8 four: Got a mission to accomplish

It was a normal working day. And after doing a lot of work, Dae Ju was returning his home. Though it was not his original home, he feels like it's his own home now. He can pay the rent regularly. He wanted to buy a house for Lina but he has to pay a lot to the lenders so he has not enough money to buy a luxurious home for her. He was walking beside the jewelry shop from which he bought a necklace for Lina.

Suddenly he remembered about the necklace. Where did it go? Lina doesn't wear it anymore! He put on the necklace in her neck with his own hand! Did she put it off and kept somewhere? He felt curious suddenly. He was walking fast because he wanted to know about it.

He reached home early today. There was just one question in his mind.

When he reached home, he couldn't see Lina anywhere. He was searching for her but he didn't shout by her name. He was searching for her silently.

"Didn't she came home yet?" he asked in his mind. She should have come home because she usually comes home before Dae Ju after finishing her job. Actually, there were many customers in their salon and that's why she couldn't come home. Dae Ju thought she might be upstairs so he went upstairs but she was not there. He took his phone and called her but she didn't receive his call.

After some time he called her again but this time also she didn't receive her call. "Where did she go? She doesn't even pick up my calls!" he get worried about her. He was walking inside the house here and there. He was waiting for her and kept calling.

"Did something happened to her?" he bites his nails and walking around inside the house.

Lina was working and her phone was in silent mode. So, she didn't notice that her phone was ringing. And if she noticed she can't pick up her phone because she was in the middle of working.

When Dae Ju saw it's been an hour and she hasn't returned yet, he got more worried and he couldn't stay in the home. He went outside and start walking on the way to her salon. It was snowing outside and it was quite cold but he didn't felt cold at all because he was in tension. He was walking fast. The road was not that crowded as it was before. He reached near her salon. He looked inside by the glass window. He found her working. She was doing a haircut on a man's hair. She was too concentrated on her work that she didn't notice him. And she couldn't notice him as he was far and it was a little dark outside. He felt relaxed and happy. She looks so cool while working. But, he also felt jealous of that man who was having a haircut by her hand.

"Why she is touching his head? Is that necessary? She should just tell him about his moves. Ah! This is not good!" he said in his mind and looked at the man with his angry eyes. He felt hot and pull off his jacket. Okay, I will also cut my hair. I wanted to grow them up but I don't want to anymore. I am not an idol anymore. But, I need a haircut. When he was standing near the salon, a car just passed by him. The window of the car was opened. It was a white normal private car but Dae Ju looked at it. He moved his eyesight but suddenly he remembered that he knows the guy who was sitting in the driver's seat. So, he looked at the car immediately. It was that guy whom he was searching for. Who wanted to kill him. He was talking with someone. But Dae Ju couldn't notice the guy who was sitting in the back seat. He looked carefully again but he couldn't see as it was dark. But the hair was like the director. So, he assumed it as the director. The car was moving and as Dae Ju felt curious he followed the car. But he couldn't follow for more than five minutes as it was fast. He lost the car and start breathing heavily.

"I knew it! I feel something strange when he was behaving weirdly. He must have hiding something. But, what was he doing with that guy?" he questioned in his mind and start thinking.

Suddenly he remembered about that day when he went inside that strange room where he saw those vehicles. He listened the chairman was talking with someone about to kill someone.

"Was that him? Was he talking with him?" he surprised. He felt more curious but he couldn't find out anything.

At that time someone poked him from behind and he got startled. He turned back and moved backward.

"Ah! You startled me!" he said but he couldn't recognize the man.

"W-who-o a-re-e y-you-u?" he tried to recognize but failed. He was wearing a mask on his face. The mask was quite big so it covered nearly the whole face of him. He has bangs that covered his forehead too. He put off his mask and looked at him. It was detective Park.

"Detective Park!" Dae Ju was surprised.

"I didn't come to you for spent my precious time! I need something from you," he said.

"Ah! That's why I was thinking why you came? I was sure that you weren't missing me!" Dae Ju said with a cool voice.

"Hahaha! What a joke! Can we go somewhere else for some serious talk?" he seems happy but suddenly his mood swapped and said coldly.

"Sure! Where should we go? In the park?" Dae Ju just suggested him.

"Why you always mention the park? I hate that place!" he shouted.

"I just suggested you!" he said in his own way. Suddenly he remembered why he didn't go to meet him after that incident so he felt guilty once again.

"But, did you really want to punish me badly?" he asked with a very low voice.

"Wasn't you a criminal?" he asked as if it was a very normal conversation.

"Hmm." Dae Ju replied with an unclear voice.

"All criminals are the same to me. I want all of them to get punished," said Mr. Park and looked at him.

