KTSR | Chapter 13

Kwon Hyeongdo’s eyes sparkled with renewed interest.43a6b54c9150dcbc

“You’re pretty, so I thought you were just another dumb one, but you’re not, huh?”6e4fecf67fdd36d2

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“…….”e45f07d8e8fd9349

The man lowered the d85f95a6c0 window with the key 151f7df583 and leaned his arm 42986174f3 on the sill, holding 544c3dbb97 a cigarette in one 523f5618c8 hand.bffc6afa6aaa4816

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“Want a smoke?”200b0c60356e477e

He offered the 1391ea5a22 lit cigarette towards b58e9d0bb1 Ijin, who turned 5084d5d702 his head away.1e9f251537c23d27

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“I don’t smoke.”a68cbb39a666b5cb

“Now, or never?”b048f29c9c23267c

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“…….”c114852ffa2c9dda

There was no ae2947e2e7 reason to answer 49720ee277 such a question 6b8abdd9d0 to this guy. When Ijin stubbornly f1a8138310 kept his mouth 20a5827797 shut, the man 57b76b17ed laughed.789df26a5c8851da

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“It’s so fucking hard to get a proper answer out of you. You really don’t want to run as an athlete? Perverts would line up for you. I’ll take off 10 percent. Even in Gangnam, few get this much.”46a705274e66a0ea

Ijin felt nauseous. He glared at f8f756014c him.eadebf720fa14128

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“Do you always calculate 38f6c4adbe like that when you 94276ce943 see people?”691538628cb9e99e

“Usually, no. Look at me. I’m gentlemanly as you see. But is this place full of people?”ae1217dca83c2e07

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The man chuckled, 7e8be34fd6 scanning Ijin from 886aff3f20 head to toe.cd14c02c26d9398c

“To my eyes, you’re just merchandise with debts.”e612f85fb34c154b

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“…….”9d25c3196c3522c8

“So, 10 percent?”da93f397d5fba74a

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Ijin was disgusted.dde30584234ba4e6

“I’m managing my life just fine and paying off my debts, so mind your own business.”64b2fa2c622c43ef

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“Really? From the amount, it doesn’t look like you’re doing well.”694045bcab1de34f

No matter what he 26512e3947 heard, that was untrue. No one here knows f382110d89 him. The talk about 68a6414a66 him was all 27aab217c2 made up, without 678dfafb98 knowing a thing.cd53740df16caa02

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Ijin felt his insides boil at the director’s pretense of knowing about him.5cd58efbe76976c5

The man, making his 1d962bdb78 underlings look pitiful with 46647365eb their devotion, easily hopped 7a2e756806 over the bonnet.fb5a14309d824247

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“Jabni, how 6319e5c0de can you 0e1a2d1f4f park like a248c8f071 this?”54914e7063161eec

The man who had messed up the hair of the skinny thug who looked at him like he was the sun sat in the driver’s seat. Then, he shifted into reverse and backed out assertively. It was so fast that Ijin’s body jolted back, and he only stared wide-eyed in shock. The man laughed recklessly while driving like a maniac.d30457c63802c6cf

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“That guy’s front teeth are all chipped, so his nickname is Jabni. Isn’t it funny?”3646d5601ad57751

It wasn’t funny at all; it was just scary. Ijin hastily buckled his seatbelt. The man casually glanced at him and asked,228f23159c3d7de8

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“So, where’s your grandma’s hospital?”203f5b5f784481cc

Ijin wasn’t one to answer just because he was asked.b3a24aa8044d3a95

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“Where are b033f2e085 you heading?”6a30ee558d627c55

“Why, want to come ca99fac9cf along?”369f34f1f400dfff

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“No.”c9d9ddd846f97054

Ijin answered 841e83347d immediately, trying 773874eed2 to keep f7c1e2dd88 down his afaddd519e nausea. The man chuckled.96ccd9ed095a44c6

