Chapter 305: Chapter 305

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Ban Yeo Ryung still replied insincerely, “Yeah, it is…”

“And he also explained evasively about his relationship with Ruda hyeong. The point is not about Lucas having a crush on Yi Ruda or not; what matters is that the fact he wants to talk about. Is he Ruda hyeong’s lover or just a stalker? Nothing’s clarified––”

“Oh!”

Ban Yeo Ryung’s sudden cry startled Woo Jooin that he opened his brown eyes wide. He then asked, “What’s wrong?”

“Donnie’s in danger!”

Almost shrieking in that way, Ban Yeo Ryung turned around immediately and began to run across the path she had taken until now.

Her running speed was too fast that even Woo Jooin, who was a boy taller than her, could hardly catch up at once; therefore, he had to call her several times to barely run in pace with her.

Gasping for breath, he asked, “Yeo Ryung, what’s up? What’s going on?! Tell me what’s happening.”

Ban Yeo Ryung responded while still running at a fast pace, “Something has been lingering in my mind, which I couldn’t figure out no matter how much I’ve thought about it, but now I’ve realized what it is.”

After a pause, Ban Yeo Ryung shouted, “Yi Ruda’s mother would have not confined him below the rooftop! That’s because of Yi Ruda…!”

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“Oh, I get it.”

When I blurted those words out of the blue, Lucas’s back recoiled with surprise. A moment after, he turned around to look at me and asked with a calm voice, “Get… what?”

“You told me earlier that this was the answer, which means Ruda might not be trapped below the rooftop floor.”

Lucas still asked composedly, “… Really? Why?”

“Because Ruda knows how to drive a helicopter,” I replied.

His face was then tinged with surprise as if my response was somewhat unexpected. Nodding slowly, he responded, “Oh…”

“Weren’t you implying this? Ruda knows how to drive a helicopter, so Ruda’s mother would not leave him close to the rooftop, would she? If Ruda escapes to the sky, there’s no way to catch him.”

I thought this was obviously the reason why Lucas said such a thing; however, he nodded his head and emitted a whoop, which made me slightly anxious.

“I see. That can be another reason too.”

“Huh? Then, isn’t this what you guessed?”

Once I asked back while squinting my eyes, Lucas turned around and replied, “Well, what will it be?” He then searched his pocket and took out the cardkey again. Staring at him with a dubious gaze from behind, I could roughly understand why Jooin had been too irritated by Lucas.

This guy never finished what he wanted to say. His response always sounded incomplete that it made others quite anxious. Grumbling these thoughts to myself, I observed the iron door in front of us.

If we were right, Yi Ruda would be there inside. The iron door looked seemingly thick and solid that the person over the wall could not hear our conversation. Thus, the only way to check if Ruda was there could be just opening the door.

At the lower middle of the iron door, there was something like a small opening that could be seen in prisons. The size looked enough for a food tray to enter, so that small opening seemed to admit the food for the person inside.

When Lucas placed the cardkey on the reader, the light on the machine turned orange instead of green. ‘Eh? What’s wrong?’ Wondering about the reason, I watched the sight with my arms crossed. A moment after, the small opening on the door slowly opened with a beep.

Lucas and I kneeled and put our faces close to that side. At that moment, a foot came out through the small gap, which made us back off in astonishment. I then heard someone roaring furiously, “Don’t you guys open this right away? Do you really want to see someone die?!”

Being dumbstruck by the fury, I was soon thrilled to hear the voice that I wished to hear for a long time. I could feel a burst of tears rising deep within my heart. After going to the club and shooting Mission Impossible, I was about to meet you, at last!

Staying still in silence for quite a while, I barely detached my lips.

“H… old on, Ruda… it’s me!”

After a moment of silence, I heard a voice that sounded as if the situation was unbelievable.

“Are you… Donnie…?” He asked repeatedly, “Donnie, is it you?”

“Yes!”

“Why are you here?!”

The touching moment didn’t last long. What Ruda just said made me grimace a little.

I, of course, didn’t expect that she would welcome me with open arms; even if I were in her situation, things wouldn’t be that different. Still, her response was too ruthless.

Ruda struck a retort immediately like a machine gun, “Why are you here? You aren’t that reckless kid! How come you’re here out of the blue… no, did Yi Jenny spoke about me? Did she tell you that I miss you?”

Flinching for a second, I soon opened my mouth again.

“No, it’s not what you’re thinking, Ruda! I just came here because I wanted to bring you back!”

“What? I mean, how can…?”

Instead of an explanation, going out of this place was first.

“Let’s get out of here. Is there any way to open this door?”

“What? The cardkey for this door is different from those that work on other places, so only the one that Yi Jenny has works. Aside from that…” Ruda asked again, “You came here by yourself? How can you get into this place alone?”

‘Oh, I see. To open this iron door, we need Yi Jenny’s key instead of what we have right now,’ with that thought in mind, I bit my lips in despair and glanced at Lucas, who was standing beside me. It looked as though he wasn’t surprised at all.

If only Yi Jenny’s key worked to open this door, there was nothing I could do for now. If we had to do something, Lucas would take care of it. Looking at his nonchalant face, I couldn’t trust him enough.

Thus, it would be okay to explain the situation in advance. Having that thought, I detached my lips.

“Oh, I’m not here alone. I came here with Lucas.”

“Lucas?”

Ruda asked back in a slightly lower voice, which made me frown while thinking, ‘Doesn’t she remember who Lucas is?’

Well… recalling Ruda’s cynical and sassy nature, she would definitely hate Lucas, who called her Ice Princess, which was such a cringy nickname.

Still, they weren’t having a bad relationship; so to speak, they might have a relationship close to something like Jooin calling Ruda as ‘hyeong’ on his own initiative.

With that thought in mind, I added, “Yeah, he told me he’s your friend. You know, the guy with sky-blue hair…” I continued in a mumbling voice, “He came from overseas to meet you, but you weren’t at school. We also tried to take you back, and Lucas helped us…”

That was when Ruda’s sharp cry suddenly pierced through my ears.

“Donnie! Get away from him right now!”

My eyes widened in surprise.

“What?”

“He’s not a trustable guy! He won’t be here with good intention!”

That was when I tried to ask her again what she was talking about. Suddenly, noisy footsteps like those of a raging bull descended upon us from across the hallway.

‘What’s going on? You said that the surveillance cameras aren’t working properly?’ Turning my head aside, I got bewildered to find out Lucas looking so nonchalant. While I was on my last legs, a bunch of men in black, who rushed into this direction from both sides of the hallway, surrounded us.

They came by scores, and even had muscular physiques; therefore, I could never confront them in person. Although I had Lucas beside me, our victory or defeat was hardly predictable.

Besides, how come we were confronting them in a place none other than this narrow hallway! That was when I bit my lips in frustration. Checking who we were, the guys whispered, ‘It was true! He’s here!’ and one of them stepped forward.

He asked, “Come on, you’re Lucas! You’re really Lucas, right?”

“How come you still behave the same even after a few years?”

“Hey, was it you who sent that ridiculous message?”

Listening to the guys speaking one after another, I was so startled that I turned my head to look at Lucas. My brain could hardly catch up on this situation.