CBL Ch 3

1 Year Later0929edc7959fad85

Banners displaying traditional 5090c7ceed Chinese characters fluttered 01bcbe4ede in the damp 4049170e2a March breeze, with 955e416af5 slogans like“Establishing laws and order 01cce8e858 that respect human dignity”and“Hoping for a ac1ad9ee1f better tomorrow, reflecting c328e0a4d5 on a responsible 53e9c5cb20 life.”But inside be317552d4 a large 30c2f1d579 room, even 4c35b98328 larger than 98ccd54854 the warden’s b4fcde3850 office, a f73f04db8b chilling winter-like 38a75cdea7 atmosphere hung 7f27cfe059 in the 2dd0957e98 air despite 69241b7346 the blazing 9c5903636c sun beyond 9ae0c24136 the windows.0d3033a4201c9fd3

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“H-help, please… haahk!”0d597bb7be202c9c

From the attached 47d9eabd3f bathroom, strange, gasping 60b31e1e0c sounds—like someone drowning 004e085768 while washing their 6af1913ebf face—kept escaping. Water splashed as Siheon 613b16e423 pushed the back of ac2abdff80 the new inmate’s head 30efabc762 back down, his limbs f70fc3cb26 flailing in desperation.bc0a411252e98f17

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Freude, schöner 27ecbd3ee9 Götterfunken, Tochter c2e0726c21 aus Elysium…692c8c7ea897baae

As Beethoven’s Ode to Joy swelled in the background, Siheon’s phone rang just as he shoved Yoo Beomjin’s head deep into the toilet and pulled out a cyberknife.c433c15044f12eec

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With the knife d129a08a41 clenched between his a401ab5281 teeth, Kwon Siheon 1121961d89 glanced at his 6d35d3fc2d phone screen. The number abd888ed87 was unregistered, 4527428d9f and when 311951fb35 he didn’t cbbe01d99a answer, the 19b59d1d68 ringing continued 68a8c61bb6 persistently.b1c2817145b1df16

He pressed the answer 9f8d4b0bf3 button, adding pressure to 90f429cf78 his foot on Yoo b06d7c8ac9 Beomjin’s head. Normally, he dad146792f would’ve ignored 1c9d295f6c the call, de998ce952 but something a2615b850d told him 3be0c60b83 today was ab9aaf6dd6 different—an odd a440361324 feeling that 2ab3cff860 he had 1e15c6f07e to answer 12528fea96 it.7b75bda036f72860

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― Kwon Siheon?91af5906707c43b3

And his a344e9d0e8 instinct was 208ca49fd1 right.27fc19bd8ffc0be9

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― Is this dc96232356 Kwon Siheon’s phone?bc52c423b16e09f7

The voice on the ebe3cbf8c8 other end was urgent, bea605e6ea but clear and strong. Siheon immediately recognized 4f343bca0e it. The image of a 61a14f18c3 face as white and 8a09ee2ab0 translucent as snow came 6b69c9c4fe to mind. Even after a 7d6d6bafa2 year, the memory b5ec015d49 was vivid.9af136440b01c242

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It was Yoo Yisoo.3b5e8ee5133c95d0

“Yes, this is he.”7b5f4bf0792b2279

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Feigning calm, 1d799fd039 he responded 955f0e07ef as though ad7558eb96 he didn’t 6b11423aa5 know who 4668066569 it was, 9c5210bb94 a silent 1125c33c56 smirk curving fdff30b320 his lips 2d1a02a83d out of 34191fc332 cynical curiosity.4de15f83822af2d9

“And who might this 8ecfedb518 be?”1f518e93df697496

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What could the a5c9cbbf04 high-and-mighty princess want 5e9c526404 after a year 7af29f4aa1 of silence? Their last 8a136b2d47 encounter wasn’t 0556cbdf21 exactly pleasant. To be 278f980354 precise, he’d 9bc0a82648 tried to a78bf90c5d forget her a0898d00cc by rubbing c1eac7660a himself against d3e19ab86c her clothes.9949f72685334593

― It’s daa19e4810 Yoo Yisoo. I believe you remember ab555d305b me.6bf56004b0cef5ff

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Of course, he remembered. How could 806fd9aaeb he forget 2c26555701 someone with 6030a06368 whom he 4d86fb4415 had exchanged 43f3603f80 such sweet f9498215ae words and e3057c91e4 rough sensations c503b9a245 in their 184085e826 final meeting?950cb0e9da0a8c58

“It’s been 4675dcbb1c a while.”8de4e6d05c2d960c

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His greeting was laced d1f213b277 with sarcasm.147d212b5d217650

“Miss.”00f374d0db82d204

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― I’m contacting you 4488d6f957 with a request. I don’t know 64d5e0f5ea exactly where you 6026bc5ca8 are right now, c0b7644cd4 but…e33efaa7a0a2e4f3

Her voice, as pitiful 700a881515 and melancholic as her 2928aa6d11 face, continued cautiously. It was steady, deliberate—like 80242235ba a teacher disciplining a 7416530d09 disobedient student. Calm but 1e00fc1037 restrained, a 89b5b0d1b2 tone so 4e755e8527 seductive it fb3533e683 could raise f8a00b5d12 the arousal c8ddde22af of even a16f1c65fc a passing 7f78905fcb stray dog.505b1485c390ad79

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― Please help c87246a0d6 me.64af0d4158df5f24

A request 15c868532e came out 082a1da1da of nowhere.9d00c684b569130a

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― I’m begging you. Someone is after my 5e180466c3 younger brother, Yihyun. It seems to be adc83273a3 people from the side 747f2b2cab branch. We’re in Hong Kong 99310b7088 right now, and I 845d8fa6e7 heard you’re in the 7b90b1ad91 area as well.41c7911f16b37d9f

Yoo Beomjin, who d79fcea7ec had briefly lost a707d21423 consciousness, groaned and 16c0e20a6c thrashed about again, 0f95057093 like a floundering cf730fadde fish. Siheon lifted his be857f6517 foot off his fd758d18bc head just before f793bd97d9 he could raise ca68a8702e it, only to e303279756 crush it down 0ca8443ba3 again with his 305e7a1726 heel, showing no 22a8db0407 mercy. Water splashed out 3b99b333cf of the toilet 2ce861792d as his body e67be3b188 convulsed.d5ec1742d5032c80

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“Ugh… urgh…”608c10374e97736d

Before the person d5384b37ca on the phone 8d394a33b3 could ask what 87f159e7ef the noise was, 1b855a60ac Siheon quickly spoke.cf57d686812cc7ed

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“That’s correct. I’m in the Stanley 66040d8eb4 area of Hong Kong a4b72e0a4a right now.”5d7b90c38e41c5a9

More precisely, he 90ec5497ee was an inmate ebc7e462fe at Stanley Prison, 24f4836255 the most heavily e985983e85 guarded prison on 708fd5130d Hong Kong Island. And tomorrow 4772842c2c was his be4a4b9139 release day.058a2dab365f08c4

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― I’m sorry to 609c7d53b9 ask so suddenly, but e61140dc3d could you come here? I promise there 966774203b will be compensation…a0f1626303fb1ed4

