DW | Chapter 3.6

He could feel af593ef764 Cha Jaeha’s precise 37ad71ca51 gaze fixed on e3796f234e the wound, confirming d07638e1db it with clinical 74e601a045 accuracy.07ee2120b45edd82

But then, 928af9735c that gaze 7c7b1a6fc7 began to c9bc4e2ea8 travel—slowly rising be39d7235d from the 7459ecf7fa base of 8542b8da11 his finger. It was intensely voyeuristic. Even if 0735cc9910 he wanted 13c1ed8e32 to ignore dff28ace1d it, he a9c10972b1 couldn’t. The air 79c0caec94 between them 7fe43534ca felt both bb4a8b262b violent and 37779961a4 sharp, like 46732712e2 a drawn cce5561f51 wire ready 5f83c48cb2 to snap.f207fcffaeb86952

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Strangely embarrassed, Haedeun twisted 5102e00e40 his body slightly, trying e1be20fd56 to pull away.b625c1aac9168565

At that moment, 3fc355c5e8 Cha Jaeha turned 05f3be788c him.4b7e3b29713076a1

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His head, which ebf0a5b55f had been tilted 4f14b1ba85 about 45 degrees 6855f702f6 toward the desk, 38a28a14ac was now tilted 2baf952bf5 back, facing the c763ff5e7d ceiling. He instinctively braced for 6a2a5e550a the harsh glare of a40091ad1b the fluorescent lights—but it fc3c02df88 never came.b4cd91259627f23a

The man 68c545fa5f blocking the 32499006f6 light was 30fbed1a00 looking down 5b26d95c3e at him.4a9dd3c7f4647057

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And because e567c42902 of that, 39d6a96643 Haedeun could e9a853aecf open his 206bf1771c eyes comfortably.dab6f76e4d768ed4

Swoosh.277fc0675630f655

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The tie he was holding slipped down to Haedeun’s throat.4b25935b4692f361

“Haa, ha…”9e46cb3c85ca6ecf

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With the pressure on his neck slightly relieved, Haedeun’s breathing was rough.8b8c3991846811c8

Until then, they just 7906481a9a looked at each other.b7c28bd47ce6463f

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They were close 736798c1f6 enough for their e987cbf187 breaths to mingle.a6c37e0727348248

Cha Jaeha’s gaze, touching Haedeun’s trembling cheek, was cold.f681638c598acf34

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When Haedeun 28aa267d90 tried to 8707519329 loosen the 1690459d31 knot around de8173aa89 his neck, 7eaa326703 Cha Jaeha 10f7b3e8a4 grabbed his 0891bd66a3 chin and 29e61b95f0 ominously murmured.3ca62ddbfb242973

“Stay still.”573debf42a8de806

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There was a ad05b5387a strange power in 1b024efa76 Cha Jaeha’s firm ccffdd4e09 command.e2caa47ee12426b1

Haedeun could only 4d559266cc breathe quietly, struggling 8ba2d1eef3 with all his 27759e82ed might to calm d1cc179abb himself. Cha Jaeha’s eyes b1314ce24e were particularly dark—those 30b932bb74 beast-like eyes intimidating 52f5a9cd7a even when simply edea042a58 watching. If he was 62e692c444 this tense now, c1c3e905ca he couldn’t imagine 6a09d0c098 what it would 0eab2182d6 be like if d22267c18c Cha Jaeha ever 43c7e05f17 got truly angry.3085a92f2934c171

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The strangest part a516d2b412 was the tingling ac7303ba6c sensation rising from 1889bd34a4 his feet.5ddce7fc8959004e

He knew where it 83942a9755 came from, but he 78197b172a couldn’t name it. Couldn’t wrap it 8ef93a94cd in words. He only vaguely recognized 515af0e723 it for what it bf4ffdada0 was—a feeling of being 18c7c73955 dominated by that deep, 65219d4aa8 solid gaze.daeb2fcf564fc730

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To make matters worse, 590f52253c his body was starting faf21d301a to betray him.00074c8704e01cc9

