Time Mansour - Chapter 121



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Episode 121: When the Sun Shines, Shadows Fall

I came to the cafe.

If we meet Mr. Jang at the facility, the other staff will feel uncomfortable.

So we decided to meet at a cafe.

‘It looks like Mr. Jang hasn’t come yet.’

I look around and sit down in an empty seat.

‘I definitely have to make a final decision today.’

When I made up my mind like that, I became more nervous.

Gulp.

I swallow my saliva without realizing it.

I kept feeling like my throat was burning, so I picked up the cup.

“It’s more bitter today.”

The coffee tasted burnt.

As I sat there with the smell of smoke in my mouth,

Right now.

Mr. Jang appeared.

At the same time, sitting in the chair opposite you.

“Please drop the lawsuit quickly.”

Let me get to the point.

Frowning expression. Arms crossed and legs crossed.

Mr. Jang looks more confident than I, the victim.

Far from being angry.

‘What on earth happened in that person’s life?’

Rather, I became curious.

What kind of environment made Mr. Jang so shameless?

“Excuse me, can I ask you one thing?”

“Answer first!”

A booming voice.

The students sitting next to us glanced at us and then put their earphones in their ears.

“What were you thinking when you wrote that post for the community?”

“Tell me the answer first. Are you going to drop the lawsuit? Or are you going to fight in the mud together?”

As expected, there was no communication. The same conversation was repeated.

“No. Let’s talk.”

“What are you talking about now? That’s enough. I won’t just sit back and do nothing. If you keep acting like that, I’ll sue you.”

“…”

I was speechless at his stubborn attitude.

‘What on earth are you suing me for···’

So I just stayed still and didn’t say anything.

“Sue them. Keep going. Malicious comments? They won’t get you jailed anyway.”

The voice grew louder as it came to life.

Mr. Jang, who pretends to be confident.

But he couldn’t hide his trembling eyes.

As Mr. Jang said, I won’t be sentenced to prison.

A few hundred dollars in attorney fees and a few hundred dollars in fines.

It will cost you almost ten million won.

‘Maybe that’s what’s scary.’

It seemed as though he did not have the financial means to pay the attorney’s fees and fines.

So, it seems like they are trying to scare me by continuing to threaten me so that I won’t file a lawsuit.

If we back off here, things will go as Mr. Jang wishes.

so.

Close your eyes tightly.

“Go ahead. If we sue each other, it’ll only benefit the lawyers.”

I scratched Mr. Jang’s weak point.

So let me mention the lawyer.

“Oh my god!”

bang.

Mr. Jang got angry and slammed the table.

People in the cafe looked at us with surprised expressions.

Mr. Jang, who is grumbling.

I tried to end the conversation by glaring into his eyes.

“Professor Jang. Let’s just end it here.”

“Lawsuit! Drop it!”

Mr. Jang repeated the same words like a broken recorder.

It couldn’t end well.

I decided to push a little harder.

I just took a quick look at it before that.

“Mr. Jang, I know you have other lawsuits… Let’s just wrap things up here. Let’s not make things more tiring for each other.”

“That. How about that?”

I stuttered at Mr. Jang’s words.

To be honest… I don’t really know.

I didn’t care what incident Mr. Jang was involved in.

So I didn’t think to look into it separately.

however.

‘There’s no way resume forgery will end.’

A person who lacks social skills and patience.

At the same time, he was also very greedy.

If I had lived like that my whole life.

If you’ve already had an accident, you’ll probably get into more trouble.

I thought about it like that and roughly took a look.

“What. What are you talking about?”

Seeing Mr. Jang continue to stutter made me feel confident.

‘There are other lawsuits pending.’

“Since the fine for malicious comments isn’t that big anyway, wouldn’t it be better to focus on other lawsuits?”

“That. You can agree on that. Stop worrying about useless things…”

“What if I were to recover the damages on your behalf? What would you do then? Would you just go in and buy it?”

When I smiled like that, Mr. Jang’s face turned pale.

It was crazy, but there was nothing I couldn’t do.

And Mr. Jang knew that fact very well.

“So let’s not fight each other emotionally anymore. Oh! And please stop calling. The other employees are nice and let it go. It’s quite tiring if it gets into legal trouble.”

This time I raised my voice. I could feel the eyes of the other people in the cafe.

It’s embarrassing, but there’s nothing I can do.

Even if a mad dog barks and a scholar tries to calm it down, it won’t work.

If you bite it together, it will at least pretend to run away.

“Please give me an answer. Otherwise, how can we really go all the way? If I say I will pay the damages, the victims will definitely try to send Mr. Jang to the bakery. Don’t you think so?”

“Okay, I understand. I understand.”

“I have that much free time. You know that, Mr. Jang.”

I locked eyes with Mr. Jang and stared at him intently.

Mr. Jang tried hard to suppress his anger at my words. He bit his lips tightly on purpose, fearing that he might lose heart after seeing that sight.

“Let’s call this story a day. Is that okay? Do you have anything else to say?”

“Then, if you just exclude the resume manipulation issue···”

“I just told you. Let’s call it a day.”

Teacher Jang suddenly made a pitiful expression. I tried to keep my wavering heart still. I firmly expressed my intention to refuse.

I feel like if I delay any longer here, my acting will be exposed.

“Do you have anything else to say? If not, I think you can leave now.”

He pressured me to go quickly.

Okay then.

“Hey, let’s go. I’m going.”

