Chapter 271 Brother
(Sixth update added by the leader of the Giant Ax of Heaven and Earth)
A phone call allows people thousands of kilometers away to feel each other's emotions. At the same time, it is also the first time for three people to talk to each other after so many years. The time in China is one hour later than that in South Korea, but it is almost midnight.
"Xiao Liu! What's wrong?" The beauty over there yawned lazily, and it could be heard that the other party was not far from bed.
"Zhenshu!" Li Menglong turned on the phone and put it aside, and Jin Jongguo also called out with some emotion.
In fact, he and Cai Yan have known each other for a long time, whether they were fans or later when they recorded Xman together. However, it has only been in the past two years that Kim Jong Kook has become close to her. In the past, he felt that he could not bear each other's expectations and love. After all, turbo just disbanded.
"Jong Kook oppa?" Cai Yan asked suspiciously. Everyone could imagine that she must be looking at the phone screen to confirm who the caller was, but then there was a scream that was comparable to the sound of a dolphin: "Are you there?" Together?”
"Nuna, what you said is very ambiguous. I like women!"
"Hey, why are you looking at me? I like women too!"
"Who told you that you are 40 years old and still not married!"
"Yeah, I'm only four years older than you, and you're already 36?" Kim Jong Kook gestured to throw out the plate in his hand.
"I asked you two to explain to me what's going on? Do you want me to watch you flirt?" Although the name doesn't mean much, Cai Yan's tone is full of excitement. It is estimated that if Li Menglong If she and Kim Jong Kook are really together, she, Chai Yan, must agree with both hands.
"I didn't tell you a few days ago. I didn't meet him on the show, so let's chat together!" Li Menglong explained.
"What do you call him? Call him brother, do you know!"
"I know this sentence well. He said that to you a lot back then, Xiaoliu!" Cai Yan almost jumped up on the bed with excitement.
"Nuna, I've been enduring these words for a long time. Just tell me directly, was I almost bullied to death by him?" Li Menglong said sadly and angrily.
"Uh... isn't Oppa Zhong Guo by your side? Just ask him directly!"
His eyes focused on Jin Zhongguo again, one full of resentment, the other full of curiosity. Jin Zhongguo's face turned red for a rare time. He wanted to say that he had forgotten what happened back then, but he couldn't pretend to have amnesia despite him.
Back then, both of them came from small places, one was Busan and the other Anyang. I won’t mention the specific places, but both places were rich in the same species - the underworld.
At that time, Kim Jong Kook almost joined the organization directly, and no matter in terms of age, body or even the importance of the group, Kim Jong Kook was obsessed with Lee Mong Yong.
So when he first formed the group, Li Menglong was beaten almost eight times a day. This word is an exaggeration, but the bullying was real: buying food, cleaning, doing laundry, looking out...
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Although these are things that the maknae should do, Li Menglong refused to accept it, so the war was really going on during that time. Kim Jong Kook's meals included everything from dirt to saliva to all kinds of more disgusting things, but Li Menglong is now I don't remember it, and Kim Jong Kook didn't know it at the time, otherwise the two of them would probably have done it live by now.
"You were too young at that time and were always ignorant, so I only occasionally disciplined you!" Jin Zhongguo quickly brushed off the topic, and then asked Cai Yan directly: "Zhenshu, thank you for letting Xiaoliu come to me. ”
"No, I should be thanking you! I'm crying now! Really, I thought I would never see you together again in this life!"
"Nuna, there is an ambiguity!" Li Menglong could only say this, because the emotion in Cai Yan's words was not what they both thought.
"Okay, today is not the day to disband, let's talk about something happy!" Fortunately, Liu Zaishi was here, and everyone talked about some funny things from the past, which made Li Menglong understand a lot again.
"Give me a bottle of wine!" Kim Jong-guo drank a bottle without looking, causing Liu Jae-shik to almost eat his own hand. He, Kim Jong-guo, has not drank for many years, no matter what the occasion, or even because of drinking. The problem is that I have lost a lot of friends. After all, Korea also has a dining table culture. After drinking a lot in a row, Jin Zhongguo felt a little bit drunk. This way he also had a reason to numb himself, and he had the courage to untie the scars that had been sealed for so many years.
Li Menglong glared at Liu Zaishi. He was usually so smart, but now he was asking about the disbandment of the group. Little did he know that Liu Zaishi did this on purpose, because this matter was his eternal pain, but he did not tell anyone. Obviously today was the best day. It's time.
"We were popular at that time, really popular. Although some groups came out later like RNG, Hot, etc., I am not exaggerating to say that until our second album in 1997, Turbo was the best group in Korea. , we had more than 20 trips a day!" Kim Jong Kook couldn't help but feel bitter while he was immersed in the glory of the past.
