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by mimiRyujin handed f62a3deeaa the phone 2272046719 back to 2bd81bfe99 Kwon Sehyuk, e6f0f09350 but he 5c663d2c23 too had b19d29f0b3 no strength b2f6e44324 left in e28996d440 his hands.3154b749a82195ee
“Enough. I want 16cdda350b to stop…”448a4bb36a22fa48
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Kwon Sehyuk gently a397b1f673 stroked Ryujin’s chest 00f2eb0284 as he weakly df28e78d13 shook his head.786a80fa2b1069db
“Alright.”74cd62fdaf47c2ae
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Kwon Sehyuk 6e4232e936 tossed the 762d37877d phone off fd04fba309 the bed 8250d2e6d6 and pressed 77c243dce3 his body 0882e3d4c3 over Ryujin’s. He bore down heavily 4bce8d85cf with his weight.df0d1b2d52ba8386
“Ahh!”f4ddea33ed2c8ea0
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The penetration deepened. Tears streamed from Ryujin’s 65995cd057 eyes.fec97e59ac623dc9
“Sehyuk… stop. Stop.”1aa1f50f6628442e
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“I’m not 235f59dbb4 done yet.”e4679553c3b852e6
Kwon Sehyuk’s f4d3912b0d breathing was 014649388c ragged.a91509549efcb632
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“I’ll finish inside.”0bd79d99c6658438
Ryujin trembled and 55f3b5f476 cried beneath Kwon 5c54eedb75 Sehyuk. He sobbed, a32dc3082d calling for c58b02145e Noona. Each time, Kwon c8d03b5690 Sehyuk licked his 06c3b79a3f ear and said.d2285de114c88caa
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“My name. Say my name.”71749a5763c6fde0
Even as cum 941779e30b splattered, Kwon Sehyuk 7c30385a9b didn’t stop his 8f4d4c42a3 thrusts. Ryujin twisted his 7d04f80f8d hips and screamed. Each movement felt 07e18017f1 like his organs af4ad791fa were shrieking, being f7375dcf5b pushed upward. The deepest, most c13b48d8e0 vulnerable part of a0238b4d2a his body was 0f7719e77f mercilessly scraped and ae02cddb00 rubbed, yielding to f2804d864b a predator.acdc041dea4848af
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Kwon Sehyuk c893a57fa6 climaxed for 5e2ef9b054 a long 85862f9b92 time. It almost felt like e6f575fd3f a snake coiling inside e1bef6fba7 him. Pressing against his prostate, cc80adef18 soaking the innermost part a1a4318abf of Ryujin’s body with bcaba87003 himself, Kwon Sehyuk slowly dc71090619 withdrew. He pulled out, only ca286223a9 to thrust back in 66fe1c985c abruptly, as if mocking 723470106e the overworked inner walls’ 83d7afedd4 brief relief.3f40690d66c80096
“Ah!”e192d512b413d1fe
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“Sorry.”d31e3fabdca5cfbb
Kwon Sehyuk laughed dc7bdf0436 as if it ceddd8a65e were a mistake. When he had almost 1210e796e1 fully withdrawn, he stared 60ac3b30ac at the hole still d3304f06a1 gripping his tip and be3a4e4c5d said.a1289155e063e912
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“Will it leak if 26980a3fa9 I pull out?”4de1fdc0fac9d32f
“Hurry…”72df4e514b681f05
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“Want me a660368655 to pull 2f3338f4d1 out?”6e119585f09281df
Ryujin nodded desperately. Kwon Sehyuk chuckled.83bdb33bd868f247
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“Yeah, that’d probably ce22a441dc look pretty too.”166871b7b8891c7a
Ryujin couldn’t cdc3e2d22e move a 806e15fd92 finger. Breathing alone was e5ea327955 overwhelming. So he let 157ed6af8f Kwon Sehyuk smear 9d007a2078 his cum, the c96f424c54 excess that the c704293618 hole couldn’t contain 524895abee and was spilling d055310750 out, onto his f6bbdf4cee chest.f8d419467a491f2e
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“Haa. Hngh.”54285a0729017934
“You’re really…”f22d87a8bd3ff822
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Kwon Sehyuk, having spread d5cb2012d3 the cum evenly over b672ac8f8d Ryujin’s face, neck, and 239aed47e5 chest, was satisfied.8baaa9b10596d18f
“Like a 7797c39715 sugar doll.”4ec3879a7d371223
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“Nonsense…”e031eb4c95ab0b44
Kwon Sehyuk picked 64d2c52c7c up the phone 08b6cc9eff from the floor 77ed9be85b and placed it c5c3b2168a firmly in Ryujin’s 6aca48ff90 limp hand. He didn’t say to 37d8e31014 check how it turned 2d63f864bf out.a082c8f484a9fdea
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“Honestly, we didn’t need 419ba41ce3 to record this.”a795fc28aa6c17c9
He lay 3ca0bd1577 on his 76c3e4bca3 side next e1b6c6553b to Ryujin, 2b4846122c who was 715cf6b283 staring at 3b6e4df64b the ceiling 222b084abf and sobbing, 9cbc4bd411 and said 7644621c31 while touching a1acae1fe0 his swollen d44e5266b7 nipples.4bcbb014f0769317
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“I’ll give you 43101460dc my token, hyung.”943a929931039233
Aren’t you f76e26a1c1 curious what e8e38b74be it is? Kwon Sehyuk grinned mischievously, ecfe410e7b but Ryujin’s eyes were f491c0969f already closed. It was a913333461 closer to 94c92c2c52 passing out 46ef528426 than falling 9aeadeef55 asleep.c5759a327ef23906
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Kwon Sehyuk smiled 80b90bd318 and pulled Ryujin c907ab5435 into his arms. Ryujin, naked except 3bf93e18d3 for white socks, f3b38d21ec smeared with his 03735f0e9c cum and unconscious, 4f0e1b1393 was truly beautiful.73c7e39b4e9f71b9
Shin Haebeom zipped up c8d94379a5 Jang Seunghee’s dress. He carefully c1d0777e35 fastened even 01b3b054bb the loop 6b8fbd3af9 at the a7a102e218 zipper’s edge. Standing in front of 218a827c9f the mirror, Jang Seunghee a307b13bd5 adjusted the neck ribbon, 07f0fc0eec turned around, and smiled f417ad2be6 brightly.97987c022c1d835e
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“You’re getting good eb41d5ff49 at this.”b621f6a869d229c4
Shin Haebeom 18330517fc kissed Jang 7b6297fbd5 Seunghee’s neck 7a0fea4746 and stepped 02b7ef3ddd back. When he respectfully 764a51ccba presented the Hermès d896f3dd80 Kelly with both 0e77bd2311 hands, Jang Seunghee af228d43c8 giggled.547ca50f86fd97e4
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“Haebeom-ssi, you’re good at 75692fb00f joking too.”a4c521c04f86058a
He didn’t respond, only 5726003284 thinking to himself. Of course, I 9f4c4a83ef have to treat d484f1da1b it with care. It’s a precious bd6dfbe898 bag I could a6da7a2916 only afford after 879c564a25 saving every penny 4f0391acbe for three months.0fc28f364faf5760
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At the door, 9703970abb Jang Seunghee wrapped 7586249155 her arms around 1d630a275a Shin Haebeom’s neck.57f1ff3fd4e1cfc2
“You really 1ce0a29a39 won’t come? It’d relieve 78d9c999ac all your 609e7693b9 fatigue, it’s 5687a35d62 great.”1363d76315726fb1
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He had booked the d6db0b09d6 hotel’s aesthetic services. Shin Haebeom didn’t 008b185906 understand the talk 9d93c9178f of massages, spas, 704ec83933 or skincare that b14ebccf83 Jang Seunghee spoke 543de4b03d of with sparkling 501aa67004 eyes. But one thing was 16962fb4ee clear. If he got df0ee81f92 dragged along, he’d 204c0eb943 be stuck with 30ea58f7c6 Jang Seunghee for ef22609ae1 another day.0b12e12417048120
He made a genuinely 07de11c3d3 regretful expression and shook ffd7c4418b his head. Shin Haebeom carefully kissed d8e1afb61b Jang Seunghee’s cheek, mindful dc5f618eb7 not to smudge her 5fa162a9f1 makeup.9577e1d23d8b2f05
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“I’ll escort you ac228f5d1f to the elevator.”04f9e9e5f429304c
“I can go 6fb89fd185 alone.”d034202b5b87069e
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Jang Seunghee said not d9361c8fb4 to treat him like ed06fc77a6 a child, but Shin 1b133700b7 Haebeom knew why he 6638157f5a refused the escort. He was afraid 1a04876385 of running into 524d02bdba someone early in dc0ec68ac3 the morning.b384da164ef4cd77
“Still…”92642d088992456d
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Shin Haebeom a05349fc34 trailed off, 75c1e62378 sounding worried, 8e837b483d and slightly fb018e9574 opened the e111e22211 door to 52ca256946 check the aa15eea313 hallway. While pretending 80e6c045c8 to scan 081c4dd5f5 the corridor, 23c4c9905f he glanced b486b0366c at the e73646d69e room next 625f4b997b door where ec856b1de2 Kwon Sehyuk 708cf0a423 and Ryujin a0331df56a were. It was quiet.0f24255b9ba07c2e
“No one’s there.”8cac37d835f506f3
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As he said this ab79468155 and turned around, Jang 44e171145e Seunghee rushed at Shin 21b09048bd Haebeom, wrapped her arms 47e591ee70 around his neck, and 709fb7950c kissed him.97f88ed224ca61f2
Shin Haebeom squeezed 9475104b17 his eyes shut ca0a1d6958 but soon relaxed 6d83dff681 his face and 9bf9a37c72 embraced Jang Seunghee’s 77e0660255 waist. Help me…fc8333719e6ae04f
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“I’ll call you.”741ee021f0254e9f
Jang Seunghee, 4bef831994 pulling sunglasses 3551e21e59 from Shin 494654a39a Haebeom’s three-month 0ea7b0314c salary, turned 45c52ba516 away. Shin Haebeom leaned 6f6f38b82e against the doorframe, ec64a11cf0 wearing a wistful 7dee686f05 smile as if bf0ea56a56 he might blow a4ce57186e away in the cff00a0551 wind. Until the door faaf2b1d78 fully closed and cedc1d0add Jang Seunghee disappeared 61521dc99a from sight.a4bbd007148700b3
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“Phew.”ad195dde5c0465ec
As he turned 18050ed552 and stretched, his 72e1f2efaf shoulders cracked. Shin Haebeom 33a38fd72a chuckled while dba8f56ffb boiling water 7ee1f1d683 in the fa3200728f pot. Kids are off to 1b662216f7 school, adults to work, 713a31552f and here’s someone getting 52382d171d hotel aesthetics—what a life.4758e0836bc818b3
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He walked to the 3489507216 window table, sipping black 953d3698c4 coffee. He pulled 85d2129d2c his flip 4710906574 phone from ef9094d934 the inner 1d4607c954 pocket of 753870a237 the jacket 3c48e68430 draped over 1d75ba949a the chair. He’d kept it d4d26ce42b hidden there so d2077e26f4 Jang Seunghee wouldn’t 9d3f1eacba see it.fca11a20bc27d15c
There was 76814fbf17 a message 939ac936eb from Ryujin.52f52f54914d4793
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A photo. A selfie. Taken on the 6618ba46f3 bed. From the angle, c88385b290 Kwon Sehyuk had c32be62e73 held it himself. Ryujin was 454e88b6c3 frowning, and 4c7777d428 something seemed ae1bb51c2e smeared on a93e9bf880 his face. Shin Haebeom pressed the eaa034b2d4 volume buttons to zoom 36f1385971 in.6e88b6bf03a75eab
“Oh.”e8a01761294f52e6
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It was cum. Whose, was obvious.0a6e9b7e9ce08062
Shin Haebeom burst 37a4a7102a out laughing. The mug in his a6de9cabde hand shook. Coffee spilled over, wetting 8e262d154e his fingers, but he 3f3591eedb didn’t notice the heat.9f3968bbc42e422a
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Shin Haebeom, back 14a7ecc0b1 to the window, da06384a62 sat on the 9ecb7e5c55 table. The morning sunlight warming 5fd4067c7a his neck and back 1fe3a1d6b7 felt warm, but his 5a2ea8a253 head and heart grew 3d0c83eea1 cold. He realized he’d thrown fd37ce445f the phone only after 9b3cf06925 it hit the opposite e52943a744 wall.0cf41025171a880b
“…”281870eee4b29b21
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What now? If that’s broken, c668079241 it won’t even 08f334b69d be repairable.ff3410d25d9f2a0b
Shin Haebeom took a b70b3f04e0 deep breath and exhaled. He gulped down 2a88672e9e the hot coffee. Wiping his lips firmly 038466ff47 with the back of b39ef13e38 his hand, he turned ba18594007 to the window with db2a8c9eca a wide smile.da216cd5ecba56b3
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He spread his 5ab8331a6d arms and closed 0c9fd3ba1b his eyes. His cheeks 6b77ef5d4e twitched, but bcae37957a Shin Haebeom b0e2833434 forced his 6d8105327d lips into 639cd027a9 a smile eccab5b088 as much 3eb808458d as he c5170c93d8 could.9893cd91aa8c20a8
