SW | Chapter 28

He calmly picked 78e44b369f up the 2-liter 0ead27d362 beaker and approached af63a55e63 the man who c1cdae5f3a had just confessed. The sound of sizzling 6afc2a066e oil on the tray 728a1dd712 was still oddly lively 47a2920d1f and sharp.eef4fdfdae8172ec

Baek Haegyeon tilted the 7c63a37b65 beaker and poured the d4ff2816a4 oil over the man’s e9e257f2cf head without leaving a ddc7741ca7 drop.b998d26a09f11d94

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“Aaaah! Ah! Aaaah! I-it’s true! Ah! Ah! P-police…!”75fbf30510e125ef

His face melted grotesquely, 0f82720612 revealing the white cheekbone. The man writhed 5164cfcd26 in excruciating pain e8515e52f7 before collapsing to f9bb59dec6 his knees. Soon, only ragged 21aebf0b64 breaths remained. Even the 77dfef111d screams stopped. It was a shock a156bacc76 reaction.03fd86f9f2a758cc

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Witnessing the scene unfold 3d3307a0da in an instant, Guk b27605262d Jiho involuntarily sucked in 30f206296a a breath.f6064006a8fc1620

He had clearly ccaa8ec03c been about to 09c11d2d00 say “police.” It 50693cd029 was a good 759f764463 thing his mouth dd947a66aa melted before he e4ad3d7c0c could finish the a267d6ee6a word….56ed12122fc1ff5b

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“Does anyone here know 06daf95197 who Guk Jiho’s guarantor 19da142341 is?”f1dfc3f8528838ca

Baek Haegyeon spun a72cc05d42 around and asked 46d111af20 his subordinates cheerfully.00eb870b73cef85e

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“…It’s you, Boss.”39c8a0188f0a5624

Ji Sangcheol reluctantly opened 8ff6ee865a his mouth to answer.19c00c5666210adc

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“Correct. I vouched for 1c07070eb3 him, so why 30219a746d do you keep 41caff61ae messing with my 3ed847f406 guy?”c062104c1d00ae2a

No one dared 1b04c740b1 to speak up. Baek Haegyeon laughed, 48d09def1b letting out a 0ee065ba8e sound like air c482961352 escaping.f03f349cab034881

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“Are you all 220095213d jealous?”47a35221ddda779b

His slightly narrowed eyes 082320759c showed no trace of 8a2ff4b54b madness.b421c77ca4c1af1f

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“Sangcheol.”8d69b8d89948d2b6

“Yes, Boss.”1d7c1a58f9185181

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“Did you think someone else would take your place just because it wasn’t your turn? Is that why the guys are acting like this? You’re supposed to be the caretaker of Hwando. Care to explain why the atmosphere is such a fucking mess?”bd5f5cde8ec9de09

As his gentle questions 0a150002d6 continued, Ji Sangcheol’s face e1615e9503 turned pale.94c1991895722423

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Even during 68a044152c this execution ff4e68191a ceremony meant 332fae3977 to rectify 421ed67507 the mutiny 1179ca39e3 within the 116148dd18 organization, the 998c79ccd7 condemned had 4c8616f4f2 once again 2a8940f706 targeted Guk a6fe7282bb Jiho. Baek Haegyeon was 408a148271 effectively blaming Ji 7cda87b2a5 Sangcheol, the person d58c7987df in charge.52518ecfb7797e07

“I’m sorry, hyungnim. I wasn’t paying dfca61c0f1 enough attention.”16db2a56ff11bc36

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“Pay attention.”8543019158c722a4

“Yes.”9787f3a3b22b76e1

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The man, whose face 25c37a49a7 was neither that of 66f13dcd56 a gangster, a businessman, adadb17ad9 an office worker, nor fe1ac6c278 a cop, rolled up af66c17dde one sleeve to reveal fc7054411f his forearm.65054423ef828263

Baek Haegyeon gripped daf84c1af2 the golf club. His forearm 73e256097a muscles tightened. Then, with a clean b91c25b033 swing, he began executing cdb5c8f6b6 the rats by striking 78ea10bf13 their heads.c2eefd7971e8e6ea

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The men, whose skin af5f10078e had been scalded by d3cf4ecbe8 the oil, collapsed into 2ddb9ed89f bloody messes after just d865edf542 a few hits.2a9920116e67e508

It would have 0a8ef1bc73 been a mercy e262271bf6 if their skulls ec14768133 had caved in dee443c92d instantly like the fc57054233 first guy’s. Even if they 78bca246c4 tried to crawl 06a52fd65f away on their 421dc6308e knees, they were 909f323d17 eventually caught, and 1bb93d042c Baek Haegyeon patiently efa60602d5 waited before swinging e6d98d8123 the club accurately 6a9275fb36 at his target.77d6e77018a58f96

