Chapter 6- Perfect! He also wants me dead

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"Ah. It's always nice to get food inside my belly. The taste of these rice cakes are phenomenal. No wonder it's so famous." I was in the middle of enjoying my meal when I started hearing something from the other side of the tent.

"You should stop worrying about it for a little while and relax. Everyone's all worked up because of the case." The guy scoffed while the other tried to explain himself. "We're all tired but we're not giving up. All we want to do for a minute is to take a break. You should take some rest too."

"It's okay for you guys to take a break. But I won't stop until I get to the bottom of this. His father... had died an awful death because he was so worried about his child. I promised him that I'll protect them. I... I can't just leave it like that."

"Like I said, we're not giving up. Have you been getting some sleep even?" Is there some drama going on in there? I like dramas. Is this some sort of a Romeo and Juliet tragedy? Psh, nevermind, I hate that story. "What are you going to do once you find the guy?"

Woah. Did someone take someone else's bride? I'm pretty sure the other side is where people are drinking beer and eating chicken. It must be a tragic story for them to resort to drinking and talking this loud.

"I'll make sure that he'll rot in jail. Or if he doesn't own up to his crimes, I'll handle it myself." The way the man said it...Aigoo! It's making me scared as well.

"Shin-Ah, it's bad to eavesdrop on other people's business."

"Ayt Fish-Cat!" I was really surprised; I almost flipped the entire table on Jihoon's face. "Ah. It's only you, Jihoon. You almost gave me a heart attack there."

"Aish. You became the --- You got promoted to a very important position but you're still as fidgety as ever. We've been telling you to improve your reflexes."

"Ahh, I'm sorry about that..." Of course, knowing Shin-Ah's childhood trauma, she will react largely if she gets surprised. "Why are you here, by the way?"

She looked disappointed.

"We promised to take you here. You liked it when we treated you with street food." Wait, is she about to cry? "We wanted you to open up to us since Miss Goh has been very hard on you. We thought that was the reason why you don't talk much."

"N-no. That's not it at all." We've been good friends. I'm sure the real Shin-Ah wouldn't want to see you cry. "How are the others, by the way?"

"Your tutors aren't getting used to the part where they cut the day short since you're not with us anymore. Others are somewhat adjusting tho."

Oh. That's good to hear.

"So what were you doing listening to other people's chat, huh? It's a sin, you know."

"The sheets were very thin. It's not hard to hear them speak since they're talking so loud." I took a sip of my juice box when suddenly...

"We better find him before the LSY group announces his true identity. Once I'm standing face to face with the new LSY chairman, he better be giving me the right response or else..."

"Heakk!" Jihoon quickly covered her mouth to prevent herself from making a sound. I, on the other hand, spewed my juice all over the table due to the shock. Thankfully, it was away from my food. But how will I be able to eat it now? Everyone else in my tent was now looking at us.

"Shin-Ah shhh." Her index finger touched her lips while nervously helping me to clean myself. "Don't make a sound. Let's go."

Obviously, both of us we're terrified for our lives. The guy from the other side of the sheet was clearly talking about me. Although everyone thinks I'm a man. Why are there a lot of people going after my head? I haven't even committed a single crime yet. Why?

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