episode_0277

I was at my parents’ house until just now, but now I’m staying at a hotel nearby.

At home, there is my mother, Jin-ah, and my younger sister-in-law.

My sister-in-law is currently pregnant, so I keep her cell phone far away from her to avoid stress.

When I watched the videos that the fact killer uploaded recently, I saw that little brother and Yoonji were having an affair and they were making a fuss about it, and I got so angry that I almost threw my phone.

I don’t doubt it, but if my sister-in-law sees something like that, it will affect the fetus as well.

That’s why my younger brother was spending the whole day with his sister-in-law.

Even though it was sometimes disgusting when you saw the sesame seeds spilling out from the side, it was still nice to look at.

dripping.

A knock was heard from outside the door.

I went over to open the door, but Senior Joohee moved first and opened the door.

The only person who followed me as a bodyguard was Senior Joo-hee. There were various things that happened, but no matter what, she was the person I could trust the most.

“Why is the hotel located so high up?”

James coming in.

And the people in black suits following behind, and the haggard-looking woman between them.

I ask her, who is standing in front of me, looking around awkwardly.

“Ms. Jinmi Ae, right?”

“Yes, yes! That’s right!”

Yes, this woman is Jin Mi-ae.

So, she was Oh Cheong-min’s mistress.

Oh Cheong-min had been waiting for Yoon-ji because he thought she was this woman’s daughter.

The mother who gave the food to the baby is probably this person.

In short, Yoon-ji’s real mother never came to visit Oh Cheong-min.

How much did I scare you that you’re shaking like this?

I glanced at James and he shrugged his shoulders in response.

“That’s because you’re drunk. You were pouring soju in broad daylight. What the heck? We didn’t do anything.”

“Huh, Ms. Jin Mi-ae. You know Oh Cheong-min, right?”

“Huh? Mr. Cheongmin?!”

“You know. The culprit of the Dengbaesan serial murders. And the man who was your lover.”

“… … .”

“No answer?”

“Yes, yes! That’s right!”

Anyway, I have to put pressure on him like this to get him to open his mouth.

“Mr. Oh Cheong-min’s first murder was a couple. He called them out to go hiking and killed them. The reason was that he had been defrauded by an investment company.”

“… … .”

After that, Oh Cheong-min committed a series of murders as he moved from mountain to mountain, pushing or killing hikers for food.

“But something is strange. When I went to meet Mr. Oh Cheong-min this time, the victims kept swearing at me for not paying the balance.”

“Huh? Did you go to see that person?”

Jinmi Ae glances at her.

A look that seems to be secretly watching me, as if wondering if I know something.

It was so absurd that I couldn’t help but snicker.

“Oh, I’m not a detective or a sleuth. I don’t know anything for sure.”

James and Joohee’s gazes are fixed on me. It seems like they thought I knew something, but now they seem to realize that it was just a bluff.

“But that’s why I brought Ms. Jin Mi-ae. Oh Cheong-min believes that Ms. Jin Mi-ae found the money.”

But then he said that contact suddenly disappeared.

“Maybe he lost contact because he found the money. I guess that’s how it should be seen? But I don’t know where the money came from.”

I can only guess, I don’t know the truth.

So I brought Jin Mi-ae.

“Tell me.”

“Hic!”

“What happened between you two? Tell me everything.”

Life in the world.

What’s closer than the law is the fist.

Money is what calls for a fist.

A bright mind?

Excellent reasoning skills?

Beastly senses?

Unfortunately, I don’t have that.

So, I have no choice but to write like this and pretend to be a famous detective.

And honestly.

Isn’t this more comfortable?

“My, my, my… … .”

A situation where countless physically fit people are looking at you.

The alcoholic, not even in his right mind, trembled and brought up dusty, old stories.

* * *

“… … .”

The next day.

A quiet rural village in Gangwon-do that we arrived at late in the evening.

Even though I came in a cheap car because I didn’t want to stand out, I still got harsh stares from the elderly people around me, saying I was from out of town.

“They’re all here, Master.”

Senior Joohee, who drove me today too. Since last time, senior has been acting cold, almost chilly.

I knew it wasn’t because he hated me, it was simply an exclusion of the public and private parts.

“I’m sorry, senior. It’s already time to leave work.”

Let’s apologize while looking at the sunset scenery of the countryside. Senior Joo-hee smiles wryly.

“What you have to do, you have to do.”

“Thank you. Did Senior Joohee help you with the bamboo forest management recently?”

“I only did a little bit. I see that Arin is really busy. Even though it’s vacation, I guess there’s still some bait since it’s a story about our school.”

