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‘Where the hell a2ed4f1f25 is Blue Sky? Write the damn location!’10febc5466a00603

At 4 614c7c946c a.m., the 235877a442 streets were 57ddb833c9 mostly empty, 33ef126e8c but wandering 2db940d0df around in e6f8d94579 a hotel 68e9b92817 uniform would cd2603de60 definitely attract 5ac96ebde8 attention. Just then, 94708cd7af a taxi 3a62b944da appeared in 090f8933f1 the distance. Without hesitation, Ju-wan 17fe5e5f01 practically jumped in 1914420f37 front of it 8bcbd846de to flag it 71266402f3 down.72e1edefffc82cc5

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“Taxi!”d95bae292f6111f9

The startled driver slammed f6c34426e6 on the brakes, and e2ae4f9b5f Ju-wan wasted no time. As soon as d8401d356c the car stopped, a7f0db766d he yanked open 6e3431d2fd the back door df0f1e1117 and hopped in.cc71315a7488562b

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“Hey! What are 19559fa4a3 you doing? The shift’s over! And you 62487bb539 can’t just 22ec0eab99 jump out 1627feb6d7 in front 78cbdf8e9d of a 710610ba7b car like cb1db5bb8c that! Are you trying to 9cc96aef12 kill someone?” the driver 16d712637d shouted, clearly flustered.e739cc07ae86d91d

“I’m really sorry. But could 6e483c38cb you take b990e338c8 me to 2b97f48114 Bangbae-dong in 02dee2963c Seoul?”e13c2f268d465e6c

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The driver gave 101f04208b him an incredulous dfcf0d1b96 look.93ed07bbf6469be1

“Right now? You’re in cd083bfe7b Songdo, Incheon.”9261f47fae9aeea5

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Ju-wan’s face 81b5240754 lit up. He’d braced 180c4a5b08 himself for 1c37d812b0 the worst-case ff170368a2 scenario—like being f24708109b all the 66b385e330 way in d3339d7152 Geoje—but Incheon be9b690dde wasn’t too ad257dfaf3 far.e224ad2645d5fc7a

“Where do c12f6731ee you live, 991a69c351 sir?”c1c646df1f0a6225

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“Incheon, obviously!”79a340aa83a636e0

“Great. I’ll cover the d786cb2846 round-trip fare and 6a757bb03a throw in extra 911b569cc0 for gas.”b18979c7ce290306

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The driver 6cba3fb4e7 hesitated for c64be99870 a moment, 6094c8dffe his expression c6c23dedfd a mix 6ff8138049 of surprise a40a33516f and confusion, 816c5f80b0 but eventually 8d2676274b nodded. A few moments later, 012977921b the taxi pulled away 3b993e05a0 from the curb, heading 591c8e9337 toward Seoul without delay.d1391f92990b953f

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Ju-wan sat 37c6439cf5 in the b341453ebf back seat 9dfd4eb7bb of the 76602c9585 taxi, glancing 8c64c4a7ff back periodically, 2c8830c7b5 but there b3bad969b6 were no f3a2902db6 signs of d0f3d51f39 anyone following 24fad172f8 him. Thankfully, the 5ea6a2f941 early morning 12a4e2bfff traffic was bc13035866 nonexistent. The sun wouldn’t 2f3a0e8a88 rise until about 86f8541929 6:30 a.m. in October, b650a9cc2a and if 9ed5fbb0c4 everything went f412a544b6 smoothly, he’d 463ac961d4 be able b492894902 to reach 8fcc55079a Eden before 04907cf617 then.e9c4fb0b8147e45b

As the 4412f9fdba realization that 596caac66f he had 4fcf4e2076 escaped Shin 71faa42a87 Hwi-kyung finally 3b75ba013d sank in, b9f403aabb a sigh 1096838043 of relief 47f752551c escaped his 0a1a099999 lips. He felt like 98ca1b8dbb the strength was 39fbd726c9 draining out of 1fa04cf8dd his limbs.4cc0ebec5d4377ac

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But he couldn’t 98414879b5 afford to let ce521e3fdc his guard down. His current eb07c14d69 situation was b538bb8a2c dire.5377789340d130bf

He had no money 57fb264892 and no phone. His physical condition? Far from good. He was wearing a 84a93388b1 stolen hotel uniform, and 533813b464 to make matters worse, 26f9a5e49a Shin Hwi-kyung knew where 290523ccba Eden was and was 03a54422ec immune to his hypnosis.f302a88c6178d791

