Episode 137
“Why do you bother to visit me?”
Kang-sik scolded his wife.
“No, but he’s my son. How can you talk so coldly?”
“What about a son? That child is not my son. I have never had a son like that.”
Kang-sik’s voice was cold.
His son had been a problem for the family since he was young.
He was often violent at school and was caught stealing several times.
In the end, he ended up in juvenile detention center for motorcycle theft and repeated assault.
Of course, he wasn’t the kind of guy who would come to his senses just because he had been to a place like that.
I even quit school and hung out with gangsters.
His wife tried to persuade him with tears to change his mind, but he didn’t listen.
It was said that this guy became an awakened person.
That’s class B too.
My wife said that things will change because my son can now have a decent job that is recognized by society.
But the essence was not going anywhere.
While under the influence of drugs, the guy went on a wild ride in a sports car and hit and killed two people.
For that reason, he is currently being held in a special detention center.
Kang-sik gave up his lingering affection for his son in the first place.
I didn’t want to care, I didn’t even want to see his face.
It would be best if I could completely cut off contact and live like that, as if I had never existed in this world.
The emotional stress and pain I have experienced because of my son cannot be expressed in words.
But my wife was different.
I was still obsessed with my son.
He wasn’t really that kind of kid, but he seemed to genuinely think that he ended up like that because he hung out with bad friends.
I sighed, but it occurred to me that even hedgehogs care for their babies, and that motherly love is inevitable.
This time, he had secretly requested an interview, and since he insisted that I go with him, I had no choice but to follow him.
“This is true. As long as anyone is human, they can make mistakes and make mistakes. All they have to do is pay for their sins, come to their senses, and live again.”
“….”
Kang-sik deliberately did not open his mouth to answer.
This was because I knew very well that even if I spoke, it would end up being an argument.
I didn’t want to argue in front of others.
“You should come in too.”
My wife said once again what she had repeated at home until her ears stung.
At first, I shook my head and said that I absolutely didn’t like it, but after my wife kept bothering me, I finally said that I understood.
I was going to take one last look at this person and not see them again forever.
“Honey, let’s go.”
My wife pulled the hem of her clothes.
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My wife, who entered the reception room, felt restless even though her son had not yet come in.
Actually, my wife was always worried about how she would fare in the detention center.
He must be worried about how his son will behave and whether something is really going on.
Still, is she really that worried about her son, who is causing trouble for coming out of his own womb?
Kang-sik shook his head with an expression of incomprehension.
-Go in next.
A notification rang from the speaker.
Soon, I saw the door open beyond the glass wall. And his son came into the reception room with the prison guard.
He appeared to be handcuffed and tied with rope.
The prison guard in charge of civil complaints explained this earlier.
The inmates here are different from regular inmates, so the rule is that they are handcuffed and strapped when interacting with them, so please understand.
The wife looked at her son with pity.
“Guard!”
My wife reached out and put her hand on the glass wall and called out to her son.
He seemed sad that he wanted to hold his hand right away but couldn’t.
“joy.”
In contrast, Kang-sik snorted coldly and turned away from his son.
We had planned not to exchange even a single word if possible.
Even if I tried to talk to my son, it only made me more stressed.
My son was not only spoiled, he was completely self-indulgent and there was nothing to be said about him.
It was then.
My son did something unexpected that I could never have imagined.
Instead of sitting on the chair, my son suddenly knelt down on the floor.
“Father, mother… I was wrong. I was really wrong. Ugh….”
My son said that while crying.
Kang-sik’s eyes widened.
My son was never the type of person to say that he was wrong.
He was a guy who always made excuses no matter what mistake he made.
And kneel down and cry?
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This guy was a guy who held his head high and glared with arrogant eyes no matter how strictly he disciplined him.
A guy like that acts like that?
It’s so absurd that I’m at a loss for words.
At the same time, I had a strong suspicion.
“You bastard, what kind of plan are you planning?”
Kang-sik got angry and shouted.
“Honey, what’s wrong with you! Our security guard is begging for the wrong thing!”
The wife seemed to have already been completely taken in by her son’s abominable acting.
After all, if my son said so, it was natural that his wife would die in silence.
And he must have been anticipating that and acted like that.
The fever rose even more.
“What do you need, you bastard? Money?”
Since he was a B-class hunter, the contract with the guild was a large amount of money.
However, after spending everything on all kinds of entertainment and paying the settlement, it seemed like he had very little money.
He was a really ugly guy.
I thought maybe they were doing something like that because they didn’t have the money to pay for a lawyer.
Still, I had no intention of adding even 100 won.
This time, I would never change my mind no matter what my wife said.
“Honey, why do you keep doing this!”
My wife looked at me with resentment.
However, Kang-sik’s cold attitude did not change.
“…I don’t need anything. I just want to take this opportunity to apologize to my father and mother… ugh….”
My son couldn’t finish his sentence and sobbed.
It was truly a great performance. Looking at it from the outside, it almost gave the illusion that it was sincere.
However, considering what had happened so far, acting like that was laughable.
“You bastard, stop making excuses and get the hell away.”
Kang-sik said coldly.
“honey!”
“I… I’m serious. I just want to apologize. Apologize… ugh….”
“Yes, yes, my baby. Yes, oh my. Thank you for saying this now, thank you.”
With an expression of pride, my wife caressed the glass wall as if stroking her son’s cheek.
“Whew.”
Kang-sik sighed with an absurd expression on his face.
“Yes… yes… Mother, I will continue to serve my time in prison faithfully, paying the price for my crimes with deep regret every day. And I… have given up on appealing.”
“what?”
Kang-sik looked at his son’s words as if he must have heard something wrong.
