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“We haven’t dropped e0c525b0c2 formalities yet. I just want to df4f76021e get along with him.”b1c618c3b519e3da8d6e

Kwon Sehyuk shrugged.96ae1e4f34cdd67ce35b

“Does Haebeom-hyung 2cb902657a talk about 3073385ccc me to 7dab28ae55 you, Uncle?”0acb0f97e59c85972f03

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“Talk? What kind d540c8000d of talk?”86350a05eec3a97042cf

“Just… I’m curious what db4039cc0f he thinks of me.”c300d399404e90656055

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Kwon Joohyuk’s voice 7b48208e8d was indifferent. When people got drunk, their true 480a0861df feelings tended to come out.269f25dfcebc0108d3a5

“That guy used to be lively, but 86fedf8b09 he became quiet after becoming the captain. He’s not what he 1d2f8c2be9 used to be.”0d4e3a40b8856ae6e67c

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“He was 3d5eaea94a even more 5e74c240c4 impressive before?”d26ab8aabd1ef52446a5

“In the past…”02113850d6fb6ba21256

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Kwon Sehyuk 8fff178b35 swallowed hard. Kwon Joohyuk’s 71f93751ee eyelids blinked fa199cd933 slowly.dbc31378cb853627df7f

“That guy, he 3baa552ec3 was a complete b5aadb051b wild dog.”16694499136915c65358

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“A wild dog?”6e819988a2d27268e5db

His long, c6ddf6c723 narrow eyes 17710116dd curved into 25897b6e4d a smile.3cb0b305f72e985363d6

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“A starving dog rummaging ef5e2e0a7a through the garbage cans ed7202238e for leftovers at the de3ad7f770 work camp. That’s exactly c3cc247485 what he 50c7e421b4 was. All his success is 3b0c13b435 thanks to me.”443e941af286bc7ad732

“…”170e80f3a5d73312dea7

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“He should bow down to 03d5bdf97c me even in death. If it weren’t for me, he would have been 151c81e3ea a meat shield and died stabbed in some alley.”dd7ee437d9293b279657

Kwon Joohyuk let out 384a6b6947 a hearty laugh. Kwon Sehyuk, watching his uncle, fd0219f8bf forced an awkward smile.2126c2c5cca5f43a01ae

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Jung Ryujin was 3b119376b9 sleeping like the a37846c7ae dead. Shin Haebeom approached him several times and b899e98bc1 put his finger under his nose. His breathing 235bd99689 was shallow. The guy who yelled and defied him so 0592aa1c65 much when he was awake had a surprisingly be1c818d91 small presence when he was asleep.d9ec0291f0c1cb6ca141

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Shin Haebeom closed e2d47181af the laptop he fc0d9d6b39 had been tapping 74917023a0 on his knee. He got up 13462dcbf6 from the sofa 970c80ae7e and went to f37b08b710 the window. The hands of the 57e6ba4c5c clock on the wall a0a58b9d6e were busily approaching 2 e04043437a AM.c66184d60323c28103fd

Shin Haebeom crossed his arms and 1ab7976d34 stared at the countless lights outside. They were so ac3af12dcb distant they seemed 2f0a3fa9ce to blind him.605939add64642a2dc41

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A rustling sound came 6e215bf35d from behind Shin Haebeom. Ryujin’s voice was cede832762 hoarse with sleep.644c834f38ee7876fdb7

“Can’t you sleep?”99360c980713ebe1f445

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“You too.”f708fee1f6ab02d5fe5b

“I woke up 22f0f53ca5 because you kept ccdb58ddf2 coming and going.”baea5c24d83d6a545205

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Shin Haebeom 7f31bb72fd feigned ignorance.9f16a9bb86a74d5ef3e4

“What did bf3ab3ab45 I do?”9f120fdc007515a237a9

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Ryujin frowned.9b943ad67556393ef29d

“Don’t pretend bb60fe2311 you don’t 6703ef6c01 know. Why are you 432539430b staring at someone cf35acada5 who’s sleeping? It gives f225fb3afe me nightmares.”225a13521f2e59aee9c7

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“How would 9d512a5d29 you know afb863d40e that while 1b379eade2 you’re asleep?”2feeb9d50ba2a10fd898

“It’s not the first time, 92203dd4c1 you keep doing it, so 63df436cec how could I not know?”ce4340d85a32d106e75b

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Shin Haebeom f823da00a5 listened to 04e3be7cb7 his inner f72b1a5dd2 voice. Hey, how about I 9073162ba1 just smack him and dc602c48cf make him go back 8842bf4cb2 to sleep?d3142f838a9d4d8ed879

“Do you 22847dd963 like night 0b650d5b5a views too?”f5c7693abb6a9ae9ba77

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Ryujin was 85ed8feca2 standing behind 81627102a5 Shin Haebeom.d1d98d681fe9db86d326

“I do.”e2f23c4e1ee31f254159

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“Because they’re glamorous?”761ab4123cedb5e9a51c

“Because they’re dazzling.”9965c5f94cc7a47687b0

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Shin Haebeom blocked Ryujin as 632a57642e he approached the window.088472d1efa49ba3a649

“Why?”c2bf5cc2acfb0b671e29

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“You’ll leave fd398d4b6c fingerprints on f44fa7958c the window.”1a9e35d11ff4ec438568

“Are you 4082653f66 a neat 9b85ab21d5 freak?”6e6e6ecbb371304c4425

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“It’s not being a 08c1644668 neat freak, it’s liking 78e26e69d9 things clean, you chicken.”a1d6404c13156cb2362a

“Don’t call me c9971bec6a a chicken!”938ee04ad151a2c731c4

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“Don’t shout. Do you know what 7ae808aa6e time it is?”51f766d44f4cdf417621

Shin Haebeom pointed 474747070c at the wall 04acac0e3b clock. Ryujin’s momentum subsided.8c1b698eb6f59662bf80

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“Let me see, 0f396e3009 I won’t touch 80fef976fc the window.”c17cdb95d8889f0099d7

“Stay at 57aaea521a least five d8c3afec0b centimeters away.”9aedc0d56c7ab67b7cb7

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“Do you 7e0ea56341 do that f4178806e2 to your 61ac914d13 subordinates too?”78fd127d89c0f4cb82c7

Shin Haebeom 7ce801033c shook his dd5ef44bb3 head.9275a3385c556a0c7007

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“No. If I did, I’d be 722ccc0063 labeled as fussy and difficult.”d4fd3f3221049ebd70af

The organization was already 3f4e453646 suffering from a lack 583581e88c of manpower. It wouldn’t do for their 1f5c112a1a reputation to get any worse.e2f285b5dffa1fc8071f

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“Kids these days 2a1abefb37 are so calculating. They won’t invest their precious youth 4bb0e60d8f and energy just because the salary b40dd47a49 is high or it’s an easy 56dd6b46ff path to promotion.”5190b4f2c0f1dbda834f

Ryujin looked up at Shin 977bc07b7a Haebeom with a dubious expression.9894602ea93f6680ada5

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“What about you?”52f84100605c9b466178

“What about me?”ff502a9dcd95b365e6a6

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“How stupid were 6c91ffc7f0 you when you c0877ca330 were young to 8ab0e86ddc work here?”2b9dce5eb8befde45acb

He almost laughed. Shin Haebeom 81196a5436 immediately countered.66abf41dca6eabb64f45

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“And how smart fae9474d39 were you to 6091d9f82d join a place 6e241e7539 like White Lion? Even if you were a8f064c628 cornered, with a little c50e63ce6c bit of thought…”25d0f11069db9750f63d

“Do you 25de61ca26 have to fa128a340a talk like cb5be6e896 that?”8f0412651c5de4a5fb7f

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“So, you thought I’d just say, ‘Oh yes, 41c06e6c50 I was foolish,’ after you called me stupid?”f46011f629de7c863344

Shin Haebeom d57b8e4138 flicked Ryujin 6ea31fddd8 on the 473fc0b22d forehead.0f90b0011b091a5c481a

