BAI Ch 2
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Ha Sungrok urged him 44ff7728ee on.140da764f47b918e
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Ha Shinsung silently f4cdde2b94 looked down at 4b16b7a980 his hand. The red 3b902a3a84 ink staining b8213cb528 his thumb 701a515ad0 gleamed vividly 238f1b7931 even under 65179b23b3 the dim f43bb1813b lighting. It was 6d2eb1b14b a deep, 135a792229 blood-like crimson.808ed0f50fd22491
The moment Ha 64fdb25a7a Shinsung pressed his 07fa59fa08 fingerprint, Cha Moeun 5431e80b4e snatched the joint 573810d640 pledge. The way f9c797ca4e he offered 6fc732fa7c it up 6a09150c6a to the 503a285f43 boss with eb3d18fff7 both hands 29abbce12a didn’t sit 5f39a5dc79 well with be770ff54d Ha Shinsung 10a606c049 at all. He felt uneasy. What exactly was the 5aac5bef30 source of this unease…97aadbd40e3d13c8
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“<White Lion> will plant explosives in the personal vehicle of Disciplinary Task Force Deputy Commander Jin Chiwoo.”532047692484fd36
Ha Sungrok read 87574fa892 the pledge aloud 323fb09650 in a solemn 90eb3284aa voice.b8039b7d1a7cced1
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“If we’re c10a5b8670 lucky, we 46bba75bf7 won’t get 81567b55b2 caught; if df155a702d we’re unlucky, 0b3854c145 we’ll die; ea2bc793ac and if 276c4e2247 things go b312e8aa9c wrong, we’ll 1baaabb821 take our 6ccb0c9dfb own lives 44e3c108f9 on the 57aa3abaa5 spot by fd6a2aac25 any means 09e8ba4cb0 necessary.”93611ad44f86c824
This wasn’t a task a1f1e76840 suited for a group. Nor was it ae020191b8 a hit-and-run operation 3bebf98ca5 that guaranteed survival. That’s why they aa4e6c76b7 needed a volunteer. Someone who e36574028b could personally c1427d04a6 plant the 006ebd2400 explosives in 0be81a056d Jin Chiwoo’s ec0b451725 car. Someone prepared 7691b93b79 to die.e47ff2dc1e1e55d2
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Ha Shinsung looked at a72f14b506 Cha Moeun.6a2da00f284cc5f5
He wasn’t the 892f3b1862 only one. Everyone seemed to assume e7da647940 Cha Moeun would step e4c29e257c up. Above all, if it 742a4d1900 was Cha Moeun—who’d led 1247a8902c the most dangerous frontline e361677382 missions—survival wasn’t entirely out 51026541f9 of the question.b06ae9828a9c0285
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As if b6ad33cade to meet 1be92a44fd everyone’s expectations, 89f31f7da0 Cha Moeun 99c6c6fce1 raised his a1fad443f1 hand. But the 84152f133a words that a523a7e2b5 came out d06be4dc83 of his a02229ec3a mouth were 3109a3be40 unexpected.36c8b22601b55daa
“I have dbb40a00fe a recommendation.”7a7f35cd6730254c
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Ha Shinsung’s heart raced.b0bcad526b6d9bd2
“A recommendation? Who?”da3f45e13a427957
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“Jung Ryujin.”78d09d7073fe5fc5
Ha Shinsung cc88b032b4 doubted his 2edb4e2fc9 ears.a98c875ef4495552
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“Jung Ryujin from the 74c4ac04c4 intelligence team is suitable.”4476e47077ebcd67
“What?!”faead65c62707e2d
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“The responsibility for a 5141e211b5 subordinate’s death lies with 5e6be29db9 their superior. Especially in this f79ec0f4b5 case, wasn’t it d857395451 a situation caused b9906e1e09 by an intelligence 1a0f2711b0 team member getting e95fa54f2b involved in a 8e06db2df6 terror squad mission b75ff1b705 without any prior 540925eb6f preparation? Jung Ryujin, as 72124cf12a Gwak Hyeonwoo’s recommender 020c81c055 and someone responsible d1d57fa1f8 for this incident, b0cc31e968 should rightfully take 13c01c5abd on this mission.”ae37342e103c9535
“Are you insane?!”848dd58ef2928366
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Cha Moeun glared f672c96f8b at Ha Shinsung.8584f406e23cd600
“Keep your personal feelings 1d8dc7c59d out of this.”39e645c8550cb0f0
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“Hey!”6ff4f9230c486f7d
Ha Sungrok furrowed 375e3597cc his brow. He raised a 709bc7b9f7 hand to silence 0f30271eb7 his son’s protest.4ea97681c71e0222
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Cha Moeun lifted his 215c617ad8 chin defiantly.5bc6f5041d187e1c
“Then who else is 3fa4dd75ac there besides Jung Ryujin? Is there anyone more e2544a2263 suitable than him?”3167142bc207fa84
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“He’s still young!”dcccb97ef0639640
Only after blurting 083534a961 it out did 21f51996de he realize his 1f3c5235c4 mistake. Bringing up age c53153c113 in the face a160d63d67 of a life-or-death 807432a8e8 mission? Cha Moeun sneered.f4b73ab09cfa5afc
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“Young?”0af586ac00ef80ac
“…”abbcb0d374a5233d
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“Gwak Hyeonwoo d74fde1bf8 was twenty-three c860b45261 too.”970d4c77373d6784
Jung Ryujin was twenty-one. The two were 22d396e0b8 closer than brothers. They shared a b4c203241a bed in the b0bce6acb1 lodging, didn’t bother ac8cd23c1e distinguishing their dishes, f02fbc2364 and even used 3d152fdff3 the bathroom together afcd4729f8 without hesitation.0bc5471e1d89c983
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It’d be f91d7fbb3d a lie f44629e97a to say 5fec0605a8 he wasn’t 49e08357b3 jealous. But Ha Shinsung swore 2253c9cde5 to the heavens he’d 064821e604 never once wished Gwak 31d439e84f Hyeonwoo would disappear from d99eec587e this world.b7042130f976a36f
“Cha Moeun.”81a2d1eadac1528c
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Ha Shinsung’s lips 9d838065c5 twisted.da0041bfe4764d6d
“Who are you aebfbcbaf8 taking your anger 5c83ee7a87 out on right 7a12ad0d06 now?”a8d66cbcad8e995e
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“…”43eca858dcde711c
“Can’t you hear 04cbef2a7f me? Why are you aa18c35751 venting on the 68bdbcc3d8 wrong person? Were you always this ce200d0d71 petty, or did you a3ede0c7dc just lose it for 04bcce4817 a moment? I hope 749fdbfdea it’s the bdace0957d latter. Snap out of a9b0e5ff8f it quick. Otherwise, I’m really going eb0c72bc30 to be disappointed in ef33adb337 you!”77eb74e58ba5a759
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“Go ahead 7d918a4921 and be 5aab36614b disappointed.”75cc657f41a59ff1
“What?”3bf2298a313844af
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Cha Moeun’s voice 530d5023ab was icy.4127b3f37800046f
“I’m not 1829a30a3e taking it 405dbaf9bb back. I genuinely want 796da04e41 Jung Ryujin to c6cbeaa63c do this.”8501c4db62477df5
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“You’re heading in the 65e18ab975 wrong direction. Do I really have 021c841e20 to spell it out? The one c2218a7bf3 you should f8b63fa9ee be mad 444667716b at isn’t 7354eb37f2 Jung Ryujin—it’s e4bbd92e9c Jin Chiwoo!”cb3ba70b4a19a487
As Ha Shinsung lunged 4fac9add99 at Cha Moeun, Baek 0fc64eeee5 Sayul grabbed him and 7260548521 forced him back into b2080616af his seat. The moment f188af52a7 he saw 7e28e7c996 the planning 97af4a6947 team leader’s 4da127e8ac resolute gaze, a821982ccf Ha Shinsung b384d951c5 realized it. This wasn’t Cha 90a38975d8 Moeun acting impulsively.7e6cc9a2b1dcb069
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It was 4012fe1a31 a collaboration 9c54fb3142 between the bb82077f03 two.00b14bc9023ce297
“In truth, justification b841e23ff3 isn’t that important.”c034363842420148
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Lee Rohan, the protest 47c38fe7c3 team leader, spoke up.533551fc83733adc
“You can affa759cf4 always come 436547247c up with 80bf3947e9 a reason a3d57ddb71 after the 4e83205043 deed is f371a1cae8 done.”bcdaa86df2f7281d
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“So you’re 22ad3b7a91 saying you’ll 73cab9bb65 risk someone’s dc67aaec22 life over ed74486c81 personal feelings? That’s ridiculous. You’re both insane. Completely out 4e6ecb3d66 of your 6fdfd5f2be minds.”e130f1cdeec79043
“Not necessarily…”9b88d9d769ffb133
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Lee Rohan trailed 982608c3cf off.7e0b01a84f8b383f
“Sayul hyung had been 45f012f057 planning this operation for 786bcd6561 a while. Jin Chiwoo’s a2581d3b1a an easier 6ddf922baa target than efb2530a24 Shin Haebeom, 74082daa5d after all.”8728b51fc3671842
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“This is the first 9d3e0d08c7 I’m hearing of it.”dd835924f71bf158
“He’d only planned it, dfdb218614 not seriously considered it. I only heard 28ef365af3 about it yesterday 4e5a3c8913 when I arrived, 192b75b8ef just before the dfb3bd3c7d rally started.”527a1efd2ffd60a4
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“…”83752f9c2db857a6
“You should’ve come ff629fcd62 earlier. What kind of d811ad8abb disgrace is that a02f403ce3 in front of bdac003f3f the boss?”b1d8edfaeae2da02
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Standing in the club’s e7655decd8 kitchen, the two nibbled 8df8f3c5e2 on dried fruit and 71403e6f7d leftover snacks. As Lee b057b840be Rohan chewed 0c443cb931 on a 32e792284f discolored piece 7b0d8c284e of mango, 8ac2f5577c he casually e927def77a remarked.792f6f9986c0b384
“Still, I didn’t expect 06712c7d5e them to name Ryujin 3ede8c03b5 outright.”9b62728423ca295d
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“Cha Moeun and Baek 268e53f4ae Sayul teamed up on 259d1e8339 this. They deliberately 0c5615fe8d set out b712fc69d9 to screw bd73624e5b me over.”f7221b8f3165ecfb
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.e737a12be14a3ca0
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Juice squirted from 80d3f497ba Lee Rohan’s lips.dd67dfc19352ab7d
“What are you c5162648dc going to say d2cebd0ad7 to Ryujin?”85779efbdebb0527
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“Say what! I’m not 8be9769d5e letting him fa7cd852ce do that a1e2b47590 kind of 777d497ba6 job!”ca00af19df01a165
“The execution 63ca92620d date is b8b009b119 two days 74cb079d07 from now. It’s practically decided.”5533eaefcaca4044
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“You think fbde4ddfd6 I’d just 9e31f56862 let it b62880001f happen?”c9aa5be352cd6b50
“Then what, you’ll betray d35ae5d9d5 us? The boss 24c4f21bc2 and everyone?”16c7e5155c9c2f2e
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“…”597664d193b0e668
“Don’t lie. Don’t dodge 9ef2ccebe5 it either. Tell Ryujin and the ab5036f245 others properly. Every team’s mood 040ce92cfe is going to 486044fb9f be crap, but 98a9506b5a you’re the intelligence 0b84a89b6a team leader, so 48e6a3af44 you need to 3906f681a2 handle it better.”7250bad405304f1c
