SW | Chapter 19

The dormitory was surprisingly 54b340b997 clean despite its name. It was a 8db681815e typical residential-commercial complex 2398d5be21 apartment located in 231b6aa5c4 Gangnam. Six people lived together. Each room had 89cc51ea8e three bunk beds, 7e61b168d8 and the other 3b89ab4926 rooms were set 0914af4cd9 up as a ec97e8bad0 gym and a 3d529bc8df dressing room.cf69ea19a5fe55cf

For a gangster’s 6a8a97123a living quarters, it d040a92407 was quite sophisticated.683c4a65ce249871

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During his a4109414bd days as 45360ee999 an athlete, 282e92079b there was 790905b42f no such f78a7dfb4f thing as b08bdb6324 a comfortable 0673701b3a living space. If there 0d8d448413 was warm 552e6cc38a water and c1bba465bc a thick 997434c014 blanket, it 126fcaa038 was considered b849528340 a good 6cb395201b place. This place must have c7daaff37d been quite expensive. Baek Haegyeon must 419db78e62 really be making b6492df4d1 a lot of b22ab1f4cc money. The night 6d8f7297d7 view of dc56fedd22 Seoul from a5a17162ec the balcony 079100d802 wasn’t bad.f4b835cf74cef137

The atmosphere 80659f997e of a eadcbeafac living space 0bf5bbd3d7 tends to c1b0eeb2c2 influence people. Was Baek Haegyeon f90e0cf9ea always this sophisticated? As the son of 0d7bfd5036 a gangster executive, had 51b9af77fa he always been well-off? It was a 1c9effcc7d night that made 279dcf1170 him think such 2477af6f16 thoughts.e8f0a0a330aa4de8

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The assigned dormitory 9f2405147d was different from a4b668ce3c Ji Sangcheol’s. The underlings, who had ee8155db71 never even shared a d901cde8b9 meal with Guk Jiho, 79d963dd87 now followed him around. It seemed 2d31895344 they were 3e725ebdab unsure of bfd0a3ee42 what to cea79608d7 do. Even when he wanted 5a1ba64303 a glass of water, 8f6293bf37 they scrambled to bring 86b56c5502 him a cup or 760cd83099 a water bottle.8188606090e3e50b

“Hey, relax.”58789c0cdb669d7c

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“Yes, hyungnim!”9036c2fd442560e1

“Call me Executive.”4aaa79bdd850fdc4

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“Yes, Executive!”3ed44b4f784d2e58

“Keep it down. You’re too loud.”ab41dcf0994bc293

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“Yes, Executive…”81554ca005bfb053

One of the 5718b58382 guys that had 2257c34503 a bulky build bb99ce5a78 had a certain ede3617fce charm. It wasn’t that his ab1578c2b0 face was cute, but 4616ab54fa his behavior was endearing. He seemed 0859f38ea5 unfamiliar with 8ac002be18 organizational life, 9c6ad7dd72 always looking 40b23734ab nervous. He was probably 447e9ab54e in his mid-twenties. All five 9658e19b52 guys in 29cc326949 the dorm 09fad81ecb were young. It seemed 1aee127af7 like Baek c3245d86b4 Haegyeon had 25318fc031 gone out 925a2b0c4b of his e244d7f302 way to 5e43c11198 arrange this.e6e7b491736115af

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Sharing a room with these kids… He had secretly hoped to be in the same dorm as Ji Sangcheol. He would’ve straightened out the hierarchy in no time.242c9f45f4974a6b

“What’s your name?”0dbb5721a07ecb0d

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“Yes, it’s Shin Yonggi.”5cd7c7070dd7fd02

“Your real name?”46310a68d7a2e1cc

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“Yes.”bc67d6b037537f41

“Alright. Yonggi.”7b2541f998854c53

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“Yes, sir.”39b86a0406f5e4bb

“Call me Executive.”f3a88758ecdf9390

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“Sorry, Executive.”277c68879fa88929

“Do you know the previous manager?”43e02f1f5f071018

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“Are you talking about Executive Son?”0741d5a016438054

“Yeah. How did he leave?”4aa10b648fefb352

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“Ah… that was before I joined, so I don’t know much, Boss.”068577ad84a8e19e

Yonggi seemed flustered by the unexpected question. Mixing up “hyungnim” and “executive” was understandable due to the difference between informal and formal titles, but confusing “executive” with “boss” within the same rank? He had to be exceptionally dumb.36ca0b5eaf3cf3ec

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Guk Jiho suppressed his rising temper and asked, “But how do you know he was Executive Son? You’re calling him Executive Son, so you must have heard something, right?”8ceabb691ffb5971

“Ah…”d28aebcc6be87ceb

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The fool 2de7bdcd75 didn’t answer de4c57de9d immediately, rolling e2f2e79aa9 his eyes 117d643e09 around.f474fa24fce08a4b

