Chapter 77: 77 - A Hint of History 11
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No one at the room was aware of the fact about Ji An father except for Ji An, Ha Na and Song Ho. Jun only knew that she no longer had a father and never, even for once asked Ji An about it. For him, everyone had their own privacy, a secret he wanted to keep.
Ji An who sat beside him, had grown stiff. Her nervousness was showed from her hand movements, which did not stop moving. Ha Na was giving a totally different reaction from Ji An. She was the first to witness Ji An broke down in front of her eyes and she was becoming Ha Na sister and sanctuary. Rather than keeping the shock to herself, what Ha Na did immediately was taking Ji An nervous hand with her and keeping it close. Letting Ji An know that she was no longer alone, Ha Na would be forever there by her side.
Taking the initiative and wanted to know about Ji An past, Jun asked,"What do you mean it is not an accident?"
Ahn Song Ho was taking a deep breath,"This will be a long story. For your information, Jun, Ji An father had passed away due to accident. That's what she knew, and the fact is going to change now."
"Why?" Ji An who kept her silence, voicing out her question courageously.
"I am trying to protect you. The less you know, the better."
"That time, I was working under his team and he would always take a good care of me. He loved Ji An, a lot. There was always talk about Ji An during our break and free time. Everyone knew how much he loved his daughter. However, for once, I was getting stubborn and went ahead of myself."
Song Ho stopped and took a deep breath once again,"This was where everything seemed to go wrong. At that time, I was like you, Ji An, pursuing lead for Congressman Park. Did you know the new built mall at that time, where your father accident happened? The K-mall?"
"I heard about that case before." Detective Jo butted in. "The mall was newly built and it was going to have soft opening soon. However suddenly the whole building collapsed. I was still a junior detective back then and there were a lot of rumors about this case."
"Yes, what I had with me that Congressman Park received bribery and the newly built mall was a money laundry kind of payment. So, I was actively looking for evidence to arrest him. Senior Song had warned me a few times to be more discreet since the scoop was big and could implicate a lot of important people."
"I was careless and stubborn. I did not listen to what he said even though I had received a warning message to stop. It was more like a threat rather than warning message. I chose to ignore and keep provoking Congressman Park. Every place he went, I would be there, pestering him with questions."
"It happened for a full week and sometimes I could see Congressman Park lost his patience with me. One day I had a car accident. I was just crossing over towards my neighborhood when suddenly a motorcycle was coming fast at me. Lucky, I was able to dodge on time, but I was seriously injured and needed to be sent to hospital. When I woke up, I found a text message asking me to come at the new K-mall, alone. The sender mentioned he had a very critical information that could bring Congressman Park down. When Senior Song came to visit me, I told him about the threat and the text message. As expected, he scolded me while I was lying on the hospital bed. He was nagging on how stupid and reckless I was.'
"I kept apologizing to him and decided to drop the case after pursuing the last lead, which was the meeting arrangement. I almost ripped my IV and out from my bed when Senior Song stopped me. He said he would go on my behalf and ask me to just rest."
"Whole day I was waiting for his news to come but I heard none. I tried to call him a few times but it kept connecting me to the voice message. I was getting more and more impatient and that's when I watched the news. The new K mall had collapsed around noon. I could not believe my eyes and was limping out from my hospital bed. A few of our colleagues had been there, right outside my room. When they saw me, I knew Senior Song did not make it. I was wailing and crying and keep hitting my head. I felt guilty. He went there because of me, because of my stubbornness. I should have listened to him. I should have been more careful There were three of them and with the help of nurse and sedative, they managed to calm me down. The rest you knew the story."
"Ji An, I am sorry. It was my fault. The one who died, it was not supposed to be your father. It was supposed to be me."
The whole story telling session, Ahn Song Ho kept lowering his head down. He did not have enough courage to face Ji An. He was the reason why Ji An had to be an orphan at such a young age.
However, what happened next surprised him. From his lowered head, he suddenly saw a pale white hand coming close, enveloping his hand and said with a whispered choking sound,"It's okay, Oppa. It's okay." She patted his hand a few times to console him.
Right after he heard that sentence out from Ji An mouth, his eyes turned misty and he gripped her hand harder and silent tears was rolling down his cheek. "I am sorry. I am sorry."
