Chapter 440 – Exploration (3)
Rising Sun.
DJs who are popular on social media, a wide stage, gorgeous interior, and even promotions from famous celebrities.
Although it costs a lot of money, it has become one of the most popular places for young men and women in their early 20s and 30s due to effective promotional methods.
And the name of the president who leads such a club is Oh Seok-gu.
His main job was as a gangster, and his current position was earned by covering up and taking responsibility for various incidents and accidents that occurred in the secret life of a conglomerate.
To put it bluntly, it means the owner of pants.
But he didn’t care.
On the contrary, I am extremely satisfied with this position.
All the money used to promote the club comes from my superiors, and I only manage it.
However, since they are pocketing a considerable amount of profit, how can they be dissatisfied?
Hehe… , This month is also a hit!”
Area where unauthorized persons are prohibited from entering.
Sitting in the spacious CEO’s office located in the deepest part of the room, he was smiling brightly as he read a document listing this month’s sales.
“Let’s see, my part here is…” ? Uhhhhh… !”
Those days when I was calculating my share of the profits and laughing from the bottom up.
Knock knock!
Someone knocked on the door.
Just as I was about to scream, frowning at the thought that my fun time had been interrupted.
Rattling!
The subordinate who arbitrarily opened the door and came in shouted out loud.
“Tongue, brother! I think you should come out for a moment… !”
“Huh, really.”
It was so absurd that I wasn’t even angry.
‘Has that bastard lost his head?’
Before I could even ask him to come in, he burst open the door to the president’s office.
Before he could even say anything, he ordered me to come out.
‘I can’t do this. It’s been a while since we all gathered together and we need to establish discipline, Won.’
When you decide to step forward and show off your dignity as a boss for the first time in a long time.
“Ki, Kim Do-jin… !”
“What?”
“Kim Do-jin is here!”
“Who is Kim Do-jin… , Uh?”
“You know what! He was promoted to S-class hunter this time… !”
“It hasn’t even opened yet, why…” ?”
News reached him that a nuclear bomb had been dropped on the club.
* * *
All kinds of people stand on the spacious stage of a club that has not yet opened.
Waiters, cleaners, cooks, guards, MDs, etc.
Employees from all over the club gather around after hearing the big man’s instructions to me just a moment ago.
“And… “It’s really Kim Do-jin.”
“You look handsome.”
“I’m jealous that you’re S-rank at that age…”
Everyone is talking loudly.
The stage was slowly filling up.
Someone gets on stage at a fast pace.
Age is approximately mid 40s.
Judging by the fact that he is wearing an expensive-looking suit…
“Ah, hello, Hunter Dojin Kim. “I am Oh Seok-gu, the president of this club.”
I knew it.
You can get an estimate just by looking at him bowing his head politely to someone who is much younger than him.
This gentleman, even if he doesn’t know anything else, has a lot of skill in dealing with people.
It would be better to use this in moderation.
“Relax, boss. “If anyone sees me, they’ll think I’m here to sign up for this club, haha!”
“Ahahaha…”
People like that are the type that only open their mouths when they are under appropriate psychological pressure.
After instilling a subtle sense of tension with words that were not even in my mind.
“What I found here was none other than someone I was looking for?”
“Oh, yes.”
“But it seems like this is where he was last seen, so I thought the club staff and the owner might know something, so I had no choice but to ask everyone to gather.”
“We should help if we can, Amyo.”
Oh Seok-gu, who responded without even straightening his back, turns around and threatens his employees.
“Everyone, make sure you answer everything Hunter Kim Do-jin asks with sincerity! Okay?!”
“Yes… !”
At first glance, it seems like a pretty unique attitude.
But I don’t really like it.
It felt like it was just a fake appearance.
After giving a performance to the employees, he smiles awkwardly and steps aside.
“Well, I’ve clearly told the staff, so feel free to ask them anything. And I have one favor to ask you…”
“Please speak.”
Then Oh Seok-gu lowered his head and spoke as if pleading.
“Please only do so without disrupting the opening of the club! I’m a middle manager at best, so if there’s a problem with sales, I’m in trouble…”
He goes on for a long time about being the boss of his pants.
But.
In a way, it was natural.
There’s no way a club this size could be run by someone who looks like a gang leader.
“Rising Sun… , I guess the name of the club was chosen by someone higher up, right?”
“Yes? Oh, that’s right, yes.”
Coincidentally, the name of the club is the same as the name of the guild that Taeyang Kim belongs to.
Is it a coincidence?
Or is it inevitable?
What… , That’s not what’s important right now.
“Come on, everyone.”
Clap clap!
After attracting the attention of the employees who were clapping and buzzing.
He takes out his smartphone and shows them a photo of Jo Yeon-hee, the missing woman, on the screen.
“This is a woman who visited the club five days ago. “She said she walked in as soon as it opened, so if anyone saw it, please raise your hand.”
“…”
“…”
It’s quiet.
No one opens their mouth, let alone raises their hand.
Then Oh Seok-gu started scolding me again.
“Oh, why are you doing this? Hunter Dojin Kim is asking! “You’re not going to answer?!”
Only then do they answer, one by one, shaking their heads.
“Well, I didn’t see it.”
“Me too.”
“Me too…”
Cleaners, guards, cooks, etc.
Those working behind the scenes, not on stage, are the first to leave.
“Seup… “I don’t think I saw it either?”
The waiters working closest to the club’s guests shake their heads one by one.
Meanwhile.
“I… “I didn’t even see it.”
One thing that was buffering a bit badly caught my eye.
She’s pretending like nothing’s wrong, but I can hear her.
