“The police seemed perplexed about that too. The fact that harming someone through shamanistic acts hasn’t been scientifically proven.”
The two chatted as they headed to Yangpyeong.
The forest path, turning into autumn, was a spectrum of trees dressed in various colors. From the red-stained maple leaves to the cute rowan leaves, simply breathing in the slightly opened window pierced the heart.
They parked the car where Hyeju had left it last time and entered the shrine.
Creak. The closed gate opened with a dull sound.
They hastily entered the house. The interior was a mess. Rice grains stuck to the big cauldron had mold as if it had been there for ten days, and the laundry was left as it was.
“Let’s look for any clues that might be useful.”
“Yeah.”
In fact, they knew that proving the fact that they almost lost their lives due to shamanistic acts was almost impossible.
Even if Shaman Choi Gwinyeo and Ms. Do conspired to commit murder, there is a high probability of acquittal for Juwon unless there is direct, physical harm to him, even with evidence.
For example, the fact that Hyerim’s hair was mixed with a handful of soil that Hyeju picked up was the same. While it could be speculated about Ms. Do’s criminal intent, that hair couldn’t be used as evidence that exposed Juwon to danger.
Nevertheless, they came here hoping to find any clue that could lead to finding the missing Ms. Do. They put aside the question of whether they could blame her and just wanted to ask.
They wanted to ask if he felt nothing when he treated the well-meaning Ms. Do like family during the ten years he hid his true intentions and stayed at his family’s home.
They wanted to ask if he felt a bit more comfortable seeing her suffering from nightmares.
“Hmm?”
Hyeju, who was searching the main hall, suddenly tilted her head.
“What did you find?”
“Here’s a photo. It’s covered in dust and hard to see… Do you have wet wipes by any chance?”
Juwon, who had been examining the kitchen, took a handkerchief from his pocket and approached.
In Hyeju’s hand was a dusty old frame.
It was found with difficulty, lying upside down on top of the wardrobe.
“Is this the shaman?”
“Yes. It’s a photo from her younger days, but it seems to match. Looks like a family photo.”
Hyeju, who was nodding, froze her eyes.
“!!!”
“What’s wrong?”
Juwon approached Hyeju, who was so surprised that she stopped breathing.
“This… ”
Hyeju pointed to the girl in the photo with trembling hands.
“Isn’t this Dahi?”
“Why is Cheondahei here?”
“Take a closer look.”
Juwon narrowed his eyes and looked at the photo.
A round face with double braids. The face of a girl with large pupils. The features were so familiar that they could be recognized immediately, as they had not changed at all.
The girl in the photo was indeed Dahi.
[Star Icon]They knew that Dahi’s mother was a shaman, but they never expected to be entangled in such an incident.
Hyeju, who was quite shocked, couldn’t take her eyes off the photo for a while.
“Dahi’s mom told me she was a shaman. I didn’t know she would be involved in something like this because of that.”
“It seems Juwon also wouldn’t know. Maybe even Seungwon doesn’t know.”
Hyeju mumbled bitterly.
Revealing Dahi’s family history that she didn’t want to spread around made her heart heavy.
“Should we ask Dahi about it?”
“We should catch her.”
“Even Dahi’s mom?”
“She’s not going to be my mother-in-law. What does it matter?”
As expected, Kang Juwon remained cold.
Even though they had known each other for a while, there seemed to be no consideration for leniency.
With his firm words, Hyeju had nothing more to say.
“Then should we ask Dahi once?”
“Ask her where her mom is? If you confront her directly, she’ll probably hide even deeper. We need to plan this.”
Thus, the joint operation of Kang Juwon and Oh Hyeju began.
The so-called “Phone Book Theft” operation was initiated to catch the runaway shaman.
The next day, after the business team meeting, Hyeju approached Dahee, who was about to leave the meeting room.
“Can I borrow your phone? I don’t know where my phone disappeared to. Let me make a call with your phone.”
Dahee, who was preparing to leave with her laptop, looked at Hyeju with suspicious eyes. After not talking for a few weeks, now suddenly she needs something? That’s the kind of look it was.
“After not talking for a million years, you’re bothering me with something like that? You said we’re not friends anymore. Why keep a lover? Just go to the CEO’s office and ask Kang Juwon.”
“You’re here, and I don’t need to go back and forth to the CEO’s office. Just let me make one call and I’ll return it. Please.”
“No, I don’t want to. Lately, you seemed close to Ruby. Why don’t you ask her?”
Hyeju’s heartbeat accelerated at the unexpectedly firm rejection.
“Oh, Chendahee is not easy-going. What’s so difficult about lending a phone!”
Hyeju bit her lip tightly.
This operation originated from Juwon’s idea but ended with Hyeju’s execution.
What the two were aiming for was precisely ‘Gwinyeo’s phone number.’
The police said the only information about Gwinyeo registered in the internal system is her resident registration number.
Living in the deep woods for over ten years, she had no bank account or even a common mobile phone number.
