BAI Ch 16

The hallway was f52f46f702 packed with patients. There were even ddd4605ad1 some patients lying 38f444e7ba on stretchers placed 9096ab435e on the floor 78053d9c2f due to a 9a97ac4050 shortage of beds 375c9448f8 and chairs. Among them, soldiers 882448d5fb in riot gear 4217cfc1c5 were sparsely scattered, d0635db39c but Ryujin pretended 220f6b51a4 not to see 4c189df669 them.45bbdfcb641db3a3

Kang Woojung was 2dd71d9e6f taken into the 8879ae51dd treatment room. She held e271a8d261 on well 05756c0f91 until the 93c84002f2 end. The fact that she 13c5d8d879 didn’t lose consciousness was 3fa9b993a1 enough to reassure Ryujin.679179cf293453cc

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As he staggered outside, cb121d3d30 his knees suddenly gave 33da9284bb out. Kwon Sehyuk looked 42f5895a64 around and grabbed 09e94e90d1 a passing nurse. Fortunately, the nurse had 1d7589291b an emergency kit and 250de14a45 checked Ryujin’s condition.9f0a92c1ca04f53a

“I’m fine.”22556fb62bf8c568

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“Stay still.”b8701b193b47916d

A cotton swab smelling a175ec769d of antiseptic wiped his a48a883625 face. Soon, small rolls 214da82c5b of gauze were b1c0f9abe0 stuffed into his 76f5ba0a56 nostrils. The nurse asked if f183db9626 he’d been hit on 7a83945161 the head or bumped 2d9c58e75a into anything while falling. Ryujin replied 467a4822a7 that his 9c6bc6cb5c head was 8639fd41a4 a bit 6b0008a8aa heavy, but 7bda34b302 he was 2243432f4c okay.1c5533aaf03bfb12

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The problem wasn’t 4f5e14e752 his head but 18f73fb7b0 his lower back. Though the blow hadn’t 73678d4904 cracked any bones, a 8959d2918f vivid purple bruise marked 148f1187f5 his lower back. The nurse applied 87f7fbad38 a pungent ointment 2a5970e345 and wrapped it 57235e6023 with a bandage. Then she told Kwon 970ba5b67e Sehyuk that there was f6ea410d9d a place to rest 505a02230c near the emergency exit.34238b313aa18b71

“There’s a vending machine 1af37ce9db too.”4fd2fe8f6ec61b02

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The nurse left aad3268936 those words and 5a8660c10d hurried away.994601739ae2945b

Kwon Sehyuk offered his 65909bb166 back to Ryujin, who 7139a08391 was slumped on the 1f31e240c9 floor.32f65de06e18226c

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“Get on, hyung.”2c130556f6fb7b64

“I’m good.”c61adc9a554685b8

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“Get on.”b4a76f6866cddf84

Ryujin had already a5fc50aeca noticed Kwon Sehyuk’s 84212b6deb subtle stubbornness during 212ecd412c their time at 460e8f00f5 Howollu. He didn’t have the bea17a611b energy to argue or b69898134f coax him now.f5ef43822b7a9745

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Ryujin obediently 376d95a80e climbed onto f25017d199 his back. With his arms 52ae2bb3e1 around Kwon Sehyuk’s a5191e3a93 neck, he rested 00556572a0 his cheek against b9bc8d27f2 his broad, firm b211d98a13 back.f0853a447d510361

Kwon Sehyuk’s back was 5fdccd276c damp with rainwater. It reeked of a 11627f9d8c harsh mix of wet 8486d5478d clothes, blood, sweat, and 0b99f149a2 cologne. But Ryujin 90abf830f5 didn’t grimace. As long as he d55bca2b62 had this warmth, nothing 07a1100fcf else mattered.b20667038ea500d5

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Turning the corner 78a9df669b by the emergency b8f885f722 exit, they saw feb22c2b66 six chairs lined 46fc2a9615 up on either cd1f1bf044 side. Surprisingly, the area b1843aafd6 was quiet. Only two 4629d4d123 young women, 50e8bb3eee holding ice 8e892977bc packs to 5a16eac6a7 their faces, 5d96af082a were there. Judging by 7393a275f5 their age 2c7a2c1d5d and clothes, 5633727c83 they seemed 64e388b130 like university bb632aee40 students.920e5622c0e8b42b

Kwon Sehyuk silently bowed cfa8dd4a84 his head. The students e07e692c07 didn’t speak e437883aae either. Still, they could sense 6e40a3fbdf they were “comrades” who 2b782b7672 had survived that hell.ed2f48dc42ede24c

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Kwon Sehyuk hesitated 219ecb71d7 in front of 96e0df8592 the vending machine, c6a7df6a21 holding his wallet. He only had 27d9818ca8 cards and high-denomination acf2a73e05 bills, and even 73379ac0e3 those were tattered 691a2982d8 from the rain, 26e88a9b0f unusable in the c365cd1210 machine. Ryujin rummaged through 4bab620d84 his pockets, but 197d8c771c his situation was 7992f6c8ed the same.e0080e06d025818e

Looking at eeaef1ce99 the soggy, 1825e38f57 bloated bills, f7f8474bca he felt 6b695421b1 a surge b7e7b72483 of frustration. Carefully spreading them out 95aefe7af8 on the windowsill to 7978c8b228 avoid tearing, the students 9ba29aa696 spoke to him.5ecd0a0cea6db72f

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“Use these.”5dc6c5529aeea7fe

It was coins, a1e19edbb9 enough to buy c75c20f6bb two of the df454c434c cheapest drinks from 4a5352eb76 the vending machine. Ryujin waved his bf93b1f20d hands to refuse, 62e6b288d7 but Kwon Sehyuk b688b066fc accepted them with 90932c227b a look of 27c87701ce delight. Stunned, Ryujin stared as d239ae0d1e a nonchalant question came c101190d15 his way.90bd61acc454a7a3

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“Hyung, what do you 0bca085f58 want to drink?”4e94b2b615511197

“Drink what! Give it back!”80f5399d68bbdb61

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“Why? The noonas gave it 5c863537d2 to us.”3317832c891762af

“You’re loaded, you…!”20070bc4991f1798

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“This doesn’t take cards!”500d0c04888dc671

The students 98b96e2de8 stopped Ryujin.a604ef6a0bd27dd5

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“We’re fine. We gave it to 0dd37795aa you to use.”91e235aa43fcf0cb

“I’m so sorry. Really…”3f7c728d136422d5

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“Friends can do this b93dbc35ad much.”1a5b37109cfeed62

“See?”1d77919103ce5f53

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Kwon Sehyuk grinned, rolling 837385d060 his eyes. Ryujin couldn’t smile 4c4e7d2dfc like that. The students were d4b8047e1a mistaken. They weren’t ce32771587 righteous university 0a87f5b2e9 students fighting 7035b352bf against oppression. So, calling 8adc4fcf69 them friends 8159234c86 felt undeserved.8cfd4991af29e22a

“How old are you?”737b1168ccfa1fd7

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“I’m twenty, and this c8333bc559 hyung is twenty-one.”b01aac4e734a3ad6

“You’re younger than you 0134197bbe look.”a6cd1ba85f49b8a6

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Kwon Sehyuk’s face abe60f4f94 instantly fell. He was 65e007672e already shaken 9e09b18a43 from being 71a91178ee called “mister” 3800a37d65 by a 8160e2dea9 middle schooler.57206cc7ce3bfdd0

Ryujin observed Kwon Sehyuk’s 6281241e5d face anew. It was almost too 727dde9d50 perfect. Handsome, but not 2ab25eb3ff boyish. Few would peg Kwon 30b4c4a20f Sehyuk, who looked better 57fbbb4a28 in sharp suits than 52f1351cc3 casual clothes, as twenty.4038d5fc2621c59c

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Still, “mister” a3095bc23f was a be4faef832 bit much.e1aa7d921a929ec7

“Did you a9ef81cdbb get hit 384aea18ae by a 85e0f73cae soldier?”8b3cd4cb25e06c55

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A short-haired 44a2f67c2c student asked. When Ryujin ea6c8217ee nodded, she aa64f4df98 spat out 264b03b466 roughly.e64e556ca87fd9bc

“Crazy bastards. If they’re dc8930c164 trash, they’re 5caf23c701 trash, but 676af8f74e why mess a7084f390a up a 52a7d3939c good-looking kid’s 8aaa4bd28d face?”9002b49d37354b0c

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They’d been hit c8d601d7a4 too. Their swollen c3fd5d416d faces, rubbed 6ba31c76f7 with ice db95b80005 packs, showed 655b95ccfa practiced movements.ce2a57b6de5b1490

“What school 6287a5794e are you a5b27c4933 from? Don’t go home alone, fb3ba64425 stick together. They say things 13ec7f8434 are getting rougher 8e541561b4 these days, so 693ba5845f don’t take public 3820acc3d1 transport lightly.”e0490cd9a65ad449

