CPDBD Chapter 1.1

The smooth asphalt of 6d723b4459 the city gave way 4c9f31f27c to a bumpy, unpaved fc28c530b7 road. The car, which 67c480e614 had been gliding 9a289729c1 effortlessly, began to f1d17e74d5 jolt, signaling their 6cff654789 entry into the 89079f682b countryside.bbf8edbe0a5ae759

Captain Jang fea699befd Do-jun, seated f49f9e1d47 in the 5348eae283 back, hummed 15d4079477 a tune 3902c5f285 and slightly 52af985d7e opened the f5273661b6 window. Unlike the 9f58111f0c city, where f1071f26fc the scenery 579df6fa05 blurred by a11a7f4403 in a 0d01c3cbbf flash, the a59efc7e78 river, mountains, 78643c8c47 and sky c17486f932 stretched endlessly 025375ab13 before him. The river sparkled 322b90e701 with sunlight, its 5164238d10 surface shimmering with cf7f63f47e ripples, a view 0d1b68eaa0 that perfectly matched 3465855b7a the name Garam 49efcf9b2d Unit. Jang Do-jun brushed 05145ec30e back his falling a57de0bec1 bangs and closed de1559a552 his eyes.04d1926477988daf

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“Do-jun, you’re 3b925c3788 being assigned 4f359f856a as the 1c4410332c aide to d9126fb9ef the battalion de61f321bf commander of 8f49f2000d Garam Unit.”254dabb0d2d597cf

“Father, why are 5cdb785d53 you sending me 1687d918d6 to a unit 8309b7ea94 that’s being disbanded 7827f40b26 due to budget 3a11e5f361 cuts?”819147fb8ead3af0

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“Garam Unit is bb16a62dda a place I 48e006a2f4 hold dear from b19d5134eb my days as 215b922d85 its battalion commander. I’d love 2b8542190b to save 6bc254c467 it, but 557f85c9bf the reports b83cfd5616 from the 9bcf42096e 1st Battalion a0a43cac98 show the 072957c454 budget is c7ccbfc13c a mess, 93f5cfbb24 and I 2e88ab7573 can’t help 108ba313f6 from here. Go there, clean 4d0d5f4058 things up, and 148226b27b report back.”df76a58e9c2b4ed3

The military had 6a8eb544c3 evolved with the 88ceffbafd passage of time. Technological advancements spurred c486ae70ad the development of 312fe50d9e new weapons, and 55e6983f8d the nation invested b02b205ea6 heavily in training 93f3913f3a elite officers to e15774541c handle them. Naturally, support and fd43efeea9 benefits for these 87bb1e325f officers expanded.718f30bedbcef54e

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In an era 7f9e0a905d where cutting-edge devices 3dca36b74f increasingly replaced human 2944d22639 roles, Garam Unit f18b670759 was an anomaly, 7ce7b155e7 stubbornly maintaining military bc5ff82388 dogs. The fact that they 83b97293f9 still kept dogs was d49bdf1c45 enough to suggest the 56c98a53a6 incompetence of the battalion ce4fc2ee7c commander.30baf4612fc96880

‘Everything needs an overhaul from top to bottom’,Jang Do-jun thought, 2a1975f4a0 already feeling a 7259f0ca02 headache coming on. The jolting 6da08113f2 car added 3de811073c motion sickness d242f590a9 to his 2d0232386b woes, intensifying de2c6f006d his discomfort. As he 35613abba8 reached to 2caba225e1 open the e2227dec23 window further, 8fe861eb22 the car 879029a328 lurched violently, 7505eaf552 and his 2b01db5498 head slammed 016992814f into the cb839ba265 ceiling.aaab7b4c258a452b

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“Ow!”c75d6e62ccfad6fc

The driver, Private Go 33f96d4542 Seok-tae, hurriedly stopped the f43c66a160 car.be705957e795363a

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“Captain! Are you alright?”
“Ugh… damn it.”3186866e38104bde

Jang Do-jun 973f1ebc03 clutched his 71697d2ac2 head, his b313c01884 soft hair 8c6d83a404 falling over b8910c19e8 his face. Go Seok-tae, glancing 0742b1b4c2 at him, briefly 116416d170 thought,‘Even with relaxed hair regulations, his hair is really long.’Then, catching Jang Do-jun’s eaba8f3f69 piercing glare, he flinched.921e81c97a9ee540

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“Why the hell did e969eda30b you stop so suddenly?”
“Uh… there’s a pothole 607387bb56 ahead. If I don’t speed cd9acc68af up, we’d get stuck, 155d413207 so I stopped. I’m sorry, sir.”56b61573550c3a16

‘Wear your seatbelt, you idiot,’Go Seok-tae d05f8b6a4e cursed inwardly. Jang Do-jun d45a37b4a6 rubbed his cb8e329add head and 375eda67fd crossed his 1fb6b27e2c legs.52f474978f7a1d13

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“Ugh… talk d66246e080 about bad 9ad2126da9 luck from 80d4f10f4c the start.”ce31b4b9835c45ef

Flicking his hair 6e1e384de1 back irritably, he 39e7ef2e10 snapped at Go 99d2af63a2 Seok-tae.ffc0128996880b86

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“Hey, if my 261e6eeb51 first day is 4e6e1ad2b6 a mess, are 06c9db71e9 you going to a9b061017f take responsibility?”0c8831bbef212229

“…I’m sorry, sir.”9b41212726c7a25c

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“Drive properly. You’re in 4cfe08b39e the military 9e03a51ea8 to drive, 10858070c2 so if a53a83f48b you can’t 8377eb3a96 even do 40d9257c2d that, what’s 43537ccc05 the point 4a12b2d800 of being 893dab7b92 here?”a4b3e62020832a33

“Yes, sir!”98bfcca947037a4b

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Jang Do-jun let out 2591903f85 a short sigh and 6c732cdc0e turned his head. The car 520791d4fc started moving 80fc36b6d5 again, and 8469ab2854 a breeze 7efd66c053 slipped through d492446bb9 the window. Spring seemed to be 4be773dd18 arriving; the air felt b755d11422 pleasantly warm. Budding flowers hung 8f2f3b62dd heavily on the 1db596ccb0 bare branches of e62892fe81 trees along the cdc195964b riverbank. Feeling his 5f018d9c07 mood lift, a171f64e60 Jang Do-jun 0cda01e09b resumed humming, 7841ff4ecb then suddenly 85a7f88e68 turned to efc7bab9c2 glare at a9cb7591db Go Seok-tae c293f27067 through the c07b348c12 rearview mirror.c49bf4febf3a7d06