"I have forgotten exactly when it started. Anyway, there were more and more rumors around me for no reason, saying that our company was evading taxes and so on. Then one day when we were recording a program, people from the Supervision Office broke in. I I was really scared at that time, afraid that we would be arrested!”
Looking up and touching the soju again, Jin Zhongguo's hands were trembling slightly: "Then I found Xiaoliu that night. The boy was so stupid that he just listened to my words, and then we ran away and threw them away. After taking care of schedules, fans, and advertising, we went to the United States for more than half a year. ”
"We are a team, we share the same difficulties!" Li Menglong tried to make Kim Jong Kook relax.
Jin Zhongguo just looked at Li Menglong, his eyes full of regret: "That's all. Although the two of us barely made any money at that time, we still had some savings. Just like now, you persuaded me to go somewhere else together. company, or simply change careers and do something else together.”
"On the night we talked in detail, I received a call from my original company. The rumors were all false. They asked me to go back and continue singing. I was tempted! But because someone had to take responsibility for the matter, they asked me to abandon it. Come back by yourself!" Jin Zhongguo looked at Li Menglong anxiously: "Although I hesitated at the time, I swear to God it was just hesitation. The next day I gave up completely because we were together! ”
He stretched out his hand and grasped this brother's rough palm. Although there were so many muscles, it was still very cold now. He Li Menglong was willing to believe that Jin Jongguo, even if he was lying to him at the time, but his current performance was enough.
"Then you left the next day, completely disappearing without a trace, leaving only a note:
It’s been a real pleasure to be with you, brother, over the past few years! I hope you can keep the name Turbo alive in the future. I won’t appear in the circle again. Don’t feel guilty. I’m very satisfied to see you and the group on TV! "After Jin Zhongguo said these words, his body was almost empty. Except for holding Li Menglong tightly with his hand, he could not say a word. Cai Yan on the other end of the phone had already burst into tears.
No one could understand the impact this incident had on Kim Jong Kook. A younger brother who trusted him so much, was bullied by him, and even wanted to help him when he left. Kim Jong Kook actually thought about abandoning him and being alone.
He really couldn't forgive himself. He tried every means to find Li Menglong, but there was no news. He, Jin Jongguo, had sunk.
In the years from 1999 to 2002, Kim Jong Kook rejected the original company's invitation. At this point, it was a foregone conclusion that Turbo would be disbanded, but he was unwilling to explain the reason. Since the breakup, he and Li Menglong had to carry it together.
For his music dream and Li Menglong's original expectation, Kim Jong Kook began to try to make sacrifices with the help of noble people. Although he faced crazy attacks from his previous fans, Kim Jong Kook survived.
However, even if he finally won the solo singer Grand Slam that shocked the world, there was no news about Xiaoliu whom he expected most. At least at that moment, he was almost desperate. What followed was collective criticism from other companies. Kim Jong Kook He was driven to the army in despair.
When I came out again, I no longer had such eager expectations for music, and just for the sake of living, I have been hanging out in variety shows with the like-minded Yoo Jae Suk until now.
"Although I don't remember what exactly happened, I believe I must have been looking at you at the time, and maybe I even boasted to the people on the side that this man was my biological brother!" Li Menglong choked on his words for a long time. It's that Kim Jong Kook's feelings are too heavy, so heavy that Li Menglong, who doesn't remember anything now, can't bear it!
Liu Zaishi, the most emotional of the three men, had already taken off his glasses and cried. How much pain had his two close brothers experienced in those years? As an older brother, he felt so distressed! He couldn't wait to rush back and take on all this for them.
Li Menglong wiped the corners of his eyes fiercely with his sleeves, but no matter how hard he wiped his eyes, they became blurry. He pointed at Liu Jae Suk with a characteristic cry: "Look, he, an outsider, is more excited than the two of us. Brother, don't you have amnesia too? ?”
"I'm so smoked by barbecue, you know nothing, you're just a kid!"
Kim Jong-guo on the other side raised his head to the sky and was unwilling to speak for a long time, but his big hands became much stronger. It was not until Cai Yan on the other end of the phone recovered a little that everyone smiled sheepishly.
Li Menglong threw aside the carbonized barbecue on the grill pan, and then put a new one on it. Liu Zaishi also took the soju. If he didn't drink a drink today, he would really be sorry for the occasion. I guess Kim Jong Kook might be the same way.
In fact, everyone didn't drink too much, but everyone would get drunk without being drunk. When everyone was about to take a rest, Jin Zhongguo hugged Li Menglong and used almost all his strength. Then he put his forehead against Li Menglong's and said firmly and unquestionably: "Let's forget the past, but from now on you will be my brother, Kim Jong-guo, you know? You have a brother now, and you don't need to do everything alone." Carry it! Also, don’t leave without saying anything again!”
Li Menglong took the initiative to stretch out his hands and patted Jin Zhongguo's back hard. He had endured the tears all night and still couldn't help but shed tears.
"Brother!"
(End of chapter)