Chapter 98 - Savior
"Fuck... it's too big...."
Seo-young scanned the airport, her face dark with urgency.
She was right—the airport was enormous. Lucky for us, there were hardly any people around this early, but it still wouldn't be easy to find them.
Right now, Ji-ha and Yu-jin were stationed outside the airport with their subordinates...
Seo-young, Suhyeon, and I had just entered the terminal.
If they spotted us before we found them, things could get even worse.
That's why... we'd brought only a small team.
Even if... Minseo got shot or something... that was the absolute worst-case scenario.
So we had to keep our heads down and hunt those bastards down.
"How many minutes left until the flight?"
"About twenty minutes left."
Suhyeon replied.
"They're probably arriving soon too. Seo-young-ah, Suhyeon-ah. Let's split up and search. Got it? Report the second you see any suspicious cars or those bastards."
I said, looking around.
"Okay."
"Yes, understood."
Soon after, we parked in the lot... and split up to search for Minseo.
I weaved between the cars, my nerves on edge as I looked for him, but... there was no sign of him at all.
Plus, it was dawn, so it was too dark to see through the car windows as I walked.
'Sigh... Minseo-ya... please, where are you...'
My heart was racing with impatience. I had to search faster, more thoroughly.
When did it start... this thing where Minseo was always on my mind?
At first, it was just his body.
In my dull mafia life, his body felt so intense, gave me such thrilling satisfaction.
When he'd cry while his cock throbbed... it always set off a surge of lust along with an indescribable sense of conquest.
I kept tormenting him like that for a month... two months...
And at some point, he'd become essential to my life.
Whether we were fucking or not, Minseo was always there... and whenever I called his name, those bright, slightly trembling eyes would look at me.
At some point, everything I did with him was enjoyable.
Even if we weren't fucking, even if we were just eating, I felt content... a sense of comfort, a pleasant mood, even when we weren't doing anything in particular.
And... I hated myself for only realizing it now.
If I'd realized it just a little sooner... would this have happened...?
If I hadn't gone on that business trip... would this have happened...?
Logically, I knew it wasn't my fault, but my heart was on fire.
'Minseo-ya... Kang Minseo... where are you...!!'
I missed his bright, sparkling eyes so badly.
I wanted to see him smile, see him cry, see every side of him.
I didn't care if he wasn't a slave anymore.
Please... just appear again....
At that moment—!!
A loud noise rang out from somewhere far away.
Since it was dawn, the sound carried even farther...
My heart pounding, I started running toward the sound.
It grew closer and louder...
"Grab... this... bastard...!"
I could faintly hear a sharp voice shouting among the curses, ordering someone to grab him.
I recognized that voice in an instant.
We'd spent three years together, sick of each other—how could I not know it?
It was Seojiyu.
"Fuck."
I cursed and ran like a madman toward the sound.
I pushed my legs as hard as I could, driven by desperation.
If not now, there'd be no other chance.
Run. Run like crazy!!
But... the sound that had been so clear suddenly cut off.
'What the... where are you...!!!!'
I looked around frantically for Minseo and Seojiyu, but...
There was no sign of anyone.
Don't tell me... he got caught...?
Gasping for breath, my mind filled with nothing but negative thoughts.
Did they find out I was here...?
What if they noticed and retreated...?
Or did they already get on the plane...?
Please... please... Minseo-ya...!!!!!
"Help meeeee!!!!"
I heard it.
So clearly...
That voice I'd been desperate to hear.
My body reacted before I could think, and I dashed forward.
I didn't even realize how winded I was.
I just heard his voice... and ran blindly.
Soon, his figure—and the figures of the subordinates chasing him—came into view, and...
I shot out my leg and kicked the subordinate hard in the stomach.
"Minseo-ya, that was some scream."
His face was haggard... and his clothes were filthy, covered in semen.
Seeing him like that... I felt an indescribable relief along with a surge of rage.
Rage and relief.
Just being able to feel those emotions was enough.
Because I'd found him.
Because I could be with him again.
"Hayoung-niiiiiim!!!!!"
And... after staring at me for a few seconds, Minseo ran to me, tears streaming, and hugged me tight—
"Ugh—!! Why are you only coming now!!!! I thought you abandoned me!!!"
He sobbed in my arms, gripping my waist like never before.
