Chapter 52
Caught up in this serial killer ghost story, three minutes had passed since we arrived in front of the mountain lodge in the middle of the forest. The secondhand market buyer, who had gotten off their bike after us, approached the cabin's door.
He paused briefly when he noticed Baek Saheon and me standing there first.
'...Looks like he recognized me.'
The secondhand market buyer seemed to recognize me, but I stayed silent, pretending not to notice who he was.
Baek Saheon, ever eager, immediately began speaking in a friendly tone. "Excuse me, are you the owner of this house? Sorry, but it seems we got on the wrong bus. With this forest around us, there's no signal. Would it be okay if we made a quick call?"
"I also got lost and came here to ask for help."
"Oh... I see."
At that point, I turned to the buyer and pretended to be surprised. "...!"
I widened my eyes slightly and gave a polite nod.
The buyer, already aware of who I was, didn't seem particularly startled and returned the gesture with a small nod of his own.
Meanwhile, Baek Saheon subtly started prying for more information about him.
Clearly, he was trying to assess whether this person was weaker than him. "Were you out here trekking for the weekend? This seems like a remote place—are you a local?"