Chapter 112

Chapter 112 – Jail War #4

Kim Tae-sung looked at Tae-hyuk for a moment before sprinkling soy sauce over his porridge . He stirred a few times before slowly eating .

“Isn’t this the first time we’ve met? But why? I strangely feel like I’ve met you somewhere . ”

Tae-hyuk was the one who put him in here . Of course, Tae-hyuk had no intention of telling that to the Bomber .

“This world is very small . Perhaps we met in passing somewhere?”

“Um… Indeed . ”

Tae-hyuk scratched his chin .

TV was also available in prison . However, it didn’t mean that they could see the latest entertainment programs . Only one ‘Enlightenment’ channel was broadcasted . Most of them were documentaries and cultural programs selected by the Department of Justice’s correctional program . They could also only watch it for a certain period of time before going to bed .

In the end, the only news from the outside world were sometimes edited news on the Enlightenment channel . The man who bombed Taesung Group for revenge didn’t know the ending of his story . This was what Tae-hyuk was aiming for .

“You are a really interesting person . You are the only one crazy enough to do such a ridiculous thing to get revenge on a big company . ”

Kim Tae-sung’s mouth twitched . An emotion appeared for the first time on the middle-aged man’s face . However, Kim Tae-sung wasn’t the type to come alive over such a thing .

“…I am finished eating . I will get up first . ”

“I just arrived in this place, so I know some information about the outside world . You will become motivated if you listen to me . ”

Kim Tae-sung, who was about to rise from his seat, looked at Tae-hyuk with a cold expression . What could possibly change his heart? He put the tray back on the table and pulled canned peaches out of his pocket .

“I ate rice and now I feel like eating fruit . Would you like one?”

“I will eat it thankfully . ”

Kim Tae-sung placed the peach on Tae-hyuk’s plate with no expression . Tae-hyuk cut it in half with a spoon and said,

“Taesung Group was developing a new virus . You would be more familiar with this fact than anyone else . ”

“……”

A variety of expressions crossed Kim Tae-sung’s face .

“You didn’t mean to expose it in the first place . You had to give up everything you built as a senior researcher . However, the finished virus was more of a monster than you thought . ”

Tae-hyuk spoke the truth about the Taesung case .

“Then you went through a change of heart . You risked your life to expose the truth of what Taesung Group did to the media . I’m sorry but I don’t know what happened in the process; I just know the results . ”

The Taesung Group realized Kim Tae-sung’s betrayal and tried to stop him by taking his family as hostages .

“But there was an unexpected event in Taesung Group . The virus used to hold them hostage had mutated . In the end, the prepared vaccine didn’t work and your family died . ”

Kim Tae-sung’s hands shook . No matter how many years passed, the anger still remained in his heart .

“Yes . Correct . Thus, the Bomber was born, and I killed innocent people to get revenge for my family . In the end, this happened . I don’t know why anyone would be interested in the story where everyone was wounded and destroyed . ”

“Bomber . You’re mistaken . ”

“Huh?”

“It is still too early in the story . You thought you succeeded in your revenge but then you went to jail…”

Tae-hyuk stopped for a moment and looked into Kim Tae-sung’s eyes . Then the look disappeared as he started speaking again,

“…I know what happened to the Taesung Group after that . ”

Kim Tae-sung nodded .

“If you know then I would like to hear it . ”

For the first time, longing appeared in his voice . Tae-hyuk said with a satisfied expression,

“This is the world . It is never fair . You sinned and got stuck in here . However, not all criminals go to jail . ”

“…It can’t be . ”

“Yes . The data that you risked your life to get, disappeared due to the carelessness of a manager . ”

“T-That…”

Kim Tae-sung had created a bomb to smash Taesung Group . However, that wasn’t enough to make a Korean conglomerate crumble .

“And Taesung Group’s president, Song Won-jin was released a little while ago . A senior researcher committed suicide, leaving a suicide note stating that he did everything on his own . In the end, the arrested Taesung Group officials only had to pay a fine . How much would that amount be?”

“……”

“200 million . That is the value of the lives of your family and the researchers . ”

“…Ahhhhh!”

Kim Tae-sung suddenly screamed, causing the prisoners nearby to jump .

“Why is he doing that?”

“People become crazy after staying here a while . Leave it alone . ”

Tae-hyuk whispered to Kim Tae-sung .

“Then what should you do? You can’t get out of here until you die . The executives of Taesung Group have already returned to the company like nothing happened, and the mass media didn’t report it so the interest of the public gradually disappeared . They just dimly remember that there was a crazy bomber . Is it okay to end it like this?”

“…I, what…?”

“Your revenge failed because you thought this world was just . You thought the opponent would be judged before you exposed their sins? But this is South Korea . ”

“Kuhuuuok…”

“Don’t you want to take revenge for their actions? This time, don’t rely on the media and police and judge them directly . ”

Kim Tae-sung bit his lip . If he could, he would’ve laughed and died on the spot rather than going to prison . However, Kim Tae-sung wasn’t stupid enough to just believe the other person .

“Is it possible?”

“Yes . To make a deal, I will show my hand first . I will tell you more tonight . ”

“Huh? We are in the cells at night…”

“So then wait for me there . ”

Tae-hyuk bit the other half of the peach . His tongue enjoyed the sweet taste of the sugar .

