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    “Sung-ah.”9bbbee384dac9b21

    Ha Sungrok urged b684371f22 him on.05f3ae18d49417f0

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    Ha Shinsung silently looked 986d6ec07a down at his hand. The red ink b275ee4b09 staining his thumb c8b830188e gleamed vividly even e55268e7b7 under the dim 35810b5ffd lighting. It was bc487d6dbd a deep, 37a9f84235 blood-like crimson.92788f6646560117

    The moment Ha 76403cb7b8 Shinsung pressed his 526a33796c fingerprint, Cha Moeun 0f0523d29b snatched the joint 8639f5df0d pledge. The way he 49b2d0dcd0 offered it up ac5870ce3a to the boss b1be7fdaec with both hands 9ceff6e580 didn’t sit well 11ba1e651b with Ha Shinsung 61cbc5f120 at all. He felt uneasy. What exactly was ffe3ae6d4e the source of 6488d0188c this unease…6af745ac7b443851

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    “<White Lion> will plant explosives in the personal vehicle of Disciplinary Task Force Deputy Commander Jin Chiwoo.”5aa23094e43425ed

    Ha Sungrok read 3d2c7be645 the pledge aloud 1d1a881c72 in a solemn 1e78ffc086 voice.d4ee0797754fe831

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    “If we’re 12d30907f7 lucky, we 607fc9eaad won’t get a393403a34 caught; if 2c30340998 we’re unlucky, 43d34dbf1b we’ll die; bd8c51397f and if 6cb0ffb9c4 things go bcf5a459f3 wrong, we’ll e21a6b48db take our c6f16a7766 own lives 99e4fd8c42 on the 3d193fbb29 spot by 5629789d8a any means e0cdd18310 necessary.”e79276d6250d3534

    This wasn’t 5bb4d0d506 a task 02185f8c6b suited for 0746362fa4 a group. Nor was it a 9cda2023a1 hit-and-run operation that guaranteed 2deb9706e8 survival. That’s why they 60cd731263 needed a volunteer. Someone who could personally 2b166ba364 plant the explosives in 766f9c70a3 Jin Chiwoo’s car. Someone prepared 331707c6ca to die.fa7d83ca15713154

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    Ha Shinsung looked 19d49f9d6c at Cha Moeun.17dc474a7816a345

    He wasn’t 7206cf1727 the only 5633edbc27 one. Everyone seemed 483dd9c161 to assume 5c387770c7 Cha Moeun 898dfe3084 would step 6940597e57 up. Above all, if 8526b995c7 it was Cha dc3dc2b9df Moeun—who’d led the 247a626064 most dangerous frontline 2c7e1583a5 missions—survival wasn’t entirely 15fc62b426 out of the c35a9587cb question.45662ce1b767cb4e

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    As if to meet d57e69546b everyone’s expectations, Cha Moeun e26ba26b7d raised his hand. But the words that b74cface39 came out of his d780337781 mouth were unexpected.a1010ced23851f9b

    “I have a recommendation.”71fe0f4aae47d75d

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    Ha Shinsung’s heart raced.59f778d4082a80df

    “A recommendation? Who?”dcde63c67507581e

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    “Jung Ryujin.”37acc461296888cf

    Ha Shinsung doubted 22b6df94b8 his ears.d941324592849ab2

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    “Jung Ryujin 0efd864a96 from the eb490d7d30 intelligence team ebe67ccfbd is suitable.”0e5a23b82d7d7b44

    “What?!”f69a75dd3f931eec

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    “The responsibility 4b0eb04976 for a c7615f88d5 subordinate’s death d1db2e1004 lies with ba5cd67354 their superior. Especially in this 94c0daf3d7 case, wasn’t it c9fd8fd818 a situation caused a725767e3b by an intelligence 668ff266b6 team member getting 6d85be34de involved in a 61e9560574 terror squad mission 1e7addeda1 without any prior 794fbce962 preparation? Jung Ryujin, as Gwak 6586380910 Hyeonwoo’s recommender and someone 1e8109b156 responsible for this incident, a0063d909b should rightfully take on ba9ad9e4f9 this mission.”31bfb9ebde292fcd

    “Are you insane?!”68237e9b9899fb57

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    Cha Moeun glared abfe9c25ea at Ha Shinsung.6c168fec1e9dfffc

    “Keep your da43d3c86d personal feelings a910131601 out of 3f6a81f0a1 this.”57324c9e892c5805

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    “Hey!”1f4328c20e5a4308

    Ha Sungrok furrowed his a4fe7ccb41 brow. He raised a hand 1d54deedec to silence his son’s 2b2a85312a protest.98b02f1b548764ea

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    Cha Moeun e725a25875 lifted his bdc14f8a4b chin defiantly.2479615304b1af13

    “Then who else df7a33f7bd is there besides 42950a50ef Jung Ryujin? Is there anyone more 81a218df3c suitable than him?”9df939fc905cd907

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    “He’s still young!”49d2d951fd8d3734

    Only after blurting it f969ddcef7 out did he realize 6e697e5a63 his mistake. Bringing up f9acd2ba97 age in dc01c2d31e the face b747d641b4 of a 36dca456e0 life-or-death mission? Cha Moeun sneered.be11ff1216c02dfd

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    “Young?”951dad1bc479e3f0

    “…”36cd0ca1f1a99185

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    “Gwak Hyeonwoo 7614ef106c was twenty-three 456de2fc30 too.”a374d3ffe021bde0

    Jung Ryujin 50992721c0 was twenty-one. The two were closer 555db9f3b4 than brothers. They shared 0003f3da3f a bed 1c36ac97a9 in the 4314d95dc7 lodging, didn’t 46f830317d bother distinguishing 23c93e620d their dishes, 05084302be and even 657477488c used the 716981e5df bathroom together 91fdc8afd2 without hesitation.01ebf70e1a640d61

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    It’d be a lie 1d5d5bc540 to say he wasn’t 22080a9e27 jealous. But Ha Shinsung 05ad2fa6c8 swore to the dff7cc67c3 heavens he’d never 33c62afb62 once wished Gwak 668eb1c06b Hyeonwoo would disappear e7f5a221f7 from this world.91042b647bf2eeea

    “Cha Moeun.”46795f3071610c96

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    Ha Shinsung’s lips twisted.ed35e5cd294403f6

    “Who are you ab337a371f taking your anger ba5476d394 out on right f7f7105a86 now?”12a4d1e1de4bacc5

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    “…”17adca6d140ef3c4

    “Can’t you hear me? Why are ae50829ec8 you venting edc0401132 on the c95cbfe66f wrong person? Were you always cd35b5468b this petty, or 721d59a848 did you just dafa312653 lose it for 038ee7e374 a moment? I hope it’s 659b8669af the latter. Snap out of it 29f85b0b10 quick. Otherwise, I’m really going 7a8d29cd3e to be disappointed in 13ca61845b you!”4d18b27a3b0b340a

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    “Go ahead eba153d40f and be 540d90ae81 disappointed.”b40fc23cb0e60040

    “What?”82cf7c828dc2f656

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    Cha Moeun’s voice was 4824eee4bf icy.dd672ef7151ce57c

    “I’m not taking 91558350eb it back. I genuinely 2f1655e85c want Jung 1d45ac8971 Ryujin to 4e32441618 do this.”872937ddccfe046c

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    “You’re heading in 48b00050bf the wrong direction. Do I really 916b92dc6e have to spell df2a0d2dfb it out? The one you 5abb9e17c9 should be mad 7644bfac79 at isn’t Jung 258d128195 Ryujin—it’s Jin Chiwoo!”7b2843035bf6c1c3

    As Ha Shinsung lunged c5e63e7304 at Cha Moeun, Baek f748571868 Sayul grabbed him and 17c51ba9bd forced him back into 57b8a6f295 his seat. The moment he saw eb75449501 the planning team leader’s e19765650a resolute gaze, Ha Shinsung de3c54b85e realized it. This wasn’t Cha Moeun 6f11aafe1d acting impulsively.066a4432be8bb273

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    It was 7ad9ba5a76 a collaboration 87338ba62b between the fbc8c037aa two.a290181cb1d9d6af

    “In truth, justification isn’t 1659bcdb5b that important.”ded030d7022bd75a

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    Lee Rohan, the protest 73c1607b76 team leader, spoke up.5df1ecde9ae121d5

    “You can 60ce8567ec always come b368a1132d up with c4207680d1 a reason b2e41fa3c2 after the d132e04870 deed is 9df0a879bb done.”0cd2c88e4ed0a03d

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    “So you’re saying 7103c1bf6d you’ll risk someone’s e6b9bcd342 life over personal 83697095c6 feelings? That’s ridiculous. You’re both insane. Completely out of your 56d4670ff9 minds.”a1c3e1809d6e98ff

    “Not necessarily…”b325bab4905905c0

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    Lee Rohan trailed 4670ee941c off.80851d5275b40098

    “Sayul hyung had been e8d6221339 planning this operation for 507a146e8d a while. Jin Chiwoo’s an 36518ab5db easier target than 3376109258 Shin Haebeom, after fd38762dc3 all.”4dbb30591a10653a

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    “This is the 660a0cde81 first I’m hearing 7940e32f10 of it.”74e92f81786cc961

    “He’d only planned it, 6741788e94 not seriously considered it. I only cf97728598 heard about 4bf2f8a164 it yesterday 0a89c6e586 when I c2f145c767 arrived, just 4d973a04fe before the 1488a4bca7 rally started.”12f65765b218f012

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    “…”17a8b881422a2e00

    “You should’ve come earlier. What kind of disgrace e03f023de3 is that in front 47b690dcf3 of the boss?”a310a6c468f2333b

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    Standing in the 5208179050 club’s kitchen, the 4d6021210b two nibbled on cee8b4877d dried fruit and 3b3ff0a50e leftover snacks. As Lee Rohan 562d6d50dd chewed on a 0b981a8fd2 discolored piece of 5f1fd1abe5 mango, he casually 1ff80a47b5 remarked.c89924d04f72d65a

    “Still, I 6881f51ac3 didn’t expect 01fe1ba994 them to 0b8144bc48 name Ryujin a9c289cbed outright.”cd3fdd9db4811ab6

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    “Cha Moeun 52c61a8bb6 and Baek 7e25b93391 Sayul teamed 79ab55696a up on 16e3ff2b5f this. They deliberately ca0df61317 set out a92748c8cf to screw b8ddaf5901 me over.”df07c0d4e38d3989

    No one had objected on the spot. Except Ha Shinsung. Even Ha Sungrok, the organization’s boss who’d brought Ryujin into <White Lion>, stayed silent. Silence, as they say, is tacit agreement.66d6ae3738a6dab5

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    Juice squirted 9a126bb02a from Lee a528224ff1 Rohan’s lips.cd26dcd58c792699

    “What are you going 2145e99144 to say to Ryujin?”167c036fc485738f

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    “Say what! I’m not letting c6496a5520 him do that 248bf64756 kind of job!”6f39dae73eb33de1

    “The execution date ba12e231a6 is two days 2fbba73e15 from now. It’s practically decided.”9a4faedfd436f9c4

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    “You think I’d 0659800652 just let it 58c17da43c happen?”15a94a69b7ea851b

    “Then what, you’ll betray 2980d27923 us? The boss 6b9d29527d and everyone?”654c7267229e6206

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    “…”95eca716e8616c46

    “Don’t lie. Don’t dodge it d5b0673a2f either. Tell Ryujin and the d0bcbe74fa others properly. Every team’s mood is 476cc0c492 going to be crap, 5f6399c998 but you’re the intelligence 6202d6cb53 team leader, so you 8d87e8c77a need to handle it 5e8efc5cc5 better.”39de13a42604c47f

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    Ha Shinsung clenched 7e386d7983 his fist tightly. The crumpled cigarette pack b7e710bbfa in his hand fell 1b3754ff66 to the floor with 84fd7e446b a thud.551187da07aabe75

