The Baby Seizes Fortune - Chapter 49

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Episode 49

 

“How dare you seduce Sis Jia?”

 

On his way home, a thin man wielding a weapon attacked Junho.

 

When he heard the words “Sis Jia,” something came to mind.

 

A variety show with a couple concept where celebrities appeared and were paired up—Junho had been invited as a guest to film that program not long ago.

 

The woman who became Junho’s couple was a vocal member of a popular three-member girl group.

 

Of course, it was a one-time couple for broadcast purposes, and it ended without them even exchanging contact information once.

 

It was something that was already fading from his memory.

 

But the man seemed determined to settle things today, chasing after Junho who had shaken him off and run away.

 

‘Damn it, if only he didn’t have a knife.’

 

Though Junho had learned martial arts for a long time from childhood through his school years, if his opponent was armed, that was a different story.

 

Avoiding was the best strategy.

 

If either of them got seriously hurt or something went wrong.

 

“….”

 

Junho’s eyes wavered as he thought of Chaea’s face.

 

‘I can’t leave you alone.’

 

He had to somehow escape to a crowded place and ask for help.

 

But the sound of running footsteps was getting closer and closer.

 

Junho pressed his throbbing thigh and breathed heavily, “Huff, huff.”

 

His phone had been thrown away during the earlier attack and was nowhere to be found.

 

“Gu Jun-ho, come out!”

 

The man’s voice could be heard. He was breathing roughly as if enraged.

 

“I know your home address.”

 

At this, Junho’s fingertips trembled.

 

“You widowed bastard, touching Sis Jia? If you don’t come out, I’ll go to your house and kill your daughter.”

 

At those vicious words, Junho’s eyebrows hardened completely and his teeth ground together.

 

“I’ve seen your daughter’s face.”

 

Before the man finished speaking, Junho with a cold face walked out step by step from the shadows.

 

In the dim alley, Junho stood facing off against the man with the weapon.

 

Realizing he could no longer hide and get through this situation, Junho’s eyes held a cold energy he had never harbored before.

 

Junho’s lips moved slightly.

 

“You don’t know, do you.”

 

Despite holding a knife, the man hesitated for a moment.

 

“What?”

 

Junho continued with a hardened face.

 

“…What it means to talk about a daughter to her father.”

 

Junho, who had been frantically running away from him, was now emanating fierce energy like a bear. The man faltered at this, but soon shook off his thoughts and charged at Junho while gripping his weapon tightly.

 

“Die!”

 

Junho took a defensive stance and nimbly dodged his body to avoid the knife coming in diagonally, but he couldn’t avoid it completely and his shoulder was deeply cut. Junho frowned in pain.

 

But at the same time, he firmly grabbed the hand holding the weapon and tripped him.

 

“Ugh.”

 

The charging man lost his balance and staggered but didn’t drop the knife.

 

The knife tip pointed toward the air and Junho pushed the man back against the alley wall.

 

“Urgh….”

 

If only he hadn’t been injured, he could have subdued him immediately, but his cut shoulder was throbbing.

 

‘Damn it, just a little more strength…!’

 

The man who was being pushed back was also desperately trying to attack him.

 

When Chaea’s face came to mind again in Junho’s desperate thoughts.

 

A shadow fell and simultaneously someone’s hand came in from behind him.

 

“Hold on tight there!”

 

“Let go of your strength!”

 

Soon unfamiliar voices could be heard.

 

“Did you call the police?”

 

“Yeah.”

 

Several people’s hands supported Junho as if helping.

 

“Both of you let go.”

 

“Oh, what? It’s a real knife.”

 

Bustling sounds could be heard.

 

“Was what was posted on HelloTel earlier real?”

 

“This person looks like Dong-ho from 【Typhoon Internal Medicine】?”

 

“Are you okay? Gu, Gu, what was it?”

 

“Gu Jun-ho!”

 

Mixed voices of men and women could be heard.

 

When several people grabbed and separated them, the man who had been showing murderous intent to kill Junho couldn’t move,

 

and the knife that had been trembling precariously between the two was safely recovered by others.

 

Junho, bleeding from the wound inflicted by the assailant, breathed heavily “Huff, huff” and stood staggering while being supported by the men.

