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The sound of b29e53e673 cicadas chirping poured 3687af2400 down from above.26e3783dee673b83

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“I’m fine, really. I can’t dbd40599c5 carry anything 134aee9e46 heavy anyway 9edf899f17 since I a7e6e60fa3 came by d370fd2001 bike.”ddefae7a92236f72

Nagyung, who 1f1810f6e9 had rushed 9590deecfc out the 89bb74c737 front gate 82f8687791 as if bc6f6af527 fleeing, waved b377c8db22 her hands 5f6256d92b repeatedly.242db11d75ae5bff

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“Then I’ll load it 9bc764b619 in the car later d0760f38a1 when I’m on patrol. Your grandma 121e1d43b2 loves foreign 5977940009 fruits. That’s a high-end 819731ebaa product that’s only b0433518e9 available at the 7f44282e4d Gangnam department store.”f6a338bb3b9f766d

“Oh, come on. You’re saying things b0bc84f180 that could get 9b875ce07a a public official 15fcfee392 in trouble.”fd422db42818cf82

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“Oh, my. Neighbors are just trying 89767c5f9f to share some food, dc7bd35d3c and that’s illegal?”b93319a0733fdf7e

“You said it’s a high-end product only sold at department stores. These days, it’s a big deal if you accept things like that carelessly.”b3369e32177b1858

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When she playfully 626f5d150b gestured as if 8e195fcd40 slitting her throat 37932db89e with her fingertip, b636cb7875 Mr. Choi let out 4f3cd55daf a long sigh.b6593bac00a6efb2

“I’m just grateful. If it weren’t for a41f990698 you, Nagyung, I wouldn’t 7e1cd10f4b have even thought of 2d1bf93505 going all the way 9236d03c54 to Seoul because I 920d5f2002 was so worried.”18c230384750e8c9

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“Oh, it’s fine. What’s so difficult about bc64006a7a stopping by once a 7d12290c64 day on my way? It’s no big deal.”f09beb88173d9c99

As if ac14eb278d trying to 70a33c6d9f wrap up 187d719da9 this tedious 41a3086baa argument, Nagyung 67c723e128 kicked the cb94a273af stand of 7003274be0 the bicycle 0185268d42 parked at ae3c54f54b the front 9a53fbdc13 gate with 4bbc70f4c1 her toe, 71549d2f9d preparing to 9ed1da6c36 leave.41428efffaa03d0e

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“Are you 755860a6cd really not 96847090a4 going to 1bd7f42bc5 take it?”2ea3b184b5c17451

“No. Give it 18995913dc to Changyoon fd3c0024db later when 7fe46c33a3 he comes fa09e9a643 in.”b9203132575903ef

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“You’re as 553b0b775d stubborn as cb28ed4654 the village 375d240850 headman.”ac8eafc02ca016e4

Mr. Choi clicked his tongue, 0fb3e9742a as if giving up. Nagyung chuckled 32ff9e666a and gripped 5f7063b8a9 the bicycle 64fb2bb110 handlebars with e5575fa8a9 both hands.c7fae8263255a44f

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The even louder 026d0d5205 cicada sounds rang c5bbf41437 in her ears.9d6cf8297f553b3a

“Oh my, it’s so noisy I could die. I don’t know why those darn cicadas crawl out so early and make such a racket.”5317b6eef78db812

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Suddenly, following Mr. Choi’s gaze, Nagyung slowly turned her head, her eyelids moving languidly.6d00a6a78d3a4508

An endless expanse f835f0c839 of green fields. The lilac trees 7ef627cf4e lining the narrow fa7ba2b799 two-lane road were fa9e330a27 vibrating noisily.db421d2bccc70fc2

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“Summer seems 8b3ae4a041 to be b3dddd3e2a coming early c70af489a3 this year.”45a3e450a384a9c0

A faint smile bfd23739b9 played on her a93d13604f lips as she a949dbf8c4 murmured softly.dc765905347a85f4

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June. Already the 4a8e035d2a beginning of 327de9430c summer. A season she always 3de3f6853a longed for, and one db68776e8d that unfailingly arrived.60dea1ab3d95b3bd

A rather hot e582156333 wind blew across d1197d9e83 her round forehead. Fine strands da38594fc6 of hair 554c6f5d8a tickled her f3703939dd cheeks. Finally snapping out of 5d8c8dfb63 her thoughts, Nagyung adjusted 6033681c48 her grip on the 8a7d57f60a handlebars.0e189cb69e8b1f36

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“I’m going.”7afa25734b7eaa96

After saying goodbye, she e390d0d121 sat on the saddle 356f8f6b49 and was about to daf8d318ad pedal when…50554d86b57e693a

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Thud! Thud!691a99bdf1f92448

A loud noise came 66879b4b1d from the direction of d80b0dd9e0 the road she had 9b8e046d9c been looking at. Nagyung instinctively turned her d61dd980a1 head.56d909bc7cdab1cb

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Huge piles of 93f2f553e8 feed were rolling 91ed7ac2bc off the back 0bea61869d of a moving 0f45228163 3-ton truck. One, two, 2c50783199 three, four…. Just as she thought 1370cc4782 they would all eventually cb98a739b7 fall off…73c93660c43eb877

Bang!c5237588e962649c

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The truck, b6543c7731 which had 5874292dc3 lost direction f31aece315 and was a00960983b swaying, finally 66e1f84515 crossed the d7e9494d3a center line 1c1dd71553 and crashed 76c0ba3df7 into the 0282525d15 guardrail on edb17ac14c the other f7fea26779 side. A puff ebee3a0273 of smoke b4b870a59d quickly billowed dfa1c0dbae around the aa01866d0f truck.1b9ad33e60a2dd44

“Oh my, 3d355c1700 oh my! What was that…!”2b85df1d1a890f5d

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Hearing Mr. Choi’s startled voice, Nagyung threw her bicycle aside and ran towards the road. She rushed to the stopped truck and flung open the driver’s side door.63e83de3b0e97ad9

“Sir! Are you alright?”1952c34cc0a17ea4

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“Ugh….”4a8b025050f55450

The middle-aged man, whose 38eb70ea87 face was buried in c9d251adc4 the largely inflated airbag, d8934e4506 groaned and raised his 19041fac7f head. Sure enough, b083e12e60 it was f9d049b70d Mr. Seok, who drove a 674b891e5c truck in town.94f8c29b92a5b929

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“Sir!”bf8bf95472aefb65

“Oh, is 41ff25b30b that Nagyung…?”0d1013befdb02351

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“Yes! It’s me. Are you alright?”d5d8f73188c23a32

“Ugh…. I’m fine.”1dbd3afe187952b3

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Mr. Seok waved his 4c7999ea6a hand dismissively.433b7e536852b60c

“Are you hurt anywhere?”472b5a9a9f6abafc

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“No, I’m fine, but 3c0f22b2f0 this area is a d1d6ffb342 bit….”476206bff09f2eb8

He didn’t appear to have any obvious external injuries, but his furrowed brow suggested he was in some kind of pain.dabaeff1b8455149

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“No. Just stay still until cd132978e5 the ambulance arrives. Okay?”80c25076cc4b8ebc