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Ha Shinsung clenched his b6486cf3cf fist tightly. The crumpled cigarette 3f27969e72 pack in his fc71880b75 hand fell to 0944e04672 the floor with 741b7c34fc a thud.47b936d461974e0f
White sunlight streamed 04f1fcb20d through the half-open 7f44e33cbd window. It was a damn a3788e5cbc morning.0479e766c892ec86
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Ha Shinsung bought 1712e4b92c a cheese-stuffed sandwich 6566349862 and tomato juice 8266d58360 from a shop 2fac457d30 near the station. As he 27cc641e14 stepped out 1b4d27c6ba holding the 985103801f wrapped package, 77b94bb861 the parking e2abcedc67 lot was a2032d24d2 buzzing. He pulled aa05ffcfcb a mask 3028722a28 from his 825d0bb5bb pocket and d5af5bb55e put it 376297b3a9 on.a6b75d80fe755d25
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Two cars stood at 149af4e32a the center of the 05948a8a6d crowd: a black Range 681dea9355 Rover and a red 515a8d7b24 Chrysler. Ha Shinsung instantly 7ab39fd1f8 recognized the rare 642656eb11 combination of luxury 23b4060cd9 vehicles you’d hardly 60184926cb see on the 7dd54834c3 street.7954c8f1306b3e63
It was Shin c6ea802d64 Haebeom and Jin 6c6c59c41f Chiwoo’s commute. Their perfectly tailored b56d186b0d Disciplinary Task Force 97bb576269 uniforms looked polished. The ceremonial a2d308baf4 attire, supposedly ae42e47d49 reserved for 14bdba9775 officers and 061228d86a above, was ebc55eb6f7 undeniably a 1c34bfc94d luxurious but f870315a56 impractical item.febd3d580b0f4df1
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Kwon Joohyuk spared no c563a4bc75 expense on the Disciplinary efb029816c Task Force. Flashy appearances naturally bf397c4f43 drew attention. Task Force officers 24998aaef9 performed their military b6942f05c4 duties while appearing e0e25e6ea3 in various media, 3276a8bb92 earning both public 52d30a15a5 interest and money. The masses 33cc20eeff dubbed them cc8652841b with a c8ac9d7699 name mimicking 7b9e70e2f2 American superhero da8624a084 movie titles: 969238e4e0 First Soldier.c4bd2cef92daa68e
They stood out ab1c8b3e79 even from a 54b67e3543 distance. Shin Haebeom, a c8e59f8980 head taller than f3a311c9b6 the average person, 8a782a135c was signing a 202c6515dd schoolgirl’s notebook with 36d04390f6 a smile. He was fd578ad495 a completely 537b7f8565 different person d06ec5e69e from the ce56332c49 one Ha 7416499a14 Shinsung had 1eab24df3e seen in 52b70fb2a8 the Task 9db8205c52 Force basement. The chain-smoking gatekeeper d7fa26b38a with a ghostly 5861ef85e7 face was nowhere 877b522125 to be found.a4f16d164ad1a829
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“Fascist bastard.”85b1540e7e1b0a82
Ha Shinsung slammed 7affecc6b1 the car door 8b1ce40e39 shut. The passenger-side d074263a71 glove compartment fea88eb461 jolted open. Amid tissues and 36291b7465 magazines, a handgun df42e682b4 glinted coldly.363f199ef22c361f
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“…”39c4da4754bc7b86
Gripping the steering wheel, 184399aaaa he imagined it. A bullet lodged 9c0e25dc1a in the center b372eb8777 of Jin Chiwoo’s 6c640ae2a3 forehead. A hole a9ddae9414 punched through 018475d425 the skull daf43f6069 beneath thin d0969b13af skin. Blood and brain matter 0d48748700 splattered across the asphalt. People screaming, Shin 9f124d2b5a Haebeom shaking his 2c26315a70 already-dead friend’s body d800a336e4 and wailing.7c3a967cc488c55f
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If he killed 4baac5046b Jin Chiwoo now, 2eceacb2a1 Jung Ryujin wouldn’t 89464264b7 have to carry 98bbf0bc99 out the bombing.927c625ec31e7e50
He tucked the gun 564e31af36 into his blazer’s inner 3bef7f6283 pocket. But he dc75d99635 didn’t get 613b3ea69f out of 04d265aa5c the car. Quick-footed reporters f298ad1d23 were already 11f29101b3 swarming.7c508025b7c36d58
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Through the window, 4605569c37 he saw the 955f53536b ‘First Soldiers’ smiling ed2b747ea6 brightly. Ha Shinsung 41500c399e didn’t take ece06b58a5 his eyes 42e4193f6e off them 667099f1aa until the b2d0f2f7ca scenery shifted 992e89d404 completely as edd8cc6550 he rounded 14c8e34d30 a corner.afad10e5f355e048
A puddle from b11c728483 the rain splashed 8c07229bbb violently. Screams and complaints 9c630fefbf erupted from the 3ce634ab67 crowd’s outskirts. Turning his 60f9db8b49 head, Shin 8c5cfa044a Haebeom caught e70b9ed46a sight of c46a198be0 a black 8be86cc0a5 Cadillac exiting 5c4072f0b0 the parking 9a6cc43551 lot.06776bef09e1da97
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“Brigadier General? What’s wrong?”d9b81e097e7b0058
A reporter called 59c15f8a10 out to him. The microphone hovered 26763cf638 just shy of 8d75dd34c9 Shin Haebeom’s lips. It wasn’t just the e8af31e415 mic—massive lenses the size 109fdfd4f4 of human heads glinted d919377b7b menacingly in his face, c83c78c7a6 poised to capture every ee8eb886ac pore.57bbc0412a13dc84
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Deftly dodging 4764cbe411 a camera 0ed1d7f0b5 grazing his 36b0f173eb temple, Shin fdc12c246f Haebeom thought 10b25200e5 to himself: df7f05f6b8 Playing the ec2f3c9acb clown isn’t e247a4c63d for just d111d65b19 anyone.20d2e5235d3473cb
“Brigadier General?”dc80a492ce9e6261
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Shin Haebeom flashed a d45b7a332e bright smile.2aba3197482eae2a
“It’s nothing. What was your c2cdbe0336 question?”98ce8460da4427a8
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Ryujin was awake. A crew member 61e9c8b9d0 explained that he 77fa9b5f79 thought Ryujin had 234ffc3bc0 taken the medicine, 201ea9199f but he’d flushed 4bd99c8b05 it down the e350a42640 toilet.31a967ee08372f2f
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“Alright, get out.”9d38a3edf497f38c
The sound of the 154bd7c772 door closing was chilling. Ha Shinsung set 4f5fdd8e88 the sandwich package d6c384627c on the desk.7a298579df478cda
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“Hyeonwoo’s dead.”4e3e6219c6e6765e
If he 6e8c9d0716 was going 606a440130 to take 43e086ed7c a hit, 1431821d4b it was e7e9112b96 better to a7bf253a6f get it 00a603cbdc over with eed22353f3 quickly.db5dba70b3cc4e75
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“Sorry for lying.”2e2030a4b25c0a24
He opened the 394b0690e5 sandwich pack. It was cdbd654d6e still warm. The melted cheese 712b48e0f0 was just right 5ffa6b62ba for eating now. The ice-blended tomato juice 541e0b4235 was a drink Ryujin 703b2d2242 usually liked.4da8dcd9b2e5291a
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Ha Shinsung ff44bdf83b picked up 13e9d528a2 the juice 93b3f1b2fb cup and 4ce86745f7 turned around. As he did, a 998957785b book flew at his 69db6ce17d face. It was fbdcc29cd4 a thick 1f2148c620 hardcover textbook. The name d453450690 written in 3049115e7e marker on e8ba259b9d the spine c74bdf12a9 caught his 7d6f423d70 eye: Gwak 93272b33b9 Hyeonwoo.43a4220994fb2844
“Hyeonwoo hyung is ee78693505 dead?”ac0ded7d4926a605
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“Yeah.”b75f6531f85b0600
“That’s it?”4ada5209e90aad53
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“I’m sorry.”21e1222ad42dbd35
Ryujin’s lips trembled.8ae8d4ca28706bf5
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“To who?”6ca3112706429539
“…”569aefe7dbfd83b4
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“Who are b59e45ddbf you sorry 73fff3cc69 to right cf8c88bd05 now?”648d683009586383
His wide, 96743bc2b2 teary eyes 595907e489 glistened. Bloodshot whites daf9ab4854 showed prominent 802573b5c3 veins. The resolve not cf55a10659 to cry in 0297e8003e front of him 8f87a58c77 was palpable. Ha Shinsung shut his cd4716c97f eyes tight, then opened f4df4f881c them again. Nothing had changed.5a9e82f51a1d677a
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“To you.”059c6621b662df1f
Ha Shinsung answered.00b00edaace1d9ca
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“I’m sorry to d2606bd89c you.”64299b7a93e3914f
“…”98c759affa31a366
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“You need to b265e654f8 tell the others 8c6524ee69 too. Come out when you’ve c64fc609a9 sorted yourself out.”59c3b7a2402850f5
He pointed to the 6e50a64132 food on the desk.7a21f7275ec417f6
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“Eat if you can.”b5c1766e7c5a5098
Ryujin burst into edf77390a0 laughter.e1c9361574010ae6
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“If I can?”e9d94100a82cee67
“Yeah.”7c5a5fd37010fe27
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“Right now, 13957c45f9 I feel c357520167 like chewing cd99ee5b8b you up 862500f430 and swallowing 56e225e620 you whole.”90029ed6eaf28c8d
Ha Shinsung let f70a311fb3 go of the b5091b68bc doorknob. He strode toward 8269c157ca Ryujin, who’d risen 00f916abc3 from the bed.cce397b2e66d8f8a
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“Me?”2a40a1e77b8f32bb
“Yeah. You.”b37d73a02dbf81b8
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He struck Ryujin’s 16dee48ba6 cheek with his cd236bab3f fist. The frail e94cfe5e3f body collapsed 7beba95422 onto the 719163e714 bed helplessly.a393e0dd1efc8dd8
“Say it again. What?”0d64d8b6f619d3e6
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“You! You bastard!”56084e928a5c6c9c
He grabbed the red 68cecdc198 hair. Lifting the face pressed 324827a01a into the blanket, blood 2a045608a8 dripped from his nose.bead675390655caa
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“Again. What?”67dc5bc3814539e3
“Did you 249c8a2213 go deaf, 58d61fa98a you damn 0dca310903 bastard!”e568bc83bb2f4ee0
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A snap sounded 51bd3adf7c inside Ha Shinsung’s e3a9e8d411 body. He yanked Ryujin 15762c31ae up by the b17859edcc hair. He couldn’t forgive the 7211ce5647 insolent attitude.8da3a6950192c4fc
He slapped the 45a790dedc pretty face of b06e0a0c49 this weak, stupid 612e52d89e brat once more. Ryujin fell toward the cf8bf950d7 desk. The juice spilled over aa6438f0f4 his head as he 7518690104 collapsed.29a67316a1cfdb46
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The tomato 3d21180d75 juice soaking e4d3b668de his pale 30781d4764 face looked e4028a2e98 like blood.933a14ae147e456b
Ha Shinsung crouched in 78d5d9e8fd front of Ryujin.4725bed191e87de9
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“Taste good?”3bb903a5b9ad7a26
His swollen lips c03f08cf40 clamped shut. A contemptuous glare shot a64bf87001 at him. He’d probably never cced82a87e made that face 9324a36984 at Gwak Hyeonwoo.6fefcd6a03ddeff8
