92. I’m confident I won’t regret it

Dearborn.

It is a small city in Michigan, USA, and was also the active area of the ‘Latin Kings’.

Diaz welcomed Kyuha, who was invited, into Diabon.

“Welcome, Song! to be honest···. I really didn’t expect you to come. nice find This is our home town, Dearborn.”

“It is a place with good air. I haven’t had a chance to look around since I came to America, but it worked out. thank you for your invitation.”

“I felt it from the first time I saw him, but Song seems like a human being with no prejudice or prejudice.”

Diaz was really surprised by Kyuha’s existence. They knew better how society looked at them. However, the first Asian I saw looked at them as they were without any prejudice. Diaz’s intuition, which had been living with his eyes, was telling him. I could tell just by the willingness to accept the invitation. Who could come to the invitation of an incumbent gang boss with such a relaxed look?

“Song. Let me introduce you to our neighborhood properly.”

Excited Diaz started to drag Kyuha around the neighborhood.

“yo~ Diaz! You said you went to an accident again? stop thinking men and horses.”

A black man with a thick gold necklace and tattoos on his arms came up to Diaz and put his arm around his shoulder.

“Shut up Brook. Wow! ah! say hello Here is my new friend Song.”

“Hey~ whats up bro~! If you’re a friend of Diaz, you’re also a friend of mine. Welcome to Diabon.”

When Brook held out his fist, Kyu-ha unknowingly punched him.

All the way around, most people I met greeted Diaz and naturally introduced Kyuha.

“You see, the whole town knows who we are. Of course, I’m doing well.”

Diaz took Kyu-Ha to a small abandoned warehouse.

There were dozens of people dancing and playing with music and a fire.

“You finally showed up, Diaz. uh!? The Asian next to me I saw earlier?”

“Song, man. hello everyone Song is a really good friend.”

“Whats up bro Nice to meet you. i’m anthony Thank you for listening to us earlier.”

After taking turns greeting each other, the Latin Kings gang members asked questions about Kyu-ha.

“What!? Is this really you? Oh, my God! Guys, look at this! Song was such a great person.”

When Anthony made a fuss and showed a YouTube video of Kyu-ha, everyone looked at the screen and Kyu-ha in awe. Then Diaz came over and held out his hand.

“Song, would you like to smoke some marijuana? We grew it ourselves. It is one of the main sources of income.”

“no. are you okay. I don’t even smoke.”

Diaz nodded in agreement and handed Kyuha a beer.

Just then, a fierce-looking dog appeared beside Diaz.

Contrary to his appearance, however, Diaz stroked his hair when he acted all kinds of cute.

“He is our American Bully. We raise them from when they are babies and sell them.”

Gyu-ha was familiar with the ecosystem of these gangs, but also strange.

“You do a lot of work. It will be difficult to manage everything. Diaz.”

Diaz shook his head.

“hahahahaha, it’s not hard. The people who live here are my strength. They are the reason for all my life. I thank all my friends here.”

“Why did you create a gang?”

It was one of Diaz’s least favorite questions. But when Kyuha asked, strangely, he wasn’t offended at all. Diaz began to tell what was inside him.

“Because the police and the state and the other gangs are all trying to kill us. Oh, and of course, the racist I hate the most. I made it to protect us from them.”

Diaz continued with a glass of beer in his mouth.

“People don’t know. You think a gang is an organization created for crime or terrorism. That’s how socially labeled it is. Of course, there are no children like that. no, most of it But at least not us. Gang means ‘family’ to us. Why did you gang up? If it wasn’t for the gang, we’d all be dead. to anyone.”

Diaz suddenly expressed concern.

“Song, if the police see you hanging out with us, they’ll immediately consider you a gang member. this is how we live It’s the life of a desperate gangster.”

Gyu-ha, sitting on an old drum, asked while drinking beer.

“Are you satisfied with your current life?”

Diaz replied with a smile.

“Of course not. It’s not the life I chose. I was just born and it just happened like this. Do you know what the monthly rent was 2 years ago? It was about 700,000 won. But now? Oh shh. Over 2 million won. They intend to kick us all out.”

said Diaz, gritting his teeth.

“Even in this X-like situation, I am somehow leading my family and living. But it’s not easy for a gang to make money without crossing the line. After all, money is everything. Song. You really haven’t been to jail, have you? If you go there, you’ll know, but the food is very expensive there too. If you don’t have money, you’ll be treated like a beggar in prison.”

“So you came to the set to make money?”

Diaz looked around and whispered softly.

“Of course, there was a reason for that… Actually, it’s a little embarrassing because I’ve never talked about it anywhere, but I once dreamed of becoming a movie star. Maybe that’s why I had some lingering lingering feelings.”

“Why did you give up? Don’t you want to do it yet?”

Feeling stuffy, Diaz gulped down a beer after another. Diaz continued, wiping the beer froth off his lips.

“Heh… I told you earlier. As I just live, my dreams have been forgotten for a long time, and I am just struggling to survive every day.”

Gyuha stared into Diaz’s eyes and said.

“The teacher I respect said so. We believe that humans are born with numerous choices. As you said, Diaz, someone may be given an easy choice, and someone may be given a choice so harsh that they would be better off dying right away. Since those choices make up your life, you have to admit that life is inherently unfair.”

As if interested, Diaz focused on Kyuha’s words.

“But they say the worst of them all is the one who chooses the option of making no choice. A life of wasting time, without any choice, just blaming others. And when you look back, that life will be full of regrets.”

Kyuha stared at Diaz once more.

