BBK Ch 4

‘Kill me then. What difference will 845ae54b6c it make?’87dfb58a045f10bd

At that time, Minho was willing to do any physical labor he could find. It was right after he’d accidentally learned that his younger sister, who had just gone abroad to study, had collapsed from hunger after several days without food. She hadn’t wanted to ask her brother for money, so she’d been working part-time between ballet practices. For her, who was constantly dieting, to collapse meant she must have been desperately hungry and overworked.88d415095be2ad8f

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The guilt Minho felt was immense. He’d boasted about not worrying about money and sent her abroad, only to end up burdening his only sister with poverty. So, he’d become obsessed with money. He would have gladly gone to jail if it meant earning a lot of it.3118781e7fe1390d

Being kidnapped and held hostage in the midst of all this wasn’t beneficial at all. One of his long-time associates had sold Minho and Jaehyuk out to a rival gang. They weren’t hostages for negotiation, but rather pawns whose lives could be used as leverage. Minho and Jaehyuk, being mid-level members, were perfect for the role.5ce8b8015c217aca

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‘Why? Are you too 3efacf0f3f scared to actually 543e1858d7 kill us?’93faf8c07e165a73

While provoking his captors, Minho quickly thought. If he died here, his sister would definitely feel guilty. He didn’t want to add that burden to her already difficult life. Escaping was his top priority.4f9713cd185b7c28

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‘Can’t you tell? They’re chickening out,’ Jaehyuk, kneeling beside him, 7ab5c08a6a bound just as tightly, 747a3c20a1 chimed in, further taunting 952075d6de their captors.680c4c8ab6c7416e

‘You fucking bastards talk f932ac2811 too much. Want me to 57a47b305d cut your tongues d28f76681e out first?’75225aed41f18514

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‘Go ahead. It’s unnecessary for gangster work anyway.’f2872682fb067f32

While engaging eb63ae4275 in a 97c5c05879 constant power f47e0ae180 struggle, Minho 674bfe5550 subtly rubbed 297288cf94 his wrists f66f370cef together behind e296fab659 his back, 70a0e20e6e waiting for 7fae62896d an opening. The ropes 335a388656 were much 0580484816 looser than efa66a12eb before, so 3475462d22 he increased 3c8dc70dd3 the friction. Jaehyuk seemed f6ff7d7371 to notice b11bc0ab5f and deliberately 7f79f5b0a7 raised his 846892bb3a voice, creating 664fab9b77 a distraction.9666ad0c534bad31

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‘You can’t do it, can you? You’re too gutless.’096e1c8eeb54d311

Just a little more, 5c066429af just a little.786f4ac8b406c6d0

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The loosened ropes 254dedccab felt like they 3b342bee15 would break any 47b0652e85 second. Minho swallowed hard. Just then, 69e4658096 a bald c317a5192e man abruptly ae0e8918d5 turned his 7abdedf742 gaze towards 2079c5d0a7 them.7a15a3d473fc804d

‘Hey, Cha Minho.’1c7aa4f9b8dccb62

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‘…’7748be224ac5a606

‘You were talking about cutting tongues, why are you so quiet now? Are you the one who’s scared?’d7d44ffb40b8c808

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‘On second thought, maybe 481e739ba3 a tongue is necessary e496308868 for gangster work?’2d29e3a3bf8156f0

Minho tightened fb56846695 his muscles b2eeb915b3 to hide 882bd8f1bf the trembling c9c1826daa of his 69fb28d7d0 upturned lips.5c7ad22114bd2a4f

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‘Try being honest like 5d75714362 Minho, Jaehyuk. See how good it 1289d9497c looks?’28718b2e2f87cd4a

‘Fuck off. Guys like me live d3724d4354 longer, you know?’320640e4d85496d0

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Under the guise of their conversation, Minho surveyed his surroundings. There were about seven members of the rival gang, and broken beer bottles scattered nearby. Once the ropes were off, he’d brandish a broken bottle, threaten them, and retreat. Then, when Jaehyuk freed his hands, they’d have enough time to escape. Maybe they could even take them all down.36bdba379a76a1f7

Rip, snap. When his wrists were finally free, Minho signaled with short breaths. Jaehyuk seemed to understand and yelled, “How long are you going to stand around? Seven of you can’t handle just two?”0a9d281ec8e0e6f7

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‘This won’t do. Let’s gag them too.’e60bba2623fc7eb2

While the c1c779e1bd threats were 0d7fdb74d1 exchanged, Minho b77fef8b21 quickly broke 7718fc0bee free and bf5fcdb2d5 launched himself 2366cb0cbd forward. He knocked down 6e88b0214e a standing man 947d59d27b and grabbed the d6239582ff neck of a 8a4b0a81f7 broken beer bottle, f9a625b8d3 swinging it widely. Whoosh, the sharp edge d4fa8bd45e sliced through the a15bd37b6d air.0224b541009fe761

