Even Trash Was Once New

Summary

Lieutenant Seo Yi-hwa is deep undercover, risking everything to bring down a dangerous drug cartel. His mission: earn the trust of its cold, calculating leader—Cha Tae-gun. So far, he’s playing the role well. But the illusion shatters when Tae-gun suddenly confronts him, not with suspicion—but with a demand. Join him… or watch his loved ones suffer the consequences. “Let a cop walk free? No. I’d r...

Lieutenant Seo Yi-hwa is deep undercover, risking everything to bring down a dangerous drug cartel. His mission: earn the trust of its cold, calculating leader—Cha Tae-gun. So far, he’s playing the role well. But the illusion shatters when Tae-gun suddenly confronts him, not with suspicion—but with a demand. Join him… or watch his loved ones suffer the consequences. “Let a cop walk free? No. I’d rather pull his strings myself.” Yi-hwa’s blood runs cold. “You sick bastard… What the hell do you want from me?!” “How do you think I recognized you?” Tae-gun says, his voice calm—too calm. “What are you talking about?” “I never forgot what you said… ten years ago.” In that moment, the past comes flooding back—scars that never healed, words once spoken in another life, and the beginning of a grudge that never really died. Lieutenant Seo Yi-hwa is deep undercover, risking everything to bring down a dangerous drug cartel. His mission: earn the trust of its cold, calculating leader—Cha Tae-gun. So far, he’s playing the role well. But the illusion shatters when Tae-gun suddenly confronts him, not with suspicion—but with a demand. Join him… or watch his loved ones suffer the consequences. “Let a cop walk free? No. I’d rather pull his strings myself.” Yi-hwa’s blood runs cold. “You sick bastard… What the hell do you want from me?!” “How do you think I recognized you?” Tae-gun says, his voice calm—too calm. “What are you talking about?” “I never forgot what you said… ten years ago.” In that moment, the past comes flooding back—scars that never healed, words once spoken in another life, and the beginning of a grudge that never really died.