NIS Agent Reincarnated as a Genius Actor - Chapter 137

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Episode 137. Rotten Teeth

 

Jeon Ki-hoon’s face, which had been artificially lifting the corners of his mouth in a smile as he left the filming set, quickly crumpled once he arrived at the empty parking lot.

 

 

 

‘Disrespectful bastard. Acting all high and mighty just because he’s gotten a bit famous.’

 

 

 

Thinking of Son Jin-wook, who should have come running over to bow 90 degrees but instead stood there defiantly, looking him straight in the eye, made his anger boil.

 

 

 

‘When that bastard was a greenhorn, I taught him about this industry so sincerely and personally.’

 

 

 

Jeon Ki-hoon clenched his fists, trembling with the thought that kids these days don’t know gratitude.

 

 

 

Of course, from Son Jin-wook’s perspective, he had indeed taught him something.

 

A ‘negative example’ – that no matter how much experience he gained, he should never become such a trashy senior.

 

 

 

This was also why Son Jin-wook had been especially kind and caring to others when Yeon-woo joined “Summer’s Closet” as a rookie actor.

 

 

 

Jeon Ki-hoon headed toward the parked van.

 

 

 

Click─.

 

 

 

“You’re here, hyung-nim.”

 

 

 

He heard his manager’s greeting from the driver’s seat, but Jeon Ki-hoon got in the car without a word and buried himself deep in the seat.

 

 

 

Then Jeon Ki-hoon picked up the coffee his manager had prepared in advance and took a sip.

 

 

 

“Hey! Im Jae-wook!”

 

“Yes?”

 

 

 

Im Jae-wook, who had been working as a manager for three months now, turned around with a tense expression to look at Jeon Ki-hoon sitting in the back seat.

 

 

 

Here it starts again.

 

 

 

Now it felt like he got PTSD just from anyone calling his name.

 

Cold sweat ran down his spine.

 

 

 

When called with such an angry voice, he had to immediately turn around and lower his eyes.

 

If he didn’t, things would get difficult – something he had learned through his body over the past three months.

 

 

 

“I told you to prepare something sweet like cafe latte or caramel macchiato.”

 

“Ah… Yesterday you said you were managing your weight, so from now on americano…”

 

 

 

Before he could finish speaking, Jeon Ki-hoon’s low voice was heard.

 

 

 

“Im Jae-wook.”

 

“…Yes. Hyung-nim. I’m sorry.”

 

 

 

When he started being difficult like this, it wouldn’t end unless he just lowered his eyes and apologized.

 

 

 

Then Jeon Ki-hoon opened his mouth again as if lecturing him.

 

 

 

“I’m saying this because I’m worried about you. Huh? What are you going to do if you, a young guy, start forgetting things like this already? You kept talking nonsense last time too.”

 

“…Yes. I’m sorry.”

 

“Your mother is sick too, right? If you want to continue working as a manager, you need to remember well. Tell me. What did I tell you to prepare?”

 

 

 

This wasn’t the first or second time.

 

That person would keep pestering him like this for hours until he heard what he wanted to hear.

 

 

 

Jae-wook thought of his mother in the hospital and swallowed back the anger that had risen to his throat.

 

 

 

“…Now that I think about it again, you told me to prepare cafe latte.”

 

“Right. Hey. What are you doing? Start the car.”

 

“…Yes.”

 

 

 

As he started the engine, Jeon Ki-hoon’s voice was heard from behind again.

 

 

 

“But what kind of name is Jae-wook? It’s similar to some disrespectful bastard’s name. I hear people change their names a lot these days.”

 

“Excuse me?”

 

“No, just saying. What are you doing? Hurry up and drive so I can go rest.”

 

 

 

In the driver’s seat of the van leaving the filming set, the manager turned the steering wheel with an empty expression.

 

 

 

Jeon Ki-hoon’s manager Im Jae-wook became a gear wheel turned by the rotten cogs of this society, slowly wearing away, and like a dead fish, his eyes gradually became cloudy.

 

 

 

***

 

 

 

Quite some time had passed, and several scenes with not only Han Byeol but also Dong-ha had been completed.

 

 

 

‘I need to take him down soon.’

 

 

 

Jeon Ki-hoon’s activities were surprisingly clean.

 

Yeon-woo monitored him on the filming set, and during other times Han Hae-woon monitored him, or when that wasn’t feasible, they assigned someone from Baek No-ya’s side.

 

 

 

They had been conducting full 24-hour surveillance for about a month without missing anything, but the results were less than expected.

