Chapter 197 – Episode 197. Girl’s Revenge (5)

A ward at the Iron Blood Hospital.

I was talking to Scarlett.

“Is that really true?”

“Yes. I just need to edit it well. Rather, if Hoyeon-nim speaks first, there is a higher chance of being suspicious.”

A video of me going to a room with Park Min-gyu.

Naturally, I was going to confess to the media first, but Scarlett objected.

“… Is it?”

“I’d rather have the manager of the room that Park Min-gyu took report directly. It seems that Park Min-gyu was a regular customer, so while exposing the other guests, Hoyeon-nim was the only one with integrity… It would be better if the story was structured this way.”

“But it’s because I’m a little nervous. What if I get misunderstood as the same guy?”

If I claim my innocence first before it explodes, at least that won’t happen.

“Isn’t that the same guy?”

“…”

I’m good with Scarlett because she helps me a lot with my work, but sometimes she stabs me with a dagger like this.

Well, it’s okay to joke around, but to be honest, I’m still nervous.

Scarlett let out a deep sigh, perhaps reading my anxious expression.

“Haa, Hoyeon-sama is making a big mistake now.”

“Mistaken?”

“People don’t change their perceptions easily once they’ve been fixed. If a good image is attached to it, no matter what they do, they look positive, and if a bad image is attached to it, they look negative no matter what they do.”

“Um. Not really.”

Well, since you’ve been working hard on images up until now, is it time for you to be rewarded?

I think I underestimate myself too much.

I am Hoyeon Lee.

Stop terrorism, head of the academy, genius wizard.

You are a person who can’t do anything.

“And….”

“Yes.”

Anything else important?

I waited for Scarlett’s next words.

“If Hoyeon-nim just cried and apologized, everyone would look at him, even if he was from Host Bar Ace. You have that kind of face. Hoyeon-nim only uses his face to flirt with women. It’s a problem. A good-looking face is a huge blessing when it comes to press conferences.”

“… Okay. Let’s do as you say.”

I glanced at the mirror next to me.

What a handsome face I see.

If you apologize, ‘No. I’m sorry too.’ Is the face that will automatically appear.

…Can’t beat logic.

I opened my mouth while watching the apology interview that Park Min-gyu announced.

– This incident has caused controversy with those who have suffered damage…

“But I’m good at apologizing.”

Of course, considering the evidence I have, these things don’t mean anything, but looking at that apology, I think I believe it too.

“It’s just an ugly outburst. We have too many weapons.”

“Um. Scarlett, how about asking Da-eun for her opinion?”

“What about Miss?”

“Yeah. Anyway, the moment we spread the video, Park Min-kyu is socially over. Da-eun’s doctor seems to be important too.”

The reason Nam Da-eun is pushing Park Min-gyu like this in the first place, but it might be right to start revenge together.

“… That makes sense. Let me ask you.”

*

“No.”

“Yes?”

Scarlett, who went to ask Nam Da-eun’s doctor, widened her eyes at her unexpected answer.

This is because it is the first time Scarlett has expressed her opinion so firmly since she met Nam Da-eun.

“Sorry….”

Nam Da-eun also apologized as if she was taken aback by the short answer that jumped out at the moment.

“Um, it’s okay. Miss Daeun. Hoyeon-nim told me to match Daeun Nam as much as possible. Feel free to say anything.”

Nam Da-eun wondered if she could say this.

But since she had been thinking about revenge since the first time, she finally spoke up.

“A conversation with Mr. Mingyu… I want to have a conversation. Why did he do that to me and Dahee… I think it would be comfortable to know that.”

“…”

Talk to Minkyu Park.

It wasn’t impossible.

It just gets annoying.

Scarlett is especially annoying.

She originally intended to drive Park Min-gyu into a corner by threatening him slowly.

Then, she directly handles Park Min-gyu in front of Nam Da-eun. Or she entrusts Nam Da-eun to handle it.

This was a new plan with Lee Ho-yeon.

A person who is driven to a corner becomes impatient.

Impossible to make calm judgments and easily excited.

This makes it more controllable and easier to work with.

However, things get complicated when she tries to give Nam Da-eun what she wants.

There is no way that a proper conversation can proceed after all the information has already been disclosed and has fallen into abyss.

Because Park Min-kyu’s life is over anyway.

That said, having him talk to Nam Da-eun before disclosing the information leaves Park Min-gyu with enough time to prepare.

From Scarlett’s point of view, it would be very annoying.

“…Wouldn’t it?”

“No. I will pass it on to Hoenn-nim.”

Ha.

Scarlett sighed inwardly.

In my heart, I just want to kill Park Min-gyu, but I couldn’t ignore Da-eun Nam’s trembling eyes standing in front of her.

‘I’m too weak.’

Scarlett wondered if she had become too meek these days.

“Talk to Park Min-gyu, who is in good condition. Let’s set up a place.”

“… Thank you.”

Nod

Nam Da-eun bowed her head in gratitude.

Because she knows how difficult and troublesome a request she has made.

Looking at the back of Nam Da-eun’s head with her head down, Scarlett opened her mouth.

“Thank you to Hoyeon. I’m just doing what I’m told.”

“Hoyeonie… Yes. I’ll be sure to tell you.”

Nam Da-eun sincerely felt gratitude to Lee Ho-yeon.

All of this would have been impossible without Lee Ho-yeon.

With her scarlet disappearing, Nam Da-eun, who was left alone, clenched her fists.

“… Uncle Mingyu.”

It wasn’t that I wanted to forgive Park Min-gyu.

Quite the opposite.

I still remember the warmth of the first time we met.

Because that benevolent smile still lingers in her heart.

Nam Da-eun wanted to cut off Park Min-gyu for sure.

