You Have Been Defended [EN]: Chapter 278

You Have Been Defended – Episode 278

[Hello^^ I’m introducing myself.

Hello!

The man who loves fishing the most in Korea! Greetings from Fishing Man! (Nak.sa.nam) [A playful abbreviation for ‘Fishing Man’.]

I wish I had joined this cafe sooner if I knew it existed, but I’m a late learner, so I’m joining now…^^.

I’m a passionate man in my 20s living in southern Gyeonggi Province. Heh heh.

I became interested in fishing when I was a child, following my father to fishing spots~ㅎ

Even now, on my days off, I’ve become a true-blue fisherman, carrying my fishing rod all over the country.

My best record was a 90cm red sea bream caught in Busan. Haha.

The older guys with me gave me the thumbs up, but the passionate fisherman’s heart is never satisfied.

Learning never ends. LOL.

I’ll learn from you all.

If there’s ever a regular meeting, please call me! I’ll bring my gear and come right out. Hahaha.

ㄴJoongyeongdongyunsupapa: Welcome, Fishing Man~^^ A 90cm red sea bream, the Sea Dragon King of the East Sea must have been out that day~ㅋㅋ You were lucky. We have regular meet-ups. Fishing Man, please come~^^.

ㄴFishing Man: Yunsu Papa, nice to meet you! Hehe~ I’ll grab the hand you’ve extended like a fish biting bait~! Keukeu. When is the next meet-up?

ㄴJoongyeongdongyunsupapa: If you come to the flash meeting room, we’re discussing the detailed schedule there~ㅋ Come on over! There are members in their 20s, but not many come to the meet-ups, so we’ll be getting a new youngest member~ㅋ]

Total number of fishing cafes joined: 32.

Total number of posts written: 134.

Total number of comments written: 451!

This is what Sang-gil achieved in two days.

He was a complete novice who didn’t know the first thing about fishing, but this time, while going around the fishing cafes, he mastered all sorts of *jap* knowledge [miscellaneous or trivial knowledge].

From the names of all kinds of fish he’s never even eaten, to the size of each species, identification methods, habitats, and types of fishing rods.

“If I had studied this hard, I really think I could have gone to Seoul National University.”

He muttered, mechanically writing a reply to the post that had just received a comment.

Contrary to his expectation that he would be able to access all the information once he joined the cafes, the fishing community was not as open as he thought.

The most closed-off places maintained a strict management policy that required members to post 10 times, comment 10 times, and visit for two days before being promoted to regular membership.

Since it was essential to be upgraded to a regular member to access the flash meeting board, Sang-gil read articles about fishing day and night, responding enthusiastically to the posts of older men.

Perhaps thanks to that.

As soon as he became a regular member and wrote a post, existing members who were fond of ‘Fishing Man’ for his enthusiastic activity welcomed him very much.

However, the reason Sang-gil joined the fishing community was not just to gain their favor.

His ultimate goal is to find the person who went to Hwagun Reservoir on the day the incident happened!

He has only just taken the first step to achieve that goal.

Through this opportunity, Sang-gil learned one truth properly.

To catch a big fish, you have to wait!

Waiting is the most important virtue…….

[Photos taken at Hwagun Reservoir~ㅋ]

Since it is the place where the incident happened, some people may take it sensitively.

That’s why Sang-gil posted a large number of photos he took when he went to Hwagun Reservoir last time in several places.

If he posted the same article on the 32 cafes he joined, he might be suspected, so he joined all the places with different nicknames and posted different photos.

He also posted his personal information differently, so even if there is someone who suspects him, it won’t be right now.

[FishingLifeBetting: Oh~ㅋ The photos are great. You go to Hwagun Reservoir often~ I live nearby, so I go often too. I can’t go as often as I’d like because my wife is watching me… Sigh… Looking at the photos, it seems like you went recently~ I went a while ago tooㅋㅋ]

ㄴFishing Man: Oh, then we might have passed each other ㅋ They say even brushing sleeves is fateㅋㅋ

ㄴFishingLifeBetting: That might be right~ㅋ When do you usually go?

ㄴFishing Man: I’m there almost every dayㅜ I don’t have the time to go far these days, so I’m trying to enjoy it in front of my house…

ㄴFishingLifeBetting: Really? Ahㅜ I heard there was a murder at Hwagun, so I haven’t been going, but you keep going?

ㄴFishing Man: Yes, anyway, only the place where the incident happened is off-limits, and the rest is the same…ㅋ Of course, it’s a bit unsettling, but it’s the closest place to my houseㅠ I guess you haven’t been there recently, FishingLifeBetting]

A comment that seemed to radiate hopeful energy was posted, so he spent a long time talking to him, but he said he wasn’t going because it was unsettling.

It doesn’t seem like this person was at the reservoir that day.

Sang-gil shook his head and tried to press the exit button.

At that time, an alert popped up at the top.

[A new comment has been posted on your post! Go to check 〉〉]

Haa, this, this.

I’m afraid that I’ve been talking to him for too long and he’s going to be clingy and ask me to go fishing with him.

I should finish the conversation roughly, saying that something urgent has come up.

If I ignore him here, I might give a bad impression to the members who are watching me.

[FishingLifeBetting: Oh no noㅋㅋ I went recently too~ Actually, I was there on the day of the murder. I didn’t know such a thing had happened at all… ㅡㅡ; It’s a place I used to go to often, but it’s become unsettling, so I’ve been going to other places for a few days, even if they’re a bit far.]

What?!

He was there that day?

Ah, you have to have a good heart.

If I had stopped talking to that person because I was annoyed, I might have missed this high-quality information.

Sang-gil got up from his chair for a moment and did a 4-second dance of joy, then grabbed the keyboard again with a reverent heart.

