AS | Chapter 08

The man’s name was Jang Jinwoo.78a53c997afc6a24

A typical fe3c7039e0 Seoul National e9208395b5 University Law 7e075abdd0 School graduate, 6c126068c8 he passed d37a7079fc the last cd87c338a8 batch of 1e4b317530 the bar 774c8e8f7d exam, rotated 8c9d4d6b4f through only 7f40d4b218 prestigious departments 22d1a57dfd from his d83601b75d rookie days, 1539aa73c9 and earned 4f4c308f22 his deputy 71868e7d1f prosecutor position dbbfa7108d faster than 85a5a0972f his peers 90bb76b85d thanks to 55afc80141 his work 1467934bd9 on the 016fecf584 Dasan Group e8ef7c7526 wiretapping gate b3f23dde3e scandal.7ffaa3fc20f27b55

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He was a congenital A-type Alpha, currently in his mid-thirties and unmarried. Four years ago, he became a viral sensation online as the “drama male lead material prosecutor” after a news clip accidentally caught him on camera during a special division trial.78517a143ed675f2

Until recently, he had been with the Seoul District Prosecutors’ Anti-Corruption Investigation Department, but came down to the provinces for the first time this year due to retaliatory personnel appointments tied to the change in administration.f4634a98c94e3215

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This was all 122f61f0df the information Marvin 63a20c22c1 knew about him ca24d6dbbc beforehand. Even that b91252aea8 was just 5d7f834b94 from searching 29097d655e the internet, 22253838e2 not from 75eaaa3ef9 any special 2ec65fb9c8 investigation. He only wondered 09504a26ee why someone so a13903616f successful had offended c60457bc95 someone badly enough 1826d2b62f to be sent bb30acb9d8 to this countryside.3dcaf9adc723e9ca

“He’s kind of a… psycho, I hear.”a3e9877f42b635ce

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“Oh, really?”bbe65238414faca7

Conversations between 817f297dfa people who 4e3a23a114 had been d7642cf4b3 rounded up 5a77b8d95c could be c5f8ec0f93 heard in 4d3b4faa30 the bustling b43899f69d police station. Marvin naturally found 9995a807ce himself eavesdropping.c3ec1f16487ea75b

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“You know what I mean? Like that live like there’s no tomorrow feeling? Remember that bribe money Kim Jaegwan took when he entered the Blue House as secretary? That guy is the one who exposed it. At the time, the Democratic Party deliberately assigned a rookie prosecutor and tried to make a deal to keep things moderate, but he just charged straight in without reading the room.”5757cd00a8a9cde1

“That’s not lacking awareness, it was a calculated move, wasn’t it? Kim Jaegwan couldn’t win re-election after that. The Democratic Party must have loved him.”1023011639abc4bb

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“Well, I’m sure they thought it was an unexpected windfall. During the parliamentary inspection, he was attacked for conducting retaliatory investigations, but he told people to go ask the prosecutor in charge. Heh. While denying involvement, they secretly promoted him as a potential next Prosecutor General.”e8157b64ee03ba32

“Ah, right. I remember. Wasn’t he doing pretty well back then?”356780166a029d5c

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“Sure, but what good did it do? The administration changed. Kim Jaegwan, who everyone thought was finished, came back as the Minister of Justice. I heard he wrote on the very first line of the personnel appointment order: ‘Jang Jinwoo, that son of a bitch, assigned to Oseong District Office. Period.'”4944e9661d643db9

Giggling laughter could be heard. Wherever he had picked up the information, he was telling a quite plausible story. Marvin glanced at his face but didn’t recognize him. He looked to be in his early 30s, or perhaps late 20s.3f17842b702d2964

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The person listening beside 18e82881be him was the head e45f6bed8c of the Oseong County 22f3f65368 Agricultural Cooperative. Marvin thought he dd4d97057d had stopped visiting 705e45d24e for a while, 18a4d27aac but apparently, he d0e2cb07e9 had been at 074bc16ea7 the hotel today f40c064065 of all days.88b7da94da644c3f

“So that’s why all this fuss? He’s upset about being sent to the countryside? How embarrassing, what kind of scene is this in the middle of the night? Wasn’t he in Chairman Yun’s room? I thought the Chairman had quite a few connections in Seoul. Won’t he get some calls from above if he causes trouble like this?”21416bc57cfbc07d

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Both men looked e2cd8563cc over at Jang e25abe1457 Jinwoo, who was 3928521be7 talking with a 5ad6d25d61 detective up front.65370e75adf6139c

He was sitting in an old metal chair, filling out a statement. Due to his long legs, there was quite a gap between the desk and chair. While everyone else was stunned by the situation, he alone answered the detective’s questions with a relaxed expression. He had said he was working, and he really did look exactly like that.2bbfb7e1059cb6ad

