You Are Defended - Chapter 516



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Episode 516

“you.”

Kim Mi-ja turned her head towards Satoshi Oda at the sudden call.

Oda Satoshi stared at her with a cold face.

“… … .”

Even if you’re doing something for justice, aren’t you deceiving your roommate and everyone else involved with fairies?

Her heart sank.

Could it be that the wiretapping was discovered?

No, no way.

If he had been caught, he would have thrown himself to the floor and beaten him up a long time ago.

Kim Mi-ja asked with a smile, barely able to organize the thoughts racing through her head.

“yes?”

“There’s one more person coming today besides Mr. Onodera.”

“Oh, really? Who is coming?”

“Go Yoon-soo will come from Korea.”

Kim Mi-ja was surprised, but tried not to show it.

If it were as wiretapped, the person coming today should have been Go Sang-jun, not Go Yoon-soo.

Something seems to have changed.

It would have been nice if I could have told Cha Ju-han in advance that Go Yoon-soo would be coming instead of Go Sang-jun, but I didn’t bring the cell phone I use to contact him here just in case.

“Who is Go Yoon-soo? If you are Go, are you a person with the last name Wooshin?”

“… … Oh, don’t you know? He’s Ko Sang-jun’s eldest son. He should have become vice president by now, but for some reason, he ended up getting his shit spilled on him, so he seems to be just watching.”

“Is that so? Why do people come from Korea? Is something bad happening?”

She asked, her expression faltering.

Then Satoshi Oda sighed and said.

“Well, that’s not good. The atmosphere is going to get pretty serious. So don’t let the other guys come near the room.”

“Okay, I don’t mean to hurt you or anything, right? I was just worried… … .”

Kim Mi-ja said, picking up the fallen Obi on the floor.

Then Satoshi Oda snatched the obi from her hands and made her stand in front of him.

And then he started wrapping the obi around his waist.

For Kim Mi-ja, who was skilled at putting on a kimono, this was a task that didn’t take too long, but Oda Satoshi seemed to struggle with the knotting part for a long time.

“Should I do it?”

When Kim Mi-ja turned around and asked, Satoshi Oda threw his obi on the floor as if he was fed up and spoke annoyedly.

“You only took it off, you should have tried putting it on.”

“……yes.”

“I don’t know if it will harm me or not. I told Go Sang-jun that Onodera was really angry and that he should be appeased, but I don’t feel good seeing that he didn’t come and sent Go Yoon-soo.”

“Why isn’t Chairman Koh coming?”

“I don’t know. I heard he’s sick and hospitalized right now, but I can’t believe it. Besides, his son doesn’t speak Japanese well, so he needs an interpreter… … I don’t know if Mr. Onodera can endure that frustrating situation.”

“Did he send his son instead because he didn’t want to please Representative Onodera himself?”

“What else would it be? Well, if Go Sang-jun dies, he’s the one who will take over as Woo-shin, so if you think about it, it’s not so bad to establish discipline in advance.”

She wanted to reply, “If Ko Sang-jun dies, won’t you guys already be in the coffin?” but she barely held herself back.

After tying the obi, Kim Mi-ja smiled and carefully hugged Oda Satoshi.

“Everything will be okay.”

“… … That’s right. Anyway, Master Onodera will be really upset, so if you make even the smallest mistake and get caught, it’ll be a pain for both of you. Tell your employees to avoid being seen by the Master as much as possible.”

“… … Then what about the kids?”

When I visited a few days ago, I didn’t call them because I thought the children had become somewhat accustomed to Japanese and that they should listen more often.

Thanks to that, Kim Mi-ja felt relieved.

At first, I kept the kids out using allergies as an excuse, but after that, I was wondering what excuse I should come up with.

But I can’t tell what it will be like today.

“No. They can hear it too.”

Fortunately, Satoshi Oda gave us the answer we were hoping for.

But Kim Mi-ja smiled without showing it.

