The Rogue, Genius, Chaebol's Daughter is a Baby Master Detective! - Chapter 31

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A delinquent, a genius, and a wealthy heiress walk into a kindergarten detective agency!
Episode 31
“Huh? I’m the bait?”
Haru pointed at the Information Desk with her finger.
“While I draw their attention, you’ll slip in unnoticed.”
“Sounds fun. So Dad’s making an entrance?”
Lee Hyun-woo emerged from behind the wall, hands sunk deep in his pockets, and ambled toward the Information Desk.
“What brings you—”
“Here to see Kang Tae-jun.”
“Oh? You’re Director Lee Hyun-woo, aren’t you? Without notice….”
The receptionist reached for the phone. Lee Hyun-woo turned back toward Haru with a casual wave. Haru, who had been moving low and stealthily, froze in panic.
“Haru, come here.”
The receptionist spotted her too. Haru shuffled forward reluctantly and whispered.
“My cover’s blown already.”
“It’s fine. We can start the real infiltration inside the elevator.”
After exchanging a few words with the receptionist, the man opened the gate. Lee Hyun-woo passed through the card reader smoothly and winked at Haru.
“See? That’s advanced infiltration technique. Walking right in through the front door, bold as day.”
“Whoa!”
Haru marveled. Today was a day for learning.
Once inside the Elevator, the two flattened themselves against the wall. Haru adjusted her Heart-shaped Sunglasses and whispered.
“You’re really sneaky. Keep your breathing quiet.”
“Roger.”
Lee Hyun-woo whispered back, making an OK sign with his thumb and forefinger. The two stood pressed to the wall, holding their breath as the elevator climbed smoothly to the Top Floor.
Ding—
The doors slid open. Haru peeked her head out cautiously.
“Nobody’s here! Now’s our chance!”
“Let’s go!”
The two crept down the Corridor on tiptoe.
“That should be it.”
Haru pointed to a large door—the Executive Office.
“I’ll go first. Cover my back?”
“You got it. Trust Dad.”
Haru tiptoed forward and carefully pushed open the door. And found herself staring directly into Kang Tae-jun’s eyes.
……
Kang Tae-jun sat with his documents laid aside, arms crossed, watching the door. As if he had been waiting for this exact moment.
“Yipe!”
Haru quickly shut the door again.
“Haru? Why aren’t we going in?”
“W-we’ve been spotted.”
“No way. You’re wearing the sunglasses—he couldn’t have recognized you.”
“Ooh!”
Haru clasped her hands together. The yellow-haired guy always made sense.
“But why are we infiltrating this place anyway?”
“To investigate the black-haired guy.”
“Right. Then let’s get on with it.”
“But I’m scared to open the door.”
“Then I’ll open it for you.”
Lee Hyun-woo swung the door open confidently, then closed it quietly again.
“Haru. Should we postpone the investigation?”
“Huh?”
At that moment, the door burst open.
Kang Tae-jun stood there, his expression cold.
“Oh Haru.”
“Yes.”
Haru snapped to attention, striking a rigid stance.
“Didn’t Dad tell you not to follow him to the Company?”
Haru’s face fell.
“But I was curious about what you do at work too.”
“Kids get curious. We’ll be quiet and stay out of the way, then head out.”
“You—”
Kang Tae-jun’s voice dropped lower.
“Are you out of your mind?”
“I’m always in my right mind.”
“If reporters get wind of this, you’re handling the fallout. Do you think Haru’s been going to kindergarten quietly all this time by accident? I’ve turned away three reporters.”
“Then we just stop them again if they show up. Don’t you think it’s more of a problem that we’re raising the girl to be anxious about everything?”
Lee Hyun-woo irritably pushed his sunglasses up onto his head.
“You take everything too seriously.”
“And you don’t take anything seriously enough. Is raising a child a game to you?”
“It’s a kindergarten assignment, she said. If Haru wants to study, is it really my job as her father to get in her way? I’d take her to the office for a ride and show her around the company.”
“You don’t understand what the real problem is. There are limits to how much money can solve.”
