Chapter 223: Family (5)

Chapter 223: Family (5)

"It looks like I should cancel the insurance. Choi Kang-Han betrayed me," said Kang Eun-Gi.

Kang Eun-Gi, not one to be fooled, seemed to have prepared in case he got caught by Choi Kang-Han.

"Yeah, yeah. Okay. Hyun-Min, you gather the people who went out to the workplace and tell Dong-Oh to gather everyone in the Kanghan Entertainment parking lot. If anyone tries to stop you, tell them I ordered it. Then most will turn around. Yeah, okay. And send a few support members to my house to take out the trash," Kang Eun-Gi said over the phone.

After hanging up, Kang Eun-Gi instructed the two people with him, "Soo-Chan, you stay here and guard until the support team arrives. Dong-Hyuk, you come with me."

Kang Eun-Gi was about to move toward the car with determined eyes.

At that moment, I stopped Kang Eun-Gi. "Hey, Kang Eun-Gi. Stop right there for a second."

Kang Eun-Gi frowned. "What? There's no time."

I handed over the protective gear and stab-proof vest I was wearing to Kang Eun-Gi. "Time or not, put this on first before you go."

"I'm fine without them," Kang Eun-Gi refused.

"Shut up and put it on quickly if you don't want me to kill you," I insisted.

Kang Eun-Gi clicked his tongue. "Sometimes I wonder if I'm the gangster or you are. I can't quite figure it out."

Kang Eun-Gi awkwardly smiled and quickly put on the gear I handed him. "I'm going now."

"Alright. You're dead to me if you get hurt even a little bit. Got it?" I warned him.

"Don't worry. I'm not that easy to take down."

"I'm not worried, you idiot."

Kang Eun-Gi started the car and rolled down the window before speaking to me. "And Yoon-Ho, if anything happens...please take care of Yeon-Sil and your nephew."

I shouted at Kang Eun-Gi, "Raise your own kid! Don't make them fatherless like us!"

Kang Eun-Gi smiled awkwardly once again, waved his hand, and finally left.

"Soo-Chan," I said.

"Yes, hyung-nim."

"Do you think Eun-Gi can take down that president?" I asked.

Lee Soo-Chan nodded his head firmly. "Don't worry. Our combat team is all on our side, so we won't lose the fight."

"You think that's something to be proud of, you punk?" I reprimanded him.

Lee Soo-Chan scratched his head.

"And don't take calls from Yeon-Sil until all this is over. I'll be with her instead, so call me as soon as it's done," I added.

"Okay, hyung-nim."

"And give me your number," I said, taking my phone out of my pocket.

When I handed him my phone, Lee Soo-Chan dialed his number. After leaving a call record, I reminded Lee Soo-Chan once more, "Take good care of Eun-Gi."

Lee Soo-Chan bent over at the waist. "You can leave it to me."

Not long after, the support team arrived and took care of the rest of the guys. To no one's surprise, there were lots of familiar faces.

"This is ridiculous. Were you all under Eun-Gi's care?" I remarked.

Kids from the Angel Orphanage and other nearby orphanages I knew glanced at me nervously.

"Yes, hyung-nim. Eun-Gi hyung-nim took us all in."

"Sigh. Go on. And you better wash your hands clean after today," I muttered.

At that moment, the support team members bowed deeply.

"Yes, hyung-nim!"

"I don't want to be called hyung-nim by gangsters. Call me hyung after you clean up," I responded.

The support team members nodded. "We'll greet you again later!"

The support team hurriedly loaded the fallen knifemen and Taechon gang thugs into the car and disappeared.

After everyone was gone, I took a deep breath and carefully opened my planner.

[Everyday V10.1]

[Date: July 17, 2020]

-08:00 a.m. Gangbuk Samsung Hospital. Kang Eun-Gi's funeral.

The entry was still in my planner.

'Should I go after him and stop him?' I wondered.

Most funerals were typically held on the morning of the third day after death. In other words, July 15th, today, was the day Kang Eun-Gi would die.

It was currently 9:30 p.m. on July 15th, and there were still two and a half hours left until the day ended.

I felt anxious because based on my past life memories, I only knew that Eun-Gi died late at night and not the exact time.

Words slipped out of my tongue without realizing it. "Eun-Gi, please don't die on me."

There was a time when I never wanted to see Kang Eun-Gi ever again because of my resentment toward him and my hatred for the gangster he became.

But now, I only wished for Kang Eun-Gi to stay alive—for my sister Yeon-Sil, for my mother who was waiting for him in the hospital, and for Sister Grace in Gwangju who was taking care of the kids.

