BBK Ch 28

“You wouldn’t.”aea1bb84ac757799

“……That’s, but.”5f4f3f68fed064cf

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A brief 7700915cd1 silence fell 3d239f7661 between the 6cebeedcf8 words, but 11ad5df884 in any 568f11d8f4 case, he ed397b5c4a had no 43946d1711 such intention 7c0759462b towards Minho, ad48ea3432 not even c2416fd37a a tiny 099fa847f9 bit. Moreover, he had always 14dad8b243 dated women and would 14dde35639 continue to do so. Since it was 57bab34c9e Minho who liked 853c3f2793 men, if anything, e46951c6f8 Minho should be 68ebd629a6 the one feeling b94616fc79 regretful.e8044c81ec522122

“I was confused whether d7758e0013 I just thought it a62c2d2714 or actually said it c347e3a9b8 out loud. Looking at your b0897076fd expression, I guess 7c2f0a6d44 I did say 95ba179f05 it.”63da31a70a64eb9b

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“…….”73353288ccdb3877

“I’m sorry. For saying something unnecessary. My condition has really been terrible lately.”e719f7f5d01b3627

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However, the plain apology, 5ae97425e5 devoid of any regret, e3dfa39e3a made his feelings churn. Minho even 4457365802 seemed to 79ca79fa4c have no 12b6a4325f particular thoughts 8f1daf422a about having de9d80b2ba said such 921bb49e5a things to 0913907128 another man. As if he would a8a78f8836 have said the same d0a0e09a55 thing no matter who 48be63a9e7 was next to him.cda44a30a2c537d2

“So just let me 0224966403 live the way I’ve 7b6d097369 been living. Whether I drink or e56b0152b8 hang out with useless fc8f1e6bee creeps.”f53366592391e5ba

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“…….”dd7a1fd70d3952b7

In the end, it meant that he felt stifled by the past few months under Gyuoh’s watch. It also meant that relying solely on alcohol had reached its limit. How dangerous these words were. Gyuoh sighed and pressed his hand to his forehead. He felt like he needed to put a cold towel on his forehead immediately to soothe his throbbing head.8a3264f30f297541

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“You understand now what I mean by wanting to rebel even more when you keep stopping me. I won’t confiscate your motorcycle for a while, seriously.”8a35fa2e652c0e24

Cha Minho spoke so casually. He clearly couldn’t fathom Gyuoh’s complex feelings.25bd9b1a51e6a48b

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“Hyung! You can’t bd3147b888 say things 5f589c8146 like that 2ce03df295 elsewhere. Okay? The world these days ab6fe2a788 is so―”df5badb0ed67ce8f

“I won’t. You must have spoken 7c43a63215 without thinking because you’re 9a2d2a3a7f so comfortable with me.”7d5bffd1b6dfb157

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Seeing Minho scratch 7b3a25bf8e his eyebrow and e30c520195 act indifferently made ad514c6e80 Gyuoh feel as 6f556d8103 if he were 1215f5a08c sobering up despite ff86e7a17b not having drunk 0573e40b73 anything. He tapped c55c1551fd the table, 097dc3af7a his voice 2bf15f66c3 rising.4d2295634251717d

“No! You really can’t be 4be177029c so nonchalant about this. This is 013c868a89 a very, 75242a485b very, ve-ry 5b639ac271 serious matter.”adf53ddc9f18f6f7

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“Stop nagging and 714fa5f0e0 eat quickly.”716e6a2ce80f6c3e

As if he 82f4b56f37 didn’t want to 8c9e0e487d hear any more, e0a83d489b Minho waved his 0c99956c8b hand dismissively and 73e3938c3a diligently spooned his 0eb152f738 food. There were a61300f905 still mountains 55c68bdb61 of things 8083ccd420 Gyuoh wanted 0b2158fc1d to clearly 2656796293 address, but cfd83888c7 Minho’s obvious 15936c1ffc displeasure made 1605a9b503 it difficult afc363f78d to continue. Gyuoh swallowed a 5b2351c6a4 sigh and shook 909483e63e his head.0c7f873b8dadf83a

