Special Investigation Team BTS 2

EP 23. Foxy's Doll Shop (2)

박지민

“He might still be asleep, so be quiet… Yeonyeoju? What are you doing?”

Jimin carefully opened the door without making a sound, but stopped in his tracks when he saw the person in front of him.

Taehyung, who was standing behind Jimin, opened the door for Jimin, asking when he would come in. He frowned like Jimin when he saw Yeoju, who looked no different from usual.

김태형

“What are you doing now?”

연여주

"Can't you see? I'm preparing to be discharged."

The female protagonist, who I thought was clearly sleeping due to lack of sleep, had already changed into her regular clothes and was putting her hair up.

Judging by the neatly folded hospital gown, it seemed like she'd been up for quite some time. Jimin sighed and touched his forehead, wondering how he should report Yeoju's awakening.

박지민

"Hey. You've broken your knee, broken your ribs, and shattered your right shoulder. It hasn't even been 24 hours since you had surgery. Are you in your right mind?"

연여주

"I'm completely sane. And, don't exaggerate. It's not a crush, it's just a burst blood vessel. It's not shattered, it's just a crack. Well, a broken rib will heal if you just leave it alone."

박지민

"So, you should be staying still, why are you getting up? No, how did you even change your clothes!!!"

연여주

"Very well?"

박지민

"Don't answer!!! I didn't really ask!!!"

"Oh, if I keep going like this, I'll get stabbed in the back of my neck." Jimin said he was going to talk to his hyungs and left the hospital room. It seemed like if he stayed in that spot any longer, he'd start swearing.

The female protagonist, who didn't even spare a glance at Jimin as he left the hospital room, threw away the rubber band nervously, as if she couldn't tie her hair with one hand.

Taehyung, who had been watching the scene, stood awkwardly, leaning against the wall. Of course, the female protagonist didn't even glance at Taehyung.

연여주

"Why? If you're going to pick a fight, hurry up. You have to leave before Park Jimin comes in."

김태형

“…How about just resting? I’m sure the hyungs, Jimin, and Jungkook will understand.”

연여주

"It's okay. I didn't come to the special investigation unit to be understood. It's not a serious matter, so it's okay."

김태형

"What's so great about it? If you're honest and say it's not okay, what's the big deal? What's the big deal?"

Stand tall. The female protagonist, wearing knee and back pads and twisting her body this way and that, finished her self-diagnosis. Only then did she turn to look at Taehyung, who was speaking in a quarrelsome tone.

Taehyung, who had thought the heroine would never look back at him, flinched the moment he met her eyes. Jimin's words telling him not to act like a spoiled brat echoed in his ears.

연여주

"Why are you suddenly like that? First you were cold, then you were affectionate, then you were nitpicking, and now you're a nitpicking brat?"

김태형

"…what?"

연여주

"You keep forgetting, but I told you I was a member of the organization. I told you so myself."

김태형

"...What do you mean, being a member of an organization? Don't organization members die in traffic accidents? We all die. It's the same for you and me."

연여주

"Yeah, I'm human too, so I'll die anyway. But."

The woman, who had strode briskly up to Taehyung's nose, frowned and reached over his shoulder. "Wall kicking," as she called it. Taehyung's breath caught in his throat at the sudden narrowing of the distance between them.

연여주

"I'll die after I kill the kid I hit with my car."

김태형

"……."

연여주

"That's the difference between you and me. Do you understand?"

김태형

"……."

연여주

"Oh, don't block the door. Just get out of the way."

Yeoju lowered her hand from the wall, gently pushed Taehyung's shoulder, then opened the door and left the hospital room. Her mind was filled with the thought of having to catch Yeoju, but her body wouldn't follow.

The pent-up pressure that had been weighing on my chest during the time I'd spent on the way from the police station to here vanished. Perhaps I knew the answer but had been trying to deny it.

“Really… I was being childish.”

My heart ached so much. Now, truly… it was time to forget Kim Yeo-ju.

After leaving the hospital, Yeo-ju pulled her hood down low and crossed the crosswalk, checking Seok-jin's text message on her phone screen.

"As soon as you meet Namjoon, come to the residence of National Assemblyman Park Kyung-joon."

