You Are Defended - Chapter 541



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Episode 541

Since it seemed that way to other people too, I guess I wasn’t overly sensitive.

Besides, if he’s really doing drugs, it doesn’t seem like an entry-level drug like marijuana.

It hasn’t been that long since Son Jeong-min disappeared.

If there had been that much change in the meantime, it would have been a pretty powerful drug.

And there is a very high probability that Son Jeong-min was exposed to the drug by those who were imprisoning him.

─Was it because they wanted to make people dependent on them? I’ve seen a lot of kids ruin other people’s lives by addicting people who had nothing to do with drugs like that.

Daecheol’s words were extremely reasonable.

I have seen many cases of people being tied down in that way.

Besides, isn’t South Korea in 2012 a drug-free country externally?

Until 2018, when I was a teenager, it was quite difficult for the average person to obtain drugs stronger than marijuana.

But Son Jeong-min does not have much money and is also a minor.

If Son Jeong-min was addicted to drugs, isn’t it obvious?

There must have been a clear intention behind giving him drugs at Angel’s House.

First of all, as Dae-cheol said, it is to make Son Jeong-min, who has difficulty obtaining drugs, obedient to them as the only drug supplier.

Secondly, if Son Jeong-min were to testify about something outside of their control, they would want to lower the credibility of his statements by claiming he was mentally weak.

It could be both.

If I keep asking about Son Jeong-min’s well-being, wouldn’t it be okay if they say that the drugs were Son Jeong-min’s personal affair and that they didn’t know about it?

“We need to find it as quickly as possible. Before it gets more dangerous.”

─That’s right… … .

“Did you chase the forklift?”

─Yes, but… … .

Dae-cheol trailed off without confidence.

“Did you miss it?”

─I’m sorry. Can I make an excuse?

“If you’re going to do it, keep it short.”

─It was such a common car that it was hard to tell them apart because they were driving fake cars. We could only drive in one car, so we couldn’t get too close without getting caught…

“If you say you were driving while pretending to be a driver, does that mean you were caught following me?”

─I don’t know, that. But I don’t think she knew. Because despite that, Kim Young-ji returned to Angel’s House as if nothing had happened, calling the director and reporting to him, and nothing strange happened after that. If she had known we were following her, I don’t think Kim Young-ji would have done that. We also move around while making up stories when we can’t find the guys following us. Just in case. They could do the same. Son Jeong-min in particular would be more careful since he was exposed to us… … .

It hurts to miss an opportunity that was barely caught, but there’s nothing we can do about it now.

“Okay, I understand. Keep a close eye on Angel’s House. Something might happen to Seongyoon.”

If only we could have known where he was being held, we could have reported it to the local police station, asked Heo Min-woo, or used various other methods to look into it.

“Ah, how did Seongyoon end up meeting Jeongmin?”

─Well, I didn’t hear the whole story clearly. It seems like Sungyoon is in conflict with the Angel House people. And he seems to have strongly insisted on meeting Jeongmin.

“okay?”

─Yes. That’s why I think the Angel’s House couldn’t ignore that request and let Jeongmin meet. Judging from the atmosphere, that’s probably true.

According to college students who went to Angel’s House to volunteer, Son Jeong-min and Eom Seong-yoon were quite close.

And coincidentally, the Angel’s House used both of them.

Did Seongyoon Eom know about Jeongmin Son’s situation?

So, was he mobilized in the false accusation plan to save Son Jeong-min?

At this stage, we don’t have much information so we can’t be sure, but it seems certain that Son Jeong-min was the bait that dragged Eom Seong-yoon into this situation.

And, seeing as there is a conflict with the Angel’s House, it seems that Eom Seong-yoon may also be in danger.

“okay.”

─Okay. Please go in.

As soon as I hung up the phone, Jo Bong-jun burst into laughter, dumbfounded.

“You really are a fucking troublemaker in every way.”

Even sighs like this have become tiresome now.

Because we always leave this impression when we start investigating the god of wisdom.

“Seongyoon might be in danger. We should contact him too.”