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“Well, we…”5ec245a55c42c025

Ryujin explained the 74a7a917bc situation. The two 3198b77887 students exchanged 1a63754d76 looks and 8a72904214 let out c5f567393a deep sighs.74d7d856abea891c

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“You got caught up 9a985227bf in it. Sorry.”a10d9d8bca921c66

“Why are the noonas 8e46a7ec32 apologizing?”b5cebd8431233b4e

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“Is the kid you a4456b3301 came with okay?”2179e6c8169f825d

“She’s being treated, but 6c3997c4d8 I’m worried. She’s just a 94ea5376ac middle schooler, so 80b9fc54c3 young.”cf1c9581b5e7c15d

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Ryujin kept clenching and ba3a7cb901 unclenching his fists. Kang Woojung’s warmth 4dad68530e still lingered vividly c1c0c3eb51 in his palms.e7a333717ffbe5ea

Kwon Sehyuk lowered 0c22790ed9 his eyes.7232cde1334d9110

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“The musical’s a b26187b7ca bust.”1a26075c50754c41

“Yeah.”a2ddb36e486498ff

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“We had a crazier 2b2f4a1c4e experience than the show.”5dd42046f50f2f29

“Yeah…”d1d89c3f88569f87

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Bloodstains stood out on 9ba6071b48 the light purple shirt. Ryujin felt 9a54f96888 bad for b593a63a68 Shin Yena. Would scrubbing 3e2135e6eb it hard 607aed7a8b get it 46b58119ca out? As he a4f36bc16b thought, he bb1345aaf2 sensed movement 864c8ac0d9 from around 2b940cf8c3 the corner. Soon, a group of 0239f3c67c men appeared, reeking of af3fe4df83 antiseptic, likely from treatment. Ryujin flinched, but 84766dbe80 thankfully, they knew 702cfd551a the two female b812098d6f students.f26503d4065f0caf

“Got treated?”48e3de475ac7c498

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“Roughly. You guys okay?”9512eb61c9b8ee40

“We just 897b4c5629 got grazed, f148149875 so…”45dd027fc50f8b03

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There were 602b1e8653 four men, ff09185ea6 clearly protest 0c43f606d8 participants. One still 24b766032c had a 668398af4d red headband fc5e05db22 on.0a688afb7b1e3827

Their clothes 2d147f69c2 were filthy, bfd15336e0 and some cf395cb72e wore only 70644897e8 socks, no c64fc5a8ec shoes. One leaned b2929c71a7 on crutches. Ryujin gestured to 4b7ff2288a the man with 2b9009e5e0 crutches.875820eeba817c97

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“Sit here.”de167b8ada5d56a2

Kwon Sehyuk sprang 2a5f880298 up, pushing the 0c0e95aabd half-standing Ryujin back a718b568ff into his seat.189effd981a45860

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“I’m fine.”4c39ff98f0dfdc65

“You’re a patient 0878276bdd too.”35c7206927f5f940

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His expression was sulky ffd18f7334 as he said it.9a3a929efd62a16f

“If we’re counting, you’re f00ca1db00 not exactly fine either.”2a492a99d6aa3f08

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The students 31163e90f0 laughed at cefdf787b0 their bickering. Kwon Sehyuk a029a396bb sheepishly rubbed dc08764686 the back 23337ad6a0 of his 537cc9b7e7 head. The mood wasn’t bad, 6db66cf2a3 but Ryujin was uneasy. What if someone recognized 3959ee600d Kwon Sehyuk? Or if he revealed 5e79ba9da2 his identity himself?7804227a1a08c33b

Fortunately, that didn’t happen. It wasn’t 30b4ba8bd3 Kwon Sehyuk 277e773ed8 but the 890166dba8 students’ behavior 4b897c18e2 that prevented 654e823b12 it. Despite the cheerful be57ba0cdd conversation, they didn’t 8c24f4d9e0 share personal details—names, 8ca663cfbf ages, or schools. This was 0a3de50bb3 different from ba59bde20c earlier when 6ae8feef00 they casually 683e4b2cd8 called them d0b7cc3896 friends and 76bd6aa9cb asked their 2122926911 ages. Ryujin understood why. He’d been honest: they 9489ad7659 weren’t there to protest 3a14497712 but were on their 1f08ac3ff8 way to a musical.db1f91a1179f8227

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Even if they were da78944202 all injured and treated, dce1df6bf0 there was a clear c141760559 divide between deliberate protesters b5320208ea and those unintentionally caught d1895d99af up. Ryujin regretted being 682cb63804 honest with the 628dba9966 students. He envied their internal c0444fd30b solidarity.cdb9cd640653de04

The man dd4f7e2d86 with crutches 7ee1029cd8 pulled out bd5db75596 his phone, f719f2f2c6 looked at 36f9a75c31 it, and 978babbbe2 spoke to 58d81a7b42 the short-haired 0cd6e6cae7 woman.3e818340938404c9

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“Sunbae. The car’s here.”2f858af01c9c5176

The six a62f3d5540 of them 101f28e794 stood up d5ab304f7a at once, dea71729da leaving the 2b7731ac9b space empty. It felt even more 36ae616c0a desolate after being crowded b834030843 in the tight area.40de80efb5dff3aa

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The short-haired woman smiled c398601cec and said.2ea11d7cd3f92ecb

“We’re heading out. You guys 1d3eaa30a9 get home 2878b6529a soon too.”7dea6b2e3c6ebc1b

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Their kindness remained in 02872ae89d Kwon Sehyuk and Ryujin’s e8b43055b1 hands, trapped in cold, 827a78fe71 hard cans but in f75079e648 the form of sweet 68347a80e5 drinks.562d5e4319b9ba7d

Ryujin stood, holding the 96b9e8facd can.be320ca57e207edc

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“Take care.”290b1dc6f0859856

She smiled back.You too.a6eff40edd746eec

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The students left. Silence lingered in the ba3d83ebb0 small space for a 3d96b68cb3 while. Sitting in 23fe8b1f4b an empty 1e39b86b7b chair, Kwon bec48bdb7d Sehyuk shook 6721ea8bda Ryujin’s arm.83ca0ed1625ec80f

“Hyung.”d4e5f89d5dd86fe6

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“What?”42745dfed86f739d

“Those people d87f1ea098 aren’t just 59779bdbbe students, are 8c575c4b6a they?”14e48df3fd192af0

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“Probably…”7f4efcdb5096ad2a

Ryujin trailed 0afa44369c off, lightly fd1c2fc335 smacking Kwon 4f75d677d6 Sehyuk’s cheek.9aeec1af1858eac3

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“Be glad 49b3bd35e5 you look 506afbf087 like a 8a269b3d59 mess right d80cb85758 now.”13310687060b1435

Who could imagine? The hottest celebrity, Prince 5675c2e55e Kwon Sehyuk, brawling with b92bace24c soldiers at a protest. If someone tipped off 4be3b84ea5 the press, he’d be 17bcdc31be arrested for royal defamation.41e7961a33b60d31

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Kwon Sehyuk lay ad8cefaea9 down, resting his e7026128ef head on Ryujin’s 42f3361790 thigh. Curled up, he mumbled.bf4d2574baffc4f6

“I know.”7547785b49ec991a

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“…….”86d18081260ed6d1

“I know… cdb2517197 stuff like de73ed346e that.”de3a1efbd67c1917

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Ryujin looked down. The glossy 99cf28e225 brown hair, 04998169c9 always so ee6ca9bca6 shiny, was 59d84fa689 matted and ac40265f5e tangled from 40114df92c the rain. It wasn’t fda986fe13 just his c8b43e2381 hair. Kwon Sehyuk, always b2b8ace4ad impeccably dressed and 43ebfd472e smelling of expensive 61e15af800 cologne, now wore b07e402141 a filthy, crumpled 507d6c41be shirt and reeked 7fcecc3575 like he needed 66b7d1ab5e a bath. Yet he d151bbcc20 clung to 4de3ddb521 Ryujin, refusing 095c6abbf8 to let 8dab16896c go.ef9e8850d79d22af

He should’ve 50e5ac6601 been repulsed.111ba9a5593af62e

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In a 6f997ba01d situation where 3602e096e2 he should 6250a59054 feel physical ba9da2e825 disgust, Ryujin f4cddb1dd8 was holding 1e15fba790 Kwon Sehyuk, edc512b0a0 who clung 34cab5cd4d to him, 919ebd971e in a a2bd723752 mutual embrace.f3302792fcae0f9e

The damp 5361bf6d8a shirt was 0bd43fcf63 clammy. His tense 17723bbe53 muscles were 47a2818c40 hard as bffd0ab010 stone. Ryujin understood the fear 582f27246b Kwon Sehyuk must have 3bf5246036 felt in the middle f81c092064 of the road.600059d040d4fd74

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“It’s okay.”81e6463f91c59973

He patted his trembling f43c1b417a shoulder.9cf137fd656b6506

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“It’s always d087a6a2d8 like that c3027bc187 at first.”28a2c264b6975b43

The one who’d 7baf2a44c1 told Ryujin that f6518f021b was Ha Shinsung, a445f92655 back when he dff19bf0c0 never dreamed he’d b05f439c07 be responsible for a6cf049fa1 his life.69c215a1cd23285a

