The police also exited their car to catch Choi Jun-Woo. However, they were staggering, possibly due to the impact of the collision.
With a remaining distance of 30 meters between Choi Jun-Woo and me, I slowed down my van to block Choi Jun-Woo who was trying to cross the road.
Tap.
I managed to avoid hitting him by a narrow margin.
"Huh? What?"
Blocked by my car, Choi Jun-Woo tripped over himself and fell flat on his back.
"What the hell! You bastard, you just hit me! Police! You saw it too, right? I'm going to sue!"
But no one was listening to him.
The police officers who were pursuing Choi Jun-Woo caught up and forcefully twisted his arm.
"Huh? What? Let go of me! What did I do?"
"You have the right to remain silent..."
While the police officers were cuffing Choi Jun-Woo's wrists and reading him his Miranda rights, Jang Moon-Ki, who arrived late, incessantly snapped photos. He then immediately ran to the blue Ramborghini and began taking pictures of the woman who had not yet regained consciousness.
Click, click!
I was impressed by how he maintained his professionalism even in a situation like this.
'Wow. How can he think about taking pictures amidst this chaos?'
I could finally relax now. After all, I was sure that Jang Moon-Ki would publish an exclusive article right away even before the sun rose.
With that, the event in my planner had also been deleted.
[Everyday V10]
[Date: January 15, 2020]
-11:05 PM
(Deleted Schedule: (Report) Weekly Star News Flash. Choi Jun-Woo, caught at the entrance of Club BLUE, intoxicated and causing a disturbance. Arrested on the spot.)
"Phew. It's over." Heaving a sigh of relief, I reported to Kang Gam-Chan that the situation was resolved.
-You really did a great job, Yoon-Ho.
"I just got lucky. But what should we do now? Jang Moon-Ki is here taking pictures and causing a commotion."
-Leave the rest to me. I've already spoken to the police there, so just pretend you don't know anything and slip away.
"But is that really okay?"
-Of course. I've taken care of everything already.
That explained why the police were not questioning me and were instead preoccupied with stopping Jang Moon-Ki from taking the photos.
"Okay, Mr. Kang. But you must make sure that the woman gets a blood test immediately. If I'm not wrong, traces of GHB disappear if you don't test within the same day."
-Wow. How do you even know that?
"Well, isn't it something you can learn from watching American dramas?"
It was something that I couldn't help but know as there were a couple of top stars at Top Entertainment who had caused such incidents in my past life.
Of course, cleaning up after them had always been my responsibility.
"Please ensure that the victim is also taken care of without any harm, Mr. Kang."
-Okay, I got it. I'll take care of it.
After exchanging nods with the police, I quickly left the scene.
***
I considered joining the company dinner, but it was already midnight.
"It's probably over by now."
The image of Hanwoo beef flickered in front of my eyes, but going now at this time to eat Hanwoo seemed too much.
Just as I was about to drive home, I received a call from Oh Deok-Gu.
"Yes, Mr. Oh."
-Yoon-Ho oppa, when are you coming?
I could hear Yoo-Jin's slurred voice over the phone.
"Oh? Is the dinner still going on?"
-Yeah~ It just started. Okay~ I'm coming!
'Huh? Where is she going?'
A moment later, Oh Deok-Gu took the phone.
-Yoon-Ho. Come join us if you're done with your urgent business. The dinner's still in full swing. And try to calm Yoo-Jin down, please. She's starting to make a scene with her drunkenness.
"Yoo-Jin is drunk?"
-Yeah. She's been asking for you like crazy. Hurry over.
"Me?"
The news of Yoo-Jin causing a scene got me turning the van around immediately to head to the dinner location.
An actress' drunken antics were the perfect fodder for the press.
My heart started to beat even faster than when I was chasing Choi Jun-Woo.
***
"Mr. Oh. Huff, huff."
"Oh, you made it." Oh Deok-Gu greeted me.
I was worried about Yoo-Jin's drunken behavior making the news, but Oh Deok-Gu quickly reassured me. He said the PD had firmly warned everyone from the start of the dinner not to recklessly take photos and leak them, or he wouldn't let them off easily.
"You should have told me that earlier, Mr. Oh. Do you know how hard I pressed on the accelerator because I was worried sick?"
Team Leader Oh Deok-Gu laughed teasingly. "Haha, were you that concerned? Well, I guess it makes sense since she's your first assigned actress. But hey, why worry when I'm here?"
'Now that I think about it, he's right.'
I cleared my throat and subtly changed the subject.
"But how much has Yoo-Jin had to drink? She's wasted."
"She became like this after just half a bottle of soju."
It was something that I couldn't help but know as there were a couple of top stars at Top Entertainment who had caused such incidents in my past life.
Of course, cleaning up after them had always been my responsibility.
"Please ensure that the victim is also taken care of without any harm, Mr. Kang."
-Okay, I got it. I'll take care of it.
After exchanging nods with the police, I quickly left the scene.
