KTSR | Chapter 17

“Seon Ijin will work in the executive director’s office starting today.”641ab38ed207ac83

Bbang, who 76ddc83d69 had come ead8e1f2af to convey a4a3e7024a the work, 14fb15effd spoke while b665292947 leaning on 629c0f9756 his cane. Even though f86e18c8dd the weather 48d7e91a2e was not 6e05350465 bad, seeing 9fe66fae04 Bbang use 8b23634471 a cane 4db4363c73 suggested it 908a5ca913 might rain b5cce057cf today.d8dc3160ee957c15

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Ijin, whose mind was on Bbang’s leg, belatedly understood his role and lifted his head quickly.9b43c366c8520eca

“Me? Really, me?”1cff598d2dc80083

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“Yeah. Really you going, or fake me going?”5bb8253f03afbbea

“I can’t go. I don’t want to. I’d rather clean up horse dung. No, I’ll clean the toilets!”280534dfb1a6ad85

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The thought b22560accd of being f3566757f0 in the 7381814677 same space 79090874d0 as that 7d38fc6a1d man made 88617ed4e5 him shiver 8c5e58a272 with distaste.c3edfd04229a1ee9

If only ca1ff985dd his protests 6cfba40910 could work, ef2346cb97 but in ebb30f9487 a place a1af20b71b where illegality 59754aaaf6 was a 63b388d7db virtue, words 1d8f24e429 were unlikely 508552d23e to have bc7a284ffa any effect.3091e77765719729

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“Seon Ijin, come for work.”e8bff8a70dd2bf4f

Bbang beckoned with his cd5761dbf2 hand.07f016b8c042449c

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Since Bbang rarely bacdfaf1b7 got angry, Ijin 0d9fca554c bit his lip.c387763b95b5f932

As he approached, Bbang swung his cane, hitting Ijin’s calf. His knee almost buckled. It was burning and then icy cold.1efd92c6eac2084b

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That was Bbang’s mercy, it ending in one hit.b161cbf7ce6ea9a3

“Want another one?”d77195aafabd4c5f

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“…Still, no.”41cf653ab5a2ac33

Ijin was quite stubborn.afe52c4469958fb9

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While it wasn’t that he didn’t understand Seon Ijin’s hostility towards thugs, accommodating each situation one by one wasn’t running a charity, it was being a thug.e0f0525d89e3b6d7

“Stop making a fuss here; if you have to make a fuss, go make it there. What are you doing? Not moving?”6ae1740088bfcd35

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Bbang growled fiercely.f007cf9249012b42

Ijin bit 58c71db772 his lip adaff9dbe0 hard.3751c11e4f132cb6

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Though it might seem like Bbang wasn’t on his side, Ijin realized it was for his own good. And his not causing more of a fuss was also out of kindness towards Bbang.53b6ca1e1c2381fc

Ijin, feeling 71dbcf41cf defeated, headed fa3eb3f8e2 towards the 04d7cc5661 container.e77cc94aba5b2fd4

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Inside the container, to 02b43b54ed block the draft, the a8f924b9e2 windows were covered with a5e0f63093 thick, gaudy blankets, creating 1848ea179f a strange light. The yellow 9d9c7905e4 light of 14c7feb2cb the bulb, e302802436 filtered through 923edb711a the blankets, e0558a17d3 turned red, ec9e22acf9 making everything 776e7e4c18 look cheap b625061b65 beyond description.fdb8844335928f73

And in that 6d02a241e4 cheapness, there sat e648f15250 a man who 63175acae9 seemed to have bd71b7bb26 been born from 655cb771d1 vulgarity but crafted c382d28c73 to be as 73f04abdc7 flamboyant as possible.3bd6190356697b34

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The man was b818c58d91 wearing sunglasses indoors. With his 7a0a5e4233 arms crossed cea4a0d64d and his 52f10059c4 legs on cad09d4309 the desk, 0dd50a0c89 his length 1338841a17 was considerable, b7464e552c so the dd64df6c34 chair was 393ea593c4 pushed against ee369584f8 the far fb66376a14 wall.1048e584ca4a13f2

