Nice! š Let's jump in.
Late evening. The sky is dark, rain softly pattering.*
Chae Min, wearing a dark hoodie, walks through a quiet alley behind the shop Tae-ri was taken from. He's checking the area for any sign, security cameras, or strange patterns. He pulls out his phone and looks again at the ledger. The name "Park Jin-tae" stands out,the boy's father,his next plan. If he can find him,he might know where they took his son to. A transaction beside the name shows a "service fee" paid by Keunsa Financial Group.
Chae Min thinking :
"Service feeā¦ For What ?Is that what they call threatening and kidnapping now?"
Suddenly, he hears footsteps. A shadow passes behind him,he quickly hides. A black van rolls by slowly, a man head popped out of the van suspecting the area and then talk to the one driving before driving off. Chae Min quickly brought out his phone and takes a picture of the license plate, whispering:
"Got you." . He entered a bike that was closed to the shop and started following them from behind slowly to avoid getting their attention.
Meanwhile, Do Hyun in his apartment. He was still thinking about the phone call of Chae Min and looking at crime scene photos of the shop that Tae Yang sent to him. He zooms in on a corner shelf, a black cap with a symbol. He recognizes it, it's linked to a known Keunsa affiliate gang and was something he thinks he had seen before. Then a thought came to his mind,he remembers where he saw the symbol. It was Harin,she worn a cap having the same symbol when they were in the basement. He picked up his laptop and started searching up some words. He eyes widened as he read through his laptop.
He picked up his phone and dials Soo Hyuk:
" I think I got a lead. I think Chae Min is about to do something he will regret ."
Soo Hyuk said:
"Should we find him before he does something wrong ?"
Do Hyun:
"ā¦Not yet.Let's see what he digs up first. I will meet you in the station."
Soon later,Do Hyun was seen in the police department with Soo Hyuk. The rain starts to fall lightly as Do Hyun stands with Soo Hyuk near his car, deep in conversation.
Soo Hyuk talked concerned:
"Min Seok went to his house and he was not in. But how will we track Chae Min if we don't even know where he's heading?"
Do Hyun said smirking slightly:
"I had a feeling he'd run off on his own againā¦. Then I noticed Chae Min always takes the ledger everywhere he goes so I slipped a tracker inside the spine of the ledger."
(He shows Soo Hyuk the live GPS feed on his phone.)
"He always carries it with him like it is his lifeline."
Soo Hyuk grinning and giving a thumbs up:
"Smart move, boss, you are all grown up. Look,he's on the move right now."
(He pointed to Do Hyun phone mirroring the GPS signal moving.)
Do Hyun putting on his coat:
"Then what are we waiting for?"
He turns to head in to the car.
"Let's catch up before he bites off more than he can chew."
Soo Hyuk dialing quickly :
"I'll alert the rest of the team. Told them to stay on standby. One call from me and we move in." Do Hyun nodded.
They both get into the car, the engine roars to life, and the vehicle speeds off into the night, rain streaking across the windshield.
In a Abandoned Dock in the middle of nowhere at midnight,the fog clings low to the ground as the black van disappears through a rusted gate, headlights dimmed. Hidden behind a stack of worn-out shipping containers after he successfully dropped up the bike he use, Chae Min watches with eyes full of fire. He noticed group of gang men around, some talking, others walking in or exiting the dock. He slowly counted the one he saw them arranged himself.
He breathes slowly, then pulls his black hoodie over his head and tightens his face mask. His fists,he wrapped in white bandages, knuckles peeking through. The sound of metal clinking, water lapping, and low murmurs from the docked warehouse fill the night air as the gangs goes on with their various work unknown of their unwanted guest.
Chae Min steps out of hiding.
One guard turns as he noticed a stranger figure walking to where he was.
"Hey,who the hell areā"
Too late.
Chae Min swings, a clean elbow to the man's temple. He drops instantly.
More guards turn as they noticed the sound and turned toward Chae Min direction,five of them. Chae Min stand and look at them with a fiery eyes and run to them.
They rush. Chae Min grabs a metal bait hook from a nearby crate and spins it like a blade.
CLANG!
He smashes the hook into the first one's ribs, kicks another in the kneecap, flipping him over.
A big man grab him from behind and pull him to the ground, hitting him. Chae Min manage to get up as he escaped a blow from him. He ducks, grabs his arm, and slams his head into a steel post.
Blood sprays.
Another guard pulls out a baton and swings wildlyā ,
Chae Min catches it mid-swing, pulls it from his grip, and uses it to strike him across the face, then the knees. He drops.
One by one,Chae Min engage in a gang fight and they fall.But more come,Ten men or more, swarming out from the dock's shadows.
Chae Min doesn't hesitate. No fear was seen in his eyes as he gear up for more fights.
He charges into them like a storm.
Fists clash, bodies crash, metal clanking can be heard all around.
One punches him in the gut he stumbles, but retaliates with a vicious uppercut. Another jumps on his back but Chae Min throws him off, spins mid-air and delivers a roundhouse kick that sends two crashing into crates. So then the fight kept going on as Chae Min made his way inside the dock, clearing off anyone that crosses his paths through they beat him too.
Blood on his knuckles. Breathing hard. But no fear.
A massive thug, twice his size, grabs a pipe and growls.
Chae Min glares back and gave them a hand signer. "Come."
They clash,steel pipe swings. Chae Min dodges, slips under, and breaks the man's knee, then slams his head into the ground.
Broken bodies, groans, and heavy breaths.
Chae Min stands alone,hood down, fists dripping blood.
But from the dock top floor where the main office is located, a man watching echoes coldly:
" Look like he caught the bait."