Beautiful Goodbye
CHAPTER 20: Confused Agam

     The legs did not stop exploring the forest land, moving indeterminate direction hunted by the heavy cries of the beggunds who continued to terrorize with flashlight spotlights on the edge of the night. Taehyung was reluctant to take off Sohyun's hand link which came running offset his long steps too quickly. His face was full of punched scars, after braving himself against. As a result of being outnumbered, Taehyung lost, he was overwhelmed, until the only way was to escape as far as possible from the pursuit of people who were completely unknown to him. I don't know what the motive is, until Sohyun becomes a hunted. Fortunately, this night fell on a full moon, they hung themselves on the reflection of light in the sky to illuminate the steep path they had traveled.

     Sohyun did not whine much when his hands were pulled to and fro, splitting the foreign road that he had never passed. He swore he would not do such a thing, when their souls were in danger of this kind. The girl put her trust in Taehyung who will always protect her. He was still able to run though something bad might soon approach him—his poor feet—tak again as solid as before.

    Someone's voice; one of the conspirators who chased them, saying that he was the target. They want Sohyun. Taehyung could have let go, allowing himself to be forcibly transported by the criminals. Sohyun would not be angry if Taehyung wanted to let go. He was willing to come from Taehyung not hurt by it. Dead now or later, it's the same for him. But the nature of Taehyung's stone head as if it was ingrained, the man was determined to protect himself, no matter what, making Sohyun a dilemma.

   Thirty minutes into their run, feeling deep into the jungle, Taehyung led Sohyun to rest under a large buraksa tree near the stream. The breaths of the two hunted down, the roar of heat evaporating in the middle of the night, splattering the unstoppable weary sighs. Taehyung could not help but hold Sohyun's cold fingers closed beside him. His eyes were looking around, watching as the bandits walked closer. Silent is clearly depicted there, the silence of the night is only filled with the sound of forest dwellers fauna, with the swift flow of the river crashing on the rocks below, accompanied by a flickering light screen.

       "For while we're here, I promise to find a way home soon, be patient, Sohyun." Taehyung clasped the palm of his best friend.

      Sohyun did not answer, making Taehyung turn his head towards him. "Sumiyuan..."

     "Tae.., go," Sohyun said softly.

     "What do you mean, you tell me to leave?" Taehyung was surprised not to understand. Looking at the question mark.

     Sohyun, who had initially lowered his head, ventured to look at Taehyung's curious look. The eyes of the man in front of him were shocked after seeing his face.

      The faint rays of the fire-fire would not obscure Taehyung's view. His heart was not calm watching his best friend's skin turn as white as a corpse. He held Sohyun's hand, palpating his cold sweaty face with pain.

     "You're sick?" the question is getting worried.

      Sohyun rubbed the face of the man who was covered with wounds because of it, he sobbed before answering Taehyung's question. "They're after me. I'll just turn myself in, then get out of here."

      Taehyung shook his head quickly, not out of thought with Sohyun's crazy idea. "Why should I leave you? We'll go together. You and I are going home together!"

      "Tae..."

      "Hurry to find them both!"

      Sohyun smiled meaningfully staring at Taehyung. With care and care, he pleaded once more. "You hear that, you can hear their steps getting closer. I can't go with you, Taehyung," Sohyun said desperately.

     "Why can't it? Comeing! We have to leave before they find us!" Taehyung pulls Sohyun's arm, but Sohyun takes it off, indirectly rejecting Taehyung's call to panic.

      "Go and seek help. The GPS on my phone is always on, you can find me through it. Save yourself, Taehyung. I promise you, I'll be fine. If I obey, they won't do me any harm. This time, please believe me!"

      Taehyung. At times like this, you have to choose quickly. He did not know what reason Sohyun refused to leave, what made the girl insist on asking him to leave? Had it been, if only his phone had not died and was constrained by signals, Taehyung would have asked for help, as if luck were mocking him, trapping him in a state of urgency.

      The longer Taehyung makes his decision, the closer the clattering of feet rips through the thickets of the jungle.

      "Sohyun, let's get out of here!" talk about it again.

      "I can't move my legs. I can't walk."

      Taehyung widened his eyes, as Sohyun made his voice again. He looked at the two feet that stretched rigidly over the dense roots of the trees they were sitting on. The feet look bad.

      "I don't want to burden you. Instead of us getting caught, it's better one of us survives. You still have a chance, Tae, understand."

      "I'm..."

     "That's them!"

     "They're there!"

    "Hurry catch!"

    Taehyung squinted his eyes as a dazzling light doused his body and Sohyun. The white flashlight swayed, leading to him not yet willing to move, although the sound of laughter became increasingly airborne overcrowded cricket chips.

    "You have to believe."

