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The scene changes.
A person is unloading the boxes from the truck.
Mr. Hong, Cha young, Han-seo, and Jun woo recognize him.
Cha-young comes in front of him with a cake in her hand. "Ta-da! Get your blood sugar up with this." There is 'YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE' written on the cake. "I bought this from the most popular bakery in Yeonnam-dong," Cha-young says as she walks near the man. He puts another box with force.
"He is not interested. You should stop annoying him" Mr. Hong says and Cha young rolls her eyes in annoyance.
"I am good. Please go." He says. Cha-young puts the cake in the box.
" Eating this tasty snack in the middle of a long day is a form of happiness," Cha-young says.
"I am happy enough already." He replies and pushes the cart ahead but Cha-young stops it.
Cha young scoffs at his statement.
"She is not only weird but stubborn too" Vincenzo mutters but Cha young hears that.
"I heard that," She says.
"You are happy? Didn't you sign up as a test subject at a pharmaceutical to pay back your student loan? You didn't have any side effects, but you were the only one who blew the whistle. How can you be happy right now?" Cha-young asks.
"He can be. Do you have a problem with that?" Mr. Hong asks.
"Not again," Vittorio says in annoyance.
"I can." He retorts. "I believe my actions meant something."
"You are fearless. But... will you still be happy when Babel Pharmaceuticals sues you?" Cha-young asks.
"So, this is related to your brother's shit," Vittorio says which was inaudible to everyone except Han-seo.
"Yes," He replied in a whispering tone.
"What?"
"They are livid right now. They just ordered to destroy your live Seon-ho. No one cares about what happens to you. Why? Because your sad sob story won't make anyone sad. It's not sad at all. I am the only one who cares about your life, Seon-ho. It's just me Hong Cha-young." Cha-young says fear is evident in Seon-ho's eyes.
"A very nice way to show care" Mr. Hong sarcastically says.
"Pull the cake topper."
Seon-ho sighs deeply. Cha-young takes his hand and pulls the cake topper while making weird noises in the background. She pulls out a very long piece of paper. "How much is that?" She asks.
"Holy shit!" Vittorio says in an amused tone.
The scene changes, Cha-youg is waiting outside for Jun-woo. She checks her watch for the time. She notices Jun-woo coming riding a kick scooter. Jun-woo stops and the scooter falls.
"He is cute," Vittorio thinks as he could not help but smile at his lover's actions.
Vincenzo was still looking at him in distrust and anger.
"What a mess" Mr. Hong and Cha-young say at the same time.
"My goodness. What a mess." Cha-young mutters. Jun-woo finally parks the scooter and runs in Cha-young's direction. He takes off his helmet and follows her.
"Sorry, Cha-young." He apologizes.
"Where are your manners? If you were late, you should have taken a taxi." Cha-young says to him.
"That's faster than the taxi." Jun-woo points at his scooter behind. "Besides, that's the city's trend."
"No comment on the first statement but I agree with the latter"
"Just tell me why you are late?" She asks him.
"Lawyer Yoon In-seo told me to make 1,200 copies out of the blue," Jun-woo replies. She stops in her way and so does Jun-woo.
"Intern Jang Jun-woo. Tell me the kind of person I hate the most." She asks him.
"Robotic people" Jun-woo answers.
"Robotic people," Jun-woo answers her.
"Right. People who work their ass off like robots, but always fall short in the end." She says and continues walking.
"I might be lacking but aren't I a good intern? A lovely intern at that?" Jun-woo asks Cha-young while poking his cheeks.
Vittorio couldn't help but admire his boyfriend's looks. His cuteness will kill him at any moment.
"If you start wearing different ties, I will think about whether to like you or not." She says and walks ahead.
"But Steve Jobs wore the same turtlenecks."
"Yeah" Jun-woo in the theatre also says.
"I prefer sophisticated men too stubborn men." Cha-young as they head towards the courthouse.
"What a choice"
Scene changes to Court House. 'DAY 1 OF THE HEARING FOR BABEL PHARMACEUTICAL'S LAWSUIT' Flashes on the screen.
This peeks Jun woo interest the most.
A person is seen giving his testimony in the form of a video.
