Chapter 137 – Senior (Yoo-Dong) – Foxes Are A Bit Much
Senior (Yoo-dong) – Foxes are a Bit Much (2)
Yoo-dong let out a small sigh, surrounded by desserts on the table at the cafe within the apartment complex. He tried his best to act normal to hide his nervousness, but it was impossible amidst the group of middle-aged women. Moreover, a camera lens was clearly visible through the bags piled on the table, and he couldn’t shake the feeling that any mistake now would escalate things.
What am I even doing right now?
I just wanted to visit my junior in the hospital.
I should have just stayed home quietly.
With those regrets, he put a piece of bread in his mouth. Even in this situation, his phone kept ringing, with self-proclaimed “oppas” (those older bar girls) looking for him, but he thought it was too dangerous to even turn on his phone, so he just switched it off with a click.
‘Luckily, there are a lot of people. I see some familiar faces, so nothing should happen.’
He noticed some rough-looking men in black suits sitting nearby, who hadn’t been there before. They were the bald man’s underlings who usually watched Yoo-dong, but he immediately realized that these women had made contact while they were briefly away.
‘This is like a movie scene. Jun-seo’s underlings behind me, a women’s group in front, and me, the one-night stand guy who was just sleeping with bar girls until recently. How did I get into this?’
Munch, munch, gulp.
He picked up a piece of bread to stall for time, but that was the last of it.
“Shall we start talking now?”
“Yes, yes, why are you suddenly talking to me? I have nothing to do with any women’s group. If you’re going to make me fill out some weird survey, I’m leaving right now.”
“It’s not that. We’re looking into student Lee Jun-seo, so we wanted to talk to you for a moment. You’re in the same department and are senior-junior, right?”
“No. We’re in the same department, but we’re not close. Can I leave now?”
“Oh, you’re a good liar. Then why did you come here? This is Jun-seo’s house.”
“Isn’t there anyone else living here besides him? I’m leaving, okay?”
“Tell us who you came to see, and then you can go.”
“Ugh…!?”
The leader of these followers, Center Director Joo Yeon-mi, immediately caught him on his words. She had no intention of letting him go, using her followers to grab his shoulders and force him back into his seat as he tried to stand up. It wasn’t loud or noticeable, but it was definitely uncomfortable and infuriating.
“Excuse me, ma’am.”
“Ma’am? Call me ‘noona.’ There’s not that much of an age difference.”
“Okay, Joo Yeon-mi noona. What do you want from me that you’re doing this? You’re being too forceful for a first meeting. Can you let go of my shoulders so we can talk?”
“What? What shoulders? I don’t see anything.”
‘That bitch.’
Her nonchalant smile made him feel an intense urge to beat a woman for the first time, but losing his temper would only make things worse for him. Yoo-dong suppressed his sudden anger and forced a smile.
“Can I just shout and leave?”
“Yes, go ahead. Should we shout too while you’re at it? We could say you sexually harassed us. You know what kind of times we live in, right? It’s obvious which side has the advantage, but if you’re okay with that, then go ahead and do whatever you want.”
“At least you shouldn’t be making those kinds of threats…”
“We get so many consultations like this every day. We know all the tricks. So, will you just sit quietly? We’re busy, too, and we don’t want to waste time on a legal battle with you. If we just talk, you can go home peacefully, so let’s not be difficult with each other.”
“You guys are funny… What’s this and that…?”
It was an attitude that clearly looked down on him. But he couldn’t escape, and Jun-seo’s underlings behind him weren’t coming to help right away either. They seemed to be observing for now, but even that was uncomfortable for Yoo-dong.
‘I know I can’t expect help from anyone. Why are these useless bastards just watching?’
There must be a reason why the underlings weren’t intervening. So, he repeatedly reminded himself to watch his mouth, and just as he let out a breath, Joo Yeon-mi’s annoying voice flowed into his ears again.
“Can you tell us about Jun-seo? What do you do together?”
“What’s your relationship with Jun-seo? Why are you doing this?”
“We’re the ones asking the questions, so answer right away.”
“You know, we’re just senior-junior. We sometimes talk about drinking, girls, or dirty stuff. That’s how guys are, what else is there to ask?”
“Why are you dodging the question? We know you confessed to the whore he keeps at his house and got rejected. Or are you hiding it because you’re embarrassed? I guess I would be too. How humiliating it must be to get rejected by a girl who spreads her legs for anyone.”
He had just decided to watch his mouth, but she had immediately crossed the line.
“Shut your mouth. Who are you to call his noona a whore? Are you crazy? It’s bad enough that you’re snooping into other people’s relationships, but calling her a whore?”
It wasn’t a good memory for Yoo-dong either. He couldn’t say he had a good relationship with Ha-eun. But for a woman, especially one he was meeting for the first time, to call his acquaintance a whore, of course he was angry.
“You talk well. Keep talking like that.”
“You fucking—?!”
“Uh-uh. You’re not going to hit me, are you? Everyone’s watching.”
His frustration was rising to his throat, but he couldn’t take his eyes off the bag. It seemed like they never intended to hide it from the start, and now they were openly messing with him.
“Where did you hear that?!”
“We used to have a lot of information like this. But recently, we haven’t been able to get information anywhere. It’s become a hassle, but I don’t need to explain it to you, so can we just cut to the chase?”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about… What do you mean by cutting to the chase…? Wait, you bitch. Make it easy to understand. What the hell are you trying to do to me by treating me like this?”
“You should watch your mouth.”
