episode_0415

A man I can’t quite figure out.

That was her character review of a man named Yoon Soo-hyun.

When I think back on what he did to Ha-young, it seems like he was violent and cruel like any other expert, but after signing a contract and living in her house, I could only imagine it in a drama that was popular in the olden days when New Korea was called the Republic of Korea. The legal male protagonist is also cocky and does things he wouldn’t do with a nonchalant look on his face.

Is that all?

After numerous trials and errors, he was able to achieve the coexistence of magical power and internal energy, which had been found to be practically impossible due to the structural limitations of the human body…

Honestly, at this point, I think it’s rather strange that you can clearly tell what kind of person he is.

Anyway, I was suddenly told that I would be visiting the company again today, so I quickly wrapped up my schedule to inspect the new factory being built on the outskirts of Kowloon City and hurriedly returned to the office.

I was wondering if you brought a lunch box or something, but I also have a favor to ask you.

‘···?’

As soon as I heard Su-hyeon’s words, I reflexively frowned at the feeling of disappointment that secretly raised my head in my heart.

That’s because he couldn’t understand why he was disappointed.

Aren’t things like lunch boxes not even specified in the contract?

But what a disappointment.

It seems that this is why everyone calls people treacherous.

When I see you feel this way just because I brought you a packed lunch.

···Come to your senses, Dangsoso.

I didn’t sign a contract with that guy just to play around with love.

Have you already forgotten the decision you made to become the head of the Tang family and the chairman of the Sichuan Group at all costs?

I bit my lip to scold myself.

It was only after experiencing that pain that I was able to get my mind back on track.

‘however···.’

Please.

What on earth were you planning on asking for, so why did you come all the way here?

If it’s something trivial, you could wait until you get off work and then say it.

Even though it was a contractual relationship, he was still her fiancé.

Therefore, I was willing to provide quite a few things without any shortage.

‘It’s money anyway, so no matter how much you spend, there’s still money left…’

In addition, Su-hyeon even provides a very valuable ‘sample’.

Helena said that the value of the samples is so high that you can’t buy them with money, so even if Soo-hyeon spends a lot of money using her name, it may still be a profitable business.

Therefore, I was willing to provide at least that much.

“Should we accurately call it research consignment?”

A research consignment?

Well, it is quite common in the industry for companies, such as companies, to conduct research on a specific topic at the request of a certain group or organization.

This was a story that did not apply to the Sacheon Group.

That’s because the Sacheon Group she belonged to had the world’s leading pharmaceutical technology, so there was always plenty of research to be done.

But is it outsourced from outside?

In a situation where self-imposed tasks are piling up right now?

Unless the other party was a large company that was difficult to refuse, it was more efficient to deal with things that had accumulated internally at that time, and as a result, Sacheon Group rarely received research entrustments.

Therefore, even though the other person was her fiancé, it made sense to refuse…

Even though I know it’s the right choice, the reason I can’t keep my mouth shut is probably because of the small favor I received from the man.

‘···Let’s listen first and then decide.’

Literally, you never know.

Maybe… the research that Su-hyeon is asking for might be incredibly helpful to the group.

Of course, considering the fact that the other party is not a group with any degree of power and is just an individual, the actual possibility of that happening is very low.

Anyway, as the new Korean proverb goes, there was no harm in keeping it there for now, so I tried to move it as Su-hyeon requested.

As soon as we moved to the conference room, which is usually used when dealing with buyers and other people, Su-hyeon expressed her disapproval.

“Tsu-eup… This place is a bit different.”

“Why? If you are concerned about the possibility of wiretapping, it is safe even if it looks like thisㅡ”

“Oh, that’s not what I meant by ‘safe place’…”

Maybe I couldn’t figure out how to say it?

Su-hyeon put his hands in his pockets and started making a muffled sound like ‘Umm…’.

I was just staring at Su-hyeon like that for a moment, and then my eyes suddenly fell on my friend, Ha-young, who was living in the city behind her.

A somewhat red face and a slightly troubled expression.

Could it be that I had urgent business to run?

If that’s the case, she meant to quickly resolve the matter while she was dealing with Su-hyeon, and she sent a signal with a subtle glance so that Su-hyeon wouldn’t notice.

Although he clearly recognized the signal she sent, Hayoung was just busy avoiding her gaze and did not show any significant action.

‘···?’

Ah… is it because you’re embarrassed?

Well, Hayoung is a woman too, even if she usually acts without any harshness.

As I tilt my head to the side of my friend’s reaction that I don’t readily understand, I wonder if my worries are finally over.

Su-hyeon, who had been deep in thought with her eyebrows furrowed, finally opened her mouth.

“Well… isn’t there a lab here?”

That’s exactly what they said.

“It exists, but why is the lab suddenly…?”

Although it is said to be a branch rather than a headquarters, it is still one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies, so wouldn’t there be a laboratory in the building?

Rather, there were so many labs that it was overwhelming, so it wasn’t that difficult to grant Su-hyeon’s wish to visit the lab out of the blue.

It wasn’t that difficult… Still, since it had a sign saying ‘Lab’, it wasn’t possible for just anyone to go there, so before leading Su-hyeon there, it was necessary to give a reason for wanting to visit there.

So I immediately asked her why she was looking there, but the answer I got back was unrelated to the question she asked.

“Then of course there are places that research dangerous things, right?”

“If it’s dangerous…”

“There is something like poison.”

It’s poison.

Of course it was there… but it was a place that no one could enter.

That’s because, although their image has been washed a lot now, the Tang family before the era of cataclysm was a family that specialized in ‘poison’.

The pharmaceutical technology and medical techniques that created the current Sacheon Group are merely by-products obtained during the research process.

However, since I am running a pharmaceutical company in name and reality, I cannot put ‘poison’ as the main topic like before, so it has been temporarily pushed back to the stage, but that does not mean that ‘poison’ is the basis and fundamental of the party. The facts haven’t changed.

As a result, facilities that conduct research or deal with poisons were considered the most important facilities within the group.

But Su-hyeon was asking to be let into that place.

So, from her perspective, she has no choice but to be cautious.

‘no way···.’

Did you accept my offer for this in the first place?

If you become the fiancé of one of the heirs, you might be able to access facilities that are considered confidential even within the group.

A thought suddenly occurred to me that maybe that was really the case… but I quickly shook my head.

Because Su-hyeon’s expression was too natural for that to happen.

Should I say that it is difficult to think that it was made up?

‘···There just happens to be an empty space.’

While the research was in progress, there were some issues, so the items that were originally there have now been moved to another lab.

So, at best, the only facilities there were for research purposes.

If it’s there… wouldn’t it be okay though?

In any case, we need to figure out why Soo-hyeon is suddenly acting this way.

After thinking about it for a moment, he made direct eye contact with Suhyeon and nodded.

And then I guided them there…

“Is it here?”

“Yes.”

“Hmm, it certainly looks clean…”

After looking around the lab for a while as if looking for something, Su-hyeon took out a protective suit that was usually used when handling something really dangerous from a cabinet on one side of the lab.

“Just in case, both of you wear this.”

“What about you?”

“I’m fine.”

No, what on earth are you trying to bring out that is causing such trouble?

As I took what Soohyun offered and put it on my body, a thought occurred to me, but I still put it on for now.

There must be a good reason for that unruly man, not just anyone else, to act this way.

“You’re both dressed properly, right?”

“I wore it.”

“···Yes.”

“Then…take it out?”

The moment I put on the protective clothing… I stepped onto the research table…

thud···!

‘dead body···?’

It was a corpse.

It was also heavily corrupted and damaged to a great extent.