That night, Kim Tae-sung opened his mouth and looked at the other person . Kim Cheol-su entered the cell dressed in the clothes of a guard .

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‘This is a long-term use . ’

Kim Tae-sung promised to cooperate with Tae-hyuk in return for breaking him out and help in getting revenge on Taesung Group .

‘He can make a big bomb that blows up buildings . ’

The four bombs he left behind had been very useful in the past few months . But could he supplement it? It was enough with the crime skills .

Tae-hyuk looked at the note given to him by Kim Tae-sung . It contained the ingredients needed to make a bomb . Kim Tae-sung promised that he could create a significant explosion in the prison with these things .

Tae-hyuk was aware of his skills more than anyone else .

‘It will be busy tonight . ’

Tae-hyuk checked on Yoo Cheol-ho’s state, who was completely asleep, and entered the tunnel . He didn’t forget to take the keys hidden by the entrance . He had snatched it away from a new guard a few days ago . The guard would be suffering after knowing he lost it .

After leaving the cell, Tae-hyuk grasped the position of the guards with Spying . He had a lot to do tonight . First, he had to collect the bomb materials and then steal the faces of the remaining guards for a full-scale war .

Up to now, Tae-hyuk could imitate the faces of five guards . It was impossible to completely disguise as them . The guards walked around when they weren’t working, so something could go wrong if he accidentally ran into them .

A greater variation of disguises was needed to ensure his safety . He would double the number tonight .

Tae-hyuk changed his clothing with Counterfeit and disappeared into the darkness .

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Four days have passed since the meals had first changed . The complaints of the prisoners became severe enough to pop .

It was currently the fun exercise time . Exercise time was for only 60 minutes a day, and was a very precious time for the prisoners . It was the only chance for them to experience the cool air and move their bodies freely .

As usual, people with similar minds gathered together to play badminton or basketball . However, they hadn’t been able to eat a proper meal for days . The only inmates jumping around were the foreigners .

The South Korean inmates huddled in a corner and swore at the guards .

“Does this make sense? We are the only ones being starved . ”

“That guard over there is about to throw his food away . Can’t he sprinkle some leftovers on my rice?”

“Wow, those evil bastards . Isn’t this too much?”

“I was sniffing around the kitchen and discovered a guard eating . Fuck… I thought all the corn was gone . ”

“…I will get those bastards fired as soon as I am out of here . ”

“When are you going to finish? Take me as well . I just extended…”

The bloody conversation was over .

Normally, the anger towards the guards would’ve already subsided . But since yesterday, the behaviour of the guards became especially bad . The warden had issued an order a few days ago not to agitate the nerves of the prisoners, yet some crazy guards still continued their tyranny .

Shin Chang-ho looked at the agitated prisoners with serious eyes from a corner of the playground . His bodyguard said,

“Hyung-nim . Cheol-su was right . The guards are acting ridiculous and the complaints of the prisoners are skyrocketing . ”

Shin Chang-ho muttered with a groan . It felt more like a war with the prison guards instead of the Japanese .

“There really might be a war, but it still lacks the fire . Three days… We just need to wait three days . ”

The guards were armed with stun guns and gas guns . If Shin Chang-ho made a mistake here, then he would be punished with solitary confinement . But no matter how angry the prisoners were, they wouldn’t explode without a trigger .

Please keep quiet…

Shin Chang-ho closed his eyes and begged . However, the fires of war broke out from a very small place .

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It was time for dinner, and the menu was once again the same old porridge . Now it was too exhausting to even complain .

“Fuck, again? Then I should eat the one I was saving . ”

Prisoner 974 pulled out the sausage he had been hiding . It was the precious emergency food he got from the store . He started to peel it in order to eat it .

But with perfect timing, one of the guards struck his arm . The sausage fell and rolled on the ground . Number 947’s eyes widened .

“M-My sausage!”

Fortunately, the skin area was touching the ground so he could still eat it if he cut a little bit off .

“Ah, I’m sorry . The precious sausage is gone . ”

The guard laughed and stepped on 974’s hand that was stretching to pick up the sausage .

“Kuaaack!”

974 screamed as his hand and sausage were stepped on at the same time .

“Ah, sorry… I wasn’t expecting you to pick it up to eat . Well . I think you can still eat it if you clean it well . Haha!”

In the end, 974 couldn’t endure it anymore and exploded .

“Fucking bastard!”

Bam!

He punched the guard who stepped on his fingers . Then the watching guards ran over with their rods .

“You over there! What are you doing now? Put him in solitary!”

“Ah? Solitary? I don’t care about that anymore! Just let me kill this bastard!”

Number 974 slapped at one of the guard’s rods . It struck the face of the prisoner sitting next to him . In the end, the inmates nearby joined in the fight .

“Kill them!”

“Aaaaack!”

“Fuuuuuckers!”

Even the guards who ran over to stop them got involved in the struggle . In the end, the war between prisoners and guards started with one sausage .

The guard who stepped on the sausage had a nosebleed . However, he smiled and licked his lips . The guard muttered in a small voice,

“—As planned . ”