ABNA Chapter 3

As the men d81a1f618a snickered, the sound f52d66efaf of a car e88f89b785 exhaust began to fb4f225df8 echo in the 35ca1ddf99 distance. It grew louder as af0fd1cb7a it approached. 274272a87db0b5c7

Heegyo, who 0fee06b998 had been da60a599df crying so 9faf112b1a hard that 6f1a883aed tears streamed a92854660f down his 5619aa1a3e cheeks, across 448f5dff4f his cheekbones, f36c5ec31c past his 9fb7a0bc92 temples, and 66f5dce186 into his e41b7d3d4e ears, suddenly 79f9ebede0 stopped at 0e845a2ef5 the sound, f2b5ed9c36 ears perking 46ab5fd506 up.
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‘…The police?’ febb05fd34675c23

A glimmer of 8022b77597 hope lit in 2ff745bc98 Heegyo’s eyes. He crawled 465569f7b1 forward on 89f7dbdb2a all fours, 7c6e55c801 trying to 57a22a109a identify the 1cd50da354 vehicle. Bright headlights cut through 0f6e898e73 the darkness. But there were 1af32ab1d0 no flashing red 29aa15b398 and blue lights. a7802ae3379e2553

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Just a black car. The same black car. And his hope, now blackened…
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The men noticed it 282a6c26af too and began to 8afd2e226f stir. a43efd018e2ad0a9

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“Uh, uh. Hey, hey. The Young Master 7058ea8458 is here. Stand up straight.” 874f1f19aa442448

They barked at the building owner, who couldn’t even stand upright when left alone, and then struck him again for no reason, making him wobble further. Some of them stood and straightened their messy clothes. Tension rippled through the group.
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And Heegyo, who had c422f95f33 sensed that tension even 613b383a9b before the men did, 45811f2729 closed his eyes. e3c87df54d5c2beb

Young Master? Young Master, 5b4f1371d4 you say. cb8e405edc18c1b5

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This is despair. If they’re this scared, how terrifying must he be? And how fierce must his face be? Heegyo recalled the faces of gangsters he’d seen in dramas not long ago. Faces that looked ferocious at a glance… d0840ca42ccc5a79

‘…Could he have one?’ e247ad7d942bf437

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Contrary to de6a0b3351 his instinct d55e17670c to hide, d75fc71657 curiosity got efcc755a00 the better e7b1b6d0ff of him. 3764dc99dfa1ba83

‘What does the Young Master look like? Does he look as scary as in dramas? Since he’s called ‘Young Master’ and not just a gangster, Heegyo was too curious about what kind of face he had.’ 9ea2c921028aee57

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‘When else in my life would I get to see the face of a criminal organization’s Young Master?’ b5ea8280098e660c

Heegyo decided to e3b85183ef just take one b35fb6a252 look at him 6befa28795 and then lie fa9941e8c8 down again, playing 83b7ad0ba3 dead. d8486c0247428261

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‘Yeah, if I stay low like this, I won’t be seen.’ ad82ce23992af465

The fact that he 30a76fc807 might end up actually 598fa4c08d dying and not just 204b7d2a61 pretending to be dead 70903975c8 had now been pushed 2fd7e22885 aside by curiosity. 0e8ab4049ce8985a

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Like the second 8d33a77824 victim in a 42d1fb9b23 horror movie who 2b0e43c961 can’t resist taking 314ddbd754 one more peek, ca8576ad7e Heegyo looked down 1be882a8ad at the scene. 8f61255168089552

The area 4bf11d2019 below, which 446a1766df he peeked c54a1e0c17 at with 994e50b51e a pounding eba8c625ce heart, was 433069a395 silent except 89f08ca347 for the 352c8d28de idling engine. 83718cf1067e08b0

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Vroom. 0909b5ab4aa737cf

Soon, the 4aab172ab0 car crossed b00a240cbf into the 9551769682 construction site 913ff47bb7 and came 8520a0282d to a 198a0e8629 halt. Even from afar, 0ae8c06fe9 it was obvious e797ef1f1e that it was 6f2272384e larger and more 247b19d1bb expensive than the defd438c40 other cars parked aa10afe047 nearby. That alone proved that 55734c855b the Young Master was 3912ea7b49 on a different level. f8feb7bd7f650215