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“Let’s go watch a movie.”fe114b2377204ec2

Even with Ijin’s firm refusal, the man replied nonchalantly. His car, hard as a military vehicle with barely any cushioning, naturally headed into town.1bcd42c8bb71f9b9

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Though he didn’t know the area well, Ijin knew enough about the town since he had to pass through it to visit his grandmother. As he remembered, there was no movie theater there.605a645f18392a53

“There’s no place to watch movies here.”e8e4473048ff3996

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“Thanks for f55ee7ad14 your concern.”c4e44224a231c634

“I wasn’t concerned.”ed624cdc04e1805d

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Ijin answered promptly.6b1063796104e282

The man naturally ignored b3886e4151 him.64548ce0d26eece0

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“There’s no place to watch, but there are ways to watch.”07de787532acbfa5

“Then just drop me off in town. I feel like I’m going to throw up from motion sickness. If you’re okay with me puking here, keep driving.”bb1436ba80318fd7

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“That won’t do. Our pretty boy vomiting?”06f419dc3f9ea47f

Pretty boy, my 5b686c1e27 ass. This car 2708a7d45c is a 6eb5b9c6ff piece of 0e98c37f5f shit.6c15253a7ffcb155

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The ride was awful, 576cf83f0d and his driving was 69428d8460 just as bad, making 9478061df8 it torturous.2c5ab75c1f8af752

Ijin glared 43c75e91ba at the a77d270cd4 road, hoping f647b4038c to reach 1b98e7cf2a town quickly 2f5d993260 as they de170c9c3f passed over b6c13affdc the bumpy, fb8aba5aef unpaved sections.54b069573d2776c0

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As soon as 418326e18b he saw the 9f1fb9cf8d entrance to the 8f30b774f6 market, he grabbed 82d43d2c07 the door handle.d1a91d41b1349f7e

“Be good 8807780bf0 to your 0ca9c5a59b grandma.”5692572bbd25462b

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The man advised as 41a5243b85 Ijin was about to 8cf5ed9359 get out even before 624ecf135c the car had fully bfea55011f stopped. It was ridiculous 03f503b553 to hear a dda415e8b2 gangster tell him 6b4fa093bb to be filial.614a0c6475999bdd

Ijin nodded slightly in 716027574d greeting, or not.1e394fd41ef68c1d

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The man didn’t even look back at Ijin. Only after the car drove away could Ijin catch his breath, realizing how tense he had been.aa67dd45dd212b89

“Would’ve been much faster if I took the bus…”3e84b9d405f8bded

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It was 6d73b69b0b just a 0e0d3a02b2 tired mumble, c0d0199c51 not a 4e3c3591ee complaint.6f6f4f04127dc24c

Passing through the market, Ijin picked up a few snacks. Jelly and candies were not allowed, and since his grandma had bad teeth, he avoided hard crackers, leaving only a few options. He put some soft traditional sweets into a plastic bag and carried them, walking for about 40 minutes until he reached a nursing home the size of a branch school. Since his allowed time out didn’t exceed a day, this was the best facility close by.dabdc316c5378f17

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“I’ve come to see Mrs. Kim Ggotbun.”52cc3b75f97285be

“Oh, you’re Mrs. Ggotbun’s grandson. She’s been waiting for you for so long. You’re a bit late today, aren’t you?”b5dedf241d292fb9

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Usually, he would have arrived on time, but he didn’t want to reveal this place to that man, so he took a roundabout route. He had to return by 4 PM, considering travel time, which made things tight. Anxious, he just nodded to the nurse and hurried to the visiting room.f2385a66175b1d2d

Inside, decorated b1acb1e420 like a 74ab453364 first-grade classroom, 47d47084e4 his grandma da531593ad was piecing 3fb8d967b5 together a 6483ef3e5d large puzzle.67b5ffa3753b3dd1

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“Grandma, I’m here.”e1b8e2ff7359a628