“I’ll make sure the staff is careful. Don’t worry too much.”

“Yes. And you too, stay away. That old man has been watching you strangely. He used to grab other men’s wives by the wrists… … He might turn around and try to knock you over, so be careful.”

“No way.”

Even though they had registered their marriage and she was known to the public as his wife, Satoshi Oda did not even try to treat Kim Mija with caution.

If you were his ex-wife, would you have said or done something like this?

I probably never would have done that.

“Go Yoon-soo will be here around 6 o’clock, so get ready by then. He’ll be here in a bad mood, so wouldn’t it be better if you said something in Korean? If he heard a word from Onodera, he’d be upset and wouldn’t know what was going on, but relationships are important anyway.”

“Yes. I will try.”

“Oh, right. That necklace was pretty back then. Aren’t you going to do that?”

Satoshi Oda asked.

Kim Mi-ja felt her heart sink once again, but she looked up at him as if she didn’t notice.

“What kind of necklace is that?”

“Why is that? Green… I only remember green. I’ve never seen it before, but it’s pretty.”

“Oh, that. I helped a fellow professor out a bit, and he gave it to me as a thank you. Did it suit you?”

“You helped your fellow professor? What did you help him with?”

“It’s nothing special, but I helped a little while preparing for the exhibition.”

“That guy is asking you for help? Are you a professor? He doesn’t know anything about art or anything, and it’s funny that he doesn’t even know that and asks you for help. It’s ridiculous.”

The tone of contempt underlying his words seemed impossible to dispel.

Of course, it’s a problem that he became a professor when he knew nothing, but wasn’t it Satoshi Oda who made it so?

In the first place, you don’t even think about being polite to yourself, so that’s why you say things like that out of the blue…

“Yes, that’s right.”

As Kim Mi-ja laughed along, Oda Satoshi tapped her shoulder and left the room.

Who is that idiot who says it’s pretty and tells me to come out without even knowing that it’s a necklace with a camera on it?

She took out the necklace with a cold laugh.

“Madam, CEO Koh Yoon-soo has arrived.”

At about 5:50, an employee came over and said,

Kim Mi-ja went out to the front yard.

There were three black sedans parked there.

As soon as she got out, the driver got out of the car that had stopped in the middle and opened the door for her.

And then Go Yoon-soo came down.

“Hello, sir.”

Kim Mi-ja approached him first and greeted him.

Although Ko Sang-jun occasionally brought people from Korea to meet him, it was his first time meeting Ko Yun-su.

Of all the people whose faces have been captured on this camera so far, Cha Ju-han was the most welcoming.

It would have been better if it had been Ko Sang-jun, but Ko Yoon-soo isn’t bad either.

Kim Mi-ja smiled at Ko Yoon-soo, hoping the camera angle was right.

“My name is Tomiko Oda and I am in charge of management here. Nice to meet you?”

As Kim Mi-ja smiled brightly, Go Yoon-soo looked at her with a slightly nervous expression.

And then he seemed to be having a brief conversation with the person standing next to him, and then he just chuckled at the end.

I don’t know if it was a sense of entitlement, but it seemed like he had just heard an explanation of who he was.

“I have heard a lot about you. You are as beautiful as I have heard.”

Although he said it as a compliment, he could read the same emotion in his gaze that the ‘customers’ here, including Satoshi Oda, were giving him.

When you see that he doesn’t even ask to shake your hand, it feels like he doesn’t even want to touch you.

Well, asking for a handshake was a problem in itself.

As Kim Mi-ja smiled brightly, Go Yoon-soo looked at her with a slightly nervous expression.

And then he seemed to be having a brief conversation with the person standing next to him, and then he just chuckled at the end.

I don’t know if it was a sense of entitlement, but it seemed like he had just heard an explanation of who he was.

“I have heard a lot about you. You are as beautiful as I have heard.”

Although he said it as a compliment, he could read the same emotion in his gaze that the ‘customers’ here, including Satoshi Oda, were giving him.