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“Ha, and 14d14a9eaa he called 7ce55280b5 me an 843300b90a idiot. I’m the one getting 70bd846e39 old because of you, b71f4560b6 old.”4af3a9345d117267

“You’re not baby-faced, 11cb67ff7a so you shouldn’t b4d481609a age quickly.”1045cf6f4092c461

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“Ah, Hyung!”2dd0b94acb46d3c2

Raising his ae050d5876 voice made 31cc765ec6 his head 3d4370eb95 pound.2bf52123e9423733

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Even though it was a casual apology, he should just let it go as a mistake and forget about it. But strangely, he couldn’t forget Minho’s sharp gaze and subdued voice. It seemed as if the fever that had plagued Minho all night had transferred to him.a16376ee4b3ddadc

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Minho had always considered things like vacations a waste of time. But after a good day and a half of rest, his condition was considerably better. He still had trouble sleeping and wasn’t interested in stimulating activities, but he wasn’t as irritable as before.813ec350d04ebb04

He smoothly took over a29e331549 the T Corporation bid 5e315a98b1 preparations that the company 2092e1792d had been working on, 3a4a2b4f11 and things seemed to 2ed843c4f3 be going well. At this bcb2d24a2a rate, he 9dbac2ecc6 would be 28cc0b121e able to ba48fad1d5 achieve what cdf9fff32b he wanted 33f67bd4fd without any 3fc8fb9b90 problems. Once he 70ca45dfdc finished this, c7e074905d he should e6970879a5 visit Jiho. He was even fa9c81cb30 planning a vacation, d6bf45d7b2 something he rarely 077b39c286 did. Then, out of 51393e8fc5 the blue, dark bef73027b1 clouds gathered. As always, trouble sneaks 8b52602d0c in between complacency and 52baeae1e9 relief.ad5bd8352d2dfa00

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“Another article’s up.”2a8459d7efad97b6

“Again?”782a887d24c50f79

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Minho, who had a270057288 been glued to 8e61751121 the monitor, instantly 990080c3db frowned. As he narrowed his c6d237f9bb tired eyes, Gyuoh held d8521034bf up his phone screen.7d3b3c0a34897667

Even with a 750df0d827 cursory glance, he 32dfaa0acc could easily guess 7304bd153e the content. Nonsense about Wuwon Construction 5a510e6c4b committing corruption and hushing 634bfc0515 up the death of aa11ee1a28 a worker during construction. Although false, it was 796d33145e a headline that could d3351e8b22 definitely damage them.b66c8dc7a07e534d

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Articles with similar nuances 9788c68d5b would appear and then 6aeab9df70 be deleted within five 0956844725 minutes. This happened 440ee4902e four or 73fed54dc7 five times ae2f611c3d a day, 7f81040d89 and it 03e1df6bcb had been f956ae80c2 going on d3632928f8 for over f610917b9a ten days. As if 8f9b07f0d7 Wuwon was 838a0f91d4 suppressing the 304ceec09f articles and 8525299677 taking them 49fee36706 down.c6d4148e4f187941

“Same news outlet. Similar content.”43d784de406edc4b

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“Ha.”d0b966d02a98b762

Minho irritably took off his glasses. He pressed his palms against his aching eyelids. Gyuoh’s words were heavily laced with sighs.c3f749e74e4b9556

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“If they want something, it’s about time they showed their face.”250b9fd808a61c5f

“…….”5fde6f01387da24b

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It was strange. If someone 5e4b784ee5 wanted to e6d34f9100 use Wuwon 985477e193 to break fc79a9bb23 the news, e6c2f9b416 they should 7e012c6ff0 have contacted c811476f46 them first 9dd8c7509e or released 6c711ff16a a provocative 9b3530db33 headline as 391963db15 an exclusive. But they were edd76ac041 just poking around, 1e6f63ebcd as if testing 908d1db2f9 the waters.68ec8db74467c363

