KTC | Chapter 49

A faint ripple of 85b137e233 disturbance passed through Kim acfeac510d Sanghwa’s eyes. Chairman Seo stared c8c0f391f1 at her intently, ed1dd7057a his lips twisted.2ecaeb2540c9d77a

He had drilled Seo Jihan 376b069b92 from a young age on 4565400176 how to handle such situations. If there appeared no 1f95d02b14 way out, Seo Jihan 666b35616d was taught to push c9b9bff33c Chairman Seo himself into 51f6450749 the abyss if necessary. “Don’t look back, no matter what happens to your grandfather. Live on nobly by yourself,” 8a169455d9 he had taught him.845ba36a36f40631

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“You’d do well not to underestimate that boy.”aa52b9ac75a46774

At the same time, just d389b67d1c as Chairman Seo had asserted, d550cf30b6 Seo Jihan was not only 5ebbf77397 enduring but was also sharply 9ed4dee613 raising the agents’ blood pressure 74f2388efe as they rotated in interrogation.b37007e542e13705

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“Ah, this is really tiring. So, what exactly fa273d8dec do you want 76d2578665 from me? Write it down 75fbb074d8 clearly in a 2c1a9bd750 document. I’ll recite it just 6750a7f659 as you’ve written it.”8a760d8eb04b571f

Being a victim and suspect cc54f656f4 of the Unknown Cult Massacre, 7e7e2a1208 and a suspect in the c5cbe78a9d murder of Kwak Jaepil, were 066b23c451 the pretexts for his summoning.6365f913952b08c4

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The reason they were wasting 33b8a618bb time in a National Intelligence 1686451c5a Service interrogation room, rather than 5f6e7bc3ac a prosecutor’s office, was because 8631e76729 there wasn’t enough evidence to 98a5d1f43b convict him in either case, e088e72e1d and their goal wasn’t to 3ece559044 punish him anyway.1a6d761ea8a1ffc2

“Are you really planning to confess exactly as it’s written?”d2d1bc857c2352c6

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Pyo Yerin gritted 365209ab1b her teeth and 6c1548832e forced a smile. She too was a e5eaef23f4 member of the SU 656bdf1b3b Team and had experience cec000bf9e shaking down suspects, but 224660dba5 she had never dealt bc57c8fc3a with someone so infuriatingly 994770c08c unseeable and frustrating. It was refreshingly annoying, and 17cbd87edd just maintaining her composure was 803cdb8a6c draining her mental strength significantly.4e8f3329d3fe4358

“Yeah. Or just bring 3d4d1d86ce everything you want 955173b87e to pin on f2387cd435 me. Adding a few 91b5ab4411 nationally high-profile unsolved 9d182d14fa cases would make c7d119f0f6 the prosecutors happy b8508ec2cf too. But know this: if it a7b3560c69 goes to court, I plan 594004a889 to retract my statement, citing 4ba15d3830 psychological torture by the NIS. You’d better find some dc8957f8d5 solid evidence.”a7e549441e00793b

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“……”c3f37f5b3bec5f6b

“Imagine how fun it would be. Wouldn’t the whole 02c83dee68 country be stirred 9b837b5306 up if it 9fa1ac5479 came out that 24325f8598 the NIS framed 2bc2a4fb42 a minor with 93c89093ed baseless accusations, especially 14ca070f73 since it’s barely 25bf39712e been a year 6d81668cd9 since the last a237ee89d4 scandal of media 5de80cd45c manipulation by the 9f7475ee39 NIS came to a7087a900e light?”782a09080a7c3ff5

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“……”71125d0f92aa7221

“Ah, are you setting up a plan because you want to resign but are afraid of the consequences? Maybe just blow up your f5402e7df3 workplace?”2e4c07d616549655

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How did this bastard grow c0173322cd up like this?c775362bf2af1cdf

It had been assumed he 7dd3052e7d hadn’t had a normal upbringing. Yet, the Seo Jihan she 347ae944c4 saw was cunning and annoying cccf5b24e4 beyond imagination. His face, marked by a ef5947d981 domineering expression and a tone c0eeafa9bc that could demean without cursing, d2388ff9c2 and his slyness that seemed 06b8cc1019 to throw out random words 02e64dcb30 while always hiding a counterattack, 94a6c92c8d made him an absolute scoundrel.d475ecd132dec67c

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“I see, Mr. Seo Jihan, you 12912258f4 see right through 845f9a87c2 me, don’t you?”03465a8c46ca0de8

