Hazardous Concentration Chapter 24

Eunhoo led the man into a back alley about a minute away from [Songrim]. Although the alley branched off in several directions, it was a dead end with only one path leading back to the road, so it was deserted even in the daytime.

“You really say hurtful things. As if I came all the way here just because I was a little curious.”

The man grumbled as he followed Eunhoo obediently.

“Please, stop calling yourself hyung!”

It gave him goosebumps every time that man said things like that. To put it bluntly, were they even on terms where such a friendly title would be appropriate?

Eunhoo clenched his fists tightly. He felt disgusted by any human affiliated with HW Capital, but the top of that list was the man right in front of him.

Not long after the loan shark visited his small studio apartment, Eunhoo was kidnapped by thugs. He was loaded into a car without knowing where he was going, and soon the car stopped in front of a building. That place was none other than the HW Capital office.

The man pointed his finger at Eunhoo, who was trembling with fear and unable to say a word, and muttered threateningly.

‘I told you to pay back the money quickly, didn’t I?’

‘T-this is a crime. And I renounced my inheritance….’

Before he could finish his sentence, he was slapped across the cheek. It was the first time in his life he had ever been hit. His parents never once raised a hand against him, even when they scolded him with words.

Eunhoo collapsed right where he stood. It felt like a light swat, but his ears rang as if he had been struck with an iron rod.

‘Listen here, you son of a bitch. If it’s a crime, then report it to the police.’

The man hunched over and sat down, poking Eunhoo’s forehead with his index finger.

‘Then shall I tell you what will happen to you? Ah, no. Let’s start with what will happen to your mother first….’

And the threats that followed were more harrowing than he could have imagined. Eunhoo’s face turned deathly pale. He felt like he was losing his mind from the fear.

‘I, I’ll pay it back. I’ll pay it back, so please don’t touch my mother.’

To Eunhoo, who was sobbing and begging, the man urged him to sign the document, saying, “You should have done that in the first place.” He didn’t even have the mental capacity to ask what it was. Only later did he realize he had signed a document for unlimited guarantee. Although it was done under coercion, he couldn’t even bring himself to report it. Due to the shock he received at that time, Eunhoo suffered from agoraphobia for a while. But the harder part was that he had to earn money despite being terrified of people. Perhaps that was why. Just as iron becomes stronger when placed in fire and hammered, his fear blurred at some point. He used to shudder in terror just seeing the man, but now he had reached the point where he could talk back to him. In any case, the man couldn’t do anything to him until the repayment date.

“Pretty thing, why are you making such a damn ugly face?”

Should he smile then?

If not for the debt relationship, he wouldn’t want to see him even in his dreams. Eunhoo twisted his face at the man who harassed him every time they met, asking if he didn’t want to sell his body.

“…What reason do you have to be curious about me? Anyway, all I have to do is pay back the money.”

On the 25th of every month, Eunhoo would take a half-day off and visit the office to hand over the interest. It was a chore to face the staff, including the collectors, every time, but remembering the warnings from the chief of collectors, he couldn’t just ignore it and not go.

“I still have all the receipts for the interest payments to this day.”

He couldn’t think of any reason other than money.

“Except for the first few times, I’ve never once been late on interest.”

“Yeah, I know that too. That our pretty thing is a prime customer. But I’m still a bit sad. I came here to tell our pretty thing something important, didn’t I? Once you hear it, you might even bow to oppa in gratitude!”

Eunhoo glared at the man, telling him not to play tricks.

“Uh-huh, it’s true.”

Seeing the man’s face, smirking and deciding whether or not to tell him while biting on his cigarette, made him annoyed.

“If you have nothing else to say, I’ll be going now.”

As Eunhoo turned, the man grabbed him, saying, “Hey!” and opened his lips.

“You don’t know, do you? Recently, the boss talked about you to Boss Shin. He said you were a kid who looked very tender, and I heard him telling him to give a good price for you.”

“…!”

At those words, Eunhoo’s eyes widened. If it was Boss Shin….

