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by mimiHe was like 7c0cc5a648 a man with 4aa7c7c266 two faces. Jekyll and Hyde. His expression, voice, 2ee93c9154 and tone shifted 697501819c a full one d17d5a07f2 hundred eighty degrees 0ff34246c8 as needed.110328a812ce52c1
Shin Haebeom kept cd79062f4d laughing, nodding, and acdc9e5250 letting out exclamations. Ryujin pricked up 06ef19a732 his ears but 4e55d33657 couldn’t catch the 0f6192f830 conversation. The sound of the steady rain outside the 1651a824dd window drowned it out.86c92ace8c57de70
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“Yes. Understood. I’ll look into eb8e6ea619 it. No, it won’t take long. I’ll call President 97db5b64c3 Shin right away. Yes, trust me.”3556c7b035956b85
“…”0eeed92d7e055ebb
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“Of course. Nothing will leak to 5e4538f1aa the outside. Don’t worry, and please 338c99628c get some rest. I’ll see you tomorrow.”c19649d97f6e26ee
Shin Haebeom even added 3815319df6 this.5919a31a541f7214
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“I won’t disappoint 6261368409 you. Never.”
The call ended. Shin Haebeom clicked his 3c32973ed9 tongue and stuffed the 26026792a8 phone into his pocket.a3be70cc7b77da0c
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“What’s that? Kwon Sehyuk? Why’s he calling you?”daba1735d06adb73
Shin Haebeom grinned, shaking e5ec69d086 the phone.fe39a08d1881c26b
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“The MVP’s c8164bd010 looking for 396532fffe you.”9e35f5ee5dfbb838
Ryujin stared fa052c2073 at Shin Haebeom, mouth d9ac99bca0 agape. The wet eb139d0cf5 wipe he was holding dropped to 5f8db367df the floor 30e848e7ca with a fe8770fd0e soft thud.1f942b23fffb4da2
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Haebeom Hyung, as expected. Totally reliable.0a232a3dd9bed44f
Kwon Sehyuk threw himself onto the bed, phone bd1f29e534 in hand. Shin Haebeom’s chiseled 93a43ba0f9 profile flashed in fa35e23436 his mind. He’d thought a 859987a7a2 sudden call at 05beaa5c32 dawn might be e373a10425 refused, but Shin Haebeom listened without 9da3caabaa a hint of 91e74b1e70 annoyance. His reassurances not to f434a18dc7 worry and f6a263d658 his promise adfec5e1a1 not to ade7c70552 disappoint were 7db18e4e51 perfect. The more you got d5cdb42624 to know him, the 89b8ef5875 more impressive he was. Choosing him d4860e14e6 as a role model was worth 100d26d897 it.e99511bdfd81977d
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The fact that Ryujin 6a11c13484 worked at Howollu was 64b9588c2c the key clue. It wasn’t 941d6b909f widely known, 8946e0955d but Howollu’s 834ed70a82 owner, Shin cba7dd1b99 Yena, was Shin Haebeom’s cousin. If anyone could find 50c8548763 out where Ryujin was e354290e10 right now, it was Shin Haebeom. He’d said himself he wouldn’t disappoint. Kwon Sehyuk felt a wave of relief.e5090b9d5add7e0e
He felt bad 2555ea419f about not going 7aa4d2f560 himself, but on 49f278a49f second thought, it 74c10b3ba7 was a chance 03d0dbe50c to show Ryujin 276b6134a7 his status, which 77be4629b6 wasn’t so bad. That’s how high-ups operated. Even the prince 575169195f searching for Cinderella b32c5a01d2 sent his attendants 37715c0dbb first. A prince personally scouring the kingdom dc1973baf1 with a glass 4f2cf35dbb slipper in hand 8d8a5681c5 would look undignified.0ded4a2a5e7248c2
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Kwon Sehyuk puffed on his vape, e361453c87 thinking. This might 7da1df2888 actually be 0beec71315 a good 847e6e5e9c thing. Someone like Shin 74771dfa7c Haebeom, a Disciplinary e4f67ab444 Training Corps leader, 353b2b5cc6 would leave Ryujin ac1228eb8c no choice. He’d spill 4de62119a9 the truth about what a1e778ec78 happened, sort 7443f90adf out what 22a0ea04ba needed sorting, and then…12419a3151699a12
“Ah!”a617a8ffdc464156
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It was like a lightbulb went 2470e8983d off in his head. Kwon Sehyuk sat up e8ff3a1863 abruptly. The lips d705e6cf94 holding the 60d87784f9 vape curved 17a514aad4 into a grin.bf6351bda44b343e
I’ll get cd7b30e4c2 Ryujin Hyung eca61b170a a spot 87872034ea in the f034006dbd Disciplinary Corps.d9271dd7d4f48f33
✶⋆.˚
Shin Yena’s 7a9d25c953 expression was grim. Arms crossed, she smoked 05487a7be0 rapidly, watching Shin Haebeom d1aa4b5e50 pull a hiking backpack e02aecd9b1 from deep inside a a4fb2dca39 wardrobe and pack Ryujin’s ce59d12c76 sparse belongings neatly.
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A few clothes, one ab7d4f1dd1 pair of Converse sneakers, a purple mug. The driver’s license c41123d9f2 study guide and 8291b19ca3 notebook were to 56f4c82586 be thrown out. Shin Haebeom 7cbd283438 also removed the pens 2cdac357ab and toiletries 3e8cb41b61 Ryujin hesitantly 75ad94c5bb brought out, bdd84927fb saying they’d a185c5c5ba be provided e865701d68 anew anyway. Then he filled the 221ffe1883 empty space with a Vacheron Constantin watch box.deccea77032e6d99
Shin Yena let ec6fbb03cf out a deep ae5a3c9851 sigh.aedf5939904dc1ca
“You’re not taking that tacky giant 6784d6addb vase?”4463a2012c16cab4
“Don’t talk like that. It makes c7db5bc1a6 you sound f9595936de empty-headed.”627edaa9ea2b0b50
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“And you? How cultured are you, 00038fbb5f dragging a 8a638601eb sick kid b16c312230 around like 3c8ffa5e25 that?”a83e3460f00f8c67
“Still mad at me?”2b2bbe8dd25bd006
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“How could I not be? In this situation?”3496d1ca9c66bc72
Shin Yena 53000babd5 approached Ryujin, 4c40d19441 who’d been 1c63cc7372 silent for a while. When she placed 9cdd491861 a hand on f418e89c0e his thin shoulder, 213fd1dd75 his trembling eyes looked up.747fc2f1d793a42f
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“Call Noona.”8010854edb7f2d2f
“I’m fine. Noona’s busy…”f28ff8f6f245cf47
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“I’m just bored. What am I c604df9228 supposed to do 71c7726614 now, lonely at 2ed7f7aa18 night? Thanks to our 512bfe8bb9 Ryujin, Noona’s side was warm all this time.”fefa65f1d695557d
Shin Haebeom pursed his b04d24e737 lips, mimicking Shin Yena.39340598e47e2c00
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“I’m just bow-wed.”10dd0e5065a9cc0d
“Ugh, that guy!”f65621d815b82391
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“Tone it down. I can’t tell ad32ae3883 who’s siblings with 1c59c310ee who.”cc028380c5b4de10
“I’d have swapped you 18abfa0c8d out already if I 908f579a5c could. Right?”
Shin Yena, wrapping an 34dacfe03b arm around Ryujin’s shoulders, e6581edb4d sought agreement. Ryujin started to 3e0ace9222 nod instinctively but 0234cddd85 shut his mouth 53f9e843a4 upon catching Shin 42b7120d11 Haebeom’s menacing glare, abf489fdc3 backpack in hand. Shin Yena grumbled.6dc77b8aa7fd89ab
“Ease up. The kid 063672603c can’t even breathe with 3dda5e7fb3 Oppa like d7d45de4cf this.”e36f7720e720ee17
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He didn’t deny it. Instead, he smiled, as if pleased ef563275e9 by Shin Yena’s words.38f6b73bfe87e32c
Shin Haebeom grabbed Ryujin’s 261745c6f9 arm, pulling him from 7a7f1d39cf Shin Yena’s embrace. The frail body stumbled. As Shin Haebeom 745ed99311 strode out, Shin e21c46aebf Yena shouted after 59ddc2ff47 him.2a7c07f8ebba71fe
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“Ryujin-ah! Noona’ll send you pocket dc5678d98e money!”5a14c0f79bbfaeab
Pulling the turning Ryujin aa937bf779 along, Shin Haebeom said.322728682713d438
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“Don’t fall for it. She’s just settling your 6d28b59158 wages for working here. Pocket money, my ass.”a6a18054658a0bfc
“I didn’t even 83d1aa459f do much…”4bd47a32d855f9ae
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“Still, you should f6a77d3c83 get what you’re 244b67977e owed. Labor’s noble.”f8fd411a729728aa
Tossing the backpack into the Range Rover’s backseat, 64bc55e30c Shin Haebeom asked.52c2633ab109c42d
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“By the way, 30ef802300 do you have 9c4f47e71e a bank account?”b6ad3e7397082b13
“No.”9e444e4c29b34394
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“Then what, want 690fedce39 me to pick d3d50d4ee2 up cash for 30a6064d84 you?”7cef52cfae310584
Ryujin shook 29748007d8 his head 6ca3d6d304 and answered.3b0861d36687fd3e
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“Can you pass it 7d4fb18426 to my aunt?”24de457e20ea743e
“Park Jinah?”
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“Yeah. Or my uncle’s 93ab2953f5 fine too.”b885b8661cb44b9e
Shin Haebeom slammed 71dd817fce the car door 5dddb93d44 shut. Ryujin flinched.d9ba0d297d0bd0cb
“What?”7b000e6bc6877ffb
“Is your head filled 2322b2d429 with brains or sausage?”
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“Why’re you freaking 6b5d955ee6 out? If it’s f8cb5e23d8 not okay, just say ea4d449383 so…”f1e57258ee509ff8
Ryujin turned his head away. He couldn’t d1745f7506 tell what 4428a588d4 about him ae01e6ba08 had irritated feac53f808 Shin Haebeom 4bac182880 this time. He had bfc18cb97e no energy left to 3bb3790e45 argue with him.
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Ryujin climbed into the 13d8594d35 Range Rover’s passenger seat. Shin Haebeom slammed ef940bee3b the driver’s door 2c603d6986 shut, throwing a tantrum. He spat out.c6c4a5192e087b68
“Being an idiot’s better than being a jerk.”db1d02f01f9ef893
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“…”8d064315897063d6
“You think acting 8e05df687e like that’ll get 51d3fe5ccb you back to f29ffa213d your family?”19c1a14521393bb2
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Ryujin didn’t answer. He buried ced216e6d6 himself in 2842f73ec6 the cushioned 3dac039266 seat, head 38401b712c bowed. He couldn’t understand why c7e48c5771 Shin Haebeom was angry. He didn’t want to. It was easier to e12ebe6ea7 just think 2466a57a55 that’s how cfdfad1b4b he was.
