An Actor Who Has Lived For 10,000 Years [EN]: Chapter 287

287. Episode 51 – Consideration for Whom? (5)

The character Jin Hee-sung played was a police officer in a movie.

There were countless ways for a police officer to catch criminals.

However, catching drug-related criminals, in particular, wasn’t easy.

Drug dealers didn’t easily wander around the streets.

Even if they did, the police couldn’t easily identify them.

Because they moved so secretly and systematically, it was difficult to even get a lead.

Furthermore, the police weren’t interested in catching low-level drug carriers or errand runners.

Tsk-

“No, who wastes time catching a drug carrier?” the police chief exclaimed, throwing the approval document onto his desk.

He continued, his eyes filled with determination, “Bring me the heads, not the underlings! It’s useless to catch these guys for a hundred or a thousand days. Bring me their heads!”

“…Yes, but we can shake down these guys to get information on the heads. We don’t know anything about the higher-ups….”

“Hey, you think they’ll just blurt out the names of their bosses?”

The team leader bowed his head at the police chief’s rebuke.

“They’re not going to talk. We’ve had officers working on this one drug organization for months…!”

He sighed deeply and looked at the team leader.

“No, we can’t keep catching them like this. Let’s go into their den.”

“Yes? What do you mean….”

“If the head won’t reveal himself, the only way is for us to infiltrate… to get close enough to meet him.”

Following this conversation, Jin Hee-sung began to conceal his police identity.

If you want to catch a tiger, the surest way is to go into the tiger’s den [a common idiom meaning to confront danger directly].

Hee-sung Jin reinvented himself as a genius investor, hiding his true identity as a police officer.

“Oh, of course. Land, buildings… what doesn’t he invest in?”

He sat on the sofa, wearing flashy clothes, crossed his legs, and declared, “Stocks and crypto. There is no asset class I don’t touch.”

The other person raised his eyebrows at Jin Hee-sung’s words.

“No wonder. I could tell from your attitude that you weren’t ordinary. I knew at a glance you were someone important. Haha.”

“Well… doesn’t money naturally follow success?”

“Amazing.”

Jin Hee-sung waved his hand and laughed, a sly twist forming on his lips.

“I’ll get you a drink!”

He jumped up from his seat and refilled Jin Hee-sung’s empty glass.

“Yes, pour me a drink.”

Jin Hee-sung took the glass and downed it without even clinking glasses.

“How about… should I arrange some company?”

A noisy bar.

Even so, the music was muffled in the VIP room where Jin Hee-sung was sitting.

All the surrounding rooms were kept empty for VIPs.

After assessing Jin Hee-sung’s wealth, the man bowed his head and asked again, “We have some new girls who came in today. Would you like me to introduce them?”

But Jin Hee-sung shook his head, feigning disinterest.

“Okay. Alcohol, women, gambling… you can have that anytime, right?”

“Ah… yes, that’s right.”

“I’m tired of that kind of thing. It’s easy to get if you just throw money at it. What I want is….”

Jin Hee-sung leaned across the table, invading the man’s personal space.

He grabbed the man’s face and whispered in his ear.

“Bring me something that no one can get, even with money. Something that no one can buy.”

Jin Hee-sung released the man’s face and pushed him back into his chair.

The man bowed his head, flustered by Jin Hee-sung’s rude behavior.

“I’m sorry. I didn’t realize… I’ll prepare it right away and contact you.”

Jin Hee-sung left the bar and got into the car.

He took a deep breath, releasing the tension he’d been holding.

“Oh, I have to act like I’ve been a drug addict my whole life.”

The police junior, disguised as his driver, spoke up.

“No, sir. You didn’t show it at all.”

“Hey, of course. It wouldn’t do if I did, would it?”

Jin Hee-sung fidgeted with his clothes, uncomfortable in the unfamiliar attire.

“So, are we certain that this is the drug carrier we’re trying to catch?”

The junior, gripping the steering wheel, answered Jin Hee-sung through the rearview mirror.

“Of course. It’s confirmed. Once those guys start bringing you drugs, sir, it’s over.”

“Yeah, those guys definitely smelled my money… let’s catch the head this time.”

As the police expected, drugs were easily within Jin Hee-sung’s reach.

“Wow, sir. Things are working out even better than I thought?”

Unlike his junior’s optimism, Jin Hee-sung smiled bitterly.

“Really…?”

“Is something wrong?”

“No, I was just wondering if it was really this easy to get drugs….”

“That’s true. I thought the hardest part would be getting drugs from these organization guys for the first time, but I didn’t know it would go so smoothly….”

Jin Hee-sung nodded and clenched his fist.

“Let’s move faster, even by a day. I can’t let these bastards run rampant like this.”

Jin Hee-sung, having obtained drugs faster than expected, glared at the seat, his senses heightened.

Because he has a lot of money, he easily tastes and enjoys the pleasures of the world one by one, and eventually gets his hands on drugs.

And those drugs didn’t stop there.

There were countless temptations reaching out to people who didn’t even want them.

Hee-sung Jin held the pile of drugs in his hand, his grip tightening.

He started the next step, fueled by anger.

How much time had passed?

“Oh, our president, you’ve arrived?”

At Jin Hee-sung’s appearance, the large men bowed deeply.

