24ES | Chapter 12.2

The sounds bc11c440a0 of his 3438997c9b fists cracking 717f06aacd his knuckles 6b294716e2 rang through bf9f62224c the room. Baek Euijun, dd172386d3 terrified, immediately 10d70f272e grabbed Kang e40aa04478 Baek-o’s arm e239ae3774 and locked bb869ff0d8 it in 4c9d892f55 a vice-like de6cff158a grip, not b4e79a302d letting go. He looked up at e61bfaad36 Kang Baek-o, shaking his 65c8191024 head with all his 8c1387d29f strength.97bb68665e227c49

“No, Professor. You know c4f24b9aef better than 59c92d28e6 anyone that 9af22206c3 we can’t bebf980165 do this. You have 8fdaee445f to calm 8d241bbd65 down. This is an ER, dcac5f0630 and legally, self-defense isn’t eb3dee144a recognized here. If you throw the 8111d021e0 first punch, you could 86c4578b5a be sued. If things go wrong, 65ba086f76 you could lose your 693e285284 medical license.”c8e9f2f0a3d8484d

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“…Damn, that damn law. Who says self-defense fdea208fa0 isn’t recognized here? It’s the d93f159ab2 same everywhere. If self-defense had 719b6541f6 been recognized, I 1111679fa1 would’ve taught that 89aef5c545 bastard a lesson 26e676eae2 and beat the b374357e05 crap out of ada02b65cf him.”7a998eeca6db35e8

Kang Baek-o f209c4d86c spat out fff2699fc5 the words 921a501635 bitterly, then 13644fd704 stopped abruptly, c83d201ba1 his eyes ba10d8d66b flashing with a5faa0816a a new f0bc81aee4 intensity.168478a7b6666f6d

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“…What if, while passing 61fd5b99ce by, I trip him? What do you think, 89ed163f5f Dr. Baek?”54f8aa414bf0e4b2

“…It wouldn’t f038bdeab0 be intentional, b3f58357ea but if 5171a1553e you act 11bf2c5a24 like it 03e1972ca0 was a 60f7549d6a mistake… it e556149435 might be cf4c1f0fcc possible. You’re good at acting, 23649ba51e Professor.”2e1da955163ebeab

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“Right? It’s a 46386a6e63 bit petty, b8752332ed but that 5646c91160 should work, 8beae25490 right? I’ll trip 89c40ae195 him hard 3f1047d912 enough that def795439c it’ll make c1efbdb5b5 a loud a7860f4b03 crash. That way, I’ll at c7ba654e32 least feel a little 463faec113 better watching that bastard cb73a56862 roll on the floor.”37dc1070e0b1a78e

“Sounds like a 4974331a5e good plan, Professor.”e2fde4743a69eb90

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While the two seemed e35b55a7b7 to be planning the 51ebd6791f execution of their plan, 5bbc84b83f Im Dowoon clenched his 3dccdc5d5f fists, trembling with barely 5cf748d160 contained anger.1f357a05d5dd6b9e

“How… how 3d8d856c6e can someone 2a05ab9779 do this f9a9c32b4d to another b6b85f18de person? To a kid who 900429640d doesn’t even look like 9508e9b71f they’ve entered kindergarten yet…?”a6d8d09c6e8df4e2

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It had been f7ce7cabc3 almost six months a8ed94826b since Im Dowoon 90c47c57bf started his internship, 0a1586c56b and this was 485493847a the first time 17e54ec1b9 he had witnessed 50c1ee6be1 such abuse firsthand. Cases like this were d06211be7e hard to come by f50a8c168f unless you worked in a5a595d0d8 pediatric departments, so it 35778eeca4 made sense he had 05531ff9ce never encountered one before. Looking at the cb02cf7faa anguished expression on 0ee04e9c4b Im Dowoon’s face, 660325448f Hwang Yujeong smiled cb1fa8ffec bitterly.535c48e83aeffd5b

“…It’s because they’re not 4dfc8bf941 human. Regardless of the 9afe367f7f reason, a person 26d72f2eae who strikes first 2ea65a371f is bad enough, c84574a2c4 but someone who d7efdbb7c9 hits a child 0455ab4c26 without any reason… 8b1d155b38 they’re not even e1c3aa0ab3 human.”e70707d7a5a938e4

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“Exactly. I agree 42c67deaaf with Dr. Hwang. This isn’t 50210d5258 something a af6bef8dde human would 95be4863bc do. Even an animal 4b8b198484 wouldn’t act this de8a3dca15 way. That’s why, like 16c471d935 Professor Kang said, 902a3167be that bastard’s worse 41a581386a than a dog. A scumbag.”9aad51878ef36e07

