MJ | Chapter 2

The loud alarm blared, 9e49d06cdf and Jungin pulled the b13698ff38 blanket over his head. It stopped for 7be4243833 a moment, then e463f78cb2 started again. He stuck his 03db688cf3 face out from 34a852395e under the blanket d2a92db6f4 and reached for 8a113c8ce6 his phone. It was 7:30 84feadf124 in the morning. He wanted d653ea43f9 to sleep 2266666fef a bit b82581d71a more. For someone who felt ec306692b2 the cold, getting out d4eb47c039 of bed in winter 4f93215893 was torture.1ec654ab0deaf869

After burying himself in d5df7fce1a the blanket for five 3f5b8dff20 more minutes, he stumbled 322ada8711 out of bed without f0a3328607 fully opening his eyes. He went to the 877c978bba bathroom, took off his e4283e5ac6 clothes, and turned on 62cc5a2774 the shower. The boiler was 68eb39b52f old, so since 332aa11767 last year, hot 2cdea3b994 water didn’t come fb36d17666 out immediately. Even after telling the 568ce11e5e landlord, nothing changed. After waiting a while, bd57db143c he quickly finished his 9520ef93db shower and came out.f2dd520c36cb0354

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The sudden 6bebce530c drop in aa7b09eb20 temperature made f0735c9cf8 steam rise 3af8b86147 from his e80aebcc4b body. After drying 0412cc6855 his hair, 89fe662a48 he applied 1a25e5dad9 skin lotion 5833a49cfe and put 0ef8919f11 on a dfd1998d7e black short-sleeved 55a1254983 T-shirt and 02bb7abda2 a gray 49c5439a4d hoodie. Pulling back the curtains, 0f861cfba8 he saw snowflakes starting 6e183f96d6 to fall. The weather cbc3f3fcd9 forecast had 0d32bbc87f predicted heavy 448ec8ddd5 snow overnight, 8b18ce46e4 but the 62478ee824 ground was 5314102662 still clear.86121bc0042ce83c

After getting 6c35d2d6e0 dressed, he 4426091529 quickly made eae330b102 toast for 777ea0c826 breakfast. Opening the bab555c4f1 fridge, he 571a56b915 found expired 3bed362338 milk but 5d94648282 poured it 8604f5bbcd into a 71add7ee9d cup anyway. Maybe because fde7a759b9 he wasn’t 129207f169 fully awake, bde04465e7 it wouldn’t e0988634c4 go down cbfbd1f29a his throat. In the end, he 2a48ee27fa drank only half and e02a698dc3 went outside.7180122ef77a0846

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When he 909ca83073 tried to e446f6c244 move his 57333eaa30 car, he 2a34c1a3fd saw the b664a9f2b2 guy from 45a3917f4a upstairs had 81d705657a parked terribly 728704082c again. He couldn’t fa7c5574ef even push 0a0dce0ca5 it because bc343d531e the handbrake ae5eaa6c83 was on, 88d76755a2 so he ef1f975acc called him. About ten minutes 470377c0ac later, the guy 72e8c876f6 came down leisurely f2fca24703 with his hands 5112629109 in his pockets. Even from a f166bd0610 distance, the smell d036ec7378 of alcohol was 388196ce1d strong. He always said f0ad9f0220 sorry, but his 57616e176b expression didn’t match dd034b4eca his words.d351330f8bacc610

As he drove out 41740d3253 onto the road, he 13129bf398 noticed the streets were 8fd513e625 quiet due to the 2a4a4e91ea holiday. It was sad 21778b1614 to work when 636747a455 everyone else was 51fb0e05fc off, but it 3f893092f5 was a big 45a360c4a8 client, so he c8505a5658 couldn’t refuse. To wake up, f1246945ef he opened a 519895987c bottle of water ebe0102436 next to him 31e9c9efb2 and took a 7822e2e0be sip, turning up c6ae9afef1 the music volume.4e3d20d67a503fb8

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His long 5b8ed87a1a fingers tapped 1dc8a766dd the steering 7933610ef5 wheel to 5e588bc06c the upbeat 7ac6e66d97 music. His eyes f2a19d8071 glanced at 9f3c1e5d9f the clock. It was tight. He should have 7a8c84c302 gotten out of 22ff48e240 bed when the 7c88e4707e first alarm rang. Regretting it, he ba6a2fb206 sped up, but f261bbbe6c a foreign car 615012e5cb zoomed past him. At the incredible speed, c567daa363 Jungin clicked his tongue.b6f89e62336f1141