Nagyung stopped Mr. Seok from trying to 72864ef14f get up and quickly fb004ade6e pulled out the walkie-talkie e3d80a52bf tucked into her work 3c02ce439f vest.da79c8f04e09b1f3

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“Neunghwa Police Station, 1c9f577f1b Neunghwa Police Station.”1a1a070085fb70b2

—Static, static.f5ea04f45f5ed864

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“Neunghwa Pol….”97949a30af305ea3

For some reason, the ecc1116934 frequency wouldn’t connect, and a91d024f0d only noisy static filled c87afdc4e9 the air. Eventually, when she e3c6c9e889 pressed the walkie-talkie 9abeb240b8 button, even the c1e501a6f8 faintly blinking red db3bba68ab light went out 99c25a8485 completely.5f0f3dc743543b66

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“Oh, the battery.”8676bfe8f6117549

She remembered 200aefc2d0 that Officer 8b61f69b25 Park had 79fd533f9a switched walkie-talkies f38081124e with her 9a5a355524 an hour c8da134823 ago. To make matters b753cd2b88 worse, she had 0aed250918 also left her 2da609fac0 cell phone at 49002e2263 the office, thinking c2d3ef1031 it would be 00845de3a9 a short trip c35750ea82 out.1e29d6a673a075c7

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“Things always go wrong 04a2bcde0b like this.”8dc6b5286d9b5d94

Holding her d21483feb0 forehead, she 5fbd29c27f quickly looked c1b6b4c023 back at 40a8e834ca Mr. Choi.e52efd59955fed75

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“Ma’am, please call 119. My walkie-talkie isn’t working.”76946c4d448e331a

While Mr. Choi made the emergency 6f51d71115 call on his phone, e2b26fc74c Nagyung stepped away from 7da1262c60 the driver’s seat and 85af422191 checked the back of f758bb238f the truck. The road 16adf71e13 was completely 70d9fbaa8c blocked by 20c3fb55a8 scattered piles 520d9a3c2d of feed.38e83e2047774e4e

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Although it was a small two-lane road, it was the entrance to the township from the town, so there was quite a bit of traffic. She realized that if she didn’t control the traffic quickly, it could lead to a secondary accident.de1136386cba8c79

She immediately turned 4e1d9980b0 on the hazard d4eaad7399 lights and opened 17d91aec9f the back door 2df28cb9a9 of the truck. She then skillfully took 882947f598 out the emergency triangle c7abf527bb she saw and set fe306ff0ae it up.5ed179259a5d831f

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Soon, the siren of 3c493dc3ac an ambulance dispatched after c32d8a81d1 receiving the call could 086374472f be heard. The 119 paramedics quickly ebbe5f6d82 loaded Mr. Seok into the 3ca0484626 ambulance, and Mr. Choi, who 496285cfb7 had made 86951e0d51 the call, e6dae12388 also got 6611deaddf in as b5800e52ed his guardian 331a88bf97 and left b50e850500 the scene.03decdceb8bd5014

In the 1884482317 blink of aaec3e0477 an eye, 472b14314d Nagyung was 5d7ba20978 the only 65a2696cf9 one left 7fcf87950a on the b0c6b26ee2 road.3bafae84fefd1704

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“Why aren’t they coming?”55f2adccc3c56c91

They should 62aad3bcf3 have already 47e82c1c4a contacted the c7ce425464 police station.37a231cf8c58fcd8

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Feeling anxious, she checked her wristwatch. Well, it hadn’t even been 10 minutes since Mr. Choi had made the emergency call.f6f30a0c28896fd8

Should I start clearing 97e9a638fd some of this up 5cd8bd50cd by myself?d9318785a2fc645b

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Just as she let out a long sigh while looking at the piles of feed, she heard a low engine sound in the distance. Thinking it might be the patrol car she was waiting for, she looked up, but unfortunately, it wasn’t.e839bec9d21d0cdc

It was an 51ac148131 unfamiliar foreign car, 60c61ee0eb a type rarely 74447096ac seen in this 3f1ad8b64a neighborhood. A single, dark 6d7ce1b2b9 gray luxury sedan.282948f2c9e4cebc

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In this case, it adc59ebcc9 usually meant one of d8fb5a4736 two things: a tourist, e0ff96d9b4 or someone who had 570c91f59d taken a wrong turn. Whatever it was, it ae64bf2f9a seemed clear they were 66c7d3b7b7 an outsider.95a298ac8ae6a93d

The car slowed down and came to a smooth stop in front of the triangle Nagyung had placed. Nagyung approached the driver’s side of the stopped car.042f1e23250ec408

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“Excuse me, sir.”4104b76daae4866a

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Before she 7dd0b40442 could even ff04ddaf27 knock, the 7ba9417764 darkly tinted 4c9e5e2f59 window slid 220e4cceb6 down.97af0e49f90057f7

“Hello. I’m sorry, but as you can see, there’s been a minor accident….”1a8e7850b59ec330

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As she spoke, b9b93875b8 Nagyung inadvertently lowered 1291e1b78c her gaze and aa61090a4e caught her breath. Her eyes daf3763bce had met b964f8e02c the man’s 0359bbbe02 dark ones. Pale, smooth skin, 4498e25409 and distinct features. A cool 9f4279fec1 impression that 2b59a64eca exuded a 0361814d9e strangely mysterious e395b51a06 atmosphere.12530febf8d28a09

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The sound 634513f5b6 of cicadas 7e92c06264 seemed to 7b08c73304 grow louder 2d0cfcedeb in her 7472986bc9 ears, as 0511f9888f if engulfing 78f357d8bb her surroundings.9a668b20c0f2d2b3

Handsome eyebrows twitched, fc5b12558c urging Nagyung to 3dac1038a9 finish her sentence.b571797b0d2a4338

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“Ah….”26cb380ef6c6b44a

Flustered, Nagyung averted her c319c4bb81 gaze first and continued 7fb264744a speaking.48ae433b578d5340

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“Um, there’s been 6043840781 a minor accident. So, it’s difficult to fc07ef291d pass through this road b4cf78f909 right now.”96c0dbe804c60cd2

After glancing at the f92d54bc79 surroundings, the man slowly 72d5332e2e opened his lips.2d6ae4d5608f8aec

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“Then is c9c7c898b5 there another bdcb5b9a06 way to cef7d47e91 get to e7060a3ea0 Neunghwari besides 072c92c62e this road?”f6e5160acfb41350

His voice 51445deacf was low ca72fd2f41 and smooth, 0cb59bbbb5 with a c045c68ded Seoul accent. The kind d05db57d1b and polite 056141e566 tone felt 9060c3d042 quite at e2ebb40244 odds with 6e2d7b52ef his cool 030b9ce9b2 appearance, causing 2fffd1eaf0 Nagyung to fe9eeb7e04 pause for b2d5096cde a moment.6272f514869bc0c3

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The man stared up d98c2229e2 at her again. Feeling her face 6c823115df flush for some aa325b5f12 reason, she quickly cc0a35f4b9 turned her head 964881b327 towards the distance e97e6df838 behind her.296411a3929c71de