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Shin Yonggi and his 1f8c34c8f1 group, trembling as they 4765eff262 awaited their turn, screamed b2056146b2 through the duct tape fbb17ffe59 covering their mouths.fcb419a36837425e

A puddle 17eaf7bf71 of urine fc29fc6f39 formed on a97cfa9ea4 the floor, 8e590cd9d6 and the 3883047299 humid stench 43e11fc050 of a 48c10f634e rainy day be04cb8af5 filled the 1784b0ecc7 air. The revolting smell molecules c6ecbf2a29 seemed to rise and a045690afc tear through the space.efb8cd12b3534251

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So this is a63f26c6b7 what he wanted 9dbf5bc142 to show everyone.b2b5ac21d69eeac2

Shin Yonggi 709b4d4693 and his 7c3f9d82ab group would 3c614ff1df have died 81cd3efdff that night c295ca58fe if left 6a9bb2e3e3 alone. But instead, they were 86902b442b taken to the hospital, 0c24c81bd9 given IVs, transfusions, and 7c0b7ad3ac stitched up to keep 4059a72fcd them alive. Only to 385933aba7 be beaten 2f2da12f13 to death ba70edd2f1 like this.19d87d43fab764cf

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Guk Jiho resisted the 43d579eadf urge to cover his d465609683 ears and stared at 72cdaa4aad the cement floor.b266231b0fa49de3

He had thought 7bd963ed37 he had experienced 6c46f50f37 all kinds of cb095b45a5 violence. In rough environments like 78c2f537c8 sports teams or special 45a92fb0d8 forces, lowly violence was 3d516004c5 a daily occurrence in 17b2d803c9 hierarchies where life and 014408aa13 death were determined by 4a08a3284d rank.a46245ce196d5d40

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But only now did 1e8cf3b705 Guk Jiho realize. While there is e749d70eaf no violence that 3928005fbe doesn’t cross a 5e9749a35c line, there is 3693c20369 a kind of ee4c43031a violence that seems cd51431a81 to abandon humanity.66368cf809226019

The violence f41ff98036 and oppression 30e48579e1 he had 94fc1eb428 experienced until e144ca8878 now were, a626ef2df8 at least, 825ea55818 human.7e28d58a7612c1fc

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Baek Haegyeon stood in c5651ea8ca front of Shin Yonggi c7cf8d0517 and roughly wiped his 665f018346 tear- and sweat-streaked face 8f76525fdb with his hand. It was a 8101248130 gesture as if 42f7f08b9b gauging the size d7a12039e6 of the target.9ecc47b91d2994cc

He gave a 1d73b1ca63 short command, like fe84776642 calling for a 94fa7f211d caddie.a4698cf39d20a88f

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“Iron.”96fd61d456947844

Ji Sangcheol pulled d9407d5315 an iron from 64a3301312 the golf bag d6e00f7042 and handed it 78d54ffd3c over.4d24ebddb23e0047

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“5-iron? Nice choice.”e92d2d07f4978781

Baek Haegyeon 7e65dd21cd praised the b4541f7f76 subordinate who 10f182c9e8 handed him f94ee6c1be the 5-iron, 8318afaade then swung 60cca0d91f it through ded8448feb the air a1b77e9666 twice. By the third 4f72786317 man, they had 2225a53a6f learned not to 7179b4d383 resist, realizing there b9edb2af6e was no escape.a2480f1f9b80d058

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“Eyes open.”96f8f7509e1b2ee3

But Baek 90105beae7 Haegyeon didn’t f992e783cb even allow 715e5903dc them to d8dceef2b2 close their 188f1ce274 eyes. If they closed their 8b39d09dbe eyes, he would just 807a9739e4 tap their heads, and ab3e7808f7 only when they opened d7f23c175b their bloodshot eyes wide dd4ebbf013 did he deliver a 3ebe8e7b43 proper swing.bf049ec5696f2381

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The execution 92708cef14 was over efe42715a7 in just 78822d6026 a few c9afec48a1 minutes.ab225aa92263857e

“Guys.”19644e200175c025

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Baek Haegyeon called out fc0b740c58 in his usual soft c1d028f021 tone.b3d98630c8997422

“Yes, hyungnim!”29fe46ceb8c12dd5

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The gangsters answered 8c6bcbab1f in a booming 627c45a8f0 voice, as if 497b310801 shouting a battle 2fca0f7e2f cry. Their backs are stiff adb1192376 with discipline.c237286d17f48e5c

