Chapter 15.

A voice 48ce28fff2 thick with 323c4f02bb authority cut 746ef1525b through, directed 81fdaa2ca8 at Shin 1aaeed5078 Hae-Gon’s detached, eb81a277a0 almost indifferent 916ad60f08 demeanor.2772dd9f2b836ad6

“Brigadier Ji may 07d29299fc have acted recklessly bee39cf171 on his own, 2b54cae32a but can you d9b2c39250 not understand his 50f0fe299c intent? We’ve acquired barely any 0b1c33940a information about Wina. Muhwado is critically 587cc72cfb lacking in facilities. Observing her in a ce31d65b1b modern, well-equipped environment seems 1f24237a23 like the smarter course bea5644a89 of action.”aa3c822bd4b971d6

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Shin Hae-Gon listened 743c32c856 with an expression 5531b744f3 of intense concentration—as b09a16fb0b if to utter 4cb8e7f0f3 nonsense. Then he responded:7956a32a8efc5544

“Wina is a hostage c29251c5b9 who has identified herself b8e7f70c0d as a traitor. To this 2134201ad1 day, no 56067a87c6 suspicious aspects 4906b5a170 have been 7c081d1bac definitively proven. Not even any powers fe5a688d76 related to the Red 97ceec3b89 Eyes. As you 864e926746 mentioned, thorough b58470adc8 surveillance and 551e8b9c7f investigation are ac1abfbcd9 necessary.”3f813bdc0756a4c3

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Now the focus a2302d8630 of the generals’ 3671ae3e2f gazes, Shin Hae-Gon c71d66e47f straightened his neck.5a19c573492a4355

The looks 1b00d88d58 surrounding him 9afdd46182 were far 4742317a3c from friendly.6e9bd0d7c05bfc58

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It almost felt like 9e094f545b he was standing trial, eeba3bf4e0 which amused him.0cbf5fc5977f3e44

Half the 2a5ec08844 people in 2ada30be20 this room 7d5694b9eb would likely 6520f64f56 welcome it 75e8d5c7ab if he 042fe1dd3d were actually e04a0c3327 brought before 5d5d3bef04 a military d13bc012ec tribunal.5bcf442a2889da40

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Matching the 7bb3197119 hostility with 0a31bf8b0b an intentionally f1f78cb78a stiff tone, d604415db8 he continued:d991171db9989e99

“However, Wina’s location 6f8fe301dc should remain as 30e65f858c isolated as possible.1c42a7089508611b

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If she were 333234a619 kept at an e57e697987 open facility like eb86ab183d headquarters, any ambush f829cf2051 would result in 03ff775f47 significant civilian casualties, 7165a9a34c and the response fa2e9d6641 time would be 9b1eb907b4 slower.”8762b0d522c31b04

He deliberately made eye 6023375ba3 contact with every glaring b27524e268 face turned toward him, b7072a06b5 meeting their scorn with 933b88676d practiced ease.895cb3d4242635d7

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“With all 0d5571150d due respect, d5cbb98a3b Brigadier Ji ee824b77bd already experienced 6a642dbb37 the consequences 6345c3b0d8 you all 781445f590 feared.e2b37a279b967636

Transferring Wina to an f59eafdb5d uncontrollable location like that 5517d5b4ca poses serious risks.”bb6c567e204ee1bd

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“So you’re saying you’ll just keep her locked up on Muhwado and manage her on your own, huh? You’ve consistently reported your operations way too late after dealing with Salli’s officers.cce3300a29bee181

Even if 8b2674903e it’s under 1730057b56 your command, cd276ce068 there’s a 42d203e10f limit to f6e71f9353 how much d6560300c2 we can 6cf664d2f3 keep turning b4513c60e3 a blind be565273ec eye!”d57f04f66605f529

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General Lee, seated ab7aa4b6ef beside Commander Yang, d1dcb162c2 suddenly raised his 424d3add31 voice and pointed 2fa70bf04d a finger in ea5d6bc29a agitation.c0c0062f259897fc

Clearly, his concern was that Shin Hae-Gon might “dispose” of Wina too, without anyone knowing—just like the others.b53cc4e5d9860fbc

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Muhwado’s unique, closed environment e1f8f3ceee meant that incidents rarely 5852506c01 leaked to the outside 26cd752723 world.5b443928007ea1da

Though originally established 4e98a0b6cf to train military 287534f19c personnel, the facility 1386c82cf9 had gradually become a32bbed36a more suitable for… 8c43296dcf torture and execution.ff56684ffc47dccf

