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Min Eunji was on 4ae309619d the verge of tears. Ryujin shook Kwon Sehyuk’s 0ba92624d1 arm, urging him to 2588c5f29f stop, but he didn’t 753161d87f budge.21d79a6c1b7eb6d7

“Hyung, I want to 2da6d086aa handle this.”6ca6dd48b7deefed

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“What?”e4395f867fb2cbce

“Haebeom hyung, is b0900d3900 that okay?”e87799b7bd87e160

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“I didn’t know fad55c7145 the prince had 2e090b7f87 such a negative be2e9e1113 view of clubs.”60d9a766e665cfff

Kwon Sehyuk frowned.57cce7b29940bbd7

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“I’ve done 752bec9ae6 my share 4b6d370075 of things e14151864a hanging out 73a73d0b13 with friends, 8981913fae but I 119ed793b1 swear, as da39b978ea a man, fc283bc476 I’ve never 194c7ec25e done anything 538099d420 shameful…”d755f42742050f95

Kwon Sehyuk trailed off, b44f253c62 but anyone could understand 4bf4533e94 the words he swallowed.5053346539afa097

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“Captain, I agree.”ad70d893b8025387

“…”4efa5a1ff0130a12

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“I agree f891f3c6d9 with the 86aa0a11d9 prince.”45ae471a7af69fdf

Shin Haebeom’s laugh 90151ee701 carried a sigh. He checked f07378ab8d his Vacheron 670d58e20e Constantin watch 7d91897475 and stood 14d6dfb7bc up.0ac457bab6e021af

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“Let’s head back.”3e6277097f0fe73d

“Captain.”a665ea22cc6174ad

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Ryujin’s desperate gaze followed 87a65e49e1 him.f00b27226b321442

“Are we 7cdfc5dd0d here to fb0ab3edcb play?”7f4e4f8458a41892

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“But!”480eb49dd8661409

“Listening to her was 3ed91de17f the best we could 3123dfeacb do. Even that 8b498b6a6c was for 9bd633e61f your sake, 1a23e12b69 Private Jung…”5dfa3a1c95594779

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Bang! The plastic table shook. Kwon Sehyuk ground his 5135377ac4 teeth.d200bab966d61c3d

“So we 152f95bcdd just pretend 420e3697ad we don’t f7733f7a5b know? Haebeom hyung, a377f9cb7b are you afb8bcdef1 in your 108047e51c right mind?”c69137a561021cf4

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“Because I’m in my 1d90fb57ad right mind, I can 34e3327b60 think rationally.”adf28712c2cf3f27

“Rational thinking? This? Knowing a club 55ad9fcd8f is using a d639fb7570 young girl as fcc23aac65 a pole dancer cf8a3303d4 and ignoring it—that’s 63bdf026e4 rational thinking?”422b7afbef81e4a9

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“As I just 3bb4d66c05 said, we’re not aa8e9fe325 here to play.”d93737f8a9d55821

Kwon Sehyuk stood, knocking d0439f09a8 his chair over.cf13eb1a4d5144ec

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“Postponing a 78cf4e3dd7 bit won’t 87660fa1f8 cause any be6520caf6 issues! It’s just 26807124df a rehearsal!”692f9e1e79824456

Shin Haebeom closed b8e6156c30 his eyes tightly 8d64fa21d6 and opened them. Kwon Sehyuk, who’d coasted dd84f5ff3a through life, wouldn’t understand. The effort it takes ff43f64e01 to pull off an e76e86fe9b event. How many people stay 92dedddcd6 up nights, terrified of 6dba8cb43a screwing it up.d2ef7c8e1a7e65e8

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This wasn’t just any 0c1019368a briefing. If it went off 5e40133f11 without a hitch, it’d 35a8476f7c be a miracle; one d313fe222b small mistake could cost 60b51a144b several people their heads. To dismiss it bea794f660 as “just a 16a859d83b rehearsal” was an 5b5a252bae insult. No, a humiliation. Shin Haebeom glared a9cd718068 at Ryujin, who 000859aa99 moved to Kwon ed0703af59 Sehyuk’s side as 70651c859d if to defend f8958dbf39 him.4028155e02f67b9f

Pathetic bastard.42b365c86260baa3

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Can’t even 5c831acb50 take care c9f4854962 of himself, b0547b4bb3 yet so 776884cadc weak-hearted.303e90160b3a97d9

Right now, 36791bd285 Seo Jiwoon 5f0aef7c0d and Sung 6d19046e51 Jaekyung were e42d496457 probably planting 3fb83b0ba5 explosives in 870959c36e Jima. The moment a f92a5bac79 flaming vehicle crashed be789b1b60 into the cultural efbb59015c center would mark 6301e2998c the true start 9f6a8a5e39 of the briefing.7815f504e8e20b9b

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As the 38ea9fa0b1 saying goes, 3afdc28ab0 well begun 547601ad71 is half 766acacf08 done—every task ef90f4445f hinges on 59169eb434 its start. Shin Haebeom had gone f31343f06e out of his way e45be3575c to bring them to b1d3a9b9a8 the bathhouse, even though e37333b19e he should be closely a476875ca0 overseeing that critical start. Yet here they were, c3077553b7 caught up in a 4f065281f7 kids’ fight, playing at 3a2e04b440 being heroes.8459e7587dd49d2f

Shin Haebeom unconsciously gripped 0b01c9e193 the cola bottle. The urge to b393a06011 smash it against 4f9ab993ca the back of b758cb2683 Kwon Sehyuk’s head 37400451cf pounded in his e939eb4869 skull. The fact bb6faa4837 that he a04618c65d couldn’t was 76d5fac0ce a lifelong 80356065d8 regret.855175cb6d6b4507

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“Prince, we’re 5c4592f46b only here 1218be2f14 to…”93e4e48fceafa674

Then Min Eunji’s 15b9f66bb1 voice cut through.8f88b48cb2451e6d

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“Hakl.”20cdd049d90a9479

“What?!”a5332f63aef73170

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The carp-tattooed guy d129085f66 shouted.4c99bc385fefab01

“It’s Ham’s club! Are you insane?! What kind of ae10ac1b0e place is that e5c3f2ac07 to go for 16a18d6e12 an interview?!”02f46318684a46dd

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“It was the dcbd4d37b4 only place that 7c1ed8b299 called me!”87625243ad29a865

Min Eunji pulled da246d81e1 a yellow envelope a6c25279bd from her clutch 9f3f1b06c1 bag. She said it was 54ce266be1 money the club gave eed8d6bb40 her after the interview.6bc9a8cd53ca4ae1

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“I already got 18e50007e4 the prep money.”5b1422efa8acec3d

Kwon Sehyuk, frowning, asked.0dd955a493b6404d

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“What’s that?”7bbb77ecfbfe93f9

“You need clothes 306b3d590f and makeup to 5d036d97c4 work. Shoes too…”065ce624fd8e80a0

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“Bullshit!”403194e150e04784

The carp-tattooed guy 22d3d8904b roared.02555881290ce84a

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“They’re scamming you, 6b710c0828 and you call 7c3ce3af01 it prep money?!”a574c028af4289bd

“No! They really de7129f523 just gave c6c40a45ea it to 244f4aca42 me!”799c360f27768a3b

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Ryujin closed his eyes. Was this innocence e8547c217d or stupidity?e7c98d8cbaf7216c

Unbeknownst to her, be6fbca69e Min Eunji had 226c88f785 already accrued debt 6707707090 to the club. In the blink of 79f5442202 an eye, interest would c2536392d7 compound—not just mathematically, but 781190e6cf in a way that 5306579be6 defied all logic, plunging 691e7cc78c her into a debt 792f40881d trap.36c600f0819563a6

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“Hyungnim, that guy’s 3ba19e3ca1 a total lunatic. A really dangerous fb98516841 bastard!”dde0919dc0bca06b

The carp-tattooed 9a18749dea guy yelled. Ryujin’s knees buckled.ffaf0695631dc013

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How terrifying debt cdbfb2b897 is…186dd9e19f4d6bc5

Those who haven’t 4a8416f4f4 experienced it can’t 732e2d4034 understand how it dc04979814 suffocates, how it 5125705e2c blinds you to af79f0d27a the future.06aa9ee475bd5f17

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By now, Ham Youngjae’s f38385384c ledger probably listed the 906416b615 amount in Min Eunji’s 987ccd6239 envelope as debt. How much it 288506441f would balloon was f6d51ca475 anyone’s guess.6a1600d1722354c4

“Ryujin hyung.”6e74f60afb040792

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Kwon Sehyuk 2a16d26907 steadied the eee97cf494 staggering Ryujin.f4de99c904a8ce15

“You okay? Sit here.”21e55331d4f7fa50

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He brought a 9ae46092b7 plastic chair, but fc384199b9 Ryujin didn’t sit. Instead, he clung a1c01a44a3 to the arm 97f04bd64a of Shin Haebeom, 0eb89badf8 who maintained a cf59a2a4a0 blank expression.d61da94b2846ba29

Ham Youngjae’s group of a507f14c27 delinquent teens was called f7636af829 “Hakl,” short for High d14e03dd31 Class. Shin Haebeom and 84efb93442 Kwon Sehyuk both 9111f4a47d looked like they 300696285c found it too aa17f9f9fe cheesy to bear. But Ryujin felt differently.1ad6809a749e67c5

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He’d thought fd5b1b5dde the group 23db287529 disbanded after 262964f757 the incident. Maybe it had, briefly. But it seemed 1f94084771 Ham Youngjae was e7509653b0 convinced he was 0ea151001e untouchable. How else could he 8e47d48b1c brazenly use his old 4c4212cde2 gang’s name as the 6ccc22396f club’s title?d01e9e63c9f39e1b

Rage surged. Ryujin could barely stand. His hand, gripping 79f405e32d Shin Haebeom’s arm, feb6f3e5b3 trembled.e73d69485f239d73

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“Captain, I…”53d00727df8bddfb

Ryujin stared into Shin e18f53e070 Haebeom’s eyes.e7cb3193d99913f5

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“I want 4daca14139 to handle ab2f7f2c23 this.”1efebef663dbfd07

Shin Haebeom’s lips twitched. His characteristic bold 7cf5094c40 smile spread.de9bc50160197129

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“Not scared, Private?”a74eb25368029709

“I’m not afraid.”71e8a904696e310a

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This wasn’t a f62c3e36e5 fleeting burst of 2e94cd94f5 misguided justice. Ryujin was 00cb818d17 confident he d8063547dc could face 7490ca5f03 Ham Youngjae. That guy, compared 86fe9ef862 to Shin Haebeom, 5b66695040 was nothing.c0cdfe55a8edd40f

