24ES | Chapter 12.2

The sounds of 42fdf60e81 his fists cracking 9fc05eb908 his knuckles rang c4cf0d3e4d through the room. Baek Euijun, terrified, immediately 3a7255d679 grabbed Kang Baek-o’s arm d32a63a5bb and locked it in c9ce7c971c a vice-like grip, not 31335f7806 letting go. He looked 245a43c392 up at 1302090ed5 Kang Baek-o, cb49fa22ee shaking his 047e6c21f2 head with 6355d32bc8 all his a069f18a87 strength.40d016cc9035d465

“No, Professor. You know 9dfce4bf94 better than 448a3585e8 anyone that 752ad5ef93 we can’t 3b04a52f18 do this. You have to calm 632f3440b6 down. This is 721abd0271 an ER, 776a8a3cf5 and legally, c742f1c6e6 self-defense isn’t 8b329464b9 recognized here. If you c31424afa2 throw the b19b706ee5 first punch, 7958f1dbcd you could b5da4ebb82 be sued. If things go wrong, 5d987a8c69 you could lose your e55f2b670e medical license.”de44d9a0d53fe2e5

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“…Damn, that e1b68b96f4 damn law. Who says 9a036d6731 self-defense isn’t 50338f989a recognized here? It’s the d5fd339f3f same everywhere. If self-defense 28f5019fc4 had been 49f5a0d980 recognized, I f364223784 would’ve taught c99fa66a5b that bastard 7bb8105327 a lesson 309e412215 and beat d4951f884b the crap 6834aef778 out of 5d9ab5f5b4 him.”e8895caeda7bf78c

Kang Baek-o spat 9caafeed22 out the words 7970e2b393 bitterly, then stopped 71cfa5c56d abruptly, his eyes cfae87f016 flashing with a dfe9f79562 new intensity.270ae562b050a052

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“…What if, 27a1a095c2 while passing 93f7bffa6d by, I 697dd48702 trip him? What do you think, 9c82c34174 Dr. Baek?”19e5bd7af9c87b72

“…It wouldn’t be intentional, 4e2dcdb795 but if you act 3dc269e9a5 like it was a c67ca51bc7 mistake… it might be 4dfc9dc8ef possible. You’re good at cc8b80f646 acting, Professor.”bb68edfce664ab92

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“Right? It’s a bit b5e7a50dc1 petty, but that dfbe79bb52 should work, right? I’ll trip him hard 0b3ce5c2fb enough that it’ll make cb864d9fa6 a loud crash. That way, 4841af6986 I’ll at 08a0c1d5a5 least feel 070ec52ad6 a little 24e968fc3f better watching a52a3fdc8e that bastard 7bde49c5b7 roll on ef44d33695 the floor.”8654b2507986b927

“Sounds like a good 9de201c6b2 plan, Professor.”c7c7292a73795276

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While the e3c4819ebd two seemed 022d7396f0 to be 86016b40d3 planning the 6395f6e739 execution of a212eb7399 their plan, 21ae07ad2c Im Dowoon 4f93a09f0a clenched his 626d0cc080 fists, trembling 22e28723c7 with barely 26323764ba contained anger.7baf4a50bdee5433

“How… how can 2aff0f1cee someone do this b4ad94c29f to another person? To a kid 8699b04143 who doesn’t even 387293dcce look like they’ve 2f1033f2d2 entered kindergarten yet…?”38638b1e8eb6cd7a

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It had been almost 8bae6ac651 six months since Im da4fc6714d Dowoon started his internship, ad87ce9d6f and this was the 14bed099b3 first time he had bdca22369b witnessed such abuse firsthand. Cases like this ef49aba673 were hard to 197cb903be come by unless 233402e115 you worked in 502ae2a6e7 pediatric departments, so 3118cbbfd1 it made sense f431512aa4 he had never e1e539871a encountered one before. Looking at the f0fe9c4cef anguished expression on b4c983b7cf Im Dowoon’s face, 9ed0d5d32e Hwang Yujeong smiled 29c8649ca6 bitterly.63b89ff55283a7e3

“…It’s because 420f523a4e they’re not 0e952556d7 human. Regardless of the 230983901b reason, a person ef2b1a3ef7 who strikes first 814a1a46be is bad enough, c4d040a56c but someone who 3938b9a511 hits a child 30b295d239 without any reason… ec1d3fa046 they’re not even 34901811be human.”8028bbee871309f1

