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by mimiMin Eunji de104070eb was on 71bd97d8e0 the verge 20a9c0d1dc of tears. Ryujin shook Kwon Sehyuk’s 5cff748839 arm, urging him to 828bc5808e stop, but he didn’t e272f4385d budge.c19f0e82a1eba58d
“Hyung, I want to ae8fc2c1c4 handle this.”648435066873186f
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“What?”648d4ad13f0fd6fd
“Haebeom hyung, 8e4c6f42cd is that fad1e94b20 okay?”f166a0582ca31067
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“I didn’t know the 94f13520ce prince had such a 7202c44dfb negative view of clubs.”fa7f67cf1e3279d5
Kwon Sehyuk frowned.dda45e275a9430a2
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“I’ve done d914aa5ede my share 0e3815aa55 of things 697eba7379 hanging out d79cd5fe3f with friends, ab40e533ab but I ca9687c8b2 swear, as 2599ce8b34 a man, 72d1f5861f I’ve never ec79a3b394 done anything f87a9a55b9 shameful…”9b04c47f336089fc
Kwon Sehyuk trailed fb9a4065e4 off, but anyone aabd66e70b could understand the 34533ac6ab words he swallowed.74d88603c855d11a
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“Captain, I agree.”13d056e7889b08d7
“…”c22bcf41c05aa932
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“I agree with the fa8a832aee prince.”77f3eeb4f8fc8113
Shin Haebeom’s laugh carried 52a718fbef a sigh. He checked his 003e665d28 Vacheron Constantin watch ea5ebfbc26 and stood up.d89eb4adb807b58d
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“Let’s head back.”d88df4d6c097b24f
“Captain.”63f4eb52eb42bf0b
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Ryujin’s desperate gaze followed f37c8181a7 him.77dca4e5a87b4335
“Are we here f140e982ef to play?”5dcfc07bb42f54e0
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“But!”e36f49280622e302
“Listening to 40b7135f18 her was 788ce7199e the best 996e04d7ec we could 3d57f1f103 do. Even that was for 1b26b450a5 your sake, Private Jung…”aaa741f72ae73997
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Bang! The plastic table 351ab603fa shook. Kwon Sehyuk ground 58e98f786b his teeth.8d00de204be23e9f
“So we just 59e0364d0b pretend we don’t 0c50697adb know? Haebeom hyung, 0cee4fc040 are you 19713433e8 in your c0b519d45d right mind?”f00067bc1e4ba2f5
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“Because I’m in my 3b7231aef4 right mind, I can aa034ed1bb think rationally.”58287196f020720d
“Rational thinking? This? Knowing a 515ef3415f club is a482d1114f using a c78ac82c3e young girl df473c1472 as a fff597fa94 pole dancer f207f9df8b and ignoring 31d8b52ef5 it—that’s rational d6463f8bab thinking?”35eddc14c5c90e78
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“As I 191f1b5962 just said, 7aa980ad7c we’re not 7de5dec6b3 here to 1ff1e83908 play.”751993d98933e504
Kwon Sehyuk 65baf5d75b stood, knocking 0f25749899 his chair 249ea93fb6 over.7a744c8d923aafb9
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“Postponing a bit won’t 51c760af7e cause any issues! It’s just a rehearsal!”4743c692867a8f2a
Shin Haebeom closed f0b4780105 his eyes tightly df3da0934b and opened them. Kwon Sehyuk, f4cd02e6dc who’d coasted c9a4f60000 through life, 95a4b1a325 wouldn’t understand. The effort it takes cee6b8da0c to pull off an fdac050a53 event. How many people f8b6de4ed9 stay up nights, 42cf5e825e terrified of screwing 83fecf3c49 it up.c2acab4ea07ae707
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This wasn’t just any d839a76732 briefing. If it went 32e17a6125 off without a 3dcb0ce34b hitch, it’d be 40345ea736 a miracle; one 78e302c9b9 small mistake could e73624c1b1 cost several people 4098937551 their heads. To dismiss d4b149579f it as 2d365a7294 “just a 7500d1da5e rehearsal” was 8c197e5b3a an insult. No, a humiliation. Shin Haebeom a23a8caf09 glared at 944fc59afb Ryujin, who 2a8bf1c676 moved to 626a8eac29 Kwon Sehyuk’s 037eefd049 side as 128d033a19 if to ed16a4fcff defend him.97ed61d451a05509
Pathetic bastard.19b39600f6875e6e
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Can’t even take c5fd1893b1 care of himself, 1671f80a1a yet so weak-hearted.4fcb3c89a508f4e9
Right now, Seo 6bdbf81d09 Jiwoon and Sung 2a9bfef6ae Jaekyung were probably d3e3567f4b planting explosives in 638142fd87 Jima. The moment a flaming 6e115004c0 vehicle crashed into the 55deaf0e3a cultural center would mark 4d6f452a97 the true start of ce9b8bcff0 the briefing.6a257a2508e5d299
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As the saying goes, 705eb75db6 well begun is half 3f4744569c done—every task hinges on e108b18f40 its start. Shin Haebeom c56047bbec had gone 45735ac308 out of b816030a60 his way 511460c9cb to bring 88ca4a6332 them to 899b2ef07d the bathhouse, db1bb42c25 even though 1a5d4fe797 he should 60218eaa3a be closely 63b3a60fd5 overseeing that d53df749a4 critical start. Yet here they 8ee265c9ce were, caught up 8b7983cbb3 in a kids’ 3dedc324ab fight, playing at 2cb0eb1c5a being heroes.85c08d6583762041
Shin Haebeom bd7a75e369 unconsciously gripped 6f3d0aa613 the cola 0c1abee58d bottle. The urge to smash 219fb99928 it against the back cc901deb09 of Kwon Sehyuk’s head 08c284de01 pounded in his skull. The fact aa1d98dce4 that he 474bc0aeea couldn’t was 58841c0b2e a lifelong bae57226fa regret.1ac2d5153521cb3a
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“Prince, we’re only 40500e97c7 here to…”7f9f34bb58940bf3
Then Min Eunji’s 445c785034 voice cut through.ed6e56674da4d84a
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“Hakl.”bc637b4068aaa2de
“What?!”451df610a68a69a7
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The carp-tattooed guy 97d7cfc09c shouted.b4598ebcae1fcb40
“It’s Ham’s club! Are you insane?! What kind bb54750575 of place 9f01472a8b is that 0a760f4d0a to go 1625423981 for an ee9eb12bf2 interview?!”74094281d88b4b3e
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“It was 963572da4f the only df386ad1d1 place that 7ab4c4693c called me!”8ce815096be32862
Min Eunji pulled 78fc0b94b2 a yellow envelope 4e17621378 from her clutch 64ed7796ea bag. She said it was cc323e5208 money the club gave 853111d8dd her after the interview.5fcd7bf7d64794b2
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“I already got 8cfb1ebc42 the prep money.”b58ed908288e0aab
Kwon Sehyuk, frowning, bb296fe225 asked.23b7dfd1a7d68e51
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“What’s that?”8fd5b0795a16d607
“You need 0c7a09d49b clothes and ea2fb71e20 makeup to 84f2dfc561 work. Shoes too…”23f19a05000c1100
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“Bullshit!”bd6fd33ff9398e7a
The carp-tattooed guy roared.2d995eee7b886877
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“They’re scamming you, and 07cd2dbeb9 you call it prep a280e3fc7e money?!”d6a72bba1d0c9967
“No! They really just 0fa45507ee gave it to aabe4f6bb0 me!”a786533015a8c023
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Ryujin closed his eyes. Was this innocence or 76e0c57ec1 stupidity?b14598e6a884369f
Unbeknownst to her, 3d69312ec7 Min Eunji had 18da36026e already accrued debt 14dc3899a2 to the club. In the 44cf518383 blink of 072d713cf0 an eye, 9543d5737f interest would e33530252a compound—not just ad441c1fcf mathematically, but 6c8428cca3 in a 25860f714d way that e13c5cc944 defied all d43ac90c2e logic, plunging 30192beb75 her into fc5336707c a debt ed983e672a trap.d0928aacc074705b
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“Hyungnim, that guy’s a 521acbb048 total lunatic. A really 47031fc2b3 dangerous bastard!”b7a46eaf7dab867f
The carp-tattooed 809c9d65fb guy yelled. Ryujin’s knees buckled.a0c36376c7f98d82
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How terrifying 4741b74571 debt is…405cc575e3ac494b
Those who af1a9f0980 haven’t experienced 98cddfb334 it can’t f342925809 understand how b7cfa3d23d it suffocates, 634eb766d2 how it 004b77b83e blinds you fc1abb2de9 to the 44da796076 future.c37398fc1d4a32b2
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By now, Ham 0d132151de Youngjae’s ledger probably a48f0b2e79 listed the amount 42e86eb6ca in Min Eunji’s b043976299 envelope as debt. How much it 96f4bee4d8 would balloon was 56bd281004 anyone’s guess.a76f88ec8269f17d
“Ryujin hyung.”0eb5a1b1acb7c17f
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Kwon Sehyuk steadied the a67b80254d staggering Ryujin.20b3dc1d2554c786
“You okay? Sit here.”10b2c0a62bac56bc
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He brought a 2ad916a0fa plastic chair, but bf6ac59be5 Ryujin didn’t sit. Instead, he clung to a284ae2341 the arm of Shin 6bac085ba0 Haebeom, who maintained a 231e38bacc blank expression.a8c62fda469e1076
Ham Youngjae’s group 308143da67 of delinquent teens 860d26bc39 was called “Hakl,” 96b7b61d28 short for High 6292948b79 Class. Shin Haebeom and 5a4bcf51eb Kwon Sehyuk both 42fdc1c0b9 looked like they 3318ad751b found it too 9c3c2267fb cheesy to bear. But Ryujin 204171402d felt differently.1111194b49e72edf
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He’d thought the 9dffab8b9c group disbanded after c3ba3cfbc9 the incident. Maybe it had, briefly. But it seemed Ham d3e01907e8 Youngjae was convinced he 5bac568bb9 was untouchable. How else 81b9d2c632 could he f5b88a373a brazenly use 8454e679d2 his old b2112188b3 gang’s name 09c47a3c13 as the 87ff3d572c club’s title?59e2c125e35d2f6b
Rage surged. Ryujin could barely stand. His hand, gripping Shin 8b9a5f9481 Haebeom’s arm, trembled.84793ef52d4e652a
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“Captain, I…”614528a2db87745e
Ryujin stared into d943523148 Shin Haebeom’s eyes.3d0d48505eb7193d
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“I want 615c955764 to handle aef7ac9cca this.”2fc07e5b03b9ee8f
