The Country Life Diary of a Gangster's Secretary

Chapter 82

The Country Life Diary of a Gangster's Secretary - c82

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It was a bit of an impulsive decision. Pressing the bell at the bus stop he always got off at.

Since Ihyeok told him not to come, the original plan for today was to obediently go home, do some overdue cleaning, chat with his aunt about exams, and go to bed a bit early.

However, he couldn’t shake Ihyeok’s face that kept floating in his mind. After not seeing him the entire exam period, an absurd feeling of restlessness arose. No wonder people have a hard time quitting cigarettes. Feeling the fear of withdrawal symptoms, Hyeseong slowly entered the familiar alley.

If Ihyeok was busy, he understood. Then there shouldn’t be any problem with just dropping by to see his face for a moment. If Ihyeok wasn’t inside, he could wait and then leave right after exchanging a few words. After rationalizing his actions, Hyeseong slowly moved his feet.

But he thought it would be good to let Ihyeok know, so he sent him a message first. That he’ll be at the office soon.

“Should I buy some coffee?”

Before entering the Taesung building, Hyeseong stopped by the nearby convenience store. He picked out the coffee brand Seongjin likes to drink and snacks for the others. If he bought this stuff, Ihyeok probably wouldn’t welcome him and ask why he’s spending money, but Hyeseong still carefully selected the items.

“Fuck, those guys aren’t joking around. Are they really easier targets than Seohyeon?”

Seohyeon? At the familiar name, Hyeseong paused for a moment. Looking up, he saw two burly men in black suits and flashy leopard print shirts eating ramen at the food counter. They looked like gangsters even at a glance.

Seeing the thick gold necklace shining on their necks, Hyeseong thought of Baekdo. That ahjussi always wore something like that too. But they weren’t people he had seen in Taesung.

“Seeing how our guys all got mugged, it’s clear they’re no ordinary bastards. But what can we do? The boss is raising hell saying dealing with those Taesung punks comes first.”

At the word Taesung, Hyeseong’s eyes that were observing the two men widened. Deal with them? He wasn’t sure, but one thing was clear. This wasn’t a typical conversation.

Hyeseong deliberately pretended to pick out items and got a bit closer. To memorize their faces and tell Ihyeok even a little bit more of what he heard.

“We were excited to come up to Seoul but what the hell is this? Staking out and keeping watch like this is fucking depressing.”

Then the other man started slurping his ramen, saying since the boss says to do it, there’s no choice.

Hyeseong organized the information he could gather from that short conversation in his head. It seemed the two were members of an organization hostile to Taesung, and for some reason, they were currently staking out near the Taesung building with the purpose of surveillance.

Then could the target of their surveillance be...

‘Ahjussi?’

Hyeseong gulped and put the items back in their original places. Now that he had grasped the important details, he was going to head out first.

“But did you look into that? The boss told us to find out about some college student always hanging around the Taesung boss.”

“Ah shit. Right. Damn, now we even have to investigate some kid... Wait. I got the photo but... what was the name?”

The man rummaged through his pocket for his phone.

Hyeseong couldn’t help but be surprised to immediately realize the person they were referring to in that other topic was himself.

Why? Why were those people interested in him?

Anyway, the atmosphere wasn’t very good. Hyeseong quickly approached the door.

“Oh? Hyeseong, you’re leaving without buying anything?”

Just then, the convenience store part-timer noona who was organizing in the back noticed Hyeseong and spoke to him. After frequenting the Taesung office, Hyeseong had coincidentally become a regular at this store and started chatting with the part-timer who worked this shift.

“Ah, well... I have an urgent matter to attend to.”

Hyeseong gulped and bowed his head. At that moment, the skin-crawling sound of a chair being pulled back rang in Hyeseong’s ears.

Turning to look, the two men who had been chattering non-stop were now glaring at Hyeseong intently.

“Then noona, I’ll get going.”

Hyeseong hurriedly left the convenience store. He was practically running to get out of the alley when the alarm signaling the store door opening sounded again behind him.

“Yeah. For now, they said to bring him. Guess they’re going to make a deal with this kid?”

“But who the hell is he? This little punk is going to be a bargaining chip?”

“Don’t know. Just do as told. Let’s go for now.”

Hyeseong’s face darkened rapidly. This can’t happen. If he gets dragged away here, something bad will definitely happen to Ihyeok too.

He just came because he wanted to see Ihyeok’s face, but he would hate to cause him trouble even if it killed him.

“I said let go! If you don’t, I’m reporting this to the police.”

Hyeseong twisted his body and resisted stubbornly.

Just then, he felt something sharp behind him. Goosebumps immediately rose on the back of his neck.

“Hey kid, you’re a college student, right? You need your fingers intact to study properly.”

Hyeseong turned his head. Then he saw the blade touching his lower back. A very sharp knife was showing off its form, glinting.

“Quietly come with us.”

The man named Bangsik was holding Hyeseong, while the other man was walking ahead making a call to someone.

Hyeseong thought. Of a way to somehow escape from here. A neglected, quiet alley. There were hardly any passersby, so being rescued by others was impossible.

Moreover, he couldn’t feel his phone in his pocket, perhaps because he dropped it. Of course, even if he had it, contacting someone would be difficult with his arms restrained.

The only method left was to escape from this grip himself.

Looking closely, the other man wasn’t paying any attention here as if he thought Hyeseong was just some insignificant college student, focusing only on his call. In other words, if he could somehow deal with the guy next to him, escape might be possible.

“Ah- Ahjussi. You’re really not going to kill me, right?”

Hyeseong deliberately pretended to tremble in fear and slowed his pace.

“Pl- please spare me. Where are you taking me?”

“Shut up and walk.”

“My, my arms hurt too much, I can’t walk. Please... loosen your grip a bit.”

Then Bangsik clicked his tongue as if annoyed.

Holding both of Hyeseong’s hands behind his back to drag him, Bangsik muttered about kids these days being so fragile and loosened his grip.

At that moment, Hyeseong shook off his hands with all his might.

“This- this punk!”

The surprised man widened his eyes and swung the hand holding the knife.

But Hyeseong didn’t stop there and kicked the man’s crotch accurately with his right foot. Even with a size difference, even with a disadvantage in strength, there was a surefire way to win.

If a man gets hit properly there, he wouldn’t be able to easily get up right away.

“Ugh.”

The man’s face turned deathly pale from the immense pain and he crumpled to the ground. Hyeseong started running again with all his strength.

“What! You little shit!”

At the loud yell, the man’s colleague immediately looked back, but Hyeseong had already left the alley.

Translation Notes:

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