He knew his son well.
He was not the type of guy who would never give up on an appeal, regardless of whether he had money or not.
He was a guy who would do anything to lower his sentence even a little.
But what?
Give up on appeal?
“…I gave up on appealing. This incident was definitely my fault, and I think the punishment handed down by the court was rather low. However, I thought that appealing could cause even greater hurt to the victim. So….”
My son said, choking back tears.
“her….”
This time, Kang-sik also seemed confused.
I thought it was just a heinous performance, but if they had really given up on appealing, this would be… ?
No, something is strange.
Kang-sik asked the prison guard next to him.
“Has this guy really given up on appeal?”
“That’s right. Detainee Kyung-ho Lee wrote a waiver of his right to appeal last week and submitted it to the court.”
“Is that so?”
Kang-sik looked like he couldn’t understand the guard’s answer.
He’s not the kind of guy who would ever do something like that, but he did it.
At that time, the prison guard opened his mouth.
“As a third party, I am cautious about saying this, but inmate Kyung-ho Lee is living a very exemplary life in prison. I would like to let his family know that.”
“No, is that really true?”
Kang-sik made a face that said he couldn’t believe it.
He was a guy who often caused trouble at the juvenile detention center.
But are you leading an exemplary life in the detention center?
It was truly unbelievable.
But there is no way a prison guard would lie about something like that.
“Honey, our security has come to his senses. He has come to his senses. Ugh….”
My wife said with an emotional face.
My wife wiped away her tears with the back of her hand, as if she was crying.
“I will live upright from now on. I will live really upright. I will never commit a sin.”
The son knelt down, bowed his head deeply, and spoke.
-There is 1 minute left in the meeting time.
An announcement was made indicating that the interview was about to end.
The wife urgently spoke to her son.
I felt a desperate desire to share at least one more word.
The son also raised his head and looked straight at his wife and talked to her.
Those eyes were not like the usual rebellious wolf-like eyes, but rather like gentle sheep-like eyes.
Kang-sik, who was looking at the situation with a complicated gaze, asked the prison guard.
“Prison warden.”
“Yes, please speak.”
“Really… has my son come to his senses?”
“It’s a burdensome question for me to dare to say definitively… but at least that’s what the prison guards in charge think.”
“Is that so.”
“Yes. And the district manager of the 6th floor where inmate Lee Gyeong-ho is imprisoned is a very famous person in the field of inmate reform, so that may have an impact.”
“yes?”
“Actually… this isn’t the first time something like this has happened. The families who came to see us were surprised to see the changes in the inmates on the 6th floor.”
The prison guard spoke honestly and smiled faintly.
Kang-sik looked puzzled at the guard’s words.
This isn’t the first time something like this has happened?
Then really, my son… ?
-The meeting time is over.
While Kang-sik was deep in thought, an announcement came out announcing the end of the interview session.
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“It’s so amazing.”
The prison guard sitting at the civil affairs desk muttered to himself.
“What do you mean?”
The prison guard turned his head when he heard a voice coming from behind.
The female chief of the civil affairs department was standing there.
“Ah, Chief.”
The prison guard quickly got up from his seat.
“What do you mean?”
The civil affairs manager asked again.
“Ah, yes. It’s no different. The complainants who visited the inmates on the 6th floor always came out with similar expressions. They looked like they were shocked.”
“aha.”
In response to the prison guard’s answer, he nodded as if he understood what a civil complaint manager was.
“It’s famous, the 6th floor.”
“Yes, I’ve heard a lot of rumors, but it’s amazing to experience it myself while working.”
The prison guard smiled and scratched his head.
“Chief Sihyeon Lee.”
The civil affairs manager smiled and said Sihyeon’s name.
“yes?”
“If you go into the security department, you have to impress Chief Sihyeon Lee. I heard that the higher-ups at headquarters have already chosen you to be the future head of the security department at the special detention center.”
“Ah, yes.”
In fact, at that age, he had already achieved two major achievements, and it was rumored that he handled his duties to perfection.
In short, he is a flawless and top talent.
So I thought it was worth it.
“I can see that they are already paying attention to career management. I think I will get to level 5 before I turn 40. I came in as a level 7 and barely got to level 6 when I turned 50. Oh my.”
The civil affairs manager smiled bitterly.
“Well, anyway, keep up the good work. And you have to look good to me when you’re in the civil service department.”
The head of the civil affairs department joked and tapped the guard on the shoulder.
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“Mr. Lee Kyung-ho.”
“yes!”
“Did you have a good interview?”
“Yes, I did well!”
To Si-hyeon’s question, Gyeong-ho sat at an angle and answered loudly.
“Okay. Then, I hope you continue to live well in prison.”
“yes!”
Sihyeon nodded and crossed to the next room.
Originally, the job of a prison guard was mostly guarding.
Of course, I knew that edification was important, but it was not something I could do at will.
Humans enlighten humans?
Is there anything more difficult than that?
So, focus on guarding.
However, rehabilitation had a close relationship with the recidivism rate.
So Sihyeon was paying special attention to that.
When a repeat crime occurs, there are bound to be victims. Just preventing it would have been an enormous contribution to society.
Sihyeon generously used his power for enlightenment.
It was a bit of a forced indoctrination, but that could not be helped.
If they had heard good things about it, they wouldn’t have posted it in the first place.
Sometimes letters were sent to prisoners’ families.
It was a letter thanking him for giving his child a proper education.
At times like that, a part of my heart felt proud.
Even a little bit of help can help rebuild a broken family.
I also felt like I was getting closer to becoming a true prison guard, step by step.
‘Let’s work hard, work hard.’
Sihyeon smiled and muttered to herself.
fantasy,
