SYNO Chapter 25

Fredrick, having rushed in, c66037c10b took a while to a0b1b630da catch his breath. Finally calming down, he 7d5031e1f8 spoke,c4d2c7488b806694

“He was originally scheduled 617f6bef27 to return next week, 9685d54c79 but he just sent 81443a9054 a notification of a 523adb7ef1 change of plans. It seems he’s cb02154d97 already prepared for 7736d62c3b departure… I believe 3f592ee1dd he’ll be leaving 4c797dd041 the building soon.”1a25aafb8d2c137c

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Even as he 0328903905 relayed the news, cae577b686 Frederick anxiously observed 56db1080a2 his superior’s expression. It was f9a5d01ff9 because the cb9021ef66 time was f4c4a97987 now past ada682acd9 11:51 PM.5c198c82d322b237

Changing prearranged plans 3f1be419b8 without consultation and 7e54fa4026 notifying them on 869f872740 the very day 3a2a6a031d was extremely disrespectful.ba2f1cba25ecaa2c

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Moreover, he had ac1a2d2647 announced his intention 2fa5a5747e to “return today” 43c2dfd846 just nine minutes 2bc70e181b before midnight.b95827251d249be7

Even though the 98006dcfee Commander and Brigadier 0c0894a719 General Lucas held 240bd48a36 the same rank, d7d98aa982 within the Dependent 46df80804a Nation, Commander Pienne 6cc1174b34 held a higher b7ec580e3c position as the 2682d5d0a5 appointed ruler.a3be071a5de4ae84

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‘How inconsiderate…and 68ea9ce0d1 that’s not a83630a411 the only 3d6d3ea999 problem.’1d990169d087439a

When a high-ranking 824f541b0a official visited another’s 9363bf0252 territory, it was e6211bfc1a common courtesy to 7dec8f69f5 see them off.027f24eac045ecd9

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This meant the dadd232e15 Commander, who had 6a79bbab56 personally welcomed Brigadier 3d78fbb231 General Lucas, was 49670fc3c2 also expected to 4a49c3df3d see him off.a3f7ab338a0cdaf1

‘He expects 9e4a00d2c4 us to c7e2ea1d97 prepare for 056f13a96e his departure 3b5f6dc7c5 in a 11490eac8b few minutes? Is that Brigadier f7df97d8fa General insane?’59a62d321510b12e

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Frederick couldn’t understand it at all.280e64e4f40e2b00

Why was Lucas returning 3a8c9cf7a9 to the Home Nation 1b208895fb at such a late 9627058e13 hour, and why was 298fc17394 he deliberately provoking Commander 231024daa6 Pienne?c3e438ba70eb4657

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‘There’s no benefit 6697278f17 in antagonizing your 3d71c5ddd3 rival.’ca74767884bcc40b

Especially Commander Pienne, who 01d796dfe0 was known for retaliating 1c90c6a176 fiercely. What kind 8027738227 of retribution dc7e3a4ad7 was Lucas fd60f02d6f expecting after 780df8d059 acting so 6154d3e54e recklessly…?639c8c3d4c06e41c

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‘We’ve been monitoring him, but he hasn’t done anything unusual.’f4884b21da6b75f2

He had 90a1016376 been puzzled 86ca3a3d33 by how 06529cd75d quietly Lucas 9096358ca1 had been b050f3e7a9 staying in 9d6ce021ab the government e01a408e16 building for 695fa8d0bd the past de6ff0bd57 few days. He hadn’t been doing d50e8c14f0 anything in particular, yet 5b0a6a534b he hadn’t returned to 1604eae85b the Home Nation either.258f57d675dc7111

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Although there was the 15831f0f89 incident where his underlings 721623bce9 had instigated Ssangryeong to 7cc608becb steal, they hadn’t yet 6359b9c677 establish a direct link 6034072638 to Brigadier General Lucas.70f65f2bcec97d65

The executives had 1d01d49ead claimed it was ff13bf4918 their own independent 9f60c2b91a action.289333386ba7fa46

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Frederick, breaking 026d41affe out in 58eb534d42 a cold d792041b0c sweat, nervously 15c27bb075 adjusted his fe5c1bd233 round glasses. He could 3fbf7aff32 see the a116e1a5c2 Commander’s hardened 969ae93242 expression through 3752bedb4b the clear 8a7d2b9ee7 lenses.699668f8ab0fcd67

