＜ Popping the Champagne 02 ＞
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“uh? ah! welcome.”
The muddy-haired man was smoking a cigarette and quickly put out the cigarette. Cigarette smoke is thick everywhere.
Hyunjoon glanced at him and went inside.
The internal structure of this secret agency is very simple.
Three old desks.
One CEO, one employee, and one manager. The three of them occupied each desk.
Meanwhile, when Hyeon-jun entered, the young man with shaggy hair jumped up and offered Hyeon-jun a seat. This is a very old sofa.
The sofa is torn here and there, and lines like cobwebs are scrawled here and there. It was a rather unpleasant seat, but Hyun-joon went over to the sofa and sat down as if nothing had happened.
Then the middle-aged man who was reading the newspaper finally put it down and stood up.
“Guest, is that the person you asked for last time, right?”
“yes. you’re right.”
A middle-aged man who is the owner of a secret agency.
He looked at Hyeon-jun carefully, then bent down to open his desk drawer, took out a stack of papers from there, and brought it to Hyeon-jun.
He is sitting right in front of Hyun Joon.
“Originally, I was going to personally visit and deliver these things, but the reason I asked you to come here is because I have a few things to discuss.”
Hyunjoon looked at him, puzzled.
sharp eyes. A man with a deep scar under his left eye.
As far as Hyun-jun knows, he is a former intelligence agent.
The reason I got to know someone with such a great resume was because I got a recommendation after all.
I could have just looked it up on the internet and then went to any agency and asked for it.
Hyunjun wanted to be more certain, so he made inquiries to people here and there.
In the meantime, I came here on the recommendation of Yoon Soo-yeon, president of the wine bar [Rose].
To put it bluntly, President Yoon Soo-yeon has a lot of strange personal connections.
The person she recommended was that man. Although it is unknown whether he is really a former intelligence agency agent, Hyun-joon has decided to at least somewhat believe President Yoon Soo-yeon’s recommendation.
“Ah, what the hell is going on?”
When Hyeon-jun immediately showed a puzzled look, the middle-aged man immediately handed the bundle of documents to Hyeon-jun.
“Look at page 2 first.”
So Hyun-joon, who received the bundle of documents, immediately turned it to page 2.
There was a good summary of the person Hyeon-jun was looking for.
brother’s name and age.
The location information of all orphanages within a 30km radius around Angel Orphanage was clearly listed.
“But why in a radius of 30 km?”
“Well, it’s quite difficult to move that far with two young children.”
Well, maybe.
“Then, when you’re done, continue reading the next chapters.”
As soon as I passed it over, this time, the name of the nursery school where my younger brother was believed to have entered and the names of the nursery school staff at the time were clearly arranged.
Then a few pictures came out.
Hyeonjun stared blankly at the photos for a moment.
“Then this is…?”
“yes! I think the person I marked with an arrow is my younger brother. It’s very similar to the client’s childhood photos, and this and that…”
“uh? Wait! Then you found my brother!?”
As Hyeon-jun’s voice immediately grew, the middle-aged man immediately shook his hand.
“First, keep looking.”
And the following photos and various information.
The little child gradually grew up in each photo.
However, the problem was that at some point, internal data from the police were suddenly popping up.
“What the hell, why is this?”
“Um, as you can see by looking at that, currently, officially, your younger brother is listed as missing.”
“yes!?”
“Around the age of seven. Well, if you think about it, the same goes for the client, but I saw at first that the younger brother was also not very lucky. Because, until that age, I couldn’t even get adopted and stayed like that. So it was strange, so I looked into it a little more, and then I found something else…”
“yes? is it different? What else do you have?”
When Hyeon-jun asked, wondering, the middle-aged man told him to turn over the next page. Hyeon-jun immediately moved to the next page and stared at it, but soon his expression hardened.
This is something that Sister Veronica didn’t even tell herself.
And also, is this a story that applies to the younger brother as well?
“Hmm, as you can see. That information, I am sure, is accurate.”
When he said that, Hyeon-jun looked at the page again with a serious face.
But if this information is true, it means that his biological mother left a large sum of cash with her while she and her brother were placed in separate childcare centers.
And it has a condition attached.
The condition is that you never help the children to be adopted elsewhere.
It was a direct condition that he be sure to live in that nursery school.
“That’s why I think it’s probably because I wanted to find it again later…”
But at that moment, Hyeonjun’s hands and feet suddenly trembled.
Could it be that such a thing?
No, it was completely unbelievable.
Could it be that her biological mother hadn’t completely abandoned her?
but still can’t believe it
In particular, the warm reason immediately vehemently rejected the idea.
Hyeon-joon’s eyes, which shook rapidly, soon grew colder.
