Chapter 271 – The Wild Sex Therapist
It took less than a day for the article to appear.
[(Society) Gang fight. A gambling house with ‘blood stains’.]
[Gangnam Illegal Gambling House. Organized gangsters ’31 people’ arrested.]
[Finding a ‘pistol’ in an illegal gambling house. Initiate gun smuggling investigation.]
[Moon Kyu-seok, a gang member, gambling fraud and violence followed by rape. Various charges and many witnesses come out.]
From internet articles to various news media, the media poured out dozens or even hundreds of articles. Moon Kyu-seok’s name was directly mentioned, so that no one knew, and victims who had been holding their breath for fear of retaliation rose up.
In the meantime, what happened at the house between Seo Ju-hwan and Baek Kang-ho turned into a fight between gangsters. Nowhere in the media did Seo Joo-hwan’s name appear.
“It happened yesterday, but it’s already happening like this? It’s creepy.”
Seo Joo-hwan muttered with a slightly tired expression. Lee Seok-chan took a sip of his drink and said.
“It has been over 70 years since Unsung took root in Korea. It’s nothing more than twisting it slightly and spreading it to the media.”
“And you, are you a member of that fortune?”
“It is, but… Just think of me as an ordinary person with a lot of money. My luck is great, I’m not.”
Lee Seok-chan made a rare expression of embarrassment. It was embarrassing to speak proudly of fortune from the standpoint of giving up the successor position and becoming independent.
Seo Joo-hwan smiled and filled his empty glass.
“How about anything? I didn’t know that, and I wasn’t friends with you. You and Hayeon are just friends because being together is fun.”
“Eww. Anyway, this bastard… Aren’t you aware that you’re cheesy?”
Lee Seok-chan accepted the drink with a distasteful expression.
Seo Joo-hwan looked at him with an unfair expression. He seemed to care, so I loosened it up and told him what to do with it when he said it was cringing.
He made a grumpy face and spat it out.
“I want to beat the person who coined the word cheesy……. There is no romance, no romance.”
“Eww. Romantic Shack. No matter how much a writer is, please distinguish between fiction and reality.”
‘Should I spend my life on it…….’
Seo Joo-hwan pondered for a while, then smiled. He also poured a drink for Baek Kang-ho, who was sitting across from him.
“Brother, I told you yesterday, but thank you very much. Thanks to you, I stretched out my legs and slept comfortably.”
Baek Kang-ho laughed as if he was dumbfounded when he filled his glass with a seemingly polite attitude.
“Jjasik, why don’t you be polite again?”
“Have I always been sharp? Seokchan is not cheap like this guy.”
“Why did I stumble and fall?”
“Sour. You are talking to your brother.”
“Wow, look at this bastard…….”
“Puhahaha!”
Baek Kang-ho laughed out loud. It was because he was happy with Seo Joo-hwan’s attitude toward Lee Seok-chan.
Normally, no matter how close they were, if they knew Seok-chan Lee’s family history or experienced this or that, they would change their attitude implicitly. However, Seo Joo-hwan had no such appearance. He was treating Lee Seok-chan as a friend without any prejudice or change of attitude.
‘Am I the type who doesn’t care about that, or…….’
Do you have the confidence that even the Unsung Group doesn’t care?
Baek Kang-ho said with a smile.
“Seok-chan, I understand why this guy likes you.”
“Ah, bro. I am not gay.”
“Kuk-kuk. I’m ashamed. Now, should we try salty?”
The three of them clinked glasses and passed them. Strong whiskey warmed the body.
Baek Kang-ho looked at Seo Ju-hwan while drinking.
‘As expected, there was nothing special about it.’
Last night, he did another research on Seo Joo-hwan, wondering if he had missed anything. However, I still didn’t see anything special.
Nevertheless, Baek Kang-ho decided to ask Seo Joo-hwan directly for final confirmation.
“Joo Hwan-ah.”
“Yes, bro.”
“Are you…….”
“? Please speak.”
Seo Joo-hwan looked at him with puzzled eyes. What are you trying to say that you’re taking so long to say? And that too in a very serious way.
Baek Kang-ho looked at him with his distinctive tiger-like eyes and said.
“Have you ever killed anyone?”
“… Yes Yes?”
Seo Ju-hwan was started for a moment and stammered at his words. Has he ever killed a person? He wanted to say something, but a completely unexpected question came to him.
Meanwhile, Lee Seok-chan, who was with him, was also surprised. On the contrary, he asked back with more astonishment than Seo Ju-hwan.
“Brother, what are you talking about?”
“…….”
However, Baek Kang-ho did not say anything and just stared at Seo Ju-hwan. He was in the mood to listen.
Seo Joo-hwan was taken aback for a moment, but quickly regained his composure. It was because I had some idea why Baek Kang-ho was asking this question.
