Healer - Chapter 24.4

“When did this lunatic arrive?”

The eunuch singers flocked into the dormitory. Someone ran to the bathroom, and someone ordered a late-night snack. Hashish was still blowing cold air about Cocaine going to Cha Yiseok’s family home alone. Cocaine went straight to the bathroom attached to the room, as if he had given up on soothing him.

Yaba laid in bed without making eye contact with Cocaine. As he opened his book, Kang Giha opened the door and entered. Reflexively, he pulled up the knit above the nape of the neck. There were times when he visited unexpectedly, day or night. They set up thugs near the dorm, but as Chairman Cha’s side continued to be quiet, the boundaries became more relaxed than before. Giha walked to the bed and stood next to Yaba. His firm legs filled the view he was looking down at.

“Why was Executive Director Cha there at that time? What did you do when you met him?”

It seemed that Imsoo had reported it. His eyes were huge. Yaba looked at the book and said calmly. The text characters did not enter his eyes.

“We talked. He got mad because I went to Cha Myunghwan.”

“Why?”

“Are you asking because you don’t know? He’s afraid I’ll blow everything up.”

“What else?”

Gihai looked at him like he was conducting an interrogation. These days, he kept showing unfamiliar feelings. His intestines twisted because he seemed to be making excuses but he had to turn his attention away.

“Cha Myunghwan told me to continue coming starting tomorrow.”

“You? Isn’t it just one call today? Why?”

“How would I know? There’s not much time left now, so he must just be carelessly living.”

It seemed to be successful at distracting Giha’s attention.

“So, are you going to Cha Myunghwan?”

“When did the singers get to decide on that? You won’t let me go if I say I don’t want to?”

“If you don’t want to go, don’t go.”

Yaba didn’t answer. The other’s gaze pressed down on his head, and the back of his neck stiffened. Yaba raised his eyes fixed on the book.

“Get out. I’m reading, it’s annoying.”

Giha suddenly stretched out his hand. He lowered the neck of the knit that Yaba was wearing.

“What… !”

Yaba shook off the man’s hand and grabbed his clothes as if tightening them. Kang Giha’s face gradually grew harsher. He twisted Yaba’s wrist and pulled it off. At that moment when he was about to pull his clothes down and expose the nape of his neck,

“If you don’t want to die, get out quickly!”

“Arghhh… !!”

There was the sound of someone shouting outside. The sound of footsteps echoing through the alley came through the window. A burnt smell arose and their eyes got hazy. At the same time, Kang Giha’s phone rang. Giha picked up the phone and his expression froze.

“What is happening?”

― Now, the coalition has even brought a bulldozer and destroyed the store and set it on fire! There’s nothing left?!

“What about the safe?”

“Boss… !”

At that moment, Giha’s underling ran into the living room with blood on his forehead. Behind him, a bulky man attacked the gangster with an iron pipe. The stranger wore a gas mask and had a green armband on his arm. He was a service thug. Countless heavily armed men poured in from him. Service thugs poured gasoline into the living room, set fire to it, and smashed furniture. The eunuch singers and Giha’s underlings had their hair grabbed and swung with an iron pipe. They screamed and fell.

“Fuck. Is it Chairman Cha…”

He swallowed the fierce curses. He locked the door and lifted Yaba. Smoke came in through the cracks in the door and covered the room. A knock was heard outside the door. A few kicks from the service thug blew the door open. Cocaine who was just coming out of the shower became pale. Kang Giha threw fists at the intruder and took the iron pipe. At the head of the guy who came in, then he hit him on the shoulder, knocking him down one by one. The service thugs came in in the blink of an eye. They surrounded the Giha with savage eyes. Kang Giha pushed Yaba back and pointed the iron pipe at them.

“Get out of the bathroom door!”

He immediately swung his weapon and rushed at the enemy. Their cheekbones slumped at Kang Giha’s hand movements, and their teeth popped out all over the place. Someone’s screams and bursts were heard. Kang Giha was surrounded by a huge number of thugs. The inside was engulfed in smoke, and it was impossible to see. They was choked by the toxic smoke. The rest of the gangsters hit Yaba and Cocaine with iron sticks. The service thugs who were stationed in the living room threw kicks at the gangsters’ stomachs. Someone engulfed in flames, screaming and running, threw himself out of the living room window.

