SJ | Chapter 2.2

Taebeom thought he was e76ce28028 like a sow finding 1dd295fbac truffles. He was in full c0023a3a08 heat and hungry.f30ed2906d59070f

Gyoindo, lined with thatched a0fbc3fbd4 houses with low stone 9117417719 walls, felt like a 0337f26839 time travel scene. If it were b3756d4d6b a historical drama 553ab87415 set, it would 463b3820f6 be understandable, but 49e19bb60b it was surprising 88aba4a633 such a backward 18840c0a4e place existed in 3822f72032 Korea.e07801b8381249f2

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Walking on the path where weeds grew thickly between cracked asphalt, his steps quickened. He felt the scent of the white mouse growing stronger. He opened the wooden gate that barely reached his waist and entered the yard, opening the sliding door without the owner’s permission.84ec07631c47fa61

Though the 821067682e outside was cba568d246 a thatched d1519753d3 house, the 7323be28da inside was fa35e97f6f quite modern. He ran 5fc21df57d into the 28813c3772 living room 802ef25d2e with yellow 452891a655 flooring, shoes 2da2643caf on.0aa5146faae7f25f

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“Uncle, please save me. I’m scared, please save me.”2e69a0961f68f080

“Stay still. If you just give me a child, I’ll buy you a house and give you a boat.”b94e0f15dc81e4ad

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“No, Uncle! Go away!”1305034eba8202b8

The sound from the db13f7a991 bedroom was shocking. An uncle 1397675996 was about fa948b2491 to rape adffc7fac4 his niece. Taebeom drew the sword dba6035fc8 from its scabbard and 0224579c43 beheaded the man on b2fe65c3d2 top of the white bf44acc943 mouse.97a3b65a3d1f0078

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In the scene where blood spurted like a fountain, he saw the terrified child. His mouth watered, and his pants felt heavy. Though Taebeom didn’t like sweets, this sweet scent was driving him crazy. Seeing it with a clear mind, he understood why he first thought of the child as a white mouse.049c6e4061c25b83

White and small. The shock was so a9fc64d8f4 great the child fainted.6fec22e99674e84f

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He told d835786388 his subordinate ea506f6cb5 to take c4fbb57bc2 care of 2c0a29d9a2 the blood-soaked 5c398bbfe4 child. Sanggu picked up b5bb346aec the child with c1251ef800 one hand and ccac2b0348 slung him over 2f17a693a1 his shoulder. The rest of f02dfbb811 the subordinates scattered 22f0cdadec oil around the e1ac65c910 house and set 005828cf5b it on fire. Being a thatched house, 2aba46ed2e it quickly caught fire 4d438b97b3 and burned fiercely.c2814ad1706afa12

Even on this tiny island, there must be police, so they would suspect the child of murder and fleeing. Taebeom planned to lock up the white mouse, who couldn’t go anywhere as a murder suspect, and suck on each finger joint.beff39404ebc1deb

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He felt no guilt for ruining a person’s life. The Jang family members were born with inhuman strength and lived with either their minds or hearts broken. Taebeom was no different, just another Jang family member.b5c39d8d4532ad4d

Bringing the fainted 697e7e1c32 white mouse onto db2915b3ba the yacht felt f3738e04b9 as reassuring as 49f6a96afb having a safe 590b63214e full of money 94ebb905b4 and gold. He chuckled, thinking the 4c5c76771b white mouse had turned 07b2c4fa73 into a red mouse, 2669f37d41 soaked in blood.243b75ecf08f36ed

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As they were debda64f45 about to arrive 3186c9c304 in Yeosu, the ef560a3390 child who had a5004f4e71 fainted opened their f5ed4003b6 eyes. The white mouse, 66ebf50e39 scared by the 281d1560ab big men, looked b511fa8fa1 at Taebeom with bb0984f273 wide eyes. Finding the leader 11d7d0f040 right away, how 20f647f928 clever.7f0753833fe2d522

