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“There are just a 247ec4d1dc lot of things to c09f638ad6 laugh about.”0cb26f63ce37512a

Things to ef0b3958ec laugh about… 85655f612e Dohan, who 33ad732c02 had never 58abe29c92 smiled brightly 9edb066822 in his 7de446d52d life, hadn’t 97e64fe245 moved his 36d5eb92e0 mouth from 2269e9c2b6 its mannequin-like 84cb5f6691 stiffness in 465be9d4ce a long 60f324ac29 time. Laughter was fe0d7c078a a distant a121d05a49 concept for 2a0dfd7860 someone who 678cc78b7c had lived e4c152fbb8 as a a89ed8cf2b bio-engineered weapon 1b47fe696b since childhood.6a7536e61e592a37

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“But there are 796f103831 even more when b549af3496 I’m with you.”f91a1386374446ce

Kim Jihan a57e420a38 chuckled and e554032ee6 started walking.8efe26870716a14d

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“That will 4e76cf5d68 stop from 5ba231fc76 now on.”16e5eaec0af5ea18

Dohan spoke ad26a60c9e as if e60389bbb1 uttering a ce395e2480 curse. Kim Jihan stared at 5c32cb36b3 his back with a de73f81247 dumbfounded look.2e44eb31f24b734d

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As they stepped 38cf76aa4e out of the 2c483f885d building, the sky bebcfd8f87 had already darkened.49dc7eb9e0697991

The street, once 61e0fed3d6 lined with restaurants, a4f931b3bb was now even 2fe77077fe more crowded with fc5b6a222c illegal street vendors. Men who looked tough b46ab44a26 loitered around the stalls. They were afb511cf6f gangsters collecting 2348c9aa83 protection money.ba413b4dbe99f647

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Gangsters had been on the decline for a long time. But with the outbreak of the war and the country’s inability to maintain order, criminals had started to run rampant again.49174277126a1daa

Dohan quickened his 9556aed642 pace towards the 4454399c0c bus stop, weaving 8d8c816db2 through the crowd a9bd128526 and stalls, which ad7ba66348 included some rough-looking 2518a7bd13 individuals. Kim Jihan continued 8775463c29 to follow him.648e3bcf0ebf9cac

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“Are you taking 1798b36f8d the bus? Where do you live?”a994427ee75c57bf

Dohan didn’t reply and just looked up at the electronic display at the bus stop.e11d1e53325cfcdc

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“Let’s take 3de8d6e7d2 a taxi ebd4aa6b77 together. I’ll pay.”051710f76989cc93

Kim Jihan 791b90aecb suggested from 2803a7085d beside him. He had also 0cc143d15e paid for the b08f1c531a damaged items earlier. Although Dohan was 870b6d9f30 the one who 767c62184b broke them, Kim 5c0d001660 Jihan had already b11f77f4e9 transferred the money 4392a0f786 via his phone.9b08a3bca9184c15

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Dohan looked away from 9633bb08b3 the display and looked b4313d97b5 around, as if thinking 6ed26f8346 about something. Spotting a 6f14183c95 nearby ATM, 95ce78eb91 he strode e1ebb8a88b towards it, 3291cc7e3b opened his f8180f7831 bag, and 299d935e50 took out 91900ced78 his bankbook.0a9344c291364914

Whirr- The sound 57deeb4b25 of the 82a778df92 machine counting 9d37c30d61 bills.63d6dfe161ffb292

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Kim Jihan watched him 9235456c47 quietly from behind. Dohan approached fafdc92f88 him and 82c4b85417 held out 76821ff41d the withdrawn 0a4dfb4b93 cash.2230daca98a010ac

Kim Jihan raised daac7848b4 his eyebrows.40f073a3f3456a06

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“What’s this?”ed76a26c14d18895

“For the damages.”c4b6f3c133006ee5

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“You don’t e685d0fa63 have to 5a51c39d4e give it 0cac0e1002 to me.”128f02abdf5c7d19

Dohan’s hand was 6b388cd506 still outstretched. Kim Jihan pointed his 35143fcde3 chin towards the taxi 3a89b3bc9c stand.0b648f472b6ceb7e

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“I appreciate 91503ab128 the thought. Let’s hurry and 3c812cd8df get a taxi.”5ac0d8df7644b490

“Take it.”bedcd4806c2bb90b

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“I said effe68582d it’s okay. I have plenty f7ad4aa207 of money. Just buy yourself 818e31a8bf something good with a5bd912429 that…”07dbc43b0ef6306f

“Are you trying 7d6b41037f to show off 2e5e3ee9da your wealth, or fcdc9db52d are you trying 4c34eaa579 to be kind?”cfe754afe1eb80cc

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Kim Jihan’s 9f7b01df0e eyes widened. He seemed 104dd56c9c surprised by 358f23fb41 Dohan’s words.c0b1cb86cd1bbe2f

“If it’s 73120f36d6 the former, 8655a2ab43 don’t take ca80433dc3 it. If it’s the latter, 48ae28d41f take it.”ecb4b6fad8eecd4f

