Chapter 48
"So then, that city hall employee Gu Madam was close with—did he hang around with him too?"
Hongju, sifting through his memory, shook his head.
"I’ve never seen him come with Mr. Kim before."
Mu-gyeong took another swig of beer, eyes narrowing.
"He looked pretty friendly with the guy earlier. They just know each other as customer and dealer?"
"That guy wanted to become a player. There used to be a lot of players Guppping would bring around, and he clung to them like crazy. Kept asking them to teach him some techniques. But from Guppping’s point of view, he didn’t have what it takes. Said he’d only bring him out in half-assed games."
Makes sense. Despite all the eagerness, Gu Madam never seemed very interested in him. Probably invited him under the pretense of helping while using him for something in return. If it was about passports and people, that would've been plenty useful to Gu Madam.
"Ahh. So he just pretended to include him while using him as a tool, huh?"
"That’s probably it."
Hongju was still sitting stiffly upright, looking painfully uncomfortable. In contrast, Mu-gyeong had leaned an elbow on the sofa’s backrest, resting his forehead in his palm. From his slanted view, he could see the tightly belted waistline of Gu Hongju’s robe.
"You know how he was being used?"
His fingers slid under the robe's belt. The light pressure made saliva pool in Hongju's mouth.