[Yeonbam / Yeonjun Beomgyu Fanfic] The Person Who Must Be Hidden

The Person to Hide, Episode 5

"...I’ll be going to the student’s parents first."

Bumgyu slowly lowered the hand holding his phone.

The moment he read the text, his mind went blank.

'Mom... Dad.'

His parents ran a small restaurant in the provinces.

They were just ordinary people living ordinary lives.

There was no reason they should be put in danger because of him.

Bumgyu looked at the sleeping Yeonjun.

The fever had gone down a little, but he was still in a deep sleep.

"...Sorry."

Bumgyu muttered softly and left a note on the desk.

Thanks to you, hyung, I survived.

Now I’ll finish this.

After looking at Yeonjun for a moment, Bumgyu quietly left the hideout.

Two hours later.

An old abandoned factory.

Bumgyu was holding a phone with trembling hands.

"I’m here."

A moment later.

Dozens of gang members appeared.

Parting through them, the boss slowly walked forward.

"You showed up faster than I expected."

"...Promise me."

"Promise what."

"That you won’t touch my parents."

The boss curved his lips.

"How obedient."

"..."

"You think this is a negotiation?"

Bumgyu clenched his teeth.

"I’ll go."

"Let hyung go instead."

The boss looked at Bumgyu with interest.

"You really think your one life can save two people?"

"..."

"How naive."

In an instant, Bumgyu’s hands and feet turned icy cold.

From the start, they had no intention of keeping the promise.

"Grab him."

The gang members rushed at Bumgyu.

Bumgyu tried to run too late, but it was already too late.

Thud.

He was knocked to the floor by the impact.

Someone roughly seized both of his arms.

"Let go..."

"Stay still."

Bumgyu struggled desperately, but the difference in strength was far too great.

The boss crouched down in front of Bumgyu.

"Now all that’s left is for Yeonjun to come."

Then it happened.

Bang!

A gunshot echoed through the factory.

The gang member holding Bumgyu collapsed on the spot.

"What the hell!"

"Up there!"

Bang! Bang!

Gunfire burst out in succession.

On the second-floor railing.

A man in a black coat stood there, aiming a handgun.

"...Hyung."

It was Yeonjun.

A pale face.

A shoulder wrapped in bandages.

Even though his wound still hadn’t fully healed, he was holding a gun.

The boss sneered.

"I knew you’d come."

Instead of answering, Yeonjun pointed the gun at the boss.

"Let Bumgyu go."

"If you don’t want to."

"Then die."

The boss gave a snort of laughter.

"Who?"

At that moment.

Every gun in the factory was pointed at Yeonjun.

More than twenty gang members.

A number he could never beat alone.

Holding back tears, Bumgyu shouted.

"Hyung! Run!"

"Please!"

"Leave me behind and go!"

Yeonjun looked at Bumgyu.

Then he smiled slowly.

"No."

"..."

"If I decided to save you once."

He readjusted his grip on the gun.

"I’m saving you to the end."

In that instant, tears spilled from Bumgyu’s eyes.

This person.

Really was putting him before his own life.

The boss raised a hand, looking irritated.

"Shoot."

Bang!

Dozens of gunshots rang out at once.

Yeonjun rolled and hid behind cover.

Bullets shattered the concrete wall to pieces.

Bang! Bang!

Yeonjun’s shots were just as accurate.

One shot.

Then another.

The gang members fell one by one.

But there were too many of them.

Click.

The gun stopped.

The magazine was empty.

"...It’s over."

Slowly, the boss raised his gun and aimed it at Yeonjun’s head.

Bumgyu shouted, his whole body trembling.

"No!!"

The moment the trigger was pulled.

Bang!

The gunshot rang out first.

But the person who fell was not Yeonjun.

Blood burst from the boss’s chest.

"...What?"

Everyone turned around with shocked faces.

The factory entrance.

Several black vans had come to a stop.

And the people who got out were the police special forces.

"It’s the police!"

"Drop your weapons!"

"Everyone is under arrest!"

In an instant, the factory fell into chaos.

The gang members started to run, and the police chased after them.

Amid the confusion, Yeonjun ran to Bumgyu.

"Are you okay?"

Instead of answering, Bumgyu hugged Yeonjun tight.

"...Idiot."

His voice was shaking badly.

"Why did you come back again."

Without saying anything, Yeonjun patted Bumgyu’s back.

A moment later.

The police approached the two of them.

"Mr. Choi Yeonjun."

Yeonjun turned around quietly.

The detective said, holding out a pair of handcuffs.

"You are under emergency arrest on charges of murder and organized crime."

Bumgyu’s face stiffened.

"...Hyung?"

Yeonjun offered no resistance at all.

He simply extended both hands calmly.

Click.

The sound of the handcuffs locking echoed through the factory.

Yeonjun looked at Bumgyu one last time and gave a faint smile.

"Now."

He paused for a moment, then said softly,

"You’re safe."

Bumgyu couldn’t say a word.

The person who had become the most precious to him right before his eyes,

was losing everything in exchange for saving him.