The knife

The room was filled in a fresh and tranquil air, Geumin was in his bed after sleeping and recovering his energies.

A nurse was entering his room, she was young and didn't say anything she only opened the curtains and checked upon Geumin.

- Excuse me.

Geumin said the nurse turned to him, she seemed lifeless and tired.

- Do you need something or?

- Where's Chaeminsuk?

- She's with chief Taecheok.

The nurse had a expression that told that she was on this work for a countless times and had too much patients, Geumin felt intimidated by her and was kinda hesitant of asking about what they were doing today.

The nurse then nodded and leaved the room closing the door, she left some food that Geumin didn't notice that was there.

Quickly he grabbed the plate and started eating as he felt hungry after not eating, the food was awesome but there was still something that Geumin didn't understand.

- They had to just take me to a hospital and pay the bills but they're actually treating me, then why?

Geumin didn't understand why Taecheok was too generous with him but he still felt grateful for such generosity.

The hours were going slowly, Geumin was there on his own thinking about how tranquil is the day.

- Thank you, Taecheok.

The nurse came to his room, having a walking aid, she sits next to Geumin waiting for his response.

- What's that for? Wait? Are we going on a walk?

She nodded as she prepared the way for him to be able to use the aid, Geumin sat on the edge of the bed and was prepared to try.

Then having some help, he manages to stand up.

- Oh I did it I'm standing up!

Then Geumin seemed really happy being able to be able to walk not mattering of it he was using the walking aid or not, he was happy.

- Were going to walk slowly, I'm gonna help you.

- Yes, miss.

They were struggling to have him standing up but soon they managed to do it, Geumin seemed really happy. As they went to walk around the hospital corridors. Geumin didn't see anything special but every detail for him was like seeing a famous statue.

. . .

The night was already here as the rain poured forming pools of water. But a simple rain didn't bother a man that was Taecheok, his men were with him today they were searching for Workdays chief and were planning to have a soft talk.

- Where's this fucker.

The man speaking in a threatening tone was Taecheok, he was walking clenching his fists.

- Hm, sir! I don't think that...

- Shut up! Use Taecheok.

Taecheok didn't use honorifics he glared at his subordinate, that immediately apologized to him trembling.

- I-I'm sorry sir, I mean... Taecheok.

- That's good. What about Workdays? Chaeminsuk.

The Workdays was planning to attack the organization again today, after they've received that Taecheok knows about the extortion and decided to attack them using their own methods.

Taecheok and his subordinates were searching for them.

- Taecheok, I've found blood on this brick.

- What? Give it to me.

The brick was covered in blood, a trail of blood droplets on the floor. Taecheok decided to follow the blood track.

- Taecheok, I think we shouldn't enter this...

- Then stay there.

- But sir... Taecheok.

- Come on then.

Taecheok kept going in the way of the droplets, some of the subordinates didn't follow him but some of them decided to accompany him using weapons and in a furtive way.

The alley they've entered was really quiet, actually too quiet. The city they were was a busy night city that had all places covered in some sign of humanity but this alley wasn't, there was nobody there or close to there. The houses seemed to not have any person there too.

- Wait...

The rain poured harder, a shadowy silhouette of a man could be seen at the ending of the alley, he was holding a knife and seemed prepared to stab anybody.

Taecheok noticed the man, but decided to keep following the track, as they were there for a not really pacific goal.

The man also walks towards them, his appearance slowly being revealed as of a middle age man who seemed devastated and that had nothing to lose.

- Taecheok, he has a weapon. We should retreat.

- I know...We can't do that.

The subordinate glances around seeing nobody that could be stopping them from running.

Taecheok kept staring at the man seeing if he would approach or not, but he was only standing up there.

- I-I'm sorry.

The man was suddenly apologizing, he was trembling, and talked as if there was somebody else there.

- I can't kill him...

Taecheok turns to see if there was somebody else there. But there was nobody there.

- Ugh...

Taecheok turned towards the person but what he could see was him, perfurating his stomach further and deeper.

The subordinates grabbed the man and started to help Taecheok that needed immediate treatment.

- We need to bring him to the main hospital we can't treat him at the mansion!

- You know nothing right? What do you think would happen if chief would be arrested?

- But then he would be dead if we don't properly treat him!

- Shut up, I'm the doctor!

The subordinates were treating Taecheok that was strangely quiet.

- Hey, Taecheok are you ok?

- Ugh...

Taecheok was glancing at his wound in his waist. Feeling the wound opening.

- Hey chief wounds are opening!

The subordinates didn't know exactly what to do there.

. . .

At the mansion Geumin was having his dinner, it was a simple meal but he felt grateful for being able to eat consistently.

The nurse came to his room but she seemed somehow strange to him, her expression wasn't threatening she seemed like a caretaker and a really worried one as her eyes were glancing around and her lips were trembling.

- What happened miss?

- Oh boy, it's Geumin, right?

- Yes, what happened?

- Ugh, Taecheok...

The boy was turning completely preoccupied seeing the nurse expression he would only think something bad happened to Taecheok.

- Then what happened?

- Taecheok was stabbed...

The boy freezed up, his own rescuer gave him food and a place to sleep was dripping blood somewhere there.