*Flashback to 10 minutes earlier*Dialing Yuri noona"s number I wait for her to pick up and once she does, I begin laying out my plan. I"m oddly calm. Well I guess once you"ve experienced rebirth nothing really fazes you anymore.
"Yuri-noona. Pay attention. I"m about to be drugged. Come to the following address .... be here in 5. Mobilize the protection unit. Take the room next door, make it look like a company gathering and don"t enter until I call"
In case you are wondering what the protection unit is. They are a special division of our security team that I have created for the simple task of keeping myself and those I care about safe.
With money comes power. But with power comes enemies.
The thought of not knowing when and who they are scares me. Over the past year I"ve been trying to figure out what happened to "ME" in 2007 and why I was kicked to Daegu. It hasn"t left my mind for a day.
My investigations have revealed however, that my other-self was not responsible for the incident which I now know was a building collapse. It was orchestrated by someone in the shadows. The ident.i.ty of whom I still don"t know. It"s part of the reason I haven"t return to S company yet and just let uncle run it... for now.
I"ve been waiting for the people in the shadows to make a move again. I"m not sure if this is them or just some sc.u.mbags trying to have "fun" with celebrities. But whoever it is, prepare to suffer!
The game is a foot!
"I put on my imaginary Sherlock holmes hat"
*End of flashback*
"Yuri-noona, have a driver take those two to my apartment and let them sober up" I start giving out orders like a general on the battlefield.
I turn and walk to Chae-won, noticing her dazed expression. I hug her close and gently stroke her back, "Don"t worry these are my people. It"s all over now"
"Do you want to go with Seungi hyung and Hyo-joo and wait for me?" I ask her in a gentle tone.
The shock of being nearly drugged has set in, she is really rattled so I do my best to comfort her as best as possible.
"I ... want to stay..." She answers softly as she nestles in my embrace.
I nod, understandingly and we take a seat on the couch together.
The waiter on the floor is dragged by my men, while Chae-won is like a little kitten laying on my chest purring from comfort seemingly oblivious to our surroundings.
Yuri-noona has been giving me a knowing look since a while ago, seems like I have to pay her a big bonus to keep her mouth shut from Irene.
In a matter of minutes the room is restored to its pristine state, no signs of disruption at all.
.................
The door opens and I see the man in the suit enter the room with two strong figures. Clearly not expecting an ambush the two bodyguards are laid out by my men while the man in the suit is dragged on his knees to the middle of the room.
I can"t help but commend my men, they really act with surgical precision. The captain was an ex-member of the Chinese dragon division so he knows a thing about loyalty and perfection. I wouldn"t expect anything less.
The man in the suit is groveling in terror, and is slightly confused seeing Chae-won"s complete disregard for all other human life as she is just finding peace on my chest. Her warm breath constantly hits the bottom of my neck, which makes it extremely difficult to concentrate.
"Speak" I utter only one word waiting for this man to open his mouth
"Young master.... I"m sorry. I"m sorry" He begins pleading
"What were you planning to do?" I ask
"....I really .... can"t.." He says intelligibly.
"Break his hand" I order. Chae-won draws closer trying instinctively trying to cover her eyes from the main in suits painful shrieks with my s.h.i.+rt as earplugs.
My men oblige and carry out their duty diligently. Even I can"t help but get squeamish at the sight of it.
"Are you going to speak now? or do you want me to break your other hand?" I ask like a waiter whose about to take his order
"No no no no, I... We... wanted to frame you"
"Frame me huh"
"So they weren"t after the girls after all"
"Frame me ? Why?" I ask
"I.... was ordered to"
"Ordered by who!"
"I don"t know, they said they would kill my family if I didn"t listen"
Makes sense, never get your own hands dirty.
But why him? And why do I think he looks so familiar?