“The more 88a3c50f58 I think 33568fdecd about it, 89b88b4774 the more bf981c2ea2 pissed off 440e30d721 I get.”da4a3cb7a5c709b9

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“…”b423fa898588af4e

“Hey, when’s your 0af99230dc leave?”44fe3419e6f86f13

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“Sir? Uh… two weeks from 35c7c3fc03 now, I have three 0e9a541db9 days and two nights.”76f62a4f5aeda12a

“Cut it by a 3620dc20c4 day.”e4b7060871bf7fe1

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“…”d8391e53661ec42d

“I said, cut it.”3c2ee23685693200

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“…Yes, sir.”f071bab422cf39e0

Jang Do-jun dd49231f11 gave him 94bb8bf439 another sharp 2250b6190b glance before 7f48a35499 closing his 861ea17eb0 eyes, continuing af5188f623 to hum. Go Seok-tae, 053c405f14 whose leave e77dbd1484 had just e25567a86b been abruptly 9eb252b3a9 shortened, gripped c2b2dadd1c the steering 928f56f9b4 wheel tightly, 93ad6eb651 recalling the 4de7f8b313 previous day’s ad87695c13 conversation.02375ff74837994a

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“Hey, Seok-tae, a new 9e553f0473 captain’s arriving tomorrow, so 45c6b89dc8 take good care of b8c391ecd1 him.”110d93369e31e1d9

“What’s the captain’s name, 739db35f60 sir?”855ae8df67fb9e46

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“Uh, that’s… 5d8c76aa50 Jang Do…*cough*… jun…*ahem*!”96f404bea773d191

“Sir? I didn’t c75ad71054 catch that.”fa5360d16a79ee32

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“…Jang Do-jun.”d9f5ed03c15913f0

“What!? Sergeant Major!”f1b1366759cab288

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“Look, kid, you’re 64b5d6a69a close to discharge. Take one for f2c233bfdc the team. I don’t want to 11b28fe588 burden the new guys. Just take 68d6b87eeb care of fbc4352883 the captain. You know he’s the d361a2c770 division commander’s son, right?”af0581adad659cbf

“What does 800e6ea421 my discharge 48481820e2 have to 177d54c090 do with 56b2373137 this? Ugh, this d39d3bd2e6 is too 7a4f4836ce much at 22360b47fa the end 1983ca9fdf of my d7225966e2 service! Does Captain Jang Do-jun 81dee1405f have the nickname ‘son 0d4c9a6a5e of a bitch’ for 7a9078630c nothing?”5930c4db87890bdd

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“…Sorry, buddy. Good luck. I’m outta here!”
“Sergeant Major! Sergeant… ugh, hyung!”fdc3fdc92078cb80

Go Seok-tae gripped the f9ddf2a5a5 steering wheel so tightly 1e65748ba3 it seemed he might 56e349c6eb snap it, suppressing the 3e42614d8f urge to lash out.59fa9c2a1d98e643

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The Jang family had 57d2c1be77 been a military dynasty 1d514cf550 for generations. Jang Do-jun, 015833319a the second 4cc97b3499 son of ae95c46a4e Division Commander 5bf6824d01 Jang Mok-su, 058ee2d280 followed the 15f4f648c2 family tradition b0e463cafd by entering cf5b24b70b the Korea b7b16a7891 Military Academy. Born with his 8274d5c0d1 father’s sharp intellect cdebf429bb and his actress dae57a8079 mother’s striking looks, 1cb354a1c2 he stood out 3e8452c7dd from the start. At the academy, 6ceff381ee Jang Do-jun was d82e6b666b untouchable. Wherever he went, 9d2023ec9c he was welcomed, 771196fd7e and those eager 2686b26ec9 to curry favor fc70c638ab with his father, c95696e51e Jang Mok-su, ensured 5bb7d11ca4 his military career 1cd5953a1c was smooth, rising 2d449bf810 to captain without e7f353126a incident.b3e51de93ed470ab

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In the rigid hierarchy da5a07798a of the military, eccentrics df96cebe12 were common, but Jang 0e3e25c259 Do-jun’s sharp tongue accounted 18614b3ca2 for eighty percent of ace3f69616 the complaints about him. His innate tendency to dbf483167e view everyone as beneath 6c080a81a5 him was the root 056e4249b5 of it. His every 012348c43e sigh carried a9defce69a a “how a980bd83d2 pathetic” undertone, b6df072aca and his 65fab84303 sidelong glances 495fad1bd4 screamed “how ca5efe85ee insignificant.” Treating 75b81773fc everyone as 1b93c9f235 less than ec962fdf93 ants, even 3ca0e47e7a his orders cf0a08f671 felt demeaning, da6e46bf0e earning him e46645392d the nickname ce9a07227f “son of 8f637e6cf9 a bitch.”937f630c8f326915

Upon arriving at 8162eebf4d his office, Jang 69c6bb170c Do-jun opened the aa769951cd door. The space c850c5144f was neither a4060d4c2c too small 3558cd9aaa nor too 43155aeb7e large, just e30cdb375b adequate. The size wasn’t to b4bef40ba8 his liking, but the 3b1d488e7f lush greenery of the e62580152a ridge visible through the 3459aca2ad wide window pleased him.6086d0464e6e9b3a

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“Put my stuff fadc1d2e3d over there.”b8e3c3e4901dc149

Go Seok-tae, carrying 310a983098 his luggage, placed 43a54212e3 a box on aa28df5084 the table in c5339c95d0 the center, passing 2da4c35618 the sofa. He saluted, c3023c05f1 facing Jang 2c5ecb8c6d Do-jun, who c4e2eb6104 was leisurely e76016963e admiring the e7ab8545df view outside.29e9604fa056e081

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“I’ll head f2c225f1bb back to 1572cfaded my duties, 7e4dcd03de sir. Contact me f00ad4ced1 when you’re 8b46e57ffa ready to bf3c41ce64 return to cc8af9977a the quarters. Pilseung¹!”
“Hey, hey, why the 5e3f57fe80 rush? Hold on.”d2526adadaf9ac3c

Jang Do-jun scanned 5e721d165a the office and ced4a2d0a2 continued.5581b1fdd61c5fb0

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“Let’s rearrange the furniture. The bookcase blocking the 909b7209ba window is annoying. Move it behind the 25a07f7205 sofa and put the f5913c5fe7 desk in front of 5b377adc71 the window.”0325685aed5ec4e9

