25. Nuclear bomb dropped on Seoul (6)
It was as Kim Hyun-seong expected.
Go Dong-su and Jang Won-gi.
They were instigated by the Golden Circle.
To be exact, Go Dong-su was just a liaison, and Jang Won-gi was receiving information from the broker to figure out what the picture was. So there was no reason to buy it. Since Ko Dong-soo’s face is the evidence and Ko Dong-soo’s friends are witnesses, Kim Hyun-seong thought that there was nothing he could do about this incident where there were no witnesses.
however.
A recording.
It was an unexpected development.
Jang Won-gi said, sweating profusely.
“…recording. What kind of recording is this at school? “I’ll have to check for myself to see if it’s okay.”
I stretched out my hand.
I was thinking of breaking the pen.
If the recording had really been recorded and not a bluff, everything would have been resolved once this evidence was gone.
Hyunseong Kim said.
“Yes, check. You don’t have to worry if the pen gets damaged. “It automatically connects to the cloud and the contents are saved.”
“Oh, so?”
I laughed awkwardly.
My face turned red because I felt like my intentions had been discovered.
Jang Won-gi just looked around the pen and did not bother to check the contents inside.
‘Are you sure. Hyunseong Kim had a purpose for transferring here. Otherwise, there’s no way a high school student would carry a tape recorder.’
I heard it from a broker.
I didn’t hear the exact story, such as the request failing and the client suffering, but I knew the general story as I had been in a relationship with Golden Circle for several years. Kim Hyun-seong chose to transfer despite knowing the identity of Golden Circle. Since he is a very dangerous person, you must be especially careful.
I could tell just by looking at it for a moment.
He was not shaken at all by the sudden situation and even prepared thoroughly with a tape recorder.
I felt a chill down my spine.
Where on earth did this kid come from?
What purpose does it have?
Because the goal of destroying the Golden Circle was unimaginable, Jang Won-ki gently put down his pen.
Tuk.
“Since you have already reported it, the police will clearly reveal the truth and solve the problem. “If what you say is true, Dong-su will definitely have to explain this matter.”
Subtly.
Jang Won-ki passed on responsibility for the impending situation.
* * *
The police station was nearby.
Within 10 minutes, the police arrived, and a police officer who appeared to be a senior played the recording and confirmed the contents.
[You really are an unlucky bastard. Hey, honestly, it’s a bit like that. How many students are currently suffering because of you alone? Then at least you can stay quiet during class or don’t show up like you are now? So.]
Ko Dong-su’s voice rang out.
Go Dong-soo could not bear to raise his head at the line he was about to hear, perhaps because he was embarrassed.
[What happens from now on is something you brought upon yourself.]
With that, I end it.
I heard a slap in the face.
Since Kim Hyun-sung asked what he was doing and Go Dong-soo answered, there was virtually no need for further debate. Go Dong-su and his friends who can’t raise their heads. Just by looking at their appearance, the situation was clear.
The police officer said, turning off the recording.
“The world is so ugly. A 19-year-old who committed self-inflicted blackmail. hey. “What on earth were you thinking?”
“…sorry.”
“Why don’t you say it the right way?!”
Go Dong-su closed his eyes tightly.
He was already an outsider.
From the moment the recording file came out, there was nothing he could do.
but.
I could never tell the truth that it was an order from the Golden Circle.
“It wasn’t my intention from the beginning. Even if it wasn’t like that, my test scores weren’t very good recently, and I was annoyed when I heard that the number one student in the country was transferring to my third year of high school. You all know it well. How sensitive are we to our grades? So, rather than trying to figure out what to do, I just wanted to vent my anger.”
“But this is a crime, a crime!”
“I’m really sorry. “I won’t do that again.”
The police officer’s eyes quickly turned to his friends.
“What about you?”
“…It’s the same reason as my sister-in-law.”
“sorry.”
In fact, the situation has been resolved.
The police officer said this time, looking at Jang Won-gi.
“T-Teacher, you’re not saying that either. When I heard from student Kim Hyeon-seong, he said that the teacher only heard about this gang one-sidedly and criticized it. The teacher. Still, shouldn’t we listen to every student’s story? This is not usually a problem. “The report has already been filed and I have a duty to resolve this situation.”
“…This is all my fault. “My sister-in-law’s face was so miserable that I momentarily lost my sense of fairness.”
It was a common sense trend.
Just like this.
It seemed like the police officer was going to punish them all.
The sight of a police officer raising his voice as if he were the best proved that the world is not yet completely rotten.
It was then.
“Let’s just finish here.”
An unfamiliar voice.
As I turned my head, I saw a middle-aged woman with a kind look walking towards me.
* * *
Vice principal of Daesung Mirae High School.
Now that Ahn Ik-soo’s position is vacant due to an unpleasant incident, Vice Principal Jin Gyeong-hee, the most powerful person in the school, calms the situation.
“Neither the kids nor teacher Jang Won-ki intended this to be malicious. Isn’t Gangnam a place where all sorts of things happen because of grades? Even if that wasn’t the case, the kids probably couldn’t control their momentary emotions because the number one player in the country was transferring to a school at a time when rankings were so sensitive. And I’m sorry to say this, but even as teacher Jang Won-gi, the words of other students who had already formed a strong bond would have been more credible than Hyeon-seong’s words who had just transferred to the school.”
“Still, it’s not an issue that can just be overlooked. “If there wasn’t a recording file, this student would have ruined everything.”
