I Became a Black Market Tycoon with an Inventory - Chapter 146

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146 – Jung Geun-su 2
146.
The path to Eun-seo’s Bakery.
It would be quick by car, but Geun-su chose to walk.
I needed time to sort through my thoughts, even if just a little.
Honestly, I was confused too.
I didn’t even know why I was heading toward Eun-seo’s Bakery.
There was no reason to go.
Back in school, we weren’t that close.
Truthfully, my memories with Eun-seo were so vivid that it felt like more, but we’d only attended school together for just over a year.
We hadn’t done anything particularly memorable together.
We’d never even shared a meal.
On top of that, Eun-seo was married.
She even had a child.
Was it right to seek out someone like that?
Every action felt precarious.
Couldn’t I simply exchange pleasantries with a former classmate I hadn’t seen in ages?
Couldn’t I reminisce and catch up on what we’d missed?
Yes.
I could.
But my heart was far too complicated to dismiss this as merely meeting an old classmate.
No, I couldn’t even call it complicated.
I didn’t know what this was.
It was an emotion I’d never experienced before.
Before I could finish deliberating, I’d already arrived at Eun-seo’s Bakery.
I lingered in front of the shop, still uncertain.
Should I go in?
Or should I just turn back now?
I stood there for a long while before finally deciding.
‘I should leave.’
There was nothing good about inserting myself into Eun-seo’s life.
I didn’t want even the smallest ripple, the tiniest speck of dust, to touch her.
I couldn’t even remain as a friend.
“Geun-su~”
As I turned to leave, I heard a voice calling my name from behind.
I turned around to find Eun-seo standing there.
“If you’re here, why are you standing outside?”
“Huh?”
“Did you come back already to tell me your thoughts? How was it? Did you like the bread?”
“Oh? Ah… no. I haven’t eaten the bread yet.”
Eun-seo’s eyes widened as she asked.
Unlike Geun-su’s complicated feelings, Eun-seo’s expression was nothing but bright.
“What? Why? Is something wrong?”
“No… it’s just… that’s not it…”
Unable to think of a proper excuse, Geun-su hastily pulled out his wallet.
“I left earlier without paying, and it’s been bothering me ever since… so I came back.”
“I told you it was fine.”
Eun-seo laughed, as if amused that he’d come back for such a reason.
That smile was dangerous.
It disarmed people entirely.
“No, that’s still not right.”
“Then how about you buy me dinner instead of paying for the bread?”
“Dinner?”
“Yeah. And it has to be something delicious. Expensive.”
Faced with the invitation to dinner, Geun-su stood there like a fool, wavering uncertainly.
He neither accepted nor refused.
Refusing was the right thing to do, yet part of him desperately wanted to share a meal with her.
He wanted to talk with her a little longer.
So he said nothing at all.
“···..”
“I need a little time to close up. Let’s meet in front of the shop at eight.”
“···”
“I’m going inside to finish up. See you later.”
Eun-seo went inside, leaving Geun-su standing alone.
Yet his mood wasn’t bad at all.
.
.
.
“Did you wait long?”
“Not at all.”
“My mom was supposed to come, but she’s running late today. She had to drop off Ha-yul, so it took longer.”
“Are you sure about this place? We could order something else.”
We had come to Hongeo Samhap Restaurant.
It was hardly the ideal choice for a first meal anywhere.
“I’ve been craving hongeo samhap so badly. But whenever people hear ‘hongeo,’ they make a face and refuse to eat it. Yet it’s so delicious.”
Eun-seo wrapped fermented skate, boiled pork, and aged kimchi together and popped it into her mouth.
“Mmm~ it’s so delicious. I can’t believe I’ve lived without eating this. What a waste.”
She savored each bite of the hongeo samhap with genuine delight.
Just watching her eat brought me happiness.
“Should we make a toast too? Cheers~”
“Cheers.”
We clinked our glasses together and downed the soju in one gulp.
She acted as though no time had passed between us at all.
She treated Geun-su with the same warmth as if we’d seen each other yesterday and met again today.
Geun-su found it strange, yet comforting.
“Why aren’t you eating? Go ahead and eat too.”
“Yeah, I will.”
