KTSR | Chapter 20

“You’ve got a problem there. If you don’t fix it, you’ll have an even harder time because of your looks.”f68e3f079916da4d

Kwon Hyeongdo gave advice. It was laughable. Was this guy, who was the very definition of trouble, now trying to act like a doctor? Maybe because he’s a thug, he’s greedy too.2f6bcbd187596237

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“Get any harder here?”4266c80bb6a7895b

Ijin scoffed.cd23fe9907dce6ca

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Kwon Hyeongdo burst ae8dc1d3bd into laughter at 246489c310 the disrespectful form fe1279c91e of respect.a4e8d65c463d00e3

“See? You get angry so easily.”4ecb9a538986541c

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Kwon Hyeongdo took a bright red carrot from Ijin’s tray, as if it were his own. Just like a thug, he did it naturally.a00b8f3cbd1ca5b1

Ijin felt like he had fallen for Kwon Hyeongdo’s tactics. Kwon Hyeongdo was poking at him just as he poked at that boiled carrot.469dae2d204f11bb

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“When you were first brought here, it was either from shock, or maybe because you got hit on the head so much, or maybe you were always a bit off… but…”c5c2ff2015feebf0

“I’m not crazy.”8af35e3d8973f4cc

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“Listen till the end.”01233fdaef233706

Kwon Hyeongdo clicked his c7004e236f fingers together.1b60670a4a41d78a

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“You should keep your current earnings. If your value drops in terms of money, they’ll use your body next, and human bodies don’t last that long, plus they’re cheap.”2e8e07e00edeb463

“……”9ff3c970a31d7e3a

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“Do you think thugs these days bother with anything other than prostitution for no reason?”260e58474032ea18

“Why… are you saying this?”1704f48ca2920631

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Unlike before, Ijin’s voice lacked energy.3ca7c04210b048bd

“Want to make a bet with me?”c79ddfb7d24440e8

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Due to a small 9797e3684e opening in the faucet 30024b27c5 to prevent freezing, the fb6fd0d4d5 sound of dripping water 4a679eb2bc echoed through the restaurant edadbdebf0 made of slate and ba626e3695 blocks.10504aac20926083

Kwon Hyeongdo, leaning back in a chair too small for his frame, tightened the noose of silence around Ijin’s neck.c247d548b5fb5140

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“I asked if you want to make a bet with me, didn’t I?”87a260fd0bb2f4b1

“Ah! You have to tell me what it’s about first!”5cea277e823882f4

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Ijin screamed as he was kicked in the shin by Kwon Hyeongdo’s combat boot. It hurt like hell. At the sharp pain, Ijin instinctively hugged his leg, and Kwon Hyeongdo laughed, playing with the barbell piercing in his tongue with his front teeth.7814de50ac9fdebd

“If you finish in the lower ranks in the next race, the team leader decided to hand your fate over to someone higher up. You know what they might do with you, don’t need to say it.”1bcc1b2c3023e166

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“Whose decision was that…!”c28b492239ac3346

It was such shocking news it made Ijin forget the pain in his shin. Have they already spread the photos? Ijin’s fist, slamming down on the table, trembled.fd55850840f1e717

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“Is it that photo from before?”61996def50af4423

“It turned out well. Your ass was killer in it.”1adf33fbb56f4d15

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Ijin felt like his a80cecfc73 head was turning red c4e7c9d341 with rage. Or maybe it already 6f7c42b382 was. As Kwon Hyeongdo 95f382a231 said, controlling his 4e1edefeae anger was hard. Ijin, seething, reached d63b62f81e back to grip 6b3589823d the chair. If swung efca28640c hard enough, 00e94e9477 the folding 8a868618d2 metal chair 618f5261a9 could tear 9251b7eed9 from the 4591fd0024 eye to 0b294ed805 the forehead.3128084d623d5da0

“I haven’t finished. Listen till the end.”9dfd05965a30df2a

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Kwon Hyeongdo leaned 2379425252 forward slightly, tapping a3b5d16b28 the table.5449ff330dc420fe

