Episode 53
Jang Hak-gi was lying down on the floor of his cell, looking at the ceiling. His eyes were very tired and his eyelids seemed as if they would close at any moment.
I was drowsy like crazy. But soon her eyelids closed completely and just as she was about to fall asleep, she came to her senses as if someone had sprinkled cold water on her.
But it wasn’t like I was out of my mind. She still felt tired and sleepy and ready to die. However, I woke up with a very unpleasant feeling, as if someone had forcibly woke me up.
‘It’s because of that bastard…’ .’
Jang Hak-gi gritted his teeth, feeling boiling anger. The damn prison guard told me a few things.
You can’t sleep. You cannot tell anyone what happened in Sadong.
It seemed like he was messing around like that.
But I really can’t sleep. And I wanted to convey this fact to someone, but I couldn’t. I tried to talk to the night shift worker, but no words came out. He tried to write it down, but it didn’t work. It was in vain to explain with hand and foot gestures.
As a scholarship student, I was so frustrated that I was going crazy. He was caught in that damned spider’s web.
He’s an awakener, that bastard.
Jang Hak-gi was in a position to know much more about the awakened than the general public. The conclusion he came to was that the prison guard must be an awakened person.
I will kill you.
I meant it. There was nothing I could do about it right now because I was caught up in his abilities, but I was planning on killing that prison guard the moment I somehow escaped his abilities. No matter how much of an awakened person he was, it was not a task to bury such a person from the world.
Black card.
All you had to do was get a black card with an inverted cross on it. It wasn’t just the power of normal humans coming from this world. Among them, the power of crazy people also came across.
However, it was not revealed properly because the governments of major countries did not announce it for reasons of social stability, and because the crazy people were hiding their true identity. Among them, there was an assassination group called Black Cross.
I didn’t know the exact identity of scholarship student.
But the important thing was that the person with the black card could kill anyone he wanted.
One person per black card.
The calculation was simple. He had heard that one piece was extremely expensive, but he was willing to pay that price if it meant killing the prison guard who had caused him such humiliation and pain.
Even in the pain of not being able to sleep, Jang Hak-gi burned with a passion for revenge.
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Saturday.
“Oh my, did you sleep well?”
As Si-hyeon entered through the Sadong Gate, he stopped by the first room and greeted me with a smile on his face. It’s obvious that you couldn’t sleep, but you show off your pride by greeting me like that. Since I had accumulated a lot over the years, I thought I should repay Sihyeon properly.
Jang Hak-gi glared at Si-hyeon. No, it was just a glare, but he looked completely exhausted and without any energy.
“You… you bastard. You’re dead. Really dead. Just wait and see.”
Jang Hak-gi growled.
However, the voice still came out softly, like the sound of a mosquito, and seemed to be a plaintive whisper rather than a warning.
Sihyeon just smiled as if he didn’t care.
“Jang Hak-gi, let’s exercise hard today as well.”
“This bastard….”
“Then I’ll see you later.”
Sihyeon waved his hand and walked toward the office. Her steps were light.
On Saturdays, I had to work alone in the daytime building without any burden. It was hectic as I took care of things like interviews, exercise, and food distribution by myself.
So Saturday work was not favored by prison guards. Conversely, Sundays were preferred because there were no meetings or sports. So Si-hyeon originally didn’t like working on Saturdays.
But today, even though it was Saturday work, I felt happy. Of course, the reason was because of the scholarship period.
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“If I didn’t exercise on Saturday, I would have been disappointed, right?”
Sihyeon said with a smile.
Prison guards continued to complain through the Legal Affairs Office, saying that having inmates exercise until Saturday was too much work. The reality is that most ordinary people are unable to exercise regularly more than five times a week, but it is ridiculous to require inmates to exercise six times a week.
It made sense. The inmates’ standard of living could be adjusted to be slightly lower than that of the general public, but 6 times a week was above that of the average person.
There is no immediate change right now, but I didn’t know that Saturday workouts might disappear someday. Sihyeon was also a supporter of it, but it was better for there to be a movement, at least for now.
Of course, the expression on Jang Hak-gi’s face after he was forcibly dragged away was not good. I was so sleepy that I wanted to collapse and sleep, but I couldn’t sleep, and I was going to have to endure unwanted physical exertion.
“Get ready.”
