Epilogue (10) After that, Seokjin's story (1) - Daddy Long Legs

Seokjin returned from Africa

I left the carriers I brought carelessly next to the bed,

He sat down at his desk for a moment and closed his eyes.

석진

'I guess I was the problem...'

Seokjin's heart ached at the sight of the tired appearance of the woman he had just met.

Seokjin took something out of the drawer and looked at it, thinking of the heroine from his childhood.

When Seokjin started working, the first place he headed to after receiving his first paycheck was a daycare center.

At first, I started making regular donations out of gratitude for the heroine I saw at that time.

Seokjin, who ran away from an orphanage, hoped that his small contribution would be of help to the children at the orphanage.

As I started sponsoring, I started receiving newsletters from the orphanage foundation in the mail.

Seokjin learned about things like orphanage events and volunteer recruitment.

Seokjin was proud that the money he earned was being used for something.

While helping out at a big event, I also got to know the orphanage.

That day was also the day I went to help with the event.

Seokjin was carrying a box when he met Yeoju, who had grown up a lot in the past year or two.

어린 여주

Sir, you can't come here because it's a dormitory...?

The child, who was a young elementary school student, was wearing a middle school uniform.

어린 석진

Oh, I need to leave this at the restaurant for an event. Can you tell me where it is?

어린 여주

I'll tell you, so follow me...

The heroine still spoke clearly and her actions were clear.

Seokjin suddenly felt relieved that Yeoju was growing well.

어린 여주

Sir, we meet again..?

After that, the female protagonist, who met Seokjin by chance a few times, always called him “uncle.”

When Seok-jin heard the female protagonist call him "mister," he felt a little uncomfortable because it reminded him of himself when he was homeless.

어린 석진

Um... I... Wouldn't it be better if you called me teacher or oppa instead of uncle? I'm not a college student, but I'm old enough to be one now.

Seokjin was nervous for no reason, worried that the female protagonist might find out his old identity.

어린 여주

Well then... Teacher is kind of like that and Seokjin oppa..?

After that, Yeo-ju started calling Seok-jin "oppa" and Yeo-ju and Seok-jin gradually became closer.

One day, Seokjin was working in an old warehouse on the Incheon dock.

I had the opportunity to meet with a Chinese organization.

Originally, Seokjin only looked for creditors and had no reason to meet them in person.

This time the creditor went to get something in return for payment instead of money.

The organization was so cautious that Seokjin had to visit there several times.

Among the members who came from overseas, there were some who could not speak Korean.

Because of this, Seokjin felt that it was even more dangerous and wanted to finish the work quickly and go back.

어린 석진

Then I will replace it with this as you said.

Finally, Seokjin was about to leave with the bag he had been given...

On the way back, I felt like someone hiding in the dark shadows was following me.

Seokjin couldn't leave right away and ended up wandering around the warehouses along the docks.

어린 석진

Are you going to come out now?

Seokjin left the area where the organization members were and lured the stalker into a nearby building under construction. He stood there quietly waiting for the target to reveal his identity.

Contrary to Seokjin's expectations, his opponent was surprisingly a small girl.

어린 석진

'I thought she was a small woman when she was among the gang members, but she's just a young girl, right?'

어린 윤

please....please help me...

어린 석진

'...huh..?'

Seokjin was slightly surprised when the child who had clearly spoken as if he couldn't speak Korean asked for help in a trembling voice.

어린 윤

Please... please save me... please...

어린 석진

...

What could it have been....

In an instant, Seokjin saw in Yoon's eyes that he really needed help.

I felt the desperation of having to struggle to survive.

Seokjin felt as if he was reflecting in the eyes of that young girl the image of himself, who had just left home in high school and was desperately trying to do well.

어린 석진

Quietly... Then, like before... can you follow me in the shadows..?

The girl nodded.

어린 석진

I have a motorcycle... When I signal, just get on behind me, okay?

After speaking to the child, Seokjin immediately headed towards the motorcycle he had parked.

Seokjin checked out of the corner of his eye to see if his child was following along properly and got on the motorcycle parked in the alley.

Boooooooooo~~~

I started the motorcycle and nodded.

The child ran quickly and climbed on the back.

Seokjin put a helmet on the child so that his face could not be seen, and started off without looking back.