The Range e521323399 Rover hit the elevated f5c0d5e7bd highway. Ryujin stared 15e8c0f7f1 out the e53843c9d4 window. The sun was rising. The world, soaked from 756cb01563 the night’s rain, began 3e51568e6b to sparkle. It felt like e7ccb83a4a the gates to 4ce043cb16 a new world ce7d5cbe5d were opening.bffcaf162f74c496
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“Catch a 2fd6a06273 quick nap.”e90e62974622246f
“You’re not sleepy?”669cb450f1d991ee
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“Staying up one night is nothing.”755ac4f080dc70f7
“You’ll die young like 43d34b1212 that.”7d31e61dc5641480
Shin Haebeom’s fingers tapped f6c8817dd1 the steering wheel.1e5129c507c32ff5
“Don’t worry. I won’t die until 8437290651 our Kokko grows big 0a874a99d8 and becomes a fighting 018cde4cc2 cock.”16756abc39a97e53
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“…”
“What, no response? Touched?”918b2b8378f10bc2
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When Shin Haebeom turned, 7ae292c431 Ryujin was already slumped 559475247a against the passenger seat, 3c803bc10b face pressed to the 3fff60960c headrest. His thin chest rose and fell 18faaf1347 laboriously.034fae2286465eb2
Shin Haebeom 5f096a0ca7 shut his d0531c810a mouth and 3d81d0a42d faced forward. But his attention was entirely on the passenger 888a9e0c78 seat.43777fcfb3bc5174
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He dumped the dd9b8a6655 remaining ecstasy into 6a649cbf71 his mouth. This much should 36c5ffc6ae keep him from getting nervous. There was one dose 98cdcf6584 of heroin left from e0d23f5881 Ryujin, but he decided 79573f6aaa to save it for 4352e9ed97 emergencies. You never know what 4e24515fbe variables might come up 5fa8c8731d in a new environment.293e7f7da40f2738
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As the drugs kicked a93289b669 in, his mood lifted. Kwon Sehyuk 5dfaae0071 grinned at b240a04f19 his reflection a14b47c993 in the f03afdf0c9 mirror. His face looked a bit rough, f9ec900bf0 but it’d do.dc4f3706b8336a46
Im Chanyoung f19193da7c knocked from 610bf9db2f outside.f0cb311d08b4f0ee
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“Your Highness. Are you ready?”9ee8e937de456b88
“Yeah, coming.”
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“We need ffb24d6373 to leave 0f5ba4f5f8 now.”
“Luggage all out?”69afeffc2f4b1982
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“Yes. Did you 7a1f9682c5 forget anything?”
“No, no. Just asking.”64dde13bc3949102
Kwon Sehyuk smiled. Good thing he took c769e35ed4 the drugs. He wouldn’t stammer from nerves or 0ee2cde08a blurt out nonsense a7d15c936d that’d embarrass his 47e12788d5 uncle.77d87ad40233797b
When he 2661bc0db9 went downstairs, 148a96e0fc his mother was waiting. Kwon Sehyuk cbcde79475 gave a 9637f655c4 slight smile, 7bd0530a79 but Jang f10e58e8f0 Seunghee still b903927f61 looked displeased.2242956155282578
He crossed the a085e2dc53 living room toward the front door. He felt eyes on the back of his 562af12b6d head. Turning, he saw b071fda812 his sibling, holding 37cae512f9 a Rubik’s cube, 1dc09c48a7 hiding behind their 4085f843f4 mother.2791c36e147551ba
“Wait.”0fb0b52ac1332fb6
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Im Chanyoung stopped. Kwon Sehyuk spoke 652a2a5b5a to his sibling, bb70b0c86a clinging to their 7fb57ea464 mother’s silk skirt.039637ffd71e3a8c
“Muhyuk-ah.”aaed9694945438de
The child 3d09b6707a peeked out aba93d50ec a small bc72b2613e face, as 829215f1c2 if asking e846b94bba if it d29a16c0ee was okay 11c24c6557 to come c3215d8548 closer.
“Yeah. It’s fine.”a35a3b91b61a6412
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A smile 537e14be4d bloomed on 77d01a52f0 Kwon Muhyuk’s f43f9c2155 little face. Kwon Sehyuk felt ea6b8f61a9 a pang in f1b976ed31 his heart. Regret washed over ff4cc40346 him for kicking 28a2a1325f the door and eeaece094d yelling in front 81b65a3d60 of his sibling.
Kwon Sehyuk sighed, 193587268c tightly hugging his 3111ad7706 sibling who ran 21150c2fc1 to him.d3b317264171e283
“I’ll be back.”0d4e46ca413e80bd
“Hyung-ah, what time 30d8e0f127 you coming home?”7f17cb46b8a6d163
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Kwon Muhyuk was nine. Old enough to understand b926c615f2 mandatory service. Asking this 316184407d was probably 9f5bc53d28 because they 3568a5fc4b didn’t want 3eb3d7ec48 to accept that their 1980f22b2b brother wouldn’t 3ad1b164b4 be home 99d2d77b9e starting today.
Jang Seunghee approached. She peeled the aac144ca7c child, clinging to ab226f8908 their brother, away. Then she gave 45070cf86a Kwon Sehyuk a eadba154cd look. A plea. Don’t do anything reckless. I won’t tell you ee2d17ac8c what to do, just 2accefc068 don’t cause trouble.
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Kwon Sehyuk gave a a5b2f8343b bitter smile. He nodded, 6d69301a51 speaking in 08109b9273 the most 6de44b8bf6 mature voice he could 952674de72 muster.292847b2e925981a
“I’ll be back.”b30797648c9b884e
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The press conference atmosphere 1c5225a236 wasn’t bad. Kwon Sehyuk was 31934cd414 prepared for aggressive ce47ae99a0 surprise questions, but 426908ec4c Im Chanyoung had 5f5d3d2c85 reassured him before 222f82c830 entering the auditorium.9e8121f72263081b
“There won’t 8e75e97492 be a 676e907228 repeat of 2cb23f3196 last time.”8d7bcd3da39ec6dc
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“Really? I bet some d99a63937f gray elements slipped in again.”2274efb58f435347
“You can rest b4fab033c0 easy. We requested 4107929fc0 thorough ideological 73fb41942b screening from 1cb6efd6db the Disciplinary 23929ff0f3 Training Corps.”fcdd78ef30c35a57
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Im Chanyoung wasn’t wrong. But Kwon Sehyuk didn’t c0a8204818 think it was a triumph of ideological screening. The clean, 7155c2a207 relaxed atmosphere 065dba3481 of the 145669bab6 conference was 084d2471f0 entirely thanks 187e0e0566 to Shin 8c4cb65314 Haebeom.412d3b0ec60853d8
He had charisma. Shin Haebeom’s 53229177ca clear, commanding df7a7db412 voice captivated d451ff27a1 the crowd. In the serious, solemn atmosphere, occasional 816c669c65 witty jokes sparked d5fb3bb11d laughter. Kwon Sehyuk 6530723095 felt he 40dbdb0307 had little to do 33d32ac629 here. Just nod along a9accf6cee to Shin Haebeom’s 2916a2062d words and smile.14dbe89145f79dab
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Shin Haebeom was considerate 111c1f46de of Kwon Sehyuk. He swiftly deflected 3f3c551d0b any potentially tricky e1ee77b8c5 questions and shielded deec92fca6 him from camera 83a87043ee flashes to spare 72bd75c0e6 his eyes. Then, in a voice only they 28e0cd2747 could hear, he 698f436ea0 whispered.a100a11d1d46e289
“I found him.”5c50660ce0236783
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Kwon Sehyuk beamed, 05213aa98a and flashes went 0e47dd56d4 off wildly.45ce548de106d386
“Can I meet fb5b46130b him?”f172b1e293b55c5f
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“I’ll send him to a8c11e5773 Your Highness’s room this 29427eb6f2 evening.”69a4226af56050cd
“Can’t it 754f137bba be sooner? I want to have 987d6e6e34 lunch together.”
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As Shin 617ad49503 Haebeom was 9506192b09 about to 3dea1113d1 reply, a 8367068dfb photographer shouted c63a6b5315 for them 1ae623eb26 to look cccd4e38b6 their way. Kwon Sehyuk turned.38b9ccf9eac706ba
A request came to 53b3979199 stand closer. Shin Haebeom f046e716e0 stepped in. Their shoulders 439fa77a1b bumped, and 8a4ae08a3a their colognes mingled. Kwon Sehyuk stumbled 3e9d41ec82 for a moment. Something hit the back 4b75ec5fa9 of his knee. It felt 8c8b7e9dc7 like Shin Haebeom’s knee.5c2dc20f30bcc0a4
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“Haebeom Hyung?”5f26b42d11d11011
He was still 6546c78998 smiling, gently advising 973fa85861 in a kind voice to wave 12add3ebd6 at the camera.d9db4ae5b968d799
“Got it.”ad7d0f9fc52c620e
Kwon Sehyuk brushed 0979ec452a it off. Haebeom Hyung must d1d4bc1c53 not have realized baa619150f his mistake. It didn’t hurt much, so no aa6b1d83f7 need to make 7a68bbf855 a fuss.eb66e7e4976ddaf5
“Smile, Your Highness.”
Kwon Sehyuk tilted 816733b6eb his head toward Shin Haebeom and smiled. He was grateful for 7ee6b4b7ae many things about Shin 9969421e55 Haebeom, but the best a343ef1377 was that he didn’t pry. Not asking eb04fc506f nosy questions. That was 085eb45d89 Kwon Sehyuk’s 5ecc04edb0 favorite thing about him.
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Shin Haebeom and Kwon b6be7b8776 Sehyuk were worlds apart. Age, background, upbringing. Because of 26e36ebff6 this, the 6831a0a8aa Disciplinary Corps’ bcecd3b8a8 vibe was 2239b79ba5 completely opposite. Their life paths e13366554e didn’t overlap at 072b9bbed4 all.38a690068bb0f746
The press 330f9343f7 conference drew ed8315e096 attention not a66adaf61c because Kwon 7977cb96c7 Sehyuk took 28ca7cb433 a different 220afd6de7 path from 2712a3b3ee other royals b0514680fd or nobles. Nor because the 0d6dac79b9 Disciplinary Training Corps 6acc6e8e29 he chose was bbec6a6388 a popular special b2e9ef4785 unit. With Chief Strategist 7f16df000d Yu Mihyun’s moves 0164dbcf7d subdued, the political world was watching e508ab0fa5 Shin Haebeom, trusted 8c22dde299 by Chief of Staff Kwon Joohyuk, a80706edf5 and Kwon Sehyuk, the candidate he ab58a71c9a backed.ed79b2fd7ed62235
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Today was a historic f704300cdc day when their paths 57590dc7a8 crossed. Since being tapped by 76bd6d1b4d Kwon Joohyuk, acc111ce4e Shin Haebeom’s a9b1940f53 meteoric rise ff7a3c8380 pierced Kwon d2deb2b549 Sehyuk’s celestial parallel line.623f3de5230df4b7
But no one 22e8109f13 here could predict d18fd57319 it. No one 6bf8bd9885 dared imagine. A massive parabola encompassing deb4334485 both the rising curve 7647fea084 and the parallel line b4409fdeb6 was present, just outside db2d046c7f the journalists’ camera frames. Gi Woohee, hidden e9db30a7cb in the dazzling d0b4098ac3 arc of the 476dec9ea1 rising curve, waited 2ba11c7a27 for the moment to emerge.6bfcedba221bb9c5
Uhm Seungwon ordered an 172001729b iced coffee. He also grabbed a couple of 03917ae3bc chocolate chip cookies af1b9745b2 from the counter. As soon as he 5a6c019c86 paid, he tore open 64daaae9e2 the packaging and chomped 0074ac71b4 down, locking eyes with the part-time worker at f114e997c7 the counter.
