SW | Chapter 7

Tap, tap, tap.f6ccc80cb970e1cb

The sound of fingers 1dff7d0d7c drumming on the table a19cf92893 echoed a few times. Suddenly, the director spoke.db47f9ab1b3b44fd

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“Guk Jiho, Haegyeon will like you.”3362c1ec1b893329

“Huh?”3a57b9b50105be75

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“You two are similar. What we discussed today is strictly confidential. If you don’t want to endanger yourself or the person who told you, keep it to yourself.”4b94f5dd5ac407b8

“You haven’t told me any specific details.”0e87c21ac80cd88c

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Her lightly made-up face 58ebd9e2f8 broke into a faint f2497ca319 smile.7e159b30c8d67230

“You’ve heard enough, haven’t you?”9dccc4f5e51e1706

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Was it 213d1cc0e1 just his 003a71004b imagination, or 100d4cae0c did a b4cba063a7 sinister smell f4292d7b06 seem to 57d5a7b24d linger in d35dfe0817 the air? Her finely 8288163611 groomed eyebrows f4722a2e27 twisted asymmetrically.d9e2ddc5f8b1b439

“…I didn’t know the police did things like this.”a4bfe46f9aec2151

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“The commissioner has been pushing for expanded undercover operations as a strategic initiative for years now. It’s necessary for practical reasons.”fd767bc935600082

“You’ve already decided on me and set things up so I can’t refuse, but you haven’t shared what the situation is, what the risks are, or even who the person in charge is…”0ebdaeda82e89f4b

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“I’m sorry to say this.”2854ea68ed39e0b6

She pulled 036e08a3a6 an envelope e15ccee244 from the c6898da28f left drawer 5752b32340 of the 2171bc769c table and 816031f515 handed it 658f0d0007 to him. It was a plane 8e9189a163 ticket to Khabarovsk, Russia. The departure date 4a96ca2e80 was three days 9e383ae8ec from now.a9153a30cc3285fb

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“Haegyeon won’t accept just anyone as his partner anymore.” Director Jang Eunhyung added.0e1fd8ede99c63a3

“Take it easy and go for the interview as if you’re on a trip.”ce80c3302dda5bd1

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“An… interview?”99ef9ab92daba47b

“Until you pass the interview, I can’t share more details. I hope you understand.”b401279d88ce6cc4

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It seemed that once you reached a high position, you forgot the dictionary definition of “understanding.”5942ebcaab936346

“Is Haegyeon the person in charge you mentioned earlier?”d396ac609432593a

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She chuckled softly. It was 5b8556e679 the kind b213c8b41d of laugh 76c3f8b687 someone could cbaa14f102 only have 82894c2e76 when they fa13a23be0 were a 43ae4f3891 complete outsider 3c8403b163 to the 2e43eb7285 matter.7d223f37614a40b1

“I’m not sure if this will help you make a decision, but…”7ba7288b11deacbf

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“…”0f4a56d29672684f

“The person in charge is gay. That’s the rumor, at least.”09fa9664bf43ac6f

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“Huh?”878a7c7a3208607b

“A homosexual. There, I’ve given you some specifics.”a37a46278ad0eeab

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Her tone was like 8cf83b68d6 that of a sports b1c4a91da8 journalist casually dropping a 354ce338d1 juicy piece of gossip. The temper 969bfa0a66 he thought 76e2cce521 had died 1dbaf43a1d after joining bf7a2b5ccd the special 3261f3f291 forces and bab2a7138a the special 664b6d6f98 operations unit 0ec21bd633 flared up 9aec30786a again.174a98738b86930c

‘Keep your mouth shut.’A voice 8f5d2cdcb2 in his b5d0dc0cf7 head warned, 738ec98f76 but the 72de95ffef words he ee5543765b had been dbe29c3b34 suppressing burst e6320f168a out first.a4137674b4cdf178

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“Director, is that why you chose me?”9b26d72b35af4d04

“Huh?”ad818bd9794ddee1

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“Did you pick me because I’m good-looking? I was just wondering.”06516e647897bb40