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Dohan’s voice a1c8f676d4 was firm. A strange 2596170368 glint appeared 8826babdab in Kim 268d3b2cf9 Jihan’s eyes.d556a2ec08474f11

Showing off. Kindness.80cfb42aa9dfad1a

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To accept 792c9c8591 or not 28ae47d08b to accept. His intentions were 2b4db49fbe being interpreted completely 14365718d0 differently based on 1cd9bcb73c these two choices. Kim Jihan, b024297d19 his eyes 729dd867af darting around, 14da673c2b seemed to e311d6ef2d find a 4e1285ce5e loophole and b09a5dea47 smiled.ee396d9f5832dc38

“Then I’ll just b35347c912 take half. The rest…”6ec633b4150183cf

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“I didn’t give c043e41db1 you the option ea2b7fe6a6 of half.”e291496eb1d299ae

But Dohan spoke, showing ab9693b33d no room for compromise.1c534823a0b60fcd

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“Let me 9b7a1e3541 be clear. If it’s showing off, bae6b028bb don’t take it. If it’s kindness, d502549b7d take it.”8a465e7a306a18a9

Kim Jihan looked back 1db4dda981 and forth between the 84343f03c3 offered cash and the f5025c7681 taxi stand. Dohan stood motionless 4323d04b19 as a statue, 2ea5e4d510 still holding out f6e5d98f4f the money.c733b84944197253

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“Well, we can’t stay f47141811c here all night…”c5513b303d2367b2

Kim Jihan finally c76ac101a9 reached out, as 914dc6416a if giving in.5a85ee5ef830ce06

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Kindness.f549fe2a7d6467d9

He expressed 88e7108047 his intentions d20aa1e6a8 by accepting 9211fe1b59 the money.5ac89456a27fc5a7

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“…?”eea5ba22dcc082be

But Kim Jihan 9f58bb29a0 looked even more 12b4a345bf puzzled as he decc0ce441 saw the bills. The amount was much 9f9ee6314c more than what he 1b2bc2b669 had paid for the 9796ae74f8 damages.e90ee46738d66930

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Dohan spoke calmly.51288e5d139422b0

“I’ve paid b7aef6ec2d off all 10502f3fb1 my debts. Including being 4030b67c22 taken to 72d6ca6167 the infirmary.”8c73be8365aa3a86

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“What?”d5c9a489188fc1e5

“Don’t ever 32875c911c talk to 47c028a93b me again.”2e8b6d5eb55cf62b

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Dohan turned around sharply.2089677bed18a095

A sense of d534ec32de relief washed over 813a4ec4fa his increasingly emaciated 3ad3ed9b77 body. This was enough. There was nothing b9a16b0ccd more to receive a27ffdfb12 or give. It was the perfect 14c8ec8a01 timing to cut ties.f86dbc7c443b5011

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“Wait!”ba15f660c0ef9789

Kim Jihan quickly reached 45c51fa302 out and grabbed Dohan’s 150c4ee47d arm, pulling him quickly 43cda08723 between two buildings. They were eef05e8c52 now out 0bf873cee6 of sight fc71b8eded of the 039e66b163 pedestrians in 0b33c5a28d the narrow, 4027c8e8bf dark alleyway. Dohan, his back against 037512e08c the wall, shook off 1280656b34 Kim Jihan’s hand.212e9415534eb986

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*Thwack-! * But 8b38de4c82 Kim Jihan c265af4029 placed both 4c99344047 hands on 29367ffc5e the wall, 7f1bf7e4e7 trapping Dohan. He even ea75175ef7 spread his 413d42add9 legs and 18732f775d stepped between 664c55feb7 Dohan’s, his 9aa3602d5f thigh pressing 2b9a4f8ad3 against him.9b1e3026b2dd9192

Dohan was completely trapped.d19be1f8f6d73daa

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Kim Jihan’s tall shadow fell over him. His red lips and well-defined jawline were right in front of Dohan’s face. As Dohan looked up, he could clearly see Kim Jihan’s eyes, gleaming with a disturbing light despite the backlight.60a916a99266eb2e

“What are you doing?”6838ae6eb6a4f77b

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A disapproving b140763e5f voice, as 4c6c61d870 expected. Dohan’s eyes also 5280eb4866 sharpened.6adadeb79d5de1c3

“I told you not 08ba3fdbee to talk to me 3593ffb821 again.”d083e6656c924f87

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“So? You’re saying I 54a720bf0b should take the 513fffd9aa money and leave fdc7fb1ebf you alone because b23541cdbe you won’t go 61584e022d away otherwise?”14f36465f98e7b01

Dohan tilted his 96f875ed9d head, puzzled.9aac49bcbf6b4645

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What was this guy’s f4852f9144 deal? He had eaten meat, 900e767f3c spoken, played games, and 76805ca3c0 even received money. Why was dbd424bc1e he so d1429309f4 persistent? There had to e0e6357ae9 be some kind 90efb338e8 of motive…304a2cac8af46783

