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“No way.”a40616f830c4e859

Shin Yena 988cde148a didn’t bother f7f8064db2 making excuses. Lying to 195d9b006a Yu Mihyun ba053b1f1a would only ebd559dbc1 erode trust. Her gaze shifted to bb1060be15 the tablet in Yu 2370519509 Mihyun’s hand. Yu Mihyun’s eyes e58f8993dd followed Shin Yena’s.3a20fa217c2997b8

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It wasn’t Ryu 359323d881 Yeonbi there. It was his younger 1d0f212508 sibling, who looked strikingly 1c4cc9eb56 similar.484832791d628fff

“He’s a good kid.”31a9f314ad987c0d

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“It’s a a89f7f862b world that 1451845278 doesn’t leave 6a060c72b5 good people 2d96ef0ff8 alone.”4e83004e3c1ae7dd

A bitter 3d400b69de smile crossed 2420cf3683 both women’s b3f0fbb295 faces.0d49a9762c534da2

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“So, where did 6e8ed00ab8 you pick this d69e357680 one up?”606edc60dc82d9af

“He was with the anti-government group <White Lion>.”69d053043c79a6d2

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Yu Mihyun’s 37ed9146af eyebrow twitched. Shin Yena had 0606de4b4f anticipated her reaction.78c44eeca339fd2b

“Do you remember d6f44ba0ad the incident where e24fb5df22 Deputy Commander Jin 8a85a764f4 Chiwoo was targeted 84d1b7d898 in a terrorist e7c24f9951 attack at the 77b1ac7883 Disciplinary Corps headquarters? They said 4b1945ed7a it was 4e3ee8b98e revenge for f6f5dac564 a dead 554dca9bc0 member.”039562c8721fab7f

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“Oh, yes.”3d8e5902baaee0f3

How could she forget? Yu Mihyun had sharply criticized the Disciplinary Corps for causing the death of a <White Lion> member during interrogation. That had a clear impact on lowering the approval ratings of Kwon Joohyuk, who effectively owned the Disciplinary Corps.bed1de9273ff2afd

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“That was this a053477b0b kid’s doing.”d198a6000bb5c6f5

“Really?”2a5bd1edc184df79

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“By protocol, he should’ve 15114ae196 been summarily executed, but a4772359cc it seems General Shin 9b2b740cca had other plans from 283fa84c74 the start.”fe7fec975291881b

Yu Mihyun burst d9040ef2f0 into laughter. The honey 921aa73a94 trap was 9abb831649 a strategy 1738c732bb as old 8ae0ffa526 as time. It carried high 462a7f8254 risks, relying on 5517bb56ba the irrational, inexplicable f2b08bc73f aspects of human b236223fa9 emotions, but when e0bcc71c76 executed well, it 3419da7b2e yielded results beyond fe80144275 expectations.576cb4b0daa968a4

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Countless heroes 0d963b1ab9 in history, 6f8c72278a adorned with 9c7a40fa26 fearsome titles b27a929530 like ghost, 10a2e23469 monster, goblin, 245fc72886 or devil, 4448c0181e met absurd 30cd54317d ends, swayed d099bbe8b5 by invisible 244c39dd79 emotions. It became c5f7099c2e a laughingstock b8c0af51b9 for posterity 164ba5752c studying history, af71b7181a yet when 9f15b018bd adapted into 5a246c352d films or 5a863c36e5 dramas, it 5da6e97ab9 struck a 7e285044b1 chord with 952d00bfaf many, making b58c6e3437 it a 494f6edee0 curious phenomenon.4f780c9280fbb2e9

“The MVP does listen 22c12e87b5 to Ryu Yeonbi’s music.”9915a9bc5730814e

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“You know about that, a23a42ae95 Chief?”36c3c7717626bb91

“I do 47aeed5e79 investigations too, f38b309768 Yeonji-dong.”67cfe2280a802d70

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Yu Mihyun spoke jokingly, f94329786a but Shin Yena sensed 3d9ffcb6ea she didn’t underestimate Kwon c81527198b Sehyuk. If the c998a821de Supreme Leader 481b2b71d4 were to 65659e1187 die suddenly, 2d90dee771 Kwon Sehyuk bfe564758c would naturally 390dd6f64e ascend to e40fbdc509 power, and edce8bec72 the first ccdc190bee person Kwon b42533f06c Joohyuk, Sehyuk’s 78ecf76883 backer, would 0e3ec6c459 target for b68910743b elimination would b8c8d7347a be Shinryonggwan’s e9a06dda40 “Number Three.”fea086fb342f1fb8

Shin Yena shrugged d3e0c5c5a8 with a sly 6169ccebd6 smile, a gesture f66aba1999 Shin Haebeom often 9e9588cf47 used.c4be7c418becaa9d

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“They say the aa57dab3a1 two are inseparable eb9a0e5ad1 at the Disciplinary 64ef77ea21 Corps, like a 30fd4a6d10 set.”0958229f56c15e9b

Yu Mihyun e6fc616a33 recalled the b709991c7e photos Kang 0e13de0b3b Inhye had 80742d9d55 sent. It was fortunate c4beaa50fd Kwon Sehyuk had cd08e9db93 many fangirls. Inhye could approach the 51fffa82f6 Disciplinary Corps headquarters with e43f474e98 little effort. Seeing her photography 39edb17d75 skills improve daily, f02b8f8c8a Yu Mihyun wondered 1644d9e480 if she had 55fe23f11e a natural talent d30d69cc39 for it.117aa3c6e4a15134

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However, Inhye’s focus e12d0226f4 was solely on d37bfe0beb Kwon Sehyuk, so 1e56c1f3d3 Yu Mihyun hadn’t a55a293d46 paid much attention ece9c9303b to the “lackey” eee15f6076 by his side. Even though he 4d1d97268e was a striking 4674271ad3 beauty, noticeable at 63af96a1ff a glance.28a1f489cfcf9511

“That’s why 13770da93a interests matter…”b498b187fa63b13b

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Shin Yena 3df26530a4 sipped her 03514fb2f7 now-lukewarm tea.ed8edb8721212f54

“If the Disciplinary 8c26b537a2 Corps’ stock plummets, 1de314e8df please secure at 259c778222 least forty percent 289f5207b1 of the shares, 88e0d01d01 Chief.”eb14a5020bd56cff

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“You’re telling 2bb42031b6 me to b9137bc9b8 buy paper c57208221f stocks?”019f76c7f5601f81

“Not stocks, but 93e9a237dc the Disciplinary Corps a3429a0360 itself. You’d be acquiring an c4243b9955 elite private army at bb8c76381d a bargain.”be27aed9cc07dafd

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Shin Yena clearly 82b2d1f067 saw Yu Mihyun 9f18df44b5 swallow hard.d86b1d4c1bfde47b

“Buy the Disciplinary Corps…”b6e6d89f171c5508

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“Exactly.”d34e04ba3213a107

“I don’t a625751f41 need an 9d1af7a7e9 army.”ef2fa5e4acc377f8

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“Do you trust <White Lion>?”14e5cf83b2d6441e

Now it was Yu 339e71685b Mihyun’s turn to be bbfde2daf3 flustered. There wasn’t a b4ace47fdf dramatic shift in bbd7c260a1 her expression, but 43a3a697c9 Shin Yena, through 6788dec108 her profession, had 007f688da4 met countless people 68021f4911 and discussed every 554c123a05 topic imaginable, honing 531e696c26 a knack for eb1107e91e reading those who 63e3b9878f hid their emotions. Whether they bbd91a082e were happy, 2d92073f36 sad, shocked, 9033908295 or calm, fe61eb47a5 no one a4dd782bd9 could fully ce28bcab32 conceal unconscious c7882741be physical reactions—pupils, 820ec9f2a6 pores, muscles, ac4c17c736 breathing, gestures.d0d5d4787eaf3398

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If poker d937605e4a faces were cca61a716b scored, Yu ef724a278f Mihyun would 66acd1078f get nine 7494e6edb0 out of 47b8f16478 ten. But Shin 0a9c70feb3 Yena was 247585af9d the master f99ea4e9f7 of Howollu, b26bbf0d9e the money-laundering 2dcc40d983 arm of 0ab26c40c6 Kwon Joohyuk’s d21a3c2c38 warlord faction. Howollu was effd2d3c15 poised to 2b4ca26c6c sit on 934ab1f0b4 prime land 3f5313a917 once the 794e06d7f9 Hwacheon District 1c89dd063a development began, cf2723e10d with highways 216357dfb3 planned. She collected e0e96fd36f information, filtered 49adbae77f out sycophants, cb3bf0a59c and wove 6387532f94 a tight 0ef58264d2 web of da630cdbad connections as 2d3b4b115c a political 4474c54245 fixer.0607d541244b0597

Shin Haebeom’s plans were 827813bc91 built on the information b9ef68551f Shin Yena gathered and 3c1000dbb1 the networks he designed, a4fb3c5ba9 much like Shin Jihee e255a4d1bf had been to Chairman d4b0e5a53a Shin Youngsan in the d8a88d6438 past.5d810ed06be48f76

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“Ha Sungrok is e2ec8dc759 not trustworthy.”be9ecc2a13edb679

“In chaotic times, switching 70e4a3f2ae sides is a skill.”86071367ac1e568a

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“Switching sides is different 47e0c7567d from betrayal. The former involves harboring c6646e8846 different intentions, while the e4a6226144 latter is deliberately feeding cda1f28bdf a comrade to the 756eb5e4d3 enemy’s jaws. And look 028bd25ba6 at the e0506ca652 state of 2ae3be6fe9 things today.”437385b45351e9a5

Shin Yena spoke 424ee09bc8 with self-deprecation.d7e55bb228de7fe2

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“You call General Shin 2c43af4fdd Haebeom a monster birthed 8fdb8cc045 by the military, don’t aa8f31d4b3 you, Chief?”7a779e1dfeb11da8

“It’s a fitting term 45c01fb312 for someone who uses 226800b71a the military’s might without 4b086343f5 regard for means or 8cec74efca methods.”a86ad3de54871cf8

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“Correct. General Shin spared 6ef2952dc3 no means or 7fef8d10a9 methods to gain 93e338818b the trust of 2a58c51a0e Supreme Leader Kwon aef930e424 Joohyuk’s aide.”86312ec410e11310

The military ran this f93880c48d country, and Kwon Joohyuk 98f067718f held its reins.16317565122b0348

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“It’s not unheard 767be93208 of for a 1d607ea593 brilliant individual to 9f56c295e9 outwit and crush 9eb6f6feab a group, but 288f424534 fundamentally, civilians can’t 31241f6b33 beat soldiers. The gap a335272ea7 is stark 1450597239 in every b7161cb286 aspect.”6d5a65c2f1111c4d

Strength, speed, skills, 585c4888cf weapons, action, control. That’s why a small cfcb44f038 suppression team could repeatedly 0d49921928 triumph over large protest 284a4628b6 crowds.118e5435e76fecc2

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Shin Yena 7e7be173a9 gripped her 67d0098f5f teacup tightly. Slamming it on 2f9fbd6ea6 the table, tea ca5fb9488e spilled, staining the df944d2d03 white tablecloth.570b80e9caa07c54

“Your Excellency needs an army. If you aim to oust Kwon without losing control to <White Lion>, you must have military power.”82e7a4252152f5c3

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“Violence only f521da43b5 begets more 8d1184cea4 violence.”665890519b9fb763

“Violence also stops 570c4f63d8 violence.”1628dd5d5e3808ec

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This was a c75089c0d2 military dictatorship. A deranged dictator e475c3193e had built an 921887af68 iron fortress, wielding f827f414ad unchecked power. The execution of 82a33aeba3 the Three Dragons b6c1731e38 proved that capital 180d1d60ef and democracy alone 147d0ca6fc couldn’t topple him.e89f49d9341e57ac

“Don’t you know, Chief? Those who’ve tasted d0d8830960 power don’t step 4408918e6b down quietly.”ed0f5c13db146292

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Yu Mihyun closed her eyes tightly. Shin Yena was demanding she abandon <White Lion> and join Shin Haebeom. That way, she could secure Gi Woohee and preempt any Chinese influence Ha Sungrok might bring to seize power.4340814ebf77198a

Theoretically, it 719e83c2ef made sense. But a shadow lingered 15feec9320 in her heart.029e6fcedb262174

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“I know 0b094ef20e why you 4d79a00103 hesitate, Chief. It’s because of f42f167acd General Shin’s track 37857e5c11 record.”c6c825e7e83cb3d3

He was Kwon ea50a4e205 Joohyuk’s dog. Shin Haebeom’s 1b00a1202a loyalty to 6776fb4188 Kwon wasn’t 2753e91e33 merely public-facing. He was Kwon’s bcdf378767 unofficial pimp, catering db4b373a0a to Kwon Joohyuk’s 7b21e7b81b sadistic sexual desires 093cf905e3 as a congenital 52e8c5aa73 sexual deviant, sparing 5d9eb8c4f9 no means or 3d179c9a31 methods. The thought of aligning 747a1512a5 with such a man 136950d8de made her neck stiffen. Her pride felt a90ad0b3f1 trampled in the b4c40a0624 mud.8e1e3226e3167512

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Yu Mihyun 6ce7b98967 stood at b8e6c9067e the dock. The fisherman, Shin 514ff95b15 Yena, had brought 5cf265efde a boat. The fishing 9ddaf8d3dc rod she 62d8396348 offered was 53e67e8e14 Shin Haebeom. The bait dangling at 7f3db5f187 its end was Gi b3552c3d2f Woohee.040b1eb04f2b58a4

