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Nari had her thumb to her mouth, her teeth nibbling at the skin around her fingers anxiously before a gentle hand lowered it away from her lips and intertwined them with their own to stop her nervousness.
They were all cramped in a rather small room, hidden, out of sight where computers were hooked up to various wires and Tae-yng accompanied by Gang-yong sat by the monitors, watching with anticipating breaths. They had successfully hooked up the transmitters, established a QR code as well as installed and set up cameras in the boardroom so they could see Min-beom and keep look out.
On one of the screens, she noticed Min-beom, sat beside his lawyer looking three shades paler than usual while his eyes kept darting to the expensive watch on his wrist and the camera placed in the corner of the room. It didn’t take a genius to figure out how terrified he was.
Han-gu was on the floor, keeing an eye out and ensuring they scan the code. He started his go pro strapped to his security vest and then Kim Myeong-gil alongside his lawyer flashed on screen.
Nari didn’t knw what she was expecting when she saw him. It was disorientating if anything. Her eyes were trained rather uneasy on his nonchalant and dismissive figure. Her visison clouded, anger and sadness and the uncontrollable rage at the thought that he probably did not lose an ounce of sleep since that night but rather popped off a bottle of soju and had a party. While they agonised that night over and over again, with heavy eyebags and restless nights filled with screams and hysteria.
Nari felt bile creep up her throat and she had to square her shoulders, take deep breaths and try to stop her nails from drawing blood in her palm as flashes of Mr Kwan’s bloodied body, Mr Hwang’s limp form and outstretched hand, Du-yeong’s smile and Mi-kyung’s hand on her swollen belly as well as her own bloodstained body flickered in and out. The room blurred between Kim Myeong-gil and sirens, hues of clolur and screams. She could feel the water seeping and drowning her again- or was it blood.
Nari inhaled sharply as a tug brought her back to reality. She had been swaying on her feet, almost ready to pounce and jeopardise everything and drive the pencil on the table straight through his heart. Geon-woo looked at her concerned, readjusting his hand in hers to bring her closer to him when he noticed the far away look in her eyes and the subtle shake in her posture.
She gave him a weak smile, squeezed his hand and turned back to Tae-yong who lit up as Myeong-gil’s information started displaying screen.
The woman pushed her glasses further up her nose, looking at the screen hunched and confused as a bunch of folders appared but nothing of what they were looking for.
“What is it?” Gang-yong frowned at the furrow in her expression. She scrolled and scrolled but nothing came up. She turned to them rather worried.
” There seems to be nothing in the file folder” she said and turned the monitor for them to see. “The safe app is not here”
Nari felt her heart drop to her knees.
“Is the asshole onto us” Gang-yong muttered, turning back to the screen and just like that, they felt the tunnel looking a little less bright and their plan slowly seeping out their fingers.
“It’ll be fine” Woo-jin said, maybe to himself, maybe to assure his friends who were looking varius shades of grey. “There’s still plan B”
Nari watched like a hawk, her breath lodged in her throat as Myeong-gil entered the boardroom, shaking hands with a startled Min-beom before taking a seat opposite them.
Han-gu entered, noticing there forlon expression and the cause of it. He leaned in closer, eyes narrowing on Myeong-gil and the device in his hand. His eyes darkened in realisation.
“That fcker has two phones” he said and all of them turned to him in surprise.
“The phone he used to scan the QR code was black but this one’s silver” he said pointing to the screen.
They waited with baited breath as Min-beom left the room, drawing their attention and Gang-yong knew that their entire operation now rested in Min-boem’s hands. They needed to connect his phone to the Wi-Fi and the only person who could do that, could barely even look the man in the eyes. Gang-yong had come up with a plan, it was a stretch but it was enough, all he needed to do was to convince Min-beom to put his neck on the line a little longer.
They watched him walk back into the room after Gang-yong and him dissappeared for a chat. They watched him confidently approach Myeong-gil and the two divulged into a heated exhange before the screen lit up.
Min-beom had actually done it.
Tae-yong had grinned, seeing the safe app on his phone and her fingers worked fast and soon she turned to Gang-yong, hesitating before asking for the go ahead. Gang-yong looked at her, then the monitor before turning to the four of them, his eyes lingering on Nari’s who was staring at the screen with the safe app with an odd look in her eyes.
He turned back to Tae-yong. “Do it” he said and she obliged.
They watched nervously as the white line felt as as if it was moving at a snails pace across the screen. It was only when it flashed complete and Tae-yong slumped in her chair in relief did she tell them all what they’d been hoping for.
It’s done.
The room erupted in cheers, Hyeon-ju exhaled in relief as Woo-jin pounded his fists into the air, whooping and hollering while Han-gu, Tae-yong and Gang-yong all smiled widely. Nari’s shoulders curled in relief, her eyes closing with a small smile slipping onto her face before she felt firm arms wrap around her waist.
Nari bit back a startled squeal as she was suddenly lifted from the ground, feet dangling as two arms spun her in a circle.
Nari glanced down at Geon-woo’s beaming face. His smile was wide, white teeth in a full blown grin and Nari could feel his happiness, excitement and relief all at one. A choked laugh left her lips and then it came more naturally and then she pressed her lips firmly against his as his arms tightenes around her and brought her closer into him. She pulled away eventually but kept her forehead on his and all she could think about was that this was it.
The beginning of the end. They had done it. They were going to finally bring Myeong-gil down. Du-yeong, Mr Kwan, Yang-jung and Mr Choi would be proud.ย
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