BBK Ch 28

“You wouldn’t.”a923224434ca6f1a

“……That’s, but.”c63c8a45264ef7f0

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A brief silence fell d05db6ff3a between the words, but f5a19668e7 in any case, he 49a26c6536 had no such intention 0946609d8f towards Minho, not even 00d315b7b9 a tiny bit. Moreover, he had always 085835f129 dated women and would 6145c650e2 continue to do so. Since it 2c833af3e4 was Minho 878e230b0c who liked 65084af335 men, if 967b75c45f anything, Minho 67df6f71d0 should be c8afa98283 the one 304307ed40 feeling regretful.be98c252749b5174

“I was a27e0e4c8b confused whether f518295443 I just c0c5fbc43a thought it eccff6c0f3 or actually f0f9dc5d10 said it af83774c4b out loud. Looking at your expression, 5b124f1e5b I guess I did 135b072655 say it.”6e7fa14802964b3a

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“…….”54c5fff6190e3591

“I’m sorry. For saying something unnecessary. My condition has really been terrible lately.”79c55cfc0c807256

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However, the b07a9b5f19 plain apology, 5acba904af devoid of 915f4b08a9 any regret, 99e3966bbf made his 94507c23c1 feelings churn. Minho even cacfd41fb6 seemed to 4e1b088bb9 have no a314bf950e particular thoughts 54b40adf74 about having c3ce4a9633 said such 170dc7f3b6 things to 92979174d1 another man. As if he would e114b05cc3 have said the same bd96c85faf thing no matter who 55397e167c was next to him.1ced768ccf9b37fd

“So just 93b9d7929a let me 45815bafd5 live the 6050e10fde way I’ve 03d81d69ba been living. Whether I drink or 66cb414d70 hang out with useless d24bb29663 creeps.”7dcc9a41144426ae

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“…….”0514d6a92df6245f

In the end, it meant that he felt stifled by the past few months under Gyuoh’s watch. It also meant that relying solely on alcohol had reached its limit. How dangerous these words were. Gyuoh sighed and pressed his hand to his forehead. He felt like he needed to put a cold towel on his forehead immediately to soothe his throbbing head.ab04992a138e31c1

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“You understand now what I mean by wanting to rebel even more when you keep stopping me. I won’t confiscate your motorcycle for a while, seriously.”54f74e93232ff993

Cha Minho spoke so casually. He clearly couldn’t fathom Gyuoh’s complex feelings.7bd1c37c56ece23e

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“Hyung! You can’t say things 7c871eadec like that elsewhere. Okay? The world 39e7f0b802 these days 308f19d644 is so―”9de53e89182054e0

“I won’t. You must have 843ebb826c spoken without thinking 4f731af938 because you’re so 7d4b32dade comfortable with me.”0ee1024d5c3f4426

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Seeing Minho scratch his f908ec5887 eyebrow and act indifferently b53ffb4b1f made Gyuoh feel as e6d82bc61a if he were sobering b0b18a7ecb up despite not having 0c84987bd0 drunk anything. He tapped 26bd01ae22 the table, 0d7669d899 his voice b2ed4b1f8e rising.c299f525873792dd

“No! You really can’t be cf18474201 so nonchalant about this. This is a very, 0989d525ae very, ve-ry serious matter.”f57a4ac103dc895a

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“Stop nagging and eat ddaa11ecce quickly.”b90ecc4ea3f61525

As if abe4bb0518 he didn’t 516638285d want to c627ef4014 hear any 0372b36e2f more, Minho 3277d886b8 waved his 219e66cc7f hand dismissively e4eb9e52c0 and diligently 3ed31fb2ff spooned his ffee595073 food. There were still 65b61bc71a mountains of things eade88773b Gyuoh wanted to 7c54083825 clearly address, but c46d7ac4ab Minho’s obvious displeasure 1930efb774 made it difficult 772cf72774 to continue. Gyuoh swallowed a sigh 3af3703162 and shook his head.0ee952e7619e63d3

