episode_0318

Of course, my charges were quickly dropped.

They said it was a false photo spread, but it wasn’t false or spread.

“Thank you for your hard work.”

Inspector Baek Ho-hwan came out of the police station to see me off.

A face that looks complicated in many ways.

At first, I thought that the photo of Jeong Chan-woo and Ahn Hyun-ho was photoshopped and spread with malicious intent.

I never imagined that male college students would take such pictures, let alone share them among themselves and have fun with them.

After talking to them directly and showing them my picture, the officer apologized and released me.

“I will give a separate explanation to the reporter. Because he said he reported it just in case.”

Well, that’s your problem.

“But now I have to be careful about uploading profile pictures?”

Isn’t this a liberal democratic country?

I could say it was unpleasant, like in the English section and the group chat, but I wondered if it was something that would warrant a police investigation.

Even if you say the joke was excessive, isn’t it a little strange?

Then, Detective Baek Ho-hwan’s expression darkens and he lets out a long sigh.

“Wow, that’s because there have been a lot of cases like this recently.”

“I said it before.”

“That’s right. Especially with the fact that there are fabricated photos circulating about college students-.”

“Huh?”

“But the victims are huge. There are victims not only in Gahyun-dae but also in other regions. There have been similar cases overseas as well.”

I’ve heard this story before.

Isn’t this the same thing that Bonggeun said?

“I think they have their own separate network. These days, the world has become so much better that it’s easy to make something like that. For example-.”

“Is this an open chat room?”

At my words, the detective nodded with a hollow laugh.

“That’s right. That’s because it’s so prevalent. In fact, it’s impossible to find them without a whistleblower or undercover work.”

“You can just infiltrate.”

“That’s difficult. They create a chat room to gather people before the activity, and then they completely close it afterward. They only accept people they are sure are their people.”

When I compare it to the recruitment post for the open chat room that recently disappeared from the bamboo forest, it looks the same.

“Would you like to see this?”

I took out my phone and showed him the address of the open chat room I had saved.

“Do you know the modern bamboo forest? This is the address of the open chat room that was posted there.

“This, how about this?”

“I also found these annoying, so I saved them just in case.”

“This looks really helpful.”

“So I, as a good citizen, reported those criminal bastards?”

“Yes, that’s right. Of course, it’s just the beginning, but it definitely gives you a clue.”

“Then later, tell the reporters that the youngest son of the Space Group contributed greatly to solving the case.”

“… … Yes?”

An expression as if asking why the Space Group suddenly appeared.

I smiled and gave a thumbs up.

“Okay? Please.”

This time, I went to Hawaii and spent a lot of my older brother’s money.

Even when the kids asked if it was okay to do this, I just ignored them and used it a lot, to the point where my older brother called me once.

‘I think this will be okay.’

If the media reports that you helped catch those socially unacceptable sex offenders, my older brother will feel a little better.

‘Oh, that’s good.’

Wasn’t the case solved without me having to do anything?

This is why people should live well. Then, even when lying down, rice cakes will enter your mouth.

* * *

“So that’s how it was resolved?”

Student cafeteria.

Choi Yi-seo, sitting across from me, stops eating her soft tofu stew and looks at me.

“Yeah, it’s resolved. Just give me one soft tofu.”

“No. Just eat yours. How come it was solved so easily?”

“Right? I was a little surprised too. The timing is perfect. If it’s going to happen, it will happen. Give me some soup.”

“I told you to eat it.”

“Can’t you give me a bite of that?”

I tried to act cute by sticking out my pout, but Choi Yi-seo immediately made a motion to hit me and put her mouth back in.

“You ordered soft tofu stew too.”

Choi Yi-seo points to the earthenware pot in front of me and argues.

Yes, I also ordered soft tofu stew.

“If it’s a different menu, we’ll share it, but what do you mean we ordered the same menu and want to share it? And you haven’t even finished yours yet.”

“… … I put too much salt in earlier.”

“How much did you put in- Thwah! Thwah!”

All the saliva is flying.

Choi Yi-seo takes a bite of mine, rinses her mouth with water, and then gets annoyed.

“I’ll pour some of my soup. And if you eat it with some rice, it’ll probably be okay.”

“Thank you!”

“Haa, why do you tire people out with such strange things?”

“No, I was pouring salt earlier and someone passed by and hit me.”

There was a certain unfair aspect to it.

We continue our conversation while eating the restored soft tofu stew.

“Is Yerin busy lately? Did she say she started filming?”

“Oh, I heard it was a pretty important role this time too. What was it, the eldest sister of the orphanage?”

“What, do you know the role?”

“We talk every night. We talk a lot these days because I can’t go to school.”

“… … So that’s why you didn’t answer my call.”

Choi Yi-seo put the spoon in her mouth and gulped.

“Huh? What did you say?”

“Nothing.”

I nodded to her, who smiled awkwardly and brushed it off.

“It’s true that I didn’t pick up because of Seo Ye-rin. I saw your missed calls, but it was too late to call back.”

“… … Why did you pretend not to hear it when you heard it?”

“Is your reaction cute?”

“… … .”

Choi Yi-seo’s ears turned slightly red at my words as she eagerly ate her soft tofu stew.

I often feel embarrassed when the conversation goes in this direction, but I find it really cute.

“You gave me some soft tofu stew, so I’ll buy coffee and cake.”

After finishing eating, I go outside and go to the cafe at school.

There was still some time left before the lecture began, so the conversation continued.

“Woojin, when are you going to the military?”

“Okay. The warrant hasn’t been issued yet.”