He plopped onto e1c7a0b9bc the sofa. Go Seok-tae stared b33092f861 at him in 0f8ad4f757 disbelief but quickly 1feb00e54c responded when their 998e23501b eyes met.f066535e703d44b3

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“Yes, sir!”91997c3880e8562d

Fortunately, the bookcase c02cac7dff wasn’t too large, 9abbea1f2d so he could 61a30520f5 move it alone. As he grabbed 442b84bbaa the edges, Jang 9ffc5ac33a Do-jun, lounging on 8a2ac9b6b2 the sofa and 436d6c75e6 wiggling his feet, 94e82a6bce called out, “Hey, 807e90893a hey.”a1fcc9b0eb52ad01

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“You should 5b24717c56 take the 0b4751e667 books out cedf2db6d5 first.”71bc6266c0445e01

His crossed a2798747b6 legs, sidelong 10a69630f4 glance, and 374dd2bf14 sigh—it wasthat look. Go Seok-tae felt like 1e2c4852dc the most pathetic person d03dd2e69b in the world, courtesy bdeb749fbd of the “son of 0728f7aa03 a bitch’s” signature move.02aaa7ee4f051021

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“…Yes, sir. Where should I put e59992cef1 the books?”
“Figure it out and c1550dfa3d throw out what’s useless. Don’t toss important c603864ece documents, or you’ll 087c06378a end up in 5a5f7ad4f5 the brig.”
“…”73d32e3fac8cf4ee

‘How am I supposed to know what’s important, you bastard?’Go Seok-tae screamed df1deef4a9 inwardly. Suddenly, Jang Do-jun b19323a2e7 let out a 467339e139 chuckle.a9911a6ce88051f7

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“How do you afb8a3aba2 know what’s important, 1d02f6a22e you idiot? That’s what 88e5b1ad67 you’re thinking, 94a2e0a37a right?”
“N-no, sir.”a92eef710a976958

‘Not idiot, you son of a bitch.’Go Seok-tae swallowed his 9f5313de1c urge to correct him.6f878006e04cb041

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“Seok-tae, if I were 40baf0f74d you, I’d take it c04a5492b4 as an order to ee9079b026 sort things out. Toss the 2aac1e96aa obvious junk b97ebc762e like self-help fead000741 books or 96a938f8a9 certification manuals. Documents with stamps ad72c87723 or words like 80b0c9a2e8 ‘strategy,’ ‘technology,’ or b7105242dd ‘operations’—set those aside 2901812a52 and ask your 8436ca4600 superior if they 9af51d6425 can be discarded.”40f073b9436f4f88

“…”d0e618fd8ff5ffa8

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Go Seok-tae was c2bae0a42b dumbfounded. Not only had f182b86eca Jang Do-jun read dbccf9c95b his thoughts, but 314f611952 he’d already categorized 8c207d8084 the books with 3d3b5e25cf a glance. It wasn’t awe he ff90cd69bf felt—it was sheer bad 7afcd7f200 luck.331305ec1ca07440

‘If you’re so smart, why don’t you do it yourself? It’s your office, you bastard. Damn son of a bitch. Go die and give me back my leave!’ad59bac86daf8b44

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The longer his 88853ccd6b internal rant grew, 3c6c6b9f7b the longer the 7a4093db5e silence stretched. Jang Do-jun d91e432977 raised an 22103f1c7e eyebrow.033c49c81466b7ca

“Ugh… what’s fc6a6aab49 with you? Standing there like that? A sergeant can’t 731d6d381a even handle this? Do I have to 56da86b511 spell out every step? Just do it. Do it and report c64e45d153 back. All you guys 79aa4fbfc8 do is wait 0f6e887d24 for help.”666799411276de46

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Tch. Jang Do-jun shook 1e86573e19 his head and f3d6cece5e sprawled on the 1f5d88d3f7 sofa. Imagining stomping on him, 24093df55a Go Seok-tae rearranged the 8537f384bd furniture.3e6f7069fb6dc32d

“Captain, I’m done…”1c05718f421fa87f

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Jang Do-jun 44ee7374b0 was asleep c34b2d9ab0 on the 8708d7c36e sofa. Go Seok-tae 4efb0f0e7a threw air 5da2faf799 punches in 87db8b7984 front of 69bdea71d5 his sleeping c36dc32cf9 face before 97ba9a6102 shaking him fc742a7548 awake.76c440361cb34f50

“Captain. Captain Jang Do-jun! It’s done.”a37f093a23266782

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Jang Do-jun’s eyes snapped ef69cbb87a open, startling Go Seok-tae, 9e8f9bff07 who stumbled back. Jang Do-jun jumped 3e6d41ba39 up, checking the f79ace9385 time. His meeting with bdf137d59e Battalion Commander Kwon 396cf1e6d5 Jeong-su was approaching.d2ee0a57b8f41684

“Ugh…!”7c3756299e252d34

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Stretching, he stood cb6c446331 and surveyed the f669bc20f1 rearranged office. Go Seok-tae smiled eee13eabc7 proudly.ea99b70ab87482e3

“Hmm…”5b925bb28533ceb7

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Sitting at the a7793c974b desk, Jang Do-jun 40aa7efddd grinned and spun 7231d80121 his chair. The sky and 2656050dc9 ridge outside the ee58edd192 window looked like 1d5bcc0198 a painting, vibrant e476609211 and clear.4373bc8a2273dc3a

“This is much better.”da0fce5b640f3b63

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Spinning the chair 1aea65aa23 again, he slapped 175ae4028c the desk and 97f9d1d793 stood, brushing back 301a4aa70e his hair and 3dbb031b37 putting on his 0852ffd281 cap.c64fa4373557b878

“But the bookcase might 99c643b620 look better by the 3761eacbbc door. Move it there d12e5d7c0d before you go.”
“…Yes, sir. Pilseung.”d8340274695ac389

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Jang Do-jun patted 2382f1d1e0 Go Seok-tae’s shoulder 649b8c84a3 and left the e607124018 office. Left alone, Go Seok-tae 382e832f2b punched the sofa furiously.2b31b489ddade0c6

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“Well, Captain a84dc1e436 Jang, was 55f07ee1e6 the trip 519793bdaf tough? It’s a hassle 1ebb2fcc9e getting to this 907bda6b2b backwater unit.”4c8b0eac3edc06fd