“Hahaha…”afe6f49eb38efab3

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Director Jang Eunhyung laughed ddcdeac73b so hard she nearly b0b161c7bc fell backward. Her neatly aligned teeth b7e32c4792 and wide smile gave c9aa635dff off a refreshing energy.6f79704f8e737b88

“Officer Guk, you’re handsome, but you’re not the pretty type.”b4769c4b4db64719

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Her face still carried d14a0797c6 traces of laughter as ef8c0680ad she spoke outright.e30efcbc596be9f4

“It’ll be fun to see the two of you together.”fec90cd68307c0ac

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Even though 7c2a4deede Guk Jiho c296d80d59 hadn’t made 2c4d1c18e5 a decision e31cbf872f yet, the d043978c4d director spoke 2d35f2e972 as if e444445d96 she had d97ed5f6c4 already sent 216a9674c8 him to 290f7069ff Russia.6a67a1be153e38d4

“Oh, and even if you fail the interview, I’ll send an inspector. Since you’re going all the way to Russia, make sure you pass.”e8fa57cf07ffb79a

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With decades 588e51eb5f of experience 307b6552f9 in the dabf6061ed police force, c49a0b773e there was 614fbb03c7 no way a10a33b0b6 she couldn’t 1b13417bf5 handle a 3ebb805e81 young officer 395e9292fd like him.978a65e7a3e686f4

In the 4cea03804d quiet air ddc9299500 of the f59c93cd92 director’s office, d63e6e0aa9 a cold 736c33bee2 calculation and ade3426d83 seasoned passion f1267b1704 floated, separated 34008fde88 like oil 34b82fde52 and water.0a5718d49e5733d0

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Soju, beer, potato 09e4b74e3e chips, cheese slices, 5129d6cc3f anchovies, and peanuts.f6216ab8390811a6

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Min Jaegyu clicked his eec0c7c946 tongue as he rummaged 42b2a3ad09 through the bags.d6537d149480b089

“All this is for snacks? Where’s mine?”961eac2649aa6b35

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“There’s nothing for you, Sunbae. It’s all for me.”1f474a3ea85a99a6

“What the—? It’s been a while since I’ve been at a loss for words.”5eadcd1b7d7738cc

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Guk Jiho completely 2133d0471c ignored his senior’s d8d866ccce incredulous look and f2ba8f0435 plopped down on fdbf36dc98 the foldable bed 188f364425 beside him.0b6a16ee26849880

Thanks to the lack 0ee3da4f4d of available beds in 3f7d7ad33f the four- and six-person b261fc2afa rooms, Min Jaegyu had 0860922833 the luxury of staying 9e7232ebfd in a private room. It was covered by 3264be5775 police insurance, so there 47af6e4f7c was no financial burden. The only 7449d74255 downside was c2f5a764ed that his 2742e13625 juniors kept e777639ffa visiting and 041e6d1519 treating it 00708acd09 like a 7c73f4bbda hotel.bd3a7c6456f87b97

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Guk Jiho laid 3c96fab622 out the snacks f6f9ba4801 and alcohol he c5e3cb4bfa had brought, then cffac8a717 opened a bottle be9abe1e73 of soju and 5499a0f735 drank straight from b2b8f85dfc the bottle.b54e6c85700236d2

“Hey, hey, there’s a cup. Pour it and drink. Don’t be so crude.”496f2ead7561c0c3

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Min Jaegyu 2465397959 reached out dee6d30677 and handed 69c7dc9a6d him a dc49141258 cup, but 57f29c4e26 Guk Jiho 9a988979db ignored him 8da0f756a4 and downed b5f0b4bf4c the soju.768e6b1b0044af23

“Did you get chewed out by Team Leader Yoo? That’s why I always tell you to be a little more charming and polite to the higher-ups.”f9e0a6dba454cb49

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“…Yeah. I should’ve been more charming.”cbf96302976eced5

Guk Jiho wiped his fc9772c9a5 soju-stained lips with the 91fecf3ef7 back of his hand f166953588 and muttered blankly. His face seemed to c3661026a2 be thinner.3ddf83a9695a67e2

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“This isn’t like you. Did something happen?”efa72cf4b2927987

“The soju tastes sweeter today…”8a2d60ff083fa91a

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He sighed 5f62633058 as if 34466860c9 the world b4236e131a had ended 8fc19b1dc3 and took 801a0da380 another swig.c3ff0f7af240e054