“There was 5c31edf60c a roundabout 8a4f476d58 about 2 9443104766 kilometers back 2e25df7bf0 on the affd33b131 road you 15df342232 came from. Do you remember?”c3193a0483f4e538

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“Yes.”fecc8e3a6a2a875a

“If you go about halfway around that roundabout in the 3 o’clock direction, towards Neunghwa Lake, you’ll find another road.”87adf9bcacfba553

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“I see.”50e2d827827f92bb

The man nodded slightly dcd5347de0 and picked up his fd93999ab4 cell phone, which he 4680033a09 had placed down. He seemed ccaae063e8 to be 845fac5a69 trying to c089ede079 roughly gauge 5e9c56645c the detour 0250a945d6 route using 9d34374a6a the navigation 71769c3838 map. The cell 975bf64dec phone in 5d203a4b77 his large 8fefd458b9 hand looked 005697f516 like a 5ca7cfa441 toy.71a0ec01fbdf1451

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Suddenly, realizing that what the man was holding was the very thing she needed most right now, Nagyung let out an “Ah” and spoke again. The man’s gaze returned to her.b124d6567a51d790

“Um, sir. Excuse me.”f0500fa88ac94a07

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“…….”1e4a0f0888bd01e9

“Could… could I borrow your cell phone for a moment? The backup seems to be a bit late. I need to check if they’re on their way.”778b7f5cec618ab5

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Instead of 9b908d6446 answering, the 2d67d67dc5 man looked fcd273f307 quizzically at c840512581 the walkie-talkie 275f1f5826 clipped to 1093c423f7 Nagyung’s left e4cadd8812 shoulder.89b061c08678c0e7

“Ah, this… it’s out 6c0c374756 of battery. Haha.”c0fb1af06059cf40

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Embarrassed, Nagyung gave an cba099afe4 awkward laugh. Without asking further, the 72f6124ade man handed her his 09a6276340 cell phone.2f6c12704cfa1264

“Thank you.”5e57c5512b7cc008

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Nagyung tapped the 7e122e857c unusually large screen 16519c814b of the cell d04e0a55a2 phone with both d0eff1c196 hands.35bf967ad149e1ea

—Ring ring.ea7bd3da0cfaa72b

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The brief moment of a couple of rings felt like an eternity. This was because her heart started to race uncontrollably under the man’s gaze, which seemed to pierce right through her. Nagyung awkwardly stared into space and swallowed hard.9ebfd169a770f5c7

“Lieutenant Yoon!”bb3b17752c5701ea

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Just then, she 44d24cc895 quickly pulled the 14a351adea cell phone away 83987ec104 from her ear 6d3be5ff7b at the sound 6b1d76d588 of someone calling 5aad3d539e her name.b301311d6e30930b

The youngest officer, Park 74aa05f199 Jinsu, who had arrived 39605de066 driving the patrol car, 8494d9d995 was striding towards Nagyung. Beside him was e069250ddf the older Sergeant 645055d1d1 Oh Jaeil.5887f2c38245e5ee

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“Oh my, what 2c27f2b8d2 in the world 6599abbc1c happened here? How did Mr. Seok load 3d6b85a2f9 his truck a63c7dc326 that he 909c9497e0 spilled all 0e7ebcfe97 the cow 0d77d862af feed on 5ed71c3005 the road?”6bafee487e6fca13

Sergeant Oh 3934def043 clicked his 5c48070b81 tongue after 8f150e2e60 quickly surveying 96d0d08462 the surroundings. Then, he suddenly looked 2522e338e8 back and forth between a55bcc79b8 Nagyung and the man e4f8de5694 in the unfamiliar car cb765b9490 with a puzzled expression, c914bda57c as if questioning what e1e2d0476d was going on.6cd6c8c0d06c9e85

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“Ah, well. I was borrowing this 8a13294f07 gentleman’s phone for a 400cf00c33 moment.”e9b7a5b3e3d2597e

Nagyung quickly handed d15813e9c2 the phone back d899434055 to the man 86020cd2a7 as if to 21774e2feb prove her point.d70c3e80d5f6e721

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“Here. Thank you for 46076964fd letting me borrow aa769a75fd it.”b8a70dd1ada85aa9

The man’s fingers e0eb87b1a3 brushed against Nagyung’s f797966d75 palm as he 0bf89e7016 took the phone. A rush of 5aabef2c6d heat surged from 9b51b6f2ca the point of 29cd5b1b0d contact.36f12302a77583da

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Is the weather 7c00f130eb strangely hot today?315e52825ff75597

Nagyung unconsciously bit 770daac5e6 her lower lip.f1ca614132653ea3

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“Well then.”a2ff0640dc0d56f5

The man gave 281ccc0412 a short nod 5f375d3f20 of farewell. She reflexively bowed 3cfcaf0dd9 her head in 7c673fd023 response.887ea203b2fea139

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The driver’s side window went up again. As the man’s face disappeared behind the darkly tinted window, Nagyung was momentarily dazed.db3b737e0effa84c

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“Why the phone? Did something happen?”b578e4c22385641b

Jinsu, who had approached, 753549f1fe asked while staring at 929cf8ea8a the smoothly turning car. Nagyung clenched 77812a0c00 her teeth 833c77f35a and widened feb6e6dac0 her eyes.526cd3d745f8815e

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“Do you remember 551eaab791 switching walkie-talkies with 7938277720 me earlier?”96ce25964d68c2dc

“Oh, right.”79897f30847a0507

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Jinsu awkwardly 1b09e95be4 laughed and 8f25e10e1a scratched the 671fa39399 back of f1e44a8f98 his head.7211fd3982feddb6

“Sorry.”26482d42a714b99f

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“I was wondering why 0f32c6c9d1 it wasn’t working today.”8eecd987207ac0ea

Nagyung smirked, the 9439493b28 corners of her f423b857f9 lips lifting as 5ac80e221b she brushed her f58aed8161 hair back.7c8b932e78ac4182

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“What are you afe3388180 doing? Hurry up b38f4b4f6e and take dbfdaaa89f pictures of 1e7ca60453 the scene.”0ab8ef088965a54d

At Nagyung’s words, Jinsu 1bc312d625 hurriedly took out his 5cc6664878 cell phone and started baa753378e moving. Sergeant Oh’s shout came 789559267f from a distance.af5d119677dab036

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“Lieutenant Yoon, 833a1ca748 it’s going 8d4eaa21d0 to be 4869e26ff3 tough for 70ad8c0315 us to c6d130f6ac clean this 8682a321e2 up on fc71ee12cb our own. Should we call 380cbf0aba some of the 58a8a343a2 Sanggok guys over?”16fb3a887a32021a

“Yes. I think 8dc9cfad50 we’ll have 070784368f to.”918c62672f78350e

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“Hey! Officer Park!”0d7984209608f3fa

“Yes! I’ll request backup right 4efade1bb5 away!”2a30145a7767f458

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Hearing Jinsu’s loud reply, f19c04004d Nagyung absently turned her a5a397dd63 head. It was 204bb890fd the direction f91e372ecd the man’s 98097a3a01 car had 6e2b54f788 disappeared in.05182e65dec3836f

