The Lawyer Who Reads Tomorrow - Chapter 78

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Episode 78

 

 

“Yes…?”

 

Kim Su-yeon’s face filled with confusion.

 

“There’s nowhere else for contact to come anyway.”

“But, but still, this is a bit… this is the mobile phone you’re currently using….”

 

That’s true.

 

It was also an impulsive decision.

I came to Goshi Village without thinking twice as soon as I saw Sung Tae-hyun’s Diary.

 

Even so, my phone would be better than Kim Su-yeon’s Mobile Phone, which could potentially be remotely controlled by Bae In-jun and have its information stolen.

First, I needed to get through today safely and check if the diary’s contents changed tomorrow.

 

“Just keep it for tonight. There’s Lawyer Noh Hae-min in the contacts, so if anything happens, please contact him.”

“…!”

“There’s nowhere for contact to come right now anyway, but even if there is, just ignore it.”

“Still….”

 

The woman hesitated for a moment.

However, soon she took the mobile phone I handed her and nodded.

 

“…I didn’t expect you to go this far… I feel sorry for no reason.”

“Not at all.”

“Still…. After this matter is finished, I’ll definitely leave you a good review. You’re such good people, but when I searched, there weren’t many reviews.”

 

…Reviews? As if there would be any.

 

“I’ll definitely write that you’re people who think of the customer’s feelings first and act accordingly. Surprisingly, this kind of review is both basic and the most important part of marketing!”

 

Did she say she was in charge of CS and marketing at Bylonics?

 

Anyway, it was a good proposal for me.

Ilchul’s homepage had only been created a few days ago.

 

“Then we’ll have to work even harder!”

 

Noh Hae-min, who had been listening quietly, said with a gentle smile.

The woman now looked more stable.

 

“Actually, when I first contacted you, I was really scared and anxious… I think I did well to contact you.”

 

It was already late.

I pointed to the mobile phone I had given the woman and reminded her once more.

 

“You can go in now. We plan to handle business nearby for a few days, so it would be good to see you about once a day.”

“Ah… I’m grateful of course, but… aren’t you busy?”

 

At the woman’s unknowing words, Noh Hae-min laughed awkwardly as if stung.

 

Hmm, that’s right.

Right now, the office had nothing else to handle besides Kim Su-yeon’s case.

Unless Ho-shin Senior, who would come to work tomorrow, brought a new case.

 

“…It’s necessary to focus on the client. Especially since you’re in a dangerous situation.”

 

When I roughly brushed it off, Kim Su-yeon sighed but nodded.

 

“Thank you so much….”

“Anyway, even if nothing happens today, please contact us about once an hour until you go to sleep.”

“Yes, I will. Oh, should I return the mobile phone tomorrow?”

“If nothing happens.”

 

So, I planned to continue the overnight business trip today.

Noh Hae-min’s face filled with despair as he understood my meaning.

 

“I have a drama tonight-“

“Senior, you can watch TV at the inn too.”

 

5 minutes away from the officetel,

I booked an old room in case something happened to Kim Su-yeon.

 

It was a familiar yet unfamiliar place.

Come to think of it, this place is.

 

“Ah….”

 

Right, it’s all in the past.

It was an inn where you could see the bar I used to frequent with Choi Yoon-ki when I attended Hankook University.

 

An inn so shabby it couldn’t even reach motel standards, even with exaggeration.

Despite the old and worn exterior, the inside of the building was clean, probably remodeled.

 

Was it around here.

I used to wake up Choi Yoon-ki, who would sometimes drink all night and pass out at the inn, and take him to class.

This neighborhood has so damn many memories left behind.

 

Even though I thought I had forgotten them all.

 

“Want to eat chicken?”

 

Just as I was about to fall into sentimentality, it felt like cold water of reality hit the top of my head.

I was sitting in front of a table in an old room that had nothing but a bedding set, not even a bed.

 

On the old table, which was hardly worthy of being called a table, Sung Tae-hyun’s Diary and Noh Hae-min’s Cell Phone were placed alone.

The table was so small that there was no space left even with those two small items.

 

“Are you hungry, Senior?”

“Yeah, I was about to get off work when you dragged me here.”

 

Noh Hae-min grumbled as he plopped down on the ground.

