Upon arriving at the prosecutor’s office, Seok-won struggled to open his mouth for a while even when meeting Prosecutor Jang.

Kang-hyun tried to cross the road as if possessed by a ghost.

“Please get yourself together!”

Discovering Kang-hyun walking in a straight line, he was pulled onto the sidewalk, but he seemed oblivious to what he had done wrong.

“Director, how many hours did you sleep yesterday? Are you taking sleeping pills again?”

“Time isn’t passing well.”

With a physique that matched his suit, a perfectly tied main tie, and neatly arranged hair.

Kang-hyun, who seemed perfectly fine on the outside, unconsciously lost his focus, even when managing work and daily life normally. There were numerous instances where he didn’t react when someone called his name after colliding with someone on the street or when his name was called three or four times.

It wasn’t a matter of pretending not to see or hear; he genuinely couldn’t see and hear.

While taking some time apart from Seo-yoon, he was enduring the slow passage of time, with one side of him completely unraveling like a loose screw.

“Sigh…”

Seok-won, who was sighing heavily in broad daylight, and Prosecutor Jang Yeon-seok, sitting across from Kang-hyun with drooping eyelids, exchanged glances.

“Do I not know what’s going on unknowingly? Both of you seem to be in a mess. Seo-yoon, or rather, Miss Seo-yoon, is something wrong?”

Hearing Seo-yoon’s name, Kang-hyun, who had corrected his blurry focus, leaned forward.

“What evidence did Gu Se-jun have? Is it possible to investigate and arrest Chairman Tae Seok-gyu?”

“On the day Seo-ji-an died, it’s a copy of the CCTV footage from the entrance of the officetel and the 13th-floor corridor where Gu Se-jun resides. Gu Se-jun copied it one step ahead before Chairman Tae erased the records.”

“What was captured?”

“Mostly everything. Seo-ji-an entering Gu Se-jun’s officetel and not coming out. Gu Se-hee urgently ringing the bell and subsequently Chairman Tae and Director Jo arriving. Director Jo comes out dragging a large immigration bag. It’s perfect as circumstantial evidence, but…”

Prosecutor Jang, who paused for a moment, clasped his hands on his upraised knee.

“Is there something I don’t know? Both of you are in terrible condition. Is something wrong with Miss Seo-yoon?”

The prosecutor, who had paused for a moment, held Kang-hyun’s clasped hands on his upraised knee.

“Even if we prove Chairman Tae Seok-gyu’s connection through testimonies of related parties, it might be difficult for more than five years. Chairman Tae Seok-gyu didn’t commit the murder directly, and moreover, Director Jo confessed that everything was at his direction. Also, the relationship between Miss Seo-yoon and Seo-ji-an. It’s a complicated situation in various ways. I’ll bring a stack of defense attorneys, so it might be a long fight.”

Prosecutor Jang folded his finger joints and pressed on the temple.

Thinking of Chairman Tae Seok-gyu, who wouldn’t hesitate to use any means to minimize the sentence, Kang-hyun’s head already hurt.

“What Tae Seok-gyu desperately wanted was Seowon Group. If we take away his position and make it impossible for him to return, it’ll be some form of revenge.”

“Yeah, we should start criticizing him in the media. What do you think about Tae Director’s thoughts?”

“The media is not ready yet.”
I’ll do my best to ensure that information about Seoyoon and Seo Jian doesn’t get revealed, but I was worried that if attention was focused, the victim’s identity might be disclosed.

Depending on Seoyoon’s choices, it was about to be concluded whether to use the media or not.

“Do you want to meet Chairman Tae?”

“No, I feel like I’d want to kill him if I see his face. Even if he’s released early, tell him not to be noticeable, just to stay in a quiet rural area. Just relay that message.”

“Okay, let’s disband now. Director Do, when are you going to catch me and have a meal together?”

Yussha, with a small cheer, Jang Yeon-seok, who stood up first from the sofa, called Seok-won while straightening his crumpled suit.

“Yes?”

Seok-won, who was about to follow Kang-hyun, who disappeared without a greeting, froze in place, receiving an unexpected meal proposal from his senior’s brother.

Being alone was more peaceful than expected.

Living as Seo Jian, the considerable fortification of her mind made her not feel too lonely.

While drinking a warm glass of milk, she read a book, did some light exercise, and spent a quiet and slow day watching a few movies on the large screen that occupied the center of the wall.

When the silent routine faded away, lying in bed, both the parents who would crumble when the truth was revealed and the Taekang-hyun, who couldn’t accept the farewell, flashed in her mind simultaneously.

Despite somewhat regaining her composure towards the idea of living as Seo Jian, there was still a separate worry that Taekang-hyun would break down to the extent of not accepting her parents’ love.

“…Oppa is really like a monster, dreadful.”