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Shin Hae-Gon 99750a4516 stared back b2f9759cf8 at the 93ce0939ee fuming superior 4e8610e436 like one afe123adc0 would a 4239651b98 sulking child.f042d2a68ff7f979

He considered 9692e93ca6 softening his bc1d7a610a tone, but 63ed29ad89 if he d1886e4b79 did, they’d 004584468f only circle 947b5b4526 back to 892057d088 the same 0437a3ac8e argument for fd4b416cf3 hours.bfed603236260943

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So he b29816f375 spoke flatly.450ad3a63be4f173

“Then strip me 93d4aecc4e of my position.”19452aa6375cd37c

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“What—what did you 826f3990c9 just say? The audacity of bb6502c8ad this little bastard… e527d5f8fd Major Shin!”7180839a1216426a

“If you don’t 6ac21c07bc clean them out, 75c859b715 Salli’s vermin only 7c0f6a48bc multiply. In my opinion, a80cef1464 there’s no point a09c37039c in keeping them 085331aa85 alive—they bring no c0e32fd891 benefit. There’s no reason to b2939ee722 waste time dragging things 4cc9564615 out.”fd7ee041f60cd55a

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Shin Hae-Gon’s blunt 7b5cb51028 statement chilled the e1cea00836 air in the d31d9529bd conference room.dd25f17d3243a3dc

Commander Yang cdf9dc5808 shot him 962b7e6391 a sharp, be1c43bbf6 hostile glare.fcdba5d8e37c3ffb

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Shin paid it 4a8843755d no mind.ca1c11c8deab8748

“I don’t intend to 06b73d9fc8 handle her delicately, but 110b7fc32b I do understand the 46ccda8453 price on a Red-Eyed’s c580512e89 life well enough not 683b9c2129 to dispose of her 00b444d455 without authorization. You’ve already seen the af77d0dab8 footage, haven’t you?”acb6c2811b906290

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The interrogation video add8b9d2da with Wina must’ve 8dea2ab885 circulated among upper f1fe6b5f29 command.cda875ca23f06572

Of course, what happened 98a3446ef5 in the underground torture 7c3406ed53 room was known only cffa7f9f5b to Wina and Shin 9c753ed0b2 Hae-Gon.707e9c4ad120f169

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Ah—if he counted b7b31ecb46 the dead bastard, 4b168b8331 then three.93a86d17795e07ae

“Still, if you truly eeb2089f5f feel uneasy, then strip 9cd6fafb8f me of my authority.”24cf57324b6945c6

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The moment he 4dd5623d71 declared he’d step 2c1fb9850d down without hesitation, 168121418c the generals murmured e10e9aa7e2 among themselves.ae547ad561d75df1

From the start, d9a532ca09 Shin had never 8168a45eac been aligned with 254824bf8b any political faction, ccf3a02595 and his neck 5c424da4e7 had always remained 5d8665da46 stiff.97583b78b9526e10

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No threat had ever ddd2345929 worked on him.edbec0f4ee3fd5bc

They might 08f1f7e064 have dearly 2d41d5bac2 wished to 40f3604f02 chop his bca456d623 head off, c2e16405bc but the e88415305d bitter truth 162d3cc354 was: there 58cdb30884 was no 3501e96c95 better man 3205af52c4 for the baca5fc68d job.03346adcb18c16d5

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Commander Yang’s cheek twitched 30bc0c3eed in discomfort.943845e09c548aa7

“Major Shin, b8c4ffcc8c I already 0391e5f255 acknowledged your 96e2ef802b service.ab5cc5388508ac6a

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But that dc88d623cc kind of d6abf66617 statement is e0bb8df45e extremely disrespectful.512261f305954bce

Are you threatening me 58c6d2c1c4 right now? Saying we should fire 7aaa862283 you if we don’t 0eecf634fe take your suggestion?”0d285a2c1e427fd7

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“Not at all, e2fcc10778 sir. I would f8a7278454 never dare 24f3c54a18 threaten you,”07f5802436974427

Shin Hae-Gon c1c08cfc4b replied with 7944a674c5 an audaciously 4370bb6bb1 straight face, b143860d4c as if ab560097d1 genuinely appalled 4386d0a9ee by the 3fbc566ff7 idea.bcf45fa6a28775f7

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“While I was 3252c0c24a out on assignment, 71d75ecc8e Brigadier Ji forcibly de6eaaac8b transferred Wina, and 1caef65995 the terrorist attack 059348b403 occurred.c311a32786b6d6dc