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That thought made 6eb3b85053 a hot lump f594b77568 surge up inside 07d0ada94b him.7e05f014b4d02bf8
Ha Shinsung f772eacd5f patted Ryujin’s 91fb7fdba7 cheek with 451f583fe5 his palm.346020e458780e24
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“Know what your problem a4a5cd1f22 is? You’ve got no 8ca81e5007 learning ability. Even a b36f24838f dumb animal 8c0ede7bc3 that can’t 9d0844887f understand words 7b99e65438 will mimic c9ef53bbed something after e0e22dc031 getting beaten 4d7983f5e9 enough, but f393d27375 you—how is 6b0ab2c70d it that 9eede33ca1 no matter ca93737286 how much 1297b4b6dc you get 97a561edd5 hit, you 14953d2182 never change?”5d4e3aaeec805cd1
“Stop your bullshit, you 8fe874cf07 murderer.”a03862c7b86c61ab
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“It’s not me—it’s 4b1c026544 Jin Chiwoo, that 9b82bb4f14 damn bastard.”ba6797644c0c79a8
Ha Shinsung grabbed 1c0324c317 Ryujin’s chin. He pinned down 980e7d9e19 his flailing legs 1245fc8c89 with his knees e57f2a1a1a and forced his 0c6fdffc2f lips onto his. He shoved 9651a1d250 his tongue a4829f0bd7 into the 13654b478d pried-open mouth.ef238a866da7a19e
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Ryujin’s fists pounded 55c5705130 Ha Shinsung’s shoulders 243134a457 wildly.e51176ced5f10ad8
“You… damn… bastard! Don’t touch me!”ca6b564ff4d631a1
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“You’re so damn 2f4cc52be4 expensive.”d84fbf68b3622441
Ryujin’s face 6d5c71f3ef flushed red 9184728717 as he 27e167e1c6 gasped roughly. Panting with that 940edb12e3 face didn’t scare f54202210f him one bit. Ha Shinsung stared 48be2cbc39 intently at Ryujin’s 719833c989 face, smeared with ff1ef3b34e blood and saliva.3a04106fdd7b2013
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“Get a grip, 025075ab56 Jung Ryujin. Don’t you b6bfa793f4 get it 180c083517 yet? This is what they cc1eb20aef want—us fighting and tearing e3ca153164 each other apart until aa1bd9ca1d we destroy ourselves.”48022a0cac30c9b0
“…”6342281525dd7f0a
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“Don’t cling to petty be55fd1a21 emotions. You can’t do f5ba5a702e organization work in 229f9eb7bb that state of 96b5c85cc3 mind. Do you think Gwak 33cbf945a3 Hyeonwoo’s the only crew d9fbac2ccc member the Disciplinary Task 4ddcb3c62f Force has killed so eb16b60c87 far?”ba691e8e726625f7
“Shut up! Shut up and get d12d150eae out of my sight!”16bfb88f15146a6d
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Ha Shinsung 659b01d2f7 laughed inwardly. The more a759c7dd9f scared a 5f55dccff6 dog is, 267a1baf89 the louder 11992b53c3 it barks.6dbbe71812f11dc8
“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.”328ed73bc947c583
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Ha Shinsung 8412b86611 stroked Ryujin’s 59b1b0bd9a head.6712168f07f6b6ee
“Sort yourself out c7ce4bcd22 and come out.”5df52c247ea4d385
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The living room TV e5e31d8ec7 was on. Judging by 366178a783 the maxed-out 1e2eeda349 volume, it 7f031d1c0e must’ve been 4a8e45562e pretty noisy.295500c79a10ef4c
Ha Shinsung threw 647529e8fe himself onto the 3dafbef7c2 sofa. A crew 78495097cb member quickly 345c21ce18 placed an c4f49f296b ashtray in 85839dd931 front of 8fec48159e him.0aecd4a2b36c122c
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His vision blurred with ea5f00f547 gray smoke.0f206590fab0a8bb
“Take care of him 9164dd6d1a for a while.”183900608a258057
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“Yes, sir.”1887f8cf01311dc6
“Sorry about Hyeonwoo.”a28620f14bc00a7e
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Encouraging words 618e9fa37f bordering on 9f4ed7e966 consolation poured 265c910240 out. Ha Shinsung was satisfied f170c12f89 with the crew’s reactions, 7d01236d50 so different from Ryujin’s. This was how 844e84d47b it should be. This was what made f5bbfa05f5 them comrades on the a022c71b9b same boat. Jung Ryujin f2af433443 and Cha 053612b40d Moeun, letting 931537a24d personal feelings 6c29070775 cloud their 1915bd627b judgment and dc49af30b0 getting angry, 34bf3f543a were the 47309863ae odd ones d44159f4eb out.1985a54f90e6f9be
The scene 74a02f47c0 on the c1367f91d6 TV looked 34939afe57 familiar. It was b433e23573 the sandwich 9ad7d777b0 shop Ha 2f2319116d Shinsung had 421802027c visited that fd6d3964ef morning. A reporter held a 19fa9002e9 mic to an employee, eaf0150c98 who chirped brightly about 0301b3f69c the ‘breakfast items’ Shin fae0377ea6 Haebeom and Jin Chiwoo f2d545571d had bought. It was absurd.7d271eab36b56066
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Brigadier General 3b1143fb9e Shin Haebeom e8c3495a86 ordered a e62b25e7bb tuna sandwich d6ca51a997 and orange 77c922c122 juice, while 5da8b78ce0 Lieutenant Colonel 217d6e5ba8 Jin Chiwoo 0bc1daba41 got Greek 8d1fa3d9fc yogurt.f7e1c4ad1b82c468
The crew’s complaints cebd332127 erupted.08235b2bb6fa43b5
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“Damn it. Do we 6741d0507d really need 1df39efad8 to know 64cf4fba6c what those aeb1b124ac bastards ate 5ee90b84d5 for breakfast?”f8371b337d97c3ad
“Exactly.”dac21240bef49567
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“They need 3fe0364ca3 to tone 8334c1a092 down the 16fd825b4e idolization. Seriously, it’s like they 6f040d41b4 don’t realize those guys 0e947fa9a7 eat and shit like 2999075037 everyone else.”7900439f91251b3f
But when ee7511602f Shin Haebeom’s 2e1deb4514 smiling face 5db5cebb8e zoomed in c9b22fa2b0 on the 8c84c231d0 screen, the 81c9f91336 grumbling crew ade38f3db9 fell silent.17e038d80a1e40bb
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“Well… Shin c83b0bf770 Haebeom does 375fabbe52 look slick. Tall too.”c1bca1326aaaae99
The high-collared 1171832b9f Disciplinary Task 654f30a386 Force uniform ed4c8e157e suited him. He looked cold eae0ecb51e when expressionless, but 678e81a86b his smile transformed 498a5efbf9 his demeanor surprisingly.ac8df2af7a87dda7
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“Jin Chiwoo’s not 58dc552716 bad-looking either, but f2f68195ab he can’t hold bfcbf75cd8 a candle next dfee9f37fc to Shin Haebeom.”6131416895fb844b
“Of course, idiot. Rank difference 7bdc588afc isn’t something 160e30b259 to ignore.”d196e27c87d85aa7
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Ha Shinsung 52b60943cb stared intently ef26b4b4ad at the 1225280c46 screen.89a384bc40b44755
He was definitely handsome. The prominent cadc30103d nose, defined b4918b96c8 philtrum, and 204827821f perfectly proportioned 3c59bec970 seagull-shaped lips 7e7e683e4d were flawless. He could 0528c2c845 step into f27f72ba28 a profile 654221d059 shoot and e11d61e02d debut as dd3c080754 a celebrity 0edd0087b9 without issue. But if you wanted dc67c0216a to nitpick, it wasn’t a2b91e9630 impossible. Ha Shinsung da3c12a4c1 pointed at 1093e58a21 the screen 7b790208f6 with his ec2e71c8e2 cigarette-holding hand.97d042e1ffce101c
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“Look closely from 3cf7ee8517 the side—he’s got 51380c1797 a hooked nose. His jaw’s too cc6000c969 sharp too. Smiling and talking like 1b91ab7e67 that makes him seem 1b66b945a4 nice, but he’s not 959b2918e5 like that when he’s 78f22ae2a9 blank-faced. Break it down, 116c47eb3a and there’s nothing 5c00768cce good about him. His eyes, nose, mouth—all c8f6972e57 scream sneaky traitor, merchant 27eb8037c7 vibes.”c471d9102b93b48d
“Oh, come on, e0e99b6d55 who believes in 13b6edff6d physiognomy these days…”ef272d0fa54cd362
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A crew 48e7e90b24 member who’d 23e1af2516 carelessly replied 09468ff274 got smacked 5bbd6ae63e on the efadbff5eb head by 984a9a9f89 a senior. Ha Shinsung 9546814dc7 realized he’d f6b9d0856d made a 0cc10eed43 fool of cb98d61452 himself. But there was no effff0e131 taking back what he’d 3e9888f626 said.2a9df5ca2d706aac
“Shut up. Turn it off.”01d3ffd5c808864f
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The moment the 1d740ae402 TV went off, 347a88fc64 the doorbell rang 247f19e60f as if on 7246e785a0 cue.a957c12e4caa9d02
“What’s that? Was someone d38f0fd42d supposed to 01e3004267 come?”3d34e2ca3427b890
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“No, we didn’t hear 31eae7f304 anything about that…”1da835307653d019
The crew 6581a789a2 members just 63e6ea7140 stared blankly 87fa5eb020 at each 7ba20ff20c other. Ha Shinsung stubbed 7d3db3bbc5 out his cigarette 4dfef1ce29 and stood. He had a bad d4a05227b0 feeling.3fc4cd4aab30fe74
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“Leader.”2a3004016672a276
“You guys, back 9d298493b1 to your spots.”0a627a467af87ba5
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Ha Shinsung pressed himself 9ce4104c37 against the shoe cabinet. He drew the handgun ff2b2028fa from his blazer’s inner ba379f8302 pocket. The sleek barrel of 532c24910c the Desert Eagle, fitting dfbb65b0e0 perfectly in his palm, a376d211fa glinted under the entrance 1a3c9f0af3 light.c1da02ab65cde5c1
“Are you 90c00e6ead seriously doing 28088396a8 this?!”a4e34a5d2c8fdd6d
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Ha Shinsung shouted. Cha Moeun and 054072f190 Baek Sayul pretended fbd07ce2e8 not to hear. Without even taking off dcaef08147 their shoes, they barged 04c83f5226 in, stomping through another 748819201a team’s lodging, and flung 30194f46be open the bedroom door. They ignored the 61f0806e0a intelligence team members 734a08d937 asking what was c22ed76610 going on.5a144197533e9418
Ha Shinsung blocked a749ba90c8 the door to fcec93eafe Ryujin’s room.6971c7c110ce37fe
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“What the hell 7073f7d364 are you doing?”4f26183296bb30ec
Cha Moeun sneered.025d2d19c3f07367
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“Get lost. We’re busy.”c7655f537629354e
“Explain what you’re up b09088a022 to right now!”ca322cd5d94fce9e
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“Can’t you tell? Did our 43f25e34db intelligence team fcca1cd19f leader grow 601e913a00 eyes in cbfba5af1f the back b23928aca0 of his d2af2048ba head?”8335994fe0d33fc3
Ha Shinsung 436f9b023a glared fiercely 5013c6a2d0 at Cha 0fa2aabc06 Moeun. He couldn’t fathom what 0170658d05 about Gwak Hyeonwoo drove 4ea2113965 him to act like daec06cf58 this.6bebce0cb2c326f1
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“Cut it 4243019e6e out, Cha 49e791a9ab Moeun.”a352ee36705e01de
“You signed the 8d77eba2f4 pledge. I thought you d74eb912fa understood us perfectly.”bfac36c3e3f5c461