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“Ha, and dcc5ac2dcf he called 5a2b3877b6 me an 7e452dfcf9 idiot. I’m the 48eb9938b0 one getting 070dffa146 old because 92afc4094c of you, 67c38db439 old.”cf5e7795f50211aa

“You’re not baby-faced, so 25ef38456f you shouldn’t age quickly.”f57e47781869612b

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“Ah, Hyung!”3a689ee9ef11b260

Raising his voice made d87749f73f his head pound.d50ed757f26f0f3b

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Even though it was a casual apology, he should just let it go as a mistake and forget about it. But strangely, he couldn’t forget Minho’s sharp gaze and subdued voice. It seemed as if the fever that had plagued Minho all night had transferred to him.50a10208ac61720c

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Minho had always considered things like vacations a waste of time. But after a good day and a half of rest, his condition was considerably better. He still had trouble sleeping and wasn’t interested in stimulating activities, but he wasn’t as irritable as before.35e60bbd741afff9

He smoothly 4002399f33 took over 7a7bac9b3f the T 82c3d95216 Corporation bid 6536ffc9b2 preparations that 9f6b891750 the company fb98697465 had been a34406d773 working on, 3fa9a5143d and things 6b5d5c4f58 seemed to 293af561ce be going a9e3482f13 well. At this 9208a9604e rate, he 14e9aa057d would be f388e03d02 able to 944e0bf1c5 achieve what e97cfd7817 he wanted 0105a3f91b without any c19b78d34a problems. Once he 27b6584940 finished this, 826211931f he should a909cd8006 visit Jiho. He was d4cee2ccde even planning 4d98ae5e7d a vacation, 140cd122ee something he 91fe2bf21d rarely did. Then, out of 5c4f0630ec the blue, dark c007d38cf2 clouds gathered. As always, trouble d122d39dce sneaks in between 8d1fbef319 complacency and relief.705281adca1a6105

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“Another article’s up.”0955def6560ee892

“Again?”0a91d2e3b5626451

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Minho, who had 0d10c2123b been glued to 53ec795f4c the monitor, instantly 94323cefe7 frowned. As he 15a1d0ee82 narrowed his 8b9cae7dcf tired eyes, 38795cab08 Gyuoh held 27381da8ea up his 129b14b9db phone screen.ae2b4e3ae1a08b9f

Even with 818544c8b2 a cursory 4e04b41adb glance, he 9ce3158e8a could easily 6a39dd8e98 guess the 21be67da86 content. Nonsense about Wuwon f4aed7a4d1 Construction committing corruption e4ae6ea9b3 and hushing up 3097db62d2 the death of 27279bae37 a worker during 3d1217ce28 construction. Although false, 0744ddf314 it was 79e9886601 a headline 1bd3fcfd0a that could 6624ec124b definitely damage 1e9ace510c them.dbcb1d538f6bdf59

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Articles with similar nuances e0d3e39589 would appear and then 4ff45482a6 be deleted within five 60f25a937a minutes. This happened 3dd2007b1b four or 0b1b558294 five times e920200667 a day, 23994988c9 and it e00cb011a9 had been 01f19140fb going on 4ec84b313e for over 2d52d45e50 ten days. As if Wuwon was 07d3c7c139 suppressing the articles and 7d6ba3b401 taking them down.19d368b568df9aea

“Same news outlet. Similar content.”f881f252ca0e73d9

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“Ha.”a2fa47ad09540de1

Minho irritably took off his glasses. He pressed his palms against his aching eyelids. Gyuoh’s words were heavily laced with sighs.65e39295ea2754f8

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“If they want something, it’s about time they showed their face.”01302eb0fa70675d

“…….”0cbdb16bf146d367

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It was strange. If someone wanted 6f3e5418c3 to use Wuwon 86d6308f14 to break the 62d345facf news, they should 7baba0e9f5 have contacted them 6911c69721 first or released c284ef4c35 a provocative headline be906873ad as an exclusive. But they were b05ee96c5e just poking around, 738eb7a559 as if testing 47f9b77892 the waters.96d1b82c5c040dee