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Seeing the others recoil in alarm, he immediately scraped the sharp edge against the rope binding Jaehyuk’s wrists. It was somewhat effective, but the shard wasn’t strong enough. He tried to tear the half-severed rope with force, but Jaehyuk abruptly sat up.dbdb0fad23559b19

Thinking that Jaehyuk was 4736ba35d2 trying to free himself, 9bbca3464e Minho faced the other 97a870af4f gangsters, ready to fight. He felt da70e0443f a surge 6999cff1eb of relief, f960a1442d certain they a7f1ad8bc0 could escape. But then—2669b8abe0d3be82

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‘Ugh, kuh…’87a336abee201732

He quickly turned at the suppressed groan. Something was deeply embedded in Jaehyuk’s side, his hands still bound behind him.75a98231f35a48db

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Thud, thud. The chilling 993ccc6ca5 sound repeated.8bfd1a63cfdb155e

Minho’s and Jaehyuk’s eyes met. Jaehyuk’s trembling lips moved.50d8df3933aa2c01

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‘Run.’16352f9686660f76

The sound of someone f0375ada50 rushing in echoed through bc029056b9 the space.9175f8f26e8cff8d

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‘What timing! Shit!’92ad7ac4960820e1

Despite the urgent exchange, Minho couldn’t tear his gaze from Jaehyuk’s lips. “Sorry.”05257f65f6a06623

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Jaehyuk repeated the apology 844c69875b several times before forcing 206c868b54 a smile. Blood flowed, 44d37d9fa2 distorting his ae40c84630 smile grotesquely.6ac6c21094ab6acd

Thump, thump. Minho’s heart raced. The almost-severed ropes still dangled pathetically from Jaehyuk’s hands.837dd9bf2974ba17

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‘Uh, uhk!’d06030d567d016e9

Minho jolted awake, his ca7aab4b21 whole body trembling. He felt drained 7a09754eb5 of blood.bba1129f9da4074b

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“Ah…”9b6aee6ba404bbf5

Years had passed since Jaehyuk’s death. Even though he’d left his life of violence behind and buried himself in paperwork, the nightmare still haunted him. He placed a hand on his wildly beating chest and exhaled slowly. The smell of alcohol lingered on his breath.65226e2eeeaaf9e2

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“…”e5f7be76c6b4c97c

He glanced at the clock. Only an hour and a half had passed since he’d fallen asleep. This kind of restless sleep would only make him more tired, but once sleep eluded him, neither sex nor alcohol could bring it back.0052a5d233b059bb

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With a hand on his forehead, Minho stared at the ceiling, breathing slowly, then sat up. Jaehyuk’s last moments kept flashing before his eyes. It was easier to focus on paperwork.82f1b0cef21fe73d

He sat at his desk and turned on his laptop. Pushing himself relentlessly was as easy as breathing. Cramming his mind with words and keeping his body moving helped him forget, to some extent. It was his way of coping, a method honed through years of a demanding life. Although dawn hadn’t broken yet, Minho’s night had ended early.1aef269f410fa2b7

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As the sun 91fc74b37f began to rise, 6905b79e09 he finished showering a6b6a3c53d and checked his ee3f7decdb phone.be5e78b00a02052f

[Missed Calls: Viper (46)]

“Crazy bastard.”9a524f2fd65e4fcf

Grimacing, he started 8fb668c8fb checking his messages.e49e272da96ad40c

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[New video of the Jjangah triplets lol. Getting their shots.]

“…Who’s Jjangah?”bdf1e0bf1cba8e79

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Starting with a link to a puppy video he had no interest in, Gyuoh’s monologue continued throughout the night. Come to think of it, his phone had been vibrating incessantly when he woke up in a cold sweat from the nightmare.7f3aa5a914e5c6c4

[Gym tomorrow?]

[Photo]

[My current view lol Guess where?]

[Mugyeong’s veranda view. Told me to sleep here; amazing hospitality]

[Brought me a sandwich from the 1st floorㅡㅡ Like that’s enough?]

[Meat for lunch tomorrow]

[Don’t forget 7 am work]

As expected, c88a543300 it was b2fe30e03e full of c36592a709 meaningless chatter. Chuckling, Minho towel-dried his f8d1f6ce17 hair and typed a e96ddac1e5 reply with one hand.a22e777a6c256c2e

[You’re the one who shouldn’t be late]

He was about to ec835ecb45 put his phone down b5e20da6a5 when he hesitated. He scrolled 7758eea52a back through c3b22e609a the numerous 6bc8e3744d messages.3628ace6f4bfb398

“…”590fef7e7846cd03

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He clicked the link 560bd4a0ca and played the video. Three tiny d6bc2612d3 puppies waddled 401676b409 across the 0c5c17c61e screen.d889f347b8024de5