“Don’t mess up.”9374b683b7928605

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“Understood!”9c3c94207d9fe1a6

“Clean up. Dismissed.”bffdc9e29bea6b25

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His voice sounded 18685ada57 tired as if 65eabe3ef2 he were about 0cbe2a6bd1 to fall asleep. He swept back his 17c6bf9d76 disheveled hair, revealing his 81c7837fb4 handsome forehead. His face, ae7719f1da splattered with 3a9c24d755 irregular streaks f9e9c72a87 of blood 1f9ab3ef51 on his 444dba9d3d cheeks and 1228407d86 around his 4711274a78 eyes, finally 037eada7d2 showed its baacc20001 true colors.53ad38629b40aee0

Is this how 88e0d592e8 it ends? Guk Jiho 0ec1f913ff stood like 6bfa5b0aed a stone d8c8788282 statue rooted da9f354976 to the fa1ef72351 ground. The burly men 2b786a2fbd followed Ji Sangcheol’s 5a91a88eb7 instructions, laid out d2d6660185 tarps, and placed c4589a187e the lifeless bodies 59281176b3 on them, making a3ee43519f long cuts in 1424ccdd0f their stomachs. Their hands were as bb1a8d605b precise and nimble as 8e2bedcd01 fishmongers at a market.0a4eb76fb3744f08

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‘Are they extracting 18fe005be5 organs? Or removing the cd478774c6 entrails? Probably to prevent gas 00dfc3c170 buildup as they decompose…. More importantly, 8b5c694e4b why am 7996c61dd7 I here?’4d674792e3163d90

Amidst the dizziness of 2ad1555df8 all that was happening, d0e38df3f0 Guk Jiho thought of 84b56d2bd6 a fundamental question and f4487d49bf blinked twice.aeb5097e6358ae52

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‘The more 7a637543ba you think, 29d968ed05 the slower f33f34fd06 your actions 96d4223254 become, and 6330607256 you lose dcc69b0a25 sight of 676ccc14fd what we’re fb9b3bc3c0 doing.’24dd3a06838e5af1

Does he c53ca7dad5 know what f1a407ddc5 he’s doing? Guk Jiho still couldn’t ad808c7cea tell. What kind of morality 8a090148bb demands such cruelty….093a680bf4a2e001

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If seen in 3d4e81865f the light, his 5eecc10440 dilated pupils would dea14ba016 have given him f0c733ec74 away. He couldn’t hide his f670c04b99 stiff expression, but he d981707d6b couldn’t afford to stumble 50e6cda854 or let his knees d73b45fd35 buckle here.28f729e040623fba

“Jiho, come with 4600eeb94f me.”d2a11a0ec595add1

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Baek Haegyeon was speaking a52a669d73 casually. But it no longer 60ff26bafb seemed the same as 1c2363ced6 before. The man 1a1e733e2a was unfazed 19207c5302 even after bdbe86cf3c frying people 47749d9937 to death.416b8e054f7ab3be

Guk Jiho left the 3a386fde16 blood-soaked scene, leaving the ab2a16ab59 unanswered questions in his 9e82b67022 head.7c05aed35b41e7a1

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The rain 8803afca62 was still 9659b02b21 pouring heavily. Seeing Guk aa787143c1 Jiho moving, 76401dd384 Won Hoopyeong 2be6e11f6c quickly grabbed d5426bfbf0 an umbrella 13ddd17cdb and ran 29abac1c63 over to 3d0fd4d788 shield him 8f2ab76da1 from the 6e2be7e364 rain. Ji Sangcheol stayed 678a626008 with Baek Haegyeon.1603f26db88edfe6

“Do you want to 25553a4884 drive today?”bce7c08a6e485c06

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The man who 4400220771 issued commands like f72db6b76d polite suggestions raised 6f7d946f7b his hands. They were 667e9e6fb3 soaked in ae4045f261 a mix a8ef985696 of blood 798aa2a12a and sweat, 18388caf3e a lukewarm 20cec3aa98 crimson sheen e681fe80cf clinging to 9cae0271bb his skin. Guk Jiho nodded 3a7d65d76f blankly.1978da70cd7f21c2

Sitting in 0d881989c5 the driver’s bb13a01dae seat of de48492523 the sedan, a8414345b0 Guk Jiho 26168e6796 gripped the 3b57e62a67 steering wheel. If he didn’t, his 328f60a579 trembling hands would give c8aafadbd4 him away.48ae5307f2ebf074