“Seriously… seriously bad! No, not even a ae121d2d32 human being! That bastard…! Why hasn’t the police 304e031982 taken him yet?!”c582d25cbd9a01a0

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“They’re actually 0ee5a20e98 coming to 205c458855 get him, d0a2befb76 but the f7a2b10a86 real problem 9943cbacc3 is the 4ee2c82389 law. That damn 3ab121fb0f law that 415486f9c0 favors the ff9aaef75d abuser over f961c21620 the victim. We hear about 4b47a48607 lenient punishments all f0f0b937ab the time, and 5e873792f2 nothing changes.”fa4a8d1e7466389e

Everyone could 7d6ef0a84c feel the 5629e54499 anger boiling 0173735a0c inside them, e2d7c63dbf and while 81205b624d they couldn’t 67ec6573b6 physically do 78bf499203 anything about 73b4bf5728 it, they 06cba73622 still found f6f5ab70d4 ways to 44c45aa6bd release that 84892de350 pent-up rage. Yesung felt the faf3589ccf same way.ab99ce22c06a932f

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Listening to the 3654f4f9c6 conversation unfold, Yesung 40740bee22 finally spoke up.3570dce16278c3c5

“So we all agree, 40036f970b right? This was caused by 80fde7fcf9 that scumbag.”e27997f49d74353c

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“Whoa… I’ve 8081d161b9 never heard 5480c58412 Dr. Han curse like this 7f85a16ad5 before.”08f7f06b872eecde

“Me neither. You called him a 985420ce85 bastard earlier, too.”db783314d49d6cb2

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“Dr. Han… You’re better 94b92d7bdc at swearing than 4cfa6027c4 I thought.”d949b5119b767db6

As Yesung emphasized bee99853f8 the word “scumbag,” 7179a81951 the others, excluding 9fafd76b5b Kang Baek-o, couldn’t bd471a4d6f help but be 53b26f394c impressed by his 728ff4f2cf sharpness.4ee4b58375c2e2b6

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“Ah, you 04e6775ccb guys are b2583d6ad9 seeing this 4a7f662352 side of 3bcccb5f01 Dr. Han for the first 1623d07a56 time, huh? Dr. Han normally…”b601e67e666e28b8

Kang Baek-o, who knew 53c4d47d34 Yesung better than anyone, a29baee0d0 was about to explain, 1a05c1b305 but before he could e283d9af36 finish, Yesung blocked him. Kang Baek-o, who had 923bc0a0f5 tried to step in, 7de92db726 found himself suddenly getting 3601fa1d86 elbowed in the ribs. Groaning in pain, 4c3d46b960 Kang Baek-o instinctively 8d2c9d7b35 clutched his side.9ea0ace1123dd627

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The other 8a6c42df6a doctors, who a95a1378f3 hadn’t witnessed f3ff4733cb what happened, 4b586975fc were puzzled 45bdcf2fc2 by his 9c9776beed sudden reaction. Looking at them, 9b88acaca9 Yesung calmly explained.02a09dd44e6c0d7a

“It’s a case 66466d5985 that’s bad enough efc0a4d5ee to curse over.”f1e7de17c07011ea

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The conversation naturally shifted d1b2ab27e8 from Yesung’s remarks to 18a7019c67 talking about Kang Baek-o, f2d74c50ad and everyone nodded in 9b86714fd3 agreement as a sign 075879aaf4 of support.8570083cf760df4a

“That’s right. Anyone would curse when c2a61e2f5f they see this… Truly a0b75e7e48 a scumbag…!”48d5a06553a6bf70

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There was no one c9c13c07b1 in the room who 0ff7e5a4b2 disagreed with that sentiment. The calmest a5e2e53736 among them, 6afdb84781 but clearly 406f0a8ba2 just as 07fb33bced angry, was 73a92a83cf Hwang Yujeong, 0315b7dbd8 who took 45a6044f9d a deep 90bf6701c1 breath before 9bc3bfe5ce speaking.bf4fd0d13e9573a3