Jun-woo was smiling inside his mind, seeing that the case's start was in his favor.
The camera focuses on Cha-young first and then, her father. The video testimony strengthens Babel Pharmaceutical's side.
Cha-young gets up from her seat and holds the document. "Claiming the victims died from the side effects of the drug is still preposterous." She tells as her father looks in her direction. "The plaintiff is provoking the press with unproven evidence."
Now it was Hong Yoo-chan's turn to speak. "The victims all passed away from the cardiac infarction and had no prior conditions."
Cha-young interrupts him in between. "One of them had arrhythmia. Another had pulmonary edema. And another had low blood pressure."
"She extracted these conditions from the victim's old medical histories. The paramedics on the scene stated that they showed typical signs of overdose." Yoo-chan said.
"Paramedics aren't licensed, doctors." Cha-young retorts. Jun-woo looks at her in admiration. "They only stated the external symptoms."
"Your Honour, I have the recording-based statement from one of the test subjects." Yoo-chan holds the evidence in his hand. "Babel coerced him to make a false statement to silence others. This statement clearly states-"
Cha-young cuts him in between. "Your Honour." Jun-woo smiles at her. "The test subject who made the statement turned himself in for perjury an hour ago."
Cha young smirks while Mr. Hong was in shock. Vincenzo was also now interested in this. Even though, Vittorio knew that the old man was fighting for the right side but he could not help but admire the woman. This case was now a losing game for Mr. Hong.
Yoo-chan looks at her in shock while Seung-hyuk chuckles. "I submit the interrogation report as evidence." She hands over the report and continues. "After perjuring himself, the witness planned to extort money from Babel Pharm through the plaintiff's counsel. But he was conscience-stricken, he decided to turn himself in."
"Nice story but it can't be valid until his perjury charge has not been established," Vincenzo says and Mr. Hong nods in agreement.
"He is right," Mr. Hong says.
"Your Honour. It's a one-sided statement. His perjury charge hasn't been established. The recording should be admissible in the court." Yoo-chan says.
"We will rule once the witness' perjury charge has been established." The jury says and Yoo-chan sighs. "The next hearing will be held a week from today in this courtroom. That is all." Yoo-chan stares at Cha-young while she ignores the stares.
The scene changes. Yoo-chan is sitting outside the courtroom. He throws his bag aside and takes the cigarette box but finds none in it. Cha-young walks near him.
"Give me a cigarette." He says.
"I quit two years back," Cha-young says.
"Then, why are you there? To rub my defeat in my face?" Mr. Hong asks.
"Just leave, then."
"At least wash your hair once when you come to court." She says and Yoo-chan stands up.
Vittorio tried to control his laughter.
"I don't need that from you," Mr. Hong says.
"I don't need that from you. Just go." He says rudely and faces in the other direction.
"We could have just settled it out of the court. How could you start this mess when you were not even sure you could win?" Cha-young asks him while he throws the cigarette pack in the dustbin and faces her.
"Start this mess? That's no way to talk to your father." Yoo-chan says.
"What!"
"They are father-daughter"
"Woah! This is something new" Vittorio says.
"You disowned me right?" Cha young asks him.
"Yes, I did" Mr. Hong replies.
"I thought you disowned me," Cha-young says. Yoo-chan looks in the other direction immediately.
"Right. No daughter of mine would buy of a witness like that." Yoo-chan says.
"Do you find peace when you criticize your daughter?" She asks him.
"You and Babel deserve it. You guys are like mafias. How could you be so proud of destroying the powerless?" He asks her and takes his bag.
"How can you compare those Babel bastards with us? We are a lot better than them" Vittorio asks in an annoyed tone.
"Dad. Can't you stop? Even if you don't treat me like your daughter, I still worry so much about you. I worry that this might be taking a toll on you physically and emotionally. Dad. If you stop, I will help you. I am embarrassed to say this now, but now that I am older, I realised that family comes first." Yoo-chan looks at her daughter for a second and then, starts to leave. He comes back and says.
"Cha-young."
"Yes, dad."
"Why don't you quit being a lawyer and start a new as an actor?" He taunts her.
"She won't become an actor too, she lacks skills," Vincenzo says.
