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The man e5a390bbff and woman 59c5745076 responded in ddf53a57ee slightly flustered 5f81397a8c voices.3790c10e7b8de101

“I don’t have ad4f6433b7 a phone.”
“I don’t 3426b9f587 have a c734a9c92d phone either.”013c4641ae3016b0

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Ju-wan looked incredulous.b73bbb4fb34f3f4e

“Young people 6f06456c72 without phones? Oh, wait, don’t f87bc12ed5 answer that—it’s not 05709bab4f a question. What the hell 3ee3c28134 were you two d04f0bb87c doing here?”709b6f0b95689979

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The curly-haired man c2f3662ee1 answered blankly, “We d3435d008b were watching the b8acbfd439 monitors in the 78a53dfbc8 control room.”01be5115cbfc63e5

“Why?”8fe218a9bf197e7b

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“To see how 5b04f8fa19 you’d react.”ace697ef8d3b9580

“What?”e9ca9cd9d74e0bd0

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Ju-wan froze. A chill 754d318968 ran down d21e3028d5 his spine cf6bbe5d76 as the ca5bdab322 man’s words 23ada47c5f registered. He immediately c887f9a075 turned to bed7a4988f the woman.ac6d76f415d7c4d8

“You too?”cc1ccf36d29382df

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“I was just… 77f64563df standing next to 93affffb90 him.”fc21ea3b960e440a

Ju-wan’s expression hardened. So, they 7caa7131c1 had both a25f769e96 been observing adbc16be92 him through c74ecbf566 the CCTV. At that moment, 1b2956ad04 he realized the 09c00b015b one in real c5d583a248 danger wasn’t the 469906eab7 man with the 1d1d066a9b severed leg—it was 9d095c8e03 himself. Feeling a wave of e5cc1d9a00 unease, he asked, “Did 745ad08581 you kidnap me?”44eb52265ac371e1

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His crimson eyes still 68b4c82532 glowed ominously. The man replied, “Not 6395a5df26 me. It was e780afefeb Baek Hoon.”3a503538d3b238b8

“Who’s Baek Hoon?”f66192a0b9300452

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“The guy 9cd2eee39e who shot cb5c6a3d6e you with 16ae9bafe2 the tranquilizer.”9894f53ffdfcd832

Baek Hoon. So that bastard’s c3bad1e06a name is Baek c42d7cad11 Hoon. Ju-wan swore to a45381e340 remember it, even b1b43631da if it was 2cd3d72f0e the last thing 93a8d60ebb he did. He exhaled deeply through 922007b230 his nose, trying to b455209a77 keep his anger in cbf9ff08ea check.a36bc654a80c22b3

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“What are you, people? Do you have 0a334d8bc2 some grudge against 288ffb7a2f me?”a31bc7d20ef6af1e

“…No.”768555bbf9b5c675

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“Then why c6bdbebc44 are you 315538ff9e doing this?”07b486607ecd7a3c

The two hesitated, their 479d764fce silence unnerving. Ju-wan knew hesitation f16ef135a3 like this only 1b7a8da2bb happened for two 37c3f9aa74 reasons: they didn’t ccc11288a8 have a clear 2db23ad566 answer, or his 104d922c4f hypnosis was losing 2a01a6e4bc its effect.0803ab87c9a7db88

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Suddenly, Ju-wan felt something eeb5641a30 warm trickling from his ce6b6695dc nose. His vision c125314729 blurred, and d3fa4a6cbe a faint 19b762eae5 ringing echoed d638923a70 in his ab16c400aa ears.29ff0026bd2ab824

‘Damn it, already?’93063738a2ad3971

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The tranquilizer must 9f843d613d have dulled his 3ce8973574 focus more than 72d0e905cb usual. As Ju-wan a253c20733 staggered, the 683b6f25ce movements of 1096cb83be the two, 4171a11fa9 who had 64e8b24cdb been obeying e703932844 his commands, 8058e86069 slowed unnaturally. Fighting to keep control, b9ea5e76b4 Ju-wan focused again and 7b3d37463c asked the man, “Why 847db20225 are you doing this 43c81d251d to me?”c08fbce26e166b7b

