Episode 24

**The Trio** is the twenty-fourth episode of *Manager Kim*.

## Summary

Manager Kim, Hansu and Jincheol absolutely and undeniably defeat the Baekdu Mountain agents, leaving Gukcheol to reflect on himself. The trio go with Minji, who Kim comforts. Meanwhile, a car convoy of Juyoung Construction prepares to tie loose ends.

## Characters

In order of appearance:

* Hansu Seong
* Manager Kim
* Jincheol Park
* Gukcheol Kang
* Minji Kim
* Jaeho Ma
* Nam
* Gangchan Ju

## Synopsis

Manager Kim, Hansu and Jincheol absolutely and undeniably defeat the Baekdu Mountain agents, leaving Gukcheol to reflect on himself. The trio go with Minji, who Kim comforts. Meanwhile, a car convoy of Juyoung Construction prepares to tie loose ends.

Manager Kim, Hansu and Jincheol prepare to fight the special forces agents who oppose their escape. Kim states it's better to finish up quickly and leave, so they can't follow them. A Baekdu Mountain agent feels insulted by Kim's confidence and steps forward, asking Kim if he can take his words seriously. However, Kim appears before the agent, laying his fist on the man's torso. The agent is shocked, questioning when Kim had moved toward him. But his thoughts were interrupted by Kim, who thoroughly beat the agent to unconsciousness. Many other agents charge and insult Kim for attacking their senior; one asks if he was using the Jeet Kune Do martial art. In response to the agents' remarks, Kim questions the training undergone by the agents. Then Kim proceeds to cut down the drove of agents with just his bare hands, sending them airborne with his punches.

Minji is stunned by her father's skills, but that's when Jincheol begins a conversation with her. While Jincheol talks to Minji about studying, the agents throw knives at him and Minji. However, visibly unphased, Jincheol shoots the knives away using his pistol. Minji is shocked again, watching Jincheol speak to her about South Korea's learning system while shooting. Next, a few Baekdu Mountain agents charge Jincheol. Still unphased, Jincheol grabs one by the throat and chokes them with one hand, now speaking about the balance between studying and health. Some more agents come from another direction, aiming for Minji to use her as leverage. But the agents are stopped in their tracks by Hansu, who overpowers them with his taekwondo.

Gukcheol, who has been witnessing all of this, begins to reflect. Behind him, two Baekdu Mountain agents throw their knives at Kim, but Kim catches them and sends them back. That's when Kim questioned if he had messed with the wrong guys. He is surprised because the Baekdu Mountain agents were within the top 5% of soldiers and had undergone hellish training. Gukcheol then realises there are only 20 agents left, and with each punch and kick, the number begins to dwindle. Gukcheol wondered when Jeet Kune Do had become so powerful. Gukcheol takes note of Hansu's taekwondo but is unsure of Jincheol uses.

When the last Baekdu Mountain agent falls to the floor, that is when Gukcheol returns from his trance. He realises that none of the agents had put up a fight against these three middle-aged men with glasses. And he could only remain frozen as Kim took his car keys and left. Gukcheol recognised that the trio had absolutely and undeniably defeated them. Minji turns to look at the ashamed Gukcheol. Kim asks Minji if she is hurt and how she feels, Minji responds by saying she's fine, and the four walk away. Gukcheol, still frozen but thinking is interrupted by the sound of a ringtone from the corpse of Deputy Minister Jaeho Ma.

Planning Manager Nam of Juyoung Construction returns from a conversation over a mobile phone. He travels with a group of cars belonging to Juyoung Construction and turns to tell Gangchan what he's learned. He informs Ju about Manager Kim, whom they met at Hyeri's High School. Gangchan says that Kim could be from special forces and expresses his interest in the situation. Nam reassures Gangchan and states that his abilities are likely limited even if Kim is from special forces. He continues by saying that, in reality, it's easier if Kim is ex-military.

Nam's words overlap with Jincheol, who is currently picking his ear with his pinky. Nam says they'll realise if they're fighting someone strong when a fight begins. Hansu asks Jincheol if something's wrong, but he responds by saying his ear is very itchy.

Now Jincheol's words begin overlapping with Nam's conversation. Nam continues, stating that even if Kim is special forces, he is only good on a domestic level. Jincheol wonders what kind of bastard is yapping about him, and Nam says they can kill Kim if things go south. Jincheol laughs.