15. Malice (1)
There are events that come every time in high school.
Although there are midterm and final exams every semester, mock exams held across the country were also very important events.
Was it because of the previous test scores?
Despite the high level of difficulty, Kim Hyun-seong did not get a single question wrong in the midterm exam, and the atmosphere at Cheonil High School was somehow excited. Thinking that Kim Hyun-sung might stand out in the mock exam, the teachers gathered in groups and chatted about him.
“Will Hyeonseong achieve good results this time too?”
“well. I think it will be difficult. Even though Hyunseong was good at studying, his grades on the last test rose sharply without any special context. Rather than simply improving one’s skills, there is a high probability that some luck may have played a role. And the midterm exam and mock exam are different.”
“I also agree with what Mr. Jeong said. I heard that Hyunseong Kim goes to the gym after school. The gym when you need to solve at least one more problem. If you go to other academies for the purpose of improving your physical strength, I will admit it, but if there is only one gym, the results are obvious. Everyone knows. “Even though it is a reality that we do not want to admit, it is difficult to expect good results through ‘school classes’ alone.”
Past results.
Everyone gave weight to the fluke.
It is true that the results were achieved based on solid fundamentals, but it was difficult to expect a score as good as the midterm exam this time. The mock exam is a different world. Even though he took first place in the midterm exam, if you go to the national level, there were so many kids smarter than Kim Hyun-seong that you couldn’t count them on your fingers.
A world of different dimensions.
That’s what national level meant.
In response to the teachers’ opinions, one beginning teacher said:
“I’m just joking, but don’t you think it would be fun if Hyunseong gets a perfect score on the mock exam?”
Eyes were focused.
It’s not like he hadn’t imagined such an outcome, so the teacher, who was called Mr. Jeong, smiled mischievously and said,
“At that moment, Daesan’s star was born. If the school comes in first place, not just in the entire school, but in the country, it’s clear that Principal Oh Dae-hwan will promote it on a large scale. Mock tests do not have the same impact as the CSAT, but as far as I know, there was no student who got 10,000 points even on the mock tests. From then on, it can’t be called a fluke. In this world, even one coincidence is considered skill, but two home runs following a midterm exam are average for that person. “Hyunseong takes first place for granted.”
* * *
A few days later.
The school was turned upside down.
Jo Jae-jin ran around the class and shouted.
“Really awesome! “Kim Hyun-seong said he got a perfect score on the mock exam again!”
“crazy.”
“Does that make sense?”
It wasn’t a fluke.
It was a moment when his skills were proven.
Oh Dae-hwan received a level of attention that was incomparable to before, and since it was an uncommon event in the provinces, local media outlets flocked to him. Of course, Oh Dae-hwan’s influence had some influence. He talked about his achievements here and there, but the difficulty of this mock test was higher than expected, so Kim Hyun-seong’s achievements were even more highlighted. It’s barely a local school. In a situation where perfect scores were rare even in Gangnam, the mecca of education, it was inevitable that an uproar would occur.
It was a hectic day.
With microphones coming from all directions, Kim Hyun-seong faithfully responded to the interview.
“Student Hyunseong Kim. From what I checked, I heard that even in the first semester, I didn’t even get first place in the entire school. Can I know the secret to my grades suddenly improving enough to take first place in the country?”
Beyond reporters.
Oh Dae-hwan was seen.
Hyunseong Kim spoke in an orderly tone, as if he were an exemplary student.
“There is no particular reason, but if I were to tell you about my study method, I just stuck to my school classes.”
“Are you saying you don’t go to other academies?”
“yes. I don’t go to any academies other than the gym I go to to improve my physical strength. That’s enough for me. Attend school classes diligently, then go home and review what you studied. When I say that, my friends ask me if I’m secretly tutoring them, but the truth is that my family’s financial situation isn’t that good. “I don’t receive any private tutoring.”
Papapot.
Flashes exploded from all directions.
Ranking first in the country just through school classes.
It was a scoop.
