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Chapter 35 - The Arrival

4 Seasons Hotel

Knock... Knock...

"Did you get your plane ticket?" Sok-ji asked as soon as he opened the door to his hotel room.

"I got it. We'll leave in an hour, you need to get some rest," said Danny.

Drrt~

Sok-ji takes the cell phone from his pants, and it turns out it's Jae-young, that's when he knows he can't rest yet.

"It looks like resting isn't something I can do right now," he answered while showing his cellphone screen.

"Han Jae-young? What is it?"

Sok-ji just shrugged his shoulders as if he didn't understand. "Hey, what's up," Sok-ji asked.

"Wow, your voice sounds firm. Are you crazy?"

"Me? I'm not crazy. What's wrong, you're the one who called me, and for your information, this is Los Angeles, not Gangnam."

"You know wouldn't have called you if it's not a problem."

"Did I do something bad?"

"Stop the scene, you think I don't know you're going back to Seoul without her?"

"Ah, that…"

"Ah that, ya!"

"Don't scream in my ear please, did she tell you yet what happened?"

"She didn't say. But I told her, you're not the one who messing around, I know there was a problem."

"There is indeed a problem. But it's not what you think, and besides, I'm not the one causing the problem."

"Who is it, then? Soo-hee?"

"Hyung, tell me what do you mean by calling me?"

"I should be the one asking you, what's wrong with you two?"

"What should I do when my girlfriend says she slept with another guy? What should I do?"

"She said that?"

"Why do you think I'm leaving? I knew the possibility was there, especially as you know Soo-hee likes to drink, but I never thought I'd hear that from her."

"Okay, but does that mean if she doesn't tell you, you won't react in any way?"

"That's not the point when it happened when I wasn't around, I didn't mind, it was also my fault for not being around her in those days, but hyung, they did it again when I was here, they even came to me afterward with a guy. another man."

"Who is the man you mean?"

"Walter, CIA."

"Aren't they friends?"

"They are. I don't know who is taking advantage of whom."

"Okay, I understand, but shouldn't you stay there and clear up all the misunderstandings?"

"Hyung, I know she pushed me out, she didn't want me there. It's like she's hiding something, at least why did she have to make a scene like that for me."

"What do you mean? She pretended that she had sex with Walter?"

"I hope so. But there is something that happened in that Mansion. I need to talk with Jin."

"But you the warrant has arrived at JL Enterprise? She maybe will be home not long after your landing."

"We will never come across at the airport. What about her safety?"

"She said she could handle it himself, the NIS would pick him up in Incheon, so I ask you to solve your problem in Korea. Don't let this interfere with the investigation."

"I'll try."

Sok-ji turns off his phone, and he walk outside the balcony. Danny was there smoking. "You finished?"

"Yeah, Dann, I need you to do something for me."

"What is it?"

"Do you have someone in the Mansion that you suspect?"

"Yeah, someone. Why?"

"I don't think that Sunny can't pass out like that."

"I'll text Jack and Fox to send the sample."

"The past wine would be better."

"OK."

"Ah and don't wear a suit, just casual, the weather is slightly cold now."

"Nodded."

***

Incheon Airport

Danny and Sok-ji got off the plane, this was the first time Danny had taken a commercial plane, even though it was business class, he was not used to this.

"Why?" asked Sok-ji.

"It's okay, I'm just not used to it. While in the military I took a cargo plane, when I was with Sunny I used a jet. So flying on a commercial plane is a bit strange for me."

Sok-ji looked Danny up and down as if he didn't understand what this kid was wearing. "Danny," he called.

"Yes, why?" he answered without looking because he was still waiting for their bags to come out in turn.

"I told you not to wear a suit, and wear casual clothes, but this…"

"This is very casual…"

"Casual? Ya!" Sok-ji is yelling at him.

"What the hell, why do you scream?"

"Look at me, the price from head to toe is a total of 50 million won. But, you from top to bottom it's almost 100 million won. Wow, I don't know what the media will come up with about this."

"You're afraid I'm more famous than you?"

"You can't beat my face, but I think you can be more famous than me."

"Yeah, my face is better than yours,"

Plaak~!

Sok-ji hits Danny on the head. "Ouch!"

"Quickly take the suitcase, let's go, they are waiting."

"They?" asked Danny.

Sok-ji pointed at a group of people in black suits. Danny turned wary, he didn't know who these people were and they moved with like they were professionals. Even standing in a position that looks like it has been trained.

"Danny, calm down."

"Uh, who are they?"

"I may be nobody in America and not many people know me, but in South Korea, I am very famous."

"Yeah, famous for hitting people and almost committing suicide," Danny answered.

"Do you want another hit? Take your suitcase and go back to L.A!"

"Sorry, sorry, just kidding. Then, who are they?"

"My bodyguard, handled by JL Enterprise."

"You have bodyguards?"

"Sort of."

"Sok-ji, you don't think you can trick Lay and go back to Korea alone, right?" said Seo-won when they got close enough.

"I don't. Jae-young knew I was going home."

"Come with me, I've prepared the car, we'll go another way."

"No. I'll go that way."

"Hey, nice to meet you," said Danny.

"Who are you?" asked Seo-won.

"Sunny personal security, now, his," Danny pointed at Sok-ji.

"Wah, you betrayed me?"

"I didn't betray you, calm down. You will still look after Soo-hee."

