Analyze Me | Minsung

1.

1983 was a big year.

President Ronald Reagan signed the Strategic Defense Initiative, an IRA bomb exploded outside Harrods, the internet was created, and the Korean air flight 007 was shot down by a Soviet interceptor. A guy shot Park Daeseong in the head and missed. The Yun brothers slaughtered Cho Dongwon, the head, in a barbershop in the Miroh Parkside Hotel.

It was total chaos.

With Cho out of the way, Kang Junseok figured he was the big boss.

But Chai Mansik and Jong Jitae had other thoughts.

So they called a meeting. A significant meeting.

It was the first time the whole commission would meet face-to-face. Bosses and mobsters were coming from all over the country and all the Seoul families too. Maybe thirty bosses, the whole underground world, all coming to a little town upstate.

My father went up there with Mr. Yang and Mr. Seo. Or 'Jutdae' Seo.

Some assholes thought it would be a good idea to have this meeting at Jong Jitae's farm. Up in the country, nice and peaceful. Turns out local cops were watching Jong like a hawk, and some deputy sheriff had noticed all the traffic and called the security headquarters.

The meeting never even got started. Security moved in and arrested whoever they could catch.

My father and Mr Yang, they hid in the field with some hay or corn. Along comes this farmer, Mr Yang distracted him, while my father held out his revolver, which he used to carry, and hijacked the tractor. What happened next was they drove it all the way back to the outskirts of the city.

Anyway, Choi Mansik came out of it all, and that was the last time the Commission ever tried to meet until 2003 when they approved that the Commission would assemble every twentieth year.

And so, every twentieth year, the 'Bigs' come together, and a conference is held somewhere sacred, well-protected and far away from the bustling city.

One conference, where all mob bosses meet to negotiate their issues, plans and thoughts. All have years of experience, alliances, and deals, and they try to maintain peace with one another until it's possible.

Everyone is on high alert, organising the security and the whole assembly overall. Keeping the event from the public eye and most importantly the police, is a must, especially after what happened the first time..

And now, it is to be held again.

•••

"I don't know.. I don't like it. What do we get to meet for? Let everybody else worry about their own business"

"Minho.. the 83', if it would've been successful, and then 03' meetings were about how we were going to divide this country. This meeting, is how we're going to survive. There are guys informing the headquarters. Bosses are going to jail, people are getting murdered without permission. And on top of everything else, you got these Chinese and these crazy Russians to deal with. Everything is changing, and we got to change with time." - Mr Yang said, a good friend of his father.

"Are we going to get a fucking website too?" - Mr Yang continued without batting an eye at Minho.

"When your dad died, I made him a promise that I'd always look out for you. I want you to come to that meeting with me, alright?" - Mr Yang stated, leaving no room for objections.

Despite his unimpressed and disapproving face, Minho nodded.

They stood up from the table they were sitting at, walking towards the restaurant's entrance. Mr Yang put a hand over his shoulder before he whispered to Minho.

"Listen, this guy, Bang Chan, watch out for him. He's a scumbag. Keep your eye on him, okay?"

"Alright. Wait- let me get a toothpick, I'll be right there." - Minho turned back, as Mr Yang nodded, and stepped outside.

As if on cue, the sound of machine guns filled the silence, shattering the restaurant's windows. Minho hurriedly crouched behind the bar, one hand on his gun, while the other was covering his head from any harm. He could see that the attackers were in a car, just a quick 'hit and go'.

Shooting the building and everyone who was in firing range, not caring if they were citizens or not. Those who were inside or outside were either killed or if they were lucky like Minho and a few of his guards, safe. The restaurant was open only for them, so no civilians were harmed.

Luckily, his second-in-hand, Seo Changbin, was right beside him. Even after the shooting stopped, Minho remained behind the counter, his breathing ragged.

•••

He was Lee Minho.

A twenty-nine-year-old man, known by everyone. He is well-known, but not how many people intend to be. Just like his father, Lee Minho is known to be a gangster, not just a member, but a notorious leader, yet no one could arrest him. No one ever caught him for committing crimes. Even if all clues and signs pointed at him, he always managed to stay innocent and acquitted of allegations.

He was there on the second meeting, solely nine years old. He was born into this world full of betrayal and violence.

His name often made people freeze, he was no guy to play with. Inheriting renown from his father, he had alliances, he was powerful despite his young age. He was loyal, trustworthy, and he expected each one of his members and alliances to be the same towards him.

Having numerous connections all over the country, and even worldwide, has its downside. Minho had to learn that no one can ever be fully trusted, so, Minho has always kept a fair distance.

Even so, betrayals occur. Sometimes people you'd never expect. And when someone sold him out, he shot that person in the head without hesitating. No matter who it was, he pulled the trigger without any regret.

That's why people were scared, he never hesitated. Never.

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A/n

Hi everyone,
I started a new book based on the movie 'Analyze this', and so there will be many similarities in the beginning, but it will gradually differ from the original plot as we go on..

The names in this chapter are not that important except Mr Yang and Seo ofc, the rest are just the precursor of the main plot. :>

I hope you will like it!