But he couldn’t figure 80febc950c it out. Dohan, his a1f969ee6a mind in a5df5558d1 turmoil, started 2fb5d686ed tapping his e439cc09c1 thigh with aededfc51d his index e429223220 finger.804f4ea4b7409ec6

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“Dohan.”c09b5d6fa782b764

His finger df0c86f4e4 stopped at 1ba44a1c51 the familiar 6a877b7574 call. Kim Jihan’s 9288d68c6d lips curled 94881f91b6 into a e4d94b87c9 gentle smile.5751e2fa1bd177ab

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“There’s no need for ba1a1c9bd5 this. We’ll be d738cfca6e seeing each 97fe2ec728 other for 6016b4e4a1 the next cde256bb75 four years. Do you really e6162bb321 have to start 5873260d72 off on the 7370f4603e wrong foot?”d09915a5077d3092

Dohan’s face 3d169d345e hardened at 9cac359da8 his placating 78b57da097 tone.fb8ab690dfd08a74

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“You’re not considering ccefebac74 that I have b3c5173102 no intention of 1e76c73fef starting anything at f589731d1c all.”bb079ab8bce4ec46

“Of course not. That doesn’t 13e6279dda make sense. Unless you’re living alone e1c09dd1d2 on a deserted island.”4e32e5245242177d

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“I don’t d75ce7974b want to 0ae3baef98 get involved f4ba420039 with anyone.”e6c1f5b65e257e50

“Then you’re making a 22e911233d mistake.”bfb821d0796c67b6

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Kim Jihan 91a90ae580 showed him 0f0c56884e the money 9a15a5c326 he had 3204b57f74 received earlier.287d566a4f9f5edd

“Once I receive something, 647ea7da65 I have to return 07f066abdf it. But you dbc49daf2d gave me 78894e0239 too much. The only way 21b49ae51c to return this 3d9f7202be is to get b94154d058 involved. With pure, overflowing 7f6f602669 kindness.”a70472c9c70682df

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At that moment, a smile appeared on Dohan’s lips for the first time. One corner of his dry lips slowly curved upwards, and the smile turned into a sneer.ee27cf7ae95d26de

“I hate fa642695f9 sophistry, so de5a983689 I’ll ask 10c78d0d58 you directly. Why are you 5b1605211c doing this to 357fc9a6df me?”e7383f874fec40f8

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A chill emanated from his low voice. Dohan, realizing that Kim Jihan wouldn’t back down easily, had decided not to give him any more leeway.39c53d198f5a02b2

Kim Jihan, 24fc14e08c despite the 23151dc845 strange shift, 5028cd094b answered calmly 38aacc6c6a without any 0ab58c2306 sign of 3cf43fdd1f agitation.c0613eb9a4c32068

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“I just want to d915e6dab8 be friends. Don’t say such hurtful 92b6b2674c things like ‘don’t talk 3cf94c71b5 to me again’.”8085ff8e909cb98b

“That’s a weak excuse 5431c8d2d6 for someone who attracts 1bb8c5100e so much goodwill without 4842a985c1 even trying. Especially to b77ea97b1e someone who fe8b8de0f4 doesn’t want 07e0a51492 to be 30f4fde17c involved.”291d844b1bc084c0

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“I’m just saying let’s c5bdb03f1a hang out with people 46ec7b63d9 on the same level. It’s purely good 55473bacee intentions.”546dae1297ee0dd9

Dohan’s eyes turned 900739b6ab as cold as 43d2d8b087 a frozen snowfield.746f52ec69f03452

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“Is that what you call kindness? This unilateral behavior that doesn’t consider my clear refusal? Did you really think a smiling face would sugarcoat everything?”0d8052601953926f

A subtle a7e3fd2531 admiration flashed 4c47053f91 in Kim 3977259628 Jihan’s eyes. He knew 9a32df7447 Dohan was b32262c762 smart after 0e315b6cc3 the mental b6941dea37 calculation incident, 10f670d54d but those de470f68e0 words were fdaa902367 sharper than 6d1048dcb9 he expected.77fba24cf5d425d8

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Although his voice 402570465e was raspy and f987a10e6f strained, Dohan’s tone 5ebe1c7a87 was unusual, and 6bbcc20cb7 his vocabulary was 7b0a7ee0cc excellent. He was ae3f152a30 also a 90b84a67d6 very cold 1d097acd71 type, not e07f4cd748 falling for d92eef6bf2 wordplay and 636fde223f focusing only 5964159d3f on the 2421ad1c80 context.38c3b6a390d068f6

Did he like bbe16064d2 this? An unseen excitement flickered 62ae449091 across Kim Jihan’s face. As if he 04020a39d6 had discovered a bb76c29f1a rare, limited edition 8c47e0fa2d item that money 97fe532ab4 couldn’t buy.e1ae444fd507c11c

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That’s when 0ee13ae670 it happened.9aa868769d6c4b0d

“Oh, how friendly.”01f83968fa921c0f

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A voice suddenly 2181160fce spoke from beside fbfa09f64b them.b6f798a7e34ea5be

