episode_0034

“Cheeky.”

Choi Young-cheol muttered while looking at his cell phone with the screen turned off.

The words were a suggestion, but the tone was almost threatening.

What do you mean, you have 500,000 workers under your command, and you’re with a snotty kid who didn’t even graduate from college?

“Well, it’s good.”

Choi Young-cheol was momentarily heated, but soon he began to cool down.

The content of the bet was simple.

The question is whether or not Han Yoo-seong can meet Choi Young-cheol by 7 PM today.

The location was limited to Korea, and there was a condition that the scheduled location must be disclosed 6 hours in advance, but it wasn’t a bad story.

Because he was able to freely travel to places that ordinary people would not be able to see.

For example, if you go to the Blue House tomorrow and make a dinner date with the President, you have a 100% chance of winning the bet.

As far as he knew, there was no way for an ordinary person to come to the Blue House.

The reward for the bet was also simple.

The losing side must grant three requests from the winning side.

This too was limited to requests that the other party could understand.

I don’t know what kind of confidence it was, but I had no reason to refuse this bet.

It’s a hundred times better than leading a complicated legal battle and getting into a lot of trouble.

The current time is 5 am.

About 14 hours before the results came out.

**

The next morning.

“Even if I tell you, what are you going to do?”

“…Yes. It’s okay.”

Younha, who was sitting in the back seat, answered in a small but clear voice.

Younha’s face, seen through the rearview mirror, seemed a little uneasy, perhaps because she didn’t have her sister by her side.

I couldn’t help it.

Because I really needed Younha’s help for my future work.

“…Haam.”

Yunha’s head was lowered as she yawned.

It’s not unreasonable.

Because I left home much earlier than when she usually wakes up.

If Ran finds out that I planned to meet with the president today, she will definitely try to follow me.

That is definitely not what I want.

“You can sleep for a while. It takes quite a long time to get there anyway.”

I took my eyes off the rearview mirror and continued driving, following the destination indicated by the navigation.

You can see that only Younha is with me, but of course the place I’m heading to right now is not an elementary school.

The most crowded place in Seoul, about 100km away from my house, is full of high-rise buildings.

It was the headquarters of a large corporation owned by Chairman Choi Young-cheol.

What I suggested was that you only need to let us know the location at least 6 hours in advance.

However, the other side seemed quite confident and sent today’s betting location exactly at 6 a.m.

Is it the chairman’s office?

To be precise, it is the chairman’s office located on the 41st floor of the headquarters.

Of course, there is no way they would be kind enough to give you something like a pass.

From his perspective, he must have won the bet.

At this level, he was on the quiet side among the candidates predicted in advance.

I also thought about the possibility that he might be leading an armed force or something and hiding in a villa that is difficult to find.

At that time, even the country would have had no choice but to use somewhat drastic measures, but fortunately, it seems like we can ease our concerns about that.

“Where are we going?”

The place where “Ran’s grandfather is. I want to meet and talk, but I keep avoiding him, so I try to force him to meet me.”

It’s not wrong.

All I can say is that I intentionally caused it to happen.

“So, I really need Younha’s help today. Just like back then.”

“…Ah.”

Younha’s face turned red.

Are you imagining something else?

“Arrived.”

Meanwhile, the car ran smoothly and reached its destination, the headquarters building.

This skyscraper, sparkling and reflecting the strong sunlight, is the place I must target today.

“Hmm…”

After parking the car in a fairly inconspicuous alley, I looked through the window to see what was going on outside.

Early in the morning, men in suits, each carrying coffee, entered the building with tired faces.

At least three guards stood guard in rotation in front of the building door.

At the same time, I was checking each pass and employee ID card, and sometimes I heard people complaining that this was an unprecedented procedure.

Is that an order from the chairman?

“What should I do now?”

“…Should I sleep?”

Get out of the car and move to the back seat.

There would still be a long time left until the appointment time anyway. It wasn’t a bad option, since both I and Yoon Hana had to leave early in the morning, so we probably didn’t have enough sleep.

He hugged Younha’s surprised body and lay down comfortably in the backseat.

It was a little uncomfortable for the two of us to lie down, but it was worth it.

“Aaaak.”

Younha, who was screaming softly in my arms, clung to me tightly.

This may not have been what she intended; it was probably because the car’s seat width was so narrow.

“Let’s rest here for a bit and then move.”

“…Yes.”

I slowly closed my eyes while looking at Younha, whose face was even redder than before.

“That…toilet.”

What woke me up after I fell asleep was Younha’s cute voice that made me feel like I was dying of embarrassment.

**

6 pm.

There is about an hour left until betting time.

Younha and I were hanging out at a cafe near the office.

“…!”

