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.”
At those words, Jaeheon Lee closes his eyes again.
With the help of his subordinates, he carried Lee Jae-heon on his back, moved carefully to avoid impacting his back as much as possible, and placed Lee Jae-heon in the back seat of the car. For some reason, I remembered giving Lee Jae-heon sleeping pills and putting him in the car last time near the port.
‘It’s a completely different situation, but the fact that the victim is Lee Jae-heon is the same.’
Due to seat issues, Song In-myeong was ordered to take another car, and Jeong Eun-woo got into the car carrying Lee Jae-heon along with the doctor. After seeing that the doctor sitting in the passenger seat was hastily fastening his seatbelt, he immediately started the car. Since Royal was injured that much, we had to get to the hospital as quickly as possible.
Until they arrived at the hospital, Jaeheon Lee just lay quietly. Even though Jung Eun-woo confirmed that he was conscious, it was as if he had fainted.
“…Oh my.”
When Jeong Eun-woo glanced at the incoming call, the doctor sitting in the passenger seat answered the call instead. The voice of the director he once served under a contract came from the phone that was on speakerphone.
“Yes, Director.”
―Jaeheon.
“You are conscious, but you are not in a state to talk.”
―What the fuck are you saying?
“We are moving to the nearest Korea University hospital as soon as possible.”
―No, fuck, fuck… fuck, I’m really doing it.
It was unfamiliar because it was difficult to hear the broken voice of someone who worked so hard on image management. As I was waiting for Lee Jae-hyung with a fresh feeling, he asked in a still angry voice.
-His condition. Say it right.
“The head injury is serious. “What did you think, Inyoung?”
“Ah ah… It doesn’t seem like there’s any major problem with the bones, but… we’ll have to do a detailed examination to see if there’s a problem with the brain. Even if the bones are intact, there are cases where the shock penetrates the brain and causes problems. Above all, I heard that you are hearing tinnitus, so I am worried about that. He must have used something with a rough surface, so the scalp tissue was damaged so much that he was bleeding profusely…”
My voice wavered for a moment as I was also a doctor, and then I explained clearly. After finishing the story, starting with the head injury, the wounds all over the body on the back, injuries that looked like they had been cut with a knife for unknown reasons, and the dark red wrists that were rubbed by the rope, etc., Lee Jae-hyung fell silent.
―….
“….”
―…First of all, I understand and I am also going to Hankook University Hospital right away, so prepare to give a proper estimate. We need to find out in detail what happened to his brain, whether he has any broken bones, and whether he is conscious. I know you’ll all be in a bad mood if you hear some bullshit like I lost my eyesight or am disabled when I arrive.
“I’ll keep that in mind.”
The doctor’s face turned white at the suddenly disconnected phone call, but Jeong Eun-woo was calm.
The fact that the people in this party were injured this much and still had the ability to use polite language meant that they had no intention of holding them responsible for this situation. Of course, it can be someone to vent your anger on.
“I’ll go a little further. Lean back the chair and carefully check whether Director Jae-heon Lee’s body is subject to shock. “As you heard, the director seems to be in a very bad mood.”
“Yes, yes, yes…”
“This is true.”
In fact, I didn’t think it was a big deal until when Song In-myeong asked for help and Lee Jae-heon’s name was mixed in the sentence.
Well, I was complacent, wondering if it would be a big deal considering Lee Jae-heon had great skills that he showed off at sea one night.
‘Even if something serious happened, I would have thought it was Lee Jae-heon’s intention.’
However, when I actually saw Lee Jae-heon’s appearance on the scene, it was more horrifying than I imagined, and Song In-myeong, who I thought was Lee Jae-heon’s partner in the play, looked truly nervous… and more than anything, Lee Jae-heon himself was having a hard time. Even masochists who enjoy pain do not plan these things themselves.
‘For now, I think a good hypothesis is that Lee Jae-heon dragged Song In-myeong into his play by force and gently touched Seong Dae-young by hitting on his work, and then he himself suffered a difficult situation due to Sung Dae-young’s unexpected repressive skills.’
Jeong Eun-woo parked his car at the back door of the hospital and lightly bowed to the waiting doctor.
“You must be busy, but thank you for listening to my request.”
“No, the hospital room for VIP patients is always open. “We are rather grateful to you for allowing us to serve you.”
Was he a doctor who was trained a lot by people from wealthy conglomerates who were severely punished? This time, his face didn’t look too urgent, perhaps because he thought he had come to see me for nothing, but when he saw the bloody doctor come out of the passenger seat and the patient who was even brighter than him in the back seat, his face hardened.
There was a passing glance of curiosity as to what had happened, but like a veteran, the doctor completely ignored his questions and quickly brought the patient inside. I had requested in advance that this incident be kept well hidden, so the treatment would be completed without being noticed by other hospital visitors.
“It seemed like the director was paying a lot of attention.”
“I will treat you with special care.”
“The director said he will come by in about 20 minutes, so please do a proper inspection by then. “I think he was excited because it was a family affair.”
“…thank you for telling me.”
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)