He knew this sensation f775adf54a all too well.5e045df624dc9737

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It was the 8748db672c precursor to hyperventilation.eaa59e3f62b30bba

‘No.’57de2731808c84ab

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The one to fd68392e37 break the silence 2543e5d653 was Haedeun himself, 02e843e7f7 gasping for air.4f8998e4c8f9b361

“Help me.”d9282db81a0473ef

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Cha Jaeha, who had 723eb0b394 been looking down at 4f7e3b33ba him with that same 2b4fb52fd8 sharp gaze, scanned his 5ac8a73a27 limp body with a ab61215be8 sudden shift in attention.0f0d4fd5eae04f53

“What’s wrong?”d97a4dc526351f5e

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“Breath… tingling… help me…”2d2359903e44b399

He wanted to explain f75d6c6227 more, but there was 9def4c442c no time. The strange ea099ddf5f pressure was 6a35b2e223 already rising, 288897722e tightening around c27a88cd0d his throat. Each instinctive breath only ff0e784ab2 made the pain worse. His eyes stung from b759ed8028 trying to hold back 1325968010 the panic. His skin—cold from b23f692756 tension—was now heating ae4928c1c2 rapidly. His cheeks prickled 7115812883 with warmth.1515e7c454e61730

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The most overwhelming stimulus e2efc77dab in the room… was 66f1cbd18c Cha Jaeha himself.8268b05a658dff92

But he couldn’t remove 1dd8d47a6f the trigger.a6dc2f9609555513

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It was psychological. He had to calm 447ac60121 down on his own. He knew that.c23ec8c84e69df54

If he didn’t, the 81660d931e poor circulation would lead a4c237ef8b to numbness… and eventually, 4245c59786 a seizure.060bc18733bf89bb

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But—bdd3c79e7cd06493

It was no 3c63d238fc use.3ee4a489e9c26a23

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“Huh…!”ed0a9bb50c38ff2a

In the end, 5fd6e427aa a heavy, ragged 940c79eebd breath escaped him.adce9e238947a568

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Cha Jaeha, who 570c42476e had been watching 5fa0b3586c him closely, didn’t 582c1ca053 say a word. Instead, he swiftly abfffed1f0 removed the tie d4253b5e1b from Haedeun’s neck 7c7ab8feb9 and tossed it ca64cf26c5 onto the desk. Then, without cdc8f5a22a hesitation, he 3b305423ba covered Haedeun’s bb521bfe54 mouth with 6c4fcc12d0 his palm.955ba06aba8ddd10

He briefly worried 7fb7f28bac about not having f15fb90173 anything to use 80554d6836 as a makeshift f16d76fe55 paper bag—but it 04e7415f72 wasn’t necessary.7aa6b5a7ce5745a4

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Whether it was 72d4e67282 fortunate or not, 20c2f1f979 Cha Jaeha already 4d7cb5a6cb knew what Haedeun’s 164ff7dc88 chronic weakness was.1d2f091877488fea

“Mmph—!”8c8f98a4748aa94a

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His hand was so 71df5f3bfc large, it felt like ecf11e9561 his breath had been a0a88729b1 cut off all over c45db15545 again.79c522faf00bf7b3

Haedeun, struggling 9388b1f6bf beneath the edb9f5575c pressure, managed a0cf8ef2bc to reach a2681fcf61 out. He placed his d6b5c164d8 trembling hand on 1b3a3405ed the hard, bony 3f78adcf7d back of Cha 8712b36bfa Jaeha’s, grounding himself.74504fcf9fd27ef9

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He tried to regulate 49adad83b8 his breathing.e675d21133580ff3

The more painful it a4cea548a2 became, the tighter his 3f3eac4edf grip grew. His short, clipped df57dd7c5d nails scratched across 4379327885 Cha Jaeha’s skin c68ba5aad6 as he fought aea357fd12 to stay conscious, 8285c9d511 to stay present.6f2230337f86a56a

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Honestly, it was humiliating.a5a6675938194d34