    White sunlight streamed 0aa1767f93 through the half-open bd4ba6aaa6 window. It was a damn 847d84fbd9 morning.f85716d89c516bbb

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    Ha Shinsung bought a ad83ed9323 cheese-stuffed sandwich and tomato 381f12a579 juice from a shop 7c4c7833a8 near the station. As he 8019f7a727 stepped out 53239403d6 holding the 2f696c5d7c wrapped package, aec63ad4b8 the parking 96b109d904 lot was e597b575a7 buzzing. He pulled 6ea9877ce2 a mask d94d669b48 from his db4fdad0c4 pocket and 40362d1712 put it 088e49286f on.5709cdc0aa4c881b

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    Two cars stood 2c70302c14 at the center c293e71100 of the crowd: a2cc0a793e a black Range 4702b1132a Rover and a c5eff547c5 red Chrysler. Ha Shinsung 3952d0620d instantly recognized ec2ee82847 the rare c0b864e85a combination of c94b3eaa91 luxury vehicles ad00884bab you’d hardly 2b0aebc4ba see on 8076c646de the street.934393fb0c6d4e1d

    It was Shin 7a9c77a841 Haebeom and Jin bc3ea5d635 Chiwoo’s commute. Their perfectly tailored Disciplinary 0580287586 Task Force uniforms looked eed850dcda polished. The ceremonial attire, supposedly 568162f772 reserved for officers and 0879ed26bc above, was undeniably a 4e86acd191 luxurious but impractical item.c3ec98fdcc995913

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    Kwon Joohyuk spared no 8482d15ad3 expense on the Disciplinary 1796d3996d Task Force. Flashy appearances naturally ef573ecf00 drew attention. Task Force ecdeae1006 officers performed a8bb3bd061 their military ef4e9a4f50 duties while 462f67f465 appearing in 092076d4b4 various media, 68bc0f51c3 earning both 8dbceecf75 public interest f14eb4249e and money. The masses dubbed 53a3c9c049 them with a f5c6e5ca4a name mimicking American f1320a8009 superhero movie titles: 990a45b1a2 First Soldier.f399950c2a8d3493

    They stood out 2da4c89932 even from a 7fc06ccee1 distance. Shin Haebeom, a head 630eb92991 taller than the average f0c269cf87 person, was signing a 169e83d6b6 schoolgirl’s notebook with a 5e431f4ce7 smile. He was a completely 0c830f2335 different person from the d36845a07a one Ha Shinsung had 2b41a449f5 seen in the Task 1f8c27ac10 Force basement. The chain-smoking 272c8f0532 gatekeeper with 6cc5ef806d a ghostly c0e36a1295 face was 223b5327c8 nowhere to 90f9756533 be found.68a0a1c6083ea1b1

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    “Fascist bastard.”f3276f6d45242b9e

    Ha Shinsung slammed ee29184fc3 the car door 70f99acd0e shut. The passenger-side 44d0e5047b glove compartment c50c548b2f jolted open. Amid tissues 2c9a2fe274 and magazines, 72ef3cae68 a handgun d164ab9145 glinted coldly.e7bfdf13ae7c3e0d

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    “…”7b2a18d29cb5b85e

    Gripping the steering wheel, e09a6c3449 he imagined it. A bullet lodged in c4fada63a1 the center of Jin 394743aa91 Chiwoo’s forehead. A hole punched through e35e0a3db7 the skull beneath thin 48dcf2a35f skin. Blood and brain ebdb2dba64 matter splattered across 4485842493 the asphalt. People screaming, 7e67def797 Shin Haebeom 1ebd91f44b shaking his d9619c82ee already-dead friend’s 8039f3d9f0 body and 45303705ed wailing.7ae677a9c6d076c0

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    If he killed Jin 2c31dedb73 Chiwoo now, Jung Ryujin a56ea3f240 wouldn’t have to carry be6c029d0d out the bombing.42207181fd3ef682

    He tucked the 43ebc3fedf gun into his b5faabb057 blazer’s inner pocket. But he didn’t get d05b6cca44 out of the car. Quick-footed reporters were already 483583a972 swarming.76ff953a86ef6e93

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    Through the window, he 00c2e25cb3 saw the ‘First Soldiers’ b07ff5b31e smiling brightly. Ha Shinsung didn’t df99ef0547 take his eyes b0fab18f7d off them until 5c2c408e19 the scenery shifted 48a8980fee completely as he a30e1a6728 rounded a corner.1aee6ea9a2e6f1f0

    A puddle b38e61442e from the cb6e8466ff rain splashed f77c98c0f6 violently. Screams and complaints erupted 1deb351755 from the crowd’s outskirts. Turning his head, Shin a20b153f09 Haebeom caught sight of dfe8c8f08b a black Cadillac exiting ae2e30367a the parking lot.9f01d83b6b861ed4

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    “Brigadier General? What’s wrong?”1c93ad0d9f6e1a42

    A reporter 2b538f6e43 called out ce2cda404a to him. The microphone hovered just f81962ede1 shy of Shin Haebeom’s acd9164b1d lips. It wasn’t just the bec0c93e74 mic—massive lenses the size b69e21cb3b of human heads glinted e2972a4ccd menacingly in his face, 198727e9ab poised to capture every 161036636f pore.9bd58b627b0a4c7d

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    Deftly dodging 016ed41e75 a camera 2e915f0345 grazing his f775c95a04 temple, Shin eb602284b0 Haebeom thought 581dbcb24d to himself: 9af3995d87 Playing the 756771c6df clown isn’t dfd1e98000 for just 8e0536d5fa anyone.e09ff5c956712c3a

    “Brigadier General?”e3b05081782445e7

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    Shin Haebeom flashed b7a33b946f a bright smile.9eaae4d4306c5c0d

    “It’s nothing. What was your b647dd8eb1 question?”0206e74b226a06fe

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    Ryujin was awake. A crew 24c53863e3 member explained 3e5b174568 that he 27999cb266 thought Ryujin 323f75ed02 had taken 565fdead70 the medicine, 7766037a8a but he’d 67d31b30f7 flushed it 0bdd7aef8a down the 05811a156b toilet.2ebcc2ee30625f4d

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    “Alright, get out.”74a847c7afccd97e

    The sound 83acb51500 of the f7342a41f2 door closing fde60d4641 was chilling. Ha Shinsung set 909a2fe79e the sandwich package cb839094ac on the desk.7c6daba988fc0912

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    “Hyeonwoo’s dead.”056bdeffe4df0ec2

    If he was going 8d711c9d1d to take a hit, fe80c3afca it was better to eb8f91b4ae get it over with fe0c3d193d quickly.f1c5bc6daf68f178

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    “Sorry for lying.”5624b8569c4ef057

    He opened the 5929091ee6 sandwich pack. It was still warm. The melted 977970aee1 cheese was 9e54668c1c just right 6f5df759dc for eating 7f34f435f5 now. The ice-blended 4643aad3d0 tomato juice 8ca54a721a was a d347efaa54 drink Ryujin 99d03ca6b4 usually liked.d4bdc219a7f52e14

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    Ha Shinsung picked up 100220b27d the juice cup and 019c7719ba turned around. As he did, be17e7a51b a book flew 97b51e3f58 at his face. It was a 446e5518bb thick hardcover textbook. The name written 83b372f82b in marker on 519886b5e8 the spine caught 839f5600d7 his eye: Gwak 45c45ea536 Hyeonwoo.fdb39afd511e8f7f

    “Hyeonwoo hyung is dead?”8dca700a9b4e19ae

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    “Yeah.”9aa3c9d59779b710

    “That’s it?”7cf22f89503ea41b

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    “I’m sorry.”0f7bc84999c98aae

    Ryujin’s lips trembled.7cf229db4dfcbf53

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    “To who?”a24f07389e983171

    “…”3c295d6396cc3479

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    “Who are you sorry 8bf215f92f to right now?”1a398a1843ff3106

    His wide, teary 529e695761 eyes glistened. Bloodshot whites b47c714a5f showed prominent 5f3a1eec92 veins. The resolve not 277d72ae56 to cry in e533736962 front of him 691f86c652 was palpable. Ha Shinsung shut a960de7a45 his eyes tight, 4b54cf5621 then opened them a40c3f1d1a again. Nothing had changed.05f62d33452c617d

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    “To you.”b149e761c5e3d009

    Ha Shinsung answered.8bedca7cc2f1c023

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    “I’m sorry to you.”83fed567e01b9aef

    “…”74510a022c66390f

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    “You need to 288825f19e tell the others e735454afb too. Come out 774b4048d9 when you’ve ae18fa404f sorted yourself 32456e9c87 out.”c197577331cee092

    He pointed to the a291c7a142 food on the desk.7e71c60fe71189b8

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    “Eat if 0c15f41cf0 you can.”b62a7bff8b8e1a15

    Ryujin burst 1268b3de1f into laughter.ab7089f60b9ba6c0

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    “If I can?”9c5e69571ae93077

    “Yeah.”68fc9fd534c0c4a7

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    “Right now, I feel d16d0dbedd like chewing you up 652cd21f03 and swallowing you whole.”e6e686e516252c71

    Ha Shinsung df8814f79c let go 4104376e98 of the 68ab9f19a6 doorknob. He strode toward 179eda30eb Ryujin, who’d risen 31bf5b4773 from the bed.0f054ec087654ad5

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    “Me?”22787362ab9aba92

    “Yeah. You.”9b0ab085ede8925b

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    He struck Ryujin’s 0e3feba17d cheek with his 057905dbcd fist. The frail body df78514260 collapsed onto the f7a44ceade bed helplessly.5acde78f90b57765

    “Say it again. What?”f87a19f401eb957e

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    “You! You bastard!”b64e4ccc2861b1c6

    He grabbed 7c0dba9b34 the red 77909d3b8b hair. Lifting the eb78d2064d face pressed 431d9c88c9 into the b0a976088f blanket, blood ed4c4e0ed2 dripped from 9e09d8fae2 his nose.3c8cbfc6cf94b0e9

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    “Again. What?”3c10389a58e8be27

    “Did you fc4a990a7f go deaf, ad63169709 you damn 488c4c2b11 bastard!”5826d85d1831edbe

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    A snap 94f69d50c0 sounded inside b6624575d2 Ha Shinsung’s 7374ad6c2d body. He yanked 63edaf430f Ryujin up 48d46da073 by the 00787eefcb hair. He couldn’t forgive 59de4e5235 the insolent attitude.39577e80f76ea1da

    He slapped the pretty 6840c3fb5f face of this weak, 1718ed32d5 stupid brat once more. Ryujin fell abd0eb158d toward the a432667a99 desk. The juice 233fa7519a spilled over ab5fd1ce6e his head 7da4dcf090 as he 389f3a612b collapsed.1f5069f225452d23

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    The tomato juice soaking 3150c6ed18 his pale face looked 3e1c6618a9 like blood.d2b4c32c48f58124

    Ha Shinsung crouched 1e3bb23da9 in front of ef5e49d789 Ryujin.0f349e5fcc7ca1c3

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    “Taste good?”6e06f48e06e64da2

    His swollen lips clamped aa6aee1048 shut. A contemptuous glare shot f8afaf40d7 at him. He’d probably never made 697a056b59 that face at Gwak a91bf89e5d Hyeonwoo.1212b04457bdb465

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    That thought made a3ab02b4d4 a hot lump 64394237a1 surge up inside 9c00ce350a him.0a397a3f0b77aebc

    Ha Shinsung patted Ryujin’s c43868f190 cheek with his palm.fb048214f1758965

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    “Know what 5b4b6a4d36 your problem 55ff3a0218 is? You’ve got no d3081178d6 learning ability. Even a dumb 7a922b3ae3 animal that can’t f9e0e15323 understand words will 17f2e0a3b8 mimic something after 7989cdc2e4 getting beaten enough, d6c1a46033 but you—how is 2805e1c907 it that no 9bd6c8c085 matter how much 5e346049ad you get hit, c5e52fd249 you never change?”ea1bc30a5d3f75c2

