A New Career Singer Who Can Read The Future [EN]: Chapter 196

‘What on earth is going on?’

Dohyun was flustered by the unexpected situation.

He had just followed the staff because they said there was a famous restaurant, but it turned out to be a hostage situation with guns.

He never imagined he would face something like this.

“Hey! Put your hands straight up over your head!”

Dohyun looked towards the voice of the criminal.

It was a fan who had been following him since the hotel.

It was okay if he and his team members were in this situation, but he didn’t want his fans to be in a difficult situation.

But he couldn’t just step out rashly.

Even the bodyguards were obediently following the criminals’ orders.

The manager quietly whispered to Dohyun.

“Dohyun… what are they saying now?”

“Something seems to have gone wrong… I don’t know what went so wrong.”

“Hey! Don’t you two whisper over there!”

The criminals immediately noticed the manager and Dohyun talking.

Even though they were whispering, the criminals seemed to be focused on things like that.

“Don’t even think about reporting us. Every time you report, we’ll kill one person at a time.”

The store owner carefully raised his hands above his head and sat down in front of the cash register.

“Hey. Put all the money in the cash register into this bag.”

The owner put all the money into the bag as one of the criminals ordered. Another criminal was pointing a gun at the people inside the store.

There was also someone pointing a gun at those watching from outside. Because of that, no one could report it.

“…Dohyun. What should we do….”

As the manager whispered, a criminal approached, saying, “Shut up.”

Soon, he put the gun to the manager’s head.

“Shut your mouth!”

Dohyun was at a loss.

How should he get out of this situation?

“What is this? It’s not even that much money. Damn it! I didn’t come to rob this store to get this kind of money.”

One of the criminals who was sweeping up the money at the cash register said, sounding disappointed after seeing the amount.

“Then how about him?”

Another criminal pointed at Dohyun.

It was the same person who had pointed the gun at the manager’s head.

The gun moved from the manager’s head to Dohyun’s head.

Dohyun felt his mind go blank.

‘How can I get out of this situation?’

He wracked his brain, but no answer came.

Looking around, he could see a fan who seemed to have burst into tears.

‘Damn it… I never learned how to prepare for this kind of situation. I always thought there would be no problem because I was always with the bodyguards.’

Dohyun realized that he had been too naive.

He looked straight at the criminal.

“How much do you want? I can give you whatever you want.”

“Oh ho. Really, how much can you give? I want $1 million for each person here.”

“Okay. So, there are about 30 people here, so would it be okay to transfer $30 million to you?”

At those words, the criminal pointed the gun at Dohyun’s temple. Dohyun squeezed his eyes shut at the cold metal touch. It wasn’t that he wasn’t scared. It was just that if he could save everyone, he thought he should do it.

“What, this guy must have a lot of money? Okay. Then transfer the money right now.”

“May I use my phone?”

Dohyun asked politely.

It was that moment.

The criminal raised the gun to the sky and pulled the trigger.

Bang!

Bang, bang, bang!

All the criminals in the store raised their guns to the ceiling and pulled the triggers.

What came out of the end was not a bullet.

It was a celebratory firecracker.

“……?!”

Dohyun was taken aback by the sudden situation.

“Surprise!”

The criminals took off the masks covering their faces and smiled at Dohyun.

So, the current situation is… something like a hidden camera prank?

Or is he misunderstanding?

Dohyun, in a confused state, stared blankly around the store.

Everyone was looking at him.

With bright smiles on their faces.

Even the manager, who had been looking serious until just now, was smiling.

“What is it? What’s wrong, *hyung* [older brother/male friend]? Why are you all laughing? What did you just do? What’s going on right now?”

At that moment.

Someone opened the door and came in.

It was James Corden, one of the three major talk show MCs in the United States, walking in.

“James… Mr. Corden?”

“Haha. Dohyun. You have a very surprised expression. Well, I guess anyone would be surprised.”

“Was this a hidden camera prank?”

“It was a hidden camera! Surprise! Dohyun. We prepared this event for three weeks to surprise you, who visited the United States as a World Cup ambassador!”

Dohyun couldn’t come to his senses even while looking at the numerous staff members who came in with James Corden.

What is this situation?

He was just dazed.

So… he was fooled by a hidden camera prank?

“What is it? Really. Are the people over there really my fans?”

“We scouted your fans! Everyone from in front of the hotel were people we scouted! We are all one team! We are One!”

Only after hearing that sentence did Dohyun understand.

“You handled it very wisely. You were calm, and you said you would empty your pockets for everyone. Isn’t that right?”