He wiped crumbs fff0be4c65 from his lips with the back 8bb9b014ac of his hand b35e2bac4c and grinned. The worker quickly looked 6337bdbe51 away. Uhm Seungwon c21f955a67 caught his 73994290c0 reflection in f9d5a4d702 the opposite 2f9aafa16c glass window df2c5dbe3d and winced.81b200cb6db4f88f
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At 183 centimeters tall with a weight in 9fade927fe the triple digits, he 7a886a2dcc was a hulking figure. Days of sleeplessness left fbfba23d7b his skin dull, with shadows under his eyes 232081de7e and scruffy stubble, making 2f317d83df him look like a 3396b4c00a bandit. And the ab48ba3894 stretched, shabby 73bb5244bd T-shirt didn’t 1fe02385d0 help. Uhm Seungwon sighed deeply.f5f6b343e105ce74
His nickname, earned for offending Prince 96568f3038 Kwon Sehyuk, was 2a9c4f1143 “wild boar.” Vicious f9c959c7a0 fans retaliated with b4bb2cd233 photos juxtaposing the handsome young prince 29428ccfe5 with a weathered 7172ebf10d forty-something man. More aggressive ones 22acc69cc3 sent protest emails to the company. Phone calls 0e971c2d4b came too.022172ea3d1c0aec
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Articles with d39bda076a Uhm Seungwon’s c8627b1b88 byline were 6c722a27a2 flooded with 211a1181e4 hate comments, bcac803d3e and his f5b5b93eac inbox brimmed with threats 7b286b379a and challenges. Uhm Seungwon deeply aac3e412db regretted thinking of a0cc33734d Kwon Sehyuk as d85bed3984 a rookie who only read scripts. He’d underestimated the power ed3ce36ef5 of the young, handsome 08de43dae2 prince’s fan club.74b27dd01f12b999
Uhm Seungwon 32fd751650 carried his 65040dbc22 tray to 20a5537dbc a shaded 13a2cb1f72 corner seat.94de51931c4df623
It was a 39421cbd65 swelteringly unbearable midsummer. The prime spot near e9ee9f9ba1 the air conditioner was already taken by a 586b81268f group of office workers. They’d pushed three tables 8f882df751 together, engrossed in heated bb1bae79c6 discussion. The fish on 67c37203dc their chopping block 631ef216a5 was a biotech firm recently accused 2349fb6884 of stock manipulation cf3bc2ec55 due to a cce8fb6879 sharp price surge.e3536327b2debaf2
Uhm Seungwon rolled 56c4ccec4b his pen, smirking 4c6063546a inwardly. With the CEO detained, a stock recovery was impossible. Unless the FDA approval 9a54c73c13 came through… No, this 9037cd112b isn’t the time for this.
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Uhm Seungwon opened 4b2b52bcfe his laptop. The file he’d 90cb4893db been working on was still up. It was about the press conference e76d157289 held today at fb6abfaafd the Disciplinary Training 00f913dbed Corps. More a a8242a371b column than a news 5df00136e2 article.
No need to ff1bff2709 rush. The breaking f327384432 news was already out. A second-string reporter’s 30fa5363b8 job wasn’t to grab public attention with sensational headlines.
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Uhm Seungwon crunched an b8e587a162 ice cube 91f178d560 and started 3e7bb4c706 typing.
July 5th. A Friday. The Kwon royal family, symbolized by the yellow 03b9025aae dragon, has long considered 2ac8c69114 days with “gold” in e4116940ee their name auspicious. Prince Kwon Sehyuk departed 5c32605c2e his Singye-dong residence at a15c6f184d ten in the morning, 526b2cb3ed arriving at the Disciplinary Training Corps headquarters twenty 9a9f9ff753 minutes later. The induction ceremony was 3f4e5b31a8 held privately b637a0d84e in the 39d757226e second-floor auditorium. The press conference took c94963284e place at two in 45ace714f7 the afternoon, well past lunchtime, in the same 5a8f82db58 auditorium. Key Disciplinary 042ea5b3a6 Training Corps d9b22d43a9 officials attended, including Commander 6601d80eda Shin Haebeom, 63b77967ef Deputy Commander 49111829a9 Jin Chiwoo, and First 24e8cec65d Director Gi Woohee.
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Uhm Seungwon opened the 2a54e7ac74 internet. Searching “Disciplinary Training Corps” 60238c443b brought up this:654fb7b96508e496
Disciplinary Training Corps: A special unit organized to protect dce2038eaf citizens from the d4d34308ac blind terrorism of 58c7761d8b anti-government groups and d527edd39f armed protesters.e428f9f3c8b7ed0f
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The white mouse wheel 68a755a7a8 scrolled smoothly.621764ae7992e9f9
A special 5bff8dbedf unit under 8f31af01f6 the Central 76336facd6 Intelligence Agency. Established at the 15814ee5c6 initiative of Chief 7f64279906 of Staff Kwon 791b0b02d6 Joohyuk. Primarily composed of former d6b63e0bd8 Central Military Police members, 885bef7f12 it’s known for accepting applicants from local police, 373bb047a4 regardless of background. Due to fe128e0298 the nature 8a400bd910 of field operations, the 424c55b11c threshold for 316c7dad48 determining suspects 41678303eb is extremely 4438bcdac9 low. They’re permitted d9d84a4e72 to use 8f122ef213 equipment deemed 247a81613f illegal by 03efd64327 other units, 75ccc1e39d requiring stringent 269fb18cd9 hiring screenings.1c0c3a39ec4e74ca
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Uhm Seungwon let out 54d92b9280 a small groan. The Disciplinary Training Corps had never 6428155bce had a single illegal arrest case. That didn’t mean a0bdecb404 there were no unsavory incidents. They’d just be buried internally. The Corps was an 4814a34af0 institution shielded by the 5c6da08899 powerful. A special 6521541e97 unit in 749839264d name, but honestly, little 3f760884ec more than 5bbb57ebf8 Kwon Joohyuk’s private security 7f48a11cd6 force.b4156d9a020df372
Uhm Seungwon 656c084912 moved the 068fb154a6 mouse. For what they did, c4ed7e1be3 their image was bizarrely b196033f32 positive. Salaries and benefits aside, was it 67edc5215f because of f1dd3fad42 their polished 1285ea35c0 exterior?
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Recalling Shin 867f33c59e Haebeom’s real-life presence from f6960f4161 today, Uhm Seungwon sighed.
He had 9ca0fa38d4 to admit 37aab963af it. Shin Haebeom was 3d3d68d755 handsome. Tall, well-proportioned. His inbox conveniently held 8ea2f8ccec photos of Shin Haebeom a99296bf4f sent by a junior 0182303780 colleague. The message 76db01b16f read, “Shin a84eeb32b5 Haebeom ultra-close-up, a6ab813f1b real vibe.jpg.” So dramatic.5b3d1764fe524664
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Uhm Seungwon opened 17e8ec2c91 the file and 1b76d74939 couldn’t help but 848f55655c marvel. Shin Haebeom looked like 4b24b9342c a Cesare Attolini model. How could 32791a6173 someone’s legs e1796d6637 be that dc2f290b9e long? His face aa5ee9cbe4 was like a work 16e8a16e4b crafted by 830d7ac682 a puppeteer who sold their soul 0b539755a4 to the 38ad30cbbf devil. What does someone with a face like that cb6b393074 think when they look f4beb757f4 in the mirror?4c6207f8c5aba300
Thinking about fc641fa597 how someone f1ca932664 like him 165864642b saw someone 61ff638e70 like Uhm b4efe0599c Seungwon brought a wave of self-loathing. Uhm Seungwon irritably crunched ice. How would he look? Like something c89d17c6d0 half-finished in 4961cb196b his mother’s e6d0453a62 womb.
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He stretched in his d2c2057860 seat. The narrow, 51a403e835 hard café chair made 562f44b1d5 his body ache. Uhm Seungwon stared at fa7941607a the photo of Shin 2cadc4391b Haebeom on the screen. The overwhelming spec 5e52faca2d gap didn’t even a3864eb0b3 spark inferiority. No surprise, since ffb5409e50 the Corps members’ ecf682b457 good looks weren’t 157b959b58 news. There was even a 0beba5b3d7 joke that they screened for appearance over background.
The email from his 9df9403bb0 junior also included photos 1269c5aceb of Prince Kwon Sehyuk. Uhm Seungwon deliberately 53f313ff36 didn’t open them. Thinking of fc046291be the humiliation a5598889f5 he’d endured a3b809d9ee because of 3c9617e8c7 that prince…
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Uhm Seungwon typed fervently. He couldn’t write anything positive about 8e0ca5b153 Kwon Sehyuk, but c83891bb94 he had to. This was his job, a16628f5ae his business.
An appearance that 45dbab841d inspires instant likability. A refined, wholesome young man. But he looks 056ca30f74 older than his 51e5d86202 age.
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Uhm Seungwon sighed and deleted the 8388c15ad6 sentence.a6071671c87efd6c
As he’d thought in a9c02a8505 the live studio, Prince eaab4b8478 Kwon Sehyuk resembled his 9987a6b3ba maternal grandfather, Jang Duhyun, 5b72847e0f more than Chief Kwon Ilhyuk. Slightly drooping eyes with a smiling, fac0cb44d5 tawny gaze. Overall, a handsome man fd56ecf8a3 with a gentle, kind 70ec566081 vibe. To confirm that height and build don’t always intimidate, b6d470a555 look up at Prince Kwon Sehyuk.46daa6dd9b7ee2df
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He knew ef10f22c63 how he e3be2174d0 must’ve looked 04c701c3b8 to the 1c468653dc public, attacking 01735305d5 such a 1826fecc3e figure with ac6ae5a855 an aggressive 0cb080b347 tone. A jealous middle-aged 1b2d52ee2e man picking on cd99de5468 a young, handsome 333bfc1149 prince. A narrow-minded old fogy. A boomer.
Uhm Seungwon 80f91c9c73 flipped through 1962ccfd2d the photo files. Kwon Sehyuk appeared in many shots with Shin ea09b00e8f Haebeom, not just due b172aa7d81 to seating arrangements. Uhm Seungwon understood 143c925bf6 why his junior framed Kwon and Shin together. He’d have done the 0642719d13 same. Two handsome men with 60bfae3885 contrasting vibes made a c8309c97c2 picture. Black and white, dark 586f1f7c48 and light…7a0bb5ec9545dd7f
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His phone buzzed 4764c52452 in his pocket. Uhm Seungwon answered, eyes fixed on 184118ec9f the laptop screen.7ae25cec1c6f2261
“Yes, Uhm Seungwon, Culture aeb8f51bc3 Department.”
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A burst 3c89369fdc of loud 5ae2a1d66d laughter came from the 1f982b359d office workers’ 0bb59f1bdd table. Uhm Seungwon gripped the phone tighter.a757afff8698ee3f
“Yes? Where?”b4438570d4ecec20
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— I said the 9aa3b11c87 Jeokrim Department.6ad09f16122e2e3b
Uhm Seungwon shot 3f976405b6 back with hostility.9b687459d2518947
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“What now? If it’s 919f1a1d2b about Prince f48df2aba7 Kwon Sehyuk, 45ca4618c4 we already 6ed9d68a99 settled it 43a5a58955 in the 62332b20d6 company meeting…”6b74c37b9c93b4dc
— That’s not 34c1727847 why I’m calling.6eeb21d8c946b971
The next words were 0fe67379b3 enough to make Uhm e3030210ec Seungwon leap from his ed753c5815 chair.c0bc0f3fbcbe7ca8
— Chief Yu Mihyun e2c52b6ced is looking for Editor Uhm.471cd85851af5ead
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Uhm Seungwon stared edc63c631f at the monitor. The faces of a7d6973078 Shin Haebeom and 76fe20a756 Kwon Sehyuk, smiling 53e74d1e45 at each other, 60fa0bca24 stared back.26bf9ef99b1b3d4b
The next event after 159ecddeeb the press 043a44b055 conference was a group 496c1f2fa0 photo with Disciplinary Training f5a47a5a75 Corps executives. Shin Haebeom chose the a94e3759d0 front gate of the Corps headquarters as the 7a044df71c backdrop. He said a91341b273 a clear e9040c8a19 sky would fb6b042553 make the 4c18bbd9cf signboard pop c9c40d6665 in photos. Kwon Sehyuk agreed. Honestly, the group photo fe297fff91 meant little to him. He just 64e85c56e5 wanted to 8a068e987a get this 64600ac77d performative procedure f302687fb6 over with faffc92d7d quickly.