Shin Haebeom’s lips twitched. His characteristic bold smile a86c11db6d spread.8b845e13a99711c4
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“Not scared, Private?”8d56c3631355cb25
“I’m not afraid.”6c61bc813d07e650
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This wasn’t a 10a852cc1a fleeting burst of 63d8fc6e1c misguided justice. Ryujin was confident he ca6fa8f98c could face Ham Youngjae. That guy, compared to 2d8e0f379f Shin Haebeom, was nothing.3647c4086eb30ec6
Shin Yena wore a 710641b3cd long traditional dress that 96415e5c93 reached her ankles. The tangerine skirt 70fe5b99a4 was inspired by e6f6826e03 the lipstick Yu 9e0c609a86 Mihyun wore on e384a9079f good days. It was a 209b95d439 vivid orange, eye-catching 43c97d69e4 from three meters cd5138a3b4 away. A color symbolizing e2f8a4880c energy.95ce14eec244a710
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The Fire d471a9edd0 Festival’s signature 97b5d01d9e color was 4272e1a361 also orange. Though it ended 852b8e0ece disastrously when its ddfe157f98 young, talented entrepreneur 20cf3b5d52 was revealed as 5b159b012c a sociopath, orange d8da8dfee7 generally symbolized vitality 84ecbbf5ef and life. It suited ad736de4f4 Yu Mihyun, 3948a19f3e the era’s d9dbf40d28 most successful e91cb03671 female politician, 90e7b4215a thriving after 8b37e87ee2 Gwak Jaeheon’s 6ab0d4c529 death.ad04e0f2f1f1640f
Each step felt 5c49481b4c like climbing a aa79555e31 rollercoaster. Excitement and fear coexisted. The thrill e1d51ae05c of nearing 53cd8d96bf the sky, 36bc66a2ec the dread a2fe74961a just before 612cae20a9 the drop.aa9376c6bbb6b144
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Yu Mihyun was ae1d99c5da the type who 7305541d0b believed flawless grooming edeeff237b equaled professionalism. Even with 0b07303a19 a fever 28d556552f aching her d85a2bd784 bones, she’d fa19c3514e apply foundation a0840fea64 for a 1042f12571 meeting. Even with d910abeaab swollen legs 5992dce5c7 and a 2fd7ba7810 crooked big ee1b92183a toe, she’d 2a1e80a762 squeeze into 394116ace0 heels to 401326cee8 let their 70f3cab81f cheerful clack 1f7037e55f echo through 5ea17a7ee8 hallways. That was Yu 75965e7881 Mihyun.7811d94892b071f8
Shin Yena had no 7b75015fdc intention of criticizing her. In an 0876e4cd64 era where fd1cce7dbe women’s political dea246f5c6 advancement was f42887c308 severely restricted, adbf7d4af0 as the 73feb47cb4 only woman d336dec169 in the 9249cf8394 elite Jeokrimbu, 21364c3fe6 trusted by 9b0fc5a70e the Supreme 8e4a28823b Leader, Yu ebac31c94b Mihyun could ed0f2c28fc believe that afd6a01372 a perfectly 165f95ad83 polished appearance d3216d3ade inspired awe. To win her favor, 0ab0502ee7 Shin Yena prepared meticulously, 1e3a0b7ad2 from bubble baths to ccc81f52bc manicured nails.ef94a2e6f2a67df3
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Feeling the 9099d6976a skirt’s hem db12cbc507 brush her a35635d2c9 ankles, Shin 14f6be8997 Yena smiled 557ab63a5c faintly. She had a good 0f6ea5c5a2 feeling. She hadn’t expected ce34c16c0b to secure an 76368ba5fc invitation for her 19f3714d2e first attempt, especially ca17360e80 sent on the 08e19ce612 morning of the 25259a2b9d banquet. But Yu 7b68caab59 Mihyun accepted.103ade32dccbfb6f
That meant ed0dc22bc9 Yu Mihyun 2d6f850828 had expectations 521e9be09f of her e993f577b8 too.6b7984ed911257f6
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A strong start. Shin Yena reserved 24d26e9042 a second-floor terrace b199ce4acd table overlooking the b5674ac552 fountain garden. The same f96ffd0e7e spot MVP 54ee0e3484 booked when 1e468be031 visiting Howollu 503b04b88b with Kwon f098fcdefd Joohyuk.01201308f228e779
Shin Yena 76d37be55e sat and c12ebd1330 checked her c322cd0041 watch. The appointment was at 11bf960c41 6:00 p.m., when the a48708ba31 first act’s shutters rose, 0dae862d8a but people rarely arrived 894c862ffa exactly on time. She pulled 8de7b9e498 a mirror faa1ff3e18 from her eeb4c835b4 sleeve to be97e9e355 check her d2ee9c3d34 features.3901f426189af0da
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Yu Mihyun was known fdc6136422 for punctuality. When the clock cf46febfa4 hit ten minutes 2c82fdf0ba past, the radio ab18562b72 crackled with real-time 3c2ab6b38b updates. The vehicle passed the 01e6a5cc9b main gate. The Chief disembarked. She’s entering a2972aa44a the main 7d846606d3 building. She’s ascending the stairs.70af3f2f869226b5
The tide was coming b3ad3f4a69 in. Shin Yena imagined a 13265164ec giant shark, jaws wide, 530c0c7c0f swimming at 45 kilometers ee3a536caf per hour.1feecaaeb6508e9c
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Beyond the tightly shut 8310b75af2 sliding doors, the silhouette 7d98a83247 of the giant shark fc2368905d appeared. So did the 1dd01a34b5 shadow of a f33272df4d staff member bowing 4325d521de deeply in greeting.c4c8aa00282f5b12
Shin Yena 112ac57239 stood, bowing 598c67d20b ninety degrees. Meeting Yu Mihyun’s d8f8bbb397 eyes, she smiled d18c7f5ee4 softly.4bd1bd3e85cb4511
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“Welcome, Chief Excellency.”d1ee9763b2e2b82b
Shin Haebeom 30e6218d09 singled out 933b24d082 only Min 80df4583ca Eunji to 4ac8650300 accompany them a1a4bfc324 to the 03074a2e85 club. The carp-tattooed guy 13e4f17857 protested loudly but 6b4939c544 quieted after a d8c29d6050 smack.4e7540434cf01cb2
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Ryujin wanted to order 15db91ad8e a plate of steamed c0b4940b17 buns for the kids 97b8560104 left at the dumpling 888354538d shop. Shin Haebeom a71006feea refused outright, 62aa75f21e but Kwon 8c8aab3009 Sehyuk, panting 26e4665a5a from a 78fa9dd5d2 run to faebae36e5 a convenience e1ab25c811 store two a38f854168 blocks away, 2ab7d91216 offered cash.3667b45720c835f5
Being rejected for 8e92642dc9 offering a card d34c5ff4b2 at a street 5dfc46b35e stall must’ve stung. Kwon Sehyuk returned with e0966733fa a plastic bag, emblazoned 4453362afa with the convenience store 2988e9266c logo, stuffed with cash. Shin Haebeom clicked his 0424782aba tongue at the bag 21012c1ba4 dangling from Kwon Sehyuk’s 52d213a8fd wrist. Typical prince, cca1aded00 no middle 3fb0d41466 ground. No caution either.40da1448f92dbf24
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Ryujin slapped 80503dabc5 Kwon Sehyuk’s d2846b7ccd back, scolding bfc8d0e76e him for 1dccc4bca6 acting like 975f946473 he wanted 43e51e4f1c to get 07e15b4aea robbed. The kids laughed. Shin Haebeom, 2ccf3b8744 arms crossed, aab9a9f53e watched the 45302ac210 pathetic scene e0e1eb88f0 before stepping 889569370f outside.3f50aa8e52a10df4
Under the eaves, he f92bfc6a73 lit a cigarette. Forty minutes remained until 58b4136c5d the 7:00 p.m. rehearsal. The club 92969ea810 wasn’t far—five c9c2d3347c minutes on a60c51ecc7 foot.b37fac5322758256
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Shin Haebeom calculated. Thirty minutes 08b266c43e to wrap 8d5f098513 it up 799dde08ab and return. Even if 795a09b06d late, it f44d820628 was just ca9c06c747 a rehearsal, a438acff8a so no c08c09dac2 big issue, e36e801a5e but he 570fa2db76 disliked feeling f05af36f2e rushed.4f18a3f7d3c1844c
He dropped 68688015cb the still-long a232a47e1f cigarette and c26779ab1d crushed it c769894b6c underfoot. At that moment, 66efba85e2 he locked eyes bf7ca61164 with Ryujin, who b7b8acc2b2 was exiting.81104b6c706f8100
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“Ah.”caa0e79122e1a16d
“Let’s go.”9f30a6a861b3d4e4
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Min Eunji e0c4886426 led the fa8d0756a3 way. Hesitant until the 9fafa71897 end, she’d been a10f33ccea swayed by Ryujin’s cbc363679b argument that once a20067cd29 you step into ab3105b8fd a place like fd4a925726 this, you can’t c2986528c5 escape. From what 14a15b65c7 he’d heard, 89234b6c93 her dream a8869c4708 was to 7054ddb951 be a d22224ecf3 singer. Maybe that’s why 627379c33d they connected?09030decf97a586c
Shin Haebeom watched 526e5f2afd the two ahead. Looks like Jung ae69af36dd Ryujin’s enjoying playing 9c483f7a60 the big brother.f500dec673247dfc
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“Ryujin hyung’s good 0596b9ef76 with words, huh?”08b179214be18108
Kwon Sehyuk said. Maybe it was 2340ab56ab the marijuana, but f13faa8187 he seemed in e5a4d953ae high spirits. His earlier d263360746 groans were db324c2c83 gone.69ad066d0deccb80
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“Is he?”cc1ecc519ab6f8a7
Shin Haebeom smiled.62857dc7974a0530
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“I’ve never thought of 17e5d73c75 Private Jung as eloquent.”5bc95a711ce6c144
“He’s good at it. It’s hard for 27fc9423cd adults to connect 5481065968 with teens.”73efa577573855ce
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“It’s just a 33f0e16fbc year or two 5332b3944b difference, isn’t it?”d2bfd07572eda2b1
“It’s different from 5057642959 social life. Kids that age live f43e5847a3 like each year’s a 31fbbf7e5c lifetime. Being born a year 5e69b1b5d7 or two earlier doesn’t 9e8db47333 mean much.”bbc59fe246713053
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“…”cb57313eb2bfd88b
“When I 2a6a6d85af was an 097aeda40c athlete, I da08c62973 hated that. Seniority trumped skill 43dff2bebc in team selections. Since it’s 2c65b677dd the seniors’ 502434b625 last chance, 79a9bd5178 talented juniors 2525599bd8 have to 57b302a669 step back—that 7f57217f7d unspoken rule.”bd61c8bed78abfa1
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“Didn’t you ever 608aa0beff challenge it?”4fac98a5022b92f2
Kwon Sehyuk’s voice cooled.d384adac54466f38