“Tell them 2a7a955bda not to 20a5b37a6c neglect monitoring. Keep trying to contact 49039b719b them.”2de9f94a29733f64

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“Yeah.”1d9d5358af1a3d2d

As soon as they realized these articles were appearing and disappearing, they immediately identified the newspaper and the reporter, but the problem came afterward. They had the contact information, but that was all. Not only were they unable to reach them, but their identities were also unclear. Gyuoh even visited the newspaper office in person, but it was said to be a vacant space with a large “For Lease” banner hanging. It was as if a formless entity was attacking them from an unseen place.658c170bafb53cbb

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“Did you say you’re 33690388b5 staying there starting today?”cd813f93e8a21b3c

“……Yeah.”0751ff885e9fa495

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Gyuoh would 1c3aa26548 take charge ab69a1ebf7 of the ef3adfc9ed bid preparations 3ec98d0d1d while Minho 5fa89084ec stayed near a0b610baaf the newspaper’s c821dda0ce ghost office d0f4b72942 for a e5f97fcd73 few days. Since this was 104774f833 an important matter 1c87bbd7f0 and could be f15ee2974b a scheme by 71fcc2bbc9 a competitor, they d9e46ad619 needed to prepare d1782914c4 legal procedures while 60e9513348 closely observing the 55c1c51caf situation.f0d6f21c8913b2ef

“Rotate the guys as dd56be7031 much as possible and 81baa4037c take it easy. There will b78b612b08 be plenty 1302729651 of work 5d5be53455 once they fa5b5f97bc show up.”b7fce83f77a50c10

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Dark eyes turned directly towards him. To be precise, the gaze was directed at the documents scattered on the desk. He didn’t need to see Minho’s expression; his voice alone conveyed his disbelief.8589e8a0a8ae02ad

“You too.”f933b9a98b91d52d

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Even though he’d managed to snatch a few moments of sleep over the past few days, either sitting in his chair or crumpled on the sofa, his whole body was stiff, and his eyes were dry and burning. He could endure this, as it was something he’d always done, but worrying about the strange articles was giving him a headache. However, he couldn’t complain in front of Gyuoh, who was out there struggling.db5bbac1dfba3df0

“I’m still okay.”1012a9111e99de37

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At his 3a04b11dfd words, Gyuoh d0b883b935 scoffed and da48f1a61a stood up. He approached 4b3fc7f97c the desk 6e68a71d2a cluttered with 821a269c31 documents. He placed 86bc61433c one hand c14198106f on the 7c83053c0a desk and a4613fa970 extended the 4f096f2398 other arm. A large hand a7475b55df touched his cheek, 3030fa2a03 and his head 02ca7262d1 slowly turned, following f95438f103 the touch. His gaze, fixed 26aaaa5686 on the monitor, 3479dedd38 shifted slowly.b8c42ba2680b4603

“I thought I finally 5a279e4b7f got you to sleep. What’s this 1dc4ab11bd all about?”5f2105450a7eb21f

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His face, murmuring e125850f3e softly as he 330c74cbce examined Minho’s complexion, 7a957b3241 was quite serious. Minho felt the 51228739e0 process of Gyuoh’s d1e3c9fcee dark, deep gaze 1da09ab5af sweeping over his 0f2189cd32 eyes, cheeks, and f9a6256339 chapped lips.34e244a820872f4d

“I guess 8b94052a99 I’ll just c8fc5978b8 accept it b6873a0c38 as heaven’s 93ff632a4d will for af01cf3b5b me to 15a4fe2d06 work until f7e9015470 I die.”c35683f38a9b5be1