Jang Hak-gi’s body took a posture.
“Take a break.”
This time, I took a deep rest and took a pose.
“Train. Train. Train. Train….”
“This, this dog is ….”
Jang Hak-gi cursed.
Every time Si-hyeon spoke, Jang Hak-gi kept calm and rested intently. He looked exactly like a new soldier being beaten on the parade ground.
When has Zhang Hak-gi in the world ever moved his body so obediently and obediently according to someone else’s instructions? I felt like I was going crazy and going crazy over this extremely humiliating situation.
“sit down.”
Jang Hak-gi sat down with a mixture of sleepiness and anger.
“stand up.”
Jang Hak-gi stood up, glaring at Si-hyeon.
“Sit. Stand up. Sit down. Stand up. Sit down. Stand up.”
“this person….”
Jang Hak-gi looked like he was about to turn away from the continued humiliation.
“Looking at your expression, it looks like you can hold on for a day. After all, one day is too short, right? Just try to hold on. 50 duck walks.”
Jang Hak-gi started to waddle and walk around the indoor playground at a duck pace.
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sunday.
Jang Hak-gi’s face was completely haggard. My eyes were also blurry.
Due to the overwhelming drowsiness, my eyelids try to close on their own, but as soon as they try to close, they start to lift slightly again, as if someone slapped me hard.
It wasn’t just the spirit. My body was just tired. All the muscles were screaming. He was confident he could last even a week if he just didn’t sleep. However, he was doubly distressed as his body was subjected to the worst abuse.
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Suma came to me so many times within 10 seconds that I couldn’t come to my senses.
“Did you sleep well, Mr. Jang Hak-gi? You look good with your complexion turning.”
Sihyeon continued speaking in a teasing manner.
“Well, it looks like the night shift workers don’t care. In fact, it’s good for self-employment. If you always act like that, you probably want to see them in trouble, right?”
He was considered a person of interest among the prison guards, so he rarely met Jang Hak-gi. It became poison to him.
If any of the prison guards had noticed this behavior, they would have contacted the medical department. Of course, that won’t bring any salvation to Jang Hak-gi.
“What… do you want… I want to sleep… let me sleep….”
Jang Hak-gi said in a weak voice.
“What do you want? For you to be rehabilitated and live straight forward.”
“I’ll live straight… I’ll live straight….”
“We all know that politicians lie without even putting saliva in their mouths. Are you telling us to believe that?”
“Really….”
“I don’t believe it.”
“This… this… bastard. Trust me… no… just wait until Monday….”
There is a meeting on Monday. Even if I can’t tell you what that damn prison guard did, if I see you in this state, I will do something to get you to the hospital.
Si-hyeon smiled bitterly, as if she could clearly guess what Jang Hak-gi was thinking right now.
“Do you want to go to the hospital?”
“….”
“Why wait until Monday? I’ll contact the medical department right away. Just go to the hospital and make yourself comfortable. It won’t be long before you’ll want to come back here.”
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What Sihyeon said was not a lie. He contacted the medical department to report that his intestines were not feeling well.
The medical department employee who was on duty jumped up as soon as he received the call.
It was an interesting sight. If he had been an ordinary inmate, he would not have jumped up like that as if his feet were on fire. The medical staff, who realized that insomnia was severe, took immediate action and Jang Hak-gi was taken to the hospital really quickly.
Sihyeon realized once again that our country’s civil servants get things done very quickly depending on who they are dealing with.
“I guess I’m so sleepy that my head doesn’t work properly, right?”
Sihyeon muttered. As he said, Sihyeon had predicted this situation.
Jang Hak-gi is probably making his own guess. The assumption is that Si-hyeon’s abilities will no longer work once he leaves prison. Maybe it’s hope. People who are in a predicament want to grasp for any straw of hope.
However, when a person feels that the straw of hope is actually despair, he or she is overcome by feelings of tremendous frustration. That was exactly what Sihyeon was aiming for. And that had to do with the final stage of the plan.
Originally, we had planned to send him to the hospital naturally around Monday, but after seeing his condition, we moved it up a day.
If you stay in prison, you won’t feel it. If only I could get out of here… You have a vain hope.
However, when he actually goes out and realizes that his hopes were nothing but a bubble, the despair will be multiplied and hit Jang Hak-gi. If that happened, I couldn’t help but break down.
