Prologue (1/2)

The Beginning

NIS Headquarters, Seoul, South Korea

Kience Service’s Director, was pacing around anxiously in his office He checked his watch It was past ti for had not yet co He walked over to pick it up

“Yes?” he asked, crisply

“Director, Mr Ki for you Shall I send him over?” asked Ed, his secretary

“Yes” He hanged up the call

There was a knock on the door The camera showed the person outside

“Come in,” he said

The door opened and in walked a young ht blue eyes Joo-won frohen he saw the younga black cable-knit sweater and jeans

“Good , Mr Kim I was afraid that you wouldn’t come,” politely said Joo-won

“A very Good Morning, father,” replied the young htened “Even I was afraid that I wouldn’t make it here But then, I decided that I shouldn’t disappoint my dear father anymore So here I am”

Joo-won gried yet, have you?”

“Nope! Sixprocess And, yeah, you’d better tell me what you want from me I know that you haven’t suspended my one-year-leave to call ht”

Joo-won closed his eyes He couldn’t help but admire his son in tireat plans for his son He wanted to see his son in the current chair in which he sat But the last year had changed a lot of things The last year had daed their relationshi+p beyond repair

“Would you like to have so?” asked Joo-won

“Wine please, if you have it White ill do good,” replied his son

Joo-alked over to the wine cabinet and drew out a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc He filled two glasses and handed one to his son

“Cheers!” they muttered There were a few minutes of silence as they sipped the wine Joo-won noticed his son fingering the chain around his neck

“So?” prompted his son

Joo-won closed his eyes and took a deep breath “I have a job for you”

“I’m on a leave”

“I suspended it”

“I can always resign”

“This is regarding Jia”

That stopped his son in his tracks “Jia?” he asked slowly, as if he was co out of a daze, “What about her?”

Joo-won smiled to himself in satisfaction He knew that this would hold his son’s attention “Well, you seeuess that it’s alright I’ll hand over the assignment to somebody else!”

“Cut the crap, father Tell ht now!” snapped his son Joo-won couldn’t help but so—that driven control, that firm stance The façade of cockiness which he had built around himself crumbled when he heard her name

He took his ti the wine, and then slowly er We suspect that her father has caught on to her at last After Mina’s death, he had becoressive” Joo-won noticed his son’s hand still when he heard her name, but he continued,

“Only we knohy he’s been so desperate to find her Well, now that he found her, he won’t leave it alone You know everything You have a copy of the folder on her I will disclose the rest of the details of the assignain”