18- A Catastrophe

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Minho was savoring the last moment of his parents being out of home

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Minho was savoring the last moment of his parents being out of home. They even told him not to pick them up because it would waste his time.

"I am presumed to be happy that they're coming. Why am I stressed?"

He forced a smile on his face as his parents set their feet into the house, greeting them.

"Son, did you study well these few days?"

"Yes, I did. I loved the serenity of the house. Helped me focus more. You should go on vacations more often. You don't get much rest, worrying about me all the time."

"I guess we should since you're becoming the man I desire you to be. I heard you scored the highest in your class, in all the subjects."

"Yes," he said, staring at the floor.

"I couldn't be happier. Tell me, my son. Do you want something as a reward?"

"Han-" he blurted out, looking up immediately when he realized what he said.

"What?"

"Han....bok. I want a hanbok*," he replied nervously.

"Hanbok?"

"Yes, I happened to gain interest in history." He laughed awkwardly.

"Um....ok no problem."

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Hyunjin ran into the station.

"Calm down Mr.Hwa- Hyunjin. What happened?"

"Min, do you know what our biggest mistake was? Suspecting one person too much."

"What?"

"Yes." He ran to another compartment.

"Hwang Hyunjin, stop, wait. Tell me. Why are you so excited? Did you find him?"

"Min, I promise I'll tell you once I'm sure about this. Shin, check the records of all the trains that came to Daegu the next morning." He instructed another cop of the department.

"Oh for fucks sake, tell me about it."

"Not now."

"I'm your partner in the case. You have to let me know."

"It's not like it would help if I told you."

Seungmin lost both his patience and temper after this.

"Ever since you came here I noticed something weird in you. Give me one reason why you won't tell me. I thought you were unfazed about it. I even suspected you to be a part of the corrupted system, but then I see you actually investigating. This time so much invested that you want no one else to know about it. Why are you trying to keep everyone away from this?"

Hyunjin looked at him with an emotionless face.

"Is there a particular reason why you're so invested in this case? That you came to this rural area from Seoul?"

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