Chapter 2: A Day with a Strange Fortune (2) (1/2)

Chapter 2: A Day with a Strange Fortune (2)

“Yes I mean, what? Sorry…Yes…I understand” The call ended For the most part, Chi-Woo had one-sidedly listened to the conversation, and he stared at his phone blankly after the call ended Although they had agreed to s about this caller For one, he wanted to o It alarmed him that the caller spoke as if he knew Chi-Woo had been there It was also strange that the caller was insistent onhim so soon The whole ordeal just seemed far too suspicious However, Chi-Woo couldn’t refrain hi, and the reason was si

Truthfully, it wasn’t rare for his brother to gofrorew older, his brother’s disappearances only became more frequent It was co; and they would hear nothing from him for a while until he suddenly returned It could be the sae’</es were different It didn’t feel like the other ti his last month in the military His older brother visited hie su words

[Take care of e to his parents, they were baffled They reported to the police about his brother’s disappearance, but the police didn’t even accept the case, ate it Chi-Woo and his parents were certain that his brother had been going overseas often because he worked for a foreign coation, they found out that his brother had never even left the country once Chi-Woo did everything in his power to learnto internet foru persons posters all over the city Yet, his efforts proved to be fruitless, and the deeper he searched, his brother’s whereabouts seemed to become more unclear All this soon exhausted Chi-Woo He felt like he was floundering alone in an open sea It see for his brother Yet, he couldn’t give up At least for his heartbroken parents, he had to grasp onto any thread of hope That hy Chi-Woo pushed himself to briskly make his way to his destination

Chi-Woo soon arrived at the café, where he had parted ith Gil-Duk

a lot of people in this place today,’</eht and sat at the exact seat where he had talked to Gil-Duk Then, he lifted his gaze off the table and stared warily at the mysterious man who asked to meet him Chi-Woo took an instant dislike to the lasses, and acoat covered his body froloves on both hands It was as if the ure Even when Chi-Woo ordered iced coffee for hi on the straw from under his mask

“Haaaa!” When his cup was almost empty, the man pulled out the straw froh! Thank you I wanted to talk to you as soon as possible, but I was so thirsty…Thinking ofhis plastic cup down, the htly towards Chi-Woo Then, he nodded a couple of tioodness~ You really are handso else!”

’ </e to tell hi, he arched his neck from side to side

“Ah! That habit! Your brother also did that often! You guys really are siblings! Haha!”

Choi Chi-Woo stoppedhis neck It was true His brother sometimes arched his neck sideways for no apparent reason If the man knew about this habit, perhaps… Chi-Woo felt a ray of anticipation rise in his heart as he said, “You told me you knehere“Yes Uin…” Then, the man fixed his posture and continued, “Ito Earth I wondered if I should be so bold as to meet you, Sir Chi-Woo And even if I did, I wondered if I could make such a request”

Chi-Woo’s face stiffened Co to be an alien or so?

“But then, I happened to co out a piece of paper soaked with sweat It was theperson poster that Chi-Woo had posted everywhere for months in search of his brother

“When I saw this poster, I became certain Ah! Sir Chi-Woo also wants to help his brother! So that’s why I contacted you”

The man’s explanation only served to fill Chi-Woo’s mind with more worries and questions “Is my brother in trouble?”

“Yes Well, you know the current situation… and the stories that are going around” The man spoke with a heavy tone, and Chi-Woo’s forehead wrinkled He didn’t get what the ardless of what Chi-Woo was thinking, the man fiddled with the poster and continued, “But I also have one thing I want to ask you, sir What is your reason for posting this?”

“…Sorry?”

“Did you want so a threat to you, sir?”

“What are you talking about?”

“I have undertaken great risks to meet you, sir Please tell h to threaten you, I must know of it beforehand”

Chi-Woo was finally sure of it now The th from him What if the man was serious? Perhaps he was et a free cup of iced coffee Chi-Woo’s expectations crus of disappointment rushed into his heart But still, in a final desperate attempt, Chi-Woo asked once more

“Do you know ot to introduce myself” The man stretched open his mouth aardly “Yes, I know your brother very well There was a time when I followed him around everywhere” The man’s voice became sentimental “Not only did your brother save me from a miserable death, but he took s fronized for ” Theabout his parents, “He’s a savior that most can only wish to have I had no choice but to part ith hireat honor and a once-in-a-lifetier rose in his heart as he continued to listen Finally, the little shred of patience he had wilted, and he said snarkily, “What did you do with my brother, exactly?”

“Excuse me?”

“You said you worked with him What did you do?” Chi-Woo wasn’t actually curious about the answer If the man spoke any more nonsense, he planned to kick him out of his seat

However, the h he had spluttered all kinds of incomprehensible statereat deal of shock

“What…kind of…?” Perhaps the man didn’t expect such a question He see to scam people

“What…do you ed to finish his question

Chi-Woo gritted his teeth His suspicions turned into certainty “I asked you whatyou because I a about it” Chi-Woo wondered how the e the topic of the conversation or ive me a moment” Theyou in case…really just in case, sir” Theabout your brother? Nothing at all?”

Choi Chi-Woo snorted “I just know his birthday Which ele, favorite songs and food, and so on” That was about the extent of Chi-Woo’s knowledge Even as he listed this information, Chi-Woo realized that he didn’t know that much about his brother It couldn’t be helped since the few things he thought he kneere proven to be lies

“Not those things, but…ha, this is insane What I mean is…do you not knohat your brother does at all?”

“I heard that he works for son company far away But that doesn’t seem to be the case”

“A company? What about your parents?”

“My parents used to work for a company, but they are retired now”

The man rubbed his temples harshly “Wait Wait a minute A coe?” The man suddenly rolled up his left sleeve Then he tapped the air like he was typing

“…What?” He asked in aghast, “Co financial gains?” He suddenly tightened his fist and barked, “How could Sir Chi-Hyun be a e “What do they roup on planet Earth? Which lunatic uttered such nonsense…?” Only then did he notice Chi-Woo’s expression “Ah…”

The thened horizontally, as if his mouth was stretched wide open “I-I can’t believe it…” The roaned “How could this happen… I thought it was strange…but I didn’t think it would be this much…”

“…”

“Then, did you perhaps…no, then, why…?”

Chi-Woo sat quietly like an audience watching an actor carry out histo collect so his own one-man show There was a li his ht up in so ood?” Chi-Woo glared at the man like he was pathetic

“Huh, sorry?”

“Are you satisfied yet? Is it fun to prank a person, suffering froot up from his seat

“No! That’s not it, sir!”

“Do you think you are the first one to pull a prank like this? You da!

The loud sound of bells suddenly rang froaze whipped to the door in reflex, and he frohen he saw a person with light-brown short hair, a beret, and white clothes A woer

“W-what? How could you?” The startled man became even more shocked

The woman seemed to pause when she saw Chi-Woo, but as soon as she saw the e

“You Crazy bastard!” After letting out harsh insults, she angrily sto by how Chi-Woo could even hear her grit her teeth, she seee froainst the newcorabbed theWhy aren’t youkill you” Surprisingly, the woiantye…!” The th, but he wasn’t able to th “Your older brother is not soed out, the ht, “Neither are your parents!”

“Why don’t you shut the hell up!?” shouted the woive up

“Sir Chi-Woo, you need to…”

“Shut up, ack!” The woman screamed as she tried her best to cover the man’s mouth He seemed to have bitten her hand hard if the way his o by