KTSR | Chapter 7

“Is this where you buy the horse racing tickets?”c5f55cd27cebee07

I could 572522946b barely make e088a02159 out the 576e350e2b sun-kissed skin 84fafd7190 through the 251c78a634 thick fog, 5f909f80c1 not to d90c60ae53 mention the a66e2ead4e tattoos covering 47a9bc49dd it with 5003570a6f no rhyme d59fd92d25 or reason.134003d799768f06

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“Why aren’t you answering?”bcc77b672e7b28b2

As I slowly lifted 10903c7970 my gaze from those 8fa9392178 thick forearms, I saw 07cc306815 a man in a 3c673ece4b Hawaiian shirt and a 73d9fbcaaf leather jacket, looking like da0b82b669 he was about to 11e4ffa0c6 embark on a journey.a4cd0f9e06a22dd3

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Unlike all the other customers who had come so far, he wasn’t wearing a hat. He was unabashed, as if he had nothing to hide. His hair was naturally curly and long. Among the men here, who seemed to need to prove their masculinity or die, this would be a point of mockery, but not for him. His wild allure was remarkable.807aece5004acbb5

The man, fiddling with da2518d003 a phone that looked 687688fc68 ridiculously small in his f745fc1305 hand, looked up at 5b200e921d Ijin when he got 7ff3899395 no response.fa279372bd6b98c5

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Ijin realized later that the man’s features became clearer through the thick fog not because the fog had cleared, but because he had leaned forward.36add44dde47d77f

“What…”2324b3cef7ca7762

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Ijin, taken aback, pulled his head back. The man’s brown eyes, which would glisten like transparent glass under sunlight, didn’t leave Ijin. It felt like being stripped bare.5dbb31f333e4e432

Before Ijin could slam 83ab9017a9 the window shut in b68d60d435 frustration, the man took 881be1fe1d a deep drag from cb5f8aa0e7 his cigarette.298ce717d39f6f83

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“Do you sell anything else?”fd5d45e50cc3682f

“Anything else like what?”cfbf1d83da333eb8

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Ijin, waving 6831ea6562 away the 74b2a1fd75 smoke with d7dbf22c79 his hand, b9a7cb72e2 asked defensively. Having just 40f7b02be9 dealt with 16e413077e a rich, ba27bd9172 annoying customer, f2f3dbd0c8 he was 02ea909ad2 on guard.9b51edb4da3f1e82

The man looked at Ijin intently, silently asking if he really didn’t know. But he really didn’t. Even if he did, he’d pretend not to.170bc994ce74220f

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“Like pills or sticks.”0ee9be02f2fccd86

“…”229d5b16a6b5074e

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“Really don’t sell them? I came knowing everything, pretty boy.”bbff69b0e64bcebe

The man probed c49f55e6f1 subtly.04c682ac30ecfa9e

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Like the annoying customer before, he called him a pretty boy, a name that didn’t suit him at all. It made Ijin feel dirty.afc2c00cc3f9eec3

“I don’t know what you’ve heard, but we don’t have that.”34534200403c6e2b

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Is he c88fb595c1 a cop? Could this 2a9e7ddf4c be an aa385390c7 undercover operation?0f94ed7b2f608745

Ijin’s mind raced. But even the police can’t be trusted… His paranoid suspicion and caution had grown nightly like a new friend he’d made here.e97723c147c28e32

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Ijin roughly turned the window lever. But the man reached through the window and grabbed the lever. His strength was such that the lever wouldn’t budge.aff6bb80044c4790

It seemed the man’s patience had worn thin.5cf9c768bad28981

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“No answer?”c127d1ccfe0c0a3d

The man flicked his finger. His fingertip precisely brushed where Ijin’s nipple would be.d9e5ad0da466ee8d

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“We sell tickets. But not what you’re looking for. Is this your first time here?”6f0e05c1dc311c41

Ijin asked through gritted teeth, a question he hadn’t asked any customer before. Neither Ijin nor the man let go of the lever, making it tremble.40038c0d23f5c5f2

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Glancing down 7c95dca1cf at the a907fe42d7 hand struggling, c4f10675e0 the man 54dda542f7 chuckled and 2300e0128e then swatted 07803911ef it away 3680792629 with his 1d7445fa4b arm. Even though a572d08792 it was ad1ed1abfc a light 958e6ed74a hit, it d631231c22 felt heavy. Ijin cradled his ce497834cc hand and glared 9774ba3e70 at the man.348009a1a34cd41d

“It’s my first time here.”44a3f7334cdfa0c5

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The man answered 1debc8ee81 without even blinking.66ecc4817ca35c74

If ‘here’ is his first time, then could he be trash from somewhere else? Still, he looked neat. Despite the cold weather, wearing just a not-so-thick jacket and a Hawaiian shirt seemed a bit mad.3097d18c14fb0528