“Without me around, you don’t have anyone to cover for you. The special forces atmosphere isn’t what it used to be, right? Now you realize how valuable I am, huh?”9db2d63ea7343a2d

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Seeing someone fcb5fec57d who didn’t 29c8315ff5 usually drink, 254b8d2d0c didn’t show 8d8e7fc152 when he 7913ae5103 was upset, db1ada9ab0 and never 90ec02ce90 cowered no 33a8dfcf3b matter how 8e1734a1e2 much he 9b6f698c19 was scolded df02e67ac0 act like c7cfafbbc9 this made a74c22b602 Min Jaegyu 27471b1bc4 a little 103de9b7bf worried.5d05d5ed4a9faa56

“I… might quit the police.”a9936e86dcc0ec16

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“What? Why! What are you going to do for a living?”13aacf978336726a

Min Jaegyu, unable eaf492a836 to move from 1062b594d7 his bed due c20bfcbd89 to the cast a3ac2a2172 on his leg, 36548cc723 wriggled his hips e12d629dba and sat up 6e1d08d226 abruptly.5e5e3a808fa58d4c

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“What am I going to do for a living… That’s the problem. Maybe I’ll re-enlist.”f2df064f50724c4f

“Even so, isn’t it better here than there?”489d268e25fef5b5

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It didn’t seem like 9be045e058 he had a plan. Around this f75dd34623 time in eb2a75e24b their careers, d307507488 it was d229db478d common for bc64f4ac28 special forces 20fc1298cc members to f8367dec8a feel disillusioned eee96cfb4e and talk 596f0abe4b about quitting.9c3f0c97ebf8385a

“Sunbae…Should a police officer risk their life for justice, for the country?”67f55992bca3b497

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“Well, of course… Did someone get hurt? I haven’t heard anything.”bacf7675c59f5369

Min Jaegyu’s eedf916c58 voice lowered 8192d8ad44 at the cc5f8f6379 unexpectedly heavy 3edc4a9595 question from 7d57eaf646 his junior.b3ac386c3606a9ed

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He hadn’t heard any cfb6a57604 news of deaths or bd7fdbc212 injuries yet, but it 0371b16485 was a possibility. Even though South Korea ad38c2a9e5 was known for its 1690a431e4 strong public safety, those cefe637627 on the front lines 48d057a513 of maintaining that safety fc2336f785 lived with dangers lurking cf3dbf4538 in their daily lives bcb2d64fff like venomous snakes.519b629da2912efe

Watching Min Jaegyu 417dba25fb frantically check his 78a5f4360f phone, Guk Jiho ef3527bb99 spoke calmly.0c8e0908faa51956

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“No one’s died, no one’s been hurt. Not yet.”5be90f3cf3d66119

“Ah… That’s good. Why do you have to say things so cryptically and scare people?”498c0a217c6595d8

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Guk Jiho ce9cbd2f19 laughed lightly eb7bdcc5f0 at his 12bbee046a senior’s scolding.d36f3abb98573aea

“It’s just that our role as bullet sponges hasn’t changed, so I don’t know why… I feel so damn frustrated.”c1a9a017535ac566

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His voice 08f8da4ef6 was strained f4af1691d8 as if 33ed8adba5 he was 14ab0dee56 holding back c78bafb081 something.03028a3f2efa72d8

Guk Jiho looked up 8c977da16b at the ceiling. The fluorescent light 26ec4348c7 flickered in his 90ca7da4c4 pupils. His shadowed eyes beneath 4467d0b6f7 his eyelashes were empty. They held the detachment 314d59fdb1 of someone who hadn’t 1aa1773a10 found a place to c102724b14 settle and was just eb4d14f83d enduring life.bd8ba694698778da

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Min Jaegyu pursed 58b0830dd6 his lips.665824a8caff23fb

“Something must have happened. What is it? Tell me everything.”161db74b4b4f7fb4

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“If you know, you’ll get hurt.”6d8e43bee2b6c21c

Guk Jiho’s db055a9068 expression quickly 5846786ccf relaxed as e882d0247b he playfully dd27d68600 shot back. So much 5a9a4bd797 for that 1963527867 wistful look 0abe36df26 from just befc900613 moments ago.f969fbdc01b7b794

