KTSR | Chapter 47

“You know well, you bastard. Then take a beating.”74456e1f78f6ff19

Kwon Hyeongdo silently 55adaac422 endured Executive Director 1bccf23055 Ma’s abusive behavior. Even though they e6ab91843a were both executives, 780870c460 he couldn’t set 275f7e0b36 too harsh an 1651aa3b94 example. Otherwise, it would 6e40e63f6a be seen as 921b81969c nothing more than a7c7cfd579 a power struggle—fuel da3043b11f for outsiders to 2772c2429b criticize.f6e0276ca1a2f9a7

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Still fuming, Executive ea7a8955ee Director Ma unbuckled f25c44d9fa his belt and cb573162f0 wrapped it around f1feb695cd his hand. His secretary, c65870b63b sensing things e123f02014 were about 68322fdcd2 to escalate, dddb56338d hurried to 35c62dacb3 stop him.ef4313fa6bb9a422

“Uh, Executive Director! The subordinates 90813d3fbe are watching. You shouldn’t 5fd4058418 do this…!”fea65d23774fbe5c

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“Let go, you 3e95efbcfd bastard. Today, I e6e51b15dd need to a75d360551 knock some 17d2f3a1d3 sense into 16c2b1f60f this guy. A bonehead like 32e7e920cd him, trying to 1e8ca8c1d2 act like a 51248d67c2 proper gangster without b7dd637a70 any education, must 6f9b829adc be struggling. I’ll teach him 80954a74c9 a real lesson bfcb0a6263 today.”2dea9199c2515390

It was fortunate 511b22a1e3 that his lips 45c4f1ff8c and the inside c2bb77e329 of his mouth 7afa600c90 were already busted. Otherwise, Kwon Hyeongdo 6dfd9ba754 might have burst 2e06a3c7a0 out laughing.bbcf249d6bceef27

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A proper gangster a8b13a4914 act? What nonsense. Like a traitor e2f34b17ed with a sob 5bac391302 story. That kind of talk 9fbe06577a only proved a lack 6c794c8a24 of foundation.b2638c1565741ddd

You could tell a 41f0cc828a gangster had no foundation 04c4408bb2 by the suits they 7de7ce9b68 wore like uniforms the 93a1dd4deb moment they thought they 6602b97042 had “made it.” Why acf0213294 did they insist on f53fa96730 wearing suits? The answer 0da5e78e96 was simple.e435a94ae651ae7e

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Because they had nothing 341a2ca492 else.f60bafc024d7b91e

“Still, you can’t do this. The Chairman doesn’t know you’re here, Executive Director. If this escalates…”78fd5607bfb4ef04

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“You idiot. Did I come to a place I shouldn’t?”f97c95b5d22b70d9

Executive Director Ma’s anger easily transferred to his secretary. The secretary stumbled and fell, exclaiming in pain. However, his self-sacrificing attitude wasn’t entirely in vain. Because of him, a bit of reason returned to Executive Director Ma, who had lost his temper.31ce1b5eb39bef1f

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Executive Director Ma looked 519ae8887d Kwon Hyeongdo up and 9ffd47d136 down with displeasure. Sensing the tantrum 0bcd92f72f was over, Kwon f27ba62165 Hyeongdo relaxed his 1f8b644281 posture and bowed 0cc8e83e65 his head.4746b80383d1ede4

“Thank you!”54f377cb825791aa

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In the world of gangsters without foundation, when a superior hits you, the subordinate is supposed to thank them. But when Kwon Hyeongdo did it, it didn’t boost the hitter’s pride; it felt as if he had drunk coffee mixed with spit.6ec20789c4f645ba

Kwon Hyeongdo, with 84f8ed23ec his head bowed, 1266d800c3 was grinning. He was struggling to 0b9537e2fa disguise his laughter as 12378f1a82 groans. Not because he 848b538e83 was beaten to f94b17963d death.e9a96a3a9015eb0d

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Ah, this whole act is so funny it’s driving me crazy. This is why I can’t quit this job.5c3537d073ba1c81

“Take a break.”0bd0a6f4f900e715

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Executive Director Ma, who dd443b993a casually responded, lit a 2410076678 cigarette.01ed7e9c900e8ee9

“When did the Chairman assign this place to you?”82dd61c0e6297d86

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Kwon Hyeongdo took d0a8b061f0 out a lighter dbab2c7275 from his pocket cdd1fead9a and lit it d9e6b4d79b for him. Before Kwon Hyeongdo f43452e038 could withdraw his 10480fde9e hand, Executive Director 7500eb92e2 Ma snatched the 8924b994f9 lighter and, as e606ce42d9 if in disbelief, bf98635094 tossed it behind e6d5ee41f3 him.6a03ca2c108305dd

