Destiny

Chapter 10. Investigate

I plopped down in my chair with a sigh as soon as I got to my office. What have I gotten myself? Maybe I should do a quick research? I opened my computer and began searching for Mr Heo's name and everything that had to do with him.

Jahoon: What have I gotten myself into?

I held my head in my hands as I looked at the screen, reading how important of a figure he really was. I have messed up a bad time right now. I heard a knock on the door and heard it open but I was in too big of a shock to look up to see who it was entering my office. I saw a cup appearing from the corner of my eye. I looked up to see Gyuri smiling at me encouragingly.

Gyuri: Seems like you need this pretty much more than I thought. I got you your favourite: a hot chocolate with whip cream. I know you don’t like the taste of coffee.

Jahoon: Thank you so much. You are really an angel.

Gyuri giggled as she sat down on the chair in front of me. I grabbed the cup and took a satisfied sip of it.

Gyuri: Do you want to talk about it? Or maybe there is something that I can help you with? Just tell me, I will do anything.

Jahoon: Thank you, Gyuri but to be honest with you… I don’t even know what I’m going to do. I didn’t really want to admit it in front of the other girls. After all, all of this was because of me after all.

Gyuri: I understand but this is not your fault at all. If you didn’t get to Jiwon in time then who would have known what would have happened to her? You basically saved her!

Gyuri smiled at me in comfort as she reached her hand over the desk and held my hand. I sighed and nodded. She and the other girls were right but I still couldn't help but feel bad that I messed up a big investment for Saerom.

Gyuri: You know, I actually have an idea of how we are going to fix that. You said it all happened in a bar right?

Jahoon: Yeah?

Gyuri: Then there should probably be some cameras around there that showed the whole situation. Maybe if Mr Heo saw the camera evidence then he wouldn’t be so angry at either you or Saerom.

Jahoon: Maybe… but how are we going to get the camera video from the bar? I bet that they won’t be giving us it that easily.

Gyuri: Don’t worry, I think I have a plan that will work.

I looked at Gyuri as she smiled a confident smile. I felt kind of uneasy about it since I didn’t quite know what she meant by it. Hopefully, it won’t be anything bad.

Jahoon: So what is the plan?

Gyuri: First, we go in and ask them nicely for it and explain the situation. I will tell you the next part of the plan if plan one doesn’t work.

Gyuri winked at me. We walked inside the club. There weren’t many people around right now since it was still early in the day, most people were still at work or school. Luckily for us in case something bad happens during this interaction. But even though there weren’t many people in there, it was still hard to find the owner of the club. The easiest way to find him or her is at the bar.

Gyuri: Excuse me, handsome! Can you perhaps help me?

Gyuri leaned over the counter and acted flirty towards the bartender. The bartender looked back at her with a smirk as he got closer to her. I looked at the interaction in front of me, my blood was slowly boiling but I had to keep a lid over it unless I wanted to ruin Gyuri’s plans. She didn’t mean any of it… right?

Bartender: Of course, honey! I will always love to help a beautiful girl like you. Just tell me and I will do it right away.

Gyuri: Do you know where I can find the owner of this place? By the way, has anyone ever told you how fit you are? I really like a man who knows how to take care of themselves.

Bartender: Well thank you. Actually, I’m much stronger than I look. I will give you my number and you can give me a call if you want me to show you. Just for you, I will find him for you but just be aware that he is nowhere at the level I’m at.

The bartender winked once again and slipped Gyuri a note with possibly his phone number. Gyuri giggled and leaned in to give him a kiss on his cheek. He walked away. Gyuri turned around to me with a smile before she dropped it when she noticed my mood. She walked over to me and wrapped her arms around mine.

Gyuri: I know that I should have told you what I was going to do but please trust me when I tell you that I don’t feel anything towards him. You are the only one that I care about. You trust my words, right?

Gyuri looked at me with much worry as she waited anxiously for my answer. I would be lying if I said that I wasn’t unsure if she was telling the truth or not. I looked elsewhere but at her, as I really tried hard to compose myself. I just huffed as an answer both a no and also yes. Before she could open her mouth to ask what I meant by it, the bartender came back with an older man behind him.

Older man: I hear that you guys are searching for me. What can I help you guys with? Jack, you can leave us alone now.

The bartender, Jack, bowed and walked away but not without forgetting to wink to Gyuri.

Gyuri: We are sorry to bother you but we would like to have a quick look at the surveillance cameras.

Older man: My surveillance?

Gyuri nodded. She then began to explain everything to him or almost everything except for the part with Mr Heo. The older man nodded as he listened carefully to what she said. All of it seemed to go well after the plan.

Older man: Well… what a good try but I won’t fall for that. I know that you guys are undercover cops and are just trying to find some dirt on me but I’m not that stupid. Now, get out!

Jahoon: Wait! Sir! That is not the case, sir! We are actually telling the truth, we are just trying to solve a misunderstanding.

Older man: Yeah right. Like I would believe in something like that. Security! Get these people out! Now!

Four big men walked over to us and grabbed Gyuri and me. I shook them off me and pushed the other guys away from Gyuri.

Jahoon: Don’t you dare touch her. We will walk out on our own.

I wrapped my arms around Gyuri and walked out with her. We walked back to our car and looked back at the bar.

Gyuri: Well that was weird.

Jahoon: Not only that but also why would he think that we are undercover cops? Something is going on in there. It won’t come as a surprise to me if Mr Heo has any involvement with this.

Gyuri: Now that you mention it, it seems like he actually was trying to protect Mr Heo’s son. I’m sorry that we didn’t get the results that we wanted.

Jahoon: You don’t have to be sorry. This is not your fault at all but with all the information that we gathered today, I think I got an idea on how to get the surveillance footage.

Gyuri looked at me with a puzzled look before sighing.

Gyuri: I don’t really like the sound of that but I trust you. But just promise me something: Please don’t get involved in something that may get you hurt.

Jahoon: Don’t worry. I promise you I won’t get hurt.

I pinky-promised Gyuri and placed a kiss on her forehead before pulling her into a hug. Gyuri snuggled into me as she looked for comfort. I bit the inside of my cheek as I tried to hold her tight to me. I hate to admit that I was afraid that this was the last time that I would get to hug her. I had a plan but I couldn’t get myself to tell Gyuri that there was a risk of danger. Hopefully, that wouldn’t be the case but you never know in this life.