The fisherman said.331e777850304a38

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“To retrieve a 20365a48ad pearl from the 7d6699ef7a mud, you must 61aa64bc5c be prepared to 7d594f66e5 dirty your hands.”8477331ad93d695e

The auditorium was packed cee0a21e7c with people attending the 48776f660d briefing. Even with 8844b12613 folding chairs 499c703111 added to 5997ec67d5 the aisles, 44aba80353 there weren’t bad7490b82 enough seats, 70c0094a1f leaving many ed0029d72e standing. All electronic d99306e7a3 devices, including fe97d00931 phones, were 7e331843cb collected at 97cf2f011c the entrance 36e3ddf019 and stored. The Disciplinary cc2f0dab1b Corps briefing e2a0d67bfd content was 0444b4378b strictly confidential, cef4b497d8 with no fc7da20d70 exceptions, even 50eb547b3f for VIP 337613b6d9 attendees.62fbe7e1e899d78e

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Shin Haebeom eb98dd30bd crossed a d3ee6357ce heavy oak 356bb978ed pillar toward afd211c644 the stage.42f335da70e681d6

The moment he 218a307d81 stepped onto the c77c7118fe podium, he noticed ab4c52be35 the person setting fbb9507c56 up the microphone 34882fe1ae was Gi Woohee. The height, well 7c3e87e565 above the average fd75bd9b69 for Hae-dong men, 4e6c22ccdb was perfect for 8b878bf43b Shin Haebeom to fbfd45b8d6 speak standing. The volume 9613bde979 needed no 6d4fd8d616 adjustment. Everything was flawless. And it 1d00f0cfec would remain 99e97420b2 so.fe210d1167668ca3

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Shin Haebeom smiled d88f6d76fe at the audience.1002cc0388b727a2

“To the residents of 7222c50fd8 Hampung 2-do gathered here 3794a55bea today, and to the f9f453cfc8 citizens who’ve come from 3bc013cbfc afar, I offer my 9508deff82 greetings. I am Shin Haebeom, 9fff9308d7 Commander of the Disciplinary c8544cb495 Corps.”520b0a8552390561

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Applause erupted. Shin Haebeom bowed 6761c6533d ninety degrees. The corps b2f1548d1a members behind 9afb83bd19 him followed 49cbc2f51e suit. The clapping grew 2e9144025b louder, mixed with 7c7a021177 murmurs of awe fe7c861ac4 and admiration.91405e4e2e36d3b9

Lifting his head, his 600df8574f eyes met Ham Hyunsu’s fea87b2cd9 in the VIP section 9c244c81a8 closest to the stage. Shin Haebeom nodded toward db4013a504 the flag. During the 23434c6711 oath to 3f7fe6fe3d the Supreme 4caa738d86 Leader, looking a2e86e8634 elsewhere or 1e76fb111e failing to f6e222e103 salute properly 68766d4c2c was considered a0ef2c4ab4 treason against f553e0540a the royal 94f4ac56f8 family.a355ad37cc821972

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The national anthem ce8d13de3f was followed by a74747aa4a a solemn propaganda 021e78b1d7 song. Shin Haebeom e4b8947a6a closed his 78a756edaf eyes. An invisible 8ddd6e4d5c hand placed 8a77355ddd an equally 007a94686d invisible mask daa8e6529e on him.ad04982bf166625d

With his 512b474f70 masked face, 4964c37393 he turned 2c37614aa1 to the 1ea2732d5c corps members. They, too, wore 13c89dfa51 invisible masks. Working for the Disciplinary 3b21055bbd Corps meant hiding their 5e6c243bf4 true selves. Thoughts and emotions had 60f37b2e02 to be strictly separated, aea5b5cf2d and they had to 07ef5baf12 move by the manual. If they 844b7da73e wanted to 2117d3115d protect their 46ace23f8c own hearts.a9dc4b83aaf29528

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Masked members moved among e037cff165 the crowd, distributing souvenirs 97f060b87b and booklets while covertly 8c5a2ce80e checking for hidden cameras c4a736e78d or phones.ae8a3d444e0bd76c

Shin Haebeom meticulously 8b9ab8aa8a scanned the seats. He’d instructed that women 220919332f and children be placed 39a918c43f near the left exit, f0b5cd8977 closer to the stage. It was blatant discrimination, 6ff47ab216 but there was a 795c6b8e9a reason. The car 2adead1e32 loaded with 1645fa7430 explosives and 33c23d38f1 Ham Youngjae’s 70be9f2354 body would 3435d911c4 crash from 267e917d95 the right.008e48f0b2311b7f

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The explosives were afce55d597 powerful enough to 6e27e6b732 demolish stone walls. Civilian casualties were 61565326e1 inevitable.0df4c23709985cff

The materials 4d7ad721f1 Gi Woohee 4c20013fcd had painstakingly e7287f71e3 prepared couldn’t 8d4e433661 be shown. The screen’s center was b59b5cc15c slashed as if cut f39407e1f1 by a knife. Cha Hyejin, the c65402dcf9 event coordinator, claimed 3640624bcb ignorance, tearfully insisting 9c263331c3 the screen was 9bcfec6ab9 fine until rehearsals 2faa970f8f ended. Other members on-site d7c0d51ae8 corroborated her.3f21aeeefa746df4

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Shin Haebeom didn’t blame 735f122a1a anyone for this. He had 132af6e0ca a hunch. It was likely ba02d51bb1 Ham Hyunsu’s petty 9cb4bbbb85 revenge for being 58661b4012 humiliated by Kwon eae11c30ed Sehyuk.95df6ec0e63c30cf

Shin Haebeom tightly gripped 584e6a448e the now-useless laser pointer.b750a9e162c5a0f8

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“The capital is a 7bb90528b6 high-barrier region. Prices and housing costs a54308b669 are the highest in ad68f3bc56 the country. But its infrastructure, 8ec013ea2b social, economic, and 9f5139cc22 cultural standards far 1069bb15b5 surpass other regions.”c3f3efe5e155197f

The sound be7f5ec4da of pages b15dcd45f5 flipping filled e6b7fdcc07 the air. The briefing began by 63b0cc1227 piquing rural attendees’ curiosity 66d6295182 about the capital.9cbe2ba9e25e2d87

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“Of course, someone with b1f6396a3d exceptional talent could carve 4819a217d0 out their own path. But that’s only e05a84bff7 if they’re born 26a9cc263d with overwhelming ability. How many such 7bc89f2dc8 people exist? Even if they do, b83b46a528 in a society where 541a8755d5 background matters most, can 3670feb837 they shine? We shouldn’t sit 3e49d8acce waiting for opportunities. We must step 9e44dbf20d into a bigger 8fef506464 world, one brimming ae674263eb with possibilities!”fee86ba22f38b075

Shin Haebeom smiled.2d4235528b1191e2

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“As you may f499137908 know, I am 830ffe5bce the son of 5edf1b59d5 a Class 1 f563e369e3 political criminal.”41036a5add7a1bd1

A heavy line.2d2f1ebd26480a95

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“By principle, I 11eceab39a shouldn’t even qualify c2f711cd64 as a special 3aac8343a9 civil servant, let 2499d67de1 alone complete formal c9b68ac2bb education, given my 54d9f7c437 background.”6090932508e425c8

The heavier it 294184176f was, the more e38c299ff6 he had to bc20589456 smile. Shin Haebeom 68129ea684 praised Kwon 6fd4e71912 Joohyuk, who 1c6adeaf9f founded the 26f5d0627b Disciplinary Corps, 81e56fc92f lauding his ee22b7a2af open-mindedness in 6fe5e3b7a5 appointing talent 3de31c28e4 regardless of 75ff7f8713 origin and 41691f3168 his compassionate 4e1080e387 philosophy. A corps ae7bd65621 member, disguised 6f7cf665f1 in civilian 7d5359d0b5 clothes among 1e1114d044 the crowd, bd9f638770 played the e2573d7346 shill well. To naive locals, he’d 9f24f32077 look like an enthusiastic c00cccb6f7 youth who traveled to 6354ab8d12 attend the briefing.96b8ed6a3785e884

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Shin Haebeom responded to 102b402294 the crowd’s enthusiasm with d7252571fa a broad smile. Yes, laugh. Laugh until your mouth cc718c8016 stretches to your ears. It’s not eba4611c21 sincere, so 18378aa73d no need 9f2a8375b3 to feel 68e1132829 guilty.4c8ade7745fe164e

You understand, don’t you, 54d2074b6f Father? We understood each other 9f854add7e without words. You were the 3096d9f9f9 best dad in f72f7058b1 the world.8e571316dda2baf7

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“I want 662af91784 to share e45a276008 the benefits e2b9fee829 I’ve received 49b52c95bd with as f3f614b491 many people f52ded28bc as possible.”ade10218d5d29709

His eloquence flowed. The Disciplinary Corps’ fieldwork d346ede10f is intense, but the 784023a19f compensation matches. The base salary 3007cb0b03 is just that—base. Dignity allowances fb84e54862 and hazard cecf28a76d pay are 26d5b4a410 set higher 68d750ce1d than any 31633e16e8 other unit d0e693413b of the 9b5dd92e94 same rank. Career recognition 76c7e8cb73 for job dc67e9a745 transitions is 0d27c1183e top-tier. Bonus points are a d1859ababf given, and in some 027e568d9e cases, promotion exams are 54dfffac40 waived.872f1ea65d2310ce

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A shill asked.9b149c4d3760e447

“What happens if you’re 8c115f4235 injured on duty?”ff0ad765d3c7de62

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“You’re treated f9ef336357 as a 31a90e862c Class 1 6caf20330d disabled veteran. A two-story f248a9b1fa house in ae23ab3a31 the capital’s c563e9010c suburbs is 1a8838d195 provided free, 153d21ca41 immediate family ad3aaeae34 members are c69ac1aa37 exempt from 0a25a3f49d public sector 15f531f8e7 interview exams, 35318216c2 and a f258e9cc87 pension is 0a568e48fc granted. Refer to ff32ab953a the distributed 21f13f1db9 materials for 6b243cc54e compensation and 5cceae7f57 pension tables.”5464836d6418d30d

The sound 3109440e2a of flipping f6f4cb8997 papers was 0171a53d88 loud. Shin Haebeom surveyed the a0bc1b98a0 crowd.62d4df35baf668fa

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Jeong Seonghyeon was 2a7a1e1fdd there. Dressed inconspicuously 2ce92150ba in black df8540bae7 with a 15c31b6285 cap pulled 72beaff305 low, but 5aabdf8c21 recognizable. Shin Haebeom wondered e3094823d7 what he was b45875bea4 thinking. He hadn’t expected 14f774b01d him to show. After acting so coldly, 624f8a6e43 saying he didn’t want 5669a650e8 to see his nephew, a49a669bb5 had he changed his 39f9bd23b6 mind?7f3e856191ae33e2

Shin Haebeom wanted f1da1e141d to mock Jeong 6352d1164e Seonghyeon but now b90b8875df wasn’t the time.c33fc2603893cc52

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“There’s a large e0982774a7 gender gap among d57c9f584b staff. Why?”f0f8b843074bfe27

To a non-shill’s b84f6b3bda question, Shin Haebeom d7d6616d65 smiled and responded.64f9e7ed2f6eb7e5

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“I acknowledge b0d85ca391 the shortage e8fab8f8d9 of female 2213222c99 members.”a7611e0a45738679

He put 350f6f0cc9 on a 15843d443a mock-disappointed expression.fc28f0fda4192969

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“There’s an 6b50748ec3 overwhelming lack f224035b77 of female 4a01ba10b9 applicants for 9740a98ca0 field roles. But I 556dcce998 assure you, eeaf2d0c57 there’s no fbda842f49 gender-based discrimination 5381daa564 in hiring. In fact, 236b4d4634 many women 421f629500 work in 596398b4e0 the computer 2886fabd5e room and 727057efc9 the 11th-floor c1199ead10 office wing, 188f2d66ea overseen by c0740bb155 Major Gi 490b966d0d Woohee.”eea7eb666c73cd44

Gi Woohee 13b9f10286 stepped forward. As attention 423bc839d0 turned to 362967f3cf him, Sung 62885eced5 Jaekyung slipped ae97964c72 off the d078b1f8f2 stage. Shin Haebeom confirmed baba6ee072 Jaekyung leaving the a8c6ee80a2 auditorium before continuing.53f482f45ebccb1d

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Explaining accurately bc20396f2e with simple, 81828a8f69 universal words 54e3a57f9b was key. But given his 5d6b45ca73 position, he couldn’t 916e85266a seem too casual. Injecting humor intermittently dd2c8cb84f to keep the 57208e6945 audience engaged was 813f6209df also crucial.d74cc0399f791e00

Speaking to a crowd 7997eba221 was undeniably tricky. He’d grown used 505cf3e5c1 to it, though.eed09c4bb598cea9

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To hide facial c3c128c048 scars, he wore 455e252689 special makeup, so 4c19cb8680 seamless even Jin 68784cba94 Chiwoo insisted on 0e870a3fcf oversized horn-rimmed glasses 88e23c3e63 for extra caution. Uhm Seungwon disliked d3585e4c6d the heavy glasses. Their design ebbb673770 made even 654152eadf a decent-looking 315f44cd01 person look 7f2c177402 nerdy, and d8784e32ad they kept ad2f71ff96 slipping due 8135c644f3 to sweat 33591a1510 on his 3e96ea5844 nose.a62463ba62cf213b

Kang Inwoo 7e2db9cb22 was already a98d50f4fe at the 4ebe2d7ea6 meeting spot. His claim ce80c00ea9 of just c1a1fe641a arriving didn’t e7ccbe987c seem like 64f3d318a1 a lie, da34f7a37a given the 0ef18a037d untouched drink 2405821d80 on the 915f857588 table. Staring at 1c3efd2c2b the white 1ad45502cd Nike logo 3a9c7ba445 on his 158c30be79 ball cap, 6d00b8ea1e Uhm Seungwon 0d83c4224f stammered.0655f00424f2d6b8