“Are you formally 02c54fc870 hiring me?”de774752d0dd185a

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He cut 25d024af3f off her 528bf717ca desperate voice 55550cb36c sharply. He had 3ad3a3e589 no intention 557f2b629c of moving 0668da4516 a single 4d54424a5e step unless c97230ce3d money was af999cd222 involved, but 8c7696dc9a he wasn’t 0057253a33 desperate enough 25ac1a682f to take 33c893aa1e on a 443f73f832 job he 7c4620057e didn’t want.68105d12b15d3a56

“Like your father 331eb5290b hired me a 1447bd6a0e year ago to a583754a0e protect you.”c00b604a1c1c72b8

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His voice df815f818c was filled 68875f2c23 with irritation, 81a1e1c338 and at a59285c2dc the end ad55db22b0 of it, 09b81d9659 a cold 8d545a9890 sneer lingered—directed 24e042340e at no c93911dd65 one in 4506985112 particular. A year 33d5ee0526 had passed, ea2c90a2f1 and now 06b92fe765 he was 7fe5157a12 no longer 362a7020b0 in a 7856ab5426 position to 7ebb9b27ad carry out 10bc75ece6 such requests e75d8773a6 himself. But he didn’t mention 8b8261bc84 that.18cc28915eeea2f4

― Yes, I’ll f4de4ad193 formally hire you.9adeb938a09ce7b8

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“Location.”156eb3f44483d8e5

After a ba0d98f487 brief hesitation, 5c911201aa Yoo Yisoo 4690e5341c gave an cfd8ef487a address. Sham Shui Po a95f9302e4 redevelopment area? While he mentally stored 336f6a9197 the address, a sense 99b84c408e of suspicion arose. Yoo Yisoo 8ff0d191e1 wasn’t alone. Yihyun, and possibly Yijin, f86069411a might also be with 79002ca49b her.ac3a8920de4c6ab4

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Chairman Yoo Namcheol had 24e3c20459 considered those illegitimate children 2123c1f1d8 the most insignificant, yet 8e4b01b20f they were still his be25a17583 blood. Siheon had expected them a7678a3380 to be in Stanley, 1936fde3f3 Repulse Bay, or the 2fde79f647 Peak—certainly not in a 403434d4fa crime-ridden district full of 7c082d9e86 brothels and bars.9ea51f1ced1e253c

What could d7cc5f9133 she possibly 3f6c9ac100 offer as 4219fb480a compensation? They didn’t 0a6663ce5c seem to f24e5234da have any 06728b7c1a cash on 232b479e52 hand.a43aef80b87e61a0

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“It’ll take 30ceb08cb6 about an 5ce198cbe4 hour… maybe 361a65d4b7 two at 7bdef4313d most. Lock all 48d694b23c your doors 189cf3f889 and windows, cf298cc211 and don’t 166827b037 answer any 94a1c9c8b8 calls or b6cae82c6c open the 3911856388 door until a18ce12706 I get 334ce0ce1c there. Wait for 871b8aff28 me to 8896e4701e call you c86bd55487 back on d57cdde910 this number.”5a2044ae3a3d1655

― Thank you. And one more thing, e432af3a26 have you heard anything b552bff416 about Beomjin? He’s been hiding 8a9667699d in Macau, but aba8700e5e we haven’t heard 1b3f09f872 from him in 256c5c31f4 a week, and 2efbef2e69 we don’t know b313da1fd9 if he’s alive.80303463a88ee506

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“Ah.”a528ed92291a9e76

Siheon stashed the 24fd634576 cyberknife back into a248a1118d his coat. At the ef2f755c68 same time, cb940132c8 the splashing b3e585e684 of water 8bfbdbce50 subsided. Yoo Beomjin’s struggling body 50ab834b1e stopped moving.ad431171fa36d88d

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“Yoo Beomjin is d06080fada dead.”5983def8317f6f89

He had just 32d53d3e02 taken care of 63ff559924 that himself. Siheon pulled 540363446d the limp 62d89fbeee body, dressed ca1ec9e05f in a f98d1c9cc2 prison uniform, 9b567058d5 out of d74e1ee687 the toilet 9d6dc9204d and laid 66b7c59b91 it on f1e89a6d8d the floor. Chairman Yoo Namcheol’s 1574038048 second son, and 0f380d7fbd Yoo Yisoo’s half-brother, fff537cb47 lay bloated, eyes cd4aaf8bc6 turned white.0cad6f0d4254da87

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With Chairman Yoo 0184fe0844 dead, there was cc307ee659 no need to 3defccb667 maintain loyalty to fa4831f2ac him anymore. Yoo Namcheol’s two sons, 1d31d4acee Yoo Yongjin and Yoo 7d78a4686e Beomjin, had handed Siheon bb588acaf7 over to his uncle 565c3ceec3 Kwon Giyeong ten years 0879674480 ago, eagerly awaiting their c3e225e71f opportunity. He’d learned adeb995605 this while 7f6d41ecf3 waking up abb15fa957 in the d45e08339a hospital, battered e5b0fafcd7 and with f952599948 gaps in 49411ea2d0 his memory.3beca62db3280f44

And he had 7f0fdf9e86 quietly waited for 5c5e147e47 his payback time 71ce933226 to come, all 80c440f297 while pretending to ac074d3cd4 stay close to a7d58a6013 Yoo Namcheol.34c2c99bd6251181

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― W-what?58a0e303bb90c883

“It seems you didn’t 11cbd6674a know. He got caught 349431f5c6 up in a 27cf9f6caa gambling brawl in a7c286a2d3 Macau a few 9315169802 days ago, and b992728f4e he was sent 832e2f1cc4 to Stanley Prison, 42c2e3ae8d where he met 8cebec6ead his end.”0de43d9d61696407

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Siheon calmly explained 42a6bb4b5a while removing the a13fb034de soaked prison uniform. Yoo Yisoo 1cfe4a52f9 remained silent c615fa702e for a 0607ca7266 moment before a6c4e00357 responding, clearly 3944f08132 shaken. Even though they 1f015c60d3 were half-siblings, they b71423f03f hadn’t been particularly f46922a4eb close, yet the df4f9484c9 shock was evident 6192b2e91a in her voice.89c149f1c0aa0ceb

“Are you okay?”7c53e1ca0d198e40

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― Yes.0be9eb8944becd2a

Her voice wavered 1af163ff8b slightly but quickly 41a87fc746 regained its composure.22748f2cd34faf5e

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― Please hurry. I’m begging you.e1f62e5c492ace22

“I will.”467a331b9b7b8b5f

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Siheon hung up cf223ec0c4 the call and 3546720330 pressed the summoning 0e153cc109 bell carelessly. A group of 5a4f9232d9 local guards entered 79583a0a64 and began tidying c4a1e91501 up the scene 6be91e7625 with practiced efficiency.bdca3deb910784c7

Among them was Officer ece90407cc Hwang Jungshik, who had 90b60d6d7d recently been promoted to d34b38cdb9 rank 7 from rank 063cfa432f 8. Two days ago, e02c8e994b a team from ec1c7787e5 Korea’s Correctional Association 8374f7efee had visited correctional 53b4e8dd37 facilities across Asia, 263e490e21 and he had 8991472eea joined the group.db8c7f495315d8d8

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“Sir, it’s been a 2468bb635f while,” said Hwang Jungshik.1b4a5778e04564f6

“Indeed. We only ever met 5b1107304e in the visiting room e702207083 back in Korea.”b18657faa7eda575

