Chapter 92 – Secret Location

“Huh? How do you know that person?”

I flinched at Choe Ju-ri’s question.
After thinking for a while, he replied.

“At the academy. I was introduced as a friend of one of the students.”

It’s a poor excuse, but it’s also an excuse that can’t be found out that it’s a lie.
If you’re actually a student at Gaon Academy, it’s not strange to have a connection with Lee Chul-ki.

Choi Ju-ri nodded her head.

“I see…”

She seemed hesitant to answer my question, but she told me right away.

“I came in place of my father.”
“If it’s my father…”
“Lee Namcheol. I am a member of the National Assembly belonging to the same party as my deceased husband.”

I felt dizzy.
A bad feeling of foreboding swept through my body.

“Perhaps…Is it because of money problems?”
“How did you know?”
“I just kind of feel like it.”
“Sometimes you really surprise people. It’s like I’m not 20 years old.”

It was hot, but it was a natural feeling for Choi Ju-ri.
Anyway, I wanted to hear more about this.

“It is too much. To come right after the incident happened.”
“That’s right… They’re originally like that. I’m used to it.”

Choe Ju-ri sighed and continued.

“The money for this company came from her husband. It wasn’t her husband’s money, it was the money he brought with him. He is a capitalist with a deep relationship with the Party. Not one, but several. It seems that Lee Nam-cheol contacted them after her husband died. So that’s it. If you want to keep receiving money, let’s get along well with them.”

I rubbed my eyelids.
No matter how rich they were, Lee Nam-chul and Lee Chul-ki moved as if they were one body.
It would be natural for Lee Cheol-gi.
Because his future will completely depend on his father.
He inherits his assets intact.

But do you know?
In the end, his father betrayed him in front of the highest power in Korea.

Namcheol Lee was a very calculating person.
To send her son right after her husband’s death to contact Choi Ju-ri.
It would be from the desire to preoccupy the relationship.

Even if it wasn’t the recipe for the ‘recovery potion’ I gave you, GP was a company with the potential to thrive in the future.
There was no way that the person who was funding it was unaware of that.
Perhaps the capitalists who are said to be connected to the party do not simply give money.
It must be blocking all the possibilities of getting investment from other places.
They literally want to hold the GP in their hands and shake it like a toy.
Because there is no other company like Altoran.

“What did you say?”

I saw Lee Chul-gi’s face as he left the room.
His expression was benign.
So, naturally, anxiety arose.
If Choi Joo-ri, who barely escaped from Park Cheol-gwan, is swayed by other villains, that can never be seen as an improvement in the situation.

“Now is not the time, I told you to wait. At least let’s talk after my husband’s funeral. Then he said he couldn’t give me much time. A deal I came to inform, not to discuss.”

Choi Ju-ri let out a snort of laughter.
It was a cynical attitude towards their arrogant attitude, and on the other hand, it was also because there was another corner of belief.
She didn’t have to despair.
Because she got the recipe to save the company.
If that doesn’t work in Korea, you can bring in capital from abroad.
No matter how well-known members of the National Assembly were his opponents, he could not cut off all the funding lines.

“Thank you, Sunggyu…”

Choi Ju-ri held my hand tightly.
Literally, I saved her and her company.
GP was a company Choi Ju-ri cherished like her life.
Her father’s heritage, and because of this, she made the worst decision of her life, marrying Park Cheol-gwan.

“You know everything, right?”

I asked about the work that continues to dominate the news yesterday and today.
What Park Cheol-gwan did.
The most important news was the fact that he killed his ex and even killed Joo-ri Choi’s father.
Fortunately, it was the fact that it was specifically revealed that it was not simply because of her love for Choi Ju-ri, but because of her ambition to devour her company.
If not, Choi Ju-ri would have suffered more.
People are very interested in this kind of gossip.

“Yeah… That’s exactly what you said. Actually, I knew too. I was afraid that if I admitted that, it would completely collapse, so I deliberately pretended not to know. Now…”

She covered her face with her hands.
I could see the water trickling down between her fingers.

