A little lower than usual. I have ice cream and an unknown black bag in my hand. Streets · · feel much like they used to be. Old and outdated signage.

‘Mmm-hmm.'

I walked, murmuring. Regardless of my will. And then I realize, oh, this is a dream. I stare at the toy in front of the stationery.

‘Honey, what do you need? ’

The grandmother who was sitting on her back asked softly, but I turned my head without saying anything. I can see myself through the stationery window. He was a little kid.He was a little confused, so he looked pretty.

· · · Goji Hoon.

It looks not so different from when I was growing up. I move my feet to the sound of coins squeaking in my pocket. Ice cream from Mom's errands. Today's pleasure was enough.

Huh?

I climbed up the old villa. If you go up one dusty staircase at a time, it will be four floors. But a man caught my eye.

Who are you?

I was sitting on the porch burning cigarettes. He rubs the butt against the floor and puts it in his pocket. It feels strange.

‘This is my house. ’

‘I know, you're Gu Ji-hoon, right? ’

‘Yes, it is. Who are you?'

‘I'm a friend of my mother's. ’

‘Ah, hello. Then why are you here? ’

‘I have another friend. I have some business with him. ’

The man blocking the front door. I think about looking at the bag in my hand. Put it in the fridge. It'll be fine. When I try to get inside, the man stops me with his feet.

‘No. ’

‘You'll get hurt if you don't put it in. ’

‘You don't have to. ’

The adamant man says I'm a little unfair. How important a friend comes, leaving himself out here like this. It was hot. I wanted to quickly go inside and get a fan with cool barley tea water.

‘Please step aside. ’

He's a little stubborn. ’

At that moment, you hear a very faint, strange sound. I feel like I'm crying and I feel like I'm struggling with pain. I realized it was her voice.

"Mom?

I tried to open the door, but the man wouldn't let me out. Then I look at the door of the house across the street and warn them lightly.

‘I'm going to call the man in front of me. ’

‘Hahahaha. What? ’

‘He said he was from the Ranger. I'm very close with the police. Mom, what's going on in there? ’

I say the man stares down at me. And I grinned strangely, my eyebrows twitching. The yellow teeth are embarrassingly creepy.

"Don't regret it. ’

He leans aside and opens the door. I hurriedly ran inside. A pair of brown shoes you've never seen are sitting on the porch. I could hear my mom crying. I stopped there.

* * *

“Huff!”

My whole body was sweating. I looked around, grabbing the beating heart. Gu Ji-hoon's dream · · ·. It was as if I was looking into his past. And that was terrible.

“Young Master!”

“Ugh.”

The pain that comes at the same time. I can't feel my right shoulder. The ceiling is white and has a distinctive smell.

“What hospital is this? ”

Chief Kim was lying on the couch, my popularity was high. Your face is tingling. He must be crying again. I got up on my dizzy head.

“Busan, right? ”

“Yes. Busan's first hospital. ”

I picked up the phone next to me. Texts, phone calls, a lot of them. I checked the date before anything else. Two days after the operation.

“Surgery is a surgery, and it's a lot of fatigue. He said he'll stay asleep, but the doctor said · · · ”

“You slept for two whole days? ”

“That's it. ”

“Surgery?"

Right shoulder wrapped in bandages. Actually, I don't know what happened. Clearly, one of the strongest men shot him, felt the hot blood, and his groaning sounded clear.

“It's done. The doctor said he wasn't hurt too bad for getting shot right in front of him. ”

“Is that so?"

“I was lucky. ”

Chief Kim sighs while pressing the medical staff pager. Now, even if you don't want to get hurt, it's everyday. I didn't say anything else.

“How are you feeling?”

I asked about him right away. Director Kim says that the small-cut fruit is soiled.

“When the detectives woke up, they were going to ask for it, and it was real. ”

“How did it go? ”

“Here's the sixth floor. ”

Director Kim points his finger at the ground.

“Sixth floor infirmary. You're out of surgery, but I don't know what's going to happen. ”

“If it's progress · · · ·. ”

“According to the detectives, the bullet in your shoulder was fired by the police. ”

He explained it by tapping my shoulder.

“His man shot a bullet through the neck of a heavy tooth. ”

“In the neck?”

“Yes. I barely dodged the young master's shoulder, to the man directly beneath it. What's your name, tough guy? ”

Chief Kim tilts his head if he's never heard of him before.

“Anyway, she went into a bullet removal surgery. Men are also in the post-op ward · ·. ”

He blurs. I twitched my eyebrows to say it quickly.

“What's the matter? ”

“I'm unconscious. ”

He was shot in the neck. Unlike me, he said he could barely breathe through a major surgery over and over again. I immediately pulled the Ringer from the back of my hand.

“Young Master!”

A little red blood splattered from the back of my hand. I roughly wiped my back on the towel next to me and got up from my seat.

“Let's go.”

“I knew it · · · ·. ”

Director Kim pulled something from Juju Island's pocket. It's a small note. It must be blacked out, given the familiar handwriting.

[When the youngest gets up, see the doctor first. And when you wake up, come up to Seoul with me. We'll go ahead and take care of things.]

When I read the written memo again, I feel a little overwhelmed and exhausted. Director Kim looks at me worried and mutters.

