108화. 선을 세게 넘었어(1)
Episode 108. You’ve Crossed the Line (1)
Juseong aimed his gun at the girl hiding inside the wardrobe.
"Get out."
Tears streaming down her face, the girl looked at Jeonghan, trembling uncontrollably.
Unfortunately, however, Jeonghan was in no position to rescue her from this situation right now.
When Juseong motioned with his gun, the girl slowly stepped out of the wardrobe.
Juseong then brought the girl to the kitchen, where the elderly couple was being held.
"Yubin!!"
"Don't touch my granddaughter!! I'll do anything, so please...!!"
The wife cried out her name, while the husband begged the hitmen.
The girl, Yubin, wept as she looked at her bloody grandparents.
"Anything?"
Minsu asked, standing up from his seat.
"Then call your daughter. Tell her to come here."
"Pardon...?"
"Are you fucking deaf? I said call your daughter."
The husband hesitated for a moment.
With such dangerous men looking for his daughter like this, he sensed that if she came here, she would be in grave danger.
Yet, if he didn't make the call, his wife and granddaughter might be killed.
"Ah, so frustrating..."
Minsu approached Yubin and held a knife against her throat.
"No!! Yubin!!!"
The wife wailed and started to stand up, but Juseong pointed his gun at her head.
"Stay still."
Watching this, Jeonghan stood silently with a heavy expression.
Minsu wrapped his left arm around Yubin's shoulder and lightly, slowly slid the blade down her cheek.
"Hmm... I'd hate to scratch up such a pretty face..."
Then Minsu's blade glided down along Yubin's clothes.
"Hey, old folks. If you wanna see your granddaughter turn into a porn star, keep shutting your mouths."
At that, Juseong chuckled and chimed in.
"Hey, would they even understand what a 'porn star' is?"
"Just tell 'em straight. Say if they don't talk, we'll strip her naked, take photos and videos, and spread 'em all over the internet."
Watching this unfold, Jeonghan inadvertently clenched his fists tight.
'These absolute bastards... They truly have no moral boundaries as human beings.'
Jeonghan was temporarily torn.
If he stayed quiet, he could smoothly carry out his mission.
However, that innocent elderly couple and the middle school girl would suffer a horrific fate at the hands of these hitmen.
On the other hand, if he made an unexpected move here, how would he deal with the aftermath?
Since he was the only one here skilled enough to kill these hitmen, suspicion regarding who killed them would inevitably fall on him.
Just then, Minsu moved his hand toward Yubin's buttocks and flashed a sinister smirk at the elderly couple.
"Man... I don't know how you raised her, but she's certainly firm."
"What? You were a pedo too?"
"Fuck, what am I supposed to do when she looks so hot?"
"Well, she does look kinda hot for a kid."
"Should I just bend her over and fuck her right now?"
It was right while Juseong and Minsu were snickering and exchanging disgusting banter.
"I'll call!! I'll make the call!!"
Unable to watch any longer, the husband cried out. Tears streaming, he pulled out his phone with trembling hands.
"I... I just need to... call my daughter... right...?"
Minsu smirked broadly and slyly grabbed Yubin's buttocks.
"Yeah. Call her right now."
In the end, the husband called his daughter, Hyebin.
— Uh, Dad. What's up?
"Hyebin-ah..."
— Dad? Is something wrong? Your voice...!
At that moment, Juseong snatched the phone and threatened her.
"Come to your parents' house."
— Wh-Who is this?
"We're holding your parents and... Hey!! What's this kid's relation to your daughter?"
The wife answered.
"She's her niece... My son's daughter..."
Juseong continued speaking to Hyebin.
"We're holding your parents and your niece hostage right now."
"If you don't come quickly, we'll chop your parents up to death,"
"And we'll fuck your niece and make her a dark web star."
"If you get it, hurry up and get over to your parents' house."
Then Juseong hung up the phone.
A short while later, at Minhyuk's hideout.
Upon receiving the call that her parents and niece were in danger as hostages, Hyebin's mind was crumbling.
Yongjin looked at her with concern.
"Hyebin-ah..."
At his call, Hyebin looked at Yongjin through her tears.
"Yongjin-ssi... What do we do about my mom and dad...? And they said Yubin is there too..."
Yongjin's expression hardened severely. After a brief silence, he picked up her phone.
"What are you going to do?"
"The ones they want are obviously me."
"Since this happened because of me, I'll take responsibility."
Just then, Minhyuk, who had been quiet, spoke up to them.
"Goo Yongjin-ssi. Even if you go there, is there any guarantee those guys will spare your father-in-law, mother-in-law, and niece?"
"We can't just sit still doing nothing, can we?"
"Because of me, something terrible is happening to my in-laws, who raised me like their own second son."
"At times like this, you need to stay calm."
"For now, I've sent my person to your in-laws' place, so let's wait for contact."
"What if something happens in the meantime?!"
"That won't happen."