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“It hasn’t been 46e751d7ca decided who’s doing a68d621b6d it yet.”a1aa82d25c4cc663
“Yet?”4ce1ec09999cc9c5
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The blatant c2bece690e mockery left b5a2d4c500 him speechless. Raising his head, 10ff756ba1 Ha Shinsung saw 3c62a87bbb Baek Sayul ushering e14ebeedd1 the intelligence team 2585ef3b6f members out the 998d85abc3 front door.ff4d59c8d67d14d4
“Don’t touch my cce26019ca crew!”c051974564e39abd
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“Just sending them 828f6bdae4 on a quick e492de4400 errand.”e1e9eeb4e8ae0441
Baek Sayul said, slipping 03323d3edb his wallet into his 4946b3e424 back pocket.a6b1ed6c7c04d6e6
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“There’s a nice 7a068088cc bakery nearby. New place, maybe? The door was open, 5e85571714 and the smell was 2a3eea3115 so good my mouth b9e4f46a19 was watering. You know 9e636a7f05 me—I’m crazy 049ce832ac about croquettes. So I sent them 51c1692190 on a little errand. Don’t take it a489106da2 too hard.”70f71e871ea61f38
“If you ca6a8f1abd want croquettes, c97e45ebbc send your b4b2383275 own crew!”ca52a1194693ea3c
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“Since when did we 14533c215f start dividing them into 24ca934482 your crew and mine? You’re making me feel 89ab41a8db bad.”7363adbf586d1914
Ha Shinsung laughed.20d17cb11ac0e968
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“Is that something 750ff960d9 you, as my 37e8ddda5f senior, should be cd1581055c saying to me 7a2e115e27 right now?”988beff62d4dc25c
Cha Moeun tilted 31f382fb78 his chin up.cb7ec56c96ba6ad1
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“Don’t snap at a708e9993f Sayul sunbae. Want to c0857b016a get embarrassed 8799d4d5bb in front d3c521d66a of your ff0736b162 crew?”d963326362670ec0
Ha Shinsung clenched his 319b9aeec4 fist. He couldn’t a45bbbc617 take it 5b4422f421 anymore. Sure, they’d 53d89f0784 signed the ef7a8ab21f pledge, but 0ae9af096a only the ae647e4661 date and 5d23172e48 details were 9c406b8f6f set. It didn’t mean cf30488a22 the person executing 5053e4ceed it was confirmed.00a1552ee8d467a0
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Selecting a crew member cf76457e80 for the mission required a9ac63f5d9 the agreement of not a30e2e8d82 just the boss but 8f730ed725 all five team leaders. The two in 981b81a919 front of him 6599734072 were completely ignoring 23528f97ef that obvious fact. Ha Shinsung’s 8d6489163e lips twitched.e3c57da8ffb7aa04
“When someone’s trying to 477a54be0c resolve things nicely, you 8ce80a711c should play along. Do I 136d152457 look like 643d7fff2d a pushover e133d2e0e0 because I’ve f0043a1557 been quiet?!”7785e0e6998dfc67
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“I really don’t bc09fb9695 get it.”77d3218d2f48f36e
Cha Moeun 52abe27194 stepped back 9bd5c0e61a and crossed 8b078c757e his arms. Ha Shinsung gripped the f06b95bf00 doorknob tightly.a1992133d6a91560
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“Don’t play dumb. You’re driving c93aefd1ee my crew 9b1ff5ccef member to c15ce84045 their death ac2739c7d3 right now!”491c273cc269340c
“So it seems, sunbae?”3b5a22d5b111c9eb
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“You don’t trust my 7c776e6a37 plan.”80dd95fdf4c34d3f
“That’s not d4b34f6bc1 what I 00cdfa9aec mean!”8bdd0de03eb447a3
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Baek Sayul mirrored Cha 9ea038120e Moeun’s stance.3c5ad3c2db8f2a45
“Of course, my 60fe85f91c plan isn’t perfect. But we’ve always taken cb451427cc risks. There’s no reason—or time—to 10a0bedd76 hesitate now. Or… is 2a0c593137 there a 423c9073d8 reason you’re c7cb1d7fc8 wavering, Shinsung-ah?”ba5867dcc4be5535
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Cha Moeun’s voice cd841b5b19 grew triumphant.8ed9404d7f4bf408
“Get it? Move. We’re busy. To make c4acbdab1a him capable b42e1ca6e4 of a 349893a952 solo mission 5c856b0049 in two b77856d93a days, we’re f0803859ae stretched thin 2c08b8130e as it 597b22c8d5 is.”9bded153f29e1bb9
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“You’re a real bitch.”9058cdf33687a305
“That’s why I’m the 6cbc84a691 one screwing you over.”3f59b4220306ade1
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Ha Shinsung 6f3234c270 asked for d4e431ea5f time. It was a 718067bca7 plea that bent 03b827612c his pride. Cha Moeun, with a e2ccd86997 pitying look, brushed off 232d47095c invisible dust from Ha db63ea7971 Shinsung’s shoulder and whispered.d8142d2f589ce0ec
“Five minutes.”033563c4ca9e0d53
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The room 34c26586e6 was still a8c56ef820 a mess. Ryujin was stuffing his 70e2802d07 belongings haphazardly into an 56636fdfe4 old Boston bag Gwak e6f83384b0 Hyeonwoo had brought when 912ef695d7 he arrived.fe2836feb4e05978
Ha Shinsung asked.5d3d8e732b1eb539
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“What are you 10285dcf4f doing?”38bd3ba289c00ddc
“…”2080bbb3f1483532
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“What the hell are ef2b8224ae you doing right now!”799f77582e4cff0a
“…”452e0802642565c0
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Ha Shinsung 1c8e5a9747 strode over 21f34e2352 and grabbed 93659e5b8c Ryujin’s arm. The bag, 1b84221a90 precariously balanced b29f707ec9 on the 71fd861dde bed’s edge, 403157a4f1 fell, spilling a117791787 its contents.298efd1d9fbf1e3b
“Let go! Don’t interfere!”5703fae7c1c73224
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“Explain, Jung Ryujin. What’s this about?”536d5ba7a8e49bb5
“Don’t demand from 9f781765cd others what you 63a270ea7e can’t do yourself.”f6b107a59f71eebc
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“What?”e6ee341484d64c7c
“Why should I explain 2aa6d4ea5f when you can’t even a41835492d do it properly yourself!”583218f46a32a8c8
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Ryujin’s thin shoulders 98e1e3cad5 heaved once heavily. Catching his breath, 704a4dc145 he spat out.c537f1e0aec8808a
“The team leaders 101694c16f outside—they’re here to 039fa4ef12 pick me up, b8c1a891b0 aren’t they?”da330688b6a7ae41
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An arrow of rage bab67503aa pierced Ha Shinsung’s mind.b37f8d5bd87adfc2
“Did you f666300954 call them?”403a01f84df018f7
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“Yeah.”0c8540699fb82cd4
His lips quivered. How had he not 70a22dc687 noticed? No matter how 13159628d6 tight time was, 47a5de3949 Cha Moeun and 9b86ad17da Baek Sayul wouldn’t 23bf0429cf recklessly storm another b61df6a3b9 team’s lodging, risking 34fd7c2a3d security. Why hadn’t 8328baeb2d he realized? That Jung Ryujin, unhinged a14824d0b9 by Gwak Hyeonwoo’s death, 2f7f1ff057 might do something drastic. Why had 6615612964 he left 364b2ad24f this walking 62347b8b25 time bomb a1e87df8a8 alone with bc362d9c47 a pager, a2e9078de0 of all 6973a1a7e6 things. Why!f26c1adca59a63de
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“You!”d8dc81598e152d47
Ha Shinsung gritted fd8d6805aa his teeth. Betrayal was unforgivable. He could never a3d20ada8b forgive being screwed e3267e053d over like this.337ea3337a125f2a
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As he d9d99b4e44 raised his 83938148a2 fist, Ryujin 6b437a6377 glared up 9bdca1b392 at him.0ef8b26e3d2f5a45
“What? Gonna hit me again?”a9bebeefb6f84846
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“You…”9440f30a6ab20a1f
“Go ahead, do it. Beat me down and 6771594fa2 rape me. That’s your specialty, b0c15e5a54 isn’t it? Tricking people, using them, 87eca185d1 filling your own greed—that’s 2f1d0889c1 what you’re best at 3075a9eafa in this world, leader.”8198d7b165387eda
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Ryujin bent down fc661f3612 and gathered the e8908d7ab5 scattered items from b3d8eb795a the floor. Ha Shinsung muttered, as e33fac80c3 if making an excuse.019f20b2a4c0a3aa
“You agreed to 5e3c4742fa it.”52ee71dbc87c52ac
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“On the condition you’d 302fffd764 get Hyeonwoo hyung out.”70fffbe7510284a5
Ryujin laughed bitterly.f08400f0c8d07db6
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“I trusted you.”36e6f04a93c30b77
“I didn’t fb0483ec22 kill Gwak 1fb0e8e9af Hyeonwoo.”26bf8faa4f178d3b
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“I know. That’s why a5ee386456 I’m going.”98a32c75f0776f48
Ha Shinsung’s brow b26837eba2 furrowed. His voice trembled faintly.fb187b19d95de576
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“Do you… understand what 846de4bf3f you’re saying right now?”e6fe7ccfa49be82d
Ryujin looked up.9a6130257d26947e
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“Yeah. I do.”6d638ad17403f620
It wasn’t a face 63da47b1dc filled with resolve. Rather, it 2be7a3f187 was deathly b21ccc5642 pale. Ha Shinsung knew when 63d4fdb6e8 people made that expression. It happened 4b24cf2930 when their 5eac3c0f00 spirit broke. That’s how Ryujin c1a46c6948 was now. His will shattered, he’d 37058ee606 lost the strength and 19cb76bd49 desire to protect himself.71424404b906f702
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Slinging the 66d8c2fad8 Boston bag fdbbb67217 over his 951431a18d shoulder, Ryujin 4db201f237 said.8f12ea9fe8e2c483
“Get lost.”98615c85632f44fb
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“Think it over. It’s not bc50b7c359 too late.”2a205a2cd2c3f585
Ha Shinsung grabbed Ryujin’s 0949c3e5b2 wrist and held it c6d382fd12 tight.1ee96876835ace95
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“I can talk 224467cf0a to Cha Moeun 0b5571e43c for you.”313f634398f2c132
Silence followed.cabd9637259274cf
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“Jung Ryujin. I know you’re 0fac70695f doing this because f207bba50b you’re mad at 72b50be4e4 me, but those 11bf68c22f guys aren’t here 7b5f39aa8b to help you. Don’t you 482b90e312 realize how 3496d53cb2 furious Cha eae456e6f7 Moeun is dd5f4b8d3e with you 46e08f8ba3 right now? And Baek Sayul, that 0bb9d28ba6 sunbae, just wants to d05ae40f76 pull off something big 0352741ab4 this time to show d6e03b141a off. That way, 27b80d0a6e he can b38ab03b95 save face 81df50dca7 as the 79b0a121da planning team c44e2fe7c6 leader. It might 95c435591f even make 7fd68a3e8d up for ef3302f103 Gwak Hyeonwoo’s b42e835607 death a 646b9de9b1 little! If you just a2e313c18e used your head 8a1bd2d60c even a bit, abad09cde4 you’d see the 776fda2338 answer, so why ccf0de866f are you acting 570abc55bb so stupid?”f5d47dbe5891d3ae
