There Are Four Top Idol Uncles - Chapter 161

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Episode 161
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Meanwhile, in a studio at the Japanese Broadcasting Station.
“…What? Our variety show filming location has completely changed?”
Lee Doha, who had just finished filming a Japanese variety show, asked Yeongeo in bewilderment.
“Yeah, well. Apparently the weather conditions around Mount Fuji aren’t looking great. They decided to change it for safety reasons.”
“Are you serious? So all the scripts and games we prepared in advance are just thrown out?! Wait, hold on. But we need to film right now—is there even a location we can secure on such short notice?!”
Weon also jumped up at the severity of the situation.
I need to finish filming as quickly as possible and get to see our baby Cider, and now this happens!
“Please tell me the filming won’t be delayed? Tell me it won’t.”
Eon’s already harsh expression grew even more menacing at the thought of postponing his return date.
“Fortunately, that’s not happening!”
However, Yeongeo shook his head confidently for the first time in a while.
“Yewon’s father heard about our situation and graciously offered to help us…!”
“!”
“Instead of Mount Fuji, we’re going to film watching an F1 race. And from completely VVIP seating at that. Plus, we’ll even get to meet the drivers directly before the race starts. Many idols have already been to Mount Fuji…. We’ll probably be the first idols to watch an F1 race on a variety show. This actually worked out better!”
“Oh, if that’s the case, this really did work out great?! I’ve been curious about F1 ever since I watched that movie!! With good seats, I’d love to see them zoom right past in front of me!”
“You fool. Real VVIP seating doesn’t work like that—you watch from a separate elevated area.”
Eon dampened Weon’s enthusiasm from beside him.
“Huh? So VVIP is boring? I’d rather just not do VVIP then.”
Weon’s shoulders drooped dejectedly.
“…Anyway. We should express our gratitude when we get back.”
Everyone nodded at Yeonho’s words.
They were all somewhat wary of Yewon’s biological father, so receiving his help didn’t feel entirely joyful….
But they had received his help, so they couldn’t just go around with sour expressions.
However, only one person—Lee Doha—remained silent.
The members and Yeongeo noticed Lee Doha’s silence and studied his expression.
“Hey, you okay?”
Eon poked Lee Doha and asked.
“Oh, yeah. I’m fine, of course…. It’s just….”
Just that I’m suddenly realizing how truly remarkable Yewon’s father really is.
Lee Doha swallowed the rest of his words.
“…Let’s all study up on F1. The staff must be overwhelmed with the sudden content change too…. We need to do what we can on our end.”
At Lee Doha’s words as the leader, the members nodded.
“Let’s head to the Lodging right now and watch an F1 movie first!!! It’s absolutely hilarious!!!”
“…Is that studying?…. You should at least watch a documentary or something, you immature Hanwon.”
Eon said, tapping Weon’s shin.
“W-Wait, everyone!”
“?”
Yeongeo stopped the members who were heading back to the Lodging.
“Well… the Lodging changed too…. Haha….”
“…?”
Why would a perfectly fine Lodging change…?
The members’ eyes narrowed.
“Haha. I’m not entirely sure either…. When the F1 side heard we were coming to watch, they apparently decided it was a good opportunity to promote in Korea…. So they’re offering us an exclusive VVIP Lodging…? And they asked us to film there too and promote it….”
“They’re being pretty aggressive about it. Unexpected. Do they even know who we are?”
Eon raised his eyebrows in surprise.
Having lived in England, Eon knew more about F1 than the other members.
Aren’t they usually pretty arrogant?
“Well, it seems that way? Um. It felt like Haion was sponsoring us quite heavily….”
“….”
At those words, the members fell silent once more.
Really… they truly are from a different world!
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“…Hey, Yeongeo. You got the right room, didn’t you?”
“…W-well…? What, what if something’s wrong…? It shouldn’t be…. I received the key properly!”
“…Even if we are VVIP, this is a bit….”
“Isn’t this the kind of room only high-ranking people use??!!!”
“….”
The GLEET members and Yeongeo were astounded by the room’s scale, which exceeded their expectations.
