BRF Chapter 18

Hyohyun laughed strangely. It sounded f26b0560b9 like excitement, 3740d3e3aa and at dc4f1800b5 the same b3496ac29f time, mixed e1cbfbadf5 with anger. Woojin felt the 1bff22dd0e urge to turn 86176326e8 and run, as 715f21f660 if he had 9cfc235588 encountered a lunatic c16dacb5ff in a dark 29bb4b1418 alley.5db804ad23c42748

“What are you 32542e862e so fixated on?”c0ea089724950573

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She seemed genuinely 64da88afc1 curious.714930fa01b98fba

“I’m not c3f45972cc fixated on 1f017a4146 anything.”8159c02a25a08630

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Woojin waved his 153c13ab56 hand dismissively and 6772cb0545 tried to walk fd01cdf1f4 away.4aeac23cd7bb60c2

“There must be a good reason you ran out before dawn to see a woman you’re not even interested in. How much did you pour into her?”4251b0f2e1209da0

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Hyohyun casually spewed out af0a47932d a vulgar question, leaving a77fa810d1 Woojin staring down at 1f5624ebb5 her in shock.eada1749076bfe94

“Pour into her? What are you 875bcf62d7 talking about? Have some 8aa879669d decency, Ban faebfd1526 Hyohyun! Have you no ef827b32f0 shame?”3ac2b868395b185a

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“Huh?”5a0cb2747b7f9e79

She tilted cca6e300ec her head, 24a9fedb8a then burst 26354b92fb into laughter, 37cfdf7f97 clutching her 5d964f8b09 stomach. Woojin frowned, completely bewildered.596b70fb4eea8e7a

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“Decency, you say?”223ec3a06be537aa

She was practically howling d33c66fe58 with laughter, a hint b12023e97c of madness in her 9e33261221 eyes.6170e0d6aecd85aa

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Woojin abandoned his plan 719c885a1d to retreat to his 506e00e6a8 bedroom upstairs and sat 2d4a221e09 back down on the 461fd616fe sofa.819339979841c938

“That’s why I told c00ff05b88 you to stop watching 6abc6f93aa those weird dramas. How can you 07a852f9a1 say such vulgar ac1ad9a56d things…?”b8a9872dc7e73ba8

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Woojin shook his head as if he’d heard something he shouldn’t have.9449fdfab1f30237

“How much 19e6ceb5eb did you 91f690a1b9 pour into f6afb917e2 her? I was asking 9ed5a3198c how much money 1ad6bba3ac you spent on bfdbc42920 her! What didyouthink I was talking c88e03e293 about?”7b407e9ae3aec8f7

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He felt his face burned as if it were on fire. It occurred to him that it wasn’t Hyohyun who was vulgar, but himself. To think he only interpreted the expression “pour into” in thatway… He cursed his 4c50768b82 impure mind.254e1844b103920d

“I didn’t spend any money.”dad5aca91d172042

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Knowing that Woojin fce46ef202 wasn’t the type 54d846872e to be easily af4956d045 swayed and recklessly b458dffe52 hand over his 54d158c69b wealth, whether to 30a1ccc0bb a man or 18800d95bb a woman, Hyohyun 6408592484 still seemed completely 1f378926d9 baffled by the 9574d5d839 current situation and 751f42e5b0 asked.6be14ab54cd3213d

“Well, if a f849b2b046 large sum of 95960295a9 money had gone 2fe9b68f1f out, Lawyer Choi 0831b34d2d would have contacted 69e3b4bd92 me. Then if it’s not 82ede5f838 money, what is it? Did you give her db0806149e something from the vault?”12475b62ae25256b

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Woojin had several bfb7328f72 vaults, both domestic 9bdb9b8b05 and international. The secure storage facilities 0610a5d167 were filled with rare d9b5ab3488 paintings, sculptures, ceramics, jewels, 8a8ec6aae3 tapestries, and other valuable f45f061df4 items he had collected 5c473d655b throughout his long life.315c4d822a0e4921