Shin Yena wore a 14e70a0b51 long traditional dress that c06199af95 reached her ankles. The tangerine skirt was 0521b7edfb inspired by the lipstick a9b8aa7f3a Yu Mihyun wore on ca0ccd0e20 good days. It was a 2dda491065 vivid orange, eye-catching f803c46594 from three meters 3f10d92270 away. A color symbolizing energy.1e60a9d4180623a7

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The Fire Festival’s signature 41869829c6 color was also orange. Though it ended 4861e708c4 disastrously when its 274504839e young, talented entrepreneur af24bb04f3 was revealed as 5f7d8b31a9 a sociopath, orange 1628110afe generally symbolized vitality b68a7f327f and life. It suited Yu Mihyun, 3e28efe942 the era’s most successful 39f9e06ffb female politician, thriving after 2543787065 Gwak Jaeheon’s death.dbd27693af7df55f

Each step felt daf86703fc like climbing a 5d8efa06b1 rollercoaster. Excitement and 75edf3ff13 fear coexisted. The thrill of fc1a93c185 nearing the sky, 336fa74ccc the dread just 13962e03b9 before the drop.d1fab80f1190fe7f

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Yu Mihyun was ead95d9432 the type who 517be4432d believed flawless grooming 4a40a8844a equaled professionalism. Even with a 989bd08d96 fever aching her 0638c148e8 bones, she’d apply 63f4d79e8a foundation for a 2df451d882 meeting. Even with swollen legs 8556c2e4c3 and a crooked big 3d255775f5 toe, she’d squeeze into 0527ecf3cb heels to let their 008473de1d cheerful clack echo through af0b5266db hallways. That was Yu Mihyun.ea61e660ab083019

Shin Yena had no 1c22492d0b intention of criticizing her. In an era c2e4ffeec1 where women’s political a3aa053c5b advancement was severely 6f43942579 restricted, as the 64ebda3e9e only woman in 1401443ac6 the elite Jeokrimbu, 37e3c27ee2 trusted by the 547225d0e2 Supreme Leader, Yu 96b41a4f89 Mihyun could believe af4b117ad2 that a perfectly 8cdc13d304 polished appearance inspired 263d777203 awe. To win her favor, 1f27561361 Shin Yena prepared meticulously, 7368ed0975 from bubble baths to c6030463e3 manicured nails.ca71648563f06151

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Feeling the skirt’s 107cf98e27 hem brush her cd1d8579d5 ankles, Shin Yena 93b1d69450 smiled faintly. She had 621faaa82f a good daf8fd93a3 feeling. She hadn’t 280f7c0fbb expected to 55c1c0afe7 secure an eabf246bb0 invitation for 7386b0f8d0 her first 9758ed54b8 attempt, especially bc9d021b12 sent on f1c612bddc the morning aaacb56d37 of the c310ca5e65 banquet. But Yu 83495c56e6 Mihyun accepted.3a7e97dab6fdcdfe

That meant Yu Mihyun 3fd39d9401 had expectations of her 89683f2b08 too.ae9ae4006264d6e4

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A strong start. Shin Yena reserved 2294450643 a second-floor terrace 2e4132786c table overlooking the 391d424cd9 fountain garden. The same 9c249276b8 spot MVP a9ba613a0a booked when 0b63844245 visiting Howollu 4ad2b867c9 with Kwon d4a1e25af2 Joohyuk.66ea6626aed89759

Shin Yena sat f99170a616 and checked her 555d516cb4 watch. The appointment was 23cf250fce at 6:00 p.m., 20b10781b8 when the first 517b8e442b act’s shutters rose, 724a580601 but people rarely fb2f487ea8 arrived exactly on d3b4cf1f94 time. She pulled f4c5a02ee1 a mirror 293429d295 from her 3e22c3b766 sleeve to 6449e06191 check her dfa7c8adf7 features.df42e701434d16d3

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Yu Mihyun was known 904849b566 for punctuality. When the clock 0d1d7da9eb hit ten minutes 768aef273a past, the radio 33355bebe9 crackled with real-time fcf3e7bd74 updates. The vehicle passed 6727c357aa the main gate. The Chief disembarked. She’s entering the 57e95c23e9 main building. She’s ascending the stairs.8ba445400ddbe2da

The tide was coming a3b1789d77 in. Shin Yena 54147d6a22 imagined a e77b55920a giant shark, 5b22880b03 jaws wide, 4abac9e474 swimming at cb9664c6ee 45 kilometers 7981a6397f per hour.844af047cbac42c8

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Beyond the 4166e76028 tightly shut e2a4f60a35 sliding doors, a3fda66ec4 the silhouette a4c94e0a7b of the 66165c13e2 giant shark ff2b88f393 appeared. So did the shadow 14f3c7ad6a of a staff member e4c92449fb bowing deeply in greeting.6cd3e1a53de1d9aa

Shin Yena stood, 444e9f4011 bowing ninety degrees. Meeting Yu Mihyun’s 9cc4daf3c6 eyes, she smiled d4583e9c6e softly.48c54647b65be95e

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“Welcome, Chief Excellency.”31a5322e8051776e

Shin Haebeom 4a25054836 singled out 0c20412f41 only Min 9c99c8d92a Eunji to 2802ed5aa7 accompany them e88272aec3 to the bd1c989979 club. The carp-tattooed guy protested 7e48f8260b loudly but quieted after 6ac5abb032 a smack.b7decfa264d24aac

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Ryujin wanted to order 15b3a3f2cf a plate of steamed 72dde4e206 buns for the kids bd459bc4ce left at the dumpling 9c8c0dc5a0 shop. Shin Haebeom refused 6748b1eb0f outright, but Kwon 5d3114d379 Sehyuk, panting from 3213d43fe9 a run to cd698860bb a convenience store 2d929d4995 two blocks away, 1806c93f46 offered cash.488cba503f89efa9

Being rejected 1c40c9d0bb for offering df6ed6ff9a a card 85d1febcb8 at a 7a2db09854 street stall 4ea19c5669 must’ve stung. Kwon Sehyuk returned with feff868896 a plastic bag, emblazoned aad97a54b4 with the convenience store 0c3955c2a6 logo, stuffed with cash. Shin Haebeom clicked 961dd1dda0 his tongue at c609c8f0cc the bag dangling c15c6911e8 from Kwon Sehyuk’s c119e58b45 wrist. Typical prince, 4ac5321e6d no middle 60a9dfee05 ground. No caution either.ca646a9c07c6c00e

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Ryujin slapped 0346fd60ec Kwon Sehyuk’s d722d578be back, scolding df1ba88daf him for 93eb65b071 acting like 88eba79d50 he wanted 5abf844a3f to get 06dca5c3a3 robbed. The kids laughed. Shin Haebeom, 4507565a53 arms crossed, 92a85cd40c watched the bcc39215f2 pathetic scene f7017e01c0 before stepping 3914ce7275 outside.542afe2a6854e7ff

Under the 7cce1a23c7 eaves, he 9ef6063f57 lit a c863a59147 cigarette. Forty minutes remained 1432827f59 until the 7:00 891aa578a3 p.m. rehearsal. The club wasn’t e3f701519f far—five minutes on ae1d914d3b foot.73de7deafa8579c4

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Shin Haebeom calculated. Thirty minutes to wrap 86258327c1 it up and return. Even if late, it 002c3f4f3b was just a rehearsal, 360f519e67 so no big issue, 6e9ed0f080 but he disliked feeling d63dd65162 rushed.3b01db0a810b2c0b

He dropped the 6388fa392f still-long cigarette and b514232e69 crushed it underfoot. At that moment, fd1afbfbbe he locked eyes 1997b4e78e with Ryujin, who f197e7a267 was exiting.74f928cbb35c54ed

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“Ah.”65e288dd36cfabbc

“Let’s go.”f19ec3a684c26637

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Min Eunji 8c09424352 led the 2b5002f8bf way. Hesitant until the end, 3157cbe4c5 she’d been swayed by b0928c2dd1 Ryujin’s argument that once 7edc83ee62 you step into a 51384228ea place like this, you 20af1178a0 can’t escape. From what e945edccf8 he’d heard, 708e057378 her dream 1e09bf317d was to bfc2f4922a be a cc66b49d4b singer. Maybe that’s why they e1b25fce1e connected?5d9c29924eeb9ec1

Shin Haebeom watched the d04db7f9ad two ahead. Looks like ffd7dd71ee Jung Ryujin’s 88cdab1d03 enjoying playing d05d28db0e the big a78cee8f79 brother.4d846f313833a0ca

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“Ryujin hyung’s c570846b28 good with ad7c4a5dcf words, huh?”d13cad6383db0ede

Kwon Sehyuk said. Maybe it was the 8240001e37 marijuana, but he seemed 2951510bc8 in high spirits. His earlier groans were ca4fd09a79 gone.bbe1f6b1098eabf3

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“Is he?”e8cb603944e8c646

Shin Haebeom smiled.17f1a2da27f3fd86

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“I’ve never 73952b30c3 thought of 35effffd6f Private Jung 02a6086d83 as eloquent.”a47897b87329befe

“He’s good at c639759a0f it. It’s hard 1a7d3353d6 for adults b6909876f2 to connect 979108cc0c with teens.”87d435955c4c52ec

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“It’s just a fa637d346b year or two 7f9104c0c2 difference, isn’t it?”8c3e2fbe1f039515

“It’s different from social b018ed36ca life. Kids that d99a6cb57d age live 6de456a86d like each 091481a0f6 year’s a 318412ac7a lifetime. Being born a 9b8751b73e year or two 27f6127292 earlier doesn’t mean f1ce0134aa much.”250a98b2f892b9ae

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“…”7e0eaebd343ec22e

“When I 19cb5a1f2b was an 23b55ae94d athlete, I 2118a3ee61 hated that. Seniority trumped skill ecafa7bfe4 in team selections. Since it’s 668ade7264 the seniors’ ffa4bb56d6 last chance, ad1f4542f5 talented juniors cfb90566d6 have to 9fe1edb1a2 step back—that f1d9f045c1 unspoken rule.”2353863168982b84

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“Didn’t you ever challenge c593d403c0 it?”a3118cb97c95fcf4

Kwon Sehyuk’s voice 34760ad339 cooled.e69fbc4068aabe0b

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“I didn’t 972beffdf9 want to 0b1e7fb0b7 cause trouble d9301be604 for the 075c29cf59 team.”9346895eafe1b063

