ATHERIO PARK [RELEASED]

Threats & Terror

".. the incident invited various reactions from the community. After being interrogated by police, Park J's son. A., Atherio Park was given a privacy facility to maintain his good name and restore his mentality that had been down because of a lot of questions given to him. Now journalists are prohibited from entering the Park residential area to keep the situation from getting worse. There is no solid evidence from the police team of their involvement in the gangster world. Wait for the next news at.."

Lee Hwan turned off his television. "Liar! When I interrogated the man, there was no look of shock on his annoying face."

The man laid his body on the sofa. He picks up his phone and sees the last conversation with Jae Hyung. The photos that Jae Hyung sent were not clear when he was enlarged. As he scrolled the photos, Lee Hwan was surprised by the last photo in the conversation. There's a picture of a man pointing a gun at a camera. Lee Hwan remembered the face of that person. He was there at Park's house check. None other than Gun Seok. It seems Jae Hyung accidentally photographed the man when he found him. Suddenly, all the conversation balloons disappeared by themselves. Lee Hwan suddenly shakes.

Lee Hwan said, It looks like they have hacked Jae Hyung's phone and deleted our conversation.

The doorbell sounds. Lee Hwan was shocked. He looked at his watch which showed at 3 p.m. Chris had not been home from school at that hour. He got up to open the door. There's no one outside. There's a package box on the doormat of the foot. Lee Hwan picked it up and opened the contents of both his eyes round, as he threw the box. The round thing wrapped in white cloth rolled out of the box. There was blood on the cloth. Lee Hwan closed his mouth because he felt nauseous. He approached to remove the cloth that allegedly wrapped the human head. Lee Hwan sat down and retreated when he saw the face of his friend, Jae Hyung. Lee Hwan shook his head in disbelief. Her tears flowed looking at that.

In the house facing his house, there was someone who pointed the muzzle of a rifle at Lee Hwan's head. With a limp lunglai, Lee Hwan got up. Something fell out of the box. Lee Hwan looked down to pick it up. Suddenly, there was a gunshot that hit the door of his house. Lee Hwan tekajut, and he immediately set his eyes to the window of his neighbor's house. He saw the shooter there. The shooter said quietly, "Fuck, no hit!"

Lee Hwan took his gun and immediately entered the house. He kicked the door and pointed his gun in all directions. "Get out!" Shouted Lee Hwan.

The house was quiet, as if there was no one inside. Lee Hwan heard a voice from the second floor of the house. He climbed the stairs cautiously as he did not want to make a sound. One by one the rooms are checked. He arrived at the room where the shooter was aiming at his head earlier. But there was no one inside.

When Lee Hwan turned around, the hard punch he received was right on his face. The gun he was carrying was thrown. Lee Hwan immediately fought the shooter. Fights happen too.

The items in the room fell and broke due to the fight. Lee Hwan managed to defeat that guy. He banged the man's body against the wall several times.

"Say! Who told you to! What's Atherio?!" Shouted Lee Hwan on the man's face. Instead of answering, the man laughed slowly and then louder. "You're alone, you can't do anything."

Once again Lee Hwan banged the man's head against the wall, "Take me!"

The man opened his black coat. There was a bomb on his body. Lee Hwan glares, "Bomb suicide." Lee Hwan opened the bomb from the man's body. The man laughed horribly.

A few seconds later, the bomb will explode. Lee Hwan slapped the man in the face to stop laughing. He managed to remove the bomb from the man's body and threw it outside. There was no explosion at all. With a smile, the man showed the button of the bomb in his hand. Lee Hwan widened while shaking his head. The man pressed him. Lee Hwan covered both ears. No detonation occurred. But he felt the house shake.

Lee Hwan just realized, if the bomb was a cheat. The original bomb is at the bottom of the house and will soon explode. Lee Hwan brought the man's body out of the house through the window. Before jumping, the house exploded Lee Hwan and the man's body was thrown into the bushes in the courtyard of the house. With his eyes on his head, Lee Hwan clearly saw the process of exploding the house. He tried to pull the man's body from the bushes, but his leg got stuck. Lee Hwan saw that the man could no longer be saved. He had to save himself by running to his house.