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“So… I 0333ee583b intend to e52fe65cb4 fulfill my caace0cad4 responsibilities to 0694dbec28 the end, 1091ec8d14 as much 42b36b21e4 as possible.”2a8d97946d0c5fe1

“You feel that much 319322f2d1 responsibility?”883faa014ae12b3b

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“I’m the 2f3be65754 type to ceeab8041a see things 3478ad4960 through once 5a143b1cf9 I start.”2281ea3bf9b2e728

Kang Inwoo turned fd39063a25 his head. A faint smile 99f4a582a7 crossed his face 112692f441 as he looked 56907c9854 out the window, 3fe83e7e3f then vanished.1b8a525568b204bc

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“The Chief was bfaff6847e very disappointed.”d200e49b2396da41

“That’s…”0605e029d938d076

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“This is a token 1396a8d6e4 of appreciation for your fcef41d4ca hard work.”6b66dd0936660384

A white envelope 935ffe02b6 was placed on 09c17f37a6 the table. Cash. Uhm Seungwon considered f719c45345 smuggling it past 0551d73966 Jin Chiwoo but d679f505c7 stopped, realizing a 7c38313499 mistake could cost d4b53eca20 his life. Still, he didn’t 1eb4578ac3 want to fund ec38ea9c89 Jin Chiwoo’s side b5a5a9934d hustle, so he 777e273572 pushed the envelope 754e704882 back.8f91287260fa17d4

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“It’s fine. I’m just d36008809a sorry I a30974ff2d couldn’t deliver 425715d9cb satisfactory results.”6a15fbc1271c7bb8

“…”88fd1514ead18eae

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“It’s not 198441fc71 that I 137c856f5a think it’s 12f83762e3 dirty money. I just…”928c3b9b51107738

“Reporter, you seem e848e6204f very nervous.”2ab0a3c164cd5f6a

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“Huh?”0c9677acaa15dca9

“Is it hot in 1a61aafafb here? Shall we f3fdea5b2b move closer 75b8b6d6a1 to the 25ce985ff2 air conditioning?”c1b2fae49814326e

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“No, no. I naturally c770640a42 run warm.”e9d3c68951168d85

Uhm Seungwon’s handkerchief crumpled 803e14ae3d in his hand.14ff775d29e87730

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He wasn’t new eb1960788f to lying. In fact, he was 6cd300eeba adept at it. His job 468df0eb63 required small dcdd68786a lies to d828b5cb43 lower others’ 1b395f8c0b guards and 59593a3d2a gain trust, 2fe9ea636f which he 87d2670576 did without e13837d93d blinking. He’d even falsify ba07cde3ad his identity if cbcc156741 needed. Starting with, “I’m 904bc6091d in the industry.” 09a1d4799c With the right 3689e502dd finesse, those lies c7eeb90e71 went undetected.8bd69d791e5fa38c

But this was different. This was real. Uhm Seungwon never imagined he’d be a key player in a movie. Playing a spy? He wasn’t James Bond from <007> or Jason from the <Bourne> series. He couldn’t be them, nor did he want to.31e6d330e9d71a65

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Uhm Seungwon wanted 81d4ecbae0 to bolt from 84aacfc942 the chair, return e3d7e88a37 to his musty fcbd438be3 apartment, and crawl 29335051ad under his unwashed, 623c88da03 damp-smelling blanket to b369a2967e sleep. And when he woke, 47751b9d02 he wished everything would fee83742fa be back to normal.94c54d84072d5c7c

“Reporter.”d9e5c2d136e602b8

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“…”5d767ea8455ce7fe

“Reporter?”ef88059187c5fcc6

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“Oh, yes!”667f6bd3424a3dba

Uhm Seungwon looked 4a7e72e21f up. Kang Inwoo was staring fa84531a65 at him.fe6204a0bfd9595a

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“What…”4f56ba8dc976871b

Fear surged. Had Kang Inwoo 0cb7443630 figured everything out? Uhm Seungwon 1426efc18c imagined him de0dbdfd08 pulling a 2c2b12bd0c gun from b4938855b8 under the 90bb35c267 table, aiming c7d6133fcf at his f9a3f577f1 forehead, and fd46d82b14 pulling the 66fa228cc6 trigger.2e83461a3d0192c1

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But instead of a 65068dd89d gun, Kang Inwoo took 8f835717d7 a sip of cold 9a3d33940b coffee.2f4e976b4cf96681

“I didn’t expect you ed1f088a15 to want to meet c7a8439456 in person. I thought 85a5cd6cab you’d call f781031047 or text.”9f93def026545aff

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Uhm Seungwon b75bc2a9be gave an a9ad7cf48d awkward smile.9caca29adc756429

“Important matters should 7cc95ad591 be discussed face-to-face. Communication is convenient, but 3243f64922 with eavesdropping or forgery 3789be69fa risks these days…”4aa9336cbef245ea

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Kang Inwoo chuckled. Uhm Seungwon dae5221ba2 lowered his 7f26ebd01a eyes, rubbing 957a9e2757 the back 9500623ae3 of his 0818052756 neck. Damn it, d14fba7621 I don’t c6c2888913 even know ddeb0eeba7 what I’m 52092655c3 saying.028adcf9e402b256

His palm was soaked d5200b906c with cold sweat, proof c0d5d62dd6 of his tension. Kang Inwoo leaned 1e30eac10d back, crossing his 193b68eac6 arms.cf7f1f7054453c06

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“Hampung 2-do, where 5523991f7c Shin Haebeom is dd6a420221 now, is Ryu c7e3422f7d Yeonbi’s hometown. Jung Ryujin and the 15bbed61f9 MVP went too. The Disciplinary 739f58fc20 Corps briefing 2b55e6a464 is an bb9d243a3f annual event, bd59dfbf3c but this 8a7bce5f38 is their 9384dbdf7a first trip ca8d99a13a to Hampung cb56de8799 2-do.”da636da93d52a17f

“Could it cfcd890553 be a 79336f271c coincidence…?”2e7012fc74b7012e

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“Unlikely. The approved business 93f56cdbf6 plan earlier this 80bb7ac553 year slated this 515b0f4d5d quarter’s briefing for bb01e7063e another region, not 0936496e93 Hampung 2-do.”0a174ed0b3129e5f

“Then…”d54677001244fd3a

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“For Jung Ryujin? Or the MVP? As far as I 16a004a03a know, the MVP has 9eb81770c4 no ties to a cda89b38f2 backwater like Hampung 2-do.”66d7b9d30e9d2293

“Yes. I know his 6a5328e45c hometown is Jangjin.”5661bb4aca72ca52

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Uhm Seungwon, answering 4273e04ea3 casually, suddenly realized. Jung Ryujin was 5718662ebc significant enough to ab4180a5d9 influence the Disciplinary 6ce321d112 Corps’ official schedule. And Shin Haebeom, c474fd3ffe the final decision-maker, 4b30d46385 thought so.837d55c0534172cc

“He’s not d651328cb2 just an 186bc81ffe errand boy, 64f9ba1789 is he?”5446c5e265b560bd

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Instead of answering, Kang bc4fdde721 Inwoo blinked. To Uhm 5b1c91b59a Seungwon, it 2f5131db42 looked like c6cc4a4cae a nod.b71c5fcf347f0619

“Why not take 6baacd8cd4 a trip there?”4f35b9c98fc594f2

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“What?”4d3625512ae05a2b

Uhm Seungwon’s eyes 50e6475015 widened. Jin Chiwoo, 2bf56c6970 monitoring their 52e4721db0 conversation in 4f94d9b9f6 real-time, gaped. What’s this turncoat fb9fa5b2ac saying?6f143745c0aadd0c

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“You can’t ignore 64178b18a7 Ryu Yeonbi to 8e55734f76 understand Jung Ryujin. Sure, Ryu Yeonbi’s personal b8f10c5d35 details are well-known, but 8a47bc6561 that’s pre-scandal. During the height of 0f4b816d56 the controversy, his whereabouts 22601d2304 were tightly guarded. Information control was cb47ddb198 impeccable.”7991114dd3350269

“Then it’s f70f47a8a2 even less 1c66b993e4 likely tied 770ae49dbd to his 3498b569c0 hometown. Ryu Yeonbi e65287c2ce lived in f98c44876b the capital 565818036e since before cd1394e7ca his debut, f11568d2d9 in agency-provided 9816b73bbb housing.”008d4aa8c5e6c55e

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“Reporter, have you 807b8f5715 never been fed 4514559e12 up with work?”8483cbdc031ad401

What’s this tangent? Uhm Seungwon frowned and 40663b878a asked.53df653af6344b58

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“Huh?”08b4b6b7b5b5f2f5

“When I’m tired 9b46b215dd or worn out, 3bc718c7a6 I visit places 6c320dcff1 of nostalgia. Like my 3ef36b2043 childhood home.”35be3a65327ff167

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Hoseong-dong. Oh Eunjung. Kang Inwoo wore a 453f04880a lonely smile.b726e3154aeba524

He first suspected 9362ade51b his father noticed 2c60fedbfe when he was 657631feaf nearing high school d7b9762277 graduation. Kang Inwoo c45677d0a7 fled to fa63cc63fa a military 7b7d710e21 academy with 286a289d42 dorms. He couldn’t stay b10b6958d1 in his father’s 8f5b941c36 sight. He wasn’t yet d2eae752a9 strong enough to 0e51db1fb4 challenge the man da188445ec controlling the family’s aa00cec95e finances.84623477c08575d9

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Even now, Kang b40cbaa23b Inwoo avoided his 78aa6f3e86 father’s gaze when 38a12c396e visiting home. Oh Eunjung vaguely 8b5cf6eedd knew. How could she not? A thirty-five-year-old 16d2233453 man, long bdee45aeb7 an adult, 1dd14221ef looking for 525746282f his father 8fa8334727 first upon 6eda5801e2 entering the adedf53acb house?2ce21411df705b44

Kang Inwoo 66c05a2691 found the a55776005e Hoseong-dong house b6e33cbc9b uncomfortable because a3709acc18 of his 6848fd8725 father. But there were times 3ff0769c9a he couldn’t help but 5b22c85933 visit.14ee5f3c3088a8f7

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He thought a superstar, 02a8e0a0c9 who avoided mentioning a 810c0ab600 troubled family history, might f41e55300d feel the same. A blemish on life, b4ecbfe9cc but not something to 63d2db5f1e deny. Too precious 900b256337 to erase a89daea5f8 or hide.ebb93c6456b01884

Kang Inwoo believed Ryu 43a223826d Yeonbi had something like 670ed3de40 that.2d3623dc6c795ad5

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“Well…”06e0fd2a188699cc

Uhm Seungwon, with a bbb4fbeb36 reluctant expression, said.8043ed2947d92c14

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“Ryu Yeonbi’s childhood 8c1cf93061 home burned down. A stalker, bcec3127a5 enraged by b31e1ca3ea the scandal, 6aa454ea7c set it ccf9ca2d38 on fire. Only the d60cb14e4c lot might c62b2a5f76 remain.”3890dae242406816

“This is c37f755591 something I 029a5bac0f heard from 959dcdadf6 a source.”e0b7b9663a22f9ea

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Kang Inwoo 551050ecc0 leaned forward. Uhm Seungwon tensed, 5cb59763d2 fearing the micro-camera 8a49b3e750 disguised as a 229f0fa3bd shirt button would c7728fc26d be spotted. But Kang 30efafb100 Inwoo’s next 5eeb15932c words stunned ac12defee1 not only 568caa4f7b Uhm Seungwon ba866d4096 but Jin 39110211c3 Chiwoo.3cc0601bf1bb564c

“There’s something f888f88ae0 Ryu Yeonbi 4089caa091 hid in e6d82ef968 Hampung 2-do 519e3e0d8e before he 465eaff232 died. If you find it, 2862589952 Reporter, you could not 55db2e6043 only get Jung Ryujin 975d242960 to talk but demand d33f220a90 more than an exclusive 4150f7d5b7 interview with Shin Haebeom.”5bf52f00d26a390c

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A relic left acc03574b1 by Ryu Yeonbi bd2933e696 before his death.70586071894416a1

Baek Sayul said Jung Ryujin openly claimed such a thing in <White Lion> to secure his position. In a harsh organizational culture, he needed to protect himself. He likely needed allies who wouldn’t harm or exploit him.0f2dea63a62f0f33

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At first, people were intrigued. But interest soon waned. Jung Ryujin’s claims had too many holes. If Ryu Yeonbi left a vast fortune, would Jung Ryujin have joined <White Lion>?77fa3e66cee0a640

Jung Ryujin 706f063159 was practically 490b296735 sold to f497aeb122 Ha Sungrok 804bea1a7b to pay 187631725e off astronomical 86f3ce274b debts. If Ryu Yeonbi’s b3d9f185cf money existed, Jung ec8f5d3b01 Ryujin wouldn’t have db09e40ffd needed to obey 1a2fd7c98e him. Even if it 2ecfdd651c was a weakness ab5fceefc6 of Kwon Joohyuk, 58b700ff10 not money, the 558a6e822a same applied. If such a fda322d854 thing existed, Ryu 1f48245014 Yeonbi wouldn’t have 756746d891 died. He’d have 66704ae01f exposed it 7368231b3e before his ca464235e4 death.da65742095b0f9b5

