Rookie Talent Agent Knows It All

Bang bang bang.

The sound was loud enough to shake the entire house.

"Sh-shouldn’t we report this to the police?" Jo Soo-Yung stuttered.

I reassured the startled Jo Soo-Yung. "No. Photos and recordings will be enough for the police. I need to talk to him in person, so stay inside the room."

"Okay, I understand."

"And if I shout, please call the police right away."

"I will."

Jo Soo-Yung nodded and headed to the room where her mother and daughter were. Each time the door thudded, Jo Soo-Yung flinched as she walked into the room.

'She must be really scared,' I thought.

I needed information from Kim Do-Jin to confirm my suspicions that the rumors about Kang Ha-Na were spread by Na Woon-Seok and Yang Eun-Cheol from Eyestone Entertainment.

Both of them had every reason to be envious of Kang Ha-Na's success and had likely leveraged their connections with Kim Do-Jin, who was also from Eyestone Entertainment, to bring Kang Ha-Na down.

But I needed confirmation as I didn’t want to act without knowing who was truly behind this.

"Hey! Jo Soo-Yung! Aren’t you going to open the door?"

Hearing Kim Do-Jin’s rough voice, I opened the front door.

Bang.

When the door opened, Kim Do-Jin barged in immediately. At that moment, he shouted in a loud voice as soon as he noticed me, "What the hell? This bitch has already brought a guy in?"

Kim Do-Jin swore and reached for my collar with his right hand.

I considered dodging but decided against it when a thought crossed my mind. I knew there were no security cameras, but I didn’t want to make the first move to claim self-defense.

Grab.

Kim Do-Jin grabbed my collar and I could feel his nails scratching my neck.

‘Got him,’ I thought as I twisted his arm and slammed him to the ground.

Thud!

Kim Do-Jin’s face hit the floor directly. I quickly climbed on top of him and pinned him down without hesitation.

Kim Do-Jin cursed from beneath me. "Argh! Hey! You fucking bastard! Let go of me! Ahh!"

He struggled to get out, but he couldn’t overpower someone who was trained professionally.

Kim Do-Jin recognized me at once after turning his head. "You're Jung Yoon-Ho, right? Damn it. I’m going to make sure you end up in jail today!"

"So you do know me."

"Yes! So let go! Let go, I said!"

His loud bluster despite being completely subdued under me made me burst out laughing.

"There’s a child here. You better keep it down," I warned him.

At the same time, I pressed the back of his neck with my left elbow. I needed to subdue him subtly without visible marks so I wouldn't be accused of anything by the police later.

Kim Do-Jin gasped for air and finally started to relent. "Agh! Okay, okay! I’ll do what you say, so just let go for now!"

I loosened my grip on his neck slightly as his resistance gradually waned.

"Good. Answer one question and I’ll let you go," I demanded.

"What, what is it?"

"It was Na Woon-Seok who ordered you to target Kang Ha-Na, wasn't it?"

Kim Do-Jin kept his mouth shut and didn’t answer.

"Aren’t you going to answer?" I probed further.

When I applied pressure to his arm once again, Kim Do-Jin flailed and struggled.

"Ugh! Please stop! I’ll talk! I’ll tell you!"

"Lower your voice."

Kim Do-Jin panted heavily and I prepared to record his answer.

"Chief Yang called first. He said he wanted to meet me. When I arrived, Na Woon-Seok told me he’d reward me handsomely if I took down Ha-Na. Is that enough of an answer?"

Click.

I stopped the recording and asked another question.

"Do you have evidence?"

"I-I'll show you my call log if you let me go."

"Fine. But don’t even think about trying anything."

"Okay, okay."

Only then did I let Kim Do-Jin go. Finally freed from me, Kim Do-Jin gnashed his teeth and showed me the call log. There were records of seven calls with Yang Eun-Cheol and three with Na Woon-Seok.

Kim Do-Jin put his phone back in his pocket and said. "I’ll stop doing what Na Woon-Seok told me, so get out of the way. I need to talk to Soo-Yung…"

"Sorry, but that’s not going to happen."

"What? Who do you think you are?"

"Me? I'm Ms. Soo-Yung’s guardian."

