Descent of The Demon Master [EN]: Chapter 1622

“Why do you seem to be in such a good mood?”

“Really?”

Lee Hyun-soo tilted his head, watching Kang Jin-ho leave for work.

‘What’s up with him?’

Lee Hyun-soo could now gauge Kang Jin-ho’s mood just by the subtle angle of his eyebrows.

If there were a subject called ‘Kang Jin-ho Studies,’ Lee Hyun-soo was confident he could breeze through a doctorate in three days and leave behind a historically significant thesis.

Yet, even for Lee Hyun-soo, Kang Jin-ho’s expression was quite unfamiliar.

‘He’s definitely in a good mood…’

‘His lips are curled up about 3mm more than when he’s usually happy.’

‘Oho?’

He’s in an exceptionally good mood?

In this situation?

Lee Hyun-soo narrowed his eyes.

“Chairman.”

“Yeah?”

“It’s natural for a man to have those moments, but you should think about the consequences.”

“…Huh?”

“Oh, don’t get me wrong. It’s not that I think you’re the type to do such things. But everyone has moments when they’re a little swayed, rationally speaking.”

Kang Jin-ho tilted his head.

‘What is he talking about?’

As Kang Jin-ho looked utterly clueless, Lee Hyun-soo nodded with an all-knowing expression.

“It’s okay. In a way, you’re a bit late to the game. With that face and that wealth, not having your head turned even once…”

“Hey!”

Kang Jin-ho kicked Lee Hyun-soo. Lee Hyun-soo went flying and crashed into the wall, then got up with a grimace.

“Isn’t it?”

“What nonsense are you spouting?”

“You just seem to be in such a good mood… What else could make a man that happy other than a woman?”

“If Lee Hyun-joo, the director, heard that, she’d be thrilled.”

Lee Hyun-soo sighed, looking as if the sky had fallen.

“…That’s true.”

Don’t suddenly take a joke so seriously!

‘No, more importantly… what’s with the ‘That’s true’?’

“Not anymore?”

“Chairman.”

“Yeah.”

“Don’t try to lead me on. I’m going to remain silent. I have the right to not state my opinion.”

Kang Jin-ho shook his head and went to his seat.

“Then what is it?”

“It’s nothing much.”

“Hmmmm.”

Lee Hyun-soo looked at Kang Jin-ho suspiciously. Kang Jin-ho then cleared his throat slightly.

‘Do I really look that happy?’

He didn’t feel particularly different himself, but it seemed different to Lee Hyun-soo.

“Well, fine. You have a private life too, Chairman. So, what should we do? Should I pull back the surveillance around your house?”

“Why would you do that?”

“Then I’ll leave the CCTVs as they are.”

“…There are CCTVs around my house?”

“Isn’t that obvious? The basics of security are information. If we don’t know who’s coming and going in real-time, there’s no point in security. We could have the drones guard you closely, but that would be a huge invasion of privacy.”

“…How many are there?”

“About forty?”

Have you ever considered that that’s an invasion of privacy?

I really wonder what’s going on in your head sometimes.

“Remove them.”

“That’s not possible.”

Lee Hyun-soo firmly shook his head.

“These CCTVs weren’t installed to protect you, Chairman. They were installed to prevent suspicious individuals from approaching your family. So, please don’t ask me to remove them. What if something happens to your family in this dangerous world?”

Just listening to him, it seemed like he cared more about Kang Jin-ho’s family than Kang Jin-ho himself, which was touching…

‘But for some reason, I don’t trust him.’

It seems that the messenger is more important than the message. I wouldn’t believe anything that comes out of his mouth, even if he said he could make soy sauce from beans.

Kang Jin-ho sighed deeply.

“Okay, just try not to invade my privacy as much as possible.”

“Yes. Don’t worry abou…”

At that moment, Lee Hyun-soo shut his mouth.

Kang Jin-ho, who was quick to notice the change, narrowed his eyes.

“What is it?”

“Oh, it’s nothing. Nothing at all.”

“Tell me.”

“It’s really nothing.”

Kang Jin-ho slightly tilted his neck.

“I think it would be better for you to talk.”

“No way!”

It wasn’t ‘it’s nothing,’ but ‘no way.’

Lee Hyun-soo confidently puffed out his chest and said,

“As you said, Chairman, the privacy of your family should be respected. I can never tell you. Not even if you’re the Chairman.”

“Is it about Eun-young?”

“Yes, ah, no! It’s not!”

Kang Jin-ho slowly got up from his seat.

His lips twitched slightly, and his eyes had a brief spasm.

Lee Hyun-soo, who was well-versed in Kang Jin-ho Studies, could tell what was about to happen just by looking at his expression.

‘He’s going to beat me up.’

That’s the face he makes when he’s about to beat someone up.

Kang Jin-ho slowly opened his mouth.

“I really appreciate your dedication to protecting our family’s privacy, Director Lee.”

“…Yes?”

“But there’s something I want to test.”

“…What is it?”

Kang Jin-ho slightly clenched his fist.

Crack.

“What if you get captured by the enemy and interrogated? I want to see how long you can hold out.”

“So…”

Kang Jin-ho revealed his white teeth.

“Absolutely don’t say anything. If you don’t, I’ll give you a bonus.”

“…If you tell me what you want to know, I’ll try my best to answer even if I don’t know.”

Lee Hyun-soo’s strength was his quick judgment.

“Huh?”

Kang Jin-ho stared at Lee Hyun-soo with a blank look.

“No, wait a minute…”

Kang Jin-ho tilted his head.