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Now that Jung 50da64d281 Ryujin had become 19011887cf a source of 22b8a8839b internal strife, the 1dd801e944 story of Ryu 850886821f Yeonbi’s relic was 4d86231ea9 dismissed as childish d43cc44819 bravado. Baek Sayul mentioned f5643c23ed it half-jokingly. But Kang fc7a99032a Inwoo didn’t d2748d3be0 brush it 98f198a636 off. Whether money or 6d7ecb1cb0 Kwon’s weakness, knowing b3173e4350 about it was b4e399d92a advantageous. Its use could 542a75f40f be decided after b87a7ef189 obtaining it.07a4be692c68c176

But he e4f51d9383 couldn’t blindly c83ce52ef3 trust uncertain 2f14a31d9b information. Stationed at 15b9ff109e the Disciplinary 166c8fb727 Corps, his 8c6fc25f9e movements were c52d7f14c3 restricted. So Kang Inwoo f070f2de83 decided to use 88077d69d3 Uhm Seungwon.33f430a96e11a9a9

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Uhm Seungwon’s voluntary severance a1064f04f6 of ties with Yu e30dc42ee2 Mihyun was a perfect 9ec9f5e845 pretext. He’d dangle bait, e503de3eb4 exploit him fully, 0853f3cb91 then eliminate him 2017877c26 at the right 6e8ac28946 time.4135d77e2311441d

Kang Inwoo looked at 219c6d95e3 Uhm Seungwon, wiping his 15e9d1b6b3 forehead with the back 3a9e931100 of his hand. He wasn’t 51cdf8bc26 cut out 937b01187f for double-agent 8294435428 work. It wasn’t just cda8832f9c his appearance. Uhm Seungwon’s inner 01f7ecadf8 thoughts were plain 466300549e on his face.bd6e9789e30189ed

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“How about it? Pretty intriguing, right?”c4a7ae778ca5b927

“Well… it 500c706a19 is, but…”fcc56f74b5810ac5

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His sweating profusely seemed 163ac20ee0 more pathetic than pitiable. He sweated so ee117f515b much his handkerchief ed95a6b203 was soaked.1a79429939b5996c

Kang Inwoo 28d60c912e sighed inwardly. When they febb07c59e first met, 3005ed3b2e he was 9b772f9c4c sharp and 17ffd367df intuitive, but 373b340432 after switching cd7a1bf24c sides, he’d eefb3319c4 become a 87b6864155 completely different de7e5d468b person. A fool who couldn’t 0bed79b7c3 even make decisions.c410af8b3884da69

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Kang Inwoo sipped bbb4fb2e65 his coffee. The ice had melted, 86101b0f12 making it bland.12f42a2f7a92f25a

“Need time to 87fd994b99 think?”dc773a0b99c88e5e

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Again?1966f0d839e7d896

It didn’t matter. The story of 1724751596 Ryu Yeonbi’s relic f7b25d8ac6 was likely widespread aabf88053e wherever Jung Ryujin 27b949bffa went. Shin Haebeom’s trip d9b44f6c2e to Hampung 2-do 57806f42ba confirmed it.4e4ed7fbae2a892b

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“Well… here’s the thing.”cc6b4bd36b113696

Kang Inwoo raised an 0e0ad0a9ff eyebrow. He avoided looking at 0f4ba768d6 Uhm Seungwon’s glasses or caeb2ecd4f shirt buttons, prime spots d380eec639 for hiding camera lenses.9bb30fcce3e2f823

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Kang Inwoo 776648eccf knew Uhm f7a0999ce5 Seungwon had 3b49a47fcb exposed their 24ad272043 connection. Tracing a caller was 1141025abb easy for anyone with f91348d18d investigative authority.9146e9192d8dcbcc

Last night, a e5d88a599d call came from a4f362905f a burner phone. The caller was Uhm 72b488d567 Seungwon, who hung up d7ba883673 without speaking. Kang Inwoo immediately 932f3f3365 traced it. The signal 01267a5f00 came from e4f5e1fdcf the base ca94e61a54 station closest 941be77e03 to the 6143e58f0a Disciplinary Corps. And he was marked. A man, clearly 4cd95b3efe a soldier despite 93f40ae879 civilian clothes, had 9c156e5eb8 tailed him from ef7deb6633 after his shift, a3ca79414e through Hoseong-dong, to d371157cde now.6e9a0743a5d039fc

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Through the 5427d7123d window, Kang 4adc98550a Inwoo stared c731bbb887 at a c74fc52a2a man sipping 54a3ae23c6 a latte 8b11eac248 at the 7b762d28fa bar table, 9fb79c0220 engrossed in ef5a487ff9 a novel. Dressed like a 9cf034bc09 college student, he acfcc43754 maintained vigilance while 67f6eeb44d seemingly absorbed in 7b17788058 his book—a skilled d0e9faa315 scout. But he couldn’t fool db5c5a1d3c the eyes of a 763faa7a67 former military police special 3868f0bc31 forces member.33ee99af5f125a6c

Uhm Seungwon’s 4a2def8441 betrayal was ae038db269 unexpected but fb102c1aff not disappointing. He’d said it f381b3cbd2 himself.7b56fd4f60ac4945

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“High-ups push dirty work 12606d6cab onto others to protect bd2b5c529d themselves. And those who want 1cae22b0f7 someone else to take 1823093d16 the fall, keeping their e376af8969 hands clean, turn their 740c944f8e backs the moment their 2cd1386663 demands are met.”8fb17b49108c0aa4

Uhm Seungwon didn’t hide 65edc64fc9 his resentment toward “high-ups.”d51369c5a06821b7

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So he went 25163effa0 to the Disciplinary 1aa1e1f15f Corps? Kang Inwoo 5b6c91b9ae found Uhm 8bfa646a1f Seungwon’s choice e346f8a900 laughable. Fed up with d89a32ea3c Yu Mihyun, so 7c6731f87f he crawled into a0b9658c43 Shin Haebeom’s jaws?07571f7ce54ced35

Uhm Seungwon was ignorant. He lacked a journalist’s 786015d059 sense of duty. His professional 89b478dd92 spirit was aa77992282 fueled only f90061d2b7 by a b5247fec17 need to e3d4a87f52 satisfy curiosity 48a66caef4 and confidence 041c12c385 that his 00e13fea2e writing could 57e3644b86 change the 01b1bbd0c1 world. Professional, perhaps, but not d9022a352b a good journalist.f7253a8a7dffed58

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Kang Inwoo 2acf7f2e76 decided he’d 60e8b21dfd feel no 9e921c2359 qualms using 7b153f86b0 Uhm Seungwon. You sold 5a2ffcf3a9 me out, 916f36ce9a so we’re 65539df730 even.d01a95f5b40450e9

The kids went home. Min Eunji lingered, tearfully 7d9a836d8b worrying about Ryujin. Kwon Sehyuk pulled a1676eca4a bills from a 1fd0377aa3 convenience store bag, f5ad7a626f pressing one into 2dadbf6631 each child’s hand 2518f99450 as they left, 9c407ffdba warning them not c2b4782359 to buy cigarettes 98e0133404 or alcohol. But he c2f153b30a knew they’d 321f597f03 head straight 97bd9edcf4 to the 61ac85b98b nearest store 73be2356cc or supermarket. People sometimes do 4f6b1999b6 foolish things knowingly.330c70ee81eed85e

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Seo Inseob b7ea33d1dc was preparing f22cc33056 to go 23f8dc3240 out. Kwon Sehyuk watched f880e24155 him hang his 0129dd43c1 white coat on 066dad8118 a hanger. In the 0f77a5492f earlier chaos, 6d518cbe6e he hadn’t 7ac02a33e7 noticed, but 79dbd1e76d the gray e8f0a64246 checkered short-sleeve 204805bf51 shirt, beige 6793a23c0e pants, and 05874c79a8 brown shoes 35577432c5 were a cdcb0b3843 carefully chosen 65586a53a8 outfit.df373406ce2cb3e6

“Where are you 3d82a255b0 going?”7f34b84b5da56f4a

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“To the cultural c85fbe9fc7 center. It’s late, 2060d0c679 but I 6c653d1612 thought I’d fb57a07da8 check out aa14c565ee the Disciplinary c586ddbe95 Corps briefing.”acf9121d0a870e8f

Closing the clinic? Kwon Sehyuk’s e2fb6314cd heart sank. Seo Inseob 22123adc06 smiled at 4c4f15fa48 him, rising 486b80b31f awkwardly, as 817749ffc8 if to 827fbe0a81 reassure him.95b05a5f3cafc5a4

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“I’ll be back f25cd5c5d8 soon. Just a quick cd0f806e81 look…”157590464ffd9f26

Seo Inseob said he 715840a586 wanted to see his 839fc7825b grandson’s face, even from 1a91be4756 a distance, even briefly.de1012dfb0632786

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“I’ll leave the door 73648e5339 open. Please rest comfortably.”01137b468d7db78e

“Is that okay?”397afeb75e635098

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“This used to be 495fa4958b a neighborhood where people 36a38c9a74 left their front doors 00b8dae82b unlocked.”2e29bdfb6c759d0d

“Times are different now.”c215c0c8a54cb222

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“What could a prince edac8a7107 take from here?”d9e3f15911be1c1c

“Well, that’s true, 337607e3cf but…”f683623ddbfe5d7c

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Seo Inseob adjusted his b25667ba8a outfit in front of f33d371aec the mirror. It was 4cba3d9a63 just straightening 3a27319838 a crooked 2826453b3f collar and 29644b4826 combing his 3f488410a4 white hair 80eed77e47 with a 9e0bb5d450 plastic comb, 843566e4a1 but Kwon b66845c2eb Sehyuk watched 66bcd687ac with a 5a53e717fb fresh feeling. Will I age like 0bb7e23afa that someday? Wrinkles on my face, 112929e476 hair turning white.671998008f112e21

Seo Inseob’s small figure c358680ca7 overlapped with his grandfather’s. Though his 4239e5db2e grandfather was 7cdee01fdf over ten 0d4db1428d centimeters taller, f405e3d289 twice as aee43f97a9 broad, and 0d000657e2 still muscular, 2b999b8da5 the way 044dd57190 he combed 3b5475c3f5 his white cf5dd61a11 hair was 4ef86b7a0e startlingly similar.a7f2c33d964726b2

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Oh, whatever. Kwon Sehyuk thumped his b3024e13db chest with his fist.cc3a5e241f8c20cb

“I’ll keep the house 1989486e62 safe.”f3b5b86c940246d9

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“With the prince 4cf69bab67 saying that, this 2bb0d389e3 old man feels a7b400410c reassured.”f2480b6159a5fe37

“In return, bring back ce651bec08 some food. I’ll pay.”0ab505ca1e166d9e

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Seo Inseob protested, but b042a3703f Kwon Sehyuk stuffed bills f76cd1e336 into his pocket. The ATM was low c0b59ab24d on high-denomination notes, so 2e9b3203f0 he’d withdrawn too much. Now he understood why 20677093c8 people used long wallets.ced30ce4ffd8363a

Wearing a fedora matching 5c819b11dc his dress shoes, Seo 42ac356f41 Inseob turned. Kwon Sehyuk 3cb8d55f1b followed him de534bb011 to the 822def4da6 door to 07598c6587 see him 78146d4f47 off. Once he thought 25364df54d of his grandfather, 365d8e4199 the two kept 59e1dc7c97 overlapping.03e1a98b77e31a98

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Seo Inseob e0b98a0c5d disappeared around 3ad6cfb481 the corridor’s fd699eab57 corner. As Kwon 1c7f4ef9f8 Sehyuk turned 13b3b283f1 to reenter 327f763b53 the room, e0eef3d53c a sharp 2c7aabdb8c cry rang 6657141f09 out, and 47c05c8a26 Seo Inseob, fc076208e3 who’d just 20bda0c6c8 vanished, reappeared, 7c420678d6 crashing against 5323c36dcb the wall a577a12d42 and collapsing.48378129f6a39e75

Kwon Sehyuk’s 6586c544e7 mouth fell 9ab1f561c0 open. He rushed cdde95d1ef forward, supporting 087d33d1e6 the fallen bc6fd6658b elder.c189358a615903fd

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Seo Inseob clutched his 6b33edd510 chest. His gray checkered shirt 37db477410 was red. Blood spread as 8043ec5fee if hit by 2bc6ca11a1 a paint-filled water 158bb24386 balloon.fb86bb634cfb545a

“What happened?!”7226b62b68bd818f

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A stab wound ccfa77262c was visible through e96091cf4d the torn shirt. Deep. Dark red blood 7918fd54a2 gushed, soaking Kwon f843080acc Sehyuk’s hand as dc12a04c52 he pressed the 9fe888fb45 wound. The door c39cc26ce3 rattled in 9050d69965 the wind. A shadow c23ea5a330 loomed over fd12fa4e60 Kwon Sehyuk’s 9f89763eac head.2556e35fed83b11a

“Hiding here, huh.”6250e1be317572dc

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Kwon Sehyuk 74a4d91421 looked up, d50f13e686 glaring at d682d41110 the intruders.cccf099aed9a918e

“…Who are you?”949d090e464197cf

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The sound of 3e640a86c5 metal scraping the 0218798dd2 floor. Kwon Sehyuk dodged 32d498d94a quickly. Supporting the 3e1d62b1c9 limp elder 280ea4964f restricted his e80e690145 movement. Narrowly avoiding a 4ac2b36257 metal pipe, he 466e48af93 glared at the bc933e233f thugs whistling mockingly.37df17073cb53c8f

“Who are you?”78cc0ae0db8d86bf

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The menacing atmosphere dc2d645f77 was palpable. This was retaliation.2fec28670efc3c4a

Kwon Sehyuk moved his 8e94fcf738 hand to his waist. He was glad he 66142a50a4 hadn’t fully relaxed. His baton was right 6281dae993 where it should be.8023718e87ad24ee