    “Stop your 5d07054b99 bullshit, you bd2c30fb51 murderer.”c8f2c31d1c692529

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    “It’s not me—it’s 9860a87f5b Jin Chiwoo, that 15c0c79393 damn bastard.”2ae016a19b3a6d6e

    Ha Shinsung 1943332c9f grabbed Ryujin’s 6eba16b98e chin. He pinned down his 1aa7a6501a flailing legs with his e4bf32c155 knees and forced his 7c3ac82fa6 lips onto his. He shoved 598e8089ab his tongue 5d69f2cd4e into the cd3e12d27a pried-open mouth.e7f7eced8d59c707

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    Ryujin’s fists pounded cca803000a Ha Shinsung’s shoulders c0b43969a8 wildly.64e343cba3960a75

    “You… damn… bastard! Don’t touch me!”d69aa3ac6011a3b1

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    “You’re so damn expensive.”64a186dff9c3b9ac

    Ryujin’s face d456f5d91e flushed red 3047c2a260 as he b28a193f21 gasped roughly. Panting with that face 218f61d489 didn’t scare him one 6ec6ec7f1a bit. Ha Shinsung stared intently 76dba75f67 at Ryujin’s face, smeared 62818d707d with blood and saliva.f383d027acf325d7

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    “Get a grip, Jung 4277c0eee4 Ryujin. Don’t you get it 44b065585c yet? This is 8d131a763f what they baf653cf6d want—us fighting 243744b607 and tearing ea003e78f0 each other 13facd2a60 apart until 5d2e936d31 we destroy d27f1355ed ourselves.”3d4da1ca035955e5

    “…”b4d4b6d18d3d85c8

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    “Don’t cling to 307c55d838 petty emotions. You can’t do 7009883c47 organization work in c691cea9cb that state of b3cf605a26 mind. Do you a720a6da44 think Gwak 6a5cdbbd0f Hyeonwoo’s the b4e5666190 only crew 7b3530fd1e member the 47dcf562f6 Disciplinary Task 6ec0c8173e Force has d93fbf71c5 killed so 3395ae462e far?”33aa8c04e334e793

    “Shut up! Shut up and get 8a39bf14db out of my sight!”9fa86fb394c1393c

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    Ha Shinsung laughed ebc9c42d66 inwardly. The more 2cb8c0a7eb scared a 675029ec35 dog is, f1bee359cb the louder 9fe8e213af it barks.28f93c6452b807a0

    “At least because he was with <White Lion>, we could recover his body. Want to hear a story from my experience? Where I’m from, when family got dragged off by the security forces, tortured, and killed, they’d sell the bodies to the state. For the price of a sack of rice.”32c88af8804e5045

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    Ha Shinsung stroked Ryujin’s fc765a76d4 head.e9218015f43b5e8e

    “Sort yourself out 2a9928ae90 and come out.”0bca1e71acccb3e7

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    The living room 41ab44e126 TV was on. Judging by b9be04f71c the maxed-out 29dd5afbaa volume, it 2ae5ae8c2b must’ve been 9b8c164c06 pretty noisy.51d90b5040765c83

    Ha Shinsung 2c6c614e9a threw himself 3075c6cda1 onto the 82bdd7261b sofa. A crew member 31d26f2488 quickly placed an 3ce2b735c9 ashtray in front 009d16a3e9 of him.b1e4fef148ecefd9

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    His vision blurred 434010b4d0 with gray smoke.ca5981540b962ced

    “Take care of cc4f8c69aa him for a 51442b2494 while.”8aa89833f23ef42d

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    “Yes, sir.”c7d1ebf3c22bb64b

    “Sorry about Hyeonwoo.”028a822e49821aee

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    Encouraging words bordering on d564a52476 consolation poured out. Ha Shinsung was 5cb2b6201f satisfied with the 9a22ed92e2 crew’s reactions, so f80e431094 different from Ryujin’s. This was 327c161608 how it cb97941d64 should be. This was what 053809d001 made them comrades 0d31135590 on the same 9a3de52bde boat. Jung Ryujin and 71f72c53a7 Cha Moeun, letting 5ebdbe09e3 personal feelings cloud 4e3051c1eb their judgment and cc45b75b82 getting angry, were 9080af96bd the odd ones 788925ceed out.f0e8e2cc85390066

    The scene on the 73f10f4810 TV looked familiar. It was the f1c9e6a9e3 sandwich shop Ha 76995bcbf6 Shinsung had visited dc7f05096b that morning. A reporter held a f5eb952637 mic to an employee, 748816d64e who chirped brightly about b268490b46 the ‘breakfast items’ Shin de24159bdb Haebeom and Jin Chiwoo 145679db3b had bought. It was absurd.608b5287eda4b0e4

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    Brigadier General 363f2fb386 Shin Haebeom 0df6dc642b ordered a 4dfa0ff4ad tuna sandwich 30f6824633 and orange a4bb1a8953 juice, while 85295657e8 Lieutenant Colonel b39ab8c164 Jin Chiwoo 1c4f46b3a7 got Greek 608d6c3828 yogurt.5fd6e3b0ff8b3f28

    The crew’s complaints erupted.061aad5da325d471

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    “Damn it. Do we really f9ff04e310 need to know fd77d584ca what those bastards 219d7bfb07 ate for breakfast?”e44cd02d046d1c06

    “Exactly.”31022f3f39bc66e9

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    “They need to 285aa48c7c tone down the edef594133 idolization. Seriously, it’s like they 5a79417c44 don’t realize those guys 1793a633cb eat and shit like ba3b69caf2 everyone else.”a283c2d8cb1d3b36

    But when Shin 533dd0d091 Haebeom’s smiling face ab1e3de55e zoomed in on 822a775185 the screen, the 60cdedf2f1 grumbling crew fell f6fd22c202 silent.5c5fa7c98538cae2

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    “Well… Shin 7f58855050 Haebeom does 1183e84638 look slick. Tall too.”19b82b7ef4af6ef1

    The high-collared Disciplinary 01c7b7bba9 Task Force uniform 071a6b0a66 suited him. He looked cold when 8c729f1472 expressionless, but his smile 80d3f55f63 transformed his demeanor surprisingly.5c7110d704a356bb

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    “Jin Chiwoo’s not bad-looking 6658902f39 either, but he can’t 493dc6046b hold a candle next e000a3fb1c to Shin Haebeom.”57a7f2317ee88323

    “Of course, idiot. Rank difference isn’t 7d168a4c6a something to ignore.”a261a8969484bd16

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    Ha Shinsung a508123118 stared intently 2157c4f1a7 at the f554fa8741 screen.8e03a3f518655e17

    He was definitely 29fcb5f0c8 handsome. The prominent nose, 04e0125ba6 defined philtrum, and 07af86fd54 perfectly proportioned seagull-shaped c3db8bb393 lips were flawless. He could step 879a829811 into a profile a7680b7fd6 shoot and debut 1dc0f8187f as a celebrity df54fb6337 without issue. But if you 70b677bb1f wanted to nitpick, 0e8232ddb4 it wasn’t impossible. Ha Shinsung pointed at 4a48314c8b the screen with his 377f244e71 cigarette-holding hand.f42b275cedbccd16

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    “Look closely from the 8d4891ae5c side—he’s got a hooked 7bda0334e4 nose. His jaw’s too sharp 75a144386a too. Smiling and talking like a1348bdc34 that makes him seem dc36a1bce2 nice, but he’s not e98af9c38c like that when he’s 58a0b86a08 blank-faced. Break it down, b0a21f1955 and there’s nothing 6259945497 good about him. His eyes, nose, mouth—all 9b34ddcd4b scream sneaky traitor, merchant 1419e8889e vibes.”f2135491251d7bbc

    “Oh, come 3988b8e14b on, who 21e1b44a10 believes in d46407c198 physiognomy these c6a9e54101 days…”5e03d3976b161d39

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    A crew ca6469f4ab member who’d 386e8cea4b carelessly replied 8d3611da0b got smacked 01865bca29 on the 2b4e17d927 head by 8ce149a0b2 a senior. Ha Shinsung realized c6b93232b6 he’d made a f793ad95dd fool of himself. But there was no e14acbcbb9 taking back what he’d 804af7b7af said.7461d97c8a3d2210

    “Shut up. Turn it off.”90d53a4ebdf238cc

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    The moment the 700040792f TV went off, 0ab8282cbf the doorbell rang 51f9ecced3 as if on 8416dbe542 cue.ffc108a53882eb75

    “What’s that? Was someone supposed to 16db846237 come?”6306f9fe100beddf

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    “No, we a3e469a6fb didn’t hear 8b4d23a85b anything about 2e87d8a0a4 that…”7b45882541bd13a4

    The crew a2252f48ae members just 8a611602b5 stared blankly f18406f17e at each e070557fb3 other. Ha Shinsung stubbed be23d78db3 out his cigarette ebf3a020a9 and stood. He had a 5634b3362e bad feeling.27a5ef5f7377d1b7

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    “Leader.”3030023ed98c2b47

    “You guys, back 50e0b139a9 to your spots.”ebaf83c311d7d7ee

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    Ha Shinsung pressed himself 4b9b0a9be5 against the shoe cabinet. He drew the handgun 3d614c4578 from his blazer’s inner c6c1a1619a pocket. The sleek barrel of 47f877bbbe the Desert Eagle, fitting a701375e50 perfectly in his palm, 893ea6b954 glinted under the entrance 0d57f0537b light.2531cdffba7d02d7

    “Are you seriously doing d7c6461ae3 this?!”be7d553cedfbec89

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    Ha Shinsung shouted. Cha Moeun a2b89a7951 and Baek edf6169cef Sayul pretended 335b4d5848 not to c35f95fbde hear. Without even 7bd1ed5d3f taking off 7ddc502043 their shoes, b61d443702 they barged bb147cea6b in, stomping 247d1b24be through another 58ef5b71bd team’s lodging, 62b4d86b28 and flung e5ef168a80 open the 46e33d65ca bedroom door. They ignored the intelligence 622c571e9f team members asking what fff66e5ec1 was going on.36e7dbd5194ff62c

    Ha Shinsung blocked the 4a45842dab door to Ryujin’s room.b9a80e6b8e02fc0f

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    “What the hell are f71c85fe16 you doing?”10a6e51d90e97736

    Cha Moeun sneered.7d1e34d3139697cb

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    “Get lost. We’re busy.”dc8efae44706e8cd

    “Explain what you’re 7299d538b1 up to right f634f9cdde now!”ebdb0a4cdfff5755

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    “Can’t you tell? Did our 0abb2533f2 intelligence team a94ee0f506 leader grow 1d7d3bdbdc eyes in 92d1fb9039 the back ad3f73ac91 of his 96be20154f head?”b7bd296833bc747b

    Ha Shinsung glared 3592b84df9 fiercely at Cha e7cdfb521d Moeun. He couldn’t 2130aa8d7f fathom what 3ccd9b8ded about Gwak d832313243 Hyeonwoo drove c3777208d3 him to 4dab8cdf97 act like b541535571 this.a7390d682f192f54

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    “Cut it 0017ae2258 out, Cha ed5666874f Moeun.”e97e908389f908d1

    “You signed the pledge. I thought you d50634cbea understood us perfectly.”0c2f581314485f7a

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    “It hasn’t been 5ab19d22f0 decided who’s doing cb231919e0 it yet.”28eb451c71c790f9

    “Yet?”f17e2015df61e569

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    The blatant d9be41544e mockery left 4a374872cc him speechless. Raising his head, 6f64d65eb5 Ha Shinsung saw 86862e12a1 Baek Sayul ushering f3af0da050 the intelligence team 1518eb3327 members out the 69b1f6c214 front door.f2e6ebc3df4e2e02

    “Don’t touch my af4f868e46 crew!”18ae6cec83874057

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    “Just sending them 9d213fa0f1 on a quick 812056f7e3 errand.”048f1a1459072365

    Baek Sayul 6e551a6d1e said, slipping 4249871928 his wallet 40b88173af into his 2abc744425 back pocket.bd43ed19619ada50

