episode_0164

To be honest, I didn’t have any grand plan.

When it came to infiltrating the organization, I thought about what they would want the most and the cards I had in my hand.

Utilizing the fact that I was the son of a conglomerate chairman was the easiest way to approach them.

Proving my identity was easy, giving them some pocket money as an initial investment, and casually mentioning that I would invest more later was not difficult either.

That’s how I was able to enter as a key member of this place.

This place, called Rainbow, was a company run by thugs, exploiting individual broadcasters.

There were many unspeakable things happening here, but I brushed them all aside.

To the main figure and the boss, Hwang, and his lackeys below him, I was:

The son of a conglomerate chairman.

A rich but abandoned wastrel.

A lunatic who liked internet broadcasters in a twisted way.

I had already built this image while using money to spend one-on-one time with the individual broadcasters under Rainbow.

Among them was Popo, for example.

Now, the plan was reaching its final stage.

On the day we were moving the company to a bigger place.

I planned to release the broadcasters and capture them all at once.

But.

But!

As I stared at Yoo Arin and Oh Yoonji who were greeting me, I felt a chill down my spine.

I thought I could handle it before Oh Yoonji made a move.

And it didn’t take me long to actually do it.

“Hey, are these two newcomers?”

My words stumbled.

I wasn’t particularly talented in acting, but suddenly, I felt tense as if I had to synchronize my breathing for a life-or-death performance.

Han Oseok, who brought the kids in response to my question, answered promptly.

“Yes! They haven’t signed a contract yet. They will soon. Right, everyone?”

With a smile in his eyes, Han Oseok subtly pressured them.

Although neither of them was the type to be swayed by such things.

“Of course.”

“Absolutely.”

They nodded innocently like naive college students who didn’t know anything.

“Ahem, Chairman Hwang? Please bring these two to room 10 after they sign the contract.”

Chairman Hwang was surprised and hesitant at my words.

“Right now? Don’t they need some time to adjust?”

“It’s okay. I’ll take care of it.”

“But…”

Although Chairman Hwang often noticed my investor status, he wasn’t someone without backbone.

He probably meant that if he revealed the harsh reality to the newcomers who had just arrived, there might be a strong backlash.

“Anyway, soon they won’t even be able to come out separately once we move to the new office.”

“….”

“Please, Chairman Hwang?”

Giving him a bit of a hard time like a chaebol from a comic or drama, Chairman Hwang immediately lowered his head and agreed.

“Yes, I’ll take them to room 10 right away.”

“Oh, okay. I won’t ask them to do anything too difficult. I know they’re newcomers too.”

After saying that, I passed by the two and headed to room 10 on the 5th floor.

There were a total of 10 rooms used by internet broadcasters.

Since there were only 5 broadcasters here, the remaining five rooms were vacant.

So, room 10 was where I usually met the internet broadcasters privately.

30 minutes later.

Sitting on a separate sofa, anxiously tapping my foot while waiting.

Knock knock.

Two people entered with a knock on the door.

“Have a good time!”

Han Oseok closed the door briskly and left.

I breathed a long sigh of relief, feeling safe.

“Phew, that’s a relief.”

“A relief? A relief? Are you kidding me? How can this be a relief? Those guys are real gangsters!”

“I know! I know! I didn’t mean for it to happen like this, what do we do now?”

“You, you! Do you realize how dangerous this is right now?”

Raising her fist to strike me, Oh Yoonji exhaled bravely, her breath filled with relief just like mine.

Seems like she was worried about me getting into trouble too.

“If you’re done hitting, step aside and let me have a go.”

Yu Arin pushed Oh Yoonji to the side.

She was about to strike me again, but urgently shouted, “Wait a minute! Why are you here? Yu Arin has nothing to do with this incident!”

After that, we briefly explained our situations to each other.

The story itself wasn’t very long, but honestly, it was uncomfortable.

“What guts do you have to infiltrate like this?”

Yu Arin, who had no connection to us, and even Oh Yoonji, who was no stranger, were dealing with thugs who imprisoned people and treated them like slaves.

It was risky even if the two of us pretended to be innocent college students.

“What do you have to say?”

“I’m better at fighting than you are?”

An immediate retort.

Honestly, there was nothing to say, but it still didn’t make sense.

But the same was true for the other side.

“Can the son of a chaebol chairman even risk his life? You’re being too reckless!”

“What were you planning to do if you got seriously injured? A kid who can’t even fight.”

A noisy lecture echoed around us.

“Hey, hey! The soundproofing here isn’t great!”

I was worried that the voices of the two would leak out, but to my surprise.

“What’s the problem here?”

The sound of footsteps running down the hallway and Han Oseok’s shout.

I hurriedly pulled them both towards me, sat them on my knees, and wrapped my arms around their waists.

“…!”

“W-What?!”

Clang!