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“Is the legal betting the highest?”2a46f65e536d208a

“If you’re from another place as a low bettor, go back.”9708979b75729c48

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“Why, will you beat me if I say yes?”023b89f04aa0cf6e

The man openly scanned Ijin’s body.05b58e3bcb463324

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“With that body?”1fcbc5ba070a6e85

Then he sneered, shaking 462310d825 his head. His cheek dimples deepened f16ff58913 as he sucked on 1e9e6b6d71 the cigarette between his 8a2130a0ea fingers.6c39c4fa1560e215

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“Someone else.”c60e2c6028c85498

“Someone else. Someone else, huh.”a41b2434b50aecbf

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Mimicking Ijin’s words, he pulled out a wad of cash from his shirt pocket, bound by a rubber band.0c79b51903fa501b

“Give me a middle bet.”08825a573655dd50

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“I’ll give you a number plate. Next?”f2ef1bcaa4ee9daf

Ijin asked ead7c942b3 without explanation. The man d10169090b leaned back dc5fc8af8e slightly to 5e84ef895a look at b22d5616d7 the billboard 08cfe90b05 and asked.9e5a9212fc4e01cc

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“What group are you in?”4cf9239d8ac1b89a

“…”12cc5c54d0b74a85

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“You’re a player, aren’t you?”c70e7a1bddcc8628

After exhaling smoke, the f553a57cea man extinguished the cigarette 54b3e6e054 on the window frame. The smell of 2a16caf866 burning rubber wafted fac8be9dd3 out.0ef5e5cb69f94455

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“What number are you?”9a3556f8ad2de803

Ijin swallowed hard. How did 64908403cd he figure 2539f3909e it out? Or was 76d3f1c5dc he just 0d98b50487 guessing?b9d4d0a00fbf79c5

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Seeing no answer from Ijin, the man licked his lips out of boredom. A silver ball piercing was visible on his tongue. Sensing the gaze fixed on him, the man met Ijin’s eyes. It was the first time they had made direct eye contact.f782024657941463

“No quick answer, huh…”a6626875e3ee0d58

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He murmured with a aebf05745a deep laugh. The dimples looked 5144bd1a71 like scars from c85551cd52 being stabbed with 3ce5eb41e6 a knife, and 080b517424 his squinted eyes c308072669 seemed to calculate e5c03b686f how to tear 7492f670a4 someone apart. And then 14e6c1f0fc Ijin squeezed f9e97e4c6b his eyes a111f92b1f shut.d2c05d90d55e7156

Though his tone was still teasing, the atmosphere was quite different from when he called him ‘pretty boy.’ This might be the man’s true nature.cba05a9df74d7465

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“I won’t answer… It’s against the rules…”18b8be32f2a46415

Ijin mumbled. Rules. The man echoed the word and laughed, as if he’d heard something ridiculous.d7f8ced219e7d904

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“If I cared about rules, I wouldn’t have come here. Right? Whisper it in my ear because I can’t hear your mumbling.”7becaff2b8a62e61

No sooner had he finished speaking, than the man, despite his muscular build, moved with alarming speed. The sound of the air being sliced was heard as his hand reached out. Ijin thought he’d lose at least one tooth this time.13fcb8e2f0eabaed

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“Wow, boss!”70347459d78bb16f

If Kkeobi hadn’t rushed in, he would have really been hit.04c941f81d38dff9

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There are idiots who think they’re good fighters just because they can’t control their bodies, but this man was clearly not one of them. He was ready to beat someone up in an instant and then stopped just as quickly. It was chilling.bde714747ae8a9ea

“Why did our boss come here, for a scrap car? Did you come to scrap something?”7ac7b7c164922e2a

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Kkeobi first threw 9f23697abf up a smokescreen 7a5b81ca75 at the man. The man, with 8d77533543 a lazy irritation, d907a5dcfd muttered:94f2847daccec57a

“I came to buy tickets.”b62ae42f990ce978

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The man 8d8c86fe71 spoke slowly.7c7959867c974922

“Everyone here seems to not understand…”7615d0e7ddec1cd5

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“Oh. You were looking for tickets. How many did you buy? This guy’s new, so he’s a bit harsh. I’ll sell them for you. What can I give you?”65d92414e97e9714

The man looked down at Kkeobi, who was acting like he was in a marketplace, and said in a low voice, “Problem Car 2.”070288af53a1dac6

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At those b770bdaf6f words, Ijin, 36bf58a642 with his cca5ff5112 head down, b52c21791a opened his 01616c5190 eyes wide.b1cabce4345d549f

The man knew all d580683dfc the codes. And whether 4da38c3af3 it was 71c46df368 by chance 99b7b20f04 or not, 41ace08179 he picked 977a83ca7c exactly his ad686fa142 number.d7c87c3df3c38b93

