Chapter 136

Chapter 136: The truth will always be revealed (2)

Richard’s face started to twitch as he looked at these people .

‘Seo Ju-Heon… Yoo Jaeha!’

There were two beautiful ladies with them, but he didn't have time to even look at them right now .

“You bastards, do you know where this is?!”

Ju-Heon started to frown as if he found Richard loathsome .

“I'm sorry, but only I am allowed to bully my subordinates . That is why I must reveal the truth . ”

“What?!”

He was certain . These bastards had sent the reporters and Art Council members here .

Ju-Heon soon started to laugh .

"Alright, prove it right here if you are not a plagiarist . Only a retard would not be able to recreate his painting . ”

“You……!”

"What’s wrong? You can’t do it? You old bastard . ”

Richard started to grind his teeth once Yoo Jaeha chimed in as well .

It seemed as if they knew that Richard would not be able to draw the painting . Maybe that was the reason . Richard gulped while Ju-Heon triumphantly laughed .

"Alright, let’s do it since we have witnesses here . The truth game . ”

Of course, this was a gamble and they did not have a 100% chance of success . They could end up in a bad situation if Richard managed to clear this danger successfully .

The Art Council professors and reporters shouted as if they liked what was going on .

“Good . Please prepare right away!”

“There’s nothing more accurate than having both of you draw the painting at the same time . ”

Richard naturally opposed this .

“Are you joking? How dare you plan things on your own?!”

But the Art Council members seemed to have a lot to say as well .

“Leaving it like this will only increase the number of negative talks about you, Professor Richard . ”

“……Ugh!”

“That’s right! You're just recreating an old painting! It shouldn't be difficult because you already drew it once!”

“It’s hard for anybody to mimic Professor Richard’s habits anyway . Who could imitate your magical brush touch?!”

That was true . However, the problem was that those habits were Yoo Jaeha’s habits!

These people who didn’t know what was on Richard’s mind just handed him a brush .

“Okay, professor . We trust you . ”

‘These bastards!’

But Richard, who had been trying to get out of this, shouted confidently as if he had not tried to get out until now .

“Fine, I”ll do it!”

“!”

“Do you understand? If I can prove my abilities here, the two of you are done for . ”

Richard then glared at Yoo Jaeha .

“Especially you, Yoo Jaeha . I’ll prove that you are an extremely persistent human trash once again!”

Yoo Jaeha couldn’t help but shake after hearing his former instructor sneering at him .

It could not be helped . It made him recall the memories of being beaten up by the others, including people he had been close with, in the past .

[You trash bastard . Why the hell are you still alive, just die . ]

[Don't try to cheat your way through life like that . ]

[I didn’t think you were so crazy for money, you bastard . ]

[I heard he protested against the professor . ]

[Wow, how shameless . A copycat bastard should just die . ]

That had all been Richard’s doing . It led to Yoo Jaeha not being able to leave his house or even eat properly for a few months .

Maybe that was the reason . He wasn't showing it, but Yoo Jaeha, who was shaking more than anybody else right now, peeked toward Ju-Heon .

‘The Captain-nim said we should give it a go, but…’

This bastard was an art professor no matter how rotten he was .

Although he was on a downward trend, he had been a talented artist for a while . There was no way such an artist would not be able to imitate a painting like that .

‘That’s why doing something like this should be useless . ’

In fact, Ju-Heon had said that as well .

‘It definitely is a gamble . The situation might turn on us if things go wrong . ’

But he had been certain .

‘But I will guarantee you this . Richard will not be able to draw it . ’

Why had Ju-Heon said that? Richard’s hand started to move at that moment .

“!”

“Ohhhh! He’s getting started!”

Richard smiled confidently as he held up the brush .

He had not painted anything in a while, but…

‘There’s no need to transform into Yoo Jaeha . ’

He was a talented artist . It would be fine as long as he just perfectly copied this bastard’s painting!

He poured out some oil paint .

“Oh!”

Then came blue… And then yellow…

Richard was moving his hand confidently .

He mixed colors as he used difficult-looking strokes to draw a person's face .

The people around them could not help but be amazed .

Ju-Heon kicked Yoo Jaeha’s back at that moment .

“Hey . Why aren't you getting started?”

“B, but!”

“Shut up and do it . Just trust the usual me . ”

“……But that’s the thing I can trust the least . ”

“What?!”

But he should do something since the Captain-nim had created this situation for him .

