Devil Returns To School Days - Chapter 153
29. Cleanup work (3)
That evening.
Jang Won-ki visited Jin Gyeong-hee separately.
He could not just sit back and watch the information secretly conveyed to him by an employee of the Office of Education.
“…Vice principal. I guess the situation is unusual. This includes the fact that it has been reported in the media, and the fact that the Office of Education conducted an investigation even after the Golden Circle came forward. “If this continues, we might be in big trouble.”
This incident.
It was different from other times.
Until now, no matter what kind of corruption was committed, the Golden Circle was able to resolve it.
It wasn’t even a problem, let alone a media report, but the atmosphere surrounding this incident was unusual no matter how you think about it. First, the Office of Education moved directly. Since reports regarding ‘corruption’ were received from students, it was clear that action would be taken.
That means.
Someone had to take responsibility.
There was no way it would end with the media getting into such trouble and saying, ‘As it turned out, nothing happened.’
Jin Kyung-hee said with a stern face.
“Let’s wait and see. “I’ve contacted you, so I’ll give you an answer right away.”
“And then you decide to abandon us. What will you do then? I am so anxious about this situation right now. Golden Circle has been solving all problems without a single problem, but nothing went as planned with Kim Hyun-seong? If you think about it, the only way for the Golden Circle to solve this problem without harm is to abandon a group like us. It will be too late to respond by then. “We have to do something now so we can find a way to live!”
Hyunseong Kim’s words.
That kept stimulating my anxiety.
Jin Kyung-hee’s eyes turned sharp as she raised her voice in response to the ominous imagination creeping up on her.
“Teacher Jang Won-gi! calm down. Even if the Golden Circle makes bad choices. There is nothing we can do. Don’t you know? What kind of group is the Golden Circle? If you point a knife at the Golden Circle for your life, can you take responsibility for the price? So just be quiet and wait patiently.”
“….”
I was speechless.
That was correct.
If you struggle to live.
I didn’t know what the Golden Circle would do.
Having watched their cruel ways all this time, Jang Won-ki could not say anything to Jin Kyung-hee’s remarks.
And just in time.
Ugh-!
[Hyungjun Park]
The long-awaited contact caught the attention of the two people.
* * *
Park Hyung-jun expressed his intention to meet.
Jin Kyung-hee broke up with Jang Won-gi and immediately went to Park Hyeong-jun’s office, and as soon as she met him, she expressed her frustration.
“Please explain this situation properly. “Wouldn’t the Golden Circle’s power have prevented the Office of Education’s investigation?”
“That made it really difficult.”
Park Hyung-jun scratched his head.
them too.
It was clearly an attempt to stop it.
However, as the situation became more complicated, some of the higher-ups came to the conclusion that they should give up.
“To be honest, the person we serve is very knowledgeable. Although he created a group called Golden Circle with a different idea than others, he has insisted on the principle of never deviating from the framework of a ‘school’ from the time of its founding until now. I fully understand what that means. In the meantime, the Golden Circle has driven many targets into the abyss, but in the name of school violence, which has always occurred frequently, they pretended nothing happened. In the world of the law of the jungle, there are always perpetrators and victims, so people think it is an immature mistake made by a minor and never dare to imagine that there is a huge conspiracy behind it. So this is what happens. “If we were thinking of immediate benefits, we could make an exception and just push aside the Kim Hyun-sung case, but he thinks that just one exception creates a rift.”
“…So. “Does this mean you’re going to abandon us?”
“I just want to tell you that this is an unavoidable situation. This matter is by no means simple. The fact that the School Violence Prevention Committee visited the Office of Education is a problem we can resolve, but Jeonghan Ilbo asked about this incident. You know it well, right? Jeonghan Ilbo does not move unless there is solid evidence. “After checking, it was confirmed that Rep. Kim Pan-ho gave the source to Jeonghan Ilbo.”
“National Assembly member Kim Pan-ho? Why did he do this incident…”
“If I were to guess the reason, it would be his intention to increase approval ratings by solving social issues. Aren’t politicians naturally like that? The problem is that the area that can be covered has already been exceeded. Kim Pan-ho came forward and the Jeonghan Ilbo asked, how ridiculous would it be if they just backed off without any benefit? In the end, something has to give. That’s what the Golden Circle concluded.”
In those words.
Jin Gyeong-hee lost her senses.
It meant blatantly throwing it away.
He was now openly saying that he would abandon Jin Kyung-hee and other teachers because he had to give something up.
Jin Kyung-hee’s eyes changed.
He looked at Park Hyung-jun with wildcat-like eyes.
“Do you think we’ll just suffer this?”
“Is there any other way?”
“….”
“Think carefully. If you trust and follow us, you will be given a chance to be reinstated later, but if you cannot bear the pain of this moment and show your teeth, then it will be over. What we can tell you is that we are also preparing some kind of plan to deal with Kim Hyun-seong. And don’t you know? In this relationship, Gap-eul (甲乙) was decided from the beginning. “If you have received enough, shouldn’t you fulfill your duties as a person?”
Why?
Jin Kyung-hee reminded me of Jang Won-gi.
Just like what you said to him.
Park Hyung-jun was returning it to himself.
There was no other way.
I had to believe it.
“…You really say it so much.”
I closed my eyes tightly.
About what happens at school tomorrow.
She just wished tomorrow never came.
* * *
Notice from Hyeongjun Park.
It was also delivered to Jang Won-gi.
Jang Won-ki hung up the phone with Jin Kyung-hee and looked into space with a lost expression.
Tuk.
“…done.”
Beyond the phone.
Jin Kyung-hee’s voice lost its strength.
