NIS Agent Reincarnated as a Genius Actor - Chapter 150

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Episode 150. An Jun-ho

 

– You said I was the last spark to help save this body. Then there must be a clear reason why you brought me here?

 

– I can temporarily send Mr. Jeong Do-jin back to the original world.

 

 

 

As it ended like this, related communities and chat rooms were flooded with content speculating about what would happen next.

 

 

 

– [White Blood Spoiler Warning]

 

But what’s the point of sending him outside at this point?

 

└ Maybe when he goes out and comes back in, he can start from the brain?

 

└ Oh, isn’t this it?

 

└ That’s bullshit. Then the entire journey so far would be useless.

 

 

 

– [Predicting White Blood Content]

 

Cardiac is actually the villain’s boss. Since Ryu Yeon-woo invaded all the way to where he was hiding, he’s definitely scheming to send him outside.

 

└ Huh? That seems like a sudden turn? So you’re saying they catch Cardiac there and it ends?

 

 

 

– [Look at this person trying to predict the content above]

 

Then none of the foreshadowing would be resolved

 

What about the white gem? And they haven’t even shown the narrator’s appearance yet, and what about Ella and the others waiting at that difficult place called Ateri or something?

 

└ For real

 

 

 

While the internet was burning with talk about predicting next week’s content, Yeon-woo was riding in Son Jin-wook’s car.

 

 

 

“This is the first time we’re traveling together like this! Right!”

 

 

 

Yeon-woo nodded at Han So-hyeon’s words from the back seat.

 

 

 

“That’s right. ‘Summer’s Dining Table’ was work anyway, and we went on the reward vacation with the staff too.”

 

“It would be funny if dating rumors came out from this.”

 

 

 

At Han So-hyeon’s words, Son Jin-wook, who was driving, chuckled.

 

 

 

“That’s why three of us are going. If dating rumors come out, it would be between So-hyeon and me. You and Yeon-woo have a ten-year age gap…”

 

“Agh! Stop talking about the ten-year age gap! I’ve been very sensitive about it since I turned thirty!”

 

 

 

Han So-hyeon muttered that she was now thirty even by international age.

 

 

 

They weren’t really going on a three-person trip, but had gathered for a day trip to Chuncheon because of the conversation that came up when Han So-hyeon and Son Jin-wook visited the filming set to show support last time.

 

 

 

Well, taking a day trip was somewhat like traveling too.

 

Anyway, the main goal was to meet An Jun-ho after a long time.

 

 

 

For Han So-hyeon and Son Jin-wook, they were going to meet him because they were worried about him since he was such a good person, but Yeon-woo had another purpose.

 

 

 

‘There must be someone who lured An Jun-ho to that problematic party venue.’

 

 

 

According to the story he heard from Son Jin-wook last time, An Jun-ho said he went to the party venue after receiving an ‘invitation.’

 

 

 

And judging from his own speculation that the champagne he drank at the party venue seemed to contain drugs, it was definitely an intentional trap set to use him as a controversial topic to cover up something in public opinion.

 

 

 

After that, they deployed Han Hae-woon and Baek No-ya’s personnel to investigate as much as possible, but it wasn’t enough.

 

 

 

‘There are too many suspicious people.’

 

 

 

There were quite a few social butterflies in the entertainment industry who mainly attended such parties, so to identify the culprit, he had no choice but to ask the person himself.

 

 

 

Son Jin-wook’s car, which departed from Seoul, drove for about two hours and entered Chuncheon.

 

 

 

“If we came to Chuncheon, we have to eat potato bread!”

 

“Potato bread? I thought of dakgalbi when it comes to Chuncheon.”

 

 

 

At Yeon-woo’s question, Han So-hyeon nodded.

 

 

 

“Of course dakgalbi is famous too. But potato bread is just potato-shaped bread and it’s delicious!”

 

 

 

Then Son Jin-wook, who was driving, pulled over to the shoulder and operated the navigation system.

 

 

 

“Really? Since we’re here, we should eat some before we go.”

 

 

 

Son Jin-wook entered the destination in the navigation and drove again, arriving at a cafe-bakery, but there was a problem when they parked in front of it.

 

 

 

“…But who among us is going to go buy it?”

 

 

 

All three people in the car were fairly famous actors.

 

 

 

At Son Jin-wook’s words with a troubled expression, Yeon-woo raised his hand and said.

 

 

 

“I’ll go buy it!”

 

“Hey hey, if you go out now, it’ll be big trouble. No matter how much you wear a mask, even the neighborhood dog would recognize your face these days.”

 

 

 

But he also felt uncomfortable sending Han So-hyeon, an actress, out alone without a manager.

 

 

 

Son Jin-wook put on a mask and said.

 

 

 

“I’ll just go and come back. How many does everyone want to eat?”

 

“I want one!”