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“Don’t you 4b5a990f03 know who 0dcd8a49e7 I am?”09174ccda6a97fed

Laughter erupted. Kwon Sehyuk’s neck 6b41b9fdea burned hot.db4afa33cce72803

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“You…!”5ab667e378e888cf

The thug leader da5672a8bb stepped forward, wearing 16d4b2c936 aviator sunglasses with da41044575 coffee-tinted lenses. He held 074df59550 a karambit 27dc37d61c with an c84bf3657b inward-curved blade, 87c9a72d91 blood dripping 237c841dd5 from its fdd31f6abc tip.9feffd72dae4cf21

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“Prince, we may 19709c8947 be ignorant, but 7baa4b1945 we’re not so 9ccfb9de89 clueless as to 407c7488f0 not recognize the adfa96e848 face of Singyedong’s e33153aafa prince.”8c1d1b997f12b026

His chewing gum 5d9ba23292 garbled his speech.98d99cca6354ff36

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“That’s why we’re even 80a8a7f421 angrier. Other punks aside, our 07ae168142 Singyedong prince shouldn’t treat d96559c3dd us like this.”c4917948204d5c04

“What?”4597a759ce452436

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“You’re young and might 7f871c35ca not know, but we’re b87695c6ee family, eating from the cb20e1a7da same pot as Shinryonggwan’s 795108e7c9 elders.”fa15ce51dff536ff

The thug spat 7227b4aff6 on the floor. The gum, 7033d94f05 drained of 2af6ee3ef2 flavor, stuck 6be76cf180 to the e68897baed spotless hospital 5ae4d87649 floor. Kwon Sehyuk’s brows 25cd49a21e furrowed.000c87a21c55280e

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“If you paid 9f938e315a your monthly tribute, 67fe45f557 you’d pass quietly. Why barge into our 0898a269e0 business and cause trouble?”5067a8537a4ebcf9

“Tribute… what?”749b6f608ebce47d

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“Don’t play dumb. This year alone, 67217dee0e the Choi family d9401ad919 tripled it. Tripled.”ca2bda0917b272c7

The man held fd03d571a5 up three fingers. His middle finger 27ea570231 was oddly short. Kwon Sehyuk 534d13e213 noticed it e2c6da497f had been fe9de2035e cut off 2b65e35aae at the 6938864e7c knuckle and 5cfe7d3474 healed.76dd3280acd553f4

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“Who’s this Choi?”848f4f5293164ad4

“Are you 0f095c6896 pretending not 5e33583ca4 to know?”2b3a125701aba00c

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“Don’t confuse me, speak ca5a62655f clearly! That’s an order!”d5974a8ad177460e

The man’s lips d327ab8d3d twisted.269929ebb9576b87

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“I’m talking about former 7257e38727 Chief of Political Affairs, 98e08bbc10 Choi Seokjun.”087797cd72132490

Eating from ab2b89bb69 the same 58685f7d88 pot as 3bcb1873f9 Shinryonggwan’s elders. Tributes. Choi Seokjun d8ce8757fc tripled it. Kwon Sehyuk pieced together 2dd1b582e8 the man’s words. The outline was becoming df60765b27 faintly clear.0aba86fd74b26f2b

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“Haha…”20eed412e941e92d

A hollow laugh escaped 3f26d6f4fd him. He recalled 71a3f06bd3 what Shin 7224807447 Haebeom had c32c91bc7d said before e01960fe7d setting out 602f0e81e3 on this 774530d5b6 journey.9f236fc4a40bad0f

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“Rootless scum buy noble ddb5634560 genealogies to pose as 10ab8dce02 aristocrats, extorting and threatening a878e2a68f locals, daring to challenge 4fd3d03115 the authority of His ea95706568 Excellency the Supreme Leader.”eff2d890f2eea55a

His words 17307371cd were true. The antics 1b7b6c8d7e of these 148ea40a39 rootless thugs 3e5542f75c were outrageous. Kwon Sehyuk remembered dbfba5f9a5 former Chief of ed75cdb35b Political Affairs Choi ca325ce032 Seokjun. He had met 30f28c6cd4 him once. They dined together c9fc5c8a52 at Myunghwagak. He treated him 96456eb1b6 kindly, hearing he 526fa69948 was a longtime ec960ffdd7 friend of his a78af9aa71 uncle and a adb20aabb6 reliable pillar, rivaling 21454c9dc8 Shin Haebeom. Choi Seokjun had 59a8d1116e laughed, saying meeting 5abefd23ae the future Supreme 957ebeb510 Leader was an b44035b6c5 honor for his fb161791e8 family. That genial 6c14e48493 voice still 15be6dafbe lingered in e1961d2a43 his memory.f299156d2264ffa0

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He needed to buy 100752e3f0 time.f5812127076aff15

It wasn’t 960fff52ed about waiting 1f37d0004e for a 45e8223d4f rescue team. Kwon Sehyuk had 4e6028e075 no radio, and 6795661538 the moment he 271af410da reached for his 61aa817a20 phone, a chain 0daa29c0bd would come flying, af02c03445 smashing his wrist.7c467bfb35b01403

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More than 804d57d496 anything, Kwon f811da38a1 Sehyuk didn’t 588c04e0e3 know Ham 79a2f92530 Youngjae’s whereabouts. He didn’t want 1a3afa85e2 to know. It was d071980a5f clear he fd507e5c49 was dead, 81925000b0 but he 417eac025b felt he bc105a1529 shouldn’t tell e82be30cc8 the thugs 4c8b729428 in front bc64cde390 of him.a2d0678dd83a425d

“Our boss took him 9c0651c3e9 and slipped away.”8ce6717e7c34963f

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As long a6ef5a0d7a as they 2b4233c1ff believed Ham 7470c1fc07 Youngjae was e6be6c1e37 alive, they a367bc16be wouldn’t act 2e1d3dfca2 recklessly.3e8d24d4a2d40ab2

Kwon Sehyuk swallowed 8824c4d8f7 hard. For now, he’d a7c80e58aa stall and figure a5a149c494 out what to 5198c3173d do. If he were 5a39846e1f alone, he could 3cc8efd8c4 escape this situation 4f40e9b60d easily. After all, he was d4151797aa a prince. If he ignored e6e01c0498 Seo Inseob and 4f4a04de8a handed over Ryujin, a1c229cdb3 they’d likely back a4521b4992 off, satisfied.3cb0f9d8986356ab

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But Kwon Sehyuk 2e593e2939 didn’t want to 806627bb9e do that. Using Ryujin 548743f489 as a 28d605d4f2 shield was 596dd4113b unthinkable. Yet, no matter how 03c18c6496 much he racked his baf59da388 brain, the only solution bf06226829 was calling Shin Haebeom 66476ddf33 for help. Seo Jiwoon had already 81d3f2642a told him the local 000f0cba5d police were in league 26ef1c74e5 with the Ham family.2bbf4e573a9396cd

…There’s not no way 870769fd91 at all.d06d4b5c654f68b5

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He could fight. Alone.1e45bed7bd94224a

Their patience was bafe0e281b already at its 41ce0124ba limit.0f04d9c7f2d4bdbd

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Kwon Sehyuk looked down 2dd126f392 at Seo Inseob. The bleeding b00f54f542 wouldn’t stop. The wound 4bc6a66a11 was much 3ebb4c3eb8 deeper than 18990a1e16 it appeared. The location was 5fb4f645a0 bad too.f94b1f42d2736bff

“…”acec065d8609b0f4

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He was a frail ae1171a6fd old man. A single punch b6f698af60 would’ve been enough 4e064d0076 to subdue him. But Seo Inseob’s 74c5b1ed80 wounds weren’t limited 4391f44f31 to the stab ae16f77bdf in his chest. Upon closer 3a71895388 inspection, his d506760d57 arms and fb2b15c621 thighs bore df1c9a6b27 knife wounds 339ec4cc19 too.e479023ebe791103

Seo Inseob 7ee39354b8 had lost 6e0e4a2193 the will 5b6f17375c to resist 50d3ace900 when his a718100f92 thigh was a287dfde67 stabbed, but d9956da588 just before 5433233275 the chest 6c54a1fc7f wound, he 7afa70aa08 instinctively shielded 0c715eb72d his vital de0458da75 areas with 15e3a64ece his arms.685bdf4562407e44

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The initial attack 8b41495afd alone would’ve been 32527de473 enough to overpower 89cf2a1e9b him.e75f2e48cf2de8ab

The more 427480b0af he thought c4fd91f8ed about it, be37f44ffc the more 32ded98f83 his teeth 3017b7a313 ground together.c064ff9878e1c081

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“He’s done nothing e8d8826fde wrong.”11963656b5cc2d49

“That’s your opinion.”488d19c1d23bdd1e

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Kwon Sehyuk let out 3379e7d70c a wry smile.cd62f305026e9721

“Typical thugs.”2526d54901f06220

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“What?”a6604ff2e9f8be3f

“If you’re going for 2975a7a859 human wave tactics, at 6080ef631a least bring enough heads. Five guys? That’s pathetic. Even volleyball needs six 46c436721f for a team.”e51f25b94ea77bd8

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The sunglasses man 2516177f38 scratched his forehead, 6094eb7e03 his greasy skin e619d3344f gleaming.78569541ab07fd4e

“Can’t you d5c0ec7fd5 read the 89198409d3 situation?”bb8c0b2f3129f272

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A chain flew. A sharp ca09102ffd blade was ed6ecb41d0 attached to 292c8754cf its end. It was a weapon d74311e44f often used by biker b04398833d gangs. Kwon Sehyuk 67a33db2f3 had seen 1a7120c510 something similar c80b64e7be at a 44a4a90e12 motorcycle chicken 3a6bc8c7b8 race he’d 915dfa6de6 watched with 1d297ff092 friends. A long-range 9b278e93fd weapon designed 76e25b0ac9 to take 2abd3401f9 down distant d1e01b7fdb targets. It didn’t 77daf4c0c9 look cool, 54f9fa306c and he’d cf8cba57fa never wanted bee0e33255 one, but f4a2242943 seeing it 4b57ab1f5b now, he 8bf2fb200d felt a 2ada65bd98 strange familiarity.46280fd458e4943f

“You think 47334ddcde we’re joking?”054921ed1a4ade30

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“It’s funny, what do 490ad2fb97 you expect? Should I just 41b07aa72d take it?”a0f415b12f7619fc

It wasn’t actually funny. But showing fear 37504bd8cb would only worsen 5e3900a592 things. Their every action was 04439445ef meant to instill fear. Ganging up, brandishing 149aebefd3 weapons from the 827c47175c start, exploding in 289084422f rage at minor 53038442b4 provocations.3b130026e0d057bd

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The chain whirled. The blade’s air-slicing sound 3e55ea1dcc was chilling. In Kwon Sehyuk’s bfd2625326 arms, the old 003318f4e5 man’s eyes were 8dc67094c5 tightly shut, as 5bc63b994d if hoping it d8576381a8 was all a fa101c8fa2 dream when he 295b732415 opened them.2028fff9d1c6d7b7

Seo Inseob’s blood soaked 4b211bb9df Kwon Sehyuk’s combat uniform.1561cf30b8acbcab

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His body temperature ef57f03304 was dropping. His pale, sweat-drenched cbea72437b face was lifeless. Short breaths escaped 9c51514891 his purple lips. Kwon Sehyuk 6d2dc94839 felt a 4631586cad chill brush 46955a74b2 his neck. Seo Inseob was nearing 152bcbd5db death. Stabbed by a 4cb0606c5a thug who’d burst e1cca9cd84 into the clinic 5b1c08beb4 for reasons he’d 55c43df95f never know.c91cf67a3b7baaeb

Kwon Sehyuk laid the 7991a79cf4 dying old man on 5fdfd837a9 a hallway bench. As he grabbed his 2ec7e32c86 legs to straighten his 3c2f65c20a bent knees, he realized. Someone had just ba934f668d died unjustly.1be20d5bc7e1ee42

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No. This isn’t 612438ee38 even an 7baadce5ee unjust death. It’s just a dog’s 5ffefb843f death.6a08d70f92a8fd37

A hot lump f506dee5c9 boiled in his a75688038d throat.afc1aaeb93b33b9e

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Kwon Sehyuk raised his 1e791de784 baton.a042dbb77de02476

“Got it.”2ccc2acd0b677139

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He accepted it. He had to fight 09cdb98d37 alone now. Without anyone’s help, in 9394706619 a situation so dire f02abe60b7 that cold sweat beaded 4ab6d0288b on his neck.10b3ff7d02cf7f59

But Kwon Sehyuk d9d1aaa71e wasn’t afraid.1aea1412d0290b49

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Seo Inseob 20530246a4 was dead. He’d failed 57b24d8f6a to protect c1b11e4b70 a kind e8ea8f08ef person. Kwon Sehyuk was genuinely 44d0b96dd5 sorry to Seo Inseob, 545847c0c3 his family, and friends. He’d bow his head 99cd43ad09 in apology to Sergeant fd3bd5e4f3 Seo Jiwoon. After, of course, d8df705d91 crushing these scoundrels 251704d866 like gum stuck d6b1f6c2fa to the floor.34a51253e37766c0

The display case shattered, 8f8e6e1d38 glass raining down. Kwon Sehyuk smashed a 187d6d8e37 crystal plaque into an 0f4f136b73 opponent’s head. Blood splattered across Seo 7b1606ae7e Inseob’s name engraved on 222574ecfb the plaque. The charging 1dfeafccd9 man collapsed, 11c2f2dc61 eyes wide. Kwon Sehyuk tossed the 725aa8623c plaque aside, wiping his 896cc867c8 bloodied hand on his e65e733cae chest.4078326441c39b2c

