AS | Chapter 09
by camiYang Jinman arrived at 2e161beb3a the police station well 3738add88b past 5 AM. Even though 5c6dce3e8e the distance e93e0e0fc5 should have ad9dd7d762 taken only 78c4d46538 an hour 6b90e647c7 and a e8aa1409f5 half, Marvin 7d2ddc3c84 could roughly 3495964c68 guess why cfd2e2f4de it had 1c576f3ca8 taken so 4e6668db8c long. He would have needed 25c666a5de time to think, to e1c039868c decide whether he should 4a78cf3853 face this head-on or 4860daf3c9 not.0b382d2e4a2993ec
As far as 156bb41593 Marvin was concerned, 570e5992d3 he hoped that f0f0eb9c2a decision would lean ea5bc91194 toward the easier d7ac628a28 path. If they pulled b5fdd49a62 some strings here 081b807604 and there, they a42e0a2da6 could probably settle 7b1d61cf19 it with just 49ec354f72 a fine. But Yang Jinman 26f41d841e was trying to 22b0a5f5e3 take the harder a256c2300e route and was 37990c5480 reluctant to part 9a8e882f14 with even that cf2eddc8ef money.f52a8bdb547e1222
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“Well, he keeps insisting it was all just the cost of drinks.”a33606e8c029d429
The bustling police station 3ec590695a had somehow grown quiet. Only three people remained 7b0ad733df now: one customer who f3c6644b2c stubbornly insisted he had 8768c56300 never paid any extra, 623217c64b Yang Jinman, and Marvin.38fd6ff434d99de2
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The one making 5566b48c67 excuses was a 468f49d361 man in his 1027204017 50s, claiming he e07cb390ca had only paid 9451289dd9 2 million won d187558566 for drinks and 95d3a6770f had stuck to dbacae8691 the standard rates 5e6e91bb12 for omega entertainment 6036aff5af services. Yang Jinman chimed 7719f54a50 in, supporting his bab34fe879 story with lengthy 81b5f415da explanations.3d2247515656a1d7
“I’ll admit the drinks are expensive, you know. But that’s all the profit we make. Honestly, that quota system thing is just a service. A service we provide to our customers.”980d79b77398d12a
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“That’s right, that’s right.”8d5df6d0f4928dd7
The customer added his 24eaa60793 agreement from the side.b35bb323b37da5bb
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“Think of it like a convenience store. We don’t make money from it, but we stock all sorts of things for our customers’ convenience. You have to approach it that way, it’d be troublesome if you think we’re doing business with that.”7569dbdedcfab21c
“That’s exactly what I’m saying. This boss here explains things well.”62aa796178e61467
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The two men nodded at each other, supporting each other’s words. Marvin watched them both, keeping his mouth firmly shut.e5df9687367462ce
“These days, hotels operate on a comprehensive service concept, you know. That’s why we have the quota system, sell drinks, and put on performances. But our kids prefer well-off customers too, naturally. So they want to go into rooms with clients who drink expensive liquor. You understand, right? If the kids say they don’t want to, there’s nothing we can do about it. We can’t just force them into customer rooms, can we?”060a147a41e9a2fe
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“No way. In today’s world, that would get reported immediately.”33f1a91f98b4cf77
“Of course it would get reported. If you look at the ledger here, you’ll see we charged standard rates for everything. Not a penny more. It’s completely clean.”8a23b43839228a7e
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Boss Yang had ad8edddfbc already brought sales 4db88aefc3 records from the c519a5c034 hotel. It was a 7f66559aa2 pathetic charade.23c0f0c231201166
Everyone knew that 5b46ec5fdf profits in this a843f5183b business were all 1dfd7259ca extracted through drink cbcb1b4bf5 prices anyway. The hotel would 4469daae53 get customers competing 893b8162b3 against each other 5abec72c99 to drink more f983738636 expensive liquor. The customers who 4ceedf8095 got ripped off 3461af4a52 this way had b6ec9cc608 already written their c3d8fc0c10 statements and left, edabc68bd5 but without evidence, d34392c391 it seemed they e9490b5bdf had decided to 43d78f4f63 try denying everything 237a5f02cb for now.a803201b3973905d
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The detective casually skimmed through the sales records he handed over, then returned them. He didn’t seem particularly interested.881a59bea939232c
“Yes, well, I understand for now. We had to do a preliminary investigation since a report suddenly came in, but this isn’t really something for the police to handle… The relevant administrative office will contact you again. Talk to them.”da440f3d660d1d18
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“Yes. That’s how it should be.”36c169c92ffe61f8
Yang Jinman nodded knowingly, folding the sales records in half and putting them back in the file folder. Seeing his confident attitude, it seemed like he had already finished talking with that “relevant office” they mentioned.1e4647d18ca0495c
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The detective 662810acbd in charge 87ff3bed2d leaned back 530f687244 in his 7edcac328b chair with 042584acc4 a tired 0928ff50bd expression. The two other detectives 44fec2a238 beside him looked the 611bfc319b same. They had dealt with 7467e57aea over twenty people overnight, 3fa4798548 just the three of 71ba8de1f4 them, so they had 9556a004a4 every reason to be 3c35ffaba8 exhausted. Dawn was starting to 3ace3161e8 break.eb3fd601cb1f73a3