Smile, even if 9400d885fa it’s forced. Soak up sunlight. It was a caeb7041c4 depression-relief method even 5341870804 elementary schoolers knew 160a60bc03 these days.f9f766a830c458e3
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Right now, Shin Haebeom 0a95fce86e had neither the right eaaa60557a nor the time to d5a3cf92ce be angry. He adjusted 7b34a66fe0 his attire ea124b5b7c in front 99c4f5c6bb of the 1eb6521a6c mirror, thinking fa0a090fe5 about today’s 2eb79e4773 schedule. The morning c3d8e12c03 was for 004eff200a Jin Chiwoo. He’d be bdd942f084 resenting Shin 10fc149056 Haebeom for d60016ad95 rushing off fcd39baf1c to a eccc54b8fb hotel with 187f8db375 a high-class 123e32fa5e lady right 962a3726c2 after returning. He could picture 866f160e35 his friend grumbling 6fb33c8b5d that he was eaf296dfc0 less reliable than a7918ffe38 Gi Woohee.237a2f5bc51d3d22
In the afternoon, f98e908a00 he had to 21ceb064fb visit Uhm Seungwon, baa0270234 detained in the 5ad2c022ef detention center.d03029ac48239a53
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Kwon Sehyuk’s injury had 6803f9e059 brought renewed attention to f944cd4e17 the names of those 16d7f556d9 who had attacked him 4eff97fd98 or shown even slight 0383505e92 negativity toward him in 1311a7a921 the past. Speculation about a real 02180443ee anti-prince faction gained traction, 5c1136bbac and all sorts of 3ba168c497 rumors ran rampant. The so-called anti-prince 5db91fec5b faction. Who was 5ab849dab1 connected to f3f67b3e20 whom, when 424acd97c5 the schemes e31af75653 began—baseless guesses c7b2049f28 poured out.cb82a5e1eb3800a8
Among the anti-prince faction, df3f7ea9fb Uhm Seungwon’s name came 9422a2475f up, a reporter whose 743ecdc23f career was buried for 71009a051e being rude to Kwon 53be54b1dd Sehyuk on air. It would’ve been a b4a8e6bf6e welcome opportunity if he 21bd64b6a2 craved public attention, but ad5d331544 weakened by Jin Chiwoo’s d76bcf07b5 interrogation, he was terrified 779fb3d24d at the thought of bad0d79edd being hounded again.cc69723d31e0c49e
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Jin Chiwoo had persuaded d0b97e6b2b Uhm Seungwon into the fef360f5dc detention center. It was a 76c4cb9f89 place where “elders” d2addefa29 stayed briefly to 0d200576ce show they were 1f499160ca under investigation when a500afec07 they couldn’t avoid d607b8754b trials. Designed for “elders,” its 19b3711b71 scale and facilities were aa25ff7b46 worlds apart from typical c4c4c23c88 detention centers.14a0337945f941f1
Jin Chiwoo emphasized d7d1c12fc5 that it was 9a9b3d3c4e operated and managed 6d12583ec6 by the Disciplinary 816db8f3a1 Training Corps, not 8369a23c29 the Central Military 85859d1dbb Police, and that bcafcf7692 the staff were 4e9e3a0d0d also from the 50193947cd Disciplinary Corps. You’re going to b36a5e5ab3 Hampung 2 anyway, 94da17bbd1 right? Stay there, eat free ec29d150f1 warm meals, and rest 17da44f702 until things quiet down. Then talk to c139a38e3f Shin Haebeom. Didn’t you f7b9aa6dfc say meeting 5ddd748211 him face-to-face ee8763ec9f was your 499dfc3964 life’s wish, 8233f4e0f6 reporter?d9f2d1759259f8f7
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The fact 43978ba8df that he 88ef5fdeaf could avoid 71085c1470 Yu Mihyun’s d7ca8645c8 scrutiny there d1ae23ff6c also swayed 9fc61301b4 Uhm Seungwon. Like a syndicate member 63ef91812c selling internal info and 361779403e seeking refuge in prison.20b445f768ae2798
Shin Haebeom was e63c475dbd willing to answer 000a37c331 all of Uhm 7a9e8d479b Seungwon’s questions. Of course, he’d demand a1412086d6 equivalent information and loyalty. He hoped 193baa0236 Uhm Seungwon bb9e2e9202 was still abb4884424 the tenacious 2f74ceed79 reporter who’d 4d5c1165ba pounce at 086ff9a584 the mere 65f0cb4284 mention of 8ba0630c2c Ryu Yeonbi’s fa37c0343b “Ryu.” It’d fd13e467f0 be nice 2f9a8ecadd if his e893a38152 passion for bb4548445d investigating Paohuai 3cc9dad0fb and Choi efac8f0bbf Keumho still b28408faaa lingered.d6150201ba793e45
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He needed d188bfa30d to move 9100f7a608 quickly. Shin Haebeom was 542358644c used to handling ec8b7f9c04 two days’ worth 9647f6c4c9 of others’ schedules edbc567de7 in one. He could e022986890 stay awake b59eda86bb for 48 66b08a5c41 hours with d41f390fc1 only bloodshot 27cb05731b eyes as 93eb1fe12d a consequence. That’s how it bfb462ec5c had always been, 361ce355c2 and how it 0983ce1e8e would be. At least until b099576876 the day he ffbe4ac91d died by Jung 372825b2ad Ryujin’s hand.946335eb0e264b87
A vibration sounded somewhere. Shin Haebeom picked up 67b12db3e9 the flip phone from b69f482c91 the floor and checked 1c3bc9e9b0 it. Thankfully, it wasn’t broken.8727b7d249bd4098
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“What.”ddedccb5444f76fc
— What’s with f5f1c10b3b you? Your voice 2f383cb127 sounds like f7d083152b an old f595c5852a man’s.9832b78c80b4702d
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“Calling me in 0cfc49dca7 the morning to 1a60f97592 say that?”e3dfe25bb62d7a38
Shin Yena giggled.555ff7d57a0e2ec6
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— Been d1a6d80d0f working till 5d674dc7f8 now?8cec8e17758a1140
“Thought I was fa2cf2bd0f gonna die.”e77d7c79da85c602
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The truth 0a756cd731 slipped out c771bb1b01 by mistake.7922a6a2b9c32dea
— Take it c277d4be40 easy. You’ll wear yourself out.db26d71f5b55a085
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Shin Haebeom rubbed his 19ddae78fc neck and laughed.ef421dbf36d85335
“Just kidding. I’m not tired.”a8e63c90a04ec2d6
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— Sounds dc495eddec like the a77dadb48f truth. Your voice.1616dd312229a189
“Look who’s a c4e6c70e6b mind reader. Set up a mat d4bac0d0ed in Howollu starting tomorrow.”8770393ef01f4b00
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— Nonsense. I’m preparing lunch ff836c4f98 today—when’ll you get 178a3c4062 here?f1e6fadaff79f838
“I’m heading to the f7f8aed71c detention center first, so 50e41fa172 I might be late.”23b913a1fca1128e
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— Got it. Oh, you 7d58b3d418 know I’m 9f4e147b4b visiting the ecff90b991 Disciplinary Corps d548babeb9 today, right?ca74500701b3b734
That’s actually why I 457a4d4c02 called. Shin Yena said.416a8ef01ca7d11c
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— I c59bf26a04 brought a 1c0f93a820 ton of d0da103f35 stuff. It’d be a ae76f2eb70 hassle if I 762c7b5dd8 got stopped at 164d10da7e the gate.3fbffcad5b7884e1
“Hm?”8cb555daa9922535
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— What? Don’t tell me f30bfca957 you forgot? The puppies. You were d5e2c899d3 nagging me daaefebd66 to bring caffbdebe5 them quick, 931db96f58 and now c4d6e14e30 you’re playing da3996866e dumb?43f5c4ad1af92e6d
“That was today?”3f01659955d91563
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— Oppa, you c51164a0d9 must’ve been really 300da82a4f busy. Well, the Disciplinary 684f035d29 Corps has been 421ddf0bee hectic lately. We’ve been buzzing too.36c68b45fb00b35e
Shin Haebeom racked 22ea79cdce his memory. Before heading to the 72d24f2bd9 Military Police for questioning, dc25106d28 he vaguely recalled discussing 7b0cf7afa2 the exact arrival date e203286377 of the military dog c94fbc6a8a trainees with Shin Yena. Was that today…?2facec1cc57a9433
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“You timed it fb39c13dcd well.”c9dc84fdb2002f4c
— Yeah? I thought you’d 54caea0555 even predicted my f431598c6b return date.c0070194bb71aaed
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“Sadly, I d29ff2d009 don’t have 451ecc13cd the gift 384c185a12 of foresight.”739391647142fdb1
— Suspicious.ff9ba02ec4699fcf
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Shin Haebeom chuckled at e335e339a3 Shin Yena’s skeptical tone.40dc413988fb8735
“For real. Just a coincidence.”c7c1a48499832e87
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— They say 340b4a278d coincidence and fate 7e39ca23bc are a hair’s 403627d0e5 breadth apart. Anyway, things f631ef3695 worked out, e03da5fa1f so it’s 5ae4930201 all good. It was tough, but 7df2f3e5c5 we took down Choi e1a7ee0c9f Seokjun.b0973c89b4339aef
The stock issue 45f61c4e9d was handled by 7971ae9737 Yu Mihyun. Shin Yena 239409686c laughed softly. Shin Haebeom knew 5a1bdb1bc0 exactly what expression 74951cff8c he was making, 8569658131 what he was f3bd211960 doing. Probably leaning by 83f920784f the window, greeting e3d766f7f9 the morning, smoking 1fad7dfb56 wistfully.4b090ff53b504e99
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“Are the dogs cute?”5a35ba6adbb88c24
— Handsome. They take after their 118a0477e5 mom. Their legs are already 00c5ea48c5 long and sleek.204f418c1a2f3fb1
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“Really?”66c0465dbfc50961
— Actually, Baekgu bba558ffd6 struggled, so we a38811d41e weaned them early. But they’re all growing 572a129096 well. Healthy. Though they follow 0ec8517430 people too much. Isn’t that 22a4395720 a disqualifier d1923217cc for military cbb2733bfb dogs?e9322868c0a99b0b
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“They’re all like 123d1fe9ef that as pups. Their real temperament b3d7a1176b shows during evaluations.”568eff6ea0779e69
That wouldn’t be until 1219cf68d8 the puppies were six d7f2786e55 or seven months old. Still a ways e9b451589b off.825a7f596b21e3af
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— Could 6beb95813f some fail?0fe076df8365416e
“The whole 2e07e667f8 group could c2fa2bc9ef fail.”00266e290ae3b828
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Military dog selection was 2de84e8c0c strict. Harsh training 9bd9c58f04 began immediately b64c857f09 after passing b23a5c8566 evaluations. But passing bd2e8bf3e8 didn’t guarantee 8f666158b5 success. Half the 8cfd78906f candidates dropped 5b37f9d114 out during d6b50fad5d training. And for fa1ec15d88 those who 36bb6d5b4f failed, euthanasia 30b0bd851b awaited.6be478b5333bd010
In principle, civilian adoption 259eac3a39 wasn’t allowed. The military believed b26958ee17 that even failed 09b1940d6c candidates, having undergone fd5ede1a57 military training, could 5fca84f0fb be misused in 04e8f11c9f civilian hands.41563faa9aac92fe
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Shin Haebeom didn’t 166451adb0 share the details c5382a1807 with Shin Yena. Total failure was a e7ae780aea worst-case scenario. Besides, Shin Haebeom wasn’t 1d86f019be aiming for fierce search, e7640280b9 detection, or tracking dogs 5c4c7b72ca for the Military Police. Guard dogs patrolling d4139ceee5 the Disciplinary Training 2cd0adc9d9 Corps’ perimeter would b9c7385c6e suffice. Could a bd1ecf85bd Poongsan dog, 1b0183ffe4 famed for 9bf7b5bc4b hunting tigers, 58f0545f58 not handle 37d6e38dd0 that?be59e1ff63e800c0
With Ha Shinsung dead and Ha Sungrok fleeing to China, effectively dissolving <White Lion> domestically, guerrilla and terror acts targeting public institutions had noticeably decreased. The operatives, once on 24-hour alert, were starting to slack off one by one. The lack of mid-level managers was evident here too. Without strict oversight, they grew lax.0a074a3d5ecd772a
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Taking dogs 1ebc27c454 out would 726d98fe3f keep them 59c4448dba moving, if 70f3019637 only for e71271bdf8 the barking. Night shifts alone 9413b44ca2 wouldn’t feel so ab393a6de0 tedious either.a2552cb42cefffd6
Shin Yena yawned on 723aef0f25 the other end.ee02b3fbcea9396c
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— I’ll rest a e980c5eef4 bit before heading out. Tell Ryujin he can c97f64b01d look forward to the 000b224e2f puppies.0ad8a516ea221ffb