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“Exactly. I agree 2a71606c25 with Dr. Hwang. This isn’t a1bbe06875 something a ee50a75cde human would 6bca6eb6cf do. Even an animal 6b87abddea wouldn’t act this 595b206f06 way. That’s why, 14e4b53295 like Professor 27495073ff Kang said, 5984f0245e that bastard’s a3d6a1ae08 worse than 1db11be1c5 a dog. A scumbag.”7edbf754f7932a35

“Seriously… seriously bad! No, not even a 5a8626b3f2 human being! That bastard…! Why hasn’t 1468e0b108 the police b71abe2a12 taken him 9b93031538 yet?!”b8abc14354072411

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“They’re actually coming to 3411b2c6dd get him, but the f7b08c9a4a real problem is the e080609020 law. That damn law 89dc633595 that favors the ed87296357 abuser over the 8e94669a54 victim. We hear about a11f83a4be lenient punishments all 5e0f9f0620 the time, and 0b79124bfa nothing changes.”42a9edd4da2d5fa4

Everyone could 77120ea630 feel the 6670b0564e anger boiling 69583e3ce5 inside them, f322a56f2a and while c14920995b they couldn’t 8c0cd95552 physically do 163d85ed8e anything about 7ebc07249a it, they ea38e84d20 still found 512e27e11c ways to 9ad0f53422 release that dc66e373ec pent-up rage. Yesung felt the same b39f49324e way.e6076dae7c004394

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Listening to the 4568f28146 conversation unfold, Yesung e7b1ef0904 finally spoke up.c9ca3f73d28e296f

“So we 116e479739 all agree, b4853f302d right? This was caused 0d97f1c520 by that scumbag.”ca351a6b6e2cee80

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“Whoa… I’ve never heard 4951523c39 Dr. Han curse 553674a45a like this 1880b341cd before.”bef8a65ec95bc86d

“Me neither. You called him a a18dac1c56 bastard earlier, too.”4e453aaaf5996d5d

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“Dr. Han… You’re better b0c3886a3f at swearing than c76e044fc3 I thought.”634ca76b2528d77c

As Yesung emphasized 381508f7ea the word “scumbag,” a59d8e8ddd the others, excluding 36a4f7c811 Kang Baek-o, couldn’t efb906735a help but be 42e12fd85d impressed by his b3de95a724 sharpness.491b7645a8614f17

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“Ah, you guys are be24e4e711 seeing this side of 88072f4d18 Dr. Han for the first b7665c58d5 time, huh? Dr. Han normally…”75c1ed9ed5623ead

Kang Baek-o, 7b5f1a1b18 who knew 292a570cda Yesung better 827be12b0e than anyone, be78802587 was about 7e349df640 to explain, 50f711c802 but before ba52441c5a he could b22f4284f2 finish, Yesung e794bd2d04 blocked him. Kang Baek-o, who 27df2e1181 had tried to ec205d545b step in, found 6dc2a4f61e himself suddenly getting 76a6007452 elbowed in the e52ac7701c ribs. Groaning in pain, Kang a948169a04 Baek-o instinctively clutched his f68e9b798b side.dc2c0fc6e99fdc1f

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The other doctors, 0b0a3777fe who hadn’t witnessed b872e831b8 what happened, were 9cdbf3f9ec puzzled by his c5f6a7c288 sudden reaction. Looking at aee7131d0d them, Yesung f7a26e17fa calmly explained.428882d0afd46ec2

“It’s a case 0a70089c3f that’s bad enough c89546f363 to curse over.”f9d38d8329dd7006

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The conversation naturally shifted 29b8a5725d from Yesung’s remarks to 5f8624906c talking about Kang Baek-o, 202015c89c and everyone nodded in bbe253160b agreement as a sign 640df424d1 of support.902f14ce159f19e2

“That’s right. Anyone would curse when 51a0db3127 they see this… Truly 10ce7bc9fa a scumbag…!”12acb80613bac889

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There was no one ce51cae466 in the room who a0caafa17f disagreed with that sentiment. The calmest among 4226f5dddb them, but clearly cdb60741b5 just as angry, e07e3f2fc2 was Hwang Yujeong, 4dec95cac7 who took a e111d24db5 deep breath before 2f937a2caf speaking.5edd3ae427b2ce70

