You Are Defended - Chapter 550



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Episode 550

The work of spreading messages to make it seem like Sungyoon was alone went smoothly.

When I heard the principal’s reaction through a student named Yoo-kyung, it seemed like he was quite happy, even considering that he had not intentionally shown it in front of the children.

Of course, to someone who doesn’t know anything, it would seem like he was happy to hear the news about Seongyoon, whom he had been worried about, but in reality, he was probably excited at the thought of capturing Seongyoon again and taking revenge.

“Oh, lawyer. Hello.”

Seongyoon, whom I saw for the first time in a few days, seemed to have gained quite a bit of weight in the meantime.

I used to be on the thin side, but now I look like I’m of normal weight.

I think it might be because he has been under a lot of stress that he has become haggard.

The eyes also became quite soft.

The staff said that he laughs a lot, eats well, and sleeps well, and now he looks a bit older than his age.

“What’s wrong? Why… … .”

“Nothing’s wrong. I just think it’s about time I started getting calls from Angel’s House.”

“Are you calling from Angel’s House?”

“You pretended to move by yourself, and I know you have a friend who keeps in touch with you. I don’t think you’ll keep waiting indefinitely, and it’s time for you to start contacting me.”

I followed the employee who was plugging the power cord back into the desktop again, then took out his cell phone.

[Attorney, Yoo-kyung was just called to the director’s office.]

Just three minutes ago, a message arrived from a college student.

The timing was perfect.

“I think he’s probably trying to contact you through Yu-kyung. Now, we should start preparing to meet Jeong-min.”

“Jeongmin? Finally… … .”

Seongyoon’s face suddenly brightened, but at the same time he felt tense.

“Okay. Open up Notepad. From now on, write down what I’m going to say in your own voice.”

“Yes, I’m ready.”

“I will bring Jeongmin to the cafe in front of exit 12 of Gangnam Station at 6 PM on July 26th.”

Seongyoon, who had been typing as I said, looked back at me as if he was done.

“And numbering. Number 1.”

“Yes, number 1.”

“I’ll let you talk to Jeongmin alone for 10 minutes at that cafe.”

“Let’s… talk… alone… … together. Yes, I wrote it down.”

“Number 2. As soon as we leave the cafe, take Jeongmin to the hospital for a checkup.”

“I’ll check… … things. Up to here, I don’t think my speech will be much different.”

“Okay, do whatever you want. And number three. Find a studio apartment within a week and get me out of Angel House. You kept saying you couldn’t get me out because of paperwork issues, but you guys are the ones preparing the necessary documents, and if you need me, you know you can just grab me and take care of it all in one day.”

“Uh… … . But I don’t mind if you only listen to me up to number 2, but if you increase the requirements, won’t they feel bad and refuse to listen to me?”

Seongyoon asked while typing.

Of course, Seongyoon is right.

But we have to keep dropping hints that will make people believe that Sungyoon has no backing.

If he had not met us, would Seongyoon have been able to give up financial support?

Moreover, since the Angel House has been ignoring Seongyoon because he is a minor, it is good that it looks like Seongyoon cannot tell the difference between heaven and earth.

When they see this article, they will laugh at Seongyoon, who is annoying them by making a series of demands without even knowing that he is in danger.

And you probably think that there is no one around to point out such facts.

I stopped trying to explain this to Seongyoon.

There’s no need to spoil the mood for no reason.

“They are people who are desperate to take you back anyway, so they will show up even if there are many conditions. Don’t worry.”

“Oh, yes. I wrote it down. Is it finished now?”

“No, number 4. I will pay the living expenses that were previously promised.”

“Yes, I wrote it.”

“Lastly, if any of these conditions are not met, I will immediately contact the police. If no one is at the location at 6 p.m. on the 26th, I will also go to the police station. From now on, I will not receive any contact from the Angel House children, and I will not access this email account.”

After Seongyoon finished typing, he showed me the notepad.

After checking the contents, I nodded.

“Go to Facebook Messenger. You’ll probably get a message from Yu-kyung.”

“What did you come here to say… … .”

“It’s obvious. It’s the director who’s been grilling me to meet him.”