“I guess so.”

It’s not limited to a simple bamboo forest. Most of the community is talking about Yunji right now.

Should I be thankful that the child hasn’t woken up yet?

They all defend fact killers, praise them as heroes, and revere them as the true justice of this era.

Yoonji is being criticized for being a shameless woman, and her company, the broadcasters she is affiliated with, and even our company are being criticized.

It’s a situation that is so absurd that I can only sigh.

Public opinion is that provocative and cruel to those who have committed crimes.

I feel like this is the contemporary collective punishment system that my father talked about.

“Come back, I’ll be waiting.”

As she said that, Senior Joo-hee put a cigarette in her mouth. Since it was already time to leave work, I guess we should just consider them as seniors and juniors at this point.

Woof! Woof! Woof!

The phone rang as I was about to leave.

– Choi Yi-seo –

“Yeah, that’s right.”

I understand that Lee Seo is currently in Yoon Ji’s hospital room to nurse her.

I was wondering if Yunji might have woken up, but it seems that wasn’t the case.

– Have you arrived?

“Oh, I’m about to meet you.”

The reason I came here was to pick up Yunji’s mother.

Originally, he should have come to see Yunji a long time ago, but for some reason, he didn’t come separately.

– Yoonji’s mother is also a person who has been through a lot. Please speak to her carefully.

“I’m expecting it.”

My daughter was hospitalized, but the fact that you didn’t come means that something must be wrong.

– Cheer up. It’ll all be over soon.

“Thank you.”

Talking to Seo-rang made me feel comforted. In fact, I wasn’t the one who needed comforting, but I still felt that way.

– I am grateful.

“Please take good care of Yoonji.”

– Yeah, I’ll text you as soon as I wake up.

Phew.

After hanging up the phone, I looked at the call log for a moment. To be honest, there was something I wanted to ask Seo.

Why are you helping Yunji so much?

I wasn’t just talking about the current situation.

Lee Seo also told Yoon Ji about her father’s misdeeds, as if she hoped that Yoon Ji would be able to get back on track with him.

‘There’s no way Lee Seo would do that.’

Wasn’t it Choi Yi-seo who had the most negative view of me hanging out with a lot of women?

But her current actions seemed to indicate that she wanted me to accept Yoonji.

‘Surely he’s not going to give up, is he?’

You’re giving up yourself for Yoonji?

As soon as I thought about it, I suddenly became scared.

So I sent a text message right away.

– Kim Woo-jin: Are you going anywhere?

Then the answer came back quickly.

– Choi Yi-seo: Suddenly?

– Kim Woo-jin: There is no one who can take your place.

– Choi Yi-seo: I think I know what kind of delusion you had. Since that’s not it, just hurry up and finish it and come.

“Ahem.”

Wasn’t it?

Was that too much of a leap?

– Kim Woojin: Jss

– Choi Yi-seo: I decided to help you pick out your swimsuits with the kids.

– Choi Yi-seo: (photo)

– Kim Woo-jin: ? Isn’t that a thong?

– Choi Yi-seo: Hahahaha

– Kim Woojin: Haha, then I’ll choose yours too.

– Choi Yi-seo: oh

“What the heck.”

I feel strangely pleased.

I’m a little excited, but I have to do what I have to do.

I took a step forward, steeling my resolve.

A house that is a bit spacious for living alone, but can also be considered a noble house in the countryside.

I rang the doorbell and waited for a moment. Then the mother who had called ahead of time to say she was coming came out.

“Hello, Mother. My name is Kim Woo-jin.”

“Yes… …You said you were from the Space Group. Shin Yoon-ah, Yoon-ji’s mother.”

“I came to pick up my mother. Yoonji is very sick right now. I wish my mother could be with me.”

At my words, my mother’s face darkened noticeably.

“I don’t have the face to see that kid.”

“Mother.”

“There’s nothing I can do for that child. To that child, parents… are worse than not having any.”

I thought about it for a moment and then relayed the message to my mother in a different way.

“Mom, do you know Jin Mi-ae?”

“… … Yes.”

Of course you would know since you are my girlfriend.

“Yesterday, we filed a lawsuit against Mr. Oh Cheong-min and Ms. Jin Mi-ae.”

“Are you going to sue me?”

“I contacted the victim separately. They also said they understood and accepted it.”

Things were moving quickly.

Because that’s what I’m hoping for.

“Are you speaking from the bereaved family?”

“No, they are not the bereaved families of the Dengbaesan serial murders.”

