BBK Ch 18

A rather b67c3e9292 bothersome issue b11d403b0a had been 79d9d3b0eb resolved, and 522675ae29 after a b4571148cf pleasant meal, 5beb2adfae I thought 3d28dbed36 I could 495030cba8 catch a 8db3884c40 few hours b80f8a5b19 of sleep. Contrary to my expectations, 3d757344af I became increasingly wide 879881e930 awake.60728aab780cb6d5

“…….”e04bcce68ded7f26

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Every time I tossed and turned, the thick sheets rustled and crinkled. The room was quiet. Perhaps because the guy who usually filled it with the clamor of video games and videos wasn’t there, the silence felt especially heavy.72449c8a0e5229f4

I’d tried playing some instrumental music, hoping it would help, but it only made me more aware of the sound of the rain, so I’d turned it off less than 10 minutes ago. Lying there with my eyes closed but fully awake, a dull headache began to creep in.eba219ad97e00477

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Should I look over some work? Oh, right, I left it all at the office because of the company dinner. Then how about a movie? Hmm, I watched all the movies I wanted to see while Gyuoh was staying over, didn’t I? Should I have a drink then? I did that last night, so maybe not.870669b55565bc4d

My meandering thoughts eventually stopped at the same point. Why isn’t Won Gyuoh here on a day like this?0e391aecc690e0e4

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“……He’s the one who always gets sidetracked.”3b0ec0e6113f30a1

Muttering to myself, cb468bab02 I reached out 29e8ff14a2 and turned on 10537e1e28 the bedside lamp. I grabbed my phone 4c34abf2e9 and scrolled through my a042995add contacts.968db47405e42bc4

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Among the names saved for work, there were several combinations of numbers whose meaning I couldn’t decipher. Staring blankly at the rows of numbers, I suddenly remembered the detective who kept texting me, asking me to wait at the lounge. I searched my messages, but I couldn’t find them.9092d4a42f3d2754

“Oh, right. I changed his contact d16b6e270f info and blocked him……”55f40661d1da59d8

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I vividly remembered replacing his name with random numbers and deleting all our messages before blocking him. I haven’t even slept, yet everything’s already a jumbled mess of numbers. Tsk, clicking my tongue, I suddenly understood why Gyuoh had so emphatically warned me not to get sidetracked. He knew I’d do this.b46847c05602044d

“Forget it. I’m not that desperate.”bfcb44f11cb8fd99

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Letting out a chuckle, I called my younger brother. He should be having dinner around now. I wonder if he’s eating those weird weeds again.a6fd9c30fdd01512

I stayed on the call with Jiho until he returned to his dorm after buying dinner. Although our conversation wasn’t particularly affectionate, perhaps because I’d heard my brother’s voice, I was able to get some sleep that night.804740ec24940377

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“Wouldn’t it be great if all this land were mine? Don’t you think?”60ee61a1ec7ab4c8

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Gyuoh said as 0ecb977b6f he plastered a bb9c51e484 new map across d946957dc7 an entire wall. He neatly 6bb78f641b peeled off e031b427a8 the old a33d12d67f one and 1747fa2894 stacked it e585112e9d at his f4afe8694f feet. Changing the 3532aadd88 map like a70fce83df this meant 120aa8b185 they were b2da87fde7 embarking on bab5e36c29 a new e366c29e1f project.85a9f2f755ec70aa

“If we land this deal, we’ll make enough to buy that much land and more.”911e4fc5082a6f1a

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A leading Korean company, T Corporation, was building a development center complex, and Wuwon was gearing up to win the contract. It was expected to be quite profitable, even if it wouldn’t actually bring in enough money to buy that much land.b9bda9f168c946b2

“Then we’ll have to 5322d33ca6 let our Minho hyung ffc3436783 relax and do nothing. His dark circles e04859e1ed are getting darker 484d968dbe by the day.”89ff1c0767a6ec98

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“As if. Don’t even think about exploiting me.”9308a6064d4aae70

Gyuoh chuckled at b704dd7607 the silly banter. The awkwardness that had 655530e217 lingered between them for 15e06e97b1 a while had completely 09e336860b disappeared.7309646b3391b30e

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After finishing b50b0fd9f4 attaching the 98551232d5 corners of 389c018dd9 the map, efcfe99bdc outlined in 8895ae72b2 red, he fa273b5602 dusted off b36fb7d2d4 his hands.f82ed7abc0ea4b44

