episode_0084

“No matter how secretive a person is, they all become honest in front of a nurse.”

At Pixar’s words, Hong Seo-yeon smiled and nodded once.

“That’s definitely true. If you think about it calmly, you don’t know what the nurse standing next to you is going to do, you don’t know what kind of drugs she’s going to administer… Many people just give their bodies away.”

“Sometimes, you answer all the questions without even distinguishing whether or not the story is really necessary for treatment.”

“Um…”

Jihoon wondered, “Is that really so? Are people that simple?” But when he thought about it a little deeper, it seemed like that was the case.

Even in an obstetrics and gynecology or urology department, don’t most doctors answer absurd questions? What kind of person in the world would answer a question about how many times a month they have sex?

No matter how different doctors and nurses are, there probably aren’t many people who would get seriously angry and say, “What is this? Are you kidding me?” when a nurse gives you a questionnaire full of ridiculous questions with a serious expression.

In most cases, I would answer with the thought that it probably has something to do with the treatment I need to receive.

‘If you don’t ask blatantly… it would be even more so if you ask casually.’

There is a strange profession in which nursing can win people’s favor simply by existing.

If you can’t find a vein when giving an injection or do something that is annoying to everyone, you will naturally lose favor, but how many people are there who feel disgusted by the profession of nursing, or the profession itself?

‘…She’s also popular as a cosplayer…’

It’s not like that these days, but in the past, there were people who felt that nurses were icons of sexiness.

“I am truly grateful that Chairman Hong bought me such precious and expensive food…”

The picker speaks and uses his chopsticks to push sashimi into his mouth.

When I thought about the price of the large meal served in front of me, I couldn’t help but wonder what kind of favor or request he was trying to make today to be so kind to me.

‘Sonagi said… . There’s no harm in becoming friends with a Pixar… . Especially in the case of Hong Seo-yeon…’

Pixar’s motto is secrecy, but they are people too.

What would happen if someone tried to kill the person who regularly gave them money and made requests?

It was highly likely that he would not even accept the request itself and would just casually inform the other person of the fact.

Even if you give me 1 billion right now, it’s hard to abandon someone who has spent over 10 billion so far, and since you saved the other person’s life, who knows what good things they might do for you in the future.

‘I’ll probably be friends with other fixers as well, aside from this one… At first, I thought it would be beneficial if only the future company came into my hands…’

Naturally, he had developed a connection with the numerous fixers in Neo Seoul. Ji-hoon felt his mouth watering at the thought of unexpected benefits right in front of him.

“Ah, what I’m asking you today is nothing special. You don’t have to be nervous.”

“Haha, you said that last time and asked me to commit terrorism against Lucky Venus? Go across the sea to Japan.”

“Those bastards crossed the line first, what are we going to do? They’re going to start talking shit to our employees… Ahem.”

Hong Seo-yeon, who was about to show her true character and swear, realizes that Ji-hoon is next to her and lets out an awkward laugh.

Ji-hoon waves his hand as if to tell her not to worry, and Hong Seo-yeon opens her mouth again.

“Anyway.. It’s easier than that time. Teacher Su.”

‘…Soo..? Oh, is that Nurse Soo…’

Isn’t that a really ambiguous nickname? The Pixar who was called ‘Teacher Soo’ snorted and covered his mouth with his hand before laughing.

He seemed quite satisfied with being called that. Who could say anything if he liked it?

“You received a request from Mirae Enterprise 13 years ago, right?”

“I received it 10 years ago, 9 years ago, and 8 years ago. There is no company that gives money as reliably as Mirae Company.”

“I know you keep meticulous records… Do you remember the request you received from my grandfather, Vice Chairman Hong Kwon-tae, 10 years ago?”

Pixar did not answer the question.

She was momentarily taken aback, and Ji-hoon just stared at her with his sunglasses on.

If he was going to end the promise and get up from here without answering, Ji-hoon was going to upload the program right away.

“You know I don’t answer that kind of thing.”

“You can answer comfortably now. If you tell me clearly… That old lady will disappear from this world within a month.”

“Ah.. Chairman Hong. Even if you say that…”

With an embarrassed expression, Pixar put down the chopsticks he was holding. Then he looked at Ji-hoon.

“You know… since you’re a net runner, right? Our fixers are all about keeping secrets. If a client tells everyone what they’ve asked for…”

She sent Ji-hoon a look asking him to help her, but he was naturally on Hong Seo-yeon’s side.