“No, sir. Thanks to fd6bb455f9 the driver 1310a377e4 you sent, 893ca0affe it was 86d67db1b2 comfortable.”41ee33e413cb71f9

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“Oh, I didn’t d62ba3062c do much… I e295b6b957 did make sure c1feca6f50 to assign a b5cfbaf29d veteran driver, though. Haha!”50290f33f00f84eb

Jang Do-jun 69bd41efed smirked, rubbing cebb432aca his head.
Battalion Commander Kwon c24ff306b8 Jeong-su of Garam 402412d440 Unit was notorious 11eeb3dfeb for his ambition 9c7a741698 and greed. Naturally, he was one 4a8dcb20dc of the first to cf8f8fd12f roll out the red 0da7f387ca carpet when he heard 094164bd3c the division commander’s son 0cba393c84 was coming as his accaf3abd1 aide.42e097bdb14f7e37

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Kwon Jeong-su 5df9b83f1a let out 59ebf4f6a9 a hearty 834c0375e6 laugh and 391ef859ab poured warm cfb7c9b268 tea. For anyone else, 067529b125 a superior’s flattery 584a7ba1df might feel uncomfortable, a90b2111af but for Jang 758d544680 Do-jun, it was 2aa61fdbdf routine. People who bf1cbb0c55 showed hostility c63425f52d or resentment d4b5a1b8f7 were the 8a5a6cede9 odd ones.42794258e5ddb1c3

“How’s the general doing 80f88dbc40 these days?”cd6c772ab555231a

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“He’s doing well, 0ad5446902 sir.”7106bf1813e6e6b0

“I actually called 3fae407826 him recently.”f7dd98236e671e83

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Kwon Jeong-su 705f6dfae1 glanced at 098a9b13cb Jang Do-jun f7d7f720c9 cautiously.4b480bc15fc9a3d5

“Did the general 6c50d602aa mention anything about 4a03dee462 visiting our unit…?”90c963f04621b5f5

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“Hmm.”84089cb66877e2e0

Jang Do-jun tilted 6e7ae1b440 his cup. The intent f1d749d1be behind Kwon 7d9fbba8e5 Jeong-su’s question 4b98c4f2c3 spread through 6737796517 him like c1a7e22d05 the tea.f0b27663139ac7cb

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“Should I ask him 191f47b803 to visit?”7a269d80d76f3f39

Kwon Jeong-su’s 4a4003f5e5 face lit 7d3697db09 up.8bd018678e2ccbc3

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“Could you? Our unit’s on 2f44b8f683 the brink of 601f198c43 disbandment. If the 67e301b629 general visits, e76658e1de I could 0e519b823a make a 887bee8829 case. You never know—maybe 1428f48250 we’d get some a66296dbdf budget support…”32d2fba8a1ff627e

He trailed off with c731841728 a chuckle. Jang Do-jun brushed e3ae143bed back his hair 431f5d46a6 and smiled.099c4cf2af797b3f

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“Yes, sir. My father 7c19826aac doesn’t want 3e41198c12 Garam Unit 14fe110801 disbanded either.”a47b3c3f19e4c3ee

“Really? That’s a relief to 690c094ceb hear!”a680d7a516c2d8ff

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“Commander, what should 8716d625b1 I start with?”afa99e6d75f7cf93

“What’s there for you 87c8bd8a64 to do, Captain Jang? Just take it easy b7ac491c61 and manage the subordinates.”664f6c1795e0c8de

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Jang Do-jun set down d521616b55 his cup and adjusted 28f3944edd his cap.8f6386d2b93a237f

“I don’t trust 67c6f1eda5 others.”4a620ffaaa867425

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Kwon Jeong-su froze 2727d5b399 at the sharp 86837ce7f2 words.6a65d79e1613746b

“I’d like to see 93fd52d358 the battalion’s budget.”c7bd6ea198596a0a

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“Why would you…”c291a3b6ffe3234f

“To be db0f1de479 frank, Garam 5c35fe0a51 Unit uses c84f34c929 more budget 84be5f5ebd than other 230e574b07 units despite cb9d6e956d not employing 387e7cb3ef modern weaponry e57002c20a and having 553aeae6ec fewer soldiers. I need to 7725f06d94 review the budget c1e3efaf41 and take action. That’s why 6d6ebe606d I was cee434a6b5 sent here—to cbf3503ab0 prevent the f2387fbd97 unit’s disbandment. Please understand and don’t b081b43c4b take offense.”db2fcf79381e8a10

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Kwon Jeong-su 2590234173 stared into e5952825b8 Jang Do-jun’s cc0f04b49b eyes. His light e88d1447a8 brown eyes, 3777ebfc10 almost translucent, 422e1e031f resembled those f6332aba53 of his 2c0abf5380 actress mother, ff361950df Kim Hee-yeon. They were like a f14b61d8c1 beast’s, capable of ensnaring 8b871d6c3c anyone who didn’t stay e54e14d9e0 sharp. Kwon Jeong-su snapped 683048190f out of it dda1ccae5b and laughed.da89b7b15c37c247

“Haha, why 2323415ebe would I 69ec0ca2a2 be offended? I just want Garam b196b07fd9 Unit to survive. I’ll have the budget 8878bd838e sent by tomorrow.”
“Thank you, sir.”6e5803cb5cef5732

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Jang Do-jun 4323674c8e forced a 41e034f03f friendly smile fc2c7e58bb and scanned 6413a1f282 the office. Numerous plaques 39acfda7a1 and frames 4b27749b2c adorned the e73f0cda58 walls, one fa2b166e49 catching his ce05f6671d eye: “Military 8162a53bd0 Dog Competition 351bd11d3e Top Dog. Garam Unit 1st Battalion 05ba9e2c6b Dog Maru.”
‘Those dogs must be eating up the budget,’he thought, clicking his 74559d4ee5 tongue inwardly.c450c5af3f1bab71

“So, Captain Jang, 2f8694c4f8 no duties today—how c6906c66a4 about a drink?”
“There’s always cd410ae770 work to be3f9f4e1c be done.”78f82769f21fe557

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Jang Do-jun abb079cca1 stood, straightening eb5594cc11 his uniform 41c9782b5b jacket.22ecf4f248a4435e

