Chapter 118
Chapter 118
118.
Power of the Power (4)
Shinwoo used the props-laden desk as a springboard, then alternated between the container wall and the opposite railing, leaping high, and grabbed the rapidly ascending wire.
Thwack—
Only then did Han Sa-min stop falling and begin to rise again due to Shinwoo's weight.
"Catch him at the third-floor railing!"
Because the rope had snapped near the beginning, that was the limit. Han Sa-min, unconscious, was pulled up by the rope and safely handed over to the staff.
Finally landing on the ground, Shinwoo spoke into his earpiece.
"Where is that bastard?"
[...Huh? Ah, still searching. There are no CCTVs on the ship's deck, so it's not easy to track his path.]
"He'll have to go to the exit if he wants to escape from here anyway. Focus on checking there."
[Already... Ah, Meian found him. She's confronting the guy who was running away. But he pulled out a knife. I need to get there quickly. If I'm not careful, Meian might kill him?]
Fortunately, people's attention was focused on Han Sa-min, who was out of danger.
Shinwoo weaved through the crowd and ran towards the exit. When he arrived, Meian was charging at the man with the knife.
Whack— Thwack, thwack!
However, the man's knife went flying as Meian struck his wrist with her palm. Then, she dove into his arms, and a series of elbow and fist strikes landed directly on the man's solar plexus and face.
"...Keuh!"
The man who fell to the ground had difficulty breathing due to the impact on his solar plexus.
Meanwhile, Meian picked up the knife that had fallen to the ground, slowly walked towards the man, and held it out in front of his face.
"Is this what you call wanting to die?"
The man's eyes, visible above his mask, shook violently at Meian's clumsy Korean. The moment he turned to run away, the knife plunged down in front of his face.
Thwack—
"Ehey~ Be careful. If you move wrong, you'll really die."
The knife barely grazed his nose. Before he could feel the pain, the man trembled, unable to move.
In the meantime, Shinwoo was able to arrive behind Meian.
"You weren't really going to kill him, were you?"
"You came?"
Shinwoo sighed as he looked at the knife in Meian's hand.
"...That knife, it's evidence. Why are you holding it?"
"Huh? Evidence?"
"Just put it down quickly."Sorry." (Sorry)."
As Meian dropped the knife and stepped aside, the man seemed to think this was his chance and tried to turn and run away.
Thwack—
But Shinwoo immediately stepped on his back, making him fall face down again.
"Where do you think you're going?"
Whether the situation above had been taken care of to some extent, Eom Ayoung, the CEO of Breath Film, came down with the people.
"What on earth is going on?!"
Shinwoo explained what he had seen and what was happening now. From seeing the man near the wire device to catching him in the process of running away...
People couldn't help but be surprised to hear such a story.
"This is the person who tampered with the wire device."
"That staff member?"
"We don't know if he's a real staff member or not."
Shinwoo took off the hat and mask of the man who was lying face down.
The people who saw his face tilted their heads.
"Do we have someone like this on our staff?"
There were at least dozens of staff members on the film set. It was difficult to remember them all, so it was difficult to remember exactly who was who. Except for one person...
That was the assistant director, who checked all the overall situations of the filming.
The assistant director came over and checked the man's face.
"We don't have anyone like this on our staff."
"Are you sure?"
Jang Man-soo was also checking, but it was delayed because there were no CCTVs on the deck.
"I'm definitely sure."
"Then the suspect is confirmed. Please call the police first."
"I called them earlier. An ambulance too."
Eom Ayoung held out her cell phone. She seemed to have realized that what had just happened was not an accident but a case.
"That's a relief. More than that, do you have any cable ties? The biggest ones."
At that request, the assistant director went to the props team and handed them over.
Shinwoo used those cable ties to tie the man's wrists behind his back.
Eom Ayoung, who was next to him, admired Shinwoo.
"If it wasn't for you, CEO, something really terrible would have happened. Thank you so much."
"I was watching him because he looked suspicious, but I was a little late."
