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[Special Task Force 808]

[─Episode 7─]

Episode 7 begins with the two leads facing each other.

Their eyes are both unusually intense. The usual playfulness is nowhere to be seen, replaced by a confrontation where they glare at each other.

Kim Yuhan was the first to break the silence.

“Someone had to die.”

“You could have saved him. You killed him.”

“Really?”

Kim Yuhan shrugged lightly.

“Then let’s say I killed him. That’s right. I abandoned that person. To avoid a situation where everyone died.”

Episode 7. Each other’s emotions reached their peak.

The two of them gradually began to work together, but that also meant they were dealing with a formidable criminal. As a result, this is where things ended up.

A death occurred in Team 808.

Kim Yuhan said without avoiding eye contact.

“The reason Kangcheol *sunbae* is alive right now is because I boldly dragged him out of the building.”

“If you had just done a little more, you could have saved him.”

“No. There wasn’t enough time. Were you planning to tell the time bomb that? To ask it to explode just a little later?”

Lee Kangcheol combined the clues he considered promising and went into action, but the small building itself was a huge trap. The entrance to hell designed to drive Team 808 in and then detonate.

Lee Kangcheol tried to save his colleague who was tied to the time bomb, but Kim Yuhan forcibly dragged him out.

That was the reason the two were currently confronting each other at headquarters.

“There’s no time to just be sad. Those guys are still moving. Let’s start the next action.”

“…You killed a colleague.”

“Get a grip. Did you think it was possible to catch a criminal without any cost? Anyone can die at any time. This time, it was just that person who died.”

As Kim Yuhan continued to speak, Lee Kangcheol’s eyes filled with intensity. Like a bomb about to explode.

“Just one question.”

Lee Kangcheol opened his mouth.

“If it had been me who was tied up, would you have abandoned me?”

“Isn’t that obvious?”

Kim Yuhan’s answer came without the slightest hesitation.

“Special Task Force 808 is a group that always arrests its target within 24 hours. Wasn’t it you who emphasized that we must prioritize principles in any situation?”

“You…”

“You can’t catch a big fish without bait.”

“Are you comparing the sacrifice of a colleague to mere bait?”

“Those who survived may argue about sacrifice and all that, but wasn’t he used as bait in the end? Ah, if we waste time like this, we won’t even be able to serve as bait.”

Kim Yuhan slightly raised the corner of his mouth.

“It would be more accurate to describe it as a dog’s death.”

Pow!

That was when Lee Kangcheol punched Kim Yuhan.

The force was no joke. Blood was already starting to pool in Kim Yuhan’s mouth. But he smiled.

“…You fool.”

Kim Yuhan spat out the blood and stared at Lee Kangcheol.

“Is this also included in the principles? That when you run out of things to say, you should throw a punch? How admirable.”

“You’re insane.”

“You’re the one who’s insane!”

Kim Yuhan suddenly shouted and grabbed Lee Kangcheol by the collar. It was simultaneous with pushing him against the wall.

“Do you really think you were assigned to Team 808 because you’re so competent? Did the higher-ups assign you expecting something?”

“What?”

“You were demoted! Because you emphasize principles but hesitate in the most important parts! Because you’re an inflexible son of a bitch! That’s why you were chased away here, wasn’t it!”

With those words, Kim Yuhan threw his ID card at his feet. It was a withdrawal from Team 808, and at the same time, an act of severing the relationship between the two.

“….”

Lee Kangcheol quietly straightened his clothes. He seemed to have a lot to say, but he swallowed it back down with a few breaths.

“…Is that all you have to say?”

“Continue to chase principles to your heart’s content. Live like a dog on a leash for the rest of your life. That’s what suits you.”

“I will. Get out of my sight. We don’t need a guy like you who considers the lives of colleagues as bait.”

The two started walking in different directions.

Lee Kangcheol into the headquarters, Kim Yuhan outside.

Meanwhile.

At this time, viewers watching tvS on the PC version could participate in real-time chat as registered members.

The atmosphere, which was hoped would lead to reconciliation, instead became uncontrollable. Naturally, the refresh rate of the chat window increased.

[ Ugh, are they really breaking up in the end ]

[ Lee Kangcheol is so frustrating, damn it ]

[ Kim Yuhan is a psychopath; ]

[ Don’t fight, everyone has different perspectives ]

[ No, just catch the criminal first, jeez ]

[ Kim Yuhan, you ungrateful bastard ]

[ Lee Kangcheol is inflexible, that’s true ]

The chat window was ablaze with the sharp conflict between Lee Kangcheol and Kim Yuhan, and the official website was no different.