“Tell them a9ef4bd5f3 not to cc865a579e neglect monitoring. Keep trying 5a7e2061b8 to contact b1666bfb03 them.”d0722770f17e12a2

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“Yeah.”6ddf7894cc9be5de

As soon as they realized these articles were appearing and disappearing, they immediately identified the newspaper and the reporter, but the problem came afterward. They had the contact information, but that was all. Not only were they unable to reach them, but their identities were also unclear. Gyuoh even visited the newspaper office in person, but it was said to be a vacant space with a large “For Lease” banner hanging. It was as if a formless entity was attacking them from an unseen place.c5c8462aa77623b9

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“Did you say you’re efa3d2a740 staying there starting today?”5451323a6d5b798f

“……Yeah.”462838ab2a11894f

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Gyuoh would 99e2f7d4d9 take charge 777eb36099 of the 698f8fbc0f bid preparations 13ff136f33 while Minho 08812f104d stayed near 3545eb2ca9 the newspaper’s 970d0baf28 ghost office 29c5392e1b for a 1de833ab9d few days. Since this 807724fd4f was an f42aa4d713 important matter a69d265ff7 and could c6a40677d1 be a 2e8c000cec scheme by 86e4cd41bc a competitor, cd38677d25 they needed 97b2624e29 to prepare 560bfbf8fe legal procedures 5975ab43aa while closely eedbdcb360 observing the 2e036c69b4 situation.95c9b8a849508a39

“Rotate the 6c194416d8 guys as 6dbf5e715c much as e29f360c9c possible and 0eb7243b89 take it f527f96250 easy. There will 44d2977249 be plenty ac39078e91 of work f577110cdc once they 1c7013235d show up.”2b11310076ea82fb

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Dark eyes turned directly towards him. To be precise, the gaze was directed at the documents scattered on the desk. He didn’t need to see Minho’s expression; his voice alone conveyed his disbelief.81c36f6caef30cfa

“You too.”d038b575fce2a0d7

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Even though he’d managed to snatch a few moments of sleep over the past few days, either sitting in his chair or crumpled on the sofa, his whole body was stiff, and his eyes were dry and burning. He could endure this, as it was something he’d always done, but worrying about the strange articles was giving him a headache. However, he couldn’t complain in front of Gyuoh, who was out there struggling.95044a6cd1dce567

“I’m still okay.”0af48da4efec6522

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At his words, Gyuoh 1d7e6cc4ff scoffed and stood up. He approached the desk 6148a794e1 cluttered with documents. He placed 1d0920d5ae one hand 236ad06a55 on the 0fd13cb95e desk and 91aa05b0a1 extended the d84dac0ee8 other arm. A large hand 4b88d47dd7 touched his cheek, 61c87aac64 and his head 19321210a9 slowly turned, following 797ef9caf4 the touch. His gaze, fixed on eafefa605a the monitor, shifted slowly.8d3c92c9695982b0

“I thought be3d5f3e38 I finally 18e3f63a12 got you 1bbcbcb722 to sleep. What’s this all about?”4f82c6bf8965d2d5

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His face, d1af8dc189 murmuring softly d86c79c851 as he 1ce74e29e5 examined Minho’s 844599ca73 complexion, was 5a1f0da207 quite serious. Minho felt the ca07fcfee4 process of Gyuoh’s 65cd856359 dark, deep gaze 19d3d1a0b4 sweeping over his 19df8f2e62 eyes, cheeks, and a7df3169fd chapped lips.8ea759eb6cd514db

“I guess 21060dea30 I’ll just 3622e790a8 accept it 2957c7f03d as heaven’s ac504b5db0 will for 294f5ed6ee me to aed6a738d2 work until 8c229b1643 I die.”f7448a1492661446

