The Lawyer Who Reads Tomorrow - Chapter 55

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Episode 55

 

 

Ironically, in this situation, the first person who came to mind was Sung Tae-hyun.

 

[Let’s not do something we’ll regret. This isn’t a good idea.]

 

If I had known this would happen, I should have been more stubborn in stopping her!

That pathetic diary entry was all he could manage.

 

Why was it that when he tried to prevent me from meeting Lim Do-i before, he was ready to break my hand.

But when I was actually in danger of fainting, that’s all he could do.

 

“Ugh… urgh…”

 

I groaned and pressed firmly around my head.

My vision was still completely white as I couldn’t see properly yet.

My head was ringing and pain was climbing up the back of my neck.

 

‘Just wait and see, Sung Tae-hyun.’

 

I blinked several times while thinking about how I’d treat Sung Tae-hyun’s Diary.

 

I didn’t realize it when I was unconscious, but Park Mu-hyun’s Subordinate had quite heavy hands.

Even now, the area from the back of my head down to my neck bones was so stiff and painful that proper thinking was impossible.

 

“Hah…”

 

As I barely managed to regain my senses, I finally realized I was in an unfamiliar place.

 

This wasn’t that office.

It wasn’t the room connected by floor-to-ceiling windows.

It didn’t feel like an office at all.

 

I slowly raised my head and looked around.

A Large Room with only two beds as furniture,

The White Sheets on the bed I was lying on were very clean.

 

“What the, ugh… senior?”

 

Lim Do-hyuk was lying on the bed Across the Street.

Despite fainting before me, it seemed he still hadn’t woken up.

 

What a piece of work.

He was the one saying things like ‘my brother isn’t that kind of person.’

 

One thing I could tell for sure.

 

Lim Do-hyuk has no connection to this Pseudo-Religious Group.

If that weren’t the case, then he’d have some reason to kidnap me even while getting hurt himself.

 

‘But the event was too over-the-top for that to be true.’

 

Let me observe a bit more.

 

“Senior, try to wake up.”

 

I got up unsteadily.

The empty Room echoed with my voice, but there was no response from Lim Do-hyuk.

 

I roughly stepped my feet on the Ground and approached Lim Do-hyuk lying on the bed Across the Street.

 

“He’s fine.”

 

Both Lim Do-hyuk and I were still wearing the same clothes from when we fainted.

The only thing that had changed was learning that Park Mu-hyun wasn’t just a pseudo-religious person, but a completely insane pseudo-religious person.

 

Even the Bag I had brought and the Diary, Wallet, and Mobile Phone inside it were placed intact next to the bed.

 

“Senior!”

 

But one thing was certain: we needed to get out of here immediately.

There was no telling what kind of surprise event the completely insane pseudo-religious Park Mu-hyun had prepared next.

 

I placed my hand on Lim Do-hyuk’s shoulder and shook him roughly.

 

“This isn’t the time to be sleeping.”

“Ugh…”

“Lim Do-hyuk!”

 

Just as I was about to raise my hand to slap his cheek, Lim Do-hyuk’s eyes snapped open.

 

“Sung… Tae-hyun?”

 

I clicked my tongue in disappointment and obediently lowered my hand.

 

“Where is this… ugh.”

“Haven’t you been sleeping well lately? Who takes such a deep sleep after fainting?”

“Hah…”

 

I had already confirmed that our belongings were intact.

 

I turned on my Mobile Phone.

The Battery was running a bit low, but it was enough to get us out of here.

 

However, there was one unfortunate thing.

 

“There’s no signal here. It seems like they’ve physically blocked it, do you know anything about this?”

 

Right, communication was completely blocked.

This made it impossible to use the mobile phone even though we had one.

 

“…Wait a moment.”

 

Lim Do-hyuk checked his own mobile phone and let out a long sigh.

It seemed like everything was completely blocked.

In this large, empty room where the only things present were two beds.

 

“Have you been here before?”

“…No.”

 

Confusion was reflected on Lim Do-hyuk’s face.

 

Even so, to not even suspect that human called Park Mu-hyun.

 

Both Lim Do-i and Lim Do-hyuk.

It seemed they had some degree of trust in Park Mu-hyun, who was said to have been good to The Child at least.

 

“Haha.”

 

And Park Mu-hyun’s office as well.

 

‘It was hard to pinpoint exactly what was wrong.’

 

There were name plates with Hebrew, Greek, and other languages messily mixed together.

But on the surface, it looked like a reasonably decent office.