However, the place where the most uninhibited opinions were exchanged was somewhere else. Of course, it was the form of a community.

[Special Task Force 808 Gallery]

[Title: Kim Yuhan is right]

[ Then would you all die there? ]

[Title: Lee Kangcheol is a saint]

[ He realized that his colleague was regarding him as mere bait, but it’s amazing that he’s maintaining his sanity. Quitting as partners is only natural. ]

[Title: But is Kim Yuhan out of character?]

[ Is it the actor’s limit? It’s a bit awkward today? ]

[Title: That’s why I told you not to use rookies]

[ He was a promising rookie award nominee and all that, lol, but isn’t getting that angry today a sudden outburst? Kim Yuhan isn’t supposed to be a character who gets so angry while yelling? ]

While the viewers’ conflicts intensified, defending their favorite leads, the number of people who felt a sense of unease with Kim Yuhan’s actions clearly increased.

Is it the limit of acting ability? Is it the limit of the script?

Either way, everyone felt uncomfortable.

Meanwhile, the scene quickly changes.

Kim Yuhan visits the strategy meeting room one last time.

Whiteboards covered with data and maps, and Post-it notes attached to clothesline-like horizontal lines.

He started sketching again.

“Through this incident, we found out that those guys are in the warehouse district. But those are just the tails. The important thing is the headquarters. To find that out…”

Swish, swish─

His hand is as unhesitating as ever.

This time too, he clearly outlined his targeted plan.

“…We need bait again. Bait to give the guys a fake victory and reveal their headquarters.”

He realized that the guys were hiding in the warehouse district, but that was just the tail of a lizard. He needed bait to prevent the other side from cutting off only the tail and running away.

If the bait is eaten by the tail, the remaining main force will wipe out the head and body. It was a simple plan.

Around this time, the chat window became subtle.

[ Wasn’t he going to take revenge alone? ]

[ Aren’t those guys the ones who killed Kim Yuhan’s parents? ]

[ But his expression doesn’t look vicious enough for that? ]

[ What’s going on? What exactly is he trying to do? ]

Meanwhile, Kim Yuhan’s hand continued to move.

Swish, swish, swish─

The moments he spent with Lee Kangcheol flashed quickly through his mind. The changing self, the changing Lee Kangcheol. The two people who learned slightly different worlds through each other.

“In the end, we need bait again this time too.”

Kim Yuhan eventually put down the pen.

“No, according to *sunbae*’s words, is it a sacrifice?”

He pondered deeply.

“Sacrifice…a sacrifice…”

Kim Yuhan repeatedly muttered that word.

A tone that seemed to not understand the meaning, but also sounded like he wanted to understand.

Afterwards, he tossed his ID photo onto the warehouse district on the map. He didn’t throw Lee Kangcheol’s.

“Well, I hope so.”

A way to prevent more deaths from Team 808, find the criminals’ headquarters and cleanly wipe them out, and also not drag Lee Kangcheol into danger.

…After he left Team 808, he would volunteer to act as bait himself. Kim Yuhan chuckled.

Immediately afterwards, the chat window became almost three times faster.

[ ???? No no no hold on ]

[ Ah, was Kim Yuhan plotting all this? ]

[ Ah, damn it, don’t die, seriously, why are you doing this ]

[ Don’t do it;;;;; Where are you going alone;;; ]

The community was the same.

[Title: Damn it, he was deliberately getting angry?]

[ I thought his emotions were excessive, but he deliberately pushed away Lee Kangcheol to keep him from getting involved, damn it; goosebumps; ]

[Title: Seriously, what a mess lol]

[ Is this how things get twisted? Please ]

[Title: Let’s not do this]

[ Lee Kangcheol, who’s a stickler for principles, just now became attached to Kim Yuhan, but Kim Yuhan, who regarded the people around him as tools, is sacrificing himself for Lee Kangcheol, damn it, no, damn it ]

[Title: There are only 10 minutes left ㅠㅠㅠ]

[ If you end it like this, I’ll go crazy ]

It didn’t even take a few minutes to resolve the viewers’ sense of unease and quell the controversy over Kim Yuhan’s character breakdown and Lee Suan’s acting skills.

The real-time viewership rating continued to rise.

All the viewers focused on the remaining 10 minutes with sweaty palms.

Afterwards, the scene transitions.

Several hours have passed within the story.

Lee Kangcheol stopped blankly in the hallway. Coincidentally, he discovered that the light was on in Kim Yuhan’s archive.

In the chat window, there was an outcry that couldn’t reach him.

[ Open it quickly! What are you doing! ]

[ Yuhan went to die for you!!! ]

[ Open it! Open it! Open it! Open it! Open it! ]

[ Quickly check the operation details!!! ]

[ What happened to Kim Yuhan, I’m going crazy ]

Lee Kangcheol placed his hand on the doorknob.

