Devil Returns To School Days - Chapter 201

Epilogue, Retribution (3)

Another year passed.

The news flowed from the mobile phones people carried in their hands and the TVs installed in various places.

[It’s already been two years since the new regime declared war on the ‘Golden Gate’. In the meantime, many powerful people, starting with the Taeyang Group, have been revealed to be members of the Golden Circle, and more than a hundred criminals, including clients, perpetrators, and members of the Golden Circle who can be said to be behind them, have been brought to justice. People say The truth is uglier than expected. However, at times like this, the Republic of Korea must remember this incident, which will remain as a painful memory, and prevent it from recurring.]

It was a channel known for bombarding facts.

Anchor said rather forcefully.

[Despite the fact that the crime was clearly revealed, Yoon Byeong-ho, chairman of the Taeyang Group, is still appealing to reduce the punishment for his crime. We have to say that this shameless behavior is wrong, and we need to stop sitting on the sidelines and face the problems that are eating away at our society. The Golden Circle is a lump of cancer that originates from bystanders. Keep in mind that only sustained attention and constructive criticism can correct our society. Finally, we will wrap up the news with an interview with ‘Prosecutor Kang Dong-cheol’.]

The screen has changed.

Kang Dong-chul appeared.

He, now known as a star prosecutor, said with a cold face.

[If you commit a crime, you will be punished. At the very least, I will try to create a society where people who have lived an honest life can feel proud of themselves and where causation is accepted. Oh, and for those who haven’t been punished yet, just in case, with regards to the Golden Circle, don’t rest assured that they’re off the prosecution’s radar. If you have done something that deserves punishment, the day will come when you will meet me in person.]

with this incident.

The evaluation inside the prosecution has changed a little.

Its reputation as a knife for killing cows is still there, but for some reason it has a reputation for being a bit cruel to criminals.

[I hope that criminals, please, live in fear.]

* * *

A whopping 3 years have passed.

Yoon Hyun-min was still in a mental hospital.

Even when he was first admitted to a psychiatric hospital, there was a certain expectation in his heart.

‘My father is not someone to be taken lightly. Whatever Kim Hyun-seong has prepared, he will break it all down and solve all your problems. Taeyang Group can’t collapse like this. A conglomerate that ranks third in Korea’s business world shouldn’t collapse like this.’

Denied reality.

Even though he heard of Kim Hyeon-seong’s plan, he brainwashed himself into believing that his future would not be bleak.

clap clap.

Didn’t skip a meal.

This is a long game.

Seeing Kim Hyeon-seong rejoicing at his successful revenge, he wanted to show himself intact until the end.

However, there were limits to the effort.

A year passed as if to destroy hope, and from then on, I had to accept the fact that my father really couldn’t save me three years ago. A terrible mental agony crept in. For men enlisting in the military, it seems as if time has stopped for more than two years, but the space Yoon Hyun-min lives in is a hospital room where nothing is allowed except for breathing. A maddening anxiety crept in. Amidst the stopped flow of time, the worry that perhaps his father might fail abruptly crept up.

Breakfast, lunch, dinner, dawn.

My mind has changed.

in the morning.

‘It won’t, it won’t, it won’t. Father will definitely keep his promise.’

at lunch.

‘Can I trust a person called my father? You abandoned me anyway. If he had planned to protect me to the end, he wouldn’t have sent me to a mental hospital even if the sun group collapsed. That must have been the father I knew.’

in the evening.

‘Let’s trust the father. There’s no other way.’

at dawn.

‘… … Can I trust my father?’

My mind wandered.

Although the desire to commit suicide was intense dozens of times a day, he could not abandon his lingering attachment to life with the feeling of grabbing at least a straw. It was all thanks to Kim Hyun-sung. He looked straight at himself and spoke of revenge. In order to show it to Kim Hyun-seong, he wanted to survive somehow.

I took my medicine every day.

Lying in the hospital room with a hazy mind, I imagined the future when I went outside.

‘First, go to Kim Hyun-seong… … .’

The plan bites tail after tail.

I was happy just imagining it.

Whenever I thought of trampling on Kim Hyeon-seong and taking revenge on him, I smirked at the empty space where nothing existed. The imaginary world was the only way he could breathe. He didn’t even notice how much time passed, and he closed and opened his eyes again and again. The only way to measure the time was to hold onto the plate being refilled and ask the doctor questions.

It was like that that day too.

I asked the doctor, trying to hold on to the medicine the doctor was administering.

“… … How much time has passed?”

No answer came back.

Sometimes though.

There are times when he spits out an answer to guess the time, so Yoon Hyun-min had no choice but to cling to this moment.

sigh, eyes closed

I need to hear the answer.

I don’t want to sleep like this

I finally let go of the string of consciousness that I barely held on to.

It was then.

Was it because he thought that Yoon Hyun-min had lost his mind?

Through my hazy consciousness, I could hear the conversation between the doctor and the nurse.

“Anyway, what will happen to this patient in the future? It’s already been 3 years, but the chairman who said he was going to find his son was also ruined. Even if you leave the mental hospital, you will have to rot in prison for the rest of your life with a life sentence. no answer, no answer You pay for your sins in a really terrible way.”

“Iknow, right. Still, I don’t feel sorry for her.”

“That’s right.”

A distant voice.

That’s how Yoon Hyun-min lost his mind.

* * *

Eyes flashed open.

A cold sweat drenched his entire body.