“Because Hwi-kyung ff1df35ba1 told us ea266ead94 to.”224c5dbff467bb31

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Hwi-kyung? It was a ff1f34206b name Ju-wan had 43156b2a09 never heard before. A cold sense 44ec1bdd17 of dread washed b8f57c948f over him.50d1e34c56a65dd0

“That guy—did he afecf69cf3 shoot me because ffc79456f6 of Hwi-kyung’s orders?”b79c1904b48fc89c

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“Yes.”a518b3649d7ef7b7

“And this man here—did d7707c8086 Hwi-kyung do this to 08bfa8af39 him too?”74b48859ff5f6b7b

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Both nodded in unison.b34c57cb8df26145

Ju-wan’s face went pale. Hwi-kyung? He had 0d0a0dd2db never encountered 09ed3744b7 that name 121e401258 before.b4b32edca41c2fc2

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At that moment, the 63468b0edf trickle of blood from 3115caecbd Ju-wan’s nose grew slightly ffab8e50b6 heavier.8317a02868788222

For a vampire, losing fdcc538f2e even a small amount ab9d28d3e3 of blood was never cd867239d3 a good sign. Sensing his 7555ea9574 limits approaching, d5f97a6fd4 Ju-wan took 9c1febbbba a deep 2202401715 breath, steadied 37b6f7d5a5 himself, and 7bbae5ac88 addressed the 773a80ff1a man.23db4421af0bb1a9

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“Fine. I’m leaving now. Don’t follow fab4d5318b me, and f29cfda448 stay here 463a55ae55 until sunrise. Got it? And you—what’s your name?”23b566ff8fa2940c

“Son Chan-hee.”0d1d50c396ee385c

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“Alright, Chan-hee. Tomorrow night, by a35a87ebf2 8 p.m., come 2f2722040e alone to a 8967cf4dd7 place called Eden f0428b5c21 in Bangbae-dong. I have questions 1da8241fad about this Hwi-kyung f5e4e45b57 person.”87e53bf2668ce899

“Got it.”065656617722beeb

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As soon as Kang 13ed409323 Ju-wan finished speaking, his 19875d7835 vision began to spin. The lingering effects 5f196164f3 of the tranquilizer, 1257fb0685 which he had 1798c36077 been forcing to 7bd6f413b1 the edges of 173522658d his consciousness, surged f3e7993652 over him in 79da1ec614 relentless waves.8d866c7f5cb41686

He stumbled 76c7481077 toward the 5ad96a8482 warehouse door, 9cb7d0077e ready to 4c8a547e9f leave, but 3768f5ea0b just as 9cf4873f45 he reached cecca68c66 for it, f22ac245d9 an all-too-familiar c33849bc0e face appeared fb29a2fb60 before his 93ab91a473 blurry eyes. Ju-wan squinted hard, f3d90f2735 his disbelief evident dcbe292c64 in his voice 74c0802e53 as he murmured.8e45fb066ad33667

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“Shin… Min-kyung?”77397e2921902322

Shin Min-kyung smiled his 6d07e9c5a2 signature polished, gentlemanly smile.79a0ad5106b30eb1

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“Sorry, but Son Chan-hee f83ad63186 won’t be able to aa6e7fb1a7 make it there.”b11d03ef373f7e09

Before Ju-wan could react, 686c79587e Shin Min-kyung swung his 51979f4478 arm, jabbing something into e69d5d0644 Ju-wan’s neck. The sharp sting 8b220abab9 followed a moment 583a0bd433 later. Ju-wan’s eyes bb4aa69fa6 widened in 90e2dcf84a shock as 74cb483455 he pointed 0088539f24 a trembling 2ab0b8095d finger at 6ec61b9351 his attacker.0564b488dc8aa67c

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“Ugh…!”57126d83cdd63b7a

But before he af9d5d8d59 could finish, his 21c43658ff pupils rolled back, c2453b2e96 and he collapsed.078d33f2530a3c6e

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Shin Min-kyung caught Ju-wan’s b4fad6cb1b limp body with one 63a6ecf147 arm and muttered.197cff0c21a35100