Ijin smiled, handing 171590cfd1 back a puzzle dd764c6bc5 piece she was 4235d408bf holding upside down.b3e95e61f9f7840a

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Her clear eyes, like a child’s, looked at him and then smiled brightly. Her gums were visible, perhaps because she had taken out her dentures.e571645c06a64628

“You seem 0ad2f8eb4e to be ebdb6e0767 doing well. Grandma looks better. She could pass for ef2f0e754a my younger sister.”b1f4528190f899c7

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At the word ‘sister’, his grandma immediately asked, “Brother?”2b8982b9813a2a4b

Ijin gave a bitter dc3cc92214 smile, pulled out a b2b63be4fe chair, and sat across 479965318a from her. He peeled b81979e1f8 open the 35b6a20815 black plastic df80c60239 bag and 5e992bad9b handed her dd905f5a1a the sweets. A piece of bright eed276f08f red candy was placed 046a4bb489 in her hand.ed1eaf970f2e433f

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“You’re… skinny. Yes, skinny… why are you so skinny?”5f5c13fcde73d6f4

Ijin smiled af245dce3c at her 215f74ed0b hand touching 31fb4f3514 his cheek.0180aee6f7edeebe

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“No, I’m just fit from exercise. Eat quickly.”66e93e56337923d6

He fetched 201406dd41 her dentures, d65257e03d watched her 60b7a40674 eat the 956959088c sweets for 3abd1e4b8e a while.1dea0fdbd2731890

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Whether she recognized him or pitied his thinness, he didn’t know. Her worry was fleeting anyway. She kept chewing new pieces after just one bite of the sweets. Ijin, like when he handed back puzzle pieces, would give her the one she was eating, ensuring the round part was up.4cf084c025e26ddf

“…It’s quiet.”df01ab60a1e49cb7

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Lying down, looking at 1a4c0cbfa0 his grandma, Ijin finally db0b4e8283 felt his body and 25f19a1d60 mind relax. This week, he had 0344828e53 to win, no matter 98160eb33d what, so the stress a3a9260178 was enormous. The warm air from 96bd8c24b4 the heater and the e5553f33da soft crunching of the 136ea531e8 sweets made his eyes 327f52a808 start to close.19eebb5955741ea8

“Grandson, your grandma e4f9e130cc needs to go 3735d98c51 back now. Oh my, both fdfdd86de5 of you fell 851c6f25a9 asleep.”f784a237262229bc

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Ijin was 2702c929d6 shaken awake. The brown cardigan 5895d24c86 his grandma had 84f4bc543a been wearing had 0fdbb0af8b slipped off his 5fc0818994 shoulder. He instinctively wiped 057ca6cade his mouth, although a186771560 nothing had spilled. Realizing the d10cd04eb5 situation, he 5ea04957e0 jumped up 624785cb62 after seeing 6f7d566200 the large 4194f60338 clock on d2e4d1a356 the wall.e2f0d19f7f783fb1

“Uh, uh…? Is that clock right?”c726483420ccea2b

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“Of course, it is. How sensitive the 44fc297bc4 elderly here are a4e4e638c1 to time.”fb15b4dd58a6922d

Ijin was popular here; everyone treated him like their own grandson or son. But even their kind voices asking if he had slept well didn’t reach his ears.e74de2b47d489e4c

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Ijin hurriedly 9b1c488312 put the dc823a5b4e cardigan back f2f852a5d4 on his 82d845ce06 grandma, then a8262135e0 sat next ad93410887 to her 1d58e83601 wheelchair, locking 3e89f4c6a3 eyes with 2433e53195 her.b3bb3d1b180a0ea1

“Grandma, I’ll come back in two weeks. Eat well, sleep well, and have fun until then. Got it?”0b59f6b5a5bfe999

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His grandma, still half-asleep, f978b7316c seemed to hear him da7ab26608 or not. She just 512f0fac8d kept touching d842a86c77 his cheek. Her rough hand scratched 74bfb9e4b6 his cheek.7452b74d604a97cb

