Other than Lee Hyunki, Soohyun did not recognize any of the Leaders standing there, and the atmosphere inside was tense.
Noticing the power each one of them gave off, Soohyun presumed all of them to be the Leaders, and being the sole female here was starting to get awkward towards him. She felt as if she had interfered into something important.
Lying on top of the bed was a middle-aged man— whom she a.s.sumed Oh Jaeho— and a soft expression sat on his face while he let out a sigh. His body was extremely frail, and Soohyun could see signs of Oh Jihoon within him.
"You h.o.r.n.y b.a.s.t.a.r.d had to be drunk today as well! Ais.h.!.+ This stinks!" Kim Taeseok exclaimed.
Soohyun glanced at his direction and saw his scrunched nose. His eyebrows were furrowed, and irritation radiated off of him.
"Geez! Your boring self would never understand the fun in woman and drinks," Hw.a.n.g Minjae voiced out as a gleeful expression showed on his face.
"Stop talking about this ridiculous matters at here!" Han Sungmin voiced out as a stern expression showed on his face.
His voice caused Soohyun to shudder at this moment, and she found him to be the most intimidating one in the room.
He then looked towards Minhyun and vocalised, "This is not any kind of playground. Why did you bring her here, Han Minhyun? Are you abandoning all types of ethics?"
Seeing the hostility in his voice made Soohyun frown, but she instantly fixed her emotions. She knew that she did not belong here, but that did not mean that he had to mention it this bluntly.
"She is helping me with this," Minhyun said.
His words made Soohyun"s eyes widen for a second, and raising her head, she looked at him. She did not find herself hating his words.
"Helping you with this? Han Minhyun, are you treating the entire situation as a joke? If you want to do this, then leave this room. No one wants to deal with your nonsense," Sungmin stated.
For the man in front of her, Soohyun found her hatred growing, and realizing that she was creating trouble for Minhyun here, she decided to take a leave.
"Why are you being this dramatic over it? As far as I have seen it, she had created no type of trouble," Seo Taemin, "I don"t get what type of problem you have with it."
"If she is making any type of interruption, she will be outside of this room," Sungmin vocalised before looking to Jaeho.
Minhyun and Taemin made no response to that, and Soohyun was happy to see that she was able to stay here.
"What happened?" Minhyun questioned as he turned his head to face Taemin.
"A nurse caught a strange man trying to inject something into Jaeho when he was asleep, but that strange man immediately disappeared into the thin air," Taemin stated.
"That means that there are spies planted or else his timing would not have been this good," Minhyun vocalised, "Jaeho was monitored the entire time, and to find this gap meant that he was observing everything closely."
"Han Minhyun, you will be responsible for rechecking all of the staffs and find the mole within them," Sungmin ordered.
"Since when have we started taking orders from you, and now, Minhyun is no longer obliged to take your orders," Seo Taemin voiced out, "Plus this will be too difficult for him to do on his own."
"Don"t interfere," Sungmin warned, "As Minhyun had stayed away from a long time, it is better for him to get himself familiarised with everything."
Taemin scoffed and said, "You are clearly doing this because of how he disobeyed you. For a man your age and status, you are extremely petty."
"Seo Taemin, you need to learn to not poke your nose into unnecessary decision," Sungmin voiced out.
Before Taemin could retort, Minhyun vocalised, "Han Sungmin, I am afraid I have to reject your order. Currently, I am busy with other affairs and would not be able to do so. But I can send Seo Jihyun to handle this matter."
"Are you going against my orders, Han Minhyun? Are you forgetting who you actually are?" Sungmin questioned.
Lee Soohyun did not like how Sungmin was treating Minhyun so far, and she clenched her hand into a tight fist. In one day, she found two people who she detested.
After letting out couple of coughs, Jaeho voiced out, "Please don"t quarrel or argue over this. I can personally handle this."
As a smirk formed on Hyunki"s face, he said, "Don"t stop this, Jaeho. This is quite entertaining to see, and everyone knows how your faction is not good when it comes to investigation."
"But Hyung, I don"t others to fight because of me," Jaeho vocalised.
Lee Soohyun glanced at Jaeho, and seeing his sickly, frail figure, she found him slightly odd. Throughout the entire time, she did not see signs of him being worried or panicking when it was clearly his life that was in danger.
He looked way too calm about it, and maybe Soohyun found it suspicious because she did not know him well.
At that moment, Jaeho looked towards her, and in that instant, something flashed through those eyes of his. She was not able to discern what that was, but it caught her eyes and left an imprint in her mind. It was different to the gentle demeanour he carried out.
Soohyun felt Minhyun nudge at her with his shoulder, and when she s.h.i.+fted her attention to him, she found him staring at her questioningly. Shaking her head, she indicated that it was nothing while her thoughts were consumed on how Jaeho stared at her.
It was very much likely that she was reading too much into the situation and just being paranoid.
"Han Minhyun, we will be handling it after this. Visit my office with your fated one," Sungmin commanded— letting out an intimidating air.
Han Minhyun nodded.