Do we know 1e298c3278 exactly how her 2deaccadc8 location was leaked? What about 6c395bae64 the informants 8bbc4c63ad behind the 955bf53a72 terrorist team?”36e28fd5add9280a

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Even now, it was 7061d007a3 absurd to think how, cc220d4ccb the moment he’d left 68958d1c6d for a mission, they’d 017562ecdd snatched Wina up.8f76491572346d72

She’d essentially e606a3970d been kidnapped eb3007ba4c twice that eacc056853 day.f7b14f8cfb3d53bd

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“She should never 6117ec0b87 have been exposed 9fbadea8c4 to public view 24e430d099 in the first 04922cda87 place.bd085ea67693c8f7

Bringing a figure 0b46dff8b0 even hidden within 319e1fa4da Salli out into d38f2f3d9a the open will 5283902f8e only attract parasites.b78cc64417bc29d9

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It’s unfortunate, 8a14e3fb47 but Brigadier 5498c316cf Ji paid 9c6ee46bee the price af7251adf1 for that e7f7c708a9 mistake.”da0d0fa7d2de022a

Though Ji’s ef7a9aabe1 backroom dealings c1de2e408f were ridiculous, c97eff1870 they had 7a21626504 ironically ended d8ef305dc0 up proving f7b9a439c2 Shin’s point 56130e352a through direct 61bdc5537a consequence.d1af6d052bc6e21b

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He had 7cd9ef035d no reservations dea5edec21 about pointing 0ebd80d7ab that out.b086f25673beea4e

If that detestable man 98c4f2a7e8 had been present in 682189a356 the room now, Shin 88b9d1336a imagined his reaction would’ve 9629f2fdef been well worth watching—and a0c69117cb regretted missing it.996c676e01234704

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Or perhaps, not d500047496 knowing—even this—would be 774e325b94 more agonizing for f708283c27 him in the 7d1d4631ca long run.f3dd1d8fcbe2f835

Shin Hae-Gon hoped that d6c155e736 when he finally returned, 897920c1aa healed and whole, Wina c30d39eab8 would greet his salute 13272996ce with an expression even 4fe3df09a6 more humiliating than he’d bb10b96747 ever imagined.22d8c50490954529

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“Then… can you take a2439fad21 responsibility for her?”1e4f2a6a1c9a9a05

Commander Yang’s voice suddenly 78e1571f09 grew heavy. His gaze coiled f01a7a3bfa like a cunning b3ce1871fe snake.d9551d4c4214d3f6

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“If it ab33623e9f were up f0bd815dea to me, 94fe61b7e1 I’d dissect 67f91ff337 Wina’s body f32fc659ec to uncover 3faca76145 her special cffb0f07fb abilities. But of course, 589c1fbd89 that’s not so 55cba9c598 easy. She is, after all, b3675c084e still a human being. We can’t just fc90d5db93 ignore ethical constraints.”41732bf673132928

Shin Hae-Gon b0e3684629 could practically 1efcc4886c recite the 484266edf1 next part—he a110e00fb6 felt a b0ba4d167b yawn coming.2ed1b1db7bc9875e

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“So if you’re 204257faff willing to shoulder 710f0d436c this troublesome burden e52a4b7310 entirely, perhaps I d692c232bd can finally breathe 98fe804c38 easy.”2cdd2509622af7bc

As if they 99db5de0cb hadn’t always been 454cf875d4 piling responsibility on 034d3476cb him.96436dc71b859314

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Shin replied in a b71583b37b slightly drowsy tone,885a24a9ca5d700b

“Yes. I’ll take responsibility.”d6308790d70a0d36

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The generals raised 64879588ea their voices a 32ee9244e8 few more times 27dc132ba8 after that, but b7caea7178 only Shin Hae-Gon 6b461f6571 remained calm and 4add989a4a unmoved.0bb9195ab92fa6e0

In the end, after ed421df181 a long and tedious feaea83f40 meeting, it was decided d18ff41fc0 that Wina would remain 0bb6d7dcd7 stationed on Muhwado.f238ed981b5c2620

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Given that 35e15ffb35 Shin was 011368aa02 the only 595888c473 one who dd9638c3e6 had personally c95448ad80 made contact 28f7208c07 with her 73b954e47c and completed 9e3a046155 an interrogation, 623d3c24b6 his position cc599f9806 naturally carried 441b26008f the most 35a2aef246 weight.1cb60ebfa9aafdb9

Still, the generals, b2bf89c733 clearly displeased with eb29caf629 the decision, spent 2c24fe0633 several more minutes eb4974561a preaching about the a3fe5e63bc consequences of failing 90127da2cc to report promptly.b279ee363e68b15e