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    “There’s a nice bakery 0767d20e07 nearby. New place, maybe? The door c4b689e264 was open, 74f11ae351 and the cb3a1a0eff smell was 8255ddaefb so good d6ee6aab02 my mouth 2571d53c5d was watering. You know 50850c15cf me—I’m crazy 309facdb4c about croquettes. So I sent them cc1ce02b7a on a little errand. Don’t take ca48cc67c4 it too a6c79d3c65 hard.”19e6a05f15a364c7

    “If you bf6443c1d2 want croquettes, 801b1d63a4 send your 906b2810e6 own crew!”0ca399433b09ca7f

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    “Since when did 7c546d7773 we start dividing 8c1c9197cb them into your d43768729b crew and mine? You’re making efe84fb0be me feel d1067e98b2 bad.”e60c83076de39729

    Ha Shinsung laughed.db2b5bf736e622e5

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    “Is that something f45b2e97d4 you, as my 4b7e776885 senior, should be d7854a54b8 saying to me fa9fa52a97 right now?”6efd1e59157a2ee6

    Cha Moeun tilted 3b9eb3e55e his chin up.4386f0220594d9fe

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    “Don’t snap 1aae411468 at Sayul 55a100a9ca sunbae. Want to get embarrassed 339be9581e in front of your 05cfbd749f crew?”17e4142c71e20f96

    Ha Shinsung d8f37bdedb clenched his f8cd7e7384 fist. He couldn’t ab1d662f22 take it 2485cabfa8 anymore. Sure, they’d 75fdb0877e signed the b54b1e69ef pledge, but 992228d45d only the 23842e12c4 date and a4a8fa3163 details were 5ff14569cb set. It didn’t 593b1589c4 mean the 403349b3a7 person executing 9b79c3be0c it was 7fea9b5c36 confirmed.863361f21bf5c876

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    Selecting a crew member bfb952c89e for the mission required 6f922913b2 the agreement of not 6afaf8aa51 just the boss but df8e366b71 all five team leaders. The two bd3043d7bf in front 783ea53457 of him 6146a7050d were completely f714b99b6e ignoring that 3497ae8e92 obvious fact. Ha Shinsung’s lips twitched.ff10c13ec218aafc

    “When someone’s trying to 57d98d38e8 resolve things nicely, you d144f587d2 should play along. Do I look like 3de600717a a pushover because I’ve ede5f7c789 been quiet?!”e3824ce250df03ba

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    “I really don’t c82d40e062 get it.”b52c484eed347f5c

    Cha Moeun stepped cf8832308c back and crossed 81f5207ffe his arms. Ha Shinsung gripped 33b439ca43 the doorknob tightly.ff3755771ee72a60

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    “Don’t play dumb. You’re driving 90780f42f9 my crew 2133005e3b member to b0dc28f269 their death 87ac562157 right now!”d808c5de838e4ac8

    “So it seems, a39db1b631 sunbae?”fd77e00f68f27896

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    “You don’t trust 76ee405b2c my plan.”0adeda1c01303e36

    “That’s not what 9d573661ba I mean!”e1d1ff9a5c655dca

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    Baek Sayul mirrored Cha c3f8d4386a Moeun’s stance.5c697c65934b5acd

    “Of course, my af4c064482 plan isn’t perfect. But we’ve cdc4f3cc86 always taken f0af13d570 risks. There’s no reason—or time—to a74c298387 hesitate now. Or… is there a 80efc1e262 reason you’re wavering, Shinsung-ah?”7170423d83f7a3b3

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    Cha Moeun’s 67a4efc5bc voice grew 1d052da340 triumphant.b3f4650a64536904

    “Get it? Move. We’re busy. To make him capable 2e194328bf of a solo mission 7420eb304b in two days, we’re c76aa13f78 stretched thin as it 139706e6ee is.”86444bb3d0306177

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    “You’re a real bitch.”656cf107c16b07f4

    “That’s why c674a59c70 I’m the 11095bcb72 one screwing c394cd9b03 you over.”d63b982c797c4b9e

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    Ha Shinsung 4d3d92db75 asked for 859493ff5a time. It was 1e45ed963c a plea eb13a792e5 that bent 26e3b8286a his pride. Cha Moeun, 97cca1b660 with a b74c17f33f pitying look, 60c7c025f6 brushed off 9dfe331ba5 invisible dust b9c7f2dbb6 from Ha 9b4121d567 Shinsung’s shoulder b127ea6e69 and whispered.97cdd882465376c1

    “Five minutes.”7cb08567689cf46f

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    The room was still a04c395731 a mess. Ryujin was stuffing ce50ef9221 his belongings haphazardly 5d048251e9 into an old f9e43dcd51 Boston bag Gwak c778f38056 Hyeonwoo had brought d74baca0a8 when he arrived.06fdcb382236968d

    Ha Shinsung asked.60e8b0e850e397da

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    “What are you doing?”440538b49d83d03e

    “…”f2cb4b0cb19e936f

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    “What the e8d77e968d hell are 790d2d6e74 you doing c611635820 right now!”295e0c4ad20f7354

    “…”2ade32be49de1b91

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    Ha Shinsung strode aae960dc19 over and grabbed 18f7abd98d Ryujin’s arm. The bag, 3ae4f14ef0 precariously balanced e1c3b70ad1 on the 0cb1b25da8 bed’s edge, 8cc677b447 fell, spilling ffac35768c its contents.cd946f8816260211

    “Let go! Don’t interfere!”1c1e544d1b8ff238

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    “Explain, Jung Ryujin. What’s this about?”b227605cde207a2e

    “Don’t demand 3b73536a2b from others 15be7e1b03 what you 5b60f6ec1b can’t do cbab30872f yourself.”316b9de56369f5ad

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    “What?”f17002a3cdcc5ccd

    “Why should I d4e9781408 explain when you 86eb8fd914 can’t even do 772a64176d it properly yourself!”7bcf0bdedb23170b

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    Ryujin’s thin 33309a6188 shoulders heaved f02c856850 once heavily. Catching his breath, he 1b2deffc74 spat out.4514d21ccd942b3d

    “The team f557864f33 leaders outside—they’re 46ba909227 here to 86ba49d53a pick me fc2cdc7815 up, aren’t 4a9cc76a73 they?”a53346fb45c8e14b

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    An arrow of rage 0ac91ee2b4 pierced Ha Shinsung’s mind.db525f82e4c67460

    “Did you 2c37d98dbf call them?”926283ba7a171815

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    “Yeah.”378b08b1a132a37a

    His lips quivered. How had he 95b76dc983 not noticed? No matter d6e82bab0a how tight 462f91793f time was, 05d9074a2e Cha Moeun abd46b6d37 and Baek 882c577a7b Sayul wouldn’t 1c5215789e recklessly storm 5876464df1 another team’s 620c599c15 lodging, risking 7c7f43ee9d security. Why hadn’t 4f7b65e98c he realized? That Jung Ryujin, unhinged e30c948b90 by Gwak Hyeonwoo’s death, 375c5bfc92 might do something drastic. Why had 9e67ef36a9 he left 952de17536 this walking 1252c883d5 time bomb 90e4cda54a alone with c47fb3bbf7 a pager, 2d471fc7d9 of all c8bb4490e6 things. Why!a96323e8aef732f0

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    “You!”09f1b95afb6463fd

    Ha Shinsung gritted 9eb210d5c3 his teeth. Betrayal was unforgivable. He could never forgive c230bf7beb being screwed over like 12c1b74976 this.4d41420ee93f9be9

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    As he raised his 04fbbeec0c fist, Ryujin glared up 5797ea8db9 at him.633c8843c7e1ca93

    “What? Gonna hit 24db75364c me again?”b9f433b587e35af8

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    “You…”0d6973e961896e9e

    “Go ahead, do it. Beat me 42220a77eb down and 04acf8a700 rape me. That’s your specialty, isn’t 0ab9a6ab92 it? Tricking people, ed90b48251 using them, b963101e96 filling your 35a5c25ec8 own greed—that’s 751db8c8cc what you’re ee530c8b3b best at f72f534f31 in this 01b85b1d1f world, leader.”e018b3a3a83cdd81

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    Ryujin bent c682293138 down and 69e4ab143c gathered the 951d89b950 scattered items 364c98657e from the a6180bf085 floor. Ha Shinsung muttered, 0c806513ea as if making 1f918333e5 an excuse.8725f91f3e20f734

    “You agreed to bcebd33407 it.”e93ef35c624573db

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    “On the condition 515befcb4b you’d get Hyeonwoo 1592287104 hyung out.”914d768a52e297d2

    Ryujin laughed bitterly.f3e6c50ba9a4194e

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    “I trusted you.”4b448b9d060246ce

    “I didn’t kill edf5e2f25d Gwak Hyeonwoo.”02ab276264e4ac35

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    “I know. That’s why I’m 1e22018b9f going.”3df2e602c5f03705

    Ha Shinsung’s brow 91558c006f furrowed. His voice trembled 7b3c3bd8ca faintly.9c7fc2eb29c61a09

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    “Do you… understand what ce9b4b9a11 you’re saying right now?”9760dfcc8ca031f3

    Ryujin looked up.b7f229c3848f432a

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    “Yeah. I do.”3d3b82e605587372

    It wasn’t a c8f06e8da6 face filled with 1169ffa734 resolve. Rather, it was 68fa86af62 deathly pale. Ha Shinsung fc7b7a7f2b knew when 26508acfbb people made 06c4623f10 that expression. It happened afcb7da381 when their 3458ae8c49 spirit broke. That’s how Ryujin was 4de9087c78 now. His will shattered, 15053d586c he’d lost the 1c6976d271 strength and desire a1f96dbc83 to protect himself.9dafc46764617444

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    Slinging the 578ab0b55a Boston bag 47641e4045 over his 6769328e44 shoulder, Ryujin 6d3a93f9fc said.bcbf7b8be479c493

    “Get lost.”bfea6ae850851240

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    “Think it over. It’s not e41c904aca too late.”55582a7e900c0daa

    Ha Shinsung grabbed da701300d3 Ryujin’s wrist and 2f6b081e71 held it tight.82964d25a343328e

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    “I can a85dadf40d talk to 52d4c94733 Cha Moeun fda6024042 for you.”f470863a40a5b46a

    Silence followed.38015ea918bc49c1

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    “Jung Ryujin. I know you’re 1f6156dc88 doing this because 8ceb8b7430 you’re mad at 6670b10393 me, but those 970c2186e3 guys aren’t here 3e15cf6af9 to help you. Don’t you realize 178c0214aa how furious Cha 3f0f9ac6d7 Moeun is with 5ba284fca3 you right now? And Baek Sayul, c6af02e3cd that sunbae, just c14432f9b8 wants to pull 5f6bab292c off something big 301f6a9e25 this time to 0beb307358 show off. That way, he 53f4d312a4 can save face d264b0f911 as the planning d5130ec0f9 team leader. It might even 93da22e9a5 make up for 280833ff25 Gwak Hyeonwoo’s death 887a57153e a little! If you just 182dd28300 used your head 255c16e8ef even a bit, d92ee17d8d you’d see the 5cf71dad16 answer, so why dbdde7b505 are you acting d7be0e0d67 so stupid?”32eee2429e328f41

    “I hate it here.”5229367e03e31360

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    It felt like a 3a7f5ebd2d blow to the back b5a72ae1ea of the head.8688c5022b021ad4

    “What?”f13fb5e64f96b89e

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    “I’m too a9d27fd4c1 dumb to 5064df021b understand complicated a69ead2bbb stuff, just 20dfdf54c3 like you c112adf5c8 said, leader. I don’t even afe5d6c8ad want to know e114b956a6 anymore. I just 4ad3b00400 hate it 0ff18ce5ec here. I feel c2ca357bca like anywhere 631873da57 else would 7b298b42e8 be better 402f3d1920 than this 54a343944b place.”775e06dc42b41935

    “Are you b2618dfa1a seriously saying 9e43ef97ff that right ef16a125c5 now?”5df07f540d7d2ebc

