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The scene changes to Vittorio's apartment. Someone rings his doorbell.
By now, Vittorio has guessed who was actually there.
He gets up from the sofa and opens the door. He is shocked to see the sight in front of him. Han-seo was groaning in pain and was not able to stand properly.
Rest of them could not help but feel sad at the state of the boy. Vittorio was fuming in anger. He was angered on himself that he was not able to protect his friend and angered at that fucking bastard who didn't even deserve to be called human.
"I didn't know where else to go," he says and was about to fall but Vittorio holds him.
The scene changes. Han-seo was lying on the bed and Vittorio was sitting beside him.
"How long are you going to endure it?" Vittorio asks in a voice full of concern.
"Vittorio-" Han-seo was about to speak but Vittorio cuts him in between.
"No, Han-seo. That fucker treats you worse than animals. He doesn't even deserve to be called your brother. I swear if I get to know who he is, I will give him the worst moments of his life ever and will make him beg for his death" Vittorio hisses.
"That was his brother?" Cha-young asked in shock.
"That was apparently my brother, to be more precise, my step-brother" Han-seo answers.
Jun-woo didn't know how to feel after this. He was scared. If Vittorio ever gets to know about his true identity, he will hate him. No, even worse he will leave him. No, this should not happen, Vittorio can't leave him. He can't imagine a life without him. He would die if Vittorio leaves him.
Jun-woo somehow managed to calm himself down before getting a panick attack.
Han-seo smiles.
"I am fine" He manages to say.
"Fine, my ass! You are my best friend and it hurts when you get hurt, it angers me that I am not able to save you" Vittorio says clutching his palms.
"Don't blame yourself dumbo" Han-seo says earning a light smack from the Italian Korean man. He rubs his shoulder. "Ow. What was that for?" He asks.
"That was for calling me dumbo" Vittorio replies.
"Don't blame yourself. You are the best thing ever happening to me" Han-seo says and they both smile.
Both of them smiled at this.
Most of them were adoring the friendship between the two. Even Vincenzo was happy to see his brother smiling with someone so genuinely.
"Do you remember the day we first met?" Han-seo asked.
"How can I forget that?" Vittorio says as he remembers their meeting nine years ago.
FLASHBACK, 9 YEARS AGO, McLEAN MENTAL CARE HOSPITAL
Some of them gasped at this.
"You both met at a mental care hospital?" Mr. Hong asked in surprise.
"Yeah" Han-seo replied.
"Apparantely, both of us had the same therapist. And thanks to her, I have got a wonderful bestie like Han-seo" Vittorio says and Han-seo feels happy listening to this.
Young Han-seo was sitting on a bench. A fresh scar on his left wrist was visible.
After seeing how his brother tormented him, it was no surprise to the rest that there was a point in Han-seo's life where he wanted all of this over.
Han-seo was a bit uncomfortable as this freshened many memories, he thought he hid somewhere dark are now coming out again. Same was Vittorio's state, this time was the darkest part of his life. Both the friends sensed each other's comfortlessness and gave a reassuring smile to each other.
"That seems a very close failed attempt" A voice barely holding any emotion is heard.
Everyone knew it was Vittorio's voice, but it lacked the zest, he had.
Han-seo turns his head in the direction of the voice to see a boy with pale skin, jet black hair and baggy eyes with dark circles under them. He walks and sits beside him.
Everyone was shocked to see this look of Vittorio. He almost looked unrecognizable. Jun-woo couldn't help but wonder what happened that made his love like this.
"You must be Han-seo" The boy says. His voice was so cold to send shivers.
Almost everyone got goosebumps.
"Vittorio?" Han-seo asks.
"Yeah, that's me" The boy answers. "So, what's your story?"
Han-seo sighs at the question and starts narrating his story to the Italian-Korean boy. He didn't know why he was trusting the stranger, but his inner self felt comfortable with sharing his scars with him.
Vittorio was listening to the boy very patiently. The boy was scared and wanted to be loved. As soon as Han-seo finishes, to return the trust Vittorio narrates his story.
"And I thought I am the one who suffered the most but you..." Han-seo says feeling empathy for the boy in front of him.
"Does he know everything?" Vincenzo asks in Italian. Vittorio was about to answer but Han-seo answers for him.
"Yes, I do know about everything" Han-seo answers back in Italian shocking everyone.