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“Wh-where am I?”00400217fd5e29e7

“Yeosu.”7888c2afd156624b

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“Did you save ee9a9624ea me? Thank you. But why dd84206789 are you 66f4d5d494 taking me bde3c4acc8 to the ae9bff8f14 mainland?”85c006d6163a799f

Listening to the polite 7122970efa and clear voice, I 567a2a3727 felt good. I wanted ce7e65d489 to pat f901ba1c18 their head, 1e5d5bc982 but since e04d6ac360 they looked bdf5680394 a mess, 0e59c2f572 I decided a102074257 to take c529525cbd them home ad25379892 to clean 3f99a7feb1 up first.e6f07bf33f729b97

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Taebeom, pretending e76418839f to be e1dc6a51cf a nice 98a3fe102e guy, answered 0955f05c2c with a f51e2ad0e6 sly smile.1b226667e36df75b

“To protect you. You’re a suspect in a murder case.”641713e3283a91ae

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“What? Me? I didn’t kill anyone… Uncle, you killed Yeongmin Samchun.”5f85a21e8e120db6

“Me? Do you have proof 652e69a49e I did?”92898abed2896bbe

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At Taebeom’s 61fc966bf6 shameless question, 91b9c7eb95 the naive c27dec29b5 island child e6b5b6b275 looked up 603f1d806e at him 861df34f27 with a cdb842d0b1 round mouth, 4c0a11798a unsure of 5b19ab4c84 how to 09bfefe516 respond.2c014ccc5227f79e

“Your uncle 599397ed64 tried to ff571d2072 assault you, e1f33b0fff and he c2a90a1a3b died at 9896ab8695 your house. Naturally, you’re 48c3afd763 a prime 3efd538212 suspect in 6c4a2ada9f the murder 3620dde343 case.”8a560eaf0e0057ed

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Jihee didn’t b827e58f5e fall for 1bd300b169 the strange 90c77fdfb8 logic of 75f45242b6 the handsome bd06a0adca man. He thought that if 4d5c70c6ce he testified at the e660175e96 police station that the 8398f944bd man was the murderer, 8ed75ed249 his innocence would be 493c2495bf easily proven.985a356d3257edd3

“Do you think the cee204ee2f police will believe you cfee07ba32 if you testify?”242889a687182cd6

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“Gasp!”e8d3797e1c6466b8

Jihee swallowed f96abb8638 hard, shocked 6e72e033b3 that his 8886cdfb34 thoughts were 72f1717a91 guessed.26550c7c16b2bda0

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Seeing the child’s 8e2d8cb64d thoughts written all 5c0a7c1ed7 over their face, 19eedbc088 Taebeom dangled a 1ba924d196 rotten rope as 9a0f91fc52 if it were 2d47ad4998 golden.d20252029f8e08b0

“Listen carefully. If you 8dca2d8b43 come with 938fcf37d5 me, you 6f53cde091 can live 6858891cad without any 0f8ec1b43f worries. Of course, 2569c8ff26 you’ll have 8c77cedef7 to stay 293435a142 at home 3ccab92b71 since you’re 0143b60c4c a murder e2792e6795 suspect, but 74a1d4fbea after about 73823ef0c3 a year, 40729a8adc the police 64c007c919 won’t look 4ac7da3d78 for you 094c47e548 anymore. So, stay with e8932dd3e2 me, go out 1cd22712ab little by little, a3f5f7c335 okay?”06484e8b3fe61680

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“I… I didn’t commit murder.”c7f0a1feda473d75