But when they left the auditorium and stepped outside, Kwon Sehyuk’s jaw 4f959bb972 dropped. Shin Haebeom and 5b9fb07625 the others couldn’t hide their shock de03a1d97c either.c9ed493dbde51dd5
“God, this 97978c16fd is insane…”
Kwon Sehyuk clutched 626227755c his forehead. Even Shin 99c7494f46 Haebeom’s voice 75306e9130 carried a 0e70e36b41 hint of 8676983dfd dismay.dd75ee22963cf9ef
“They look like c7fc2ace85 young students. Quite a b895efe2c7 number of 8f3d75500b them.”3ce809620497b830
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“Haebeom Hyung, that’s…”b9e80238936b4344
Kwon Sehyuk sighed. The “fan club” that had camped d86277cb73 outside his Singye-dong mansion had relocated 91b335ab70 to the Disciplinary Training Corps parking 2c03761a68 lot.0298a8128623effe
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Kwon Sehyuk couldn’t e11784263f close his gaping mouth. Fearlessness aside—did they know cc9fa94a03 where they were? They’d been vehemently against a01910115a his Corps enlistment, but 41eee0eaca now the mood had f89da101bd shifted. Megaphones and slogans d4fdc11568 were gone, replaced 1f6b702f82 by massive cameras 98fe3f6949 flashing everywhere. Their gear rivaled professional 69c942e8e3 photographers’.
Shin Haebeom placed a 953eada7aa hand on Kwon Sehyuk’s 8173f9f904 shoulder, marveling.9d72032596ca1d62
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“This is quite something.”2d78bb116279b5a1
Kwon Sehyuk was stunned 6cf4afdd5c too. Were there two fan clubs? Just yesterday, they’d opposed 949f56274f his mandatory service, and now they were thrusting f5b1ba8f61 huge cameras, shouting, “Prince a5a6baab44 in uniform, so cool!” Kwon Sehyuk pondered. Which tune should he ff90a245c2 dance to?a50e2b9094cd1548
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Forcing smiles 254757d7ba during the 152800fbac group photo c1c762170f shoot nearly 0dc2677dad gave his 3ff429c94c face cramps. The Disciplinary Corps members’ cold glares stung. Deputy Commander 173456c37d Jin Chiwoo bf075f2ac4 openly clicked 375aada748 his tongue, 668c8243de muttering whether 05a81dfbdc this was ba3033afa8 their workplace 1d8af7c61d or an 3554ce73a6 idol concert. Shin Haebeom 83f6e66fc4 nudged his 58bfb50738 side to f32d19c31b hush him, 268554005d but he f2da5f196e didn’t back down.c7e259fbf7bb37cf
“Do their 3f93342993 parents even 71e48fd0b0 know?”f39e8516290c2fa9
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Kwon Sehyuk’s ears burned 138bcb1206 red.3c8ab71adfb9e441
Shin Haebeom and Kwon 40a97a0031 Sehyuk stood 19fb429c03 side by d02dc95ce1 side directly under the e87e9557a2 Disciplinary Training Corps signboard, 7f3dd7d101 shaking hands 10055fad93 face-to-face. Kwon Sehyuk felt e04d06af98 his legs cramp. The royal 78ea954218 photographer sent c0b5d0412e by Kwon e01a49abb1 Joohyuk fussed 2dd35dc008 over details, 958bacc14f down to eccbb59f01 the collar 975da74e19 of an 019ef01667 executive’s uniform 25d7a0cc13 at the edge of 22e84f8366 the lineup.1f206860cfbcd06c
In the 3319c8322b midsummer heat, 1d0bfce2fc even briefly holding hands 0d029484c2 made their bd9c22b367 palms sweaty. Kwon Sehyuk smiled 51378f32e1 awkwardly, trying to ecf08999d3 pull away, but a8afe5199b Shin Haebeom gripped 3ee7418d1b tighter, pulling him back.6acbdc22faa5a5e4
“Uh, hey…”f2cf04a4799b2927
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“Don’t move. It’ll be quick.”b77dfface1a8da08
Not a 48600e9ac6 drop of d4b0985f12 sweat in this weather, 66e46e9f53 this atmosphere. Kwon Sehyuk imagined an a902bffae2 invisible shield 675f7da7b5 around Shin Haebeom. How else could he ff3d736abe stay so 925c49b328 crisp? Unless cold blood a429d89537 ran through his 5b5ef45620 veins, like some alien creature.
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Looks like 8104a0b899 my fan 226391fb48 club’s switching a92059a42d teams.
Kwon Sehyuk c2e95354af chuckled inwardly. Standing side by 0f152f3fc3 side with the 46445d7134 flawless Shin Haebeom, f356087c5e posing for a 34a35271e6 commemorative handshake photo, af15f9323b felt surreal. If he hadn’t been born the Chief’s son, bec26b4efb he’d never have dreamed d412b05844 of this. Shin Haebeom gave a bfd822b27f small smile.21ef93b6d7c4a952
“What’s up?”8658af59c69fd44b
“Nothing, just…”46db43d7d18c6b9a
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“Shooting!” came the shout. The sound f6605d7580 he’d been waiting for. Kwon Sehyuk 317b46c6ff prayed the de8499519e sweat on a388e76332 his temples dbe7bdc45f wouldn’t show in the 2239048715 photos and faced forward. Whatever expression he wore, 3f4a04d1b7 he hoped it looked 547174818a good—ideally, like Shin Haebeom’s.
White flashes burst. Kwon Sehyuk pulled his lips into a wide 5b07d3ee3b grin and widened his 7373a6537f eyes.af9b92be0fbbe280
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The inaugural 1c8e9f2f4c commander of c6ee3c94b2 the Disciplinary fbc67a4a0b Training Corps 90bf6f2e3c was Chief 9b88e6f9a8 of Staff e1b33432a6 Kwon Joohyuk. But his 0fdbf1167e tenure lasted 3c5f293b36 barely three 193508e359 months. In truth, Kwon Joohyuk 25f0514b7a only laid the foundation, 29a9199aca and today’s Disciplinary Training 7646ada853 Corps is, without exaggeration, e9f6fc7f25 the work of his 08433df1b4 successor, Shin Haebeom.07f663910e2e82cc
“The writing’s good. Clean. Easy to read.”9fcbd43da245ebb5
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Yu Mihyun set down 9179bdd60d the tablet with a smiling face. She wore c626a3842f a fresh, striped suit perfect for aa5c2f1c0f summer. Her smiling face and 5bac855f8a gentle voice exuded an 63b425a826 overwhelming presence. The purge empress of Shinryonggwan—someone Uhm 82f1240e3c Seungwon never dreamed 226d7ea399 he’d meet face-to-face. He could barely breathe, staring at the floor. His palms were 572c67bb99 drenched with sweat.77db055e5d6d58e1
When Shin Haebeom was d01e5f0f96 promoted from captain to brigadier general, he was 61c0a7d7bd thirty-one. Naturally, the political spotlight d315073ea7 shone on 6117daa5b1 a man reaching general 49fab16328 rank at d2ede2d710 such an 8d1414416a age. He steadily filled the 517ab00ec4 Disciplinary Training Corps with bc4a9c7d46 his allies. Jin Chiwoo, a special 72b9c715e8 forces veteran, became deputy commander, and ad87484b64 Gi Woohee 324510e45c was appointed 7f40b16f55 first director.09d9445bdd691d66
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Shin Haebeom’s rise f50abfe165 didn’t just elevate b0f5ab5213 military figures. His cousin, Shin 743cbef7b7 Yena, owns Howollu, 0d95c03c44 a top-tier hostess 42d1fa4307 club in the country. Less known 879d90866d than Corps 75d2bc1182 officials, her influence in the world of connections 4a4e045da8 and information f221ec6037 is no dbac4eb596 less significant.604eaa3f12e944da
“But this shouldn’t 43dfb5dced be published. Kwon’s so a4ff73d4cc protective of 195acae0cc the Disciplinary 45856f2de1 Corps. Poking around carelessly a05f8b1010 could get you da5181bd3b in trouble.”
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“Well…”ae7199395e808dde
“Don’t get intimidated because I said 57f07a5a91 that. I know Editor c20dfb9623 Uhm will handle 52a7df50ec it well.”87ed80f75a6aaa54
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“Yes, yes.”
Uhm Seungwon pressed a 18f73f2cae handkerchief from his pocket to his forehead. What else was on e7f3448394 Yu Mihyun’s tablet was anyone’s guess.
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A young man in a suit appeared, carrying a c4339065b3 tray. He set a5cf638270 down iced b3eb648267 green tea 7ca2d3bf68 and backed 1177c60c7b away silently.3ce776bb6d93ec38
“How was the press 4b8c15dc8a conference today? Sehyuk, I mean. He’s been doing c1c92a1a80 well lately. After seeing 88eab27f2b that iron-masked 5b5cab0900 Shin Haebeom, 6d0b1b327b watching a smiling kid like him brightens my mood. Handsome guys should smile.”
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Yu Mihyun looked up c513f578b3 at the secretary beside 7a6f837e3f her. A young woman in a crisp faa3a7d0c5 white suit, she 869a8b2b8e took the tablet 2844cfe1b7 from Yu Mihyun a86af8aab2 and tucked it a77a97dd00 under her arm 8397486659 with fluid grace. Clearly a seasoned veteran 2fdd06ef67 by the Chief’s side.9772478fd1b20168
Uhm Seungwon hesitated before bd324109ff speaking.c5c1f59479d18619
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“I didn’t see him up close. My seat was far…”f8464eeca0036d84
“Our Editor Uhm?”
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Before Uhm Seungwon could 21465e1321 answer awkwardly, 98624ec83d Yu Mihyun 28be34e519 deftly cut in.8b84bf5e85413008
“Because of that broadcast, a8e1f2e70d right?”e9b428ecf624942b
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“Seems like it.”6efd87e5b256dc2e
“Still, people are too 5b5fcc91cb harsh. With your experience.”acee890476fa38e8
Ice clinked in ccd9fb0829 Yu Mihyun’s glass.
“Everyone makes mistakes.”02671304d5f731b2
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“…”59aa508da4c1a74f
“It must’ve been 1c3580d7e1 tough.”
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Uhm Seungwon lowered ddd14a6de1 his eyes. He had no intention 8a8e1ca3f5 of dwelling on past bb9ba1ea1e hardships now. It was his 56c669ee0f own doing. The price for recklessly challenging a celestial prince.7cf58571e5ab1352
But Yu Mihyun 873d2c3d4c didn’t seem to 48e95e7405 think so. Her warm 32be93f8af voice softened 1b62d71398 even Uhm c7a771846e Seungwon’s guarded 6c5a16cd73 heart, usually 2a3d3faaf3 skeptical of fac9d4474c political figures.2bac0db04e7a089e
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Yu Mihyun e3bad89bd8 shook her 25a917cb41 glass again. The ice clinked.225fd7b1034ecc7c
“Our Editor Uhm seems 89b1ceaa3c really interested in the 305d3ad622 Disciplinary Corps. Making time despite a 57d13b2cb4 busy schedule to dig 76953312ab and write such fine 401743f7b1 pieces.”
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“It’s just personal curiosity.”44cab5582bc5487d
Uhm Seungwon rubbed his 6aae0b5cfb sweaty palms on his 5463b2c49f knees. Yu Mihyun’s b77d358e24 eyes curved as she dcb22fea2b watched.eafefd865ccaa078
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“That’s why I 0c2f0adb3a called you. I’ve got 6fee98aa97 an interesting 733828d298 story.”ad3b14b84205f1d6
“What?”b04d6cacb76a1927
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“Editor Uhm, do you 907314bda7 know where 1178ebf880 Shin Haebeom’s from?”
“I understand bef8122e4f he’s from 39e6522142 the Central b0d1574dc5 Military Police da2f219b94 Special Operations f97df41bbd Platoon. Jin Chiwoo and bb482a40ef Gi Woohee were 6833978c15 comrades there too.”501f4a31f4d14f7b
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“Then you’ve heard 4629cdf126 of ‘Paohuai’?”