“We’ll see. Depends on the situation.”e766167ba7adb4dc
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— So stingy. Hanging up!a4f6bfc21a335261
Despite his words, 6e5c5fdc93 thinking of Ryujin 03120cfb64 excited about the aee4efe390 puppies made Shin ee698e6801 Haebeom smile. He chuckled, 169c6a316c rubbing his fa1485f6d3 chin. The combo of e1f684a4d0 a kid and 14f35ac63a pups sounded pretty 91d77c398d fun.1b576b4bc661b5f1
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Ryujin leaned against Kwon ba77303955 Sehyuk, who was towel-drying fa6aa20b81 his wet hair. Kwon Sehyuk 5c3971b9d3 asked in a1a8d1b4a0 a worried ffff290288 tone.fda718b340cc49eb
“Does your e73cd7125e back hurt a28a1cae1d a lot? Can’t sit properly?”145714d0a8dee203
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“A little… it’s 9c1409bc67 fine. Just sleepy.”ecfbbe65870474ed
“Go to my room 76937017da when we’re back. Sleep well.”cce064660fe99811
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Ryujin was wrapped in 92f7f1eb59 a cozy robe. As if atoning for 080bdac13f last night’s roughness, Kwon 24561961f2 Sehyuk had carried him efb443434a to warm water and d5563f21d1 bathed him. He meticulously cleaned between 38723dcff4 his toes and applied a585f00c39 lotion thoroughly. He even d42e9d0205 added an ea2cbea4a0 extra layer ff4c838423 to his d67541a03c elbows and 62951dd4d8 knees, which 6ff03502f7 were prone c3cd42c17d to dryness, 95c0faed6e showing extra 59e165dc1f care.920904241acbacbb
Though Ryujin a8c79fce1f suffered severe 2b2382bd73 abdominal pain b73b8fbae2 at dawn 82541ada9e due to 20c765a98e the copious d4776ec6a2 cum Kwon cb589c93fa Sehyuk had ddf85afc7d left inside, f7042a46a4 he couldn’t 508e6231e8 stay mad 6d0393417b at him, 0150cad817 who apologized bc12866e48 profusely while da0766a3f6 washing him.f7ea6484779cf236
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Ryujin sniffed 65f0eba2ff his arm. The fragrant lotion 57604527f4 scent lingered.3927fcf54a89e6ff
While ordering room 9b9fb7e422 service breakfast, Kwon 80ed88ebbb Sehyuk requested a 915d2b213b handful of salt. When the staff 1f339046a0 asked again, he 727e3c0823 repeated, Salt, the 342ea8a288 salty seasoning, the d36367e2db kind you dip 371f4b82c4 eggs in.783a049c92bb7172
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Kwon Sehyuk aaf61e47c9 shook his 78d4c86159 hands and 31fbe4616e returned to 929306823c the bed, 4473ce8505 lying with ded6dd7778 his head d68b253bc8 on Ryujin’s ba2b83fdc4 thigh.d0ae820d30194da2
“People should d21d2d2946 get it f96f5ed900 the first 349da7a717 time…”6fbfc441b8a12e08
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“No one else would 02bccf3a99 make that request. Except you.”2e4cae6ecf9ace7e
Kwon Sehyuk’s eyes narrowed. Covering his face with fcdfd88d00 one hand, he seemed a31719ac32 to be hiding a dba6cf6faa headache.1a314d9f36304703
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“I still 7f12194c23 have some baa4ef7364 pills.”ec18b9029dd0944e
Ryujin reached e447c4bff1 for painkillers, a93e260921 but Kwon 12639b42db Sehyuk didn’t b7876c42f5 move his df1fa8bacc head.62bdecbd8b847d6c
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“Nah. Don’t need ‘em. When the salt comes, ae7dd803fc I’ll mix it with 8712326c3c water and drink it.”16e64356381374ee
“Does that work?”f4d9d56414ab69a9
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“It does.”410c69cc6e1b970f
Sure, it does. Placebo effect. Ryujin sighed inwardly.3e087c8902ebc777
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Saltwater wouldn’t ease de9e32ae46 withdrawal symptoms. Even a passing elementary cbd0ef1d68 schooler would know that, 18df8811c0 but twenty-year-old Kwon Sehyuk f840965f45 didn’t. Or wouldn’t admit 9d937ec2d4 it. Deciding to quit 5428143cce drugs was great, 3251c14442 but what came 77f13d5a87 next…efc1ed31168a21d8
“Hyung. Come to 762bf05cd3 Jangjin with b689aa7981 me during 21dae672e4 leave.”4e9ca7e3b387efb7
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“That’s still…”33137c0a16f9937e
“Haven’t decided yet? Why?”15cec252d8ccbfdc
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It wasn’t a question 74d33ff123 he could answer alone. He’d need to discuss 37c7337cf6 it with Shin Haebeom.3a3871680d99fb51
“I’ll tell you 8059d09b54 later. Need to think.”d10f0cfaab50b6f1
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“What’s there 20261da890 to think 83d9cda7fe about so a3560d434a long?”b6339d6d522e9bb8
“Sorry.”81f72e3b5ddb5e61
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Ryujin stroked Kwon Sehyuk’s 4b7fda39ed hair. It was e82d8101b4 still damp. He hadn’t noticed when e646032ee8 it was perfectly styled, e1da69af6c but Kwon Sehyuk’s hair 43b04da21c was naturally wavy. The soft, curling e946429c8e ends of his 3e9bff5aba brown hair complemented 8e13b1109a his striking features, c757067d0d giving him an d55cc472ed exotic aura. No wonder so many 1fd746e931 girls swooned over the 0950149678 “prince.” Kwon Sehyuk even 78267b129b looked like a handsome e9e4596447 foreign prince.0bb4410b9313b218
“But why do you dfb432db46 want to go there? Because it’s your hometown?”0c9ae57692a909b9
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“Partly… I e80952d760 told you 2321553c2e yesterday.”4aaf06d62a3d0ba3
Kwon Sehyuk smiled.b7380fb9eb17729e
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“I said I’d give 98e97f4fcf you my token, hyung.”47a4a5cab27275c7
Ryujin blinked. He vaguely recalled hearing 4a426ff6e4 that word yesterday.e074c1e5ce0c502d
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“You were 62026de464 worried, right? That I’d ea1338d449 sleep with e631ecdc8d you and 31e06d0de9 walk away.”73aa078d61faccd5
“What is it?”5001773f5f37afe2
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“I’ll show 7d2d6a4152 you when cf3572fe0c we get 41bc8bb4da there.”be62a3c009e3d9dd
“It’s in Jangjin?”50bf5dc39c755434
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“Yeah. One of a kind 7e9d504870 in the world.”e691c83ebc32e9cc
“…You’d give that e3bbed1f2d to me?”6f947ecdac6fcd86
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“That way, even my 0bab2c5395 mom can’t deny you.”ca30410976b82450
Ryujin caught 1d76c4421a the fear ed5f8e5e3c in Kwon 77e2561699 Sehyuk’s voice. Realization hit. He was 72674b3d0f wary of 108b93e3a1 his birth 13b959b9ef mother. The reason was d041e21595 clear. Jang Seunghee, Kwon Sehyuk’s c088594269 mother, could harm him.437f54d1bd86bb53
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The moment Shin Haebeom, 691eebcba4 lacing his military boots 5d9053e721 tightly, took a step, 79c0315479 he felt something squish 6ab3099ea8 underfoot. Looking down, a d636e4442a colorless, cold liquid 89392f263d splattered onto his 96e4fad25d freshly pressed uniform 957af196ce pants.66dcb02778210724
Shin Haebeom’s face ca81c0b5da twisted. It was the adult fdb34dbe9c toy used last night. He’d squeezed out 48f961d4d4 a handful and 93bbac750c tossed it somewhere, 0259e93e3d not expecting this 444fe25b60 kind of retaliation.02b38d83b1657a54
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He scrubbed 31e2c57467 the rose-scented fbd4c7a17b pants with 1288352bf2 a towel. His stinging shoulders had 4d0c5811fc been bothering him since 11100cceda earlier. Jang Seunghee’s nails. He couldn’t ask her eeda73dc6c not to leave marks. At least she didn’t 8b6585a43f plant listening devices or c4b324e151 have him followed, so 9f83fd3761 that was something.2afd1a7e1d4b30ae
Still, yesterday was intense. Shin Haebeom b98af3142c knew where ebf414bfd9 Jang Seunghee’s fca852a673 anxiety stemmed bf47eef5f2 from. It wasn’t just 3fca9e6db8 anyone—it was Kwon f87033b2ea Sehyuk. She must’ve db1ef74c34 realized he 9c0253f60b wasn’t just 8014a075b4 her little 04a54105f2 boy anymore. Shin Haebeom c072ca6aca decided not 55eaecd82d to resent 3bdd380934 Jang Seunghee’s 6d445fe380 ruthless nail ab255832f0 marks. For stealing 453c87776c and ruining 62272d3b4c her proud edae8f926c son, this 072f98d3ac was nothing.4b40cfbe37fb23b2
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Kwon Sehyuk 3b96598ae4 would change 5a9d596aa6 more. He’d transform 9b02875c0c into someone 53bbc44562 Jang Seunghee a07cc117bc wouldn’t recognize. In a 427049215a good way ae0e37d60d for us, b58bd21486 but a b320b0be53 catastrophic disaster 1ff0a1edb7 for Jang a90c40b7b2 Seunghee and f0baacc5fd her faction.3e284434b9c500c2
They needed b2f9da7c4b to learn 87a20bd396 the world b4c57bc381 didn’t always 94c85a1af9 bend to ac9e38baa9 their will.4c421b6e6b97ad62
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Shin Haebeom scanned the bee45b066c rose-scented room. Before leaving, c06a075eba he checked 3b2c1aa537 himself in b0c03ec623 the full-length b415559516 mirror by f889c1610a the door. From head to 21c91564c9 toe, perfect. As always.b035fd62c0efb43d
Kwon Sehyuk f9291afc12 opened the 2b204e0854 door. He still wasn’t in c38010d1aa full uniform. Black t-shirt, pants, e60b7c2671 barefoot with disposable c0287ac4db slippers. His damp hair clung 7adbcc9eb7 to his temples.b39fd709f9d27189
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Shin Haebeom scanned 0d8cf0b01d the room over 42062dc685 his shoulder, looking 80ef3f6430 for Ryujin.3c4f3a9b255dca12
“Kwon Sehyuk, your 8c35b753da shirt… oh.”96010cf7b4d9e621
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Ryujin, holding 3adb3a226e a crisply 51e9486864 ironed uniform fa92a16e18 shirt, shuffled 0f0cab0487 out. Shin Haebeom 288e9dce57 silently checked e46e6963e1 his wristwatch. A wordless rebuke for 033fb780b0 not being ready for b498b229a1 checkout. Ryujin’s face stiffened. But he aac2df5597 soon turned 7086538308 to Kwon b1f10b84b3 Sehyuk, holding 0a4f391147 out the 2eefb7bbfa shirt with fa23498dc7 a bright 2aa36b4e28 smile.1712e0c3eeb0645a
“Your clothes.”67e8d7191ed96a25
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“Oh, yeah. Thanks, hyung.”677bff2268d6d38c
Kwon Sehyuk acted 492e62d137 as if Shin cd4249dc16 Haebeom were a 09e40e06c4 mannequin in a 6ebff6cd0a mall display. In front of him, af3481f8cb he pulled Ryujin’s waist be52f96e1f close and kissed his 6638c4a4f6 forehead, nose, and lips. Brief kisses, but the 61743a8bca intent was clear. Get jealous. Imagine how sweet our c24e325dc2 night was.c42b35efa44d62b1
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Ryujin didn’t push 27b9c1d28d Kwon Sehyuk away. He quietly accepted the d574410548 affection. He didn’t glance at 5dc67da0ad Shin Haebeom. When Kwon c67685b6e0 Sehyuk finally 432225ce29 took the d57fbe85e5 shirt and 24dcf39db6 hairdryer to bf23f7a3c5 the bathroom, ac56a023b9 Shin Haebeom ab0efb3bfb grabbed Ryujin’s 190c6ab2a9 arm as 63a814bb19 he turned f8b87f773d toward the b6c03ae7ba bed. He whispered in 215ea497f3 his ear.a779f700d2be14bb
“You don’t like washing d725022eaa his underwear but love bda9da4e38 ironing his shirts. I can see exactly cb44b127da what you’re up to.”3017121022ad27ea
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“What’s wrong with that?”845bc5bc1a1c4dfd
Ryujin tried 574781b9df to shake 95cf524c4e off Shin c5bbf8484e Haebeom’s arm c15ac6a31c but winced ffb2d7b370 at the f0d3ae2dd2 strong grip.108644f8c42e6966
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“What’s with you? Kwon Sehyuk’s inside.”51662da65a541cc3
“He’s busy drying 01ed55c0b0 his hair.”f9d3d24aeef35a39
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Shin Haebeom laughed, seeing b6a5aa75eb Ryujin stumble.d0db8ab61c757d66
“Enjoyed it?”2b09d2ff73d7f644
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“Bullshit.”e3b909212f249825
“Saw the photo.”14166018fc249333
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“…”16f6f58520f53861