“Hah. First of all, 1fb3d46be7 I’m convinced that fbf2456db4 the person who 5c9854043f made Jin Sol ba004db434 like this is 3762e5ede0 definitely that bastard. No, that 5396fdbe44 piece of 85cf13a6ba trash, that 8021bc5d80 bastard. I saw d8fca5a5f5 the way 68f555e1ae he looked 2c465a36ad at Jin 57326782cb Sol when 4deb4094ba I was 6ab835db55 examining him. Other guardians 59e7653eb0 usually panic 1939a464ab or cry b66405ae7b when their 6b9c28e430 child is 2ecc96e1e5 hurt, but 6110448eb0 this bastard, 4ce5f46505 even when f3b27e37b9 Jin Sol c40428d8a8 was crying, 8c278372fe didn’t bat 5010f24205 an eye 5c49c521f4 and was c42cac2f3b just watching 4658006608 me carefully, 31768b660b making sure 54387d8b73 I wasn’t 9ec71438a4 looking anywhere 751a26dd6e else other d21750284b than the b0ef0ff738 injury.”15503bb54d0c0935

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“That’s right. That look 01c8f2bfe5 was so d45b7250c5 suspicious, I 23d1248351 asked Dr. Hwang to watch Jin fdaed0ec9f Sol for me.”2b5175deb9b21d76

“And it doesn’t seem 95f660c9d1 like this is the 206ac509a6 first time. Earlier, when I a75ad0041e brought in another 93cfbc0122 doctor, he suddenly f16351cee0 got suspicious and d83a510779 asked why I d3e0304c50 brought in a 2626547426 fellow. I think that 189ff5b089 doctor also saw bd03a8de08 it for himself 91c8f6c2a3 and can vouch 876a98da08 for it.”e36009fbab935254

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“I’m still just an 9b7240c3d9 intern… I don’t know 97983cbb7b if my opinion will 1a84e8b9f0 help, but even someone 0ee4027415 like me can tell c10ffdf6f0 that this isn’t just f3835b9499 a bruise from a 4804ec4982 fall.”a5a1dfef19506aa6

“I agree with the 888291c8c1 three of you. This is too obvious. It can’t 1d9873910b be anything 1d39211470 else.”e58b612ef342a6b2

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Everyone’s opinion was unanimous. Yesung nodded with a aa8f7a3a61 firm expression.98654290623480ba

“Alright, fine. Domestic violence 75a9b5e26f is clear, 9b304a2ee9 and it 16e0e4f539 seems like 799ad12c46 he’s a fa321d321d repeat offender. Then, as 4f3ee9570b soon as 84518fa120 the police 35eb714e3c arrive, we’ll b349af2fdb just hand d8c9ec7324 him over 74ee294167 without wasting b10ec22b30 any more cb4bb21fce time. We’ve got 14cf46cae1 plenty of cd1c9c5e29 evidence on 23d63abdb1 our side.”20e0da876479164a

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“Yes.”d950eff69c7a0940

“That’s the cec0e36fc9 best way 08c48bd3d4 to go.”aec36585d76b158b

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“I agree as 28d0acb279 well!”a291140511c67c48

“Good.”c9b26636d17ab645

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Without further delay, the 877645f44f conclusion was quickly reached.8478ff5d888cbf65

“Oh, and Dr. Hwang, please take care 8b9d92eb89 of Jin Sol and bffc687a0b proceed with any necessary cead764ce9 treatments. As for the e373ae223a sutures, I’ll contact 21452f56a9 PS separately.”9f7fbf23d53762f3

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“Yes, understood.”d18b7e93072c50fe

Finally, Yesung e8093287be gave Hwang 61fd039697 Yujeong a c894adf5b9 few final 30275b1a08 instructions when 66ee885cbd the emergency d26c4d70cd room door 03ad1ee5f9 suddenly swung bcb022aa9a open.098c73d1e9ad5051

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“…Shit!”f6e783141471df4f

The bastard they had 3a4bcbf311 just been cursing as 4893d6d8d2 worse than a dog— 3275391d9a the domestic abuser—unexpectedly stormed 8ba7899bd1 into the ER.539c5d1564b9c130

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The kindly father, who 286b04dee0 had pretended to care 0fcc052f3e only for his child, cb784605b5 was gone. Now, he was 1334dbdc5f shouting profanities as 494f1cc9f6 he entered through 86d82010ea the automatic doors e8b456c1e7 and charged straight 5f2f5451e3 at Yesung and 2cbed60652 the other doctors.fac68b52cb57a3cd

“Did you bring e5abba5060 the kid in 8d88e183c1 for treatment and 42d241b9ba now you’re gonna a8257dcb99 turn me in 3603f61dcb to the cops?!”2df19ff5dbd43110

