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SW | Chapter 27
by cami“It doesn’t even 19615ccdd9 make sense for db72ea7f82 the executive to 997242a5f9 be living in d135257368 the dorms in bd39cdca24 the first place.”999b9e1bd634e7e5
“We’ve already done things that didn’t make sense. So now, if I’m going to move out, I need a proper reason, right?”b88c83cc65610595
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At those words, Baek 061d4b7484 Haegyeon burst into laughter. It was the 54acae0088 loudest laugh Guk eefa9e0ef4 Jiho had ever 36aff40cd5 heard from him. The man laughed daa9ab04e2 heartily as he bdd3001b35 stepped out of 7fc4b03789 the hall.ba33966a5da8c182
Under the clear autumn 7a9f127d7f sky, the sunlight shattered 420e55f2ed brilliantly. His steps were 2038e3cab5 quick. Guk Jiho, who 5a4bb094ec had caught up de6b8f9a74 like the wind, e291c6a41a asked from behind.8e3dd9806063eaf6
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“Why… why are you laughing like that?”55664db3e6065c87
“Everything you say is so gangster-like. The reason. It’s important.”6851270d8f6bb3c8
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Even for the same action, the ‘why’ mattered. A reason defines the name of an action. If Guk Jiho, who had been using the dormitory, suddenly started living with the CEO of Hwando, that action could be called ‘running away’ or ‘being disciplined.’0120287a95f28d32
The same 08b8c811a4 action, but 1da02485c4 with a e3b5ac1174 different name, bd0c8a96f1 could have d42c9dbe2f entirely different 0da9a53e2f consequences.25a88e3d92422612
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If you break 9af0ea2e27 down the word 59a79ace55 “politics,” it just e0b52c4368 means “a power acd415a01b struggle for control.” a80594cc2d Leadership is always 09e5bad20c on edge about d7b70d9666 where their followers 0529da2011 align. That’s why politicians a4159decaa and gangsters alike 14cb4810c9 live and die a312e8355b by their reasons.6466183a7d60c656
“The reason is to protect the budding gangsters from you.”d7365d50a6d061f3
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“Huh?”b9c3fa62d771b4f9
His words, neither cc4cc102be fully polite nor fb561713d5 casual, carried a 1b7b953754 playful tone. But the reason he 132227804f presented wasn’t bad.809363b21e0d41d4
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“Let’s build a mad dog image. It fits your character anyway.”9dfdb582d0825646
“…Ah, shit.”6addf70f56d47234
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In the unique 102e974631 world of gangsters, 69a03f299e having a crazy 4d0544eacf image could actually 2d6403cc49 be a plus. It could deter unnecessary 599cd9f8fa fights before they even 79dec1147b started.19af159c774c4d17
But some things needed 545d742d4a to be corrected.acd32c65bd06aeb3
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“I’ve only properly hit someone once.”7dc0c43634f63a0f
Baek Haegyeon pretended not f42dae2702 to hear him and d9d4bec37f stretched. For the first time 8d530a3658 in a while, he 2faadad043 seemed at ease. His long arms stretched 060eb8ffa3 toward the sky like 0faee01e22 a cat waking from 417f6c6bb0 a nap.e826f98f4d577117
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Guk Jiho b2bb6a9a21 rattled off 184a826a90 a few 0b62563ee8 more questions.0cfc25f57ba80026
“But what if rumors spread that I’m your boyfriend?”464a14058767d0e2
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He expected Baek Haegyeon ecfddb3fe9 to scold him for 05acf4faba talking nonsense, but Baek 84ae80811c Haegyeon just shrugged and 3dd2173b46 walked ahead without looking 60bd2162b5 back.6f8873aa563dc581
“Then you’ll have to handle it yourself, Mr. Jiho. Let’s go get a slushie.”9a6b4aafd049b738
