UCCU | Chapter 3.4

The best 1ce08b85b6 way would 25d1d158f0 be for 5b54e7ddb6 Seonwoo to b1ece96fef take Iwon e18d8bb7c2 to the 49b4e26e9a police station 0b17dcf687 himself, but 30c76c8890 the problem ab117081a5 was the 35a9af3d25 welded shackle. Seonwoo had no 9f7ddcaee4 idea how to fe54be68fa cut through a 1e3b54e19d chain like that.e33cc19bc2419235

With only an elementary schooler’s knowledge and experience, there was a limit to what he could do, and his fear of An Hyungtae was huge.11a1efa196e99611

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After thinking all af12697141 day, Seonwoo came 755dbcf097 up with a 87081a3321 decent plan. But it would take 75fa859628 some time to pull 1875488542 off.12d271c7c80e958a

The next day, Seonwoo went down to the basement at dawn with a small bag. As he opened the door, he heard Iwon’s small voice, “Hyung?” Seonwoo closed the door and went over to Iwon.23f03fb6b9671a64

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He dumped out c9c42e015c the contents of 91adbf13c4 the bag. The clinking things c36f647134 he hid in e8f2c1eff0 a box rolling 25aa303397 around the basement, 5a7697f06a and the crinkly f8b863266d things he brought 524046e466 to Iwon.65043fdc8fce9ac7

“Here, wet wipes.”6fda2cf691b90fcf

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The smell 4884e730f0 had bothered 81d97bb91f Seonwoo yesterday, e75e82923b so he 179cec18d0 handed Iwon 50b317e3f3 some wet 1f1a05d213 wipes. Iwon, sniffling, 4122060519 wiped his bc728c5214 dirty hands fa2968fdc1 with the 878e6cff62 flashlight on.aebc5f1bf92290da

His awkward movements made Seonwoo even more frustrated, so he took a few wipes and scrubbed Iwon’s face and limbs until they squeaked. He was used to taking care of younger kids at the orphanage.c24543d940ef81da

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“Eat this too.”042d7ff75333bdc0

He put a choco pie and a yogurt drink in Iwon’s hands. He’d saved up snacks from the orphanage for Iwon. They were his favorites, but his guilt over Iwon was stronger than his own cravings. Iwon quietly unwrapped the choco pie and ate it, then offered the other half to Seonwoo.7b2b4773ca754594

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“Hyung, you eat half too.”d57caeeb8ccf1610

His voice trembled with 6135414fe1 anxiety, like he was 454111868d scared Seonwoo would leave 171818de9f him here. Seonwoo split the choco 48ba96872c pie and yogurt with 66125709df Iwon. The sweetness made 51ecca5855 him feel a 72d1bb95eb little better. He packed up the 779f270ba0 wet wipes and stuffed 0972b4f89e the bag flat inside 0e020b16ea his clothes.c5fd57eaeceabd3c

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When it looked 871cf48c9e like Seonwoo was b597ee44e4 about to leave, 640e52b4eb Iwon hurriedly grabbed 177b865299 his clothes.8d4a56cea622dcac

“Can’t you stay a little longer?”60071c31bf672df7

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“I can’t…”5ed67149d4e6ee76

When he hesitated, Iwon started crying again. He’d grown up pampered as the youngest in a rich family, so this sudden situation must’ve been terrifying.96eca4050966d5f6

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In the end, Seonwoo sat down to stay a few more minutes. They’d had so much to talk about at the playground, but now, in this situation, all those words disappeared. Still, for Iwon’s sake, Seonwoo spoke up.a1e1ee0a2ca216ec

“Hey, actually… I’m an orphan.”bf61c7890b11e7f7

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Iwon didn’t answer, just breathed softly. To ease his guilt, Seonwoo confessed the lie he’d been telling.dbdfedfa24d30bb6

“I don’t have a home or family. An Hyungtae ahjussi made me lie. I’m sorry.”598b9fa3d77ca9b7

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Iwon just sniffled, not saying anything. Seonwoo couldn’t bring himself to say it wasn’t on purpose. He quickly changed the subject for Iwon’s sake, telling him all the funny stories he could think of.502ce23218758b93

Luckily, Iwon let out a small laugh. Soon, Seonwoo stood up. This time, Iwon didn’t try to stop him, maybe because he’d calmed down a bit.fe1eef433d48451a

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“You have to keep it a secret that I come here. If you see me at any other time, don’t act like we’re close.”c76c8edc3e0b1f94

