Episode 293 Cheolsu88 (1)
Old sofa and low table.
Two men with their legs spread apart sat across from each other at a table and rubbed black bean noodles together.
Steadily -.
Two people scooping up a large bowl of deliciously mixed black bean noodles and drinking it hungrily.
A bowl of Jjajangmyeon was emptied in less than 5 minutes, including the time to mix the noodles.
After scraping off the remaining seasoning with pickled radish, the two opened their mouths, wiping their mouths with chopstick wrappers.
“It looks like the chef has changed here.”
“Right? “The taste isn’t as good as it used to be.”
“Next time, order it at Dongboseong.”
“All right.”
It was a fairly harsh evaluation for someone who barely washed dishes.
After a short meal, the younger of the two, who was cleaning up the empty dishes, opened his mouth as if he remembered something.
“Oh right. “Brother, did you hear the news?”
“What news?”
“It seems like a big guy is throwing money around these days.”
Park Dong-sik, the president of Dongsik Heungsinso, showed interest in hearing the word ‘big hand’.
“Big hands?”
“What do you mean… “They say they’re looking for someone, but they give something like Nurikkiri as an advance fee.”
“What did we do together?”
“Oh, that. If you pretend, you pretend. Of course it’s gold, right? Gold! gold!”
“Our tin…” Has it grown a lot? “You’re turning 40 the day after tomorrow. Would you like to have some fun?”
“Big deal, anyway, the big guy is walking around making requests like that at every local crime agency.”
Park Dong-sik pretended not to be able to overcome his younger brother’s appearance of vaguely changing the topic.
“How much do you have to spend to make such a fuss?”
“From what I heard, it’s roughly over 100g?”
“How much is that?”
Park Dong-sik quickly searched for gold prices on his smartphone.
He widened his eyes when he saw the market price of over 7 million won for 100 grams.
“Is it 100g? “You’re paying this as an advance payment?”
“yes! That’s right! But something is a little strange… “There was no serial number on that gold bar.”
“Is that okay? “If you don’t have that, you can’t do business, right?”
“I don’t know. Still, I checked and found that the purity was 99.9. “It means there is no defect in the product.”
“Where did you hear that?”
“I heard about it from Mansik in my office.”
“Mansik? “That Mansik from Bitnari Heungsinso?”
“Is there any other Man-sik that I know other than that Man-sik?”
“You, you bastard! I told you not to get friendly with the kid in the office! “Why are you being friendly with your competitor’s family when you’re already fighting over food? It’s crazy!”
“Even when fighting over a bowl, there has to be something to share. In the office and with us, flies are flying around all the time, so what’s the point of fighting?”
“… … .”
“And speaking of which, since I was close with Man-sik, didn’t I know this information?”
Because Kwak Yang-cheol was right to some extent, Park Dong-sik could not say anything else.
Instead, he just complains with a confused expression.
“What are you going to do if you just get the information? In fact, such noble people don’t even come to us.”
“That’s right. It will shine brightly, but if we fall down, our noses will touch each other… “Why don’t they come to us?”
“But what on earth are you doing, spending so much money as advance money? “Are you a poor man who investigates his cheating mistress?”
“I’m not sure about that. I didn’t even ask about the details of the request. From what I heard, he is quite young. Oh, and he’s a foreigner.”
“foreigner?”
“But he speaks Korean well.”
“… … .”
A young foreigner who speaks Korean well is going around the crime scene and spreading gold?
There was a smell of something suspicious.
“Have you heard anything about what that foreigner looks like?”
“They say you’re handsome.”
“This bastard… … .”
“What do you call a handsome person handsome?”
“Isn’t there something special about it?”
“hmm… “So.”
Kwak Yang-cheol’s actions of scratching his cheek suddenly stopped.
He looked over Park Dong-sik’s shoulder and opened his mouth as if fascinated.
“… “They said it looked like that.”
“What does this bastard mean?”
Park Dong-sik turned his head with a puzzled look.
Then, the sight of Lois opening the tempered glass door and coming in filled my field of vision.
“I’m here to make a request.”
Accordingly, a quick exchange of glances took place between Park Dong-sik and Kwak Yang-cheol.
‘that’s right?’
‘I guess that’s right?’
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We’ve been together for over ten years already.