Just like how I got a second chance through traveling back in time, I hoped Kang Eun-Gi would get a second chance too. Though he couldn't undo what he had done during his gangster days, I wished he could pay for his sins in a way other than death.

"Sigh."

I felt a cold chill as the sweat that soaked my body dried in the summer breeze.

"I need to calm Yeon-Sil first," I muttered to myself.

I was worried about Lee Yeon-Sil who must be panicking because she couldn't reach Kang Eun-Gi.

"We’ll keep seeing each other often, right? You're not trying to make peace with us because you’re dying of a serious illness, are you?" Lee Yeon-Sil asked, with a concerned look.

'She must have watched too many dramas,' I thought to myself.

I shook my head and answered her question "No. Eun-Gi came to our company recently. I thought we should make peace since then, but it took me a while to come here after hesitating so much."

"I see. I thought... you looked so different from before we parted that I wondered if there was another reason."

After traveling back in time, people's perceptions of me had changed drastically. Lee Yeon-Sil also said it was a relief to see my impression had softened.

Just like that, we spent time reminiscing about old times as if we had returned to our childhood.

But even those stories had their limits.

It was now 10 p.m. Lee Yeon-Sil started worrying about why Kang Eun-Gi hadn’t arrived home yet.

"Could it be that something happened to Eun-Gi oppa? He should have been here by now..." Lee Yeon-Sil said with a worried look.

Lee Yeon-Sil was aware that Kang Eun-Gi’s phone was broken. She kept calling Lee Soo-Chan for this reason, but he didn’t answer her calls just as I had instructed.

At that moment, a call from Lee Soo-Chan came to my phone.

"Yeon-Sil, give me a moment," I said.

"Who is it? Is it Eun-Gi oppa?" Lee Yeon-Sil asked anxiously.

"No, it's a call from work. I have to take this."

I got up quickly and distanced myself from Lee Yeon-Sil.

"Hello?"

-Hi, hyung-nim. It's me, Soo-Chan.

Lee Soo-Chan struggled to speak as he was trying to catch his breath.

"Yes. Go ahead."

-We sorted out everything just now.

"Really?"

-Yes.

"Hold on. Don't hang up yet."

I covered the phone's speaker to keep any sound from leaking out.

"Yeon-Sil, I suddenly have a stomach ache. Where’s the bathroom?"

Lee Yeon-Sil pointed to one side. "Ah, it's over there."

"Okay, thanks."

I checked my planner as I headed to the bathroom. However, the entry still hadn't disappeared.

[Everyday V10.1]

[Date: July 17, 2020]

-08:00 a.m. Gangbuk Samsung Hospital. Kang Eun-Gi's funeral.

'Could there still be a threat left?' I thought hard.

My steps quickened toward the bathroom. As soon as I closed the bathroom door, I urgently gave instructions.

"Surround Eun-Gi right now and protect him. If not, Eun-Gi will die!" I said in an urgent voice.

-I'm sorry?

"There's still someone targeting Eun-Gi! From now until midnight, don't let anyone near Eun-Gi. If you don't listen to me and something happens, you're all dead to me! And if Eun-Gi refuses, tell him I ordered it," I explained hastily.

-Yes, okay, hyung-nim. I'll tell Eun-Gi hyung-nim that right away.

At that moment, the call ended abruptly.

My heart pounded, not knowing what was happening around Kang Eun-Gi. But I had to stay calm because Lee Yeon-Sil must not know about this until it was over.

'It'll be okay. Everything will be okay,' I tried to comfort myself.

I desperately wished for the entry to disappear.

But as my time in the bathroom lengthened, Lee Yeon-Sil knocked on the door and asked, "Oppa... do you have constipation or something?"

That's when I began to make a strained sound without realizing it. "Oh...yes. Ugh."

At the same time, intense anger toward Kang Eun-Gi surged.

'Kang Eun-Gi. You gave me constipation that I never had. When you come back, you're dead to me. Just make sure to come back alive so I can beat you up,' I thought to myself.

I desperately suppressed my tension while earnestly praying.

After a minute, the entry that seemed impossible to go away was finally disappearing.

'It's done!'

[Everyday V10.1]

[Date: July 17, 2020]

-08:00 a.m. <Deleted Schedule>

(Deleted Schedule: Gangbuk Samsung Hospital. Kang Eun-Gi's funeral.)

A sigh of relief escaped me.

At the same time, a call from Eun-Gi came in.

-H-hey! Jung Yoon-Ho, you, you... what...how...

Kang Eun-Gi's voice trembled with shock.