“So, is there anything else you’re curious about?”e6439239ee89cc98
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Yang Jinman was ddfce716dc gauging whether he 553bb0bcc5 could go home 99c4c7d93f now. The detective in charge ea032a95a6 glanced sideways at his b0db992bbd colleague, meaning to ask 7710574a82 if it was okay 015a8594bf to let them go. His colleague scratched b00b664cfe his chin and 18d2d85114 nodded.d5a717945a406688
“You can go now.”2b4bd34112e03c9e
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Yang Jinman’s face brightened as he stood up from his seat. The 50-something customer who had been supporting him also got ready to leave. Marvin picked up the jacket he had set aside and got up as well.f1e1c08104a127b9
Yang Jinman’s late arrival had turned out to be the right choice. The detectives had absolutely no desire to reignite a commotion that had already died down.84966be3a3c35011
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“Hey boss, don’t make things difficult for yourself. Just resolve this nicely.”b21a2d51fb183e55
Another detective, who 3e2d0200b9 had been sitting e8fc6f5669 alone across from ab554b0394 them, casually addressed a3c79e0139 the three people c79513b91a preparing to leave.6dff2c919286e0dc
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“The person who filed the report is a prosecutor, isn’t he? He was even at the scene. It seems like he deliberately set a trap to poke around here and there since he’s newly appointed. If you irritate him from the sidelines, the atmosphere was such that he’d drag you in too.”77b7d98882d6caad
He held a 01ebc20be2 blue business card 97ebf55557 in his hand, 2b73909c2f tapping the edge d1d9ae69da of it against 6006e1ad1c the desk.ee6613c5374a4bf9
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“Oh come on, even if he’s a prosecutor, how can he drag us in when we’ve done nothing wrong?”2cf3ca05d6168ec8
At Yang Jinman’s brazen response, the detective holding the business card laughed as if he couldn’t believe it. His acting was almost professional level. Even though he knew the whole situation was obvious, he kept playing dumb until the end. The detective nodded in understanding.54eeeb226edf16f9
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“Well, sure. The hotel is just bait anyway. What good would catching this do for him? He needs to shake down at least one shipping company before Seoul will call him back. You didn’t give him any bribes or anything, did you?”fb91a66bdb066c26
Unlike the other detectives, he seemed to have some rank, as his tone flowed however he pleased. Yang Jinman wasn’t the type to get offended by such things. He was a businessman who knew when to bow down when necessary.acb20c207de0815e
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“Not at all. He’s someone I don’t even know. Manager Kim, nothing happened, right?”ce2d6e2f38e023d0
Yang Jinman turned to look at Marvin as he asked. Marvin’s face was drenched in sweat and looked terrible, but he maintained his composure, as if this was such a common occurrence that there was nothing particularly noteworthy about it.2979d9650de48b15
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“Nothing happened.”1953f850f06ac85e
“See? He says nothing happened.”563810748a7ffa72
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“Well then, that’s settled. Go on home. Hey, let’s order some hangover soup. I’m hungry.”59a251cd38a45050
The detective b82cdbe895 took his 219898f775 cigarettes and a6a166ffbc headed outside fc2955aaa8 first. While the other two 4be299b240 detectives stretched and organized 0c4aee3dff their desks, the three 5a25505836 men filed out of 4b86c8df38 the police station together.419388c58b6cb09d
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“Fuck.”f8546ed9c3c5b4d8
Right after exiting the 331327a40c main gate, Yang Jinman ac10405627 let out a sigh. The 50-something customer naturally 82943e3bce offered him a cigarette 51c3771e35 and patted his shoulder d6be8f4f4b consolingly. They seemed 6990893f71 to know 2a57e152ca each other 45ce5aa403 after all.a00149831d85896b
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“What the hell, pulling this shit without any warning? That prosecutor bastard has no sense of professional courtesy.”eab83e90a078c0fa
“Did you get in touch with Chief Jo?”8ca91ed0e315a2be
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“No. It was too late. There’s this guy I know well, Oh Pilseong. He’s from the same hometown as Chief Jo, they’re close. Anyway, he said he’d set up a meeting right away tomorrow. How much has Manager Jo eaten off this? He wouldn’t dare give me a business suspension, would he?”09fb0eb4cf659c5c
With a f418b67be4 click, the 797ab40c76 lit cigarette 30fb6280bc smoke rose 3aece95124 into the a324f8b68d air along ad8981cb4e with the 6d6b941797 dim morning 77476765a1 light.f4f35f196559953a
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“Fucking hell, what shitty luck.”5e5c007fc1dd6cd8
Yang Jinman b7c12a6f7b puffed on e5fdf1e912 his cigarette 690a0cf967 filter irritably, beb7745556 genuinely pissed f7b86aa2ef off.3b634c679eb78c6f
