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Now Gym.
Swish—
This was not a sound made by the mouth.
Quan’s elbow quickly grazed Woo Do-hwa’s face.
Woo Do-hwa struck back as soon as he avoided it, but at that moment, Quan rotated his body, and his opposite elbow aimed for Woo Do-hwa’s head.
Woo Do-hwa, who had been about to attack, hurriedly raised his guard.
Thwack!
Sliding—
“Ugh!”
He had blocked it, but because it was an attack that added weight to centrifugal force, it was quite threatening.
Woo Do-hwa, who had been pushed back to the ropes, shook his numbed arm and clicked his tongue.
“Wow. This is no joke. Is this really Muay Thai? Quan, what on earth is your identity?”
Woo Do-hwa barely detached his body from the ropes and took his stance again.
From what he saw, Quan was by no means a simple Muay Thai athlete.
When he was in prison, he had mastered almost every combat sport, and Muay Thai was among them.
The martial art Quan showed was not the Muay Thai he had seen back then.
Then Quan grinned. It seemed he roughly understood what it meant.
“I should have taught you Korean quickly, for heaven’s sake. Let’s do it one more time. One more time!”
Woo Do-hwa lightly slapped his own cheeks with both palms and braced himself.
In comparison, Quan faced Woo Do-hwa with a quite relaxed posture.
However, Woo Do-hwa could not easily rush in.
It looked somewhat sloppy, yet he couldn't see any openings.
‘What on earth is this?’
Woo Do-hwa fell into confusion.
In truth, Quan had quit Muay Thai and worked as a mercenary in the shadows for a long time to earn money quickly.
Naturally, his Muay Thai skills shone, and they gradually began to change into practical use.
However, recently, his wife noticed this and made him quit his mercenary work, and he eventually came to Korea for employment.
Of course, he had been hiding the fact that he had worked as a mercenary to succeed in employment, but he had revealed his true skills in the hope that he could bring his wife over.
Woo Do-hwa continued sparring until late at night without knowing that fact.
Quan certainly acknowledged his persistent competitive spirit.
<><><>
Meanwhile,
A small party was held at home.
Having drunk alcohol to commemorate breaking through 20 billion won, we shook off Jo Sang-nim’s temptation to have one more drink, showered, and lay in bed.
And I simulated the tasks that needed to be done one by one.
Since I had contacted Kang Jin-ah, she would convey good news before long.
Next, using disguise tools that Jo Sang-nim had acquired through dark paths, I would change my face lightly and then meet the affair partner to extend a helping hand.
After that, I would induce him to bring out the money he had hidden as much as possible, and then…
Bang!
At that moment, the door opened and a black silhouette appeared.
With her slim figure revealed without reservation. It was obvious who it was.
“Why again. It’s not even thundering today.”
“I drank alcohol sloppily, so I can’t sleep. You take responsibility.”
Even though I spoke in a tone tinged with annoyance, she came inside without caring.
“How am I supposed to take responsibility?”
“You, become my body pillow.”
“What? What will happen?”
I asked back, furrowing my brow.
Judging by her voice, she was already drunk.
“Don't you know what a body pillow is? It’s like a banana doll.”
“Banana?”
Banana?
“Don't have strange imaginations.”
“I didn't??”
“Anyway.”
She burrowed into the blanket, hugged my waist, and draped her legs over me.
As her chest and lower body touched me directly, my lower body, which had been dead tired, surged with energy.
“Hmm! As expected, it’s just right to hug and sleep.”
She muttered while hugging me even tighter. At this point, I had no choice but to give up.
“Fine. Do as you please.”
I gave her my arm as a pillow and waited to fall asleep without paying any more attention.
I felt like today was a very long day.
“By the way, what are you planning to do after getting revenge on your wife?”
At that moment, she asked.
At the sudden question, I fell into thought for a while.
It was because I hadn't thought of anything in particular.
Getting married normally, having children, the children getting married and seeing grandchildren… for now, I had never thought of such a life.
Or, since I had Awakening abilities, there was also a way to become a chaebol.
However, this didn't pull at me much either.
Should I buy a ton of land and try making my own empire? Or a legendary Casanova…?