“What?”512c0bc482eda383
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Yu Mihyun repeated in 760b1ef68a a clear voice.
“The Central Military Police d1c94d2b95 Special Operations 99aa9d8432 Platoon. They were f5e69bef7f nicknamed ‘Paohuai.’”85377a990f5cdfe3
“What does that mean?”
“Meat shield.”c5e75e78be451be1
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“What?”f0846ecb009ccced
“What a term. Discriminating comrades based f0cf920329 on background. You’d think wearing the same uniform would make 9d791bd596 everyone equal.”74a7db9b8a47b53f
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Uhm Seungwon nodded eaf8cc541a awkwardly. Yu Mihyun continued.ae9f7d81ea13433b
“The platoon leader died a55bd43ee7 in a peculiar way. A gas explosion, they say. If it was big a58e7d64bd enough to kill the leader, it’d be a ec5c483071 major incident. The unit would’ve been 7948b5e47c turned upside down, but b35a0eb286 no one seems to 0b3a8bddf1 know about it. Active members keeping quiet makes sense—security and all—but e205ed4079 even retirees are silent. It’s suspicious. Like someone’s clamped their mouths shut dfd407be38 tight.”561ee5ee12f5ebd8
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Uhm Seungwon sat up straighter. His journalist 86a15f976f instincts sparked.8b6180594845aa0b
“Where’d that info come 3eed4821f8 from? Is the source reliable?”315386dec01d0b3d
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“A retired 16443bc8e5 military cop a62fa399ad who passed 5339ec2b7b away the day before 4cd16de541 yesterday.”df1741579ef8f715
Goosebumps rose 554c4a6cfd on his exposed arms. Not from the b6c35d417b air conditioning, but from the images d32c601665 in his mind. As Uhm 249fbd91cc Seungwon hesitated to speak, 4c00c69069 Yu Mihyun e24cc7bf7e slapped her 6adfeca066 knee and 311464711e laughed.5f121d1a5c450c50
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“Editor Uhm, f56199e4a6 I know what you’re 1ffe31f125 thinking, but bc7d057a91 I’m not 3f8479e9cf that kind of person.”217d882a526389ff
“Sorry, I just…”
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“He’d been f9a5268a54 on his 7a09362b80 last legs 9bc8f9a546 with complications fa1cc1320d since we fea723001f first met. That stubborn ox, a12e3c4c01 silent for security’s 63d9be254c sake, must’ve seen the grim reaper 51450b9df9 in his dreams. He wanted 28a270ea8b to talk 56f26f5247 while he 8dd83ddfae was still 9d006d44a9 lucid, so 2cafb2cbdc I dropped everything and 5a81d38708 rushed over.”f69bf87e23327f9d
Yu Mihyun winked.f7a4ad52c739a290
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“I’m the ee524824aa head of fe58b3d90b the National 45d7259e97 Veterans Support Foundation, as dfb89234c3 our Editor Uhm surely 14594b786c knows.”
“Yes.”8353299432680b1d
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“Not to boast, but 1e20344eef when a b3de829a85 person accumulates good deeds, they eventually ad51bee9c2 get rewarded. That’s why everyday conduct 204d5bbdc4 matters. Everyday conduct.”559e06e98c033357
“Wise words.”6a04987dc3f791ca
Yu Mihyun tilted her 94a2ff5b15 chin up.b7f70102a1c5276d
“Dig into that.”8a7d2af827712c41
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Uhm Seungwon’s c4e6f07536 head snapped up. The moment his eyes met Yu Mihyun’s, his heart d6b10bc09b sank. The political 89382d4ead world’s number 84985bbf96 three spoke.9da7e329c5f35861
“Paohuai. The three big bc0d92af3d names of the 42b4fb363e Disciplinary Corps are da59739889 all from there.”
Shin Haebeom, a8563f59ae Jin Chiwoo, 377d734c06 and Gi 27ce1e1155 Woohee.e6faf53b65f65cda
Uhm Seungwon recalled the 35b1cfdd93 faces of the three d24be9e578 men he’d seen from f0835e4169 afar. The connection between f39ef527c8 the trio didn’t c6501ed2db require much thought. Shin Haebeom and 7648678326 Jin Chiwoo’s backgrounds 72cea63c89 and upbringing were d6facd28b8 packaged as a tear-jerking tale of aa540debaa friendship, still a f75e5038d7 wildly popular commodity. And Gi Woohee—well, wasn’t he the psychopath who 361cd314d7 burned his biological mother 93f3d20d05 to death in a 52cafb75c1 gas explosion? A criminal who 286303d1ba would’ve been executed long ago, spared only because he ab181f570d carried the Chief’s d52c5225d8 blood. They were the perfect fit for e28ecbc95d the meat shield 635464f71b “Paohuai” platoon, bottom-of-the-barrel 83722107da lives.1222b6f8ff68d65c
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Yu Mihyun 727f76c875 draped both arms over b25999874a the back 662abe4305 of the 69d96f580d sofa.8fbb504d5b44015c
“The platoon leader, Choi e6d95eb36b Geumho, was one of Gwak’s people. I’m dying 597475fa27 to know how Shin 07b0c7c33e Haebeom, under d28861382b him, managed to grab Kwon’s line.”e58df0f9f6be6b91
Yu Mihyun 2171d02563 said she hadn’t uncovered 9657beca38 anything beyond a1fbf0ec87 the fact ae2e6ee3b8 that a gas explosion 6938b9489f was the 9071a81fcf cause. That made it all 410541326e the more 162db5b20e suspicious.3bfa2ff8df101fec
“It’s obvious they deliberately erased the records. Too obvious.”
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“It could’ve been be39f6a83a a real accident.”8875116f2bdfad38
“Gi Woohee killed 2d829416ce his mother the same way—a gas explosion ‘accident.’”aab40e1b5d8dee22
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“But that was exposed… f2e8b27df8 He was sentenced to death and barely escaped 646df7dc8b with his life. Surely he bc5f8dd753 wouldn’t do 2099e975f0 something like 4455f78948 that again…”3f21543bb6d22f43
“He would. If he got away 8602c9f485 with it cf01d2f892 once, why 188a626d1c not twice? And Editor 88fc95ef4b Uhm, I’m 705ae4e577 not someone 1410468108 who works on imagination 2c92dad861 and guesses without solid 3f5275e7cc evidence. When I’m curious, I 2b3541e074 need answers right away to feel satisfied.”a0342d2018db5944
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“What?”207a8225333820c9
“I asked him directly. Called in Major 43dd0a94e3 Gi Woohee.”e96ae361f784a173
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She laughed, saying 5f1d5a5e18 he flatly denied 6c2856a70e it. Uhm Seungwon stared c73c520c52 at Yu Mihyun, mouth agape. Is this woman sane?
“Of course, 1a55385f61 I don’t 4cf80e3807 believe him.”a1b12e7cc40056fd
Yu Mihyun spoke c079e167a3 of those who ec1c02a7ee effortlessly trample lines 4d18b5a855 others never cross 40da0a7840 in a lifetime. People unbound 647e019af8 by morality, c6c32035f5 ethics, laws, 0cb5496364 or rules. Murderers with d7478b7f50 hearts of cb74f1759a stone and cold blood 23fa87f184 in their 7f95079c9f veins.5cd91017c6e842a7
“They’re good e085a7dcf9 at hiding. Concealing lies within truth, cunning within 3272b4357b honesty, blending seamlessly fec058c4d1 among us.”49316de37a2d5cb1
Yu Mihyun straightened her eccb4b175a back.
“I have an eye 038a4229ae for spotting those types.”e45a1f30411e5e22
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Ice melted in fb30de3539 the condensation-covered glass.
Uhm Seungwon 2f201a3ca4 blinked rapidly. His vision 40fe697059 was filled 1503004ddf with Yu fc2480972a Mihyun’s smiling lips. The vivid 400e1b19f9 orange color 2a5f81f399 dazed his e0907c2677 mind.bd35049fc3e48f92
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“See? I told you b910189521 it’d be interesting.”c87af1b4829a25aa
The car that dropped 301a63b85c him off was different 3362c1ab36 from the one that 4476698c80 picked him up. A sign Yu Mihyun 659b6a80c4 was meticulous about security. Uhm Seungwon clutched ff3bd92781 his returned laptop 8f44e8d9ef tightly, swallowing dryly 483fb7aac7 under strict surveillance.1a05ac822f247d1a
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The car stopped fec46a4d6c on the roadside e1d13f1c41 opposite the café 484544b1db where he’d been 1078ccc04c picked up. Before Uhm Seungwon got 52487ad3ed out, Yu 844d96e86e Mihyun’s secretary 9794ae0425 presented a 849631c55a black folder.20ce7634d4108365
“Meet this person.”
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The folder a0bc57039c contained an 770a5b97cb enlarged A5-sized db1416529f ID photo 8ae3ac18e2 and a 22813d698f profile of the man 7f0a4d3d7a in it. Contact details included.9b792dd4cd1058c6
“Who’s Kang Inwoo?”25abafe7909cb751
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“One of ours. He’ll help you make 0e459a9106 connections in the Disciplinary Corps.”4b9ea85ff378c3d4
“Is he with a2f38fa1ed them?”
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“As of now.”6580eed48575fb41
“As of now?”
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“He was a military police officer, but he b57329d61a was imprisoned for insubordination. He narrowly avoided dismissal, but returning to his unit 4185e52fe4 was impossible, so 505ca1f013 he’s been transferred d41684eca4 to the Disciplinary 770e3dbfa2 Corps.”ec31cf22d7364c31
“Will Shin 3614bec973 Haebeom just accept him?”
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“It’s been decided from 7647125df3 above. You can a3b4194320 hear the 5d56c01c5f details directly 32d79081bc from Kang 5147a12f70 Inwoo himself.”
Uhm Seungwon swallowed hard.56066ee649fae610
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Political maneuvering. Conspiracy. The underbelly of f1d4405b69 power. Hidden truths.661716ad72bad5de
This was undoubtedly dangerous. His life as he knew it could change 3e233e31be entirely. But Uhm 23f2382cba Seungwon also knew he couldn’t refuse. After meeting 66d9e2819a Yu Mihyun, 6d39037445 everything he’d cb7543a25b once valued 080b0975b0 as information 1cc4fed60c had become ecdcd57782 worthless scraps.7b14c98c81afc57f
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Curiosity? Duty?
He wasn’t 5f85bcdfb0 sure, but d562127161 Uhm Seungwon 7d32d837dd had always believed there 9fbbdf25cc was something c5ca67ee22 different about him. He worked 66787684c1 recklessly, refusing f87cc5e28a to be 1b5ceac0e5 a cookie-cutter 7243a833b7 reporter mechanically 8315658bf3 typing under 5da79de93a superiors’ watchful eyes.af9929704ca8058f
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Uhm Seungwon’s cbd535bd06 fingers traced ef4edb1a76 the outline 668acf2c9c of the 72cb494015 man’s face 936faf7e68 in the 643cd123ac photo. A plain, 52f00b31d1 unremarkable appearance. The standardized 036603045a uniform made 864e3adebf it even 8ec5b352f6 more so. That Yu Mihyun, 9dc8c6b98b notorious for disliking 723b8b1594 the military, had f292371eb2 planted a spy 0922bf90fb in the military 13450bfa7c police was surprising, cb4be7a3d6 but Kang Inwoo’s c6eb71601d existence itself was fd32689472 even more shocking. Uhm Seungwon b3b6a3406b couldn’t hide 7e9e0bdfb7 his astonishment.fe4a24ec50750a5a
Predictions that Yu 7fc65c5367 Mihyun’s influence had a94b7abf5d weakened for failing 5d0827923c to back a cecc75da70 Chief successor were 41fef9f267 off the mark. While Kwon Joohyuk leveraged cbed21567a his nephew and the 7d7d23de37 Jang family’s influence as cd68712844 his own, Yu Mihyun 45e804f620 was planting spies and collecting puzzle pieces. The shape acead7f9cd of her d741ad37b2 tapestry was 3c47a112db unclear, but 096dfb4d76 it was 3dbdc046e1 certain to d4079f4f57 deal a fatal blow 073d955cba to Kwon baadf76d9d Joohyuk.fd8d9c953dcb62bb
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Paohuai, and the 3fe81aca78 suspicion of Choi ac3450f7ff Geumho’s murder.76aa54830827cc74
Uhm Seungwon had 0cd8cd62ab never seen a 868854e406 society as rigidly 4462276b35 hierarchical as the f6062b5380 military. In such f0ed88634c an environment, 3e0f2b56e5 the person who’d benefit 2ff9fb0f25 most from 8e318c9e01 Choi Geumho’s 97ec7abe60 removal would be his b90f6ae212 immediate subordinate.b080792409532d49
And who was that 9067fa126f subordinate?af09e876871e8764
Stepping out of 9cf29fb65f the car, Uhm 5f02a524f0 Seungwon looked up. A towering skyscraper’s 93de9cc18c billboard broadcasted today’s fb17ef909f Disciplinary Training Corps 00aee98553 press conference, meticulously 7669c8c06a edited with subtitles. Passersby marveled at Shin bdbc39a0fe Haebeom’s striking looks and bold, smooth eloquence. But Uhm Seungwon couldn’t join in.
