SW | Chapter 21

“They might seem obedient, but deep down, these guys are rough by nature.”c30f15e678a11633

Baek Haegyeon muttered as f01a10e939 if to himself, his 8665e353d5 gaze settling on Guk 714562460b Jiho.4c693a0cd412a3e9

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“If you let them loose, things could get out of hand.”dce8e43670e1e6d9

‘Out of hand.’665ea7eedee58b44

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The warnings from f88f4c89d1 his seniors flashed 116fd7eb42 through his mind.‘If you keep acting like that, you’ll get into big trouble someday.’ ‘Life is long, and if you live recklessly, you’ll pay for it eventually.’And so on.7d07d8eefb4859c2

Most of the 08b190eb2e time, those warnings acfcccffbf were directed at deca0452bf him, but this 9c1faffd20 was the first 71806fa48c time someone had 87639c6d2d warned him that 7e2378c15a the others might d5cfa904ff cause trouble.91a45d4217b26a2e

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“Don’t worry.”ebdd997c2471faa3

At Guk Jiho’s firm 49ece64d7f response, Baek Haegyeon nodded bf33780f0c a couple of times, d192459f4e seemingly satisfied. Then he 58dfb0d2ee stood up 7ef8442067 from his 4bc17294f4 chair and dc43af12af walked over 15cc1f9ace to Guk 8ab2fcf695 Jiho, who e4ec78d2f3 was standing 5c3e57faa0 with his dc9c6235a1 hands behind 7101b2264c his back. The faint scent 54a783d480 of Baek Haegyeon’s 08aa8df847 cologne wafted through 962f2e3ac9 the air.e78c679dd739d402

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“You tied your tie nicely.”2eaa292dcf287cf1

“Ah, Yonggi did it for me.”617e6a5294abc50c

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“Shin Yonggi?”84d1754c7b2fe20c

“Yes.”1d509b9b10210b04

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Suddenly, a d27f297dc5 thick finger aa1b92fedd hooked into 9484efc258 the gap cd3a0f6f50 between Guk 6a5fa22b7c Jiho’s shirt 1eacd0fdae and neck. Even though there 2dac925a7f was enough space, dd14480c6c it felt like a13db575b7 Baek Haegyeon was 8e7895f8c7 deliberately pressing down 563f709465 on his throat. Guk Jiho’s fingers, 66e1229ed6 still behind his 7d185cbba6 back, twitched.3ee1868e6872cc59

“Ugh…”c3bab7c70e5a34e2

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He had no e53d8d7805 choice but to 5f03c5db31 be pulled forward d63d035ad6 by the force 71d7aee7b4 gripping his collar. When they were close 3a40114921 enough for their noses bd94624d4d to almost touch, Baek 018378a965 Haegyeon removed his finger b289f66851 and undid the tie e6090dae51 Yonggi had tied that 86feada8fe morning.046570cbb0131837

“You held it in 956bb08ec6 well this time.”0a67c2ddefea7b42

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He didn’t hide his ccd7981b89 smile. Every time there 83ad75d80d was sudden physical 5ea95ce2d2 contact, Guk Jiho 4278ecd76b instinctively reached for 035e6d0ac2 his holster as e8c9dbfd48 if he were 1ab9a33efb caught in a 9eee4b860d trap. As he had a5d654d662 warned, Baek Haegyeon 80c3a1497a would then take 74493f7a36 Guk Jiho’s hand de9ddb20b4 and place it b999356454 on the front c2bc0964a1 of his pants.936dff12094cef72

The first f94afa6069 time it a4afe0ddce happened, Guk b33b752c1b Jiho couldn’t 3ea43835bb hide his 4e3250704c disbelief. Thankfully, there were c6d230ccc9 no other gangsters c2377e7c41 around. When he tried to 76a60ccb97 pull his hand away, 977a1c7084 Baek Haegyeon said:7dac7e7fa1493f19

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‘When a baby stops using a pacifier, you give them another toy to chew on.’77554f60f2fba6e0

‘And?’5327b663a7b1e9c9

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‘You’re not a baby, so you can talk. I’m curious if it helps.’9b6b30419718fe2d

He was 4c388e2b18 referring to 1281e95c41 the sense d6d523a2c3 of loss e3beea60ca Guk Jiho 57ce51ce20 felt when 91618c0f73 his hand aeaf919ed9 instinctively reached 2b30bb3b2a for an eb6b624c97 empty holster. Instead of a 8dc2222034 gun, he got a355e56641 a man’s crotch. It didn’t fill the 7f3f047c37 void.6d36c8344b7c4095