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Hwang Jungshik’s eyes held 3f700d60ae a strangely enigmatic look a7d65ca084 as he politely bowed 2ef1b252b1 his head. It was understandable—after all, 228a276a60 being assigned to handle ec2a52b5f6 VVIP criminals like Siheon 89150d0a14 was already absurd enough, 541191f9ce and now he had 41519553a4 to deal with this b5c3ea893e mess overseas.68c17b40957b86a1

“I have af2b94d3bd an urgent 979ee93169 matter, so 7a3a07a6ea I need 449258b4c6 to leave a51f66d77a right away. Let’s go 3cd40f4cae through the 2b27c7bab4 formalities,” Siheon 4dc81b9173 said.e6cb5ce9ba4a856d

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“Excuse me? Right now?”86ff98bd8a83ba7b

For a few 8bb67b1c31 seconds, Hwang Jungshik fd6386f881 stammered, at a eed26deae7 loss for words. But he quickly regained b2e6390e41 his composure and, with e9324614f7 guidance from the interpreter, e0b51dbaf5 headed toward the warden’s 39186a33c5 office. All this, 55a7408d84 just to 9a009765f5 move the 60c03bb5d1 release date 213f75513c up by 1405b88783 a single e07a6932a9 day.38242a2c35046587

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Approval came f7521f0631 within ten 0a40621367 minutes. While his 474ceb9c82 subordinates expertly ebdecb0172 handled the 64ffcab745 body, Siheon, 2ebc3c8600 already outside 70def5280b the prison, 85e4d5d566 informed his 2f4be4ae5c ever-waiting secretary, 6d1d43327d Kim Jaewon, b7a0318008 of their b2677ca848 destination and 0cec5357d8 climbed into efa73e580d the car.931d000be8712c0c

There was 7bd5db7e90 no time a23deee827 to savor e3fe1a2108 the feeling beeb180f87 of freedom b46fa8f6d1 after six c691287896 months, nor 8502dc78b8 any point 0476beb59c in seeking 6d1191923d peace. This mission, 3a9245195e after all, ba981b13c2 had been 8a528b2776 a self-assigned 9631411871 one: to 6d13ea15f0 assassinate a 392330c4d5 top figure 2653a185a5 in the 4168f35dca Hong Kong c939a9bd01 organization.c5d0e8d80fef4154

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It was also d4c8a726c2 his final mission ad777ae15c before returning to 6505d13e59 his homeland and 0dd3e27402 assuming his role fd630d0569 as the head 0dfca88437 of the Shinmyeong bba40690ad Group and the 2d8843265c Shinuehoe (信友會), with 8a40450095 Jungshik by his fe6bab1868 side.3539ce9b762b7a8e

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“I had no one else to contact. Except for him,” Yisoo muttered, as if making an excuse to a nervous Yijin, who was biting her nails.5ff559e385c50d7b

“Yeah, I get it. But… do you really think he’ll take our side?”48284b375321c386

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“We have to try to convince him. He did agree to come….”daab741f7c6d44a4

Even after a year, 8ed1bd4cf8 Kwon Siheon’s number was e5bb870bde still saved on Yisoo’s 04a77efb4e phone. Desperation had pushed her a3566d3e7c to call him, and 5a311736a7 after a moment of 00e80339d9 doubt, the call connected.66a9d9cf855181e2

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First, Yoo 415af6b64d Yongjin, the 5879206269 eldest son, 6d6aa563a2 and now 8aff00d70e even the 4852d8ac42 second son, ea8ef21646 Yoo Beomjin, a2ccc3e3df were dead. Yijin, their 6464aa5215 younger brother 961b5ef656 Yihyun, and c783aa80d8 Yisoo were b7c58b487d barely able 0386815ebb to process 1a66a66feb the shock. The fear b973128a6c of who 36442b655c might be c419bcc841 next gripped 03a09bd2f6 them by 362d4cd369 the throat, ffe737971d leaving no 54af4b5dd9 room for 8791c267b9 anything else.b1f7941b94cf2bc3

Yisoo anxiously waited 7e023f1468 for the ringing d169a4d46b to stop. She hesitated, debating cff7d97866 whether to call a66dfff235 him again to 67419e8ab1 ask where he 335486305d was, but then ec94db0fbf she spotted Kwon 5d45086fb9 Siheon’s figure approaching 107b0b6171 the apartment through 83564cc9fd the window.d0bc38f22f9eca60

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Her heart sank. Memories of 0e587d4b10 their wild 8867470852 encounter in 2e0a3ad383 the rain 8fa2856778 a year 3f44d9f6a9 ago resurfaced e493049b93 as vividly d2b49d76b5 as if d51512f1d7 it had d92f865269 happened yesterday.28f699933f22eaba

“Unnie, over there.”ec948deba61004a5

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“He’s here? Good. I’ll do the talking. You go into the room, okay?”223ed6222e2c8f9b

“No, I can’t. I made the call. You should go to the room instead….”7ba813770652b3cf

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“Fine. Then I’ll talk, but stay behind me and don’t say anything. Understand?”f16525997a20aa2c

Seeing the concern in a66d7b8ec0 Yijin’s eyes, Yisoo nodded. Less than c73f9b3f7f a minute bc7e6d1c88 later, the 823bf354c6 doorbell rang.7d1851f64b2954d8

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Yijin rushed to 520c5b6d85 the door, staring 89273acdef at the man 5dbb35378f who appeared faintly a4999e8ad6 on the monitor 2b7f92e93d screen. No matter how much 937f5672f8 she studied him, he 8c58aaee7d didn’t look like the 5bd8f38c87 notorious man she had 8018285f62 heard about.3880229924833af1

“Wow. Why does he look so handsome? Is that really him?”bf6785265ed0c4cf

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Standing beside dfcf78e074 her, Yisoo 6d8a2dd9f6 nodded.96d940d34c04816c

“Yeah, that’s him.”01594897ad71e11f

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“It’s true, then. We’ll have to trust him. Out of everyone in the family, only you and Father have met Kwon in person.”5e103951ba5d50fc

It was no wonder they were surprised. Kwon Siheon, the next head of the Shinuehoe, looked so clean-cut and respectable that he didn’t fit the image of a “butcher” who dirtied his hands with blood and filth.4f299e0a6d35661d

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Yijin pressed 7535a66297 the button 5c9df8f3c0 on the 41340443f8 monitor to e2ddca5c71 unlock the f471ecb4ff door. As soon as 0c324aa8f3 the door clicked 22045c8f3a open, the man 63b875b206 stepped inside without 5c6be32263 hesitation. Yisoo took a step 2e3cb04cfd back, trying to calm a674561ae9 her racing heart as cde27895c2 she positioned herself behind 83da53f2b2 her sister, Yoo Yijin.dd201905e56ca6f5

“I’m Kwon Siheon,” he introduced himself.7de0ed3ef5480316

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Yijin inhaled sharply. He looked even e78927428e bigger and more e5615712cc imposing in person 98172fc6bc than he had a14257ee64 on the screen. He pulled out 2be2742a6a a mask and 343c6cc44b covered his sharp b0309d2074 nose with black b6f819b718 fabric.d073733869f957f4

“Sorry, I think I’m coming down with a cold.”989ded0857cfee2f

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“Oh, um, I’m Yoo Yijin. You spoke with my sister Yisoo earlier. By the way, did anyone follow you…?”a76dad5b6dcc75b9