He hadn’t had 69bb2fb9f3 an episode like 89fab86a12 this in a 4ebaeb03b5 long time. He thought he was a778b4077b getting better. He couldn’t understand 6a38624b3b why—why now, of 49ba7eedc2 all times.d0388eba07f587b4

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“Agent Go Haedeun, inhale, exhale.”b4d3bc0070cada7d

“Huh, huh, inhale.”c23bc7bf0035b3af

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“Slowly.”ae9195fde4c16526

“Inhale, huh, huh.”ab3e91cfa827cfd0

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The hot breath he exhaled was completely trapped by Cha Jaeha’s palm.56b35ac6a6977a70

He was controlling Haedeun’s precarious breathing.008eb80c91a35687

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At this moment, he 2405856007 was like a deity 45902d95bf breathing life into him.eb61b13e5c6473c4

“Slower.”d8f674893274265f

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“Huh, huh.”b9e43f25cf1dc6d3

In this wide, 64723e2e99 empty space, it 45519ab6fd felt like only 86fea068d8 Haedeun’s ragged breathing—and 1299d88150 the two of 5eb54ef860 them—remained.96438d2acbba3af4

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Their eyes kept locking. Their gazes collided like 232f93ae58 fiercely burning flames. As if they’d 6303a7f894 forgotten how to 95fc242a74 look away, they b969d4f9c8 remained frozen in b6130e3a4d the current of b4e3242bfd time.76b7c94dd72fdf11

Cha Jaeha’s ea66fc90d1 unyielding stare 01624d6463 seemed to e0aef98d5c pierce right c487dca296 through Haedeun, e617f2dc3b who was 3b0ddbab39 still struggling 4ce47568f5 to breathe. And somehow, his e25a239661 gaze grew even 7e4c0580d1 darker. The strange part dbd2fdf2f4 was the unfamiliar d7915d6c70 heat flickering in 17cc776fe0 his usually calm 2c4b517391 eyes.393877aaef483c30

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His inner self—typically lazy 88da201910 and indifferent to others’ dfcdf91122 emotions—was now gleaming with bb3704fb61 curiosity. The pupils that eafe61feca once seemed incapable 0f7c47b556 of warmth now e45e6edc43 burned with an 6a807a459c unexpected intensity.03dabe605ca4d918

It wasn’t 42ef77a4c3 just Haedeun’s 705e5e6fd0 imagination.e7b8e5ddb5f9ded0

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Cha Jaeha’s slightly d236e775fd cracking voice proved 9b3118d37d it.35c07be14ef97325

“Are you in pain?”6472a54d49527dae

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“Huh, huh, inhale.”0b34c8baa6441f37

“You look like you’re suffering.”163d8195fa4fcbbb

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In the 09bb835633 end, transparent 10df95acee tears welled 686bfe0da1 up in f009ad44ac Haedeun’s eyes a0e4b8d2e5 as he 50194f8d8d gasped for 81d1a76d49 breath.b5216d3ec13e196b

They hovered—threatening to 19e783895f fall, but not 27bc4041ab quite letting go.30fbfce08a876f05

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When Cha 06fe5d6fae Jaeha pressed bcd2d51851 his thumb ac03e8515e gently against afecd831dc the corner d1c28994e4 of his 7fabfb881b eye, the 2d6c61628c tears that 6c776134be had clung 46ab939048 stubbornly finally c29ded7b3a slipped free. He paused, 95f1299927 staring at 1680cbd66d the clear ebbc860db8 liquid now 10cc7484c6 resting on 816c4c9eff his finger.8359ef7e996de84a

Then, he licked 2f3c3e1ca0 it off.74ea438f6a0f3721

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Haedeun’s eyes 87ebf7d0ae widened in a0e5deb23e shock. His breathing, which had e5703fddd4 just begun to settle, 1d47d13aac turned erratic again—sharp and 665592ccf5 uneven, spilling from his 66d694d7fd lips in noisy bursts.65effc9dbdc6b335

