Special Investigation Team BTS Complete

EP 14. Human Trafficking (3)

Holding a compass in one hand and a map in the other, Namjoon and Yeoju headed east where the compass pointed.

Unlike the beach where we had been playing earlier, there were shops and restaurants here, and many people were seen buying fireworks supplies from various places.

김여주

"I wonder if there's some kind of festival going on today."

김남준

"Okay. Should I go there and ask?"

Namjoon entered a small store selling fireworks supplies and asked the store owner.

김남준

"Is there some kind of festival going on today? Everyone seems to be buying a lot of fireworks."

"Of course! Today is the day the village chief distributes fish to each household. If you live here, you must know this. Are you an outsider?"

김남준

"Oh, yes. I'm traveling today, and there's a festival. How lucky. Can I buy some? It's been a while since I've been on a trip, so I want to make some memories."

Namjoon lied without even wiping his mouth, oblivious to the dazed look on his face from the female lead standing next to him.

Meanwhile, the store owner glanced at the female lead who had come in with Namjoon, smiled, and quickly lifted the fireworks box he had placed underneath.

“Who are you with? I see… your girlfriend?”

김여주

"Huh? Oh, no."

As she shook her head and waved her hand at the sudden question, Namjoon slowly reached out and wrapped his hand around Yeoju's, slowly lowering it.

And then, Namjoon speaks with a smile.

"That's right, girlfriend. You have a good eye."

"Isn't my girlfriend pretty? Can I have one for her too?"

As the female protagonist was flustered by Namjoon's explosive remark, the store owner laughed heartily and said he liked it.

"I'm so happy! Since you're traveling with your girlfriend, I'll give you a special treat just for the two of you."

"Choose two pretty ones. One for your boyfriend and one for your girlfriend."

The store owner held out a container in front of Yeoju, telling her to choose quickly. Namjoon, who had chosen before Yeoju, waited until Yeoju had chosen herself.

김여주

“…Thank you.”

"Okay. Come again next time, and have a nice love!"

Beautiful love.

The female protagonist blushed at the unfamiliar, low-level word and left the store, and Namjoon also left the store saying thank you.

김여주

"Oh, what if I call you my girlfriend there!"

김남준

"Well... thanks to that, I got this for free. And I got information too. It's killing two birds with one stone."

김여주

“No… but still!”

The female protagonist glared at Namjoon, fanning her face with her hand, which still hadn't subsided.

Namjoon just smiles sweetly without being offended at all, regardless of whether the female lead says or not.

When I asked what was still funny, Namjoon lifted the hand he was holding into his field of vision.

김남준

"Shall we continue holding hands?"

김여주

"…!!!!"

widely-

김여주

"Oh, it's okay!"

The female protagonist shook off Namjoon's hand that was holding her tightly and walked forward quickly.

Namjoon, who should be in a bad mood, just chuckles while looking at the reddened earlobes of the female lead.

김남준

"Lady, that's west."

김여주

“…I knew it!”

김남준

"Oh, let's go together-"

Meanwhile, Seokjin and Taehyung, who had gone south, entered an expensive-looking resort.

The beach and hot springs are visible as soon as you enter.

There was also a place where you could dip your feet in the water and eat together, and there were people who appeared to be staff serving you in swimsuits.

김석진

"Excuse me. I'd like to order something here."

"Oh, yes! Just a moment!"

Seokjin, who had taken a seat in the most secluded corner among the many empty seats, called out to the staff member, and Taehyung, who sat across from Seokjin, looked around and carefully observed the people's actions.

김태형

"What day is it today? Look, the wine's free. Everyone's already drunk. I guess they've had a lot to drink."

김석진

"We're working right now, so you know we can't drink, right? Let's just grab a quick bite and go."

At Seokjin's firm words, Taehyung rested his chin on his hand and let out a sigh of disappointment.

But Seokjin had no interest in Taehyung, and his gaze was focused on the tattooed people among the guests.

"Here's the menu. Please call me when you've finished choosing your menu."

김태형

"Yes, thank you…. Crazy. Bro. What kind of main dish is 80,000 won? Do we have the money?"

김석진

"There's not much. Let's order something for under 200,000 won."

김태형

"No, what... If that's the case, why did you come to such an expensive place! Well, I thought it was a bit presumptuous to come to a resort from the beginning."

김석진

"You were the one who said you wanted to eat something expensive, right? Choose quickly. The staff is waiting."

Taehyung glanced at the employee waiting for him, then quickly ordered the cheapest drink on the menu.

김태형

“…This. Can I have an orange juice please?”

김석진

"What, you said you were hungry."

김태형

"Okay, if one costs 80,000 won, two will easily cost over 100,000 won. Then we'll have to buy them with our own money."

김석진

“Um… Then I’ll have one seafood spaghetti. Excuse me, one orange juice and one seafood spaghetti please.”

김태형

"What? That's eighty-six thousand won."

"Yes. I'll bring it to you right away."

The employee quickly left as soon as Seokjin finished ordering, and Taehyung, who had been drinking water absentmindedly, stood up from his seat, placing his spoon down on the table with a loud noise.

김태형

"What? Are you just going to eat something expensive?! Then I should have ordered something expensive too!!! I'll order again and come back."

김석진

"Okay, sit down. You ate the cheap one, so I ordered the expensive one instead. If you had ordered the expensive one, I would have ordered the cheap one."

Seokjin said indifferently, placing a tissue on the table as if nothing had happened.

Taehyung grumbled and sat back down, saying things like he should have just ordered something cheap and that he should have just let his older brother buy it with his own money. Seokjin ignored him cleanly and pointed somewhere with the chopsticks he was holding.

김석진

"Okay, look over there."

김태형

"Where are those drunk men?"

김석진

"No, next to it."

Taehyung followed the chopsticks Seokjin was pointing at.

At the end of that gaze, what are those muscular men?

Arms, legs, necks, even fingers. All the men gathered in one place had spider tattoos.

김태형

"It's obvious something's wrong. Should I go after him when I wake up?"

김석진

"Not yet. We only have circumstantial evidence, not any concrete proof. Hey, do you see the bags those men are carrying? They look like briefcases."

Seokjin moved his chopsticks and pointed to a black bag that looked like a briefcase, and Taehyung nodded, saying he could see it.

김태형

"In the movies, those things are all bags of money, right?"

김석진

“I think so too. That’s why I’m thinking of putting a location tracker on there… Can you do it, Taehyung?”

Taehyung turned his head to look at Seokjin only after hearing his meaningful question.

That smile that seems like everything will be okay… … .

I'm anxious.