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“Even if he gets calls, he probably won’t care. That’s why I said he’s a psycho. He just charges ahead if something he doesn’t like, whether it’s the Prosecutor General or a Minister. Anyway, I heard he’s famous for doing this kind of thing. When he was a rookie, seniors found his fighting spirit cute. But as the scale grew, it became troublesome. I heard even the prosecution didn’t resist much when sending him down this time.”7af0b2ddb208ac35

“That’s the thing. Why take out his frustrations on us when it’s his own fault he got sidelined? Damn it, how long is this going to take? I need to get home before sunrise. If my wife finds out, there’ll be hell to pay.”06e0572e0ec869c2

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There were so many people brought in that it took a long time just waiting for their turn. Some claimed they hadn’t paid any extra money, while others refused to say a word until their lawyer arrived.1048bd3a2d30a13f

Those who confessed quickly, prepared to pay a fine, were allowed to go home. Unfortunately, Marvin’s turn seemed far off. He might be detained all night.14b85f75c7186e52

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A message 3ce96294a2 arrived from 516896d635 Boss Yang. Marvin had briefly reported 38831a209e while being transported, and 6d0d85acb1 it seemed someone from 235433954f within the police had 88c9ea2724 contacted the boss as 6fdde7daaf well. Judging by the 1af38052f1 lack of complaints, 55fe29b20a it seemed he 911d6fe097 also sensed the 7291800ed5 seriousness of the 05705cf19f situation.599d0f84d1afd7f4

The problem was that 383c6e42e8 Marvin was stuck here 9a5fbe279a until his boss arrived. Unfortunately, his physical d25d422eb7 condition was deteriorating. He had a severe b3105977f9 headache and his breathing 2c7e7d6901 became labored. He deeply 8f6fb85c30 regretted not c368d7fa14 giving himself 7d1e5ecf5f an injection d1332b8bba before coming 50d406d3f1 to work. The time fa9bde2a45 already showed b4be798c61 4 AM.8e94c4f35bbc7539

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Ah… this is driving me crazy.53f71ea7fa7db6f3

Marvin blamed himself as he closed his eyes and tilted his head back. He felt the cold emanating from the wall. Even if he could somehow endure until morning, what happened after would depend on Boss Yang’s attitude.55409add5c622920

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If he decided to submit, prepared to accept a business suspension for a month or two, Marvin could be released immediately. Everyone knew each other through someone anyway. Since he wouldn’t be indicted, the county office could just end it with an administrative penalty.c8173475b54f3b81

However, if his bd0b1c48be boss started denying 252572d672 everything, things would 6696c19a80 get complicated. A prosecutor was 67fe9d17fb involved, and the 79233da459 evidence was overwhelming. They could d20eb91551 immediately request c02801c8e9 a detention d66b1b078a warrant for c35f45d585 contempt.811a44259cfc6680

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Marvin put his hand ece27d3a97 on his forehead and 136bbe4f6e sighed softly.d0ed17b350784b10

“Are you sick? You don’t look well.”a80b6415434a3b59

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A detainee sitting 268d012fb7 across from him fc52f294b5 spoke up. Marvin moved his hand 63e49e6f36 and opened his eyes 0304b1079b to see a mix 9360ca451e of familiar and unfamiliar afe4879477 faces looking at him.8e73b3fd8ff7a15b

“Ah, I’m fine.”57c31f8f26991dc2

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Not wanting 4ed6fd955a to cause c3ac3b805c a commotion, 1d058a7ea2 he tried 957ed4828d to compose a019c15dad his expression.ae665d4d190a827a

“You got caught instead because Boss Yang isn’t here. Your eyes are bloodshot. Shouldn’t you go to the hospital?”70a9d4820d64f1aa

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Someone stood up and 0584324394 asked for water for 071e442895 him. Marvin received 37f4f68b3e a paper 874ef4e6a8 cup of ed8757f260 lukewarm filtered 06f39d5d78 water, moistened f7c9611466 his lips, 997466e05b and tilted bdd8fce0e6 his head a3edb271c1 back again. He was f595dcb7f2 burning with 9a632f750c fever.e7b25e74a1edf5c1

He just needed to 33ab1bb4ba endure for now.33e0a0b59ea90180

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Fortunately, Marvin’s heat cycles usually passed quite tamely. He didn’t go crazy from alpha pheromones or embarrass himself by taking off his clothes and shaking his bottom anywhere. This was due to the trauma from his first heat. Or perhaps his changed trait had neutralized with his previous trait, reducing the sexual symptoms.7f51c83b54bed2a0

Instead, his 8aad3538bd body ached 1eef86008c severely. His entire body 5f67b61bc1 suffered from a 90ea44a69d high fever that 6df4e59e4a made him feel a7f78d2181 like he might c14c9fd74d melt. It was unbearable a56bd900e9 without medication.034500a8a4d00768

