Baek Jeong

The atmosphere inside the car was tense. You're a male, the youngest in the group. Your role was surveillance. Your name is Johan, and you're male. I sat in the back seat next to Allen, who was hunched over his laptop, his fingers moving rapidly across the keyboard, bypassing Gun Woo's house security system. I watched the blurry screen and saw Baek Jung and Tae Geum enter. I leaned closer to Allen and whispered, "This doesn't look right... I don't think things are going to end well." Allen didn't even look up, his face pale in the screen's light.

Minutes later, the car door suddenly swung open. Baek Jung slammed into the seat, his face contorted with fury. He'd offered a fortune, and this bastard had spat on it. "You worthless wretch! You ingrate!" he yelled, slamming his fist against the back of the front seat. Sensing the rising tension, Tae Geum sped off toward the luxurious hotel suite.

Inside the wing, the atmosphere was even more tense and dangerous. Baek Jong paced back and forth like a caged predator, his eyes bloodshot. "If he doesn't accept the money," he said, "we'll take what he loves. We'll arrest his mother. We'll see how brave he is when she pays the price for his pride." Then he turned to Man Bae, who was leaning against the wall with a cold, greedy smile.

"You need real guards, Chief," Man Bai said calmly, throwing a photo file onto the wooden table. "Not just fighters. Killers. But they're not cheap."

Baek Jung's eyes scanned the photos of the assassins until they settled on one: In-Bum. He tapped on the picture with a predatory grin, even though the price Man-Bae was demanding was exorbitant. He no longer cared about the cost; he was bloodthirsty.

She stood by the window, watching him silently. But the look in his eyes tonight told her that even a single word of objection would lead to utter chaos. He finally looked up at her, his chest heaving with anger and frustration.

"Are you going to stand here all night?" he shouted, his gaze piercing your eyes, "or are you going to come here and help me forget how much money I just wasted on this new dog?"