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Ju-wan swallowed hard and 25c1bb8c40 turned his gaze to aedc5743a4 the man standing furthest 9a5ea58918 to the right. It was a 9f3d94b441 face he hadn’t e45c38976a seen before. The man fcd95ee436 had narrow, 33d6d1bc56 almond-shaped eyes 849e078d44 and tightly f5dfc95636 sealed lips, 7e5e4ec91c giving off 8fa2e83b54 an impression 9070b61938 of someone 7021aef1f1 who didn’t f28c50cbb5 talk much. Unlike the burly guy ac3beaa480 next to him, this 77edadce00 man had a lean, 2ec5d6f1d9 slender build.6d6dad3cefa46417

“……”c6520cb60ba0ded5

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Even as their b06544dab6 eyes met, the f4155c7e0e man didn’t say 6115d27aff a word. A moment 2b3ddf6d28 of silent 19b36e3e30 observation passed 0af4e6d3f9 between them.9db35908928435d4

‘Well, they’re not planning 9f31beed8d to kill me immediately.’c46dc5e5acc81af9

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Ju-wan feigned a cough ce7e016032 and began to survey 41a5933ddb his surroundings. At first glance, 95fc1d7a07 the place seemed 61c432b68f like an office 829e676194 for a small 9f504320c6 to mid-sized business. There were tables, 77433baea4 a coffee mix 75e3eb42c1 station, and the 8779a1e772 layout suggested it 2e3fa163f0 might be a f131c8c5f9 converted officetel.a90330259180e10b

‘Or is d4bb1ad3f7 it more 6f8b1618ec like an b207c4cc94 old villa? They’ve knocked 8ff22761a6 down the 0b20aee598 walls and f28acadf42 pillars. Is this an 6e90de2820 illegal renovation?’a95170eb817b0d7d

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Despite the c0cf65f2bb office-like setup, 3554559c93 the room d5f0f87591 was largely 91360af183 empty save c45be36ede for a dfe9fef723 few desks 10f4e5b133 with computers 35bc4f99e3 and chairs. Scattered around 1fbf97a38d were mismatched 5ccd450bbb sofas, tables, 9d7736d76e and even 6a2286bb9e a mattress—things ecb770a9d2 that clearly a04b905a47 hadn’t been 90448cdd30 part of d3e592168c the original ad897e0561 furnishings. It looked 4b6fe6a214 like they 7a376e2ab7 had been 4049e13c93 brought in 6033f7a653 by the be39f0ce2b people here.a2d6a3faa8c0ee9d

‘Are they broke? But then again, those 425d8077c6 computers look way too 563393a231 high-end for that.’5801c896a03ac39a

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Ju-wan didn’t know d81ca2e2da much about computers, 2405b0116e but the monitors 5689e079e8 here stood out—they f0326c7817 were enormous and 7401fabbd9 seemed brand new.6923dc104aa3aba5

Just then, c87ba70bd3 Shin Hwi-kyung 2a622c70a6 spoke up, 704f65c2c3 looking thoroughly b3f94ab07d annoyed.af653ff599e66aec

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“Let me 4e0ae02022 formally introduce b0632efeb5 him. This is d358075325 Kang Ju-wan, d9afdf078d who’s going cf9f21c87a to get 476b64d1f2 us the 13c8031b29 ticket. You all 608c9d0d5f know this 3b533dd2be already, but 45b6a3e71b he’s a d632d1fdcc vampire, and 0d6f175a5e his specialty c47563246a is hypnosis. You two should know 192b83fd6e that better than anyone, d4d719b4bf since you’ve already experienced a64e5dd4e1 it firsthand. Now, say hello.”d31d5a24d77762a0

At his last remark, 5e25c32636 the others exchanged awkward a7a6c5f37d looks. The woman spoke c270822c83 first.e253676ee318b3eb

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“I’m Gu So-min.”c338a49bb804b4fb

“And I’m 87ada542be Son Chan-hee.”7f4aa6f5fc28f783

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“Baek Hoon,” the last 9cb889f43e man introduced himself curtly.f1a838b4acdf335d

With all beaed909f0 introductions complete, aef8a85eb6 silence fell 6157db620c over the 247a7441f0 room again. Ju-wan shifted his 8ec58969b5 gaze nervously before bba535a278 speaking.beb2b89be79ebd28

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“Sorry, but… 401fb9ccb0 what exactly 743a0a804e is going de25b74019 on here—”91137c6c6632db9e