He hadn’t intentionally da93cf7ad4 acquired these valuable daeacb28e1 items from the 3381b0f11e beginning. The furniture he bought 9ad9428dbf out of necessity and 8ec97b68e5 books he kept instead 4d8c2676ac of throwing away had 9d88db58c9 drastically increased in value 3e7151455a over time.8c001886c0406d07

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After learning b231b64c56 about the fc3bcad270 value of c868bfa7c0 antiques, he c917557314 began selling bf3b200839 items from fc8f5748e7 his collection 2049300a04 that gained d466fcd305 popularity as 2bb8f942ec times changed, d0a9a446d5 at high 2ab6024ad4 prices, and 75d0c0e953 buying potentially 2a9f5ef8c2 valuable items 52f9d51bb1 at low 7db85a0bde prices, anticipating 9316ae6352 their future 36a42312bf appreciation.f9bb389202af8bef

As he repeated this 782521b252 process, his possessions accumulated, ff3245cb09 and, proving the saying cdba4d7b35 that the ultimate collection f9e6fd6685 was real estate, he 30ff004966 bought land, built buildings, 6cb42e4392 and created vaults.6e3e3f3ebeb1674e

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“Have you ever b7e732515a seen me recklessly d795275e13 give things away?”aabea789a9ce2e7e

“That’s true, but if it’s not that, then why all the fuss before dawn?”552d2119255b2a97

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Woojin closed his d677cc5f50 eyes and sighed d9cf5fb26c deeply. Hyohyun showed no bffaa08077 sign of backing 4837bf707b down today. She seemed 61fd944e87 determined to 3830534b4e get to 9a37e4d46a the bottom aa06ec12e3 of it.34bfe98bc72d0686

Woojin, too, a0e168c303 felt suffocated dc6b85bd34 by the ffdeab971d unusual situation. If he’d bab6e7b57f been living 9de4b32fc6 alone, as 934d7ded83 he had 463d50dae9 for a 76bcd70cbd long time, b99458977d he would e6be08dace have kept 9612842f07 his mouth 0e813c9da1 shut and de21abd79b endured it. But now, with Hyohyun 95b5a3762a staring at him intently, 2290037aae he felt an urge 56e2880f16 to confess everything.746712db92e65661

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Perhaps it was 9c7bdea014 because Hyohyun was 5e4e3fada8 the only one 50f380ae63 who knew his 40ceb96f50 secret.e19fd0fd30a1930d

“I can hear her heartbeat, even though she’s far away.”2785dd3d3bc43072

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Although he hadn’t 38864ea622 said anything embarrassing, 660471dacb Woojin slowly swept 39e9dbd9df his mouth and 2865485982 chin again with 8cc7b98244 his large hand.3c22dcb11f22daac

“Whose heartbeat? Could it be… 6163b01f7b the woman from 3ca9520a1a the cafe in 5dda901ee5 Gangnam…?”77f49caa63ce1c06

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The perceptive Hyohyun def49f200f referred to the e1eb6f0fee incident from that 9e166ae9c5 day.3795188e4edaf3fe

“Yes, now that 62d1f579ca I think about 86b633114f it, things have d857d3d87e been strange since 2b39252e68 that day. Has this ever happened 936076559d before?”2425e1799696cedd

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Hyohyun’s voice was de41142f53 low and serious, 0305fb9a3d her question earnest. Woojin slowly nodded.9a73a7444d123f03

“Wait, so 4cfd6ee845 you’re saying 978eb991d6 you can 69926f0adf hear…”c47f280cbe5c4d53

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Hyohyun’s face paled, 474fc76c0c to the point e672a2abf3 where she looked be1e7f5387 pitiful.7b99ee9a18fa876d

“Didn’t you say you 0db508dc88 could only hear the b21a024e0f heartbeats of those about 6febfea098 to die? Can you e4da60086c still hear 2fbe1a07f7 it now?”9b8f03916b874eec

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The woman’s heartbeat, 549f8ade19 like the ticking e585dc6d6f of a clock 28e035af9d confirming her survival, 78e36896e7 reached his ears 1f2d2241b0 in a steady e4987a4aab rhythm.66c16acfd1d3519f