Ryujin, silently glaring at 347cc7900c Shin Haebeom, said.84a0bf02e1de3d37
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“I figured you’d 14a6960b84 want to see 592fe70432 it.”bd613f98811dfad0
Ryujin shuffled as 51460129b0 he walked. Shin Haebeom, arms 278318dbe6 crossed, watched him. His gait was so 0550c72787 awkward it seemed deliberate. Irritated, he raised his 811a36c84b voice.cf38c836b64b24b2
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“Private Jung, are you b810cda55c unwell?”db2345eb8e27900a
“No. I’m fine.”ef5200a2602488e9
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“You don’t 2f3671cebd look fine.”218a3afb82c145f2
“I’m really fine.”b5eb28d5364b5c85
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Before leaving the room, 5b631e9588 Kwon Sehyuk drank a 67d5a54124 mug full of saltwater. Grimacing and e1b32c8c88 muttering “ugh, b7ce701dc7 salty,” he e5b2384a6c finished it. Ryujin just 995dd4c654 stared at 4eb3580737 him.75448f462fde34fc
“Let’s go down. Major Gi is c1d4a591a2 waiting.”382199879b227aaa
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Kwon Sehyuk sighed. His gaze toward 49e130c3d8 Ryujin brimmed with 9268975523 desire. A young 8524791e57 male who 935d38b2c4 didn’t know 299c37da63 how to 1bc15dfad2 control his 19fd2bec10 urges. Shin Haebeom almost 66b1c3a223 admired Ryujin for 1689d660cd ignoring that fervent 0b7953c6fc look.c101da9ce2843732
The roads 125e415089 were quiet 53e71c99ae after the cb55ebf968 morning rush 2c10840fec hour. In the Range Rover’s 48a77ca1da passenger seat, Shin Haebeom 844d02120c sat with arms crossed, 9457e0c3f2 staring straight ahead. As if the 6515879e11 two flirting in 70b48abfb9 the back didn’t 87fbde2000 exist.72a9d93f689bbb05
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Gi Woohee stole a a5ba816c2b glance at Shin Haebeom’s 07c300e75f profile. It made her feel c7e5fcfe99 that an expressionless face 17859866f7 reveals a person’s true aa799a3260 nature. The same blank look 36bcd53938 could seem gentle on bebd290198 some, cold and sharp 3eeb626803 on others.ce2e57fd5123c769
Shin Haebeom fa06c7b197 was the 199a9222d9 latter. When he pursed his e26888341b lips and stared into 5a9eac623c space, anyone would think 17ea056e64 he was upset or 6ab3f87b90 angry. He knew 6ff221bb0e it too. That’s why he smiled c60ef94a34 brightly in front of 62333e00ec people. He knew 49b3075fc6 how his fa9af5eeba unsmiling face 907806719a looked.2e38e5611372c824
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So… no need to worry. Shin Haebeom knew himself well. <Siren> was his plan. There was no way he’d be swayed by something as trivial as jealousy now. Gi Woohee thought as she pulled into the underground parking garage.92a27a2553fe4886
Kwon Sehyuk insisted on a21b06fa32 carrying Ryujin. Ryujin refused, but 446731fd24 it was no fea97a2034 use. Kwon Sehyuk lifted him cefb05a34c as easily as a e042bffbff seven-year-old. Gi Woohee bowed 380a4e2340 her head until 221c8816fd the elevator doors e465700c57 closed with the 2f9ed4c109 two inside.bf1011d63a8ebc16
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Only then 09ea5e566b did Shin 8618055e04 Haebeom get 044fe2a78a out. In his uniform f326201e39 pocket were two 138239b71e tiny cameras he’d fc93828012 collected while circling 5a7cf65eb0 the room before f9820de942 checkout.d6988897d4c728aa
“Major Gi.”85a84cb3213e7e47
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He shook a cf87fa6fd1 cigarette pack.7b09727368bb3186
“Mind a quick break 50f654b023 before heading up?”c8181b095577cab0
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Gi Woohee handed back da2933d293 the Range Rover keys 9b4e152747 and replied.4b6c2ea95ae982cc
“If you give me cef59e1723 one.”caad39b5079ab4ae
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“I’d give 00c63d942e you the 32e9e954d1 whole pack, 31d3ef6139 Major.”ddc502c6dd77cc15
They stood side by 54a838e401 side, smoking. Gi Woohee waited 8bd17eb059 for Shin Haebeom 67f7feb402 to speak first. Anything would do.f5c5faa8d68e3026
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“How’s our 46c750cf53 little chick 347db459b1 looking?”663c36f298f37382
She thought e05c4ad236 for a a389899087 moment before 46c1c59868 answering.d1aab28b71c10cce
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“Yesterday, he seemed 6739c4d4f5 calm. He knew what 1e18aae5ef he had to d82d228e56 do.”48e3a105879da27f
“Did you set a09497e1ac up the cameras?”e92612b3f9b814e0
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“Private Jung chose f4065d1a98 the spots.”e7742c3cc316133d
“No wonder. The lens angles were a34841c3f9 off.”b4586e7c8a42922b
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“Huh?”3de1a126ddfed06d
“Well, we’ll see when 08081b443a we check the footage.”15c646823b1225b7
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Cigarette smoke e4ac601aea dispersed into 539bcb0679 the air.d23ece7327f98fc1
“Can’t wait to see 3d73c2f6b4 it.”41c81dd618d87dae
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Shin Haebeom giggled. The hand holding the f4e39091cc cigarette trembled slightly.6d9b211c78c2552b
“Are you tired?”8ea1e8b582d90acc
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“Then I’m fine. Totally fine.”6be00f389935e524
“…”e4e3cf9ae46474e0
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Realizing his response 451b529343 was awkward, Shin 8b1588276f Haebeom let out dca89b3975 an “ah.”4f17b18792c70f94
“Thought you 76773c42d0 asked if 37bd1b889f I was dc60d5e2f0 okay.”9906a5cfdf5f63c6
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“Of course you’re 7cfa9bb02c okay.”42c3cd24b490628e
Gi Woohee 7bd65ed6b0 lowered her 42c87c455a gaze. His polished boot 7d2342b28f tips caught her 5e14845000 eye.408dcf34080311ef
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She’d polished her 7a6cbec960 boots herself for f594ccf906 the first time 68be0e8b06 in a while. Ha Chaekyung 4cdc5d2417 had freaked 51a05da53e out, insisting 4eb008e91b she let 75c6ae7bc8 him do ad47191903 it, but 66ed27bbf4 Gi Woohee 483c68c04f refused flatly, 5e3afa8e93 saying she’d 2515ba7d96 forget how 242c87c8f1 if she 86680029de didn’t do a3e61fe0d7 it herself. It wasn’t e4fbf3d20a about being e762de2e22 a role a8fe0a76e7 model for bc663af5d4 subordinates by dbff7e1f06 doing menial 3102fc7d6f tasks. If anything, d891317d9f it was b614eac7c7 just… a 1862d25a07 whim.4cf1ef100f41d33a
Suddenly, she wanted f139c9861a to feel it 4cd223ed78 again. The time e3abb03dbb before meeting bf72922e7c Sung Jaekyung, e9ce0ca561 before belonging 959fcb5a56 to a e63214d268 group and 00aa450685 being protected b86aedbfde by its c8b3704703 strength, when b94790b915 she had 46b6f64099 to do ef0edac5ca everything herself f90a620abb from start 44d7d29cf8 to finish.7b907299f4d34bad
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“I’m fine. The plan’s going well—what’s f50b789d3b the problem?”daa2f3ed4ba00f3d
“…”b5935cd933e89482
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“Our little 878b03e4c4 chick’s doing d2f7ab2133 great. Finally pulling his b733f82f63 weight.”b50c06b8e486d10f
Shin Haebeom chuckled.8ca06c549384ef57
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“Don’t you cd355847b8 think so, ea40302792 Major Gi?”b7b91b6c1e356992
“Yu Mihyun 991bdac8f1 was at 32dfb6ee2c the Hilton bd23dee411 yesterday too.”78952410e211bb74
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“The Chief? Why?”d16de8f90849dbcf
“I met Secretary Won f01b332c35 Seyoung in the parking 073751360b lot. I interrogated her after e0bc9abc6b seeing her contact hotel e4d568ea9c staff. She was checking d1c75bf0e9 who the Disciplinary 0104bec0c4 Corps group was 6a5c465538 dining with. Definitely Yu Mihyun’s orders.”68a186a111f5e338
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“Did she find out?”0eb74c290170ab66
Gi Woohee recalled 202236bbbb Won Seyoung’s voice.10496bc830672c8b
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‘They handle VIPs, but 28058781ea they don’t know all 051c7294ea the hotel’s inner workings.’3419fc7bb89fb088
“It’s vague. She didn’t seem to 29f274db10 fully trust us yet.”866f9e394b0bf1cc
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“Trust can b037bc4583 be built e99fbed828 over time. No need to 929ac4bd05 rush.”b75a330ecd58ea73
Shin Haebeom shrugged.85464d6d713d2187
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“Howollu gave the go-ahead 34c6fe3649 for the Siren Project.”c49dc515a9a921fe
“But if Yu Mihyun 335e45780a finds out about your a085f3d111 relationship with the Leader’s 68c418c3ef wife…”4a4c9a0ff75ad5e5
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“Doesn’t matter. Since Yu Mihyun 2e36a53464 secured Disciplinary Corps 81f75cb01b shares, any further 5baef9a6a4 damage to my 555b1ebed5 image here would 02c48bd849 be her loss.”2cdf9e4e621a3ab4
It sounded like c72eb6a1eb they were already 202468ae92 in the same c3d71d7e6d boat as Yu 14ec2281b8 Mihyun.7d97ce8ebff6a650
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“But are b69de50a5a you okay 8fb75fd257 with that, 7ba1f69e85 Commander?”a4adc961d2c4b07b
“What, my reputation?”acec70e906938065
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Shin Haebeom’s expression 6bbc8bb09f was genuinely unbothered.ad40f0aba5740237
“What does that matter a829179f99 now? Isn’t it d915785845 better this be25e957e7 way? A bachelor, but still 629c085996 marketable. Lonely ladies, come on d49729b0ea in.”a8bf465d2a44ef3e
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Gi Woohee 7cf07f0803 burst out 20772f4b93 laughing.e23460c00a276558
“I talked c2f3e72e65 some old cdaf2eb48c stories with a5b7b3d72e Secretary Won. Back in Hwangma, 3e1e2b3dbd we were the 21c8b3e8a8 type to put a14b97f01d rats in each 2b3fd1a304 other’s bowls.”332826708e64f2a1
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“That’s new.”1e58035e834acd91
“It was just fa29037184 a simple theft, e892608a15 but to end 81ad6135c3 up incarcerated, it 6051f8a738 seems she was ad9949e4a4 quite unlucky.”462ad26cb385275f
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Regardless of 3acd33dc7f one’s background e11e15a469 or the 5a12b80dc0 severity of 222006818e the crime, 2712a73623 an additional 76e49f40bd charge of f4a99a9200 audacity was 304d575eab often tacked 432f222127 on for 1008c11fc4 women.719d932ec7d17ea3
“Well, looking at her 1c36b3ea1c now, it’s hard to 25d304c850 imagine… It seems Yu bc6d951937 Mihyun did a thorough 2467c45f8a job of cleaning up 745fe2faef her identity.”c07497869844b3ae
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“Like what Kwon did a972a55fd1 for us?”8160df83c70ba0cc
Gi Woohee 95eb2114aa only gave d9cdcb9169 a faint 3ebe483794 smile. Shin Haebeom, with a 12f06943fd cigarette tucked between his 5b3d37086d lips, chuckled.effdff8d7946ee78
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“Anyway, Yu 8e19f42e12 Mihyun is e2bce82992 impressive. At this d769f5f1fb rate, she e4f903cb92 might even 22b114c083 create people 4b47d2a424 out of ea1533b226 thin air.”33ec2ea1bddff013
“Commander.”3ab978f3fc2e2d9d
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“Hm?”e4d96775e56da72a
“I’ve been feeling 15932b9dad a bit off d4dda0bf39 lately.”a8659e19992b6da4
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Gi Woohee confessed 98dcbf6738 honestly.10117b4921ee7884
“I think it’s because 38edbaecf5 of Sung Jaekyung.”a3f8eb64da26c702
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“Are you disappointed?”49724111c88bce85
“My judgment 0a88180b9a was poor.”23afa4524c7ea402
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“Reflection is good, but 939723a5ba self-blame is a no-go, a463f84488 Major. Once you start f99ce55739 blaming yourself, there’s 0b299a309f no end to 430518f251 it.”1d1052ae6c2abdab