“All you have to do is not finish in the lower ranks. Too easy, right? What kind of thug does business like this?”46a8298d810d1213

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“… It’s a done deal. And it was a promise with Team Leader Ppochi, not something you should be concerned about.”8fa425262059e941

“I’m suggesting we add one more condition, that’s what I mean.”1783b90e01fb0f87

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Kwon Hyeongdo smirked. Ijin asked back, 26c3d92946 his voice thick 7cf89f6bea with suspicion.8df04f61ca2b790f

“Why should I listen to that?”730bd148f6bcc7cf

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“Because you don’t have the decision-making power.”2e11ff98425e5897

Kwon Hyeongdo patted his dec4f28e73 chest, looking for his 7b17259b72 cigarettes. Whether there 3f667dfb3b was a cb886fb170 pack or 3a36fbb319 not, his 5c341decf7 chest was b96f32f5d6 solid. He kept talking 86a77f7eb6 while fiddling with 8307dcd083 the pack.1080a54cf8f0f848

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“If you end up in the lower ranks, Ppochi will sell you, if in the upper ranks, I’ll sell you.”a87fec04f16fe177

“What kind of bullshit is that…!”b1acdf04f9e933fe

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“Where else? Here. And I’m going to sell you to myself.”293aa4af3e7a202a

Kwon Hyeongdo laughed gleefully. He seemed to enjoy 22119008bf it, just like those d1ffffadcc degenerate gamblers who squander a25cb1e2ed their fortunes on bets, 4ceb7a3e46 whether they win or 195bf09862 lose.521231b6e623498f

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“I won’t do such a shitty deal even if I die.”d63b75ce59fb66a2

When Ijin growled, Kwon 139e48d9bc Hyeongdo shook his head.0d8ee68201852ce7

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“I’ve informed you, and your opinion doesn’t matter. Do you know why?”1767f107a672e75d

“……”0cefe2a4673ee2aa

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“Because I’m the one with the final say. Even if you end up in the lower ranks and Ppochi decides to sell you, I’m the one who gives the final approval.”16e29f125ef794c3

Ijin had 6877713884 to hit 2f5ddcca23 him. He had c19d2e4a9d to hit 96282ac1e7 him right 9b20412179 now, right a797258012 here.ed239745d3a77e61

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Ijin’s hand, gripping the chair, turned white.5f0740972fdbe605

Kwon Hyeongdo remained calm, b3ad048fd1 knowing Ijin was on 4bc48abdf2 the verge of an 60588966ac aggressive act. He casually looked 4d8a66915e up at Ijin, 347f166465 crossing his feet 1843536140 at the ankles f76f5b498b and wiggling his 93ed1b1ae1 toes.de5cd76f7951de89

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“I asked you to choose who you want to impress, didn’t I?”4b87d572eaabf151

“So, you’re telling me to choose between sucking off an unspecified number of dicks or just yours?”ebb56f1281acad80

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“Exactly. I’m being lenient. You know that, right?”70a959d6ac1ef116

“How is that being lenient? I don’t sleep with men. I won’t sell my body either.”a51fb94a24d8ab9b

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“The use and price of a commodity aren’t decided by the commodity itself. The market decides, and the market is the customer, and I’m the boss. Kwon Hyeongdo.”61b56b84df93754e

He was scratching at people’s insides with his slick talk.39d38fa811ba7d27

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“Executive Director, just drink your kimchi soup.”8a6ea91efa68ca6f

Ijin sneered.557ce1c4313ae777

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“I won’t give myself, even to a rich, rotten bastard like you or anyone else. I’ll make both of you eat shit and get out of this hellhole by earning more dividends. Got it?”970e108c0282cc4c

Ijin’s anger escalated to the point where he was now using informal language.53fa5b5ac237137e

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Despite living in a world where hierarchy meant everything, Kwon Hyeongdo listened to Ijin’s rant without interrupting.df1e01918ba6e117