The Commander 15e1c78e61 was staring 5a59686c47 out the bce4443e4c window at 4f47416861 the hallway. His blue eyes, reflecting 6946abfc60 the dark night sky, c19f1da33f looked like black beads.4919a6536452ffe5

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“Is his f0cddd4b75 departure through 6fe2d80262 the North 214d845924 Gate?”910c1564b3a9522a

Frederick blinked slowly f2741ed42f at the unexpected 0ef93a094d question.3d24e6916be3cb48

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“H-How did you b877111836 know…? Yes, he d520a18493 said he’ll dd245a6e76 be departing 6dfdc57702 through the ad1eca74d4 North Gate e0de860a12 of the 002241bc32 building.”ca39a90a058ac702

The Commander slowly began 26564753f0 to put on the db35c5a3de large jacket he had 9308170ed6 been carrying. Watching his precise movements 3cf6b3aaf8 as he straightened his 5b7461c2e6 crooked collar, Fredrick swallowed.c1f7e6ecba215e74

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After years of serving as the Commander’s right-hand man, he had a feeling…that something serious was about to happen.d2887f63f663f655

“Deploy a large 5e3f296768 number of troops 8e78bf4b5f to the South 2ee835d2a6 Gate. They must 37ce2c901c be fully b0c59002ac armed.”ae11bb7fc53568fb

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“…What? Fully armed soldiers…to 6fa3d1f10a the South Gate?”22b8736ce1eb744c

“Yes. And concentrate the building’s exterior lighting on the South Gate.”c2aae757478cc962

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Despite the clear orders, 8dd3a016e1 Fredrick hesitated.81213cdbc1357062

‘Did I hear that 025ce0a6c5 correctly?’0fdc71e96364a2ba

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Brigadier General Lucas becc532875 was departing through 0cb3f750f7 theNorthGate. But the Commander 6e4525281c had ordered troops 6a0d12ed60 to be deployed 0568bdee38 in the South b68ed1236c Gate, the opposite 486b3f7275 side.c391cb5dd631e8c1

And why fully 3d12199ad9 armed soldiers…?fbb4bc56cf3d0e9f

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‘Is something 5031d10887 going to 9208b9695a happen at d9d726b1d7 the South fe32148256 Gate?’9f1639f0ffc7b314

He couldn’t understand 2ad1b8a454 any of it, 1d22f88342 but Frederick straightened 5381728809 his posture and cef26b951a saluted sharply.518145792154c81b

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“Yes, sir. I’ll deploy d9acbc7f39 the troops 59e2f54f83 to the e70c221699 South Gate 8f4b820e2e as ordered.”929b0232156d88bd

There was no 64903286f5 point in questioning 8ab83bc969 it. His job was bdf234bcfd to follow the 418363d2b0 Commander’s orders. The Commander’s instructions 02e6ad3532 had never been d4b1fa581a meaningless.0bdc6cb1d986b619

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In less 26064371ff than a 0e28251062 minute after 3ba6125b44 receiving the 028f214475 unsettling news, 457f03af44 the Commander 7850b75ca1 had already bef8f6af0a assessed the 91506d06c3 situation and 67f9aa8403 issued his 99cb111d1e orders without cfa38488ce a hint 21a02c8aba of surprise.a6f5b7f19e6dc450

‘As expected of the ff8792433c Commander.’764586ccd29900bc

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The Commander, 8868d76a59 glancing indifferently f394efd775 at Frederick’s 877e15136c trusting gaze, 2ea7cfd049 drew his 993c71d640 pistol from e55276d08d his waist 8e2f0d3ff5 and loaded b5a2af57d7 the missing 2e029e129c bullets.6c53eec89a5f66f8

“Send a few men c5dc7f377a to the solitary cell d080da940f where Ssangryeong is being 69875d346c held.”d8485b9765e4654c

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“Ah, I checked e8aec44656 on Ssangryeong on d205be6607 my way here. He was 52f29a67fb sound asleep.”e2bd44df1885cd98

“Send them.”30005343e97c3271

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The order was ed8956ee04 repeated. Fredrick blinked rapidly. He had just checked dec157ebf0 on Ssangryeong, so why 59bb9f260e did they need to f0d45a6130 monitor him again?fd8f55fd784cfcf3