“I know. I will talk about that separately with student Hyunseong. Actually, this is a very complicated problem. Originally, it would have been impossible for student Hyeon-seong to transfer to this school, but this happened due to Principal Ahn Ik-soo’s arbitrary handling of the matter. Due to this, an internal audit is currently in progress. If we only look at the results, we should be punished, but this school also has its own circumstances. Aren’t these kids all growing sprouts? “Please don’t push me too harshly.”
“Sigh, I shouldn’t have done this…”
The police officer responded in difficulty.
It felt like he was calming down so easily that it was awkward to see him being so angry just now.
Jin Kyung-hee added immediately.
“But that doesn’t mean we’ll just ignore this incident as if it never happened. We will impose strong disciplinary action on our own. “The punishment is sufficient to make them repent and reflect on their actions.”
“If you say that much… However, if the victim says it is okay, I will finish it in an appropriate manner.”
The police officer’s gaze was directed at Kim Hyun-seong.
Then he spoke in a soft voice.
“Student Hyunseong. how will we do it? But since we are still friends, how about we end it like this, like the vice-principal said?”
At that look.
Hyunseong Kim felt very familiar.
* * *
Students too.
Teacher too.
Police too.
Everyone seemed to be exchanging script-like lines like a well-made play and trying to come up with the ending they wanted. It was definitely a first time in this life. First, I always took advantage of the situation by appeasing those in power, but it felt familiar, like dejavu.
A moment from a past life.
Although he was clearly a victim of school violence, the disciplinary committee came to such an absurd conclusion.
“Look at the children’s faces. My nose is broken and I have bruises. This is the result of student Kim Hyun-seong, so how can we not hold him accountable for this? “This incident is clearly a problem caused by student Kim Hyun-seong’s school violence.”
Daehwan Oh.
Youngcheol Kim.
In this life, they surrounded Kim Hyun-seong, but then they pushed Kim Hyun-seong to the edge of a cliff.
It was like this back then too.
Kim Hyun-seong raised a vein in his neck and claimed that he had been wronged, and the grandmother complained in tears and said that my child was not that type of child. But did people listen to that? Not a single person listened. People who should accurately determine the cause of the problem and take the side of the real victims recited a pre-determined script as if they were NPCs and confirmed Kim Hyun-seong’s wrongdoing.
It was a harsh reality.
That was why.
So I took a recorder made in the form of a pen.
In order to prepare for an unexpected situation, clear evidence was needed to prove the truth, not just lip service.
‘Not even one bit of my prediction was wrong.’
I felt it again.
This space.
It was the home of the Golden Circle.
They knew it would be dangerous from the moment they left the fence called Daesan, but they showed blatant malice from the first day. Looking at Ko Dong-su, who is slapping himself in the face. Looking at Jang Won-gi, who unilaterally believes Go Dong-su’s words. Kim Hyun-seong did not first mention the existence of a weapon called a tape recorder. I saw with my own eyes how they came out and how dirty they came out.
And now.
The board was made.
From the moment the tape recorder was presented, he was an outsider.
However, even the police officer who was called to solve the problem began to secretly try to cover it up at some point.
The situation was obvious.
The police officer probably also ate the money.
The fact that most of the teachers at Daesung Mirae High School were corrupt meant that the nearby police station, which was responsible for solving criminal cases, was no different. In the dozen years since the Golden Circle was born, several requests have been completed at this school. Its history formed the Gangnam Cartel, which was different from the Daesan Cartel.
I looked ahead.
Ko Dong-su and friends.
Jang Won-gi and Jin Gyeong-hee.
And even police officers.
It was visible at a glance.
Kim Hyun-seong actually smiled at the look in their eyes that forced Kim Hyun-seong to end it like this.
“It’s fun.”
“…is it fun?”
Jin Kyung-hee frowned.
Kim Hyun-seong’s remarks.
I felt like I was looking down on everyone.
Hyunseong Kim said.
“It’s bound to be fun. I never once said I would forgive the scumbags who criticized me. However, the police officer represented my anger and the vice principal came and negotiated with my anger. And you came up with an appropriate compromise, right? From my perspective, if I don’t accept this offer, I look like someone who is causing trouble. “Like someone who ruins something that could have been completed well.”
“…That’s a bit harsh, isn’t it? We said that because we also considered Hyunseong’s position. What if these students are criminally punished because of Hyeonseong? What will other kids think? Even if that weren’t the case, the perception wouldn’t get any better in a situation where people think it’s an unreasonable transfer.”
“The vice principal is right. “Shouldn’t you do well in school for a year?”
Jang Won-ki helped.
I chuckled.
There was no need to hear any more conversation.
Hyunseong Kim glanced at his watch.
“I’ll be back soon.”
“what?”
Just now.
Hyunseong Kim sent a text message.
By the time I reported it to the police, the recipient was already waiting at a nearby cafe in case something happened.
It was then.
Grumble.
widely.
The teacher’s office door opened.
Everyone except those involved in this incident were sent out.
And although I was told not to let anyone in, a face I had never seen before appeared.
Huge physique.
Looks like a bulldog.
Despite his appearance, which looked like he had lived a difficult life, he was a middle-aged man with an impressive brief suit and briefcase.
He said as the eyes focused on him.
“Everyone is gathered here. My name is Park Jong-su, student Kim Hyun-seong’s lawyer.”
Hyunseong Kim is in this situation.
The other person’s mistakes.
I had no intention of just ending it.