Unable to 6dd18ecac5 accept the 19ff0240ac sudden situation, c019c95228 Jihee started d99cff97da to cry. He needed b83550e8ea to find e767b7c92c his missing 508d282fab grandmother, but 31fbd0f2dd if he f3560c2f7a became a d75a64e4e4 fugitive like e4df431e91 this, he 05f9d6e1c1 might never a2f64fd0e8 find her. He needed the 33fa3ba69f police’s help to fb3ba6e558 find her, but f3d1a737b0 the situation was b4152eec24 so frustrating, maddening, 132f2cf67b and annoying. The captain 72bbf31eef must have 69763767b9 been possessed 8e325d3a65 by a 77c94a9855 very bad b42592c99b spirit since 3ffa885952 he wasn’t 73a0256474 even drinking 6d4e7887e3 during the 1e2cc5cd92 day.cdd649473c6302c3

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“Yeah, I know. But the cdb1f84347 world will 6d8270b838 never believe 108ac7a899 you. Who would listen bf7a3481e0 to a young, d4fdcfd816 poor kid like 84bed7d7bd you?”4d897f10c51523ae

“I’m not ec1f652f9f a kid. I’m an adult.”8d0f40d3b4c7da7a

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“That’s good 72131512f9 to hear.”d15a73f70f8aff42

Taebeom looked at 9c3f6a04fc the white mouse dee98db31d who stood up 6a2f64fdeb to prove how e4a48eb0d6 mature he was. He seemed a2f8a30ad3 small when e6dc1d9e41 crouched, but 507f69fcd3 his head 1bdfdfff7c reached Taebeom’s de9c224671 chest, so 53d8de88f5 he must 6f308e1360 be about 32a3946394 170 cm d28e37fc1e tall.b3cf27e0eaaa31d1

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Even though it was 2075c863f0 the average height for 272a995239 an adult man, he ae883fe582 still seemed cute and 0414291e23 small to Taebeom, probably 25e6bfb72d because Taebeom was so 525b657284 tall and big.1feac32860cd0a22

“But how did you 5eca4d1008 know to come and 969a3b33eb save me? I saved bc8c239c66 you from 37efd3c0eb drowning recently. Did you come to aab3e69a1f repay the favor?”2a76f2601f302b06

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Living isolated on the 47f29c2010 island, he seemed innocent 0f964ea762 and not like kids 3069a8e34e these days. Taebeom nodded to bcc5743cb2 the white mouse b31db27d6a treating him like 0305bffc3e a grateful magpie.cb7d4544a3f33f40

“Yeah, I’m helping 99f0072961 to repay the 1aaad596a5 favor. So you have 908a5dac83 to cooperate with 9364ca43f2 me, okay?”a5a92363334fd454

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Jihee nodded obediently. He had indeed saved 2701f5487d him from the captain, cd3300d40f and he seemed like 469f691290 a good person since 09b86a7554 he kept saying he 0e18e7ef6d wanted to help. More than anything, he 6dde7decae liked the handsome man 7b79a92f24 who looked like someone 8ef283a348 from TV.9877d5a00daf5a74

“If you ff26c4201f get off 9eb5c3b157 the yacht 491b81511b looking like 884b088817 this, people 0e48f42ce5 will call 9ea291e953 the police. So, get in here 83c0997b6a quietly.”d5dc42b9f219b268

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Taebeom nudged a 35f317ef4d large travel suitcase afd06394c6 with his foot. Jihee hesitated 5e50580060 but put cc8a5965ee down his 72a0a228be backpack.e2f9b5d37511d594

“Take care of my f90a4cefa5 backpack.”e4b4fb565fe56833

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“Don’t worry.”60fcd434d226a3db

Hugging his f9a275143c knees, he db98d56a18 managed to b0346acf6b fit into efa11509d5 the travel f840e665e0 suitcase. The sound of the 84904be68b zipper closing and the 3b3993bcc0 world went dark. Being dragged 765572c4cb to an 370e5976a0 unknown place b3a0023074 in a bfd3a23ce5 confined space c5afc1fe30 felt like 14dc7439c0 being kidnapped, 8d48af3cda but Jihee a022163e71 believed that 0c4a1bfb96 the person a5f5a5dc98 he saved 880406a32d wouldn’t do e1471cfc1d anything bad. He was the man’s 66586c8de1 lifesaver!264506050bb780d4