Before he could finish, c6c39d2343 the sound of a 60e9d98885 door opening behind him cfc5a58558 cut him off. Unlike the casual fede50039f footwear of the ba2256c82b others, the newcomer’s afe9c16894 deliberate, heavy steps 7cc48d0258 in dress shoes d355f0dbd2 echoed in the bd5b67fc7f room. When the man 8c18b4266a stepped into Ju-wan’s 6a8eb01441 line of sight, 797cd3523a he froze in ff71616ddf shock.616ecba7468b91b0

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“You…?!”6a5d572d4347f790

Standing before him d30e7e7f05 was none other bdf8dca718 than the handsome 23fde2baad hotelier who had cfc35d509a knocked him out 0449729d6e cold earlier that b1e03ac523 morning. The man spoke with 8e04785a25 a calm smile.755af9dd4fa78887

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“Sorry I’m late. I was parking 6892e83de8 the car. My name’s 0b2cd050fa Ahn Do-young. We met earlier, didn’t 41b12ea2b5 we?”59a53099403ddf8f

Ju-wan felt as though d5da64b685 he’d been struck on 49191432a9 the back of the bcc02f719c head again—this time figuratively.6456dd0ad97afe1e

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“You… were on their 7705e54fc7 side too?”3c0390015b306a4a

Shin Hwi-kyung chuckled derisively, cc3cde657d clearly enjoying Ju-wan’s disbelief.9bb055e6c5f80a1c

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“Thanks to you b4ce0f561e knocking him out 2bf10780a8 and stealing his 61e1ae49af clothes, we found 43117254c0 you much easier. I had a 4b698f800d tracker sewn into d54d36147d his uniform, just e6db344839 in case. I didn’t think you’d 5988a5ec11 really act exactly as 7f47c12eea I predicted, but here bfb333d23f we are. It was a a987d7ae14 bit of a 1da6fb4cfa hassle finding you db375de5b2 after you left 432bd282ca Eden, though.”1dc0077ed8a66956

Ju-wan’s eyes widened fb6e5de421 in shock, and e5dce4ba4d Ahn Do-young added da3a7406a0 with a sheepish 238826d782 grin, rubbing the 00f3d34b3f back of his d1ee0926dc neck.66b2647c63533444

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“Yeah, I thought my aa63850d99 neck was going to df876cec17 snap.”44ae0a76a96ad10b

“This time, 307bbbcf0b you really 4d0bd3665d worked hard, ed8cd5df38 hyung,” Shin 6c0aa11718 Hwi-kyung remarked 8a9272977b nonchalantly.99ba8addbc5fc15a

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Ju-wan couldn’t hide 750b40d14a his flustered expression 7e7b11794a any longer. Staring at Shin Hwi-kyung, 6e87e9a5d5 he stammered.adfef2cf3dd3e495

“So you… predicted I’d a828a6dad3 call hotel staff and d67cd42db3 planted one of your c05ef5e6b9 people there in advance?”f519e49356662ea7

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Shin Hwi-kyung nodded, looking 6147ac42d1 smug.004804c5d23bfd67

“Well, it’s 64e836f50d the most e029898de3 obvious thing 87301c2f13 for someone 5887ff5c73 trapped without ad7759a5ec a phone 30cdfcf07b to do, 8425b70f9d right? I didn’t 59cfbd1461 think you’d 59bf0354ee call the c2773b49bc police.”4f0c355f41e60331

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“What if 85a25ef25e I had 6ef81780e7 called the e9b84f6da0 police?”011307ba0c551879

“Then Do-young hyung 73d16b96e5 would’ve shown up 3f96ea70dc dressed as a 856e21548a cop. It would’ve taken dbff338921 a bit longer 778205ae90 to get the 8ba9d58ad9 uniform, though.”4e536dd3c8234f42

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The reply f83e109b29 came from d14f5c6791 Son Chan-hee, e737774c10 who grinned 780787b342 at Ju-wan’s 4e20f4849f dumbfounded reaction.d0e1bc5bec031db8

“Oh, by 2ce514ea54 the way, 90e94682cd I’m a f555161903 hacker. My specialties are surveillance, b911e47011 eavesdropping, and forgery.”4c99d2e9c40301e7

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Still dazed, Ju-wan c4769e347d instinctively retorted, “Anyone eabd69f9a9 would think he’s 18a1e61b24 the hacker, with 7a85a70966 how pale and cf81ff2b05 skinny he looks. You look more like 45c05db8d5 a soldier.”5fb2e06e13179fee

