𝐅𝟒 ; 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒆𝒅 𝑭𝒍𝒂𝒈𝒔 || 𝑍𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑜𝑛𝑒 // 𝔹𝕏𝔹 ||

24

Jiwoong pov

I received a text as I was on my way to Matthew's house. I opened the text and abruptly stopped the car. Realising I was in the highway I parked my car on the roadside. Then looked at the text again. A photo of Matthew tied on a chair and he's unconscious. The note saying.. Come alone.. XXX Basement.. I hastily started the car and drove towards the address.

I reached the place after a few minutes. It seemed to be a luxurious workshop. I tried calling the number but he didn't pick up.

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Matthew pov

I gained a bit of consciousness. And I found myself tied on a chair. My eyes travelled to the light where some boys stood surrounding a fire. I recognized the three familiar faces.

"Seongeon sunbae", I called. Their faces turned towards my side. Yunseo smirked as he walked towards me.

"You're finally awake", he said.

"What's the meaning of this, Yunseo? Don't tell me what I am thinking is true?"..

He chuckled, then nodded. He threw the photo to my feet. I looked at it. It's without doubt Yunseo, Seongeon, Jihoo, and Keita.. The four of them wearing the same junior uniform.

"What do you want from me?", I asked. Yunseo took another chair and sat in front of me.

"Let me tell you a story", he said, then continued..

"There was a boy who begged in the street because his parents abandoned him. One day he met a rich boy who gave him food and money, and he even took him to his house. The rich boy's father owns a luxurious workshop and he offered the poor boy to work there and he'd earn money and education in return. The poor boy agreed. The poor boy and the rich boy grew up together like real brothers. They even made good friends. The rich boy passed the entrance exam to an elite school, so they went in different schools. The poor boy started to notice the change in the rich boy's character. He saw that his friend wasn't like before. Then one day, he came home with bruises on his belly. The rich boy was too afraid to return to the school so he dropped out. But it didn't end there. No other school won't let him enrolled in their schools because whoever dropped out or expelled from the elite school before graduation means only one thing. He or she received the red flag.. and accepting them means messing with the F4. The rich boy suffered anxiety and depression and he attempted suicide. He didn't die, but he's in coma, which is no less than death. The poor boy blamed himself for not being there when he needed him. So he promised to destroy the people who put him to an endless sleep. He happened to receive a chance to get into the elite school with the help from his friends who are a students there. Then, he gathered all the information he needed. That's when you came into the picture. Matthew, the one and only boyfriend of Kim Jiwoong, heir of Shinhwa and leader of F4. And the one who invented the red flag system"...

I kept silent while he was speaking. I didn't need to ask who the rich boy and the poor boy was. If it was like before then I would hate the F4, but thing's changed. They changed.

With a teary eyes I looked at Yunseo. "I'm sorry of what happened to Keita. But you should also know that Jiwoon hyung have changed. They all do. I'm sure if they know about it, they'll surely help Keita to receive the best medication. They will make sure he wakes up from the coma. They.."..

My words came into halt when Yunseo suddenly threw his chair. His eyes were full of hate and sadness.

"That's the problem with them. They think they can fixed anything with their money. I don't need their filthy money for my brother's treatment. Their money won't bring back what he lost. His happiness, his life, his education. It's only fair if they go through what Keita went through. And it will start from the Kim Jiwoong"..