Mr. Jang grabbed Baek roughly and stood up.

Bam.

As I stood up, the chair fell backwards.

He turned around and walked out, leaving the overturned chair behind.

Only after seeing Mr. Jang completely disappear.

“ha…”

Only then could I breathe a sigh of relief.

Relax and let all the energy drain from your body.

I got up from my seat and straightened my chair again.

A melody slowly gathers in the empty chair.

Music has returned to the cafe once again.

“Now that I’ve done this much, I won’t bother you anymore.”

I talk to myself while looking at the scenery outside the window.

I was so mad that I acted crazy.

I was looking out the window and catching my breath to calm my mind.

suddenly.

“uncle!”

Da-eun pressed herself against the glass window on the other side.

I was so surprised by Da-eun’s sudden appearance that I threw my head back.

Seeing me looking so surprised, Da-eun bursts out laughing and then comes around and enters the cafe.

“Uncle, it’s been a while. How have you been?”

Da-eun sat down with pop music playing. Thud. The music spread out everywhere.

“It’s been a while. Where have you been?”

“Yes. I went to school.”

“Oh! Are you going to school these days? You study really hard.”

“No, that’s not it… Actually, I go there because my mom told me to.”

Da-eun smiled awkwardly and stuck out her tongue.

“Still, it’s true that I’m working hard.”

I also laughed along with Da-eun.

Looking at Da-eun, it doesn’t seem like she’ll go right away.

I ordered a drink and returned to my seat.

Da-eun stands up from her seat and accepts the drink.

“thank you.”

“How is the academy? Is it fun?”

“It’s not fun. But I’m going to start middle school soon, so I’m going to study really hard.”

“Okay, then that’s good.”

I nodded to Da-eun’s question.

To be honest, I answered without thinking much and just out of habit.

“Hey. What is it, Uncle? This is really weird.”

Gyarrr. A laugh burst out from Da-eun’s mouth.

“What’s strange?”

“My uncle never tells me to study. All adults tell me to study hard, but my uncle never once said that to me.”

Da-eun tilted her head. Her small head tilted to one side.

“Well, that’s because I didn’t study when I was in school.”

But if I told you to study, wouldn’t that be really funny? He scratched his head awkwardly as he answered.

‘Studying is studying, but it would be wrong to tell someone to work hard.’

The words “work hard” just didn’t come out of my mouth.

I know very well how painful the process is, regardless of the outcome, whether it is success or failure.

I couldn’t bring myself to recommend it, especially when the other person was a child.

“Oh. That’s right. Uncle, did you see the filming we did this time? Do you know who we filmed with?”

She takes out her cell phone with a bright expression and brags about it. Today, Da-eun’s actions overlap with So-hyeon’s.

I guess we have a positive influence on each other.

I thought to myself that I was really lucky.

“Look. He’s the most famous person on YouTube these days.”

I looked at Da-eun’s phone screen.

“Who are you?”

A video of someone I had never seen before was playing.

“Hey. Really? You really don’t know?”

It’s true. I’m proud to say that there’s no one on this planet who watches more YouTube than me.

I really saw it more often than anyone else

“··· 1.5 million subscribers? But why is this my first time seeing this···? What is it?”

I don’t remember seeing it even when I passed by. It never caught my algorithm.

So I sat at the cafe with Da-eun and talked for a long time.

“Uncle, there are only people I’ve seen for the first time on YouTube.”

“It’s the same for me too.”

Well, there was a bit of a generation gap.

still.

“Uncle? You haven’t subscribed to our channel? This is really too much. Hurry up and subscribe now. Hurry up.”

“No, that means the algorithm is messed up.”

We could laugh and chat regardless.

**

I came out of the cafe.

As we talked, I didn’t realize how much time had passed. The sun was already setting.

So I sent Da-eun back home and stopped for a moment at the fork in the road. I quickly checked my watch. It was 5:50. There was still a little time left before I had to leave work.

I should just tell the center director about Mr. Jang and leave. With that in mind, I entered the facility.

I don’t mind telling you over the phone, but I thought it would be better to do it in person.

As I entered the office, the center director greeted me as if he had been waiting for me.

“How was it? Did you meet Mr. Jang?”

“Yes. I just came back from seeing it.”

“What are you saying?”

“There was a bit of trouble, but I think it will pass quietly for now.”

I nodded vaguely in response to the center director’s question.

“That’s great. Then I won’t get any calls anymore.”

“Yes, maybe.”

The center director draped a thin cardigan over his shoulders as he spoke. He roughly put the items on the desk into his bag.

I guess he came right at the end of work. He looked busy preparing to leave work.

“Oh, sorry. I came during off-hours… Go ahead and go. We’ll talk about the rest tomorrow.”

After saying that, I opened the door and tried to go out.

“Have you eaten by any chance?”

The center director’s voice was heard from behind.

“No. Not yet. I’ll go in and eat later.”

“Then that’s good. Actually… I have something to say. How about a drink with dinner?”

“What about tea?”

Let me ask about the car first.

“Hey. What’s wrong with the car? I have a taxi, I can use public transportation, and if that doesn’t work out, I can just sleep in an empty room here and go straight to work.”

Then, the center director went out first, holding the bag in his hand.

I nodded and followed him.

When I came outside, the sun was setting.

Even though winter is almost over and spring is slowly coming, the days are still short.

As the sun set between the buildings in the distance, shadows fell over the director’s face.