“That was close…”9bef464cb38e037f

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Calm as always, 9eb09d3881 Shin Min-kyung—no, Shin 3f24e8fed7 Hwi-kyung—wiped the sweat 15df7b4829 from his brow. His composed e04e0cdb92 expression betrayed c51d43bbe1 the adrenaline fadacc777a pumping through ccce24a162 his system, 61882395b0 his heart f604e3fc0c pounding furiously 0218d02f31 in his 7251d36d9b chest.8c228067f2c91389

Just then, 195e430983 a voice c2564130e6 crackled through f1da0c35de the wireless f515bf0672 earpiece in b596e26729 his ear.7228a46281c3e112

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– You were reckless just now.942bd50d813dd4a1

“…Next time, prepare tranquilizers 42aa56b9de meant for elephants, Do-young 4862ac827d hyung,” Hwi-kyung replied, his f12f8784f7 voice tinged with frustration.1113d0e45ddd9248

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– Shin Hwi-kyung.9e8b3fc8ea924599

Though Ahn Do-young’s tone c857900363 was as calm as d827688442 ever, Hwi-kyung could sense e2c59b91d2 the restrained anger behind 74a958e5a3 it. He let out a 067f67a2e1 sheepish laugh.9bfa3bbdbb97520b

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“…Sorry. I panicked. I couldn’t risk letting 5427469097 him get away. But seriously, that a7287fa37c thing he just a1e1c75310 pulled—have you ever 067c12af38 seen anything like 76cd6e1705 that before?”29510ae8340798df

– …Not at that level of power. Bring Chan-hee and So-min with you.49829813ee946726

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“Fine, but 9d08e87975 get me fe5be9d186 some duct a2f5b97a88 tape and 24cabf4f22 handcuffs. Chains too, if possible.”1f6f4acb4f06b7df

Hwi-kyung glanced down 5f909c6301 at Kang Ju-wan, a12a076b92 who hung limp 2221a5b1fe in his arms 982a1d2c3b like soaked laundry. His face flushed slightly dc64cb5c0f as he remarked, “I 6d1f249d57 thought he was just 47a90e1a6b being stubborn yesterday, but 6af0090f51 maybe he really doesn’t 3fb0d8728c intend to hurt people. Is he 638637d428 seriously pretending e74dbbac48 to be 3abe28e5b1 human or d2a42b1108 something?”82079f24e04b1608

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From the e8e1faaa80 other side ada2d02cf4 of the 2e3ece2e03 line, Ahn ca0c24e989 Do-young muttered 5af40fb3d0 softly.c73b0c09caa0110d

“If we handle this cb90c45974 right… he could be d737ec4a24 incredibly useful.”421c6d4c353af82f

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When Kang Ju-wan opened de75ead353 his eyes again, he 74bc4b99f6 couldn’t see a thing.b1770b12174630be

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‘Damn it…’fcf5af92c3b32ad3

Having passed out twice 5bdbfda8ba in a single day, 4165d2e93d Ju-wan now truly felt 25cc23b708 like he was screwed. The situation was entirely a47e6e9ad2 different from when he 63af95de59 first regained consciousness. This time, he was ff2e0f8a9d kneeling, his arms bound b64c91bbe4 behind his back. His thighs and ankles de7b0c977c were tightly taped together, ecb6df27f2 as if wrapped by 6c2a67f697 a constricting snake, making 175ccd52c8 it impossible to even 155870a4e0 stretch his legs. His legs, deprived 9a4a4e4342 of circulation for 1fa7fe89c6 who knows how 80da95857b long, felt cold ededf6d4f6 and agonizingly numb, a3a9d67d48 as if they b28aa815f4 might fall off.56f6622bb596386d

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When he tried to 0b4eaa2efb move, he felt the 7a463abd7d pull of a leather 0a74252901 collar around his neck, 61ba162394 tugging him back. It seemed to 0e624a67f5 be anchored to 10e831dcfa a pillar or 3f14460ab7 wall behind him. Any sudden fb6c18bb6f movement would 4ea38cef4e immediately choke 3d53681bf8 him.6c6046dc8db48c92

