Life, Once Again!

“There.”

He pointed to the flower shop across from Dongwook. Before departing from Daebudo, Dongwook called somewhere. It was like Choi Mi-yeon in the atmosphere. Since he taught me the address of this shop, I had to assume that there was Choi Mi-yeon inside.

I got out of the car and went into the store. Choi Mi-yeon, who was spreading flower branches with trimming scissors, welcomed her with a smile.

“It's been a while.”

“Yes, how are you? ”

She turns away, not answering. Is it a formal question, or did he tell his body that he didn't get along? She removes the flowers from her desk and brings the tomato juice.

“Great store decor. ”

“I took care of it. It's not just wholesale, it's store vibe. ”

“Are you a gift-giver or a potted plant? ”

He looked at the small flowerpot and said, Cactus are said to be easy to raise. I also saw herbs, and they were named after the planter if it was for pre-sale.

“I'll give you one as a gift. ”

“I'll buy it. I have someone I can finally give it to. And you can speak comfortably. ”

The floor stands up with a glass. I don't think she's going to be able to bring up what she's been through in the last five years. I looked inside the store until I opened my mouth.

“You want to hear about Im Yun? ”

After touching the cup for a long time, she opens her mouth. Dongwook, sitting next to her, looked at her with a worried look. It was a face that knew how hard the words would be to bring her forward.

“If it's hard to say, you don't have to do it. It's not a problem right now. ”

“No, it worked out just fine. I thought it was time to say it right. ”

It seemed like she had something to say. The floor sat down. It was time to hear why she was doing the florist, who was passionately digging into the truth of the incident.

“I would have told you before. Imyeon is acting as a sex broker. ”

“I remember.”

“I continued my investigation. I had a mission, but I couldn't escape the pain a human being suffered. ”

She takes her hands off the glass and straightens her lower back.

“Five years ago, I was talking closely with the actress who made sexual payments through Imyun. I'll call you" A. "Mr. A was an actress in her 40s. When" A "was 20 years old, she made sexual payments. There was a threat that her debut would cross the water forever, and she tried to refuse, but she ended up doing it under duress, abuse and violence. Why didn't you call the police? I did it at the time, and" A "thought about what was going to happen to him, so I couldn't do it. Especially after the sex payments. He knew that reporting it would end his life as an actor. Technically, she was the victim, but the fact that she participated in the consequences bothered her. ”

“Hard work. because it might change his life. ”

A would have known that he had had a chance to give up and clean up while working under threat, and that self-awareness that any excuse would have chosen to do something impure would have locked her mouth. Shame would have also suppressed her behavior. It was not a foolish person, but an ordinary person's reaction. Especially when someone comes face-to-face with an unfair task and gets what they want.

“Even though I did that, I didn't go back to the role I promised Mr. A, and I did the drama once after that, but I didn't react well. After she retired, she got married and gave birth to a child. But soon after he got divorced and lived with a child, he killed himself five years ago. I've been thinking a lot. Why did Mr. A's life have to end so sadly, where the problem began, and above all, why I didn't listen to her a little more. ”

The floor looks at her hands. His clasped hands are blue.

“Do you remember when the Five years ago, when all that fuss over The Five slavery started, there was a little bit of female sex talk? ”

“Yes, I remember. Buried without a sound. ”

“Mr. A's suicide shoved my back. I couldn't just sit back and dig deep into the entertainment industry, so I decided to try and figure it out. I went to see the young actress and asked her a lot of questions, but most of the time I couldn't answer them. He was afraid of being public, and more than anything, he was in agreement. I couldn't blame him. It was so terrible what he experienced to tell me to cut off the roots of this filthy thing. I couldn't help but say I wanted to be quiet. So I moved on my own. I spent the rest of my life writing magazine articles. I felt like I was something back then. It's hard now, but someday it will be a little consolation for those who have suffered, and it will be an opportunity to defeat evil attacks. It was petty heroism and journalism, but it was what drove me to move."