"It's a relief that you caught the suspect. And I heard that Han Sa-min didn't get seriously hurt. If it wasn't for you, CEO, something really terrible would have happened. Thank you so much."
The director, who had been cleaning up the deck, also urgently called out to Shinwoo.
"Thank you so much! Earlier, I really... Ugh! I thought my heart was going to fall to the ground."
Filming was now in the middle. If the lead actor had been seriously injured in such a situation, it would have been difficult to avoid responsibility in many ways, even if the culprit had been caught.
"Please finish the rest of the situation first. And how about we stop filming today? If the cost is a problem, MH Future Security will bear it all."
People were surprised once again.
"How can you go that far..."
"This movie has to do well for me to do well too. So even if the actors say they're okay, I think it's better to postpone it."
The daily production cost is at least tens of millions of won to a maximum of hundreds of millions of won, even if you simply divide the total production cost by the period.
Of course, the director and production company were bound to be sensitive to wasting a day.
"If you do that for us... We're grateful, but... Are you really okay with that?"
However, Shinwoo hadn't thought that far from the beginning.
The reason for making such a decision was because of Jang Man-soo's voice shouting through the earpiece.
[Guarantee the safety of the actors! Guarantee it!]
Shinwoo sighed and replied.
"It's really okay, so please do that."
"I will do as you say."
While they were talking, the police, who had been dispatched by Eom Ayoung's report, arrived. After explaining the situation, they were able to hand over the man, who was still struggling, to the police.
Shinwoo finished greeting the people and returned to the car with Meian.
When he opened the door, he could see Jang Man-soo, who was pale white.
"...Are you okay? Your voice sounded fine earlier. You don't look good."
"I was just a little surprised."
Shinwoo, who got into the back seat, sighed.
"This incident wasn't originally planned, was it?"
"Not at all. There were a few articles about investment issues and concerns about Han Sa-min's acting skills, but... there was no dangerous situation."
"Was the suicide really real?"
"I don't know about that either."
"Did you find out who that guy is?"
No items were found on the unidentified man that could identify him. So he took a picture of his face and sent it to Jang Man-soo.
"I found him. His name is Park Kyung-shin. 33 years old. He has three previous convictions for residential intrusion, theft, and violation of information laws. He's a famous sasaeng fan who's been giving some celebrities a headache."
Jang Man-soo's laptop displayed such information about Park Kyung-shin.
Shinwoo scanned the contents and found something strange.
"Looking at the current situation, Park Kyung-shin has some kind of grudge against Han Sa-min... But most of the search history on his cell phone internet is for someone named Moon Ha-young. Who is this?"
"Han Sa-min's rival. To be honest, it's a bit much to call her a rival. They're the same age, but Moon Ha-young is a much older senior in the entertainment industry. But when Han Sa-min debuted, there was an issue with plagiarism controversy."
"Plagiarism?"
"Moon Ha-young put a song that Han Sa-min wrote when she was a student on her album. That exploded with her debut. But Han Sa-min didn't make an issue of it and moved on. Well... nevertheless, Moon Ha-young collapsed as it was."
It was a very complicated story.
"So Moon Ha-young's sasaeng fan had a grudge and tried to kill Han Sa-min?"
"That's what it looks like from the situation."
"He wasn't carrying a cell phone earlier either. Did you find the car he came in?"
"I found it with PTA(Polygonal Tracking Algorithm). He parked it on the side of the road in front of the warehouse."
"Wait a minute."
Shinwoo checked the location of the car and went outside.
* * *
【Almost died on the set of the movie 'Extreme Detective'! Mr. A, disguised as a staff member, tampered with the wires needed for the action, planning to make actress H fall... Fortunately, it is known that the CEO of the investment company M, who came to inspect the set, recognized the danger of the situation and rescued her...】
【The person behind suspect A in the filming set fall accident has been revealed to be a famous singer and Ms. M, who once had a plagiarism dispute with Ms. H's self-composed song... Ms. M instigated Mr. A to attempt the crime... The evidence is a recording found on the cell phone found in Mr. A's car...】
The case was resolved smoothly as soon as it was revealed on the surface.