"To them, hostages are leverage to extract what they want from the opponent,"
"They won't carelessly eliminate that leverage with their own hands."
Even as he said those words, Minhyuk himself felt anxious.
'Sometimes criminals murder hostages in a fit of rage,'
'And there are more variables that could lead to a hostage's death than one might think.'
'The key is to rescue them as quickly as possible.'
Minhyuk then pulled his phone out of his pocket and sent a message somewhere.
[Have you arrived at the destination?]
Not long after sending the message, a reply came back immediately.
[Arriving shortly]
At that, Minhyuk looked at his phone screen with a worried expression and sighed.
'Please let nothing go wrong until that guy arrives...'
"Ah, fuck... Why isn't she coming?"
Minsu sat on the sofa with one leg crossed, twirling a Gerber MK1 knife held in his right hand.
"She'll be here soon. With her parents' and niece's necks on the line, how could she refrain from coming?"
"Let's be accurate. For the niece, it's not her neck on the line, but here, isn't it?"
Saying that, Minsu lightly tapped his groin with the blade.
"Ah, true. Come to think of it, it'd be a waste of a face to just kill her."
Jeonghan silently looked around, torn over what to do about the elderly couple and the young girl.
'If left like this, the lives of that elderly couple and the girl are in jeopardy.'
'Bit if I kill these bastards, dealing with the aftermath regarding the mission will be difficult.'
'What should I do...'
While Jeonghan was conflicted, Juseong asked him.
"Are you sick? Your complexion doesn't look good."
"No. It's not that I'm sick..."
"Is it because you missed that kid earlier?"
"It's fine. Anyone can make mistakes when they're a rookie."
"Jeonghan-ssi, it hasn't even been a year since you came here, right?"
Saying so, Juseong lightly patted Jeonghan's shoulder.
Minsu was appraising Yubin, sitting next to the elderly couple, as if inspecting merchandise.
He then pointed his knife at her and opened his mouth.
"Hey. Yubin. Come over here."
At this, Yubin froze, and Minsu motioned again with his knife.
"I said come over here. I won't kill you."
Yubin stood up hesitantly and walked over to Minsu.
"Sit next to me."
"Pardon...?"
"I said sit next to me."
Ultimately, Yubin sat next to Minsu, and he wrapped his right arm around her shoulder.
"How old are you?"
"Fifteen... years old..."
"My, right at the age of ripening. Huh?"
Minsu chuckled and placed his left hand on Yubin's thigh.
"Please don't..."
"Don't do what? Huh? Care to speak a bit more specifically?"
Then Minsu aimed the blade at Yubin's neck, and she fell silent, trembling uncontrollably.
"Ha... So fucking hot."
"I can't hold back anymore. Hey. Take off those clothes."
At this, the elderly couple turned pale with horror, and Jeonghan was inwardly appalled.
'Mad bastard... Against a minor...?!!'
"Why are you doing this!! We called our daughter like you promised!!"
As the husband among the elderly couple tried to get up, Juseong aimed his handgun at him.
Approaching them with the handgun raised, he spoke.
"I never said I wouldn't do anything if you called her."
Minsu looked at the elderly couple and said.
"Hey, old folks. Did I say I was gonna kill your granddaughter? I'm just gonna dote on her for a bit, so why make such a fuss?"
"I won't kill her, so put your worries away. Killing a treasure like this would be a massive loss for us too."
Then he unclasped his right arm from around her shoulder.
"What are you doing? I told you to take off your clothes."
The wife among the elderly couple shouted at Minsu.
"Why on earth are you doing this to us!!"
At that, Minsu stared blankly at her before flashing a smirk.
"Why? Because it's fun."
Seeing this, Jeonghan's expression hardened into a grim scowl.
Juseong didn't stop him, but rather nodded in agreement.
"We can just start filming right here. Want to make one with a rape roleplay concept?"
"Sounds good. The CEO would love it."
"But the CEO isn't into pedo stuff, is he?"
"As long as it tastes good, that's what matters. Besides, looking at a body like this, who would immediately think she's a middle schooler?"
Saying so, Minsu pushed Yubin down onto the sofa.
Yubin screamed, but when Minsu's blade was aimed at her, her scream stopped.
"Don't shout. You're hurting oppa's ears."
It was right as Minsu was undressing Yubin.
"Cut it out, you fucking bastard."
Jeonghan, closing the distance toward Minsu, spoke while aiming his handgun directly at his head.
Minsu slowly turned his head to look at Jeonghan pointing the gun at him.
"Uh... Hang on? What is this situation? Is this a new roleplay concept, Jeonghan-ssi?"
"What, a roleplay where you save a girl about to get raped and then the two of you fuck like crazy?"
"Tsk... Nice idea, though?"
"Does this look like a joke to you?"
Jeonghan's expression had hardened terrifyingly, looking as if he might pull the trigger at any moment.
At this, Minsu and Juseong realized it wasn't a joke, and their expressions gradually darkened.