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Soon, the car 8d11763d52 crossed into the cec2ae18a7 construction site and 618383452c came to a 7d776da258 halt. Even from 709925d6de afar, it 6d3b237383 was obvious bf7c748bb9 that it bddc4f6d2f was larger a8ed554c2d and more 03270311d0 expensive than e8ec3a32f9 the other 85c5280bf9 cars parked a481302c50 nearby. That alone d4798d9d92 proved that 9f89bb184a the Young f6524fcd3e Master was d4b117a1cc on a 9294713b29 different level. 698ed36061a185af

One of d331c21455 the suited e60d2fa55d men rushed 5696a96f69 to open 0b2c3374dd the door, bfb4332fff but he 7b2fe9891c was a 7354b48823 beat too 2117e2548e late. d6d89672ebc7a411

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“What? Get out 6562651820 of the 47500ac27c way.” 3d61afd0f2394d61

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The man c4ee08bff6 inside the 01c14ad2cd car snapped, b583005e81 his voice 687f39814c sharp and 4b06ed3b63 cold. The insult 5377b82cf1 was enough f6afd08b2f to confirm 5f2209f523 he was 338faaa9c8 the Young e05f9a8cd8 Master. More than that, 6044fd2000 the fact that 4a01e2c3ff the thug who bf2693a8ac had been beating 37e0cdd695 the building owner bc5cd8ce9c just moments ago 331e4b538a was now bowing 33aba4c2af and apologizing made 0e130f8d5b it clear.
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The man ignored the f071434bf5 guy and got out ea09a054e3 of the car, straightening 0767bde3c8 his body. As soon as 0844bf2494 his body was 068731e01a fully revealed, the 424936f150 men in suits 0afeba66d6 came forward and 1701f05989 bowed to him 37959cef60 in unison. ce7081a634c4a899

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“Have you arrived, Young Master?” e691c764b402c9bf

The man 2854278c09 waved his 51d4097279 hand dismissively de745e078f at the 01193f6b43 men who e3068fb2aa were greeting 5f498ed09d him respectfully 403a210ca3 and sauntered 6b3baaf832 forward. Then, like 42fddc9deb the parting d9488b7758 of the 9c74482772 Red Sea, 0a36b55fbc the men db0fe6e075 cleared the 06e3e91d27 way for 03da0c45ae him. ddf4c6e16050f118

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‘But. Why does he seem familiar?’ 7f8a77bf7352f481

Heegyo, who had planned to duck away the moment he saw the man’s face, froze. It couldn’t be but the voice, the posture, the silhouette… they were all too familiar. cb84ed63f207d532

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‘Huh? What is it? Am I seeing things?’
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Blink, blink. cef64dade95de9aa

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Heegyo’s big eyes repeatedly opened and closed. he blinked so much that his eyes hurt, but the sense of unease didn’t disappear at all. 2092beed7cc9ca8a

It felt like when you see a celebrity on TV who looks vaguely like someone you know… That itching, nagging feeling at the edge of your brain. Heegyo’s gaze followed the man’s back like a magnet.
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“Mr. Kim.” b6728e147bd09d78

As the man got bd2e1ed90e closer, the kneeling building c1d5aff704 owner trembled like a 0927e60677 leaf. Finally, the man d973f0ef83 standing in front 6e6d7734f4 of the bloodied 04102a014f building owner let 0e240e112c out a short 6ad02e38ca sigh. 82317c22f09f03d7

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“Haa.” f480378d2f3f4279

Then, without mercy— 11a6b83556069e80

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Thwack. a69106550ab292d7

He kicked the man 92838154d1 with such force that 532752a297 Mr. Kim’s body 81e2b857ef flew back, 07e0af46b7 a cloud 64584e4ecf of dust fc844e1274 kicking up 339f245f7e with him. 2fc337b0792d5c5c