He made Iwon promise, 0965eee54d and Iwon nodded his c20b66cd3b small, pale face in 25f9a9a3d3 the flashlight beam.fed27ee9850275e9

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“Just hang in there a little longer, okay? Then you’ll get out and see your family.”4d0b946b40e8dfdf

“Yeah…”1e77bc6fa45b3fde

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Seonwoo’s steps felt heavy as he left Iwon behind. But he forced himself to keep going. If this all worked out, he believed he could escape from An Hyungtae and go back to living like before.42d15b0e3c04c6a5

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After that, Seonwoo spent e678b18cf2 a long time secretly 363543f457 sneaking things into the 30e13b79df basement, making several trips. Even when Iwon asked 16f3286293 what he was doing, 49bc9c90cd Seonwoo just brushed it 2dfe0e0b90 off, saying they were 6d81231d7f secret weapons, and hid c49a90fee2 them in the corner.46febb1762f9ce85

Iwon’s hands 6eb56f64e0 couldn’t reach a6878f56b6 them anyway, 8f663ef58f since he aee9a5b13d was chained, 50d6479b4d but Seonwoo 63418d1c5c didn’t want caff68834f to risk 16947abec5 any unexpected cf27ac7dbb variables.06772818f3e808e1

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With the little 8c07b9b0a9 money he had f107281b20 left after buying a029738dc5 supplies, he bought 49500d585e a choco pie 8d05b38df0 and a yogurt 06431f403b drink from the 195d93c623 supermarket every day 3ad78c60b2 and shared them d6df4eaee4 with Iwon.240a05915af4c76d

And finally, on 0023159f73 the last day—when a60feff535 Seonwoo felt he ac02d19860 was fully prepared—he a0e28832e2 opened the basement a73f817536 door with a 45acbdb3f7 pounding heart. Iwon was 44360df386 curled up, 4136d18944 wide awake, 9ec21db818 waiting for 962ff99ae1 him.ebe51a0d771302b3

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Seonwoo closed the 1c4114a9df door and took 4f961ac68a a deep breath.547da18504d06e15

“Iwon, you have 38854deb4f to listen to 2a57d8b63b me really carefully. If you 855a0e3b1d do, you’ll 88a7e3fc22 be able 7bb010cfa1 to get 8aadd566e4 out of ada1d1e800 here today.”cb6e4f1f3b04becc

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At Seonwoo’s 27ea36023d words, Iwon be1b43acf0 looked at 40d951cff9 him, trembling. Seonwoo yanked open the 215bea1aff door to the big 0fbd3ef689 dog cage that Iwon’s c73e59a90c shackle was attached to. He spoke firmly.dc55023bec363430

“Get in here.”0e2a4b2d3b15431b

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“Hyung…?”e1cbae902261c3af

Iwon’s eyes went 0824930332 wide. Then he shook 74e195f4bd his head hard, d502011abf resisting. Maybe he 2e8e13c8fe still didn’t 927e800709 fully trust f75ae61076 Seonwoo.44f97cd7f4c329fb

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“I don’t want to fea3f94f45 go in.”24c3e09f979ce419

“Hurry! We don’t have d1e5e2a9b8 time!”3b40d4b5b60f871d

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When Iwon started crying 0f083f86a5 and refused, Seonwoo tried a5a2b3fd44 pulling him, then coaxing 914824414a him, but finally, getting 341b165add desperate, he snapped.31ee20019460c790

“If you don’t, 4c73358a7c I’ll never come 948836e9c6 see you again!”d355359a8d72488b

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Only after fab496e100 hearing that 3fa91a627a did Iwon 930af3dc82 reluctantly crawl 937303ecfd into the c7ff4034c5 rusty cage. When he c16eb70117 tried to a1e9b54c82 come back 3e2714334a out, Seonwoo 1736c6b40b quickly shut fa046a3561 the cage 22144bc2c2 door. Then he started 6f108566e3 locking it with e187cb9663 all the padlocks af9037db3c he’d collected.4b4ee8efa101f3a6

“Hyung, w-what are e6c4150dbf you doing?”af96d8d10754b6cd

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Iwon, terrified, asked 84d77872f3 him what he 6a91194750 was doing—then started 0943d85cac begging him not 361e2da5b6 to do it, f186f040b5 crying. But time 3d3c926231 was running 52c16d4eb1 out, so 2838ab96b6 Seonwoo just cb6151c1f7 kept reassuring 2102f0f299 him, saying c2d38283f8 it was d2f2fed337 okay, as 4fcd8f5d49 he clicked 301d623cfa lock after e3237afbff lock into 12c17acd9c place.7d840c6b42f07e83