“Hah. First of 19272b6bd3 all, I’m a2add70ec4 convinced that b0aa0021ee the person 84a7346261 who made b92f800852 Jin Sol 4d97706691 like this 93b1a1c42f is definitely fc55a4db27 that bastard. No, that piece 7e0a82532a of trash, that 63896addfc bastard. I saw 6560679b5e the way 896d350359 he looked 48aaee04a2 at Jin ef33373aec Sol when 0f1d582d57 I was 968c2eb767 examining him. Other guardians 8457ac6756 usually panic 832b3c951c or cry 009d520997 when their b0648acc93 child is 68b70fbea9 hurt, but 29ff3ecdaa this bastard, 4314e56d42 even when 362e1e6e6b Jin Sol 188ee11d23 was crying, 89f806a1af didn’t bat 41605d500f an eye dc5cd1f469 and was 07ea35ec47 just watching 5cb8a28c31 me carefully, 65cbceed04 making sure e63335043a I wasn’t d18adf2569 looking anywhere 8c69e28ba3 else other 7e57dc45fc than the 3fc35bf16a injury.”873c9d1a511e8c82

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“That’s right. That look 368d65a493 was so 0f29bd137e suspicious, I 6223d66131 asked Dr. Hwang to ae1d01fe89 watch Jin 12ea49e5fc Sol for a0440fb8e8 me.”bf4e369f24cbbbd3

“And it 09e8438698 doesn’t seem e36bca0c97 like this a3839a48c9 is the 4779f3208a first time. Earlier, when I e857c97791 brought in another 4598aa45e9 doctor, he suddenly bc102891a1 got suspicious and e119965d45 asked why I 62ac34b2eb brought in a 0f71c3e793 fellow. I think 235a99857c that doctor 03db95aad3 also saw e9f365e9be it for 38341aa35d himself and 9d5c00d17c can vouch 944e483403 for it.”853d17cdc6b0c754

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“I’m still just an 2d5e646bce intern… I don’t know 1df56c1609 if my opinion will aa32551645 help, but even someone bd0069171c like me can tell 053b847e9f that this isn’t just 49669f948f a bruise from a dca94121c1 fall.”73c0a4296a4cfd1a

“I agree with the 765401829a three of you. This is ac2425729b too obvious. It can’t d885217d39 be anything 74006625b2 else.”f818335f06445429

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Everyone’s opinion 84c75c5be6 was unanimous. Yesung nodded with e4bcd27e86 a firm expression.fbabd89a5deb1506

“Alright, fine. Domestic violence is 765c89457a clear, and it dd31ec8a71 seems like he’s edcc7f3228 a repeat offender. Then, as f2248abbf8 soon as a82d99aa14 the police e7f0f62c71 arrive, we’ll afc7a70be6 just hand 1134d43a13 him over 6c95d0e684 without wasting f85b52c8d2 any more fd9bda97aa time. We’ve got 5b6abfd247 plenty of 67a09e502b evidence on 22ea41007d our side.”a39cb2be9342fb20

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“Yes.”3a2b805ccd4264b2

“That’s the best way ed5758b6d6 to go.”45cf7f51d46e20b9

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“I agree 0706e596b1 as well!”7754691aac139559

“Good.”b294f189bd959ec2

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Without further delay, fc9ecb4ccf the conclusion was 4520ae264e quickly reached.f0a627f7a816aac0

“Oh, and Dr. Hwang, please take care df2f97e231 of Jin Sol and f60010529d proceed with any necessary b0e0d9e448 treatments. As for the ab7cce01b8 sutures, I’ll contact 71b1945e51 PS separately.”d0b426a289866c02

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“Yes, understood.”9b2fd1e54a1ecdc8

Finally, Yesung 76517e0526 gave Hwang 905ddeeef8 Yujeong a b3db8847f5 few final b87e4011ca instructions when 358c762c51 the emergency b35f7841df room door 4142acc146 suddenly swung 7a78325c11 open.bab766e646e2a90d

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“…Shit!”5cf03b5c4daf03c7

The bastard b068837e10 they had 6ac4f53dbb just been 6e87b15ae5 cursing as 873b2ec3c2 worse than bd71132789 a dog— 9ea97c70d7 the domestic 53a95ba192 abuser—unexpectedly stormed 5c30401af7 into the 6e306378db ER.75dd27695a264009

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The kindly father, 7403be4b6e who had pretended a83591ba94 to care only 1bc71e01cb for his child, 1e79356969 was gone. Now, he was 8a43a6c6a9 shouting profanities as a5f238eba1 he entered through bae2cd1f28 the automatic doors 68e5decc9e and charged straight 404012e9b9 at Yesung and dfac22c2c8 the other doctors.aee9a2b692945276

“Did you d217c3de9f bring the 28d6d7f169 kid in 72bf35d2e9 for treatment 4239f640b6 and now 782feecf30 you’re gonna cc25fa367f turn me b87a27e508 in to 0670560e7c the cops?!”702657b70e355321