As Yoo Jaeha picked up the brush with that thought on his mind…

“Film it! Hurry up and film it!”

“It’s the painting of a master!”

Yoo Jaeha's hand stopped as the cheering for Richard started to increase .

‘Do I really need to give up?’

This was trying to break a boulder with an egg .

But at that moment…

Whisper whisper .

The cheering was changing into whispers . Something that should not happen was starting to happen .

“P, professor?”

“What the hell is that . What did he draw?”

Yoo Jaeha turned his head after hearing the whispers while Ju-Heon was the only one smiling .

‘As expected . ’

Yoo Jaeha walked over toward Richard to see what was going on .

What he saw was shocking .

“What the hell is going on?!”

Forget recreating the original painting…

Terrible chicken scratches that weren't even 1% of the original was visible .

It looked like something a child would draw!

Richard was trying to recall the original brush touch or color pattern, but that made it extremely awkward to the point it was pitiful .

It was so drastically different that even someone who knew nothing about art would be able to tell . The people filming this couldn’t help but gasp .

“Umm…Professor . This is not the time to joke around……!”

“Please be serious!”

But Richard’s hand that was moving the brush was shaking .

His face was also turning pale .

Even he had not expected this situation .

How could he?

‘Damn it . I didn’t know I degenerated this much . ’

Richard was not joking .

He was trying his best to draw a person, but a stick figure was coming out!

Of course, Yoo Jaeha questioned his eyes after seeing this .

‘Why is he…!’

Even if this bastard had stolen his painting, he had been known as a master for a long time .

He was not someone who sucked at drawing like this!

‘What is going on?’

The people around them started to grow frantic . They truly seemed to be shocked .

“Wow……I was wondering why he couldn’t come up with any new paintings lately, but guess he really did plagiarize…!”

“Was he really a fake?!”

Richard started to shout after hearing that .

“Please stop with the nonsense! I just got nervous because too many people are watching!”

Yoo Jaeha urgently asked Ju-Heon for an answer .

"Captain-nim, what is…”

“I told you . That bastard will never be able to draw anymore . ”

“Excuse me? You did say that, but…”

‘But how?!’

At this point, Yoo Jaeha could only respect Ju-Heon . But Ju-Heon was actually cheering internally that his suspicions had been correct .

That was right . Richard’s artifact would allow him to copy other people’s abilities as much as he wanted .

However, all artifacts came with risks .

Richard lost a bit of himself every time he used the artifact . In return for becoming other people, he had lost his true self .

That meant that Richard’s original art abilities had significantly deteriorated .

‘It was just a guess since I heard he doesn't draw in front of others, but…’

It was worth taking this gamble . The people approached Richard in shock .

“Get ready to send this report out!”

Richard became desperate .

“Turn that damn camera off right now!”

Richard threw a fit and threw something at the camera .

“Damn it, I'm being framed!”

However, Ju-Heon started to chuckle .

“Shut up . You can say whatever you want in court . ”

“……Ugh!”

Richard, who had been peeking around, used his last potential option .

Flash!

He had used an artifact . The people started to scream as an unknown artifact was activated .

“Kyaaaa! I, I can’t see anything!”

“My eyes!”

“I can’t see anything!”

Everybody inside the room had lost their sight . It was because of an artifact that made people go temporarily blind .

Of course, it did not last very long .

“Ah, I can see again . ”

The few people who got their sight back first gasped .

“Richard has disappeared!”

“He ran away!”

Lee Seol-A and Irene became frantic after realizing that Richard had escaped .

"We need to hurry up and track……!”

It was at that moment .

"Ah, there’s no need to go outside . He didn’t run away . ”

Someone flinched after hearing that .

Ju-Heon just chuckled .

“He just transformed into someone else . ”

This bastard’s transformation artifact… He was planning on changing his appearance using that artifact, but…

Ju-Heon looked around the room before looking at someone .

“M, Mr . Ju-Heon?”

“I found you now, you bastard . ”

Ju-Heon smiled as he reached out to grab someone .

Everybody's eyes opened wide after seeing who he grabbed .

[Jean Richard has been arrested . ]

[He is being investigated for threats, bribery, and defamation . ]

[Yoo Jaeha . He was not a copycat . ]

[This painting that had received many prizes was actually created by someone else!]

[Who revealed the truth?!]

[Seo Ju-Heon found the true artist!]

[Seo Ju-Heon had listened to the story of a young man who had been buried by society and helped him to reveal the truth . ]

The press was quite noisy .

