CH 64.1

Drip, drip.

The liquor flowed through the table and fell to the floor.

“You must have forgotten what happened to the bastards who talked without proof. Even though you have a good head.”

“I received a report that Chairman Lee refused the offer.”

Executive Director Kim’s body stiffened as he suddenly mentioned Chairman Lee.

“How much did you press him, for that sly weasel to answer so quickly? Why didn’t you take it easy? If you had pretended to calculate it, pretended to have more, pretended to be smart, Chairman Lee would have pretended to think about it… Isn’t Chairman Lee throwing you out before even taking you in because you were so fidgety?”

“You son of a bitch!”

Executive Director Kim, who stood up from his seat, grabbed the table. The table trembled as if there was an earthquake, but Woo-hyun gently picked up the bottle of liquor, poured it into the glass, and spoke. The yellowish glass was filled with clear liquor. A sweet and bitter smell spread.

“You were going to pretend to try to recruit me against the Chairman, but the actual calculation was that if I said something that sounded like I was betraying him, you were going to record it and threaten me with it or report it to the Chairman. You were going to report it, apologize for trying to stick to Chairman Lee, and ask for forgiveness. Along with some spiteful excuses. I’m sure you know the Chairman’s personality. It is more important to get rid of the guy from his own organization who pointed a knife at him than the bastard who tried to stick to the other side.”

“…”

Woo-hyun lifted the glass and emptied the liquor at once. Putting it down with a thud, Woo-hyun gulped the bitter liquor and pulled a remote control out of his jacket. When he pressed a button, sporadic beeps were heard from everywhere. Woo-hyun’s eyes accurately looked at the wall, under the table, and at Executive Director Kim’s jacket pocket.

“I gave you the benefit of the doubt, but it was as expected. I can’t believe you still know how to do these shallow tricks.”

A quiet voice laughed at him.

“That’s why you’re still in that position.”

“…”

Woo-hyun’s monotonous voice spread quietly. He was sitting and looking up, but it was as if he was looking down at him. Woo-hyun had that kind of gaze, anywhere, anytime. A gaze that said no one was above him. Executive Director Kim’s eyes trembled.

“Look, little brother. You can’t say whatever you want with that mouth filled with holes. You don’t know how much it is going to tear. Can’t you keep your mouth shut and come to your senses? And are you confident you’ll be able to crawl out of here unscathed just because you found the wiretap? Hm? Did you think I would have called you here without such a plan?”

“Did you poison the kaoliang liquor?”

Woo-hyun asked, holding up the empty bottle of liquor. Executive Director Kim’s face turned all kinds of colors as he seemed to be asking him if that was all he could think of. In an instant, his body moved over the table.

Kim ran at a terribly fast pace, quickly taking out the knife he had around his waist and pointing it at Woo-hyun’s neck. Unlike him, who was confident it would be unavoidable, Woo-hyun easily stepped back and avoided it. However, Kim also swung his other hand immediately. Another hidden knife cut Woo-hyun’s chest.

Got him!

Woo-hyun’s clothes were torn and blood flowed out. However, his joy was momentary. Something hit his head and Executive Director Kim wavered. The blood running down his head blocked his view.

“Fuck.”

When his vision was covered by blood, Executive Director Kim, who cursed, roughly wiped the blood and extended his arm towards Woo-hyun. The fist aimed at his face struck his shoulder. It was a blow that could make him lose his balance due to the impact. The moment he swung his other hand and tried to point it at Woo-hyun’s neck, the world sank down.

After waking up, Executive Director Kim realized that he was on his knees. His head was ringing, and the left side of his face tingled. Only then did he realize that he had been punched on his face and hit on his head with the liquor bottle. He was more confident than anyone else in terms of speed, but he didn’t feel Woo-hyun’s movements.

“You son of a bitch!”

With a sense of defeat and anxiety, Executive Director Kim frowned menacingly and cursed. Meanwhile, blood ran down his head, obscuring his vision.

“I don’t want to be told that I’m cheap by someone who secretly brought a knife.”

Kim suddenly laughed as he wiped the blood around his mouth at Woo-hyun’s teasing words.

“Are you teasing me? That’s not like you. Why? Because of Sin Eun-soo?”

Woo-hyun, who was approaching him, stopped.

“That’s why you should know your place. It’s your fault your sister became like that. You made that happen. And you’re playing around and dating after making your sister die. Do you think your sister will be able to go peacefully? Ah! Isn’t that woman Kim Yi-woon’s sister… Fuck. You’re ridiculous.”

Executive Director Kim laughed as if he had heard something really funny. Amid that, Executive Director Kim, who had bought some time, looked at the door while wiping the blood from his eyes. Someone should surely be coming in after this commotion, but it was strangely quiet.