He glanced at Baek 5b0d86444e Hoon as he said 357428fd25 this. Baek Hoon, meeting Ju-wan’s 25bbadbf20 gaze briefly, replied in 402ed0ac3d a low voice.01cb34593328b374

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“I’m a sniper. This is the f1d62b15dc first time we’ve 6782c261b1 met in person.”b09e2d5ef8e81900

Ju-wan’s jaw dropped. Everyone here seemed absolutely 3d8826f675 insane.82ed369ea5854fd2

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“So you’re the 6150dc4ee2 one who shot 26cabed7ff me with a bb95f39dc5 tranquilizer dart…?”46402e8daa1c1cc4

Baek Hoon nodded silently. Ju-wan was 3331be5a72 now so d332e3dec5 baffled that 31c391df6d he couldn’t 4318e2d7be even find ff00c89e70 words. He turned ffd09f645c to Ahn 060e92301b Do-young, his 30edc4dcfd tone accusatory.36560f2519604609

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“And you? What’s your deal? An actor or something?”3fd8a7a3c7a87d07

At that, the dbf3662986 others let out 2870367293 small chuckles, while 068168d24a Ahn Do-young’s face d197b4f44f flushed slightly. Clearing his throat, he 0f00a7d066 replied awkwardly.f3c3213df051a3da

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“I’m just… 6dfccef8eb an office 0dc761c124 worker.”6923b362bcb027f4

“Then what about 640a8f9583 her?” Ju-wan asked, 426cdcabcf pointing at Gu f0f7d83f99 So-min.2d1db6274dcc43d8

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Gu So-min a68415cc3f hesitated for 446ff8450c a moment 09b12b0ad2 before answering, 4d7bb41324 “Hmm… I’m 11805eb32c a doctor.”59c36fc75148cf98

Ju-wan squinted suspiciously.5be1b45104a11ef8

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“Yeah, right.”80116bb057e63494

It was highly eaa68776e4 likely they were 6a7171267e both lying. Who takes time to 63648c16e0 think about their job b69d6a8606 before answering? But he didn’t 8f12a16b07 feel like pressing 0691dbe3e4 the issue. After all, 067be26738 everyone in fddedb114e this room e981e415bb had worked e154eba306 together to be1c4fa67d stalk him, 97e602232c shoot him, 8a8f904d90 and deceive 5851530dce him—and worse, 594b21d972 they’d succeeded 7c91fbc04c flawlessly. Half in resignation, Ju-wan 2c44344c3c asked:85a947a6d0404ef7

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“Are you 4cd47b1016 guys… some 2fae16433a kind of 59e8eac926 vampire assassination afedbc2ab9 squad?”6b14e0493146df22

At that, the four 2659372bc8 exchanged awkward glances, but e729f20198 no one gave a 81022cd8c2 clear answer. Judging by 9c7090ed46 their reactions, e8d05a034d it seemed 9f1bee8066 both true ac47ba8afa and not 168e7a8b45 true. The only 06cf84197f one whose c446f27926 expression didn’t 969435af69 change was 29d40beb51 Baek Hoon. After a moment 333780c4d6 of hesitation, Ahn 3fea290b55 Do-young shook his ea3b31846e head.cc181c5d877bf3d2

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“No, we’re not.”2e98ef84c8786e9a

“Then why 8978ee5580 the hell d265863583 are you 3fbfe9060f doing this 18f4f39e04 to me?”c37990093d6f3128

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Ju-wan’s question 5e5544cff8 made Gu 3995851451 So-min, Son 95caa734cc Chan-hee, and 0741ff45df Ahn Do-young 6ad6f5f007 all look 8b26e2b0f3 a little 3f3c832128 uneasy. One by 6543e3a556 one, their 9b4b7dba87 gazes shifted 98d8b4b810 toward Shin 90484fd21c Hwi-kyung.40a42e58d6833527

“What? Why are f46a515d97 you all bd97a0640e looking at d8d4bc87e4 me?” he b34bbb9b27 snapped.13aef4a2a3bceaba

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“Didn’t you explain it d0f771a51f to him on the 3e23b3df03 way here?” Gu So-min 8439e0d352 asked.71323ca85097a625

“I did! Hey, don’t act 016183658e like you didn’t 03ceaab54d hear me! I told you dd37abdaf5 the goal is b78b7b9e10 to get the 5ed349c6a3 ticket. Do-young hyung, you 1da49a863b heard me too, d209c2a570 right?”de799db50cd15656