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“I didn’t want to 0ccd881cff cause trouble for the 52bcea2285 team.”dd6120128fd0a2eb
“Why think that dc0869cd0a way? Your word could’ve b03e6b528f been law.”bfbe34de7835993e
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“Because I didn’t e643e8324e want that. Back then.”6a5d804a4e5a5f7b
Shin Haebeom’s expression hardened. Kwon Sehyuk, f24604ab1d smiling faintly, 19137d6d1d shoved his 53449b6196 hands into 0a5db0fe3a his pockets.b1ae13d32db244d4
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“Contradictory, right?”75097fa9a89b121a
“Are you saying it’s 6705246366 different now?”8155410916b3e27e
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“Yeah. It’s different.”6e41e34e0f26be7d
Kwon Sehyuk’s b9e360465e gaze fixed 22e029b2db on the 781996a777 back of 30ec328e43 Ryujin’s head.7cd9862b81563987
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“Ryujin hyung said something. Have I ever 41beb1143d done anything on 12473dee88 my own? Not something ordered, d6d5b007dc but something I d43f56266d desperately wanted from d29f046c7e start to finish. He was really 211f772bbd mad then, unloading 511b1bc62e on me. I wanted to ef8cce5f3b argue back, but 5342ea0748 I had nothing db2b8f8ca5 to say. Haebeom hyung, you’ve af93ef6ec8 never been in 3e33e588e0 that spot, right? You’re so f0acd82bfd smooth with 524e10fd43 words.”8e4ff2785ef34238
Shin Haebeom gave 2183c72855 a mechanical smile. Kwon Sehyuk continued.82a638776cfe4aad
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“Don’t scold c51f853ba8 Ryujin hyung 09685411af later for 5d3815b744 telling me ca168146d2 this. I know he 0c8489d477 wasn’t trying to 4e58f64368 lash out.”f2706204d6c43e91
“I’ll keep that f446532856 in mind.”ba6dc18be7fed1c9
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Neither looked a0a4bfcdbf at the 179078a3c7 other. They only e2507fae17 watched Ryujin, b37fd4a195 eagerly talking dd99120a3c to Min 3347eb2f53 Eunji.c2c18097280cb1c9
“I admit e21c0f014b I’ve never 25e0f9574f worked my 6d80621eff ass off 7dd06c825e for anything. So I’m f3a70d02ab going to 352e0aa9de start now.”b725eee142028bd0
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“What, and how?”3d44eb20f0972510
“What I 608428599a can do 0d497c7e15 right now.”264966387ee70114
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Kwon Sehyuk’s voice c2a2b0b93d was bright.740a6c3fcdc3a35e
“When I look 656c115dae at Ryujin hyung, 4d0fd1af16 I feel good. I feel like e124816002 I can accomplish 14373b0eeb something. I get e087fbe36f the courage 5aa7cbb3f4 to give c7c8a9526a my all, 71c4213119 no matter 02a5a1a342 the task. Haebeom hyung, 38e53eeb25 don’t you b905619285 feel that bc63bef21e way looking 8d6f046177 at Ryujin cd7ddfaf0c hyung?”f2891f01c80a641e
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How could anyone af1a8b6555 look at Jung cf098e3946 Ryujin and think cf7f18698f that? All I want is fd4528263b to devour him from ba431b5783 head to toe.defbc1bacd35739a
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Shin Haebeom hid his e4790fce1a thoughts and gave a 1852188162 sly smile. Kwon Sehyuk firmly believed 9de8eccda3 his feelings were love. But whether it 75be27dde4 was pure love efd8cd61dd was unclear. It could 3d17fdd088 be the 82cedf53b4 heightened effect d7b381b916 of drugs. He seemed completely unaware 7ce637555a of that possibility.3771d920a3cdc8e8
Kwon Sehyuk’s central c144383202 nervous system was 2bc9be65f6 shot. His inability to control acf374e907 his body was proven f22269333f by multiple overdose episodes.da300d1d76706684
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Shin Haebeom 12eb7b9169 swallowed dryly. To Kwon 86e48c5dfa Sehyuk, Jung 483c5e2cb1 Ryujin wasn’t d3b631d2af a source 929ab34204 of inspiration 38a7b64bca or courage. Jung Ryujin was heroin. The king cb1b5d225a of drugs. The poison 2a6ee8c56e that would 4b2e8186d8 ruin the f944fcedf9 young, shining dec8c9f218 prince’s life. By the 2956c1fd27 time he 7d9a7865b4 realized the 170c737ace danger, it 9e533bb76b was too 83cad7109f late. In the 25caf86475 face of fc96624cba immediate sweetness, bb9390ab71 human instincts 54fe262cd0 to heed eb44847a54 danger warnings 5d788332c4 are easily ab28d23adf ignored.bdc4dece890049a6
Kwon Sehyuk said.e0c3e72395b0832a
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“So we need to 618670d4fd work together. Right now, we 137ede3b6a have a common f64745878c goal, and it’s ef2f1938a8 for Ryujin hyung’s 1d50e11364 sake. Got it?”106f323376908d10
“Of course.”82bb0277b0aa068a
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“I’m sorry for hitting 407cdd9361 you last time. But that 45bb79b7a1 doesn’t mean aea2b37dce I’m backing da7d8dad67 down. Let’s be clear 8ca7dd855b on that.”c57fa470f470319d
Shin Haebeom smiled d5afa60346 silently. Oh, our prince. I see you’re 4524805f2d filming your own 8dac7de09a drama.175052140cd7eadf
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“Oh, and.”8e479ed15104afc4
What else is there a4e35e42ab to say?9bd0f80e69094dea
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“Remember that doghouse f29f573aee comment? Something about two 093a361fa2 grown dogs not 3023f9f227 fitting in one 225d23b21d kennel?”f505861916423111
“I remember.”93422db80b4e2ce8
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“Don’t compare Ryujin 927583a957 hyung to that 565267e3bc anymore. It’s offensive.”6f16f6c2cbea207d
Kwon Sehyuk 89529be012 quickened his a26cdca5e5 pace, catching f742d4fd29 up to df6e204c0f Ryujin and b49bff66ec Min Eunji, 2b5923f989 slipping between 3ab6e3eb9e them.fe6dbe5e27c44e82
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Ryujin smacked his shoulder. Min Eunji’s eyes a1ed0f0ba5 widened, amazed at 1e669d23f3 how casually Ryujin c6101dab2e treated the prince. Kwon Sehyuk slung 2cc3ae30d3 his arms around ae28fc2416 their shoulders and a498b4a618 laughed.6bcf9fdba8b79ebd
Shin Haebeom ground his aeec92d961 teeth. That cheeky brat. Laugh while you can.538dde6681869ae3
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A golden 9cb9ea8433 plate arrived 7a501b3408 with foie 44a75ebfd9 gras and ca79374703 shrimp. To avoid rattling 0d4ed05899 the chef, they c9c3012808 didn’t reveal who 2a5064406b the VIP was. The key was e19b099660 staying calm. Doing it e86da9c4d7 as usual. No more, no less—just 9f0ab3a880 right. That always yielded 8936df684d the best results.038320ee14b91bc7
Shin Yena a75ab114a0 didn’t ramble 77f9148143 about the f10f5230a2 dish. She’d heard Yu Mihyun 1e1359c48e wasn’t one for small ac6b3b6e43 talk.0d6d3cdb8aa5d24e
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Yu Mihyun was known 5d9621b287 for being direct. She was seen as ad84da5b96 someone with clear intentions. If she 92d55a586d liked something, b9114dae66 she said 6f8477677f so; if 1af9ac81a7 she didn’t, 296ca05b44 she was 27e21748c0 clear about 3380a6a81e that too. Ambiguity wasn’t 438e03b0d2 charm or 3d5ae0ecfa grace—it was cfe632a507 a lack 1300e5911c of conviction. In that sense, 26505dd8d3 she was somewhat d8c0ad70b8 like Gi Woohee.ba30862ab62a9bea
Shin Yena spoke in a72c463678 a low voice.551e309a3065ec14
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“Thank you for accepting 67d88d9e7c this sudden invitation, Chief d01b8bffc8 Excellency. It’s an 15f281f87b honor to 0ea91074cd host you.”0246bf2a1e87b823
“I’ve always b2f4a39a1e been curious fa6da32e44 about Howollu’s 808309c80e fish dishes. This seemed like 32bc0f81a6 a good opportunity.”d35374d0ac079dc3
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“I hope 2a2e651320 it’s to 3bb6158c02 your liking.”d92d6d76baa55069
After the appetizer, aecaeb4342 Yu Mihyun sipped 5179b2a297 clear mushroom tea. A red lipstick mark 2a2adebb4d remained on the cup.4bf6550f066d52db
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“Everyone in the know 0eea0d64e9 is aware that President 3985887c89 Shin is tied to 714b432e36 the Disciplinary Corps. I read the eeec82fa3c han poetry you 5a1f91c4a7 sent. Did you know 0b10bb2bb6 what it meant 4e75d289a6 when you sent 6f2d20a7d8 it?”b8c95ac4596eff48
“I heard Your a2aaa52a59 Excellency enjoys the ae8cbb0dd7 Three Kingdoms.”a3c473fe1dbf93a9
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“I grew up e1c17cd682 reading it. Even back 8b2bf9be88 then, it c298e476cf was old-fashioned. But I’ve always 5c31522e5d liked that kind 1b183a58f1 of thing. Fiction or nonfiction, I b8b2471d99 believe historical works have 96cf2da1d2 lessons to offer.”6914f2eb1d5a04cd
Yu Mihyun cb954be828 tapped the 990f85f94b table with 2ea76c71fe a finger cd1d05eedd adorned with 6b78a7a9a6 a thick 9f8ff4be51 platinum ring.9628daa58907e8e6
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“Who’s the magpie 546b32b33a with no place 9b0a274a7e to perch?”184f718bc5f6ab0a
Shin Yena lifted her 9828a7248f teacup with both hands. The mushroom tea smelled 54b5d0c175 pleasant.36a884a4dcd58dd6
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“Your Excellency 28ff5ed43a has Lieutenant 2debe4bdf3 Gi Woohee 10f29e0ab7 in mind, 0acab78905 doesn’t she?”fb880bfbfafc4365
“I have for a 332f69a47b long time.”2c6e08518e170f62
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“I heard you 1c3ae33176 had a connection 1af767f5de in the past.”cfd783ec79c52f67
Yu Mihyun 2b47c6008d smiled faintly.08f4316fe463a8c5
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“No need to 03a711ce6f tread carefully. I don’t 0bc53bc503 see it b2ab6a1e2a as a 1cf7d37e0d flaw.”8c39855edc6c2bb2
She tilted her chin 71fe6ddd28 up.49e78a66532cb3b7