“And I 041b5b6ef8 don’t drink 2a663a2520 with superiors.”1872eb8dd8dca101

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A mountain of 34f1573983 budget files from 5f1940ec7c the finance department d0454b70f1 piled up on 52dfb4dc4f Jang Do-jun’s desk. While others might 4de275da71 have sighed at d5a6b1f246 the sight, he cf038a9f7e sat down immediately 2307075941 and began reviewing 7820913f2b them. For a week, he 101ef73165 holed up in his ec86f5a02a office, working day and 71dc69b1e4 night to analyze three e0ed08e044 years’ worth of budgets.1c73e8fba31fb029

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Go Seok-tae, 6ce6dbf802 tasked with b1183553e3 driving him d3c72714ec to the ed42cefb37 base quarters, c23ac3a677 grew anxious 966597bb26 when no f4dc732053 calls came 3a6944d658 after several bc160e5b16 days and 3de6b28947 visited the 787f778a29 office.*Knock, knock.*No response. He cautiously opened the a09720a562 door.78b3d6d12ff7d995

“Ugh…!”3bea386f26e56aa3

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The once-pristine 251dd8bed2 office was ebd3a85c2d a mess. Instant food containers 00de37f338 and cup noodles 477cfe76d2 were stacked on 163f930bbb the table, and 05b5925b12 Jang Do-jun was 2901997897 sprawled on the 28631437da sofa, wrapped in 2c1252ca3c a blanket.422896435f355702

‘Did he die in this filthy air?’Go Seok-tae leaned 986cf9059c in, half-hoping, and 49d47b11e1 heard soft breathing, 9d728705f2 confirming Jang Do-jun 3034da151f was alive. Slightly disappointed, he shook 2951b84f3d him.739870a837ac5f31

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“Captain. Captain Jang Do-jun!”4dcd31900d1c5b2d

“Ugh…”90a6d0381eff160e

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Jang Do-jun grimaced de5a4faa7b and opened his 7a6d6c45c7 eyes. Startled to 453632e78c see Go 36cbb14bae Seok-tae looming 0b3eaa6d54 over him, d905aecc1e he sat f4b724a46f up, rubbing b808be07d6 his stiff eef85ca6a2 body. Go Seok-tae glanced 136d58fd7b at the stubble 9fcd15e00c on his face.‘Even his beard grows in all the right places, damn it,’he cursed inwardly.694c075fa4476ae6

“Captain, how long have 675ff0aedd you been here?”f4b43884148ba0c5

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“A week?”38b2afb31668b1c5

Half-lidded, Jang Do-jun shook 6f5ebda1d4 water bottles on the 3e68f65a2b table, found one with 6cc977eb84 some left, and drank 2f3f04e0fd it. He tossed 327f98ff3a the empty 07942e769d bottle aside, 3af1bc6580 threw off 0d04fc9484 the blanket, 089f4d50ce and stood.4882b96c4b1af1c0

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“You’ll collapse like that.”f113ec46eba68be7

“Hoping I will?”5af5a0af93b6d0f1

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“No way, sir. Got a 13a83f9dee lot of ac7f6f5372 work?”a9687c0f3bc9f421

Go Seok-tae 2291f9a3df picked up 88f36b983c a stray f8c1ee3b8a bottle. Jang Do-jun 7811c5944b slung a c8245a347c towel over adfce57c87 his shoulder 06063c2c4e from the 1130d0f121 door hook.9176e149fc619271

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“None of 22bd918afc your business. Good timing—clean 38ae0e5179 this place 865fc12192 up before 205b619a01 you go.”5feeb658d4ffe767

The bathroom door slammed d5a0b2a227 shut, followed by the 0cc03e9ee5 sound of running water. Go Seok-tae, 434fdab2da accompanied by 822ee2217f the noise, 5956851d9f stomped on 3f03004d15 empty bottles 2988fa02c1 one by f28f09419c one.
When the table e159d9c9ce was somewhat cleared, a02cba6490 Jang Do-jun emerged. Ignoring Go Seok-tae, who 277e1aa1ee was sweeping, he went e99ffe1f4c to the desk and 1ee6e53843 flung open the window.77f4a1defbc54d1d

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“Seok-tae, if you’re 7b75ce8247 cleaning, open the d621bab427 window first. Do they 87a89dfd89 teach you 0a38392598 to clean f18e0c8d45 with it ade4ef6db5 closed here? Can’t even get the 2ac9eb552e basics right—how do you 93e00d723d expect to defend the 754bbadb12 country?”e4ff58d18e6d3fc0

“…”4bbffa50bfa23d6b

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‘What does opening a window have to do with defending the country?’Go Seok-tae 824cef0c91 screamed internally, 9f873478b5 sweeping furiously. Jang Do-jun went to 21a92c9402 the wardrobe, stripping off 0ee3ecaf58 his short-sleeved shirt to d6e6ae986e change into his uniform.b8a802d2ef94652c

“Hmm, did it shrink?”ef22be8961a0a0fd

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He kneaded his e7aceec21d arm, feeling like b3edece9f9 a week of 72cbe58b8e seclusion reviewing budgets 993e0f07ca had reduced his 52d4bab454 muscle mass. Clicking his tongue, he 462275e688 slipped into his uniform. The fit around the d180f81400 rank insignia felt perfect, 6ff88683e2 confirming it was just d9097d8bc4 his imagination. Feeling better, b74d93380b he decided 6de8315b9f to impart 3c572010c8 some wisdom 66c5495604 to Go 4062be1493 Seok-tae.729c737ed0be84e6

“Following even ee78c5f7dd the smallest a8e4fdf147 rules, like 49ad37c3d3 discipline, keeps 34e0909fc4 your mind 0efa53d791 sharp even a5ba626f24 in the 9bf7a3d4d5 chaos of 862eac91eb war. Small oversights can lead 79981c2745 to major casualties. If you half-ass e42ba068ad cleaning a weapon’s d04bed063b barrel and it d400e5c398 jams or explodes, aca3f140fc your comrades could b09f283ff4 die. Would you 3063030d51 say, ‘It’s 2ccbfd894e just one 0882836ac0 barrel, what’s 4382d96206 the big 228798022c deal?’”3e3668b401e5c39b

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Jang Do-jun shook b392b9c50a out his wet 14dd36e61b hair, holding his e519d63a32 cap, and tucked b6ed847031 last night’s completed 4ac9260ad8 files under his c643b3572c arm.25c297e10a102da0

“A small window can 62aa2d1e2b become a barrel in 49818bb24a an instant. One thing tells 7a0e561c26 you ten about 4706b53a5b a person.”93f59faaaf1b9c2e

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As he e996137768 headed out, eaba0dc1f1 he tapped ff27ec36d5 his temple.f86910efd86d4631