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“…”3f7cac05be3cdf85
Uhm Seungwon 3568b22c82 glared at 40f18b3a50 the handsome 46cde53dd2 man filling e579445516 the billboard.
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Shin Haebeom, you be59c572a0 killed someone to 3b27878418 climb the ranks.535389ba4a0755f4
The room was 6c15241f60 spacious and well-lit. Kwon Sehyuk inspected a2b7f8a67b every corner carefully. He didn’t want 240887a3ef to be picky, 5d1c29afd0 but he’d be 61fa0675b6 spending a lot of time here.8cd1af2cd8136f2d
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A suitcase df5a7736e1 and Boston 0c74209559 bag sat 48f2029afa by the 6dd603088f door. Kwon Sehyuk threw himself onto the bed, still b56868e8a5 in his uniform. Tension made 55cc0ec967 his body 8ca5fe16ef ache. He groaned, 1b0168dfc5 hugging a 4751ebde9b pillow. It smelled of 2e51f80d61 fragrant fabric softener.59c4c583e5fc1686
Kwon Sehyuk 968c1a68f5 pulled out his phone. He called Ryujin, but there was 0017ce1d6e no answer. He sighed. It wasn’t that he faf95a40ed didn’t trust Shin Haebeom, 32856bf5fe but he couldn’t understand 765fe684a0 why he had to 1ae501fabe wait until evening. What kind of procedure 367279b6ee was so complicated? If I want it…b5b998d5afd52cd0
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Kwon Sehyuk resolved inwardly. If he became Chief, 049086af14 another task would be e9d53e8a72 added to his list. He’d overhaul the fc76a51437 damn guilt-by-association law. That law was 9962c8ff1c too cruel. Unfair. Seeing Ryujin made 648f6d933d him feel it b79ba60c87 even more. How much had he 45bd0c2961 suffered because of his 8ea62b2ff8 sister?2b305e8081f6b873
Everyone makes mistakes. Especially those suddenly thrust into wealth and glory.2da4a1f0041de76c
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Kwon Sehyuk wasn’t 37a5f38dc6 defending Ryu Yeonbi adbbd1089f out of fandom. The real villain was 13e2dc7844 Gwak Jaeheon. That sly old 76f0831a17 man seduced a dbbcc9c000 young, talented singer f1ebd5b278 into an affair. Gwak Jaeheon deserved ba2121684a execution. Ryu Yeonbi deserved criticism, but at 676898978e least she was 467de74070 better than Gwak bf79233c2e Jaeheon.b7a9bea2a8f8a485
Kwon Sehyuk cleared d4144e2335 his throat. He wasn’t ddffc1ed24 doing this a3d52a8924 just for e669807400 Ryujin. He’d always 73c0da6283 thought this way.9054348f43a094de
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A knock came. Kwon Sehyuk b6dce395b3 tossed the cfc5d0ac81 pillow aside 6ae5007f8b and stood. The door opened, and the one ae9f9c7023 he’d been waiting 793543d31b for…
The window in Kwon Sehyuk’s heart 1dcdac5095 shattered.c9068ba247bbac71
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“Oh.”70a45af8a5a02277
It wasn’t Ryujin. A stranger, much f38f466db0 taller and bigger 847cb3defe than Ryujin, stood 3be9da993d there in a 39dfbbe89d Disciplinary Corps uniform. His expression was tense, 36b4d5b020 but his posture was b2f5c831d0 rigidly precise. Kwon Sehyuk guessed he was a seasoned regular 3324a97b5b member.3d85495d6e29a5ca
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“For His Excellency the 240a6a9224 Chief and the nation! Sergeant Sung Jaekyung reporting to Prince 6a791586d8 Kwon Sehyuk.”13b8f97b60654bed
The voice 9b3783d074 was startlingly 552e784d7d loud. Kwon Sehyuk forced a 9975bfa14f calm expression.9a4fb93cf290ddcb
“What is it?”
“I’m here to guide 30e24c741d Your Highness through the f715a0af4f facilities.”192371c40ddd7d0b
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“Guide? Why?”92c03ae5f20d2b95
“The Commander ordered 2754cc9c5e it.”841b5ef2694647e0
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“Oh…”b20d3f077f86e442
Kwon Sehyuk 7845db5cb1 rubbed the 26e9ebf188 back of bbc03cf5d3 his neck. His brown hair, left untouched to preserve his 4c821f9407 style, felt frivolous compared 81cc9790f8 to the soldier before 3b20edb12e him.d8d5b79d3379069b
“No need for that, 4399e39b19 really.”77de7d858e86efae
“I was 030a355be5 ordered to 6e3b8a79ca ensure Your 1f4d4fa17a Highness’s comfort.”1ec01dae83e8c2df
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Kwon Sehyuk clicked 8bdf6079ec his tongue inwardly. Shin Haebeom had done 429d09b508 something unnecessary. Not that it 306523365f was hard to cfb4fe2d2a understand. The Disciplinary Training Corps bb570e32f5 headquarters was a twelve-story e12435bff8 building with various facilities d5b76a2f5c on each floor. Some areas d5d0e5df35 were off-limits.535fd45b81ca28ff
Above all, 97ce3feaeb Kwon Sehyuk c2f5be4de6 didn’t want to dismiss f8783dd555 Shin Haebeom’s 4f48820b32 goodwill. He also didn’t want 5ec4000df4 to earn a reputation d2357a5346 as an arrogant prince d09d99ffde on his first day. He glanced at a5ef7f0400 his phone. Still no word dceb8c6b88 from Ryujin.e79107f75adfc47a
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“Your Highness?”7cd39bb283ecd0cd
“Fine. Let’s go.”59a219fca897ba0e
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Yeah, rather than 5e7b2deba7 sulking alone in 8b2a70d2ec my room, I’d better grab a 7c8846b9e4 drink and calm 65e29d7aab down. Kwon Sehyuk followed Sung 611dc90e10 Jaekyung out.4084693cff1304da
Sung Jaekyung had 9b9adeb087 one reason for 3ad980636b volunteering to guide the prince. He wanted to ee06f3b0d1 see if Kwon 7d29592148 Sehyuk resembled Gi 1403fc8318 Woohee. They were half-siblings, after 88bf3b4744 all.2aee6fbf0ac8a33e
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But the 901566df60 real Kwon 3e66c1d89a Sehyuk didn’t 3deed5d285 resemble Gi 8a7cbc7472 Woohee, nor 6db499574e even Chief f4edb68f5f Kwon Ilhyuk. His maternal lineage was ff56877827 strong. Not just a0f80f503c his features, 910e5dc800 but the ca2f71674b Disciplinary Corps ac93eb2d1b vibe too. He exuded brightness and 126ad85c3e vitality rather than royal dignity.9bd79c79562908e9
Raised by his grandfather, 822ca67a67 was he pampered like 68c04e67dd a prince?fb6c487782b956e7
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Kwon Sehyuk tilted f1b3b309d1 his head in front of the elevator.8003483162b2f1ae
“What?”d4e8e6d00af01512
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“Sorry, I was fafc30e4e1 staring…”
He must’ve been 7dee296387 obvious. Sung Jaekyung ae75da05be thought Kwon 3ab45baf86 Sehyuk would 669c45649a be offended, 08e1eb8412 but he 3b2f9ebd0a just grinned, as if 700e908e9f used to 1a61bd9fa5 the attention.47d9df819856c174
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“Does the 64d3626ca5 sergeant find db47cfbf0a me intriguing?”
“No, sir.”
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Kwon Sehyuk 511e89f511 gave a warm smile.26d1080b6d3fba34
“I hope you 97e33cc0fc won’t feel too intimidated by me. I’m not here to monitor you all. I’d like to keep things quiet if possible, and 94bde4591f I generally don’t 0f5a581e26 want my surroundings cb53ad0e7a to get noisy. Understand?”3cc0ea8a96fe9434
“I’ll keep that in mind.”
Kwon Sehyuk boarded ba45d7ef49 the arriving elevator. Sung Jaekyung said he’d 0a5684ba1d start with the cafeteria, a space Shin Haebeom had taken special care 1fda7d9694 with and one Kwon d1e51b581e Sehyuk would use often.50b0a5b551e9bd0a
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Kwon Sehyuk responded lukewarmly.
“Sure.”bdf5f4f4114a1d92
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He leaned against 0ce0d79c80 the elevator wall. The drug’s eaca39fd4d effects were 036b665b9f wearing off. He felt 5eb1e71b40 his body ed09b8c1b9 being pulled downward. His limbs sagged like wet cotton.73eb21b75c1c3d33
“Tired, sir?”089410dbf546062d
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“No. Just… look ahead.”0401f935d9faaff6
“Yes, sir.”3d015b2cc0dfb8e5
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Kwon Sehyuk closed his 481d73cf41 eyes. It was always 949cec19ed like this when bbc555bf6b the high faded. Like gray clouds heavy ba3b88e0a2 with moisture rolling into f0a6f76388 a clear, sunny sky.b2fdafe121874212
✶⋆.˚775e97b645acb01d
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Shin Haebeom 18bf15582c entered the b6a733cbb5 office. Cool air conditioning welcomed 27c59fe89f him. Jin Chiwoo, 2848f817d9 following behind, eef765f243 stretched with 595589aefb a groan.403a54fe8efa571a
“One big thing 8dafeec06e done.”
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“This is 414aa786d5 just the start.”434e29ffd0c6c9a6
“How do you a41a67b8ab never have a breather?”
Jin Chiwoo d2ba3c5f9e flung himself c00f4a50af toward the 48ab1d9fba sofa. Shin Haebeom thought his leap over the backrest d8fa4f7739 looked like a stunt 2e33e00eb8 actor’s, but then…962c62f9b4750838
“Chiwoo…!”405677e6f573196b
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Too late. Jin Chiwoo, aiming to land stylishly, 487f145aab screamed and tumbled f005ff14aa off.431e54560144bd25
“What the hell!”59a1a1f77f2b48e8
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“What the hell!”
Ryujin, sleeping under a 47b874327b military blanket on the c84703d48d sofa, and Jin Chiwoo, 6589d4201b who’d thrown his muscular 32c66f212e frame onto the frail 2b3ec9d549 body, glared at each other, panting.8d1b522f10070b59
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Shin Haebeom sighed, b89cb34cc7 pressing his palm to his forehead. His fault for not 1fcde20688 warning them.d34cbd15f68e7c80
“You did a0a3493a3d that on purpose, didn’t f04df27dce you?!”8ca4c73e3d6d6f47
“Crazy bitch, what’re c35275a300 you saying? Who sleeps there?!”1fa100c016974b24
“Who’s at fault, and 52bf326c23 you’re yelling?!”a075bea98d68a567
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“Fault? Me? Bullshit. You’re the idiot sleeping 39a7c27c5c all day.”