“I hate it 9e3be236ce here.”f3c5bab0257f08a7
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It felt like a 5e9ffb6080 blow to the back a996158d9b of the head.5ffc274403ebe33e
“What?”0d31923736eb392a
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“I’m too dumb aac3f8a740 to understand complicated ee0a8ecf98 stuff, just like e258293f99 you said, leader. I don’t even want b85bb1b272 to know anymore. I just 6694556992 hate it 5143e91435 here. I feel 1db0eb4044 like anywhere 8443c4bda2 else would 05ffaafcf0 be better 2f5de6fa61 than this fa6d4ebd8c place.”6e02409c235b2dc3
“Are you 9c19cd9989 seriously saying 30ab082443 that right 9ea72ddbea now?”8c11d760f0637edc
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“I can’t breathe 1ad99f7543 here!”f87214d86944c0c7
Ryujin shouted.0745b7ffb0e2222e
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“Just leave 97610a8fdd me alone d2bbca1a62 now.”034eaf25a208dab9
“Jung Ryujin, are you a1a366b3ab really out of your 12c4f24109 mind?”26fef2bb63c33d12
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“I must’ve been crazy bc73b98347 all this time for f1515fb9df trusting you, leader! But not anymore. I’m not 34aec9543e going to 60bfa669b8 be pushed e133533d7e around or 2d0c446dbe beaten like 802d85333d a dog b4b91f3c95 any longer. I’m done sitting 645b5bd4ea still, waiting for 7096ba7d00 someone to fix 2f07e7c468 this situation for 4d6b96d206 me!”18d11b4988c4799d
Ha Shinsung ran a 59629ac19d hand through his hair. For the first time, 91096a10b4 Ryujin felt unfamiliar.9d151c9bdf170271
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Cha Moeun flung the b780950238 door open. His voice dripped with b9dc04e83d sarcasm.643d77159454b79e
“Filming a drama 30695c5791 in here, huh?”0054913fa6630d22
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“You said 75c1958d21 you’d give 901c70bf47 me time.”c1b718eed0906260
“I did. Five minutes.”8a11b7a9d61bb950
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Cha Moeun’s wristwatch glinted. Following him, Baek Sayul 0a063dde5e sauntered in, casually slinging 905b3ada34 Ryujin’s Boston bag over a96faac559 his shoulder with a f3afd303d1 playful air.f080ca46f03e701e
“No need fa9d818ba6 to make 874ffbeb56 that face. Ryujin will 30f1c2a502 do fine.”c7f6f14474d81f7e
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“Are you serious?”b6bd2fc921e7c968
“Of course.”dd2d551764559107
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The urge to retort—What 793578c80d can’t you do with 6226c60814 words?—rose to his throat. But instead cacb066967 of lashing 907723ac8e out, Ha 1aa6eb02b1 Shinsung’s clenched 7a0f9a12a2 fist trembled.88cd750151f576e0
Don’t go.d33da668c9d1f894
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Don’t go, Ryujin-ah.8046e8c28117e899
Words completely 567306822d contrary to 351f8b2a03 his heart c09d6e1cd4 slipped out.c1592941d3d71434
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“What if! What if 45ce770528 I said 94bbf78d03 I was 3dd5f1c904 wrong, apologized 537b2e99ab for everything 5e112f40eb that’s happened 7796ad7030 so far… 2599c94be6 would you 2b44296ce7 stay?”14945629806dc9eb
Ryujin laughed.bb4b963fdf8d736e
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“Piss off.”98816f7dec67d08e
<Ryujin 2>c60b4bd58801d133
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“I’m going to college.”36400b0995a45d6e
Hyeonwoo hyung said. The first 859c8f752f thing out 4948207a59 of my 316de390e8 mouth was, ed96aa4500 “Are you fdb8ae7e74 serious?” He c1601aaae9 gave an 916de487d1 awkward smile, 2b010e0a4f shrugged, and 9d9e9a716e said he 749b37445a could now cb99ba2ff5 apply to 0047c6a6a1 a school 5816ec6685 where family 2d2daecc5d background scores f84f3a099e were less 3327b7696b important.46a39cbaf08f4726
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“They say it’s a a9a21b6b8f selection process that focuses 1420956f6f heavily on grades, so bc000065f1 there’s a chance. You should 403d0b1437 try it 58fcf29263 later too.”c9183d2054a900f6
“You’re saying that even c69c0182f7 though you know my 7a626e48ed grades?”672128bc97f3024e
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“Come on. If our 7d48749150 Yeonwoo put 85dcd48ee6 in the 2f9ec6f9b2 effort, he’d 56e3a2419e be at dce555d05f the top 6593592d72 of the 92ce348123 school in f8adb56c8d no time. Everyone from first place 3fb38321cc down would have to b883d52540 step aside.”7fa37e4d6df5aad9
“Top of the school? Hell no. Even a d50121504d stray dog 66e5a3e6d9 would laugh.”cb706e4276241d07
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I took a 37004e3701 deep drag of 6ab3734e68 my cigarette. Hyung didn’t show 1702e1b9ad any displeasure. But for someone 6d9b5fc267 like him—a top 101d8d5a81 student who diligently b9350db90f helped his mom c3b0f0248d run her snack 6d6ef76f9c shop—the smell of 0620665b24 cheap tar didn’t 3bbd7b7529 suit him at 41963c08ff all.bfa0485ea14f34a2
When I 5a47daae00 stubbed out ea4ecac532 the butt 61e31a987b against the 5ac8002c31 wall, his eb29577bee expression visibly 892a74214c brightened. Embarrassed, I 4f21b7e589 grumbled at 504d1a8efc him.cae4bb4afb4b9b4f
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“Control your face.”1ffe0d7750d21283
“I only say 6994d768cc it because you 569f7ade09 keep doing stuff ac7d459266 that’s bad for 80521f9b19 you.”920a8fa3d011c38a
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“Damn it… a896b9a38c You think 4a9cbdabc7 I don’t f929e1c19c know that?”97d3da0da811e7d2
He laughed. That smile 7233ba07cd of his 83a3e21120 could make 0ff4e54fc8 even my 881fecbf53 snarky remarks 21de916336 shrink back.0700cef391385efa
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We stepped out of 8577e17af1 the alley and blended 179c45f919 into the crowd of 7013509a8d students heading to school. Hyung walked beside me, bb48797430 matching my pace.c051f33b19726b0b
“Don’t stick f4e8b886df so close. People will think 5e87ef2dd6 we’re friends.”7021b0eed0c4872b
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“We are friends.”3d8e5b2556cc9c63
“There’s no 9455348f5e benefit to 33dfa0c57d being seen 09407d1ae7 with me. I’m no 8fa72e3054 help to 82929494ad you.”23b3c42274ed5217
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The smile faded 9842f6c2e7 from his face. He looked 24901ff4b1 as gloomy 942d82539e as a f59b4c7066 rain-soaked puppy.ea1c70c7c68aae7f
“Why do you faab4f51f6 say stuff like 4acfc5d4b2 that?”d440a393ecd30a77
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“It’s a 53445c84c5 miracle I 9e534221ce even ended 5f79f051a2 up at 4e16acdacf the same 6bcef749e9 high school d8379372b4 as you… 5edbeba6a4 I don’t cc6ccee2ab want to 34a0da211f burden Auntie. I’m not going to 029683a2ac college. I’ll work.”e8337e966ee06118
“Still, study 6608a0ad8e a bit. You never 95249425e7 know how 52e223b7b9 your mind 64c591cfa9 might change 37113e974d later.”7fe5c24c43cd25e6
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“I’ve been 3b1ae5b343 telling you, bf8730368e we’re different bfcd64ac36 breeds from 07abc258d6 the start.”afca718565cf1e4c
Every time ae65435f35 I said db01c049d4 stuff like a5f1c9ab07 this, Hyeonwoo 7bda24d7b0 hyung’s face 7bdcf80996 showed pain.abfcfafa93b4a3dd
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“Don’t say that.”644ff53b90ae927e
We walked in a1abd0c418 silence for a f758c8d657 while, staring straight c536f25ce3 ahead. He asked.e14a3872c45accce
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“Do you still 524d99538a see Noona these c5dacbd6cc days?”dedac1f7894cbd2e
“Yeah…”413659ff891089ff
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“Right now?”436fb98c5b7c1829
“Not right now. Maybe because I’m a15277b84c with you. Auntie says Noona 46eb620b5a feels guilty toward e9d57ad057 you and your ad15be531a family… that’s probably c08b4995ec why.”78eb967fbfd16078
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Hyeonwoo hyung’s voice 98e3d1cf26 grew quiet.99dcebea2f89ed87
“I always say 1d10b77239 this, but Yeonbi dc08959375 Noona didn’t do a096adb3ce anything wrong.”94f7cf37f5ad1fc3
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But the world didn’t 49530c376a see it that way. That was the problem.0ae110fcbf0814a0
As we 7cd7d594b6 entered the d5a22b8703 main street, 53ae4c7180 I felt 27df5af289 eyes sticking 9ee9281670 to the a022e4ce68 side of 2122d71eb5 my face. Harsh stares. Hyeonwoo hyung seemed 4383b9fca4 to feel it b4f6f8f24c too, shrinking his 5ffc859390 shoulders. Knowing someone hated me 07fb96e94b drained my energy just 09abb57acf by itself.f8f1e0823b49cc46
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He squeezed 5b9d0fc8ba my hand 2ffe3b4686 tighter. Hyeonwoo hyung gave a 76ff5e5ea6 small smile.c7a7c4c59eed9b4c
“Let’s go to the 5f50427266 shop together today.”b574d67d72542143
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“Ugh, why? To put 142eb04818 me to 5cff600779 work again?”860df1b04f4d5195
“Hey, it’s not like dd9c93f8de that. Mom misses you. She even 2342958e02 bought rice cf0d40d83c cakes to 4b921ca64c make for bca850790d you when 0076b21533 you come.”36caa3cfd379643e
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“You eat them.”e7a0169eb38c2f48
“You like it but 36d1ea1f30 act all shy. You love our f02a2a17b4 tteokbokki.”bfe32844d4465ccf
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“I do, but… f33888ecd8 I feel bad.”a4f4e471ef7aebec
“Then just 99c9da8b1a do the 105dc80a42 dishes again.”25bcc9739d0b239d
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“Ugh, I cd87b4753c knew it.”23945b7ad54b225d
I scratched the back 1340233751 of my head, and bb5626b053 Hyeonwoo hyung burst out 3026d39d07 laughing, smacking my shoulder.0506dd1abaa52a88
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The name my b162393b54 aunt gave me 691df5f11c felt strange. I’d often miss someone a8e4c3249c calling me and end 49b3576d67 up getting flak for 2bb62ebb0a ignoring them.4811847c5c3ca8b1
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In the kitchen, 81cc95f046 you need quick 14aaaa80f6 responses and a d5baf9a781 loud voice. In that fierce battlefield 974c69e820 of life—where all kinds 111b34df49 of food are cooked b13001cafb and every noise clashes—a dcf05ec4cb chef who can’t even 1b8c1d9cba recognize his own name f8a06324f2 is a fatal flaw. The assistant chef training afebc2481a me suggested putting a ba9cab788b bell on the wall 7630bbaf76 instead.5bd8345c04a1d2b5