“It's not trivial. Usually, when you're faced with something like that, you usually run away. ”

“No, I'm a trifle. Maybe it's too much to say. ”

She smiled spontaneously. She stretches her arms out toward the juice, wanting to dampen her neck. It was then that a thin scar on the wrist caught my eye. The floor turned its gaze and drank the juice. The location of the scar was a strange place to ask. She catches her breath.

“We had a breakthrough. I may have been lucky, but I also noticed that there was some kind of deal between Imyeon and the Red Sea. And that connection contained a large corporation called YM. ”

“Do you have any proof? ”

“There was.”

There was. I don't think that means there's one now. As she talks, she puts her hands on her chest and exhales vigorously. Dongwook told me to stop if I have a hard time next to him. Her face, which was peach, became white. Like a hand holding on tight.

“Wait a minute.”

She goes to the counter and pulls out an elongated plastic container. It was a barrel filled with pills every day of the week. She takes out her medicine, puts it in her mouth, and chokes on the water. She takes a breath and sits down. My eyelids trembled.

“I'm sorry. I'm having trouble breathing. I'm taking antidepressants, too. ”

“If you have a hard time, stop talking here. ”

“No, we have to. I don't think I'll be able to say it again today. Above all, Dong Wook needs to listen to this. ”

Dongwook folded his arms as if he knew.

“I ran everywhere to find YM and Imyun's contact points. Victims of all cases, but they're afraid of exposing themselves to the water. Not to mention sexual favors. I gathered information as carefully as I could because I knew that I could not find my way around a large corporation. But it was all circumstantial evidence or cardiac arrest. The women who secretly told me that they were involved in sexual intercourse also immediately disconnected from the question of whether they could give their names and testify. It was a blur. We got in touch when we thought we were going to be pushing the boundaries. ”

“Are you inciting me to testify? ”

On the floor's question, she nods.

“He was the young man buried in 'The Five’ five years ago. He contacted me and told me he had the courage to tell me that he wanted to get revenge on those people who wanted to do whatever he wanted. It was like a dream. I thought the road was finally open. She was hiding it, but she said it was a recording she recorded five years ago on the phone with Imyun. It's on my phone, so I asked him to sue me for it first. ”

“All of a sudden, I'm familiar with Journalist Choi's movements, except I've been in touch for five years. Even the fact that he hasn't given up and is investigating. ”

Choi Miyeon smiled lightly. It looks like a smile that blames itself.

“It was a mistake I made when I was tired of five years. A kid named Journalist couldn't get past the psychology of the person who only checked the source of the evidence and gave it to him. ”

“Does having evidence mean that the transcript exists? ”

“There was. I wasn't an idiot either, so I checked the next day. That was a year ago. I heard the voice of Lee Mi-yoon threatening and convincing from the cafe. It was definitely recorded on my phone. He said he was scared because he asked if he could get a copy. You still can't trust me completely. I was persuaded to reveal this and stand up for myself. It was understandable. My heart was in a hurry. I should have made sure of everything and started. ”

She bit her lip.

“I thought we'd start a ripple. There's no way to bring down the Iron Wall at once. I went to sleep to see how she would react. When the recording file was released, Im Yun thought that she should be on the surface, and that maybe connected red-hot or YM could help. I had a dream that if I observed the process closely and proved its relevance, I would be able to tie it to the top as well as imiyoon. ”

“Was the actress silent at the most important moment? ”

She nods heavily.

“The basis of all the hypotheses was the evidence she was holding. When the evidence was missing, it became a context, and you didn't have to tell me the consequences. Not even a knight left. No one knows that. But the ballot with my name on it flew away very quickly. There was a line of complaints. ”

“Did the line mean that someone else sued besides Imyun? ”

“The magazine I was in. And some of the businesses I met on assignment. That's the main reason why a malicious article would try to sell a solid company and a talented actor. The people who helped me turned into one moment. My social life was suspended for a moment. Yesterday, Choi Mi-yeon, who was alive and breathing, was socially buried. Very easy, very fast. ”

Her lips tremble. She looks like she's still buried underground. At the bottom of a miserable society where breathing is hard.

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