Chapter 188

Episode 188:

I felt like I was going out of my mind.

My heart was pounding, I couldn’t breathe, and my head was spinning. My blood ran cold from the heavy, harsh pressure pressing on my solar plexus. A cold sweat broke out.

“Boss...!”

“Ah, Assistant Manager Jeong.”

There was a strong smell of blood coming from Lee Jae-heon, who answered calmly.

“Chief, are you hurt? Why are your hands like that again...!”

I was impatient and ran closer to check, but the smell of fishy metal only got stronger. The bandage on my arm had barely healed, and blood was dripping from my limp leg. A new wound appears. A bright red mark was left on the floor from how long I stood for that short period of time.

“I was holding the pipe...”

“I told you not to come forward!”

Because of me.

“...I’m sorry....”

“....”

“I’m sorry.”

This happened because I did something bad.

This happened because I had a bad mindset that did not fit the overflowing topic. I acted with unfounded confidence that I could control the situation. No matter how objectively you try to look at the situation, Jung In-ho is the culprit in this incident.

I had to apologize.

“I didn’t mean to get angry. I’m so sorry...”

I brought death right under the noses of these many people.

“Deputy Jeong?”

“....”

I screwed up again.

I heard a voice calling me, but I couldn’t even make eye contact. You could definitely say that it was because I felt guilty about myself, but it was also because I felt like Lee Jae-heon would find out about my sin if I made eye contact like this. It was natural for him to be criticized, but if Jung In-ho’s evil deeds were revealed in such a tense situation, it would only create another confusion.

“Hey, Mr. Jeong In-ho.”

“sorry. “I’m sorry, I’m sorry... I’m sorry.”

“No, it’s me. “I suddenly lost my mind...”

“I was wrong. It’s all wrong...”

“I said it’s okay, really. “Listen to what people say.”

At least after I can afford to pay for my sins.

“Ugh...”

After that, I wanted to apologize more properly...

‘How could you be so selfish?’

I couldn’t breathe. It felt as if I was shoveling a handful of gray ashes from a burnt tree into my mouth and trying to swallow it without a drop of water. It felt like the ash had taken all the moisture from my body and clogged my throat. Jeong In-ho could not control his disappointment in himself.

There may really be a God in this world.

“I’m sorry...”

Since there is a God, I thought this might be his punishment.

It was probably a punishment given to me, the main character, for trying to deviate from the set path. That was clear. Otherwise, there would be no way for me to have something like this. In-Ho Jeong was about to face the worst failure he could ever face.

“are you okay.”

“....”

“It’s really okay.”

There’s no way it’s okay.

“...Director, Manager.”

“Please speak.”

“The green algae monster definitely smells blood. “Drinking blood...”

“That’s right.”

“....”

I raised my lowered head and looked at Lee Jae-heon’s face.

“...under.”

Among the survivors, he was the one who smelled the most blood.

Even if the blood had already stained my clothes, there was nothing I could do about the blood that was coming out now. The blood that dripped from him probably left a trace on the way here. There was no way the green algae monster wouldn’t notice that.

Jeong In-ho muttered.

“But the manager is still bleeding.”

“Our idiot... no, where is that bastard Song In-myeong?”

“....”

Jeong In-ho unconsciously touched his bandaged abdomen, and Hong Gyeong-jun started tapping his crossed forearm with his fingers. Even without seeing, I could feel Munsan-gun, who was a step away from this situation, shaking his body violently even as he held the child in his arms.

Seo Jang-hwa and Vivian seemed to have felt something from all those reactions.

“...what the fuck.”

“I’m sorry to bring you unfortunate news.”

“Is that bastard dead? No, that idiot is not someone who will die easily...”

“The attempted murder of Mr. Munsan-gun and Mr. Jeong In-ho was discovered, so I was on my way after subduing them with a Taser. “The last time I saw him he was unconscious and due to the urgency of the situation, I couldn’t bring him back with me.”

“....”

Attempted murder.

“...her?”

It was a short word, but it had a big meaning.

“...Murder? “Song In-myeong?”

Vivian, frozen with her eyes wide open, could be heard muttering.

Jeong In-ho unconsciously looked at Kang Min-ah and Noh Yeon-seok, but only Kang Min-ah was looking at Vivian with a strange expression, and Noh Yeon-seok was just shocked. There was no trace of the evil seen in previous episodes.

Seo Jang-hwa’s eyes could be seen shaking from far away.

“...don’t begrudge me. “Why does that bastard kill people?”

“It has already happened. Can you see the wound on Mr. Jeong In-ho’s abdomen? He said Song In-myeong stabbed him himself. The same goes for Lee Jae-heon’s injury.”

“Those guys got Song In-myeong first...!”

Seo Jang-hwa, who was about to shout, eventually kept his mouth shut.

As the trembling voice stopped, a depth of despair appeared in his fierce eyes.

“....”

“...I’m sorry.”

It wasn’t tears.

‘...Have you always guessed something?’

Jeong In-ho muttered inwardly.

Even though I didn’t know Vivian well, the person named Seo Jang-hwa didn’t seem to have a very bad perception. However, he does not seem to be the type of person who will bend his opinions or beliefs obediently, but for such a person, he was too quick to comply with Detective Hong Gyeong-jun’s words. It was not a reaction that someone who knew nothing could have.

However, that would not be the case if it were only Jung In-ho.

“...Boss.”

He called Jaeheon Lee.

“uh? Uh... okay. “No, that’s right.”

“....”

“Is there a problem?”

Although he didn’t know it, his hand was holding his bleeding arm as if he unconsciously felt pain. It was the same stab wound that I had seen before entering the other side of the world. The wound is believed to have been cut by the person himself with a sharp knife.

It’s still not healed.

“...I...”

Jeong In-ho muttered softly and made eye contact with Munsan-gun for a moment.

“....”

The other person did not avoid it.

That was probably a fortunate thing for Jung In-ho as well.

“Later, when I have more free time.”

“yes.”

“...There are some things I want to tell you.”

“....”

“I think we need to call more people.”

“What...”

Jeong In-ho’s voice no longer trembled.

“I have something to apologize for.”

Even if it couldn’t be restored to its original state, Jeong In-ho had to bow his head.

I couldn’t decide on that opportunity.

“....”

“...Of course.”

Jaeheon Lee nodded.