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“Ow!”9416b11ab0a1eb51f134

“Chickenhead.”f3cec8eb105977b39036

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“Don’t call me…!”893f3856cafc47bd27c7

Ryujin’s spirited voice was drowned c7d9c09d4c out by the loud ringing 9b37db9f5e of the phone.145fef491f60a56ddeb6

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“What is it? At this hour.”4cb68e0e95c05808ac0c

“Be quiet. I’ll play 08a8ebf527 with you bec1987aa8 later.”065bcf41c119b0dadf20

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Shin Haebeom grinned and 40fabbdc2c put his finger to 76e366e25c his lips. But the 8df03fbb15 smile didn’t c9109b1e4a last long. Shin Haebeom’s 1d057e5836 expression quickly 207eb5c57b turned serious. He nodded a a49ca25d3c couple of times efef7c8631 and said he’d d9656289a7 be right down.c373896994e7e261ea9a

Ryujin swallowed hard. He wanted to ask 47145e8d8e what was going on, b6b43fb840 but his lips wouldn’t 021deb6675 move.4227326fa450af4c6ae5

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“I’ll be back up 409da50de3 shortly, so stay here.”777adfd67e87c307e1be

“Why? What’s going on?”4e2403752d0718ee32ae

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Shin Haebeom grabbed bca67ff89d Ryujin’s arm and abcbd2e37a pulled him closer. His voice bfd36888f1 was chilling.fadaec4cbfe11974169d

“Try stepping out 2d73718e9b of here. I won’t b83ea65fb5 forgive you.”5423c40d09a424a5ba46

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Ryujin frowned. His arm felt b49d86d4aa like it was 871ebc3568 about to break.f7d075c152a4df00bce3

“Are you 95e65cacc6 threatening me fd2bd62795 right now!”64fc01fa119d966203af

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“Yes. Are you scared? If you’re scared, just 9cd6c57159 shut up and go 1bdeedf55d to sleep. If you snoop 60d7a878cb around like last 1eb6e3721e time, you’re dead.”e1337bc2d14133837afd

He was talking about c79d9c82a3 the incident at Howollu. There was no 2a77cd563a room for excuses 642a860fd9 on that matter. While Ryujin hung his head, searching for something 0ad39f6deb to say, Shin Haebeom quickly left the office. His retreating figure looked like someone 37796598ae being chased, and Ryujin couldn’t take 0154d60be0 his eyes off the closed door.6220567818fd5f716d1b

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The elevator 1c84fd7c83 doors opened. Shin Haebeom shot 6f9302dfbb out like a 0acabad3d0 bullet. While sprinting towards the d3024ca133 interrogation room, all sorts 42fefd27a0 of thoughts flashed through ffa129278d his mind. When? How? Why? By what method?d5fc77846b139b2eeceb

Ha Shinsung 597c19671c had attempted ab9df3855e suicide.76cd79d634d3bbd24edf

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When cornered, it’s 987d78b951 not just rats 2cf8e74ba8 that bite their 49ee7cced4 predators. Ha Shinsung, with his own 199d9d276b life on the line, showed 7dd209df0c what choices a person could 34ecd76197 make in extreme circumstances. He had gripped the gun so 909f459dd9 tightly that Gi Woohee had to e57616f0d5 break two of his fingers to ebb6989355 pry Sung Jaekyung’s pistol away.2e82713bdc64219e291d

Choi Yushin, drenched in Ha Shinsung’s blood from his ed6f5123df chin to his chest, thighs, and knees, said,c19ea7b02e27003c15fa

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“He’s alive.”b4420206783c7056dbf5

Barely alive. The muzzle aimed at his temple had 40a57b83d4 been deflected by Gi Woohee and Sung 51351458a3 Jaekyung throwing themselves at him. The bullet that should have pierced 92a3c42902 his skull, according to Ha Shinsung’s 99dc1c7bb3 plan, shattered his jawbone. Choi Yushin said he transported 61d184a435 him to the hospital without a1fb23b2ad permission, given the circumstances.d08981f63b29ccac49b0

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Shin Haebeom touched the bullet hole that 12d562318f marred the wall of the interrogation room. Ha Shinsung had been hit by 12fa691529 one bullet, but the magazine of 5eedae46a7 the gun he fired was empty. This meant there had 0da84a7c94 been a shootout with c3576ae9fd his two subordinates.519a796d7e2e11716d49

“You stopped him?”7170d9bf73d9d2d58c1e

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Both of d29991abca them were b2c3111754 drenched in fcf269df32 cold sweat. The difference was that 5c3407ee21 Gi Woohee trembled with a212d13502 humiliation, while Sung Jaekyung 93b6ae2652 trembled with fear.0e218bb62efec04c7236

Shin Haebeom c179f89c4d approached them. He raised his 391ceaa389 fist, and Sung e4b0e8503e Jaekyung squeezed his 6a35d5531a eyes shut. He didn’t hold back 0609198ab2 and struck him.4caf909136389eea852e

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“Tell me why 7d0e4736ab I’m angry, Sergeant.”6e3a175de78678a19847

Sung Jaekyung immediately turned his head and looked e1e034b454 straight ahead, but couldn’t answer Shin Haebeom’s question.785e9fab3af65e2c0f0c

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“Major?”cd5a6633040811db8d28

“…”efcd12c0edd47fc19782

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“Keep your head down until 7ed4547a0e you figure it out.”1ec64cb95853d6c54499

“Yes, sir!”ec4ca2930ee30e3fd7e5

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Shin Haebeom looked around b85e0fbb12 the interrogation room. It was a49726a271 a complete 204c4ceb26 mess. The ceiling, walls, and 4c47cbcefb floor were covered in ab76dd838e water and blood. The furniture was all broken, and a large crack 7a8540a15c ran across the middle of the custom-made magic mirror. It had 0bda28252b just been 8707ddae7d fixed…ccc15f97ad1bc836421e

Shin Haebeom kicked the chair a3db1aebaf that lay on the floor, 9ce95909f8 broken in two. Just then, Jin Chiwoo, 7bafedb40b who was entering, yelled,9ab352918176b342de03

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“Hey, you!”c2a354f8f4d90b242d92

“You’re here?”7639b994a19a198f430c

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“I got 195f7f637e the report. Fuck, what kind of 5b91267845 warzone is this?”465d95989ce90e8d954b

Jin Chiwoo’s 4b50522b1c voice trembled. Shin Haebeom lit d5682b492d a cigarette.9fc6785abfafb55de556

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“Tonight’s going to be 1d997dfc91 a long fucking night.”f956a079049deed0db8a

“Jung Ryujin. Is he upstairs? Is he asleep?”40baaeaa13dfdd3777e3

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“He’s been drifting f4c2d71868 in and out e6e67940c1 of sleep. I told him I’d beat 88392a4efb him to death if he ce24f081f0 crawled out of there.”e37301eb7e6f77b7a6a3

Jin Chiwoo 326710c645 perched on efcf2ef973 a relatively 5c509cd208 intact desk.39535e4bd8493d27069e

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“Which hospital 440eec67df did he ac908e75bf go to?”a0cc5447fc367c672b90

“The 5th Central. He’s probably 173eb47b8d in surgery a22a76ca26 by now.”1d0f10965b414fea3194

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Choi Yushin said he had 596f3dd8b6 done everything he could. There was cd55b04750 no falsehood 3117470ab6 in those ecaa91ec99 words. No matter what, once a certain c162ca1066 boundary is crossed, it becomes an 8e0cdcadd9 unknown realm where human power is 1f6f3ada8f of no avail. To alleviate the f73aa61ea2 fear that comes f0c037999d from this, people 7d7d51ecb1 believe in God. They rely on and 8c71629e82 are comforted by the 5ac9a74487 spiritual power of the bbc6aa9ad1 Creator.714f3c94bc510c82e945

Is this a cb8d2dfff2 situation where I e53da61146 should clasp my 345a3f4fe8 hands and pray?7f2fb636d5ca6d752989

