Chapter 94
"If you want my help, do me a favor first?"
"Whatever your request may be, shouldn't you apologize first? If you've watered a person like this, you have to apologize."
“….”
"No matter how much of a con man you have lived a rubbish life, isn't that the least courtesy?"
Without hiding his anger, he shot back Kim Faith. He smiled as if to say something.
"Don't do that-"
But I didn't intend to listen to Kim Faith, so I didn't give him a chance to speak and kept saying it.
"And one more thing. I don't need your help anymore. The audition is already over, and there's no room for me in this one
“….”
"So don't offend me anymore and go away. I don't want to talk to you."
After finishing his speech quickly, he turned around. I didn't mean to go anywhere in particular. I just wanted to move away from Kim Faith.
"One more audition, one more time."
At that time, every word of Kim Faith stopped my step.
‘…"You have one more chance to audition?"
"You still need my help."
In my head, I shouted that Kim Faith was a fraud and that he was lying.
However, when I heard that I had one more audition, my heart pounded again without realizing it.
"So would you like to hear what my request is?"
I slowly turned around and looked at Kim Faith. He had an expressionless, blank face, unlike ever before.
"I have another audition. How can I believe that?"
"It doesn't matter if you don't believe it. Is it true?"
“….”
"And there is no reason for me to lie. Why would I lie to you anyway if it's just a few phone calls and you'll get burned out quickly?"
It was just as Kim said. After contemplating for a while, he said, slightly holding his head back.
"Your request…. I'll hear it."
Kim Mi-sung smiled again as if he liked my answer. I don't want to admit it, but no matter how many times I look at it, it's a very coveted smile.
"My request is simple. You can return the money in a private safe to each owner. The amount isn't that big, so with your physical strength, you'll be able to deliver it quickly."
Delivery?
Kim Faith said with a smile when he put a question mark on his face.
"You don't have to worry. That money was collected by fraud before I died."
“….”
"When you wake up from your dream, you will naturally know the key to the private safe and the location of the safe. Then, I look forward to your kind cooperation."
Kim Mi-sung, who finished speaking, looked somewhere. After a while, he began to fade into smoke from his toes. I can feel myself waking up from my dream accordingly.
"Actor."
When Kim Faith was disappearing to his shoulders like that, he called me.
"You said that the priority is to apologize while being angry with me."
“….”
"That apple, is it too late if I do it now?"
It wasn't the right word to come out of the mouth of a con artist. I thought he was playing with me again, so I slightly frowned and looked at Kim Faith.
But his eyes were filled with tears like dew. It's a tear that I don't think is fake.
For some reason, I felt like I had to accept Kim's apology now.
“…I was told that an apple is the fastest when I thought it was late."
"I'm sorry. No one accepted my apology because I always lied. Thank you for accepting."
The tip of his mouth went up slightly in my words.
"Well, then, I hope you can play the best con man."
***
“…Whoo."
Perhaps after being in a white space, I felt very refreshed.
But because of the last words he left, he felt as if he had a thorn in his neck.
It's already 6 p.m. I got out of bed and went to the bathroom.
"Poo-ha-ah…"
I washed my face roughly and looked in the mirror. His face was a little haggard, but his dark circles disappeared, and his skin was clear again.
(Singing "Woo-Woo-Woo-Woo-Woo.").
The cell phone in my pocket rang. I washed my hands roughly and checked my phone.
It's Jang Sunho's Kakao Talk.
[Manager Jang Sunho: Actor, actually, I got a text from the director as soon as you finished his audition.
He wants you to audition one more time when the actor is in good condition.
[I was going to tell you earlier, but I don't think you're in a state to hear that, so I'm contacting you now]
It was just as Kim Faith said that he would let me audition one more time.
"I'm so….”
Unbeknownst to me, a smile rose on my face and I laughed in vain.
Kim's request… I'll have to listen to it quickly.'
I don't know when the next audition is, but I had to do Kim's request before that. But it wasn't necessarily just because of the audition.
This is because Kim's true appearance and tears at the end continue to be seen.
I didn't completely forgive him for his mistakes. He was still a repugnant man.
However, in order to fully express Kim's "smile," this feeling now seems to be important.
"Let's start right away."
I put on my mask and hat and came out to the front of the house. It was time to get off work, but fortunately, I was able to get a taxi quickly.
The driver asked as he got into the taxi.
"Welcome. Where can I take you?"
I said the address where the key to the safe Kim Faith was found out when I woke up.
"Please go to ‘Golden Pawnshop' in Dapsiri-dong."