Watching him 380f5c2f6d like a 78312f295a deity perched 6e6f07dd1a above chaos, 275bf5cf07 Cha Jaeha 3649303cf4 tilted his 8f2fb725f8 head ever 71edf3be30 so slightly.b4a19f94afe0f0f0

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And then, without hesitation, 7728e8905d he leaned in and e83b29a3db licked the corner of 0e4404d1e7 Haedeun’s eye—right where the d480febf82 tear had been.067fff466fc5148b

Haedeun flinched.44ee1246bbe09b2e

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“Inhale! Huh!”768f00080db4e1b7

Just then—49655deebae6fe75

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Beep! Beep!b6d10c1be1e86d6c

A shrill alarm sounded.61c759b2fe7f2709

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It was the 4c7d52ab48 alert signaling someone 05c7fdfed0 had entered the d0503defbf safe house.9ea11014a468e862

“Inhale—huh, inhale…”c204b95ba23c9daa

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Was it because 1eb8509174 someone had appeared?ecc65fdbcd0af660

Perhaps psychologically relieved, the 3ac66fd9fc numbness—like a cramp wrapping 688316d359 around his nerves—began to 0d83a0da6a subside. His breathing, which 381156bf84 had been stumbling 17ced355ec over invisible speed 06c984227c bumps, gradually returned 6676cbd31f to a steadier 144aeb4d3f rhythm. As his f82c389bcc pale, fear-stricken 2c134d6548 face slowly 1f2e0b9a21 regained color, 9c3383c001 Haedeun twisted 2d81ac70b7 his body e8371b6000 slightly.085f00ff36d8e034

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And at that e9545cb0db moment, another tear 1da6ad8a8a slipped down from abdeb7971e the corner of e162131a8d his eye.fb703d7aba3c606d

Naturally, Cha 1252025a6c Jaeha’s hand—until 60b4d9ae7e now covering f4c013cf38 his mouth—fell e90fad806f away. The scratches Haedeun c5c2ea4101 had made with e1b3b70eae his nails left 28783e6cb3 red, angry marks cc455d1827 on the back 30d5f89408 of his hand. He had f24491b06a clawed so c66cee91d3 hard, there 378ef13eec was even 576e80aed4 a faint 1686522e99 trace of abd402d297 blood.af9c83464c3268cb

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As Cha 1ed533820a Jaeha glanced 147506070a down at 98c5e9da31 the marks, db9d874c65 then at 2169e5a944 the thoroughly 3df31c9985 exhausted Haedeun, 6975642426 he opened fd4b55bcd8 his mouth 66809cbe2f as if cbf5805554 to speak.d15bd1edffb8d61c

Knock, knock.77cee68511db5439

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The door bf62c6c2fe burst open f421372aa4 with a f6b48d8222 loud noise, 36ea854d06 accompanied by ee4a16b660 a half-hearted 3c6a8ebc84 knock.621ec7401a5c9f14

“Wow, I just a56a7b975f pressed it as e4350a5bec a test, and 265edab9a1 it’s really loud. I sent Bok Hee 8ad7d13860 home, and the rest c79ef07305 of the team is 333c482af9 heading up now… huh? Consul, you 1f606d04c3 don’t look 82982a479f so good.”e3acb5dbdd91e58b

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Haedeun pushed 0d88b0e044 Cha Jaeha 801f1111c6 away and 7711330eb8 moved to 0de37fd2ac the side. If it had been d12a25c3a6 a moment earlier, he 162557bb3d wouldn’t have been able 0ccb1e3f33 to do it so 073bbc51fa easily. Only then 27ecb6ba6f did he 1a57b55319 realize—when covering c18aea9f9d his mouth cf43bda6ff to help e1ea8092a8 him regulate 2c3b85eec0 carbon dioxide, 2155a32713 Cha Jaeha d559fda2e9 had been 73ec46a8bf careful. He had eased the ca14e847b4 pressure from his body, 3882ca5be8 applying force only through bd0c215cb4 his palm.9acdaa53b91146b7