Kang Min-jae said with a frown.

I think so too.

I immediately searched through my contact information and called the president of the volunteer club.

─Oh, lawyer. Hello. Why are you calling?

I thought that since Angel’s House only had bad memories, she might not be happy to hear from me, but fortunately, she seemed happy to hear from me.

“I have a favor to ask.”

─Oh, please tell me anything. If you ask me to, I must do it.

“I think there are still students who are in contact with the children of Angel House. I would like to meet with any students who are in contact with middle and high school students.”

─Well, I heard that some kids are contacting me personally, but I’m not sure if they’re middle or high school students. I’ll check and let you know right away.

I hung up the phone and stood there blankly, trying to gather my thoughts.

There was so much to do.

There were so many things to take care of before surgery even started, and we had so many tasks lined up before us.

Maybe that’s to be expected.

I hope everyone is reasonably safe.

I cannot stand it when people who help me with this work, or even people who have harmed me, are sacrificed to fools rather than the law.

You have to avoid all the traps that Wooshin has laid out everywhere, and even restore the abnormal situations they have created indiscriminately.

Since I started this project with the hope that no one would be harmed by the rain, I cannot just ignore it and pass by thinking, ‘I don’t have to save these people.’

So the whole situation feels breathless.

No matter how urgent it is, you have no choice but to take a deep breath and do the things you have prepared one by one.

“Attorney.”

Kang Min-jae stared blankly at me as I stood still.

“Are you okay?”

I guess I became out of breath without realizing it.

His chest was rising and falling noticeably.

I placed my hand on it and took a long breath.

“are you okay.”

“Are you sure it’s okay?”

In response to Kang Min-jae’s question, I returned to my seat at the table and spoke to the others.

“You have to be careful not to rush things and make mistakes. If you do it step by step, you will be able to solve everything.”

To be exact, it was something he said to me.

* * *

“Brother.”

Seongyoon, who had been watching the children walking around the playground in groups of three or four after dinner with indifferent eyes, suddenly raised his head at the sound of a voice.

Before I knew it, Yu-kyung was sitting next to me.

She was a girl who entered the facility around the same time, and was one of the few friends of her age for Seongyoon, who didn’t have many close friends inside Angel House.

“What are you thinking about?”

“It’s nothing.”

“It’s nothing. I think you’ve been having a lot of troubles lately.”

“Why? Are you even going to ask me why I did that?”

Seongyoon glared at Yukyung.

Then Yu-kyung pouted her lips.

“I’m not interested in that.”

“But why are you acting so strangely? As if you’re trying to test people.”

When Seongyoon reacted sharply, Yukyung sighed.

“I was just thinking that you’ve been feeling a bit down lately, so I was going to suggest that we go get a hamburger together after school tomorrow, but that’s okay. I’m an idiot for trying to spend my hard-earned allowance on you.”

As Yu-kyung finished speaking and jumped up from the bench, Seong-yoon hesitated for a moment and then grabbed the end of her sleeve.

“No, that’s not what I meant… … I’m sorry. I guess I’ve been overly sensitive lately.”

“Okay. I’m mad at you, oppa. Do you really disregard people’s kindness like that?”

“Oh, I’m really sorry. Didn’t you say you’d do it after school tomorrow? Let’s go. I’ll buy it for you.”

“Your brother?”

“… … Yeah. I’m really sorry.”

“Then I’ll buy you a karaoke. There’s one in front of the school that costs 5,000 won per hour. Okay?”

“No, I didn’t know… … But I can’t sing.”

“I don’t know, I want to go. Then let’s meet up tomorrow after school. I’ll go right after the ceremony, so you should come right away too. Oh, and don’t tell anyone. Especially the teachers. The teachers have been nagging me to come right after school these days.”

After finishing what she had to say, Yu-kyung went back to walking with the children on the playground.

Actually, when I leave the facility, I was thinking of giving gifts to some people, including Yu-gyeong.

I don’t know when that will be, given the current situation, but it would be better to do it in advance because if I suddenly leave, I might not even have a chance.

