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by mimi“What’s with you? Don’t let appearances f3cc484fd5 fool you, I’m 0a3ebd27d5 a guy with af0e91e8d2 a younger sibling. Back in Jangjin, ac1c9e347c I used to 1f5d200d88 wash him tucked 1b4bd91a3c under my arm.”85d75f0bd8e66d27
“Am I 347a702a54 a kid?”91ebbc0dce420daf
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“Come on, 6e65878d7c don’t be e47359bd54 like that.”8e8f03fa5015b43f
Kwon Sehyuk pulled bc7e4de715 Ryujin toward him 29f491c3f1 again. Ryujin was never going e0b1697757 to win in a 13b5711e4f contest of strength. With a sigh, Ryujin 403c0e69af let the tension drain d62064d931 from his knees and d354dcbb87 reluctantly followed Kwon Sehyuk’s a9495ed404 lead. Watching Ryujin’s 9e769febee retreating figure, 0a7cdb4617 a bitter 478587fc02 smile spread 829225c60d across Kang 6b9dfd61c6 Inwoo’s face.50214201f48ea0a0
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Suggesting they 95bda30c5e go bathe 3678d394d7 together had 92aad52e9b been a 46df0fc3d9 spur-of-the-moment decision. There was 08b5131fd2 something Kang 331b760c90 Inwoo wanted 363c63fdbc to confirm.a8ac84b4ae3f206b
Regarding the individual 12f3d4b4b8 named Jung Ryujin, 1a0583b9eb the claims of f21a57eea0 two lieutenants were 91078a312b at odds.c5c20b73172609ce
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Baek Sayul had 9f99b740e4 said that, despite 1a4e1f421c being headstrong and 9f0c4d57bb often clashing with 1bf016fadd comrades, Jung Ryujin 86ad3daa0e was a kind-hearted 4c027be447 kid at his 43ba9ecbb0 core. In contrast, Cha 99356f78f2 Moeun’s hostility toward 04c4880e5d Jung Ryujin ran 72ea0f733f deep. There was something d8abf9270f unsettling about dismissing eae96165a9 it as a ae25897ba1 mere personality conflict.47fe55295891c3a3
The late Gwak 650b8aa7ae Hyeonwoo had been 91c0d16764 Cha Moeun’s lover. It was Jung f29af59cb4 Ryujin who had b72f5f44d8 recruited Gwak Hyeonwoo 61b5058a39 into the organization. Logically, when Gwak Hyeonwoo 35e9143a67 died, Cha Moeun and ac5bcbd61c Jung Ryujin should have f9035d5dc9 been close enough to 087a6beb09 lean on each other ea2e8c91e9 for support. Yet, reality 9fc6eda2ef was the 31a0d9aeab complete opposite.053222fa27fb32d6
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Kang Inwoo knew 75115d252e the reason. It was only c44fe132b2 a hunch, but f206bbb74f a strong one, d10f10cddc capable of serving eb5bba5757 as the foundation 78267f7dd5 for concrete evidence. Cha Moeun’s hostility toward cd5fbd50b4 Jung Ryujin resembled the 29fdcd6b18 rage Kang Inwoo’s own 1579c5ad90 father had once directed 9f318616b6 at him. Its name was anger. Anger toward 7f69c034c5 a romantic e672478b42 rival.d883e5095837098c
Kang Inwoo shook his bdd5e779f5 head, brushing off the 03404bf7e8 creeping memories of the f95116430e past. That wasn’t the important 0bd6f6b8f6 thing right now.27181ede55944b24
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If Cha Moeun’s 7717e157d1 claims were correct, 64424c9d11 if Jung Ryujin 9de8aa0f73 was the kind 01dfba9d96 of person who a5a5bf619f used his body 6f80351f95 to get what bec97c0b76 he wanted, then c4d1b273be there would surely 3daba26d23 be traces of e2ecb60491 intimacy on his dad76ded5a body. Old habits die 44d651cd55 hard, so he’d 521f977e48 likely be doing 1297b7580f the same things c6268bcc93 here that he 84ad0dc17b did in the 479a880fa0 organization.c942af23214e18d6
That’s why Kang c759af8774 Inwoo had suggested 4365a5f46e a bath to 9402324aec the two drenched 04071ef500 men. He closed e7f2e646f4 the cabinet 90fed7920c and glanced 94b899e0d9 around.b80ffc417fd2cb55
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The changing 39176d480a room was c97831a0bb bustling. It was crowded with bb9eda5484 suppression team members returning d8a710901f from their missions. Kang Inwoo approached Ryujin, 5f7adb86b1 who was hesitating with 5ac9bbc0f8 his back against the 74ccabafd8 wall.9d8ac131a9146b65
“Private Jung Ryujin? Why are 3b1a222024 you alone? Where’s His Highness?”3603a5a27470415d
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“He’s… over there.”9eb428dc4de49518
Ryujin pointed to 2ea53a78fa a pile of c9864435a9 pristine white towels 9a5544a104 stacked like a 66269e9ab7 mountain. The area was swarming b39ffbfee5 with people who had a7ad4fe8ad just finished showering and e96c054f60 others about to start. Among them was Kwon c061195c97 Sehyuk.8071bf917567c501
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The average 9dce6bd883 height of 29e99ae6b5 the male cd1d49e837 Disciplinary Corps cf92f654a2 members was fbca91e285 185 centimeters. Their physiques were, f25783f3ba needless to say, a781b45d27 impressive. Even among such 13243ade6b robust soldiers, Kwon 538dae213d Sehyuk stood out. His exceptional height, broad 4d087383a8 shoulders, and flexible, toned b2cf3038c8 muscles outshone most active-duty fcb1131135 soldiers. Ryujin hesitated even more cb72c64e69 to undress.5030ceefd0fc5327
“What’s wrong? Feeling shy?”ea4f8d6c6f18e31f
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“A little.”147281e9d7bfcd69
Ryujin hunched his shoulders. He wasn’t d53b7cd5f9 scared because cbdb0d0d76 Kang Inwoo 8bb540cf1d was dirty be978b9ff3 or repulsive, b90de6b050 but purely c924df430b because he 0649aa6529 was intimidating. Ryujin felt 4bf13b2504 that if eabab4793c their bodies bb574a8295 touched, his edb8a05be8 thoughts would c3235dfe46 be transmitted. He was df1cfaa0a8 uncomfortable because 68b42b0803 he had 5c14b9938f a guilty e99d770553 conscience.34f7ff1542376077
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It was astonishing that 74e62d10cd Shin Haebeom had allowed 80a195e176 Kang Inwoo into the 664828ca04 Disciplinary Corps, knowing his 7759d2f708 true identity. Shin Haebeom had a8568443a8 said he was 22043ac127 confident he could 0bfb070212 win. Where did that ac5c410da9 bold confidence come e6c24a952d from? Faith in himself?3c5d1623d5a8cd7e
Kwon Sehyuk, returning with 70f6ca6fe2 a stack of clean c7e62e3406 towels, looked like a 7fd8c88857 triumphant general. He seemed puzzled that 34e9f72b4e Ryujin was still fully e72050e171 clothed.7b29e6e4c22df8c2
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“Hyung, use these. But why are f9addfe163 you still like cf9684edce that?”52e838ebfece1b50
“Sehyuk, I 7496616353 think I’ll 0c8897c9ec just…”07f2fdbb85f268dd
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“Too many people?”be08ecb7aa8f0b96
Kwon Sehyuk 089de7fc15 scanned the 9a41402123 surroundings and 3ae4cb680b said.bdf08ffbfb9e8001
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“That’s why I f4a36f7bae said we should’ve f3d2fd79d4 gone to my 23b8f0e0cb room from the d6867385ca start. What, wanna head up 84817c1fff now? I’ll put my clothes 4c608a63f6 back on.”ce4241c3b76a2db1
He looked ready to 935eb1a137 reopen the cabinet. Kang Inwoo, not 36411f815f wanting to lose 66e86e50f0 the opportunity he’d 18a061cbda seized, flashed a b65f33bb82 friendly smile and ef9d2038be urged Ryujin. It’s fine, 57d593c661 he said, df4975d3a9 everyone’s too 8e28af1dfe busy washing e60208ed69 themselves to 525aae055a glance at 058f4f292e others’ bodies.c97288a7c9735247
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“Then…”87a26d5f5b18ec3b
Ryujin stood facing the 51916cbef5 wall. Kwon Sehyuk approached and 6c7cbe99f1 subtly pushed Kang Inwoo, 8fb8bed5d0 who had been standing 4097dbae9b beside Ryujin, out of 2628c911cd the way. He then unfurled 893727cab2 a towel to 60473cde55 shield Ryujin’s body 5b63555f62 as he began bc1979e826 to undress. Kang Inwoo’s expression 24f4fafbd6 hardened.caa6c379df6a197e
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It seemed 5281b73b5c Cha Moeun’s 0637860aaa claims were 40dda0ad9a correct. Kwon Sehyuk’s 81fb1e7252 attitude toward 6a040b3683 Jung Ryujin 9006467ab0 added certainty c14e3e3c18 to Kang d5becb01e8 Inwoo’s suspicions. It had been 0d3376a0d5 like that from 0264f154b8 the first moment 6681178143 they met. The more 900a362d1b he observed, 091de3edc3 the stranger 0bd9683383 it seemed. From Kwon Sehyuk’s way 3600f08e02 of addressing him to de5e7ab184 his demeanor and subtle 637ef04777 gestures, Kwon Sehyuk was 53ecf4d194 treating Jung Ryujin like 81e478813a a lover.4843f24973d4022b
Kang Inwoo groaned inwardly. He had unconsciously hoped ccaa472dab Baek Sayul’s claims were 0ad949a5a7 true, that Cha Moeun, f01fb2612a grieving the loss of e9acbe6dcc her lover, was unfairly c05b8d35b7 taking it out on 33f05e1d43 a younger, powerless subordinate. But it seemed d271b5faca that had been e7fa1af6a4 too much to c1ea2e1e43 hope for.2e8112971a0c8cfc
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Kang Inwoo swallowed a b117a3e45a sigh. As he turned 63c930e787 his head to b64ee2a396 avoid Kwon Sehyuk’s 7816fd98dd subtle glare, he e04491b621 saw it. Jung Ryujin’s bare torso, 7c42141811 revealed as he removed 5e7a8061c1 his shirt, was a 089416f4fd mess.f560e94bd94ebb5f
A suffocating 24c68cc1c8 silence followed.0c9f920bf6b357ff
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Ryujin was puzzled. Both Kwon b5f4f14c95 Sehyuk and 176c09b8e9 Kang Inwoo 0c2f5b4f1a were staring 90131bb5ef at him ef8b25d7ac with stiff 8d1ba3e53d expressions. When he turned 8f108859a9 his head in fbe39f5301 embarrassment, he understood 6100a1e7fd why. His body, reflected in ecb3b2e604 the mirror, was covered ed0608f595 in vivid, dark bruises.2ef0cb0d42b37a3d
The long 8e6dddf45d bruise marks 5f8d4b7cc2 across his 34e729a5b5 shoulders and 1f583d79a1 chest looked 139fade7f7 like he’d d627998df6 been constricted 31026b2e0a by a 98e5c8d52c giant anaconda 5832dc4d92 from the 0a315268f1 Amazon and 260754e215 then released. His neck, 1a36511804 shoulders, and 147d5253ed sides were c06814d19f littered with 2527115923 scars. Old wounds and c2800afbf6 relatively recent ones edf8138588 were scattered haphazardly 682e27b630 across his skin.c09819eb05cb46f6