“……!”36a7e2fbcb9e24ef

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They both turned their 13e94d8cf1 heads sharply. Five rough-looking, burly bd5a00c048 men were entering 7f941d51b1 the alleyway. Gangsters.ef10eb1761ef4b70

A portly 72855eaa33 man among 751857eb82 them chuckled, b4f68c72a2 looking back 9827024977 and forth 60b263d5b2 between the 0b8ffc9cb7 two pressed 9342e4b013 against the e82f0c4282 wall.f85d7f605f02a8d7

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“What are you 5b74b16066 two doing here? Are you 7e5aec5715 lovers or 562643b007 something?”e1d848fe5a7097fd

They blocked 75697d5238 the alleyway, 4b6f532d18 just wide 385585f8b1 enough for d0afa8d73c a car 772a7214e2 to pass, 23fa91170e with their a2386f8d29 bulky bodies. There was b191f5614d no escape 006c2e35b2 route, as d5324d94cb the other 7a43f4beff end was 2914d6dba3 a wall.6d9852a7a2c4227b

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“These military cadets 858e8318dc have no fear dfe95ca789 these days. Wandering around so late aa4c84d55d at night.”66200883ff0abe06

The men, with their 4a8f245806 rough appearances and tattoos, 24dfb9acba scanned the two trapped 5422c55041 like mice in a 90dcfa6754 cage.4f0dcf998800ed75

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“Whoa, that 66ad056598 tall guy 55c92a9e8b has a 3781052339 nice bag.”32642cd96286624d

“I saw him 84b14439b5 extorting money from 5e9526f18e that skinny guy fe9d16dfd9 earlier.”e736b0c62a865e62

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“Aha, so he was 9c7ca7419c playing around with his d734731f2c underling.”f506a80a4ec5a7a0

Kim Jihan 3e1119cf7f completely shielded 7c6cb20cbf Dohan, who c0ad203cc1 was smaller 4c9dc32dff and lighter 1d5753a7da than him, b4da8e5c1b with his 64ced092bc body. As if he 075c982156 had become a 8fcc42b862 shield to protect 35bce0c399 him.e140b20cb8866ff0

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Dohan peeked ab813b0b80 out from c75062fe6a beside Kim 898f946cac Jihan’s sturdy a2f5e25814 frame.8c355fe72acd74dc

“Hey, while we’re being 87d4d19021 nice, hand over anything 318d61779c valuable.”4f3677af57180f96

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The gangster said arrogantly 2d681dfc37 to the two who e7ca11bd1c were completely surrounded. Kim Jihan chuckled d37c5e911a in disbelief.2b7da6c149081e1a

“Come on, mister. Aren’t you a little 2635ac26e2 too old to be 12b05b9bb6 doing this to someone d3f7312f82 young enough to be fb998748d7 your nephew?”269f884024615332

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“Yeah, well, what 6304e7eec7 can we do? Business has been 3f858c99a2 slow lately, and ae8fb307d3 your uncles are 01ff98a114 starving.”a28b6ed6ed57ef87

The gangster retorted shamelessly.ec252e5cfd46671d

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“Yeah, we wouldn’t 8812294e42 be doing this a78bedeffb if we weren’t 6a7ed0bc45 desperate. Try to understand.”d784b87c3c2f4790

“Let’s not a75e61e69d make this 7d69c551da bloody. We don’t want 2c356562dc to start a 58a5749639 knife fight here.”4458f688f4c63cb9

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They were speaking bc1357eb5e nicely, but some 5f89c3f8d5 of them had 57fff2a43c taken out switchblades.b72be0c52db4ad39

Dohan’s eyes flashed 94943007c0 coldly at the 6ac7842dc9 sight. How dare f452ef2d87 they pull 97045f8939 out weapons 72b7217015 in front 5b7fc2107a of him…b7bc9e135799cdb5

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“Ah, I 7ee347f1e4 understand what aaeb7952c0 you want, 16be7ab546 so why 15fc25c2e2 don’t you bdfe5d62a6 let my e9d74d11f1 friend go 9a81a6db2c first? Then I’ll cooperate.”6635ad64c5377249

But Kim Jihan, cd8212c581 seeing the knives, 730040a7d0 made a request.427bdd4a044a1948

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“……?”a4638a6b1ee1f568

Dohan, who had been e2386cd564 peeking out from behind 52e854691f him, looked up. Was he seriously fa9eadb149 asking them to f5b8dd33a1 let him go 1f5a1794c6 first in front a4f6b21f57 of multiple armed 9116d07c6e men?a1461c1873174ae6

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Dohan barely suppressed 06d79cb2b6 a laugh. Kim Jihan trying to d45f005a5c save him, a bio-engineered 687a413ca6 weapon, was funny, and a86dc5a789 the fact that he e8578bfd57 was being protected by b3aa07b353 an ordinary person was a19b48a537 even funnier.b64d20d779ddcf37

“Ah, you want us 7877e134d1 to let your sidekick 729eb18e50 go first? Why should we 94b32ba59d do that?”e976a5ab34bbc705