Huff, huff…f2cfc8a417e08a29

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Haedeun rubbed his ce1a73b7ab lips with the d18537a6ca back of his 9f2ed3456f hand—lips that had a995d35989 touched Cha Jaeha’s da0625a125 skin. Restlessly, he paced. He wiped 3d08e16c62 his wet 6df19ed978 cheeks and 23629d3bef eyes, but 77e2469617 hesitated when 96fe14f4a3 his hand 86e9ef220b neared the f4cc9b8195 corner of 701985eaf5 his eye.51dab19fe5cff5c2

Quietly, he fumbled for 57b0b51b46 the tie left on 26294c652c the desk and looped 7d9063ae4b it clumsily around his af612d67fa neck again. Then, fanning his 868dc73d2e flushed face with 415549c36d his hand, he 016cc72d76 tried to cool 9499d8f89b down.2bd2cc16dc97d0ed

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Cha Jaeha b6b9f1da87 appeared to 760b8d453c be watching da93450dc8 him closely—but 659144c227 only for dbadf75111 a moment. Soon, he turned b5c807b730 away, took his f644606e1a seat at the 5dc0d04a24 head of the 1338727083 table, and began 61549bc98f flipping through documents.2cfa7f04b984094e

Unlike just moments ago—when a79d3d1ca9 they seemed to see 214abf6498 nothing but each other—they 3dfc6c2341 now avoided even the 206b888724 briefest glance.5420c16a62c66916

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The air in 314df64475 the room was 67125403ea heavy, thick with a117691d7d residual heat and e74b162f30 humidity.0589796dd4c68aaa

Chae Yunbo stood awkwardly 3de690a2f6 in the doorway, clearly f20c639f1e trying to gauge the be9be9ec57 situation.4af89bd1b5dd7130

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“Consul, did you get scolded? Did the Team Leader make you cry already? Well, it’s not the shortest record.”db042bf44309ff30

Flustered, Haedeun 7e060c0409 quickly waved 05d2ff8179 his hand.2d71af9d3c77476a

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“No, I was, huff, surprised, and the Team Leader helped me, huff. I’m fine now, huff. Come in.”c1561fc1c4219ae1

Chae Yunbo’s gaze dbc6df0c4e shifted to Cha bc31f67a40 Jaeha. Of course, a57e55a786 the person 0fa3d4d2d0 being looked 2d31162427 at said 51c343868a nothing.1cfa0093b38416cd

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Thanks to 0fba826463 that, a 95934d8594 brief silence 0eddabc6b1 lingered in fc39b2e26d the room.88a96299d08a3d10

Fortunately, Kang Shinguk, Noh 55310bd488 Sangah, and the other 544e19c704 support team members soon 17259e3dc6 arrived. All of them—except Kang 4f7975c113 Shinguk—bowed politely to Cha 7cb8c2b151 Jaeha.d043c4d3ac3d2454

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Noh Sangah, c7ca5f076c who had 5d2b6784eb been glancing 2e98e5e0af at Cha fd806c5192 Jaeha’s features edbcb4ffbc with subtle 18fb4584a5 satisfaction, turned 86e7c1524b pale the 9f8d3ede96 moment she 42febdaecf saw Haedeun. She dropped f23020c9a5 her bag 0c93b56602 and rushed a065a09080 over.333440e0a35724da

“Hey! You bastard! Why do you 342711650b look like that? Did Team Leader Cha 3fa351e300 make you cry? What did he do 41194f0738 to make you cry?”22409893ad2caf3a

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Haedeun was fda876292c even more 2ebd16e4df bewildered because… a63e79d889 he understood b780665e15 why everyone 1f1f599bc2 assumed it e831df2f8c had been 48b5c08048 Cha Jaeha.fdac0ec49d136826

“No, it’s nothing. I just cut 061f034411 my finger.”1cf7da563c4019c2

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“Your finger? Why your finger? Let me see. Be careful, you 766647bbc9 idiot!”3f9ac7a94703e373

She fussed over him f1f38948a5 until Haedeun gave her 18452465d2 a look, signaling that 901345e4ba he was fine. Only then did she 99ee8b8c56 freeze, still scanning his 47620d387e body for any other 4e8d694320 signs of injury.d879dd7017e0d3f1