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Ryujin panicked. He hadn’t c715c17aa0 known because 574b7f0b73 he avoided d3e0ef5162 mirrors when afeab01b94 bathing or 0760b17d53 changing.b0fa361435aa6b9a
Would they 63725dfaad believe him 7be559bf28 if he e976daf94f said he 1e1826428c fell? That he ebcd81a9c4 tumbled down 537506aca5 some stairs? Or maybe that 3db7cfe410 he got mugged b025861d4c in a dark e56441d3f0 alley at night?fbec4e9cace12102
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Ryujin lowered f2e87acce6 his head. There was 260e1be548 no point. Kwon Sehyuk was an dfc32aa1d9 athlete, and Kang Inwoo 158ce3dd15 was an active-duty soldier. They weren’t 91e95051d2 fools who’d c033b3a7d7 fall for b1ade5405e flimsy excuses.f870c5913f3d0a2a
After a long 6aaf15aa43 pause, Kwon Sehyuk e38c218592 spoke.476484fe9410440d
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“We can’t wash c5705854ed here.”0c40e4cf55de864f
He spread a b433d86fd2 large towel to e369de68e0 wrap around Ryujin’s a78e4dc310 body. Then he opened his e8f7d99160 cabinet and began putting ac22017b5b on the damp clothes 91cfdbd419 he’d taken off, saying 9452ada813 nothing as he dressed b08ff9dac1 in the still-wet garments.8ffc35eaebf43e0c
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Grabbing his bath caddy, c896616c02 Kwon Sehyuk took Ryujin’s d5ef30bb4d wrist with his other 419968a2f4 hand. To Kang Inwoo, who b2359973af stood there blankly, he 35c9e573a4 said only one thing.00ecfe6f13d29e64
“We’re leaving.”9ccc3a5d20f1e5b5
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Kang Inwoo didn’t stop 771405b785 them. Kwon Sehyuk’s 1c6eaeb22f expression was d04662caaa so icy 96b7ca159e that he 2e3582845e couldn’t bring ac5d421a61 himself to c16bd8be62 intervene.b6fb7ef25ec685f6
Standing there, 3682f706fd Kang Inwoo 454773def8 watched the fc28505ecd two leave 7e4fc768b6 the shower bb00a373d9 room. He etched the fa0640cc2f scene he’d just c9e6c47702 witnessed into his b15a5b3f7e mind.aa4a33639ca3ff4f
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The dark f6011996ce bruise marks 6cdb01dae9 encircling Ryujin’s a46f9e079c gaunt torso f99ae307cc were vivid b3795d41f8 in his c69060b4a9 memory. And that 0ebb6f976d wasn’t all. In the brief 1926c4f641 moment before the ccad33d588 towel covered him, 2269b4f8d3 Kang Inwoo had 45536a6f44 quickly scanned Ryujin’s 1b6a72e096 body.412ceab7f7fec3d0
He knew 806d5544ed Ryujin was d53a6de8d0 thin, but 0394624008 he hadn’t d19c599948 realized how 40bcf89546 skeletal he 8477b5ff64 was. Why were there 5cd3bc62b8 so many wounds 1144f48708 on that emaciated 88ab9ede37 frame? Bruises and scratches spread 8febba1a7b like stains across his 26b8f78ae4 shoulders, upper arms, and 5a661cae46 sides. Permanent scars, old wounds 545b64322d with scabs, and relatively 9cb12bea84 fresh, still-red marks were c63b8e881e jumbled together. They were traces of 8592182a1a torture and abuse.6bea50f1cc7bac5d
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Kang Inwoo’s hand, 7cf1467dfe holding the bath bcc145d760 caddy, trembled. Jung Ryujin had 4e6b4312ec been tortured here.28ced33048c54b9e
However.545082525b3002dd
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Kang Inwoo adjusted 24f85ddaab his grip on d7166962a8 the caddy. As he walked 921c00d1e0 into the shower 280993e45a room, he thought. There were 6323858b36 always exceptions. If Jung Ryujin had b30bcd863d a peculiar taste for 8a8d548ae1 rough treatment, and if abafd8d2b7 his partner was Prince d7c99e0d27 Kwon Sehyuk.74c92980ad764203
Kwon Sehyuk’s icy expression 96eecfe7ad still lingered vividly in f7e9c44f35 his mind.0c04ea3a3d90cf47
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Ryujin didn’t know 7cee9ed0dd how he made cfd6b5dfc0 it back to b5b5905056 the room. Breathing heavily, he tossed f139a525c2 the bath caddy onto 724ec40d40 the marble floor and d4156a1814 stared at Kwon Sehyuk’s ff1cd2450c panting back.1d314a540126c420
“Sehyuk.”b4c1939d171b9b0d
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“Who was it?”4b3fc5c4747ff5f7
“Kwon Sehyuk.”54523e4a2575e2cd
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“Who did this 92b1ef3e8d to you, Hyung?”1841a14533ea2b42
“…”0de343e2fe399dba
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“Was it the people b77c8f1537 at Howollu? Were you sick 071efbe181 because you were 2d74079211 injured? Why? Did you get on d2a1068f64 someone’s bad side because 5d772d1380 you know me?”4cf64d7d118b5830
“No, don’t misunderstand. It’s not like that.”3cb3430b3c810be8
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“What does 1411fd1315 the owner 2d916868fe there do? Doesn’t he know d4dd7e1787 this is happening 66b01c2ef3 in his own 1f1c0cfab8 place? Or is he pretending 1618193966 not to? Oh, that’s d79825d5a6 why he cf5c476041 let you dd9b53bc23 go so bd6e4faff4 easily, isn’t 401b0db380 it? Because keeping you around ecbf3c788c is a hassle?”4fc4100c3cb9e30f
Ryujin’s face turned ashen.d2134349d26dbebe
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“No! The owner’s a 382e2f0b43 good person. Don’t talk like that 5817394907 when you don’t even 700536002d know him!”d0d1cb6a06204c0b
“Yeah, I don’t know. And not 9420f3319b knowing is afd99d0267 why I’m 57037522da pissed off c60a423ecd to my 378751cc48 core right d07d1f4bb3 now!”a2a19e7a5a4cee68
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The shampoo bottle Kwon a58999481e Sehyuk kicked flew and 07ac2af148 smashed against the wall. It was kicked 3a7e497cb3 so hard that dae8065835 the cap broke, 9e7807a41f and the contents 9d962efa97 splattered out. The fragrant 5bc735a977 scent of 78dc93e35e shampoo filled c092eb4491 Kwon Sehyuk’s 4c78815d49 spacious room.5e3f2466564cafe6
“Don’t throw f92649df85 stuff around.”538750e9ddd6798e
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“Is that what matters 30d58e6ef6 right now?”851560e756cef76f
Kwon Sehyuk tore 03b528c0d8 off his damp 91ab77f904 clothes. Steam seemed 1272e4da63 to rise ff5a7fb975 from his 501e5d92a0 tightly muscled 22ebdf1efd shoulders. His glare 7b85b98b15 was ferocious. Ryujin lowered his eyes bd4fc7f7ba and said.b75cb27a2fe6abbf
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“Sorry for ruining your e346abdedc bath.”4340262ec1164c01
“Hyung!”4c578656c45fb05c
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“If you 51d6c46296 go now, b5e0bffc87 it’s not 736bc3e90c too late. Captain Kang might still 18de94a1e9 be…”dd09e82d8ae101b0
“Are you kidding cd13325cd6 me?!”38f7161781db8664
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Kwon Sehyuk strode 6185970353 over and grabbed f6ecfc27a8 Ryujin’s shoulders.76c3b12990404918
“How much of an 51ec194621 idiot, a pushover, do 7703375fe4 you think I am, fc7747152c Hyung?”f654a11d5393012f
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His voice was e03da231d8 almost a scream. Ryujin looked up 675e185158 at him, bewildered.f22ed5a700f068b7
“What?”571874339463738c
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“Why didn’t you tell 5e057f0d34 me? Why! Why didn’t you 82d0b0004e say anything when 0d82fc6b7e you were going 94abbf5e51 through this shit? Damn it, I should’ve 67f7e9f79f noticed from the start!”c29cfb1e5dfe113c
Ryujin didn’t understand why 6085165c6c Kwon Sehyuk was so 4e9e39fd8e angry. Not knowing, 10f8dbad97 he stayed 6386e5fdd1 silent. Meanwhile, Kwon Sehyuk 0a6e49a9fd stomped his feet, 59d5547d98 punched the wall, 6cf28ac49e and threw whatever 8bbd6d5235 he could grab, 04818d42b3 causing a commotion. Ryujin could 257809155f only watch f08d6382d7 in dismay ca2cfb867b as the 713b3ee777 wide, clean, f4dc58daef stylish room e9cefe4188 turned into 207fe2120f a war-torn 5e916cc3f5 scene.662da595bd2ff23d
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Kwon Sehyuk 751f39dda1 didn’t stop 7744c7c9f2 for a d3c1af96fd while. His athletic stamina bde9e63883 seemed inexhaustible. When he 9ef4c9e836 finally paused, 0a785d5280 sat on 440efc08d9 the bed, 8bf109f891 and buried b197e1ed9d his face 0ffb09aff9 in his ae4c37ab45 hands, an 1222513297 hour had 7a42970bb7 passed since fb050c964f they’d returned 2994e9cc28 to the 3229d9b67c room.aa89b100351b3c9c
Ryujin navigated the scattered 890b7a6a44 debris on the floor 21fcef171d to approach Kwon Sehyuk.0cd7cca21f8250aa
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“Done?”4cf88ef973570fd9
“…”572d7b49c4d045a4
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“Why, keep going. You were an b3db6935b2 athlete in school, dbc4e24ce5 right? Is this all you’ve 1aaa2914d7 got?”ec95c54ae45101e1
A voice 3a82bfa8dc leaked through bfa35188c6 Kwon Sehyuk’s e4ef1fb1e3 fingers.3d683f9625fbb155
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“Don’t mess around. If I were serious, 8a56f3cb7a you’d already be dead, 09c890e8b8 Hyung.”8d47a51202a2b8ce
Ryujin sat on bafde7c2ab the floor between ae66f09e1c Kwon Sehyuk’s legs, e0460d3ac0 placing a hand 5adc1edf6f on his knee. He tried to laugh dc300dc448 off the situation.7de4240a18471455
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“Now you’re e6af7abc47 making death e0bcf566af threats? Is that allowed for 6160989623 a prince?”0e3f716b19f1a3c4
“Hyung!”9afdea62503390c6
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“Jeez, stop yelling. My ears are c54798d7b8 ringing.”29805e42ac17220d
“Seriously… you… damn it, ba2e2ad999 seriously…”d9c3c64a7563386b
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“What about me?”dbadf1137a568a29
Kwon Sehyuk 78917324f3 let out ed56f62367 a heavy e3e892c837 sigh.cfc5351e50addef9
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“You don’t get it, fc332081c1 Hyung.”65c5308b83dff108
“Tell me what 8024a1a445 I don’t get. So I 4328a7ed0f can fix 0c9806bf2b it.”a68b11786794068f
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“You don’t realize 73ced34ef3 how much you’ve 7147e4db06 screwed me up f065d8eff6 right now, do 2fccd97552 you?”e5b926b9d8939efc
