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TAEYONG

We walk into the gas station, Jisung immediately getting up from the seat and running over to me, hugging me as he wails into my chest.

"You're gonna be okay." I assure him, hugging him back tightly. "Are any injuries serious?" I ask Mr. Ji who begins to walk over, Mr. Choi too.

"He needs to have a doctor to look at his ankle, it doesn't look too good. Everything else should be okay, i'd get someone to look at his stats too." He smiles, standing around as Jisung continues to hug me.

"Where'd you come from, Jisung?" I ask him.

"The forest. I can take you now." He looks up at me. His face was bruised and cut, the clothes he was wearing four times too big for him. He's dainty built.

"You tell us the directions, stay with Jeno and Jaemin and get all cleaned up." I walk him over to the chair but he shakes his head no.

"I don't remember the directions, i just remember where i ran from. I won't be able to tell you unless i go too." He stands up, "Let me help please, i owe it to Sungchan and Seoyeon."

"You look like you've broken an ankle, no way you're walking." I still need to keep him safe too.

"Taeyong you won't find them unless i help you. My ankle can heal, they won't if Jihoon carries on doing what he's doing to her." He stands up, crying harder.

I look behind me to Jeno, calling him over. "Keep him beside you at all times, let him use you to balance."

"Hey you." Doyoung walks over, Mr. Choi extremely confused.

"Ouch, Ten get the crutches." He shouts, Ten leaving the building too.

"You tell me if you feel off at all." I say to Jisung. He nods his head as Doyoung walks over with the crutches.

"He's going to show us where the other two are. Ten and Jaemin you two stay here with Mr. Ji. If Jihoon comes back, make sure you keep him here." I shake Mr. Ji's hand, "Thank you."

He smiles and i walk out with Johnny, Mr. Choi running up to me as Jisung leads the way, Mark standing with him.

"Jihoon as in her ex, Jihoon?" He asks, Jaw clenched.

"Yes." Johnny speaks up. I want as little as possible to do with this man.

"Taeyong i don't care what you do. Just find my daughter." He holds his hand out, i look at his hand but look away.

"All due respect, if i'm correct you have physically hurt your daughter more han a couple of times." I keep my eye on Jisung.

He stays silent, Johnny sighing from annoyance at me. "We don't hurt females here. Also, we're not friends, so don't try and chitchat with me."

"If you find my daughter, i'll willing to drop all charges against you and your members. But we won't get anything done if you're holding a grudge." He speaks up, "I apologise, but Seoyeon is my only living child, the only other family member i have left so i am going to do what i can to protect her."

"Probably shouldn't have put her with Korea's most dangerous then." I walk faster, keeping up with Jisung. "How are you feeling?"

"I'll tell you if i feel funny." He stops, looking across the road. Mr. Choi took matters into his own hands and held up his police badge, making the cars stop, allowing us to walk by.

"Is she stable?" I ask him.

"I don't know." He says truthfully, "I don't know about the baby either, yesterday she was crying in pain over her stomach."