Judging by the fact that it wasn't referring to a specific team member by name, it must have been sent as a group text. Yeoju was included in it, too.

After that, Seokjin sent another text. The address of National Assemblyman Park Kyung-joon's residence. Yeoju, confirming it wasn't as far away as she'd thought, put her phone back in her pocket.

As soon as I put my phone in my pocket, it vibrated, but I didn't bother to look. I knew it even without looking. The moment I picked up the phone, I pictured Jimin yelling, "Where are you?"

There was a taxi stand just past one more traffic light, and she planned to take a cab to National Assemblyman Park Kyung-joon's residence. As she hurried her feet to gain a little more speed, an arm suddenly appeared from the alley and grabbed Yeo-ju's arm.

sudden-

I felt a presence, but I didn't feel alive, so I just ignored it, and then this unexpected thing happened.

Yeoju felt a momentary pain in her knee, crumpled her expression, and flung away the hand of the person who had grabbed her. She had to reach Assemblyman Park Kyung-joon's residence before Jimin could catch up.

연여주

"Don't mess with busy people."

“…Sister.”

"Sister?" My steps, about to leave the alley, stopped. There's only one person who would call me "sister." Yeoju turned around, wondering if that was the case.

연여주

“Choi Yeonjun?”

"Long time no see, sis."

It was Yeonjun I met after a very long time.

For a long time since I'd seen him, Yeonjun's face didn't look good. I'm not talking about his expression, but rather the lack of a healthy spot on his face.

Before even offering a warm greeting or hug, Yeoju reached out and carefully examined Yeonjun's face. Judging by the scratches and bruises, he must have been hitting every part of his body, hands and feet.

연여주

"Psyche, that bitch did that."

최연준

“…Sister. Don’t go.”

연여주

"Psyche caught you. Meeting me. But you're going to touch the kid's face? You're being so mean."

최연준

"That place you're going to right now, it's really dangerous. No, just don't get involved with Kathartish."

연여주

"I guess he thinks I'm easy because I just take the hit quietly. What should I do? Should I fight him with an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth? Then he won't die in peace."

최연준

"Why can't the special investigation team just come out? If you stay with them, you'll be in more danger. Why are you doing something so uncharacteristic of a sister that you'll end up hurting yourself?"

Yeo-ju and Yeon-jun didn't respond to each other, only blurting out what they wanted to say. It had been a long-standing habit since they were children. Concerned about each other, they would only blurt out what they wanted to say.

Yeoju lowered her hand from Yeonjun's face and looked straight into his eyes. Yeonjun's eyes trembled as they met at such close range.

연여주

"I didn't know I could say something like that, but this is what it's used for."

최연준

"…?"

연여주

"What is mine?"

최연준

“…Sister.”

연여주

"I'm still me now. I've never felt any different from before. It's just what kind of person you think I am."

최연준

"……."

연여주

"That's right. Just like you said, I never do business that will result in a loss."

최연준

"Okay, sis. So, please come out of that police station right now."

연여주

"I'll say it again. I will never do business at a loss."

As the female protagonist emphasized the same words and spoke repeatedly, Yeonjun tilted his head, not understanding the meaning of her words, and then frowned sharply and opened his eyes sharply.

최연준

“Are you saying that it’s more beneficial to be in the special investigation unit right now?”

연여주

"You told me. Being around them puts me in danger. That's my plan. It puts me in danger."

최연준

"...Stop talking nonsense!!!! I heard it all. You almost became shark food. You said Psyche attacked you!!!"

Yeonjun couldn't bring himself to shout loudly, so he grabbed Yeoju's left shoulder and made sure she heard everything he said from as close a distance as possible.

Yeonjun looked more excited than usual, and Yeoju scrunched her face and gently pushed his shoulder. She'd thought it was just his body that was feeling unwell, but it seemed his mind was in bad shape, too.

연여주

"What's wrong with you? Why are you so anxious? What's so upsetting? Why don't you trust me?"

최연준

"Because it's obvious my sister will get hurt!!!"

연여주

"Huh, me? Why should I be hurt? You, who I thought was dead, are back, and I've clearly figured out who destroyed our organization. What could possibly hurt me more?"