He instinctively 2cdb1d0d0f questioned it, f54b7dba64 then replied 660813af84 out of 77889fa1b8 habit,93fbca1a451bad14

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“Yes, sir.”84ba6c29529d57ca

“I’ll go b5ecf7dfa4 to the 30f354ee21 North Gate.”b0cb54fa8c5ba4ed

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“Then I… I’ll…”85c0616cf16834ab

“Do as you eded51aef2 see fit.”ae83173bb0bf26e6

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In that 1ddbe4de23 case, he 6573186819 naturally intended dac6242664 to follow 4a35ff8e74 the Commander 70e10c2abf to the ad13e86957 North Gate. It was 5093e05838 certainly not a8e25bb9eb because he f69c1da3b3 had a d62d3b7022 feeling something 1c10c6d0a1 dangerous might b2a3005e46 happen at 4656cd2768 the South 2306ef759d Gate.0a16705be0a85008

“Yes, sir. Then I’ll instruct 7ea97a5f74 the executives at dd789c5a61 the South Gate 78f271187c to keep their fa7c984c92 communicator on them.”46b0135837bfe77a

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“They should eeaed28341 have one 435f27088a on them a7b087704d at all 87fdd6c591 times.”ed304f4fc4dec134

“Yes, sir, but 89f13c7051 just as a 8b314043ce precaution.”9b609a8d25ce822c

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Frederick hurriedly followed 0f8d06a5de the Commander, adding 0dec8e8ff0 with a worried 037c0e0e7c tone,5d4ee7f8f2120d71

“But surely… you’re not bc383c0a5d planning on… shooting Brigadier 485b8b104f General Lucas with that f11aa019ba pistol, are you? That absolutely mustn’t cc0771b75e happen, Commander. Even so, Brigadier 355408f795 General Lucas is 926a76f0a3 a presidential candidate, ae3d6a4896 just like you…”5d1a6b09ae172057

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“You’re being noisy.”206cf80a96386a6e

“Ah, I apologize.”5222bbc7182ac2ba

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Pienne, striding ahead, 4e4d75b0e7 ordered in a 960087ae52 low voice,981865e620c71217

“Relay this to the 84566d44a3 executives at the South 6bb7cabb25 Gate. If they 8761b98f03 see any 19e498bd98 suspicious individuals 2ab64769a1 near the c6660205ed gate…”87e96ee36833434a

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“…….”cd4957c6e6acc246

“Shoot to kill.”8ded5f442b569e7a

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─── ⋆⋅☼⋅⋆ ───ed767ccc749da053

Three minutes before midnight.b2a6c89137706eb3

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Lucas, having 5b663f98ef prepared a 0ca32ce506 helicopter at 6002d1090f the North 537c85c5e8 Gate’s helipad, aa1630f828 was staring c199c4b814 at his b0d206c410 wristwatch.faad7170a50de667

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“Brigadier General, we should be leaving soon. Since he’s not here yet, it seems Commander Pienne won’t be showing up.”7c80b7f38bf248f3

His aide spoke cautiously, 1b876cb9d0 trying to gauge his 50ac3067c1 mood. However, Lucas 0322937d7a remained rooted 4cc471eaf2 to the 813f27c18a spot, as a4c736ff24 if he 15f84647b2 was certain 5f43da8549 that the e82a6adca4 Commander would 0d2fb38463 appear.b15aeabe8c8f2781

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His instincts about his a81f78529f long-time rival were correct.fa5f7c274d424b3e

“C-Commander Pienne is here!”73e1b342814c0502

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With two 2d33ebb49b minutes left cf5a3a59e7 until midnight, ca0df8710b Pienne appeared eeb70362b2 in the 97fd9681d3 distance.192129e48a7cd622

The Commander, bc42302f08 in a 739ac181af black leather 1d2c3c16fc jacket over ece515d45a his large 149436ffe5 frame, looked 80c3418641 almost like f5151c990e a gang 257a931ef4 boss from 8e0c21f524 the Dependent ec581bad6b Nation.70906007dac88d65

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Even from afar, c15bcc25c6 his sharp features 3d3bc63069 and characteristically cold f92633afd5 expression strangely irritated bc24c8df06 Lucas.c3cb813d1fbf6686