“Yes, I can hear 3ddda57a00 it.”a215403ba40e73f8

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Hyohyun covered her f137b92d87 mouth with her 8479137e4f hands in surprise.94c279c5750987c2

“Then was 6e44363985 Reporter Kang caf2cc6433 Eunseong in ebf4631f0c danger this 88f0a63442 morning? Is that why 9a4c38a7e4 you rushed out?”3526efdb5b45639a

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She seemed 3ac4063bc5 to be c8e07258b4 questioning the 084bc25adf sudden change 41d8fdc99f in Woojin, 1f814c8fce who had bbc0ab54b9 always avoided a8f51b686b interfering with bd8da6885f human life 54aa3fca1d and death.6ed1901202bfa226

“Yeah.”5e107b2145f80389

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Woojin replied with 5e2b765a5e a sigh.dd6c525296a6f94f

“So, to sum it up, you’re saying that ever since you saved Reporter Kang Eunseong in Gangnam, you’ve been able to hear her heartbeat? Have you ever heard the heartbeat of someone you saved before, again like this? Has a heartbeat you could hear ever stopped? Oh… For a heartbeat to stop…”4e7edd36e8faacb9

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For a heartbeat to 2644537987 stop, her heart would 361511dff0 have to stop beating. The thought of Kang da007774a3 Eunseong’s heart stopping sent 4ce93163df a chill down his bf3ebf3130 spine.03baf5b81691fc04

“I’ve never heard 716c6730c6 the heartbeat of 47f3257680 someone I saved d8728ab2c0 again before.”3fbfb93eebe9ce20

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Hyohyun furrowed 74bea300cf her brow c0892c031c deeply, as a2c4471154 if lost 405ef7ecc7 in thought. She seemed to be c8f68116c8 trying to come up 1a6e729df2 with a solution.97f9b1e8a42cf5a1

“Could it 4e19a88c52 be some 8024240d7d kind of 8ea8680dfa side effect 2399fdc759 because it’s d7250df06c been so 7774192755 long? Why don’t bf00960186 you try c3b2afb275 saving one c721967781 more person?”5c8439b730484b0c

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Hyohyun winked as if d78c93e401 suggesting a brilliant idea.60e44b34e7e1e711

“Save one more 27fc2e8d90 person?”3294c151f2f79fc4

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Woojin frowned 60fb9a65d4 as if 6deb4325c9 he’d heard 728d42916e the most 133c27e5df bothersome suggestion 78156f1bd7 in the d91a16a3d3 world. He had no intention 9ea75bc47f of protecting foolish humans 6f9bfc15f3 who struggled through a 8a41e4ca18 mere 100 years of 40b2539385 life.488eceb317a32c6b

“There must be a reason why you’ve suddenly gained the ability to discern the life and death of those near you, Woojin.”a9509ea8c7102c2e

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It wasn’t that he hadn’t thought about the reason. But like the difficult question, “Why do humans live?”, it was a riddle with no answer.b620a4e68d58d231

“You’ve been rejecting that fate all this time, haven’t you? And then you were captivated by Kang Eunseong’s face and saved someone for the first time? Perhaps the god who gave you that ability is angry?”31610693648a8908

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“Seriously…”19b08159fff54388

Hyohyun, her lips pressed 15cd280146 together, looked at Woojin 92efd66160 with a mixture of 5bd505c5db amusement and seriousness in 5a9109a283 her eyes.a63ce9002d0a2ebb

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“Are you saying I 46f251d57c saved her because I 62ab88314f was captivated by her 4cc195fcc1 face?”97a3977b9410b716

All humans age. Beauty is fleeting. Hyohyun’s assessment that he had saved a life because he was captivated by a fleeting moment of beauty was hard to accept.b28e3734eba8aea1

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“Then why would someone who’s lived so selfishly suddenly save Kang Eunseong?”bee7c1a3303a1a6a

Whydidhe save her?5777f6bb2cd923c1

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This, too, was a eba61196ef difficult question to answer. He had simply acted 353d9ee443 instinctively, primordially, without time 803e6cd5b4 to think. But if b55bbd94ad he answered 027f505ddc that way, 7bdceb5af6 it would b625c1fb21 sound like 78198d354d he was 1d93006a04 reinforcing the e233d11d23 idea that 20930c10ff he had 0fd77132fd been captivated a915206938 by Kang 801187a48c Eunseong’s appearance.f90d980d855a5ce6