"I agree," Mr. Hong says.
Cha young was already irritated by the duo.
"That way, you won't ruin other people's lives." Cha-young looks at him in anger and shouts.
Cha young scoffs.
"You will never beat me!" Yoo-chan stops in his tracks and says.
"That we will find out when it ends"
"We will find out when it ends." Cha-young wipes her tears. "Also, I have made up my mind. I am really going to disown you."
"How will you do that?" Cha-young asks him.
"I am sure I will find a way. Bye." Saying this he walks away.
"You can't do that" Cha-young says.
"I can and I will" Mr. Hog replies.
The scene changes to the airport. Vincenzo and Vittorio were walking towards the exit gait.
"You can go first, Cenzo. I have some work to do" Vittorio says.
"You sure, I can wait" Vincenzo replies and Vittorio smiles.
"Nah, no need to. It will take me a while to complete it" Vittorio replies.
"Fine. But reach there on time. And don't forget to use protection" Vittorio chokes on air as he hears the last part.
Vittorio looks in horror at his brother. The rest of them also gasped at the statement.
"Don't try to act surprised, I know you have a boyfriend" Vittorio was surprised.
"So, you know"
"Of course, I do"
"Woah, how did you find out?" Vittorio asked him.
"Your actions speak much older than your worlds. You always giggle like a teenage girl whenever you text or call him. You blush like a tomato and don't stop smiling. These are the symptoms that my brother has been infected of the virus called lovaria" Vincenzo finishes and smiles while he walks ahead.
Jun-woo was smiling while Vittorio was trying to hide his face in between his legs.
"Your brother is lovesick," Cha young says.
"I know"
Vittorio was trying hard not to blush. He runs after Vincenzo.
A policeman suddenly blocks their way.
"Excuse me. I need to do an inspection."
He checks his phone which had a picture of a wanted man, named Park Jeong-guk. His facial features were identical to Vincenzo's.
"He looks the same as you," Cha young says.
"May I see your identification?" He asks.
Vincenzo takes out his identification card and gives it to the officer. 'REPUBLIC ITALIANA' and 'VINCENZO CASSANO' flash on the screen. He gasped at it while Vittorio smiles.
"Gosh. You are Korean Italian. I am so sorry. Gosh, my bad." He takes out his phone. "The wanted man is Korean, you see" Vincenzo nods. "I am so sorry."
"Why is he fangirling so much?" Cha young asks.
He apologizes once again. Vincenzo was about to take his passport.
"Oh, my. You have such a cool name. Vincen Zo? Which Zo clan are you from?" The police offer asks and then, starts to laugh.
"That was not at all funny"
The brothers, however, gave him a deadpanned look. Noticing their looks, he coughed.
"Give me back my passport," Vincenzo says.
"Okay." He returns the passport to Vincenzo.
"I will see you later. Reach there safely and don't land in trouble" Vittorio says and Vincenzo gives him a weird look. "Don't give me that look. You have a magnet attached to yourself that attracts trouble"
"Are you foreshadowing?"
"I think so"
"I am your older brother, you are not mine. Besides, I am not four I am thirty-four"
"When did I say you are an annoying infant?" Vittorio asks him.
"Yeah, whatever" Vittorio says in a not interested tone. "I am off" He parts his way from his brother and drags his luggage with him.
Vincenzo simply rolls his eyes. As he walks ahead, he talks on the phone with Mr. Cho.
"Yes, Mr. Cho. We got here safely. I see. See you there, then. It will take about an hour and a half. Okay."
Vincenzo reaches outside the airport.
"Come on. How can they cancel when I just got here?" The taxi driver says in frustration. He looks at Vincenzo and stops him. "Excuse me. Are you looking for a taxi?" He asks.
"Yes," Vincenzo replies.
The taxi driver smiles. "I drive a limousine." He says while pointing at his batch. "My appointment just got canceled so, I am available. Where are you headed?" He asks.
"Geumga-dong, Seoul." Vincenzo answers.
"Really? Then, I promise to give you a comfortable ride." The driver starts to take Vincenzo's luggage.
"I am good." Vincenzo says.
"He is not gonna leave you so easily. After all, you are a big fish, he caught" Vittorio says.