Jin Hee-sung’s eyes were different from his first visit.

“The stuff?”

“Looking for the stuff as soon as you arrive, you must be very eager.”

The boss didn’t bow to Jin Hee-sung anymore.

He no longer saw their relationship as simply giver and taker.

He believed that Jin Hee-sung needed the drugs and would pay any price.

Jin Hee-sung glared at his smug smile and stormed towards him.

Bang-!

He slammed his hand on the table in front of the boss and shouted, “Do you think I’m here to play with the cheap stuff you give me?”

The boss blinked, surprised by his outburst.

“I told you to bring me the good stuff. I’ll give you as much money as you want.”

The boss muttered with a faint smile.

“Have you already built up a tolerance…?”

Even at his words, Jin Hee-sung pulled a bundle of drugs from his pocket with glazed eyes and threw it down.

“Not this cheap stuff. Bring me something strong and high right now.”

Jin Hee-sung grabbed the boss’s collar.

At the gesture, the boss’s men moved to intervene.

Next to Jin Hee-sung, his own men also lined up.

The boss raised his palm to calm his men.

“Hey, stay back.”

Then, he shook off Jin Hee-sung’s grip and dusted off his collar.

“President, you’re very excited. As I said last time, I have to get this top-quality stuff through the chairman. It costs a lot of money.”

At his words, Jin Hee-sung’s lips curled into a long smile.

“Money, as much as you want.”

“Then I’ll contact you soon.”

The drug arrest team to which Jin Hee-sung belonged wore equipment concealed beneath their clothes, prepared for knives or guns.

“Finally, I’ll see the head’s face.”

“Everyone be careful. That guy… he’s legendary, just based on rumors.”

“Yes, but will he really show up in person today?”

Jin Hee-sung bit his lip and answered.

“He’ll definitely show up. He’s suspicious enough that he might not show himself to me right away.”

Jin Hee-sung’s superior nodded and said.

“That’s right. The only one who would bring that stuff himself… is that guy.”

Then, he touched Jin Hee-sung’s clothes and continued, as if advising.

“Today might be the last day of this role, so let’s deceive him completely. Never… should it be revealed that you’re a police officer, that it’s all a lie.”

At his words, Jin Hee-sung blinked and answered.

“Yes, no matter what happens, I must arrest that guy today. So that drugs don’t spread any further….”

That evening.

Cutting through the darkness, Jin Hee-sung and the police headed to a building on the outskirts of Gyeonggi-do [a province in South Korea].

They entered the magnificent building.

Before long, Jin Hee-sung was exchanging greetings with the person the boss introduced.

“Ah, is this the big spender I’ve only heard rumors about?”

Hee-sung Jin greeted him with his characteristic swagger.

“A big spender… that’s interesting. Our chairman is on his way. He’s such a VIP that he wanted to meet you in person today and came to this place.”

Jin Hee-sung cheered inwardly, but nodded calmly on the outside.

“Yes, I have to meet him. After receiving this stuff, the money I’m going to spend….”

Before Jin Hee-sung could finish speaking, the man took out a bag and handed it to him.

“Check the stuff first. The strong… stuff you were looking for. It’s here.”

Jin Hee-sung examined the contents and nodded.

“…Good.”

“No. How do you know just by looking? Try it yourself.”

Then, he snapped his fingers and immediately prepared the drugs.

“We serve VIPs with the best, and we bring stuff that suits them. I want to show you in person and supply it in the future.”

Soon, drugs were laid out in front of Jin Hee-sung.

Here, a situation unfolded where Jin Hee-sung had no choice but to take drugs.

“Yes, I have to test it. To make sure it’s the right stuff.”

Jin Hee-sung’s subordinates, the police juniors, were guarding behind him.

Trusting them, Jin Hee-sung took a deep breath of the drug.

Then, the people in front of him seemed to be relieved of their suspicion.

At the same time, the door opened and a man introduced as the Chairman appeared.

“Chairman, you’ve arrived?”

People greeted him all at once.

And Jin Hee-sung showed a bizarre appearance as the drug quickly took effect.

“…Now!”

The police surrounding Jin Hee-sung immediately moved to arrest them.

* * *

“This is how they end up arresting everyone.”

At some point, Song Yu-na raised her head from my shoulder and was listening intently, completely absorbed in my story.

As soon as the story ended, she clapped her hands.

“Wow… what a story! It’s crazy!”

“That’s right. The script is really good. The director’s vision is exciting, even just listening to the story.”

Song Yu-na clicked her tongue and said to me.

“This… well, I knew the script was good?”

“Yeah, Yu-na recommended this to me.”

She made a tsk sound and answered.

“I recommended it after seeing the treatment, director, and writer. I was sure it would be successful enough with that.”

Song Yu-na said, pouring out her enthusiasm in an excited tone.

“But after hearing the content, this is really crazy. There’s no doubt it will be a hit?”

Her eyes and tone were full of confidence.

“That’s a relief. Now I just have to do well.”

I let out a sigh of relief.

She got up from the sofa, her passion for the work, that is, the acting I would perform, ignited.

“Oppa, when you act in the part I explained earlier, here are some works and performances you can reference….”

Song Yu-na began offering direction and advice as if she had become my acting teacher or manager.