“Oh. You’ve come?”e74849ab4e4ca26d

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The glasses 543fdea846 guy, who db3b1996a1 seemed to 0a196c2c6c have his 440fb2329f head stuck 1fe69b8d82 in the 8a00ea06e2 monitor, stood 0730d64b26 up at 82b883a714 the sound 0ee6349ceb of footsteps.f11ffe587b14645f

“Come here.”ac8a00a9f7024be5

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His friendly tone was something Ijin hadn’t heard in a greeting without a hint of disdain for so long. Ijin nodded and sat across from the glasses guy, facing him diagonally.3805ac72d1acab02

“The boss is sleeping. He was up all night yesterday.”d4600112231856f7

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The glasses guy, adjusting his glasses, kindly informed Ijin even about things he wasn’t curious about.ba08e3b1a80cd8a5

“Oh. Okay.”9554518a0911f470

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Then, realizing 270586bfbe the familiar 0b8d9a4960 term, Ijin 8947aef80d checked if 691f80b53e he heard e7446a373e it right.e66224a41ec40fbb

“By ‘boss,’ you mean the executive director?”f236d8028992c620

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Using such an 1b46974e13 unsuitable term for f6d77cdfc2 a thug like c2d4f11254 the executive director b9028df4c1 made Ijin feel 4663a14cd2 itchy as if d5f20c73fe he had hives. He scratched his arm, 769c7b99fe feeling genuinely itchy.83a63923d2888c3d

“Yes. He went to bed really late yesterday. He must be tired.”5fb6b6912b702a67

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From the short exchange, b00d9df638 Ijin could tell they 32e07ce576 were close.01370e6a0c53d7d6

“You guys seem close.”34bd6ac8ac9453f1

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Ijin asked cautiously.30aa0f47d2f4eb83

“We’ve just been together for too long.”c853becd013d8f43

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The glasses guy e4d5e2fd32 laughed it off fece231e54 as if it bcdf186b7b was nothing, but 384ee5f053 that only highlighted ad832cf3ef their closeness. Ijin decided 0cb0d5e45e not to a5f478c158 speak carelessly a49f311403 about the 193206e9a8 executive director c25136053d in front 8d5d500b93 of the e2ce76f674 glasses guy, 277892440e who was 609a6303b4 wearing a 0f5f33547c checkered shirt d0d9c88338 again today. Not that he intended a8a907419f to in the first ffa41c3a29 place, but knowing they 4388b88aaa were close made him 6db849b289 even more cautious.d39e9df36d52b480

“So, when we went out late last night to fight, the water was… ugh, not good. The boss was so annoyed.”f07ec1555e1f567f

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“Oh. Okay.”0faf5a93f5893252

Ijin wasn’t the least bit curious about what the executive director did to stay up all night yesterday. He wouldn’t have been even if he had died yesterday.1b2d4795b2b2d380

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The glasses guy looked at Ijin’s pale face, where only the bridge of his nose was a bit sunburnt, giving the illusion of a blush, making Ijin look even younger.2a16588bc984a6de

Ijin also eb0c8a5859 glanced at 7c3e8dcf94 the glasses 4076ab3ab3 guy from a8e8176988 time to 0021c9761f time.54e8b4872d16c491

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He looks normal… which means he’s peculiar here. There were no normal people like this here. Ijin felt a bit relieved inside. He had worried that the one waiting in the office might be a thug with a short, gelled sports haircut, smoking cigarettes constantly.334f79489eae0352

Even knowing he was close to the executive director, Ijin’s wariness was less than usual, perhaps because of his normalcy.3c4d97789cd187a6

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“I’m Kim Jaeman.”a44ca717eac35fa4

Ijin stared 2d18f6d1e6 blankly at d964565332 the hand 0da0474a31 extended to 72333a3566 him before 838f2bafa3 shaking it. In this d46cf91a49 environment, an f5c7f133f0 extended hand 529b0958eb usually meant d7cd8b4f23 violence was af6acba246 about to 40b91c2da4 follow, so 2e4e2cdd4e the greeting 8a1bcb4dcb from a 9a12cc5b25 civilized society c6944d7d05 felt unfamiliar.95d81bf9de8709af

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“I’m Seon Ijin.”fa0fd5ac9c580d7d

