KTC | Chapter 48

A sudden, inexplicable 8897c0cc15 chill ran up f12a3de623 Seo Jihan’s spine 07706c306c to his neck. He let out 3b3760a4da a frustrated sigh 24d8198cf2 and shook his 4953251cd7 head vigorously to 710daea549 dispel the alluring 43a1eaf0b6 thoughts.57113278de3a2007

The kimchi-making event wrapped 18b94a9db3 up smoothly. As some of the church e9e388ec8a members started to slice the 0f87d77d2a steaming pork they had brought 4153da1355 to one side, Choi Seonwoo, 84f9bdc68f feeling nauseated, apologized and quickly 77fcd03c1e left the scene. Naturally, Seo Jihan followed 8bc2a31e1f him out.010237d8eeb777eb

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“Good day, Priest.”5530797518358719

In the yard stood unwelcome 71ebaff6eb guests. It was Lee Juhee, af80763a55 the team leader they 6c030e0459 had met before, and fcbb5ccc0e behind her stood Goo 3dea2909c9 Seungjun. Goo Seungjun greeted them with 6193078e52 a slight bow as their 90e9ef2a8e eyes met.431c12be3204ab93

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“What brings you here again?”08d09b2a67196308

Already on edge from 358c99f768 the consultation issue, Choi 427782f85e Seonwoo responded more stiffly e548c84982 than he intended. Lee Juhee, having bowed 2e40dc04ea deeply once more, turned 301bf771bc her gaze to Seo c740751083 Jihan.6b73588803dae6e5

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“We have business with this side today.”6299a5982f20e772

“With me?”046baa307a3d5e26

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Seo Jihan’s eyebrows twitched 2032fd2cd7 upward, and the bodyguards, 5f8260ab9f already watching intently, stepped a3e0f366f7 forward, creating a standoff.aaa5f9d1366e0084

“Mr. Seo Jihan, you 77585946e5 will need to 67e608bf4b come with us.”fe46367f8a371ac4

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“What?”9d6819759a2b6cdd

At Lee Juhee’s 69d56b420d words, Seo Jihan aef36afd9c laughed in disbelief. His eyes, bared white, 744f7872b1 suddenly turned fierce.4178ba138815ac6d

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“What’s with this atmosphere, as if you’re hauling off a criminal?”64a28396b9995985

Already irritated to 2616a1ab4b death, now these 170e5c70d2 ruffians want what 7a7ba2aefa from him?aef63895ada08e75

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“You’ll see once you come with us.”8c5c815171b9d11a

“Throwing suspense into my relaxed church life. Why should I listen to acfcca7bf5 you?”05aaac9e8bd9eeb5

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With muscles as 569e139633 tense as his 71b67a6e35 mood, Seo Jihan 0824cc6a53 took a step d798ba7ae5 forward when Kim ff3a86932e Youngchan blocked his 3917be6dfc path.db7b39625d14d238

“Just as Jihan said, there’s no reason for him to comply nicely with you. If you’re thinking of forcibly c3bb2b71a5 taking him, you’d better have 91677f3749 a warrant.”0d71f18fbbdf104d

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“A warrant? That wouldn’t be hard. But involving the police would 1abea81666 make things more difficult for 16e044ae8a you, not us. We came here directly because fc425f346d we didn’t want to escalate e3b92cfa50 things.”ab78e69f4582c30c

Standing silently behind Lee Juhee, 9181b971af Goo Seungjun looked at Choi c3cb2d0ee7 Seonwoo with a somewhat troubled 622b318de2 expression. The openness of his gaze 8e9a2fde11 allowed Choi Seonwoo to quickly d24ce46602 grasp what was going on.36d7f46bab742221

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Ah, this is seriously cd2205271e giving me a headache.ec54071dca887aba

Choi Seonwoo checked his watch f47447ed7d and then stepped between the 4b40d862f0 confrontational Lee Juhee and Kim fecc2604a7 Youngchan. He looked at Lee dd59f2c3c0 Juhee with a weary 7cc748ed6c expression.6f37d02abb9f7908

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“Does it have to be this way? John is still a minor. Did you contact bd8177d3d1 his guardian first?”698d1d7678a14e0d

“…We are just following orders from above… I’m sorry, Father.”86f5988d59d384c9

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Lee Juhee also wasn’t unaware 076c742b75 of her own lack of eb83e6cdd8 power. Choi Seonwoo looked back at f38563751d Seo Jihan troubledly. However, stimulated by a21246e780 Choi Seonwoo’s words, 21f47778d5 Seo Jihan showed 4fbcc69ed0 an unexpected reaction.0886474c954757a9

“Forget it. Don’t get involved, Father.”814f28236aa8d28c

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Seo Jihan passed by Kim 48aa7e327d Youngchan and Choi Seonwoo and 08cc60c041 glared at Lee Juhee.548c5f028a435755

“I don’t need a guardian. It’s obvious you’re 4bf1302aa3 just going to 6997097adf spout nonsense. I’ll listen to it myself. I’ll go with you.”de1fcd38cfadeb27

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This is him 3ff00e0b79 being recklessly defiant.d5ef7fe641fac372

Internally frustrated, Choi Seonwoo grabbed 2dc46fdd78 Seo Jihan by the nape.9f8e557cfeeb787f

