Translator: MarcTempest
Editor: NicoleTempest
Chapter 240
I wished I could see the opinions of the loyal fans who posted their reactions in real time.
But it was too much work to look up each and every account, and the official account had too many followers to tell them apart.
It would have been better to check the climax or offbeat boards of some specific sites.
Or maybe browse the popular posts on the integrated community.
If Cheon Ise, who was like a zombie, caused any trouble, the trolls on the integrated community would be the first ones to make a fuss and create trending posts.
‘Please, let there be nothing.’
I logged into Yeonye Talk Talk, hoping to see nothing but offbeat sales posts on the popular list, but to my dismay, the name that had been ‘mine’ until a few days ago was stuck at the bottom of the list.
[Real-time Hot Posts]
Isn’t Cheon Ise’s attitude too harsh? (+79)
‘Ah....’
I wished this expectation could be a little off. The only silver lining was that there weren’t that many comments.
But this was something I didn’t know yet. The controversy would die down in this board after getting the troll verdict, but it would only get worse.
It would become the prey of the aggro coins and the cyber leeches, and it would start to hit the airwaves.
I hoped it wouldn’t go that far. I sighed and clicked on the post.
I sat in front of the computer, watching Cheon Ise’s reputation shake in real time, and racked my brain.
Grrr-.
My stomach clock rang very accurately.
‘I should eat something before I think too hard.’
The money in my pocket had shrunk from 25,000 won to 22,000 won.
It was impossible to survive a week on 22,000 won. It was hard enough to be homeless at this age, let alone without a phone.
But if I jumped into a day labor job that paid daily, they would check my identity for insurance or cost reasons.
And the day labor jobs that didn’t check my identity were too hard for a high school student’s body, and they wouldn’t even hire me.
There was no answer. Should I beg, I muttered to myself, when a place popped into my head.
A place where students of this age could get free meals.
There was... there was one, but.
‘Is it still operating?’
I had no choice but to go and see. Luckily, it wasn’t too far from here.
I sighed and thought of a more realistic scenario than ‘I died and came back to life for a while.’
Possible continuation:
[Me]
[Please enter the message you want to send.]
[Hey]
[Hey, it’s me]
[Hey, it’s me, Lim Hyun-seong]
[Hey, it’s me, Lim Hyun-seong ←]
[←]
[Please enter the message you want to send.]
I erased the sentence I had briefly written and fell into thought. What if he had already joined their side? He was the type who couldn’t stand working under a stupid and incompetent boss.
He might have quit because of that, but he also had a hard time trusting people. As I hesitated, filled with doubt, the remaining time was quickly running out.
‘Let’s trust his personality and intelligence.’
I made up my mind and sent the message.
[Me] Hello, Mr. Kang. I’m sorry to surprise you. This was the only way to contact you, so I had to use this account. 12:37 PM
This was the introduction.
Then, what was the main point? Well...
[Me] I have something to tell you about Mr. Lim Hyun-seong. His death was not a suicide. I want to talk to you in person. 12:38 PM
This must be a bombshell for a peaceful lunchtime of a salaried worker. I’m sorry. But there aren’t many people who know the truth.
But I made you a decent executive of a big company, so you owe me this much. I decided to be shameless and waited for a reply.
‘Look at it quickly.’
As I anxiously tapped the mouse with my fingertips, time flew by.
1 minute, 3 minutes, 5 minutes... And even after 10 minutes, there was no read confirmation.
Did he send it to spam right away? As I started to feel uneasy, the message was marked as read and a voice call came in.
But I couldn’t answer it because I didn’t have a microphone input device logged in on my PC.
[Me] I’m sorry, but I can’t talk right now. Can we meet and talk? 12:54 PM
This looked even more suspicious. But I had no other choice. He would only believe me after he met me.
I took a breath and waited for Mr. Kang’s answer.