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"De?" The man blinked his eyes few times. Rumi clicked her tongue and put her hand out. "I said, before leaving, can I see your handphone?" She repeated slowly this time. The man still stood frozen. "He suddenly goes deaf." Rumi murmured and was about to repeat her question again.

"Wae? Why should I show you, my phone?" The man shakily questioned back. "And who the hell are you? I don't see an id on you? How did you get in? A foreigner? You thief! What did you steal?! Let me call the security!" Rumi crossed her arms and nodded her head along with his blabber.

"Go on. Call the security. I was about do so anyways. Since you refuse to give up your phone, let the security handle this."

"Mwo?" The man stopped. "The security will kick you out of here. How did they even let you in? You beggars need to be kicked back to your country!"

"Why are you not phoning the security yet? Should I do it? Hmm, what should I say? That I saw, what's your name-" Rumi scanned the id hanging around his neck. "Park Shin Hoo-sii from stylist department, secretly recording idols while they were half naked. I am sure they would pay some attention to words of this foreigner thief."

"Neo ssang-nyeon! (Low-born bitch!)" The man cursed grabbing Rumi by her collar. "Who do you think you are? Threatening me?" He snorted.

"Let go of my collar."

"Mwo?" The man laughed taunting her.

"Yah! I forget to ask her number again!" Hoshi slapped Dino's back. Dino straightened his back glaring at his hyung who clearly ignored him and walked out following Rumi who, had left few minutes ago.

"Jamkkanman! I want her number too!" The younger followed the older. "But do you think she will give her number to you?"

"Wae? Why wouldn't she?" Hoshi questioned furrowing his eyebrow.

"I mean, she would if I ask her to but if it's you then I doubt-" Dino's words were cut off when they came to stop at the scene front of them. A guy was holding Rumi by her shirt's collar.

"That son of a bi-" Hoshi was about to beat his ass but before he could even take step towards them the guy was slammed against the wall.

One hand twisting his arm against his back and another pressing his head into the wall, making the man grunt in pain. "You should listened when I was being nice." Rumi sighed in exhaustion. Pressing his head further in the wall she questioned. "What were you planning to do with the recordings?" The man just grunted in pain struggling against her hold. "Don't make me repeat myself again." Hearing no response, Rumi clicked her tongue in annoyance. "I said-" She harshly slammed her knee right between his legs making him scream. "Tsk! Ajun shabut ahet tujhe gote!(Your balls aren't gone yet!)" Pressing his head into wall to stop his screaming. "Answer me or else next time I won't be missing the target."

"I'll answer! I'II answer!" The man cried. "I was- I was going to sell the recording!"

"Sell to whom?"

"I'll answer! But please release me. I will answer your every question but please release me." Rumi looked at his crying face. What a wuss. And to think he was threatening me. Then again, this isn't her usual job. Violence should be avoided. Rumi sighed again and let go of the man. The man cried sliding down the wall on his knees. Rumi snorted rolling her eyes at his melodrama.

"Stop crying already, will you?" Rumi lean down making him flinch back and cross his legs. "I won't hurt, if you be quick an-"

"Rumi-ssi."

"Ahhh!" The man cried loudly causing Rumi to cover her ears. "Soon Young-ah! Help me! Look at this crazy woman! She suddenly started beating me..." The man tried to crawl towards him but stopped fearing that she would crush his balls.

"Yah geseki!" Hoshi stomped towards him; fist ready to punch. Rumi stepped in between putting her arm against his chest. "I clearly saw you! You bastard! Putting hands on a lady and cursing her! And you have a nerve to cry out! Let go of me! I'll show him what getting beat up is really like!" Hoshi roared pushing against Rumi's arm.

"Hoshi, calm down." Rumi said pushing him backwards.

"Hyung stop it!" Dino grabbed Hoshi fisted hand. "Don't do something you would regret! Noona is fine, you don't have to beat him up." Hoshi finally stopped struggling against them.

"You calm yet?" Rumi asked looking at him. Hoshi nodded taking a step back. "Good." Rumi nodded patting his chest and looked towards Dino. "Chan-sii, call security for me." Dino quickly nodded and did as instructed. Rumi turned back to the culprit. "Your phone."

"Ye!" The man quickly got on his knees and shakily pulled out his phone before respectfully handing it to her.

"The security is coming." Dino said earning a nod from her.

"Unlock it." Rumi said swiftly turned the phone around so the screen was facing him.

"U-uh ye!" He pressed in passcode. "It's unlocked." Rumi hummed and scanned through his phone. "It's in hidden folder." The man confessed. "M-may I?" She turned the phone around again. "H-here."

"Hmm. Good boy." Rumi patted his head as one would pat their dog. It was all there, the video he recorded earlier and others which were recorded before. There were so many of them. Some clicked in such a way that they would cause rumours if released publicly. He should be properly questioned considering that he's selling them. But not here. Rumi locked his phone and looked at two idols. "You both head back. I'll handle this."