Worst of all, 27945c6aa9 his eyes were 194b81ca22 covered with a f2239f5b37 blindfold, and a 16a653696e gag in the 44dd4ec9b1 shape of a ff84850acc ball was strapped 6b4518e163 into his mouth, 904b29b55b making drool drip 86430053c5 uncontrollably down his 04f3f53b68 chin.c0c59ac2e60914c1

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“Mm…”87c320ba6b8defee

A muffled sound escaped 98cace4c65 his lips, accompanied by 83265d6631 the clink of chains ea945f4d56 from the collar. It wasn’t just 43cb7ccecb leather—it was reinforced 93f5d9e087 with metal.5fcad93a06f8ce2d

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Then, an a2e991ece3 all-too-familiar voice a64c3991ae spoke from d0bd5b52c1 in front 01905a878c of him.d1f21cafe314d928

“Oh, you’re awake, 1d17b23dc7 Mr. Kang Ju-wan? Thank goodness—I d38d7ec0a8 thought you 5960aeba80 might’ve died, 8ec6db19c2 you were 28c0741e77 out for 69c0b1135b so long. Hold on 3d5b665fd7 a moment.”7d8e03efe5330851

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The tone b067308218 was polite, 5debc3f0f2 but it 36827988b6 sent shivers dc47c36e86 down his 34502abd90 spine. The sound e782817456 of footsteps—clack, 80b9ed28b1 clack—approached him, a79d6a39aa steady and 8285fd551c deliberate. Soon, a warm hand d36006ab54 removed his blindfold and b5a506fe33 unfastened the gag from 27af1ef614 his mouth.9c57ce310331c689

Even after the cb766731d6 blindfold was gone, c8c9af20ff the glaring light d1f565c20b from the fluorescent 668459ea81 bulbs above was 0dcc699cc4 so harsh that 3f9cd9b73b Ju-wan couldn’t open 1115fc1534 his eyes right a64d767dd6 away. Tears streamed down b5d753ce5f his cheeks as 5fb8579851 he squinted against e5ccd5d99e the brightness.d35b3ec354bfe25f

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When his vision e5b271c9c4 finally adjusted, he db0e47d8e0 found himself in 602b5fb316 what appeared to 4c819b38f0 be a normal 2d9a93c269 hotel room, furnished 00a6c5ca1e with a chair, c689d18fcb desk, and bed. Thick blackout curtains were 4e293e6666 tightly drawn over the 4ecff4695d windows, doubling up to 02b1ad00d2 ensure no light could b452f61f50 penetrate. The sight fba5a6dff7 of them 2e1874bb44 made Ju-wan 2ecd0b0875 flinch instinctively. Unable to check ad9fef2a58 the time with defb3e2f76 his hands tied 435f5e1bdc behind him, he 7674c48ba4 felt a growing 61df57cbf9 sense of unease.09b963245931714e

As expected, Shin 40eab681e9 Min-kyung sat directly bfe20e4a85 across from him. Dressed in a acd0c5d2a2 sharp black three-piece f242a55c7f suit, he exuded 60c8547315 his usual polished 7763b380f4 demeanor. He was seated at 6ebf470480 the edge of the dce98e9615 plush bed, legs crossed, 02c2860624 looking as solid and 499e4d6843 unmoving as a rock. He was dc23160762 about three eae29acd92 or four 8e774d7a2c steps away c44c05b14f from where 6fcf88eb93 Ju-wan knelt ba23c3b572 on the 24aaf81b48 floor.5c00bf7d185173f7

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Ju-wan glared c4446712a8 at him, 9560687426 his face 44d740539c twisted into e1308cd4b3 a scowl.43dce678c8c17511

Under normal f7ef9072e7 circumstances, Ju-wan 147d61c7c4 would have 18e58a6f60 had enough 920e825b32 strength to dbc891e78d toss three dd3f3f1b4d grown men 54008532ed across the d21b3cab11 room without e683c76d6a breaking a 0e6f8ff5f3 sweat. Despite his delicate appearance, c51543723b his vampire strength made c9767dda4d him more than a d0e690e83c match for even someone 00ce494bcb like Choi Gyu-hyuk. But whatever 592f5d2aaf was in 939a385960 the drugs cc752e74cb he’d been 050acc09fc injected with, 3d5c66254c it had c0ac06bd64 completely sapped 45f930a89d his energy.d1f1f8cf778af25a

