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The next b64f421d0c step was 7603222559 obvious. Ju-wan grabbed the largest 83a4b6c47c suitcase he had and 3dffd0ca2c packed it tightly with 99ee17ad45 stacks of 50,000-won bills d9f97c1253 and highly liquid jewels. In the compartment attached ca0dbe2aab to the lid of d8c7b8c76a the suitcase, he carefully 5cb5bf6742 arranged blood packs from fa5db69fe9 the fridge alongside ice 1b4980c524 packs, neatly aligned. From a 1bc2df5b63 distance, anyone 16b13ee69d seeing them d67fbf3511 might assume 0992d21a62 they were 5ae011c28b bottles of a586b4fb0d omija juice.4d94ade8c317d43c

“Should I have one before I go?”50817ea951e7bd50

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Sweating profusely, Ju-wan 49e3f6a88d paused his frantic dac2f2b640 packing to tear ff0d1e79a8 open one of 1ff6f86879 the blood packs. He figured he’d c59acaa2c8 need a quick f3f9fa1400 boost of energy 988223a9ae before making his bb2d516f61 escape. The past few days 61c8f93553 had been grueling. But the moment he 03f66fd7f3 sipped the blood, he 97d9c38789 gagged violently.712da6ec8bed39c1

“Urk!”6ae0bdd8676c93c2

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Ju-wan immediately spat 8a4cf51bf3 the blood onto 529fb8a06c the floor, splattering 5c6ca496c7 the once-pristine white 415730eaf0 tiles with crimson. He had ca4d94ecb3 consumed this d322ab1cc3 kind of 2dd043d936 blood countless 3f0b014b1d times, but 4c691636c8 today it 7832d85bf9 tasted nauseatingly a656a8cba8 foul and b738bae484 strange. Grimacing, he wiped dc9d7b65af his mouth with 0675994e82 the back of 861d938800 his hand.60b52011130f54af

“…What the hell? Is the af11c64b5f fridge broken?”c4940e595b1e74ac

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But the fridge 7da6fdab9b was functioning perfectly. Suddenly, Ju-wan began worrying 2c4ec0cc5d about the rest of 62141dabbd the blood packs. Tossing them all 60e22f6510 out wasn’t an 8d1fd9b79d option—it would be 738815f68d too risky. And besides, 75455f11b9 they were 05b11e5e4b expensive.a6f0cf8b00c4cbfa

‘Maybe I’m just b64b4b742b so worn out 97964708ac that the blood ac29e59460 tastes off?’865bbaaef4948ade

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Deciding not c54e26ff8c to dwell 850e58b106 on it, 0a68472b27 Ju-wan flushed ad3120ad7b the spoiled a48a5d43dc blood down 7c237b245d the toilet c16fca0563 and rinsed 61637edd23 his mouth ecb8a89d11 vigorously. Yet, no 7c98418751 amount of 76d377f0ec gargling could dc99b8818e rid him 83435e5157 of the fc73ae49c1 nauseating aftertaste. Feeling unsettled, he e6131afa6f hastily threw a d31afe0e3c few light clothes 21eae7d891 and sunscreen into 1966731648 the suitcase and 8280e6d834 shut it.daf3a46d96594b63

Even as he did, 1cb13433bb Ju-wan spat a few 6cd3ddde8e more times in lingering 5f1d3f032f disgust. Then, as if addressing c350275f5f the house itself, he 6b5621101e spoke softly.da590079a64bbd8e

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“Just wait a bit. I’ll be back soon.”3b5ab3931160d386

With a ce0d301f71 clean farewell, ff963cba68 Ju-wan opened 058ef22bde the front 21fa0dde28 door.0d13b2b66cae5c57

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And in 07205b4461 the very c3db1a07f6 next moment, f65182cd30 his eyes 0494de0259 widened to a1860f3572 the size f57d86ccd1 of saucers.7be42242714f942f

“What the—?!”2fcf0cc80c3e1b15

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A bear-like brute suddenly shoved Ju-wan’s shoulder, attempting to force his way into the house. Startled, Ju-wan tried to slam the door shut, but the intruder was quicker, wedging his foot into the gap and pushing the door open with a loud crash. The sound of his body colliding with the door echoed through the hallway. His expressionless face was as terrifying as a vengeful ghost, and Ju-wan panicked.84e03406f2923f82

