Chapter 45 · 12 min

Chapter 45

Time not even 6 in the evening. Yi-hyeon called Lee Seung-uk to his room. Before going out to eat he intends to try the method Sion informed.

“Eh? Who···.”

Lee Seung-uk as soon as entering the room stepped back one step and lowered his posture. Because there was an unfamiliar person.

“Be quiet, and sit here.”

At Yi-hyeon’s words Lee Seung-uk only blinked his eyes and opened his mouth.

“Surely, representative?”

“Yes yes. Quickly come here and sit as told.”

Yi-hyeon’s face had changed considerably. What method used the outline changed and the eye shape became different.

Now Lee Seung-uk who became dumbfounded sat on the stool in the room, Yi-hyeon began to tell.

“I will do a little work on your face and body. Well, flowing qi and changing the shape a little but this worked well on my body, unknown how to others.”

“···???”

Ignoring Lee Seung-uk’s gaze full of questions Yi-hyeon regulated his breathing. And extended both hands and began to touch Lee Seung-uk’s face.

Lee Seung-uk as soon as Yi-hyeon’s hand touched the face received a strange feeling. A bit ticklish? Or a feeling of putting cold ice on the face and rubbing?

“Must not move!”

“Yes yes.”

“Don’t speak either.”

“······.”

That way about 1 minute touched?

Yi-hyeon taking his hands off said.

“Haha, for the first time done to others quite passable. Now look at the mirror.”

Lee Seung-uk who blankly stood up as Yi-hyeon instructed and looked at the mirror was shocked to death.

“Eh? This, this.”

In the mirror there was a completely different person.

Unlike the original Lee Seung-uk the figure in the mirror had protruding cheekbones and the face looked long. The face color also looked much darker.

“How did this happen, representative?”

Yi-hyeon grinned and said.

“This is a secret, I will only tell you. I projected my qi and slightly changed the face skeleton. How completely looks like a different person right? Hehe.”

“Wow, this is really amazing. Haha. Oh but this does return to my face again?”

Yi-hyeon at the worried Lee Seung-uk’s words shook both hands and said.

“Don’t worry. That when time passes and the qi loosens it will naturally return to the original face. I tried at dawn and know.”

At Yi-hyeon’s words Lee Seung-uk nodded and continuously looked at the mirror. Then the eyes became round and asked.

“Representative, this··· when we operate···.”

Yi-hyeon smiled and put a finger to his lips. Lee Seung-uk only nodded without words.

In fact Yi-hyeon yesterday suffered a headache over the weapons Lee Seung-uk obtained. Because with his status there is no way nothing happens even after shooting in the middle of the city.

Sion resolved that worry this way. Even saying Sion will also resolve the city’s CCTV Yi-hyeon’s worry disappeared.

That way the two people appropriately changed their appearances and left the hotel for dinner.

Of course there are excellent restaurants at the Plaza Hotel but cannot eat only hotel food every day. When telling Lee Seung-uk to find a delicious shop he immediately ran to the hotel concierge and received a list of delicious restaurants nearby.

As expected there is agility. Above all seeing that he obtained weapons in New York with no connections in short tremendous adaptability. Probably even thrown bare-bodied in the African jungle he will come back alive.

“The Arab restaurant in this alley is a delicious restaurant they say. I reserved.”

“Yes, well done.”

Sure enough New York seems all restaurants in the world gathered. Walking the street sushi shops also catch the eye a lot. But on this side Korean restaurants are hard to find.

Said if going near West 32nd Street where Koreans gather there are many Korean restaurants shall he go that side tomorrow.

Since the restaurant is not far they were walking gradually, entering a narrow path turning the corner from the main street Yi-hyeon said to Lee Seung-uk.

“Someone is following.”

Though words muttering into the mouth without even turning the gaze Lee Seung-uk clearly understood.

“Yes!”

He also did not turn his face and answered as walking.

Yi-hyeon decided not to avoid the guys. If guys aiming at him so persistently it is not a matter that will do if he avoids.

‘I will go find you guys and pull out the roots.’

Since guys who even attacked cannot be good guys, no need to leave mercy in the hand.

But how did those guys recognize us? The appearance changed considerably.

Aha! These clothes. Came out wearing the attire as is that went out in the afternoon and came. And these guys may have monitored from near the hotel room having employees etc. do it. Seeing that it did not even catch his sense it seems opponents without hostility just pass.

“First have to eat. Since these guys do not know our destination yet, probably will aim when we eat and come out. Let’s calmly eat.”

“Yes.”

Lee Seung-uk answered short and looked at Yi-hyeon and smiled. Even yesterday received an attack from five armed thugs and went to the police station and caused that fuss, but today Yi-hyeon’s guts of saying let’s just eat even with another attacker caught his heart.

This young representative he serves seems not to know fear at all.

