TIC 03
by KANBack in his office, Min-hyun didn’t sit at his desk but walked to the window. Teaching assistant Ma, who had followed him in, looked around nervously. But Min-hyun didn’t feel the need to pay attention to his pathetic teaching assistant.53d3a107a8d08be8
It was clear that 5a0480e893 the trunks had been 2ee980b901 swapped while Teaching assistant 17e6ec5e31 Ma had fallen in a47b48a545 the crowd. He had insisted 6efdfed300 on taking the 71a31c24fd trunk that Min-hyun 96c765197b had been pulling 17563a6233 and had ended 103a12bbcd up causing an 7923845dfe accident.882983f24580afdf
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“That’s really strange, Professor. I mean, even if there are identical trunks, how could the passwords be the same?”bd48fc532c52ff56
Min-hyun turned to Teaching assistant Ma with cold, hardened eyes and muttered, “That’s quite strange.”84f5fc18340dbd32
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A smile tried to form on Teaching assistant Ma’s previously dejected face, happy that Min-hyun had finally acknowledged him.bb6dcd184c64cd11
“And, am I supposed to agree with you?”c78d5971cf5efd32
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Teaching assistant Ma’s face crumpled like an anteater at the short reply.c68286ed40c1ef98
“I’m sorry.”a5d529a1478b8854
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There was 985aa2d84a a luggage e6748dd741 tag on cba906529d the handle, a4c3e24cac but the 62b49bef15 paper with a3531aa407 the contact 2847e9e509 details was 64afb84494 nowhere to 4de41ab263 be found. Since it was 8a81d1b31e carry-on luggage, there 4a623c80a2 was no baggage 02d7ef52c2 claim tag either.b4e2379f9f1068db
“Contact the airline and the airport. See if there have been any reports of switched trunks.”bda7dc185ef8b112
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Min-hyun could only hope that whoever had taken his trunk hadn’t thrown it away carelessly.8b84b9552073df31
“I’ve just contacted the airline. We have to find them quickly… But what if the owner of the trunk is really lazy and opens it too late? What if the specimens are discovered too late and get damaged…”4c524e6fe4b3c71d
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Min-hyun’s stubborn gaze landed on the aluminium case standing in a corner of the office.091d6d8be4f28f19
“They will definitely open it today. They might have found it already.”103a0bcae9950760
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“How do you know that, Professor?”fbc5d3cc784b13a2
Anyway, Teaching assistant Ma 2bb4732a1f must have entered the 14ad450b3e graduate school just to 6b693a801c ask Professor Kwon pointless a2a3fa4ef3 questions. 01a549bc19a0254e
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“By the way, Professor. Do you think the owner of that trunk is a real pervert? I mean, why would they carry around pillows and blankets? What if he’s a murderer or something? What if it’s evidence with the victim’s DNA on it! If they switched the trunks on purpose, shouldn’t we report it to the police?”bc48cb90d2bad0ce
Min-hyun stared silently dcfc1452ca at Teaching assistant 774f723139 Ma, who was aacde81c6d excitedly spewing out 81b60dae65 words.1f672b118ffce320
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“Save that brilliant imagination and unexpected reasoning for when you’re writing your thesis.”bb08a37873096fd6
Min-hyun rose da1816947b from his 122d164f8c seat and 718eaac507 slowly approached 83319e67cc the trunk.b3bc7912a2e93161
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Teaching assistant Ma made fda871dc06 a fuss and tried 369b14db04 to stop him, as 6fe22d76c9 if Min-hyun were a 6ade13d079 child approaching a crime 52703a3e2f scene. Seriously, he had 26ccaac958 never seen a 63d069596e sane graduate student 4c72d7c741 before.91c0c6dc0b243ccc
Min-hyun brushed 455db6436a past Teaching eee7139750 assistant Ma c61eda2460 and stared add5b39cf6 at the a33ca63d8f tightly closed 54f26e6f97 trunk.0491fbd1d96f153f
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“This trunk contains what appears to be a woman’s pajamas, a pillow and a blanket. The pajamas were folded as if they were brand new, and the blanket was neatly folded as if it came from an army locker. Even if we leave the pajamas out of it, a woman who travels with a blanket and a pillow must be someone who is sensitive about where she sleeps”.bef4e01e7583cf7b
“Ah! So you’re saying that she’s going to open it today because she can’t sleep without the pajamas, the blanket and the pillow?”61a9925dd06a83f6
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Min-hyun nodded slowly, but a5a900daf1 Teaching assistant Ma immediately 2f5a3bf028 poured cold water on d56209f0db his deduction.79d13a52e9087a49