Just a few steps away, Lee Hwan's new car parked in his yard exploded. Lee Hwan bounced off the streets. He grimaced and watched his house collapse from the explosion. Lee Hwan shook his head quickly. A buzzing noise filled his sense of hearing. Fresh blood flowed from his ears. He fell down and was unconscious.

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In the hospital,

Christian looked at his brother's face. There was a bandage covering the serious wound on his face. The man looked calm with his eyes closed lying weakly on the nursery bed. Chris breathed heavily.

Suddenly Lee Hwan opened his eyes. Chris was shocked and got up to call the nurse. But, Lee Hwan's hand grip made his intention undo.

"You okay?" Lee Hwan asked in a hoarse voice. Chris sat back down, "I should have asked. Is brother okay?"

"I almost died" muttered Lee Hwan. The memory goes back to his head, "My new car.."

Chris shook his head quickly, "Sister, don't think about anything else. Now you need to calm down so you'll heal quickly."

"Atherio, I'm sure he did all this." Lee Hwan moved wanting to wake up, but he grimaced in pain all over his body. Chris helped his brother lie down.

"Police are working on this issue. You don't have to bother going. Just move hard." Hearing Chris' words, Lee Hwan felt a little relieved.

Chris lowered his head, "It's my fault. Had I told you everything, none of this would have happened. There will be no dead."

Lee Hwan rubbed his sister's hair. Chris was surprised, it was not usual for Lee Hwan to be gentle with him. "Don't blame yourself, keep everything you know. Free even if I investigate this case to the fullest. They have a lot of connections with the police."

Christian frowned at his brother's words. Lee Hwan again said, "The man is unlikely to die from poisoning. Someone has poisoned him to eliminate the witness." Lee Hwan recalled the incident in the interrogation room when the man convulsed to death with a frothy mouth.

"What will you do after this?" Ask Chris. "I'll stop investigating this case. I'm gonna resign from the police."

Chris was surprised by his brother's answer. He had not expected Lee Hwan to despair. She felt she could not see Lee Hwan in her brother's current self.

Chris stood up from his seat, "Where is your predatory soul, brother? Is it up to you to your courage? Atherio is too much. If you want to stop being a cop, who's going to arrest Atherio? Brother himself said, he has a lot of connections. They won't catch him." Chris clenched his hand. With a silly expression, Lee Hwan looked at his sister who was chirping.

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Lee Hwan and Chris live in an apartment because their exploding house is being renovated. They want the house to be intact before her mother returns from out of town. Except, her mother got news from television.

　

　

Currently, Lee Hwan and Chris are meeting Jang Eun, Jae Hyung's wife. The woman could not stop crying, even when the two of them visited her house. Lee Hwan felt very guilty. She can't say anything to Jang Eun.

Inside the taxi, the two men were focusing on their minds. No one intends to start a conversation to dispel the increasingly gripping silence.

Upon arriving at the apartment, the two of them threw themselves onto the sofa. Lee Hwan muttered little, "I'm sorry I told Jae Hyung to leave. I should have left.."

Chris looked at his brother who looked so depressed. ".. seeing Jang Eun like that, it feels like I've robbed them of their happiness."

Silent.

A clock tick sounded in the room. Lee Hwan rubbed his chest. But his hand touched something in the pocket of the shirt he was wearing. Lee Hwan picked it up, apparently shaped like a lighters. There's a red button on that thing. He remembers, he found it when he got a package in the form of Jae Hyung's head in the box.

"What is that, brother?" Ask Chris. "I don't know."

Chris pressed the button and heard a rumble from the device. Lee Hwan threw it on the floor.

"Krashakk.. Hwan! Stop mission! They are very dangerous! They are not a worthy opponent! Krsksk.." Lee Hwan was wide-eyed to hear the voice of the person he knew, Jae Hyung. Chris was no less shocked, he looked at his frozen brother.

"... krrsksk.. Hwan! Watch Jang Eun! She's pregnant with my son! Krsk.." Lee Hwan trembled at hearing that. Chris swallowed the saliva in fear.

