he's anxious.
This is truly absurd. If that person is really the kidnapper, then my life won't be ruined, right? Late one night, Kim Mo-yang, on her way home from school, discovers her twin brother has been kidnapped, but she goes to rescue him and is kidnapped along with him. The search for the kidnapper is ongoing. I can't even imagine being on the news. No, I don't want to be famous for that.
“Haa… Well then, the room is dirty, but since you asked me to show it to you, I’ll show it to you.”
As I stared at the man with sharp eyes, he sighed in frustration and took another step forward. He grumbled in a small voice, as if he didn't feel like it.
“Oh, but there’s one more thing. I have a question.”
“What is it?”
“Do you really think I kidnapped Kim Do-jun? Seriously?”
I was a little puzzled by the man asking such an obvious question, but I quickly answered with confidence that it was correct.
“Are you serious and not joking?”
“Yes. So please show me the room quickly.”
“You said you trusted me a little earlier.”
I was completely annoyed by the man who wasted time with useless ramblings. Who was in such a desperate situation right now, to be rambling on about such pointless things?
"It was just a while ago. Now, because of your behavior, I don't trust you anymore. In short, uh... ah, you've lost trust."
I tried to act smart and blurt out, but the word "trust" wouldn't come to mind, so I hesitated for a moment. It was my mistake.
The man laughed for a few seconds, perhaps because I was speaking so seriously and persuasively, but then he looked at me, cleared his throat loudly, and opened his mouth again.
"So, what if I didn't kidnap Mr. Kim Do-jun? Then what would you do?"
What the hell is this nonsense?