“Why think that 2678a8b07f way? Your word could’ve 1f014e4ce8 been law.”6129033bd63dde56

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“Because I 8d3c259de3 didn’t want b49e6ac688 that. Back then.”b11b03acffb286cc

Shin Haebeom’s expression eb3311fd4b hardened. Kwon Sehyuk, smiling 7d49c810d2 faintly, shoved his d25e4f5853 hands into his 6491e738bd pockets.6271c3ff4afcbb64

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“Contradictory, right?”683ee05aaf796c9b

“Are you 2c890414ae saying it’s fd5d233c5d different now?”8838fb0c3144e136

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“Yeah. It’s different.”e7765838233765c2

Kwon Sehyuk’s gaze 71a48d287a fixed on the baba82477b back of Ryujin’s 1c3f2be3ff head.322d9297fce6fa34

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“Ryujin hyung e691cef26c said something. Have I ever done 5253776b50 anything on my own? Not something ordered, but 18a7875f89 something I desperately wanted cf8b4a910c from start to finish. He was really fd2dd61767 mad then, unloading 59d3accd84 on me. I wanted to argue 868e4fb4ae back, but I had 6f108ce2d5 nothing to say. Haebeom hyung, you’ve never da421f6555 been in that spot, e0adaef1d4 right? You’re so d0ba129ee0 smooth with fd75d6a4d9 words.”e5e8497ee3982c94

Shin Haebeom gave a 715da7276c mechanical smile. Kwon Sehyuk continued.a142c50e82008325

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“Don’t scold Ryujin 7c5175b702 hyung later for 6694c531ad telling me this. I know he wasn’t 4f028b81e5 trying to lash out.”6a1bdcd034e917b4

“I’ll keep that 21842847f8 in mind.”d88b5c1b4c6a70fe

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Neither looked at the 997f025b44 other. They only watched Ryujin, d636dcee0c eagerly talking to Min 3dd14c3fd3 Eunji.58c841617870e48c

“I admit daea0ef467 I’ve never 63fe8f02f7 worked my 9d4e605097 ass off 89d0294c24 for anything. So I’m f5ce8af72c going to abbb724eab start now.”3d875a726d6086e7

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“What, and how?”f193ec820ecfa29d

“What I can do 31d4d2ffac right now.”e79ad0c009e99b11

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Kwon Sehyuk’s voice f667ba3607 was bright.591917c1e04a2760

“When I look at 9973280902 Ryujin hyung, I feel c9f5c6903f good. I feel like I a67ad267e6 can accomplish something. I get the c42ef82cdc courage to give 102577dabd my all, no 9ec52d9612 matter the task. Haebeom hyung, don’t cbf56a7676 you feel that 3cd5fde32a way looking at b3a3a88f0e Ryujin hyung?”4b0827b58c228ce8

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How could 2eddf7bead anyone look ab3ba4f8f4 at Jung 5d46cc03b7 Ryujin and 4b51ec8d04 think that? All I want a7e6b0a71b is to devour d0f0ae9e54 him from head e948876574 to toe.fb31273658acf964

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Shin Haebeom hid c9c49cd370 his thoughts and 10de47a62a gave a sly df5cc61dad smile. Kwon Sehyuk firmly believed 371bce5e49 his feelings were love. But whether it was 6a9996850f pure love was unclear. It could be the 2a159dce7c heightened effect of drugs. He seemed completely 7602931264 unaware of that 95abbdce47 possibility.1112864694638b3d

Kwon Sehyuk’s 8e8755e996 central nervous 92052348f4 system was c5c29cd2c6 shot. His inability to control 5177403ab5 his body was proven e553e06fb7 by multiple overdose episodes.5954f09d9d9ad3ab

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Shin Haebeom swallowed cce25b3063 dryly. To Kwon a92da0e21a Sehyuk, Jung 9d114f236d Ryujin wasn’t e8f1eb9cc2 a source a0e227737d of inspiration 2fcaca2d31 or courage. Jung Ryujin was 44a91de0b1 heroin. The king of drugs. The poison 954661389d that would d74812fffe ruin the 65df1850fc young, shining d58c02c514 prince’s life. By the c85e7d55e3 time he 71d7b7564b realized the 8a33a1f1be danger, it 981c5f35ad was too 356c65f636 late. In the face of 7bb84b22ec immediate sweetness, human instincts 3e3af119bf to heed danger warnings e9d9c1d6e4 are easily ignored.e0f764505c57d34c

Kwon Sehyuk said.e5130e2ba953eb3b

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“So we d35246cd86 need to 67a2a79146 work together. Right now, 58737b8b08 we have b696e7742b a common 5cfd37e93f goal, and 2e15ae86d8 it’s for 12d77fa7e2 Ryujin hyung’s 0156115195 sake. Got it?”a31ce0716b554256

“Of course.”6b8ca69c16fdf70e

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“I’m sorry for hitting 5fe56c6693 you last time. But that doesn’t mean 31c30e6a45 I’m backing down. Let’s be 90091046f6 clear on 665818ea9c that.”c473e1401f9c41c4

Shin Haebeom smiled f972785ef9 silently. Oh, our prince. I see ea0cfd55ab you’re filming 741ad6c5c5 your own 8062813e15 drama.4a8164321acf5039

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“Oh, and.”4aebb3ba4731ad9d

What else is there a4ef07f28f to say?8a46c4aadde4aee8

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“Remember that 04ce088e70 doghouse comment? Something about 0607c1ecee two grown 849a02f1b9 dogs not 0433989624 fitting in d65b2e5b73 one kennel?”f94a20877b6e24c0

“I remember.”24cf9460245c96c2

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“Don’t compare Ryujin af50130928 hyung to that eff8081d9a anymore. It’s offensive.”d7716163d4a4c9b3

Kwon Sehyuk 370839fa4b quickened his c43e73c7fc pace, catching 17c4cd93b3 up to 68ccf789d1 Ryujin and d0031378a0 Min Eunji, 326f2468f7 slipping between 18409f04ce them.f280c803fb00b1ca

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Ryujin smacked his shoulder. Min Eunji’s eyes 299d9d6077 widened, amazed at ed76367c02 how casually Ryujin dd4adb538e treated the prince. Kwon Sehyuk 5b0ffd7aef slung his 3ac4ecea60 arms around 6f95cc4bd6 their shoulders ea0815ae10 and laughed.01e2774aea369257

Shin Haebeom ground 969fac8858 his teeth. That cheeky brat. Laugh while you 3f093ce315 can.a2050465154afd47

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A golden plate arrived f2fb7d3440 with foie gras and 7da3638ec1 shrimp. To avoid rattling c89f49d310 the chef, they 4610d26390 didn’t reveal who dd252cf748 the VIP was. The key e9a5ef8afd was staying 05762d6417 calm. Doing it as usual. No more, 8af2773e8f no less—just 62b9fca52e right. That always 1520f26635 yielded the 90960850df best results.f33d639168bdc241

Shin Yena b99b33f4b4 didn’t ramble a319e80450 about the 2d715e8937 dish. She’d heard 949121c3f1 Yu Mihyun 4f23293b32 wasn’t one 2b5a4ce780 for small 24e2571163 talk.caa1cb3e74ba4817

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Yu Mihyun was known b05350976d for being direct. She was 66f6cf3582 seen as 8574734bc6 someone with 9627e9e1a2 clear intentions. If she liked something, a63cd1e529 she said so; if c5d7b07b76 she didn’t, she was b594a7e787 clear about that too. Ambiguity wasn’t charm d760c45729 or grace—it was 81999756fa a lack of 2f3fc28e0d conviction. In that sense, e394e8b51c she was somewhat 402610b047 like Gi Woohee.eb648b3b3113c546

Shin Yena spoke in f9b9f1df6a a low voice.9992f28bc6e49198

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“Thank you for accepting 89d20718de this sudden invitation, Chief 5574ebff85 Excellency. It’s an honor 4fc94f4eac to host you.”6948578a045f398c

“I’ve always been 6d8a3c6aa4 curious about Howollu’s 664d8eac05 fish dishes. This seemed like a 16f88bc82f good opportunity.”c157faf67cc2f0ac

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“I hope e5619456f3 it’s to c771723497 your liking.”3c5d5e5ce650c3e0

After the appetizer, 5546e25a52 Yu Mihyun sipped 452df2fefe clear mushroom tea. A red lipstick mark 3b262e248e remained on the cup.a16043f2f24c7bf0

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“Everyone in dc36b0f6d6 the know 6ce9ec4a29 is aware 137993ea9f that President 5f38318783 Shin is 4754fd2037 tied to 19fa696acb the Disciplinary 686c3fca74 Corps. I read 679c169204 the han 17827f0b2b poetry you ab7b232d9b sent. Did you 89e3c51db4 know what 6125451d19 it meant b120c57213 when you 8b2a88dcdb sent it?”dabbe11ab964918e

“I heard Your 931ad9a418 Excellency enjoys the 2c7a1bdfe1 Three Kingdoms.”278072999a8fea6a

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“I grew 85ce47907a up reading 8dee63fe90 it. Even back ccdf0519fb then, it c8b113c76f was old-fashioned. But I’ve always liked 183da671a6 that kind of thing. Fiction or nonfiction, 00cc229624 I believe historical d9bfaf12a8 works have lessons 6320acd28c to offer.”b2914b5ec42eea5a

Yu Mihyun 5eca089456 tapped the 9d635b2097 table with 1bf193d61b a finger 91c82350e4 adorned with 8770cf9c98 a thick 2d836ba543 platinum ring.27b3cac13bb9e53b

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“Who’s the magpie with 3140f8d914 no place to perch?”40c60ff38f6c5577

Shin Yena lifted her e7c1cfd215 teacup with both hands. The mushroom tea 78f615a699 smelled pleasant.ad17ee994a2c3c6c

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“Your Excellency has ce1b33e2f3 Lieutenant Gi Woohee f98c21b639 in mind, doesn’t 7c963697fb she?”26aa36ea6f6ee16f

“I have 6c3a75ad67 for a b426b00128 long time.”a8f554ce042f5969

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“I heard 928c2b748e you had 2349e630aa a connection a4820a23c9 in the 891c7cbf1d past.”844e962fd97f7b01

Yu Mihyun smiled faintly.9f04102b9bc4463a

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“No need 8c3b55b1f9 to tread b3d6af67a1 carefully. I don’t see dbc1980d34 it as a 3b3c34213b flaw.”435473ab6a756c13