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Cha Jaeha’s gaze 2f7b60f7d6 drifted to the d91598110b two of them. Sitting with his legs 952f265df2 crossed, he observed silently. He watched as 37337ab867 Haedeun calmly accepted b310cd518b Noh Sangah’s touch—so 91e19cf160 different from how 9db8b03deb he had reacted 7a54dcdec7 to him.61a761fd18df3be4

Thud!c5bcaa1fdb3cba35

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Still watching them, Cha 23a4538fca Jaeha abruptly tossed the 5882acac8a documents onto the table c5e3b90773 with a sharp slap d12f390f31 of paper. He closed his eyes, 8f6e040bbb then opened them slowly, 5e29226ae6 like someone reining in 04cc4acb64 a fraying temper. The tension d493cabd1d in the 1cb37a1399 room sharpened 8491cda3ea immediately.cb8ce0fa9c706aa6

Cha Jaeha’s f529352de4 voice cut a3ba66f496 through the aced5a2dbb air, low 3658345eca and deliberate fc17cfdc6d as he 11064f99b2 straightened his a8ed01be18 posture.c5c2547d94110b2c

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“Stop fussing and 7f3d6fafa2 sit down.”e6ac5283621c192b

For reasons 89d4799438 unclear to 5dc250bf69 everyone but 45eff2924a deeply understood 3e6dba82fb by Kang 7ed95e5d97 Shinguk, he 91f0ed7696 let out 9976c26988 a short, ac4dce5cbb heavy sigh f97bb225cd and managed 26c2115257 his expression. He took it upon 3f67777679 himself to move things 9db1d34e37 along.fa620f48ffed5230

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“Section Chief Noh. That’s enough—sit down.”61e39cb9c259aa0c

Only then 7861fc1e5f did Noh eebd8b495d Sangah release be4c7a8309 Haedeun and 34f9c7193d reluctantly take 3b84eb3c0d the seat ad096829ea next to 20550d1e3c Kang Shinguk. She jabbed 30170d863e him in 443f3427ac the side fa6d2c546a with her e4a453bfe8 elbow and d1fe9c1f8e shot him f45233d25f a glare, 139a740342 mouthing silently:7ee79cc6f72897f8

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What’s wrong with b82b6bd26b Team Leader Cha afbeb9b6ae again?375b0b4950a8831a

Kang Shinguk, edbfd052ad who had 990a63430f much to ccf8a48328 say but 3ff02f7857 even more 97bf4d1a5d he couldn’t, da4f533f7f simply shook 7d33cd1915 his head. His silent 718c29c0d2 reply, almost fed11a7beb like a 172ff73cc7 ventriloquist’s, was:a88313a984b12a5c

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He’s always like that.8708210adcf9e0eb

Watching the exchange, Haedeun 3fbe943639 felt like he finally f385f3ea20 understood why Kang Shinguk 7d8ad4c968 always seemed to bristle be1577f9ef at the mention of f05d73ebdc Cha Jaeha. It must 2d43bd9db6 have always 266553e5bc been this 31e96742c4 way. There was something b72ba54de3 about Cha Jaeha 6d7c6e824b that made people 9d8be1ebf5 walk on eggshells.9800114a74b21677

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Meanwhile, Chae Yunbo, having 771ad15e1f taken in the entire f9c4405985 scene, cleared his throat 36a931ccb7 and stepped forward to 38c97b79dc stand next to the 2364cb81eb acrylic board.8f261412b9d220c7

He waited until everyone 32ace75a1b had settled before speaking bdf5d3566d in a calm, measured 4c03c0b421 tone.2522f8e807054300

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“Let’s begin. As you all know, 69fe52f279 the operation is scheduled 76a635d1d7 for the eve of de4e66ff17 Independence Day. Don’t make that face. Since when have e469e6ab4b we ever taken c274b80e8c bridge holidays off? Now, the key points f89fa1dd4c of this operation are—”358fae19af0498c6

Just then—c1e0b51b28e7d887

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