You always surprise me

– Hey, aren’t you going to class?

Hojun points to himself with a puzzled look on his face.

– ···Are you talking about me?

– ? So who else is here but you?

Hojun leaves the room following his unfamiliar roommate.

Even after that, he moves around with the students with a confused look on his face.

‘···what?’

School went on as if nothing had happened.

Hojun, who spent his days going to and from the classroom without knowing why, freezes for a moment.

Yein Choi.

I got to see the child hanging out with his friends with such a bright expression.

-…!

However, Ye-in does not recognize Ho-jun.

Only then does Hojun check the large calendar hanging in the classroom.

The date printed on the calendar is 199X.

-···!

A close-up of the calendar and Ho-jun’s surprised face are seen intersecting, and Ho-jun realizes.

That he is right in the past.

That was also in the past when Yein was alive.

Ho-jun, who was confused, soon decides to follow Ye-in to get a clue.

– Choi Yein~ Let’s go together!

About 30 years ago, Yein had a best friend. She was a short, big-eyed student who looked younger than her peers.

Ho-jun overhears their conversation at the playground.

– Yein. What would you do if you were pregnant right now?

– ···what? What a question, Hong Se-mi!

A student named Se-mi looks at Ye-in with somewhat uneasy eyes.

– Just what if.

Yein speaks indifferently.

– Ugh, what kind of pregnancy is this? It’s terrible. If it were me, I would just die.

Ho-jun sees Se-mi’s face turn pale. But Yein doesn’t notice.

I just think that Semi is in a bit of a bad mood today.

···And that night, Se-mi throws herself from the rooftop.

– She said she was pregnant.

– oh my···.

– He died without being able to tell anyone, that little boy.

A funeral hall filled with students in school uniform.

Yein’s face is blank.

Like Hojun’s face right before he fell from the rooftop.

After returning from the funeral, Yein goes to the practical training room. And then he looks at his work.

It was a statue she made in her own image. The X mark she had drawn with Semi was still visible in her eyes.

– ···Aaaah!

Yein begins to destroy the statue.

And in the basement, where people don’t come often, the final work begins.

Yein’s last work was herself.

He went into a huge barrel and locked himself in plaster.

– Did you see anyone? Where did this student go?

– How can a student disappear from school…

After that day, no one could find Yein.

– Nonsense.

Hojun looks at the plaster container that Yein entered with a shocked face.

At that moment, the calendar in the classroom started blowing in the wind.

Hojun senses something strange and tries to leave the basement, but his legs won’t move.

The plaster that the figure was in starts to crack.

– Clink!

Hojun watches the scene, unable to move.

Eventually, Ye-in gets out of the broken plaster.

Skin as pale as plaster glows in the dark.

thud-

Yein slowly hangs herself.

Ttuk ttuk.

A creepy sound echoes through the basement.

Yein’s gaze slowly begins to return.

thud-

Yein with pitch black eyes looks at Hojun.

thud-

-···It’s you.

The moment there was a close-up of Yein’s creepy smile, the screen turned black.

[Part 2 of ‘Saetbyeol High School Disappearance Case Episode 8’ will air in 60 seconds.]

‘omg···.’

Hyejin Lee was out of breath.

Damn it because there was a commercial break, otherwise I would have had to spend the rest of the day with my mouth dry.

┗ ㅁㅊ..

┗ ㄷㄷ

┗ I knew Yein was crazy, but she was even crazier than I thought.

┗ I almost had a heart attack when we made eye contactㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

┗ ㄹㅇ Hold your breath.

┗ Anyway, the last episode is coming.

Lee Hye-jin, who was drinking water and checking the real-time reaction, sat down again.

It was to confirm the true ending of < Saetbyeol Preservation High School Disappearance Case>.

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Hojun takes a deep breath and opens his eyes again.

But it is no longer the past.

-···!

He is hanging from the rooftop. And that too, relying on someone’s hand.

The owner of the hand is none other than Seunghyeon.

-Hyung… Cheer up just a little longer…!

Seung-hyeon uses his strength to pull Ho-jun up, as he is wounded all over his body.

The breathtaking sight of the two made me sweat.

‘please···!’

Hyejin Lee focused on the screen with her hands together.

After struggling for 30 seconds, which felt like 30 minutes, Hojun eventually succeeded in getting up to the rooftop safely.

– I found it.

– What?

– It’s the basement.

Seung-hyeon hears that there is an artist in the basement, and Seung-hyeon and Ho-jun decide to remove the plaster in the basement.

The two enter the basement and begin breaking the plaster containing Yein with a hammer.

Hojun cuts his hands and face with sharp pieces of plaster, but he doesn’t care. He continues to hit the plaster, wiping the blood from his hands on his clothes.

Yein, who had been consumed by memories of the past, belatedly comes to her senses and runs towards them.

– no···!

However, just as Yein was about to approach them, a figure appears in front of her.

That seal is none other than Semi.