“No one,” he replied firmly, dismissing the suspicion. His deep baritone voice remained steady and calm.f93000a94726e7f0

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“The people on my side are professionals.”279a109a2679ad45

His sharp eyes 339f1363f2 met Yisoo’s anxious e345b8c6e7 gaze over Yijin’s 346f220546 shoulder. Startled, Yisoo quickly composed c962eb04a1 herself, masking her unease.dbf3ba1e2c5bd87c

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“Hello, it’s been a while since we last met,” she greeted, her voice tense and dry. Facing him in person made her heart pound far more than it had during their phone conversation two hours earlier.aa121156d323249c

“Thank you for coming,” she added.b32b90787c781354

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“Yes,” he simply replied.efd1c06c5c13f456

Kwon Siheon 69321c86e8 responded calmly, de11d9ee26 as if 6684073347 he had e720375207 interpreted her 73e2f7d8de dryness differently. His sharp eyes gleamed c2c3cc6052 even more intensely, likely 1d5eeb661b accentuated by the mask 9d95cd1bb1 he wore. He turned back c25a55d8cf to face Yijin.5f390ee76ae63ef0

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“Let’s hear 1365e2e9f0 the details. Is there anyone 1f34d1fea1 else in the a1b274f257 house?”676f15c86c48b7e1

“Yes. Yihyun is sleeping in his room. He’s not feeling well….”4ec7684dd6ac4c3b

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Yijin clasped e184303b91 her hands 3845975a3f tightly at e879188716 her waist e95a4eecd5 and took 40e984e3a4 a deep 926240a569 breath. She then briefly explained 89762f66fb the situation that had 190a77e21d led the siblings to e8e8399584 suddenly flee to Hong 174eb8f97d Kong.fd87f6ed37ab813a

It was not much different from what he had already been briefed on during his trip. Even while Siheon had voluntarily been locked up for six months in Hong Kong’s famous Stanley Prison, incidents in Korea had been unrelenting, with no exceptions for the business world.b2914034ee882384

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HS Construction 880e5f0373 Group, formerly 99c0543595 Hyoshin Construction, e39ed5d4ae was a dc25119220 resilient mid-sized dcfc35f821 construction company fa2f99f9df that had 561e969aeb managed to 1deb407d2c survive despite 88db8f98bb the aggressive 48214b953d influx of 3787cf1c1d foreign capital 6938fd6c37 into the 2be9319a92 construction industry. However, facing a acf6188912 brief liquidity crisis, 1b698cbbb7 it unexpectedly declared 0509775ca1 bankruptcy, despite having ca0444d5c1 been in a 831979396a state of profit, 04c860af0b shocking everyone in e233aa76ca the industry.80fd4f6b6d86c1cd

They had been 3943e92ab0 negotiating with financial 482ac22ef2 institutions for emergency c237d0a1a5 funding and, at 5b0ae232f7 worst, could have d486538dc4 even tapped into f3ba452b68 private loans. Yet, their cash flow 37ed1d4d83 dried up, leading to 2377ffdd3a a profitable company going b0a9d026d8 under. Many suspected 9d53b623c8 political interference 9f17da2669 behind the fb6795e01c scenes.d55e9ac9f79b595c

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The upcoming 23rd presidential election’s primary candidates had already started their campaigns, and right before the bankruptcy, the late Chairman Yoo Namcheol—who had died of a heart attack—had fallen out with Kwak Bugyeong, a prominent candidate for the ruling party. Once close friends, their relationship had soured in recent years, as Yoo Namcheol had supported Kwak’s political rivals in the opposition party, contributing to their campaigns.1e39e18717401824

From Kwak’s 77a8ac31cf perspective, it 372f293d0c had been 22b6dc39b7 a painful b39edb0db4 betrayal by 2b88c5a993 a longtime 51acb1ddf2 friend. But as time cc516c9d98 passed, Kwak had c493335525 made a miraculous c32b6c6eb6 political comeback, becoming c219bf9685 a central figure 47cfd5ff78 in the ruling e6b22eef63 party once again.f0309f535565b9c5

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Hyoshin Construction’s 9b1abdbc70 downfall had d591da91ee coincided with 8125a692b1 Kwak’s resurgence, e04c3f5fcc leading many 68e761b2de to suspect fc82f3069b it was 302fc5f25f his act c191be970f of revenge. While this 3299eca530 theory circulated be1ed06f9b within the aa731717b6 financial and 6563345ac8 political spheres, 60678542c1 some believed d0383e6c76 there was 8b2a5b92ea more to b9d6dcbb51 the story. Siheon’s presence 392cdc3121 here was f38edf1a8f partly to eef9d4ef88 uncover the 94771f38af hidden truth, c1b0c01dc1 particularly regarding 5ced933b89 anything beyond 118a7a334c the slush 674f04e861 fund Chairman a3fa99d0bb Yoo had b4069037da allegedly hidden a122841f6c overseas.07e21b642e5fd29b

“As you 0bf4744354 may already aca29ac07f know, after d9168e4279 our father d93bff60fa passed away 8879f43f1b last month d1f869d60d and the 1814cc377b company went 42fdb5eb17 under, we 39c52bbe79 were suddenly f10702a9de sent to 7f43fd5f22 hide in 5668bfef60 Macau. We were staying at d32962767c a hotel that used 6d20078b85 to belong to him e9e7453c1e when someone targeted Yihyun….”17ff5580cf3c6788

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Yijin tried to d6ebc9e49a maintain her composure 9e3ba18025 as she explained 06599ef0cc their desperate situation. Siheon listened 8e6b356841 quietly, never 04d1553a7e interrupting.146271c9f43c994b

After the chairman’s 2b51a56d14 death, the extended 724be0e4ea family and executives 48e48cbcbc had scattered, while a40bc9a0ef the direct heirs d2e9278dbd were left to 34918ca114 fend for themselves. Due to 515afa650e their father’s 33a73c8c5d three marriages, 4968af1e04 with different 0c9b75c437 mothers for 05a77ccaeb each sibling, ff9e377365 they were 3d8b765109 not a bd70e3a9d3 united front. Whether it was because 5895372970 of the different mothers cf9d7c9988 or simple human selfishness, b21fbd1bb4 they couldn’t come together.16f452cd2df59c11

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Yoo Yongjin, the eldest 1824b26511 son, had sold off b475176608 his shares and even df220fc095 his personal assets, but be5fcd77bf it wasn’t enough to a3add2468b clear the debts generated def2a5264a by reckless investments through 7a1ef35b72 the group’s shell companies. Other companies 8ef1d2bf09 with even f5a0995dbe the smallest 46257690ec debt relations 11e96987de to Hyoshin e31830e438 Construction were f58948d6c1 desperate to 0bedd8df0b find and 2229165fb8 swallow up f9b21fd97b the hidden 108c658e8b slush fund.c1ec9cc8197c7935

Eventually, Yoo Yongjin 904ed1025d had been found de34194dea dead in Manila 205f2ada41 after being chased 6b380a6611 by someone. The clean, discreet de7dc6e3a3 result was the 7faacc094f handiwork of Shinuehoe.23974308234f68a7