“Why?! Why? Why? Damn it, why should I watch my mouth to a crazy center director who’s bringing up the fact that I got rejected and calling her a whore?! Fuck off, please!”
“Oh, my.”
Before he knew it, they were getting to the point.
“Shall I make it easy for you? You had fun in a dangerous place last time, didn’t you? You’re still contacting them recently, it seems? You’re a student, and you’re doing that… Aren’t you ashamed to face your family…?”
“Ha…”
As expected, that was it. He wasn’t too surprised since he had a feeling he would be caught out on this, but the fact that they had found his weakness didn’t disappear.
“Who are those guys behind me? They’re not Jun-seo’s underlings, are they? Why are those bastards keeping their mouths shut?”
“We’ve already bought them off. If they get caught, someone else will come soon, but it’s meaningless. Still, we managed to get a chance to meet you, so let’s call it good.”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about, you old hag! This is so fucked up!”
He wondered why the guys behind him weren’t moving, and when he heard they had been bought off, he was furious. On top of that, the fact that he had been going to that bar was discovered by the so-called women’s rights center director. It was already a stressful situation, and the fox-like woman in front of him wasn’t even trying to explain properly, only saying what she wanted to say. It was a truly unpleasant situation.
“I just have one request. Can you shut up and listen to my request? I wanted to emphasize that you don’t have a choice anyway, and while I was at it, I wanted to get under your skin. Your angry face is even more pathetic than I thought.”
“You bitch!”
He tried to jump up again, but his shoulders were grabbed and he was forced back into his seat. When he jumped up, the men in the back also tried to stand, so he realized again that he couldn’t escape.
“We’re looking for a kid right now. I think they’re at Jun-seo’s house or nearby, but it’s hard for us to search, so I want to send a text from your phone to see how things are. Or you can call them directly, what do you think?”
“What? Did Jun-seo kidnap a kid or something?”
“It’s something like that.”
“I don’t know, damn it. Why should I find them for you? I have no intention of cooperating with you, so stop being a bitch and get lost.”
“Then can you give us your phone? We know your relationship with Jun-seo well. If we send a text from your phone and bring up his sibling, I think we’ll get an answer right away.”
“Bullshit, I’d never tell you! And I don’t have a phone! I didn’t bring it!”
“I saw it ringing just now, you’re lying again. That’s why I hate talking to horny Korean men who have nothing else in their heads.”
“What the fuck are you saying, you crazy bitch…?!”
“That ‘fuck, fuck, fuck.’ Is that the only swear word you know? Then shall we do whatever we want? We’ll have the guys behind you take your phone by force, and we’ll report you for sexual harassment.”
‘I don’t know what’s going on, but it sounds like they’ll let me go if I give them my phone…’
I don’t want to.
I absolutely don’t want to.
What does that bitch think I am?!
“Phone? You mean this?!”
“Oh, you’re angry, but it looks like you’re going to give us your phone? Good thinking. If you apologize for swearing, I’ll…”
Joo Yeon-mi smiled brightly.
But that fox-like smile was only for a moment.
“Fuck you!”
—CRACK!
“Ha.”
Yoo-dong wasn’t the type to back down to someone who provoked him, so he threw his phone down with a flourish and stomped on it magnificently. He threw it under the table and stomped on it, which could have been a difficult task, but whether it was the angle or the power of his anger, it broke into three pieces, making it impossible to repair.
“What are you doing, grab him.”
BANG!
“Ugh?!”
The men sitting behind him slammed Yoo-dong’s head onto the table and pinned him down. Joo Yeon-mi’s followers belatedly stuck their heads under the table to find the remains of the phone, but he didn’t stop stomping his feet, making it into dust.
“Idiot, serves you right.”
Yoo-dong chuckled at that.
However.
“Oh, really, you’re such a pain. How do you even live in this world if you’re this stupid? I’m really curious what’s in your head.”
“Shit…”
Even though their goal, the phone, was destroyed, she didn’t seem too interested and didn’t show any surprise.
“You didn’t think the phone was our only goal, did you? The phone thing was just a test, you know?”
“So what? If you’re not happy, drag me away.”
“Yes, that’s what we were going to do from the start. It would have been nice if we could have ended it with words, but we gave you a chance for nothing.”
“What chance? You’re the one who looks like you’re in a hurry.”
“I wonder how long you’ll keep that face?”
“Ugh, hic, guh…”
A commotion broke out in the cafe, but Joo Yeon-mi didn’t care. If they couldn’t get the phone, they had other ways. As if she had planned this from the start, Yoo-dong was choked by the men and passed out. As the men dragged him to the car, the part-time worker belatedly ran over.
“Sir?! What’s going on! What happened?!”
‘I was in a hurry, so I didn’t think this far, but it’s nice that I can handle it with just one business card.’
The fox doesn’t panic.
She pretended to take out a business card in a hurried voice.
“That man is a sex offender! Please take this business card! I’ll come back with the police later, so please keep the CCTV footage!”
“Yes? Uh…!?”
The business card had “Women’s Rights Center” written on it. That one line gave credibility to her lie. Even though there was no connection at all.
“Did it happen inside the store?!”
“No, we caught him outside and were questioning him, but he started acting up, so we’re taking him away now! The customers might be surprised, so please don’t make a big deal out of it!”
“Yes, yes!”
“I’ll call the owner later, so can I get your phone number?”
“J-just a moment!”
The two awkwardly took out their phones and exchanged numbers. The part-time worker seemed to believe that it had really happened. In the end, only Kim Yoo-dong was left in a pitiful state, but he wouldn’t know that, and they were seen off without any problems.