 

“Die! Die!! Die, Gu Jun-ho!!”

 

Meanwhile, the assailant surrounded by two or three well-built men continued to cause a disturbance as if his anger wasn’t subsiding.

 

“How dare you touch our Sis Jia? That bastard needs to die! Fuck, let me go!”

 

“Wow, this guy is really crazy.”

 

“When are the police coming?”

 

“Huh? There they come.”

 

The loud sound of sirens could be heard from afar.

 

This situation seemed so unreal that Junho couldn’t hear external sounds well.

 

Much later in the emergency room, police officers approached Junho who was sitting dazedly receiving treatment and asked him something.

 

Soon the emergency room door opened and two people rushed in urgently.

 

It was Seok-min and Chaea.

 

“Hyung!”

 

“Father!”

 

* * *

 

Listening to the conversation with the police officers, I was able to understand the situation that happened to Father.

 

Junho had filmed a celebrity couple variety show not long ago.

 

Of course, they didn’t become a real couple—it was for broadcast purposes, and Junho had become the best couple of that episode with idol member ‘Jia’.

 

But the problem was her obsessive fan, no, sasaeng fan, no, could that even be called a fan.

 

The word stalker would be more appropriate.

 

Anyway, there was a man who went beyond liking her to digging into her private life and obsessing over her terribly,

 

and he had watched this variety show and became enraged, planning to harm Junho.

 

In this era when the concept of personal information protection was weak, the man who had secured Junho’s address and information in advance followed Junho today.

 

Originally, he planned to follow him all the way to the rooftop and kill him. If Junho had come straight home, I might have been in danger too.

 

Anyway, the man attacked Junho in a secluded place as he was walking nearby after getting off to exercise today, and chased after Junho who was running away.

 

And fortunately, at that point, I was able to save Father through Noah.

 

“Chaea… Father is okay. Chaea is okay too, right? You’re not hurt anywhere?”

 

Seeing Junho worry about me even while wrapped in bandages, I felt choked up and answered.

 

“Don’t say you’re okay. Punish that bad person who hurt our Father!”

 

And I asked the police officers.

 

They patted my head and nodded.

 

“Yes, the uncles will punish him. Oh my, the little daughter must have been so worried.”

 

“Still, it’s good that someone posted that message, right?”

 

“Exactly. The victim was in real danger.”

 

Seok-min also put his hand on his chest in relief.

 

“I don’t know who it was, but I’m truly grateful to that person.”

 

My heart was pounding. That someone was none other than… me.

 

I had Noah post an eyewitness account on the popular community site ‘HelloTell’ saying I saw someone being attacked in this alley.

 

[Lightning Board]

 

Title: (Urgent) Someone seems to be getting attacked in Dongmyeong-dong alley. Any members who can help…

 

Hello.

 

This is my first time posting something like this. I’m not joking, my hands are shaking so much I can barely type on the keyboard.

 

This is the alley behind Joeun Stationery Store in Dongmyeong-dong. A little while ago, a man with a knife chased after someone and I heard screaming.

 

I heard someone shouting “Please save me” and sounds of things crashing.

 

I’m at the PC Bang on the 2nd floor of the building across.

 

I’m posting this urgently after seeing it from a window seat.

 

Honestly, I’m too scared to go down there alone.

 

Are there any members near Dongmyeong-dong who can come out right now?

 

This is not a joke.

 

Please don’t just ignore this.

 

From a trembling member in Dongmyeong-dong-

 

And fortunately, plenty of righteous people from this era came rushing over.

 

If I had called with a child’s voice saying my father might be attacked even though I wasn’t with him, it would have been easily dismissed as a prank call, so this was the best method for me to act quickly.

 

Even before the police arrived, the assailant was beaten up by the people and ended up covered in black and blue bruises.

 

He kept rambling and screaming that he would kill Junho while kicking at people.

 

‘Serves him right.’

 

At the same time, a status window flashed before my eyes.

 

[Sub Quest: Vengeance is Mine. There is someone who harbors malice toward you and your guardian. Please deliver stern judgment upon them.]

 

[Reward: Treasure Detector]

 

[Additional Reward: A-Grade Connection]

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