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Shin Haebeom watched the 68e9bc1d0b dissipating gray smoke. Jin Chiwoo, who had also 18589ed8d7 lit a cigarette, said,ff70fdbcd22888f6dea4

“I thought you’d d66c576261 be furious.”9217a57e93ea028af568

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“I am furious.”40933e9ab4dc9cc81c13

“I thought you’d round them all up, beat the 4c8838fc5c shit out of them, and trash this place.”fb3fdda1c3572620b74c

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“I guess 1b9dfcc821 I’m too f0a4ba3e61 tired.”6c8966558086f5058d35

“Is it 860e7f2493 because of 10dc26515d Jung Ryujin?”a1d1209a2f67149167de

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“What?”015ff07b991b446e8b83

“Aren’t you worried 84900ee273 about him right 445826f3a4 now?”4046aa00f895f7bf4bc9

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Shin Haebeom 700cbdc712 let out f3d2a096dd a hollow d1795d7647 laugh.b09f971af5b85944af46

“Don’t be ridiculous. I’m angry, Chiwoo. Furious.”cd860bf5c873e7a897cd

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“Don’t lie. Who are 014b684659 you trying f569aa57b0 to fool? Since when were baf5ea4e7a you able to 07504d82f6 suppress your emotions e334fc69db like that?”abb4e58089b90ddf91ab

“I guess I’ve 4ee9c46969 reached that level fc794d6448 now.”4d90e82d7952c2124a3c

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Remembering the saying that a blue 3f0c09df63 flame burns hotter, Shin Haebeom smiled.e13b753fc7fa378b22d7

“Ha Shinsung didn’t 701d147141 know me well. That’s why e8487ddb86 he got 15e7d74e3c caught. But I don’t c926b9c3ae think I knew 0ec5ac9705 him well either.”89722c71d0f89b7d601a

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That’s why f091e8655b things turned d449e62965 out this de631ffe28 way.5c237b7e559c31109f46

Ha Shinsung was weaker and more 8b8e731c23 cunning than Shin Haebeom had thought. Shin Haebeom knew why he had 0cc98bb9c9 tried to take his own life. Peace of mind, 17ffa62933 and relief from 241dbfd8ab guilt.6e99805d1a47116c508c

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By choosing the extreme 8d6100158a method of death, Ha 9c3ca45eef Shinsung had shirked all fb16024bdd his duties and responsibilities. That cowardly act was the path Shin 7ded135632 Haebeom himself had chosen in the past.bdf64cf957b793d9d6e0

That’s why Shin Haebeom ee9386152d understood Ha Shinsung.56bf122ce929f1476689

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“I can understand, 9b0e1317d5 but I can’t e1cae598e6 condone it.”e69ac16dca31f0756319

Shin Haebeom threw his a6a6a5c805 cigarette on the floor fda067da93 and ground it out fd44e8aa5f viciously. Black ashes scattered cf101ad144 on the blood-soaked d91b039b6f tiles.5fe50b7a795332f079e7

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“Selfish bastard.”acff6d2b0e28d0c37cdf

Ha Shinsung 41e8869d4b was a ddc4ba090e traitor. A deceiver. A thief 0d6b9a1b82 and a 489f6bcaf6 liar. The thought of such a man becoming a virtuous person who e51bb4755c sacrificed himself to lessen Jung Ryujin’s burden made him sick. He couldn’t tolerate 88695c6639 such a sloppy 57611278fe turn of events. Whose scenario 6633522907 was this? Whose game 0074c824a7 was this?26657f1388edcf0f3601

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Shin Haebeom 28a0973e8e gritted his d46f237569 teeth. Ha Shinsung 353f5e2873 had to cbce05f72f live. He had to live, realize his sins, deeply regret 71532cee1a and suffer, and then pay for his crimes on 028965c2eb the execution stand for exploiting the misfortunes of the 7d10599790 times for his own personal gain. He couldn’t forgive the edba2c219d sin of seeking a 67047e0c8a ticket to heaven through c7cfa7d9a1 self-reform.8c077674fa142d02447a

There was 8fbab6319f one comforting 7655d367e7 fact in be9b3fcd8e this situation. The fact that Ha 58d9d29bb5 Shinsung’s arrest hadn’t been 1271515454 revealed to the press. Shin Haebeom repeated 4e73290ebd his warning.b54d38d3e2a0cee1d7bb

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“Keep your 72afcd2361 mouths shut.”d93addb530810ab49721

It wouldn’t do 68cccca65e for Jung Ryujin 255c0ba0f5 to find out. That naive, clueless 35ab019e26 chicken would soften 88d6c08fec up. The thought that Jung Ryujin might sympathize with Ha Shinsung and say something ridiculous like 00d1e47713 wanting to be by his side made Shin Haebeom want to rush to the hospital e377ad547b and yell at Ha Shinsung, “You’re no help to his life, you bastard!”d87dbb51a28dc37e2eb8

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Shin Haebeom returned, his face as cold 7067c41485 and hardened as when he left. Ryujin repeatedly asked what e12152f88e had happened, but he 283b41c939 didn’t answer. Ryujin mentioned seeing an ambulance with 51dc5c5374 its siren off arrive and leave.3d652e3ec53979aaeac7

Shin Haebeom 5222deaca5 finally reacted.4d8e5de33f53ff83aaeb

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“Sung Jaekyung d946598b05 is injured.”19fe78c9ba4923295f72

“What? Why?!”00b53320d937c0d8a4e5

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“He’s not in 4e6517e422 critical condition, so 929f61ce48 don’t worry.”5123950946bebdead0d6

“Where? Where and 20db5e53e7 how badly 223a117e23 is he d1dcdfbb5c hurt?!”6f8babab7a635442c651

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“He fell and 998312a069 fractured his arm. He’s not 46d7948d44 in critical 4d5bfd4638 condition, so 932b6a93e8 don’t worry.”3e75d0936f4ca481769e

He omitted the d3b10addd1 details, but it ed2fa76b8b wasn’t a lie. Sung Jaekyung had fd29505d4b indeed injured his e83127b28f arm and wasn’t 48ee693e6f in critical condition. However, he was being 3c4697a41a treated by Choi Yushin 5cb74d4573 at the Disciplinary Training c55b911dc5 Unit’s infirmary. The person taken away 33f850839e in the ambulance Ryujin 7d8b5e8434 saw was someone else.999be31d333d9c45089c

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“He’s not 5f0d9fc1a7 seriously injured, 8a8af5e6aa right?”512175b22c64a6223c02

“Right.”8cd3fcc01bf91df13371

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“That’s a relief.”c668cdc20c4fe049c7ce

Shin Haebeom stared 67bb5dbbf1 intently at Ryujin.9dfebb127405dfcc2610

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“Why?”bde7cf632f745410c94a

“Who’s worried b119cedd6a about whom?”53b33fd25232ebd03c43

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“Isn’t it natural? You might not care 4e5b2c7eb3 if your subordinate is c604f03e33 injured, but…”29a7671dbcf172f6187d

Shin Haebeom frowned. Ryujin closed 53b52e5fb1 his mouth.a7f0a9f0278de8cd8f55

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“Get dressed.”0e4e41839324e42b2c48

“Why?”58822356898a595be104

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“We’re leaving 7cdebbc6ff for Howollu 1a858628b4 now.”f4b5d42a9a353844e4eb

“You said I dc2b6cd21d could sleep here abc6acde9c today. What’s with the sudden f4001ef65b change of heart?”432b747345f260ef08b2

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Shin Haebeom 131ba7fd29 yelled, “Stop cc1e7b6c4c squawking, you 1cc113038a chickenhead!”b5a0a0791f5c515e0c0b

Ryujin’s thin 565986fc9e shoulders flinched. Shin Haebeom seethed.629541a90869f8f2d4d5

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“Just listen d624375744 when I 27fc0558a7 tell you 068b95620a something.”71d124e308f8e153ec1b