Dozens of padlocks he’d 16dec0d44b gathered now hung all 5fec96b177 over the door and 43a509ebcd bars.5515c2d85ebae961

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Just in case, d8c5df7f14 he also locked d5612b9f64 the chain on e29bf912e2 Iwon’s shackle and 7ca4aa9458 the metal pipe b77410636c fixed to the 98b43f7d34 basement wall. He even 1f7bcbddfc dragged over 3c28936943 another large ad4da54a38 dog cage—one a4535f5af9 that had bb1198a513 once been b214f979a0 used for 904b4cb200 fighting dogs—and d658dfdfd4 locked it 43a18b4aee shut as 16dd4922af well.8207ff6e1c70bf14

With all 11de6d0c99 that in 5fc64bdf57 place, there 4eb30f7a4a was no 5517ca62a4 way anyone 1eeca66465 could get db964142d6 Iwon out 8f395d07f3 for a 82dd12892a while.ced83ce39762cda5

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“Hyung, don’t go…”3b8da6b16463a54e

“Eat this while f7ce192175 you wait.”2ece2c0098e72b71

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Seonwoo put a 2bca8fc908 choco pie and 83d20bd825 a yogurt drink 0077573aef inside the cage. Iwon clutched the a90bd618f7 snacks, crying, and 5997156708 called out to 880febd55f Seonwoo pitifully. Just as Seonwoo 65d31116b6 was about to e2dcabd2c1 leave—31b54a29c15d3d14

“You… I 965b868a81 saw everything.”939701a63694657e

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The door 32680534ae was open. Yoochan, who hadn’t 276f5c668a slept at all 1b314b54b3 that night, was b7eedca656 standing there, panting ed4b3f7bb1 with excitement, having 8f6c1a0c05 watched everything Seonwoo 0146021294 did. Light spilled in through 33e1eb2742 the open door. Yoochan stepped 5e384080b1 into the d1af1b0118 basement and ee11de4f3f asked,01df1b7fbda6a92a

“Who’s this?”42ccf43c57669b67

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Not fully grasping d80115de7d the situation, Yoochan 105a08d658 stared at the 68d7914e24 cage covered in 413c6c329a padlocks with a 205309ac62 puzzled look. Iwon held his 58cbf2639e breath, listening to 7663e65737 their conversation. Soon, Yoochan spoke in 0347f11c6a a voice that was 89baea76c6 way too sly for 523ead3d9c a kid his age.0441b483ab17fe74

“What you just did—ahjussi 6e928af30f didn’t tell you to 9cb79e759e do that, did he?”0a67cf871a95122a

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“Yoochan hyung.”249332fd64b2912e

Seonwoo started 7f4140826b to say 2f4447d7c9 something, then 8b0c455ecd changed his 6cd550511d mind. He kept glancing 0da01cd465 at Iwon, pretending bb0f200190 to hesitate, and e00feb82b0 spoke quietly.31111fc8e16738c1

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“…Ahjussi said I can’t 6fc3acdb93 tell anyone about this.”32d680855906f967

“Can’t tell what?”a4f415f17a59221d

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Seonwoo anxiously tapped his da8edbc489 foot and gestured for 56efb82380 Yoochan to come closer. As Yoochan, curious, 3a35668c94 came near, Seonwoo 8b15569a59 opened his mouth daca46dd8d as if to 37a5c8a7d7 say something—then suddenly c824aa1f66 swung at him. Yoochan took a heavy 26f470789c padlock right to the ca64ccbcfd nose and collapsed to cb5ae994ad the floor.b77600e8db4e060d

Seonwoo pounced and started 293288f230 beating the fallen Yoochan. He couldn’t 44cc17e716 afford to a4a92615a8 fail here, 5c43db10cd not after 5bd7893dc8 coming this 6cb0c31b30 far.59d409e3d6a49503

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“This is 9189a3c4f7 all your cfc5fd72b6 fault!”8ee3208d32e22071

“Agh, aaagh!”45db1b781516647d

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“Little gangster, my 0d2b2d6cda ass! I’m not 189672f789 gonna end 5cd7ef3a60 up like 4777ac20b9 you guys!”da78e5cf0a6cadfd