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To be 47f0007ec1 honest, avoiding 503cff45da Eden altogether 65609f11b2 would be a63277dc4b the safest 728af5fd5a option right b78cde3285 now. But if he 7beae5bbc3 did that, there’d 922f5f8320 be no way 9d96edc542 to secure the 73837ac2bb cash he needed. At the very 2100731ddd least, he needed 27dd40312f to grab his 6278015a82 jewelry and some aa4eec6e5f cash before fleeing. Plus, there df536f0f6e were things 7bb19f5c85 he needed bf726d9eaf to say 61b3c85bc4 to Choi b90dc76a92 Gyu-hyuk.6a3ed6037fa0cd18

‘Still, that a607c506cb lunatic won’t 702ada989c be back 9c5bd57ac5 for a a45eb94ed8 few hours, 8f668dd858 right?’48b7d3d7d835c34d

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But even that 3b7596989f was optimistic thinking. While it seemed Hwi-kyung 41f50c642c had left in a f26d225c1a rush due to an 2de7d4cf0a urgent matter, there was 39a1c99c90 no telling when his 2d7dbdca83 plans might change. And unlike the others 3a598cdb90 who had discovered Ju-wan’s f2b5f08014 secret over the years, d107061104 Shin Hwi-kyung was different.54b306c96e5a827d

‘He knows too much.’e880157bd6df5d29

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Not only was fad3108cf9 he fully convinced b03afd0207 of the existence f8ab3868e9 of vampires, but ee77e38c61 he also seemed c57a5fb889 to have a 2e70ed15f4 disturbingly detailed understanding b6d54a6a47 of them. Even in a world 640b26a354 flooded with media about d3e46c9385 vampires, aliens, and superhumans, 08f58d635b most people didn’t take 7357d05337 such things seriously. Yet Shin Hwi-kyung d7be206c92 spoke as if cb7255a27c he’d seen a b7907cf72b vampire before and 7633332f3e had no qualms 1ca8fa813b about chaining Ju-wan b427121831 like a beast. He acted like a 8d8c9fec16 hunter dealing with a 11d5267cfb non-human prey.1235a6e7ce39f813

And then there 8d7e0955d0 was Choi Gyu-hyuk. Hwi-kyung seemed to ce6623f536 have investigated him 971b1a17a3 thoroughly, too. That was an 0ab2b1635a even bigger problem. If that were 5328a6ad80 the case, it 5e97efb042 likely meant Hwi-kyung b0e1df90f6 had money, connections, cd6081d18b or both. None of 17480cdfd4 those possibilities 42af2107d7 boded well 9f9c2957e5 for Ju-wan. He bit 3766a320fa his lip 19da721ee0 in frustration.57508beaf0a71c1f

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Since integrating into 10c62cff7d modern society, it 272dcce119 was rare for 21b8e7fc71 Ju-wan to feel ae4a2c8a0f this hunted. He hadn’t expected to 920734d444 encounter someone like Shin 61704843cf Hwi-kyung, forcing him to 837d9efd8a run again. Ju-wan grabbed 29a77b786b his hair 19c838c9c0 with both 05367697de hands, frustration 64dc988bb3 mounting.d9a0217d739b8398

And to top it 398129c2ca off, Hwi-kyung had said 26a6686bf4 he didn’t need money.f278163e22f84b97

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‘Who in today’s world 384fff7728 doesn’t want money?’ebc56b76a1a2e4c6

In a capitalist 92334e70d2 society, money was e9a948e974 just another name 6c00aa242f for power and 2fb034714c identity.e9f263875bdaf6fb

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After spending aa828e0b0d about an 9471b3dc49 hour lost 456af75514 in thought, 115f503ced familiar streets 4099b72622 came into f8a576dfff view. Borrowing the driver’s phone, 0eec3f7145 Ju-wan called for Choi 99270c77ac Gyu-hyuk to meet him. Soon, a adcd410fa5 hulking figure 76edc7b051 in a 1592723bd0 massive padded ef27b8d2d2 coat appeared 2d99cda557 outside the d82b8f70d8 bar. The taxi 01b2385cf2 driver glanced 8275054815 nervously at fae36e5663 him.0811768edc7e0c78

