Double Meaning

9.1

Jungkook entered the hotel room and stopped in his tracks. His sharp eyes looked around the room, but it was deserted and bleak. Just as it had been when he left it in the morning.

"......"

He loosened the tie that seemed to be choking his neck. He took off his jacket and undid the cufflinks on his wrists. The splatters of blood were vivid against his white shirt. It must have happened when he fought off the surprise attack in the elevator just now.

His opponent was definitely a henchman sent by SungHo. Even though he was disguised as a hotel guest, this man couldn't hide the sense of danger that was exuding out of him due to his many years of being a gangster.

As this man charged at him from behind to stab him with a knife, Jungkook kicked him down right away. Inside this narrow elevator, he had to conduct hand-to-hand combat. When the elevator door opened in the middle of this, a normal guest caught a glimpse of the bloody man and screamed, so Jungkook had to stop.

He left it to the hotel manager to call the police and settle this matter before heading up to his room. Thanks to Lieutenant Han, who had alerted the police beforehand, Jungkook didn't have to be called in to fill out the tiring report.

"Whew..."

Jungkook angrily swept his hand through his hair. It was difficult for someone to attack him in the hotel because it was crawling with YongSung's men.

However, SungHo had sent an expert assassin anyway. The reason was simple. Realizing that Jungkook never left the hotel, SungHo believed that Park Lisa was there as well. Only half a day had passed since Jungkook had reported her death to him in the morning. However, SungHo was already on the move.

'...Is it because he doesn't believe me?'

Jungkook walked into the kitchen as he recalled the way SungHo had screamed curses at him through the phone. He poured himself a glass of water and gulped it down. Something felt strange since a while ago. After slowly emptying the glass, Jungkook slowly walked around the spacious living room. He didn't see any hidden intruders.

Holding the empty glass, Jungkook sharply glanced at the closed bedroom door. Because of the sudden appearance of an unwelcome guest, Jungkook's body was still tense even though the scuffle had ended. He didn't like that. He placed the glass cup on the marble island counter and walked towards the bedroom Lisa was staying in.

He felt that once he saw her safe and sound inside the room, he'd feel better. Once he opened the door, he finally realized the cause of this strange feeling.

"You're back?"

Unlike him, Lisa looked relaxed as she sat inside the room. However, she wasn't sitting on top of the bed.

"Lieutenant Han left urgently, so I thought something happened. You're back earlier than I expected."

Perched on the table, Lisa pressed a long cigarette down onto the ashtray as she grinned at him. Jungkook frowned and took a step towards her. Suddenly, Lisa picked up the handgun on the table and held it up. It was the handgun he kept in the safe.

"If you come any closer, I'll shoot."

Her lips stretched into a smile. Jungkook's heart raced inside his chest and the blood rushed to his temples.

"Do whatever you want."

Jungkook didn't stop and continued to take slow steps towards her. His dark eyebrows furrowed as his cold face twisted into a frown. He didn't even want to know how she had gotten out of her handcuffs. How she had managed to get his handgun out of his safe wasn't important either.