"No." Hoshi firmly replied leaving no room for argument. Rumi sighed rubbing her forehead. Why won't anyone listen to her once?

"Hoshi, the security is already heading here. You don't have to worry." Rumi tilted her head and looked at Dino who was nervously looking at them. "Kiddo, take your brother back with you." Dino nodded his head.

"Hyung-"

"I'm not leaving you alone with this bastard." Hoshi firmly said glaring at the guy and then looking back into her eyes. "Let me wait with you until security arrives."

Rumi sighed and nodded her head. "Geure. Chan-sii you sh-"

"I am waiting too." Dino said. Rumi pressed her lips and nodded her.

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"De. I will visit there as soon as I reach the company." Rumi nodded her head in answer. As soon as the security arrived, Rumi instructed both idols to return back to their position while she followed along the security. The man was thoroughly questioned as Rumi listened onto quietly since she was still an employee from production department. The bastard was after some extra cash and would provide media these unseen sights of the idols. The man was taken into custody and new problem was rose. Since it was Rumi, a simple employee had caught him, she needed to visit the upper floors for some questioning.

"What a waste of time." Rumi sighed placing her phone back on the table. "Not one day goes silently. Everything has become dramatic since I have been assigned to this job. Something or the other has to happen."

"Hmm?" Youngjae looked up in question. Rumi stared at him in answer. "Mwo?"

"What kind of friend are you? I am having hard days here, and you can't even listen to me?"

"Yah! This is only time okay! I am that kind of friend that cooks you breakfast that you are eating right now! I am that kind of friend that does your laundry! I am that kind of friend-wait I am not your friend. I am basically your nanny that cleans after your shit." Youngjae exclaimed.

"Oh right! You are driving me to company." Rumi stood up pushing her chair back and casually walked into her room.

"Yah! What is 'you are driving me to company.' Be more polite, will you?" Youngjae shouted behind her. "Say, Oppa, will you please drive me to-" He stopped noticing the stare that was thrown in his direction. "-de, I will. Let me just clean this up." He silently obeyed.

"So, I heard some parts." Youngjae asked glancing at Rumi few times who was in passenger's seat typing away something in her handphone. "Something happened?"

"My co-worker ditched me and I spend the rest of the day looking for her."

"Not the first time you're being ditched by your co-worker." Youngjae laughed glancing at her but covered it up with a cough. "I mean, what kind of person these people are, right?"

"And she had the audacity to ignore my calls. I'm gonna be a bitch and report her to HR department. These motherfuckers are being paid so much money for taking calls and walking around yet look at them! I don't even get extra pay smiling through this shit hole!" Rumi huffed crossing her arms.

"Tell me about it." Youngjae nodded.

"If that's not it then they clicked picture secretly and sell them to media for extra cash? Like really? How much do these people need? Greedy motherfuckers!"

"Look who's talking." Youngjae laughed. "Mwo, don't look at me like that. You are the one who's always complaining about not getting paid enough money."

"That's because I'm underpaid!" Rumi exclaimed throwing her hands in air. "You can't expect me to work my ass off and be happy about not getting paid enough! I am a trained soldier; I don't want to run around kids like a nanny."

"Exactly! Maybe they are working their 'ass off' and not getting paid enough. You don't know about it. And just because your work is more physical and cautious one doesn't mean that other jobs are not difficult." Youngjae said glancing at her. "Stop underestimating them." Rumi gave him an unbelievable look. "I've noticed it, Rumi. Just because they are idols and not some important administrative figure does not mean that they don't need protection."

"I never said that. I just think, what harm can these little screaming girls can do to them?" Rumi genuinely asked turning to face driving Youngjae. "I mean, do I have really protect these kids from getting pictured?" Youngjae sighed.

"Rumi, do you remember the words of the contract we sighed the day we walked into this agency? We just do what we are assigned to, no questions asked. We do not have right to decide who is worthy of our protection."

"I know! But I am not fit for this job and you know that too!" Rumi retorted. "Just because, I am woman. That I don't have a stick dangling between my legs; I'm being treated like this. Last case too, it was easier for them to put the blame on me, right? She's a woman. What's she gonna do? Cry? Isn't that what they thought? That I won't fight back, right?"

"But you did. You fought back literally, Rumi." Youngjae said pulling the brakes. They had arrived. "You didn't have to react like that. Beating up your senior in front of the commander? What did you expect them to do after that?"

"Then what should've done huh? Sit back and take it all?" Rumi chuckled bitterly.

"No, I didn't mean that-" Youngjae shook his head

"No, that's what you meant Kim Youngjae-nim." Rumi smiled unlocking her seat belt. "It was all my fault." She laughed opening the door and getting off. "Anyways. Thank you for dropping me off." She bowed and slammed the door shut at his face.

"Aish. This girl." Youngjae sighed. "When is she going to calm down?"