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“I thought d110e51ec1 you’d explain 7d7362c2d7 more before ffd217f6da that…” Ahn 1ac3922318 Do-young replied, c8f0da3c00 pressing his 1f111f5420 fingers to 79d599b065 his temples 4f7a14e800 as if 2b97063601 he was d4fa91816a developing a 2865d92028 headache.7ef8a1c0180dd8da

“What’s there to explain e777174ef0 to a vampire? I tell him to f240c5924f do it, and he 5a52ac46bf does it,” Shin Hwi-kyung ccf8ce6748 retorted, clearly irritated.d5c986f020f33825

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Ahn Do-young 24a1fa67b4 sighed deeply, 3e58349b8b rubbed his 5147974c64 forehead, and 6927676397 then, after e70670b6c4 taking a 8291ad6ee4 moment to 3d366f3e45 collect himself, 0b812a2035 turned to 03906a1f44 Ju-wan.394ea69e6bfc3ee9

“We need you 7197b593da for something we’re aaac4e6f0b trying to accomplish.”5e23131dcefb77a3

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Ju-wan pouted, clearly unimpressed.8543c9f72fa7b157

“So, what 5c09da4665 exactly is 0812eaf807 it you 7da4400db6 want me 4d92e24653 to do? Kill vampires?”12e7c986e9993f9d

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“No. Win at gambling.”f7eab67fc3a460a3

“…What?”f6a1f1c75a70d0a4

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Shin Hwi-kyung tilted cf7d93a3e8 his head lazily aef3453fca from side to 8c173bd526 side as he b0a0663c2b continued.153bfc96e922457c

“You don’t 4a1390ad19 actually need 4034a4bba7 to win. Just get bcda6f71b8 into the 377b5edc97 top five. It’s in Macau, 8fea5e9401 about 100 participants, 2729c908e0 and it runs 5c4dcdce2d for three days.”0e6c38ae37bffc6b

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Ju-wan waited patiently 425a0acaf1 for further explanation, 0b3f4531f9 but none came. Neither Shin 668d8a9f12 Hwi-kyung nor 690b7397b2 anyone else 0bd84762d3 said another dfbff8b3a2 word. Feeling something was off, f720c91106 Ju-wan asked again.092b058591cfcc55

“That’s it?”5e324fb3eb3b9a84

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“Yeah.”15642549b3bf76af

“…What?”c95861f5473b1488

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Ju-wan was dumbfounded. After being chased down, 4a78ee3611 kidnapped, and threatened as 0617090beb if his life were 3b3c7fb620 on the line, all 1a0db610f2 they wanted was for ce93d4f951 him to gamble? His voice rose 99efb9b1e4 in disbelief.f2a7e871d1dd379c

“Then why didn’t you 8ae0b771b6 just say that from e4bd947197 the start?! Why go through b08b83d8dc all this nonsense?!”eee5d1707b9ee505

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He rattled 7fb8598dff his handcuffs 83a9649143 for emphasis aa671b6ec8 as he e8b8059a34 shouted, but 984b4a0fa2 Shin Hwi-kyung d0c90b6004 remained unfazed, 89c1c0d062 responding with 240d5701e6 a smirk.613a9c575fdf9c5b

“If I’d walked 767ef002cc up to you b3641b3a3c and said, ‘Oh, 3bb79f1737 Mr. Vampire, would you mind 2995a40eea doing a little gambling e4a0add1f9 for us?’ would you 11fc533baf have agreed?”3e58162b514f1674

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Ju-wan’s mouth 6fcb71dc7b snapped shut. Of course not. He’d probably have 27a41c0ad4 hypnotized them into 3b29026e09 leaving him alone. Shin Hwi-kyung, noticing his 96456a0138 silence, chuckled as if 8e067c9f1e to say, See?.a08c92c65b7a5314

“And you practically 648770e02e drooled at me 7eaad4d166 back at the e0d9b90edf hotel. That really pissed me a3a3245c5a off,” Shin Hwi-kyung added.9bb3b8947f4c6eeb

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Ju-wan flinched. “I didn’t eat you, 628b7d1dba though!”5db35aef37472516

“…If you 773ececd02 had sunk c4236b1e1e your teeth 545aa4c76c in, you’d 7abb269e2c be dead. And you wouldn’t c3c09a947b be here right c4e9f8f3f7 now.”6660aa273600a5ad