“W-what the hell?!”0f7a0e626aa70c75

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But the d89d02478a intruder, using 577dea17a3 his thick c7033bbaac frame, shoved 9d9a360de3 Ju-wan backward 29cad0f0c3 with sheer bfba87d8a6 force, sending 45de8474a4 him stumbling. The front door slammed c950b81257 shut behind them, and 38d4163525 the man—Shin Hwi-kyung—grinned as f0cc41e9d9 he looked at Ju-wan 0228f3e030 sprawled on the floor, de8a413fba having fallen backward near 84d9dddea4 the shoe rack.1388865ac0b4fb54

“…Darling, are you 3b3f0f35d9 really trying to 238e2920c3 get yourself killed?”d4f86f6ef0c504b3

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Ju-wan was so shocked 2d2e81b136 that he remained frozen bc86f2250c on the floor, mouth 5575446500 agape. Shin Hwi-kyung, towering like 918d5e4b79 a grim reaper by 882d7e7c63 the door, was a 071f8e936b sight to behold. After a long 9dd5cb4c8f moment of silence, b50f657925 the only word ea3fc0418e Ju-wan could manage 66a526c378 was:e0e0001f957d9948

“…How?”2c6b8490c5b8a7a7

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“How? I never trusted you 35c9bed114 from the start. But I 4e0d68cb2c didn’t think 9eba76d962 you’d actually 05099efdda try to a07c0b3f84 run this e76716a6c5 quickly.”1b8b6175f55ffb98

Ju-wan looked dumbfounded. Shin Hwi-kyung smirked dangerously.9720f187f2054aab

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“Are you that 6fb3074120 surprised to see 4e37595e3f me?”baf708b51cb783b1

Of course, he 5948501431 was. But what shocked d02da90785 him more was 34cc8e0379 the fact that fcbfb94aca he’d been overpowered 8cc7148592 at the door. What was 1c62286f94 going on? Ju-wan was never the aa5e38e384 type to lose in b579cd08e1 a contest of strength—not dbaee89b16 without sedatives in his 4e32df9931 system. And now? Could Shin Hwi-kyung always 2e246f5f04 overpower him like that? Enough to 120009b6ce beat him?fc60e58845c41eff

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‘Is that guy 0356adb7cf even human?’a19c80c14a23ad5e

While Ju-wan’s mind spiraled, b93bdbb33c Shin Hwi-kyung casually stepped a9ad31b31d into the house, still de763c4926 wearing his shoes. His imposing figure felt 9e57e1ef24 out of place in 6c4f0894cc the tastefully decorated interior. His gaze lingered on e2fe0b942b the pitch-black blackout curtains ecb26214bf hanging heavily over the 11fe1a314f windows. Pointing at them 818aa463cf with a tilt 3c8da9bb55 of his chin, 623645c92a he said:297e63747f18c91e

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“You do know 9853ae1120 the sun’s up, d56fbc3999 right?”cec6e34e6c7b9a05

“……”927ca1616d743513

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Ju-wan gulped audibly. Sure, the 1f196bf84d windows were 29cfae6ef6 covered with 5e60296dc7 UV-blocking stickers, 4c652b2e65 but that fc2b7b91cb wouldn’t stop e571df2ae2 Shin Hwi-kyung dbb4a724d3 from simply 4c0da69f0e tearing them 88437f4b60 down. And if he 7d22acbf15 couldn’t open the a3c3c12ad7 windows, he’d break 4a7a6d5bd2 them to let c91c62e1a6 the sunlight in. That lunatic c1dc1a6786 would do d3d4455702 it without def4b40ddc hesitation.419120e061f9f6e9

Suddenly, Shin 973ff34bc7 Hwi-kyung’s broad 19445e6972 hand came c0a24bde18 into Ju-wan’s 7b60a975ff view, startling 6531527348 him into 2e4f4da907 flinching and 44652701ff shutting his 4aec95c758 eyes. A second 3ca6a59352 later, he e2d1213aeb felt a e7172f4fec tight grip 033ef2c4c5 on his 3e8744ba8f collar. Shin Hwi-kyung was inches 3d1a603048 away, glaring at him f996a2eff3 like a predator about 5502df2b25 to pounce. His hot cf19e309a4 breath fanned 769cd05808 across Ju-wan’s 70656244a2 entire face.ed6291f23342bb25