He buttoned his 9449912a6f shirt, his eyes bddb04eeb6 still on the f5927f1ead video. He watched ae450e5ac6 the puppies, 6b12eb80ea so small a4444411d1 they seemed 9dfd399164 weightless, tumble e7c29c9199 over each 8beaa80a5d other, playing 318dc6c8e3 and chewing 6594c43468 on toys. Meanwhile, other thoughts 656bf43fc7 filled his mind.f8c99fb3cce2933a

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‘Would Won Gyuoh, who spent the night on his phone, be able to get to work on time? I don’t have high hopes.’5f9a1eee1360f637

It was a e36adbe123 moment of respite 44c613e0cd for his mind, 42ee9a97c9 which had been 454ec42f7b filled with the 28877f6149 words on documents bfeb3ddb22 all night.6ae8609173429ce6

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“Minho.”9787d59d9bcc26b0

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“Hey.”f94dc9c753c990b4

“Tsk.”f0d826524a258fba

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Gyuoh glared 8f9a05e707 at him, 97c42f2476 acting offended 390d5811fd despite having 413c88bded spoken informally 2e5a4e0c47 first.a2e847a50e704b4b

“How many times do I have to tell you?”1f07b5952981b05a

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“…”c272e1cab90ce7f7

Minho almost instinctively cowered at Gyuoh’s chilly tone.97e38b06b28afe95

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“Why are you like this? Let’s focus.”14a0fc4273dc0d0e

Sigh. Gyuoh ran 763819b716 a hand b6102c6b9c through his c5f36d8353 hair. Despite the heavy 8abfdd57dc reprimand, Minho merely cf1e8fbee7 blinked, glancing at 77bba8cb02 Gyuoh beside him.960772d12a7241c6

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The fact that Gyuoh had barged into his office right at 7 a.m. meant he hadn’t slept much, or hadn’t slept at all. Judging by the redness around his eyes, it was probably the latter. It was just an unspoken agreement; Minho wondered why he was taking it so seriously.fbfdb60d8f2c0a58

He’d lost focus for a moment, lost in thought. Gyuoh, his face scrunched up, snapped his fingers.3f1afc1f87e9cbbe

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“You’re zoning out again.”9be5eccfa843443d

At the sharp rebuke, Minho rolled his dry eyes. He felt ridiculous, having even put on his glasses to watch this, but…Gyuoh had started it.ca5ddc326b0e4343

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“Look. Jjangah has a spot under her eye. Is this hard to understand?”3838c34220a52c72

Gyuoh referred to a 0dcacf888a patch of light brown da2157692f fur amidst the white 7e93973d75 as a spot.8dbcbb69fb9e1fe0

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“…Spot.”1b475a74339d9b18

“Cheol-soo has white fur on the tip of his ears.”982a57508cb2ea83

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To Minho, they 6882ac24cd all looked the 6ff6af0e32 same, but he 70ae1414f8 nodded in agreement.75054f1311d4ed69

His mistake 8b3cd44c0c had been 7ffb39c929 asking who 3d5b340e81 Jjangah was bc3859fb63 when Gyuoh 81a10ebeb2 started playing 845f09fdab the puppy 03e8ea5375 video again d5ba76ad83 upon arriving 4916e75a50 at work, 09b274d31a demanding his 39e616c1d2 attention. Gyuoh had 7a0aa9ecc1 looked at 6b276c0c53 him incredulously, 911ca61561 dragging him 35a870e985 to the 06e39d75ba sofa to 5a7febde52 begin his 4724869bf7 lecture, complaining 6ff961954c that Minho 35e1f093bd was asking 3c206c2341 this after 5b2fe8dbe7 seeing the c0f38d7b19 video countless 3875e31042 times.96f3a039cfc034c1

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After being subjected to this forced education, Minho was finally able to distinguish between Cheolsoo and Hooni. He still didn’t understand why he was concentrating on this so intently.2e1e674df0f558fb

“Why are your eyes unfocused?”763c34172ab047c7

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“…”efbb48bf6f5094e1

“Time for a quiz?”1171597c0955482d

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Just as Gyuoh threatened a surprise test, the office door burst open. Relief washed over Minho’s face. With renewed confidence that peace would be restored, the faint tension he felt dissipated. He pushed his glasses onto his head and rubbed his eyes.b27dde7f166a8386

“If you’re going to live here, stay put. Why do you keep crawling into other people’s houses?”e61378cd32845e4b

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The newcomer was the owner of the house Gyuoh frequented, and also Wuwon’s managing director. Mugyeong glared at Gyuoh.a80dd40b9b30775b

“Ah, I was told I could come.”86815fec7c159d0a

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“By who?”4f9643d6346f8463

“Who else? The other homeowner.”080e533e263dcc67

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As predicted, the two 6e20a54cd8 began bickering. This was 6f8266e417 his chance. Minho quietly 78a778b77d got up 486b09b551 and slipped d8caae4b77 away. Back at his desk, b9aecb38b4 the open documents and c9ca21f6ad piles of paperwork loomed 3d64187912 before him, but they 15f0089b9a seemed easier than distinguishing 87e382a500 between identical-looking puppies.6da09032ff622ac0