After the whole thorough questioning, the two admins let San go. Unfortunately for the board of directors, the two highest admins had already rejected their case of San's dismissal. It was then motivated by the vice chairman of the board that they must take the matters to their own hands.
"I am deliberately appalled by this!"
The vice chairman shouted at the other members of the board once Yunho and Mingi had exited the conference room. They were all nodding in unison, yet somehow their facial expressions were also relaxed with no hint of anxiety.
"We must make sure that this Choi San must be dismissed and his licensure be terminated."
"But, then again, Sir," one of the members stood, "How are we going to do this plan?"
The vice chairman was grinning and asked the others to sit down.
While all of this was happening, San went to his condo unit, only to find Wooyoung at the door, sitting quietly. He looked like he was sleeping and San could see the redness around his puffy eyes.
"Wooyoung…"
The young man woke and hurriedly stood, hugging San. He began sobbing and apologizing. San had already assured him over and over, but the message wasn't going through Wooyoung's head.
"Hey, stop crying," San said as he stole a kiss, "Let's get inside before someone sees."
-0-
As the University President, Yunho had already some hunches regarding the members of the board being brash towards the situation. He sipped his glass of whiskey, as he contemplated all the information that he had received from a simple professor.
"Nevermind the whole relationship thing, but isn't that already a hint?"
The University Chancellor looked at the files and pictures that was compiled at the center table of the office. Mingi saw that there were definitely connections, while Yunho responded that it might just be coincidental.
"Even so," Mingi exhaled, "This is much more alarming than Choi San and Jung Wooyoung."
"What do you think should we do?"
Mingi looked at Yunho. Being the best of friends since middle school was already a big conflict of interest. Yet, hiding their relationship as lovers was all the more risky.
"What I mean, is that, if Choi San hadn't reveal that it is indeed Choi Yeonjun who was with Jung Wooyoung that night, then my speculations would have been trashed from the start."
"Which leads again to my question," Yunho approached Mingi, and held his hands, "What do you think we should do?"
Mingi then remembered an incident when they were college students, which was then revealed to be a trap.
"You want to execute the same plan with that person?"
"Well, they're rotting in jail as we speak, so…"
Mingi then kissed Yunho, and smiled.
"Fine. We'll do Operation Anarchy."
-0-
A week had passed, and the situation was actually getting better. It was announced on the Freedom Wall page that the leaked pictures of San and Wooyoung were photoshopped, thanks to Yeosang and Jongho. They did a similar image that showed Wooyoung with them, laughing and somewhat showing that it was as if Wooyoung was kissing either of them.
Wooyoung was now blessed with apologies from everybody, even with the homophobic classmates that called him with slur words. It was also because they were being threatened by some of the girls that were shielding Wooyoung from the start of the issue.
"Ah, the power of being handsome," Jongho sarcastically said as he slapped Wooyoung's arm. They all found it funny when they saw that those homophobic classmates were kneeling in front of those girls, and even knelt before Wooyoung as the girls commanded.
MATZ café was giving out free drinks as a celebration for Wooyoung's name being cleared. It ran for only an hour, but still it made an impact for their friend.
Although everything was going great for Wooyoung, San was still suspended.
"Don't worry. You said you visited him last week."
"I know, but," Wooyoung looked around as he bit his nails, "I just wish I can see him again in school."
"When you visited him, what did you talk about?" Seonghwa asked, as he prepared two caramel macchiato drinks for Wooyoung and Yeosang, and a black Americano for Jongho.
"Well," Wooyoung sighed, "He had no choice but to bring up the restaurant incident when we first met."
"Huh?" The others said in unison.
"We did meet before I knew he was my professor for ESL, remember?"
"Oh, THAT one," Yeosang nodded, "What about that? You were with Yeonjun that time, right?"
"Yep. Which led me to ask, why they asked him about it, then he said that they were curious about Yeonjun more instead of our relationship."
At that point, Yeosang and Jongho knew what was up.
"Guys, we need to talk in private," Jongho whispered as he grabbed his drink.
"What do you mean?" asked Hongjoong, who was cleaning the counter top.
"Just, um, just make sure that you will be at our apartment later. Does 8 sounds okay?"
-0-
The chilling breeze caressed the three men walking towards the marketplace. Jongho and Yeosang's apartment was near the market as they find it convenient for their food, although the two of them don't really know how to cook properly.
Hongjoong grabbed Seonghwa's hand and Wooyoung just followed them closely. As they arrived at the small gate, they rang the doorbell. Yeosang opened the door and went towards the gate. Hongjoong gave Yeosang a basket, which contained ramen, fried chicken, and braised ribs, while Seonghwa went inside carrying the cans of beer, as this was obviously a long night.