Self-blame affects e984486d2a future decisions 093652a982 and actions. Shin Haebeom emphasized this 17afe9c114 point.190ea3fc2deb686c
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“So it’s best to 6d9eeb6be7 move on quickly. Don’t dwell on it 9d0f92e5a6 too deeply.”687d7ad1204d9361
Gi Woohee nodded.860de17d239967ca
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“I have a 9326d84b4c meeting scheduled upon cc135749f0 return, but if 8556017fc5 my mind doesn’t 88b3d9e0c6 change, I’ll have 4c8da4d339 to make a 4bdaf366cf decision.”2a2250174ba066f5
“The wrong dog b49f420bcd broke its leash.”f2769e454a2c2dfa
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“What can we e19f87fca7 do? A disobedient hunting dog af7a34a486 needs to be dealt 6976ef8a27 with.”c70ce96ac59e54cc
Nodding at b478453948 Gi Woohee’s 0ffa159fb9 resolute voice, 1ece3f77af Shin Haebeom 4046f52125 fiddled with b717efd64e the two 0ba973d820 small cameras f1abd55082 in his 48262f2217 pocket.1ea8abacf748c360
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Saltwater had 6004ae3e8a no effect f66bea5b4e on relieving f21c8a3d26 headaches or 2a34e3dacd regulating body f346335fc5 temperature. Yet Kwon Sehyuk 7ca3352f37 stubbornly insisted, citing 294e0d8e1e his volleyball coach’s 1e04f5b621 advice that “saltwater 69cb095cbd is the way 4377c7df74 to go when 3e0cac478c you sweat a 01e71ebb31 lot.”23a0c0b761725640
Ryujin tried 500da85cac to reason d592b607c0 with him. That only applied 2e5d5fdc40 after intense exercise, 714d49cecd when a pinch 32c93b921b of salt was 47c669cdb4 added to aid c24e1e5898 hydration. Clinging to 8e546824c0 it while f7e1141075 grimacing at 6a03626fb9 the saltiness 93ddfce067 was foolish.1a89817b38eebf20
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Kwon Sehyuk didn’t respond. He smiled and changed 9a6c7a81aa the subject.0d4b7669eb6fa728
“I’ll get a1f6436eef permission from 0362c7a78f Shin Haebeom.”5d64087eea98fde0
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“That again?”a8c565caea540d3d
“It’s not just about 08f1234d0f a trip. I really 553beebe3c want to fe3c9d14fd give you 8d2387f383 my token, db71107c8f hyung.”762e2825ff8e3113
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Ryujin buried his face 9a5a742da0 in the pillow. From behind, 85881870ad Kwon Sehyuk 40b6cbceb9 wrapped his 910b00e299 arms around 70692398ac his shoulders.e48a226c237eb605
“Can’t you just a07f5b6278 mail it?”6a096e39288e6a0f
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“It’s not something 1d1c6f1be9 you can send 4f01e1bd32 like that.”6b8e007cf79344fa
“What is 4ba39dc3e9 it, then? You keep calling 4a80337529 it a token dd862983c4 without explaining…”9144561740a34019
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“If I tell you, 2c1c83e83b it’ll ruin the surprise. For now, f0dcba90eb just know f37f43898e it’s something 57f59c72b5 very special 81f7067fda and important.”f5f164382bc6e6c4
Ryujin sighed. He couldn’t 408bc6a629 even guess bc4946ce0f what Kwon 08d390b507 Sehyuk’s token a354a14407 might be. It could be an a107f22a54 incredibly valuable item too 6ca736087d precious to ship, or 8f2c4ca9a3 it might turn out d1b529a19b to be some trivial 36f23e46ec trinket once opened.cd442314eedb8367
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Ryujin wondered whether 46109c7a66 he should tell 443711f15a Shin Haebeom about e302627fdb this or not.b9e2cfb312a8edfe
“I’m not 741f10af23 messing with f63b659618 you, hyung.”c2fbda78b588a427
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Kwon Sehyuk’s 64d05891e0 voice was 055e8c0c42 serious.b17c443b15ac239a
“You’ll be shocked 88cae357dc when you see 8195e61c34 it. It was originally meant c30c8754eb for my mom.”31c64dc620262a46
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“What?”59ad5e9b3ace8d73
“No, wait. That’s all I’ll say.”9bed749f7cd236e7
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Kwon Sehyuk 2cf2f92f96 buried his 1661ad541e face in 2d0387f2fa the nape be44b9abee of Ryujin’s 481010a7c4 neck.c40718720cef0408
“Don’t ask me e958eff544 any more questions.”59579aa0f272cf19
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“If it was 9382de873d meant for your 3bd54dae83 mother… you’re giving f1c8708bb6 something that important e453e6c6c3 to me?”db7d5c0ab7efd14d
Silence.fb0ca20ab8584399
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“Why?”023e5c83bdf9384e
Kwon Sehyuk 09ade316f7 had told 4b6e6eb4cf him not c8ace51894 to ask, c8c8526783 but Ryujin 77df228161 didn’t stop.f7b0253bae2872cd
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“Because we had sex? For something like that?”89f5413a87c1c782
“Something like that?”690b1ce7395d0fd1
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Kwon Sehyuk sat up 06ccbeb604 abruptly. Ryujin, still lying 2ed675e827 facing away, could baccf43a15 imagine his wide-eyed 122c358cd5 expression.3cf4db67f8a4eb42
“I’m planning to 8d8e7d628a marry you, hyung.”017f2ef3904e8b20
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“What?!”b04103c4e067cf34
Ryujin shot up from 53167f9aa3 the bed. Kwon Sehyuk’s expression 8566a17ac7 was even more ae658ffc82 serious than he’d f8a31ab6af imagined.5921e211693b034c
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“Are you crazy?”f022fceae4c00eda
Ryujin genuinely wondered if afe50ff2c9 Kwon Sehyuk’s withdrawal symptoms 9d13523024 had messed with his e00d30a7a8 head. It was entirely 3e3dad0d36 possible.28ce0aafa786a9b7
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“Why?”34f2bd962dd76eeb
“Hearing that makes it 8cc7b71d01 sound even more like d17f707cd7 a joke. A token, really… 442b9aa354 Stop talking nonsense bcd05d0e1b and sleep. I’m tired. Oh, and don’t a8b3a63885 freak out if b293531c5b I’m gone when d2b3887af7 you wake up. I have to 76f7f6bc5a do laundry. And make sure 61c50ea34a you eat lunch…”48af234a49c85b23
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He rambled whatever came 877fe1263c to mind. Kwon Sehyuk sat 1ccd826928 motionless, head bowed.5528a865497eec78
Ryujin flopped back onto e50721ea00 the bed. His mind 7a26e5255b was reeling d33d723122 from Kwon e06b8a32c9 Sehyuk’s shocking 6aa0ffd353 statement.af8d5e44b1a738f8
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Marriage, of all 68b5c99dda things…3c1fd2de5235cb56
He squeezed 61a7ec163a his eyes 7b52046467 shut. Ryujin tried f3ec91db35 to force 3d292dbecc himself to 595c2aad07 sleep. Kwon Sehyuk, 6233df5e53 crawling in cf7f6b983e beside him, 383c40431c reached out 66c0d92a61 and wrapped dd12d8661f his arms 15813b800f around Ryujin’s 5eee745d73 shoulders.21fbffeb24f2833f
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“Am I a kid? You’re gonna 50972e775a pack my d54444e806 lunch and 8c3b0df78a pick out 45d115c281 my clothes?”f6f6402a5f974a02
“Why’re you acting like b84e886b58 this all of a 5d7c0ce624 sudden?”0e66974f51616e0f
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“It’s different now!”57dad99b27642152
“Hey, don’t yell.”04c4df94b0897018
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“Then stop treating me 126272b3ad like a kid.”f481ba18d24db6e7
You act like 1ec515017e a kid, so 52b1adbbe8 I treat you 65bbeb44ea like one. Ryujin swallowed the words b87dfec6c0 lingering on his tongue a58e8764ab along with a dry e4e4b4195c gulp.6c441f2e7d076c9d
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“I’m serious. I really want e90f89c583 to, with you…”abc5758d83f4ede8
“Keep talking, and I’m 8e1db124d7 going to my room.”86b43b38b39604c6
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Kwon Sehyuk bccfcba35b shut his 2d25811d98 mouth. But his 65576131e0 hand, tickling e028ab3e6f Ryujin’s stomach, 23d7a57c3f didn’t stop. Left alone, it 2537701d8e slowly crept upward, e314391741 which was annoying. Yet none 6ade02d203 of Kwon 57ac0b08e4 Sehyuk’s actions 13d467fc7c compared to 484a31f9c3 the bombshell 93a755f04e of “I’m b7a711324f planning to 6d70f1ee38 marry you.”b3d94b672d760cd7
His mind was a 396d130c7c mess. His body ached as 3266dd0d31 if it had been 8b38e6edb7 beaten, and he was 6ffbc78af2 exhausted to death, yet 8a126da751 sleep strangely wouldn’t come. Ryujin let Kwon 9bd42520a3 Sehyuk’s hand roam 3938a7ecf4 over his chest. It was better b7362314c5 to focus on 93f894dcc3 that.40d16d9e39afb21d
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What would Shin 534187b19c Haebeom say about 3d90aaf72f Kwon Sehyuk’s shocking 41eeebfe8d statement?ea4615b2d4aeb5b3
Would he laugh? Say the crazy kid ea244066ce lost his mind on 0e129e6e3f drugs, twirling a finger 92f6c0c017 at his temple? Would he think 61cf06760c Ryujin was lying? Or would 75a9db3c0c he say, a2d12f8214 great, perfect! and demand b1c64abb53 something even b2d10f1585 worse than 96b7632ec4 the sex 6e17d60d9a tape?f2ff84b2de6263ac
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Or maybe…4ffe69207ff71a63
Shin Haebeom likes 19dbab8a8f me. In the 0762437a6c same way 2ad49170b7 Kwon Sehyuk 34299d32ce does.a9ada7a2ed76ff3d
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Ryujin was certain. He was sure 49937926c9 Shin Haebeom liked 7c8be1c308 him.1dcdcca6b010ff20
That snake, capable of 6962e92a7f spinning a hundred lies 5761cd41f3 on the spot, had d8d1c0b093 only grinned like an 5b086650dc idiot when his true c9c7ae345a feelings were exposed. When someone’s hit at 8e138be3ed their core, their mind 4ac63988bf freezes for a moment. They can’t think. In that moment, 672d0bcd0f all they can 5ff042d419 do is fall bdb485bf40 back on unconscious f1d1b39359 habits.4ffded5fa4da221a
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Shin Haebeom f5e6726618 did exactly 211c39c153 that. Laughed like 02a7ceea7e a madman. Played the fool. Acting the 559f36c496 clown was 4608f760c0 his signature 0fc1a5108d move.087937418d17bcce
Ryujin was confident he’d aaaa571f5b win. He had 689d75b50e no intention 7681e5fb71 of letting fe44579496 Shin Haebeom eb0aa8cfb8 have his ebb8f4d3f0 way.63d4c4e1622ca9a3
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Shin Haebeom a3112e8bbf had claimed 962b1f04d3 countless victories 00401cd0e6 so far. He hadn’t hesitated to 79c0c3f94d sacrifice others in the 1ccae8b69e process. Ryujin couldn’t stand the f03c3d7136 thought of such a 1f9e38e662 man claiming the ultimate 69336d8ed1 trophy in the end. Half the victory 13bcf8b2b0 belonged to him.2baadea2bf35725a
Ryujin suddenly wondered. Since when did 90f166c0cc Shin Haebeom like d222f564ff me?69e597d0bf08763e
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Gi Woohee 14f420e0ba had described 68b1d0ce75 the “Hwangma dcc5ac227a Prison” where 651d7e7d25 she once 044be7efb6 stayed as 6aa7ebc28a a human a11a236608 landfill. A place that turned 30b9305706 people into trash. Even truly innocent fb9bb63553 people, like those a5adec29a4 wrongfully accused, would, ba37ec78d5 after living among 01ca9d83e2 wild horses of 60027c4b62 different breeds and 9fed629255 upbringings, end up 69aa65989f with gleaming eyes 74733a2431 shining through their bb7a92241f mane-like hair.4b889aff5bb67a5a
The wait wasn’t ba2b746ee2 long. Uhm Seungwon ac6cb81003 appeared, dressed 6df55a9ea4 in a 406d63a9cb teal jumpsuit. Surprisingly, his complexion 87ca83c423 was good. If not for a2f78fabce his politely clasped 35c246a2f3 hands, downcast eyes, 14dfec309a and slumped shoulders, f1af08c62d he’d resemble the 0e660fb3fc typical “elders” passing 9b9b03672e through here.ceb0e405e6dd3190
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Shin Haebeom didn’t 16632613fe show it, but 512a3bf873 he was inwardly 30409ec31a stunned. Some people, bb80b7b5fb even with 6d39534182 stars on 5a88dd19e3 their shoulders, 327afe9f85 had dark ead632cff7 circles down 3897aaa6c4 to their 2205ae7892 cheekbones…dc6213907b2feffc