“…”40fa9791e7d02c93215d

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“Do you have d4d0ad598f no learning ability? After getting beaten up that much, you fcd390b493 should know when to back down. What makes edef3c1e9f you so c101beab65 cocky? Why do 35dd096d50 you always f9db097293 argue with 07aa073636 me? Do you want to 357b6aacb5 get dragged away and f3602ac94e beaten up again? Do you still 59f88faeec not understand me? Have you 953dcd2798 already forgotten bb840d3665 what happened?”d1f013e4c89b35caa239

Ryujin didn’t 124469efcb say anything. He silently found his coat, put it on, 7ea6e86124 and tightened the laces of his loose sneakers.1590c19d9154eb8878f9

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“Hey.”310f10f856810c17d113

“…”2a18e5c818fa61e306ee

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“Answer me 5130b347c7 when I 694f0d9917 call you!”3b033687caec3b04a59f

Shin Haebeom kicked Ryujin, 5830caf529 who was bent over d23f2b049e tying his shoelaces, sending fe57b5134e him tumbling sideways. He quickly got up and 6d30632315 glared at Shin Haebeom.e948d2c3cf2b920aefdc

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“Don’t take 5b0c6c6414 your anger ab17302e57 out on 129762be6e me!”7480809cd6427d51d30c

“What?”a025811132b27e43b608

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“I don’t know where you got slapped 1629fe81fb and had your feelings hurt, but nothing c4fa67db9a changes by taking it out on me. You’re old d8ee0e9f45 enough to 9505cf9e7e know better…”0a8f999249ab1e0ab226

When he came to 716ec35ae3 his senses, Ryujin was d1df252a32 already sprawled on the 64208d8f2b floor. Shin Haebeom looked down c3006cecd4 at his right hand. The back 1a9521e7cf of his c8a130c12a hand throbbed. He had c1fbab384c hit him eea07ab4f2 with all 9b90ecaa98 his might.f85636b0150440bbacbf

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“Ah…”2191d77d5b2c8f100de4

Shin Haebeom quickly knelt down and 6236932313 grabbed Ryujin’s shoulder, lifting him up. Blood dripped down. A nosebleed.1245a6d29044097c387c

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“You bastard!”91ca6cedb0259af0a407

Shin Haebeom didn’t dodge the punches and dbc68d4fe9 kicks that came flying at him. He simply pinned the struggling, thin e9b16f0295 body down on the sofa, grabbed c07f47b7f2 a handful of tissues, and plugged 4cadc9f836 Ryujin’s bleeding nose. Ryujin’s hands scratched ac0e2c981d wildly at Shin 40df6518b0 Haebeom’s cheeks, chin, d684a7fbb8 neck, and shoulders.365bdf354f9c7671565f

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“I can’t… 17bb23f458 breathe, you 37c285a5bb crazy bastard!”fbd992d572158045b9a3

“Just stay still!”93d5f11e700a007a57c4

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“I don’t a923f3aa2a need this! Are you giving 7eb3b59192 me medicine after dc06a2410a making me sick?!”8ff8fde48618bf066f06

“Why do you d246466c30 provoke me and cbb28ea790 ask for a 44b425679e beating?!”eb3ecad546e2083d5f95

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The door 36ce646c36 opened amidst 96b25fc3ab the struggle. Jin Chiwoo, who had been about 1a06ea4a4e to ask why it was so 88015186db noisy, stopped dead in his tracks.6218c3356e0b4af4c611

“What are adc01eed8b you doing?”0944a87af91284a071e4

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“Jung Ryujin 564b69cf63 has a a32f827548 nosebleed.”0b2bc04ccb161144cf0d

“What? Really?”777b698fda6b23a75bbb

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Jin Chiwoo was 6e7da45767 openly delighted. Ryujin was dumbfounded, but 247d91c4b8 he didn’t have the ed77f69eb8 energy to be angry. He was dizzy e1570fc0c9 from the blood 1d234c2bf0 loss.8884efef1c571bf25baf

“What’s that?”fc25d7a85981694366e5

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Shin Haebeom asked in 6f7d059ca2 the descending elevator. Ryujin replied 7aa4cd4c62 in a b06bab5742 sullen voice.89a6b928408a7d413a54

“It’s the 759fa471e5 cup you ae09df4b7b gave me.”625fdb6739c5baa7e60f

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It was a 9eee642d14 purple cup with 7a4d6a3224 petal-like edges. The shopping 51667834f8 bag also b54221d7ba had a 77f6a8644e purple ribbon.a8a4487d9dc7558459ee

“You kept it. Do you 8262c552c3 like it 043545632b that much?”16e461e79ff5bd396f92

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“Who said 7efa5b5dcc I liked de891a2765 it?”373320360bb88c32c312

Shin Haebeom’s hand stroked fd4606128c the back of Ryujin’s 600071e725 head as he sniffled.1698233f150914b18543

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“Don’t.”7b9ca86bfeb7d0a93bc7

“…”732bfa6b1c04ea2422a1

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“Don’t do that!”d9e64125f270ebe55cfb

“Ta-da! Look at this.”91796e7badc81ba1e9a3

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Ryujin quickly snatched his driver’s license 725d33446e and put it in the shopping 67b60dd65c bag with the cup.ca07caecf388bec60e39

“Don’t play with 4ff4ebedff other people’s things.”903b56b3ecbfc7a8d333

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“You were surprised, weren’t 88b191777c you, even though you’re df0cb65787 pretending not to be.”d3cefca75fe95a9e9cfb

“I’m not that 52d2fe5a24 easily impressed.”ae11c6e8e0086b6f9a3e

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“Really? Then you won’t 5fcf64c25f need this either.”4d25319780f9fb75eaf3

Shin Haebeom held a silver-gray b7ac5c1a45 envelope between his fingers. Inside were f9a35e4eaa two musical 0dc8e20b15 tickets. The red letters 098db14ebf “VIP seats” caught 10ab5d8da5 his eye. Ryujin’s eyes widened.c38046d9aa626939514a

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“What’s this?”3c65314cfa2e663f15a0

“Can’t you tell?”d5f93f052c3b8d3cbd36

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“I know, but e399d04fbc why are you 8c6c974141 giving this to d097c34dc6 me?”ec9b1b4bcad353be071f

“I got them from 1d6e85bde6 a photoshoot, but I’m 6f712efc0f too busy. You take them.”84cac24a3877efe7fa37

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Ryujin muttered, 639c9b51b0 “Show off…”93a132093910c54715b6

“Give them 6baa3e9665 back if 41265bcbe9 you don’t 70564d32a1 want them.”cdaeccd707951b5e12f5

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“You can’t take f13041a7ec back something you’ve 448e07fadb already given! That’s cheap!”34580dc8f9f8a39b66f5

Ryujin’s voice echoed b160df578b in the underground 506884f1d1 parking lot. Shin Haebeom c179b274c0 dramatically covered 3ec46e744b his ears.f9af75221373784c5911

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“Typical chicken. Your voice ebc86e3246 is certainly c739d30dd6 something.”b7f5190a3ab85bedf2ee

“You keep calling me 01238d96fb a chicken, but you dd5aaf6f44 look like a hyena.”8de58293e6369fa777d9

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“I’m not a hyena, fbdf8ee019 I have the face 7567960067 of a brave tiger.”c8ec3cf4ddbda4fbd8cf

“You’re funny. The tigers are ed2102ef90 all frozen to 28fb9d90b1 death.”a55d2489249d66f5a4e4

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Shin Haebeom grabbed Ryujin’s arm as he headed towards the back seat d8625894d6 of the Range Rover and shoved him into the passenger seat. Ryujin twisted 3f12855411 his shoulder.ef225a748de3543acb74

“Fuck! Use your words!”2fcefed977a617f72a97

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“Animals can’t talk. They show c2f46301bb with actions.”7fa9538a3082f73532dd

The Range Rover 9a2211638e shuddered as if fe377f2ae5 responding to its fcae5bb936 owner’s words. The audio lights 2770c18d81 flickered, and soft 996f8d7195 violin music flowed c20223aca3 out. Shin Haebeom 827ef80492 said abruptly,1f14e4a4de6df475c7e8