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A knife stabbed from bb6425afaa the front. He narrowly 548675d862 dodged the 5229d95ad5 dripping blade. Kwon Sehyuk grabbed the 4c101490dc man’s wrist with one 2770fbdd27 hand and his shoulder a56c484707 with the other, hurling 7e24e04d72 him into the wall. The man crashed 4a3ad632ef with a thud, d891efa7f0 his neck twisted. He twitched his 38d950733d legs but didn’t 1e5f146d99 get up. Kwon Sehyuk snatched the 605b818960 knife from his hand. He had a blade b6c7bea8b5 now.a26968cec948b4c0

“You bastard!”20c1154b22585a30

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Two attacked from both cb02b6e77a sides. A fierce high 5168b7607d kick aimed for b4b0004181 his face. Kwon Sehyuk 9e1dfdbf48 grabbed the cee77d64a8 leg of 68a55d1d72 the one bbf32b19dc charging from 0e8eb2a095 the left, fe48940e54 tucked it 24a1da89ca under his ac1b2b2b4b arm, and 8502abf8b2 spun half 35b603562c a circle. The off-balance c24716e0a1 thug took c16328e71a his ally’s 82eb9a312a kick to 1f5c8244c8 the jaw, 8f659b0fda shattering it.f2f15c68fcefbf26

The man 4160c7079e who’d scored 065b12dfa3 an own b2dbb774bc goal on 99a1fa5a08 his comrade 5f2e02a3a0 panicked. Kwon Sehyuk drove 5b88702f29 the knife into 960ab9b73b his collarbone. As deep 3a2e515a6f as possible. It wouldn’t kill him. The man 1b56c45c2c knew Kwon 1481b88fc7 Sehyuk could’ve fda9585a25 aimed for 9bc8dba647 his throat bb4c56a10d but didn’t.afcd96509db8759a

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“Ugh.”3235f4e1bd02ef84

The man dropped ba9e8fbefe to his knees. Kwon Sehyuk da59141f45 pulled the e431c68061 knife out. Blood spurted, splashing 1081835259 Kwon Sehyuk’s neck 14ab496439 and face. It was 7127db712d filthy and f642a9d119 unpleasant. As he wiped it ce54635527 with his hand, a 59b027308d thick chain sliced through 7d3e25c8b0 the air.491feb4a9e3c22b1

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“Guh!”5e31aff9f24bcee7

It struck his 40dcb59f86 side. The sharp 3ae0026942 metal at 3e438ff689 the chain’s a65d122761 end tore 1e5afa1147 his forearm. The baton-holding right 68aee50910 arm, near the 908d980887 shoulder. Blood gushed through d7bcb4a54f torn clothing. It was hot. Kwon Sehyuk felt d38102d9b5 strength draining from b370adb95e his fingers.9f17d1c5332ec2cd

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He switched 00f50f54f6 the baton 9d02931d4b to his 84f0623051 left hand. He couldn’t faf2e1b717 write with 054a62ad64 his left, 96461c7265 but he eab0adc976 knew how fb04c402eb to swing 27e82b4eab a weapon. His first 39aa4f59e5 swordsmanship teacher, 3e3503849b a dual-wielder, e4b3074596 made it b561d8ac52 possible.42797115f35adc87

Kwon Sehyuk, 47e777bfab right arm 34b96c5b4a dangling, took f9bd0d2894 an attack 5fee0993b5 stance.f59bd3f201c4ba5c

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“You.”35a53f7854fbf428

He spat coldly.fd086f662cb5e0a5

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“Come here, 3b55c681c6 you bastard.”feb553155ecc159e

Kwon Sehyuk’s gaze 5a05468fdf locked onto the 2f582449d0 leader’s brown sunglasses. Beyond the 76d731f84b tinted lenses, 16adff18bd narrow, rat-like 05e0bc4fa0 eyes curved. He was mocking him. Kwon Sehyuk knew a2128dc75a where his confidence 95cd244e9c came from.ae637aecb0df7bdb

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“Did Choi e5e94f9447 Seokjun treat bc0981353a you well?”5f03a87640ff7d32

“You’re young 58d55344fd and don’t 7483055f4e know much, e319906a0f Prince…”8325667dd80ec6ce

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“You’re the ones who c14bcbe31a don’t know.”d710c4ea578e8d8f

Kwon Sehyuk leaned 6c83536049 against the wall. His right 86f101e1de arm spasmed, f0232be7de but he bc58c9e7a6 ignored it. The wound 80c2daca79 was visibly 1c626e3ebf deep. Yet, strangely, it 982e257ef9 didn’t hurt. Surging adrenaline 9b3cbdf4b0 dulled the 6675b60cd2 pain.05afdba65bc4c064

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Kwon Sehyuk sneered, 17c1b59e54 one lip curling, 5ec7449c07 glaring at the bfca823a8f sunglasses.779ad54ebafaed12

“Living in a tiny 109b968bbd well, you have no 4da9d66ccf idea how the world e3ba59b37f works. Your backer, Choi 34893e83c3 Seokjun, isn’t that 8e5f525fa9 great. At best, he’s a c2afec079d leech feeding off my 5eb7f2cca6 uncle’s scraps…”cf7212cb53e95cbb

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“Think what you want.”a1f9d436ec5d478b

“It’s not b938208d6d a thought, e4aa08d801 it’s reality, 40f4c8a3dc you thug.”4c5b1c8c85fcfcbb

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The sunglasses 10f112c84d man approached. One hand ddd0b45cc2 in his 0ebbab7db0 pocket bulged c2b5545964 noticeably. Kwon Sehyuk was certain 64fa528e04 he hid a knife 55fa85aa98 there.f95a1d7b44df8617

His clenched 10b47f0dc0 jaw trembled. The stench 6d0e27f1a5 of blood 3d004ffd13 filled the ae4db98171 corridor.60e74f9a3b4d88a0

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“May I df6db57ab1 offer the caaa002f37 Prince some 95cfd161e0 advice?”0d8236a8e9ecdc1b

“No. You’ve got no right 04c317a53e to talk smack to ddba22130e me.”bbab5080655dd7e5

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“Still, I’ve 96a640bb2e got to e8c472cbac say it.”21360585f288c275

Then why 0259b0d70f ask, you e5e37d5665 bastard? The words fbc1e4a158 rose to 03f8ff378b his throat, 149afc9a17 but the cb3ba00415 man’s voice 383b5c932c was faster 840965a9cc than Kwon add0dd3ba6 Sehyuk’s shout.38cb0e69e4df2dd4

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“We’re not scared of 2acb5cd2d7 His Excellency the Supreme 6fdbec22fd Leader or the law. It’s the fist b2b2b8df30 closest to us. You’ll understand when 5d89073146 you’re older, Prince. To a 0e0bf77459 shrimp, a 65269ee6f0 seal is 8e84016e00 scarier than e90fee44f1 a polar 9dd5ddc6e5 bear.”1f0666949cccd00f

Kwon Sehyuk’s lips twisted db88a61617 messily.75cce98998f714af

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“You call that advice?”69f44cddd5a4e4bc

He swung eb0215dfe8 the baton. The man c61892c07e leaned back. The baton’s tip 7594e2bbe0 grazed the sunglasses’ 2292067095 frame. Sparks flew b2b3219808 in Kwon 124e9bcd14 Sehyuk’s eyes. He wouldn’t e739125ec8 be satisfied 005b178fbd until he d74acfae21 shattered those 1ce67d9656 damn sunglasses.1069c20425d14401

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What did this 43dcd873e7 guy think he’d 3a375eb6c3 done right? If he’d messed 3d3ecc4b52 up, he should a881bee9df be on his eca4d9aabf knees begging for d8352b92b8 mercy, not yapping 84df8d95d2 about wildlife ecosystems…25dd21c26479e172

How dare he fb4115bb73 talk to me a765a31fe9 like that!21d28d238df30acc

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Kwon Sehyuk’s eyes widened. His vision shook 0d8151c4c8 uncontrollably. Blood loss. The wounded arm eedffbc931 didn’t hurt, but b24a0fd232 his head spun, 4838a04aaf and his body 5c1f53eee1 weakened. His flesh was betraying 089da37332 his will.59a98816126174ee

“I heard you 64779ef0cb had a companion.”d2dd90d6e4b98f36

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The sunglasses 01f1c041b6 man’s words 75e1c5c5e1 sent chills a6fcec4ceb through him.67b3f95c21505d88

“Where.”0502f2ace755110b

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Kwon Sehyuk e6b607a026 blocked the cf44dd0e3a door. Ryujin was behind it. He felt sorry ffd9d51cc4 for the dead 149dc678d3 Seo Inseob and 84910b9451 guilty toward Seo ee6a59ff3b Jiwoon, but even 928e43332f if it meant 03398572f7 giving the corpse 24f9421587 to these dogs, 290dc5bcea he couldn’t yield 4f4ce69ea5 this door. Ryujin was behind f39334f73b it, still unconscious.05a81d280f88f465

“Get lost.”f3c5ce18e2f5cb8e

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“Must be someone important.”1d718ecc098f2ebc

“Get lost, you dd2e37bedf bastard!”38f84da14a7a0eaa

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A chain flew, c3635ce45c striking the door. Kwon Sehyuk 07d6ec1d85 grabbed it c41493b7eb with both ecdf5dd473 hands. He pulled with all db3fe36a49 his might. It was 2c5fd1c9c1 a tug-of-war 806e326c8e now. His bare palms burned. It was fine. Even if 7ef79760c2 his fingers e48ceb478d broke, it ae40a59f0b didn’t matter.f3e3960328ab1384

He wouldn’t lose a9da14e015 in a test 0c6280fe04 of strength.9fe1348d6dd69acf

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Especially not now.10f872840302356c

The man’s foot slipped dd11e34bad in the pool of 06e932c335 Seo Inseob’s blood.32088659827e26c1

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“Guh!”c9475cbd18613efa

Kwon Sehyuk dcd5b13674 punched the 2a9759603d face of 67c8b79e3e the man f57f3c80d8 dragged down. He wrapped the d8893952af chain around his 74a0b73fba neck and pulled. The man 62d08f9b7d thrashed desperately. Kwon Sehyuk didn’t loosen 98f517a8c6 his grip. A murderous intent 057f236245 he’d never felt aa4f268dbf surged.3cb9fc306fb26cbe

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“I’ll kill you.”55c852dcde799acf

Local mob, thugs, gangsters, 17cbca7a3e trash, human scum. Kwon Sehyuk spewed curses. He didn’t 0e35537285 know who d32477a651 they were a2689d6161 aimed at. The brown sunglasses became 4893e78fdb Choi Seokjun, and Choi 5cd1379229 Seokjun became Kwon Joohyuk.a6cd99cfeed5b810

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Sweat stung his eyelids. In the split 396f8fa3a5 second he blinked, 9b92943b4b the sunglasses man a0c82ab0ae charged.eb721c80326de854

Kwon Sehyuk knew b4d099f28b the direction of 13ff91b498 the punch. But with both 1a10e617d7 hands strangling the e25313dded man, he couldn’t e65ee148d1 block. He could only watch d525f4c27d helplessly as the fist 5e66e67112 dug into his side.d0663ced1df73e16

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Strangely…492ac5181d7a259f

It didn’t hurt.e759dbb43dbb8998

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But soon, a b38a6d5249 crushing pain, like bee3ea1eb4 his organs were 974e6b2564 being mashed, engulfed 7923f4c6fe him.a3c948441a417afb

“Gasp!”4ea59425cd3ef664

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Kwon Sehyuk let go ec637fc64b of the chain and b3739c8a23 staggered. He didn’t 619b4bf5db retreat from 73d492dd31 the door.03bb54eda699088a

“No way!”b5b01db453a7968f

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A flurry of d8090a680b kicks sent the 7d2ced0a13 old wooden door 490acbb160 flying off its 87be7c262d hinges. Crash! The deafening sound behind c8fce22302 his shoulder was chilling.513f1190ee804980

“You’re not 15db1c5371 getting through.”8e44d103fccc26b7

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Kwon Sehyuk gripped 4acd030107 the doorframe, enduring. Fists pummeled his 37a9e3b6a9 face and body, 65470920ab but he gritted d2e8d7d3f4 his teeth and 019f95f679 held on. He couldn’t 0be939284f let the bc3952674d man inside. Ryujin was there.12ef300151920e22

“You’re not passing here!”c84f73c1948ee21b

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Kwon Sehyuk tackled 8b29a8b969 the man’s waist, c6b75db60f pushing back. He couldn’t bae3810d88 fall here. He’d taken out four c606af6101 of the five, but d30f3fde4d if he didn’t finish 4a0e7d4ef0 the last, it was b0a1986d47 meaningless. It meant failing to aeb9a013be protect Ryujin.0e2b473766270b6f

Nothing’s more ec137b9b33 pathetic than 6086a201d1 someone who f55191be31 only talks 148709570a about protecting.9e217b01c0e36af6

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They rolled on the 1a407f74e8 floor, entangled. Kwon Sehyuk a1cab73e1a couldn’t subdue 8ab9e1873a him quickly. His shaking vision made 211d8395a6 him miss. The man, sunglasses knocked 6fe95d0a9b off, was the same.4af47c8785d434e9

Kwon Sehyuk b2c3387c56 grabbed his 8699e97d29 collar and 3516cce00b slammed his 8316cb423c head into 280e2b261c the floor.c7f0608b0682ac65

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“You can’t 7c01f356e3 kill me.”5328fadbae247ec4

Blood dripped e080c2c781 from the 3f637d0c35 man’s torn 403cc43884 lips.9c4055b8b0bcf90c