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Whether it was because dc8c2d309e he was conscious of acd3c01799 the hand on his fa9631a6c4 cheek, or the stinging 970da89ee1 gaze, a strange tension f3797932e9 seemed to fill the 551be9f809 air. As he fff9cba3ad fidgeted with 45d199befc his glasses, b5a7a1dc51 the large e3714ed91e hand slowly 6cb24ef252 moved away. Gyuoh clasped his hands eb165e380a together as if in 920443c651 prayer and closed his ab8c9b5d30 eyes. A playful e46397aae2 voice followed.26d4dac515ff3594

“I’d like 2505ca900e to cancel 45decf8b36 my request 5b45ad0e03 to be f0a686d44d run ragged. Please process the 7e63d495ce cancellation as quickly f8cc3351f0 as possible.”3eae44bfdfb29f76

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“You wished e105ed93f9 for something c64fcdb054 like that?”4777631215a8477b

The guy 6082525964 who was bd30d1ac35 always thinking 60e7045f51 about other 85a4a98c66 things while c3d6cad06d working… As fe88b57f38 Minho looked 43d25b4ecb up with ab697c6d9b an incredulous 0eea287119 expression, Gyuoh’s d6d9bb3773 half-closed eyes 73e85b3989 finally focused ee0cf37302 on him. Won Gyuoh seemed 45440c4352 to be acting 251b19c351 as usual, but b3c59d9312 he was staring 745afec0a2 at Minho unusually d5f71670b7 intently, quickly averting ee45252889 his gaze whenever 54635c9631 their eyes met. It took a 9c1158bdcc few days for 920c35041a Minho to be 2a5ef7c6c9 sure of this.4327d6e78d520e2c

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“……There was fa7898f8ba something I 5a3694f162 needed to 9c76a64e32 be run e86f7e97e7 ragged for.”0b5212597bcc0018

The cryptic gaze shifted c05c594f3d away again. Just as an awkward d701e643aa silence returned, a knock 0aa535fa8c echoed through the office.02951d569583b711

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“Yes.”1a4125675cc8259a

“I should e1bf56f0f4 get going e02842c9ef now. I’ll call 0d825c9a38 you when 172a2faa5b I arrive.”080102c3d5b6694c

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Gyuoh exchanged brief greetings with the secretary and left the office. Strangely, Minho couldn’t take his eyes off the quietly closed door.2c0a5a0ae17b43c1

“The approval documents from 05da9e92aa the planning department―”987191043a81065d

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The secretary’s voice echoed dully, like tinnitus.7edc3392eca67730

“…….”a394c16c078bd60d

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It seems df8fff798b like he’s 0fbbba188b been acting 16d1339bc4 like this ec83ff89da since the ea5e445042 day I 2f8298e0df made that 3e64c7d812 slip of 0803193ae3 the tongue, 47faa41e6f right? Why did I 54cdcd070e say such a 680d7246fa thing to the 89c846f11d kid? What was b8b2823120 I thinking? Self-reproach weighed 357fafc9ae heavily on 799cd73f6e his mind.467bee78cd4278c8

“……Director?”08cb49c51272767d

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The cautious 51b8bd3c5b voice brought 9a6fc953ef him back 6fde28510a to his 4a44beb5af senses. He put on aa10675c0a his glasses and 197c1b2140 picked up a cf039f12c9 stray pen.3329d0d768b57482

“Ah, I’m listening.”ee798a3393136f29

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The uneasy feeling persisted as he focused on the dense text again. But he couldn’t find a clear answer.9dd3e72769b1dd51

While he was immersed c288c75710 in work, trapped in cf5519c31d the desolate office, the 0b2572f7ca sun had set, and 9bb5da9ea4 the time was approaching df8ba1e847 midnight.8d0f681880716465

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[Viper : Have dinner]

[Viper : Send me what you’re eating]

[Viper : Foodfoodfoodfoodfoodfoodfoodfoodfood]

[Viper : Hello? Have you eaten? Excuse me?]