   Taehyung frowned along with the weakening of his arm from Sohyun's trembling shoulder. His head was heavy though.

    Sohyun smiled happily at Taehyung's choice. The man left. Run as fast as he can. Carrying a feeling of sadness seeing her condition. The gaze that made Sohyun weak and fragile that often hit so deep.

      Sohyun was ready to accept the consequences he would receive. Five men, all of them wearing face coverings, fenced themselves who had been surrounded like prey. Just have to wait for time.

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     Jaehyun, who had been feeling bad since then, decided to leave the house. The man reasoned that there were patients who had to be operated on immediately tonight as well. Fortunately, Sewon Haeyoung did not suspect anything, because for them it was common for Jaehyun to spend more time in the hospital than at home. Now Jaehyun is busy observing the quiet streets in front of him, while his right hand tries to contact the younger brother who never returned. The result is nil, Taehyung contact can not connect even though a dozen messages he sent.

      "What do they really do?" Jaehyun gnawed at the steering wheel in frustration. A second interval of mushy appeared to pass in front of his car, his feet reflexively stepped on the brake pedal, squeaking loudly.

      His breath was blocked, if Jaehyun was not alert, the body of the man who stood glittering in front of his vehicle could have been hit by—terpental far pushed the body of his car. He rushed down, approaching the figure of the man who was now crouching with trembling legs.

     "Are you hurt?" his tanyanya equaled the position of the person.

     "Did something happen? Why are you wandering around in the middle of the night like this?"

     The person asked did not answer, instead a strong headband can be done.

      "Sister..."

     "Where is Sohyun?" his insistence.

     Taehyung sobbed, crying haru in front of Jaehyun.

     "Kim Taehyung's! Answer me... Where is Sohyun?" Jaehyun was increasingly made anxious, so he did not realize that he had snapped Taehyung who was still hit.

     "Please Sohyun, there are people who want to harm him, please, let's save him, Brother!" Taehyung clenched his hands together while groveling in front of Jaehyun.

      "He asked me to leave him so I could seek help as soon as possible. He said his legs couldn't move, I was afraid something might happen to him. Please save him."

      Jaehyun rattled his hair in a mess. "Why do you keep his stupid request? Did you know he could've..." Jaehyun could not finish his words. While Taehyung increasingly panicked and frightened when something bad happened to Sohyun, and it was because of his mistakes and decisions.

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   The skinny, powerless body was powerlessly thrown on top of a pile of dried hay in a storage warehouse. His hands and feet were tied to a dead knotted rope. Sohyun had tried hard to untie the bond that ensnared him, but all for free, the thick long rope was difficult to open even though he had mobilized all the remaining energy he had.

     "So you're the one who's been leaking the secrets of Taebaek's top brass? I can't believe you're just an easy kid to fall over."

     "Miss Kim, Kim So Hyun. But why is it that after seeing you in person, you don't look as scary as the people are talking about, or perhaps, you deliberately made such rumors so that the people here would scare you huh?"

    Sohyun who heard all the awkward speech from the two people in front of him had absolutely no intention of giving a response. Although now he was surrounded and could not do anything, it would not be that easy to make it easily show the side of the curve. He is still Sohyun who will always be cold to strangers. His eyeballs showed absolutely no fear, a sharp gaze implied defiantly, as well as scorn that he created, framing his pale face without slack. Sohyun won't flinch this time. He only survives enough until help comes or dies horribly at the hands of criminals he knows are manners.

     "Now we see, what can you do?"

     The bald man with the tattoo filled his neck shaft forward, while holding a long wire connected to the electricity. Sohyun was glued to his place, he did not move backward or forward, which had his gaze focused on the object that must have high voltage.

    "What are you doing? We just need to keep him here, not get him hurt."

    One colleague next to him warned, yet seemed indifferent. Hong Chan continued forward and now crouched down while pulling Sohyun's chin.

     "It won't hurt, it's just like being bitten by an ant, you'll love the sensation."

     Sohyun who was originally clamoring in his whisper looked up to his guard. He stared deeply at the twinkle of cruelty of the tan-skinned man before saying sarcastic. "If it's like this... You're much more worthy of being called a psychopath."

    Hongchan broke down to tears. The wire that will be pitted against the white skin of Sohyun was forced to pause, just because he heard a speech that was thrown a few seconds ago. Three men behind him just shuddered to watch the chairman appear like a madman who is not ashamed to show his demonic side that does not stop from greedy.

    "Just do it, sir. I know you're gonna love the thrill of seeing me in pain because of you." Sohyun started to act. His defiant words triggered Hongchan's anger to become unstoppable.