"But, can you believe that I can be such a bad person?" Dae Ju asked with his low voice.

"I don't know. Anyone can turn into a bad person. I can't trust anyone in this job. The bad person came with a sweet and good personality often. But when you research you will find them criminals." he said as he has so many experiences like this. But he really trusted on Dae Ju and he wanted him to be a good guy.

"Ah! But, it wasn't me. I mean...How I can explain to you..... you will not believe me." he sighed when he remembered about that night. It was scarier than the accident.

"Then don't tell me. I didn't ask," he said while walking. They reached near a restaurant and stopped beside it.

"I was being possessed...I didn't know what I was doing...I lost my control from the body...." he was double-minded if he should tell him or not but he has to clear himself otherwise he won't see him as a good person.

"Ah! I see! I know! I know!" he said as if he believes him but it was clear that he didn't believe him. Suddenly his phone starts ringing. He took his phone and picked up the call. Dae Ju couldn't hear who called him but he was trying to listen carefully. As Dae Ju assumed, Mr. Park's son called him and he was insisted on something but his mom snatched the phone from him and start talking. Dae Ju went closer and tried to listen to their talk.

"Where are you and what are you doing?" Maybe that's what she asked. Though Dae Ju couldn't hear her he assumed by the answer from detective Park.

"I am outside and I am with my client," he replied. Dae Ju was surprised and looked at him. When he looked at him their eyes met with each other. If it would be a normal situation then Dae Ju would have moved his eyes but he was so surprised that he couldn't.

"Hey! This time I am not your client!" he said by whispering. Mr. Park took his index finger on his mouth and told him to stay quiet. Dae Ju stopped talking and looked another way though he couldn't believe his ears.

"Yes, he is telling that he has been possessed or something like that!" Mr. Park talking once more but this time Dae Ju couldn't assume the question as his mind was processing for something else.

"Okay, Don't wait for me. Have dinner in time. I will be late....Yeah, yeah, I will not.....yeah! I got it...bye!" he hung up the call and put the phone in his pocket again.

"What was she saying? Seems like she was giving you a lot of advice!" Dae Ju asked.

"Yes, she said not to talk with you. You could be dangerous. People who have been possessed are dangerous. They could harm anyone around him." he said these words very simply but Dae Ju didn't take them simply. He knows what they can do because he has experience.

"She was right! You don't know how scary they could be!" he said while thinking something very deeply. He was lost in somewhere but Mr. Park didn't believe any of them.

"Stop being dramatic! How can you become so dramatic! Come inside!" He turned back and pull the door of the restaurant. Dae Ju came back to the present and follow his leads. There were not many customers. Most of the tables were empty though it was not their closing time yet. A waiter came to them and bowed in front of them.

"I am sorry but we are out of our main dishes. You can order something light! They are also good for your health too!" he smiled weirdly.

"Go and bring two coffee." Mr. Park was annoyed with him since he didn't call him but he was running his mouth.

"Yes, sir!" he left from there.

"Now, come to serious business." saying this he took his phone from his pocket again.

"This guy is your boss, right?" he showed a picture of the chairman.

"Yes, you are right. But, why?" Dae Ju asked with curiosity.

"Look at this picture. This is Johnnie, right?" he showed another picture from his phone. Dae Ju takes a look at the picture. He didn't remember him well as it was not his memory but he closed his eyes to remember about the guy in the picture. Now, he could see that it was the same guy who ordered him(Rumi) to kill Dae Ju. He has the same foxy eyes, sharp nose, thick lips, thin cheeks with a light beard. He always wears some rings on his fingers. His hair never comes through his forehead. He always combed them with gel and kept them high. In that picture, he has a glass that was half-filled with red wine. There were many people around him and seems like he was in a bar.

"Oh, yes! He is! Where did you found the picture?" Dae Ju asked with questionable eyes.

"You don't need to know. But, look here" he pointed at someone who was behind Johnnie.

"Oh! He is the same guy I mentioned to you earlier! He was the one who broke into the hospital and tried to kill me....I mean, Kim Dae Ju." Dae Ju recognized the guy as soon as he looked at him.

"I knew it! But you will be more surprised if you looked carefully again." saying this Mr. Park zoomed out the photo and showed another guy. Though it was blur it could be seen. The man was nobody but he was the chairman.

"What? Mr. Director!" Dae Ju was surprised. "Yes, it's him. And as you are close with him, you can help us to catch him. So..... What do you say?" Mr. Park looked at Dae Ju and smiled.

"Whoah! Really? I can? You are no longer angry on me?" Dae Ju got happy and asked with excitement.

"I am not sure about that. You should get punished after all." Mr. Park said and make a face at him.