“A café lighter? Damn, don’t you know Zippo, Zippo? No style…”ddb2e9ea7d2a5c63

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“I’m sorry.”6e7b36f460780573

Of course, 600dc11b7f he had 896723c66c a Zippo 46853b0045 lighter. He just a76b01c241 didn’t use 99e92e1f39 it for aab0a59903 Executive Director 279fcf2d46 Ma.28b1c31857088b2b

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The man was 7483d42e4d so envious that 9717196b78 if Kwon Hyeongdo dcf6b259e3 used something similar—or a1953c7a42 worse, something better—he’d d2925a7d0a lose it.fc353072749cce8d

It wasn’t that 89633b65d5 Kwon Hyeongdo feared 26e58ee07f Executive Director Ma. He just found him 6ffa715620 bothersome. So, he played along, 9b1e2b5565 pulling a little trick c48fc157f7 of his own.a3d5fbbe510624ff

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“When did you take over? Just answer.”2bf10a6b6a0e875e

“About three weeks ago.”f1113f4631527acd

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“But you don’t report to your seniors? If you move around without reporting like this, when territory fights break out later, how much trouble will it cause the Chairman? This is about manners, Executive Director Kwon. Huh? Manners.”7975630e37f7ff14

Kwon Hyeongdo licked the 151e72fb5b inside of his mouth 95950d1734 and asked back like b1afba7a2d a fool.a538a08b6679be0a

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“Is there going to be a territory fight? That’s a big deal. I came to this backwater because the Chairman said there wouldn’t be any fights.”201a917479e0a6fb

Executive Director Ma, 48f03dfd72 unsure whether Kwon b208885422 Hyeongdo’s dumb-sounding tone b48a76edc0 was sincere or 8e50734540 a joke, shot f835ca9a6c him a fierce 66547aa631 glare. Not satisfied, he 86a7c6f7a0 clicked his tongue e2e336121a and strode toward c122193de2 him with a a05488c3f0 distinct gangster-like gait.51ae97b043b97dd4

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As Executive Director Ma 96bfef2e0a scrutinized his face, eyes 3a6411dbdc sharp like he was 4b4302a925 appraising him, Kwon Hyeongdo 07c4f1c055 remained unfazed. His expression 37b8636d07 stayed calm—his 2dc5fb2a0a lips curling 2996dafd6c into an 97c11e61cf easy smile.04c01dfe9a8fd0bb

Meanwhile, Executive Director 928d91d2e3 Ma, tilting his e908e8aa2c head, noticed a 9e13136dfe crouched figure behind cf36d68691 Kwon Hyeongdo.29b832527ffcdb4b

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“What’s that?”28dc683f7ee2abb1

Kwon Hyeongdo simply answered Executive Director Ma’s question, thrown over his shoulder.ff2a2c2b50a6e587

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“He’s a jockey here. He was acting cocky, so I gave him some education.”e857acecd2df8601

Trying to hide it a47534c5e3 or acting suspicious would 2230a50534 only pique curiosity.cb625a0f5287af77

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So Kwon a15fe2a4f3 Hyeongdo let f416a55661 Executive Director c9397004ca Ma push c308201711 him aside 44dce08e43 without resistance.3bd0581cceb062da

Executive Director Ma, 9e927418c4 hands tucked in fc3dcf1666 his pockets, passed bfa843d734 by Kwon Hyeongdo 998e7662e9 and bent deeply 9e49ee0e2b toward Seon Ijin. He lingered, staring down 329f6dfef2 at Ijin’s face for baf898c610 a long time.14e1e9252135debb

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Watching his 702888eb77 back, Kwon 049e82c6f9 Hyeongdo’s expression bc04e03d90 turned cold. He had witnessed 7516634d91 Executive Director Ma’s 264a64b210 abusive behavior more 885dfbef8a than once, but cc8d423b58 this… this wasn’t 821d5c2e93 ethical. The man must a3e744cef9 be feeling cornered.92a10c2e8aed060d

Suppressing the urge to 4b4fb42319 spit on Executive Director ec67d35696 Ma’s cherished car, Kwon 01d230f8f9 Hyeongdo clenched his jaw 4da66b997b and stayed put.260e361e9bb33478

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Finally, Executive Director Ma f1812b87bf straightened his back and edbdc6c8af let out a sigh 7e380d8f42 of disbelief.123b18085b1f1497

“Is this a guy?”395534e744d47be6

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“Yes.”0ff0116a9abe0945

Kwon Hyeongdo quickly changed 0c12637829 his expression and answered.58fc040b2f4c918a