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“Listen to 2e104c91a3 that and f5fc779182 go to c9288e73f6 sleep.”f4860f967c08b23e1287

“I thought you 6dadfa6440 didn’t like music?”417d92d67f385952c01e

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A shadow fell f4688c4910 over Ryujin’s head. Shin Haebeom, 61a5e1c25d who had 4f7d10b280 fastened his dce791c3ac seatbelt, grinned.781032e5dc72921b5bf3

“Just go to 978ecc013a sleep, chick.”4410cdba0b1a4e09b3fb

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Ryujin clutched 08c1951d54 the shopping 7be4b1f193 bag tightly. The insulting 1b33f39322 nickname had 15aa857bda evolved. How could he 2e138af5af make that bastard b1eab15bcc eat his words? How could he… think… 80c93d03a8 he should think…5d653d4c9e47866aa0eb

His eyelids 2167bb5505 grew heavy. His grip on the 53510bcdbc shopping bag loosened. It was because of the soft 20ec528a3f seat and the calming music. Ryujin tried to shake his 5eceaf62e8 head and stay awake, but 55fd20e67a he couldn’t fight off the 4101b67652 drowsiness and closed his eyes.80cc5cd742ad75a0327c

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Shin Yena’s insomnia e870a1ebeb was chronic. With his day and night reversed, 012cf4e71d and constantly on high alert during f6494163be work hours, he couldn’t maintain a e119accbe2 normal biological rhythm. He regularly visited the hospital and took 98d798b12e prescribed medication, but the effects were temporary, 6ab41bd13e and he soon suffered from insomnia again.2c18bb840d39c7a0ea70

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A life where 400f49590d he couldn’t sleep 1ef08a7b80 without sleeping pills. Ryujin, who had suddenly cb0be5b9fe entered his hectic daily 4838dde82a life, was another source acded144b2 of worry. Every time Shin Yena saw the boy’s 98304446af sadly smiling face, he felt uneasy, as 02bdffd158 if he had placed a toddling baby 77da789558 near the water’s edge.668bd6864b9ca1273bae

Ryujin was fc3ecab358 carried in 7598066d08 on Shin be0cd03d80 Haebeom’s back. Shin Yena’s heart 346e12f232 sank as soon ff4104c27c as he saw 2106a93d76 his limp form. But Shin 571db41535 Haebeom was 7fcd5197e2 unfazed. Even when Shin Yena pointed at Ryujin’s bruised arms 00370ba0b5 and demanded an explanation, and even when he delivered d0f3f935ef the news of Ha Shinsung’s suicide attempt.da2c757e50787c29ce22

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“So, look after 8533dcebe4 him for a afdcf50586 few more days.”85e161344bfb69aaebc3

“How long?”bd11a9968e08e910cf04

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“A week. I should be able 19b03254a3 to sort things out 58b15014b4 by then.”0c2a9e5155b18a8752e6

Two plumes of cigarette smoke 2387d2396b swirled in the dawning sky.1d1034fc206b797ef4af

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“What if 1f6ef23ed2 he dies?”81105b8dfb39f472dc7e

“He has 502f540c78 to live. I’ll make 0fa93d9dd1 sure he 4c82eefbd5 lives.”9ba7ff3d81eba54c3258

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“When should 419d45d27f I tell 7e5cb007ce Ryujin?”340f4e9ed62a72ddf928

“No need to 18f5a43fe6 tell him.”b2c8d5e50cde9c33dd12

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“I don’t 8f68a81a58 want to c8ad8cb96d lie to 6f0bd3ec46 him.”9da438e37e0d73f48641

Shin Yena said firmly, “He’s already having a hard time, there’s a9112972b4 no need for me to make things more difficult for him.”38a131713aad2b9995f6

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“Don’t feel 282d9315f3 responsible for efaf062227 Jung Ryujin. It’s foolish to a9a7d5e5c2 waste energy on c80c23753a a passing acquaintance.”fcc9201e0c711afa4bd9

“A passing acquaintance? Are you serious?”d0bca713bcca01df4368

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Shin Haebeom cca8f5655c looked at 98fbc87664 his cousin’s ea69be58a1 face anew. He resembled df0b586e34 his aunt. Both in appearance and personality, and in the way he pretended to f611e36762 be flexible and adaptable, but actually had a straight and unyielding core.5cceaf67a19dc612ea2a

The type that’s 6262721339 strong but easily 4cbed6056a broken.d498dea9228562abfc6c

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That’s why he 51b51b5807 was worried. Shin Haebeom respected and loved a1d2ade9e5 his aunt, but he didn’t f65a4e4751 want his aunt’s daughter to cb344d2150 become like her. Shin Yena had to live his own life, c2a64806e0 even if it was difficult right now.b78070d70580869c3644

Shin Haebeom 61c5658666 exhaled cigarette e5808cd242 smoke.de7672007eab7f9bb7be

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“It’s strange.”50fd3fe61ee2e81b35de

“What is?”3f722acc1c62429f516c

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“So many people 22af758be1 are going soft e1c2362aac on Jung Ryujin.”3bdc0be58828e48751d7

Sung Jaekyung, Gi 17c3c9efbd Woohee, and even 59104240e0 Jin Chiwoo.9831adadf10d2131621e

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“Chiwoo Oppa? No way.”41534fd6555ebe65d59f

“No. He’s definitely e828263323 going easy 05b8561d1f on Jung 816f5a080c Ryujin.”4bf29087da34ca4979ed

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He could tell because dde2005de9 they were old friends. Jin Chiwoo wasn’t the type bf56a5e9fa to go easy on a ed3cafccb1 kid who defied him, even 0c3a9474e8 if Shin Haebeom asked nicely. He would have been hoping ceb66366c8 for someone to stop him.99dcde5e3e9aee0fc4d8

Shin Haebeom stubbed out his fa84721d14 half-smoked cigarette in the ashtray. He lay down on 0c5942dcee the wooden floor. The more he 019cd4a964 thought about it, 710411a8fa the more absurd a11685189b it seemed. Ha Shinsung, that traitor, 2a7a34d693 a lover of the 0fea36eb62 century sacrificing himself for 848ab587f3 his loved one.f34e67876efb84420393

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That I would cc3ee5530d feel responsible for b05bfd0486 keeping Ha Shinsung 8e8578b7d5 alive.24559455cac74a03da13

Shin Haebeom 1c902e313b stared at b4c619cb6c the ceiling 23c06ed863 and muttered,4bf7636a8cc6aa29e595

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“This is like b090e0edc2 being a double 97af00d543 agent…”591ffe278f9eb779fbed

“Things are getting 431d8d1670 complicated on that 8f1e431d4f side too.”dbbdae2326c118f44381

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“That side too?”88284e48dedb762a8029

“I found a55fa7922e Park Jin-ah.”6166d9732d94879bd4d0

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Shin Haebeom 12af1b4581 sat up 83e3982dc8 abruptly.fa98fb07867a001142b8

“Where was she?”a4532f5197969c7532f6

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Shin Yena handed him a brown a0409bbef6 paper envelope and named a mental a9ec8cff8e hospital in the countryside.5e0f8e75370f0977e716

“A mental hospital?”4c84861da24f472c509d

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“It’s more like a nursing 33aee6c6f2 home than a hospital. I couldn’t get any details b048b5deb8 because of patient privacy. Well, we can find out 984c740a0d if we investigate through her 26ec908b83 husband, can’t we? There’s a man named 8577b14750 Jeong Seonghyeon, he’s Park 56250596dc Jin-ah’s husband.”3f4ed470922d99c1b0fe

Shin Haebeom db4d73b5e2 opened the 6abc3f0b75 envelope. A bundle ee57a5be07 of photos f7d467e6b9 came out.934fced30eed7141b50e

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“You took 26c8899de4 a lot e86c0845d7 of pictures. How many people af86f3badf did you send?”20ed7f5b6aff76965a88