* * *

New York’s night streets approaching year-end were tremendously crowded. Countless cars of course and various races mixed and laughing and chatting and passing. Walking mixed among those people Yi-hyeon felt the vividness that he is alive.

A city that holds the world’s best prosperity and the crimes of damp back alleys together. Precisely the city itself was alive and breathing.

“There. The shop does not look large.”

At the place Lee Seung-uk pointed with his chin a restaurant with lights turned on brightly was seen. A sign made and attached prettily is also seen.

But the shop name··· what is ‘Baghdad’.

Lee Seung-uk looking at the shop name giggled.

“The concierge did inform Baghdad but did not know they attached the sign so openly. Probably a shop that arose before the Iraq War? When Saddam Hussein and the US were not on bad terms.”

“Could be so.”

Yi-hyeon also laughed. Thinking of the shop owner who is calmly doing business in New York even with that name.

As rumored the cuisine was delicious. The lamb was tender and had no gamey smell. Since a shop selling Arab cuisine there are many people who look Muslim around.

Around the time almost eating the food Yi-hyeon drinking water said.

“These guys all came.”

At Yi-hyeon’s words Lee Seung-uk answered without even raising his head.

“Quite gathered. Two each four guys inside the restaurant and two guys guarding outside the door.”

“Saw well.”

Yi-hyeon nodded and said. Lee Seung-uk accurately found the visible enemies. Only not knowing that a van is waiting in the alley across the restaurant front door. That ordinary people cannot know.

“In the black van in the alley across the restaurant there are also guys. And as said these guys for some reason the purpose is abducting me alive. Refer.”

“Yes. But I seem to shoot mercilessly, and to the representative also seem to do anything except only taking the gun.”

Yi-hyeon smiled revealing teeth.

“Let’s go! Now have to digest the eaten.”

Yi-hyeon stood up and went to the cashier at the entrance. And the moment he took out cash and finished the calculation.

The four who were sitting inside the shop and pretending to eat also hurriedly followed out. Yi-hyeon opened the door and came out and Lee Seung-uk follows behind. And the four stick closely behind and come out.

Then, Lee Seung-uk turned his body.

Pshoot pushoot!

Pshoot pshoot!

Shot exactly four guns, and with that the four following behind collapsed as is. The front two were hit by Lee Seung-uk’s gun without even drawing the gun and the other two were hit while drawing the gun at the waist.

Since people collapsed at the entrance of the not large restaurant it immediately attracted surrounding gazes, but Yi-hyeon swept outside the restaurant.

Then the two guys who were guarding outside the restaurant approached with quick steps and exactly met Yi-hyeon. They were already holding guns drawn. And the moment met eyes with Yi-hyeon,

Piyut!

Yi-hyeon’s right hand deeply swept one man’s belly. Almost simultaneously with that he grabbed the remaining man’s neck with the left hand.

Keueok!

Only then the man whose belly was struck knelt and bright red blood flowed from the mouth.

And Yi-hyeon who quietly sat the man down in a state of grabbing the neck glared at the black van parked in the alley across the street.

“Four. Gathered a lot.”

Yi-hyeon crossed this narrow lane with big steps and walked to the van.

Beolkuk!

“Catch!”

The van’s door opened and two guys jumped out. They saw Yi-hyeon they are aiming quietly subduing their two colleagues in front of the restaurant.

The leader at first was unsure because Yi-hyeon’s face was different from the one seen in the photo. But the bribed hotel employee and subordinates said that guy is correct so gathered all the mobilized subordinates.

Pishuk! Pishuk!

Yi-hyeon shot the Glock before those guys came out to the main street. And somehow approached the van and aimed at the guy in the driver’s seat through the open window.

“Shit!”

“Heup!”

Yi-hyeon aimed the gun at the head of the guy who drew the gun in the driver’s seat. And while doing so the eyes blankly glared at the guy in the back seat right.

“Keueum.”

The guy in the driver’s seat froze at the cold muzzle, and the guy in the back seat also could not budge matching eyes with Yi-hyeon. Cannot even draw the gun in the holster on the chest. Suppressed by Yi-hyeon’s momentum.

Then Lee Seung-uk jumped to the van.

“Load those two guys in the car. And ride in front.”

When Yi-hyeon speaking took the driver’s gun Lee Seung-uk without even answering loaded the two collapsed guys in the van. And rose beside the driver’s seat. In a state of aiming the gun at the guy sitting in the driver’s seat.

Then Yi-hyeon rode in the back seat. Opposite the man.

“Gun.”

Yi-hyeon said short and shook the muzzle.

The man exhaled and took out the gun and handed it to Yi-hyeon. Holding only the grip with two fingers.

“Right. Act smartly like now. If not wanting to die.”

Whether understood the words the man nodded, Yi-hyeon pushed the guy lying on the car floor with the foot and instructed.

“Depart.”