As they set the table, and everyone found a comfortable place, Jongho grabbed his laptop and began the discussion.
"Apparently, there's a rumor revolving around the dean sleeping with students."
"The dean?" Wooyoung's voice was so high that the others beside him slapped him to keep quiet.
"Uh-huh, so that's that. Yeosang heard that rumor months ago from the faculty room when he was taking his supplementary exams for Professor Shin."
"The thing is that," Yeosang said as he finished his third chicken leg, "No one really knows if it was true or not. It just so happens that everytime the semester ended, and there are students asking for help, the dean always talked to them behind closed doors."
"Which points out the whole scenario that there's no evidence regarding the rumors," Jongho said as he then revealed a folder, "Until that post about San and Wooyoung came to light on the Freedom Wall page."
The three men looking at Jongho were still a bit confused. Hongjoong went closer to the screen as he cannot see that well. That's when Jongho clicked the folder and revealed the contents.
File after file, photo after photo, video after video, it all came to their understanding.
"That's the M club, right?"
"Yep, the M club that is on the other side of the city, away from the school," Jongho said, now all giddy with his research, "And here we go."
When Jongho pressed one video to play, Wooyoung was stunned. His throat dried up as he saw the man on the dean's lap, kissing him.
"How did you get that, Jongho?"
"We bribed the internet café near the school. We really don't know much about it, but these files came up when we asked for the IP address and the user during that time."
"It's all him?"
"Yes," Yeosang said, "This is your key to save San. However, you are going to be walking on fire if these are all revealed."
"Do you think I would care?" Wooyoung stood and went to grab the laptop but was grabbed by Seonghwa to make him sit down again.
"Wooyoung, if you reveal this, they will ask you, where you got it."
"I'm gonna tell the truth, duh?"
"Even so," Hongjoong interrupted, "Yeosang and Jongho were the ones who collected this. Are you ready to sacrifice them?"
"It's not Wooyoung's call, guys."
Hongjoong and Seonghwa looked at the pair in front of them.
"We are already a step ahead," Jongho said, "So what if we sacrifice ourselves? At least, this atrocity will be revealed and everyone involved will follow."
Wooyoung looked at his two best friends. He then stood again and hugged them both.
"Thank you guys."
"Don't mention it." Jongho said as he tried to come out from Wooyoung's tight hug, but to no avail.
"And another thing," Yeosang said, "We already asked for a meeting with the University President and University Chancellor. They are free on Friday afternoon."
-0-
Friday came in such a rush. Wooyoung left school immediately to visit San. He already told him about Yeosang and Jongho's plan, which left him much more anxious.
"But then are they safe?" San said as he walked back and forth. Wooyoung laughed at him and told him to calm down. He sat beside the younger man and hugged him tightly.
"Hey," Wooyoung said, "They're gonna be okay. We're gonna be okay."
At the University President's office, Yeosang and Jongho were waiting at the sofa. The office was elegant and cleaner than the university's usual offices. As they were whispering to each other, the door finally opened.
Yunho sat down and gestured the two students to sit at the chairs in front of his desk.
"What can I do for you?"
"Mr. Jeong, we would like to ask for your understanding and help regarding a grieve matter, sir,"Jongho began, as he pulled out his laptop. Yeosang fixed the wirings and plugged the charger.
As they had practiced, they again explained the situation and how they got hold of the files on the folder. That's when Jongho clicked the folder and showed to Yunho the whole content.
They were waiting for any reaction from the president, and to their surprise, he smiled. He then lift his phone and asked his secretary outside to get a hold of the University Chancellor.
After a few minutes, Mingi appeared. The two students stood and formally greeted him.
Reiterating the whole situation, Mingi then looked at the files, photos, and videos that were included inside the folder. He also smiled. Now the two students were confused.
"Dr. Song, Mr. Jeong," Yeosang cleared his throat, "May we ask what is the matter?"
"Well," Mingi still smiling began, "Both of you did a great job."
"Wait, what?"
"We hope you could forwards this folder to us."
"Oh yes sure," Jongho said as he plugged his USB and made a copy of it. He then gestured the USB to Yunho, and saved it on his computer.
"We will take this matter from here. In the meantime, the two of you will be protected and will remain anonymous. We hope that you understand that, even though we are smiling, we know that this is the evidence that we needed."
"So…"
"If ever you want to pursue your studies further, we will handle a scholarship for the two of you. Make sure to not mention this to anybody, and make sure to take care on your way home."
Jongho and Yeosang just looked at each other.
What the fuck?