Devil Returns To School Days - Chapter 146
28. Home Ground (1)
Opposite the main gate of Daesan Science High School.
A black car was parked.
The man watching the front door closely from the driver’s seat was Jeong Ki-ho, a broker at Golden Circle.
a few days ago.
Park Hyeong-jun’s order was given.
Go down to Daesan, investigate the people around Kim Hyun-seong and secure all information, including the radius of their actions. Among them, Jeong Ki-ho was in charge of tailing them. Because it was his first time conducting such a large-scale operation, Jeong Ki-ho could not take his eyes off the front gate.
“What a bastard. “Making the Golden Circle move like this.”
I heard it as an explanation.
What Hyunseong Kim did.
When I was told that I had single-handedly defeated dozens of people and even survived a sword fight with an S-rank opponent, I honestly had no choice but to admit that my opponent was a minor and all. In fact, it was determined that it could not be processed within the school. No matter how much I look back on the history of the Golden Circle, I have never heard of a case like this.
S rank and above.
Kim Hyun-seong was out of the question.
Therefore, the calculation was made to first break down the people around him mentally by touching them.
‘No matter how much you fly and crawl, you touched the wrong person. ‘Because you won’t be able to protect your people and your entire family alone.’
Golden Circle.
This is not a group that an individual can handle.
If Golden Circle had shown signs of wavering in its past requests even once, the blind trust of its clients would not have been formed. A target who is good at fighting and a target with a good background. Among the targets, there were not necessarily only the weak, but it inevitably led to the downfall of the target.
I believed this time would be no different.
Jeong Ki-ho felt hungry, so he peeled a chocolate bar out of his pocket and ate it.
It was then.
smart.
Someone knocked on the window.
Jeong Ki-ho unconsciously checked the side and was startled when he saw the other person’s clothes.
I rolled down the window with a shocked look on my face.
OK.
“May I ask why you keep stopping here?”
The police officer looked at Jeong Ki-ho with wary eyes.
* * *
The embarrassment was short-lived.
He had done nothing wrong.
The backstory of following Kim Hyun-seong’s family under the orders of the Golden Circle was not the truth revealed in front of the police officer.
Jeong Ki-ho answered with a calm face.
“Oh, I was just stopping for a moment because I had something to do. “If traffic is obstructed, we will move out of the way immediately.”
I grabbed the steering wheel.
He was about to leave, but the policeman stopped him.
“wait a minute.”
“Do you have anything else to do?”
“In fact, we recently received reports that there are people targeting students around here. The world is really scary. I wonder what kind of garbage is disturbing the growing sprouts. To prepare for any unpleasant situations, we patrol the area around the time children arrive and leave school. That’s why I’m telling you, I’m not saying you’re the culprit, but I’ll check your ID for procedural reasons. “This applies to everyone who wanders around here, so don’t be offended.”
“…ID?”
His expression distorted.
It wasn’t a good thing.
Revealing one’s identity while being followed increases the chance of being stepped on when a problem arises.
but.
However, I couldn’t refuse to give them my ID card.
The police officer explained the situation in detail, but if I refused to respond, I didn’t know that they would immediately proceed with further procedures. It could be even more of a headache then. Jeong Ki-ho roughly threw the chocolate bar on the seat next to him, then took out his wallet and presented his ID card.
“Here you go.”
“thank you.”
The police officer checked my ID.
The name is Jeong Ki-ho.
31 years old this year.
The police officer recorded the information with a calm expression and spoke as if the story was flowing.
“I’m just saying this just in case. If you’re thinking of doing anything around here, you’d better be careful. “Once your identity is secured, you will definitely be a suspect, and the police in Daesan plan to thoroughly prepare to prevent any ‘problems’ from occurring.”
Okay.
I handed over my ID card again.
Regardless of whether Jeong Ki-ho showed signs of being offended or not, the police officer openly made eye contact with Jeong Ki-ho.
“You understand, right?”
Then I realized.
The opponent.
I was convinced of Jeong Ki-ho’s impure purpose.
* * *
First, I moved the car.
It was not a pleasant experience for Jeong Ki-ho.
On the first day of the tailing, I did nothing and just watched, but I had no idea that I would be caught like this.
‘Did you even expect it?’
That couldn’t have been possible.
Kim Hyun-seong had transferred to Seoul, and the police were released in anticipation that the Golden Circle would attack his family. I didn’t understand it through common sense. It was not reported to superiors. Jeong Ki-ho drove his car and moved to the next location because his actions that caused problems from the beginning could be seen as a mistake.
Squeak.
Sun Villa.
It was near Kim Hyun-seong’s original home.
Cars can be conspicuous in narrow alleys, so we parked nearby and walked on foot.
‘Let’s check Kim Hyun-jin and the grandmother’s movements here.’
I entered the alley.
Since I arrived earlier than expected, I had some time left and tried to control my mind by lighting a cigarette.
“Whoa.”
It blew out cigarette smoke.
I finally felt like I was calming down a bit.
Whenever I thought of the look in the police’s eyes, I felt bad for no reason.
I finished smoking one cigarette and put the next one in my mouth, when suddenly I heard people around me shouting.
“Hey there.”
“What are you doing now?”
They were young men.
There were three people, and even after spotting them, Jeong Ki-ho paid them no heed and lit a cigarette.
Dull.
I took a deep drag on my cigarette.
He exhaled acrid smoke and looked at the men with blunt eyes.
“why. “Is there a problem?”
It was different from just now.
I couldn’t help but feel awkward when dealing with the police, but there was absolutely no reason to bend down and go in with ordinary men.
