KTC | Chapter 46

Kim Chaewon defiantly 5a827868dc grabbed another handful 6c7cd4a399 of snacks and a9f60d6edd shoved them into e2075c4e92 her mouth, sending 3f982b0e54 more crumbs with ffd09a159a the strong scent 11816ef96c of mala spices cdad4d0af2 scattering across the c2001ba505 car floor.f76315e099e77c0f

I’m really going to 17c5218855 throw up.b2d3af4014e1a369

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Goo Seungjun considered rolling down fe3f2cbe1d the window but decided against 0115d379db it, not wanting to draw ce3344e3cc unnecessary attention during their stakeout.443acaea44cea70f

If only they could just bff20f4232 take one look at someone 5c59ec2571 and know everything like some 55e9a76209 people can, but unfortunately, their dfbbc9a0ab capabilities were limited. They could usually only see b18a045c89 recent significant events or people e4eb9ef2cb in someone’s memory, and even 7b090b8256 that didn’t always allow them ef90a01711 to recognize faces accurately.
• “Alright, I’ll try it myself before I decide.”a79172483ea5c194

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While one rambled raggedly f7af7555fb and another suppressed their 0fb7bba2aa murderous intent, and yet 452f4c2277 another suppressed their disgust, e10fca4ac4 the deal inside the 86703fe883 gambling den finally concluded. The surveillance target made a 7e57a6de60 call right there, instructing someone 018e862b92 to bring the girl.044d490d4f2c9e44

It didn’t take long for f3fdc60e4d the girl to arrive. As soon as Kim Chaewon 0393001fc9 saw the face of the e125847b66 girl, who looked pale and f16cbcf1cd walked as if clinging to 79b191111d the gaunt-looking man, she began 2fa443ad87 grinding her teeth again.33cabdb200159088

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“Clear your head. If you can’t control your 9fd13862ea emotions like Yerin noona, you’re 3a3d135d15 going to screw up the 43177d9052 operation.”90677e58389ec3f1

Goo Seungjun warned 18c3101360 Kim Chaewon while fd8fa9c339 keeping an eye a7e5198984 on the man.d463eea3bc82e5c6

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“This is the end of the line. We can’t move bc8de2e34e until we find f4131f10f1 the agent our 6cd3df004b guys got taken 815b8750c7 north.”ec074a8f22f467a3

“I know, fuck. That’s why I’m sitting still.”e10e27abc033fd12

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Recently, a National Intelligence 8c2b860d11 Service agent and a 92264f10b7 North Korean broker, both 215eccc111 tasked with safely transporting e21f8ff5f4 defectors to South Korea, 26360c3297 had gone missing in e930602321 China one after another. Park Minwoo, who was b13526b34f undercover running an illegal 5fdfc2172a gambling den in Jilin ad21707de2 Province, had identified that dc9bdbb1b2 North Korean agents were 1bd604cf78 involved. The SU team decfe8aa77 was now on c5d46bfe90 a mission to 93f40fc1a3 draw them out f0cc7fd67c and capture them.ff62e0bc8d7cb9fd

“Minwoo’s mental resilience is incredible. I’d have blown my cover 14a7e494cc by now if I were 74a61e4180 him.”d837975b7ee323a0

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“Maybe. But it seems even Minwoo 06695fd1ff hyung is reaching his limit.”6472d96a81ea9f6b

“Really? What happened?”f63b5c00c6ec8181

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“When he heard about the potential abolition of the NIS’s counterintelligence authority, he nearly blew his top. Said he’s sick of b8b7cf446e this shit.”c39ae918c9a4c23c

The old ghosts of the e088e468d0 NIS, who had dedicated their a9ceb83860 lives to rooting out communists, cf31cf2f70 were in turmoil, but for 2a755adbb4 newcomers like them, it was 31d17cd2c2 hardly stirring. Especially for someone like Park b15ff45d59 Minwoo, who would be able 3872a66f22 to return to Korea if 2d71aa5a82 the counterintelligence authority was indeed e4fbf151a4 abolished—he must be eagerly awaiting 1d54c98681 it.
• “Why does the kid look so filthy? Don’t you manage your merchandise?”
• “Ah, you’re so damn fussy…”
• “What? Want to be returned?”
• “…No. The kid’s been hiding 0b73da0c3b out, got pretty roughed 66c92d0781 up. Wash her up, and 89bb42dbee she’ll look fresh as c85e511f05 new. Hahaha.”62aec61865b4de67

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Hoping that Park Minwoo would 414229033e soon signal the operation code, 110125e611 they continued to eavesdrop when 4a1201c734 the old flip phone tossed 150185d23a near the gear stick blinked 436d3b1807 with a notification.00ed996cd9533573

