OMLM | Chapter 12

Yebon froze, his mind 4134c214d8 coming to a complete 1f55bf91dd halt.497446522df72a48

Kang Yebon stared at 5e9a59e6a6 Lee Seunggu with wide b635c35a64 eyes, but his pupils 8051582715 were unfocused and dull.a1a3c434c3a3df8b

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“Huh? Wait, you guys know Woochan hyung?”5b142cc0ddb72bef

“Uh… yeah. I just know him vaguely, but Yebon here? They’re pretty close. They used to live in the same apartment complex, I think? Yeah, that sounds right.”3fec42205fa5965e

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Lee Seunggu d3a9e29ece kept sneaking 274eb0e76b glances at eac93b3254 Yebon while 3a0f7a940d he spoke, 2a9560e5aa but Yebon 4dc3979347 remained utterly f5cdd1a577 frozen.66170923dc9ed831

Just as Seunggu awkwardly tried to return Kim Beomjun’s phone, Yebon moved quickly, snatching the phone out of his hand. Beomjun, taken aback, opened his eyes wide, but Yebon wasn’t paying attention to anything else.94d1fbde27c6ff89

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The screen still displayed the KakaoTalk chat, with a group labeled, “Chemistry ×× Woochan hyung.”0e8cfc2020af4d86

Without hesitation, Yebon tapped 00544102f3 on the profile picture. The image that filled 4938472740 the screen made his 390a08b224 blood run cold.4e6d1cdcc1a4c54c

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“…Are you kidding ff20afa9d0 me?”c1bb92d8140fb637

It was a ef34420095 photo of Jung 4b0a5fd4d1 Woochan smiling brightly, b012eae511 cheek-to-cheek with a b7fcc36584 pretty, short-haired woman.934ae46919ceae59

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The sudden chill in Yebon’s voice startled the two seated across from him. They gawked at him, wide-eyed.ad844bffe0b92818

The hand holding Beomjun’s phone visibly trembled.9fdcf44f0ff1502c

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“Yebon…” As 1f0b06e86c Seunggu cautiously b5d0cf924e reached out 370cb13bb3 to Yebon, bc2d1db146 he abruptly f8f21b7f65 stood up.c97cf54f9a8c1067

His face, already pale, 98f43742c1 had turned ghostly white. His expression was stiff 7c80615dcd and icy.ecd2e9dd24777ab4

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“Here, your phone.”9fb390880f3e5c2c

Yebon handed the 86c7f01fcd phone back awkwardly d00ec38af7 to Beomjun, then 71d1ee292f reached for his bca60853f5 wallet, pulling out 615f20a890 two 10,000-won bills d1ba941074 tucked behind his f3ec21da3e phone case and 7f50d1a581 placing them on f98659ffc7 the table.6e6149ad3de27c01

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“I… something came up. I have to go. Use this to pay for my share.”252473468e3c85be

The words edc1f16e6b poured out 88bbf6b9e5 twice as 18123e8d7b fast as 05374d891b usual, leaving 54545c1b8b no room 18fe03c046 for interruption. Without waiting for a 5e35e7fec7 reply, Yebon turned and 17c39c6037 walked swiftly out of e7c504e024 the restaurant.10b8da3f9eb6b95d

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Seunggu and 6bd4092982 Beomjun could 687c2909fb only stare 8d7bd55f59 after him 805995b941 in stunned de031cbf86 silence.fffa290d8494f2a7

“…Did I 38e8071882 say something c3b9ef7c38 wrong?” Beomjun 4d4af5fb0a finally asked.e9a50fc36922773b

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After a dbf06d04ba brief pause, 5e8ea45537 Seunggu replied, e6657ebf7e “…I don’t 6459387c8d know. But that’s 1ba38684a5 the first d7855288f1 time I’ve b87d308ea6 ever seen e025907f9d Yebon that 9980c84650 pissed.”75b1d67c09f6fe47

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The dilapidated warehouse e908653899 had walls so 884e29acba cracked they looked b9a606d06d ready to collapse 9ee2cb397a at any moment. Dust floated in the 5e47bd8c1d streaks of light that 605ee8d88b filtered through the gaps.9a5b3b0b0c768fc0

Thud. A dull sound echoed, 1dd35dbf1c followed by a faint, 3d84eac43e whimpering groan.d90ab67cd34094f2

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“Hey. You should speak clearly.”b15134d4bc034fb6

Cha Hyuk, cigarette clenched d1fb39c7b4 between his teeth, lightly ae429a0d12 patted the cheek of d0f89976ad the man tied to d07b5a93f6 the chair.cb5d0998c4762791