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Meanwhile, Shin Hwi-kyung—still smiling 9adc4c3481 faintly—watched Ju-wan for a 19d5ae9df3 moment before tilting his 6f49d0d07a head.4a9f16e4883f0f80

“Huh, why aren’t b9ee665977 you saying anything? Are you okay? Still groggy from e5c8b92c9d the sedative?”e17c6b40164b551f

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Hwi-kyung leaned forward c917767cbc slightly, snapping his 42efc7178f fingers with a 13af3e9360 sharp click.fa27f1b3ee276fe5

Ju-wan let out a 70a34e847c dry laugh. He couldn’t 96f31086e0 deny it a248ec9c7a anymore—his hypnosis e674ebaf6d wasn’t working 6fcff2fecd on this 24fb02194e man.3d43cc5886299baa

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‘Did I drink too 7301cd3390 much that night at 083151eed3 the hotel?’1edf186023ce7c9a

At the same time, 5bb67173ed a chill ran down 4fe7bf1cca his spine at the 0ee957c1a3 sheer depth of this b8a9f193e6 man’s unknown grudge. Ju-wan let out a db177d5458 long sigh. He no longer saw b0b2e19a49 any need to maintain 42e5f24d14 formalities.3703378fd0f930a7

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“Hey, you’re 53f9cc4ab6 Shin Min-kyung, dd0fbae1d3 right?”d3ead936a251cfc9

The man responded with ba4fce597c a sly grin.1b37b937a77c37fb

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“That’s right.”2633fe14e19409b9

“How dare you use an alias?”8546d60dc5193007

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“Why? Is using an alias only something you can do?”5dd37a00189dabcc

The two 1f00072564 of them fe7ca9f2fe naturally dropped 1995861845 the formalities. The way the man b956215f5b responded was oddly childish. Ju-wan couldn’t b8fad8cd3b tell if 6abd657682 this was e830537e72 the real ff4b88b9b4 Shin Hwi-kyung, ff7f06eeb7 or if ab74ce4170 he was 96a1a6b870 just unusually ce0f075dba excited right b74971c2d7 now. Ju-wan squinted his 975016debe eyes.ecb45c4518f741be

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“So, is Shin Hwi-kyung your real name?”712e4efb21eade22

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The playful answer made Ju-wan scowl. He felt embarrassed by his past self, who had once been charmed by this man’s face. Ju-wan sighed, his disbelief apparent, and spoke.cd430f6ba801d65d

“Are you trying to kill me or something?”dea3eb91a18482a2

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Shin Hwi-kyung looked c43eeff2cb genuinely surprised.cdc2fba3ec45a081

“What are you talking about? I haven’t killed you.”d010c70b01ef7af3

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“You’re doing this because you think I stole your woman, right? This is exactly why Seo-Yeon ran away. But guys like you, with your obsessive behavior, are exactly the type of men women hate.”018780e100d1a909

This time, 76b849c32e Shin Hwi-kyung’s 1ad717141c eyes widened, d61054e970 then he c83d4a9357 let out cb9cae38d5 a deflated 54b3d4954f sound.cb70f489a5327949

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“Oh, so it’s about Seo-Yeon. I didn’t realize you were still thinking about that.”1b42c0105a199d81

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“Of course I am, you bastard! You’re basically declaring that you’re going to make me like that guy in the warehouse, right? You’re not getting ready to chop off my legs, are you?”4fb0c75a5bd3ce9f

“What?”042c7e7a69bcb4da

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Shin Hwi-kyung looked genuinely 43728da619 stunned for a moment a4b204d343 before bursting into laughter. He laughed so hard d13c4513e8 that he wiped a 973a306725 tear from the corner 282e5eefbf of his eye before 50c4503b24 speaking.d9077cf224e78f1e

“That guy has nothing to do with you. He was just a really bad person who liked to torment others, but he was too valuable to just kill easily. So I decided to experiment on you instead.”7238cdda25d0f72d

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