".. krksk.. Mr. Police, I suggest that you not interfere. Just get here.." That's Atherio's voice. Both of Chris' eyes widened. The two brothers looked at each other.

".. see you. krksksksksksk.." Chris and Lee Hwan panicked to hear a bomb-like sound about to explode. The two of them immediately ran into the kitchen and carried a large frying pan.

Titt

Titt

Lee Hwan jumped to cover the object with a frying pan while propping it up.

Tit tit tit tit.. Tiiiiiiitt

"Please!" Shouted Lee Hwan. Chris lay behind the couch. A bang ensued, Lee Hwan slammed into the wall making some frames fall to the floor and break. Chris got up and saw the situation. Everything's fine. He ran to his brother. Lee Hwan grimaced while holding his stomach. Chris helped his brother stand up. There was a burn on his hand. His long sleeves were also burnt. Chris put out a small fire in Lee Hwan's shirt with his hands.

Lee Hwan exasperatedly exasperated, "Ah, shit.they always send out explosions. My ears may be partially deaf." Chris sat his brother down on the couch.

"Atherio is absolutely outrageous" murmured Chris.

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Christian who just came out of his class looks so tired because of the learning activities are so crowded. He stepped through the school gate. His hand waved to stop the taxi. When he opened the taxi door, someone called his name, "Chris."

The man looked. A person with a white hoodie stood not far away from him. Chris approached to see clearly who it was. His eyes were perfectly rounded, "Atherio.."

"You okay?" Ask Atherio.

Chris knitted his brows furiously at the silly question that was thrown from his friend's mouth. He looked at Atherio, "You want me to die from that explosion?"

"I don't like what your brother did. He's not polite sending spies to my house. This is my warning, stop thinking about arresting me. If your brother keeps trying, he'll end up just like Jae Hyung."

Chris digested Atherio's remark, "Instantially, you just confessed to what you did."

"From now on, our friendship is over. If we meet someday, we're not friends anymore. We are the enemy." After saying that, Atherio turned around leaving Chris standing frozen.

"Atherio! Stop that!"

The man did not heed Chris' angry screams. Chris stomped his foot in annoyance.

"Atherio! If one day we meet, don't blame me for catching you with my own hands!" Shouted Chris.

Atherio's move stopped. He grinned, "I'm waiting for you." Chris was surprised to hear Atherio's response. He ran to chase after Atherio, but a blunt object hit his head. Chris fell unconscious.

The two small eyes showed a clear bead hidden behind the petals. Chris is awake. He looked around. He was lying in his room. He remembered the last incident that had happened to him this afternoon. After meeting and talking to Atherio, someone hit his head quite hard.

The door to his room is open. Chris turned his head while grimacing touching his aching head. Lee Hwan came in.

"Your head hurts?" Lee Hwan asked while sitting on the edge of the bed. Chris nodded slowly.

"Sir Dong Wook called, he found you lying unconscious. What's going on?" Ask Lee Hwan.

Chris muttered little, "Atherio.." Hearing that name, Lee Hwan looked furious.

"Did he do this?!"

"No, Brother. I spoke to him earlier. When he left, someone hit me hard on the head."

"Fortunately they didn't kill you! I'm worried! Next time I'll pick you up!"

Chris looked at his brother who looked angry and anxious. He smiled, "What will my brother pick me up to wear? Brother's new car that hasn't been used has exploded."

Lee Hwan fell silent then exhaled a rough breath. He patted his sister's forehead, "I'll buy again."

Chris grimaced as he rubbed his forehead, "Where do you have money from?"

"Ah, forget about that car. When he met Atherio, what did he say to you?"

"He doesn't want to be arrested. He threatened to do the same as what he did to Jae Hyung's sister."

"That kid!" Lee Hwan hit his palm.

"I'll catch it with my own hands." Chris clenched his hand.

Lee Hwan looked at his sister with both eyebrows raised, "What do you mean? I won't let you catch him! That's dangerous!"

"I don't care! I have to do it!"

"Are you out of your mind?!"

"I'll be a cop."

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"Sage nicht alles, was du weisst, aber wisse alles, was du sagst."

(Mathias Claudius)

August 23, 2019

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