Click─

He turned it. He could enter just by pushing.

However.

“Lee Kangcheol!”

Suddenly, a voice calling out to him. It was Seo Yeonju.

“….”

“The guys have appeared. They’re currently fleeing to Pohang! It looks like their headquarters is there! If we leave now, we can catch them!”

Lee Kangcheol’s eyes widened, and he hesitates slightly.

Whether to open the door or leave immediately.

“….”

But he soon shook his head.

“Yes. I’ll leave right away.”

That was the end of his back view heading towards the parking lot.

[Special Task Force 808]

[─To be continued tomorrow─]

Episode 7 ended. Only the advertising banners were moving.

Of course, the viewers were completely turned upside down.

[Kaaaaaaack!!!!]

[Seo Yeonju, you crazy bitch!!!!]

[Hey, damn it, go check that out!]

[Lee Kangcheol, you son of a bitch!!!!!!!!!!!]

[asdfjkl;asdfjkl;asdfjkl;]

[What do you mean you’re stopping here?]

Monkeying, who was managing the community, Kim Seonah from Starcatch, Yang Harin who was watching on TV, Shikarin who turned on a virtual YouTuber broadcast and was relaying it with her mouth, Sua’s Japanese tutor…

Although their locations were different, the tone of their outbursts was similar.

“Crazy! How am I supposed to wait until tomorrow!”

“What, it’s ending here?”

“It’s ending like this?”

“Aaaaaah! Why is it ending!”

Yeah, it was a crazy and frustrating situation.

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The next day, the internet was even more heated.

[Title: Kim Yuhan’s death foreshadowing already existed]

[ If you look at his sketchbook, Kim Yuhan has never included his own appearance in any landscape he draws. It’s already a planned foreshadowing ]

─Oh, is this real?

─That sounds plausible?

─No, please don’t die

[Title: Lee Suan, that bastard, is ㄹㅇ crazy]

[ I thought the actor was acting like crap, but even that was Kim Yuhan’s plan, ㄹㅇ;;; ]

─Looking at it again, the subtle emotional lines are amazing

─His tearful eyes in the last greeting damn it

[Title: If you think she’s a legendary bitch, thumbs up]

(Seo Yeonju winking picture)

[You bitch, couldn’t you have called him 1 second later!!!]

─ㄹㅇ

─Seo Yeonju, you bitch!!!!

─Can’t forgive her even if she’s pretty

─Ah, he really should have looked in the archive

[Title: Episode 8 content is obvious]

(Shikarin aiming a pistol at the monitor)

[ It’s dangerous to click on any post. Cuteness. ]

─You idiot, this isn’t a time to joke around

─Read the mood

─Monkeying: Banned for 90 days

All sorts of media were ablaze, and predictions of the storyline for episode 8 were rampant. There were also many concerns that Lee Suan would die.

[Title: Kim Yuhan isn’t dead]

[ He’s going to kill his parents’ enemies with his own hands and then reunite as the worst criminal. It’s all a performance. ]

─That’s not it

─He muttered about sacrificing himself, what….

[Title: But it’s suspicious]

[ Kim Yuhan is basically a genius character, but he’s leaving the archive without even cleaning it up? Doesn’t make sense. ]

─He’s developed a desire to be saved inside.

─Kim Yuhan’s mindset is different from the beginning.

─He’s just struggling

At this time, the media was the same.

[ ‘Special Task Force 808’ Reaches Climax, Can It Break the Elusive 30% Range? Everyone Is Watching! ]

[ ‘Special Task Force 808’… Viewership Ratings That Were Only Possible in the 90s. Already Spreading a Huge Trend Among the Public. ]

[ Intensifying Internet Debate, Even Cursing Parents Because of the Drama? Emerging Issue of Etiquette Compliance. Stop Over-Immersing. ]

Celebrities also lit up social media.

[ Outstagram ]

@daeho_dochi

[ Living room TV photo ]

▶ How can you cut it off here…. ㅠ Our hedgehog’s eyes are also twinkling, it looks like he enjoyed it a lot. You understand my heart….

#SpecialTaskForce808 #NextEpisodeplease

@yangharin_thebeauty

[ Short 10-second parrot video ]

“Next episode! Next episode! Next episode!”

▶ Did I shout that much…?

#SpecialTaskForce808 #KimYuhandon’tdie

@i_am_seojeong

[ Seo Yeonju still cut ]

▶ Ugh, so frustrating even in the drama.

#You’renotmyrival#SpecialTaskForce808.

