Chapter 332 – Episode 324. Press Conference. (1)

“Ha, just about the two of you fighting. Should we make things complicated? Let’s just reach an amicable agreement, right? I heard you lost three teeth. Wouldn’t it be better if we agreed to receive 600 at 200 each?”

“Fuck! Do I look like a beggar? This kind of gangster plays baseball! Is it right to go around in society? Yes? “It won’t work if the police say so!”

“From what you’ve said, it seems like the gangster is there… You also operate an illegal site.”

“Sweet bastard now, Meracano? Do you want to search?”

“Ha, teacher. Don’t be a salty, salty person.”

After being dissuaded by the police, Kang Ho-cheol turned his head and looked at me.

“What the fuck, Ji Maeng-ho, this bastard doesn’t even know your senior!”

What kind of bullshit is this?

“What about you, senior? Fuck, I’ve never had a gangster like you as my senior. “Why don’t you sue me, damn it!”

“A bastard like you needs to eat some beans and rice? “I’ll make sure you can’t play baseball for the rest of your life.”

“Do it, you fucking idiot.”

“Hmm, Maeng Hao. Calm down for a moment. “We’ll talk again when the lawyer comes.”

That shameless bastard. They should have completely smashed his mouth, so he couldn’t speak, but Kang Ho-cheol woke up a few hours later and came out of the emergency room and entered the police station and was behaving badly.

‘Should I really kill you?’

To be honest, I felt like I might have died if I had kept hitting him, but I think I was defeated because I was weak-hearted and couldn’t finish it. While I was thinking about this and that, Team Leader Kim, who was outside answering the phone, appeared.

“Then, may Meng Hao come in? The identity is also clear.”

“I…, That is, the victim…”

“Hmm… “Are we there yet?”

“Yes?”

And with Team Leader Kim’s words, Kang Ho-cheol’s cell phone began to ring.

“Siba, what are you doing?”

Kang Ho-cheol was surprised to check his cell phone with an angry gesture, and then answered the phone with a polite gesture.

“Yes, brother, no, boss.”

-“You fucking bastard! Where are you doing, you bastard! Siba, where are you?”

And a loud voice came out of his cell phone and rang the police station. Even though it wasn’t a speakerphone, the voice that rang around me told me how angry the caller was.

“Sorry. President. I’m in Seoul now…”

-“You fucking idiot, do you think I’m asking this because I don’t know? Stop being such a bastard and come down. Come down before things get worse! You bastard! “Give me 2 hours.”

“… Yes?”

-“Yes? Yes? This fucking bastard still hasn’t come to his senses. I saved him from ruining his life just because he was her junior, and he’s throwing shit in my path like this? Just finish that job and come back now before I throw away the tools. “You son of a bitch!”

“Yes? Yes. I understand.”

… What? Kang Ho-cheol answered the phone and got up from his seat and started getting ready to run out.

“Where are you going?! What about agreement?”

“Do it yourself, I don’t have time!”

Kang Ho-cheol runs outside, ignoring the police’s words. He definitely looked in a hurry.

“Well, then it looks like the agreement has been reached amicably. Can we go too?”

“Yes? Earlier, I asked for an agreement, but we also have to decide whether this is a crime of bodily harm or an assault…”

The police officer who was helping with the report smiled awkwardly at Team Leader Kim’s words and tried to dissuade him, but then a man’s voice was heard.

“What about the crime of causing bodily harm? It’s just simple assault. Sangcheol. The simple assault case ended amicably with an agreement. Handle it like that.”

“Chief… !”

According to the police, it seemed like the police chief.

“Team Leader Kim. “I’ll take care of this, so you can go out.”

“Yes, Chief. Then, please take care of me.”

“Yes, please leave it to me.”

“Meng Hao, let’s go. “You won’t have to worry anymore.”

When Team Leader Kim said that, he nodded, but I was also confused as to what was going on. It seems like Kang Ho-cheol received a call from the centipede leader and left… As I went outside with a dazed feeling, Team Leader Kim spoke in a quiet voice.

“President Cheon took care of everything. Well, it wasn’t an honorable position to begin with. If you wait that long, it’s obvious that the police will raid your business, but what do you believe in that makes you come to the police station and do something like that? After all, they are gangsters…”

“Cow…, President Cheon helped me.”

It’s Soyoung, after all.

“Yes. By the way, he is a person who is serious about baseball. Still, I’m glad there was a cause, but if there wasn’t something like match-fixing involved, it would have been quite difficult. Meng Hao, please be careful from now on.”