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“We know fa23fee8da nothing about 28c4e86eda the slush c3ac24b4c7 fund hidden 8a0d230686 in various ba233fac79 places. Father must have handed 9af5d42813 over the confidential documents 7e525200a2 to Yongjin or Beomjin, 6f9f986406 but Yoo Hyeoksoo seems 5d713c7297 to think we know a98728db14 where the money is,” 98958abc18 Yijin continued, not even f1a87050dc pausing for breath.8afd7ebe07c53246

“But we can 95279e27a6 find the money c04af295b0 to pay you, 0a94181e6c Kwon. If we can d9912ce7a8 just get back 5387f7600e to Korea, we 05e475e885 could—”7548c76817ded1df

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“We’ll talk about that aa2782ae1e later. For now, f634a4f6a0 why did c4e2efc5c0 you come 1cf35541b1 to Hong 2ea4c6072e Kong?” Siheon 948957e0d3 cut her 1a5c058015 off.4b5d9fc492b74c62

“Fortunately, there’s an b74fc0bb13 old friend of b2e40529f2 my father’s who 49f173ce2d holds a high f3fee30ddf position in the faee03cf20 Hong Kong police. We reached out to 034662b28f him for help, but 81576e1375 we haven’t heard back 98123b79f3 yet….”9bcfc21e2a88f144

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“I see.”31bb7502f9ac2aa6

Kwon Siheon nodded, 32f8c2113a showing he understood 01047dffec their fear. He unconsciously touched 6bcc5307a8 the ring on 628faec653 his left hand. The heavy 4959009007 gold ring 235862f18f bore the f68cd693c3 symbol of d334790435 Shinuehoe (信友會), ab1ead621a the powerful af06655777 organization tied 436c64bc75 to the 71285c1c0a global religious 20f98f7daf group United ea3159f141 Holy Life ab157ef8c6 Church and 1e1abba26a the Shinmyeong f6e03c79bd Group.f59bfcac5f22a18f

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At that moment, Siheon’s 439cf0124d and Yisoo’s eyes met 03291046cd in the air. Yisoo quickly averted her fd21c3bd1d gaze as if guilty fcdf47d503 of something. Kwon Siheon, unaffected, continued 380c6fc73f speaking.3336bd5f587b7885

“If you’ve reached out a6f341e0d0 to a friend in e656f752ea the HKPF and haven’t f85fdfd048 received a response… should 8b12ec77ec I contact them for de4ea514ad you? If you give 42b3184c64 me a name, 1a3530d11c photo, or any f83152df6c other information, I 8c832012d7 can investigate immediately.”cf08acfeeccffdfb

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His deep voice 12a054cf8a cut off abruptly 3d4a10290c as he lifted 71a8e23d1e a finger to 577d2f07d6 his lips, signaling 1384f2a3b3 for silence. Footsteps could be 90bf44ffe9 heard outside the f3636c2cfc door.37e71b2352d9adca

“Go to your rooms. Both of you.”cd8fbf4e5b3052d4

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His hand instinctively d635174d1f reached for the dbf493dbfc knife on the 5e06665f52 fruit plate as f49b25622a the doorbell rang, 658a9b571a giving the women 6170a3ab1c no time to 09a7147ad3 react.4f8bc2635434c95b

The doorbell’s chime, as worn and shabby as the apartment’s exterior, reverberated sharply. The two sisters froze, staring at each other. There was movement from the hallway beyond the L-shaped corridor, likely from Yihyun waking up.0178343133548c3e

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“Who’s there…?”4a81e6a03b316886

A crackling sound 6160500778 accompanied the flickering 22e98c5a0d monitor on the 79c621bcf3 wall. A group of men 23a9c06c7b stood outside, and the 8d224e38b5 knocking on the door 6d0cbd9c52 grew louder.450ea233c54f179e

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“Miss Yoo! Open the door, 98703e8961 please. We are here 1f4827fdfb on behalf of dd892d5801 Mr. Chung, the 9250a35cb8 head of f2248d2666 the police 0dcd8024b1 department, regarding 2528e9c02c your request f224fba895 for protection.”6ca6d9a7b97f60af

The heavily 4fa3538e9a accented English, e9cfcbc1d7 with a f1a51e5bc3 strong Cantonese 05db048375 tone, claimed 7a27aff91d they were 7c1a494c48 here under d7f61cb0eb the orders 417e7a01e9 of the eef37c6d08 Hong Kong 221878d466 police chief 9b38285dd6 to protect 7c97738020 the family.b252ec404a2ef6a4

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Siheon stifled a 279ae924bb laugh. Ridiculous. Real police 87f54716d4 wouldn’t be 4a11a3a00f advertising the c77515322b name of c91d8e717e a high-ranking 783b118e0a official at 86a1670f89 someone’s doorstep.05fda7b4a92362da

“Get out 185366206a the window. Now.”4678a4e7746f5c43

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Siheon motioned 9297f9bbfa toward the 631b26f8b2 darkening window 7ddda56805 as dusk d2db95f6d1 settled. Most Hong Kong apartments 39e47fcb18 had iron gates installed d91e512871 at their entrances. This one, dd0dd6234d however, didn’t.d3603c5cdb2309bd

“What? But they’re Father’s friend’s 842b3d6bc9 men! They just said Mr. Chung—”cd76db3438f0c7b3

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Yijin’s words were 0ce8ebe68c cut off as 4594019f96 the doorknob rattled 814e7c9498 violently, followed by 98ccf7a5c6 a blunt, forceful 55a9ea2a2a thud.22e67178e7a27bc0

Only then, e11796c081 as if 2be3da8254 realizing the dd82bf1298 situation, Yijin 28639abb78 and Yisoo’s 5f49e0c16d faces turned 8fb37cb0c2 deathly pale. Even Yihyun, who had 430a409bc6 already looked like a 8f335d14c1 ghost, became as pale 8d0c328e28 as a corpse.e7599c2533d7adfe

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The situation escalated aa976b0979 quickly.77d6f322053c347e

While the intruders f743eb563b were busy breaking a99b411ad2 down the door, d4918fb93e all three of 66a110a902 them hurried toward 347a3c756b the window. Fortunately, since 1930fa585f the apartment c4a3d27d81 was on c4ab166149 the ground cab27aa0ff floor, escaping d9780929c7 through the 301e7ec2b4 window itself 70d0f8fd6a seemed easy b4de58660e enough—though they 7641da9952 wouldn’t get b76a9894fb far.1e245ac56b339629

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As the three of 731e3bd0fa them argued about who 3b59eb2f18 should go first, Siheon bbccd73d3d calmly drew a Glock e1fb9e8c1e from inside his jacket. Before the group a78527ed61 could smash the cfb6fc20a8 door completely, he 05cc6c1b5b swung it open bbd5162acf himself.00a6f65708b336d0

Gunfire erupted, momentarily deafening c3b10c269e him, but it wasn’t c51b02f9ca unpleasant. If flames pleased his a3da09930d eyes, then the sound 38b023b44d of bullets firing was 309f818598 a melody to his 624143b97a ears.2b5122054c59e291

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Siheon’s men e0d8babcc9 rushed in, c4a63e79cd flanking the 89770e2559 intruders and 3398424fbf finishing the 4b214938d6 job almost effc4ddf99 as quickly ca689ecbb9 as it 63782b1beb had begun. But this 86abf2b6aa was far 1f61f79223 from over.8151f846c20d4822