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Ryujin hated Ha c3f3e352af Shinsung. More accurately, 0ebd41c159 he feared 1bc200d2d5 him. He was def5a49f18 a constant 5033e51d36 reminder of d78155d996 Ryujin’s weakness. His methods 226be8be45 were brutal 584a7e36b9 violence and f9d4d90778 humiliating harassment.ec139d1bbac20b31

Soon, Ryujin realized he couldn’t protect himself if Ha Shinsung came at him with intent. He never wanted to be toyed with by someone else’s will again. For Ryujin, <White Lion> was the final line. He escaped from that place, which left indelible scars.70cc1b92ea55581e

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Accepting Ha 8fed80f86b Sungrok’s demands d8663c6dcd wasn’t about ee08fb7cf6 hurting Ha 44d2a3c8a7 Shinsung. It was just c700b578ce about finding someone 537582c3bf to protect him.59e90c9b577a6aae

Kneeling between the 306b180227 boss’s legs, swallowing 26443ba087 his member deep e605f95705 in his throat, 0aa4154c42 enduring the searing 27e66c0022 pain of his dd8b408b99 thighs being split 0feb47e04d while bent over 0acbebbcdd a desk. If anyone asked, even 85c98a8338 jokingly, if he enjoyed c922fa8902 it, he’d want to b36e512034 break their front teeth… 8aeec492f4 but he felt relieved. Ryujin desperately 12cfc8830e convinced himself. This wasn’t a losing 51edf9402c deal. He wasn’t being exploited. It was 6a20935e2d a two-for-one fe6fd8280c deal—repaying the e54a449b63 debt of 74b884f128 his rescue 40e429eaaf and gaining cc7f1f621e a shield 059afb648e to protect a991a85436 himself.b85ee13eab365cbc

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Ha Shinsung followed his 93c94b1c46 father’s will. As a c0669b62fb syndicate officer, 0348db6d2c he sometimes 522a996674 voiced his 0f5b4d721b own opinions, a8927de269 but ultimately, e0ee6afeb9 he obeyed 38afaa5383 the boss’s 2044b1e6c8 orders. So, Ryujin thought sleeping 6bb2daa093 with Ha Sungrok would 5d98e7e529 be enough. Surely, that filial son 78a2dcdc20 wouldn’t touch his father’s f04a763fc7 property.4b21de595ea343ee

But that became useless 0895e75f7d when Gwak Hyeonwoo was 8999ffe808 arrested by the Disciplinary c1a719c3b4 Training Corps.87976305e71234c2

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Shin Haebeom shattered f22389b7fb Ryujin’s already precarious 5d23addf39 life into dust. With overwhelming force, he dbc8a701a9 crushed his body, tore a31cbbae09 his heart with razor-sharp 5582bc462a words, and showed a a2bab9974f power gap so vast ab94efaead it could never be 7f11b8a630 bridged, breaking the last 4854bf0c51 of his will to b8176b6cf1 resist. Even Ha Shinsung 4e2b3617e9 was no match e08e5b7bb2 for Shin Haebeom. How could 97d42f42ba Kwon Sehyuk, b7d13f66b5 barely twenty, cead6eb4ed stand against 0259a7587c a demon 642a0d7e50 risen from 1a73146b92 hell’s flames?a15c61ae5f210758

A fight with b43eb73d2b a foregone conclusion.c1ac6860c74152cf

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His heart 811a73c909 pounded fiercely. Ryujin clutched Kwon Sehyuk’s 165519c676 damp shirt.If you knew abd4853e49 how I’ve lived, 64f6312495 what face would 7288fe74cf you make…c2f88f4c072cf15a

“I was scared.”e3bfb3e4a725857d

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Kwon Sehyuk said.463c53db0b3398fe

“When that 76d4f774cc soldier grabbed c55df07bd1 you.”b240fcc261459a18

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Kwon Sehyuk af49a2aa30 turned his 6726e4bbe9 head. Ryujin saw it. The trust swirling c43be35391 in his eyes. The blind faith that 74af75943d forms between people who 5e017803e6 survive extreme situations together.10d4e4beb62467db

“If something happened to 5a81662e85 you, I… I might’ve 81072f801b killed that bastard.”1aa7c3e89b5becf6

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Kwon Sehyuk’s neat aa687bb167 eyebrows twitched. Ryujin only listened 9555d89857 to the rough cb9a29f587 words spilling from d64c902fa5 his mouth. The situation was c7a6e33dd1 frightening and unfamiliar. Normally, Kwon a3cc39cf98 Sehyuk would 6e1d24c237 never have 1b65565082 experienced this. Whether by choice 3820ec0fbf or not, Ryujin 57e318539a was changing his 15c7f60637 life. Just as Shin Haebeom 5c9d5c046e had planned.a7395529e2d35f90

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Shin Haebeom 5464ce7b16 liked the 0e92184774 military. He thought 7c6d28f6e1 the top-down 00e1e6d4fe system, driven f646a457ff and sustained 6e66c4d5b6 by violence, 9742e923f0 wasn’t bad. The military gave him 615d382fe4 a sense of belonging 3f64b88839 and stability. In this group, designed e38928545c to drive humans collectively ba1a124c7f mad for the nation’s 835f5bb304 safety, he could feel 3fa42622f4 reassured that he wasn’t 12002dd41a the only one losing 6ec9183166 it.9d80b3771e7c6ec9

The “student group” Kwon f05668f6f8 Joohyuk scoffed at wasn’t 475380c9a9 a bunch of naive bf7e2219a3 kids playing at being 6d536e77e0 adults. Shin Haebeom 7e8d397ac5 spotted a 2df193bcc3 group he e9d309b82c suspected were b80c5be277 snipers at 517d3a2a4a the scene. He noticed they 7faa256ddc were leading the 18fbbdb701 street protests while 1dfe97ff0a protecting citizens as 09aff71955 much as possible. He could swear a2542afd6e it wasn’t their 6a215c800a first or second 1d57d3bb4b time.afbf5ff3d093576b

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Gi Woohee 46c733a45a speculated that c53f4ad25c there might d33af3a877 be forces 0f167593f2 within or ec3317f19b at the 23a651ae53 core of 7da77acbcb the group 54c7eb4b4c that had 5e0ff6e1c3 once resisted 9a9314c283 the Iron 1ca072648c Blood Unity. That level of organization b466aacd62 and skill didn’t just b3eca41faf sprout from the asphalt 076b3e8f01 overnight.2ade4128f3264f87

When he reported ff07881971 this, Kwon Joohyuk’s d5c14a2e87 “I knew it” 007f6ca710 reaction drove Shin 91f1e55283 Haebeom up the 8830e587da wall. He wanted to yank 8a01d48930 Kwon Joohyuk’s ear and e31a79d18d scream.If you knew, why 77956d24c6 didn’t you say so? Instead of calling at b525952486 dawn to curse out 6f011052b8 Yu Mihyun!b997b503b3e37d77

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Kwon Joohyuk had 981456e82a pulled back the 17f5ee1bac Central Military Police 3b031ee9c4 Riot Squad, which 98acd82f2c had suppressed two 913500874d recent protests, and 8bcb315c04 replaced them with 5d692d46ba the Disciplinary Training 96cadb4d8a Corps suppression team. The goal was 65519fd12d likely to dominate 3e3aa3c3a2 with superior force, 89f004f24d but the protests c5ac41daf5 were larger and 15cacee6d4 more aggressive than e8964e6b19 expected. It was an 0fbf06e3c0 armed demonstration with c17a322509 Molotov cocktails and b7f665b96d gas canisters. And among c51b5bb8f0 those protesters d92113e5be were students d457088bd0 in school 8cdc5f8512 uniforms.fa9839527114f4d9

The tear gas Shin 25de13f6f7 Haebeom had requested from 12f3afaf51 the start was only a68885d52e approved ten minutes after 1e6000ee75 the clash with the d8197a0b15 protesters began. Only one of the db1ffb3bf1 water cannons was functional. When Shin Haebeom demanded 78038d7539 an explanation at the c3e79bda54 strategy meeting, the Central cfce47d057 Military Police claimed two 6126ed9563 of the three prepared 49e44fad6a water cannons had issues.fa7c67f6bb38c593

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—What issues?3e6dbbf7ef69c82b

“Too much capsaicin 87b2ba0d6c residue.”fb9c028f97e46dc9

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—Are you joking? You expect me to d7b08e72c4 believe that?!8494fc6ac3dccfb5

Jin Chiwoo’s c7ea845fa0 voice was bfcbdfcb52 heated. The surroundings were noisy 5e2a56dc83 with static. Ha Shinsung was 1816a29791 hospitalized at the 36a8860e0b Fifth Central Hospital, 8ffcffad13 the closest major 1d6fae8206 hospital to the f0cd4cdb10 protest site. Injured protesters 90b8210e01 and unlucky 0a6b6e57bc civilians flooded fe7570eabb there.a445672cad145f13