“Well… what do you want to do?”
“I’m going to buy an enormous amount of land, build a large orphanage village, support the children until they become adults and even until they find jobs, and live comfortably. I have to bring the director, too. If you guys have thoughts of coming, come. I’ll give you a spot.”
She spoke as if she had already achieved her dream.
Right. That doesn't sound bad either. At least on buying land, our hearts were in sync.
That was how I fell asleep.
And in my dream, I truly dreamed of making an orphanage village.
<><><>
Seoul Northern Police Station. Violent Crimes Team 3.
“Damn it! Just how much money did you feed them?”
Inspector Seo Ik-hwan threw the report onto the desk as if annoyed.
He had prepared fully, even collecting evidence desperately to catch Superintendent Heo Tae-gu.
However, suddenly, Heo Tae-gu’s lackeys admitted to the crimes and cut off the tail at their own level.
Inspector Seo Ik-hwan tried to investigate further, but the incident had already been covered up by the higher-ups.
The more he dug, the more a foul smell vibrated, but if he disobeyed the orders of the higher-ups and continued to dig, it was obvious that he would be reassigned to the provinces this time.
He had no choice but to pretend to fold it for now.
Of course, he intended to continue the investigation secretly, but since it was unofficial, it was natural that it would be slow.
Seo Ik-hwan, who sat in his seat, skimmed through a case related to an investment firm that had been reported a while ago.
For now, he intended to build up achievements with other cases and put them at ease. It was certain that Heo Tae-gu was watching him.
“It’s a typical Ponzi scheme…”
A Ponzi scheme was a fraud that attracted enormous amounts of money while maintaining operations despite having no actual profits, by paying interest to existing investors with the funds of new investors.
It could be considered the most common investment fraud.
The company to investigate was Hwadam Construction.
However, perhaps because it was still in the early stages, there was no content about them committing a crime.
In reality, they were in the middle of building townhouses and were also paying dividends to investors well.
Of course, he was 100% certain it was a Ponzi scheme, but he could only arrest them if physical evidence emerged.
As of now, there was nothing to do but collect evidence and wait. So that they wouldn't catch the scent.
“It’s going to be boring for a while.”
Seo Ik-hwan clicked his tongue and leaned back in his chair, closing his eyes.
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The next morning.
“Yes. Hyung-nim. You are doing well. Please continue to use about 30,000 won per day steadily. No. There is no need to feel burdened. Yes. Do not worry. Please contact me when you come up to Seoul. Yes. Please take care of your health.”
I hung up the phone, got out of bed, and showered.
I gave my card to the older brother I knew who was doing manual labor in Pohang and told him to use a certain amount per day for places necessary for living.
It was a measure I took just in case.
I went straight down to the first floor.
Seeing that there was a smell of golden-brown bread, it seemed Jo Sang-nim was making toast. I suddenly felt hungry.
“Good mor… huh?”
I felt a presence in the kitchen and was about to greet her, but a woman I had never seen before was wearing an apron and frying eggs.
Seeing that she was even humming, it was a very familiar appearance…
She felt that I had come and turned around.
“Excuse me, who…?”
With short bobbed hair, a sharp nose, and slanted eyes, she gave off a peculiar charm. She somewhat resembled Jo Sang-nim… ah?
“Puhahahaha! It’s me, you idiot. You truly have no eye for detail. And you say you’re going to commit fraud.”
The voice was definitely Jo Sang-nim. If she hadn't spoken, I would have almost believed she was a different person.
“Are you disguised?”
“Since the goods arrived yesterday, I woke up in the morning, washed up, and tried it. How is it? Is it perfect?”
She made all kinds of expressions and stuck out her tongue.
“If I had met you outside without knowing, I wouldn't have known at all? That’s amazing?”
“Huhu-hut! This much, at least.”
Honestly, I was impressed. However…
“Sang-nim. An apron is not clothes. You should wear clothes.”
“Ah, it’s a bother. I have to eat quickly and try disguising my body too.”
Other than the apron, she was wearing only panties.
Even if the front was like that, the side and back were almost naked. My eyes were dizzy.