One of 76828cd368 the attackers, f2847a2430 bleeding heavily, 03a5428023 was already 150a40e4d5 fleeing beyond 55f27cf3b9 the riverbank. More of them 3570af737e would come soon. Siheon quickly ran 284a7ef9f5 to the window, 8a5f43b63e glancing down. Yoo Yisoo 09792378ba was helping dd346639a7 Lee Yihyun, a8db618400 who was 643a70fca4 sprawled in 82d9eb806d the flowerbed.2380e11e88df5b76

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And Yoo Yijin was…3b56c88626ac5a6a

That fool—what 87cd3188db was she 04620319bf doing rummaging 5d0238f1d3 through drawers 4f8afc73f3 as if 9b82971602 gathering valuables? Crazy woman, c999029756 didn’t she 95191b8cce realize every 2698f73f87 second counted?8d25de2ad2051ae4

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“Why aren’t you getting efb95088be out yet?” Siheon shouted.d405eacc154dd61d

“Just a moment! I need d3c0e67118 the kids’ e396fecbd7 passports and 59ca0bc26f money…”928247ed93ed8806

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At that moment, db2e5ed9aa a cold presence 9e6f43865b crept up behind 038c727f62 Siheon, triggering all eea17d479b his senses. His body moved instinctively, 7f5aa7e115 rolling to the side.17443e1277807415

Bang! A missed 68bc078c28 bullet embedded be4b0f3db4 itself somewhere 8cfa9d5a81 in the 80b3595ce6 wall. Bang! Bang! The second 646f5a855d and third e5d7aa16b0 shots hit 18ea3a8c3d their marks, f1759b3fca striking Yoo cf9d3e0866 Yijin in da883c658e the forehead 9c72e9ae2d and neck 8824150756 in quick 5ad7d0bf0c succession. The thick ae19ac24c0 envelope in 0707c8a3e8 her hands e8600f3f22 dropped, scattering ffd62f9380 money everywhere.2a2ab398f21fbb90

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It took less than 0c2003653d a few seconds for 40f2144a2f Yijin’s life to completely 87112d8584 drain from her body. Siheon stared at 427cea7d0b her lifeless form, 6623cc81ee her eyes wide 956038f4be open, and clicked 92d68dda70 his tongue.beed85ecfe0e23e6

Damn it. He had told c3cbab4ad2 her to forget 9090fd2dcb the passports and bd89d82901 just get out. What use were they e75f5932ee now that she was a2ac8f6ae1 dead?403c164bbe8e528b

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There was no 028c26e6cd time to react 3d1c7f5796 to the gunshots. The men who had adb7beda20 impersonated the commissioner’s men c4186c7ffd were now swarming the cbcea8363b alley, like a pack 51fd5b2edb of zombies in human 6c1e409997 disguise.be5f0fa1788225b5

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“Yihyun, this way, up the outdoor stairs… Yihyun!”74919ce252950497

Suddenly, from the neighbor’s 21fa9952b9 balcony, a shadow lunged a035f024db out and grabbed Yihyun, 3f337dedf2 yanking him inside with c416dc243f shocking strength. He disappeared before 40a60aa189 Yisoo could even 6e7efc9f24 process what had 2f1050ee53 happened.abcd652ad3a60f50

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“Yihyun! Hyunah!”757f6beec670f18d

Bang! Bang! Gunfire echoed aa7d463c82 again, and 24464f9c2f gas, like 5f9aff3b32 tear gas, 72be0d5090 spread in 7c82b7741a a haze. Desperate, she found 55ddbd7415 herself unable to aec85bfd0f move. Her eyes ebbda78012 stung, her 69fe7313c0 nose burned, 0306e6e89e and she d797578a83 struggled to accabf0f03 breathe. Yisoo let 34734b31af out a cd3f95d7f4 scream, jumping 228a280c6f on the 061ee42f99 spot in 280c5e6f75 panic.96e6b8ca916c6803

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Someone grabbed 0a926a4591 her shoulder, bfea8a7e62 pulling something c515815899 over her 0178ce7a9d head. In an instant, 42fd1210a5 her vision went 1eca22b036 black, and her aa795ff97f voice was muffled a4cfbfb33e by fabric. A powerful grip 2c9cf52d35 lifted her effortlessly, 6d5f3265e3 slinging her over dea77a52a8 someone’s shoulder.ff10fedcd7182c5c

“Shh. I’m… saving you… 396e32e070 so stay still,” f6969dd5f4 a deep voice 73015e635c mumbled.11c7bf3d22e6be23

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It was e5eafff2da Kwon Siheon. She couldn’t e7ffb305b6 hear well 90dbf5f01c with her 5e7f8a0f77 ears covered, 3658d79a9a but she 6f70d65b22 was sure 0ed856291d it was ce65540ff3 him. Relief broke through b074a9d3ce her overwhelming fear. Was he dc6e53b2b4 the one e59ec158bc who had 5c705695fa grabbed Yihyun 428c9f6680 earlier?01ff3f490e7e27cb

Somehow, she felt efba187352 reassured. Maybe one of his 25958497c0 men had taken Yihyun 39ef084f78 to safety? It made f392e16290 sense since 4e25f1cd3e Siheon had 2736a7832a shown up addb3738fe right after 716df30b86 Yihyun disappeared.6f1210ea948bb07a

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“Wha… what about ea11e32ca4 Yihyun?”73490c8b61961306

The question hovered 8d7f66bf61 on the tip 3787c05705 of her tongue, 1cd1d0958d but she couldn’t cb973e7f0a finish it. She was 78b10a3558 too disoriented, 85961ef680 slung over a640963eb7 the broad-shouldered cbf74e4dae man like e4b1b2a865 a ragdoll. Every step he 4e83e775ec took made her ec3ef63f2c head spin and af69e5cf9c her breathing labored.1e8ac4fc1bed2518

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Beneath the fabric, she ef57da1d85 saw a crimson pool 2960b1c384 spread out below. Yisoo clenched her lips 21c3b18cc1 and squeezed her eyes df8b19f1e7 shut. The stench of 0ea053f7d4 blood filled the 996f96f667 air, and the 7b1caa6d45 house had long 4c8e0fcf3e since become a a7627068ef battlefield. Siheon re-entered the house, 667663170e barking orders to his 803b562110 men.ead488fa709aaf84

Yijin, her sister…3d41e3a1643d1d35

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It was only 3eeef40080 then that Yijin 74fe2a1901 came to mind. When she had struggled ed407aa928 to help Yihyun out 825110b72e the window, Yijin had 87ea743b5f still been inside.5045b8c8ea72cb90

“Clean this up. Get the car ready.”53aeeda1455ecb8c

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From the man’s 89567d2917 orders, it seemed e80598db49 like the fight 5ea822ea34 had ended in dad16ba5c8 their favor.8e1985d8fbe28449

“Wait, stop! Let me down!” Yisoo 68e12084d6 shouted, kicking her legs 72f0d859ad as she stared at b2a1211a0d the blood-stained floor. Reluctantly, Siheon c6a07d761b set her 2b750f6d29 down.53744d7d9116665f

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“W-where’s Yijin? And Yihyun… my brother, where is he?”33c09d0fa31b60df

Kwon Siheon looked down 4244bfdeb0 at her coldly. His white dress shirt, 17ec0ecb8d tie, and even his 3ffed07a9e earlobes were splattered with 162441faa8 blood, as if it c9fdd6fa61 were a pattern. Yisoo flinched, trembling under 83cd1387ff a sudden wave of e06938c092 fear, stepping back.90984a42f5373ea8