Through previous conversations, she had told herself to raise her voice and believe in the Golden Circle, but she also knew that there was no bright future for her as a scapegoat. The future after being dismissed was obvious. Reinstatement would not be easy, and the only thing I could count on was Golden Circle providing sufficient financial compensation.
the problem is.
‘There has been no such precedent so far. Failure in this group means the end.’
The Golden Circle is a cruel group.
They built a solid iron fortress for over a dozen years, but when problems arose in the process of building the walls one by one, they were abandoned without mercy. It had to be that way. The Golden Circle always promoted ‘success’ to build trust, so there should never be any evidence of failure. Some say that the Golden Circle’s cruel methods caused problems, but it was also true that it was what created the Golden Circle that it is today.
The corners of my eyes were trembling.
What should I do?
I couldn’t figure it out.
“…honey. are you okay?”
“It’s okay, so go in first and sleep.”
It was my wife.
After making some excuses and sending his wife away, he went out to the veranda and smoked a cigarette.
This house.
The mortgage loan is for 20 years.
His two children showed interest in the arts and physical education, which he had to pay for in soccer and piano, respectively, and he did not know how much money he would have to spend on tuition in the future. From what I heard, I had to think about studying abroad to play the piano. Considering the amount of money spent on a single performance for my career, I could never accept the future of retirement.
The Golden Circle never.
Future expected profits will not be compensated.
And don’t the benefits of being a teacher include pension when you retire safely?
‘It’s different from Vice Principal Jin Gyeong-hee. That bitch may be okay because she’s already gotten what she deserves, but I’m not.’
Suddenly at that moment.
Hyunseong Kim came to mind.
I heard about him through the Golden Circle.
With Myungjin Construction on his back, he is giving away enough money to people who listen to him.
He is said to be an unprecedented person who caused several failures for the first time against a huge group called the Golden Circle.
“…Fuck, it’ll work out somehow.”
I picked up my cell phone.
And then.
[Hyunseong Kim]
After hesitating for a moment, I called the saved contact number.
* * *
The day was long.
It was a little while ago that he met Jin Kyung-hee, but Jang Won-ki, who came out in the middle of the night, immediately got down on his knees as soon as he met someone.
Tuk.
“I’m sorry, Hyunseong.”
The opponent was Kim Hyun-seong.
Fortunately, when Kim Hyun-sung appeared at the appointed place, Jang Won-gi spoke in a voice that seemed to be crawling.
“You know very well, but I didn’t harass you out of my own will. It was all at the behest of the Golden Circle, and with Vice Principal Jin Gyeong-hee putting pressure on me, I couldn’t refuse the order. If so. Because like the principal who was fired first, my position will be in jeopardy. “As someone who had to take out a 20-year mortgage on my home and raise two children, I had no choice but to accept the disgusting demands in order to fulfill my role as the head of the household.”
It was a lot of words.
I didn’t stop talking due to the staring eyes.
“That doesn’t mean I didn’t do anything wrong. I am truly sorry and I am truly reflecting. That’s why I’m saying this… Could it be possible for you to accept me as yours even now? I heard that when you attended Cheonil High School, you had a close relationship with teachers like Kim Young-cheol. I can do well too. “I know this isn’t what I’m going to say, but I’m the kind of person who does what I receive from someone else.”
I said the main point.
Youngcheol Kim.
This was the reason Kim Hyun-seong came to visit.
Jang Won-ki thought there was still a chance when he heard the story of Kim Young-cheol looking after Kim Hyun-seong and receiving favor from him.
Kim Hyun-seong’s eyes were calm.
He didn’t react to the suggestion just now, to the point where I couldn’t tell what he was thinking.
“teacher. Do you know Yang Min-ho?”
“…Minho?”
I was shocked.
Of course I knew.
He graduated from Daesung Mirae High School five years ago and was an honor student who had high expectations for his excellent grades. The problem is that those grades offended someone. And Jang Won-gi, who happened to be the homeroom teacher, got into the same boat as the Golden Circle in earnest, starting with an incident five years ago.
“What about Yang Min-ho? I failed to get into Korean University and entered another school that matched my grades. It was a very prestigious university, so it may have seemed like a successful life to others, but the senior was never able to shake off the trauma he suffered in high school. This is so funny. School violence may be remembered by the perpetrators as a memory from their school days, but the victims live trapped in that moment for the rest of their lives. Senior Yang Minho said that. Senior Minho Yang didn’t want to be bullied like he was in high school, so he acted like a high school student in college. If someone touched him, he reacted sensitively and did not hesitate to punch. As an adult, his reputation was obviously trashed because he got into fights, so he ran away and joined the military. But was the military, which he chose as his refuge, really a good environment for him?”
army.
It is a harsh environment.
This is especially true for people who have suffered trauma from violence.
“That can’t be possible. So, three years ago, he committed suicide in the military.”
“…what?”
“why? “You didn’t expect this situation?”
Kim Hyun-seong’s expression turned cold.
I couldn’t respect it anymore.
An opponent wearing a human mask.
It was so disgusting.
Looking at Jang Won-gi’s wide-open eyes made me want to cut them out myself.
“You knew that when you ruined a student’s future at the request of the Golden Circle, that student might die. Just because you didn’t die while you were in school doesn’t mean it’s not your fault. You obviously killed senior Yang Min-ho. know? Kim Young-cheol or you. The misunderstanding that everyone has is that the trash who enjoys favor because of me will never be allowed a peaceful future. Even if it seems that way now, I will definitely destroy it all. therefore.”
Jang Won-gi’s eyes shook violently.
Beyond the eyes.
He felt completely overwhelmed by the enormous malice that could barely be seen by a high school student.
“Just accept it. What on earth can you do if you struggle? “No apology or atonement. Your life is already irreversible.”