“Your conditions aren’t all that bad, are they? You want money? I’ll make sure you don’t feel bad about it.”

“, it’s not about money… .”

Fixer was sweating profusely. She seemed to want to get up from her seat, but she couldn’t.

Although the food she got was too expensive, as she said, Mirae Enterprise is her big business partner.

If you leave now because the situation is difficult, there will be nothing you can do in the future.

“…Teacher Su, that old woman asked you to kill my parents. You didn’t kill them yourself, though…”

Hong Seo-yeon says just that.

He made sure to impress upon the other person how much mercy he was showing them, and Fixer awkwardly wiped the sweat from his forehead, then brought his hand to his neck, grabbed the nurse’s uniform, and shook it back and forth several times.

“Let me know… . I’ll tell you. Instead…”

“I won’t spread rumors. Don’t worry. I’ll just take care of that one troubleshooter. Oh… maybe it’s not just one person? It would be better if there were several people. It doesn’t matter if it’s a group.”

Hong Seo-yeon smiles at the thought of seeing her parents’ enemy for the first time in 13 years.

She wasn’t a particularly Confucian girl with any great Confucian ideology. But the fact that she could find out who killed her parents and get revenge on him excited her.

Hong Seo-yeon had power. She could kill one troubleshooter at any time as long as she knew their location.

“He’s a pretty famous problem solver… Chairman Hong would know. In fact, if it weren’t for that guy, who would have thought of sneaking onto that plane?”

Fixer sighed, picked up his chopsticks, and stuffed the raw fish that was in front of him into his mouth.

“Even he got less money. That guy also has something to offer to future companies…”

Pixar muttered and stalled for time, but eventually he had to speak. After gulping down the sashimi that was more expensive than gold, Pixar finally made up his mind and looked into Hong Seo-yeon’s eyes.

“I’m really curious what kind of problem solver it is.”

“He happens to have the same last name as Chairman Hong. Isn’t that amazing? He’s a problem solver that everyone living in Seoul knows. He’s none other than Hong Gil-dong. That’s right, Hong Gil-dong of Hwalbindang.”

“…Hong… Gil-dong?”

I know him.

It’s a familiar name.

“Oh my god…”

Hong Seo-yeon listened to Pixar’s words and looked at Ji-hoon with a slightly bright smile.

“Honey, thank goodness I don’t have to look for it. Right?”

“Ah.. no, that can’t be…”

Hong Gil-dong killed Hong Seo-yeon’s parents? Ji-hoon ended up moving his fingers in this exquisite situation.

He made sure to answer his own questions, no matter what.

“Is it really true that the person who killed Hong Seo-yeon’s parents is Hong Gil-dong? It’s not a lie. Isn’t it true that someone is leaking information to cause discord?”

“That’s right. 13 years ago, Vice Chairman Hong Kwon-tae asked me to do it, and I hired problem solver Hong Gil-dong to handle the matter.”

Pixar answered immediately with blank eyes, and it was the undeniable truth.

* * * * * *

Ji-hoon could contact Hong Gil-dong at any time.

Since the invention of sunglasses, we have been able to send and receive messages through cyber networks at any time.

So, he told her that something urgent had come up and asked her to meet him at Hong Seo-yeon’s house, and Hong Gil-dong, who had accepted her request, did indeed show up.

He showed up with a shower, which was not unusual.

‘…Since we were in the middle of a heist against Chairman Hong Kwon-tae, it was only natural that a shower would come as well…’

Ji-hoon thought about it as calmly as possible, but Hong Seo-yeon was different.

Her atmosphere was completely different, and Hong Gil-dong, who was wearing red sunglasses, was no fool either, so he could tell the atmosphere.

“I guess you have something to say to me.”

Hong Gil-dong sat down naturally, took a sip of the juice the android handed him, and

“Of course. Honestly, if you have a conscience, wouldn’t you talk to me first?”

Hong Seo-yeon says with a forced smile.

With one flick of her hand, the numerous weapons installed in the vacation home as a means of defense could kill Hong Gil-dong.

Ji-hoon had told Hong Seo-yeon to try her best not to do something like that, but her anger was justified.

He is the one who killed his parents.

Of course, she knew very well how cruel the job of a problem solver in Neo Seoul was.

But at least Hong Gil-dong had a chance to talk. He had no obligation to tell Hong Seo-yeon that he had killed her parents, but Hong Seo-yeon felt that she had a chance.