“Aren’t your parents stopping you or something? Usually rich people just take it out.”

“My parents didn’t do that. They told me to go if I wasn’t sick. That’s why my older brother went. My younger brother couldn’t go because he gained weight.”

“Hmm.”

“Why? Do you want me to not go somehow?”

“Half and half?”

That’s unexpected.

I thought Choi Yi-seo would obviously say that it shouldn’t be taken illegally.

“I wish you didn’t go. It’s not that I have any thoughts about military service, I just don’t like being away.”

“Then what about the other half?”

“I want to see you with your hair down. I think you’ll look cute.”

“… … .”

“When you shave your head, can I touch it? No, can I just shave it for you?”

“You can touch it, but then you have to push it too.”

“Head? Don’t female soldiers shave their heads?”

Choi Yi-seo touches her hair in embarrassment.

But that’s not what I meant.

“No, let’s push down.”

“Waxing, you want?”

“Yeah! If you shave my head, I’ll shave your bottom hair!”

Honestly, I want to try something smooth. When I asked with sparkling eyes, Choi Yi-seo took a sip of her coffee and thought about it for a moment.

“Uh, um. Uh, if you want-?”

What, I didn’t know you’d actually do it.

“Hey, what should I do?”

“Why again? I said I would do it.”

“I’m mad at you.”

“Hold on.”

I stood there imagining Choi Yi-seo shaving her lower body.

If you really cut it, it seems like it won’t even cut half and will just fall off.

“Ahem, what about Arin? I can’t see well because the lectures overlap a lot.”

I answer while imagining the smooth Choi Yi-seo in my head.

“He’s busy too. Youtube is doing pretty well, right? He said he goes to the taekwondo gym and practices three or four times a week.”

The Taekwondo performance channel ‘Cheer Up Team’, which was opened by director Yoo Ah-rin and the channel manager, was selected by the algorithm from the very first video.

With the help of YouTube expert Oh Yoon-ji, I borrowed an editor and filming equipment, so even though it was my first video, it didn’t look like an amateur video.

Also, because the Taekwondo performance was quite spectacular.

The outstanding looks of leader Yoo Ah-rin also played a big part.

“But why is the name Cheer Up? Honestly, it’s a little-.”

“Guriji?”

“… … .”

“Their Taekwondo gym’s name is ‘Daehan Gimmae Taekwondo Gym’. That’s because they built it during the IMF crisis.”

“Ah.”

“The manager tried to make it a cheering team, but Yoo Ah-rin strongly opposed it, so they changed it to cheering up.”

“He’s having a hard time too.”

I heard that they are not only going to upload performances, but they are also going to upload daily vlogs and challenges to develop the character of the performance team.

“That sounds interesting. Arin has a lot to worry about.”

“So he asked me to come out too.”

“You?”

“He, come out as your boyfriend. There are too many guys in the comments who are interested in you.”

“… … .”

Choi Yi-seo opens her eyes slightly and rests her chin on her hand, saying she doesn’t like it.

I also sipped my coffee while keeping an eye out for other people.

“Then can I put up a picture I took with you as my profile picture?”

“Yes, it’s long… … Then, rumors will really spread around.”

The rumor that the three of them are dating hasn’t spread around the university yet. It’s just a rumor that one of them is dating me.

In fact, rumors only spread within the English department, and other departments probably wouldn’t know about it.

“Haa, okay. I have to hold back. But don’t go on Arin’s channel either. If you keep spreading weird rumors, I really don’t like it.”

“Okay, I got it.”

Won’t everything be reset once I join the military anyway?

I had that thought a little bit too.

“Let’s go slowly. I’m going to the bathroom.”

I can stand up now because I’ve calmed down from being angry at Choi Yi-seo earlier.

When I come back for a moment, I see Choi Yi-seo waiting at the entrance. As I walk while shaking off my wet hands, Ahn Hyun-ho and Lee Gyu-ah come into the cafe.

“Hey, Seo-ya. Hi.”

“Hello, senior.”

“Hmm, yeah. It’s been a while.”

Ahn Hyun-ho, who once followed Choi Yi-seo around relentlessly, said he’s shaken it off now, but when we meet like this, he looks uncomfortable again.

“Ahem, get out.”

As I squeezed my way in, both of their expressions relaxed at the same time.

I thought we would just go our separate ways.

“Ah, Kim Woojin. Nice to meet you. Let’s talk for a moment.”

Lee Gyu-ah sends off the order, and Ahn Hyun-ho calls me as Choi Yi-seo leaves the cafe.

“Why.”

I thought you were asking about the police investigation I had done because of the ahegao meme last time.

“Are there any weird kids around here?”

“Who? You?”

“No kidding.”

He crosses his arms with a serious expression.

“What’s going on?”

“No, Gyu-ah said she seems to have a stalker recently.”

“Stalker?”

“Yeah, I saw you taking pictures? Videos? Something like that.”

“Hmm.”

He quickly turns his gaze towards Choi Yi-seo.

She gestures at me, asking when I will come out.

And beyond.

There was a man across the street who was tilting his cell phone camera angle unnaturally towards Choi Yi-seo.

“Is that it?”

I didn’t mean to be particularly serious.

The camera angle of a cell phone can turn around accidentally, right?

If you just grab a random guy on the street and accuse him of taking hidden cameras, that’s a bit too much.

So, I just gave it as an example.

“That kid is jumping?”

A man who suddenly becomes anxious and runs away when his eyes meet ours.

Hyunho Ahn and I started running right after each other without saying who would go first.