Kim Hyun-seong showed a gentle smile as he worked hard to record with his eyes shining brightly.
It was an intentional comment.
In fact, Kim Hyun-seong was able to secure the top score in the country because of his efforts in his previous life and because he was familiar with test questions. Although she may not be able to say that fact straight away, Kim Hyun-seong intentionally uttered a comment that left a thousand days off. Principal Oh Dae-hwan was truly happy with the attention her Cheon-il was receiving. In fact, in a situation where students from other regions are trying to enroll in Cheonil, what would happen if the nation’s top score was attributed to Cheonil?
Prestigious.
It’s not just a dream.
Oh Dae-hwan will highly value Kim Hyun-seong, and if so, he will not be able to allow even the slightest flaw.
‘That’s why I allow your rotten existence. Make everything I do for the sake of your desires seem like nothing. ‘We can coexist because we meet each other’s wishes.’
“stylish! Our Hyeonseong!”
Clap clap!
Oh Dae-hwan applauded.
He smiled broadly across the reporters, and honey dripped from his eyes as he looked at Kim Hyun-seong.
It was a solid life.
It seemed like only brilliant days were waiting for the future, but at this glorious moment, Kim Hyun-seong actually felt his blood run cold. Reporters crowded in and Principal Oh Dae-hwan with greedy eyes. And looking around at the students who were clapping like bridesmaids, Kim Hyun-seong caught the faces of each of them.
Among those students.
The client existed.
Someone who has evil intentions toward you.
At someone’s request, Kim Hyun-seong fell into the abyss and had to live in hell for a whopping 10 years.
Quickly.
I gritted my teeth.
He did not make any effort to show off and showed himself as an honor student that people wanted.
Soon it’s time to take the bait.
I had to endure it.
Not now, not now.
* * *
Kim Hyun-seong’s grades.
It wasn’t a good outcome for everyone.
Jeong Chan-soo came down to Daesan.
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He called Taejun Choi aside and looked at Taejun Choi with a cold face in an abandoned factory where no one went.
“Taejun. “I would like to hear an explanation for this result.”
Perfect score on mock exam.
It was an absolutely unacceptable result for the Golden Circle.
Taejun Choi said while sweating profusely.
“… … As I reported before, they created an atmosphere that divided Kim Hyun-seong and Bae Seong-ho and pushed Kim Hyun-seong to some extent. But you know it well. Since the teachers of Cheonil are openly protecting Kim Hyun-seong, it is impossible to produce results in a short time. I need time. “It is absolutely impossible in a short period of time to lower Kim Hyun-sung’s grades little by little and make him an outcast.”
“Yeah, I know. “That is not an easy task.”
Grades are a basic skill.
It didn’t make sense for a student whose fundamentals were solid enough to be ranked first in the entire school to immediately hit rock bottom after only being bullied for a month or two. He can achieve good grades just by studying so far.
but.
Still, a minimum was needed.
The minimum that the Golden Circle is working on is that it is progressing as planned.
“But it’s also true that there are no clear results from going down to Daesan. There are only rumors that he and Bae Seong-ho are not on good terms, but there is no particular conflict, nor is it a situation where Cheon-il is bullying Kim Hyun-seong. These results cannot satisfy the client. “I’m getting phone calls complaining every day because the results are being postponed from time to time. What will happen to my reputation for sending you down to Daesan like this?”
recent.
Rumors circulated within the Golden Circle.
The story is that Chan-soo Jeong is struggling with local requests.
Jeong Chan-soo was in a very bad mood right now due to people talking about him becoming a thing of the past.
Reputation in Seoul was very important.
If a local request fails and your reputation drops, people who place requests in the Golden Circle will be reluctant to entrust it to Chansu Jeong. A broker with better weapons (students) and a broker with a clear success rate. I had no choice but to lose all my requests to those brokers, and it was only in an instant that the tower I had worked so hard to build for so many years collapsed.
The local request was poisonous pear.
A poisonous vessel with nothing to gain.
Chansu Jeong showed a fierce look in his eyes.