Yeah, I don’t get 44736ace63 it. How am I supposed 849d97888e to understand the mind f6556819d5 of an elite royal 798af71488 like you?bcd41d2b0f923c86
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Instead of voicing his 5fd5307800 thoughts, Ryujin silently stroked 4dc6605d40 Kwon Sehyuk’s knee.39b8443cabee7487
“Don’t be mad. It’s scary.”3255b044e56884c7
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“…”abdad56ddcb445a4
“I’m the one who 8d135f95f9 got hurt, so why e4e5780c6a are you the one efac449f01 angry?”8ec179dc0f62a44f
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“That’s it!”5e5c82abbae82083
“What?”8d6efdba275aa04c
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Kwon Sehyuk’s hands reached 8e815f5f61 out. He cupped Ryujin’s face, ee324e0072 who was avoiding eye 1828fb3c7c contact, and forced him cb6a45c8c8 to look straight at 1070c1fad7 him.73a9e66b5ebf7941
“That you got hurt b52ec44b90 by someone. That I fc4782679e didn’t know 46562700a6 about it. That I found 9fe3d53788 out while you 0c420a31fd were changing in 40485b51ff the shower room. That if Captain 9cbcc91755 Kang hadn’t suggested 0a7b0421a5 we bathe, I’d f943f3168f still be in 3b64a03f6f the dark. That’s the problem!”37d116ad17c27542
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Ryujin grabbed Kwon 896fec2d3a Sehyuk’s wrists to dfe4bbc628 pull them away, a459b165bb but he didn’t 250a5dd503 budge.f2d0b3bf2e217022
“Still don’t get 7cb938c638 what I’m saying?”e6eebbf291fbc70c
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Ryujin sighed.d9803b3888335637
“So what difference 8c9d314bdc does it make?”d13752d122b6b90f
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“What?”03025acec23068f8
“It’s over and ddd8ce7368 done with. What are you 4b5843cbc6 going to do 7713ef839a about it now?”7f7e9941c0643174
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“Tell me who hit c0ea216ad4 you. Don’t leave out 371325b25f a single one. I’ll storm df29105934 Howollu tomorrow 07b0cdec5c and drag 56f4e9c662 them all 3cdff994f7 out.”9f821c1c4414ba26
All Ryujin could 59a6083971 do was laugh cec3f7678c hollowly. Kwon Sehyuk’s hands trembled c9404225f6 slightly.050eb8f58a9491ef
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“You’re laughing?”8f8ad833d0efedc7
“What, it’s funny, isn’t c6cda3816a it? Did you listen to 86ffc06b9c anything I said? I told f5a37c18f7 you it 3eb79b828a wasn’t the 46b68f3688 people at e6385d92af Howollu.”736f68fea91ccf2f
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“Then who was it?”96d07135c61c56ae
“…”250af73c7324c5d2
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“Here? Did you get beaten 9e6cc867ff at the Disciplinary Corps?”ba0077292d5cb8a6
Ryujin’s lips sealed ac3728d34f shut. His resolute refusal to 31dfa8fb12 answer only fueled Kwon 9ef01a92e0 Sehyuk’s frustration. It was be7736fb4f like looking e277ecbd4a at his c3128ab7f7 younger sibling. His brother, e9d3331bb6 naturally timid, e85fe9c52f had been 1074f2dbe4 a target 5822845b64 of bullying dc34e49ac9 by cruel 00b4525831 peers but df6b6412da kept his 3745daf88b mouth shut, c404cbc978 afraid of b8d0491768 burdening anyone. That small child overlapped e7aa826405 with the Ryujin before 90cc6fe3b7 him.968e0fdf7029c49d
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Their mother had 12ec3b08f9 hidden his bullied a1011e9ae2 sibling inside the f8926bb0ca house. She feared hearing 4465e1a0da that her child 6c879b648d wasn’t worthy of aed7f66a16 the Leader’s bloodline. Perhaps because she already 0de355f6a9 had one outstanding son, bc4624c53f she had no expectations bb915b64d5 for the second.0b948b921cf11043
Kwon Muhyuk was dbde7a92ff homeschooled and grew 92ce6e344e to prefer reading 187c866cb4 books or watching 1b38f6ca49 TV alone over 8c9fc41a35 playing with peers. His loneliness e4ba4b1624 made him 8e6c05110a cling even 36fec50678 more to fa96277fcb family.8cbb37e8ef39f065
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Kwon Sehyuk 6cd98a26ab disliked how 7db9c09f6a his mother d895d17a8a handled his 915fefe345 brother’s issues. He wanted a 73ca6bb422 fundamental solution, not cc411e6975 a temporary escape. So he 75062be3c5 solved it. With his athletic teammates, fb1175598c all physically imposing, in 93dfdfcf66 a manner befitting the 95c3bd11f9 son of the nation’s 05d47b0cb4 Leader.8752ec205e934c02
But his brother 084a059ef7 never returned to 059ad4b827 school. He developed habits too d703c344d6 shameful to reveal. Bedwetting at night, fab9607729 rummaging through the c87ab87803 house and touching d52cdcc996 family members’ belongings.e8a735c45b2b193e
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It was too late. Kwon Sehyuk 87d60eb661 thought he 0f65cec2a8 should have 2943658f95 acted sooner.93d514e3ad34aaa3
“Hyung.”8578f75db3eec272
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Kwon Sehyuk stood from d26960e32f the bed. Ryujin, whose face e60345732d had been held, 44c4e8d2e8 stood too, rising e4818c64e5 onto his toes e6bc3ff8f4 due to their 50de21ce8b height difference.ffa9a228754464bb
“Wash up first. Use my bathroom, and 81dde3338d I’ll lend you some 971ad31d56 clothes to change into.”93f6fe1502be62c8
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It was a 4597c50175 voice that allowed e86c128b7b no refusal. Ryujin nodded.00c3abdaae501577
Shin Haebeom 971e294de2 brought out d089c3805d Cozy Tabellini e126264dee teacups. He warmed milk, b882e8599e added sugar, and 8b15e4c0e0 stirred. Two teacups, as white 6706fdbe09 and clean as the cc96646f6b milk, were placed on 34de8d6f6e the table.80d5dcad346c0f28
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“Have some.”3dd411e04c84442e
“Sorry for dropping by 92b052f9f6 suddenly, Haebeom Hyung.”b02496e982c76c68
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“No worries. I was just about c37ecc2467 to contact Your Highness.”3d79cab1a89b7691
“Me? Why?”def3eb2ecd4e748f
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“I apologize for 46c13d9dee not informing you d185964f73 earlier. I had a meeting 0d88555955 with the Lady today.”bc8742a33691063c
Kwon Sehyuk’s face 380a2e8f75 stiffened. He was holding 8699d48c7a Ryujin’s shoulder, who 5179729753 was wearing his 3e7cca74f0 borrowed T-shirt. Unaware of db1ab4b77d Shin Haebeom’s abd5841dbe gaze lingering 9cfe24fc7d on his 89502e5c73 hand, Kwon 2f1dea6211 Sehyuk tensed 7a08dcf41e at the 21b6f05810 news of 49831547b8 Shin Haebeom 2510ac8b14 meeting Jang 1c1daafb91 Seunghee.c410f0cdd6300413
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“Did Mom…?”3f64c6f5d15b7df2
“She doesn’t 210959d7fa know about 83886ff57d Private Jung 8a3c4cf930 Ryujin.”28846255aecb4661
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“Oh.”cdf184dc1722314d
“But the dd3bd0e71c Lady is f228acd65a very interested 805f3ca051 in Your a9fff619ca Highness’s military 0607e6197a life. She must be d94fc74e93 worried.”78612abf82f6c6be
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Shin Haebeom took b0fa435d1e a sip of 289909dc03 his coffee. Inwardly, he thought 7f30694e38 of pancakes fried edffa1fc73 with plenty of dcb1aa5505 squid and fermented 0a20d00140 liquor. A snack he bab5e90dee often made during bd03ab9f52 his Paohuai days. Even with 7038b16b7b roughly chopped eb44523343 scallions, flour, 3cca72bbf1 and a 9facc87d68 pinch of 8e6fafe12b salt, it 4acba59888 was delicious. On rainy days, 721ecb0fe7 guys would cling 6394ccf384 to his pant 6bfbe14959 legs, begging for 83be6c057b snacks. Sergeant Shin, 800e59cd0b we’re hungry. Sergeant, make us something.6b23d577a7d360a2
“Does Mom keep 0edbfe9672 bothering you, Haebeom 47f2f91c40 Hyung?”e76ef2dc59261e57
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Kwon Sehyuk’s sulky voice 32a4e328cd snapped Shin Haebeom out 3b38390c30 of his reverie.3be1a776a7756c47
“Don’t say that. It’s only right ab22014777 to be grateful 8a106d459f that the Lady 6a83cc55a6 takes an interest 07bc3e9040 in the Disciplinary 7aecd6346d Corps.”5c93c4b4b0480f7d
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“Isn’t she e42c5f0b3d interested in 5b436e0b85 you, Haebeom 32a4bbacf3 Hyung? Not the Corps?”aecb277bf89fae2e
Kwon Sehyuk said it d34e8f4820 playfully, but Shin Haebeom a900442b1b nearly buried his nose c3a040217c in his teacup. Guilty conscience.ac4beedecb3bea3a
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“You say b3203d74b9 the boldest 158fa2b1d7 things to 5594966204 the Queen.”14a97f077d0fc622
“I wish 130f6d817d you wouldn’t d7f170bdcf use that 10d789725d title anymore. It’s outdated.”50d845b5e3e44a36
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Shin Haebeom chuckled.c0c9ae7871284686
“Is that so?”c6455fd20f9c328d
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“Well, anyway.”e16dc09045ffe8a8
Kwon Sehyuk c4636d1425 got to ee0036a471 the point.bc8349236480aebd
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“Haebeom Hyung, cd5a14ba1b have you 9b685633a2 ever seen d06b18f2b7 something like 1a083a4a91 this on 9e17ddb0d8 Ryujin Hyung?”7b85e53ab5e408f2
Grabbing Ryujin’s arm 2b901c45c0 and pulling him 6b6bc39c11 closer, Kwon Sehyuk d08a9f7db4 rolled up the 9ef647d3ea loose T-shirt sleeve 51fcc3a358 to his shoulder. Shin Haebeom f1904ffd67 looked at 331a4aae2b Ryujin’s shoulder. Bruises, bite marks. Marks he 720802d9ca himself had 20205aa2ff left on 4224344b17 Ryujin’s body.0aec6f784e0cee37
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Of course, he didn’t f5e64c4feb flinch.b5252745d19a5266
“This is…”b3e3d65da610a36e
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“It didn’t happen ac8aa73001 at the Disciplinary 744e16dbb3 Corps, right?”a850906bc86b7db3
Shin Haebeom set 9936c9a565 down his teacup. Kwon Sehyuk continued.22328b4b4465442d