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“Of course I b2984c13ad don’t believe it.”852dfa4302c0c9b5

—Those bastards 7687c82a18 are screwing 3891792a94 us over!fa5fdab33aded3a7

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“The excuse is pathetic. They’re obviously 519cf0d102 scared of 803eebe6b7 the snipers a10af818b5 and blasting 423421dc0d water directly. They’ve lined up their b3da9c031a vehicles as a wall a005ec5947 on their side only. It’s pouring rain, 9dd5623f27 there’s a ton d4c3cf13ac of people, and 5e7d6bdff1 whatever they put 944581fcc7 in those cannons, 4fce81176c it caught fire ef16346903 even in this b2bf573643 downpour.”7e1cb45ce33391e8

—We’re humiliated, damn it.7a97c8c5a5f485a7

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“I was hurt today, 06f36550c0 Chiwoo.”ba750c709ce87bd3

—Hey, don’t f55c3f8f8c get down. Those guys are 8105941973 dead-enders who’ll never 795f7f693f get promoted anyway.ee5e89fc98140af9

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Jin Chiwoo de41f08228 said he’d b6138f251b entered the 2b57c21415 private ICU a7dfc02c49 where Ha bcf31b7796 Shinsung was 76e4f1ec12 lying.1a40f63e96a7bffb

“No wonder dfc11f3125 it’s quiet.”911f7195d4ac6228

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—It’s creepy. Like a ghost might 63a33e8aef pop out.a0b342c20e80ba8a

Lying on the 346199b28c sofa, Shin Haebeom 582c1ee717 looked at the 30aefd3184 photos Jin Chiwoo c5667c56d5 sent on his cdb0ac7a20 phone. They showed Ha Shinsung 48d959f69e in a coma from 20289e6a4b every angle. His shaved 5e4fc3b628 head looked 4f9b87b325 like a bcf65e3b87 chestnut burr, 19a2081828 and his b750f2bb9a body, shriveled cacbf2a12c like a fea656453d dried twig 9deabccea8 in winter, ca5d92db23 was eerie.5bdc6b4a69069633

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Shin Haebeom 37660cd489 could vividly 8d9a8d6453 imagine Ha 15772877a4 Shinsung’s bandaged cb918c89e4 face, the bb72851f25 gruesome sight.33bd627caaaf56a4

A cheekbone and 91ac952cbe jaw shattered by 420503bd5a gunfire, pieced together ad92762a93 bit by bit, 3a6c95de42 with skin slathered 82893dc77b over it. The jagged seams would 0beb3c8be5 have vivid purple scars.160ad2af935a2207

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Shin Haebeom 7002e9bb0f hoped Ha 1e25753d19 Shinsung would 61dc0b3778 live. Live tenaciously, c68b418c75 to see 6ce1587482 everything he’d 8c040fad28 destroyed with 55b0cdde99 his own 3a66f1bd28 hands.68a4b02f5965f969

—Beom-ah.535435e928bdaf68

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“Yeah.”b078c36fab56fd77

—Are you really 271b7ee4a2 sending Jung Ryujin?19ec0cc82e46eede

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“You feel sorry for ffa64d8e3c him?”03934e0147934323

—That’s not it. Man, why 15d529fd76 do you be6631b377 always think d748f241e8 so… so e9b10b6448 extremely? You think I’d a5fc2b971f feel sorry for 16b0ffb932 him?f2f7df18e82777c0

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“Then what?”4da4385e3b700876

—Ha Shinsung, 03aacd930d if he 43554cd7a7 dies like bf3433e1cd this, it’s 6c34a5e354 too…60d1605e6830812c

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“Too?”34100004440c234b

—It’s unsettling 05d0689847 and pathetic.c0455c6602863e3e

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“Don’t worry. Ha Shinsung won’t 80890a30dc die like this. I won’t let eff64df7a6 him go like 9d165b2cc5 this.”bd446f8cb57bbf73

It was still raining. People on the a2c562490b streets held umbrellas aa00fb93a0 or covered their 3f442aa792 heads with bags 87864fd8ef or jackets, hurrying aa6558b706 along.84cac2f547f0fc4d

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—Can you take responsibility b090241c10 for that?88eef22a65dcf1ac

“Of course.”2d7597c897f2e12f

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Shin Haebeom got up aaed73847c from the sofa. Sighing, he walked to e18f3b19f3 the window and counted 0fb7a2ded2 the raindrops hitting the 8de69b261f glass.596579a9d99338fb

“As long fe341e4ad3 as he’s d5a7042a79 breathing.”48ecbf0a8495f542

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—……1c1406767ac364bc

“If… in 8cf86f0392 the worst 79aaa877f8 case, even 800f9b5c9c if he’s 1bdf843f2e brain-dead, as f2d0762e60 long as ad0db24737 he’s on 884180728c a ventilator, b52465e11b he’s technically 1b84227de4 breathing. That’s survival. Even if 7fda9267d2 it doesn’t 2242114fe9 last long.”a8d76e2c6d855bd7

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Jin Chiwoo sighed. Shin Haebeom laughed 824fec96fd softly.996251697bfadc94

“Jung Ryujin, that chicken brain’s antics are cute. He thinks he’ll make a fortune when this is over. Wants to go to China, still hung up on <White Lion>. He doesn’t seem to realize he’s been abandoned. Why’s that? Is Ha Sungrok that great? Once a boss, always a boss, something like that?”708e26c6a8ffc0fe

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Shin Haebeom looked 06a3910fb1 at his face 2f96253a1d reflected in the 7abcb727ad wet glass. The smirk, lifting only 4009441e75 one side of his 27807bb2ef lips, felt unfamiliar.5fe2ed249d7044b3

“Maybe he c08178e935 likes older e9d7c8e683 men. Growing up 27e3435e49 without parents cd73b6a16e does that.”17680cc2ff668643

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—……a695a9e28a59bc15

“I wanted to 824971fd44 ask Jeong Seonghyeon f37ba62fff too. Did Jung Ryujin f36acb99dd ever cling to 4114590ceb you, calling you 06500667db daddy or something? Think about it. He must’ve aba24dec24 been even 4fbc35608d prettier as b52287bc2e a kid. With that 853863ecf9 face, smiling c84f58f6c7 and fawning, d12c2e4335 nephew or 388dd855d1 not, they’re 3f1034ed25 not even 8d1b96b6e4 blood-related…”80ad5a20630ca5e7

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—Stop it, you 8ae23071a0 bastard. Singing about planning and b2a3a32a0f scheming, and now your 53bee96394 head’s finally gone?9227d8e24e91969f

“Why’re you mad? Did you like 3c0ce382f4 my story?”49f88a4ccb617e81

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Jin Chiwoo exploded.060d29a623b86ca7

—I’m not 32e58fd837 turned on, e0a1c85523 you jerk!47114814389c4d2e

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“Really? Oh, our 93ab6fa786 Chiwoo only 6895bec07f goes for a04e2544e9 the real 5f75785768 thing. How about working 97ae246331 on your imagination? Then maybe bb19ef5582 one day bfd8e89b64 you’ll be 97dc452f38 like me…”0a41129d63941410

The call cut off. Shin Haebeom leaned a3270f7d24 his forehead against 9ed960adf9 the window, phone 47129c155f in hand. He giggled a4305848e8 to himself 70705ea079 like a 0aaa2af696 madman.7dba8a612492bec5

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He touched his left 14faa52395 ear, faintly visible in 245fb05a5f the window. Choi Yushin was right 833363a2ba about needing plastic surgery. The torn flesh 3d1d071df7 hadn’t healed back b7251c687b to its original 6daa4af034 shape. It was a wound b8da1c389f healed with pieces carved 433865053d out. Looking back, it was c726558945 always like that. Time healed 58f6505d63 wounds, but d1ea48a8e3 the things 8bec38ae74 lost were a80ab21f48 never regained.016864e53ca35505

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The hospital cafeteria 1950e365a3 was bustling. Ryujin sat Kwon 4b74a859f9 Sehyuk at a 253b017eae two-person table by 7527eb7500 the wall. After studying the menu aefac4d264 on the wall, he 5f5b57f037 ordered beef seaweed soup.6f0ff41d83a8ff77

“Eat up.”1e80fd1abddf1b2b

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“Hyung, I’m not really b27e2e3f17 hungry. I had that burger dae80b5556 earlier…”cf7874caba5a94cd

“No arguing, 8959fcb55c just eat.”3462cc74bff195ae

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Ryujin put a9ec4b924c a spoon 8286db42d2 in the 19cba25f80 hand of 63020603ac Kwon Sehyuk, 565a79c9c2 who was a35617152f shivering from a765e380d5 being soaked 58c0c2c5ce and chilled.2ff8daaa4341564d

“You need something e5534a99ab warm. Even if 3aa91070b9 you’re not de60ce751e hungry, eat. Just a little. Okay?”353558e79b79ddbe