The two-story Penthouse on the Hotel Top Floor not only commanded a perfect view of the F1 circuit but was also the epitome of luxury at first glance.
Though they’d been provided with excellent accommodations on overseas schedules before, GLEET had never experienced anything like this.
‘…This must be because of Haion’s capital too…?’
‘Ugh…. I’m starting to feel burdened and want to run away….’
‘These guys, after failing to take Yewon from us last time, are they switching tactics to a material offensive this time!?!?!?’
‘…Should I have brought a shovel….’
In order: Lee Doha, Eon, Weon, and Yeonho.
The members exchanged wordless conversation through their eyes, then began unpacking their luggage.
Let’s not try to understand this—just accept it!
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In the darkness.
A man in a black limousine rolled down the window halfway and listened to his subordinate’s report standing in front of the car.
“…That prosecutor raided our club again?”
“Yes, Daihyo. We lost drugs worth 5.7 billion won.”
“….”
Daihyo responded by rolling up the window instead.
Then, looking at the man sitting across from him, he smiled thinly.
“This has become quite troublesome.”
“S-sir. Please, just one more chance… if you’d just give me one more chance….”
The man sitting across from him was none other than Cheon Joong-eok, the representative of Mirae Entertainment.
He immediately dropped to his knees on the limousine floor and began pleading with Daihyo.
Yet Daihyo gazed down at Cheon Joong-eok with eyes that betrayed no emotion whatsoever.
“Because of you, I’ve even got some annoying prosecutor sniffing around, CEO Cheon.”
“….”
“The drug trade isn’t easy these days as it is…. If you keep sabotaging business like this, it becomes a real problem, doesn’t it?”
That was the truth.
In reality, Mirae Entertainment was nothing more than a tool for Daihyo’s drug operation.
A convenient instrument for money laundering and drug distribution.
And as a bonus, it allowed him to expand his influence into the entertainment industry and political and financial circles alike.
To him, Mirae Entertainment was precisely that—nothing more.
Fortunately, up until now, Cheon Joong-eok had been diligently funneling money to National Assembly members, managing to keep everything under wraps…,
but recently, some strange prosecutor had begun pursuing him.
That prosecutor was Ryu Jinhyeok.
Most prosecutors would simply take a house or two and quietly back off….
But this one, inexplicably, refused to give up and pursued the matter relentlessly to the end.
“….”
He found it genuinely irritating.
Being a Japanese national, there was little a Korean prosecutor could do to him….
But if the situation escalated, it could spiral into international cooperation.
“From what we can tell, Time seems to be feeding money to that prosecutor to bring down our Mirae Entertainment?”
“Yes. They already know our true nature… and they’re trying to destroy Mirae through the prosecutor, then poach our actors. The fact that they recently partnered with Haion to establish a new talent agency makes their intentions crystal clear.”
“…Have you warned them? That touching us won’t end well?”
Daihyo’s eyes gleamed sharply through the darkness as he asked.
“O-of course! We naturally warned them, but… they’re completely ignoring us!”
Cheon Joong-eok lied without even meeting Daihyo’s gaze properly.
Of course it was a lie.
He could never admit that his own incompetence was why all the actors were being stolen away.
Moreover, Cheon Joong-eok had no way of knowing why that prosecutor had suddenly begun pursuing Mirae Entertainment.
What grudge could he possibly have harbored to dig in so relentlessly like a madman?
They were people he’d never even seen before in his life!
So he couldn’t issue any warnings either.
What would he even warn them about?
That if they kept using prosecutors to harass them, they’d all die?
Saying something like that would only provide the prosecutor with more ammunition.
So Cheon Joong-eok had no choice but to blame everything on Time.
Otherwise….
‘This crazy yakuza will kill me first!’
Cheon Joong-eok desperately tried to maintain his composure.
“…Then there’s no helping it. I’ll just have to give them a friendly warning myself.”
“!”
A warning, then… Surely not!
“That’s right. If you keep trying to sabotage our products… we’ll have to sabotage yours in return.”
If GLEET was their best-selling product.
Then there was only one way—to destroy it thoroughly.

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