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No one at the room was aware of the fact about Ji An father except for Ji An, Ha Na and Song Ho. Jun only knew that she no longer had a father and never, even for once asked Ji An about it. For him, everyone had their own privacy, a secret he wanted to keep.
Ji An who sat beside him, had grown stiff. Her nervousness was showed from her hand movements, which did not stop moving. Ha Na was giving a totally different reaction from Ji An. She was the first to witness Ji An broke down in front of her eyes and she was becoming Ha Na sister and sanctuary. Rather than keeping the shock to herself, what Ha Na did immediately was taking Ji An nervous hand with her and keeping it close. Letting Ji An know that she was no longer alone, Ha Na would be forever there by her side.
Taking the initiative and wanted to know about Ji An past, Jun asked,"What do you mean it is not an accident?"
Ahn Song Ho was taking a deep breath,"This will be a long story. For your information, Jun, Ji An father had passed away due to accident. That's what she knew, and the fact is going to change now."
"Why?" Ji An who kept her silence, voicing out her question courageously.
"I am trying to protect you. The less you know, the better."
"That time, I was working under his team and he would always take a good care of me. He loved Ji An, a lot. There was always talk about Ji An during our break and free time. Everyone knew how much he loved his daughter. However, for once, I was getting stubborn and went ahead of myself."
Song Ho stopped and took a deep breath once again,"This was where everything seemed to go wrong. At that time, I was like you, Ji An, pursuing lead for Congressman Park. Did you know the new built mall at that time, where your father accident happened? The K-mall?"
"I heard about that case before." Detective Jo butted in. "The mall was newly built and it was going to have soft opening soon. However suddenly the whole building collapsed. I was still a junior detective back then and there were a lot of rumors about this case."
"Yes, what I had with me that Congressman Park received bribery and the newly built mall was a money laundry kind of payment. So, I was actively looking for evidence to arrest him. Senior Song had warned me a few times to be more discreet since the scoop was big and could implicate a lot of important people."
"I was careless and stubborn. I did not listen to what he said even though I had received a warning message to stop. It was more like a threat rather than warning message. I chose to ignore and keep provoking Congressman Park. Every place he went, I would be there, pestering him with questions."
"It happened for a full week and sometimes I could see Congressman Park lost his patience with me. One day I had a car accident. I was just crossing over towards my neighborhood when suddenly a motorcycle was coming fast at me. Lucky, I was able to dodge on time, but I was seriously injured and needed to be sent to hospital. When I woke up, I found a text message asking me to come at the new K-mall, alone. The sender mentioned he had a very critical information that could bring Congressman Park down. When Senior Song came to visit me, I told him about the threat and the text message. As expected, he scolded me while I was lying on the hospital bed. He was nagging on how stupid and reckless I was.'
"I kept apologizing to him and decided to drop the case after pursuing the last lead, which was the meeting arrangement. I almost ripped my IV and out from my bed when Senior Song stopped me. He said he would go on my behalf and ask me to just rest."
"Whole day I was waiting for his news to come but I heard none. I tried to call him a few times but it kept connecting me to the voice message. I was getting more and more impatient and that's when I watched the news. The new K mall had collapsed around noon. I could not believe my eyes and was limping out from my hospital bed. A few of our colleagues had been there, right outside my room. When they saw me, I knew Senior Song did not make it. I was wailing and crying and keep hitting my head. I felt guilty. He went there because of me, because of my stubbornness. I should have listened to him. I should have been more careful There were three of them and with the help of nurse and sedative, they managed to calm me down. The rest you knew the story."
"Ji An, I am sorry. It was my fault. The one who died, it was not supposed to be your father. It was supposed to be me."
The whole story telling session, Ahn Song Ho kept lowering his head down. He did not have enough courage to face Ji An. He was the reason why Ji An had to be an orphan at such a young age.
However, what happened next surprised him. From his lowered head, he suddenly saw a pale white hand coming close, enveloping his hand and said with a whispered choking sound,"It's okay, Oppa. It's okay." She patted his hand a few times to console him.
Right after he heard that sentence out from Ji An mouth, his eyes turned misty and he gripped her hand harder and silent tears was rolling down his cheek. "I am sorry. I am sorry."
