20. Slow but wise - Check Mate

박지민

"Haam..."

박지민

"Huh? Where did you go, sir?"

At the same time, a small note is visible on the table.

"I have some work to do, so I'll be leaving first. I know you're going to be sick, but I made some kimchi stew, so make sure you eat breakfast. I love you."

박지민

"You left early again, sir... You must be very busy these days."

박지민

"...let's eat breakfast"

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Thump... thump-... tirring~

박지민

"Oh, sir, you're here already... (thud)"

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"....."

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"Yes, I have captured him. I will go right now, Savior."

박지민

"Uh...um..."

박지민

"Huh..? Where is this..?"

박지민

"...Mr. Su-hyeon?"

이수현

"Shh, be quiet, Jimin. Otherwise, they'll find out."

박지민

"How did this happen..."

이수현

"Let me tell you something unpleasant: we're trapped here. Whoever it is, they kidnapped you and me and brought us here. We need to contact Woohyun first. And to do that, we need cell phones."

Where the old man pointed, there was a sleeping member of the organization with a cell phone in his pocket.

박지민

"Ugh, why did they kidnap us..!?"

이수현

"I don't know about that. Only they would know. (Taking out his phone and placing it on the floor) Phew... that's enough."

박지민

"But... how do I unlock it..?"

이수현

"You can do it by calling the emergency number. If it's urgent, you can add more. However, it will cost a lot of money."

Ring~

이수현

"Oh...you're not accepting it."

박지민

"Huh, haa.. What should I do now, sir...?"

이수현

"Whew... I have to go first. Move over for a second, Jimin."

Boom- Boom- Kwaang-!

박지민

"Yeah, it's open..!"

이수현

"Come out, Jimin. If they find out, we'll be in big trouble."

박지민

"Yes, sir..!"

Tadadak- tadadak-

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bang-!

At that moment, a heavy, metallic clang was heard as the iron door closed. In short, the exit was blocked.

이수현

"...!!"

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"He's stupid, but he's the stupidest of them all. Park Jimin."

박지민

"Who, who are you..?"

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"Thank you for your hard work, Savior."

이수현

"It's nothing special. Well, it's a bit contradictory that we ran together just to capture this kid."

박지민

"A savior...what does that mean, Uncle Su-hyeon...?"

이수현

"It's as you heard. I am their savior and the second boss of Young Nation."

영네이션 조직원들

"Pay homage to our glorious, one and only Savior, Park Jimin."

박지민

"You're asking what the hell is going on right now!"

이수현

"Keep your voice down. This isn't the place for that. If that's what you want, I'll explain from now on. I'm the son of Young Nation's first boss, Lee Sang-woon. I was also called the policy director."

이수현

"After killing my father, I was with Choi Woo-hyun right away. For a full 20 years."

이수현

"He thought I was his friend, but I wasn't. He was always my enemy, someone who stole my place. I never thought of him as anything else."

이수현

"I had to build up my strength. Young Nation had fallen apart after losing their boss. I needed the strength to rebuild them. And that took... a full 20 years. Not two years, but 20 years."

이수현

"I always say, 'checkmate' after working with Choi Woo-hyun. But Jimin, do you know what checkmate means?"

박지민

"(Shaking his head)..."

이수현

"Checkmate, that's a very good meaning. Checkmate, in a word, means you're dead. Chess is an elegant game, so that's how you say you're dead. Choi Woo-hyun, that guy was exactly like that. He lived for 20 years without even knowing he was standing in front of the leader of the wolves. With that leader."

이수현

"Thanks to you, I was able to know everything about that guy. Even about you."

박지민

“Why… on earth…? Didn’t you hate the organization and the boss, so you killed the boss and ran away…?!”

이수현

"That was the case back then. But that thought changed a day later. And it was the members of our organization who changed it. You have no idea what kind of life I lived."

이수현

"Do you think I wouldn't have committed murder? Because I'm the precious and valuable son of the boss? No! To the boss, I probably didn't look like a son, but like a loyal dog. I'd crawl when you tell me to crawl, bite when you tell me to bite, and kill when you tell me to kill."

이수현

"But, it wasn't that guy Choi Woo-hyun. He was watching me and laughing. At the boss, no, at my father! He was laughing while watching me get beaten by my father. Damn Choi Woo-hyun!"

이수현

"...Ugh...So, I'm going to kill him. Just like that time 20 years ago, in the same brutal way."

박지민

"A, but still.. we lived together for a long time, y, killing me.."

이수현

"I've always lived my life holding back the urge to stab that bastard in the neck. But I can't stand it anymore. So I'm going to use you as bait. As bait to bring out Choi Woo-hyun. I feel a little sorry for you. But I'm not as good a person as you thought."