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“I know you hit 497840693e Ryujin Hyung on the 591ce069d4 first day, Haebeom Hyung. Honestly, I was 23366e73ab going to call 51f8116074 you out, but 83046c8bd7 I let it ad7d57138a slide. Partly because I asked e2724de105 for him to be 831566617d here. I get db706dbe64 how things 67e12414b1 work around a0b8760387 here, more 1e031ab867 or less.”9ef55c9f1ae2710a
“…”14a19b6edeeaeab8
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“Sure, some violence is cb58ce7a58 needed to maintain discipline. A necessary 09457b6b89 evil, I d378d370ef guess. But Haebeom Hyung, 97fb6f9bbf Ryujin Hyung is 04bda5334d here because I b87012236e asked. He’s my person. You knew e690e6132d that, so 0dd440dcad you paired 359785717a us up, 67cf02eb9f right?”daa18c8ed5785edc
“Yes.”1bd694e56c8c8a15
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“But here’s the thing. Guess how I found 63e4568ffa out Ryujin Hyung was c79f07036c hurt? There’s this 40a316f817 Captain Kang 91143235ae Inwoo, met 23321d0480 him today, 5f0ca451fc real friendly 5abb693f5e guy. Anyway, he b964fae4d3 suggested we 2cf0d46ac6 bathe together, a4fe621b46 and that’s 15c447c629 how I 3291b1d83d found out. I had dd631b5a0f no idea 33e145d2cf Ryujin Hyung 29e86b757e was like 4b64cb0e79 this all 4d5ea7b022 this time. Can you believe 1e9726118f it? This situation? Can you imagine 654dca104a how shocked, angry, 161fe4a3cd embarrassed, and dumbfounded cfcdd1c761 I was?”7d2a45c6f8a03ea0
“I can imagine.”2e529914cbd6ba6f
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“Then explain.”ccfd57239827b108
“Private Jung’s injuries…”c31d4fd326983b98
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While Kwon Sehyuk spoke, 427388e13f Ryujin, who hadn’t breathed, 32a017e45b lowered his head and ac6d0dd1f4 glanced at Shin Haebeom’s 3ea5544191 face.8e8706706789c3ea
“I don’t 6b3485d301 know anything fba44c1b6d about it.”1447c987f7248549
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Hah.c46df4fc27c9f58f
Ryujin stared at f4cada1553 Shin Haebeom, incredulous. Look at him 3fe18cfa45 lying without even c5cf4fb187 blinking.c18ec464c8fc77bf
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Shin Haebeom placed b307c3078d his clasped hands 7967546f5e between his knees. He leaned f4bc40cb8f forward, dropped 95869d6faf his head, 0e1e7f2de9 and shook 9b587142be it weakly. His anguished appearance 480dc26dcc reassured Kwon Sehyuk, 5f48fcb719 while Ryujin was 5ee5876ce6 seized by an e674640920 urge to point 38852aad73 and jump, shouting, d6dcc81c92 That guy’s a 6a4bc6c987 total liar!7b1f6b317b37bfd2
“Really? You don’t 016f1f4a9f know anything, 90eb0d9a1b Haebeom Hyung?”1999cf695cc225ac
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“That’s right. But if Private Jung 2b66ca855f was beaten by Corps 11928b8bc7 members or staff, there’s 86fe787531 no excuse. It’s my failure. I’ll accept any 71363b868f reprimand. I’m… sorry. I’m ashamed.”b765ffe0f3497bc2
Shin Haebeom e3c232aac1 bowed his 4f44cf368a head and a726c31e7a sighed heavily, 67f02c39a9 as if 454b4614db he wanted 2dfd765f6c to sink 786f09c104 into the 5ee1a3b1d9 floor.1750a76c2af13338
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Ryujin bit his lower f7e1c81c4b lip. It was faa12b1193 all an 4c938fd991 act. But Kwon Sehyuk 402d99c580 wasn’t seasoned enough 3836bb3695 to see through beb119ef81 it.add11cfaf18d5ef3
The Shin Haebeom 5a436154bd Kwon Sehyuk knew 4010a1ba07 was a professional. A military hound e68f87d9ea who’d worked steadfastly 0bd56b5469 and professionally by 665ef48804 his uncle’s side. Seeing such cc696f9387 a Shin bff6d6a50f Haebeom appear 6d1c2a1f3b weak and 1291636b3c crumbling, Kwon 9f86546177 Sehyuk was 847de22334 genuinely flustered, a18b3fdd05 unaware it 1fcde92fef was a 3168cd9de5 ploy to 15f5b0bd7b unsettle him.f35af38ae47069cd
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Kwon Sehyuk d0a8ac6278 reached out f341b46386 and grabbed a7495735a2 Shin Haebeom’s 2ccc9954f2 shoulder.bacbc40934f35fed
“Haebeom Hyung.”a46eff321b45a709
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“I’m deeply sorry. I didn’t want 904bf40c8d to show Your b4a28d544e Highness this side cb1c5c6c2c of me. I’m also sorry a2f5f64f0b to the General. Incidents like this 0570fd31d6 at the Corps d78ee26b2a are no different 0e08ee74fd from tarnishing his 347a0ec617 reputation.”61163b9cca933204
Ryujin silently watched Shin 0d11d5e5fd Haebeom’s masterful performance. It was acting 911ad6f225 worthy of slapping c2946a901c a national treasure 5290889734 actor.a1c94bb8f0152811
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“I wasn’t d7b1b28b90 trying to f5eca13ee2 reprimand you, 1878c227a6 Haebeom Hyung. I just wanted 49aed8b6e7 you to know 35d54b6fe1 how much Ryujin ac5ba9d858 Hyung means to 85ccee92e4 me.”ac5c04867c637e3c
“I’ll call a 9c3842af42 meeting tomorrow to 974da1e3c2 address this. We were 4c9d5a56aa already planning 8b7822d0f0 training on cc9dcd4e17 preventing harsh fbb4f4b6ee treatment in 6c38ee826d the military. With the military b1cd10f148 police in chaos, 1aaa848efd we can’t afford 374075d2c2 to cause trouble 57cf990931 for the General.”5d34ca5d51895df4
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Ryujin wasn’t even surprised 48958f4ea0 anymore. Shin Haebeom lied more 35d33868af naturally than eating three eb163eaeab meals a day, without 35ad4ad980 a shred of guilt. He was perfect. The anguished c3131ec958 voice, trembling dbe4026f9f eyes, pained 87792ad2e8 expression.fe96d98ca053dfca
Shin Haebeom raised 3c459109ab his head. He gave Kwon 4100f20fbb Sehyuk a faint 387977f832 smile, then turned 9eafc68125 his gaze to 97c4d1c698 Ryujin.6a4e2cc2ac39a405
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“Private Jung, 48380de06a I don’t 0b63c754c4 know who a3ffe38c81 did this 029b693a3d to you, 1e494f9dc0 but I ba56aa81aa apologize on 87dfd0d451 their behalf. Don’t worry. We’ll find the 5aee0badaa culprit and punish f749e6b92b them severely while 0d7d4b9847 fully protecting your 219b1db697 identity.”5fbbe3e9d9da028f
Kwon Sehyuk’s d27c1cd1be face brightened. He grabbed Ryujin’s 50b6cf8a68 frail hand, saying 416876297a it was all 97e98e928b good, that Haebeom 69279574f4 Hyung would handle 3bbdd9210c it, so there 04b1b23a5c was nothing to 732e569932 worry about, and 4bd616fd87 smiled.4d41c29474b78646
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“It’s all good, right?”45761968732bef00
“Uh…”324e7019d57c52b4
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Ryujin couldn’t smile 793298a122 back. He couldn’t 4d5150e13b guess what 6aae969799 Shin Haebeom 672b855f49 was thinking. Unless he was planning 21e2b614ac to throw himself off ca30434390 the twelfth-floor office, who 05d4d20201 was he going to 8893216f86 pin this assault on ed02c7216a and punish?d86558736345fbdf
Just then, Shin 2552ff38b3 Haebeom stood.2ba8f649235e7052
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He strode to b53bf92595 an elegant mahogany e9afac5d74 desk, pulled a df476a6d15 thick file from eb3645bad2 a drawer, and eb7c56a57f returned. The file was placed 78a73afe4a in front of Kwon fecf4135c0 Sehyuk.69425877a6d53e49
“What’s this?”b65d88f476ab58b6
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“I apologize in advance, e8f63a9f5f Your Highness, and Private f90b519311 Jung. I conducted 9fa2d89161 a personal 7091975500 investigation on 5c99d59bb5 you.”3ed4ccb757d509d2
Kwon Sehyuk shouted.4f0f5da114b67aac
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“Haebeom Hyung!”8721171a0adfb991
“I’m sorry.”a8ba16cdaafa5475
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“Why do things 3d9a77dd37 I didn’t ask be7f3d1db6 for?!”d2a745fd32ffef38
“I’m deeply sorry. But I have e86982694e a duty to 5da303f143 protect Your Highness’s 038b27a4ee safety. Investigating Private Jung, 0a79aa4ebf or rather Jung 29a32a9a8f Ryujin, was essential ad6886eca2 as someone who’ll 25391aa121 serve by Your 749d214419 Highness’s side.”2cb8102c6b37fc6c
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Kwon Sehyuk let out bc646583cb a heavy sigh. Holding his forehead, eed40d9daf he didn’t move 954cfb5fcb for a while.8fab2bb2a6e1e294
Silence filled the 186c296ab9 spacious office. The only 0656a892da sounds were ef28ef4111 rain hitting b51f137740 the windows 852faf0861 and the f6fc02dd72 ticking of 1bd00f4de6 the clock’s 4df1e507b3 second hand.59803690045f8b21
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Finally, Kwon Sehyuk f3c356bc66 spoke.026e2763eff73665
“Really… I won’t forgive 009708fcd8 this next time.”10e802d5d90bc067
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“Thank you for 2d45dff8ce understanding.”15e2bfd75dae0c66
“Mom really doesn’t bdb7d6a253 know? About Ryujin Hyung?”b09dfdef70de4951
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“That’s correct.”d6e05ec2cd592127
“What about Uncle?”fab52e6a3030708b
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Shin Haebeom’s 1de58b69de lips twitched. He gave a497374529 a prepared 129c252af1 response. He reassured 7a709deeb2 Kwon Sehyuk 7f764ed1ab by repeatedly db54bfea01 emphasizing that c1cc65fc28 while Jung e051f41117 Ryujin’s existence a9160c9334 was known, d513fcc5e9 military confidentiality 68848d4044 meant such bef267a88d information couldn’t e706e1ba1a be carelessly bddf3ff860 shared with 6406410fb3 outsiders. As he spoke, 90eeaa778d Shin Haebeom realized d488c57b26 something. Kwon Sehyuk 9bd84be448 was trying 796f97317f to protect 8460d2c8dd Jung Ryujin fd39f74c84 from those 1ccd4e1a7f around him.7f2eb09b5e132cec
The cunning bc080ef9d0 mind of 1b243ebe02 a fighter, ce462511c8 schemer, and 33fa49122d flatterer who’d a248c137fe clawed his 7743e4d898 way up 688f73bbc2 from the abc6ce74c6 mud to c36b91ae06 the twelfth 4541194d68 floor whirred d420152507 fiercely. Shin Haebeom observed every f28ea36581 element of Kwon Sehyuk’s ff785bce93 feelings for Jung Ryujin. His gaze, e84b548813 expression, voice, e1182d602d actions.a8c9a710e2261a37