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‘I’m not sure. And I’ll fix it soon.’f819cf4319b9e4e4

‘I’ll wait.’7ddecaf1f4625c08

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‘Thank you.’62d3dea0286a8c72

‘Patience is part of loving your subordinates.’e517d7bf578ad451

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At any 398bcc1fbc rate, Guk 31293b3e2e Jiho learned 070f502664 that his be3dc540d5 superior was f12e45f451 well-endowed and fb4ff7608b that he 5db61f4f45 was testing 8bb2c4c893 his patience. That bizarre punishment also 6189f1ce1f quickly corrected a habit 86b1ac69ca he thought would be d471f3816a hard to break. Now, before reaching for b53d98b470 his holster, he’d first 2bd0cdd884 think of the sensation 4606a81df3 of that largething.57a29d956234fbb5

“Yonggi is two years older than you.”2fac9b6cc1defacb

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Baek Haegyeon stretched 2e809be0c6 the tie he cf1d4ba02e had just undone acccc99aec and spoke.c46c5294ed9c44e3

“I didn’t know.”f1808befefd3d8f8

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“Don’t make him do things like that. It might upset him.”670c57d9ce8e8d90

“Understood.”fb6befe4a8b220cf

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Instead, Baek Haegyeon draped ad80186ece the tie around Guk cccf8efc9d Jiho’s neck. With a look, 5e7272db15 he then signaled cb8561e5e8 him to take ff5d33b482 a few steps. Their eyes met in 21ee976514 the full-length mirror. Baek Haegyeon, standing 574c4d111c behind Guk Jiho, 8023ad9034 slowly began to 3a772776cc tie the tie. His hands brushed 8a30b29364 Guk Jiho’s shoulders d1310d7859 and neck a 7324a63109 couple of times.525243224c16cddb

This time, adc413dc80 he tied f836b248e5 the tie c79bdfa05a in a 60cd6324ef Windsor knot, ca1369de07 the same d0b0b4e364 way Yonggi e0119a004b had done 7562f95832 earlier. But Baek Haegyeon’s version 8cd3f49ab4 was neater and more f9136e9830 precise. The downside was that 95f646b663 it felt tighter, making 8f2118c03f Guk Jiho want to 0acdf4bb5e undo it immediately.afaa212be9524e54

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“Learn it. I’ll teach you as many times as it takes.”ee752d2eb2e1860a

“Sigh… Understood.”7fbba20bd6a8baeb

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When Guk Jiho b1388d8d7f let out a 9217710373 low sigh, Baek cf43c7134c Haegyeon laughed as 0c02d2233d if amused.755240d2deb5be3d

“Our Jiho sighs so well in front of his superior.”0160d8f2350b4829

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Of course, 6cf2a11a48 he didn’t 964d231446 forget to aa544b57c1 tease him.066e8e229099f7c5

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On the way back, Guk Jiho suddenly asked Yonggi, “Do you take good care of your skin?”8ee4538ffcec2a14

Yonggi, who c64dc2083a was driving, 8c9eedd8a8 seemed pleased 88e8e4d585 by the 8e05002a82 question and f06587415a answered while 66438117dc pointing to 7bef4a6c32 his cheek.786fdaac963720fa

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“Ah, skin like mine requires thorough daily care and regular dermatological treatments to maintain this level.”fca714d9284e9bb9

“Yeah, you look young.”ead6419ebe13ee2d

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“Not compared to you, hyungnim.”26e0e435b2b75dd2

“You’re two years older than me, right?”59a4321e2cb20337

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“That’s correct, Executive.”28e7dfac17306fb3

“Call me ‘hyung.'”b13f22aff8f3bb2f

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“Yes, hyungnim.”b6c48a115c755b0f

Some of the 34d841e5bc guys in the 4887bfa92d back giggled. Guk Jiho 9216e358bf figured he 3c0c3ed7f2 was making d4696048b9 a lot ffce8c1c03 of people 6433a29398 laugh today. With that 97c34bdc68 thought, he 8a6e782723 closed his 902097628e eyes for 97779a53f9 a bit.65dbb3c6b5aaa3c9