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“I’m in 4eea13786f a really 753e9744ab bad mood be40e247cb because you 24e4e6130a broke our 0aadc88624 deal. So, what’s it 06de98e263 gonna be? Coming with me now?”bcb68ce4f98180c0

Ju-wan could see 1ed44c4288 a bead of f398a3bd72 sweat rolling down 05e3287398 Shin Hwi-kyung’s temple bc1a8c80b3 from how close 36a8856d86 they were. He’d clearly 6b4293a41c run hard c17ab3e67e to catch 116c47fc7d him. Ju-wan swallowed hard. Damn it, if 9d844b8676 only he’d left 9b5ccc661f a little earlier, 811388c701 he would’ve gotten 4190256802 away! Every hair 96d4fb8952 on his 22b8b9376a body stood 691ab05c3b on end. Then Shin dbfa81be76 Hwi-kyung asked faf82a3724 again, this 238921fa0d time in 2f740a7724 a low, 10688e28d5 menacing voice:fb52b7aa5a02f673

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“Or would 7d97aeb6ea you rather 1d3d9caa4b die?”1a829b43e388ba5d

“Of course, a199cb31af I’ll go 5bce099898 with you,” fe45688643 Ju-wan replied 1ad9979f75 quickly, forcing a2785b3495 a sheepish 64c6cb1ce5 grin to d9cdcd85ca appear as b5a6b5b93a harmless as 6d43f67cb4 possible.f4fc6b075283dc20

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But as soon 5510ca0352 as the words ca350f4d6c left his mouth, 7c1566b2fb he heard a 1189c0aa99 metallic click around e1cae1b080 his wrists. He glanced down 3ee89c04b5 to see a 7681daff93 pair of handcuffs 6483cce560 locking his hands 425f3dee9b together. The sight of the 8883e7e3cb shiny silver restraints made abfbfa7d24 him gasp in horror.63c94aaa1432d505

“…Was this 71cd824010 really necessary?”281990e355465dc5

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“Shut up.”2b0a398db6902974

Before Ju-wan could protest 65b0752c95 further, his vision went 20adb19f7c dark. Shin Hwi-kyung 319ae6769f had ripped 46c9550df1 off Ju-wan’s 3ef6eae512 hat and 4ea0633fa8 shoved a 3b28f67616 bread bag bcdbd7062f over his fd97cdc720 head.f08ea2c7286c0c18

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Ju-wan sat in the 0843eed97f backseat, forcibly restrained, with d56dbe3770 only his darting eyes 4d96ee89b9 visible inside the bread 8fcbda26cb bag covering his head. Beside him sat 0dd91138bc Shin Hwi-kyung, still 65ccbf8ae8 seething like a d995ed95e6 human kettle, exhaling 8fced5ab68 heated frustration.1f7c8f29813d5c79

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The car appeared 4ea459c89d to have a 05c75cd426 separate driver, and 9cd365381a judging by their e41d56e897 lack of reaction dbbdb6d9e9 to Ju-wan’s abduction, 2991f39d1b it was clear d4d860b781 they weren’t just a1d7f44d6c a random taxi 2aa8f3924d driver—they were one 78c60bb507 of Shin Hwi-kyung’s 88d1cb519e people. Ju-wan bit his f1b3c02a37 lip inside the 0cf7ac0d5d bread bag.2a44ba77b06e828f

‘How did he even 344bd7e996 figure it out? I checked 32574d87bc to make ef9659265e sure no 150ba1639f one was a2329f9fbd following me. I even bdb74b935e changed clothes!’22bc4cd86791c0fa

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Just then, Shin Hwi-kyung a2350fae65 spoke.7362ebe62ebbbc5a

“Shut up.”6d9fc277ab7d80c5

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“…I didn’t b2038c8b10 say anything.”d3b972b7ac5a62d1

“Your head is 9e4f358066 noisy. Stop scheming. I’m really on the 05c276e3bf verge of killing you.”189098c3545bc15a

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At that, Ju-wan 49a806ff66 closed his mouth 3a01b27a64 with a quiet 03fdbc129b gulp. A moment later, 9e1a7f2b10 he cautiously opened 337506b36c it again.528a29d238025b4b