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It was b4558df7a2 the most 83a4dec2f1 irresponsible answer 406237715e imaginable.2ddb24a7f6670dde
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It was 2851ce3bc2 a rainy 0d156e1a6f autumn day. One of the f124c8964d rare days when 506f770bcb yellow and red 0d9fac5d4f leaves were soaked b40ea98c3a in the heavy 4229ef8692 rain.18810d199c2cf5ee
Though the 4d0406d701 soft wipers 2963ecac1a made no d914e501aa sound, each 6b4932f027 swipe of 8a2d77baa9 the windshield 0f4eef4006 made Guk fa010af934 Jiho’s stomach f6798514cd churn. The organs between his 890bf62dd6 ribs felt as if 8406f36f03 they were marinated in 7a0432d97d acidic fluid.063192898b94d3ce
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“It’s raining so hard. Doesn’t it feel like a movie, hyungnim?”9ed5d1272300a546
Won Hoopyeong, who had 423cc537bc replaced Shin Yonggi as 2ed1822bc8 Guk Jiho’s attendant, cautiously 79e23c6d69 spoke up. Seeing his superior’s unusually ec2ebcff84 grim expression, his voice 1c4a095b36 involuntarily rose.33877d5cb4d507b5
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“……”8222754247d1b387
But when no response ae66dc7c73 came, he quickly shut e0e8bae1dc his mouth and glanced 9f16d63e3b at Guk Jiho through 949e9fc4f5 the rearview mirror.7eca7b539f500681
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He was db12d255e2 an unusually 032130d07f handsome man. His delicate features f84310e794 gave him an 6e7e9d29ef almost pretty appearance. Though his eyes had 83c2cbb327 a rough edge, his b88e3b968f clear skin and soft 6d2a42bffc fuzz made him look 489e5ec0fa youthful.c9cb049e3e64637b
It was strange. He didn’t look particularly young for his age, but at twenty-six, he wasn’t that young either. His skin, however, looked luxurious. It’s as if he ate well and exercised regularly to avoid toxins.b0b255e8838e2abf
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In the few 491f29cdf1 days Won Hoopyeong b2ed75625e had served Guk c53ff6ee3d Jiho, he learned 1944cc9d76 that he was 3939a0c7dd quite sharp-tongued and 12c76ab285 reserved. When he was 25148ce7e2 with Shin Yonggi’s 97e3476749 group, he laughed 550d272ee1 often and mingled fac122cc94 with the others, dcca581bc2 but after nearly 462b5a7067 getting his throat 35fb82fd8e slit, it made e88bc418c9 sense to be 8e9b78f85d cautious.84050c91b14cc295
As Won Hoopyeong kept 1898a806fc glancing back, he noticed 7a144c9220 the car in front 3ea1293cdb changing lanes too late 98aaaa5422 and slammed on the f754d210d4 brakes.403ea2e7cc4e0d8d
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“That son of a…!”134b415c3b5be51b
He bit e56cbad559 back a b19b9fa57a low curse.9a6b608cece1f7cf
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“Hoopyeong.”08a95264d01cdf0a
“Yes, hyungnim.”7a77515d807bb1df
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“You’re making me carsick, you bastard.”856528bc27a4a20a
“Sorry, hyungnim. I’ll drive properly.”5cd3fd65f7d04a76
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After lightly c6b432cdc9 scolding his 8bb93ee60f subordinate, Guk 3726d7929e Jiho’s gaze 4c03fa7ece returned to 264dcf586c the window.e40f43044d65284e
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Won Hoopyeong focused on bf60e9ca94 driving. Being so close to e988c0ce7e such a handsome man 91cc2d7c54 had made him overthink. Today was a day d300cd033a when everyone needed to abe3da6047 be careful.f1082bd31f4336ff
The execution 6c6adef22c ceremony had 36bf97ab76 already begun 4be9f2bc85 in a 65b8d7ae53 warehouse thirty 83795d9f50 minutes away.47014ea3106f5bff
