Vol 4 - 7

Vol 4 - 7

I used one hand to find the control panel and turn on the radio. Try to distract myself from my troubled thoughts by listening to something. Otherwise, even if I walk on a road with guardrails, accidents will still happen.

I suddenly thought of a strange idea that I had forgotten. That's right, the 50 euros he borrowed, I must definitely get back without missing a penny.

For a beggar, I will not calculate, but for those born with this diamond spoon in his mouth, I will take enough.

Faced with my confusion when I suddenly turned on the radio, the man was silent for a moment. I looked at him in the rearview mirror, he didn't seem to think much of anything and was humming along to the old pop music playing on the radio.

I sank into depression, one hand controlling the steering wheel, the other hand raised to rest my chin on the window sill.

Why has my life been such shit lately? I thought the person getting in the car with me would be a good person, but I didn't expect that he had a blood relationship with that bastard I never wanted to see again.

Is it all just a coincidence or not? His name is Kyle Riegrow, but who knows, maybe his younger brother isn't the man I'm thinking of. Maybe it's all just such a coincidence that all the pieces fit so subtly.

With that thought, Taeui looked back at the cruel reality and fell into depression once again.

Ilay's brother - who once ran an old book republishing company - now runs an arms trading company.

Riegrow - a crazy guy at UNHRDO - who no one dares to call his name directly.

He is Kyle's younger brother, the guy who got mad when his older brother called him by his name.

The pieces fit together so well that if the man now said he had no relationship with Ilay, it would make me even more speechless.

I wanted to bang my head on the steering wheel. If Kyle wasn't here, I would have caused an accident long ago, regardless of whether the police came or not.

"If someone without his permission accidentally calls my younger brother by his name, that person will be in big trouble. His personality is not very good either, so I can only accept it."

Taeui remembered what Kyle said just now.

It doesn't matter if Kyle's younger brother is actually the crazy guy Taeui knows. The guy who always proudly displays his ugly side to the point where his brother can only silently deal with all his trash. Kyle even had to admit his disabled personality and didn't even dare tell it to others.

Anyway, I had to think of a way to get away from this man as quickly as possible. The picturesque prospects that had just formed between the two quickly faded away. With Ilay's personality, it's unlikely he would contact his family on a regular basis. But what if he calls Kyle now? If the two people's story goes astray and something goes wrong, what should I do? Then there won't be any more disappointment, but I'll be hopeless.

Suddenly I wanted to rip out MY mouth for proactively offering to take him to Berlin. But whatever happened had happened, I could only use all my strength to ride at lightning speed to get to Berlin and leave immediately.

Once there, I would immediately throw this man down and leave without looking back. I made up my mind and glanced at Kyle through the rearview mirror.

He was comfortably looking out the window and humming the melody of the song on the old radio.

He doesn't look much like Ilay. Although if I look closely at every detail I will see some similarities, I don't think they are too similar. There is also a big difference in age. At that time, he said that Kyle was my uncle's friend, so there must be more than a year difference in age.

Jeong Taeui fell into deep thoughts and then cast a bait.

"But if everything was stolen, you could call home and ask for help, right? Do you still have a phone or anything like that?"

"Ah? No, I don't even have my phone anymore. That guy took everything from me except my passport. However, I also have to thank him for leaving my passport behind."

Moreover, in misfortune there is luck. Wasn't it thanks to that thief that he had the opportunity to go to that village and bring back a pile of precious books?

"....If they can't contact you, your family will be very worried, especially your younger brother..."

I retracted my hook and suddenly felt relieved that the possibility of Ilay calling had disappeared. Kyle opened his eyes and suddenly burst into laughter.

I knew clearly why Kyle was laughing like that, so I wasn't too confused and just waited for his laughter to subside. If in return, I heard such words, I would burst out laughing.

How can Ilay worry?

Taeui imagined his worried expression for a moment.

....I thought I would die of laughter.

Just imagining it makes me feel so absurd that I want to laugh out loud. Fortunately, Kyle's words in that breathless laughter extinguished Taeui's smile that had not yet bloomed.