Now all Sihyeon had to do was relax and wait. Since no harm was done, such as touching it directly, there was nothing to worry about. Of course, you won’t be able to find any problems even if you look at the CCTV. No one could make a problem with just a few words exchanged.
You may be reprimanded for not discovering this condition sooner, but the night shift worker who failed to properly check your sleep status will be treated more severely.
“How many days will it take?”
Sihyeon muttered.
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VIP hospital room located on the 21st floor of a famous university hospital in Seoul.
Even though he was a prisoner, Jang Hak-gi was guided there. People around him already seemed confident that he would be found not guilty by the Supreme Court. Or maybe he was just making a treat in case he got such a verdict.
The prison guard who followed Jang Hak-gi to guard him looked surprised and nervous. Something already felt different in the elevator. The security staff in front of the elevator door watched with sharp eyes. Only after confirming that he was a prison guard did they look away.
There was also a security guard standing in front of the hospital room door. I was only able to enter after verifying my identity.
The moment the prison guard saw the VIP room, his eyes widened. It’s not a lie, the house was there. It seemed to be over 30 pyeong. There were bedrooms for patients as well as bedrooms for guardians.
There was also a kitchen where you could cook. The bathroom also seemed very spacious. Sofa, large TV, audio system, computer, fax, printer… . All kinds of stars were laid out.
This is the world where the upper class lives.
The prison guard’s self-esteem shrank and he suddenly felt shabby.
“Senator!”
A tall, thin man rushed in. It was Yoo Hyeon-soo, Jang Hak-gi’s chief aide.
“How did this happen?”
Yoo Hyeon-su asked, looking at Jang Hak-gi’s haggard face.
“Lower your voice….”
Jang Hak-gi opened his mouth in a weak voice.
“…Yes, Senator.”
“Just stay for now… just a little….”
“All right.”
Jang Hak-gi lay down on the highest quality bed for patients and tried to sleep.
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“Ugh….”
I couldn’t sleep. He had hopes that he might be able to escape the man’s clutches if he got out of the prison, but it was shattered.
… I felt like I couldn’t bear it like this. It seemed like I had no choice but to go back to prison and beg to be allowed to sleep. It was becoming more and more difficult to bear it.
After a while, I felt like I would lose all sense of reason and start crying and begging the guy. It was really bad.
The worst of the worst.
But I have an ominous feeling that that will happen. No, it wasn’t a hunch, it was a certainty. If things continue like this, it will definitely collapse.
What should I do? What should I do? What should I do… .
Because Suma was constantly harassing me, my head couldn’t work properly. Then, suddenly, her hazy mind was struck by an extreme accident.
If I kill him, won’t I be able to sleep again?
If you kill it.
… Yes, if you kill it.
Jang Hak-gi’s thoughts went in an extreme direction that even Si-hyeon could not have expected. If I was sane, I wouldn’t have thought that.
If the person dies and his abilities are not released, he will not be able to sleep and will eventually die. Jang Ki-gi, whose own safety was the most important thing to him, was not at all the type of person to take such a risk. So he couldn’t have made that judgment.
However, when my head stopped working properly, things took a turn for the worst.
“Send me out….”
Hyunsoo Yoo was a close associate of Jang Hak-gi for over 20 years, so he immediately understood what Jang Hak-gi was saying.
Yoo Hyeon-soo turned and approached the guard.
“Would you like to go out for a moment?”
“Yes? But….”
“It’ll just take a moment. I have something to talk about with the councilman. Surely that won’t be enough?”
“Um… that’s….”
“Guard, please.”
Hyeonsoo Yoo said with strong eyes. Although the words were a request, they had a force that made people feel intimidated.
The prison guards also felt overwhelmed. Moreover, it was difficult to deal with people related to scholarships.
In the end, the guard hesitated and retreated.
“…just a moment.”
“thank you.”
As soon as the door opened and the guard left, Yoo Hyeon-soo quickly approached Jang Hak-gi.
“Go ahead, Senator.”
“Black card….”
“yes?”
Yoo Hyun-soo asked a question without realizing it. It wasn’t that I didn’t understand what was being said. I was surprised because I understood.
“Black card… Lee Si-hyeon….”
Jang Hak-gi mumbled again.
fantasy,