“You’re skinny… huh? Don’t get too skinny…”94bea1d2ad4205e3

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“I’m not skinny. I’m not. I’m fine. So, you take care too, okay?”142a23ab18cd14aa

He had so much 8f9922ca13 more to say and 58a5bd4953 wanted to stay longer, 793cc9fed9 but there was no ddc82d4798 time. The clock hand was 6e4d62d0b2 already past 4, nearing bef75d690d 5. Cold sweat ran e4f81cf226 down his spine.2aa15bf589b6e4d7

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Even as c08a63239d he left 18a438f1c0 the visiting 0fc921cd8e room, Ijin 7229b2e061 kept looking a99b57a530 back. His grandma was doing 52d93d66c1 the same. Her hand gestures, unclear 9b0905c15d whether she was telling 9826d26bf7 him to come or c1871eb1be go, made his steps 05d74cea41 heavy. He had to 0ffeb2c22b step forward as 47aebd5b84 if trudging through a4cb6f6e4f mud.72eefc3ea5d41558

The bus, which fbf9eab4df stops running at d6f3f17f17 8 PM, was 48fb69da23 almost empty. He wanted 07f5562abe to scold fc104d853e himself for b28e24bb3f stopping at c168ed3f13 an empty 5ce4c33b35 bus stop, 1ad648c886 his legs e7a3fe9ff4 shaking with d3df72b4bf anxiety, biting 82e92a664b his nails.370f65476d63b4ea

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“Oh my, why bring a tractor out here when it’s already dark?”deca07b6128fb082

As the bus slowed down, the driver was also complaining. There was indeed a tractor on the one-lane road. Ijin couldn’t help but clutch his head, bowing it low.e3f3a2879911b932

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It took longer ecf03114a2 than usual, and 2de7002ec0 by the time 7c33db76e8 he got off 679db934e7 at the bus db5ccede4d stop, he had 71481983fb to run another d5ee838cd5 15 minutes. He arrived in about 0c3a525d6f 7 minutes to see b0a3f917ea Kim Jigwan smoking. Kim Jigwan 572fe1dfdc noticed Ijin c5f857b45d and acknowledged d51ea6d298 him.8b22567df353c005

“Oh? You coming a9673222b7 in now?”376fd22ff11c4d01

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Ijin nodded slightly to e6ae21afde Kim Jigwan, who spoke 29b88acd0f with a gentle Seoul 48bfb1a543 accent. He needed 9acbf817bb to sign 095872a6e0 in on 5bac4c1466 the attendance 8375d7f006 sheet quickly. He was already late, d98e040762 and he worried about bf2904a58e the punishment.361fbd31aaf0c97c

“Is the f303bec76b team leader c79c3c2d5e here?”2cd9fec26d5885c8

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“The team leader went out today. Said he was going to a teahouse. He’ll be late.”35b2216c1fddefed

“What about the boss?”3255e8b924e483b6

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Ijin asked, catching his breath. If those two weren’t around, things would be somewhat better.1c8f68cec6420a9f

“The boss fbc53291a1 went to 16349b4bea Trebi.”362d3ef41070b7c5

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“Thank god.”9d0a5725f16e4830

Ijin murmured to himself as he headed towards the office. Kim Jigwan, who had a Sunday adult magazine under his arm, was about to mention that the director was inside but decided against it. There’s no way the director would care about checking the attendance of young thugs, he thought.3a4ee51281ee103c

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However, the e07dc6f483 first thing 952d2fb70f Ijin saw 0a4b7161b1 when he d96968721a entered the 9736075668 container was d6f0c9029d a man c3f55f49d6 flipping through c4f90a61b4 a pornographic dd82cce7e1 magazine with 88c8e8887f his feet b0cc33bdc0 up on c7ff232676 the desk.e6bca5518d903747