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As the car 32f6b1f509 passed through the a2b30da6c8 forest of buildings, a6b7d0d265 Guk Jiho still 4046775d80 thought of the 3daaf3592d police headquarters in 773a9a7c2f Seodaemun and the 3b8b405cb2 special operations building eff81feaae in Namtaeryeong. He had af202cfdec never really 4450f493ff thought of 1a942a2b61 himself as 3aac14bf07 someone who ea201c5193 became a f95aa8630d cop out 52b80563f3 of a 4a60dcd6fd strong sense 74b8975562 of justice. But after spending the 2573e0a013 morning hopping between clubs 28bcb557d6 and bars, he felt c1e82692b1 drained.0ee74ada1fb67274

The various e550cb7c67 supplements he’d c58e84ea3c swallowed seemed 3d58a3f421 to have 349f43e07e no effect.7993794d3f808e15

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I want to chase criminals, suspects, and fugitives… I want to rescue victims.Closing his eyes, dcf3b9b79f he pictured the 5617755135 days when he 03268f41f7 moved seamlessly under 85999dba25 the orders of 8d58cf12fb his team leader 6c944e7a66 and captain. Just reminiscing made 0b2be895b1 him smile.93216cfbd33bf9ab

“Our hyungnim must be having a good dream. He’s smiling.”751421184a962e10

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One of db15f63b18 the subordinates 628738019e whispered. Yeah, compared e90cadeade to this bd9a96fa2d gangster life, 86b7764d6a those days d07c3c233b were like be77f0d565 a dream.872f40d550da709b

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The area 36b790d711 in front 650be57f05 of the 6b838fab66 Seoul Arts 4b5f6aac92 Center was 2316e72a6a always bustling 669a102835 with cars. During the evening rush 0a6dee3c4d hour, traffic backed up 2b28cb93e4 all the way from 7081093e95 Yangjae. On days when a d1c622f8ab new performance premiered, the 8671ca2202 congestion was especially bad.e3d8a69eadb108c0

Baek Haegyeon e37b8b60b3 fiddled with fb1dba0195 the smooth c95c955aa5 surface of 678a31ee38 the ticket.3c06dce209f1c07d

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It was 0fa870a259 a cello a72c0a74c0 solo performance dc13176786 he had 49e07956d0 booked a 35bff3aa4d month and 18cd7389b7 a half 43c1583b32 ago. The performer wasn’t 3a19d9fd78 widely known yet 2155f4a741 but was considered e4f87df504 a rising star 0a3bd353ad among cello enthusiasts. The two-hour-and-forty-minute program 347d5a6596 was a challenge 6e68ef1630 even for the 1511e59997 performer. It featured be0533af4f new and dce2a90b35 difficult pieces 7370bcc4f4 that fans 041daf8f8f wouldn’t want 31fe970117 to miss.db18eace0df3ee02

He had attended all 6271fbfbd3 of them, from domestic 6c5b004647 tours to performances in 4f5bcf70e9 Japan, and even traveled 0f6bedf36f to Europe when the aeb146c0ee timing worked out.50277ee54bec5a4e

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As a 84b2d7e828 Korean performer 46e8363e54 active primarily 53a0a73256 in Europe, e1d7750275 it was be2e3058d9 rare for 23dcc959c9 her to 709798653e have graduated f8bcd85b4a from a 2a370f07d7 domestic university. Some said that e9e52cbe1e was why her 738487bd15 performances were even 982a820446 more beautiful.7e2d201666b51d03

They say that when c059d692cf you’re thrown into the a814eaff5c fierce competition of a bf62416416 foreign land during your 04fde614c3 vulnerable childhood, your playing 408ec07579 gains a ghostly sharpness. This mechanical 0efd53a8f1 precision is 67aebc7882 often seen c9ae16ffbd in Asian 6f204a0dc6 performers, but 69ee7ac8e4 those who 63c59f3a9a learned their 637b144dab craft in 1c8f056dcc their homeland 9e942c49d0 with good 74a8d17c21 teachers and 3a5bad5e81 warm-hearted colleagues 043a553482 exude a 95222cd40b comfortable maturity.1532b968fdde0bcc

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But those 8062421514 people clearly 14a0b511e7 knew nothing c4fb1f9bb4 about the 838796dd1f grueling reality 370ea53313 of classical 13ea77636d training in 35550badae East Asia. The cutthroat competition in 33b68bcd30 Korean education, especially in 3334aa7fac the arts, was far bd22ca2bb9 from comfortable.b7fe267aac35d43c