Recognizing the vague memories beyond his consciousness, Yoon Hyun-min ran to the door with a pale face.

Bang bang!

“Open the door, open the door!”

Bang bang!

“Is it true that Taeyang Group is bankrupt? 개씨발새끼들아. Anyone come and tell me anything!”

The voice echoed through the weng-weng space.

It was a meaningless ringing.

There must have been someone guarding the corridor, but no matter how much I shouted, there was no response.

screamed an hour

When his voice stopped coming out, Yoon Hyun-min staggered back to his seat.

dump.

“… … ah.”

I felt dizzy.

Suddenly, I felt as if my feet collapsed and the ceiling collapsed.

lasted 3 years

My father said he would save me after 3 years, so I swallowed the pain in this absurd situation. But now the hope of going out was gone. The only person who can save him is his father, the chairman, but if Taeyang Group is ruined, who can deal with Kim Hyeon-seong?

no more

There was no hope of living.

I felt the tension that I was barely holding on to was let go.

“… … okay. In the end, everything goes your way. I’ve lost everything, and I won’t be able to go back to the old Yoon Hyun-min. by the way. Still, this is not it. You cannot suffer here for the rest of your life like you intended.”

eyes are bloodshot

I clenched my teeth.

Fear surged like mad, but only one thought spread like a cancer cell in Yoon Hyun-min’s head.

death.

It was the only escape.

If I had to live here for the rest of my life, I would rather choose the only refuge I could choose for myself.

far away

“Cheup.”

I bit my tongue.

A space where there is no hanging or sharp metal.

The only way to commit suicide was to bite your own tongue.

The drug-blunted head had no hesitation in making a choice, and he covered his mouth with both hands even as blood poured out. In case his own moan leaked out. Thinking that he might be treated by the rapidly rushing medical staff, Yoon Hyeon-min obsessively covered his mouth with a reddened face.

however.

jump.

“Come on, treat me!”

“This bastard bit his tongue!”

only 3 seconds? 4 seconds?

It was a really fleeting moment.

As soon as I bit my tongue, people who didn’t respond no matter how much I shouted open the door and came in.

I knew it in that moment.

You can’t even choose to die yourself.

The fact that the people who didn’t respond when he screamed, were ready to come running at any time from a blind spot that couldn’t be seen through the window in the door. Yoon Hyeon-min somehow tried to stop him from spitting out his tongue, but he was helplessly subdued by his outstretched hands from all sides.

snap.

head stuck

He opened his mouth and let out his tongue.

“Ah, ah, ah.”

All I could say was that my mouth was earnestly pouting, saying please let me die like this.

It was the only option Yoon Hyun-min could choose.

* * *

The situation was sorted out.

Thanks to the medical staff waiting in advance, Yoon Hyun-min was able to finish at the level where his tongue was cut off.

after treatment is over.

Someone approached the doctor.

It was Bae Seong-ho, who was always guarding the hospital, although he hadn’t been in close range since the police were deployed.

“How is the patient?”

“Fortunately, there are no major problems. The tongue cannot be reattached, but it is not life-threatening. And due to this suicide attempt, patient Hyunmin Yoon will be moved to a special ward to prevent an unfortunate event like today. In that place, patient Hyunmin Yoon will be ‘safe’.”

say it’s safe.

We knew each other’s meaning.

Rather, due to the choice of suicide, Yun Hyun-min will have to live under increased oppression until his death.

Bae Seong-ho laughed.

“thank you.”

I turned my steps.

Yoon Hyun-min was stupid.

Do you believe that you can choose to commit suicide?

For the fact that a day like this will come someday, I have not missed a single moment of tension over the past three years.

Thanks, I’m at ease now.

There is a precedent that attempted suicide, so it won’t be a problem no matter how you suppress Yoon Hyun-min. It was intended from the beginning. On one occasion, I intentionally pushed him on the back to make him choose to commit suicide.

Seongho Bae picked up his cell phone.

After finding Kim Hyeon-seong’s name, he showed a worried face for a while.

“Hmm.”

3 years ago.

Kim Hyeon-seong asked himself this place and said this.

“Please do not contact me in the future unless there is a problem that I need to know about. The fact that there is no contact from you, and the money that goes out normally every month. I will implicitly prove that there is nothing wrong with our relationship. So do your best to manage Yoon Hyun-min. As long as Yoon Hyun-min is alive, you will never have to worry about money for the rest of your life.”

Kim Hyun-sung’s intentions.

noticed at once

Hyunseong Kim tried to exclude Hyunmin Yoon from his life.

I knew that if I continued to cling to Yoon Hyun-min in the future, I would not be able to live the normal life I wanted.

Saying that you will accept no news as good news.

Still, hesitation arose.

‘From Kim Hyun-seong’s point of view, this would definitely be something he would enjoy.’

Yoon Hyun-min failed to commit suicide.

If it was Kim Hyun-seong, who once risked his life for Yoon Hyun-min’s downfall, it was clear that he would be happy with Yoon Hyun-min’s situation.

Bae Seong-ho and Kim Hyun-seong.

It was a one-sided relationship.

He wanted to please his employer, but Bae Seong-ho, thinking over and over again, soon put his cell phone in his pocket.

“… … You don’t have to work for nothing.”

last few years.

There was something I realized while following Kim Hyun-seong.

Kim Hyun-seong never said empty words.

If you do, do it, if you don’t need it, you don’t need it.

Seongho Bae thought.

Accept no news as good news.

He moved on and returned to his seat as usual.