SW | Chapter 33

Guk Jiho clasped his 8fd610ee5d hands behind his back. His lips remained fdd5f1fcc8 sealed. If the answer b4aaf7a036 came too late, 1d74b6110d that itself could 5d94207eb2 become the answer. If he wanted 222c22eb1b to lie, he 5d0e61ef31 had to do d7b010e87a it quickly.043461fa2f85955f

‘No. Nothing like that 9e131314b2 happened.’8895e18775c68a38

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The reason 8636b803d7 he couldn’t 4f8a4e7ec6 spit out 6d3e05f202 those words 94d04d42c8 wasn’t due 9a8e59ba26 to loyalty 992669af20 to Baek eac6582290 Haegyeon or 8ced08d991 any personal 132ef6c2c5 affection. He had no a4fa92e5e8 sense of duty 4ec2bda125 or obligation toward fb463538d3 him yet.e3445d9e773bf403

Still, the reason 6b581640d4 he couldn’t speak bea4c78c9f immediately was… ridiculously, 2f1b77f9f7 the lingering images ea31de5b8e of the execution 5aa852e609 ceremony still fresh 5ac941afb9 in his mind.8331b5ed105f3aaf

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“Hmm…”6dade6904137da23

Baek Haegyeon 3fd8376a4c let out 66ff6d45af a slow 40167ed995 sigh as c1bff05bba he looked 358432099c up at 139f467bf5 Guk Jiho. Then, he 894800e0de crossed his cb4d0a3541 legs and bf25309e72 leaned back d15200c9c7 deeply into d62584acea his chair. His attitude f3e51942dc was one 82bfab8267 the type 5fd838176a to observe. He already 86819031b3 knew the 0cda3101a8 answer. He pulled his lips 238c17d1fe into a smile and f5c70a4a52 waited silently for Guk e4a3e54ef7 Jiho to say something. A dimple-like 66bce7bbe6 crease formed bc638198c5 on his 6b5391fa3c cheek, which 42054e1483 had recently 1c9cf211d3 thinned out.8d61703cc055681c

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He had claimed 08cc553e77 that the brutality c0aa4f595a of the execution 04fb83e724 ceremony was for 56db652ab7 Guk Jiho’s sake, e9e7f039ab but in reality, 605e23a24e the ultimate beneficiary 20cec2bd2a of that show c4a177e5e6 was Baek Haegyeon d33d8d018e himself.b01deba22ec9be8f

“Boss.”346107ccb80a7119

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“Yes.”3e79b81afed3d89c

He responded leisurely, not c5adeeda0e offering any opening for df04776ab8 conversation. In the face 68e0011f15 of the difference 30b8692f83 in experience and 2fb6195b13 position, Guk Jiho 24af24d657 couldn’t win against 30d3268e8f him.b5b3422460b9c88d

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Baek Haegyeon 8befb89ce6 had gone b9894a9e9c through three 9bdea8d926 predecessors. And hadn’t df86a2c896 those three 3bc8fec4dd predecessors received 8df3af5b2f the same 29a4e27fe4 orders from 85703bd076 the Director? Had Baek Haegyeon 40f1b8e690 noticed every time?c3e72fc2a5c37c2f

The longer the 97f6d24fd7 silence stretched, the 6704c8fb70 more tense the d0683143ad atmosphere between the 3e4d48ebf7 two became. It was cb8c32833c as if 8636cb00a1 they were a173f4207b in a 39356a0557 standoff. The changed mood f27a90e747 took hold of 95818b6916 the office.a17a6d95ca979827

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One person 9b13d6f484 waiting for 4ab4969cc8 the other cc8a226e52 to speak, b2f6b2e37a and the 3769929196 other unable 722aaace36 to open 02b02ae6be his mouth.fb62cce9ae711d7b

Eventually, Baek 35713191cd Haegyeon stood 7d03496d04 up from 1cd727707a his chair 3d68269dc1 and approached 41cbbb60f2 Guk Jiho. The man e89ab8aa1f scrutinized his 79726d0223 subordinate, who 9de7b85746 stood straight, 18a21abc8f as if 112decef15 he was c6cb58c7d6 inspecting his 1a86c6f645 appearance.3633e684d91cc5df