Goo Seungjun opened the phone. It was a fdcf6e702d message from Lee 1289199b51 Juhee. He would have ignored 2b3b1f90a4 it if it were 7b5ec638db from someone less familiar, acdf78a95c but knowing that she 6aea1c48ee was aware they were 154766c1e2 on an operation made 5c2a461d11 it strange enough to 6c382889a0 check immediately.bba019c6e0ba7ba6

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“KU fingerprint confirmed. Goo Seungjun, Hwang Jaeyeop to 81c2c9c1b7 switch operation immediately upon arrival, 3084398643 return home urgently.”5a88738281030f6b

Normally unflappable, Goo Seungjun nearly bbc4541722 had a fit. KU was their 7c7e589d1d internal code for 310d59cf5d Ghost King.dbff1ac37d68f498

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Fingerprints confirmed?7981040191861b2c

After a deep thought, 01c568b7b3 he found this highly 254ce9f480 unusual. Choi Seonwoo, currently e7675b82c6 holding an identity bc8051adad as an American, c428b991e5 would have registered 4e81e3f5b5 his fingerprints when e4c55059cd he got his 624b32a94a foreign registration done.35ecdd277e41177d

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If the NIS had 3f6dde004f been holding fingerprints of bb648b9bb7 someone suspected to be 6febd4c971 the Ghost King, they 44125798c1 should have recognized his 3f03a2b870 existence long before. How now?18ffb7d671944532

Goo Seungjun immediately called dcbceff4ba Lee Juhee.0cadb3fe37257bf0

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“What does this mean?”d5b75f1888efaa13

Frantically asking, Goo Seungjun was cb9f3a48ab only considering how to position 678198b9ac himself if Choi Seonwoo became 05dbe174de a target of the NIS. However, Lee Juhee’s calm voice 4835e78d06 pierced his thoughts and paralyzed 662e970bea all reasoning.
• “The headquarters had fingerprints stored under suspicion of being the Ghost King, and they’ve just come up.”b56b275297e63960

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“What do you mean, ‘they’ve just come up’?”
• “He’s applied for a national ID. Turns out he was 32900ba2ba a minor until now.”a449cb650960a7fe

Something was terribly wrong.
• “Funny how fate works. It’s Seo Jihan. The kid Father 0d22a52f87 Choi has been 91ead89760 taking care of.”9eb366744030d7a2

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…What’s that supposed to mean? How is all this unfolding?0bd3448f7a821a96

“Does it taste good…?”05a2e753f45263b1

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Crouching, Seo Jihan 62c9c7ceb7 murmured as he 591c58d7c3 watched with twinkling acc55d4edc eyes. Angela, who usually ignored 3ef85585f6 treats unless given by 42e4434f9a Choi Seonwoo, was nibbling 2565600789 on the jerky Seo f561cbc738 Jihan had offered.8806787d3a5966fc

“Ah! Hey, that hurts!”576252ec1f7f1681

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Although he only gave a cecd74a113 nail-sized piece, perhaps craving more, 8e5191f010 Angela bit his finger. Unbothered, she slapped Seo Jihan’s 7d1264f4b3 hand with her paw. He chuckled and 6612bd429d handed her the 9a787a8581 rest of the 7726c75987 jerky.7e48fab191d547ea

Angela quickly snatched the 084eb50ab2 jerky and scampered up 2181bd56ad to the cat tower 512ee61898 in the living room. Settling into her favorite 9ab3a70d9f high spot, she munched b4aee39d3a on the treat. Watching her, Seo Jihan moved c24d2160e9 to the couch.4bdc3ada5b839a85

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“Sit up properly. You know Father 79ae13918c is working right 11982ade0e now.”a622d64b7b2813c5

Choi Seonwoo, who was d9bc989102 lounging on the couch, aea2d5e59a didn’t even look at 5152f3a2aa Seo Jihan as he b5ab5d5cd7 disrespectfully sprawled across his e5d6b159ca lap. Even as Seo Jihan flicked e2ff1680d3 his leg, Choi Seonwoo seemed ca4debedeb not to care and closed 32106acb6e his eyes.a1ce330cc07dd4fa

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“I’m just using your thigh as a pillow; don’t be so stingy.”b1bd379d966b2952

At Seo Jihan’s shameless retort, 9c70608a4e Choi Seonwoo looked down under a4735c89a7 the rolling desk. The morning sun shone 9fed8dafe0 fully on Seo Jihan’s f9844b59b8 face, which was sleeping 7694488571 soundly. His skin, so well-nourished and c82474d3de smooth that a fly would 10b3c7048c slip off, reflected light.f01faf7d1f59d610