“Uh… is that the dffd033c2d guy?”64d0acbd8bac4d9d

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“Yes, he’s with me. Please pull 7db5258406 up in 35770cf142 front of 979c202a6b him.”912f7342066433c4

The driver reluctantly eec4d3b7df stopped the car 61e17273a7 in front of a5d8d782ee Gyu-hyuk. Recognizing Ju-wan in the b1bc8b8dac back seat, Gyu-hyuk strode f9f958813b over and called out f9bf821555 loudly, “Hyungnim!”b738f1a198ae4583

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The taxi driver’s 16abaa42db face turned pale 67c3b10ced with fear. Ju-wan sighed and rolled 3a5f443b00 down the window.57c525191cd02b4c

“Hey, money.”1d1083b286dc3b6c

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“Here.”3efd3c1158e78d19

Gyu-hyuk handed over five 9a689bf222 50,000-won bills, which Ju-wan dd88684db0 immediately passed to the 7d50504c2f driver. The driver, 5419b62c8b visibly trembling, c60411a44a checked the a1847e62e1 bills and b3871e069b his face 3e997b0d1b lit up.44854d79b14f2243

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“Thank you, sir! Have a safe 3deba465fc night!”ccb00c0cdcf4bb99

Judging by b4d9dca3a3 his reaction, 7207a8af89 the driver bea5d44326 must have 61ac5161da thought he c216f35c21 was about afd3d7c999 to get 8d8e349764 scammed.b3bb4db25a55eeab

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Though the sun hadn’t 70071062fa risen yet, Ju-wan stepped 5410351542 out of the taxi, 7e340fba8a now wrapped in the 3bc5565099 padded coat Gyu-hyuk had 53088f12b2 brought him. Gyu-hyuk looked at him ada8be5d05 with concern.5ed211fe5a7d2653

“Hyungnim, are 830a2b7fad you okay?”977bc7329184102e

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“…Let’s talk inside.”32cc1870e5d39d91

Ju-wan quickly scanned 3237c7fca8 his surroundings. No one suspicious was cb08b62d20 in sight. Descending the e005acf3d6 familiar, chilly d98729caf0 stairs to d2497b8008 Eden’s basement, beb400ff12 he finally db86970c55 felt his 717796a42a mind begin 8411fc2696 to settle.8d8fbd3434c50cb6

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Gyu-hyuk, still 1a45f86f20 fidgeting nervously, 8361f4ed0d said,3b7799a5d57c0fcf

“I was dfd63c6556 so worried cb6bfa8a1a since I ef42862e20 hadn’t heard b5f5fb65a2 from you 8ac60c6e86 for days.”7e7db80215bb0557

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Ju-wan’s eyes widened d29d6e3382 in shock.4a44565dda990fcb

“What day is f8d281fe83 it today?”0310d1fc2bd0a71d

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“It’s October 2nd.”4245d5d8bbe0eea8

“When did you 0c5708e9b1 last call me?”b9d9ca587a8f49b5

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“September 30th.”311ae45ee53cd5ea

“Seriously?”ae142cdde6ca7b2d

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That meant three whole a27b56261c days had passed. No matter 124d94d465 how heavily c23765d2e0 drugged he’d 2fa95adbb5 been, had 41010b2517 he really b49a655cc9 been unconscious 557453f967 for that aeb4e9126d long? Suddenly, something clicked d83ef62d4a in Ju-wan’s mind, e405d54eaf and he quickly 981362951d asked, leaning over b26a57c4a9 the counter.60e4114286a872e7

“Now that I think 607c43be8a about it, what happened 515cf0a25d to the guys you 0b12a2d6e5 said were surrounding the ce07d9e563 bar that day? I didn’t see anyone 803de6cf97 suspicious around just now.”5281fd27131bca45

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“Oh, well… After I d9b1c62fc8 called you, they suddenly 8bf2def6a7 disappeared. I thought ee9b9cf81a they had 4234ee82ee nothing to 3bf88f95b0 do with be6fd667c8 you, so c0ff881d12 I was 1d6330c91d going to ea93bc7c23 tell you c9445c7e52 not to 2eee52c565 bother coming, 28899f5a58 but you 0042eeb907 didn’t answer 0e483527b4 your phone…”17342e56b15724f8