"What do you mean?" Vincenzo asks.
"My dear brother, you will see already," Vittorio says, guessing what was about to come.
"I am good, too." He takes Vincenzo's luggage and puts it in the car. "Please, get in. All right." He opens the door for Vincenzo and he gets in. "Gosh, you are so handsome." He closes the door and starts driving.
The scene changes to Vittorio who was eating in a restaurant at the airport. His phone starts ringing. He takes the tissue and takes the phone out of his pocket and sees the caller ID.
'THE SMARTEST DUMBO'
"What kind of nickname is that?"
Han-seo looks at Vittorio in fake anger look. Vittorio just shrugs.
He smiles and picks it up. It is not shown who is speaking on the other side. We only hear the part of the conversation from Vittorio's side.
"Yeah, I reached here safely... Don't worry I am alright... Everything is fine in Italy, just Paolo and his usual tricks... Yeah, I am fine, you know he won't hurt me... Yeah, the funeral went alright and I paid respects from your side too, don't worry... I missed you, too... Yup, let's meet soon. Bye, I am hanging up now"
Vincenzo wondered who that person was who knew about their family affairs too. He looked at Vittorio. The younger knew that he has some explaining to do.
He hangs up the phone and smiles. "Always a blabber mouth"
"I am not a blabbermouth" Han-seo mutters in an inaudible voice.
The scene changes back to the taxi.
Vincenzo takes a water bottle and drinks from it. "Did you enjoy your trip?" The driver asks. "Where did you go?" He asks once again.
Vincenzo here also was getting annoyed.
"I would prefer not to talk," Vincenzo tells him.
"Okay. I apologize." The taxi driver says and turns on the music. Vincenzo leans against the window.
Vittorio was chuckling seeing his brother getting irritated to this extent.
"Turn on the news instead."
"Okay." The driver turns on the news.
"...was apprehended by the police. In several fishing villages, Korea Coast Guard..." The reporter says.
"I must finish everything within a month. And then I will leave for Malta right away." Vincenzo thinks.
"There have been many reports of crimes against foreigners at our airport. According to the police, they pretend to be taxi drivers at the airport, offer drinks after spiking them with sleeping pills, and steal their valuable assets. Especially..." The reporter said.
"Gosh, these assholes. How could they do that when Bong Joon-ho and BTS worked so hard for our image? Scumbags like them are ruining our reputation." The taxi driver rants in a bit of anger.
"I think you know what I meant, hyung," Vittorio says and Vincenzo's eyes widened in horror as he realizes what was about to happen to his future self.
"Don't you agree?" He asks Vincenzo but he simply ignores him.
"Based on the victim's statement about the stolen valuables, A month from now, I will be... the police are investigating if there are any accomplices. drinking a cold beer on Xlendi bay." The voices fade away as Vincenzo slowly loses his consciousness.
"And there you go" Vittorio clicks his tongue as the on-screen Vincenzo becomes unconscious. "And still you say you are thirty-four, not four" Vincenzo was just throwing daggers at his brothers with his deathly stare.
"The in-flight meal must have been salty. He chugged the whole bottle." The taxi driver says and chuckles.
"That bastard!" Vincenzo says in Italian.
The scene changes to International Security Intelligence Service's office. A man is seen running in the office. He stops by and says. "Mr. An. They caught Agent Wang when he was tailing with them in Incheon and cut his arm off."
"What? Where is he now?" Mr. An asks and gets up from his seat. "Can they reattach it? Damn it." He takes his court and walks away.
The camera now focuses on another woman. "Ma'am, ten minutes ago, Masato of the Kawaguchi gang stabbed himself with a bread knife at a bakery in Busan when our agents surrounded him." A man says.
"A bread knife?"
"What? With a bread knife?" She asks and the man nods. "Gosh, that's long. Call for a helicopter and move out." She says and walks away.
"Okay." The man follows behind her.
"So what? Do you have the details? How the hell did he get here?" A person is seen talking on the phone.
The camera now focuses on Ahn Gi-seok who is laying comfortably on his chair and looking at the screen. The screen flashes the danger sign and he gets and takes his headphones off. he clicks on the mouse and Vincenzo's profile appears on the screen. "He's... He is a consigliere to the mafia." He utters those words with great difficulty. "He is in Korea?"