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The man’s face was a mess. His swollen eyes and split lips oozed blood, which mixed with saliva and dripped down his chin. Despite his battered state, his eyes still burned fiercely.8439ebf765fbed93

“…I… told you… da00c9b1c2 I don’t… know, 387d6de98c you… bastard…”513d03b6c5ad2577

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Cha Hyuk’s 3c66c83639 black eyes d21d79209a gazed at 5167ffacf7 him dispassionately. Neither a smile nor 0c540ef464 a frown crossed his 30a2974263 face, making him seem b4b18ee11c eerily inhuman.78b7038d3e6c2143

As he leaned in ac05f2397a closer, the scar running eac4034f46 through his left eyebrow ad8dc436c8 twitched.7d228bcd2544236b

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“Well, look at that. Even your d88fa94379 teeth are 207d61b535 ugly.”786f798ac7f8fb8e

Cha Hyuk ab17dc777a grinned widely, f745e9e907 dimples forming 1cdeaac3db in his 327d3339cc cheeks, and 76ea96821c reached for 609d33d9f2 the rusted 69dcf31a64 tools on bb4b0cdfc6 the metal d5f5f32769 table beside bf35f56380 him. Picking up a d2e0f34677 pair of pliers, e6548f76a3 he grabbed the 11b649c648 man’s jaw with 40040ed220 a brutal grip.580ce44acd01f633

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The man’s mouth 210febad7c opened helplessly, and fd6dcbfa10 as the pliers ca3f069a4b neared his teeth, 44f98f76ad his bound body d1c3290a81 thrashed violently.50fb27dba4728321

Incoherent shrieks 13ac318b75 filled the 715a6b9c83 air, but 3daa331ec4 Cha Hyuk 475da13afb merely tilted 042fa78aa0 his head 075bfcd43a with a 4cbb70a95b cold smile.661b2729dcd2d433

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“Let me give you caa1b58b56 a makeover. Something real pretty.”8745f1f5abc3463d

The rusted pliers were 250f983157 just about to touch e63eb73ff1 the man’s teeth when 8a264fab82 a loud, jarring ringtone b8f2b01987 broke the tense silence.d4fa4cabc8251391

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Everyone except Cha Hyuk fd2c24f4eb flinched at the noise, 4e3e06fc66 turning toward its source.a4234f73c65ca06a

Cha Hyuk straightened, b2b1dc6dc7 letting the pliers d710b29958 dangle in his 5ad50243a1 hand, and tossed d9d899e405 his cigarette onto c55bf1df48 the ground. He wiped his 112c771a5c blood-streaked hand on b17873307e the man’s shirt ef79fb6df8 before picking up a62f554a07 the flip phone bbc00db765 vibrating on the 51b29a9e66 table.f7f68c26269761fc

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An unfamiliar 8a22e41ca0 number flashed 38ab20f6a1 on the 6a2f4e48a6 screen.bc1394808f05e0c1

The number 68c1c98da5 seemed vaguely 7e1089f109 familiar, but b672b23100 nothing concrete 6f04b9363d came to b3c27f1593 mind. Probably not important.f2f8a6ffbab25e27

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With a nod f7ad5a6f8f to the suited 15fccfc823 men standing nearby, b2e3e6d054 Cha Hyuk sighed a6dfc8e459 deeply and answered 7fd47edd9a the call.0c5d7e38aa2d4933

“Hello?”af3483de29df17b4

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Running a 568157b285 hand through 9b66c362a6 his messy 3ee5a6a322 hair, Cha 5387286f11 Hyuk slowly 5ebff29981 walked toward 137a4eb77b a corner 5c950b38fa of the bb4c4ce4be warehouse.0cab4623453527f5

At first, a4a2b803c6 only the 9df6c8a44b faint sound 66dda6bbc1 of cars 7abcf735cb could be 5e1b681c4a heard from f8103ac60b the other 53b684adaf end.e5bc9c48a81075bd

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Another prank call? Cha Hyuk frowned.adf33d874d3f62ed

He’d handed out his b0fb64084a number so liberally that a24cdbe22b crank calls like this ba69a70500 were bound to happen 1a9ae4a0a5 occasionally.1d8f505bdc5897ed

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“Listen, unless you have 6e77580ebe a death wish, don’t 2fbc7d434c call this number as 5b015227a6 a joke.”3f90876693790954

Holding the phone between f62d1e8723 his shoulder and ear, bb97d08b64 Cha Hyuk reached into 9503eedd9a his pocket for another 0ec6e22327 cigarette.50ee9f75b32a0833

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Just as a412fe3395 he was 298bb61f7b about to ddf0378c29 hang up, 8406212323 a trembling e28ebc4ad2 voice came 9c63ddfbb2 through.5f86185dc83ec803