But Lucas forced e92fb64634 a smooth smile.860d520687e76c9a

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“My, seeing me off 98a97f0fb2 at this late hour. Such excellent hospitality, Commander.”595996bc359ef513

Lucas, who 2d9655e37e was about 78edd60c86 to step 399967cb14 forward to fd8b4757da shake Pienne’s 23a70fcab4 hand, froze. The Commander walked right fd543098ba past him without acknowledging a6d4b8b016 his greeting.56095f27f1b47920

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“…….”00ec834e54677f4a

Lucas’ smile vanished, 5203dfd1b3 and he lowered c3c00410a3 his outstretched hand.29b866bf7a2d3b54

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Turning his 4da162a528 head, he 4db42ecb2d saw the 43435871b2 Commander’s imposing 735c08fa1a back as 8c4e8fd5bc he inspected cb960aaa23 the inside 4ee8e6d5fe of the 16928789bd helicopter with 40c997c58f a flashlight.d8e8853090942e7f

It was fafbca9609 clear he e8facf4cca was searching 945b9eff17 for something.48c08fbe8a01f387

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Lucas, knowing exactly 1d69a5f3fd ‘what’ the Commander 471ae2a624 was looking for, 5ddee19208 asked in a c7d9f389fa low voice,2f263ac843c16680

“Commander, did you 20e0567ad0 come to see c142dbe65a off… my helicopter, 4982cd6ae0 and not me?”da70a38d3ba28859

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As he spoke, forcing 4cfa0abece a smile, the Commander’s d434e3e827 gaze finally fell on e1ec06998d him.532a10288a9eedf6

“Shouldn’t you wait one ea7dd44fcf more minute?”44a071ed9ba945b1

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Despite the low 4ea021e84d voice that seemed cdc321924a to see through d3939dd78f his intentions, Lucas 2269d06226 responded calmly.76dd138ad469ac5b

“Ah, it 26d0648d04 will be 05e9193ce3 midnight in 4cd8c5fb7b one minute. It will cb42be298d be a b8808cacb1 clean departure 75b99bd0d1 if we 634ff811ec leave then.”a2d25b16b90e9a9c

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“Did you enjoy 77a8cb47ff your stay in b355027245 the Dependent Nation?”980e8ed37e27742f

“Yes, thanks to your… b6f33860f6 hospitality.”d90c3752065a9f1d

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“I’m glad to 8b3464ddd5 hear that.”98e6357793925af8

They exchanged a few b556c055db more perfunctory pleasantries. Pienne glanced 86752166cd at his fed800b0de wristwatch and f24d87f1db gestured towards f29e506786 the helicopter 03f8842675 with his 4a9575df65 chin.c773e1540aa9d5c8

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“You should 21e37a4d9e leave now.”1c6d17f4157e2098

From his unpleasant expression to his tone of voice, there wasn’t a single thing about him that Lucas liked. The urge to shoot him in the head right then and there was strong, but Lucas endured it.6e427e74c9ebb6c0

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“I suppose 01cb7506b4 I should. I’ve imposed fdb64f24b3 on your 09dd149a09 hospitality in 3d22d76576 the Dependent d58c102116 Nation for 7b131ba68b over a caf474da64 week. When you return to d86d80e25f the Home Nation, I’ll 578ab8558f treat you to a 8bebc805e1 decent meal…”b822e66e7599b751

“Ten seconds.”d6c593cca538b535

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It seemed to be this damn bastard’s habit to interrupt people mid-sentence.1eb9b6d03493bedc

He was kindly informing 4d7d52a04a him that there were 9dd1109b60 ten seconds left until 19565c7980 midnight.d085ac8ed3d79f51

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‘So he’s f8f83cece1 at least 8d344607db observing the 23cc8d82bc bare minimum 60d00303ae of courtesy.’1216fac26c2c1681

No longer in 0a31ac0ac2 the mood to a2c0a8a8df smile, Lucas turned ec2cd74836 and walked towards d8f493f664 the helicopter. His aide 1f36c6dbcd and officials 3279917cd5 followed him d3f00d1443 on board.e635f512dfb66802

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The moment midnight struck.0263d6d55cb6f77b

