Chapter 272
– hello?
The voice over the receiver is unfamiliar.
It was because Park Ji-hoon in middle school, who remained in my memory, was before his voice change period was over, and after that, all we had was casual conversations just a few months ago.
is that guy right? It was then that she hesitated for a moment.
– Isn’t that Jin Tae-kyung’s number?
“Ah, I am right. Just in case it was someone else.”
– What, did you not save my number last time?
“I did it, but at the moment I thought it was wrong. I’m not used to your voice.”
– Well, it’s the first time I’ve seen it since middle school.
“It is. I didn’t even recognize you back then.”
– Of course you should. How much money did you pour on your face?
A low laugh was heard. It’s a friendly atmosphere that doesn’t feel awkward.
I laughed along and got into the VIP limousine provided by the gate management office. The driver greeted me through the rearview mirror and gently started the car.
“But what happened?”
– It’s no big deal. I called for a drink or something.
“alcohol? suddenly?”
– Uh, since we had a class reunion back then, I said I would contact you, but I couldn’t give it to you.
Did that happen?
If you think about it, it seems that it was like that. After that, I was so busy living that I forgot about it.
– I had to go on a business trip abroad because something suddenly happened at that time. Thanks to that, I couldn’t even attend the class reunion.
“business trip?”
– There was a problem with the European branch. I also recently returned home.
I went to Murim, but this guy went to Europe.
I don’t know what I did there, but I feel unfair for some reason. I said with utmost envy.
“It would be nice to see the envious guy overseas, man.”
– Are you envious? are you me
Beyond the receiver, Park Jihoon laughed out loud.
– I feel very strange to hear from you. Did you just cheat on me?
“Oh, not that.”
– I’m kidding. So are you okay today?
I glanced at the time and saw that it was eight in the afternoon.
Since he moved out of his hometown three days ago and moved to an officetel in Bucheon, Jin-ho is the only person waiting for him when he returns home.
The time is fine, but the problem is… … .
‘There’s no other intention or something like that.’
But the hesitation was short-lived.
It’s been 7 years since I started working as a hunter. It’s been a long time since her best friends who died and couldn’t live during her school days have lost contact one by one.
The saying that out of sight, out of mind, was not only applicable to romantic relationships.
However, it’s been a long time since I’ve been in touch without any selfishness, so I’m suspicious of my friend.
‘Did he suffer from distrust of humans?’
Following the Won Myung-hun incident, it seems that the aftereffects of being afflicted by some trashes remain. the appetite is bitter
– You seem very busy. Well, it’s worth it. Then next… … .
“No, I’m fine now. Where will you see me?”
After a while, the limousine that was coolly crossing the road turned.
“You came sooner than expected.”
Park Jihoon came out early and was waiting.
The weather is slowly turning into winter. His appearance in a cashmere coat over a crisp white shirt contrasted with mine.
“What, why are you dressed like this?”
“I have an important business today. And let the words flow straight. I’m not dressed up, you’re just plain dressed.”
“Hey, what about me! It was enough to wear jeans and a sweatshirt.”
That’s what I’m dressed up for, too. Ha-yeon has several eyes, but she sighs when I tell her to stop wearing sweats.
“Where is all the money I made… … Oh, you donated.”
“Don’t bring that up. Because it hurts.”
“That’s why I called it because alcohol is the best when you’re feeling heartbroken.”
Park Jihoon smiled and nodded. Then he started walking ahead.
I was able to enter the entrance only after passing the guards in uniform and numerous surveillance cameras installed throughout.
And at the sight that unfolded, I gaped.
‘What’s this.’
The marble on the floor glistened in the light, and on the walls of the hallway were framed paintings reminiscent of the 17th century.
‘I think I saw that in an art textbook once. Hopefully it’s not genuine. yes, it won’t’
I walked along, looking around like a country boy.
Where the footsteps stopped, five elevators were installed side by side.
There were no buttons, so I wondered what to do with this, but when Ji-hoon put his hand on the black board, the elevator came down in the blink of an eye with a mechanical sound.
Jiying.
“What are you doing?”
“… … wow.”
“What are you so surprised about?”
“No, I heard it’s just an officetel?”
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“Right. Officetels.”
That, I think the officetel you know and the officetel I know are very different. I swallowed the words that were about to come out.
Maybe it’s because it’s Cheongdam-dong, and from the entrance, it gives off a feeling of a wealthy village.
“You are really successful. Buy a house in a place like this.”
“I bought it because it was on sale a while ago. I stop by from time to time to cool my head.”
Anyone who hears it will think they bought a pair of shoes.