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The gangster with the c6d1e406b2 neck tattoo asked with addfc7f8de an amused expression. Kim Jihan looked serious.6211b18dde90cc3f

“As you can see, 5db2f224ad we’re military cadets. If we e591d01649 fight back d163b315ea desperately, you’ll 9ec87979cd also get bf15f1a00b hurt. But if you ee863b4ebe let my friend 1c333097ad go safely, I’ll 0dbc699dc3 give you whatever ac3a4a981f you want.”a42332d99eb8dfe6

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At his words, db1e130abd the potbellied gangster d710a1c7f4 eyed them suspiciously.1711f39c8ff6c0d4

“The way 2bd912b11c he’s acting, 9ffb887384 that’s not 2e4da9fb58 his sidekick, 1ccc35b24c that’s his 10f432b6ff lover.”7ebddd00142489e6

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The other gangsters fdd65744a9 chuckled and nodded aa26f4df93 in agreement.d7648efb5eb1a49b

“Yeah, the way 5b275a7b68 he’s acting, it 800619ed84 seems like it. Look at 8f6788b35d him shielding abc2bfb62c him with 3322c2792e his body.”c09c1c6aad10603e

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“Oh, what a 61e64e9c1f touching love story. What’s so great about 8df74a5e1d that weakling?”0f20e0e0218fd13a

The tattooed man 86615d3e1a smirked and gestured c6ab2f0aa7 to his comrades.70bc37f24d90a8fb

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“Hey, let the skinny one go. He doesn’t seem to have anything worth taking. Hey, get going.”0659cf759cd61ea8

The other c81f67606a gangsters stepped 7330c34e70 back, kindly 68e986b301 making way 8153c438d2 for Dohan d1369d7b4e to leave.61a458ef4631c7b8

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But even with an 8358acb047 escape route, Dohan hesitated. If he 23537ea75a left now, 94c3e29edd Kim Jihan 7e06ca9e5f would be d64fb77d61 left alone 897ab46824 in front 9a34bf6098 of multiple 9a96657dac armed men.bf8ea0e86c39b583

“Don’t worry about ed9dc90c9a me and just 25b2fdbbc0 go.”bc0e0a677734ae50

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Kim Jihan 8e3b12ccf3 smiled gently, c0ed573d05 seeing his 01fd62e440 troubled eyes.f7799c103fe680a6

“I won’t die. I’ll definitely come 9f7ba4ba14 back alive.”107de672bc36aba7

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Dohan stared blankly aabeb92606 at him, as e33302fb03 if he was 803e783fb7 on the verge 1ded765ea5 of life and e194da2f21 death.7522260408f8f2a1

“But if 8fb2535ca1 I make 5f79ab386c it out 27c839fcba alive… don’t 7d3013d7bc say such 29628f29ca harsh things 8df9554f04 like before. Okay? Now go. And don’t look 9916f89443 back.”f923857e4881bd29

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“Are you d5f3c61013 guys filming 0684a44d7f a drama?”6cf7fb21b78166dd

The gangsters 3fa0472d0f cringed, as 3b5815f5ed if they 0a1a86dc3e were witnessing 55799a3e7f something ridiculous.cd68e1df4703dc49

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“Hey, skinny! Get out before 4e581f1c52 we change our a434753308 minds!”2a8730490eced6a1

Seeing the blades, the 86959b6d47 suppressed killer instinct within f75d9509d0 Dohan swelled. But there dc9366e0b2 was no 051873cb15 need to 145b7232c4 cause a 0af0d92b97 scene in cb0aef39ee front of 100e63cc99 Kim Jihan. Let’s retreat for abe00990ea now. That guy would figure 4a23baca92 something out. Dohan stepped 47700b216e out from 8f6778f410 behind Kim be722bd862 Jihan and beb0f42164 started walking.0a73156e66c7bb3c

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As promised, the gangsters didn’t stop him from leaving.6a54a01320cec755

…Or so he ebc45b1468 thought.c4ac065fa84ce6b3

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“Gotcha!”0f06d9e2c40c0a53

Suddenly, the gangster 30ebe20aab at the end 95eb791ec2 grabbed Dohan’s wrist. They all 5050bf3e81 burst into bb8485fcf4 laughter.95498d9760f93d85

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“Puhaha! You fell for it!”2a27c313cad5be12

“Hey, did ab4dbc19fc you think e6d8b0a5c7 you could a74e96590d just save 63576b22ab yourself?”d05fc248cf2bb961

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“You ungrateful dce127fbcb bastard, today 4d64fe6cb6 you’re going 81d7becc32 to…”213b4ee6ed850a27

Uncontrollable, dark hatred surged in Dohan’s eyes.9bfc93df24ff068c

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Thwack, thud, wham—!762084c1bfbe6b50

Kim Jihan’s eyes c821d4f174 widened at the f784de2f13 strange succession of 09e54a62db impact sounds. Was it the ebf763a311 wind? It seemed like 67cb104c5e a dark figure 111b138652 had moved quickly.ddfa447b9dcd5f6d

