Chapter 44

Chapter 44

Lawyer Growson knew how to handle people.

“Hey, officer. Do you even know what you have done until now?”

“Um, Mister Growson. I did not particularly commit rudeness to this young person. I just the procedural problem···.”

Unable to watch anymore the guy wiping his mouth clean and making excuses Yi-hyeon called Lawyer Growson.

“Mister Growson. I have recorded the conversation with that officer a little while ago.”

“Yes?”

Lawyer Growson became blank looking at the ballpoint pen type recorder Yi-hyeon held out. The officer seeing that beside became completely pale.

What kind of law firm is McGregor & Sunnyside. A law firm full of big shots like former Attorney General and former New York State Governor. How tremendous the reputation of this law firm that if the lawyer here steps forward even a lost trial can be overturned it is known.

Said to have world-renowned multinational companies as customers, and even steps forward in lawsuits between countries. If one flaw it is said the retainer fee is terribly expensive.

The officer thought if wrong he might even take off his clothes.

“I will handle well myself.”

At the lawyer’s words glaring at him the officer felt cold sweat flowing on his back.

* * *

That time the second floor of a building in a deep alley of Harlem.

“This damn neighborhood even coming often does not become familiar. Hey is there no liquor?”

A man was speaking as if shouting from a large sofa inside.

“Yes, I will tell them to bring good liquor. Please wait a little, Mister O’Neil.”

A voice that is very hoarse and hard to hear followed behind.

In the room of the second floor two people were sitting but the person sitting on the large single sofa was strangely a white man. Not that the person being white is strange but that a white man is sitting entering the neighborhood of Harlem now is strange.

Inside Manhattan 125th Street.

A neighborhood whites absolutely do not want to enter. Even if black if not a person residing there one avoids.

Precisely New York’s Harlem.

Said okay a bit during the day but at night whites or Eastern people entering here is the same as saying catch the day and eat.

In one building of that alley a white man neatly wearing a suit entered and is meeting someone.

“Hey, John. How long have we known each other?”

“···Over 8 years, Mister O’Neil.”

Though knowing the man in front, the one named O’Neil is not asking because he does not know that, still the answer has to be done.

“But, what is John showing today? Sending as many as five kids and cannot bring one greenhorn Eastern guy?”

“Now the five sent are all in the detention center so did not receive detailed report, but once that Eastern guy is not ordinary they say. This is words the leader F said through the lawyer. That guy even without a firearm subdued five at once they say.”

“Hehe, really.”

Ending the words John cursed inwardly. Not the man in front but to the five subordinates in the detention center. Because of those damn guys he is suffering from this man now. Among the five one even had the arm broken?

O’Neil who heard the talk just laughed.

He not long ago received a secretive instruction that came down from above and pondered abducting the guy named Yi-hyeon Song who came from Korea. He entrusted that work to John of Harlem whom he has matched hands and feet with for a long time but today made a mistake.

And, what? Subdued five bare-handed?

“Please give one more opportunity, Mister O’Neil. This time I will really send the best team.”

John shook the sagging jaw flesh and said hard. If the order of O’Neil sitting in front is cut his organization receives a serious blow. There will be no way to feed and support the over one hundred organization members under him.

In the meantime he settled late in this Harlem so could not join the good businesses. Money-making drugs or human trafficking abducting Southeast Asian tourists etc. are all seized by the Jake faction so he has been organizing receiving such rough services centered on guys who caused accidents in the army and discharged. Among them the biggest hand is this O’Neil.

O’Neil who was picking his ear put the whiskey glass on the table and raised the upper body.

“Hey, John. Your organization also has women?”

“Yes? Yes, there are a few. By chance··· if having thoughts shall I prepare with decent kids?”

“Tsk tsk. This···.”

The man named O’Neil was about to spit curses and endured. Would he sleep with Harlem’s women because he has no women.

After sighing he explained bit by bit.

“This··· a bit ambiguous is that one has to bring that guy without killing. That is the condition of this service. But there is no talk of not making that guy half-crippled. And there is also no condition of not feeding medicine.”

“That means···.”

John said opening his eyes thinly.

“Yes, try pondering that way. Woman and medicine! Bring that guy with this. If not use a taser gun at least! Don’t send foolish guys and get beaten for nothing.”

“Understood. Anyway talk that if bringing with only that guy’s breath attached it does?”

O’Neil only quietly nodded. And stood up from the seat. Have to go back and do an intermediate report to the boss. John who was sitting in front hurriedly raised his large body.

“I will escort.”

To exit quietly from this Harlem he has to accompany to outside the zone. If a white man wanders at this time he may be suffered by a doped underling.

In the returning car O’Neil pondered.

Cannot not do the instruction coming down from above just because failed once. Though unknown the reason that guy has to be caught and brought. Suddenly the matter of a few days ago when called by them came to mind.

“Hey Theo. This matter must not make a mistake. Understand?”

“Yes. I will keep in mind. Boss.”

“Yes, you cannot step forward directly, to whom will you give the service?”