At Yi-hyeon’s words the man in the driver’s seat was puzzled Lee Seung-uk poked his side with the muzzle.

“Depart!”

“Yes.”

The car departed and soon came out to the main street, Yi-hyeon put the gun on the seat beside him and smiled and opened his mouth.

“Hey. Where is your den? The place your boss is.”

The man matching eyes with Yi-hyeon swallowed gulp.

Though lived eating with countless shootings, this kind of guy is the first. Even now nonchalantly put the gun down in a place he can catch if only extending his hand, but he cannot even dare to go catch that. Because completely suppressed in mind and body by this guy in front.

Cheolsseok!

“Keok!”

Yi-hyeon raised his hand and struck him who was hesitating for a moment.

“Eheukheuk.”

The man seemed about to lose his mind. Seemed lightly hit with the palm but the head seems half broken.

“This guy making ask twice.”

Yi-hyeon extended his hand and held between the guy’s neck and shoulder blade. And the man from that moment began to experience hell.

“Keuheok!”

Pain surged without even being able to move the tongue and speak.

“If you endure only one minute I will give up. If the mind to speak arises blink the eyes.”

The man blinked his eyes as soon as Yi-hyeon’s words ended. Desperately.

What is one minute. The man wanted to shout at the top of his voice if he could speak.

Please let me speak, please!

Yi-hyeon letting go of the hand holding the shoulder said.

“Good, now the mind to speak arose?”

“That, yes.”

“Then tell the guy driving in front. The place your boss is.”

“Yes yes. Jim, go to West 122nd Street. To the Peru restaurant.”

“Yes.”

The guy in the driver’s seat was also half out of his mind. The leader rumored tough is such an appearance. Dumbfounded.

The guy sitting beside is also unusual. Put the gun he was holding in the pocket and not even looking this way. Well, if confident try something, but he has no dare at all.

Because a busy time in the evening the car took over thirty minutes and arrived at the destination. The van stopped in the back alley of a 5-story building.

“On the 2nd floor of this building there is a Peru restaurant. The boss will be here this evening.”

When the man said Yi-hyeon nodded.

“It should be. If your boss is not there you die.”

Though Yi-hyeon’s voice muttering into the mouth the man clearly understood.

“Yes, will definitely be here. Because we decided to report when finishing the work today.”

“Said to bring me here?”

When Yi-hyeon tilted his head and asked, the man hurriedly shook his head.

“That I don’t know well. Anyway only that when the work ends will give separate instructions···.”

Words that even he does not know where to take the abducted Yi-hyeon.

“Good, let’s go up.”

Yi-hyeon opened the car door ahead of the man and went out. Put the gun in the jumper’s pocket. Yi-hyeon while getting off slightly winked at Lee Seung-uk.

Lee Seung-uk pushed the thumb into the side of the ear of the guy sitting in the driver’s seat anxiously rolling his eyes.

Ppaang!

Since the driver’s head fell on the handle and the horn sound occurred largely Lee Seung-uk clicked his tongue and removed the guy’s head from the handle.

Yi-hyeon turned and resolved.

Tonight cannot leave mercy in the hand!

Not knowing what conspiracy these guys have and trying to abduct him one cannot leave the back clumsily.

The back of the building was dark and shabby. The front is a place people passing see and customers enter so did paint anew in its own way and the windows were also clean, but the back of the building the red bricks were cracked and a urine smell wafted from the corner.

The man even while climbing the narrow stairs ahead of Yi-hyeon seemed curious about the subordinate in the car. In fact when Lee Seung-uk got off following no sound occurred. Except the honking horn sound.

“No time.”

“Yes.”

In the end when Yi-hyeon said one word the man quickened his steps. Yi-hyeon looking from behind this guy also has firm thighs so looks like a guy who trained in his own way.

2nd floor.

Passing a little dark corridor and looking at the place where the door is open it is a door leading to the kitchen and inside noisy talking sounds and noisy food making sounds occur. And beside that there is a small door separately.

Looking at the shape it does not seem a door customers enter and exit and looked like a place employees use.

“Let’s go.”

Yi-hyeon lightly held the man’s nape and opened the door and entered.

Inside the restaurant was decorated in Spanish style. The floor tiles were also clean and the red cloth covering the round tables was also neat.

A passing employee recognized the man and lightly greeted but the man has no room to mind.

“Well, where is that guy? Your boss.”

Yi-hyeon had been asking quietly tightening the nape.

“There, will be in that inner room. Because when coming here always uses that room.”

“What is that guy’s name?”

“···John.”

Yi-hyeon who nodded calmly walked that way and the man naturally followed as Yi-hyeon led. If someone saw it would have looked like affectionate friend relationship.

A door decorated noisily in blue and gold.

Yi-hyeon and the man opened that door and entered, and Yi-hyeon revealed his teeth and smiled and asked.

“Who is John?”