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Title: Min's choice
Series: 너를 기억해 / Hello Monster
Characters: Lee Min, Cha Jian, mentions of Lee Hyeon
Summary: Post ep 16. Of the many options that Hyeon gave to him, Min finally makes a decision.
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[I need to see you, Detective Cha Jian. It's really important.]
A message from a mysterious person, with an address attached alongside.
Cha Jian glanced around the park to see if she could spot the one calling her to this location. She sighed. A bit reckless, wasn't she? To come over for an unverified message, not taking any precautions in case it was a trick to lure her away. But her instincts told her that it that should be all right, that there was no danger. Plus, the day was still bright.
Still, she was curious as to who was the one calling her. To have sent a message to her directly, not long after Hyeon return... that person must have some kind of connection to both of them. Not only to have contacted her at such timing, but also to know of her number. It couldn't be a coincidence, yet she was sure that it wasn't Lee Junyeong.
So who...?
"Detective Cha, you came."
Her heart nearly gave a start the moment she heard the voice, even more as she turned to see that it was really Min standing before her. She let out a cry, before embracing the young man.
"Thank goodness... you're alive! Thank goodness," she exclaimed.
Min let out a confused gasp. "My brother, didn't tell you anything?" he asked, as Jian shook her head.
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"Ah, I see. So that's what happened."
He turned to look at her again as he frowned. "My brother really didn't tell you anything?" Min asked again as Jian chuckled.
"I didn't press him to tell me. I know that he'd tell me everything once he was ready. Turned out he disappeared for a year before reappearing again, as if he'd done nothing wrong. So, what was the occasion for you to meet me here?"
Min smiled. "I guess this was why brother likes you a lot. Detective Cha, it's because you're so kind and patient. Ah well, it's because of the things you've said to me before. I've been thinking about it for a while."
Jian chuckled. "Ah, about your brother... I don't really—he used to tell me to get lost a lot that I'm always unsure of what he thinks about me. But you're not here to talk about your brother, right? So... what was it?"
Min turned towards her.
"I... would like to turn myself in. That's... what you liked me to do, right? As to not cause my brother any more pain. To atone for the things I did wrong and face the consequences for it. Right?"
Jian sighed. "Did your brother... know about your decision?" she asked as Min shook his head.
"Brother didn't even know that I've returned. I wanted to tell you first about this, that's why I sent the message. Also, because I didn't want to be separated from brother again. And I liked you, Detective Cha. I don't want you to be disappointed with me... if I continued hiding. Or ran away. I don't want you to get angry at my brother too, when you found out about me."
Jian smiled as she ran her hand over Min's head and ruffled his hair. She placed her hand on his cheek as she looked at him fondly.
"You've done well. I'm proud of you. And you don't have to address me so formally any more, didn't you say before that you want to get along well with me?"
Min nodded. "Yes, I did. But Miss Jian..." he suddenly looked worried, "—doesn't this mean that I have to also talk about Unc—Lee Junyeong?"
Jian shrugged. "If you want. Since you've been with him long. Longer than Eunbok even. You remembered him, right?"
Min nodded as she continued. "He had started to talk about Lee Junyeong lately, so the pressure on you to get more information about that slum bucket shouldn't be too much."
"But if you don't want to, I won't force you. Though I don't think that Lee Junyeong would care if you tell on him. That freak seemed to enjoy having people chasing him after all. Because judging on your brother's behaviour, I could tell that that man would have wanted at least Hyeon to come after him."
Min giggled. "Yeah, that sounded like him." He took her hand and held it gently. "Thank you, Miss Jian. For having faith in me."
Jian smiled again. "Thank you. For having courage, to take responsibility for the things you've done."
Series: 너를 기억해 / Hello Monster
Characters: Lee Min, Cha Jian, mentions of Lee Hyeon
Summary: Post ep 16. Of the many options that Hyeon gave to him, Min finally makes a decision.
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[I need to see you, Detective Cha Jian. It's really important.]
A message from a mysterious person, with an address attached alongside.
Cha Jian glanced around the park to see if she could spot the one calling her to this location. She sighed. A bit reckless, wasn't she? To come over for an unverified message, not taking any precautions in case it was a trick to lure her away. But her instincts told her that it that should be all right, that there was no danger. Plus, the day was still bright.
Still, she was curious as to who was the one calling her. To have sent a message to her directly, not long after Hyeon return... that person must have some kind of connection to both of them. Not only to have contacted her at such timing, but also to know of her number. It couldn't be a coincidence, yet she was sure that it wasn't Lee Junyeong.
So who...?
"Detective Cha, you came."
Her heart nearly gave a start the moment she heard the voice, even more as she turned to see that it was really Min standing before her. She let out a cry, before embracing the young man.
"Thank goodness... you're alive! Thank goodness," she exclaimed.
Min let out a confused gasp. "My brother, didn't tell you anything?" he asked, as Jian shook her head.
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"Ah, I see. So that's what happened."
He turned to look at her again as he frowned. "My brother really didn't tell you anything?" Min asked again as Jian chuckled.
"I didn't press him to tell me. I know that he'd tell me everything once he was ready. Turned out he disappeared for a year before reappearing again, as if he'd done nothing wrong. So, what was the occasion for you to meet me here?"
Min smiled. "I guess this was why brother likes you a lot. Detective Cha, it's because you're so kind and patient. Ah well, it's because of the things you've said to me before. I've been thinking about it for a while."
Jian chuckled. "Ah, about your brother... I don't really—he used to tell me to get lost a lot that I'm always unsure of what he thinks about me. But you're not here to talk about your brother, right? So... what was it?"
Min turned towards her.
"I... would like to turn myself in. That's... what you liked me to do, right? As to not cause my brother any more pain. To atone for the things I did wrong and face the consequences for it. Right?"
Jian sighed. "Did your brother... know about your decision?" she asked as Min shook his head.
"Brother didn't even know that I've returned. I wanted to tell you first about this, that's why I sent the message. Also, because I didn't want to be separated from brother again. And I liked you, Detective Cha. I don't want you to be disappointed with me... if I continued hiding. Or ran away. I don't want you to get angry at my brother too, when you found out about me."
Jian smiled as she ran her hand over Min's head and ruffled his hair. She placed her hand on his cheek as she looked at him fondly.
"You've done well. I'm proud of you. And you don't have to address me so formally any more, didn't you say before that you want to get along well with me?"
Min nodded. "Yes, I did. But Miss Jian..." he suddenly looked worried, "—doesn't this mean that I have to also talk about Unc—Lee Junyeong?"
Jian shrugged. "If you want. Since you've been with him long. Longer than Eunbok even. You remembered him, right?"
Min nodded as she continued. "He had started to talk about Lee Junyeong lately, so the pressure on you to get more information about that slum bucket shouldn't be too much."
"But if you don't want to, I won't force you. Though I don't think that Lee Junyeong would care if you tell on him. That freak seemed to enjoy having people chasing him after all. Because judging on your brother's behaviour, I could tell that that man would have wanted at least Hyeon to come after him."
Min giggled. "Yeah, that sounded like him." He took her hand and held it gently. "Thank you, Miss Jian. For having faith in me."
Jian smiled again. "Thank you. For having courage, to take responsibility for the things you've done."
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