The manager was taken aback by the suspicious man's words. They had the audacity to openly admit to committing a crime like kidnapping... They were truly out of their minds. The manager calmly continued his story.
"Why did you do that?"
“Why? I guess it’s because we want to see Jiho even closer.”
"Is that why you did this?"
"I guess so. Don't worry~ Jiho is safe and well."
"...But you seem to have no regard for your surroundings, to kidnap someone so brazenly."
"Oh, I'm sorry, what can I do? There were no witnesses and there was no CCTV around. It'll probably be hard to find them. We have nothing more to say, so I'll hang up." Bye.
"Hey... I hung up, damn it."
The manager, who thought it was impossible to find Jiho, immediately returned to WM Entertainment and relayed this fact to CEO Lee Won-min. At first, he didn't believe the manager's words, but after watching a secretly recorded phone conversation, he confirmed that Jiho had indeed been kidnapped, contacted the police, and urgently summoned the Oh My Girl members.
"Why did the representative ask us to meet?"
"Yes, I'm curious."
"But Jiho hasn't come yet. What happened?"
While the members were chatting among themselves, the CEO came in. Seeing his serious expression, the members wondered if something was wrong. After a moment, the CEO spoke.
"Kids... Don't be surprised and listen carefully. On the way back from his schedule, Jiho was kidnapped by some strange man. The manager found out first. I also just found out, so I'm dumbfounded."
"?? You were kidnapped?!"
Hyo-jeong was the first to be surprised, and she seemed quite flustered and restless. Binnie and Mimi looked slightly upset. It was only natural for them to be upset, having touched a member who had been like family to them. Then, Yu-a asked the CEO.
"Sir, is there anything in the police..."
"I contacted them and asked them to investigate. But if this gets out on the news, Miracle will be in an uproar... What should we do now?"
Everyone was worried. It was assumed that if it made the news, the official cafe would go into chaos, and it would also cause a huge stir on various social media platforms. Then, as if a thought had occurred to him, Binnie opened his mouth.
"I happen to have this remote control. Should I press it and ask for help?"
"Huh? What button is that?"
"I got this from a creep who told me to press this button when I need help."
"Okay, then let's press it from outside."
With the representative's consent, Vinnie pressed the button in the hallway, and then, in the previous work,
Seongdoni appeared.
"?? Where is this?"
"Cree!! Please help us!"
Seongdoni, who couldn't refuse Vinny's sudden request for help even though he hadn't yet grasped the situation, decided to help Vinny and followed him, where he heard about the circumstances that had unfolded.
"...! Jiho..."
"We were surprised too... We were dumbfounded."
"Then let's go back to the place where Jiho had his schedule. There might be some clues there."
"is it so!"
Although it was a rather sudden joining, as a miracle, I approached the place where Jiho had his schedule to help Oh My Girl and rescue Jiho.
- Next time -