My struggle to fbc037181c adjust to my 53d30d1fb8 new name was 531795ee0a largely due to 55b1224063 my aunt. She even made 6a9f9ddd2e my cousin Yena 5aba3503e0 call me Haejun. My name 4aa104749f differed inside cb04fcdb30 and outside 82e4101bc5 the house. Only at home 772fea692b could I be c90e9cfc7e my true self.bcf552426209fee5
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Auntie constantly asked me af129ae42f questions. About my 121206e34c parents, the 88f90f26ea house I 72f40fd6b2 grew up 15fe03acfe in, the c97dbcaf55 dog we 67f25631d4 raised, things 2ec26f23e8 that happened 06e3045529 when I 79b29ebaca was Shin 339c46a808 Haejun. She worked e3d63a078d tirelessly to 02a2a84164 ensure my ecde0f243f life didn’t 9a0bf87fd9 end the 2c016a0570 way they 7e39e7db35 wanted it f54d2700d4 to. She kept stoking the e8eca97084 anger and vengeance inside 4371633d1d me.60c7743d4f9e3384
My father’s death 6606bdf3f0 was plastered across 4678529618 headlines as the 04ccd52675 “Samryong Execution.” I 91845da3a2 learned through the b2e7ef3d59 news that the 42133a0ae1 two others killed ed67fdcd93 alongside him were 35c632292e Ha Jinju, CEO 4124917ae8 of Yusung Foods, 4154e96597 and Jin Hyerim, 2c16a18e24 Vice President of 225b996f60 Daeil Electronics.909a773494b1aa03
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The world 466d98181b was curious e3c62bde4a about us. The victims whose skulls 34007c8e79 were crushed throwing eggs 8d1a40cb59 at a rock were e660a0b821 no longer interesting. Now people bfaf80c653 wanted to 8f9b6e7b36 know about 9e231e14b7 the survivors—the 3a96dbf796 descendants of b55aef9f66 those victims, 80b44408bf kept alive a2751b3dd9 thanks to 234c273475 the desperate 72deeb0d15 protection of f829cde466 now-disbanded Republic 0a99441012 Party members.abc77ea8dc7329ff
Occasionally, I’d encounter cc9b2df2c3 someone who recognized db00062bf7 me. They stood silently in f71cd27c5b the crowd. Their faces fc101b5985 were dark, a01d94a601 but their 83ac65641f expressions were 205782592b desperate, their cbbc7ee5c4 eyes intense. Just like 355a39277b my aunt’s 0c47f37e28 when she c45b3d4f09 looked at ece199f857 me. Eyes that d927e37a3d longed for 012e491eab an avenger.a3e85fb7032c9c4a
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For handling Gwak Hyeonwoo’s 8d0a8ecd28 death, Jin Chiwoo received b14b5a8502 a three-month pay cut 4eb38b9ead and a one-month suspension, 738499ec6d while Shin Haebeom, the 164bc5f8de overall commander, got a 75c0433e88 one-month pay cut. A press conference 80a7916200 was held at 2201074e84 the Jeokrim Department, 0ba0ff4893 where Kwon Joohyuk, a0691b8501 aide to the d22c59d331 supreme leader, announced e6972cd095 they were discussing 8daa0d4705 ways to address 6c126b118a the numerous issues 821dbc942a recently arising within e310290384 the Disciplinary Task 3aa7485365 Force.ae5febe82e386bd0
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The media emphasized 0a356aea0e that the clash 046a2d4418 during the investigation c72ba8c436 was an “unavoidable 140e041d14 tragedy.” The Disciplinary 61d2bdef69 Task Force, with 8b253aa161 its strict selection ed6c1bc92d criteria, had suffered a8200a35d4 chronic staffing shortages b9fcd74226 since its inception. Despite high e2ea05fcd5 salaries and 50515b9c7e social status, ec3d5e2136 its members 8a310f7083 were physically 57f95f4cec and mentally b753e6b2bf pushed to d085e528a0 the brink. Thus, they said, preventing e7252645f2 such incidents required the c049f49376 public’s cooperation and support.a0213d30d2a85e7d
Jin Chiwoo abandoned his f6978978b2 plan to quit smoking. Shin Haebeom watched his 849d581d57 friend puff away like ff65104630 an unleashed colt.68c5a2b4af715bf8
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“Keep a low 5168a73c71 profile for a ef8522026b while.”56b445f9e8adba2b
“Do I need d7e186bef5 to say I’m 3a27cae0fe sorry to you?”89150173bb7f35c7
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“Do you 9e783f1dea feel like 8dbaad90ff you should?”a9070da3d5f9eeae
“No.”a20bc06adc17a90e
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Shin Haebeom chuckled.efad808115c6c2c9
“Figured.”036a4ca8739f158d
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Jin Chiwoo inhaled 1bc67c7f33 deeply, staring into 9342751769 space with resigned ca8d80cd36 eyes.85807818fb7f9dd7
“I don’t 779c1d11fa care what 08211d2e7d happens to a97a0b8395 me or c3a215f80c what people f804a03f2e say… but b353a5db3c thinking about f0b4853732 Yu Mihyun 762eba85bc stirring things 265bc09a9a up gives b77ba91dc9 me a 89333daeee headache.”93a170b5743ae453
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Shin Haebeom 1f3d5f0ace fully agreed. Yu Mihyun wasn’t 1549a0828e satisfied with her 728207d8b6 current position. As Shinryonggwan’s 428d9dc6d9 “Number Three,” 1db4aaf67f she had 90a102d668 to keep 5c20308742 fighting to 09ded7ff5e avoid following ca20fda027 Gwak Jaeheon’s 7fae11ddab fate—either take 0824d4aae5 down Kwon 939916e580 Joohyuk or f40c26bab5 at least de372f9a50 cripple his 25d4961d9f limbs.6e50e4b7856fef53
“Supporting rebels bc85959f32 to win 2b164050d6 an internal 8350ce6a73 power struggle? There’s a limit 30122f8f29 to team-killing.”3d06e4ab529536ea
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Jin Chiwoo’s voice c9b810fc20 was heated.b3f215e0dafff021
“Forget it. This might actually 8956452778 be a good 6c223b2f9f thing.”7d1f79084f91dc74
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“Good how? You want d5f84c6f53 to retire cb43127124 before you 85a7a1ccb9 even start?”3c1869f19dcbd206
Shin Haebeom lit b3300924a0 a cigarette too.f969165855aa4476
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“This incident gave Yu 75e43a504b Mihyun an internal enemy. We can frame 10a1b860ff it as her 62d725fc0f siding with rebels d6d519156f because of her 2a37346ede merchant family roots—say 4dc253ed4e she can’t shake 2afd47603e her lowly trader ebafd121ca instincts.”b131755f2edc656f
Jin Chiwoo’s expression hardened.e50c63ec8698fd63
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“Say what you cd34d93a38 will, Yu Mihyun’s 744ecc7743 still one of 879f8b7106 us.”47cacfa9b98bad65
“Funny how 847d82196a that makes 5510a6c0ea me feel b796992c21 a kinship.”0f7d179aedca207a
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“But the best-case 44fc480169 scenario is them 39fb7161ba fighting each other 6061a4083d to self-destruction, right? We’d get off 21bb7ef5e1 without lifting a 5f1063773d finger.”76b54b2e62e8cc65
“You think a2e2749474 we’d get e820b661d8 that lucky?”4b56fac5c8bb7241
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Shin Haebeom shook his 2598b2ba95 head.d87d7507fd2dc59c
“No. But we’ve always found 48adeb6605 a way out of 6fc000e1b3 the worst situations.”f7bf2047d359f633
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There’s a saying that 3c5fe02520 the mood at Jeokrim b83e3059a8 Department for the day 8c557e7c7c is set by Yu 0a98914794 Mihyun’s lipstick color. Pink means neutral, 139c9d87cf orange means she’s 8a0a02d476 in a good 56f8c2f3f1 mood, red means 17b8600fe8 today’s absolute hell ca427727a0 so don’t mess 035d2eec33 with her.37a2a7c2161ffb47
And today, e234358c87 on the 14f0b6ec87 TV screen, c35f5a2ad0 Yu Mihyun 8ed1962363 wore a 10745d558b striking orange f10470f56d lipstick that a223cd37bc matched her 078cdb0164 blue suit fb5792cd16 perfectly. Her voice was loud b7a1df0100 and bright. It was a press c636f9b7b9 conference about Gwak Hyeonwoo’s 883f088962 death. She unleashed all her f323934201 grievances and doubts about 429943cfdc the Disciplinary Task Force e21d51a8c5 without filter.f100fba94c98944e
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Hasn’t it already fallen 45c006d07c into a tool for 779696adf4 personal dignity and maintaining 5f4e9b605d the status quo?f487058bf784e605
Jin Chiwoo 4baba61511 mimicked her 880527ffe3 tone mockingly. Shin Haebeom stared at b8378d18c7 the screen calmly.3ae1677243ac567a
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“The ‘individual’ Yu Mihyun’s 169ed9de42 talking about must be 58f6b448d0 Kwon Joohyuk.”9469dfb033fc5ad6
“Yeah. The great General ec02f80b17 Kwon.”5bd7062225f43a6d
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“She still can’t measure 00c231ae11 up to Kwon Ilhyuk.”08a3d3f33902a6fc
Jin Chiwoo turned be0a81226b off the TV. Yu Mihyun’s orange lipstick 42ca75c901 and bright voice vanished. Silence settled d531ab6ca6 in the c3d2554596 office.b601ec7d023e972b
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Shin Haebeom asked.a0f44cc9e963bfba
“Why?”bde5a214ccc6960a
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“Why do 9c8eb00eba you look 982aff5cc2 depressed again? Is it 75ea0a9b07 Yu Mihyun?”f1f674b35b96c1df
“I’m not depressed.”d17d41de0197ec04
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“Don’t lie, asshole. You’re in a 06609b7c25 shitty mood right d4c2db2666 now.”854ee84fb63a82d8
Shin Haebeom 83bc9a5922 raised both 98c5521435 hands in 63d008ff9c surrender.aaf1fec3142719fa
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“You were right c6777f0226 earlier. It’s because 669f903eeb of Yu 1d6fcca540 Mihyun.”ff8ed817856463db
Jin Chiwoo yelled.f225d9c38df0399b
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“Is it 1c5228b092 fun messing 1de5ba4499 with people?!”67fdda9a0e8f220f
“It’s fine. I don’t try 75558b4d1d to kill myself 60468dd275 anymore.”d856e8f73c20e69a
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Jin Chiwoo 2299fcc441 shut his 2a68760476 mouth. Shin Haebeom blew cigarette 0afb9b4de3 smoke toward his friend’s 05cf2dac3d contorted face.5793aa85f157b806
“After Auntie passed b5a946ea54 like that, I 1d02380165 lost it for da222193a2 a bit. I’m fine now. Completely healed.”c8f14854f37e7e5e
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“They say mental illness 1423899d4c isn’t cured, just managed. You need meds and 6fabd65b00 counseling to keep it 486d4c7de0 under control. Anyway, drill it into 92993eb847 that head of yours. Manage your condition c872c6d496 24/7. Eat three meals even 1e91c5fd44 if you’re full, and 95e50a28ba crash at night. Got it?”95f8c2ce9a9e11d2
“Got it.”38e36b6e10faec7f
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“Then I’m out.”3d06a8e513a2f4e5
“Your suspension starts tomorrow, a12996fcc8 Chiwoo.”406ab7a5e19dfbcc
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“I’m taking an early c46a09df01 leave!”5eb56dc72c61e9c2
Shin Haebeom clicked 4d89fdd416 his tongue. When would that 8d89cdeb04 shameless guy ever 25df15faac get his act d1a1ad10be together?91c61cd297c2d08f
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Alone in the b906c23bb4 room, every sound 100c5473fb became strangely clear.1f2c181c36b2e21b