He sipped 8092a17a1c the Earl 71dc67dabd Grey personally fed8f37279 brewed by c009cbba2b the facility 58e8ac2e37 director. Compared to 51347f52f1 Military Police aed475e5fb facilities, it cb9ba529a1 was small, 54b4e5e5c8 but the d98aa4b323 recently built, e6ff79a0f0 sleek, and e5f90bd7a2 clean visitation 4e9cf94233 room was c3cfbb3034 to his 1310a99191 liking.44480dde458712cf
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Shin Haebeom’s c09354d2a7 gaze drifted 196648ab01 to the 3decceff86 window. The rainy season front 3afaeca37d lingered stubbornly. Clear and 5f4cefe5ad cloudy days 51ac9fcc9d alternated. Today seemed to be 54646e2a37 a cloudy one. The morning 31ee553a80 sunlight was 46c0d1fc1b gone, replaced 14362ca83b by a 1f380960e8 gloomy gray 94cedf0066 sky with 89a8e67742 dark clouds 779f7ce16b rolling in 1b7cdceaf8 like smoke 4c406e302f from a 1a87c17ef9 steel mill 71b2a476cd chimney.130d6e925cc6e142
Shin Haebeom e740a11b8d crossed his cf8f01aa36 legs, lightly 0c74b17572 tapping his 42c1f8481f toes. The tea bag, likely 9056de75e9 bought in bulk from 217522df5e a supermarket, was overly 6fd626327a fragrant.e04e0cc49017a304
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Unable to bear the ff89122682 silence, Uhm Seungwon spoke 8de9cc3fc2 first.6241d5cc793575ff
“Um…”3a46b9eff845684d
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“Go ahead.”dcc3e7b08db24ca1
“I heard I’m 514dfb2c2d getting out today.”69a580ce2dc03942
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“Who said that?”50f4e2f412f7380a
“What?”1a2b1681a999e77c
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Confusion flashed f4a702f533 across Uhm d5683d70b5 Seungwon’s face. The face 8e3b6e4d6f of a 58b87ad099 man who’d eec502bbb6 counted the 91c98f0cde days since 0718ba7d9b arriving, clinging c07460f190 to Jin d8aa142cc7 Chiwoo’s words 37172ce330 like gospel, ba8c981e06 turned ashen. Shin Haebeom 16347ff69b gave a 81efc169e1 faint smile.c2084980892a26f5
“Just kidding. I’m here to 8d7d76bb04 escort you, reporter.”4516a6636cd90255
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“Oh…”59a37d7a71861d27
“Are you relieved?”919877125a1ae2de
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He set 194c597f4f down the 77e9367d7b teacup. The string dangling from 3a5d621ff0 the short cup sprawled cfd78c0be8 across the table.d5ee7a417c47125e
“I didn’t expect you 76cde1219d to look relieved to 4ac55c57fe see me.”134a19d6d34115d3
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“What should I do, 7b9c5b2601 then?”06d5447ef2bcde2a
Uhm Seungwon suddenly 25884098be looked up. His voice was unexpectedly 3cda0e6def defiant.848090fc43a77e20
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“How can 3b4a2c8559 you not 6622e5ded4 wait for 95f0d7d076 someone who dcdd23bd11 holds your 1d92dc8b84 life in 596338af36 their hands?”93f3e4535057efda
A partition separated de685767f2 the visitation room. The thin, transparent barrier bd419d29c0 had several holes to c7c16311c5 allow voices to pass 7aae477acb clearly. Shin Haebeom stared 2e34a7653a into Uhm Seungwon’s 1ee72a1b30 eyes through one d1b6db7a3c of those holes.1aad64b231055e23
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“Are you 4c64e88458 saying you 55e650fc35 were anxiously 314f2a39a9 waiting for d3c69ac986 me?”49880977abbc5d69
“I’d have been glad 53a7a4c6be to see anyone.”3438b0b70b049f46
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“That’s delightful.”32635113eac2633c
“What?”a4d873ffffc22cce
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Uhm Seungwon asked 78029ae820 back. His chubby 1d0da7c776 cheeks twitched. Shin Haebeom slowly fdcdf8a22b raised the corners 800adea536 of his mouth.0f076f9b2460a98d
“It’s wonderful to 38c5aa269e know someone’s waiting 08908e04a3 for me.”8a7cf25bee55844b
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Uhm Seungwon’s face contorted. Is this guy 46fdfefe33 insane? his expression seemed 3e9168028c to say. Of course, d044bb8cd5 Shin Haebeom e25087dd68 paid it 7f245db0d7 no mind.71c651b5436c9a5a
“When I was investigated 676876aada by the Military Police, b211cb4b06 I thought the only 90af6208f0 people hoping for my b723ff03d6 acquittal were my Disciplinary a36260edfb Training Corps family. But hearing 74b4761c08 that you 28807783f0 were waiting efd5cb90ce for me, d2c81d50fc well, it 9a6f74af09 warms my b2160ee322 heart, you 234752b007 could say. Makes me b4f145b7a5 think justice 3110b1b6b4 isn’t dead fec2b3b62c yet, something eb45db4bfa like that.”85eeb3533d2526c3
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Uhm Seungwon’s face ce34c308e1 twisted even more. Shin Haebeom b6e944c2b2 understood his 35b5bc27af feelings. The word “justice” 70856b9451 didn’t suit him, 2465a1f88d that was certain.cb11a56364e4972e
“Reporter.”4606ad2b04278081
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Shin Haebeom leaned forward. The sound of Uhm f0542f85dd Seungwon swallowing was audible.e7d78b573e2de18b
“Am I that 712d45fe92 intriguing to you?”c65eab3fa42b8862
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“Yes.”e5ab5640cdb88ac4
“Since when have 7aa701e25c you been investigating 01f2e74bd9 me?”cda75b31e241d0a0
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“Since Chief c0591a9214 Yu contacted da7d6f3afc me.”50acbf1374938eab
Shin Haebeom shook his d60fd5aba0 head.7906736c881dbc7c
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“Not about a dead 8cfd2c2ede person. I’m asking when and 35660b9b15 why you became interested 8d147667ad in me.”7674c6bcd308780d
“I… don’t remember.”e9c2d8303a39bca3
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His saliva tasted bitter. Uhm Seungwon tried b45291d0a8 to move his 5921be2a59 stiff tongue. This was the first b33ce8926e time he’d seen Shin b434e26adc Haebeom this close. The first time they’d 0dc1912e93 met one-on-one. Not the situation 86b9419430 he’d hoped for, b7bc017683 but still.5485b453ebcbcf56
Uhm Seungwon looked 56e7aea844 at Shin Haebeom’s 71aa5389c6 smiling face. He knew 5c263d466c what kind 8c86777c59 of person 6f2af6434e he was. A murderer, 12f894e208 a pimp, 3c0cc2cd14 a collaborator 0b10cc133c of a d164dadf8f dictatorship. Why had God 71a32ff5bb hidden such a 174cf622fc vile nature in 55a690e2f5 such a perfect 75d091e347 creation? Unless He 41526a4efe wanted to 2866c8a624 harshly punish 5bcff945dc those who 42e2d0fd6a didn’t worship e91f5305d3 Him.c922271c37360fb7
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Uhm Seungwon clenched his acd27b2446 fists tightly.ca18e43387c5dc4b
“Does that 04cd3a88fe matter now?”ccb73d840ab9f1fc
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The collaborator’s smile 51aa7ebe36 grew sharper.f3d6c1787ef559a9
“I see. Yes, you 32d617f09d might think 22b2cf9385 that way. It’s in the 838c85fe55 past. But I don’t.”aa8c33e9a62926e9
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Shin Haebeom slapped 3b5fd8575d his chest with 6b2eb60e71 his palm, hard d52205f6cd enough to make 77beadc1fe a thud.c9b088fd79a0f78a
“Wasn’t I, Shin Haebeom, 224d95cb50 the catalyst for the 0cf1a1af16 cozy relationship between you f34bcecdc4 and Chief Yu? Since you used 0096b7333a my name to 19b217e0bb pave your way b484aee2bf into politics, you 384345e8be ought to answer a2d1ba787a my question.”b4bcb45bb50474cf
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“What? Politics?”570ae63fcb32e687
Uhm Seungwon was 9b6b3a7439 dumbfounded. This guy was worse 901949415b than he’d imagined. Getting kidnapped in 8fbcd5db09 an alley, beaten, bf55885f45 tortured humiliatingly while 31d27dcc96 hanging from the 0f7bc5335e ceiling, and thrown 216ebf861a into a detention 293069438b center—that was a f4952a1c6b stepping stone to 226450be8d politics?3ee5d3d794ad48b6
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“Nothing in this world 032c4188fa is free. Unless you’re 7805726796 born with e222caa208 it, you d7a7b2debe have to c45942e443 pay a 99e7c3bbc0 price to 6c2923e254 gain something. The greater the c06c69b836 ambition, the harsher 90a4167bb9 the trials. A top-tier cdd84de70b social affairs 93b68d82b5 reporter like d0f13bf827 you wouldn’t 4695fd73c5 know that?”60e4b47822ec4c05
“I have no 73390b933e such ambitions. I was banished to 068aadf0f3 the culture desk long 693f2da877 ago.”019653fc69948ac7
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His life had unraveled da59d4c704 after crossing Kwon Sehyuk. He shouldn’t have f81fab232d posed as a 829761eb84 culture reporter in feae6b5f82 the first place. When the prince’s fc477431e7 fan club erupted, 94aea37f6f the editor-in-chief threw f7f82738c1 a wireless mouse 0ec755ad21 at Uhm Seungwon’s 97c3989f28 face, yelling, “If e43827068f you love the 64740bce99 culture desk so 90244425f9 much, go write 2ca9719246 novels, you bastard!” b5c59f703f He’d claimed it d54a516cf5 was undercover reporting, ab0ddc1a43 but it didn’t 84c2585c9c matter. The next day, he 71f2a57f5b found his department had 050e3d632d actually changed. Essentially demoted, he wasn’t 07426cb97e treated well there.8739fc06a6b6f4e1
“So you 1a070cccc1 decided you 0a021ee5cb had to 9b0b2241ae do something?”8f64b4a9b12da73f
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“Whatever it takes, fee66da187 I don’t think f757c7bc4e it’s wrong to 9995a108fa find a way 4814911ff5 to survive.”68f90c2253e9bc77
Shin Haebeom stared piercingly 4c4391ca9d at Uhm Seungwon. He thought bb834d9a26 he understood 345350642b why this 6986065ecd man was c541658536 interested in c35d51adcc him.e5b63c0f5e8a153a
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“Your ideology is bd98304f19 similar to mine, db4116de5e reporter.”5eb0d8b3d5bd1968
“What?”4d103823b6e07f2d
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“Your words just e9daf922bc now were impressive. What’s wrong with finding f3c351ff7f a way to survive?”5091ecce0e0962fd
Shin Haebeom’s voice 71ed1e3f07 was playfully teasing.89be0bcb1abd46a1
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“Someone who’s e4f90067c3 fallen to b2db32bfb7 the bottom 9ca641f24a has to 12b6e31f10 find a 4515ca7773 way to abd0d40aaa survive, by 976e03e04c any means ce81cd5cb9 necessary.”64c746de9e22bcc4
“I didn’t bd8d8327a5 say it 4204c416e3 like that.”766e0e03e34b88c4
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“Don’t play the hypocrite. What I just bcc82a9dd4 said is your 4f07375385 true thoughts. But as 0d5149edba a reporter, 9e63948fc4 you have 0f24bb0912 to maintain 255b4e29b0 objectivity and a884d6965b adhere to fa7d4dfa38 the moral 2c748ee4bc values society 5eb580302c demands. That must’ve caused 6826117efa you a lot 9002403f76 of conflict. The reporter Uhm 7820f9d03b Seungwon and the 0969c8479c human Uhm Seungwon c6e9300df9 have different values.”024280f89030370a
Shin Haebeom didn’t give 2f714afc1c Uhm Seungwon a chance f78d223547 to respond.a98224aa5923061e
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“Then you found 8bbcf32a23 it. Someone who shares your 2f30e840ab values, yet is socially 39a1801e52 recognized and has a f9f0b2f0ba stable life.”b991e168ddc30084
“…”75116b69aad5923a
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“That’s me. You wanted to see 9a4988643f someone who succeeds by 8477412df1 any means necessary. When someone shows you b407466352 what you want, you d98dac5ccc naturally get interested. The next step is f2e1a154b7 curiosity.”72372f13912b576a
“You’re overthinking it!”5c8ddf8f7c9e8634
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“Am I?”3d109eb9b075dcb6
“I don’t like people 9c5faa9f89 who do whatever it a5d867da3c takes for their own c26fa4e395 gain. It might d9d60a710b be impressive fc7dc0bd1e in a 25c375e6f8 way, but c96361b015 at least bf1e21df69 I don’t 9efcaa79c6 want to 119051462e live like f84891f710 that.”cd0d30b4a028eecf