Despite my answer, my chopsticks didn’t easily reach for the hongeo.
I only picked at the lettuce and sesame leaves that came alongside it.
I only touched the side dishes.
Truth be told, I don’t eat hongeo.
Hongeo is actually a luxury food.
Growing up in the Orphanage, I never had the chance to eat hongeo.
I was far more accustomed to instant noodles and street food.
The first time I tried hongeo as an adult, it tasted like I was about to vomit.
So I haven’t eaten it since.
I only came here because Eun-seo suggested eating hongeo.
“You know, I used to live in Seoul, and when I first went to Gunsan, they served hongeo. So I tried it back then and thought, what on earth is this taste? But then I kept thinking about it later. Isn’t that strange? But I kept remembering it every so often. It’s so odd.”
She rambled on about something, and I was content just listening to her.
Just hearing her chatter away put my mind at ease.
Stories from middle school.
Stories about transferring to Seoul.
As she continued talking about what happened after that, time slipped away before I knew it.
“Should we head out?”
“Yeah, let’s go for round two.”
When I suggested leaving, Eun-seo proposed going for round two instead.
“Round two?”
“Yeah, of course we’re going for round two. Round two.”
She took me by the hand and led me to the next place.
Round two was chicken and beer.
I began to worry.
It was past ten o’clock.
I grew anxious that perhaps I was causing trouble in Eun-seo’s household.
Delicious-looking chicken and beer arrived at our table.
“Cheers~”
“Cheers.”
After taking a sip of beer, I asked carefully.
“Is it okay that you’re not home? Doesn’t your husband worry?”
“Husband? I don’t have a husband.”
She spoke of her misfortune with that same bright, innocent expression.
“Huh? That child from earlier···”
“I got divorced.”
“Ah.. I see. Sorry.”
“Don’t be. I didn’t tell you, so it’s fine.”
I wanted to ask why she’d divorced, but I couldn’t bring myself to ask.
Perhaps reading my expression, Eun-seo offered an explanation I hadn’t even requested.
“I didn’t know until after we married, but he turned out to be a real bastard.”
The divorce story seemed to have gotten under her skin, and she drained the beer in front of her in large gulps.
“What?”
“I got pregnant before we even married, so we had no choice but to go through with it. But he was always out chasing women. So many women. When I complained about it, he even slapped me across the face. That’s when I decided—I couldn’t live with this bastard anymore. At least it worked out. We didn’t even last a year before divorcing. Best decision I ever made.”
“I see.”
“After the divorce, I had nowhere to go, so I moved back in with my mother. That bakery you saw earlier is hers. I learned baking and now I help run the shop. I’m basically living off my mother’s kindness. Hehe.”
Eun-seo spoke casually, but the story beneath her words was anything but light.
She smiled as she spoke, but I could see tears glistening in her eyes.
Thinking of all the hardships Eun-seo must have endured through it all,
I felt anger rising within me—anger at the sadness, the rage, the pain she’d suffered.
I didn’t say it, but she felt it.
“What about the child?”
“My mother watches over her now. Without her, how could I even come out here? It feels like it’s been over a year since I’ve had a night out like this. I was suffocating, but you saved me.”
“Saved you···”
Now that I think about it, I didn’t save Eun-seo.
If anything, wasn’t it Eun-seo who saved me?
If Eun-seo hadn’t called me out into the world,
if she hadn’t spoken my name, I might still be living in my own isolated corner of the world.
“Anyway, you don’t have to rush home tonight. Let’s keep drinking. I want to enjoy this kind of happiness for the first time in a year. Cheers~”
We clinked glasses several more times.
Fresh beers arrived at our table again and again.
With each drink, my rigid expression gradually softened.
Eventually, I even laughed heartily.
Honestly, it was enjoyable.
Time felt too precious to waste.
By the time we finished the second round,
“Well, I should head home.”
“I’ll walk you.”
“You don’t have to, but I won’t refuse if you insist.”
Geun-su and Eun-seo walked slowly.
The night was bathed in bright moonlight.
The two of us walked quietly down an empty street.
Suddenly, Eun-seo spoke up.
“I was grateful back then.”
“What?”