"You know Italian?" Vincenzo asks.
"We have been friends for more than nine years, of course, he knows how to speak Italian" Vittorio tells Vincenzo.
"Looks like we have many things in common" Vittorio says with a dry chuckle.
"Not everything" Han-seo says and Vittorio looks at him. "You have two brothers who love you more than their life. You should live for them"
Vittorio sighs and speaks, "I know you think you have no one to love you but if you want to be loved, start loving yourself first" As soon as he finishes, he gets up from his seat and starts to leave. But Han-seo's hand stops him.
"I will start loving myself but I want to be your friend" Han-seo manages to say with all the courage he has.
"You know it took me a lot of guts to say that but I am glad because it was the best decision I have ever made" Han-seo says making Vittorio smile.
Vittorio turns around and looks at the boy with surprise. The boy is asking to be his friend even, when he told every single detail about his life.
"The world is full of monsters with friendly faces and angels full of scars. Choose wisely Han-seo" Vittorio tells the boy.
"Wow. These words possess very deep meaning. Is this a brother thing for you guys to give deep speeches?" Cha-young asks.
"I already have made my choice" Han-seo says with determination in his eyes.
"Very well, then" Vittorio says and sits beside Han-seo. They talked for a very long time and truth to be told, this was the time they both truly smiled and laughed after having so much pain.
The scene changes to present.
Vittorio looks at Han-seo who has fallen asleep. He smiles at him and lays down on the bed beside him. He pulls the blanket over him and closes his eyes as he welcomes darkness to consume him.
The scene changes.
Vincenzo clicks his lighter as he remembers all his victims, all the ones who he killed. He wakes up and finds himself on the bed. He looks at the ceiling.
Vittorio looks at his brother with a reassuring smile. He knew all the nightmares because he himself had them. Looking at those memories, any stranger will say they are monsters but the truth is they always killed the ones who deserved it.
The scene changes. Vincenzo was reading the menu and Vittorio was sitting beside him peeking at the menu while the chef was looking at them nervously and in fear.
The chef turned nervous here too.
"Don't tell me you have already run out of ingredients" Vincenzo says.
"No" The chef replies.
"If it wasn't Italy where did you learn to cook?" Vittorio asks, glancing at his brother who was still reading through the menu.
"Jincheon, North Chungcheong Province. At a place called Mom's Touch Cooking Academy" He replies and Vincenzo nods.
"Mom's Touch?" Vincenzo asked in amusement.
"Mom's Touch? Serve us food until I can finally get a taste of mom's touch" Vincenzo says.
"But I am not a mom" The chef replies.
Vincenzo chuckles at this making the chef scared.
"If not, then I will have no choice but to expose you." Vincenzo threatens him.
"It doesn't matter now; he is already exposed" Cha-young says.
"Sorry?"
"Risotto allo Zafferano." Vincenzo says in Italian and the chef doesn't understand.
"Saffron Risotto" Vittorio says in Korean for the rest of them to understand.
"Saffron Risotto" Vittorio says in Korean and the chef nervously says.
"Okay. I will get it ready" Vincenzo nods. After a few time, the chef places two bowls of saffron risotto on the table. Vincenzo rubs his hands in excitement and takes a bit of the dish. Vittorio also does the same. The chef looks at them with hopeful eyes.
Toto crosses his fingers hoping that he could impress the Cassano brothers with his food.
Vincenzo leans back on the chair and grabs a tissue and throws the food in it.
"And... here we go again" Cha-young says with a sigh.
Toto's hope was shattered by the older Cassano's action.
He acts if he was gonna puke and the chef's hope shattered. Vincenzo smiles and throws the tissue. Though, Vittorio tried to swallow that piece of shit but ended up grabbing the tissue to throw it.
"I guess, my willpower is not that strong to even gulp it" Vittorio says.
"It tastes like vomited baby food... How should I put it? Yes. And it's been mixed in wine and broth."
Toto was about to cry.
The chef looked like he was about to cry. Vincenzo places the money on the table. "You have a knack for making awful food"
"And you have a knack for insulting people" Cha-young tells Vincenzo.
He says and leaves with his brother from there while the chef slips on the ground and cries.
The scene changes. Vincenzo walks into the Jipuragi Law Firm office with his younger brother.