When I logged into Messenger, there was a message from Yu-kyung as expected.

[Yoo-kyung: Oppa… The teachers told us to tell anyone among us who can contact you… I’ll give you anything you want, so let’s just meet up this once…ㅠ I was thinking of not telling you, but I thought you should know… Oppa, are you really not coming back?]

The student named Yoo-kyung is also a text character, but she acts really well.

I expected the content to be something like, “Let’s meet just once and I’ll give you whatever you want,” but the part added before that felt like a lot of thought went into it.

In order to continue to use Yoo-kyung, the only person in Angel House who can contact Seong-yoon, didn’t he naturally hide the fact that Yoo-kyung showed the message to the director first?

“Send email now?”

“No, another brother will send the email instead. I can check your IP address through the email. If I send it from here, they’ll know where you are.”

“Oh my, there’s a function like that?”

“Could you please write down your ID and password for the emails you use so that Junsu hyung can log in? Then, send what you wrote in the notepad to Junsu hyung. Junsu hyung will send it for you.”

* * *

“In this picture, there’s the man in blue, the guy in gray, and the guy in the baseball jacket. These three are police officers. And the other seven are all guys you know, right?”

Heo Min-woo said while showing the photo to Seong-yoon.

Seongyoon nodded as he carefully examined several photos.

“If something happens, run to any one of these people. There are ten of them watching you, so don’t be afraid. Got it?”

“yes…….”

“And I might not have brought Jeongmin out of Angel’s House.”

“Huh?! Then what should I do?”

“Then just don’t show up until I bring you out. The hyungs will check and let you know whether Jeongmin is here or not.”

“But then wouldn’t the manager notice that there are people helping inside the cafe… … .”

“It’s a cafe where you can see everything inside through the large windows, so it’s okay. I think the lawyer chose a good location.”

Heo Min-woo looked at me and said.

Meanwhile, Seongyoon looked back at the photos he had taken of the entire café and looked relieved.

“If Jeongmin hasn’t come, you should call the director with the cell phone that Junsu hyung gave you. Say something like, ‘Why didn’t you bring Jeongmin? Didn’t you say you were going to the police? Bring him in within 5 minutes.’”

“With Junsu hyung’s cell phone? If Junsu hyung gets caught like that… … .”

“It doesn’t matter since it’s a cannon phone anyway. If the director asks what this number is, just tell him you borrowed it from a passerby.”

“Is this a cannon phone… …?”

Is it because the word ‘cannon phone’ came out of the police’s mouth?

Seongyoon glanced at Heo Minwoo.

I feel sorry that I dragged Heo Min-woo into a world where illegal methods, no, illegal methods, reign supreme.

“It’s okay since I’m using it for investigative purposes. After we talk, if Jeongmin shows up, your hyungs will let you know. Then, you can go into the cafe and meet the director. The rest is as I said. Ask to speak with Jeongmin alone, show him the post-it note I wrote down in advance, and guide him to the bathroom. If the Angel House people keep trying to sit nearby, be a little louder. Since this cafe only has one exit, if it looks like you’re going to cause a scene, you’ll sit a little further away. There should be safety measures in place, too.”

“Device?”

“The director is probably listening to your conversation with Jeongmin. And since there are people in the cafe, he’ll probably let you sit a little further apart. So just have a casual conversation. How have you been? Just something like that. And when you hand out the post-it, cover it well so that the people at Angel’s House can’t see it, and show them your phone number.”

“I suspected Jeongmin of using drugs, but wouldn’t it be a bit much to just ask him how he’s doing?”

“Right. Well, it’s okay, or something like that. Keep the conversation short and let them look at the post-it right away. Okay?”

Seongyoon nodded heavily and took out the post-it note he had put in his pocket.

This is the most important item in this operation, containing the message that someone will give drugs to Jeongmin, so he should go to the bathroom.

Then, Heo Min-woo checked his watch and prepared to get out of the car.