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‘The shirt cuffs 9b7f5322e7 should show about 7989cc1529 1.5 cm.’4733e5ecc443a610

‘The shoes and socks 5569f8214e should match in color.’3c6ed3637a100b52

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‘The pants should be cbd4ffd86c properly ironed.’ee0f74c3f76e74f8

Guk Jiho was f09311382a dressed exactly as f10c5dd27c Baek Haegyeon had 4d41c7c40c taught him.dcccc3d3cbacb52a

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“These days, does 99cd3e2734 no one tie 708647a0fe your tie?”aaf61ae5954046d8

The man grabbed the 3eeefbe964 tie and pulled it 8009957f03 abruptly, causing the pin ff0162b940 that had been holding 47578189d5 it in place to ac39158904 fall to the floor 5b0c329ae0 and roll away.43ac1cb2264d34e1

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“Uh… Yes.”75b9668cf6e3a266

“Mr. Jiho, your hands…”e8dfd1f3e94f5d8b

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Baek Haegyeon c64abdb6a7 reached down c777f15f46 and took 12fa06cafb Guk Jiho’s 3a182b8c48 hand. He brushed 5d780dc4da the back 561b9c4cda of it, 2ad7cbded9 then patted 95c08cfed4 it.f109056ab4af847e

“It seems like 32f2b31c76 the only thing 1f5ccd922c you’re good at 7f80cf919e with these hands d7d3164a9b is hitting people. You can’t 4446642186 even tie f86f140afc a tie f38c0c9f1a properly.”9303c3909e81bcdc

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Then, he slowly pulled e53d03a65f Guk Jiho’s tie. With a a4f60480d9 jerk of f007893e80 his chin, ff1dd9a5f1 he gestured 1d31940c6f toward the a0e2adc006 mirror. Guk Jiho obediently walked 855f5a6689 over and stood in d5380b2738 front of it. Baek Haegyeon came up 7c43eb0e44 behind him and straightened 01e4137e9a the tie tightly. Their eyes met in 37233961f2 the mirror.542b14dad2fcd4e9

The tie was 4ef35de7fa wrapped around his 83ad1098ae neck again.f86f67624c0d1b89

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“I’ve told 61dd4b6b1f you over ba21aa42cb and over, 3bfc9a31ce but you 6bba6053a9 just don’t 6fe1d27a03 learn.”28620c264c5f4a55

Baek Haegyeon 1c8c3181b0 muttered in 205217121b his characteristic 2f36719293 rhythmic voice, fefebe0392 then began 27083cfec1 to tie 2c845b7c59 the tie f25fb76be3 with slow b1ccd8ee6e movements. The faint scent of 94176a83da his cologne could only 86c841723c be detected up close, 622c289a84 but it wafted to 4026ecce72 the tip of Guk 3df9c8bd71 Jiho’s nose. Standing at attention, Guk c8d8170748 Jiho’s lips twitched, and 49c9705e66 he finally managed to 7436094a98 say something.a9ab64f876285c81

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“…I’m sorry.”325a79049f056179

“Loving your subordinates e9564c9733 requires patience, so 523c6af070 you just have 7534ec1cee to endure for 03b09d60e7 a long time.”9f1bbf2129755a3e

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Baek Haegyeon 72c7fcd062 replied nonchalantly. The knot was c2dc50fd4f completed, tight enough e99c4b4df6 to choke him.2acd989677d008a0

“See? It’s neat, so it 409194b7cf looks good.”f99f13651860a466

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“…Yes.”785d64e1a47878cb

Their eyes met in 7570b82b3d the mirror. Baek Haegyeon 99e12b4c41 smiled warmly, cf747a70c7 then patted 781ad0c8c6 Guk Jiho’s 4e38c75f9f shoulder.40d460d4d857fc7c

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“You were told b6b066ac01 to extract the a68f256505 financial records, right?”ba9042148fd09046

