Monster

EP24 Choi Sunmi's POV. 

Receives a call from her nephew. 

She has questions about the new teacher. 

Her pupils are always somewhat dilated and her demeanor is suspicious when she receives her first assignment. 

It's usually hard to keep a straight face when you see the things that happen in our nursery school. 

"Ms. Gyuri, can I speak to you for a moment?"

"Yes, Ms. Director?"

"Is everything okay? You must be feeling a little overwhelmed."

Kim Gyuri's pupils fluttered and her gaze kept dropping to the right. 

The typical sequence of a liar. 

"You said you and Mijin-sam went to college together, right?"

"Yes. That's right."

"What was Mijin like when you were in college?"

"Mi-jin?"

"Well, she was often absent from school and didn't enjoy life a bit."

"So you were close to her then?"

"Yes, that's right. We were in a club together."

"What kind of clubs?"

"I don't remember much about that."

"Are you surprised by the work here? It's been almost a month now."

"Yes. I heard about it, I was prepared, and I'm in need of money, so I can't help it."

"I'm not doubting you, but I'm surprised that you're so carefree."

"Is it in your nature? We had a reporter try to cover our nursery before."

"I crippled him."

She smiled as gracefully as she could. 

"Politicians and corporate officials help us a lot."

"Well, I'm not threatening you, of course, but you're supposed to tell me when new people come in."

"You know what I mean, don't you?"

"Yes, I do, Director."

"A teacher at a nursery school gets 3,000 a month. The minimum wage is 6,000, right?"

"That's right."

"Okay. I'm sorry if I offended you, but you're so casual, I was just surprised."

"No, Ms. Director, I'm fine."

"Then do you mind if I take a look at your cell phone?"

"My cell phone?"

"Yes~ I think you'll be relieved to see this, don't you?"

She brought the flip phone to the director and flipped through all the contacts and texts, but nothing special.

"You and Mijin don't talk much, do you?"

"Yeah, lately she just asks how I'm doing."

"I see, you can go now."

"Yes, Director."

I can see fear in the back of Kim Gyuri's mind. 

Fear has a foul smell and color. 

I need to go after Kim Mi-jin.

We all sign oaths and contracts. 

We all sign an oath and a contract that says we will keep quiet about everything that happens in this nursery and will be retaliated against if we speak out. 

I turned to Lee Ki-chan and Lee Myung-jae, who were removing their tops for the new porn.

"Can you come out with me for a while after today's recording?"

They ask.

"Did something happen...?"

"Mi-jin went to see that bitch."

Kim Gyuri urgently texts Park Jung-min.

"I think she's caught. Meet her and get the file or something."

"You'd better quit now. She's suspicious of me."

Meanwhile, Park Jung-min, who had been having a good time, was freaking out. 

He and Jung Dahae were organizing their new home together, and it was a stroke of dry heaven. 

For a man who lives by his plans, the fear and pain of having a plan go awry is greater than anything else.

He gets back into the gym and vows to stick to his plan. 

EP24.5 The Diary of Park Jung-min again

I paid the deposit for Dahae's room. 

Strangely, the rice tastes so good these days. 

It feels good to think that this is the end of the plan. 

We are all living on a time limit and it is more accurate to say that we are dying than living, but I am excited. 

Why? 

Because life has an expiration date. 

I hope no one comes to my funeral, but if anyone does come to remember or reminisce about me, I want it to be a funeral where everyone is dressed in white and smiling broadly. 

We're all destined to die anyway. 

If I'm dead, I guess that means I've been freed from the dizzying and painful problems of this world. 

I watched the eulogy video, and I liked the American eulogy culture. 

I envied the light-heartedness of the eulogies, with friends and family members honoring the deceased, and acquaintances sharing anecdotes and memories of the deceased. 

I hate the sound of music. 

I'm going to die having accomplished my goals and mission, and I don't need anyone's sympathy or tears. 

The funeral will be held. 

But little by little, my mind becomes cloudy. 

I look at Dahae. After officially dating Dahae, I started to feel uncomfortable sleeping with Ji-hyun and Gyuri. 

I wonder if I really love her. 

Was there a feeling of guilt and regret in my heart after all?