“If you have to, definitely go see the old men. When you enter the cafe, the man in blue will come in soon. He’s a third-degree judo master. He’ll sit close to you on purpose, so don’t be nervous. Also, if you hear a loud noise in the bathroom, immediately move to the seat next to him. If there’s a loud noise, that means he’s arrested Jeongmin, so don’t worry.”

“I will do my best.”

It was still eight hours before the scheduled time.

The Angel’s House had sent staff to this cafe in advance, but they hadn’t arrived yet, so there were hardly any people inside.

Since I couldn’t inform the cafe of the investigation details and couldn’t ask for their understanding in advance, I felt apologetic and ordered coffee for 70 people.

The most profitable menu.

We gave priority to the people on the list of police officers we had pre-selected who would help with this operation.

The rest was distributed to Taesik’s employees.

The cafe staff who received the order looked devastated by this sudden large number of orders, but I think this is enough compensation for the owner for disrupting business.

I think it’ll be over in about an hour, but just in case.

[Director and Kim Young-ji appear, Jeong-min is not there]

And time passes and passes, 5:55 PM.

A message arrived from the staff.

But I didn’t share the content with Seongyoon.

It’s not even 6 o’clock yet, so there’s no reason to feel anxious already.

[Jeongmin isn’t coming]

But the message that arrived at 6 o’clock contained unpleasant news.

“Seongyoon-ah. It seems like Jeongmin didn’t bring him. Try calling the phone that Junsu hyung gave you.”

“Jeongmin didn’t come?”

“It’ll be somewhere nearby. The director is trying to see if he can take you there without showing you Jeongmin.”

Seongyoon swallowed hard at my words and took out his cell phone.

And then I called the director.

─Hello.

“I’m Seongyoon.”

Since the phone was switched to speakerphone, I could also hear the director’s voice.

As someone who knows the director’s sharp and rude tone, I was annoyed by the pretentious tone I heard throughout the call.

“… … If Jeongmin isn’t here in 5 minutes, I’ll go straight to the police station. And don’t call me on this number. I borrowed it from someone passing by, and if it’s gone after 5 minutes, I’ll be in real trouble.”

After hanging up the phone, Seongyoon leaned back against the chair and caught his breath.

Although he had practiced beforehand, Seongyoon acted quite well.

Now all that’s left is to wait for Jeongmin to show up.

“Jeongmin is here?”

Seongyoon urged me on once every minute.

But I still haven’t received any contact.

A message would have arrived as soon as it appeared.

Surely you didn’t not bring Jeongmin at all?

Jiiing.

It must have been 6:04.

The cell phone in Seongyoon’s hand started ringing.

The sender was the director.

It seems like he didn’t believe the story that he borrowed it from a passerby.

I handed the cell phone in Seongyoon’s hand to the employee next to him.

“hello?”

As the employee answered the phone in a curt voice, the director spoke in his usual artificial voice.

─Oh, yes. I was wondering if you were still with the student who lent you his phone earlier.

“I just passed by.”

─Where did you meet that student?

The director asked as if he was questioning me.

You still don’t know the topic?

I wrote a message on my phone and showed it to the staff.

[Scare me]

Then, the employee frowned as if he had been waiting and urged the director on.

“Excuse me. What’s going on over there? Judging from what the student called me earlier, I think it’s the principal. He’s talking about the police. Is there something going on with that student?”

─No. That student got into a fight with his friends, and his parents asked me to mediate, so I agreed to meet them. Since you passed by, I’ll end it here.

Lies come out so easily.

You could say he’s good at improvising, but since he’s not someone I’d really praise, I decided to label him a liar.

Less than a minute had passed since I hung up the phone.

[Jeongmin arrives]

A message arrived from an employee inside the cafe.

“Seongyoon. Jeongmin is here.”

“Jeongmin?! Then, should I go out now?”

“Okay. I’ll withdraw in advance just in case you catch my eye. If you hear any loud noises in the bathroom, don’t forget to go straight to the man in blue. After Jeongmin is arrested, Inspector Heo will take you back home. I’ll see you later at home.”

Seongyoon nodded heavily and got out of the car.

The back of the person wearing the shabby school uniform that he had been wearing when he first left Angel’s House slowly walked towards the entrance of the cafe.