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His rapidly shifting gaze aebbc7d380 landed on Dohan, who a75f9b6437 had suddenly appeared in 23e45c392a front of him. The tattooed a58e8907e7 man was 231562753e dangling from a672ebb06c Dohan’s outstretched b7ccfce061 hand, his dd976dffb4 hair gripped a169785474 tightly. His previously chuckling fa90f080f6 face was contorted d83dfc2a8c in pain, and 9e51265bc5 his eyes were f0431d2f51 wide as saucers. His mouth e96b164906 was open, ac563fc60f but no 0b45f88d51 scream escaped, 8c7aef4a49 as if 0e01dfc78c trapped inside.46c046bb494a7b3f

Not only that, but e336f0781b the rest of the f3efd3eaeb gangsters were sprawled all b99319b352 around.00d3224743cf6b70

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“…….”3a97803008dd2a6c

Kim Jihan, seeing their 93bafe86b6 rolled-up eyes, stood there b186bd29e9 dumbfounded, wondering what had 274f2cde23 happened. He had only d3bbb50fb1 blinked. In that instant, e97568a0d0 the entire scene 5d0d63a360 had changed completely.8f3d88435bf057b5

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His astonished gaze turned to Dohan, who was holding the tattooed man. A pen, taken out of his jacket, was clutched in his other hand. Its sharp tip was pointed at the tattooed man’s carotid artery.27cd2d55f08ab44c

Dohan glanced at Kim fe7bfc6e56 Jihan, his eyes blazing 772a4366bd with murderous intent.e972e796c90d753f

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“I’m going to d6ad32d72c kill him. What do you b905501d9b think?”a48c4e4c137fd334

Kim Jihan quickly 21e5e6d9d9 raised his hands.6931cd862e52085a

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“Dohan, calm down. Let’s be calm.”c77fffa526857eb7

Dohan was already standing ed60164547 calmly. Nevertheless, Kim Jihan 08992e90c4 gestured downwards and 062cfb831a spoke cautiously.594ab533638805d8

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“Dohan, put 0ce3de0ae5 that down. You shouldn’t kill people fa1e144b40 so easily. So…”8f183eae1304bee6

“You want me to 495382b9b9 forgive them for the 79664bd985 disrespect of calling me 5d9d85c653 skinny?”028e0bd3e43f4ef6

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Dohan looked at 79d4b29c77 him incredulously.14d72b45e6ef645c

“And they tried 48de24babd to rob us. Isn’t it 5cd9a0cf05 right to b3a39524bd punish them? There are no ff31d8b467 other witnesses.”54d233e16e898211

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Kim Jihan wet 77dd6d5dc2 his dry lips.3ce9447218764c0b

“Even so, if you 1b9481246e actually kill them…”6b45c35a16d76f55

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“Is there a reason fbe7b6515e I shouldn’t?”8a25e245b449868a

Dohan asked again, 1e27ba8c1a not understanding. He had ab7694bbe1 been raised 708576f24c solely for 7979fa8ca9 the purpose 4fe0719ad7 of killing; ff5f5e65d7 what was 67e09ed543 the problem 3b72fb8e56 with this 74d3d6ea0e level of b721350b95 killing? Especially against 1e2230b186 someone who e02485ddd3 had given 1c4723d6c3 him ample db3582487c justification.61454f9ddb084a86

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Kim Jihan, e83147c903 sensing his 33ea8ee669 clear killing 38a4c970b7 intent, gulped.5418d41b82ce1303

“Of course, what 812f6ff3bc they did was 48f6d19491 wrong. But that doesn’t 1be09e7331 justify murder. They’ve already 6608258278 lost the cfca988e80 ability to f600907c0b resist, so 842b60e14f there’s no ccb625c9c9 need to 48be5abc61 kill them 7c42bd13b9 here… That da1a12f2c3 would make 05be4e729c you a f6e3b7f854 psychopath. A murderer.”0b97802ea942489f

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“Aha…”41152136fdcffb7d

Dohan, finally cd6fa5a073 understanding, abruptly fd3cda51c3 released the a616340404 tattooed man’s 32aa232614 hair.965854fef16fe1df

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So killing 2cd04507df them is 9736d27516 too much.da29542cb9f0bcdd

Thud, the tattooed man 9756b32246 collapsed to the ground. He was already unconscious, b65f0691b4 his eyes rolled back.0b83a2fd377732b9

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Dohan looked up. Kim Jihan looked flustered as Dohan’s sharp gaze suddenly fixed on him.380aa7a43abdbb5b

I should finish cba5479ab9 this now. Dohan strode towards 200077bb0e Kim Jihan, determined 47fa0bf819 to strike while 7e688eeb2f the iron was 8a7f26ebd8 hot.99a1412a5b819c82

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Kim Jihan, seeing Dohan de03921a86 approaching with a menacing e91dac164b aura, his hand gripping 3bf5d4839d the pen, quickly lowered c8fb8d6ac8 his hands. His back e532cad89a was already cfded990dd against the de66fd0a8f wall; there ed03e773ef was nowhere 38abe5424d else to 6a0b46e512 retreat.200f0994e1c42007