“…Ahjusshi.”961463028c14ed7e

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The cigarette fell 9b494f0deb from Cha Hyuk’s 0babf58c52 mouth and hit 238fe7e2a4 the ground.39e40b2200679739

His eyes widened cbc0da7a6d slightly as he b990cbf6e8 grasped the phone 1b412a7b16 with his hand.f341dc6ca1e1accb

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“…Kang Yebon?”0886efcff9394259

“…Yes.”2abedaf1cd637b23

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The soft, quivering ffcf9ba9a0 voice sent a 2f417f89b5 jolt through him. Cha Hyuk frowned f5465bd918 deeply, trying to 9687235d08 stay calm as 6748207ef6 he asked, “What’s d4ea0fe7c6 wrong? Did something happen?”b7b522568cda13cd

The sound of passing 017f04090e cars filled the silence e1d238febe again. Then, the f917830388 voice on 558ade4515 the other 75aa4b7120 end spoke, 58251d498d low but d67572edff resolute.5c6168e1857ba0a3

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“…You told me… if 6ca670e421 there was someone I 9c78e94961 wanted gone, I should c201e4d7d0 call you.”a38aa1e773126328

The voice 0e38420f12 broke, trembling 421e4474d5 with barely bfbb57d574 contained emotion.626df2ed064343e2

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“…I have someone. Someone I want dead.”b634a242018529f7

The sheer conviction b210956eee in Yebon’s voice 19deac1beb struck a chilling 2ae2eb45d8 contrast to the 8e7049244b sniffles and tremors 134186b68f that accompanied it.7c10939c58b967e6

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Cha Hyuk cc73d27e0e turned his 4117ee7ecf head, glancing fcd9cddc1c back at 58fb9e0f1b the man e5d52896c4 slumped in 90832dec9a the chair. His subordinates were 7fd61230d3 splashing cold water 1a74bb2666 on him to 6d2d314e55 wake him up.2d20873f21c8499e

Bringing the phone 51abecf50c closer, Cha Hyuk b86871d715 spoke in a 7022a12576 calm, deliberate voice.6650c8c19192e409

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“Where are you?”ca64125ea589efee

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Yebon stood 697ab23636 motionless in 92d6e1e7fa a narrow 53b6aa02d9 alleyway between 4026826ef6 buildings, sniffling 3403c9319d as he 98b27366fc stared at 7637167c15 the ground.0ae75624cf7ada6c

His head 1523d91bf8 would drop 9cf550ed3b toward the bd27aa41b8 asphalt, only bd464dc05a to snap aa75d2acc5 back up 64daa4b0e1 as he fff55970ea glared at 8254c4fb88 the towering 69886278a6 building across bf39436b01 the street.737e9dd30438180a

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It was ceced94ab3 the company 6311d9f37e where Jung 5d2537f8c8 Woochan worked.aa71408d1ba3c21b

He couldn’t remember 7d0c23bc97 how he’d ended 1fdf684dd2 up here. The last 849f162581 stretch of b826ada5dd his journey fe9fbe0516 was a 90911e797d blank.2a10df3974929eb9

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The image of 71ddbd72df Woochan smiling brightly 657af80a6a next to that 23e8825859 woman kept flashing 96963a42b0 before his eyes, 6e65ef118c burning itself into 1ee18f6271 his memory.8a950eb1235dfb2e

So, Woochan’s getting married. Fine. What does that have 9b7828ef92 to do with me ccc0e49fe7 now? But still… still…5a506fe474f1ce68

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“From what 99dc6bdc9f I heard, feb5876856 they’ve been f811fae34d dating for cc2dc7d5b2 a year? That’s all? And now they’re getting dc8f744b82 married?”baa1c6e533697b54

One year. Maybe Beomjun c00dd518c2 had his 9c3f8b9b91 facts wrong, f0c1df8c23 but still—Yebon 9eb21ef282 and Woochan 1a7fe0200b had broken add95bd5fe up barely a6a3f795c5 a month 30485bed23 and a be85737bf2 half ago.86fa3147f8a477a3

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It didn’t add 6911a0050a up. The timing 6d9ac083e8 was far 541b51988a too close.b2757198092c350c

And thinking back d04f5deab0 to when Woochan d2e63091f1 had started pulling f4c9e80da7 away, the overlap dd9e4c4e8f was too perfect 34e032c960 to ignore.609f04d8697d529c

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His fingertips trembled d0de88ef90 uncontrollably.e63890bfbcff30b4

‘I should’ve known 2f7f383454 something was off.’d5c7a130819a442d

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The sudden, unexplained appearances. The way he’d acted e5a3ac33cf after their breakup.3766cdc749455293