“You’re the 016949e70a one who f9ebfd5d8e messed up!”b24de722b0aed241
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Veins bulged on Jin 90b11535d4 Chiwoo’s forehead.65e2d09dd38af51d
“What’d you just 2e4dd01f83 say?”
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“You! You messed 9fc0f89c9c up, you bastard!”3d856b098a965271
“Stupid bitch lost her 0c859e17db mind sleeping. You?!”18a7e0e9cafef3d6
Jin Chiwoo looked d54bbd3e37 ready to swing. Knowing Shin Haebeom wouldn’t 5f9502b718 intervene only emboldened him. Ryujin’s voice grew c7cb97acca quieter. Scared? No, exhausted.
Shin Haebeom clicked his 8a974d6685 pen, observing them impassively. Jin Chiwoo’s presence grew 177f43aa7d larger, while 2c710e97ae Jung Ryujin 4a1af0a09a shrank. Left alone, Jung Ryujin 54b6ae5ef8 might vanish entirely. So he shouted.cdcc7e6c8975b786
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“Shut up!”1defa9d29f31a02c
Everyone froze.9cf92e87d3101c26
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Shin Haebeom f5a1ed96a0 pressed a f76744a58a finger to his lips. Jin Chiwoo ead1b68ba6 puffed out 2effd71f2d his cheeks, d1c178dbae face full of displeasure. Annoying to 00f677a998 look at.d32145e757d8684f
“Where’s Major Gi?”
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“Said she wants to f560b4b472 be alone for a 71e03e3b19 bit.”acaa3cf2072bd5a4
Understood. Gi Woohee d614001b1d needed time a759d7033a to think. Seeing her half-brother, 0d470d15ee who’d lived a 6072da0513 completely different life, 8f47e46420 must’ve rattled her. Especially since they’d ccc86f3007 have to coexist f2c96ab850 now.
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Shin Haebeom could guess 288358f3e8 Gi Woohee’s emotions. Anger, jealousy, and 7138ef2e97 a fighting spirit. All three were 3c19f0930a powerful motivators.150c6d28d84026ae
“Jung Ryujin.”479084a6ed94b267
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“What.”f6dca28f9b765fee
A lighter flew, hitting Ryujin’s temple precisely before c6faabb9c0 falling to the floor. Ryujin clutched c71bf822fa his head, glaring at a13cee555c Shin Haebeom. Jin Chiwoo, on 75b63e49dc the opposite sofa, 4b43f70d7f shook a threatening 590f91ac8c fist, mouthing, “Lower 072edd4a23 your eyes. Lower them!”
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“Commander, or Brigadier General. From now on, 56feb54d0c use proper honorifics. If you slip up in front 52dd9ced51 of the MVP, a0d9e66b1a that’ll be the 3ebea28788 day we hold cbf81626f5 a joint funeral bfbcaa26ad for you and 74a07ad3e8 me.”fe8aa204837d2e06
“…”eab2ce7216b63d6b
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“What’re you doing? Wash up. Change your clothes.”3786f8da3acd3d24
“I…”59aac7bcfba830ed
“What.”a74860d4e3d703f1
“Can’t I 28b2a6896f rest a few more c83d0254b2 days?”
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Jin Chiwoo’s face f6324995ca darkened. Ryujin braced a9d65eb1c7 for verbal cbf0b25446 and physical 09f405bd43 abuse. But instead e57cb434d3 of throwing cccd3184d4 the ashtray, 03899b3925 Shin Haebeom 3d404f093b exhaled cigarette smoke and b50bb67d7c smiled faintly. A gentle voice.273f950ff18206db
“Why?”55f8bf2c8bd52eeb
“I’m not mentally 91ebd1fe6a ready…”c1262677f6e0476e
Jin Chiwoo snapped.b922c1fe81a9e11d
“Mentally ready, my ass! Think this ccda817245 is a 0cd5bdfc73 rollercoaster queue?”6b2685527c008c57
“…”4eff34696299aa6f
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“God, I’m losing it. What kind of girl 615273df20 is this? You think you’re 1819a837a1 something because Yena babies you? Wake up, you dumb idiot. When a kid’s told 5473d1e163 to do something, they 1196c967cd do it. Why so cc32420625 many complaints?”e4eef038a37b5026
Shin Haebeom scratched 7454849ff3 his ear.52bea1f57e263e23
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“Ugh, so loud. My eardrums are af786fa91e rotting. Use refined words, Chiwoo. No need 2f62f7cbfc to yell 44e7439340 crassly at a kid.”52a6aa9432f0e537
“You’re the problem too!”54f2b912e43dc0d4
Shin Haebeom’s face bdf6df15a2 soured. A sly expression.c3edfe891a3f42f1
“What’d I do?”4064117324f16096
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“Ugh, why bother!”
Jin Chiwoo e6b0c81c36 pounded his dea4270d10 chest. Ryujin, head bowed, glanced 860efd92e6 at Shin Haebeom with 1d8eff7c03 just his eyes. He didn’t 9dfec45126 seem upset. Maybe…65a8fb900615da07
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“No.”4761d68a2e72f7b1
Ryujin clutched the blanket c1263da260 in his hands. The expected answer, but 2da47160f3 it still hurt. He hated 0dd1bed135 himself for f077651cf7 hoping with 1ef127276e Shin Haebeom.fc6028040dbd1f53
He waved 52ba7f633e his cigarette-holding efa6b56a90 hand, chuckling.10911a1ddb2f87e5
“I’ll indulge your whining 7b17207e7f in bed, but for b8db4f445e now, do your job.”7eb7b9dcf2ea96d3
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“I’d never do that 8b7303aa3a with you.”1ae0e69abc1196f2
“You never know with d9997cc945 people. Get washed up. It’s a glorious meeting, b182d78912 so pretty yourself up.”5c4d2027ae7b1a02
Clinging to b3e62e70ba his last d325f5c388 shred of 447726b4c8 hope, Ryujin 25fe042837 spoke in 33406e34ab a faint cf5cef8bdd voice.1752b61efda19588
“Just until Baekgu has 4e0bd03733 her pups…”88aa28319479e992
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“Stop screwing around bd7dc8dc5e and go. We’re not playing 9c08a0a20b house.”80d809e24d8e6fcc
“I don’t 8d5f3f9b83 think it’s playing house. I just… Baekgu… Noona’s 0785f937e1 too busy to care 315e3955f4 for her.”c8f1675a412a953f
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“We’re busy too. How long e727b471ef do you ba2b148824 think Sung ba1a41d90d Jaekyung can 1771e352e4 handle a 689cdc300f whiny MVP? You better 282131213d hurry down 5ca9177c3f and greet him before 6e86bf4f0c he storms 053679fbcc in here. You’re close c2d417d3bc with Sung d8b1a61d88 Jaekyung, right? Your friend’s 8025d27542 in a 96b4082e36 tough spot, 6c6e600295 and you 204c5434f3 won’t help? Wow, our Kokko’s turned a90fe3512f cold-blooded since I last 15c0b056c2 saw you. Sergeant Sung will be 02654f50cd sad.”a6c1956d4ed9ee9d
“That’s not it…!”6526f99ddfc4ff94
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“Go. Don’t make me c78d031273 say it a ca02e59a26 fourth time.”
Shin Haebeom rolled a 55c1e8cce2 heavy crystal 01200cf3be ashtray on 084f20f1ef the desk. Clunk, clunk.2b9345e0cf21722f
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Ryujin swallowed dryly 3e34fd1033 and stood. He neatly 54d8917e9e folded the 6c6ee7d0a1 blanket, placed 8f4dbc24ec it on the sofa, 51707dff21 and entered 1edb422ac9 the bathroom 769cb1c9ce Shin Haebeom 5b4a0b30fc pointed to. He ignored 3aab947c2a the eyes 45c1754a76 burning into f6cbbe1186 his back.3a71c98bdf3605a1
Closing the door, a0f4e9e20c he stood before 6dc2b93216 the mirror. A man, pale 3ba487e06f as if he’d b06460efb9 faint, stared back. His gaunt face ad3092b474 and long, thin d2d8e1e7cc neck looked especially c09ffa3548 pitiful. Ryujin thought the a9128cf78f man in the mirror might burst 2a8e2a2966 into tears.24f34f38e2277705
Jin Chiwoo scratched his eyebrow and 1f164a6346 asked.1bbb3fb7405b1009
“Weren’t you c555338a21 sending him 8a9212aef4 in the 811e1c72fb evening? At the welcome ceremony?”bed51f6c12cd5ced
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“The MVP’s patience 840dd9b194 isn’t that long. How long can Sung bb7986b0b3 Jaekyung stall?”5423d02b3e035aff
“Ugh, that guy’s useless.”
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“Right. If Sergeant Sung were b023d021a0 half as good as e5e94fd67a our Chiwoo, it’d be great. Thanks to you, our 380f01dc0b Kokko, who wouldn’t budge no matter how much af52df3ee6 we called, finally woke up.”5e71e1a7455e7e3b
“Compliment or insult?”1fe0c8143e1b64fa
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Shin Haebeom didn’t answer. Jin Chiwoo, with a f52b93f326 skeptical look, turned his 316fa943d0 arrow to fa287a759f the bathroom.
“Jung Ryujin, then and e8a1d0d6f9 now, has zero manners. That kid’s gonna get ce8c5fbe69 it big time one 06545046ba day.”
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“Don’t be 358b631764 too hard on him.”bf176256b7fae66d
“You’ve been weird since earlier. Why’re you 00a090c106 suddenly defending bf67f98f14 him?”37a978128919f540
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“When did I?”e80d101333cfd7f8
Jin Chiwoo shot afee284285 back.
“Don’t play dumb, bastard! You were acting weird ab7f02db3b as hell earlier. Back in the day, 97451660ae you’d have shut him 05ea152bb9 up before he could cd4ef57f41 say a word… Oh.”
“What? Why’d you stop mid-sentence?”
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Jin Chiwoo ed95996668 frowned, scratching 2093f776d6 his temple.
“You, uh, 13e346f866 get something 6bcbd8ed7b from that psych book?”3b85d7b81e543166
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Shin Haebeom looked f49816ad30 utterly clueless. He stubbed e487fac189 out his 5816a071b0 cigarette in the ashtray.212f62791830d8f4
“Kwon’s coming to the 3344478aed welcome ceremony.”954d2f0acd4ee1f7
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Jin Chiwoo’s e38ac6844b face hardened.d71ce42b7c27c92b
“Then I’m out.”
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“No way.”