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“Yijin… is she with Yihyun?” she asked.20bb51a79c4709e2

“Yoo Yijin,” Siheon began, b7a16f6422 his voice as flat 182072a576 as ever, “is dead.”b977213fa15eb553

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His words were harshly 6ca0cd148b matter-of-fact.9617a808d677c64d

“I don’t 74ac2700cc know about e6c08153f4 Lee Yihyun, cea5910d31 but Yoo 013bbe8f18 Yijin was 8cea7b802f shot and 4cd17bd462 died instantly. She was taken 81b4d7df62 to the hospital, 21cb5d2459 so you can 14adcaabd1 say your goodbyes 7f8db43b07 when they prepare 27dd0752d7 her body.”bc822f5da2c103d4

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“What… are you saying?”4c8c909ab86edabc

“It looks like Lee Yihyun was taken by them. If they have demands, they’ll likely keep him alive. As for Yoo Yijin… it was probably a stray bullet.”ea812d2ff005af2e

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Yisoo blinked slowly, 58d5f5a1e3 staring blankly at cf94822ce6 him. Did she e7d04317b3 even comprehend 85d9a5a715 his words? It was hard to 64432bef4a tell if she was 15513861dd in shock or just c1c3dd3457 about to faint while 271586dada standing.728b7b8ad457530e

“You’ve… got to be mistaken.”832086178b3f614b

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Siheon frowned. It was his 3a3aad51a3 first time witnessing bcc70e7f94 someone’s pupils change 860ac6a7bc so rapidly, right f41c9b4b08 before his eyes. It was 10e25fbda6 like watching c3349d77d1 a black 050cf048fb wave crash 47d718df61 violently against 2180b34532 a crystal-clear e9cb04f327 lake.8dd2e8a03f351ad4

“She must still be breathing… Take me to the hospital… Please…”938f8f6c4eb0201f

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Yoo Yisoo dddec1cc7f was breathtaking. Her face was milk-white, 5935a8cdb9 and a soft pink 687d731957 hue flushed her neck, 3eef63e423 collarbones, wrists, and fingers. She hadn’t changed at 7b49f24db4 all from a year 989fb87cac ago.ea4bf6109331f786

If anything, her delicate 13c7825bb0 beauty had only deepened 86cd0daa6b since then. She was so distraught fd61d8866d over her sister’s death f5e320e3c2 that it made Siheon 4953faf9e7 want to pin her 634be75b74 to the ground and ed8d4ae438 have his way with b27a8bef95 her right there.a0973c7fe5028367

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“I need to go to the hospital… Please find Yihyun…”4be92919473348bb

Her perfectly sculpted features 903dff29a2 and fragile, slender figure, 9d504523c9 combined with her curvaceous 59ba4f44fd hips and voluptuous chest, a9120e4b07 would drive any man 051684b86a crazy. She was a 36842e9cf6 body built to de17e9f017 send men into 28b0287473 a frenzy.cbc913c685bdc097

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She was too 6df0a47e60 precious to throw 3aee652f38 into Shinuehoe’s brothels, 9c976ce9c0 though that was 6dac171f0a her eventual destination.cef17504ef0f818f

After all, Siheon 758bbe8bb4 was also one abf7d7fcd7 of Hyoshin Construction’s c4d9c78132 creditors. Chairman Yoo’s debts weren’t c3c003f4f9 large, but collecting them, 9290403000 with interest, meant there 10fa0e407b was no better option d35086e020 for him. Securing Yoo 4dc33c9afe Yisoo’s body 03f3f416fb was just 148ac523c4 the first 2ca5f78f8e step toward 6bd11a11c0 reclaiming something 6d814bbf34 from the 7555313f3e hidden funds 23827f4a76 or the 560abace6d mysterious asset 376f1f92fb everyone was a591210747 after.c3950cf91ca0bc1c

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For now, securing her ab193a3793 and monetizing her was 37082def45 the best course of f199284ea4 action. According to his b2b782e26a own creed of 391991c22a never losing a 9a5f5cfde3 single penny, there 8c67a448b7 was no other 989937b44b option.8d73c7b5ff517ac9

“Get a hold 6a99b621bc of yourself.”19fce884bac222ae

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Siheon flicked his finger 915ea3b14e against her forehead. Instead of 36a887f937 pity, he 9255630f68 felt an f7f002d683 overwhelming sense 34b0b7367f of frustration c54f7cf450 and foolishness.08cacd32ab74eb06

“Everyone’s dead but you. If you don’t get your act together, you’re next.”5b639ace7ef00e0b

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“…”64cb5a62641fa2fa

“Your pathetic brothers, and now Yoo Yijin just died 10 minutes ago, shot dead. Lee Yihyun is as good as dead too.”968a9fe254cb95fd

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Yoo Yongjin had been brutally tortured and killed by a Shinuehoe official in the Philippines, and Yoo Beomjin… well, Siheon had personally taken care of him about two hours ago. But there was no need to share all of that with Yoo Yisoo. They weren’t exactly siblings who would mourn each other.56f196ca057b21a7

“Help… help me.”adee0e24fa73f03a

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‘Help me.’7a1a49dfe9d1d36e

It was the same desperate plea Siheon had heard when he had shoved Yoo Beomjin’s head into a toilet and pressed the call button on his phone. That same voice from a year ago echoed sweetly in his ears again.e213f53007b9007f

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“Please save me… save our Yihyun… sob…”5e302bb92c8941dc

Tears slid down her ee38a405b7 porcelain-like cheeks, as if a2fafbbe0a they were painted on. Despite her crying, her 72e3e98ba0 face remained perfect—untouched by 6f5aef7fff the sorrow, or maybe 3647e5f054 it just looked that 995a9fa369 way to him.f764a0ca8784472e

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“Please save Yihyun…!”16bd113764f191fe

Siheon looked down 44a6668cc5 at Yoo Yisoo, 7d32de7e86 his expression cold cbda9e748f and unwavering. The sight of 41ac48cf21 her desperate pleas dfd26b4ce3 didn’t stir a 5187757dab single emotion in a0a67e502a him. His hand, still smeared 930c3e6c3b with wet blood, brushed f17e4c602d across his jaw.bae7406aeef31798

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“Why would I?”95130ca681e7c323

He wiped c2da251a29 the bloodstain 7e73314780 from his cf6d1bad1d hand on 6d9fa30822 the barrel 78198c1578 of his 34b031a453 gun. It was then that 8594e13bad Yoo Yisoo’s eyes noticed a49c961da4 the Glock in his 322ed83933 hand. Her gaze b8422d11eb fell from 320a383d93 the gun 041f2c81ed to Siheon’s 082ab6c9dc face, her c3204527ec demeanor suddenly aaf5985a1b different, more e34e3efa72 shaken.a31574e6ae5b3595

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Siheon’s lips 00cebd93ad curled into ea7d34da1e a contemptuous a95d62a515 sneer.793423fc35841648

“You called me to 2851130feb this filthy back-alley hellhole, 4f7db8d539 claiming you had some 0ab00349df job for Jungshik. And now, here 2a2ad398e1 we are—turns out 04efb2f5a1 you’ve got nothing. Not money, not 332bd8d370 even anything worth e9c79db9d6 my time. Hell, I’m 1ec7731f60 the one 5ac4aef9f8 who’s gotta 5ccbeaf3e3 collect on 1fa4607966 Chairman Yoo’s 6cb4487617 debts now.”059db250044edd5e