 

It would be difficult to notice the connection to a cult from just visiting once or twice.

Especially if it was a new religious sect that no one had ever heard of.

 

“Park Mu-hyun’s office, the asset management thing seems to be just a fancy nameplate.”

 

I continued to observe Lim Do-hyuk.

Lim Do-hyuk, who had frowned briefly, readily agreed.

 

“Yeah, it seems like….”

“Bringing us into the office was probably for this purpose too.”

“….”

 

Yeah, it must be confusing.

Lim Do-hyuk had a father as backing, no matter how much of trash he was.

It seemed he didn’t expect that he himself would be captured, not just me.

 

I swallowed my criticism and approached near The Door.

 

“It’s locked.”

 

As expected, my prediction didn’t miss the mark.

Park Mu-hyun had locked us in This Room for ‘some purpose’, and The Door was locked.

The Room had a closed, restrictive structure without even a separate window.

 

“…Sorry.”

 

The hesitating Lim Do-hyuk’s lips opened.

 

“I didn’t know something like this would happen.”

 

He’s sincere.

His regret came quickly too.

 

“I’ll take responsibility for this-“

 

It was quite a new side of him.

Was he that shocked?

 

Lim Do-hyuk let out a long sigh with a bewildered expression.

 

Of course, everything he was saying was just useless reflection that wouldn’t help in this situation, so I ignored him and carefully examined the surroundings.

 

“Let’s try to find a way to escape.”

“…Yeah, sorry.”

“They probably won’t leave us here for long. If both you and I are away from our places for too long, it won’t be good for Park Mu-hyun either.”

 

Lim Do-hyuk nodded with a troubled face.

 

“That’s right, with the surrounding CCTV and all, our entering the building would have been recorded.”

“So if he’s a thinking human, Park Mu-hyun must want something from us….”

 

The conversation couldn’t continue for long.

Because we started hearing people’s voices Outside the Door.

 

Soon The Door that had been closed opened wide.

 

“Ah, you’re awake!”

 

One woman with a cheerful appearance that didn’t match the situation, and Two Men entered together.

Lim Do-hyuk also seemed frozen, as if he hadn’t expected this.

 

In this kind of situation, I guess someone with experience of dying once should step forward.

 

The people who entered The Room looked very ordinary and even appeared kind.

But I tried not to forget Park Mu-hyun’s crazy antics and opened my mouth.

 

“Who are you?”

 

Perhaps due to the situation, a low, guarded voice came out without me realizing it.

 

What stood out was the woman’s attire.

Unlike the Two Men who started cleaning The Room without any response, the woman wore very ordinary clothes.

 

The two men wore work clothes, and those clothes had the Kardia Cult logo that I had seen before embroidered on them.

 

Why is it different?

My sensitively heightened nerves reacted sharply even to a single strand of the woman’s fallen hair.

 

“Ah, I’m late with my introduction.”

 

The woman burst into a bright smile.

 

I slightly averted my gaze and made eye contact with Lim Do-hyuk.

However, he just shook his head as if he knew nothing about the woman.

 

“I am one of Ecclesia’s Brides.”

“…?”

“I’ve abandoned my worldly name, you see. That’s also the mission of our Kardia Cult.”

 

I don’t understand what she’s saying.

Ecclesia’s Bride?

 

“But Mr. Sung Tae-hyun will soon learn my name.”

“If it’s troublesome, you don’t need to tell me.”

 

The woman smiled as if pleased.

 

“That… you said that out of consideration for me, didn’t you?”

 

No, I said it because it’s unnecessary.

However, what followed next was enough to make me shut my mouth.

 

“On Sunday morning… you just need to receive baptism from our Protosophy, and it’ll be over. Then you’ll be able to return home.”

 

Baptism? Me?

When I looked up in bewilderment, the woman smiled kindly and handed me a thick book with something like written on it.

 

“Until then, Mr. Sung Tae-hyun just needs to devote yourself, and devote yourself again!”

“Sorry, but I have business with Mr. Park Mu-hyun?”

“Ah! You don’t need to worry about that either.”

 

She pointed to the book titled as she spoke.

It was a book I had never seen anywhere.

 

“Park Mu-hyun Kyrius personally chose Mr. Sung Tae-hyun.”

 

For a moment, my lips twitched without me realizing it.

 

“Park Mu-hyun Kyri….”

 

I bit down hard on my teeth.

I can’t laugh in such a serious situation.

However, Sung Tae-hyun’s facial muscles ignored my command and twitched, trying to burst out laughing on their own.