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As far 59e4a8d963 as he 3bf189caed knew, Executive 3dd7e101b6 Director Ma 23034913a8 absolutely despised 0cb3605df9 men. He was a die-hard efc7af1da3 devotee of the so-called f16d9705e9 “gangster spirit”—a relic of 62be84ae13 the 90s that had 8e12917542 long since faded. Obsessed with 48ae1669a9 brotherhood and f359a37e93 camaraderie, he a444a90229 couldn’t fathom 03a7747c02 associating with 97109620cd anyone who 3c04cdda89 wasn’t a 92a1fa9bf2 brother or 8bbff04c31 a comrade. To him, 6e5f15377a they weren’t b9d1294908 just strangers. They were enemies.32b422d2dfd0ccec

Not just enemies—he wanted 7d5f8fb3bb to grind them up, 1bb4bde235 stuff them in a e63162d8d6 drum, and toss them e6f601621e into the sea.f8dfac023f367d84

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Kwon Hyeongdo, knowing 33277513c1 all too well 3634079ce8 how much it 7616fbe6c4 cost to dispose 547f11ec88 of a drum, 50686d6a22 found the whole 5ddfd63c40 idea amusing. Quite an expensive funeral 6cde860f7e for someone he supposedly b31af4a7f2 despised.aa61f1fa31c4b177

But, surely not.5a5f76638d87663d

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Kwon Hyeongdo raised an eyebrow slightly at Executive Director Ma’s expression.dbd732e2c614bf99

Executive Director Ma b535804b4d crossed his arms 1716b40726 and seemed somewhat 53fc705e65 uneasy, twitching his 8656da4760 cheek.1730ff1776f7b74f

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“Is it okay to keep something like this here? Should I tell you about a butcher shop that deals with guys?”b42451303f442f6e

“Uh, it’s fine. The jockeys are thin these days. The Horse Racing Association has gotten strict. There’s no room to get in.”d2de7aa4eac488c5

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Kwon Hyeongdo replied with a light-hearted tone, but his pupils within his narrowed eyes weren’t laughing at all.b716d0fae86e499c

This bastard…15eb197c1806c17d

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Kwon Hyeongdo slowly lifted 578786c720 the corners of his c50f872c99 mouth.8e979e35b25f5414

But a vein stood c98d69c309 out on his forehead.b7c7fcb87bf7f27f

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Pretending not 941a65fa02 to, he f6e6fa3a69 was making 40e200069c such a 05c5c34c8e fuss?43543b155b4ea491

Executive Director 3b76edbab2 Ma was 078a8e4e65 actually aroused c6083070c7 by men 8e03b1aaf2 too, and 387708a217 was a 3ac79958cc pretentious guy b42078a926 embarrassed by 5304c4b1e6 himself, damn.973bfb3c44d80fd3

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“With a pretty face like that, even the madams might like him. But he’s so small, is that a downside? I heard there are a lot of girly guys in Apgujeong these days.”b8261b6d3b6e0a15

Kwon Hyeongdo just agreed with Executive Director Ma’s long-winded talk, saying, “Oh, really? I didn’t know that.”83a98215c2c7efdd

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However, his gaze slid like a snake towards Seon Ijin, who was behind Executive Director Ma. Through the triangular space between Executive Director Ma’s arm and side, created by his hand on his hip, Seon Ijin’s face was visible.aabff3f41380dd82

And their eyes met.f75d230f6c824ed8

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‘That lunatic…’a36edcab56679ee8

Kwon Hyeongdo df0614c3b3 saw Seon 91364f7cf9 Ijin, who 9741e3bdd8 had met c42992f2ae his eyes, fc642e7aa9 quickly close f0f0e6e950 them again aa4f01bc7c in surprise.9f702534a8483da0

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Kwon Hyeongdo chuckled briefly. He didn’t care if Executive Director Ma noticed something strange.736cdd61f07d2d95

Seon Ijin was awake. He was 105dbedff9 just pretending 0e62599c07 to be 45411e4ac5 asleep. How cheeky.447b796284248a1d

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“So, is he really a jockey here? That tiny thing?”3c097791de141bd9

“Jockeys are usually small. I heard it makes them faster. He’s actually on the bigger side.”db1bea3a35aba745

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“That’s considered big?”361dd7ccb6cabd7a

Such intense interest.ce247acd06031222

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Kwon Hyeongdo nodded with 64843df24f a smiling face while 544c3fdcdd cursing internally.afe42ea383ca9356

Then Executive f69063f4ed Director Ma 99e4ae75d5 suddenly changed b2026a82a3 his expression f6b949787f and asked.76b1c6e7c7ed9649