Now, we can understand each other’s meaning just by looking into each other’s eyes.
In addition, there was a perfect division of roles into what each other should do.
Rattling-.
Kwak Yang-cheol clears away empty dishes at lightning speed.
“Oh my, welcome!”
Park Dong-sik smiled brightly and quickly ran out the door.
“Now, please sit this way.”
Meanwhile, Kwak Yang-cheol quickly brought out a paper cup filled with green tea.
The speed was such that the expression “quick and accurate” would be insufficient.
“Unfortunately, the only tea available is green tea.”
Lois chuckled as she watched the two of them bending towards her.
Then he took a gold bar out of his pocket and placed it on the table.
Park Dong-sik and Kwak Yang-cheol’s eyes sparkled when they saw this.
“Just looking at you, it looks like you heard something somewhere.”
“haha… … .”
Park Dong-sik answered with an awkward smile.
Lois didn’t bother to point that out.
Rather, it was good.
There is no need to explain anything.
He got straight to the point.
“This is an upfront fee. If you find the person I want, I’ll give you two more of these. and… … .”
“… … ?”
“So far, there are 9 crime reports that I have visited. “I plan to give an additional five to the person who finds them first and contacts me.”
“… … ?!”
Park Dong-sik’s head began to spin.
‘700 just by receiving the request, 1,400 extra if you solve it, and 3,500 as a special bonus?!’
these days… No, this was the first time he had received a request this large since he had been running the agency.
gulp-.
Dry saliva passed over me.
Park Dong-sik looked at Royce with nervous eyes.
‘I’m not an ordinary person.’
I met so many people while doing this job.
Because of that, I got a certain feeling when I met a person face to face.
Is this person bluffing to make it seem like he exists, or is he really a person?
In that sense, Lois was the latter.
Although they were respectful and polite, there was something that could not be hidden.
‘It’s the look in the eyes of someone who has tried to manipulate someone.’
Arrogance, and high self-esteem and confidence.
I felt exactly that in Lois’ eyes.
Park Dong-sik straightened his posture.
“Who are you looking for?”
“A person who serialized webtoons on his personal blog under the nickname Cheolsu88.”
“hmm… Is that all?”
“If you knew more details than that, would you pay me a lot of money to entrust the request?”
“Haha, that’s right, how long will it take for me to look for you?”
“ASAP.”
With those words, Lois stood up, leaving a piece of paper on the table.
“If you find it, please contact me there.”
Then he left without any regrets.
Even after handing over the advance payment, he seemed to have no problem at all.
After Lois leaves, Park Dong-sik picks up the note on the table.
A low murmur came from his mouth.
“He is a strange man.”
“And he is also a nobleman. “He brings wealth and fortune?”
Kwak Yang-cheol grinned.
Park Dong-sik also smiled at this.
“Don’t think about going home for a while.”
“Do you get a bonus when you finish work?”
“What if we eat the additional special allowance?”
“What are you doing? “Don’t move right now!”
Although we received the request a little later than other detective agencies, it was only a day or two apart.
‘It’s quite possible!’
Park Dong-sik and Kwak Yang-cheol were confident.
When it comes to finding people, they say they are the best at it.
Thanks to the gold that Royce earned, many people went out to find Cheolsu88.
* * *
A luxury hotel somewhere in Seoul.
Luxury rooms costing over 1 million won per night.
Lois muttered while looking down at the night view of Seoul.
“After all, money is good.”
1 million won per night?
In my previous life, when I was shivering even with a monthly rent of 350,000 won, my life was so extravagant that I couldn’t even dream of it.
‘It’s so easy to make money.’
The way Royce made his money was simple.
I simply disposed of the gold and jewelry I had through an agent.
I had to pay a fairly large fee because my current identity was not clear, but even so, I still received quite a bit of money.
This is an amount that I could not even dream of in my past life.
Since I had money, the rest was easy.
Housing, clothing, even contact information and fake identities.
All of that was resolved in just one day.
It was Lois who once again realized the power of money in a capitalist society.
After resolving the urgent matter, Royce began searching for Cheolsu88 in earnest.
As a result, requests were made to about a dozen places.
Now all she had to do was wait for a call, but Lois’ face wasn’t that bright.
‘I need to hear from you as soon as possible… … .’
The reason he was impatient was none other than time.