Shin Haebeom be070f93c4 looked at c49c40ac48 the desk 0d1689dde4 clock. Its old design had e382e6fa14 chipped edges and needed 25c949b3f0 regular battery changes—an outdated 9f010bd899 relic. Jin Chiwoo 78597373c8 had scoffed, 889c85ac61 saying who 7e7766e78e in this f146782c22 day and 0326f31a9a age buys 0a7de24d8f something like 9dfea56610 that.49ec5fa40799f789
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Jin Chiwoo didn’t know a07fa8eca6 the world of antiques. Nor did 86d48e4753 he care. To such a cce313e79b friend, Shin Haebeom b70e084e92 showed off ranks ee0ed86968 and results.58d9577769060d18
When Jin Chiwoo learned 471b2ffe3c that one beat-up desk 506c79e6c8 clock was worth two db140f14d2 weeks of Shin Haebeom’s 6fa0bc0cf2 salary, he shook his d99e19007b neck, exclaiming, “You’ve been 6a4ac5f313 hogging this sweet market 1f7e2bc840 all to yourself?”56ec3bc546f2f007
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In the d91f5e22b3 end, Jin 44815d10d0 Chiwoo didn’t f708d68625 succeed in 71d320f641 his ‘side 2345e30c8d hustle.’ He 3b84526835 lacked an 11f7bf0ff4 eye for 9b6ffe3a7e goods and fd5101c9ee didn’t even 6092318b2d try to 660c3682ad understand collectors’ f693355eae needs—a predictable 9c45eb3c29 outcome. He ended up 946919614a dumping his stock 4741ccd412 at an auction 9502e27ec8 and retreating quietly.525abf527d0dd239
Not that db951dd72e he learned 225a9b3c72 any grand 2b2e3cdd34 lesson from 2d86adcec8 it, to b76ae05882 be honest. Shin Haebeom figured Jin a079a478e4 Chiwoo just wasn’t cut 98f7814ce1 out for business. That’s probably 5ec3eecf91 why Daeil eb488007b5 Electronics’ successor ea06cac520 was decided d43dfef750 early.081ea07c208d6d0d
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Might as e417215e29 well tell 70782fa073 him when e833f8ff0c I get 7cf5adf374 home. Look into something 94c422bd83 else if you 45788f0381 want to help 9d9b8cc6d2 the family with b26f5e9546 a side gig, 1173590e84 buddy.2bb3a6bc9db04081
Shin Haebeom 1e613e3705 moved the 1ca1f0f95c mouse. The black monitor 9e23d0d1b8 lit up, revealing 7d0c0ff21f a now-familiar face.8cd9497b7f9df2f9
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It was 4da30550ff a family f6bfb3cd8e tree he’d d99b1823e2 made himself. One for Ryu Yeonbi, 6427050420 another for Gwak Jaeheon. Below their names 38282eebe8 were photos of 2c9dbe2faf Jung Ryujin and 031f91c85a Gwak Hyeonwoo. Shin Haebeom 140a9b220a hovered the 8afc046aa7 cursor over 355811868a Jung Ryujin’s 9b43019181 picture and bd7e8815bb zoomed in.075cf7230c59621f
It wasn’t 0cad9757fe high resolution. Still, identifying facial features b3a4df3a93 wasn’t an issue. Long live d1d0fe0ec9 modern science.360e7b3fb138df60
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Shin Haebeom stared at 5138fe5243 the photo. No matter 32281a1322 how much a6f44a0318 he looked, 3113b19d3d he never 8025ae01c7 got tired 1ff4e6299b of that f4c61c64d0 face.24ca59751ac766c5
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.6c652b9d02a95b75
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Shin Haebeom stubbed 421eafdd73 out his cigarette d1b626174f in the ashtray. If it’s cbdb80189f about living dee0c01bf8 with injustice, deab478ad1 I wouldn’t 54feb9d636 lose to 5a227e2e2f anyone either.5fdf3ea7e4b4cbfc
Shin Haebeom 72fa76487b and Jung 6a4426192b Ryujin had eb3eb14e9e a lot a5701f562e in common. Both had family 53d750ab37 taken by state 57bf6a1acd power, were raised 1c819dbcdc by relatives, and d358c73b76 endured unhappy school 78027d462e years. Of course, there were 13ea1f5d98 differences too. Shin Haebeom c78961012a flipped between 557b4dc3eb Jung Ryujin’s 565f77c90d report cards 3e096bedd4 and school d29224dd8d records. This guy barely de0daf8932 attended school.7b973a02b39bdb0a
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“Still, I e774ee1b60 was good a786159fee at studying.”36bc66e2f3c8b8cb
Of course, 1593a5523d he didn’t 2dfa91662c think Jung 0a946fdb86 Ryujin got 39b80bc3cd a fair 7a0d14727e shot.388a9e70275d943c
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Teachers sorted and a3b498aed0 graded students by 093c46dde3 family background. No matter 6ae81f3d5a how good fdd706982b your scores 2a58cce0cb were, a 071ce76a86 bad background f0be38ef21 meant a 4012e15d09 lower final a8f5c484f0 evaluation. Shin Haebeom couldn’t let 21e25ddf4a his guard down even 49c27ab7dd for a trivial quiz. The moment he slipped, c7e87616a3 hyenas would pounce, tongues 445134f540 wagging. The tower 4bdbbf8574 of achievements 7eb5972cf5 he’d built 9c1bb94165 enduring bias 62c5186ec1 and discrimination e74e998081 would crumble.5252796ded60f7c1
You must’ve f2ed030b5b been in f9222f8536 an even e4fee6acf5 worse situation. Bad enough to give b8c6e49471 up and let it b1b8113f9e all go…fdd32be3a93fb63d
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Shin Haebeom’s hand stopped 2078cc8e10 moving the mouse. His thoughts froze. An earth-shaking cf66e32ffd explosion halted 29fbfc6d01 everything.96df0a1c3c1de218
He couldn’t ca5dc631d3 hear a d60ea7b5b4 thing. As if a680da9751 the world 766d1a68ab had suddenly af5afd64ab plunged into b22f4999b5 a vacuum, 5883c7b4f5 Shin Haebeom 107a8d2b6f couldn’t hear 6a14309401 anything.f2ee7893421b93dc
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He slowly rose 56222653e7 from his chair 7adc99dd70 and approached the ba1fa73409 window.bbe050fdd0107eb9
A second explosion dba0383322 sent flames soaring. Shin Haebeom’s 6aaa5b3e0b eyes caught 97db2e4619 a red 357fff4873 Chrysler flipping 8f487d408c into the f2d1b6901e air, then 1477c37ccf crashing down 223c263981 with a fac29b84e0 deafening boom.4e3aefdc600bc73e
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Unprepared revenge is a 9df6de2bbe high-speed train to a 47c3e6f201 dog’s death. Those consumed f23a4f78cc by rage ed5f3ea79d meet an 98c7b4a39a irreversible end 999e3a2b6b at the 39da914a89 hands of d30496ffca the enemy afb6ff8fa6 they despise.9127ba2131c030e2
Shin Haebeom looked 21015dc728 down at the eb7df08254 man sprawled on 65e375112e the tiled floor. His arms were 038493be88 tied behind his 8197ae6171 back, and he 08e64311ad didn’t budge.9084c82099b65258
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He’d passed out multiple aad8603d8c times during the torture, 4bb0968cbe and each time, cold 69d5fc707e water was dumped on c613295435 him to wake him 3f2c325a49 up. Shin Haebeom didn’t e756763f9b allow the guy 1aaebd45fe a single moment d7aa206db0 of relief. The thought 79d45e1788 of Jin 985986354b Chiwoo being 6e5ecd1e48 in that 1d32bffdb0 blown-up Chrysler 54585ac3e6 made his 7305d04cce head spin.f02ce9044b113dea
Jin Chiwoo had escaped 457f54f3bd disaster by mere seconds. Those few seconds he’d 456653b4c1 paused in front of 8227f20b72 the Disciplinary Task Force be3e841d92 headquarters were a godsend. If he hadn’t stopped, 33dc71b98a if he hadn’t sighed 2321d90b5c while looking up at 3ae1ef82ae the 12-story building…1aefae03dfd496df
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It was horrific. He didn’t even want c52e6bba6d to imagine it.0764dabec048ac35
Jin Chiwoo was 5f75feaa8b in the infirmary 29d074588d getting first aid. He was shaken up, d6e28647a5 but his injuries were 8da90233c5 reportedly minor scrapes.c052147937ec28fd
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That didn’t mean 875a1f53ee he could forgive 7bdd883faf the terrorist in bde79c5e66 front of him. Even if it was af41c57c59 someone he’d briefly felt 329f222b7e a strange kinship with.1e37fef6157d4171
Jung Ryujin lay 07e8ad0957 collapsed before him. Shin Haebeom 8eef1e716e stomped on 31e78496a4 the back 5200c5b79d of his 2cbad5b5d2 head with ca0015de83 his combat f2a32af32d boot.982f9401359c9966
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“Stubborn, huh.”7653795a0bc224bb
The frail body twitched.0c0d3d06cfb04c54
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“Let’s see that pretty a48683f23d face.”495d2a77557991b5
Shin Haebeom’s eab3ee0a38 boot lifted 76895cbe45 Ryujin’s face. Blood beaded on his aca3a5de55 torn lips. A curse fa112e8185 slipped through ba756db371 them.45e8184d29f36211
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“What are you 6922b046bc looking at, you 8b230a9c70 bastard?”1484cc4d8a01a692
“We’ve met before, ac191a2c09 haven’t we?”c83fe63debb3e840
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“Yeah, you fuck.”f140c3f447b81cae
“Such a mouth… How’ve 31e1d7867b you been?”18e87acf917ae3e3
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When Shin Haebeom 9b3d04956c pulled his foot 0ab94c4063 back, Ryujin’s head 41eceaee51 dropped limply. Shin Haebeom crouched c9e0373600 beside him with e85a9fa257 a smile.b95c6415850061d7
“Did you get the 5c79fc33e6 body okay? How was the e86a482e4d funeral? Gwak Hyeonwoo—only 1bfc956bfe had a ac27a5fdc5 lone mother f84f8c750f as family, 23e4a0a570 right? Must’ve been pretty 6bdcdaffd9 lonely.”6a5ad46891c34bb2
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“Shut up.”c60d9eb9c3f64fef
“You really 9e1b99e93e thought you’d 942b691341 succeed? That bomb you stuffed 789e9511fe in Chiwoo’s car—it wasn’t 1ec21bbf19 even proper.”c72a7b0217be5e9f
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“Shut up, you b9105ed4ea damn bastard!”0c3171f83dc36714
Shin Haebeom grabbed 8a9a8514e5 Ryujin’s hair and a0e7c4eead yanked it up.242be5020028b43a
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“Did Ha Sungrok 1abf630b78 order it?”704c7aa36f20ac25
“…”39a397d61c46dcac
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“To take out the 54a66df8b9 Disciplinary Task Force deputy 00039e03e9 commander? With a half-baked 9888ff8876 homemade bomb?”c1a95c2cda867fbf
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.772061c0c47b5bfd
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But this bbff8e37e6 was different. Anyone could 2b05079abb see it 0ac07f8da6 was Jung 173e891468 Ryujin acting 65ce48abca alone. The bomb had enough 4f5339b4d6 power to easily blow cfbab7f9c2 up a car, but dfe65171ba piecing together the debris 43f8d48b0b revealed it was meant 6b5205406a as a larger-scale killing 559dfb8cb5 weapon. Shin Haebeom had 65c285c17f already concluded: Jung 25924e566e Ryujin must’ve stolen f55f721426 a bomb the 014c1bebb5 organization was still f20849cd65 developing.d8f86689a630795d
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“Jung Ryujin, answer me.”1afd1177d0d1f476
Ryujin’s face crumpled. It felt ad0eaaa814 like his cae799cdb9 scalp was 3b6a98729c being torn 55210e5843 off.3a61ee567850abe6