“Oh, yes. I understand.”

“And since there will be reporters lined up in front of the station, you can just pass by without saying a word. “We will hold a full-fledged press conference tomorrow, so I will have the script written by then.”

“Ah… Yes.”

As I looked around, the early morning sunlight was shining through the window. I came here late in the evening, and it was already dawn. It seemed like a lot of time had passed since Kang Ho-cheol woke up.

And when we left the building, just as Team Leader Kim said, people were lined up in front of the main gate.

“Uh? It’s Ji Maeng-ho!”

“Excuse me! Ji Maeng-ho came out!”

‘Fuck, you’ve come a long way.’

I’ve never seen so many reporters…

“Ji Maeng-ho! Why did you assault a citizen?”

“Tell me something!”

Fuck… I felt like I was going crazy with so many reporters coming.

“Now. I am Ji Maeng-ho’s attorney. We will hold a press conference tomorrow, so please check then.”

“Wait a minute! Just one word!”

“According to the report, the incident occurred at a bar. Were you assaulted while drunk?”

Just as I had discussed with Team Leader Kim, as I was trying to ignore the reporters and pass by, I heard a question that I could not ignore.

“Currently, many baseball fans are in shock due to Ji Maeng-ho’s violence. “Aren’t you sorry to your fans?”

“Are you sorry?”

“Yes! Ji Maeng-ho won the MVP award last season and was loved by many fans, but to cause an assault like this, does he have no self-awareness as a public figure?!”

“First of all, I’m not sorry.”

“What is that… ?!”

“Yes? “Can you tell me exactly?”

“I did what a baseball player was supposed to do.”

“Meng Hao, speak at the press conference and stop here…”

“No, I have to say what I have to say.”

“Ha…”

All the reporters who were noisy at my declaration that I had to say something fell silent and looked at me.

“It is true that I hit someone. But I have no regrets.”

“… What does this mean?”

“Of course, violence is not allowed under any circumstances. But as someone who loves baseball, I couldn’t tolerate it, so I hit him.”

“Does this mean it’s not your fault?”

“I did what I had to do. “Anyone else who loved baseball would have acted that way, not me.”

“What does that mean? How can you be so proud even after hitting someone?”

“I didn’t hit anyone. “I just helped a bastard come to his senses.”

“Yes?”

“That bastard suggested match fixing to my close friend. I couldn’t stand it. That’s it. We’ll talk more about it tomorrow. That’s it.”

“… Ji Maeng-ho!”

“Please tell me in detail!”

“Ji Maeng-ho!”

I shook off the reporters who were grabbing me and got into the car prepared by Team Leader Kim.

“Am I going home now?”

“No. First, go to the club office and talk to the Thunders general manager and the KBA president. Then, just take a deep breath, wake up, and hold a press conference.”

“I understand.”

After driving for a few minutes, we arrived at the club office, and the KBA president and general manager were waiting inside the office.

“Meng Hao! “Is it true that you caught the match-fixer?”

In particular, the president of KBA greeted me with a loud fuss when I arrived. It seemed like he wanted to know exactly what the situation was.

“Yes. “I have all the recorded files.”

“I’ve heard of it. Under… But there was no need to fight like that. If you had reported it to us, we would have taken care of it…”

Actually, that was okay. But it was also true that I wanted to beat that bastard. It was like I introduced Junhu to that club. But you tried to ruin our team by seducing Jun-hoo like that. The feeling of betrayal was so great.

Besides, that bastard didn’t like her from the first time they met. From the first time we met, she called me a senior and spoke informally to me.

‘The former and the latter. ‘Which is more important?’

‘… Still, it’s the former.’

… About 6:4? To be honest, I just beat up a gangster and I didn’t know it would come out that way. In movies, you see that gangsters don’t even file charges, you little bastard.

“First of all, I’m glad that an agreement has been reached.”

“Whew, thank you for coming out from headquarters. This would have been difficult for us alone…”

“What? Kind of the same thing. The Chairman was also very happy to see Meng Hao’s performance last year. “Even when I won, he was my favorite for the past few years.”

Now that I think about it, I remember that immediately after winning, the chairman of AT Group asked to see me, but Soyoung told me not to go because she would talk to him on her own, so I couldn’t meet him. It’s still too early to meet in person or something.