First of all, Seokjin brought the girl to his dorm,

Since it was a place that other people also used, I couldn't hide the child here.

어린 석진

First, can you tell me about yourself...?

Yoon took out all the crossbows and guns he had and showed them to Seokjin.

어린 윤

I'm... the killer of our organization. That's how I was raised.

어린 윤

When we first met, I had no choice but to pretend I couldn't speak Korean... I'm sorry...

어린 윤

The man who raised me in France said that if I came to Korea, there would be someone who could help me... He told me to ask for help.

The boy, who revealed that he was 16 years old, said that he could no longer kill people and asked for help just once.

Seokjin felt that he had to take responsibility for Yoon and help him.

Was it because Yoon was the same age as Yeoju?

Seokjin contacted me because he was reminded of the orphanage.

Mother Superior, with whom she had met often over the years and had built up a certain level of trust, responded despite Seokjin's urgent contact.

He decided to meet Yooni.

Seokjin had many worries because of Yooni's status.

Creating a fake identity was not a difficult task for Seokjin, who was working on tracing the fake identity.

In order to live a normal life in hiding, Yun needed a proper identity.

원장수녀님

Mr. Seokjin, so you're saying that Yoon-i is an orphan...?

어린 석진

Yes.. I think so.. If there is anything Yuni needs, I will help her in any way I can.

어린 석진

Please take care of Yooni..

Seokjin didn't tell Yoon that he was a killer. At the time, he thought that part should be forgotten for Yoon's sake.

However, the part where Yoon-i was kidnapped overseas when she was young, raised by an organization, and came to Korea after going through great hardships was relayed in detail.

After hearing Seokjin's story, the nun ended up helping Yoon.

The next day, the nun introduced Yuni to Yeoju.

원장수녀님

Yoon-i is still not good at speaking Korean... Will the female protagonist be able to help Yoon-i..?

어린 여주

Yes, of course :)

The female protagonist readily agreed to get along with Yoon-i, and Seok-jin felt indebted to her at that time.

Not long after saving Yoon-i, the office Seok-jin was in was destroyed by Prosecutor Kim Nam-joon.

Fortunately, Seokjin was able to quit his job naturally.

김남준 검사

Mr. Kim Seok-jin... Do you admit to everything you did here?

석진

Yes... I actually... started out not really knowing that this was illegal. No, that wasn't even on my radar.

석진

I left home in high school and became homeless. When I wanted to escape being homeless, there was nothing I could do.

석진

So... when I was offered the job, I accepted it right away.

김남준 검사

Unlike the other people who were there, there is something unique about Seokjin Kim.

김남준 검사

You have a child in a daycare center who is your sole guardian.

김남준 검사

Has it been a while since you've been a regular donor?

석진

The child I am currently guardian of is a child who, like me, was separated from his parents at a young age and has no ties to them, so I stepped forward and became his guardian.

석진

There was a child at the orphanage who inspired me to break free from homelessness... I started sponsoring him after I started working there...

김남준 검사

okay...

Namjoon, who became interested in Seokjin, looked into the things Seokjin did in detail.

I thought that Seokjin's outstanding abilities would be helpful in the investigation, such as finding missing people.

After that, Namjoon made Seokjin work instead of buying his older brother.*

(*This is a system that does not exist in our country... In foreign countries, there are systems that help with special cases such as tracking counterfeit money and drug-related crimes instead of sentencing.)

정호석 형사

Oh~ good... Seokjin...

정호석 형사

I think it really helped me a lot in solving this case!

Detective Jeong was impressed by Seokjin's tracking skills.

Another case that almost went unsolved was solved thanks to Seokjin.

정호석 형사

Seokjin, do you have any plans to continue helping with this?

석진

Oh well... I'm fine with that...

석진

I'm glad that the things I've been doing can be put to good use.

Afterwards, Detective Jeong contacted Prosecutor Kim to ensure that Seok-jin could continue working.

Seokjin was so grateful that he was able to become a more confident person through Prosecutor Kim Namjoon.

After that, Seokjin was freed from various restrictions.

Yoon often met with Yeoju and the three of them, using Pinge as a reference, and took care of the children's birthdays, entrance ceremonies, and graduation ceremonies.

Even when the female protagonist who had been accepted to university tried to give up on enrolling due to financial reasons,

Through the head nun, he began to secretly support Yeoju's college life and began to care more about her.