“Yeah. That Boss Shin.”

The day he was dragged to the office, he had heard stories about Boss Shin as well. Hadn’t they said he operated quite a large number of prostitution businesses in Gyeonggi-do? There wasn’t just one or two businesses he owned; they varied from rooms, which were the basic foundation, to office prostitution and outcall massages. It was better than being sold abroad, but that place was a hell just as formidable.

“When he saw your photo, he agreed, saying it was a good thing because his SM shop had been lacking kids lately.”

Eunhoo’s face turned wretchedly pale. Not all prostitution establishments were the same. Places that made his body shudder just from hearing about them were rampant. Among them, the most disgusting place was the SM shop the man mentioned. That wasn’t simply a place for selling sex. If you got caught in the wrong place, you could even die.

“So, here’s the thing: can you pay back the entire principal in two months?”

“…”

Eunhoo couldn’t say a word. No matter how much he thought about it, it was impossible. Even though he had been so frugal, there were too many fixed expenses going to his mother and the monthly interest.

“Shall I pay it back for you?”

“…What are you talking about?”

The man scanned Eunhoo, who was showing wariness, with a chilling gaze.

“What do you mean, what am I talking about? I’m saying oppa will help you.”

“So I’m asking what that is supposed to mean!”

Eunhoo might have been naive, but he wasn’t stupid. There was no way that man would help him out of pure goodwill.

“Well, since you’re going to be sold off anyway, sell yourself to me. It’s better for you to sell to one person than many, right?”

It was bullshit. Eunhoo glared at him fiercely and backed away. He was already anxious and tormented by the mere passing of time every day, and hearing things like this made him feel like he was going to go even crazier. His mind went blank.

“Well?”

At the same time, Eunhoo hesitated.

“I….”

“Do you know how Boss Shin treats his kids? It’s not just sitting in a room and pouring drinks gracefully. I guarantee it, your asshole will be completely blown out in less than a month. Do you want to live the rest of your life with an artificial anus?”

“I, I need time to think….”

“Think about what! Damn it. Just decide!”

“…”

“You think you only know how to put a cock inside, right? No. They put all sorts of things in there. From inanimate objects to living things.”

“Wh, what is that….”

“I’ve seen all sorts of things while living this life, but I nearly vomited when I saw how Boss Shin works his kids over!? So decide!”

Frightened, Eunhoo almost replied that he would do as he pleased.

He didn’t show it in front of his mother, but every day was difficult. As the man said, wouldn’t it be better to deal with one person rather than many? So, as he was about to nod, he saw the bulge in the man’s trousers and came to his senses.

His vision went dark and returned repeatedly. His heart sank. Even if he braced himself, it didn’t seem possible. He felt like throwing up just looking at his face, but to share his flesh with this man? Just the thought of it made it feel like insects were crawling all over his body, it was terrifying.

“No. I, I don’t want to.”

Eunhoo blocked him, telling him not to come closer. But as if the man had come with a plan, he didn’t retreat easily.

“It seems you can’t judge the situation well, but this is not the time to refuse.”

Eunhoo glared at the man who was approaching him.

“I, I said no… I don’t want to!”

“God dammit, stop resisting and just come to me.”

Shuffle.

Eunhoo stepped back.

“Go away!”

His back hit the wall. As Eunhoo shouted shrilly, having lost his place to run, the man, rather, was filled with even more excitement, gasping for breath.

“Damn, you smell so fucking good. And your skin is so tender. I didn’t know I’d be masturbating looking at a photo, losing my face.”

Soon, he began touching Eunhoo’s cheek with his scar-filled hand.

“Don’t touch me!”

It was when Eunhoo turned his head to the side to avoid the face coming closer.

Thump.

In a space where he thought there was no one else but the two of them, the sound of someone present drifted over.

“…!”

Eunhoo paused, never having even thought there would be someone else here besides them.

“Damn, what the hell!”

The man, who had likewise paused, soon flew into a rage.

Thump. Thump.