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“Ugh.”
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The building 4a2c21a9c2 owner gasped f779087147 in pain, 90874ac590 but the 6e9101f1c1 men just 25ecce4c55 stood by b40dc21cc5 with their b4313d95e6 hands behind 8944d869b3 their backs, 423a953b2f their expressions 9b31e78fab unchanged.
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And Heegyo, who 54369d24c4 was watching with c5976cefad wide eyes, let d3ffcbf6be out a trembling ff57f9eee8 sob. Whatever unease or vague c4c414d4f4 recognition he’d felt earlier 3a78c727e5 vanished in that brutal a7b739f8d3 instant. Heegyo slowly lay back 3b02a1aa8b down, eyes to the ad10bf2442 ceiling, sobbing once more. 1b3cb3e323f71b4c

The man was really 1d8517e960 scary. Unlike the group in 4677233674 suits, he was wearing 4c442168a5 casual clothes, which made 757f1fd88f him seem even more 91fe441702 insane. e44b5e85ddbce129

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‘Damn it… What’s so important about earphones… Do-jae, you jerk… Why did you give me earphones as a gift… Do-jae. I’m going to die like this…’ af7c34cdf7be2504

The sound of 60443ad06f things breaking and 20be1fb130 what could only aa51eb6a55 be described as 90b419153d the cries of c2b0dedf73 a man being b3878c6691 slaughtered filled the e6bb3db2d8 air. Heegyo curled up tighter, b81bc57614 afraid that if he 97910d13da moved, he’d knock over 7596197f0a something and give himself b1581987cc away. . 64e5775652ab6f3c

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“Haa, Mr. Kim.” 4f435e9a243af882

“Ugh… Ugh…” b3cd2a7c63f0368d

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The answer that came back wasn’t an answer, but just a lump of groans coming from his throat. 5ca86fd7dbe021b7

“Why do you steal other people’s things, you son of a bitch.” 647c0fdd2e19b03e

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“Ugh… Ugh…” 3fb45fb6e8f8d293

Again, the sound of fists, groans… and Heegyo’s silent tears falling.
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A stereotypical mindset doesn’t f5136a95b9 survive in a competitive 1848cb5f7e society. It just 597de1171c degenerates and 63a0f0ec3e withers. So, in order ba460b33bf to survive this 8cae4e5cbf situation, Heegyo forced 771c6f249c himself to change 38edd181e7 his way of 231448a04f thinking. 5ec913d59d1d1739

‘Ahem. I guess he shouldn’t have stolen it. I mean, stealing is bad. Mr. Kim was in the wrong.’ ec638f0dda2f0eae

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He tried fa01deccbb to place 5d29d23a04 the blame f979288ad1 on Mr. Kim, who was currently f5335da9f7 being beaten to a 37297890e3 pulp, rather than on 117ea8b627 Do-jae, who had gifted 41e1c0e792 him the headset that 6581ef52a6 started all this… but 479643917e it didn’t last long.
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‘Send me home. I want to go home. I want to lie on my clean house floor that Do-jae worked hard to clean, not on this cold and dirty construction floor.’ 9e5dd342396ac986

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It was around that 626641b454 time that Heegyo, who 6f8eef9688 was desperately calling for c1dd1816c2 his beloved home in 0edca8cd30 his heart, stopped crying. 92ac3cdfeba6ff4e

“Y-Young Master. S-Spare me… I. I was wrong…” 2b4c14b83bdaa879

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“Then why did you 2496894a50 do wrong? Mr. Kim keeps pulling this fcbb929f91 kind of crap, so 443b8a7a74 I start thinking, ‘Oh, 83892c1f13 he wants to be ee56e89d64 hit,’ and then my d6b5b0d55f hands just go. Huh? Isn’t that right?” 0c6f4eb2b53fa669

Huh? Isn’t that right? e2ef61cdc5789530

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The man asked as 2c43e13457 if he were coaxing 1fb4b5f0b9 a child. 0998c017105788fa

“…Huh?” 03e38002fd79f9a8

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That sweet, gentle tone made Heegyo freeze. Mid-sob, he stopped. That phrase…he’d heard it before. 7432a30efa4e20f4

His soaked eyelashes trembled. Not just his lashes, 0fc7fa5f3b his ears twitched too. Heegyo forgot everything about 5c6e797058 the danger around him fe30e7c1f7 as he tried to 6d9f8aca28 place the voice and 6efa4f68cb the way it spoke. The unease 44eebe1fa2 that had 73feec0261 been simmering dd2356ae7f earlier surged 702a93f7f8 back with 247c1467c7 clarity. ba8193d530333d03