“You fought in my place. I was grateful. I just wish I’d said it sooner.”
“No, I owe you plenty too.”
“When I saw you earlier, it was the first time in ten years, and I recognized you right away.”
“Really? Do I look the same as I did in middle school?”
“No, you’ve changed a lot. But I imagined it so many times—how would Geun-su look when he grew up? That kind of thing. But the you I saw today wasn’t what I imagined.”
“Then?”
“You’ve become far more impressive than I imagined. Much more impressive. And thank you for eating the hongeo even though you can’t stand it—I didn’t know you disliked it.”
“Hmm.”
“I… have a request.”
“What is it?”
“Could we meet up like this sometimes? Very occasionally? Just to grab a meal together? I don’t have any friends around me, and it’s been so hard. If it’s uncomfortable for you, we don’t have to. Today was enough for me.”
“You didn’t have many friends back then?”
“Life happened, and I lost touch with everyone. And after meeting that bastard, I lost even more friends. He hated me seeing anyone. If it’s inconvenient, don’t worry about it. Today was already enough for me.”
“Okay. Let’s do it. Let’s meet up and grab a meal sometimes.”
“Thank you.”
Eun-seo offered her thanks and headed inside her home.
Geun-su watched her retreating figure from a distance.
And he was beginning to understand what this inexplicable emotion he felt might be.
Could this possibly be love?
After running through the emotions and data Geun-su could process,
it seemed this was indeed love.
A faint blush colored Geun-su’s face.
The thought of meeting her again and sharing meals filled him with anticipation.
But before that, there was one thing he needed to do.
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Seoul Workshop.
Located in Seoul Downtown, yet its interior bore no resemblance to Seoul whatsoever.
Concrete walls stood exposed,
and the only lighting came from temporary yellow bulbs hanging overhead.
The floor was covered with vinyl sheeting that had clearly been used multiple times before.
Being in the basement with excellent soundproofing meant whatever happened here remained unknown to the outside world.
The wretched-looking man dragged here was already terrified, but upon entering, his entire body trembled so violently he could barely move.
This was a place that broke the human spirit from the very beginning.
Geun-su asked the Organization Members about the captured man.
“This is the one?”
“Yes, sir. That’s correct.”
Geun-su regarded the man with an emotionless expression.
That alone was enough to terrify the man.
He was Eun-seo’s Ex-husband.
The bastard who’d chased after other women while married to Eun-seo, who’d laid hands on her.
I’d brought him here.
“So you’re really that much of a scumbag?”
“Pardon?”
“Cheating on women and beating them—is that right?”
“I’ve never done such a thing.”
“Really?”
“Truly. I swear it.”
“Interesting… you’ve got some nerve.”
“I’m not sure why you’ve brought me here, but it seems there’s been some misunderstanding. I’m discreet, and my memory isn’t great anyway—I won’t remember anything clearly. I saw nothing. So if you’d just let me go, I’ll never look this way again and live diligently from now on.”
“Kekeke. You’ve watched too many movies. So you’re innocent?”
“I’ve met women, but I’ve never cheated.”
He spoke with conviction.
“How about this—every time a woman you cheated with comes forward, I’ll cut off one of your arms or legs.”
“What??”
“You said you never cheated, right? Then there’s no problem.”
“But that’s still—”
“I’ll take your silence as consent and begin. Han Chae-won. Ring a bell?”
“I… I don’t know.”
The moment Han Chae-won’s name was mentioned, the man’s pupils began to tremble.
His expression twisted.
If he’d stuck to his lie, he could have maintained it.
But showing his hand like this made it impossible to pretend otherwise.
“Ehehehe. We like evidence. Hey, play the video.”
“Yes.”
A beam projector flickered to life against the raw concrete wall, the footage beginning to play.
A naked man and woman writhed together, indulging in each other’s bodies.
The empty underground workshop echoed with moans of pleasure.
“What’s this? That woman isn’t Han Chae-won? Or is that not you?”
“Huh?”
“Right? Then I’ll cut one off. Which one? I’ll let you choose.”
“······.”
“If you don’t speak, I’ll choose. Your left ankle—that seems most fitting. Bring the grinder.”
“Yes.”