***
I considered joining the company dinner, but it was already midnight.
"It's probably over by now."
The image of Hanwoo beef flickered in front of my eyes, but going now at this time to eat Hanwoo seemed too much.
Just as I was about to drive home, I received a call from Oh Deok-Gu.
"Yes, Mr. Oh."
-Yoon-Ho oppa, when are you coming?
I could hear Yoo-Jin's slurred voice over the phone.
"Oh? Is the dinner still going on?"
-Yeah~ It just started. Okay~ I'm coming!
'Huh? Where is she going?'
A moment later, Oh Deok-Gu took the phone.
-Yoon-Ho. Come join us if you're done with your urgent business. The dinner's still in full swing. And try to calm Yoo-Jin down, please. She's starting to make a scene with her drunkenness.
"Yoo-Jin is drunk?"
-Yeah. She's been asking for you like crazy. Hurry over.
"Me?"
The news of Yoo-Jin causing a scene got me turning the van around immediately to head to the dinner location.
An actress' drunken antics were the perfect fodder for the press.
My heart started to beat even faster than when I was chasing Choi Jun-Woo.
***
"Mr. Oh. Huff, huff."
"Oh, you made it." Oh Deok-Gu greeted me.
I was worried about Yoo-Jin's drunken behavior making the news, but Oh Deok-Gu quickly reassured me. He said the PD had firmly warned everyone from the start of the dinner not to recklessly take photos and leak them, or he wouldn't let them off easily.
"You should have told me that earlier, Mr. Oh. Do you know how hard I pressed on the accelerator because I was worried sick?"
Team Leader Oh Deok-Gu laughed teasingly. "Haha, were you that concerned? Well, I guess it makes sense since she's your first assigned actress. But hey, why worry when I'm here?"
'Now that I think about it, he's right.'
I cleared my throat and subtly changed the subject.
"But how much has Yoo-Jin had to drink? She's wasted."
"She became like this after just half a bottle of soju."
The drunk Yoo-Jin had somehow got hold of an apron and was bustling around the table with her sleeves rolled up to her forearms. It was hard to tell if she was an actress or a part-timer at the barbecue restaurant.
'I mean, why is an actress holding tongs and a bottle of soju?'
"Enjoy your meal~."
"Hahaha. Wow, Miss Yoo-Jin. You're really good at grilling meat."
"How many part-time jobs do you think I've had~? Here, cheers~!"
'Oh my goodness.'
Yoo-Jin picked up a well-cooked piece of meat with the tongs and placed it on the staff's lettuce wrap. She even poured them a glass of soju.
With her words slightly slurring and speaking with a lisp, Yoo-Jin was feeding the staff in a drunk manner.
The staff laughed brightly as they accepted Yoo-Jin's offers of soju.
"I didn't know she had that kind of drinking habit."
"I'm seeing it for the first time too. Didn't you know?"
"Not really. Well, I've never had an opportunity to drink with her."
"It's better than her crying, though. Look at that. Assistant Director Choi Song-Hyun is a lightweight drinker but he's drinking so much because it's from Yoo-Jin."
Yoo-Jin was serving drinks fairly to both the actors and staff.
"Well, I'd rather choose this over a snobbish actress."
"That's why I left her be."
Unlike many others who would refer to the youngest staff members as 'hey, you', Yoo-Jin addressed them by their names and handed them drinks.
Thanks to her, the dinner proceeded in a cheerful atmosphere.
Then, Lee Ji-Yeon, who had been drinking with the PDs, approached me with Kim Soll-Ip.
"Yoon-Ho~."
I bowed my head to greet Writer Lee Ji-Yeon. "Ah, Ms. Lee!"
The reason we were able to book the entire restaurant for the dinner was thanks to Lee Ji-Yeon. She was treating everyone to dinner in celebration of the drama surpassing 20% viewership ratings.
Kim Soll-Ip also came over and sat down beside Lee Ji-Yeon.
"Hey, you made it! But why is Miss Yoo-Jin like that?"
I turned to look at Yoo-Jin. 'Wait. When did Yoo-Jin slip into the kitchen again?'
Yoo-Jin was now carrying side dishes on a large silver tray over her head.
"Eat the beef as soon as the redness fades. Here's some salted sauce. And excuse me! Could we get some more soy sauce and onions over here~?"
'Is she the owner of this place or what? Why is she so focused on serving the side dishes?'
"Hahaha. Got it, Miss Yoo-Jin. I'll bring it right away. Do you need any more lettuce?"
"We're good with lettuce. Just please bring seven more perilla leaves, ma'am~."
"Okay~."
Yoo-Jin's energy in helping out seemed to rub off the restaurant staff who appeared to also be having fun.
Lee Ji-Yeon was amused and laughed at the sight but Kim Soll-Ip was observing Yoo-Jin with a sharp gaze.
'Wait.'
The sight of Yoo-Jin serving food felt strangely familiar, like something I had seen before.
'Could it be?'