As long as Jeong Jaeui creates one type of weapon - it doesn’t seem to need to be too
complex or large - they will release him imdiately.
In Jeong Taeui’s opinion, this is quite a favorable condition. As long as he wants, he can enjoy a leisurely life in a place that feels like paradise for as long as he wishes. Then, when he gets tired of such a life, he just needs to give them the design they want and leave. Of course, this assus that his resolve not to create weapons anymore is broken.
"Alright, so let’s talk about this younger brother of yours....."
Abdul Rahman suddenly changed the subject. Jeong Taeui, naturally drawn into the sudden conversation, shook his head slightly and turned back.
"Oh...—?"
Jeong Taeui laughed and pointed at himself, wondering why this man had shifted the
conversation to him. But on second thought, he also had sothing to say to him. He wanted to get out of here, so he had to tell this man to let him go. After all, Jaeui could create weapons, but he had no value here, so it would be best to release him.
"How did you know about this place?"
Abdul Rahman smiled and asked. It was a gentle smile, as if saying, ’Welco here.’
Jeong Taeui looked at him and smiled back. It was hard to read this man. But if he thought Jeong Taeui would be fooled by such a gentle smile, then he wouldn’t have survived until now. It wasn’t that he managed to leave UNHRDO safely thanks to his keen eyes and sharp senses?
"I don’t know where this place is."
Jeong Taeui answered politely. Abdul Rahman raised an eyebrow. Then, Jeong Taeui spoke the truth before he could catch on to his lie.
"When I was at the night market in Baherp, I happened to see my brother. I followed him and got bumped into by that guy over there and fell down. I don’t rember clearly after that. But when I woke up, I was here."
Jeong Taeui pointed his index finger at the guard standing behind him. The guard widened his eyes at the finger pointing at him but remained silent, not showing any embarrassnt.
Abdul Rahman looked back and spoke a few incomprehensible words to the guard. It seed like he was asking sothing. The guard then bowed his head and replied. Rahman nodded and turned his gaze back to Jeong Taeui.
"I see. That was the night market on Baherp Street..."
Then he suddenly laughed, the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes deepening.
"Did I you co to Seringe to play with friends?"
"Ah...No. I ca to find him. Because I couldn’t contact him."
Jeong Taeui thought for a few seconds before answering honestly. Now, if he said, ’I just happened to co to Seringe, an unknown island off the eastern coast of Africa, and then happened to et my brother’, no one would believe such a clumsy lie.
Anyway, it’s only a matter of ti.
It would take just a few hours to find out where a rare Asian person on this island is staying, who he is with, and what his friends are doing-the man could get all this information in a short ti. Or perhaps he already had all the information about him as soon as he was brought through the gate of this annex.
Jeong Taeui’s ’companions.’
Gable. And...Ilay.
Jeong Taeui was ready to give him the most honest answer imdiately if Abdul Rahman now asked him, ’Who are you with?’
And it seed he wouldn’t hesitate to answer that he was with Ilay.
However, Abdul Rahman did not ask who had co with him. Instead, he looked directly at Jeong Taeui for a mont and then asked.
"How did you know your brother was in Seringe?"
"Well... I just heard so rumors, but it was thanks to soone else that I actually found him. I was wondering what he was up to that he didn’t leave any trace of himself."
Abdul Rahman raised an eyebrow slightly.
"In this vast world, hiding soone is much easier than finding them. But..."
Rahman muttered this as if speaking to himself, then quietly touched his chin and stroked his beard with his thumb. He looked at Jeong Taeui with a contemplative gaze.
Instinctively, Jeong Taeui took a step back before he realized it.
Those cold, glass-like eyes seed to pierce right through to one’s soul. His indifferent and cold eyes were weighing sothing, as if assessing a piece of at placed on a scale. And then he smiled. No, it was more like a smirk than a smile.
"The fact that this location has been exposed is very troubleso... Anyway, I knew that sooner or later it would be revealed, and it couldn’t remain a secret until the very end. But at least this place should not have been disclosed without my permission. It’s best to keep the number of people who know about this to a minimum."
His tone changed quickly. Jeong Taeui instinctively understood what that emotionless voice implied.
At that mont.
"If Taeui dies. I will die too."
Jeong Jaeui said quietly.
There was no tension or regret in those words that should have been sorrowful. It wasn’t even a threat or a plea.
He just spoke those words with calm and composure, as if stating an obvious fact.
Abdul Rahman bit his lip. His face was emotionless, making it impossible to discern what he was thinking. The friendly smile from earlier when he had looked at them was now gone.
He slowly turned to look at Jeong Jaeui. As if angry but still polite, he asked,
"You’re saying that if I kill him, you will also die?"
Jeong Jaeui nodded. His gaze shifted slightly towards Jeong Taeui and then dropped. Jeong Taeui frowned.
Abdul Rahman looked at Jeong Taeui once more. For a mont, a ruthless killing intent
seed to flash across his otherwise expressionless face.
"If I kill him, you will also die...?"
Abdul Rahman’s deep voice was mixed with laughter. Slowly, he took a step closer to Jeong Taeui and raised his hand, seemingly intending to grasp his neck.
Jeong Taeui instinctively took a step back. He frowned slightly and rubbed his neck.
Why have so many people been targeting my neck these days?
And he thought of another man.
Jeong Taeui sighed and muttered sothing seemingly futile under these circumstances.
"No. I can’t die here."
Even though he didn’t wish for it, if he had to die, it would be by Ilay’s hand.
Abdul Rahman seed to have no intention of pursuing Jeong Taeui further. He stopped and withdrew his hand. Then he glanced at Jeong Taeui before turning to Jeong Jaeui. And then, suddenly, he spoke with the sa friendly smile as before.
"If you die, it will cause trouble. I won’t touch him. But I didn’t know your brotherly bond was so strong that you would even say you’d end your own life if your brother died."
"Our relationship isn’t that good. And I never said I would end my own life."
Jeong Jaeui shook his head, denying what Abdul Rahman had just said. Then, as if
rembering sothing, he looked at Jeong Taeui as if wanting to explain. Jeong Taeui nodded to show he understood.
"Because Taeui is my lucky charm (Gil Sang Cheon)."
Jeong Jaeui paused for a mont before finishing the statent.
"Gil Sang Cheon."
Abdul Rahman repeated the na and spoke. It seed he wasn’t just repeating the na because he didn’t know what it ant. His eyes, looking at Jeong Taeui, held no doubt.
"I heard that your brother brings you luck, but if I kill him, you will also die...?"
"It’s because of that luck that I am still alive today."
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