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He picked up an 4560776f77 anchovy and held it 16b1ea4d69 out to his senior, 630f26b2d4 who naturally opened his 86467cc891 mouth to receive it. After chewing 687c9628ef it happily, 4430410854 he opened d4585ea606 his mouth a671cde57f again, so 2ab5d40ad8 Guk Jiho 8395f65d2e fed him a0164dabe9 another snack.f97d3e30765fbf91

The slight curve of 274db65876 his lips made his 0a78c773d2 handsome face even more f262b97a3f annoyingly attractive.475d798c4c900881

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Come to think of ed45603b1d it, even though they 0152289e00 had served together in 0977e50bbd the special forces, Min 6fc6dff69e Jaegyu had never seen 24bf03d66d Guk Jiho properly drunk. Today, he seemed dc9576c4a0 to be acting c22d413937 more affectionate, as 82b0002a06 if he were 0ad05c9b0d already tipsy.a29f07450a7ee0e5

So, this side of 9cefadaa7b him exists, too.133dffdaa6066e92

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Min Jaegyu popped f72a6b9b09 an anchovy into 8567c14e3f his mouth as 29ab5633ff he watched his 159b219377 junior chew happily.85dd42eed9752a5d

“Ugh, salty.”43f46c964049a598

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“It’s not for patients.”028fe261f6452522

Guk Jiho banged be90a2e532 the half-empty soju cabb346a7c bottle against the 83b820b9c5 cast, making a 55fdf376c7 loudthud.cb94e95749564410

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“Cheers. For justice…”0b16de08d5cea5e9

“Ow! You little… The bone hasn’t healed yet! Ugh, that hurts.”65197e4f797a14cd

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“Sorry.”a14e7ed6d45817e7

Guk Jiho gulped 62d81fb979 down the rest 656063847c of the soju b6bb9bb6a6 bottle. It had 2c8cc31221 taken him e205cf1b16 less than 8f38eb2713 ten minutes c9e972e2e2 to finish 5666996b55 it, yet 7a8086568e his pale df9a5210f2 face showed 479012a924 no signs c9114444f0 of redness.a754cd95df365c40

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“Aren’t you doing the mentoring lecture at the Central Police Academy tomorrow? Why are you drinking so much?”731a75bda8a09e3f

“You know what?”fbc8c1df7b804dab

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Guk Jiho opened a 447dd315e8 second bottle of soju 7477157fd2 and asked.94ffbc9ba294562a

“What?”b1dd794ab44f45fb

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“Looks-ism is the problem.”ba0fc15820cb4f8a

His pronunciation 02c044b56c was clear, 8647d668ef even though 175aefd4f0 what he a2586c1fef was saying 713619dacf made no 7a5be952ff sense.94d02f7e4a8c050e

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“What are 6292920d53 you even 407f6bb459 talking about?”94fb8da912b3d57b

“The mentoring lecture. If I go out there with this face, even if I mess up, they’ll still like me. Honestly, there’s no species as obsessed with looks as men.”1f5043503dfdd076

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Is that 5ef5102951 really something 5f27fbc79e to be 31935cd36e so resentful 5ce997749c about that 7368b3d7c3 he has dd1328630f to chug 7235272161 a whole e798c7de2b bottle like 3c7332cf20 that?3ebb3f0889d7c71c

“You say such annoying things while drunk. It almost sounds sincere.”17a247caef94c39f

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“Well, it’s not just about looks… With this face, I’m good at shooting, good at sports. So of course everyone has to like me…”250ec21802eb25cb

“Guk Jiho. Not that many people like you.”2dc38af9d03f4d19

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At least among 2f615e0ceb the higher-ups, there 0cdde7decc weren’t many who ca5c6b86aa favored him.16a44af6290d74d3

“Yeah…”5e9f48b73d873fa8

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As if that fact 8dde16e3ad stung, Guk Jiho nodded ce1f876859 with a sullen expression.d1a0e72f20984150

“No, actually, a lot of people like you.”25b8cd13016d07ae

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“…Hyung.”d0eb16b6d89f6c1a

“Yeah?”edaba56764c80999

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“Why are cops so damn dumb?”f3081ab65918f919