Come to think of it, this guy was the son of some furniture company representative.

 

It was admirable that this rich kid, wealthy enough for even Lim Do-hyuk to know about, had followed along without much complaint about spending a night in this old inn, but I was a bit worried.

Ho-shin Senior and Noh Hae-min’s Father seemed quite close.

 

I was concerned we might get complaints for making their precious son sleep in such a run-down place.

 

“How about gopchang? Samgyeopsal? Oh, I heard there’s a soup restaurant nearby too.”

“Let’s wash up first.”

“Wash up?”

“And wait.”

“…Aren’t we going to eat?”

 

At my words, Noh Hae-min immediately looked dejected.

 

“It’s probably less than a 5-minute walk to the client’s officetel anyway, right?”

“…”

“Oh, let’s go here. Wood-fired pizza! They’re open late.”

 

What a genre-hopping suggestion, going from gopchang and samgyeopsal to wood-fired pizza.

 

“Let’s go with the wood-fired pizza.”

 

That was closest to the client’s house anyway.

 

* * *

 

[I’m fine! Bae In-jun is unusually quiet today -Kim Su-yeon-]

 

The first text arrived.

9 PM, nothing particularly unusual seemed to be happening.

 

In front of me sat a Margherita pizza loaded with 100% domestic fresh mozzarella cheese.

Plus the aglio e olio and two drinks we ordered additionally because I couldn’t resist Noh Hae-min’s pleading.

 

Anyone looking would think we were really here just for fun.

 

“The prices here are really cheap. But it’s delicious. What’s the deal? How can they operate at these prices?”

 

That’s the magic of Goshi Village.

 

I swallowed the words I didn’t bother to voice and put a slice of pizza in my mouth.

This used to be a place I frequented with my Hankook University classmates.

 

The wood-fired pizza restaurant, cheap and delicious reflecting Goshi Village prices, was still in the same spot even after my death.

As if I was the only thing that had changed.

 

[Please contact me immediately if anything happens.]

[Yes! ㅠㅠ I’m so sorry, what should I do? I’ll definitely treat you to a meal later! -Kim Suyeon-]

 

Never mind the meal, I just hope she’s not found in a coma tomorrow morning.

 

“Not eating more?”

 

Noh Hae-min, who had already finished all his pizza, asked cheerfully.

I pushed all the remaining pizza slices and pasta toward Noh Hae-min.

 

At least you should eat plenty.

 

Don’t they say even ghosts who die well-fed look better?

Though I wouldn’t know since I died on my way home from work.

 

“If you’re done eating, let’s take a walk around the neighborhood to help digestion before going back.”

 

Noh Hae-min patted his full stomach and nodded.

I guess his digestive system was still fine because he’s young.

 

Oh right, Sung Tae-hyun’s body is like that too.

He wasn’t at an age where he needed to manage blood sugar or blood pressure yet.

Youth really is nice.

 

I got up while having these idle thoughts.

The car that had been parked near Kim Su-yeon’s officetel with its hazard lights on was bothering me somehow.

 

“Is it because of that car?”

“…You noticed it too, Senior?”

“Yeah, I wasn’t really thinking about it, but it’s been like that for hours so it does look suspicious.”

 

Indeed, a black sedan had been parked there for hours since Kim Su-yeon returned to her officetel.

At first it had its hazard lights on, but after we came out from eating, the lights were off.

However.

 

“…Looking at the brake lights being on, it seems like there’s someone inside.”

“Huh? You’re right. Are they just going to keep sitting there like that…?”

 

It looked suspicious how they kept staying there without backing out or getting out of the car in the narrow alley.

I naturally led Noh Hae-min back into the cafe on the first floor of the officetel.

 

Perhaps due to the nature of Goshi Village, the cafe that closed at 1 AM still had several people even at this late hour.

 

“Let’s watch for a bit before going back.”

 

Noh Hae-min agreed.

 

Well, Kim Su-yeon has my mobile phone for now anyway.

If something happened, they would contact me, but I was still worried.

 

It would have been nice if Sung Tae-hyun had given me more hints.

 

[Do you happen to know a vehicle with license plate 4■■■?]

 

Just in case, I sent a message to Kim Su-yeon.