With everyone’s reactions being so noisy right now, at least one future was clear. Everyone would gather in front of the TV or monitor when the broadcast time came.

As if hypnotized.

◈◈◈◈◈

10 minutes until the broadcast of episode 8.

Sua arrived at the hospital’s large parking lot with Kim Iseo and Seo Yeonju. To keep the promise she had made with Seonil before.

─Sorry out of the blue.

─Perhaps, when the climax episode is broadcast, could you come to the hospital with me? It’s okay to refuse if it’s too much.

Furthermore, Sua wasn’t empty-handed.

It was because she had been given detailed information from Seonil afterwards. Once she knew the situation, she couldn’t come empty-handed.

‘…I wonder if she’ll like it.’

What Sua had brought was a blue rose. The flower meaning contained within it was “miracle.” She didn’t know if a young child would like it.

‘…I hope her condition isn’t serious.’

Afterwards, Sua checked her cell phone frequently.

It wasn’t because she had suddenly become addicted to the community.

It was because Sua had sent a risky message. But she was anxious because she still hadn’t received a reply.

Seonil was waiting in the parking lot.

He spoke as soon as he saw Mystic.

“…You came.”

“Of course. Here, take this first.”

“This is?”

He slowly accepted the bouquet.

Perhaps because the bouquet, which was full of life, brought a certain emotion, his expression became even darker.

Come to think of it, he looked more haggard than before. Kim Iseo tried to say something, but Seonil was faster.

“Thank you everyone. It was an unreasonable request.”

Sua nodded at Seonil’s words.

“That’s right. There’s also a very large TV in my sister’s hospital room. Episode 8 will be broadcast in a few minutes. I’ve been waiting for this day… I don’t know if we’ll be able to watch it together.”

Among Seonil’s stories, something caught Sua’s ear.

“…Why? Is your sister’s condition very bad?”

Seonil nodded weakly.

Right then.

Vroom─!

Cars suddenly entered.

Mystic’s van was parked in a fairly spacious area, but the cars that suddenly appeared quickly filled the vicinity.

Afterwards, the faces of the people who opened the doors and got out were very familiar. It was the entire Special Task Force 808 production team.

Seonil blinked.

“Writer Lee Geumsuk, PD Choi Heewon…?”

But he couldn’t call out their names after that.

It wasn’t because he didn’t recognize the people who appeared.

It was because there were too many of them. Extras including Park Dohui and Hwang Myeongpil, as well as staff members, appeared.

“….”

But what made Kim Seonil lose his words wasn’t their appearance. It was largely due to their attire.

Not casual clothes. They were wearing costumes that matched the Special Task Force 808 worldview. Like on a certain day when there was drama filming.

It was a split second before the work began.

“We can make it in this empty space, right?”

“Move carefully!”

“Sua and Yeonju, come here! Let’s put on makeup quickly.”

Their movements were orderly.

But what was completed wasn’t a set for filming.

It was a screening room for just one person. A huge screen and a few lights, and one luxurious chair.

“We prepared so hastily after receiving Sua’s call.”

PD Choi Heewon, who came forward, said.

He was huge, but his expression was soft as well.

“So, Seonil, is the VIP here yet?”

Kim Seonil still didn’t understand anything.

What kind of call Sua had made, what was happening, what the VIP was talking about out of the blue.

But it was a strange thing.

Kim Seonil felt a throbbing sensation in his chest.

No, perhaps he was overwhelmed. Everyone wasn’t a stranger. The drama they had worked on together connected them.

Even though they weren’t related by blood, they were called family.

“This is…. I don’t know what’s going on….”

Kim Seonil muttered, but there was no answer.

“Let’s start taking out the equipment.”

However, PD Choi Heewon only said that.

Immediately afterwards, all the staff members started taking out equipment from the vehicles. But no matter how you looked at it, it wasn’t filming equipment. There wasn’t even a camera, let alone a tripod coming out.

Furthermore, the items weren’t even professional.

Chocolates, dolls, candies, pretty clothes, etc. Everything that a girl would like came out. It was clear that it was full of sincerity.

Kim Seonil’s body began to tremble.

In front of everyone, not even being able to maintain his composure.

“Let’s start!”

Suddenly, PD Choi Heewon shouted.

Kim Seonil thought to himself. What?

Meanwhile, one of the staff members approached the luxurious chair. He placed a nameplate with the owner’s name on the seat.

It was simultaneous with the screen shining brightly.

[Special Task Force 808]

[─Episode 8─]

“Special Task Force 808! Special Screening!”

It announced that it was a seat for only one person.

『 Kim Yujin 』

Along with Seonil’s sister’s name written on the nameplate.