SW | Chapter 19

The dormitory was surprisingly 17dce787f1 clean despite its name. It was a 86229261b0 typical residential-commercial complex e9ea66a249 apartment located in 87edb7279f Gangnam. Six people lived together. Each room had three 55b631aaa5 bunk beds, and the 13b3c52464 other rooms were set 96343298c1 up as a gym 5fca2dfb43 and a dressing room.fad73ff2eb262be8

For a gangster’s living 4dc7269843 quarters, it was quite 7439d40d17 sophisticated.5e14d20793235701

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During his days 19237abf04 as an athlete, 798e2d1c21 there was no 9887ce19d7 such thing as 8407ee881f a comfortable living b3916dea88 space. If there 19f5c9db39 was warm 108a8f3b89 water and 095582de69 a thick e312ea0198 blanket, it 083a1d80c6 was considered 2598561631 a good b724e2112b place. This place fdc5e79232 must have ef05e92c9e been quite 767d487990 expensive. Baek Haegyeon 229ee338b2 must really 2681a32e8d be making 6a19772ad4 a lot a60ec7447a of money. The night 73036686d7 view of 7e5e6fdb01 Seoul from 2cad5507ee the balcony ad571783e4 wasn’t bad.d4163ae8c6a671b6

The atmosphere 1daeca465d of a ac666c6201 living space 62866fe82d tends to c6e74a40e8 influence people. Was Baek Haegyeon 94bb94538b always this sophisticated? As the son of 6ef3851a1b a gangster executive, had b652f713cf he always been well-off? It was b146075043 a night 0a2729a5c0 that made c10cd397ef him think 1644819f40 such thoughts.2f0cd4b1aa137016

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The assigned dormitory was 571cbbdaad different from Ji Sangcheol’s. The underlings, who had b72d37a920 never even shared a eb2e9bd1f2 meal with Guk Jiho, 9e4d3ca76c now followed him around. It seemed they were 0d19353853 unsure of what to 85f24da19c do. Even when he d98d492232 wanted a glass d2178ec09a of water, they 4a92cb5a26 scrambled to bring 99ddeb9358 him a cup 527dd1737a or a water fbe91c4093 bottle.bd019925bfc07320

“Hey, relax.”ed01cb58805da573

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“Yes, hyungnim!”464d7b5c3a479ec0

“Call me Executive.”53bbbbbcb05fd425

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“Yes, Executive!”95b2a51db8166a26

“Keep it down. You’re too loud.”ecea26739b684fde

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“Yes, Executive…”df877cfbe1f27ca6

One of the 653cabd7c7 guys that had 70087db6ca a bulky build cf00199533 had a certain 07e5e45214 charm. It wasn’t that 20c332eb0e his face was 8d56bbbec7 cute, but his 181f902e5e behavior was endearing. He seemed unfamiliar with 5f1b30742f organizational life, always looking 80084348d6 nervous. He was 6d9649c51f probably in 0e6698e0c0 his mid-twenties. All five 9287b0144a guys in 10809a8778 the dorm cb2fc0c837 were young. It seemed like Baek 482d882872 Haegyeon had gone out 6516cdb7c0 of his way to 9c09505ad7 arrange this.e666c850706feb12

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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.1e7f307f37f9f977

“What’s your name?”1f88a2b1e5c22a04

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“Yes, it’s Shin Yonggi.”7a351191e68beaeb

“Your real name?”ea74c9501834e64b

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“Yes.”203b343a3da5515f

“Alright. Yonggi.”2f333188bde92dfd

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“Yes, sir.”a4dd2f28eeec4295

“Call me Executive.”f9def8ecac5308ae

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“Sorry, Executive.”9b8a8cb21015cc62

“Do you know the previous manager?”7dc970d423b8eba9

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“Are you talking about Executive Son?”36ec06c146876c7f

“Yeah. How did he leave?”ecfbb17973bb9331

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“Ah… that was before I joined, so I don’t know much, Boss.”0ef669f17183d468

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.b67209d976f3f583

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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?”405c01c2fdb94297

“Ah…”d1d776eb3f8fa215

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The fool e0fc773e11 didn’t answer f15b715796 immediately, rolling 2d5bb08287 his eyes 0ec9a393e9 around.975c42e5ed6c6afb

