The Guide

t has a much longer career, is chasing a dead man who he couldn’t catch for 14 hours, it was likely he was struggling.
But no matter how confident he was in his physical strength, he wanted to refrain from working all night because he had to travel long distance.

 

“That’s your problem.
I have to rest early because I have to take a plane tomorrow.
Call Seo Dok-Yeom.”

 

[I called him, but he didn’t pick up.
I’m in a hurry.
The deceased is right in front of me, but I can’t shoot it right now, because….
I think it’s some sort of firearms control period going around.
Placards are posted here and there, and armed policemen are all over the mountain.
If there’s gunfire, won’t I be taken to prison?]

 

Of course it’s annoying to handle the police, but….
Ji-Won, who checked where Lisa stood with a side glance, slightly covered his mouth and lowered his voice a little more.
So far, Lisa has not shown much interest in the call, but it wouldn’t end with only a few harmless slaps on the back if she learned about the conversation.

 

“It doesn’t matter because it’s a BB* gun anyway.
It’s not like you’re shooting at a person.”

 

[T/N: A long, light gun that uses air power to fire small round metal balls.
BB guns are usually the first guns given to older children when they are learning to shoot.
They use them to fire at targets (= objects fired at for practice) and to shoot small animals.]

 

[That’s…]

 

Ji-Won’s smooth forehead was crumpled as Hae-Soo, who blurred the end of his speech, showed signs of embarrassment in a clear voice.
At that moment, an unknown ominousness swept through Ji-Won’s spine coolly.

 

“Why, what! What have you done again! Did you come out with live ammunition?”

 

[No! It’s not like that……, The weight of the bullet is very low to violate the Firearms Act….]

 

“Hey, you crazy! Are you out of your mind?”

 

[It weighs a bit more than 0.05g.
The 0.02g one is too light and I can’t aim well with it.
What should I do?]

 

“Ahhhhhh…”

 

Ji-Won, who swept his dry face roughly, let out a sigh.
Of course, a 0.05g difference is not enough to distinguish with the naked eye, and even if he’s caught, it is unlikely that he will be sentenced to prison.
However, the job of Hae-Soo and his are different from others.
In this day and age with eyes and mouths all over the world, if the national shooter didn’t do anything but got fined for violating the Firearms Act….
Just imagining it made him dizzy.

 

The problem is that Yeon Hae-Soo, who is persistent in his missions, is someone who can shoot without thinking back and forth if there’s a chance that he will miss the deceased.
He hasn’t tasted the bitter taste of the world yet.
That’s why he (Ji-Won) shouldn’t have indulged him (Hae-Soo).
There’s nothing that he (Hae-Soo) fears.

 

In front of his aunt, Ji-Won, who was forced to take a step away so that the harsh swear words that could not be uttered, said coldly.

 

“Send me the GPS coordinate, punk.”

 

[Really? You’re really coming, right? I love you!]

 

“Shut up.
Hang up.”

 

Ji-Won, who closed his eyes tightly with his molars clenched, opened his eyes and approached Lisa with a quick step.
He made a troubled expression.
It was fortunate that he didn’t have to pretend to be sorry because he was feeling sorry.

 

“Auntie, what should I do? I think I have to go because something urgent came up.
I can’t have dinner with you.
I will go to the hotel early tomorrow morning.”

 

“What’s so urgent? Is this your gallery thing?”

 

“No, something else.”

 

Lisa, who was tilting her head with a questionable face, suddenly raised her eyes fiercely.
Why on earth does the child who has a fortune on his own be working somewhere else?

 

“Is it another job? Why did you get another job? Or are you into gambling?”

 

“Ha, why would I be in gambling?”

 

“Then why do you have to leave so urgently? Unless you have to meet a private lender because of gambling debts?”

 

“I’m not into any kind of gambling.
It’s kind of like donating my talent….”

 

Lisa, who narrowed her eyes to Ji-Won’s unclear answer, looked even more suspicious.
Ji-Won was not a person who personally helps someone in exchange for anything.
As much as possible, he likes to stay away from others’ business.
He hated it when someone bothered him, but he would still help them if it wasn’t something hard and wouldn’t harm others.
The same goes for having a favour, and he was even more reluctant to receive it.
So she couldn’t believe he was doing someone a favour by lending his talent.
It was as incongruous as a lion declaring himself to be a vegetarian.

 

Wiiiing.
Ji-Won, who checked the message while avoiding the suspicious look on Lisa’s face, briefly kicked his tongue.
That Yeon Hae-Soo is really close to him. Maybe it would be faster to just go over the mountain than to go back by car? Damn, climbing in Berluti*.
I have to do this sort of thing because of this pet peeve.
I waited 4 months to get the vacation, but it’s going to be ruined.
Alas… does he have any idea how much these shoes cost?

 

[T/N: Berluti is an expensive brand that designs and sells clothes, shoes, sunglasses etc.]

 

“Auntie.
I’m really in a hurry….”

 

“Okay, go then, and explain it properly later.”

 

“I’m so sorry, Auntie.
You can take the car.
I’ll call you.”

 

Lisa, who unexpectedly received the key thrown by Ji-Won, was shocked to see Ji-Won jumping toward the thick grass over the fence without any hesitation.

 

“Hey, Cha Ji-Won! Where are you….
What the hell are you doing running into a mountain road? Are you a deer or something?”

 

Ji-Won, who heard his aunt shouting behind, took a breath for a while and confirmed that there was a long scratch on the smooth skin of the calf and grinded his teeth.
I think the location is about here…. When he turned his head reflexively at the rustling sound, he saw a familiar round head behind a large tree.

 

“Yeon Hae-Soo.”

 

“Bro! How can you be so quick….
Ouch!”

 

Ji-Won, who graciously hit the back of the approaching Hae-Soo’s head, asked about urgent matters.

 

“Talk later after the job is done.
Where’s the deceased?”

 

“Over there in the tree.
Can you see his face?”

 

Ji-Won, who stared sharply at where Hae-Soo was pointing, answered briefly.

 

“I can see it.”