I didn't feel this way after killing my father in another country. It's complicated, 

"But I have to go see Gyuri. 

"What are you thinking?"

"Sorry, I was just dazed."

"Are you dazed? You look like you have a lot on your mind."

Dahae breaks the silence.

"Sometimes I get lost in my thoughts. Our life is too complicated."

"Brother, I have to go to work for a while after dinner."

"But are you sure the security deposit is okay? I'm so sorry."

"Of course not, what good is this money?"

"I just want you to have fun."

"No. You're my mom's light and I'm so sorry. I'll pay you back when I earn it."

"Why don't you go to college?"

"College?"

"Why don't you go study, learn something, and then you'll know what you want to do?"

"Tuition is expensive. I'm far from studying, so I'll try something else."

"What?"

"I want to be a counselor. I just want to help people who are hurting."

"Really?"

"Yeah, I'm going to study part-time and work! Do you want to study with me?"

"Sure. I'll support you."

"I have to go to dinner soon. Do you want to grab a bite to eat? It's our first date."

"No, no, no. Can we go to your place next time?"

"My place is a little hard. I have a lot of stuff."

"Okay, but you can come to my house for the housewarming."

"Of course. You sound like a selfish person."

"No, no, no, let's go get udon."

After such a short relationship, I went on my first date. 

After holding hands with a girl for the first time and walking down the street, I realized that Villachon, which looked so dull, looked different. 

This dull street was so beautiful. 

I wanted to run away to get revenge or something. 

But I'm actually on my way to a motel to meet Gyuri. 

I don't buy condoms today. 

Because it was really uncomfortable to sleep. 

I go to the motel with a mildly hallucinatory karmic line.

 "Room 704.

"I think we've been caught."

"Why?"

"They were interrogating me."

"Sitting me down, going through my phone, threatening to retaliate against me for reporting this, she's a fucking psychopath."

"You know, that's fucking creepy."

"Good thing I gave you a cannonball phone."

"Don't worry, I'll keep Kim Mijin medicated. She wouldn't have sent you home if she really had a case, she's just psychotic."

"I can't do this for much longer. If this is for broadcast, this is enough footage."

"Seriously, I'll help you as much as I can, but if I get caught, I'll just kill you, Jung-min."

"Okay, just give me the footage."

"I've got five weeks' worth so far. It's more than enough."

"I don't think you can just retire."

"You know you're the distributor. These assholes get life in prison. You have to be sure."

"Then I'll go on the air and make it public."

"It's too dangerous. I need you to take care of this."

"They're going to do this to my family. I can't do this anymore, no matter how good the drugs are."

"Hold on a second, let me talk to Kim Mijin."

"Good job on the video. I got a couple days worth of drugs and some money."

"And if you do get out, you better get in an accident."

"Accident?"

"If you've been out for a month or so, I'd be suspicious. I still am."

"It has to be some kind of accident or something. They hate switching regimes more than life itself."

"Okay."

"Don't worry, only your name identity is true, most of the rest is a lie."

"I've got my address, my house. Don't worry."

"Okay. I'm just trying to figure out what you're saying."

"Stay here for a minute. I'm going to go talk to Kim Mijin."

"Can't you just fuck me once and then go? I'm weak, you know?"

"I'm not sleeping with you anymore."

"Why? Do you have a girlfriend?"

"I don't know, there's something like that."

I headed straight to Kim Mijin's house. 

The phone is off. 

A strong feeling comes over me. 

Uneasy and intense. 

After waiting all day at the bottom of the elevator at her house, the group comes out. 

The group that got me into trouble. 

I thought it must have been Kim Mi-jin who introduced me. 

Just in case, they were. 

I thought about ambushing them from behind, but it was still too early. 

Maybe the next stop would be my house. 

It's listed as Kim Gyuri's address, so maybe they'll take care of it there. 

I unlock the door to Kim Mi-jin's house and enter. 

She's covered in bruises and shaking.

"Did you fucking tell her?"

"What?"

She shakes her head from side to side, her hands shaking wildly. 

"Whatever you say, ledger. Just tell me the truth."

"If you lie to me now, I'll just kill you, even if I find out later."