 

“Um, one is enough for me too.”

 

“Okay. Then three total.”

 

 

 

They’re small in size but one bread per person.

 

If Manager Kim Min-su had seen this scene, he would have shaken his head at their tiny meal portions.

 

 

 

Son Jin-wook, who went outside wearing a mask, returned to the car with bread not long after.

 

 

 

Click─.

 

 

 

As soon as Son Jin-wook returned to the car, he took off his mask and said.

 

 

 

“But how come no one recognized me at all? There were quite a few young couples in the cafe too. Ah really, I need to work harder too.”

 

“Really? Wearing a mask wouldn’t make Jin-wook hyung’s aura disappear.”

 

 

 

It was something Kim Ju-hyeong had said to Yeon-woo when he approached him, recognizing him at a glance even though he was wearing a mask in front of Korea University’s Economics Building.

 

 

 

“You bastard, at least saying thanks is something.”

 

 

 

Son Jin-wook chuckled at Yeon-woo’s words and distributed the bread he had bought.

 

 

 

Since they had come from Seoul without stopping at any rest stops, they ate just enough to stave off hunger and started the car again.

 

 

 

The house where An Jun-ho lived was literally in the middle of nowhere, deep in the countryside even from Chuncheon.

 

 

 

“This reminds me of Jun-ho hyung going to the vegetable garden when we filmed the ‘Summer’s Table’ variety show.”

 

“Right. Jun-ho said back then that since he was from the countryside, he could distinguish vegetables well.”

 

 

 

The house they arrived at after driving on back roads without even a center line was an old house with cozy-feeling red brick walls.

 

 

 

“Jun-ho said we’d be able to distinguish it right away when we got close, and he was really right.”

 

 

 

Since it was a rural village, there was quite a distance between each house, and while other houses all looked similar with gray cement walls, only this house stood out clearly with its red brick walls.

 

 

 

Son Jin-wook parked the car in front of the house and turned off the engine.

 

 

 

“Alright, let’s get out.”

 

“Hyung, please open the trunk.”

 

 

 

When Son Jin-wook opened the trunk, Yeon-woo ran over and took out gift sets containing various items.

 

 

 

“I wasn’t thinking about anything, but you’re more like a hyung than me.”

 

“That’s right. Why didn’t I think to buy gifts either?”

 

 

 

Han So-hyeon nodded and agreed with Son Jin-wook’s words.

 

 

 

When they went to pick up Yeon-woo in the morning, they only realized after seeing the gift sets Yeon-woo was carrying.

 

 

 

Yeon-woo thought it would be awkward to stop at a mart on the way to buy gifts, so he had asked Kim Min-su the day before to buy several gift sets.

 

 

 

“Come on, it would be awkward to come empty-handed. Anyone could have bought something.”

 

“That’s right, Yeon-woo hyung.”

 

 

 

Son Jin-wook nodded his head and jokingly called Yeon-woo hyung as he helped carry the gift sets.

 

 

 

When Han So-hyeon pressed the doorbell, they heard movement inside and the door opened.

 

 

 

“Well, look who’s here. You must have had a hard time coming all this way from Seoul. Please come in.”

 

 

 

A woman who looked older than expected greeted them warmly, and Son Jin-wook, who seemed to know her, smiled and greeted her.

 

 

 

“Hello. Mother, have you been well?”

 

“Oh my, what could happen living in the countryside? I made food since precious guests were coming, so hurry and come in.”

 

 

 

They had heard in the car on the way that An Jun-ho was a late-born son who lived with his elderly mother.

 

 

 

As Han So-hyeon and Yeon-woo also greeted her and entered the house, they could see a well-maintained small garden.

 

Actually, it was closer to a vegetable garden than a garden.

 

 

 

“Mother, where did Jun-ho go?”

 

“He just went out, but he’ll probably be back soon. Sit here on the wooden floor and rest for a bit.”

 

 

 

After laying out cushions on the wooden floor, An Jun-ho’s mother hurried back into the kitchen.

 

 

 

As the three sat on the wooden floor looking at the yard scenery, the mother who had gone into the kitchen came out carrying a table.

 

 

 

“I made this by mixing only vegetables I grew myself, so this is completely organic. You must be hungry after coming such a long way, so please eat.”

 

 

 

On the table the mother set down were wooden bowls containing fresh green spinach, pretty-colored carrots, various seasoned vegetables, and fried eggs.

 

 

 

“Wow. This looks so delicious.”

 

“Really!”

 

 

 

Seeing the seasoned vegetable bibimbap, they forgot all about the bread they had eaten on the way.

 

All three weren’t particularly big eaters, but seeing the colorful, neatly arranged vegetables made their mouths water.

 

 

 

“We’ll eat well!”

 

 

 

When Yeon-woo smiled brightly and greeted her, An Jun-ho’s mother smiled kindly.