Had he ever hugged me like this before?
It was always me doing the hugging.
"I'm sorry. I'm really sorry."
I gently stroked his sweat-soaked hair.
"Don't be scared anymore, okay?"
I soothed Minseo, who was still crying and trembling in my arms.
And—
I lifted my head... and glared with a smile at the frozen subordinate of Ji-ha... and Seojiyu, who was backing away.
"Where do you think you're going? You fucking bitches?"
I set Minseo down for a moment... and walked toward the subordinate, one step—one step—at a time.
"Blame yourself for picking the wrong master."
As I said that coldly—
"Hey—fuck!!!!"
The scared subordinate threw a punch at my face.
A punch thrown in panic was easy to read.
I ducked low to dodge, then drove my fist straight into her defenseless stomach.
"Guh-ack—!"
The subordinate staggered, groaning in pain.
I didn't waste a second—I followed up with an uppercut to her chin.
Pow—!
Two punches and the subordinate crumpled backward onto the floor.
I was also quite confident in a fight.
It's just that Seo-young and Suhyeon were such monsters in a fight that it never really showed.
Watching me take down the subordinate from a distance, Ji-ha started backing away, then turned to run.
I immediately called Seo-young and Suhyeon.
"I found Minseo. But Seojiyu is getting away.
Head to the exit now."
Whew......
After hanging up, I looked at Minseo's face.
"Sob—!! Sob—!!!"
Minseo reached for me, sobbing pitifully.
As if begging me to hold him.
"It was hard, wasn't it, Minseo-ya? But you're okay now."
I hugged him tight and patted his back to calm him.
"It was so hard—!! Really—!! Sob—!!"
Minseo stayed buried in my arms, crying at the top of his lungs, sobbing.
"I won't leave you behind and disappear again. I'll always be by your side, so don't worry."
"Yes! Yes!!"
Minseo spent several long minutes on the parking lot floor, held in my arms, shedding tears.
The insane relief of finding him... the happiness...
And seeing his face after all he'd been through... I felt a tangled mix of sadness, pain, and rage.
I guess Minseo felt the same.
"You did well, Minseo-ya."
I stayed by his side, patting his back until he calmed down.
*
At that moment—
Ji-ha stumbled back to the car in a daze.
"Fuck!!! What is this. How did this happen!!!!! Aaaaaaah—!!!!"
Filled with rage, she slammed her hands on the steering wheel—
This makes no sense?!
How did they know I came at this time?
And at Incheon Airport, of all places...?
Sigh....
"Fuck— this shouldn't be happening."
Even though rage was surging, I had to stay calm.
The moment I get caught, I'm dead.
There's still time to catch Minseo again.
I'll save that for later.
The important thing is to get out of here first.
I started the engine and pulled the car out.
My hands trembled as I gripped the steering wheel.
The terror of death being right in front of me.
And the rage that Minseo had been taken from me.
And... the chilling fear I felt when I met Hayoung's eyes, burning with rage.
A storm of emotions made me tremble.
Vroom—!!
The car wove through the parking lot and moved forward...
"Sigh... first, a phone call..."
I called the Boss.
"Yeah. Why?"
"Boss!! We're in serious trouble!!"
"Why???"
I checked the exit and hit the accelerator as I spoke.
"Right now, Baekhwa's......"
I was in the middle of speaking... when I turned to the side, blinded by a sudden bright light.
There—a car was rushing toward me at an insane speed, headlights blazing... charging straight at me.
'Crazy... fuck... what is this....'
My mind went blank, and I couldn't move... I just stared at the car, dumbfounded.
In that car... was Lee Seo-young, her eyes burning with rage...
"Ji-ha? Seojiyu...!!?"
'......Fuck......I shouldn't have acted out....'
As Ah-hyun's voice came through, Seo-young's car slammed into mine, and I blacked out.
Crash—!!!
Like a bulldozer, Seo-young's car rammed the side of Ji-ha's car...
Ji-ha's car was pushed sideways right in front of the exit, crumpling like paper.
Pshhhhh—!!
Smoke poured out of the wrecked car like crazy...
Seo-young got out of the driver's seat, staggering.
"Haa... you fucking bitch... I told you I'd definitely catch you."
Seo-young approached Seojiyu with a smirk—and a fierce laugh.