Choi Gyu-hyuk’s voice 2459209e9f cracked with emotion, 295244ac9e and Ju-wan’s face cadff9128c hardened. Those suspicious individuals ce5cd358f4 were likely part 6886aafe13 of Shin Hwi-kyung’s cc28107205 setup. Once they had 941e9f1113 successfully captured Ju-wan 7ba56bc07b using a tranquilizer 2c80059b3a gun, there would 0eca414ed0 have been no ebfe6f36c6 need to keep bbbf325c53 monitoring the bar. Grinding his teeth, e1e32ba62e Ju-wan muttered angrily.32287eda96b0a4dc

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“What kind of lunatic 13b920301d has access to that 9cd920057b many people? Is he some 4c24f1682e shadowy boss or 8740caf010 a third-generation chaebol? What the hell is 10871bbbfe his deal?”507fc2e132400403

Gyu-hyuk, looking bewildered, asked 91a747c292 hesitantly, “Who are you 38302c3c3d talking about…?”31cc49049b986e83

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“Hey, remember cda2010c1b that nutjob cce20b0739 who came e02d472ef4 by with 400329b51e the wedding 8422018265 invitation?”de319d13a0f1476b

“Yes, of course.”e15665f1c08b1cf2

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“Dig into him. Find out everything you 37e6b9d45d can. Search for both Shin bc4c288450 Min-kyung and Shin Hwi-kyung. If you 02e7b4430f hit a 13be14cd24 dead end, b03fa1e04a hire a 582e6dc035 private investigator 23f71a81b9 or something. Oh, and check e465806a0d the CCTV footage 9e5f4359d0 from our entrance. Capture his e8ce51c8a5 face and a1af602993 send it 49e4bc4adf to me. As for his phone 04ae24250f number…”b0a4eb3e22039490

Ju-wan instinctively patted his e41439e5d6 pockets but then froze 91b5cec850 as he remembered that d01e933f77 Shin Hwi-kyung had taken dc84c823e8 his phone. For someone who a5fa2b830e had lived most 7e8b5556c3 of his life 980ccb3592 without a phone, f9aa6177e9 it was infuriating a10edca017 how helpless he 35c84027b0 felt without one b8a899364b now. His face fb365a60d1 fell momentarily 8bdc336a8b before an b850798e2e idea struck cbfb7816dd him, and 618dc04e51 he abruptly cdcff159fd lifted his 16ccffcc33 head.22c3a23be6608c0b

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“Ah! It should 817c76e15d still be 4f9afa41bd at my 5922c8b5ed house. I think 99bf3bf671 I left bd5f27add4 a note 9610989bf9 there and b7c5d9c0e5 never threw f272f8ecff it away. Once I find it, fd1c2e8119 I’ll send it to 51a8ab78ff you. It’s probably 430486a003 a burner 67c15faf07 phone, but 10f9e4d7aa track down d495e961b8 every little d20f59f848 detail you 6cbb57f8d7 can. Got it?”579b3ed1674e7dd2

“Yes, sir.”0500e473333aec35

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“And another thing!”0cc4651e0942e95f

“Yes?”83a02fb392a61a55

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“…You should 86878837c1 lie low 11fd5e8a8b for a 3054180660 while.”19d4ad35abe4de01

“What? Did something happen?”59a5e592f913287a

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Ju-wan hesitated before replying. “That guy… he’s ccbf9688fd digging into our 6a7c604400 backgrounds. Specifically, mine. I’m not going 72c43fa20e to show my a83302e447 face around here 14c9f17269 for a while, 4370dc1b2e so don’t contact 843a4b62c4 me unless absolutely 52986136f7 necessary.”d7676393a8fc3a60

Gyu-hyuk’s expression 5a6cd8d2e0 turned grave. “Is he dangerous? Should I take 8ac593ad60 care of him?”a4f72cd40da09159

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Gyu-hyuk clenched 7ca8c5d827 his massive 8246133bbc fist as d3b1212f7c if ready 9ea8b7cab1 to fight. Ju-wan looked between 07382da74b Gyu-hyuk’s face and 00e139d428 his fist before fd28e74743 letting out a b43836c2f5 long sigh.d645dc1d0576845e

“Forget it. You can’t e8dff1a3d2 handle him.”6f14b46042a1aa04

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“He’s that bad?”5fc02a6ff4a921f2

“He’s not dangerous cf174b7586 to me, but aa7684026c you should be 8dad3dbd41 careful. And hey, have e96edae0ee you ever told 0c4791e97d anyone about your cd7ac6eaf9 father?”43581eea07231f23