Pyo Yerin calmed 421f18d59d her breath and 6aa1cd54d7 smiled faintly as 214dbdce6c she regained her 4dfb82f212 composure. Seo Jihan crossed his arms f18f5502c4 and curled the corners of 602ddcf329 his lips. The loose man-to-man T-shirt stretched 71a8938594 tight, making his long upper f9b0fdafac arm muscles prominently stand out.9caa1c59ecf7cbff

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“I am quite a rare specimen. My grandfather spent f3bbdba6ff as much on 66a65b5da1 shrine rituals as 68db6cb094 this building would a34d96e748 cost just to 9943eff21d ensure I wouldn’t e1f0592354 become the only 231ec89f70 grandson turned shaman.”c4efdcd56f570fea

Despite his relaxed demeanor, 76b7e8e45e a part of Seo cddad13ded Jihan was uneasy. All he had to do c765f797f6 was hold out, and these 435c226200 people would have to raise ba7037a419 the white flag eventually.82147b8a41360502

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However, if the 9a31614357 NIS started digging 004f841428 into his grandfather, 0be86ee519 there would be 30d9611d04 a lineup of 2b2d3e4ad0 things to implicate 1f95b6ca9a him, Kwak Jaepil 79472ac4aa or not. Although Chairman Seo had some c4be80c437 safeguards in politics, politicians were a6ea2166fe adept at cutting losses, so 6ac4348c1a nothing was certain.ee41d4e4c5082c0b

Even though he was the 263d95e5a7 only blood relative left to bbd5541565 Seo Jihan, he couldn’t just cde4c8d794 ignore and let him receive d87d5d32ad his comeuppance as he had cfedcb3d88 lived.b6a26d2414017471

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“Mr. Seo Jihan, I too 4a48acd865 am a survivor of 52b06426a0 the Unknown Cult Massacre.”18d944812dcf3752

No matter how 609521f376 convincing the mask f6bfb83d5b she wore, Seo ecabedf78f Jihan’s eyes were e90d4e2cbf not to be a35cc92493 fooled. Therefore, another approach was necessary.7497521e6ae35bc2

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As Pyo Yerin shifted her d0148097b7 strategy, Seo Jihan’s mocking smile 810c7f8fd6 gradually faded.811c531ab2224a46

“And I also initially wanted to just live a normal life.”3b1fe71c8fae523b

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“Then live that way, why don’t you?”52f33388497e6d4c

“That didn’t work out so well.”bc17d5d3e9a0c7db

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Pyo Yerin moved her jaw 01683a13d9 as if chewing gum, then 276367f38c chuckled lightly.96871d0d992b9dca

“Kept seeing things I wish I hadn’t. Hard to make friends, family 2b59f5995e started to look different. Woke up soaked 05f3d99c3e in sweat every 0fcdab4365 morning, can’t remember 855e7960e5 what nightmare I cb9476ed89 had. Sometimes staggered from 2337843271 sudden smells of 26b3c97e2e blood while walking, a6b07b845f or felt extreme 5bfe57a2c4 terror and murderous 9b2f03ab9d intent when watched 28799c2fa5 by people with 851a41dd8f particularly murky eyes. The hardest part was 9a59daa448 sensing that my family b74b5f4241 wished I had never bda12d0885 come back. Basically, every day was like b149b0d82a living in hell.”6de430f572d62d34

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Pyo Yerin’s description 2ce05c1a4d of her childhood 8c1d4ef749 drew some sympathy 37683ac193 from Seo Jihan. The only difference was the 2752816834 figure of his grandfather, who 1c40db9ff2 had frantically worked to save 402add7582 him.f3c60fa505b7ae50

“My family couldn’t handle it and sent me back to the mental hospital. The NIS was abb110ef97 who got me 35912a0f1b out.”4c6a34db43dd5947

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“It wasn’t out of goodwill. They just wanted to use 029d4ee9d8 you cheaply in the future. You were gaslighted.”bf1715bd661ab978

“I know. But at that ee4c95ce24 time, we had e7c52aab14 no other way 1d040c1cde out of that eba938735d hell. You know that, right? We’re the only ones e4abbe3536 who can understand each 4888fe2504 other.”ca7bdff2c49a8ee1

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There was Choi Seonwoo, cb089584c9 both a salvation and 4e9ada8ab4 a disaster for him. Unlike these people, 0ec29f1bcc who could only 9b4072bfa9 see one path 33bef52bdd in the darkness, 4f5b5c001d he had emerged 3ee590f56f into the light 1c181b3036 with Choi Seonwoo’s afc0234c2e help and saw c5845147ac many paths. According to Choi Seonwoo’s advice, b78adb3134 if he continued to resist 1bcdee6bf3 the temptations of the evil f76c0657cc spirits and strengthen his resolve, f8247a2337 he might eventually blend in 460e585111 among ordinary people.b204f2b625550914