"Well, this isn't something big that my brother has to worry about but...how should I say it, should I say it's very special? Kind of like someone who's a bit lacking in affection compared to with other normal people."

Jeong Taeui really thought that Ilay had an extremely good brother compared to his bad personality. No one can say that he's just a "slightly lacking in feelings" person, it's just too wild. Or maybe Kyle was embarrassed to have such a younger brother in the family so he tried to say it a lot.

"So my younger brother rarely comes home. No, it's more like he hates coming home. My younger brother is working abroad and has some things to deal with. But even when he comes back to Berlin. Then he won't come to the house either."

I tried to hold back my laughter. My ears seem sharper than ever.

"Isn't he going home? After all, it's his home..."

"No no, um... Because maybe you've never met my younger brother so you don't know, but he really rarely comes home. At my house, there is an old lady who is the butler , and my younger brother said he didn't want to hear any nagging from the old lady, so he hasn't been home in a while. One time, he returned to the country and met a person in the same town as his house but also he doesn't even bother to show his face and go home."

That's why Rita called him to complain about it, but he already predicted that so he didn't answer the phone, Kyle muttered.

I thought to myself that perhaps my luck had come. Now I knew a place he would never go, and it was the perfect place to hide from his clutches. Isn't that place safer than any other hotel? That's right, if I think about it carefully, it seems like I just almost missed a great opportunity. Jeong Taeui glanced at Kyle. Just a few minutes ago, my thinking had changed 180 degrees. Right now, I really hoped that Kyle's invitation for me to stay at his house when he came to Berlin wasn't just empty talk. It turned out that that place was my only way to live.

"By the way, Kim, who's chasing you?"

Suddenly Anton's question broke my short recollection. The plate was empty and the chicken was long gone. But because I was full, it was probably mine and not someone else who ate it unconsciously.

I used my thumb to wipe my lips and then licked it and immediately received Rita's frown looking at me from behind along with an "Ummmm." not very comfortable.

"Rather than being chased....it's more like there's someone I shouldn't encounter."

"Yeah, who is that? Let me guess, if you say it's someone you shouldn't meet, is it a woman who has a relationship with you? Or is it a relationship about money?"

Anton said excitedly. Alsveld, who was sitting next to Jeong Taeui replied indifferently.

"Whatever the case, it must be pretty bad...For example, if you happen to get involved with some Southern Italian man's woman, you wouldn't expect to get shot at die somewhere."

"Especially in the south of Italy, if it's about money, it's even scarier." Anton nodded and said in agreement.

In the middle of their conversation, Taeui heard him talk about the time he traveled to Sicily and accidentally fell in love with a seductive Gypsy woman. And unfortunately, that was the woman of the famous Mafia boss there, that woman stole his money and he became the main character in the story of running away for love in that way.

I muttered stupidly as I picked up a piece of meat from the steamed fish that Rita brought and put it in my mouth.

"And where did that pile of money that Gypsy woman stole from you go...."

"Before she could do anything, that girl died at the hands of an assassin sent one step ahead by that mafia guy."

"And then you became a lone wolf with a sky-high spirit of revenge, right?"

"....."

Anton and Alssveld were happy, but their faces were still very serious and they didn't even laugh. Meanwhile, Kyle next to me was giggling. Then, he nodded to Anton and asked.

"Now, think back to that time in Catarina, what happened."

"Aha, luckily it's over. Mark and I should be happy together in the fish's belly now."

Anton frowned and waved his hand. I stopped cutting the steamed fish with my fork and suddenly felt a loss of appetite. Thinking back, I seemed to have heard this before, that this American guy named Anton had a gang, and what's more, the same was true of Alsveld, who was very close to Anton.

Arms dealers and mafia gangs. What a great combination. I felt pale but still a little hungry, so I put the knife and fork down on the table. Then, I used the back of my hand to wipe my lips and immediately received Rita's sharp eyes.

