FALLEN WONDERLAND 「LEE SOO HYUK & SEO YEA JI FICTION」

29: The Consequences of a Bad Decision

Warnings: Concepts contained in this chapter are dark and mind-bending. You were warned!

Seo Yea-ji sat in her dimly lit office, staring at her phone, waiting for a message from Lee Soo Hyuk. She had been waiting for a week, but there was still no response. She couldn't help but feel frustrated and anxious. She had shared some of her secrets with him, and he had seemed receptive to the idea of working with Fallen to take down the Nang Family. But now, the silence from Lee Soo Hyuk was deafening.

She sighed heavily and leaned back in her chair, staring up at the ceiling. She had always prided herself on her ability to read people, but with Lee Soo Hyuk, she wasn't sure. He was so guarded and mysterious, it was hard to tell what he was thinking or feeling. And that made her uneasy.

As she waited in the dark and silent room of the factory, her mind drifted back to their conversation from a week ago. Seo had gone to meet him in Lee's apartment to discuss the conflict they had on the airplane regarding his sister's interview. She was taken aback by the sight of a weary Lee, different from the fiery and argumentative one she was used to. She preferred the Lee who was alive and always ready to find solutions to every problem, even if it meant a heated discussion.

Meanwhile, in another part of the city, a middle-aged housewife named So-Ri managed to secure a job at Nang's Fashion Agency headquarters, where she was assigned to spy on the company by the Fallen team. Despite only working for a short time, So-Ri had already posted several red flags, having chosen to work the late shift where most of the shady dealings occurred.

Tonight, So-Ri had witnessed too many crazy things at the fashion agency and was on her way to the forsaken factory to meet with the rest of the team and inform Fallen. The operation to take down the Nang family had been ongoing for a while now, and everyone on the team was working tirelessly towards this goal. The Nangs had created a web of corruption and deceit over the years, and this case held a special significance for Fallen, as it was related to her brother's situation.

As So-Ri entered the office, she immediately spotted Fallen sitting at her desk while the rest of the team was busy with their work. Pu Ja was typing away on his computer, completely absorbed in his own world, while Sop was engrossed in reviewing some old cases. As usual, Shin was missing, as he spent most of his time outside, serving as their connection to the outside world.

Seo observed So-Ri walking towards her desk, taking a seat next to her and immediately knew that this was an important conversation. "We have to talk," So-Ri said, catching Seo's attention. "And I believe this might be urgent." Fallen nodded, turned away from her desk, and faced So-Ri, waiting for her to share her information.

"Earlier tonight, I spotted a girl below the agency. She looked like Su-Ah, but I didn't bother to check if it was her because the models working for Nangs all look alike after a while. However, her brother showed up with another man to get her later on. I'm pretty sure it was Su-Ah," So-Ri explained.

"Soo-Hyuk?" Seo questioned, sitting up straighter in her chair and eagerly awaiting any additional information that So-Ri had to share.

"They went inside to get Su-Ah, but the man who was with Mr. Lee took her with him, while Lee stayed inside. Minutes later, he drove back and picked up Mr. Lee, and they left," So-Ri added, looking visibly worried. The tension in the room was palpable as everyone processed the implications of this new development.

"What else?" Fallen's tone was a bit louder than usual, her worry palpable as she tried to process the awful news that So-Ri had just delivered. She was waiting to hear the full picture, hoping that there might be a reasonable explanation for Mr. Lee's injuries.