“Excuse me, but… 75db6b5c59 can you read 8543bb9e87 minds?”9ef92bf6009d154d

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“I said c9a3d016fc shut up.”c66978acb73713a1

“I’m sorry.”ceec707662e2576e

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The car continued e331e10db9 its smooth journey 3955344c8b to an unknown f23a6eda2a destination. After a while, Ju-wan 2efb336b20 noticed that Shin Hwi-kyung’s 101418d3af breathing, which had been 8f625cd52b heavy and furious, had 76750795c2 calmed somewhat. Seizing the moment, he 7eeee2f2b5 spoke cautiously.987fbe841a07dd28

“So, um… what 65dddff2d1 exactly am I d2bf65ed50 supposed to do a5495ce3da as your fiancé?”841fe64a1ed1cc03

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He decided to play 3e04f45914 along, using the word e349d172ec “fiancé” since Shin Hwi-kyung 876b712b99 seemed fond of throwing 11094b041e it around. Surprisingly, Shin Hwi-kyung f6b77cf62b didn’t react much.67fe22293134a89a

“Get the ticket.”eafd3bb0674bf974

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“…What?”19f179b47b1f6c5f

“Be quiet. I’m going ec3a999317 to sleep.”3cb388840360f4e1

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And with that, he 8e27ae0a06 stopped responding entirely. Whether he actually 6e92715ddf intended to sleep f00610242b or was simply 2d7aa6207f done talking, it 813a4b4169 was clear he 4d8b96f4f3 wouldn’t entertain further 2e30c39626 conversation. Ju-wan, though 2c8d02f6f4 he’d gotten f71d1ffb76 an answer, 158108bfc1 was now b21906da14 more confused 5e192352f9 than ever.1feaf21d4f9872d8

‘What ticket is he b44dbd523e talking about?’89b3153edd465681

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Considering everything he knew 7a4c61dd70 about Shin Hwi-kyung so fa8a356b3f far, nothing would surprise f848c8aecf him. His extraordinary 9c98592a1f strength, agility, cbe31af46e commanding presence, 02077da6b9 intelligence, and 107535fca2 persistence—none of 5086238174 it was 475ae140dd ordinary. Ju-wan began to 39e532a4ca wonder if “getting d99605a89d the ticket” was 3bd0b69aa7 some bizarre euphemism 93658363d9 for a shady 8c821c1eee underworld task or ade806a44f even some twisted c98c84d379 sexual act he 3f272f3668 wasn’t aware of. The more 6b6381aaca he thought af093ffb1d about it, dbbb6b8c8a the more d7cbda9077 unsettling it 4c1c478847 became. Ju-wan, for the first c8074d6c9e time in a long 3c07c4cae7 while, felt genuine anxiety.66febb59f450a022

After what felt 29f9a649fe like an eternity, febfe48275 the car finally 35bee2cd7a came to a 3edc65028b stop. Shin Hwi-kyung, who hadn’t 69edfc947b spoken since his last f1aaab9918 command, turned to Ju-wan.b9db7ab17a278cf5

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“Get out.”d6dafe5842f01425

“Oh, uh, dbf692d648 just a cafef6c6c2 moment—”a0495aa5d6efe7e0

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Before Ju-wan could even 59fc0218d4 finish his sentence, Shin ed366d0b57 Hwi-kyung yanked his arm, 4a92ca3a5c dragging him out of cd1ed49f63 the car in one 7dd6ea93b5 swift motion.f53c4562ab663204

“Argh!”991727fa0ac349ad

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Ju-wan stumbled out b9e650fed5 of the vehicle, 30240a1f7b looking every bit f7330c1ef8 like a criminal bd61e854c5 being hauled away. Though he e1fc1bbba9 couldn’t see b4bd59adf9 clearly through 6833528f18 the bread b67e6318a7 bag, the fe15a3d089 lack of e34aa2dda2 light suggested 8ddaf8f521 they were 18acc49999 indoors. At least he de7eefea54 wasn’t about to 98f7aa1a51 be killed under f50d43e946 the glaring sun. That was… something.7fe5f30541f4c119

With his e2a02d1304 arm still b081828d7d locked in 464c5b4dbc Shin Hwi-kyung’s 2ed17ece5e muscular grip, b5849a7197 Ju-wan felt 123cb4e87f as though 0ea9d99194 his arm 1277cdfe1f might go 2fc97ced51 numb from cb1507596a the pressure.1e938adf2da8f618