The elevator stopped and the door opened. Instead of a cold and dark hallway, a living room decorated in gray tones unfolded before my eyes.
I don’t know the exact square footage, but the size of the living room is about the same as our home.
“come in.”
I don’t know if it’s true that I bought it to cool my head, but I’m sure it’s a place I’ve never been to before.
The large reception set and wine cellar installed in the living room seemed to have been moved from a high-end nickel bar.
Park Ji-hoon, who took off his coat, asked me.
“What would you like to drink?”
“What do you have?”
“Chateau Cheval Blanc, Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon, Royal de Maria……”
“What do you mean by that?
I blinked at the foreign words pouring in and asked.
“f*ck Sato, what?”
“Chateau Cheval Blanc.”
I don’t know if it’s Chateau or Satou, but all of them have difficult names.
I was silent for a moment, then opened my mouth.
Don’t you have any somaek?”
Park Jihoon smiled.
We piled soju and beer on top of each other and drank non-stop.
It’s been 11 years since we lost contact when we were in the 3rd year of middle school, so there were a lot of things to talk about.
“Do you remember? There was Noh Jae-heon in the class next to you.”
“Who was Noh Jae-heon?”
“The tall guy who messed around with his fitness. Anyway, when I fought with him and our classmate Seonungje, Taekyung said you… …
“wait for a sec. Who else is Seonung-je?”
“… … What kind of amnesia do you have?”
From the trivial memories of middle school days to the story after we lost contact.
The only time we could talk to each other was when we were drinking.
In the middle of the endless conversation, I suddenly realized that the corner of my mouth had been raised since earlier.
‘It’s fun.’
Well, it’s always fun to have a drink with a comfortable person, but I should say that a friend who shares the same memories as me is a little more special.
The atmosphere was so friendly that I felt like an idiot for having suspected, even for a moment, while talking on the phone before coming.
Through the conversation, I learned a few facts that I didn’t know before.
“Were you a gold spoon?”
“Any gold spoon. It’s just that my father is running a small business.”
“Is that a Hunter-related business? You’ve been doing it for over 30 years.”
“huh.”
“That’s a golden spoon, you foolish bastard. People who talk just like you are really rich.”
I looked at the guy.
It’s not that it looks different because it’s suddenly called a gold spoon, it’s just that it’s a bit strange, so the neighborhood we lived in at the time was an ordinary place. If it wasn’t for that, a guy like me, whose grade is determined by rolling a sharp, wouldn’t have been able to enter the school.
On the other hand, hunter-related businesses are no different from gold mines.
If you have endured for 30 years in a place where competition between companies is fierce, it is not strange to have gold nugget rolling around your house.
“Why are you looking at me like that?”
“Because it’s rare. Don’t gold spoons usually go to Gangnam District 8, or something like that?”
“Looks like a gold spoon. And I transferred school.”
“transfer? I’m hearing it for the first time.”
“Uh, in the second year of middle school. I didn’t have to say that I transferred.”
“is it?”
“yes.”
He tilted his head and tilted his glass.
Well, transferring schools in middle school is so important. Anyway, it’s been more than 10 years.
“Well, we first met when we were in the third year of middle school. We’ve never met each other before, so it’s understandable that we don’t know.”
“There were many.”
“huh?”
“On the week after I transferred, I first saw him in front of the teachers’ office. Then it was in the hallway, and we ran into each other in the bathroom.”
Memories from more than ten years ago, which had already been blurred and mosaicked, spilled out between Park Ji-hoon’s lips.
“Hey… … How do you remember all that?”
Smooth lips without a single chin line drew an arc.
“I have a better memory than I look. Unlike anyone else.”
I chuckled as I refilled his empty glass.
“Hey, no matter how bad my memory is, I remember one thing.”
“what?”
“You and me didn’t do homework all the time, took pictures every time I took a test, and slept on my stomach.”
“Ah, that.”
“Why did a guy with such a good memory score in the memorization class the way he did? went to university… … Oh, is it rude to ask such a thing?”
“Excuse me, I don’t care about moose.”
“Then I’m glad.”
“And I went to college too. Department of Business Administration, Korea University. I haven’t graduated yet because I suddenly woke up.”
“What, where? Korea University?”
“Because my parents wanted it.”
“… … crazy guy Are there any parents who don’t want their children to go to Korea University?”
Korea University is the most prestigious university in Korea. A place where only talented people from all over the country can enter.
Park Ji-hoon smiled lightly at my bewildered eyes.
“It worked. It wasn’t as difficult as I thought.”
“her.”
Well, the more I hear the story of his life, the more I think of the open highway.