 

 

 

“You’re the young master from the chairman’s house that our son served.”

 

“Yes, Mother. I’ve always been indebted to Jun-ho hyung.”

 

“Oh my, indebted for what. Hurry and eat.”

 

 

 

Actor Ryu Yeon-woo’s filmography had become splendid through various works after his debut in “Summer’s Wardrobe,” and it was still ongoing as he gradually conquered Netflix, but for An Jun-ho’s mother, time had stopped back then.

 

 

 

As Yeon-woo ate the bibimbap and looked around carefully, he couldn’t see a TV in the main room visible beyond the door.

 

 

 

‘He was an actor who was just starting to do well, but his son was unfairly accused of being a drug criminal and had to return to his countryside home, so she must be very heartbroken…’

 

 

 

The mother would know better than anyone that her son wasn’t that kind of person.

 

 

 

While they were eating the bibimbap, they heard the main gate creak open and An Jun-ho entered the yard.

 

 

 

“Jun-ho!”

 

 

 

Han So-hyeon was the first to stand up.

 

 

 

“I saw the car parked in front of the house and ran over quickly. You must have had a hard time coming here.”

 

 

 

An Jun-ho smiled as brightly as he had three years ago at the “Summer’s Wardrobe” audition hall when he first approached the nervous Yeon-woo who was alone, telling him to relax.

 

 

 

Han So-hyeon hastily put on her shoes and ran to hug An Jun-ho, patting his back.

 

 

 

“It’s been so long! I’m so happy to see you!”

 

 

 

Even though An Jun-ho was usually the first to tease and bicker playfully on the filming set, it was Han So-hyeon who spent the most time hanging out with him.

 

Since Han So-hyeon was naturally tender-hearted, she had always been worried about him, which made it even harder for her to contact him.

 

 

 

“Jun-ho hyung.”

 

 

 

When Yeon-woo called out casually with a smile as if they had met yesterday, An Jun-ho also looked at him and grinned broadly.

 

 

 

“Our cute little world star. You’re doing really well these days, right? Hehe. You’ve grown a lot.”

 

“Come on, what world star.”

 

 

 

After that incident broke out, An Jun-ho had stopped using his mobile phone and returned to his hometown home, disappearing completely, so this was the first time everyone was seeing him in three years, including Son Jin-wook who occasionally called the house phone to check on him.

 

 

 

After that, they sat on the wooden porch with An Jun-ho and chatted warmly about the past three years.

 

 

 

Everyone felt somewhat relieved seeing An Jun-ho looking much more cheerful than they had worried about.

 

 

 

“So I’ll be going to the military soon.”

 

 

 

An Jun-ho wasn’t doing any entertainment activities now, and since he couldn’t postpone his military enlistment any longer, he planned to enlist on the date he received his military enlistment notice.

 

 

 

Since he wasn’t originally that famous an actor anyway, and three years had passed with the incident somewhat forgotten by the public, he judged that there wouldn’t be any particular problems even if he enlisted.

 

 

 

“You’ll have a hard time in the military.”

 

“Come on, I already live in a mountain village, so what could be that different.”

 

“But you can’t even shoot a gun.”

 

 

 

Yeon-woo and So-hyeon laughed at Son Jin-wook’s words.

 

 

 

When they went shooting in Hawaii, An Jun-ho had come in last place among everyone including the staff.

 

Han So-hyeon had also heard about it from the staff when she came to the hotel and teased him about it until they returned to Korea.

 

 

 

After laughing and chatting for a while, it was time to head back.

 

 

 

“You should head back to Seoul now. It takes quite a while to get there.”

 

“We should.”

 

 

 

Yeon-woo and his group said goodbye to An Jun-ho’s mother and came out past the main gate.

 

 

 

An Jun-ho, who had come out to see them off, hesitated for a moment before speaking.

 

 

 

“…If ‘Jung Tae-seon’ ever invites you to parties or anything like that, refuse immediately. All of you.”

 

 

 

All three of them knew through what route An Jun-ho had been framed as a drug offender, so they nodded without asking further questions.

 

 

 

They hadn’t found the right timing to bring it up and were planning to ask separately once they got in the car, but fortunately An Jun-ho brought it up first.

 

 

 

“Got it. Take care of yourself in the military.”

 

“Right! Above all, you have to take care of your health!”

 

 

 

An Jun-ho smiled brightly at Han So-hyeon and Son Jin-wook’s farewells.

 

Seeing that expression and thinking of An Jun-ho’s mother who must have cried silently countless times behind the main gate, Yeon-woo spoke up.

 

 

 

“Jun-ho hyung.”

 

“Yeah, Yeon-woo.”

 

“I’ll come visit again later.”

 

 

 

Veteran actor Jung Tae-seon.

 

 

 

After he definitely caught that bastard and his higher-ups too.

 

 

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