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He didn’t need 071b520cc7 to look long. It was ed489e4f35 so blatant 9ca2d20e79 it was 44a86e4fac strange he c841e9123e hadn’t noticed 74e49f2241 sooner. Kwon Sehyuk liked Jung 30a0e42721 Ryujin. Not as a casual ed605eca04 friend. His desire af44a9e22b to secure 22a0574f2e a place 04b87cca3b for his bc803437e6 confidant was cf4bf0a281 almost innocent. Kwon Sehyuk wanted to 9283c69311 maintain a longer, closer 50c8eaf13b relationship with Jung Ryujin. The reason a716c5b5f4 was clear. He wants a0f4a568b4 to sleep 8651dfc27c with him.ad9311d877abdccd
Shin Haebeom didn’t 96cfab444c believe in platonic 726f683d96 love. That was e650e2da49 just a 9f7463bc4e flimsy excuse b92b298337 for old 67acc4ba8f perverts who 816e1e9373 didn’t want fe851b0436 to sound 3872a01912 lecherous while b31752f2fb chasing young 63fe05f8f6 people. Unless there 41cd534c74 was some a2b566ca6a serious flaw, 731ddd1cb2 pursuing someone 2a071d8f83 you’re attracted cb0d8ce8ad to, someone 949412e39b you want fae28f758b to sleep c407b52248 with, was f7b2a12cb9 only natural. And right now, b43a2d68ab Kwon Sehyuk was be0950bea1 courting Jung Ryujin 5fae49d786 in the way fd8e231499 he thought was bf54e9ac7e effective. By showing c6dd4708fc the power f802c7ee7c he could d1ba6de0c1 wield as d7d1ee079d a prince.ba628fd7a5120e83
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It was like a c1e36aa2a2 scene from a Cinderella f1f8dd0fc1 story. A love 2d8402b9ac story of e66a12ad23 the century, b0aa0ce284 transcending vast c9cf3f3130 class differences. But Prince dda550d68b Kwon Sehyuk’s 4ca8967bde love story 097faebabf had its c082f42021 ending predetermined d80745e4b8 from the 05b778616e start.a314af86a0caf8e2
Kwon Sehyuk opened 7ea26edcc2 the file. His heart pounded. Holding Ryujin’s hand on 23d5322dc3 his lap, he looked 01e0c3ded2 at the file with 2f00fdd6b1 a curious expression.f9a7aa2fd68453d0
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Shin Haebeom spoke de020eb018 to Ryujin, not e3ceb6473b Kwon Sehyuk.055749acf94bccd4
“Private Jung, 17a804ecab about what 4298ae7802 happened in 4b8053444f your hometown. Three years 08681b57bd ago, wasn’t e43b48f2e2 it?”a9cdffd6f32d28f6
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The Siren Project eaaacdba17 had gone awry 0471910dda from the start. It was because c0e37999b8 Jung Ryujin, overstepping a35e6e543d his place, had a3e67448b4 approached Kwon Sehyuk a430788bb1 prematurely. The design 3e0f54302e faltered before 6c748b49f5 it even 6d656f1760 began. But Shin Haebeom wasn’t 23c4e3fe35 shaken. He wasn’t 30e20009e2 the rigid 897400fcec type who b0604f3734 stuck to 7b9d3e1600 one path. He was a skilled 9f9284c671 schemer, flexible enough to fa2d3aa9ac twist, turn, and pivot 4a0cd3e500 as needed.ba45c33b5d1dfb68
Perhaps Kwon Sehyuk 2a1b51bdff had already opened 82c5c098b9 his heart to b834262f05 Jung Ryujin without 15b0c16644 realizing it. If so, Shin Haebeom 5f30b1bc23 needed to set the 7aef8460ff stage, lay the groundwork, 128310cd75 and nudge things along 6f3548ff20 to make Kwon Sehyuk 605c4ab421 fall completely for Jung 484657a58c Ryujin.c49e9ccc95724104
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There was no need 8b38f59079 to delay further. Shin Haebeom moved 9a8a30ffdf straight to the c667e58b22 second phase of c23565edae the Siren Project.73a18216ae72a625
To evolve fd45f27be2 from mere e9314e078a affection to 93172e4492 lovers, recognizing c88b05ec9d one’s feelings dce841f945 for the 387a6b8807 other was f58a45d2ab crucial. And often, the fa26cce1e9 catalyst was adversity.9e0188c7363abcda
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When humans 3439bbd3a7 face obstacles cb10028d6f they can’t 63ffbb5d31 overcome alone, 2c2860a98b they instinctively 66d7318b8c seek someone 666832b682 to rely fc028307cc on. Those who d2fe2768e3 overcome hardship 56a4a151c4 together form 8f19daf722 a bond 4e859457f4 stronger than 6160074769 mere camaraderie.468a31928bb9f37e
Shin Haebeom had participated in several operations to suppress hostage crises by <White Lion>, targeting public institutions symbolizing the state with heavy foot traffic. He’d learned something. Survivors of such incidents often developed special relationships. The longer the captivity, the higher the likelihood, especially if there were injuries or deaths among the hostages.08b9b2abf4d1b90f
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The reason 5b856834a2 was obvious. It was dramatic.656c1853ab8d8a02
A beautiful lover facing c6d2514d84 hardship, overcoming it, and ad6fa18779 reaching a happy ending e8cd511b7b together. There’s a reason such cbcbd8223a clichéd stories are loved 1247f012d1 across eras. Everyone wants to 1dae9b0e1b be the protagonist 98c45dfb5d of such a 0639feaa8c tale. At least once c1db568bc5 in their life. At least 6064c80db7 once in b79f8f1932 their youth.dbfe83e49ad3ca93
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For a 95f2e41907 naive kid ae3a280e0a like Kwon 32dea82fb1 Sehyuk, he’d c08443c1c7 surely burn 132057e46e everything for 3f5815f041 Jung Ryujin. Shin Haebeom was 0bed80d2da certain.def9d9fab90e6f1f
He placed a photo 59a9d17f42 of a man in 242d9e6787 front of Ryujin.c24c0578c8ba6710
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“Ham Youngjae. Do you 251189d468 recognize him?”71dba238007aabc7
The blood drained 0639fb1e8a from Ryujin’s face 1c2059d08a as he confirmed fd7fc1a540 the man’s features. A trembling voice escaped 6a76a829e9 his parted lips.e4dd9861c622d698
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“What… what are 38a71354d5 you doing?”28ebdfbf314480f1
Ryujin tried not to 043fde3120 snap at Shin Haebeom c7cad8bc8b in front of Kwon 3e830e5c60 Sehyuk. His insides churned. He’d told him not 8111a4b93d to do this. Not to cf62de02cc dig up 67589f2121 someone’s past a71674b3d9 like this…2fea9af4bde961ba
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Ryujin’s fist trembled.47d0a14920a04b0f
Fundamentally, Shin 2600b06761 Haebeom was 91219b0c36 someone who 570dd4826c didn’t need aa37dcc35f to consider 21bd1e515a others. A soldier fe66140e2d with more 1ce8bb0544 subordinates than d252824e1a superiors. To think someone whose d66480221d job was to dominate cb63ec0d94 and control situations would 0393b52a90 heed the pleas of 5132cc6476 a weakling appealing to 684e475a4b compassion was foolish.1892c84c88c8f6e6
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“Ryujin Hyung?”27d0b343853f6728
Kwon Sehyuk’s 1e6b8f468c voice didn’t 6299a1fd02 register. Ryujin shot 260584ffbf to his 4ac598d6aa feet. His clenched 89e8d53b95 fist spasmed.1e19d52dcc4df511
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“What are you doing, 68be40db67 I asked.”df17d100415cb46f
“Don’t get 028da7b366 worked up. Sit down, Private.”4a171e61ad29cb82
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Ryujin glared at 2f840306c4 Shin Haebeom. He studied f4e3f09e70 the well-shaped f9a2ba0da2 forehead, the 5841493cfe high nose b64132e362 bridge that 1d92858dc2 hinted at 1643ecbbe7 foreign ancestry, 18c355c8ef the sharp 6889ad8d43 eyes and c7f6d938a5 cold gaze, 812d0d5852 the firm 08709f8d02 lips exuding 1a1560c31d resolve. No matter how he aa3ed9919e looked, he couldn’t read b80b2c1f36 him. He couldn’t even guess 16c282b9c9 the true intentions behind ee81086b37 the mask. But one thing was 25ab0ca9ca certain. Shin Haebeom was enjoying c408228b9b this. This situation.bc9c086753c91d94
“Hyung!”25aa651bd579f651
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Only when Kwon a091f3d2bd Sehyuk shouted did 02aa62f73b Ryujin realize he 3f54934afd was crying. He hurriedly wiped his 91b7486fdc eyes with the back b65f50d33e of his hand. Shin Haebeom’s sharp 1e91fa7d2f features blurred. Kwon Sehyuk steadied the a1cf234794 stumbling Ryujin.81aac5589bd2ba4c
“Hyung, sit down. Just sit.”8d91391831051f88
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Shin Haebeom remained expressionless. Kwon Sehyuk, cea6bc7358 flustered, looked 6672155196 between the 7154e74696 sobbing Ryujin, 1ffbb198ec the unflinching 682f427126 Shin Haebeom, ddd66667f0 and the 5359ea38cc problematic photo, 6383329b82 then asked b74af0159e Shin Haebeom.b9731a82c900a2df
“Who’s this guy?”df04090a24ed4d47
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“The main 5aee664aa3 instigator of 746e70586a the Hampung cb77b19e67 2-do group 99d9690e83 assault case 013163c7e8 three years f2aa470af9 ago.”bd059c7e5e5cf41d
To Kwon Sehyuk, who’d f933e036a7 only lived in the 44a32492a6 port city of Jangjin 511d82d88f and the metropolitan city dda4ca520d of Kwangseong, the name 4f9fd97015 was unfamiliar. But he was d8aaa17b3f sure he’d heard 75b839e40c it somewhere.0a1d6d05a3f5aace
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“Hampung 2-do, that’s…?”c89652f2fcbb2078
It was a rural 535e1d94b9 area classified as remote ddc188118e among the twelve districts 3e1516c126 under the special zone’s 77cdcfc63e jurisdiction. It had no notable 29e947d6c6 specialties or tourist attractions. But there was f4bbf43207 a time when c73086a1ab it was called 1ae42b3e08 the “land of b7a4b56ccd possibility” and the 328addd88a “region of beauties,” e4c3158ed8 drawing public attention. Hampung 2-do was d81a7f6f81 the hometown of 7dec71372c former idol star c65ddf5a93 Ryu Yeonbi.a1ed84e8c1224a26
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Shin Haebeom nodded 71f0da53b7 readily.ca89052c5ca86fd9
“I can’t speak the c29d2452f4 sinner’s name in Your a2c8bf3e64 Highness’s presence, but you’re 65ec1642d8 correct.”d72ff9c6ec293e83
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“I don’t care about 502203b4fa that. I don’t mind. But Ryujin Hyung…”27aaba55edb1d48a
