Kang Yu-Hwan asked in a weak voice. “...Are there still no word from the police, Yu-Min?”

“No, not yet, Uncle.”

Baek Hyeong-Jeong looked like not every part of her mind was with her at the moment. Even Kang Eun-Yeong, who would usually torment Park Yu-Min and Ju Yeong-Gi with unstoppable energy, looked depressed as she stared blankly at the empty air. Kang Yu-Hwan seemed to be still holding on, for now at least, but his voice also didn't sound too good either.

Park Yu-Min and Ju Yeong-Gi sitting in front of the Kang family also felt like they were sitting on beds of nails right now.

“I'm sure Jin-Ho is fine, Uncle,” Park Yu-Min spoke in a confident-sounding voice.

Kang Yu-Hwan forced himself to smile and nodded. “Yes, Yu-Min. I also believe he's fine.”

Everyone here knew how... empty those words were. It had been three days already, yet no news of Kang Jin-Ho's whereabouts had reached them. That could only mean something very serious must've happened to him.

Kang Yu-Hwan rubbed his tired-looking eyes. “The... folks at Jaegyeong still haven't told you anything yet?”

“They keep saying they're still looking for him.”

“I see,” Kang Yu-Hwan sighed, unable to hide his bitter expression.

Park Yu-Min cautiously spoke up again. “You know, Uncle…”

“Mm?”

“Jin-Ho has never caused any problems until now, right?”

“Mm, sure. He hasn’t.” Kang Yu-Hwan nodded. It might seem like he was boasting about his own child, but Kang Jin-Ho really had grown up into a fine, upright young man. No matter who he was compared to, Kang Yu-Hwan's son still filled him...