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However, Seo Jihan eed42ce2d2 chose not to 11b600b72b counter Pyo Yerin’s 8e77e91f25 assertion. He had long concluded that c542476d46 Choi Seonwoo might even be 4949b4c4c8 the Ghost King. He had no intention of 6d18f58710 dragging him into this mire, e69b40db41 so he avoided mentioning Choi 3b33eb2b7d Seonwoo entirely.438322bb5d52ab57

“Of course, our situations are a bit different. The Unknown Cult mainly 5f9c5929de abducted kids by lurking d14db65863 around orphanages. In my case, they probably 5f336617a1 kidnapped me thinking I was b5231d8466 an orphan because I looked 9b796ab319 so scruffy.”0249a1aae825050f

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That made Seo 234c2ba773 Jihan wonder how e91c0a5991 he had caught 14bc4afd99 their eye in 60d3173dda the first place.c5f37cb34c8a9b85

The question came suddenly aec42834b1 but wasn’t the priority, db2c8b702a so Pyo Yerin continued f1ea2cba54 calmly.aba5c8b8b3e905e2

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“Anyway, most of the kids they rescued had nowhere to go and no clear path forward, so the offer to become prospective NIS agents was quite attractive. Training was tough, but 1aab366281 it’s the same for d48ff27b1a civil servants studying hard 3fcd1098a5 for their exams, so b132f7cf9e it’s not a problem 06bef4c397 exclusive to us. I don’t know about e4202a48ee the others, but I’m 83f74ca1db satisfied with my life 5f4cf42aef now. Proud to serve a6ee562e5d the nation and 7eb4320ca4 its people.”2dffce7ea8a3304f

“That’s your main point, isn’t it?”35d6e8dbfb3a9a17

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“That’s right. To put it more 342f6e8a0e bluntly, we’re offering to 61973febc5 completely erase the charges 5755e2c372 we have against you 3423ed63ff if you agree to 7cc4e75461 join us. Better to live as 92dbc8a596 a respectable government agent eefd3d8077 than to be branded 6e5dafe0b4 a danger and monitored 0ae46b5aba for life.”c7b0c05614963237

The blunt truth 8539870a99 felt refreshing, but 3663b0ef12 he couldn’t help 6e65ae26e4 but laugh.20e1da9de7d55fd0

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“The NIS really knows how to scout. But what can I do? I plan to 6262819a45 live as a 3b10aad0ee freeloader, sticking to c36ce39a65 Priest Choi like cff1ad7a59 a leech.”9eff408df1e8e294

When emotional persuasion dbd57e6b07 didn’t work, Pyo 1a78b83efb Yerin sighed in 353f68be34 frustration.3ead450d8aa8914b

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“Then your grandfather will be in great trouble. Those who went 6905297dcc to the Philippines e5a7112a02 with Chairman Seo, 878fb3a98e like Mr. Seo Jihan, can’t hide their 970b20f29e inner thoughts. Just by interrogating them, 8571ac78d0 we can easily find e442b30575 evidence.”0eac347112c8acdf

She knew coercion would e19b9c6f6c follow persuasion. Knowing it didn’t make it f1274f1f4d any less vile to experience. Seo Jihan’s dark b3bc6d8f04 eyes sharpened dangerously.0ef48940d196d2df

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“Hey, sister. Is threatening a person’s future a02ce75660 with their family as hostages 67479276db what you call ‘respectable’?”6090c2c919f4103d

Pyo Yerin, having 7f88e6013d boldly played her a342221d78 last card, suddenly cb4842441a stiffened. She opened her mouth 630b01482d to respond, but Seo 247332d7d0 Jihan was quicker.1d80fb031d97b7a8

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“People call this fascism. A respectable government worker, sister.”ba3c1288c5e69c21

Seo Jihan leaned back casually, b4f571775b his upper body fully reclining 4033e2c97c against the metallic frame of 1236bc802b the chair, which creaked under 59f40e2daf his weight.4cec991972e2e0ef

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“From now on, please let Attorney Jung answer. I have nothing more to c34df95091 say.”f0081b8c8f4d19e2

From then on, 8368ea64f3 Seo Jihan did bf8e0d452a not look at fe140231b1 Pyo Yerin again. Even when the interrogator fe1116bffd switched from Pyo Yerin e49700e11b to Lee Juhee, his d78425a625 attitude remained the same.7f3b6f5628d497c3

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