FOOLS

Chapter 19

Though Jungkook's men were loyal to him, one of them was more loyal to the money, to the culture. With the disbandment, he had no idea what to do. The operation had already gone underway, he saw CEO Kim exiting the police station with trails of reporters behind him. The man walked as if the entire world was at his feet, and In Sik wanted to be a part of that. He made his move.

The Kim glass building was well-known in the city but not just anyone could walk into the building and demand to see the CEO. But when the secretary told CEO Kim that In Sik had information about who the real leader of the Black Pandora was, the CEO got curious and sent security to come get him. At this point, neither of them had anything to lose. In Sik's family was on the verge of losing their house, even with the money Jungkook promise by the end, and K Medicine's stocks had begun plumbing since news of his arrest. The timer on their bombs counted down, there's no way of knowing how colossal or detrimental the explosions will be.

In Sik gazed in awe as he walked down the black matted hallway heading towards the CEO's office. Unlike the transparent exterior, the CEO's office had no glass panels for his employees to look into. If In Sik didn't know any better, he would have been like the police and believed that CEO Kim was behind the drug trades. He knocked on the door. There was a low groan of someone telling him to come in.

Despite the massive window behind the CEO, In Sik felt like shrinking himself with the massive aura of darkness. Something about the solemness of the man in front of him reminded him of his boss, well old boss now. He had eyes like Jungkook's, the kind of gaze that could choke you up. In Sik stood awkwardly as the CEO finished typing something on his laptop. The keyboard sounds were exceptionally loud, overpowering the sound of In Sik's heart. He was a traitor.

"Please, sit down." CEO Kim finally said. In Sik did as told. The other man remained in the shadows. Strange, In Sik thought, he was used to being on the other side. "So, you tell me that you know who the Black Pandora's leader is?"

"Yes, sir."

"And how would you know?"

"Because I was a member." In Sik answered calmly, it didn't surprise the CEO as he had thought. Nothing fazed him anymore.

"Was?"

"The leader wants to disband. He said it's time that he moves on with his life and he wants all of us to go on a different path." There was a hint of bitterness in his tone. He had tried his best to not hold any grudges against his old boss because for better or for worse, the kid gave him a life and money for his family. In some respect, In Sik was as close to a father figure as Jungkook ever had. And he genuinely cared for the boy. But he cared about his family more, blood ran thicker than water, no matter what is on the line. And Jungkook was expendable if he didn't serve the purpose In Sik needed him for.

The man scoffed, "He sounds naive."

"He is. But before he retires, he wants to blame this all on you."

"Me?" CEO Kim questioned curiously, "But why?"

"I'm not sure. He had always been secretive about the operations. It could be because of your money, but it wouldn't make sense because he has a lot of money too."

"Then it's probably something personal." He leaned back into his chair, eyes wandering his ceiling which seemed infinite. A pen tapping on the table. "Tell me his name."

"Jeon Jungkook."

The pen hung midair and for a second, the CEO stopped breathing. He thought to huimself at the familiarity of the name. "Jeon Jungkook," he said aloud. Then the pen dropped, booming as it hit the marble floor. "It can't be."

"Sir? Is everything alright?" In Sik asked. He wasn't particularly worried about the CEO, he just wanted to receive his compensation for the information he had just given. But something tells him that's a long way from now. CEO Kim heard nothing. All he could think about was the face of the young boy who he left on the front step of the orphanage. The tears pouring out of the boy' eyes as if it was his last day of living, and in a sense, it was. The man's body went numb. This is revenge, he knew it, and this time, he felt fearful.

"Tell me everything."

And so In Sik did, every detail seemed more impossible than the next. The story of how a boy of no lineage became the most powerful mafia leader in the country. CEO Kim absorbed in the story, thee operations, the transactions, the police chase. It was at this point that he realized the men he sent to check up on Jungkook had been lying and it probably smart of them to quit when they did. After In Sik finished his story, the CEO didn't waste any time to send more of his men to check the arcade for any evidence. The men tore the building apart but found nothing matching what In Sik said, it was just a normal arcade.

The CEO expected that much, which is why he then focused on the transactions and money transferred. He hired a team to find Jungkook's network but was unsuccessful. Instead, he found something else. Jungkook had already rerouted the transactions and placed all the previous money wire in K Medine's name. "Fuck," the CEO whispered under his breath. He never expected his bastard son to have gotten the upper hand. It wouldn't be much longer until the police come knocking on his door again and they will have all the evidence in the world. In Sik promised to testify against Jungkook but the CEO knew better. Who would people believe could carry out multiple international drug trades, a kid with no background or an influential CEO. The odds were not in his favor. There was only one option left.

He turned to In Sik, eyes hooded, "Bring him to me."