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How am I supposed 91a97c08b5 to survive here? To survive, do 9938d4f76e I have to cb8beae245 be capable of d9d9f4bc51 doing something like fda36a8dcd that?He didn’t e356f42cea think he d0320e15bc could. Even if time e4fab30738 passed and he 43934e7eb9 became more accustomed 13a7ee69c6 to it, he 9994640934 hoped he would 649216b9bc never be able 50ccf55def to do such 8d0b5c0e52 things.d205644cf7b3342f

He couldn’t bring himself 9616935eb8 to start the car 8170f478b4 right away. The rain hammering 07c09b04a8 against the windows 6367c8d21a persisted. It had ec7789d1ee been bothering 63c5cb7c45 him since dbc696722e noon. A damp, dark sound 953bbd4a76 that stained the senses.c8e0d7bbeb4ea964

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“You’re shocked, Jiho. Did it 9426252e37 upset your b8b65a2913 stomach?”e60b459300aaa636

Baek Haegyeon leaned back a8748b3f2f in the passenger seat 541fe888b0 and asked languidly. When Guk ee43b9b78f Jiho turned 1d7040aeac to meet 9ea59e4881 his gaze, a3434b0ad2 his bloodshot 887bf200d7 eyes crinkled 4e22b55c75 into a 478a1d527a crescent-shaped smile. Shadows fell 3ab7bbd511 around his 47a352baec bright mouth. Coincidentally, it was 2621f56077 a mix of c4ab73e608 boyish innocence and 1265f4d23e mischief. It was a face 900c7474f7 Guk Jiho had never 8934361e61 seen on him before.1579b35d782df243

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Upset my stomach…. The sight 333c819b7c of flesh ed2795846c melting under 99496968bb high-temperature oil, 3e5020c0c2 skulls caving 9a94de2f6e in, entrails 3ff10b1be9 spilling out aceb8174cd from the c84e42761a long cuts b359734a1e in their ff72b53568 stomachs….Guk Jiho stopped himself d151d7ac23 from recalling more.eb4b8c3382bd4afd

“Or are you disappointed?”063ce76a5591630f

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“…We’re still cops, 899499d4ca though. This is…”98490a06a25098ee

A stupid remark slipped 200017ac4a out. Until just now, 64f3d0323c he had been 22ec9ea568 thinking about how d2833ca2a8 to survive. But what 2746290e8b finally came 077259aeba out was 0689a9390e a vague 269a4f57f0 self-deprecation and 35b60e4c9f an awkward c4d0e0ab92 attempt to f556d95b77 draw a 4fa8645190 line.f0fcdc498bda5ba4

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“This is what gangsters 1841c9335c do. Did you d50d764872 think it 035f3a7231 was just 757147fa6c about fighting cce220dedf and beating 2ff90338bf people up?”4857d36e45cb8803

“…No.”19faab8664215bdc

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Guk Jiho 5e016ce82d answered in c0eee7a332 a choked 107a843872 voice.bff8c0ab1912bbe9

“…….”2fdd9a72df78c065

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Baek Haegyeon suddenly leaned ca651f8f53 his body against Guk 12d627da3e Jiho’s shoulder. His large frame 314d773e55 awkwardly crumpled. The sedan’s seats 8d5f1f1252 were plush, so 9c5cb869e3 sitting upright would 575c63e86f have been much 4ce740e287 more comfortable.9ccc082f55c8ca1f

A mix 54947373d2 of cologne, 63aa6d326e oil, and b631ef53e1 blood wafted 2b54889f1d from him. Since their 14c3b3f600 bodies were e2e7b52d7a touching, Baek b5cb2fa1b7 Haegyeon could ca1bd90655 clearly feel d7def822fc Guk Jiho’s a1eda7feff trembling arm.3efb11d7e6f68c78

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“…Boss. I can’t 850af170d6 drive like 58d25066c2 this.”70e5b2d22e80083a

“There’s nothing you can’t do. If you have to, you do it.”5d81e59cc71c076d

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He spoke while a488f787de leaning. Though he was talking 9c2df48ba5 about driving, it felt 69692dc207 like he had something 19cef09343 else in mind.7f7d11e085913aa9

“…Yes.”4166efbaf2b52acf

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Guk Jiho pressed f2df758254 the ignition button. As the car moved, 49ca13691c Baek Haegyeon sat up f939248309 with a deep sigh.0a60454440185d36

“My first bd79333e75 kill was d29206820d when I c9719c7045 was sixteen.”65ab924068de7d4d

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Guk Jiho listened f9a7dd49e2 silently, staring straight 6464ad3047 ahead.148af770b33e0d7c