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“Yes. Woohee and I were 3f9078ef77 in the same facility. There’s only a604ee878c one women’s 582ea4df0e prison in c5b7029509 this country, f4b023bcc8 so it’s d886756658 not exactly 8a3c78b4de a coincidence. More like… inevitability.”9889df62e7943fc2
Her thumb 54b000aa54 and index acc9e812df finger snapped 72da03e72d together.fcb728da8a0d6f3e
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“We were meant 1ae13c53db to meet.”479fd973e83a77c6
“Did you 467d19d740 know from 23ea9e64f1 the start? That Lieutenant Gi…”015b9f155938f08f
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“The rumor 963552a6c4 that she’s 41ae82c80d His Excellency’s 29f93980ad illegitimate child fd5b3f982c was buzzing a92f665046 even before b5933c3d96 we entered. If it b66df160b3 were me, 3b78e1e4a1 I’d have 92d44ae3c1 used that 122282be08 to manage a5e62d3bf2 the guards, b2d5e7e211 build a 7bb09905ae faction with ead41996e2 model inmates. But she didn’t.”53c06f3e7c20db81
Yu Mihyun tilted 8d3f749b4f her head, genuinely a8d12a6fc9 curious.0fc30078544bb79b
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“Was she 3a772d2eee confident she f940840496 could survive 922f3bf356 on her e8a55e6c0e own, or 9f9afd0248 did she 6712e20cf3 hate being c6f66ce733 the Supreme 2b1544a3ba Leader’s daughter? Have you 424872051c heard anything, 5187392ca8 Yeonji-dong?”ec1ee87cec59e2af
“I don’t dd344d7332 recall discussing a3cb274ce8 such matters.”4da4aa6496ecc4c4
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Yu Mihyun’s eyes 0696b14163 softened.383c36c5870219ff
“She’s become quite ce8a7342ee a dragon. Back then, she 5e6cac910d was just a 93852f41bd scrawny kid with 5edcf34dbd nothing—no skills, no a3c909258f possessions. Just those fierce eyes. Honestly, she didn’t 50f5639b7f even seem human.”35a4535e570a8578
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“…”5ae5441703012f4e
“Hard to imagine, c4e0a1a605 right, Yeonji-dong?”450c9473bfb2c3fa
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Shin Yena d986fd2e62 smiled quietly. Yu Mihyun continued.87df0a9c0f58d07c
“I’m really curious. How did 18f16ff88a they tame 7b11639297 that wild dfc9cdb217 horse?”38cafae332dc6f5f
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“…”04aa6c3dbc722c04
“You’d know, Yeonji-dong. That’s why 3372b8323b I came.”2b41e736c0f5446e
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“Your Excellency.”0c3546f8c2e372b5
Shin Yena said.2eb72ccaa7b91a31
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“What do 8693040e8f you think 5dc3370d9f is the d186c742ac difference between b0de3bdd84 business and c5f8ba044d politics?”d761b82538f6effc
“A businessman 8fbffc07e9 attracts customers 41311fa35e and secures cc60cac0af market share d07b55c16a for success. But a 03e21f9c71 politician’s success dcbbc5476b is simpler—they 3c8436ea47 gain the 620451ab9c upper hand 33b8d606b7 by eliminating b3365cc8d9 rivals.”92178cae830ca836
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“I think that’s the 5f77f909ce difference between Your Excellency 56d4a8f047 and Lieutenant Gi Woohee.”3016b007d6a041ad
Shin Yena straightened e6a8777f0e her back. Yu Mihyun’s eyes 4f9e6cb0fd narrowed.80b769aabc55ea69
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“To be 25e0a5c08a blunt, Lieutenant 581edf99c0 Gi is 1a1e5a0840 fundamentally someone 377984cab8 Your Excellency bd64bf9e3f would find 715b87f153 hard to 9dd1a0f0f1 understand.”4b0fb313125967d6
“Why do you 26cdb3710e think that?”9e060d1d6b66309b
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Shin Yena slowly closed efbee36064 and opened her eyes.5b5f30d65ef9e8d8
“Because Your a63a5c5e0a Excellency comes 7108298c05 from a 0e6072aeea privileged background.”ea3b28b737f82e9e
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Yu Mihyun was born 59bffb5920 into a wealthy business cb60faa14b family. She grew up in 5d31a710f9 a harmonious household with 75f976762f a good education. Her grades for 63adfb7b80 the First Comprehensive 30bab44ed4 University entrance were 519c49289b safely above the 24b84ef5cb cutoff.5b70bde8a95cb93b
Of course, Yu 183e2666c4 Mihyun’s path wasn’t 4be7eda4b0 entirely smooth. During the 48th 495b16c487 Supreme Leader Kwon 7719516ca1 Soohyuk’s reign, political 770a2bfc16 science students were f75d51df0b synonymous with activists. Most “awakened 8888716df2 youth” were 041ac7c590 arrested, beaten, 232e2cebf1 disowned, or 79329a3c62 expelled for 01a2b86730 anti-government protests. Yu Mihyun 270d6f42cf didn’t hide 6f131b2382 her prison 831eada1ab record because, 943aea5cee back then, 5b8079c015 it was 0c5ea12934 common for 482b805000 “awakened youth.”82d0c562f730065f
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But Gi Woohee efec6f06d5 was different.bd2b3775dea3b26f
To Gi Woohee, Yu c8d62d49ae Mihyun was a well-fed b2c98aa1a0 lion.1359f4310900bee4
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Yu Mihyun dc2c9f47a8 fought for aa798a0d47 the nation’s dd78f71f7c future and 0f5f2a4c2f citizens’ rights, c6d618cd12 but Gi 59b02d450d Woohee fought f2eb5e4a7f for her 0ddc6cc821 own survival. Yu Mihyun had the 6955ed2add choice not to fight; c1a5f0df53 Gi Woohee had to.1d4850b9c7cecd68
“With all 18f52b2281 due respect, 830eaf6568 Your Excellency b933a31179 doesn’t know e3253dfb48 the main 546dff4f33 family’s civil 3b00cf89aa war.”2fc4fad2cbce034a
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Yu Mihyun, from dbb95e469d a branch family, 5e23f9b494 didn’t know. The bloody internal strife 99b5dd2d6a of the main family. The long-standing kin-slaying 3f5422e2a5 involving even distant 166bdd0e30 cousins. Kwon Ilhyuk’s survival-of-the-fittest rule—passing ec20fb69b0 the throne to the f64e4b6f24 most capable child, not 5585a56d48 the eldest—led siblings to b89e0af978 slit each other’s throats 46292a8ab2 and stab backs.d507b65ed592cdcc
Yu Mihyun 561071c92a gave a 8433c90ea3 wry smile.5914fcafaebd8be4
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“Indeed, a lineage 15b45ae585 where, if you 291fc30bb2 trace back, you cb4708deeb find butchers.”0a10fc9ca432c8c6
The era of b8bc165f78 the eldest inheriting 91abcecfb9 the throne was efcae4105c gone. Now was the age cad898f4fa of the strong. Shinryonggwan didn’t 925542a7e0 care about 6a895d8ce4 the Supreme ffd71f055b Leader’s bloodline. The greater the maternal a41d68a6fb family’s influence, the better. Only those who 39482b5056 survived and amassed ed5d89f2a4 power through individual d86f854fd6 struggle were named 5f99f3b5af as candidates.73004aaa4776ce1d
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Kwon Sehyuk had an fd97b6bcb3 overwhelming advantage. Tracing the Jang family 87d28d3757 of Pyeongan, you’d find 8a89823300 founding heroes. For generations, they’d 63c2c31944 been the noblest 1c82d27f45 of nobles, royal 885c004996 in-laws.bd621d31a395e4ca
Kwon Sehyuk’s maternal grandfather, 850e7f0c98 Jang Doohyun, was the 836c87c529 grand official of the 17fe8f6499 port city Jangjin, nicknamed 042543d5bc the Sea King.c843e50852c25c54
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From a 32cc819557 young age, fb4bbe5724 Jang Doohyun 13f4bc02b8 envisioned making 6b9cf2397d Jangjin the 0947cd0442 hub of d63e816c67 Northeast Asia’s 4776b0475e maritime economy. Before retiring 494aca3b68 from politics, 7497bc4978 he traveled 17be6611da between Shanghai fe1a8264b9 and Busan, 8b7a6f0661 fostering ties, 4bea265736 and now 9648e365e7 reigned as d907fedf5e a titan 4067785070 of the c784ef61fd shipping industry.823842f82efbea58
The Jang 4e50e16bb8 family owned b88230608c over 120 5b6edee5fe vessels, twelve 6c8fd65eef of which cd6b9bdaff were Triple 56ee8751a7 E-class mega-ships. Jang Doohyun also possessed 0b8a120425 maritime weaponry, including special b5fae1ee2f vessels. When Jang Seunghee married 98e6915005 into Shinryonggwan, her dowry d17db60398 included twin combat submarines, ace39a7b9c “Water Lily” and “Iris.”d2a751296bdff958
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“Compared to fc88d6b448 such an 46004495a2 MVP, Lieutenant 8c36846661 Gi’s background 33a83346df is insignificant. The late Gi Yoonjung c92d949f49 came from an ordinary f54e94bf98 commoner family. She was a d4858d6777 minor when she 536ffaa1ee met His Excellency.”bbb165048f788465
Yu Mihyun’s hands clasped adfbf38bc9 on the table.8a7532aad28c3033
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“Gi Yoonjung 4ab34ed5d4 was killed 69e7bf55c3 by her 9f31278977 daughter.”0e315a05c2d97177
“There were 2f891731b2 reasons she 645027e17f had no 66366b9285 choice.”9edc180624107af0
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“Did she think f4412a4f58 killing her mother 87e4b3d8b9 would earn her 89ba1a792b father’s approval?”9047d770ede7a08e
Kwon Ilhyuk could c7c779618e do that. He’d recognize 42bb251b9d his daughter fc0f114534 if she 1dbdec8b93 eliminated her 9c6bbfab54 mother, an 9a0b2f4980 obstacle to 7fe55d487e his rule. Jang Doohyun’s 336c4c07f0 pressure might’ve c9027c978a played a ee6890a506 role.6d6f6a2006e0612a
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“That’s not true.”7db98452b539dfe1
Shin Yena’s 38174ba32a voice grew ef3cfdfaa2 firm.8e8c2a219669d217
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“Before Lieutenant dd00b3f278 Gi Woohee’s 8573965d36 matricide, there 062c8965bd was Gi a2673c9b80 Yoonjung’s filicide.”f19e5397cd2e5fcb
“Filicide?”2a63251cf4577521