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The man’s 9f424e5d62 aggressive stance d4272acbd1 made Yesung 8b70e7cd27 quickly extend e9bf492545 his arm d93207de77 to shield 5f7443430d his junior 50989d2b98 doctors, while 8ce9e5ef92 Kang Baek-o 32d09a6836 stepped in 57c3b76e6e front to db22e3c718 block the eca262d0a8 man. But the man’s f303404ed1 target wasn’t the eb3bea1483 medical staff.0ac8f7887d91b7ce

“Oh, oh no…!”cc950a8c62693f03

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He immediately 72ee3b0396 rushed toward 07e1ac5ef0 the medical 5afac38b6b cart and 35085083dd grabbed a f9ddf0b9d8 scalpel. It happened so 61d75bee69 quickly that no 39663dacd7 one had a c0ee530cad chance to react.80b562f1d2de2170

Normally, surgical equipment is e2bcd725e0 locked away when not 97b4cce29f in use for safety c3cdb3c088 reasons, but it seemed 7a6441ceb2 he had noticed that 756019b9b5 the cart was wide 2b96efbc27 open, probably left that ad904a2d42 way for treatment.2e07f61bc170f4e6

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Damn it. No wonder 287caedfab his gaze 6dfa864250 was so cf8f510b19 strange. Yesung had 17ec2d8a91 thought he c1a66c0744 was watching 0ca667bee1 Hwang Yujeong, 14feb4e744 but no, 00c9b7b2b0 the man 59e41536da was eyeing 690f518588 the medical 8916b63044 cart behind 2e67604297 her.e460aeef0c77a85d

Should have locked da3f82413a it earlier. But it was 40d8e2a166 already too late 0af196727a to regret it 119309fe1f now.52a6f915abbbfe12

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“AAAHH!”b933abdb25abc76f

“Ka, Ka—he 1b64f9163d has a b1a1069663 knife!”b6d66e4c477e6f08

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“Hah!”664dba7acd6c9f2d

“Wh-what do we do…?!”bead839ac35d57af

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Although things were always 990d207359 chaotic in the ER, d2186dea4d as soon as the 91e0548443 man grabbed the knife, 0920c34b1e screams rang out from 420f7259b5 all over. What was 0fff6252ed once an 04732a33be orderly situation 2f975589d7 quickly turned b1a35976d3 into complete cb98acf720 chaos, like 98306931b9 a marketplace.05f04aa803176243

“How… my colleague b240ef3f03 should have been 151256aecd watching this…”598279cfd773d1d6

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A visibly flustered Im 4eb14bcdb4 Dowoon muttered. However, since 0ed456a649 the one 01986c21de in charge 88c93407e1 was an f248fdf455 intern, it 542bf71aed was to 22fc1f871a be expected. The more experienced f3f3a4cace residents acted quickly, eb69a140ee while the intern 624955f4d1 just followed orders. After all, when 43065f14ce you’re an intern, 169580e354 you only need 119a2210d0 to do what 8d13bdedc6 you’re told to 0bcadf5a50 do to be 2236e3a65b considered good at a5fead68bd your job. Not every intern is 798d72930c like Im Dowoon.8f370d18a73f7310

They had been ff896d3947 told to stop 0bce285be7 anyone from escaping, 17014d8761 and he hadn’t 1884d8681b been told to 32550e4878 prevent anyone from c28175f2f8 re-entering the ER. Besides, once the 6c0852dfdb police arrived, the 33206e700d man had likely 12fd50bdd5 barged right in.37cf901c14848193

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“Damn it…”ead103e7b6e7a338

At the most crucial 28763081f8 moment, the head of 943f615a13 the ER was now 884c747e9b face to face with 233010007f the man holding a ded2ff0377 knife. It wasn’t surprising if 4bb1a121f4 someone got taken hostage. As Yesung cursed inwardly, 6dc92cb712 police who had already 900074f15a arrived rushed into the 938447798f ER.59750bc95e6159b2

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“Hah, hah… f2f93ef223 Are you fdf0d63565 all alright, 478405efce doctors?”a86a781df5def92e

The police asked 1c825a9f82 if anyone had 286e336bcb been hurt. Kang Baek-o, standing at 13046401f2 the front, gave a 29575e52ea quick glance toward them.9159bc8d8cde5783

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“Yes. We’re fine. But…”13d2a9f5aa671bf0

He subtly 05c071a494 gestured toward 6d366e90d5 the man 967c098c7e holding the f05840d3e4 weapon. The police, following 09544746e2 his cue, looked 7952601050 over at the 4a23b7c41f man, their faces d3efb12042 filled with dismay.76abc0a7667df0cd