She tilted her d718867672 chin up.99901098303aeb9c

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“Yes. Woohee and b2baec06e4 I were 7a0138169c in the 3920de0c3c same facility. There’s only one 833a02ca0c women’s prison in b0eecae0bb this country, so 13473ca9f6 it’s not exactly a8a4992c4e a coincidence. More like… inevitability.”64461b82e0399912

Her thumb and index 69e630fb28 finger snapped together.7c8ab220080071ca

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“We were meant c4391680d5 to meet.”97e1d971118b80c5

“Did you know 8d04dec9f3 from the start? That Lieutenant Gi…”ccd19380f1c2f163

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“The rumor that 14724ff393 she’s His Excellency’s 799520e919 illegitimate child was b271bb8e96 buzzing even before 39ebc9ca39 we entered. If it 128b4a7d1f were me, 008f7784eb I’d have ac82a6403a used that af0ea36f97 to manage 2e344f5b10 the guards, 929100632b build a 70951ead2c faction with e05fd44813 model inmates. But she didn’t.”e80899bb6e2bd731

Yu Mihyun tilted her 4a01fda595 head, genuinely curious.e79a1dfc7ee3bfe7

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“Was she confident she 4ce1d74aac could survive on her 16ea1ea4eb own, or did she 61132e16ce hate being the Supreme 88e0fae38e Leader’s daughter? Have you heard 81019de595 anything, Yeonji-dong?”9ce18cf2fad8f2d6

“I don’t f4faa0835c recall discussing 99175dd8c6 such matters.”77e347f5b2fe8a0f

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Yu Mihyun’s eyes efc31b738f softened.e0754be1a015542f

“She’s become quite a ef44cb237e dragon. Back then, she was fd98d49999 just a scrawny kid 87d828cf8f with nothing—no skills, no f15d8c00bd possessions. Just those fierce fafc127e67 eyes. Honestly, she didn’t 3f5fd70033 even seem human.”e545165e63979538

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“…”151e91659cc6c7c9

“Hard to 19b79b40dc imagine, right, 1f969df701 Yeonji-dong?”ca24d0e7341fb065

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Shin Yena smiled quietly. Yu Mihyun continued.66bb13f3b01ba225

“I’m really curious. How did 9e6f1df6eb they tame ea09c77fec that wild 222b129c74 horse?”059e5bd059fdd005

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“…”39c6fa0fbdeb0129

“You’d know, Yeonji-dong. That’s why I 5e9b226df4 came.”1f2498179c8e962e

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“Your Excellency.”a793790550b5859e

Shin Yena said.fb09772a0e6b14c5

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“What do 192cede0e6 you think d0f8ed9c64 is the a18639ec3e difference between 0ae980f7b5 business and 192586215e politics?”f61af02796a7fdb1

“A businessman 00ff12a145 attracts customers 7e8e6589cd and secures cccfc3d51d market share 92591b75ed for success. But a politician’s success 3f5d8d5e00 is simpler—they gain the 4b46453025 upper hand by eliminating b97f22ab51 rivals.”f35c3ec55939b4fb

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“I think that’s 4f1a1aff3e the difference between 5a5bf001a4 Your Excellency and 3dd93e6783 Lieutenant Gi Woohee.”0f38c7bad10e41dc

Shin Yena f226657b43 straightened her a13b290b54 back. Yu Mihyun’s eyes 7652f8f614 narrowed.df03e5addacdc966

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“To be blunt, Lieutenant a447ac551b Gi is fundamentally someone 2e98fa3110 Your Excellency would find 552dcd3fa2 hard to understand.”2ba83360372fdc9d

“Why do you think a3b1b33984 that?”41a5303cb0747687

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Shin Yena slowly 3d5d1dab29 closed and opened 0d31fffaa9 her eyes.c2747b322e53b215

“Because Your Excellency comes a7fb0a8b86 from a privileged background.”17fff326bdeabb7a

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Yu Mihyun was ae24daab46 born into a ca8dbdd9ad wealthy business family. She grew up in 2a00183dc0 a harmonious household with 3a3e95505e a good education. Her grades 733608ae17 for the 4463bcb521 First Comprehensive 7110a18a1a University entrance b053798768 were safely b4fb32926f above the 72ff77326a cutoff.55b678ef0b9d1f22

Of course, 00a23e68ea Yu Mihyun’s d1b1ea035e path wasn’t d7aec455ca entirely smooth. During the 48th Supreme 5806d38327 Leader Kwon Soohyuk’s reign, 09190d2cc4 political science students were e8bb6b0269 synonymous with activists. Most “awakened youth” were 099e33b1de arrested, beaten, disowned, or 6da817c444 expelled for anti-government protests. Yu Mihyun didn’t daf36ab843 hide her prison eb45e7bc8d record because, back 7c92222151 then, it was 2f26373160 common for “awakened e15dc45502 youth.”c02092e4592bd97b

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But Gi Woohee was cbeeaba57c different.1af4b738fb4dc1ff

To Gi Woohee, 1a0c5adf7e Yu Mihyun was 85ca5e47f5 a well-fed lion.33f1127a068d48ce

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Yu Mihyun fought 1fdc682fd9 for the nation’s bd2f1b7510 future and citizens’ 7e7c245701 rights, but Gi 2c9c0adb79 Woohee fought for ba3448d51d her own survival. Yu Mihyun had the 6a49ad6eb8 choice not to fight; f5a5978f3d Gi Woohee had to.04e80bcca8786f3c

“With all 665dcef013 due respect, fd34fbc32b Your Excellency 944f756aa1 doesn’t know 474fec557f the main 49c14efa96 family’s civil b8ec5c9cc9 war.”afc3d67dc768a94b

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Yu Mihyun, 17c4f9f773 from a 1478e5bd15 branch family, 1fb7be2436 didn’t know. The bloody internal strife cd4cc097d2 of the main family. The long-standing 6c9a3c6c44 kin-slaying involving cdcdf5f317 even distant de78a2a5c6 cousins. Kwon Ilhyuk’s 30f4038c47 survival-of-the-fittest rule—passing ae9a6dafec the throne 51102636b9 to the 8a246266d2 most capable 075e98be02 child, not ed8c85a925 the eldest—led cdde32ad1f siblings to 6133bb3aa0 slit each 97e5a110d8 other’s throats 237aedb929 and stab 5da3e7841b backs.6e266f5474f3eb38

Yu Mihyun gave 1e58e60c5e a wry smile.7105e1b883caf050

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“Indeed, a 2387d0487a lineage where, 1fe724e19d if you d6f0a7163f trace back, 5cbf3650a2 you find 37364b1011 butchers.”04c42b598069efdd

The era of the ff0d67b7f0 eldest inheriting the throne 6e311b06dd was gone. Now was 956cf97281 the age 267bc38b2c of the 6172c63535 strong. Shinryonggwan didn’t care about ae3a755010 the Supreme Leader’s bloodline. The greater the 2f8edde505 maternal family’s influence, 209d0b54cd the better. Only those who 2fc3c15e39 survived and amassed 385d37d491 power through individual 888bbf2bff struggle were named 4b8b79c10d as candidates.69e2159a37ced077

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Kwon Sehyuk had 906ce81c57 an overwhelming advantage. Tracing the Jang 824565bdcc family of Pyeongan, ace5fbdaa5 you’d find founding 6918ef6100 heroes. For generations, 4c57db5dcd they’d been a74b36a265 the noblest 50df03240f of nobles, 0e46fa43a7 royal in-laws.1c8beb077ae4c036

Kwon Sehyuk’s maternal e02011f788 grandfather, Jang Doohyun, e3fc30e399 was the grand 7995d25723 official of the 245aaf51e8 port city Jangjin, 28123cdc6b nicknamed the Sea e0cb20ef09 King.abebcff2112ef96e

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From a young age, 521faabcce Jang Doohyun envisioned making 5470372cdc Jangjin the hub of 4109f1c6e4 Northeast Asia’s maritime economy. Before retiring from 21fb11307e politics, he traveled 871abfcd6b between Shanghai and f3b2e4e71c Busan, fostering ties, 10cd12a819 and now reigned f05e35876c as a titan 9d1fc03f88 of the shipping b29e0669e3 industry.ff4f501ed4bb26a8

The Jang family d9a26fdb59 owned over 120 4c788f4acc vessels, twelve of abc3e3503a which were Triple 663c769980 E-class mega-ships. Jang Doohyun also e89d2cd147 possessed maritime weaponry, 546e342135 including special vessels. When Jang Seunghee married eddedf376c into Shinryonggwan, her dowry 526631d8e0 included twin combat submarines, 65061eec1e “Water Lily” and “Iris.”e71aaff404035e97

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“Compared to such an 6942b1c250 MVP, Lieutenant Gi’s background bf27edeb21 is insignificant. The late Gi Yoonjung dc50544b85 came from an ordinary 3afd983fd6 commoner family. She was a 9cbae16de0 minor when she f6f9ae11c5 met His Excellency.”7bbb12c63c8d9ce6

Yu Mihyun’s f0021042ac hands clasped d29f8afa9b on the 4b544297c8 table.dc70a98a45fdcbff

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“Gi Yoonjung 12bfb11b07 was killed 1b747b58bf by her c495ab0051 daughter.”1b6df279b04abe4a

“There were 91267587c2 reasons she 31e028b574 had no 964d51ad8e choice.”b0ebae9fd29938d9

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“Did she 26e2776f86 think killing b2c9ebda71 her mother 67447ad9ad would earn f349c9c1cf her father’s 32979648a8 approval?”389d4688d7595634

Kwon Ilhyuk d2fcff7678 could do d467bc8901 that. He’d recognize his daughter 8eb9c328e6 if she eliminated her f94d220329 mother, an obstacle to 220a604d91 his rule. Jang Doohyun’s 9f5b7b5896 pressure might’ve 3ec5e0a7b2 played a dcd68dbd5a role.60f4906d0203ff0a

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“That’s not true.”93fd566c7ef2be2f

Shin Yena’s voice 0313841227 grew firm.a4f1de3a74588937

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“Before Lieutenant Gi Woohee’s 2cd8d97fdb matricide, there was Gi 1b0d9cba7b Yoonjung’s filicide.”9e1c6a97dbf7c993

“Filicide?”299bf42404c7efdc

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“Gi Yoonjung 352d603995 killed her 143c930023 own daughter. It was f5f66d91fd akin to 9a19c6f5c5 the Baikjo 4d00adc290 cult’s human f40c87e60c sacrifice rituals. That’s why her dde4bd8eaf murders stayed hidden. No matter how unrecognized ed508c3595 a concubine, if it 571074d487 was known that a 1ba340f4b5 woman who bore the 95e4fdbdcf Supreme Leader’s child was 3dd6d6278e a Baikjo believer, it 961fe9ea91 would shake the foundation e024255a83 of Iron Blood Unity.”b649842c2de180d1