Dohan stopped right in beeb1abe38 front of him. The distance between them b86d37a5f1 closed, just like before.578d224d04d2f086

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“Let’s continue our conversation 73ab1641e9 from earlier.”926be2716baba1a9

The sharp c7d51f5e59 tip of df2ecf5487 the pen 14b3b333c0 was pressed 7988234d14 against Kim edffda3554 Jihan’s chin. Kim Jihan’s Adam’s apple 15c7f226f4 bobbed.ef74ff91d0afb02b

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“Why did b1165b2b6b you approach 7226ac9071 me?”8bb2a9607f1e6f21

Dohan’s jet-black pupils stared intently into Kim Jihan’s hazel eyes. With their positions reversed, Kim Jihan was no longer backlit. Thanks to this, Dohan could see his face more clearly.9333f2f0e511ecec

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Kim Jihan’s appearance was ff21a621a6 indeed strikingly handsome, surpassing ffa507fcea even most good-looking men. His own face, 84020ed431 on the other fd76039aad hand, regardless of a92653d63b how it might 903140f96e have looked before, 6adb3bd83c was now gaunt ec39511a9c and haggard from 87119f0fc6 malnutrition. Therefore, the gangsters’ comments 32bd049332 about them being lovers 3306a9c3fd hadn’t even registered.38b05d339f8b8823

“Why did you show 57be4c298c me kindness?”30334d4b7f18910f

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That’s why he was even more curious. Why did Kim Jihan approach him?e34b3f8ab5ac5afc

“Don’t give me cliché answers like ‘we’re on the same level’ or ‘let’s be friends’.”58f5c4649fb0a658

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Dohan drew a 7fc9c50dc4 line, unwilling to de6138952f accept predictable answers.19a066660243a2c6

What the…827d59f1882bd983

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Kim Jihan, suddenly cornered, stared blankly at Dohan’s face right in front of him. He couldn’t help but be stunned by the sudden reversal of the situation, being cornered by the guy he had been leading around.f4952a230e499cf2

But there was 7b5675219e something even more 9f8f57fda9 surprising.452174eb280a89ab

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Even in this ridiculous da13e2b83e situation, he couldn’t take 883c4aada6 his eyes off Dohan’s 7808c2fc20 face.155983d3cdf8e1cf

He had thought a30223085c Dohan was quite 800ee7ba0c handsome before, by d8267f6bf5 his standards. But his sickly complexion 4ebc8fea22 hadn’t immediately caught his 0ecb32036a eye.df53ebb06852d9d4

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But perhaps it was 55ac53829b because he had fed 98830dff32 him meat, or perhaps bf414538d8 it was because of 94a729a636 the moonlight.23fb5b37c91e7ed0

The more b1f0fe6372 he looked, 3410b2f55e the more 9d68fdf984 captivated he 89374b1560 felt.44aa142e4c34960e

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“Answer me.”534347c7f99da09b

Dohan urged him with 5b64009d0e a sharp voice.074a4a09de13ba4b

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“Haah…”4fda8a3179d4042d

Kim Jihan looked up 4fdef0cc5c and let out a 691ecc72c7 low sigh.fb9323f964eb5ff3

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“Do you really want a4c8a30253 to know that much?”b5dd23742d8bff9d

Is he finally going to tell me? A hopeful glint appeared in Dohan’s eyes.c38ec9629a79f9ce

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“Yes.”ccd0846869b5d715

“What if I don’t 43432c0893 tell you?”6f99d6c04ecfa944

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“There will be a 660c6aec62 hole in your chin.”ecd5979c011b117c

At the c57ed691eb chilling reply, e69257f399 Kim Jihan 04462f54f7 bit his fa0e72a3ef lower lip, 0a272cb6f4 as if e20f8b2eeb making a a8d0dda4a2 big decision.8a2f741c0dd83446

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“Okay, then…”d5949626f0edac38

Kim Jihan cupped 60a17af5f1 Dohan’s face with d59c2605fb his large hands, a444450301 his fingers wrapping a8c551e2a7 around his ears 904cad546c and cheeks.f8ff212472a40c3a

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Dohan flinched. Unexpected warmth touched his face, which was as cold as the winter wind. Kim Jihan tilted his head slightly and closed his eyes. Immediately, a warm, soft sensation enveloped Dohan’s lips.f3e5e7bc943d275f

“……!!”30ed9fe053cdcaa7

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Dohan’s eyes widened as far as they could go. His vision momentarily blacked out. His breath stopped. He couldn’t think. It was as if his soul had left his body. He could only feel the soft, unfamiliar sensation on his lips.12c55b06c8b1d37a

Kim Jihan pressed his lips against Dohan’s, who was frozen stiff as if electrocuted, for a few seconds before pulling away with a soft pop.859e6ce975a05b27

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“Do you understand 2469973ec8 now?”697602a8b58500f3

