Chapter 8 - In the Name of the Devil (2)

[In the Name of the Devil]

Jung Won-geun is again kidnapped by Ahn Kyu-nam and taken to an abandoned factory near Incheon's coastal pier. He wakes up just in time for their arrival. 

"Oh, are you awake?"

Ahn Kyu-nam begins ransacking the bag he brought, his face stern and emotionless. 

"You should look forward to what will happen next. I know you're a vicious man, but I'm not sure you can bear it."

"You fuckers! Do you know who I am?!!"

Jung Won-geun yells and swears at Ahn Kyu-nam, who ignores him.

There's the sound of something breaking, and the entrance is loudly opened. More than ten big guys run inside, followed by Cha Ki-pyo, his hair neatly combed back and wearing a thick gold necklace. 

"Hey, Ahn Kyu-nam. Long time no see! You've been hiding like a rat. It was quite difficult to find you."

"I haven't been hiding. There nothing to hide between us, huh?"

"Right. You shouldn't do that to me. Do you know how many of my guys died because of the guns sold by you, asshole? You'll pay for my losses."

"Haha. What a load of crap."

Clunk

Bang 

"You motherfucker!!!"

While wrangling with Cha Ki-pyo, Ahn Kyu-nam suddenly pulls out a gun from under his coat and shoots Cha Ki-pyo. He quickly steps back and puts some distance between himself and the rest of the group.

Cha Ki-pyo had suspected that Ahn Kyu-nam might be hiding a gun, so he was able to duck quickly and get behind cover before the shots were fired. He shouts instructions at his subordinates. 

"You punks!! That gun cannot penetrate thick stuff. So bring out what we brought and attack him! Those shots won't kill you so easily!"

Cha Ki-pyo's gang members exchange glances before the two guys in the lead pull out thick books and run toward Ahn Kyu-nam, holding the books up like shields. One gets shot in the leg, causing him to fall, and the other becomes hesitant to move and hides again. 

Amidst the mess, Jung Won-geun is left alone, and he attempts to cut the ropes restraining him with a small knife he had concealed. 

"You motherfuckers!! I'll kill you all! How dare you ignore me! I'm gonna kill you, kill you all!!"

Not only was he beaten by Lee Seok-jae, but he also got kidnapped by Ahn Kyu-nam, so Jung Won-geun felt ashamed and lost his mind to madness.

He held the knife that cut the rope and began to attack anyone he could lay his eyes on. 

"Argh"

Usually, while attacking from behind with a knife, stabbing the kidney slightly above the pelvis is standard. In that case, the nerves, arteries, and veins are entangled, causing blood to pour like a fountain, the pain making screaming uneasy. 

Jung Won-geun, already beside himself with anger, still instinctively thrust his knife accurately at the vital parts. 

"What the fuck is this shit?!"

Choi Chun-gil (Lee Seung-ho), the enforcer, sees his men getting stabbed by Jung Won-geun and fiercely swirls a wooden stick at Jung Won-geun, a deadly look on his face. 

Kyu-ha sees the murderous intent from Choi Chun-gil (Lee Seung-ho), which triggers his Demon-Masked Killer Phantom instinct, making him twist Choi Chun-gil's arm and take away the stick before smashing it on his head. 

Thunk

"Aarrrggg!"

The wooden stick connects with his head and breaks into pieces, causing Choi Chun-gil to fall to the ground.

"Cut! Okay, nice job. Wow, Kyu-ha! I loved that part where you took away the stick and fought back! Lee Seung-ho, your reaction to being attacked was also realistic!"

Director Go Yo-han praised Lee Seong-ho for his remarkable "falling" performance, but there was no movement. The awkward silence indicated that something was wrong, and as the assistant director approached Seong-ho, he saw the blood on the broken stick, making him shout in a shaky voice.

"Bl….blood!!! Cal.. call the emergency team!!! Now!!!!"

A commotion erupts on set after the unexpected incident. Soon, an ambulance arrives to convey Lee Seung-ho to the hospital after giving him simple first aid. 

"What the hell happened…. Prop team! What the hell is going on!"

The unforeseen accident leaves Director Go Yo-han baffled, making him repeatedly ask the prop team questions.

Na Young-ho, the leader of the prop team, feels wrongly accused and tries to explain.

"We prepared the specially made timber sticks. This is not my first time using this. I've checked it several times! You know I wouldn't make such a basic mistake."

Director Go Yo-han has been working with him for ten years now, and he knows that Na Young-ho is stringent with this work and would never make such a mistake.

"Then what on earth happened….?"

"Let's first wrap up and look at the CCTV footage."

The footage didn't take long to reveal that Lee Seung-ho had changed the prop. On seeing the footage, director Go Yo-han gets enraged and immediately complains to Lee Seung-ho's agency. 

With the recorded evidence, the agency knew it would only harm them if word got out, so they addressed the situation silently. 

Despite the unpleasant incident, the atmosphere at the scene quickly brightened once more as Lee Seung-ho's role was minor.  