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Where did I hear 81c1af9bf2 that? 89c6c0086a890069

〈So. Why Did you do d933cb0baa wrong?. Huh? Isn’t that right? It would 63919388ca be nice 3ea7ab7d38 if we 430f9538a8 went together.〉 6218791cb7f16e50

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A hazy eaad5567b5 memory rose 4dd6ea22da to the 741f9b92fd surface. A blurry image. A voice. Something familiar, gentle, 4c2daa7cf2 caring etched deep af91042e55 into his brain.
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Even though the 01382d6647 man’s tone now bcc6aff0f4 carried menace, Heegyo 0b04c5feda could still hear 63f4ad9472 the faint echoes 1adce4d394 of that old 7f668ef5a3 voice layered underneath. c478f1ef1a974c92

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The realization started to c0fe838363 eclipse his fear. As the terror 018990e731 dimmed, only one 068f3aa5a0 question remained. 93b33c1d07741149

Ah! What is it? eb197515610d5773

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Heegyo had b4361bea33 a feeling c4e2a224cc no, a 2cdf4f7300 certainty that c04e6b9581 he had 5880bd0451 to figure bd68054e73 this out. That if he missed 28cb54475f this chance, he’d regret fe47da1722 it forever. 19099b2ec38df86f

‘Ah! What is it!’ 1e6b4f401ed34aec

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‘Just a little more. I’ll understand if I look a little more.’ be378d5200c021be

With that thought, 7d43716fa5 he lowered his f32aae455c eyes to the 43a09348ef scene below.
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“Y-Young Master. Please, please.” 5e2b1f87681a2d7f

The building owner looked at the man with eyes that were so swollen from being beaten that they couldn’t even open properly. Then, he pitifully begged the man with both hands. 4119f4aae8e17bc3

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“Sob. Y-Young Master. I, I didn’t mean to do that.” 9c7bc44b75ec573a

“What didn’t you mean to do?” 0a5b4adc2d0963d2

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“_Sob_… Y-Young Master. I…I didn’t mean to! I really didn’t! Please, just this once… If you let me go this once, I’ll be loyal to you forever. Young Master, I… please not like this, like this, I’ll beg you.”
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The building owner cried and sobbed, even shedding tears and snot, begging to be spared. But the man steadily stepped on the building owner’s body, who was begging desperately. 483bd566a69c91e1

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“Ugh. Ugh…” 58c1145be10f9444

The building owner groaned as the man’s weight began to gradually increase. 68e817a468ad970c

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“Mr. Kim. You’ve always 2609f5d661 liked buildings, 50c4a49157 haven’t you? So I 1574fb16ab was thinking… b48ed87e7f maybe I cfa80e7cbc should make 1d55e40728 you part 4d27a02e62 of one. What do you think?”
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At that moment, be9d28ab51 his head moved. 658e4a9d224233b1

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In that 17d9aabb52 instant, Heegyo 3700151099 felt like eb3dcceee4 time was 3580cd17f7 slowing down. The man turned fccd639840 his face towards 3d5e653e01 Heegyo. Very, very slowly. 52444d688e02e00f

And the moment his 316b7ae695 head turned this way, 150c1a2787 Heegyo remembered where he cf9f2212df had heard those familiar c9186f76a7 words. b4a0a30b17089564

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A scene bae2d8b1c2 flashed through dd6bba55ac his mind 11700c7d2d like lightning. bf21c39509a7ed7a

〈Hyung. So. Why Did you do wrong? Huh? Isn’t that right? It would be nice if we went together.〉 9d9e20de9fb65446

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That image—Do-jae, teeth clenched, 676fb7afe5 drenched in sweat, trying f222b517d8 to comfort him as 23f33a56e9 he sobbed uncontrollably. 1613b0eca50960fc

That voice. That warmth. That gentleness. 07d4fb46bfaa2485

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And now, the fd9112bf8e man standing below, 04802ff229 splattered in blood… e6b11277d67bb22c

Do-jae…? 7ca15785bbf1f5c6

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“……” 09d8a5cca64f7b94

Uh…? 52d0d127deb996f9

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Something was wrong. 48668f83cc661aa1

Very, very wrong.
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