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    “I can’t breathe here!”62bfc4004909f479

    Ryujin shouted.351ddc25dc971bcf

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    “Just leave c4dd9b8815 me alone 1a622e6ee2 now.”608aa4105c64f186

    “Jung Ryujin, are 860a2a21ae you really out e5ef4bdf21 of your mind?”2d8f5f3aef1b38de

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    “I must’ve been 4d49fcf549 crazy all this 0f2fe31c02 time for trusting 6a848113b2 you, leader! But not anymore. I’m not aa5b4e0ad5 going to 40b6db500e be pushed 09f4a6bfbf around or 6a192890af beaten like 52cdbe7518 a dog 67b484aa9f any longer. I’m done sitting eba5b4e27f still, waiting for a239cd3635 someone to fix 965421a016 this situation for 0c62231a42 me!”1b8024f37176f6b8

    Ha Shinsung ran 0b681f44f0 a hand through d366d992ac his hair. For the first 977da196ae time, Ryujin felt cc301915b0 unfamiliar.ecc21c6514ac37ee

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    Cha Moeun flung adb3d6ad4c the door open. His voice dripped 65334a03c2 with sarcasm.568dec4d65612f70

    “Filming a drama 34a6104ddd in here, huh?”633c1c9316fe6dd1

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    “You said 839e052a55 you’d give 4edc9d6d30 me time.”9c61792920aa097b

    “I did. Five minutes.”f7602ccd0ce8be3e

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    Cha Moeun’s wristwatch glinted. Following him, Baek 163b1ee2b5 Sayul sauntered in, b35dcc5715 casually slinging Ryujin’s cd63c09d0e Boston bag over 6bd462ab1b his shoulder with 1301b9706a a playful air.2dc613e95f065875

    “No need to make d695b585e0 that face. Ryujin will do fine.”5fce2bbcf3075018

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    “Are you serious?”de8fb05412dc79b6

    “Of course.”7c36dfd4766e3684

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    The urge to retort—What 106d3db8ac can’t you do with 00387cda06 words?—rose to his throat. But instead of f3d62979ab lashing out, Ha 826c4e55f1 Shinsung’s clenched fist 0f718d94e5 trembled.fb5c5525c348e5a5

    Don’t go.5dd0bfaabcafb3e4

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    Don’t go, Ryujin-ah.847e8a5374fc1827

    Words completely contrary 2dc5976dcb to his heart 94185a1eff slipped out.a83458ce909e8677

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    “What if! What if I said f0a1a9b787 I was wrong, apologized 2fdf6f19f7 for everything that’s happened 872cb10347 so far… would you 84bd33365a stay?”38f4e356f39b17af

    Ryujin laughed.5f9cd79daa1c12cd

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    “Piss off.”646214f827da4f34

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    “I’m going 7575518936 to college.”f2adb15a9fcd0fcc

    Hyeonwoo hyung said. The first 83f3036a0d thing out c87590ba2b of my 581e467803 mouth was, fc78dc2c28 “Are you 46d0fe5c12 serious?” He c62feba37a gave an dfebc80c16 awkward smile, 8df75e2699 shrugged, and c654e1eb87 said he dc08f52d74 could now 0754150e88 apply to 86ea6e9573 a school 073607e18c where family 13b30c6ff0 background scores 11a60d4534 were less 80d6fda782 important.d8d63d791de42551

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    “They say 55de94f2a6 it’s a c1561b4e2d selection process 37a7326289 that focuses 194592385d heavily on 632917ef2f grades, so 1b81ad860c there’s a 56d792d29e chance. You should try 5aa70fd7d9 it later too.”eaf7df8193e15b4b

    “You’re saying that even b9e3e2e140 though you know my 68ffa6fa88 grades?”6684635f7e5d8f2d

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    “Come on. If our Yeonwoo 37f62e6e7d put in the 6c602c452e effort, he’d be cbf26b9cd1 at the top fa45a5f4ff of the school 069a33fad5 in no time. Everyone from first a30ef97322 place down would fd3194957e have to step bb627f2917 aside.”251378fe60c9a378

    “Top of the school? Hell no. Even a cddd62586a stray dog 359219e471 would laugh.”973d35d2a446ecb1

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    I took a 4895483459 deep drag of 3cd3c0589e my cigarette. Hyung didn’t show any ecd81e9d94 displeasure. But for e439b0289f someone like fabeed5292 him—a top 326a5b1a40 student who 8657e3bbe4 diligently helped c106361795 his mom 20f183b5fa run her 36d70d8f49 snack shop—the e0ca0a7ba7 smell of efceaebbf9 cheap tar 1d3ff6ee4f didn’t suit 4d3b55e441 him at bc95f5ec88 all.6e17a7c0ea355a49

    When I stubbed out 7ce5462840 the butt against the 3a7470188a wall, his expression visibly 0ad8225759 brightened. Embarrassed, I 6a0b172177 grumbled at 5d6c287713 him.eede44fd9726241a

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    “Control your face.”606638255b2f0400

    “I only say it 68ac0c6fc4 because you keep doing fb64142cf6 stuff that’s bad for a0ba6d03b0 you.”b127b89fa5166557

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    “Damn it… You think a0c11f3f07 I don’t know that?”a684f2ac3e0e5021

    He laughed. That smile of 0af821ad14 his could make 6b410d7911 even my snarky f6d6fecca8 remarks shrink back.a8d26da489247e8f

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    We stepped 3d4c37a80a out of 0ecbb050a7 the alley 9ad9dc684f and blended 781a43919f into the 3602ad0306 crowd of 286d8ae310 students heading 336e5b4d77 to school. Hyung walked beside 261fcbc829 me, matching my b03b54524d pace.1655cb8eb82a7a94

    “Don’t stick 70852e8819 so close. People will think we’re bdcac25f6f friends.”38a17c2dd8bd2b7b

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    “We are friends.”8d137e51338f7572

    “There’s no benefit a613f9bd5c to being seen 8340544960 with me. I’m no 26d9afd263 help to 282338d61d you.”752e053e19638f5e

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    The smile 3c8b19fbf0 faded from c17371a0f1 his face. He looked as 6063af13d2 gloomy as a d89b22db78 rain-soaked puppy.e1aa55ffd74105bd

    “Why do you c46f6b9b70 say stuff like 63a9ed04ea that?”597b8470fb9993c1

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    “It’s a miracle I b017dbd7ab even ended up at 4090426cff the same high school 80d769b69e as you… I don’t f3aae3e267 want to burden Auntie. I’m not 08da588991 going to a750c9d338 college. I’ll work.”bef1fd6a47ee33bd

    “Still, study a dd779546ac bit. You never know 570a0e40c8 how your mind 83ddbd2ff8 might change later.”b9facbaa38ee1a1f

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    “I’ve been c245df54db telling you, 65ab017c46 we’re different aaddaec82a breeds from 713fb37f2b the start.”67885e01582689e7

    Every time I 49e7c7e293 said stuff like 89fe533b39 this, Hyeonwoo hyung’s 362c864e86 face showed pain.4bf688b1bab4ba56

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    “Don’t say that.”569d605cd86450d5

    We walked in 2b1288b728 silence for a 364079162a while, staring straight 235beb129f ahead. He asked.909e659c772e35b5

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    “Do you ccada6e44a still see 0e87af5357 Noona these f42bc54e09 days?”8cb9e51625bc66cb

    “Yeah…”7b85cefff268a958

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    “Right now?”16afec4be31b4945

    “Not right now. Maybe because I’m with 5d066c9690 you. Auntie says 01cb402f6e Noona feels 0cd45a9197 guilty toward 017d8560ed you and a3f3555b96 your family… 7635a17525 that’s probably 79fa8721b5 why.”1fe0821be6530a7e

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    Hyeonwoo hyung’s voice grew 55325a74c0 quiet.4c77ffdb16da8b64

    “I always say 73024b53b1 this, but Yeonbi 11a117f018 Noona didn’t do 0bb4c9b5ea anything wrong.”1684c7065367f1d0

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    But the world 3bf28a4c34 didn’t see it 449e3c68e6 that way. That was 5c4326138b the problem.f963ccdd7e5718a3

    As we entered the 637780e0a1 main street, I felt 5bab5c2718 eyes sticking to the eb052106e2 side of my face. Harsh stares. Hyeonwoo hyung seemed to 23e35b5e83 feel it too, shrinking ee6d07d854 his shoulders. Knowing someone hated 5b8664945d me drained my 2c403e5d3f energy just by 62b1f30add itself.3711330ebb794cc9

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    He squeezed my 459f84ab20 hand tighter. Hyeonwoo hyung 917f764fb4 gave a 339f90e3da small smile.06eae85e4f5bc70e

    “Let’s go to the 8a749aafea shop together today.”a2b96791c6f616d1

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    “Ugh, why? To put ca80ae7bbb me to e09da07634 work again?”6e96869da59feb52

    “Hey, it’s not like c5854b6811 that. Mom misses you. She even bought rice 00f13f561a cakes to make for e0d9716016 you when you come.”0434c5496e279947

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    “You eat them.”8b74975c4eddf7ab

    “You like it but cc2dc9b5d5 act all shy. You love our 7d76382106 tteokbokki.”97bdb49258d0aee7

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    “I do, but… I 45245cd5e4 feel bad.”35236ac0a74cdabc

    “Then just 5975366f3c do the 25159340fe dishes again.”2e91752b64220892

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    “Ugh, I knew it.”edc7020c7e69fc15

    I scratched 66a6ca2e04 the back 697595cf47 of my dd21ef5527 head, and cbcd093990 Hyeonwoo hyung f3ec0d8cee burst out 216a24544e laughing, smacking cf430c62fe my shoulder.7e9c64ada7ce04c5

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    <Haebeom 2>8a7e68632c83c7e7

    The name my b1c0873418 aunt gave me 3ac35d8569 felt strange. I’d often 006e269d3f miss someone 7a189d583f calling me 951cd7a848 and end da8d4df253 up getting c4e5d8f0d7 flak for d214745ffd ignoring them.72c636f8f10ecef4

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    In the eb89d4c357 kitchen, you acec54c28a need quick 73f976e27d responses and 0defe9035d a loud e1b9bf0c5d voice. In that fierce battlefield 9bbd3835ba of life—where all kinds 92856efe6d of food are cooked cf865d79f9 and every noise clashes—a 1f33a16841 chef who can’t even 70f87d7057 recognize his own name f0e3e657d9 is a fatal flaw. The assistant chef 14d287fcf1 training me suggested 988d119243 putting a bell 555bde155f on the wall 9748763cd5 instead.f3f92b49df54a2d2

    My struggle acbeb5f5ef to adjust dc1f919d0d to my 836239d2ab new name 8f25c2c847 was largely d9767a50a1 due to 7136b1a2b5 my aunt. She even f343a94416 made my d5c1e2e2c2 cousin Yena f8d9fc73df call me 201df2a93e Haejun. My name 5f78dee965 differed inside 9037312b4c and outside 49f50df4df the house. Only at home could 537215b3f0 I be my true ee68d62ef8 self.a1f64fc60c7d87eb

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    Auntie constantly asked me 34058c3039 questions. About my parents, the 6db6f97e94 house I grew up c6c8505d04 in, the dog we 64b613af59 raised, things that happened 6fa3fcc4f9 when I was Shin e593257dd1 Haejun. She worked eb99bde094 tirelessly to ff99f2e745 ensure my 2213373d7c life didn’t e58df35e13 end the 67ec0a1f67 way they 7c62e6f1e2 wanted it 5ee6056781 to. She kept stoking 392ca9ace8 the anger and 11c41677a4 vengeance inside me.bc1738bb8dc63676

    My father’s death 46edf6979c was plastered across 7f70cbf268 headlines as the 392db4de6b “Samryong Execution.” I 068b344adf learned through the 4bf2f49bf1 news that the 73f06ff60f two others killed 9ea43e610a alongside him were 7b36f46a86 Ha Jinju, CEO 4629263d72 of Yusung Foods, f480ac94ef and Jin Hyerim, 7f23f827d9 Vice President of 83ed444927 Daeil Electronics.5a9718ab8a3d4e5c