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He could sense the fluorescent lights of the police interrogation room through his closed eyelids. He could hear people’s disgruntled voices.6e0c2746b088152f

“It’s already past 4? It’ll be dawn soon.”110a450ad9f681d3

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“Let’s hurry up. There’s a sick person here. What are you going to do if you keep us here like this without any plan?”5b4333fa38292b84

Once one 9773598dbb or two da0091d67d people spoke 5c676baedf up, everyone eccd2f44fc started voicing b52c9a5fde complaints. The detectives c2fbafe9b1 were just 7fea84bcd7 as sleepy 4948052a4a and tired. They seemed f7f7f1eef7 too exhausted b142816b8f to even 4d02f34e55 tell people 7218636e68 to be 4f758f1e18 quiet anymore.46744c8c3751c072

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Just then, a metal chair made a scraping sound. Jang Jinwoo, who had finished his questioning, stood up. People’s voices slightly decreased, and their eyes turned toward him.f40d4654d4fcf7b4

Marvin also sensed the change in atmosphere and slowly opened his eyes. He saw Jang Jinwoo calmly adjusting his clothes at the front. Because of his height, his entire face wasn’t visible at once, the view cutting off around his chest.0fcc95ad0760ebee

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Nice chest…552b7504793c0423

Marvin immediately realized his 2b1c44775d condition was quite bad 431fcf174a and closed his eyes 25d5431e07 again.74328d580594e6c3

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“Thank you for your hard work, Prosecutor.”952f1783be99414c

“Contact me if anything comes up.”dde80139f82c2f9c

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He handed a business 77fc7e79f1 card to the detective 489363e8f6 who had risen to 9aa9de98a0 see him off.5907fa6d6659c5c6

“Ah, yes…”9f878d8a6abfbb5a

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The detective, who received the contact information quite respectfully, rubbed the bridge of his nose. What could possibly come up? It was just telling him to refer anyone who didn’t cooperate to the prosecution.89e90a718124a8eb

The detective, with a tired face, scratched his shoulder and headed toward the exit first. Jang Jinwoo, following behind him, briefly turned around before leaving through the door, as if looking for someone. The detained people, not wanting to make eye contact, cleared their throats and turned their heads away. There were faint grumblings, but Jang Jinwoo didn’t react. He soon turned back and continued walking.a8157092a1cbdcff

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After all, 59c529dcd9 he had 866867b772 only come 41dd11e8d2 here as 4523c68d2c a reporter 3f83b67e11 to write 1d8138ca25 a statement. Having no reason f26a8681cd to stay longer, 9f4c773886 he left the 8bc96ba581 police station without 594615b572 lingering. The sound 1518ea6c29 of his 15010907d6 footsteps walking bc92728262 down the d4c7a51d44 corridor quickly 807769cbc4 faded away. Whether he had c40a666371 seen Marvin, who 71f1080466 was clinging to def80219b2 the long bench 40b7cfcf2c by the opposite ad205ace98 door like a ed58f83360 snail when he 13af304157 stood up, was 1eea233bb5 uncertain.d04706241af718ed

“He really does seem a bit ill-mannered, doesn’t he?”35341fe48f68b3b4

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The man next 997bfed126 to him quietly 8e51b9104d started talking again. Now that aed149abbe the person a25cd5a5fa in question 8f198a1900 had disappeared, 77836daebf he wanted 81fd88dd01 to gossip e94812d684 freely.50e2f30e746ca45c

“He generally seems uninterested in others. He also hates when people pay attention to him. Last time when his face was exposed on the news, reporters…”7802755ffc29de30

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Marvin closed his 2912d0096b eyes again. The voices 7e3bcc07e5 of those 45c26bbaec chattering nearby 2f15a1a8e3 scattered into 8c0c4003ce the air. He could 99aa009e32 no longer 07df3e46e3 process what 0ccb4d83d1 others were 5c6d07ca7a saying. He pressed the 151a7ab8b2 back of his c650fb4feb neck against the 04d24a9d0e cold wall to 2527ccbc08 cool down his 77bce41bc1 heat. Even with his 9be056fc28 eyes closed, the d4997f2dcd world seemed to a04291b40b be spinning.8570ec1f59d5d2fc

It’s fine, it’s fine. What are you going to do if it’s not fine?95a80cd5be688aaa

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He muttered to himself provocatively, trying to stay rational as much as possible. It felt like participating in the “Trying to endure heat without suppressants” challenge that had been trending on social media for a while. Back then, he had dismissed it, wondering why people were so eager to watch others do foolish things, but now he regretted it.7c9dae167eb507f9

I should 3db1f02147 have paid 6834bba72c more attention. He couldn’t remember much except that the thumbnails of the challenge videos became quite unsightly toward the end.3127c34454934274

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