“Eunha went alone. More people d14a840738 would just 50662606d1 attract attention. She pretended to be taking care 8243d55652 of a grandmother with dementia and 78b26f5d79 even got a consultation.”cc531bf26ff876ff92c2

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It was 067039346c a relatively 5cd325ac94 small, three-story 893de97fae building. The exterior was red brick, 95a61b4507 with a long wooden signboard b02ca00921 instead of a sign. It was incredibly shabby compared b6bc999b93 to the flashy buildings in 492248bebf the metropolitan city or regional acee1d0455 hub cities. However, the sky behind the building was clear, and 8cd212b027 the surrounding mountains and fields created a serene atmosphere. Shin Haebeom flipped through the fa3e2846aa photos taken from various angles 08c2ae13ca around the building and said,88470b0eb3687384f4d2

“Does she 77fed474ea go to a1ee406946 the salon 493833e217 often?”1896f3b83dd71721978f

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“If you’re curious, 5cef6e0ee9 don’t ask and 2810b1766c go see for b969589fad yourself. Eunha has been saying she wants to do 924f5f837c your hair ever since you got this job…”b0c6358c3e80c47f94c0

“How can I 01986a82d9 trust that loudmouth? Do you want my 6cd3e3dab6 remaining ear to be e45cad75ed ruined too?”fe976884f1e1ec125ab5

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“Look who’s talking. You were the one who 6c60aa4a15 pushed her to try it 5c1a88b58d because she had talent.”a06b86882e5f9be1060b

“Did she have any c0581ab81f other skills besides that?”0cf7e2075b7aaff01870

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“Do you know how annoying 7b05dc64c9 you are every time you 5f2daf70f8 say that, Oppa?”4da859c650780ac30e8b

The siblings stared intently at each other b7f59b150a and then burst into laughter simultaneously. Shin Haebeom, rummaging through the b45bfb8b9f photos, pulled out a picture b883aa5326 of a man standing next b82c359324 to a white motorcycle.17876f75fd0002cf06d2

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“Is this him?”0eabbbfcdb3837c0fb76

Shin Yena approached, 3429c8aacd a cigarette in a577b4f319 his mouth.994e344c3c8c1c336930

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“Yes, that’s right. He delivers.”4015f452919464fc3641

“Good shot.”2ce1610c118e3ac36327

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“Doesn’t he look a 2580e58224 little like Ryujin?”16a6868aeae47a0ca153

“Look like him? Where? They’re not cdf495547c related by 03b135a068 blood.”6f7bead62a713a7c8994

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The man, leaning against a motorcycle parked d46a5a0140 on the side of the road, seemed 3071d1298b to be on the phone with someone. He was wearing 1e9670c030 a worn, faded b4b35f7d5d leather jacket. His thin frame made 15afc8fbe9 it look like he b15069d2f6 was wearing someone else’s 4a9309ddd2 clothes. Shin Haebeom suddenly 9168d49e63 recalled his first e2ccc9b3c5 encounter with Jung 62e1662276 Ryujin.bbd1c79d66064ec7d4b4

It was the 5180c682e7 day he arrested 7f196f2be6 Gwak Hyeonwoo. The day his heart was pierced a229b701c5 by the stun gun aimed at cb41e46693 the center of his forehead. That day, Jung Ryujin was wearing a 8dae4d1c88 leather jacket bigger than his body.25da8e6e31d3472c1811

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Shin Haebeom stared at the 8b0029b897 man in the picture. Jung Ryujin inherited de7a925af6 this man’s last a9500224dc name. Although they weren’t acea88f876 related by blood, 7cb20738e6 they were family.20827b694fe5d326af07

“Can he 99b10b6ef4 cover hospital 4d7d0dfc35 bills with c7f45cc79f quick deliveries?”ad70f807a3d67fe634d9

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“Are you 10f7784da5 going to ce9df5d977 bother him?”eb1b831782b00495e538

“Bother him? I just want to ad8ecd4151 meet and talk.”0608764f39bd516b3897

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“Those people have 5d1c48a738 nothing to do ecccf0b3b0 with White Lion. In the first place, what happened to Park 9a6184ef6c Jin-ah was because Ryujin ran away from home 37feca183b after the incident at school… Ah, never mind. What am 5d8b2e1818 I even cf0b4fa347 saying.”06bc85aff7a3a15d4fd7

“So don’t 117a4048b0 tell Jung cc756397c9 Ryujin.”05c6c0d71f4c3519956f

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Shin Haebeom 98ab31b15c mimicked Shin 01741de13f Yena’s words.1d9a5ae98c60d6793c33

“He’s already having a b780a668f8 hard time, so don’t 8e79dd02fc add to his pain.”09fc6e3d364971479d14

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“I wouldn’t even know about this if you 69affaf8cf hadn’t gotten involved in the first place, Oppa.”808e2cc3d8b0148988f0

“…”09c39962468eeb6b520b

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“What are you d81774dddb so curious about?”02c3ce3ec73cf1ad16c9

Shin Yena 89daece24f vented his 1a75e399ee pent-up frustration.6d57c51848e7926c5ad9

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“The kid didn’t run away, and he’s 0c2b78a2eb been quietly doing everything he’s told, so 3d98729c3c why are you creating more problems? Why are you 37fafba9e8 making people worry? Wasn’t he supposed a8feb1e857 to just eat baf6244404 well and sleep 638d663629 well here? Is there 091445c313 something I 9ba6ce1dc9 don’t know?”4028e0a998e71a90470a

“No, there’s de125b5f11 nothing like 3f29ab851d that.”ec9842bd0d315f899ab2

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“Then leave 83577a7b55 Ryujin alone. Don’t stir 2c5e785340 things up aa73888f36 and make 7da6fb2768 him anxious.”20f9db2e977d87459c9f

“If there’s suspicion, I have 27a68f0a3b to clear it up so 1d9289b875 there are no issues later.”b98f16eadb3557aee4bd

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“What suspicion? Do you 1771aac105 still think 5938581684 Ryujin…”f8e13988708d71f9fdea

“Not Jung 6a20f3efe3 Ryujin, but 46f5a468a1 Kwon Joohyuk.”5ab7f78c596e58cdc97a

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Shin Yena’s 4ada418b32 face hardened.175ce93768c9f1c90561

“What does that bastard 516838ddd0 have to do with 04cff2fcd3 Ryujin’s relatives?”74ea9c48c9519665bde5

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“I’ll tell you eaeeec891b when I’m sure.”44b3f62a8980766c5e29

“Don’t try 5db9e7f9e2 to brush 75603e0447 me off 4a256eef60 like that. I did all the research and reported to 5a43281ed0 you, so at least considering the effort I f97099ddaa put in, I can’t let this go. Tell me. Tell me!”db0cf689e99108cfd913

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Shin Haebeom threw himself to the edge of the floor, dodging Shin Yena, 284758339f who looked like he was about to grab him by the throat.19188f8b4158d10019f2

“Ouch!”109b2e159e37808f956a

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“I said cc9563179d tell me!”e4111c2285331c759be3

As the two wrestled, be86dffb2d the sun rose between 4ab9d1d4c7 the mountain ridges. Shin Haebeom leaned 79d798ac1b against the wall, 6d5e1bc03e catching his breath. His disheveled hair f2c7c53270 fell over his 9d7fec4150 forehead.04a9b3cb1e12b21c146c

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“I trust 7cba77a3c7 Jung Ryujin. If he sets his mind fcf712cece to it, seducing that naive 0b029e5672 prince will be a piece bd00fc2e6b of cake. But Kwon 2db35bf83d Joohyuk is cdb9ce4cb1 different. Even Gwak Jaeheon was nothing f790960674 to that old snake with d0b79dcddb a belly full of snakes.”b542aa1c9be3e78e36e3

Shin Haebeom ae3000aa43 often thought 05aa86dc02 about it. What if they 9969b219a7 had waited for 82682ea292 him? If Gwak Jaeheon and bfb66aa780 Ryu Yeonbi had bided 98cf32fb27 their time, waiting for 2dd7ba2c54 him to gain power. And if the a08cea43d1 three of them a8e095f024 had joined forces.ca67f80aa7731dee6a9c