"But she left you for me to handle."

"Yeah now, I'm his responsibility, Soo-hee is coming back, and she needs you."

"Fine, let's go."

"Hey, what difference does it make if he comes out from the regular door and the VIP door?" Danny asked.

"He? He's a famous actor here, and Sok-ji, there are lots of reporters waiting for you there, they want to ask about the case at Director Kang's house, you know that, right?"

"You think I don't know.

"So, you still want to go that way?"

"I'll go wherever I want, why?"

"Fine, why you don't come home with her?" Seo-won asked.

"Ah, about that..." Danny tried to answer while looking at Sok-ji.

Seo-won, who saw this, seemed to understand. "The two of them quarreled?" Seo-won asked.

"The worst fighting I've ever seen. Even my parents don't fight like that, the nerves are just too high."

Sok-ji smiled bitterly, yeah who doesn't understand what that look is? Even ordinary people would understand that look.

Seo-won took a mask from his jacket pocket. "Put it on your pathetic face. Do you still want to go there?"

"I want to go that way."

"Fine, let's got the position. He will be surrounded."

"I'll take the right," said Danny.

"I'll take the lead."

Seo-won is in front of Sok-ji, Danny as he said, takes the right side, and then another man takes the left, Sok-ji has one man behind him and two more behind them.

As soon as the exit door opened, it was true that the journalists were waiting for Sok-ji's arrival, it seemed that his arrival from LA couldn't be hidden.

Even the fans were there. They can guarantee that 10 minutes after this all the photos will be out in the media. And there are even several TV stations that have asked about it directly.

"Sok-ji, is it true that you went to LA to meet Kang Soo-hee?" asked the reporter.

"Sok-ji, do you know about Soo-hee's house burning down?"

"Is Kang Soo-hee going back to Korea?"

"Do you know about the ongoing DFK case?"

"Is it true that you and Kang Soo-hee are dating now?"

"Does that mean Kang Soo-hee helped your case at that time?"

Sok-ji stopped in his tracks, Danny approached as did Seo-won who exchanged positions with another bodyguard.

"I beg you not to ask me anything about Kang Soo-hee or DFK because I don't know anything, and I can't answer that."

"Then what about the photo that you met him at the DFK building and there was news from L.A. that you two were getting engaged."

Sok-ji frowned, he looked at Seo-won and Seo-won didn't seem to know what happened.

"Joe, we need to go, it's too chaotic here. I'll find out what it is," Danny whispered in Sok-ji's ear.

"I can't talk about that, I'll excuse myself."

Seo-won and Danny immediately blocked the reporters and let Sok-ji walk through the large crowd of journalists.

Even though it took some time, finally Sok-ji and the others were able to get into the car. Sok-ji lowers his hat, he doesn't know what happened, but everything he said when he arrived in LA, all seemed to fall into pieces.

Danny opened his cellphone, 15 hours traveling from L.A. to Seoul was quite a long time so they must have missed a lot of news.

"Ah, this is it, they got it," said Danny.

"What is it?" Seo-won asked.

"When he arrived in LA, Joe immediately went to the DFK building, he couldn't go straight upstairs, so Sunny went down to the lobby and looked for him, the security at that time didn't have time to cover them so this photo was taken, what's more, Joe, openly talked to Gerard that he was Sunny's fiancé."

Seo-won looks at the photo, they both look happy, and Sok-ji comes home not feeling well.

At first, Seo-won thought that they were planning their respective returns so that the media wouldn't let them know, if it was like this, maybe Sok-ji's return was not in the plan.

"Sok-ji, do you want to talk? Or can I ask you a question?" Seo-won asked.

"What?"

"Your schedule has been empty for 3 months, why are you coming home now?"

"You heard what the reporter said Soo-hee's house was on fire."

"You don't have to lie to me like that, even though I used to be Soo-hee's bodyguard, I accompanied you for 5 months so I know."

"Then what do you know?"

"Sometimes you have to give in, Sok-ji, okay?"

Sok-ji widened his eyes, not believing what Seo-won was saying, someone who didn't know anything about the problem he was experiencing, now spoke as if he understood.

"Stop!!" shouted Sok-ji.

"Kim Sok-ji!"

"Ya! You have no right to talk about my relationship with me. Stop the car!"

The driver stopped the car and Sok-ji got out of the car. "I know men have to give in, but what happened between me and her, I won't give in until I know why. The truth," said Sok-ji then closed the car door.

"What are they fighting about?" Seo-won asked.

"Joe, he is not a fool, I think he must also know that Sunny and Walter have slept together. But Sunny deliberately pointed it out, and he left of his own accord."

"You mean?"

"I think he knows, Sunny deliberately said that she slept with Walter even though she knew that Joe already knew about it."

"Wait my head hurts. So Soo-hee slept with someone else, Walter, the CIA agent?"

"Yes."

"Sok-ji knows about it and he's okay with it?"

"That was how it started."

"Then Soo-hee slept with Walter again and she talked about it with Sok-ji?"

"Actually, she hasn't just talked to him."

"What do you mean?"

"Sunny dragged Walter out from her bedroom to the shooting arena and told Joe they have been sleeping together."

"What!? After they slept together?"

"Yeah."

"Michin yeoja."

"I probably don't understand the Korean language much, but I know what it means."

"But, I'm not wrong."

"Yeah, you're right. Michin yeoja."