“How does Mr. Ko Ji-hoon know Madame Ryu? ”

I didn't answer Jo Young's question. I just put down the cup with a smile on my face. She swept down her head and stared at me. Silence. And sigh again. She looks at the picture and opens her mouth.

“· · Do you know so far? ”

“Where does it end? ”

“Do you know what you're doing? ”

“Well, that's something we need to talk about more. ”

My words puzzled, and she gnawed her lips.

“Whatever it is, just protect one thing. ”

“I didn't turn the cards, but you want to bet first? ”

“It's urgent for me. Please confirm that you will stop the article before the contract is renewed. Then I'll try to give you what you want. ”

I won't let you see Madame Ryu. I took a quick look at her face. Eyelashes that try to keep calm but tremble constantly.

“It doesn't matter, but sometimes you have to cancel. Are you sure?”

I replied with a thoughtful tone. Her tender glances get frowned. When I first entered this room, Jo Ah-young was coming and going. Now it seems to be releasing poison all over the body.

“You can ask them to change the terms a little. That's my job. Get over it. Promise me. ”

“Okay, I'll stop these guys until we get a new contract. So answer me this. Madame Ryu, may I see you? ”

She searches her handbag and pulls out cigarettes and lighters. I keep hesitating in front of myself holding a knife. That's a lot of dirt.

“One's good, right? ”

I shrugged my shoulders in order to do it myself. Click, the smoke emits with a hissing sound. She opens her mouth carefully.

“Goji Hoon, are you from this side too? ”

“I don't know what this person means. ”

“Do I meet people through Madame Ryu? ”

“Ah, no. I have other things to do. ”

Jo Ah-young rubs her cigarette on the ashtray and makes a sneaky smile.

“I like to sell too. Fuck.”

“Madame Ryu. Where are you right now? ”

“I don't know. Would I be here if I knew that? Mr. Ko Ji-hoon, you were feeling something. That I was interested in you. ”

She seems determined to take her mask off. I came at him with a strong voice and started shooting. Well, that's not a bad sign. The harder her emotions get, the more everything inside her spills out.

“Rumor has it, he's the third son of a high-powered group. I was trying to get along with the ads and the lawsuits. I don't know, a friend of mine got engaged this time. ”

“You mean the Youth Club. ”

“I know that, too. It was bad timing. I'm going to blow up the movie as soon as it opens, and I'm going to run out of money. But I don't even see where Madame Ryu is. What a shitty situation. ”

“You mean you can't reach her? ”

She nods at my question. And then he pulls the phone out onto the table and pushes it into me.

“Check if in doubt. If I had Madame Ryu, I wouldn't have to go through all this running by myself. I was introduced to another friend a while ago. ”

I opened Jo Young's cell phone and checked her texting and phone records. A number honestly stored called 'Madame Ryu’. I wrote that number down on my phone.

‘Last call was a long time ago. ’

Once there are records left on the device, it seems that Jo Young and Lee Myeong are right. Madame Ryu says it doesn't appear at all. I put her phone in my pocket. Then, she opens her eyes wide and panics.

“I didn't say take it. ”

“Really? I think that's what it means. I'll buy you a new one, so stop by the dealership on your way in. I'll send it after the analysis. ”

“Analysis?”

“How am I supposed to know if I'm deleting texts or records and leaving? ”

In my words, she opened her eyes wide. The reaction was unexpected, but she was an actor. Unbelievable.

“Anyway, so you don't know where Ryu Madame is now? ”

“I told you.”

“Madame Ryu isn't answering her phone? ”

After omitting the phrase, "I'm a smashed celebrity," she suddenly understood. She's bitterly against me.

“No? I've been going around since before it opened. Madame Ryu, you don't seem to be doing anything these days. I'm supposed to be next week, but if I don't see it, I'm totally stealthy. I don't know why. ”

Scratching your ego makes you spill information to protect yourself. He's really easy to handle.

“Next player. That's kind of weird. ”

“It's true. Madame Ryu doesn't wear octopus. We only focus on a very small number of people. I don't think it's as bad as it is qualitatively or marketing. ”

Jo Ah-young chuckles, smoking cigarettes. That's great.Do you think you're an object?

“How did you first meet? Tell me everything you know, including personal information. ”

“When was it? Was it last year? A woman talked to me at a fashion brand launch party. I heard you've been watching your work lately. ”

“That was Madame Ryu? ”

“Not everyone was there. So I had to roughly confront it. Madame Ryu dragged me and introduced me to Mr. Brand. It was very natural. I didn't know it then, but now that I think about it, it was all intentional. ”

Jo Ah-young's voice sank as if she were drowning. The beginning of everything. It is a new face. She pulls out her wallet and takes out a business card.

“Madame Ryu's card. ”

A name engraved with gold on a black background. Ryusea, the number written below matches the number on Jo Young's phone. There is no job title or address. It just seems like the name 'Leucia’ itself is a company, and everything.