 

 

 

However, observing Jeon Ki-hoon during this time, it was clear he was a Trojan horse that Baek Sol had planted.

 

 

 

Not only did Jeon Ki-hoon show various typical characteristics of drug addicts, but when they conducted a background investigation on him, they discovered he was connected to an agency that had suffered losses after making a big investment in a work called “Baldur” last time.

 

 

 

The problem was how to catch him.

 

 

 

‘If his movements are clean except for the filming set and home, then it must be large-scale possession.’

 

 

 

If he reeked of drugs enough for Yeon-woo to notice at a glance, his usage frequency must be quite frequent.

 

 

 

The fact that he could last over a month without other contacts meant there was a high possibility he possessed drugs in large quantities, enough that he didn’t need other connections.

 

 

 

‘That means he’s either someone closely connected to Baek Sol, or he’s one of the customers they’ve been managing for a long time.’

 

 

 

Using such a card likely meant it wasn’t simply for attacking LN Entertainment.

 

 

 

‘Are they planning to cook before swallowing?’

 

 

 

While Yeon-woo was lost in thought, Director Hwang approached him.

 

 

 

“Yeon-woo. You can go home now, why are you still here?”

 

“Ah, Director.”

 

 

 

At Director Hwang’s words, Yeon-woo stood up from his seat.

 

 

 

“I had something to think about for a moment. I should get going.”

 

“Good work today. Your acting was really good as always.”

 

 

 

Director Hwang encouraged Yeon-woo as he saw him off toward the exit of the filming set.

 

He seemed to be developing the bearing of a proper commercial film director now.

 

 

 

Yeon-woo smiled at this sight and bowed politely in greeting.

 

 

 

“Thank you. Then I’ll head in first.”

 

“Yes. I still have Dipangdal’s filming left. Go ahead.”

 

 

 

After seeing Yeon-woo off, Director Hwang Min-kwon headed back to the filming set.

 

Watching Director Hwang’s retreating figure, Yeon-woo nodded his head.

 

 

 

Dipangdal is the role that Jeon Ki-hoon is playing.

 

It’s fine for now since it’s mostly individual filming, but soon Dipangdal would join the group scenes where all the main characters film together, so he needed to handle this before then.

 

 

 

‘Originally, I planned to raid the scene through Han Hae-woon if he showed suspicious movements in his route, but…’

 

 

 

There were no such signs, and since he didn’t know how much drugs that guy had stockpiled, it seemed he needed to use a more certain method.

 

 

 

Yeon-woo picked up his smartphone and contacted Han Hae-woon through the secure messenger.

 

 

 

– Hae-woon. We need to prepare. We’ll need to arrest him with solid evidence soon.

 

 

 

As soon as he sent the message, a reply came back immediately.

 

 

 

– Han Hae-woon: Yes. I’ll prepare it.

 

 

 

This side was faster in terms of time but somewhat troublesome.

 

A search and seizure warrant requested by a prosecutor and issued according to criminal procedure law ultimately requires court approval.

 

 

 

If there were suspicious movements during surveillance like now and they raided the scene, they could arrest him as a criminal caught in the act, but if not, they would need to investigate through proper legal procedures, which required evidence for that investigation.

 

 

 

While thinking about various things as he headed to the parking lot, he could see Kim Min-su’s van in the distance.

 

 

 

Seeing him dozing with his head against the driver’s seat headrest, it seemed he was catching some sleep while Yeon-woo was lost in thought and not coming out of the filming set.

 

 

 

“Hmm. I came out too late.”

 

 

 

Looking at the sky, the sunset was already fading and it was getting dim with a purplish tinge.

 

 

 

Just then, the headlights of a car standing next to Yeon-woo turned on.

 

As he raised his hand to shield his eyes from the sudden headlights, a young man hurriedly got out of the driver’s seat.

 

 

 

“Ah, I’m sorry! I’m sorry! It was dark so I didn’t know you were there…”

 

 

 

The young man bowed his head while apologizing repeatedly.

 

Yeon-woo shook his head.

 

 

 

What was there to be sorry about for turning on his own car’s headlights in a parking lot?

 

However, the young man who got out of the car seemed somehow very intimidated.

 

 

 

“It’s fine. I was just spacing out while thinking about other things.”

 

 

 

After Yeon-woo spoke and looked again, he could see the young man’s face that had been hidden by the headlight glare.

 

 

 

‘Hm? That person is Jeon Ki-hoon’s manager.’

 

 

 

Yeon-woo approached the young man.