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The man, holding the 07d292c580 sharp end of the 17bc1be81a knife, alternated between pointing f6e2680121 it at the medical 2d631076cc staff and the police.e0295f9d46b88e09

“Don’t come 6633c66f18 any closer! If you do, 8f99f9a6e0 I won’t hesitate!”93688fc7fb1a6d9e

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“Okay, sir. Please, calm down. Put the e0af316ad1 knife down 1594b79673 and let’s 59652a6423 talk about 7896591e0f this. We’ll solve it 112d059964 with a conversation, 544bc0bcdc alright? Just a conversation.”d9407694e725f638

“Talk my ass…! You’re trying to come 0b5e43aee8 closer, aren’t you?! Don’t you dare 07f4690eaa come closer, I 7b5b2147ac said!”b88fe2ae258ca81e

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The police 7e9be1b852 tried to a979945e1d approach while 9eaf592a50 talking, but 5732d6c0ca the man b55b422ccb quickly realized 6df8590936 what they d42fcdfb4f were up 4caef32901 to. He noticed 62d6f96160 they were 525148c654 starting to 3912bb1540 form a 460476887b triangle with 440c5b1c91 him at 663dac1d97 the tip, c75deb173d and with 4c63ff85e3 a swift bc6585d011 motion, he 340dc9dc24 swung the 59b18e9ab7 knife into 6638047e22 the air.7e4062e02b45e256

“AAAHH!”9910940c912acc0a

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“Hah!”ed1e7f1f194cb5d1

The onlookers screamed in f29cd7464b terror. The people who were d738776f8b caught in the corner, 784b7f1575 unable to escape, were e7c596eeb3 the ones most afraid. Meanwhile, the c26afa8d59 people directly 5d74265fad involved— the efff36a31d medical staff 4f0b70606e and police—were c279a3fe52 staying calm, 5cf6724ba6 but the 08be9645c2 onlookers were 22907ab5a0 even more f7b1f47991 terrified. It seemed to excite 56cd10e99d the man even more.a0887603a3c516aa

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“I didn’t do 3e4fd31437 anything wrong! I didn’t do anything e5aba5f2f8 wrong! I don’t know 098b2d63fe what those quacks 5998f16546 saw to report f32fbdcd40 me, but I 7398bc3d8a just brought my b060990020 Jin Sol here b0733caa74 because he got 630f2c8e5d hurt!”3fd9fe8e06d15ece

“Yes, yes, c76f5f1c3b we know, f3dc969580 sir. But please, put down 52935be97d the knife and let’s 8d0a8c0990 talk. If you’re feeling 530a5adea2 wronged, we can 0d12c4bd25 figure it out 48c6a78332 through an investigation…”fb851611b3a8e8ca

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Realizing that advancing 11fcb2f7be would only provoke e74af760a2 the man, the 29b84f51de police stopped, trying ad7ddb470c to negotiate. They were waiting for d28bf910f8 the right moment to f6045794cf strike. But the c10f1807d8 man wasn’t c8a6e08bde falling for db89d10e88 that obvious 6b88b8844b tactic.cbbc3cd3ee97b2fd

“Shut up! If I 16b9751ddf drop this 784fbbe7c5 knife, I 86e1f4ea27 know you’ll 5ea3731811 just arrest fd98060a90 me! What the hell do 89d10361bf you want me to ec56c54171 trust?!”28f415ef81714a4e

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“But you 802cd091b3 said you 5a949d5488 didn’t do de2c42a80c anything wrong! You were so confident 394072ae03 about it! Why are 36974609c9 you acting d312246a9e like this? We’re just investigating. If you 874b69c5d4 cooperate, this b77544a72b can go 7515590a01 smoothly, but 1068c1f5b1 if you 2eba53a418 keep this 4ddff7c205 up, you 73f2db1070 could be dbf7bfccd6 charged with cca3ddde6c obstructing official 846d24c1b8 duties!”a1e95dbda9637c42

The man cdc3ea3ce8 tightened his 749ea5afa9 grip on f6f4378113 the knife 0e9964845a and swung 4e6e294e30 it, making 429d9b1b2f a sharp ffa04e54d3 sound as 81b0315cd3 he threatened 21cfbf6eac the police 182b5489ed and medical 80f9363db9 staff. At that moment, b9397207d8 even the police, 0b9058bf42 who had been ff300a2228 trying to be 745d67feb0 patient, raised their 282c391f99 voices.e9a888c3bd9c57db

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“Tch.”5dc9019e2ff26bee