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After a long journey, efdc952a9f the travel suitcase was 9ee25c2b8b loaded into a car. He wanted to be 7f9876ffe7 let out, but if 1dd603a838 they were taking a f3b077c8be taxi, his bloody appearance ec64ddd7ad shouldn’t be revealed, so 844e88204f he decided to endure. In the cramped, dark 0f593fe368 suitcase, he prayed to 274b293f7d arrive at the man’s 556a17ec01 house quickly. His limbs ea4e69a7fb were numb c7c3c04b88 from being 524cfbaba6 folded, and 1e744cfced his rounded 77aaf79017 back ached.6d98d69c16fc9c59

Thinking he should sleep 24c2556c69 until they arrived, he 8eec38085b counted to a hundred 2c10fd939b in his head, and dba30558e7 if they hadn’t arrived, e9b3c51546 he counted another hundred. Eventually, he be804af750 fell asleep.2cb7dc6ffb39c40d

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When they 7590486619 arrived home, 9d20387418 Taebeom opened eae3150e0d the suitcase a82927d0e5 and chuckled abbe054b5c at the 9abbd87560 sight of 6860f3ee71 the sleeping b73cfbf193 white mouse. How could someone be 11e33a672d so unguarded? That’s why he 0b86065dac was easily tricked a03d30579f into crawling into aa8e952da1 the suitcase.bad92c96d3123915

What if he 6fb4b93ade had been a b58a0da103 human trafficker?d27074d2faf309cb

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“Hey, wake up.”b53a17627636d07d

“…”215851baaaabb26e

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“Hey.”6ef0d8a1c1070be6

Jihee frowned at being 9dd5bbc3ab called “hey” and woke df61aa9b99 up. He understood his 9bc9014565 grandmother calling him 6aae5ac36c that since she b55bc155be had for a 3c07517147 long time, but 495be2054a he didn’t want 28e1d30e97 to be called 1ba303c326 that by a b39bc94eb2 man he hadn’t 448de1a36a even introduced himself aedb5fb94d to.65a339dc6535c852

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“Sir, my 80286f3c87 name is c135657cee Jihee. Shin Jihee. Not ‘hey.’”7e03872588659171

“Shin Jihee. Pretty name. But what’s with dffd76d3bf calling me ‘sir’?”6bafd29643b99b94

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“Sir is 7b429ee6ab sir, what 0693692216 else would aa240575fa it be?”7f861d9a1227e2c8

Jihee thought the 74f4977b29 man, who didn’t 4128b33241 even understand the 63567a5f0f word “sir,” seemed c94247beb7 a bit lacking.e55db5f59fa45dd0

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“My name is c4df517ad8 Jang Taebeom. So don’t 95e156a831 call me 21397d1e00 ‘sir.’”4f7d1d9aed16bee2

“Jang Taebeom. Taebeom-ah.”58c1e9c9101a2761

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It was a name a6176f179c that sounded like a 165c571602 great mountain or a 567c365a45 scary tiger. Considering he d060d9b0a5 was more 39179247f5 handsome than 607b0e6f32 actors in b28d20ed37 dramas and 84312f6ffb movies, his 3503a4058d fate must 414d75054f be terribly 9456eecd81 fierce. His grandmother said c75b4190d2 that if you a808770688 have a pretty 9ca7c452fb face, your fate f1709ca1f6 is tough. That’s why 858846d67b she told 9a09bfe3a8 him never fc2e969b31 to leave 2b4db7d0c9 the island.3f87020ec6c04999

“How old are 560b6a3388 you, Jihee?”9b0f42d4aa98b1fa

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“Twenty.”86bd2e8529229b61

“Then, should adb243d38b you be 7e1e0d2271 calling someone 28f0858e82 twelve years 2019638fa3 older than 9104a99075 you by ea4aeba87f name?”781af1f0315ea342

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Teaching him 1a3f540eae manners like 3989e79a8a a kindergarten 8055f60052 teacher, Jihee ce532d2f21 pouted.9844c643f7bb9bce