The female protagonist burst into laughter, as if she truly didn't understand, and asked. Yeonjun, watching her in such a state, was only frustrated. Yeonjun cursed under his breath and ruffled his hair.

최연준

"…knight."

연여주

"……what?"

최연준

"Knight is the cathartic boss. The person my sister followed so much. That's him."

Knight. The moment Yeonjun mentioned that name, Yeoju's relaxed expression disappeared.

연여주

“…You know I hate lies the most.”

최연준

"Does that sound like a lie? I only found out recently. I was so surprised when I saw your face. How could I forget? You were the person my older sister introduced me to and liked so much."

연여주

"……stop."

최연준

"Do you remember what Knight used to say when we were kids, when we were returning to headquarters after finishing a mission?"

연여주

“…Stop it. Stop it. I don’t want to hear it.”

최연준

"Knight always did that. He always told us his dreams."

연여주

"Choi Yeonjun!!!!!"

When Yeonjun refused to listen, Yeoju, forgetting that this was an ordinary alley where anyone could walk, shouted. She was so afraid of what would come out of Yeonjun's mouth.

If Boss was like a father figure to the heroine, Knight was like an older sister to her. True to their name, they didn't mind committing illegal acts, and they coveted capable members.

Knight, her older sister, might be cold to others, but she was infinitely warm to those with talent. There was no way the heroine would forget the words of Knight, who was like her own older sister.

After each mission, Knight always said something, telling Yeoju and Yeonjun that he would definitely achieve his dream. As the memory of that time became more vivid, Yeoju's face darkened.

최연준

"conquest."

연여주

"……."

최연준

"I always said I would put everyone in the world under my feet."

연여주

"……."

최연준

“…Conquest. Knight’s dream was conquest.”

“Bombay, I mean….”

최연준

"Oh, here we go again? It's a bit too short."

연여주

"What kind of habit is that to your sisters, Nick? You always call me 'sister' and call me 'hey-hey'?"

최연준

“…I don’t like him.”

연여주

"hey!!"

"It's okay. He's still a kid. Don't be too upset–."

연여주

"Tch... I understand. So, what do you want to say, unnie? Just say what you want to say."

최연준

"ha…."

"Hmm. I'm going to become the strongest person in the world and put everyone under my feet. I'm going to conquer this world."

연여주

"Yeah, cool, cool. You're not going to put me down there, are you?"

“What…. Because I saw you doing it?”

연여주

"What is that? I want to stay by your side. I want to stick by your side all the time!"

연여주

"……."

I didn't want to believe it. No, I couldn't. She was always so warm to me... What was she lacking? Why? Wasn't it just a dream? To make that dream come true, she even touched ordinary people?

The heroine's fists trembled unconsciously. She wanted to yell at Yeonjun to stop lying and ask if he wanted to die, but the evidence was too clear.

Kathartish. In Korean, conquest. Knight's dream was also conquest. Ten years ago, he disappeared without a word to the boss, and I buried it in my heart, wondering if he was dead... What? Saitama is a knight?

최연준

“…I’m sorry. I knew you would be hurt, but I wanted you to get out of there as soon as possible.”

연여주

"……."

최연준

"I also came out in a hurry, so I think I should go now. Be careful, sister. And remember."

연여주

"……."

최연준

“I only have… my older sister.”

With those words, Yeonjun pulled up the mask tied around his neck, covering his face, and left the alley. Even as he left the alley, he didn't forget to look back every so often to check on Yeoju.

Left alone, the female protagonist, her thoughts complicated, quietly closed her eyes and leaned against the wall. Knight and Saita. The one who had once given her heavenly memories and the one who had given her hellish experiences.

연여주

“Sigh…fuck.”

Today, I really missed my boss.

One of today's key points. Taehyung finally feels in his heart that Kim Yeo-ju and Yeon Yeo-ju are different.

If it were Kim Yeo-ju, she would have replied, "Thank you for your concern, but it's okay. I'm a member of the special investigation team too." However, Yeon Yeo-ju felt the difference by responding, "I'll kill the kid I hit with my car and then die."

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