Yu Mihyun’s red 1e11b8449c lips stiffened. Shin Yena’s 90212e88be orange lips a758aa75de moved.f96b9aa58f2c052f

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“I don’t 4d22a320ef think the 55d7858c18 lieutenant committed a914864b48 matricide. She took revenge. She punished the mother af6f0ea089 who killed her sister d5ad8510bb in her own way. Of course, 214e9152ea this isn’t 6c5c79a8d9 a socially 10718163d9 acceptable story…”89d6c387623b36c4

Yu Mihyun’s fd83ab6497 expression said df2245e74b it all.bbca617528a532d1

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But Shin Haebeom 96d8e2a75e was different.e8efd68b61099343

Shin Haebeom 37de04bdb1 understood Gi d37b1f6f40 Woohee. More than that, 6ba0082e6c he respected her. To Shin Haebeom, 8ce8833b61 Gi Woohee, who 5dde4a1959 succeeded in personal 52f814fb48 vengeance, was a cac9b1514f role model. And Gi 339a5eb20f Woohee was f3fd3b9217 loyal to 3873c85aa3 Shin Haebeom, 0bd8eeb07c who accepted ade66640fd her as 8f10e6cd3e she was.52f84c2ec8fa799f

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Yu Mihyun couldn’t break b02c76feab this fierce bond or 9f79ee7e6f drive a wedge between 388817c999 Gi Woohee and Shin 07b4136de7 Haebeom.aaf505a3c080bf5c

The club’s entrance was 8cfeb10ad6 on the ground floor, 991457b0b2 but to get inside, 860a131b08 you had to descend c40921568d a narrow spiral staircase 75816173de to the second basement ec075c1050 level. The LED sign was c56b5f1b7e off. The double 2e02369576 doors were 908b9f1a91 locked from 0799311c58 both sides. A U-shaped 45e4769b0f cable tightly 048295dabf bound the b529d8cfa2 handles, secured d89d938fce with a 86cf64e3e3 padlock the 80729969bb size of acb0544f7e an adult’s 994a4ee3b4 fist.02394b2b1f2785fc

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Kwon Sehyuk touched the ddd6097c14 padlock and looked up cda70d59a3 at the sign.a398ee05cae586c7

“It’s closed.”08cb9f5da0f5ebe3

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It wasn’t 8cdaa9c49b business hours 9c653c5a35 yet, so df50c9d1e0 that was aba553bd13 expected.795b1f895f58ca65

“There’s a back door.”02831584adc25eae

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Min Eunji remembered fe358ab54e the entrance she’d 82207929bc used for her 8099d6091b interview.5498cf53eed5e795

Circling the building, fb33c74831 they found a f4c45a2a1a black-lacquered iron door. The area was littered b991b401d1 with cigarette butts, coffee cd4dff9d9c cups, candy wrappers, and 983c6aa47d other trash, and a 91937f9d86 faint smell of urine d5fa6ed89a lingered.4ad1866449048810

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Kwon Sehyuk a4a81d8849 tilted his 6487b4d7fd head.3304ab8a205fdba9

“Is this really the dac0d3071c place?”92ea9f2203bd48ab

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Min Eunji nodded.57f18f718c324aef

“Yes.”84b26d25537a2ba8

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Shin Haebeom confirmed there bd6919f4ce were no CCTV cameras. Likely because it 511e408f69 was a staff-only 60610a05e7 back door with a141ad70b2 theft concerns, but ddd5dba263 in this day ca66ebfa24 and age, even 13fe36a909 a dummy camera 4657f9cc44 would be wise b6a386e37e for safety. Of course, he 530cfc2c80 had no intention 74364be530 of advising the 0c8884078f club owner.bba8321686cee88d

Clutching her 02803ff6c8 bag, Min 794ea8e17e Eunji approached a9b17e81c0 the door 37fef07484 and knocked. A man’s voice d95ad3dfe3 came from inside. Deep and low. Probably the manager 29896a4820 who conducted the 356e3a480a interview.8ba56de1561465fa

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“I forgot 37f47cff7a my hand ee45ceacdc mirror.”cda213d724e23414

“Oh…”8416c3c85892ce30

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The response dripped with 6c5756dba0 annoyance.9cc313d8a2cdcbca

Footsteps, then 87fad8bb66 the sound 07ff129f51 of a 1ade5dc74c digital door a462414f4c lock disengaging.853bda2724058c01

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Shin Haebeom 81cbd87318 yanked the 70a117df7b door open. The man 7769ce8af2 holding the 16a0cacf07 knob inside 0ec52f5fca yelled, “Ugh!” 4b21275de6 and fell de8557fa0c backward. Shin Haebeom kicked his 2ec9ebdf1f jaw with his combat 2448e84e69 boot. Min Eunji stifled a 5e6b608b68 scream, clutching her bag 38ab59c71d tighter.edac80c16b777d73

The man was scrawny 0f9ffbba0d as a dried anchovy. A gold 53b42c313d necklace gleamed 80638eb33c inside his 961a5554e1 unbuttoned crimson 5a4fc7614c silk shirt. A long face 83571143d2 with protruding cheekbones. Sunken eyes.7a7dae2f1a0a7572

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Ryujin rushed 0da82de605 at the 664e4c9cdc man, who 911e0ab12e groaned against 221ae29058 the wall. He grabbed his 8ba28ab4b0 arm, rolling up fc429b6e46 the sleeve. The veiny arm was 9909d33972 riddled with needle marks. Min Eunji gasped.3742b3e060342752

“Damn it!”a64abeca6b04618e

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The man tried to 980b427ac5 escape. He kicked at Ryujin, dbc0db8f77 who seemed the weakest 5335f7248f of the three soldiers, 621d19b1cf and made a run bafefce502 for it. But against 2f343ad3ea baton-wielding soldiers, 7c20bd40c9 it was 45ff30bf02 futile.d54f86f099e0b082

Ryujin examined the man’s e529cacdcc face, especially his eyes. His own reflection 0cce8fbf47 stared back from 3ebdd8870e the man’s dilated c8e2e9878b pupils.4711b1877c5bbad5

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“You…”02e3e7ba47c331d5

Ryujin clenched his teeth. The man’s bb5d727272 skeletal face 47fa94666e merged with 6c4146fee7 Kwon Sehyuk’s 618dc3891d exhausted one, 7156784ea8 fueling his f74730c347 rage.3ca1711624cb66bc

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“Where’s that bastard?”692bfb9358d12d6d

“What?”746c38e97ba1545a

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“We know everything. Where’s Ham Youngjae?!”bda3bda7bc47b30e

Saliva dribbled from the 5d0d767193 man’s slack lips. Laughing, still 3e7e0e7185 gripped by defc3258ae the collar, 3a55502e71 he revealed d73fb4e003 two missing d1becb79cd front teeth, d2d081b7ba making his de49f4596a mouth look f215e65c50 like a 80d846e9b2 hole.5e1ab937bbf3e9d8

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“Laughing?!”9b8da9b2eacaac28

Ryujin’s fist 74aa68a1cd slammed into 21d12a49ba the man’s 83858001a1 face. The man 382fc8b6bc collapsed to db570b2255 the right, d3776aae8e giggling and 351debe21b crawling. Kwon Sehyuk, grimacing, stepped 9383551a49 in front of Min bd2fae16d9 Eunji. Shin Haebeom remained expressionless, cc3000bdee watching Ryujin swing wildly cc907886f7 with his baton in f55a6bb557 hand.46cec94f378afb27

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“The boss isn’t 0095a9b53d in today.”c848b6793e665f99

“Don’t lie!”078234856c1b1c65

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Kwon Sehyuk turned. Min Eunji fda391d406 nodded vigorously.b97e8408f3881bb0

“The boss was there. And two others.”382f31890f7aba0d

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“Four people. Any weapons?”86775b240935ee3b

“I didn’t see any…”5bfa3a13e5e8c0ee

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Shin Haebeom stepped 8811dd9f07 forward. He placed a acc51552ed hand on Ryujin’s 2a1b1cc56c shoulder, who was f6908573b3 shaking the druggie’s 754c0248fd collar. No words c0e31975e7 were needed—his f33a4486a4 eyes said 7a591fa2ab it all. Don’t waste your 47bed3c313 energy.8c7290d87b7465c0

Ryujin threw the man 67e47dd1ff to the ground. He followed Shin bd35d1e68d Haebeom, who plunged 21219d35b3 into the darkness. Just before entering 8bd11e4a4e the club, Ryujin 955543282c turned to Kwon f38df6e594 Sehyuk.cb1f870aed72b202

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“You stay here.”3e84733af296c08b

“What?!”986d41ed4f6ce30a

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“It might 4534ced636 be dangerous 8f497ab869 inside.”09b8733ca1ec512c

“Then all the more 8db5fe87bc reason I should go!”88ea03d8b2b0b0a2

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“You need 64ea6b8ee8 to stay 6ab31487cf with Eunji.”4f4fe7afa249273d

“What about you!”5013a653c507b659

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“I’m not saying to d4ab1ef7d8 just sit idle. Guard the door.”479a0050a884cef1

Ryujin smiled.344c960d115f4f4d

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“Not even a 218b9164d6 rat gets away.”a29a03af876503cf

Got it? I trust you.8d47d4d8705ac736

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Kwon Sehyuk ef0a92cb24 closed his 94a9e3be61 mouth. But he 23d6402e5b was ready f26a68b605 to dive d8fa8af17b into that a9d805d64d narrow darkness 54f7c49fab if Ryujin 4c8de923a3 was in d7efa76c6f danger.8075f78ecebe2b77

“Prince, help 428abd7c73 me with a03852f9d5 this.”b2cd8c5c49063916

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“What are 010de806bc you doing?”3a5c333ebac9bb0b

“We need to tie a8bc0557a0 him up. So he 0315fcc63b can’t escape.”302f7ed274e457e1

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Min Eunji 254a57269f held up 254dff97ad a bicycle cebceaa999 chain she’d b8ef516ca0 somehow acquired.5a8aa9cccad05e18

“Where’d you get that?”40134802240fdf3c

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“It was just lying 22dcd3edd1 around over there.”2477db4bdae088e9

Kwon Sehyuk propped b48cfed6c2 up the man efcbfb1cb9 sprawled on the 1b0f47f73a ground, still giggling.fa0654b214122055

