Hong Kong variety show: I wanted to be a lawyer, but I became a big shot.

Several photocopies, a handwritten record, and a photograph. The photograph shows a middle-aged man in prison clothes, looking haggard.

Two dates were written on the back with a ballpoint pen: the first was the date of imprisonment, and the second was the date of death.

Three years passed between the two dates.

Li Zicheng turned to the second page.

It was a handwritten promise; he recognized the handwriting—it was from Section Chief Jiang.

The note read: "Kim In-seo is cooperating with the police, and her father Kim's application for a sentence reduction will be given priority."

It was signed by Kim In-seo.

The third page contains a death certificate from a prison hospital.

Mr. Kim died two years ago in the medical room of the Seoul Detention Center due to late-stage liver cancer.

Li Zicheng's hands began to tremble.

He slowly turned his head to look at Kim In-seo.

She was still looking down, her shoulders trembling slightly, sobbing silently.

"Renrui..."

She didn't look up and continued to sob.

"Renrui, take a look at this."

He handed her the death certificate.

Kim In-seo's gaze fell on the paper, first blankly, then gradually freezing.

She snatched it away, held the paper in both hands, and examined it from all angles.

Her lips were moving, but no sound came out.

"What...what does this mean?"

"My dad... two years ago?"

Li Zicheng remained silent.

Jin Renrui's tears fell in large drops onto the paper; her hands trembled violently, and the paper rustled.

She suddenly turned her head, grabbed Li Zicheng's arm, her nails almost digging into his flesh, and her voice trembled as she spoke.

"Section Chief Jiang told me that my father is still alive!"

"He said that as long as I cooperate well and my dad behaves well, his sentence can be reduced, and he can be released in another year!"

"But he's lying to me, he's been lying to me all along!"

Looking at her, Li Zicheng felt a sharp pain in his heart, as if someone had squeezed it.

He reached out and pulled her into his arms.

Kim In-seo burst into tears on his chest, her whole body convulsing from the sobs.

She buried her face in his clothes, her voice muffled and indistinct.

"Waaaaah!"

"I'm sorry... Brother Zicheng... I'm so sorry..."

Li Zicheng patted her back without saying a word.

He recalled everything that had happened in the past five years.

She always asked him where he went that day, who he met, and what he said.

He thought it was his wife's concern for him. Every time he came home drunk, she would patiently wipe his face and change his clothes, then sit by the bed and look at him with a look in her eyes that he couldn't understand.

He thought it was love.

Perhaps there really is love between the two of them.

But she came with a mission from the very beginning.

"Brother Zicheng."

Kim In-seo lifted her head from his embrace, her eyes red and swollen, her nose bright red.

She wiped away her tears, took a deep breath, as if she had made a decision.

"Let's get a divorce. Let's go and get the paperwork done today."

"I've lied to you for five years, I don't deserve to be your wife."

"I still have some money left, which I've saved up over the years. I'll leave it all to you as compensation."

As she was about to rummage through her bag, Li Zicheng stopped her hand.

"Renrui!"

"It was Section Chief Jiang who threatened you, not you who deliberately deceived me."

"You were just a pawn in his game from beginning to end."

"You know nothing about your father's affairs, and neither do I."

"For my sake, for the sake of the children, can't you calm down?"

Kim In-seo's tears welled up again.

"But...but what about Ding Qing?"

When Kim In-seo asked him that question, Lee Ja-sung almost broke down.

He took a deep breath and said slowly:

"My brother is a gangster."

"But he knows I'm an undercover agent, and you're an undercover agent too."

"Instead of executing us as they had done before, they spared our entire family."

"Even I couldn't have such magnanimity..."

Kim In-seo looked at him, her lips moving.

"Renrui, we must not forget this kindness."

Li Zicheng reached out and touched her face, wiping away the tear stains on her cheek with his thumb.

His gaze moved down and landed on her lower abdomen.

There was a slight bulge there, where a tiny life was being nurtured.

"You must hide now to prevent the group from discovering my identity and harming you!"

"I'll take you home so you can pack your things and go to Busan to stay with my mom for a while."

"During this period, you are not allowed to contact Section Chief Jiang or anyone else."

"I'll come pick you up after I've finished taking care of things here."

Kim In-seo clutched her lower abdomen, tears streaming down her face again.

"Brother Zicheng, I'm scared to leave you here alone..."

"Don't worry, I'll be fine."

Li Zicheng interrupted her, a determined look on his face.

"Section Chief Jiang and Director Gao are about to take action against the Kinmen Group."

"I can't just stand by and watch Ding Qing be taken away by them."

"He let me off the hook today, and I, Li Zicheng, cannot repay kindness with enmity!"

Kim In-seo looked at him for a long time before finally nodding.

Li Zicheng started the car and drove out of the alley.

He drove very fast, and the couple returned home in silence.

Kim In-seo packed a small box containing a few changes of clothes and his identification documents.

She stood at the bedroom door, glanced back at the place she had lived in for five years, and her eyes reddened again.

"Brother Zicheng, I'll be waiting for you to come back and pick me up in Busan!"

"Okay, take care of yourself!"

Lee Ja-sung took her to the train station and bought her a ticket to Busan.

People were coming and going on the platform. He stood outside the ticket gate and watched Kim In-seo drag his suitcase into the passage.

She took a few steps, turned around, and waved to him.

Lee Ja-sung waved back, watched Kim In-seo turn around, merge into the crowd, and disappear around the corner.

He stood on the empty platform, pondered for a while, and finally made up his mind. He quickly returned to the train and headed home.

He returned home and opened the safe inside the wardrobe.

Inside lay a silver pistol and two magazines.

He tucked the gun behind his waist, covered it with his coat, and walked out the door with a cold expression. He then drove his car towards the headquarters of the Kinmen Group.

……

Ding Qing is not in his office today.

After returning from the breakfast shop, he went to the new building that Hung Hing Group had purchased in Seoul.

Lin Bei sat on the sofa by the window, with a pot of freshly brewed top-grade Da Hong Pao tea in front of him.

Ding Qing sat opposite him, not touching the tea in front of him.

"Mr. Lin, have your men captured both Kang Hyung-cheol and Lee Shin-woo?"

Lin Bei nodded slightly, picked up the teacup, and took a sip.

"Section Chief Jiang, Li Xinyu, and their superior, Director Gao, have all been arrested by my men."

"Oh, right, and your other underling, Shi Wu!"

He put down his teacup and looked at Ding Qing with a deep gaze.

"I entrust these people's lives entirely to you."

"How you deal with them is up to you."

Ding Qing remained silent for a while.