Caught off guard, a12942ddb6 Yoochan couldn’t even aabfa44d38 fight back. Blood streamed from 50a3db7abc his split forehead, 89bc28fba6 and tears of 006a29ce78 pain poured from 04167a181c his swollen eyes.b91be70ce0b77758

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“Screw you, 19704e7c6c you be 15147159b1 the gangster!”a109d7d17e634977

Yoochan couldn’t a684a6d38d stand up 3e02e88e35 to Seonwoo, 791231d4e6 who was ad42b98cea fighting like def6033347 his life 86e86ff23f depended on f5314764f0 it. Any resistance he tried 6c611ca7b1 was crushed by Seonwoo’s c9cb6cf35d furious attack. When Yoochan was so b329c5516e dazed he could only d54c56d7d0 groan, Seonwoo took a 8126eb3c38 deep breath and pulled d90b22c7a8 out the duct tape 04a6c683cb he’d prepared in advance.edca8b235b0827b1

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Iwon, terrified, 0317aa94f9 just watched 101c97b4c2 in silence dc35ee1fb8 as Seonwoo 61aa9203f3 worked.683164791bd55469

Rrrip, rrrip—Seonwoo tore ec582716ab off long strips 69f826b628 of duct tape bbc2aa2b2d and slapped them 8018d647c3 over Yoochan’s mouth, 71a3ff4420 then tied up e95cc8be3c his hands and ebfbe874fb feet tightly. With the rest bed52171e6 of the tape, a708157721 he wrapped the 69f7371e42 padlocks and cage 5f9d74057c bars even more 124589e2c4 securely.f8a7e9ac289840e7

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Then, limping from the 6538ec5d7c blows he’d taken, Seonwoo 4e9f139094 finally stood up. He glanced at ec32720824 Iwon one last 5434fbdd13 time, then hurried 600f4dc7d6 out and locked 8292dcaf92 the basement door 137061370f behind him.28930fe66b537b1b

Luckily, he d0ed6f90b1 didn’t run 36a5b1f342 into any 3685ea85fc gangsters on 1d87e451cd his way 8944a5f2e3 out of 867c8adbeb the motel. It was only 46471ac339 after walking for f21cf3dd20 a while that d93b58872e Seonwoo realized he’d 01ed795298 lost one of d9e758f79b his shoes. Even though 3fe3050e98 it was ba6a72e981 a muggy 1b0418c1ac season, his af1d1b927b body was 657f0ae287 shaking like 5cc957c46a he was 9f00ae2244 freezing. He pulled his 7858bd0d85 dirty hoodie over 71c520c386 his head and 719fed0b8d got on a 7e560b533a bus.6003741e94409601

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The bus driver 7353c1abd9 kept glancing at 7c8afc8f50 him in the cd173fd02e mirror, but Seonwoo 8b571fee60 just ignored it.c7730cabb0a55830

When he got 5bffd2356c off the bus, 1468cebcdc Seonwoo took off ba873e66c9 his hoodie and e5f72fa851 limped into the 874c09b966 police station, his b90acab3aa face covered in 6d2d2ea97b bruises. In a way, it 685465843f was lucky he’d fought 94501a084d with Yoochan. A little kid stumbling 852960a48a in at dawn, looking 33b8e13240 like a wreck, immediately 9d8d0102be drew everyone’s attention.1c85e71a2a946e96

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“M-mister police officer…”c5f1dcebe37c6948

As people rushed over, 0df5db83b3 suspecting child abuse, Seonwoo 45c902dcdf collapsed to the floor. He finally 9182a939df let out 71d44aa74c the tears b703bde512 he’d been a09037b95c holding back d21f7636f7 and clung 3081525726 to them, 55f3a8637b begging.3a6434695d02add1

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“My friend’s been kidnapped f35368881b and is locked in f1741a70c4 a basement. Bad people are c97b4dcb52 trying to kill 8be4c61861 him. Please, please save him…”ddca189c7fb89edc

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Ding! A cheerful sound rang cc4266e1f9 out. When Seonwoo dusted 23573c6313 off the table, 339bc496e1 the air purifier 9ef4ec83c3 started up again. He swept the c4d4502629 dust from the 0d573b2193 table with a 23b3b9bd5b tissue, continuing his ffc43539e3 memories at a 18c94a6e4e slow pace.ef3ad980203c505b