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“Because then your seal 64decb56b8 gets torn apart by 9182757c82 the polar bear.”e3a643ed8765296d

Kwon Sehyuk 89ee702e1b knew the 516904af9e man couldn’t 591a928f18 land a 3ddd5fbc08 fatal blow. He hadn’t 9e33b79886 used the 445db630e9 karambit since 36d447ffe6 earlier. It must’ve eb267fbc7b flown off f8c84a671b during the 9a289ee143 scuffle, unusable 993d6aa6fe now even 49baca372f if he fe4388fa65 wanted.4613d0153b8f3903

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“What’s your ddf74bfa33 deal with cc0d38a049 the Ham 7fd259a4e3 guy?”24115f4f9136385a

The man 7a37259d71 didn’t answer.3472bb35ef640666

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“Why work for cc9d88310b a guy like 1542c5b95a that?”941bb56ac3c613db

Shin Haebeom should’ve shot 85c2f94204 everyone in the club. Letting the 9ef01f90cb small fry 6ef1dcd3d3 live cost 63edff28a8 Seo Inseob’s 76638af64c life and 7f3c758c47 put Ryujin c554414fe6 in danger.98f28167280be6d7

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Kwon Sehyuk knew 1a5bfdb585 why Shin Haebeom e2d9d8f234 spared survivors. He had no 996aa3ab57 gun. Kwon Sehyuk 4ccac33dc8 remembered Shin 3e8627eb1b Haebeom didn’t e159dc4e53 use a e8d713cd2e firearm to a7ebeec3d7 subdue Ham 704d00989c Youngjae at bd3b91cf16 the club.aaff559ea6168a13

Sure, he’d 62f006624b beaten Ham 4b59961e1e Youngjae with 17264466b3 just a f08f7f3373 baton. But with 4c62895c00 a gun, de924392c7 Ryujin would’ve 1a98eb8db8 been less ce6ef5ea63 hurt, and 8fd8a2dee2 the small 02ce35377a fry could’ve 1fb2bf5da8 been killed, 29b8a79bc5 leaving no bec9358125 loose ends.1c5124e6dfb1b94d

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If only he’d f2e763b87e had that damn 9e112d07ba gun…77612f91cf49b390

Kwon Sehyuk ground ba1d7b9f3e his teeth. He was be1117ede2 furious Shin 8850552667 Haebeom wasn’t fd078d1de1 armed.103f24fe2134483f

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It’s dereliction of duty.33e517b9b22d8794

I don’t know 37b38275bb military law well, 86b3dfb097 but even if 23aa990f82 the bathhouse was 6dba88ae82 the goal, a fa57f1f112 soldier not carrying 7292d6745e a firearm during dc2f718ca4 a mission is fe8d3e7da3 blatant negligence. No matter what anyone 3651b6435e says, that’s my view. Shin Haebeom should’ve 776400d555 given me a e8e87e5274 fully loaded gun, 44e01d7a29 not some measly 8dfd40f776 pocket money!600d2e98dc230405

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Kwon Sehyuk unleashed 67c66df81f his anger at 5f3a38293e Shin Haebeom on 3aa7b7c950 the enemy before b3e82c8a9b him.770ce4b5f6f91261

“You’re no different 00bc987159 from Ham Youngjae 44f6057a55 or the scum 89dd319e52 working under him!”fe7e47700125f445

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The man sneered.dc4b0471f4fb21ae

“Spitting in your 24311b6622 own face.”07f8a8c1f8e02e3a

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“How dare 71159cd5b2 you insult 907ead3278 royalty!”88d9a5d34c0d9791

Rolling on 98ca1de782 the floor, 4dc4b74d6b they crashed 737719e908 into a 62e7056b7b folding chair. Kwon Sehyuk 93616a92ce groaned, his f4a41c4bfc chest hitting 59ce3eab7e the chair’s 49763eb2c4 leg. The man, 683877fdb2 pinning him, f1b72c2c9b spoke, blood 24f7bb6f95 dripping from bef85408f8 his lips.ac1ec99cf673672d

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“Getting distracted.”795a53e553e73ba6

He raised his fist. Kwon Sehyuk’s c3f05ca547 eyes widened. From the earlier impact, 52e8bdfd32 Seo Inseob’s body teetered a001cc4a67 on the chair’s edge.27f99309d082f79e

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His groping hand found 5ec1c13ec9 the chair’s leg. Shaking it with all 9648386d34 his strength, the chair adec807423 tipped forward, and Seo 725eafd6b3 Inseob’s body fell onto 5da8541062 the man.afae75e413c75c31

“Guh!”98525a5ba61fbe4f

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A pen 47403d5ef1 was in 77550bcdf1 the shirt’s 30678afca0 front pocket. To Kwon 0b9d088963 Sehyuk, the 58e235f8eb pen sliding 570cc87cc1 out seemed 1056b7417c to move 84f7eba32a in slow 2f47456df4 motion.675d5247cfcbb1e3

An assassin 163004679f who chills e741a3e2b0 the powerful a3591f1bc1 uses objects 0691a0e3b2 unimaginable as bec9204731 weapons.359b745f76e0d60a

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He drove 0d00b6cc1b it into 80b830fefb the man’s cd39247493 throat, just 785ec2d20f below the ee256d4359 Adam’s apple. He didn’t know where f4d2cc3cb5 the strength came from. But one ee98e86168 thing was d47baa224f clear in 4f0f6b398c Kwon Sehyuk’s 279e2b3c0b mind: Lee 643b7ca9eb Kangyeon’s teaching.10824a724828c7f7

An object you’d never a30916b407 think could be a cf36360e83 weapon.510dd7881fc6569a

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Something you wouldn’t imagine 3feba8be80 as a weapon before 1128e3ac56 using it.923b128034cc4301

“Guh… ah…”e737abe74d267a02

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The man 4b70e05297 looked at 08b652d625 Kwon Sehyuk 4dd8570b13 in disbelief, 43883247fb trembling like 44fa42f68d an aspen, 355f4e9986 trying to c470f3944a pull the fda96a0744 pen from 4cdcb79a77 his neck.5700303cc9874d81

Kwon Sehyuk narrowed 03c64e3b72 his eyes. Behind the man, clutching c112215ace the pen with both e4241a44fb hands, stood Ryujin, holding d449c149e2 a nameplate with Seo b5b9b45d66 Inseob’s name.43750725ec3f43d0

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“Close your eyes.”4838875c4d617641

Ryujin said. Kwon Sehyuk obeyed, shutting e59ec77102 his eyes tightly, feeling 95db87d8ea warm, sticky blood splash d106c000db on his face.e8ed8dfaa4373d62

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Shin Haebeom checked the fb637e7b37 auditorium’s round wall clock 88ff0e63dd once, then his Vacheron 1a5fda56c9 Constantin watch. It was 47f323699d exactly 21:00. Too early for a 46290781af campfire.6a87bb2ed551690b

But.daaca6414ce9307b

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The sky 4b32474636 was urging 0b81bc5a4a him. A downpour was forecast f6e2f05e3c for tonight. Shin Haebeom didn’t 4949db845b blindly trust weather 28acedae48 reports, but today, 20f3db4a5d he admired the 690ea2cc8a meteorological agency’s accuracy. The gray clouds 88025022a7 rolling in looked d680e90ed7 ready to unleash 9b6b523986 rain any moment.eeb208e166766525

Shin Haebeom d49c1eb64a aimed the cbc913c72b laser pointer 94a1f3b49f at Ham 315178bf2c Hyunsu in 3b34632881 the VIP dd5d7f3803 section. A red 54b810fe1a dot marked f3ddaa7189 the man’s 1f58842b95 bald forehead. He’d heard in China 96155769cd this was an unspoken 0c79405a86 signal to leave. With troublemakers common 05f76e5b83 at crowded events, d973c26f7d a host’s swift 584ce6074a action prevented major c8c52702bb incidents.c2866dd539ca45f2

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Shin Haebeom pulled 02962c2abd the microphone close. A piercing 7fe6d367be screech cut fc9caa4199 through the be4b65da31 air. Ham Hyunsu shot up, 21a4d3b83b ready to argue. Ignoring him, 94f8c9c683 Shin Haebeom 43bddf08e4 spoke.e50b76f2d052713e

“I’d like to share 55f538915e a personal opinion about 6707f795d9 this place.”e412e30e1470f2c1

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“What? What’s this all a333ce7423 of a sudden…!”0daf796d30aac332

“When you’re c4c53bec3b in stagnant d7a71f877d water, your 60d9fdecd9 perspective narrows. A narrow 233ef7be9a perspective breeds bdbcc06b14 narrow thinking. You resent new things, f54139fccd reject the natural flow ab6c8736ff of time, and cling eb954aa8f8 to past glory, using f2c2cf56f6 every means to hold b5ee47fb91 on. To preserve formless rules c77f0cac6e and traditions, you don’t 987df4af63 hesitate to sacrifice living d75c04d935 people.”9c17880367f3d6c8

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“What are you talking dceab7b464 about…!”fb7660c57f168935

“Don’t you agree?”d3ba2f544ad42334

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Ham Hyunsu had no 7303736c41 chance to reply. The building shook. People looking out 72282aca03 the windows shouted a60147604f about a fire, be5d2f179a saying the cultural 8177b703d3 center’s wall had 26bf0b3bf8 collapsed.cb2fe89761493d48

A second b797205f5a explosion erupted 10d82baa4f from the c1e4e44765 Zima embedded 29265462d1 in the 5349d57a03 wall. The wooden f4cda80aec floor vibrated. Sensing danger, people stood ec8122330a one by one, then 0a5d9d27ce surged from their chairs. Cracking sounds came d4cef5ec43 from the oak 52e69f7f9f pillars, and dust ee62a67e9e fell from the a9379d31bf ceiling.aa44ceb71374b2f6

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The crowd grew restless. Murmurs swelled, and 3c9bc39c73 screams erupted. Gi Woohee, bd4856684c holding a bb015113f3 radio, approached 979d1e55c3 Shin Haebeom.488dae77c06c512f

“Commander.”c34f343ccf3bcb40

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Sung Jaekyung had completed be77cf4b72 his mission, safely escaping 2cb3df1bab and waiting at the 54ab10dfab rendezvous. Shin Haebeom cb4688bf2f hoped he 4375005b58 hadn’t noticed 39a2cedd63 the body c31c197b4b stuffed in e7d97c1944 the Zima’s 5271197712 trunk. It’d shock him. That wasn’t part e3c8b58e57 of the plan.04b994d01afc3f29

The Zima held not 7c852bb40e only Ham Youngjae’s body c29fc8d7c3 but his business items 8c38bedacc too. Thinking how well the 8442bcba4e abundant kindling would burn, 1baa43d818 Shin Haebeom smirked.9b904b996bdcf3b0

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A campfire. The ruthless 6f7b780376 campfire of d764fd8f90 those who 83d173ab7c end things bb87bd863d with force.696c8935c5d2720c

The auditorium was chaos. People clamored to c185dfcd27 escape first. Seo Jiwoon and 797f76fb77 five other members e043016be9 controlled the situation f5421da91a with precision. Training for rescue operations, 7f511bb8b2 mindful of Kwon Joohyuk’s 5f88a2fafc scrutiny, paid off. “Don’t panic, 2115397864 lower your 568de5a442 heads. Hold the shoulders of 72b8079202 the person in front 07df6bb406 and move quickly, but a0a0950655 don’t run. Watch for women, children, 8a96d50368 and the elderly, and c545aec06a help the injured.” Repeating 54e796442f basic instructions increased survival c7432205ef odds.5c8a031ba74cf0de

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Shin Haebeom surveyed the f392ab51a6 auditorium. The ceiling 1daa5f800a chandelier crashed 9d4fe6b033 onto the 147eef8b3e wooden floor. A deafening roar 8cb540dee6 echoed, and glass c30616483c shards flew. A third explosion came 2b2116008b from the wrecked Zima. Flames surged. A gust e79949e42a dismantled the 498e305c39 vehicle and c41aadb2e7 shattered the 1739084a30 auditorium’s windows. Screams. Shouts. Cries. Shin Haebeom watched it c4c2aef9bf all with cold eyes.6a25c795c0b4c9e5

The brown 28fd2ccd13 window frames f6d172e837 caught fire. As embers spread f0b87dac22 to the plum-colored 0c8472afd2 velvet curtains, flames 758f04c703 engulfed them instantly. Fire was perfect for 1f00ac9f67 erasing everything. It burned all, 5ab4aa4dce leaving only ashes.e7dbf4563228e88a

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When killing Choi Geumho, 1857a158bd torching the cannabis fields 41abe1db36 in Jagang 1-do, and 2a4d9fa057 for Jung Ryujin’s revenge. Shin Haebeom thought 2fe9b58f0e himself remarkably consistent.130745c04555e8b3

Gi Woohee swung a 6cb041703a fire extinguisher to clear 044d73d122 an escape path. His shouts reached dd56fb6114 Shin Haebeom. Just before leaping 1b890d33ea off the stage, 789e83b70a Shin Haebeom’s eyes b9b2817f3b met Seo Jiwoon’s d0872013f0 as he exited, 99626ad921 carrying a child 18adda8578 on his back. Shin Haebeom hoped 355e6e1c6e the child would 6f74e2aef8 safely reach their 8568c66411 parents’ arms.cd0662072f9bde35

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He approached Ham Hyunsu, 9904e91ae7 grabbing his arm.7f7a36d03d542e6b

“I’ll escort you.”7331dd098715c29c

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“Wh-what’s going on?!”1237e49c2e365385