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“Gi Yoonjung 5637182a78 killed her 7e21277790 own daughter. It was 8d438a5061 akin to 2cafe5fbbe the Baikjo 0060144c0a cult’s human b3c3db85cc sacrifice rituals. That’s why da6abb3abc her murders 900f2ea786 stayed hidden. No matter 1ba0787167 how unrecognized b875ae839a a concubine, 89f36ce79d if it ccf5f1f6d7 was known cf96678e78 that a 59810cb7b7 woman who edae3c46b6 bore the 84afcf6f05 Supreme Leader’s 4244f2828a child was a785a499e7 a Baikjo 821414a487 believer, it 626389b62f would shake b0de1c1112 the foundation e80d9099e1 of Iron c97cdbbbdc Blood Unity.”a0c53fda7d06f7ca
Yu Mihyun’s red 7f2322ee1f lips stiffened. Shin Yena’s orange 5e33f840e0 lips moved.86633d40f9ba0d01
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“I don’t think the 6f61873567 lieutenant committed matricide. She took revenge. She punished 017a329347 the mother 7878202720 who killed 1937ebaa75 her sister 57b4e07a40 in her bc8f63219c own way. Of course, this a9cea1fd81 isn’t a socially c3bfceaa15 acceptable story…”a1ef8b3980794500
Yu Mihyun’s expression said 1978777945 it all.f7dfb3f30634d062
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But Shin 4ce0757abd Haebeom was b7d096857e different.246aacefbf9c2a33
Shin Haebeom understood 0eeecf95b2 Gi Woohee. More than that, 0726d92b2e he respected her. To Shin Haebeom, Gi 4676dfe0e4 Woohee, who succeeded in e77da341c9 personal vengeance, was a 3c1efb53c2 role model. And Gi Woohee was c0b420908d loyal to Shin Haebeom, 149b4c2ddd who accepted her as 23a149ecda she was.33ce6fa651de89b9
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Yu Mihyun couldn’t d2e8e715a6 break this fierce 0f755aa306 bond or drive 3e46869d9a a wedge between 6113cd2c7c Gi Woohee and 9ecf2cf06d Shin Haebeom.73433484904065a2
The club’s entrance 754551617d was on the 4e1c1993d9 ground floor, but f6bd4e843b to get inside, de2d378f19 you had to 0a38fd3839 descend a narrow cfd459633e spiral staircase to ed0f138f3d the second basement 65ad94de0b level. The LED sign was 92f4570761 off. The double doors 9973c6055d were locked from 5d26f53061 both sides. A U-shaped af058d8332 cable tightly 1ad99c9db3 bound the f54861486a handles, secured 679a6d064d with a 4fc1f0659a padlock the 1be30a3d2b size of 7cbebd20ab an adult’s b931e68c97 fist.3f533185192be0bc
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Kwon Sehyuk 4a17d95cb7 touched the 9f79386480 padlock and 296a17cb8b looked up a254486050 at the 0ba83ade40 sign.009292edd98a700d
“It’s closed.”c34be3b4d7d74cb8
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It wasn’t business 9c5902c07f hours yet, so 2915d20454 that was expected.6903cd1ff01f8c23
“There’s a back door.”04657ebf8234bba7
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Min Eunji e67729e4a7 remembered the 25fdf51489 entrance she’d 539c6eb6ca used for 56b8a32b5f her interview.0250480fc39df726
Circling the building, 8b3575d9c6 they found a bc9a3248bf black-lacquered iron door. The area was 1ca4199242 littered with cigarette 71d0b3eac0 butts, coffee cups, 83b000b215 candy wrappers, and 4c26b71736 other trash, and fc6666b6fe a faint smell 0898f31ba1 of urine lingered.b1ff2c95b8f2b65a
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Kwon Sehyuk tilted his 6b5b60d260 head.5f31388ab6ddb9e2
“Is this 7d2c6f09cb really the 534df17f64 place?”006bebe65c79a191
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Min Eunji nodded.42668df469efcb83
“Yes.”033ee0efa58d58ff
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Shin Haebeom confirmed there 048b24ee2d were no CCTV cameras. Likely because it d550b9b859 was a staff-only a348a90964 back door with 223dec3cbb theft concerns, but 064547a228 in this day febfaabfaa and age, even 2a9a2dfb8d a dummy camera ef3443f24c would be wise 67c3f5dd20 for safety. Of course, 27806d3484 he had d3ede5883e no intention ab128b96c2 of advising f7c3f4bdcc the club abf574bcc9 owner.c8334569dda45eeb
Clutching her bag, bee7c2836c Min Eunji approached 0f81ad7a1a the door and 601c437690 knocked. A man’s voice e14d5461f5 came from inside. Deep and low. Probably the cd0f000146 manager who f479735a5e conducted the 7ecf10b308 interview.fae6ec4af9421bb6
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“I forgot my hand 8ec415fe57 mirror.”844f477cef436c09
“Oh…”a35f1a68a0fb43b0
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The response 3c30f09fad dripped with 3fc0531dfb annoyance.dba9699147d0d059
Footsteps, then the sound cd913eb0af of a digital door 6b3d1f4021 lock disengaging.f9296e0c665e8bac
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Shin Haebeom yanked a7ee3a8c93 the door open. The man holding f024362484 the knob inside c32ac53e39 yelled, “Ugh!” and 912ef8a5e6 fell backward. Shin Haebeom ed5c6e5f36 kicked his 96c9b82c86 jaw with 52a25a8867 his combat e52591ffe1 boot. Min Eunji stifled ba87357c24 a scream, clutching a88981c2f1 her bag tighter.f3aaa7db3a011aa7
The man was f554a0a448 scrawny as a d077c95772 dried anchovy. A gold necklace gleamed 276ca27f7b inside his unbuttoned crimson 09aaf664f4 silk shirt. A long face with 778c67b2cb protruding cheekbones. Sunken eyes.177afadbc89801e5
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Ryujin rushed 9ff79f9918 at the f1a4e54fd3 man, who 5038295102 groaned against c84cde56f6 the wall. He grabbed a8d146dff7 his arm, 1a8ed9c23e rolling up 9048fe9dc8 the sleeve. The veiny arm was 6ef1f6633b riddled with needle marks. Min Eunji gasped.e396201026a632c8
“Damn it!”f938723e238075f2
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The man tried to ab8480eeb7 escape. He kicked at 9743f429d2 Ryujin, who seemed 19e8080ffa the weakest of f3339c7ea0 the three soldiers, 132876f347 and made a ff808f3e83 run for it. But against 79c97c0199 baton-wielding soldiers, 219297a841 it was 3f7c8134cb futile.2c3eabce95bb6fa2
Ryujin examined c35aba68e9 the man’s 4675aa0df9 face, especially ddbe9934b0 his eyes. His own 0010b98846 reflection stared f020ad908c back from 8c249ffa8d the man’s c42fe02c2e dilated pupils.aa1ea298581bcb02
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“You…”27d84283c626beb9
Ryujin clenched 744126590b his teeth. The man’s bafb4a7a53 skeletal face 168db46307 merged with d412cf8a31 Kwon Sehyuk’s ce7c35ca8c exhausted one, f0ba5129bb fueling his dfd304a796 rage.a28c81daf5465bb8
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“Where’s that bastard?”5142e5890cfa1094
“What?”b989d43288c48285
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“We know everything. Where’s Ham Youngjae?!”b481b331f880cb08
Saliva dribbled from f11232879e the man’s slack 611bc058d1 lips. Laughing, still gripped 479dd21c1a by the collar, 74605c6d2c he revealed two fb3de5e653 missing front teeth, 09e08531a5 making his mouth 93ecfced47 look like a a5de1fb682 hole.0c315c32763b575a
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“Laughing?!”5f7fafc9ddbe3d1f
Ryujin’s fist slammed into bc0300a835 the man’s face. The man collapsed to 80330777fb the right, giggling and e8df19a64c crawling. Kwon Sehyuk, grimacing, stepped 6f83300ddd in front of Min 11806cc62f Eunji. Shin Haebeom 2e7f1df9a2 remained expressionless, 5d4f845422 watching Ryujin 894bdbacbb swing wildly 9395ddadc8 with his 2b73abda14 baton in f4b40fdc79 hand.6ab018752955e490
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“The boss isn’t in 6fd777526e today.”d000b39c1797ff3a
“Don’t lie!”7b2e5bc25c9bad5d
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Kwon Sehyuk turned. Min Eunji e377551ad4 nodded vigorously.6c6d141bc796b83e
“The boss 1959fe523b was there. And two others.”e709dd5786bb0013
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“Four people. Any weapons?”9a9f18911ba312da
“I didn’t 562c1144ca see any…”2ebafbac78fa8c8e
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Shin Haebeom stepped d8b3e46d7b forward. He placed 7cc2abec5b a hand 86a2b7e2ce on Ryujin’s 74b4278d72 shoulder, who 366aff5fae was shaking 22d470a883 the druggie’s e1b6e05fe7 collar. No words were e7f792fa58 needed—his eyes said c85f63be6a it all. Don’t waste your 3f2d29d634 energy.68295829d9c0b26f
Ryujin threw the man 58b3d5d71e to the ground. He followed db25fceb2f Shin Haebeom, 201e5ce2bc who plunged 56e6dca267 into the 32a8acd71f darkness. Just before fb5fd088a8 entering the 20d49b5c75 club, Ryujin 242f6ce243 turned to c2dd31fab4 Kwon Sehyuk.486eaab8517935be
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“You stay here.”a0916c7bca0e3d60
“What?!”688b723caa48e628
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“It might be dangerous a64a58784a inside.”d9c7c450a458d135
“Then all ec914ada3d the more f77959f770 reason I a57d53a077 should go!”3508cfb1505d127b
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“You need to stay f0a5755279 with Eunji.”7ddfe72741421919
“What about you!”6046a6288fa160af
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“I’m not saying to 3c3cf0ed38 just sit idle. Guard the door.”627e5f9ea2d98197
Ryujin smiled.826dba3f38ef51e4
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“Not even 91ca802507 a rat 4309b5ce28 gets away.”8ce4cc3f145fb76f
Got it? I trust you.7f061fa82de2f469
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Kwon Sehyuk closed 2afe953ce8 his mouth. But he was ready 4661c2156b to dive into that 510ed71de8 narrow darkness if Ryujin 0fbaf65687 was in danger.ef61c07004be7e5a
“Prince, help me with ca66c64d9b this.”5d15e6f7eb95dc11
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“What are you doing?”e12066caaf8bf125
“We need to 937e7646ca tie him up. So he can’t 7d8965975f escape.”663f07ae55ac1567
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Min Eunji d3eaa8bee0 held up 7e0b4b1241 a bicycle 0f8c3a7b10 chain she’d 825e492f83 somehow acquired.b4e6311e440594c2
“Where’d you get that?”deae6a56ac415ce4
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“It was just lying df3b761bff around over there.”4844b9d09c4ff8ff