[Fishing Man: Heol~ I seeㅠ I’m just going because Hwagun has its own charm that other places don’t have… I went there yesterday and there were a lot of other people there too~

ㄴFishingLifeBetting: Hmm, should I go then… Actually, I’ve been craving the bean sprout soup rice there..

ㄴFishing Man: Oh~ The bean sprout soup rice there is really amazingㅜ I’m craving it too. I should sneak out tonight~ㅋ

ㄴFishingLifeBetting: Fishing Man, are you going today?

ㄴFishing Man: Yes, I can’t help but crave the soup because of you, FishingLifeBettingㅋㅋ

ㄴFishingLifeBetting: Hmm, then shall we have a night flash meeting there today?

ㄴFishing Man: Wow~ㅎ You have great *chujinlyeok* [drive/ 추진력]. You’re a real man~

ㄴFishingLifeBetting: I’m good at *chujinlyeok* [drive/ 추진력]ㅋㅋㅋ Come to the flash meeting room. I’ve written a post. Let’s have a night flash meeting at Hwagun today to see if there are any other people who are craving it too~ㅎ]

He also commented on the post left by ‘FishingLifeBetting’ in the flash meeting room and made an appointment.

So, tonight, Sang-gil will be able to meet someone who was at Hwagun Reservoir on the day of the incident!

He said he didn’t even know the incident happened, so he might have been far from the scene, but he might have been surprisingly close.

In the first place, the incident didn’t happen, so of course, he wouldn’t know?

“Hyungniiim~!

Sang-gil ran to Tae-sik, who was holed up in the president’s office, clicking the mouse aimlessly.

“What, you little punk. So noisy. I’m in a bad mood because I didn’t win today. If you’re going to talk nonsense, go somewhere else.”

Tae-sik retorted bluntly, but Sang-gil grabbed Tae-sik’s arm without paying attention.

“Hyungnim, please support me with some expenses.”

“What expenses?”

Tae-sik, who had become sensitive to the sound of money going out, finally turned his head towards Sang-gil.

Of course, he had a rather unpleasant expression, but it would be different if he heard the news he had brought.

“I need to buy a fishing rod! I’m meeting someone at Hwagun Reservoir today who was there at the time of the incident!”

“Huh? Really?”

“Yes!”

Tae-sik, who had been raising the corners of his mouth and grinning at the rare good news, quickly hardened his expression and glared at Sang-gil.

“But why are you buying a fishing rod?”

“I joined a fishing club and contacted him, so I pretended to be really good at fishing. Even if I get *teolil* [fleeced/scammed], I have to have the basics!”

“Ha, really. It’s just a matter of money going out, it’s just a matter of money going out. How much is a fishing rod?”

“Still, if I buy something too bad, it’ll look strange…….”

As Sang-gil hesitated, Tae-sik sighed and took out the wallet he had been carefully keeping in his arms.

And he took out a card from it and handed it to Sang-gil.

“Use this to swipe.”

“Thank you, Hyungnim…….”

“It’s my precious money, so don’t spend it too recklessly and buy the cheapest one! Got it?!”

“Anyway, you can bill the lawyer later.”

Sang-gil, who was putting the card in his arms without thinking, suddenly remembered Cha Joo-han’s situation and closed his mouth.

“Ah……. Could there be a situation where I can’t claim it?”

Still, who is our Hyungnim [older brother/respected male figure]?

Even if Cha Joo-han goes to jail, he’s a great man who will get everything he deserves.

And indeed, Tae-sik looked at Sang-gil with a confident expression, as if he thought so too.

“Why would such a situation come?”

“Ah, as expected, Hyungnim is the one who will chase after him to the end of the earth, no, to the end of the universe and get it back. I knew from the beginning that he was a human being who would crawl up even from hell. When the atmosphere gets better, you can lie that the fishing rod you bought is really expensive and get the money back.”

* * *

“Are you perhaps Fishing Man?”

Sang-gil was carrying a fishing bag and loitering in front of the bean sprout soup rice restaurant when he heard an awkward voice.

When Sang-gil turned his head, a man with a kind impression was standing in front of him.

“Oh, are you FishingLifeBetting?”

“Wow, hello. You came early?”

“It’s my first time at something like this, so I feel nervous…….”

“Haha, I see. Come out often in the future. We have regular meet-ups often too.”

As FishingLifeBetting said with a hearty smile, Sang-gil answered coolly.

“Of course! I’ll become a *yeolhyeol* [enthusiastic/passionate] member.”

*Yeolhyeol* member my ass.

I’ll just take care of my business and leave the cafe right away.

“FishingLifeBetting, how old are you?”

“Ah, I’m forty-two. How old are you, Fishing Man?”

“I’m twenty-four. Aigoo, you’re my *hyung* [older brother], so please speak comfortably!”

“Haha, should I?”

At 11 p.m. that night, ‘Fishing Man’ and ‘FishingLifeBetting’ had a fateful meeting at the bean sprout soup rice restaurant in front of Hwagun Reservoir.

Whether it was unfortunate or fortunate, the other members couldn’t make it because they didn’t have time, so only the two of them came to the place.

If he brought up the story of the incident right away after meeting him, he might be branded as a suspicious person and rumors might spread among the members, so Sang-gil finished his meal while talking about fishing, which he had no interest in.

“Let’s smoke a cigarette here and go in.”

“Okay, *hyungnim* [term of respect for an older male].”

The two stopped at a space right before the entrance to the reservoir, where an empty can was made into an ashtray.

They were about to take out cigarettes, put them in their mouths, and light them while chatting and laughing, even though they didn’t mean it.

Rustle, rustle.

A presence was felt in the dark.