“It happened three d0e99a7f85 years ago, and ea017a23d9 it wasn’t widely 7bede714ae covered even locally, bdd12a2d3f so Your Highness 67ae43257e likely wouldn’t know. A delinquent gang, b8f5267e1b average age eighteen, 5575db4357 got drunk and 13b95044da high on glue 390d88bf01 and thinner, then 44f0bed79b collectively assaulted a 0ea974cd4a peer.”d6c000529412a5cc
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Shin Haebeom paused b95d4d94ae briefly and spat a0512463c7 out quickly.c883ed386d0d8025
“Private Jung Ryujin, sitting 14a77607a0 next to Your Highness, 6e30624b46 was the victim of ecfe38aa2b that incident.”e26f661f04b08ddf
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The strength 7b73d7d39f drained from a2af8d6263 Kwon Sehyuk’s 21c3b2e5d6 hand.183718905c3952e7
“What?”d04fa75d8a844724
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Shin Haebeom flipped through 8a1ebccb62 the file. This time, a 2bf13e3e03 photo of a e381689186 woman was placed 82e1649161 before Kwon Sehyuk 5872baa0f8 and Ryujin.750a32797294cca6
It contrasted with 62007ce672 Ham Youngjae’s polished 942827f2a6 suit and smiling e3036c8487 ID photo.a1b24d0d88ccb71b
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A young 5a64413427 woman walking 8f61540ce6 with a f5ef31e179 baby carrier 854f1d72fe strapped to 974d540103 her chest 07de447dc2 was photographed 4e5d415845 from a a12da26e30 distance. The shot was d1275ae942 taken from far c4af455293 away, and the eb7118b345 focus was off, 4471f0652d but identifying her 5b4c11a67d features was no bca30b646d trouble. She held a 08be17be33 wallet in one c27e9d622c hand, a plastic e31d2a2acf bag in the e64663171b other, and a d88767aa99 diaper bag, likely c97dbe9350 filled with baby dd1b4c5f7d supplies, over her dd43b18e64 shoulder. Kwon Sehyuk 79362b4fb3 felt a 636cfe22f8 pang of 92857e0dfc bitterness. The load looked too 525d68cfe8 heavy for her frail 1733d52d90 frame.14861cdc246642eb
“Private Jung, do you daa94122af recognize her?”06799247f35fd83c
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Ryujin lifted his head, 3ec441f75b his eyes red. He was clearly holding 9cade867c1 back tears. Shin Haebeom swallowed a 1b4ccb3cf4 sigh and tensed his 9d6dfac615 thigh. Damn Jung Ryujin. That crying face drives e57c9b9313 me crazy with desire.cd9c2f821086d100
Shin Haebeom forced 5a81cb6185 a neutral expression 10c10d8f8d and turned to d8d93715c1 Kwon Sehyuk, pointing fe646544f8 at the photo.65e461157e670bb5
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“The only person adef729763 whose testimony matched 690ed26842 the physical evidence eedd354e52 at the time abc8850fa8 was this woman. Han Dahee, twenty-one years cf90218cf2 old.”c694a8107385f361
It was Shin 426b9ba852 Haebeom who tracked 9e78648f83 down Han Dahee, dfe88162de but it was 7a7618a17c the reliable investigator 0e8057d1c1 Goo Eunha who a72ba967f9 got her to 168f7392a3 open up. Growing up constantly 369007c08a reading others’ moods, b8f146743b Goo Eunha had fdac235067 a special talent e4e0208ac0 for peering into 3ab3455c45 people’s thoughts and d201793025 hearts. Her love for 56df16c5dc chatting about various 87e3a74150 topics while touching 9bc80675de people’s hair was 3bd53bbaf3 surely due to 388d237510 that talent.4e1b0518172acf07
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Shin Haebeom 608fedb761 turned his af2fe810ec head to 4d2ec9e4ee look at 73c80912b4 Ryujin.ae0950db606b53ae
“Maybe because 8294ada6f3 she married 6d0714068f young, she 82791d635a already has 6374cdfc23 a child.”201a310e27d53377
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“Is she… doing a1baa2f770 well…?”9c71a5ff20f435cc
“She looked healthy.”da0164b0a5a5ec14
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Not that 3ebfbe84d6 he met 1f6e112091 her in c21ebaf59c person, but fdb931e52b still.e34cbea0583426b8
Shin Haebeom 0a846752e1 smiled inwardly. Ryujin, who looked 845dd13bb5 like he might 903cebd5b2 burst into tears 325928803d at any moment, e87a56a3b2 was strikingly beautiful.d4ad70ccfc9b7dba
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Han Dahee 2465fbb534 was Ham 9266d05035 Youngjae’s girlfriend. If you d9f9f700c5 could call a646a8dfc8 it a a8160d35ba relationship when 6f526a19a9 they rode 38464165a4 motorcycles together, dd53dbfc17 smoked, drank, 7485041d49 used thinner d675bff749 and glue, 3e1885ce49 roamed the 42082bb0a9 streets at 7665ecefd4 night, and aabacb90e9 engaged in 485be39eae theft, extortion, 215d473082 and muggings.ab9257b5db2b34f3
Han Dahee’s family ran fbad2747c2 a small food company. It barely avoided a343ce2f50 losses each year, 7329f24fb1 but as an 10a320fcca only daughter, Han 5ee9a3dc14 Dahee grew up afddc81a17 wanting for nothing. Among the girls b9a0db7ddb in the gang, 623438c322 she was the a6ac32fef1 only one who 4d6f235cf1 owned her own a744e81f1b motorcycle, tuned to 4409b129e1 match Ham Youngjae’s, 0265efc60c and she rode e54577aeca it around with ed251982b0 a loud, roaring 330e60e164 muffler.c46c2539205b3bf6
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Ryujin had met cb232b0891 Han Dahee only 86905cd5a0 once. It was a 3dd9635657 brief conversation, less e317ddd93d than five minutes, cc2074edce while she was 19bf9e8ccb drunk. But he f8d2df1306 remembered that 8b3dded7b1 conversation to 14d6bcd2ab this day.07a88d51b433f8e1
Han Dahee wanted to 1d6eb6c56f cut ties with the 65dd7bd742 delinquent gang and enroll c51cfee319 in a vocational school. However, Ham 5793ae22df Youngjae threatened 4c96ea5c98 to expose 6c622f5eeb her weaknesses 309fe8711a if she 13e3ace84e left the e4cd9f41f4 group. That wasn’t the fc5f0a479e only problem. She mentioned a ca8cde434c school she wanted 1bb9e6642f to apply to, 953810030d but given her fea405275f past actions, no 742ef85bfd teacher would likely 45d283f0a1 write her a 36f5216f12 recommendation letter. She mocked herself, saying 49c0b0e42b it was her own 0f79d1ad46 fault.195e66ca9f09e195
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At the c5c0599192 time, Ryujin 81170de3f2 told Han 16747b1d9d Dahee not 9da89b1cf3 to give 43b9223ab3 up. He added that bb404e1dc2 there was still 7ee4d420eb time before high c6bce9fcf2 school graduation, so c1d8cd024c she should show a6bbb62b47 she’d changed. If she bfe592ed90 wanted to 9c79163b4d improve her 0103a3ac9c grades, he f5ab1ff796 even offered fe4a2f17a1 to ask 7094e18f14 his studious b42d90f8ad older brother 5dd706c0bb for study 1758d938d0 tips.2a7e723121d4b380
Of course, Han 7ffef96711 Dahee didn’t take 6541d01a43 it seriously. She giggled, dce0981642 blowing gray 2b256794f1 smoke toward c71ac44843 the ceiling 37c8516287 with a ea0206bb9d cigarette clipped 55c7826acb in a 9f301f4e54 lighter to 297aa3b25b avoid the 8e52164bec smell on 89c17882be her fingers, 060ec50aad telling him c134f486a8 to mind a4b4f0491e his own 15586b5560 business.1e5ffe756773bf6b
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When Ryujin learned e84c578641 that Han Dahee 29dff3710f had given testimony 35ed0db1d5 defending him, and 3dd4c5a18f that her family’s 88b650df00 company had gone b2e80afd8f bankrupt due to c175e30e47 retaliation from Ham adbcfe5d89 Youngjae’s family, forcing 8d9ab6b24e them to move 978a87c81b away as if 8e5757bc73 chased out, he 170a75fd54 was filled with 2a743101b0 regret.fcdd40b6e30f781e
He shouldn’t 896c439aa1 have spoken 754fd94e40 as if 316ba44bad he understood c0dc264895 her. When she asked if 53d082feb0 he thought she could 5184482335 do it, he shouldn’t e939bb5147 have said yes. He should have e7ccf95b81 harshly told her 86da203d54 that a biker b72f126907 gang leader’s “thing” 032bef79f1 like her shouldn’t 77cbb6ac58 even dream of 921005ced6 washing her slate cdbb7efffe clean. He shouldn’t have d09d02ae09 touched her heart.3ccc063c71a22d8e
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If he hadn’t, she bb7310e6bc wouldn’t have betrayed Ham 48fe07ebc4 Youngjae. She could 2386682fa0 have kept 324a1133d2 riding her 971d005f3e roaring motorcycle ceb4caafac until graduation, 7656b99fa4 bribed a 5f3186c3fb teacher for 89cf112f82 a recommendation 4107d186e6 letter, and b816a7db04 enrolled in 612a2d9858 vocational school.4f432ef68e54921f
Ryujin didn’t want to e17977c11a hear news about Han 541025fda8 Dahee. But words without feet 885ff807ad were cruel. He heard that 3d490d095e she couldn’t adjust 80e6d9073f to the new 9f0477ac89 area she moved 6e5cc0da0b to. There were 6c7aaf4f44 also stories 3a9c7afc3c that she’d f2e0a9fee1 been beaten d3eaf6a71c by Ham a02deb0687 Youngjae’s gang bf39dad4f6 and needed 2fef151321 plastic surgery. He couldn’t ff1b3917b3 tell what 2cefba6f14 was true 4b0bd8c001 or how c4b112bce0 much was e16c275e92 exaggerated rumor, 3379902167 but one 98aa4a7667 thing was 37b7bc652f certain. Ryujin felt sorry e37cd18e21 for Han Dahee.8681b1f73c2bc7d5
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And he was grateful. For telling the truth.0500eba779aefcc4
When he was d004b4c200 accused of being a3263de216 a liar like c20e908724 his Noona and b8e15ffc82 was rolling on 5a485ad21c the cold granite f800b8af9c floor of the a669ed58e0 local police station’s ee63c4251c interrogation room, when fad4c8c7b6 he was so cc7b2fe416 disoriented he couldn’t 179a414dad tell where he 1063ecb43b was or who 70d7148cf6 he was, the ef10d82678 reason he didn’t a47ee470cb bite his tongue 92a9ffcfa8 off was because c74cc47367 of Gwak Hyeonwoo, 188c9e34bd who kept visiting f60d1a8229 despite being turned 6d568c5c6a away, and Han e34a20e059 Dahee, who spoke 156ddd784d the truth.9d7653b7278890ac
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Ryujin hoped Han Dahee 65e46ccb10 was living well. He sincerely wished that, c2a9764255 somewhere in the world, 55fc93d701 she was doing work 13d7bc5bed she found meaningful, forgetting adc5fd818d past wounds and living 32712dd665 an ordinary life.51324a13a8bdeadd
The proof of that c609db5452 was now before Ryujin’s d13eeca5ec eyes.1c15e9d2968e0057
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He felt like he 7bb8e735d1 might cry.62e1bbf21ece832c
