Taehyun was trying hard not to make any sound as he was getting himself out from the trunk.

As soon as he freed himself, he plopped onto the ground and gasping frantically for some oxygen.

Oh my God. Thank you for sparing my life.

As he peeked from behind the car, he could see the driver was running towards an abandoned factory.

From afar, he could be seen making calls to someone.

As the driver hung up the call, he stealthily sneaked himself into the factory.

Now, what?

Taehyun was anxious and felt pressured.

He was divided into helping his father and not being killed by the gang members.

Oh, God. Please guide me along the way.

As he looked ahead, he could see two ruined buildings among the abandoned heavy machines in the yard.

My dad must be inside one of those buildings.

And it must be the one that the driver went into.

With an injured forehead, Taehyun made his way to the buildings.

There was no sign of other people and he started to pick up the pace.

Alright, I’ve found the entry.

Now, I should find where my dad is.

Right now, all he could think of was his father and Seungyoon.

Both of them had given him strength and courage to even involved in this kind of situation.

He was praying desperately for his life to be spared in order to save his beloved ones.

From afar, he could catch some bits of conversation.

He then stopped and hid behind one of the shipping containers.

As he looked around, there were many abandoned containers that made a good hiding spot.

At the moment he looked to the front, someone had grabbed him from behind.

It really took him by surprise and he was helpless, as his mouth was closed shut.

“Sshh! It’s me!”

The driver then showed himself before set Taehyun free.

Taehyun was so surprised that he plopped onto the ground, for the second time.

He couldn’t even feel his legs at that time.

“Can you not do that, please? I’m begging you.”

Taehyun was gasping for some air before the driver alerted him.

“I think I saw your father, Taehyun.”

“Where??”

Taehyun got up and peeked from behind the container.

From behind, he could recognize his father’s silhouette.

It seemed that he was been taken away to another place.

“Okay. Taehyun, you stay here. I’ll go and save Mr. Nam.”

The driver then pulled out a gun from his back pocket and made Taehyun scooted away from him.

“Be careful with that!”

“Nae. You must promise me that you’ll stay here, arasso?”

Taehyun, being a stubborn boy himself, shook his head.

“Nope. I’ll go with you, ahjussi.”

The driver couldn’t believe what he heard.

“It’s too dangerous, Taehyun-ah. You don’t have any weapon to protect yourself. Besides, you’re injured!”

Taehyun ignored him before made his way out from his hiding spot.

“I have faith in God. He will protect me.”

“No!”

*

As he was following the gangsters cautiously, he accidentally kicked one of the tools that were laying on the ground.

At the same time, all of the gangsters looked in his direction.

Luckily, he managed to hide in time.

Phew, it was close!

Suddenly, he could feel someone grabbed him by the collar.

“Sir, I’ve got something for you!”

Taehyun’s luck was gone when he had been caught by one of the gang members.

He was dragged out from his hiding spot and been pushed onto the ground.

“Auch!”

“Well, well, well. What do we have here?”

As he looked to the front, he could see the gang leader was fast approaching.

Oh, sh*t. I’m doomed.

“Ya, Nam Taehyun! What the hell are you doing here??!”

Taehyun couldn’t answer his father as the Red Scorpion’s gang leader was standing right in front of him.

“Hello, little boy. I assumed that you must be that man’s son, right?”

The gang leader then pointed to his father who had been tied to the chair and covered up with blood.

“You filthy animal! Leave my son alone! Don’t you dare to touch him with your dirty hands.”

As the gang leader nodded, s punched and kicked Taehyun’s father with all their might.

“Stop! Please, stop! Don’t hurt my dad!”

Suddenly, the gang leader pulled out a gun and pointed it right on Taehyun’s head.

“Should I shoot you first then your father? Or else, I could shoot your father first before I ended your life. What say you?”

He then laughed hysterically before ran towards Taehyun’s father.

“Aha, bingo! I’ll take his life first.”

He pointed the gun at Taehyun's father’s head before pulled the trigger.

“Get ready for the showtime!”

“Andwae!”

Taehyun screamed to the top of his lungs.

It was probably the loudest scream that he ever let go.

“Aargh! You’re too noisy, kid. Because of that, you shall see your father's execution before your eyes.”

The gang leader then laughed as if he had been possessed.

“Say goodbye to your dada…”

Without wasting any time, Taehyun made a desperate lunge towards his father before a gunshot was heard.

“So, I guessed I had to cut off your life first, kid.”

As Taehyun looked down, blood was spurting out from his left chest.

I had been shot.

I had been shot.

Not long after that, he fell onto the ground with a loud thud.

“Taehyun-ah! Andwae!”

He could hear his father’s voice calling out his name repeatedly while crying his heart out.

Sorry for letting you down, dad.

I’m sorry I couldn’t save either of our lives.

I’m sorry.

Mianhe, appa.

As he closed his eyes, he could hear another gunshot been fired.

And that was the very last thing that he heard.