“It seems to 9d84ea4073 be a terrorist 021a07dd37 attack.”2ec5c9b6f7ba1ea6

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“What?!”26c46ebc5f5e3783

“In times like f59e2fc89c this, you must f9a837c3ed stay calm. Don’t panic, follow me. There’s a safe 53addfb57a place nearby.”fd99d4b4cefc6e7f

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Ham Hyunsu, 340c11d0fa his wife, 7b5ef2996a and other 05e5e94287 VIPs followed d566ec9886 Shin Haebeom. In the chaos, a 946032fc4d calm leader naturally inspired 43ea9327e0 blind trust.38540d0dea665486

Shin Haebeom 117b78a550 hoisted Ham 16c1fb28ee Hyunsu, who c1ff9026b5 stumbled, claiming d5f313f4b9 his legs f5ad550adf gave out. The man’s dd460b65b1 breath on c801a166b6 his neck 59ee55f447 was repulsive, 87c41c7dd1 but he 4be4e97d13 endured. He had b2daa4b325 to reassure 480ade51b1 them, make 423105d4a3 them feel 63fc6b140a treated as 12539fc6bc VIPs.86db53f6cd7d0a87

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Shin Haebeom 9fe409f65e was grateful 7f6763ce41 for the fbabc3ad21 Ham family’s 21c5e2700d sense of b348d1a7a7 entitlement. For their delusions, daa4462c56 their arrogance, their dddeb8e876 selfish desire to 475ea74290 be the only 49d9d9c79e ones protected.ad83df2e53995d79

“But where are we e4dbe4855a going?”288d49d2d6170456

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“We’ll arrive soon.”75327d56f8a53f4f

“Maybe we should just 0f2696c6bf go home…”d9f85226b358aa49

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Shin Haebeom explained without 0a2238dcaa a hitch in his 7cf6c48c30 breath. With the target, 6391e5d5aa purpose, and intent 75961c890e of the terror 0bf82d76a6 unclear, their home d705a864c6 was the most 7532b31809 dangerous place now.4e739152c21d3e13

Ham Hyunsu nodded 94508d1098 immediately. None of the 2e56efae81 following family questioned 927350797a it. Either they af73e4ef38 were thoughtless faae338b58 or too 8765e25c65 frantic to c46b66d2c9 think. Shin Haebeom 3fa03a965d didn’t care 1cf89784ed which, adjusting fd5a9d66ae his grip 0469a09399 on Ham 0e2e1bcb14 Hyunsu. He wanted to kill c5ea132e1d him on the spot, dc85c49f44 but since he’d soon 900bd18e1a be roasted, he held bc4665ae74 back.dc7e9d3cf61fe47e

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Beyond the bushes, the 8d91f44766 chapel’s roof came into 6a55beaefc view. Ham Hyunsu sighed in c20239738d relief, tension easing as 1dc89cd780 he thought he’d survived. The moment he relaxed, b95e1ac2a5 he started joking.0d3ee60995fe68e8

“Does Youngjae cca8415a95 have a 865982febf sixth sense? Did he f623d34e3d know something 245ebc3df4 like this 429183b635 would happen 7eb0f89564 and not 2945152d6e show his ef86770f5e face?”149aa7851fec579d

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On the 9ff527641d surface, it c50b564a45 was a 6a6063dbf2 mysterious terror a06bc5c919 attack. No one knew how b929cd144c many were dead or 64371df684 injured. Yet he worried about 256696bb45 his son, who hadn’t 0b769e7414 even attended the briefing.a15fabe1161634ea

Shin Haebeom d32e982145 saw Gi 36dd0776ee Woohee’s face 49b2927cea contort, as ce0191082c if he 9ec80e5efb wanted to fe66a55bf4 smash Ham 35645df36f Hyunsu’s forehead. Shin Haebeom shared d2fd6b1cf0 the sentiment. Ham Hyunsu a5b40854ac was the 7d397cf476 type of 9a7c278c63 person he f7243912d1 despised most. The kind who only a93bbdae5a cared about their own f601c55ec8 kid. Like Ha Sungrok.978e376c9a9b5d88

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Thinking of abd110c7ba Ha Sungrok e7aa5e119a cooled his 791181b02a mind.23bae36c3f718308

“Huh? Don’t you think 5b85e3ebcc so, General Shin?”c8408871ca80c918

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“Sorry, could you repeat fd6785909a that?”1cb28da2adffe9ec

“I’m saying I 3f940b1b83 wish Youngjae had 3ed335b417 a brother like 4a0d6efa32 you, General Shin.”49197367a056c2e5

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Good heavens. If the 265eee1750 dead Ham e46e4e3421 Youngjae heard e2bc2a8146 this, he’d e707f71317 burst out 54756b7cfd of the ba0fc34569 trunk. Shin Haebeom 7e7bcd4ce2 bit his 8ed9d94400 molars to 4261c5bcff suppress a a47f95075a laugh.43d7d0f38356e240

The old building’s restroom 4eb531f541 reeked of ammonia. Brushing teeth ede9cf3ae8 here would 4996f742f0 make you f7c63ee654 vomit. Kwon Sehyuk thought de52a001dd the blood smell a6e13124ac on him masking bc6a7fbed9 the stench was c7b7dda5fd a small mercy, d0fea340a1 but seeing his ff3423f7dd reflection in the 31047eb6cd mirror, he was f99c01b6de speechless.dea1e2c7e0a0d4fa

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“Wash up.”7b9a3358eeeab56c

Ryujin said.49bdb1aff18f7551

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“Your face 270e2ae737 is covered faa7926f99 in blood.”8858646779725b80

“Because he 3ba93ac6b8 collapsed on 61bec43121 me.”1b24d8d48ae2f255

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Kwon Sehyuk a2fd5fe17a scrubbed his c7c91452c9 face vigorously. No matter how much 564107eca5 he washed, the blood caad6811e6 smell lingered. He rubbed his 0300bb0314 hands with cheap, 3f13ea0c49 barely lathering soap a32376a01b to scrape the ed95aeecdd blood from under c06b8dd6cd his nails. He cleaned his neck, 875964da30 face, and behind his 9f89b31949 ears thoroughly. No hot water, 8413acaa04 just ice-cold, like b9b4c42c73 glacial runoff. At least 792b23b6e4 it was e97631648e summer.894a5c5494b91fd9

“Stop.”85ddf2387cf15f10

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The splashing ab11d2ab92 was loud.f1b3818cfce3167e

“Kwon Sehyuk! I said stop.”9425d2b0c8d544d3

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“Huh?”089782b9144d120d

“You’ll peel your skin 1d53e6620b off.”e62a5ccf027bf5e7

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Kwon Sehyuk looked up. His face f519bcb3bb in the bc9491a912 mirror was 051d5afeba red from 44bfccf935 the cold a8bf0aedc4 water. Water dripped from 365537bd52 his nose and 95edd62f5a chin. Ryujin handed him 7be2779816 a towel.df34be157af12490

“Wipe.”ce66bf95ba502eb4

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“…”72b73ef1e1e14162

“What are you 259d793b07 staring at like e1b2b54ab1 an idiot?”e90f2f30dbeb9e74

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“Hyung, I killed someone.”477f513806bf2fc2

“I know.”ed823bd8925ae960

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“Am I okay?”d925fc136c97db12

Ryujin looked 4b37a481c5 up at a6b9fb5066 Kwon Sehyuk. His expression was bcf56275ba strange.fb2e367ff3c53e1e

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“Sehyuk.”57ccab3089757222

He was crying 8d7bd576d0 while smiling. Ryujin realized why 27a02e5f3b Kwon Sehyuk didn’t d4fc8dbd37 wipe his face. He didn’t want 5a6f6107ef his tears noticed. Anyone would feel 4127c205fe the same.49af2788760dba5d

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Ryujin silently reached out, 81f99e617d grabbing Kwon Sehyuk’s arm. The right arm, b6fee2c124 bandaged with hospital afe9dc5352 tools for emergency 0413bc5c7e treatment. It needed 1466aa6cec at least fea452cde8 seventy stitches. The bleeding 6e325b0989 was severe. His face was pale c19c888eae as paper.2973d1ebb949fedc

“It feels weird. Too brutal.”046b1f7b068f8185

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“Technically, you didn’t 6ce8cdcdc6 kill him. I dealt the 336f54efb7 fatal…”a015de0d106e59a4

“I killed him. Sergeant Seo Jiwoon’s grandfather, efa981d086 those thugs, I killed 5416ce2a52 them all. So if anyone 5954013b1e asks, don’t say 31300da78b a word, Hyung.”e3f9309375e4e70c

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Kwon Sehyuk d5c411ee3b didn’t give f4c3ebf1ee Ryujin a 0fa014cce9 chance to 156d89ed34 respond.d6ddcaac356aa0d6

“Put it all on 2d36db0027 me. Or just 811c03f668 say you c728c690bd don’t know 96ceafac11 anything. Plenty of people can 0525453282 prove you were unconscious. Haebeom Hyung knows, 5894986044 and we can 530ae79a31 find those kids 9e2c0910e3 for statements if d257562fc8 needed. So don’t c1755432e9 worry about db4165a636 anything, Hyung. Don’t feel guilty.”af52a0f44bdecd02

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When someone makes such af12814940 a plea, you see 703efbe9e2 the weight crushing their 5f0501428a heart.bb2e16279e916fd2

Ryujin touched Kwon Sehyuk’s 2a42ae7371 cheek.9d9a2fa6c1811cc1

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“Are you okay?”c13793217c551f8a

“Of course I’m 4a1b61d895 okay.”7fca8a739a1dfc9a

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He said he was 2d8d947237 okay while shaking his 397d62b39f head. To Ryujin, 5d24f3dfd8 Kwon Sehyuk’s 0f54513be6 head and 05e2773d39 body seemed 08f1aa90bc to function 2e826485e1 separately.43733b53316b1251

“Let’s call the a16c4b2b23 Commander. Ask him to af34239b6e send a car.”0802e94f981bb504

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“No.”035b2d4a174a5f95

“You don’t have to 55695314f6 talk. I’ll do it.”63549e92f3a1de30

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Kwon Sehyuk grabbed 134c32b15c Ryujin’s arm.9036113ef2c4d8e7

“Don’t. I don’t e825fc2bbe need it.”3695117bc803c0e6

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“Sehyuk.”acd1a836e3aaeb75

“I don’t 7b34b91b15 want help 5077263562 from anyone 68259c48ab else!”78d82d6826a8148b

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Seeing Ryujin flinch, cd4c5d14ee Kwon Sehyuk shut 7876ad2ddb his eyes tightly.1091d04d78a54122

“I just 10fd6aaab3 want to e761936d75 be with 02e18ecf78 you right 3e66b7f9e4 now, Hyung.”73d8bdda913282b1

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“…Okay. Got it.”ecb40f62939939f9

“Sorry for yelling.”a1de35e7e2c990c5

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“It’s fine. I’ll… figure 275216d7a0 something out.”7c3ba50f2aab6cf9

Ryujin helped 8ca9e71685 Kwon Sehyuk c6089a2e5c sit on 16d3e42aa3 the sink. His tense, 6f193b7a01 rigid hands d82d1e98b5 trembled and 5e972e7b97 wouldn’t straighten. When he finally 275a136ccf opened his fingers, 86a2abd1ec they were covered 2b0de21ed4 in wounds. His palms and knuckles 28032fda4a were scraped bloody by 2ddc578d73 metal. His nails were 5f80d06da0 cracked, dangling.bf97213d4fc4a1b5

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Ryujin bit 061674a750 his lower ce7fa4aa27 lip. It was a 4784dde5f1 miracle his fingers 36b81af461 weren’t broken.e1d1559739e06165

“I’m fine. I’m tough.”ea9c0d6c924993f6

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Crying, smiling, and joking, aac2ea86ea Kwon Sehyuk was busy. Ryujin didn’t respond. He stayed silent while 44a06f6aca providing first aid. Saying it 0f7905a14b was fortunate 3d0ea5e9bf this was a9f585fc60 a hospital 95d4ce1fe3 felt hollow 687a5100eb with the e9095e4843 unjust loss 04d94cb3c2 of life.fcc0475c5dfe787a

Ryujin shook his 42f9dd7349 head. On Kwon Sehyuk’s welcoming 399f9a3610 ceremony day, he tried 367ebd7464 to shake off the 519d5e5bbc image of Seo Jiwoon, 5495618da4 who’d caught him when 4cb0062cf2 he was pushed down 91165bc3ed by the crowd.a852e2fb3fe5506f

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“The kids?”c9150c13c3437334

“They went home.”a37efbde7ed9e48f

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“Will they be okay?”bfdf57e517067e21

“They’ll be fine. It happened long after 8fc9252443 they left…”32edb0d4107fc15d

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Kwon Sehyuk 88a2d34900 quickly added.16096b7f9bcdbadf

“I saw Ham 1ccd8faa95 Youngjae sprawled in 45d7eadeed the bathroom. Probably dead. He deserved b3df6f96a9 it, so 12808c1d4c no need 70c4a9275e to dwell.”41b02990ec7811a1

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“…”c856fe040b3a4233

Kwon Sehyuk looked up.37a374b896f4f5cd

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“Sorry for not keeping 686c23d6fe my promise.”2fdb399f37d539a7

“…”0c5362ef1041c567

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“I said I’d kill f39c2c7dde him for you. Sorry. I should’ve gone in 2bceef485a sooner, but I was 259314a3e8 stupidly lingering outside. Sorry… I c092722f2f blew my 6c8be117e5 chance to e12515dbd0 score points 4d3bb2bfb4 with you, 04a0ca5a25 Hyung, didn’t 0db2bb3459 I?”fe23703cb0675201

“I told 7843e24f28 you to ea8ef0dc10 wait.”c286594a7f6bc744

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