In such a situation, Jang Man-soo was sitting in the office from early in the morning without even turning on the lights, hitting the keyboard diligently with haggard eyes.
His appearance reflected in the monitor light was severely manic.
"Hehehe... How dare you touch Han Sa-min!!"
As the gloomy mumbling flowed out, the office door opened and Shinwoo came in, and was startled.
"Ah, geez! You were here?"
As soon as the light came on, Jang Man-soo frowned.
"What time is it?"
"What time is it? It's time to go to work. Don't tell me... you stayed up all night here?"
Jang Man-soo was still wearing the same clothes he had been wearing when he went to the filming set yesterday.
"It just happened that way."
"Doing what?"
"I was in the middle of a great undertaking to destroy the bastards who put Han Sa-min in danger."
Shinwoo took off his jacket and headed to Jang Man-soo's seat.
Looking at the monitor, the recording obtained from Park Kyung-shin's cell phone and various illegal materials were being uploaded to numerous bulletin boards.
"No wonder... I was wondering why the police were acting so fast."
Since the speed at which the data was spreading was enormous, the movement of public opinion was also unusual. So the police and prosecutors had no choice but to speed up as well.
Of course, it was possible because there was evidence to support it.
"Those who have committed sins shall be punished—!"
Tap.
Soon, Jang Man-soo hit enter and uploaded all the last data.
If the situation continues to flow as it is now, Moon Ha-young, who instigated the crime along with Park Kyung-shin, will be completely destroyed.
"Seriously amazing..."
"Hehe. I'm a bit amazing, aren't I?"
"That's not a compliment? More than that, have you thought about Han Sa-min's suicide... the incident? It's possible that the incident at the time wasn't really a suicide, but that Park Kyung-shin had a hand in it."
Jang Man-soo made a subtle expression.
"As the boss said, that's highly likely. It seems that the timing was brought forward even more this time due to the things we changed."
Han Sa-min, who was a famous singer and actress, was originally scheduled to die a few months later.
MH Future Security's support for her agency, Yellow Eyes Enter, and the movie had changed the situation.
"Still, let's not be careless. Executive Director Im Hee-yeon has overcome the crisis of death several times. So if you're okay with it, you can attach a KITE bodyguard to Han Sa-min through Yellow Eyes Enter."
"I'd be grateful if you did that for me."
"It's a natural thing to do, why are you even grateful? And you should take care of the entertainment side of things more properly. Investment is good too. After all, the stock side is becoming so volatile that it's difficult to grow the pie as much as it was in the beginning."
As much as the past is changed, the future will also change.
In a way, Jang Man-soo's reach into the entertainment business was foresight.
"I'm happy with that. From now on, I'll pay more attention to the entertainment business along with the defense business that I'm currently promoting."
While the conversation was going on, the office door opened again and Lillian, who had gone on a business trip to the United States, came in.
"What The Fuc—! Jang Man-soo! What's wrong with your clothes? Are you crazy?"
In particular, Lillian was so surprised to see Jang Man-soo's clothes, which were too normal unlike usual, that she even stepped back.
"Why are you picking a fight as soon as we see each other after a long time?!"
"Picking a fight? Look at yourself now. Considering your usual attire, it's definitely not normal."
Shinwoo laughed at that.
"I went to inspect the movie set I invested in yesterday. There was something going on there... and I stayed up all night because of it."
"So you went there looking normal?"
"I said I wouldn't go with him if he didn't dress like that."
Lillian clicked her tongue with a very displeased expression, as if she was dumbfounded.
"Tsk—! I thought you had come to your senses, but that wasn't the case."
Jang Man-soo, who was displeased, glared at Lillian once before looking at the message that popped up in the corner of the monitor.
"Boss... it looks like something finally happened?"
"What's wrong?"
Shinwoo and Lillian walked towards Jang Man-soo's seat. In the meantime, even Wei came to work and approached them, wondering what was going on.