“Cocaine!”

Hashish came running with blood on his face. He threw Cocaine back and fired a fire extinguisher at the service gangster. The service thugs who took control of the upstairs surrounded Kang Giha, smashing him in the shoulder and leg at random. With his back against the wall, Kang Giha wiped his blood-stained face, grabbed his iron pipe, and smashed his enemies at random.

The fire raged even more wildly, devouring the beds and devouring every piece of the wardrobes. Yaba headed for the exit with all his might. A burning pain hit his back. When he came to his senses, he was helplessly kicked by the thugs. The poisonous gas that penetrated his guts made him confused and distracted.

Then two strangers ran up and fired a taser at the service gangsters. At the high voltage, the thugs convulsed and collapsed. The other one grabbed the nap of Yaba’s clothes and dragged him away. The men with blurred vision were wearing shit-colored jumpers and baseball caps. Despite his small size, he broke through the chaos by firing tasers as if he was familiar with this kind of thing. Yaba pushed him and kicked him.

“Go away! You thug bastard!”

“No! We’re not thugs, we’re here to help you… ! We’ll talk more about it later, and let’s get going!”

“Let me go! Let go of me—!”

At the sharp scream, the men covered their ears and groaned. Yaba took advantage of the opportunity, pushed the men away and ran to the exit. The men with taser guns were hidden in the smoke. The building was completely isolated from service thugs and toxic gases. Wearing gas masks, they poured endlessly. Kang Giha ran through the battlefield and ran to Cocaine and grabbed him by the collar.

“Hurry up and scream! I’ll take responsibility, so kill all those bastards!”

When Cocaine screams, dozens of service thugs would be devastated at once. Of course, it was also dangerous for the eunuchs and the underlings, but it was a risk worth taking. Cocaine opened his blood-stained lips. Yaba covered his ears so that not even a grain of his voice could come in. Hashish was startled and shoved his finger into his ears.

“…”

But Cocaine only trembled and made no sound. Kang Giha mercilessly slapped Cocaine’s cheek.

“Don’t be an fool, come on and scream!! Hurry!”

“Stop it! He’s so startled he can’t think of anything?!”

As Hashish rushed in, Kang Giha threw his fists at him. Kang Giha pulled up Cocaine who had been lying on the floor and, covered in blood, and bared his teeth.

“Scream! Hurry… !!”

Cocaine turned white and only let out a strange groan. For him, who was not immune to violence, this action was difficult for him to handle. His blood-drenched look was just like that day 10 years ago. But the only thing that came out of Cocaine’s mouth was blood.

“Fuck… !”

Kang Giha, with fury in his eyes, hit Hashish’s and the service thugs’ heads and shoulders without distinction. The iron pipe switched its target to Cocaine again. Kang Giha assaulted him mercilessly to get the screams out of Cocaine.

It was at that moment, someone with smoke all over his body ran towards Kang Giha. The man was as bloody as the fallen thug, but he didn’t wear the green armband. He wasn’t even wearing a gas mask. Not knowing what he was looking at, Yaba followed his movements without hesitation. The man who raced through the chaos hit Kang Giha with a baseball bat. He attacked several times until he saw that Kang Giha had collapsed, and then ran away with Cocaine in his arms.

Cocaine shuddered when he saw the man and was astonished. The man sprayed blood from his arm at the tip of a knife wielded by someone. He did not budge when he was hit in the shoulder and thigh with an iron club. The man hit the service thugs, Giha’s henchmen without distinction. His weapon that smashed through his skull was ruthless and cruel. Cocaine shivered every time.

Eventually, the man who broke through the ruins arrived in front of Yaba. The accelerated weapon fell towards Yaba. He did not avoid. His body stiffened and he couldn’t escape. The weapon that was rushing terribly stopped at the top of Yaba’s head. The man froze as if brakes had been put into his run.

Through the cracked smoke, the man’s facial features became clear. In the midst of screams and screams, only this space around them was quiet. Their eyes met each other’s point of contact. The eyes of the man who had been stubbornly closed to the world fluttered. Yaba reflected in those eyes was expressionless. Black eyes with a smooth texture, like a puppy…

Time circled back and ridiculed those who struggled to forget the past.

Who do you like the most in the world?

Sejin. I like my younger brother the most…