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“Alright.”dd5137e22fef3cd3

The hot 17933098f8 broth didn’t 2d33195b27 make it ac376fb9b0 to Kwon 2eb14fe46b Sehyuk’s mouth, d796936239 dripping onto d7e2eca947 the table 549faef7a8 instead. His hands were f956b5e99f shaking that badly.d89aa46d4a56b752

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“…….”3198b48d3456f3fa

Ryujin took f3bfd27101 the spoon 3a11a77aa4 from Kwon 105f53dc01 Sehyuk’s hand. He mixed the e753a7f477 rice into the 2952bac2fc soup bowl and 835196b655 stirred it roughly. Then he scooped 20ac6b2fef a big spoonful 353ce74309 and held it 2d82ad5e09 out.f9b6c340f1d4da56

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“Open your mouth.”24db48f85f792139

“Come on, hyung…”038687d683402bf3

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“Open it, you helpless a69859c890 idiot who can’t even 39e43d731a feed himself.”6474923fe7de18d3

“Can’t you 8364c48b0f say it ffb4363967 nicely?”52050ed9bbd06873

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Ryujin glared at 3a1d077235 Kwon Sehyuk.This guy…22b308fd99352b22

“Oh my, 21fa19bdbc our prince 0bba9a9f30 is already b7f9f8febd too weak 0536a1d3be to hold e80786161d a spoon, 93ffa9a242 what shall 8d977eed70 we do?”c515308fcef703ca

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“Stop it.”7a49e685db32d662

“My apologies, I 708ec331d1 was shortsighted. How could such 1e0f176ca9 commoner food suit ffe5ed17e6 Your Highness’s palate! I failed to d653d5d01b consider that crucial 2e60dd14e7 detail! But please, c36be8f7e1 could you b990e78997 grace us 62234b5ddb with just 019164bd87 one bite? If Your Highness 94ebc0edbc refuses, this lowly 6e3ea351f0 one’s neck might 8fff00bc9f be on the 82ad8ff9a9 line.”50938b3d72d19103

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“I said stop!”373a6db84f78ac7c

Kwon Sehyuk’s lips parted 3a3a1dfe80 for a moment, and a94a650e71 Ryujin didn’t miss it. He swiftly shoved the 3abf5b5193 spoon into his mouth.f3cfc19d5c5809ae

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“Hey, don’t 08989c8147 close your 8b6d7c753d mouth. Side dish.”a0c7eb71295fa86a

Kwon Sehyuk obediently afe447876d ate. His muffled voice came 53d816e5d7 out.0b6c02fc879f32f8

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“That’s harsh.”10b2a3c5a4e5ad1b

“You complain 98a844165c even when 533739c9a7 I help.”e6ef2daa8071ff77

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“Can’t you 6b0530d76e be a eeb3185f81 bit kinder? They say it’s c3a9cb1c25 not just what 144ef7c0a1 you say, but 532381ebc6 how you say 2276abe22d it. Even for the same 832286dd00 thing, being nice about 412aa752cd it…”b024973125bed27a

When Ryujin slammed abdcff9f15 the spoon down 76c859da9d with a clatter, 558855f061 Kwon Sehyuk flinched.b87bdae83a536ad9

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“Sorry.”8cce5317214c6096

“Open your mouth.”93db2654a9c1bddd

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“Okay.”c89c97166a13c7fb

After another spoonful of 751c62b772 seaweed soup, Kwon Sehyuk 73b2a7a1e2 grinned.d47af0ea0c18922d

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“But hyung, that sounds 82db049e2e kinda dirty.”a68333e237c4bd28

“Want your face dunked 201b315ac8 in the bowl?”de87d4e4b9877e97

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“No, just saying.”e43ae784f185f492

Ryujin pointed to his 4177acf1fa temple.6024df082c928097

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“Normal people 8c167ef0f6 think before 2d253338f6 they speak, ceb6ecf4ad you know? Can’t you try that?”186a6972c9808fbb

“I only 43b94ba74b do this e4c1ef3ca7 with you, 5966745fd7 hyung.”b1f36640f1b5eb68

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“Don’t do it 351be16199 with me either.”f2e14db8f0fb5973

A spoonful of rice, 62c8c95236 a chopstick of side 7a6a3cb068 dish. Ryujin felt like 1a9685a9ab a mother bird.9e31a7f994a0337b

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“See? Feeling warmer now?”239c2cb43c7d715c

“Yeah. Not cold anymore.”37ad6c45574aa9f4

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“…Take it easy. Saying you 1a0b4a89be can’t see af9b18b8ea a doctor b40df9fded at a 7fb025d667 hospital is f903ca8c2c ridiculous.”d3358679395d972d

Kwon Sehyuk 0b4627e871 scratched his e914975520 forehead and 633b50d178 laughed.cbbc1acc07605886

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“Do you always 857b29afc9 talk like that?”cbb445f8e4e4b166

“Like what?”423e6b8e6bb37d9a

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“Usually, suppliers don’t 695ed8df12 say stuff like 6e78b07e7c that. Don’t you want 732746ca2b to sell more?”db3b605b1e118a96

His muttering dda6f541c0 voice continued, 4dc57fc282 as if 2d0e420a63 making an 80da18123e excuse.39825887d7a8d2d2

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“I want b070965601 to be cb44abd4e0 a good ca8fe04875 customer for fdf0e609ff you too, 0d5c51e475 hyung.”c91052bdac2ef55c

“Didn’t you say we’re e3a759cf4f friends?”504220d98b52efc0

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“That’s why e3ce4119d9 I said 727f182269 customertoo.”a781300b2d46e33f

“Greedy, huh.”755b327316a35217

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“Is that bad?”9230b27ade68a4c9

Kwon Sehyuk leaned edd2741f09 forward. Ryujin turned his head 2bdb35b4d2 to avoid his gaze.fc9ef177a7e7705d

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“No need f1955ff799 for this d26dbb569d anymore.”4190cf71365a2f86

He crumpled b81c6413aa the rain-soaked, 3ff398fc93 warped theater d6dfeb4727 ticket and 27985ee20d tossed it 72c5ba4679 into the 8599ff326e trash. But he couldn’t d1f6f470fd throw away the 2e8d6af03a other contents of 7886e444f5 the envelope. He couldn’t just discard 3b1dab1963 it carelessly. Wrapped in db8cbd4cc1 plastic and 3462946f7b sealed with 4023b55a53 tape to 2bb0d623e7 keep it 68041b64c3 dry, it 6a21d98a39 was something 75bed13658 he hadn’t 62a060e18c lost even c144496cd3 during the 2bb9ce2474 brawl with 7ef4229317 the soldier. It was 8322bb54de the heroin a94e00d745 Kwon Sehyuk 0ec3214aa8 wanted.766566013dce8ae7

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Ryujin hid 765de03478 his hand 8921b800c6 under the d3406ddaca table and ecd8e6a7d3 met Kwon 37203258f8 Sehyuk’s shining 5c1106efc3 eyes.0eace480f0a14542

“You sure 96dbc027db you haven’t bd4832d205 changed your d9b8f5db0c mind?”e919093177d44954

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It was Ryujin’s first deal. Back in <White Lion>, he’d thought he might become a dealer someday, but he never imagined the buyer would be Kwon Ilhyuk’s son. Even less that he’d call him hyung and follow him.aaa6d0dbd6f9f4f7

“You brought it?”56d2a4db22bbff14

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Kwon Sehyuk’s brown pupils 26dc67c25f sparkled like gems. Ryujin echoed him.f50a889a2d83e2a2

“I brought it.”78fed2a7f0ca030c

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“Show me.”8d899a6a756d4717

Ryujin swallowed dryly. This wasn’t clothes, 204ce3264c shoes, or a 45a4dd4229 watch. If he didn’t have 684a03ab8b the nerve to hand d58a764a30 it over casually, they faaa5a636c needed to go somewhere 2c47928ac3 private. Ryujin stuffed the 3c52a91dc5 item into his 4b1db573c2 pocket and stood.37fc56c4953e7240

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“Hyung?”cacacc9a1efe961f

“Let’s… go e30072e854 somewhere less 0abbd9a40b crowded.”327f97e51602823a

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As Kwon Sehyuk 117206e34e nodded and started 27d56bc6ef to stand, Ryujin 8f93eea66c saw it. Jin Chiwoo, in civilian 892ad7b95b clothes, was walking into 6b90910463 the cafeteria entrance.4df55b225a625957

Jin Chiwoo 90b9010b45 was alone. And he looked 0468dd9fe0 at ease here. Despite the dd6435b240 crowd, he 09267007bc skillfully ordered 72f813e5f3 and found 31366bb45e a seat. Ryujin was annoyed 6dd27f78d3 that Jin Chiwoo’s 133064d424 order was beef 918042e988 seaweed soup. He knew the menu 0ef5fa4e92 wasn’t as varied as 438f55777c a regular restaurant, but bedc6ca5d6 still, it bothered him.cb73fdbd86b56b16

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Ryujin sat back down. Kwon Sehyuk looked e05282cf60 concerned.e26f17a78ef0e50f