"You crazy bastard. Why are you her guardian? She’s my…" Kim Do-Jin struggled to complete his sentence.

"Wife?"

"Yes!"

"What nonsense from a lowlife who never married her or paid child support? And you even hit her!" I rebuked him.

"Th-hen at least make her take down those Bodybook photos!"

I only intended to leave the post up briefly because all I wanted was to expose Kim Do-Jin as a liar and clear Kang Ha-Na’s name although the photos were also intended as evidence if Jo Soo-Yung reported Kim Do-Jin to the police.

"I’ll take down the photos, but you have to leave now. I’ll take them down in an hour and call you."

"Do it now. How can I trust you and leave?" Kim Do-Jin yelled and refused to believe me.

"Leave when you’re told."

Frustrated that nothing was going his way, Kim Do-Jin’s temper flared again.

"Fuck. You bastard. Do you think I’ll back down? I’ll sue you for hitting me!"

"Who hit whom? Do you have evidence?"

'With no injuries, what could he sue for?' I scoffed inwardly.

The fuming Kim Do-Jin breathed heavily and looked around the surroundings.

"What are you doing?"

At that moment, Kim Do-Jin picked up a nearby flowerpot and hurled it at me.

Whoosh!

The flowerpot over 30 cm in size flew toward my face. I leaned back slightly, easily dodging it.

Crash!

The shattered flowerpot’s soil and fragments covered me. Meanwhile, Kim Do-Jin tried to pass by me. But he didn’t get to see Jo Soo-Yung as he wanted when I quickly grabbed his nape and threw him down again.

Thud.

Pinned beneath me, Kim Do-Jin started cursing and screaming. "Hey! Let go! Let go of me! Jo Soo-Yung! You better take down the Bodybook post! Do you have a death wish!?"

I had Kim Do-Jin’s confession about Na Woon-Seok and Yang Eun-Cheol’s actions and the evidence of his rampage thanks to the broken flower pot.

I called out to Jo Soo-Yung in the room, "Call the police now, Ms. Soo-Yung."

Less than five minutes after pinning down the still-struggling Kim Do-Jin, two police officers arrived.

"What’s going on here?" The police asked.

As the police approached us, I raised my hands to show that I wouldn’t resist. But as soon as Kim Do-Jin was freed, he swung a punch at me in front of the police officers.

At that moment, I willingly took the punch with my forehead, the hardest part of my body. It was a bit of a shock, but not too painful.

Thanks to my quick reflexes, I staged a perfect act of self-defense while Kim Do-Jin screamed in pain. "Aagh! My hand! My hand!"

Simultaneously, the police officer immediately pinned Kim Do-Jin down and cuffed him. Kim Do-Jin hit the floor again with a loud thud and screamed his head off.

"Let go! You bastards! You should be arresting him, not me!"

"What nonsense are you talking about after hitting someone? Let’s discuss this at the station."

With Jo Soo-Yung reporting Kim Do-Jin for trespassing and witnessing him punch me, the situation was in my favor.

***

At the police station, Kim Do-Jin was shouting that he was the one assaulted. "Ugh, that fucking bastard hit and threw me first! Why don’t you believe me?"

Unlike Kim Do-Jin, I sat quietly with my hands together. This made the police even more suspicious of Kim Do-Jin.

"We saw you trespass and throw a punch at him. Are you still going to deny it?" The police questioned him.

"Oh, how many times do I have to tell you? That was because I was pissed off for a moment! Do you know how much I suffered before you came?"

"Look, sir. Does that person look like he assaulted you? His whole body is covered in dirt and his hair is messed up. Can't you see?"

The soil from the broken flower pot covered me, making it look like I had suffered more. On top of that, Kim Do-Jin had punched me in front of the police and left no room for denial.

At that moment, Kim Do-Jin suddenly shouted at Jo Soo-Yung who was at the station with us, "Hey! Jo Soo-Yung! You better make a smart decision. Things won't be pretty if you keep this up!!"

The officer preparing the report yelled at him in response, "Hey! Are you threatening her in front of the police? Do you want to add vandalism, trespassing, and threats to your charges?"

Kim Do-Jin looked at the police officer in frustration. "Fuck! Damn it! I have nothing to say to you cops. I’ll call my lawyer, so take off these cuffs right now."