Oh Cheong-min is the culprit behind the Deungbae Mountain serial murders.

The motive for the first murder was being defrauded and resentment towards the con artist couple.

“Victims of the Garam Investment Fraud that occurred at the same time indicted the two men as accomplices.”

What I learned through Jin Mi-ae was a little different.

From the beginning, Oh Cheong-min and Jin Mi-ae were accomplices in the investment fraud and served as wind catchers.

However, when the con artist couple tried to break up with them, Oh Cheong-min, whose eyes had turned red, moved first.

“Oh Cheong-min took over the money that the scammer couple had hidden so that Jin Mi-ae could steal it. But when Jin Mi-ae found the money, she abandoned Oh Cheong-min in prison.”

Jin Mi-ae is said to have squandered all that money a long time ago.

I was drinking, calling guys, and everything happened in an instant.

“Those people are really… … .”

My mother closed her eyes tightly, saying she couldn’t believe it. There were many other things I wanted to explain, but that’s not what’s important right now.

“Mother, please stay by Yunji’s side even now.”

“… … .”

“Your daughter is suffering because of that idiot who doesn’t even recognize his own daughter and thinks his mistress is his wife.”

“Black.”

“Please go and stay by my side. That alone will be a great strength to Yunji.”

Woof!

– Choi Yi-seo: Yoon-ji wakes up.

Choi Yi-seo’s message came at a good time.

“Yoonji just woke up. Let’s go together and hold hands. It’s all over now.”

“Okay, I understand.”

My mother nodded with a trembling voice.

“I don’t want to be associated with that ugly person as a parent.”

“Thank you.”

While I was walking to the car with my mother.

My mother suddenly asked me out of curiosity.

“But… …what difference would it make if I prosecute?”

“Yes?”

“Jin Mi-ae, even if that person is caught, Oh Cheong-min is already on death row.”

“That’s right. The statute of limitations for fraud has already passed.”

“Huh? Then it’s not like you can’t prosecute?”

“You might not be able to go to trial. Jinmi Ae said that because she knew that too. But that’s not the point.”

“… … .”

“I’m not trying to judge the two of you. I just want to let you know that Yoonji has no connection to Oh Cheongmin.”

When my mother asked what I meant, I smiled and told her that she would understand soon.

* * *

“Hoohoo.”

At the time I was chatting with Kim Woo-jin.

Choi Yi-seo found herself smiling. She felt happy because it had been a long time since she had had a chat like this with Kim Woo-jin.

“Are you laughing?”

A voice was heard from the sickbed.

Oh Yoon-ji opened her eyes.

“Yoonji! Are you okay?!”

“I’m okay… … . Sigh, my head hurts because I’ve been lying down for so long.”

“I’ll call the doctor!”

“Who did you chat with that made you smile so beautifully?”

“Ahem, I’ll be back.”

“Dokan year.”

I tried to pretend not to hear and went out of the hospital room. I spoke carefully because there were reporters gathered around.

In fact, the doctor came secretly and examined me.

Before I knew it, reporters were swarming outside the hospital room, not knowing which of the nurses had spoken to the reporters.

“Oh Yoon-ji! Did you really just wake up?!”

“Some say that you cosplay as a victim?”

“Do you know where the huge amount of money Mr. Oh Cheong-min has comes from?”

“Is the scandal with Woozoo Group’s Kim Woon true?”

Oh Yoon-ji stares blankly at the ceiling at the sound of voices coming from outside.

Choi Yi-seo called a nurse, but it seemed like it would take some time because there were so many reporters.

“Hey, I chatted with Woojin earlier.”

“… … Yeah.”

“Is he busy trying to solve this right now?”

“I went to pick up your mother.”

“Okay, yeah. I miss Mom.”

Oh Yoon-ji let out a long sigh.

“Hey, go and tell them.”

“Huh? What are you talking about?”

* * *

Rattling.

Choi Yi-seo opened the hospital room door and came out.

‘Ha, I told you they do look alike.’

He said that he was punished for laughing and talking to Woojin Kim in front of him when he collapsed, but I think it was a bit harsh.

“Are you a friend of Oh Yoon-ji?”

“What is your current status?”

“What is your position on the fact killer YouTuber?”

“There is a rumor that the source of funds used to establish the company is Mr. Oh Cheong-min?”

“That, Yoonji… … .”

Choi Yi-seo, who had been hesitating, awkwardly relayed Yoon-ji’s words.

“Don’t you know that I’m in a hospital room, not a prison?”

“… … .”

“They tell me to turn off… …but…”