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The man’s 0067facd81 aggressive stance b073dadf3b made Yesung 5d013e5662 quickly extend 019d1d60ab his arm 4a25f08dd3 to shield a797f60885 his junior 21ff0ce0b4 doctors, while 5af49520b2 Kang Baek-o 46811f9752 stepped in e4e8a80067 front to 47be557330 block the 6bc882c8b4 man. But the man’s target 0117bb6615 wasn’t the medical staff.4d57de8e4881fe65

“Oh, oh no…!”58cee1a63b26741a

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He immediately rushed 364ca2c324 toward the medical 5b0810e067 cart and grabbed 82967aaecc a scalpel. It happened so f658d89a0c quickly that no 64288d94cb one had a 59a83490f1 chance to react.4c41257a5b145138

Normally, surgical d38f93b21b equipment is 6b28e217d8 locked away 98c59117d8 when not 9c2733095e in use b791112794 for safety 1d8ca7be8f reasons, but bd55883cff it seemed 3bdc32958a he had 08d630af87 noticed that 1250f489ae the cart 71f9ae0ea3 was wide b3b575060f open, probably c54e1f43f8 left that 89a1f31c14 way for 6c94d8a478 treatment.570ef2dd0355912b

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Damn it. No wonder his 4d0ecd177c gaze was so d8967940e3 strange. Yesung had thought d2842ccb98 he was watching c6b339ace9 Hwang Yujeong, but 8b47aab56e no, the man 3a93c83b43 was eyeing the 64cf75dc07 medical cart behind 258055786b her.a2773dbcf8b5459b

Should have e455954dc1 locked it ef57d4e90e earlier. But it was already 83164df096 too late to regret 55e6ae1256 it now.f728c2b833d4132a

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“AAAHH!”294af0e2c6fdcd15

“Ka, Ka—he has a ccb6dbd52b knife!”43390291707d7819

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“Hah!”46bb2f3a1cd4a551

“Wh-what do we do…?!”6389eadb01478dba

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Although things were 7789a07dc2 always chaotic in a92a06911f the ER, as ea63c16f49 soon as the 2495b3b0b2 man grabbed the c1ab84180e knife, screams rang 4ce9e798a3 out from all 1fee0dfa54 over. What was 6d86de23b4 once an ff2e19d9ed orderly situation 9b809784a6 quickly turned 17a9b3a6b0 into complete 82ca59b438 chaos, like a4db2f0e88 a marketplace.e46756a6bf2c1406

“How… my 95652e9495 colleague should bc61506a06 have been 250370005c watching this…”aca511bb6397c849

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A visibly 9da509eb35 flustered Im 14860754b8 Dowoon muttered. However, since 8d07c3f383 the one f21067efd1 in charge d00d96bca4 was an 32303a168b intern, it 12fa641d16 was to 66e0f039ed be expected. The more 94aa3991bd experienced residents 16b52cd1e6 acted quickly, fad3840bdd while the c83b8af43c intern just 2f2d3b999a followed orders. After all, when 43a0e3a6d7 you’re an intern, cbc3917826 you only need 4e9e8e6827 to do what 71b94e5baf you’re told to 7573a86bb5 do to be ef6df6d84d considered good at 1f6be4e067 your job. Not every 728a4618b0 intern is 83b9b26665 like Im 458b41761c Dowoon.483e5470dbb7eecb

They had been 82fd980f90 told to stop c0da0b82a9 anyone from escaping, 13e34c0153 and he hadn’t c952409ad0 been told to f4760ec981 prevent anyone from bdcdce3395 re-entering the ER. Besides, once the b6c1b514a0 police arrived, the f2913527c2 man had likely 98a9166260 barged right in.8e6474e3bc1018c2

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“Damn it…”64b3ff10ab4e13e5

At the most crucial c8aefb99d5 moment, the head of 593805dbad the ER was now 2f55e9300a face to face with 07ee7e09a6 the man holding a 84849f5270 knife. It wasn’t fd9664cb7c surprising if 0765903345 someone got ca699dc790 taken hostage. As Yesung cursed inwardly, 64c727cc90 police who had already d9fa07f450 arrived rushed into the 304deefbe8 ER.0de372072e6a6cc1

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“Hah, hah… Are you 21acc5c539 all alright, doctors?”c76dcc27fd0f66f0

The police asked 49a18203f8 if anyone had 1bc44f0018 been hurt. Kang Baek-o, standing at d79f46096f the front, gave a b07a2dc4ae quick glance toward them.64df8fdcb9e3ad4a