"Congratulation brother, you are bloody famous," Vittorio says. While Vincenzo looks at An Gi-seok in the theatre.
The scene changes to Director's cabin. Gi-seok is walking to and fro. The director had a file containing Vincenzo's information.
"When he came to Korea five years ago, he was just an ordinary lawyer. But now, he is no longer a small fry. He is the key member of the mafia. He came back to Korea as a consigliere." He says in a breath and smiles. The director closes the file and looks at Ahn and speaks.
"Hey, Mr. An. Why would they come all the way to Korea? To achieve what?" He asks.
"There's a lot in Korea. We are a global target now." Ahn answers.
"Then, perhaps, he just came here on a holiday to make bulgogi, dongdongju, makgeolli, and pajeon. We should welcome him." Director says.
Mr. An here looks at his boss in frustration.
"Sir, this isn't something you should take slightly. The consigliere is a mafia's-" Ahn says but Director cuts him in between.
"What about it? What the heck is that supposed to be? It's like you are trying to get scolded." He asks Mr. An.
"We have to track him, sir! The Italian Mafias are a heinous bunch." Mr. An says in a slightly high raised voice.
Vittorio and Vincenzo looked offended at this.
"Just let him be. Don't you dare launch some operation?" Director says.
"But he is the consigliere-" Mr. An tries to reason but Director once again cuts him in between by slamming his hand on the table.
"Why you..." He shouts and An simply leaves the office without looking back.
Few of them chuckled at this scene while An was cursing his boss in his mind.
The scene changes to Wusang Law Firm. Cha-young gets out of the elevator and Jun-woo follows her.
"Ms. Hong. I heard you scored a big one today." One of the people says and Cha-young smiles.
"Congratulations, Ms. Hong." Another person congratulates her.
"You are indeed my role model."
Cha young was on seventh cloud hearing those compliments.
Cha-young makes a pose and gives them a flying kiss. She walks inside her office and keeps her bag on the table and starts singing and dancing.
"Yes, I did it again today. Go, Hong Cha-Young. You are so cool Hong Cha-young. I am so cool. Yes, yes, yes."
Cha young was feeling so embarrassed here. Most of them tried to control their laugh but failed doing so.
Mr. Han Seung-hyuk walks near her door and watches her dance. He knocks and Cha-young stops dancing and looks in his direction. She becomes embarrassed. Seung-hyuk comes into the cabin dancing and singing.
"Hong Cha-young, Hong Cha, Hong Cha-young, Hong Cha" Then, he points over the window. "I should install blinds here."
"You definitely should"
He closes the door. "Everybody can see through. Come on, you should have gone easy on him. He is your dad."
"He is not my dad. He is counsel for the plaintiff." She says as Seung-hyuk sits on the chair and chuckles.
"Your dad still goes by his nickname the Tosa among the alumni," Seung-hyuk says.
"Do you have a problem with that?" Mr. Hong asks.
"That's why he always takes things too far, not knowing when to stop. I will end this at the next hearing." She says. Seung-hyuk bangs the table and points his finger at Cha-young.
"Yes, that's it. A competent lawyer can end things before things get out of hand."
"I should have quashed this when he filed for the petition. I am sorry." Cha-young apologizes.
"It's okay." Seung-hyuk smiles and chuckles. "You should get off work early today and have some fun." He pats her shoulder and starts walking away but then stops. "Oh, right. Check your bank account. It's a bonus." Seung-hyuk smile fades when he notices Cha-young isn't happy about this.
"You don't have to give me a bonus. You are treating me so well here." Cha-young says.
"You can't act so, don't try it," Vincenzo says and Cha young scoffs.
"Hold on. Gosh, I am so touched. It's fine. Just take it and spend it all today. Gosh, Cha-young." He starts singing again. "Cha-young, Cha-young, Hong Cha-young." Cha-young bends her head down. "I am so moved. I am serious." Seung-hyuk exits the room and Cha-young flips her hair and takes out her phone.
"Did he deduct taxes again? Come on."
Most of them chuckled at this.
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