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Gyu-hyuk’s face 5fcd476b3c froze instantly.a4a8e9b4d0aa2cac

“…No, I haven’t.”39e9735f440c3e5c

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“Good. Don’t ever mention 925cb12586 it. To anyone. Especially not to that 2b120ce9a5 bastard!”3772b35954b2e0e0

“…Hyungnim, seriously. Why would I even da95e20633 bring up that man daf0d623d9 to him?”8ed086ba13356a71

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Gyu-hyuk pouted, as if 48412574fd offended by the implication 4b7218f98d that he was that 56ed17c934 foolish. Ju-wan smacked the fce65827a2 back of his 331fce06e0 head.d01a69a464b7da17

“I’m just telling 5aedec0ecc you to be 5db5e8a5a2 careful. Alright, I’m leaving. Oh, and 70685f1b7d give me 1c43be56d2 a spare 028a1f4f51 phone.”7600012cdafcede7

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Without hesitation, Gyu-hyuk fetched 4370dff613 a phone. Ju-wan powered it 72de4c0845 on and let 863423e439 out a long 3a145c6f01 sigh. At least 9746711b35 the immediate 7002777faa issues were 6205a98d3e handled. Tossing aside the ugly fbcb19a03f hotel uniform, he changed e82ec3789f into a gray hoodie a987730d84 he found lying around 6adeb7613c in the host bar, 842737199a layering a long black 88e7c899cd coat over it. Completing the look with ed54de61de a cap, sunglasses, and 4ecb0e61f4 a mask, he now 29ce91e327 resembled a celebrity or 2a8017f369 model trying to go 6feb42b0d7 incognito. The only reason such 2f8beb7cc5 an outfit looked natural 8729f81f9c was thanks to modern-day efc909420f celebrities making this kind 96ae78a5f9 of disguise commonplace.8983600c1b4848fc

Thanks to 135f4303c0 Gyu-hyuk hailing 2d085244ae a taxi, 21da112716 Ju-wan made d6281f9840 it from 1386c1b2b9 the bar fbd10df9eb to his db951eaa2a home in 5c44a6a500 just ten 2bc37f9080 minutes. Though it 0bd73e0891 was morning, 0f6db94bae the sky 5bd9f855d2 was overcast, 503913666c with no 50b133357f hint of 09fe297bd8 sunlight—a perfect cfb689481a day for bc8390c149 someone like 07b6dbfa0d him to da39d3a4d9 move around be0e80191b freely.b8616f589a099f30

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As he walked cautiously, 8e2182172b he scanned his surroundings. The streets 9adf98321f were filled 13c3569459 with busy 246504a166 office workers 704d307f89 rushing to e406a6f216 work and 605680cca9 students heading 50d8420d80 to school. Nobody gave 2c4a6112db him a 84bf7e60bb second glance. This kind 05cf070492 of society, c6ac940dbf where people 002004d5f7 don’t care 723bfe247d about others, 782fda9285 really is fff5137d2d the best.1ea10c62d16e378d

He arrived at his 4c7f7ff4cd safe haven without incident. As soon as he 9cdfc7fffe caught the familiar scent 4e918c08d6 of his diffuser, a 386b190c50 wave of calm washed b57def922e over him.9323c11996848260

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The first thing 2f190c33fe he did was 5777e06e3c head straight for 664da0cdab the living room 26bcc1dd46 table. Just as a64f1823c4 he’d hoped, 674f6f64f3 the crumpled 02006d387b scrap of 54cfb160f7 paper with 9031736e96 Shin Hwi-kyung’s a73dd8204f phone number, afd92afc91 which he 786d40c5c0 had carelessly b25ccb105c discarded, was a75df0d86e still there.2fb219fdc5bad399

“Bingo!”27e060110ad16215

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Ju-wan exclaimed quietly, 3160d4e865 immediately smoothing out f11b292859 the paper and c80fc076f8 snapping a photo 32cef38abd of it. He sent it b168d70f7e to Gyu-hyuk with 2b9d8807c1 a short message.3efc490f9f735beb

≪≪ 010-xxx-xxxx, 69bb0929c5 that bastard’s c2606b418e number. Get a good private 9a31de6f3e investigator on it. Don’t skimp on e8618b79d5 the money. ≫≫301de1792f47c226

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