Episode 188:
I felt like I was going out of my mind.
My heart was pounding, I couldn’t breathe, and my head was spinning. My blood ran cold from the heavy, harsh pressure pressing on my solar plexus. A cold sweat broke out.
“Boss…!”
“Ah, Assistant Manager Jeong.”
There was a strong sll of blood coming from Lee Jae-heon, who answered calmly.
“Chief, are you hurt? Why are your hands like that again…!”
I was impatient and ran closer to check, but the sll of fishy tal only got stronger. The bandage on my arm had barely healed, and blood was dripping from my limp leg. A new wound appears. A bright red mark was left on the floor from how long I stood for that short period of ti.
“I was holding the pipe…”
“I told you not to co forward!”
Because of .
“…I’m sorry….”
“….”
“I’m sorry.”
This happened because I did sothing bad.
This happened because I had a bad mindset that did not fit the overflowing topic. I acted with unfounded confidence that I could control the situation. No matter how objectively you try to look at the situation, Jung In-ho is the culprit in this incident.
I had to apologize.
“I didn’t an to get angry. I’m so sorry…”
I brought death right under the noses of these many people.
“Deputy Jeong?”
“….”
I screwed up again.
I heard a voice calling , but I couldn’t even make eye contact. You could definitely say that it was because I felt guilty about myself, but it was also because I felt like Lee Jae-heon would find out about my sin if I made eye contact like this. It was natural for him to be criticized, but if Jung In-ho’s evil deeds were revealed in such a tense situation, it would only create another confusion.
“Hey, Mr. Jeong In-ho.”
“sorry. “I’m sorry, I’m sorry… I’m sorry.”
“No, it’s . “I suddenly lost my mind…”
“I was wrong. It’s all wrong…”
“I said it’s okay, really. “Listen to what people say.”
At least after I can afford to pay for my sins.
“Ugh…”
After that, I wanted to apologize more properly…
‘How could you be so selfish?’
I couldn’t breathe. It felt as if I was shoveling a handful of gray ashes from a burnt tree into my mouth and trying to swallow it without a drop of water. It felt like the ash had taken all the moisture from my body and clogged my throat. Jeong In-ho could not control his disappointnt in himself.
There may really be a God in this world.
“I’m sorry…”
Since there is a God, I thought this might be his punishnt.
It was probably a punishnt given to , the main character, for trying to deviate from the set path. That was clear. Otherwise, there would be no way for to have sothing like this. In-Ho Jeong was about to face the worst failure he could ever face.
“are you okay.”
“….”
“It’s really okay.”
There’s no way it’s okay.
“…Director, Manager.”
“Please speak.”
“The green algae monster definitely slls blood. “Drinking blood…”
“That’s right.”
“….”
I raised my lowered head and looked at Lee Jae-heon’s face.
“…under.”
Among the survivors, he was the one who slled the most blood.
Even if the blood had already stained my clothes, there was nothing I could do about the blood that was coming out now. The blood that dripped from him probably left a trace on the way here. There was no way the green algae monster wouldn’t notice that.
Jeong In-ho muttered.
“But the manager is still bleeding.”
Several of the group mbers noticed that the situation was going strangely and their expressions hardened. The sa was true for the scouting team that had just returned from looking around and looking impatient. It was easy for anyone to predict how the blood-loving green algae monster and the person who was shedding the most blood would end up.
Lee Jae-heon lightly wiped the corners of his mouth in such strange silence and opened his mouth.
“…So that’s what I’m saying…”
For so reason, Jeong In-ho seed to know what was going to co next.
“How about I quarantine for a while?”
“Quarantine.”
“You shouldn’t have the sll of blood on you.”
It was an unusually soft tone. That calm and friendly tone that he sotis used to console and comfort Seo or Minhong, and at first we couldn’t get used to it and it made us feel unfamiliar.
He continued talking as if it was nothing.
“You know that the current situation is dangerous, right?”
It was a problem because I knew it better than anyone else.
“I ca here bleeding, so it’s only a matter of ti before the green algae monster cos this way. “If I look at the police officer’s face over there, I can get the answer right away. I guess he’s close.”
“yes.”
“While I was talking to Detective Hong Gyeong-jun, I ran out without realizing it. To be honest, I don’t think he was in his right mind… The sll of blood is like blood, but if I stay with him and lose his mind, things will get worse.”
“yes.”
“…I’m not saying I’m going to be bait or that I’m going to die, but…”
Lee Jae-heon began carefully, as if he was sorry for going back on his promise, or as if he was sorry for saying this to Jeong In-ho, who was in such a bad state as he is now.
“Wouldn’t it be better for to be isolated?”
Jeong In-ho was able to guess Lee Jae-heon’s condition as the words he had worked so hard to humble returned to an honorific. I had thought I was anxious for a long ti, but when I was faced with this reality, I even felt like my feet were sinking for a mont because of the fact that it was such an unusual situation.
“….”
But
“…that’s….”
Jeong In-ho couldn’t bring himself to say a word of refusal.
‘What right do I have?’
Would I, who ruined everything I’ve ever done, dare to criticize the opinion of soone who was ruined by ? In Jeong In-ho’s opinion, it was nonsense. I don’t know if conscience exists, but I felt like I couldn’t do that if I wanted to at least remain human.
However, it was inevitable that the gaze would turn to Ha Seong-yoon, and Ha Seong-yoon, who sighed, approached and was about to open his mouth.
“Don’t talk nonsense!”
A loud voice rang out.
“Dayoung.”