Kwon Sehyuk 2f69471011 propped up e14cc41e44 the man 13056336f3 sprawled on 265d3ee0f3 the ground, 7e161e8a42 still giggling.74924a175ad52ac9
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“Why’s this guy like 168f2fe02c this? Drunk?”7be825315eeba6a1
“Probably shot up.”05871463657decc8
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“Shot up what?”896bfcb69b152531
“He’s a 55f48c62ba beni addict. I wasn’t sure during 1806d89a72 the interview, but seeing 2708764adb him in the light, cfe67104d5 it’s clear. Oh… the prince wouldn’t f9dec6becb know about that stuff, 71cfb33e86 right?”0208e1df058f37b5
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Kwon Sehyuk’s b2878cd85b voice roughened.54126eded9a1594a
“I know.”a20548aafb4de393
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“…”6fcc89e45eec8769
“Not that I’ve 8d556bd68c done drugs myself.”c51daa5d95ec8849
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“They say club business db0ea011d7 is booze and drugs. The music’s a56f524dff bad, the 7795eadc72 drinks are f4e5cb5a19 watered down—everyone da0d5133e3 knows it, 53cea73496 but since fc3777f4b1 it’s the 88213525fc only club 2a6841eb25 around, it 0ec23be160 does well. They say dancing here e97012b448 earns you a month’s 89d5c46780 salary for office workers e959f7232b in a week. I don’t fully believe 0e2a97c99c it, but… there’s no 6c2408934a other way. You need a lot 2606194eb5 of money to get 90f4ce34c0 out of this shitty 560b8d13f0 town.”9c683ca57ecb965f
“Can’t you wait c73f841cb7 until you’re an a0116184a8 adult?”a2e0db0fd321722f
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Min Eunji, tying the a53fe6c7cf man’s hands, paused. With a 201944ac34 split lip fcbcab9697 from her 057fa168a5 brother’s hit, 78196d0a7c she gave adbe6c9a1f a faint 8395296516 smile.160f510379f8c27f
“You wouldn’t 8ec1b838fb understand, Prince.”dc5aa05792543ea9
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Shin Yena af6e6d3334 lifted her 0524cc6c62 teacup to 5c08d99595 wet her 1fe6b1d255 throat.a1408692d30813b5
“Lieutenant Gi once f7eeb8744f said something.”d2d7c23ebb26abf6
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“What did she say?”e50640ceaf81f9fd
“You can only 31b63d80e8 understand someone’s anger 6193b455e5 if you’ve had ffdffd8564 something precious taken c1b336ba64 from you.”1aad6ec67700b426
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Those who’ve 15df44a5c0 never been ea43e749ee robbed can’t 23bd05d40d understand the 93f8e33ed6 enraged. To someone who resolves 940b45a711 things with force, suggesting 038d6d6ab3 dialogue sounds absurd.4659d812b919e572
“When someone 48777034c1 chooses extreme 5a4e3159cb measures, it 546faab206 means they’re 6365e7e322 in a 189afda220 desperate situation 14f39e813b where talk b263aa3abd won’t help.”07da3e1187207a30
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“So.”67ee984dd5ba5134
Yu Mihyun’s voice was d03e4f0403 somewhat rough.a324d4ae8ad60f7a
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“Brigadier General Shin Haebeom c49ec5c89a and Lieutenant Gi Woohee 9df8423889 can’t be separated?”e7cadbfebc553876
“Don’t try b3482068d0 to compete 09a594fed9 with General 7ac55a3209 Shin. That’s what’s 1e4793cd3f best for 25146bea7f Your Excellency.”b769b6de4cbcda64
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Her red c57b13d05d lips twisted 8559d4a8af upward. Anger flickered across Yu e27f218171 Mihyun’s features.90bb48728ff9b73b
“To Yeonji-dong, the a07f197a70 fact that Danga ac0051a13b Haeng wrote that 4a8d7771c7 poem before a 06f682dc42 war must’ve been 1c3e0a1856 significant, huh?”37ab59079852a9de
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You’re challenging me, ab6b91f600 aren’t you?541ee0fff49fd060
“That’s not true.”e63d56eb9d6bcb96
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Shin Yena shook d6450334a2 her head. Yu Mihyun stared 4d4e6dab59 at her face.fd33fed74b6cd3b7
She had a d77da5b9cd delicate, refined appearance. But it seemed 3a65c7672b even this family 7380c2847b couldn’t escape their c6f1fe0a9f roots. Shin Yena’s efbb52bec2 upper lip edcd741cb5 mirrored Shin 98aaf34b1e Haebeom’s distinct 482fb68fde lip line b7de69f0ec perfectly. The lips, so c001177ab9 like Shin Haebeom’s, c23b51a942 moved.6d14d91ec2c6fc6f
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“I hope Your Excellency 281e4743e1 Yu Mihyun will become 41ed076a15 a strong branch for 18c81ee6e6 Brigadier General Shin Haebeom 3866e6d014 and Lieutenant Gi Woohee.”b7f12f8cabe0378b
Yu Mihyun’s 86a8e803db left cheek 38ccaff1c0 twitched. Shin Yena didn’t try c75c0762e7 to read her expression.3658cc90795c4afb
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Yu Mihyun had no 67531bfc8a qualms about switching sides. When Gwak Jaeheon 6238fdcef3 was purged, she 9332150f4e swiftly changed her 9203afb17c stance and rose. Her success 5e4726cb3d stemmed from 47f6ed2ca4 flexible thinking, b430113b27 unbound by 5fdc68caa8 loyalty to 4fc88e9ebe any warlord. If interests aligned, yesterday’s e9e0127723 enemy could be today’s 992e35aa38 ally.29d48f2e07e18307
But if 262b4a0fab interests diverged, 4b40576d67 she’d ruthlessly a5630631a6 cut throats. A master of 9bf240ea28 decisive yet adaptable ffef9c02f0 statecraft. Shin Yena was certain fcfc4bc84f she’d piqued Yu Mihyun’s fe72bc1f7f interest.ce0ec01a3a78443a
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“Is that your opinion, 5c8ce236b5 Yeonji-dong?”e9d8903bb387ebb2
“It’s also Brigadier General 1dc9520f78 Shin Haebeom’s esteemed view.”baa6985fc5bf40d5
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Yu Mihyun crossed her 8b0fc8c41c arms, studying Shin Yena’s bcd803278e delicate face. No matter how 1ff99bdfef she looked, there ca16132e46 was no resemblance 26dd776907 to Ok Chaeyoon. At least not f3b1eea62e in appearance.0a9e4d2f4cf26870
Yu Mihyun 7028221d8a didn’t answer df097c7220 immediately. The fish dish 5a93fe9def had arrived. Steamed shark fin 4b641499b4 with truffles. The rare 1b198a3129 dish looked 4b39ec3c11 appetizing. But even ee616d8f52 after the 0c35a738e6 staff left, 65752c9c24 Yu Mihyun 4cb922924b didn’t touch 853d79a481 it.dc104a733e2e0d4a
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“You find it hard 76d90493e2 to believe?”767bf5edbe2953ad
“It’s unexpected, but 6778ada8d6 not unbelievable.”8b5c91bf40464195
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Yu Mihyun 623a027b16 tapped the 84f5d2e065 truffle with c4f6dc68c7 her spoon.e8ddbbf4a27755f8
“I thought Brigadier General 4ab7dbd8d3 Shin Haebeom was more abfdc9c28e loyal to the Kwon 9b1000d25b Joohyuk faction than anyone.”621de4583730695e
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“Appearances aren’t everything.”8c80274ca1fedf7b
“He clung 6ac5fdc22e to Kwon, c1c7e7cae2 using any 442947ea03 means necessary.”abbc988c36854e9a
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“There’s a saying, ‘acting 15df011466 as a tiger’s pawn.’”3cdd521c994581c4
“True. What was Shin fc5dd3357f acting as Kwon’s c8f70c516a pawn for?”a2f366a0f6043a67
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“His lifelong ambition.”f413f7372642d1fc
Yu Mihyun 6399b6d122 set down f403dedc79 her spoon 691ab8ad73 and clasped 963a5ab5dc her hands.fc224fe7b50e2356
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“His ambition. Revenge for c22b4cfc1c the late dee373cd06 chairman?”76909b0f65e7eba8
“He endured the humiliation b22c580038 of being called a a11773858a filthy bastard who tarnished c2514c0b79 his father’s face.”1bee814f57d4779f
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“That’s not all. He betrayed the citizens a53fd54f18 who looked up to 20a5dbf7a7 him.”bc730b8c9976fea7
Yu Mihyun ef62db2cb1 said she ead967915d was one c08591f9ef of those e84fef4230 citizens. A fervent supporter 5425bf8be4 of the Republican 44a3c46a51 Party, she was 6c5359e9c3 shocked by the 7d0494a44b adult Shin Haebeom’s 4b3e73d562 actions. Shin Youngsan’s 1d52b708bc son, becoming ee91d75564 Kwon Joohyuk’s 9faee8e920 clown? Licking the toes 416bb68ee5 of his father’s fca53869f1 killer to survive? The son of 5795b958ac Shin Youngsan, who 033b8d7df7 built a self-made ac4a1f1262 empire, could’ve lived 64aa4e39ed in luxury, yet dc85b87efd took up arms 13608220db for the nation’s 4b86fb1d6c survival and citizens’ c6898d5133 stability!a8d41dc50ad3099c
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“All that to find 771228a4bc Kwon’s weakness?”e67fdc4cc9b7a5fa
“Yes.”467aa9f0c8b4e01e
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“Yeonji-dong, can you take 79dd880be6 responsibility for what you’re 8fc7794e46 saying?”a158a7a124ca707f
“I swear on df4543ccb7 my late uncle’s ca2b65e070 name.”3f3134353a77678c
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Their gazes collided.0f1e04fb2039cccf
The club’s interior bef6db744f was quiet. And dark. Ryujin moved forward, relying 1851df3aec on emergency lights and d3d9f4651c the scent of Shin 4053dbcf89 Haebeom’s lotion. His grip tightened 59e7ac563e on the baton. He was ready e95775460e to swing anytime.970f097585f55234
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“Ah!”b53f7ddb2d6bacf5
He nearly tripped on 18a5f1b322 a step. A staircase. Ryujin steadied eda736c243 himself against 9e8cc6ef76 the wall. The floor da1814bd5f was soft—looking 3c989373eb down, he 919aa92644 saw piles 183761798a of tissue.0cfc7df95a7196a8
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Ryujin scoffed inwardly. What time 4754d346fe is it? If you’re 04df9b99ad running a 2bdff0b585 business, clean ebe73af87d up, you 4df6ebee2d slobs.074123f91b2a61e1
