[Contest] You're Surrounded

You are surrounded 03

전정국

"You can keep this one there and this one here."

The first thing I did after work was organizing documents. Following my senior's instructions, I busily moved around, and before I knew it, it was lunchtime. I never thought time would pass so quickly. It didn't seem that busy.

Officer Min, who had been on his phone with nothing to do, looked at his watch once, then stretched and got up from his seat.

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"Let's eat."

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"..."

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"rice."

What is this? A way of speaking that completely ignores word order?

At his words, the team leader smiled and said, "Let's go."

김석진

"Youngest. What do you like?"

Is it even okay for a young person, who's only been at work for two days, to offer such an opinion? I was stunned by the social life I'd learned from dramas, and I was hesitating, unable to continue speaking. Sergeant Jeong, standing next to me, put his arm around my shoulder and said,

정호석

"Team Leader. Our youngest is here too. How about meat today?"

김석진

"You crazy bastard, it's lunch time now."

정호석

"Is meat something that you eat based on time, or something?"

김석진

"Huh... do you like meat?"

I nodded vigorously at the team leader who asked me this question. "If there's anyone in Korea who doesn't like meat, let them come out!"

정호석

"Oh, and youngest. Speaking of titles. Don't be so formal."

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"ah..."

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"Just call me Hoseok oppa."

Pfft. Officer Min, who had been quietly listening to our conversation, struck Officer Jeong on the back of the head with a file. The sound was incredibly loud, but Officer Min seemed completely unconcerned.

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"You crazy bastard. Stop talking nonsense."

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"Ah... ugh."

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"the youngest.'

When I was startled by the sudden voice calling me, I answered loudly, “Huh?” Officer Min chuckled softly, patted my head, and said,

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"Senior Yoongi."

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"...yes?"

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"Call me Senior Yoongi."

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"...Ah...that..."

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"Try it, Senior Yoongi."

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"Yoon...Yoon..."

If I don't do it, I might die. Suddenly, the words of my senior came to mind.

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"Yoongi...senior..."

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"...good job."

He stroked my hair so much that it was a mess, but I couldn't argue with him. Apparently satisfied with my answer, Min-kyung... no, senior Yoon-ki opened the door and left. And after a brief moment of silence...

김태형

"Youngest! Me too, me too! Say 'Taehyung Sunbae'!"

정호석

"Eight, I let you go! Hoseok, try it!"

김남준

"Namjoon senior~ do it!"

전정국

"Me too! I'm a senior too!"

I was taken aback by the sudden barge-in by the four men, and eventually called them by their preferred titles. Was this some kind of mischievous prank from those famous seniors?

김석진

"What are you doing if you don't go?"

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"Ah, team leader."

The team leader, already fully dressed, even dressed in his outerwear, nudged me and spoke. He frowned, as if something bothered him, and I could only hold my breath and tense up.

김석진

"...Why am I just the team leader?"

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"yes?"

김석진

"They all call me by my name, so why am I just called team leader?"

What the heck is this...

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"...Because you're the team leader..."

김석진

"...Oh, right. I'm the team leader."

Is that the sound of a ghost eating a grain of rice and ascending to heaven?

The team leader opened the door and left, repeatedly exclaiming, "I'm annoyed!" Hoseok, shouting, "Why aren't you coming out, maknae!" Startled, I hurriedly ran out. The team leader, after watching me for a moment, immediately slapped Hoseok on the back of the head.

정호석

"Miss, why do you keep hitting the back of my head?"

김석진

"개새끼야, 내가 군기 잡지 말랬지."

정호석

"...When did I ever get military discipline..."

The team leader lightly ignored Senior Ho-seok, who had a truly aggrieved expression on his face, and walked past him to stand in front of me.

...It was a being that was overwhelming just by its existence.

김석진

"Youngest. If those guys try to discipline you, just tell me. Got it?"

With senior Hoseok's whining, "He's a powerful man!" as background music, we entered a beef restaurant that wasn't even pork. Oh my... This place is heaven!

김석진

"I'll pay, so eat a lot, youngest."

From today on, I will love our team leader.

Chiiik-

The meat was cooking with a sizzling sound, and before I knew it, my stomach was full from the rich food. Slowly, everyone seemed to be getting full, and the pace of my chopsticks slowed.

-Let me run more. Let me run more. Two feet of pain...

김석진

"Yes, Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Kim Seok..."

As expected from our team leader. The ringtone is really unique. Isn't it usually a chorus?

"...Yes, I will go right now.....Everyone, get up."

At the team leader's words, everyone quickly gathered their clothes. In contrast, Jeongguk, who was standing next to me, stood there dumbfounded, and personally handed me a coat.

전정국

"Get dressed quickly, Inma. We have to go right away."

There seemed to be no time to ask why. Following my senior's words, I quickly got dressed and stood in front of the store, waiting. My seniors praised me for my excellent work.

김태형

"Youngest, you just need to stay with us."

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"...yes?"

김태형

"Because these seniors will do all the dangerous work."

Senior Taehyung smiled and spoke to me in a reassuring tone.

I'm not sure if he was really trying to reassure me, or if he was just trying to tell me to be patient because I'm the youngest...

What was clear was that his words reassured me. There was a certain inexplicable trustworthiness.