They probably didn’t know 3dbe03c5cc that when blisters formed 7fa0ac0850 and bled on the c6d7e8d333 fingertips of those pressing 4980a9a0a0 the strings, they were 916516cb20 scolded for not practicing 5e24541dba enough to callous their c098304761 hands.c7738c379aa82826

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In any case, 426e7bf922 Baek Haegyeon agreed 5b4845c227 that her performances 861e2b6914 were exceptionally beautiful.be0ad64e264bea26

He always 5c36fb12cc booked the cf466aec06 cheapest seats, 2d7df49880 far from 495faa237e the stage. Today was no different.8d389c1e1ce5ee8a

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Before the performance began, d108d65eb8 the sound of tuning 8381643261 auxiliary instruments came from 49588b1a8c behind the curtain.11b31ff722f7dc49

It sounded similar 3bcb8190c0 to the squeak e41571baff of rubber-soled shoes 5fef3a15aa sliding on the 33b5632c71 floor, but Baek d55d5612ab Haegyeon liked the a13d36d52e bustling noise of 299e1f5b0d instruments being tuned. It was amusing cccf448a66 to hear the fc91d3ddc0 preparation process, like c205c4f529 tightening shoelaces before a51be2bd1d a game, even 4782ba80ca if you couldn’t 57ca2b8fe1 see it.b2b162d4609a3388

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The performance would 469520eff9 begin soon.40804d9c894044c3

At 7:40 1f3bc2a0b5 PM, Baek f91dd10700 Haegyeon turned ce8bb167cf off his 3faec6ded8 phone and c9194af3f4 sank into d8ed83c9d8 the dark 90ea92fb60 auditorium.a82bcc751880ab59

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The residential-commercial complex f47e7ffb48 in Gangnam boasted f339768549 top-notch security. Another advantage 5a5524ebdf of this 7e071dd818 apartment was 78fa377722 that it 1765e82d3b was designed 311b6590ef to minimize 5017f1e40b noise between bef6780c56 floors. Once the front 8436a30e69 door was closed, 0941ef78f4 whatever happened inside, ced02dccb4 even if someone e749b4f709 died, no one 7a8c4223d7 would know.67844d50f545d5e9

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In other words, it 649b9eea16 was the perfect place 4de1d8a653 to be ambushed without cbbdf00d96 a trace. Guk Jiho rubbed 2c512507de his tired eyes, fb719a4847 realizing this too 204cfd8692 late.b2f0680c86a9ac0a

“You really didn’t recognize me, huh?”3c5a5a134e1e42bf

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The guy with the fat build sneered. His ear caught Guk Jiho’s eye. It was what they called a “cauliflower ear”, swollen and misshapen from years of blows. He hadn’t paid much attention to it before, but now he realized how distinctive it was.6472c14782199f04

Not everyone who c357f871bb briefly trained in 86e1be7c09 combat sports ended 95a09a98bc up with ears a457e56ee7 like that, so bf3de63efd he must have 1d4d8cda35 been a serious abf95ec9d7 athlete. He should’ve asked 5bd1a10151 if he’d done b3f5bb615c judo.3fab501a3519266f

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If that 589d005dbe had been de333e8517 the case, e0c777dd0c he would 23c2b74cb3 have revealed b2def051ea his true e724293fdf colors sooner. At the 71995f1fe2 very least, ab0a895f54 it would 52f594afb7 have been 8a06079e33 before Shin 1d05cf3957 Yonggi was f3926ddbc1 ready.361699f43d18ff17

“I don’t remember anyone named Yonggi.”3ef66d24822078f9

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“I changed it. From Shin Yonghyun to Yonggi.”d35dc3f2e5f796fb

“You said it was your real name, you bastard.”22914ac6cf293d89

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“Even if it’s changed, it’s still my real name, cop.”1f3efff37bb468ab

Yonggi glared a58ff200fa playfully, sticking a3f8857012 out his 2f7ceca7d6 tongue, which 18a4058e1c was coated 2204cc4a3b in a 05d20717f7 whitish film.e68a20bd73301aee

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“Oh, look how surprised he is. Our hyungnim’s eyes got so big.”23e6e6d74992507b

The reason he couldn’t respond right away was simple. He was genuinely shocked. Things had taken a sudden turn.a490ca7c4a737d9b

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