Escaping the Mystery Hotel - Chapter 432
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EP.432 Episode 432 – A Family with a Backbone (8)
Episode 432 – A Family with a Backbone (8)
– Han Ga-in
“Hahaha! I’m going to go now, so enjoy the little time you have left. The money will come into my hands soon, so don’t spend it recklessly~!”
Han Min-sang laughed at the day he was trapped in the old man’s body until the end.
Instead of reacting to those words, I carefully observed Han Min-sang’s actions until the end.
The boy soon sealed the jar so that the lid would not open easily, then carefully carried it and ran out of the Hanok.
“That’s fortunate.”
There was something I was worried about outside.
What if Han Min-sang takes my body and then breaks the jar?
Now that we’ve achieved our goal of taking the young boy’s body, there’s no reason to keep the jar around any longer, right?
In this case, there is no way for me to turn things around.
Fortunately, Han Min-sang took the jar and ran away instead of breaking it.
Perhaps because he was an evil spirit trapped in a jar, he knew that breaking the jar would put a curse on Han Jin-seong’s trillion-won fortune.
He did not destroy the jar because he thought about the future when he would receive the property through inheritance.
That greed is Han Min-sang’s downfall.
Let’s think about it calmly.
There is an old saying that goes, “If you know your enemy and know yourself, you will not be in danger in a hundred battles.” If you know your enemy and know yourself, you will not be in danger in a hundred battles.
In order to turn things around, we need to consider what situation Han Min-sang and I are in.
What kind of person is Han Min-sang?
Considering the time period, it is an evil spirit trapped in a jar at a young age, in the late 1930s or early 1940s, in his early teens.
What does this mean?
If you overcome the fear of evil spirits and look at it objectively, it means that you are a kid who knows nothing about the world of the 2010s.
Supernatural abilities? The strength is a bit strong, but nothing great.
When I recalled my struggles with Elena, I concluded that an adult male could easily subdue her.
On the other hand, what kind of person am I?
This is Han Ga-in who entered the body of Han Jin-seong, who is over 90 years old.
The soul inside is meaningless because only I know it, and the key point is that it looks like ‘Han Jin-seong’ to outsiders.
I am a billionaire.
…
After about two hours, the sun began to rise.
“Good morning, sir – huh! What happened last night?”
The employee was shocked when he saw the house turned into a mess with children crying all night and evil spirits running wild.
“Hyunseok!”
“Yes, yes! Sir, what the hell is this -”
“Stop talking nonsense and call the people! And those guys who went to the tea fields are at the hotel now?”
Wow~ When you enter the body of an old man, you start speaking in an old-fashioned way?
“Yes.”
“Call everyone now. Tell the rascals who come late to be prepared!”
“Oh, I understand.”
*
Let’s think about it rationally.
Even middle school student Han Ga-in could have remembered this much since she heard her great-grandfather and Han Min-sang talking about their older and younger siblings.
How much would a kid trapped in a jar in the 1930s know about the world in the 2010s?
Were there taxis, buses, or subways in Joseon back then? At best, they were rickshaws.
Although Han Min-sang went out of the Hanok as if he was going to make a grand escape, in the end, all he could do was walk briskly for a couple of hours with the stamina of a middle school student.
Even carrying a heavy jar, he couldn’t climb the mountain without permission and had to walk along the road.
I am a billionaire, and the people I employ have lived in this area for over 10 years.
It didn’t even take an hour for them to catch Han Min-sang who had run away.
“Oh my… Our grandson has had a hard time.”
“You… you little punk!”
“It’s so hot out here. Why are you running around so busy? You’re in good shape~!”
“Hey! You – eww!”
The employee next to him covered Han Min-sang’s mouth with an awkward laugh.
“Haha… This guy, Gain, was a polite kid until yesterday, but he’s acting a bit strange today.”
“Ugh!”
“Why are you so energetic?”
When Han Min-sang struggled, the employee looked slightly surprised at his unexpected strength, but that was it.
It was obvious that he had no power as a middle school boy, since he did not have the blessing of courage.