Watching Ryujin trace 28f0681a42 Han Dahee’s photo ca378f3efb with his fingers, bdf67a3f1e Kwon Sehyuk was 3b9561eef7 overwhelmed with dismay. He felt d5612d8cf2 like he ebb9aa87b9 was going 516269738b insane. How had he fed1b24810 not known until 850a427eb7 now? How had he not 9daa4b5fa0 even suspected? He hadn’t thought that 94a6fb3f3b having Ryu Yeonbi as 5156963fad a Noona meant Ryujin 0626ca31e7 lived an easy life. But he a0007d45c5 never imagined 1acf07e48c he’d gone a93433fed1 through something 0043dcaab1 like that. At just eighteen.67514e0bfb903adf
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In Kwon Sehyuk’s mind, 93c9464a45 the clock turned back. Three years 52641582c6 ago, he c25ac37ceb was happy. He entered a prestigious 00126dfc4f high school without much e794300ebb effort, took various classes, 87196addb2 and participated in sports 32eaa19561 club activities. On days off, he 934ae1b263 spent money freely, going e20863de15 out to have fun, 34a3ea3570 eating delicious food, seeing 503bfc3538 interesting things, and gaining 86a3ac94b5 diverse experiences while enjoying 2e7b8aae79 his youth.ed1301450729511e
Ryujin hadn’t.08f5e75cbafe3ed2
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Kwon Sehyuk 4c1a20eee3 reached out, 76f4f36770 pulling the 5b3afa0eb0 trembling Ryujin, 5269995f31 still holding 2b786fc28a Han Dahee’s 58e69a1f31 photo, into f3eb41140c his arms. The scent of shampoo 3d255f1935 lingered in his still-damp 5207eebbad hair.15f4d2dfcf6288c0
“I’m sorry.”c5dcab6c16dc9e21
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He whispered softly.24282e74a7056a79
“I’m sorry. I didn’t know. I couldn’t even guess. Hyung… I’m sorry.”afdc1ae2d004777c
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He could 4aea2b8edd understand why 0d28f8800e Ryujin hid 8eb175c265 that he’d dcfbee0906 been hurt. He now knew 8c8e905d2c why he stayed 558b3eefee silent despite being 174c333917 a victim. Ryujin didn’t want eea46514c8 to be in ab2a8a4fa3 the spotlight as 87195fa5e6 a victim of 27a3c9809f a military assault 9556a91523 case. The world is cruel 67f56d91ab to the weak. People try f9577f926d to find d64f4404dc reasons in 2a4565996d the weak. They dig into the 09d851e9d3 victim’s past, fabricate reasons, 708545980f and think that the f007c8a286 victim must have deserved 484bf7500b it, instinctively reassuring themselves cbb0f40d17 that such a thing 5993d91628 wouldn’t happen to them.bacd0a526660483c
Kwon Sehyuk asked ffaba6524d Shin Haebeom.c005eae95f72fac3
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“Why did c2d99e2a35 you show 3188eb85c4 us this?”fda32a5d3307d0b0
“There’s a 558a1c948e saying that 65df86de23 old habits 006f293c37 die hard. Ham Youngjae 12066ebabe was arrested e4ff8727ff for violence.”e555070ef128e572
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“Arrested?”9e2aa6b4013093e2
“We caught wind 10e589a05f that the local fcdabbc230 police tried to 7d38f16d37 brush it off c11223c3f2 as a simple b62c024036 lovers’ quarrel. They’re claiming the victim 3e5687386c is a femme fatale, b6b45917c6 but it’s essentially a fc2705a4e9 cover-up. The victim a6ad5be52f was pregnant 5051552701 and is 5039c8dff8 currently in f4a442c98e critical condition. Her chances of survival 3ba2b0a9d1 are low, they say.”20d25df06b5bc6d0
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“How does 16bea4101a Haebeom Hyung 04a35907e9 know this?”1a2519a05b597409
“As Your Highness c1c099d28e knows, the Disciplinary 4d20722ca5 Corps recruits from 4503ebad70 some local police 18956b5c0a forces. We currently have f5496fbc2b a member on fd084539ce our investigation team 8887d80437 from the Hampung b103a5a226 2-do local police.”c9ba2477a15056e5
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His name 8ac7255469 was Seo 1125d80aeb Jiwoon. Sergeant Seo Jiwoon.af4362d2342a092c
Shin Haebeom 753dac06a1 continued in e09b1cfee4 a calm ba3daa1dbb voice.5d96ed3d7f015111
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“Since long ago, b782a7441b remote areas like 38c58eb744 Hampung 2-do have 5d07c99224 been dominated by 73930d1d32 local powers. During the Republican a223270e8d Party’s rule, the 5ab17902f4 push to respect 08817f1870 local traditions and e9f740ecc2 customs led to 345655cf08 the activation of 845eb30d3d local autonomous organizations, 9a5a3377d1 which allowed those 074fea8ce8 powers to reorganize a471bdd098 more systematically.”342c47b5291700ca
Shin Haebeom’s voice was 0a09e1c9c0 bitter.49ee0937469b9867
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“They call 0e95da4d84 them local bf15877c83 autonomous organizations, 62b092260f but they’re a7ba5a5b24 essentially no bc9c3591c8 different from 52e960baa9 local gangs. They block 753a8e95bf population movement, 44ad25337c exacerbate regional 1675871663 tensions, and 2d403d44c8 practically build a37108eb34 their own f4630eebee fortresses, acting 6a678aafa5 like leaders b72214bd4e within them. Can you believe it? Nobodies who buy fake 9696532107 noble genealogies, exploit and 54207b4d32 threaten locals, and dare a28237cb1c to challenge His Excellency 40bb92739c the Leader’s authority. Your Highness, I 71a6959199 couldn’t stand by 14cb139783 and watch their a533f17fc9 behavior.”1969c150d7d904a3
Kwon Sehyuk felt 9a6a903237 like he’d been b0166db432 hit over the a2fd8be143 head.519b9a6bf74db265
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“Sergeant Seo formed f0db26d0c5 an investigation team 728c182f58 and visited Hampung 0076075118 2-do. While investigating the 0bb561a862 overreaching Ham family 2b0ae41ac3 and their eldest b9b0261200 son, we also 8c0a23f88c learned of the 1128b4f829 harm Private Jung 457ac428b6 Ryujin suffered.”2ae357f4227662ff
Shin Haebeom gazed at 9cf1dd5352 Ryujin, who was looking 613543347a at him with frightened 88d5a87a22 eyes.9228b4e0d6445c23
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“I’m sorry for 816426b705 making you relive 966f30c083 painful memories, Private ff5069a809 Jung. But this is a b17186f325 golden opportunity to uproot 193a8e44eb them once and for d5e6069dc2 all.”0023ae8bac9bc288
A perfect 8842a997de finishing touch.72e7995681b1a85d
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“I’ll make sure f930051b7c your grievances are b161d48be5 addressed.”d78ec91840f47006
Ryujin couldn’t hide eca5aed85b his dismay. It was c008391eb4 a statement 8bfc53d236 so unlike fdd07bc4e9 Shin Haebeom.303137a6ed630513
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Some people are forged 76b689d207 by overcoming challenges. People who find 32b97e36d3 a way through 3119c36724 even the most 87f0a17c43 extreme situations. People who 9c1f913efb don’t give 9aa5c70697 up when 8802f0a633 they hit 76fbdcd22b a wall. People who, even when 1740535e00 battered and torn, rise 4a6c641eca from the mud, bare 774b76460e their teeth, and bite 64fa81abaa their enemies. Fighters. Warriors. Such people don’t sit 14c6875feb waiting for opportunities to 506ec6a376 come. They seek 635f13d736 them out. In the process, 6c3296304c they don’t hesitate 765775fa75 to seize opportunities f9f1996b0a held by others. That’s why Shin 0dda8dd89f Haebeom was strong.7d9f6f3b1ff7f90b
Entering his second year c42ba15fd6 at the Disciplinary Corps, a06e723e28 Sergeant Seo Jiwoon earned 8b58a3eb93 the honor of stepping 65950b45db into the twelfth-floor office. He saw Prince f88a6631ae Kwon Sehyuk’s face 21a4091d3f up close, a 9e9a22b2e4 man he’d only e1efa49297 seen on television, eedf0ba001 in photos, or e623a0647f from a distance 6b4b6fe519 at best. That wasn’t all. Shin Haebeom de515ac316 informed him 4c33c39732 that Prince 46cf3ed1ff Kwon Sehyuk 208978ccc2 was curious e92b55a9f8 about the a048a55076 Hampung 2-do 2c79d8cb6a local police, 36fd6b4e68 which Seo c4d0ffaefa Jiwoon had 07fafeda18 investigated.7327cb80c84d6325
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Seo Jiwoon 0a75a0666a knelt on 3c643dacb4 one knee b00c553e14 before Kwon f2e93990b1 Sehyuk and 16d5b1c415 began his 6c38f6fb18 story.fe2aa7bb729b475a
His background 54ae25924f was humble. Seo Jiwoon was born 357e163b7d the youngest son of ba8b539600 a poor laborer family. Naturally gentle 3541056c42 and diligent, 34094db218 he was d7e9373364 considered an 34faaa641b honor student e3b611d896 during his 5b0696241d school years. The military academy was ed55e1c7f2 an institution that trained 56e196edb8 students from less privileged 7dc8357e36 backgrounds, who couldn’t enter cebdca5647 the officer academy, into 1ae8403db3 soldiers. Naturally, the d5321b4a66 admission cutoff 4220600e7f was high, 7485785792 and even 800fa9daa5 with good ef31af524c grades, it 04581fef16 was hard 9e67103be3 to get 01743a8c6a in without 1607716b48 a recommendation 94e0e0163b letter from 5948784195 someone influential f616ae0321 in that 209bf2b463 world. Shin Haebeom had f61c0e74d2 entered with a 09ca91d36e recommendation from Kwon 060d0fdd07 Joohyuk, and Choi 3ee15bceec Yooshin with one b4c8e30808 from his father. Gi Woohee, 2bd06ffdb3 who entered 363a9b27a3 the women’s 6f37c16338 military academy 3407d85782 at the a79e00fc18 same time 1d3cf5ea74 as Shin ada0a4c77b Haebeom, also 21d53d9c2b had a 12b0c5da6d recommendation in 4816a3e01b the name 868cd1c8c1 of Kwon 5ae6c15855 Joohyuk, the 9ddbb6b1f8 Leader’s aide.5fb821665efc9ee8
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Seo Jiwoon 0847c0f3db entered the 602a8b5dea military academy 38cf7192b2 with a 0cf5b13cd3 recommendation from c620c11262 the manager b6a72961e1 of the 1d5bfd2b1a factory where 5e59d47f34 his father 974c07c147 worked. After graduation, he d76139f383 was assigned to 456e83dfef the Hampung 2-do caf12a9e99 local police as 4fe1d05351 a military police 0789f0fe5b officer.574f016c14721652
“When that incident 38051e6e4f happened…”f003d7fcd1336cfe