It was a 8296d3dfcf gesture of conceding cdc536bd72 once. He was 1a14f0540a considering the 751db01e34 position Guk 6e25ebdbce Jiho was 1fa226be15 in, unable ce13751c0f to speak e231b48e7b first.1ad6b5d3c4bdf464

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“…I haven’t touched them 411e368c2a yet. I couldn’t.”df5a2da91b1d27e0

“I’ll prepare some decent 29d1c4dd2f materials for you to 3188f9bf92 report, so don’t worry 3cef884b2e about the Director.”57ac7d78c303baef

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Guk Jiho looked at 67ba228793 Baek Haegyeon. It was unexpected 516e1b589b cooperation, an invitation b004d45f88 to roll together 38f0fea7b7 as accomplices.913a726a433654d0

When Jiho couldn’t respond 5672981267 right away, Baek Haegyeon 195ac925c3 broke his train of f562a00504 thought by calling his 22d35ac35a name.ebfadb903030394d

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“Mr. Jiho.”27a330c1cef21081

“Yes.”fd664df9605eb194

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“Who’s your superior?”51689d2488d8c493

As he asked, 3ffeba98c9 Baek Haegyeon brushed 8e8a7d1a64 his hand down c24ebdf4ad Guk Jiho’s nape. Guk Jiho’s body 6b9d7dc9a9 flinched at the cd1541d1cc sudden touch, and e451ff126c the hand stopped, be9ca87413 firmly gripping his 119e8459e7 neck.e1b6856ace4bbedd

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It’s said that feline cd90584f9d animals freeze when their 5451a4c61c nape is grabbed. Guk Jiho 5a23950833 felt a 05352ac969 similar sense 755e960047 of pressure 9dbdceed8c from the 52baaf86fb hot hand 67d3a84ca5 enveloping his df8aeffb2e neck.826ba95d8f1ca9ac

“…It’s you, Boss.”77c29f6e24dd159e

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“Right, it’s 05ffdbe9d5 your first 93bbaee54a time, so 724ce07c2e mistakes are 2c03200b7f allowed. From now 83656c41e1 on, if 222672c082 the Director 9f9d442b4f orders you 896d7bf9f4 to report 126408b39d on me…”cf60af5ce36b31d9

“…Understood.”fb44b5a4d025ab3c

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“Don’t wait 9eaed431e9 for me 7267beb030 to ask 57bf79e49e first. Report directly from b99b5c07b1 your own mouth.”ff25b5ccc9950136

“Yes, I’m sorry.”093664eaf8101c17

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“Go on.”faf094936478360a

The hand 9198fc070c that had 5057fbda9a clung to 9e6769af99 his neck 150781909e pressed down 609d796d34 as if 40cf2b6dae to leave 85162508d1 a mark 3b29ee89f9 before withdrawing. Guk Jiho bowed 408c460110 and turned to e3bb398f02 leave, a sigh 65c94495d5 escaping as he abf9e62890 did.724a86094df370e2

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The saying 62009bd3ae that even 391088726e a tiger 381cd645ff comes when fcdb100605 called by e5316b140f its name 1bb404e21a held true. Every weekend, 1e2d2f5edd Guk Jiho b5b3879a5a reported regularly 1f011f78d2 to the ea5aedb6f1 Director. Other than that, the 404e65f9fc only times the Director 5bc2b90a15 called were when something 77361cc25a major happened or when b44693bd68 she was in a e01ed15b83 capricious mood. Today, he hoped it 9ea39b39e5 was the latter.200771d79686cc2f

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After making 704f8a848d the excuse 8022adc688 of needing 09fa0a38d0 some fresh 245433b0ac air, Guk 7e4b6d8c3a Jiho unlocked 5cc7c645ea the rooftop dbd57faeba door of 9e65da01cf the building. Only after confirming b4c9050bf1 that the others 3733c8d050 had moved far 3dd061beb7 away did he 0c3c8d1641 answer the call.b601cbd92164cf43