 

 

 

“I’m Ryu Yeon-woo. You’re Jeon senior’s manager, right?”

 

“Yes, yes! Hello!”

 

 

 

Surprised by Yeon-woo who suddenly approached and offered a handshake, Im Jae-wook stammered as he greeted him.

 

However, he soon showed a bright expression, bowed his head, and grasped Yeon-woo’s extended hand.

 

 

 

“I was deeply moved by the movie ‘Sketch’.”

 

“Is that so? Thank you.”

 

 

 

Saying he was deeply moved by the movie ‘Sketch’ wasn’t just a polite greeting.

 

 

 

“My mother is sick and staying at a nursing hospital. So it resonated with me even more.”

 

“Ah, I see.”

 

 

 

Yeon-woo nodded at Im Jae-wook’s words.

 

He looked a little older than Yeon-woo or around the same age, but his face had a somewhat shadowed feeling that didn’t match his age, suggesting he had his own difficult circumstances.

 

 

 

Yeon-woo looked at Im Jae-wook and spoke again.

 

 

 

“By the way, I haven’t had much filming overlap with Jeon senior yet so I haven’t gotten close to him. Does he have any special hobbies or places he frequents? I was thinking of giving him a gift or something.”

 

“Uh… places he frequents?”

 

“For example, if he plays golf.”

 

 

 

Yeon-woo naturally conversed while trying to obtain personal information about Jeon Ki-hoon.

 

However, Im Jae-wook scratched the back of his head and gave an unexpected answer.

 

 

 

“Hmm, there’s nothing like that in particular… I think he probably likes shoes.”

 

“Shoes?”

 

 

 

At Yeon-woo’s words, Im Jae-wook thought about something and then opened his mouth.

 

 

 

“Not the company car, but hyung’s personal car trunk is full of shoes like brand sneakers, but he doesn’t wear them. I think he probably collects them…”

 

“Hmm, in the trunk? That’s unusual. He doesn’t collect them in a shoe cabinet.”

 

 

 

Im Jae-wook seemed to agree with Yeon-woo’s words and spoke again.

 

 

 

“Yes. If you even touch the trunk, you get in huge trouble. He seems to cherish it a lot.”

 

 

 

Then after thinking for a moment, he hesitated and continued speaking.

 

 

 

“Um, I answered because you asked, but if hyung finds out, I think I’ll get in big trouble for saying unnecessary things…”

 

 

 

At Im Jae-wook’s words, Yeon-woo smiled and nodded.

 

 

 

“Yes. I understand what you mean. I won’t mention the manager’s story. Still, thanks to you, it was very helpful.”

 

“Oh, not at all.”

 

 

 

Yeon-woo shook hands again and headed toward the van where Kim Min-su was waiting.

 

 

 

‘He keeps a bunch of shoes in his personal car’s trunk, and if you even touch it, you get in huge trouble…’

 

 

 

Even an idiot would understand with this much information.

 

The place where that bastard stores drugs was most likely the trunk.

 

 

 

Even without this information, he would have found it through close surveillance and investigation, but thanks to this, he could save some effort.

 

 

 

Yeon-woo picked up his smartphone and sent another secure message.

 

 

 

– We should target when Jeon Ki-hoon opens his car trunk. There’s a high possibility he’s hiding it there.

 

– Han Hae-woon: Understood.

 

 

 

Since the apartment where Jeon Ki-hoon lives has high security, they hadn’t surveilled the parking lot until now, but with this change in approach, they needed to conduct closer surveillance.

 

 

 

 

 

And three days after Yeon-woo gave instructions to Han Hae-woon.

 

 

 

That bastard fell into the trap he had set in advance.

 

 

 

– Han Hae-woon: Team Leader Ryu. We caught the evidence.

 

 

 

The several photos attached with Han Hae-woon’s message showed Jeon Ki-hoon taking out divided packets from the trunk.

 

 

 

Since he had parked rear-first, the photos taken by Baek No-ya’s person who was waiting in advance didn’t capture the scene of Jeon Ki-hoon taking the envelope from the trunk, but they clearly showed him putting plastic packs containing white powder into a paper shopping bag.

 

 

 

‘It’s certain. Unless that’s flour.’

 

 

 

Yeon-woo nodded and picked up his smartphone.

 

 

 

– Hae-woon, let’s begin. According to the plan we decided in advance.

 

– Han Hae-woon: Yes, Team Leader.

 

 

 

Now it was time to pull out the rotten tooth that had been festering.

 

 

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