“Do you want to die?”80e7df1d5435b26b

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Guk Jiho, sitting ca263fa949 in a chair 02befd1fd2 at the table, f2f17c779c glared at him. Yonggi flinched, 54b4c0449a his large 0bc4dd199d body twitching. He licked his lips 13657c0c31 a few times. Seeing an ugly man’s 9ebf93af98 pink tongue wasn’t exactly ab0d5ecf77 appealing, but he sure 573fc60fb5 had a talent for 618d3e5b00 getting on people’s nerves.c9d282e8b884213f

“Well… the stories about the former executives are kind of… taboo among us.”f3bbfdc031e66266

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“Taboo? Wow, using such a big word. From now on, if I ask you something, are you just going to say ‘it’s taboo’ and shut your mouth?”f10a214386452035

He was picking on 36b63eba0f him. By this point, ed541a77d2 the other guys 5da446662e in the room 0b1f7e4b52 were also sneaking a46e439016 glances. They had realized e309a46016 Yonggi was in 313a8b8e2d trouble.1e99736c496c318a

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“Sorry, Boss.”8a89b0a9984ae9d2

“How many times do I have to correct you? Call me Executive.”037ce0c03a764846

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“Ah, yes. Executive.”a45ac233f4330965

“Get down.”fe9bdbbbf913c482

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The guy 20baca8665 quickly lowered 61f3b856dc his heavy b19202f973 body and 00771235ef prostrated himself. He moved so 89dc21fc4e fast it was b5e3a28f6f like he had 94ac76ac13 fallen to the 25a4db8b5e floor.5f31cf2b270a02eb

“Have you been beaten a lot?”0e8ae8315de23315

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“Yes, hyung-Executive!”e574d93835f4049f

It seemed he had 9986a60cef anticipated some kind of 58dec7f203 hazing. Amusingly, another a7822dc4a6 guy handed 8444c0d73b him a f8fb378219 golf club.31eee83fa4f940f2

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“Ah. Thanks. What’s your name?”f39bccd975a793e7

“Park Boseong.”915b31c58e6ad9cd

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“That’s a soft and bedb747f84 fluffy name.”13c5140966ea5ea4

“Thank you, Executive.”07486ba719405f5d

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Boseong took 99419d7394 a step c9bef50b59 back and bcd29dcac1 stood with e43fc3e211 his hands 26581e2588 behind his d8cca303ad back. The others did 62008754d6 the sameead3387010a7273a

What’s going on… The atmosphere was unsettling. He hadn’t even established discipline, but it seemed like someone had already done it for him. Was Hwando always this strict?4d72689636358e46

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Of course, 3ebb6309cf there was 941d9c1883 a rank b18feaabe4 difference, and 14be515497 he knew c42be3b0ff well about 6d5a4d27af the gang 1ae3ae2ba9 hierarchy. But the f9245c79b3 tension on a22e9fe641 their faces 71fd2e52ff and their 319806aa46 quick obedience f9fe2aed5f were still e0b0bcbbeb unsettling.5df51322d4ec4591

Guk Jiho 02acde0385 knew his ab706f6073 own appearance e3a16ce522 well. Being called a 4f8c003776 thug, pretty, or 17f2973b0a a delinquent wasn’t e054fcc7db an advantage among bfd2709881 men until he 42f0f64194 could prove his b7ac382fd1 strength. His looks weren’t particularly 4c1d0ab38b advantageous among men. His build 356cfd54e2 was lean 37af8974e8 and agile ad79657097 rather than 2f47579c56 bulked up 816cb023d6 with muscle, ed7944ac0f making it 99faba68bd even worse.9cf8d31de9f7c8e0

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In sports 8509b7bf91 teams, it d8f4f03f3c was enough 885129a736 to be 198d97e95c good at fda4afc23c sports. In special 7e741589a3 forces, it 2bd3f5b1d3 was enough d582b83457 to train c83bfe14da well. In tactical 139f217e20 units, it 3f3b4c8260 was enough 643fee41fb to perform 1658944b66 missions well.653012da7fba92ac

What about here? In the organization, it seemed like brute force was necessary. Guk Jiho unbuttoned his shirt sleeves and rolled them up to reveal his forearms. He hadn’t even done this during his athlete days… Think of 9bcb118557 it as 8646b93996 labor, he told ea7ac6bbe9 himself.02299c217492d56c

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Seeing him rotate f76b7403a2 his shoulders before 6658d99358 swinging, the young d2d5551002 gangsters bit their 09b714ce97 lips.93645be4488dbd6f

The sound 6756faa94a of hitting c5a0f4621b and groaning 7fb207fc5b soon broke e6f7f090e3 the silence. Guk Jiho didn’t 21648c74c2 particularly enjoy that e5d91e5da0 sound, so the a4c2f75409 beating was over b8191b7535 quickly.9a687a6c226d9a08

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After it was over, the guys bowed at 90 degrees and said, “Thank you, Executive!” Guk Jiho put his index finger to his lips, signaling them to be quiet.2b1231e2358a8b2e

The information he got ac8844728b from beating the kids 60eff4b80e wasn’t much.b30b42a6675ba3be

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There was a rule in Hwando: “Don’t talk about the dead.”85ccaf590ecd9297