A good head from a rich family, entered the university everyone dreams of, and became an A-class awakener at once.
Unlike me, who had to take responsibility for his livelihood, Hunter was just one of many options for him.
“why?”
“huh?”
“Please look at me with strange eyes.”
“Are you noticed?”
“many. Tae Kyung. maybe you… … “
Park Jihoon rested his chin on an angle. A drunken voice continues in a low voice.
“Are you jealous of me?”
jealousy?
I was dumbfounded for a moment because it was an unexpected word. And soon, a roaring laugh broke out.
“Right. I guess that’s it.”
“… … You are honest.”
“Because it is true. Longing for what you don’t have? Should I call it envy, or something like that? Of course, I have no regrets, because I lived that hard.”
As if it was unexpected, Park Ji-hoon, who was staring at me with slightly widened eyes, murmured softly.
“I guess you envy someone too.”
“Hey, can I be anything?”
“No. look at you now Hunters that attract attention not only in Korea but also in foreign media, soon you may be listed as one of the only five S-class hunters in Korea.”
“That is great. Except for the fact that he trembles because it was a waste of donation.”
He laughed and emptied his glass. It was at that moment that the guy who was staring at me like that, opened her lips as if he was trying to say something.
woo woo
The smartphone on the table vibrated. Park Jihoon, who was staring at the screen, licked his lips.
“who?
“Our guild team leader.”
“This morning? Is there a 24-hour standby at the Myeongdong Guild or something like that?”
“It’s not like that. Because of something important.”
“then… …
“sorry. I think I should end it here for today.”
“Sorry what? It’s not like we don’t know each other.”
I put my glass down and got up. Then, I tapped Park Ji-hoon’s shoulder as he looked at me with a sorry face and said,
“It was fun after a long time.”
Seriously. Now that I have already become a celebrity in modern times, there are few people with whom I can have a disinterested conversation like today, so I discouraged the guy who was going to ride with me in the elevator.
“Goes. Don’t come out just to see me off, and take care of things.”
A faint smile formed on Park Jihoon’s lips.
ok see you next time please.”
With that word, the elevator door closed.
Park Jihoon stood in front of the window and looked down.
In the blackened darkness, a person was leaving the officetel entrance.
– hello? Jihoon Mr. Mr. Jihoon?
“Please speak.”
– Ah, now we’re connected. Why didn’t you say anything while I was listening… … .
“I see what the team leader is misunderstanding.”
The other person’s breath was disturbed by the dry voice.
Park Jihoon raised his crystal glass and quenched his thirst. Instead of the wheat he had been drinking a moment ago, amber whiskey swayed.
“From now on, wait until I tell you.
Myeongdong Guild Team 1 Park Jihoon Hunter.
That’s Park Jihoon’s affiliation written on his business card.
However, the head of Team 1 of the Myeongdong Guild, who was on the phone, kept his mouth shut.
both know That it is a title that is only a facade.
“You don’t have an answer.”
– … … All right.
“So what? That important report.”
Team leader 1 answered cautiously.
-You know Team Leader Jung Hyun-woo, right? In charge of 8 teams.
“I know. It’s a problem because he has good skills and his flexibility is not even half as good as his skills.”
– That friend seems to have smelled it.
“Really? You’re quicker than I thought.”
– Yes. But how to do this… … .
“What are you worrying about? Raid on the closest date. to grade A.”
– That word… … .
“manager. Do you know how many gate accidents happen per year? I do not know. So do other people. Nobody cares.”
Park Jihoon clicked his tongue.
“You don’t answer again.”
– Oh, I see.
“And speaking of the Peace Guild, no Jin Tae-gyeong-geon… … Park Jihoon blurted out his words.
It was because the face of a person who smiled and tapped his shoulder came to mind.
‘It was fun after a long time.’
It was a word that felt sincere. That makes me even more reluctant to stop.
– Mr. Jihoon?
Park Jihoon drank the remaining whiskey.
The crystal glass crumpled like paper in my hand.
“I finished talking with my superior today.
He said it was annoying. ”
That’s all. A word that passed by at dinner with ‘him’. It’s as if the story is over with that.
– yes? Ha, but now is the right time…
Park Ji-hoon’s cool voice cut off the words of Team 1, which he brought out in surprise.
“Isn’t it natural for a gardener to pull out the weeds that grow on the lawn? The guild leader should have already heard the news. Just hang up.”
pop. The phone is disconnected.
Park Ji-hoon stared at the scene outside the clean glass window in the quiet silence.
The appearance of Jin Tae-gyeong was a long time ago.