* * *

Everything was as planned until I met Yu-gyeong in front of the school gate.

However, Yoo-kyung said she had to stop by for a moment and dragged Seong-yoon, who was trying to go to a fast food restaurant, to a restaurant she had never seen before.

I don’t know if it’s a family restaurant, but I’ve never been to a place like this.

Even the family restaurant was the only place I went when I was invited to a friend’s birthday party in middle school, and I was shocked when I saw the prices on the menu.

Family restaurants are like that, but how expensive are these places?

Seongyoon looked at Yukyung with a bewildered face.

“Hey, I only have enough money to buy a hamburger… … .”

As he said that, he took out a crumpled ten-thousand won bill from his pocket and showed it to me.

But Yu-gyeong paid him no attention and led him inside.

“It’s okay. You don’t have to pay, oppa.”

“Hey, do you know how much this place is? It looks really expensive… … .”

“Oh, don’t worry. Come quickly.”

As she said that, Yu-kyung pulled Seong-yoon inside.

As I passed the checkout area, I was now in a situation where I felt embarrassed to even go out on the road.

I wondered what on earth he was trying to do, but I couldn’t do anything because Yu-kyung grabbed my sleeve and dragged me along.

Seongyoon followed along silently, feeling puzzled, because he said he didn’t have to pay, and above all, Yoo-kyung wasn’t the type of person who would do something strange to him.

“Yukyeong-ah!”

And as I went inside, I was terrified to see familiar faces.

Even if the children of Angel House, who were usually close to Yu-kyung, were like that, the most shocking thing was the sight of the adults sitting with the children.

I was one of the college students who volunteered at Angel’s House.

Fortunately, it wasn’t Kim Hyeon-jong, whom Seong-yoon had tried to frame, but he still felt great resentment towards him.

To be exact, it was more a feeling of embarrassment and guilt rather than antipathy.

He also realized that he had driven Kim Hyun-jong to be an abuser, so he didn’t want to see that club student even more.

“What is it?”

“Sorry, oppa.”

“What is it?”

“The teacher asked me so many favors… … and it seems like you have a lot of worries too… … I know that you would never do that. I hope you don’t misunderstand… … .”

“You said you didn’t mean it like that. You just said you were trying to get me to relax because I looked upset. Fuck, you’re the same.”

When Seongyoon, who rarely swears, spoke harshly, Yukyung seemed very surprised.

Not knowing what to do, I looked towards the table where the college students and their friends were sitting.

Then, a college student stood up and approached Seongyoon.

“Seongyoon, I didn’t tell Teacher Hyunjong because I thought you might be uncomfortable. Don’t worry, I’m not talking to you, so don’t worry about that either… … .”

“I’m not talking to you, so why is the teacher here? It’s okay. I’m going to go anyway.”

Seongyoon turned around, gritting his teeth.

And as I did so, I almost bumped into two strange men standing behind me.

“Oh, really, what is it… … .”

Seongyoon, who was already angry, looked up at them nervously.

“hi.”

Of the two, the man with the sad expression greeted Seongyoon.

Since it was my first time seeing him, I was just staring at him wondering what he was, when the college student spoke cautiously.

“I don’t have to see you, teacher, but can I talk to those two for a bit?”

“Who are these people? No, I don’t care. I’m going anyway.”

Seongyoon tried to walk past the two people and leave the restaurant.

The moment the college student tried to catch Seongyoon, the man who had greeted Seongyoon spoke.

“We’re not weird people, we’re just trying to help you… … Do you happen to recognize the old man’s face?”

At his words, Seongyoon unconsciously checked his face.

He’s handsome so I thought he might be a celebrity, but I guess he’s not famous.

It was a complete first time meeting.

“I don’t know. Oh, okay, get out of the way.”

As soon as Seongyoon started to walk faster, the cold-looking man who had been quiet opened his mouth.

“You don’t have to know, but you should at least be curious.”

Seongyoon asked back without realizing it at the sudden comment.

“… …Why should I wonder?”

“We are both people who almost died because of Son Jeong-min.”