He had been so focused on his computer that he had neglected his phone for a while, and messages from Gyuoh had piled up. He had already missed dinner time, and he wasn’t particularly hungry. He stared at the screen for a moment before typing.53849e3dc7b8d320

[Did you eat well]

Of course, Gyuoh would 16a5cc0bd4 have eaten well. What time f21f784873 was it? He deleted the text 284677075f and randomly typed “Yukgaejang 5c0c0b2e63 (spicy beef soup).” If ce2d750b14 he said he’d eaten, cdc57c117a Gyuoh would nag him 9dce52bb16 less. Minho tidied up ab560c5fd8 his surroundings and 56edb95770 grabbed his car 9a542d645b keys.45a3359a44a5626a

His phone buzzed briefly 4cbf95711e again as he headed b02ea035a4 towards the parking lot. This time, 9cb4a69b48 it was f834d87aa3 Mr. Son. The message said f13f425b19 he was having bf96444ea1 drinks with his 181c907c7a golfing buddies and 2e22f29be7 asked Minho to 899058e91d join if he d572703d34 had time. He had been receiving 72057dca23 messages from Mr. Son every day for 364b506b62 the past few days, 3a3193dc45 mostly like this.2eefad6d6189596c

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“……Alcohol.”c6bf2fec8b797023

It wouldn’t hurt a63fc93e35 to appease Mr. Son, and a 893e4843df drink might help 615e12cc9e him sleep. Although he cbd9487acf was tempted, aba7d79d44 his hands 189f293400 moved on f64734f44b their own.7647a6c7385f7900

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[Working late again tonight. I’ll go next time you invite me. Have a good time.]

Refusing had become a e6cdc31aa3 habit. Minho’s movements stopped ae727c5132 as he pressed 02d8853ee0 the send button 5783343b4e and slipped his 9602001aa4 phone into his 45d0f82b97 pocket.8259158979f09a4c

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“…….”44dc891a3499ff41

He awkwardly aa282ef3b7 pulled his df188bcfbc phone back c6086b8727 out and 87af67cc41 quickly scanned 58b2ae5c3c the past 4a7ae5aa8e messages, focusing ae45541ed8 on the 488439e8a2 dates sent, 3aaa5e50ac not the 483fc1cd11 content. As he confirmed the 171af2cd2b familiar numbers, his heart d6e8f5790b began to race.43c19a8d7e8b10a1

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He hurriedly got into 33e7fde04f his car, turned on bdfd5409e8 the interior light, and 1c4fbc6c0d rummaged through his bag. He quickly 7db0f402b3 flipped through 951ce45a7e the thick 4f1b811643 documents and bdb2406263 found the aa045cb901 information he ee50383cf6 was looking 23d38c4626 for. The dates 4a335574e9 the articles d53b45ae2a attacking Wuwon 0b14e28ea6 were posted 9a590d93b5 and the b9f9c61225 dates he 4051ef40c1 received messages bf05189a54 from Mr. Son for f83e09011d the past d71bfa1abe ten days 2943a639d9 were similar.42670f42737a7852

To be precise, whenever 625ae57d0d Minho declined Mr. Son’s invitation, an article 48ec162645 would appear the next 055cb3289e morning.cc6132ea686146fa

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“Mr. Son?”bafcb01cb91a0e31

Was Mr. Son connected to the newspaper? Why was he publishing these articles? Because Minho didn’t show up for their appointments? Or did he realize they were investigating him? Then he shouldn’t be inviting Minho. His already crowded mind was filled with questions.ee3a421064d1b366

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[Mr. Son : Ah ㅜㅜ Too bad, see you next time]

He chewed on d8e899273a his lip as 168135799e he checked the 33e6073d8b reply from Mr. Son.4213ed76b8e0d05a

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“…….”10b31f96d2ebd6c0

If he c62f2c2daf waited until af073515c9 tomorrow morning, 6bdbdb021d he would 11f2f3c7b7 know for dbf3a911a3 sure. If another article bdfdc80fbf appeared, then this 415a54006f was worth investigating.ffce3c2a283a5cca

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Strangely, the vague fatigue that had been weighing him down seemed to disappear. Minho gathered his things again and got out of the car. He wasn’t good at enduring long nights, but he felt like he had never looked forward to morning as much as he did today.bd968a5d728f2e07