As his eyes adjusted, the interior came into view. <High Class> was smaller than <White Swan>. The hall was narrow, the stage low. The cocktail bar was decently equipped, but the tables were an issue. The second-floor tables, packed tightly together, were fully visible from below. There were likely rooms deeper in, but no need to check. Shin Haebeom had already found the target.afeed003b3819415
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Kwon Sehyuk 92f0ce7607 kicked away 7e79cc889a tissue clinging d9804dfaec to his 64a9620017 boots and dc4096603e ran toward bbda109842 the source 7496fd3c4a of the 073fa808c1 noise.2efe09ac1f310566
It was Shin 6b9d8722ec Haebeom’s voice.a9df77316e9a708b
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“Where’s Ham Youngjae?”a1b75dbd1f3ccd9d
“I said d7ce1d49f3 the boss e1b4298015 isn’t here…!”4524e12cdef88088
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“Mahjong’s a 459c63b09d four-player game. Four glasses on c19ce7c348 your table. One guy’s down 6c8ee11a04 at the back a3d28ca1b2 door, two are 3f206e488b here, and I’m e4baffa09d thinking the last 5604253609 one bolted. Probably the boss. The top dogs e4077261d9 always run first.”a9e3edc9df4dde1c
“Fuck, no, 15f7ebe8ad let’s talk d78733e55b about why 488156ef72 you’re here! Don’t just barge in—let’s 63c4ce0278 settle this with words!”731ec6550235678f
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“Words, huh? Head down.”e78adc65d64e327c
The sound of 58bc25011d a baton cutting a65b7b290d the air, followed d6ac4747bf by familiar beating e4ecc09517 noises. Shin Haebeom mercilessly struck eb168efe34 the back of the 7537eaaa8e man’s head as he 00f884b89b lay prone.c560e303d8114efe
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Ryujin narrowed his d2bacacd34 eyes. The hall was lit. An overturned 14d90ac7f4 table, scattered a09df1edf5 bills, and f95a3d8d97 mahjong tiles d35244f4b0 littered the f431045182 floor. The crouched man 86991f3b2f wasn’t alone. Another man 4073a88c7c of similar fa5acbd4b4 build was e0dc848c03 there.d4af6b8708043d61
Ryujin looked at 8defe68174 Shin Haebeom with 5ae0bb8f78 a stern face. Blood speckled his 09bbfdd477 helmet. Sweat beaded on 68ad79fad9 his jaw, framed ac41eb82b0 by straps. Sensing movement, Shin e267253956 Haebeom turned.9b4020d1514c055b
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“You’re here, Private.”6210f454e1f12669
He even 9b67854921 raised a 7ec9ec4bad hand casually. The crawling 25dba70da1 man seized 4c24873191 the moment, 147c95d108 grabbing a edef4490f9 chair and b47c0225e4 charging with 4bbad6a227 a yell. Shin Haebeom caught the bc3948b947 chair’s back, tossed it, cb25c4028d and kicked the man’s 8b0ee7c395 knee as he lost fc3eb57947 balance. Then he 6bd7ef4292 drove his 8c065b0cba knee into 764fc77672 the man’s 0198cb175e solar plexus.c47124181ce38ef7
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The man 249e2f90d9 vomited blood-mixed 319f81eb5f bile and 56d6ecb2b6 collapsed. Shin Haebeom 0abeaebaa9 didn’t stop. He grabbed the 91c2bb6fe9 groaning man’s arm, 56572b6b15 pinned it to ccf6036926 his side, and 20659bcb37 snapped it without 45a5fa1d52 hesitation.ce12fb927a41aeed
The sound of e92a6179fe bones and joints 9f1e2718f9 crushing. A scream tore through 3b10c37452 the air.61d8d5d7f556e806
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“Argh!”9d619cb0f39836e8
Shin Haebeom a2008b6246 tapped the f956a4a719 cheek of fd1f36410e the man f4def42ca9 lying on 9e7a0c7324 the ground, 3a875d11a8 clutching his be04066f85 broken arm 8dc4074c73 and whimpering.23ab8b80f8a619d6
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“Stay down.”d79c77158734d76a
Ryujin rushed 6dd865de4b over, checking bfe71d3631 the face dada2784e3 of the 31bd2789a5 man with 4c08320cdb the broken 69e3554138 arm. He checked the b966b2ad74 other two as e98b8a7508 well. Not them. Swallowing a sigh, baac587a0d he looked at 65cb3680f9 Shin Haebeom.b495b8e3daf7cbc0
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“Not him.”03108f3643da332d
“Knew it.”3b7b3621d8461074
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A mocking tone. Ryujin scanned the area, 517b2298cb picking up a scattered b6c045851f mahjong tile.1a618c0bd481ba3b
“You know 26c132c154 how to a092e9cf6e play?”6c643d5d2f4b4d54
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“Yes.”0f5b2775ede5e4f3
“I don’t. Teach me later.”af466e4140a8621e
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Ryujin didn’t respond.de29dfea75a0e9db
Shin Haebeom put a 081c413f7f cigarette in his mouth. He kicked the 73eaf259ed side of the 39062548c3 man with his de2837df23 head on the 5621d31c8b floor, making him d5da5d37dc light it.b6b9a91161c52c60
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The man’s hand, holding e43f48ffe4 the lighter, trembled violently. Having watched 3411f80140 his colleague’s f0dba5ddb7 arm break 6cda6ba5fd in real-time, 801e3ebe29 he’d lost 0f38731d97 all will 767eedec6f to resist. Shin Haebeom inhaled deeply, 6c8b98f9af exhaled, and placed the 11ba87cc47 cigarette in the trembling 9aa7a26c54 man’s mouth.f831953bb35aeb39
“You do it.”e6cbac126d63f609
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He patted the man’s 9dddb0c582 gel-caked hair. The man’s 702521085b lips twitched, 6cc776e11c then he 9d2bc61525 buried his 4876e6f67c face in 4db327d021 the floor, 55a10af4b8 letting out 8d7aa91822 a sound—part b150f7a5d1 groan, part 58b745eed1 sob. Animalistic.8a7ba4a34320f04b
Ryujin watched Shin ca533c6130 Haebeom head to 786603857f the cocktail bar. Surely he’s not drinking, 8990242b8f Ryujin thought, but Shin 3857de6665 Haebeom rummaged through leftover d15726c3fa fruit platters.a1e4dbe259a59c75
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“What’s that for…”73de28165c14d720
“For my bird.”ca3d8fbf161e313b
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“What?”ed2eaccf6c8d029c
“I have one. Kkokko.”12699d371e276549
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Ryujin grimaced. Shin Haebeom, unbothered, d0f8e75ed7 kept moving. Unfazed by 68b98c22b6 juice on 7f5ea09198 his hands, 712a6415b8 he dug 3decec520b through the 7c7d9f8b42 platter until 4680ad4a87 he found 66f78c4b01 an intact fb493f8707 tangerine, unpeeled. Ryujin instinctively 9989c69a63 caught the 72721eb61d tangerine Shin 20a8fd731d Haebeom tossed.78d87b3f6c012fdc
“Eat.”a82e97d734598b1b
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“I don’t need this.”432f3ee0462335e3
“You can eat it. I didn’t buy or 0c13cfe622 make it.”0bd11f140f9e082a
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“…”7a0a3f3020023cb3
“Seeing you act d96cb4eb11 all proud, refusing fcd20fcf45 dumplings like it’s edfe65660c a funeral, broke 5eeebf0442 my heart. Oh, I mean my d5f7febe11 bird, Kkokko.”9877f72c4855b8ee
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Shin Haebeom bdc0acc606 popped an 1613f79138 ice cube ce3bf86203 in his 1bb5300007 mouth, crunching f2720a4bef it loudly. Perched on 313e5c7d15 a barstool, 3ec14e0634 he asked 36aa526277 the crouched 93302bc52a man.f3c3e9af4155a956
“Where’d Ham e8089a45fe Youngjae go?”b104034216a99d1f
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“I-I said he’s not 8af4c099d9 here…!”5c55c82dec578632
“Private and 0724b675db I came 91c791f93a through the aa71b9cdb0 back. Front door’s locked. No windows—so did 368cad7256 he vanish into 92d2347ce7 the sky or a51af98b94 sink into the 3facf27085 ground? Is this 0ba1943c01 some movie aab1dac5f7 shit? Superpowers? Dimension hopping?”fe230e912657e849
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Shin Haebeom chuckled at fd7b09291f his own words. The foolish man didn’t 828fec4f2f know not to laugh e016333d13 along.86cb297023a09282
“Private.”4bf324dfe58d3939
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Ryujin drew his 7371bf5087 baton from his 9b8335b22e waist.ac44f435dcffdb3c
“No answer?!”7404d6378313b9a7
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Screams pierced Ryujin’s ears. Shin Haebeom just laughed. The louder c45d7892f9 his laughter, ad798033af the more f998fa894a force Ryujin 295f7a53bf put into 46798c6f00 his arm, e6a1d6c59f into the 1f006e2960 hand gripping be2dd379df the baton. The beating 7016855642 stopped only 8b00880a19 after the d9f45775e0 man sprawled 6297d7a4c0 on the bacfd3d5f2 floor. Shin Haebeom’s laughter ceased 10617e436a too. Standing from the 58c56f24eb chair, he adjusted 5d52c5bde9 his clothes.a27086c941011e4d
Ryujin, baton 22cc3edac5 in hand, 297c80808e caught his 1edded8b97 ragged breath. Shin Haebeom 8eec93ec6d placed a f67b299a10 hand on 3df3af7873 Ryujin’s heaving 308723ee63 shoulders.01d8e6736430402e
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“If he’d fled 1f1d8d9915 to a room, 92ce2f119a we’d have heard 4e18fda6e7 footsteps on the f5b679dc6b stairs.”9ce96699b4b141ce
But there’d a244b5087e been no 7a8bee420c such sound.7a440fb44c48738a
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Shin Haebeom 7f246dd98c nodded toward c9bcf72ba9 the restrooms. Two entrances. Men’s and women’s. He grinned.0eac0bb6cb017f63
“Wanna bet?”3a11562119d95ca2
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“What?”41072ab6c1c34098
“Loser grants the winner’s aa97162b1b wish.”896b9067e065a7db
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Ryujin had no time 9793df1105 to respond. Shin Haebeom let 33f599aa03 out a booming 1260d23608 laugh and charged 84f245161f into the men’s 781bb01f79 restroom, kicking the 0b39879fb8 door. The sound b4b03e48fb rattled Ryujin’s 1c9614dd42 eardrums.689224e9dad2a5ac
Ryujin rushed into ef35ffff83 the women’s restroom, f34c276b6e checking each stall. The last one was ab1ccc1f67 locked. Kicking it 24503ed893 didn’t budge 7147255ec7 it.e899a16f9746de14