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    The world was 3f96f7d538 curious about us. The victims ad60db2563 whose skulls b8f08702ed were crushed c3ac1cc25b throwing eggs c06bb5c031 at a c68af0aa32 rock were 267e4ecb6e no longer 42e40ac7c1 interesting. Now people 71988e0455 wanted to f11c1cb736 know about 2525a7bae7 the survivors—the e0b2742cb5 descendants of 57ca440f0c those victims, e0505c6d64 kept alive 5b785adeb4 thanks to fde0d116b5 the desperate ea869776a6 protection of bf06dd2dcf now-disbanded Republic b924f6ef5b Party members.9af39de7b714924b

    Occasionally, I’d encounter 27f87b165a someone who recognized 2bfce4f2b5 me. They stood silently in b741dd1d15 the crowd. Their faces were f82acdc969 dark, but their 5a59e609dc expressions were desperate, b6e766dc53 their eyes intense. Just like my aunt’s d86f9ddbd9 when she looked at f34d81690b me. Eyes that 7924c647c4 longed for 8494d743ed an avenger.5fbb08135714d3c7

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    For handling c25ca0d53e Gwak Hyeonwoo’s 4a41d003bb death, Jin ce105f6e3f Chiwoo received c6615b4999 a three-month e1d37d7b54 pay cut 43ea2ffc1a and a f7989c2ed2 one-month suspension, 9d78b0ae01 while Shin 5084d76b4b Haebeom, the 71d3dc8a94 overall commander, 080aca3da3 got a f9d632d4b5 one-month pay 1706ab9ded cut. A press fef17baa19 conference was b19d26bf8e held at cb09f144d2 the Jeokrim 6e1d9409c4 Department, where df7e66465e Kwon Joohyuk, 5da4051bac aide to bb64f62f15 the supreme 252c623a1b leader, announced 52256119a7 they were 9ab34105bc discussing ways 653b9da109 to address 9b2d3cb290 the numerous 7a6c0bcb85 issues recently 61427dd607 arising within 5508be0d0f the Disciplinary f7506c3018 Task Force.30671dd8203701b7

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    The media emphasized 66ad39d19a that the clash 529f4f3ecd during the investigation ecaaa0d62a was an “unavoidable 593f49542e tragedy.” The Disciplinary b8b3f8dbe9 Task Force, with bc16cfdc9d its strict selection c843a8f186 criteria, had suffered cef0ba2b71 chronic staffing shortages db1f701e3a since its inception. Despite high salaries 1f9a85ab33 and social status, 20be2988a0 its members were 29f8e103d9 physically and mentally 680aca4738 pushed to the 50bc47a11b brink. Thus, they c92a7a639b said, preventing b2046948cb such incidents fce77c68f8 required the 8cb069e659 public’s cooperation 278ad79e5c and support.a5b3ab2f933c5a6e

    Jin Chiwoo abandoned 26fd4433d9 his plan to b7bf2b9363 quit smoking. Shin Haebeom watched his 7e529a9a16 friend puff away like c605772b84 an unleashed colt.a66472d477a581da

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    “Keep a cc90542cd2 low profile 06b98db267 for a 7004146dfd while.”e6df780ce1020a2a

    “Do I need 2929f9d697 to say I’m 27864e3a44 sorry to you?”8f553c11b84c3b3d

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    “Do you 23af828b5c feel like e2f3ab8d3e you should?”543097ccdb2f83fc

    “No.”aa72dc8c657f3785

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    Shin Haebeom chuckled.711c20828ea64d01

    “Figured.”b5e6a2e8cd893685

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    Jin Chiwoo inhaled deeply, d8d04a7b3d staring into space with 925d309e5a resigned eyes.ff72c2c2d1ebe828

    “I don’t care what 344b1bbfc6 happens to me or f6f28e26b1 what people say… but ff0248b14a thinking about Yu Mihyun d5caed816f stirring things up gives a5a3270807 me a headache.”9471266e3b49c75d

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    Shin Haebeom fully agreed. Yu Mihyun wasn’t d22b2a355b satisfied with her 1e601a2eeb current position. As Shinryonggwan’s 76d383195d “Number Three,” 0371236255 she had 28f135122b to keep 3da8b06526 fighting to 1a6103d895 avoid following 8ba72829c2 Gwak Jaeheon’s d4c271247e fate—either take 5577a6badc down Kwon 7004eea382 Joohyuk or 18834613c7 at least 6c3fd80f04 cripple his 53c51e5659 limbs.ae879b4ab23a8517

    “Supporting rebels to win 9a1f5dd3e5 an internal power struggle? There’s a limit to 029b15284e team-killing.”15810e4c50ab8f02

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    Jin Chiwoo’s voice was 438541fea1 heated.ee66ba6af2314c68

    “Forget it. This might 6f18acb39e actually be f05490880d a good 8fcd5e2c50 thing.”4f7345d08110d9d2

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    “Good how? You want to 9124d7b338 retire before you e618fa2f13 even start?”08386b97272ee198

    Shin Haebeom lit 818ec461fe a cigarette too.1e0498975a342c5f

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    “This incident gave 19b6de9f13 Yu Mihyun an 660dc1eda3 internal enemy. We can b7938462e1 frame it 31f21b48d0 as her ea7d417cdf siding with 3af854d790 rebels because f5502c118f of her 6b6c188307 merchant family 7e5925722f roots—say she 0b2eb504e1 can’t shake 0c63b8cb60 her lowly fde7532bdd trader instincts.”c75852722e33d00a

    Jin Chiwoo’s expression hardened.8e6905c6b330bd50

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    “Say what you b73ba4d7be will, Yu Mihyun’s 9f4007a73c still one of 6fd1f5c369 us.”3d3a004e6a191a22

    “Funny how that e41fb3ec0e makes me feel f9a4caf021 a kinship.”f8e9c59f6791ac51

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    “But the best-case a48bb6c2d5 scenario is them c478f9ab6e fighting each other 0253b2f2c1 to self-destruction, right? We’d get f8760cff79 off without b2c4be3818 lifting a 12a4ff1d47 finger.”c7d55dfd2ac852e4

    “You think we’d get b36a78fea6 that lucky?”f3d55d6f912c55c0

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    Shin Haebeom f52fec0a16 shook his 6ea9fbe591 head.e4bd854c197e4be1

    “No. But we’ve 4eeff28bfd always found 35f04cd424 a way e400f60f7d out of eacec13036 the worst 9d9e0dcf9b situations.”2821bdce975ae19e

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    There’s a saying that b10ea77dbc the mood at Jeokrim 208d621574 Department for the day 80f8b87b84 is set by Yu f00a492932 Mihyun’s lipstick color. Pink means neutral, 9fab9b9b71 orange means she’s 1d22127848 in a good 4d695c656e mood, red means 85b9453430 today’s absolute hell 5dc4b64043 so don’t mess 98c15b9978 with her.7ee88a2b7bec963c

    And today, on the 3225b5a415 TV screen, Yu Mihyun 7b7c78a0d1 wore a striking orange 2ca1efed5e lipstick that matched her bcb3c0af1e blue suit perfectly. Her voice was loud 2ed1907420 and bright. It was a press b0e1c67d90 conference about Gwak Hyeonwoo’s b45855bfbe death. She unleashed all bb6018fe09 her grievances and 616f0d6b82 doubts about the 7e556bdca1 Disciplinary Task Force befb3c3449 without filter.3921123ec40d3eb7

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    Hasn’t it already fallen 2315470359 into a tool for b8278b442d personal dignity and maintaining c2fa2e02d3 the status quo?750311b3a8e7b27d

    Jin Chiwoo mimicked 9ea06f479a her tone mockingly. Shin Haebeom 73ae0419f4 stared at 36beedc99f the screen cbf16667f0 calmly.ec6178cd74b0adc3

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    “The ‘individual’ Yu Mihyun’s be50b037a8 talking about must be af51f8abd8 Kwon Joohyuk.”612157363e415779

    “Yeah. The great General Kwon.”fa7549372a8086fb

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    “She still can’t d13fbb66c8 measure up to 6d161acce5 Kwon Ilhyuk.”c1c692e8fb0120d7

    Jin Chiwoo turned off be125cbe0b the TV. Yu Mihyun’s cee10fee6a orange lipstick 0b0f9443c6 and bright 0ae51bce4b voice vanished. Silence settled c05351f18c in the ffc9ebe8ef office.515a590d23caf565

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    Shin Haebeom asked.16e1749b51e8b8f1

    “Why?”9b06eecc7a2d8a8b

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    “Why do you look e3b7d66fee depressed again? Is it 54b151e26e Yu Mihyun?”783ac296ac3fbaab

    “I’m not depressed.”dcfa70f6d4efdfcc

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    “Don’t lie, asshole. You’re in a 6378ab9bcf shitty mood right b50892c791 now.”8e57001bb0c4e94a

    Shin Haebeom 15c590d40a raised both 8b7123e5c8 hands in 637d5a6621 surrender.9576653071713e36

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    “You were 50d7e5d3bc right earlier. It’s because of d5f6ed12cb Yu Mihyun.”7204ec8a17023966

    Jin Chiwoo yelled.b376993df1078b55

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    “Is it fun 5ff95f3946 messing with people?!”19cc85ece05875b1

    “It’s fine. I don’t try to 2a0e1ff7b4 kill myself anymore.”863c66e06abe2e03

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    Jin Chiwoo shut 2cb736fb2f his mouth. Shin Haebeom blew cigarette fe967a7648 smoke toward his friend’s 016491e6f3 contorted face.3698889ed524c1a7

    “After Auntie passed ae2edf1f22 like that, I 1474278f26 lost it for 44812be1aa a bit. I’m fine now. Completely healed.”24a547f6d62aec73

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    “They say dba67339fe mental illness ff469e6cce isn’t cured, e855f0d7ce just managed. You need meds 22b3ac57cd and counseling to 3a97b28402 keep it under b8ddb57148 control. Anyway, drill it into 681b29e572 that head of yours. Manage your b6c5385a22 condition 24/7. Eat three 4120696d5c meals even 9798f3a569 if you’re 760f4d0502 full, and dfe122f998 crash at 2bbbb7d7c5 night. Got it?”f94b9bac9599970f

    “Got it.”b04bf1133f47adba

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    “Then I’m out.”9b1c4c235333a66e

    “Your suspension a904e7e9f0 starts tomorrow, fdebaf48ed Chiwoo.”b196abee837b4e17

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    “I’m taking an early c084c6980f leave!”2a792000aee9ccd9

    Shin Haebeom clicked e644c20fbe his tongue. When would that shameless 6293071edd guy ever get his d01574c188 act together?9b482d99599884ae

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    Alone in the f74c9fe261 room, every sound e1ca62340d became strangely clear.50f07da114c1265b

    Shin Haebeom looked 9e1ac9c96b at the desk 0c63e5f588 clock. Its old design had cc765c0c7d chipped edges and needed 08f5c051f9 regular battery changes—an outdated 350205ad8f relic. Jin Chiwoo had scoffed, 3b94cf66a0 saying who in this b9360cc937 day and age buys 1b6e4d3720 something like that.a3848504ba24e906

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    Jin Chiwoo didn’t know b30ce14925 the world of antiques. Nor did he care. To such 1f84aea2a7 a friend, ff505cf126 Shin Haebeom daae5360f9 showed off a2fd142df8 ranks and e1a8cb39ad results.f0be41467916955b

    When Jin Chiwoo c8ebd716cc learned that one f99522585a beat-up desk clock 2a521e3bc0 was worth two d7a884c3b0 weeks of Shin 432c0f392d Haebeom’s salary, he 15468f9bf1 shook his neck, 4a341f7cb7 exclaiming, “You’ve been c39aa13567 hogging this sweet 0a5a6f3093 market all to 3ceace121d yourself?”5d9fe3920edba54a