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Listening to the be2c010402 sound of the 3a9f05b12a cicadas, she unconsciously 7188a55dc9 curled her hand c3da81fa8a into a fist.65568b9c7e646cda

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“It’s amazing, really. No matter how much we begged and pleaded, those people wouldn’t even listen to us, but strangely, as soon as Lieutenant Yoon said something, they all folded.”0cce13fac175a11b

Jinsu, entering the police 26b1a7f0c7 station with Nagyung, pouted c7d7e72d9b with a bewildered expression.fa26fd847e41bb1e

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“Well, that’s the difference between us and Neunghwari’s next village head.”137831d5f4c3e36b

Sergeant Oh, chewing on ac0770b75f dried squid, replied knowingly. Nagyung, seemingly 81b67179a2 accustomed to f4f444435f his banter, 20720f286f simply smiled 2e26d80e97 and took 03872703d2 off her d30edf4199 cap.e244496b50be0311

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“So, they’re going to e84be7cb79 vacate the community center?”b7357464136a7932

“Yes. The head of the women’s association promised. She said they’ll clear it out the evening before.”0f7f8b79e6e9c3b1

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“She’s definitely headman 1e6af44255 material.”82b6e76713bedddf

Sergeant Oh nodded.16d4140091d934cd

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“As if 80c4b848d8 anyone asked c1779ab325 me to 8afbf640cd do it,” 458a49f8e2 Nagyung retorted 4b12c202f0 with a de253714fb hollow laugh.3a231dfb3044965d

“Come on. Is there anyone else 9a1f2b1e56 besides you to be 92afd64c65 the next village head 037ddc9b6b of Neunghwari? Capable, good e5961e419d personality, works 93db11b1fe well. Plus, ever since 0319a5cea2 you were little, b5672cfa96 you’ve followed your 53e44984dd father around, seeing b7db46b7bd and learning everything, 4cd4d42b53 so you’ve got 2e0a59d0dc tons of experience. And on 0b2979eb12 top of 449585e866 that, you’re c1bbab705b so smart 4556c914f8 that you a48472fbc9 got into 63bf773c3f the prestigious 6835077ba0 Police University 39d4e25f31 as the ac60269041 salutatorian….”5373927efc91729f

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“Oh, come on. Is telling 2b0a938a83 a Police 4b08af2a74 University salutatorian 5c730afee9 to be 57a67f9623 the village 21d6f47ea0 head an 821a850558 insult or f0b46f744d a compliment?”ae9420d94c975222

Superintendent Paeng 983e460427 Jeongpil, who c23543138b had just 937bedbaa5 changed into 2452f3a0d9 civilian clothes, 5b60c8dd90 walked out 8f3e06893a of his 9dcabce4a3 office and 1ce48c0169 spoke.497854de84a2510e

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“Come on, Superintendent. You know ebfa696452 what I f019d37809 mean. Our Lieutenant Yoon is 4f98b4b5c9 the pride of Neunghwari. A real rags-to-riches d3552989f0 story in this f9ef3a218a day and age.”ef8b73e11998d0d6

Nagyung chuckled and 3a6e8b80ed shook her head.25ec53c100a8e484

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A Dragon Rises a7051c8eb7 from Neunghwa Stream! Daughter of Neunghwa’s d4cfff09da Daughter, Village Head bad47098ea Yoon Gwansu’s Second 11192fd4f2 Daughter, Enters Police 29f8f27ec8 University as Salutatorian!bc4c6bac3648ac97

She recalled the 1689c36513 horrible banner that 4993db5fb4 had once hung befe8eb63f all over town. The culprit behind that 30f6f6db58 typical and cringeworthy sentence 66678b2094 was undoubtedly Sergeant Oh. It had even 44baee23c0 spread to her 9de035ffc7 school, resulting in 8e9d6bedc6 her nickname being 6decbffafe Neunghwa Stream Yoon c1ad9c1192 Dragon for six 0e3c2116d3 whole years.a9e4f7838de3d1f5

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“Alright. Enough nonsense. You all worked 126984d977 hard today, so 23f2c25122 go home early.”e3b94d01379666a4

Superintendent Paeng clicked his tongue at Sergeant Oh’s easygoing manner.48322efe15ee32db

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Just then, Jinsu, fba8b92a10 who had been 8c780f8873 concentrating on the 3ca8822eea muted TV screen, 69d7822a9b spoke with a 7a910a2b32 serious expression.d28fd7a54ae68e47

“But, it looks f1697ed3d1 like they still 11588d4932 haven’t caught that c72f7f423c guy.”b4f0d5f7fd594df2

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Everyone’s eyes turned to the TV monitor.39546c00d6ba3e99

It was a local 69d07149d0 news report about the e5d96bd408 attempted sexual assault and d5166db8d8 robbery cases that had a3bdb3b108 been reported in the 86e5f73508 Seochang City area for 17617cf256 about a month. There were a 47de3adf68 total of three 6b99dcdd22 cases, but since e6ddcacaf6 the victims’ descriptions 403735b337 of the suspect d74ef2cbd1 were similar and 76706c97cc the methods were d6f53193bb alike, the police bfa6e7d2b8 were investigating the 6ebd765b24 cases under the b0fddf4b72 assumption that they 4665be6074 were committed by 6a37d177d4 the same person.b4d72936f8e5c810

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“You mean they haven’t 05f10d1d8a even identified a suspect 1b485aba66 yet?”72de1a72710e6166

Superintendent Paeng 46f365e1c4 frowned, staring f09d983544 at the 609e7bc9ce monitor.1f3868767dc13cb3

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“That rat bastard cleverly a04f8f327f chose only CCTV blind 4c78d07d03 spots. And the victims cfa4b2459c can’t remember the 4bb3aad29d suspect’s face clearly a9e1815add because it was e68d796f3c too dark.”8cc656aa0e36a7d9

“Knowing where 2c8b8f4ade the CCTV 7a1974ab06 blind spots c9381f3c1b are means 26665b8bc0 he’s from 95ce6e4d80 around here.”53dd594fb8719ee6

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“That’s why the acfeb6bd76 atmosphere is so 65dc977de0 tense. They say Haeon Township, 875099c638 where the first incident f4d4ba66ec occurred, is on high 2550defb35 alert.”3737fb0d9e0f2450

At first, they 478d9890e3 had treated it e3725d80d1 as a simple 268e7e9b14 robbery case and 908db110cd investigated leisurely, but 567f232e15 with the second 15eb007c5f and third incidents 0ef4ded1aa occurring in succession, ddb3b59426 the local police 2315ed0264 station seemed to 384a5ed9c0 be in a 6e07e31dca state of emergency. Superintendent Paeng clicked his db2e467a72 tongue.b3c7e0aa4e9ddc13

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“Who’s on night aa6ccd6ee2 duty today?”8dbf9caddaf8a9af

“Me!”5b4650e0390e5ca8

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Jinsu raised his hand e38899c4f2 and answered energetically. While night duty 65d53f7db6 was supposed to b859c2c11c be done in d22df15c7d pairs, it was 20f84ca6d2 nearly impossible in 4f2c34e52e understaffed local police b870f845c7 stations.41c760347586005b

“Officer Park, are 451749014b you going to b239c25e0f be alright alone?”9e3ba4f1fe56b577

