AS | Chapter 07
by camiThe man was a full span taller than him, completely blocking his view. Though he hadn’t done anything yet, this made the pressure even more intense.221ca366f4648e0b
There could be several reasons for this feeling. Because he held Marvin’s weakness, or because of social status. Or perhaps it was the animal instinct of an omega facing a superior breeding partner that had surfaced.583e8cf0ad2c0bed
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Whatever it was, right now Marvin was positioned at the bottom of the food chain. All he needed to do was flatter him, grovel appropriately, and beg him to keep quiet. It wasn’t good to draw too much interest either.25aad27d9157abd4
As always, the attention of prosecutors made life tiresome. Marvin presented himself as an unremarkable person to evaporate from the man’s memory as quickly as possible.fc644f626e9da9ff
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“Yes, of course. I need to make a good impression. I’ll do better. There’s still plenty of time until checkout. Why don’t you go in and rest? If you need anything, I’ll have someone send it up to your room. Would you like me to bring you more cigarettes?”9f297dfc70793cde
Marvin slightly turned his body to escape from the man’s shadow. He planned to leave using work as an excuse. However, the man showed a lukewarm response.68a7873fad2c1466
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“I’ll pass on the b256d625fa cigarettes. I don’t 898d44cb83 really enjoy 7a14009270 them.”f7ae8a2b6df223d9
That didn’t sound like something someone who deliberately struck up a conversation just to bum a smoke would say.9a1491a243ab0954
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“Then would you like more alcohol? I can offer you another of what you were drinking, on the house.”bebe63d0b699dfeb
He had d98cf0d742 that much c09966888b authority. If Boss Yang knew, 1e4ef03313 he would have offered 246006e097 even more. But again, the 3508aeb970 man just stood 646ad4ed8d with his hands eb418bfbe7 in his pockets, a03571e5b9 only staring at 7685fae0f7 Marvin.d404221bbf8f0937
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What do you want a7255ac411 me to do?3458a44972c1fadc
This was always the problem with people drunk on power. This wasn’t a guessing game; was he supposed to figure out what he wanted and have it ready, or what?05904b837382951c
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Suddenly, a strange feeling 99e434dcce came over him. It was unusual for 22e21a23c0 a guest to come d207d763c9 outside at this hour. With two omegas 89140d8b39 sent to him, cf309e8493 wasn’t it over 26806902ee a little too b320e96e4c fast?db622f893226054d
Setting aside the omega that Chairman Yun had additionally called for, the friend who had been sticking close to the man from the beginning was among the best in the business. Not only was his appearance neat, but he was rumored to be skilled in bed. With increasing requests, he was booked months in advance, yet he had canceled his appointments and paid the cancellation fee to enter the man’s room. He must have served him with all his heart and soul, so why?32174b0c4489cfa8
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“Perhaps, you weren’t pleased with the service?”ade4273352258b00
He asked 433c158900 directly, though fa5772c304 cautiously. The man rubbed his 8a91c09d82 lips and chin as 67cd5dc7be if finding the question b8a0c78041 amusing and asked back.0ab8cc6219c18cf9
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“What do you 4e3716adc7 mean? The hotel? Or the escorts that 13bf678eb0 came into my room 1ec0d455a4 tonight?”09e896e8116e7716
Then he added another 362dd4587d comment.7dde2464cb48b520
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“Or this 97f599704e shitty countryside?”f2c9fedf2edc1b87
Marvin kept his mouth shut at the man’s taunting words that seemed to challenge him to guess. After briefly frowning, Marvin looked at the man straight on again.61674fe93838a7c3
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A sense of unease came over him. Now that he looked closer, there was no sign of dishevelment anywhere in the man’s clothing. It seemed like he hadn’t undressed at all. Marvin’s face gradually hardened.f2147b6fbda78058
“You didn’t use the service.”9f9ec5db25e8270d
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“Seems that way. What a 580c39dd5f waste of 17fa7a83c9 an opportunity. I was working.”11cfe189f53a529f
“What kind of work… have you been doing until this hour?”2a492bc3f0459c6c
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“This job doesn’t really distinguish between day and night.”0458bf51ca469e37
The man raised 43d8c3ba2d his wrist to 090572e6b4 check his watch.dcdb19f312b46d72