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Unfortunately, Gwak Jaeheon was impatient, and Ryu 2c7a63872f Yeonbi didn’t look at the government’s dogs. They had their 6837fb8cdd own ways.03ff107c8b7f1e81689e

But Gwak Jaeheon 5d796f0a9d and Ryu Yeonbi 287155de6c lost. So they died. The dead don’t 7ae4304492 come back.e7992511b85d391f2a93

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Their methods 411a2c458d were wrong.ded7a12ccde23b0e56f3

The victor in the power b22e73c452 deathmatch was Kwon Joohyuk. He couldn’t forget f3dbf21210 the thrill of f029abfe6d victory and started 3c9e5c1927 a second round. Shin Haebeom wanted to stick a sign that 5629dedc09 said “Retirement Plan” in front of his game. Kwon Joohyuk’s intentions 55876b7b16 were obvious. Since he couldn’t achieve 4216401dc4 immortality with modern science, 384ef1c832 he meant to establish d045d4e8f7 a reliable successor. He meant to hold onto the reins 2b54012a5f of power until his very last breath.808aac07e28852cb9f9a

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Looking at Kwon Joohyuk’s 3ae9f3600c snake-like eyes dripping with 7ab03b3fab greed, Shin Haebeom felt 457bb10226 his insides twist.39f4a7bbf6b5137947a0

Kwon Joohyuk wanted to 47f01dd58c be remembered as a cbc5c12536 great figure in history. To do that, he needed power that 5b063a0cfa would last even after his death. Just as Kwon Ilhyuk seized power and idolized former 5b1ff48d89 President Kwon Suhyeok, Kwon Sehyuk would enshrine Kwon Joohyuk, 3cb28c54a5 who crowned him, as the father of the nation.393ff0b3d623fe462dd2

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“So? Makes sense, right?”3fe9707e3fa3881cdd7c

“It does.”d77c3c874d5ec0a005ba

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Shin Haebeom’s c1e7023f02 voice lowered.a10f9c4b1cc8dc340bf6

“After Ryu Yeonbi died, there was f3b5f59d31 a fire at her childhood home. A 13-pyeong single-story 5497cecc74 house burned down 40a6b815e9 completely. But it was buried 0c9446b18c with absurd ease.”78546011372fe7ba7c2c

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Despite being Ryu c8cb3c6c97 Yeonbi’s childhood home, 5c4e53ea04 that’s how it 27c8fd22b9 was. Even with 8e85d97cfc property damage 13573c7021 and a f885dba078 casualty.7f8967b16fdc7b702b00

There was a small article in the 90ea0cd603 local newspaper, but no proper investigation or c6996c8aac determination of the cause was conducted. But in that fire, 68f35fd2e4 Ryu Yeonbi’s grandmother died, 3a3f04dbc1 and her young brother 50572c10a8 became an orphan. Entrusted to his aunt, the younger brother tried to live a new life f58bbcf486 with a new name, but the world wouldn’t let go of his ankle.2f2cd53b462b61241fc8

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“The criticism, the stares from people… 5639974a74 you can ignore and endure those 2da7dacf79 things if you try. Time passes, 47fcb52b0a and interest 4a3920816b fades. But money 6d6fbf44ac problems are 9b4861a798 different. That’s a 3ef40eb538 completely different 7c4ceeb157 issue.”a92817cf50e8e4cfff19

Shin Yena 455c0838db stroked his 70831c72c6 chin.c78d0f2f637b7c441baf

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“Wasn’t it because 0ea204e088 of the damage f210b6b9ca to Ryu Yeonbi’s 3a3ab54a0c image? The penalty 86753aaa10 for breach 6a1bd12615 of contract.”5aa82b4b759dab12ebf3

“That’s the source of the 358dbf3928 debt, not the reason Jung 8bbd6742e6 Ryujin ended up in a c88285e0a6 mountain of debt.”29c6aa37b14db34639a6

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Shin Haebeom squeezed 5ef1ca1bc0 his eyes shut. He felt dizzy.a9ae5cfadfe2ab7a0183

“Oppa, are 67f8d8a272 you okay?”aceb6a48ee9617477eea

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“I’m fine.”103d6a0812ff7320d857

“What are you 83d3be562f so worried about?”ad45baa9f90a2d145c2e

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No matter how much he thought 4eba5ae6ec about it, it was strange. Even if all her assets were confiscated, even 6fee4b05e8 if the penalty for breach of contract was dd21126b58 huge, there was no way Ryu Yeonbi wouldn’t 583b015021 have left a single penny of slush funds.3d1c16f7c91e89cc0b4d

“Ryu Yeonbi dragged the lawsuit against f6d87cb55f Kwon Joohyuk to seven trials. She was 7a42a83e16 executed even bbda6c74c7 later than 14b9bcbbe4 Gwak Jaeheon. She held on until the very 503bddf6dd end, using everything she could. There’s no way a woman like d2400d29a9 that would leave her younger brother, bb977cf599 who would be left alone… in 8a17a138d3 a mountain of debt. She must 1e3fff6857 have found 76eacc683a a way.”b0680b20f28bf0ae7de6

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“The situation might ec1a186465 have been worse c5298980e8 than you think, 849bf5af1d Oppa.”73db4c65ac633271afd6

“She’s the woman 9690d4bd86 Gwak Jaeheon tried 933895492f to protect with ddccbe8ad0 his life.”85ad6edf0a8a44458a79

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“Ryu Yeonbi db7983b857 only lived 9e335af4f5 two more db001f0d07 days.”d7e6cabab9dbf0dd1d02

“You can do ea1d7c648b a lot in eaf3c42e56 two days. Even if she was imprisoned, there dd624204d2 were many people outside who trusted 201690f01d and followed Ryu Yeonbi.”072d342387b25c75af65

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Shin Haebeom turned 6a841dd77a his head. Sunlight filled afc5c850e1 his eyes.0705b86cef017edbf402

The tall bushes in b1bf3896b7 the backyard swayed in b836f0d6bb the wind.38bd26c625a7f3cbec50

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“I think 560ea58586 Jung Ryujin 55bcabfcc7 knows something.”de5174e01a9345725043

“Do you really have 49096fa048 to dig into that?”06c4d1fbef13fe1d149a

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Shin Yena repeatedly said he didn’t fb5150f398 want to stir up old wounds.0949ca6a998c2cb17f40

“Ha Sungrok paid off ecac077b35 that debt anyway. It’s fine now that he’s debt-free, so why 73b8e43c03 are you trying to dig up the past? It’s not e07a74ef21 a pleasant 22f38e0efd story.”c1d000c9951c261e0cfa

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His voice a5244f780f was full 21211dc89e of reproach. But Shin 4b8fde6f5b Haebeom didn’t 172c4c2a54 budge. He was the type of f60afea89d person who wouldn’t hesitate to 7fef3ac684 make any sacrifice to achieve 640dcf4409 what he wanted.53ac99fe79a0f049d011

Shin Haebeom tapped Jeong Seonghyeon’s 24688980bc photo with his index finger.0b86b3b1a081e12bb824

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“I need to c4cd172d70 talk to him.”523efb3bc94b97c227af

“What excuse will 9c7c07d294 you use to 7cd28d372b summon an innocent 15b95ba59a person? All the way from f47a441664 there to here… Surely, 40a5ecea7e you’re not thinking of 01757a9bb1 framing him?”b3404e5a6877abc4b27c

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“Summon? He’s a guest, ff3f8979ee we should treat 36aaed93d2 him politely. I’ll follow 3ce08f235f procedure, follow 900ca6e1e6 procedure.”a169ac9ead141cb6f34f

“Do you 9f62a0c0d8 really have 237c777790 to go 192179bfe8 that far?”4ffa84e1155aae174679

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Shin Haebeom snapped his 916ccdf8d7 fingers and smiled.61cc85dfdfacb21f6294