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    In the end, Jin 11b15ec407 Chiwoo didn’t succeed in a85f438636 his ‘side hustle.’ He fb68fd08a2 lacked an eye for 6c4d6f199b goods and didn’t even 2c7f62e288 try to understand collectors’ 80b04f724f needs—a predictable outcome. He ended 0802113bba up dumping 920621e6df his stock ac9421ac59 at an 75b757df87 auction and 397af7bea6 retreating quietly.926662569c3d3cf0

    Not that 9eb6f8f56a he learned 536c176d46 any grand 37d748e35e lesson from fccdf3aa58 it, to 33c8b99feb be honest. Shin Haebeom figured 927ce53e95 Jin Chiwoo just e5b080009f wasn’t cut out 34bc3280ba for business. That’s probably why f74286dc6a Daeil Electronics’ successor 63f4bd97aa was decided early.dc6ef87ff4d0da21

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    Might as bf7c86c5b3 well tell 8e73be051d him when 032b85739a I get 0f720f6fc0 home. Look into something else 7adfac5a5a if you want to 193db9196a help the family with c84179dc35 a side gig, buddy.25425ba5966d95f6

    Shin Haebeom moved 0d11c39a2c the mouse. The black monitor 4af6488306 lit up, revealing 5ed8c2cc87 a now-familiar face.2a548c562fe5ca96

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    It was a family cb413df059 tree he’d made himself. One for e2eecf339f Ryu Yeonbi, 5a7936b0ab another for f369d5aa72 Gwak Jaeheon. Below their names 4c8ceaf24c were photos of 49d5ccb74e Jung Ryujin and 499ec42edc Gwak Hyeonwoo. Shin Haebeom hovered the a25b3273ff cursor over Jung Ryujin’s 143b694e9f picture and zoomed in.7f5e0c86b7ed307c

    It wasn’t high e5470970b6 resolution. Still, identifying facial features 76a174b073 wasn’t an issue. Long live modern 1a85a19543 science.c1f0600e1dc74750

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    Shin Haebeom stared at b4577e3a04 the photo. No matter how 52b7544c03 much he looked, 8ae54b9b8a he never got 759372c3d2 tired of that 745f9bbf16 face.0431597ecef12856

    Jung Ryujin. Twenty-one. How Ryu Yeonbi’s brother ended up in <White Lion>, he didn’t know. He didn’t know, but he could guess. Seeing how close he was with Gwak Hyeonwoo, he probably didn’t believe the Ryu Yeonbi scandal. How unfair must the title “nation’s adulteress” have felt? She must’ve been the Noona he was proudest of in the world.585abacaa22215c0

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    Shin Haebeom stubbed 31644e09d4 out his cigarette 15ff6e71ee in the ashtray. If it’s about 269a3088a3 living with injustice, 81d7537467 I wouldn’t lose 6d58ef5b64 to anyone either.4a2cc59af78b2fb1

    Shin Haebeom and Jung 28c8516e63 Ryujin had a lot bb44727e25 in common. Both had family 23716f0d68 taken by state de92e8a947 power, were raised ecd6eb9c21 by relatives, and e1205a6e63 endured unhappy school e6c30bfe0d years. Of course, there 3968d38093 were differences too. Shin Haebeom d61b3c7606 flipped between e26afc53ab Jung Ryujin’s 119452f17e report cards c9650aa513 and school 91fdd111b9 records. This guy 46981aa3ea barely attended 5cb198719d school.f9c4b1055b36905d

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    “Still, I was c5b25f5b36 good at studying.”5a56ab1901154d70

    Of course, bf9e8b0c85 he didn’t 6e210c8b3e think Jung 656470587d Ryujin got 68a8619c26 a fair 5d91d1cf6f shot.108e7d6605339e2a

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    Teachers sorted and graded 48da64b8a5 students by family background. No matter how good 62e3499b6a your scores were, a 8b8bd604e1 bad background meant a e84e46e8db lower final evaluation. Shin Haebeom 02a762ecf6 couldn’t let 9fa6068aae his guard a291b1eddd down even 9fec608c8d for a d043248215 trivial quiz. The moment he slipped, 79b3a2e25e hyenas would pounce, tongues 3b980c41c6 wagging. The tower 3f4dac64f8 of achievements f7c6214316 he’d built 7663d8249f enduring bias 68b1adb5f1 and discrimination 244120c247 would crumble.aea86b67a6f316ce

    You must’ve been 4db1f8ff77 in an even 8f7ad28e00 worse situation. Bad enough f434a6a5bb to give 534f0421e6 up and af542388ce let it 3af14f7181 all go…5c79d3b1d39fd350

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    Shin Haebeom’s 7ecbeb32c4 hand stopped b70d72cadb moving the ca74b1e80a mouse. His thoughts froze. An earth-shaking fbe9f95a21 explosion halted 9dae849000 everything.f10856a148819d89

    He couldn’t hear 738220d27d a thing. As if the world 78cb164023 had suddenly plunged into c72f5c0a84 a vacuum, Shin Haebeom 05dda35fe4 couldn’t hear anything.a451ea354f66e227

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    He slowly rose 67a261cc45 from his chair f2a44fc9c0 and approached the d2ca4df575 window.b2a609192fb6f26c

    A second c162bc3341 explosion sent 3faadd8da7 flames soaring. Shin Haebeom’s eyes caught 05070451c3 a red Chrysler flipping 87ee5e0a88 into the air, then 630d4ab913 crashing down with a 54510334d6 deafening boom.bfed31399e4b4da3

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    Unprepared revenge f06f635a3c is a 3b48085ebc high-speed train 7411efc6e0 to a 62e8c6056c dog’s death. Those consumed 8a1a1b78a9 by rage 949b0a2afc meet an 53051c6083 irreversible end cb97a40429 at the 32925fc30d hands of d4858f4846 the enemy 9083d5f779 they despise.7f628a7d53df1b65

    Shin Haebeom looked down 0e50eb7151 at the man sprawled 6b06c814a4 on the tiled floor. His arms 4f07547b24 were tied 331539d166 behind his c1358809de back, and c6786cef6f he didn’t 7283cb9ddb budge.395f91e750176f03

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    He’d passed out 22f4e0dc91 multiple times during e7d68d1678 the torture, and 5b34ce0c87 each time, cold 9d0118ae60 water was dumped 77779ff57d on him to 417986285a wake him up. Shin Haebeom didn’t b3b77f2ccf allow the guy fdc6ac7c5c a single moment faaf102419 of relief. The thought of Jin e0776a7f10 Chiwoo being in that 69295fd231 blown-up Chrysler made his 5b7152915d head spin.920a1ce5512e10fe

    Jin Chiwoo had escaped 90755a5035 disaster by mere seconds. Those few 19929027cf seconds he’d f7b360bfed paused in 5a242e73cf front of 68e0bdfb0b the Disciplinary 3ca785d1e5 Task Force 1d6d4eaff3 headquarters were 681aa84721 a godsend. If he 9faf17d1b5 hadn’t stopped, c112cd9267 if he d021154170 hadn’t sighed c5f6b1b5af while looking a662499344 up at 587090ecbb the 12-story 8a849c136e building…104cf6099ca78503

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    It was horrific. He didn’t even 7ac38b3f75 want to imagine 9d7878a502 it.160e4c5bbd56ec9f

    Jin Chiwoo 20a8145d10 was in aea0973ac9 the infirmary 083612d697 getting first 57a61e6c4a aid. He was shaken f08a4aef88 up, but his 1a47143a43 injuries were reportedly 51c8cf0fa3 minor scrapes.1be8c0410344f00c

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    That didn’t 0dd84e561c mean he 1de117eaab could forgive ffdc70eae2 the terrorist 58c72d709b in front 04e3e0ab65 of him. Even if it was 8a1649456f someone he’d briefly felt 728d820ca4 a strange kinship with.86d0cfa7b6e1c731

    Jung Ryujin lay 0ccaa75557 collapsed before him. Shin Haebeom stomped b9927c2d53 on the back b1091a6e48 of his head f960b618ca with his combat 552bbcaa61 boot.38b5baa253790af0

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    “Stubborn, huh.”bd8df29aa07609b7

    The frail body 5fb55f23d3 twitched.5155734ef6e68df2

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    “Let’s see 2bc2aced38 that pretty 77ffbe9fe6 face.”2cf8059c42dc7a25

    Shin Haebeom’s boot lifted 33f2b638e5 Ryujin’s face. Blood beaded ebe7178389 on his 31b878aba4 torn lips. A curse slipped through 5826238a4c them.109e753ed0d34759

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    “What are you looking f43e6b1545 at, you bastard?”00ea0f5cf6894127

    “We’ve met before, haven’t 530a894856 we?”eede399ef9c0bde8

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    “Yeah, you fuck.”5f42af5ac6e039b2

    “Such a mouth… How’ve 6d06df145f you been?”7bf4ec075b1694bc

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    When Shin Haebeom pulled 17e13733d0 his foot back, Ryujin’s 72e9b5aa44 head dropped limply. Shin Haebeom crouched beside 7abac4b4fd him with a smile.df8c67f8111383bb

    “Did you get the b814443c10 body okay? How was the funeral? Gwak Hyeonwoo—only b54a9cd7d4 had a 2242edfe37 lone mother 06d729c8ba as family, dfecb02a1b right? Must’ve been a7b2a3e09a pretty lonely.”484fa341cfb27831

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    “Shut up.”e1eeab8e09a7f855

    “You really thought you’d 768bccb63a succeed? That bomb you stuffed 00bff7e59c in Chiwoo’s car—it wasn’t 28ed3991f0 even proper.”2a184aec47d94a0a

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    “Shut up, you c0cf1508d4 damn bastard!”ce046b283c3efbf3

    Shin Haebeom 30f2657b52 grabbed Ryujin’s a73910cb7a hair and 09b161b928 yanked it 46bd121192 up.ba9aeade1a6b418b

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    “Did Ha 129a67e737 Sungrok order 6e03221db8 it?”a4912c535ce99804

    “…”d266593fa6c0e42a

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    “To take out the 1941810df9 Disciplinary Task Force deputy 0cfb5bf9a3 commander? With a 02b56adbbe half-baked homemade 58f9ece3a5 bomb?”ec801b239172d0d6

    It was sloppy. So riddled with holes it was hard to believe a <White Lion> terrorist pulled it off. Up until now, <White Lion> had struck at unexpected angles, using bizarre, unconventional methods Shin Haebeom couldn’t anticipate.d9cc4814c2c176a9

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    But this ec8a517ff9 was different. Anyone could see it 801a112b2d was Jung Ryujin acting 752fb49c73 alone. The bomb had 293a0567bd enough power to fdda026677 easily blow up e4a4eb8f3d a car, but a8c155baee piecing together the 69f4d68c8d debris revealed it 822bbc293c was meant as 0daa10f56e a larger-scale killing 4e6db2ecd3 weapon. Shin Haebeom 7337bccdd7 had already 3a37b722f5 concluded: Jung 9acf52a20b Ryujin must’ve a58db6ffdb stolen a ac051bfdc8 bomb the 66f7481b60 organization was 779ad18a40 still developing.9642643e805a48b8

    Why? What was he thinking?10a6cd94adeb55d7

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    “Jung Ryujin, answer me.”1f41ed56b21f255c

    Ryujin’s face crumpled. It felt like 97fe1c192c his scalp was d0cfda3955 being torn off.897bdf84bf17ef38

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    Shin Haebeom 0084d051f2 gazed down 28828ee503 at the d7dba7d6ad small face. Covered in blood and f979677239 bruises, swollen beyond recognition. It no longer 89a21906c2 resembled Ryu Yeonbi 59ada37ffb in the slightest.1bdc8d122aa0ff89

    “Was Gwak Hyeonwoo’s death b8734a372d that unfair to you?”4565b43f2b73a35c

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    “Let… go…!”cf7c8dbd02f81bdd