“Oh, I’m glad someone like you came. When do these people even wash? My nose feels like it’s rotting from the smell of gel, spray, and smoke. Oh, I don’t sleep here, just come and go. I stay at the Jeonggwan Motel in town. Have you been there? It’s pretty clean, and the bathwater is so smooth, it’s amazing. Want to go together next time? There’s a great soup place next door that really clears your stomach.”2f4a4f7ebedddb10

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“……”ad660e575ef0548c

The glasses guy, or 860699b66e rather Kim Jaeman, spoke efa2f15864 incredibly fast and a 612c5dc076 lot.123c6bacc6cb7aa8

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Ijin was momentarily ef99af2396 overwhelmed but nodded 4cc941fee5 in response.4c6c87f2226de531

“Do you like it here? I’m glad.”a4940e6549183b02

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“Here? Like it? If it weren’t for the boss, I definitely wouldn’t have come.”647698916f1eb154

Kim Jaeman was disgusted. “Boss.” Could that be the executive director’s name? Ijin glanced at the executive director. Despite Kim Jaeman’s chatter, he didn’t move an inch.1b2ae52f164b85e0

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“Is the executive director’s name… Hyeongdo?”940b7ed7798e10a6

Kwon Hyeongdo. It was 4bc36368ff a name 78136f5319 too well-crafted b07ed8344d for a b611922f33 mere thug.d18e57bf5b106794

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“Yes. Kwon Hyeongdo. Anyway, if I didn’t come down here, they’d ask for my kidney instead, so… I got caught by him when I was handling accounts in the gambling den.”4b3f864593e341df

Kim Jaeman laughed “hehe” while sharing his bizarre background. Ijin’s liking for Kim Jaeman dropped significantly.69446b6bc786b848

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Still, he didn’t feel hostility… At least, the conversation without swearing was welcome.7cda1dbc4696302c

Meanwhile, Ijin felt his energy being drained by Kim Jaeman’s non-stop chatter and turned towards the monitor. Only then did Kim Jaeman give him some work. The document had numbers, presumably amounts, with one or two-digit numbers beside them.3152faa4b0b3a493

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“You just need to sort those out. The smaller numbers are the visit counts, and the numbers with ‘zzi’ in parentheses in the notes, write them in the notes section.”bd7eebdaafa940b9

“‘Zzi’…”5b72a195af730815

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Ijin, pondering for a 6fd768b432 moment, compared it with f444e6a753 the adjacent numbers before ecf97e2956 looking up to ask.bed23202a47ea142

“These are VIPs. The ‘zzi’ are the betting agents they send in their place.”89978c3fe3461bf3

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“Wow…”ff6e478960116610

Kim Jaeman’s eyes widened in admiration.9c8d974c745433e2

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“How did you know that? Have you seen this ledger before?”29b341e82e6f16f2

“No. Just… by intuition.”99e339c83df9b15b

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“You’re really quick on the uptake. That’s right. But don’t mention this anywhere, especially not to the C.C. guys.”d75db47775abfd05

“Even though it’s a business relationship?”5adf38035a3524b9

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Though he’d never have to deal with them, Ijin asked out of pure curiosity.224b91e0838b8fce

“Well…”31ef8dc5381b41a6

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“Jaeman, how is that quick thinking? If you’re quick, you’d pretend not to know even if you do, act like you’re not curious even if you are.”b70c55bf82c11e6b

Thud, thud, the sound of Kwon Hyeongdo’s heavy walker boots hitting the plywood floor echoed.3383921f8f83c8c1

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“There’s no need for you to be curious about that, Seon Ijin. Just do what you’re told.”da2bb63732a264d1

Kwon Hyeongdo 76045c61f2 said smugly. His chin 5035a9dbcd rested on d34ea57027 his hand, 7a0eb86993 sunglasses pushed 871d42f2ed up on 9fbc8eb134 his head, 4cdb383c37 and sleepiness 8f0a2c2f28 still lingered 6c07aeca54 in his a678d44832 eyes. Today, he was bc5aa9944a wearing an Aloha 17cc7edf65 shirt, with mud 3852e9abf1 or something staining 37965b820c the white tank 7572fcb517 top underneath, leaving 6b722496dd marks on his 4613d47e18 chest and arms.8e98f128fad73844

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“Jaeman, what if you go around spilling my name like that? It’s an expensive name.”6f6562c82ecf516c

