Chapter 360 – 360. Child (3)
After sending Jia away, I walk to a deserted parking lot with a human named Isa.
The other person was smaller and slimmer than me, but I could never treat him harshly.
Does this feeling of intimidation come from that person’s position, or does it come from his or her true feelings?
Actually, it would be similar either way.
If I am a thief, that person acts like a store owner.
“Do you want to talk here? Or maybe it would be easier to talk in the car.”
“Let’s talk here.”
Even words that are casually thrown around feel quite creepy.
Since you got into the car from the very beginning, it wouldn’t be strange at all if you were dragged and beaten.
As he shook his head and slightly distanced himself, the man named Issa let out a slight laugh and smiled kindly.
“Is it so. Well, it’s okay here too. Mr. Kang Joo-hyuk. … “Should we leave our phones in the car for a moment, just in case?”
“… “Of course.”
This person seemed to want to say that he did not want to record what he was going to share today, so he took out his cell phone and threw it in his car.
I followed him and put one of my phones down on the seat, but I kept the second phone with recording turned on deep in my pocket just in case.
… That person would never use just one phone anyway, so it would be normal for both of them.
“… The ability is perfect too. Mr. Kang Joo-hyuk.”
“…”
“In the end, let’s not show our faces and pretend not to know. “It’s a waste of time.”
“Yes.”
I had to keep my mind straight.
The opponent…, The CEO of a company whose market capitalization is at least a few hundred billion units.
It’s foolish to think that you can just laugh and move on after stealing two of the company’s best-selling products.
A conversation where every word and tone of voice are so important.
“How did you touch my children?”
“You know that best, right? … “These are the kids you created.”
“Haha, I created ‘Idol’, I never let anyone take it as they please.”
That wrinkled face that smiled kindly looked creepier than any other smile.
… If you spotless your mouth wrong, you will die.
If not right now, then someday.
No matter how strong and strong I am, humans are fragile animals that can easily be killed with a single blade.
“… Since when? “Since when did you touch Jia?”
“Well.”
“What…, It looks like you have no intention of saying anything. Let’s roughly say it starts this year. It was around the time the scandal broke out, so let’s say it was around that time. … How far have you crossed the line?”
… How much coercion must I have before we can reach an agreement?
It was obvious that if everything they knew about what I had done was wiped out, even if I were the CEO, they would just dip me in the sea.
Because the country will never be able to handle it as long as humans are alive.
So, I picked and chose my words as best as I could, put on a stern expression, and spoke bluntly.
“Well, is there anything special? Jia She’s just a girl too. “It was just something that happened between a man and a woman.”
“… “Jia, was it a smokescreen that you were dating her older sister?”
“No, that’s true too. … “I, too, and my lover, have unique tastes.”
“Haha…”
“We did a lot of filming together. … Oh, you don’t mean that?”
“…”
Until here.
… If you simply reveal that you are in a relationship, it is obvious that you will be told not to cross the line.
Then I had no choice but to hold a box cutter to his neck.
If we fight against each other, the only path is mutual destruction.
This is the only best strategy the weak can adopt.
“I tried to hide it as best as possible without being discovered, but I didn’t expect that the director would find out. … I’m glad I’m not a reporter. True.”
“I don’t think it’s something to laugh about, Mr. Kang Joo-hyuk.”
“It’s nothing to cry about, is it?”
“I want to cry. … “How did you end up touching two of my children?”
“… Those two must be very close.”
In the end, that person put pressure on me, even mentioning Hinami, who was probably still just worried.
… I really want to cry, but a person who doesn’t feel like a single drop of blood would come out even if pricked with a needle speaks well.
“Our group’s main vocalist and center. Originally, GFriend was the main vocalist’s older sister. … Just having one would be enough, so why are you so greedy?”
“Aren’t you too greedy and are forcing a group that has reached the end of its life?”
“Haha. My life is over. There was an accident, but originally, it was a group that would sell for another 10 years. … “If it weren’t for you.”
“You don’t believe that kids who just turned 20 won’t meet men until they turn 30, right?”
“But it’s not normal to touch children who are just 20 years old. … And that’s just one person.”
They argue with each other sharply, cutting through the cold air.
When it comes to justification, I can’t win no matter what I try.
However, when it comes to practicality, the story is different.
… If only we could figure out what that person wants.
“So what do you want?”
“Well, anyway. Of course, Kang Joo-hyuk takes his hand off. … “Are you sure you won’t get caught by a reporter someday after putting it on me?”