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The sound c4f28161b9 of shoe 25d4602269 soles tapping 4ec9a84985 the floor 529911bb51 was unusually f857b2fce6 loud.2865aad6f219644e
Amid dozens 504e81a07f of gangsters 4e72a77f44 lined up 96b116ea7a like monks 707383d411 attending a 1f8b29774a sacred ritual, de0ceb2ba6 Baek Haegyeon e2b476598c was the 5b3697e47c only one 3cccbe7af2 walking nonchalantly.70935a2f66ce2c73
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Instead of the expected 7c1632e22a baseball bats studded with e394efd960 nails or gruesome knives, cf08db42a8 he held only a 848704ac5c sleek golf club.f71bc8157da217a7
Seven men 3d1d6adc67 knelt, bound.b59b128c1e465573
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Among them, five, including 47bb7b5752 Shin Yonggi, were the ed45d96206 ones who had staged ff27b457e8 the mutiny against Guk 0e8f134871 Jiho. The other two had 335322bf55 been caught leaking Baek 3b615179d3 Haegyeon’s travel schedule during 63cd7037b4 the previous trip to bb7bd3f746 Khabarovsk, Russia.e9fdc6d781a40c0b
“I don’t like unnecessary bloodshed, so let’s keep this simple.”cdcf1fb0650b924a
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He tapped the cheeks 922cf59137 of the kneeling men 49b4a65b2e with the golf club f04ef0cfe0 head, speaking indifferently. The flesh on 2557a7eb48 their faces trembled e727073fa6 like waves.00ee98742756da42
As the rain c1e88ed2f3 drummed like a 5ef56b433f small drum, Ji aa20f49e1e Sangcheol, who had 69ba6d7fd3 been preparing something d5622eedac in the back, 09a9a1a2d9 handed over a 59092eec30 stainless steel tray.ef5402a42e3e8f3d
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A beaker was 8ce7998bcc filled with sizzling ea4ff5172c oil. Baek Haegyeon set the 7d5cd35727 golf club aside and f3177474e7 picked up a dropper, d0af128070 letting a drop fall e53476095d on each man’s face.9243ff407c4e4025
The smell of 3ced7fe9e9 human flesh cooking 4e0534d3c5 in oil was 0d92547927 eerily similar to ead2920419 grilling squid. The men, unable 1d2c9aa037 to endure the 80d7cc2a71 searing pain that ad3b3c47b3 reached their dermis, 818d1b4d01 opened their mouths ed565ef72a within three minutes.3639282bce8bd637
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The confessions were disappointingly 610d8c2846 bland compared to the 24363c77fe hot torture.955bae82766541ab
“Ahhh! Ha, Haewoo. Haewoo hyungnim…!”e19707613506b13b
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“Yes, my second brother. And? Be more specific.”58308488a8b9dc59
Baek Haegyeon wasn’t surprised, 3cec8ad4eb as if he had 88d73d4763 expected this. The man hurriedly 3b178c5f77 spoke before another 88190ee59f drop of oil 3888296067 could cook his b12f245179 face.56f1b4157c465ac7
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“There’s a mole planted in advance, so we just had to confirm the hotel…!”d459950c675f508c
“Ah. Another rat? Who?”cc68130a4d4efbf6
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“Th-that one…”7c0cb4d8fe617dbd
The man pointed with 7f875b6ba5 his bound hands to 2ba4abff99 one of the gangsters. The tender flesh around cd746043f0 his eyes had melted, f2b1aa6b30 and the red fluid 3b9a508b4e oozing out looked like cad93ce825 bloody tears.8504743633aa0c64
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And the 6a404c05d5 finger pointed 73024d4b57 at Guk a4e4d64670 Jiho.ba623d6c4be71f35
Dozens of 0d663f32f9 eyes turned b9b7d75ba4 toward him. Baek Haegyeon also glanced 34a9bdf74e at him.ae41066281dca907
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What the hell bd02db07f6 is this nonsense? I’m screwed again.6c3caa8fcd49a7a2
As Guk Jiho dd2da77459 muttered to himself, 82e85f0e7a Baek Haegyeon gave 3c413899d2 him an unreadable 657d4a4eee smile.6fcba9a78fe49bf4