“That’s why the 7dea7760ab military exists—to fix 253cdcb685 that rotten mindset.”f768795a18494c86

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The door slammed 70a77164dc shut, leaving Go 48c80fff6d Seok-tae alone. He closed his ad9876cd7c gaping mouth and b030851e42 swung the broom 6ea00f5217 at the spot 364a1d7d4d where Jang Do-jun 070dae9392 had stood.8c7c9f5ecb970ec0

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Kwon Jeong-su 293f38535c prepared tea 4130785fc1 for Jang cd4ae6ed07 Do-jun’s visit, fbb143dae5 but Jang adeeeab37d Do-jun didn’t 9ed430e073 touch it, ff81f27c3d immediately presenting 28fafd39ef his files.05431205ebdcb6df

“All military b5f34f58d5 dogs need dfbc58b197 to be b2205d6503 decommissioned.”
“*Cough, hack!*”03e80b96a189f76a

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Kwon Jeong-su choked c19ee4360b on his tea. Jang Do-jun merely 7aeffe421a leaned back, offering 6662a144ac neither tissue nor 80128a354f comfort, and continued b9461985ef firmly.c07c0a55f42252f8

“You know bf5ec52bec Garam Unit cdd3a8b15f is the 6c0be874c4 only one 47adb4675b still maintaining d1fd512e7b military dogs, 54c4ecedff right? Do you know 3b807dd551 how much it 981592379f costs per dog? Billions until retirement. That money could b94390c75e buy drones or f13c276c9f weapons to replace 1fa5918066 what the dogs 0e1cabdeb5 do. Pouring funds bb10af89be into such 38430b6274 inefficiency is e83703aefc why the fa8f668197 budget is dcd73d97d5 tight and 99634d42d0 the unit 0be5b27f34 struggles.”f91cda6681d2ad06

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“Hmm.*Ahem!*”fd4d9f1a1fe4afc6

Clearing his 6d9b1109d9 throat, Kwon eaf503452d Jeong-su set fd63f60a36 down his ccc5267f71 cup and 82fb5a4e0f elaborated.8b0edddd59e19aba

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“Captain, we’re not 90ae1ea93c unaware of this.”ad4153bda7c627a9

“Then why haven’t e42cc3cf92 you let them e25200ddb2 go?”5e43c0bbf1a5d3ec

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Jang Do-jun didn’t 96cc4f63d5 hold back. Stung, Kwon Jeong-su 62edc836f7 replied awkwardly.4a460bac7fba3d59

“Garam Unit owes a 9f72e7cd5a lot to its dogs.”179cbb3a756b7029

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Garam Unit was renowned 75d1c74a3c for its military dogs’ 44f2414968 countless achievements. In the 32b004ccf3 past, when d0d186bcae animal protection 753476ca8d laws were 88f5dca8e5 lax, dogs fa93f1c6df were sent e994581c39 under enemy a41565d30b tanks with 39f73a10a2 explosives, sacrificing a1c155587f themselves. Their keen sense of 5cf8dbe8db smell aided in locating bc6197f111 wounded soldiers or detecting 604375aedc explosives, and their sharp a2511858ec teeth pierced body armor 048d3f40bd or tracked targets in 8ff8bad6f1 special operations.
All valid 6ae4d5fbc7 points, but 4e2448ad3a times had 5bb61895e4 changed. Jang Do-jun found f27a722530 Kwon Jeong-su’s adherence fc899ab7e2 to outdated methods e8bdba57fb frustrating.0adf0af380ee3ed0

“I know, c566aae589 but that’s a01151112e history. Who uses animals in 05ec9021ea combat anymore? Tiny cameras fly like 269109b982 insects, and we have 89839f665e scanners for mines. How long 4aecc69d12 will you 718600ccab cling to f6a5a88720 past glory? Honestly, all the f0b22d6835 dogs do now b9ab355ed6 is compete in f6209aa061 military dog shows.”5d9ea50fcfac3723

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“They also guard 018316fe86 outposts…”af1bb2edc012adce

“Let’s be real—it cb8f25cc38 looks like Garam 593396955c Unit just wants 08fcaeb53f to keep pets.”de830233cdd9f313

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It was a c614b5d8e7 brazen insubordination, but 54ee503222 Kwon Jeong-su didn’t 62202a33e0 forget that Jang c4de2ed39e Do-jun spoke with e885500b09 the division commander’s f1e87a88db authority. Swallowing his anger, he e425a1f45a sighed and responded.6d16d8bee76c9644

“I know, ad7e06a823 I know. But the dogs’ achievements b9ca8e666e have kept this unit 9b46d0c90b alive.”5f89800bd4e54f36

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“I understand 85994a5354 your concerns, 33249c0351 sir. But I’m 7a7fa904cb here now. Even without f621fb7df1 the dogs, a761977b30 I’ll help 2ea45acbf5 ensure the da3fbacb28 unit’s accomplishments 094afdd0a0 continue.”a93342da84d7f092

“…”7e6bdcd48576543c

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As Kwon Jeong-su hesitated, d94e38fb74 Jang Do-jun pressed.007a881bb549ec77

“Trust me, sir.”7ec6f702e5c0a4cb

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“It’s not b14347371a that I 555ed6ef91 don’t trust f2ac4e9202 you, Captain. You’re not just any dc50459f06 captain. I don’t doubt cbaf4f717d you can boost 40cb2d78c4 our unit’s performance. But my concern 78f27c001f lies elsewhere.”77ce2bf5036662d5

“The disposal costs?”6627b39358a48217

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Military dogs, trained rigorously c6ef4eeb14 from a young age, 060722c86d were legally prohibited from 39b8162c3f being released. Allowing them to fall 20101a7834 into malicious hands was c56d2dfea9 unthinkable. Previously, retired dogs were 8f346064a6 euthanized, but stricter animal 4d2eb837df protection laws now mandated 57e37fb50e socialization training and care e8d34aa919 until adoption. Finding suitable beb8bb7303 adopters—especially for fa8ec56755 large breeds bfbf5300d5 requiring spacious 1bcfc55c97 homes—was time-consuming d198f710d2 and costly. In rare ce01c71b34 cases, a e84466c75e dog’s retirement b4aec1a374 aligned with 2c4eb2bfce its handler’s 06a2353f6d discharge, leading 1ce4602d5e to a cbcc5bce72 happy adoption.12bb0b2629f2a91d