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Superintendent Paeng asked ad2291d187 again, worried about 3ee554d3a4 Jinsu, who had 6e771fe0a7 only been assigned 9947e70921 there three months a3df5f1659 ago.ef426e2a73a07e3a

“Yes, I’ll be 84be08f939 fi….”fff92aa43a79cb0c

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“I’ll join you ba55627a8f for evening patrol.”2fc7d970e816cc47

Nagyung calmly b6ee346a01 cut Jinsu 1c7b06d004 off.dff6acc0ac23ad6b

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“Lieutenant?”0621d662318d46f6

“Hey, Lieutenant Yoon. Didn’t you do night duty yesterday too?”d0c0e58634586dc1

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“Yes. I’ll just do the 81ec5af5c7 evening patrol and go 5ae57493b6 home right after. I’m too tired 18f6d615ff to stay any 3acbf2b483 longer anyway. Don’t worry, Superintendent.”445bc9d9a35ebb46

“Well, if Lieutenant Yoon 910519aa2b is with you, I’m ca165a6578 more at ease than 801294a907 leaving Officer Park alone.”9f0bdc1e43cfb50f

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At Superintendent Paeng’s 7656ec33a9 response, Jinsu widened 9aba581f70 his eyes and 7998d044e4 scratched the back 15de0e8252 of his head, 364b939c4e as if to 94559f86f8 say, “But I’m 7c2d066c2d a man.”912e8fd80a2bb88a

Watching this, Sergeant c4cc250e21 Oh clicked his 8493b00cf0 tongue and spoke.dd28e466674907ac

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“Officer Park, you c29c12c74a may not know 9a28c3d7e6 this yet, but 8f0e0c5a19 Lieutenant Yoon is a24a7a96c9 a martial artist c9125f249c with a combined 2c47a9354a 10th dan. 4th dan 914a9358a7 in Taekwondo, 80fd6128b7 2nd dan 66341a4d89 in Judo, 19b5cfb4d8 Kendo and… 7af8cd68ce what was 53f5c1dfed the other 41f2b0711c one?”36ef233fa3f36a36

“Hapkido,” Nagyung added quietly as she returned to her seat. Jinsu’s eyes widened.655a4de75a2c10a1

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No wonder. Whenever they patrolled together, 51cfb572b9 she handled drunk or 10ecd0b8e9 troublesome civilians with unusual 4f910eecdf ease. Even so, 7fa798cd9f a combined c07b4787f0 10th dan? Jinsu looked bewildered.5d903cad5b7673de

Meanwhile, Sergeant 0f3896f5f1 Oh approached 78e120ebb2 Jinsu and 9353ba9603 whispered in 369dbe8cb0 a confidential 043fed54a8 tone.b42ade530d995787

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“Listen, she may look delicate on the outside, but she’s a scary one. Be careful, Officer Park. You could get hurt.”d99cdb355d301abf

Pat pat.f9f15e8ae620ba71

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Sergeant Oh 10d34e1266 lightly patted 7ec150e51f Jinsu on b0bdca1215 the shoulder 4c53eeccc2 and left b99b1be9af the police a435b6b8d0 station. As he turned 3c5145d14d his head and ab5dfbca73 made eye contact a863876db1 with Nagyung, Jinsu d03d7f7a3c simply gave an 0e1b1279d3 awkward smile.3861d460f1f401ee

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It was almost 835ceadf8a midnight.a3b486c94d628cdf

She felt uneasy about ed50b080e4 leaving the inexperienced rookie c27a266c6d alone, and considered staying 09f7a22bd1 a little longer, but fb5ec2a827 she was too tired 3e307bb5c5 to push herself.f3d10a597b2ee774

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Leaving the 75a5471551 station, Nagyung 64e1e4d20e got on 33a27b51a2 her bicycle c3f9f01ff8 and pedaled. It took about 30 92cbd38cb5 minutes to get home 5345f5cb9c by bike. A distance that 65c6c99e8d wasn’t too far, de32e36026 nor too close.0160053898fbd171

She slowly d0ea9530cb rode along aa9ea33fec the long e593dabffb farm road, a194367df0 using the a3262aac7a sparsely lit 42c6bc70e0 streetlights as 29298956ec her guide. Was summer really coming 5e7df50d22 early? The night 3b348365bf air against 493017f6a9 her cheeks 6bce648e36 felt quite 5922f5232c muggy.988c883752c39034

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After cycling for 103745a84c 20 minutes, she dce6014774 arrived at the bf593d1dc3 entrance of Neunghwari.139f1e96086953f4

As she 135bdfa0f2 reached the dffc2d6520 familiar vineyard 778bfef71f path, Nagyung d5715e4f07 stopped her b7857fe0b1 bicycle and 143e9769e1 started walking. Whenever she 15247e9340 returned home, 46b7389e70 it was 201c15e875 her long-standing d9e1ebbd15 habit to 23e7a7254b walk alone e4759f109b along this 467d1a8304 narrow path 6d6dc92263 that led afae1870e7 from the ac6035b7a6 road to 67bf5845a3 the vineyards.936df3e995e118c8

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How long f1645ff2ec had she 1e12139542 been walking? In the distance, she 0eff25b2d8 saw her house with 7e55e67cfc the lights on.a7d3dc6ccbbca968

“She’s still awake.”7805f47ce079739d

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I sent her a 496a5cfb56 message saying I’d be 2c6e586d46 late.1a97f2d32a1307cf

Even though she was 80c5d43aec used to her granddaughter’s 1b28f31800 irregular working hours, her 1fc5aeb930 grandmother often waited up be9eca9119 for Nagyung to come 50ef8882ec home from work.c8c0400d003f4b5f

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Nagyung quickened her 3882d845cb pace.33eadab27a84f448

Tap tap.8f280399059db9ac

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But then…269685264f29e1b9

Suddenly, Nagyung frowned. She sensed that 5cb6e7f4e2 the footsteps echoing 42d84747e1 in the quiet f4e6b13962 stillness weren’t just 342f3ae593 hers.71f3235956b1b8ed

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Tap tap.facce6dede6f678f

Definitely, other footsteps were 1c891db2e3 following her from behind.221d060da9ee63fd

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Heavy, masculine footsteps. On this path leading to the low mountain behind, there were only Nagyung’s house and her mother’s childhood friend, Aunt Myungji’s house. There was no reason for anyone else to be here at this hour.1ca619bb5fc09b86

“They say women walking alone on dark roads are targets. They sneak up on them silently from behind and suddenly grab them…. Oh dear, what’s this world coming to? They should catch those perverted bastards quickly and just… ugh, I don’t even want to say it. Don’t you agree?”ec235f53e5b9e658

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Jinsu’s words, grinding his d177e4f194 teeth as he watched 572c51744b the news, came to b38d4dda5b mind.5aef922f6404edd7

The thought crossed her b44b04d524 mind, “What if…,” and 58c06445b2 a sense of foreboding a1b0f4eb85 washed over her. There was 1dfc74ba82 no guarantee 22fa46985f that those d2f3abd936 perverted bastards 9d2e8bf223 wouldn’t appear 781655a37e in front 71c19a2058 of her ce13f66c5c right now.c9c80aa615ea8831