The door opened.

Seeing me holding two women on either side, Han Oseok was taken aback and stuttered, “Ah, al-already? You’re quite skilled! Enjoy yourselves! I’ll leave!”

Bang!

The door closed.

Breathing a sigh of relief, I relaxed my body.

“Well, I’ve bought myself about two hours.”

I didn’t think I would be able to come for two hours just because I enjoyed the relationship.

Although they both tried to pull away from me from both sides.

Anyway, good things are good, right?

“What do you plan to do from now on?”

For the remaining two hours, we began to share our plans with each other.

* * *

Although Yu Arin and Oh Yoonji had signed a contract.

Since we couldn’t correct them right away, we agreed to let them go for now and come back tomorrow.

I wandered around the rooms of internet broadcasters as if it were a daily routine.

There were only five, but on the other hand, these five alone were enough to keep the company afloat.

It was clear why they were so eager to recruit new broadcasters.

Anyway.

Let’s go to Room 1 where Popo is, taking a break after finishing the broadcast.

I opened the door and gestured for her to come in.

“To Room 10.”

“Yes.”

Now Popo followed me to Room 10 as if she were used to it.

At first, she struggled a bit, but now we were somewhat friendly.

“First, have some of this.”

Handing her a digestive medicine, Popo smiled slightly and thanked me.

Seeing her struggling to drink the medicine properly and eating food, it made my stomach feel even dirtier.

While Popo slowly drank the medicine, I turned on a video on the computer in the room.

Ah!

It was adult content.

Moans bursting through the speakers.

If someone saw this, they might think it was an out-of-place situation, but we were already used to it.

I had instilled the perception that bringing a broadcaster to Room 10 was to have a relationship.

While those moans echoed outside the door, it could be said that no one would come in here.

Who would dare to open the door and come in while investors are having sex?

“I heard that newbies are coming in again.”

He may be older than me, but Popo still uses formal language.

At first, she tried to keep her distance from me because of the memories of meeting at the Gahyeon Festival.

But after finding out that I am the administrator of the Bamboo Forest and came to help her, she became more friendly.

“Today, I called you because of that. You know we have an escape plan.”

Originally, we planned to escape on moving day.

But the situation changed when Oh Yoonji and Yoo Arin joined us.

“It seems like we’ll have to move it up to tomorrow.”

“…!”

There were other reasons, but I also didn’t want to see the two of them staying here for a few more days.

“Tomorrow, when the two of them come in, we’ll escape. I’ve already gathered all the internal data, so once the police come, it’s over.”

“Y-yes!”

Popo, shedding tears.

The hope of being able to escape from here was so close, she became emotional.

“Finally! Finally!”

I gently comforted Popo, who was crying while hunched over.

We were about to escape, and the contracts were already legally prepared by Yoonji and Jageunhyeong.

“Your role is crucial. You need to make sure other broadcasters don’t get hurt or taken hostage.”

“I understand.”

Popo nodded.

Then, hesitantly, Popo, who had been staring at me, asked cautiously.

“But… why are you going this far?”

“Hmm?”

“Well, you know. Just reporting to the police would have been enough to fulfill your moral duty.”

I was momentarily at a loss for words.

What should I say?

Thinking about how you left sadly after being rejected by me at the festival.

I couldn’t help but think about what kind of tough situation you must have been in.

Those words were on the tip of my tongue, but…

“Um, can I have a moment, please?!”

A man’s voice came from outside the door.

Despite the moans pouring out, when he said he was coming in, I was momentarily taken aback.

Popo rushed towards me, sat on my lap, and untied her clothes in a hurry.

Because of the concept of the broadcast, she couldn’t wear a bra, and her soft chest was right in front of me.

Desperately, Popo grabbed my hand and placed it on her chest and buttocks.

Creak!

And Han Oseok came in.

Realizing that the moans he had heard were coming from a porn video, he was momentarily flustered.

“You’re ruining the mood, damn it.”

When I scolded him with a raised voice, he realized that the porn was playing as a kind of white noise and immediately bowed his head.

“I-I’m sorry! It’s just that we have connections with the police, and we heard that they will be coming to investigate tomorrow!”

“What?!”

They got caught?

No, did they already have connections with the police from the beginning?

‘Wow, these guys really crossed the line.’

Well, I guess they must have blatantly kidnapped people in the city.

“It seems like the girls who came today might be the problem! So we’re planning to pack up and sneak the kids out early tomorrow morning!”

I put Popo down next to me and nodded immediately.

“Alright, let’s go. I’ll make some calls to people I know.”

I was about to contact Yoonji in a hurry, but…

“Wait.”

Hwang Sajang came in, pushing Han Oseok aside.

“Let’s hold off on the calls for now.”

He seemed to have noticed that something was subtly off about the situation and snatched my phone.

“Something… seems off, investor?”