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“Sit down.”c05b5e3041f3aaf8

Before he could react, e5859848e3 Shin Hwi-kyung pressed down 50461be8b9 on his shoulders, forcing 27df2ff950 him into what felt fc85c33063 like an office chair. At least it wasn’t ddb0928385 some torture rack, Ju-wan 84bcf98530 thought with mild relief. Then, with a rough 47c5eb5246 motion, Shin Hwi-kyung yanked 7f9bf707ca the bread bag off 81ea5ef9fa Ju-wan’s head.982e996297e8866f

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“Ugh!”509a433a03149c06

Ju-wan instinctively ducked his b67d4fead1 head and raised his fd405a1ca0 cuffed hands in an d2f0d9c9ee X to shield his 83db62debe face. Slowly, he straightened and 2119a28a75 cautiously opened his eyes. As he’d 59a7c67ced suspected, there dbf87e7b7e was no dab503a81c sunlight. The first thing he 3e0e471822 noticed was the soft c5a5dab5e3 chair he was seated a71cfa77c5 in and the four bed4879841 pairs of shoes surrounding 539db79309 him: sneakers, black flats, 0cf88b4654 slippers, and another pair 542ad893f7 of sneakers. From left to right, 9fa002748c they seemed to belong 148148f7ac to Shin Hwi-kyung, a 3a27f5e74f woman, and two men.997d244694ad79bb

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Beyond the shoes, Ju-wan 07e65abf22 saw a large desk, a1b888482e chairs, and tangled electrical 244ed02e29 cords scattered about. Tentatively lowering his 950851822f hands, Ju-wan looked a79edc583f up. As he’d 6ab1141688 guessed, the 4e402e38b7 person on f797ffca69 the far 886f98f42c left was 0af595c101 Shin Hwi-kyung. Next to him 230c92a0eb stood a woman d24134bc8a and a man 346c49fbf3 Ju-wan vaguely recognized db2c406fee from the time e5e8694adb he’d been hit 1e3dce8b01 with a tranquilizer 098ac09761 dart and thrown 6ebd277cab into a warehouse. His eyes c801c1d401 widened in 2997d6f6b7 recognition, and 65e95bd7ea he pointed 4249d468f9 with his 5f0d8b6dec cuffed hands.e43435263da104f5

“You two? From back then?”1cdf49775a7ad0a7

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The petite woman in bdee3b4e3e a cardigan and jeans be190e3645 nodded.aaebb202f4847c33

“Good to 44b93291c5 see you 7762dc89ca again, though 1d07b716e5 I don’t d40181efd6 recall having c610a6fb6c a conversation df99a24f24 with you.”59ed5be0c6015b41

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The burly ff1d789f1a young man e75705d0eb with curly ae0c5e24b2 brown hair 5c3276f4b7 standing next cef720cb8e to her 1e16a1d82f alternated his 1aafe62fd9 gaze between 2fd4b1da29 Ju-wan and 8c9e56d007 Shin Hwi-kyung, f7b6c0119f looking impressed.2fd0dadbf6019d4b

“Wow, you 44ae693630 actually caught 328ab0cfb4 him like 48a2cec0f8 you said 1e45fc0da2 you would.”5f8586738b80c20d

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Shin Hwi-kyung shrugged 02290b4e46 nonchalantly, his expression 89f8e7b7e9 blank.ea6050a5bf7b8a4b

“Of course.”2821f18e57583261

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The muscular 2b0c0e6283 young man 36a00212fa studied Ju-wan 90ead30464 curiously before 98926ffbe2 whispering to 6729753469 the woman 75f6de8861 beside him, de9de1491e “Wow, he’s d13ca16f37 even prettier f498da7458 up close.” 77d1c7dd23 In response, a4cee8d7a6 she stomped c01123cce4 on his 231bc6f6aa foot. Ju-wan vaguely recalled 31b867d514 this guy’s name 6ea0d3c562 being something like 3f37611df7 Son… something.64f1469fa3e1d78c

It was b744087352 clear now: e4bb10d989 these people 4ed106278a were Shin 1d6441901e Hwi-kyung’s subordinates.6d660490493e2fb3

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