*

The next day, in the buyer’s guild’s guild manager’s room.

– Sorry. It’s all my fault for not managing the guild members. There will be people who don’t believe me. But I will tell you one thing. I, Park Min-gyu, have lived my whole life without a single point of shame in my heart. I put my hand on his chest, and I have nothing to do with the drug case….

“How’s the reaction?”

As soon as Park Min-gyu returned to the guild, he mobilized all of his acquaintances to announce an interview and apology.

He was consistent with the attitude that he had nothing to do with himself, and he showed an apologetic attitude in reflection to avoid suspicion.

And the public reaction wasn’t bad.

“Very good. The guild leader’s impression is so good that everyone says there is sincerity in his apology.”

“Okay… Let’s just move on like this.”

Since he was Park Min-gyu, who is often criticized for his benevolent impression, this time, I also greatly benefited from his face.

“Yes. I will manage some comments and come back.”

“Yes. Let’s think of it as the last gateway before crossing over to Yangji and hold on…”

Park Min-gyu pressed his still beating heart.

And, he soon found the letter on the desk.

“… What is it. Chief?”

But the manager had already left.

In an empty room, a letter suddenly appeared.

“…”

You must have seen it wrong.

Because I was tired, I only saw the original letter now.

Park Min-gyu closed and opened his eyes and shook his head.

After awakening his spirit like that, he opened the letter.

Soon after, Park Min-gyu’s face turned white after examining the contents of the letter.

This is because the photo of Park Min-gyu drinking with a woman and the evidence of past crimes were all written on it.

“This, what is this… I’m sure they would have scrapped it all.”

Even in the business that Park Min-gyu used to use, a magic circle was installed so that the guards would immediately come to the store when magic was generated.

‘Is this a whistleblower?’

Gulp.

Park Min-gyu, who swallowed saliva, found the back page of the letter.

[Today at 5pm. Come to this address alone. If you don’t come on time, I’ll reveal the evidence right away. Even if several people come, I will disclose the evidence.]

‘You have to find it. What kind of guy…’

Park Min-gyu felt his lips dry up.

It would be fine if it was under the Shinyoung guild like before.

You can ask Shinyoung Guild for help.

Even if he got his tail cut off, he was at the bottom anyway, so he could throw away one or two guild members and start over.

But now it’s different.

“How did I come all the way here…!”

I was seeing the end of more than 10 years of living on the floor.

Now he felt the honor.

I could never give up here.

“…”

In my mind, I wanted to use everything I could to catch the culprit, but I didn’t have time.

In addition, the level of the enemy could not be grasped.

The hope left for Park Min-gyu is that the other person has something they want from him.

‘Should I go alone? No, that’s too dangerous.’

Going to the trading place is certain, but you will need at least some insurance.

Park Min-gyu took out a dark sword from the safe in the corner of the guild room.

“Ha….”

It’s the last option at the end, but I never thought I’d use it here.

Park Min-gyu came out with a sword in his arms.

*

The next day, after Scarlett delivered the letter, we were on our way to the trading place.

In order to fulfill Nam Da-eun’s request, he goes to meet Park Min-gyu in person.

“Don’t be nervous.”

“… Yes.”

Of course Nam Da-eun was also taken.

Because he is the person who said he wanted to see Park Min-gyu and is the main character of the day.

Even though she kept talking to her for fear of getting nervous, Nam Da-eun took a deep breath and controlled her stomach.

‘I’m very nervous.’

In this case, it is better to leave it alone.

I spoke to Scarlett on the other side.

“Park Min-gyu really won’t come alone, right?”

“Take a good look at the people around you.”

“People?”

I listened to Scarlett’s words and looked around.

I don’t think there’s anything strange about it?

“There are people who intentionally don’t look at us. They’re probably sent by Park Min-gyu.

“Five….”

Certainly, when I heard that, it seemed that way.

Even though I put a barrier to obstruct perception, it is currently in a weak state.

Even if you look at my face, it is a barrier that makes it difficult to recognize as Lee Ho-yeon, and I am not a concept that people themselves disappear.

As expected, current information guild members are different.

“I go in through the back door so Park Min-gyu doesn’t know.”

“Yes. Let’s go.”

“… Yes.”

We went into the warehouse.

‘Well, I didn’t think you’d come alone anyway.’

Still, since they don’t know our strength, they won’t bring us as a group.

If there are more people than you can handle, you can run away.

We waited for Park Min-gyu to appear, hiding in the darkness of the warehouse.

As the appointment time approaches. With a sigh, the rusty door opened.

The benevolent face he always saw was full of tension.

After confirming the appearance of Park Min-gyu entering the warehouse, I emerged from the darkness.

“Hello, Mr. Park Min-gyu.”

“…Cadet Lee Ho-yeon?”

Park Min-gyu slightly frowned when he saw my face that suddenly appeared, and then gritted his teeth.

“This bastard… You’ve been aiming for from the beginning.”

While swearing at me, I rolled my eyes here and there, checking who was around.

“It’s not really like that… First of all, don’t you try to figure out the situation?”

Watching Park Min-gyu raise his mana, I took out the papers in my pocket.

It was the double ledger of the Buyers Guild.

“Now, wait… Tell me what you want. Didn’t Cadet Lee Ho-yeon also call me because he has something he wants?”

Park Min-gyu waved his hand, controlling the magic he was pulling up.

“I have a client. Come out. Da-eun.”

“Daeun? Wait a minute, no way…”

Tboob. Tboob.

Nam Da-eun, who had been hiding in the dark with me, stood next to me.

“… Mister Mingyu. It’s been a while.”

Park Min-gyu’s expression as he looked at us was full of insult and humiliation.