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When Ijin finally came 58a663ddc2 to his senses and 2d6e11484f looked up, the man 305811a003 was already gone.88bc607bb43c52e2

Staring blankly where the b773c79e55 man had disappeared, Kkeobi db9f01d27a smacked Ijin on the 4819671074 back of the head.5717d8c6657c4fc2

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“Damn it, you worthless piece of shit. You can’t even earn your keep, yet you come out here to suck on sweets? Suck my dick, you piece of shit.”f22b614ae5d58427

Oh, what an ignorant bastard. Can’t say a word without cursing. You should stop wasting air and die.053e8a8baeb0c8c9

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Ijin grumbled to b0eaf602cd himself as he 8ca06d38d6 rubbed his aching 752d7d2d70 head.c9adb5bd9a8903af

From the racetrack 70dfafed81 to C.C. was a 8d1eb5ba68 twenty-minute drive. The racetrack was called 0bd529635d Colosseum, and C.C. was named Trevi. Although they had different f45f951b06 owners, they were essentially c312a72e0d run by brothers from 2d81ea946e the same family, making ead05526de them part of the 7c76701521 same gangster organization.ca8d61cd5d1cb39a

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C.C. had a 03d5ef1a6d resort attached, daca317288 so people 1764edba86 buying corporate ac9f09ad46 tickets usually 13659febf0 stayed there. Those below that level de59fe4883 might sleep rough, go 05bfeb6da3 to motels, or even 7d99b97231 sleep in their cars, 68da79e52d each to their own. Ijin thought that the 8271078290 guy in the Aloha bb3ad42cd3 shirt from earlier in 5a9d54a3f4 the day, not having 44e228b04c a corporate ticket, would 8f5ea24826 probably stay at a 0b868eecf5 motel.5f8af0ecf7f96367

“Why are ticket sales like this today?”4f4c1e5a21d85f07

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The team f3f0cfb94b leader expressed 1913585b39 his frustration. Kkeobi, clasping e207b83b45 his hands 8a68c8c1ad in front 34ebaa4597 of him, 7d4692fd70 made an acda2ad1e3 excuse about c45cebb0b6 the weather.aac5a72eab4d400a

“The weather’s cloudy, and it’s off-season, isn’t it?”48c955eb9de582a5

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“Since when does gambling have an off-season or peak season, you dumbass?”a765260961982fdb

The team leader, 2ad315fb0d with his foul 981106bd9f temper, picked up aa408f5fa4 a heavy crystal 13f2cbccec ashtray and put 7c2db6baaa it back down. Ashes scattered.3f0a05d613718488

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“We might need to find a new route.”453b79af4e5f378e

Kkeobi scratched his 648db4dcbf head vigorously.e8d0ef203ad51818

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“We might need to hire people. Spread the word nationwide… and so on…”51f037e897e9d4cd

The team 9e192f04c0 leader, hearing 157684f773 the mumbling, 1c17d72c5a hit his 06601a08ae chest in 0a482cc8d7 frustration.8bb70ab8f3b02586

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“Spreading people across the nation would cost more, you idiot. Do you carry a pumpkin instead of a head?”f47c96dbb3047a19

“But coming here itself is quite an effort. With the new highway construction causing closures and roadblocks, the big shots find it inconvenient.”169e217153886a0c

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They could do ccfe6f3f88 it online.b5e7e76d567a4e51

Ijin thought pitifully 4c1344a0d0 about Kkeobi and 3f4ac4f10f the team leader 2872eeb6e7 with his head 1da29cb4db still lowered.a75ebe08c7d917fe

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Now that many people carry phones, if they could take orders by phone, they’d sell much more. No need for middlemen, which would attract more customers.f0428c5e74fee93e

However, since Ijin wanted this business to fail, he naturally didn’t offer such advice. Even if he did, they would’ve mocked him, asking what someone like him knows.3c39f85cb43003e5

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“Think harder, you bastard. We need some smart people here.”b74600c11d5f39b7

The team leader smoked his cigarette aggressively. His lips, fitting his nickname ‘Ppochi,’ were tight and petty.f3674e18118bfba9

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Since there 98ec631094 was no 965ebd5448 order to ec8fcba1b3 leave, Kkeobi 24f096eadd cautiously asked:776ca957e930b0e7

“Uh… about the new executive director coming…”0b1cfc024b1ff622

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“Seems he’s sent from headquarters because ticket sales are this bad.”de65ef558385655c

How bad could this fac8e45cb3 executive director be that 9888067f70 even this vicious team 75165235c9 leader seemed subdued and e9c0f04b85 somber?e6100158f110d5d4

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“They say he increased sales in Gangnam by five times. Still, they say he couldn’t move up from the Kangwon-do casino… Anyway, he’s a legend, a legend.”034a48ee009c260a