“You said you weren’t going anywhere! “You said you wouldn’t go anywhere, you promised that…!”
“But the situation is…”
“Ah, stay even if you beco a real monster! I’ll kill you before anyone else gets killed, so stay! “It’s that difficult to grant a request to stay by our side?!”
“….”
“Why, why, why, why can’t I just disappear? I’m so anxious…! “Why on earth are you doing that?…”
Park Da-young, who shouted loudly, licked her lips at the end of her words, biting her lips tightly and tears falling. It was pitiful to see the two hands holding the hem of her skirt as if they were trying to hold back the tears.
Lee Jae-heon’s expression was tinged with embarrassnt that he had never seen before.
“…It’s not like that….”
“I’d better calm down and move on first.”
“I just thought it would be dangerous.”
“I understand what you an. But if you’re alone, your risk of dying is higher, right? “Worrying young students like that is far from the efficiency the teacher talks about.”
“….”
Only after Ha Seong-yoon said that did Lee Jae-heon keep his mouth shut, even though he had an unconvinced expression on his face. Detective Hong Gyeong-jun, who was looking at them, sighed as if he could not bear it and said.
“If the green algae monster is sensitive to the sll of blood, let’s focus on wiping it off first. What Jae-heon Lee says isn’t entirely wrong, but I don’t think it’s right either. “I’m sure you don’t plan on making us all murderers.”
“….”
“If you’re feeling anxious, why don’t you just stay in the innermost part of the pavilion? I will do my best to prevent the sll of blood from escaping, so I don’t think you need to go sowhere else alone. If your condition is considered dangerous, I believe that minimal control is necessary, but…” “
…I understand.”
“If you understand, let’s move to our seats as soon as the blood is roughly wiped off. Kim Yeon-woo, how far do you think the green algae monster has co?”
Kim Yeon-woo, who had been dazed, suddenly ca to his senses and answered.
“Ah yes! I don’t think we’ve co this far yet… the vines are just getting closer. Just recently, we ran into each other while scouting and there was so friction. “If it follows the pattern I know, I think it will arrive here in at least 20 to 40 minutes.”
“Okay, that should be enough.”
As the situation was getting settled, Seo Jang-hwa, who had just returned, opened his mouth.
“Wait a minute.”
“Please speak.”
“Our idiot… no, where is that bastard Song In-myeong?”
“….”
Jeong In-ho unconsciously touched his bandaged abdon, and Hong Gyeong-jun started tapping his crossed forearm with his fingers. Even without seeing, I could feel Munsan-gun, who was a step away from this situation, shaking his body violently even as he held the child in his arms.
Seo Jang-hwa and Vivian seed to have felt sothing from all those reactions.
“…what the fuck.”
“I’m sorry to bring you unfortunate news.”
“Is that bastard dead? No, that idiot is not soone who will die easily…”
“The attempted murder of Mr. Munsan-gun and Mr. Jeong In-ho was discovered, so I was on my way after subduing them with a Taser. “The last ti I saw him he was unconscious and due to the urgency of the situation, I couldn’t bring him back with .”
“….”
Attempted murder.
“…her?”
It was a short word, but it had a big aning.
“…Murder? “Song In-myeong?”
Vivian, frozen with her eyes wide open, could be heard muttering.
Jeong In-ho unconsciously looked at Kang Min-ah and Noh Yeon-seok, but only Kang Min-ah was looking at Vivian with a strange expression, and Noh Yeon-seok was just shocked. There was no trace of the evil seen in previous episodes.
Seo Jang-hwa’s eyes could be seen shaking from far away.
“…don’t begrudge . “Why does that bastard kill people?”
“It has already happened. Can you see the wound on Mr. Jeong In-ho’s abdon? He said Song In-myeong stabbed him himself. The sa goes for Lee Jae-heon’s injury.”
“Those guys got Song In-myeong first…!”
Seo Jang-hwa, who was about to shout, eventually kept his mouth shut.
As the trembling voice stopped, a depth of despair appeared in his fierce eyes.
“….”
“…I’m sorry.”
It wasn’t tears.
‘…Have you always guessed sothing?’
Jeong In-ho muttered inwardly.
Even though I didn’t know Vivian well, the person nad Seo Jang-hwa didn’t seem to have a very bad perception. However, he does not seem to be the type of person who will bend his opinions or beliefs obediently, but for such a person, he was too quick to comply with Detective Hong Gyeong-jun’s words. It was not a reaction that soone who knew nothing could have.
However, that would not be the case if it were only Jung In-ho.
“…Boss.”
He called Jaeheon Lee.
“uh? Uh… okay. “No, that’s right.”
“….”
“Is there a problem?”
Although he didn’t know it, his hand was holding his bleeding arm as if he unconsciously felt pain. It was the sa stab wound that I had seen before entering the other side of the world. The wound is believed to have been cut by the person himself with a sharp knife.
It’s still not healed.
“…I…”
Jeong In-ho muttered softly and made eye contact with Munsan-gun for a mont.
“….”
The other person did not avoid it.
That was probably a fortunate thing for Jung In-ho as well.
“Later, when I have more free ti.”
“yes.”
“…There are so things I want to tell you.”
“….”
“I think we need to call more people.”
“What…”
Jeong In-ho’s voice no longer trembled.
“I have sothing to apologize for.”
Even if it couldn’t be restored to its original state, Jeong In-ho had to bow his head.
I couldn’t decide on that opportunity.
“….”
“…Of course.”
Jaeheon Lee nodded.
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