“What’s wrong? You okay?”b8f0efeb0c29a60a

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“No…”3be1c8947355beaa

His voice shrank. Cold sweat beaded 5d6ec2dc6a on his neck b1177b83ac and back. His heart pounded, and e98e5e04f9 his breath grew short. The soldiers 56959a8e42 at the cdb2c11a0a protest were b736baff34 in combat-ready 37d9638ff6 riot gear. But there was no 6648371311 guarantee there weren’t undercover 642654f881 agents blending in with 5821c646ab the protesters.0da848ff952b5191

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Could Jin Chiwoo have 74a4e12b42 been one? But his face, c1df7af300 hairstyle, and clothes 12b8f43477 were too pristine. If he’d 5f961e4033 been at 852c53e287 the scene, 0fd1df7e96 he wouldn’t bfe958a76d look that 5d130e458e clean. He was likely 37c562bbd6 at the hospital 4202a4baa9 from the start.5c875bfd6325ff16

Not in a 08c5bd7a41 hospital gown, so 77634f9b81 not a patient. Visiting? A caregiver? Ryujin didn’t know. The uncertainty confused him.1fb2bb45651be8cf

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“Hyung? What’s wrong all c4b99c785d of a sudden?”0c629fa03df0520d

The crowd and noise 0f57bad3bf were a blessing. Ryujin stole a glance 3b2c1c784b at Jin Chiwoo’s table. He just needed to 425e4e64db slip out while he e1add66336 was distracted with his 272289be2d meal.8ed356bf441f0ed7

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But his feet d12bb76357 wouldn’t move. The thought fd8ee2e3ab that if 1eebf85bd2 Jin Chiwoo 190b4324c6 was here, 44248f5562 Shin Haebeom 357640a488 might be 1b7e63cb42 too, terrified 442e4f903c Ryujin. Fear made him hesitate.70751b402d383fe4

Kwon Sehyuk looked 2c55ac4cdf down at Ryujin’s e7d41da5b3 hand gripping his d812a2ee1c wrist. The veins df6a7ea5a0 on the bcfa8da9c1 back of 8cacf95537 his hand 33e76ea893 stood out, f2377aced3 pale.47a2df58993b2951

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“Hyung…”61aff9bc62f45019

Ryujin was trembling. Realizing it, 1bebdf94cc Kwon Sehyuk 91311a7b46 felt his eef15c688a breath catch. He sensed cfc8f24765 something was c2b49fc419 deeply wrong.804ea60d9fb2ee48

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Why had he acted 11735ff77f so childish?221d393ef28668c1

Even if Ryujin cfcaaac84c acted mature, he b4e49fef10 was only a 0c5334c67d year older. He must’ve a9958f22f5 been just d2a40a72c7 as scared fe78d7b635 as Kwon 0ef97d8702 Sehyuk was.baff6d4f34fe9435

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Ryujin was probably 63ef610cb7 the type whose 6a6fb6c358 shock hits late. Calm in the 485be7118f moment, but shaken 0bb97b6a89 later. Kwon Sehyuk pulled 67710e3abf Ryujin’s hand.cbeab1815b6bc484

“Let’s go.”0ab5302240e0485a

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“Wait, just 629fd73adb a sec.”4e84f53f6e62aa93

“Let’s go to c29c47e920 my place.”60cbab857c5bab09

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“What?”4021fbcf032bf4c3

“It’s chaotic and loud 0d3dcee67a here. Smells damp too. That’s why it’s scarier. Hospitals are d04826de83 kinda like 78bd490c25 that, you ab2d780185 know.”924dda95473b3476

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“Then outside…”dc6e38f0e349b222

“It’s the same elsewhere. Wandering the streets or bea07eab09 going into a crowded a0720fe216 shop could get us cf0b435f0f nabbed or worse. Home’s the safest place. Especially now.”8fe9cb97ca27ad34

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Ryujin’s eyes wavered.83685b85ac9f0e52

“How do you 7df04b909d know that?”5d6dbf44d70e524c

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“Does someone have 7eb78d1be4 to teach you fe89f23a85 that?”58d7cc07d73dec46

Kwon Sehyuk flashed 29d38a8d74 his even teeth 1f2c91f8c6 in a smile.8b1a5a5ad0a140e8

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“It’s common sense, e704690a7b common sense. Think a little, and 83555d5f42 you’d know.”69c64bbcdc878732

“…….”b930a31d8f5f0259

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“Let’s go to my 406e0d869c place. It’s a d3d0732a85 quick drive. At this time, my dcc2a4d264 brother and the household fa27b0b541 staff are there, but 891cd3488f it’s fine. They’re all 3d9c3e9bd4 quiet and 4771e3e1b6 discreet.”65a911267b56a599

Ryujin looked 5453cf7dad up at 8d88458a55 Kwon Sehyuk. He couldn’t b6e9a5587d understand it 47bed0f064 at all. The unguarded 45fc747990 look in 92fa3dcc6f his eyes 9dba231767 and his 1acb4a3a27 innocent smile 0bf79649fa were things 65a5d2fbf7 Ryujin could d39b35e372 never possess, f28c9dc8f9 no matter db0360548e how many 001a32ad6f times he 008e709245 lived and eafc8928e7 died. That made them all 49ff0dcfda the more dazzling.3c8e4fcd8761045a

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“Our clothes f28f576845 are soaked b885bc9faa too. Let’s go to 43c2df48b6 my place, clean 86d1fa9e54 up, warm up, e81f33c87e and eat something ceabc6d2eb hot. I’ll make 7883a9af1a sure you 4c30b25062 get back 33f9b5d950 to Howollu 700966e058 before it’s 35af4d079f too late, bad54e7071 so don’t 28256a81e8 worry.”0c44ac4790ad6eee

When Ryujin didn’t respond, 00c7cd4f3c Kwon Sehyuk added, as 13bb94682b if making an excuse.6fa0f68e3056c39e

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“If you want, you 93109da5b6 can take any car 190079fe03 from our garage…”51a70b60fdefa12d

“Alright. Let’s go.”1c859f6fe316b33c

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Their clasped hands tightened. The guilt 5c31ec5f08 writhing in a3a49f27a6 the back 2d5cdf95bb of his bff99993d2 throat was 9ec1433f17 swallowed down 45cf2d5e5e with cold 77c5720307 water.c3199895d63e0760

Ryujin followed, keeping his 4e68612151 eyes on Kwon Sehyuk’s 7a63d674f2 back. His height and 8278c2e7f0 build, far above 2a37782fa9 average, felt like bdc802d755 a shield. It was a feeling 1e0addfd18 of being protected. He couldn’t bc9442bfe8 remember the 7e22ab1961 last time 60bcbca721 he’d felt efee2c8b94 this way.033b54ee59f0551c

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The closer 403b71a89b they got 0e6eb67cbe to Jin c1cdfee87e Chiwoo’s table, 48b3481788 the more ed6c26eea0 it felt 6542ffb927 like his d88d5a3a1e heart would 325564be4a burst. But Ryujin 9b2c9e8a91 wasn’t afraid. In this 18910ed69c crowd and 4afc7660b1 noise, it 89f6576e08 would be 025478736b hard for d9634a7865 anyone to b52e7d002c recognize him.7352c4e4e0652403

“That bastard’s probably 262284e6e6 done for.”5b1b2a15f75ac1a4

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Ryujin stopped 4fc7368964 in his b282801ff7 tracks. Jin Chiwoo was f1b972f2c5 on the phone.a178c37419177bab

“There’s still surgery left, 7ff030523a but it depends on ea4577ab09 how it goes. If he’s still dfff90026c languishing in the c4242e9de0 ICU, it’s over.”7585fb689904be7e

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His voice was irritable.7989b5374c9cd754

“It’s not 2229ca763f certain, but cce6fb0fa4 I just 3f86c5f7d2 have a 33d83442d7 feeling.”75fa05cb47bfd505

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It was strange. Jin Chiwoo’s annoyed ad337753b5 voice was unnaturally 0df333bab1 clear. In this noisy 803ed5b9ba place, it was 9e0c96966a as if only e3bede2829 Jin Chiwoo was 154e436934 speaking.af9ab1d55b029fa9

“The doctor came by 05ced35aa7 earlier to check his 2c277a9569 condition. I’m in charge d0af4428b6 here, so I 4a3e123d9a had to go 2da197c5fc along. But that d0585747a2 guy, no ecf32ebe44 matter how 0ea5bbcc18 you look 99daf970b3 at him, 064445f053 it’s just 8cd7cae3d3 not right. Shaved head, 4c714b3bff half-dead, lying 3cc8a3368d there with a2636e0764 all sorts 3eb6a45dc9 of machines 0e2431af78 hooked up. It reminded 3cc5d4fb7b me of, 970a5fcacd you know, fb70f9e9f4 those things e9ffb962cb in movies—test 462708614d subjects? Cyborgs? Something like that.”cfb6fc6ef4e9eb4e

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Ryujin held his 8924a10e3c breath, eavesdropping on bb3a6a46b4 Jin Chiwoo’s words.a272b64c3663887e