A satisfied smile appeared on Younha’s lips as she enjoyed the special parfait I bought her.

If she had been before, she would have rejected my offer out of fear of causing harm to those around her due to her physical constitution, but now, even though she seemed somewhat anxious, she did not try to reject it blindly.

In a way, the last kidnapping incident gave Younha an opportunity to grow.

Would you say this is a phone call?

Thanks to this, accidents such as someone’s laptop suddenly not turning on in a cafe or people putting hand sanitizer in coffee instead of syrup were often seen.

“It’s okay. Because this is something that happens quite often.”

I said that to Younha, who was always watching her surroundings for no reason.

“Ah.”

As soon as I said that, the customer who was taking out the coffee slipped and the contents fell to the floor.

A clerk runs to me in horror and a male customer frowns upon seeing his messed up clothes.

“…That too?”

“Uh, maybe?”

No matter how much I saw that scene, my conscience was a little pricked to confidently say no.

“…Oppa.”

Meanwhile, Younha cautiously called me.

“…are you here?”

“Ah, yes. I think the sign over there will fall down soon.”

Younha pointed to a spot outside the cafe’s large window.

There was a large corporate headquarters building there.

There is one interesting peculiarity about the constitution that Younha evokes in those around her.

That is, great misfortune can be predicted in advance.

According to Younha, it suddenly felt like images were flowing in her head.

Here is the reason why I brought Younha out today.

“Let’s move.”

“…Yes.”

“It’s okay. It’s not your fault. Rather, because of Younha, we can prepare before others become dangerous.”

He stroked Younha’s head, whose complexion had darkened.

The place where the sign that Younha predicted in advance falls is a small restaurant next to the alley of the headquarters building.

A large red sign that said [Dolsot Budae Jjigae] was hanging 5 stories high.

Indeed, as Younha said, whenever the wind shook, a faint rusty creaking sound could be heard.

I first sent Younha, who was worried, back to the car.

I didn’t know if I would faint from shock when I saw what I was going to do next.

After that, I stood right below the point where the sign was going to fall and looked up.

Fortunately, because it was a very secluded alley, I couldn’t see anyone else except me.

No need to worry about getting caught up in this. is it.

Nevertheless, I stayed until the end just in case.

If someone got seriously hurt because of this incident, I didn’t know that Younha, who had opened up her heart at all, might go back to her old self.

“Phew…”

I took a calm breath to relieve the tension.

The precariously fastened screws were loosened one by one with an ominous sound, and the sign began to shake and shake.

I’m the only one who has noticed that so far.

okay. No problem.

thud-!

As even the last screw was loosened, the sign lost its support and fell to the ground.

Having prepared in advance, I immediately stepped back and avoided it.

“What, what’s going on!?”

At that moment, the people who were guarding the front of the headquarters came running towards the alley where I was.

The number is two.

After work hours, the number of people standing guard seemed to have decreased.

“Trigram, are you okay?”

“Then. No one was hurt. And when I looked at it earlier, it was very rusty from the beginning. I guess they left the old sign as is.”

Younha looked at me with worried eyes as I returned to the car, leisurely escaping from the crowd of people who had gathered in the sudden accident.

“Shall we leave soon?”

“…Yes.”

“I’m sorry for today. By making me do something I don’t really want to do.”

“…No, as long as I can be of help to you.”

“Yes. Thank you.”

Together with Younha, we entered the headquarters where the security guard had disappeared.

I lied to the person at the information desk, who was looking at me with a puzzled look, that I had decided to meet someone I knew.

“Huh? Why are you like this?”

A female employee who was calling the internal line to confirm the facts was embarrassed.

Like someone whose laptop broke down in a cafe, the phone line was suddenly cut off.

Her misfortune did not end there.

She was about to leave with an apologetic look on her face, but her face suddenly turned pale and she covered her stomach.

Given the circumstances, it looks like he has an upset stomach.

It seemed like a very urgent situation for the woman.

As long as you leave it as it is and go to the bathroom.

Afterwards, some people who were leaving work looked at us with a puzzled expression, but then quickly went on their way.

People who came to meet the employee’s family, I guess they thought something like that.

Younha and I were too young to be considered officials of another company.

In this way, I succeeded in obtaining a pass given to general customers at the information desk where no one paid any attention.

After that, it was all smooth sailing.

I went to the 10th floor, which was accessible to the general public, obtained an employee ID card that someone had left behind in an empty, unlit office, and used it to go up to a higher floor.

Lastly, the two security guards who were guarding the front of the chairman’s office quietly knocked Younha unconscious.

“Knock knock.”

When I stood in front of the fancy door marked ‘Chairman’s Office’ and knocked, the time was 6:59. It was perfect.