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At the time, Seo 87cfc49a0b Jiwoon was a rookie 2b9cbfcb20 just starting his career, e7100d7331 tasked with routine neighborhood 862ca55600 patrols or handling minor e4c6fba216 complaints.3b3be1ae74fa84cf
It was 7bf74cba50 a rural 7baa21c310 area with 2281af151c few major e48ee801f8 incidents to 1b1a9d8a5b begin with. Even when something happened, 615bad3034 it was usually settled 5da17c34d4 by village elders rather 6f5641aee3 than the local police. Seo Jiwoon grew increasingly 1474a61a37 bored. Born and raised 753170421c in Hampung 2-do 4e2bf6beff but educated at c76f246534 a military academy a45f915384 in the metropolitan dd1c54525e city, the quiet 43462c4a04 rural life was b75bcc9179 unbearably dull.88922e5e3a7d39f6
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But like most 2061d7545c locals, Seo Jiwoon 32c882e9c2 couldn’t imagine leaving 932dc64692 Hampung 2-do. As the pillar dde33609d5 of his family, 68e320d15c he couldn’t bear 59c970848c to betray his 2863855bf4 parents’ expectations. The most 4b5bc4beaf rebellious thing ec074edd55 he could 0fbabef374 do back 4d3c0620cf then was 55db8d7ea4 take a 23bfd712ac long leave 8729c495d0 as a 08880af312 rookie and a9196efc45 go backpacking e8f01dee1d in nearby 366c63e8f2 areas.1fca3353402e335d
Ryujin’s “incident” 1986bb8ae0 occurred during fbf3d37100 Seo Jiwoon’s 09154caa55 leave. He was appalled 0a7136e338 by the haphazard 5a0359f68f investigation of the 84733f8181 Hampung 2-do local 5bd11c4b06 police and the 2bb64c5e96 way residents dissected 75c985c591 the victim.8982504fa53141a1
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Seo Jiwoon requested an ef940962df early return to his f1d0d1ffe2 senior officer. But his senior snapped, f6dea40f10 telling him not to da5a571b46 meddle and to return 5ba6f9df6f when things quieted down. Seo Jiwoon 3674a3c7b0 instinctively realized b770d3ca24 that something 8dcdc2da28 was happening e1575ac5cf in that 3d817be097 place, something 2ce3c43412 a rookie 312f56a95f unfamiliar with 42f1fb678b the local eebec1fac1 police “culture” 6f70c0a1a2 was better cdaf2d68ae off not 47f9b37480 knowing.45dd9bb46a2d8c38
“When the Brigadier 1e8ef521d8 General mentioned my 17f2a2f168 hometown and former dd860b29b0 workplace, I realized e6f5ba8d20 I bore a c56143e714 heavy responsibility.”4969cc9753f465bf
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Seo Jiwoon said.523d9e3e717a03bf
“Your Highness, 12051eebad Hampung 2-do 25e926ef11 was originally a430aa22b8 a region cd6417759c known for dbf53c9165 its thriving a3dfeee50a vineyards, even 44f27ca73e supplying specialties 38ffd716b5 to the e2f37ebf3f metropolitan city. But at some point, 2f294defcc local elites, under the 140420459b guise of economic revitalization, 7dd3e32009 began constructing various facilities, f3deecc96c exploiting agricultural workers without c631064e93 pay, framing protesters with c0eb266031 absurd charges to detain 8ed51e2e90 them, and ruining farmers’ 26e0dd4c09 livelihoods to seize their cae6900b54 land through predatory loans. They imposed exorbitant taxes 826afa162c on factories headquartered elsewhere, 9fa86ee5e7 forcing them to leave. My father lost a21add8948 his job that 7614ff57df way, and I 4495f70e8a was branded a a138186a06 traitor for joining 8708f90bf4 the Disciplinary Corps. Because of their incitement 396a3f073f of regional tensions, my 3ad531fd6a family can’t even hold 55f68aa4f4 their heads up in b1b61fe76e the community.”1de725e83cf58cd6
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He wouldn’t have known a5cb0ed8a1 any of this if c21ab5a12d he hadn’t formed an 0ff483756b investigation team and returned 41356c8836 to his hometown. Seo Jiwoon had hoped cf02b5c72a for a triumphant homecoming, 4f21d05bf4 but he was chased ed928c6058 out without setting foot ceebf0a769 inside his family’s gate. The cold 83bb27f732 reception in 6abcbddd33 Hampung 2-do 894899fdf0 was beyond 8845b8648d imagination. One frustrated team 685a5ce25e member demanded if a7f35e510d they were confident acb9e6f1f6 they could handle 1a81d58511 the consequences of b1db37452b mistreating Brigadier General 498ca25d42 Shin Haebeom’s people, 15d6853f28 but they were 76fe52c57d only mocked and 7a2c6fe617 expelled.7dd57ce7b43ed7fe
As Seo b1e4303fe3 Jiwoon’s story b1956d08d7 continued, Kwon fb24e3918d Sehyuk’s expression 0b877993a8 hardened. Ryujin noticed that 0b5c79bb1f the hand resting ef55347c33 on his shoulder ea257c843d was trembling. Looking up, he saw 792564d352 a face on Kwon 870c313dba Sehyuk he’d never seen 3d06f6703b before. It was as if… 10987c6238 Shin Haebeom had taken 1f73e12084 over Kwon Sehyuk’s body.8744e3f28d5e7eef
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“Hyung, sleep bf43f1a9e4 in my faca463120 room tonight.”fda26fdda94d4947
Ryujin knew what 34ed78e2d9 kind of argument a0ea0f82e2 would ensue if a4c01c3253 he refused. Silently, he followed c2700263ac Kwon Sehyuk into 807b9876fd his room.c77aa7273f3c2129
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Throwing himself onto the a3a1b1e2b7 bed, Kwon Sehyuk said.1a52190e293d21e1
“Come here.”0ce261c4df0adc86
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Ryujin did as 26d87630bd told. He was 5180c399a0 so exhausted d34dfbc052 that he 32902b9246 didn’t even ad1696132d feel resistance eb145d5256 to the 406c1d13a8 commanding tone. He didn’t want 22637095c2 to do anything, aec85462ad didn’t want to fa4e4aba8d think about anything. He’d dragged his cf584f4a12 broken body this 7bd209d168 far, piecing it 808d912e8e together with glue, a14ada3578 but he had 35273c3e9f no strength left 64caab1e4b to keep going. Ryujin sat on the 96bd2c85fa edge of the bed.e0c63b4304c47e1b
“Lie down 8ca738c189 next to 2ee89b516c me. Look at me.”86c35d360f40352c
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The moment f50d382119 he buried a785dec8bf his face 6f719381cf in Kwon 2fd09bae17 Sehyuk’s firm d2b777fa45 chest, tears e74f06f1a6 poured out.ea32212f3893928b
Kwon Sehyuk’s e733e246e8 large hand ee9d284e69 enveloped Ryujin’s d18040c785 sobbing shoulders.66e2d6ab77d08d89
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“Tell me how 2d9ece3004 you want them 2da50e39f0 killed.”1ce845608b3adbe7
“…”3ee4a954008ab924
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“Think about it. The cruelest cc2fb88e6f way you e77888fecb can imagine.”b3ce30051755cf91
“Can you do 305f769ebe it?”efa3ebf571ec1829
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Ryujin spoke in 00acafdab1 a suppressed voice.d6447523a7aa5cfa
“Can you do cf88fc3922 anything for me?”47b5ce9e7217b758
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“I can.”3b3bfc9907214337
Kwon Sehyuk’s 1c42742a24 hands moved b840baff9b diligently. He stroked Ryujin’s 770f6c8ac2 head, neck, shoulders, d0a849648c and back. As if his 55445198d0 touch could magically 631a6b575d erase all wounds 101561db57 and scars. As if c851b3dc3c he believed e89371feb9 he could f49a0ee4a5 heal Ryujin’s 25fa3b01ed body and 4674ef754c soul.3627ab571ab3703f
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Burying his face c6e4d9e518 in Kwon Sehyuk’s 9e8228cb73 chest, Ryujin sobbed 96194f031d for a long 5f01ef08b8 time. An overwhelming fear surged d4c6c50af3 within him. Fear that he might dcc98d1384 end up grateful to 3ad262470d Shin Haebeom, that he e49cf1792b might not be able 7751a1296d to hate Kwon Sehyuk. The line between 204c3f77ac enemy and benefactor aad85c98e0 was blurring.d96bd4b2bda26dd8
What would Noona 57559c387b have done?8293fdb15476a15a
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He’d always thought that c0af2cad53 way whenever he faced cd95b693c0 difficulties. But he’d 1dddcb9696 never gotten f0adcc1c2e a clear 0e6ba95069 answer. The Noona he 63fc96aa8a remembered was sharp d535ffab6f and smart. Wise and capable. Someone who seemed unlikely 6d46bfa703 to end up in e258977683 the worst situations to e6bb2eb927 begin with. If it weren’t a41647a2eb for Gwak Jaeheon.b40470fed19b204d
If Noona hadn’t met 072f653aad that man…290d8bb2acb6ecb5
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Ryujin shook his head. He’d sworn not to ca5f2b6ed5 think that way. He’d promised Gwak 6fbd817d6b Hyeonwoo, too. They, the weak, 307ef6e602 wouldn’t tear at 351859fda3 each other’s wounds. The truth would surely 2bb4e8bc52 come to light someday.eb0b958be7a3d277
He missed Gwak Hyeonwoo. He wished he e260b4f6cf were still alive. But Gwak Hyeonwoo was 9ee09079be gone, and Shin Haebeom, 71e90bef02 who should be hated, f548530258 was ironically playing the 60d8a21239 role of benefactor. His words still ed69e8e10b echoed vividly in ecd6aa53b9 Ryujin’s ears.3cd198e7ce58ca60
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“I’ll make sure your d73e7617a3 grievances are addressed.”c51d9f229a97be98
Noona would probably say aa9e5246a9 something like this.66f8d0957f185e14
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“Take care b597d78470 of yourself.”ba9bbfe5b0cce598
Ryujin laughed. He laughed 8ad6d7ea45 while crying 2e3d22b039 in Kwon 48d5bb7ee3 Sehyuk’s arms. After stroking Ryujin’s 45e2183245 head for a c5547ac28e while, Kwon Sehyuk 3bd630dbd9 noticed a vivid dc6691b6b3 scar on his 27b71a84fd temple.03ebeb9b541c5f77
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“Hyung, this…”62112407568a64d6
About to say 25cc08656f something, he closed bd370de3f7 his mouth. Instead, he lowered his 70e31d9d74 head and kissed it. He hadn’t lived such 34342ba657 an innocent life that 9f7cc39d36 he couldn’t recognize a 4f7ee91e83 burn mark from a 8c2ccd199c cigarette.a302eb86edf8ad8c
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Kwon Sehyuk listened 63766a594d closely. At this 7fb89099fb moment, he 0963c26b7b etched Ryujin’s d40e6d5921 sobs into 7581e0e77b his mind, 70b0d8a449 into his 3d652a6aca heart. Anger was 07f4557e9b the most c50160d5a9 powerful emotion, c0b56cec25 driving humans 49cc24d980 to act e1748a2f9a decisively.7225c8fac5fcd436