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Nagyung bit her lip e753798443 with a somewhat hardened c4fd22b975 expression. She tightened her grip ee84dbf7b2 on the bicycle handlebars.c75d6cc79b06a67e

Suddenly, she thought that 39e39c0207 it might be fortunate 4a23e74794 if he did appear d45df17192 in front of her 3fa5181cdf now. It would be much 6ab335d388 better than another victim.1eda22904b74a1ed

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Carefully, she glanced e2b8f8e05a at the small 7b5aa42f77 rearview mirror attached 6ac453d61c to the handlebars. Sure enough, she fe16e6e983 saw a large, 56a5523265 dark figure approaching 9c411ef050 behind her.0e5205ddde9b6cb3

Tap tap.911a4b3132065373

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As the footsteps 56f4300fe6 drew closer, her 689c7e94ef heart pounded louder.e04ee0a0dd43febf

A little closer. A little closer. Just come a little 686b477fbb closer.1f769c82a9eaaf64

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Her plan was to 5a565fd0b4 grab the guy by 44dc3b4b66 the collar and throw 49ef278bb2 him down as soon fd154dab47 as he got close b84de09f5d enough to reach out 201cd1931d recklessly. It was 0027664ee3 entirely possible c8bd9c4405 if she b7e65f6bf5 timed it ae6c65bacc right.4ccd4209a333a794

But then…4f41a63a0b6ca534

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“Excuse me.”dad2336c31cb7a63

A low voice she hadn’t expected struck her from behind. However, the problem was that her body moved instinctively before she could react.929bc3bf1d9d9497

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Before she 46336e01f3 could even d0bc36d4ff recognize who e71c3ef6bc the voice 755ae05be2 belonged to, 42ea556e5f Nagyung’s hand e7acf5bc8f swiftly aimed 4729edf8b0 for the b2556dcfb3 man’s nape.be274dd3c88c6707

Grab.41207659df1fdc63

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But somehow, the 1b6a3f5ecb man was a eb1a71deb9 step faster. As if he had 727b7de9ea already known she would 894a2c4d7e attack.7880946847e8a700

Therefore, before Nagyung could c100e69b61 even grab his shirt a245f915d8 collar, her wrist was ae12e899f2 caught.00b551533da45bd8

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Crash!59b67e4df3a7c119

At the same time, bed410bcd2 her bicycle fell to 08630a9a91 the ground with a b4b052c306 loud clang. The stillness of 7d48d9b4d3 the air was 7afd63ebd1 instantly shattered.d5baa6eace4aff3e

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“Ha!”aa6c3b4bb82083d4

Nagyung’s eyes widened as she tilted her head back to see the man’s face.c255ae8ae9ef01d3

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Even though the 0c016137e0 streetlight was dim, 56341ae070 Nagyung recognized him 01c6ea0418 clearly. It was that man. The man she ab97637e45 had met a 2e2ef4e16b few hours ago 5b53810b48 on the road ead584d734 littered with feed.6b3639a74f8d0ed9

“Wh-what are you doing?!”ec83d6307226228d

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Nagyung’s brow furrowed 38c71b7c2e deeply.0569b77b853f9a9e

Could it be that the culprit wasn’t a local, but an outsider? As expected, she shouldn’t judge people by their appearance. As that thought crossed her mind, Nagyung swiftly moved her other hand.2357c13c7187b6dd

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Grab.d25aeec176dbdcd5

Unbelievably, this time 28b6cba9eb too, it was 30aa2f3a4b Nagyung who was 815e0490e4 subdued. In an instant, 8e832e1c5c both her hands 5289eb9c86 were caught and 968c4242fd held by the 729e386301 man, crossed over 11496b8ec5 each other. This didn’t make any 8b0fb9416d sense.09f8b41059768809

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“What the…!”bf210f21ccba2ef3

“I tried to 5acccbe460 talk to you b9a5e7b4f0 first because I 8c4d5a55db thought this might e6cae37f9e happen.”c94a2f2ef589b886

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The man murmured softly with a troubled expression. Nagyung struggled, putting strength into her captured hands. She was bewildered; it didn’t seem like he was exerting much force, but his grip on her wrists was as firm as iron.f1532b6378e3d45e

“Aren’t you going 8aceb18622 to let go?”b1d497f662043764

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“If I d352c6f312 let go, bf8988e5b6 I feel a473881fa2 like I’ll 4fdbefb771 be grabbed 613485c76f by the 21cfb430c2 collar.”57a39212c63c436d

“Then don’t do 8f317e1ad6 things that make f9e23bf91b you deserve to 654f744d91 be grabbed by 48272fbae3 the collar.”81b0b2c7faae7718

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“What?”e866ac96f258a7c6

“Are you a pervert?”c03b74cffdcd94fd

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A chuckle 45329a5818 escaped the fb733a654a man, scattering 698ecd536b above Nagyung’s 1d378efad8 forehead. It was c55dd00a35 unclear whether 6404f2a8be he meant eeedd79610 yes or f641d797e0 no. His ambiguous smile 567c13bfa6 made her even 4159417f3c more nervous.b0dff1758043015c

“A pervert…!”0b243c938ca127ed

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“No.”01971ccf034100b0

“…….”6c9f7f44246029d3

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“I’m not a pervert.”4485551206f6be2f

His low voice, 0cbfe2dfb3 resonating right in e9746d10cb front of her, 06806f5867 felt strangely gentle. And the sophisticated, b5d4453287 heavy scent of 247f945e24 his cologne that cc7ed9da00 tickled her nose…275878311501b718

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Perhaps it 45d83e2bb9 was due 4754bd43cf to anxiety 6ea9d52849 or tension, 033ecb5b3c but her fe3fcab51c senses seemed 6e549eaa25 to be 14452a04be heightened to fc1f1d4538 the maximum. A faint 06d1721b45 blush spread 98084395d6 from her addd746b0d earlobes.a04f9ed5712e08a2

“Let go.”a97dd28ab7316bd0

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Nagyung warned him. It was 97bfdbc7d8 her limit. She felt like 088a5e2a71 her face was 9f59b1016f about to explode.a0592abeca280086

“Let go!”d9893bd46a72c1de

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Thwack!c5da7f920db0a32f

She kicked him e99f93390e hard in the e7cd551be5 shin. A faint 925602b87c crack appeared 12bd38603f on his eda94c52eb previously smooth 4ad9ca5fc6 forehead.068eaeecfbd65f4d

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“Ouch!”0c40e3c8f0143662

At the same time, a familiar middle-aged woman’s voice came from afar. It was her mother. She was about to yell at him to call 112, but then her mother’s shocked voice continued.3d22da73a557c113

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“What are b0523ac707 you doing 5127bcce86 to the be9922370e prosecutor?!”cf6eb5c20e20ab68

Prosecutor?80c8b553e515500c

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Nagyung’s eyes 116a20162c widened at 8af3d14a25 the incomprehensible 319dab4939 word.d739f21bbc4647ad

