After they revealed everything to Matthew, they stayed quiet to give him time to process everything. Not only had they uncovered the truth about Matthew's parents, but they had the evidence they needed to arrest Hyungnim and everyone involved in human, drug, and gun trafficking. All of their weaknesses and crimes had been saved into neat files and were probably going to be used against them soon. After a while, Matthew finally spoke as he tried to hold back his emotions.
Matthew: "About my parents... Thank you. But I guess I can't leave yet."
Everyone looked at him, wondering what he was thinking.
Chaerin: "Matthew? What do you want to do?"
Matthew: "I want him to know who I am. And I want Hyungnim to know I know... I can't let him get away with any of this."
Chaerin: "I understand, but let's be smart about this, okay? Let's come up with a plan first."
Taeil: "Leo and I can protect this file. I'm just afraid we can't be of much help in any other way. I'm sorry."
Chaerin: "No, don't be. Your role is the most important."
They nodded at each other and Chaerin turned back to Matthew.
Chaerin: "Can you keep your cool until we figure something out?"
Matthew nodded and stood up to leave along with Chaerin.
Chaerin: "Let's try to have another meeting. I want to talk to Minho about this. Don't worry, he's just like us, so he's trustworthy."
Leo: "But he's close to Huta, are you sure we can trust him?"
Chaerin nodded and pointed at the file still on the screen with a sad expression.
Chaerin: "Read his file. We all have the same goal, bring down Hyungnim."
Leo looked over at the screen as Taeil bowed his head. They said goodnight and Chaerin left with Matthew right behind her out of their room and went into their own. But neither of them could sleep much after that. The mansion had gotten quiet as Huta remained locked in his room and they didn't have much work to do now that the guards took over the money pick-ups and Hyungnim had seemed to abandon them. After two days, Matthew came back from tailing Seokwoo and went to look for Minho to tell him what was going on. He didn't find Minho in his room or in the kitchen, which was where he usually was when they didn't have things to do. He sent him a message and waited for him to reply or call back. He was sitting on the couch lost in a daze when he heard the door open. He went over and saw Minho and Taecyeon walking in from the garage.
Matthew: "Minho..."
He looked over at Taecyeon who got the hint and excused himself.
Minho: "Did something happen?"
Matthew: "I just needed to report that Seokwoo wasn't able to pick up the money. The cops were at each location and today I went to go check again but it's the same thing. I got a message that Seokwoo has left the mansion."
Minho: "Alright."
Minho was about to leave when Matthew stopped him.
Matthew: "Chaerin needs to talk to you..."
Minho nodded but again before leaving, they heard the front door open and a guard walked in with Youngkyun who had a serious expression unlike the usual playful one.
Guard: "He says he has business here with Huta."
Minho nodded and dismissed the guard. He motioned for Youngkyun to follow him. As they walked over to Huta's room, Youngkyun tried to intimidate Minho.
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Supreme Freedom
FanficA noir based story featuring SF9 as the main leads. Special appearances by other well-known idols from multiple groups in a story about a man's desperate search for supreme freedom. Will he find what he's searching for?