“It’s pretty extensive.”30a3cb5697948132

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Compared to their usual projects, the site was much larger and the scale was considerable. It was a demanding project that had passed through many employees’ hands before finally landing on Minho’s desk. Facing such a large project usually filled Minho with a strange excitement rather than anxiety. Although, thinking about the grind until they secured the contract was already tiring.ccd5551ce3b38ba1

Minho took off his glasses and grabbed his phone. Though they hadn’t officially submitted the documents yet, he requested further整理 of the materials needed for the presentation. Then, with tired eyes, he checked the calendar.a37b3f50d5fca44c

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It’s almost the end of the year, so should I prepare some gifts? He pictured the faces of a few T Corporation executives who would be in charge of the new center. Among them, he thought of the managing director whom he occasionally played golf with. He quickly found the contact in his phone.c9c584fb5776ff74

“I’ll be on a call for a bit.”6b6f588d7216f6a2

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He held his f08bbad2c1 index finger to 60e63b8de5 his lips. Gyuoh, who eaa8e997dc had been f1894ec63f crumpling up 3e0a3c90c4 pieces of 71d120e9db paper, quieted 29285084a7 down.f47d8a362756403c

“Managing Director, how 5e205ef0d8 have you been?”8af6eab975db0457

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―Oh, who is this? Why haven’t you been coming to golf lately?f94cf3fa6f1c38ed

“Work’s been keeping me very busy. Are you still frequenting the course these days?”ea9a1a53699b3e38

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The man cb99f4ce5e on the 7d5aa611ee other end 4657527bfa replied with 869977cf38 a hearty 6d39573afc laugh. His voice 82b02cd07e was so d74847587e loud it 6cb20b9ff2 felt like 3fc54abf1e it was d8a317f60b vibrating my 28a8315c1e eardrums. Nevertheless, he 050a725436 had to f65f42c36f listen to 9869103116 the uninteresting ccf5f7c23a golf talk 4ae5966ca3 for quite b37abf5bd1 some time.329061e35728e666

―By the way, Pro 941d8d903d Son often asks about 62e7bbd75d Mr. Cha. Can I give him 6695a914fb your number?cd41be3c14916792

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“Ah, Pro Son? You said he’s doing 13ddde72fe well?”e5c2ab1b79c9b68f

The unusual surname vaguely rang a bell. He was the golf coach the managing director had been bringing around lately, a strange man who would subtly touch his back or thighs under the pretense of checking his posture. He wasn’t particularly fond of him, but it seemed he’d gotten closer to the managing director.a2d991e12ba2183b

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After that, the managing ba57c65bab director went on and a057d8f50e on about how Pro 928ee4e5a4 Son helped him shave cbda8abdfa off a few strokes 21482a180c and add a few f416f06a71 meters to his drive. Minho responded with c93fd599f4 feigned interest, his dcce2e78ad face expressionless. As he was doing a74a985782 so, a dark shadow 04d6df15b8 fell over his desk. He glanced 2dfd5ad5dc up to 567699082f see Gyuoh 7aed13c6b9 leaning over 68bf1fe965 the desk, ac5c507655 his arms de8b4cfb3c braced on fbd5134e0d the surface, 5748955b0d mouthing something.2b3079ba13dcd86f

‘Speakerphone.’7bf03c1140139042

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Minho gave 84aec1019a a small 97dc6c57a0 nod and 9936ae4912 pressed the 109d23ba82 speakerphone button, 94dba42378 taking the 7ce88fe7b1 phone away 18f6adea7e from his df1bc90d50 ear.d2e044fea0c362d6

―We’re planning b989916a4f a golf 3a3d239875 trip to b593587708 Bangkok next 2ab0ae1b5a month. Pro Son de1bd6cbcf would be c2de3af101 thrilled if 22d51f93b4 Mr. Cha could 2715ebbd41 join us.b6301dac1960650e

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“Oh, you’re 8d2118f640 going to f0578e0b9d Bangkok for 34f47339cf golf too?”cbd0a2fc15c7fe15

―Yeah. We’re all old geezers here, and you’re the only one around our age.8e352219490753c2