“Hmm…”

Hong Gil-dong didn’t answer loudly and just fiddled with his sunglasses.

“What, what is it? Jihoon, what’s the hurry? What the hell is going on?”

Sonagi, who was sitting in the middle, didn’t know what to do because she didn’t know English, and Hong Seo-yeon ended up smiling and linking arms.

“13 years ago, you received a request from a head nurse, right?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Hong Gil-dong answered Hong Seo-yeon’s question very honestly.

“Do you remember who the target of the request was? Because you killed him. And you hijacked the plane and killed him inside.”

He nodded.

For him, a legendary problem solver, killing people was actually quite common.

Because a problem solver is someone who is hired to solve problems that cannot be easily solved with money.

Because it solves the problem with money without getting blood on your hands.

Killing people was a common occurrence for problem solvers like Hong Gil-dong and Sonagi, and it was the most lucrative way to earn money.

“You were my Parents, I remember.”

“Ah… Really? Mr. Hong Gil-dong…”

Hong Seo-yeon smiled and raised her hands.

“…I’ve been looking for you for 13 years. You probably just did it for money, but I don’t. It was that old woman who ordered me to kill my parents… You were just doing what you always did…!”

Following the hand, guns on the ceiling and floor are naturally pulled out. Huge heavy weapons that could be called sentry guns are instantly aimed at Hong Gil-dong’s head and torso.

“Honestly, if you had seen my face and had eaten with me, you should have shown at least a hint of apology. Do you plan on taking my money and working for me?”

Sonagi is startled by the sight and takes out a gun from her waistband, aiming it at Hong Seo-yeon.

“Hong..! Hong Seo-yeon! Hey, wait! You can’t do that, right? Ji-hoon! You stop it too! If Mr. Hong Gil-dong dies here, you… You know what’s going to happen!”

It was obvious that all the problem solvers belonging to Hwalbindang would have ill feelings towards Mirae Enterprise.

Furthermore, there is a high possibility that there will be people who think about killing Hong Seo-yeon out of personal resentment.

But can anything stop a woman who goes beyond all of those things and decides to avenge her parents and resolve the tragedy that suddenly occurred 13 years ago today?

This is something that any human would want to do, and Hong Seo-yeon’s feelings aren’t strange.

“As you said, I definitely had a chance to seek Forgiveness. But, I didn’t tell you anything.”

“Ha, haha. It’s too late to set the mood like that now, Mr. Hong Gil-dong. You should’ve said it from the beginning. ”

Hong Seo-yeon was ready to kill Hong Gil-dong. Ji-hoon had the power to somehow stop this situation. It was easy to do if he uploaded the program to Hong Seo-yeon.

But there was a more certain way than that.

“Honey, wait a minute…”

“Honey.. I’m sorry. But I… For 13 years-”

“No, no! That’s not it. Honey! Listen to me.”

Ji-hoon shouted hurriedly, got up from his seat, made Hong Gil-dong stand behind him, and pointed to the street with his thumb.

“Honey, don’t do this. I’m really going to… . do it.”

“Mr. Hong Gil-dong is my uncle.”

“…three..”

For a moment, Hong Seo-yeon’s face darkens. Hong Gil-dong is a common pseudonym in South Korea and is used as a joke.

So, no one seriously thinks that the ‘Hong’ in ‘Hong Gil-dong’ is the same surname as the ‘Hong’ in Hong Seo-yeon.

It was the same for Hong Seo-yeon, and she smiled bitterly because she thought Ji-hoon was lying to save her friend.

“Honey… Do you really have to lie like that? Is that man’s life more important than my revenge?”

“I’m not joking… Seriously. Mr. Hong Gil-dong. Don’t just sit there and say something.”

Ji-hoon shouted, and Gil-dong looked at Hong Seo-yeon with his eyes that had lost their light, looking at the red sunglasses he was wearing.

“As he said, CEO Hong Seo-yeon, I am your uncle, Vice Chairman Hong Kwon-tae is my father.”

“Ha.. What are you two talking about? You were… black in the first place.”

Hong Seo-yeon looked at the two with an expression of disbelief, and Sonagi awkwardly raised her hand.

“That… That story is true. Seo-yeon. Last time, when you saw us off, Ji-hoon and Mr. Hong Gil-dong really told us this story, right?”

When Sonagi came out and spoke, Hong Seo-yeon stopped her hand with a look of disbelief.

“Lies… Just try to do it… I won’t let you stay still. And Sonagi-ssi too… !”