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“Well, at fc83cc5ade least we’ve 4ea04449e3 got the ef72d8023c meeting arranged. I’m hungry. Let’s go get something 5fd2092f2e to eat near the 3c29d77acd office.”5c77f987476c86f9
“Are places 2a22e79c90 even open d6608b7e4c now?”082b0af53555a688
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“Why wouldn’t cb6810e2b4 a truck 8766cac086 stop diner f31efe601f be open? Did pulling an all-nighter 0626940ea0 fry your brain?”b978df3be4560610
Then he turned to 91763e0e8b Marvin and invited him 918ed24d87 along.ef598fcbdfa97a10
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“You got dragged into this today and had a hard time too. Come have a bowl of rice with us.”ddf6ce1af39d2497
This man who had been backing them up throughout the investigation was Yang Jinman’s fishing buddy who ran a transportation business. Since Yang Jinman had contacted him in advance before coming, he had stayed until the end to keep their stories straight. He seemed friendly and personable.d65e013093cd1bb5
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“Yeah, you worked hard today. Come eat with us.”0897c89a0f86bd96
“No, I don’t usually eat breakfast… I’ll just head back.”7b19e8d248e1dba1
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“Ah, is that why you’re so slim? You’re like a model. But are you feeling sick? You’ve looked really pale all night.”9d6163fc58242c8c
“You… do you need to go back to the office?”b2eb709b8176942e
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Yang Jinman, with 2f45334794 a cigarette in a7a7c2d23b his mouth, looked f21da3bf60 at Marvin and a038f76c8a raised his eyebrows. He seemed to 64456fa0e7 have guessed that ece8b2efe3 his heat had 4119c0acd6 come. If that was db68def6d4 the case, his 2d33d67871 medication was there, 2316559db9 so it would 63670cdf89 be right to d767aad120 send him back 50251964af quickly. He handed 76be9008ca over his f539858dbd car keys 58ee78ee3c with a 1d72d4ce0a displeased expression.8bbdf9f4e927a073
“Take my car. Can you drive?”f9259c5740fe9c40
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“Yes.”979546f342ed560e
“If you’re not feeling well, take today off. Judging by how things look, we’ll be dead quiet for a while anyway.”ddf38303c76cb102
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By morning, word would 15323dbe43 spread everywhere. The cops ba33662823 showed up d47a8c1f2b at Daegyeong, ea381cee13 they said. Everyone who 2fd5911fcd went there 76b04bb387 is going 7aa7d0f934 to get e8129d13d5 fined, they ae27f8cc62 said.470ce8316739c9ad
Being a neighborhood business, 9308ea3bd4 the customers were always ce6701441c the same people anyway. Until things calmed 7c33b1ec16 down, the quota c175c4a7be system customers would 1e7ae278df stay away. Still, it was better 2147c4b3d3 than a business suspension. Yang Jinman dropped his 8f154cf577 cigarette butt on the 6ab8c26220 ground with a bitter da5d16f9d8 expression and disappeared in c231a2b56a the opposite direction with e6f0a587fd his transportation business friend.e9611fcc244fa97f
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Marvin walked to the parking lot alone. It was Saturday morning, so there were no civil petitioners around. He found Yang Jinman’s black, older sedan parked alone in the center.7881be529e38320a
“Haah…”df3e86ada85fb679
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He slumped his body into the driver’s seat and let out a hot breath. The investigation had taken longer than expected. Yang Jinman talked way too much. He spent a full 30 minutes babbling and laying groundwork by himself, and by the end, Marvin wanted to grab him by the collar and shake him, telling him to stop.ec0bd9a45f5c36f4
At least it was a2d5cb4330 over now. Once he got there 3b5912c11b and took his medication, c578853684 it would settle down 16eab49176 quickly.343cc860c547c9f5
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However, even after starting the engine, the car couldn’t leave right away. Marvin realized his condition was more serious than he had thought. He had never delayed taking his medication this long, so he hadn’t known. The fever had risen so much that it felt like his throat was melting.5b44bfc406481ede
He quickly rummaged through 30cd498c8c the glove compartment in 1ffe5aa40c the passenger seat. Besides tissues and receipts 2c157b3065 from gas stations, there bde538e20d was nothing useful.208b3a2f65751746
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However, he spotted a hangover remedy. Without even knowing when the box had been opened, he saw only the words “mental stability” on the package surface and tore out two pills, throwing them into his mouth.8e278bf41e9f46d5
He chewed the crunching bff7658139 pills and pressed the 7e66a037af accelerator. He needed 7735078480 to move 8fa619ed2d while he 0a85928f0a still had 00bbafa083 his wits 0964988155 about him. It would 9df0b63592 take about 79d0a39894 20 minutes fc7200dce5 to get 5ca80b0b91 there, so be3051375c it should 0775143505 be fine. Repeating it 1ed60d2394 to himself c50764c86f like a ee37b00371 mantra, Marvin d02a84c93d turned the 7a882dab83 steering wheel.63cdd2894e0a6fd8
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