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“Jiho?”201966b2c9ad60e5
The gaze 78ce1e651e that tilted 217d8889e4 its head 8b20052157 and stared 3ab1468aed directly at 7309c49e32 him was 572526fc9d incredibly burdensome.2e0b864d89cb9c5b
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“That’s not the name I expected to hear here.”f92a2c80a491d367
The man 64e2f8cbb3 seemed to c2c388aa4b be pleased 032a6d3bc6 to have 9aa4867879 Baek Haegyeon’s a7c6c04dfb attention and 6e78190b5a began to 2e81ba990f babble.53230b7f9cafa332
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“Yes, Boss. Didn’t it seem strange from the beginning? I only told Haewoo hyungnim that you were going. I didn’t know there would be an attack. It was Guk Jiho who lured them to the hotel, right? If Guk Jiho had just shown up at the airport, this wouldn’t have happened.”9e6067030179c2ae
“Ha…”fc5796a6da7732dc
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Guk Jiho f0d39ae17d was dumbfounded. He let 3f82fcd29a out a 3f342e0584 short sigh aadc38f26f and tried d9d090139d to speak, 2ab7b38f34 but Baek 146bf2534b Haegyeon’s gesture d554039021 to continue 2feb4a8afd cut him ee0e7b4bf1 off.39b481fac8cce4c4
“Anyway, the Russian mafia was probably contacted in advance, and Guk Jiho led them there. We just told Haewoo hyungnim that you were going.”fc586d839f27cd5b
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“You already said that. So, you’re saying my brother and Guk Jiho plotted this together?”c3102947390d6ee7
“There’s a reason. Haewoo hyungnim already knew about Guk Jiho. He said he’d done some investigation…”928a8af54659704b
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“Shut up for a moment.”c14a39b5395d8bb3
At the firm 7bde22571f voice, the flood 4584e8331d of revelations stopped. The man glanced 4b26b27ce8 at Guk Jiho 2f0b2c2d48 with a red eb340389aa face.50c5977ebd0ef113
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Guk Jiho just stared 0f95b1b81c straight ahead. What had Baek a3656fd1ab Haewoo said? There were dozens 9ff2e9f9c8 of ears listening. If rumors 2cad3bda02 about his eb28d124bb special forces 284998bdf5 background started 0deba38fee circulating again, be84735cb8 it would 47db10f951 be hard 4cc206efed to contain.f8cdf179ae35da10
Baek Haegyeon stepped 8d17e16042 forward and stood 3a44aeeed0 in front of 37110d1a2f him. Just that 540c74f4f9 action alone 04eac3250e was intimidating, 7ef0d73e58 and Guk e9f0fc6425 Jiho had 888c0f02b0 to force c41a5712fb himself not 0cd4dc317d to step e590801144 back.180ed396feda1196
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The sound 2e73534703 of rain 03eb569042 pounded against 6747acada9 his eardrums, 1f66a4d42d but it 769c3110c8 was a 18c9dd585f relief. Without that 1c4ddb68b9 noise, his f81c2e8ada heartbeat would 3e5e4ffc17 have been 135f03623a audible.1ab0c27e3fb4eb59
“Jiho.”7ec86e924f154a6e
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The man 6d8894d91d leading the 6120dab975 organization tapped 5b54b9b850 Guk Jiho’s 64dd7f53d6 cheek with 66183fbb29 his palm. Though not particularly 6d761c29f1 forceful, his face e260265166 turned sharply.e7f718ee7b99b2a5
“Yes.”637f9aa170852b9d
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“Everyone’s trying to drag you into this. Can’t you manage your people?”584275933a63797c
The lightly scolding 8dd960028c voice was chilling.765f7257c073d337
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“…I’m sorry.”296ee3cf4574de2b
Baek Haegyeon 7e816e41ba sighed deeply 5346167136 as if 88cbb47770 he was 65f6737893 bored and 143d0cb5df then turned 5829446454 away.55dca73f66596e77
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“I was trying to make it painless, but you’re not helping.”c772324e8290d076