At my command, the Organization Member moved the grinder that had been prepared to the side, placing it over the plastic sheeting.
Seeing that, the man’s face drained of all color.
The grinder’s blade was caked with blood.
“I’m sorry. Please forgive me just this once, and I’ll live righteously. Sob… sob…”
The man shed tears and begged for forgiveness.
“Why do you keep lying so confidently? I actually find that kind of guy impressive.”
“No, sir. I’m sorry.”
“But this is already becoming a problem. I still have so much footage left···”
“I apologize. I’ll do whatever you ask of me.”
“You seem to be misunderstanding something. I don’t have anything to ask of you. I don’t want anything from you either. It’s just that because of you, someone I know got hurt. So I simply want to hurt you in return. If you inflicted emotional wounds on that person, then I’m going to give them physical wounds that are easier to treat but will last far longer. Fair, isn’t it?”
“I’m… I’m sorry. *sob*… *sob*···”
The man’s tears wouldn’t stop.
“I apologize. I’ll live a better life from now on. I really will.”
“Why are you like this? I don’t care whether you live well or badly. Only God concerns himself with that, and I’m not God. I just want to hurt you, that’s all. I’m angry, and I just want to take it out on you!”
“I’ll do better.”
“How exactly will you do better?”
“I’ll cut off women and live alone in isolation from now on.”
“Why does this bastard keep missing the point?”
“Sir?”
“I don’t care whether you live in isolation or live like a hermit. You need to think about how you’re going to compensate for the damage. Why do you keep only thinking about yourself until the very end!!!”
“I’m… I’m sorry.”
“I’ll give you a chance. Listen carefully. I’ve prepared ten videos. Ten videos means I can take ten parts from your body. With ten parts, usually both arms and legs are severed, and I can also remove your eyes, liver, and kidneys. This is something we’ve agreed upon, so you understand, right?”
“.. *gag*.. I’m truly sorry. What should I do?”
“But I’ll give you the opportunity to buy this off with money.”
“Money?”
“Yes. The chance to buy off ten of your body parts—your arms, legs, eyes, and kidneys. I’m really curious how much you’ll price your body at? Come on, tell me. How much will you pay?”
At the suggestion to put a price on his own body, the man’s mouth sealed shut.
The reason this man had been able to meet and date so many women was precisely because of this money.
He possessed considerable wealth inherited from his family.
Without that money, this man was nothing.
His body or his money?
He was conflicted.
“······”
“This bastard’s still thinking it over?”
The man finally made his decision.
To give up his wealth.
“No, sir. I’ll give everything I have.”
“Then liquidate all your assets and give them to your ex-wife as alimony.”
“Sir?”
“What? Can’t you hear? Should I start by cutting off your ears?”
“No, sir. I understand. I’ll do that.”
“Liquidate your assets and give them to your ex-wife. You have one month. Okay?”
“That’s too tight a timeline, isn’t it?”
“Is it? Then we’ll do it for you instead. If we handle it, we can finish in three days. There’s a separate fee, though.”
“No, I’ll handle it.”
“One month.”
“Understood.”
An Organization Member who had been standing behind approached Geun-su and spoke to him quietly.
Though his voice was loud enough for everyone to hear.
“Boss. There are 11 videos, not 10.”
“What?”
Geun-su struck the Organization Member’s head lightly.
“I told you to count the numbers correctly. What is this? The entire calculation is off.”
“My apologies.”
The Organization Member bowed deeply, his head nearly touching the ground in contrition.
Geun-su turned away from the Organization Member and looked back at the man.
“Sorry, but the calculation has changed. There’s an extra item. What should we do? I’ve already processed all the assets for 10 pieces.”
“Uh…”
“Let’s just remove one. Something you won’t need. Something you won’t need going forward.”
“W-wait… surely not?”
“Guys. Let’s turn this guy into a eunuch.”
“Yes. Understood, boss.”
Soon the man’s limbs were restrained, and without anesthesia, he could watch with perfect clarity as the very symbol of his manhood was severed from his body.
The empty workshop filled not with laughter, but with screams.
Through the Inventory, I had become a magnate of the black market.
146 – Jung Geun-su 2
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