"Sir" Vincenzo says to Mr. Hong
"Yes?"
"We need to go somewhere" Vincenzo says.
"Where?" Mr. Hong asks.
Till now, Mr. Hong has also guessed that they were going to meet a piece of shit who always forgets he is a trashcan.
The scene changes.
"They won't see you without an appointment" Mr. Hong says.
"Let's ask" Vincenzo tells him.
"What?" Mr. Hong asks. Vincenzo and Vittorio walk over to the reception.
"How may I help you?" The receptionist asks.
"We are here to see Mr. Na Deok-jin of Investment and Development" Vittorio tells her.
"Have you called before hand?" The receptionist asks.
"No" Vittorio replies.
"I am afraid you can't meet him" The receptionist says. Vincenzo puts his bang on the table and pulls out a document which had 'BILL OF INDICTMENT' written on it.
This left all of them in shock. How did Vincenzo and Vittorio get that bill so fast? Vittorio and Vincenzo look at each other smirking knowing which trick they have pulled.
"Tell him he has a bill of indictment for threatening and abetting an abduction" Vincenzo says and Mr. Hong looks at him in shock. The receptionist makes a call.
"When did you get that?" Mr. Hong asks in a quiet voice. Vincenzo gave him an amused expression as Vittorio smirks, and they left from there. Mr. Hong followed after them.
The scene changes. Mr. Hong, Vittorio and Vincenzo were sitting in front of Deok-jin.
Deok-jin chuckles in disbelief. "Gosh, this is unbelievable. Let me see the bill. Let's read it." Vincenzo takes out the bill and Mr. Hong passes it to Deok-jin. He opened the envelop but found nothing.
"It's empty?" Larry asked.
"You lied to meet him, right?" Cha-young asked the older Cassano who just smiled in response.
"It's empty" He says and Mr. Hong looks at Vincenzo and Vittorio in shock.
"I lied, so we could meet" Vincenzo replies.
"We have paid you enough already. Why... But why are you so clingy?" Deok-jin asks.
Vittorio scoffed at this.
"We are not clingy. We just want to correct what's wrong" Mr. Hong immediately says.
"Sure. Then, feel free to report or sue me. Do as you please. Or demonstrate in front of the Blue House and shave your head" Deok-jin says.
Mr. Hong rolled his eyes at this.
"No. I thought I would do the same as you did" Vittorio replies, he stands up from his chair and walks around the area as he continues. "We will kidnap your family and force you to cancel the contract. Are you a die hard fan of Godfather?" He asks.
"Seems so"
"Are you mimicking the Mafia since you are from Italy?" He asks back and bangs the table and sits back on the chair.
Some of them chuckled at this.
"Who is gonna tell him?" Cha-young says.
Vittorio grabs his shoulder. Deok-jin tried to remove his hand but the grip was strong.
"I am glad you asked. If we were in Italy, you would have become a fertilizer for vineyards. You would have become some cheap wine being sold on a buy one get one free deal. We are not here to negotiate but to warn you. We are not going to take it anymore." He says as he presses his back on the chair.
"Woah, that much insult" One of the tenants says.
"He deserves a lot worse than this" Another tenant says.
Meanwhile, Mr. Hong was watching their conversation with surprised eyes as Vincenzo was looking at his brother with a proud look.
"Okay" Deok-jin replies in fear and Mr. Hong and the Cassano brothers smile.
Vittorio throws the drink can kept on the table on Deok-jin.
"What was that?" He asked trying to suppress his anger.
"Throwing garbage in the dustbin" Vittorio replies and Deok-jin was fuming in anger. Vincenzo smirked while Mr. Hong tried to contain his laugh.
All of them had their mouth hung open.
"Now, that was hell of an insult" Cha-young says. "You don't mind if I copy that? I have many dustbins around me" Cha-young asks Vittorio.
"Nope. Not at all" Vittorio replies.
They were heading back.
"Was that how you both did things Italy?" Mr. Hong asks them.
"At times" Vittorio replies.
Most of them gave Vittorio a look.
"Okay... all the times"
"I loved what you said. Vineyard fertilizer. Buy one get one free. And that dustbin one, was the best. Hey" Mr. Hong says and Vincenzo and Vittorio stopped walking. "You both are buy three get one free. I should use it sometime" Mr. Hong chuckles and the brothers simply smile.