“Of course, we have to see if he'll find consciousness or not. The doctor was a little skeptical. ”

I picked up my cell phone and nodded. Either way, I thought I'd be relieved to see for myself. I left the room calling the team leader's number.

Zhongdong

Spacious, clean elevators. With the numbers on the sign, I could tell that I was on the 12th floor.

Tour Tour.

The youngest!

The team leader's voice rang out, and then Blackie and Mongdu said, "Did he wake up last? How's he doing? ’I hear questions like this.

“Where are you all? ”

We came up to Seoul yesterday with 4,000 cubs here at dawn. I think the investigation itself is convenient for our office.

Instead of being picked up by the Busan Metropolitan Investigation Squad, we decided to assign them an actual investigation. As I go down in the elevator, Director Kim winces at me. I think it bothers me that I just woke up and didn't see the doctor.

I'm sorry. I have to take care of things right away.

“No, what are you talking about? Of course I do.”

How are you feeling?

“I'm fine. I can get it in any second. ”

“Young Master, you have to listen to the doctor to know! ”

Zhongdong.

Tsk, tsk, I walked down the hallway behind Director Kim, who made me worry a lot. End of the hall. Two men in uniform police officers stood guard at the door. I spoke to the team leader and saluted them.

Public Affairs has called in a successful sweep of the 4,000 boss. They say the savages are still progressive, but there shouldn't be any big problem.

“That's great.”

And I filed an impound warrant with a company that Ryusea and I worked with. There's a little problem instead of just being scraped off once by a strong team and an apology.

Bloop.

I opened the door to the room. The humidifier is constantly vomiting water vapor in the gentle darkness. With all kinds of devices hanging loose. He was barely breathing on the ventilator.

“Problem?”

A guy named Kang-ho. He is the son of a strong man.

“Yes, it is. ”

His whereabouts are unclear.

“· · · You put magnets on it. ”

I approached him. Director Kim supports me and pushes the Ring Giant slowly.

I did, but the kids were too busy looking for seizures. The company's pretty big there.

The disappearance of Kangho. It seemed very difficult to be strong. The ugly man I saw in the harbor was nowhere to be found, but just the face of a patient lying on the path of life and death.

“Let's put out an APB and start with Ryusea. I'll finish up with the Busan Berserkers, and then I'll go up after I've finished my polishing. ”

I have no answer. The team leader hesitates for a moment, rethinking his appetite.

And the youngest, by the way.

“Go ahead.”

What are you gonna do if your brother's name comes up on the ledger?

Either you've already seen his name on the books, or it's something Leucia said. I sat on the couch and looked at the side of my strong cheek.

“Tell me what you're doing. I have to write a statement.”

Right? Let's meet and discuss the details.

The team leader spoke softly as if he was relieved. You must be busy. Time, too, and we just caught up with the gang.

“Chief Kim. Did you know my father was hurt? ”

“Not yet. I didn't tell you if you were worried. ”

“Good job. I'll tell you when I go up to Seoul. ”

I'm sorry for my father, but I can't help it. The horses hovered in my closed mouth. By the way, Kang-ho, where did this bastard go? I'll try to find it, but I think I'm getting tired again because I'm trying hard to catch it. Director Kim looks at my face with a bad complexion and grabs the collar lightly.

“Young master, now that you've seen his face, let's go back up. We paged the doctors. They'll be looking for us. ”

“· · Okay. ”

I followed his lead, turned my back. Wheezing and barely breathing. I wanted to catch him so badly, I couldn't take my eyes off his face. I barely took a step back from Director Kim's roots.

* * *

And that night. I couldn't fall asleep easily in case I wanted to dream about it again. A room on the sixth floor facing naturally with Director Kim sleeping on the couch.

Bloop.

The landscape is the same day and night. A room filled with only the sound of a man holding his breath. I leaned on one couch and watched him.

‘You've seen the end. ’

It was the day the 20-year pursuit was completed. I ran all the way here looking at that one guy. It was a really, really hard time. Slowly closing eyes due to drowsiness. How long have I been doing that? I was conscious of the strange sounds.

“Hehe · · hehehe · · hehe · · uh · · · · ·. ”

It was a breathing sound. And a man standing tall in the dark. I was startled.

“Kangho.”

“Shh. Please wait. ”

“Turn it off · · Ahhhhh · · ·. ”

In his hand was a powerful oxygen respirator. Strong, breathing heavily in pain. I barely move my body, opening the door and shouting.

“Outside! Anyone out there? Nurse! ”

While I was calling the medical staff, Kang-ho lightly wrapped around his father's face and hit the ball. And the muttering moo. As I approach, I show the sword and stop it.

“Don't interrupt me for the last time. ”

“What the heck. ”

Leaving that word behind, Kang-ho continues to leave something in the ear of the strongman. The swollen fingertips are getting weaker.

Beep, beep.

I heard a tone telling me my heart had stopped completely. It was quick, everything. Kangho steals a drop of tears and throws the knife to the ground.

“Do you have any idea what you've done? ”

Kangho smiles bitterly at my question. After hearing my scream, the medical staff clings to save their lives.

“What's going on? ”

“Oh, my God. Mr. Kim!”

“Wait, come out! ”

After a step back, Kangho reached out his hands to me. Like arresting him.

“I can't help it. For you.”

EP245. The Son's Choice Ends

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