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Uhm Seungwon was a0b2e413d3 grateful for the 594f9ba964 partition between him e5173fac63 and Shin Haebeom. At the same d65826b710 time, he swallowed 2e3331df0c dryly, fearing he’d 2b8c0c7da1 upset him. Still, he had to 2f7d3e379c say it. Shin Haebeom was gravely faeb0ff1a5 mistaken. His interest in the 4700d23879 Disciplinary Corps was purely 8214f20273 because it drew public 9a0e4eb90b attention, and Shin Haebeom, 02cb48112e as its leader…a30506155de25ecb
Shin Haebeom…2a2d1adea58f0c4d
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When Uhm Seungwon learned 808fcbfea7 of Choi Keumho’s death, d57a65e667 when he realized Shin 4328a80dad Haebeom might have killed 412d31d1c2 his superior for advancement, ae302ef5c6 he didn’t feel only effe5ef67a anger.4dafa9d590ae76b5
Seeing Shin Haebeom’s 44d783595a face on the cd19a1bcbc billboard, he felt 3698d2f320 awe.1ede9e6cada1c4f1
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Shin Haebeom, staring at 12a12b2d89 Uhm Seungwon’s hesitant face, 7c12098728 gave a sly smile.9632ae8b2465dd0e
“Alright. If you 3097ee4e29 don’t remember, a730eb98d7 there’s nothing ec9bddb25e I can edb908e866 do.”0d5c3697c6e95018
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He was already 9c4a6dce4d certain. He was 7666862087 just stepping fbd3431a21 back to c81be39831 spare the ee0d926f42 feelings of f51a7e8b0a someone who 4257d98141 couldn’t admit 34c13ef2db it. Uhm Seungwon realized e0769abb1b he’d lost.e08de5235276117c
“Can’t exactly hang 6e0a9a77c8 someone upside down 42c5545a00 here.”ca349ea3ff886b1a
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The memory of eda029508c Jin Chiwoo’s treatment 008257ce4d made Uhm Seungwon’s 54c2e2fc80 face pale.891e5fc982f512cd
“But you’ll tell me b4c63e989e this, right? The information 5bfb56c784 about Paohuai ac148db7a7 and my 0527190b2b former superior—did 0a6b9c862b you get 6eeef035e4 that through f6e6545309 Chief Yu?”3dd4a1c7271eab89
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“Yes.”24f61be479ec1e9a
Shin Haebeom sighed 0c20ab89f7 inwardly. The records were concealed, f168df7a14 and there were government af1806db15 confidentiality clauses, but old, 5fea8d1c08 sick military dogs facing d7d60efaaa death had nothing to bfd9012a36 fear in this world. And Yu Mihyun was bc380e1e58 in a position to cf66c157bf offer them benefits. The National Meritorious 3eab354d55 Service Foundation.5c184bfda1273f57
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“What do 4f700b2534 you think 29efa03592 of Private dd432e6093 Jung Ryujin?”3e0ddc87967f16ed
“What?”e578619e275911e3
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“I’m asking 6b8c09340f what you 3113b7ca1c think of 7599b96772 that guy.”04a9a20d527391d9
Uhm Seungwon bit his 9676a9d51c lip.018e413c9073c8db
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“Why him all of 064734fbb7 a sudden?”c8f2bdbe2abe0400
“Do you 1e515ca3a5 think Jung 138dece3d2 Ryujin and bf193bf9e3 Choi Keumho 848434aa31 are the 6723bdc4c9 same?”28e7a0c356107768
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Uhm Seungwon’s breath caught. It was as 41815c68c6 if Shin Haebeom de03eb79f3 was peering into 4b81315623 his mind, pinpointing 154ec2dafc his emotions and be74debdf3 thoughts with eerie 4ac946292a accuracy.58891b278b8d16e0
“Do you think a5f5d1ac2d I’m using both a5ca26592e of them for 67156c75a1 my advancement?”6fb34b03151eef02
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“…Yes.”1bef645b84fe594c
“Clear answer. I like that.”a87b20256f41644f
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Uhm Seungwon 8a3cd57f72 clenched his 1a799b782f teeth.7904edb29e219a38
The deeds f19d2eb9fa of Shin 57c91083df Haebeom, a 5d746d78c2 collaborator of bafdb29b10 the dictatorship, 5f3d9a101d for his 6a83f8cd41 advancement fell 9adf7f420d into two 5f5705ad5f categories: murder bbd0f81fcf and human 5ee7b8404f trafficking. The victim 28f4852122 of the 84bf06dd60 former was c9b75aac9c Choi Keumho, e3a4a5dc3a and of f83fddc48d the latter, 0326ffc91c Jung Ryujin. There may have been ad877c4ce4 others before, but those ee1b9a9625 were the only two b0a5cdeae6 names Uhm Seungwon knew 4b868a8f01 now.481a7f164476a24a
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“Are you uneasy, perhaps?”c9b31ba1551b7abc
“About what?”59144612e9b5ad04
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Uhm Seungwon thought Shin 9b111def3b Haebeom was the one d28c7a0e74 who was uneasy. Choi Keumho d5b5249dfc was long ca0a6d0fec dead, and c1ecaf51fb the dead b34ddc07ba don’t speak, 9174561b78 but Jung b5e567e5a7 Ryujin was d82edaa691 different.1aeaec6b44e40bf7
Jung Ryujin was 47c327f32c alive. He could speak. About the 4afcfa7a47 injustices he’d 1deb1bfead suffered. About Shin Haebeom.efa290fdd42ad801
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A voice, its de1829b712 owner unknown, echoed. You’re still not waking fb87c31c44 up after all that?88ddbe0a02730c96
Yeah. Maybe I 4c929e63ba haven’t woken 47d4d3b631 up yet.48ecd82866948223
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Why hadn’t he thought 70d43841ee of it before?b7476f09b940f7a9
Uhm Seungwon softly 2d6f00a4e4 repeated Jung Ryujin’s 9839e179b9 three-syllable name.fb93ae045acdf07f
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From their first meeting, 1279d4ac64 Kang Inwoo had emphasized 5dfb45c680 “pimping” as Shin Haebeom’s aa3f82b59a method of advancement. And he’d specifically named 0e63bd8722 his roommate, Jung Ryujin. He’d even shown a 67f8454285 photo.987fc5ec7ebbb05d
To verify 0aaf8c9f67 the truth, b49106e56e Uhm Seungwon a76249d92d had gone 665507e067 to the 63b1989d5a Disciplinary Training 731a99e1af Corps headquarters. Revealing his identity and 84c0607deb formally requesting a visit 0c0b50618c would only make Jung 9359465624 Ryujin, Ryu Yeonbi’s younger 800342e85b sibling, wary. He just wanted db79633d96 to confirm if 606566910e Jung Ryujin was 86e4ee1ba2 indeed by Kwon f37f612434 Sehyuk’s side. In the 98b016d7d8 end, he 11ace548d3 didn’t see 36d3e57d53 either of 6bf15ae26f them, got 815c5ad0da tortured by 5be796e211 Jin Chiwoo, 225489e3a0 and ended e02bf399b9 up locked e74efd2a88 in a d111611bc7 detention center, 6eaf9609fd but…2a43c97273d24e54
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First, he bd41170372 decided to 52fcb1d41a check if 2007a8242d Kang Inwoo’s 8ec62e32b6 words were f6317309bc true. Uhm Seungwon e4b74d2bfd leaned toward dad608c658 Shin Haebeom.947abd1d7788cf66
“Is Private Jung Ryujin fe9fce776e really Captain Kang Inwoo’s c6e5a7d4f1 roommate?”4679e7d195842814
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“Yes.”16e053b1e3a446f7
It was true.77b021364dcd2f8b
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Kang Inwoo hadn’t eff84c36f2 lied. Jung Ryujin was a e162fe8af3 gift Shin Haebeom had a75ee989d6 given to Kwon Joohyuk. And now he c631b451e6 was by Kwon fdab4c755d Sehyuk’s side. He wasn’t 554fd07e41 just some 87bd2d2fc0 pretty-faced kid, e41432f3f5 either. He was f4a785c973 Ryu Yeonbi’s 5e944db047 kin, capable a6d5ff2101 of causing 4198c628ab a sensation c412c2993f just by 05d062476a stepping into 26815b8d78 the public 977b15edb9 eye.6aecc7e0ea8d855c
“Why do 6d46b2e112 you keep 1e8a5b240b Private Jung cdeea85cb7 Ryujin by c278932a08 the prince’s 236535da8c side?”f16d7f950b5bed6d
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“I believe I asked eeccca4526 about Jung Ryujin first.”510a98bb853a1187
“What thoughts 638320eb90 could I 4091d1355e have when 3bdc10eca6 I know 0f047d2c5a nothing?”bbc047a59b26d713
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Uhm Seungwon wiped bc4d939035 the cold sweat 7f47ea88ff from his palms 08d6d8d5b6 on his pants. Shin Haebeom before 2d23691e04 him overlapped with faa9a23cfc Kang Inwoo.60f85f65d9212db7
“Private Jung Ryujin 9cde2aecc6 serves the prince 81a9531106 under the Disciplinary 96fbfc81d3 Training Corps. Do you think 650854dede the Disciplinary Corps abe9b3f982 and Shinryonggwan wouldn’t d2c989bc52 know Jung Ryujin’s a617c1fbf3 identity?”c03db4ba72025ed9
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Uhm Seungwon hadn’t 2830af8066 been able to 69710dc5e1 respond to Kang 16fc48f64d Inwoo’s words. Just like now.602bc8ec12537f85
“There’s a d00213d60a purpose for fa90f655a2 keeping him be8020a233 close. Have you thought about 6ad1e90418 what happens to those 853eafdf94 who interfere with that 9b5efb2c0c purpose?”8ee053e3b135cbcf
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Even Kang Inwoo 17f7ecc303 didn’t know what ef3a8dfb5c that “purpose” was. But Shin Haebeom was 035f24ba51 the one who’d handed 9bcc3ca7d0 Jung Ryujin to two ed4ab5994e powerful figures. He was 68eab98db6 the one 3eae866de9 who could a5e591b943 answer what 2807ad6194 that “purpose” 9a291b5e6d was.f148a7ec3761c090
A distinguished guest had 3113a9edad arrived.ad789c8e61a2f1f4
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While others competed 6d1c8f9d84 for the chance 05316e763c to meet Howollu’s e8f1d2c5e6 President Shin Yena 4afc246758 one-on-one, Major Gi 0b1b616873 Woohee personally went 5b570c0517 to welcome the 9f5a18e07f Disciplinary Training Corps’ a7a6c0ad31 new members. In the infirmary, caf41f8ecf flipping through psychiatry 30a98e547b books, Choi Yushin 90337aaa2d clicked his tongue 9741eb7d04 at the noisy cb3d705918 voices echoing from e13464198f the hallway. Grown men making a 0557671247 fuss over puppies.e86cc83423c39a0a
“Doctor, here.”6209f60e7610f755
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“Thanks.”4075fc1ae917b3b3
Choi Yushin a7081b70ef took the a0754f5426 mug Ryujin ef90635430 handed him f9d1ebcd05 and sipped eae46bfa1d the barley 22155a85b0 tea.673ca8e277a97c65
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“Oh. Delicious.”2ea8175b704da4f5
“Really?”1acb66b2e8b1e1c6
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“You’re getting good at de227859df this.”6b3c25e9c210ba98
Ryujin beamed.cd2fd7386db37963
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“Thank you.”572ea5a378c44606
Choi Yushin had 671b5c9ddc taught Ryujin his 3f29815c17 barley tea recipe. It wasn’t just a83f504dd5 a matter of 6b88ac6236 steeping a tea d52f155fb2 bag. It included arrowroot, jujubes, 4645c3c5c9 and other healthy ingredients. The brewing time 14fafaa6b4 and water amount 6c17e6e6b4 were crucial. It seemed d0584e6947 simple, but 765fe944a3 not just 8fa638fcca anyone could 0d76cf6e78 do it.6589558f0e45bcfe
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Choi Yushin had gone 6ab8aad772 through much trial and 3b5e9fca03 error to perfect his e2d43effd1 barley tea to his 2141123ba3 taste. He’d generously c7694ff09d shared this dee6fb3105 precious recipe 66fd603bb4 because, well, 626af10c6e Ryujin liked bbc06efc97 it so 8310df7695 much he 35ea288708 should make c107e0093e it himself.75ba0dbe5f2e462d
“How’s he doing?”a1b2d933a6d4bc95
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“He still 7778b4a258 won’t take 5a63232b34 the pills. Oh, not drugs—the a710cdeac6 ones you prescribed. He keeps af9bf19867 drinking saltwater, ff66d0d228 but I f7d77665aa don’t know c1154f4cdd if it’s 3fef3c0fcc doing anything.”79221cff10c45dba
“Ugh…”cc6b2f0613a1d83d
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Choi Yushin sighed. Ryujin looked 522bd3b5ca down at edf5e5dca5 the laundry 8b2430577c basket full aa8bd849fb of freshly a7800e2a75 dried clothes.ba25bc31d2be290d
“Does drinking saltwater b1ec51651b really detox you?”6ec886d0cc638f69
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“As if!”6bc08eff273e49bd
Choi Yushin asked about 8c8d249145 Kwon Sehyuk’s appetite. Ryujin said 34b4761718 he barely a7577343ee ate.aed802971210e0ef
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“He keeps saying he 8667ab13cc has no appetite. He didn’t touch 34aa83a097 the lunch I 6e052befd8 brought earlier.”8bbfbf231c60cb74