‘It’s because I live.’
Presumably, Baek Kang-ho must have lived an unusual life. He may also know to some extent about the murder that he manifested through his special ability his. Because living was not an ability.
Seo Joo-hwan replied by shrugging his shoulders.
“No. I’ve never killed an animal, let alone a person. I’ve caught a lot of mosquitoes.”
“… Flaw.Haha.”
Baek Kang-ho let go of his serious expression his for a moment and laughed at the joking reply.
“Okay. Mosquitoes must be caught. Hehe.”
“… What, am I the only one who finds this conversation strange?”
Lee Seok-chan looked at the two of them alternately with his brow furrowed. Without direct experience of living, he could not follow the flow of conversation. He also seemed strange to Seo Joo-hwan, who asked if he had killed someone out of the blue and responded with a serious joke.
Baek Kang-ho looked at Lee Seok-chan and shook his head. Well, in the first place, Lee Seok-chan, who has a good sense of humor, would not have been that close to a person with a problem. He thought it was not him, but it was just a question that he asked for no reason because he thought of only one thing.
He soon apologized to Seo Joo-hwan.
“Sorry for the strange question. I just asked because I was impressed with what I saw yesterday.”
“Yes. I think yesterday was a little too much.”
“It’s too much… What do you think would have happened if I hadn’t stopped you?”
At that question, Seo Joo-hwan hesitated to take the glass he was bringing to his lips. It was because it reminded me of Kyu-seok Moon, whose teeth were broken and his face his sunken.
It wasn’t that I felt guilty or anything. However, because he had felt it himself, he remembered what had happened yesterday.
‘Certainly yesterday was more violent than usual.’
There are excuses. It was a situation where fists and kicks as well as various tools and knives were flying. If I had hesitated, I might have been seriously injured somewhere. That’s why I entrusted myself to the instincts that lead me to ‘baktu’ and ‘killing’ talents.
But it is also true that it was excessive. Unlike usual, it was in a state of exasperation, but it brought people to a state close to half-death. There was a good chance that he would really die if he hit Moon Kyu-seok at will.
However, Seo Ju-hwan shook his head.
“I would have stopped on my own. I’m not big enough to kill people.”
“Okay?”
“Yes.”
Seo Joo-hwan firmly nodded. He was determined in his heart.
‘I won’t be swayed by talent.’
Talent is what he handles, not power to wield. The same goes for the ‘murder’ talent. It was a talent that could kill people well, not a factor that made him feel alive.
‘Moon Kyu-seok is a fan because he’s easy to beat.’
Even if something happens that kills one in every case, no, one in a billion, I won’t become a murderer who kills just anyone. In addition, it must have happened because of his choice, not because he was swayed by his talent.
Kang-ho Baek drank while watching Ju-hwan Seo. It was while laughing inside.
‘The wall is small.’
A person with a small dam cannot do the same thing as yesterday in the first place. No matter how angry they are, which ordinary person is simply going to beat the gangsters directly? In his view, Seo Joo-hwan was gifted with unnecessarily strong courage and fighting ability.
Baek Kang-ho said to Seo Ju-hwan.
“Juhwan-ah, people don’t die as easily as you think, but they do die more easily than you think.”
“… Would have stopped Really.”
“I know, man. That’s not what I’m talking about.”
“Sure?”
“It means that the other person can die even if you don’t intend it. I hit it, but I could die.”
Baek Kang-ho could still see Seo Ju-hwan fighting yesterday.
A movement that instinctively aimed at a person’s vitals.
Seo Joo-hwan’s movements were somewhat strange. There are some parts that seem clumsy as if the rumor that he never learned martial arts is true, and there are some moves that he is strangely very skilled at. And the really dangerous attack came from a clumsy move, not a skillful move.
“Didn’t you say you learned nothing but Taekwondo when you were young? Is it real?”
“I see… Ah, come to think of it, I learned a few skills from someone I knew. It’s just like a one-two and a low kick. How many other articulators? But I didn’t learn in a few days.”
I learned it briefly when I was twisting Jangdeokja the other day. Even at the gym, he learned a few tricks on the surface.
Baek Kang-ho listened to Seo Ju-hwan’s story with an interesting expression. And then he laughed again. It was dumbfounded.
‘That’s how much I learned in a few days?’
He understood to some extent that he had been taught, but at this point I wonder if he had gone the wrong way. This guy wasn’t a writer, he was supposed to be in a martial arts tournament. Of course, such a thought was just a thought because he did not know Seo Joo-hwan’s other talents his.
Anyway, Baek Kang-ho advised Seo Ju-hwan.
“You better learn it properly.”
“Yes?”
“You said that. If you hit it, it’s a billion? It’s better to know how to play properly. Originally, those who have learned to beat well so that people don’t die are good at it.”