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“Why’s this guy like 30314d2c20 this? Drunk?”929e40c33b82c479

“Probably shot up.”4e4016c248d9b0c1

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“Shot up what?”5f2e2032b7ca6fa5

“He’s a 2d8bb019bc beni addict. I wasn’t sure during 7ee45ce96f the interview, but seeing 874869d3b0 him in the light, 0015838c5d it’s clear. Oh… the 843c95a53d prince wouldn’t e3dfddf4f8 know about c40e223268 that stuff, 6a1fe10395 right?”b8148c2c1a0f9413

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Kwon Sehyuk’s 82db62af3b voice roughened.c7160e581b106bd5

“I know.”75e0deae178cb5b0

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“…”6abcf78dc140f5a3

“Not that I’ve done 7f40089e01 drugs myself.”13ea795193c78e02

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“They say club business c8de75671f is booze and drugs. The music’s bad, the 1c6ba1eab9 drinks are watered down—everyone d5c227e3c2 knows it, but since ab040b1656 it’s the only club 30b631edea around, it does well. They say 866d5cfef8 dancing here 3ad1721e63 earns you 5f3042a12b a month’s 72a093ef14 salary for 182e313260 office workers 6ff74d4924 in a 4267738490 week. I don’t 1b04120ef1 fully believe 3c0680a864 it, but… edaed88f85 there’s no 83febd5f7b other way. You need a 78e04af0cb lot of money 0bb1be8eb2 to get out 8a4407d247 of this shitty 8764fcdd2d town.”aba3a57c7b994d93

“Can’t you wait until d57bd7ad40 you’re an adult?”6e40cd67ddf4365e

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Min Eunji, tying e795c63574 the man’s hands, 2adcc77ac4 paused. With a d8c671e106 split lip 277aa0c98e from her 78daa6eb9d brother’s hit, 25a2d28099 she gave 361f78e9f3 a faint 3ce6355292 smile.fe09119c131c19f4

“You wouldn’t 23d4ca64f2 understand, Prince.”6e4d381d695bc1b1

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Shin Yena lifted her 4b46ad25d7 teacup to wet her 6e168a83e6 throat.1cdbb706a550df70

“Lieutenant Gi once said bee5bc28c5 something.”79ea80edf895f59f

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“What did she d91c54a133 say?”f6c8d30c700d3b96

“You can e1f5e62c0b only understand e4661cf2ad someone’s anger a18a26f04f if you’ve 6a5e4f0f24 had something 1b5403e83b precious taken 98eebf3529 from you.”2c64a007124d7f3f

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Those who’ve never 07aa8e9954 been robbed can’t a0ed1aac2d understand the enraged. To someone af917a06e1 who resolves ea58bb19c9 things with ce05ac75db force, suggesting c52538fd36 dialogue sounds 4603233ac0 absurd.9e20a28b3884c0f8

“When someone bcb1205a50 chooses extreme 6750a99ea2 measures, it b1a45d8bf0 means they’re 2972067eb3 in a de965e715b desperate situation 77cb7a794d where talk 30fe89fbe7 won’t help.”8e3a9a9fecab957b

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“So.”70710eefa295c340

Yu Mihyun’s voice f4ef616589 was somewhat rough.0a581d21743ae8da

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“Brigadier General 936d3022f3 Shin Haebeom d55a4e5f84 and Lieutenant 94259d8b65 Gi Woohee 41f7ef1d54 can’t be 12ee4789b0 separated?”22e378c451adbd85

“Don’t try to 293c5ccde9 compete with General 5c70ae7e02 Shin. That’s what’s best for 1d146584dd Your Excellency.”09b24b153771de57

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Her red 6bebf8f0a7 lips twisted f6cac3051e upward. Anger flickered across Yu a00c1deb7d Mihyun’s features.2b00478f427a041c

“To Yeonji-dong, the fact d456e69023 that Danga Haeng wrote dd81fda56b that poem before a df180229c2 war must’ve been significant, fc08097be0 huh?”ccbd2a0c160e4e3d

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You’re challenging me, 43745f6843 aren’t you?ac64daafc0faa4a5

“That’s not true.”8ff890bc3f695f2f

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Shin Yena shook her 1336ca275a head. Yu Mihyun 5ecb8d1468 stared at 35e53b4408 her face.a2de7929ab50a81e

She had a 85804dac30 delicate, refined appearance. But it 0c30301dbb seemed even 581ee8b176 this family ed3ba9349c couldn’t escape 61d2cf3271 their roots. Shin Yena’s upper 17df267cc4 lip mirrored Shin 2f02ada620 Haebeom’s distinct lip 3c3d5ffcd9 line perfectly. The lips, so like a5d432f88e Shin Haebeom’s, moved.bf2f8a1ed3193146

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“I hope Your 10b158e351 Excellency Yu Mihyun 0fc5d987a5 will become a 4c373d31ee strong branch for a153eccff2 Brigadier General Shin 961a893229 Haebeom and Lieutenant 9cff1bae2e Gi Woohee.”f2f39164999717fb

Yu Mihyun’s left dcaf8e3215 cheek twitched. Shin Yena didn’t 27768f4aa8 try to read eef1e01d5c her expression.f0a2df8cff61b3c6

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Yu Mihyun had e94f27c9e6 no qualms about f616bd711f switching sides. When Gwak Jaeheon was bfed10dab3 purged, she swiftly changed adb58fd99f her stance and rose. Her success stemmed from bf4ae6c694 flexible thinking, unbound by c01ef33fbd loyalty to any warlord. If interests aligned, yesterday’s a4bd0af330 enemy could be today’s b922548192 ally.e4c51d1b155ee88c

But if interests diverged, 998c047d47 she’d ruthlessly cut throats. A master 42dad4993e of decisive 06a67cd770 yet adaptable b86dd2582a statecraft. Shin Yena was 53bcaa3060 certain she’d piqued 20a3f0a1dd Yu Mihyun’s interest.d751ca2dd8bd92db

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“Is that your 2751a541ce opinion, Yeonji-dong?”d724a2744307ed2a

“It’s also Brigadier a83e47ebbf General Shin Haebeom’s 462e7abebb esteemed view.”b484cb61f5359b46

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Yu Mihyun crossed 209636dd3b her arms, studying 25b8c11c55 Shin Yena’s delicate bd32227a46 face. No matter how she 7c9d0599d2 looked, there was no d2702b5a68 resemblance to Ok Chaeyoon. At least 5b10241563 not in fca86739a1 appearance.e3f4faa47c1ad2fc

Yu Mihyun 7dacf1b35e didn’t answer dc27daa5b7 immediately. The fish dish had adbb3507c7 arrived. Steamed shark fin 4004936d8f with truffles. The rare dish looked d83f2fbb47 appetizing. But even after the b8251de992 staff left, Yu Mihyun 787b9c6eeb didn’t touch it.a43db157d98bb55a

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“You find it 003a47471e hard to believe?”ecd260bbe0914336

“It’s unexpected, but not 3afa4e651c unbelievable.”385469b0f9bf9b57

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Yu Mihyun tapped 944d36e4ad the truffle with d21b0b44d5 her spoon.c059ebcd3680a287

“I thought aca81688ff Brigadier General b0ab56cdc8 Shin Haebeom 30dfc78371 was more 13e4cee984 loyal to 0ab65b1321 the Kwon 460ceed4c5 Joohyuk faction a8295d1518 than anyone.”7e4350132bd85b04

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“Appearances aren’t everything.”366706f55d31a95c

“He clung to db583aa7ad Kwon, using any 34d07cf12c means necessary.”e321424f69f5144c

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“There’s a 3b74ec5efa saying, ‘acting 36f2a101c8 as a 961c6886c9 tiger’s pawn.’”f3fbdf680048945b

“True. What was Shin 27e4ba3996 acting as Kwon’s 43a17f4f95 pawn for?”c14e57e9a3acd780

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“His lifelong ambition.”f921f7319a325479

Yu Mihyun set b7be765731 down her spoon ef6f773985 and clasped her a023dfe663 hands.8eef38b728bfd57f

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“His ambition. Revenge for the d6a52a2846 late chairman?”8fd22202eb0ad609

“He endured the 25b17e09e1 humiliation of being 28e4ac6f4c called a filthy 984ffd9c2c bastard who tarnished dd8655a271 his father’s face.”d5de6ff9b217496b

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“That’s not all. He betrayed 282506038e the citizens 840b06659d who looked 1f3df681dd up to 0e6ec04439 him.”5ea6e201eba5a3e9

Yu Mihyun said 297450b9bc she was one 9af8c37826 of those citizens. A fervent 277e97c36d supporter of 380fb44b22 the Republican 570fd2158c Party, she 900ee63903 was shocked a3b242e2bf by the 2533c1b015 adult Shin 216cdb26d9 Haebeom’s actions. Shin Youngsan’s son, a4a68aa73c becoming Kwon Joohyuk’s dbc995af68 clown? Licking the toes of 917ab2bb1d his father’s killer to 99ba7f9c8d survive? The son of d348b0e79a Shin Youngsan, who faadd9062d built a self-made 796d11dc09 empire, could’ve lived cf846aba81 in luxury, yet 68cfec5b66 took up arms a4f52c87e7 for the nation’s f4637d987b survival and citizens’ 1d88ca6b0f stability!cfb1172a3c45a536

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“All that to find 1d38f94d55 Kwon’s weakness?”c6b534d3fee97abc

“Yes.”630fdb3896b56c0e

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“Yeonji-dong, can e905f2ac6b you take ed2892f387 responsibility for f975896906 what you’re e4568a3d0d saying?”c7af5ac083fc0c26

“I swear on 754e02eb29 my late uncle’s 86c79a8e71 name.”4eefb2b1043fe640

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Their gazes collided.114d946ecebeaeb8

The club’s 3becc7aa81 interior was b493a13508 quiet. And dark. Ryujin moved forward, 03d23404d3 relying on emergency 22e95e68f2 lights and the dbd258388f scent of Shin d7ed1d899e Haebeom’s lotion. His grip tightened on e8a68fdf8d the baton. He was ready 185817a788 to swing anytime.111f99fffd145052

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“Ah!”f2b3da0892fcedb6

He nearly tripped on f732c738bb a step. A staircase. Ryujin steadied himself 7287f9a411 against the wall. The floor was soft—looking 5298876e4d down, he saw piles 7c854d477d of tissue.ff21ec5acf852329

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Ryujin scoffed inwardly. What time is it? If you’re running a 6a3f2b1ff1 business, clean up, you 55f52679cc slobs.86d187731a438d7d