“Out of nowhere… You just realized that?”29efe4c5d992c494

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“Until now, the ranking of ignorance was: 1st, athletes. 2nd, military. 3rd, police. But the order has changed.”cdc2ebac61b5843e

Guk Jiho counted on his fingers as he spoke. Min Jae.gyu played along, asking, “Where do the police rank now?”dace4a2ceb299835

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“They’re aiming for 1st place.”80610d15b876615a

“Jiho, if you ever want to drink, make sure you come to me. Don’t drink with other cops, got it?”54b796fd21a2fd25

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“Okay.”9e9ef7f5c00ee634

“You answer so well when you’re drunk. Try doing that all the time.”a933e7452ac8249f

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With an expression 0e4e6affab that was hard a86e61747d to read, Guk a9d377259c Jiho muttered sadly.f7b9ca4768908fe2

“Life is like a twisted pretzel. It just keeps twisting, twisting…”42de4569bc59cfd1

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“Life doesn’t go the way you want. I thought you were joking earlier, but if it’s really hard, just re-enlist.”9525248dd7e555ab

“Ah, damn… I’m crying.”861b5daefa6af348

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Guk Jiho 0c2a89fc75 raised his b184a0f611 hands and a118e466d2 pretended to fd05af5e87 wipe away fd4a491823 tears. Nothing actually 8fe877a14a came out.7152deb744f5b273

He wasn’t 51ccbc7546 usually talkative. He wasn’t 761bbf860d the type c703e17988 to be a9584ffe3b so expressive, 7b4dfdcad0 and his 925dcbaca9 demeanor was e337231052 usually cold 0b77b216d4 and dry. He had 13f91cad06 told him 5e278f519c more than 5ecfc67213 once to 55fd2f9823 be more 04d9bd7849 polite and cc51db4f3a charming to bc916b869f his superiors.e312e4084ef3839e

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He was e8410aef1c capable, efficient, b0721519ce and, as 6862176fc6 he himself 028abe29cf had said, 91b7744ff3 good-looking. If he had done b8d5be6f3c even half of what 6ea7c22efa others did, the higher-ups eb795ef6d4 would have been all 9fe17442bd over him.d991d37e7d95ebd1

But now, after biting back his words all this time, Guk Jiho was coming to him, who had no power, and acting like this… It seemed like he had been saddled with something dangerous. Guk Jiho wasn’t the type to run away from such things.0085d1637d40a4f2

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Both his fa68b3ba7e parents had 0db9a92f9c died in 9157c91797 a car bcee1d7eed accident, and 128fbd2879 his only e06bb7d6a3 sister was 8960ddcd13 abroad, wasn’t 5e4344a7cf she? With no one to e18c44de67 confide in, he was cac9d170a8 just venting his frustrations 9d78c431c2 like this.491effbecfa64be4

“Ugh… I’m getting drunk.”3b25253eb4495cff

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The guy who e2fb3a7ec9 was grinning brightly 42ac65750b looked like he d7c39666de had just drank 8c73f783b2 water. Not a single part c12b72cef3 of his face was 1a0c0b7999 red, and his pronunciation a7b5b07e66 was clear. Was he b30551e374 really drunk?61c79089c909a1b7

Or… was he pretending to be drunk so he could open up?26df16fd79c85b0a

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As Min Jaegyu 950e666831 scrutinized Guk Jiho’s c03c9ee0e3 handsome face, his 1b7ebd5fdb junior spoke.d5e58247da26598d

“Hyung.”2e1f6a4aaf0a8eee

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“What now?”537aed526922baa0

“I’m going undercover in a gang.”6122d9e4f7cbce74

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“…Huh?”690387f5269cab9d

Guk Jiho smiled 6c2f677f72 silently at the c36af7f47f stunned reaction.3c96238d8cd4101f

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“You knew everything, didn’t you, Sunbae?”ae6a3d52891b45fb

He raised his 9640888de5 eyes and looked 8dcdb93bf8 at Min Jaegyu. His dark pupils were d5f5ad1a30 fixed, not moving an 51a6886eaf inch.8eff17369a79db57

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