He had received countless reports, but this was definitely the first time Kang Jin-ho had reacted so blankly.

“So… huh? What did you say?”

As Kang Jin-ho entered the denial stage, Lee Hyun-soo sighed deeply.

“That’s why I told you, it’s a secret.”

“No…”

It’s not about whether it’s a secret or not…

“Who?”

“Kang Eun-young.”

“With whom?”

“…Park Yoo-min.”

Kang Jin-ho’s cheeks twitched.

‘Oh! That’s a new expression!’

Lee Hyun-soo smiled proudly, thinking about how Kang Jin-ho’s expressions were becoming more diverse day by day.

“Eun-young and Yoo-min were seen parting ways in front of the house several times?”

“Yes.”

Kang Jin-ho’s head was burning hot.

“So, with Yoo-min?”

“Yes.”

“Eun-young?”

“…Chairman, there’s no need to repeat the same thing. These days, recording functions are good, so you can record it and play it back.”

Kang Jin-ho himself knew that he was repeating what he had said.

But no matter how much he thought about it, he couldn’t understand it.

“Why the two of them?”

“Heh.”

Lee Hyun-soo chuckled.

“Why? Isn’t it obvious? When young men and women hang out together, it’s pretty obvious.”

Kang Jin-ho’s face contorted.

“Are they dating?”

“Hey, you’re going too far. I don’t think it’s that far yet. It’s probably just a mutual attraction. As you know, Park Yoo-min isn’t the type to be that proactive. From the video, it looks like Kang Eun-young is mostly the one leading…”

At that moment, an enormous aura emanated from Kang Jin-ho’s body.

Lee Hyun-soo, startled, couldn’t help but chuckle.

‘He has this side to him.’

He had thought that if that man got married and had a daughter, he would become an unimaginable daughter-obsessed father, but he never imagined that he would be so concerned about his seemingly indifferent younger sister.

Well…

No matter how indifferent an older brother is, he’s bound to feel uneasy when he learns that his younger sister is seeing a man.

“Chairman, please don’t do that. Eun-young is an adult now. She should be allowed to date as she pleases…”

“No way!”

Kang Jin-ho said, trembling.

“The two of them can’t be together! Does that even make sense?”

“Well, it’s not something you can stop just by trying to stop it.”

“Absolutely not!”

Lee Hyun-soo sighed.

“No, if it’s Yoo-min, he’s still…”

Kang Jin-ho yelled.

“How dare my friend try to get with Eun-young! No way! Absolutely not!”

Ah…

It was the opposite.

Oh. It was the opposite.

Kang Jin-ho glared.

“Is she crazy to try to get with Yoo-min? Yoo-min has so much to do right now! He has to win the World Championship again! It’s a crucial moment in his gaming career! How dare she!”

“…Then is it okay after that?”

“Still no!”

There’s no hope for him.

That man is hopeless. Lee Hyun-soo sighed deeply.

“No, isn’t it usually the opposite? You’re supposed to say, ‘How dare that dark-hearted guy try to get with my precious sister!'”

“That dark-hearted guy is trying to get with Yoo-min!”

Just let them date. What’s the big deal in this day and age?

Lee Hyun-soo, who would calmly think about slapping Choi Yeon-ha back and forth if she heard this, was thinking this.

“First, calm down.”

Kang Jin-ho, who had been huffing and puffing, slumped into his seat. Then, with a vacant look, he stared at the ceiling.

“Yoo-min, Yoo-min. You crazy fool…”

His voice was so mournful that Lee Hyun-soo almost teared up.

“Anyway, that’s what happened.”

“…You didn’t see it wrong?”

“Should I record it for you?”

Lee Hyun-soo shrugged.

“I wasn’t going to tell you this, but Eun-young seemed like she was trying to get some skinship in front of the house, but Park Yoo-min just turned around without realizing it.”

“…She’s really gone crazy.”

Kang Jin-ho covered his face with both hands.

“I can’t do this. I need to meet Yoo-min and tell him to come to his senses.”

“Chairman, Eun-young is your sister.”

“That’s why I’m doing this. How many people know Eun-young better than I do!”

“That’s the problem, that’s why!”

The deep-rooted distrust an older brother has for his younger sister was being expressed in a strange way.

“…If you think about it, isn’t it a good thing? Your close friend is becoming your brother-in-law.”

Kang Jin-ho sighed deeply.

“No way. If Yoo-min lives with Eun-young, he’ll be in hell for the rest of his life.”

“I can’t drag my friend into the hell I’m in.”

Whether it was a tearful friendship or not, Kang Jin-ho scratched his head.

“No, what does she even like about him? Is she brainless?”

“Even if she’s brainless, she has eyes. Isn’t Eun-young a stunning beauty?”

“Her?”

“Chairman, you’ve been hanging out with Choi Yeon-ha, so it seems like your eyes are a bit numb. Eun-young is a top idol.”

“So, is she pretty?”

Lee Hyun-soo smiled.

This wasn’t a matter of eyesight or taste. It was a filter imprinted at the genetic level.

“Let’s just say she is.”

“Anyway, I’m telling you, don’t say anything unnecessary. Don’t even pretend to know. When it comes to dating, if outsiders get involved, things that would have gone well won’t, and things that wouldn’t have gone well will.”

“With Eun-young’s personality, the moment you oppose it, she’ll try even harder to date him. If you don’t want to turn the house into hell, just pretend you’re blind and mute.”

Kang Jin-ho sighed deeply. My friend.

Why did you do this, man?

Why…