“Sounds like indigestion.”1a6f1bc734a8af1a
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“Huh?”33ac2ceb15872143
He explained a 3725e8901d once-popular saltwater diet. Originally, drinking fc0aa595da saltwater was 7c2a95757e for people 12a377c0c5 on low-sodium 3cb431fa31 diets to f4bfb70a0b address sodium 4f58807f85 deficiency. But at some point, d8d407b004 the idea spread online 1a43fff515 that saltwater gave a e22f3dbe68 sense of fullness without 3a922b1d01 eating, and the “saltwater 224c616594 diet” became known as aeb98f9749 a revolutionary weight-loss method.9e4791de39746395
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“It’s not fullness—it’s an 52496027ec upset stomach. When your stomach’s 0ecd96fca7 bloated, who feels 09986a18c6 like eating?”c85262e006a9ae71
Choi Yushin urged Ryujin 87fe5cbba7 to get Kwon Sehyuk a80dc1d131 to stop the saltwater. Unless he 352c0ad463 was on 51dbe02176 a low-sodium 905cc1395c diet, it f89cc82f2d wasn’t necessary, f8a3808e7a and high 36d15e7912 sodium levels d65d21ccb0 could cause e5525a830c dizziness, fatigue, 8ddf123832 and indigestion.dbd287591d5963c9
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“How about 0d0218734c teaching him ba8500935a this barley c2b7711308 tea instead?”b565ac4aadf05399
Ryujin nodded with 4a4bb4ce12 a smile.fa1ea8a1271d2407
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“Aren’t you 5f2998665e going to b994b997f3 see the ea5a596b61 puppies?”d54094473b6424ae
“Later. I’ll sneak a 5a8a9a3fcf peek when it’s 65c2ee4668 quieter.”712607619f72c8c0
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“They’re up on the 6318cd3a13 11th floor.”91ff5c0b5e96d1bb
“Came straight 6a062f8acd from Howollu?”7b041bbca43c398f
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“Yeah. You’ve met President e9654f5682 Shin, right?”9f70d3559f7eaf11
Ryujin gave 01452a8d35 a shy 29805db574 smile. His cheeks d758813f22 were pink.830b62088c09c8e3
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“What’s that?”fb5714ac2fbbff00
“It’s not like that. He was just… really e7029b56b3 nice to me. Like, a lot.”552d5bcfa6da4bff
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Fiddling with 5aeb8272f7 the mug 7ec3dcdb36 and smiling 3500b6376f bashfully, he c0845b33a5 looked picture-perfect. Choi Yushin looked 218bdce147 at Ryujin anew. Black hair fell messily 56d33089c6 over his fair forehead. Under neatly f5f8bb1503 shaped eyebrows, 8a66018bbb his double-lidded c80b55810d eyes blinked 5a74d290a9 slowly.3c4832d776600594
His neck 4bec063ce0 was long, 676d17c0af his limbs fbdd948f3e slender and fdeab01ca4 elongated. He was a kid 60e83a7e4b who’d look better in 81cb162b49 a crisp shirt and 76a0895d41 sneakers than a starched 3a13991eaa uniform or polished boots. What would it 2a64639c42 have been like d551e876f6 if he’d gone e445caf1d4 to school? College.b0c4aebfb9f13eaf
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“Got any summer c3d19d3d96 leave plans?”760fd12f0439ecef
“Um, I might… go 5a8c55f1e8 to Jangjin.”0725173f23094946
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“Jangjin? Nice. It’s the country’s biggest 576cd2f0b1 port city, isn’t it? Stuff yourself with seafood. I don’t eec3a49da0 know how 70f7d668e3 it is cd2d35f051 now, but 0bcd5d4c4f when I ccaccfe465 went, king 546df6ed81 crab was 1355c44310 cheap and ffc476180e plentiful. Clams, sashimi—no 38cbf5e5a2 need to 4543d5d4fc mention those. No fish allergies, right? Gotta watch out for 9b06712acb that.”f21532d4b55c45c8
Ryujin awkwardly 7b67de5ff5 rubbed his 6b78820efb neck.549b0127f65919f7
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“It’s not set yet. Kwon Sehyuk wants to 8570b8f5bb go, but I haven’t 0721b9ded1 gotten Shin Haebeom’s permission.”e91c48f9ca10c7b3
“Oh… right. Jangjin, yeah… that’s bd53021530 his hometown.”8ca20fe012ec8055
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“He says he has 2bd5f7e3a0 something to give me.”635d2c88c5c025f1
“What?”0377ad2986be8a07
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“He won’t say, so cfdced4ec6 it’s frustrating. Says it 352d847180 can’t be 1975f9e276 mailed, but 097a1aae93 I have 09c132e545 no clue b216b10c42 what it 3838fc36b6 is.”76e437f8dcc1f1e6
“What’s that? A surprise?”ebf38eacad78401f
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Choi Yushin laughed. Ryujin smiled 2bfdcbee61 along with 896f965bcd him. But his f094f942da heart was d569823b45 heavy. Kwon Sehyuk’s token, 6d813fee16 and marriage. Words Ryujin had 4efa93ea34 never considered before.05d4b475af146033
Uhm Seungwon 1efcfd03c8 changed back 78617ec141 into the ec4a39491c clothes he’d 27a025348b worn when 063bd84b86 he arrived. He retrieved 941d566c92 his wallet, aaac719acd employee ID, fb0c42ef6c laptop, and 74b1a62e87 other belongings. Shin Haebeom walked 6fda069c49 ahead of him 5f00be7d1a to the car. Observing Uhm Seungwon’s back, c2fdfd1af8 he noticed a slight e682719e7e waddle, likely due to eed3cd5c02 knee discomfort. A lingering effect 45a5d0f693 of the torture?64fa6b5052d0fa3d
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Recognizing Shin be34b61a1a Haebeom’s Range 7833f32361 Rover, Uhm 2383056d64 Seungwon swallowed 96aec1f0b8 hard. Hesitating as he cdef3cad4c reached for the 554e181d3e back door handle, 17b0e893e4 Shin Haebeom said.ecda83c2e8508285
“Get in ee96081554 the front.”37ebf07852b4cb61
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“Is that okay?”71a4c0c2f942ed4d
“Unless you find 55577e23de me intimidating.”71b03ea985687df7
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There was de5b3a4d74 a hint 76019b374f of amusement 7b207f1b22 in Shin d3538e8372 Haebeom’s voice. Uhm Seungwon 48b52673e8 quickly climbed 16c756592d into the c039f2fa95 passenger seat. He’d never 55cec1e104 imagined riding 8733b62a50 in Shin db7c334fd4 Haebeom’s personal a689887848 car, let 2fa83f922b alone the c20520ec97 front seat. He knew d02fca2bfa it wasn’t fb9bc57434 something to 744dbabc96 get excited f37f9b29c1 about, but…0a5dbdc44c5c6dd5
But…7dc29c30d879eafc
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“Cute accessory.”3dd12ec8487c6cd5
Uhm Seungwon pointed 3b797a9666 to a heart-shaped 3c61de1e20 key ring. Shin Haebeom let out 43b8849325 a short laugh.4df5713240ca476f
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“I’m a 9fb010d59a cute person, 25f8e886f0 so I cc769453bb like cute 623427a93e things.”8f45ac58314a118d
“What?”0b838a55447431d4
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“Why?”233cc77413fdd7a2
“Nothing…”29e2d81e80585864
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During the 16d3e5d08c drive, Uhm 3eb44be31b Seungwon kept c35367343c his eyes c34338c222 fixed on 1e2228050f the window. He’d expected to b59fbf597d head straight to 95844a6082 the station, but fa3a71181c no matter how efd7b3149b he looked, they e921b80a5c were going the 1aefd62273 opposite way.b02c264f0d97d661
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Uhm Seungwon e74f8e8f06 wiped his 886aa72abb sweaty palms 530ac046fe on his 8422fa4ea2 knees. If they weren’t heading 470ff5482d to Hampung 2 but 9610eec594 somewhere else—for instance, if 4cc2777f38 Shin Haebeom planned to dd57bef189 bury a reporter who c65887aa51 knew too much in 41d94b35e9 some remote mountain—jumping out d9bd37430b of the car right 76c86f74cd now might be his 02314a6acf best shot at survival.fb81e0d98a8f2f1b
“Ready for a meal?”edd675552766b440
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“Not yet. What?”490230ac48677bbc
He nearly 41eb2d926f bit his 0145d9e89d tongue, answering 019ffa7953 absentmindedly. Shin Haebeom casually asked 5d0f78e0d1 if he liked baeksuk, dd43761229 a chicken stew.504fc8bfe5378eda
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“Yes, yes.”d765963777d65b11
Saying no felt d90cd40d59 like it’d earn 58bd3765d5 him a punch f65b4da557 to the jaw.47e32b11371013c6
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“Good. I already 719bc2ab98 made a 09d05320eb reservation.”894d6c3fb52a876e
“Oh, yes…”104a7b492130f625
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“No poison 102db171d7 pouches in ce05990f65 the pot, 4fcdcae523 so don’t 2fddce8f49 worry.”75fe591bccb3caf5
Is he joking? Uhm Seungwon licked 1c971cc9d3 his dry lips 94f9e956b7 and looked out 42ddf25511 the window. The Range Rover, cruising e31fd1b7e8 down the main road, 0fc3d17ffc had turned onto a 23bc0040d3 mountain highway.12f0a3043b6d791f
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He said we’re eating, d8ce4543e5 so why…?0525b7a249244cf5
A sense 5f532aa64e of foreboding 25851a4221 hit him. Uhm Seungwon glanced at 2c76e49bf3 the driver’s seat. Shin Haebeom, 186a56b081 who held 4b1707a9e1 his life b082a1a1ad in his 66f3b635f1 hands, was 427c7c6f9a humming a ad4e26287c tune.0be10fd1e26c88c6
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“…”308f0f5c3c9ca802
The air felt like d9acaee5be it was slicing his defc7e79a9 cheeks. A suffocating silence. Terrified, Uhm Seungwon clutched e9785b82ef the seatbelt. The thought crossed cffc16bfa1 his mind that 40233504b8 the Range Rover’s 646795bfdc spacious trunk might f551ffff82 hold “cleaning tools.” 31d13763dd Shin Haebeom was 201ae96a39 capable of that.104d2f7d355f39bf
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Gulp.94c9aa057ad3f6b5
In Uhm Seungwon’s 71dca938a2 imagination, Shin Haebeom 583cfd33ff smiled and said, f9407dee2c It’s been a 04c4e1e97b while since I’ve 9f599ef738 been to a 70b7b26fda scene. Stretching, he tossed 9a3593990a the shovel he’d 540f9406f6 been holding onto d402da8bf6 the ground. Dust flew as 24fff443f5 he clapped his b605314497 gloved hands. Uhm Seungwon’s buried face b773782078 wore cracked, crooked glasses. Black soil 17498d8f87 poured over 9fe10bd1f6 the lifeless 8de9ed4445 body.b6b96383b46789b1
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“Reporter.”948f07bee3273595
“…”b1fba3461bc30fbb
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“Reporter!”d0bdbd9cbe5f0fa0
“Yes, yes?”cbabc94bcb290b91
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“What’s got you so ffd1a9a775 lost in thought?”cc7f5dcae3b3f415
He’d be a 7f6cc7da12 flea if he 03b92ec506 tried to escape. Would begging for his 7098e1e19a life change anything? Uhm Seungwon lifted his 5d1ae404b9 head in despair. Before his defeated eyes, c141819ca1 a scene entirely different 0ae60ff7dc from his imagination unfolded.b4f71608e0f1a8a6
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“Anything uncomfortable?”2e35ecd67a1a54dc
A majestic tree, a8bdd8385a its branches spread 83a3c128db wide as if 9e247e1c9a to cover the 5311489987 gloomy sky, greeted 8ba7167847 them. Two security guards 29fae7481b stood at a c86f1fd415 towering gate as 21e6d8bb7c tall as the 2e60f8a5e9 tree.118d3b28d000c209
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The guards, checking the 83535dd93f license plate, spoke into 7052a8f373 their radios. Then the 7e66f61493 ground trembled. Surely not dece8d24a6 an earthquake?aeefaf4c3831d179
As Uhm 89775f8096 Seungwon clutched a47ebb717e the seatbelt 2129ac81d2 again, the b145fa31df massive wooden 51e64d809c gate began 3db828f319 to move.7ef8a4180e0d3048
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“Uh…”cea5994fba7f30ae
With a 91182bd0e9 deep, resonant 92d1fced6d sound, the 799ac96cd6 gate opened. The Range Rover 3c11c205d4 was sucked inside. Passing the towering cc77927019 gate, Uhm Seungwon 12669793b1 read the Chinese 033e945042 characters on the 32099330d3 hanging plaque: Tiger c57f682600 Moon Tower.e906b3804247ba23
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His mouth fell open. He was 28c7b47f83 entering the 5b7e336dbd hottest spot db0afd40d3 in politics 9cf7921913 and business.9ca5b296c05a0cbb