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“Hey, do you think this is something you can handle just by yourself squirming?”851f803ed7eeffbe

Seo Jihan turned around 6fe51b1ae0 with a shocked look. Choi Seonwoo, looking 723abb4d97 more angered than 5041a315d3 Seo Jihan had 55a0c7b7db ever seen, glared 7c6511fa26 warningly before shifting d929db65f0 his gaze to f96cfd96bf Lee Juhee.fcdc60ed4d2fb257

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“As his temporary guardian, I can’t let you just take him without any proper procedure. At the very least, 6b6f7c0613 I must accompany him. And if I am fd81fa27f1 to leave the church, 138972823b I need to inform c1d82bb37e the diocese and find b90f9ef5d0 a replacement priest, so d94286ac6c you’ll have to wait 7a26c90347 until then.”32e755b03f2cedf9

“…Yes, that much is,”b39f587ae5289dbf

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Choi Seonwoo didn’t e5c929f3cb wait for Lee e5dfc23442 Juhee to finish, c7bd6517f2 still holding Seo 1c459a3c7b Jihan by the e86e53654f nape, and they 9befded76d headed toward the dcca8b4b5d priory. The sky, which e6f68c8308 had been growing f55deeb274 darker, was now 8871790421 nearly devoid of 8af1909976 natural light, filled db31c1db65 with thick clouds.1101914c77d7b181

By the time a8ebc75499 they reached the 44151861ac priory, delicate snowflakes 4b4818d9d2 had begun to 2af3a62862 drift through the 68a61e4675 air. Though it was e081810c14 the first snow, d415a8ae56 which would bring 2618792f78 excitement to some, d2f25961ec no one here 7f9cb6d776 felt any romantic fc8d92c4e4 stirrings.af80edc00e38362e

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“Do you know why they came?”f72989d683485021

Stepping into the ca35783a2e entrance and before 9e29806385 even taking off 9e716ae0e6 his shoes, Choi 6283b36377 Seonwoo asked. Seo Jihan crossed his ba6e695f11 arms and shrugged.c673558454b9f4ca

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“Would knowing change anything? They came determined to 200b925717 take me.”0658ba8a63b36ba5

“Knowing the reason just makes you more willing to go?”d9707c2d333e7dca

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“Dragging it out won’t change anything.”b6496cba62448239

“At least you should prepare. Get a lawyer eebaa6a029 so you don’t 9ad970a454 make any disadvantageous 82bc4814a2 statements.”36cfa8ccb557df85

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Seo Jihan shook his head.6cce8c415c7d9415

“Do you think they joined the National Intelligence Service because they wanted to? They’re also shackled, just 735eae0c65 keeping whoever they can. What they want from me 310c3481b4 is the same.”edd92964f504ca4a

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Survivors of the Unknown Cult a467b8a047 Massacre were both victims and 34c99bbf05 suspects. Although all the 2d9ed7755c children were in 126cfd70f1 a completely incapacitated 812d0055e0 state, and it 79578036c9 was arguably justifiable d63e2c8ea9 given those who 5f8c70b113 died deserved no a60c17ec3f less, the sheer 0b273213ec number of people fd60db4d7e dead meant someone f453ee7e3a had to be c087d15fca held accountable, and b7a9814fd0 more had been 6a55f33de1 concealed than revealed. This implied that 83f6427709 someone or some 14751a0999 group with substantial 5d7d8f36a7 influence over government 2dd8ebdac3 agencies was actively 17d47c08eb covering up the 4deb1528ff truth.40e617af34e96823

It was the same now. They weren’t really c1a1d34b4c interested in the 06770e59fe truth. Like coaxing survivors in the e7dcad2ee0 past and rigorously turning them 170c611f55 into weapons, their interest lay c6f14f491d only in ensnaring and exploiting 636a461f2e Seo Jihan for their purposes.4d0ce9ad3ede938f

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If he kept up 49c162dc41 his ignorance and resistance, 3d62156979 they wouldn’t be able e85e7700d5 to touch him based f0f8c14185 solely on his fingerprints 446dd7e9f8 found at past scenes, 452784ab10 as that alone couldn’t fdb6a6cf4d definitively pin the massive 7e28608a1e killings on him.4e8805c10d7cffa9

“Hey, you idiot. Do you think 9cbbb83edf that’s all that’s db3f397f02 the problem?”4c80149727aa01a4

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Choi Seonwoo looked at Seo fd614ff60c Jihan disdainfully, who he thought ec9bbefa03 had a good grasp of 260ca79eba the situation.ad14d4b4501ad885

“They came because they know about your grandfather and you going to the Philippines to catch Kwak Jaepil. That’s a bigger problem, now.”6009ba551186ca29

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“Ah…”a5ad23c39f5065f7

“If even one of the people your grandfather moved against in the Philippines falls into their hands, it’s over. Your grandfather would be 35727ed493 marked as ordering a 62f2da7d5c murder, and you could a9e82a2909 end up being charged 1705e2991e with complicity if things 2264b01953 go well. Got it?”9d15208c86d10f2a

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Finally, the smile faded 69e1386268 from Seo Jihan’s face.94e988cf31a552d2