There Are Four Top Idol Uncles - Chapter 157

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Episode 157
‘…So, this girl named Yewon did that? To escape from that director… breaking one piece of filming equipment would be enough?’
Deceiving a frightened, desperate child was far too easy.
Even Jeyeon, who had been cautious at first, soon spilled information without restraint.
Most of it was useless chatter, but one detail lodged itself firmly in the man’s mind.
The name Yewon came up again.
The child who had extracted Mun Hyeok from Mirae Entertainment.
The child who had single-handedly driven Jeyeon—once a promising prospect at Mirae Entertainment—out of the industry overnight.
…Could this be coincidence?
The man’s eyes darkened.
Naturally, a seven-year-old couldn’t possibly orchestrate something like this alone; someone was clearly pulling the strings from behind that child.
For instance….
‘Park Youngyoung from Time Entertainment would certainly have the capability for something like this….’
The man tilted his head with a soft hum.
He’d always thought Cheon Joong-eok was being overly sensitive whenever Time Entertainment was mentioned.
Now he was beginning to understand that sentiment.
Impressive, Park Youngyoung.
Manipulating a seven-year-old to orchestrate something like this….
Just as ruthless as Cheon Joong-eok.
‘Yes! I, I only did it because she told me to, ah, but no one believes me…. She told me to break the most expensive-looking thing, so I really did just that….’
You were fired not just because of the equipment you broke, but mainly because you bit the director’s hand….
Instead of stating the truth, the man offered Jeyeon a subtle smile.
‘And?’
‘And….’
Jeyeon hesitated before speaking.
‘Right after Dad disappeared, strange men came and searched our house.’
‘!’
‘I, I was asleep when they came sneaking in…. I saw them through the crack in the door. S, someone definitely came! B, but no matter how much I told the police officers, no one believed me!’
‘I see. That must have been so sad.’
‘Ah, you believe me, don’t you? Right? You’ll find our dad for us, won’t you?’
‘Of course.’
The man nodded gently while affectionately stroking Jeyeon’s head.
I’ll find him and kill him without fail.
I absolutely must find him.
‘Did you happen to hear anything at that time… or see anything? Try to recall a bit more.’
‘….’
Jeyeon pondered for a long while before finally speaking.
She opened her mouth.
‘…Actually, I opened the door and went out at that time….’
‘!’
You had that kind of courage?
The Unknown Man looked down at Jeyeon with startled eyes. Whether she was foolish or remarkably brave, he couldn’t quite tell.
‘At that time, I heard someone say something…. “Is that her? The young lady…?”… It was such a quiet voice that I couldn’t hear it clearly, but it sounded like that…. And then everyone just left.’
Jeyeon spoke thus and fidgeted nervously.
‘But I don’t know who that young lady was…. So we can’t find our father?’
‘No.’
The Unknown Man smiled again, as if grateful.
‘I’ll definitely find him. Don’t worry too much.’
I found it—a clue.
* * *
So that was why the Unknown Man was now pursuing Lee Doha.
In truth, the one he was watching most carefully wasn’t Lee Doha but Yewon, yet ever since filming for “This Life, Money Over Love” wrapped, Yewon had stubbornly refused to set foot outside her home.
So he had no choice but to tail Lee Doha instead.
Why had he immediately targeted Yewon and Lee Doha upon hearing the word “young lady”?
It was pure instinct.
A gut feeling that this strange, utterly strange affair was somehow connected to Yewon.
The mastermind was probably Park Youngyoung.
Since someone else was supposedly pursuing Park Youngyoung, he decided to dig into this angle for now.
…Though admittedly, he hadn’t uncovered much of anything yet.
* * *
Then.
There was a car tailing the Unknown Man’s vehicle.
“Yessir! Hm~! Following your orders faithfully! Tailing him well~!”
The driver of that car was on a call with someone.
Specifically—
—Yeah, yeah. So there’s some crazy bastard tailing our in-law, huh~?
The person on the other end was his boss, Leon of HiDeal.
As Leon’s right hand, he had been shadowing Lee Doha and Yewon according to Leon’s orders for some time now.
It was he who had reported the scandal(?) between Yewon and Mun Hyeok a few days ago.
“Yessir!! I’ll give you the license plate! Please run it! XXX is XXXX!”
—Hmm. Okay, okay~ Let me check~
“Should I just ram him, sir?!”
—Nah, nah. Let’s see how far this goes~ That bastard’s probably got someone directing him from behind too~
“Yes, sir!! Once our in-law goes in, I’ll dig into that bastard’s background too!”
—Yeah, yeah~ Fighting~
Leon answered halfheartedly, then asked.
—By the way~ What if our in-law happens to meet with an unfortunate accident and passes away… Would our hyung raise Yewon?
“Huh? Is that so? I’m not too familiar with complicated legal stuff! Should I take care of the in-law then?!”
—Nah, nah~ If you do that, Yewon will probably disown us. Just make sure our in-law doesn’t get a single scratch~
“Yes, sir!!”
And so the call ended.
Leon adjusted his sports sunglasses with a swift motion.
What kind of lunatic dares to lay a finger on our family’s in-law?
He wanted to shove the man away on impulse, but decided to exercise restraint for now.
* * *
Meanwhile.
In the lane beside Leon’s car, another vehicle was driving parallel to him.
“Ah, CEO. I apologize for reaching out when you must be so busy. Do you have a moment to talk?”
It was Hyun Director, who had recently been “protecting” Yeongho with Yusong’s help.
-Yes, Hyun Director. What is it?
When Yusong’s response came through the phone, Hyun Director smiled faintly.
“The reason I’m calling is that we’ve detected a vehicle tailing Lee Doha. It’s been following him for a while now. Should we handle it?”
-Hmm.
“Well, it seems like Young Master Leon might do something about it anyway.”
Hyun Director said this and glanced at Leon’s right arm, which was giving a thumbs-up gesture while looking this way.
Why does the young master insist on keeping such a frivolous fellow around…?
-Ah, so Leon has already made contact. It seems he’s discovered something as well.
“It must be someone from Mirae Entertainment. If you give me the order, I can quietly dispose of that CEO, but…”
-I considered that, but I’ve heard that CEO is merely a puppet. Even if we remove him, several politicians will just install a new one in his place.
“I see…”
-So I intend to expose all those politicians at once. I’m currently gathering several actors who were exploited by that agency.
“!”
A spark of interest flashed in Hyun Director’s eyes.
“Do you have a prosecutor cooperating with you, CEO?”
-Ah, yes. There’s a prosecutor I met through a parent association meeting. Ryu Prosecutor…
A parent association meeting?
Hyun Director fell silent for a moment at a word he never expected to hear from Yusong.
“…If it’s Ryu Prosecutor, I know him well. He’s always been cautious, never succumbing to Haion’s recruitment attempts… How did you manage to bring him in?”
-Hmm. Well, I suppose you could say the parents simply understood each other.
“I see. Indeed, Miss Yewon truly is a blessing to our Haion family. I cannot fathom how such an extraordinary young lady could be born into our household. No matter how much I think about it, I find it unbelievable.”
-Well, this isn’t something new. So for now, I’d appreciate it if you could focus on protecting Lee Doha well.
The two men nodded without batting an eye, spouting flattery.
“Yes, CEO. We’ll proceed accordingly.”
-Ah. Of course, you may dispose of whoever is in that vehicle.
At Yusong’s words, Hyun Director laughed as if he’d expected as much.
“Yes, CEO. I’ll handle it depending on the situation.”
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“….”
Meanwhile.
The man tailing Lee Doha trembled at an inexplicable sense of dread.
What is this uneasy feeling?

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