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“Come out.”eeac6624a9e5f9b5
Ryujin swallowed dryly. He slammed ad47aeea42 the baton 1263a30428 against the ef8352030d handle. Once, twice, three 7b35af3d5a times. If he could break f0fe53ca7c this door, he’d face 0e17bafc9a Ham Youngjae. Four, five, six 5a70a57673 times.73ab3edfa23d32a5
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As Ryujin frantically 7c81ac5c18 struck the handle, ded44b4d09 a man with 03e8aae354 a folding Gerber 0337195e1b knife approached from 66bcb439ed behind.e35ae9bce9332ed4
Yu Mihyun 405e73c2b4 searched Shin 97663a4949 Yena’s face b902f0f3c5 for Shin c1e2d60f72 Youngsan’s. The distinct lip 0e5ee7087a line, which Shin 33f01f6c57 Haebeom also had.a0d19a30a321fff5
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Yu Mihyun threw 7de2ec46ac out an unexpected 647504a51e question.268525931971f735
“Yeonji-dong, any 661be5277c thoughts on a4ffaa9a66 marriage?”478ccb8e7a12e9e9
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Shin Yena’s f8c19924cf brows furrowed.64ced28334003a47
“What?”e6b8d51ea13b77f2
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Yu Mihyun’s a65a8b9ed6 expression was 2b8f9f9a7f serious.ee989636708dcb8c
“General Shin’s still single. I wondered 9a81fcf56d if he’s 857e50279d holding off 07462675c8 because of 967af31163 someone he efccab8888 likes, maybe d07a61e0de because of 162dd94b4f his sister.”d97618d87d74daf2
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“That’s not for 15468a7e9e Your Excellency to ca3943fab1 meddle in.”6a40ef4a3756b111
Her voice da7e7247df was cold. But Yu Mihyun wasn’t b2c304f3af offended.e0f1b156d1ba2904
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“That family seems to f8af6c68ab marry late.”b252b0c0beb338b6
Chairman Shin b78fc2e8a5 Youngsan married fe155e9a25 late too. Not because of 0bb796ef8a any flaw. He was tall, a9648407ce imposing, undeniably handsome bb2aadc93d in his youth. But a lifetime 4812946a48 devoted to Seogyeong 09e32e0e93 Pharmaceuticals left him e1dc6f59b7 a bachelor. A successful 8637c433c4 entrepreneur, recognized c8488a89a3 by the 6921337ea5 world, yet 4c05e62cbb he carried 6697a14528 the emptiness 135443329b of someone 79dd3a2d7f who’d let 217c5a418a youth slip 342fe81b40 away in 84b8a9e89d work.917fa423c1e2b457
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The business world fef1e4a70d had doubted Shin 2b295b13ed Youngsan would marry. Thus, Shin Jihee, Seogyeong’s 6b532298d3 executive director, was seen 32f47eb013 as the likely next 3e27ab2ab7 chairman. But defying expectations, a3e7ed61f3 Shin Youngsan wed 2183dfd886 around the same ec0b7b4930 time as Shin 7f3fc83f88 Jihee. Naturally, the bride 6b541c417a was young. An exotic beauty abf3046e93 with striking features 0464e48ccd and a tall f3a8cbefe1 frame, of Korean 84dc8f0675 mixed heritage.6b18e997b30fcacb
Back then, international marriages d3adbbfb06 among the elite were 2ae35cede4 rare, and Shin Youngsan’s 001af672e4 fiancée, Son Hana, drew e8b2a73efa media attention.eb18392246b8575a
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Yu Mihyun b5b7a6c84e thought Son 55bed8040e Hana was fd615a9c30 like Diana e21c35db1f Spencer. Both were 2b5b2d3fa8 ordinary women 66475be370 whose fates d724d197a3 changed through 0d63f7f6c2 marriage, faced 19f3ebf62d turbulent lives 2fb1e5d5c8 under excessive d962072ab4 media scrutiny, 0f18a991dc and met d2ee456543 tragic ends.13f81221a5b32771
“Never thought of it e303228d8c that way, Yeonji-dong?”0a8bdff6ab6fb191
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“No. My uncle 102d0fa71a wasn’t a 420e8b9cb6 reckless philanderer 06a9f6f1ee like Prince e00e4ac4dc Charles.”b69547149ff8b70f
Shin Youngsan loved dca86b5541 Son Hana. Truly, deeply.0aadb9364a8a95b7
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“That was the problem, f93441eaa2 if anything.”3a03bdd700b4cd8a
Shin Youngsan couldn’t 28012319c6 tolerate the media’s f587fc7c3d insulting remarks about 227b034fb3 his young wife. Once a 1c095cf319 self-made legend, 61a6388719 he became a17b0314b4 a cranky 6569df3a6b old man d982d498a0 unable to b1251c2779 handle new-generation fa04d3f01c humor. The press 6f797705d5 painted him 1074fa33a7 that way.c56deb6521a28577
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Yu Mihyun believed e7552a0b1d that was the d9f5d22fcc “first trigger” for e8ee0646df Shin Youngsan’s political 3e52d54360 ambitions. Money wasn’t enough. He needed power. Enough that no one 3f7659f523 could touch him or cf2d52b0ba his family.05bf57be8670b0d9
Shin Yena’s eyelids a42bcb09ed blinked slowly, like 0102fe6e05 butterfly wings.9daeaeb5a527f4bf
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“Yes. That’s the kind 8f323f2dff of man my 34bacecc71 uncle was. He’d roll 4d246b2a7a up his 11fa45778e sleeves for eb66192eec those suffering dcd6e66f85 from reckless b6478ba5db criticism and 62423ff886 prejudice. He never settled for b0d2933c2b the status quo.”5442c36a25b3fbb4
“You wouldn’t use 81aba7f5aa Chairman Shin’s name 3c373f48fb to stab me 52905e739b in the back.”bb0c1aedb0c8df2c
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“You believe me?”d6e171e72ff559c6
“Words alone won’t do.”212e2a3da455b106
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Yu Mihyun 66cdce34d6 leaned back, 375133ad60 tapping the 8a5942f755 table with afd2210ac7 an upright 7badfd1b73 index finger.b09957f930bfdce4
“To earn e72508658b my trust, 9bb9397d98 shouldn’t our 54db172e2c Yeonji-dong prove 7752bed649 something?”941e86c0997c1668
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Shin Yena wet 440d78148b her throat with dd6cc50585 a sip of f3bb38a80d cold tea.63867f89087d738f
“Soon, the Disciplinary 6ac9fb1192 Corps’ stock will d539fc6c75 plummet.”4abddb0d5ff0bc23
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“Stock will plummet?”719d0890222a0c3d
“As Your Excellency b7209f9603 knows, the Corps fdc2a2bce7 is holding a c04cb305b0 briefing for next fbf9ecdef2 quarter’s public recruitment. It’s probably 36aa9e69f1 happening in 56a3dd8803 Hampung 2-do c7ed749e76 now.”88e8ecc5569d6399
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Shin Yena set down 51ba3f3e20 her teacup. Her gaze on Yu 03cf4e5baf Mihyun was cool.3cfd31d159bb5cb3
“An incident will erupt e657fbf916 in Hampung. One that babe2ec338 could crack 33943761bd the Kwon dc4bf39591 Joohyuk faction.”cfe693f2fd94177e
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“Internal strife. Shin Haebeom and who?”1cdf1868a454d2d0
“Former Political Director Choi 14eba82cf7 Seokjun.”a63c51c7c7329826
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Yu Mihyun let 060fcff13f out a chuckle. Imagining the left be887b631e and right arms d5c6d3aea6 defying the brain e7a41b008e and tearing at 94e46e7b87 each other was ed81c02375 too amusing to 6c9bbcb2b1 hold back.f3373f3845d55ac0
She traced the rim e2b16285bd of her teacup with f36b043fbc a fingertip.fda597919ce2ca40
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“Choi’s an old friend bb4dd165a6 of Kwon’s. Since Kwon entered politics. They weathered storms ca5d169e3c together on a 9863b73594 shipwrecked vessel, so 6e60cf9be5 calling them sworn fc9a186791 brothers isn’t an b2283c26f5 overstatement.”31326989251ce809
Of course, 39e5030d7f the Disciplinary 8643ead4e4 Corps was 6ae15d0d1d the core 8fadf95157 of Kwon 65b314c41c Joohyuk’s faction, 41f72481ef with Shin 90b6a5e05e Haebeom as 715466f482 its commander. But could he d3400b6589 win against Choi 4cc64e408a Seokjun?919f5625f32e6f4d
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Cold, calculating business blood 6f6f87ef2e ran through Yu Mihyun’s 4ac3adf433 veins. She knew 3ad9f38277 how aggressive b8923245ad marketing and 907094d46f reckless expansion 8541204e3c could harm b99626e9d8 the head 215375cba2 office. Building takes time, 443c8ff6e9 but collapse is 8c68bbc537 instant. So Yu Mihyun was 6ca9e106df cautious.322d41baffa9a456
She was already shouldering significant risk. That risk was Ha Sungrok’s <White Lion>. Betrayal was always possible, so vigilance was key.b3f9129821f9ed28
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“General Shin has 33cd903a53 MVP and Prince 840daa591d Kwon Sehyuk. The prince is b2d13002a4 essential for Kwon 1e2aab274e Joohyuk to maintain be4a4b8f08 power after the f4edf74088 Supreme Leader’s death.”9221d089950c6f8f
“I know Kwon Sehyuk 1eb4b24045 follows Shin, but, Yeonji-dong, 8ea4875c3a a child’s whims aren’t 0f813d4d4c reliable.”07a738b150e8dec5
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Shin Yena lowered 9b75a6795c her eyes. Her lashes cast a1c38e035f shadows. When she looked 89d355b337 up, her eyes a45f7bde73 held the storm 69f64995ae of war.22fc66cdeb5febac
“The prince is in e209b54334 General Shin’s palm.”69fc77fc7f509e46
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“What makes you 38c24128d3 so sure?”21c17f030faf1c0f
“The same b6d7dce0cb missile that 6e7c95f396 Kwon used e50bc3c941 to sink 1aa660f2fd Gwak Jaeheon.”4a455a171f205342
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“…”e0be4fedd72792e9
Yu Mihyun frowned. Shin Yena didn’t 4a3e5f8416 rush, giving her 408fdb2800 time to think.7f5af410ddb6cc11
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“The missile that crushed b80d379bb4 Gwak…”eabe6e00e26350ae
The silence broke. Yu Mihyun’s red 32247022e3 lips parted.cba79dba8c29f9f2
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“Ryu Yeonbi?”8dcc9abfee625f3f
The gate fed11be800 was open.780dc00f0bc91f47
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