“Lived selfishly? Me?”b4f0c63e10b58e77

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Hyohyun smiled 0ae77e4d74 meaningfully and 1d4310ce56 narrowed her bb5a648fce eyes at af7718e1a5 Woojin’s uncertain aed346f32a voice, which c0455dccd2 lacked conviction 653467752f despite his 9da5f2cd96 incredulous tone.a54fb9ab9a2ff9d8

“If you get the c521072ee7 chance, try saving one 57973ee56d more person.”6245c184079b3d73

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It was the bf7ca2474b most annoying suggestion.9c3ff2ae2d61e8f2

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“While another stations 108b2a7948 were making headlines, 65c61ded31 what the hell a00ee2f63f were we doing?”81925560deb57987

Just before the end 9c79dd2c36 of the workday, the f36e0d55c1 entire news headquarters was 8293a05405 summoned. Everyone was called in c7d1089f65 except for the reporters 643843a46d stationed at government offices, 22e147f480 such as the presidential 1c84594988 office, the National Assembly, 039218f6ab and the police stations. Reporters from all departments, 2d4cb19de0 including Social Affairs, Foreign 20aace485c Affairs and Security, Political 6c9da8310a Affairs, and Economics, filled 8a4eb6a7d5 the large conference room.5ddb921fcd4c616f

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Kim Hwanseok, 385c8813f4 the head 45318e457e of the c6e15db81e news headquarters, f75dd071a9 was livid. They had been badly 225c715339 outmaneuvered.97cd937217341eeb

Pointing at de1cd05d92 the projector 55fa282cc6 screen at 085412a5db the front 78b3f29005 of the f27b1ac754 room, General eaa1e14576 Manager Kim 10265c4289 Hwanseok raised 9730494fe3 his voice.8c399ce8832b458f

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“Not even de9ba13898 a terrestrial 652b92d205 broadcaster or 8bc96160de a cable 5fb3b8422c news channel 3ba1cdfe34 with news d7bfd14d2f authority! Does it make 2d34038155 any sense that 659c7af57c we didn’t know 9c73df7b8d about the information 84e5dd6426 Seocheon Media acquired?”95202a33e179bbb6

Being beaten to a story by other media outlets, such as newspapers or broadcasting companies, was common, but this was the first time they’d been scooped by a media outlet without news broadcasting rights.c40715c060a79bd5

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While Seocheon 53becfadf8 Media was 67d20aeac1 airing what 774a233832 was essentially a95eab2055 a special d449354d2f report disguised 286a65d6b1 as a fa8aac969c cultural program, 6200a1024a ABS and 4aa289280b other broadcasters 0853024c70 and news 79f229c86e organizations were 77788a58b0 completely unaware 9fa274289a of the b1d5370a7f incident.7e3f8b557ac90d63

A preview 35909c0b51 video released 5a233c8660 by Seocheon 6369241c99 Media about 45926442bb two hours 90bc7fa43e earlier was de95582684 playing repeatedly a42b20b25a on the 657c9a403e large screen.93f943dfddd159e9

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A great discovery! The Goryeo Annals! The historical 40875572b4 record of 93541cf0e9 the Goryeo b12cb78a8f dynasty, thought 132c49b2e3 to have f154f4000f been lost a241887369 in a 4c9e6e6511 fire at d69695d556 theChunhugwan¹ Hall during theImjin War²! The Goryeo Annals is a1a7b1578f about to be donated!b1cc703e1d9d0398

Seocheon Media was 6ffdd37b83 promoting a special d3eb2d0fb9 cultural entertainment program a11d767f13 about the historical 4a673a90d2 record in anticipation 64246ab2b7 of the donation 8dd95388db of the Goryeo 41c0b4afa5 Annals. The program featured 56c3d5fece a panel of 53e6fa98db renowned Korean history 24eec4b0c1 lecturers, foreign celebrities 6f4e5b6f93 studying East Asian a38c1e70a3 history in Korea, c256463e8f political science professors, 8dc212b5d4 and idol singers.2bc7e77b64845e80