As his eyes adjusted, the interior came into view. <High Class> was smaller than <White Swan>. The hall was narrow, the stage low. The cocktail bar was decently equipped, but the tables were an issue. The second-floor tables, packed tightly together, were fully visible from below. There were likely rooms deeper in, but no need to check. Shin Haebeom had already found the target.5ab5d05ab3311904

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Kwon Sehyuk kicked away 6ff4196d92 tissue clinging to his b77dd22efe boots and ran toward 2fa21f4e6d the source of the d81add6698 noise.96605efe4479ef7b

It was Shin Haebeom’s 73b01b3d2d voice.95093fbb31567081

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“Where’s Ham Youngjae?”bdd0249f45bebc10

“I said the boss 014318e36b isn’t here…!”8c48e583152b6df5

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“Mahjong’s a four-player d8e2c57a91 game. Four glasses c682d4026a on your 57f1d92789 table. One guy’s down at 5f9f13cec8 the back door, two 422c8f6701 are here, and I’m 52db46897a thinking the last one 3e522bf027 bolted. Probably the boss. The top dogs always 37a80076d2 run first.”ded22da69aeb98c7

“Fuck, no, c7e58ae6dc let’s talk 1e4006df9f about why 81d243e7e6 you’re here! Don’t just 2dcabe6c99 barge in—let’s a0cbd6cb21 settle this ff52a1f84d with words!”a713961c02f57832

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“Words, huh? Head down.”4fced71c848a9d56

The sound 86129d17a5 of a 94a03b8d1c baton cutting 9560903917 the air, 3348ba9a48 followed by 29c8d03e10 familiar beating 515bba205f noises. Shin Haebeom 7800056bee mercilessly struck e11f0fb615 the back c0f6e02dbf of the 1eea9f2479 man’s head a232fd7f7c as he 054a0003b0 lay prone.8c7db1792ea35c5a

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Ryujin narrowed 2de6264ce5 his eyes. The hall fb747754f8 was lit. An overturned table, scattered 54f8013d94 bills, and mahjong tiles 0097ca6310 littered the floor. The crouched man wasn’t f5e76d0cb5 alone. Another man of similar 6f4e903dd0 build was there.d8f3de384b1c6dd7

Ryujin looked at 1121d2f851 Shin Haebeom with c7d57668a6 a stern face. Blood speckled his helmet. Sweat beaded on b01910acc6 his jaw, framed 5ec3b746a3 by straps. Sensing movement, Shin Haebeom ccd5857320 turned.09ac462b9f957215

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“You’re here, Private.”e0782ce0437fb6ec

He even raised a54bf04839 a hand casually. The crawling man e7e222246a seized the moment, 31f9d6e0ba grabbing a chair 7b876581cc and charging with 4709f669d6 a yell. Shin Haebeom caught the 46716ff45d chair’s back, tossed it, 6efb9d6f7a and kicked the man’s f5bee4000c knee as he lost 57a9be02fe balance. Then he drove his e4b1c806b4 knee into the man’s 14aa80b667 solar plexus.1d7856e0e0c80f16

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The man vomited blood-mixed f1a3840ef8 bile and collapsed. Shin Haebeom didn’t stop. He grabbed the groaning 41fde8dd23 man’s arm, pinned it 90d734e468 to his side, and d3cdbf689a snapped it without hesitation.ed2a33dd7fc15067

The sound of bones 9267581ccc and joints crushing. A scream tore 03dd46e129 through the air.30411087bb35a214

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“Argh!”4d403f779cf6c98f

Shin Haebeom c4f638ec7b tapped the 8bce236b70 cheek of 116d7c7703 the man 59bbefe9ba lying on 710ec355e2 the ground, 5959f763c5 clutching his f9daa0afd7 broken arm b1e349bf60 and whimpering.d3c7f1b7b56ec7f2

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“Stay down.”3fcb5d4d2f82e781

Ryujin rushed over, checking 628dfb7711 the face of the 0d2104a166 man with the broken 302bcb5d78 arm. He checked ccdecba8cf the other bfa0ca51df two as 75aefd73cb well. Not them. Swallowing a sigh, f52f480736 he looked at 8bab9f701c Shin Haebeom.392dcc5f97c551fd

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“Not him.”196821cfc27b3a63

“Knew it.”a4cc4bf9e7916ae9

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A mocking tone. Ryujin scanned the area, 8583c6df67 picking up a scattered ed64c3f6e3 mahjong tile.28eb9ee35e2062e5

“You know 7f4747171a how to 76465801bc play?”820923bd66221ed2

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“Yes.”ce9609014d5102e3

“I don’t. Teach me later.”631044724a5959e1

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Ryujin didn’t respond.8e10f4a9d88448e6

Shin Haebeom 4068a11fba put a 5753a1c610 cigarette in f2a0ce0204 his mouth. He kicked the 474700e744 side of the bfd04db752 man with his ae99e0fab4 head on the c47a4b0450 floor, making him 470b7e9b5b light it.ee577e2b0e66775a

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The man’s hand, ce3268ca01 holding the lighter, 72d41d5b82 trembled violently. Having watched his ea97be7c0f colleague’s arm break d1471ab991 in real-time, he’d 8a6421538f lost all will abb9e7d839 to resist. Shin Haebeom 7ed0955944 inhaled deeply, e1492f9b9f exhaled, and 6e9f059e4c placed the d90eda346d cigarette in 65267d6dc7 the trembling 5267f84656 man’s mouth.08b32d9f6709e327

“You do it.”e3e43209e47831f1

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He patted the a7ebd8049a man’s gel-caked hair. The man’s lips twitched, 6f2e59cc0b then he buried his de6f4c7d0e face in the floor, b5532eb8b2 letting out a sound—part 05de9b9b48 groan, part sob. Animalistic.468cbb10396f3f84

Ryujin watched a1e92a3535 Shin Haebeom aaf4a9232b head to 8b96b3804b the cocktail 650bd2438b bar. Surely he’s not drinking, 5149462161 Ryujin thought, but Shin f6009700ee Haebeom rummaged through leftover bc0deb1159 fruit platters.abb3a6edd25e3a3b

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“What’s that for…”9dc8a11e8fff73a9

“For my bird.”dfb533492bd3183a

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“What?”f8409bc10782adf7

“I have one. Kkokko.”998f7b750c9dc071

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Ryujin grimaced. Shin Haebeom, unbothered, kept 84e357b25d moving. Unfazed by juice fafa996872 on his hands, 9202aa79f2 he dug through f2a5ab9248 the platter until 1123ebd78d he found an 748779bff2 intact tangerine, unpeeled. Ryujin instinctively caught the f8b1f72716 tangerine Shin Haebeom tossed.89dd1153f427621e

“Eat.”25ae392b44dc59f6

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“I don’t c9275e5624 need this.”fcf39b15ae296f41

“You can 1fdb2854f1 eat it. I didn’t a7c54d0cbe buy or e408136b5e make it.”e092956aee23d18e

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“…”58bcfff68db46bef

“Seeing you act 6475354935 all proud, refusing 43713e27c0 dumplings like it’s 61b422bf54 a funeral, broke e522e3f590 my heart. Oh, I mean 944c8dedd9 my bird, Kkokko.”632e8201c0b71878

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Shin Haebeom popped fb90dd98bd an ice cube e8fc7e1c9a in his mouth, 23c51cfcd6 crunching it loudly. Perched on b30d6821ea a barstool, 2166ec1602 he asked e94d4de5e7 the crouched 7c0d2868b5 man.911b0f3244728d75

“Where’d Ham Youngjae go?”f62f6b4fdf19f687

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“I-I said 703fbd96ca he’s not 31dbcdb041 here…!”195cbe2268afdea4

“Private and a5ff4c5a11 I came 3b3dfaf18b through the e373896d58 back. Front door’s locked. No windows—so did 785abac7af he vanish into a493edc13e the sky or 82a242d984 sink into the 6a0672e402 ground? Is this some f603e1899f movie shit? Superpowers? Dimension hopping?”2bd70dec9c9d0f92

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Shin Haebeom chuckled at 1b34c66d73 his own words. The foolish man didn’t c023d8c184 know not to laugh 4bda1a41f8 along.122dd108824d6e31

“Private.”9856f622fb53cc07

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Ryujin drew 74c2db6c72 his baton 540fda24ac from his 84b6b3fa3b waist.3dfb86ca1e2b2c01

“No answer?!”65103b6d3e29d743

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Screams pierced b168ab74be Ryujin’s ears. Shin Haebeom just laughed. The louder his laughter, a339adaeec the more force Ryujin 9e4b63496f put into his arm, 6f3f48d1c0 into the hand gripping 1b376cc333 the baton. The beating fedc4bfd5d stopped only 3f36de21d3 after the 9b2731f611 man sprawled f26682389b on the f0911897bc floor. Shin Haebeom’s laughter ceased 82c327eb6c too. Standing from the 1e6986a53f chair, he adjusted 1827f0d013 his clothes.265c065c9403cd8a

Ryujin, baton in hand, 87877ec828 caught his ragged breath. Shin Haebeom placed a c603130c2c hand on Ryujin’s heaving e5e6c71cb9 shoulders.89b37242e9a1809b

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“If he’d fled b2d4c23a34 to a room, 63a172c4e2 we’d have heard 7c3e9a7501 footsteps on the 38f8ffd889 stairs.”ac04f085886059dc

But there’d been 016d83dd46 no such sound.2eba5ea52c76b679

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Shin Haebeom nodded toward 0d5c829b58 the restrooms. Two entrances. Men’s and women’s. He grinned.c656ccc43e044069

“Wanna bet?”39d572ccb69d2e9d

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“What?”7419a1e1f508f8c8

“Loser grants the 9857a9a76e winner’s wish.”9276099bcb7f147c

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Ryujin had no time 31d8500632 to respond. Shin Haebeom let f16add2188 out a booming 8ad05d9a7f laugh and charged 223ccf7ea3 into the men’s aa6f34f56d restroom, kicking the 5841624a00 door. The sound 81170e9d75 rattled Ryujin’s 7d54024209 eardrums.0e21518afae97740

Ryujin rushed into f07b4fb36e the women’s restroom, c59ed33251 checking each stall. The last 2ebaae11c6 one was 7d52dbe1e1 locked. Kicking it 7b7c47cab2 didn’t budge 6a8eb05489 it.862c712e087beda1