Absolutely no way.
It didn’t come before the return, and it didn’t come this time either.
Absolutely no way!
On the other hand, when Hyeon-jun’s facial expression changed very clearly, the middle-aged man waited for Hyeon-jun to calm down for a while.
Then he opened his mouth again.
“That’s why I asked to meet you here. Two important pieces of information emerged. I want to know if you’re going to make an additional request or end it as it is.”
“Um, what do you mean by that?”
“Well, since it has already been legally said to be missing, you left our line. However, if you wish, we may try to track your brother’s situation again. At that time, we can contact the people involved and find out the cause of this and that, and maybe we can even find out the parts that the police did poorly in the investigation. Well, in the worst case, your younger brother may no longer be a person in this world… Oh, I’m sorry. Anyway, you should be able to find out what the story was.”
“Um, and what?”
“The story of the parents over there is different. What I left behind at the time was a check. It’s a bit difficult, but if we track it from multiple angles, we never know. If you look closely at how the checks were processed, you’ll find traces of this and that. The person receiving the check at the time may know something. Indeed, even if the client visits the nursery school in person, he or she will not be able to hear that story.”
“yes?”
“The people who processed the checks at the time are not currently in the orphanage.”
Hyunjoon was puzzled.
Then, does that mean that Sister Veronica was not the party?
Well, I don’t know what happened at the time.
At that time, he was just a child who couldn’t even tell the difference.
“So I think it will cost a bit more.”
Oh, that’s why.
That’s why I told you to come here.
Hyunjoon closed his mouth for a moment and thought.
And on the other hand, I checked the documents meticulously again.
Also, the paperwork from start to finish is very well organized.
And again, the child in the picture looks exactly like himself.
“Then how can I prove that this is true?”
“Well, isn’t that why you also attached a copy of the police investigation? You can take all those papers with you.”
On the other hand, those words made Hyeon-jun trust again.
Hyunjoon readily agreed.
“good. Then I’ll make an additional request. How much will it cost?”
“First of all, 5 million won as a down payment. It may cost extra.”
“And what if I can’t find anything but this?”
“Oh, my client! Do you still not believe in our craftsmanship? I promise you, we’ll recreate at least this level of material. If you can’t do that, I’ll give you a full refund.”
“Yes. That will be fine. Then we write the contract.”
“Ha ha, of course.”
Hyeon-jun was asked to investigate the Chusa investigation related to his blood brother and his parents at the same time.
In addition, [Boston Investment Institute] I was asked to investigate personal information about Dennis Kim and Na Hye-na, assistant manager.
As such, after completing those tasks, Hyeon-jun finally came out of there.
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Well, it sure seems like you have skills.
Thanks to that, I learned something I hadn’t even thought of.
In particular, there is one question Hyun-joon always had that was resolved.
In other words, why was he pushed back from his adoption turn?
Why did he have no choice but to grow up in an angel nursery?
After all, there was another reason hiding there.
But right now, I don’t know how deep it is.
Phew.
Hyeonjun let out a long sigh and got into his car, which had stopped on the side of the road.
After starting the car right away, Hyeon-jun headed to the hotel where Yo-han was staying.
＜52＞
“Kim Yohan, are you ready?”
“yes.”
“Let’s get our laptops and go. Have dinner together on the way.”
Fortunately, Yohan was already at the hotel, dressed in a suit, so the two went out immediately.
And while driving, I kept talking about Hyun-joon.
“Today’s showdown is one million dollars. remember.”
“yes.”
“We will talk more over dinner. There is a million-dollar limit, so you have to be extra careful. It is impossible to purchase almost unlimitedly like last time, so we have to sweep it with the lowest price item. We can figure out our movements from the other side, so we have to use some tricks. You know what I mean?”
“yes. But tricks are originally my specialty…”
“Haha, I’ll look forward to it.”
and after a while
After the two arrived at the parking lot of the 63 Building, they went straight to the Pavilion Buffet for dinner.
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And after that, after dinner, Hyeon-jun went to a nearby cafe and continued to talk about strategy while drinking coffee.
At this time, John listened attentively and continued to listen.
After that, the two finally headed to [Boston Investment Institute].
After a while, I met Vice Team Leader Na Hye-na, who came to meet me.
“Oh, welcome. Let’s go this way.”
It’s already 9:30 at night.
Deputy team leader Na Hye-na still looks neat even though it was very late at night.
She glanced at the young Yohan brought by Hyeonjun.
It was an expression full of curiosity about what kind of boutique it was.
On the one hand, it was a very curious look.
Probably because John is too young.
However, Hyeon-jun did not explain about John separately, and went straight into the [Boston Investment Institute].