***
"Is it because the game is difficult these days?" People just leave things to them.’
The old pawnbroker looked around the store. The store displays various items such as luxury bags, watches, and high-end laptops.
They are all things that have lost their owners. The white dust was seen in the eyes of the pawnbroker who was checking the condition of the object.
I'll just dust it off.’
The pawnbroker picked up a duster hanging on the wall.
It was then.
"Hello."
A man opened the pawnshop and greeted me. It's a well-built, male guest wearing a hat and mask.
It bothered me a little bit that I completely covered my face. However, the pawnbroker welcomed him brightly because he was a guest after a long time.
"How did you get here?" Do you have anything to leave with?"
When the pawnbroker asked, the man said with an awkward gesture.
"Oh, it's not. I'm just going to look around."
"I see. Take your time and look around. You can ask me if it doesn't have a price on it."
"Yes, sir."
The man examined the items displayed in the store one by one. It's a careful move as if looking for a hidden treasure.
Moments later, the man pointed to an old luxury bag that had been tucked away in one corner.
"I'd like to buy that bag."
The pawnbroker saw the bag that the man pointed to. Looking forward to what bag you decide to buy after choosing so carefully.
‘…You're going to buy that?'
The bag that the man pointed to is more than 15 years old. It was a luxury item, but no one looked at it because it was not designed.
There are many other pretty items at similar prices, but I didn't understand why I would buy them.
‘Well, I'd just appreciate it if you bought such junk. It's been a while since I had a stick.'
The pawnbroker said in a bright voice.
"You have a good eye. I should give it to such customers at a low price. Please give me 1.3 million won in cash."
***
I bought a bag and left the pawnshop. Now that I found the key, it was time to go to the safe.
It's been smooth so far.
1.3 million won for a bag. Is this right?'
It was too expensive for the price of a used bag full of dust. I searched on the Internet because I thought it was a very famous luxury brand, but it was a brand that withdrew from the Korean market a few years ago.
They say AS is not working either. I felt like It had been ripped off.
‘But I can't help it. Here's the key.'
At that time, the taxi driver driving in front of me said.
"Sir, we're almost there, are we really here?"
"Yes, that's right, but…?‘
"Well…. I brought you here because you told me, but this is a bit of a dangerous neighborhood."
When I stared at the street, he said in a serious voice.
"There are many criminals who cannot be identified, and there are many poor foreigners, so it's a place where the police hush."
The atmosphere around him, which he did not know due to the 1.3 million won shock, was horrible. The brilliant neon signs are full of Chinese characters, and drunken people are fighting each other.
People who fight hard even carry knives. But passers-by don't care as if it's natural.
"I don't know what's going on, but you'd better get home soon."
"I see….”
As I looked outside, I arrived at my destination before I knew it. When I got out of the car, the taxi ran out of the street.
The safe of Kim Faith… Is it there?'
Among the numerous neon signs, a sign called the "Hama Vault" was seen. Around it, there were many ugly rice cakes similar to those seen in Lee Manseok's memory.
Honestly, I was scared.
If it wasn't for Kim's request, I wouldn't have even thought of coming to a place like this in my life.
"Whoa….”
He walked toward the safe with a light sigh.
By the time I arrived at the entrance, the scattered size surrounded me.
It's a mess because I'm wearing a mask and a hat, and if it wasn't for this, I'd be caught rolling my eyes out of fear.
“你是什么东西?( What are you doing here?)”
A rice cake wearing a fancy T-shirt hit me on the shoulder and spoke in Chinese.
Actually, I didn't know that was Chinese. It was just like the Chinese.
As I stood still without saying anything, the other rice cakes approached me little by little. I thought it would be a big deal if my eyes were cuter.
"Haha…. That's… I'm here for this."
He showed the key in his bag and rambled in a strange voice.
I don't know why he showed me the key. It just felt like this was the key to getting me out of this crisis for some reason.
The man looked closely at the key in my hand.
“…I didn't know a precious person!"
A man who was speaking in Chinese just a moment ago bowed down in fluent Korean.
"Hey, your little pups. Why don't you say hi quickly? This is a VIP among VIPs."
While panicking at the sudden change of posture, the man shouted at the other rice cakes.
"I'm sorry, brother!"
"I didn't see you!"
Then, the rice cakes greeted me at 100 degrees, and everyone who was passing by looked at me wondering what was going on.
I didn't want this kind of attention. Thanks to the polite attitude of the rice cakes, it was a moment when he was imprinted as "dangerous" by the people here.
TN: Maybe Rice Cakes is a Chinese gang? or a Chinese person?
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