     Sohyun had no idea where this courage came from, looking at Hongchan, was like looking at Yoon eun. Just different genders, but both of them have sick souls, at least that's what now arises in his naughty mind. He should have been scared, yelled for help or at least put up a fight. Sohyun thought he was abnormal, just because not everything he could do was a standard human. He only smiled at a glance, before getting a shock stroke flowing on his frail body. Some shouted hysterically, the faint sound of punching could be heard touching his hearing senses which were slowly eroded by his fading consciousness. It fell. Beating the thigh of someone who has panicked does not bother to see it.

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     Taehyung was still tracing the forest aided by Jaehyun. The move is very rushed armed with GPS direction through the mobile device owned by the brother. Their steps came to a halt when they saw two shadows flashing, seeming to be in a hurry to follow the river flow. Their suspicions grew as one of the two men was seen carrying something. A body that does not move in a sling. Hastened his legs, leaping over the thickets that blocked the path. Jaehyun intercepted while pointing a wooden stick forward, in front of two people who looked at each other suspiciously.

     "Who are you?" The person retreated, the tighter his grip on the weary dangling leg behind his body. As if afraid if Taehyung was Jaehyun intend to mess with the three of them.

      Taehyung was fixated not to answer the question, which had eyes that saw the body of a woman who was increasingly visible was Sohyun. He tried to get close, then intercepted. Someone confronts. Not much different, the face of the man is the same, like a person who just got a recurrent raw bogem.

     "Sohyun.." he said softly.

     The two men turned to Taehyung in turns with the woman who gradually regained her consciousness. The girl was able to open her eyes, smiling at Taehyung who was looking at her hurt.

     "You know him?" The man holding her asked and was answered with a nod as light as a feather. "He's my best friend, Jeon."

     Jungkook heaved a sigh of relief, having been afraid when the person who intercepted him a plot with the criminals who managed to topple him with Yoon-gi just now. Yoongi who this time was silent after seeing Taehyung's face up close. The man is overcome with guilt over what happened to Sohyun and the man who became the father's former superior. If he had accidentally heard his father's chat with his men, I don't know what happened to Sohyun, lucky Jungkook would help him. Now he is confused where to explain, because Taehyung will definitely find out to his roots, including the father who masterminded this kidnapping.

     Taehyung quickly reached Sohyun's body which was slipping into his arms. His tears shed, and he had to pay him a very happy life to find Sohyun. Another thing with Jaehyun standing there, he began to worry, recalling Taehyung's words, about Sohyun's troubled legs. And right, the girl fell down, making the people around her strangled in worry. Taehyung.

      Jaehyun approached in haste, suddenly crouching down to check the body of the girl who had become his patient. His pulse was weak, his breathing was almost imperceptible, and something appeared, coming out with an attacking cough, shaking the chest.

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     The sound of cars echoed in front of the hospital entrance. Taehyung gushed out, carrying Sohyun's body which was immediately greeted by a thrust gurney. Jaehyun moved quickly to temporarily install portable oxygen, while entering the ICU room. Taehyung followed behind with his mind still in a frenzy.

      He was stunned for a long time looking at the closed door. Letting the medics give Sohyun help that doesn't look okay. Jungkook who just arrived with Yoon-gi gasps due to run away in the fog following two brothers who are both panicked.

      There is something else that bothers Taehyung, after seeing his brother enter the ICU room, everything is recorded very clearly, how did Jaehyun and the medical personnel who seemed to know Sohyun well. One by one the irregularities were stirring in his wits that would not stop breaking the tangled threads in his brain. Jaehyun is an internal medicine specialist, what is possible Sohyun—

     "Sorry..."

     A soft, very soft voice obscured Taehyung's concentration, he turned to look at Yoon-gi with a frown. Waiting for what the new apology meant.

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     Yoon-gi rests at Taehyung's feet, who has just given him a big push, until his body stumbles on the waiting bench Jungkook occupied. His narrow eyes could see the wrath embedded in Taehyung's face after his honest explanation of Min Jaewoo's involvement, which was none other than his biological father. Jungkook who could not bear to see the situation, patted his friend on the shoulder, stood looking at Taehyung's frustrated face.

     "If you want to vent your anger, please don't be here. Better, take care of Mr. Min, it's not Yoongi's fault, it's his father's fault that you didn't take him out unilaterally. So get this over with without making a fuss. At least be grateful, because of him," glanced at Yoon-gi who was watching him talk. "Sohyun managed to save us even though now I don't know what her current condition is like."

     The man said so wisely. Like not a typical Jeon Jungkook, Yoon who is very familiar ***** banging a Jungkook was astonished. Taehyung rushes to the floor, beating his head even more crazily, the white shirt he wears leaving a trail of blood, a spot of Sohyun lying on his lap. He will not forgive Jaewoo who has dared to commit crimes against him, especially Sohyun. Taehyung really did not expect a middle-aged man like Mr. Min to take a step so far.