“What about Logan Pierce? Once his operation is exposed, wouldn’t providing the route be meaningless?”
“Does he trust con artists because he has no one else to trust? Do we need to worry about that too? He got the ledger, so he’ll figure out the routes himself.”
Despite clearly knowing the risks of such a large operation, his tone was confident. Jae-young lowered his feet from the table. Regardless, given the large sum of money involved, he figured it wouldn’t hurt to hear the plan.
“Tell me the details.”
When Jae-young began with a serious tone, Ju-yeon, who had been sitting comfortably, straightened her posture. Until now, it seemed Ju-yeon was familiar with the content as well.
Jae-young glanced at Ju-yeon briefly before focusing on Seung-kwon.
Seung-kwon removed his hands from his pockets and leaned forward. He interlaced his fingers as if clasping his hands together.
“We can’t drag this out. We need to finish within a month if possible.”
“…”
“One person will get a job at Sebin, and another needs to be able to enter Sa Gong-hyun’s residence.”
“I can understand how to get a job, but how do we get into his residence?”
At Jae-young’s question, Seung-kwon ran his tongue over his lower lip. As if hesitating about something, he chose a moment of silence.
Soon after, his lips parted.
“That guy plays cheaper than I expected.”
“…”
“Generally, the problem is that they’re one-night stands… But these one-night stand partners have visited that guy’s house quite frequently.”
As soon as I heard about one-night stands, I realized it. A trivial love affair was the other script.
“We’re not going for a one-night stand but a full relationship with him. As passionately as possible.”
Seung-kwon spoke without hesitation and concluded in one breath. It seemed the real discussion would only begin after Jae-young’s agreement.
Jae-young, rubbing his chin, fell into deep thought. It wasn’t a bad job since he just needed to extract information as usual.
“But if you notice anything strange, pull out immediately.”
Jae-young began in a rather serious voice. Seung-kwon laughed freely in response. It wasn’t that Jae-young didn’t trust him. Compared to Jae-young, Seung-kwon was a veteran.
His greatest strengths were forgery and securing escape routes, but with his extensive experience, he was also quite good at crafting scenarios. Moreover, Seung-kwon’s instincts shone even brighter in real situations.
Nevertheless, the anxiety was unavoidable. It was an animal instinct that automatically warned against unfamiliar situations.
“Don’t get greedy either. No matter how much you prepare, the moment the police catch wind and raid the place, it’s only a matter of time before they find the overseas accounts. This is on a different scale. Let’s just focus on diverting the ledger and route that’s supposed to go to Logan Pierce or whatever his name is.”
Silence fell. Seung-kwon made a small sound as if contemplating.
“Alright. What about Ju-yeon?”
“She’s on board for now.”
With both of their agreements, it was time to design the plan in earnest. Hunger was starting to creep in. Jae-young licked his lips and picked up a photo of Sa Gong-hyun.
“But won’t Noona be the main operative on site?”
With a face like that, there should be no problem sleeping with him, he thought. Of course, that was assuming his sexual preferences weren’t too bizarre. He didn’t look like someone who would be in a gang. Perhaps an actor. No matter how much he examined him, the man seemed more suited to playing a prosecutor on screen than being in a gang.
“I’m not the main.”
Ju-yeon, who had maintained silence for some time, spoke up. Though she spoke indirectly, her meaning was clear. Ju-yeon would not be participating as an actor in this operation.
It wasn’t a strange statement. Ju-yeon was a technician. She had a talent for breaking into computer networks. Jae-young’s head tilted slightly.
“Then… are there more people besides us three?”
If not Ju-yeon, there was no one at this meeting who could work on Sa Gong-hyun. That was the point of Jae-young’s question.
“If I have to go all the way to dating this guy, shouldn’t I get a bigger cut? It’s not just sleeping with him once or twice… Why are you both looking at me like that?”
Jae-young raised his head and surveyed the surroundings with a puzzled expression. Seung-kwon and Ju-yeon’s gazes were fixed firmly on Jae-young’s face.
“We’re keeping this operation minimal. Just the three of us, plus a few private detective agency employees.”
“What are you talking about? You said I’d be dating Sa Gong-hyun and sneaking into his house.”
“That’s right.”
“But without an actor, what kind of action…”
“Sa Gong-hyun is gay.”
Why do bad premonitions always come true without fail?
“…”
No wonder I didn’t want to get up this morning. His jaw dropped in shock. His eyes slowly crawled across the floor and landed on Sa Gong-hyun’s face in the photo.
With a face like that, there shouldn’t be a problem doing anything? It wasn’t funny at all. Jae-young deeply regretted words he hadn’t even spoken aloud.
***
The overall design was Seung-kwon’s responsibility. Jae-young listened quietly, identifying and complementing anxious sections, as they roughly completed the scenario work.
They spent a whole week on underground work and planning. Jae-young’s opinions weren’t reflected at all in the role assignments.
The role of Sa Gong-hyun’s lover fell to Jae-young. As soon as Jae-young mentioned wanting to take a job, Seung-kwon said he had already arranged for that position. Before Jae-young could say anything, he was already “working” at Sebin.
Irritation was already mounting even though they hadn’t begun implementing the operation. On the computer monitor, a video of gay sex was playing. Jae-young, watching the video impassively, tilted his head back.
“Let’s rewrite the scenario.”
“What nonsense are you talking about?”
“How am I supposed to do something like that with a guy?”
“You do all sorts of things if money’s involved.”
“So far, no one has ever asked me to have sex with a man.”
“That’s only because I haven’t asked you until now.”
His head hurt. It was painfully obvious who would be doing the penetrating and who would be penetrated. His ass was already aching though it hadn’t been touched yet.
Do we really have to go all the way to sex? Jae-young rolled his head to the right. His sullen gaze returned to the monitor.
“Ah, ungh! Hnngh…”
Incomprehensible moaning sounds filled his ears. Usually when watching porn, his cock would become erect, but far from feeling any stirring in his lower abdomen, he just felt disgusted.
Why would you stick your dick… there? Throughout the entire act, Jae-young denied the reality. Sa Gong-hyun’s preferences were beyond acceptable.
Watching the video with a distorted face, Jae-young blew out a puff of air. Suddenly, his body, which had been curled up with both feet on the office chair, turned around. More precisely, the seat of the chair spun around.
Tilting his head crookedly, Jae-young looked up at Seung-kwon with disinterested eyes. Seung-kwon, with both hands on the armrests, met Jae-young’s gaze with serious eyes.
“If you’re that scared, just hook up with someone else first to get used to it.”
“I already feel like dying, so don’t say such crappy things. Did you check Sa Gong-hyun’s size? It’s small, right? It should be small. I hope it’s so small that I won’t feel anything. Hyung, will my ass be safe?”
“Are you that worried?”
“What kind of question is that…”
“Just close your eyes and do it. All you have to do is spread your legs, why are you whining about how difficult it is?”
“You know what? If you weren’t my hyung, I would have torn your mouth apart a long time ago.”
Seung-kwon’s expressionless face instantly brimmed with a smile. Rather than seeming amused, it was a laugh of disbelief. Seung-kwon wasn’t the type to scold Jae-young for his insolent words.
“Hyung, I’ve been thinking.”
“About what?”
“Isn’t it too cliché to meet at a club and follow the lover’s course? Can’t we infiltrate as a housekeeper or something like that?”
“You don’t even clean your own house, and you’re going to clean someone else’s?”
“He’d pay a lot for it. His house is big, right?”
Author: Hyacinthus B
Hyacinthus