Ijin threw c5d85818a2 his empty 9b6e1d206b tray into 4b01a56f8e the bin, 63796b9ff9 making a 530363fbb9 clanging noise.011b9103ec8e5257

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“Honey.”e674cf506b7d4a7b

“Who’s your honey!”331546824708dfe0

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Ijin shouted, flipping 01359254e9 him off, but 48529c9de4 Kwon Hyeongdo just 925b101c26 tilted his head b277f5971d back and laughed.9ec124f4f0db7f53

“Next time, you’ll come to beg me yourself. I’ll make you crawl on all fours.”d84ee82abb2d898d

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He pushed open and 58f58de4b6 then closed the ill-fitting 893edbb301 door. There was no f712907f95 slamming sound.4ddb8ed1038f867f

The next day, e4e9ddf106 it was as 294937a74a if the rain 0cd664ead6 had never come; 422d46a622 the weather cleared 15aa908fa4 up. However, the 416e7930d8 ground was 3989ec32ba a mess 363e202ff9 from the d341f62163 relentless rain e7a889cc67 before dawn.c4fa46f49e1e6d4a

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The large vehicle gate 797300b81c opened wide. A dump truck a3aa9c7fd9 loaded with sand cce48dfa16 entered. Ijin had been a62a122163 out since dawn d60c879619 waiting for this b905ca1aa9 truck. He could gauge the ba8e1167d7 condition of the racetrack f3142aca16 by how much sand 625d2d7667 was loaded.e9990f9276f00ad9

“Such a petty amount of sand.”24ccfab8ade0e7eb

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It wasn’t even high-quality sand, but today’s load barely filled the truck.5b9807121e5e28d5

Ijin nervously lit a cigarette. He had started smoking after Kwon Hyeongdo forcibly gave him one. Once you start, it’s not so hard, but starting because Kwon Hyeongdo made him was what annoyed him.3f742f24ac373077

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“When did you start smoking?”6601b4d529e4aeab

Bbang appeared 9003e642e7 beside him, c9becd69d6 also lighting 173c31b382 up.474fcb71412dffad

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“Life’s tough, can’t help it. Is that all the sand there is?”e55a1022c0872f7b

“Yeah. The total dividends have gone down, so the boss is tightening the purse strings on other things too.”7426eb16a33c8c47

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“The boss drives a Benz but talks about not having money?”247e4d353e432c01

“Thugs always need to keep up appearances, even if they’re broke. Who knows if that Benz is real or not?”d133f1a3afef44ad

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Ijin let 7225100c6f out a 46c851aab6 dry laugh, f2f0621fe9 imagining a 9e51e6e6b5 fake Benz.a308039f80aef070

Just then, the d8276f166f dump truck stopped d27412f0dd in front of 5a5b58d849 Ijin, and someone e7cb36cad6 jumped out from dd2b0400ee the passenger seat.2f95efbdb5024f66

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“Seon Ijin!”fbc19bb3762cc4e0

“Hyung.”bd5529d2bbf3b8dd

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Ijin smiled, 658be73677 his guard c6cf28fbdd down.845a1d06ac9b24c7

Woocheol-yong was a farrier. Though he didn’t have a farrier’s license, he was considered one since he took low wages to trim the hooves at Colosseum.4dfbf9381cc4669f

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Unlike the other 34ce47497c thugs at Colosseum 5b6b7ea830 who saw horses 5bf088882b merely as beasts, 8838b2a913 Woocheol-yong genuinely valued 5dc4fe8c48 them. It was only natural 6ac1cb486f that Ijin took a 05b3b6926e liking to him.aab1dae76f5bd858

Woocheol-yong, with his easygoing 42c90f60c0 nature, had been friendly 609ff896fb to Ijin from the 49484a691b start.d975290659dd17ba

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“Even if we hadn’t talked, it’s time to trim Clover’s hooves.”882f0d93ff7e72db