[Dash] It can’t be true… Although not often, I’ve seen Dahee talking on the phone with her mom. How could she make a call from deep in the mountains without a mobile phone? Didn’t we see a home phone at that house earlier? [Dash] There was no such thing.Juwon judged that Gwinyeo was using a private number.
If they could find out her number and pass it on to the police, it would be helpful in the investigation, which was facing difficulties.
Hyeju took on the responsibility of finding out Gwinyeo’s number from Dahee. It was a heavy responsibility as she had to deceive the quick-witted Dahee.
“Why is it so difficult to borrow a phone for a moment? I would have returned it in no time if you had let me borrow it!”
“Why are you bothering me like this? We’re not even friends anymore.”
“Do you only lend phones between friends? Wow, you’re really meticulous.”
“It’s not about being meticulous. It’s about being thorough. Why should I trust you and lend you my phone?”
“Do you have something to hide? Are you still watching adult videos on your phone?”
“Adult videos? What are you talking about! I don’t watch that stuff!”
“The dog doesn’t stop eating its poop. Look at your blushing face. It’s there, isn’t it?”
“I told you I don’t have it! Go ahead! Check it yourself!”
Dahee confidently handed her phone to Hyeju. Hyeju inwardly smiled at the turn of events.
“As expected, Chendahee is still weak when it comes to adult videos.”
In the past, Dahee was caught watching adult videos while eating alone, surprising Seungwon and Hyeju, who had visited unexpectedly. Since then, ‘adult videos’ became her trigger.
“I’ll use it quickly and return it.”
Hyeju cheerfully accepted Dahee’s phone.
Then, she made a call on her own phone and quickly checked Dahee’s contacts.
“…Could it be Choi Gwinyeo?”
Despite trying various search terms she had in mind, there was nothing coming up. Cold sweat broke out.
Why? Why on earth?
Tick-tock, time passed.
“I need to find it quickly!”
Feeling extremely uneasy under Dahee’s sharp gaze, Hyeju reluctantly began to search through the entire contact list.
Her concentration, which had not been apparent even during the college entrance exam, reached its peak.
“You can’t hear the vibration in the meeting room! It seems like it’s not here. Give me back my phone.”
“Just a moment. I think I hear something from somewhere.”
“You can’t hear anything? Hurry up and give it to me!”
Impatient, Dahee reached out irritably.
Gulp. A dry swallow passed down her throat.
‘Should I just take the phone and run away?’
She tightened her grip on the phone.
My Arch-enemy Sealed My Memory and Said That He is My Husband
This is an incredibly captivating story that you absolutely shouldn’t miss! I’ll give a brief introduction here, and below you’ll find a detailed synopsis of the plot.
The female lead is a fierce and powerful demon king. The male lead is a once-in-a-millennium celestial lord, admired by the entire cultivation world.
They are equally matched, legendary rivals who have battled for centuries.
In the final duel, the female lead is gravely injured. The male lead saves her, seals her memories, and hides her true identity. He tells her that he is her fiancé. His entire life has been flawless—except for the one thing he never expected, never controlled, and never wanted to control: falling for his greatest enemy. She is his inner demon, his obsession.
When the female lead regains her memories, she is furious at his deception.
She makes his life a living hell.
And somehow, the male lead—possibly a total masochist—doesn’t mind at all. In fact, he’s happy she’s paying attention to him.
Yep, we’re back to my favorite trope: male lead suffering. If you love this kind of story, jump into the pit with me now!!!
Intro
Dong Xia lost her memory.
Her handsome and extremely powerful fiancé Li Qing comforted her: “It’s okay if you can’t remember. I’ll always be with you.”
Everyone thought Dong Xia’s ancestors must have burned incense to get such a perfect fiancé. He was the number one person in the immortal realm, yet he remained chaste and only loved her.
…
The day before marrying her fiancé, Dong Xia finally remembered everything.
She wasn’t suffering from memory loss at all.
Her arch-enemy had made her fake her death, destroyed her cultivation, replaced her memories, and pretended to be her deeply in love fiancé.
No wonder he said, “It’s okay if you can’t remember”!
Dong Xia laughed coldly as she pulled out her long knife: Li Qing, prepare to die 🙂
*
Li Qing, as the supreme being of the immortal realm, was the people’s shining beacon.
The only unknown stain in his life was his affection for Dong Xia, the ruler of the demon realm.
In the final battle of the war between immortals and demons, the sky collapsed and the earth shattered. The ruler of the demon realm was finally slain under the sword of the supreme being of the immortal realm, and everyone in the immortal realm applauded.
The cultivation world lost a ruler of the demon realm.
And in the back mountain of Li Qing’s cave dwelling, he secretly hid away a fiancée.
Notes:
1. The female lead is white on the outside, black on the inside, and the queen of flattery; the male lead repeatedly tests the edge of darkness, a VIP guest at the crematorium.
2. Fantasy cultivation world setting.
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