Entangled Hearts

Witness

Nayeon drove as fast as she could. She had been calling Bang Chan on the way but it went straight to his voice mail. Finally on the fifth call Bang Chan picked up the phone.

"Where the hell have you been?" Nayeon almost screamed on the phone. The poor guy just woke up startled from his sleep.

"Umm...Miss Im...I was sleeping." He answered still in his sleep.

"Well get your ass out to the intersection at 41 closer to the border. And bring your camera." Nayeon disconnected the call without any explanation.

An hour later Bang Chan arrived at the spot. It wasn't hard to find because there was a big container truck burning in the middle of the road.

"What the fuck...?" Bang Chan rushed next to Nayeon who was looking at the scene, mouth hung open.

"Yeah....I know. Give me the camera. We are going live." Nayeon ordered Bang Chan.

"What???why? We don't know what it is." Bang Chan was confused.

"I know. This container was full of counterfeit currency about 100 million. Someone destroyed it." Nayeon replied as she started the camera.

"How did you know?" Bang Chan asked.

"I got a call an hour ago, giving me this information. I came here to check and look..." Nayeon picked up a bundle of unburned fake Korean won from the car. " I found it a few metres away from the truck."

"Shouldn't we call the police?" Bang Chan asked again.

"They are on their way, I want us to be the first to report it on TV Bang Chan. So get to work. This will be the start of our show." Nayeon thrust a small mic into Bang Chan's hands. The latter stood silent for a moment before determination showed up in his face. He quickly fixed his appearance and mic before facing the camera.

"Good Night to all viewers, welcome to Insight Korea, a new show tracing the truth about the unknown...my name is Bang Chan and I will be your host for the show. As you can see there is a blazing fire behind me......."

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"Nayeon, what were you thinking ?" Mr. Im walked into Nayeon's office the next day throwing the day's newspaper at her desk.

Nayeon stood up quickly. "Appa..." She started to speak.

"Are you out of your mind? Who told you to start a show without consulting me?" Mr. Im was furious.

"Not just a show. This is life or death Nayeon. You know it. You are meddling in things you aren't supposed to." Mr. Im educated his daughter about the dangers.

"Appa...we need this show. You know how our company is losing investors. We are almost bankrupt. We have a huge debt and I didn't see any other way." Nayeon reasoned with her father.

"We could have sold the company Nayeon. This company isn't worth my daughter's life." Mr. Im stood his ground.

"Appa...you are not seriously suggesting it, are you? I worked day and night for this company..this is my dream Appa. Ever since I graduated from college I have been waiting for this moment. " Nayeon never raised her voice on her father but emotion over powered her.

"Honey, look. I know you have big dreams. I know how much you have worked for it. I am sorry for not being able to give you a better life." Mr. Im got emotional.

"Appa..don't say that. You have done everything you could to give us a good life. It's just...I need this appa...please trust me. I will be careful." Nayeon tried to assure her father.

"You are trying to convince me. But I know who they are Nayeon. They aren't going to stay silent....your life will be on the line." Mr. Im felt helpless.