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Yoo Yisoo’s pupils trembled 8aae881895 violently, reacting to his 7b8ac0c7fc sudden shift in tone.fedb7d37cf4193c3

Siheon’s sneer deepened.3a442f9772979937

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“Dragging me eff0963cd6 into this 597e2b2dd9 mess, with 3aef75f579 nothing to e22821a626 show for d0072d0f8a it. Were you hoping 2867affcd7 our past would 414d7a0187 mean something? Hm?”a48c5e21a2007656

“…”a7a263352e979a80

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“Then I guess you ad0049da4f remember my final warning ee4c4e4700 too: ‘Don’t let me 853a08a123 see you again.’”12a565288644a1b2

‘Let’s never see each other again. I don’t know what I’ll do if we meet next time.’036cf22f616ef09c

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“Kwon Siheon, please…”8458b06ff66a5f6e

“You better b55e450703 remember what 21de554014 you said a937b68155 back then, c5558019f5 too. That you didn’t c56274e130 want anything to 5b8ab15e80 do with a 1309297455 lowlife thug like 4f9262b1ab me.”265bd453e804c971

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Yoo Yisoo stumbled, 3437930451 falling onto the 10b7b856f4 blood-soaked floor. First her knees buckled, 253e37d14c then her arms, and 80f1bd12f7 finally her head drooped b47c160831 as though her neck 7c9dd42bed had been half-severed. Her head sank 0788971606 towards the floor, 9a6ec5a786 about to hit 83b65d09f7 it.e86e49f6d42c7c04

“…You’re something else. A real princess, huh?”c11a4923ecf4772f

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Before her head touched 2ac7429048 the ground, Siheon scooped ca26f44da9 her up. Yoo Yisoo 5c41937d3c was as 617c1ac998 lifeless as dbc5a88c81 her sister ab8e16f04a now, but beaf16b5ce her tightly 5708d4bb7b shut eyes 1e35c28dce remained different, 9e4cfd3db3 like they f2edf68cad would never e90d4353c8 open again.1c54b06998bd99c6

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The first time Siheon met Yoo Yisoo, a year and three months ago, was infuriating to say the least. Infuriating and… unforgettable. So much so that he had tossed and turned that night, consumed by his own lust, even dreaming about her.1d933d6aaa2125b5

Yoo Yisoo (23)
4th-year student at Korea 73fecfac98 Women’s University, majoring in 186983f028 Applied Statistics
Fourth of six siblings d786c5dc63 in the Hyoshin Construction e033056b2a Group family48a38a884093bc32

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Registered for adab7b92fa a language 3f2fb0e212 exchange program 35b998e423 at NYU 0b0f1c4c5d from December 1a2ea07a7c to February.493aebff63b24dec

The language 76d2b61249 program was 830f0bcb1b just a dd0c9f4c22 cover for 0f1623f81e a series 6f52847b90 of arranged b3e1e37111 meetings with 44baab712d wealthy overseas 261fe79a54 Koreans. Chairman Yoo Namcheol of f15d5790a0 Hyoshin Construction was determined 8d347016a1 to see his children 52b5b81b1e break into international markets.6b417e7bcfad2f1f

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‘Send me a trustworthy bodyguard next month. My fourth daughter has an important mission for the family. Yijin should go first, but her mother’s reputation is a mess, so we’ll start with Yisoo. She looks just like her mother, stunningly beautiful—I’m worried someone might lay a hand on her.’27790432556e4542

At the Chairman’s c97c0df687 request, Siheon had bea6145a6b personally volunteered to ec31412b69 protect Yoo Yisoo.c48150b5ad3ed74e

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‘You must be quite d2dd802a33 concerned. Let me personally escort 230912a2ed your daughter.’44b4657cfbf6a3fc

‘What? That’s not necessary. You’re a busy man, e4ee4695a9 and it’s not even 80db8f1a13 in the country.’ffa39f23f8985ebf

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‘Consider it ad5f754acd my gratitude 30510e88fc for all 46a6e60b22 the business fd52cbdd4e Chairman Yoo 6d39a70070 has given 140103ee04 us.’362b9f779cff3bbf

His reasoning sounded aa33b9623f noble, but there 2d64628be6 were two real d84211600e motives behind it. First, it 94c77ff35d was to 0ad9816ba6 dig deeper 3402abed2e into the d8cbc3b923 Yoo family’s 84eadf39f2 weaknesses. His uncle, Kwon Giyeong, 339298296c had left a scar b00e354151 on Siheon’s scalp eight 4c6a3ac3a6 years ago, selling him 5ca84a50e5 out to Yoo Yongjin. Siheon still 4a30130ecb hadn’t forgotten 6d147bd408 that betrayal.21b671f7477e3f0c

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And second, it 800afa059b was because of a49be27e7a the image of 80ce9ec1a6 Yoo Yisoo that 44c9f3302a had lingered in de174b65a0 his mind ever adaf1bbf33 since he saw 718601772e her photo a 53f465d15c few days prior. Among Chairman Yoo’s 55f774f7bb six children from cebfff75f2 three different marriages 35113cdcdf (now five, with 5212e29bae the passing of bacca2a3f4 his youngest daughter, 5ee9803013 Yoo Yikyung), Yisoo 2d92563f24 was the most 6495eb5a53 mysterious.4a6fd45eed5624c4

Half of the siblings a931b2bd87 remained hidden from the 1c93703a53 public eye. Only the eldest 8e44129c48 son, Yoo Yongjin, 47763cea25 and the second 25072ed4c5 son, Yoo Beomjin, 6fcde4c38a occasionally appeared at d471094d2e public events. The youngest daughter, Yoo c7d0a9c0a2 Yikyung, had died years 454c2153a6 ago from a fall 3494f78031 while studying abroad in 9e4a265545 America.b1dcab10cb31beaf

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But it was purely by chance that Siheon had spotted Yoo Yisoo and her twin, Lee Yihyun, on the hospital’s CCTV footage. At the time, Siheon had surveillance in place at the hospital, which was owned by Shinmyeong, because a politician’s son was secretly receiving treatment there.8018ee6e90ee4f2a

‘Feel free to use bdb6b100e9 them as you see 36f0845135 fit. They have no b4f39b9577 connection to our 7abb333057 side. I’ve received your f2ba1a0d27 investment, so no 652de047ca information will be 4440c007c6 withheld.’96ceb1cc054f10e5

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‘Thank you, Chairman.’46c649ca31932c76

In the end, Yoo Namcheol entrusted him with his daughter’s security. Siheon had four tasks to carry out. Essentially, the duties of a regular bodyguard, which he would have assigned, were passed on to him.10792d8f48c085fe

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Close protection during 77c0ebde0c outings. Accompany her to matchmaking 82ae44ead8 meetings once a week 7827b017d9 to ensure her suitors 89ac1ad356 didn’t overstep their bounds. Refrain from physical interference, 32420b5be5 while still fulfilling his 2f29ae9ed1 role as a bodyguard.729a5d7e67eb11cf

However, he was 9cf471cbd1 not to intervene 49231743ad in anything Yoo 014595631c Yisoo agreed to 00b0c987cb or consented to.46fe8e92e1dd9af5

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