Direct sunlight 50a89fc400 poured down 0eac435137 from above, 46d146bd70 and skyscrapers b39d596a49 stretched out ff6209e136 below his 2578269345 feet. A cool autumn breeze d84696676b blew just in time, 270bdba556 making it feel like 86ff30ccf5 his breath was finally d804f727b1 clearing.5a07e17bc78fcc27

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“Yes. Hello.”8055062ec84a15d6

“I heard you held c3cf60f5a9 an execution ceremony.”0b0f24f725e2fbe3

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The voice jumped 162651e63e straight to the 26ec244662 point, something he 640610c174 was now accustomed 0f7b5edc71 to.6a45e7e120471e7f

“Yes. We did.”7bd4e50ea2cd2575

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“Why is your 5ad41f9c2e reporting system such 9cae4ebe04 a mess? I told you to a696979ec8 report everything that happens. Why aren’t 2fdb1bbcac you reporting 3a2d8918ee to me f289557b58 when Haegyeon 0576233349 is?”8bf232f5e9327156

At the Director’s 23b9460e8e reprimand, Guk Jiho 02bb20482b lowered his voice.be34ca3c267b2231

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“I’m sorry. But if you heard 2758f57f92 about the execution ceremony, 0005a04119 then you know I 5e438045f1 almost died again. Did you leak my 1827a9fece information to Baek Haewoo bdcc7c1b07 or Haeyu?  What ever be472a94aa his name is. What kind of 68f0234b02 national agency doesn’t a5deb38e48 even protect its 2d62d1c6cd agents and sends 9b2660d2d0 them out as 2364fc15f8 bait? I knew it 302d082ef7 was dangerous when 8da548426c I was deployed, 0d4e9719eb but I didn’t 1c363496f4 expect to face 6634148df3 death so frequently.”354ea168e0521867

The rapid-fire words made d9c4527e27 the Director apologize promptly.535310188725b58b

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“Hmm, I’m sorry about 773250250e that. It seems Baek Haewoo a5d0be5588 does have your information, e9a4d49f38 and it’s dangerous to 9328bd699d leave it as it 1c46161883 is, so we’ll take a85707b633 care of it soon.”d9392a2f2dfde47a

“Soon? Exactly when? So you’re saying Baek 4804bd77fd Haewoo’s men could show 1fa878ea94 up in three minutes, 7e205e2a4c point a knife at 43676b78f7 me, and call me b4f2467029 a rat?”f78996582c16b17e

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Guk Jiho’s 28d0043987 anger flared c005849b78 at the d1dc48b4a7 Director’s shameless cf691dfd15 attitude. He clenched and unclenched 587b11953c his fist, veins bulging 0c96042355 on the back of a7e052a9ad his hand.668a260ca7d5c276

“Didn’t you a6c549bd97 hear from 607d275318 Haegyeon? We’ve already sent people b37f28294e to Japan. You’ll hear news 89064fa27d soon.”dd07cc9ac3898f8f

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“Is Haewoo in Japan?”f652435586294346

“Baek Haewoo is 42ee42cbdb a member of ee2b5d1464 the Hunjo Association, aab926e499 one of Japan’s 54f9a3ec26 three major yakuza 95c8060604 organizations.”1776a4c80f5e164f

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“What?”64f7922c06f5bd5b

The story 24bc37c327 the Director a954aaf7d7 relayed was 307fe72a17 both shocking 3a0ad22e85 and suffocating.2ad913a4d7b90cd7

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Baek Haegyeon was the 0a3211bb66 third of three sons, 710daf2428 each with different mothers. The second son, ffd8f3b0f4 Baek Haewoo’s mother, 497c77b74b was Japanese and bc0912d18e had ties to 9399026026 the yakuza.59993f153b7e9090

Now that the two b30612e599 older brothers had been 2ea2fb442d pushed aside, Baek Haewoo 294626a14f was serving as an 1109ce4e0c executive in his mother’s 9df6c59160 organization, the Hunjo Association.d70d99702a49d069

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“That’s why his 614cd59e39 name is Haewoo. ‘Hae’ is f99a2ffe26 the family 235cebe8db name, and 1284da9175 ‘woo’ means c4fe574181 sea in 04861cf13d Japanese or 3a3ddf88a8 something¹.”ab6ed4580f9ac33b