When you see that he doesn’t even ask to shake your hand, it feels like he doesn’t even want to touch you.

Well, asking for a handshake was a problem in itself.

When a person visiting here asks to shake hands, he or she is followed by unpleasant movements such as rubbing or lightly brushing the back of the hand.

“Thank you. Oh, Representative Onodera is still here… … . If it’s okay with you, would you like to take a look around here?”

“No, it’s okay.”

Go Yoon-soo dismissed it coldly and pointed to the place where Kim Mi-ja had walked out.

“Is it over there?”

“Oh, then would you like to come inside right away? Oh, before that… … Mr. Takahashi, I’ll show you how to check your belongings with Representative Ko.”

The employee who had been standing behind him came forward and said a few words to the person who appeared to be the interpreter standing next to Go Yoon-soo.

At those words, Go Yoon-soo obediently handed over the electronic devices he was holding, including the cell phone.

And they even had metal and radio detector checks.

Of course, he didn’t seem to be in a very good mood during the process.

Go Yoon-soo must have heard several warnings from Go Sang-jun before coming here, so it was strange that he looked so happy.

“This way. Would you like a cup of tea before Representative Onodera arrives?”

“When do you think Representative Oda will arrive?”

Go Yoon-soo, sitting in the room, asked.

Satoshi Oda was here because he came with Kim Mi-ja from her house.

But it seemed like he was trying to make Go Yoon-soo wait in order to save his pride.

Kim Mi-ja said with a embarrassed smile.

“It looks like you’ll be a little late because of work. If you’re free, I’d like to talk to you… .”

“Okay. Don’t bother… .”

He didn’t seem to want to talk much with Kim Mi-ja.

There’s no point in hanging on to that kind of person.

“What kind of tea would you like to prepare?”

“No need. And please step aside so I can talk to the staff.”

There is no way.

Kim Mi-ja bowed her head and came out of the room.

He told the waiting staff that he did not need to give them water or tea, and then went into his room.

She wanted to find out what was going on with the staff right now, but she decided to find out later and just sat in her chair, closing her eyes in silence.

Today, they will definitely demand that Onodera’s grandson’s surgery be expedited and discuss what to do with the dump truck driver.

Of course, before that, Onodera seems to be criticizing Ko Sang-jun’s easygoing behavior and humiliating Ko Yoon-soo.

What will be recorded on the wiretap today will be the most valuable story I have ever overheard here.

I was so anxious to get it to Cha Joo-han that my hands and feet were shaking.

* * *

At 8 o’clock, Onodera arrived at the palace.

It was two hours after Go Yoon-soo had been waiting.

Upon hearing the news that Onodera had arrived, Satoshi Oda, who had been playing chess alone in his room as if he had never come, also came out.

They went to the room where Go Yoon-soo was waiting as if they were generals.

“You get out of the way. Don’t let anyone come near you until I call you.”

All Kim Mi-ja could do was guide them to their rooms.

She nodded as if she had no regrets and disappeared down the hallway.

Satoshi Oda opened the door for Onodera.

“Hello. Nice to meet you. My name is Go Yoon-soo.”

As soon as the door opened, Go Yoon-soo jumped up and greeted them politely.

Then the interpreter quickly repeated what Go Yoon-soo had said in Japanese.

Go Yoon-soo bent his back quite a bit, and although his posture was impeccable, Onodera looked uneasy.

He clicked his tongue and sat down across from me.

“Can’t you speak Japanese?”

And then he asked with his chin strangely raised.

After receiving Onodera’s words, Go Yoon-soo responded politely.

“I am sorry for my rudeness because I missed the opportunity to learn. However, I have brought a qualified interpreter, so there will be no major problems in communication.”

“Tsk. Didn’t I say I was going to talk to Ko Sang-jun? What am I going to talk to with a friend who doesn’t even know Japanese… … . It’s just inconvenient to have to translate the words.”