***

[In the Name of the Devil]

As Jung Won-geun intervenes, Cha Ki-pyo's gang loses the lead and begins to back down. Ahn Kyu-nam takes his chance to get rid of Ki-pyo's men one by one. 

Cha Ki-pyo, enraged, uses his subordinates to advance gradually until he confronts Ahn Kyu-nam and stabs his bosom with his long knife. 

"Ugh"

Cha Ki-pyo notices that Ahn Kyu-nam's strength is waning, so he removes the gun from his hand and throws it far away. 

"Hehehe. What can you do without that gun, you bastard?"

Cha Ki-pyo thrust the knife he had been tightly holding into Ahn Kyu-nam's stomach as firmly as he could. 

Ahn Kyu-nam instinctively stops the knife attack with his hands, causing it to bleed while his bones become exposed. He then flashes a grin at Cha Ki-pyo before kicking him hard. 

"Arrrg, you fucker!"

They roll around on the ground while attacking each other's vital parts. Due to Ahn Kyu-nam's earlier injury, he collapses on the floor in the end, having lost too much blood. 

Cha Ki-pyo picks the knife from the ground and slowly puts it through Ahn Kyu-nam's chest till it pierces his heart. 

"Koff."

"I'm sick of you, Kyu-nam. Goodbye."

As Cha Ki-pyo bends to look at Ahn Kyu-nam's corpse, Won-geun rapidly runs at him and stabs his side diagonally. 

"Uggh……"

The knife passes through Cha Ki-pyo's kidney and lungs, fatally wounding him. He falls to the floor, blood pouring from his mouth. 

“Fuck… what the… ugh-”

"Hehe, you morons. The survivor is the winner, you assholes! Hahaha!! I'm the best!!!"

Bang bang

Jung Won-geun is celebrating his victory when he feels heat in his legs. He looks at it, and sees blood pouring out. 

"Arrgg! Fuck!!"

"I'm glad I wasn't too late! I have to kill you with my hands so that I can face my wife in heaven."

Jung Won-geun glares at Lee Seok-jae, killing intent in his gaze. 

"Fuck off!! I'll kill you just like the others. I'm the best!!!!"

With a calm expression, Lee Seok-jae stares at Jung Won-geun, holds up his gun, and shoots him in both shoulders.

Bang bang

"Urgggh…. Stop it, you fucking bastard!!"

"Lastly, I'll shoot you in the head. Even in hell, you fuckers will not beg In-sook for forgiveness. So go ahead. Be there in hell; I'll follow you and kill you again. Wait for me."

After that, Lee Seok-jae shoots Jung Won-geun in the head without hesitation. 

Clink clink

But somehow, the gun is jammed. 

Jung Won-geun seizes his chance, uses all his strength to pick up the knife beside him, and drives it into his heart. 

"Urrgg!"

He then looks at Lee Seok-jae. His face is a mix of emotions;  satisfaction, victory, and a smirk. 

"Asshole. Only I can kill me."

Jung Won-geun's body ceases to move as life leaves his eyes. 

Lee Seok-jae loses his mind after Jung Won-geun, whom he should have killed, takes his own life. 

"Ahhhhh!! Arrggg!!"

He exclaims and moans for a while. With empty eyes, he helplessly walks toward the dead Ahn Kyu-nam. 

He reloads and begins shooting randomly at Jung Won-geun. He then looks up towards the sky, murmuring to himself.

"I'm sorry, In-sook… I couldn't protect you even at the end."

He holds the gun to his head. 

"I'll meet you up there and plead for your apology… You don't have to forgive me."

Bang 

Thud

Silence fills the abandoned factory in Incheon City, and the thick, nauseating blood smears, entangled with the sound of waves.

***

"Cut!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great job, everyone!"

Director Go Yo-han gives the final OK" signal, ending the last shooting schedule for 'In the Name of the Devil.' 

"Thank you, everyone."

The actors and staff hug and comfort each other for their hard work, as they had spent six months together and felt both happy and sad to finish the job. 

Cha Kyung-seok approaches the director, holding out his hand. 

"Director Go, thank you for everything."

"Same here. I only say this now, but I appreciate that you chose to join this film."

"Haha. Nah, I knew how good you are, and the script was fantastic. Anyways, please be careful with the editing too."

"Don't worry. I'll do my best till the end."

At that moment, Bong-gu hands Kyu-ha a handful of paper bags. 

"Makeup team, please take these. Costume team, here you go."

Kyu-ha hands out the small gifts he bought with his own money alongside personalized handwritten letters to all the staff. 

"What… How did he know my hands were dry and prepare the hand cream for me?"

"Huh? He gave me supplements and told me to cut down on drinking."

Kyu-ha's tender acts of care make the crew members feel touched. 

"Thank you, Mr. Kyu-ha. It was an honor to work with you. I really hope we meet again someday!"

"I was also thrilled to film a movie with you. Thank you for everything."

And so ended the six months of filming 'In the Name of the Devil.' 

The staff was looking forward to it, especially how the audience would react to Jung Won-geun, Kyu-ha's character. 

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