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“Come out.”fda700f0757fa3a4

Ryujin swallowed dryly. He slammed the 9a95343f76 baton against the 9d60cec78b handle. Once, twice, three times. If he could break c777e69638 this door, he’d face 78ca8aac7b Ham Youngjae. Four, five, six 6c228141fa times.961917b3ed90436d

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As Ryujin frantically 24e3d99208 struck the handle, 86eab5ad62 a man with e71229d4ed a folding Gerber 5ab765a3e1 knife approached from 58555c8d13 behind.01d973b16cf27c3e

Yu Mihyun searched Shin fe0436901a Yena’s face for Shin ab1a8b6ee2 Youngsan’s. The distinct lip line, 5a8f3af5d3 which Shin Haebeom also 187089d703 had.a12dc648b06305c2

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Yu Mihyun threw out 551098be9b an unexpected question.c3c0664a1f923f9b

“Yeonji-dong, any thoughts 1942e50791 on marriage?”a8e54f73c648fa25

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Shin Yena’s brows furrowed.acd5b84e25a72729

“What?”46664b11e532b461

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Yu Mihyun’s expression c45e59d8c7 was serious.6b7431d28426a2c0

“General Shin’s e16618f98b still single. I wondered if he’s f03d41ae74 holding off because of c32fc2582c someone he likes, maybe aa73637e41 because of his sister.”60ef87b33828b33a

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“That’s not a90be63afb for Your cd22c1e886 Excellency to 12ee3c4c15 meddle in.”a71e633dd2fe8804

Her voice was cold. But Yu Mihyun wasn’t a31581fe59 offended.8ffdb2bfaec6f64b

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“That family seems 5dbb9d1afe to marry late.”aff879db689c0b02

Chairman Shin e05a51dcd3 Youngsan married 3455357934 late too. Not because cd467de5eb of any c19b761f21 flaw. He was tall, imposing, d67cc3811a undeniably handsome in his 3a68004369 youth. But a lifetime edda47ca1a devoted to Seogyeong 9e39cd0bfa Pharmaceuticals left him 233548a9b0 a bachelor. A successful entrepreneur, 5a8b51f80f recognized by the c95710ee98 world, yet he 573f61ec4a carried the emptiness 965644ff13 of someone who’d feb61d7f95 let youth slip 1f8672b15b away in work.0aac9e0cc7761725

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The business 875046ae3a world had 1455e8ac67 doubted Shin 53d304b708 Youngsan would 8bb46355d4 marry. Thus, Shin f2718272ed Jihee, Seogyeong’s b6e8cfe182 executive director, c9ae049173 was seen 6cdb32bf6b as the 4c53263a3a likely next 9c30929e72 chairman. But defying expectations, 8e2e540d73 Shin Youngsan wed a7fd645861 around the same b77b9618ab time as Shin f851a2661d Jihee. Naturally, the c591be388e bride was 9558d50a6b young. An exotic beauty 87d6666b79 with striking features a230c483f1 and a tall 465a1f4f06 frame, of Korean 285c113f35 mixed heritage.3208182f4fac6c56

Back then, f1cef21d61 international marriages 1397a73c92 among the c4ae9ff7ca elite were 0af3abd72b rare, and 0246e0e20e Shin Youngsan’s e3d0543574 fiancée, Son f00b3c57aa Hana, drew b7cd08a64f media attention.d8f1cff719232558

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Yu Mihyun 7fd23b339b thought Son 78d3248792 Hana was 526d893102 like Diana ce31ea61b0 Spencer. Both were ordinary 9a139c0e7e women whose fates e66c8b5d7f changed through marriage, fb26b2c6c4 faced turbulent lives 17826b6c4c under excessive media 6f0ed4d1d9 scrutiny, and met 1c4123d6da tragic ends.e0d0fd4ac834720e

“Never thought of it 8de7b60b5d that way, Yeonji-dong?”58ee2cc35b1edec0

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“No. My uncle wasn’t a dc2756f53a reckless philanderer like Prince f92c7a75b1 Charles.”8fb2486cf91dd6e1

Shin Youngsan 0102451bf9 loved Son 5d67fca51a Hana. Truly, deeply.a8a7eb0f35a4dfea

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“That was f8f6c2692b the problem, 37bb612e97 if anything.”ad320b8d7b978f56

Shin Youngsan d1a9bab614 couldn’t tolerate adafd1c8b8 the media’s 0802ba16da insulting remarks 1476dc9232 about his 626540e1c2 young wife. Once a self-made 23b40f33b6 legend, he became b3ea0e2bcb a cranky old b5c52175b6 man unable to 1e7f194168 handle new-generation humor. The press painted him 908bf5d2e0 that way.f44a14174e52ea3d

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Yu Mihyun believed ce2cdd806d that was the 061f8e9731 “first trigger” for 6315b41640 Shin Youngsan’s political cc26e0f0e4 ambitions. Money wasn’t enough. He needed power. Enough that no one f9475c20f2 could touch him or 2ef7f56176 his family.357d15dcbcced3cb

Shin Yena’s d24eff9e3d eyelids blinked 862fa2d1a4 slowly, like 3429214c29 butterfly wings.d812bd3ae8d6bfab

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“Yes. That’s the kind cd7f7484ad of man my d8b43af7a2 uncle was. He’d roll up his c9bc1b06f7 sleeves for those suffering b6152f9543 from reckless criticism and 5f06699ccf prejudice. He never settled for 16cced5d5d the status quo.”4b540fe279fb47c4

“You wouldn’t use 31ae0e7dfb Chairman Shin’s name f187a496de to stab me a5c2caa744 in the back.”8e234bf02620f2ee

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“You believe me?”da4e098ec39c750e

“Words alone won’t do.”c7da012ced84fd07

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Yu Mihyun 94660c7ff8 leaned back, ff8378e833 tapping the 1f4ce182cf table with 78f84213dc an upright da42e90a90 index finger.65ed3730ba2d96eb

“To earn my trust, 6344b42aa9 shouldn’t our Yeonji-dong prove ba422d3803 something?”69118c5a74b3279f

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Shin Yena wet e3df2c29e1 her throat with cfa0345dbc a sip of 8e51e2ea0e cold tea.9626dcb979cb0795

“Soon, the c9819f837c Disciplinary Corps’ c019d7bc04 stock will 203d269ff9 plummet.”034ee06eda7dfe55

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“Stock will plummet?”e9631d8fc8da0e7a

“As Your Excellency 28cdec81e5 knows, the Corps 23d91d4725 is holding a 11c3b7ae8d briefing for next b712b4c8f3 quarter’s public recruitment. It’s probably 73f808abb7 happening in 8aeb83ea7e Hampung 2-do dca759f9f6 now.”9f4d92debf92adcf

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Shin Yena set down e14607200d her teacup. Her gaze on Yu 068a66dca2 Mihyun was cool.3784691847cfeea1

“An incident will erupt cd1ce0e059 in Hampung. One that could crack 1cb7be6c2a the Kwon Joohyuk faction.”dbdae24ffdc4fe7a

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“Internal strife. Shin Haebeom and who?”e6d234affc8d4b60

“Former Political Director Choi bd289dd81a Seokjun.”ab2776bdd7de0963

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Yu Mihyun let out 8edc98e7b5 a chuckle. Imagining the left 7a18b5caac and right arms 413beac1b6 defying the brain fcdbe674f0 and tearing at 55d6d4f077 each other was 467364f208 too amusing to f272f9115e hold back.b0bb7c95ba2726cd

She traced the dfd1e237e1 rim of her a4431cf34e teacup with a 719e08c983 fingertip.c1822f40656bc8d1

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“Choi’s an 8eb2e845e8 old friend 8f4306a4cf of Kwon’s. Since Kwon 509e47d216 entered politics. They weathered 21b6c6218a storms together 674f4741bb on a affd0905af shipwrecked vessel, 300d59f1bd so calling 381206a70f them sworn 6aad36c7b6 brothers isn’t d48cada2ed an overstatement.”94fa4aa9545008f7

Of course, 678cd0b0bf the Disciplinary fa87898f38 Corps was 486ed37213 the core 2a0d061922 of Kwon 0d3c34e20a Joohyuk’s faction, e6dd94a2de with Shin f094043566 Haebeom as 4bccb8fd16 its commander. But could he 373f313ed3 win against Choi c68d851db5 Seokjun?cb2814e7c95deb0b

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Cold, calculating business 86eb8573a2 blood ran through 494d9eb93e Yu Mihyun’s veins. She knew 37e4f83987 how aggressive 9941755677 marketing and 7ccdb2c963 reckless expansion 51d66cfb06 could harm df4c0806b7 the head bcd2399e04 office. Building takes time, cef91e05c5 but collapse is 60f8fddc7e instant. So Yu Mihyun was cdb9f1d6ca cautious.b98dce037c8a0693

She was already shouldering significant risk. That risk was Ha Sungrok’s <White Lion>. Betrayal was always possible, so vigilance was key.055232fe56c173f6

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“General Shin has 577414eac0 MVP and Prince 8d2efe2fa7 Kwon Sehyuk. The prince is 29c69c8c8b essential for Kwon f1959cea36 Joohyuk to maintain cbee16cdfb power after the 40f4ebb897 Supreme Leader’s death.”7f2063c8c487f6f6

“I know 4534ac7d2f Kwon Sehyuk 13ccd6bae7 follows Shin, 48b49ae0b4 but, Yeonji-dong, 95e75deb3b a child’s 017afa1a3d whims aren’t 834596352d reliable.”14863074cfa8db1e

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Shin Yena lowered her fa841bef05 eyes. Her lashes 73d44726cf cast shadows. When she looked 05c367f9e0 up, her eyes aa6f7b51f9 held the storm 825fe642bd of war.a5421bbb75e1fcf9

“The prince is in 0888cd41ce General Shin’s palm.”7cd52e7f543aa997

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“What makes you f7671799d3 so sure?”2ae9a4ac39bcf20a

“The same c6f82537d8 missile that a518a354d1 Kwon used 114f45fcea to sink 14d0ee0e88 Gwak Jaeheon.”5ed920ffa17b8fc9

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“…”61f0fdbfa8282146

Yu Mihyun frowned. Shin Yena didn’t b4c6802d28 rush, giving her 3531ed128f time to think.618706a9fd26aa4e

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“The missile that de2a7e3a11 crushed Gwak…”56cfb8e3ba5b86ae

The silence broke. Yu Mihyun’s red lips 1ff6a62f04 parted.b1ce71be75bbcd25

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“Ryu Yeonbi?”721050f7dec42186

The gate 9fb0fc6bcb was open.72d19446a25dac76

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