After seeing Se-mi’s vision, Ye-in freezes.

Yein’s embarrassed face appears for the first time.

Se-mi just looks at Ye-in calmly.

Se-mi approaches Ye-in, who is shaking, one step at a time.

-···I haven’t forgiven you.

Se-mi extends her hand towards Ye-in.

– But… I know how lonely you were.

At those words, Yein breaks down.

The reason Yein kept trying to deceive the people at school and the reason she tried to turn the students into ghosts was all because of loneliness.

By the time all the plaster had turned into powder and a fire had caught on top of it.

Yein disappears.

With lonely music, we see the backs of Hojun and Seunghyeon standing in an empty playground.

And the epilogue.

For a while, news about Saetbyeol Preliminary High School has been making noise all over the country. However, as time passes, people’s interest wanes.

Students also focus on entrance exams, not ghost stories.

Hojun looks different from before. Hojun is seen entering the classroom with a short haircut and a bright complexion.

However, the scar from that day still remains on Hojun’s hand.

An X-shaped red scar.

A morning with heavy rain.

The drama ends with Ho-jun touching his scar as if bitter.

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‘Ahh…! Hojun… Seunghyeon…!’

Hyejin Lee grabbed her cell phone. She felt like she couldn’t bear it if she didn’t write something.

Naturally, Blue Chat was filled with people who felt similar to her.

That’s how Hyejin Lee had a fiery Sunday. She had long since forgotten that the next day was Monday, when she had to go to her part-time job.

*

The final episode of < Saetbyeol Pre-School Disappearance Case> achieved a great success with a viewership rating of 15.4%.

The response was as favorable as expected.

– ‘Saetbyul Arts High School Disappearance Case’ Han Yu-il, Kim Sun-ah, and Park Young-hyun, battle of pro-American acting skills

– TN’s determination…’Morning Star High School Missing Case’ overcomes controversy over ‘Smiling Wizard’ and surpasses highest viewer ratings…

-Director Yoo Jae-ho said, ‘I will show you something,’ and it was a confidence with reason.

In addition to favorable reviews for the direction and actors’ acting, the response to the drama’s content was also enthusiastic.

The production crew, including Director Yoo, were still deeply immersed in the lingering effects of the drama.

It was like that just looking at the group chat rooms that came up every day. Yoo Il put down his cell phone while looking at MiTalk, which was plastered with congratulatory emoticons.

Kim Sun-a did not appear often in group chat rooms.

– You’re a colleague.

Yu Il’s answer to Kim Sun-ah’s question, ‘Why are you helping me?’

That wasn’t true.

However, Kim Sun-ah would not be very happy when Yoo Il said that he reminded her of his childhood when he looked at her.

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Even before the final filming, Yuil was interested in WW Entertainment.

It started with a scandal that seemed completely unrelated.

– Who is the male actor in a relationship with a married woman, Mr. K?

– Suspicion of a secret affair with an older woman… ‘Wannabe boyfriend’ who fell

– Joo Ji-hyun finally opens up… Infidelity scandal ‘unfounded’

Various articles posted on the main portal site.

Yu Il, who had been reading an article on his cell phone for the first time in a while, frowned. Poor content compared to the provocative title. These were trashy articles without any evidence.

Yuil sighed as he read the malicious articles and over-the-top comments that pretended to be neutral.

···This was too strong.

‘Now that I think about it, isn’t Joo Ji-hyun also a member of WW Entertainment?’

【you’re right. Currently, Joo Si-hyun is about to renew her contract with WW Entertainment.】

‘···no way.’

I have heard that there are some bad agencies that expose their celebrities to scandals in order to renew their contracts.

【you’re right. It appears to be a scandal created to lower the value of its celebrities.】

This is a warning to Kim Sun-ah.

A warning never to think about leaving.

…It’s worse than I thought.

Bwin spoke as if answering Yuil’s thoughts.

【WW Entertainment is currently pursuing a merger and acquisition with K-Doo Media. It appears that K-Doo Media has been considering acquiring WW Entertainment since last year. It seems like they are trying to finalize the actors’ contract renewals before the merger.】

ah. Now the question has been resolved.

‘K-du Media is one of the affiliates of the K-du Group, right?’

【you’re right.】

Yuil sighed softly.

‘Can I do it?’

To be honest, it was true that I was at a loss.

…Until Bwin spoke again.

【Yuil.】

‘why?’

【I think you should see this.】

A translucent window immediately came to mind.

【- I am reporting the corruption of the ㅋㅇㄷ Group.

[I am a former employee of K-Du Construction and a person who worked next to the CEO of K-Du Construction. The current CEO of K-Du Group took out a loan using shares of K-Du Construction as collateral to repay personal debts incurred through gambling, and in particular, he recently threatened to provide collateral to affiliates to pay for golf courses and resorts that were bid on. I am requesting it…]】

What Bwin posted was an article exposing the K-Doo Group’s corruption in detail.