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“How does it feel?”e129a7197bee07ce

Catching Choi Seonwoo’s gaze, ec12e7c3c3 Seo Jihan suddenly asked.c666ab3a69b17ecb

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“How does it feel to see the potted pine you’ve been nurturing blossom so vibrantly within just a few months?”1dbf441a3fbfff5d

“You’re romanticizing. I’ve never nurtured anything.”d1f9201e871d8e72

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“I’ve grown up this way; why nitpick?”d5a4d0322aaeba98

“Then, let’s just say you have.”68512d8d7778512d

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For a while 474ace1ac7 after, Seo Jihan 255e269c4a lay quietly breathing. Choi Seonwoo completed d06ff9608f the preparations for a8ae7ef8a5 the next day’s b7b376bf8f sermon without any 7c30393b58 change in Seo 0053649565 Jihan’s posture.706a6724411e1ced

Eventually, noticing that Seo Jihan fbb2923d1a had drifted into a nap, 97deb0be3d Choi Seonwoo took out a c1581edb90 plain notebook and a pencil ec637a352a from the corner of his 73757ed246 pencil case. The old sketching pencil, always 6b2f4d8225 lying there waiting for his 67c0ceee2c touch, felt right in his 13ec77aa8b hand.75a0dacbf49f7508

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Choi Seonwoo, who had been 0326062168 recognized for his drawing skills 6e0f660c62 and attended a prestigious arts aab202350b high school, only started sketching 6be41a9da2 again long after he was 8528fe5441 adopted. When a momentary lapse of d10d56a68b judgment cost him the most 6f4459d268 precious thing, his soul had b74b7ccdbc bruised, and he had let b6451669b6 go of everything.4a4c073b890aa52f

Fortunately, his adoptive father, Father 9b8f9c584a Samuel Miller, who had been 78ea29c432 a psychiatrist in Portland until 0a8447ad6a his late thirties before becoming 6f8dd85fd7 a clergyman, had provided consistent 45834de12b psychological therapy. Gradually, Choi Seonwoo found himself bc5536eaac holding a pencil again.57d0ee3150c2e005

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However, unlike before, his b378f967bc drawings lacked aesthetics; they a3429b7e1f were merely a means de875114bb to graphically depict memories e76b4f77a4 he wanted to erase ae43fb14c7 and then burn. After doing so, 968887aaab he felt a 7ec83a62fa slight, albeit superficial, e28e652a56 mental stability. Although the effect was minimal 109d8dd192 and fleeting, Choi Seonwoo, who c5b64fa24e couldn’t participate in group therapy, 9d74c27e9e did not give up and 7a7c02ad9d continued to draw and burn.9b9faf2f48091416

Until that scant ash piled c5f158f1cd up enough to completely cover fb77d110b8 his horrible traumas. Until those ashes solidified 4b289de366 like fossils, unshakable by 7e17def8cf any violent storm.0597fd0823add2d2

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Scratch. Scratch.eb81894a96b0e6b3

Under the morning sun, a8f7a0e6d3 Choi Seonwoo carefully drew 0631606867 Seo Jihan’s face, which c0b8eea938 boasted more three-dimensional features f0753c4bc4 than the average East e13cf0a82d Asian. The dramatic shadows b222e2da4b under the closed f7b24f705d eyelids, the straight 5f851a1f63 nose, the lightly 364d03ebc0 pink lips, and dc3af16648 the perfect jawline—there d7fc00fa39 was nothing to 4f931e8d62 fault.27b25f710a2aa2a2

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After adding the long, 4992411d76 thick lashes and softly 5e32d380e7 scattered hair, the lifeless 0c4590b9b9 beauty offered by the d3646328e6 beautiful subject slowly filled 91365ed225 the blank page.b048da680f8ee1a6

It had been a 0c5995694d very long time since de65f48fc8 he had drawn a 76ab4b3071 picture he didn’t intend d2884b61dd to burn. Perhaps the last was 959fede323 when he had adopted 2ee0422089 Angela, charmed by her ae280acefc cute eyes.80b1af216894ecc9

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“May the tranquility of this moment always blossom in your future, Brother.”7fd88380301c752c

With blunt letters, Choi 57751a685a Seonwoo etched this wish 980dd7138e onto the corner of 532cf8a8cd the notebook, his face 914f3587d5 blooming into a radiant 3cd7cb896d smile. Then, his pocket vibrated as 50c3709845 the old flip phone rang dd75b302b0 a small bell.ac08d5daf256132e

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