Soon, a well-built employee easily subdued him.
“Hey Seungchan, kids, you guys are always different today and yesterday, so don’t be surprised.”
“Yeah, that’s right.”
“How did you catch it?”
“When we all spread out and looked around, we saw someone resting in the middle of the road with a jar down?”
As soon as I heard it, I couldn’t help but laugh.
“Hey, grandson! You should have exercised a bit. Why did you get caught so quickly because you lacked stamina?”
“Eww! Eww! Yay!”
“Hold on to that. Did you take care of the jar? I said it was worth 3 billion.”
It was emphasized to the employees from the beginning that the jar was a very expensive item.
Sure enough, another employee across the street brought the jar wrapped in a soft cloth.
“Of course.”
“Why are those who went to the tea fields so late?”
“I’ll be here soon.”
After about 10 minutes, the adults who had gone out to pick tea leaves yesterday returned, and my parents were at the front.
Both of their faces turned pale, as if they had already heard the shocking news.
Soon, my father and great-grandfather’s grandson, Han Min-seok, ran in front of me and knelt down.
“Grandpa! I heard something strange!”
“What did you hear?”
“Hey, Ga-in stole stuff from her grandfather’s warehouse and ran away… .”
“Yeah, what did you think when you heard that?”
In the first place, why have so many people gathered in this rural Korean house?
It’s because they want to catch the eye of the 100 billion won asset owner today and tomorrow and receive even just a penny more from their inheritance.
But, the young son ran away after stealing a pot that the rich man treasured, and was caught?
My father made a face that looked like he was going to cry if I provoked him, and it made me feel embarrassed.
“Grandpa… I’m sorry. Cain… Why on earth would you do something like that… .”
“That’s wrong. That kid was originally really smart and kind….”
I was smart and kind when I was young.
“Why did it suddenly do this? I also wonder what this is all about… Look, there are so many witnesses.”
The surrounding employees all nodded their heads.
These people had no doubt that they had seen the boy running away with the jar from the warehouse with their own eyes.
At that moment, my relative, Mr. Jeong-ho, who was nearby, intervened.
“Ha~ Yo, look at those shameless eyes of yours? Why are you so shameless, you thief? Grandpa, isn’t it true that you can tell a child’s parents by looking at them?”
“…”
“Why is Ga-in’s heart so twisted? Whether you look at it or not, it’s Min-seok-”
“Ahem!”
Even though everyone is a competitor in front of the inheritance, I am very upset that my personality has been twisted.
I told you I was smart and kind when I was little?
“Jeong-ho, you punk! If Ga-in is like this because of Min-seok, then Min-seok is like that because of his father, and that punk is weird because of me. Is that what you’re saying?”
“Huh? Huh? Oh, no!”
“You go over there and take care of the garden!”
“…”
“Aren’t you going?”
“Go, go!”
After sending the babbling relative out into the garden, I looked at my father on his knees again.
“grandfather….”
“Minseok. First, you have to persuade Gain well, and when you think she has become well-behaved, then send her away.”
“Oh, I understand.”
Immediately, his father glared at Han Min-sang as if he were shooting lasers from his eyes.
The first schedule awaits the evil spirit that emerged from the jar after 70 years.
It’s the very essence of love.
*
— Okay! Okay!
“Ahh!”
“You little brat! Won’t you be quiet!”
“Yes, who are you to treat me like this -”
“Has this kid been hit yet?”
— Okay!
“Eww! Oh, Dad… .”
“Shut up, you idiot!”
— Okay!
“Eww!”
“honey.”
“Don’t tell me! The first time you steal, you should get a big scolding!”
“No, the blade is broken. I’ll bring you a new one, so scold him properly.”
My mother was a scarier person than I thought.
Anyway, I couldn’t help but laugh as I listened to the loud noise of the whistle blowing outside and Han Min-sang’s voice suddenly becoming more composed.
If you think about it, it’s my body that’s getting hit, so why is this so much fun?
Is it because I’m not sick?
“Hiya…! As expected, a whip is the best medicine for a fool. Isn’t that right?”