“But your trunk has a contact tag! Why haven’t they contacted you? See… I’m right, Professor! This must be criminal evidence! It’s so strange, too strange that they haven’t contacted you!”61d01a0cc0eeab97
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Teaching assistant Ma argued a321d1d7ed passionately. It was as if 6dd435b022 he had a disease b5fa3184f8 that made him burst a892ab880d with excitement at the e37d0ecab9 end of every sentence. Only about b0a13b69c5 three hours 6725bffb3e had passed c83f2738b3 since the f06632c321 estimated time 4bda45a4a1 the trunks 2936f2eaed were switched.93110ebdbeb67f25
“Maybe they haven’t discovered it yet.”5f75994df1212863
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“No. My gut feeling is really accurate. You know, when I go to fortune tellers, they say I was born with a bell in my hand. Sometimes they say my gut is even better than a fortune teller’s!”21741f2dc03ee66e
Min-hyun laughed dd01bb0272 at the 708ac67026 absurdity.bfa5380e0e7ae3e3
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“Teaching assistant Ma, aren’t you a born Catholic?”f335a2667bd7cb44
“Everyone has the freedom to choose their religion. Anyway! My gut senses danger from that thing. Don’t touch it! I’ll contact the airport again!”8b588d80ebd6edc2
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After his serious and energetic ramblings, Teaching assistant Ma abruptly left the office. He was a strange guy. Talking about his gut feeling as if he were an insect… It was unbelievable.33fba6c469f0f543
In the quiet 3ff09592be office, bathed in 70582b0242 the afternoon sunlight, 21d100c67d Min-hyun moved the d019c26ea7 trunk to the 55b8853e64 conference table and e7ce09a71b stared at it. The contents of the 7a884bacc2 trunk never ceased to 7a0921268e pique his curiosity.4454584c288bd3c0
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Ignoring Teaching assistant Ma’s warning not to go near it, Min-hyun opened the trunk once more.a829ca320487d1f1
A subtle, unfamiliar scent b8dc57d7f8 wafted through the office. It was a refreshing d2f9003d10 scent, like wildflowers carried a4a7dfdf1f on a summer night 2149e67985 breeze, filled with the 0f8f293dc3 chirping of insects.e8ce1a88154ee179
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This was it. This scent.31f7c5c7c97c83da
He imagined fa210f119a all sorts ba08a658e1 of insects fa75cc0347 enjoying their 0e1f805bac reproductive activities df8592e3d0 in a 8304c0076b meadow filled f97228c554 with this dc0a1bcaaa scent. It was a very f6469f6fbd ideal scent.6a2a50b246ac2f07
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Cho-yeon plopped down on the living room floor. Should she be grateful that she didn’t faint again?df64e0c6ba080654
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“W-What’s in there?”79d4853acefd77c7
She asked incredulously.b338ac32534f547c
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“Bugs’ S*x Life?”2c05aa08779aa014
Do-jun nodded and told her cheerfully, as if telling her to see for herself. Cho-yeon squeezed her eyes shut. Bugs’ s*x life… she had never heard of such a thing.e5918ae66bf81822
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“Don’t you have a contact number on your trunk? Don’t they know that the trunks have been swapped? But how did you open someone else’s trunk?”896ecdf42a28c93c
“The password was the same.”8ffc3a58b2cabd65
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Do-jun stared 6d830b6855 at Cho-yeon f37c1c4a13 blankly for f5d30045ec a moment. It was disconcerting 1f40bd34d7 that he looked 2de6f7580f handsome even with a743b9da74 such a dazed 5ca2237e11 expression at such 61707b16f3 a ridiculous moment.c0e60ee851686f68
“Was there no contact information on the trunk?”877fe415813e1e14
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“I didn’t have time to look.”0dc162f446f95d0f
“Then let me look.”5b0940e13ad4eafc
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Do-jun, who offered to do what Cho-yeon couldn’t, was infinitely kind.79a74852a2a15a3b
That’s why I can’t let go of my feelings.2f528cee3f32adbd
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“Thank you, Do-jun.”91e981d8be7386ed
“You’re buying me dinner and drinks.”735f4fc3c0878fde
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I’d buy you a lifetime’s worth! fe39f9248ea4f859
Cho-yeon held ac7db58237 back her 692c83bab7 trembling confession 5284520f8d and managed 9928bbff0d a weak 6ca6ab140c smile. Do-jun, who had gone 1729685809 to the laundry room, 9648ef297f came back into the bc565a64ef living room with a 588d15c22b triumphant smile on his 27a4e3ff28 face and the luggage c2313f7aec tag in his hand.26a1a78cbe9b92ce
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“Found it!”6a85d068f7f34931