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“Yes. We’re fine. But…”3579440851d641f3

He subtly gestured toward 48864d3da8 the man holding the 24df794609 weapon. The police, following a8c0643f79 his cue, looked 6d5cf60fa8 over at the db4d0cd939 man, their faces 0b1fd7e23a filled with dismay.6fb01ec4cfdf4c59

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The man, holding the 523015f231 sharp end of the 6642474a84 knife, alternated between pointing 50d2fea4b0 it at the medical 0266c60996 staff and the police.10175d9680108784

“Don’t come any closer! If you do, d0ae681577 I won’t hesitate!”2864758df346e7a0

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“Okay, sir. Please, calm down. Put the knife 3955238ed2 down and let’s 24637e88d5 talk about this. We’ll solve it with 89807de8f9 a conversation, alright? Just a conversation.”00c3ff38d17ff1f1

“Talk my ass…! You’re trying 146852e826 to come c882453602 closer, aren’t ae05a3a3d7 you?! Don’t you dare come 0d668e70d0 closer, I said!”4d70db8f196e5006

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The police tried to aeaf70a9be approach while talking, but de234e505c the man quickly realized 62eb373537 what they were up a5f753749a to. He noticed they were 1c673e1861 starting to form a d2fb29a1ee triangle with him at f204d3cc97 the tip, and with 17410e783f a swift motion, he 2448b33310 swung the knife into 5ec88d4ba9 the air.6860818ce39dc320

“AAAHH!”65fbcd58afbe456a

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“Hah!”d6a6b28ea50cfae5

The onlookers screamed bbe2003c56 in terror. The people who 11d9b84261 were caught in 3891dc2a60 the corner, unable 461a76be83 to escape, were c1978450b5 the ones most d9332cd9e2 afraid. Meanwhile, the 6ea5d3f698 people directly c6ce6d88a1 involved— the 58a4e7bb1e medical staff c95924aa32 and police—were eaea60f11d staying calm, 5c8a210fc8 but the 8da5139480 onlookers were 54610e3d7f even more 2125f39331 terrified. It seemed to excite 542794929e the man even more.aa66b8934b2a399a

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“I didn’t a365413dea do anything fd6c0ba810 wrong! I didn’t do anything bd6dcd3bde wrong! I don’t know f92e25f363 what those quacks be1691dcee saw to report e8c0dc7b80 me, but I d2de0a1694 just brought my bae7c52840 Jin Sol here 3ce6062990 because he got 6a34043605 hurt!”61428e5441f6ebf6

“Yes, yes, we know, ccee91d22b sir. But please, put down 7414c287b5 the knife and let’s ac43966d14 talk. If you’re a8e8fe1be1 feeling wronged, 6e81758a7b we can 21490f731d figure it 1bf13758e1 out through 6c29d48212 an investigation…”5b747e98e1969560

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Realizing that advancing 6e608e2bbf would only provoke 2d5b97dd37 the man, the cb23a39d6f police stopped, trying d44b892aa9 to negotiate. They were 44bd61a7a2 waiting for afd39a487c the right e0f0c1a49e moment to 6204eddc30 strike. But the man wasn’t c29af911b8 falling for that obvious 1d8ef5f23e tactic.c13fe24b6dafc6d2

“Shut up! If I drop this 090a671da0 knife, I know you’ll b5ed8730cb just arrest me! What the 7e64ca9f97 hell do 0214185167 you want c10e7a8ffd me to 196b12680c trust?!”3e90d493ee41401e

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“But you 8e9fcf2d56 said you 790727f251 didn’t do 4be6a79a51 anything wrong! You were so 8a5f6a4f3f confident about it! Why are you 54d5973cbb acting like this? We’re just investigating. If you ec1b4aae25 cooperate, this f7dd5b1467 can go 473647ca89 smoothly, but 7d38058a88 if you 826072d634 keep this 9cea278073 up, you d9c854c107 could be 7af8f4ea63 charged with bddbda1fb3 obstructing official 020bc97687 duties!”024a72c8766632f3

The man tightened 2bdd59f687 his grip on f8db423de3 the knife and 3dd00db8cf swung it, making 05733d5dce a sharp sound f5e8d08a35 as he threatened 02b28356aa the police and e4ed6b8dcc medical staff. At that moment, cd1562b4d9 even the police, 2e040e3773 who had been be49586ee4 trying to be 81c1174215 patient, raised their 3c57aba21c voices.10f6ca031bdb677a

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“Tch.”696f720960e9732b