The Director added unnecessary 1520c64558 details before giving additional d2c7a1e032 instructions and advice and 71889ba2a8 then hung up.dcf5bf74da6eb74c

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“What a global crime a947d3c2eb family.”e8eb61aed55b59e9

Even in 665fe234b5 tough situations, 27e5d08145 good weather f65546fdfb usually lifted 93820aee6b his spirits. But now, even 035b9672d5 the pleasant weather 7a9e4f61a1 and scenery couldn’t a68930d780 easily improve Guk a9a7828b5d Jiho’s mood.277c6a50d41b67b5

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Running his hand roughly 976a47b959 through his hair, Guk 95d548060d Jiho pulled a cigarette 94636ea9f5 from his left pocket.851e31c1cba175f8

During his high school fdc944bb76 days as a judo 33dbd10801 athlete, he had secretly caf0cff0df smoked a few cigarettes 3148446a22 under extreme stress. Even though b9fcf0e3d7 he knew 2198bd2175 he’d be 54dc82db69 beaten to b00c95af0e death if 1f34a64fa3 caught by 4f1546d43a the coach, d3a06a28bd the thrill 74d8c35007 of smoking bcc9fe5a51 with a 51cfaa37c7 wooden chopstick 777d51b4fa was unforgettable.acfd3d28da7967c4

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Since then, 23ae921f0c he rarely ab77e45914 touched cigarettes, 537c78054f even during ae01788538 special operations. But lately, 7c358533d8 he’d been 8da3cc813e smoking more a01dae36d3 often.67fe03233635936a

After lighting be876adb20 it, he 775a9ed2ad took a 7bb8a664ed deep drag, 960c9b3496 enough to c60ec509c0 hollow his 276acee568 cheeks, then 6882fe6a6a exhaled. It felt like he 3f9c31155e could finally breathe.dd03c9805f0618b5

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In the season 52f5ad026d of high skies fe7e1c2a35 and winds, the 5d460b9e06 cigarette smoke rose 356c7a42b4 like clouds. Guk Jiho pursed 553fe2e9a6 his lips and 9d6f70a032 blew out a d370e640ea ring of smoke. Though no sound 37bc65ee12 came out, it 27837cedf2 felt like it c9c20599da did. The taste 315ccec521 was also 307133bf86 exquisite.b03eb5ff6788159f

“Ha, fuck…”2487197f8ec2c635

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Swearing was said to 2a1ed991ab have a pain-relieving effect. He vaguely 8570da2fe8 remembered hearing 09f6038e97 that somewhere.2cfefaf77b299f60

There was e777424749 no other 0cd1f70c94 way to ed0de4250c express this 16ebebcaed feeling.4f8e296b0343ddbd

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A heavy weight 82956f936f pressed on his 24e2892694 chest, building up c2e7f21109 the internal pressure f51ea426be of stress. How long could he 721dadb330 keep enduring like this? He felt like eecdd7de55 he might explode be107047b2 at any moment.1e27208bb6d8326e

His disheveled hair fluttered 185f03dc43 in the wind. He loosened the 8b921aed1c knot Baek Haegyeon 019b9f5800 had tied and ab55a14272 let it hang d657b1f85b loosely. His shoes scuffed, ce7d65b61e Guk Jiho stood 2d7506a504 slanted, exuding a 2a58c47f29 rebellious energy.c9c042c54b32b520

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Despite the overflowing cce584259b energy, the situation 470b0ccfa4 refused to go 932619727e the way he 76e2ecf3c2 wanted. He didn’t 19641304db even know 8068c04387 where the 96529d578d end of df25b3523d this suffocating 591e124aba daily life 1366fb7a68 was, wandering f339cab951 aimlessly and f224d1c549 frustrated in 2cdbccd36f his youth.e704cc4ea8116688

Short cigarette butts piled 42a837f2b7 up at Guk Jiho’s 0965d5a7d4 feet.df5dfd3f1b761b04

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