The police scoffed at his request. "Stop the nonsense. Let’s write the report first."

The police tried to get his statement, but Kim Do-Jin was too agitated to give a coherent explanation.

Eventually, the officer sighed deeply and asked me, "Sir, are you okay?"

"I’m a bit sore, I wasn’t seriously hurt thanks to you. Thank you so much," I replied calmly.

Seeing my calm demeanor, unlike Kim Do-Jin, the police treated me more kindly.

"More than that, can you explain what happened?"

"Please wait a moment. My lawyer is on his way and I will explain then."

"Alright then, we’ll wait."

Shortly after, Lee Dong-Min and Kwak Moo-Hyuk arrived at the station.

"I’m Kwak Moo-Hyuk, the legal division's team lead from Hoop Entertainment. I heard our team lead was assaulted."

"Ah, yes. We haven’t taken his statement yet. He wanted to wait for his lawyer."

Kwak Moo-Hyuk looked me up and down. "You look terrible. Are you okay?"

"I feel awful," I replied.

When I feigned pain, Kwak Moo-Hyuk immediately took pictures of my entire body.

The flustered police quickly asked. "What, what are you doing right now?"

Kwak Moo-Hyuk responded nonchalantly. "We need evidence of the assault."

"Don’t worry, we’ll document everything. Let’s start with the report for now and…"

But Kwak Moo-Hyuk ignored the police and took photos of the scratch on my neck.

The perplexed Kim Do-Jin hurriedly made a phone call somewhere.

I thought he was calling his lawyer, but he unexpectedly called Na Woon-Seok.

"Mr. Na, please come get me from the police station. I’m in deep trouble following your orders."

Though a panicked voice came from the other end, Kim Do-Jin continued speaking in an angry demeanor.

"Fuck! Send a lawyer before I spill everything you ordered me to do! Do you want to see me lose it?"

Having grown up spoiled by his talent agents, Kim Do-Jin had turned into a reckless person.

At that moment, Director Park Woo-Min from Altoran arrived with a lawyer. Park Woo-Min immediately looked for Jo Soo-Yung.

"Ms. Soo-Yung, we’ll handle this from here. Don’t worry."

"Oh, okay."

Park Woo-Min then questioned the officer in charge right away. "Why is our company’s celebrity at the police station at this hour?"

The officer received Park Woo-Min’s business card and quickly replied.

"I think there’s some misunderstanding. Don’t worry. She’s here to be questioned as a victim. She can leave after giving her statement."

Park Woo-Min looked puzzled and tilted his head. "Who is the perpetrator?"

The officer pointed to Kim Do-Jin, who was still engrossed in his phone call.

"That would be Mr. Kim Do-Jin over there. He claims to be in a common-law relationship with the victim, Ms. Jo Soo-Yung."

"Kim Do-Jin? He’s the guy we were planning to sue for habitual assault. Hasn’t the report been filed yet?"

"Habitual assault? This is the first I’m hearing of it."

"Alright, let’s file it now then."

Having just finished his call and returning, the startled Kim Do-Jin shouted and asked what kind of nonsense that was.

But Park Woo-Min handed the police every piece of evidence from Jo Soo-Yung’s Bodybook posts and even the recorded file received this morning.

When the accompanying lawyer added a few more explanations, the officer’s expression changed completely. "Not only hitting a woman but also a child? I’ve never seen such a piece of trash."

"N-no! That was just…" stuttered the flustered Kim Do-Jin who looked around his surroundings only to realize that no one was on his side.

Seeing Park Woo-Min take charge of everything, I pretended not to know anything and quietly stood up and asked, "May I leave now?"

The police nodded. "Yes, you can come back for further questioning if needed."

"Thank you."

I nodded to Park Woo-Min who was comforting Jo Soo-Yung and left the police station.

The incident that started so early in the morning had concluded perfectly beyond my expectations.

Now, Kim Do-Jin wouldn’t see the outside world for a while.

But there was still work to be done.

I had to settle the score with Na Woon-Seok and Yang Eun-Cheol in return for targeting Kang Ha-Na.

Ristretto's Thoughts

Lol did this guy literally punch Jung Yoon-Ho in front of the police? Is he that dumb?

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