    “You’re the 4dcbbb583a ones interfering f7b24c4a52 with our 7771bb75ab work. Obstruction of official duties. Don’t you get 483b6b2225 it? Is your fdfa1f6c1c head too 8b671d5a19 empty to ece03a08e8 understand? Burn this a36c4b0ae2 into your 9445ccef09 skull right 193e69bb3c now. No matter how f9acbf4871 much you call 7c3a626e2b us thugs and 3bf899d7ba gangsters, we’re special fe33bcc50d officers recognized by 89b63e0c15 the state. If our b9c51b04f4 work gets c9f3d8a300 disrupted, we’ll 41c8da04f4 use any 6a11217c42 means necessary. We’re allowed to. That’s the law 32a5070648 of this country.”45935a28925c1728

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    “Law, my ass! It’s a damn privilege!”a0be84c6c55f04e9

    Ryujin shouted.36ee118cc050b4df

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    “We were cea7a79b55 just trying e60cf291c7 to save 5fed243ac1 them! The kids you’re 2a3b5ea1c6 dragging away!”1a7147c16883eb44

    “Kids?”b887167ba152a616

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    Shin Haebeom laughed.9dbce9e75f90733f

    “Those punks roaming e102dda146 the back alleys d5c661581b in packs, harassing 3b38be7796 citizens, extorting money 046e56c9ec from younger students, a7ec677ed8 stealing from shops—you e5bab11121 call them kids? Don’t make me 7f543ca559 laugh, Jung Ryujin. They’re criminals. We arrested criminals.”089860110ed84597

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    “Bullshit! They didn’t fc69c23a91 do anything!”4da462931a19d13f

    “How do 229b18ed6d you know 896a2fa2fb that?”a3bea147c9073331

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    Ryujin’s mouth shut. Shin Haebeom pressed 7eb94e4a94 again.b64565efddca86e9

    “Huh? How do you know?”e2430e386881745e

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    “…”88bb4d4367c2ab9d

    “That’s how you expand your influence. Luring in kids who roam around well. That club you run, <White Swan>. I know what you sell to those delinquents there. Ecstasy’s your bestseller, right?”a8705d9220a0949b

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    “…”026b384e9316dcf2

    “Why do 6139cdfb14 you think 0000788944 we crack 01fc0ea2a0 down on 5a4547d3ff those small 1e99b4810e fries? Use that head of ca9f0ec4fd yours if it’s got ae669a3124 anything in it. That’s what a197a693b8 it’s there 8b12acaa28 for.”940a0653241e97ac

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    Shin Haebeom shook the 3e04b37147 hand gripping Ryujin’s head.294f5a0cab43240f

    “You fuck…! Let go! Let go, you 40cadf083d bastard!”1a376f086d2ce6a4

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    “My goal is 76af383c9d to dry up 8488f59a02 your funding. Make you a409c6319b disband and 46d210a7ca disappear on d2daa7ee99 your own. No money, a16ddc2121 no activity. It’s obvious, but 7b46a1e36b I figured I’d 7a5abce596 spell it out 5655df168d since you seem 61148363e8 to need it.”3f635dc56ae42cfe

    “Stop preaching, 0a541fd48d you old 4ee390d98c fart!”d58e2de9f2bed22f

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    Shin Haebeom stood and fa37c48ffa went to the sink. Turning on the a530a7e962 tap, cold water 41d8c7a2cd gushed out. When it filled up 106689ec07 enough, he grabbed Ryujin’s 875763278d collar and hauled him 9b880afa56 up, dragging the frail 30b86456ef body over.3f7e2a8b15c097c5

    “Good at holding 8c954fc9f1 your breath?”8854b7a1dd0a2e0a

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    “Let go, let…!”a553b03a5fe37545

    “Should I 7e6568eb25 expect a 6013549362 new record?”61a6db433373786e

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    He dunked him. Pressed down the thrashing 5d6308f08f thin back with his b95eb9f44f knee.b32e81f3bc0ed122

    Shin Haebeom tightened his ab9c244163 grip. The metal sink b78be6f3e3 rattled violently. Bubbles rose to 671836bd82 the surface. The resistance was 03cc970550 stronger than expected. He gripped bc2cba16da Ryujin’s hair 0d9dc2aa1c harder. His elbow plunged 889cfc3948 into the water f4b9c903e9 too.9cf647a02f94e51a

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    He knew ed6aec9edd Jin Chiwoo 4c1752ac00 was itching d0f2a9d2a0 to barge ee16adccc9 into the be2aacd61f interrogation room. But Shin Haebeom 7aecd70d56 wouldn’t allow it. Right now, he 555468961b wanted to be 82af41070c alone with Jung d438fe3c8e Ryujin. He still hadn’t asked 73939739cc the important questions.b1d8a248b89a9ee8

    When Shin Haebeom’s hand 1e93b92a58 loosened, Ryujin’s head burst 9846c26346 through the surface. Water poured d3f9e3d328 from his 6e664e3c57 nose and cb7bca6922 mouth. He coughed as if 80862b468b he’d hack up his 1fdb1ffefc guts.4717fef0f91f1bd4

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    Shin Haebeom d6ca8b9189 forcibly turned d8fa041433 Ryujin’s head. Red veins bc8bf4b629 stood out 207c9b4d2f starkly in bdd8994ace his whites.4b5ef32b107ca698

    “Now you’re a 9d9a4fcf8e bit quieter.”28177919dbbe2da4

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    Ryujin spat. The saliva f96960aaec slid down ac35dcb6ee Shin Haebeom’s e10b3edc84 nose.128de7f9a4649763

    The small head went a1cb121db5 back under. The resistance 41dcdd119c was still 8435649806 fierce. Shin Haebeom slammed Ryujin’s 1e91ccbb05 head against the sink 0e464aaa67 bottom repeatedly. Until the water turned 6fd49c6ba6 red and blood-tinged bubbles ddc0c76196 floated on the surface.4ffdd69edfe2ca02

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    Ryujin’s face was 7c7dbbba0b a wreck. Burst capillaries fd0b096599 painted his dfe4edf57d forehead, temples, f2b32b7137 and cheeks dcb2795528 a vivid 6a4fba5ee6 red. Blood-mixed saliva aff7b55aaa dripped from 992945e2fe his split c64053f10a lips.f86198ee2f8918ac

    A smile d9cd3d871b spread across 24a9aa99d8 Shin Haebeom’s 692c4534fa face. He repeated his e88ce83492 earlier words.390add60427b66c1

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    “Now you’re 62fb270adc a bit 295e9bab54 quieter.”1d3d4c529377bd8b

    ✶⋆.˚c3dee31b404920f0

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    Ha Shinsung’s 890dea4ab3 hand trembled 5dd2d60896 as he 40e37d347f held the 5dea498764 joint pledge. Below the 9073897cc8 five team 4d8571314f leaders’ names, dcfd6b2ef0 the familiar 663911c298 handwriting was be6c50cf2c unmistakably Ryujin’s.3b1d1df077368bab

    He looked up. The deepest 79430c741c part of 937015cbb5 the club, 7f0067e9f7 Ha Sungrok’s cd509c9eeb room where efc5d3251d the leaders’ aaaadb7d70 meeting had 712c7df5db taken place, 3cc8d08b7a was thick 1422209d0b with the 9768a002fc scent of b168e10d88 Cuban cigars. Ha Shinsung swallowed his 46791ce3d7 rising anger and stared b0142e5c79 at his father’s face.a988e9d450be5b27

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    “You didn’t expect him 82be132d0e to come back alive, 7f414d6bb4 did you?”106fda3b59a9717d

    “That’s the nature of ce8d31fabe our work.”5c562922daee1fd7

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    “Was this your 1617eaae36 plan from the 1423b9a4ac start? Jung Ryujin?”d00207e06eadc5fe

    “…”470daae948abeb24

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    “If that was e0d81f1098 the case, why 418e6dcf59 hand him over 9400995a82 to me? You could’ve just fed 89922b8b35 him scraps and sent 1cb7516376 him off. Why make me take 95927da6a6 him in and teach 405b4f2561 him all this?”06e10789fe64115e

    “It wasn’t forced. That kid wanted 469a31c6dd revenge himself, so 9c508c7b9e I just gave 13ede4f393 him the chance.”9675b58e46c8efeb

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    “Gave him 687ff2eaf7 a chance? Not forced?”4412e598560eacd4

    Ha Shinsung didn’t hide bc9a36d7e4 his sneer.99daf9462c732f8e

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    “Making an offer like df6c2df6d9 that to a kid bb0b526e12 who thinks Gwak Hyeonwoo 3cb9f866e0 died because of him a9c4f5e4a9 is as good as 7e68a96c15 forcing him.”cd0ed790aac0c7fe

    Ha Shinsung crumpled 2efd75a750 the pledge and aa6d2b6a5e threw it. Ha Sungrok’s e444663215 eyebrow shot 819be3bda1 up.7ffc898bc7b35cc6

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    “What’s this?”633ae62c62b5024a

    “When did you 236522c31e become this kind 8753df5ab0 of person, Father? Using people up and 53b7d6e941 tossing them aside—you used cd5601d7ce to hate that more 8135491b15 than anything.”592ba6c3fa99341b

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    “Sung-ah.”9746f3e3a59fda14

    “Are you scared of 68b788c8ae Cha Moeun? Did he 1a3cf11990 demand you 7dec8f291a push Jung f9cd9a9e2c Ryujin? Said he wouldn’t work e90636196e otherwise? Looks like f1d8b35e70 he’s getting ea78f3b632 along great 08b17f8915 with the f4844c66ea planning team fe8e18be67 leader. Since when were 32a4844eb5 they so tight? Did you c4217b1a47 know about 276f3eb009 that?”e28306c24610e989

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    “Don’t speak 696ce38a54 so recklessly.”3750f4dd8fd67fa1

    “Then you tell 86f545218c me. What’s going a755a5fff5 to happen caece818c3 to Jung 6f504a5c71 Ryujin now?”9225fac6b8093439

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    Ha Sungrok’s e6eafac326 lips sealed d4007478ec shut.e10269b53bac98b9

    “…Are you giving 9411453fe1 up on him?”910ed9af35fe522e

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    Despair flooded Ha 7aed17ae06 Shinsung’s heart.157bc00da3102bb4

    “Say something! Don’t just stare 8f3d25d040 at me like 578c6fb17e that!”19c98cb2cff7c972

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    The table shook. Ha Shinsung’s 129cdfad09 fist trembled. Ha Sungrok ca71b74c7e gazed at 7f224d19c5 his son’s 03d5b382d1 face steadily.9fad3dae3f1ba8f7

    “Since when did you 23fbd53e26 become someone swayed by 8feea84732 emotions like this?”41752402efdd5f58

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    “What?”b46b726c3acfb66f

    “I shouldn’t have f95c6c559b entrusted him to 803bb78b8b you.”0f67667eca6f9ce1

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    “What are 3c005621d1 you saying 39de6ba2a5 right now?”a46d0a99dccb5f87

    Ha Sungrok stood 2e82ae7d95 and walked to 97b2a4fb18 the window. His profile glowed red ec721b01d9 under the night street’s 3cb0f9b71c vibrant neon signs.14764cefd7c71db9

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    “I knew what de87499e3d you were doing 43a73a9b6f to that kid.”5fd667c94d5baa6b

    Ha Shinsung was 3dda389654 speechless. An unexpected punch 0d820a7ab1 landed. His face burned 90e73b9f3b with heat.444ab37aab294a52

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    “Father!”b1cb17fc04a48b75

    “What are you 6027987717 raising your voice 1d2c8b7d8a for when you’ve 21ae127ae9 got no right!”11c24533ccc3903a

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    “Who said that…”b83f7cd0740be789

    “Are you 6811ba8c60 going to 705ba27815 deny it? Say he came onto 6a2b795b05 you first? Give it up! You want to stoop 0e3d9d74b6 that low as a 64c0275d71 man?!”cf55ac05649a7e81

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    Ha Sungrok spat 357ca53239 out roughly.653b65e7d63a846f

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