What he found out over the past few days:
What was surprising was that only five years had passed since his death on Earth.
‘Five years on Earth… In Evan, 500 years… … .’
In terms of time ratio, it was 1 to 100.
If one day passed on Earth, 100 days passed on Evan.
‘The problem is that that’s not accurate either.’
It was all just Lois’s guess, and she didn’t know exactly how different time would be between Earth and Evan.
The time cost may be less, but it may also increase.
‘A day here could be a year in Evan.’
Even at this time, I had no idea what Kydus was doing in Evan.
If decades had passed when he returned, it would not have been surprising if Evan had fallen into the hands of Kydus.
‘… Let’s believe it.’
If the escaped Barrotus had gone to Silver Mars Castle, other dragons would have definitely taken countermeasures.
For now, the best thing to do was to trust them and do what I had to do.
‘For now, it seems like the search for Cheolsu88 is almost over, and the problem is this… … .’
Lois glared at the smartphone in her hand.
A smartphone that won’t turn on.
And a device that will take him to Evan.
I bought a charger and plugged it in, but there was no sign of it charging.
‘It was really a one-time thing, wasn’t it?’
Anxiety secretly rose in one side of Lois’ chest.
“Oh, I’m going to be amazed. I really need to go back quickly… … .”
If it were the current Lois, she could live a decent life on Earth.
You will be able to live a comfortable life without any threats.
Nevertheless, the reason why Lois wants to return to Evan.
Because that place is now Lois’ hometown.
A family that loves blindly and generously.
Friends who always bicker and seem to be lacking, but who understand them.
Even colleagues and acquaintances with whom I have formed relationships over a long period of time.
What I didn’t have in the past… Perhaps things I desperately wanted more than money.
Because it all remained in Evan.
Lois had to go back to Evan.
To do that, there were a lot of problems that needed to be dealt with.
‘Step by step… It’s only 3 days now. Let’s take our time.’
Lois repeated to herself as she tried to relax.
“Yeah, I’m going to have a huge fight with Kydus later anyway… “For now, let’s just think of it as a vacation.”
After thinking that, Lois shook off her thoughts for a moment and turned around.
“I’m going to go get a late-night snack.”
The most satisfying thing about returning to Earth.
It was a rediscovery of the true taste of MSG that I had forgotten.
In particular, the combination of ramen and kimchi is enough to make you forget what happened at Evan for a moment.
In addition, Lois had a body that did not gain weight no matter how much she ate, so she went on a food binge for three days.
“Huh~.”
When Lois takes a step forward with a slightly excited look on her face.
Tiriri-.
The default ringtone of the latest smartphone rang.
“huh?”
Royce, who thought it was spam, answered the phone after seeing the number in front of it starting with 010.
“hello.”
-Hello, boss. I saw you earlier during the day. This is Park Dong-sik from Dongsik Heungsinso.
The person who called was the president of a criminal investigation agency that I met around lunchtime.
It was also the last investigation office I found.
‘Have you found it already?’
It was already around 10 PM.
I arrived at the office around 1 o’clock, around lunchtime, so only about 9 hours had passed.
It’s too early to expect anything.
Because of this, Lois’ voice was very grave.
“hello.”
-Sorry for the late time.
“no. So what is the reason you called?”
-Well, maybe… Has anyone contacted you that they have already found it?
Royce shook her head at Park Dong-sik’s slightly concerned voice.
“No, not yet.”
-ah! Thank goodness.
Park Dong-sik’s voice suddenly brightened.
-Then we will be first!
“… “What do you mean?”
-haha! yes Found it! I dug up everything, including where I live, and found it!
Upon hearing Park Dong-sik’s story, a look crossed Lois’s eyes.
His voice became urgent.
“Where are you? “No, I’m going to the office now.”
-uh? Would you like to come now? It’s late, but tomorrow… … .
“If that person is the person I’m looking for, I’ll give you special overtime pay.”
-… Even if you say that, it’s tomorrow in 2 hours anyway! 2 hours and that’s it! We’ll have it ready right away!
An excited Park Dong-sik hung up the phone in a happy voice.
And Royce, holding a smartphone with the screen turned off.
“I guess I’ll have a late-night snack later.”
His eyes sparkled with anticipation.
Tsupat!
He soon disappeared from the room.
fantasy,