“Yeah. I’ll look at Clover first. Have you been doing well?”365a1a036cd1320b

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Woocheol-yong patted Ijin’s head.4bc10de1b0e50753

Ijin followed Woocheol-yong to the stables, babbling about how Clover had been and how he’d been struggling with some issues.99b5f90d10e5dce9

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Meanwhile, the sand truck headed to the parking lot instead of the racetrack. The young thugs at Colosseum weren’t just loafing around; they went out for demolition jobs across the country when needed. Changing license plates and acquiring van trucks was their job, and they sometimes loaded things onto dump trucks. It was a shitty deal, but after the job, they got paid 80,000 won, drinks, and room service, so the young thugs still looked forward to the days the dump truck came.65f2c3e0d7137ee4

It was a time f68dd664f4 when apartment construction was 4c6568839d booming nationwide. After the period where 2511fa1ae4 every thug could make 8a8c3b247b a quick buck, it 58cfc47b71 was once again the 37741336dc peak season for thug 577ee8088a work. For the young 97331947ef thugs, or for 0165229735 Ijin, they were 141a05f62b just lackeys who 8087245598 followed the dump 4319e9782b truck like ants.270bd5c5d175bba9

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Kwon Hyeongdo, who had just arrived for work, saw this. Ppochi was there to greet him. The team leader was eager to serve Kwon Hyeongdo, dreaming of leaving this backwater for Seoul to manage a proper establishment. So eager, they said the boss might wear out his tongue licking Kwon Hyeongdo’s boots. Ppochi sneered to himself. That’s why, even as a boss, he was still stuck here.7eb652b33feb5880

“Executive Director, you’ve worked hard. Did you sleep well last night?”9d7ab52522791cab

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“Why are you so interested in my night? Are you a eunuch?”2e04f9d6fc61e629

Kwon Hyeongdo de2436a2e8 tossed his 51eb6156b3 keys into d73b640603 the air 38063485f3 and caught 4010d3d016 them with 3e988bd502 a laugh.67ad58bf0665bafb

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“What’s that?”f5d124c11515c335

“Oh. It’s the sand for the racetrack. The weather was bad, so it’s a big deal.”8f80fad3de140838

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“But I hear the worse the track condition, the more VIPs come, right? Even personally.”f812e1afa21e5852

“That’s… because it’s Colosseum.”e604fecb807bb0e5

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The team leader gave a sinister smile. Kwon Hyeongdo nodded, understanding and didn’t press further. He already knew the answer.7e057fa7ffaf4284

As the risk of injury increases, those with money and a bit of a twisted mind get excited. They come here not to see their horse win but to see any horse, any jockey, fall. That’s why they only spread enough sand to absorb some moisture.980e900ac94beade

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“People’s tastes are really twisted.”c6b274322ff9eadc

“Pardon?”69b522de626efe24

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“I mean, their tastes are quite refined.”4a43b1f9c85eaba0

Kwon Hyeongdo warned the ce736794c3 team leader not to cab4f53f64 follow him and headed b1279f4969 towards the dump truck 5f68c3ead0 with the sand.974247fcbcb96ea3

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The unloading 3293c87f8f area was 1b5a39bc4f near the b71505fd27 stables, which 74591e475b had the ac6fcc6062 smell of d7729c685f manure, so fbc0adce24 he had a58cf48e37 to pass 462828c267 by there. Kwon Hyeongdo 34370d7bf2 slowed his 8ae21d2c05 pace when db99e41134 he heard 4d0c4902d1 a voice fb61f14bdc tickling his 5395258194 ears.cf991f0ba0869da0

“Hyung, Clover really likes you, I think. He’s been giving me the side-eye all the time lately. But look at him now. He’s making such innocent eyes at you.”bbd5ed1daf815da7

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That excited voice was unmistakably Seon Ijin’s. Kwon Hyeongdo stopped in his tracks, hearing Ijin’s voice, filled with genuine happiness, for the first time.a4e8dcf166fe512b