Monster

EP25

"Just tell me the truth, so you can live and cope, quickly."

"The director came to visit, and he asked me if I really knew the new teacher...."

"So I told him I knew her from college. I said yes."

"Why did he hit you?"

"He thought I was lying, so he hit me, but I kept telling him the truth, so he left."

"And did you show him the photo I edited of us together?"

"Yes."

"After seeing that, the director told me to stop hitting you..."

"Good. I can trust your word, right?"

She pursed her bruised lips.

"I don't have to call anyone to your mother's shop, do I?"

"No... I really didn't."

"Then what did you say again?"

"Same thing, I just kept repeating that question and I didn't feel convinced."

"So you're just being a jerk. Okay."

"I'm going to get Gyuri to quit soon, but I need to make sure she agrees with me, so I'd better watch it one more time."

"Did they threaten you with anything?"

"Yeah, they said they'd kill my family if they came back for me if I lied."

"Mijin, would you like to watch this video?"

I connected the camcorder to the computer and played the footage.

 The footage Gyuri had taken.

 I show her the evidence, everything from the abusive scene. 

"You must be torn. Do you choose me or the ledger?"

"But don't worry. With this evidence, you'll never get out."

"Even if you were president, you'd be impeached based on this video."

"And you have the video. Whatever you choose, you should be prepared to die."

"Your life may be spared if you and your gang get long prison sentences."

"You should have been prepared for that after all you've done to those kids."

"If you betray me and put me in a cell or kill me, the sex videos will be automatically uploaded, and I have emails and witnesses to prove your crimes."

"Not only that, but your family's lives are at risk."

"So for the first time in your life, choose justice. That's the last chance I'm giving you."

"So you're going to let me off the hook?"

"If you help me, I'll reduce it."

"In any case, don't you ever say a word. It could cost you your life."

"Okay. And please tell the person who went in for me to be careful."

I pay her a small fee and leave with some medicine and bandages. 

She's definitely not a pushover. 

I thought it was a scenario where she might recognize my plan, but fortunately, the worst seems to have been averted. 

It's true that Choi Sun-mi and Choi Sung-tae are related, so they could have gotten enough information if they had gotten wind of my plan. 

From my point of view, it didn't matter if they killed Gyuri. 

He was the one who bullied me, and he was the target of my revenge. 

However, revenge shouldn't be on the surface.

You don't have to show your claws and strength in advance. 

You'll only get yourself killed. 

When I get back to the motel, I find Gyuri drugged up. 

"Jung-min, are you home? Today's medicine feels good. I feel like I'm going to fly!"

"I went to Kim Mi-jin's..."

"Let's have sex. Can't you just bang me once right now?"

"Listen. There's more to come..."

"Do you want to fuck me now?"

"Fuck you! Kim Gyuri, will you wake up?"

I said precisely, my eyes fluttering in front of her.

"Gyuri, the only reason you're alive is to do this job. If you leave me now, I'll be in trouble."

"I have no medication, no husband, and I can't even work, so what am I supposed to do?"

"Listen to me, don't talk nonsense."

She suddenly laid down on the bed and fell asleep as if drunk. It was frustrating and painful.

"Hey, Kim Gyuri. I just need to talk to you about one thing."

"I still don't have the ledger or the evidence, so I think you should just get in one accident and quit your job."

"I think your work should end here. I can't let you get killed there."

"Raise your daughter, take care of your parents, and get clean."

"That's the last thing I can do for you."

"Call me when you're sober or come to my house. I'm not sleeping with you anymore."

With that, they leave the motel room. 

After meeting Kim Mi-jin, I don't care if Gyuri dies because she has outlived her usefulness, but I feel a strange pity for her. 

It's the first time I've witnessed someone's life fall apart and change like this, and it makes me feel uncomfortable. 

It's like the difference between telling someone you love them in person or over the phone or text. 

No matter how vengeful you are, you still feel guilty. 

I felt guilty because I thought of the woman who was addicted to drugs, who lost her husband, and whose mother and child were introduced to drugs, and who would spend the rest of her life in a cycle of addiction and pleasure. 

I also thought that it would be enough to get revenge on Kim Gyuri. 

It's time to move on and get organized. 

The next day, I look for him again. 

This time, the scent of the diffuser has changed. It's more cottony. 

A shade that better matches the wallpaper in his house. 

"Here's the deal, Dean, I'll give you all the money from my profits."

"In exchange, I need you to help me source the recipe and ingredients."

"I'll finish it with a few people who follow me, that's all." 

"And what's in it for me?"

"What's in it for you, since you'll be gone?"

"You're the only one who knows there's a terrorist attack in the first place.

"I've bought all the relevant stocks, and since the attack was so sudden, they won't be able to investigate the cause."

"You said you're gonna be out of the country for a couple years working for a dealer. I'll time it right.

"Well, that's good for you and good for me, but you know if my kids get caught with your shit and you're the distributor, we're screwed."

"The people I gave the drugs to would disappear with them, and you'd be screwed."

"I've gotten enough money out of you to pay for it."

"Okay, okay. I'll think about it. But I'm just curious, why do you want to get revenge on those guys so badly?"

"I mean, you could have just drugged and pampered the other kids or something, but why single out the people who cared about this one?"

"Because they're the ones who did the most damage to me."

"And what if the bomb kills innocent people?" 

"They're out of luck."

"What?"

"We live and die for no reason. When I act and fulfill my purpose, some people may be harmed, but that's the way it is. That's the truth I've been taught."

"But that's the moral thing to do." 

"A person's life is always precarious and unstable, like a candle in front of a lamp, and one day it will melt and go out. When you look at it that way, you realize how stupid we are to be scared about the line between life and death."

"Actually, it's just like the topped candle on a birthday cake, it's always precarious and unstable. It doesn't matter how late it goes out, it's how and why it goes out. If you don't help me with this, I'll have to punish you. Just help me."

"What kind of penalty?"

"I know all about your crimes, and you know mine, so that's that." 

"In exchange, I'll get a rough idea of the people and relationships to make sure none of your friends or family are harmed in the bombing."

"Okay. Give me a week."

And so the operation was planned. 

In fact, my goal is to take down Choi Sung-tae's family tire company and get revenge, but there's one more thing.