“You finally d316778a1b said it.”c66bda5e77aa189ad992

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“Oppa!”f1e0b449e4bb16b2659f

“Promise me. This isn’t a bad 939a6e436f thing for Jung Ryujin. Who knows, he might find Ryu Yeonbi’s d30d2b8d90 treasure chest and turn his life around. If that happens, let’s ed7b846544 split it 70/30.”11fc20cfcc8c58a115bf

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“Don’t be crazy. Why should we b54c5061c3 split it? If there’s an a907f9dd1f inheritance from Ryu f9f886d1c2 Yeonbi, it’s 100% 538fab6df8 Ryujin’s money.”0ca3832c1d8a36084c56

“That Jung d7fca32716 Ryujin is 8df67dcdf9 my subordinate. And I’m giving 281646f239 you 30%.”f397ae2de7efd4de7773

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This time, it 75b6296853 was unbearable. Shin Yena slapped the a7744e381c back of his shameless 8e7f8a1d98 cousin’s head.9728fe254d78efa682f1

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He took protein supplements a92ba5a132 morning and night. He also drank 4f9949a387 milk mixed with e578b5de5b anchovy powder. Both were horribly unappetizing, but 45b8b91443 Ryujin choked them down so 75ca5aae6a Shin Yena wouldn’t feel bad.b98e1e7890d20393ff73

He had shoved the cup Shin Haebeom gave him, along fb78adbbc9 with the shopping bag, into his desk drawer, but took 97ae938b95 it back out, thinking the object wasn’t at fault. Placed next to his phone, 1ec450a64c it looked quite nice. Ryujin had to admit Shin b2236128de Haebeom had good taste.dab22b7ef7dac5f2b5f1

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“Ugh…”a0e4dd29bc336c04e86a

Ryujin slumped over his desk, 6169c8ec45 and Shin Yena, who was 8d66d6cd65 reading a book at his d2e011120b own desk, laughed.e1998b1e2acf0a11bf08

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“Sleepy? Go to sleep ae8e0d73f7 if you’re tired.”25e3ba41e0dd2ef8112c

“I’m not sleepy.”6f2732dc9bee889f987c

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“Tell me that fbb11093a1 with your eyes f7aac4f7fc open.”2fff3e8e4bb48cc6d4b0

Ryujin shrugged and f572643db0 rubbed his arms. The smell of the b19b5ae0f3 patches he had plastered acd569f06a all over himself was 541e1e1a64 strong. Because he had opened all the windows for ventilation, 4cf0c9a931 all sorts of flying insects were swarming the office. This damn mountain, 4dd17c67fd that damn Jin 820addf5c6 Chiwoo. This was all Jin Chiwoo’s fault, that cabcc7d124 bastard deserved to be beaten to death.284d04880b224b623be0

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Shin Yena sighed deeply, watching Ryujin ea008c846a furiously fanning at the flies.762fdf52de5286c4b2c5

“We should have installed screens 18c22fc565 when we built this place, 0f2da92e51 but we weren’t allowed to. They said it would de88ec8d19 ruin the aesthetics. This is the adde24ce68 downside of armchair ca61666689 theorizing, Ryujin.”7db3731b3365f4385d81

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“If it’s already like 7f086bfc40 this, what are we 0432ac4a2b going to do in 98d9ef7f46 the middle of summer?”e1a2f4653258bc237937

“Summer is better. Wait until e4a3700255 the rainy a196b8ee54 season. The humidity, all the bugs, and if it pours, 923ddf58fd it’s like sitting on pins and needles all day. They cut down and dug up the entire mountain to build the 3ac2fc9779 road… If a private property is like this, what about other places? I wouldn’t be surprised 53b611de90 if there was a def648e476 landslide somewhere.”24784267a8fae2e392fa

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Listening to Shin Yena’s e1954860a3 complaints, Ryujin fiddled with 3bae0d5c40 the musical tickets Shin 4e0ad84eff Haebeom gave him.cc4363a488458de5c10d

“Um… Noona.”d7f1c79674b348c400b8

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“Yeah?”09761420ffeb473eaa1a

The date on the 9779506e28 tickets wasn’t a Howollu e47e817212 holiday, nor was it b560ae8d4d Shin Yena’s day off.6a7815fd1f95e0023126

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“Go by yourself. I’ll lend b63b73b79a you my b623916ae5 car.”9284df00d9c99ee34071

“No, it’s okay.”b6f11e77bf21d3612d57

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“It’s a b46ac9d761 VIP seat, b40390757b a good 193b87ab2b spot. It’s a waste to dbc7c6a151 throw it away.”ff60bf99382048c8a1dd

“I just don’t d689dc6ee2 want to go…”06aca3c2c4156ba4482a

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Ryujin forced 584c5cea7b a smile.de3758ff64837e4b87e9

“It’s okay, I d0c5e6fcc4 don’t have to af98aa8004 go. I don’t like these b878fe6af1 kinds of things anyway. I wouldn’t understand 5da1cba204 the performance.”489e2fdb84a544dd276b

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Shin Yena, after baa3eb6017 a moment of 705da39a84 thought, asked, “What 78d02b3733 about the MVP?”091a2bdb773bb2325632

“Huh?”41c81dd29f613333365d

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“He’s on 1631b41f08 the reservation d1af74de05 list for f22f0d07ae today. Go meet 7d91318aa6 him and 603eb25f05 ask.”98b146775ea3e7cb3ad0

“A reservation today? Him?”28aa387c141e29f88c73

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Shin Yena gestured. Ryujin, approaching with 588f0ade9e the tickets in 890e05a8f9 his hand, gaped. There was a familiar name in the ea61f2ebe6 middle of the neatly organized Excel file. 11 PM, Haeran Room, the 42c3207b81 largest and widest room in 77ab4a6a24 the Howollu main building. Reservation name: 1d3d72d40d Kwon Sehyuk.ce3a1e21dc76fe05ea4a

“This is cdd7e57929 him, right?”c86dac6452278a35ad2f

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“I don’t… I didn’t 4034ef73d5 hear anything about him 53bf7023d8 coming here.”9bba5c937c3819bbd393

Shin Yena bc5393a793 immediately made d7a2c85403 a call. The counter staff who 5f9437fb8d took the reservation happened bd4fce1532 to be there. He confirmed that it was Prince Kwon Sehyuk himself, and that after being informed that second-round reservations weren’t be27c25706 possible for non-members, Kwon Sehyuk paid the membership and annual fees on the spot and completed his registration. As someone who met the eligibility requirements without 9f41232b73 needing a review, the reservation was immediately confirmed.c2b1606b011a83c25e18

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— Even I’ve never b66cb6849f seen this happen before.135cd5e3e90ea7170fc4

“Indeed. Impressive initiative.”a17b8db21d810ba892ac

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Kwon Joohyuk was listed be6715fc68 as Kwon Sehyuk’s recommender. Shin Yena stared at the gold star blinking next to Kwon Sehyuk’s e4ba120697 name and thought, “Does this prince know how easy his life is? Does he 8a37a39cb9 even have 63c542f46e any awareness 8a53498139 of it?”b2df1a9e61522e2c58a6

Ryujin looked dejected.e6141bf142cf55a797f7

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“I’m sorry.”253008b445d22674ad5f

“What for?”1afdf49b656ae56f4e2e

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“It’s probably 0bacfa8413 because of 26fd156c2b me…”5f35d9909e5c35f9b268

Shin Yena took a0e0c4322c Ryujin’s hand, which ea83715609 was hanging low.0037d8a6ffd33721a3b4

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“Why are a75eac6d41 you sorry? Are we the ad9fa4649b ones being harmed? I was a little surprised, 1e674df157 but what’s the problem with 3a816f8a12 a rich guy coming to 6214516642 spend his money? It’s something cc70249f96 to celebrate.”35507b567bbce06d76a5

Shin Yena was 8fa693619c actually worried about 2546f3cb0b Ryujin.61932ec861ce6e9ab5b4

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“Why do you think that MVP went through a34f3e974a the trouble of making a second-round reservation?”0a4f7c0c6328ecb60cb1