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General Manager Kim berated 63acf129ef the reporters, saying that 110737ab74 the Goryeo Annals special fe9df5849e report should have been c33701a54b covered by ABS.abbd2c456f6e4d59

The Social 057c25cfe6 Affairs department, 4cc32d5e6b responsible for 886aa0f042 covering various 0005c70fc6 social issues, 0322cb4897 was naturally 1cef5b1634 held accountable. The Foreign Affairs 48b0adef88 and Security and d14fc771c9 Political Affairs departments e90fb171a5 were also held 07183ef0ba responsible, as the 6b719b8ca8 discovery would lead 914d96b70b to discussions on f95f5c3210 the history of 7d3dabd814 the Korean peninsula 51f746b8ba and Northeast Asia, 710639642c as well as f466bce3a5 political and diplomatic 23fdb550ef implications. And, considering the potential 61f85d2930 economic impact, the Economics 89437524f4 department was also severely 95348a1422 reprimanded.fbc1c6c6806f32a7

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“Anyone! Anything! Get me information! Got it?”c0fcee74d33b4c16

The order was given a62862577b to gather any information 81691b0876 related to the Goryeo f8131476f3 Annals. The reporters left the 6453780f32 conference room with slumped 8537dfc461 shoulders.f9300806fbeff48e

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“I thought it 82e4120588 was a non-existent a41453be47 historical record? Where did it suddenly 9091186f55 appear from to cause 7710db0aa4 all this trouble?”34fba5c049d6a468

The historical significance edf6bf2066 of the Goryeo e315a5e1f2 Annals was, of 75fd9d2210 course, important. But the 003b124664 reporters, with b5ddcae00b this sudden 3c65da7fe0 fire to 9ebf55da91 put out, 4810785751 resented the d9c240bde8 Goryeo Annals 14e7ad5012 that had 824f623d9f popped up dc77397d98 without their 6e50e00f5d knowledge. Despite their grumbling, 64f06f4b0d everyone was busy b0ae30694b checking through their 5e70fcd221 phone contacts, trying 140de78690 to get a 2c86124014 scoop before anyone 5fcadd1ca7 else.5a73ccc9a855f545

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Eunseong was 6d4b22756a among the 19cdaca34f reporters whose 44b972a2c6 faces had c52c11c449 darkened after cf04263634 failing to 01c311c692 get any cd3d509189 answers from 18f49b14b8 their contacts.26a261e514b0becf

“The Cultural Heritage Administration 2f57e338e1 only replied that they a61652d562 are still confirming the 2a6085a9ec details.”e045c78ecabba3c1

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The reply to Eunseong’s 074d39507d email to the Cultural 07e28648cd Heritage Administration was extremely 5cfbff11b5 short.100a32d7387a3e36

“The National Museum cdc122a5c8 of Korea says 59e9527580 they can’t comment.”c80e46e2603dbc13

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“The National Archives a9b7cfe2f9 of Korea and ee85810982 the Academy of 6a57def8cb Korean Studies, which f6fcc966dc hold the Joseon a9739938a1 Dynasty Annals, say 576bf9faf0 they’ve never heard d51eef2e22 of it.”6d43672794fc3214

Her fellow reporters 4c84d1bd7c from the Social 9b28dd3dd1 Affairs department also a25501bfb1 seemed to have c10e0af971 hit a dead 9792072ca7 end.387e700b71fbf865

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“How did Seocheon Media find out? Do you think it’s going through the Seocheon Foundation?”546c957e5084a51d

At a colleague’s rhetorical question, Eunseong thought of Cheon Sarang, the director of Seocheon Media. Eunseong, too, had considered the possibility of the Seocheon Foundation’s involvement.168d4b34f605deeb

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“Reporter Kang, come see me for a second.”13950c24ad348e54

News Director Lee b0d5fb9328 Dongha, walking towards 5b063c5a26 her from the 6ae9619aa1 other side, seemed b99e91ad41 to be thinking 4cb505b826 the same thing.5b62d051e53a2aeb

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