ʀᴇᴠᴇɴɢᴇ ɪɪ || ᴋᴛʜ & ᴊᴋ

Chapter 12 || Sinful

Kang Yeri was standing at the construction site, monitoring the progress.

Her mind wandered to the phone call she had received an hour ago.

Another lead.

It was an address in another city. It wasn’t the first time she had received an address from the investigators. Like each time, even though she knew the probability of becoming disappointed was quite high, hope filled her heart. She pulled out and clutched the pendant of her waist chain, rubbing the small silver heart softly.

Her thoughts were interrupted by loud shouts. A crowd had gathered and they were leaning over the safety railing, looking at something in the water below.

“What’s happening?” Kang Yeri asked Dong-ha who was standing next to her.

She went towards the commotion.

“I’m not sure, madam,” Dong-ha answered, following behind her.

When she went closer, people noticed her and made way for her. And then she saw it.

A woman was caught in the rapids of the river.

That morning, they had opened one of the dam gates to let the water partially into one of the canal channels that had previously been dug.

They had taken every possible safety precaution while planning the project. Despite that, how the hell the woman fell into the water, she had no clue.

“Find a long rope and bring it quickly,” Kang Yeri instructed.

The woman was still conscious with her head above the water. She was flailing her arms, calling for help.

People watched as the woman kept going under the water each time.

“Who was in charge of the safety today? Give me the name whose head is going to roll tonight.”

Everyone watched Kang Yeri nervously, but did not give a name.

“Madam, the woman’s name is Da-hee. She’s from our province. We heard that she had been telling someone this morning she wanted to collect a few pebbles for her son. She might have gone in and slipped under.”

Hell, the woman had a child. How could she be so foolish to risk her life for some stupid pebbles?

“Where is that rope?” Kang Yeri barked out as she watched the woman helplessly.

“They are trying to find one that is long enough, madam.”

“Well, ask them to bloody hurry up! And take it down to the shore rather than the bridge,” she instructed.

People looked nervous. Both the Kims and the Kangs, including her, didn’t know how to swim. Only because most of them were born when there was a bloody drought with barely any water body to dip into, let alone swim.

The only water body was the Kim Lake which was also one of the most dangerous places in the province as it was the volatile border between the Kims, Kangs and Lees.

Just when she saw someone carrying a rope and heading towards the shore, there was a loud splash behind her.

Someone had leaped into the water from the bridge.

She watched in disbelief as the person began to swim towards the drowning woman.

She couldn’t see his face clearly as it was getting dark, but she could make out that it was a man, and he swam with powerful strokes against the rapids.

He reached the woman in no time and dragged her up the water, keeping her head above the surface. Wrapping a hand around her now limp body, he began to swim using one hand.