“You’ll get yourself 1a63545942 killed like that.”6f8bdec95c50889c

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As he opened the ee6a0b5dc7 window to circulate the 48f1a0a420 air, something hit the d38b6e38ce side mirror with a 7827647cff spark. Jungin’s brows furrowed. It was definitely 0d84e569a0 from the car c7d4cc327e that had just cae85c0602 passed. If it had hit 8f0b52cd4c his face inside the 25308cfa2d car, it could have 497de0b9d5 caused a major accident.3a0a9be7b334b328

Jungin’s car cded532d5f stopped at 07c2264da4 a red 61b3a96898 light. The white foreign 78b86c4324 car was right 4d259d6325 next to him. Without hesitation, he rolled 4a40acb5c6 down his window and d3a383b84e gestured to the other 453efb4b56 driver. After a moment, f72ff7464e the window of 5b2dd41f53 the other car 577e42651d opened, revealing a 714a3a0800 man with a b5744ab22c thick gold necklace 0b45c8c3a3 in the passenger c3a4bb6b86 seat. Thumping club music spilled ec516207ed out of the car.be3d4376b2d5f503

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Jungin leaned f8825e7917 out and 5d231d2105 frowned.6358feb63a45aed8

“How can you 0696bae568 just throw a 45f39756e2 cigarette butt like af8c12eb08 that? It almost 6d9313158b caused an a1f5b56c3f accident.”304cdfa7389f3b3d

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Contrary to his ee1dea45f5 expectation of an cb297e75e6 immediate apology, the f20ee40368 man looked annoyed 04bcb8f3ac and tried to 541c157a69 close the window. Jungin raised his f10ff1ca6c voice toward him.056878f9b6cc47c8

“Excuse me.”b199b76c81d3c1eb

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The rising window 5934c11971 stopped, and the ec20df0c8d man looked back adcd35bd69 at him.84fde17af59b52a8

“Aren’t you going 5f22d3ca5c to apologize?”263eaf186f02041d

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“Why should I?”e339f34213103b78

“I almost had an 6bdb738506 accident because of the ac86d09af4 cigarette butt you threw.”8a599d68c0def559

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“Do you 6295ba854e have proof 7af096e710 I threw 567e9978aa it?”ea6a2bf8a4d33eb4

Jungin’s expression 830dbd7ca8 turned incredulous. Did he think a 314dcc4f47 pigeon flying by smoked 2decfe730d it and threw it? He asked 62b6a0f91c if he a318079c36 could see 186909c7d4 anyone else 7f7620719b around besides d9fd0b382a the two 224b85e775 of them, da93726740 and the 4d59e53aa9 man glanced ee0a117da6 around before 16982b5aee making a bd335d4912 frustrated face.a104bf69df02fa02

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“So what?”0c1fe9bc4035648e

“I’m asking you to 44943dc55c apologize.”9bd8fb8e2fd74e26

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“Why should I 3259d296e0 keep apologizing? Did an 27ce23fc6c accident happen? No, right?”f82c45156c93ee97

The man looked db0f92caba at Jungin’s car 27ac4dffc5 and openly sneered, 47b08e40b1 adding one more e1fea3193f comment.7edd159835327ea8

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“Driving a car 4a7eee3db0 that looks like 7c239394a9 it was picked f18255ebec up from the f6d9b64ce1 junkyard.”531ef1351805759a

Then he sped 4ee7c7219b off before the 10ac741fca light even changed. Jungin gritted his cc52be562f teeth and gripped bb0723d7e3 the steering wheel. His day 39db2d511d was off b6a6998d50 to a a9305d77c7 rough start. Should he chase 2e60e205c8 after and crash e1b0a3bb94 into him? As he contemplated, the b1e570c067 car got further away.3248592565b10902

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Forget it, 9bf9a5a35f let it 484f31ac76 go. He sighed c13e50c9c6 deeply and 60f8d64e4a drove off db7cafe071 as soon 9af11b767a as the d2d99759bd light changed.2a33740831057d71