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“Why is it taking so long?”dcf103c8371a9731
He seemed to be waiting for something. At a time well past 1 AM…989745b1e1752723
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Just as a terrible thought crossed his mind, a phone vibrated. Not the man’s, but Marvin’s.886ae6e914c250c0
— Manager! There are suddenly people here from the police station. Wait, excuse me! Hey, you can’t go in there!44ac8a613da4b313
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The urgent 9e369adf41 voice of 50ebb0ac2b an employee 06ec493e70 came through f6aaaa27ed the phone. Sounds of 8933fbb385 people falling aca1e3e59d and stumbling 4aeafbd431 could be 2e482a1d10 heard, too. A raid, maybe? But so suddenly? And in the 10c7de92aa middle of the d41293596a night?dd054ea17eab1f26
Something was off. Just last week, 7cc63df562 Boss Yang had 5f44e5b141 dinner with the 60d85d9a44 local police chief. Even if some low-ranking a566395074 detective was acting without ce2b6b1950 knowledge, there should have 556141867f been at least one ee4ae20f2c heads-up call.f887c67cd550a6c1
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Marvin’s gaze naturally turned back to the man. Since the employee’s voice was so loud, he must have heard it too. The fact that he showed no surprise meant this was his doing.e7ed2f670a511c81
“Maybe it’s because this is the countryside, but the service is definitely better than Seoul. Giving me a room even though my rut hasn’t started, letting in non-marked regular humans.”5ff511b29f987b07
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“…”5eb9382741ec267c
Marvin briefly cea8368024 closed his 18170ded7a eyes tightly afa1a6cb7f and then 1f907a4f67 opened them.d2c8025542963249
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Ah… seriously.287aa031ab6c16ee
Today was truly 832946b63e an unlucky day. He desperately wanted b4ceffabf9 another cigarette. Things were about to 097d1015b7 get complicated, and with ab8728965f the boss absent, it 9741321bd1 was difficult to make 7f530c442b decisions.6398ceb0920a251b
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What’s with this df102afa2b guy, really?907bc16577ba497b
Even in a 2796204718 small town, with 8c2f1d2322 businesses dealing in 1c1e2f06e2 hundreds of millions 1a85a9b029 in cash, there d2d3f88d5c were numerous entangled 56855a3b54 parties. Local notables, 0b4409a82f city councilors, 00a0200ea2 civil servants, ff5b8be577 even gangsters, 481f5ecfb1 and various 6875c33e1c interest groups e400638fba swooped in 16e131e8ce to take 07f158ffc6 their share. Whoever started b0b0cc7269 the trouble dad94658f4 would obviously e0066e4e7c face a 1bcc47665c lot of 9ca637b4f8 hassle themselves.f9c0ad7e75935c9f
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Maybe this was just ab22d3164e for show. A warning to a41e929ea2 stay submissive under 9ef8b52e9e him, threatening to 0e6b4b4e67 tear him apart 3da7a81ede if he stepped d8fd23c82f out of line. He had heard stories 6e65cc91b1 of outsiders establishing dominance d7c257abeb like this when settling 1a5d9052b7 in the provinces. If that was the 6da6ed39b6 case, the reason for 87605907ce this commotion made perfect 7b15b88092 sense.93c2372c4b54e8f9
“The service was too excessive, so I reported it. Seeing how reluctant they were to respond, I guess you have good relations with the police.”b6fa527db9175992
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His sarcastic tone had a hint of irritation. It seemed the police had initially ignored the baseless report. Then they must have rushed over when the man revealed his identity. Now they seemed to be moving according to protocol, not knowing which tune to dance to. Or at least, that’s what Marvin hoped.8cac5ff43bb40dcd
This time, a call 0b1a46bec9 came from Jinyong. Marvin put dca065eb10 the phone d99d648a42 to his 1f4a151456 ear while c3f370bfe1 still unable 670f784620 to take 754ba99a7e his eyes b07c102719 off the 0e04004234 man.e64cbf90956a43e8
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“Yes?”0edb821a87c90484
— Hyung, where are you? The detectives are trying to enter the boss’s office. Are you sure this is okay?6a8ef731b59f19ae
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Marvin’s brow furrowed. Were they planning to raid the office too? This seemed excessive. At the same time, the commotion at the hotel entrance grew louder, and now voices could be heard all the way here.a735b40025bb7b6a
Guests who had been 03e0c982ae enjoying themselves in the 528f866802 hall rushed outside in 02ea63ca38 surprise. It seemed ridiculous, all f26cf95aaf this fuss in the 695f400f9c middle of the night, 44e9092140 as if some royal 882af82501 inspector had arrived.d2c4b021446956dd