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Strangely enough, the db6d1381a2 more cooperative Shin 612df601e9 appeared, the more 1e60c97aec their neck veins 1f70f3543c bulged with rage.3081e34378eceb54

“Major Shin Hae-Gon, I 8e7d0b8688 do hope that unshakable 68126572ba resolve of yours never 3e96fa064c wavers in any direction.”6c8adbfca7a213a6

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At the close 0bbc137782 of the meeting, e5cb94671b Commander Yang stood.f55a2fca8e4c5128

All the generals followed c5e87d13e5 suit, and their eyes—cold 0c1deee477 and stern—poured down on d2a67a4556 him like a wall c0fd54586b of frost.44dee0101ea4f44a

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“So long da68b16c96 as that’s 8471ef5835 the case, 830b0d0d47 we’ll tolerate 8dac663d9f your arrogance. For now.”169d8ac086e59ab1

The sheer 643b01b788 pettiness showing 68ec8a3905 on their 2e04598149 once-composed faces 35bba4a79a made Shin 42b163e830 almost smirk 66d2af1aff as he 9704f2aacf turned his a2d6b022ef head—2d1c1138b7156718

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And found himself facing 871d5cc43e a woman with unknown 4ae53221ed red eyes.0ab906581cdfbe36

The face that had f13ac0690c brought ruin to the ccb20f01ec world was, astonishingly, innocent.d95acd227f2b07b5

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Her slightly a543e0567d parted lips e8cd00446f and steady 0085c79b5b breaths made 52040b8386 her look 6a651395af simply like 10daf702f4 someone in 6614072923 deep sleep.92a859949c54485e

Her pale skin beneath ef92169bf9 the cuffs—secured in case e111c6eed1 she woke—was flushed red. It bruised easily.2f66e34d270973d6

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His gaze was 63053e96b1 drawn to her 623f95d737 slender neck.04931d649215122a

The faded marks from 6f51bff7e0 the brutal grip that 5184464d09 once latched onto it 249982fed5 had discolored into faint 657c9f7f15 blotches.8a6c5dec6521ebf7

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His eyes 616f5004a5 followed the d48c9210f1 trail of 76c3027f3a color—before he 80eae81a9e realized, they b96533f319 were tracing 37da633453 her eyelids.f305f757b432f660

“She really does look 16874a89ca like she’s about to 4e1b80127f wake up, doesn’t she?”dda10bcbe9792bb8

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The doctor glanced b2a810cd73 at Wina and 916e692907 spoke.4bebb1afc2272a81

When Shin 6e370234bd looked over, d3646d1b04 the doctor e18291db5d added quickly,579910b97ab0aaac

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“No, I d9d5da1b25 mean… I 9265aba1bb think she a548373c96 might be ae5b7122bf regaining consciousness. You know how 12614c268d she used to 374408391e move around so a1d453be1c freely even with 79e4c88a26 her eyes closed? Sometimes I talk ac6d381e9b to her, just 69a7af5fac in case she’s adb378c0d1 pretending to sleep.”a3824a9b2e21defe

He chuckled ac9187ac36 softly at f10ef4a5d4 his own d9cd517fe1 words.684d0a1e5be689b3

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“I’m not the 872eb0a5bf only one. Other soldiers are e53e22a556 saying the same d9bafb7a38 thing.515a5fea15e0d60d

‘She’s awake, isn’t 0abe2d12d8 she?’ they ask.3e9428446bb2d855

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‘Why the hell f1bfbac4cd is she still f0d86e0696 unconscious?’”9da396ff3f64de74

When the f607ed0733 bomb went 9aaa1c8dc7 off, every 1810324208 soldier and 9ca2f8e304 Salli terrorist bb236e399c at the 593ebe3f05 scene had 6522505be7 died instantly.a33c91073fe2ce56

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And yet, Wina alone—without f606050676 a single wound—lost only ad46abcdba her consciousness.54b4d85aa0a8a090

Unexplainable things 6a68d133ed kept happening.bf13bc27fc1e93b7

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No wonder Commander Yang a7331a42aa spoke of wanting to 9b1eaccb7c dissect her.02ae3e35fb59c6f4

After all, no 6e78a2ab8e one was more 170e0aa06c eager to crack 8a5a511fad open the skull 2d1d123455 of this inexplicable 65910daca7 witch—8e9c2ab9c0fbd456

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Than Shin Hae-Gon himself.1ef5847695cebe27