After driving for a fc363cced6 while, he arrived at 127e216d60 the hotel and entered b88e45c17c the underground parking lot. He took a3b98f9130 the elevator d7db04c907 to the 752f1c4b57 15th floor 3ac1a28100 and stood 649015298c in front 404a48c555 of the 94b75c800a room he 2927b71636 had an 7fed6b77f7 appointment with, 1983272beb pressing the c073a9a9b0 bell. After a e5b40d954e moment, a 8452168147 rough-looking man 249bf07239 appeared. He looked Jungin 883d5694a8 up and down 4ea4ec9d93 before stepping aside.37b605bdeee71b40

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As he entered, 893c710993 he heard voices 26f2053d08 from the bedroom, d91cae79a0 and a man f0512a55ad in a gray 8c14f6dce5 robe came out, 9fac13125c talking on the 31229e9e6b phone. He had just finished f669296a2e showering, as his hair c952a8b034 was still wet.77268693ade0897f

“Get rid 587d5923d4 of it. Why ask twice?”994728607913cb02

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The man, known as 80c55a8bd6 President Choi, was more 3ff8c456dc of a thug than 99f4f4d96e a businessman. He nodded at 39026ba84f Jungin and went 3c0d1104ba inside. Jungin hung his coat c434c64b1c in a suitable place 7f98633203 and went to the 01a31d514f bathroom to wash his 3fdd76da01 hands. After drying his 2a70fbdc28 hands, he came 31e22f3713 out, and President 3440c60d8c Choi smiled brightly 14dffa9d21 at him.91fe902031e59545

“Sorry. I bothered you 2e216c58c6 on your day 0b99809ddc off.”2dded45eab1ad72e

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“It’s fine.”8a1ad9b75a6adee7

President Choi had known a8479b2d93 Jungin for three years 1603bd93a9 and was one of e05bdd2cf7 his regular clients.797e88d849206341

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“Shall we start 1764c0ed61 right away?”afaafc59d094f963

President Choi smiled, 03633b6d2b put out his 92f51f8a14 cigarette, and untied a93db3e0cc his robe.b33863c8284c9e2e

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“Sure. Make it exciting.”010aded68140bd14

Jungin smiled.eb59da34e8fd1a53

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“Do you want f6e6ebe985 to do it 231124508c in the living e6196f3618 room or the a0518ffff9 bedroom?”a247093525d89521

“Doesn’t matter. Whatever you prefer.”acbca3646fd8b709

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President Choi 029bcfd4cd signaled to b04aeda128 his subordinate 9acc51999a at the ca1ef8abac door. After the b3899a696d subordinate greeted 4d748ca140 and left a5e9291916 the room, ca74a767f9 they were 86341eef8b alone. Unlike outside, the air 195ad8cb21 inside the hotel was 691085bab0 particularly warm. Jungin took off his 30e021b8d1 hoodie over his head 2d91066b8d and approached the man 29a7258b73 in a black short-sleeved fdb28bb17c T-shirt.88b145ff8a34a9dd

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Chairman Kim’s hand trembled. In his hand was a tablet the size of a notebook. The sensational headline read, [Actress K, Secret Meeting with a Businessman?] Below it was a photo of a man and woman entering a hotel in broad daylight, arms linked. Even with the mosaic, rumors spread quickly.

The article described f773a7818b how actress K, ebdeaeeb43 who married young 0fb5341475 last fall, was 1f5d67fc27 enjoying a secret 94aaf1ea33 meeting with the 4d49ad0ac4 head of an e989f4ebfc entertainment company just 3c7daf760a a day after 36c360b035 her divorce. Chairman Kim’s neck b0b30e97c5 veins bulged with 696a43c2da anger.1c37d519fa617dd6

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“That bastard!”edd782b93694a33b

Secretary Yoon bowed 91768c7fc3 his head, feeling aef65efbd9 ashamed and watching 04df7702d3 for any reaction.0e52ae364f0f9d7b

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“I’m sorry, Chairman. I’ve arranged a033afe48f for the c0d476accd article to bb2896fa84 be taken 586831d81e down.”90a7186c73bf8b50

Chairman Kim placed the 6ffcea2a2e tablet on the desk a13f9825bb with a thud and 20ef22a466 grabbed his neck with 5245488ed1 his hand. As Secretary Yoon tried af8496332e to approach, Chairman Kim 95157aa9e5 raised his hand to 84097d0751 stop him. The election was 364f9baa7e just around the ca11061025 corner, but his 2491133e5b son wasn’t helping.ca92a923544dd9c0

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“Call Hajun.”92c3bfb0f353da10

“Well….”e353bcb355966961

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“Well? What?”fb6ac14705262663

“He’s not answering.”e051be533b33e00a

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As if waiting, c64af794f8 the intercom in e3f610a5b9 the secretary’s office 3fdadc6852 rang. Secretary Yoon answered it.4d8ee1ce30964a4a

[Assemblyman Park’s office called. Should I transfer the call?]