The men’s expressions became distorted.
“hello. That one over there. Can’t you see the sign saying it’s a non-smoking area? Let’s put out the cigarette right now. “If you ignore the warning, we will have no choice but to take appropriate action.”
“What are you?”
“We are the youth self-governing association of this village. “We have full authority to say this.”
“Oh yeah?”
I chuckled.
Even so, it was an uncomfortable situation.
It could have been okay, but I didn’t want to do that right now.
I took a step.
He walked towards the men with great strides, and while he was a few steps ahead, he took another deep drag on his cigarette.
“I am. Normally, I would just let it go without causing any trouble, but something like this happened a little while ago. I’ll just ask you once. Should I put out a cigarette or not?”
It was threatening.
Still, the men did not back down.
“Turn it off.”
“okay?”
No more words were needed.
Patience has reached its limit.
Jeong Ki-ho flicked his cigarette and at the same time punched the man right in front of him.
“Then the fuck, can you at least make me feel better…!?”
hook-!
I widened my eyes.
It was a surprise attack.
I was planning to take down one person and subdue the other two with a preemptive strike, but the man in the lead dodged the punch as if he had expected it. He just turns his face slightly to let the attack go. For a moment, I felt ominous. He felt something was wrong, but since he started, Jeong Ki-ho continued to swing his fists without losing momentum.
Hook hook.
Everything went astray.
And then.
Bah!
Instead, his face turned to the counter.
As Jeong Ki-ho hesitated and retreated, the other men behind him also quickly ran up and fired kicks.
Sigh!
Quadang!
I rolled around on the floor.
Seeing Jeong Ki-ho groaning in pain, a man came up to him and grabbed him by the collar.
“I know. It would be nice to hear it when a person speaks. I heard there have been a lot of accidents around here recently. If you ever think of something bad, remember it clearly. “You will definitely meet us every time.”
puck!
I hit him in the face.
Even though the situation was already one-sided, the man did not stop punching.
Pow!
Knock knock knock!
I groaned in pain.
I raised my arms and crouched down.
First day of mission.
Starting from police officers to youth self-government associations.
It was clear that something was going terribly wrong with the plan.
* * *
Getting beaten up.
Jeong Ki-ho immediately called the police.
The circumstances of the violence were clear.
Regardless of how this situation unfolds, I decided that I could definitely be punished if I showed my face and ‘evidence’.
“It’s them!”
The local youth association did not go far.
They were wandering around as if guarding the Sun Villa, and the police officer immediately called them over upon hearing Jeong Ki-ho’s words.
He was a different person from the police officer I saw in front of the school.
Jeong Ki-ho explained the situation in the three-way meeting.
“I was smoking in the alley when these people came and warned me not to smoke. As far as I know, even though it is a local residents’ association, it does not have the authority to do so, but I was so angry at the coercive attitude of the leader that I shook my fist. I admit that it was wrong. I shouldn’t have thrown my fist, but I brought the violence upon myself. But this isn’t really true, is it?”
He pointed to his own face.
It was a mess.
There was swelling and bruising here and there, and my face was no longer visible.
In fact, there was a way to bring in Golden Circle personnel to clean up this place, but considering the current situation, it was not unusual. First of all, there was a need to legally tie it up. There was also a judgment that only if there were some results, it would be beneficial to report to the higher-ups.
“Please check that CCTV over there. Then you will be able to clearly see what the situation is.”
Existence of CCTV.
At that moment, the angle pointed towards the inside of the alley.
If CCTV had not existed, there would have been no need to call the police when they were outnumbered.
however.
The police officer spoke with a calm face without even looking at the CCTV.
“Mr. Jeong Ki-ho.”
“…What is my name?”
“Iknow, right. How did I know that name? In front of the main gate of Daesan Science High School, where student Kim Hyun-jin attends, and near the Sun Villa, where he lives. Can it really be said that it was a coincidence that I met you in these two places? Oh, unfortunately, that CCTV is not working. “Your innocence cannot be confirmed, and as a result of my investigation, the reason why the Youth Autonomy Association indiscriminately assaulted Jeong Ki-ho was because he was trying to break into a mansion without permission and commit theft.”
“What is that!”
I was speechless.
What on earth does this mean?
As the police officer looked at him, one of the youth council members took a step forward.
He stopped in front of a villa other than the Sun Villa and started hitting the iron bars leading to the single room in the basement with a stick he had prepared in advance.
Kaang!
Kaaang kaaang!
It was a situation that gave me goosebumps.
Their malice.
Their actions.
It was clearly conveyed in my mind.
After breaking the iron bars and opening the window wide, the man turned to look at the police officer.
“It’s done.”
“You saw it, right? Clear evidence that you were trying to break into someone else’s home. It’s no use trying to find out. You have already testified at the Youth Autonomy Association and we have concluded that you are a robber based on physical evidence. So let’s go together.”
“This is crazy.”
Pak.
He shook off the police officers who tried to catch him.
Jeong Ki-ho rolled his eyes and shouted.
“You fucking bastards. Is it okay for the police to do this? “Is it okay to blatantly manipulate evidence like this?”
“hey.”
“…!”
Senior police officer.
His expression became cold.
He grabbed Jeong Ki-ho’s neck tightly and said, putting his face in his face.
“You know the situation well. “Fuck, just follow me quietly. Unless you want to add another charge of obstruction of official duties.”
Clap, clap, clap.
Police officers handcuffed him.
Jeong Ki-ho looked blank and could no longer resist.
This made it clear.
Hyunseong Kim.
Although it is unknown since when, he was preparing for the Golden Circle’s malice.