Chapter 113: Mr. Kang The next day, Steve was already dressed in the expensive black suit that was now attached to his body. He looked at himself in the mirror, then brushed his messy-looking hair."Honey, are you ready?" Steve's movements stopped. He turned his head towards Aleena, who was smiling in the open doorway. Steve nodded his head in response."I'm ready, Mom. I'll be downstairs in a minute after I put on my tie," Steve said softly with a faint smile."Alright then. I'll be waiting at the dining table, Steve. I'm sorry to disturb you."After saying that, Aleena closed the door again, leaving Steve alone in the room. Steve refocused himself on the mirror, finishing up his delayed activities. After brushing his hair neatly and putting on the tie that was already on the nightstand, Steve walked out of the room to the dining room.There, he found the others already seated quietly at the table. Steve chose to sit in one of the chairs opposite Barbara."Have you studied the con
Chapter 114: Warning Mr. Kang smiled a little at the question Steve asked. He took the pen he had clipped to his shirt pocket, then picked up the paper under the table and wrote something on it.Steve still didn't speak. He wanted to know what Mr. Kang was going to do. His mind wondered, but he chose to swallow his question for fear of embarrassing himself.His brown eyes carefully looked at each of the words Mr. Kang wrote on the paper. His forehead frowned when he realized that the writing had formed several sentences."TRAITOR = DEATH"Steve shifted his eyes and looked at Mr. Kang with a deep gaze. Mr. Kang smiled a little, then returned the pen he had just used to its original place."Do you understand the meaning of this sentence?"Steve shook his head in response. He really didn't know what the writing meant. Even if he wanted to guess, it was difficult because there was no context behind it.Mr. Kang sighed, then glanced at the window, which displayed fairly clear weather. He
Chapter 115: Welcome to Korea!"Where did you get that?" Asked Steve while pointing at the passport in Terry's hand with his index finger."Then how come? I mean-"Terry who had been in the doorway now walked up to Steve and placed his index finger in front of the man's mouth. Steve immediately fell silent, not daring to continue his sentence. "You ask too many questions," Terry said in a low tone while glancing at the passport in his hand. He sighed briefly, then lowered his hand from Steve's mouth and handed him the passport."Instead of asking so many questions, you better take this. I know that you really need it," Terry said flatly.Steve accepted the passport hesitantly. Once it was in his hand, he turned his eyes to Terry who was currently flashing a faint smile."Since my business is done, I'll get out of here. Sorry for interrupting the conversation between you two." Terry turned around, preparing to walk out of his best friend's roomHowever, before that could happen, Steve
Chapter 116: Small Talk "Flo, what do you mean by that?" Flo didn't give a definite answer, but instead she gave a faint smile, which made Steve even more curious. His brain quickly thought of all the possibilities. Steve wanted to ask again, but he decided against it. The driver said that he and Flo had arrived at the hotel that Mr. Kang had booked for him and his two colleagues to rest at tonight. With a disappointed face, Steve got out of the car, taking out the few suitcases he had in the trunk. Once his belongings were all out, he looked at Flo with a small smile. "Thanks for helping me out today, Flo." Steve said it kindly. Flo smiled a little as she winked, intending to tease Steve. "You're welcome. We're going to be partners now. So you don't have to be awkward or shy with me." However, Steve was not interested in Flo in the slightest. He put on a flat face in reply. "Okay." "I'll call you at 7 a.m. so we won't be late for the station to go to Gangwon," Flo reminded St
Chapter 117: Toward GangwonThe three turned their heads toward the source of the sound, revealing the towering figure of Mr. Kang standing in the doorway. The eyes of the three looked fully rounded, as if they were about to pop out of their sockets. Their hearts were racing strongly, as if they had run a long distance. On top of that, the faces of all three looked pitted, with sweat the size of corn kernels starting to pour from their foreheads.Steve glanced at Terry and Ben, who were doing the same thing. There was a sense of fear and nervousness that now engulfed the three adult men.For a moment, there was silence. None of the four people in the room raised their voices. They were lost in their own thoughts. Even Mr. Kang, who had just arrived, was silent.Realizing that his two colleagues were still lost in reverie, Steve cleared his throat softly, then asked in a flat and hoarse voice."Mr. Kang?"Mr. Kang gasped in surprise at the call. His eyes blinked for a moment. His focu
Chapter 118: Field SurveySteve took a deep breath to try to drown out the tightness in his chest. He had to be able to focus if he wanted this project to succeed.After trying to get rid of all the pent-up frustration, Steve returned the cell phone in his hand to his pants pocket, then walked back to Flo, who was already far ahead of him. "Steve, you're not going to do anything to him?" Terry asked in a tone of disbelief at what his partner was displaying. He thought Steve would throw a mad or be furious for bringing Mr. and Mrs. Rosemary. But Steve seemed to be taking it all in stride."It's not that I don't want to take care of it; I just don't want our work to be ruined by this," Steve said with a rude sigh. "What do you mean?"Steve massaged the bridge of his nose, which was throbbing. "What I mean is, I'm trying to ignore the problem for now because Daniel just wants to bait us. He wants us to fail.""Oh, sorry, I thought you intended to ignore the problem." Terry rubbed the
Chapter 119: Protest Steve sighed. It seemed that this job would not be as easy as reading reports in the office. Being held at gunpoint by a stranger was something he had never thought of in his life.His brown eyes looked at each person who was currently staring at him fiercely. There were about 4 people. And they were all men.All four of them were wearing shabby clothes with brownish skin. One of them had a muscular build and was almost as tall as he was.Steve glanced behind him, right at his three colleagues. They all looked scared and hid behind his back. Flo even tightened her hands on the hem of the shirt she was wearing while hiding her face.Not wanting to cause more trouble, Steve opened his mouth, trying to figure out what was really going on. "Excuse me, sir." A polite tone came out of his mouth. The look on his face was both friendly and modest."May I know what made you all come here and say that?"The four people stared at each other as if they were equating for the
Chapter 120: AgreementJoy, who had been silent and listening to the conversation, began to show his reaction. His eyes were rounded and filled with hope. He immediately crawled closer to Steve, which made Jean, Henry, and Tom gasp in surprise. Unusually, the quiet man reacted."What deal are you going to offer us?" Joy asked in a stifled voice."Will it be a way or a gap between us?" He said it in a low voice. Steve smiled. He could see the look in the man's eyes. It was sincere and warm. He glanced at Terry briefly, as if telepathically.Fortunately, Terry immediately knew what Steve needed. From the backpack he was carrying, he took out a few things, namely blank paper and a pen.Once the two items were in hand, Terry handed them to Steve, who was immediately welcomed.Steve glanced at the four men, then wrote something on the paper, forming the chest-shaking phrase "agreement.".Jean and Joy turned their eyes towards Steve, asking for an explanation of what he was doing. Seeing