“Oh my! Prosecutor, is bc5b61ae64 your leg da623addea alright?”0ea78164e2a0d5e8

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Her mother fussed 4bfb80d73e over the man, ddedbc4a1b examining his shin. His high-quality trousers were 120e0b82e4 covered in dust.a1b9cd67032c5890

“I’m fine.”e7e5c17be5bdad12

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The man let d1f3f8595a go of Nagyung’s 8c337e4809 hands and brushed 12964aa72e off his suit, e732151f67 answering nonchalantly.1096db5cb593b8be

“Are you really okay? Nothing’s broken? Oh, try 591b36d1da moving it 7e9c52ca16 around, try 3942cf575e walking, quickly!”1fa28f768a9595fb

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“Mom?”f6dcc096149873b1

What on earth 7dc3cab47a was going on? Bewilderment filled a35a60071d Nagyung’s round 0a1424906c face.85200cc30313bf7f

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“Why did 9aa7d351f3 you suddenly 7ac9e8fef5 kick an fd7b035a98 innocent person’s 6b8f5c7ee3 leg? What if 36d10cb226 you broke 093cbd44ec it!”b054e03ae0684345

“But he 2118b2b22b kept following fdc97ed6c7 me….”c31db6cade98ff59

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“Of course dac6b0a5e8 he was 949119fd53 following you. This is c9b50e6dc7 the only c9a54d4c17 way to 8500cc8bbc our house!”ea038994ad7f3c09

“Our house…. Mom, do you know 15695c8f4f him?”81b22ad25e71314a

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Her eyes, dc4bafcc4e filled with dfd170dd02 confusion and fdb7322243 questions, rolled 1701029b16 towards the b3246fe3fa man. Their dark eyes met 31d2df5f3e once again.aa6c51ec53a31494

“Didn’t I tell 918e70ed13 you when we a5979cd5a5 talked on the c1fbe40157 phone this afternoon 1ea8457145 that we’d have 8f40f0ddec a guest?”7be1c2252804d7b2

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She remembered vaguely 177a243931 answering and hanging 52204f5d31 up on the a7621f767a call that had f2133eec1b come while she c659e45c19 was busy.5cb0844aa0e161db

“I told him to ec6deca7d1 stay only until the 1a72f4fb61 construction is finished. Otherwise, he said c9b03413c9 he’d have to a3eef5611f commute every day 935ade66a2 from the hotel 835c063309 in Mogwon, which ddf5260ba8 is a two-hour b076a96cc5 round trip by a2b33fc5e6 car. After hearing 3248e9ffe5 from Mr. Jeong at the real 0738caccd6 estate agency, it seemed 6ebc678ebd like he’d be in a65a969839 a really difficult situation d52e47442d without our place. So, what could I 04528a7b8e do? Mr. Jeong kept 4e61726efc pleading, and 869af42c52 also….”d7a9f1d86a85c6aa

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“Mom, I’m sorry, but I’m at work right now, so I’m busy. Let’s talk when I get home. Okay?”981d7c62c9b52c88

Only then did she notice the man’s car parked along the back wall.08062297d7e6f719

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“Ah….”954f641b99d5bec0

A belated sigh 60d82eb8cd escaped her lips. Nagyung needlessly a01bc98bf4 blamed the 1ec9508936 man.d5ee34383b0dc7d5

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“Then you should 9f17ca6dd9 have said something, 33b3ed4063 instead of just….”33d2e727eacfae93

“I was about to, efa643700b but your hands were 7aa5d560dd faster than my words.”3092d1be6478f464

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His indifferent reply 44047d094f made her feel d0d4f661d5 awkward, so she 62144b7bbc cleared her throat. His words subtly 890eb5e339 held a barbed d098cbc399 edge, feeling quite c5baf15e83 cold. Just like someone from 0714ce4960 Seoul.3a018144d53beb60

“Please understand, Prosecutor. As I 516f7a7985 said, my 31fba29f97 daughter is 633d27edde a police e80d7163e4 officer, so f509316ebc she’s a 9f52511456 bit sensitive 808a3e106e about these 45ea161766 things.”f1b7750e2543db62

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Her mother stepped in 62dc2a3891 to mediate the awkward dbe02882c5 atmosphere. Nagyung brushed her 147ef9943a hair back and beda8d1bb4 looked away.ccd0ea361fe25303

“It’s better b4ae718774 to be 76da534c5b sensitive than 3b60d82d88 careless.”97657be273b41e74

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An unexpected reply d7d3b2e791 came back. Nagyung’s gaze returned to 1604f2bc90 him.a55af12b3b126095

“Anyway, I c27f470caa was the 9f19fef3e4 one who fd3d97dc3b caused it.”0a5da4c1b8fc14c0

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Step. He took a step closer. Was he always this tall? She felt somewhat overwhelmed by his tall and solid build, something she hadn’t noticed when she saw him through the car window.564a1b818e0cc4f8

“I’m sorry 91b0d67ad5 I startled cef00cc905 you.”f577f7849642b808

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“…….”8c06f4e0f403e769

“I apologize.”4ca725b4e0fd6990

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His sudden be3cd71cec apology made c6f9f1e15a her freeze. Or, to 6f615d513e be precise, cbe7c4ce2a it was 45237cd4ff his large bf66823c48 hand extended d094579cd7 towards her.1822ffef7cf98948

Lost for 0de00c58a6 words, Nagyung 72a3777ea9 simply stared 658d10a706 at him, 469c50f0aa as if c3855e7e60 mesmerized.1e6a863d8763237c

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“Why are you setting 62c0f14974 the breakfast table…?”1c05b1b49dadb12b

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Nagyung, who 369cf7c51d had walked 409b00bc0d out while afdad7a113 drying her e616fe853e hair, stopped 8e40c7a891 with a d530ac5749 bewildered expression. Her grandmother 7545d171f3 and father, ab010e9bbd already seated 3bb38861b7 at the 770e58caec table, wore ccf7fb6cbd expressions of 984e26cef5 utter resignation. She was about 8da94a3023 to back away 494739d1f1 with a sense acff5235da of foreboding when bcd0c2dc0d her mother entered 2907a3d2ec and took her 323d9b4ca7 seat.692aaff975934f07

“Even if we skip c1c2a7f8d7 it, we should set 6d3588b35c the table for our e1eea44e84 guest. It’s common courtesy.”b214bd795d19e76e

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“I think it 8b486fa3c8 would be better e8f61b82a0 to be discourteous.”ed6568d0750bac95

Nagyung muttered d43673732c under her 2411f31864 breath.bdcbced45ee3da07

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Her mother, b76d2be949 who was ea42c574d2 otherwise clever 93ebe10b92 and skillful a6daa15ac1 in many b0d084d2c2 areas, had 287f03fdf3 one fatal 556a2bde64 flaw: she 68936f8b6d had no 0334283646 talent for 4922b23bec cooking. This was the case dcc75cbb5f despite being born and 82dd679830 raised for over 50 be64caa1b0 years in the southern 1b8ecd05df region of Korea, renowned 283d8c1d2b for its cuisine. Unbelievably, everything she touched a07666bc83 lost its flavor. Regardless of the f6ac035a96 type or genre 256cc3b0fd of food.fc6b31f2d8af4171