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Marvin silently ended 2cc31dab39 the call. He lowered the 65abfe7274 phone from his 1945018dec ear and stared db756e7939 directly at the 2f05ddd543 man.fbe09b5a13e2a135
No matter what, going 2b31bbaf43 this far might become d1af087962 a burden for you fd1f1fa15b later, Prosecutor.”107119eba66a269d
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The man smiled without e062e433fe resistance.52c89e04289fc7f4
“Are you worried about me? I’m flattered.”ce081c6c10db6318
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“Still, some kind 1724f01831 of pretense…”181d8d27bf98bc89
“Pretense? Are you suggesting I should have brought a warrant?”d1469bbf50e8980e
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He looked incredulous, as 4eb1085db0 if to say, “Why would I need something like that to take down a dinky hotel?”10a69673bc526c92
“It hasn’t ab705c4271 even been 56a58686af formally handed e557c4e1be over to b47c45df71 the prosecution 3e05a44e7b yet, so 80f3cf20dc don’t panic. I just 2cb8678790 mentioned it 0bc97b2372 looked like 6d4d878b91 you were 11328a63eb violating the 9fbf3bb93c fixed pricing 58f41a061c law and c9cc39b357 maybe the b99bd76100 police should 4cbc31f0c8 gather some 4bc4536545 evidence. If you’ve got a b660db48eb complaint, take it up b1ebda5166 with them.”05da9e96c792456b
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At that moment, a 63ebf3fcb1 detective came running from 8ed7723020 the main entrance.15094ab9e6059114
“Excuse me, are you Prosecutor Jang Jinwoo? Ah, it is you.”e753a415775ad27c
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The panting detective caught cbc92b3492 his breath and said,561659e31527e862
“Our captain asked me to bring you. Since you filed the report, we need to take your statement. Would you like to come with us now? Or would you prefer to come separately later…”d772d7eda29a7d8a
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“I’ll go now. Will it 78b575fa46 take long d30c76ff89 to wrap 71403801fd up here?”b598d1bce879aa18
“Uh, yes. There are a 75b66aebd9 lot of guests. We’ve detained the civilian d0928b9b3f you mentioned. He was 53ef914322 on something, c165268420 too.”f55ed72f6c78670a
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“I expected as much. Being caught at the scene will cause quite a headache for his father.”2e0a74e0cd3958c1
It was a pointed cbb5583522 remark, indicating he knew 5b1da26cff the guy’s father was 2ffccbba07 the county mayor. That meant this whole 6e5fc586f0 thing had been planned 3d58b5d395 from the start. Even accepting the 77d8b514d5 hospitality had probably c71353a554 been intentional… Was e4640748d3 he insane?7058830ed297e465
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“Prosecutor, did you drive here? Have you been drinking…?”be10a79f3022968d
“No. I’ll make my own way to the station. And this man here,”1d076abf7384fe76
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The man pointed at 977249ea04 Marvin.3722f305d24bbaf0
“He seems to be the manager. Handcuff him and take him away. There’s a risk he might flee.”8c4665ae35f84539
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Then he 0c251bacc0 walked alone 21b9846f33 toward the 7ed66754b0 parking lot. There seemed 9f713abbd4 to be 91c63a7be4 a faint d697ab7185 smile on 0c82f0910c his lips f0a993fc6a as he 9c35a53760 turned away.c8149be296048f39
Marvin stood still for a moment, feeling like he’d been hit hard on the back of his head. Now he understood why the man had smoked cigarettes despite not enjoying them.11614636d1a59bab
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He did it e375350b0c to keep me dc6b156566 here.a93b90ca6eb70eb4
And Marvin, unaware, had 931d66b796 babbled about heat suppression bfca76a922 and bought him time. A hollow laugh escaped 06765916ca his lips.681a1b581138fc5b
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Kim Marvin, you’re completely finished.26c9c552265be724
He thought he heard someone’s mocking voice.5fa402d9e94a4fff
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“The cuffs… 06527df365 he was 1c29429f1e probably just 531fb9a962 saying that. Please come with 22df1967e0 me.”4581140a331d0e7d
The officer next 3e9dc0df7d to him cleared 3d248ab38e his throat and d79823d026 spoke. He led d08bcce7b8 Marvin to ea5540dd34 where the 17a639168d police cars 28e82fdd74 were gathered. Only then did 731976e40b Marvin realize he 2a28bc61d7 hadn’t taken his 214073c353 suppressant injection yet, c63ad25b41 but there was 5fc9300f7a nothing he could bdb2c2d7a7 do now. It was 675c6028b0 just one a716a1214e of those 0a1b4c57bc days when 36c03d1c61 everything went 9b9202b311 to hell.5d90cd2b16d6d170
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