Chapter 28
When he returned home, he couldn’t focus on his studies .
He turned his computer on and searched “Pyramid Scheme” on the internet .
Out of all the articles that shown, he clicked on the latest article .
It was an article about how they arrested a fraudulent company that lured 3,000 investors and obtained over 200 billion won .
Since the company wasn’t even worth one billion won, the investors were in a situation where they wouldn’t be able to get back 90 billion won .
The CEO, Mr . Park, is currently on the Most Wanted list, but since he left the country, it’s going to be hard to arrest him and Si Hyun knew .
‘Let’s forget about it for now . ’
Si Hyun calmed down and turned the computer off .
The situation wasn’t going to change just because he was worried about it .
For now, he had tasks he had to finish .
Si Hyun opened his book .
***
The exam took place on a Saturday at a middle school in Uiwang city and it ended at exactly 12 o’clock .
Si Hyun had a satisfied look as he exited the school .
There was one question he was unsure of, but he managed to answer the others without any issues .
He felt that he passed .
If it wasn’t for his father’s situation, he could’ve been happier about it .
Si Hyun kept on touching his phone with a complicated look on his face .
First, he decided to wait until his father’s head injury was completely recovered .
He wanted to avoid giving him stress since it could make his condition worse and because he was still a patient .
There wasn’t a plan for a raid either .
He would usually head to the guild to participate in a raid, but since he took the week off, he wanted to spend a relaxing weekend . He already notified the guild that he wasn’t going to participate in a raid .
But, there was something he had to do today .
The university that Si Hyun graduated from, Kyonggi University, was holding a reunion at 6 o’clock . Since many of the alumni lived near Seoul, they decided to hold it at a bar near Sinchon .
He couldn’t attend the previous meetings since he had work, but he had time today .
He told them that he would attend, but because of his father’s issue, he was contemplating whether he should and tell them that he couldn’t attend .
‘No, let’s just go . ’
Si Hyun made up his mind .
He didn’t like cancelling when he already said that he was going to go .
And since he’s on vacation, he thought it would be good to see some familiar faces and lighten up his mood .
***
Si Hyun arrived at the location on time .
It was a large bar that was located at the entrance of Sinchon’s main road .
He was told that it was taking place on the second floor, so he went straight up without looking around on the first floor .
When he went up, he saw some familiar faces .
There were already over 10 people, so he assumed that all the people that agreed to come were already here . There were only three females within the group since his major mostly had males .
“Aren’t you Si Hyun?”
Some people within the group noticed Si Hyun first .
“It’s been a while . ”
Si Hyun smiled and greeted them .
He sat next to his friends, Jong Hyuk and Seung Min .
“Hey, I saw the documentary . I heard the viewer ratings went over 10% . You looked like some kind of main character . ”
Seung Min spoke as if he was waiting to tell Si Hyun about it .
Despite of him wearing a mask, it seemed like everyone in the group already knew it was him . When Seung Min mentioned the show, everyone else turned their attention to Si Hyun .
“Ha ha, I actually went through a lot because of that show . Other broadcasting stations asked me to appear on their show . I of course declined because I didn’t want to show my face . ”
“Wow, a star has been born within our major . ”
“Stop overreacting . ”
Si Hyun waved his hand while smiling .
“I’m not . Here, have a drink . This is your first glass, so you have to drink it in one shot . ”
Seung Joon poured the beer .
In order to maintain the mood, Si Hyun drank the entire glass of beer in one gulp .
“What’s it like working at the prison?”
There wasn’t a guarantee that the students majoring in Correction and Rehabilitation would get a job related to it, but interestingly, among his fellow alumni, a lot of them were Correctional Officers or public officers .
It was natural for them to talk about the prison .
Every atmosphere was different in every section, so as a ward, it was only natural that they would be curious about it .
“Hm, it’s kind of difficult . But, all sections are like that . ”
Si Hyun thought for a moment and answered .
Since the city’s population was high, the bigger sections were all gathered in one place . It’s only natural that things get busy and hectic .
“Hey, they’re not all the same . Incheon is hell . You’ve heard about the bad reputation, right?”
Jong Hyuk, who was stationed at Incheon, spoke while pouting .
Incheon had a pretty bad reputation .
It’s because of the drug users . Drug users were hard to discipline and the Incheon station had the most drug users .
“Uijeongbu is hell as well . They didn’t follow the rotation last month, so I had to work overtime all the time…I thought I was going to die . ”
The one that worked at Uijeongbu started complaining .
Uijeongbu had a bad reputation as well .
There were even rumors that the wards that were stationed there worked overtime the most .
“Those that are working in a metropolitan area should just shut up . That’s nothing when comparing to Cheongsong . ”
Cheongsong is known for their prisons .
He wasn’t sure whether if it was true or not, but there are rumors about how they specifically built the prison at a certain spot because mountains surrounded the place and prisoners wouldn’t be able to escape .
There are also rumors that they discipline the prisoners pretty strictly .
Everyone’s opinion is different, so it was hard to say whether it was true or not .
But, there was one thing that was true .
The prison was located in the country .
It was safe to say that there was nothing for a young ward to do to socialize or to have fun . On top of that, transportation was really uncomfortable . If they wanted to go to another city, they would have to take days off before going .
Young wards that are stationed there would do everything they can to escape that place .
There’s a reason why young wards are changed so often .
The others pitied the wards that were stationed there since they took days off and somehow made it to this reunion .
“…Hurry up and escape that place . ”
“Sorry man . Eat up . ”
“You guys should’ve studied harder . ”
They heard a man speak confidently from behind them .
A man was wearing a nice suit with horn-rimmed glasses .
“You’re here Woong Jae . ”
Jung Woong Jae was always at the top of the class .
He walked confidently and sat in front of Si Hyun .
“There were times when the tables were turned at the training center . ”
“Yeah, you’re right . But hey, we did study hard . Our level of understanding was just different . ”
Seung Min, who was next to him, spoke up .
“Ha ha, sorry . I just said it without thinking . Even if you put in all of your efforts, studying is just a hard thing for some people . ”
“Are you saying that because you’re stationed at the southern prison? And a Rank Seven on top of that?”
Jong Hyuk looked at Woong Jae with an envious expression .
The southern prison is known for their nice facility and work stations .
That’s why, only those who scored high on the exam and at the training center was stationed at that prison .
Woong Jae looked at Si Hyun while enjoying Jong Hyuk being envious of him .
“I saw you on that documentary . ”
“Oh, really?”
“You’re good at disciplining the prisoners . ”
“It’s nothing . ”
It sounded like he was complimenting Si Hyun, but his expression said something different .
It seemed like he was looking down on Si Hyun .
He wasn’t any different from when they were in school .
Si Hyun felt uncomfortable about that, so he kept his distance from Woong Jae and tried not to get close to him .
“You know . ”
Woong Jae started speaking with a slight smirk on his face .
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