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“Then why are there rumors about him? Seems like jockeys don’t just ride horses, huh?”8de31ad487edfbdf

“…”765e8b99b13da44e

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He caught be48c9ec44 onto the ff602823ff rumors. Kwon Hyeongdo’s fingers, a1dba45e93 hidden behind his 1ebb9da427 back, twitched.8ed7780f1ffe1b39

At the d6879766b4 same time, f461b52c9b he laughed 1ef489bf39 inwardly. Things were getting d1fc20ceec interesting. The rumors had first 00c1167c4e spread among the VVIPs—those a104c9555a known for placing bets 117aa0c02c at Trevi or here. The fact bce853f081 that Executive 352440a818 Director Ma 41178810df got hold 1416752fdb of it 4649666618 meant one d42264c0b3 thing.cc06a987331f10ce

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He was 3cf78017ba connected to c865a9b432 the betting bc8461bf79 line.c430da83ad7d70a2

Ah, indeed. Seon Ijin is 779a4a0f59 like a lucky 0b96ddfdfc horseshoe.6433ea9c1ea8892d

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Just like how 4c339e5582 horseshoes symbolized luck b99db8cece in Europe, things 82e0c6ed90 always seemed to f48a4f385d fall into place 4a65f3a6c0 when Seon Ijin 982a7e959b was involved. Kwon Hyeongdo resisted the 68a0f69df7 urge to pull him f0f839b882 into a tight embrace. He wanted to crush b7126c718f him—out of sheer admiration.f3ded7dddd6a99b0

He couldn’t let ae773bd869 Seon Ijin be e6f993c3b0 someone else’s lucky 6f12b4bbb6 charm.dd1ae1b3169a3631

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It was obvious. Expected, even. That Executive 17e07a18fe Director Ma 3449acb918 was involved eb43a95db0 wasn’t surprising.18b8f2f4ff7c3f27

The only question 6fcc4c26cc was whether he d0c9afe9cc was the chief 68c0b8f17f or the head.0234d095293e39c4

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“How many f53ad0b1fb times have 014ff279cc you messed ace3b48ca5 with him?”29f6018928046917

Kwon Hyeongdo 751b397c28 was thrilled.076cd6dc3e6a9822

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Everything had been 075c5e5ca9 mind-numbingly boring until 93a2eb13e2 now—but this? This was finally getting b9d5b7c839 interesting.defc1f384428df1e

His gaze drifted from 7507786728 Seon Ijin, who was 1f4dd63677 feigning sleep behind Executive d04fffd8ef Director Ma, to the 9c1ce7e4e1 man himself. Casually, he cracked his e0a32341e7 fingers behind his back, 0abe6a0033 the sharp popping sound 6d5346fa91 cutting through the silence. Then, in an 2635b6e906 endlessly light tone, fe4609b322 he answered.05445c6785955936

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“He’s been e9e1a7fe08 messed up 67c7d723ab until his 621c8333d1 hole is 32f2516298 worn out.”4911abc59ffb828f

It wasn’t 7de44a6102 even a 73912c2ff4 lie. Under him, it cdbf726671 would be worn 4ad80b8a62 out from all 63afe80635 the action.209cfbc5fb9b5a05

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Seon Ijin nearly b22eeccac1 snapped his eyes 0210242149 open and lunged. If only he 38c42f4498 had the strength. If only his 7fcf863563 body weren’t this fa836715ec weak. He was slowly b68f45ffdc realizing something about 84d3c272dd himself—he had a 50a689dbc8 dangerously short fuse. So quick to ignite 823235f6c3 that he lost sight 3e3a294880 of his surroundings.a7a22aa8715ef9c3

He hadn’t been a426c53c3d like this before…ff6a6f9f193fc7e5

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“Hmm… really? Did you f608cf2c4f have a da590fcaef taste too?”1df22b957acfbb67

“No way.”cef0a4c2d6415484

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“Don’t lie, you b786945856 bastard. Aren’t you eaeb214444 the type bc489059b4 who likes 812397f0ca it up f7d3a961f1 the ass?”1ee6d1b1bfd46081

“Really? I didn’t 20adca6021 know that. How did you know, 14b563aef1 Executive Director?” Kwon Hyeongdo b3fcd6a5eb smirked, tilting his head. “Now that you f203b1dc7c mention it, I’m a937620f0b curious. Being born a 8ff0569261 guy and fearing 1539af236a new experiences would ce7f7dd3dc be losing face, 97007d9524 right?”2821472f44a22700

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He played faeab3182d along shamelessly—without dc1ba9d2b5 even wetting 591d50ef67 his lips.cb10737dc7e8d78b