【This post was posted a month ago. This post was deleted 10 minutes after it was posted on my personal blog, and is currently unsearchable. It is confirmed that the number of views at that time was also 5.】

…How on earth do you show something like that?

Bwin answered sonorously.

【Once data is uploaded via the Internet, it remains in some form. AI Nano Dictionary, Bwin V.15 can access most existing data.】

Yuil’s jaw tightened.

‘···I never thought I’d say this.’

“Bwin. Can I use this?”

【···yes. If the whistleblower’s story is published and made public, it will not be possible to avoid investigation.】

‘···.’

I knew about it, but it was a scary AI.

In any case, the information Bwin gave me was of great help now.

The basis for deciding that Yoo Il could help Kim Seon-ah was also based on that information.

– Suna Kim: I’m ready.

After checking the text message, Yu Il immediately picked up his cell phone.

To contact the person who can best solve this problem.

*

It was a sweet Sunday, but CEO Jang was at work at the office. This was because he received a message that he could not ignore.

Jaehyun Jang looked at the young man sitting in front of him.

He was smiling his typical polite smile.

“···Mr. Yoo Il.”

Jaehyun Jang called his name like a sigh. Now I couldn’t even guess what he was thinking.

“Everything I said on the phone is true. “More details will be revealed through investigation.”

“How on earth can something like this…”

Yuil slowly opened his mouth. There was an answer prepared in advance for these questions.

“···Actually, he is the cousin of my close friend.”

The whistleblower and blog writer was suspicious of Yuil’s contact at first and then surprised. After that, I was thankful. So, if you tell a lie like this… he will tolerate it too.

Jaehyun Jang couldn’t even finish his sentence.

‘···You always surprise me.’

He looked at the materials Yuil handed over and opened his mouth.

“…I guess I have to work first.”

Yuil nodded. He seemed to have found the right owner.

Jang Jae-hyeon, who was smoothing his chin, caught Yuil’s eyes.

“By the way, may I ask how you got involved in this?”

“There’s someone who agreed to help.”

And Yuil took out another bundle of documents from his bag.

“…?”

All of this was information received from Kim Sun-ah.

The materials she handed over were substantial.

There are even records of embezzlement, slush funds, and threats made in various ways.

It was data that would not have been possible if it had not been collected before.

I said there was no such thing as hope, but in a corner of my mind, it must have been evidence I had been gathering and gathering for a moment like this.

[thank you.]

Yoo Il gently took off the note written in Kim Seon-ah’s neat handwriting and put it in his pocket.

“I’ve also heard a lot of different things about WW Entertainment.”

As the entertainment industry is small, rumors spread quickly. Jang Jae-hyun also received various notoriety regarding WW Entertainment.

‘It’s a company that receives investment in all kinds of dirty ways and captures actors. At the same time, the cleanup is neat.’

But such a clean counter punch.

“After hearing the story, I don’t think I’m going to blow it up right away.”

“yes. “I think it would be a good idea to blow it up after the merger with K-Doo Media, which will take place in a few days.”

CEO Jang looked as if he had been hit by Yuil’s words.

“···haha.”

Han Yu-il planned to send WW Entertainment away by tying it to K-Do Group’s corruption.

So that I can never step foot in this situation.

“Mr. Yuil.”

“Yes, CEO.”

“…Are you not interested in politics?”

“yes?”

As Han Yu-il looked at him with a shocked face, Jang Jae-hyun chuckled.

“It’s a joke.”

*

“CEO~ I tried to change the office atmosphere to something more elegant. How do you think~?”

Seokwoo Lee nodded in satisfaction at the director’s words.

What he had longed for came true. When his agency was acquired by K-Doo Media, the company he managed was listed on the stock market with only the name changed.

A perfect deal that maintains the actual position of representative and at the same time creates a strong supporter.

A subtle smile appeared on Lee Seok-woo’s thin lips.

“Ha, on such a nice day, why doesn’t she come again?”

“···Leave it alone, Director Kim. “I heard they finished filming the day before yesterday.”

“Aung… the CEO is just too weak towards her~”

Anyway, she is a butterfly wet with water.

‘It’s a good thing I discouraged you from a young age.’

Still, he’s a pretty useful kid. Because of his smooth face and good acting, he was often called here and there.

‘This drama did pretty well too.’

Actually, I wasn’t that reluctant.

If it weren’t for the head of K-Doo Media, I wouldn’t have done it.

– Suna, he has to play other roles so he can play in bigger water. How long are you going to be a teenager? You can’t just take on supporting roles when you’re old~ Isn’t that right, CEO Lee?

Even though the young guy’s tone was annoying, it was a good thing in the end.

“Things are going smoothly, a lot. Joo Ji-hyun, if your friend’s contract renewal goes well, Director Kim will give you plenty of incentives, so you can go somewhere to Southeast Asia.”

But Lee Seok-woo did not know.

Who would have thought that a full-fledged thorny road, not a flowery one, was waiting for him in front of him.