Theodore O’Neil swallowed and answered.

“John family in Harlem seems appropriate.”

“John? That guy who said caused an accident in the army and came out?”

The one called boss while speaking the memory of 5 years ago rose.

Those guys!

The guy who finished Doctor Song couple Korean professor with a truck in the outskirts of New York. Probably this O’Neil does not know that. At that time working on Doctor Song was having another guy do it. But the organization that received the service is the same. The organization that did the service on the father and son received with a time difference.

“Yes. In Harlem at least those guys have skill and army origin so the aftermath is clean. Though the service fee is expensive they are guys who do the money’s worth.”

That was 5 days ago.

After O’Neil returned John quickly called and gathered the subordinates. Though failed once, luckily obtained an opportunity to recover. This time have to do all-out.

“Attach people to that guy again. With smart and agile guys. Monitor that guy 24 hours from the hotel, and when that guy goes out immediately contact the headquarters. If the movement line is confirmed immediately execute. From now until this service ends all outing prohibited. Understand?”

“Yes.”

“Understood. Boss.”

John who looked around the subordinates shone his eyes and said.

“To the team that finally catches and brings that guy also give 30,000 dollars bonus per person. With that money go to Miami or Cancun and play to the full and come.”

“Wow!”

“Thank you!”

The subordinates became excited. 30,000 dollars bonus per person! If this much money even kill ten times.

* * *

That way they began to move busily in Harlem, and next day Yi-hyeon was together with Amy.

“Yi-hyeon. Try eating this a bit more. Here is said the most delicious Moroccan cuisine restaurant in New York.”

The cuisine is of course delicious. Harmoniously used vegetables and tropical fruits as main ingredients of course and lamb and Mediterranean seafood.

Isn’t it Moroccan cuisine famous for colorful cuisine. The Maghreb region of North Africa countless ethnic groups passed through. Because the region itself including Africa and the Mediterranean influenced various races of Europe and Turkey and Baghdad etc. of the Middle East. So cuisine and spices etc. of various ethnic groups of Europe and Middle East, Africa mixed and there is really diverse cuisine. The restaurant’s name is Casablanca.

“Yes. This couscous cuisine is quite delicious.”

Yi-hyeon’s mood was a little sunk. No rather than sunk it was a tensed state. That was because of the conversation exchanged with Sion last night.

Last night.

- Yi-hyeon. Something is approaching us now.

‘What is it?’

- Hmm··· not exact, but the matter that will approach from now on is related to our causality.

‘If causality···.’

Sion said calmly.

- This is not a problem of good and bad and just set to happen. Deeply related to Yi-hyeon’s and my personal affairs.

And Sion became silent.

Related to causality. Ambiguous and cloud-catching words so the strand is not caught. Only there is something to keep in mind among the words Sion said.

A matter set to happen.

The contact point of Sion and himself is this OOPART. The OOPART that seeped into the left wrist. If related to Sion and himself simultaneously, that is only this OOPART.

So now Yi-hyeon is perfunctory even while eating delicious Moroccan cuisine with Amy.

Yi-hyeon put down the fork and knife and looked at Amy.

“Amy, I have work I have to concentrate on for a while.”

“Hmm··· then···.”

To Amy who hardened her face looking at him Yi-hyeon nodded.

“Go back to Princeton. When my busy work is finished I will contact before returning to Korea.”

Amy who also put down the fork and knife following Yi-hyeon opened her mouth.

“I knew that you are not ordinary. Not simply outstanding physical ability but what···. That there is a mysterious part. Since such you, of course there would be your work.”

To Yi-hyeon who was still having nothing to say she who lightly wiped her mouth with a napkin added and said.

“Yi-hyeon, surely not because you dislike me?”

“Amy, no way···.”

Would he dislike this beauty who only shows favor to him.

“If not that then enough. I will go to Princeton and study as you said. Waiting for you to contact.”

After sending Amy that way Yi-hyeon became a lighthearted mood. In a serious situation where even attacks occur like these days dating with a woman does not make sense.

Lee Seung-uk who was waiting also returned. Because Yi-hyeon could not blankly wait for what Sion said so gave an errand to Lee Seung-uk.

“Representative. I obtained the basic things.”

Lee Seung-uk smiled and put a large nylon bag on the table. And when opening the bag all sorts of items came out.

There are hats and beanies, thin gloves and black masks and dark colored sneakers and··· underneath there are also weapons. How obtained military combat knives and three Glocks. Even ample magazines.

“Also obtained silencers.”

Yi-hyeon opened his mouth and laughed.

“Yes. When contacting the National Intelligence Service senior I talked about before even while cursing he informed a broker. That senior also when urgent gave money to that broker and purchased weapons they said.”

“Later buy that senior one glass of alcohol.”

“Yes.”

Now Yi-hyeon and Lee Seung-uk equipped armament. Did the minimum preparation for the ‘matter set to happen’.

And that matter started as soon as Yi-hyeon and Lee Seung-uk left the Plaza Hotel.

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