Today, at the lunch table there were only Kyle, Taeui, Anton and Alsveld. At the breakfast table yesterday were Taeui, Alsvetd and an English guest who left in the afternoon. Before that, it was just Taeui and that British guest. Just like that, no German guests have come here yet. And since Alsveld will also leave this afternoon, tomorrow only Taeui and Anton will be left. I wonder if any other guests will come today.

"Are you going to work today, Kyle?"

I put down my fork and wiped my mouth with a napkin to show that I was done eating in front of Rita. Kyle said "Let's see." and nodded.

"I think I need to go out for a bit this afternoon. Alsveld, when are you leaving?"

"Let's see, the flight leaves at 1 o'clock so I'll probably have to leave before lunch. But didn't you say you'd rest until the weekend, and now it's back to work. Like a person workaholic..."

"No way, I even wanted to avoid it as much as possible. I didn't go to work because I wanted to, but Ilay called the company to do something. He never called home If he want to contact me even if there is something, I have to go to the company to see, the staff also said that an old acquaintance of mine will be there after a long time."

I drank the last cup of tea Rita gave me and listened to their conversation without saying a word. Because a name I didn't want to be associated with was mentioned. Ilay. Anyway, it was strange to hear that name come out of someone else's mouth.

Jeong Taeui has never seen anyone call Ilay by that name.

I shook my head. But then, a thought crossed my mind. Why did he tell me that he was Ilay from the first time we talked? I had thought about it once before but couldn't find the answer. It's hard to dig into this erratic bastard's head to see what he's thinking.

"If an old friend has come after a long time, surely he will stay at your house today too, right?"

I didn't want to think about that bastard anymore so I suddenly changed the subject.

So what about Kyle?

After that, Kyle shook his head.

"No, he just came for work so he probably only called the company this afternoon. We have already arranged to meet tomorrow morning, so if he agrees, he will probably stay here the next day."

"I see." Taeui said and nodded. It seems like witnessing people coming and going every day has become a hobby of this house. From what I heard from the seasonal gardeners and other helpers, it seemed like it was the same even when Kyle's parents lived here before they moved to the suburbs, to be more precise. At that time, Kyle's guests still came and went from time to time, but after he took over this house, the situation became worse and worse.

Usually they only stay for two or three days, but some people even stay for several months. Meanwhile, Kyle seemed very happy when his guests said they would stay here for a long time because to him this place is truly worthy of everyone staying for such a long time.

Nowadays, the concept of guests is not just guests anymore, but it is more like a normal family. Is it the feeling that his family members change in appearance and personality every day?

I pondered for a moment, but my family wasn't like that so I couldn't imagine it. Now I only have one older brother, but since birth, except for the change in maturity, even his appearance and personality have not been much different.

That's my brother..... But how the hell am I going to find him now.

Everyone in this mansion knows that Taeui is looking for someone and at the same time is being chased by someone. Although I had no intention of revealing information about myself, with the atmosphere where everyone kept confiding as if there were no secrets in this house, that amount of information came naturally poured out unconsciously when everyone talked. And all the guests were like that.

Kyle said he would help as much as he could if I wanted to find someone, but I shook my head in refusal.

Asking Kyle to find my brother...

Even if I wanted to ask this man thousands of questions, as soon as the name Jeong Jaeui rang out, his ears would definitely stand up like a donkey's, then the probability of Kyle giving me to Ilay was very high.

No, impossible...

Jeong Taeui smiled calmly and said, "I can't owe you that much..., I'll just search for it myself."

"By the way, Kim, why are you only polite to Kyle but not to us?"

I secretly glanced at Rita again after taking a sip of tea a little loudly and then raised my eyebrows at Anton's sudden question as if he was dissatisfied. I slowly put down the tea cup and said jokingly.

"Ah, it's because Kyle is such a compassionate host that he couldn't tell me to leave even if he met me in person or took my phone call. We're both guests, right?"

Anton had nothing left to refute. "Uhhhhhhh", he groaned while Kyle turned his head slightly and chuckled. Suddenly I saw that this face also looked a bit like Ilay.

I looked at Kyle without saying a word, then turned around and sipped the rest of my black tea.

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