VDN Ch 73

“Okay….”

Even after responding, Nam-woon couldn’t tear his eyes away from Seo-oh. He didn’t say anything after that. Does he really not trust me? I can understand it logically, but it was still a bit shocking. Somehow, it left a bitter taste in my mouth.

“Hyung, I’m sleepy now.”

Se-han put down his phone and rubbed his eyes. Seo-oh quickly tidied up the surroundings and turns off the lights. Soon darkness settled in the room.

The night before going to the club was coming close.

***

Loud music assaulted his ears. As Nam-woon stepped into the dimly lit club, he glanced at his phone. The screen displayed the recent conversation with Jin-sang. This bastard is coming, is he?

[Map.location]

[Pera]

[Come here]

[Park Chun-gil is here]

[ ]

[How are you going to take to come here?]

[ ]

After sending a text to the Jin-sang, Nam-woon put his phone in his pocket. When he said he was going to the club, Deok-chil lightly touched his hair and said,

“Won’t you feel bad if you wear the same clothes you wear to work?”

Seeing the black pants Nam-woon always wore, he handed him a matching black T-shirt. At first, Jang-mi planned to lend him a thick gold necklace with a rose pendant, but Deok-chil desperately stopped him.

Nam-woon was a bit nervous as he entered as he had been turned away from a restaurant before but fortunately, he was able to enter the club without any problems.

At that moment, unwelcome text appeared.

[Regular customer Seok Nam-woon! It’s been a while since you visited the club!]”

[This is a Special Role Fulfillment Clause that occurs during your club visit!]

[Role Fulfillment Clause 4: Please unleash your promiscuity!]

…Promiscuity, how do you do that?

Wait, I thought the role clause was over. Why is there another one? I have a lot to worry about, and I don’t have time for such strange things. Nam-woon muttered as he adjusted his cap, which he had brought just in case he ran into Seo-oh.

He slowly scanned his surroundings. Why are there so many people? The music was so loud it felt like his eardrums might burst.

To be honest, he was a bit excited. It was his first time visiting a club.

“When you keep going inside, there’s a staircase at the end of the hallway, and I heard they often do business there.”

“You two take care of it. One of you should stay near the entrance and check the faces of people entering.”

’”Then what are you doing?”

“I’m going to catch Kwon Sang-moon.”

“What? Kwon Sang-moon?”

Nam-woon explained to the surprised Umpyeong employees. Today, they were here to catch Kwon Sang-moon at the club and if you see him, you’re to call me immediately. The Umpyeong staff didn’t seem to believe that Kwon Sang-moon was coming to the club, but they nodded reluctantly at Nam-woon’s urging.

“I’m not here to have fun today. I’m here to catch someone.

Nam-woon steeled himself. Despite no one paying attention to him, he moved cautiously, conscious of his surroundings. To avoid suspicion, his plan was to order a drink first. He spotted the bar nearby and headed in that direction.

As he awkwardly lingered around, a bartender-looking staff member glanced at Nam-woon. Seok Nam-woon’s body seemed a bit weak when it came to alcohol. After contemplating, he asked,

“Can I get a beverage?”

The bartender stared at him. Meanwhile, Nam-woon took out his phone from his pocket, hoping to receive a message from the Umpyeong staff. When he placed the phone on the counter, a white slip of paper fell out with it. It was a business card with the name “Jang Myung” belonging to the detective he had met before.

As he slipped the card back into his pocket, he looked up and locked eyes with the bartender, who was staring back at him. The tense bartender cautiously opened his mouth.

“Uh, what kind of drink do you want?

“Do you have a soda-flavored drink called Dal-Kong?”

Nam-woon accidentally blurted out the name of his usual drink. After spending so much time with Se-han, he had grown accustomed to ordering only the “Dal-kong” soda. However, this person probably wouldn’t know what “Dal-kong” was.

Nam-woon quickly corrected himself and ordered a cola instead. However, for some reason, the bartender’s expression stiffened. He bent down and retrieved something from below, handing it to Nam-woon.

“This is the drink the customer is looking for.”

His words carried a lot of weight as he spoke. Then, the bartender left the bar.

Nam-woon looked at the bottle he had received. It was something he hadn’t seen before—was it beer? It definitely didn’t look like cola. Upon closer inspection, he noticed a slight indentation in the middle. It was a twist-open bottle.

Nam-woon stared at the bottle with suspicion. Given the recent incidents involving trait drugs circulating around, Could there be something strange in it? He decided not to drink it and just keep it. If it was related to trait drugs, he would need to investigate it later.

Holding the bottle in his hand, he walked. The crowd was so dense that he was quickly swept up in it. Suddenly, a hand gently patted his waist from behind. When he turned around, he saw a foreigner with a nose as sharp as a mountain ridge.

“Damn, you startled me!

[Cute.]

“Uh… thank you?”

[What’s your name?]

“Seok Nam-woon.”

The foreigner grinned and pressed close to Nam-woon, bringing his lips to Nam-woon’s ear.

“Sex?’”

At the same time, he pressed his center against his buttcocks.

“You pervert! Fuck!”

Nam-woon elbowed the foreigner in the gut and broke free from his embrace. Being touched so suddenly startled him.

He took about four steps when someone grabbed his shoulder again. What now? Turning his head, he saw a man with orange hair and loose clothes smiling at him.

“Are you alone? I’ve got a table, want to join?”

The man’s teeth were flashing as he spoke. Nam-woon couldn’t help but fix his gaze in that direction, and then the man smiled and said,

“Pretty, isn’t it?”

“Are those braces?”

“No.”

Boom boom boom boom!

The music was so loud that they had to press their lips close to each other’s ears and shout to communicate. The man opened his mouth wide, as if to show something. Several light beams at the same time dazzled Nam-woon’s eyes. The man’s teeth were adorned with small jewels. Nam-woon, surprised, asked,

“Are they expensive?”

“Just this one.”

The man pointed to a small molar at the end and gave a sheepish smile.

“You’re really handsome. Can I ask about your type? I’m an omega.”

Suddenly, the introducing traits began. Then he pointed with his finger to somewhere he couldn’t see.

“The table is over there. Let’s go.”

Nam-woon shook off the man’s hand that was pulling him and turned around. He had been distracted by the sparkling tooth jewels and wasted time. he already knew the faces of Kwon Sang-moon and Park Chun-gil from photos. He pressed down his hat and stepped forward, scanning the faces of the people around him one by one.

***

“Seo-oh, be careful of Chairman Seok.”

Seo-oh looked around, remembering his father’s words. How was he supposed to find his father here? He was at a loss. When Seo-oh asked what was going on, his father said he would explain when he met him and then hung up the phone quickly as if he were being chased.

He had already reported to the police a long time ago, but there had been no progress, and Seo-oh didn’t have high hopes for the missing person request he had placed with the errand center. Therefore, he couldn’t miss this golden opportunity. He had to find his father and take him to Se-han. Seo-oh moved forward with a determined face.

He was supposed to stay near the bar. Remembering Kwon Sang-moon’s words, Seo-oh headed towards the bar. He wore his usual attire so his father could easily recognize him. After witnessing someone dressed similarly to him get turned away from the club earlier, Seo-oh briefly wondered if he should have worn something else, but fortunately, he was able to enter without any issues.

His lips were dry with nervousness at the thought of his father being here. As he looked around and headed towards the bar, his steps slowed down.

“Huh?”

A slightly different hairstyle than usual and a t-shirt he hadn’t seen before, the man furrowed his brow slightly as he walked with long strides.

Today he exuded even more of his usual sharpness, which was none other than Seok Nam-woon.