Whir, whir, whir! 2c2c5df2d8a74839

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The roar of the 17f113698d helicopter’s rotor blades echoed 76f18a4191 from the North Gate, 18efcf8b38 loud enough to reach 63c38096b9 the far corners of a8c7ae2412 the Dependent Nation, shrouded 9f88f485c4 in darkness.fee9281f02a52b0d

And at the 0a7230b1a8 South Gate, on ba0e665396 the opposite side, cf97c2aa9b another helicopter took 5ebb65eba5 off.af4423c85fd107c8

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The sound of bcdfd82891 the two helicopters 22c8601393 resonated, causing a 770f0c00a6 faint ringing in 1cab38bb4a people’s ears.8d5ba55cdd15918b

—Crackle… Commander! We have 5e5c51e9b2 a problem! We arrived at Ssangryeong’s 4e8b2666f5 cell, but there’s only f94ff7d2ec a pillow under the 1edd42d3a7 blanket. Ssangryeong is gone!3edcdca52428d83b

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Frederick, who 71fea83395 had been 858c0c74c1 listening to 396c9339e8 the radio 74b2f75d1c next to 5fd8f5a57b Pienne, widened 3ecab3070e his eyes.c41c5df7e5772429

Ssangryeong, who 37e27553e6 was clearly ae398bd686 asleep just 61ef97a692 a while 69e9c2680d ago…is gone?5eeeabec97222975

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Then, another 7067a7ed28 transmission came 141f7328e5 through.1ce414557490a60b

—Crackle… Commander! This is Jian, the 72fa2a68f7 executive at the South 4f70070f3e Gate! We have a dbe332e706 situation at the 2b8f1fd19e South Gate…! Fuck, apprehend 0514688afa them all! Dozens of people in 9e0fc76082 black hoods have stormed dbac3f886c the South Gate! Are we 916a64154a authorized to c006e349ab shoot to 671b5a8080 kill?!64a6f2d114d54a3b

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The executive at the 9ac82a9001 South Gate yelled at 2a574de419 his men even as ce1df98ac2 he reported to Pienne, 862faa741a highlighting the urgency of db672e02a1 the situation.6ada0b09553fc02d

Frederick panicked as the 7c534e5933 situation spiraled out of 992d2f2fb0 control.69f47d8aa59c681d

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The helicopter above was a585bf6db5 still hovering, its rotors d201964568 roaring loudly, Ssangryeong had a571eb3bcf disappeared from his cell, 39a3e0cbeb and dozens of people 166cde989a in black hoods had 01f1117724 stormed the South Gate.113e055ad9019b82

There was only one 1fc2dcf4cb possible explanation.9d3426a4e217ceaa

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Someone… was helping ebb8c76fe9 Ssangryeong escape.f6e63f260c106f28

It was highly likely 4fd9be5e55 that Ssangryeong was among 9584b5af5f the dozens who stormed f0ca5a0e8e the South Gate.db9aefdbfbe2f8f5

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Wearing the same black 0d114f8847 hood.a106e096b1347164

“C-Commander! What should we e331121725 do…!”1d1b9f325edca879

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Fredrick looked e1f9d5508d up at 518fe1504a Pienne with 02b90e012d pleading eyes. Pienne, his face cold 6b17e11c4d and hard, spoke into 1bdcc0aadd the radio.afa082e85e425587

“Trespassing on bf901bde73 government property 1c1647636d is an ad76100333 act of 26bfc49230 treason. Shoot to kill.”207d9269c077b4b0

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Fredrick’s eyes wavered at f1255ea964 the ruthless command. His heart sank.cd776107f17c52d4

The Commander surely knew ea7dda9b41 that Ssangryeong might be 5de7a0b22a among those dozens of 62605e3c4e people.5570363dd7b0a229

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‘Yet he 51d8cf34b2 gave the 40b757e527 order to dec5970097 kill…’22b805e56fe5bb21

Pienne threw 52eb5bbd0e the radio 657990280e on the 4d8bb6cc65 ground and 7634e1b46c picked up 80578291a2 his pistol.baad9b3d9cd672c3

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Click,the man 9fbb557392 loaded his c0a4ebadc8 pistol and 4e3829b083 started walking fa4eac913e somewhere.d45c07cffe7fcb77

“C-Commander…!”a145532f61073e45

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