When James Corden asked, Dohyun nodded.

In short, it meant that he had been given an integrity test.

It was a relief that no one was hurt.

“Haa… *Hyung*. Did you know about this situation? Was it a surprise event that you prepared without me knowing?”

Dohyun quickly asked the manager.

The manager nodded and smiled.

He looked very happy.

“I really… I thought anyone here shouldn’t get hurt… I was really surprised. But this is a surprise hidden camera. Was this corner originally there?”

“Dohyun, there is an interpreter, but I would like to hear it in English too. How do you feel now?”

“Uh… I’m very embarrassed and flustered. I was really worried that someone would get hurt today… I’m grateful that it’s not the case, and first of all.”

“Haha… We were watching secretly and could see that you were successfully fooled! In fact, it would be a dangerous act to follow something like this… but the bodyguards also participated, so we were able to create this situation, right?”

Thinking about it, it was strange that the bodyguards were standing still when the criminals suddenly got up and pointed their guns.

They were bodyguards that FIFA [Fédération Internationale de Football Association, the international governing body of association football] had gotten for him… Why didn’t he notice that it was strange that they were so quiet?

“I can’t believe it. My brain completely stopped! I didn’t think at all. Everyone is in an awkward situation… I didn’t even think it was awkward!”

Dohyun made a belated protest.

Even so, James Corden was laughing.

“You didn’t expect to be tricked like this, did you, Dohyun. So, is the $30 million ready?”

“…I’m not going to give it to you.”

“Haha. Even a world-top-class superstar gets tricked like that! Didn’t you feel strange when Mr. Hadler, who played the role of the criminal, pointed you out and spoke to you?”

“So this person’s name is Hadler. It seems like it will be engraved as a name I will never forget. I see… I thought something was going strangely when he pointed me out and spoke to me… but I really didn’t know it would turn out like this. I didn’t know….”

Dohyun even teared up.

At this, the manager pulled out a tissue and handed it to Dohyun.

“I was really worried about my fans getting hurt… that was my biggest concern.”

“Haha… It would be quite scary if this actually happened. Fortunately, it was a surprise event that FIFA also approved! So don’t cry, Dohyun.”

“James. Are you going to do this? I never imagined you would trick me like this. Damn it… I regret that I should have just stayed at the hotel. But now I see that everything was planned.”

James Corden nodded and laughed.

Smiles were on the faces of all the staff and fans.

Dohyun was the only one who was tearful.

So, the fan who was crying earlier… was she acting?

“That fan over there was crying earlier… I thought it was all because of me.”

“Oh ho… Fortunately. That person is not a fan but an actor. We mixed fans and actors and sent them here. Several actors were mixed in with the group.”

Dohyun made an unfair expression at James Corden’s explanation.

That appearance was all captured on camera.

“Dohyun. Are you feeling better now?”

“I’m still not feeling better. How can I feel better in this situation? Everyone tricked me, damn it! I have nothing to say but damn it!”

Dohyun complained of injustice.

Everyone was laughing, but he couldn’t laugh comfortably.

“If anyone had gotten hurt… I would have felt a great sense of guilt. I hope you don’t do surprise events like this in the future. It’s more shocking than I thought!”

“Haha. I understand. Let’s do that. In that case, shall we eat this *tteokbokki* [spicy stir-fried rice cakes] and talk?”

James Corden patted Dohyun on the shoulder and then went to sit across from him.

Seeing that, Dohyun felt the tension ease.

Dohyun, who had been standing, collapsed as his legs gave way.

“Are you okay? You must have been very surprised.”

“Haa… Haha… I was so surprised. I never imagined I would face this kind of situation… James, wouldn’t you be surprised if you were in this situation?”

“Of course, but we all didn’t expect you to be this surprised. I really didn’t know you would be this surprised.”

Dohyun barely gave strength to his legs and got up from his seat.

Seeing that, the manager supported Dohyun and helped him up.

“Really… it almost became the worst day of my life. The good thing is that it didn’t. Ah, my head is so confused that I don’t know what to say.”

As Dohyun sighed deeply, James Corden offered him comfort.

“Now, it’s time to come to your senses. Dohyun. Shall we have a deep conversation since we came as World Cup ambassadors?”

“Haa… Can’t you turn off the camera and turn it on again?”

Dohyun, who sat down again, then complained of difficulty breathing.

“Dohyun, are you okay?”

Dohyun shook his head at the manager’s words.

“Not at all. Let’s calm down first, and then start recording again.”