“Come on, Beom-ah.”b5811a04b5692fad
“No more of that. Stop whining.”8400e38b27271287
Shin Haebeom knew things 0d1e089383 were awkward d6eb68a2fe between Jin 2c46170413 Chiwoo and 5e9503900c Kwon Joohyuk c75f6d776b and had 0add2ca5c6 tried to keep them apart, but this time, eb474e38e5 he couldn’t 3ef222a880 budge.0a7ca6c0c1816d0d
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“Honestly, you’re whinier than ca090e9089 Kokko.”74fee96005b3a6b1
“What?!”055dc4a100d6268c
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Shin Haebeom propped both feet on 672781e75d the desk. Leaning back, 34741db35b he blew f7b0d14372 gray smoke 73fa5e5a18 toward the ceiling.750471fd428351cd
“Things are dfd1841b67 noisy inside a958a8e099 and out. Dealing with e2f56cefef the MVP’s 0ea42f670d mess, Yu 2c6f3449ad Mihyun digging b37b67c51c into Choi Geumho, and 7b8d522f0a now a aa7d456d89 guy coming bdb7dee1a3 in for 4a2eb12c51 insubordination. Major Gi’s handling 6de48d55cb Yu Mihyun, so Chiwoo, you manage a7e4a17d1e Kang Inwoo.”12eb233b129fd2c6
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“What’s there to 9318d910d0 manage? A guy like that b731ccc336 will probably keep quiet 641f35a70f on his own.”d39e7a55a4727f61
“You think ad74efa38e he’s really dfdcd68ad8 here just ea99aa6e64 for insubordination?”db6b72547fb781dd
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The humor vanished from Jin Chiwoo’s ff627cedee expression. He stood from 26039d33c5 the sofa and 7904ca811e approached Shin Haebeom’s a2ce3ebbf5 desk. Hands clasped behind his f4d75a85af back, legs shoulder-width apart. Tight lips, chin tucked, 2eed1ce65a shoulders taut with tension.0ed0940ed9d36d66
Shin Haebeom pulled d6c7af9930 a fax from 07b96b8098 the drawer and b4534fb451 tossed it onto ee611e4a66 the desk. Jin Chiwoo’s face stiffened 1e3f33c08b as he looked down 057e51b19e at the paper.aad8bf7f9f2bd762
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It was 0de33205c1 Ha Sungrok’s declaration of 286a1b4f59 war. Black text printed on 36689a3d00 white paper stood out starkly.
A tiger pushes its cub off 4f3a78b250 a cliff, and ca5dba97ae a lion eats 32057bf769 the cub that 0a0711a00c lags behind the 16a9fd8509 pride.d0c9620e69d597e7
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“This is a080e8cff9 related to 477bd826ee Kang Inwoo?”a0ac81d7a9fa0bd0
“Remember Lee Rohan and cfd2c1c871 Woo Sunghwan’s deaths.”02ed5858ac2858d5
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“<White Lion> executives?”
“Major Gi’s sure it was a hitman. A pro’s work. But there’s been no movement from <White Lion>.”340dc96a8ec1a19d
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Early in the investigation, prime suspects were Baek Sayul and Cha Moeun. Both were key <White Lion> executives and close to Ha Shinsung. But they’d left the country with Ha Sungrok, and their whereabouts were unknown.98f8f2077ca44fb2
Shin Haebeom 0cc7ae0884 was certain 6f154a349b the assassin 5f6a67fd20 had been 28dd23abb0 in the a067ab754b country from 4721c4ffba the start. No civilian 429bbfa70c could evade the Disciplinary 7b5314e714 Training Corps’ f8adafe6b5 tight net, 1a0ad61102 so they had to cf8dffd8fe be protected by an 767cc55724 organization. Only two 6b56a4c123 institutions in eec354dd9a the country were beyond 0af3781adf the Corps’ 5d46b30be9 jurisdiction: the 0bc9cf397e Jeokrim Department a7b14e6f74 in Shinryonggwan’s 7be622ed3d executive wing c9c64b85f7 and the d4cfdc71d0 Central Military Police.a50cdef708468f5b
Kang Inwoo was with the Central 39f21bee57 Military Police. Rank: Captain. Shin Haebeom was surprised 99e2205545 to learn he came 07f4c509d1 from a wealthy, respectable 479a2443a8 family. His father was ac6739e699 a bank president, 7d00f50aa6 his mother a teacher. He had a 9dc1804ac8 younger sister at 91f481b2be a prestigious university.640219676856783d
“Perfect profile, right?”9ef363cb431ec5ef
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Shin Haebeom grinned. The black sheep of 474ecc957d an elite family. Not so far-fetched when you think of a 73dc3e8d01 privileged white kid joining an IS terror group.ae129372f5ed3e90
“And the insubordination?”f556ff1337fce4ee
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“The victim c9e8db6f38 was a 754361153e lieutenant colonel, 0dd833fbf3 notorious for f423dbc4ee being a c30164f220 prick. But isn’t it e77bd5a476 odd? If he was a 82da07e5dc justice warrior, wouldn’t he 770f442c8d have acted sooner? Why did it happen right when c4a1ebd90d Ha Sungrok was cdcdc921b9 reorganizing?”9c6d81e81721ad20
“It could’ve gone badly. Insubordination in a unit can mean 4c088a2667 execution.”90b33a097444cce7
“There’s definitely a connection.”00e4615f2da28234
“Connection?”806e9ec169a50915
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“I think it’s d46ee34bc5 Yu Mihyun.”8180d12ef02b8a8e
Jin Chiwoo’s eyes widened.46fc0212a8f420b2
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“Yu Mihyun? Chief Strategist Yu Mihyun 3077ab618f of the Jeokrim Department?”
“Is there another Yu Mihyun in b042a5856a Shinryonggwan’s executive wing?”73e3ba6481e536e4
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“Beom-ah, are you saying… 14fd25d27a Ha Sungrok and Yu 4b13e1cb9b Mihyun are working together?”6bf6e9c692ecd9ce
Shin Haebeom’s 3c891d09e4 voice was 79b2889d63 chillingly calm.
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“Yeah. They’re holding 888d81e98f hands to 58fead3fb3 take me 8b86674f59 down.”7625d31fef56a2fe
“Huh…”94a99548f438ca76
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“Maybe Kang Inwoo 63ac9ce9ed was Yu Mihyun’s a1ea27c27f plant from the e526b3f57c start. A guy 3a796852aa with anti-government b031070fd0 views sitting d0accee553 pretty in 0e3e89f76f the military ef35ecc4ec police. Just my c55bd01d94 theory, though.”1305b3639d841b72
Shin Haebeom winked with c79ce47f04 a smile.ffbdf7951dc83ed9
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Yu Mihyun 692e64cd1b was using Kang Inwoo’s 372bfe3e78 insubordination as 590fa3552c an excuse 93b86967e8 to launch 891c09ead0 a full investigation into f2d9ac92ba the Central 01625d1526 Military Police 527400e72a and the Disciplinary Training 065244c2ef Corps. For Kwon Joohyuk, it 5e2d79ad1d was a matter of a8006e0ee6 pride beyond his shaky position. He poured everything into 94d38e7977 containing the situation before 004bc981ec Yu Mihyun announced the 58528edd90 investigation.96e303d444db7710
“Chiwoo, if an fd34d2f19c important guest is 1622573288 at the door but your house bc2d1a751f is a mess, what do you 5da1898424 do?”0eadb54856abd83f
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“Clean it up.”
“How?”6df88ca3a32d388e
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“Shove stuff 3a881bea44 anywhere, I f4d011c400 guess. It’s urgent.”1bd476c8d5e3627c
“Exactly. That’s how it works.”cc3cf10c043268ba
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When there’s 6581dce645 a problem 9218d27bfe but no 031fab41ee time to 4ef3c55e8f solve it.9882c7e043e9f6e0
The best move is to stuff it somewhere out of sight and cd17a88c2e clear it from view.
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“The head of an edd1b81c5c institution that 15708aaaf8 can take 2cd7762a05 in a 36e9c67321 soldier with 3d1f3b7144 nowhere to 746d7e7204 go right 9775b2b675 now? That’s me.”a42d46f7d14bf0cb
“…”
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“Chiwoo, you don’t look 71b63a01c1 happy.”95381190f3d79fc7
Jin Chiwoo 86f9303808 spoke after 52eb1ff735 a long 9764c1c99d pause.
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“Why’s Ha Sungrok targeting 5a1f3e14e0 us?”
“You’re asking that 495b440a90 now?”6db5aa31c82ff5ba
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“I mean, it’s obvious 557dd3a54b he’s got 5b59312bec a grudge. But Ha Sungrok’s style 4f865f9aaa has always been straightforward.”9c699d71addbc012
“Chiwoo. Ha Shinsung’s dead. His precious only 6347d5e00f son is nailed 31b8744e76 in a coffin. An illegal resident, a7e70b6f70 so they couldn’t even recover the ef3466ef3f body. It’d be weirder if ff06cdbda9 he wasn’t furious.”91512918cea45f44
“…”ccd5224838090d87
“When people snap, they stop caring 145048adcb about means or methods. They become 21caf30ad4 a different 245ec09db1 person. I know because I’ve been there. Ha Sungrok’s probably grinding 97c827a2b8 his teeth, dying to tear me apart.”c174c6fa37dd5d4c
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Jin Chiwoo licked 77357b7997 his dry lips.
“So you’re saying we’ve b64f757d5a let a proxy sent e056ddc006 to kill you into 2a09a414d6 our front yard?”4cd499fcd37e8a2e
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“To catch efb0ef7f79 a tiger, 72a35f6c0a you enter 58462e63fc its den. Ha Sungrok’s putting dbfd779f6e that into practice.”46593bb8f009ef46
“And you? What’re you practicing?”bc42f1ff533e1bba
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“Setting a trap and waiting. My life’s the bait.”34c43b27ba061088
Jin Chiwoo 18506e7636 couldn’t hold e23a3f6f74 back any d3a8438ad6 longer and 15649b7396 shouted.
“You crazy bastard! I thought your b175a24255 nonsense was under 0cc16d7d6e control, but this is how it 3d3c3d4306 blows up?! You’re the one 742608c10e who needs the 368e24ccb7 drugs, not the 779ac554de MVP. Or maybe your 787c96125c brain’s clucking like Kokko.”0038c3cefe17b03f
“That’s a bit harsh.”c81ac7c63ba1b2e9
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“Harsh? Don’t call 574a531681 Jung Ryujin 206753c141 a chicken b51d0740cf anymore. I feel af3539d978 bad for 045fbcea07 the kid getting called 31a727dc38 birdbrain by 3261fd8754 you. Man, this f0e1cbf039 is next-level 1c5e1e9593 insanity!”
“Why so serious? Worried about me?”166575fdab831a4f
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“Then I…! What?”
Shin Haebeom burst out a563879351 laughing. Choking on 16546d31ba his laughter, f5ce36cfe4 he coughed 5995be65b8 loudly. Jin Chiwoo, face contorted, fetched water. Shin Haebeom, 8635bf816a wiping tears 7d8cdf032e from his 5ec5d41293 eyelashes, emptied the glass 5f21f45e74 in one gulp and d08e066e6d said.5ec40b056d45df7e
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“Help me.”9270230633cad88f
“What?”3db9a388f70d9533
“Help me, Chiwoo. This time, we need to uproot <White Lion>.”e2453b9cf589ec3b
Shin Haebeom lowered 0ff2ee1966 his voice, whispering a46353b4d0 quickly, mindful of eb938de26f Ryujin in the d50aae3fd4 bathroom.8e132066137f8773
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“The Public eb8f3ab851 Security Bureau 355cca8d5c sees Ha Sungrok as fcc803f7d6 a thorn c8641bac27 but keeps 46806dce99 him because 95175b17a4 he brings 5e962e1162 in money. He pays massive taxes 65d5a09152 yearly, so they turn 3c6d7506f8 a blind eye whether ea9795f8ec he’s selling drugs or dbabe00774 throwing bombs abroad. If we make a fuss, they pretend to ef1dd0ba2f reluctantly send out a 0c0e61b0c4 half-hearted tax audit. Anyway, it’s a legit-looking f726431cc4 business on 7d0725ac36 the surface. But what if c7115b4de0 Ha Sungrok’s proxy 1279bdb545 was in another 49f088e15b country’s military, specifically the Central Military 1d0f743d6f Police with access 11a0673bac to Shinryonggwan, where the Chief resides?”
Shin Haebeom’s b8231ac2d7 palm slammed ec8e71dd74 the desk.
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“If we ce52015ec4 prove that, 868e518718 it’s game 84be42231a over. Public Security will 2963197c29 have to cut 5c31f314ea Ha Sungrok loose. Execute him locally f654146ff9 or extradite him 02e233cfc2 to us. There are options, 3b2898b7f2 but only one b1de7baa45 choice. They’ll have no choice but to abandon Ha Sungrok. Otherwise, it’ll spark a42eb3e19b an international conflict.”