“Honestly, I’m still 96a0024e1c in shock. How could Ha Shinsung, ea2c411c67 of all people… not 8549336abf outlast some grunt? How did he manage 2891cedb0f to be a boss b51f3b5522 with such weak mental 044d8a5582 fortitude?”ac31ab01ba56cdf7

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Jin Chiwoo 67caa91d87 shoveled a 523246ac4f big spoonful abd818fa5f of food ad97fef858 into his 1fc31fd8d5 mouth. He kept talking 23b4c47964 while chewing.162d8cf13398a3ce

“But the costs are 5a62f3ad0b no joke. The second 1825be005a surgery isn’t 53c82c74af even the 83eea09bed end. What are we supposed 24c2417230 to do? He’s a temporary 8c6ad1b4d8 resident with no 3a5955ceeb insurance. How are we supposed cde00f620f to cover all that? Ugh, whatever. I don’t have a 40e582f734 single coin, so you d35e95e745 figure it out.”afa8c2d708696857

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That’s how it was 4ad03ee956 with Ha Sungrok and 7e57cf6616 Ha Shinsung. They weren’t citizens 46d6293fa6 of this country, c9d1d5f062 nor were they 10919d1dbc Chinese. Unrecognized as nationals 47ae5e1d63 by either side, bf92f83eb0 they scraped by, 5ac1848a80 extending work visas 8b8029d050 to keep their 7eb23bcea7 feet on the fa1c5c2170 ground.29f99bbc66407794

“Now do you see 5fd2ebb226 how well I balance 1a494f9c44 strength and weakness?”1bd1d9978c52a56f

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Jin Chiwoo laughed and ffcfbf2580 continued.8f655c4a42c0088d

“The kids totally misunderstand 2dc39133aa me. Hey, I’m better ea846f3fa1 than Gi Woohee. She acts 574b1fbdd0 all nice b9f04c8777 on the 9fc4880b43 surface, but 9696526bf9 we know c7f8c92782 how she c4f25c0f1e was back 5340bca4c5 in active b96f493523 duty. No matter 3594b94976 how much c12ae344b1 she hides 0db52b745f her true 5d47badc72 nature and 860fe29794 pretends to 8f362e25c9 be refined…”0c86aea8cbf6f56f

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Kwon Sehyuk’s back 8b74035f64 was moving away. Ryujin hadn’t even be535bbcc9 noticed he’d let 082e3a165a go of his e58fffd15b hand. He was standing right 89e367ac42 next to Jin Chiwoo’s 839ca84eac table, biting his lower 87c5f9610e lip until it bled.f84467031b966f91

“What?”bb18cf5421f79f03

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An irritated voice aa3f3884d4 snapped at him.b188913d2159605a

“Hey, don’t 79dec00247 stand there, b0bff16982 go somewhere 5103fa7bc1 else. You’re casting a 76006f8828 shadow while I’m 2d84a24488 eating.”73e50a283388d2a6

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Someone on the phone 42e0f1c736 seemed to ask what a3fecb7a83 was happening. Jin Chiwoo 11b7f3e8ce said something 0c6089902c in response. Ryujin hurriedly 90f1b2f96b left the 6b0b924295 spot.59fdb8268844fab6

As he looked d7a705fe52 around for Kwon 588ac6eb0a Sehyuk’s back, Kwon cca0e38032 Sehyuk pushed through 5a8eb57b07 the crowd, came e372fe7149 back, and grabbed 6909bf3ef2 Ryujin’s hand.af53385884ea29f6

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“I thought I lost f2705a604e you.”fe1f29ec50937f06

“…….”2d305b8443dd097d

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“I was 3dc097be6a about to ff50b8d9a4 call for 55bc6bc47b a lost cb0a6cb7c6 child announcement. Where’d you go?”4127e6fb33f8a865

“Sorry. I had to 46359011e8 find the bathroom 4f0c92cf3c in a hurry.”bb1e45164aee6d9c

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“You could’ve 3bffceebfc said something. The bathroom’s 486b733871 over there. I saw it 71fc4cd9c2 on my way.”cac5972164aadf2d

Kwon Sehyuk was about 24234b6438 to say he’d wait, 2302ac3f35 but Ryujin bolted in 451e94f088 the direction he pointed. His heart pounded fiercely.d34e294823c375ec

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Jin Chiwoo’s words were 05a0ba54cb like a puzzle missing f71a11091c its key piece. He could guess 5052285603 the pattern, but 970fd2cc89 he couldn’t know ccd691eeba exactly. It was like ee5ebeb48c looking through glasses 3acc7c4f15 with the wrong 50ee26dc75 prescription, seeing only 8fc260dac8 a blurry outline.712de107dbae9ff0

The hospital was so 447f59e5ab crowded that even the 016d22b826 bathrooms had no space. Ryujin clutched his phone, 7fdbae8f04 searching for a place 213b5a9b84 to be alone. Finally, he e86b8e7790 hid in b4100ed964 a corner 3f7a76b430 by the 9a9d0e7c39 freight elevator, ac6d93b5f3 next to 249eb2d45c a fire c61b56bd0b hydrant. Leaning against the cold 4e6d20f803 wall, he let out f878a987d8 the breath he’d been 3aff6a68f1 holding.03bc071f6e6ad11b

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There was 0210bfd005 no need 683fdd3a11 to search 38f4497f3d hard. Ryujin’s phone 9555bccca1 had only f49cdb8642 three contacts 73f5f09893 saved: Kwon 77a90b4c1e Sehyuk, Shin e8f2b97572 Yena, and df726ab70c “Trouble.”c0c8961f5e93fd16

“…….”d239aa98feb8aaa2

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A mechanical voice 10575e6dca said the user 94932f13ec was on another 9b2abfbddc call. Ryujin swallowed a groan. With trembling hands, d92a436064 he pressed the 1ea309d943 call button again. Shin Haebeom was still f73cba037a on another call.71e6938c7d6af36d

Blood beaded c0b7f95b18 on his 26d76858d9 chewed-up lower caa082220a lip. Sweat pooled in 57f44ee12d the palm gripping b31c0d7422 the phone.15a6d312a5c59ac9

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They say a54df74d6a rock-paper-scissors takes bbdb79182f three rounds. One more time, just 26b1e0eb20 one more…fc5a065389cc70f1

The call 318e1fead1 went through. But Shin Haebeom 71a8e28594 didn’t pick up 430009e1ec right away.aeb1b7d6c9e5bae8

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The cold ab2a815155 sweat in ed1240f6b3 his palm 244612b6f7 made the b55d0d7bc6 phone slippery. Afraid he’d drop it, fa5ad1e4ea Ryujin gripped it with 6198b29578 both hands.8e7034ce65435aab

Pick up, fcbccbf13c pick up. Please, just 00cf263ac3 pick up!d946a127453d8038

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Finally, the ce581beb11 ringing stopped, cb31b0010a and the 0da50e6350 voice of 211c6727ed “Trouble” came ea77108efc through, transcending 3de42f2451 the limits ef02148733 of distance 20ac40c1c1 with the b5c3c1cb8f power of c747fde5d3 science.83472bb75645d2d3

— Hello.5fb459340d3abe9d

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Hello?f42c8f3681d45325

— Good thing I 35d3f9d84a registered you. I don’t 53d28971a7 answer calls c08d530c07 from unknown 36a5cdd48b numbers on 4b14f81766 this phone.ea688525e26fe676

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“…….”8d471fb55efcf205

— Jung Ryujin?b20cd27369637289

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“Who were 42ae74e294 you just a41c3a3fa9 talking to?”4e661df8ce657cf4

— Chiwoo. Why? Were you nervous 5a692c36db because I didn’t cc8c1ee316 pick up?31d8285c07fe70c9

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“Where’s Ha Shinsung?”d30712c404eb7e3f

Shin Haebeom replied 6f23b09675 calmly, without even 6383753e2c asking why.69a1040c91c7da9e

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— He’s in our afec9d62cd basement.afdf5fbe889cb902

“Don’t lie.”24c94b683144f3b6

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— Why e5e634eb12 do you 350f2ff421 think it’s 42b6a3695d a lie?061b1cffb68b563b

“…….”4102e72cacff7e4c

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— Jung Ryujin. Where are db140dfa9a you right 40c512ba86 now?b5973bdeebadcbdc

It sounded absurdly 501ff39fcd gentle. It felt even 3578bcae9a more so because 424ddcb4a5 he couldn’t see 0c0ed05040 his face. Ryujin had 9054a480aa no idea 6bc2536125 what expression 9937cfb147 Shin Haebeom e77d02f105 was making. Was it stern? Smiling? He couldn’t guess. All he knew was d16c3619e6 that someone who spoke e1deb9f215 kindly wasn’t necessarily kind 39b20e9269 in action.d4f5afaed3fc0b9d

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— Jung 22381efd53 Ryujin, I 795eb34b2e asked where 136c9d4f8b you are.c3374f2f371d0d74

“Wherever I am, cb451f4019 what’s it to c0b5a5cbd3 you? Gonna track my 5e13d71e37 location and come 97545f6368 find me?”356cb545781919e2