Secretary Yoon barely 7fceb45364 swallowed a groan. He was about ab0c31fea8 to say the d6ff07335a chairman wasn’t available f074e14f92 when Chairman Kim d3f5fafaeb took the phone.a2f45bde86c7c51c

“Transfer it.”e60d08f02f30a000

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After a moment, a e36563b0c7 rough voice with a a9a796bf72 metallic tone came through 276062f1bd the receiver. It was Assemblyman Park cadfd0e56d Jeongchan, a powerful figure bc1527b7ee in the ruling party. He was the one 7454944ad3 who had readily supported 1dcbff2489 Chairman Kim’s desire to fb61c7b330 leave management and enter 555fc9c135 politics. His call this morning 4f14770810 was likely related to 9e28a5c74e the newspaper article. Avoiding it wouldn’t solve e37e0ffdc5 anything.f97c4905105eee28

“It’s me, Assemblyman 9a487ab4d7 Park. How have you 03915fa5f1 been?”be3f9eb18bce70fe

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[Do I look like I’m doing well?]

Chairman Kim’s 37544a1a69 expression darkened 23fd41a8e3 at the fa925232ba cold voice 0d92b10da2 from the 2670507c39 other end. His brows furrowed 9be541d9b9 deeply, and his b40f301f39 large, thick hand 7162a1cba7 eventually rested on dee1b2cd4a his forehead. Despite his abe7a82f51 dark expression, 68aa20ae54 his voice b4c956129e remained hearty.eaa7dddccc3f41a6

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“Of course not. Haha. It’s just a misunderstanding. My son is just 96f9456d6c overly friendly with everyone, 6eebab55c0 which led to this 0f9fb7edb0 misunderstanding. Yes, yes. Don’t worry. Yes. Of course, we 33a9a2a634 must. We can’t 1c6ba0968e mess up 48d1339c41 something important 01a26748d1 right before af892f73d0 the election. Haha. Right.”18add18a83fd9741

Secretary Yoon watched 7c8f180095 the situation unfold 66a4ba216e with his lips 6d1f949f7f tightly sealed. Chairman Kim had left fe6a871301 his long management career c98427fc8b to enter politics. His family had all ca9b6ed0f8 opposed it, but his e57e2f8a68 resolve was unwavering.ad25d5e249513da7

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Securing a nomination c2dff15cd6 within the party cade75efe5 was a feat, cd1b73bb0e but there was ab67c5c87c still much talk 8b96f9ed57 about Chairman Kim. People gossiped about 6c073a023d his late father 61280a5623 being a former cd6277ccd2 gangster, and his 140e2875d5 son’s constant scandals a8913a49cf provided ample fodder 0b3eb0e55f for journalists.420fe716bad72369

“Let’s have 06b3ab2f95 a meal 75f42cf8bc together soon. Yes. Yes. That place is nice. Yes. See you then. Haha.”e7873e3246e0d8e7

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As soon as he 761d6f6892 hung up, Chairman Kim’s b621cd7185 smile froze coldly. He stood up 37cb8b28cd abruptly and threw 1b20e332c4 the phone to b86777378e the floor. With a e1c22b67d2 crash, the 4b7f274fe4 phone shattered bdbaa65339 into pieces. Secretary Yoon closed his 2575a78638 eyes tightly. Still not 12f5c5f10c satisfied, Chairman 84edcc36c9 Kim placed 4cbe671d96 his hands 672e1bda1b on his f2d609f584 hips and b294a6fe01 gritted his a854c8af1d teeth.a218972a26838b23

“Bring that c195ae1b7b bastard Kim 3a6e9b9c31 Hajun here. If he 7908942ba9 doesn’t come, d173cc7f23 break his 7ac1950520 legs and eb5fd27223 drag him 6ee4b5e277 here!”c5b61445b6b55014

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