“Do you want to die?”8155611adb609b56

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Guk Jiho, sitting in 032ecf8617 a chair at the 4f9609f85c table, glared at him. Yonggi flinched, his large c39d65c815 body twitching. He licked his lips 15b76c6f08 a few times. Seeing an ugly 36bd3470d0 man’s pink tongue 65fbfdf45d wasn’t exactly appealing, 5af78244df but he sure c477389a16 had a talent c9412ba74d for getting on 55962dd458 people’s nerves.f9af997f95ffaccc

“Well… the stories about the former executives are kind of… taboo among us.”c3120c94d5c45997

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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?”fda5792acd9f5ec1

He was 8ae80d5d5d picking on 353daa0589 him. By this point, 612a0d0ca9 the other guys 0a00588e0e in the room 965ec073ae were also sneaking 3fb12838fb glances. They had realized Yonggi e21ec08f16 was in trouble.950e3f1f7cc3babd

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“Sorry, Boss.”82684f3c332278de

“How many times do I have to correct you? Call me Executive.”1421b9c6ae917a31

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“Ah, yes. Executive.”941360fdcceb7055

“Get down.”bf6ad1a98b1fd51c

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The guy quickly lowered 9d15858488 his heavy body and 8cd8470d2f prostrated himself. He moved so 46e5051351 fast it was 3d71adc01b like he had 9b46ddb4b3 fallen to the c92a8b81c2 floor.34dfb0a475c8813f

“Have you been beaten a lot?”c1be01dcb80570a4

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“Yes, hyung-Executive!”8f487ea772996974

It seemed he had 6f591f410f anticipated some kind of 0424dda460 hazing. Amusingly, another 51c98e0d0f guy handed 84d99e637d him a 01933f1265 golf club.0e77f17aecc4342e

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“Ah. Thanks. What’s your name?”b6c5663c1e85d8c4

“Park Boseong.”09c1fb7df8a47189

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“That’s a soft 42745109b2 and fluffy name.”046bf57a8f9e9f4a

“Thank you, Executive.”0870aa597f6e2ef0

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Boseong took a step 8a2feb9d5c back and stood with 89b589ddd3 his hands behind his f5e1b4b3b2 back. The others did be14e15628 the sameffaf91bae6ccefbe

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?1d6ac19123d10636

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Of course, there was 081c2a8051 a rank difference, and 2153da90fd he knew well about ab39d38fa5 the gang hierarchy. But the tension on 0bc7ff6599 their faces and their 2898c61143 quick obedience were still 0faa92302a unsettling.f313ece2771ec8dc

Guk Jiho knew 383eba037e his own appearance b5a674533d well. Being called a thug, 9e62c3be92 pretty, or a delinquent 959293a959 wasn’t an advantage among 98ed06c99c men until he could 22826d4b28 prove his strength. His looks weren’t 4d7e79f451 particularly advantageous among 1cbb270859 men. His build 1d0ba682ec was lean d563b87da6 and agile 7981a06692 rather than 8e8cc4b294 bulked up 1172cccf05 with muscle, 217d82993a making it 0e2ec89141 even worse.3c76410021c02e2b

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In sports teams, it 63a8a2cf5e was enough to be 553f7b7787 good at sports. In special aa8f9f41f4 forces, it a0ff5355d5 was enough ce2d296d5a to train aab054934b well. In tactical units, it 37a854d120 was enough to perform e9812bedce missions well.ee2dfec212b3c47a

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 eaaa7668b8 it as 94be7618b4 labor, he b849890260 told himself.d462d50d387ddd4d

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Seeing him rotate 2ca15ec5a6 his shoulders before 9d460eb663 swinging, the young 8fdd40d0e3 gangsters bit their d08a425fc6 lips.35e5f2953e03bf0e

The sound of hitting 9510fe9602 and groaning soon broke 26d507ccf5 the silence. Guk Jiho didn’t b8f704c172 particularly enjoy that bfc6daa3dc sound, so the 39ac6488eb beating was over 968976828a quickly.78a97809899731cd

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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.b80915d4602c1c1c

The information he got 4e2f235eba from beating the kids 10ef0acde1 wasn’t much.229eaa193ad2822b

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There was a rule in Hwando: “Don’t talk about the dead.”4ec8774a9a44fda3

“Before Executive Son, there was Executive Im, and before him, Executive Park. All in their 30s.”d9e42fc546b25928

