Chapter 251.1

Chapter 251.1

“Channa, let’s end this.”

—Why is a guy carrying two bombs in his pants doing pointless digging!

Click. There was nothing more to hear, and he ruthlessly pressed the red end call button.

Lee Wooshin pressed on his throbbing temples and swallowed a sigh. What was Channa’s problem? Something clicked in his mind, but he quickly erased it.

A child? His pupils dilated as if he had heard something terrible. To be clear, a child was not needed. There was no longer a need for any other existence between the two of them.

He steadied his twisting stomach with a cold expression. There should only be one unique thing in the world.

Otherwise, he might face a tragedy like his grandfather, who had to choose between his wife and child. What about his parents, who had died leaving only the child behind in the biting cold?

“……”

He frowned in displeasure. Lee Wooshin didn’t want to create variables. All he needed was Seoryeong. Only then would he feel like he could pour his life into her without regrets.

He knelt down on one knee. In a hurry, he looked down at a living thing wrapped in a black bag. Every time it inhaled, the crinkling bag would indent according to the shape of its nostrils and mouth.

Lee Wooshin untied the knot he had secured under his chin. As he pulled the bag away, he was met with a familiar face.

“Cough, cough!”

Then, as if waiting for that moment, it burst into a fit of coughing.

“Hello. It’s been a while.”

Lee Wooshin raised and lowered the corners of his mouth indifferently. The terrified Dong Jiwoo immediately began to look around cautiously.

His right cheekbone was swollen with a red bruise, and there were burst blood vessels on his eyelids. His lips had cracked long ago, and dried blood was clearly visible beneath his nose.

“Wh-where is this…?”

The pale-faced man stammered. The fact that it wasn’t some strange dock or warehouse sent chills down his spine.

It was a warm home filled with pleasant smells and deep sunlight. The place he had been dragged to was a cozy, well-decorated house. Dong Jiwoo’s eyes shook helplessly.

“You’re really terrible at this.”

“….!”

“If you had just hit me once, I wouldn’t be this angry.”

“W-what?!”

Every time Dong Jiwoo flinched, bruised skin peeked through the torn edges of his clothes.

Lee Wooshin returned to his emotionless face from when he had been working long ago and grabbed Dong Jiwoo’s chin, lifting it up. He could see the shaking teeth in his open mouth. Casually, he pressed down hard on one cheek, applying enough force to make a tooth fall out.

“Ah, ah…!”

A fleeting boredom crossed Lee Wooshin’s face. He had failed to manipulate the health check, failed the interview, and now this was the last chance. Damn it, he might as well just ruin this team. If Seoryeong noticed first, that would be even better. He was too strained to continue this charade.

An agent? Damn, what kind of agent?

‘Owl, just stay cooped up at home. Your only target should be me. Dreams? Damn, what dreams? Don’t distract me and make me angry. Don’t complete yourself. Don’t complete yourself without me. Just say it all.’

“Were you trying to get close to my wife with that kind of skill?”

“What? Get close? With who?”

“You’re not cut out for the field. So why are you shamelessly trying to ride on Seoryeong’s life?”

“…!”

At the mention of Seoryeong’s name, Dong Jiwoo’s eyes trembled.

“Don’t get in my way. If you make a mistake in the middle or get kidnapped by a scumbag like me, it’ll only complicate things for Seoryeong. If you put my kid in danger, you’ll die by my hands. Got it, junior?”

Lee Wooshin’s eyes glinted coldly.

“So you need to toughen up a bit.”

He grabbed Dong Jiwoo’s hair. Dong Jiwoo screamed as if he were struggling.

“No, no, Instructor, I mean, senior! It’s not me, it’s not my partner! I almost did, but this time it’s exceptionally not going to happen…! Please, let me go!”

This time? Lee Wooshin raised his eyebrows sharply.

“Agent Joo Seoryeong’s cover identity is an employee of an international NGO.”