“If you’re not planning to just see Haru for one month and be done with it, isn’t it something that’ll come out eventually anyway? Besides, I didn’t see a single ant on the way up here—what’s all this talk about reporters?”
“You can’t predict what people will do.”
“Look, if you’re too scared of media exposure to help your own daughter with her homework, then you shouldn’t have stepped up as a father in the first place.”
Sparks flew between the two men.
Haru’s eyes darted back and forth between them, and then she hesitantly tugged at Kang Tae-jun’s sleeve.
“Mister… did Haru do something wrong?”
At the sight of those large, anxious eyes wavering, Kang Tae-jun’s expression softened.
“…No.”
He sighed and bent his knees to meet Haru at eye level.
“It’s not your fault, Haru.”
Then he looked up and glared at Lee Hyun-woo, who shrugged with an expression of indifference. Kang Tae-jun’s jaw tightened.
In another month, he’d have to hand Haru over to that man.
Kang Tae-jun’s expression grew complicated. He needed to win Haru’s heart before Jang-mi returned. But so far, all he’d managed was ruining her twin braids, burning her rolled omelet, and getting caught with a missing button. It was nothing but one sigh-worthy failure after another.
When had becoming a perfect father become this difficult?
“Since we’re already here, show her around the company.”
On top of everything else, this man didn’t seem to have the slightest intention of being a good father.
Lee Hyun-woo kept his hands in his pockets and glanced around Kang Tae-jun’s office.
“Wow, it’s pretty flashy.”
Kang Tae-jun, still glaring at Lee Hyun-woo, called Park Secretary. Meanwhile, Haru plastered herself against the floor-to-ceiling window.
“Wow, people are so tiny!”
The city spread out beneath her feet like a toy town. Suddenly, her small body was lifted up.
“It’s dangerous. Don’t lean against the glass.”
Kang Tae-jun set her down at a safe distance and continued his call.
“Postpone the two o’clock meeting and restrict outside access first—”
Haru pulled out a magnifying glass and began examining the walls and floor intently. Kang Tae-jun’s eyes followed her movements with growing concern. When their eyes met, Haru—who had been circling his desk—approached him slowly, magnifying glass in hand.
“Mister, why doesn’t your desk have anything on it? There’s just this and this and this, and that’s all there is.”
Haru pointed at the documents, the fountain pen, and the representative nameplate.
“I only keep what I need. I don’t like clutter.”
“Doesn’t that get boring?”
“There’s no time to be bored. This isn’t a place to play—it’s a place to work.”
Haru nodded in understanding.
“Okay. Can Haru start investigating you now?”
“…All right.”
“What’s your job, Mister?”
“Company representative…”
Haru wrote it down in her notebook.
Then she looked up at him directly.
“Aren’t you working right now?”
“I will be.”
Under the intensity of Haru’s gaze, Kang Tae-jun sat down in his chair. Feeling an odd pressure,
he began flipping through documents. At the rustling sound of papers turning, Haru perked up her ears and began writing something intently in her notebook.
Kang Tae-jun found himself bothered by how Haru stared at him so earnestly and then scribbled things into her little notebook.
“What exactly are you writing?”
“I’m investigating you, Mister.”
Haru circled his desk with her magnifying glass.
She continued writing in her crooked handwriting, then asked in a serious voice:
“Mister, do you work alone?”
Kang Tae-jun narrowed his eyes slightly.
“Most of the time, yes.”
“Don’t you have any friends, Mister?”
Pfft.
At the sound of suppressed laughter, Kang Tae-jun’s eyebrows twitched.
“…Adults don’t need friends.”
“Why not?”
“Because we’re busy.”
Haru tilted her head thoughtfully, then scribbled something else in her Notebook.
Lee Hyun-woo glanced down at Haru’s Notebook and burst out laughing.
Job title: Executive
What he looks like: Like he just ate a rotten apple. Doesn’t seem happy at all.
What he does: Flips through papers
What’s cool about him: (pressed mark from thinking hard) It’s cool that he keeps going even when it’s boring!
What I learned: He’s busy so he has no friends. His desk is lonely too. That’s why his face looked unhappy. I’m going to give up on becoming a Successor. I like being a detective better!

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