“I heard she's five years older than me, so she must be about thirty-three. I don't know the details. ”

“Thirty-three. Younger than I thought. I thought I'd be an old man by the time I caught up with Jung and Jae Kyung. ”

“I have a partner's age instead. ”

“· · · Partners? ”

“The man I work with. It's been a long time since we've been together. What was her name again? Did she say she was tough? ”

As soon as I heard the name, my heart thumped and I sat down. Park In-hwa, Ko Ji-hoon's biological mother, is her manager's name strong or not.

“As you can see, the customer care is done by a man and the product management looks done by Ryu Madame. That guy, on the floor over here, recognized him a little. ”

It's been 20 years since the time of Park In-hwa. With Madame Ryu. I thought both of them would be related to the seawater sponsor, but I didn't think they were this close. I frowned at the catchy word.

“Goods, by the way, don't sound like it. ”

“Really? I like it. Especially after I found out who Ryu Madame was. I feel valued. ”

You're not making any sense. I turn my horse, waving my hand around.

“Never mind. Have you heard anything else? ”

“Madame Ryu also came from aspiring actors. And then I met my partner as a manager, and he said he was done with acting and working over here. But there's no way to tell if he's lying or not. ”

It is true that you have met a strong manager. I did it for the manager and the broker who beat the shit out of me. At that time, I heard it was a common subject, such as a doctor and a test, but it seems to have grown over the past 20 years. To infiltrate the top floor.

‘How many people have I sold to get up there? If only the Ancients knew about it, they'd flip over. ’

When I thought silently, Jo Ah Young tapped the table.

“Are you listening? ”

“Ahh. I'm tidying up. ”

“Strong. I only saw him once, and he was very ambitious. I could feel it in my eyes. ”

A man who survived from the ground up to there. Selling your personality. Obviously not like the average person. I took out the police notebook and gave it to Jo Young.

“Not only Madame Ryu, but also a strong one. I write everything down about him. Don't forget the little things. ”

“This is it · · · ·. ”

She grunts slowly and steadily moves her ballpoint pen. The meat burns black. I slowly put out the fire and waited for Jo Young's handwriting to end. After a while, she raised her head and told me.

“Anyway, I helped, so you keep your promise. I'll die if I don't. ”

I checked the notebook without hesitation. It had a rough overview of who they were, where they mainly met, and what they were talking about. It's not rich, but it's enough information. In time you will be able to find them.

“Very well. If you're going to eat, do it. I'm going to get up. Oh, by the way, this is for the cell phone. I'll have it delivered to you as soon as I'm done analyzing it. Sure."

I put a check on the table and laughed.

“Hey, Mr. Ko Ji-hoon! ”

Cho Ah Young urgently calls me. But I left the room without even looking. Chief Kim, who was waiting in front, jumps in with a gun.

“Young master, are you done here? ”

“Yes, get the car ready. ”

A sedan that gently leaves the restaurant. I can see Jo Young jumping out of the side mirror. I think he's yelling something.

“You look like you've been demolished. Miss Jo Ah Young.”

“Yeah. I guess somebody thought I was wrong. ”

“Where would you like us to take you? Police station, house? ”

I shook my head touching Jo Young's phone in my pocket. If you request an analysis from the police, there will be a record. A third party will also be involved in the case.

“I'm going into the police station. Chief Kim, please make one delivery. ”

“What delivery? ”

“Go to this phone, the address I wrote you down, and put it in the mailbox. ”

Then I texted Houn right away.

[Send a cell phone. I need you to recover the records. See if there are any traces of demographic information on the Internet as well.]

You can leave the last trace of the call to the police. I dial the Situation Room and Information Department, and locate Ryu Madame's last transmission. And he asked me to confirm my identity with him.

“Especially if she's been reported missing. Yeah, it's not a case. I like your address or whatever, so call me as soon as you get it. Thank you."

It won't take long to track. Finally, I feel like I'm one step closer to the truth. I wipe my face and look out the window.

Jiaying! Jiaying!

Then, the phone rang without rest. Sender blinks.

“Yes, hello. ”

Where are you?

“I'm on my way back. ”

Then come to the horn, not the office. We're leaving right now.

“You mean the temple on Mt. Manyong? ”

Director Kim, who overheard the call, turned the handle noticeably. You hear the noise of the noisy team members behind the blink.

Uh, there was a fire and a report that something was stolen there. I think we should go over the details.

It is a famous temple with a deep history. I heard it contained national treasures and cultural treasures, but there was a theft. Oh, my god.

“Very well. I'll be right there. ”

I said Chief Kim stepped on Axel. Manyong Mountain looks like it's going for a while. It was rising like a stake through the sky. And what I will meet there is the ugly selfishness of the man hidden in the mountain.

EP168. Their Identity End

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