If Hojung doesn't run away this time but confronts the debt collectors, it would be the first time he's dealt with his problems himself without running away. That would be a significant character development. His continued attachment to his family makes sense from a parent's perspective; we've seen in other chapters that he worries about his son. I can understand that. The debt collectors don't want to kill Hojung, but rather send him to a camp abroad where he's supposed to work until he probably dies there.
If Hojung doesn't run away this time but confronts the debt collectors, it would be the first time he's dealt with his problems himself without running away. That would be a significant character development. His continued attachment to his family makes sense from a parent's perspective; we've seen in other chapters that he worries about his son. I can understand that. The debt collectors don't want to kill Hojung, but rather send him to a camp abroad where he's supposed to work until he probably dies there.