The Cassano brothers and Mr. Hong smiled at this.
"Let's eat. It's on me. Three meals for the price of one" Mr. Hong says while walking out of the building as he chuckles.
The scene changes. Ms. Choi puts her resignation letter in front of Mr. Hwang and Mr. Seo.
"Some company must have given you an offer. Law Firm Wusang? Wintis? Ko and Gu?" Mr. Seo asks her.
"He is right about that" Han-seo says.
"No. I just want to rest" Choi replies.
"Really? She just wants to destroy some more lives" Cha-young murmurs.
"Don't sugarcoat it. What is the real reason?" Mr. Hwang asks her.
"I just... I am sick of being your hound" Ms. Choi replies.
"Now... that's very straightforward" Vittorio says.
"That's a bit harsh" Mr. Seo says and Choi scoffs.
"I am sorry to break it to you but wherever you go, you will be a hound on leash" Mr. Hwang says.
"As if I don't know" Myung-hee says.
"Probably. However, my leash will probably be longer." She says while pulling identification card string. "And they will feed me better." Choi chuckles. "Goodbye, guys" Choi finishes and gets up from the sofa and starts to leave.
"Where do you think you are going?" Mr. Seo says but Choi leaves. "Hey, Ms. Choi. Hey!"
The scene changes to Ms. Choi walking out of the Law Firm's building. She puts her old stuff in the dustbin and takes out her name plate. She glances at it.
"Prosecutor or not, I am going to destroy you all, before I leave" She takes the name plate and swings it and throws it.
"You should play in olympics. At least, this way you will do something good" Mr. Hong says and Myung-hee fumes in anger. Rest of them chuckled at this including Mr. Han.
"Ooh, burn" Vittorio says and gives a high five to Mr. Hong.
The voice of glass breaking is heard. She takes her bag and runs from there.
The scene changes. All the lawyers of Wusang Law Firm gathered for a meeting.
"What's with the meeting?" One of the lawyer asks. Mr. Han enters and all of them stand up.
"This way please." Mr. Han says and Ms. Choi enters.
"You splurged, didn't you?" Ms. Choi asks.
"Isn't that Prosecutor Choi?" One of them asks.
"Sit down" Mr. Han says and all of them get settled down. "I am sorry to gather you all so suddenly. We have an important guest. I am sure you all know her. It's Prosecutor Choi Myung-hee. From this day on, she will be a senior lawyer at Wusang" Mr. Han says and laughs.
"Soon, she will represent us on my behalf"
Cha-young clutched her fists in anger. Now, it was Myung-hee's turn to smirk.
They all start clapping. "I knew you would be happy. Wusang will be invincible. Please say a word or two" He asks Ms. Choi.
"I have two things to say. Number one. One who achieves small victories will eventually a big ones. Number two. I beg you. Let's not work hard if it can't be appreciated. That's all." She says and leaves.
Vittorio makes an amused face and speaks.
"Very wise words"
"Clap, will you?" Mr. Han says and they all start clapping. Cha-young scoffs, she was not all pleased with the arrival of this new guest.
"Clap, my ass" Cha-young murmurs in anger.
All the lawyers were heading back to their cabins.
"Look at her. Acting from the tough get go. She just got here, how could she represent our law firm? She is a mere rookie" One of the lawyer says.
"Well, she was the best prosecutor there" Another one says.
"Ms. Hong should be one to represent us. She achieved the most out of all of us." The lawyer says.
Cha-young scoffs at this.
Cha-young smirks and stops. She turns around and faces the lawyer.
"You are not consoling or bashing me. What is this?" She asks.
"This is certainly bashing" Vittorio says. "A very nice way to mock someone"
"Bash you?" The lawyer asks. "We are just upset by the unfair treatment" He adds.
Cha-young chuckled in disbelief at this.
"But I can see you grinning" She says and leaves.
"She is so quick to notice. How did she know we were happy?" The female lawyer asks.
"Because I have brain that you lack" Cha-young says in a dramatic way.
"I knew it ever since he deducted the withholding taxes. Gosh" Cha-young says.
The scene changes to the dance studio in Geugma Plaza. The studio owners was dancing in a weird way and was crawling. He was trying to act as a zombie.
Many reactions were seen at this scene, some were horrified, some were surprised and some gave a deadpan look.