"Jeonghan-ssi. What's wrong with you all of a sudden?"
"This is just how this work is."
"In this business, if a target looks a bit hot while working, you fuck her and then kill her."
"Simply killing them is boring. It's not like we're necrophiliacs."
Juseong aimed his handgun toward Jeonghan and spoke.
"Jeonghan-ssi. Let's end the joke here. It's not funny."
Under normal circumstances, Juseong would have pulled the trigger.
However, Jeonghan was the son of Kang Jiyong, boss of the Gangryong Group, and a friend of Kang Jihoon, nephew of their own boss Seo Taeyang.
Thus, judging that recklessly touching Jeonghan might bring disadvantages, he refrained from pulling the trigger.
'If I pull the trigger by mistake, Kang Jihoon won't leave us alone. Let's soothe him first, and find a timing later to dispose of him.'
Jeonghan racked his brain on how to resolve this situation.
'Right now, Gyeong Minsu can't draw his gun fast enough to react.'
'The only one holding a gun is Kim Juseong.'
Jeonghan darted his eyes around his surroundings.
Minsu looked at Jeonghan, who kept pointing the gun at him, with a look of utter disbelief.
"No, Jeonghan-ssi. What are you doing this for? Did you not expect to do this kind of work?"
"We're hitmen. Hitmen who get paid to trash people."
"In the process, unless there are special instructions from the client, we might fuck a woman or whatever."
Minsu slowly sat up.
He then spoke mockingly to Jeonghan.
"Why are you suddenly like this? What, is that soldier mentality from your service days suddenly reviving inside you?"
"Do you still think you're a soldier? Wake up!!"
"As long as you stepped into this business, you're a hitman just like us."
"Don't act like you're the only righteous one. It's fucking disgusting."
Juseong kept pointing his gun at Jeonghan and said.
"Lee Jeonghan. Lower your gun. Hurry."
However, Jeonghan kept pointing his gun at Minsu.
Minsu considered taking Yubin hostage, but stayed still out of fear that Jeonghan would immediately pull the trigger if he did.
'With that bastard's marksmanship, the moment I move a finger, he could shoot me straight through the brainstem.'
'If I move in this situation, I'm the only one fucked.'
Minsu then looked at Juseong, who was holding Jeonghan at gunpoint.
'Unless he draws some of his attention...'
Juseong continued pointing his gun at Jeonghan as he spoke.
"Lee Jeonghan. I told you to lower your gun."
"Lower the gun and apologize to Minsu, and I'll act like today never happened."
At that, Minsu smirked and said.
"Yeah. It hasn't even been a year since you joined, and if you had a strong military spirit, that could happen."
"A scene like this might feel repulsive. I understand."
"I'm a broad-minded man despite how I look, so just put down the gun and give a sincere apology."
It was a lie.
As long as they were hitmen who made a living killing people daily,
They would never simply let someone off who had pointed a gun at them.
Even if he spoke like that, he would certainly try to kill him in the near future.
Perhaps from the very moment he lowered his muzzle, Juseong's bullet would strike Jeonghan's head.
Knowing this, Jeonghan had initiated this action to kill them.
'Bullshit. I'll kill both of you right here.'
Strength gradually gathered in Jeonghan's finger resting on the trigger.
Juseong also instinctively felt that further words were useless, gradually applying pressure to his finger on the trigger.
At that moment, the front door opened slowly, and Seunggyu quietly stepped inside holding a USP 9mm pistol equipped with a suppressor.
Concealing his presence, this standoff caught Seunggyu's eyes.
'Hm, did Jaehyuk's friend make a move because he couldn't take it anymore...?'
And the moment Seunggyu aimed his gun at Juseong.
Juseong and Seunggyu locked eyes, and Juseong shifted his muzzle toward Seunggyu.
Jeonghan, reading this movement, shifted his muzzle toward Juseong.
Juseong, having momentarily forgotten who was the more dangerous entity when it came to gun techniques, realized his mistake.
However, it was already too late.
The bullet fired by Jeonghan cleanly lodged into Juseong's brainstem, killing him instantly.
Juseong collapsed, blood and brain matter oozing from his shattered head.
Seeing the blood-soaked corpse, the elderly couple screamed.
Meanwhile, Minsu reached his arm toward Yubin to take her hostage.
'Wait. With that bastard's marksmanship, a bullet could lodge in my brainstem before I even grab this girl.'
He instinctively felt that with Jeonghan's marksmanship, he would be killed by Jeonghan's bullet before he could even grab her as a hostage.
As he anticipated, Jeonghan turned his muzzle toward Minsu, and Minsu chose a head-on breakthrough rather than a hostage situation.
Minsu threw his body forward toward Jeonghan, rolling to rapidly close the distance between them.
'It's too close a distance to use gun techniques. Therefore, I, holding a knife, have the advantage!!'
Thinking so, Minsu swung his knife toward Jeonghan.