Episode 536
“I am against it.”
Choi Min-hong’s bold remarks.
“...uh?”
Jaeheon Lee was visibly embarrassed.
The other survivors were also taken aback by the unexpected opponent, but Park Da-young was the first to come to her senses and quickly struck out.
“Yes, Minhong is against it. “I don’t like Minhong, man.”
“No....”
“Wow, you’re telling me you won’t listen to a child’s opinion? Why are you so narrow-minded? That’s absolutely not fair. “It’s not reasonable, and it’s not efficient...” As
Lee Jae-heon continued to repeat the words he usually used, Jae-heon Lee nodded with difficulty.
“...I understand what you mean. Of course, you can’t not listen to opinions just because you’re a child. That’s true, that’s true, but....”
When Lee Jae-heon felt like his words were getting longer, Jeong In-ho intervened.
“Then we should listen to Minhong’s story. Isn’t that right, Manager?”
“But still...”
“We’re not hoping for something very big.”
Jeong In-ho, who had worked hard to regain his composure, continued speaking.
“I’m just... I’m just asking for some time. Da-hoon is not going to die right away, and there is still some time left before the water fills the box. “It seems like Da-hoon, the person involved, doesn’t agree with this method, so let’s think about a different path in the meantime.”
“Someone has to die eventually.”
“Maybe not. So, there is a hypothesis that we came up with earlier... that is...”
When Jeong In-ho’s words seemed to be confused, Seo Jang-hwa, who was observing the situation, calmly continued.
“Dojo map. I heard that there is a stamp map handed out by the staff at this Dreamcatcher Aquarium. “We hypothesized that there might be a hint about the wetsuit in there.”
“...I exchanged my map for prizes at the souvenir shop.”
Lee Jae-heon, who said that, opened his mouth again with an expression of unwillingness.
“But perhaps... it seems that Choi Min-Hong also had guidance.”
“That’s what we’re saying. “Fuck, we’re finally talking.”
Seo Jang-hwa let out a very small sigh of relief.
No matter how much Lee Jae-heon was acting like a dog, at least he didn’t seem to be making up stories that didn’t exist or making nonsense.
Jaeheon Lee was willing to tolerate any conversation or action that was truly necessary. Even though the atmosphere seemed to have ended as if the story was over, when Choi Min-hong expressed an opposing opinion, the evidence was that although he was embarrassed, he did not ignore it.
“We thought there might be hints of each theme zone on that stamp map, right? It seemed like the theme zone that was stamped would have hints about that area displayed on the map or something like that. “I may have sold the map somewhere, but Minhong still has the map.”
“We came to check it out. “It was to check if the manager was okay, but the biggest purpose was to find a hint about the wetsuit.”
Park Da-young desperately nodded at Jeong In-ho’s words following Seo Jang-hwa.
“So, just stay a little longer. It’s not that we won’t make a choice until the end... We all know that if we can’t get a wetsuit, Da-hoon can’t get out either. “At that time, I will have to choose who will die between you and Da-hoon... but that is what happened then.”
Park Da-young’s voice was trembling a little.
“You can choose that at that time. There are still options left to try. I’ll look for a wetsuit a little more. Then I can find the key and save Da-hoon... won’t that work?”
“...I understand what you mean.”
“...really....”
“Yes, really.”
Surprisingly, Lee Jae-heon accepted their words obediently.
“It’s a bit unfortunate that we can’t take the faster route, but I think your opinions are also valid. “If it is possible to find a wetsuit and save Da-hoon Park, it is much more efficient in terms of manpower because it will save both me and student Da-hoon Park.”
“....”
“It is enough for me to know that you are not ignoring the method we have found. “I wouldn’t ruin everything by being indecisive and hesitating and not using a good method even though there is one.”
After saying that, Lee Jae-heon bent down and looked at Choi Min-hong.
“So you’re our friend Minhong Choi?”
“huh?”
“Yes, not yes.”
“yes.”
“What is Choi Min-hong’s opposing opinion? “Can you explain?”
Choi Minhong blinked widely at the gentle question.
The child was holding the hand of his friend who was crying. Choi Min-hong said after seeing Jang Seo-ah sobbing without making a sound.
“no, I do not want.”
“no?”
“He doesn’t like it either.”
“....”
“Boy and I don’t want you to die.”
Minhong Choi asked.
“Why does he have to die?”
The small, simple fish had a black body and white dot-like eyes. The picture, which is a bit far from the ‘underwater world’ and quite close to ‘friends by the stream’, didn’t seem to be anything special.
“There are a lot of pictures like this all over the map... Isn’t it just design? “You made it up?”
“But only this guy moves.”
“Oh, it’s moving.”
Then the words were a little different.
“It’s weird when it moves.”
I wasn’t sure if other similar pictures were moving at the same time, but if only one of them was moving, that was a clear hint. Dayoung Park stared at the fish that were close to her ‘friends by the stream.’
And after a while, the fish was seen flinching and shaking. It was very short, but it was clearly visible.
“Oh, it really moves.”
“This guy is the only one like this.”
“Then is this a wetsuit...?”
“I’m not sure. “I see it moving, so it might be marking a specific monster.”
“The wetsuit could be a monster.”
“It’s not out of the question.”
Sang-hwa, who had been quiet, intervened in the conversation between the two.
“...If you mean the hallway before ‘Friends by the Creek’.”
“Ah yes.”
“Then I think I know who is where the fish is marked.”
“yes?”
“Are there Han Do-yoon and Kim Ki-jeong in the hallway before passing ‘Friends by the Stream’?”
“....”
“That toothpick said he couldn’t cross, so he stayed there...”
Jeong Eun-woo said, blinking.
“Have they already found the wetsuit?”
“...No, there is no guarantee that the fish had a wetsuit on it...”
“It might be worth checking.”
That’s how the wetsuit team’s destination was decided.
* * *
Meanwhile, back again, the waiting team at the concert hall.
“....”
Lee Jae-heon, who was quietly looking up at the tank, turned and walked away.
“...Where are you going now, uncle?”
“What are you planning to do, Manager?”
Immediately, Song In-myeong and Jeong In-ho followed.
Lee Jae-heon looked at Song In-myeong and Jeong In-ho following behind him with pitiful eyes. He looked like he didn’t understand why these two were doing this to him, which irritated Jung In-ho quite a bit.
“I was asking where are you moving now while you’re shedding so much blood?”
“Aha, it’s okay.”
“Isn’t that up to the manager to decide?”
“So, our junior is a doctor?”
“....”
Jeong In-ho has never missed Ha Seong-yoon as much as he does now.
“...So what are you doing?”
“That room.”
Jaeheon Lee asked, pointing to room number 10.
“Have you checked yet?”
“....”
“I understand that room 11 was not properly checked either.”
“So the manager was trying to go in there?”
“Why not?”
Before the angry Jeong In-ho could say anything, Song In-myeong stepped in and grabbed Lee Jae-heon by the shoulder.
“You can’t go in there anyway. Don’t you remember that only people who passed through the theme zone corresponding to each room could go in?”
“Oh, I see.”
“So let’s send that bastard away.”
Song In-myeong pointed to Jeong In-ho.
Jeong In-ho bent his fingers in reverse.
(Continued in the next part)