“I know it may be presumptuous of you to ask, but my father collapsed recently due to his chronic high blood pressure. He is currently hospitalized and is very sorry that he has not been able to visit you in person. However, I have received your opinion so that I can convey to you as much as possible what my father wants to say, so please tell me. I ask for your generous understanding.”

“… … Really? What did your father say? When I spoke to him on the phone, he didn’t seem to have any lingering attachment to me. He hid like a coward because that lawyer was a bit annoying. He didn’t even intend to keep his promise to me. Right?”

“That’s not possible. If we didn’t convey to you how much we value our relationship with you, it would be because we didn’t try hard enough. However, it was never my intention to break my promise to you. However, I was told that your grandson’s condition was not such that he needed a heart transplant as soon as possible. So, I was worried that if I tried to bring it up, I might put you at risk, so I tried to set a slightly better time.”

“You’re saying I need a heart transplant as soon as possible? Huh!”

Go Yoon-soo answered calmly, but Onodera seemed not to be very satisfied.

He slammed his palm on the table with a hollow laugh.

“You! If you have children, you would know! Your little grandchild! Do you know how heartbreaking it is to see them flailing around and not even being able to run properly?!”

“Of course, as a parent myself, I can understand your feelings to some extent. And as you know, my family also has a hereditary heart defect, so I have watched my youngest sibling suffer.”

“And you say you’re not in a hurry?”

“I made a mistake. It’s just that in these times when we can’t do everything carelessly, taking risks when it’s not an extremely urgent situation isn’t a good choice… … .”

“what?”

Onodera put down the teacup in front of him with a loud thud.

“So you’re saying I foolishly made an unreasonable demand?”

“… … That’s what it means,”

“Enough. I don’t want to hear it! The reason I gave you this opportunity today is not to hear excuses from Ko Sang-jun! Do you know how sorry you are to me and my grandson! Do you know that you handle things stupidly? I wanted to confirm that.”

Onodera’s voice was getting louder and louder.

The interpreter quickly relayed his words to Go Yoon-soo, who then shut his eyes tightly.

“I am ashamed. The reason my father sent me was to properly apologize to you, Congressman. I did not mean to make excuses… … . I am sorry. I sincerely apologize.”

When Go Yoon-soo lowered his head, Onodera looked at the back of his head and snorted.

And then he asked Satoshi Oda, who was sitting next to him.

“Representative Oda. Surely the people of the Korean Peninsula don’t think that all they have to do is bow their heads when apologizing?”

“… … No way. You made me this angry and now you’re just going to bow your head and say that?”

The interpreter seemed to be contemplating whether or not he should relay their conversation to Go Yoon-soo, but Satoshi Oda nodded to the interpreter.

It meant that they should quickly tell us what they want.

The interpreter made a very embarrassed expression and then interpreted what they said to Go Yoon-soo, who was lowering his head.

Then, Go Yoon-soo looked at the interpreter in surprise.

The interpreter hesitated for a moment, then spoke cautiously.

“It seems like it’s telling me to get on my knees. In Japanese it’s called dogeza… … . It’s the action Japanese people take when they apologize.”

“Fuck, get on your knees?”

And Go Yoon-soo asked the interpreter as if he was astonished.

Of course, they couldn’t hear me because I still had my head down.

The interpreter answered, looking at both of them repeatedly.

“… … I think that’s what it should be.”

Go Yoon-soo bit his lip.

Now I realize why my father, who wasn’t even sick, lied about being hospitalized and sent me here.

They would want to get down on their knees and apologize because they knew that would make things better.

I don’t want to kneel before them, so I sent my son to do it in their place.

But Go Yoon-soo couldn’t refuse.

If I went back without appeasing them, my father would definitely send down a thunderbolt.

“… … .”

Go Yoon-soo bit his lips and jumped up from his seat.

I knelt down, bending my trembling knees one by one.

And he said, resting his forehead on the palm of his hand.

“… … I have no face.”