I knew that Lee Nam-cheol killed Park Cheol-gwan.
And she also knew that Lee Chul-gi, who came to visit her today, killed Park Da-in last night.
But, at least for now, I decided not to tell Choi Ju-ri.
If you don’t, your heart will suffer.
When you start talking about this thing, you have to explain everything else.
I didn’t have the confidence to properly explain it.

“Sister.”

It was the first time I had called Choi Ju-ri like this.
In terms of her age before returning, Choi Ju-ri was much younger than me.
It was a bit ticklish, but it was also the most accurate title.

In that he is the same age as Park Da-in and belongs to the same academy, it can be seen that Hangryeol is one of the top performers, but there is not much difference in terms of actual age.

Choi Ju-ri lowered her hand that covered her face.
Her face was, of course, covered in tears.

“Are you okay. It’s all good. My father will be happy too.”
“Huh…”

Choi Ju-ri smiled faintly.
In fact, there was nothing wrong with thinking about the future, other than feeling remorse for the past.
Because we finally escaped from the clutches of Park Cheol-gwan, and the company also has a means to escape from black money.

“How about going outside for a change? As my sister said, today is Saturday.”
“But…”

Anyway, yesterday my husband died.
Most people know about this fact.
I haven’t seen any articles or news that specifically feature Choi Joo-ri’s face, but the fact that she is the head of the GP can be quickly found just by searching for her.
Now, Choi Ju-ri would have hesitated to go outside.

I was embarrassed at the thought that I had made a useless offer.
At that moment, Choi Ju-ri said with a smile on her face.

“You’re right. She’s going crazy sitting here. I came because of the development of the ‘Recovery Potion’, but in fact, there are not many things I can be involved in. I’ll tell Mira. We are…”

Choi Ju-ri said with a determined face.

“Let’s change the mood. I am not a sinner. Yes?”
“Of course.”

I was really happy to see Choi Ju-ri thinking like this.
She was not a woman who would waste her life becoming the wife of someone like Park Cheol-gwan.
She is much more valuable.
She is beautiful and capable.

And…

I remembered a fact I hadn’t been aware of.

‘I heard that the probability of awakening as a Hunter is high?’

He said the odds decrease with time.
It was not an urgent problem, but anyway, the sooner the timing, the better.

I naturally thought of something.
To be precise, one person…

When she saw Choi Ju-ri’s information window, she wondered why she didn’t think of him first.
Of course, at that time, I wasn’t as close to Choi Ju-ri as I am now, and it was more important to go on quests than that.

Secret location hanyeonju.
I calculated the timing.

When she rose to fame and began to wield tremendous influence in the underworld and the sun.
And when the abilities that are talked about like legends and that she can use began to be regarded as urban legends.

I knew she wasn’t fake.
It was because I had seen her in real life once during her college days.
And even after she became a Hunter, she met him once more.

At that time, I was surprised to learn that the person was in a ‘secret location’.

‘I’m sure it’s still there.’

She will be opening a store in an underground shopping center in Yongsan.
I thought that maybe she could help Choi Ju-ri.

“There is a place I want to go with my sister.”
“Huh? Where is it?”
“It’s a bit complicated to explain, but would you like to go with me?”
“Yeah, of course not. I’ll tell Mira and come back. Hang on.”

While Choi Ju-ri left the office, I tried to recall her memories in more detail.
As a result of checking the current map of Yongsan using the app, I was able to specify the location.

I don’t know if it will work or not, but if Choi Ju-ri could even try awakening her hunter, she was her only alternative.
Besides, I was curious.
What does ‘Secret Location’ look like now?

When I looked at it from the future perspective, she was in a position I dare not reach.
The value of her existence is unique.
She was a woman who was considered more valuable than S-class hunters.

Choi Ju-ri is back.

“Let’s go, Sunggyu.”

She put on sunglasses and a mask.

“She’s not even a celebrity, so it’s funny to go out doing something like this. Mira said that if she didn’t do this, she would never go out.”
“Haha. That’s a good idea.”