“Diaz, are you confident that you won’t regret your current life when you look back on your life later?”

Diaz was speechless at the question that pierced his heart.

“I really don’t know… what to do.”

“No, you know. I know, but I just ignore it. How was it when you acted with the hard-earned opportunity today?”

As if recalling that moment, Diaz’s expression brightened slightly.

“fantastic! It was the best experience of my life. It was the first time I knew how wonderful it felt to act in front of so many people.”

At that time, the excited Diaz was about to share his feelings.

bang! bang! bang!

Startle.

A sudden gunshot sounded.

Everyone’s movements stiffened.

“You didn’t hear me wrong, did you?”

Diaz nodded slightly at Anthony’s question.

“It was obviously a gunshot. What happened?”

At that time, a young-looking black boy from afar came running hurriedly.

“Diaz! It’s a big deal!! The Red Gang guys came and started arguing with us, and Aaron was shot. Urgent!”

Jump up.

“Earon!? These Red Gang bastards have been quiet for a while!”

In an instant, the atmosphere became serious.

“Song! It’s dangerous, so stay here for a while and get out of this town as soon as you feel it’s quieter. I invited you, but I’m really sorry. I’m so sorry! Let’s go guys.”

Diaz and the members of the Latin Kings hurriedly ran to where the gunfire had sounded.

Kyu-ha watched them with an expressionless expression.

***

Bang!! bang bang! bang!

In the middle of Dearborn Street.

The gunfight between the two gangs continued for a long time, using a parked car as cover. Ian, who was shooting covering fire, asked Bennett.

“FUCK!! 저 개새끼들!! Why are you like that all of a sudden!? Why the hell! Are you okay Aaron!?”

“Ughhh.”

Aaron was lying on the floor bleeding from a gunshot wound to the abdomen. Bennett, who was supporting him, said tearfully.

“Damn it! I’ve lost too much blood Wake up Aaron! Don’t lose your mind! We need to take him to the hospital quickly. If it’s too late, you’ll really die!”

“How do you move in this situation! As soon as you move, air holes will appear in your body. But do you really not know why those bastards came in?”

Bennet hesitated at Ian’s questioning, and eventually confessed everything.

“To be honest, my income has become very poor these days. I think Aaron sold some marijuana in the Red Gang area. Maybe because of that…”

Angry at Bennett’s words, Ian shouted.

“What!? No, Diaz told me to be so careful! Don’t you know it’s a war the moment you touch that area!?”

“I’m obviously dry!!! Ennet sold it there on her own accord.”

“Haa… I’m going crazy.”

Then Diaz and other members joined.

“Heh, heh, heh… Ian! What happened? Is Aaron okay?”

bang! Bang Bang!

As the gunfire resumed, Diaz also hid behind cover.

“Aaron bled too much. You have to go to the hospital quickly. At this rate, Aaron will die!”

Recognizing the seriousness of the situation at Bennett’s words, Diaz shouted loudly at the other side.

“hey! Are you red gang kids? Let’s settle it through conversation. I will go as a representative.”

“Diaz! Dangerous! Those bastards are the bastards who will shoot you right away if they’re wrong!”

“But if you keep wasting time like this, Aaron will die. We have to somehow resolve it through conversation and take Aaron to the hospital.”

“That’s true, but…”

A reply came from the Red Gang.

“Okay Diaz. Instead, you walk out alone. Then, please accept the conversation.”

“It’s too dangerous, don’t leave Diaz!”

He hesitated slightly at Ian’s words, but eventually Diaz stepped out into the middle of the road as he saw Aaron lying unconscious. Then, someone from the Red Gang side walked out.

“Blake… Long time no see. But did I have to do this?”

Whitey Blake.

It was a gang called Whitey because it had dark blonde hair and especially white skin.

It was a gang known enough to be in charge of the Red Gang that dominates Detroit.

He was also known for being a racist that Diaz hated.

“It’s been a while, Diaz. Is that dirty skin still there? Anyway, how do you manage your load? Dare you sell marijuana in the Red Gang area? If we seemed easy enough, we would have done such a crazy thing, didn’t we?”

Diaz tried to solve it somehow by talking.

“For that we apologize. There will never be anything like that in the future, so why don’t we stop at this point?”

At that, Blake laughed bitterly.

“under! Our Boss Diaz is more brazen than we thought? When they come in, they come at will, but since it doesn’t seem like it’s going to work, will they just leave? If the logic of the world was that simple, would we have become a gang? What kind of dog logic is that?”

Diaz gritted his teeth at Blake’s attitude of not giving up easily.

“Then what are you going to do? You want to see the end? Is that really what you want?”

Blake replied confidently.

“If you are confident, you can. But will you be okay without a weapon?”

Diaz was terrified. A few days ago, there was a massive police search across Dearborn. In the process, many guns were confiscated, but looking back, I have a strong feeling that this was all planned.

“these guys. I was aiming for everything from the beginning.”

“Anyway, you Latin Kings were an organization that would be absorbed into our Red King without you Diaz. So, all you have to do is die.”

Blake drew a pistol from his chest and raised it and pointed it at Diaz.

“Ugh…”

Diaz, who jumped in without proper preparation in the sudden situation, couldn’t think of a way to overcome this situation.

“Goodbye, friend. I’ve been sick of it all this time. See you in Hell.”

The moment I was about to pull the trigger with a fishy smile and strength in my index finger.

wheeik.

puck.

“Ugh”

With a sharp bang, the pistol Blake was holding dropped to the floor.