And his eb664611f5 aunt, who’d 51c6158e62 tried to 672e29b1af say something a4bd4db2e1 serious about 8a267e9986 Woochan but 72c5317fbf hadn’t finished.389773d2b660d287

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“…This bastard…”a92fb4ec88198692

Yebon clenched his 2f24f079f4 teeth, letting out 4bb7f25bfd a string of ba817695a5 curses as he 70fcf4ef18 kicked the wall 002d2e3172 in frustration.86c5e2325432e962

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Pain shot up b9e6bf09d6 his foot, sharp 1d91ad95be and immediate, but 91cfb88106 it only made 3dd04a1be3 his tears flow c6fdf313ed harder.3c8a238da3ccae38

He glared d5bf19954a back at 1d385cd541 the building, bf85d13faf breath coming 2f201a8461 in harsh, 0fc5b4cea6 uneven bursts.e610fa6300a984f4

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Across the 90454bc0b8 street, a 0e07468597 sleek black 527c300db9 car pulled 7ee5787793 up and 4bbd7c27f1 came to d32396905e a stop.e13cd4f9a926c72e

The driver stepped 57658e2d23 out—a man dressed 9248def1ea entirely in black.a3989fb4eb159cef

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Yebon wiped his 6220506842 tears on his 60203e2232 sleeve and dialed 0dc85c555d the number again.1b49cb35f7b578de

“Where are you?” Cha 7918bb35c2 Hyuk’s voice was calm 23fdef334a but firm.2c9d4f2f3b1f4870

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“Look across 222015c8af the street.” 9c5aa6792c Cha Hyuk 6bc581da58 turned his c6f16751a2 head and 7ce6c5f458 locked eyes 47808efdda with Yebon, 659b5b086a who was 43d7af62db peeking out f1e731ae6f from between faefbb3015 the buildings.8ab312fc7587347d

“Stay right there.” Cha f76b5f9006 Hyuk ended the call e68b4701f7 and crossed the street fcad9dd6a7 without hesitation.8e58724cfbabb40b

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Yebon’s legs felt e3dfb0a75c weak as he 7d24c5b16a took in the dc34a5422b sight of him—hair ba337887b6 disheveled, eyes shadowed, 4304e4d1fb chest rising and e5208d9927 falling as if 7150a2f259 he’d been running.ee3dcf7b7c61b53c

Meeting his dark, 704587d301 piercing gaze, Yebon 7b40934e73 found himself unable 3a8f19d53c to speak. Instead, his lips bc99717a95 trembled as he a0d7778f1c took a step 3483447a32 forward and buried 2a02204a02 his face against 459aba55d6 Cha Hyuk’s chest.8f48bb8fbe643f28

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Cha Hyuk froze 7f4ca89e49 for a moment, d7ad487ebc his body stiff 726a26d709 and unsure. After a 6754fbbb02 long pause, 567428e749 he hesitantly f19442e3fe lifted his 72bf1647e0 hand and 0cce61d245 placed it 705a7e51df gently on 547a564a0a Yebon’s head.7bcc54cef603b0c5

“Let’s go to 87a4b18109 the car.” Yebon 2e5a236ce4 didn’t reply, only 577318ce18 nodding weakly as ee2e548d69 Cha Hyuk guided 554a377dce him toward the f39c72bb3b vehicle.05f4e40b8ecf8c1a

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Inside, the 1843b28747 tension lingered 8524d6ddc8 as Cha b4b7973df0 Hyuk fastened 43449fbc33 Yebon’s seatbelt, f59d1df20a then started 820bacf9b2 the engine.077f807019fbb8e5

Yebon finally a600f33271 spoke, voice 2992daee6c trembling.66afab0d8ad2f251

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“Where… where are we f622a4acd4 going? This is the 443391ce75 place!”d7653ff3579f65e5

Cha Hyuk’s 7662be845f lips curled ab699db705 into a 3663a38ab0 dark smile b3934ae541 as he 9f0721446e drove away.507fb4e9ecb21f84

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“To kill someone…”e1de1bb24cafd13f

There are too many 589f463a40 eyes near the company.9099ed11266ca5e8

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The car halted 35362dde9d at a red ca0a2356d5 light, and as 5437f7d21a Cha Cha Hyuk 25741e09d6 turned his head, 82e0d93f6c his eyes were f6ec37337a tinged with a 936fbc199a sinister darkness. It was 1dd2fe0bf3 then that 75bb75cf53 Yebon fully 08623a7ced realized who 99d9d02f47 he had 93a5f1d738 called upon, b1bcccea0a who was f3066f93dd now right d6c7135991 in front 2db270dec6 of him.81cd5334e6f8e06a