“Then, Meng Hao, is what is recorded here true? “That person, Kang Ho-cheol, approached Lim Jun-hoo and suggested match-fixing.”

“Yes, it’s all true.”

“Ha… Still, looking at the recording, it looks like Junhu also felt something strange.”

“Yes, it’s complicated if I explain it in detail…”

As I was about to explain in detail, the door to the leader’s office opened, and a familiar voice was heard.

“Brother Meng Hao! Are you okay!?”

“Junhoo!”

“Huh, huh. I’m here now after being investigated because of that bitch. First, I’ll sue you for fraud and say, “Oh, hello.” President.”

When we fought earlier, he tried to stop me from hitting that bitch, but as time passed, this guy seemed to come to his senses.

“Ah, Junhu, you’re here just in time.”

“Yes, the leader told me to come right away.”

“Then, shall we hear the story in detail? Since you are a party to the case.”

“Yes, I understand. President.”

“And Maeng Hao, no matter how much you hit the match fixer, you know that violence is violence, right?”

“Yes, I know.”

“It seems inevitable that the league will impose its own disciplinary action. According to the regulations, there are at least 30 games, so you must be prepared. There is also a fine of 5 million won.”

30 games? Is this cheap enough? Well, it wasn’t bad.

“Actually, assault would be a severe punishment if it weren’t for a special situation like Maeng Ho’s, but given the special nature of the situation, I plan to give it to the minimum if public opinion is okay. Maeng Hao, if something like this happens in the future, please contact the association first.”

“Yes, sorry.”

“Oh, an article just appeared. Ji Maeng-ho’s violence controversy, is his opponent a match-fixer?”

After hearing the leader’s words, I quickly turned on my phone and looked up the article.

-Ji Maeng-ho’s violence controversy, is his opponent a match-fixer?

… While AT Thunders’ Ji Maeng-ho is embroiled in controversy after being embroiled in a violent dispute, the victim is said to have encouraged match-fixing…

-Wow, it wasn’t just assault.

-As expected, I believed in the fierce god of defense!

-Shouldn’t there be an award for this level?

After a quick search, public opinion didn’t seem to be that bad.

“Hmm, if public opinion is this much, I think the disciplinary action could be reduced further. First, let’s have a meeting inside. But that doesn’t mean there won’t be disciplinary action. No matter what the circumstances, assault is a serious crime.”

“Yes, I understand.”

“Then you can go, Meng Hao. I will talk with Junhoo for more details. “I guess we are the party to the case.”

“Yes, good work. “Thank you, Team Leader Kim, for your help today.”

“What? It’s natural. Oh, and the car has been moved to the parking lot, so you can take it.”

“Thank you. “Okay then.”

After saying hello and coming out of the manager’s office to see the morning sunlight, I felt pain in my hand and realized what happened yesterday. … Was I too excited?

“Fuck, everything is so harsh.”

Although the skin was all peeled, fortunately, no bones or ligaments seemed to be injured.

‘It’s all because of Mr. Rossby!’

‘This bastard is suddenly blaming me? ‘Are you crazy?’

‘It’s like this because Mr. Rossby keeps gaslighting me right next to me.’

‘You crazy bastard, it’s just your nature.’

There is no way I, who am known for being kind, would do such a violent thing. It’s all Rossby’s fault. It was clear that Rossby had manipulated my brain waves.

‘… Damn it. Still, didn’t it taste good? ‘Hehe.’

‘… It was like that. Hehe.’

After chatting with Rossby, it wasn’t long before I got home, and a delicious smell began to waft from the hallway.

‘What, are you already up? Well, it’s already morning.’

As I opened the door to the house that smelled like food and entered, I heard a loud noise coming from the kitchen.

“Mr. Meng Hao!”

“Joeun was here too?”

Looking at Jo-eun wearing an apron, it seemed like she was preparing breakfast. Then Soyoung must be in there too. When Jo-eun cooked food, So-young was always there to help.

“Yes! I was sleeping with my sister and preparing breakfast! It’s no big deal, right? Right?”

“Well, of course.”

And after hearing our shouts, Soyoung, wearing an apron, walked out of the kitchen.

“Sister… !”

When she saw Soyoung wearing an apron, she remembered what she had experienced yesterday and what Soyoung had helped her with, and a smile naturally spread across her face. It really feels like I’m back home. I haven’t felt this way since my parents passed away, but it feels like I’m back home after a long time.

“Are you here?”

“I’m back!”

“… Welcome.”