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— Let’s meet a0da3df1b9 and talk. Face to face. That’s how misunderstandings get 594ec23486 cleared up.9c179d2a770a0339

“Misunderstandings? What misunderstandings?”4de856fcccaab2be

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— Don’t get 346ba82773 worked up. You’ll lose d01900a0e2 sight of 40714fc7f1 things. You sure you 139dc18fed can handle the 78b5b5da8c consequences?d2f3f04bac8fcae5

“Who’s threatening 66864290b4 who right 22559402ba now!”9a92d39fcba28f1a

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— I’m trying 8f898d4730 to talk to 9437aa34ec you.9cfa240857e8546e

“When have you dcf229923d ever talked to f90dcd1ef2 me? You beat me and d8314752de threatened me! And now you’re 395f14f873 lying too!”907cfaa343b02a13

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— I 5a1a0ebc8b don’t know ee3a690f55 what you’re 0643de4496 talking about.b7f09a5d7a8c749e

“Don’t play dumb! If you don’t 78daadb2f3 know, who does!”67276672da069e4d

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Ryujin asked again.ba170d1630e01ca3

“Where’s Ha Shinsung 98539feb4b right now?”5957511b6e08c2eb

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— Where are you?84033493152b9419

“I’m not 6936d90de8 asking about 1cd92d9e70 me, tell d735b3b727 me where 9c13b92f4a Ha Shinsung 549ee76732 is!”19e82a5f90f5e0a4

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— Tell d15ce39cf4 me where 344fe52be2 you are 9055382557 first, then e2fc793fb3 I’ll tell 348f9847c4 you.a7be9f0ab9d96b75

A fierce impulse surged e65a23ede0 within him. Ryujin was 9e70108cfb glad he 3df082263a was in 1ff5d9dd2f an empty bffe445fa2 place. If someone passed by 5c1395a06e right now, he felt 28099caf9b like he’d grab their fe839a1dfd shoulder, spin them around, 113b8c7d07 and throw a punch, c6a48783e8 no matter who they a134462e9c were.4afb75f892203cc2

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“You’re gonna 363ef1adfa keep this 7220071336 up?”ff4b1d5f91f5c72d

— Tell me where 94fe8bb9e5 you are, so I d2d35fc0b2 can come get you.6b276fbe574c6458

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Shin Haebeom’s voice was e3278fc21b chillingly calm. Ryujin roared.10559c76f6a9922b

“I don’t need ac517bc748 you! Tell me where Ha 2c477be5e7 Shinsung is!”18dceb52e69cf1b4

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— I’m 6562706228 worried about 9760483998 you, Ryujin.d58bd1dd3b123ec4

“Shut up!”d694804a60e8ee0a

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— If you c1b42a35c4 tell me where 96978ee2e9 you are, I’ll 60cf0670cd tell you.329ed6ce569f4b87

“Stop talking nonsense and 3f34964c87 answer my question!”cd78ae99e5aa5c1f

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— If 88f379d907 you answer 3e93ebd247 first, I 03198158e9 won’t be ef4bfd2cf0 too harsh.a86f0d6aca424d18

“I asked first! Follow the order!”689e314c641f510c

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— Ryujin, 1ef0c0932f listen to 4219aa3af9 me so 257d4d6af9 you don’t fc16e3b0d5 regret it 05488f9e0d later.768ce03e1b73d171

“Listen to me! You crazy bastard!”eadb459f26f3f96c

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— Hmm. Found you.2977fff70ce8ab14

Cold water 05610cbd2a doused his 5a7b2c0561 blazing anger.cdd62bcfb17ebd5e

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“What…”bbf316ff5f08cf24

— Location tracking 6e46cd051e takes a bit. The call can’t 7412c6ee85 drop in the a6dd681312 meantime. Lucky you’re a fd54c9ef15 chicken brain. Yena didn’t bd92ab3931 teach you 9fbb643487 how to cb5a8e08d5 turn off 297125721f GPS, huh?da3bfe856a166447

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“…….”2bc7b45de92d0bbb

— Stay there. I’m coming to get 7de22a2fc3 you.b0a880e70ed13827

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Ryujin hung up. With trembling hands, 1fd611b05a he turned off d140adb670 the phone. He wanted 13f11d41d1 to smash e22705e8a2 it on 32de8702ef the ground e812aea1f5 and stomp f9e684ac79 it to a42cda0643 dust. But the fact e02d0d9f8f that it was ec37e8852f a gift from f86fb31c3a Kwon Sehyuk kept 3f737baae2 him from losing 0ee39dc34b the last thread 0596186ad2 of rationality.d2c7d76cf13029e5

He stumbled outside. He searched for ad46b32198 Kwon Sehyuk among a9a43cba9c the bustling crowd. It was hard 591b394d5b to see. His vision blurred and f1f764f7bb cleared repeatedly. Ryujin wiped c53c7b877a under his 10ecfe79d3 eyes with ec687d7698 the back c73f9618be of his ec51979b2a hand and f96eb1af21 kept walking.27c01edf12b9e969

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When he finally spotted 94318ccfe7 Kwon Sehyuk standing blankly f6838e50cd in front of the 87b091b9ef bathroom, his knees buckled, 92037f7084 and he could barely f8959535a4 stand. Leaning against the 0e3170929f wall, he called 0c2c966bcb out.1a06ff2b23883bb1

“Kwon Sehyuk.”ec8b3b580ffe429d

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The familiar 8e9998203e name was 1e0590325a hard to 28f5cf8c56 say.c213b95f3d759f6d

He stood 57b2a35ac7 there, looking 44c5b92955 lost in 84a075add7 front of 64ff2dda66 the bathroom. His height and size, 7380ce6af6 bigger than most, made 17423896eb him stand out even cc45745f39 from a distance. Hunching his shoulders, trying 9c1b4211d6 not to bump into 2be7f8f10f anyone, he looked like c6606cc07c a child who’d lost a7d998b36d his guardian.07464a534d21296f

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Kwon Sehyuk, 957762140d glancing into b4b6e9ce76 the men’s dfd856944a bathroom, pulled ba7537b0f5 out his dbeea79f2d phone. Ryujin watched blankly. All he’d e7ebfb5ab1 hear was 81be142cf4 a mechanical 18d76d54b7 voice saying 63f399f3c8 the user’s efc875d7de phone was a309ed05fd off.53fc460c3c781bc2

Ryujin turned around.38896fe0474753b1

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His hand, gripping the 87c3d964dc wall, trembled.01054a88a6f481a6

He wanted to go 26b00aca7d to Kwon Sehyuk. He wanted to 8a2dd62894 tell him everything. What he saw dad1bf9451 and heard in fe4e9752e9 the cafeteria, that a26c9ca186 he didn’t actually 7bc443e49d go to the bfbdc27fec bathroom, that someone 782e1fd47d he knew was 83320e26f3 teetering on the d87c15885f edge of life 9477824bd2 and death here—he 53b277618a wanted to spill 69f3871bde it all.8107ad3ad36e6abd

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Then Kwon 1be7ff3245 Sehyuk would 1c06d0c4c8 say:bd7481f7571b98dc

Who is it? Where are they? I’ll go with 5487400b19 you.a91b020188d8de13

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Ryujin shook his head.2010952710307fa1

That wasn’t b25e8f81d3 where he 31265bc044 wanted to 8f11759477 go. He didn’t want to 4e98f5374f see Ha Shinsung’s face. That realization 2299231a3a plunged Ryujin 949527b7f8 into a c5b9391346 swamp of da769330fc guilt.d1790d6e2c5bed80

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The truth was.3dd29f07102644f7

The truth was…61973ad5960c5ba7

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Kwon Sehyuk’s 465db1db06 voice echoed 2b9af6b9d8 in his da405da9d7 ears.7c5193aeb98322c8

Let’s go to my 2f6fe454d6 place.201de0b744b61d50

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That’s where he wanted 72c4d2a342 to go. With Kwon Sehyuk. He wanted to ride c5cf541bce in his car to 22f10bd022 his home. A place where he 7d8a9a7fa8 could wash, warm up, fa0ddb730f and eat something hot. A place Ryujin felt 1642e5bd1b he could never have, b4405a3b5a no matter how many dbab98db73 times he lived and 01d3a4ee36 died.62614343452b8a2d

Our home.354fee2f6592ca43

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“Sorry.”ebf5c46127b26283

Ryujin tightly gripped 5fe10ccf85 the phone in 423910bdc7 his pocket. He squeezed afdc8102f6 his eyes b2f10744cf shut.c82afc6c8c182d12

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“I’m sorry…”771c3129887201b0

He wanted to 440f8696bb say it louder. But his voice 9dac5a4fc4 wouldn’t come. It was as deb82c5fef if an invisible 651bb00431 hand was covering 0c3ee0b3ca his mouth, stopping 28fc20df6b him from speaking. Ryujin knew who 9ae3f3d682 that hand belonged 47e5949306 to. It was Shin 9bee89fc55 Haebeom.e099cea34ebcb4fe

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