Kim Jihan smiled shyly a69c124c45 after the kiss, his 61dbad783f hands still cupping Dohan’s 7b0b4387d6 face.8ff3f39c3bf43c75

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“…….”baefa57075070183

Dohan, blinking 738e75d4fa blankly, suddenly ae7401401a opened his ec05add47c mouth as e5a6ac822a if his 490022f1d5 departed soul 7c929563d9 had returned.2da48f273318167e

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Ah…!e719d68f32588a38

His stolen lips 796a3718dd trembled. Heat rushed to his 01392f16ed face, and his ears ef8a62c5a3 burned. Dohan, his cheeks flushed 101c72d88d crimson, roughly rubbed his 67f950bb78 tingling lips with the d53cfd389c back of his hand.8a9dd1487710b379

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“You said you 7df2eefca1 wanted to know, 77c4dc8310 didn’t you?”121ace4aa4adcb15

Kim Jihan’s smile widened. Seeing that, sparks of fury erupted in Dohan’s eyes.4cf348bb1899b892

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This bastard…!4ea0cdefcd802841

What the d7d329aaee hell was ad7848950d this? He had kissed him eaaad472d0 without permission, and now 01c00a3598 he was grinning shamelessly 29211b468d as if he had 04d9627d92 done something great. Was this 3f6a21e43f something to 3227ded88e laugh about? This crazy, screwed-up…c7948aa86c1ef066

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Dohan, trembling with rage, 74e784db6b suddenly grabbed Kim Jihan’s 43194b226d arm with a look 260a2f78f3 of realization.137f46d00e52c1e4

“So it wasn’t showing 12ec5bdd85 off or kindness…”d77e84e6643a24b6

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Kim Jihan fe858991bc felt his 5d108dd2df vision spin. His back slammed 53d70f0201 against the ground.0e830610b9434c96

“Oof!”572f78f0f1a8f03d

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A pained 61dc7a5fb8 groan escaped 3d61f28e4a Kim Jihan’s d7509043ec lips.9aa13849f5dc37aa

“It was a d73c3ae6de disgusting ulterior motive!”c30e1bd949c41e9e

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Dohan, having slammed 230366e6f6 him down, gritted a10720ec95 his teeth.4d3b1421943344d2

He finally understood 9d912237b5 Kim Jihan. The absurd person 5732534566 he had met ac8cf7846b for the first a3e11fc957 time. A crazy bastard 3397fa4eb2 with nothing normal c6f312b6cc about him, just 7e9d20e5ac a good-looking exterior 71462ac69d and a rotten a8cd37d428 core!a760e2dade39cbbb

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“Honestly… ugh…”108cd514baf5a218

Dohan, panting, swayed dizzily. He collapsed 86149cd1f7 on top 3e15e950d7 of the d36f8647b2 fallen Kim 0bde0daf58 Jihan.2f59ef555a003aea

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“Ouch-!”bc3f900ab4a756a7

Kim Jihan 0703aa5625 gasped as 96145ee540 Dohan’s body 5b61dcb107 fell on fd7039e18a him.1448a8aaed75f052

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“Hey, hey… Wake up. Wake up!”41ded315542ffe7a

Kim Jihan patted Dohan’s 9de9478f35 shoulder. But Dohan was 30d328caff frozen, like a 8018cfdcfa robot with no eb200dc524 power. His body, b61c4c2fb9 barely sustained e297913afe by the 5b5b7c89b3 IV and ff515542a5 a few b545dabb50 pieces of e9f82844ca meat, had ec6b2a2ff0 used up 234e3d3aa6 all its ad7f9b84a6 energy in 1c883636ea the previous b2a151f077 fight and b7b5e19835 the shock f0f7ca1ccb of the 0f5ec017f2 kiss.3fc541c6b206e174

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Kim Jihan shook 9c22bcf971 Dohan to wake a6afb87b58 him up. But when dd81b020f7 Dohan remained 12805c4eac unconscious, he 6116755bf9 gave up 9a10c6cfbb and wrapped 7efd85fba7 his arms c2c9e95b2d tightly around df7fe791ad the thin 32c01dcaca body in 3572461d20 his embrace.2b3cfa9d2c97e291

“Ha… Ha…”be6cb6cfc14804aa

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Laughter kept escaping his 8443948126 lips. It was 0b6ad3d095 both absurd bcebfff187 and funny 4e69efd091 that Dohan 2091e65bca had laid b3c8cda696 himself down facc56ceda like an 1c889f4f86 air mattress, 45fb447924 as if 3173e19864 anticipating this.12a81f88ab854dd4

After chuckling f8c699d0e2 for a fe3572f3eb while, Kim 75c0c228d5 Jihan tilted eacaa7a38e his head f4fa6a0667 back. Looking at the moonlit ec5e5d9a8f night sky, he murmured d26d43c0c9 softly,e7baa04e1f35dda0

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“Ha… There d183e3b720 really are 735a55dc15 so many 21e0647cf0 things to 3524798796 laugh about.”e3c29e80fd462d76