“You said 02b322d754 you didn’t 93ec8bca7e like‘sir.’Should I 6762b4341c call you‘abang’?”62114d88cde045ea

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“Abang? No, call me‘oppa.’It sounds similar.”e1f6e6f61c6172aa

“Sir, you’re really c15c7b163e strange and shameless. How can you f501d97aac ask me to 766bce4467 call you‘oppa’like a girl? Hmph!”941acd4cd594dc43

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Jihee, who had come b32fd7a3bf out of the suitcase, 30f1638227 looked around the place 426d74e4b1 he had arrived at. The house with white c342ad2789 wallpaper was as big 3d2d4c4ef4 and impressive as the 6935dd3e9f art museum he saw 79ab7220cd on a school trip 03ee98fc81 to Jeju Island. In the entrance, 9f111d403c there was a 529d9832ad huge piece of 1071b8fe4b furniture, and when 54f0e1ea73 he opened it, 9fa2e7945e shiny black leather 820468c087 shoes were inside. He wondered why there cba4aad048 were so many shoes df0f4ab7c0 when people only have 4d1e7825a4 one pair of feet.a7225df326df4ca6

Closing the shoe d0e7cf31cf cabinet, Jihee gasped ceb4b26a72 at the huge a1209bb450 painting at the 6dd0a644f0 end of the e984a0c422 hallway leading to 966b710041 the living room. It was because 03931f3a9a the general from 1c7d409f22 the six-panel folding ff7d9c72b6 screen used during fcbf650490 the Shaman Yeonhwa’s e72d6eb458 ritual was there.ba11aef4c1a7b87a

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“Where did you b195a2cd0a get that painting?”2b56ca89ff4575a2

“Why? Do you 89b6e5abd9 want it? You have dfef2d87cd unique taste.”6ee4d986d9f3b2be

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“It’s not that… Are you a shaman?”82c607be5fa13ce0

Taebeom laughed ff63180ada at Jihee’s 7215b6aa47 strange behavior. It was 181a5bfee1 unlike him 11c5d092ff to smile 01b9652782 as if 39339e0d73 something terrible cd48fb1c77 would happen 806d44f673 if he b98c962345 did.1c45cce46f4e1572

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“It’s our family 1c48fafe2d symbol. It means‘one who carries 3c196a6a69 lightning’in Sanskrit, a protector ebdcbdb9ae of the dragon god b54d0b1318 with a human upper 38b6ebf9e3 body and a snake 8973eac5e4 lower body. I’m the executive director 6b5697ec8d of Geumgang Construction, so 8a08b77d38 if you don’t like‘oppa,’call me‘executive director.’”95710011e2896937

He never imagined the 9bc748a8a9 legend of Gyoindo would 682515494e come true with the 56a228d8fd appearance of the general 65ab1b8a43 protecting the mermaid. No, thinking about 3f2dac525f it, didn’t Taebeom d362f70e3a miraculously appear when 968560b359 the captain tried 7448c07953 to assault him 3ebd3e21f5 and save him? And now, he was f268bcfc7e hiding him in his b121b5120b house when he was c1395d9cff in big trouble, so beafc06902 Taebeom must be the 6dae91aaff legendary general.f84686218c6b96f8

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He never thought a628cf3c87 the legend of 0e125e3207 Gyoindo would come 68a7c02dce true. Then, was it 84e3f84ae4 true that his b1d6ce641f grandmother called him ee9d17db32 the prince of eb9004c7ac the mermaids? He was 03491a96fc human and e29fa0b202 had no a975fef2b2 fins or 8422e121a5 gills, so e6dd02e6b1 it was d071df21e1 hard to 148757eca9 believe, but a09c08d9e2 because of fcf74eb4aa Taebeom’s existence, c49bcbe22f he had 08b414afe8 no choice 2d0a75cabe but to c52774d525 believe it.8faa6971af8584f0