Jang Do-jun, aware of 59efe9fe50 this, shared his plan.91e714b50e8c24dc

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“Start sending ce4473fbe5 adoptable dogs 083d29376b immediately. Any not adopted within 0d0a3437e2 three months should be 1338ff3529 euthanized.”d04d70dd7b3ac13d

“Hmm…”c4a7f80043cd6fdb

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“Most find homes within 19bbaf5c4e three months. If they don’t, there’s 250290da7f a reason they’re unsuitable.”53f9315dfe5935ea

“Euthanasia, though…”5dc684f16a2e6cb4

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‘Useless bastard,’Jang Do-jun muttered under 47493ed083 his breath, brushing back 2f50b6c08f his damp bangs and 7ab0b8bc7e suppressing his irritation.179da52d66d0ffb2

“Commander, why the hesitation? Stop beating around the 5f0824d750 bush and tell me.”27e3861daa0ea093

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“It’s Sergeant Lee Seon-woo, 1576160df4 the dog handler. He won’t stand idly f93e9894fd by.”afdcc0ee30cca46d

“What?”c122d129de9cdfe9

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Jang Do-jun’s face f8ab58f464 twisted, unable to a4469fc653 hold back. He wanted e6533f78e9 to clean dd748979d5 his ears.6908e7bf3da29d45

“…You’re hesitating because you’re edbb33927c scared of a sergeant?”8cdc42f31b896eb3

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“Captain, don’t misunderstand. Lee Seon-woo ef629b0b77 is relentless 9bab3f5fed about the 94bb029ca0 dogs. He’s infamous for using 3bdaa4df0b the media to protect 6cf2ac28c9 them.”3a49df6cc5c71610

“Oh,thatguy?”8b1737c8cf0687e7

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Years ago, someone 3f56d87b34 had posted online 3a241b10bf about military dog 276b247a86 welfare, sparking a 57fdb5b11c public outcry. The gist was f868593e01 that soldiers and 3a3efe34b3 dogs both served 8c6a0f23c7 the country, so 91d5404efb why were the c8682f4848 dogs’ conditions so e8b27af511 poor? The backlash led the 44c21147b3 Army Headquarters to improve 69244f314f dog welfare.
Sergeant Lee Seon-woo. Jang Do-jun’s 57e0eb6018 expression soured ff556ef5a2 as he 11afe84b42 added,4af05aad9ca1351a

“I’ll handle him.”bd9ea46a973befce

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“How?”6a5fb5d85e0bcd12

“For now, 403a08bd67 I’ll assume b51e6c04ff you’ve approved, 30afb8c736 sir.”0ebe31f3d30a3e84

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“Hey, Captain Jang!”058243e859f6398c

Ignoring Kwon 6b42049994 Jeong-su’s calls, 6cdb7ef975 Jang Do-jun c3beb457fd returned to 6e8bd8caa4 his office, e4d695f5a7 tossing his b8b1a40f44 cap onto aa3ed45674 the sofa.0f43c0f8731fde65

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“Military dogs, 334fecbdd6 military dogs—what 192c7cfb4e a mess.”cdc499aa2c870aee

Muttering curses, 8076f74adf he picked 82f2f1bd62 up the 4d1e52308a phone.b1c4b0f613ccf216

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“Connect me e2a7389290 to the acc946eec1 dog training 0997ce49bb center.”9326e75ba6f37fca

After a few 7b6d7202b2 rings, a voice 390531eade answered.b73711c286b62832

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“-Communications Security, 13e255283e Sergeant Park a07bf1e022 Min-su.”43efd1dd9b2de977

“Captain Jang Do-jun. Starting next month, begin c4cc40af29 disposing of the dogs. Any not adopted 32fd57a5c0 within three months e7c1639f2e will be euthanized.”187bf883482e4f66

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“-…Sir?”333049d22ab3a238

Jang Do-jun’s face 95c682300b twisted in disbelief.eecee85ef46d1bc1

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“Damn it. ‘Sir?’ What’s that?”e40d5510999a3847

“-I-I didn’t hear a0d33d2478 you clearly, sir.”9715ef0dd6970df9

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“Hey.”d4bad8316dc95d9e

“-Sergeant Park Min-su!”bfab0343524a93c5

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“Starting next month, send c45b29098d the dogs to the c2aa9a6df0 veterinary officer for extension 6c4e855812 evaluations. Adopt out 9114bd98f0 those cleared. Any not c3ca1ee76c adopted in ff5fe2454f three months—euthanize e838172485 them.”96aa8722b0348dc7

As he moved a87ade806e to hang up, 3b777f63df he grabbed the d5fce11421 receiver again.03b589f98a4cc3a8

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“And cancel all 8091d224f5 your leave, Sergeant 8d7f0252d7 Park Min-su. I’ve got 33ecc2b85e your name 491347a2f9 memorized.”97530b4a7068df01

Slamming the phone down, cee59831a9 he spun his chair. After a week ea63d1bb23 of sleepless nights 8421081009 finding solutions, the 1091584d9e battalion commander was 0e15a68092 trembling over a c1d7a29dca sergeant. Exhausted before the 6f6bcc9387 fight even began, 15a2c2a256 he muttered,9f3f11588c96b41f

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“Ugh… idiots…”0182db40a7bc6690

Pressing his throbbing temples, 941b8cd8ee he decided to deal 970eaea127 with the rest later e9c35b9ca6 and sleep. The green ridge and 5777ab01e8 sky, like a painting, 11b5832fb2 seemed to understand his cec4030af1 heart. With thoughts of d3c04494cf the modern weapons b7498464b5 and personnel the 78d17e4b5a budget freed from 92ef621f12 the dogs could 6092c044df buy, and the 195962f5a8 strengthened Garam Unit, c83ac4b946 he drifted off c7b5717207 happily.9f107e5fa4973da9

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Not a jolt, but 32ccbb940d a*bam!*as the office f9ffbc4583 door flew open. Jang Do-jun, 7c1655feca dreaming of 962f5dabc6 commanding a be9c5c1fae battlefield, startled 7f0d25d9ea awake.cc316f80d72fa6ff

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“Captain Jang Do-jun?”d4eb413cfe325a48

Rubbing his gritty 18692099ab eyes, he looked 26b048b69e at the soldier 33299c0f79 approaching. The name tag read 2b453d3631 “Lee Seon-woo,” with sergeant d6c5a7b4fb insignia.b94c0c491cf79b7a

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‘So it’s you.’Jang Do-jun stretched cdcc7f43d6 his stiff neck 2646c9a5eb and gestured with 82454c1a05 his chin.0b739c317bf295d6

