Chapter 456

Episode 456

Even so, Jeong Eun-woo was quite concerned about Lee Jae-heon.

‘The skill shown on board the ship at that time was not that of an amateur.’

Eunwoo Jeong saw cynicism in the blood he created. I saw the neatness typical of a well-trained police officer, the thoroughness of a soldier who seemed to have been on the battlefield, and the desperation that a sacrificial lamb thrown into the middle of a fighting arena would show.

Lee Jae-heon seemed like a well-crafted, accomplished mercenary. Although it is difficult to find in this small country, if you go abroad, you can often see butchers with excellent skills who are driven by evil. He was selling his butchering skills in exchange for money, but Jeong Eun-woo still didn’t understand why Lee Jae-heon showed that side of him.

‘Lee Jae-heon is from a chaebol family.’

I don’t think the image Jaeheon Lee showed at the sea that day was fake. Those dry eyes that took for granted not only his skills but also the deaths of others were not something that could be faked. Lee Jae-heon looked familiar, as if he had seen many of the deaths of other people he had created.

‘So, in a way, I thought it was like this party...’

When I see things like this, my thoughts change a little.

“Director Jaeheon Lee? Please extend your hand more.”

“...huh.”

“We will take you to the hospital, but it will take quite some time before things are resolved, so we will give you temporary treatment first. “Please treat Youngin.”

I could see the doctor trembling and stuttering as he began the treatment, and Lee Jae-heon lying quietly as if he were dead, receiving his hands. I tried not to pay attention to it because it was Royal’s situation, but I couldn’t help but notice it.

‘...It’s also strange.’

If Jaeheon Lee is a psychopath who doesn’t mind killing others, that could be the case. This can happen even if you are a pervert who takes pleasure in the pain of people dying by his hands. Lee Jae-heon was just a gentler person compared to the countless filthy royals that Jeong Eun-woo had seen so far, but he was a severely twisted person.

But that was only when Lee Jae-heon was in the position of a predator. I don’t know if he had no hesitation in sacrificing others, but it was hard to understand how he naturally accepted even what was happening to him as he did now.

“....”

Jeong Eun-woo stood at the entrance to the bathroom and slowly observed Lee Jae-heon.

‘...First of all, the head injury is the most severe.’

The head was bleeding profusely as it had been hit multiple times with an iron bar or a hard block of wood. It was visible to Jung Eun-woo’s naked eye that the skin was crushed by the impact, but the skull and brain inside did not seem to be intact. If only the scalp was damaged, I would expect recovery, so I felt like I should be thankful even if it ended up being a simple concussion.

It looks like he was dragged into the bathtub by Seong Dae-young, but since he is an artist who mainly works on plaster statues, there was a lot of sharp trash on the floor. In the process of being dragged and tied up, the wounds inflicted by pieces of wire and glass were serious.

Jeong Eun-woo’s eyes turned to Lee Jae-heon’s face.

“....”

“Chief.”

While I was observing, a subordinate approached me. The sound of restrained footsteps and neat reports that suited Jung Eun-woo’s taste rang in his ears.

“The arrangement is complete.”

“What about the surrounding area?”

“There is no one. “I’ve finished talking to the building security guard, and I think you can take him to the hospital.”

“great job.”

While nodding his head at his subordinate’s report, his gaze was still directed at Jaeheon Lee. Jeong Eun-woo, who saw the patient lying limply with his eyes closed like a dead person, approached the doctor.

“Have you finished treatment?”

“Up to the head...”

“Is it possible to transport it?”

“Yes yes. “I think we need to check the extent of the shock to the brain to find out...”

“We’ll talk more about that after we go to the hospital.”

Jeong Eun-woo bowed his head towards Lee Jae-heon, who was lying in the bathtub.

“Boss. You will be taken to the hospital. “The situation is not good, so I will carry you to the car on my back. Please understand if my wounds hurt a little in the process.”

“....”

Lee Jae-heon quietly opened his eyes and looked at Jeong Eun-woo.

“...I assume you agree.”

The doctor, who realized that the situation was more serious than he thought, entered the hospital with a stern face. After sending the restless doctor in the passenger seat to Lee Jae-heon’s side, Jeong Eun-woo had a conversation with Song In-myeong, who was in one of the cars that followed. He had a bandage wrapped around his head.

“Please tell me what the situation was.”

“....”

“Author Song In-myeong?”

“...Mr. Ha, really....”

Was he watching Lee Jae-heon until the end as he entered the hospital building? Song In-myeong, who was staring blankly at the back door, wiped his face and let out a long sigh.

“...Situation....”

“Yes, I would like you to tell me what you know.”

“I’m a fucking sinner for being late.”

“Author Song In-myeong?”

“So... ha that.”

Even though he seemed to be furious, Song In-myeong gave a thorough explanation.

The story begins with Seong Dae-young threatening the high school students that Lee Jae-heon had his eye on, and Lee Jae-heon not liking him for that. I want to play with Sung Dae-young in a bad way, but it is difficult for Lee Jae-heon, who has no ties to the industry. That’s why he asked for cooperation from Song In-myeong, whom he met this time.

As a result of the collaboration between the two, Sung Dae-young’s stress was finally released, and Lee Jae-heon, who had been making fun of Sung Dae-young, paid the price... It was omitted a lot, but to summarize, that was the story.

“Hmm, I see.”

“Don’t scold me. “It was just an accident that happened while the two of us were playing.”

“It’s not my job to scold the author, so you don’t have to worry.”

However, it was questionable if Lee Jae-heon really just wanted to play with Sung Dae-young.

‘...The image of Lee Jae-heon I saw today bothers me.’

Although there are many people who are insensitive to the pain of others, there are few who are insensitive to their own pain. Until now, Jung Eun-woo thought that Lee Jae-heon was the former, but looking at him today, he seemed closer to the latter.

So, contrary to Song In-myeong’s claim that it was just a game, Lee Jae-heon may have been seriously trying to deal with Seong Dae-young in his own way.

‘Lee Jae-heon must have calculated that if he were to cross the line with Seong Dae-young, the party would be outraged and deal with him. There is a high possibility that being caught by Seong Dae-young and being treated like that was all part of a plan.’

Then, I wondered why he didn’t directly ask me to ‘deal with Seong Dae-young’, but the answer came right away.

‘You couldn’t believe it. ‘It must have been burdensome to openly ask for a favor and go into debt because the family treated them like a surprise event by giving them sleeping pills, kidnapping them, arresting them, and threatening them.’

Eunwoo Jeong came to a conclusion.

Lee Jae-heon was not as uncontrollable and a crazy hedonist as he thought; rather, he seemed to be an unfortunate product of this party. They distrust this party to the extent that they can’t even ask for one writer to be removed.

“...Then I guess this is Lee Dang’s karma...”

“Yes? “What did you say?”

“I didn’t say anything.”

Jeong Eun-woo smiled neatly.

If Lee Jae-hee or Lee Jae-hyung had thought they were trustworthy family members, they would have boldly demanded, saying, ‘Oh, please take away Seong Dae-young,’ and if that had been the case, Lee Jae-heon wouldn’t have been taken to the hospital half-corpse like he is now.

Eunwoo Jeong said while looking at the screen of Song Inmyeong’s cell phone.

“Oh, is this the content of that text? Where...”

“....”

“...Oh my. “Was it writer Song In-myeong who ripped off the skin of the manager’s back?”

“We agreed.”

“I think you should tell that story again in front of the director.”

“Oh, you said we agreed?”

At this point, Jung Eun-woo had no idea how Lee Jae-hee or Lee Jae-hyung would react.

But what can you do? It’s all karma.

(Continued in the next part)