Excited!
The sound of his heart beating wildly.
Is this guy the culprit?
I can’t be certain yet.
However, one thing has become clear.
He saw Jo Yeon-hee five days ago.
And he’s been lying to me for some reason.
There are three reasons to speculate.
Either the culprit or the accomplice.
Or even that… , Or was instigated by the criminal.
As I stay quiet, Oh Seok-gu comes forward again and tries to settle the situation.
“Are you sure no one has seen it?! “Be prepared if something else comes up later!”
“Yes!”
Then he turns around and says with a sly smile on his face.
“Hey, Hunter Dojin Kim? Unfortunately, no one on our staff seems to remember that woman. It’s getting close to opening time. Do you have anything else to do? ?”
I don’t think it’s just the opening hours that make them want to send me out so much.
However, it doesn’t seem like he knows anything.
I just feel like I should just cover it up and see what happens.
“President?”
“Yes, Hunter.”
I sensed something from one of the employees.
If so, now is the time to focus on digging.
“Let’s look at the CCTV.”
A face that rots instantly.
Then, he quickly changed his expression and answered vigorously.
“Actually, I can only show it to you when the police come, but I’ll show it specifically to Hunter!”
A patronizing tone.
Then, a guard among the employees came up and said with a disapproving expression.
“Well, I’m really sorry, but there is no CCTV footage from five days ago.”
“… “Why?”
“Suddenly something broke down…”
“Oh my gosh.”
I see
Why did it break down at exactly that time?
When I was laughing out loud, feeling like I was watching a clumsily put together play.
Slam!
Suddenly, Oh Seok-gu gets angry and slaps the guard who comes next to him very hard on the cheek.
“Hey, you bastard! I told you to take proper care of your equipment, I didn’t! Uh?! It is clearly an important issue, but… !”
“I’m sorry, brother… , No, boss!”
The guard lowers his head with a bright red face and Oh Seok-gu hits him hard on the back of the head.
There was only one thought I had while looking at that image.
“I’m so damn tired.”
“Yes? What did you just say… ?”
“I’m talking to myself, I’m talking to myself.”
“Oh, is that so? Anyway, I am truly sorry. Why is the equipment broken at a time like this? .”
“Is there anything else? “You probably didn’t break the equipment on purpose.”
“Thank you so much for your understanding, Hunter!”
I roughly figured out what was going on.
I understood where I had to push myself to get the words I wanted flowing out.
“You must have been busy preparing for the opening, so I’m sorry for taking up your time. “Next time, I’ll be a guest, so I’ll give you excellent service, you know?”
“Oh, of course! “When you come, we will treat you to a full course meal right away.”
“Okay, I remembered. “I’ll see you then.”
“Let’s take a look, Hunter!”
“Let’s go in!”
Oh Seok-gu and his men bowed 90 degrees to see me off as I turned around.
I feel like I’m a gangster.
As they come out of the club, Jin Ha-rin, who had been quiet so far, asks in a worried tone.
“There was no income here either. What should I do now… ?”
There was no income.
“You still lack sharp eyesight.”
“Yes… ?”
As if to ask what that meant, she smiled and answered the guy who was tilting his head.
“It means there was income.”
That’s quite enough.
* * *
A busy day with no time to blink.
‘Fuck, why are there so many people even though it’s not Friday night?’
The club is filled with customers every day.
Men are busy scanning pretty women, and women are busy appraising men who approach them.
He constantly goes back and forth between them.
“Hey, fuck. Did you sprain your eye? Huh?”
“S-sorry.”
Sometimes I get cursed too.
Some time passed and some time for rest was given.
The man who went out through her back door, Jeongsik, put a cigarette in her mouth and let out a long sigh.
“Ha… , Fuck.”
It was like that every time I worked, but today I felt especially bad.
The reason was because of a hunter named Kim Do-jin, whom she had seen before starting work.
When her man, a newly S-class hunter, told her he was looking for that woman, she realized.
‘I think I put it on wrong.’
She felt like she had stepped into a place she shouldn’t have stepped into.
‘She was definitely that girl.’
The woman Kim Do-jin showed through her smart phone was clearly the woman he had brought to Kim Tae-yang five days ago.
‘And she said she was missing?’
Suddenly, something from two days ago came to mind.
Men came to my house out of nowhere and gave me 100 million won.
Forget everything that happened with Kim Tae-yang five days ago and keep quiet.
I accepted the offer without hesitation.
If you just keep your mouth shut, 100 million won will come rolling in, so how can you refuse?
“Fuck…”
I thought Kim Taeyang was simply trying to erase the fact that he slept with a strange woman.
‘I thought it was image management, I thought!’
But suddenly it was a disappearance case.
“What do we do…”
Can I just keep my mouth shut like this?
Or should I go to the police station and reveal the truth right now?
While smoking a lit cigarette, he was lost in some strange worries.
“What should I do? I have to turn myself in and find Gwangmyeong.”
“… !”
An eerie sound came from the darkness.
Jump and jump
Eventually, the sound of footsteps gradually gets closer, and the figure is finally revealed.
“Ki, Kim Do-jin… !”
As soon as I saw him, my heart started to tighten.
Why are people who left before opening still here?
Also, why did he appear in front of me and not anyone else?
When the heartbeat reaches its peak.
He arrived a short distance away and opened his mouth with an extremely serious expression and tone of voice instead of the cheerful face he had seen a moment ago.
“Blow everything you’re hiding. Otherwise…”
Gulp!
“Grandpa Mangtae is catching you.”
“…”
I don’t know who it is.