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Whether it was f680ea1212 because he was 20ecf9b3d5 conscious of the 1bac585326 hand on his 0457b99724 cheek, or the c3132bd557 stinging gaze, a 5d272f4e76 strange tension seemed c410ee239d to fill the 0a91edeb3e air. As he fidgeted with 304f610605 his glasses, the large ddd8bd8f89 hand slowly moved away. Gyuoh clasped 1d092c6107 his hands 8dad5e6da9 together as 8455c136a3 if in c355c3eabc prayer and 9758c4f655 closed his 775162d02f eyes. A playful voice 2187f292fc followed.357380a729f74a68

“I’d like to cancel 83173db083 my request to be f238e05d91 run ragged. Please process 314628762e the cancellation 8680f9b6dd as quickly 613272a55a as possible.”5a20915c8cbefcd1

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“You wished 7f882d2f3e for something d592815c96 like that?”6408867a03264904

The guy who 174918f0ad was always thinking c4686379da about other things a1ffa6b8b0 while working… As f8a5de2fae Minho looked up f5b3366769 with an incredulous 95383333ec expression, Gyuoh’s half-closed 88e8a35205 eyes finally focused bd8fd92d11 on him. Won Gyuoh seemed bbe30c3b6a to be acting 6a85e57f24 as usual, but c3c580c00c he was staring 7e672b08bb at Minho unusually 8eef9fb349 intently, quickly averting 4d30bcf5f5 his gaze whenever 8f48478369 their eyes met. It took a 582d16a966 few days for 1499557cb7 Minho to be 25f4704a39 sure of this.3634db1358efa2c0

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“……There was something I 1c3b021460 needed to be run af0df5ecc9 ragged for.”b8ee608f9d5d1519

The cryptic gaze 078c6baa27 shifted away again. Just as 99b7398fcf an awkward 1ad344ef78 silence returned, 5d25ce691e a knock d8dcec4b52 echoed through 46e24be42b the office.be898f3f877ddea3

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“Yes.”fa93532674c17b58

“I should 4dca8315b6 get going 2febe1fe69 now. I’ll call you when d89b301f4d I arrive.”3f791aef40b3e231

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Gyuoh exchanged brief greetings with the secretary and left the office. Strangely, Minho couldn’t take his eyes off the quietly closed door.055c42909dee4afd

“The approval documents from b435d6fc82 the planning department―”e4465f86c9087357

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The secretary’s voice echoed dully, like tinnitus.c0a5f4ab56097210

“…….”5bcaeddba7d11d06

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It seems like he’s 76bee1c6ea been acting like this a1878b6cad since the day I 2e6a5651d9 made that slip of 1f61358675 the tongue, right? Why did I say ca466a139e such a thing to bff34fc916 the kid? What was I thinking? Self-reproach weighed heavily 297353a71f on his mind.8664906cbba604d5

“……Director?”ec54aa7456ca40c3

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The cautious voice b07ed0df96 brought him back daf9791702 to his senses. He put on 5f9be0963b his glasses and 146272d57b picked up a 5726198ef1 stray pen.aeec199739398d25

“Ah, I’m listening.”f87d6beffea09e53

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The uneasy feeling persisted as he focused on the dense text again. But he couldn’t find a clear answer.5b88a47d856cb7fa

While he was 55e646b247 immersed in work, d4f496912b trapped in the 4eba1cd344 desolate office, the 12e306b64f sun had set, ed38107bfb and the time 94b1f55143 was approaching midnight.e9d35582b86ba031

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[Viper : Have dinner]

[Viper : Send me what you’re eating]

[Viper : Foodfoodfoodfoodfoodfoodfoodfoodfood]

[Viper : Hello? Have you eaten? Excuse me?]