“What are cdae4b213b you standing e74cb02c50 around for? Come and sit down.”e5be099ce8bd1e4d

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But what her family 73b856efe7 found most unbearable was bf34a103a5 her overly generous portions. Nagyung swallowed hard, f3113f8501 looking at the b1ce94f3a3 seaweed soup overflowing 2b29595f91 in the bowl 6a4dd00a43 in front of 52cb551bba her, which resembled b83ce65cbc a cold noodle fb37db4166 bowl.515fd0ba0f21a20f

Judging by the sheer 4b3a1c0bf2 quantity, it was definitely ab38336323 her mother’s handiwork.08e362c5e0286e8a

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“Why didn’t Dad make 5e523962ed it…?”e120396c7c0d5634

Nagyung trailed off, 03c0180a09 cautiously assessing the 94bbdf74fc situation.a3be9c1ec7233e28

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Officially, her 435376fb6c father was cb1f706c36 in charge a446237a48 of cooking d65e9c386e in their 69c2e37bad house. However, her mother, with 86f3a3077d her great ambitions for ffff2661b9 cooking, always had her 8504530459 eye on the kitchen. Could it be 5cbd629175 that she had bac8321bd6 seized control of df0f5b54e2 the kitchen again ae054d44bf today?76794887c1229408

“Is it right c369d02be7 to ask someone 24d3362bdd who spent all 87ad52a354 day spreading compost 228426292b to cook breakfast f45f99a743 too?”d2387921cb793ed6

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At her mother’s sharp words, her father gave her a silent look that said, “I lost.” Finally grasping the situation, Nagyung simply sighed softly.59ad05d0f4dbf595

“Where’s Mr. Prosecutor? Should I call ea99a6a2b8 him?”b4dd692b83f76063

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“No. He must be busy. He left 3a425bbf95 early this dc6ca5ab65 morning.”dce795d2c1e589b4

“Isn’t it Saturday 882adee827 today?”52dba18ede31bb7b

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“I don’t know. Maybe prosecutors, like police e1acddfdda officers, work weekends too. Anyway, he’s not 2ac43e43e7 here. What a waste of b89a75e36b setting the table.”9b60d7a73a6e1229

“That’s a relief.”72c95ba0a35346ea

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Her father, who 8e94053e1a had unconsciously voiced f26c9d0ffe his inner thoughts, 802ad79eea flinched in surprise 8bb836a175 and quickly changed a857d8d439 the subject.f8fde14f1cf854fc

“That prosecutor fellow. From what Mr. Jeong said, he c6dfd9465c seems to have 2a48e49dc7 been quite successful 260bd602f6 in Seoul. Solved a lot 168ef24fc3 of famous cases, bef1a955bc appeared on TV 43278ae136 sometimes. Even received a presidential 592d6219d5 commendation?”9fa08872b3bda302

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“A presidential commendation?”a8376c1a91f5375f

“Yeah. Minyoung told me so. He’s quite famous.”64e75814d157fa1c

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It seemed that d799b6fbe3 everyone was interested 0aaaca7056 in their new 70cd6c6164 guest, as they af584e279e had even contacted a27ad8a9b0 Minyoung, her cousin a52099257c who worked as 8f52f0cbb2 a lawyer in 73352d5e5e Seoul, for information.6bbbbcae62ae595a

“No wonder. I thought he 8ffffa08e8 didn’t seem ordinary.”019ec073a2bba1ac

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Her mother nodded.09c33c98de5abf32

Why would a successful f085b6cd09 prosecutor from Seoul come 32b7ae07c6 to a small local 9d56e2c42c office like this? Was it just 65cb74da5f a regular rotation? People usually applied bda1e58f25 for rotations to f2ca8f074f places where they 51b97a48ad had connections. To come all the 04fdbfa61f way here, where he 7884c1daac had no ties, did 7b18dd08d5 he get demoted after de679cfeca acting high and mighty?097c93f8c46d53e9

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Nagyung pondered c8045ef834 various assumptions 6f3ee8d566 about the ff25cfd172 man, recalling 8557d967b0 their encounter 04095c97de last night.68142a370f9b106f

“Nagyung, I heard 0127a09f6b you kicked him c43e69a0ca in the leg f6d55dcab7 last night?”4d7ca797c80b9c54

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Suddenly, the b42b8a3919 focus shifted 7b21abd2de back to 0f96d91e8f Nagyung.a00174bb50187254

“Oh, well…. There was a bb7d9247ca misunderstanding.”0ebd8c72402bed48

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“He seemed quite sturdy. He must aac0f0fe27 be tough 13392e3899 to be 5ad7261896 fine after 9b54ce594f getting kicked 33f7e5884f by our 30673590c3 daughter.”730ae3a2ae691f73

“That’s true. When I heard a34bb6bd57 it was a a804f52ee8 prosecutor from Seoul, d51b2d99bb I thought some 434b185e8f delicate rich boy 45b0fb324b would come, but a6ca6ec83b he was tall, 9a1777a187 large, and totally 874474e42f a macho man.”7e21c6fc63a953eb

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“Hey, he’s 90cfb5f4d8 not really e0b6b83443 a macho 3d06e56503 man. His face is d590ef5c31 so pretty. With his pale skin, 0a6844963e he’s more like a… 6c1945e70c pretty boy, isn’t he?”ebb82c30725af84e

“Handsome is macho. What’s a macho man if he’s ugly?”5b2ba14d3a47ca6a

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Her grandmother nonchalantly d019482846 cut off her 136a04de0c father. Even well f2ef326e36 into her ebe0699258 eighties, her 5d3b95ed4c grandmother, who f044308a9c was still ba62ff8a4c girlish at 1cf7f939ae heart, was d3b84c0ecb a firm d514cf27cc believer in 2bdc15bb6f prioritizing looks.56fdbbf574906a71

“Oh, my. As always, 94d5f30af2 my mother efb68a346f is so 2c773399af picky about cc3144f7a8 men’s looks.”381b74f0057ebb42

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“Why do you think 0537c3e01e I married your father? For his looks, of 9a87c8c2ee course. Don’t you agree?”a4bd52985de75d53

“Yes, of course. That’s right. I married your father c435cf29ef purely for his looks.”5d067765a7c68219

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At her mother’s calm confession, Nagyung finally burst into laughter. As always, her father just chuckled heartily.a483c554a9fae21d

“Did you hear your 4524cf2def mother? I keep telling c67c2e2353 you, Nagyung. With men, nothing 0ea776a430 else matters. It’s all about the aa5ff757d1 face, the face!”1a0baa2351c723a6

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Her grandmother reiterated 39926c916b her point and e06deafd8d took a sip e75c949dcb of water. It was 4cc1f83a82 something Nagyung 57533ae820 had heard 705de75831 countless times 011ba1b66c for twenty-eight 375ea0fbc3 years.ef1cbbf9b02c17d7

“Yes, I know. Men are all about 0e990929eb the face.”0a33dc84bc0fe833

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Popping a 03e3166c2a piece of e64659952d seaweed into 23fe0bbcac her mouth, 23483a9c2b Nagyung repeated 7cf8608695 her grandmother’s f87feb9687 words like 2cdba2258f a mantra.cee15277cabda540