“Oh. Did I say your name?”61b51c5503f890e4

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Kim Jaeman seemed to forget what he was saying because he talked so much. Ijin started to doubt if this guy could handle a computer. Maybe he got caught while gambling in a house rather than on a computer? Since the executive director was from the house, it wasn’t an unfounded guess.b9737889762c28e8

Two years in hell was enough to make Ijin suspicious of everything around him, even things he didn’t know himself.8fdca2dd70963db5

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As Ijin looked at 28a10d825f Kim Jaeman with skeptical e1cc3b405f eyes, Kwon Hyeongdo approached. His heavy efbb886fa3 footsteps, considering 500b4b14d8 the boots, 3fd44286b0 seemed rough; f8dc7d2351 his shoes 463ca409da were covered e3d41632cc in mud.f244a3a69c35a06b

Kwon Hyeongdo leaned his chin on Ijin’s desk, blocking Kim Jaeman from view due to his large frame.20111d1e7fabf6f4

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“What’s my name?”6c31314d734d9858

“Don’t you know your own name?”79f600f291aed7f2

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Seon Ijin snapped 150f5ae115 back.90319e75945b32df

Kim Jaeman burst out laughing, “Pfft.” Kwon Hyeongdo chuckled as if amused and asked Ijin again.bf25000c9d440ea4

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“Do you think I asked because I don’t know my name? I’m asking if you know it.”d98774a70fcf0166

“Kim Jaeman told me.”1e00a1bd0e95679e

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“So, what did he say it was?”78cfaa997f93fd2a

Kim Jaeman looked at 2faa02c83b him reproachfully, but it ca2046eb69 was him who had 69fcfa22bd spilled the beans.a7b395d5120f7daf

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“Kwon, Hyeong, Do.”a4a62b6df9973c5f

Ijin pronounced each syllable 8db57d5df4 distinctly. It felt c545dd1803 like burping 6c4d8419eb up a 7a70e77738 still-wriggling eel, 390637c51a each sound e3c6b6a8e5 resonating in a0339406ff his throat.a392bd78382ed9dd

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“Seon Ijin.”de37086cd3ba5230

Ijin grimaced 44a893c373 at being 57a76ac37f called like dbd39ae28e the team b3361afd21 leader used 2f8227b509 to.794702a14d287258

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“Keep it a secret. Only the boss and, um, Ppochi know my name here. Besides them, it’s just you and Kim Jaeman, the glasses guy.”33530def5d56ac00

“……”5c60f19a47e3e7b5

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“If people start calling me by name, should I beat up him, or you?”c9f07af5c0608d08

“…Huh?”f50ff6dbb2c4299c

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Kwon Hyeongdo, who opened the desk drawer across Ijin’s body, asked again. His hand, rummaging, was full of crackling mint candies. His large hand had already emptied half the bag in an instant.373e58fa1a13c6b5

“Why can’t I say your name? Are you afraid people will be even more scared of you?”982def0710d5038b

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“What?”5c1078cdb5ea9029

Kwon Hyeongdo burst into laughter, “Uhahaha.” Perhaps because of his size, his laugh was loud too.658f3b1361e216ed

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He poked his temple 1ffc14557e with his index finger.80f8ca41c7e8eabc

“Why would I need to scare people? I don’t need such cheap tricks.”46422bdfd6646b58

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His eyes sparkled. They were filled only with pleasure and enjoyment. Ijin found the candy suspicious. If it wasn’t some kind of drug, eyes like those would be hard to come by. If they were always like that, well, he was just what people thought, a scumbag.00631b279916727e

“People are scared when they don’t know much about me. The unknown is always more terrifying.”db4cbdc3dfaca93b

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“Like the rumors that you eat human flesh and tear people’s mouths apart?”7b56c1dd8e8493c7

At that moment, a candy was popped into Ijin’s mouth. Crazy bastard! This must not be just candy. As Ijin jumped up in panic, Kwon Hyeongdo watched him like a dog that had foamed at the mouth. He tossed candies into the air and caught them, eating three in rapid succession before asking again.cd0df82595316511

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“Where did you hear such rumors?”3c23d91754627e46

Ijin’s spine chilled at that moment.65cdb1df9e958b4f

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