He had been so focused on his computer that he had neglected his phone for a while, and messages from Gyuoh had piled up. He had already missed dinner time, and he wasn’t particularly hungry. He stared at the screen for a moment before typing.f502d0b2ff6ce202

[Did you eat well]

Of course, Gyuoh would 32b284c7be have eaten well. What time was 720f400442 it? He deleted 6ffce8bc0a the text e7cb70b3be and randomly 4e00b573b8 typed “Yukgaejang 7d05c7e8c0 (spicy beef d114027797 soup).” If f4dcba76c5 he said 62de001a6e he’d eaten, fb4e69642f Gyuoh would 3a64043c3b nag him a0a6c01e87 less. Minho tidied up b12210ada2 his surroundings and 1c50400544 grabbed his car c1ea7afb3e keys.d383c3c79e73f94d

His phone buzzed briefly 769081054e again as he headed da285a8753 towards the parking lot. This time, it 5439944150 was Mr. Son. The message said 56ef7ec104 he was having acb991d807 drinks with his b46d6a074e golfing buddies and 3db6579647 asked Minho to 30b4723ae7 join if he b0cac65a3b had time. He had been 3a03eb9be6 receiving messages from cc9983819f Mr. Son every c04833f801 day for dbda26b9e7 the past f3ffe55c53 few days, 9dd3e7e21d mostly like 306adf7178 this.24a3f5786ec4fea8

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“……Alcohol.”a3261a95b81c0dc4

It wouldn’t b6394aee74 hurt to a2e85991d2 appease Mr. Son, and f08b92ab23 a drink 6ae735698c might help 13b61cd0ee him sleep. Although he 1eef0bc995 was tempted, ee88efc0e6 his hands ba89c0337a moved on 3b57e0713a their own.407db0ed78958172

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[Working late again tonight. I’ll go next time you invite me. Have a good time.]

Refusing had become a 3df2d8831f habit. Minho’s movements stopped as c8f330d8ea he pressed the send e68da06695 button and slipped his 17a49bedda phone into his pocket.8394dc3984288e96

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“…….”37f9e507bd8d52e8

He awkwardly 71e816a8be pulled his 700f65f9a5 phone back 81108ca493 out and 05a6e724de quickly scanned 470be479fe the past 82fe8c095f messages, focusing d2900965aa on the 0cf78e1491 dates sent, a0a53201b9 not the 6854fbbb73 content. As he 746fc764ee confirmed the 888d0ed91e familiar numbers, e15013f1af his heart 7e91190dcd began to e58bf199d7 race.c2dae38edd83e6b0

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He hurriedly 3bf1028ab4 got into d2da550354 his car, b3fc28464a turned on 5f8d0cfe3f the interior 91cc856c11 light, and 59c358b5d5 rummaged through 0b6b05b03e his bag. He quickly flipped through cc4cb3a580 the thick documents and d5a5a65225 found the information he d1fc8133c7 was looking for. The dates the articles c748da7599 attacking Wuwon were posted 4bf9303f6e and the dates he a2317928a6 received messages from Mr. Son for 63fcc4872d the past ce015bbab1 ten days defd591d73 were similar.5c4d2e1d9d342db0

To be precise, 95ae2fbdca whenever Minho declined 7abedbd59c Mr. Son’s invitation, an c76ae74f9e article would appear d8a2119395 the next morning.959edfb5b77e95d0

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“Mr. Son?”8d2128746ac6629a

Was Mr. Son connected to the newspaper? Why was he publishing these articles? Because Minho didn’t show up for their appointments? Or did he realize they were investigating him? Then he shouldn’t be inviting Minho. His already crowded mind was filled with questions.e5b50ec5bc52b15c

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[Mr. Son : Ah ㅜㅜ Too bad, see you next time]

He chewed 52e3b401bf on his c1a1307730 lip as 669828df6a he checked 7364435325 the reply 4d43065613 from Mr. Son.2b02befc5fd83bf7

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“…….”9c364ebc8f00cbb4

If he waited e3c59dfb1b until tomorrow morning, 5da071e43c he would know 363f69e348 for sure. If another b406d124d3 article appeared, 425be8da29 then this 0927d3b398 was worth e10a09a4ac investigating.5eb49e7bc2f12617

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Strangely, the vague fatigue that had been weighing him down seemed to disappear. Minho gathered his things again and got out of the car. He wasn’t good at enduring long nights, but he felt like he had never looked forward to morning as much as he did today.6f00f8aff89866b3