Supreme Freedom

Meeting the SK Cartel

Hyungnim was sitting at his desk facing the large window, twirling a pen in his hand as he stared off into space. He suddenly snapped out of it and put the pen down before calling in his assistant.

Hyungnim: "Joon, come in here."

A few seconds later, Joon walked into the office and stood in front of his desk.

Hyungnim: "Tell the kids to prepare for tonight's mission. Then tell that useless punk Huta to watch over them. Let's see how well they do."

Joon: "Yes, Hyungnim."

He bowed and left the office as Hyungmin picked up the pen again. Joon went back to his desk and called Sanghyuk to give him the mission then Minho to give them theirs. Joon sat back and thought for a moment before his thoughts were interrupted by Somin.

Somin: "Mr. Park -"

Joon looked up at her and sighed.

Joon: "How many times have I told you to just call me Joon. I don't feel comfortable with you calling me anything else."

Somin bit her lip and nodded.

Somin: "Sorry."

Joon: "It's alright, what did you need?"

Somin: "Was there anything for us to do?"

Joon shook his head as he stood up. He motioned for her to go back. She took a peak at Hyungnim's door before waving goodbye to Joon. She walked towards the garden where she met Irene tending to her garden.

Irene: "Let me guess, still nothing."

Somin: "I don't understand, why has he had us lounging around here for so long. I can't help but feel like he's up to something."

Irene: "What have I told you about saying such things out loud?"

Irene hadn't looked up at her until now. Somin bowed her head and apologized. Irene turned back to her flowers without saying another word. Somin went back inside, heading to her room before she was called into the kitchen.

TOP: "Hey Somin."

She turned to see him at the table with Gikwang and Jongwoon eating pizza.

TOP: "You want some?"

She shook her head and went back towards her room. The boys continued eating and talking amongst themselves until their appetites were killed by Changmin.

Changmin: "Ugh, why would you all buy that and eat it here?"

He was making a disgusted face and covering his nose.

Jongwoon: "It's just pizza."

Changmin rolled his eyes and yelled at them to throw it away.

Gikwang: "I told you all we should have eaten in the basement."

TOP: "But Yonghwa is there."

Gikwang: "He's not able to hurt us though."

TOP shook his head and threw the pizza crust back into the box. Jongwoon stood up and grabbed the pizza box.

TOP: "Where are you going?"

Jongwoon: "To eat in the basement."

TOP and Gikwang looked at each other then reluctantly followed behind him. Once they reached the basement, they were met with silence. It wasn't out of the ordinary for it to be quiet but they felt the silence they walked into was different. They looked around but didn't see anything out of the ordinary so they shrugged it off and sat around the table to eat when suddenly Yonghwa appeared and snatched TOP off of his seat and dragged him away. TOP was yelling and trying to get out of his grip as the others scrambled to set him free. Irene ran in and yelled at Yonghwa to let him go. Yonghwa looked up at her and smirked. Irene aimed her gun at him and he finally let go of TOP as guards rushed in.

Jongwoon: "How the hell did he manage to get out?!"

They all looked over at the door and didn't notice any obvious signs of force. They looked at each other and Irene told them all to get out. After the guards managed to lock up Yonghwa again, Irene approached the door and touched the handle.

Irene: ~It's only possible from the outside. Who opened the door?~

She attached the lock and walked away. As she reached the top of the stairs, Hyungnim was there waiting for her.

Hyungnim: "What was that about?"

Irene: "I thought you would know."

He smirked at her and patted her shoulder.

Hyungnim: "I thought you wanted to spend more quality time with him."

Irene: "I could say the same for you, considering what you did to him."

They glared at each other before Hyungnim chuckled while looking away. He cleared his throat to have his final say.

Hyungnim: "Please, you should be thanking me, little sister. If I hadn't cut out his tongue, he would have just kept lying."

He walked away before she could respond. She rolled her eyes and stormed off to her room, frustrated.