SUPERPOWERS! Running Man

2K Reads Special #3: The Tiger's Dayoff Pt.2

And today, we shall end these specials one and for all!! (Hmm, feel like I've said something similar before) Nevertheless, hope you all are still doing well and may you enjoy!

P.S. I've been watching some Knowing Brothers recently, and I gotta admit that that show is amazing! Thus, I've decided to further expand this universe in this chapter by adding a cameo from one of the Knowing Bros' cast. Heck, one day I might just make this universe so convoluted by adding every sort of variety shows and references to K-dramas...

But nevermind that, for now, let's just get right into it.

Jongkook had just finished his short afternoon visit into the gym when he decided to get himself another quick bite for the day. The memory of that pickpocket was still fresh in his mind, and so he had made sure to keep all of his possession within arm-distance to prevent history from repeating itself.

Just along the way to a street known for its cheap and healthy snacks, Jongkook accidentally passed by a very familiar building along the shopping complex. It was a tall grey building, and it was one that Jongkook used to frequent over a decade ago.

"Guess they're still at it, aren't they?" Jongkook muttered to himself, reminiscing about the old days. Still, not wanting to be seen by anybody who might have recognised him, Jongkook continued walking by and finally made it to his destination.

Jongkook was rather confused, by the time he arrived, on what to pick seeing that eventhough all the food sold there was indeed healthy, he wanted to be able to get one with the best value, both financially and nutritionally. And as such, this search for food led him to walk into one of the alleyways leading to the other side of street. Being wary of alleyways, Jongkook quickly noticed the presence of several people making their way towards him from behind.

"What do you want?" Jongkook asked, sensing the threathening aura emitted by those people. It seemed that they were never planning on keeping their presence hidden, and as such one of them immediately responded.

"We just want you to pay for what you did to our little junior just a while back."

Jongkook chuckled. "He was the one who decided to steal from me! If anything, I should be the one to pay him back for what he did, but no. I let him go! So get packing and leave me alone."

"Oh, that's not how things work around here."

And in just a matter of second, Jongkook was engaged in a fist fight against five people of his build. They were all very much disorganised in how they fought, but Jongkook knew that he should never underestimate them.

While this was going on, a man with a fur coat was watching this little scuttle from a distance and he was enjoying every single moment of it. The man's name was Lee Sang-Min, and he was a former leader of an infamous syndicate group known as the RooRa who used to run the biggest lines of gambling and illegal trades. It turned out that this whole scenario had been fully planned out by him, for it was none other than Jongkook himself who had put an end to Sang-Min's previous reign during Jongkook's agency days. As such, as soon as Sangmin heard about what had happened to one his underlings, he took his chance to exact revenge against Jongkook.

And it seemed that luck was on his side, for Jongkook was slowly but surely getting rather overpowered by the sheer man-power that was put up against him. It seemed that even the Commander himself was still human.

"Finish it quickly," Sang-Min told his henchmen. "I want to be back before sunset."

Hearing this, the five men started putting more force in their punches and Jongkook was left to only put his arms over his face as a way to protect himself. Even then, there were still some punches that managed to land on Jongkook's lower body.

These men are not to be underestimated, Jongkook thought to himself. As soon as this is over, I need to notify the police about these people. Whoever they are, they need to be stopped.

At this moment, Jongkook had still not noticed Sang-Min's presence thus leading to this train of thought. Nevertheless, all Jongkook could hope to do now was to try and find the perfect chance to make an escape. He was outnumbered greatly, and unless he was blessed with some sort of distraction, there was no way for him to make a counterattack.

"Yah!!" A voice suddenly came from across the alleyway, catching the attention of everybody there.

Making use of this sudden turn of events, Jongkook quickly grabbed one of the men and slammed him to the ground before landing a solid punch on the face of another one. It seemed that the tables had now turned, for Joongki had suddenly appeared out of the blue to the aid of the Commander.

"Hyung," Joongki greeted his senior, while the both of them still maintained a fighting stance, ready to engage in battle at any given moment. "Your orders!"

"You take the one on the right, and I'll handle the two on the left."

"Roger that."

"Yah, quickly finish them off," Sang-Min exclaimed, panic starting to show in his voice.

But it was too late. Jongkook and Joongki together were too big of a force for the men to handle, now that they no longer had the upper hand. Both Jongkook and Joongki managed to take down the men standing in front of them with ease, and once this was done, they set their sights on Sang-Min.

"Oh no..." Sang-Min cursed out, before trying to make a run for it. Unfortunately for him, Joongki was already a step ahead of him and quickly intercepted him.

"I'm sorry, ahjussi, but having other people do your dirty work isn't really nice, you know."

And with that, Sang-Min quickly gave himself in before together with his henchmen, he was reported to the police. Thankfully, the police station wasn't too far off and as such, no chance of escape was possible for the thugs until the police arrived. Once seeing Sang-Min's face for the first time, Jongkook finally remembered the man's identity.

"I remember you now. You used to do all those illegal tradings, didn't you?" Jongkook asked Sang-Min whe he was being carried away. "I... I hope you'll find a better path one day."

Hearing this, the only thing Sang-Min could do was lower his head in shame. He had lost everything, everything, due to his past actions and now he was being pitied on by a random bystander. It was at this moment that Sang-Min decided that he would no longer do anymore crime, and would try his best to do good. This was the exact moment that Sang-Min decided to start his turning point in life.

"Thank you," Sang-Min said softly before being taken away to the police station, thus leaving only Joongki and Jongkook behind.

"Hyung, what were you doing anyways?"

"Me? I was just looking for some healthy food on my way back from the gym."

"Ah, jincha? Well, lucky for you, I've got myself some free coupons on a restaurant not too far from here. If you don't mind eating some salad, I'll treat you to a meal there."

"Ohh, sure. It'll be my pleasure."

Jongkook thanked Joongki, and the two of them proceeded to make their way towards the restaurant. Although the day was still far from over, Jongkook was nevertheless happy to have all the difficult things finally behind him.

And there we have it!! We're done with the specials, and as such, the next chapter shall be a chapter back to the main plot!!!!!!!! Maybe...

Actually, I might do a little in-between recap chapter for both yours and my sake (maybe more so for me who has forgotten quite some stuff😅😅), but we'll see.

Welp, anyways, have a great day y'all and I'l see you mext time!