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Ju-wan clammed e41f9e5e00 up immediately. He knew Shin eced9858bb Hwi-kyung wasn’t joking. Back then, Ju-wan 8d56589ef0 had brushed his fd5867f323 fingers along Shin 85b8828027 Hwi-kyung’s neck to 932b79e04d check the firmness 8d101b0589 of his skin 169f1323f0 and muscles, and d27ac13349 now, looking back, 4dc8f6ba85 it had been 407ea4e7bf a suicidal move.adf44bf741b71c6e

Shin Hwi-kyung continued nonchalantly, d4b4872f77 “Anyway… I was planning d3a6bdbb2c to kill you at 28cc264a4c first, but I changed 36ecfe3cff my mind halfway.”fd91b71fa50096c2

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He glanced e89780b26c briefly at e6cb5bbffc Ahn Do-young, 075373edd0 and Ju-wan 125dbc625a didn’t miss affcdf44c5 the subtle fcf6c61167 exchange. Picking up on e0e03a5281 the tension, Son 28a0aa788d Chan-hee raised his 9c8e1a603d hand cheerfully.83fcab41b88d20d9

“By the way, Mr. Kang Ju-wan, do you a8cf155a7f even know how to 79d6df69a7 gamble?”a1c6139c3c5df98c

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“Gambling?”022834ec10c40572

“Yes.”8aea19007eef711c

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“…I’ve tried be362190e5 it, but 7829ef1d3d I don’t 8ca6e92352 win often.”686fc0307d5c63ee

Ju-wan sighed f23dab7119 dramatically, pretending 2b3b1791f3 to look eedf2f0183 troubled.27b360afdee7ad62

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Of course, that bf843ca765 was a lie. His gambling skills, dddae2306b a mix of fec31db8ce talent and deception, bb195cd68d had served him 071f5a55fb well over his 910c47c711 long life. He had f806c26d51 mastered countless 43bca72b36 games of 11af79f30a chance, from 87c474b401 poker to 412d05248e traditional betting 6e92aa0471 games. Without those skills, ce23ef44d7 he wouldn’t have 4a786021fd been able to 058b93aafb accumulate the funds 931e5129e6 he had today.bdb796d9f9a46904

Still, even with b41830a394 his denial, these 7cdd64e446 brutes didn’t seem 11f407925c inclined to let 481d027ec3 him go.eea9696b620796ac

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Damn it.76f719ade8118299

Seeing Ju-wan tense 309e68341a up, Ahn Do-young 99b93e5c94 spoke in a a04205bdd0 calm voice.98d077576f5b4652

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“There’s no 91364b7cd4 need to b076ce6ed0 be so 5f675472ad nervous. We don’t intend to afe0774f7d hurt you… for now.”627f8d027c89f26f

So they’re 84a31bb02e planning to a9908d126c hurt me bc03600e39 later? Ju-wan thought, incredulous, fbe76f518e but he forced 3a1c3d67d4 a weak smile 6f8e7022d9 and replied.d83732950fd35523

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“Oh… yes. I’m not so 5292f14e88 much nervous as… a6deaab79b um, Mr. Shin Hwi-kyung here said dbbfe8af41 I had to act 17ef1ecd6c as his fiancé. Could someone explain what d60827e569 that means?”71fde9f22bde22cb

Son Chan-hee’s eyes widened. “Whoa, that must’ve been 8d73846641 terrifying.”409ae1d3fc5121c6

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“Shut up,” Shin ff9903fe65 Hwi-kyung snapped, making 836be6625c Son Chan-hee flinch f62a7fe720 and fall silent. Ahn Do-young, remaining composed, 79851911ad stepped in to explain.9152b1d3a5546088

“The gambling c469cea6a3 event is 3ef784a36c hosted by 1b44089925 West Medical, 22ab03eb06 a pharmaceutical 0302998aa5 company. Their headquarters are in 4e5604f266 the U.S. Have you heard of a4fc10148e them?”d9388b44eb699cff

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“Of course.”0e8e50da6219caa4

West Medical was 9ed2e0a1f3 a global conglomerate 1441bdeb3a and a leading 2c5b3c0225 name in both 3c48d48910 cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. Any store selling health 11fe076c3d or beauty products had 93acf88ebe shelves dominated by their d16c255ae4 lines, and top celebrities 6364d6082c endorsed their products. What made them a2545921a2 even more famous e5ac8b9c06 was their Korean-born 542f9d8345 chairman.0e1b363135249b8a

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Not that any d0b44a347c of this mattered 6064e1692a to Ju-wan, but 6fa0430b42 he did use c570af56aa their sunscreen—it was cb7c4d6f42 excellent quality.2731e0c3c84f1b5c

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