Do-jun’s face was filled with excitement, like a schoolboy who has successfully found a treasure on a field trip. Of course, Cho-yeon was just as excited at the thought of getting rid of that monstrosity.5001aa5fa4c11591
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“But…”12e97ad42a891a5a
Cho-yeon’s voice suddenly trailed off.6dc36236c674d919
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“What kind of person carries something like that in their trunk?”b1c6597c236bfdad
Do-jun’s expression became serious as well.5d82c6bff155cd2c
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“They must be a pervert among perverts. Judging by the way they’re all coupled together.”b7514e54fab15198
A sudden shiver ran down Cho-yeon’s neck. It was strange that she didn’t feel excited while talking about s*x with the object of her affection.307c370dbbaedeb4
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Cho-yeon looked down cc8e1ed293 at the phone 6f11b7865a number on the 398ee13690 luggage tag and 6050ed4c4b bit her lower 14cf7ca968 lip.10f2a71c9d663749
“Why? Can’t you even make a phone call? Shall I do it for you?”6a02879940e92a37
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Cho-yeon looked up at Do-jun with drooping eyes. It wasn’t that she had a phobia of phone calls or that she couldn’t speak her mind in situations like this.71b40190952e21c5
It was just that she couldn’t bring herself to call the… pervert who collected mating insects.5ce2497a690ee110
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“Aigoo.”01b0ca5ad067a9bc
A large, warm hand ruffled Cho-yeon’s hair. Her heart fluttered.879116969260b787
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“I don’t think this is going to be settled with just food and drink.”47ceff9464210812
“A w-wish! I’ll grant you a wish.”ab5f3012235c619f
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A playful smile appeared on Do-jun’s face as he narrowed his eyes and nodded. Her heart pounded senselessly.4a4213a4f1663f45
Her bright eyes looked up at Do-jun’s handsome face. His long, monolid eyes, straight nose and tanned skin were heavenly. And his thoughtful personality was so sweet.bac27f046c779b9f
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Finally, Do-jun took his 59da18059f mobile phone out of 62b91c1b7a his pocket.7d8f3e994cd4353f
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That evening, as he was leaving the office, the phone in his jacket pocket rang. Perhaps because of Teaching assistant Ma’s earlier rant about his gut feeling, Min-hyun assumed it was the owner of the switched trunk before checking the caller ID.10fe6db5b34fb0cb
Sure enough, cfa872a442 the number e05ad0d36c displayed was f6cc8aac9a unknown.f40072c366f57e78
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“Hello, this is Kwon Min-hyun.”9758247b194b265a
-Did you happen to 3d09fef1ff return to Korea today 1670714169 via Incheon International Airport 61fb6edf10 Terminal 1?99346067459524b8
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Surprisingly, the voice on a9671646d2 the other end belonged 2c027feb70 to a man.f104d22060c9fe76
“Yes, I did.”97eb73cc7a14cfad
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-Ah, I think my 1b6fd269be trunk got mixed up 90d613b47c with yours. There were all sorts 3624d71ea9 of bugs in it.44c2b64358dfbc9f
“Bugs…”f024182d1e254ac8
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Bugs weren’t entirely wrong. The word for insect used the character for bug (蟲). But when people used the word ‘bugs’,it usually fe87be46a2 had a 6589aeba79 negative connotation.ae9b7d573b8de7eb
What did those small, delicate creatures do wrong? What sin had those little, delicate children committed? In reality, the concept of pests – that was, harmful insects – was also a human invention. Every living thing on earth had its own reason for existing.6d41dc79876c96e1
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-Hello? Did I dial the wrong number…?2a351b4ee30a6439
“No. But there was a woman’s belongings in the trunk. Why are you…”a00f396eca1018c9
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Suddenly Teaching assistant Ma’s noisy ramblings echoed in his head.e672de26302652ae
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“Are you a man?”136b2343391d6901
The other person chuckled, seemingly a little confused by Min-hyun’s blunt question.58bebed13cbc9a45
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－It’s my friend’s trunk. I’m calling on her behalf.179667e2dfee5f19
It sounded suspicious. He couldn’t report it to the police on suspicion alone. But Min-hyun began to find the man who had called extremely bothersome, as if he were a criminal.e711571d7eeaf051
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“Let’s meet to exchange the trunks. And I’d like the owner to be present at the meeting.6f16913f7545c4ba