The reply arrived quickly.

 

[Um… No? I don’t memorize license plate numbers…]

[But it sounds like a number I’ve never heard before!]

 

This side was also unclear.

 

[If anyone comes looking for you, don’t open the door.]

 

I cautiously added.

Even if it was an unknown vehicle, I had a bad feeling about it.

 

[Yes! I will!]

 

Just as I received Kim Su-yeon’s reply and was about to feel relieved.

 

[Huh?]

 

A new message arrived on Noh Hae-min’s cell phone.

It was a message to my mobile phone.

 

“What the…”

 

I immediately called, but the woman didn’t answer the phone.

 

“Let’s go up.”

 

I headed back to the 7th floor with Noh Hae-min, to Kim Su-yeon’s room.

 

* * *

 

And.

 

“What the hell is this?”

 

The 7th floor corridor of the officetel.

 

I could tell something had happened the moment we got off the elevator.

 

Loud sounds were leaking from somewhere, echoing through the corridor.

As always with the walls of old officetels that aren’t well soundproofed, sounds of what seemed like someone arguing were spreading without restraint.

 

“Who the hell is that bastard?”

“It’s nothing!”

“I told you I saw him, Su-yeon. I saw him, okay? Who is he, that man.”

“You bastard, let me go!”

 

Noh Hae-min’s eyes widened.

 

…It’s Kim Su-yeon’s house.

Unit 704, 7th floor. There was no mistaking those sounds.

Hearing the sounds leaking from the front door, I immediately ran down the corridor toward Kim Su-yeon’s house.

 

“Is anyone there?”

 

Standing in front of Kim Su-yeon’s house, the source of the sounds became even clearer.

I knocked on the door and shouted.

 

“Kim Su-yeon?”

 

Right now, there’s one more man in this house besides Kim Su-yeon.

Dialogue that would fit in a morning drama, complete with violent voices.

It was a dangerous situation.

 

“Let go! Let me go!”

“Do you think you can be happy meeting other men?”

“Please come to your senses, you crazy bastard! I told you, please stop tormenting me!”

“…It’s because of that man. The man you’ve been meeting recently. I already know the numbers. Sung Tae-hyun, Noh Hae-min, Kim Ho-shin…”

“What-“

“Who is it? The man you’re really meeting? Sung Tae-hyun? Noh Hae-min?”

 

What on earth is happening that even my name is being mentioned.

 

Even with Noh Hae-min joining in to bang on the door.

As if he couldn’t hear our sounds, the man kept shouting.

 

His voice was so loud that the corridor echoed thunderously.

 

“Kim Su-yeon! Please open the door!”

 

I instructed Noh Hae-min to call the police while banging on the door hard once more.

 

“I said no!”

“Then what, how are you going to prove it? Huh? Su-yeon. I told you. You… I’ll make it so you can’t live with a sound mind, okay? You said you understood.”

“Ahhhhh!”

“You said you understood, you said you would do that!”

 

Bang-.

 

The sound of someone hitting the wall followed.

 

Was it Kim Su-yeon?

I could hear what sounded like a woman sobbing, and then came the cursing.

Soon after, a man with an unfamiliar voice growled and flung the door wide open.

 

“…!”

 

It’s the face I saw in the article.

Bae In-jun.

 

Noh Hae-min also seemed to recognize that face, as he wore a bewildered expression.

 

“What the, what….”

 

I shouted behind Bae In-jun, who was blocking the narrow entrance.

 

“Ms. Kim Su-yeon? Are you alright?”

 

Where is she.

Given how loud the noise had been, she seemed to be somewhere near the front door.

 

Noh Hae-min’s cell phone still hadn’t connected to the police.

The dial tone continued.

The man’s gaze turned sideways toward Noh Hae-min, who was holding his mobile phone to his ear.

 

“Ah, this is really….”

 

The man with gleaming eyes brushed past me and approached Noh Hae-min.

Soon he snatched Noh Hae-min’s cell phone and pressed the end call button.

 

“…Let’s talk it out, I said….”

 

I ignored the man and rushed into the room.

The dark living room of the officetel, surrounded on all sides by blackout curtains.

 

“Huh… ugh…. Lawyer….”

 

A woman was crouched under the sofa, crying.

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