“… I’ll think about it.”
“I get it. Anyway, when hitting people, control your strength well.
“Yes.”
“It’s been a long time. Say no more about this matter. I’m sorry that the old man interfered unnecessarily.”
“Ah, sorry. I was worried and gave you advice. Rather, thank you, brother.”
Seo Joo-hwan answered with a grin. If anything, it wasn’t just enough to listen to the worried advice as a nag of the old man. Thanks to that, I had a new feeling.
“Eww. Savage humans. What if a person dies? It makes the alcohol taste worse, really.”
Lee Seok-chan, who had been drinking alone like a folding screen, grumbled. He shuddered exaggeratedly and lifted the bottle.
“Stop talking like that and have a drink. What are you doing in front of expensive alcohol? Why are you acting like an uncle when you’re still young?”
Lee Seok-chan poured whiskey into Baek Kang-ho’s glass. Despite the seemingly spoiled attitude of her, Baek Kang-ho let out a big smile.
“Honey, if you’re my age, you’re a man.”
“Don’t you know that it’s the age of 100 these days? If you are in your thirties, you are young.”
“That I agree with. If you shaved off your beard, would you look ten years younger?”
“Hyeri said she likes having a beard. Never cut.”
“Your wife loves you so much.”
“Then. There is no other woman like our Hyeri.Haha.”
Baek Kang-ho laughed out loud, but at the same time she smiled bitterly. Only Lee Seok-chan, who knew the situation, could only click his tongue low and feel sorry for him.
*
“Then go in, brother. See you later!”
“Give my regards to my sister-in-law, bro.”
“Okay, both of you go in.”
Baek Kang-ho smiled at the greetings of his cute younger siblings and shook his hand. Then he went home to get a break from drinking and enjoy the night breeze. A box was dangling in his hand as he walked. It was a box that Seo Ju-hwan handed over as a thank-you gift.
He suddenly looked at the box and smiled.
“Joo-hwan will be loved by the hyungs.”
It was hard to believe that such a sociable guy went through without a single friend during his school days. According to what I found out, he went through a lot of changes since he was in the army, and it seems that he made a good relationship there.
Baek Kang-ho removed the smell of his cigarette his as much as possible and went into the house.
“Hyeri, I’m back.”
“Ah, honey. Come on. I have some stew, would you like some rice?”
“It’s okay. I ate well with the kids outside.”
“Did you say that Seok-chan and Joo-hwan met?”
“Uh. Seokchan asked me to say hello. Joo-hwan too.”
“Whoops. Thank you both.”
Lee Hye-ri smiled softly. She was really grateful, but it was because Baek Kang-ho could see that he liked the two of them.
She lightly kissed Baek Kang-ho and asked.
“Are you going to sleep after washing?”
“Ugh. I drank today, so just sleep…….”
“Okay. Honey, do it when it’s convenient. I’m fine anytime.”
Lee Hye-ri speaks softly with a smile.
Ever since Baek Kang-ho suffered from erectile dysfunction, she has been making all the bedding for him.
“… Thank you.”
Baek Kang-ho smiled bitterly and entered the bathroom. It was because he was grateful for his wife’s consideration of her, but on the other hand, he felt a sense of shame. She felt sorry for her as she was of the age to have children.
‘It would be nice if Hyeri could feel it properly…’….’
Baek Kang-ho immediately shook his head. Let’s not think useless. If you put your mind at ease, you’ll be fine. Didn’t he say that even the doctor said there was no problem physically? He should at least meditate to find peace of mind and body.
‘Joo-cheol hyung-nim was considerate, so I’ll do my best.’
It was a kind of consideration for him to leave Lee Seok-chan’s father, Lee Ju-cheol, to rest. It was judged that he was tired and gave him paid leave.
“Whoa. It’s nice.”
Baek Kang-ho, who had washed up, opened the refrigerator door and took out cold water. Then he suddenly found a box on the table. It was a gift from Seo Joo-hwan.
“Oh, I told you to eat before bed.”
Is it a nutritional supplement that is good for the male body? He opened the finely packaged box and took the nutritional supplement.
And.
“Well…? Uh, um? Ohhh?!”
Baek Kang-ho’s eyes grew more and more startled and wide open as if they would tear. He immediately opened his mouth wide and opened the door to the bedroom as if to break it open.
Jump!
“Wow?! Uh honey? What’s the matter?”
Lee Hye-ri, who had been preparing well, looked back at him in surprise.
Baek Kang-ho looked at her and pointed down at her.
“Hye, Hyeri, look at this…….”
“Yes? What… Oh? Hey, honey, that!”
Baek Kang-ho nodded his head, tears dripping from his eyes.
“Stand up! I’m finally standing!”
It was the day when Sojung, who had been sleeping, stood up for the first time in about a year.
