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Taeyong and I talked that night over some coffee.
"So what do you plan on doing next?"
I sigh
"Seriously, I have no idea what to do next. I just want to take a rest maybe, but I know I can't do that."
"Maybe you do need a break."
"No, I've been taking too much time off."
"That's fine. We all need days to rest up. I know you're used to working your butt off back there, but this here is different. You can live freely here."
I look down.
"I just don't know what to do."
"That's also fine. We all don't really know what to do most of the time. We just try to live our lives."
Somehow I was comforted with Taeyong's words.
"Thank you for that. I should really listen to you more. Speaking of listening to you, I mean we've been sharing this house for some time now, but I rarely hear you tell me about yourself."
"I'm not that interesting."
He grins with a scoff.
"Come on, let me hear your life. Then I can consider this a good time off."
We then went deep into conversation.
He told me he was the oldest out of 4 siblings. His main goal from a young age was to be a police, to do good. To serve and to make the country just a little bit more safe.
I listen more to him. He actually knows a lot of stuff. He's smart. He actually lost his Father and his youngest sibling a long time ago. Truth is his father took his youngest sibling and ran off. Well that's what his mom told him.
Soon I tell him about what happened as I was at the president's office.
He didn't want to believe it, but he had trust in me.
"You wanna know why I didn't arrest you?"
"Why? Are you scared of me and my kicks?"
I sarcasticly say.
"Nah, not that. It's just that I didn't see you as a bad person. You're eyes told me you were kind and that you're doing the right. You were innocent."
"Really? Do I look Innocent?
I punch him lightly at his biceps to shake off the awkwardness.
"Has Ji wan contacted you?"
I told him I slept at Ji wan's vacation house.
He was silent after that.
"Do you trust me?"
I ask him.
"Yes. I know you're smart."
"Sometimes I don't. I don't feel smart. I don't trust myself. I see myself as powerless since Doctor Jung is not with me to guide me or anything like that."
" You'll eventually lose people in life. That's just how it is."
"Yeah, maybe it is like that."
I didn't ask him if I should cooperate with Ji wan's plans on helping me get stronger. Since I know he doesn't like Ji wan.
I resume training and working my plan out. I realize that I don't have a nice plan and I can't make one since I don't know the details.
Who is behind this? Who are their allies? Are all the government officials included in this?
Taeyong. He's a high ranking police. He can help.
"Hey."
I burst his doors open. It was 4 in the morning and he was still sleeping. But I didn't care.
He immediately jumped and tried to hide the fact that he was drooling in his bolster. He sleeps like a baby.
"Wha- What? Are we under attack?"
"What? no. I just found a new plan."
He looks at his alarm clock. 4:12 a.m.
"It's 4 in the early morning what do you mean."
"Just meet me downstairs. We'll talk about it."
I run out of his door and he collapsed his head again on his pillow.
Soon I had some coffee propped up for us to sip while we discussed some matters.
"Can you investigate something for me?"
"What would that be?"
"I realized that I can't make a good plan since I don't know all the details. So can you please investigate for me? Police have way more power than me."
"So you want me to dig up, about what?"
"This organization, the facility, who is behind it, who is involved."
"Do you know what the name of this organization is?"
"CIC. I don't know what they stand for, but they have this sign."
I hand him a photo of the logo or sign.
"Why don't you just join the police force too?"
"Too risky."
"On second thought. Yes. Okay I'll help you. but can you also do something for me?"
"What?"
"You know I lost my dad and my sibling right? Can you also try and find them?"
"Exchange of information. Okay. Deal."
And from then on we were both busy doing what we asked each other.
He was doing it in secret. He says some people who might be involved might get wind of the investigation and try to hinder it.
I tell him to be careful. As I also try to dig up about him. I hack into some websites using some cheap software I have.
I check his background. He was actually pretty clean. I found his mom and his other siblings, but his dad and that sibling that got lost was no where to be found.
I searched as much as I could about the organization too, but I can't find anything.
The people behind this sure did a good job in hiding it. But I'm sure we'll find more about it soon.
I also try and contact doctor Jung to ask but he doesn't respond. His phone rings but he doesn't reply nor pick up his phone.
I think he's busy or he doesn't want to risk anything.
I understand that.
I go on with my day and a few days later Taeyong comes home.
Sadly he doesn't have any clue to who is behind all of this but he did have some leads which would be a good start.
I also am sad to tell him I couldn't get any info. He said it's fine and we carried on with life
"We just have to try harder soon."
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