“Taejun. Produce results that will satisfy the client before the winter break. Whether it’s breaking Kim Hyun-seong’s arm or causing an incident inside the school. Let me come up with something to tell the client that things are going well. “You know what that means, right?”
“… … All right.”
The relationship has changed.
No, it was like this from the beginning.
Chan-soo Jeong asked Tae-jun Choi for this request, but from the beginning, A had no choice but to be a broker.
I patted Taejun Choi’s back.
Choi Taejun felt that touch was bloody.
“Okay, let’s work hard.”
* * *
The sun has set.
Choi Tae-jun, who broke up with Jeong Chan-soo, looked around and secretly headed under the bridge.
“You’re late.”
“Sorry.”
It was Kim Hyun-seong.
Choi Tae-jun was a double spy.
The day Kim Hyun-seong broke his arm at the incinerator, he accepted the fact that he couldn’t deal with a crazy person like Kim Hyun-seong. The fact of the injury was glossed over. He said that he became like this because he had to deal with that many people alone, but the truth was that he was a double spy who went back and forth between Chan-soo Jeong and Hyun-seong Kim.
Taejun Choi said what he saw and heard.
“I met the broker a little while ago… … .”
From one to ten.
It was a detailed explanation.
In a situation where the route had already been decided, I did not want to upset Kim Hyun-seong with a half-hearted attitude.
The story is all over.
Kim Hyun-seong was lost in thought for a moment, then opened his mouth through the heavy silence.
“When I first realized I was the ‘target’ of the Golden Circle, a thousand thoughts went through my head. Why on earth did something like that happen? And who would have such malice towards me?”
Lying in the hospital room.
A lot of people came to mind.
In the slow passage of time, I felt like I would die if I didn’t do something.
“After much thought, I selected a few people who fit the criteria. The first is Yoo Jin-young. She is the top student at Cheonil High School, but I might be a thorn in her side. Of course, even though she was only in the first semester, her grades were not good enough to beat Yoo Jin-young, but it was clear that I was ahead. And her family is good enough to be asked to join the Golden Circle.”
I wrote my name on the ground with a twig.
Jinyoung Yoo.
Next, the name Lee Jin-hyung was written.
“The second one is Lee Jin-hyung. He’s a kid in my class, and he got into a fight with me early in the semester. I made her into a blood clot and the situation ended, but our relationship was so bad that she never spoke to me after that. And Lee Jin-hyeong is also the son of a large farmer, so he has sufficient assets to accept requests.”
Ssuk suk.
“Lastly, Choi Seon-ah. This is the candidate that came to mind after much thought, and his grades were similar to mine. She was definitely a little ahead of me, but I beat Choi Seon-ah on the first semester final exam. If you think about it, a cause like Choi Seon-ah’s is more in line with the meaning of the Golden Circle’s existence than a clear malicious intent like Lee Jin-hyung’s. Choi Seon-ah’s father is a high-ranking civil servant. These are the candidates I think about. It’s not just that they have evil intentions toward me, but if you don’t have the background, you won’t be able to receive requests from the Golden Circle. “Which of these do you think is the client?”
“… … well.”
Taejun Choi swallowed dry saliva.
I felt more uncomfortable with Kim Hyun-sung than with Jeong Chan-soo.
The words “stab me with a knife” kept ringing in my head, and my mouth became dry.
Tuk-tuk.
Kim Hyun-seong tapped the name he had written with a tree branch.
It was a problem I had been thinking about for over ten years while living in a vegetative state, but I was still not sure who the client was.
An area that is impossible with just thinking.
It was reality.
There was no way to find out without seeing it in person.
“So I threw bait to those three. And among the things you said today, there was something that was included as bait. Do you know what that means?”
Pop.
While drawing a name, a tree branch broke.
A smile appeared on Kim Hyun-seong’s face.
“Be prepared. “Because you will no longer be able to live as a member of the Golden Circle.”
Unlike the smiling face.
The voice became cold.
It was tomorrow.
The moment to face the evil has finally arrived.
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