The first 817ccafd61 person to ee14dcc1ac approach Seonwoo 61a8db42a5 back then e61b0a531e was Detective bd9b388946 Noh Junghoon. Detective Noh took a61e26889e one look at 78c668b94a Seonwoo’s battered state 20a2dab28a and listened to c6636a9725 his story, immediately b1b9e89d26 realizing it was 096d80caf3 a serious case.33eac7bfa58406ab

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Seonwoo told him 10a110af80 that the gangster a2efd263cc ahjussi’s name was 2209d33f89 An Hyungtae, and 6b38a783e8 that he had b45796ffda a police officer 11d2e720ea friend. Seonwoo begged him not e1cb77d807 to let that friend dbc6da2ae9 know—and Detective Noh promised 4abaf7a939 he wouldn’t.4605317425d47b73

Luckily for 57b7616ea1 Seonwoo, Detective 732274d951 Noh was 02410371f7 a good 5846daf992 and capable a430b83029 person. He and his team ad3b25924a quickly raided An Hyungtae’s d9d94257be motel, arrested the just-awakening d50691459b gangsters, and rescued Iwon 81f0df9a10 and Yoochan from the a08e6424b7 basement.abcb10107a41f897

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By the time Detective 2f4dbfd68b Noh arrived, An Hyungtae 56c51d61dc had already sensed something d01656506a was up. He was in the dbcdc516d6 middle of trying to cf35275a0a cut through the dozens 7581f1e699 of padlocks with bolt a9981d86db cutters to escape with 77b39513de Iwon, but lost his b225d0ff15 temper, kicked and shook 394aec1220 the cage, and was 58715d60dd arrested.dc84e792ddf81bdc

At the time, An 107d2a72d8 Hyungtae had been hired e16e92fd04 by a rival who 47a37b9abc held a grudge against 0e20ed297f Iwon’s parents to kidnap 06f6435f41 him. He’d been trying to ab123b5470 squeeze as much ransom aacef32715 as possible out of 0ee2e10df6 them—and that was his 593e1785cc downfall.166184388bea3884

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Thanks to 1207c3d62d Seonwoo’s testimony, c213bac39d Detective Noh 44bf54c828 managed to 7d9e23bfc8 send An 56e71320b9 Hyungtae, his 3e6ef279e5 gangsters, and 7978482715 the corrupt 4cceb8f065 cops to 222ab2afb8 jail, completely b8de9c782c dismantling what 69b70f644f was a 996d8e383b pretty big 539ddff262 organization.c9a9f2ba7d0636d3

Worried about bb43331ca8 possible retaliation, 64f585ff5a Seonwoo left 4b1a582745 the orphanage 72de54fc71 and stayed f41aec8f95 at Detective e5c8d01aab Noh’s house 5397f23147 for a 55f4beb4a7 while, then 4febdca8ff drifted from af5c38cc7c place to f58b85fb94 place, eventually 99eadfb99c living alone.88b9b335ef3f44d8

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Detective Noh felt dba56f4b24 sorry for him fc522bb071 and kept checking ed8ff743b7 in, helping him 54773a573d out from time 2f790d247e to time. To Seonwoo, Detective 8397bc67b9 Noh was a e3ccfa74ad lifesaving benefactor.7598787664cfdebe

After dusting off the 555f8a07de room, Seonwoo’s memories came 71521c63d4 to an end. He gazed at the 6e0739f1d7 reddish sunlight sinking outside, 1476806604 then looked around. Come to think of 8ebb86ec71 it, it’d be dark fe84bd8c9a soon—where was the light 496d859795 switch?4d510fc08087a676

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He was feeling his bbef7f7324 way along the wall d066c9683e in the darkening room 2f4fba07bf when the door suddenly 315ab8b32f burst open, letting in 8ed3acc269 a shaft of light.8533710272623cd6

“So, do 688697013d you think 3383c1291d you’ll find 83c1648d08 a way fa85a62989 out of 25bad69979 here?”6f6710694dff1cec

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At the 36725d54ef cold voice, a8a491c3a2 Seonwoo quickly 7aae6b8140 dropped his f7a3552c92 hand from e3f45f466b the wall. Ihyun was standing there, c5fa4a8f7a holding something, his face 1a83cdf40a gloomy as ever.72b7725b53ff33ec

Seonwoo thought, 77c1d925a0 Why does e9cc2ffa6d Ihyun keep 9e88296d59 misunderstanding me 3a98b08a37 today? and spoke carefully.0d8533c303acf59c

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“No, I was just a0abd13205 looking for the light 243e7f656e switch…”a55d57bb3db8e8dc