No one at the room was aware of the fact about Ji An father except for Ji An, Ha Na and Song Ho. Jun only knew that she no longer had a father and never, even for once asked Ji An about it. For him, everyone had their own privacy, a secret he wanted to keep.Ji An who sat beside him, had grown stiff. Her nervousness was showed from her hand movements, which did not stop moving. Ha Na was giving a totally different reaction from Ji An. She was the first to witness Ji An broke down in front of her eyes and she was becoming Ha Na sister and sanctuary. Rather than keeping the shock to herself, what Ha Na did immediately was taking Ji An nervous hand with her and keeping it close. Letting Ji An know that she was no longer alone, Ha Na would be forever there by her side.Taking the initiative and wanted to know about Ji An past, Jun asked,"What do you mean it is not an accident?"Ahn Song Ho was taking a deep breath,"This will be a long story. For your information, Jun, Ji An father had passed away due to accident. That's what she knew, and the fact is going to change now.""Why?" Ji An who kept her silence, voicing out her question courageously."I am trying to protect you. The less you know, the better.""That time, I was working under his team and he would always take a good care of me. He loved Ji An, a lot. There was always talk about Ji An during our break and free time. Everyone knew how much he loved his daughter. However, for once, I was getting stubborn and went ahead of myself."Song Ho stopped and took a deep breath once again,"This was where everything seemed to go wrong. At that time, I was like you, Ji An, pursuing lead for Congressman Park. Did you know the new built mall at that time, where your father accident happened? The K-mall?""I heard about that case before." Detective Jo butted in. "The mall was newly built and it was going to have soft opening soon. However suddenly the whole building collapsed. I was still a junior detective back then and there were a lot of rumors about this case.""Yes, what I had with me that Congressman Park received bribery and the newly built mall was a money laundry kind of payment. So, I was actively looking for evidence to arrest him. Senior Song had warned me a few times to be more discreet since the scoop was big and could implicate a lot of important people.""I was careless and stubborn. I did not listen to what he said even though I had received a warning message to stop. It was more like a threat rather than warning message. I chose to ignore and keep provoking Congressman Park. Every place he went, I would be there, pestering him with questions.""It happened for a full week and sometimes I could see Congressman Park lost his patience with me. One day I had a car accident. I was just crossing over towards my neighborhood when suddenly a motorcycle was coming fast at me. Lucky, I was able to dodge on time, but I was seriously injured and needed to be sent to hospital. When I woke up, I found a text message asking me to come at the new K-mall, alone. The sender mentioned he had a very critical information that could bring Congressman Park down. When Senior Song came to visit me, I told him about the threat and the text message. As expected, he scolded me while I was lying on the hospital bed. He was nagging on how stupid and reckless I was.'"I kept apologizing to him and decided to drop the case after pursuing the last lead, which was the meeting arrangement. I almost ripped my IV and out from my bed when Senior Song stopped me. He said he would go on my behalf and ask me to just rest.""Whole day I was waiting for his news to come but I heard none. I tried to call him a few times but it kept connecting me to the voice message. I was getting more and more impatient and that's when I watched the news. The new K mall had collapsed around noon. I could not believe my eyes and was limping out from my hospital bed. A few of our colleagues had been there, right outside my room. When they saw me, I knew Senior Song did not make it. I was wailing and crying and keep hitting my head. I felt guilty. He went there because of me, because of my stubbornness. I should have listened to him. I should have been more careful There were three of them and with the help of nurse and sedative, they managed to calm me down. The rest you knew the story.""Ji An, I am sorry. It was my fault. The one who died, it was not supposed to be your father. It was supposed to be me."The whole story telling session, Ahn Song Ho kept lowering his head down. He did not have enough courage to face Ji An. He was the reason why Ji An had to be an orphan at such a young age.However, what happened next surprised him. From his lowered head, he suddenly saw a pale white hand coming close, enveloping his hand and said with a whispered choking sound,"It's okay, Oppa. It's okay." She patted his hand a few times to console him.Right after he heard that sentence out from Ji An mouth, his eyes turned misty and he gripped her hand harder and silent tears was rolling down his cheek. "I am sorry. I am sorry."