“It’s been okay so far. And, how will the director know whether I broke up with them or not?”
“I can trust you if you’re not here. … “Aren’t there many places to live other than Korea?”
You can be deceived.
Even if the goals are different, if what I want and what that person wants are the same, there’s no need to fight, right?
“… “It sounds like you are telling me to flee abroad somewhere.”
“You were planning on doing that anyway, right? “They quickly disposed of a well-run gym.”
“Well, I need money urgently…”
“You’re not planning on running away with the kids, are you?”
“…”
But it was the same from the other person’s perspective.
… If you already know what I’m trying to do, you can’t fool me.
Lying didn’t work in this situation.
In the end, other than taking risks and crashing in.
“Let’s do it in moderation. I understand that you are being harsh on our kids, and I also understand that they have a brief crush on you. But you’re not going to live like that for the rest of your life, are you? Since you have a separate girlfriend, whatever you do in 10 years is up to you, over there in Hawaii-“
“Hinami, I’m pregnant.”
“… Yes?”
“I thought I made a mistake with birth control. … It didn’t seem like he had any intention of erasing it.”
She had physical evidence, but didn’t bother to show it.
… That’s right, you can’t take out the phone that’s secretly recording.
The director, who froze for a moment at the nuclear bomb-like remark, grabbed his forehead for a moment and laughed, then looked at me with murderous eyes and placed his hand on my shoulder.
“… “Are you kidding me?”
“You can’t do something like this as a joke.”
“How long has it been?”
“6 weeks.”
“…”
The other person’s eyebrows become grotesquely distorted, to the point where I feel personally sorry.
The director, who was walking around breathing heavily, took out his cell phone from his pocket, threw it with force on the floor of his parking lot, and scratched his neck.
… As expected, that person was also recording.
I guess I have nothing to be sorry about.
“… “How can you handle this by doing something like this?”
“So you’re preparing to sell your gym and run away. “I’m not the only one who feels at ease.”
“Look, if you just run away there won’t be any problem, but not for me and my kids. “These are the kids who make headlines even if they disappear for just a week.”
“The agency has to make an effort to do something about that. … “It’s the artist’s intention, but there’s nothing we can do about it, right?”
“… Haha.”
Are you holding back your anger, or are you pretending to hold back your anger?
He continued to furrow his brows and exhale lazily, then suddenly sat down on the bonnet of the car and took out another phone.
I was almost curious as to how many they used, but I guess that’s probably what a person in that position would do.
I will never go around doing only legal work.
“Mr. Kang Joo-hyuk. I have the ability and the will to kill you. Do you know?”
“Well, I roughly understand.”
“Still, you seem quite carefree. … “I guess it’s not scary?”
“If I were found dead somewhere in the Pacific, wouldn’t that be more of a problem?”
“Is that really true?”
“Sure. … There’s no way children who lost their father can stay still, right?”
“… Kids?”
“Oh, I’m not sure. … Not yet.”
“…”
However, if it is illegal, it comes with a lot of risk.
This man in front of me has every reason and will to kill me, but he can never kill me.
You can somehow sew up the mouth of a living Kang Joo-hyuk, but you cannot close the mouth of a dead Kang Joo-hyuk.
It’s obvious that blood will ooze out as he vomits while dying.
That person is not stupid enough to not know that.
“… Mr. Kang Joo-hyuk. “Tell me one reason why I don’t have to kill you.”
“No one has noticed until now except the director.”
“What about the scandal that broke out last time?”
“That happens all the time. “Can’t the agency defend that much?”
“… “If you run away, where do you plan on going?”
“First, Japan. … “I plan to raise Hinami as Hinami’s younger sister.”
“… “You’re so meticulous.”
If you fight, you will be destroyed.
Even if you betray, you will be destroyed.
… If we hold hands, no one will suffer.
As a very rational person who is only pretending to be emotional, there is only one choice.
“If you get caught, you will have to bear all the financial losses. “I will review it in advance.”
“I don’t think I could handle it even if I sold all my organs.”
“Yes. So, I won’t touch Kang Joo-hyuk’s body even a single hair. … If you get caught anyway, you will disappear on your own.”
“…”
“If you want to live, be careful about what you say. … The moment it is revealed to the world, no one can handle it.”
I had to bury it.
A pile of smelly trash can be burned and destroyed, but
It was clear that this enormous bomb would explode with a bang the moment it was burned.
We had no choice but to hold these dirty hands.
… Because that person wasn’t their father either.
I was a salesman who had to sell products somehow.