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“They died in fights, or were attacked while receiving smuggled goods, or something similar.”3f8a3236bd6db47d

“They were all smart, so we realized the boss prefers smart people as his right-hand men.”17b10ddf3504b5ea

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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.”cd707586ab0df0d8

And finally, “It didn’t seem like there was any special, private, or sexual relationship with the boss.”7102d155d4d8a1e3

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Since violence couldn’t uncover 0267a88b07 the truth, the credibility 453a90a877 of the information wasn’t 56e4f4f98c guaranteed. They might have just 7bb0446f52 been spouting nonsense.c4c3b9c3e3a4183a

But at 5a77516bd1 least he 9da2091c01 could guess 09d2ed5605 that Baek fb1b57de80 Haegyeon’s attitude 3c0d75ccb5 toward his 442fc842d6 predecessors and ace856cfa4 him was 63da6fe21b different.74d509f27461e186

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Was that bcaaaa5bc3 overly affectionate 4c8e172261 behavior all 0fff2fa1b5 just an 377ceb6791 act?9d026cbb306a3568

“Guys.”3116911dd02473bd

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“Yes, Executive!”e8ea94effb3446e0

Even though he had 93f85b3393 told them to speak d268975e8c quietly, the five guys 94d9d4bd86 answered in unison, loudly 53eeb05365 and clearly.4a5b262c70d6930a

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“The boss…”e0e5b1df0218e2d7

The guys’ faces were red from being beaten. They quietly stared at Guk Jiho’s mouth.4e24c99e205e0084

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“…is he really gay?”1910eb7e72345045

“Ah, that’s correct, Executive.”fd12a82c13d5550f

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“Really? He doesn’t have a boyfriend?”8e5eb4a0203cf655

“Well, he doesn’t have one yet, but he doesn’t sleep with women. It seems he doesn’t get hard.”77b9fb344c9d6742

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“Does he get hard with men?”a02f54e2482371e4

“With men… his standards are too high. Do you know the actor Yoo Jaehyeon?”97d55e9d830dbc41

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Actor Yoo Jaehyeon 2c66eacc22 was a former cea05a300e failed idol-turned-actor. He was 9137b06129 the miracle d17428eb11 of a 339b42cad2 failing agency. The only one from 1e5180d643 a five-member group that e3bb2b11a1 lasted only six months 83ea9cd629 to survive based on 8eda7caa48 his looks and transition 7ae53e5fa0 to acting. Now, he’s often 028a9bf495 called the top 81c34ad9f1 face among actors a9a438ef6f and idols in 6e99e86166 their 20s, but 982ab717bc you wouldn’t find a8e53d6af6 someone like that 5e0cb22b0a among ordinary people.24d3675b459bf7ee

“Yeah. Don’t tell me 878943b896 he’s sponsoring him?”64b642ee41e30a37

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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.”1df57fe4f090802b

“Really?”06836d49542c44a6

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“Some of us even 4f24bf008a joke that if we df22182a9e find someone who fits 89dcb66c13 his type, we’ll get a36fcd3206 promoted.”5dd8aa9c13c77dd0

Perhaps due to the 49da3234e9 beating, Yonggi volunteered information 8a68372056 without being asked.b0f2785caebafb64

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“Stop saying disgusting things.”72ab50bf01e84435

“Understood, sorry. We’ve gotten used to it, so it doesn’t feel strange anymore. I slipped up.”69fa896060372d77

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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?”2c97dd19922cf8d7

At Guk Jiho’s lecturing tone, the guys shouted, “Yes! Executive!”fe2ce12696d7a670

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“Yonggi.”71efca20f82a6b6a

“Yes, Executive!”9c40b05a00c16e8d

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“If you say that, what does that make our dear gay boss?”0175cc7a9bcdd0cd

Guk Jiho’s cff226c988 words flustered 9faa095e7d Yonggi. But Guk Jiho smiled 2ed8980ee8 and tapped Yonggi’s shoulder a2be81b36d before he could say a27c7ef215 anything.2f1fcc316b011e44

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“Just kidding, just kidding. Maybe I should find someone he likes too. I need to get promoted.”8aaa4f240e5c9757

Guk Jiho smiled 1ca068e241 warmly.239dd80ce3a11c7f

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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.80dd37466e0a3063