“Hahaha… Gain will learn a lot from getting scolded this time.”
The man in front of you, Attorney Park, says he has been taking care of his great-grandfather for a long time.
So, unlike other employees, I knew that my great-grandfather had worked for the administration when he was young.
“I have a strange thing going on, I need to contact the management.”
From a future perspective, the trillion-dollar asset had evaporated somewhere, and the relatives did not question this fact, and no one remembered anything related to the jar.
The only group capable of this type of cleanup is the Management Office.
“As you know, the administration operates official reporting channels and sites.”
“I want to handle this as discreetly and flexibly as possible.”
“…”
“Do you know what I mean?”
“Be flexible… Sir, should I contact KD then?”
I don’t know who KD is, but he’s probably someone from the administration that my great-grandfather knew privately.
“You figure that part out.”
“What about the date?”
“Tomorrow or the day after will be enough.”
“All right.”
Attorney Park bowed his head politely and then walked out with hurried steps.
The jar was in my hands, Han Min-sang was being beaten with a whip under the watchful eyes of several people, and the management office in charge of cleaning up was also called.
Now the most important thing remains.
I need to get my body back.
*
Around lunchtime, the employees came into my room with a flustered Han Min-sang.
“Sir, I brought Ga-in.”
As soon as I saw Han Min-sang’s face, I burst out laughing.
“Kilkilkil! Grandson! Are you crying?”
“… you little brat -”
“Huh? Why is this your way of speaking? Have you not tasted enough spiciness?”
“…”
“Seungchan! Bamboo stick-”
“Ha, Grandpa! I’m sorry!”
Before he could finish speaking, Han Min-sang knelt down politely with an expression on his face like he was about to cry, and as his legs folded, drops of blood began to drip from his calves.
“Oh my… What is this blood? Did Dad bleed a lot?”
“…”
“It hurts! It hurts! This is serious.”
Is this really a big deal?
This is my calf after all!
“So you should have lived a good life instead of stealing.”
“… What the heck.”
“What the heck?”
“What on earth is your purpose -”
“you?”
“Hey, what do you want, Grandpa?”
What do I wish for?
I am a billionaire.
A person inhabiting the body of an old person who does not have much life left.
So I’m a person who has nothing to fear under the sky, but I’m a little angry because of this kid.
“Hey, Seungchan.”
“Yes, sir.”
“I heard that you worked as an assistant instructor in the military before?”
“Yes.”
“Do you know what I’m trying to say?”
The employee nodded with a confident look in his eyes.
“I will make you the kindest child in the world.”
“Don’t think of me as your great-grandson. Think of me as someone who will fix the rotten heart of a bastard from the root.”
“I will keep that in mind.”
Soon, the sound of groaning began again from ahead.
“Get down!”
“Ha, Grandpa, please -”
“I told you to lie down!”
“Eww!”
Watching someone take over my body and scream in agony gave me mixed emotions.
When I think about how my body will eventually suffer, I feel a bit uneasy…
On the other hand, I admit that it was very refreshing.
He gave orders while listening to Han Min-sang’s cries as if they were music.
“Bring me the jar.”
“Yes? Oh, I understand.”
What is the fundamental reason why I, who had my body taken away, can turn things around?
Because there are no rules such as a ban on repeated executions in the ‘Name Tag Stealing Game’.
There was no such rule in the rules that my great-grandfather discovered over the years, and there was no reason for such a restriction to exist in the first place.
The jar is a human sacrifice magical tool created with evil intentions.
If you don’t offer sacrifices, that’s a problem, but why would you have a problem if you offer sacrifices frequently?
I look down at Han Min-sang, who is panting heavily.
“Grandson.”
“Ugh… . Huh… .”
“Are you a little nicer now?”
“…”
I couldn’t help but smile as I looked into the boy’s eyes filled with despair.
At the same time, a thrilling tension ran through his old body.
Because there was still one last variable left.
— Click!
The jar contains the ‘real Han Jin-seong’ and he is the target of this game.
I had one question for my great-grandfather.
“Grandson, let’s play one more game with Grandpa.”