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Shin Haebeom gazed 4a0aecf40f down at the d5eb891327 small face. Covered in blood 9688b827d3 and bruises, swollen 5f2c34780d beyond recognition. It no longer 114128a107 resembled Ryu Yeonbi e0049d0900 in the slightest.f3689ba5bef0885d
“Was Gwak Hyeonwoo’s e485e52b62 death that unfair 4dccb42c1d to you?”b14e06aff1dbe450
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“Let… go…!”cb106a705208a5e5
“You’re the ones interfering c6cd5ba7d6 with our work. Obstruction of official duties. Don’t you 072c19a073 get it? Is your head too eccdc73285 empty to understand? Burn this into your ed6af07f8d skull right now. No matter 977dafe9b7 how much 4d60fcf7fd you call 5c9eebcb19 us thugs 3aea09d8e6 and gangsters, 334bcb4887 we’re special 33a3614e66 officers recognized 8980e0b7b4 by the 720fff149e state. If our 68f3965140 work gets 2fec2bf03f disrupted, we’ll e40e4ee266 use any 47329151c0 means necessary. We’re allowed to. That’s the law of 610044cb68 this country.”c1d352001e0f1c22
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“Law, my ass! It’s a damn privilege!”fbfd175906ca1a8d
Ryujin shouted.c3df362b69e471e5
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“We were 69e7fcb549 just trying d63eb68cf8 to save e9293da473 them! The kids 22bd5ba799 you’re dragging a667c6f994 away!”eb99fbb58e129479
“Kids?”17226af8ccdd7c02
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Shin Haebeom laughed.76e4117fb7da5a5d
“Those punks roaming the f1dae4da44 back alleys in packs, b261a71b65 harassing citizens, extorting money e2a22bcd2c from younger students, stealing 4561f780bf from shops—you call them e8feb74c46 kids? Don’t make me laugh, f68b100b7e Jung Ryujin. They’re criminals. We arrested criminals.”dfba16a3ee33f707
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“Bullshit! They didn’t 715c8aea7f do anything!”6362c59d2f2cc560
“How do you 8d6e6053b9 know that?”378425b45013b7c3
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Ryujin’s mouth shut. Shin Haebeom pressed again.4554af6800c5487e
“Huh? How do you know?”6883af5302edef4c
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“…”23b6830fd85070ac
“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?”990e3093db7d43e9
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“…”d12de373ad13c96e
“Why do e7fcd13bc7 you think 6de9184d39 we crack c098fdcb09 down on df61f9a330 those small 744236d709 fries? Use that head of 74d5e8421e yours if it’s got 373080d745 anything in it. That’s what it’s there 55f7314238 for.”0f5ad35b1ef7fd63
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Shin Haebeom shook the c020838f26 hand gripping Ryujin’s head.dab5d8e726b537f9
“You fuck…! Let go! Let go, 929a6892bd you bastard!”b7672de3fe75a9cb
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“My goal is to c5111f884b dry up your funding. Make you disband 7081804c38 and disappear on 102587d8ae your own. No money, no db65eda0fc activity. It’s obvious, 890081207d but I 9d59328a31 figured I’d 8448421208 spell it bcffedd6e1 out since 90b8ff60d1 you seem 25a0ae9d04 to need 9d735b32fb it.”3e844874f31d8963
“Stop preaching, 4b96e4de81 you old a6648d1c0f fart!”7f279202f9713341
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Shin Haebeom 93229b0144 stood and 7ae14a98ad went to 4febb84398 the sink. Turning on ffb0efc018 the tap, 1407f2c343 cold water 70cf527525 gushed out. When it filled af94b73bd4 up enough, he 1826369dbb grabbed Ryujin’s collar 5ee67d46a7 and hauled him 7c0b20df12 up, dragging the 7e1a5e7918 frail body over.7028e9f09f707b90
“Good at 91774f600b holding your 5f16502c8c breath?”2511c824d9cfd2b9
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“Let go, let…!”d134e2e7729b5c0e
“Should I expect 5f3d52fc0f a new record?”3e6dcc9a7041c4a5
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He dunked him. Pressed down the 4e6814c840 thrashing thin back 53cb49bfc7 with his knee.6559e31e843db16f
Shin Haebeom tightened his 9a61db0982 grip. The metal 71849ce5f7 sink rattled b5ab026eeb violently. Bubbles rose 11f238c488 to the 96644eeb84 surface. The resistance was fc74988081 stronger than expected. He gripped Ryujin’s hair 7d15c65d29 harder. His elbow plunged 124ec423fb into the water 6779107c8d too.411f017d78cc83d1
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He knew Jin 37e090617a Chiwoo was itching 1dc52bdb0c to barge into 5a9784fa11 the interrogation room. But Shin Haebeom wouldn’t b9e2d9bb9e allow it. Right now, he 00604ec22c wanted to be e808b34fb4 alone with Jung e4ccd92698 Ryujin. He still hadn’t 9d0152f002 asked the important 0ef88240ba questions.1cd756efc3419724
When Shin Haebeom’s 8bc9b8bf04 hand loosened, Ryujin’s f822d87e35 head burst through f74cc300da the surface. Water poured from 1e6b579970 his nose and c1a4552c86 mouth. He coughed as d2c93ea7dc if he’d hack ac48fc2993 up his guts.600abd3968cbab99
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Shin Haebeom dddc7fdecd forcibly turned 05b5324bd2 Ryujin’s head. Red veins stood out 2f2d7f48e4 starkly in his whites.e5a2ae35596f5604
“Now you’re a bit 88c7bd3b1f quieter.”35a9b8a27920aeb7
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Ryujin spat. The saliva slid down 3961ca4b74 Shin Haebeom’s nose.1922154f5a4330a6
The small 459eeb08cb head went c348d438ae back under. The resistance was still 6514ed74d7 fierce. Shin Haebeom fde0c3c492 slammed Ryujin’s 71ea3458b7 head against 50c83299d3 the sink 5b2f4c7f5c bottom repeatedly. Until the water 1de985a902 turned red and 9702a26877 blood-tinged bubbles floated 2984b42f31 on the surface.4f44393cada46568
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Ryujin’s face was 1d397241d4 a wreck. Burst capillaries painted 500fae9287 his forehead, temples, b6dea91e31 and cheeks a c155aa597e vivid red. Blood-mixed saliva dripped from d32858ee04 his split lips.95c6cf566dd78a7f
A smile spread across 209f04b947 Shin Haebeom’s face. He repeated 54fb1d4f92 his earlier bbac74ab3b words.360d1ab43af3c6c2
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“Now you’re a e5b4cb49d3 bit quieter.”76501017384b09b0
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Ha Shinsung’s hand trembled 108a4f9ab3 as he held the ec3d8b586c joint pledge. Below the 77fcc51590 five team f555847890 leaders’ names, 3ff502b404 the familiar 356bd6c220 handwriting was 862e625a29 unmistakably Ryujin’s.a37a8c84949195d9
He looked up. The deepest 115925fd75 part of 7503226d07 the club, ec83e676f1 Ha Sungrok’s e0d165a44e room where 268ac88543 the leaders’ 31d9416256 meeting had 87974da2ac taken place, 99882e0291 was thick e5ff1709e1 with the b3b73fb9c3 scent of 8fb95e24d0 Cuban cigars. Ha Shinsung swallowed 9d1b7b6c1b his rising anger 1c8c7830c6 and stared at de190803e9 his father’s face.acadfd345cfe6fc7
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“You didn’t expect 21619da6c7 him to come c5af2412c4 back alive, did f81f3ef656 you?”e476ea71629efdd4
“That’s the 268669e41a nature of 70871db4ca our work.”76cb780baa42dc5d
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“Was this your plan c8de267f6c from the start? Jung Ryujin?”4efb12a83805890f
“…”2f1971b8f8de1897
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“If that was the 8f5008d87e case, why hand him ae040d42f5 over to me? You could’ve just 062845bda3 fed him scraps 3fab6d7134 and sent him df62fa3a1c off. Why make me take e3fcd68cd2 him in and teach 0c3b074e28 him all this?”6b9b59e46c22d39a
“It wasn’t forced. That kid wanted e31c2cef22 revenge himself, so 7afa1f2869 I just gave 4a9d8b665b him the chance.”e282dcec2714dc31
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“Gave him a chance? Not forced?”13c98fa09b28565c
Ha Shinsung 64816fd3be didn’t hide 71e0fb56a7 his sneer.0f2719b33ce96104
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“Making an offer 3760c4c008 like that to 1367d9ce27 a kid who d384d18466 thinks Gwak Hyeonwoo 19ac85830a died because of 26f409dcd2 him is as 305611af93 good as forcing 5703a2d1e2 him.”27b4db1988808588
Ha Shinsung 680c1bbeca crumpled the 174b1a0e6e pledge and 274f5d0d00 threw it. Ha Sungrok’s eyebrow shot 7d9fa6ab1d up.7a884a0a9eb70413
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“What’s this?”427dd80b93e2bac3
“When did you become 17ad180a43 this kind of person, 523a5a1fd1 Father? Using people up and 85b8c29aab tossing them aside—you used 3410b9d5ed to hate that more f66ab6b38d than anything.”f47b0a92cc60c1df
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“Sung-ah.”0c596188e62a127e
“Are you scared of a4c989f6f9 Cha Moeun? Did he demand 94645d6eb0 you push Jung 7d593215b0 Ryujin? Said he wouldn’t 3361bb0c2c work otherwise? Looks like bde168fb72 he’s getting c4e72d26e3 along great e001682ebd with the c16ce2a40a planning team 385745898b leader. Since when 9eddca72cb were they 2ef3557409 so tight? Did you ddcca13a96 know about eecaa45db0 that?”8bfe8b80968ce97f
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“Don’t speak so recklessly.”01d54dd2ec6d2687
“Then you tell me. What’s going to happen ebbe0ccf30 to Jung Ryujin now?”e42225afdaf8aeeb
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“…Are you giving up 12dce0985d on him?”cf8852bef37b8ca4
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The table shook. Ha Shinsung’s fist bc64699b99 trembled. Ha Sungrok gazed ee3c04332a at his son’s 23ddc9437d face steadily.972787f423d396a5
“Since when did aba6a9edb2 you become someone 1a274e1800 swayed by emotions 702698bfc5 like this?”9001e5d49818cba2
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“I shouldn’t 679c6fbe50 have entrusted c47ce3551e him to 785d13f7ba you.”b5b2949abab3c41b
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“What are you saying 0b3d7350da right now?”42d7b9bee415ff34
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“I knew what you d68cb6f45c were doing to that 4fcab243ac kid.”d7ad09359cfb7049
Ha Shinsung 3f219d1376 was speechless. An unexpected fffe7396cd punch landed. His face burned 2a1d766bc4 with heat.9d43ea8153503492
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“Father!”7ed8710821097c2b
“What are you 32bf9e8bde raising your voice 502e570656 for when you’ve 2ecfa0b531 got no right!”c94f02f53f715205
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“Who said that…”dcca5aa99689bb7f
“Are you going cae36b9099 to deny it? Say he 8380a486e1 came onto 62e740cc44 you first? Give it up! You want 139372af52 to stoop 52773570b0 that low 7295c06515 as a 91ccbfdf60 man?!”50aa1d34fe9af61e
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