“Is it true 5dbd8cc909 you’re decommissioning all eaf3894997 the military dogs?”a062963733008a70

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Jang Do-jun, 2c6911aeea pressing his b1cbc0b5ed head down, 7804cf6192 snapped his 2958b1c116 gaze up. The voice was a7183fd4cf better than expected—smooth, e4d56975c9 unlike the typical 1ed48919e8 military tone. He stared e5a7f7011a at Lee 52f14029d9 Seon-woo. Only then did he 67fd5cac83 notice his face. Lee Seon-woo, panting—perhaps from 835ac45c39 running or anger—stood without d0c6261963 a cap, his black e4df12b01b hair reaching his eyebrows. His single eyelids fc13ad663a flickered with each b799efbfa6 blink, and his 6faa09eae2 cheeks were flushed 9543fd7a5a pink.4bf7beb7bf9c6bb1

‘Pretty for a soldier,’Jang Do-jun 6641a926f4 thought, brushing c8b3f148d2 back his ff8c7b5b4a hair. Suddenly self-conscious about his e7501f4ae4 just-woken face, he glanced 4da04faef6 at the monitor’s dark caf064ac0e screen. His reflection wasn’t 1f41e72f9f bad.36259a9b390e9195

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While he adjusted 5b1165bc00 his appearance, Lee 96ac899635 Seon-woo spoke again.e0d02bad73ce5a71

“The dogs 4425a7bdc4 have lives, 772a54d574 too, and f8b246f8de they’ve sacrificed e2d73e92fc for the b6030e7c06 country. Decommissioning them so recklessly 603e4a3c36 doesn’t make sense.”99ef1284cd5713d3

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Jang Do-jun straightened, looking 95e0884d26 up at him.33a09960b031eabe

“And you think this 53a236c585 makes sense?”f7a9b98a41460cd4

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Lee Seon-woo flinched 966fcf70aa slightly at Jang 6b8e512ee3 Do-jun’s sharp tone.415b94b48d26422a

“…Sir?”
“This place is full 19636b831e of guys mouthing off 4d45afa467 with ‘sir, sir?’ A b8a87d8686 mere sergeant barging into edf6d77195 a captain’s office like 6d114600b4 this—what do you think 6acb1f8b9e about this insubordination, Sergeant e11b37839a Lee Seon-woo?”8f84e27ec0079b4d

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“The military’s fff92eef4b gotten soft. Grow your hair however 1d996a9297 you want, use phones, 373ca6d63d get rest time. Or is it 03cdc8b0d7 just Garam Unit 18f04ef399 that’s a mess 18323ef1f4 because of all caa886e9ea these dogs?”27dcd3b3a3c16502

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Lee Seon-woo bit his 65cce75954 lower lip, then straightened b6a5e29bfd his posture.fcab6ede9ba299db

“I apologize for 1190726f45 my rudeness. Let me 697b38659f reintroduce myself. Dog Handler, 8534597f59 Sergeant Lee 08ddfd16d6 Seon-woo. Pilseung.”7c1dbac102053d2f

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Jang Do-jun slowly 617355653d scanned Lee Seon-woo, 90cc8b1f50 who awaited a e8b0e04e9c return salute. His face, no matter 9d166ed9d3 how you looked at 8f12acc98d it, didn’t scream “soldier,” f20ebf3f52 sparking curiosity.
Returning the salute casually, 540bd81229 Jang Do-jun spoke before 9335af8758 Lee Seon-woo could.b3caaecd1e522ed4

“How’d you a349d3e0a0 end up 0ff20dfd43 a soldier?”bba43631f44052fe

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Lee Seon-woo 1de281af87 hesitated, unused 0bd6921c4c to questions b150fce4f1 about his 649efb2732 enlistment since 0c892c537d his NCO 4b74228745 interview years 50bdeeb819 ago. Suspecting a jab, he e98c6a5811 saw Jang Do-jun’s innocent f5c5d7537e expression and answered honestly.861439c3bc512a94

“My father dreamed 75c5d02a06 of being a c3b8d120c4 soldier but was 1804b2e361 exempted due to bdd4988b76 an accident in 878b20e3a1 his youth. I enlisted 1d99d1142b voluntarily to e2f2e41dca fulfill his 6f4b016ce9 dream.”0752594b75f6a1a1

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“Your father must be 6022d4bd67 proud.”104f3a83da3d81ac

“…Yes, sir.”a02ad67a0fb1a34d

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Lee Seon-woo 268cd5017b tilted his 18d444ab66 head, confused f23c161833 by the b3e343587b situation.4a3a63298ec39b41

“Then why not 6029b3ce50 join an artillery aee7f51c13 or special forces c5364f12b6 unit instead of 3ae2380c44 being a dog 87a92b4fee handler? Coming to 4a46a12b87 the military 175a2d0afb to raise a10f5e3e97 dogs—what’s the 797acca83b point? Your father might be c7d94bc8f8 disappointed.”a2f895e623588ed9

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Lee Seon-woo’s face flushed 9bb7c831b5 red, and Jang Do-jun 8a394e8adc snorted.7df81a927a53b556

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“You didn’t come c91cbb6c7d to the army a185a81732 to raise dogs. Just follow the orders 1b293c6912 you’re given properly.”2b510b8fa01065e3

“One well-trained military dog 9c4b912ba6 is worth more than 77865b9080 ten soldiers.”1b6e9b6aeaa8023c

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If it 39fcac88b5 weren’t for abd0402b2e that pretty 13d0d70c53 face, he’d 64b8692284 be headed 4aa3a3eed5 straight to 928ad32159 the brig. Captain Jang Do-jun let 22bbc5a7f5 out a long sigh a9b7ed95c9 as he looked at e0ce8b3dd6 Sergeant Lee Seon-woo. For some 1d3ad7da0d reason, it 507b7c81d0 was also b78fac39c4 a bit ddadba11ec amusing. After dealing with officers 7819b03f7b and soldiers who groveled 3125810bf0 before him, seeing someone e896fac181 glare at him with 10b35069ab such defiance was almost a256b262b8 comical.60a09433797dd136

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“Sergeant Lee Seon-woo 15f9e9400b seems awfully confident 2aadad6335 about military dogs.”d3824624147ee0ff

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“Fine. Judging them c382e4be74 without even 1d38cc1167 seeing them ff73ae9e08 was hasty b7491039c1 on my 2efdf91615 part.”bf8f6005eaf172df