Ms. Kwak, Mrs. Jang and Ms. Seo were watching him.
"I get you but you don't have a soul" Mrs. Jang says.
"You look more like a patient than a zombie" Ms. Seo says.
Most of them chuckled at this.
"She is speaking the truth" Vittorio says.
"I could do just as much. Like this" Ms. Kwak says and starts to like a zombie.
"You are so good. I can do it too" Mrs. Jang says and starts to act too.
"I am a pretty zombie" Ms. Seo says and starts acting like a zombie like the rest.
Seeing this the rest of them started questioning their existence. While Larry, Ms. Kwak, Ms. Seo and Mrs. Jang start drowning in embarrassment.
"Goodness, you are terrifying."
"Go away"
"That's not how you do it"
"Try it again, Larry"
"Not like this. Do this" They all start acting like zombie.
"Goodness. I bet I won't be able to donate my eyes after this" Cha-young says.
"That's it"
"No, try harder. Put your back into it"
"That's it" They crawled up to the entrance, to see Mr. Hong and Vincenzo watching them. Mr. Hong was shocked, and Vincenzo and Vittorio had a deadpanned look.
"Even our future selves aren't spared from watching this" Vittorio murmurs.
"Goodness" Mr. Hong says.
"Wait"
"I heard some gagging noises. What were you doing?" Mr. Hong asks.
"I was chosen to coach the zombies for the upcoming Train to Ulsan Part Two. I was practicing" Larry says.
"Now, I can be tension-free, seeing that the future of zombies is in good hands" Vittorio says in the most dramatic manner earning chuckles from the rest.
"We were helping him out" Mrs. Jang says.
"I see" Mr. Hong says.
"Yes" Larry replies.
"Good luck" He wishes him and makes the zombie hand. "Let's go" He says to the Cassano brothers.
"Okay" Vincenzo says and follows Mr. Hong with Vittorio.
"Darn it"
"How humiliating"
"Oh, no. His cold gaze. He probably saw the roof of my mouth. What should I do? What should I do?" Ms. Seo says in a heart breaking tone and leaves from there.
"Let me know, if you need extras in the movie. I will do my best" Ms. Kwak says to Larry and then makes the zombie pose and noise.
"Me, too. I am serious" Mrs. Jang says and they both start acting as zombies.
"I bet we get out of this theatre, we can be easily hired to play zombies" Cha-young says.
"No, you can't" Larry says.
"Please"
"No, I need to ask them for permission" Mr. Larry says.
The scene changes. Vincenzo and Vittorio are in the Jipuragi Law Firm office.
"From what I have seen Babel E and C, they forcibly evict the residents one week after the notice." Vincenzo says.
"Yes, they always do that. They demolish the non-residental areas and instill fear in the remaining residents. It's downright illegal, but Law Firm Wusang has their back" Mr. Hong tells him.
"Of course. There is always a law firm Wusang in these cases" Vincenzo says.
"Isn't there a law that protects the tenants?" Vittorio asks while sitting on the chair beside Mr. Hong.
"I heard they need to pay a premium compensation to the tenants and negotiate the demolition date with an officer. That's what I read" Vincenzo finishes for his brother. Mr. Hong adjusts his glasses and speaks.
"You both have studied a lot" Mr. Hong says.
"You both have studied a lot"
"They were being too ridiculous so that we had to read upon it" Vincenzo replies and Mr. Hong nods.
Some of them got offended at this.
"I see. The rules exist but they force the tenants out with a small sum. People get hurt or die too. They will probably carry on the eviction suit first. We should get ready" Mr. Hong says.
"Isn't the big issue here the forced illegal demolition?" Vittorio asks as Vincenzo playing with his lighter.
"Yes" Mr. Hong replies. "They will make a move in a day or two. But there is nothing we can do. Gosh" He turns around and takes a box of cigarette. He puts one in his mouth and offers Vincenzo and Vittorio. "Here. Do you want one?"
"He doesn't smoke" Vittorio says pointing at his elder brother.
Many got confused at this because of the obsession of Vincenzo with his lighter.
"Thanks for the offer but not in mood" Vittorio answers.
"And you?" Mr. Hong asks Vincenzo.
"No, thank you" Vincenzo declines.
"Then, why..." Mr. Hong points at the lighter. "Then, do you both drink?" He asks.
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