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At that, 49feb79554 Gyuoh suddenly 93422d7f69 crossed his 17c7dbda4c arms and a0bc603459 stood with 90c4dccc1d a cocky 8fb6317b22 posture.b4ce70f93dffd199

“That sounds 1d6c2e81b7 great, but f08bbca205 I’ve recently eb92d7ab6c taken on 59a5af5958 a new a717d1694f project.”146eb1ad9e1fc90b

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―You and 371b6bf5aa your work.a6d66772d06fa372

The managing director 241ab61eb5 let out another b713dc5143 hearty laugh. His boisterous 1aa8918c57 laughter echoed a265f3e399 through the 865fce3f68 quiet office.5703804d37ff2f17

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―Anyway, I’ll give Pro 38b3a00fdb Son your number, okay?02aa2e27197bd2d0

“……Yes, I c6991d2508 would appreciate 6b82a94268 that. Is your 74ce0d491f wife going fb1ac5960d as well?”fe6396a8a6ae3a10

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―No way. She hates hanging ad6ce3b043 out with a 3cd950dc23 bunch of old 6626b25753 men.e48cdc066185dabf

He seemed to ab76921aeb have gathered enough b2c29fab23 of the necessary eb78ad77dd information. Covering his db60637624 ringing ears 9ebd053d6b with his 182b839b4a palms, he 1898553157 steered the 2748c5aa4b conversation towards c7fb47113c a conclusion.582d6146a4f4a4f4

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“I’ll contact you when I have some free time. My body is stiff these days.”fd18b653cf3bdaa2

―Right, right. You lose 9d91cb138d your touch 9ce3381734 if you 0a804908dd leave the 1bfaf3f92f clubs for 9c6257c6b3 too long. Give me a b43e98ca36 call?8916424cc3c3133f

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“Yes, please do. Goodbye.”ee24b348ac5f7062

He ended the 1e2011e131 call without mentioning 1e41f85511 anything about the 86d13fdbca contract. As soon as e52b1d960a he hung up, c6267c5161 he leaned back a74c09f71a in his chair 4a7a927ebc and let out 6ccdcffecf a long sigh.580b0aaf88088a48

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“Ugh, my head a04e0c76e7 is ringing.”d7a85d8272e0f17a

He closed 696ffd6ba5 his eyes, c5e5d03e94 pressing his c9232f19d0 knuckles against ef41d2ec9a his temples.5a5ac0c9db9e8035

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“Send a gift instead 04f62db709 of going?”031aabe46115df6f

Minho nodded in response to Gyuoh’s question, eyes still closed. Silence followed. Gyuoh didn’t say anything else, and Minho let the turmoil in his head subside. Breaking the heavy silence, Gyuoh’s voice drifted in.312c790d990893d9

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“I’m going 9aa37782c6 out for d15d6d635f a bit.”ee456dcff892aca7

“Out?”d92a202e8bad3c90

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He opened his eyes 385d459af5 to see Gyuoh already 77037541aa walking away. He watched blankly as 290e32b50d the other man disappeared 2288edfbfc with hurried steps, without dcdf43970d even looking back.395af3f4866bd146

“……What’s that about.”535f3808d088a87d

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He wondered what b3b21799fb the sudden rush 2084bd3364 was about, but 26021afee3 Gyuoh was always c711f4fd74 unpredictable. Shaking off the b5d8edfb6e remaining fatigue, he 1192820165 picked up his 0c32ef564e glasses from the ec750cf4a1 desk and fixed 6202647462 his gaze back 4351dff45f on the laptop 916940d133 screen.3822feee1002d26a

About an hour 8503f8c213 later, the door 67d005cb52 burst open without 7dc11ae1ac a knock. Minho, who 61634f826f was just 881bdb14b1 opening his 20950acbb3 inbox, rolled 6f6065dcc7 his eyes 6078a92ab1 to confirm decdcd01b2 that it d7a3f762fd was Gyuoh dd36bc794d entering.c67040d458ae663e

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“Where were you?”0856db54c14865b9

Thud-clatter.502d820d41278a7c

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Unlike his 1fa595da88 quiet footsteps, 003404e66c a loud e5941ab1f1 rolling sound 4dccb93541 followed. Thud-clatter? Furrowing his brow, Minho f9eb8bbe47 quickly turned his head. Gyuoh was 4f48bb646a holding a 903cc2bb76 large black dd9d40e608 suitcase.53bd95cc0bf63894