Yoo Jaeha's name seemed to have been cleared while Ju-Heon became famous again for a different reason .

Yoo Jaeha was sitting in front of Richard who was being investigated for numerous things as he started to laugh .

“I think you should have a lot of things to say to me, old man . ”

“You bastard……!”

“So who told you to steal my painting?”

Yoo Jaeha, who was allowed to chat with Richard for a moment thanks to the Holten family's connections, was telling Richard that he deserved all of this .

But Richard seemed arrogant until the end .

“Ho . Your painting was only a success because I brought it into the world, you retard . Do you really think a new artist like you would have received the same attention?”

Yoo Jaeha, who was more confident than before, sneered at him .

“You can keep barking in your cell . ”

Richard was extremely flustered once Yoo Jaeha got up .

“You bastard, no……hold on… Yoo Jaeha! Let’s work together . If you are willing to say things as I tell you, I can give you… wait! Yoo Jaeha! Jaeha!”

And once Yoo Jaeha walked out of the police station…

“Your face looks so much better . Congratulations, you don’t need to make counterfeits anymore . ”

“Captain-nim!”

“I guess I should call you artist-nim now?”

Yoo Jaeha seemed extremely embarrassed .

“No, not at all . I'm still just a baby chick even if my name has been cleared . ”

“Really? Hey Seol-A . Give it to him . ”

“Yes sir . ”

Lee Seol-A handed an envelope to Yoo Jaeha .

“What is this?”

“What is it? A present for clearing your name . ”

“?”

Yoo Jaeha quickly took the papers out of the envelope .

Yoo Jaeha's hands were shaking as he slowly looked over the content .

He then looked toward Ju-Heon in disbelief .

“C, captain-nim . ”

It couldn't be helped .

“A personal exhibition? Me? In N, New York?”

“Yes . I put my name as the sponsor for now…and it is a little small, but why don’t you think about making your debut in a New York Art Gallery this winter…huh?”

Both Lee Seol-A and Ju-Heon were shocked .

It was because Yoo Jaeha started bawling while looking at the paper that discussed his personal exhibition .

“Hey number 1?”

“M, my life-long dream was to have a personal exhibition even if it was just once……!”

He started to cry in front of this crowded plaza . Ju-Heon became flustered .

“Hold on, hey!”

“S… . ob . I'll never forget what you did for me! I will follow you forever! Captain… no, master!”

‘No…there's no need to call me master . ’

But Yoo Jaeha didn't care and kowtowed in front of everyone .

"Thank you very much! Really, thank you very much!”

Ju-Heon clicked his tongue after seeing how thankful Jaeha was for this .

‘Tsk, I should have scheduled it with a larger art gallery if I knew he would be this happy . ’

He had not expected Jaeha to be so happy for such a small thing .

But Yoo Jaeha felt as if he had the whole world .

“Mother! Please be happy! Your rotten son is going to have a personal exhibition in New York! I can properly show you filial piety now! It’s an art gallery where even artists sponsored by Chairman Kwon have made it big!”

It was at that moment .

Ju-Heon's eyebrows twitched .

‘What did he say? Who sponsored? Chairman Kwon?’

“Hold on . That old fart did exhibitions for artists in that gallery?”

“Ah, yes sir . It’s quite a good gallery…they’ve also sold a lot of paintings . I heard it was the highest amount of sales in history…”

Ju-Heon's eyebrows went up at that moment .

"Seol-A . ”

“Yes sir . ”

“Call over all curators and art merchants when he is doing his exhibition . Close all other art galleries in New York that day . Make sure all of this bastard’s paintings sell, no matter what . Make them sell out . ”

“……E, excuse me?”

Ju-Heon started to grind his teeth as he shouted .

“Yoo Jaeha . Make sure your personal exhibition is a success . I’ll kill you if you don’t make it a success when I created this opportunity for you . ”

“Excuse me? Excuse me? Ah, yes sir!”

"Also, you're dead if your restoration slows down because you need to draw . ”

“Uhh, o, of course! I will even work on the weekends and not take any vacation!”

“Wonderful . That’s the type of attitude I wanted to see . ”

But Yoo Jaeha then looked toward Ju-Heon as he was curious about something .

“But that baldie, at the end… He tried to run away by turning into something else . ”

"Ah, yeah, he did . ”

“How did you manage to find him?”

Ju-Heon’s eyes opened wide as he responded .