 

“…Are you enjoying this?”

 

The woman’s atmosphere changed instantly.

 

“…So that’s why you caused such trouble.”

 

Did I step on a landmine?

But wouldn’t anyone burst out laughing if someone said ‘Park Mu-hyun Kyrius’ with such a serious face?

 

Unfortunately, I’m the culprit,

so I ended up covering my mouth with one hand while disguising the laughter that seemed about to burst out as a sigh.

 

“Being paired with someone who enjoys humor wouldn’t be bad either.”

 

What is she saying?

The woman wore a painted-like smile as if her cold demeanor from moments ago had been a lie.

 

“…Paired?”

“Yes. Marriage. As a type of baptism.”

 

The woman murmured happily as if she were dreaming.

 

“‘Guests’ are exceptions, but… Mr. Sung Tae-hyun is still an outsider.”

“….”

“So to be recognized and fit in with our religious order, you need to receive baptism. It just so happens that it’s time for me to marry as well.”

 

This woman is insane.

As insane as Park Mu-hyun is.

 

“Marriage? Who would want such a thing-“

 

An angry voice suddenly burst out.

 

The one who jumped up in surprise even before me was Lim Do-hyuk.

He rushed toward the woman with a very bewildered expression.

 

Of course, the two men who had entered with her immediately restrained Lim Do-hyuk.

 

“Please calm down. Since Mr. Lim Do-hyuk is an honorable ‘guest,’ there’s no need for you to receive baptism.”

“What? You crazy, hey! Sung Tae-hyun! Say something!”

 

What a commotion.

 

I roughly understood.

Lim Do-hyuk was Lim Sang-jin’s son and Haeil’s successor.

So it would mean that Park Mu-hyun couldn’t easily touch him.

 

But me?

Sung Tae-hyun is a lawyer with no backing whatsoever, only somewhat known by name.

I couldn’t deny that my side looked easier.

 

“What do I gain from marrying you? Isn’t this the first time you’re seeing me?”

 

I asked the woman called Ecclesia’s Bride.

 

She doesn’t respond to rational conversation.

She must have lived being brainwashed in this religious order for a very long time.

 

“Ah, of course I should tell you about that too.”

 

The woman began explaining her value and what I would gain, as kindly as if she were a salesperson.

 

“Mr. Sung Tae-hyun… you’re known to be a capable lawyer, but…”

“…?”

“From what we’ve looked into, it seems you’ll need special ‘help.'”

 

Was she referring to backing?

 

“Unlike Mr. Lim Do-hyuk over there, your family background isn’t particularly good either. Ah, I apologize for being rude.”

 

Lim Do-hyuk twisted his body desperately, but the men holding him firmly didn’t back down.

 

I gave Lim Do-hyuk a look.

If something happened while doing something unnecessary in this cult den, it would be my loss.

 

They seemed to treat Lim Do-hyuk quite specially, calling him a ‘guest’…

Well, if that repeated, who knows. It didn’t seem like Lim Sang-jin would save us either.

 

“Although our religious order is relatively new, we’re quite well-known domestically across political and business circles.”

“Then I should have known about it too.”

“Ahaha, well… you can’t even enter our religious order without receiving a special invitation. So this might be presumptuous to say, but…”

“…”

“The very fact that Carius Park Mu-hyun chose you and allowed you to receive baptism! Is a tremendous privilege.”

 

The woman’s cheeks flushed slightly.

She seemed to truly believe what she was saying.

I answered, trying not to provoke these three cultists.

 

“That doesn’t feel like much of a benefit to me.”

 

Lim Do-hyuk’s face turned pale.

He could only make muffled sounds with his mouth covered by the two men.

 

And the woman in front of me looked somewhat angry.

 

“…Such words… Ah, Protosophy…”

 

The woman muttered strange words like a prayer for a moment, then spoke again with a gentle smile.

 

“I believe our gospel and my sincerity will reach you.”

“So what benefit would I have?”

“Mr. Sung Tae-hyun, after marriage, you will come to know my name.”

“That’s not really…”

 

Were these cultists not prepared to negotiate?

Well, Lim Do-hyuk and I were already trapped.

From their perspective, we might look like mice in a trap.

 

The woman muttered a few words of prayer to herself, then held out a small paper card to me.

 

“…!”

 

A crudely photoshopped image of Sung Tae-hyun and the woman’s faces.

 

“I’m already looking forward to the baptism day.”

 

…It was a wedding invitation.

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