CIATB Chapter 69 - 5.6 Side Story
Chapter 69 - 5.6 Side Story
Chapter 69 - 5.6 Side StoryKwon Teak Joo muttered boredly. In general, no news means good news, but Zhenya is
an exception. When he was silent, Kwon Taek Joo started to worry about where he was
and what he was doing. Even if it's just a little bit, it's still worrying. Because Zhenya's
identity is quite sensitive. The Bogdanov family itself has many enemies, and Zhenya is
the type of person who likes to make enemies. Not long ago, Zhenya was also
"kidnapped' because of 'Anastasia'. Thinking about it again and again, it's really
impossible to say.
That was when Kwon Taek Joo went on a long business trip to China for about a month.
But somehow Zhenya didn't show up all that time. He wondered if Zhenya had heeded
his request not to interfere in his work.
However, Kwon Taek Joo received a phone call at the end of the mission. The strangers
suddenly said that they were holding Zhenya, and if they wanted Zhenya to be safe,
they should obediently bring Anastasia.
The call ended unilaterally. Kwon Taek Joo blankly looked at the silent phone and then
burst out laughing. No comedy is this funny. In all his life, he had never heard anything
so absurd. They kidnapped Zhenya, and in exchange for 'Anastasia' was 'Zhenya's safe
return'. From the beginning, he couldn't believe that something like this would happen to
Zhenya. Even if that's true. It's the kidnappers who need to worry, not Zhenya. So Kwon
Taek Joo didn't pay attention. Completing the job safely was his top priority at the time.
After completing the mission, Kwon Taek Joo tried calling Zhenya. Don't pick up the
phone. Can't send messages either. A vague thought appeared in his mind. No way. No
matter what, he couldn't paint a single picture of Zhenya being kidnapped. Kwon Taek
Joo repeatedly denied that there was no way that was the case and left to return home.
Why is a two-hour flight so long?
When Kwon Taek Joo arrived home, even his mother was worried that she hadn't seen
Zhenya. Until then, he still believed that this was not the case and asked Yoon Jong
Woo to find the other guy's whereabouts. With no confirmed exit documents, he
frustratedly went to Zhenya's house. The house is empty. The Bugatti was also quietly
parked in the garage. After a while of
were torn everywhere. Incredible.]
Zhenya nonchalantly recalled that moment. How could such a chaotic thing happen to a
child only 6 years old? Pitiful.
The survivors did not surrender in the end. I've been playing with grenades since I was
little. Maybe it was the first time. Taking the lives of others with these two hands.]
The story is so cruel.
At that time, Kwon Taek Joo was about ten years old. The time when he went to school
without worrying about anything but just hanging out with friends and playing soccer. He
didn't know how to comfort someone who lived in a completely different world from him.
He didn't expect Zhenya to grow up in a normal environment, but he didn't know it would
come to that.
[You don't need to be sad, Taek Joo. Every family has its own traditions, and everyone
adapts or resigns to it. Even though it's a bit cruel and inhumane, who knows, maybe
that's why the current Bogdanov family exists. People give birth to people, animals give
birth to animals. Monsters will give birth to monsters. To not be overlooked among
monsters, you must be stronger than anyone else. That's how I became the person I am
today. First it's my peers, then it's my adults, then my family, and finally, even the world
can't look down on me. It's all thanks to Anastasia.]
Surely, who would dare to touch a state employee Psych. Even Zhenya's family couldn't
treat him arbitrarily. Zhenya always lives according to his wishes, but is that good?
Olga's words suddenly appeared in Kwon Taek Joo's mind: "How long will you live
alone?". Kwon Taek Joo looked at Zhenya, he looked lonely and tired because he had
never been at peace.
[Don't you think that Anastasia makes you more tired? Like Olga said, why don't you
give it to those who want it? If so, at least there won't be any trouble like this. These
bastards also wanted that, so they kidnapped me. Now I don't need that anymore, so
whether you take it back or leave it, you know how to do it yourself. Anyway, if I can
confirm that you're safe, I'm planning on handing it over to these guys...]
[Ah, that's right. Taek Joo. I gave it to you. He blew one up before. I hid one at my
parents' house and one at Ajinoki. Come to think of it, I did give one to the little woman]
(He's talking about Taek Joo's mother)
Gave "Anastasia" to mom? Kwon Taek Joo's eyebrows furrowed.
[What are you talking about? Why do you keep saying such incomprehensible things?]
[I told you, Taek Joo. Anastasia may or may not exist. I'm the only one who can prove it.
If what I gave you was called Anastasia, everyone would think it was Anastasia. Also, if
you name that pistol over there Anastasia, it will be Anastasia. Anastasia is ultimately in
the mind of the person who desires it, and whether it exists or not is up to you. You are
the only one who knows this secret.]
[What? Is that a lie to preserve life? I thought if that disappeared, something big would
happen to you.]
While Kwon Taek Joo was angry because he thought he was tricked, Zhenya took a
step closer. His face was filled with blue eyes.
[Right. Your breath. My weakness. And the secret weapon that makes you the strongest
person in the world. Now Anastasia is before your eyes.]
The hair on the back of Kwon Taek Joo's neck stood up. Zhenya is very good at
spewing that goosebumps-inducing sound in people's faces. At such times, the cold,
reptile-like eves also become soft with unprecedented warmth.
[Taek Joo]
[Why. Why are you so close?]
[If you come to save the princess trapped in the castle, then that's the end result isn't
it?]
(He's talking about a princess trapped in a castle and 'the end' would be a kiss to wake
the princess up or something)
[Who is the princess? Don't make fun of me.]
Kwon Taek Joo didn't want to rub his lips like that in a place filled with the smell of
blood, but Zhenya showed a pitiful look.
[Actually, I was waiting. I tested my patience every day, every hour, every second.]
Even though he was determined not to get carried away, Zhenya always opened Kwon
Taek Joo's latch with absurd ease. It was strange that he couldn't act strong when
looking at that gentle face. It's all just a mask, just a trick like a fox trying to trick you. No
matter how you think about it, it doesn't mean anything.
[..Damned. Come here, Yevgeny.]
(He's getting babied right now hahah)
[Taek Joo, my Rabbit.]
So, that face is very...
"Argh!"
Kwon Taek Joo shivered as soon as he remembered the memory of kissing in a place
where corpses were scattered. He scratched his head in frustration. Or is it because the
inside is soft that the brain is also soft? He didn't know if Zhenya's madness was
contagious or not.
Kwon Taek Joo couldn't say his life was always peaceful anywhere, but after getting
entangled with Zhenya he really didn't have a good day. It's not that he doesn't know
what kind of person Zhenya is, but it's also his fault for holding such a bomb.