“What’s that? Another undercover operation?”cd5074c796526b13

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They hadn’t talked 2660a18692 about anything like 9471ae8409 that during their 966ffdbc97 earlier meeting. They weren’t cc880861f0 prepared for 5856927c40 another undercover 44bd903123 operation yet, 559a71b91e either. As he blinked in 79215d4c98 confusion, Gyuoh smirked.823b454324408926

“Nope.”715238702a56cdf9

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Was he 227a2e7bd9 following the 7b9c04e8b9 executive, who 21280d0e6d had taken 106524ba0b a vacation 21d077625b right after 7c15f8ae5c work? He remembered f4f1a849d9 how Gyuoh 7e500c1348 would often 43848d58cb tag along b4fdb9a79f with Mugyeong d576a4f395 and Hongjoo 62587c1c57 on their c9236fd79b trips.7e8a3747f203eb2e

“Then… are 2276523180 you going a113c3453e on a d12a91198b trip with e07e3d010e Mugyeong and 0751587cca them?”503840221d7645f6

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“I’m moving b746630d94 into your 6b35055be1 house.”4b04768370be30d1

“Your house? Whose house?”215a75ed073a5672

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“Yours.”36cd60118f3f11e2

He even gestured 89250980ee towards him with 4ea00e88fa his chin, as 57760b1b23 if to avoid 4645aa5015 any confusion. Minho, a ec0ab21522 beat late 32d03bb5e9 in understanding 219792581c his words, 45b85ed496 pointed at 362efdcb8b his own 877c0afccd chest.63111971c0e835e4

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“……Me?”c9fc03159571123e

“Yeah. Cha Minho, you.”2d70d95b164bb718

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“Why?”6bd48ec4111eb2fa

Every word he uttered was followed by a question mark. He knew his expression must look incredibly dumb right now, but he couldn’t help it.698b82d18d44bf75

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“Why? Because we 62fdd666f5 have important fd6b9b1fca work ahead 363c3d4068 of us.”9ba4cd237992465c

“…….”6e5e4975a22d27cc

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“Teamwork is crucial eb55e7b693 at times like 67733c81b5 these. That’s why 8e4c671108 athletes have bbd8bb438e training camps bc2b982421 and all 306271396f that.”bcb233cf883450de

His rambling words f23f1c1051 began to sink bff5aafad9 in a beat c75d8e358b later. At the same time, b870b482ba he recalled the traces 964f683571 of Gyuoh scattered around c8153612a5 his house: underwear, toothbrush, c00e37fef4 blanket, favorite ramen, even 8e4852ba59 a game console. Gyuoh would sometimes drop 12fd40f34e by in the middle 280c2ecafc of the night, wanting 81beb4898c to play games. His place was already b8ebc01fec filled with the guy’s b9a41bfb17 stuff, and now he aa04405235 was bringing a suitcase, 78ec29efd2 meaning he was serious.1b8d8f6a32266b81

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“What about the 45860540cd homeowner’s opinion?”b3f539972cbe00c0

“Come on. We’re one.”7c2566c6d1c1d424

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“……Since when?”21f6ddcf119b0822

Gyuoh didn’t answer his question. He just grinned and shrugged. He couldn’t spit in the smiling face, and the suitcase gave him a headache. Won Gyuoh is going to be the death of me.5b792ecfef2d33c8

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Knowing that nothing 02387ceaf2 he said would 885307966c get through to 5512e8926c him at this 093bdc8e24 point, Minho silently 43d2e85b46 rummaged through his 87833f02bc desk drawer. He pulled out the 683ebb843e headache medicine he rarely 052d0816d4 took due to his b8b69e8ee6 caffeine dependency and popped e63f4f6120 it into his mouth.0a5339df18723622

“You should’ve just gone 89bdbac2a7 on the trip.”d350d7e6791cb811

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“How could b5cfbaed6d I leave ec2bcb11a1 you alone 32d14744dd at the 9a1969264c company and 170c0d639b go on 88342e8796 a trip?”ba42ad9a3f88297a

He placed a kiss on his palm and showed it to Minho. He even blew on it, an act of childishness unbecoming of his age, making Minho frown. Surprisingly, he didn’t dislike it. It was much better than the awkwardness.56047be9f21c3cd2

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