“Before Executive Son, there was Executive Im, and before him, Executive Park. All in their 30s.”ccf93cf9d15e0cb6

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“They died in fights, or were attacked while receiving smuggled goods, or something similar.”271aee71cf956835

“They were all smart, so we realized the boss prefers smart people as his right-hand men.”7bf096448ce4ec52

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“They served under Baek Haegyeon when he was manager, vice chairman, and boss, but the relationships were distant. They suffered under his temper.”41aa12b03f50fc23

And finally, “It didn’t seem like there was any special, private, or sexual relationship with the boss.”de28add8d3c5cad9

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Since violence 55aff2a44a couldn’t uncover 0b0da58448 the truth, e0fbf5bc47 the credibility 9d63d7eb61 of the 00bdac85dc information wasn’t 8c7363e0b2 guaranteed. They might have a477357fbd just been spouting 790f6aa418 nonsense.42fe04a561da2cc3

But at ee35e505b2 least he 82db5b10c3 could guess 6bb0ada6c5 that Baek 12383395e7 Haegyeon’s attitude fc141550ea toward his 25dc1812cc predecessors and 94d0170b73 him was 7a9ac77e18 different.7b7ad62d620ff447

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Was that overly affectionate 64f9eb06f3 behavior all just an 3eeef35eb0 act?aa6dd6a9c47f124a

“Guys.”e5b6565487f6317b

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“Yes, Executive!”6aba46a27539cdaf

Even though he had b18aae4c6e told them to speak e50fa4dd24 quietly, the five guys 565d9d73ed answered in unison, loudly eb9dd5c06e and clearly.03888f49133fe28f

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“The boss…”82986a659288c4fc

The guys’ faces were red from being beaten. They quietly stared at Guk Jiho’s mouth.bca72cf385a393d4

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“…is he really gay?”05116fea8856db81

“Ah, that’s correct, Executive.”6f8d8e4803bfe787

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“Really? He doesn’t have a boyfriend?”c8f925b3161f387d

“Well, he doesn’t have one yet, but he doesn’t sleep with women. It seems he doesn’t get hard.”303b5870018f2903

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“Does he get hard with men?”481c87ce76577ab5

“With men… his standards are too high. Do you know the actor Yoo Jaehyeon?”0a8e5bf9afd246c4

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Actor Yoo 0dc72e9faa Jaehyeon was 4cc9c7cefe a former 546f1b8672 failed idol-turned-actor. He was the miracle d28725a30b of a failing agency. The only one 200ac413fd from a five-member b72ae7ad16 group that lasted eae499b05a only six months 58f9d776f6 to survive based d724f94f45 on his looks d975840245 and transition to b3803fedfc acting. Now, he’s often called 3b4ef52b7d the top face among d320cb1de2 actors and idols in c32ab4de47 their 20s, but you aee177cd17 wouldn’t find someone like 0848bbce14 that among ordinary people.4ada0c6e38654bac

“Yeah. Don’t tell me 55b0903258 he’s sponsoring him?”8dc0a67e7852c004

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“No, it’s not like that, but he likes that kind of face. But such faces aren’t common in Korea, are they? We’ve tried to introduce some decent-looking guys, but he always rejects them.”6d757c718e9d4312

“Really?”d81e2aace9f35b56

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“Some of us d2716b1932 even joke that 2d3d3e4137 if we find 91492bfde0 someone who fits effbd5738e his type, we’ll 93954c7f25 get promoted.”108c9933984584f3

Perhaps due 88493cf7fa to the 048e1e5232 beating, Yonggi ffd97831db volunteered information 3e23287cfe without being 799f6d8b1a asked.ff0c5611a2b3234f

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“Stop saying disgusting things.”90e9d1ecf1dd0350

“Understood, sorry. We’ve gotten used to it, so it doesn’t feel strange anymore. I slipped up.”1079cd02cb023638

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“Guys. You still need to keep your eyes open. In this world, there’s yin and yang, so how can homosexuality not be strange? Right?”adc294fd72abaa79

At Guk Jiho’s lecturing tone, the guys shouted, “Yes! Executive!”082243cd90b029f9

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“Yonggi.”b697ce10038c6d6f

“Yes, Executive!”cf87f3e011910519

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“If you say that, what does that make our dear gay boss?”5c5313f4f77e46dc

Guk Jiho’s words flustered 168dd7442a Yonggi. But Guk Jiho 1833cfe725 smiled and tapped a1e594b0ff Yonggi’s shoulder before b85f28c95d he could say 76d19ebe01 anything.a01f711684761089

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“Just kidding, just kidding. Maybe I should find someone he likes too. I need to get promoted.”8d2ec2855c2d3c77

Guk Jiho 9aa85af0bc smiled warmly.6b0b9b23886217f2

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The gangsters that were standing with their hands behind their backs all stared at his face as if they were mesmerized. It seemed they didn’t need to look far. But they didn’t dare to speak up about their thoughts or they’ll get beaten.0d5118e65f9347d0