The Baby Seizes Fortune - Chapter 82

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Episode 82

“Do all lawyers who passed the bar exam only say the right things?!”

Scenes from modern history of countless high-ranking officials who passed the bar exam and then fell from grace flashed through my mind.

There were more than just one or two people who went to prison.

I clearly know that a person’s position doesn’t determine the correctness of their values.

“Father is an amazing person, so everything Father says is right… surely…”

“So you think it’s okay to treat Mother like that?”

At my words, Min-woo gasped and stared at me blankly.

“You…!”

I looked at Min-woo with clear eyes as if telling him to deny it if he could.

After several seconds of silence, the child gritted his teeth and spoke.

“What does a little kid like you know…”

Gi Min-woo’s clenched fists trembled.

“Yeah, I don’t know what’s happening at your house, but.”

I said while looking at Min-woo.

“…making someone precious cry isn’t cool, it’s terribly wrong.”

Min-woo looked at me with shaking eyes.

His eyes were full of confusion and bewilderment.

“You know what’s right. Dummy.”

Soon Min-woo made a “tch” sound.

The way he turned his head with a frustrated expression looked a bit pitiful too.

Still, since he’s a smart kid, he’ll understand what I’m saying.

I don’t know if this kid will reflect even a little or continue to support survival of the fittest from Father’s side.

At least as an adult inside, I felt a bit relieved having said what needed to be said to a child.

“Turn on inner thoughts mode.”

Soon I quietly whispered to Noah and asked Min-woo, who was looking down.

“But where did your father go?”

A method to deduce where the item might be located.

It would become easier if I could get information about where Gi Seung-cheol, who came to retrieve the item, would head.

It’s fortunate that Gi Min-woo is here.

“….”

Gi Min-woo just looked at me again without answering.

I could see various thoughts flowing through the child’s mind.

And among them, one sentence that clearly emerged.

‘Got it.’

[2nd floor Wine Cellar.(99%)]

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‘Did I take too much time?’

I thought as I hurriedly left the Gallery.

But I have no regrets about having that conversation with Gi Min-woo.

And suddenly an Achievement reward window appeared.

[You have achieved the hidden Achievement ‘Seed of Connection’.]

[Achievement reward: Gi Min-woo’s favorability increased]

[Achievement reward 2: Gi Seung-cheol’s office password]

Gi Min-woo’s favorability…?

Huh, wasn’t he angry at me earlier?

The second reward is also an unexpected gain.

Gi Seung-cheol’s office password. Good.

Of course I can’t use it right now, but it might be quite useful when Ri Ji-han returns.

Soon I arrived in front of the Wine Cellar.

Crash- Bang-

Suddenly noisy sounds came from the upper floor.

“Ah…!”

It sounded like a man’s voice followed by liquid spilling with a crash.

“Kyaaaaa”

“Waaaaah!”

I could also hear the children’s piercing voices.

“We did it!”

I could tell that Haedeun and Haesoo were carrying out their operation.

‘If it’s right upstairs, then yeah, this place has a high possibility.’

It seems the Haedeun and Haesoo twins caught Gi Seung-cheol who was heading here.

‘But Hee-jae…’

He hasn’t come yet.

Phew, it would be better to go in alone, right?

I struggled to open the heavy door of the Wine Cellar with my small hands and squeezed my small body inside.

The soft lighting inside the Wine Cellar made of stone walls greeted me.

“…Noah.”

A window facing outside, shadows cast under the gentle moonlight.

As soon as I entered, I couldn’t help but grin.

“Hehe, found it.”

[૮₍ •ᴥ◕ ₎ა]

Nice!

* * *

In the dense Thick Bushes, Ri Ji-han crouched low and gestured while looking back.

Behind her, an Old Man with mud on his face was limping along with his Wife.

“Huff… huff…”

Their faces were full of tension, because this place was the midpoint between life and death.

“We just need to go to there. Mother, Father.”

On Ri Ji-han’s back was a thin, dark-skinned child with black hair.

The same age as five-year-old Chaea, but lighter than a three-year-old baby from South Korea due to malnutrition – her younger sibling.

The group began moving quietly again.

Right now the command was turned upside down looking for the defector Ri Ji-han and her family.

‘Just a little, just a little more to go.’

What came to mind more strongly than warm blankets and steaming rice was the face of a certain girl.

‘Just a little more to go…’

That girl who had a clear and lovely face for a South Korea operative, who gave the absurd feeling of being like both a younger sister and an older sister.

That child who paid a large sum of money and opened the opportunity she had only dreamed of.

“You can just live as an ordinary person.”

Bang-

At the gunshot heard from somewhere, Ri Ji-han urged her family and began moving even faster.

She wanted to meet that child again.

* * *

“I’m so sorry, oh my.”

Samo of Geumhae Construction apologized to Seungcheol who had just finished washing up.

“You two should apologize quickly too.”

“We’re sorry.”

“We’re sorry.”

Haedeun and Haesoo, who were scolded, bowed their heads and apologized together.

“No, it’s just children playing.”

Of course he said that, but Seungcheol’s mood was very foul.

On the way to retrieve the item, these little rascals blocked his path and pulled something, causing sour orange juice to come pouring down from above.

Because of that, his entire body got soaked.

The situation was quickly resolved, but it took quite a while to wash up and change clothes.

“We’ll buy you a new suit. Which brand do you prefer?”

“It’s fine, ma’am. Kids can be like that. Please don’t worry about it.”

“Oh my, I feel so bad about this.”

Seungcheol spoke to Samo, who lowered the corners of her eyebrows looking embarrassed.

“If you insist, please give me a call when you need anything.”

And he held out his business card.

Top-tier law firm lawyer, Gi Seung-cheol.

It’s always right to create debts with the wealthy.

“Yes, I will. Lawyer.”

“Well, I’m busy so I’ll be going now…”

After finishing his greeting, Seungcheol paid no more attention and walked down the corridor to descend the stairs.

By now he should have already retrieved it and left, but it had taken longer than expected.

‘Wine cellar.’

This place had the highest probability.

The previous transaction location was a suburban gallery, where beneath the representative still life painting, an item was contained in a wine bottle.

With that item, Gochan-hyeong eliminated his competitor and was elected to the National Assembly.

So if it’s a black still life painting, given the context of the previous transaction, it would be wine…

Seungcheol quietly opened the heavy door.

Then the cool temperature of the wine cellar touched his skin.

Taking one step, two steps, a plausible scene appeared before his eyes.

Wine on the table, two model apples, and flowers stuck in a vase.

Anyone could see it was a composition that matched a still life painting.

‘Then…’

Seungcheol walked over and lifted the tablecloth.

The item, the diskette, must surely be hidden here.

“….”

But.

The corners of Seungcheol’s eyebrows twitched.

He eventually pulled out the tablecloth completely.

“It’s not here?”

Gi Seung-cheol’s lips moved with bewilderment.

No, that can’t be right.

But where he had removed the tablecloth, no diskette was visible.

This is strange, it should definitely be here.

Seungcheol’s eyebrows hardened sharply.

“This person is a thief, catch him!”

Just then, a child’s voice was heard through the open door crack.

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